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| Antya-līlā | Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 1.35
vṛndāvane nāṭakera ārambha karilā
mańgalācaraṇa 'nāndī-śloka' tathāi likhilā
SYNONYMS
vṛndāvane — at Vṛndāvana; nāṭakera — of the drama; ārambha — the beginning; karilā — wrote; mańgalācaraṇa — invoking auspiciousness; nāndī-śloka — introductory verse; tathāi — there; likhilā — he wrote.
TRANSLATION
In Vṛndāvana, Rūpa Gosvāmī began to write a drama. In particular, he composed the introductory verses to invoke good fortune.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura quotes from the Nāṭaka-candrikā, wherein it is written:
prastāvanāyās tu mukhe nāndī kāryā śubhāvahā
āśīr-namaskriyā-vastu-nirdeśānyatamānvitā
aṣṭābhir daśabhir yuktā kiḿ vā dvādaśabhiḥ padaiḥ
candra-nāmāńkitā prāyo mańgalārtha-padojjvalā
mańgalaḿ cakra-kamala-cakora-kumudādikam
Similarly, in the Sixth Chapter of the Sāhitya-darpaṇa, text 282, it is said:
āśīr-vacana-saḿayuktā stutir yasmāt prayujyate
deva-dvija-nṛ-pādīnāḿ tasmān nāndīti saḿjñitā
The introductory portion of a drama, which is written to invoke good fortune, is called nāndī-śloka.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness