# Cc. Madhya 13.82 ## Text > uddaṇḍa nṛtya prabhu kariyā huṅkāra > cakra-bhrami bhrame yaiche alāta-ākāra ## Synonyms *uddaṇḍa*—jumping; *nṛtya*—dancing; *prabhu*—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; *kariyā*—making; *huṅkāra*—loud vibration; *cakra*-*bhrami*—making a circular movement like a wheel; *bhrame*—moves; *yaiche*—as if; *alāta*-*ākāra*—circle of fire. ## Translation **When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced and jumped high, roaring like thunder and moving in a circle like a wheel, He appeared like a circling firebrand.** ## Purport If a burning cinder of a firebrand is whirled about very swiftly, it gives the appearance of a circle of fire. This is called *alāta-ākāra,* or a firebrand circle. This whole circle is not actually made of fire but is a single fire in motion. Similarly, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is a single personality, but when He danced and jumped high in a circle, He appeared like the *alāta-cakra.*