CC Antya 1.126 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 126
- vidagdha-mādhava āra lalita-mādhava
- dui nāṭake prema-rasa adabhuta saba"
SYNONYMS
vidagdha-mādhava—one is named Vidagdha-mādhava; āra—and; lalita-mādhava—named Lalita-mādhava; dui nāṭake—in two plays; prema-rasa—ecstatic mellows of emotional love for Kṛṣṇa; adabhuta—wonderful; saba—all.
TRANSLATION
"The two plays are called Vidagdha-mādhava and Lalita-mādhava. Both of them wonderfully describe ecstatic emotional love of God."
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura informs us in this connection that Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī composed the drama known as Vidagdha-mādhava in the year Śakābda 1454, and he finished Lalita-mādhava in Śakābda 1459. The discussion between Rāmānanda Rāya and Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī at Jagannātha Purī took place in Śakābda 1437.