CC Madhya 20.379
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
TEXT 379
- ādau prakaṭa karāya mātā-pitā—bhakta-gaṇe
- pāche prakaṭa haya janmādika-līlā-krame
SYNONYMS
ādau—first; prakaṭa—manifest; karāya—He makes; mātā-pitā—His mother and father; bhakta-gaṇe—similar devotees; pāche—after that; prakaṭa haya—are manifested; janma-ādika-līlā-krame—such pastimes as birth, in order.
TRANSLATION
“Before His personal appearance, the Lord causes some of His devotees to appear as His mother, father and intimate associates. He then appears later as if He were taking birth and growing from a baby to a child and gradually into a youth.