158 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 13
SYNONYMS
loka—the people; nivarite—to check; haila—there were; tina—three; man-
dala—circles; prathama-mandale—in the first circle; nityananda—Lord Nityanan-
da; mahda-bala—of great strength.
TRANSLATION
Just to check the crowds from coming too near the Lord, they formed three
circles. The first circle was guided by Nityananda Prabhu, who is Balarama
Himself, the possessor of great strength.
TEXT 89
ayaaa cattfarnthe ae Seats] |
aiwiails sf cea fasta laa eet
kasisvara govindadi yata bhakta-gana
hatahati kari’ haila dvitiya avarana
SYNONYMS
kasisvara—Kasisvara; govinda-4di—headed by Govinda; yata—all; bhakta-
gana—devotees; hatahati—linked hand to hand; kari’—doing; haila—became;
dvitiyva—a second; avarana—covering circle.
TRANSLATION
All the devotees headed by Kasisvara and Govinda linked hands and formed
a second circle around the Lord.
TEXT 90
ataca Aoiriwy aoe AAT |
TIA THI BCA CANS Feratae tt de 0
bahire prataparudra lafid patra-gana
mandala hafid kare loka nivarana
SYNONYMS
bahire—outside; prataparudra—King Prataparudra; laid—taking; patra-gana—
his own associates; mandala—circle; hafiad—becoming; kare—does; loka—of the
crowd; nivarana—checking.
