Madhya-līlāChapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 1.17

sannyāsa kariyā cabbiśa vatsara avasthāna

tāhāń yei līlā, tāra 'śeṣa-līlā' nāma

SYNONYMS

sannyāsa kariyā — after accepting the order of sannyāsa; cabbiśa vatsara — the twenty-four years; avasthāna — remaining in this material world; tāhāńin that portion; yei līlā — whatever pastimes (were performed); tāra — of those pastimes; śeṣa-līlā — the pastimes at the end; nāma — named.

TRANSLATION

After accepting sannyāsa, Lord Caitanya remained within this material world for another twenty-four years. Within this period, whatever pastimes He enacted are called the śeṣa-līlā, or pastimes occurring at the end.

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