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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 8: The Author Receives the Orders of Kṛṣṇa and Guru

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 81

vṛndāvana-dāsera pāda-padma kari’ dhyāna
tāṅra ājñā lañā likhi yāhāte kalyāṇa

SYNONYMS

vṛndāvana-dāsera—of Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura; pāda-padma—lotus feet; kari’—doing; dhyāna—meditation; tāṅra—his; ājñā—order; lañā—receiving; likhi—I write; yāhāte—in which permission; kalyāṇa—all auspiciousness.

TRANSLATION

I took permission from Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura by praying at his lotus feet, and upon receiving his order I have attempted to write this auspicious literature.

PURPORT

Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī took permission not only from the Vaiṣṇavas and Madana-mohana but also from Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, who is understood to be the Vyāsa of the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.