CC Ādi 8.81
Adi-līlā, Chapter 8, Text 81
বৃন্দাবন–দাসের পাদপদ্ম করি’ ধ্যান ।
তাঁর আজ্ঞা লঞা লিখি যাহাতে কল্যাণ ॥ ৮১ ॥
তাঁর আজ্ঞা লঞা লিখি যাহাতে কল্যাণ ॥ ৮১ ॥
vṛndāvana-dāsera pāda-padma kari’ dhyāna
tāṅra ājñā lañā likhi yāhāte kalyāṇa
tāṅra ājñā lañā likhi yāhāte kalyāṇa
Word by word
vṛndāvana-dāsera — of Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura; pāda-padma — lotus feet; kari’ — doing; dhyāna — meditation; tāṅra — 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.