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CC Antya 4.222 (1975)

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 222

āra yata grantha kailā, tāhā ke kare gaṇana
’madana-gopāla-govindera sevā’-prakāśana


SYNONYMS

āra yata—all other; grantha—books; kailā—compiled; tāhā—that; ke kare gaṇana—who can enumerate; madana-gopāla—the Deity named Madana-mohana; govindera—of the Deity named Śrī Govinda; sevā—service; prakāśana—exhibition.


TRANSLATION

Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī also compiled many other books. Who can enumerate them? The basic principle of all these books is to show us how to love Madana-mohana and Govindajī.


PURPORT

The Bhakti-ratnākara refers to the following books by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī: (1) the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta, (2) the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa and his commentary known as Dig-darśinī, (3) the Līlā-stava and (4) the commentary on the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam known as Vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī. Sanātana Gosvāmī compiled many, many books, all with the aim of describing how to serve the principal Deities of Vṛndāvana—Govinda and Madana-gopāla. Later, other Deities were gradually established, and the importance of Vṛndāvana increased.