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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.28
ei śuddha-bhakta lańā karimu avatāra
kariba vividha-vidha adbhuta vihāra
vaikunthādye nāhi ye ye līlāra pracāra
se se līlā kariba, yāte mora camatkāra
SYNONYMS
ei — these; śuddha-bhakta — pure devotees; lańā — taking; karimu — I shall make; avatāra — incarnation; kariba — I shall do; vividha-vidha — various kinds; adbhuta — wonderful; vihāra — pastimes; vaikuntha-ādye — in the Vaikuntha planets, etc.; nāhi — not; ye ye — whatever; līlāra — of the pastimes; pracāra — broadcasting; se se — those; līlā — pastimes; kariba — I shall perform; yāte — in which; mora — My; camatkāra — wonder.
TRANSLATION
"Taking these pure devotees with Me, I shall descend and sport in various wonderful ways, unknown even in Vaikuntha. I shall broadcast such pastimes by which even I am amazed.
PURPORT
Lord Krishna in the form of Lord Caitanya educates His devotees to develop progressively to the stage of pure devotional service. Thus He appears periodically as a devotee to take part in various wonderful activities depicted in His sublime philosophy and teachings.
There are innumerable Vaikuntha planets in the spiritual sky, and in all of them the Lord accepts the service rendered by His eternal devotees in a reverential mood. Therefore Lord Śrī Krishna presents His most confidential pastimes as He enjoys them in His transcendental realm. Such pastimes are so attractive that they attract even the Lord, and thus He relishes them in the form of Lord Caitanya.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness