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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.15
চব্বিশ বৎসর প্রভুর গৃহে অবস্থান ।
তাহাঁ যে করিলা লীলা — ‘আদি-লীলা’ নাম ॥ ১৫ ॥
cabbiśa vatsara prabhura gṛhe avasthāna
tāhāṅ ye karilā līlā — ‘ādi-līlā’ nāma
For twenty-four years, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at home, and whatever pastimes He performed during that time are called the ādi-līlā.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at home for twenty-four years.
He performed pastimes during those years at home.
The pastimes of this period are called the ādi-līlā.
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.
What period does the name ādi-līlā help me remember?
Write a short study note: “Ādi-līlā: the Lord’s twenty-four years at home.”
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