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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 1
SYNONYMS
saba bhakta-gaṇa —all the devotees present there;  kahe —say;  śloka śuniyā —hearing this verse;  kṛta-artha karilā —you have obliged;  sabāya —everyone;  śloka śunāñā —by reciting this verse.
TRANSLATION
All the devotees present so greatly appreciated this verse that they expressed their gratitude to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī for his transcendental recitation.
TEXT 134
রায় কহে,—“কোন্ আমুখে পাত্র-সন্নিধান ?”
ক্রপ কহে,—“কালসাম্যে ‘প্রবর্তক’ নাম” ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
rāya kahe, —“ kon āmukhe pātra-sannidhāna? ”  rūpa kahe, —“ kāla-sāmye ‘pravartaka’ nāma ”
SYNONYMS
rāya kahe —Rāmānanda Rāya says;  kon —what;  āmukhe —by introduction;  pātra-sannidhāna —presence of the players;  rūpa kahe —Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī replies;  kāla-sāmye —in agreement of time;  pravartaka nāma —the introduction called  pravartaka .
TRANSLATION
Rāmānanda Rāya inquired, “How have you introduced the assembly of the players?” Rūpa Gosvāmī replied, “The players assemble at a suitable time under the heading of pravartaka.
PURPORT
In a drama all the actors are called  pātra , or players. This is stated by Viśvanātha Kavirāja in the  Śāhitya-darpaṇa  (6.283):
divya-martye sa tad-rūpo miśram anyataras tayoḥ sūcayed vastu-bījaṁ vā- mukhaṁ pātram athāpi vā
The meaning of  āmukha  is stated by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in the  Nāṭaka-candrikā :
sūtra-dhāro naṭī brūte sva-kāryaṁ pratiyuktitaḥ