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nirantara ghumaya sankara sighra-cetana

vasi’ pada capi’ kare ratri-jagarana

SYNONYMS

nirantara—incessantly; ghumaya—sleeps; sankara—Sankara; sighra—very quickly; cetana—waking up; vasi’-sitting; pada capi’-massaging the legs; kare—does; ratri-jagarana—keeps awake at night.

Sankara Pandita would always fall asleep, but he would quickly awaken, sit up and again begin massaging the legs of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

In this way he would stay awake the entire night.