Adi-lila, Chapter 8 211

PURPORT

Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami took permission not only from the Vaisnavas
and Madana-mohana but also from Vrndavana dasa Thakura, who is understood to
be the Vyasa of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TEXT 82

COSHANTTS “Ala- FaNaA-AIH |
Sta Sal fal QCA a SA SBT NeW

caitanya-lilate ‘vyasa’—vrndavana-dasa
tahra krpa vina anye na haya prakasa

caitanya-lilate—in describing the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; vyasa—Vyasadeva;
vyndavana-dasa—is Srila Vendavana dasa Thakura; tamra—his; krpa—mercy; ving—
without; anye—other; na—never ; haya—becomes; prakasa— manifest.

TRANSLATION

Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura is the authorized writer on the pastimes of Lord
Caitanya. Without his mercy, therefore, one cannot describe these pastimes.

TEXT 83

ag, alo, BH afes faan-ata7 |

CARVAYS-ACM HHA ACSF HSA vO Ul
murkha, nica, ksudra mufi visaya-lalasa
vaisnavajna-bale kari eteka sahasa

SYNONYMS

murkha—foolish; nica—lowborn; ksudra—very insignificant; muni—\; visaya—
material ; /a/asa—desires; vaisnava—of the Vaisnavas; ajna—order ; bale—on the strength
of; kari—| do; eteka—so much; sahasa—energy.

TRANSLATION

! am foolish, lowborn and insignificant, and | always desire material enjoyment;
yet by the order of the Vaisnavas | am greatly enthusiastic to write this transcenden-
tal literature.

TEXT 84

Sat-aqaie-paceta 8 |
Ura qs fag ea atfeonse is 1
