Adi-lila, Chapter 4 369

SYNONYMS
mangala-dcaranam—invoking auspiciousness; &rsna-caitanya—of Lord Krsna
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tattva-laksanam—symptoms of the truth; prayojanam—
necessity; ca—also; avatdre—in the matter of His incarnation; s/oka—verses; satkaih—
by six; nirupitam—ascertained.
TRANSLATION

Thus the auspicious invocation, the essential nature of the truth of Lord Caitanya,
and the need for His appearance have been set forth in six verses.

TEXT 277

Sarrt-agare-icw ai GP |

COSHASIAS FCA SIAL | 299

$ri-rapa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS

$ri-rupa—Srila Ripa Gosvami; raghunatha—Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvamt; pade
—at the lotus feet; yara—whose; a@5a—expectation; caitanya-caritamrta—the book
named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe— describes; krspa-ddsa—Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja
Gosvami.

TRANSLATION
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Ripa and Sri Raghunatha, always desiring their

mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, following in their footsteps.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-
lila, Fourth Chapter, describing the confidential reasons for the appearance of
Lord Caitanya.
