Antya-līlāChapter 20: The Śikshāshtaka Prayers

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 20.157

śāke sindhv-agni-vānendau

jyaishthe vrindāvanāntare

sūryāhe 'sita-pańcamyām

grantho 'yam pūrnatām gatah

SYNONYMS

śākein the Śakābda Era; sindhu-agni-vāna-indauin 1537; jyaishthein the month of Jyaishtha (May-June); vrindāvana-antarein the forest of Vrindāvana; sūrya-ahe — on the day of the sun (Sunday); asita-pańcamyām — on the fifth day of the dark fortnight; granthah — book; ayam — this (Caitanya-caritāmrita); pūrnatām — completion; gatah — achieved.

TRANSLATION

In Vrindāvana in the year 1537 Śakābda Era [A.D 1615], in the month of Jyaishtha [May-June], on Sunday, the fifth day of the waning moon, this Caitanya-caritāmrita has been completed.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Śrī Caitanya-caritāmrita, Antya-līlā, Twentieth Chapter, describing the meaning of the Śikshāshtaka and how the Lord tasted it Himself.

END OF THE ANTYA-LĪLĀ

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