Text 13] Rupa Gosvami’s Meeting with the Lord 7

PURPORT

Following in the footsteps of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, | am trying to
translate the Bhagavata literatures as quickly as possible. However, knowing
myself to be an old man and almost an invalid because of rheumatism, | have
already translated the essence of all literatures, the Tenth Canto of Srimad-
Bhagavatam, as a summary study in English. | started the Krsna consciousness
movement at the age of seventy. Now | am seventy-eight, and so my death is im-
minent. | am trying to finish the translation of Srimad-Bhagavatam as soon as
possible, but before finishing it, | have given my readers the book Krsna, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, so that if | die before finishing the whole task,
they may enjoy this book, which is the essence of Srimad-Bhagavatam.

TEXT 12

adfafis anppe-aanics |
cae aife fonfa, otal ferfaica fates uv seu

purva-likhita grantha-sdtra-anusare
yei nahi likhi, tahda likhiye vistare
SYNONYMS

purva-likhita—previously mentioned; grantha-stitra—the codes of the
literature; anusdre—according to; yei—whatever; nahi likhi—l have not men-
tioned; taha—that; likhiye—I shall write; vistare elaborately.

TRANSLATION

In accordance with the codes previously written, | shall describe in detail
whatever I have not mentioned.

TEXT 13

PUA CCS SHS ATSC GSAT |
amrtecattatias cace a6l HStTSaTI 1 SO 1

vrndavana haite prabhu nilacale aila
svartipa-gosanhi gaude varta pathaila

SYNONYMS
vendavana haite—from Vrndavana; prabhu —Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nilacale
aila returned to Jagannatha Puri, Nilacala; svardipa-gosafi—Svaripa Damodara;
gaude—to Bengal; varta pathaila—sent news.
