Nrtya Lunthan
Dancing and Rolling on the Ground
"Small children are prone for attention from their fathers. A child will put his arms up in the air, dance around and call out to the father, who will respond by taking the child into his lap and fondle him lovingly.
But if the father does not respond right away, the child cries and rolls on the ground. Seeing this is intolerable for the kind father, who certainly picks the child up.
In this mood, dancing and rolling on the ground are an integral part of the performance of Sankirtana. They are meant to petition the favor of the all-merciful Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Father.
Of course, this does not mean that devotees should abandon all sense of proper decorum, cry like banshees, and roll madly down the sidewalk on street Sankirtana." (Appreciating Navadvipa Dhama)
In certain appropriate settings, such as Navadvipa Dhama Parikrama and other Dhamas, devotees may, if they truly feel inspired, spontaneously cry out in ecstasy "Hariiiiiii bol!" and madly roll in the dust of the Dhama.
"In the Padyāvalī there is a statement by some devotees: "We shall not care for any outsiders. If they should deride us, we shall still not care for them. We shall simply enjoy the transcendental mellow of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, and thus we shall roll on the ground and dance ecstatically. In this way we shall eternally enjoy transcendental bliss." (Srila Prabhupada NOD 27)
