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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[ Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17 ]
TEXT 135
এত কহি’ সত্যাকালে চলে গোররায় । কীর্তনের কৈল প্রচু তিন সম্প্রদায় ॥ ১৩৫ ॥
eta kahi’ sandhyā-kāle cale gaurarāya kīrtanera kaila prabhu tina sampradāya
SYNONYMS
eta kahi’ —saying this;  sandhyā-kāle —in the evening;  cale —went out;  gaura-rāya —Gaurasundara;  kīrtanera —of performing  saṅkīrtana ;  kaila —made;  prabhu —the Lord;  tina —three;  sampradāya —parties.
TRANSLATION
In the evening Lord Gaurasundara went out and formed three parties to perform  kīrtana .
PURPORT
This is a scheme for performing  kīrtana  in a procession. During Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s time, one party was composed of twenty-one men: four people playing  mṛdaṅgas , one leading the chanting, and sixteen others striking  karatālas , responding to the leading chanter. If many men join the  saṅkīrtana  movement, they may follow in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and form different parties according to the time and the number of men available.
TEXT 136
আগে সম্প্রদায়ে নৃত্য করে হরিদাস । মধ্যে নাচে আচার্য-গোসাঞ্জি পরম উল্লাস ॥১৩৬॥
āge sampradāye nṛtya kare haridāsa madhye nāce ācārya-gosāñi parama ullāsa
SYNONYMS
āge —in front;  sampradāye —in the party;  nṛtya —dancing;  kare —does;  haridāsa —Thākura Haridāsa;  madhye —in the middle;  nāce —dances;  ācārya-gosāñi —Śrī Advaita Ācārya;  parama —very much;  ullāsa —happy.
TRANSLATION
In the front party danced Thākura Haridāsa, and in the middle party danced Advaita Ācārya with great jubilation.