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Performance of the Vrndāvana Pastimes
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PURPORT
This is a verse written by Bilvamangala Thākura..
TEXT 229
শুনি’ প্রেমাবেশে নৃত্য করে শ্রীনিবাস । কক্ষতালি বাজায়, করে অট্ট-অট্ট হাস ॥ ২২৯ ॥
śuni' premāveśe nṛtya kare śrīnivāsa kakṣa-tāli bājāya, kare aṭṭa-aṭṭa hāsa
SYNONYMS
śuni' —hearing;  prema-āveśe —in ecstatic love;  nṛtya —dancing;  kare —does;  śrīnivāsa —Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura;  kakṣa-tāli —his armpits with his palms;  bājāya —sounds;  kare —does;  aṭṭa-aṭṭa hāsa —very loud laughing.
TRANSLATION
Śrīvāsa then began to dance in ecstatic love. He vibrated sounds by slapping his armpits with the palms of his hands, and he laughed very loudly.
TEXT 230
রাধার শুদ্ধরস প্রভু আবেশে শুনিল । সেই রসাবেশে প্রভু নৃত্য আরম্ভিল ॥ ২৩۰ ॥
rādhāra śuddha-rasa prabhu āveśe śunila sei rasāveśe prabhu nṛtya ārambhila
SYNONYMS
rādhāra —of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;  śuddha-rasa —pure transcendental mellows;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  āveśe śunila —heard with great ecstasy;  sei —that;  rasa-āveśe —in absorption in ecstatic love;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  nṛtya ārambhila —began dancing.
TRANSLATION
Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard these discussions about the pure transcendental mellow of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Absorbed in transcendental ecstasy, the Lord began to dance.