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Chapter Summary

Purport
In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu 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. There is also a description of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s ecstasy that occurred when He recited the verse beginning yaḥ kaumÄra-haraḥ, as well as a description of how that ecstasy was explained in the verse beginning priyaḥ so ’yaá¹ kṛṣṇaḥ, by ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ«. Because he wrote that verse, ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ«, ÅšrÄ«la SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ« and ÅšrÄ«la JÄ«va GosvÄmÄ«. There is also a description of the meeting between ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« and ÅšrÄ«la SanÄtana GosvÄmÄ« in the village known as RÄmakeli.