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The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yātrā
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লীলাবৈশে প্রভুর নাছি নিজানুসন্ধান। ইচ্ছা জানি ‘লীলা শক্তি’ করে সমাধান ॥ ৬৫ ॥
lilāveśe prabhura nāhi nijānusandhāna  
 icchā jāni ‘lilā śakti’ kare samādhāna
SYNONYMS
lilā-āveśe —in the ecstasy of transcendental pastimes;  prabhura —of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  nāhi —there was not;  nija-anusandhāna —understanding about His personal self;  icchā jāni —knowing His desire;  lilā śakti —the potency known as  lilā-śakti ;  kare —does;  samādhāna —all arrangements.
TRANSLATION
Indeed, the  Personality of Godhead forgot Himself in the course of His transcendental pastimes, but His internal potency [lilā-śakti], knowing the intentions of the Lord, made all arrangements.
PURPORT
It is stated in the  Upaniṣads ::
parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate svābhāvikī jñāna-bala-kriyā ca
“The Supreme Lord has multi-potencies which act so perfectly that all consciousness, strength and activity are being directed solely by His will.” ( Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad  6.8)
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited His mystic power in presenting Himself simultaneously in each and every  saṅkīrtana  group. Most people thought that He was one, but some saw that He was many. The internal devotees could understand that the Lord, although one, was exhibiting Himself as many in the different  saṅkīrtana  groups. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced, He forgot Himself and was simply absorbed in ecstatic bliss. However, His internal potency arranged everything perfectly. This is the difference between the internal and external potency. In the material world, the external potency (material energy) can act only after one endeavors at great length, but when the Supreme Lord desires, everything is performed automatically by the internal potency. By His will, things happen so nicely and perfectly that they appear to be carried out automatically. Sometimes the activities of the internal potency are exhibited in the material