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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Adi-līlā, Ch. 13]
TRANSLATION
I wish the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose mercy even one who is fallen can describe the pastimes of the Lord.
PURPORT
To describe Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu or Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one needs supernatural power, which is the grace and mercy of the Lord. Without this grace and mercy, one cannot compose transcendental literature. By dint of the grace of the Lord, however, even one who is unfit for a literary career can describe wonderful transcendental topics. Description of Kṛṣṇa is possible for one who is empowered.  Kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe tāra pravartana  (Cc. Antya 7.11). Unless endowed with the mercy of the Lord, one cannot preach of the Lord's name, fame, quality, form, entourage and so on. It should be concluded, therefore, that the description of  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī manifests specific mercy bestowed upon the author, although he thought of himself as the most fallen. We should not consider him fallen because he describes himself as such. Rather, anyone who is able to compose such transcendental literature is our esteemed master.
TEXT 2
অস অস শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্ত্র গৌরচন্দ্র ।
অস্নাষ্টেতচন্দ্র অস অস শিত্যানন্দ ॥ ২ ॥
jaya jaya śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya gauracandra jayādvaitacandra jaya jaya nityānanda
SYNONYMS
jaya jaya—all glories; śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gaura-candra—Lord Gauracandra; jayādvaitacandra—all glories to Advaita Ācārya; jaya jaya—all glories to; nityānanda—Lord Nityānanda Prabhu.
TRANSLATION
All glories to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Advaitacandra! All glories to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu!
TEXT 3
অস অস গণাধ্য অস শ্রীশিবাস ।
অস মুকুন্দ বাস্তুমেব অস হরিদাস ॥ ৩ ॥
jaya jaya gadādhara jaya śrīnivāsa jaya mukunda vāsudeva jaya haridāsa