Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 100
TRANSLATION
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanted this verse, Haridasa Thakura, upon hearing the vibration, became jubilant and began to dance while praising its meaning.
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Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 92
TRANSLATION
“‘The river Ganges flowing in the heavenly planets is full of golden lotus flowers, and we, the residents of those planets, eat the stems of the flowers. Thus we are very beautiful, more so than the inhabitants of any other planet. This is due to the law of cause and effect, for if one eats food in the mode of goodness, the mode of goodness increases the beauty of his body.'”
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TRANSLATION
Furthermore, bhakti is the embodiment of peace and supreme ecstasy.
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Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 91
TRANSLATION
“‘By seeing a result, one can understand the cause of that result.’
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Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 81
TRANSLATION
At that time, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went there to meet him, and when He saw the leaf pushed into the roof and saw the verse, He began to read it.
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TRANSLATION
Success is easier to attain by devotional service than by any other process.
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Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 72
TRANSLATION
During the Ratha-yatra ceremony Rupa Gosvami saw Lord Jagannatha. He also saw Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu dancing and chanting in front of the ratha.
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TRANSLATION
Each earlier stage should be considered better than the one following it.
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Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila
Chapter 1 Text 62
TRANSLATION
After Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, taking all His devotees with Him, performed the Gundica-marjana [washing and cleansing of the Gundica temple], He went to the garden known as Aitota and accepted prasadam at a picnic within the garden.
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TRANSLATION
Secondary devotional service is of three kinds, according to which of the three material modes predominates, or according to which material motivation — distress and so on — brings one to bhakti.
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