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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.36
এই সব গ্রন্থ কৈল গোসাঞি সনাতন ।
রূপগোসাঞি কৈল যত, কে করু গণন ॥ ৩৬ ॥
ei saba grantha kaila gosāñi sanātana
rūpa-gosāñi kaila yata, ke karu gaṇana
We have already given the names of four books compiled by Sanātana Gosvāmī. Similarly, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has also compiled many books, which no one can even count.
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The names of four books compiled by Sanātana Gosvāmī have already been given.
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī also compiled many books.
His books are described as so numerous that no one can even count them.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. There is also a description of the meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī in the village known as Rāmakeli.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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In this verse: “names of”
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What strikes me about the extent of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s writing?
Note the two Gosvāmīs named in this translation and what it says about their books.
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