# Cc. Ādi 17.135 > এত কহি’ সন্ধ্যাকালে চলে গৌররায় । > কীর্তনের কৈল প্রভু তিন সম্প্রদায় ॥১৩৫॥ ## Text > eta kahi' sandhyā-kale cāle gaurarāya > kīrtanera kaila prabhu tina sampradāya ## Synonyms *eta kahi'*—saying this; *sandhyā-kāle*—in the evening; *cale*—went out; *gaura-rāya*—Gaurasundara; *kīrtanera*—of performing *saṅkīrtana*; *kaila*—made; *prabhu*—the Lord; *tina*—three; *sampradāya*—parties. ## Translation **In the evening Lord Gaurasundara went out and formed three parties to perform kīrtana.** ## Purport This is a scheme for performing *kīrtana* in a procession. During Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's time, one party was composed of twenty-one men: four people playing *mṛdaṅgas,* one leading the chanting, and sixteen others striking *karatālas,* responding to the leading chanter. If many men join the *saṅkīrtana* movement, they may follow in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and form different parties according to the time and the number of men available.