CC Adi 8.1 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 8: The Author Receives the Orders of Kṛṣṇa and Guru

Chapter 8 Summary - Ādi-līlā 8.2

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

vande caitanya-devaṁ taṁ

bhagavantaṁ yad-icchayā

prasabhaṁ nartyate citraṁ

lekha-raṅge jaḍo 'py ayam

SYNONYMS

vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; caitanya-devam—unto Lord Srī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tam—Him; bhagavantam—the Personality of Godhead; yat-icchayā—by whose desires; prasabham—all of a sudden; nartyate—dancing; citram—wonderfully; lekha-raṅge—in the matter of writing; jaḍaḥ—dull fool; api—although; ayam—this.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respects to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose desire I have become like a dancing dog and, although I am a fool, I have suddenly taken to the writing of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.

Chapter 8 Summary - Ādi-līlā 8.2