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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
SYNONYMS
śrī-mādhava ghoṣa —of the name Śrī Mādhava Ghosh;  mukhya —chief;  kīrtanīyā-gaṇe —amongst the performers of  saṅkīrtana ;  nityānanda-prabhu —of the name Nityānanda Prabhu;  nṛtya —dance;  kare —does;  yāṅra —whose;  gāne —in song.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Mādhava Ghosh was a principal performer of kīrtana. While he sang, Nityānanda Prabhu danced.
TEXT 19
বাস্তুদেব গীতে করে প্রভুর বর্ণনে । কাণ্ঠ-পাষাণ জবে ষাহার শ্রবণে ॥ ১৯ ॥
vāsudeva gīte kare prabhura varṇane kāṣṭha-pāṣāṇa drave yāhāra śravaṇe
SYNONYMS
vāsudeva —of the name Vāsudeva;  gīte —while singing;  kare —does;  prabhura —of Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrī Caitanya Prabhu;  varṇane —in description;  kāṣṭha —wood;  pāṣāṇa —stone;  drave —melt;  yāhāra —whose;  śravaṇe —by hearing.
TRANSLATION
When Vāsudeva Ghosh performed kīrtana, describing Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda, even wood and stone would melt upon hearing it.
TEXT 20
মুরারি-চৈতন্যদাসের অলৌকিক লীলা । ব্যাষ্র-গালে চতু মারে, সর্প-সনে খেলা ॥ ২০ ॥
murāri-caitanya-dāsera alaukika līlā vyāghra-gāle caḍa māre, sarpa-sane khelā
SYNONYMS
murāri —of the name Murāri;  caitanya-dāsera —of the servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  alaukika —uncommon;  līlā —pastimes;  vyāghra —tiger;  gāle —on the cheek;  caḍa māre —slaps;  sarpa —a snake;  sane —with;  khelā —playing.
TRANSLATION
There were many extraordinary activities performed by Murāri, a great devotee of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Sometimes in his ecstasy he would slap the cheek of a tiger, and sometimes he would play with a venomous snake.