1|Antya 7-1975: The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
>|Vallabha Bhatta
2|Chapter 7
3|The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabha Bhatta
4|The following summary of Chapter Seven is given by Srila
>|Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. In this
>|chapter, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's meeting with
>|Vallabha Bhatta is described. There was some joking
>|behavior between these two personalities, and finally Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhatta and
>|sympathetically accepted an invitation from him. Before
>|this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhatta was
>|greatly attached to Gadadhara Pandita. Therefore He acted
>|as if displeased with Gadadhara Pandita. Later, when
>|Vallabha Bhatta became intimately connected with the Lord,
>|the Lord advised him to take instructions from Gadadhara
>|Pandita. Thus the Lord expressed His feelings of love for
>|Gadadhara Pandita.
5|Antya 7.1
6|TEXT 1
7|TEXT
8|caitanya-caranambhoja-
9|makaranda-liho bhaje
10|yesam prasada-matrena
11|pamaro 'py amaro bhavet
12|SYNONYMS
13|caitanya-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carana-ambhoja-at the
>|lotus feet; makaranda-the honey; lihah-unto those engaged
>|in licking; bhaje-I offer my obeisances; yesam-of whom;
>|prasada-matrena-simply by the mercy; pamarah-a fallen soul;
>|api-even; amarah-liberated; bhavet-becomes.
14|TRANSLATION
15|Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the devotees of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Simply by the causeless mercy of
>|the devotees engaged in licking honey from His lotus feet,
>|even a fallen soul becomes eternally liberated.
16|Antya 7.2
17|TEXT 2
18|TEXT
19|jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
20|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
21|SYNONYMS
22|jaya jaya-all glories; sri-caitanya-to Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityananda-to Nityananda
>|Prabhu; jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to Advaita Acarya;
>|jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to the devotees of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
23|TRANSLATION
24|All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to
>|Nityananda Prabhu! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all
>|glories to the devotees of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
25|Antya 7.3
26|TEXT 3
27|TEXT
28|varsantare yata gaudera bhakta-gana aila
29|purvavat mahaprabhu sabare milila
30|SYNONYMS
31|varsa-antare-the next year; yata-all; gaudera-of Bengal;
>|bhakta-gana-devotees; aila-came; purva-vat-as previously;
>|mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sabare milila-met every
>|one of them.
32|TRANSLATION
33|The next year, all the devotees of Bengal went to visit Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and as previously, the Lord met each
>|and every one of them.
34|Antya 7.4
35|TEXT 4
36|TEXT
37|ei-mata vilasa prabhura bhakta-gana lana
38|hena-kale vallabha-bhatta milila asiya
39|SYNONYMS
40|ei-mata-in this way; vilasa-pastimes; prabhura-of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-gana lana-with His devotees;
>|hena-kale-at this time; vallabha-bhatta-the greatly learned
>|scholar named Vallabha Bhatta; milila-met; asiya-coming.
41|TRANSLATION
42|Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed His pastimes with
>|His devotees. Then a learned scholar named Vallabha Bhatta
>|went to Jagannatha Puri to meet the Lord.
43|PURPORT
44|For a description of Vallabha Bhatta, one may refer to the
>|Madhya-lila, Chapter Nineteen, text 61.
45|Antya 7.5
46|TEXT 5
47|TEXT
48|asiya vandila bhatta prabhura carane
49|prabhu 'bhagavata-buddhye' kaila alingane
50|SYNONYMS
51|asiya-coming; vandila-offered obeisances; bhatta-Vallabha
>|Bhatta; prabhura carane-at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhagavata-
>|buddhye-accepting him as a great devotee; kaila alingane-
>|embraced.
52|TRANSLATION
53|When Vallabha Bhatta arrived, he offered his obeisances at
>|the lotus feet of the Lord. Accepting him as a great
>|devotee, the Lord embraced him.
54|Antya 7.6
55|TEXT 6
56|TEXT
57|manya kari' prabhu tare nikate vasaila
58|vinaya kariya bhatta kahite lagila
59|SYNONYMS
60|manya kari'-with great respect; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; tare-him; nikate-near; vasaila-seated; vinaya
>|kariya-with great humility; bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; kahite
>|lagila-began to speak.
61|TRANSLATION
62|With great respect, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu seated Vallabha
>|Bhatta near Him. Then Vallabha Bhatta very humbly began to
>|speak.
63|Antya 7.7
64|TEXT 7
65|TEXT
66|"bahu-dina manoratha toma' dekhibare
67|jagannatha purna kaila, dekhilun tomare
68|SYNONYMS
69|bahu-dina-for a long time; manoratha-my desire; toma'
>|dekhibare-to see You; jagannatha-Lord Jagannatha; purna
>|kaila-has fulfilled; dekhilun tomare-I have seen You.
70|TRANSLATION
71|"For a long time," he said,"I have desired to see You, my
>|Lord. Now Lord Jagannatha has fulfilled this desire;
>|therefore I am seeing You.
72|Antya 7.8
73|TEXT 8
74|TEXT
75|tomara darsana ye paya sei bhagyavan
76|tomake dekhiye,-yena saksat bhagavan
77|SYNONYMS
78|tomara darsana-Your audience; ye paya-anyone who gets; sei-
>|he; bhagyavan-very fortunate; tomake dekhiye-I see You;
>|yena-as if; saksat bhagavan-directly the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead.
79|TRANSLATION
80|"One who receives Your audience is fortunate indeed, for
>|You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
81|Antya 7.9
82|TEXT 9
83|TEXT
84|tomare ye smarana kare, se haya pavitra
85|darsane pavitra habe,-ithe ki vicitra?
86|SYNONYMS
87|tomare-You; ye-anyone who; smarana kahe-remembers; se-he;
>|haya-becomes; pavitra-purified; darsane-by seeing; pavitra-
>|purified; habe-will be; ithe-in this; ki vicitra-what
>|astonishment.
88|TRANSLATION
89|"Since one who remembers You is purified, why should it be
>|astonishing that one becomes purified by seeing You?
90|Antya 7.10
91|TEXT 10
92|TEXT
93|yesam samsmaranat pumsam
94|sadyah suddhyanti vai grhah
95|kim punar darsana-sparsa-
96|pada-saucasanadibhih
97|SYNONYMS
98|yesam-of whom; samsmaranat-by remembrance; pumsam-of
>|persons; sadyah-immediately; suddhyanti-become purified;
>|vai-certainly; grhah-the houses; kim punah-what to speak of;
>| darsana-by seeing; sparsa-touching; pada-sauca-washing the
>|feet; asana-adibhih-by offering a seat and so on.
99|TRANSLATION
100|"One can immediately purify his entire house simply by
>|remembering exalted personalities, to say nothing of
>|directly seeing them, touching their lotus feet, washing
>|their feet or offering them places to sit.'
101|PURPORT
102|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.19.33).
103|Antya 7.11
104|TEXT 11
105|TEXT
106|kali-kalera dharma-krsna-nama-sankirtana
107|krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana
108|SYNONYMS
109|kali-kalera-of this age of Kali; dharma-the duty; krsna-
>|nama-sankirtana-chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna; krsna-
>|sakti vina-without being empowered by Lord Krsna; nahe-is
>|not; tara-of that; pravartana-propagation.
110|TRANSLATION
111|"The fundamental religious system in the age of Kali is the
>|chanting of the holy name of Krsna. Unless empowered by
>|Krsna, one cannot propagate the sankirtana movement.
112|Antya 7.12
113|TEXT 12
114|TEXT
115|taha pravartaila tumi,-ei ta 'pramana'
116|krsna-sakti dhara tumi,-ithe nahi ana
117|SYNONYMS
118|taha-that; pravartaila-have propagated; tumi-You; ei-this;
>|ta-certainly; pramana-evidence; krsna-sakti-the energy of
>|Krsna; dhara-bear; tumi-You; ithe nahi ana-there is no
>|question about it.
119|TRANSLATION
120|"You have spread the sankirtana movement of Krsna
>|consciousness. Therefore it is evident that You have been
>|empowered by Lord Krsna. There is no question about it.
121|PURPORT
122|Sri Madhvacarya has brought our attention to this quotation
>|from the Narayana-samhita:
123|dvapariyair janair visnuh
124|pancaratrais tu kevalaih
125|kalau tu nama-matrena
126|pujyate bhagavan harih
127|"in the Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krsna or Visnu only
>|by worshiping opulently according to the pancaratriki
>|system, but in the age of Kali one can satisfy and worship
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting
>|His holy name." Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
>|explains that unless one is directly empowered by the
>|causeless mercy of Krsna, one cannot become the spiritual
>|master of the entire world (jagad-guru). One cannot become
>|an acarya simply by mental speculation. The true acarya
>|presents Krsna to everyone by preaching the holy name of
>|the Lord throughout the world. Thus the conditioned souls,
>|purified by chanting the holy name, are liberated from the
>|blazing fire of material existence. In this way, spiritual
>|benefit grows increasingly full, like the waxing moon in
>|the sky. The true acarya, the spiritual master of the
>|entire world, must be considered an incarnation of Krsna's
>|mercy. indeed, he is personally embracing Krsna. He is
>|therefore the spiritual master of all the varnas (brahmana,
>|ksatriya, vaisya and sudra) and all the asramas (
>|brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa). Since he
>|is understood to be the most advanced devotee, he is called
>|paramahamsa-thakura. Thakura is a title of honor offered to
>|the paramahamsa. Therefore one who acts as an acarya,
>|directly presenting Lord Krsna by spreading His name and
>|fame, is also to be called paramahamsa-thakura.
128|Antya 7.13
129|TEXT 13
130|TEXT
131|jagate karila tumi krsna-nama prakase
132|yei toma dekhe, sei krsna-preme bhase
133|SYNONYMS
134|jagate-throughout the entire world; karila-have done; tumi-
>|You; krsna-nama prakase-manifestation of the holy name of
>|Lord Krsna; yei-anyone who; toma dekhe-sees You; sei-he;
>|krsna-preme-in ecstatic love of Krsna; bhase-floats.
135|TRANSLATION
136|"You have manifested the holy name of Krsna throughout the
>|entire world. Anyone who sees You is immediately absorbed
>|in ecstatic love of Krsna.
137|Antya 7.14
138|TEXT 14
139|TEXT
140|prema-parakasa nahe krsna-sakti vine
141|'krsna'-eka prema-data, sastra-pramane
142|SYNONYMS
143|prema-of ecstatic love of Krsna; parakasa-manifestation;
>|nahe-cannot be; krsna-sakti vine-without the power of Krsna;
>| krsna-Lord Krsna; eka-the only one; prema-data-giver of
>|prema; sastra-pramane-the verdict of all revealed
>|scriptures.
144|TRANSLATION
145|"Without being especially empowered by Krsna, one cannot
>|manifest ecstatic love of Krsna, for Krsna is the only one
>|who gives ecstatic love. That is the verdict of all
>|revealed scriptures.
146|Antya 7.15
147|TEXT 15
148|TEXT
149|santv avatara bahavah
150|puskara-nabhasya sarvato-bhadrah
151|krsnad anyah ko va latasv
152|api premado bhavati"
153|SYNONYMS
154|santu-let there be; avatarah-incarnations; bahavah-many;
>|puskara-nabhasya-of the Lord, from whose navel grows a
>|lotus flower; sarvatah bhadrah-completely auspicious;
>|krsnat-than Lord Krsna; anyah-other; kah va-who possibly;
>|latasu-on the surrendered souls; api-also; prema-dah-the
>|bestower of love; bhavati-is.
155|TRANSLATION
156|"There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the
>|Personality of Godhead, but who other than Lord Sri Krsna
>|can bestow love of God upon the surrendered souls?' "
157|PURPORT
158|This is a verse written by Bilvamangala Thakura. it is
>|found in the Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.
>|5.37).
159|Antya 7.16
160|TEXT 16
161|TEXT
162|mahaprabhu kahe-"suna, bhatta maha-mati
163|mayavadi sannyasi ami, na jani krsna-bhakti
164|SYNONYMS
165|mahaprabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; suna-
>|please hear; bhatta-My dear Vallabha Bhatta; maha-mati-
>|learned scholar; mayavadi-in the Mayavada school; sannyasi-
>|sannyasi; ami-I; na jani-I do not know; krsna-bhakti-
>|devotional service to Krsna.
166|TRANSLATION
167|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "My dear Vallabha Bhatta,
>|you are a learned scholar. Kindly listen to Me. I am a
>|sannyasi of the Mayavada school. Therefore I have no chance
>|of knowing what krsna-bhakti is.
168|Antya 7.17
169|TEXT 17
170|TEXT
171|advaitacarya-gosani-'saksat isvara'
172|tanra sange amara mana ha-ila nirmala
173|SYNONYMS
174|advaita-acarya-gosani-Advaita Acarya; saksat isvara-
>|directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tanra sange-by
>|His association; amara-My; mana-mind; ha-ila-has become;
>|nirmala-purified.
175|TRANSLATION
176|"Nevertheless, My mind has become purified because I have
>|associated with Advaita Acarya, who is directly the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead.
177|Antya 7.18
178|TEXT 18
179|TEXT
180|sarva-sastre krsna-bhaktye nahi yanra sama
181|ataeva 'advaita-acarya' tanra nama
182|SYNONYMS
183|sarva-sastre-in all revealed scriptures; krsna-bhaktye-in
>|the devotional service of Lord Krsna; nahi-is not; yanra-of
>|whom; sama-equal; ataeva-therefore; advaita-without a
>|competitor; acarya-acarya; tanra nama-His name.
184|TRANSLATION
185|"He is unparalleled in His understanding of all the
>|revealed scriptures and the devotional service of Lord
>|Krsna. Therefore He is called Advaita Acarya.
186|Antya 7.19
187|TEXT 19
188|TEXT
189|yanhara krpate mlecchera haya krsna-bhakti
190|ke kahite pare tanra vaisnavata-sakti?
191|SYNONYMS
192|yanhara-whose; krpate-by mercy; mlecchera-of mlecchas; haya-
>|is; krsna-bhakti-devotional service to Krsna; ke-who;
>|kahite pare-can describe; tanra-His; vaisnavata-sakti-power
>|of Vaisnavism.
193|TRANSLATION
194|"He is such a great personality that by His mercy He can
>|convert even the meateaters [mlecchas] to the
>|devotional service of Krsna. Who, therefore, can estimate
>|the power of His Vaisnavism?
195|PURPORT
196|It is extremely difficult to convert a mleccha, or meat-
>|eater, into a devotee of Lord Krsna. Therefore anyone who
>|can do so is situated on the highest level of Vaisnavism.
197|Antya 7.20
198|TEXT 20
199|TEXT
200|nityananda-avadhuta-'saksat isvara'
201|bhavonmade matta krsna-premera sagara
202|SYNONYMS
203|nityananda-Lord Nityananda; avadhuta-paramahamsa; saksat
>|isvara-directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhava-
>|unmade-by the madness of ecstatic love; matta-overwhelmed,
>|intoxicated; krsna-premera-of love of Krsna; sagara-the
>|ocean.
204|TRANSLATION
205|"Lord Nityananda Prabhu, the avadhuta, is also directly the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is always intoxicated
>|with the madness of ecstatic love. Indeed, He is an ocean
>|of love of Krsna.
206|Antya 7.21
207|TEXT 21
208|TEXT
209|sad-darsana-vetta bhattacarya-sarvabhauma
210|sad-darsane jagad-guru bhagavatottama
211|SYNONYMS
212|sat-darsana-of the six philosophical theses; vetta-the
>|knower; bhattacarya-sarvabhauma-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;
>|sat-darsane-in six philosophical theses; jagat-guru-the
>|spiritual master of the entire world; bhagavata-uttama-the
>|best of the devotees.
213|TRANSLATION
214|"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya perfectly knows the six
>|philosophical theses. He is therefore the spiritual master
>|of the entire world in the six paths of philosophy.
>| He is the best of devotees.
215|Antya 7.22
216|TEXT 22
217|TEXT
218|tenha dekhaila more bhakti-yoga-para
219|tanra prasade janilun 'krsna-bhakti-yoga' sara
220|SYNONYMS
221|tenha-he; dekhaila-has shown; more-to Me; bhakti-yoga-of
>|devotional service; para-the limit; tanra prasade-by his
>|mercy; janilun-I have understood; krsna-bhakti-of
>|devotional service to Lord Krsna; yoga-of the yoga system;
>|sara-the essence.
222|TRANSLATION
223|"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya has shown Me the limit of
>|devotional service. Only by his mercy have I understood
>|that devotional service to Krsna is the essence of all
>|mystic yoga.
224|Antya 7.23
225|TEXT 23
226|TEXT
227|ramananda-raya krsna-rasera 'nidhana'
228|tenha janaila-krsna-svayam bhagavan
229|SYNONYMS
230|ramananda-raya-Srila Ramananda Raya; krsna-rasera-of the
>|transcendental mellow of Krsna's devotional service;
>|nidhana-the mine; tenha-he; janaila-has given instruction;
>|krsna-Lord Krsna; svayam-Himself; bhagavan-the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead.
231|TRANSLATION
232|"Srila Ramananda Raya is the ultimate knower of the
>|transcendental mellows of Lord Krsna's devotional service.
>|He has instructed Me that Lord Krsna is the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead.
233|Antya 7.24
234|TEXT 24
235|TEXT
236|tate prema-bhakti-'purusartha-siromani'
237|raga-marge prema-bhakti 'sarvadhika' jani
238|SYNONYMS
239|tate-therefore; prema-bhakti-devotional service in ecstatic
>|love; purusartha-of all goals of human life; siromani-the
>|crown jewel; raga-marge-on the path of spontaneous love;
>|prema-bhakti-love of Krsna; sarva-adhika-the highest of all;
>| jani-I can understand.
240|TRANSLATION
241|"Through the mercy of Ramananda Raya, I have understood
>|that ecstatic love of Krsna is the highest goal of life and
>|that spontaneous love of Krsna is the highest perfection.
242|PURPORT
243|Purusartha ("the goal of life") generally refers to
>|religion, economic development, satisfaction of the senses
>|and, finally, liberation. However, above these four kinds
>|of purusarthas, love of Godhead stands supreme. It is
>|called parama-purusartha (the supreme goal of life) or
>|purusartha-siromani (the most exalted of all purusarthas).
>|Lord Krsna is worshiped by regulative devotional service,
>|but the highest perfection of devotional service is
>|spontaneous love of Godhead.
244|Antya 7.25
245|TEXT 25
246|TEXT
247|dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, ara ye srngara
248|dasa, sakha, guru, kanta,-'asraya' yahara
249|SYNONYMS
250|dasya-servitude; sakhya-friendship; vatsalya-paternal love;
>|ara-and; ye-that; srngara-conjugal love; dasa-the servant;
>|sakha-friend; guru-superior; kanta-lover; asraya-the
>|shelter; yahara-of which.
251|TRANSLATION
252|"The servant, friend, superior and conjugal lover are the
>|shelters of the transcendental mellows called dasya, sakhya,
>| vatsalya and srngara.
253|Antya 7.26
254|TEXT 26
255|TEXT
256|'aisvarya-jnana-yukta', 'kevala'-bhava ara
257|aisvarya-jnane na pai vrajendra-kumara
258|SYNONYMS
259|aisvarya-jnana-yukta-with understanding of the opulences;
>|kevala-pure; bhava-emotion; ara-also; aisvarya-jnane-by
>|understanding of the opulences; na pai-one does not get;
>|vrajendra-kumara-the son of Nanda Maharaja.
260|TRANSLATION
261|"There are two kinds of emotion [bhava]. Emotion with an
>|understanding of the Lord's full opulences is called
>|aisvarya-jnana-yukta, and pure, uncontaminated emotion is
>|called kevala. One cannot achieve shelter at the lotus feet
>|of Krsna, the son of Maharaja Nanda, simply by knowing His
>|opulences.
262|PURPORT
263|Vide Madhya-lila, Chapter Nineteen, text 192.
264|Antya 7.27
265|TEXT 27
266|TEXT
267|nayam sukhapo bhagavan
268|dehinam gopika-sutah
269|jnaninam catma-bhutanam
270|yatha bhakti-matam iha
271|SYNONYMS
272|na-not; ayam-this Lord Sri Krsna; sukha-apah-easily
>|available; bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
>|dehinam-for materialistic persons who have accepted the
>|body as the self; gopika-sutah-the son of mother Yasoda;
>|jnaninam-for persons addicted to mental speculation; ca-and;
>| atma-bhutanam-for persons performing severe austerities
>|and penances or for personal associates; yatha-as; bhakti-
>|matam-for persons engaged in spontaneous devotional service;
>| iha-in this world.
273|TRANSLATION
274|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, the son of
>|mother Yasoda, is accessible to those devotees engaged in
>|spontaneous loving service, but He is not as easily
>|accessible to mental speculators, to those striving for
>|self-realization by severe austerities and penances, or to
>|those who consider the body the same as the self.'
275|PURPORT
276|This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.9.21).
277|Antya 7.28
278|TEXT 28
279|TEXT
280|'atma-bhuta'-sabde kahe 'parisada-gana'
281|aisvarya-jnane laksmi na paila vrajendra-nandana
282|SYNONYMS
283|atma-bhuta-sabde-the word atma-bhuta; kahe-means; parisada-
>|gana-personal associates; aisvarya-jnane-in the
>|understanding of opulence; laksmi-the goddess of fortune;
>|na paila-could not get; vrajendra-nandana-the shelter of
>|Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja.
284|TRANSLATION
285|"The word 'atma-bhuta' means 'personal associates.' Through
>|the understanding of opulence, the goddess of
>|fortune could not receive the shelter of Krsna ; the son of
>|Nanda Maharaja.
286|PURPORT
287|Laksmi, the goddess of fortune, has complete knowledge of
>|Krsna's opulences, but she could not achieve the
>|association of Krsna by dint of such knowledge. The
>|devotees in Vrndavana, however, actually enjoy the
>|association of Krsna.
288|Antya 7.29
289|TEXT 29
290|TEXT
291|nayam sriyo 'nga u nitanta-rateh prasadah
292|svar-yositam nalina-gandha-rucam kuto 'nyah
293|rasotsave 'sya bhuja-danda-grhita-kantha-
294|labdhasisam ya udagad vraja-sundarinam
295|SYNONYMS
296|na-not; ayam-this; sriyah-of the goddess of fortune; ange-
>|on the chest; u-alas; nitanta-rateh-who is very intimately
>|related; prasadah-the favor; svah-of the heavenly planets;
>|yositam-of women; nalina-of the lotus flower; gandha-having
>|the aroma; rucam-and bodily luster; kutah-much less; anyah-
>|others; rasa-utsave-in the festival of the rasa dance; asya-
>|of Lord Sri Krsna; bhuja-danda-by the arms; grhita-embraced;
>| kantha-their necks; labdha-asisam-who achieved such a
>|blessing; yah-which; udagat-became manifest; vraja-
>|sundarinam-of the beautiful gopis, the transcendental girls
>|of Vrajabhumi.
297|TRANSLATION
298|"When Lord Sri Krsna was dancing with the gopis in the
>|rasa-lila, the gopis were embraced by the arms of the
>|Lord . This transcendental favor was never bestowed
>|upon the goddess of fortune or the other consorts in the
>|spiritual world. Indeed , never was such a favor even
>|imagined by the most beautiful girls in the heavenly
>|planets, whose bodily luster and aroma resemble those
>| of lotus flowers. And what to speak
>|of worldly women who are very beautiful
>|according to the material estimation?'
299|PURPORT
300|This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.60).
301|Antya 7.30
302|TEXT 30
303|TEXT
304|suddha-bhave sakha kare skandhe arohana
305|suddha-bhave vrajesvari karena bandhana
306|SYNONYMS
307|suddha-bhave-in pure consciousness; sakha-friend;
>|kare-does; skandhe-on the shoulder; arohana-rising; suddha-
>|bhave-in pure consciousness; vraja-isvari-the Queen
>|of Vraja; karena bandhana-binds.
308|TRANSLATION
309|"In pure Krsna consciousness, a friend mounts the shoulder
>|of Krsna, and mother Yasoda binds the Lord.
310|PURPORT
311|Suddha-bhava, pure consciousness, is not dependent on
>|an understanding of the Lord's opulences. Even without such
>|opulences, the devotee in suddha-bhava is inclined to love
>|Krsna as a friend or son.
312|Antya 7.31
313|TEXT 31
314|TEXT
315|'mora sakha ,' ' mora putra ,'-ei '
>|suddha' mana
316|ataeva suka-vyasa kare prasamsana
317|SYNONYMS
318|mora sakha-my friend; mora putra-my son; ei-this; suddha-
>|pure; mana-consciousness; ataeva-therefore; suka-vyasa-
>|Sukadeva Gosvami and Vyasadeva; kare prasamsana-praise.
319|TRANSLATION
320|"In pure Krsna consciousness, without knowledge of the Lord'
>|s opulences, a devotee considers Krsna his friend or son.
>|Therefore this devotional attitude is praised even by
>|Sukadeva Gosvami and Vyasadeva, the supreme authority.
321|Antya 7.32
322|TEXT 32
323|TEXT
324|ittham satam brahma-sukhanubhutya
325|dasyam gatanam para-daivatena
326|mayasritanam nara-darakena
327|sakam vijahruh krta-punya-punjah
328|SYNONYMS
329|ittham-in this way; satam-of persons who prefer the
>|impersonal feature of the Lord; brahma-of the impersonal
>|effulgence; sukha-by the happiness; anubhutya-who is
>|realized; dasyam-the mode of servitude; gatanam-of those
>|who have accepted; para-daivatena-who is the supreme
>|worshipable Deity; maya-asritanam-for ordinary persons
>|under the clutches of external energy; nara-darakena-
>|with He who is like a boy of this material world; sakam-
>|in friendship; vijahruh-played; krta-punya-punjah-those who
>|have accumulated volumes of pious activities.
330|TRANSLATION
331|"those who are engaged in self-realization,
>|appreciating the Brahman effulgence of the Lord, and those
>|engaged in devotional service , accepting the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead as master, as well as those who
>|are under the clutches of maya, thinking the Lord an
>|ordinary person, cannot understand that certain exalted
>|personalities - after accumulating volumes of pious
>|activities - are now playing with the Lord in friendship
>|as cowherd boys.'
332|PURPORT
333|This verse is from the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.12.11).
334|Antya 7.33
335|TEXT 33
336|TEXT
337|trayya copanisadbhis ca
338|sankhya-yogais ca satvataih
339|upagiyamana-mahatmyam
340|harim samanyatatmajam
341|SYNONYMS
342|trayya-by followers of the three Vedas who perform great
>|sacrifices like Indra and other
>|demigods; ca-also; upanisadbhih-by the followers of the
>|Upanisads, the topmost portion of Vedic knowledge; ca-also;
>|sankhya-by the philosophers who analytically study the
>|universe; yogaih-by mystic yogis; ca-and; satvataih-by
>|devotees who follow the method of worship mentioned in the
>|Pancaratra and other Vedic literatures; upagiyamana-being
>|sung; mahatmyam-whose glories; harim-unto the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead; sa-she, mother Yasoda; amanyata-
>|considered; atma-jam-her own son, born out of her body.
343|TRANSLATION
344|"When mother Yasoda saw all the universes within the
>|mouth of Krsna, she was certainly astonished for the time
>|being. Nevertheless , she still considered the Lord her
>|own son, although He is worshiped by great
>|personalities who offer Him sacrifices , great saints
>|who understand the greatness of the
>|Lord by studying the
>|Upanisads, great philosophers who
>|analytically study the universe, great yogis who know him
>|as the all-pervading Supersoul , and even devotees who
>|accept the Lord as the Supreme Personality of Godhead
>|
>|.'
345|PURPORT
346|This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.45).
347|Antya 7.34
348|TEXT 34
349|TEXT
350|nandah kim akarod brahman
351|sreya evam mahodayam
352|yasoda va maha-bhaga
353|papau yasyah stanam harih
354|SYNONYMS
355|nandah-Nanda Maharaja; kim-what; akarot-has performed;
>|brahman-O brahmana; sreyah-auspicious activities; evam-thus;
>| maha-udayam-rising to such an exalted position as the
>|father of Krsna; yasoda-mother Yasoda; va-or; maha-bhaga-
>|most fortunate; papau-drank; yasyah-of whom; stanam-the
>|breasts; harih-the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
356|TRANSLATION
357|"O brahmana, what pious activities did Nanda Maharaja
>|perform to receive the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna
>|as his son? And what pious activities did mother Yasoda
>|perform that made the Absolute Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead Krsna call her "Mother" and suck her breasts?'
358|PURPORT
359|This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.46).
360|Antya 7.35
361|TEXT 35
362|TEXT
363|aisvarya dekhileha ' suddhera ' nahe
>|aisvarya - jnana
364|ataeva aisvarya ha-ite 'kevala'-bhava pradhana
365|SYNONYMS
366|aisvarya-opulence; dekhileha-even after seeing; suddhera-of
>|a pure devotee; nahe-is not; aisvarya-jnana-knowledge of
>|opulence; ataeva-therefore; aisvarya ha-ite-than the
>|understanding of opulence; kevala-bhava-pure emotion;
>|pradhana-more eminent.
367|TRANSLATION
368|"Even if a pure devotee sees the opulence of Krsna, he does
>|not accept it. Therefore pure consciousness is more exalted
>|than consciousness of the Lord's opulence.
369|Antya 7.36
370|TEXT 36
371|TEXT
372|e saba sikhaila more raya-ramananda
373|anargala rasa-vetta prema-sukhananda
374|SYNONYMS
375|e saba-all this; sikhaila-instructed; more-unto Me; raya-
>|ramananda-Ramananda Raya; anargala-incessantly; rasa-vetta-
>|one who understands transcendental mellows; prema-sukha-
>|ananda-absorbed in the happiness of ecstatic love of Krsna.
376|TRANSLATION
377|"Ramananda Raya is extremely aware of transcendental
>|mellows. He is incessantly absorbed in the happiness of
>|ecstatic love of Krsna. It is he who has instructed Me all
>|this.
378|Antya 7.37
379|TEXT 37
380|TEXT
381|kahana na yaya ramanandera prabhava
382|raya-prasade janilun vrajera 'suddha' bhava
383|SYNONYMS
384|kahana na yaya-cannot be described; ramanandera prabhava-
>|the influence of Ramananda Raya; raya-of Ramananda Raya;
>|prasade-by the mercy; janilun-I have understood; vrajera-of
>|the inhabitants of Vraja; suddha bhava-unalloyed love.
385|TRANSLATION
386|"It is impossible to describe the influence and knowledge
>|of Ramananda Raya, for only by his mercy have I understood
>|the unalloyed love of the residents of Vrndavana.
387|Antya 7.38
388|TEXT 38
389|TEXT
390|damodara-svarupa-'prema-rasa' murtiman
391|yanra sange haila vraja-madhura-rasa-jnana
392|SYNONYMS
393|damodara-svarupa-Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; prema-rasa-the
>|transcendental mellows of ecstatic love; murtiman-
>|personified; yanra sange-by whose association; haila-there
>|was; vraja-of Vraja; madhura-rasa-of the mellow of conjugal
>|love; jnana-knowledge.
394|TRANSLATION
395|"The transcendental mellow of ecstatic love is
>|personified by Svarupa Damodara. By his association I have
>|understood Vrndavana's transcendental mellow of conjugal
>|love.
396|Antya 7.39
397|TEXT 39
398|TEXT
399|'suddha-prema' vraja-devira-kama-gandha-hina
400|'krsna-sukha-tatparya',-ei tara cihna
401|SYNONYMS
402|suddha-prema-unalloyed love; vraja-devira-of the gopis or
>|Srimati Radharani; kama-gandha-hina-without a scent of
>|material lust; krsna-of Krsna; sukha-happiness; tatparya-
>|the purpose; ei-this; tara-of that; cihna-the symptom.
403|TRANSLATION
404|"The unalloyed love of the gopis and Srimati Radharani is
>|without any trace of material lust. The criterion of such
>|transcendental love is that its only purpose is to satisfy
>|Krsna.
405|Antya 7.40
406|TEXT 40
407|TEXT
408|yat te sujata-caranamburuham stanesu
409|bhitah sanaih priya dadhimahi karkasesu
410|tenatavim atasi tad vyathate na kim svit
411|kurpadibhir bhramati dhir bhavad-ayusam nah
412|SYNONYMS
413|yat-which; te-Your; sujata-very fine; carana-ambu-ruham-
>|lotus feet; stanesu-on the breasts; bhitah-being afraid;
>|sanaih-gently; priya-O dear one; dadhimahi-we place;
>|karkasesu-rough; tena-with them; atavim-the path; atasi-You
>|roam; tat-they; vyathate-are distressed; na-not; kim svit-
>|we wonder; kurpa-adibhih-by small stones and so on;
>|bhramati-flutters; dhih-the mind; bhavat-ayusam-of those of
>|whom Your Lordship is the very life; nah-of us.
414|TRANSLATION
415|"O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft that we
>|place them gently on our breasts, fearing that Your feet
>|will be hurt. Our lives rest only in You. Our minds,
>|therefore, are filled with anxiety that Your tender feet
>|might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the forest
>|path.'
416|PURPORT
417|This verse is spoken by the gopis in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.
>|31.19).
418|Antya 7.41
419|TEXT 41
420|TEXT
421|gopi-ganera suddha-prema aisvarya-jnana-hina
422|premete bhartsana kare ei tara cihna
423|SYNONYMS
424|gopi-ganera-of the gopis; suddha-prema-unalloyed love;
>|aisvarya-jnana-hina-devoid of knowledge of opulences;
>|premete-of pure love; bhartsana-chastisement; kare-do; ei-
>|this; tara-of that; cihna-the symptom.
425|TRANSLATION
426|"Obsessed with pure love, without knowledge of opulences,
>|the gopis sometimes chastised Krsna. That is a symptom of
>|pure ecstatic love.
427|Antya 7.42
428|TEXT 42
429|TEXT
430|pati-sutanvaya-bhratr-bandhavan
431|ativilanghya te 'nty acyutagatah
432|gati-vidas tavodgita-mohitah
433|kitava yositah kas tyajen nisi
434|SYNONYMS
435|pati-husbands; suta-sons; anvaya-family; bhratr-brothers;
>|bandhavan-friends; ativilanghya-without caring for; te-Your;
>| anti-dear shelter; acyuta-O infallible one; agatah-have
>|come; gati-vidah-who know everything of our activities;
>|tava-of You; udgita-by the singing flute; mohitah-being
>|attracted; kitava-O great cheater; yositah-beautiful women;
>|kah-who; tyajet-would give up; nisi-in the dead of night.
436|TRANSLATION
437|"O dear Krsna, we gopis have neglected the order of our
>|husbands, sons, family, brothers and friends and have left
>|their company to come to You. You know everything about our
>|desires. We have come only because we are attracted by the
>|supreme music of Your flute. But You are a great cheater,
>|for who else would give up the company of young girls like
>|us in the dead of night?'
438|PURPORT
439|This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.31.16).
440|Antya 7.43
441|TEXT 43
442|TEXT
443|sarvottama bhajana ei sarva-bhakti jini'
444|ataeva krsna kahe,-'ami tomara rni'
445|SYNONYMS
446|sarva-uttama-above all; bhajana-devotional service; ei-this;
>| sarva-bhakti-all types of bhakti; jini'-conquering; ataeva-
>|therefore; krsna kahe-Lord Krsna says; ami-I; tomara-your;
>|rni-debtor.
447|TRANSLATION
448|"The conjugal love of the gopis is the most exalted
>|devotional service, surpassing all other methods of bhakti.
>|Therefore Lord Krsna is obliged to say, 'My dear gopis, I
>|cannot repay you. Indeed, I am always indebted to you.'
449|Antya 7.44
450|TEXT 44
451|TEXT
452|na paraye 'ham niravadya-samyujam
453|sva-sadhu-krtyam vibudhayusapi vah
454|ya mabhajan durjaya-geha-srnkhalah
455|samvrscya tad vah pratiyatu sadhuna
456|SYNONYMS
457|na-not; paraye-am able to make; aham-I; niravadya-samyujam-
>|to those who are completely free from deceit; sva-sadhu-
>|krtyam-proper compensation; vibudha-ayusa-with a lifetime
>|as long as that of the demigods; api-although; vah-to you;
>|yah-who; ma-Me; abhajan-have worshiped; durjaya-geha-
>|srnkhalah-the chains of household life, which are difficult
>|to overcome; samvrscya-cutting; tat-that; vah-of you;
>|pratiyatu-let it be returned; sadhuna-by the good activity
>|itself.
458|TRANSLATION
459|"O gopis, I am not able to repay My debt for your spotless
>|service, even within a lifetime of Brahma. Your connection
>|with Me is beyond reproach. You have worshiped Me, cutting
>|off all domestic ties, which are difficult to break.
>|Therefore please let your own glorious deeds be your
>|compensation.'
460|PURPORT
461|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.32.22).
462|Antya 7.45
463|TEXT 45
464|TEXT
465|aisvarya-jnana haite kevala-bhava-pradhana
466|prthivite bhakta nahi uddhava-samana
467|SYNONYMS
468|aisvarya-jnana haite-than transcendental love in opulence;
>|kevala-bhava-pure love; pradhana-more prominent; prthivite-
>|on the surface of the world; bhakta nahi-there is no
>|devotee; uddhava-samana-like Uddhava.
469|TRANSLATION
470|"Completely distinct from love of Krsna in opulence, pure
>|love of Krsna is on the highest level. On the surface of
>|the world there is no devotee greater than Uddhava.
471|Antya 7.46
472|TEXT 46
473|TEXT
474|tenha yanra pada-dhuli karena prarthana
475|svarupera sange pailun e saba siksana
476|SYNONYMS
477|tenha-he; yanra-whose; pada-dhuli-dust of the lotus feet;
>|karena prarthana-desires; svarupera sange-from Svarupa
>|Damodara; pailun-I have gotten; e saba-all these; siksana-
>|instructions.
478|TRANSLATION
479|"Uddhava desires to take on his head the dust of the gopis'
>|lotus feet. I have learned about all these transcendental
>|loving affairs of Lord Krsna from Svarupa Damodara.
480|Antya 7.47
481|TEXT 47
482|TEXT
483|asam aho carana-renu-jusam aham syam
484|vrndavane kim api gulma-latausadhinam
485|ya dustyajam svajanam arya-patham ca hitva
486|bhejur mukunda-padavim srutibhir vimrgyam
487|SYNONYMS
488|asam-of the gopis; aho-oh; carana-renu-the dust of the
>|lotus feet; jusam-devoted to; aham syam-let me become;
>|vrndavane-in Vrndavana; kim api-anyone; gulma-lata-
>|ausadhinam-among bushes, creepers and herbs; ya-they who;
>|dustyajam-very difficult to give up; sva-janam-family
>|members; arya-patham-the path of chastity; ca-and; hitva-
>|giving up; bhejuh-worshiped; mukunda-padavim-the lotus feet
>|of Mukunda, Krsna; srutibhih-by the Vedas; vimrgyam-to be
>|searched for.
489|TRANSLATION
490|"The gopis of Vrndavana have given up the association of
>|their husbands, sons and other family members, who are very
>|difficult to give up, and they have forsaken the path of
>|chastity to take shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda,
>|Krsna, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge. Oh,
>|let me be fortunate enough to be one of the bushes,
>|creepers or herbs in Vrndavana because the gopis trample
>|them and bless them with the dust of their lotus feet.'
491|PURPORT
492|This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.61) was spoken by
>|Uddhava. When Uddhava was sent by Krsna to see the
>|condition of the gopis in Vrndavana, he stayed there for a
>|few months in their association and always talked with them
>|about Krsna. Although this greatly pleased the gopis and
>|other residents of Vrajabhumi, Vrndavana, Uddhava saw that
>|the gopis were severely afflicted by their separation from
>|Krsna. Their hearts were so disturbed that their minds were
>|sometimes deranged. Observing the unalloyed devotion and
>|love of the gopis for Krsna, Uddhava desired to become a
>|creeper, a blade of grass or an herb in Vrndavana so that
>|sometimes the gopis would trample him and he would receive
>|the dust of their lotus feet on his head.
493|Antya 7.48
494|TEXT 48
495|TEXT
496|haridasa-thakura-maha-bhagavata-pradhana
497|prati dina laya tenha tina-laksa nama
498|SYNONYMS
499|haridasa-thakura-Haridasa Thakura; maha-bhagavata-pradhana-
>|the topmost of all pure devotees; prati dina-every day;
>|laya-chants; tenha-he; tina-laksa nama-300,000 holy names
>|of the Lord.
500|TRANSLATION
501|"Haridasa Thakura, the teacher of the holy name, is among
>|the most exalted of all devotees. Every day he chants
>|300,000 holy names of the Lord.
502|Antya 7.49
503|TEXT 49
504|TEXT
505|namera mahima ami tanra thani sikhilun
506|tanra prasade namera mahima janilun
507|SYNONYMS
508|namera mahima-the glories of the holy name; ami-I; tanra
>|thani-from him; sikhilun-have learned; tanra prasade-by his
>|mercy; namera-of the holy name; mahima-the glories; janilun-
>|I could understand.
509|TRANSLATION
510|"I have learned about the glories of the Lord's holy name
>|from Haridasa Thakura, and by his mercy I have understood
>|these glories.
511|Antya 7.50-52
512|TEXTS 50-52
513|TEXT
514|acaryaratna acaryanidhi pandita-gadadhara
515|jagadananda, damodara, sankara, vakresvara
516|kasisvara, mukunda, vasudeva, murari
517|ara yata bhakta-gana gaude avatari'
518|krsna-nama-prema kaila jagate pracara
519|inha sabara sange krsna-bhakti ye amara"
520|SYNONYMS
521|acaryaratna-Acaryaratna; acaryanidhi-Acaryanidhi; pandita-
>|gadadhara-Gadadhara Pandita; jagadananda-Jagadananda;
>|damodara-Damodara; sankara-Sankara; vakresvara-Vakresvara;
>|kasisvara-Kasisvara; mukunda-Mukunda; vasudeva-Vasudeva;
>|murari-Murari; ara-and; yata-as many as; bhakta-gana-
>|devotees; gaude-in Bengal; avatari'-having descended; krsna-
>|nama-the holy name of Lord Krsna; prema-ecstatic love of
>|Krsna; kaila-did; jagate-all over the world; pracara-
>|preaching; inha sabara-of all of them; sange-by association;
>| krsna-bhakti-devotional service to Krsna; ye-which; amara-
>|My.
522|TRANSLATION
523|"Acaryaratna, Acaryanidhi, Gadadhara Pandita, Jagadananda,
>|Damodara, Sankara, Vakresvara, Kasisvara, Mukunda, Vasudeva,
>| Murari and many other devotees have descended in Bengal to
>|preach to everyone the glories of the holy name of Krsna
>|and the value of love for Him. I have learned from them the
>|meaning of devotional service to Krsna."
524|Antya 7.53
525|TEXT 53
526|TEXT
527|bhattera hrdaye drdha abhimana jani'
528|bhangi kari' mahaprabhu kahe eta vani
529|SYNONYMS
530|bhattera hrdaye-in the heart of Vallabha Bhatta; drdha-
>|fixed; abhimana-pride; jani'-understanding; bhangi kari'-
>|making a hint; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahe-
>|spoke; eta vani-these words.
531|TRANSLATION
532|Knowing that Vallabha Bhatta's heart was full of pride, Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke these words, hinting at how one
>|can learn about devotional service.
533|PURPORT
534|Vallabha Bhatta was greatly proud of his knowledge in
>|devotional service, and therefore he wanted to speak about
>|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu without understanding the Lord'
>|s position. The Lord therefore hinted in many ways that if
>|Vallabha Bhatta wanted to know what devotional service
>|actually is, he would have to learn from all the devotees
>|He mentioned, beginning with Advaita Acarya, Lord
>|Nityananda, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Ramananda Raya. As
>|Svarupa Damodara has said, if one wants to learn the
>|meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam, one must take lessons from a
>|realized soul. One should not proudly think that one can
>|understand the transcendental loving service of the Lord
>|simply by reading books. One must become a servant of a
>|Vaisnava. As Narottama dasa Thakura has confirmed, chadiya
>|vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba: one cannot be in a
>|transcendental position unless one very faithfully serves a
>|pure Vaisnava. One must accept a Vaisnava guru (adau gurv-
>|asrayam), and then by questions and answers one should
>|gradually learn what pure devotional service to Krsna is.
>|That is called the parampara system.
535|Antya 7.54
536|TEXT 54
537|TEXT
538|"ami se'vaisnava',-bhakti-siddhanta saba jani
539|ami se bhagavata-artha uttama vakhani"
540|SYNONYMS
541|ami-I; se-that; vaisnava-Vaisnava; bhakti-siddhanta-
>|conclusions of devotional service; saba-all; jani-I know;
>|ami-I; se-that; bhagavata-artha-meaning of the Bhagavatam;
>|uttama-very well; vakhani-can explain.
542|TRANSLATION
543|"I am a great Vaisnava.
>|Having learned all the conclusions of Vaisnava philosophy,
>|I can understand the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam and
>|explain it very well."
544|Antya 7.55
545|TEXT 55
546|TEXT
547|bhattera manete ei chila dirgha garva
548|prabhura vacana suni' se ha-ila kharva
549|SYNONYMS
550|bhattera manete-in the mind of Vallabha Bhatta; ei-this;
>|chila-was existing; dirgha-for a long time; garva-pride;
>|prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vacana-the words; suni'
>|-by hearing; se-that; ha-ila-was; kharva-cut down.
551|TRANSLATION
552|Such pride had existed for a long time within
>|Vallabha Bhatta 's mind, but as he heard the preaching of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, his pride was cut down.
553|Antya 7.56
554|TEXT 56
555|TEXT
556|prabhura mukhe vaisnavata suniya sabara
557|bhattera iccha haila tan-sabare dekhibara
558|SYNONYMS
559|prabhura mukhe-from the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|vaisnavata-the standard of Vaisnavism; suniya sabara-
>|hearing of all the devotees; bhattera-of Vallabha Bhatta;
>|iccha-desire; haila-was; tan-sabare-all of them; dekhibara-
>|to see.
560|TRANSLATION
561|When Vallabha Bhatta heard from the mouth of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu about the pure Vaisnavism of all these devotees,
>|he immediately desired to see them.
562|Antya 7.57
563|TEXT 57
564|TEXT
565|bhatta kahe,-"e saba vaisnava rahe kon sthane?
566|kon prakare paimu ihan-sabara darsane?
567|SYNONYMS
568|bhatta kahe-Vallabha Bhatta said; e saba vaisnava-all these
>|Vaisnavas; rahe-live; kon sthane-where; kon prakare-how;
>|paimu-shall I attain; ihan-sabara darsane-seeing all these
>|Vaisnavas.
569|TRANSLATION
570|Vallabha Bhatta said, "Where do all these Vaisnavas live,
>|and how can I see them?"
571|Antya 7.58
572|TEXT 58
573|TEXT
574|prabhu kahe,-"keha gaude, keha desantare
575|saba asiyache ratha-yatra dekhibare
576|SYNONYMS
577|prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; keha gaude-
>|some in Bengal; keha-some; desa-antare-in other states;
>|saba-all; asiyache-have come; ratha-yatra dekhibare-to see
>|the car festival of Lord Jagannatha.
578|TRANSLATION
579|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Although some of them
>|live in Bengal and some in other states, they have all come
>|here to see the Ratha-yatra festival.
580|Antya 7.59
581|TEXT 59
582|TEXT
583|ihani rahena sabe, vasa-nana-sthane
584|ihani paiba tumi sabara darsane"
585|SYNONYMS
586|ihani-here; rahena sabe-all of them are living; vasa-their
>|residential places; nana-sthane-in various quarters; ihani-
>|here; paiba-will get; tumi-you; sabara darsane-everyone's
>|audience.
587|TRANSLATION
588|"At present they are all living here. Their residences are
>|in various quarters. Here you will get the audience of them
>|all."
589|Antya 7.60
590|TEXT 60
591|TEXT
592|tabe bhatta kahe bahu vinaya vacana
593|bahu dainya kari' prabhure kaila nimantrana
594|SYNONYMS
595|tabe-thereafter; bhatta kahe-Vallabha Bhatta said; bahu-
>|very; vinaya-humble; vacana-words; bahu dainya kari'-in all
>|humility; prabhure-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila
>|nimantrana-invited to dine.
596|TRANSLATION
597|Thereafter, with great submission and humility, Vallabha
>|Bhatta invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to dine at his home.
598|Antya 7.61
599|TEXT 61
600|TEXT
601|ara dina saba vaisnava prabhu-sthane aila
602|saba-sane mahaprabhu bhatte milaila
603|SYNONYMS
604|ara dina-the next day; saba vaisnava-all the Vaisnavas;
>|prabhu-sthane-to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila-
>|came; saba-sane-with all of them; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; bhatte milaila-introduced Vallabha Bhatta.
605|TRANSLATION
606|The next day, when all the Vaisnavas came to the abode of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord introduced Vallabha
>|Bhatta to them all.
607|Antya 7.62
608|TEXT 62
609|TEXT
610|'vaisnave'ra teja dekhi' bhattera camatkara
611|tan-sabara age bhatta-khadyota-akara
612|SYNONYMS
613|vaisnavera-of the Vaisnavas; teja-the brilliance; dekhi'-
>|seeing; bhattera-of Vallabha Bhatta; camatkara-surprised;
>|tan-sabara-of all of them; age-in front; bhatta-Vallabha
>|Bhatta; khadyota-akara-like a glowworm.
614|TRANSLATION
615|He was surprised to see the brilliance of their faces.
>|Indeed, among them Vallabha Bhatta seemed just like a
>|glowworm.
616|Antya 7.63
617|TEXT 63
618|TEXT
619|tabe bhatta bahu maha-prasada anaila
620|gana-saha mahaprabhure bhojana karaila
621|SYNONYMS
622|tabe-at that time; bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; bahu-much; maha-
>|prasada-Lord Jagannatha's remnants; anaila-brought in; gana-
>|saha mahaprabhure-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with His
>|associates; bhojana karaila-he fed.
623|TRANSLATION
624|Then Vallabha Bhatta brought in a great quantity of Lord
>|Jagannatha's maha-prasada and sumptuously fed Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates.
625|Antya 7.64
626|TEXT 64
627|TEXT
628|paramananda puri-sange sannyasira gana
629|eka-dike vaise saba karite bhojana
630|SYNONYMS
631|paramananda puri-sange-with Paramananda Puri; sannyasira
>|gana-all the sannyasi associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>| eka-dike-on one side; vaise-sat down; saba-all; karite
>|bhojana-to accept the prasada.
632|TRANSLATION
633|All the sannyasi associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|headed by Paramananda Puri, sat on one side and thus
>|partook of the prasada.
634|Antya 7.65
635|TEXT 65
636|TEXT
637|advaita, nityananda-raya-parsve dui-jana
638|madhye mahaprabhu vasila, age-pache bhakta-gana
639|SYNONYMS
640|advaita-Advaita Acarya; nityananda-raya-Lord Nityananda;
>|parsve-on the sides; dui-jana-two personalities; madhye-in
>|the middle; mahaprabhu vasila-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat
>|down; age-in front; pache-behind; bhakta-gana-all the
>|devotees.
641|TRANSLATION
642|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat in the midst of the devotees.
>|Advaita Acarya and Lord Nityananda each sat on one side of
>|the Lord. The other devotees sat in front of the Lord and
>|behind Him.
643|Antya 7.66
644|TEXT 66
645|TEXT
646|gaudera bhakta yata kahite na pari
647|angane vasila saba hana sari sari
648|SYNONYMS
649|gaudera-of Bengal; bhakta yata-all the devotees; kahite-to
>|mention; na pari-i am unable; angane-in the courtyard;
>|vasila-sat down; saba-all; hana-being; sari sari-in lines.
650|TRANSLATION
651|The devotees from Bengal, whom I am unable to count, all
>|sat down in lines in the courtyard.
652|Antya 7.67
653|TEXT 67
654|TEXT
655|prabhura bhakta-gana dekhi' bhattera camatkara
656|pratyeke sabara pade kaila namaskara
657|SYNONYMS
658|prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-gana-devotees;
>|dekhi'-seeing; bhattera-of Vallabha Bhatta; camatkara-
>|surprise; prati-eke-unto each and every one; sabara-of all;
>|pade-at the lotus feet; kaila namaskara-he offered
>|obeisances.
659|TRANSLATION
660|When Vallabha Bhatta saw all the devotees of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, he was greatly surprised, but in devotion he
>|offered his obeisances at the lotus feet of each and every
>|one of them.
661|Antya 7.68
662|TEXT 68
663|TEXT
664|svarupa, jagadananda, kasisvara, sankara
665|parivesana kare, ara raghava, damodara
666|SYNONYMS
667|svarupa-Svarupa; jagadananda-Jagadananda; kasisvara-
>|Kasisvara; sankara-Sankara; parivesana kare-distribute; ara-
>|and; raghava damodara-Raghava and Damodara.
668|TRANSLATION
669|Svarupa Damodara, Jagadananda, Kasisvara and Sankara, along
>|with Raghava and Damodara Pandita, took charge of
>|distributing the prasada.
670|Antya 7.69
671|TEXT 69
672|TEXT
673|maha-prasada vallabha-bhatta bahu anaila
674|prabhu-saha sannyasi-gana bhojane vasila
675|SYNONYMS
676|maha-prasada-food offered to Sri Jagannatha; vallabha-
>|bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; bahu-a large quantity; anaila-
>|brought; prabhu-saha-with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sannyasi-
>|gana-all the sannyasis; bhojane vasila-sat down to accept
>|the prasada.
677|TRANSLATION
678|Vallabha Bhatta had brought a large quantity of maha-
>|prasada offered to Lord Jagannatha. Thus all the sannyasis
>|sat down to eat with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
679|Antya 7.70
680|TEXT 70
681|TEXT
682|prasada paya vaisnava-gana bale, 'hari' 'hari'
683|hari hari dhvani uthe saba brahmanda bhari'
684|SYNONYMS
685|prasada-the prasada; paya-accept; vaisnava-gana-all the
>|Vaisnavas; bale-chant; hari hari- Hari, Hari ; hari hari
>|dhvani-the vibration of Hari, Hari; uthe-rises; saba
>|brahmanda-the entire universe; bhari'-filling.
686|TRANSLATION
687|Accepting the prasada, all the Vaisnavas chanted the holy
>|names Hari , Hari . The rising vibration of the holy
>|name of Hari filled the entire universe.
688|Antya 7.71
689|TEXT 71
690|TEXT
691|mala, candana, guvaka, pana aneka anila
692|saba' puja kari' bhatta anandita haila
693|SYNONYMS
694|mala-garlands; candana-sandalwood pulp; guvaka-spices; pana-
>|betel; aneka-much; anila-brought; saba' puja kari'-
>|worshiping all the Vaisnavas; bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta;
>|anandita haila-became very happy.
695|TRANSLATION
696|When all the Vaisnavas had finished eating, Vallabha Bhatta
>|brought a large quantity of garlands, sandalwood pulp,
>|spices and betel. He worshiped them very
>|respectfully and became extremely happy.
697|Antya 7.72
698|TEXT 72
699|TEXT
700|ratha-yatra-dine prabhu kirtana arambhila
701|purvavat sata sampradaya prthak karila
702|SYNONYMS
703|ratha-yatra-dine-on the day of the car festival; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kirtana arambhila-began the
>|congregational chanting; purva-vat-as previously; sata
>|sampradaya-in seven groups; prthak karila-He divided.
704|TRANSLATION
705|On the day of the car festival, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|began the congregational chanting. As He had done
>|previously, He divided all the devotees into seven groups.
706|Antya 7.73-74
707|TEXTS 73-74
708|TEXT
709|advaita, nityananda, haridasa, vakresvara
710|srivasa, raghava, pandita-gadadhara
711|sata jana sata-thani karena nartana
712|'hari-bola' bali' prabhu karena bhramana
713|SYNONYMS
714|advaita-Advaita Acarya; nityananda-Lord Nityananda;
>|haridasa-Thakura Haridasa; vakresvara-Vakresvara; srivasa-
>|Srivasa Thakura; raghava-Raghava; pandita-gadadhara-
>|Gadadhara Pandita; sata jana-seven persons; sata-thani-in
>|seven groups; karena nartana-dance; hari-bola bali'-
>|uttering "Hari bol"; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|karena bhramana-wanders.
715|TRANSLATION
716|Seven devotees-Advaita, Nityananda, Haridasa Thakura,
>|Vakresvara, Srivasa Thakura, Raghava Pandita and Gadadhara
>|Pandita-formed seven groups and began dancing. Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, chanting "Hari bol," wandered from one
>|group to another.
717|Antya 7.75
718|TEXT 75
719|TEXT
720|caudda madala baje ucca sankirtana
721|eka eka nartakera preme bhasila bhuvana
722|SYNONYMS
723|caudda madala-fourteen mrdangas; baje-were being played;
>|ucca sankirtana-loud congregational chanting; eka eka-of
>|each group; nartakera-of the dancer; preme-in ecstatic love;
>| bhasila bhuvana-inundated the entire world.
724|TRANSLATION
725|Fourteen mrdangas resounded with the loud congregational
>|chanting, and in each group was a dancer whose dance of
>|ecstatic love inundated the entire world.
726|Antya 7.76
727|TEXT 76
728|TEXT
729|dekhi' vallabha-bhattera haila camatkara
730|anande vihvala nahi apana-sambhala
731|SYNONYMS
732|dekhi'-seeing; vallabha-bhattera-of Vallabha Bhatta; haila
>|camatkara-was astonishment; anande vihvala-overwhelmed by
>|transcendental happiness; nahi-there was not; apana-
>|sambhala-keeping his normal position.
733|TRANSLATION
734|Seeing all this, Vallabha Bhatta was completely astonished.
>|He was overwhelmed by transcendental bliss and lost himself.
735|Antya 7.77
736|TEXT 77
737|TEXT
738|tabe mahaprabhu sabara nrtya rakhila
739|purvavat apane nrtya karite lagila
740|SYNONYMS
741|tabe-thereafter; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sabara-
>|of all of them; nrtya rakhila-stopped the dancing; purvavat-
>|as previously; apane-personally; nrtya-dancing; karite
>|lagila-began to perform.
742|TRANSLATION
743|Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stopped the dancing of the
>|others, and as He had done previously, He personally began
>|to dance.
744|Antya 7.78
745|TEXT 78
746|TEXT
747|prabhura saundarya dekhi ara premodaya
748|'ei ta' saksat krsna' bhattera ha-ila niscaya
749|SYNONYMS
750|prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saundarya-the beauty;
>|dekhi-seeing; ara-also; prema-udaya-arousing of ecstatic
>|love; ei-this; ta'-certainly; saksat-directly; krsna-Lord
>|Krsna; bhattera-of Vallabha Bhatta; ha-ila-was; niscaya-
>|certainty.
751|TRANSLATION
752|Seeing the beauty of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the
>|awakening of His ecstatic love, Vallabha Bhatta concluded, "
>|Here is Lord Krsna, without a doubt."
753|Antya 7.79
754|TEXT 79
755|TEXT
756|eta mata ratha-yatra sakale dekhila
757|prabhura caritre bhattera camatkara haila
758|SYNONYMS
759|eta mata-in this way; ratha-yatra-the car festival; sakale-
>|all; dekhila-saw; prabhura caritre-by the character of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhattera-of Vallabha Bhatta; camatkara
>|haila-there was astonishment.
760|TRANSLATION
761|Thus Vallabha Bhatta witnessed the car festival. He was
>|simply astonished by the characteristics of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu.
762|Antya 7.80
763|TEXT 80
764|TEXT
765|yatranantare bhatta yai mahaprabhu-sthane
766|prabhu-carane kichu kaila nivedane
767|SYNONYMS
768|yatra-anantare-after the Ratha-yatra; bhatta-Vallabha
>|Bhatta; yai-going; mahaprabhu-sthane-to the place of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu-carane-at the lotus feet of the
>|Lord; kichu-some; kaila-made; nivedane-submission.
769|TRANSLATION
770|One day, after the festival was over, Vallabha Bhatta went
>|to the abode of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and submitted a
>|request at the lotus feet of the Lord.
771|Antya 7.81
772|TEXT 81
773|TEXT
774|"bhagavatera tika kichu kariyachi likhana
775|apane mahaprabhu yadi karena sravana"
776|SYNONYMS
777|bhagavatera-on Srimad-Bhagavatam; tika-commentary; kichu-
>|some; kariyachi likhana-I have written; apane-You;
>|mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi-if; karena sravana-
>|would hear.
778|TRANSLATION
779|"I have written some commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam," he
>|said. "Would Your Lordship kindly hear it?"
780|Antya 7.82
781|TEXT 82
782|TEXT
783|prabhu kahe,-"bhagavatartha bujhite na pari
784|bhagavatartha sunite ami nahi adhikari
785|SYNONYMS
786|prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; bhagavata-
>|artha-the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam; bujhite na pari-I
>|cannot understand; bhagavata-artha-the purport of Srimad-
>|Bhagavatam; sunite-to hear; ami nahi adhikari-I am not the
>|proper person.
787|TRANSLATION
788|The Lord replied, "I do not understand the meaning of
>|Srimad-Bhagavatam. Indeed, I am not a suitable person to
>|hear its meaning.
789|Antya 7.83
790|TEXT 83
791|TEXT
792|vasi' krsna-nama matra kariye grahane
793|sankhya-nama purna mora nahe ratri-dine
794|SYNONYMS
795|vasi'-sitting; krsna-nama-the holy name of Lord Krsna;
>|matra-simply; kariye grahane-I chant; sankhya-nama-a fixed
>|number of rounds; purna-complete; mora-My; nahe-is not;
>|ratri-dine-throughout the entire day and night.
796|TRANSLATION
797|"I simply sit and try to chant the holy name of Krsna, and
>|although I chant all day and night, I nevertheless cannot
>|complete the chanting of my prescribed number of rounds."
798|Antya 7.84
799|TEXT 84
800|TEXT
801|bhatta kahe, "krsna-namera artha-vyakhyane
802|vistara kairachi, taha karaha sravane"
803|SYNONYMS
804|bhatta kahe-Vallabha Bhatta said; krsna-namera-of the holy
>|name of Krsna; artha-vyakhyane-description of the meaning;
>|vistara-very elaborately; kairachi-I have made; taha-that;
>|karaha sravane-kindly hear.
805|TRANSLATION
806|Vallabha Bhatta said, "I have tried to describe elaborately
>|the meaning of Krsna's holy name. Kindly hear the
>|explanation."
807|Antya 7.85
808|TEXT 85
809|TEXT
810|prabhu kahe,-"krsna-namera bahu artha na mani
811|"syama-sundara' 'yasoda-nandana,'-ei-matra jani
812|SYNONYMS
813|prabhu kahe-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; krsna-
>|namera-of the holy name of Krsna; bahu artha-many meanings;
>|na mani-I do not accept; syama-sundara-Syamasundara; yasoda-
>|nandana-Yasodanandana; ei-matra-only this; jani-I know.
814|TRANSLATION
815|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied,"I do not accept many
>|different meanings for the holy name of Krsna. I know only
>|that Lord Krsna is Syamasundara and Yasodanandana. That's
>|all I know.
816|Antya 7.86
817|TEXT 86
818|TEXT
819|tamala-syamala-tvisi
820|sri-yasoda- stanandhaye
821|krsna-namno rudhir iti
822|sarva-sastra-vinirnayah
823|SYNONYMS
824|tamala-syamala-tvisi-whose complexion is dark blue,
>|resembling a tamala tree; sri-yasoda-stanam-dhaye-sucking
>|the breast of mother Yasoda; krsna-namnah-of the name Krsna;
>| rudhih-the chief meaning; iti-thus; sarva-sastra-of all
>|revealed scriptures; vinirnayah-the conclusion.
825|TRANSLATION
826|"The only purport of the holy name of Krsna is that He is
>|dark blue like a tamala tree and is the son of mother
>|Yasoda. This is the conclusion of all the revealed
>|scriptures.'
827|PURPORT
828|This is a verse from the Nama-kaumudi
829|Antya 7.87
830|TEXT 87
831|TEXT
832|ei artha ami matra janiye nirdhara
833|ara sarva-arthe mora nahi adhikara"
834|SYNONYMS
835|ei artha-this meaning; ami-I; matra-only; janiye-know;
>|nirdhara-conclusion; ara-other; sarva-all; arthe-meanings;
>|mora-My; nahi-is not; adhikara-capacity to understand.
836|TRANSLATION
837|"I conclusively know these two names, Syamasundara and
>|Yasodanandana. I do not understand any other meanings, nor
>|have I the capacity to understand them."
838|Antya 7.88
839|TEXT 88
840|TEXT
841|phalgu-praya bhattera namadi saba-vyakhya
842|sarvajna prabhu jani' tare karena upeksa
843|SYNONYMS
844|phalgu-praya-generally useless; bhattera-of Vallabha Bhatta;
>| nama-adi-the holy name and so on; saba-all; vyakhya-
>|explanations; sarva-jna-omniscient; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jani'-knowing; tare-him; karena upeksa-neglects.
845|TRANSLATION
846|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is
>|omniscient. Therefore He could understand that Vallabha
>|Bhatta's explanations of Krsna's name and Srimad-Bhagavatam
>|were useless. Therefore He did not care about them.
847|Antya 7.89
848|TEXT 89
849|TEXT
850|vimana hana bhatta gela nija-ghara
851|prabhu-visaye bhakti kichu ha-ila antara
852|SYNONYMS
853|vimana hana-feeling morose; bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; gela-
>|went; nija-ghara-to his home; prabhu-visaye-unto Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakti-devotion; kichu-somewhat; ha-
>|ila-became; antara-different.
854|TRANSLATION
855|When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu rigidly declined to hear his
>|explanations, Vallabha Bhatta went home feeling morose. His
>|faith and devotion to the Lord changed.
856|Antya 7.90
857|TEXT 90
858|TEXT
859|tabe bhatta gela pandita-gosanira thani
860|nana mate priti kari' kare asa-yai
861|SYNONYMS
862|tabe-thereafter; bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; gela-went; pandita-
>|gosanira thani-to Gadadhara Pandita Gosani; nana mate-in
>|various ways; priti kari'-showing affection; kare asa-yai-
>|comes and goes.
863|TRANSLATION
864|Thereafter, Vallabha Bhatta went to the home of Gadadhara
>|Pandita. He kept coming and going, showing affection in
>|various ways, and thus maintained a relationship with him.
865|Antya 7.91
866|TEXT 91
867|TEXT
868|prabhura upeksaya saba nilacalera jana
869|bhattera vyakhyana kichu na kare sravana
870|SYNONYMS
871|prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; upeksaya-because of
>|neglect; saba-all; nilacalera jana-people in Jagannatha
>|Puri; bhattera vyakhyana-explanation of Vallabha Bhatta;
>|kichu-any; na kare sravana-do not hear.
872|TRANSLATION
873|Because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not take Vallabha
>|Bhatta very seriously, none of the people in Jagannatha
>|Puri would hear any of his explanations.
874|Antya 7.92
875|TEXT 92
876|TEXT
877|lajjita haila bhatta, haila apamane
878|duhkhita hana gela panditera sthane
879|SYNONYMS
880|lajjita-ashamed; haila-became; bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta;
>|haila apamane-felt insulted; duhkhita hana-being unhappy;
>|gela-went; panditera sthane-to Gadadhara Pandita.
881|TRANSLATION
882|Ashamed, insulted and unhappy, Vallabha Bhatta went to
>|Gadadhara Pandita.
883|Antya 7.93
884|TEXT 93
885|TEXT
886|dainya kari' kahe,-"nilun tomara sarana
887|tumi krpa kari' rakha amara jivana
888|SYNONYMS
889|dainya kari'-with great humility; kahe-said; nilun-I have
>|taken; tomara sarana-shelter of you; tumi-you; krpa kari'-
>|being merciful; rakha-keep; amara jivana-my life.
890|TRANSLATION
891|Approaching him with great humiIity, Vallabha Bhatta said, "
>|I have taken shelter of you, my dear sir. Kindly be
>|merciful to me and save my life.
892|Antya 7.94
893|TEXT 94
894|TEXT
895|krsna-nama-vyakhya yadi karaha sravana
896|tabe mora lajja-panka haya praksalana"
897|SYNONYMS
898|krsna-nama-of the name of Lord Krsna; vyakhya-explanation;
>|yadi-if; karaha sravana-you hear; tabe-then; mora-my; lajja-
>|panka-the mud of shame; haya-there is; praksalana-washing.
899|TRANSLATION
900|"Please hear my explanation of the meaning of Lord Krsna's
>|name. In that way the mud of the shame that has come upon
>|me will be washed off."
901|Antya 7.95
902|TEXT 95
903|TEXT
904|sankate padila pandita, karaye samsaya
905|ki karibena,-eko, karite na pare niscaya
906|SYNONYMS
907|sankate-into a dilemma; padila pandita-Pandita Gosani fell;
>|karaye samsaya-felt doubts; ki karibena-what he will do;
>|eko-alone; karite na pare niscaya-cannot make a decision.
908|TRANSLATION
909|Thus Pandita Gosani fell into a dilemma. Be was in such
>|doubt that he could not decide alone what to do.
910|PURPORT
911|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not take Vallabha Bhatta very
>|seriously. Therefore Pandita Gosani, or Gadadhara Gosani,
>|fell into perplexity. What would be his position if he
>|heard Vallabha Bhatta's explanation of Sri Krsna's name?
>|Certainly Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would be displeased.
>|Therefore Gadadhara Pandita Gosani could not make a
>|decision.
912|Antya 7.96
913|TEXT 96
914|TEXT
915|yadyapi pandita ara na kaila angikara
916|bhatta yai' tabu pade kari' balatkara
917|SYNONYMS
918|yadyapi-although; pandita-Gadadhara Pandita; ara-also; na
>|kaila angikara-did not accept; bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; yai'-
>|going; tabu-still; pade-reads; kari' balatkara-forcibly.
919|TRANSLATION
920|Although Gadadhara Pandita Gosani did not want to hear it,
>|Vallabha Bhatta began to read his explanation with great
>|force.
921|Antya 7.97
922|TEXT 97
923|TEXT
924|abhijatye pandita karite nare nisedhana
925|"e sankate rakha, krsna la-ilana sarana
926|SYNONYMS
927|abhijatye-because of his aristocracy; pandita-Gadadhara
>|Pandita; karite nare nisedhana-could not forbid; e sankate-
>|in this danger; rakha-please protect; krsna-O Lord Krsna;
>|la-ilana-I have taken; sarana-shelter.
928|TRANSLATION
929|Because Vallabha Bhatta was a learned brahmana, Gadadhara
>|Pandita could not forbid him. Thus he began to think of
>|Lord Krsna. "My dear Lord Krsna," he requested, "please
>|protect me in this danger. I have taken shelter of You.
930|Antya 7.98
931|TEXT 98
932|TEXT
933|antaryami prabhu janibena mora mana
934|tanre bhaya nahi kichu, 'visama' tanra gana"
935|SYNONYMS
936|antaryami-existing in everyone's heart; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; janibena-will know; mora mana-my mind; tanre-of
>|Him; bhaya-fear; nahi-there is not; kichu-any; visama-very
>|critical; tanra gana-his associates.
937|TRANSLATION
938|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is present in everyone's heart,
>|and He will certainly know my mind. Therefore I do not fear
>|Him. His associates, however, are extremely critical."
939|PURPORT
940|As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu exists in everyone's heart. Therefore He would
>|know the circumstances under which Pandita Gosani agreed to
>|hear Vallabha Bhatta's explanations, and certainly He would
>|not be angry. However, the Vaisnavas who were always with
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu might not understand Gadadhara
>|Pandita's inner consciousness, and they might accuse him of
>|having compromised with Vallabha Bhatta, despite his having
>|been neglected by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Gadadhara
>|Pandita Gosani was seriously thinking in this way.
941|Antya 7.99
942|TEXT 99
943|TEXT
944|yadyapi vicare panditera nahi kichu dosa
945|tathapi prabhura gana tanre kare pranaya-rosa
946|SYNONYMS
947|yadyapi-although; vicare-conclusively; panditera-of
>|Gadadhara Pandita; nahi kichu dosa-there was no fault;
>|tathapi-still; prabhura gana-associates of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; tanre-unto him; kare pranaya-rosa-showed
>|affectionate anger.
948|TRANSLATION
949|Although Gadadhara Pandita Gosani was not in the least at
>|fault, some of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's devotees showed
>|affectionate anger toward him.
950|Antya 7.100
951|TEXT 100
952|TEXT
953|pratyaha vallabha-bhatta aise prabhu-sthane
954|'udgrahadi' praya kare acaryadi-sane
955|SYNONYMS
956|prati-aha-daily; vallabha-bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; aise-
>|comes; prabhu-sthane-to the place of Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; udgraha-adi praya-unnecessary argument; kare-
>|does; acarya-adi-sane-with Advaita Acarya and others.
957|TRANSLATION
958|Every day, Vallabha Bhatta would come to the place of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu to engage in unnecessary arguments with
>|Advaita Acarya and other great personalities, such as
>|Svarupa Damodara.
959|Antya 7.101
960|TEXT 101
961|TEXT
962|yei kichu kare bhatta 'siddhanta' sthapana
963|sunitei acarya taha karena khandana
964|SYNONYMS
965|yei-whatever; kichu-any; kare-does; bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta;
>|siddhanta-conclusion; sthapana-establishing; sunitei-
>|hearing; acarya-Advaita Acarya; taha-that; karena khandana-
>|refuted.
966|TRANSLATION
967|Whatever conclusions Vallabha Bhatta eagerly presented were
>|refuted by personalities like Advaita Acarya.
968|Antya 7.102
969|TEXT 102
970|TEXT
971|acaryadi-age bhatta yabe yabe yaya
972|rajahamsa-madhye yena rahe baka-praya
973|SYNONYMS
974|acarya-adi-age-in front of Advaita Acarya and others;
>|bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; yabe yabe-whenever; yaya-goes; raja-
>|hamsa-madhye-in a society of white swans; yena-as; rahe-
>|remained; baka-praya-like a duck.
975|TRANSLATION
976|Whenever Vallabha Bhatta entered the society of devotees,
>|headed by Advaita Acarya, he was like a duck in a society
>|of white swans.
977|Antya 7.103
978|TEXT 103
979|TEXT
980|eka-dina bhatta puchila acaryere
981|"jiva-'prakrti' 'pati' kari' manaye krsnere
982|SYNONYMS
983|eka-dina-one day; bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; puchila acaryere-
>|inquired from Advaita Acarya; jiva-the living entity;
>|prakrti-female; pati-husband; kari'-as; manaye krsnere-
>|accepts Krsna.
984|TRANSLATION
985|One day Vallabha Bhatta said to Advaita Acarya, "Every
>|living entity is female [prakrti] and considers Krsna her
>|husband [pati].
986|Antya 7.104
987|TEXT 104
988|TEXT
989|pati-vrata hana patira nama nahi laya
990|tomara krsna-nama-laha,-kon dharma haya?"
991|SYNONYMS
992|pati-vrata-devoted to the husband; hana-being; patira-of
>|the husband; nama-name; nahi laya-does not utter; tomara-
>|all of you; krsna-nama-laha-chant the name of Krsna; kon-
>|what; dharma-religious principle; haya-is it.
993|TRANSLATION
994|"It is the duty of a chaste wife, devoted to her husband,
>|not to utter her husband's name, but all of you chant the
>|name of Krsna. How can this be called a religious principle?
>|"
995|Antya 7.105
996|TEXT 105
997|TEXT
998|acarya kahe,-"age tomara 'dharma' murtiman
999|inhare puchaha, inha karibena ihara samadhana
1000|SYNONYMS
1001|acarya kahe-Advaita Acarya said; age-in front; tomara-of
>|you; dharma-religious principles; murtiman-personified;
>|inhare puchaha-ask Him; inha-He; karibena-will make; ihara-
>|of this; samadhana-solution.
1002|TRANSLATION
1003|Advaita Acarya responded, "In front of you is Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the personification of religious
>|principles. You should ask Him, for He will give you the
>|proper answer."
1004|Antya 7.106
1005|TEXT 106
1006|TEXT
1007|suni' prabhu kahena,-"tumi na jana dharma-marma
1008|svami-ajna pale,-ei pati-vrata-dharma
1009|SYNONYMS
1010|suni'-hearing; prabhu kahena-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said;
>|tumi-you; na jana-do not know; dharma-marma-real religious
>|principles; svami-of the husband; ajna-order; pale-obeys;
>|ei-this; pati-vrata-dharma-the religious principle of a
>|chaste woman.
1011|TRANSLATION
1012|Hearing this, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My dear
>|Vallabha Bhatta, you do not know religious principles.
>|Actually, the first duty of a chaste woman is to carry out
>|the order of her husband.
1013|Antya 7.107
1014|TEXT 107
1015|TEXT
1016|patira ajna,-nirantara tanra nama la-ite
1017|patira ajna pati-vrata na pare langhite
1018|SYNONYMS
1019|patira ajna-the husband's order; nirantara-always; tanra-
>|His; nama-name; la-ite-to chant; patira ajna-the order of
>|the husband; pati-vrata-a chaste, devoted wife; na pare
>|langhite-cannot deny.
1020|TRANSLATION
1021|"The order of Krsna is to chant His name incessantly.
>|Therefore one who is chaste and adherent to the husband
>|Krsna must chant the Lord's name, for she cannot deny the
>|husband's order.
1022|Antya 7.108
1023|TEXT 108
1024|TEXT
1025|ataeva nama laya, namera 'phala' paya
1026|namera phale krsna-pade 'prema' upajaya"
1027|SYNONYMS
1028|ataeva-therefore; nama laya-chants the holy name; namera-of
>|the name; phala-result; paya-gets; namera phale-as a result
>|of chanting the holy name; krsna-pade-at the lotus feet of
>|Krsna; prema-ecstatic love; upajaya-develops.
1029|TRANSLATION
1030|"Following this religious principle, a pure devotee of Lord
>|Krsna always chants the holy name. As a result of this, he
>|gets the fruit of ecstatic love for Krsna."
1031|Antya 7.109
1032|TEXT 109
1033|TEXT
1034|suniya vallabha-bhatta haila nirvacana
1035|ghare yai' mane duhkhe karena cintana
1036|SYNONYMS
1037|suniya-hearing; vallabha-bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; haila-
>|became; nirvacana-speechless; ghare yai'-returning home;
>|mane-in the mind; duhkhe-unhappy; karena cintana-began to
>|consider.
1038|TRANSLATION
1039|Hearing this, Vallabha Bhatta was speechless. He returned
>|home greatly unhappy and began to consider thus.
1040|Antya 7.110-111
1041|TEXTS 110-111
1042|TEXT
1043|"nitya amara ei sabhaya haya kaksa-pata
1044|eka-dina upare yadi haya mora vat
1045|tabe sukha haya, ara saba lajja yaya
1046|sva-vacana sthapite ami ki kari upaya?
1047|SYNONYMS
1048|nitya-daily; amara-my; ei-this; sabhaya-in the assembly;
>|haya-there is; kaksa-pata-defeat; eka-dina-one day; upare-
>|on top; yadi-if; haya-are; mora-my; vat-words; tabe-then;
>|sukha-happiness; haya-is; ara-and; saba-all; lajja-shame;
>|yaya-goes; sva-vacana-my statement; sthapite-to establish;
>|ami-I; ki-what; kari-shall adopt; upaya-means.
1049|TRANSLATION
1050|"Every day I am defeated in this assembly. If by chance I
>|am one day victorious, that will be a great source of
>|happiness for me, and all my shame will go away. But what
>|means shall I adopt to establish my statements?"
1051|Antya 7.112
1052|TEXT 112
1053|TEXT
1054|ara dina asi' vasila prabhure namaskari'
1055|sabhate kahena kichu mane garva kari'
1056|SYNONYMS
1057|ara dina-the next day; asi'-coming; vasila-sat down;
>|prabhure namaskari'-offering obeisances to Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sabhate-in the assembly; kahena-he
>|said; kichu-something; mane-within the mind; garva kari'-
>|being proud.
1058|TRANSLATION
1059|The next day when he came to the assembly of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, he sat down after offering obeisances to the
>|Lord and said something with great pride.
1060|Antya 7.113
1061|TEXT 113
1062|TEXT
1063|"bhagavate svamira vyakhyana kairachi khandana
1064|la-ite na pari tanra vyakhyana-vacana
1065|SYNONYMS
1066|bhagavate-in my commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam; svamira-of
>|Sridhara Svami; vyakhyana-explanation; kairachi khandana-I
>|have refuted; la-ite na pari-I cannot accept; tanra-his;
>|vyakhyana-vacana-words of explanation.
1067|TRANSLATION
1068|"In my commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam," he said, "I have
>|refuted the explanations of Sridhara Svami. I cannot accept
>|his explanations.
1069|Antya 7.114
1070|TEXT 114
1071|TEXT
1072|sei vyakhya karena yahan yei pade ani'
1073|eka-vakyata nahi, tate 'svami' nahi mani"
1074|SYNONYMS
1075|sei-he; vyakhya karena-explains; yahan-wherever; yei-
>|whatever; pade-reads; ani'-accepting; eka-vakyata-
>|consistency; nahi-there is not; tate-therefore; svami-
>|Sridhara Svami; nahi mani-I cannot accept.
1076|TRANSLATION
1077|"Whatever Sridhara Svami reads he explains according to the
>|circumstances. Therefore he is inconsistent in his
>|explanations and cannot be accepted as an authority."
1078|Antya 7.115
1079|TEXT 115
1080|TEXT
1081|prabhu hasi' kahe,-"svami na mane yei jana
1082|vesyara bhitare tare kariye ganana"
1083|SYNONYMS
1084|prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasi'-smiling; kahe-said;
>|svami-husband; na mane-does not accept; yei jana-anyone who;
>| vesyara bhitare-among the prostitutes; tare-him; kariye
>|ganana-I count.
1085|TRANSLATION
1086|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu smilingly replied, "One who does
>|not accept the svami [husband] as an authority I consider a
>|prostitute."
1087|Antya 7.116
1088|TEXT 116
1089|TEXT
1090|eta kahi' mahaprabhu mauna dharila
1091|suniya sabara mane santosa ha-ila
1092|SYNONYMS
1093|eta kahi'-saying this; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|mauna dharila-became very grave; suniya-hearing; sabara-of
>|all the devotees; mane-in the mind; santosa ha-ila-there
>|was great satisfaction.
1094|TRANSLATION
1095|After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very
>|grave. All the devotees present derived great satisfaction
>|from hearing this statement.
1096|Antya 7.117
1097|TEXT 117
1098|TEXT
1099|jagatera hita lagi' gaura-avatara
1100|antarera abhimana janena tahara
1101|SYNONYMS
1102|jagatera-of the entire world; hita lagi'-for the benefit;
>|gaura-avatara-the incarnation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|antarera abhimana-internal pride; janena-understands;
>|tahara-his.
1103|TRANSLATION
1104|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu descended as an incarnation for the
>|benefit of the entire world. Thus He knew the mind of
>|Vallabha Bhatta very well.
1105|Antya 7.118
1106|TEXT 118
1107|TEXT
1108|nana avajnane bhatte sodhena bhagavan
1109|krsna yaiche khandilena indrera abhimana
1110|SYNONYMS
1111|nana-various; avajnane-by disrespect; bhatte-Vallabha
>|Bhatta; sodhena-purifies; bhagavan-the Supreme Personality
>|of Godhead; krsna-Lord Krsna; yaiche-as; khandilena-cuts
>|down; indrera abhimana-the pride of Indra.
1112|TRANSLATION
1113|By various hints and refutations, Lord Caitanya, the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead, corrected Vallabha Bhatta
>|exactly as Krsna had cut down the false pride of Indra.
1114|PURPORT
1115|Indra, the King of heaven, was very proud of his position.
>|Therefore when the residents of Vrndavana decided not to
>|perform the Indra-yajna but to perform the
>|Govardhana-yajna in accordance with the instructions of
>|Krsna, Indra, because of his false pride, wanted to
>|chastise the residents of Vrndavana. Thinking himself
>|extremely powerful, Indra poured incessant rain upon
>|Vrndavana, but Lord Krsna immediately cut down his pride by
>|lifting the Govardhana Hill as an umbrella to save the
>|residents of Vrndavana. In this way Krsna proved Indra's
>|power most insignificant in the presence of His own
>|omnipotence.
1116|Antya 7.119
1117|TEXT 119
1118|TEXT
1119|ajna jiva nija-'hite' 'ahita' kari' mane
1120|garva curna haile, pache ughade nayane
1121|SYNONYMS
1122|ajna jiva-the ignorant living entity; nija-hite-his
>|personal benefit; ahita kari' mane-considers a loss; garva
>|curna haile-when pride is cut down; pache-afterward; ughade
>|nayane-the eyes open.
1123|TRANSLATION
1124|An ignorant living being does not recognize his actual
>|profit. Because of ignorance and material pride, he
>|sometimes considers profit a loss, but when his pride is
>|cut down he can actually see his true benefit.
1125|Antya 7.120
1126|TEXT 120
1127|TEXT
1128|ghare asi' ratrye bhatta cintite lagila
1129|"purve prayage more maha-krpa kaila
1130|SYNONYMS
1131|ghare asi'-coming home; ratrye-at night; bhatta-Vallabha
>|Bhatta; cintite lagila-began to think; purve-previously;
>|prayage-at Prayaga; more-unto me; maha-krpa kaila-showed
>|great mercy.
1132|TRANSLATION
1133|Returning home that night, Vallabha Bhatta thought, "
>|Previously, at Prayaga, Lord Caitanya was very kind to me.
1134|Antya 7.121
1135|TEXT 121
1136|TEXT
1137|svagana-sahite mora manila nimantrana
1138|ebe kene prabhura mote phiri' gela mana?
1139|SYNONYMS
1140|sva-gana-sahite-accompanied by His personal associates;
>|mora-my; manila-accepted; nimantrana-invitation; ebe-now;
>|kene-why; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mote-unto me;
>| phiri' gela-has changed; mana-mind.
1141|TRANSLATION
1142|"He accepted my invitation with His other devotees, and He
>|was kind to me. Why has He now changed so much here at
>|Jagannatha Puri?
1143|Antya 7.122
1144|TEXT 122
1145|TEXT
1146|'ami jiti',-ei garva-sunya ha-uka inhara cita
1147|isvara-svabhava,-karena sabakara hita
1148|SYNONYMS
1149|ami jiti-let me become victorious; ei-this; garva-pride;
>|sunya-devoid of; ha-uka-let be; inhara cita-this person's
>|mind; isvara-svabhava-the characteristic of the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead; karena-He does; sabakara-of
>|everyone; hita-benefit.
1150|TRANSLATION
1151|"Being very proud of my learning, I am thinking, 'Let me
>|become victorious.' Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, however, is
>|trying to purify me by nullifying this false pride, for a
>|characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is
>|that He acts for everyone's welfare.
1152|Antya 7.123
1153|TEXT 123
1154|TEXT
1155|apana janaite ami kari abhimana
1156|se garva khandaite mora karena apamana
1157|SYNONYMS
1158|apana janaite-advertising myself; ami-I; kari abhimana-am
>|falsely proud; se garva-that pride; khandaite-to cut down;
>|mora karena apamana-He insults me.
1159|TRANSLATION
1160|"I am falsely proud, advertising myself as a learned
>|scholar. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu insults me just
>|to favor me by cutting down this false pride.
1161|Antya 7.124
1162|TEXT 124
1163|TEXT
1164|amara 'hita' karena,-iho ami mani 'duhkha'
1165|krsnera upare kaila yena indra maha-murkha"
1166|SYNONYMS
1167|amara-my; hita-benefit; karena-He is doing; iho-this; ami-I;
>| mani-consider; duhkha-unhappiness; krsnera upare-upon
>|Krsna; kaila-did; yena-as; indra-Indra; maha-murkha-the
>|great fool.
1168|TRANSLATION
1169|"He is actually acting for my benefit, although I interpret
>|His actions as insults. This is exactly like the incident
>|in which Lord Krsna cut down Indra, the great, puffed-up
>|fool, to correct him."
1170|Antya 7.125
1171|TEXT 125
1172|TEXT
1173|eta cinti' prate asi' prabhura carane
1174|dainya kari' stuti kari' la-ila sarane
1175|SYNONYMS
1176|eta cinti'-considering this; prate-in the morning; asi'-
>|coming; prabhura carane-to the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; dainya kari'-with great humility; stuti kari'-
>|offering many prayers; la-ila sarane-took shelter.
1177|TRANSLATION
1178|Thinking in this way, Vallabha Bhatta approached Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu the next morning, and in great humility,
>| offering many prayers, he sought shelter and surrendered
>|at the lotus feet of the Lord.
1179|Antya 7.126
1180|TEXT 126
1181|TEXT
1182|"ami ajna jiva,-ajnocita karma kailun
1183|tomara age murkha ami panditya prakasilun
1184|SYNONYMS
1185|ami-I; ajna jiva-a foolish living being; ajna-ucita-fit for
>|a fool; karma-activity; kailun-I have done; tomara age-
>|before You; murkha-a fool; ami-I; panditya prakasilun-have
>|tried to demonstrate learning.
1186|TRANSLATION
1187|Vallabha Bhatta admitted, "I am a great fool, and indeed I
>|have acted like a fool by trying to demonstrate to You my
>|learning .
1188|Antya 7.127
1189|TEXT 127
1190|TEXT
1191|tumi-isvara, nijocita krpa ye karila
1192|apamana kari' sarva garva khandaila
1193|SYNONYMS
1194|tumi-You; isvara-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nija-
>|ucita-exactly befitting Your position; krpa-mercy; ye-that;
>|karila-You showed; apamana kari'-by insulting; sarva-all;
>|garva-pride; khandaila-You have cut down.
1195|TRANSLATION
1196|"My dear Lord, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
>|You have showed mercy to me in a way just befitting Your
>|position by insulting me to cut down all my false pride.
1197|Antya 7.128
1198|TEXT 128
1199|TEXT
1200|ami-ajna, 'hita'-sthane mani 'apamane'
1201|indra yena krsnera ninda karila ajnane
1202|SYNONYMS
1203|ami-I; ajna-ignorant fool; hita-sthane-what is for my
>|benefit; mani-I consider; apamane-as an insult; indra-King
>|Indra; yena-as; krsnera-of Lord Krsna; ninda-offense;
>|karila-did; ajnane-out of ignorance.
1204|TRANSLATION
1205|"I am an ignorant fool, for I interpret as an insult what
>|is meant for my benefit, just like King
>|Indra, who out of ignorance tried to surpass Krsna, the
>|Supreme Lord.
1206|Antya 7.129
1207|TEXT 129
1208|TEXT
1209|tomara krpa-anjane ebe garva-andhya gela
1210|tumi eta krpa kaila,-ebe 'jnana' haila
1211|SYNONYMS
1212|tomara krpa-anjane-by the eye-ointment of Your mercy; ebe-
>|now; garva-andhya-the blindness of false pride; gela-has
>|gone; tumi-You; eta-such; krpa-mercy; kaila-have shown; ebe-
>|now; jnana-knowledge; haila-has become.
1213|TRANSLATION
1214|"My dear Lord, You have cured the blindness of my false
>|pride by smearing my eyes with the ointment of Your mercy.
>|You have bestowed so much mercy upon me that my ignorance
>|is now gone.
1215|Antya 7.130
1216|TEXT 130
1217|TEXT
1218|aparadha kainu, ksama, la-inu sarana
1219|krpa kari' mora mathe dharaha carana"
1220|SYNONYMS
1221|aparadha kainu-I have committed offenses; ksama-please
>|excuse; la-inu sarana-I have taken shelter; krpa kari'-
>|being merciful; mora mathe-on my head; dharaha carana-
>|please keep Your lotus feet.
1222|TRANSLATION
1223|"My dear Lord, I have committed offenses. Please excuse me.
>|I seek shelter of You. Please be merciful unto me by
>|placing Your lotus feet on my head."
1224|Antya 7.131
1225|TEXT 131
1226|TEXT
1227|prabhu kahe-"tumi 'pandita' 'maha-bhagavata'
1228|dui-guna yahan, tahan nahi garva-parvata
1229|SYNONYMS
1230|prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tumi-you; pandita-
>|very learned scholar; maha-bhagavata-great devotee; dui-
>|guna-two qualities; yahan-wherever; tahan-there; nahi-there
>|cannot be; garva-parvata-the mountain of pride.
1231|TRANSLATION
1232|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "You are both a greatly
>|learned scholar and a great devotee. Wherever there are two
>|such attributes, there cannot be a mountain of false pride.
1233|Antya 7.132
1234|TEXT 132
1235|TEXT
1236|sridhara-svami nindi' nija-tika kara!
1237|sridhara-svami nahi mana',-eta 'garva' dhara!
1238|SYNONYMS
1239|sridhara-svami-a great commentator on Srimad-Bhagavatam;
>|nindi'-blaspheming; nija-tika-your own commentary; kara-you
>|make; sridhara-svami-Sridhara Svami; nahi mana'-you do not
>|accept; eta-this; garva-pride; dhara-you bear.
1240|TRANSLATION
1241|"You have dared criticize Sridhara Svami, and you have
>|begun your own commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam, not
>|accepting his authority. That is your false pride.
1242|Antya 7.133
1243|TEXT 133
1244|TEXT
1245|sridhara-svami-prasade 'bhagavata' jani
1246|jagad-guru sridhara-svami 'guru' kari' mani
1247|SYNONYMS
1248|sridhara-svami-of Sridhara Svami; prasade-by the mercy;
>|bhagavata jani-we can understand Srimad-Bhagavatam; jagat-
>|guru-the spiritual master of the entire world; sridhara-
>|svami-Sridhara Svami; guru kari'-as a spiritual master;
>|mani-I accept.
1249|TRANSLATION
1250|"Sridhara Svami is the spiritual master of the entire world
>|because by his mercy we can understand Srimad-Bhagavatam. I
>|therefore accept him as a spiritual master.
1251|Antya 7.134
1252|TEXT 134
1253|TEXT
1254|sridhara-upare garve ye kichu likhibe
1255|'artha-vyasta' likhana sei, loke na manibe
1256|SYNONYMS
1257|sridhara-upare-above Sridhara Svami; garve-in false pride;
>|ye kichu likhibe-whatever you write; artha-vyasta-the
>|opposite meaning; likhana sei-such writing; loke na manibe-
>|no one will care about it.
1258|TRANSLATION
1259|"Whatever you might write due to false pride, trying to
>|surpass Sridhara Svami, would carry a contrary purport.
>|Therefore no one would pay attention to it.
1260|PURPORT
1261|Srimad-Bhagavatam has many tikas, or commentaries,
>|following the parampara system, but Sridhara Svami's is
>|first. The commentaries of all the other acaryas follow his.
>| The parampara system does not allow one to deviate from
>|the commentaries of the previous acaryas. By depending upon
>|the previous acaryas, one can write beautiful commentaries.
>|However, one cannot defy the previous acaryas. The false
>|pride that makes one think that he can write better than
>|the previous acaryas will make one's comments faulty. At
>|the present moment it has become fashionable for everyone
>|to write in his own way, but such writing is never accepted
>|by serious devotees. Because of false pride, every scholar
>|and philosopher wants to exhibit his learning by
>|interpreting the sastras, especially Bhagavad-gita and
>|Srimad-Bhagavatam, in his own way. This system of
>|commenting in one's own way is fully condemned by Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore He says, 'artha-vyasta'
>|likhana sei. Commentaries written according to one's own
>|philosophical way are never accepted; no one will
>|appreciate such commentaries on the revealed scriptures.
1262|Antya 7.135
1263|TEXT 135
1264|TEXT
1265|sridharera anugata ye kare likhana
1266|saba loka manya kari' karibe grahana
1267|SYNONYMS
1268|sridharera-of Sridhara Svami; anugata-following in the
>|footsteps; ye-anyone who; kare likhana-writes; saba loka-
>|everyone; manya kari'-with great honor; karibe grahana-will
>|accept.
1269|TRANSLATION
1270|"One who comments on Srimad-Bhagavatam following in the
>|footsteps of Sridhara Svami will be honored and accepted by
>|everyone.
1271|Antya 7.136
1272|TEXT 136
1273|TEXT
1274|sridharanugata kara bhagavata-vyakhyana
1275|abhimana chadi' bhaja krsna bhagavan
1276|SYNONYMS
1277|sridhara-anugata-following in the footsteps of Sridhara
>|Svami; kara-put forth; bhagavata-vyakhyana-an explanation
>|of Srimad-Bhagavatam; abhimana chadi'-giving up false pride
>|or false conceptions; bhaja-worship; krsna bhagavan-the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna.
1278|TRANSLATION
1279|"Put forth your explanation of Srimad-Bhagavatam following
>|in the footsteps of Sridhara Svami. Giving up your false
>|pride, worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna.
1280|Antya 7.137
1281|TEXT 137
1282|TEXT
1283|aparadha chadi' kara krsna-sankirtana
1284|acirat pabe tabe krsnera carana"
1285|SYNONYMS
1286|aparadha chadi'-giving up offenses; kara krsna-sankirtana-
>|chant the holy name of the Lord; acirat-very soon; pabe-you
>|will get; tabe-thereupon; krsnera carana-shelter at the
>|lotus feet of Lord Krsna.
1287|TRANSLATION
1288|"Abandoning your offenses, chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra,
>| the holy names of the Lord. Then very soon you will
>|achieve shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna."
1289|Antya 7.138
1290|TEXT 138
1291|TEXT
1292|bhatta kahe,-"yadi more ha-ila prasanna
1293|eka-dina punah mora mana' nimantrana"
1294|SYNONYMS
1295|bhatta kahe-Vallabha Bhatta said; yadi-if; more-with me; ha-
>|ila prasanna-You are pleased; eka-dina-one day; punah-again;
>| mora-my; mana'-accept; nimantrana-invitation.
1296|TRANSLATION
1297|Vallabha Bhatta Acarya requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "
>|If You are actually pleased with me, please accept my
>|invitation once again."
1298|Antya 7.139
1299|TEXT 139
1300|TEXT
1301|prabhu avatirna haila jagat tarite
1302|manilena nimantrana, tare sukha dite
1303|SYNONYMS
1304|prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avatirna haila-made His
>|advent; jagat-the universe; tarite-to deliver; manilena-He
>|accepted; nimantrana-the invitation; tare-to him; sukha-
>|happiness; dite-to give.
1305|TRANSLATION
1306|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who had descended to deliver the
>|entire universe, accepted the invitation of Vallabha Bhatta
>|just to give him happiness.
1307|Antya 7.140
1308|TEXT 140
1309|TEXT
1310|jagatera 'hita' ha-uka-ei prabhura mana
1311|danda kari' kare tara hrdaya sodhana
1312|SYNONYMS
1313|jagatera-of the entire world; hita-welfare; ha-uka-let
>|there be; ei-this; prabhura mana-the mind of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; danda kari'-punishing; kare-does; tara-his;
>|hrdaya-heart; sodhana-purifying.
1314|TRANSLATION
1315|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is always eager to see everyone in
>|the material world happy. Therefore sometimes He chastises
>|someone just to purify his heart.
1316|Antya 7.141
1317|TEXT 141
1318|TEXT
1319|svagana-sahita prabhura nimantrana kaila
1320|mahaprabhu tare tabe prasanna ha-ila
1321|SYNONYMS
1322|sva-gana-sahita-with His associates; prabhura-of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nimantrana-invitation; kaila-made;
>|mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare-upon him; tabe-
>|then; prasanna ha-ila-became very pleased.
1323|TRANSLATION
1324|When Vallabha Bhatta invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
>|His associates, the Lord was very pleased with him.
1325|Antya 7.142
1326|TEXT 142
1327|TEXT
1328|jagadananda-panditera suddha gadha bhava
1329|satyabhama-praya prema 'vamya-svabhava'
1330|SYNONYMS
1331|jagadananda-panditera-of Jagadananda Pandita; suddha-pure;
>|gadha-deep; bhava-ecstatic love; satyabhama-praya-like
>|Satyabhama; prema-his love for the Lord; vamya-svabhava-
>|quarrelsome nature.
1332|TRANSLATION
1333|Jagadananda Pandita's pure ecstatic love for Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu was very deep. It can be compared to the love of
>|Satyabhama, who always quarreled with Lord Krsna.
1334|Antya 7.143
1335|TEXT 143
1336|TEXT
1337|bara-bara pranaya kalaha kare prabhu-sane
1338|anyonye khatmati cale dui-jane
1339|SYNONYMS
1340|bara-bara-again and again; pranaya-loving; kalaha-quarrel;
>|kare-makes; prabhu-sane-with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|anyonye -mutual; khatmati-picking a quarrel; cale-goes
>|on; dui-jane-between the two.
1341|TRANSLATION
1342|Jagadananda Pandita was accustomed to provoking loving
>|quarrels with the Lord. There was always some disagreement
>|between them.
1343|Antya 7.144
1344|TEXT 144
1345|TEXT
1346|gadadhara-panditera suddha gadha bhava
1347|rukmini-devira yaiche 'daksina-svabhava'
1348|SYNONYMS
1349|gadadhara-panditera-of Gadadhara Pandita; suddha-pure;
>|gadha-deep; bhava-ecstatic love; rukmini-devira-of
>|Rukminidevi; yaiche-as; daksina-svabhava-submissive nature.
1350|TRANSLATION
1351|Gadadhara Pandita's pure ecstatic love for Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu was also very deep. It was like that of
>|Rukminidevi, who was always especially submissive to Krsna.
1352|Antya 7.145
1353|TEXT 145
1354|TEXT
1355|tanra pranaya-rosa dekhite prabhura iccha haya
1356|aisvarya-jnane tanra rosa nahi upajaya
1357|SYNONYMS
1358|tanra-his; pranaya-rosa-affectionate anger; dekhite-to see;
>|prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; iccha haya-there is a
>|desire; aisvarya-jnane-due to knowledge of opulences; tanra-
>|his; rosa-anger; nahi-not; upajaya-is awakened.
1359|TRANSLATION
1360|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes desired to see
>|Gadadhara Pandita's affectionate anger, but because of
>|knowledge of the Lord's opulences, his anger was never
>|invoked.
1361|PURPORT
1362|Joking with Rukminidevi in Dvaraka, Krsna once advised her
>|to accept another husband because He thought Himself unfit
>|for her. Rukminidevi, however, unable to understand His
>|joking words, took them very seriously and immediately fell
>|to the ground in fear of separation from Him. In the
>|pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Jagadananda
>|Pandita was always in disagreement with the Lord like
>|Satyabhama, whereas Gadadhara Pandita was always awed by
>|the Lord's opulence and was therefore submissive to the
>|Lord under all circumstances.
1363|Antya 7.146
1364|TEXT 146
1365|TEXT
1366|ei laksya pana prabhu kaila rosabhasa
1367|suni' panditera citte upajila trasa
1368|SYNONYMS
1369|ei-this; laksya-aim; pana-taking; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; kaila rosa-abhasa-made a semblance of anger;
>|suni'-hearing; panditera-of Gadadhara Pandita; citte-in the
>|heart; upajila-arose; trasa-fear.
1370|TRANSLATION
1371|For this purpose Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes showed
>|His apparent anger. Hearing of this anger inspired great
>|fear in the heart of Gadadhara Pandita.
1372|Antya 7.147
1373|TEXT 147
1374|TEXT
1375|purve yena krsna yadi parihasa kaila
1376|suni' rukminira mane trasa upajila
1377|SYNONYMS
1378|purve-previously; yena-as; krsna-Lord Krsna; yadi-when;
>|parihasa kaila-play a joke; suni'-hearing; rukminira mane-
>|in the mind of Rukminidevi; trasa-fear; upajila-arose.
1379|TRANSLATION
1380|Previously, in krsna-lila, when Lord Krsna wanted to joke
>|with Rukminidevi, she took His words seriously, and fear
>|awoke within her mind.
1381|Antya 7.148
1382|TEXT 148
1383|TEXT
1384|vallabha-bhattera haya vatsalya-upasana
1385|bala-gopala-mantre tenho karena sevana
1386|SYNONYMS
1387|vallabha-bhattera-of Vallabha Bhatta; haya-there is;
>|vatsalya-upasana-worship as a parent; bala-gopala-mantre-
>|with the mantra of Bala-gopala, child Krsna; tenho-he;
>|karena-practices; sevana-worship.
1388|TRANSLATION
1389|Vallabha Bhatta was accustomed to worshiping the Lord as
>|child Krsna. Therefore he had been initiated into the Bala-
>|gopala mantra and was thus worshiping the Lord.
1390|Antya 7.149
1391|TEXT 149
1392|TEXT
1393|panditera sane tara mana phiri' gela
1394|kisora-gopala-upasanaya mana dila
1395|SYNONYMS
1396|panditera sane-in the association of Gadadhara Pandita;
>|tara-his; mana-mind; phiri' gela-became converted; kisora-
>|gopala-of Krsna as a young boy; upasanaya-to the worship;
>|mana dila-he gave his mind.
1397|TRANSLATION
1398|In the association of Gadadhara Pandita, his mind was
>|converted, and he dedicated his mind to worshiping Kisora-
>|gopala, Krsna as a young boy.
1399|Antya 7.150
1400|TEXT 150
1401|TEXT
1402|panditera thani cahe mantradi sikhite
1403|pandita kahe,-"ei karma nahe ama haite
1404|SYNONYMS
1405|panditera thani-from Gadadhara Pandita; cahe-wanted; mantra-
>|adi sikhite-to be initiated; pandita kahe-Gadadhara Pandita
>|said; ei karma-this work; nahe ama haite-is not possible
>|for me.
1406|TRANSLATION
1407|Vallabha Bhatta wanted to be initiated by Gadadhara Pandita,
>| but Gadadhara Pandita refused, saying, "The work of acting
>|as a spiritual master is not possible for me.
1408|Antya 7.151
1409|TEXT 151
1410|TEXT
1411|ami-paratantra, amara prabhu-gauracandra
1412|tanra ajna vina ami na ha-i 'svatantra'
1413|SYNONYMS
1414|ami-I; paratantra-dependent; amara prabhu-my Lord;
>|gauracandra-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanra-His; ajna-
>|order; vina-without; ami-I; na-not; ha-i-am; svatantra-
>|independent.
1415|TRANSLATION
1416|"I am completely dependent. My Lord is Gauracandra, Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu. I cannot do anything independently,
>|without His order.
1417|Antya 7.152
1418|TEXT 152
1419|TEXT
1420|tumi ye amara thani kara agamana
1421|tahatei prabhu more dena olahana"
1422|SYNONYMS
1423|tumi-you; ye-that; amara thani-to me; kara agamana-come;
>|tahatei-due to that; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; more-
>|unto me; dena-gives; olahana-punishment by words.
1424|TRANSLATION
1425|"My dear Vallabha Bhatta, your coming to me is not
>|appreciated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore He
>|sometimes speaks to chastise me."
1426|Antya 7.153-154
1427|TEXTS 153-154
1428|TEXT
1429|ei-mata bhattera katheka dina gela
1430|sese yadi prabhu tare suprasanna haila
1431|nimantranera dine pandite bolaila
1432|svarupa, jagadananda, govinde pathaila
1433|SYNONYMS
1434|ei-mata-in this way; bhattera-of Vallabha Bhatta; katheka
>|dina-some days; gela-passed; sese-at last; yadi-when;
>|prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare-upon him; su-prasanna
>|haila-became very pleased; nimantranera dine-on the day of
>|invitation; pandite bolaila-He called for Gadadhara Pandita;
>| svarupa-Svarupa Damodara; jagadananda-Jagadananda Pandita;
>|govinde-Govinda; pathaila-He sent.
1435|TRANSLATION
1436|Some days passed, and when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, finally
>|pleased with Vallabha Bhatta, accepted his invitation, the
>|Lord sent Svarupa Damodara, Jagadananda Pandita and Govinda
>|to call for Gadadhara Pandita.
1437|Antya 7.155
1438|TEXT 155
1439|TEXT
1440|pathe panditere svarupa kahena vacana
1441|"pariksite prabhu tomare kaila upeksana
1442|SYNONYMS
1443|pathe-on the way; panditere-unto Gadadhara Pandita; svarupa-
>|Svarupa Damodara; kahena vacana-said some words; pariksite-
>|to test; prabhu-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tomare-you;
>|kaila upeksana-neglected.
1444|TRANSLATION
1445|On the way, Svarupa Damodara said to Gadadhara Pandita, "
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to test you. Therefore He
>|neglected you.
1446|Antya 7.156
1447|TEXT 156
1448|TEXT
1449|tumi kene asi' tanre na dila olahana?
1450|bhita-praya hana kanhe karila sahana?"
1451|SYNONYMS
1452|tumi-you; kene-why; asi'-coming; tanre-unto Him; na dila-
>|did not give; olahana-chastisement; bhita-praya-as if
>|fearful; hana-being; kanhe-why; karila sahana-did you
>|tolerate.
1453|TRANSLATION
1454|"Why did you not retaliate by reproaching Him? Why did you
>|fearfully tolerate His criticism?"
1455|Antya 7.157
1456|TEXT 157
1457|TEXT
1458|pandita kahena,-prabhu svatantra sarvajna-siromani
1459|tanra sane 'hatha' kari,-bhala nahi mani
1460|SYNONYMS
1461|pandita kahena-Gadadhara Pandita said; prabhu-Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; svatantra-independent; sarvajna-
>|siromani-the best of the omniscient; tanra sane-with Him;
>|hatha kari-if I talk on an equal level; bhala-good; nahi
>|mani-I do not think it is.
1462|TRANSLATION
1463|Gadadhara Pandita said, "Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is
>|completely independent. He is the topmost omniscient
>|personality. It would not look well for me to talk to Him
>|as if His equal.
1464|Antya 7.158
1465|TEXT 158
1466|TEXT
1467|yei kahe, sei sahi nija-sire dhari'
1468|apane karibena krpa guna-dosa vicari' "
1469|SYNONYMS
1470|yei kahe-whatever He says; sei sahi-I tolerate that; nija-
>|sire-on my head; dhari'-bearing; apane-automatically;
>|karibena krpa-He will be merciful; guna-dosa-attributes and
>|faults; vicari'-after considering.
1471|TRANSLATION
1472|"I can tolerate whatever He says, bearing it upon my head.
>|He will automatically be merciful to me after considering
>|my faults and attributes."
1473|Antya 7.159
1474|TEXT 159
1475|TEXT
1476|eta bali' pandita prabhura sthane aila
1477|rodana kariya prabhura carane padila
1478|SYNONYMS
1479|eta bali'-saying this; pandita-Gadadhara Pandita; prabhura
>|sthane-to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila-came; rodana kariya-
>|crying; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane-at the
>|lotus feet; padila-fell down.
1480|TRANSLATION
1481|After saying this, Gadadhara Pandita went to Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu and fell down crying at the lotus feet of the
>|Lord.
1482|Antya 7.160
1483|TEXT 160
1484|TEXT
1485|isat hasiya prabhu kaila alingana
1486|sabare sunana kahena madhura vacana
1487|SYNONYMS
1488|isat hasiya-smiling slightly; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; kaila alingana-embraced; sabare-all others;
>|sunana-causing to hear; kahena-began to say; madhura vacana-
>|sweet words.
1489|TRANSLATION
1490|Smiling slightly, the Lord embraced him and spoke sweet
>|words so that others would also hear.
1491|Antya 7.161
1492|TEXT 161
1493|TEXT
1494|"ami calailun toma, tumi na calila
1495|krodhe kichu na kahila, sakala sahila
1496|SYNONYMS
1497|ami-I; calailun-tried to agitate; toma-you; tumi-you; na
>|calila-did not become agitated; krodhe-in anger; kichu-
>|anything; na kahila-you did not say; sakala-everything;
>|sahila-you tolerated.
1498|TRANSLATION
1499|"I wanted to agitate you," the Lord said, "but you did not
>|become agitated. Indeed, you could not say anything angry
>|. Instead, you tolerated everything.
1500|Antya 7.162
1501|TEXT 162
1502|TEXT
1503|amara bhangite tomara mana na calila
1504|sudrdha sarala-bhave amare kinila"
1505|SYNONYMS
1506|amara bhangite-by My trick; tomara mana-your mind; na
>|calila-did not become disturbed; sudrdha-firm; sarala-bhave-
>|by simplicity; amare-Me; kinila-you have purchased.
1507|TRANSLATION
1508|"Your mind was not disturbed by My tricks. Rather, you
>|stayed fixed in your simplicity. In this way you have
>|purchased Me."
1509|Antya 7.163
1510|TEXT 163
1511|TEXT
1512|panditera bhava-mudra kahana na yaya
1513|'gadadhara-prana-natha' nama haila yaya
1514|SYNONYMS
1515|panditera-of Gadadhara Pandita; bhava-mudra-characteristics
>|and ecstatic love; kahana na yaya-can not be described;
>|gadadhara-prana-natha-the Lord of the life of Gadadhara;
>|nama-name; haila-became; yaya-goes.
1516|TRANSLATION
1517|No one can describe the characteristics and ecstatic love
>|of Gadadhara Pandita. Therefore another name for Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Gadadhara-prananatha, "the life and
>|soul of Gadadhara Pandita."
1518|Antya 7.164
1519|TEXT 164
1520|TEXT
1521|pandite prabhura prasada kahana na yaya
1522|'gadaira gauranga' bali' yanre loke gaya
1523|SYNONYMS
1524|pandite-upon Gadadhara Pandita; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; prasada-mercy; kahana na yaya-no one can
>|explain; gadaira gauranga-the Gauranga of Gadadhara Pandita;
>| bali'-as; yanre-whom; loke gaya-people say.
1525|TRANSLATION
1526|No one can say how merciful the Lord is to Gadadhara
>|Pandita, but people know the Lord as Gadaira Gaura, "the
>|Lord Gauranga of Gadadhara Pandita."
1527|Antya 7.165
1528|TEXT 165
1529|TEXT
1530|caitanya-prabhura lila ke bujhite pare?
1531|eka-lilaya vahe gangara sata sata dhare
1532|SYNONYMS
1533|caitanya-prabhura lila-the pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; ke-who; bujhite pare-can understand; eka-lilaya-
>|in one activity; vahe-flow; gangara-of the Ganges; sata
>|sata dhare-hundreds and hundreds of branches.
1534|TRANSLATION
1535|No one can understand the pastimes of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu. They are like the Ganges, for hundreds and
>|thousands of branches flow from even one of His activities.
1536|Antya 7.166
1537|TEXT 166
1538|TEXT
1539|panditera saujanya, brahmanyata-guna
1540|drdha prema-mudra loke karila khyapana
1541|SYNONYMS
1542|panditera saujanya-the gentle behavior of Gadadhara Pandita;
>| brahmanyata-guna-the attributes of a perfect brahmana;
>|drdha-firm; prema-mudra-characteristic of love; loke-people;
>| karila khyapana-proclaimed.
1543|TRANSLATION
1544|Gadadhara Pandita is celebrated all over the world for his
>|gentle behavior, his brahminical attributes and his steady
>|love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
1545|Antya 7.167
1546|TEXT 167
1547|TEXT
1548|abhimana-panka dhuna bhattere sodhila
1549|sei-dvara ara saba loke sikhaila
1550|SYNONYMS
1551|abhimana-panka-the mud of false pride; dhuna-washing;
>|bhattere sodhila-purified Vallabha Bhatta; sei-dvara-by
>|that; ara saba-all other; loke-persons; sikhaila-instructed.
1552|TRANSLATION
1553|The Lord purified Vallabha Bhatta by cleansing him of the
>|mud of false pride. By such activities the Lord also
>|instructed others.
1554|Antya 7.168
1555|TEXT 168
1556|TEXT
1557|antare 'anugraha,' bahye 'upeksara praya'
1558|bahyartha yei laya, sei nasa yaya
1559|SYNONYMS
1560|antare-within the heart; anugraha-mercy; bahye-externally;
>|upeksara praya-like neglect; bahya-artha-the external
>|meaning; yei-anyone who; laya-takes; sei-he; nasa yaya-
>|becomes vanquished.
1561|TRANSLATION
1562|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was actually always merciful within
>|His heart, but He was sometimes externally negligent of His
>|devotees. We should not be preoccupied with His external
>|feature, however, for if we do so we shall be vanquished.
1563|Antya 7.169
1564|TEXT 169
1565|TEXT
1566|nigudha caitanya-lila bujhite ka'ra sakti?
1567|sei bujhe, gauracandre yanra drdha bhakti
1568|SYNONYMS
1569|nigudha-very deep; caitanya-lila-the pastimes of Lord
>|Caitanya; bujhite-to understand; ka'ra-of whom; sakti-the
>|power; sei bujhe-he understands; gauracandre-unto Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yanra-whose; drdha bhakti-fixed
>|devotion.
1570|TRANSLATION
1571|The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are very deep. Who
>|can understand them? Only one who has firm, deep devotion
>|to His lotus feet.
1572|Antya 7.170
1573|TEXT 170
1574|TEXT
1575|dinantare pandita kaila prabhura nimantrana
1576|prabhu tahan bhiksa kaila lana nija-gana
1577|SYNONYMS
1578|dina-antare-another day; pandita-Gadadhara Pandita; kaila
>|prabhura nimantrana-invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu-
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tahan-there; bhiksa kaila-took
>|prasada; lana nija-gana-with His personal associates.
1579|TRANSLATION
1580|Another day, Gadadhara Pandita invited Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu to dinner. The Lord took prasada at his home
>|with His personal associates.
1581|PURPORT
1582|Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that Lord
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu acted as a very merciful well-
>|wisher toward Vallabha Bhatta by externally neglecting him
>|in many ways to purify him of his false pride in being a
>|learned scholar. The Lord neglected Gadadhara Pandita for a
>|few days because of his associating with Vallabha Bhatta.
>|Actually He was not at all displeased with Gadadhara
>|Pandita. Indeed, because Gadadhara Pandita is the personal
>|potency of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, there is no chance of
>|the Lord's being dissatisfied with him. However, a person
>|who is too attracted to externals cannot understand
>|the deep meaning of these dealings of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu. If one therefore becomes disrespectful to
>|Gadadhara Pandita, he will surely be vanquished.
1583|Antya 7.171
1584|TEXT 171
1585|TEXT
1586|tahani vallabha-bhatta prabhura ajna laila
1587|pandita-thani purva-prarthita saba siddhi haila
1588|SYNONYMS
1589|tahani-there; vallabha-bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; prabhura
>|ajna-the permission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; laila-took;
>|pandita-thani-from Gadadhara Pandita; purva-prarthita-as
>|previously petitioned; saba siddhi haila-everything was
>|perfectly executed.
1590|TRANSLATION
1591|There Vallabha Bhatta took permission from Lord Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, and his desire to be initiated by Gadadhara
>|Pandita was thus fulfilled.
1592|Antya 7.172
1593|TEXT 172
1594|TEXT
1595|ei ta' kahilun vallabha-bhattera milana
1596|yahara sravane paya gaura-prema-dhana
1597|SYNONYMS
1598|ei ta' kahilun-thus I have explained; vallabha-bhattera
>|milana-the meeting of Vallabha Bhatta; yahara sravane-by
>|hearing which; paya-one can get; gaura-prema-dhana-the
>|treasure of love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
1599|TRANSLATION
1600|I have thus explained the Lord's meeting with Vallabha
>|Bhatta. By hearing of this incident, one can achieve the
>|treasure of love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
1601|Antya 7.173
1602|TEXT 173
1603|TEXT
1604|sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
1605|caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
1606|SYNONYMS
1607|sri-rupa-Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha-Srila Raghunatha
>|dasa Gosvami; pade-at the lotus feet; yara-whose; asa-
>|expectation; caitanya-caritamrta-the book named Caitanya-
>|caritamrta; kahe-describes; krsnadasa-Srila Krsnadasa
>|Kaviraja Gosvami.
1608|TRANSLATION
1609|Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha,
>|always desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri
>|Caitanya-caritamrta, following in their footsteps.
1610|Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-
>|caritamrta, Antya-lila, Seventh Chapter, describing the
>|meeting of Vallabha Bhatta with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
1611|