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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .9.8

tatra ādyaṁ, yathā –
[tatra aadyam, yathaa –]
prathayan vapor vivaśatāṁ satāṁ kulair
[prathayan vapor vivashataam sataam kulair]
avadhīryamāṇa-naṭano ’py anargalaḥ |
[avadheeryamaana-natano ’py anargalah |]
vikira prabho dṛśam ihety akuṇṭha-vāk
[vikira prabho drisham ihety akuntha-vaak]
caṭulo baṭur vyavṛṇutātmano ratim ||8||
[chatulo batur vyavrinutaatmano ratim ||8||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra ādyaṁ, yathā –
prathayan vapor vivaśatāṁ satāṁ kulair
avadhīryamāṇa-naṭano ’py anargalaḥ |
vikira prabho dṛśam ihety akuṇṭha-vāk
caṭulo baṭur vyavṛṇutātmano ratim ||8||
Showing audacity: After showing off his lack of bodily control and being ignored by the devotees when he danced, a fickle brāhmaṇa boy without shame addressed the deity of Kṛṣṇa in a bold voice. “O Lord! Look at me!” In this way, he showed his love for the Lord.

When Madhumaṅgala, an intimate friend of Kṛṣṇa, was dancing before Kṛṣṇa in a joking manner, no one was paying attention to him, and he jokingly said, “My dear Lord, please be merciful upon me. I am praying for Your mercy.” This is an example of uparasa in fraternal affection and neutrality.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

This person exaggerated his symptoms of lack of bodily control (vivaśatām prathayan), which were actually quite insignificant. Prabho (O lord) is an address to the deity form of the Lord.

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