ei-mata rÄsa-yÄtrÄ, Ära dÄ«pÄvalÄ«
utthÄna-dvÄdaśī yÄtrÄ dekhilÄ sakali

 ei-mata - in this way; rÄsa-yÄtrÄ - rÄsa dancing of Lord Kṛṣṇa; Ära - and; dÄ«pa-ÄvalÄ« - the day of DÄ«pÄvalÄ«, when rows of lights are lit; utthÄna-dvÄdaśī-yÄtrÄ - the festival of UtthÄna-dvÄdaśī; dekhilÄ sakali - participated in all of them.


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ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu and His devotees participated in all the festivals, including RÄsa-yÄtrÄ, DÄ«pÄvalÄ« and UtthÄna-dvÄdaśī.

Purport

The DÄ«pÄvalÄ« festival takes place on the dark-moon night in the month of KÄrttika (October-November). The RÄsa-yÄtrÄ, or rÄsa dancing of Kṛṣṇa, takes place on the full-moon night of the same month. UtthÄna-dvÄdaśī takes place the day after EkÄdaśī in the waxing fortnight of the moon in the same month. All the devotees of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu participated in all these festivals.