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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.104
নিত্যানন্দের নৃত্য, — যেন তাঁহার নর্তনে ।
উপমা দিবার নাহি এ-তিন ভুবনে ॥ ১০৪ ॥
nityānandera nṛtya, — yena tāṅhāra nartane
upamā dibāra nāhi e-tina bhuvane
The dancing of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, like the dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, cannot be compared to anything within these three worlds.
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Lord Nityānanda Prabhu’s dancing cannot be compared to anything within the three worlds.
The dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is likewise beyond comparison.
The verse places Their dancing together in its praise of this incomparable wonder.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After this incident, Raghunātha dāsa, with the help of his priest, whose name was Yadunandana Ācārya, got out of his house by trickery and thus ran away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might you appreciate Their dancing without trying to compare it to something familiar?
Spend a quiet minute remembering the dancing described in these verses without seeking an ordinary comparison.
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