Verse 2.16.101-102

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.101-102:

নিত্যানন্দ-মহাপ্রভু পরম বিহ্বল তথাপি চৈতন্য-নৃত্যে পরম কুশল সাবধানে চতুর্দিকে দুই হস্ত তুলি’ পডিতে চৈতন্য, ধরি’ রহে মহাবলী ॥ ১০১-১০২ ॥

नित्यानन्द-महाप्रभु परम विह्वल तथापि चैतन्य-नृत्ये परम कुशल सावधाने चतुर्दिके दुइ हस्त तुलि’ पडिते चैतन्य, धरि’ रहे महाबली ॥ १०१-१०२ ॥

nityānanda-mahāprabhu parama vihvala tathāpi caitanya-nṛtye parama kuśala sāvadhāne caturdike dui hasta tuli’ paḍite caitanya, dhari’ rahe mahābalī || 101-102 ||

nityananda-mahaprabhu parama vihvala tathapi caitanya-nrtye parama kusala savadhane caturdike dui hasta tuli’ padite caitanya, dhari’ rahe mahabali (101-102)

English translation:

(101-102) Although Lord Nityānanda was greatly overwhelmed, He was expert in dancing with Lord Caitanya. Whenever Lord Caitanya was about to fall, the most powerful Nityānanda stretched out His arms and carefully caught Him.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Since Nityānanda Prabhu was always absorbed in ecstasy, from the material point of view He was greatly overwhelmed or maddened. But even while dancing for the pleasure of the Lord, He would display full expertise. Whenever Śrī Caitanyadeva became maddened due to love of Kṛṣṇa while dancing and was about to fall on the ground, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu prevented Him from falling on the ground by stretching out His arms.