CC Antya 1.124

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

CC Antya 1.123

CC Antya 1.125

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 124

svarūpa kahe,—“kṛṣṇa-līlāra nāṭaka karite
vraja-līlā-pura-līlā ekatra varṇite

SYNONYMS

svarūpa kahe—Svarūpa Dāmodara replied on behalf of Rūpa Gosvāmī; kṛṣṇa-līlāra—of the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa; nāṭaka karite—composing a drama; vraja-līlā-pura-līlā—His pastimes in Vṛndāvana and His pastimes in Mathurā and Dvārakā; ekatra—in one book; varṇite—to describe.

TRANSLATION

Svarūpa Dāmodara replied for Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī: “He wanted to compose a drama about the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. He planned to describe in one book both the pastimes of Vṛndāvana and those of Dvārakā and Mathurā.