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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.19
“দশসহস্র গন্ধর্ব মোরে দেহ’ চন্দ্রমুখ ।
তারা গায়, মুঞি নাচোঁ—তবে মোর সুখ ॥” ১৯ ॥
“daśa-sahasra gandharva more deha’ candramukha
tārā gāya, muñi nācoṅ — tabe mora sukha”
“O Candramukha! Please give me ten thousand Gandharvas. Let them sing as I dance, and then I will be greatly happy.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vakreśvara Paṇḍita asked for ten thousand Gandharvas to sing while he danced. He said this would make him greatly happy.
The Gandharvas are residents of Gandharvaloka and are celebrated as celestial singers. They are invited whenever singing is needed in the celestial planets.
The Gandharvas can sing continuously for days. For this reason, Vakreśvara Paṇḍita wanted to dance as they sang.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.
The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Back to this verse in Ādi 10
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Vakreśvara Paṇḍita’s request reveal about the happiness he found in dancing?
Read Vakreśvara Paṇḍita’s request aloud once, giving attention to his eagerness to dance.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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