Adi-Līlā
CHAPTER 8
THE Eighth Chapter of  Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta  is summarized by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thākura in his  Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya . In this Eighth Chapter, the glories of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda are described, and it also stated that if one commits offenses in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra , he does not achieve love of Godhead even after chanting for many years. In this connection, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thākura warns against artificial displays of the bodily symptoms called  aṣṭa-sāttvika-vikāra . That is also another offense. One should seriously and sincerely continue to chant the Pañca-tattva names  śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda . All these  ācāryas  will bestow their causeless mercy upon a devotee and gradually purify his heart. When he is actually purified, automatically he will experience ecstasy in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra . Previous to the composition of  Caitanya-caritāmṛta , Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Thākura wrote a book called  Śrī-Caitanya-bhāgavata . Only those subjects which were not discussed by Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Thākura in his  Caitanya-bhāgavata  have been taken up by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī to be depicted in  Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta . In his very old age, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī went to Vṛndāvana, and by the order of Śrī Madana-mohanajī he wrote  Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta . Thus we are now able to relish its transcendental bliss.
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বন্দে চৈতন্যদেবং তং ভগবত্তং যদিদহস্য।
প্রসাতং নর্ত্যাতে চিত্রং লেখস্নবে অত্যেহপ্যস্নম্ ॥ ১ ॥
vande caitanya-devam tam bhagavantam yad-icchayā prasabham nartyate citram lekharaṅge jaḍo 'py ayam
SYNONYMS
vande —I offer my respectful obeisances;  caitanya-devam —unto Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  tam —Him;  bhagavantam —the Personality of Godhead;  yat-icchayā —by whose desires;  prasabham —all of a sudden;  nartyate —dancing;  citram —wonderfully;  lekharaṅge —in the matter of writing;  jaḍaḥ —dull fool;  api —although;  ayam —this.
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