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Beames, John

"Chaitanya and the Vaishnava Poets"

rish.na's sports, all will be filled
with delight." The merits of the assembly of the devotees of ? r?®
K.rish.na Chaitanya singeth Brindaban D??s.
3. First set up the plantains, array the full pots, adorned with twigs
of the mango; the Brahman chants the Vedas, the women shout jay! jay!
and all cry Hari! Hari! Making the consecration with curds and
_ghi_, all display their joy; bringing in the Vaish.navas, giving
them garlands and sandal-paste, for the celebration of the K?®rtan; joy
is in the hearts of all, hither come the Vaish.navas, to-morrow will be
Chaitanya's k?®rtan; the virtue of ? r?® K.rish.na Chaitanya's name, and
the indwelling of ? r?® Nity??nand singeth D??s Brindaban. [Footnote: The
poet's name is inverted to make a rhyme for K?®rtan in the preceding
line.]
4. Jay! jay! in Nawadwip; by Gorang's order Adwaita goes to prepare the
consecration of the drum. Bringing all the Vaish.navas with sound of
"Hari bol," he initiates the great feast. He himself giving garlands
and sandal-paste, converses with his beloved Vaish.


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