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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Chapter 13 Summary - Ādi-līlā 13.2

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

sa prasīdatu caitanya-

devo yasya prasādataḥ

tal-līlā-varṇane yogyaḥ

sadyaḥ syād adhamo ‘py ayam

SYNONYMS

saḥ — He; prasīdatu — may bestow His blessings; caitanya-devaḥ — Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yasya — of whom; prasādataḥ — by the grace; tat-līlā — His pastimes; varṇane — in the description; yogyaḥ — able; sadyaḥ — immediately; syāt — becomes possible; adhamaḥ — the most fallen; api — although; ayam — I am.

TRANSLATION

I wish the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose mercy even one who is fallen can describe the pastimes of the Lord.

PURPORT

To describe Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu or Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one needs supernatural power, which is the grace and mercy of the Lord. Without this grace and mercy, one cannot compose transcendental literature. By dint of the grace of the Lord, however, even one who is unfit for a literary career can describe wonderful transcendental topics. Description of Kṛṣṇa is possible for one who is empowered. Kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe tāra pravartana (CC Antya 7.11). Unless endowed with the mercy of the Lord, one cannot preach of the Lord’s name, fame, qualities, form, entourage and so on. It should be concluded, therefore, that the writing of Caitanya-caritāmṛta by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī manifests specific mercy bestowed upon the author, although he thought of himself as the most fallen. We should not consider him fallen because he describes himself as such. Rather, anyone who is able to compose such transcendental literature is our esteemed master.

Chapter 13 Summary - Ādi-līlā 13.2