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CC Madhya 15.23

Bengali

তবে লগুড় লঞা প্রভু ফিরাইতে লাগিলা ।
বার বার আকাশে ফেলি’ লুফিয়া ধরিলা ॥ ২৩ ॥

Text

tabe laguḍa lañā prabhu phirāite lāgilā
bāra bāra ākāśe pheli’ luphiyā dharilā

Synonyms

tabe — then; laguḍa — rod; lañā — taking; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; phirāite lāgilā — began to wheel it around; bāra bāra — again and again; ākāśe — in the sky; pheli’ — throwing; luphiyā — tossing; dharilā — He captured.

Translation

Accepting Advaita Ācārya’s challenge, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took a big rod and began to wheel it around and around. Again and again He threw the rod into the sky and caught it when it fell.