śeį¹£a-lÄ«lāra 'madhya' 'antya', — dui nāma haya
lÄ«lā-bhede vaiį¹£į¹‡ava saba nāma-bheda kaya

 Å›eį¹£a-lÄ«lāra - of the śeį¹£a-lÄ«lā, or pastimes at the end; madhya - the middle; antya - the final; dui - two; nāma - names; haya - are; lÄ«lā-bhede - by the difference of pastimes; vaiį¹£į¹‡ava - the devotees of the Supreme Lord; saba - all; nāma-bheda - different names; kaya - say.


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The final pastimes of the Lord, occurring in His last twenty-four years, are called madhya [middle] and antya [final]. All the devotees of the Lord refer to His pastimes according to these divisions.

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