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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā
Madhya 13.37Madhya 13.39

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.38

অদ্বৈতেরে নৃত্য করিবারে আজ্ঞা দিল ।

শ্রীবাস — প্রধান আর সম্প্রদায় কৈল ॥ ৩৮ ॥

advaitere nṛtya karibāre ājñā dila

śrīvāsa — pradhāna āra sampradāya kaila

Translation

Advaita Ācārya Prabhu was ordered to dance in the first group. The Lord then formed another group with Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura as the chief man.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Groups receive chief singers and a dancer

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    Dāmodara Svarūpa was the first group’s chief singer. Dāmodara Paṇḍita, Nārāyaṇa, Govinda Datta, Rāghava Paṇḍita and Govindānanda were the responding singers.

  2. 2

    Śrī Advaita Ācārya was appointed as the first group’s dancer.

  3. 3

    The Lord formed the next group with Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura as its chief singer.

Key points from the purport
  • In the first group, Dāmodara Svarūpa was appointed chief singer, and the responding singers were Dāmodara Paṇḍita, Nārāyaṇa, Govinda Datta, Rāghava Paṇḍita and Govindānanda.
  • Śrī Advaita Ācārya was appointed as a dancer.
  • The next group was formed, and the chief singer was Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune and then started in the car for the Guṇḍicā temple. The road to the temple led along a broad, sandy beach, and on both sides of the road were residential quarters, houses and gardens.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. advaitereunto Advaita Ācārya
  2. nṛtyadancing
  3. karibārefor performing
  4. ājñāorder
  5. dilagave
  6. śrīvāsaŚrīvāsa Ṭhākura
  7. pradhānachief
  8. āraanother
  9. sampradāyagroup
  10. kailaformed
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do the distinct roles of chief singer, responders and dancer help you picture the first group?

Practice

Today, write down the first group’s three roles and the names assigned to each.

Live this todayGroups receive chief singers and a dancerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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