Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 20.82

nityānanda-kripā-pātra — vrindāvana-dāsa

caitanya-līlāya teńho hayena 'ādi-vyāsa'

SYNONYMS

nityānanda — of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu; kripā-pātra — the favorite devotee; vrindāvana-dāsa — Vrindāvana dāsa Thākura; caitanya-līlāya — in the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; teńho — He; hayena — is; ādi-vyāsa — the original Vyāsadeva.

TRANSLATION

Vrindāvana dāsa Thākura is Lord Nityānanda's favorite devotee, and therefore he is the original Vyāsadeva in describing the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

PURPORT

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura says that all writers after Vrindāvana dāsa Thākura who are pure devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and who have tried to describe the Lord's activities are to be considered like Vyāsa. Śrīla Vrindāvana dāsa Thākura is the original Vyāsadeva in describing caitanya-līlā, and all others who follow in his footsteps by describing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's pastimes are also to be called Vyāsadeva. The bona fide spiritual master is called Vyāsa because he is a representative of Vyāsa. Worshiping the birthday of such a spiritual master is called Vyāsa-pūjā.

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