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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
TRANSLATION
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is Kṛṣṇa Himself, has now appeared as the son of mother Śacī. The Third Chapter describes the general cause of His appearance.
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তহি মধ্যে প্রেমদান – ‘বিশেষ’ কারণ ।
যুগধর্ম – কৃষ্ণনাম-প্রেম-প্রচারণ ॥ ৩১৬ ॥
tahiṅ madhye prema-dāna—‘viśeṣa’ kāraṇa yuga-dharma—kṛṣṇa-nāma-prema-pracāraṇa
SYNONYMS
tahiṅ madhye —in that chapter;  prema-dāna —distribution of love of Godhead;  viśeṣa —specific;  kāraṇa —reason;  yuga-dharma —the religion of the millennium;  kṛṣṇa-nāma —the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  prema —love of Godhead;  pracāraṇa —propagating.
TRANSLATION
The Third Chapter specifically describes the distribution of love of Godhead. It also describes the religion of the age, which is simply to distribute the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa and propagate the process of loving Him.
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চতুর্থে কহিলু জন্মের ‘মূল’ প্রয়োজন ।
স্বমাধুর্য-প্রেমানন্দরস-আস্বাদন ॥ ৩১৭ ॥
caturthe kahiluṅ janmera ‘mūla’ prayojana sva-mādhurya-premānanda-rasa-āsvādana
SYNONYMS
caturthe —in the Fourth Chapter;  kahiluṅ —I have described;  janmera —of His birth;  mūla —the real;  prayojana —necessity;  sva-mādhurya —His own transcendental sweetness;  prema-ānanda —of ecstatic joy from love;  rasa —the mellow;  āsvādana —tasting.
TRANSLATION
The Fourth Chapter describes the main reason for His appearance, which is to taste the mellow quality of His own transcendental loving service and His own sweetness.