CC Antya 1.35 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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 particuIar, he composed the introductory verses to invoke good fortune.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura quotes his notes from the Nāṭaka-candrikā, wherein he has written:
- prastāvanāyās tu mukhe
- nāndī kāryāśubhāvahā
āśīr-namaskriyā-vastu- nirdeśānyatamānvitā
- aṣṭābhir daśabhir yuktā
- kiṁvā dvādaśabhiḥ padaiḥ
- candranāmāṅkitā prāyo
maṅgalārtha-padojjvalā
- maṅgalaṁ cakra-kamala-
cakora-kumudādikam
Similarly, in the Sixth Chapter of the Sāhitya-darpaṇa, text 282, he has 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.