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Līlās & chapters
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta is told in three parts: Ādi, Madhya and Antya-līlā. 62 chapters and 11,555 verses in all.
Part 1
Ādi-līlā
17 chapters · 2,311 verses
The early pastimes: who Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is, His associates, His appearance in Navadvīpa, His childhood and youth.
Begins with the philosophy: who Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda are and why the Lord appeared. The first chapters are dense; read them slowly, they are the foundation for everything after.
- 1.The Spiritual Masters
- 2.Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- 3.The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
- and 14 more
Part 2
Madhya-līlā
25 chapters · 6,016 verses
The middle pastimes: His sannyāsa, His travels through South India and to Vṛndāvana, and His teachings to Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmī.
His sannyāsa, His travels and His great conversations: with Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Rāmānanda Rāya, Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmī. Many readers find the teachings of the whole book gathered here.
- 1.The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
- 2.The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
- 3.Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya
- and 22 more
Part 3
Antya-līlā
20 chapters · 3,228 verses
The final pastimes in Jagannātha Purī: His devotees, His ecstasies of separation from Kṛṣṇa, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka prayers.
The final years in Purī with His closest devotees, His ecstasy of separation from Kṛṣṇa, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka prayers that close the book.
- 1.Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Second Meeting with the Lord
- 2.The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa
- 3.The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
- and 17 more