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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.84
যে কিছু বর্ণিলুঁ, সেহ সংক্ষেপ করিয়া ।
লিখিতে না পারেন, তবু রাখিয়াছেন লিখিয়া ॥ ৮৪ ॥
ye kichu varṇiluṅ, seha saṅkṣepa kariyā
likhite nā pārena, tabu rākhiyāchena likhiyā
What I have described was left aside by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, but although he could not describe these pastimes, he gave us a synopsis.
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The author describes pastimes that Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura had left aside.
Although Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura did not describe these pastimes fully, he gave a synopsis.
The author acknowledges that earlier summary while presenting the pastimes more fully.
Unconditional devotion. Eight prayers move from cleansing the heart to love that endures even without reciprocation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Sometimes He recited verses from Jayadeva Gosvāmī’s Gīta-govinda, from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, from Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya’s Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka or from Śrī Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura’s Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta. In this way, He became absorbed in ecstatic emotions.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 20
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Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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How can acknowledging an earlier devotee’s contribution deepen my appreciation of this account?
Write one sentence noting how the author’s account relates to Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura’s synopsis.
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