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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 206

rathāgrete prabhu yaiche karilā nartana
caitanyāṣṭake rūpa-gosāñi karyāche varṇana

SYNONYMS

ratha-agrete—in front of the car; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yaiche—as; karilā—performed; nartana—dancing; caitanya-aṣṭake—in the prayer named Caitanyāṣṭaka; rūpa-gosāñi—Rūpa Gosvāmī; karyāche—has done; varṇana—a 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.