Text 9] Performance of the Vrndavana Pastimes 227

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was lying on the ground with His eyes closed in
ecstatic love and emotion, and the King very expertly began to massage His
legs.

TEXT 8
AAAI cats Aw’ sca wae |
“wale Confase” SUTtH FEA ASA le

rasa-lilara Sloka padi’ karena stavana
“jayati te ‘dhikarn” adhyaya karena pathana

SYNONYMS

rasa-lilara—of the rasa-lila dance; sloka—verses; padi’—reciting; karena—
offers; stavana—prayers; jayati te ‘dhikam—beginning with the words jayati te
‘dhikam; adhyaya—chapter; karena—does; pathana—recitation.

TRANSLATION

The King began to recite verses about the rasa-lila from Srimad-
Bhagavatam. He recited the chapter beginning with the words ‘‘jayati te
'dhikam.”

PURPORT

These verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto Ten, Chapter Thirty-one, con-
stitute what is known as the Gopi-gita.

TEXT 9

efacs ofacs ciga ACSIA BATA |
‘am, ar afer Se A041 Aa Aa Nd I

sunite sunite prabhura santosa apdara
‘bala, bala’ bali’ prabhu bale bara bara

SYNONYMS
sunite sunite—by hearing; prabhura—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; san-
tosa apdra—great satisfaction; bala bala—go on reciting; bali’—saying; prabhu—
Lord Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bale —says; bara bara—again and again.
