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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.20
তাহাঁ যেই লীলা, তার ‘মধ্যলীলা’ নাম ।
তার পাছে লীলা — ‘অন্ত্যলীলা’ অভিধান ॥ ২০ ॥
tāhāṅ yei līlā, tāra ‘madhya-līlā’ nāma
tāra pāche līlā — ‘antya-līlā’ abhidhāna
All the pastimes performed by the Lord in those places are known as the madhya-līlā, and whatever pastimes were performed after that are called the antya-līlā.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord’s pastimes performed in those places are known as madhya-līlā.
The pastimes performed afterward are called antya-līlā.
These names distinguish the pastimes in those places from the pastimes that followed.
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
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How does this distinction help you understand the order of the Lord’s pastimes?
Write a simple sequence: madhya-līlā, followed by antya-līlā.
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