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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 17.135
eta kahi' sandhyā-kale cāle gaurarāya
kīrtanera kaila prabhu tina sampradāya
SYNONYMS
eta kahi' — saying this; sandhyā-kāle — in the evening; cale — went out; gaura-rāya — Gaurasundara; kīrtanera — of performing sańkīrtana; kaila — made; prabhu — the Lord; tina — three; sampradāya — parties.
TRANSLATION
In the evening Lord Gaurasundara went out and formed three parties to perform kīrtana.
PURPORT
This is a scheme for performing kīrtana in a procession. During Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's time, one party was composed of twenty-one men: four people playing mṛdańgas, one leading the chanting, and sixteen others striking karatālas, responding to the leading chanter. If many men join the sańkīrtana movement, they may follow in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and form different parties according to the time and the number of men available.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness