386 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta

SYNONYMS
vrndavana-dasa—Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; ndrdyanira nandana—son of
Narayani; caitanya-mangala—the book of the name Cajtanya-mangala,; yenho—who;
karila—did; racana—composition.
TRANSLATION
Vrndavana dasa Thakura, the son of Srimati Narayani, composed Sri Caitanya-
mangala [later known as Sri Caitanya-bhagavata] .

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bhagavate krsna-lila varnila vedavydasa
caitanya-lilate vyGsa—vrnddavana dasa

SYNONYMS

bhagavate—in the Srimad-Bhdgavatam; krsna-lila—the pastimes of Lord Krsna;
varnila—described; vedavyasa—Dvaipayana Vyasadeva; caitanya-lilate—in the pas-
times of Lord Caitanya; vydsa—Vedavyasa; vrndavana dasa—Srila Vrndavana dasa
Thakura.

TRANSLATION

Srila Vyasadeva described the pastimes of Krsna in the Srimad-Bhagavatam. The
Vyasa of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was Vrndavana dasa.

PURPORT

Srila Vendavana dasa Thakura was an incarnation of Vedavyasa and also a friendly
cowherd boy named Kusumapida in &rsna-/i/a. In other words, the author of!Sr7
Caitanya-bhagavata, Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura, the son of Srivasa Thakura’s
niece Narayant, was a combined incarnation of Vedavyasa and the cowherd boy
Kusumapida. There is a descriptive statement by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
Thakura in his commentary on Sri Caitanya-bhagavata giving the biographical details
of the life of Vrndavana dasa Thakura.

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sarvasakha-srestha virabhadra gosanii
tanra upasakha yata, tara anta nai
