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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

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vṛndāvane nāṭakera ārambha karilā

maṅgalācaraṇa ‘nāndī-śloka’ tathāi likhilā

vṛndāvane — at Vṛndāvana; nāṭakera — of the drama; ārambha — the beginning; karilā — wrote; maṅgalācaraṇa — invoking auspiciousness; nāndī-śloka — introductory verse; tathāi — there; likhilā — he wrote.

In Vṛndāvana, Rūpa Gosvāmī began to write a drama. In particular, he composed the introductory verses to invoke good fortune.

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura quotes from the Nāṭaka-candrikā, wherein it is written:

prastāvanāyās tu mukhe nāndī kāryā śubhāvahā

āśīr-namaskriyā-vastu-nirdeśānyatamānvitā

aṣṭābhir daśabhir yuktā kiṁ vā dvādaśabhiḥ padaiḥ

candra-nāmāṅkitā prāyo maṅgalārtha-padojjvalā

maṅgalaṁ cakra-kamala-cakora-kumudādikam

Similarly, in the Sixth Chapter of the Sāhitya-darpaṇa, text 282, it is said:

āśīr-vacana-saṁyuktā stutir yasmāt prayujyate

deva-dvija-nṛ-pādīnāṁ tasmān nāndīti saṁjñitā

The introductory portion of a drama, which is written to invoke good fortune, is called nāndī-śloka.

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