Madhya 13.82

TEXT 82

TEXT

উদ্দণ্ড নৃত্য প্রভু করিয়া হুঙ্কার ।
চক্র-ভ্রমি ভ্রমে যৈছে অলাত-আকার ॥ ৮২ ॥

uddanda nrtya prabhu kariya huṅkara

cakra-bhrami bhrame yaiche alata-akara

SYNONYMS

uddanda-jumping; nrtya-dancing; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kariya-making; huṅkara-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 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.

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