Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 206 of 209
Cc Madhya 13.206

রথাগ্রেতে প্রভু যৈছে করিলা নর্তন চৈতন্যাষ্টকে রূপগোসাঞি কর্যাছে বর্ণন

रथाग्रेते प्रभु यैछे करिला नर्तन चैतन्याष्टके रूपगोसाञि कर्याछे वर्णन

rathāgrete prabhu yaiche karilā nartana caitanyāṣṭake rūpa-gosāñi karyāche varṇana

Synonyms

ratha-agretein front of the car; prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yaicheas; karilāperformed; nartanadancing; caitanya-aṣṭakein the prayer named Caitanyāṣṭaka; rūpa-gosāñiRūpa Gosvāmī; karyāchehas 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, each with the title Caitanyāṣṭaka. The verse next quoted is from the first of the Caitanyāṣṭaka prayers included in the book Stava-mālā.

Verse 206 of 209
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