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Šrī Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 12]
TEXT 1499
শুনিতেই গোপালের হইল চেতন । ‘হরি’ বলি’ নৃত্য করে সর্বভক্তগণ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
śunitei gopālera ha-ila cetana  
 ‘hari’ bali’ nṛtya kare sarva-bhakta-gaṇa
SYNONYMS
śuniitei —upon hearing;  gopālera —of Śrī Gopāla;  ha-ila —there was;  cetana —consciousness;  hari bali' —chanting the holy name of Hari;  nṛtya kare —danced;  sarva-bhakta-gaṇa —all the devotees.
TRANSLATION
As soon as Gopāla heard the voice of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he immediately came to his senses. All the devotees then began to dance, chanting the holy name of Hari.
TEXT 1500
এই লীলা বর্ণিয়াছেন দাস বৃন্দাবন ।
অতএব সংক্ষেপ করি’ করিন্তুঁ বর্ণম ॥ ১৫০ ॥
ei lilā varņiyāchena dāsa vṛndāvana ataeva saṅkṣepa kari’ kariluṅ varṇana
SYNONYMS
ei līlā —this pastime;  varṇiyāchena —has described;  dāsa vṛndāvana —Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura;  ataeva —therefore;  saṅkṣepa —briefly;  kari' —doing;  kariluṅ varṇana —I have described.
TRANSLATION
This incident has been described in detail by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura. Therefore I have described it only in brief.
PURPORT
This is a matter of etiquette. If a previous  ācārya  has already written about something, there is no need to repeat it for personal sense gratification or to outdo the previous  ācārya . Unless there is some definite improvement, one should not repeat.