68 Sri Caitanya-caritamcta

rdsotsavah sampravrtto
gopi-mandala-manditah
yogesvarena krsnena
tdsdrh madhye dvayor dvayoh

SYNONYMS

rasa-utsavah—the festival of the rdsa dance; sampravrttah—was begun; gopi-
mandala—by groups of gopis; manditah—decorated; yoga-isvarena—by the master of
all mystic powers; Arsnena—by Lord Krsna; tdsam—of them; madhye—in the middle;
dvayoh dvayoh—of each two.

TRANSLATION

“When Lord Krsna, surrounded by groups of cowherd girls, began the festivities
of the rasa dance, the Lord of all mystic powers placed Himself between each two
girls.

PURPORT

This verse is also quoted from the Srimad-Bhdgavatam (10.33.3).

TEXTS 73-74

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Beol FeSrN cagfacrys yoraeys 98 1

pravistena grhitanadrh
kanthe sva-nikatarh striyah
yam manyeran nabhas tavad
vimdana-Sata-sankulam

divaukasarh sadaranam
atyautsukya-bhrtatmandm

tato dundubhayo nedur
nipetuh puspa-vrstayah

SYNONYMS

pravistena—having entered; grhitandm—of those embracing; kanthe—on the neck;
sva-nikatam-situated at their own side; strivah—the gopis; yam—whom; manyeran—
would think; nabhah—the sky; tdvat—at once; vimdna—of airplanes; sata—with hun-
dreds; safkulam—crowded; diva-okasam—of the demigods; sa-ddrdndm—with their
wives; atyautsukya—with eagerness; bhrta-dtmanam—whose minds were filled;
