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

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