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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 Madhya 13.206
রথাগ্রেতে প্রভু যৈছে করিলা নর্তন ।
চৈতন্যাষ্টকে রূপ-গোসাঞি কর্যাছে বর্ণন ॥ ২০৬ ॥
rathāgrete prabhu yaiche karilā nartana
caitanyāṣṭake rūpa-gosāñi karyāche varṇana
In his prayer known as the Caitanyāṣṭaka, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has given a vivid description of the Lord’s dancing before the car of Jagannātha.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī vividly described the Lord’s dancing before the car of Jagannātha in his Caitanyāṣṭaka prayer.
He composed three prayers with the title Caitanyāṣṭaka.
These prayers are included in Stava-mālā. The passage quoted next comes from the first of them.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
The mood of Madhya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When the cars reached the place known as Balagaṇḍi, the devotees offered the deities simple food. At this time, in a nearby garden, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees took a brief rest from the dancing.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might a vivid prayer help you give closer attention to the Lord’s dancing?
Write down the titles Caitanyāṣṭaka and Stava-mālā, noting that the prayers are included in the book.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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