CC Antya 1.35

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

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 35

vṛndāvane nāṭakera ārambha karilā
maṅgalācaraṇa ‘nāndī-śloka’ tathāi likhilā

SYNONYMS

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

TRANSLATION

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

PURPORT

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.