Adi13.1

TEXT 1

sa prasidatu caitanya-

devo yasya prasadatah

tal-lila-varnane yogyah

sadyah syad adhamo ’py ayam

SYNONYMS

sah—He; prasidatu—may bestow His blessings; caitanya-devah—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yasya—of whom; prasadatah—by the grace; tat-lila—His pastimes; varnane—in the description; yogyah—able; sadyah—immediately; syat—becomes possible; adhamah—the most fallen; api—although; ayam—I am.

TRANSLATION

I wish the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, by whose mercy even one who is fallen can describe the pastimes of the Lord.

PURPORT

Adi13.2

TEXT 2

jaya jaya sri-krsna-caitanya gauracandra

jayadvaitacandra jaya jaya nityananda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya—all glories; sri-krsna-caitanya—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gaura-candra—Lord Gauracandra; jaya advaita-candra—all glories to Advaita Acarya; jaya jaya—all glories to; nityananda—Lord Nityananda Prabhu.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Advaitacandra! All glories to Lord Nityananda Prabhu!

Adi13.3

TEXT 3

jaya jaya gadadhara jaya srinivasa

jaya mukunda vasudeva jaya haridasa

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya gadadhara—all glories to Gadadhara Prabhu; jaya srinivasa—all glories to Srivasa Thakura; jaya mukunda—all glories to Mukunda; vasudeva—all glories to Vasudeva; jaya haridasa—all glories to Haridasa Thakura.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Gadadhara Prabhu! All glories to Srivasa Thakura! All glories to Mukunda Prabhu and Vasudeva Prabhu! All glories to Haridasa Thakura!

Adi13.4

TEXT 4

jaya damodara-svarupa jaya murari gupta

ei saba candrodaye tamah kaila lupta

SYNONYMS

jaya—all glories; damodara-svarupa—of the name Svarupa Damodara; jaya—all glories; murari gupta—of the name Murari Gupta; ei saba—of all these; candra-udaye—such moons having arisen; tamah—darkness; kaila—made; lupta—dissipated.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Svarupa Damodara and Murari Gupta! All these brilliant moons have together dissipated the darkness of this material world.

Adi13.5

TEXT 5

jaya sri-caitanyacandrera bhakta candra-gana

sabara prema jyotsnaya ujjvala tri-bhuvana

SYNONYMS

jaya—all glories; sri-caitanya—of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; candrera—who is as bright as the moon; bhakta—devotees; candra-gana—other moons; sabara—of all of them; prema-jyotsnaya—by the full light of love of Godhead; ujjvala—bright; tri-bhuvana—all the three worlds.

TRANSLATION

All glories to the moons who are devotees of the principal moon, Lord Caitanyacandra! Their bright moonshine illuminates the entire universe.

PURPORT

Adi13.6

TEXT 6

ei ta’ kahila grantharambhe mukha-bandha

ebe kahi caitanya-lila-krama-anubandha

SYNONYMS

ei ta’-thus; kahila—I have spoken; grantha-arambhe—in the beginning of the book; mukha-bandha—preface; ebe—now; kahi—I speak; caitanya—of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lila-krama—the chronological order of His pastimes; anubandha—as they are combined together.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have spoken the preface of Caitanya-caritamrta. Now I shall describe Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s pastimes in chronological order.

Adi13.7

TEXT 7

prathame ta’ sutra-rupe kariye ganana

pacne taha vistari kariba vivarana

SYNONYMS

prathame—in the beginning; ta’-however; sutra-rupe—in the form of a synopsis; kariye—do; ganana—counting; pache—thereafter; taha—that; vistari—describing; kariba—I shall do; vivarana—expansion.

TRANSLATION

First let me give a synopsis of the Lord’s pastimes. Then I shall describe them in detail.

Adi13.8

TEXT 8

sri-krsna-caitanya navadvipe avatari

ata-callisa vatsara prakata vihari

SYNONYMS

sri-krsna-caitanya—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; navadvipe—at Navadvipa; avatari—adventing Himseif; ata-callisa—forty-eight; vatsara—years; prakata—visible; vihari—enjoying.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, adventing Himself in Navadvipa, was visible for forty-eight years, enjoying His pastimes.

Adi13.9

TEXT 9

caudda-sata sata sake janmera pramana

caudda-sata pancanne ha-ila antardhana

SYNONYMS

caudda-sata—1400 (A.D. 1479); sata—and seven; sake—in the Saka Era; janmera—of birth; pramana—evidence; caudda-sata pancanne—in the year 1455 (A.D. 1534); ha-ila—became; antardhana—disappearance.

TRANSLATION

In the year 1407 of the Saka Era (A.D. 1486), Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared, and in the year 1455 (A.D. 1534) He disappeared from this world.

Adi13.10

TEXT 10

cabbisa vatsara prabhu kaila grha-vasa

nirantara kaila krsna-kirtana-vilasa

SYNONYMS

cabbisa—twenty-four; vatsara—years; prabhu—the Lord; kaila—did; grha-vasa—residing at home; nirantara—always; kaila—did; krsna-kirtana—chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; vilasa—pastimes.

TRANSLATION

For twenty-four years Lord Caitanya lived in the grhastha-asrama [household life], always engaging in the pastimes of the Hare Krsna movement.

Adi13.11

TEXT 11

cabbisa vatsara-sese kariya sannyasa

ara cabbisa vatsara kaila nilacale vasa

SYNONYMS

cabbisa—twenty-four; vatsara—years; sese—at the end of; kariya—accepting; sannyasa—renounced order; ara—another; cabbisa—twenty-four; vatsara—years; kaila—did; nilacale—at Jagannatha Puri; vasa—reside.

TRANSLATION

After twenty-four years He accepted the renounced order of life, sannyasa, and He resided for twenty-four years more at Jagannatha Puri.

Adi13.12

TEXT 12

tara madhye chaya vatsara--gamanagamana

kabhu daksina, kabhu gauda, kabhu vrndavana

SYNONYMS

tara madhye—out of that; chaya vatsara—six years; gamana-agamana—touring; kabhu—sometimes; daksina—in South India; kabhu—sometimes; gauda—in Bengal; kabhu—sometimes; vrndavana—in Vrndavana.

TRANSLATION

Of these last twenty-four years, He spent the first six years continuously touring India, sometimes in South India, sometimes in Bengal and sometimes in Vrndavana.

Adi13.13

TEXT 13

astadasa vatsara rahila nilacale

krsna-prema-namamrte bhasa’la sakale

SYNONYMS

astadasa—eighteen; vatsara—years; rahila—remained; nilacale—at Jagannatha Puri; krsna-prema—love of Godhead; nama-amrte—in the nectar of the Hare Krsna mantra; bhasa’la—inundated; sakale—everyone.

TRANSLATION

For the remaining eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannatha Puri. Chanting the nectarean Hare Krsna maha-mantra, He inundated everyone there in a flood of love of Krsna.

Adi13.14

TEXT 14

garhasthye prabhura lila--’adi’-lilakhyana

’madhya’- ’antya’-lila--sesa-lilara dui nama

SYNONYMS

garhasthye—in household life; prabhura—of the Lord; lila—pastimes; adi—the original; lila—pastimes; akhyana—has the name of; madhya—middle; antya—last; lila—pastimes; sesa-lilara—the last part of the pastimes; dui—two; nama—names.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of His household life are known as adi-lila, or the original pastimes. His later pastimes are known as madhya-lila and antya-lila, or the middle and final pastimes.

Adi13.15

TEXT 15

adi-lila-madhye prabhura yateka carita

sutra-rupe murari gupta karila grathita

SYNONYMS

adi-lila—the original pastimes; madhye—within; prabhura—of the Lord; yateka—whatever; carita—activities; sutra-rupe—in the form of notes; murari gupta—of the name Murari Gupta; karila—has; grathita—recorded.

TRANSLATION

All the pastimes enacted by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His adi-lila were recorded in summary form by Murari Gupta.

Adi13.16

TEXT 16

prabhura ye sesa-lila svarupa-damodara

sutra kari’ granthilena granthera bhitara

SYNONYMS

prabhura—of the Lord; ye—whatever; sesa-lila—pastimes at the end; svarupa- damodara—of the name Svarupa Damodara; sutra kari’-in the form of notes; granthilena—recorded; granthera—a book; bhitara—within.

TRANSLATION

His later pastimes [madhya-lila and antya-lila] were recorded in the form of notes by His secretary, Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, and thus kept within a book.

Adi13.17

TEXT 17

ei dui janera sutra dekhiya suniya

varnana karena vaisnava krama ye kariya

SYNONYMS

ei—of these; dui—two; janera—persons; sutra—notes; dekhiya—after looking at; suniya—and hearing; varnana—description; karena—does; vaisnava—the devotee; krama—chronological; ye—which; kariya—making.

TRANSLATION

By seeing and hearing the notes recorded by these two great personalities, a Vaisnava, a devotee of the Lord, can know these pastimes one after another.

Adi13.18

TEXT 18

balya, pauganda, kaisora, yauvana,--cari bheda

ataeva adi-khande lila cari bheda

SYNONYMS

balya—childhood; pauganda—early boyhood; kaisora—later boyhood; yauvana—youth; cari—four; bheda—divisions; ataeva—therefore; adi-khande—in the original part; lila—of the pastimes; cari—four; bheda—divisions.

TRANSLATION

In His original pastimes there are four divisions: balya, pauganda, kaisora and yauvana [childhood, early boyhood, later boyhood and youth].

Adi13.19

TEXT 19

sarva-sad-guna-purnam tam

vande phalguna-purnimam

yasyam sri-krsna-caitanyo

’vatirnah krsna-namabhih

SYNONYMS

sarva—all; sat—auspicious; guna—qualities; purnam—filled with; tam—that; vande—I offer obeisances; phalguna—of the month of Phalguna; purnimam—the full-moon evening; yasyam—in which; sri-krsna-caitanyah—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avatirnah—advented; krsna—Lord Krsna’s; namabhih—with the chanting of the holy names.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the full-moon evening in the month of Phalguna, an auspicious time full of auspicious symptoms, when Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advented Himself with the chanting of the holy name, Hare Krsna.

Adi13.20

TEXT 20

phalguna-purnima-sandhyaya prabhura janmodaya

sei-kale daiva-yoge candra-grahana haya

SYNONYMS

phalguna-purnima—of the full moon of the month of Phalguna; sandhyaya—in the evening; prabhura—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; janma-udaya—at the time of His birth; sei-kale—at that moment; daiva-yoge—accidentally; candra-grahana—lunar eclipse; haya—takes place.

TRANSLATION

On the full-moon evening of the month of Phalguna when the Lord took birth, coincidentally there was also a lunar eclipse.

Adi13.21

TEXT 21

’hari’ ’hari’ bale loka harasita hana

janmila caitanya-prabhu ’nama’ janmaiya

SYNONYMS

hari hari—the holy names of the Lord; bale—speak; loka—the people; harasita—jubilant; hana—becoming; janmila—took birth; caitanya-prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nama—the holy name; janmaiya—after causing to appear.

TRANSLATION

In jubilation everyone was chanting the holy name of the Lord-“Hari! Hari!”-and Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then appeared, after first causing the appearance of the holy name.

Adi13.22

TEXT 22

janma-balya-pauganda-kaisora-yuva-kale

hari-nama laoyaila prabhu nana chale

SYNONYMS

janma—time of birth; balya—childhood; pauganda—early boyhood; kaisora—end of boyhood; yuva-kale—youth; hari-nama—the holy name of the Lord; laoyaila—caused to take; prabhu—the Lord; nana—various; chale—under different pleas.

TRANSLATION

At His birth, in His childhood, in His early and later boyhood as well as in His youth, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, under different pleas, induced people to chant the holy name of Hari [the Hare Krsna maha-mantra].

Adi13.23

TEXT 23

balya-bhava chale prabhu karena krandana

’krsna’ ’hari’ nama suni’ rahaye rodana

SYNONYMS

balya-bhava chale—as if in His childhood state; prabhu—the Lord; karena—does; krandana—crying; krsna—Lord Krsna; hari—Lord Hari; nama—names; suni’-hearing; rahaye—stops; rodana—crying.

TRANSLATION

In His childhood, when the Lord was crying, He would stop immediately upon hearing the holy names Krsna and Hari.

Adi13.24

TEXT 24

ataeva ’hari’ ’hari’ bale narigana

dekhite aise yeba sarva bandhu jana

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; hari hari—the holy name of the Lord; bale—chant; nari-gana—all the ladies; dekhite—to see; aise—they come; yeba—whoever; sarva—all; bandhu-jana—friends.

TRANSLATION

All the friendly ladies who came to see the child would chant the holy names, “Hari, Hari!” as soon as the child would cry.

Adi13.25

TEXT 25

’gaurahari’ bali’ tare hase sarva nari

ataeva haila tanra nama ’gaurahari’

SYNONYMS

gaurahari—of the name Gaurahari; bali’-addressing Him thus; tare—unto the Lord; hase—laugh; sarva nari—all the ladies; ataeva—therefore; haila—became; tanra—His; nama—name; gaurahari—of the name Gaurahari.

When all the ladies saw this fun, they enjoyed laughing and called the Lord “Gaurahari.” Since then, Gaurahari became another of His names.

Adi13.26

TEXT 26

balya vayasa--yavat hate khadi dila

pauganda vayasa--yavat vivaha na kaila

SYNONYMS

balya vayasa—childhood age; yavat—until the time; hate—in His hand; khadi—chalk; dila—was given; pauganda vayasa—the part of boyhood known as pauganda; yavat—until; vivaha—marriage; na—not; kaila—did take place.

TRANSLATION

His childhood lasted until the date of hate khadi, the beginning of His education, and His age from the end of His childhood until He married is called pauganda.

Adi13.27

TEXT 27

vivaha karile haila navina yauvana

sarvatra laoyaila prabhu nama-sankirtana

SYNONYMS

vivaha karile—after getting married; haila—began; navina—new; yauvana—youth; sarvatra—everywhere; laoyaila—caused to take; prabhu—the Lord; nama-sankirtana—the sankirtana movement.

TRANSLATION

After His marriage His youth began, and in His youth He induced everyone to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra anywhere and everywhere.

Adi13.28

TEXT 28

pauganda-vayase padena, padana sisyagane

sarvatra karena krsna-namera vyakhyane

SYNONYMS

pauganda-vayase—in the age of pauganda; padena—studies; padana—teaches; sisya-gane—disciples; sarvatra—everywhere; karena—does; krsna-namera—the holy name of Lord Krsna; vyakhyane—description.

TRANSLATION

During His pauganda age He became a serious student and also taught disciples. In this way He used to explain the holy name of Krsna everywhere.

Adi13.29

TEXT 29

sutra-vrtti-panji-tika krsnete tatparya

sisyera pratita haya,--prabhava ascarya

SYNONYMS

sutra—aphorisms; vrtti—explanation; panji—application; tika—notes; krsnete—unto Krsna; tatparya—culmination; sisyera—of the disciple; pratita—realization; haya—becomes; prabhava—influence; ascarya—wonderful.

TRANSLATION

When teaching a course in grammar [vyakarana] and explaining it with notes, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught His disciples about the glories of Lord Krsna. All explanations culminated in Krsna, and His disciples would understand them very easily. Thus His influence was wonderful.

PURPORT

Srila Jiva Gosvami compiled a grammar in two parts named Laghu-hari-namamrta-vyakarana and Brhad-dhari-namamrta-vyakarana. If someone studies these two texts in vyakarana, or grammar, he learns the grammatical rules of the Sanskrit language and simultaneously learns how to become a great devotee of Lord Krsna.

Adi13.30

TEXT 30

yare dekhe, tare kahe,--kaha krsna-nama

krsna-name bhasaila navadvipa-grama

SYNONYMS

yare—whomever; dekhe—He sees; tare—to him; kahe—He says; kaha—speak; krsna-nama—the holy name of Lord Krsna; krsna-name—by the holy name of Lord Krsna; bhasaila—was inundated; navadvipa—the place of the name Navadvipa; grama—village.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a student, He asked whomever He met to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. In this way He inundated the whole town of Navadvipa with the chanting of Hare Krsna.

PURPORT

Adi13.31

TEXT 31

kisora vayase arambhila sankirtana

ratra-dine preme nrtya, sange bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

kisora vayase—just before the beginning of His youthful life; arambhila—began; sankirtana—the sankirtana movement; ratra-dine—night and day; preme—in ecstasy; nrtya—dancing; sange—along with; bhakta-gana—the devotees.

TRANSLATION

Just prior to His youthful life, He began the sankirtana movement. Day and night He used to dance in ecstasy with His devotees.

Adi13.32

TEXT 32

nagare nagare bhrame kirtana kariya

bhasaila tri-bhuvana prema-bhakti diya

SYNONYMS

nagare nagare—in different parts of the town; bhrame—wanders; kirtana—chanting; kariya—performing; bhasaila—inundated; tri-bhuvana—all the three worlds; prema-bhakti—love of Godhead; diya—distributing.

TRANSLATION

The sankirtana movement went on from one part of the town to another, as the Lord wandered everywhere performing kirtana. In this way He inundated the whole world by distributing love of Godhead.

PURPORT

One may raise the question how all three worlds became inundated with love of Krsna since Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed kirtana only in the Navadvipa area. The answer is that Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krsna Himself. The entire cosmic manifestation results from the Lord’s first setting it in motion. Similarly, since the sankirtana movement was first set in motion five hundred years ago by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s desire that it spread all over the universe, the Krsna consciousness movement, in continuity of that same motion, is now spreading all over the world, and in this way it will gradually spread all over the universe. With the spread of the Krsna consciousness movement, everyone will merge in an ocean of love of Krsna.

Adi13.33

TEXT 33

cabbisa vatsara aiche navadvipa-grame

laoyaila sarva-loke krsna-prema-name

SYNONYMS

cabbisa—twenty-four; vatsara—years; aiche—in that way; navadvipa—of the name Navadvipa; grame—in the village; laoyaila—induced; sarva-loke—every man; krsna-prema—love of Krsna; name—in the holy name.

TRANSLATION

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu lived in the Navadvipa area for twenty-four years, and He induced every person to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and thus merge in love of Krsna.

Adi13.34

TEXT 34

cabbisa vatsara chila kariya sannyasa

bhakta-gana lana kaila nilacale vasa

SYNONYMS

cabbisa—twenty-four; vatsara—years; chila—remained; kariya—accepting; sannyasa—the renounced order; bhakta-gana—devotees; lana—taking with Him; kaila—did; nilacale—in Jagannatha Puri; vasa—reside.

TRANSLATION

For His remaining twenty-four years, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, after accepting the renounced order of life, stayed at Jagannatha Puri with His devotees.

Adi13.35

TEXT 35

tara madhye nilacale chaya vatsara

nrtya, gita, premabhakti-dana nirantara

SYNONYMS

tara madhye—out of those twenty-four years; nilacale—while He was staying at Jagannatha Puri; chaya vatsara—continuously for six years; nrtya—dancing; gita—chanting; prema-bhakti—love of Krsna; dana—distribution; nirantara—always.

TRANSLATION

For six of these twenty-four years in Nilacala [Jagannatha Puri], He distributed love of Godhead by always chanting and dancing.