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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yatra |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 13.82
uddanda nritya prabhu kariya hunkara
cakra-bhrami bhrame yaiche alata-akara
SYNONYMS
uddanda -- jumping; nritya -- dancing; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kariya -- making; hunkara -- loud vibration; cakra-bhrami -- making a circular movement like a wheel; bhrame -- moves; yaiche -- as if; alata-akara -- circle of fire.
TRANSLATION
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced and jumped high, roaring like thunder and moving in a circle like a wheel, He appeared like a circling firebrand.
PURPORT
If a burning cinder of a firebrand is whirled about very swiftly, it gives the appearance of a circle of fire. This is called alata-akara or alata-cakra, a firebrand circle. This whole circle is not actually made of fire but is a single fire in motion. Similarly, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is a single personality, but when He danced and jumped high in a circle, He appeared like the alata-cakra.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness