Text 87] The Siksastaka Prayers 287

sariksepe kahilun, vistara nd yaya kathane
vistariya veda-vyasa kariba varnane

SYNONYMS

sanksepe kahilun—| have described very briefly; vistara nd yaya kathane—it is
not possible to describe them in full; vistariya—elaborating; veda-vyasa—a repre-
sentative of Vyasadeva; kariba—will do; varnane—describing.

TRANSLATION

| have described the pastimes very briefly, for it is impossible for me to de-
scribe them in full. In the future, however, Vedavyasa will describe them
elaborately.

TEXT 87

Cpswaaca Val altace atca-ztce |
ASI BCVA,— UTA Ala shaq aca’ vv i

caitanya-marigale iha likhiyache sthane-sthane
satya kahena, — ‘age vyasa kariba varnane’

SYNONYMS

caitanya-mangale—in the book named Caitanya-mangala; iha—this statement;
likhiyache—has written; sthane-sthane—in many places; satya—the truth;
kahena—he says; a4ge—in the future; vydsa kariba varpane—Vyasadeva will de-
scribe them more elaborately.

TRANSLATION

In Caitanya-mangala, Srila Vendavana dasa Thakura has stated in many
places the factual truth that in the future Vyadsadeva will describe them
elaborately.

PURPORT

The statement age vyasa kariba varnane is similar to a text in the Caitanya-
bhagavata (First Chapter, text 180) in which Vrndavana dasa Thakura says:

sesa-khande caitanyera ananta vildsa
vistariya varnite achena veda-vyasa

“The unlimited pastimes of Sri Caitanya will be described by Vyasadeva in the
future.” Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that these statements indi-
