# Cc. Ādi 8.1 ## Text > vande caitanya-devaṁ taṁ > bhagavantaṁ yad-icchayā > prasabhaṁ nartyate citraṁ > lekha-raṅge jaḍo 'py ayam ## Synonyms *vande*—I offer my respectful obeisances; *caitanya*-*devam*—unto Lord Srī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; *tam*—Him; *bhagavantam*—the Personality of Godhead; *yat*-*icchayā*—by whose desires; *prasabham*—all of a sudden; *nartyate*—dancing; *citram*—wonderfully; *lekha*-*raṅge*—in the matter of writing; *jaḍaḥ*—dull fool; *api*—although; *ayam*—this. ## Translation **I offer my respects to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose desire I have become like a dancing dog and, although I am a fool, I have suddenly taken to the writing of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.**