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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 13.206

rathāgrete prabhu yaiche karilā nartana

caitanyāṣṭake rūpa-gosāñi karyāche varṇana

SYNONYMS

ratha-agretein front of the car; prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yaicheas; karilā — performed; nartana — dancing; caitanya-aṣṭakein the prayer named Caitanyāṣṭaka; rūpa-gosāñiRūpa Gosvāmī; karyāche — has done; varṇanaa vivid description.

TRANSLATION

In his prayer known as the Caitanyāṣṭaka, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has given a vivid description of the Lord's dancing before the car of Jagannātha.

PURPORT

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī composed three prayers with the title Caitanyāṣṭaka. The verse next quoted is text 7 from the first of the Caitanyāṣṭaka prayers, which are included in the book Stava-mālā.

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