Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 11.55
The Vyāsa of Lord Caitanya’s Pastimes
“Śrīla Vyāsadeva described the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The Vyāsa of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Vṛndāvana dāsa.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Vyāsadeva described Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Vṛndāvana dāsa was the Vyāsa of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura was a combined incarnation of Vedavyāsa and Kusumāpīḍa, a friendly cowherd boy in kṛṣṇa-līlā.
- He was the author of Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata and the son of Nārāyaṇī, Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s niece. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s commentary on that work gives biographical details of his life.
Try this today
Write a short note pairing each author with the pastimes he described.
Ask yourself
What connection does this verse draw between Vyāsadeva and Vṛndāvana dāsa?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.