Ādi-līlā | Chapter 1: The Spiritual Masters |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 1.108-109
śrī-caitanya-nityānanda-advaita-mahattva
tāńra bhakta-bhakti-nāma-prema-rasa-tattva
bhinna bhinna likhiyāchi kariyā vicāra
śunile jānibe saba vastu-tattva-sāra
SYNONYMS
śrī-caitanya — of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nityānanda — of Lord Nityānanda; advaita — of Śrī Advaita; mahattva — greatness; tāńra — Their; bhakta — devotees; bhakti — devotion; nāma — names; prema — love; rasa — mellows; tattva — real nature; bhinna bhinna — different; likhiyāchi — I wrote; kariyā — doing; vicāra — consideration; śunile — on hearing; jānibe — will know; saba — all; vastu-tattva-sāra — the essence of the Absolute Truth.
TRANSLATION
If one patiently hears about the glories of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrī Advaita Prabhu — and Their devotees, devotional activities, names and fame, along with the mellows of Their transcendental loving exchanges — one will learn the essence of the Absolute Truth. Therefore I have described these [in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta] with logic and discrimination.
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