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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 17.135",
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  "label":"Text 135",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 17.135",
  "description":"In the evening Lord Gaurasundara went out and formed three parties to perform kīrtana."

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Cc. Ādi 17.135

Text

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 saṅkīrtana; 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 mṛdaṅgas, one leading the chanting, and sixteen others striking karatālas, responding to the leading chanter. If many men join the saṅkīrtana 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.