Aililila

The Eighth Chapter of $ri-Caitanya-caritamrta is summarized by Srila Bhakti-
vinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. \n this Eighth Chapter, the glories of
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda are described, and it also stated that if
one commits offenses in chanting the Hare Krsnamantra, he does not achieve love
of Godhead even after chanting for many years. In this connection, Srila Bhakti-
vinoda Thakura warns against artificial displays of the bodily symptoms called
asta-sattvika-vikara. That is also another offense. One should seriously and sincerely
continue to chant the Pajfica-tattva names Sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda Sri-
advaita gadadhara Srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. All these acaryas will bestow their
causeless mercy upon a devotee and gradually purify his heart. When he is actually
purified, automatically he will experience ecstasy in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra. Previous to the composition of Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Vrndavana dasa
Thakura wrote a book called Sri-Caitanya-bhagavata. Only those subjects which
were not discussed by Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura in his Caitanya-bhagavata have
been taken up by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami to be depicted in Sri-Caitanya-
caritamrta. \n his very old age, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami went to Vrndavana, and
by the order of Sri Madana-mohanaji he wrote Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta. Thus we are
now able to relish its transcendental bliss.

TEXT 1
ATW COSMO SR STR AHP |
PTR ASTTS Aa CIVATH ATBY TAH WS
vande caitanya-devam tam bhagavantam yad-icchaya
prasabham nartyate citram lekharange jado ‘py ayam
SYNONYMS

vande—| offer my respectful obeisances; caitanya-devam—unto Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; tam—Him; bhagavantam—the Personality of Godhead; yat-icchaya—
by whose desires; prasabham-—all of a sudden; nartyate—dancing; citram—wonder-
‘fully; lekharange—in the matter of writing; jadah—dull fool; api—although; ayam—
this.

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