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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TEXT 17
श्रीमान् रासरसारज्जी वर्गेवठेत्तवितः। कथम् वेगुषमेर्गेगिर्गेगिमाथः शिरेश्च नः ॥ ১৭ ॥
śrīmān rāsa-rasārambhī vaṁśīvaṭa-taṭa-sthitaḥ karṣan veṇu-svanair gopīr gopī-nāthaḥ śriye 'stu naḥ
SYNONYMS
śrīmān —most beautiful;  rāsa —of the  rāsa  dance;  rasa —of the mellow;  ārambhī —the initiator;  vaṁśī-vaṭa —of the name Vaṁśīvaṭa;  taṭa —on the shore;  sthitaḥ —standing;  karṣan —attracting;  veṇu —of the flute;  svanaiḥ —by the sounds;  gopīḥ —the cowherd girls;  gopī-nāthaḥ —Śrī Gopīnātha;  śriye —benediction;  astu —let there be;  naḥ —our.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Śrīla Gopīnātha, who originated the transcendental mellow of the rāsa dance, stands on the shore in Vaṁśīvaṭa and attracts the attention of the cowherd damsels with the sound of His celebrated flute. May they all confer upon us their benediction.
TEXT 18
जस जस श्रीठेत्तव जस नित्यानन्द । जसादेत्तव जस गोरात्तवन्द ॥ ১৮ ॥
jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya nityānanda jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
SYNONYMS
jaya jaya —all glory;  śrī-caitanya —to Śrī Caitanya;  jaya —all glory;  nityānanda —to Lord Nityānanda;  jaya advaita-candra —all glory to Advaita Ācārya;  jaya —all glory;  gaura-bhakta-vṛnda —to the devotees of Lord Caitanya.
TRANSLATION
Glory to Śrī Caitanya and Nityānanda! Glory to Advaitacandra! And glory to all the devotees of Śrī Gaura [Lord Caitanya]!
TEXT 19
এই ভিন ঠাকুর গৌড়ীরাকে করিয়াছেন আত্মসাৎ । এ ভিনের চরণ বন্দৌ, ভিনে মোর নাথ ॥ ১৯ ॥