24 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 1

TEXT 41

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laghu-bhadgavatamrtadi ke karu ganana
sarvatra karila vraja-vilasa varnana

SYNONYMS
laghu-bhagavatamrta-a4di—another list, containing Laghu-bhagavatamrta;
ke—who; karu ganana—can count; sarvatra—everywhere; karila—did; vra-
ja-vilasa—of the pastimes of Vrndavana; varnana—description.

TRANSLATION

Who can count the rest of the books (headed by Laghu-bhagavatamrta)
written by Srila Ripa Gosvami? He has described the pastimes of
Vendavana in all of them.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati has given a description of these books.
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu is a great book of instruction on how to develop
devotional service to Lord Krsna and follow the transcendental process. It
was finished in the year 1463 Sakabda. This book is divided into four parts:
purva-vibhaga (eastern division), daksina-vibhdga (southem division),
pascima-vibhaga (western division) and uttara-vibhaga (northern division). In
the pUrva-vibhaga, there is a description of the permanent development of
devotional service. The general principles of devotional service, the execution
of devotional service, ecstasy in devotional service and ultimately the attain-
ment of love of Godhead are described. In this way there are four laharis
(waves) in this division of the ocean of the nectar of devotion.

In the daksina-vibhaga (southern division) there is a general description of
the mellow (relationship) called bhakti-rasa, which is derived from devotional
service. There are also descriptions of the stages known as vibhava, anubhava,
sattvika, vyabhicari and sthayi-bhava, all on this high platform of devotional
service. Thus there are five waves in the daksina-vibhaga division. In the
western division (pascima-vibhaga) there is a description of the chief tran-
scendental humors derived from devotional service. These are known as
mukhya-bhakti-rasa-nirdpana, or attainment of the chief humors or feelings in
the execution of devotional service. In that part there is a description of
devotional service in neutrality, further development in love and affection
