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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.137
পাছে সম্প্রদায়ে নৃত্য করে গৌরচন্দ্র ।
তাঁর সঙ্গে নাচি’ বুলে প্রভু নিত্যানন্দ ॥ ১৩৭ ॥
pāche sampradāye nṛtya kare gauracandra
tāṅra saṅge nāci’ bule prabhu nityānanda
Lord Gaurasundara Himself danced in the rear party, and Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu moved with Lord Caitanya’s dancing.
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Lord Gaurasundara Himself took part in the dancing.
He danced in the rear party.
Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu moved with Lord Caitanya’s dancing.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
As Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Kṛṣṇa Himself assumed the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to taste Her ecstatic situation. No one else could do this.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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In this verse: “party”
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What do you notice about Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu moving with Lord Caitanya’s dancing?
Read the translation slowly and picture the two Lords moving together as described.
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