bahu ná¹›tya-gÄ«ta kaila premÄviá¹£á¹a hañÄ
pÄṇá¸Ä-pÄla Äila sabe mÄlÄ-prasÄda lañÄ
bahu - much; ná¹›tya-gÄ«ta - dancing and chanting; kaila - performed; prema-Äviá¹£á¹a - in ecstatic love; haÃ±Ä - being; pÄṇá¸Ä-pÄla - the priests and attendants; Äila - came; sabe - all; mÄlÄ-prasÄda - a garland and remnants of the food of JagannÄtha; laÃ±Ä - offering.
In ecstatic love ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu danced and chanted. At that time all the attendants and priests came to offer Him a garland and the remnants of Lord JagannÄtha’s food.
Those who are priests engaged in Lord JagannÄtha’s service are called pÄṇá¸Äs or paṇá¸itas, and they are brÄhmaṇas. The attendants who look after the temple’s external affairs are called pÄlas. The priests and attendants went together to see ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu.
