Madhya-līlāChapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 13.162

nṛtya-kāle sei bhāve āviṣṭa hañā

śloka paḍi' nāce jagannātha-mukha cāñā

SYNONYMS

nṛtya-kāle — while dancing; sei bhāvein such ecstasy; āviṣṭa — absorbed; hañā — becoming; śloka paḍi' — reciting these verses; nāce — dances; jagannātha-mukha — the face of Jagannātha; cāñā — looking upon.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced completely absorbed in ecstatic emotion. While looking at the face of Lord Jagannātha, He danced and recited these verses.

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