330 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 17

TEXT 135

OS BE’ AGT TH 5TH CNAATH I
Pecos CaM cig fon WeMtA Wee |

eta kahi’ sandhya-kdle cale gauraraya
kirtanera kaila prabhu tina sampradadya

SYNONYMS

eta kahi’—saying this; sandhyé-kafe—in the evening; ca/e—went out; gaura-raya—
Gaurasundara; kirtanera—of performing safkirtana; kaifa—made; prabhu—the Lord;
tina—three; sampradéya— parties.

TRANSLATION

In the evening Lord Gaurasundara went out and formed three parties to perform
kirtana.

PURPORT

This is a scheme for performing kirtana in a procession. During Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu’s time, one party was composed of twenty-one men: four people play-
ing mpdafgas, one leading the chanting, and sixteen others striking karatdias, re-
sponding to the leading chanter. If many men join the safkirtana movement, they
may follow in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and form different parties
according to the time and the number of men available,

TEXT 136

SUCH WRWICH FSI AeA Slaw |
ACG atice WSTE-cattnifins tay BETH noon

dge sampradaye njtya kare haridasa
madhye nace dcarya-gosdhi parama ullasa

SYNONYMS

dge—in front; sampraddye—in the party; nrtya—dancing; kare—does; hariddsa—
Thakura Haridasa; madhye—in the middle; nace—dances; dcdrya-gosani—Sri Advaita
Acarya; parama—very much; u//gsa—happy.

TRANSLATION

In the front party danced Thakura Haridasa, and in the middle party danced
Advaita Acarya with great jubilation.
