Wednesday, 23 April 2025 [Mayapura, West Bengal, India Time]

Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura Disappearance Day

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 11.55 (1973 Edition). All Synonyms, Translation and Purport by his Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

ভাগবতে কৃষ্ণলীলা বর্ণিলা বেদব্যাস ।
চৈতন্য–লীলাতে ব্যাস—বৃন্দাবন দাস ॥ ৫৫ ॥
bhāgavate kṛṣṇa-līlā varṇilā vedavyāsa
caitanya-līlāte vyāsa — vṛndāvana dāsa

Synonyms
bhāgavate — in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; kṛṣṇa-līlā — the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa; varṇilā — described; veda-vyāsa — Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva; caitanya-līlāte — in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; vyāsa — Vedavyāsa; vṛndāvana dāsa — Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.

Translation
Śrīla Vyāsadeva described the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The Vyāsa of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Vṛndāvana dāsa.

Purport
Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura was an incarnation of Vedavyāsa and also a friendly cowherd boy named Kusumāpīḍa in kṛṣṇa-līlā. In other words, the author of Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata, Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, the son of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s niece Nārāyaṇī, was a combined incarnation of Vedavyāsa and the cowherd boy Kusumāpīḍa. There is a descriptive statement by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura in his commentary on Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata giving the biographical details of the life of Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.

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