caitanya-candrera līlā samudra apārabujhite śakati nāhi ei kathā sāra
Word for word
caitanya-candrera—of Lord Caitanyacandra;līlā—pastimes;samudra—ocean;apāra—shoreless;bujhite—to understand;śakati—the power;nāhi—not;ei—this;kathā—words;sāra—best
Translation
No one has the power to know everything about the shoreless ocean of Lord Caitanyacandra's pastimes. That is the essence of this book.
anantera—of that which has no end;anta—the end;āche—is;kona—in what;śāstra—scriptures;gāya—singing;śāstra—to the scriptures;adhīna—subordinate;kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa;iha—here;śuni'—hearing;hāsi—laughing;pāya—attaining
Translation
What scripture can find the limit of the limitless? Hearing the words, "Kṛṣṇa is ruled by the scriptures," I smile and laugh.
pūrbe pūrbe—previous;abatāre—incarnations;asura—demons;āchilaḥ—were;śāstre—in the scriptures;bole—says;paṇḍita—learned;hoiyā—being;janamilaḥ—took birth
Translation
Many times in the past they had descended to this world as demons. Now they took birth as paṇḍitas learned in the scriptures.
smṛti-tarka-śāstre bole bairī prakāśiyāgorācandra saha raṇa korilo mātiyā
Word for word
smṛti-tarka-śāstre—in the smrti and tarkla scriptures;bole—says;bairī—enemies;prakāśiyā—manifesting;gorācandra—Lord Caitanya;saha—with;raṇa—battle;korilaḥ—did;mātiyā—thinking
Translation
Speaking from the Smṛti and Tarka śāstras, they became Lord Caitanya enemies. They struggled against Him.
ata eba nabadwīpa-bāsī jata janaśrī-caitanya-līlā-puṣṭi kore anukhaṇa
Word for word
ata eba—thus;nabadwīpa-bāsī—the residents of Navadvipa;jata—who;jana—people;śrī-caitanya-līlā—Lord Caitanya's pastimes;puṣṭi—nourishment;kore—did;anukhaṇa—moment after moment
Translation
Moment after moment all the people of Navadvīpa made Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes sweeter and sweeter.
ekhona je brahma-kule caitanyera aritā'ke jāni caitanyera līlā puṣṭikārī
Word for word
ekhona—one;je—who;brahma-kule—in a brāhmaṇa family;caitanyera—of Lord Caitanya;ari—enemy;tā'ke—him;jāni—knowing;caitanyera—of Lord Caitanya;līlā—pastimes;puṣṭikārī—nourishing
Translation
I know that these enemies of the Lord, enemies born in a brāhmaṇa family, made Lord Caitanya's pastimes sweeter and more glorious.
śrī-caitanya-anucara śatru-mitra jatasakalera śrī-caraṇe hoilāma nata
Word for word
śrī-caitanya-anucara—the followers of Lord Caitanya;śatru—enemies;mitra—friends;jata—who;sakalera—of all;śrī-caraṇe—at the feet;hoilāma—I do;nata—obeisances
Translation
I bow down before the feet of all Lord Caitanya's associates, friends or enemies.
Please be merciful to this servant. Please make Bhaktivinoda's heart deeply devoted to Lord Caitanya.
About Caitanya Candrera Līlā Samudra Apāra
At thirteen verses, one of the longer songs in Prarthana-Lalasamayi, describing Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes, lila, as an ocean without limit, samudra apara — marking a turn toward Mahaprabhu specifically after the section's earlier, more general songs of longing.
Caitanya Candrera Līlā Samudra Apāra was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.
What is the meaning of Caitanya Candrera Līlā Samudra Apāra?
No one has the power to know everything about the shoreless ocean of Lord Caitanyacandra's pastimes. That is the essence of this book.
How many verses does Caitanya Candrera Līlā Samudra Apāra have?
Caitanya Candrera Līlā Samudra Apāra has 13 verses.
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