Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Adi-lila

Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Text 99-100

prema-bhakti Å›ikhÄite Äpane avatari
rÄdhÄ-bhÄva-kÄnti dui aá¹…gÄ«kÄra kari'
Å›rÄ«-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-rÅ«pe kaila avatÄra
ei ta' pañcama Å›lokera artha paracÄra

 prema-bhakti - devotional service in love of Godhead; Å›ikhÄite - to teach; Äpane - Himself; avatari - descending; rÄdhÄ-bhÄva - the mood of ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī; kÄnti - and luster; dui - two; aá¹…gÄ«kÄra kari' - accepting; Å›rÄ«-kṛṣṇa-caitanya - of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu; rÅ«pe - in the form; kaila - made; avatÄra - incarnation; ei - this; ta' - certainly; pañcama - fifth; Å›lokera - of the verse; artha - meaning; paracÄra - proclamation.


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To promulgate prema-bhakti [devotional service in love of Godhead], Kṛṣṇa appeared as ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa Caitanya with the mood and complexion of ÅšrÄ« RÄdhÄ. Thus I have explained the meaning of the fifth verse.

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