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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.