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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
SYNONYMS
āpane —personally;  mahāprabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  gāya —sang;  yāṅra —whose;  nṛtya-kāle —at the time of dancing;  prabhura —of the Lord;  caraṇa —lotus feet;  dhari —embracing;  vakreśvara —Vakreśvara Paṇḍita;  bale —said.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally sang while Vakreśvara Paṇḍita danced, and thus Vakreśvara Paṇḍita fell at the lotus feet of the Lord and spoke as follows.
TEXT 19
“দশসহস্র গন্ধর্ব মোরে দেহ’ চন্দ্রমুখ । তারা গায়, মুঞি নাচোঁ—তবে মোর স্বর্থ ॥” ১৯ ॥
daśa-sahasra gandharva more deha’ candramukha tārā gāya, muñi nācoṅ—tabe mora sukha
SYNONYMS
daśa-sahasra —ten thousand;  gandharva —residents of Gandharvaloka;  more —unto me;  deha —please deliver;  candramukha —O moon-faced one;  tārā gāyā —let them sing;  muñi nācoṅ —let me dance;  tabe —then;  mora —my;  sukha —happiness.
TRANSLATION
“O Candramukha! Please give me 10,000 Gandharvas. Let them sing as I dance, and then I will be greatly happy.”
PURPORT
The Gandharvas, who are residents of Gandharvaloka, are celebrated as celestial singers. Whenever singing is needed in the celestial planets, the Gandharvas are invited to sing. The Gandharvas can sing continuously for days, and therefore Vakreśvara Paṇḍita wanted to dance as they sang.
TEXT 20
প্রভু বলে--তুমি মোর পক্ষ এক শাখা । আকাশে উড়িতাম বদি পাও আর পাখা ॥ ২০ ॥
prabhu bale—tumi mora pakṣa eka śākhā ākāśe uḍitāma yadi pāṅ āra pākhā
SYNONYMS
prabhu bale —Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied;  tumi —you;  mora —My;  pakṣa —wing;  eka —one;  śākhā —one-sided;  ākāśe —in the sky;  uḍitāma —I could fly;  yadi —if;  pāṅ —I could get;  āra —another;  pākhā —wing.