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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 6]
tabe —at that time;  kīrtana ārambhila —began congregational chanting of the holy name.
TRANSLATION
Nityānanda Prabhu rested for the day, and when the day ended He went to the temple of Rāghava Paṇḍita and began congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord.
TEXT 102
ভক্ত সব নাচাঞ্জ নিত্যানন্দ-রায় ।
শেষে নৃত্য করে প্রেমে জগৎ ভাসায় ॥ ১০২ ॥
bhakta saba nācāñā nityānanda-rāya śeṣe nṛtya kare preme jagat bhāsāya
SYNONYMS
bhakta saba —all the devotees;  nācāñā —making to dance;  nityānanda-rāya —Lord Nityānanda Prabhu;  śeṣe —at the end;  nṛtya kare —began to dance;  preme —in ecstatic love;  jagat bhāsāya —inundated the entire world.
TRANSLATION
Lord Nityānanda Prabhu first influenced all the devotees to dance, and finally He Himself began dancing, thus inundating the entire world in ecstatic love.
TEXT 103
মহাপ্রভু তাঁর নৃত্য করেন দরশন ।
সবে নিত্যানন্দ দেখে, না দেখে অন্যজন ॥ ১০৩ ॥
mahāprabhu tāṅra nṛtya karena daraśana sabe nityānanda dekhe, nā dekhe anya-jana
SYNONYMS
mahāprabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  tāṅra —His;  nṛtya —dancing;  karena daraśana —sees;  sabe —all;  nityānanda dekhe —Nityānanda Prabhu sees;  nā dekhe —do not see;  anya-jana —others.
TRANSLATION
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was observing the dancing of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu. Nityānanda Prabhu could see this, but the others could not.