Text 84] The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Caitanya 229
TEXT 84
COBMAT-AG-AlA, RAAF SHA,
Seal YBa aGaIceA Fe |
Sai fag cawfag,  stzl Bai frarfag,
Swrtce fag’ a cord tvs I
caitanya-lila-ratna-sara, svardpera bhandara,
tenho thuila raghunathera kanthe
tahan kichu ye sunilun, taha ihan vistarilun,
bhakta-gane dilur ei bhete
SYNONYMS
caitanya-lilia—the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; ratna-sara—the topmost
jewel; sva-répera—of Svartipa Damodara; bhandara—of the storehouse;
tenho—he; thuila—kept; raghu-nathera kanthe—in the throat of Raghunatha
dasa Gosvami; tahan—there; kichu ye—whatever little; sunilui—l have
heard; taha—that only; ihari—in this book; vistarilui—l have described;
bhakta-gane—to the pure devotees; dilui—|l gave; ei—this; bhete—
presentation.
TRANSLATION
The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are the topmost of jewels.
They have been kept in the storehouse of Svaripa Damodara Gosvami,
who has explained them to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, who has repeated
them to me. Whatever little } have heard from Raghunatha dasa Gosvami |
have described in this book, which is presented to all devotees.
PURPORT
All the activities of $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were noted by His personal
secretary Svaripa Damodara and repeated to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami,
who memorized them. Whatever Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami heard is
recorded in Sri Caitanya-caritamrta. This is called the parampara system, from
$ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to Svariipa Damodara to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami
to Kaviraja Gosvami. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has distributed this informa-
tion in his book Caitanya-caritamrta. In other words, Caitanya-caritamrta is
the essence of the instruction given through the parampard system of the dis-
ciplic succession stemming from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
