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"name":"Cc. Ādi 8.1", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 8.1", "label":"Text 1", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 8.1", "description":"I offer my respects to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose desire I have become like a dancing dog and, although I am a fool, I have suddenly taken to the writing of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta."
} —
vande caitanya-devaṁ taṁ
bhagavantaṁ yad-icchayā
prasabhaṁ nartyate citraṁ
lekha-raṅge jaḍo 'py ayam
vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; caitanya-devam—unto Lord Srī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tam—Him; bhagavantam—the Personality of Godhead; yat-icchayā—by whose desires; prasabham—all of a sudden; nartyate—dancing; citram—wonderfully; lekha-raṅge—in the matter of writing; jaḍaḥ—dull fool; api—although; ayam—this.
I offer my respects to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose desire I have become like a dancing dog and, although I am a fool, I have suddenly taken to the writing of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.