Ādi-līlā, Chapter 8
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SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-līlā —the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  bhāgavate —in the book  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ;  kahe —tells;  veda-vyāsa —Vyāsadeva, the editor of the Vedic literatures;  caitanya-līlāra —of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya;  vyāsa —compiler;  vṛndāvana-dāsa —is Vṛndāvana dāsa.
TRANSLATION
As Vyāsadeva has compiled all the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Thākura Vṛndāvana dāsa has depicted the pastimes of Lord Caitanya.
TEXT 35
বৃন্দাবন-দাস কৈল ‘চৈতন্যমঙ্গল’ ।
যাঁছার শ্রবণে নাশে সর্ব অমঙ্গল ॥ ৩৫ ॥
vṛndāvana-dāsa kaila ‘caitanya-maṅgala’ yāṅhāra śravaṇe nāśe sarva amaṅgala
SYNONYMS
vṛndāvana-dāsa —of the name Vṛndāvana dāsa;  kaila —compiled;  caitanya-maṅgala —the book named  Caitanya-maṅgala ;  yāṅhāra —of which;  śravaṇe —by hearing;  nāśe —annihilated;  sarva —all;  amaṅgala —inauspiciousness.
TRANSLATION
Thākura Vṛndāvana dāsa has composed Caitanya-maṅgala. Hearing this book will annihilate all misfortune.
TEXT 36
চৈতন্য-নিতাইর যাতে জানিয়ে মহিমা ।
যাতে জানি কৃষ্ণভক্তিসিদ্ধান্তের সীমা ॥ ৩৬ ॥
caitanya-nitāira yāte jāniye mahimā yāte jāni kṛṣṇa-bhakti-siddhāntera sīmā
SYNONYMS
caitanya-nitāira —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu;  yāte —in which;  jāniye —one can know;  mahimā —all glories;  yāte —in which;  jāni —I can understand;  kṛṣṇa-bhakti —of devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa;  siddhāntera —of the conclusion;  sīmā —limit.
TRANSLATION
By reading Caitanya-maṅgala one can understand all the glories or truths of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and come to the ultimate conclusion of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.