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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.10
এবে কহি শেষলীলার মুখ্য সূত্রগণ ।
প্রভুর অশেষ লীলা না যায় বর্ণন ॥ ১০ ॥
ebe kahi śeṣa-līlāra mukhya sūtra-gaṇa
prabhura aśeṣa līlā nā yāya varṇana
To describe the unlimited pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is not possible, but I now wish to relate the chief incidents and give a synopsis of those pastimes occurring at the end.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are unlimited.
It is not possible to describe all of His pastimes, so the author wishes to relate the chief incidents.
The author will give a synopsis of the pastimes occurring at the end.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing that these pastimes are unlimited shape my approach to reading their summary?
Pause before reading today and recall that this account presents chief incidents from unlimited pastimes.
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