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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
SYNONYMS
āra dīna —another day;  śiva-bhakta —a devotee of Lord Śiva;  śiva-guṇa —the qualities of Lord Śiva;  gāya —chants;  prabhura —of Lord Caitanya;  aṅgane —in the courtyard;  nāce —dances;  ḍamaru —a kind of musical instrument;  bājāya —plays on it.
TRANSLATION
On another day a great devotee of Lord Śiva, chanting of Lord Śiva's qualities, came to Lord Caitanya's house, where he began dancing in the courtyard and playing his ḍamaru [a musical instrument].
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महेन्म-आवेन्म हेला मठीर नम्मन । 
    तार क्क ठडि मृत्त केल वह्वण ॥ ১०० ॥
maheśa-āveśa hailā śacīra nandana  
 tāra skandhe caḍi nṛtya kaila bahu-kṣaṇa
SYNONYMS
maheśa-āveśa —in the mood of Lord Śiva;  hailā —became;  śacīra —of mother Śacī;  nandana —son;  tāra skandhe —on his shoulder;  caḍi —getting on;  nṛtya —dance;  kaila —did;  bahu-kṣaṇa —for a long time.
TRANSLATION
Then Lord Caitanya, adopting the mood of Lord Śiva, got on the man's shoulders, and thus they danced together for a long time.
PURPORT
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu adopted the mood of Lord Śiva, for He is Śiva also. According to the philosophy of  acintya-bhedābheda-tattva , Lord Śiva is not different from Lord Viṣṇu, but still Lord Śiva is not Viṣṇu, just as yogurt is nothing but milk and yet is not milk nevertheless. One cannot get the benefit of milk by drinking yogurt. Similarly, one cannot get salvation by worshiping Lord Śiva. If one wants salvation, one must worship Lord Viṣṇu. This is confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.4).  Mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāharṅ teṣv avasthitaḥ : everything is resting on the Lord, for everything is His potential energy, yet He is not everywhere. Lord Caitanya's adopting the mood of Lord Śiva is not extraordinary, but one should not therefore think that by worshiping Lord Śiva he is worshiping Lord Caitanya. That would be a mistake.
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आर मिन अक डिक्क आहेला मागिते । 
    अक्कुर मृत्त मेषि मृत्त लागिल करिते ॥ ১०১ ॥