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The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
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saṅkṣepe kahiluṅ, vistāra nā yāya kathane vistāriyā veda-vyāsa kariba varṇane
SYNONYMS
saṅkṣepe kahiluṅ —I have described very briefly;  vistāra nā yāya kathane —it is not possible to describe them in full;  vistāriyā —elaborating;  veda-vyāsa —a representative of Vyāsadeva;  kariba —will do;  varṇane —describing.
TRANSLATION
I have described the pastimes very briefly, for it is impossible for me to describe them in full. In the future, however, Vedavyāsa will describe them elaborately.
TEXT 87
চৈতন্যমঙ্গলে ইহা লিখিয়াছে স্থানে-স্থানে । সত্য কহেন,—‘আগে ব্যাস করিব বর্ণনে’ ॥ ৮৭ ॥
caitanya-maṅgale ihā likhiyāche sthāne-sthāne satya kahena,—‘āge vyāsa kariba varṇane’
SYNONYMS
caitanya-maṅgale —in the book named  Caitanya-maṅgala ;  ihā —this statement;  likhiyāche —has written;  sthāne-sthāne —in many places;  satya —the truth;  kahena —he says;  āge —in the future;  vyāsa kariba varṇane —Vyāsadeva will describe them more elaborately.
TRANSLATION
In Caitanya-maṅgala, Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has stated in many places the factual truth that in the future Vyāsadeva will describe them elaborately.
PURPORT
The statement  āge vyāsa kariba varṇane  is similar to a text in the  Caitanya-bhāgavata  (First Chapter, text 180) in which Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura says:
śeṣa-khaṇḍe caitanyera ananta vilāsa vistāriyā varṇite āchena veda-vyāsa
“The unlimited pastimes of Śrī Caitanya will be described by Vyāsadeva in the future.” Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says that these statements indi-