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Šri  Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 13
SYNONYMS
loka —the people;  nivārite —to check;  haila —there were;  tina —three;  maṇḍala —circles;  prathama-maṇḍale —in the first circle;  nityānanda —Lord Nityānanda;  mahā-bala —of great strength.
TRANSLATION
Just to check the crowds from coming too near the Lord, they formed three circles. The first circle was guided by Nityānanda Prabhu, who is Balarāma Himself, the possessor of great strength.
TEXT 89
কাশীশ্বর গোবিন্দাদি যত ভক্তগণ । হাতাহাতি করি’ হৈল দ্বিতীয় আবরণ ॥ ৮৯ ॥
kāśiśvara  govindādi yata bhakta-gaṇa hātāhāti kari’ haila dvitīya āvaraṇa
SYNONYMS
kāśīśvara —Kāśīśvara;  govinda-ādi —headed by Govinda;  yata —all;  bhakta-gaṇa —devotees;  hātāhāti —linked hand to hand;  kari’ —doing;  haila —became;  dvitīya —a second;  āvaraṇa —covering circle.
TRANSLATION
All the devotees headed by Kāśīśvara and Govinda linked hands and formed a second circle around the Lord.
TEXT 90
বাহিরে প্রতাপক্নজ লঞা পাত্রগণ । মণ্ডল হঞা করে লোক নিবারণ ॥ ৯০ ॥
bāhire pratāparudra lañā pātra-gaṇa maṇḍala hañā kare loka nivāraṇa
SYNONYMS
bāhire —outside;  pratāparudra —King Pratāparudra;  lañā —taking;  pātra-gaņa —his own associates;  maņḍala —circle;  hañā —becoming;  kare —does;  loka —of the crowd;  nivāraṇa —checking.