Text 50] The Lord’s Dancing at Ratha-yatra 137

TEXT 48

HLS ALAVTH ACH Coe TAT |
aya wafa efa’ Caaa CBT Aster I Be I

sata sampradaye baje caudda madala
yara dhvani suni’ vaisnava haila pagala

SYNONYMS

sdta sampradaye—in seven groups; baje—were beating; caudda—fourteen;
mdadala—drums; yara—of which; dhvani—the sound; suni’—hearing; vaisnava—
all the devotees; haila—became; pagala—mad.

TRANSLATION

There were altogether seven parties of sankirtana, and in each party two
men were beating drums. Thus fourteen drums were being played at once.
The sound was tumultuous, and all the devotees bacame mad.

TEXT 49
CAVTSA CAR-ABIT SVM ATA |
SIGAALH AF ACY CHG-HT | Bd I

vaisnavera megha-ghatdya ha-ila badala
kirtandnande saba varse netra-jala

SYNONYMS

vaisnavera—of the devotees; megha-ghataya—by the assembly of clouds; ha-
ila—there was; badala—rainfall; kirtana-anande—in the blissful situation of
chanting; saba—all of them; varse—rain; netra-jala—tears from the eyes.

TRANSLATION

All the Vaisnavas came together like an assembly of clouds. As the devotees
chanted the holy names, tears fell in great ecstasy like rainfall from their eyes.

TEXT 50

fagaa Sfx Bes TSA wie |
wy amstfes wafa faQe ay @fa ice i
