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.
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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.
