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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 8: The Author Receives the Orders of Kṛṣṇa and Guru |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 8.81
vṛndāvana-dāsera pāda-padma kari' dhyāna
tāńra ājñā lañā likhi yāhāte kalyāṇa
SYNONYMS
vṛndāvana-dāsera — of Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura; pāda-padma — lotus feet; kari' — doing; dhyāna — meditation; tāńra — his; ājñā — order; lañā — receiving; likhi — I write; yāhāte — in which permission; kalyāṇa — all auspiciousness.
TRANSLATION
I took permission from Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura by praying at his lotus feet, and upon receiving his order I have attempted to write this auspicious literature.
PURPORT
Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī took permission not only from the Vaiṣṇavas and Madana-mohana but also from Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, who is understood to be the Vyāsa of the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness