82 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8
tana Gazetteer. About the temple, there are residential quarters for the priests and
devotees. Indeed, at the present moment there are many residential quarters to
accommodate visiting devotees. The original Deity is situated within the depths
of the temple, but there is another Deity, a duplicate, known as the vijaya-murti.
This smaller Deity can be moved from the temple and taken on public proces-
sions. Priests who generally belong to the Ramanuja-sampradaya are in charge of
the Deity worship.
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afaee cafea Coa meaesifs |
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nrsimha dekhiya kaila dandavat-pranati
premavese kaila bahu nrtya-gita-stuti
SYNONYMS
nrsimha dekhiya —by seeing Lord Nrsirnha in the temple; kaila—did; dandavat-
pranati—offering of obeisances, falling flat before the Deity; premavese—in
ecstatic love; kaila—did; bahu—all kinds of; nrtya—dancing; gita—chanting;
stuti—and offering of prayers.
TRANSLATION
After seeing the Deity Lord Nrsimha in the temple, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu offered His respectful obeisances by falling flat. Then, in ecstatic
love, He performed various dances, chanted and offered prayers.
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“Biafra, oa gfe, on oa gface |
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“$ri-nrsimha, jaya nrsimha, jaya jaya nrsimha
prahladesa jaya padma-mukha-padma-bhrnga”
SYNONYMS
sri-nrsimha—Lord Nrsirnha with Laksmi; jaya nrsirnha—all glories to Lord
Nrsirhha; jaya jaya—again and again glories; nrsimha—to Nrsirnhadeva;
prahlada-isa—to the Lord of Prahlada Maharaja; jaya—all glories; padma—of the
goddess of fortune; mukha-padma—of the lotuslike face; bhriga—the bee.
