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sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
sri-rupa—Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha—Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; pade—at the lotus feet; yara—whose; asa—expectation; caitanya-caritamrta—the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe—describes; krsnadasa—Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, following in their footsteps.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, First Chapter, summarizing the later pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu In the Second Chapter of the Madhya-lila, the author describes the pastimes the Lord performed during the last twelve years of His life.
Thus he has also described some of the pastimes of the Antya-lila.
Why he has done so is very difficult for an ordinary person to understand.
The author expects that reading the pastimes of the Lord will gradually help a person awaken his dormant love of Krsna.
Actually this Caitanya-caritamrta was compiled by the author during very old age.
Fearing he might not be able to finish the book, he has included a synopsis of the antya-lila here in the Second Chapter.
Srila Kaviraja Gosvami has confirmed that the opinion of Svarupa Damodara is authoritative in the matter of devotional service.
Over and above this are the notes of Svarupa Damodara, memorized by Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, who also helped in the compilation of Caitanya-caritamrta.
After the disappearance of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami went to Vrndavana.
At that time the author, Srila Kaviraja Gosvami, met Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, by whose mercy he also could memorize all the notes.
In this way the author was able to complete this transcendental literature, Sri Caitanya-caritamrta.