uddaṇá¸a ná¹›tya prabhu kariyÄ huá¹…kÄra
cakra-bhrami bhrame yaiche alÄta-ÄkÄra
uddaṇá¸a - jumping; ná¹›tya - dancing; prabhu - ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; kariyÄ - making; huá¹…kÄra - loud vibration; cakra-bhrami - making a circular movement like a wheel; bhrame - moves; yaiche - as if; alÄta-ÄkÄra - circle of fire.
When ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu danced and jumped high, roaring like thunder and moving in a circle like a wheel, He appeared like a circling firebrand.
If a burning cinder of a firebrand is whirled about very swiftly, it gives the appearance of a circle of fire. This is called alÄta-ÄkÄra or alÄta-cakra, a firebrand circle. This whole circle is not actually made of fire but is a single fire in motion. Similarly, Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu is a single personality, but when He danced and jumped high in a circle, He appeared like the alÄta-cakra.
