18 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 15

PURPORT

The Dipavali festival takes place on the dark-moon night in the month of Kart-
tika (October-November). The Rasa-yatra, or rasa dancing of Krsna, takes place on
the full-moon night of the same month. Utthana-dvadasi takes place the day after
Ekadasi in the waxing fortnight of the moon in the same month. All the devotees
of Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu participated in all these festivals.

TEXT 37

oalra azietg festa e481 |
Ge SS aie Caer frgce afaai 1 9 1

eka-dina mahaprabhu nitydnande lana
dui bhai yukti kaila nibhrte vasiya

SYNONYMS

eka-dina—one day; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityanande
lahd—taking Lord Nityananda Prabhu; dui bhdi—two brothers; yukti kaila—con-
sulted; nibhrte vasiya—sitting in a solitary place.

TRANSLATION

One day the two brothers, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda
Prabhu, consulted one another, sitting together in a solitary place.

TEXT 38

faa gfe ton gta, coe ae BICA |
BEAT ALAA ALG CHA SHALH || Ov

kiba yukti kaila dunhe, keha nahi jane
phale anumdna pache kaila bhakta-gane

SYNONYMS

kiba yukti kaila—what consultation They had; durihe—both of Them; keha
nahi jane—no one knows; phale—by the result; anumana—guess; pache—later;
kaila—did; bhakta-gane —all the devotees.

TRANSLATION

No one could understand what the brothers discussed between Them-
selves, but later all the devotees could guess what the subject matter was.
