420 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 17

TRANSLATION
Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is Krsna Himself, has now appeared as the
son of mother Saci. The Third Chapter describes the generat cause of His appearance.

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Sie’ aey) cota — ‘facta’ wise |
qed — SHalI-Coja-SG Ae | osw p

tahih madhye prema-dana—— ‘visesa’ karana
yuga-dharma—krsna-nama-prema-pracarana

SYNONYMS

tahin madhye-in that chapter; prema-ddna—distribution of love of Godhead;
visesa—specific; kdrana—reason; yuga-dharma—the religion of the millennium;
ksna-nama—the holy name of Lord Krsna; prema—love of Godhead; pracérana—

propagating.

TRANSLATION

The Third Chapter specifically describes the distribution of love of Godhead. It
also describes the religion of the age, which is simply to distribute the holy name of
Lord Krsna and propagate the process of loving Him.

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Barf Seg GCNa ‘Fey Scat |
WAHL CA TH HAR-VA Ha 11 09 I

caturthe kahilun janmera ‘mila’ prayojana
sva-madhurya-prem@nanda-rasa-asvadana

SYNONYMS

caturthe—in the Fourth Chapter; &ahifun—| have described; janmera—of His
birth; mi@/a—the real; prayojana—necessity; sva-mddhurya—His own transcendental
sweetness; prema-Gnanda—of ecstatic joy from love; rasa—the mellow; @svadana—
tasting.

TRANSLATION

The Fourth Chapter describes the main reason for His appearance, which is to
taste the mellow quality of His own transcendental loving service and His own
sweetness.
