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The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yātrā
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Caitanyāṣṭaka ;  rūpa-gosāñi —Rūpa Gosvāmī;  karyāche —has done;  varṇana —a vivid description.
TRANSLATION
In his prayer known as the Caitanyāṣṭaka, Śrila Rūpa Gosvāmī has given a vivid description of the Lord’s dancing before the car of Jagannātha.
PURPORT
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī composed three prayers, each with the title  Caitanyāṣṭaka . The verse next quoted is from the first of the  Caitanyāṣṭaka  prayers included in the book  Stava-mālā .
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রথাৰুঢ্যূত্ৰারাদধিপদবি নীলাচলপতে-
রাদ্রজ প্রমোর্শিক্ষুরিতট্টনোল্লাসবিবশঃ  ।।  ।।
সহর্ষং গান্নন্তিঃ পরিবৃত-তন্মুর্ধৈষ্ণবজনৈঃ
স টেতত্ত্য: কিং মে পুনরপি দুশোর্ধাস্ত্যতি পদম ॥ ২০৭ ॥ 
১ টেতত্ত্য: কিং মে পুনরপি দুশোর্ধাস্ত্যতি পদম ॥ ২০৭ ॥
rathārūḍhasyārād adhipadavi nilācala-pater adabhra-premormi-sphurita-naṭanollāsa-vivaśaḥ saharṣaṁ gāyadbhiḥ parivṛta-tanur vaiṣṇava-janaiḥ sa caitanyaḥ kiṁ me punar api dṛśor yāsyati padam
SYNONYMS
ratha-ārūḍhasya —of the Supreme Lord, who was placed aboard the car;  ārāt —in front;  adhipadavi —on the main road;  nīlācala-pateḥ —of Lord Jagannātha, the Lord of Nīlācala;  adabhra —great;  prema-urmi —by waves of love of Godhead;  sphurita —which was manifested;  naṭana-ullāsa-vivaśaḥ —being overwhelmed by the transcendental bliss of dancing;  sa-harṣam —with great pleasure;  gāyadbhiḥ —who were singing;  parivṛta —surrounded;  tanuḥ —body;  vaiṣṇava-janaiḥ —by the devotees;  saḥ caitanyaḥ —that Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kim —whether;  me —my;  punaḥ api —again;  dṛśoḥ —of vision;  yāsyati —will enter;  padam —the path.
TRANSLATION
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced down the main road in great ecstasy before Lord Jagannātha, the master of Nilācala, who was sitting on His car. Overwhelmed by the transcendental bliss of dancing and surrounded by Vaiṣṇavas who sang the holy names, He manifested waves of ecstatic love of Godhead. When will Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again be visible to my vision?”