Caitanya Caritamrita Writing and the Dancing Dog

0:00Prabhupāda: 8th chapter, Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi-līlā.

Introduction and prayers to Caitanya

8:56CC Adi 8.1বন্দে চৈতন্যদেবং তং ভগবন্তং যদিচ্ছয়া ।প্রসভং নর্ত্যতে চিত্রং লেখরঙ্গে জড়োঽপ্যয়ম্ ॥ ১ ॥vande caitanya-devaṁ taṁbhagavantaṁ yad-icchayāprasabhaṁ nartyate citraṁlekha-raṅge jaḍo 'py ayamI offer my respects to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose desire I have become like a dancing dog and suddenly taken to the writing of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, although I am a fool.

9:02I offer my respects to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose desire I have become like a dancing dog and suddenly taken to the writing of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, although I am a fool.

Worshiping the Panca-tattva and devotees

15:16CC Adi 8.2জয় জয় শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য গৌরচন্দ্র ।জয় জয় পরমানন্দ জয় নিত্যানন্দ ॥ ২ ॥jaya jaya śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya gauracandrajaya jaya paramānanda jaya nityānandaLet me offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is known as Gaurasundara. I also offer my respectful obeisances unto Nityānanda Prabhu, who is always very joyful.

15:21**Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is known as Gaurasundara. I also offer my respectful obeisances unto Nityānanda Prabhu, who is always very joyful.**

15:36CC Adi 8.3জয় জয়াদ্বৈত আচার্য কৃপাময় ।জয় জয় গদাধর পণ্ডিত মহাশয় ॥ ৩॥jaya jayādvaita ācārya kṛpāmayajaya jaya gadādhara paṇḍita mahāśayaLet me offer my respectful obeisances unto Advaita Ācārya, who is very merciful, and also to that great personality Gadādhara Paṇḍita, the learned scholar.

15:53Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Advaita Ācārya, who is very merciful, and also to that great personality Gadādhara Paṇḍita, the learned scholar.

16:05CC Adi 8.4জয় জয় শ্রীবাসাদি যত ভক্তগণ ।প্রণত হইয়া বন্দোঁ সবার চরণ ॥ ৪ ॥jaya jaya śrīvāsādi yata bhakta-gaṇapraṇata ha-iyā vandoṅ sabāra caraṇaLet me offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura and all the other devotees of the Lord. I fall down to offer them respect. I worship their lotus feet.

16:26**Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura and all the other devotees of the Lord. I fall down to offer them respect. I worship their lotus feet.**

16:40CC Adi 8.5মূক কবিত্ব করে যাঁ–সবার স্মরণে ।পঙ্গু গিরি লঙ্ঘে, অন্ধ দেখে তারাগণে ॥ ৫ ॥mūka kavitva kare yāṅ-sabāra smaraṇepaṅgu giri laṅghe, andha dekhe tārā-gaṇeBy remembering the lotus feet of the Pañca-tattva, a dumb man can become a poet, a lame man can cross mountains, and a blind man can see the stars in the sky.

17:04By remembering the lotus feet of the Pañca-tattva, a dumb man can become a poet, a lame man can cross mountains, and a blind man can see the stars in the sky.

17:20CC Adi 8.6এ–সব না মানে যেই পণ্ডিত সকল ।তা–সবার বিদ্যাপাঠ ভেক–কোলাহল ॥ ৬ ॥e-saba nā māne yei paṇḍita sakalatā-sabāra vidyā-pāṭha bheka-kolāhalaThe education cultivated by so-called learned scholars who do not believe these statements of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta is like the tumultuous croaking of frogs.

17:40The education cultivated by so-called learned scholars who do not believe these statements of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta is like the tumultuous croaking of frogs.

17:52CC Adi 8.7এই সব না মানে যেবা করে কৃষ্ণভক্তি ।কৃষ্ণ–কৃপা নাহি তারে, নাহি তার গতি ॥ ৭ ॥ei saba nā māne yebā kare kṛṣṇa-bhaktikṛṣṇa-kṛpā nāhi tāre, nāhi tāra gatiOne who does not accept the glories of the Pañca-tattva but still makes a show of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa can never achieve the mercy of Kṛṣṇa or advance to the ultimate goal.

18:17One who does not accept the glories of the Pañca-tattva but still makes a show of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa can never achieve the mercy of Kṛṣṇa or advance to the ultimate goal.

Consequences of rejecting spiritual authority

18:34CC Adi 8.8পূর্বে যৈছে জরাসন্ধ–আদি রাজগণ ।বেদ–ধর্ম করি’ করে বিষ্ণুর পূজন ॥ ৮ ॥pūrve yaiche jarāsandha-ādi rāja-gaṇaveda-dharma kari' kare viṣṇura pūjanaFormerly kings like Jarāsandha [the father-in-law of Kaṁsa] strictly followed the Vedic rituals, thus worshiping Lord Viṣṇu.

18:50Formerly kings like Jarāsandha [the father-in-law of Kaṁsa] strictly followed the Vedic rituals, thus worshiping Lord Viṣṇu. CC Adi 8.9কৃষ্ণ নাহি মানে, তাতে দৈত্য করি’ মানি ।চৈতন্য না মানিলে তৈছে দৈত্য তারে জানি ॥ ৯ ॥kṛṣṇa nāhi māne, tāte daitya kari' mānicaitanya nā mānile taiche daitya tāre jāniOne who does not accept Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead is certainly a demon. Similarly, anyone who does not accept Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa, the same Supreme Lord, is also to be considered a demon.

19:26**One who does not accept Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead is certainly a demon.

19:34Similarly, anyone who does not accept Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa, the same Supreme Lord, is also to be considered a demon.** CC Adi 8.10মোরে না মানিলে সব লোক হবে নাশ ।ইথি লাগি’ কৃপার্দ্র প্রভু করিল সন্ন্যাস ॥ ১০ ॥more nā mānile saba loka habe nāśaithi lāgi' kṛpārdra prabhu karila sannyāsaLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought, “Unless people accept Me they will all be destroyed.” Thus the merciful Lord accepted the sannyāsa order.

Purpose of sannyasa and faith

20:03Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought, "Unless people accept Me they will all be destroyed." Thus the merciful Lord accepted the sannyāsa order.

20:14CC Adi 8.11সন্ন্যাসি–বুদ্ধ্যে মোরে করিবে নমস্কার ।তথাপি খণ্ডিবে দুঃখ, পাইবে নিস্তার ॥ ১১ ॥sannyāsi-buddhye more karibe namaskāratathāpi khaṇḍibe duḥkha, pāibe nistāra“If a person offers obeisances to Me, even due to accepting Me only as an ordinary sannyāsī, his material distresses will diminish, and he will ultimately get liberation.”CC Adi 8.12হেন কৃপাময় চৈতন্য না ভজে যেই জন ।সর্বোত্তম হইলেও তারে অসুরে গণন ॥ ১২ ॥hena kṛpāmaya caitanya nā bhaje yei janasarvottama ha-ileo tāre asure gaṇanaOne who does not show respect unto this merciful Lord, Caitanya Mahāprabhu, or does not worship Him should be considered a demon, even if he is very much exalted in human society.

20:56One who does not show respect unto this merciful Lord, Caitanya Mahāprabhu, or does not worship Him should be considered a demon, even if he is very much exalted in human society.

21:12CC Adi 8.13অতএব পুনঃ কহোঁ ঊর্ধ্ববাহু হঞা ।চৈতন্য–নিত্যানন্দ ভজ কুতর্ক ছাড়িয়া ॥ ১৩ ॥ataeva punaḥ kahoṅ ūrdhva-bāhu hañācaitanya-nityānanda bhaja kutarka chāḍiyāTherefore I say again, lifting my arms: O fellow human beings, please worship Śrī Caitanya and Nityānanda without false arguments!

21:28Therefore I say again, lifting my arms = O fellow human beings, please worship Śrī Caitanya and Nityānanda without false arguments! CC Adi 8.14যদি বা তার্কিক কহে,—তর্ক সে প্রমাণ ।তর্কশাস্ত্রে সিদ্ধ যেই, সেই সেব্যমান ॥ ১৪ ॥yadi vā tārkika kahe, — tarka se pramāṇatarka-śāstre siddha yei, sei sevyamānaLogicians say, “Unless one gains understanding through logic and argument, how can one decide upon a worshipable Deity?”

Glories of the holy name

21:42Logicians say, "Unless one gains understanding through logic and argument, how can one decide upon a worshipable Deity?" śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-dayā karaha vicāravicāra karile citte pābe camatkāra

21:42**If you are indeed interested in logic and argument, kindly apply it to the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. If you do so, you will find it to be strikingly wonderful.**

21:42CC Adi 8.16বহু জন্ম করে যদি শ্রবণ, কীর্তন ।তবু ত’ না পায় কৃষ্ণপদে প্রেমধন ॥ ১৬ ॥bahu janma kare yadi śravaṇa, kīrtanatabu ta' nā pāya kṛṣṇa-pade prema-dhanaIf one is infested with the ten offenses in the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, despite his endeavor to chant the holy name for many births, he will not get the love of Godhead that is the ultimate goal of this chanting.

21:42If one is infested with the ten offenses in the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, despite his endeavor to chant the holy name for many births, he will not get the love of Godhead that is the ultimate goal of this chanting.

21:42CC Adi 8.17জ্ঞানতঃ সুলভা মুক্তির্ভুক্তির্যজ্ঞাদিপুণ্যতঃ ।সেয়ং সাধনসাহস্রৈর্হরিভক্তিঃ সুদুলর্ভা ॥ ১৭ ॥jñānataḥ su-labhā muktirbhuktir yajñādi-puṇyataḥseyaṁ sādhana-sāhasrairhāri-bhaktiḥ su-durlabhā“By cultivating philosophical knowledge one can understand his spiritual position and thus be liberated, and by performing sacrifices and pious activities one can achieve sense gratification in a higher planetary system, but the devotional service of the Lord is so rare that even by executing hundreds and thousands of such sacrifices one cannot obtain it.”CC Adi 8.18কৃষ্ণ যদি ছুটে ভক্তে ভুক্তি মুক্তি দিয়া ।কভু প্রেমভক্তি না দেন রাখেন লুকাইয়া ॥ ১৮ ॥kṛṣṇa yadi chuṭe bhakte bhukti mukti diyākabhu prema-bhakti nā dena rākhena lukāiyāIf a devotee wants liberation or material sense gratification from the Lord, Kṛṣṇa immediately delivers it, but pure devotional service He keeps hidden.

21:42If a devotee wants liberation or material sense gratification from the Lord, Kṛṣṇa immediately delivers it, but pure devotional service He keeps hidden.

21:42rājan patir gurur alaṁ bhavatāṁ yadūnāṁdaivaṁ priyaḥ kula-patiḥ kva ca kiṅkaro vaḥastv evam aṅga bhagavān bhajatāṁ mukundo

21:42If a devotee wants liberation or material sense gratification from the Lord, Kṛṣṇa immediately delivers it, but pure devotional service He keeps hidden.

21:42CC Adi 8.20হেন প্রেম শ্রীচৈতন্য দিলা যথা তথা ।জগাই মাধাই পর্যন্ত—অন্যের কা কথা ॥ ২০ ॥hena prema śrī-caitanya dilā yathā tathājagāi mādhāi paryanta — anyera kā kathāLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has freely given this love of Kṛṣṇa everywhere and anywhere, even to the most fallen, such as Jagāi and Mādhāi. What then to speak of those who are already pious and elevated?

21:42**Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has freely given this love of Kṛṣṇa everywhere and anywhere, even to the most fallen, such as Jagāi and Mādhāi. What then to speak of those who are already pious and elevated?**

21:42CC Adi 8.21স্বতন্ত্র ঈশ্বর প্রেম–নিগূঢ়ভাণ্ডার ।বিলাইল যারে তারে, না কৈল বিচার ॥ ২১ ॥svatantra īśvara prema-nigūḍha-bhāṇdārabilāila yāre tāre, nā kaila vicāraŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, is fully independent. Therefore, although it is the most confidentially stored benediction, He can distribute love of Godhead to anyone and everyone without consideration.

21:42**Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, is fully independent.

21:42Therefore, although it is the most confidentially stored benediction, He can distribute love of Godhead to anyone and everyone without consideration.**

21:42CC Adi 8.22অদ্যাপিহ দেখ চৈতন্য–নাম যেই লয় ।কৃষ্ণ–প্রেমে পুলকাশ্রু–বিহ্বল সে হয় ॥ ২২ ॥adyāpiha dekha caitanya-nāma yei layakṛṣṇa-preme pulakāśru-vihvala se hayaWhether he is offensive or inoffensive, anyone who even now chants śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda is immediately overwhelmed with ecstasy, and tears fill his eyes.

21:42Whether he is offensive or inoffensive, anyone who even now chants śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda is immediately overwhelmed with ecstasy, and tears fill his eyes.

21:42CC Adi 8.23‘নিত্যানন্দ’ বলিতে হয় কৃষ্ণ–প্রেমোদয় ।আউলায় সকল অঙ্গ, অশ্রু–গঙ্গা বয় ॥ ২৩ ॥'nityānanda' balite haya kṛṣṇa-premodayaāulāya sakala aṅga, aśru-gaṅgā vayaSimply by talking of Nityānanda Prabhu one awakens his love for Kṛṣṇa. Thus all his bodily limbs are agitated by ecstasy, and tears flow from his eyes like the waters of the Ganges.

21:42**Simply by talking of Nityānanda Prabhu one awakens his love for Kṛṣṇa. Thus all his bodily limbs are agitated by ecstasy, and tears flow from his eyes like the waters of the Ganges.**

21:42CC Adi 8.24‘কৃষ্ণনাম’ করে অপরাধের বিচার ।কৃষ্ণ বলিলে অপরাধীর না হয় বিকার ॥ ২৪ ॥'kṛṣṇa-nāma' kare aparādhera vicārakṛṣṇa balile aparādhīra nā haya vikāraThere are offenses to be considered while chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. Therefore simply by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa one does not become ecstatic.

21:42**There are offenses to be considered while chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. Therefore simply by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa one does not become ecstatic.**

21:42SB 2.3.24तदश्मसारं हृदयं बतेदं यद्गृह्यमाणैर्हरिनामधेयैः ।न विक्रियेताथ यदा विकारो नेत्रे जलं गात्ररुहेषु हर्षः ॥२४॥tad aśma-sāraṁ hṛdayaṁ batedaṁyad gṛhyamāṇair hari-nāma-dheyaiḥna vikriyetātha yadā vikāronetre jalaṁ gātra-ruheṣu harṣaḥCertainly that heart is steel-framed which, in spite of one’s chanting the holy name of the Lord with concentration, does not change when ecstasy takes place, tears fill the eyes and the hairs stand on end.CC Adi 8.26‘এক’ কৃষ্ণনামে করে সর্বপাপ নাশ ।প্রেমের কারণ ভক্তি করেন প্রকাশ ॥ ২৬ ॥'eka' kṛṣṇa-nāme kare sarva-pāpa nāśapremera kāraṇa bhakti karena prakāśaSimply chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without offenses vanquishes all sinful activities. Thus pure devotional service, which is the cause of love of Godhead, becomes manifest.

21:42**Simply chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without offenses vanquishes all sinful activities. Thus pure devotional service, which is the cause of love of Godhead, becomes manifest.**

21:42CC Adi 8.27প্রেমের উদয়ে হয় প্রেমের বিকার ।স্বেদ–কম্প–পুলকাদি গদ্‌গদাশ্রুধার ॥ ২৭ ॥premera udaye haya premera vikārasveda-kampa-pulakādi gadgadāśrudhāraWhen one’s transcendental loving service to the Lord is actually awakened, it generates transformations in the body such as perspiration, trembling, throbbing of the heart, faltering of the voice and tears in the eyes.

21:42When one’s transcendental loving service to the Lord is actually awakened, it generates transformations in the body such as perspiration, trembling, throbbing of the heart, faltering of the voice and tears in the eyes.

21:42CC Adi 8.28অনায়াসে ভবক্ষয়, কৃষ্ণের সেবন ।এক কৃষ্ণনামের ফলে পাই এত ধন ॥ ২৮ ॥anāyāse bhava-kṣaya, kṛṣṇera sevanaeka kṛṣṇa-nāmera phale pāi eta dhanaAs a result of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one makes such great advancement in spiritual life that simultaneously his material existence terminates and he receives love of Godhead. The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is so powerful that by chanting even one name, one very easily achieves these transcendental riches.

21:42**As a result of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one makes such great advancement in spiritual life that simultaneously his material existence terminates and he receives love of Godhead.

21:42The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is so powerful that by chanting even one name, one very easily achieves these transcendental riches.**

21:42CC Adi 8.29হেন কৃষ্ণনাম যদি লয় বহুবার ।তবু যদি প্রেম নহে, নহে অশ্রুধার ॥ ২৯ ॥তবে জানি, অপরাধ তাহাতে প্রচুর ।কৃষ্ণনাম–বীজ তাহে না করে অঙ্কুর ॥ ৩০ ॥hena kṛṣṇa-nāma yadi laya bahu-bāratabu yadi prema nahe, nahe aśrudhāratabe jāni, aparādha tāhāte pracurakṛṣṇa-nāma-bīja tāhe nā kare aṅkuraIf one chants the exalted holy name of the Lord again and again and yet his love for the Supreme Lord does not develop and tears do not appear in his eyes, it is evident that because of his offenses in chanting, the seed of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa does not sprout.

21:42If one chants the exalted holy name of the Lord again and again and yet his love for the Supreme Lord does not develop and tears do not appear in his eyes, it is evident that because of his offenses in chanting, the seed of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa does not sprout.

21:42CC Adi 8.31চৈতন্য–নিত্যানন্দে নাহি এসব বিচার ।নাম লৈতে প্রেম দেন, বহে অশ্রুধার ॥ ৩১ ॥caitanya-nityānande nāhi esaba vicāranāma laite prema dena, vahe aśrudhāraBut if one only chants, with some slight faith, the holy names of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda, very quickly he is cleansed of all offenses. Thus as soon as he chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, he feels the ecstasy of love for God.

21:42**But if one only chants, with some slight faith, the holy names of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda, very quickly he is cleansed of all offenses.

21:42Thus as soon as he chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, he feels the ecstasy of love for God.** CC Adi 8.32স্বতন্ত্র ঈশ্বর প্রভু অত্যন্ত উদার ।তাঁরে না ভজিলে কভু না হয় নিস্তার ॥ ৩২ ॥svatantra īśvara prabhu atyanta udāratāṅre nā bhajile kabhu nā haya nistāraŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead, is greatly magnanimous. Unless one worships Him, one can never be liberated.

21:42**Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead, is greatly magnanimous. Unless one worships Him, one can never be liberated.**

21:42CC Adi 8.33ওরে মূঢ় লোক, শুন চৈতন্যমঙ্গল ।চৈতন্য–মহিমা যাতে জানিবে সকল ॥ ৩৩ ॥ore mūḍha loka, śuna caitanya-maṅgalacaitanya-mahimā yāte jānibe sakalaO fools, just read Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala! By reading this book you can understand all the glories of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

21:42**O fools, just read Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala! By reading this book you can understand all the glories of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.** CC Adi 8.34কৃষ্ণলীলা ভাগবতে কহে বেদব্যাস ।চৈতন্য–লীলার ব্যাস—বৃন্দাবন–দাস ॥ ৩৪ ॥kṛṣṇa-līlā bhāgavate kahe veda-vyāsacaitanya-līlāra vyāsa — vṛndāvana-dāsaAs Vyāsadeva has compiled all the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Ṭhākura Vṛndāvana dāsa has depicted the pastimes of Lord Caitanya.

21:42As Vyāsadeva has compiled all the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Ṭhākura Vṛndāvana dāsa has depicted the pastimes of Lord Caitanya.

21:42CC Adi 8.35বৃন্দাবন–দাস কৈল ‘চৈতন্যমঙ্গল’ ।যাঁহার শ্রবণে নাশে সর্ব অমঙ্গল ॥ ৩৫ ॥vṛndāvana-dāsa kaila 'caitanya-maṅgala'yāṅhāra śravaṇe nāśe sarva amaṅgalaṬhākura Vṛndāvana dāsa has composed Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala. Hearing this book annihilates all misfortune.

21:42**Ṭhākura Vṛndāvana dāsa has composed Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala. Hearing this book annihilates all misfortune.** CC Adi 8.36চৈতন্য–নিতাইর যাতে জানিয়ে মহিমা ।যাতে জানি কৃষ্ণভক্তিসিদ্ধান্তের সীমা ॥ ৩৬ ॥caitanya-nitāira yāte jāniye mahimāyāte jāni kṛṣṇa-bhakti-siddhāntera sīmāBy reading Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala one can understand all the glories and truths of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and come to the ultimate conclusion of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

21:42By reading Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala one can understand all the glories and truths of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and come to the ultimate conclusion of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

21:42CC Adi 8.37ভাগবতে যত ভক্তিসিদ্ধান্তের সার ।লিখিয়াছেন ইঁহা জানি’ করিয়া উদ্ধার ॥ ৩৭ ॥bhāgavate yata bhakti-siddhāntera sāralikhiyāchena iṅhā jāni' kariyā uddhāraIn Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala [later known as Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata] Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has given the conclusion and essence of devotional service by quoting the authoritative statements of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

21:42In Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala [later known as Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata] Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has given the conclusion and essence of devotional service by quoting the authoritative statements of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

21:42CC Adi 8.38‘চৈতন্যমঙ্গল’ শুনে যদি পাষণ্ডী, যবন ।সেহ মহাবৈষ্ণব হয় ততক্ষণ ॥ ৩৮ ॥'caitanya-maṅgala' śune yadi pāṣaṇḍī, yavanaseha mahā-vaiṣṇava haya tatakṣaṇaIf even a great atheist hears Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala, he immediately becomes a great devotee.

21:42If even a great atheist hears Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala, he immediately becomes a great devotee. CC Adi 8.39মনুষ্যে রচিতে নারে ঐছে গ্রন্থ ধন্য ।বৃন্দাবনদাস–মুখে বক্তা শ্রীচৈতন্য ॥ ৩৯ ॥manuṣye racite nāre aiche grantha dhanyavṛndāvana-dāsa-mukhe vaktā śrī-caitanyaThe subject matter of this book is so sublime that it appears that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has personally spoken through the writings of Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.

21:42The subject matter of this book is so sublime that it appears that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has personally spoken through the writings of Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.

21:42CC Adi 8.40বৃন্দাবনদাস–পদে কোটি নমস্কার ।ঐছে গ্রন্থ করি’ তেঁহো তারিলা সংসার ॥ ৪০ ॥vṛndāvana-dāsa-pade koṭi namaskāraaiche grantha kari' teṅho tārilā saṁsāraI offer millions of obeisances unto the lotus feet of Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura. No one else could write such a wonderful book for the deliverance of all fallen souls.

21:42**I offer millions of obeisances unto the lotus feet of Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura. No one else could write such a wonderful book for the deliverance of all fallen souls.**

21:42CC Adi 8.41নারায়ণী—চৈতন্যের উচ্ছিষ্ট–ভাজন ।তাঁর গর্ভে জন্মিলা শ্রীদাস–বৃন্দাবন ॥ ৪১ ॥nārāyaṇī — caitanyera ucchiṣṭa-bhājanatāṅra garbhe janmilā śrī-dāsa-vṛndāvanaNārāyaṇī eternally eats the remnants of the food of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura was born of her womb.

21:42**Nārāyaṇī eternally eats the remnants of the food of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura was born of her womb.** CC Adi 8.42তাঁর কি অদ্ভুত চৈতন্যচরিত–বৰ্ণন ।যাহার শ্রবণে শুদ্ধ কৈল ত্রিভুবন ॥ ৪২ ॥tāṅra ki adbhuta caitanya-carita-varṇanayāhāra śravaṇe śuddha kaila tri-bhuvanaWhat a wonderful description he has given of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya! Anyone in the three worlds who hears it is purified.

21:42**What a wonderful description he has given of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya! Anyone in the three worlds who hears it is purified.** CC Adi 8.43অতএব ভজ, লোক, চৈতন্য–নিত্যানন্দ ।খণ্ডিবে সংসার–দুঃখ, পাবে প্রেমানন্দ ॥ ৪৩ ॥ataeva bhaja, loka, caitanya-nityānandakhaṇḍibe saṁsāra-duḥkha, pābe premānandaI fervently appeal to everyone to adopt the method of devotional service given by Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and thus be freed from the miseries of material existence and ultimately achieve the loving service of the Lord.

21:42I fervently appeal to everyone to adopt the method of devotional service given by Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and thus be freed from the miseries of material existence and ultimately achieve the loving service of the Lord.

21:42CC Adi 8.44বৃন্দাবন–দাস কৈল ‘চৈতন্য–মঙ্গল’ ।তাহাতে চৈতন্য–লীলা বর্ণিল সকল ॥ ৪৪ ॥vṛndāvana-dāsa kaila 'caitanya-maṅgala'tāhāte caitanya-līlā varṇila sakalaŚrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has written Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala and therein described in all respects the pastimes of Lord Caitanya.

21:42Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has written Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala and therein described in all respects the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. CC Adi 8.45সূত্র করি’ সব লীলা করিল গ্রন্থন ।পাছে বিস্তারিয়া তাহার কৈল বিবরণ ॥ ৪৫ ॥sūtra kari' saba līlā karila granthanapāche vistāriyā tāhāra kaila vivaraṇaHe first summarized all the pastimes of the Lord and later described them vividly in detail.

21:42He first summarized all the pastimes of the Lord and later described them vividly in detail. CC Adi 8.46চৈতন্যচন্দ্রের লীলা অনন্ত অপার ।বর্ণিতে বর্ণিতে গ্রন্থ হইল বিস্তার ॥ ৪৬ ॥caitanya-candrera līlā ananta apāravarṇite varṇite grantha ha-ila vistāraThe pastimes of Lord Caitanya are unlimited and unfathomable. Therefore, in describing all those pastimes, the book became voluminous.

21:42**The pastimes of Lord Caitanya are unlimited and unfathomable. Therefore, in describing all those pastimes, the book became voluminous.** CC Adi 8.47বিস্তার দেখিয়া কিছু সঙ্কোচ হৈল মন ।সূত্রধৃত কোন লীলা না কৈল বর্ণন ॥ ৪৭ ॥vistāra dekhiyā kichu saṅkoca haila manasūtra-dhṛta kona līlā nā kaila varṇanaHe saw them to be so extensive that he later felt that some had not been properly described.

21:42He saw them to be so extensive that he later felt that some had not been properly described. CC Adi 8.48নিত্যানন্দ–লীলা–বর্ণনে হইল আবেশ ।চৈতন্যের শেষ–লীলা রহিল অবশেষ ॥ ৪৮ ॥nityānanda-līlā-varṇane ha-ila āveśacaitanyera śeṣa-līlā rahila avaśeṣaHe ecstatically described the pastimes of Lord Nityānanda, but the later pastimes of Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained untold.

21:42He ecstatically described the pastimes of Lord Nityānanda, but the later pastimes of Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained untold. CC Adi 8.49সেই সব লীলার শুনিতে বিবরণ ।বৃন্দাবনবাসী ভক্তের উৎকণ্ঠিত মন ॥ ৪৯ ॥sei saba līlāra śunite vivaraṇavṛndāvana-vāsī bhaktera utkaṇṭhita manaThe devotees of Vṛndāvana were all very anxious to hear those pastimes.

21:42The devotees of Vṛndāvana were all very anxious to hear those pastimes. CC Adi 8.50বৃন্দাবনে কল্পদ্রুমে সুবর্ণ–সদন ।মহা–যোগপীঠ তাহাঁ, রত্ন–সিংহাসন ॥ ৫০ ॥vṛndāvane kalpa-drume suvarṇa-sadanamahā-yogapīṭha tāhāṅ, ratna-siṁhāsanaIn Vṛndāvana, in a great place of pilgrimage underneath the desire trees, is a golden throne bedecked with jewels.

21:42In Vṛndāvana, in a great place of pilgrimage underneath the desire trees, is a golden throne bedecked with jewels. CC Adi 8.51তাতে বসি’ আছে সদা ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ।‘শ্রীগোবিন্দ–দেব’ নাম সাক্ষাৎ মদন ॥ ৫১ ॥tāte vasi' āche sadā vrajendra-nandana'śrī-govinda-deva' nāma sākṣāt madanaOn that throne sits the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Śrī Govindadeva, the transcendental Cupid.

21:42On that throne sits the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Śrī Govindadeva, the transcendental Cupid. CC Adi 8.52রাজ–সেবা হয় তাঁহা বিচিত্র প্রকার ।দিব্য সামগ্রী, দিব্য বস্ত্র, অলঙ্কার ॥ ৫২ ॥rāja-sevā haya tāṅhā vicitra prakāradivya sāmagrī, divya vastra, alaṅkāraVarieties of majestic service are rendered to Govinda there. His garments, ornaments and paraphernalia are all transcendental.

21:42**Varieties of majestic service are rendered to Govinda there. His garments, ornaments and paraphernalia are all transcendental.** CC Adi 8.53সহস্র সেবক সেবা করে অনুক্ষণ ।সহস্র–বদনে সেবা না যায় বর্ণন ॥ ৫৩ ॥sahasra sevaka sevā kare anukṣaṇasahasra-vadane sevā nā yāya varṇanaIn that temple of Govindajī, thousands of servitors always render service to the Lord in devotion. Even with thousands of mouths, one could not describe this service.

21:42**In that temple of Govindajī, thousands of servitors always render service to the Lord in devotion. Even with thousands of mouths, one could not describe this service.**

21:42CC Adi 8.54সেবার অধ্যক্ষ—শ্রীপণ্ডিত হরিদাস ।তাঁর যশঃ–গুণ সর্বজগতে প্রকাশ ॥ ৫৪ ॥sevāra adhyakṣa — śrī-paṇḍita haridāsatāṅra yaśaḥ-guṇa sarva-jagate prakāśaIn that temple the chief servitor was Śrī Haridāsa Paṇḍita. His qualities and fame are known all over the world.

21:42**In that temple the chief servitor was Śrī Haridāsa Paṇḍita. His qualities and fame are known all over the world.** CC Adi 8.55সুশীল, সহিষ্ণু, শান্ত, বদান্য, গম্ভীর ।মধুর–বচন, মধুর–চেষ্টা, মহাধীর ॥ ৫৫ ॥suśīla, sahiṣṇu, śānta, vadānya, gambhīramadhura-vacana, madhura-ceṣṭā, mahā-dhīraHe was gentle, tolerant, peaceful, magnanimous, grave, sweet in his words and very sober in his endeavors.

21:42He was gentle, tolerant, peaceful, magnanimous, grave, sweet in his words and very sober in his endeavors. CC Adi 8.56সবার সম্মান–কর্তা, করেন সবার হিত ।কৌটিল্য–মাৎসর্য–হিংসা না জানে তাঁর চিত ॥ ৫৬ ॥sabāra sammāna-kartā, karena sabāra hitakauṭilya-mātsarya-hiṁsā nā jāne tāṅra citaHe was respectful to everyone and worked for the benefit of all. Diplomacy, envy and jealousy were unknown to his heart.

21:42**He was respectful to everyone and worked for the benefit of all. Diplomacy, envy and jealousy were unknown to his heart.** CC Adi 8.57কৃষ্ণের যে সাধারণ সদ্‌গুণ পঞ্চাশ ।সে সব গুণের তাঁর শরীরে নিবাস ॥ ৫৭ ॥kṛṣṇera ye sādhāraṇa sad-guṇa pañcāśase saba guṇera tāṅra śarīre nivāsaThe fifty qualities of Lord Kṛṣṇa were all present in his body.

21:42The fifty qualities of Lord Kṛṣṇa were all present in his body. SB 5.18.12यस्यास्ति भक्तिर्भगवत्यकिञ्चनासर्वैर्गुणैस्तत्र समासते सुराः ।हरावभक्तस्य कुतो महद्गुणामनोरथेनासति धावतो बहिः ॥१२॥yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanāsarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥharāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇāmanorathenāsati dhāvato bahiḥAll the demigods and their exalted qualities, such as religion, knowledge and renunciation, become manifest in the body of one who has developed unalloyed devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva. On the other hand, a person devoid of devotional service and engaged in material activities has no good qualities. Even if he is adept at the practice of mystic yoga or the honest endeavor of maintaining his family and relatives, he must be driven by his own mental speculations and must engage in the service of the Lord’s external energy. How can there be any good qualities in such a man?

21:42CC Adi 8.59পণ্ডিত–গোসাঞির শিষ্য—অনন্ত আচার্য ।কৃষ্ণপ্রেমময়–তনু, উদার, সর্ব–আর্য ॥ ৫৯ ॥paṇḍita-gosāñira śiṣya — ananta ācāryakṛṣṇa-premamaya-tanu, udāra, sarva-āryaAnanta Ācārya was a disciple of Gadādhara Paṇḍita. His body was always absorbed in love of Godhead. He was magnanimous and advanced in all respects.

21:42**Ananta Ācārya was a disciple of Gadādhara Paṇḍita. His body was always absorbed in love of Godhead. He was magnanimous and advanced in all respects.**

21:42CC Adi 8.60তাঁহার অনন্ত গুণ কে করু প্রকাশ ।তাঁর প্রিয় শিষ্য ইঁহ—পণ্ডিত হরিদাস ॥ ৬০ ॥tāṅhāra ananta guṇa ke karu prakāśatāṅra priya śiṣya iṅha — paṇḍita haridāsaAnanta Ācārya was a reservoir of all good qualities. No one can estimate how great he was. Paṇḍita Haridāsa was his beloved disciple.

21:42**Ananta Ācārya was a reservoir of all good qualities. No one can estimate how great he was. Paṇḍita Haridāsa was his beloved disciple.** CC Adi 8.61চৈতন্য–নিত্যানন্দে তাঁর পরম বিশ্বাস ।চৈতন্য–চরিতে তাঁর পরম উল্লাস ॥ ৬১ ॥caitanya-nityānande tāṅra parama viśvāsacaitanya-carite tāṅra parama ullāsaPaṇḍita Haridāsa had great faith in Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda. Therefore he took great satisfaction in knowing about Their pastimes and qualities.

21:42**Paṇḍita Haridāsa had great faith in Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda. Therefore he took great satisfaction in knowing about Their pastimes and qualities.**

21:42CC Adi 8.62বৈষ্ণবের গুণগ্রাহী, না দেখয়ে দোষ ।কায়মনোবাক্যে করে বৈষ্ণব–সন্তোষ ॥ ৬২ ॥vaiṣṇavera guṇa-grāhī, nā dekhaye doṣakāya-mano-vākye kare vaiṣṇava-santoṣaHe always accepted the good qualities of Vaiṣṇavas and never found fault in them. He engaged his heart and soul only to satisfy the Vaiṣṇavas.

21:42**He always accepted the good qualities of Vaiṣṇavas and never found fault in them. He engaged his heart and soul only to satisfy the Vaiṣṇavas.**

21:42CC Adi 8.63নিরন্তর শুনে তেঁহো ‘চৈতন্যমঙ্গল’ ।তাঁহার প্রসাদে শুনেন বৈষ্ণবসকল ॥ ৬৩ ॥nirantara śune teṅho 'caitanya-maṅgala'tāṅhāra prasāde śunena vaiṣṇava-sakalaHe always heard the reading of Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala, and all the other Vaiṣṇavas used to hear it by his grace.

21:42He always heard the reading of Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala, and all the other Vaiṣṇavas used to hear it by his grace. CC Adi 8.64কথায় সভা উজ্জ্বল করে যেন পূর্ণচন্দ্র ।নিজ–গুণামৃতে বাড়ায় বৈষ্ণব–আনন্দ ॥ ৬৪ ॥kathāya sabhā ujjvala kare yena pūrṇa-candranija-guṇāmṛte bāḍāya vaiṣṇava-ānandaLike the full moon, he illuminated the entire assembly of Vaiṣṇavas by speaking Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala, and by the nectar of his qualities he increased their transcendental bliss.

21:42Like the full moon, he illuminated the entire assembly of Vaiṣṇavas by speaking Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala, and by the nectar of his qualities he increased their transcendental bliss.

21:42CC Adi 8.65তেঁহো অতি কৃপা করি’ আজ্ঞা কৈলা মোরে ।গৌরাঙ্গের শেষলীলা বর্ণিবার তরে ॥ ৬৫ ॥teṅho ati kṛpā kari' ājñā kailā moregaurāṅgera śeṣa-līlā varṇibāra tareBy his causeless mercy he ordered me to write about the last pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

21:42By his causeless mercy he ordered me to write about the last pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. CC Adi 8.66কাশীশ্বর গোসাঞির শিষ্য—গোবিন্দ গোসাঞি ।গোবিন্দের প্রিয়সেবক তাঁর সম নাঞি ॥ ৬৬ ॥kāśīśvara gosāñira śiṣya — govinda gosāñigovindera priya-sevaka tāṅra sama nāñiGovinda Gosāñi, the priest engaged in the service of Lord Govinda in Vṛndāvana, was a disciple of Kāśīśvara Gosāñi. There was no servant more dear to the Govinda Deity.

21:42**Govinda Gosāñi, the priest engaged in the service of Lord Govinda in Vṛndāvana, was a disciple of Kāśīśvara Gosāñi. There was no servant more dear to the Govinda Deity.**

21:42CC Adi 8.67যাদবাচার্য গোসাঞি শ্রীরূপের সঙ্গী ।চৈতন্যচরিতে তেঁহো অতি বড় রঙ্গী ॥ ৬৭ ॥yādavācārya gosāñi śrī-rūpera saṅgīcaitanya-carite teṅho ati baḍa raṅgīŚrī Yādavācārya Gosāñi, a constant associate of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, was also very enthusiastic in hearing and chanting about Lord Caitanya’s pastimes.

21:42Śrī Yādavācārya Gosāñi, a constant associate of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, was also very enthusiastic in hearing and chanting about Lord Caitanya’s pastimes.

21:42CC Adi 8.68পণ্ডিত–গোসাঞির শিষ্য—ভুগর্ভ গোসাঞি ।গৌরকথা বিনা আর মুখে অন্য নাই ॥ ৬৮ ॥paṇḍita-gosāñira śiṣya — bhugarbha gosāñigaura-kathā vinā āra mukhe anya nāiBhūgarbha Gosāñi, a disciple of Paṇḍita Gosāñi, was always engaged in topics regarding Lord Caitanya, knowing nothing else.

21:42Bhūgarbha Gosāñi, a disciple of Paṇḍita Gosāñi, was always engaged in topics regarding Lord Caitanya, knowing nothing else. CC Adi 8.69তাঁর শিষ্য—গোবিন্দ পূজক চৈতন্যদাস ।মুকুন্দানন্দ চক্রবর্তী, প্রেমী কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ৬৯ ॥tāṅra śiṣya — govinda pūjaka caitanya-dāsamukundānanda cakravartī, premī kṛṣṇadāsaAmong his disciples were Caitanya dāsa, who was a priest of the Govinda Deity, as well as Mukundānanda Cakravartī and the great devotee Kṛṣṇadāsa.

21:42Among his disciples were Caitanya dāsa, who was a priest of the Govinda Deity, as well as Mukundānanda Cakravartī and the great devotee Kṛṣṇadāsa.

21:42CC Adi 8.70আচার্যগোসাঞির শিষ্য—চক্রবর্তী শিবানন্দ ।নিরবধি তাঁর চিত্তে চৈতন্য–নিত্যানন্দ ॥ ৭০ ॥ācārya-gosāñira śiṣya — cakravartī śivānandaniravadhi tāṅra citte caitanya-nityānandaAmong the disciples of Ananta Ācārya was Śivānanda Cakravartī, in whose heart Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda constantly dwelled.

21:42Among the disciples of Ananta Ācārya was Śivānanda Cakravartī, in whose heart Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda constantly dwelled. CC Adi 8.71আর যত বৃন্দাবনে বৈসে ভক্তগণ ।শেষ–লীলা শুনিতে সবার হৈল মন ॥ ৭১ ॥āra yata vṛndāvane baise bhakta-gaṇaśeṣa-līlā śunite sabāra haila manaIn Vṛndāvana there were also many other great devotees, all of whom desired to hear the last pastimes of Lord Caitanya.

21:42In Vṛndāvana there were also many other great devotees, all of whom desired to hear the last pastimes of Lord Caitanya. CC Adi 8.72মোরে আজ্ঞা করিলা সবে করুণা করিয়া ।তাঁ–সবার বোলে লিখি নির্লজ্জ হইয়া ॥ ৭২ ।more ājñā karilā sabe karuṇā kariyātāṅ-sabāra bole likhi nirlajja ha-iyāBy their mercy, all these devotees ordered me to write of the last pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Because of their order only, although I am shameless, I have attempted to write this Caitanya-caritāmṛta.

21:42**By their mercy, all these devotees ordered me to write of the last pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Because of their order only, although I am shameless, I have attempted to write this Caitanya-caritāmṛta.**

21:42CC Adi 8.73বৈষ্ণবের আজ্ঞা পাঞা চিন্তিত–অন্তরে ।মদনগোপালে গেলাঙ আজ্ঞা মাগিবারে ॥ ৭৩ ॥vaiṣṇavera ājñā pāñā cintita-antaremadana-gopāle gelāṅ ājñā māgibāreHaving received the order of the Vaiṣṇavas but being anxious within my heart, I went to the temple of Madana-mohana in Vṛndāvana to ask His permission also.

21:42Having received the order of the Vaiṣṇavas but being anxious within my heart, I went to the temple of Madana-mohana in Vṛndāvana to ask His permission also.

21:42CC Adi 8.74দরশন করি কৈলুঁ চরণ বন্দন ।গোসাঞিদাস পূজারী করে চরণ–সেবন ॥ ৭৪ ॥daraśana kari kailuṅ caraṇa vandanagosāñi-dāsa pūjārī kare caraṇa-sevanaWhen I visited the temple of Madana-mohana, the priest Gosāñi dāsa was serving the feet of the Lord, and I also prayed at the Lord’s lotus feet.

21:42When I visited the temple of Madana-mohana, the priest Gosāñi dāsa was serving the feet of the Lord, and I also prayed at the Lord’s lotus feet. CC Adi 8.75প্রভুর চরণে যদি আজ্ঞা মাগিল ।প্রভুকণ্ঠ হৈতে মালা খসিয়া পড়িল ॥ ৭৫ ॥prabhura caraṇe yadi ājñā māgilaprabhu-kaṇṭha haite mālā khasiyā paḍilaWhen I prayed to the Lord for permission, a garland from His neck immediately slipped down.

21:42When I prayed to the Lord for permission, a garland from His neck immediately slipped down. CC Adi 8.76সব বৈষ্ণবগণ হরিধ্বনি দিল ।গোসাঞিদাস আনি’ মালা মোর গলে দিল ॥ ৭৬ ॥saba vaiṣṇava-gaṇa hari-dhvani dilagosāñi-dāsa āni' mālā mora gale dilaAs soon as this happened, the Vaiṣṇavas standing there all loudly chanted, “Haribol!” and the priest, Gosāñi dāsa, brought me the garland and put it around my neck.

21:42As soon as this happened, the Vaiṣṇavas standing there all loudly chanted, "Haribol!" and the priest, Gosāñi dāsa, brought me the garland and put it around my neck.

21:42CC Adi 8.77আজ্ঞামালা পাঞা আমার হইল আনন্দ ।তাহাঁই করিনু এই গ্রন্থের আরম্ভ ॥ ৭৭ ॥ājñā-mālā pāñā āmāra ha-ila ānandatāhāṅi karinu ei granthera ārambhaI was greatly pleased to have the garland signifying the order of the Lord, and then and there I commenced to write this book.

21:42I was greatly pleased to have the garland signifying the order of the Lord, and then and there I commenced to write this book. CC Adi 8.78এই গ্রন্থ লেখায় মোরে ‘মদনমোহন’ ।আমার লিখন যেন শুকের পঠন ॥ ৭৮ ॥ei grantha lekhāya more 'madana-mohana'āmāra likhana yena śukera paṭhanaActually Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta is not my writing but the dictation of Śrī Madana-mohana. My writing is like the repetition of a parrot.

21:42**Actually Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta is not my writing but the dictation of Śrī Madana-mohana. My writing is like the repetition of a parrot.** CC Adi 8.79সেই লিখি, মদনগোপাল যে লিখায় ।কাষ্ঠের পুত্তলী যেন কুহকে নাচায় ॥৭৯ ॥sei likhi, madana-gopāla ye likhāyakāṣṭhera puttalī yena kuhake nācāyaAs a wooden doll is made to dance by a magician, I write as Madana-gopāla orders me to do so.

21:42As a wooden doll is made to dance by a magician, I write as Madana-gopāla orders me to do so. CC Adi 8.80কুলাধিদেবতা মোর—মদনমোহন ।যাঁর সেবক—রঘুনাথ, রূপ, সনাতন ॥ ৮০ ॥kulādhidevatā mora — madana-mohanayāṅra sevaka — raghunātha, rūpa, sanātanaI accept as my family Deity Madana-mohana, whose worshipers are Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī.

21:42I accept as my family Deity Madana-mohana, whose worshipers are Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī. CC Adi 8.81বৃন্দাবন–দাসের পাদপদ্ম করি’ ধ্যান ।তাঁর আজ্ঞা লঞা লিখি যাহাতে কল্যাণ ॥ ৮১ ॥vṛndāvana-dāsera pāda-padma kari' dhyānatāṅra ājñā lañā likhi yāhāte kalyāṇaI took permission from Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura by praying at his lotus feet, and upon receiving his order I have attempted to write this auspicious literature.

21:42I took permission from Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura by praying at his lotus feet, and upon receiving his order I have attempted to write this auspicious literature.

21:42CC Adi 8.82চৈতন্যলীলাতে ‘ব্যাস’—বৃন্দাবন–দাস ।তাঁর কৃপা বিনা অন্যে না হয় প্রকাশ ॥ ৮২ ।caitanya-līlāte 'vyāsa' — vṛndāvana-dāsatāṅra kṛpā vinā anye nā haya prakāśaŚrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura is the authorized writer on the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. Without his mercy, therefore, one cannot describe these pastimes.

21:42**Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura is the authorized writer on the pastimes of Lord Caitanya. Without his mercy, therefore, one cannot describe these pastimes.**

21:42CC Adi 8.83মূর্খ, নীচ, ক্ষুদ্র মুঞি বিষয়–লালস ।বৈষ্ণবাজ্ঞা–বলে করি এতেক সাহস ॥ ৮৩ ॥mūrkha, nīca, kṣudra muñi viṣaya-lālasavaiṣṇavājñā-bale kari eteka sāhasaI am foolish, lowborn and insignificant, and I always desire material enjoyment; yet by the order of the Vaiṣṇavas I am greatly enthusiastic to write this transcendental literature.

21:42I am foolish, lowborn and insignificant, and I always desire material enjoyment; yet by the order of the Vaiṣṇavas I am greatly enthusiastic to write this transcendental literature.

21:42CC Adi 8.84শ্রীরূপ–রঘুনাথ–চরণের এই বল ।যাঁর স্মৃতে সিদ্ধ হয় বাঞ্ছিতসকল ॥ ৮৪ ॥śrī-rūpa-raghunātha-caraṇera ei balayāṅra smṛte siddha haya vāñchita-sakalaThe lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī are my source of strength. Remembering their lotus feet can fulfill all one’s desires.

21:42**The lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī are my source of strength. Remembering their lotus feet can fulfill all one’s desires.** CC Adi 1.110শ্রীরূপ–রঘুনাথ–পদে যার আশ ।চৈতন্যচরিতামৃত কহে কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ১১০ ॥śrī-rūpa-raghunātha-pade yāra āśacaitanya-caritāmṛta kahe kṛṣṇadāsaPraying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.

21:42Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.