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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 1]
TEXT 41
লঘুভাগবতাম্বুতাদি কে করু গণন ।
সর্বত্র করিল ব্রজবিলাস বর্ণন ॥ ৪১ ॥
laghu-bhāgavatāmṛtādi ke karu gaṇana sarvatra karila vraja-vilāsa varṇana
SYNONYMS
laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta-ādi —another list, containing  Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta ;  ke —who;  karu gaṇana —can count;  sarvatra —everywhere;  karila —did;  vraja-vilāsa —of the pastimes of  Vṛndāvana ;  varṇana —description.
TRANSLATION
Who can count the rest of the books (headed by Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta) written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī? He has described the pastimes of  Vṛndāvana  in all of them.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī has given a description of these books.  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  is a great book of instruction on how to develop devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa and follow the transcendental process. It was finished in the year 1463 Śakābda. This book is divided into four parts:  pūrva-vibhāga  (eastern division),  dakṣiṇa-vibhāga  (southern division),  paścima-vibhāga  (western division) and  uttara-vibhāga  (northern division). In the  pūrva-vibhāga , there is a description of the permanent development of devotional service. The general principles of devotional service, the execution of devotional service, ecstasy in devotional service and ultimately the attainment of love of Godhead are described. In this way there are four  laharīs  (waves) in this division of the ocean of the nectar of devotion.
In the  dakṣiṇa-vibhāga  (southern division) there is a general description of the mellow (relationship) called  bhakti-rasa , which is derived from devotional service. There are also descriptions of the stages known as  vibhāva ,  anubhāva ,  sāttvika ,  vyabhicāri  and  sthāyi-bhāva , all on this high platform of devotional service. Thus there are five waves in the  dakṣiṇa-vibhāga  division. In the western division ( paścima-vibhāga ) there is a description of the chief transcendental humors derived from devotional service. These are known as  mukhya-bhakti-rasa-nirūpaṇa , or attainment of the chief humors or feelings in the execution of devotional service. In that part there is a description of devotional service in neutrality, further development in love and affection