CC Madhya 12.150
Bengali
এই লীলা বর্ণিয়াছেন দাস বৃন্দাবন ।
অতএব সংক্ষেপ করি’ করিলুঁ বর্ণন ॥ ১৫০ ॥
অতএব সংক্ষেপ করি’ করিলুঁ বর্ণন ॥ ১৫০ ॥
Verse text
ei līlā varṇiyāchena dāsa vṛndāvana
ataeva saṅkṣepa kari’ kariluṅ varṇana
ataeva saṅkṣepa kari’ kariluṅ varṇana
Synonyms
Translation
This incident has been described in detail by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura. Therefore I have described it only in brief.
Purport
This is a matter of etiquette. If a previous ācārya has already written about something, there is no need to repeat it for personal sense gratification or to outdo the previous ācārya. Unless there is some definite improvement, one should not repeat.