CC Madhya 13.206 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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, each with the title Caitanyāṣṭaka. The verse next quoted is from the first of the Caitanyāṣṭaka prayers included in the book Stava-mālā.