Antya 1.35

TEXT 35

TEXT

বৃন্দাবনে নাটকের আরম্ভ করিলা ।
মঙ্গলাচরণ 'নান্দী-শ্লোক' তথাই লিখিলা ॥ ৩৫ ॥

vrndavane natakera arambha karila

maṅgalacarana 'nandi-sloka' tathai likhila

SYNONYMS

vrndavane-at Vrndavana; natakera-of the drama; arambha-the beginning; karila-wrote; maṅgalacarana-invoking auspiciousness; nandi-sloka-introductory verse; tathai-there; likhila-he wrote.

TRANSLATION

In Vrndavana, Rupa Gosvami began to write a drama. In particular, he composed the introductory verses to invoke good fortune.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura quotes his notes from the Nataka-candrika, wherein he has written:

prastavanayas tu mukhe
nandi karyasubhavaha
asir-namaskriya-vastu-
nirdesanyatamanvita

astabhir dasabhir yukta
kimva dvadasabhih padaih
candranamaṅkita prayo
maṅgalartha-padojjvala
maṅgalam cakra-kamala-
cakora-kumudadikam

Similarly, in the Sixth Chapter of the Sahitya-darpana, text 282, he has said:

asir-vacana-samyukta
stutir yasmat prayujyate
deva-dvija-nr-padinam
tasman nanditi samjnita

The introductory portion of a drama, which is written to invoke good fortune, is called nandi-sloka.