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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 13]
kīrtanīyā-gaņe dila mālya-candana svarūpa, śrīvāsa, ——yāhāṅ mukhya dui-jana
SYNONYMS
kirtanīyā-gaṇe —unto the performers of  saṅkirtana ;  dila —gave;  mālya-candana —garlands and sandalwood pulp;  svarūpa —Svarūpa;  śrīvāsa —Śrīvāsa;  yāhāṅ —where;  mukhya —principal;  dui-jana —two persons.
TRANSLATION
The Lord also gave garlands and sandalwood pulp to the performers of saṅkīrtana. The chief two performers were Svarūpa Dāmodara and Śrīvāsa Thākura.
TEXT 33
চারি সম্প্রদায়ে হৈল চব্বিশ গায়ন । 
তুই তুই নার্দজিক হৈল অষ্ট জন ॥ ৩৩ ॥
cāri sampradāye haila cabbiśa gāyana
dui dui mārdaṅgika haila aṣṭa jana
SYNONYMS
cāri sampradāye —in the four parties;  hāila —there were;  cabbiśa —twenty-four;  gāyana —performers of  kīrtana ;  dui dui —two in each party;  mārdaṅgika —players of  mṛdaṅga  drums;  haila —there were;  aṣṭa jana —eight persons.
TRANSLATION
There were altogether four parties of kirtana performers, comprising twenty-four chanters. In each party there were also two mṛdaṅga players, making an additional eight persons.
TEXT 34
তবে মহাপ্রভু মনে বিচার করিয়া । চারি সম্প্রদায় দিল গায়ন বাঁটিয়া ॥ ৩৪ ॥
tabe mahāprabhu mane vicāra kariyā cāri sampradāya dila gāyana bāṅṭiyā
SYNONYMS
tabe —after this;  mahāprabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  mane —in the mind;  vicāra kariyā —considering;  cāri sampradāya —four parties;  dila —gave;  gāyana bāṅṭiyā —dividing the singers.