74 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {Madhya-lila, Ch. 12

TEXT 149

@acSS Calrticera VV COSA |
‘aia’ afer gus sca AASSAe | S85 I

sunitei gopalera ha-ila cetana
‘hari’ bali’ nrtya kare sarva-bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS
sunitei—upon hearing; gopdlera—of Sn Gopala; ha-ila—there was; cetana—
consciousness; hari bali’—chanting the holy name of Hari; nrtya kare—danced;
sarva-bhakta-gana—all the devotees.

TRANSLATION

As soon as Gopala heard the voice of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he im-
mediately came to his senses. All the devotees then began to dance, chanting
the holy name of Hari.

TEXT 150

ae atten aftatcent at Fataa |
BSG mCH SY Slag ae i seo ti

ei lila varniyachena dasa vrndavana
ataeva sanksepa kari’ karilun varnana

SYNONYMS
ei lila—this pastime; varniyachena—has described; dasa vrndavana—
Vindavana dasa Thakura; ataeva—therefore; sariksepa—briefly; kari’—doing;
kariluh varnana—t have described.

TRANSLATION

This incident has been described in detail by Vrndavana dasa Thakura.
Therefore | have described it only in brief.

PURPORT

This is a matter of etiquette. If a previous dcarya has already written about
something, there is no need to repeat it for personal sense gratification or to out-
do the previous acarya. Unless there is some definite improvement, one should
not repeat.
