Madhya 12.150 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

TEXT 150

ei lila varniyachena dasa vrndavana

ataeva sanksepa kari' karilun varnana

SYNONYMS

ei lila—this pastime; varniyachena—has described; dasa vrndavana—Vrndavana dasa Thakura; ataeva—therefore; sanksepa—briefly; kari'—doing; karilun varnana—I have described.

TRANSLATION

This incident has been described in detail by Vrndavana dasa Thakura. Therefore I have described it only in brief.

PURPORT

This is a matter of etiquette. If a previous acarya has already written about something, there is no need to repeat it for personal sense gratification or to outdo the previous acarya. Unless there is some definite improvement, one should not repeat.

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