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Antya 8-1975: Ramacandra Puri Criticizes the Lord

Chapter 8

Ramacandra Puri Criticizes the Lord

The following summary of the Eighth Chapter is given by Srila

Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. This chapter describes

the history of the Lord's dealings with Ramacandra Puri. Although

Ramacandra Puri was one of the disciples of Madhavendra Puri, he was

influenced by dry Mayavadis, and therefore he criticized Madhavendra

Puri. Therefore Madhavendra Puri accused him of being an offender and

rejected him. Because Ramacandra Puri had been rejected by his spiritual

master, he became concerned only with finding faults in others and

advising them according to dry Mayavada philosophy. For this reason he

was not very respectful to the Vaisnavas, and later he became so fallen

that he began criticizing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for His eating.

Hearing his criticisms, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu reduced His eating, but

after Ramacandra Puri left Jagannatha Puri, the Lord resumed His usual

behavior.

Antya 8.1

TEXT 1

TEXT

tam vande krsna-caitanyam

ramacandra-puri-bhayat

laukikaharatah svam yo

bhiksannam samakocayat

SYNONYMS

tam -- to Him; vande -- I offer my respectful obeisances; krsna-

caitanyam -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ramacandra-puri-bhayat -- due

to fear of Ramacandra Puri; laukika -- ordinary; aharatah -- from eating;

svam -- His own; yah -- who; bhiksa-annam -- quantity of food;

samakocayat -- reduced.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who

reduced His eating due to fear of the criticism of Ramacandra Puri.

Antya 8.2

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TEXT

jaya jaya sri-caitanya karuna-sindhu-avatara

brahma-sivadika bhaje carana yanhara

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

karuna-sindhu-avatara -- the incarnation of the ocean of mercy; brahma-

siva-adika -- demigods, beginning from Lord Brahma and Siva; bhaje --

worship; carana -- lotus feet; yanhara -- whose.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the incarnation of the ocean of

mercy. His lotus feet are worshiped by demigods like Lord Brahma and

Lord Siva.

Antya 8.3

TEXT 3

TEXT

jaya jaya avadhuta-candra nityananda

jagat bandhila yenha diya prema-phanda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; avadhuta-candra -- to the moon of mendicants;

nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; jagat -- the world; bandhila -- bound;

yenha -- who; diya -- by; prema-phanda -- the noose of ecstatic love of

Krsna.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Nityananda Prabhu, the greatest of mendicants, who bound

the entire world with a knot of ecstatic love for God.

Antya 8.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

jaya jaya advaita isvara avatara

krsna avatari' kaila jagat-nistara

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; advaita -- to Advaita Acarya; isvara -- of the

Supreme Personality of Godhead; avatara -- incarnation; krsna avatari' --

inducing Krsna to descend; kaila -- did; jagat-nistara -- deliverance

of the entire world.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Advaita Prabhu, the incarnation of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead. He induced Krsna to descend and thus delivered

the entire world.

Antya 8.5

TEXT 5

TEXT

jaya jaya srivasadi yata bhakta-gana

sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu -- yanra prana-dhana

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; srivasa-adi -- headed by Srivasa Thakura; yata

bhakta-gana -- to all the devotees; sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yanra -- whose; prana-dhana -- life and soul.

TRANSLATION

All glories to all the devotees, headed by Srivasa Thakura. Sri Krsna

Caitanya Mahaprabhu is their life and soul.

Antya 8.6

TEXT 6

TEXT

ei-mata gauracandra nija-bhakta-sange

nilacale krida kare krsna-prema-tarange

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; gauracandra -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

nija-bhakta-sange -- with His own devotees; nilacale -- at Jagannatha

Puri; krida kare -- executes different pastimes; krsna-prema-tarange --

in the waves of love of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, at Jagannatha Puri, performed His various

pastimes with His own devotees in the waves of love for Krsna.

Antya 8.7

TEXT 7

TEXT

hena-kale ramacandra-puri-gosani aila

paramananda-purire ara prabhure milila

SYNONYMS

hena-kale -- at this time; ramacandra-puri-gosani -- a sannyasi named

Ramacandra Puri; aila -- came; paramananda-purire -- Paramananda Puri;

ara -- and; prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; milila -- met.

TRANSLATION

Then a sannyasi named Ramacandra Puri Gosani came to see Paramananda

Puri and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 8.8

TEXT 8

TEXT

paramananda-puri kaila carana vandana

puri-gosani kaila tanre drdha alingana

SYNONYMS

paramananda-puri -- Paramananda Puri; kaila -- did; carana -- unto the

feet; vandana -- offering obeisances; puri-gosani -- Ramacandra Puri;

kaila -- did; tanre -- unto him; drdha -- strong; alingana -- embracing.

TRANSLATION

Paramananda Puri offered respects at the feet of Ramacandra Puri, and

Ramacandra Puri strongly embraced him.

PURPORT

Because Ramacandra Puri was a disciple of Madhavendra Puri, both

Paramananda Puri and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered him respectful

obeisances. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that

although Ramacandra Puri was naturally very envious and although he was

against the principles of Vaisnavism -- or, in other words, against the

principles of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees --

common people nevertheless addressed him as Gosvami or Gosani because he

was superficially in the renounced order and dressed like a sannyasi. In

the modern age the title gosvami is used by a caste of grhasthas, but

formerly it was not. Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami, for example,

were called gosvami because they were in the renounced order. Similarly,

because Paramananda Puri was a sannyasi, he was called Puri Gosvami. By

careful scrutiny, therefore, one will find that gosvami is not the title

for a certain caste; rather, it is properly the title for a person in

the renounced order.

Antya 8.9

TEXT 9

TEXT

mahaprabhu kaila tanre dandavat nati

alingana kari' tenho kaila krsna-smrti

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila -- did; tanre -- unto him;

dandavat nati -- offering obeisances; alingana kari' -- embracing; tenho

-- Ramacandra Puri; kaila -- did; krsna-smrti -- remembrance of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also offered obeisances unto Ramacandra Puri,

who then embraced Him and thus remembered Krsna.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered obeisances to Ramacandra Puri in

consideration of his being a disciple of Srila Madhavendra Puri, the

spiritual master of His own spiritual master, Isvara Puri. When a

Vaisnava sannyasi meets another Vaisnava sannyasi, they both remember

Krsna. Even Mayavadi sannyasis generally remember Narayana, who is also

Krsna, by saying om namo bhagavate narayana or namo narayana. Thus

it is the duty of a sannyasi to remember Krsna. According to smrti-

sastra, a sannyasi does not offer obeisances or blessings to anyone. It

is said, sannyasi nirasir nirnamaskriyah: a sannyasi should not offer

anyone blessings or obeisances.

Antya 8.10

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TEXT

tina-jane istha-gosthi kaila kata-ksana

jagadananda-pandita tanre kaila nimantrana

SYNONYMS

tina-jane -- three persons; istha-gosthi -- discussion on Krsna; kaila --

performed; kata-ksana -- for some time; jagadananda-pandita --

Jagadananda Pandita; tanre -- Ramacandra Puri; kaila nimantrana --

invited.

TRANSLATION

The three of them talked about Krsna for some time, and then Jagadananda

came and extended an invitation to Ramacandra Puri.

Antya 8.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

jagannathera prasada anila bhiksara lagiya

yathesta bhiksa karila tenho nindara lagiya

SYNONYMS

jagannathera prasada -- remnants of the food of Lord Jagannatha; anila --

brought; bhiksara lagiya -- for feeding; yathesta bhiksa karila -- ate

sumptuously; tenho -- he; nindara lagiya -- to find some fault.

TRANSLATION

A large quantity of the remnants of food from Lord Jagannatha was

brought in for distribution. Ramacandra Puri ate sumptuously, and then

he wanted to find faults in Jagadananda Pandita.

Antya 8.12

TEXT 12

TEXT

bhiksa kari' kahe puri, -- "suna, jagadananda

avasesa prasada tumi karaha bhaksana"

SYNONYMS

bhiksa kari' -- after finishing the lunch; kahe puri -- Ramacandra Puri

began to speak; suna, jagadananda -- my dear Jagadananda, just hear;

avasesa prasada -- the remaining prasada; tumi -- you; karaha bhaksana -

- eat.

TRANSLATION

After finishing the meal, Ramacandra Puri requested, "My dear

Jagadananda, please listen. You eat the food that is left."

Antya 8.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

agraha kariya tanre vasi' khaoyaila

apane agraha kari' parivesana kaila

SYNONYMS

agraha kariya -- with great eagerness; tanre vasi' -- seating him;

khaoyaila -- he fed; apane -- personally; agraha kari' -- with great

eagerness; parivesana kaila -- administered the prasada.

TRANSLATION

With great eagerness Ramacandra Puri seated Jagadananda Pandita and

personally served him prasada.

Antya 8.14

TEXT 14

TEXT

agraha kariya punah punah khaoyaila

acamana kaile ninda karite lagila

SYNONYMS

agraha kariya -- with eagerness; punah punah -- again and again;

khaoyaila -- fed; acamana kaile -- when he had washed his hands and

mouth; ninda karite lagila -- began to criticize.

TRANSLATION

Encouraging him again and again, Ramacandra Puri fed him sumptuously,

but when Jagadananda had washed his hands and mouth, Ramacandra Puri

began criticizing him.

Antya 8.15

TEXT 15

TEXT

"suni, caitanya-gana kare bahuta bhaksana

'satya' sei vakya, -- saksat dekhilun ekhana

SYNONYMS

suni -- I have heard; caitanya-gana -- the followers of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; kare bahuta bhaksana -- eat more than necessary; satya --

true; sei vakya -- that statement; saksat -- directly; dekhilun -- I

have seen; ekhana -- now.

TRANSLATION

"I have heard," he said, "that the followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu eat

more than necessary. Now I have directly seen that this is true.

Antya 8.16

TEXT 16

TEXT

sannyasire eta khaoyana kare dharma nasa

vairagi hana eta khaya, vairagyera nahi 'bhasa' "

SYNONYMS

sannyasire -- unto a sannyasi; eta -- so much; khaoyana -- feeding; kare

dharma nasa -- destroys the regulative principles; vairagi hana -- being

in the renounced order; eta -- so much; khaya -- eats; vairagyera nahi

bhasa -- there is no trace of renunciation.

TRANSLATION

"Feeding a sannyasi too much breaks his regulative principles, for when

a sannyasi eats too much, his renunciation is destroyed."

Antya 8.17

TEXT 17

TEXT

ei ta' svabhava tanra agraha kariya

piche ninda kare, age bahuta khaoyana

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; ta' -- certainly; sva-bhava -- characteristic; tanra --

his; agraha kariya -- with great eagerness; piche -- afterward; ninda

kare -- criticizes; age -- at first; bahuta -- much; khaoyana -- feeding.

TRANSLATION

The characteristic of Ramacandra Puri was that first he would induce

someone to eat more than necessary and then he would criticize him.

Antya 8.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

purve yabe madhavendra karena antardhana

ramacandra-puri tabe aila tanra sthana

SYNONYMS

purve -- formerly; yabe -- when; madhavendra -- Madhavendra Puri; karena

antardhana -- was about to die; ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; tabe

-- at that time; aila -- came; tanra sthana -- to his place.

TRANSLATION

Formerly, when Madhavendra Puri was at the last stage of his life,

Ramacandra Puri came to where he was staying.

Antya 8.19

TEXT 19

TEXT

puri-gosani kare krsna-nama-sankirtana

'mathura na painu' bali' karena krandana

SYNONYMS

puri-gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; kare -- was performing; krsna-nama-

sankirtana -- the chanting of the holy name of Lord Krsna; mathura na

painu -- I did not get shelter at Mathura; bali' -- saying; karena

krandana -- was crying.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri was chanting the holy name of Krsna, and sometimes he

would cry, "O my Lord, I did not get shelter at Mathura."

Antya 8.20

TEXT 20

TEXT

ramacandra-puri tabe upadese tanre

sisya hana guruke kahe, bhaya nahi kare

SYNONYMS

ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; tabe -- then; upadese tanre --

instructed him; sisya hana -- being a disciple; guruke kahe -- said to

his spiritual master; bhaya nahi kare -- without fear.

TRANSLATION

Then Ramacandra Puri was so foolish that he fearlessly dared to instruct

his spiritual master.

Antya 8.21

TEXT 21

TEXT

"tumi -- purna-brahmananda, karaha smarana

brahmavit hana kene karaha rodana?"

SYNONYMS

tumi -- you; purna-brahma-ananda -- full in transcendental bliss; karaha

smarana -- you should remember; brahma-vit hana -- being fully aware of

Brahman; kene -- why; karaha rodana -- are you crying.

TRANSLATION

"If you are in full transcendental bliss," he said, "you should now

remember only Brahman. Why are you crying?"

PURPORT

As stated in Bhagavad-gita, brahma-bhutah prasannatma: a

Brahman realized person is always happy. Na socati na kanksati: he

neither laments nor aspires for anything. Not knowing why Madhavendra

Puri was crying, Ramacandra Puri tried to become his advisor. Thus he

committed a great offense, for a disciple should never try to instruct

his spiritual master.

Antya 8.22

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TEXT

suni' madhavendra-mane krodha upajila

'dura, dura, papistha' bali' bhartsana karila

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; madhavendra -- of Madhavendra Puri; mane -- in the

mind; krodha -- anger; upajila -- arose; dura dura -- get out; papistha -

- you sinful rascal; bali' -- saying; bhartsana karila -- he chastised.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this instruction, Madhavendra Puri, greatly angry, rebuked him

by saying, "Get out, you sinful rascal!

PURPORT

Ramacandra Puri could not understand that his spiritual master,

Madhavendra Puri, was feeling transcendental separation. His lamentation

was not material. Rather, it proceeded from the highest stage of

ecstatic love of Krsna. When he was crying in separation, "I could not

achieve Krsna! I could not reach Mathura!" this was not ordinary

material lamentation. Ramacandra Puri was not sufficiently expert to

understand the feelings of Madhavendra Puri, but nevertheless he thought

himself very advanced. Therefore, regarding Madhavendra Puri's

expressions as ordinary material lamentation, he advised him to remember

Brahman because he was latently an impersonalist. Madhavendra Puri

understood Ramacandra Puri's position as a great fool and therefore

immediately rebuked him. Such a reprimand from the spiritual master is

certainly for the betterment of the disciple.

Antya 8.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

'krsna na painu, na painu 'mathura'

apana-duhkhe maron -- ei dite aila jvala

SYNONYMS

krsna -- Lord Krsna; na painu -- I did not get; na painu -- did not get;

mathura -- Mathura; apana-duhkhe -- in my own unhappiness; maron -- I am

dying; ei -- this person; dite aila jvala -- has come to give more pain.

TRANSLATION

"O my Lord Krsna, I could not reach You, nor could I reach Your abode,

Mathura. I am dying in my unhappiness, and now this rascal has come to

give me more pain.

Antya 8.24

TEXT 24

TEXT

more mukha na dekhabi tui, yao yathi-tathi

tore dekhi' maile mora habe asad-gati

SYNONYMS

more -- to me; mukha -- face; na dekhabi -- do not show; tui -- you; yao

-- go; yathi-tathi -- anywhere else; tore -- you; dekhi' -- seeing;

maile -- if I die; mora habe asat-gati -- I shall not get my destination.

TRANSLATION

"Don't show your face to me! Go anywhere else you like. If I die seeing

your face, I shall not achieve the destination of my life.

Antya 8.25

TEXT 25

TEXT

krsna na painu muni maron apanara duhkhe

more 'brahma' upadese ei chara murkhe"

SYNONYMS

krsna -- Krsna; na painu -- could not get; muni -- I; maron -- I die;

apanara duhkhe -- in my own unhappiness; more -- to me; brahma --

Brahman; upadese -- instructs; ei -- this; chara -- condemned; murkhe --

fool.

TRANSLATION

"I am dying without achieving the shelter of Krsna, and therefore I am

greatly unhappy. Now this condemned foolish rascal has come to instruct

me about Brahman."

Antya 8.26

TEXT 26

TEXT

ei ye sri-madhavendra sri-pada upeksa karila

sei aparadhe inhara 'vasana' janmila

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; ye -- that; sri-madhavendra sri-pada -- His Lordship

Madhavendra Puri; upeksa karila -- neglected or denounced; sei aparadhe -

- because of the offense; inhara -- of Ramacandra Puri; vasana --

material desire; janmila -- arose.

TRANSLATION

Ramacandra Puri was thus denounced by Madhavendra Puri. Due to his

offense, gradually material desire appeared within him.

PURPORT

The word vasana ("material desires") refers to dry speculative knowledge.

Such speculative knowledge is only material. As confirmed in Srimad-

Bhagavatam (10.14.4), a person without devotional service who simply

wants to know things (kevala-bodha-labdhaye) gains only dry speculative

knowledge but no spiritual profit. This is also confirmed in the Bhakti-

sandarbha (111), wherein it is said:

jivan-mukta api punar

yanti samsara-vasanam

yady acintya-maha-saktau

bhagavaty aparadhinah

"Even though one is liberated in this life, if one offends the Supreme

Personality of Godhead he falls down in the midst of material desires,

of which dry speculation about spiritual realization is one."

In his Laghu-tosani commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.2.32), Jiva

Gosvami says;

jivan-mukta api punar

bandhanam yanti karmabhih

yady acintya-maha-saktau

bhagavaty aparadhinah

"Even if one is liberated in this life, he becomes addicted to material

desires because of offenses to the Supreme Personality of Godhead."

A similar quotation from one of the Puranas also appears in the Visnu-

bhakti-candrodaya:

jivan-muktah prapadyante

kvacit samsara-vasanam

yogino na vilipyante

karmabhir bhagavat-parah

"Even liberated souls sometimes fall down to material desires, but those

who fully engaged in devotional service to the Supreme Personality of

Godhead are not affected by such desires."

These are references from authoritative revealed scriptures. If one

becomes an offender to his spiritual master or the Supreme Personality

of Godhead, he falls down to the material platform to merely speculate.

Antya 8.27

TEXT 27

TEXT

suska-brahma-jnani, nahi krsnera 'sambandha'

sarva loka ninda kare, nindate nirbandha

SYNONYMS

suska -- dry; brahma-jnani -- impersonalist philosopher; nahi -- there

is not; krsnera -- with Lord Krsna; sambandha -- relationship; sarva --

all; loka -- persons; ninda kare -- criticizes; nindate nirbandha --

fixed in blaspheming.

TRANSLATION

One who is attached to dry speculative knowledge has no relationship

with Krsna. His occupation is criticizing Vaisnavas. Thus he is situated

in criticism.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura has explained in his Anubhasya

that the word nirbandha indicates that Ramacandra Puri had a steady

desire to criticize others. Impersonalist Mayavadis who have no

relationship with Krsna, who cannot take to devotional service and who

simply engage in material arguments to understand Brahman regard

devotional service to Krsna as karma-kanda, or fruitive activities.

According to them, devotional service to Krsna is but another means for

attaining dharma, artha, kama and moksa. Therefore they criticize the

devotees for engaging in material activities. They think that devotional

service is maya and that Krsna or Visnu is also maya. Therefore they are

called Mayavadis. Such a mentality awakens in a person who is an

offender to Krsna and His devotees.

Antya 8.28

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isvara-puri gosani kare sri-pada-sevana

svahaste karena mala-mutradi marjana

SYNONYMS

isvara-puri -- Isvara Puri; gosani -- Gosvami; kare -- performs; sri-

pada-sevana -- service to Madhavendra Puri; sva-haste -- with his own

hand; karena -- performs; mala-mutra-adi -- stool, urine, and so on;

marjana -- cleaning.

TRANSLATION

Isvara Puri, the spiritual master of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, performed

service to Madhavendra Puri, cleaning up his stool and urine with his

own hand.

Antya 8.29

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TEXT

nirantara krsna-nama karaya smarana

krsna-nama, krsna-lila sunaya anuksana

SYNONYMS

nirantara -- always; krsna-nama -- the name of Lord Krsna; karaya

smarana -- was reminding; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Krsna; krsna-

lila -- pastimes of Krsna; sunaya anuksana -- was always causing to hear.

TRANSLATION

Isvara Puri was always chanting the holy name and pastimes of Lord Krsna

for Madhavendra Puri to hear. In this way he helped Madhavendra Puri

remember the holy name and pastimes of Lord Krsna at the time of death.

Antya 8.30

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tusta hana puri tanre kaila alingana

vara dila -- 'krsne tomara ha-uka prema-dhana'

SYNONYMS

tusta hana -- being pleased; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; tanre -- him;

kaila alingana -- embraced; vara dila -- gave the benediction; krsne --

unto Krsna; tomara -- your; ha-uka -- let there be; prema-dhana -- the

wealth of love.

TRANSLATION

Pleased with Isvara Puri, Madhavendra Puri embraced him and gave him the

benediction that he would be a great devotee and lover of Krsna.

Antya 8.31

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sei haite isvara-puri -- 'premera sagara'

ramacandra-puri haila sarva-nindakara

SYNONYMS

sei haite -- from that; isvara-puri -- Isvara Puri; premera sagara --

the ocean of ecstatic love; ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; haila --

became; sarva-nindakara -- critic of all others.

TRANSLATION

Thus Isvara Puri became like an ocean of ecstatic love for Krsna,

whereas Ramacandra Puri became a dry speculator and a critic of everyone

else.

Antya 8.32

TEXT 32

TEXT

mahad-anugraha-nigrahera 'saksi' dui-jane

ei dui-dvare sikhaila jaga-jane

SYNONYMS

mahat -- of an exalted personality; anugraha -- of the blessing;

nigrahera -- of chastisement; saksi -- giving evidence; dui-jane -- two

persons; ei dui-dvare -- by these two; sikhaila -- instructed; jaga-jane

-- the people of the world.

TRANSLATION

Isvara Puri received the blessing of Madhavendra Puri, whereas

Ramacandra Puri received a rebuke from him. Therefore these two persons,

Isvara Puri and Ramacandra Puri, are examples of the objects of a great

personality's benediction and punishment. Madhavendra Puri instructed

the entire world by presenting these two examples.

Antya 8.33

TEXT 33

TEXT

jagad-guru madhavendra kari' prema dana

ei sloka padi' tenho kaila antardhana

SYNONYMS

jagat-guru -- the spiritual master of the entire world; madhavendra --

Madhavendra Puri; kari' prema dana -- giving ecstatic love of Krsna as

charity; ei sloka padi' -- reciting this verse; tenho -- he; kaila

antardhana -- passed away from this material world.

TRANSLATION

His Divine Grace Madhavendra Puri, the spiritual master of the entire

world, thus distributed ecstatic love for Krsna. While passing away from

the material world, he chanted the following verse.

Antya 8.34

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TEXT

ayi dina-dayardra natha he

mathura-natha kadavalokyase

hrdayam tvad-aloka-kataram

dayita bhramyati kim karomy aham

SYNONYMS

ayi -- O my Lord; dina -- on the poor; daya-ardra -- compassionate;

natha -- O master; he -- O; mathura-natha -- the master of Mathura; kada

-- when; avalokyase -- I shall see you; hrdayam -- my heart; tvat -- of

You; aloka -- without seeing; kataram -- very much aggrieved; dayita --

O most beloved; bhramyati -- becomes overwhelmed; kim -- what; karomi --

shall do; aham -- I.

TRANSLATION

"O my Lord! O most merciful master! O master of Mathura! When shall I

see You again? Because of my not seeing You, my agitated heart has

become unsteady. O most beloved one, what shall I do now?"

Antya 8.35

TEXT 35

TEXT

ei sloke krsna-prema kare upadesa

krsnera virahe bhaktera bhava-visesa

SYNONYMS

ei sloke -- in this verse; krsna-prema -- love of Krsna; kare upadesa --

instructs; krsnera virahe -- by feeling separation from Krsna; bhaktera -

- of the devotee; bhava-visesa -- transcendental situation.

TRANSLATION

In this verse Madhavendra Puri instructs how to achieve ecstatic love

for Krsna. By feeling separation from Krsna, one becomes spiritually

situated.

Antya 8.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

prthivite ropana kari' gela premankura

sei premankurera vrksa -- caitanya-thakura

SYNONYMS

prthivite -- within this material world; ropana kari' -- sowing; gela --

went; prema-ankura -- the seed of ecstatic love for Krsna; sei prema-

ankurera -- of that seed of ecstatic love for Krsna; vrksa -- the tree;

caitanya-thakura -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri sowed the seed of ecstatic love for Krsna within this

material world and then departed. That seed later became a great tree in

the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 8.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

prastave kahilun puri-gosanira niryana

yei iha sune, sei bada bhagyavan

SYNONYMS

prastave -- incidentally; kahilun -- I have described; puri-gosanira --

of Madhavendra Puri; niryana -- the passing away; yei -- one who; iha --

this; sune -- hears; sei -- he; bada bhagyavan -- very fortunate.

TRANSLATION

I have incidentally described the passing away of Madhavendra Puri.

Anyone who hears this must be considered very fortunate.

Antya 8.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

ramacandra-puri aiche rahila nilacale

virakta svabhava, kabhu rahe kona sthale

SYNONYMS

ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; aiche -- in this way; rahila

nilacale -- remained at Jagannatha Puri; virakta -- renounced; sva-

bhava -- as is the custom; kabhu -- sometimes; rahe -- he remained; kona

sthale -- at a particular place.

TRANSLATION

Thus Ramacandra Puri stayed at Jagannatha Puri. As customary for

those in the renounced order, he would sometimes stay someplace and then

go away.

Antya 8.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

animantrana bhiksa kare, nahika nirnaya

anyera bhiksara sthitira layena niscaya

SYNONYMS

animantrana -- without being invited; bhiksa kare -- accepts food;

nahika nirnaya -- there is no certainty; anyera -- of others; bhiksara --

of acceptance of prasada; sthitira -- of the situation; layena niscaya

-- takes account.

TRANSLATION

There was no certainty of where Ramacandra Puri would take his meal, for

he would do so even uninvited. Nevertheless, he was very particular

to keep account of how others were taking their meals.

Antya 8.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

prabhura nimantrane lage kaudi cari pana

kabhu kasisvara, govinda khana tina jana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nimantrane -- for invitation;

lage -- is required; kaudi cari pana -- four times eighty small

conchshells; kabhu kasisvara -- sometimes Kasisvara; govinda -- the

personal servant of Caitanya Mahaprabhu; khana -- eat; tina jana --

three persons.

TRANSLATION

To invite Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would cost 320 kaudis [small

conchshells]. This would provide lunch for three people, including Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu and sometimes Kasisvara and Govinda.

Antya 8.41

TEXT 41

TEXT

pratyaha prabhura bhiksa iti-uti haya

keha yadi mulya ane, cari-pana-nirnaya

SYNONYMS

prati-aha -- daily; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa --

alms; iti-uti -- here and there; haya -- is; keha -- someone; yadi -- if;

mulya ane -- pays; cari-pana -- four times eighty small conchshells;

nirnaya -- as a fixed amount.

TRANSLATION

Every day the Lord would take His meal at a different place, and if

someone was prepared to pay for a meal, the price was fixed at only four

panas.

Antya 8.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

prabhura sthiti, riti, bhiksa, sayana, prayana

ramacandra-puri kare sarvanusandhana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sthiti -- situation; riti --

regulative principles; bhiksa -- accepting lunch; sayana -- sleeping;

prayana -- movement; ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; kare sarva-

anusandhana -- takes all information of.

TRANSLATION

Ramacandra Puri concerned himself with gathering all sorts of

information about how Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was situated, including

His regulative principles, His lunch, His sleep and His movements.

Antya 8.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

prabhura yateka guna sparsite narila

chidra cahi' bule, kanha chidra na paila

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yateka guna -- all the

transcendental attributes; sparsite narila -- could not touch or

understand; chidra cahi' -- looking for faults; bule -- he goes about;

kanha -- anywhere; chidra -- fault; na paila -- he could not find.

TRANSLATION

Because Ramacandra Puri was interested only in finding faults, he could

not understand the transcendental qualities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

His only concern was finding faults, but still he could not find any.

Antya 8.44

TEXT 44

TEXT

'sannyasi hana kare mistanna bhaksana

ei bhoge haya kaiche indriya-varana'?

SYNONYMS

sannyasi hana -- being a sannyasi; kare mistanna bhaksana -- eats

sweetmeats; ei bhoge -- by this eating; haya -- there is; kaiche -- how;

indriya-varana -- controlling the senses.

TRANSLATION

At last he found a fault. "How can a person in the renounced order eat

so many sweetmeats?" he said. "If one eats sweets, controlling the

senses is very difficult."

Antya 8.45

TEXT 45

TEXT

ei ninda kari' kahe sarva-loka-sthane

prabhure dekhiteha avasya aise prati-dine

SYNONYMS

ei ninda -- this criticism; kari' -- making; kahe -- speaks; sarva-loka-

sthane -- to everyone; prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dekhiteha --

to see, still; avasya -- certainly; aise -- comes; prati-dine -- daily.

TRANSLATION

In this way Ramacandra Puri blasphemed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu before

everyone, but nevertheless he would regularly come to see the Lord every

day.

Antya 8.46

TEXT 46

TEXT

prabhu guru-buddhye karena sambhrama, sammana

tenho chidra cahi' bule, -- ei tara kama

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; guru-buddhye -- accepting him as a

Godbrother of His spiritual master; karena sambhrama sammana -- offers

full respect and obeisances; tenho -- Ramacandra Puri; chidra cahi' --

trying to find fault; bule -- goes about; ei -- this; tara -- his; kama -

- business.

TRANSLATION

When they met, the Lord would offer him respectful obeisances,

considering him a Godbrother of His spiritual master. Ramacandra Puri's

business, however, was to search for faults in the Lord.

Antya 8.47

TEXT 47

TEXT

yata ninda kare taha prabhu saba jane

tathapi adara kare bada-i sambhrame

SYNONYMS

yata -- whatever; ninda -- blasphemy; kare -- does; taha -- that; prabhu

-- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saba -- all; jane -- knows; tathapi -- still;

adara kare -- offers respect; bada-i sambhrame -- with great attention.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu knew that Ramacandra Puri was criticizing Him

before everyone, but whenever Ramacandra Puri came to see Him, the Lord

offered him respects with great attention.

Antya 8.48

TEXT 48

TEXT

eka-dina pratah-kale aila prabhura ghara

pipilika dekhi' kichu kahena uttara

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; pratah-kale -- in the morning; aila -- came;

prabhura ghara -- to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pipilika

dekhi' -- seeing many ants; kichu kahena uttara -- began to say

something critical.

TRANSLATION

One day Ramacandra Puri came in the morning to the abode of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Seeing many ants, he said something to criticize the Lord.

Antya 8.49

TEXT 49

TEXT

"ratrav atra aiksavam asit, tena

pipilikah sancaranti aho! viraktanam

sannyasinam iyam indriya-lalaseti

bruvann utthaya gatah."

SYNONYMS

ratrau -- at night; atra -- here; aiksavam -- sugar candy; asit -- was;

tena -- by that; pipilikah -- ants; sancaranti -- wander about; aho --

alas; viraktanam -- renounced; sannyasinam -- of sannyasis; iyam -- this;

indriya -- to the senses; lalasa -- attachment; iti -- thus; bruvan --

speaking; utthaya -- getting up; gatah -- left.

TRANSLATION

"Last night there was sugar candy here," he said. "Therefore ants are

wandering about. Alas, this renounced sannyasi is attached to such sense

gratification!" After speaking in this way, he got up and left.

Antya 8.50

TEXT 50

TEXT

prabhu paramparaya ninda kairachena sravana

ebe saksat sunilena 'kalpita' nindana

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; paramparaya -- by hearsay; ninda --

blasphemy; kairachena sravana -- had heard; ebe -- now; saksat --

directly; sunilena -- He heard; kalpita -- imaginary; nindana --

blasphemy.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had heard rumors about Ramacandra Puri's

blasphemy. Now He directly heard his fanciful accusations.

PURPORT

Ramacandra Puri could find no faults in the character of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, for He is situated in a transcendental position as the

Supreme Personality of Godhead. Ants are generally found everywhere, but

when Ramacandra Puri saw ants crawling in the abode of the Lord, he took

for granted that they must have been there because Caitanya

Mahaprabhu had been eating sweetmeats. He thus discovered imaginary

faults in the Lord and then left.

Antya 8.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

sahajei pipilika sarvatra bedaya

tahate tarka uthana dosa lagaya

SYNONYMS

sahajei -- generally; pipilika -- ants; sarvatra -- everywhere; bedaya --

loiter; tahate -- by that; tarka uthana -- raising a controversy; dosa

lagaya -- find faults.

TRANSLATION

Ants generally crawl about here, there and everywhere, but Ramacandra

Puri, looking for imaginary faults, criticized Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

by alleging that there had been sweetmeats in His room.

Antya 8.52

TEXT 52

TEXT

suni' taha prabhura sankoca-bhaya mane

govinde bolana kichu kahena vacane

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; taha -- that; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya; sankoca --

doubt; bhaya -- fear; mane -- in the mind; govinde bolana -- calling for

Govinda; kichu -- some; kahena -- spoke; vacane -- words.

TRANSLATION

After hearing this criticism, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was doubtful and

apprehensive. Therefore He called Govinda and instructed him as follows.

Antya 8.53

TEXT 53

TEXT

"aji haite bhiksa amara ei ta' niyama

pinda-bhogera eka cauthi, panca-gandara vyanjana

SYNONYMS

aji haite -- from today; bhiksa amara -- My accepting prasada; ei --

this; ta' -- certainly; niyama -- the rule; pinda-bhogera -- of Lord

Jagannatha's prasada; eka cauthi -- one-fourth of a pot; panca-gandara

vyanjana -- vegetables costing five gandas (one ganda equals four kaudis)

TRANSLATION

"From today on it will be a rule that I shall accept only one-fourth of

a pot of Lord Jagannatha's prasada and five gandas worth of vegetables.

Antya 8.54

TEXT 54

TEXT

iha ba-i adhika ara kichu na aniba

adhika anile ama etha na dekhiba"

SYNONYMS

iha ba-i -- except for this; adhika -- more; ara -- extra; kichu --

anything; na aniba -- do not bring; adhika anile -- if more is brought;

ama -- Me; etha -- here; na dekhiba -- you will not see.

TRANSLATION

"If you bring any more than this, you will not see Me here anymore."

Antya 8.55

TEXT 55

TEXT

sakala vaisnave govinda kahe ei vat

suni' sabara mathe yaiche haila vajraghata

SYNONYMS

sakala vaisnave -- to all the Vaisnavas; govinda -- Govinda; kahe --

informs; ei vat -- this message; suni' -- hearing; sabara mathe -- on

everyone's head; yaiche -- as if; haila -- there was; vajra-aghata --

striking of lightning.

TRANSLATION

Govinda relayed this message to all the devotees. When they heard it,

they felt as if their heads had been struck by thunderbolts.

Antya 8.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

ramacandra-purike sabaya deya tiraskara

'ei papistha asi' prana la-ila sabara'

SYNONYMS

ramacandra-purike -- unto Ramacandra Puri; sabaya -- all the devotees;

deya tiraskara -- offer chastisement; ei papistha -- this sinful man;

asi' -- coming; prana -- life; la-ila -- has taken; sabara -- of

everyone.

TRANSLATION

All the devotees condemned Ramacandra Puri, saying, "This sinful man has

come here and taken our lives."

Antya 8.57-58

TEXTS 57-58

TEXT

sei-dina eka-vipra kaila nimantrana

eka-cauthi bhata, panca-gandara vyanjana

ei-matra govinda kaila angikara

mathaya gha mare vipra, kare hahakara

SYNONYMS

sei-dina -- that day; eka-vipra -- one brahmana; kaila nimantrana --

invited; eka-cauthi bhata -- one-fourth of a pot of rice; panca-gandara

vyanjana -- vegetables worth only five gandas; ei-matra -- only this;

govinda -- the servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila angikara --

accepted; mathaya -- his head; gha mare -- struck; vipra -- the brahmana;

kare haha-kara -- began to say, "alas, alas."

TRANSLATION

That day, a brahmana extended an invitation to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

When Govinda accepted only five gandas worth of vegetables and a fourth

of a pot of rice, the brahmana, in great despair, struck his head with

his hand and cried, "Alas! Alas!"

Antya 8.59

TEXT 59

TEXT

sei bhata-vyanjana prabhu ardheka khaila

ye kichu rahila, taha govinda paila

SYNONYMS

sei -- that; bhata -- rice; vyanjana -- vegetable; prabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ardheka khaila -- ate half; ye kichu rahila --

whatever remained; taha -- that; govinda -- Govinda; paila -- got.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ate only half of the rice and vegetables, and

whatever remained was taken by Govinda.

Antya 8.60

TEXT 60

TEXT

ardhasana karena prabhu, govinda ardhasana

saba bhakta-gana tabe chadila bhojana

SYNONYMS

ardha-asana karena -- eats half; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

govinda -- Govinda; ardha-asana -- eats half; saba bhakta-gana -- all

the devotees; tabe -- at that time; chadila bhojana -- gave up eating.

TRANSLATION

Thus both Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Govinda ate only half the food

they needed. Because of this, all the other devotees gave up eating.

Antya 8.61

TEXT 61

TEXT

govinda-kasisvare prabhu kaila ajnapana

'dunhe anyatra magi' kara udara bharana'

SYNONYMS

govinda-kasisvare -- unto Govinda and Kasisvara; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; kaila -- made; ajnapana -- order; dunhe -- both of you;

anyatra -- elsewhere; magi' -- begging; kara udara bharana -- fill your

bellies.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered Govinda and Kasisvara, "You may both

take alms elsewhere to fill your bellies."

Antya 8.62

TEXT 62

TEXT

ei-rupa maha-duhkhe dina kata gela

suni' ramacandra-puri prabhu-pasa aila

SYNONYMS

ei-rupa -- in this way; maha-duhkhe -- in great unhappiness; dina kata --

some days; gela -- passed; suni' -- hearing; ramacandra-puri --

Ramacandra Puri; prabhu-pasa aila -- came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

In this way, some days passed in great unhappiness. Hearing of all this,

Ramacandra Puri went to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 8.63

TEXT 63

TEXT

pranama kari' prabhu kaila carana vandana

prabhure kahaye kichu hasiya vacana

SYNONYMS

pranama kari' -- offering obeisances; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

kaila carana vandana -- offered respect at his feet; prabhure -- to

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahaye -- he says; kichu -- some; hasiya -- smiling;

vacana -- words.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered His obeisances to Ramacandra Puri,

worshiping his feet. Then Ramacandra Puri smiled and spoke to the Lord.

Antya 8.64

TEXT 64

TEXT

"sannyasira dharma nahe 'indriya-tarpana'

yaiche taiche kare matra udara bharana

SYNONYMS

sannyasira -- of a sannyasi; dharma -- religious principle; nahe -- is

not; indriya-tarpana -- to gratify the senses; yaiche taiche -- some way

or other; kare -- does; matra -- only; udara bharana -- filling the

belly.

TRANSLATION

Ramacandra Puri advised, "It is not the business of a sannyasi to

gratify his senses. He should fill his belly some way or other.

Antya 8.65

TEXT 65

TEXT

tomare ksina dekhi, suni, -- kara ardhasana

ei 'suska-vairagya' nahe sannyasira 'dharma'

SYNONYMS

tomare -- You; ksina -- skinny; dekhi -- I see; suni -- I have heard;

kara ardha-asana -- You are eating half; ei -- this; suska-vairagya --

dry renunciation; nahe -- is not; sannyasira dharma -- the religion of a

sannyasi.

TRANSLATION

"I have heard that You have cut Your eating in half. Indeed, I see that

You are skinny. Such dry renunciation is also not the religion of a

sannyasi.

Antya 8.66

TEXT 66

TEXT

yatha-yogya udara bhare, na kare 'visaya' bhoga

sannyasira tabe siddha haya jnana-yoga

SYNONYMS

yatha-yogya -- as much as necessary; udara bhare -- fills the belly; na

kare -- does not do; visaya bhoga -- material enjoyment; sannyasira --

of a sannyasi; tabe -- then; siddha -- perfect; haya -- is; jnana-yoga --

spiritual advancement in knowledge.

TRANSLATION

"A sannyasi eats as much as necessary to maintain his body, but he does

not enjoy satisfying his senses materially. Thus a sannyasi becomes

perfect in his spiritual advancement in knowledge.

Antya 8.67-68

TEXTS 67-68

TEXT

natyasnato 'pi yogo 'sti

na caikantam anasnatah

na catisvapna-silasya

jagrato naiva carjuna

yuktahara-viharasya

yukta-cestasya karmasu

yukta-svapnavabodhasya

yogo bhavati duhkhaha"

SYNONYMS

na -- not; ati-asnatah -- of one who eats too much; api -- certainly;

yogah -- linking with the Supreme; asti -- there is; na -- not; ca --

also; ekantam -- solely; anasnatah -- of one who abstains from eating;

na -- not; ca -- also; ati-svapna-silasya -- of one who dreams too much

in sleep; jagratah -- of one who keeps awake; na -- not; eva --

certainly; ca -- also; arjuna -- O Arjuna; yukta -- as much as necessary;

ahara -- eating; viharasya -- of one whose sense enjoyment; yukta --

proper; cestasya -- of one whose endeavor; karmasu -- in executing

duties; yukta -- as much as necessary; svapna -- dreaming while asleep;

avabodhasya -- of one whose keeping awake; yogah -- practice of yoga;

bhavati -- is; duhkha-ha -- diminishing sufferings.

TRANSLATION

" 'My dear Arjuna, one cannot perform mystic yoga if

he eats more than necessary or needlessly fasts, sleeps and dreams too

much or does not sleep enough. One should eat and enjoy his senses as

much as necessary, one should properly endeavor to execute his duties,

and one should regulate his sleep and wakefulness. Thus one can become

freed from material pains by executing mystic yoga.' "

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Bhagavad-gita (6.16-17).

Antya 8.69

TEXT 69

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- "ajna balaka mui 'sisya' tomara

more siksa deha', -- ei bhagya amara"

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; ajna -- ignorant; balaka --

boy; mui -- I; sisya tomara -- your disciple; more -- Me; siksa deha' --

you are instructing; ei -- this; bhagya amara -- My great fortune.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then humbly submitted, "I am just like an

ignorant boy and am like your disciple. It is My great fortune that you

are instructing Me."

Antya 8.70

TEXT 70

TEXT

eta suni' ramacandra-puri uthi' gela

bhakta-gana ardhasana kare, -- puri gosani sunila

SYNONYMS

eta suni' -- hearing this; ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; uthi'

gela -- got up and left; bhakta-gana -- the devotees; ardha-asana kare --

were taking half the quantity of food; puri gosani -- Ramacandra Puri;

sunila -- heard.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, Ramacandra Puri got up and left. He also heard from

various sources that all the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were

eating half as much as usual.

Antya 8.71

TEXT 71

TEXT

ara dina bhakta-gana-saha paramananda-puri

prabhu-pase nivedila dainya-vinaya kari'

SYNONYMS

ara dina -- the next day; bhakta-gana-saha -- with the other devotees;

paramananda-puri -- Paramananda Puri; prabhu-pase -- before Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; nivedila -- submitted; dainya-vinaya kari' -- in great

humility and submission.

TRANSLATION

The next day, Paramananda Puri and other devotees approached Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu with great humility and submission.

Antya 8.72

TEXT 72

TEXT

"ramacandra-puri haya ninduka-svabhava

tara bole anna chadi' kiba habe labha?

SYNONYMS

ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; haya -- is; ninduka-svabhava -- a

critic by nature; tara bole -- by his words; anna chadi' -- giving up

eating properly; kiba -- what; habe -- will be; labha -- profit.

TRANSLATION

Paramananda Puri said, "My Godbrother Ramacandra Puri is by nature a bad

critic. If You give up eating because of his words, what will be the

profit?

Antya 8.73

TEXT 73

TEXT

purira svabhava, -- yathesta ahara karana

ye na khaya, tare khaoyaya yatana kariya

SYNONYMS

purira svabhava -- Ramacandra Puri's character; yatha-ista -- as much as

desired; ahara karana -- getting someone to eat; ye -- what; na khaya --

one does not eat; tare khaoyaya -- causes him to eat; yatana kariya --

with great attention.

TRANSLATION

"It is the nature of Ramacandra Puri that first he lets one eat as much

as desired, and if one does not eat more than necessary, with great

attention he makes him eat more.

Antya 8.74

TEXT 74

TEXT

khaoyana punah tare karaye nindana

'eta anna khao, -- tomara kata ache dhana?

SYNONYMS

khaoyana -- after feeding; punah -- again; tare -- him; karaye nindana --

criticizes; eta -- so much; anna -- food; khao -- you eat; tomara --

your; kata -- how much; ache -- is there; dhana -- wealth.

TRANSLATION

"In this way he induces one to eat more than necessary, and then he

directly criticizes him, saying, 'You eat so much. How much money do you

have in your treasury?

Antya 8.75

TEXT 75

TEXT

sannyasike eta khaoyana kara dharma nasa!

ataeva janinu, -- tomara kichu nahi bhasa'

SYNONYMS

sannyasike -- sannyasis; eta -- so much; khaoyana -- inducing to eat;

kara dharma nasa -- you spoil their religious principles; ataeva --

therefore; janinu -- I can understand; tomara -- your; kichu nahi bhasa -

- there is no advancement.

TRANSLATION

" 'Also, by inducing sannyasis to eat so much, you spoil their religious

principles. Therefore I can understand that you have no advancement.'

Antya 8.76

TEXT 76

TEXT

ke kaiche vyavahare, keba kaiche khaya

ei anusandhana tenho karaya sadaya

SYNONYMS

ke -- who; kaiche -- how; vyavahare -- behaves; keba -- who; kaiche --

how; khaya -- eats; ei anusandhana -- this inquiry; tenho -- he; karaya -

- does; sadaya -- always.

TRANSLATION

"It is Ramacandra Puri's business to inquire always about how others are

eating and conducting their daily affairs.

Antya 8.77

TEXT 77

TEXT

sastre yei dui dharma kairache varjana

sei karma nirantara inhara karana

SYNONYMS

sastre -- in the revealed scriptures; yei -- which; dui -- two; dharma --

activities; kairache varjana -- are rejected; sei -- those; karma --

activities; nirantara -- always; inhara -- his; karana -- action.

TRANSLATION

"The two kinds of activity rejected in the revealed scriptures

constitute his daily affairs.

Antya 8.78

TEXT 78

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para-svabhava-karmani

na prasamsen na garhayet

visvam ekatmakam pasyan

prakrtya purusena ca

SYNONYMS

para-svabhava-karmani -- the characteristics or activities of others; na

-- not; prasamset -- one should praise; na -- not; garhayet -- should

criticize; visvam -- the universe; eka-atmakam -- as one; pasyan --

seeing; prakrtya -- by nature; purusena -- by the living entity; ca --

and.

TRANSLATION

" 'One should see that because of the meeting of material nature and the

living entity, the universe is acting uniformly. Thus one should neither

praise nor criticize the characteristics or activities of others.'

PURPORT

This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.28.1) was spoken by Lord Krsna to

Uddhava.

Antya 8.79

TEXT 79

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tara madhye purva-vidhi 'prasamsa' chadiya

para-vidhi 'ninda' kare 'balistha' janiya

SYNONYMS

tara madhye -- between the two; purva-vidhi -- the former rule; prasamsa

-- praising; chadiya -- giving up; para-vidhi -- the other rule; ninda --

criticizing; kare -- does; balistha janiya -- knowing it to be more

prominent.

TRANSLATION

"Of the two rules, Ramacandra Puri obeys the first by abandoning praise,

but although he knows that the second is more prominent, he neglects it

by criticizing others.

PURPORT

The above-mentioned verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam gives two injunctions.

The first, called purva-vidhi, is that one should not praise, and the

second, para-vidhi, is that one should not criticize. As will be

apparent from the following verse, the injunction against praise is less

important than the injunction against blasphemy. One should carefully

observe the para-vidhi, although one may neglect the purva-vidhi. Thus

the actual injunction is that one may praise but should not criticize.

This is called slesokti, or a statement having two meanings. Ramacandra

Puri, however, acted in just the opposite way, for he neglected the para-

vidhi but strictly observed the purva-vidhi. Since he avoided following

the principle of not criticizing, Ramacandra Puri broke both the rules.

Antya 8.80

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purva-parayor madhye para-vidhir balavan

SYNONYMS

purva-parayoh -- the former and the latter; madhye -- between; para-

vidhih -- the latter rule; balavan -- more prominent.

TRANSLATION

" 'Between the former rule and the latter rule, the latter is more

important.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from the nyaya literatures.

Antya 8.81

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yahan guna sata ache, taha na kare grahana

guna-madhye chale kare dosa-aropana

SYNONYMS

yahan -- where; guna -- good attributes; sata -- hundreds; ache -- there

are; taha -- them; na kare grahana -- he does not accept; guna-madhye --

in such good attributes; chale -- by tricks; kare -- does; dosa-aropana -

- attributing faults.

TRANSLATION

"Even where there are hundreds of good qualities, a critic does not

consider them. Rather, he attempts by some trick to point out a fault in

those attributes.

Antya 8.82

TEXT 82

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inhara svabhava ihan karite na yuyaya

tathapi kahiye kichu marma-duhkha paya

SYNONYMS

inhara sva-bhava -- his characteristics; ihan -- here; karite na

yuyaya -- one should not follow; tathapi -- still; kahiye -- I say;

kichu -- something; marma-duhkha -- unhappiness within the heart; paya --

get.

TRANSLATION

"One should not, therefore, follow the principles of Ramacandra Puri.

Nevertheless, I have to say something against him because he is making

our hearts unhappy.

Antya 8.83

TEXT 83

TEXT

inhara vacane kene anna tyaga kara?

purvavat nimantrana mana', -- sabara bola dhara"

SYNONYMS

inhara vacane -- by his words; kene -- why; anna -- food; tyaga kara --

You give up; purva-vat -- as before; nimantrana mana' -- please accept

the invitation; sabara -- of everyone; bola -- the words; dhara --

accept.

TRANSLATION

"Why have you given up proper eating due to the criticism of Ramacandra

Puri? Please accept invitations as before. This is the request of us all.

Antya 8.84

TEXT 84

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prabhu kahe, -- "sabe kene purire kara rosa?

'sahaja' dharma kahe tenho, tanra kiba dosa?

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; sabe -- all of you; kene

-- why; purire -- at Ramacandra Puri; kara rosa -- are angry; sahaja --

natural; dharma -- religious principles; kahe -- speaks; tenho -- he;

tanra -- of him; kiba -- what; dosa -- fault.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Why are all of you angry at Ramacandra

Puri? He is expounding the natural principles of sannyasa life. Why are

you accusing him?

Antya 8.85

TEXT 85

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yati hana jihva-lampatya -- atyanta anyaya

yatira dharma, -- prana rakhite ahara-matra khaya"

SYNONYMS

yati hana -- being a sannyasi; jihva-lampatya -- indulging in satisfying

the tongue; atyanta anyaya -- grievous offense; yatira dharma -- the

religious principle of a sannyasi; prana rakhite -- to maintain life;

ahara -- food; matra -- only; khaya -- eats.

TRANSLATION

"For a sannyasi to indulge in satisfying the tongue is a great offense.

The duty of a sannyasi is to eat only as much as needed to keep body and

soul together."

Antya 8.86

TEXT 86

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tabe sabe meli' prabhure bahu yatna kaila

sabara agrahe prabhu ardheka rakhila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; sabe meli' -- when all the devotees came together;

prabhure -- unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bahu yatna kaila -- requested

fervently; sabara agrahe -- due to the eagerness of all of them; prabhu -

- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ardheka rakhila -- accepted half.

TRANSLATION

When they all requested very fervently that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu take

a full meal, He still would not do so. Instead, He responded to their

request by accepting half as much as usual.

Antya 8.87

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dui-pana kaudi lage prabhura nimantrane

kabhu dui-jana bhokta, kabhu tina-jane

SYNONYMS

dui-pana kaudi -- two panas of kaudis (160 small conchshells); lage --

costs; prabhura nimantrane -- to invite Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kabhu --

sometimes; dui-jana -- two men; bhokta -- eating; kabhu -- sometimes;

tina-jane -- three men.

TRANSLATION

The cost for the food needed to invite Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was fixed

at two panas of kaudis [160 conchshells], and that food would be taken

by two men and sometimes three.

Antya 8.88

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abhojyanna vipra yadi karena nimantrana

prasada-mulya la-ite lage kaudi dui-pana

SYNONYMS

abhojya-anna vipra -- a brahmana at whose place an invitation cannot be

accepted; yadi -- if; karena nimantrana -- he invites; prasada-mulya --

the price of the prasada; la-ite -- to bear; lage -- costs; kaudi dui-

pana -- two panas of kaudis.

TRANSLATION

When a brahmana at whose home an invitation could not be accepted

invited the Lord, he would pay two panas of conchshells to purchase the

prasada.

Antya 8.89

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bhojyanna vipra yadi nimantrana kare

kichu 'prasada' ane, kichu paka kare ghare

SYNONYMS

bhojya-anna vipra -- a brahmana at whose place an invitation could be

accepted; yadi -- if; nimantrana kare -- invites; kichu -- some; prasada

-- prasada; ane -- brings; kichu -- some; paka kare -- cooks; ghare --

at home.

TRANSLATION

When a brahmana at whose home an invitation could be accepted invited

Him, the brahmana would purchase part of the prasada and cook the rest

at home.

Antya 8.90-91

TEXTS 90-91

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pandita-gosani, bhagavan-acarya, sarvabhauma

nimantranera dine yadi kare nimantrana

tan-sabara icchaya prabhu karena bhojana

tahan prabhura svatantrya nai, yaiche tanra mana

SYNONYMS

pandita-gosani -- Gadadhara Pandita; bhagavan-acarya -- Bhagavan Acarya;

sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; nimantranera dine -- on the day

on which Lord Caitanya was invited by others; yadi -- if; kare

nimantrana -- they would invite; tan-sabara -- of all of them; icchaya --

by the desire; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karena bhojana --

would accept His meal; tahan -- in that case; prabhura -- of Lord

Caitanya; svatantrya nai -- there was no independence; yaiche -- as;

tanra -- of them; mana -- the mind.

TRANSLATION

Even on a day when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was invited to dine by others,

if Gadadhara Pandita, Bhagavan Acarya or Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya

invited Him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had no independence. He would

accept their invitations as they desired.

Antya 8.92

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bhakta-gane sukha dite prabhura 'avatara'

yahan yaiche yogya, tahan karena vyavahara

SYNONYMS

bhakta-gane -- to His devotees; sukha dite -- to give happiness;

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avatara -- incarnation; yahan

yaiche yogya -- whatever was fitting according to the time and

circumstances; tahan karena vyavahara -- He behaved in that way.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu actually descended to give happiness to the

devotees. Thus He behaved in whatever way fit the time and circumstances.

Antya 8.93

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kabhu laukika riti, -- yena 'itara' jana

kabhu svatantra, karena 'aisvarya' prakatana

SYNONYMS

kabhu -- sometimes; laukika riti -- common behavior; yena -- as; itara

jana -- a common man; kabhu -- sometimes; svatantra -- fully independent;

karena -- does; aisvarya prakatana -- manifestation of godly opulence.

TRANSLATION

Because of His full independence, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes

behaved like a common man and sometimes manifested His godly opulence.

Antya 8.94

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kabhu ramacandra-purira haya bhrtya-praya

kabhu tare nahi mane, dekhe trna-praya

SYNONYMS

kabhu -- sometimes; ramacandra-purira -- of Ramacandra Puri; haya -- was;

bhrtya-praya -- exactly like a servant; kabhu -- sometimes; tare -- for

him; nahi mane -- He did not care; dekhe -- sees; trna-praya -- just

like a straw.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes accepted Ramacandra Puri as His master

and considered Himself a servant, and sometimes the Lord, not caring for

him, would see him as being just like a straw.

Antya 8.95

TEXT 95

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isvara-caritra prabhura -- buddhira agocara

yabe yei karena, sei saba -- manohara

SYNONYMS

isvara-caritra -- character exactly like that of the Supreme Personality

of Godhead; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; buddhira agocara --

beyond one's intelligence; yabe -- when; yei -- whatever; karena -- He

did; sei -- that; saba -- all; manohara -- very beautiful.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu behaved exactly like the Supreme Personality of

Godhead, beyond the restriction of anyone's intelligence. Whatever He

liked He did, but all His activities were very beautiful.

Antya 8.96

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ei-mata ramacandra-puri nilacale

dina kata rahi' gela 'tirtha' karibare

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; nilacale --

at Jagannatha Puri; dina kata -- for some days; rahi' -- staying; gela --

left; tirtha karibare -- to visit holy places.

TRANSLATION

Thus Ramacandra Puri stayed for some days at Nilacala [Jagannatha Puri].

Then he left to visit various holy places of pilgrimage.

Antya 8.97

TEXT 97

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tenho gele prabhura gana haila harasita

sirera pathara yena padila acambita

SYNONYMS

tenho gele -- when he left; prabhura gana -- the associates of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; haila harasita -- became very, very happy; sirera --

on the head; pathara -- a stone; yena -- as if; padila -- fell down;

acambita -- suddenly.

TRANSLATION

The devotees considered Ramacandra Puri to be like a great burden on

their heads. When he left Jagannatha Puri, everyone felt extremely happy,

as if a great stone burden had suddenly fallen from their heads to the

ground.

Antya 8.98

TEXT 98

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svacchande nimantrana, prabhura kirtana-nartana

svacchande karena sabe prasada bhojana

SYNONYMS

svacchande -- freely; nimantrana -- invitation; prabhura -- of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kirtana-nartana -- chanting and dancing; svacchande

-- in full independence; karena sabe -- everyone did; prasada bhojana --

accepting prasada.

TRANSLATION

After his departure, everything was happy once again. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu accepted invitations as usual and led congregational chanting

and dancing. Everyone else also accepted prasada without hindrances.

Antya 8.99

TEXT 99

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guru upeksa kaile, aiche phala haya

krame isvara-paryanta aparadhe thekaya

SYNONYMS

guru upeksa kaile -- if one's spiritual master rejects him; aiche --

such; phala -- result; haya -- there is; krame -- gradually; isvara-

paryanta -- up to the point of the Personality of Godhead; aparadhe

thekaya -- commits offenses.

TRANSLATION

If one's spiritual master rejects him, one becomes so fallen that he,

like Ramacandra Puri, commits offenses even to the Supreme Personality

of Godhead.

Antya 8.100

TEXT 100

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yadyapi guru-buddhye prabhu tara dosa na la-ila

tara phala-dvara loke siksa karaila

SYNONYMS

yadyapi -- although; guru-buddhye -- due to considering him a spiritual

master; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tara -- his; dosa -- offense;

na la-ila -- did not accept; tara -- his; phala -- result; dvara -- by;

loke -- the general populace; siksa karaila -- He instructed.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not consider the offenses of Ramacandra Puri,

for the Lord considered him His spiritual master. However, his

character instructed everyone about the result of offending the

spiritual master.

Antya 8.101

TEXT 101

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caitanya-caritra -- yena amrtera pura

sunite sravane mane lagaye madhura

SYNONYMS

caitanya-caritra -- the character of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yena -- as

if; amrtera pura -- filled with nectar; sunite -- hearing; sravane -- to

the ear; mane -- to the mind; lagaye -- feels; madhura -- pleasing.

TRANSLATION

The character of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is full of nectar. Hearing

about it is pleasing to the ear and mind.

Antya 8.102

TEXT 102

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caitanya-caritra likhi, suna eka-mane

anayase pabe prema sri-krsna-carane

SYNONYMS

caitanya-caritra -- the character of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; likhi -- I

write; suna -- please hear; eka-mane -- with attention; anayase --

easily; pabe -- you will get; prema -- ecstatic love; sri-krsna-carane --

at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krsna.

TRANSLATION

I write about the character of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. O readers,

please hear with attention, for thus you will easily receive ecstatic

love for the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krsna.

Antya 8.103

TEXT 103

TEXT

sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

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.

TRANSLATION

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.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

Antya-lila, Eighth Chapter, describing how the Lord reduced His eating

in fear of the criticism of Ramacandra Puri.

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Antya 8: Ramacandra Puri Criticizes the Lord
 
Chapter 8: 
 
Ramacandra Puri Criticizes the Lord
 
The following summary of the Eighth Chapter is given by Srila 
Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. This chapter describes 
the history of the Lord's dealings with Ramacandra Puri. Although 
Ramacandra Puri was one of the disciples of Madhavendra Puri, he was 
influenced by dry Mayavadis, and therefore he criticized Madhavendra 
Puri. Therefore Madhavendra Puri accused him of being an offender and 
rejected him. Because Ramacandra Puri had been rejected by his spiritual 
master, he became concerned only with finding faults in others and 
advising them according to dry Mayavada philosophy. For this reason he 
was not very respectful to the Vaisnavas, and later he became so fallen 
that he began criticizing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for His eating. 
Hearing his criticisms, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu reduced His eating, but 
after Ramacandra Puri left Jagannatha Puri, the Lord resumed His usual 
behavior.
 
Antya 8.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
tam vande krsna-caitanyam
 ramacandra-puri-bhayat
laukikaharatah svam yo
 bhiksannam samakocayat
SYNONYMS
 
tam -- to Him; vande -- I offer my respectful obeisances; krsna-
caitanyam -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ramacandra-puri-bhayat -- due 
to fear of Ramacandra Puri; laukika -- ordinary; aharatah -- from eating;
 svam -- His own; yah -- who; bhiksa-annam -- quantity of food; 
samakocayat -- reduced.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who 
reduced His eating due to fear of the criticism of Ramacandra Puri.
 
Antya 8.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya sri-caitanya karuna-sindhu-avatara
brahma-sivadika bhaje carana yanhara
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
karuna-sindhu-avatara -- the incarnation of the ocean of mercy; brahma-
siva-adika -- demigods, beginning from Lord Brahma and Siva; bhaje -- 
worship; carana -- lotus feet; yanhara -- whose.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the incarnation of the ocean of 
mercy! His lotus feet are worshiped by demigods like Lord Brahma and 
Lord Siva.
 
Antya 8.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya avadhuta-candra nityananda
jagat bandhila yenha diya prema-phanda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; avadhuta-candra -- to the moon of mendicants; 
nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; jagat -- the world; bandhila -- bound; 
yenha -- who; diya -- by; prema-phanda -- the noose of ecstatic love of 
Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Nityananda Prabhu, the greatest of mendicants, who bound 
the entire world with a knot of ecstatic love for God!
 
Antya 8.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya advaita isvara avatara
krsna avatari' kaila jagat-nistara
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; advaita -- to Advaita Acarya; isvara -- of the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead; avatara -- incarnation; krsna avatari' --
 inducing Krsna to descend; kaila -- did; jagat-nistara -- deliverance 
of the entire world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Advaita Prabhu, the incarnation of the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead! He induced Krsna to descend and thus delivered 
the entire world.
 
Antya 8.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya srivasadi yata bhakta-gana
sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu -- yanra prana-dhana
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; srivasa-adi -- headed by Srivasa Thakura; yata 
bhakta-gana -- to all the devotees; sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yanra -- whose; prana-dhana -- life and soul.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to all the devotees, headed by Srivasa Thakura! Sri Krsna 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu is their life and soul.
 
Antya 8.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata gauracandra nija-bhakta-sange
nilacale krida kare krsna-prema-tarange
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; gauracandra -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
nija-bhakta-sange -- with His own devotees; nilacale -- at Jagannatha 
Puri; krida kare -- executes different pastimes; krsna-prema-tarange -- 
in the waves of love of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, at Jagannatha Puri, performed His various 
pastimes with His devotees in the waves of love for Krsna.
 
Antya 8.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
hena-kale ramacandra-puri-gosani aila
paramananda-purire ara prabhure milila
SYNONYMS
 
hena-kale -- at this time; ramacandra-puri-gosani -- a sannyasi named 
Ramacandra Puri; aila -- came; paramananda-purire -- Paramananda Puri; 
ara -- and; prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; milila -- met.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then a sannyasi named Ramacandra Puri Gosani came to see Paramananda 
Puri and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 8.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
paramananda-puri kaila carana vandana
puri-gosani kaila tanre drdha alingana
SYNONYMS
 
paramananda-puri -- Paramananda Puri; kaila -- did; carana -- unto the 
feet; vandana -- offering obeisances; puri-gosani -- Ramacandra Puri; 
kaila -- did; tanre -- unto him; drdha -- strong; alingana -- embracing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Paramananda Puri offered respects at the feet of Ramacandra Puri, and 
Ramacandra Puri strongly embraced him.
 
PURPORT
 
Because Ramacandra Puri was a disciple of Madhavendra Puri, both 
Paramananda Puri and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered him respectful 
obeisances. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that 
although Ramacandra Puri was naturally very envious and although he was 
against the principles of Vaisnavism -- or, in other words, against the 
principles of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees -- 
common people nevertheless addressed him as Gosvami or Gosani because he 
was superficially in the renounced order and dressed like a sannyasi. In 
the modern age the title gosvami is used by a caste of grhasthas, but 
formerly it was not. Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami, for example, 
were called gosvami because they were in the renounced order. Similarly, 
because Paramananda Puri was a sannyasi, he was called Puri Gosvami. By 
careful scrutiny, therefore, one will find that gosvami is not the title 
for a certain caste; rather, it is properly the title for a person in 
the renounced order.
 
Antya 8.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
mahaprabhu kaila tanre dandavat nati
alingana kari' tenho kaila krsna-smrti
SYNONYMS
 
mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila -- did; tanre -- unto him; 
dandavat nati -- offering obeisances; alingana kari' -- embracing; tenho 
-- Ramacandra Puri; kaila -- did; krsna-smrti -- remembrance of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also offered obeisances unto Ramacandra Puri, 
who then embraced Him and thus remembered Krsna.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered obeisances to Ramacandra Puri in 
consideration of his being a disciple of Srila Madhavendra Puri, the 
spiritual master of His own spiritual master, Isvara Puri. When a 
Vaisnava sannyasi meets another Vaisnava sannyasi, they both remember 
Krsna. Even Mayavadi sannyasis generally remember Narayana, who is also 
Krsna, by saying om namo bhagavate narayanaya or namo narayanaya. Thus 
it is the duty of a sannyasi to remember Krsna. According to smrti-
sastra, a sannyasi does not offer obeisances or blessings to anyone. It 
is said, sannyasi nirasir nirnamaskriyah: a sannyasi should not offer 
anyone blessings or obeisances.
 
Antya 8.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
tina-jane istha-gosthi kaila kata-ksana
jagadananda-pandita tanre kaila nimantrana
SYNONYMS
 
tina-jane -- three persons; istha-gosthi -- discussion on Krsna; kaila --
 performed; kata-ksana -- for some time; jagadananda-pandita -- 
Jagadananda Pandita; tanre -- Ramacandra Puri; kaila nimantrana -- 
invited.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The three of them talked about Krsna for some time, and then Jagadananda 
came and extended an invitation to Ramacandra Puri.
 
Antya 8.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
jagannathera prasada anila bhiksara lagiya
yathesta bhiksa karila tenho nindara lagiya
SYNONYMS
 
jagannathera prasada -- remnants of the food of Lord Jagannatha; anila --
 brought; bhiksara lagiya -- for feeding; yathesta bhiksa karila -- ate 
sumptuously; tenho -- he; nindara lagiya -- to find some fault.
 
TRANSLATION
 
A large quantity of the remnants of food from Lord Jagannatha was 
brought in for distribution. Ramacandra Puri ate sumptuously, and then 
he wanted to find faults in Jagadananda Pandita.
 
Antya 8.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
bhiksa kari' kahe puri, -- "suna, jagadananda
avasesa prasada tumi karaha bhaksana"
SYNONYMS
 
bhiksa kari' -- after finishing the lunch; kahe puri -- Ramacandra Puri 
began to speak; suna jagadananda -- my dear Jagadananda, just hear; 
avasesa prasada -- the remaining prasadam; tumi -- you; karaha bhaksana -
- eat.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After finishing the meal, Ramacandra Puri requested, "My dear 
Jagadananda, please listen. You eat the food that is left."
 
Antya 8.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
agraha kariya tanre vasi' khaoyaila
apane agraha kari' parivesana kaila
SYNONYMS
 
agraha kariya -- with great eagerness; tanre vasi' -- seating him; 
khaoyaila -- he fed; apane -- personally; agraha kari' -- with great 
eagerness; parivesana kaila -- administered the prasadam.
 
TRANSLATION
 
With great eagerness Ramacandra Puri seated Jagadananda Pandita and 
personally served him prasadam.
 
Antya 8.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
agraha kariya punah punah khaoyaila
acamana kaile ninda karite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
agraha kariya -- with eagerness; punah punah -- again and again; 
khaoyaila -- fed; acamana kaile -- when he had washed his hands and 
mouth; ninda karite lagila -- began to criticize.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Encouraging him again and again, Ramacandra Puri fed him sumptuously, 
but when Jagadananda had washed his hands and mouth, Ramacandra Puri 
began criticizing him.
 
Antya 8.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
"suni, caitanya-gana kare bahuta bhaksana
'satya' sei vakya, -- saksat dekhilun ekhana
SYNONYMS
 
suni -- I have heard; caitanya-gana -- the followers of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; kare bahuta bhaksana -- eat more than necessary; satya -- 
true; sei vakya -- that statement; saksat -- directly; dekhilun -- I 
have seen; ekhana -- now.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I have heard," he said, "that the followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu eat 
more than necessary. Now I have directly seen that this is true.
 
Antya 8.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
sannyasire eta khaoyana kare dharma nasa
vairagi hana eta khaya, vairagyera nahi ‘bhasa'"
SYNONYMS
 
sannyasire -- unto a sannyasi; eta -- so much; khaoyana -- feeding; kare 
dharma nasa -- destroys the regulative principles; vairagi hana -- being 
in the renounced order; eta -- so much; khaya -- eats; vairagyera nahi 
bhasa -- there is no trace of renunciation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Feeding a sannyasi too much breaks his regulative principles, for when 
a sannyasi eats too much, his renunciation is destroyed."
 
Antya 8.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
ei ta' svabhava tanra agraha kariya
piche ninda kare, age bahuta khaoyana
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; ta' -- certainly; svabhava -- characteristic; tanra -- 
his; agraha kariya -- with great eagerness; piche -- afterward; ninda 
kare -- criticizes; age -- at first; bahuta -- much; khaoyana -- feeding.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The characteristic of Ramacandra Puri was that first he would induce 
someone to eat more than necessary and then he would criticize him.
 
Antya 8.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
purve yabe madhavendra karena antardhana
ramacandra-puri tabe aila tanra sthana
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- formerly; yabe -- when; madhavendra -- Madhavendra Puri; karena 
antardhana -- was about to die; ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; tabe 
-- at that time; aila -- came; tanra sthana -- to his place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Formerly, when Madhavendra Puri was at the last stage of his life, 
Ramacandra Puri came to where he was staying.
 
Antya 8.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
puri-gosani kare krsna-nama-sankirtana
'mathura na painu' bali' karena krandana
SYNONYMS
 
puri-gosani -- Madhavendra Puri; kare -- was performing; krsna-nama-
sankirtana -- the chanting of the holy name of Lord Krsna; mathura na 
painu -- I did not get shelter at Mathura; bali' -- saying; karena 
krandana -- was crying.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri was chanting the holy name of Krsna, and sometimes he 
would cry, "O my Lord, I did not get shelter at Mathura."
 
Antya 8.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
ramacandra-puri tabe upadese tanre
sisya hana guruke kahe, bhaya nahi kare
SYNONYMS
 
ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; tabe -- then; upadese tanre -- 
instructed him; sisya hana -- being a disciple; guruke kahe -- said to 
his spiritual master; bhaya nahi kare -- without fear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then Ramacandra Puri was so foolish that he fearlessly dared to instruct 
his spiritual master.
 
Antya 8.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
"tumi -- purna-brahmananda, karaha smarana
brahmavit hana kene karaha rodana?"
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- you; purna-brahma-ananda -- full in transcendental bliss; karaha 
smarana -- you should remember; brahma-vit hana -- being fully aware of 
Brahman; kene -- why; karaha rodana -- are you crying.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If you are in full transcendental bliss," he said, "you should now 
remember only Brahman. Why are you crying?"
 
PURPORT
 
As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, brahma-bhutah prasannatma: [Bg. 18.54] a 
Brahman realized person is always happy. Na socati na kanksati: he 
neither laments nor aspires for anything. Not knowing why Madhavendra 
Puri was crying, Ramacandra Puri tried to become his advisor. Thus he 
committed a great offense, for a disciple should never try to instruct 
his spiritual master.
 
Antya 8.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
suni' madhavendra-mane krodha upajila
'dura, dura, papistha' bali' bhartsana karila
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; madhavendra -- of Madhavendra Puri; mane -- in the 
mind; krodha -- anger; upajila -- arose; dura dura -- get out; papistha -
- you sinful rascal; bali' -- saying; bhartsana karila -- he chastised.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this instruction, Madhavendra Puri, greatly angry, rebuked him 
by saying, "Get out, you sinful rascal!
 
PURPORT
 
Ramacandra Puri could not understand that his spiritual master, 
Madhavendra Puri, was feeling transcendental separation. His lamentation 
was not material. Rather, it proceeded from the highest stage of 
ecstatic love of Krsna. When he was crying in separation, "I could not 
achieve Krsna! I could not reach Mathura!" this was not ordinary 
material lamentation. Ramacandra Puri was not sufficiently expert to 
understand the feelings of Madhavendra Puri, but nevertheless he thought 
himself very advanced. Therefore, regarding Madhavendra Puri's 
expressions as ordinary material lamentation, he advised him to remember 
Brahman because he was latently an impersonalist. Madhavendra Puri 
understood Ramacandra Puri's position as a great fool and therefore 
immediately rebuked him. Such a reprimand from the spiritual master is 
certainly for the betterment of the disciple.
 
Antya 8.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
'krsna na painu, na painu ‘mathura'
apana-duhkhe maron -- ei dite aila jvala
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; na painu -- I did not get; na painu -- did not get; 
mathura -- Mathura; apana-duhkhe -- in my own unhappiness; maron -- I am 
dying; ei -- this person; dite aila jvala -- has come to give more pain.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"O my Lord Krsna, I could not reach You, nor could I reach Your abode, 
Mathura. I am dying in my unhappiness, and now this rascal has come to 
give me more pain.
 
Antya 8.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
more mukha na dekhabi tui, yao yathi-tathi
tore dekhi' maile mora habe asad-gati
SYNONYMS
 
more -- to me; mukha -- face; na dekhabi -- do not show; tui -- you; yao 
-- go; yathi-tathi -- anywhere else; tore -- you; dekhi' -- seeing; 
maile -- if I die; mora habe asat-gati -- I shall not get my destination.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Don't show your face to me! Go anywhere else you like. If I die seeing 
your face, I shall not achieve the destination of my life.
 
Antya 8.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
krsna na painu muni maron apanara duhkhe
more ‘brahma' upadese ei chara murkhe"
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- Krsna; na painu -- could not get; muni -- I; maron -- I die; 
apanara duhkhe -- in my own unhappiness; more -- to me; brahma -- 
Brahman; upadese -- instructs; ei -- this; chara -- condemned; murkhe -- 
fool.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am dying without achieving the shelter of Krsna, and therefore I am 
greatly unhappy. Now this condemned foolish rascal has come to instruct 
me about Brahman."
 
Antya 8.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
ei ye sri-madhavendra sripada upeksa karila
sei aparadhe inhara ‘vasana' janmila
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; ye -- that; sri-madhavendra sripada -- His Lordship 
Madhavendra Puri; upeksa karila -- neglected or denounced; sei aparadhe -
- because of the offense; inhara -- of Ramacandra Puri; vasana -- 
material desire; janmila -- arose.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramacandra Puri was thus denounced by Madhavendra Puri. Due to his 
offense, gradually material desire appeared within him.
 
PURPORT
 
The word vasana ("material desires") refers to dry speculative knowledge.
 Such speculative knowledge is only material. As confirmed in Srimad-
Bhagavatam (10.14.4), a person without devotional service who simply 
wants to know things (kevala-bodha-labdhaye) gains only dry speculative 
knowledge but no spiritual profit. This is confirmed in the Bhakti-
sandarbha (111), wherein it is said:
 
jivan-mukta api punar yanti samsara-vasanam
yady acintya-maha-saktau bhagavaty aparadhinah
 
 
 
"Even though one is liberated in this life, if one offends the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead he falls down in the midst of material desires, 
of which dry speculation about spiritual realization is one."
 
In his Laghu-tosani commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.2.32), Jiva 
Gosvami says:
 
jivan-mukta api punar bandhanam yanti karmabhih
yady acintya-maha-saktau bhagavaty aparadhinah
 
 
 
"Even if one is liberated in this life, he becomes addicted to material 
desires because of offenses to the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
 
A similar quotation from one of the Puranas also appears in the Visnu-
bhakti-candrodaya:
 
jivan-muktah prapadyante kvacit samsara-vasanam
yogino na vilipyante karmabhir bhagavat-parah
 
 
 
"Even liberated souls sometimes fall down to material desires, but those 
who fully engage in devotional service to the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead are not affected by such desires."
 
These are references from authoritative revealed scriptures. If one 
becomes an offender to his spiritual master or the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead, he falls down to the material platform to merely speculate.
 
Antya 8.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
suska-brahma-jnani, nahi krsnera ‘sambandha'
sarva loka ninda kare, nindate nirbandha
SYNONYMS
 
suska -- dry; brahma-jnani -- impersonalist philosopher; nahi -- there 
is not; krsnera -- with Lord Krsna; sambandha -- relationship; sarva -- 
all; loka -- persons; ninda kare -- criticizes; nindate nirbandha -- 
fixed in blaspheming.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One who is attached to dry speculative knowledge has no relationship 
with Krsna. His occupation is criticizing Vaisnavas. Thus he is situated 
in criticism.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura has explained in his Anubhasya 
that the word nirbandha indicates that Ramacandra Puri had a steady 
desire to criticize others. Impersonalist Mayavadis, who have no 
relationship with Krsna, who cannot take to devotional service, and who 
simply engage in material arguments to understand Brahman, regard 
devotional service to Krsna as karma-kanda, or fruitive activities. 
According to them, devotional service to Krsna is but another means for 
attaining dharma, artha, kama and moksa. Therefore they criticize the 
devotees for engaging in material activities. They think that devotional 
service is maya and that Krsna or Visnu is also maya. Therefore they are 
called Mayavadis. Such a mentality awakens in a person who is an 
offender to Krsna and His devotees.
 
Antya 8.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
isvara-puri gosani kare sripada-sevana
svahaste karena mala-mutradi marjana
SYNONYMS
 
isvara-puri -- Isvara Puri; gosani -- Gosvami; kare -- performs; 
sripada-sevana -- service to Madhavendra Puri; sva-haste -- with 
his own hand; karena -- performs; mala-mutra-adi -- stool, urine, and so 
on; marjana -- cleaning.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Isvara Puri, the spiritual master of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, performed 
service to Madhavendra Puri, cleaning up his stool and urine with his 
own hand.
 
Antya 8.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
nirantara krsna-nama karaya smarana
krsna-nama, krsna-lila sunaya anuksana
SYNONYMS
 
nirantara -- always; krsna-nama -- the name of Lord Krsna; karaya 
smarana -- was reminding; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Krsna; krsna-
lila -- pastimes of Krsna; sunaya anuksana -- was always causing to hear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Isvara Puri was always chanting the holy name and pastimes of Lord Krsna 
for Madhavendra Puri to hear. In this way he helped Madhavendra Puri 
remember the holy name and pastimes of Lord Krsna at the time of death.
 
Antya 8.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
tusta hana puri tanre kaila alingana
vara dila -- ‘krsne tomara ha-uka prema-dhana'
SYNONYMS
 
tusta hana -- being pleased; puri -- Madhavendra Puri; tanre -- him; 
kaila alingana -- embraced; vara dila -- gave the benediction; krsne -- 
unto Krsna; tomara -- your; ha-uka -- let there be; prema-dhana -- the 
wealth of love.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Pleased with Isvara Puri, Madhavendra Puri embraced him and gave him the 
benediction that he would be a great devotee and lover of Krsna.
 
Antya 8.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
sei haite isvara-puri -- ‘premera sagara'
ramacandra-puri haila sarva-nindakara
SYNONYMS
 
sei haite -- from that; isvara-puri -- Isvara Puri; premera sagara -- 
the ocean of ecstatic love; ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; haila -- 
became; sarva-ninda-kara -- critic of all others.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Isvara Puri became like an ocean of ecstatic love for Krsna, 
whereas Ramacandra Puri became a dry speculator and a critic of everyone 
else.
 
Antya 8.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
mahad-anugraha-nigrahera ‘saksi' dui-jane
ei dui-dvare sikhaila jaga-jane
SYNONYMS
 
mahat -- of an exalted personality; anugraha -- of the blessing; 
nigrahera -- of chastisement; saksi -- giving evidence; dui-jane -- two 
persons; ei dui-dvare -- by these two; sikhaila -- instructed; jaga-jane 
-- the people of the world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Isvara Puri received the blessing of Madhavendra Puri, whereas 
Ramacandra Puri received a rebuke from him. Therefore these two persons, 
Isvara Puri and Ramacandra Puri, are examples of the objects of a great 
personality's benediction and punishment. Madhavendra Puri instructed 
the entire world by presenting these two examples.
 
Antya 8.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
jagad-guru madhavendra kari' prema dana
ei sloka padi' tenho kaila antardhana
SYNONYMS
 
jagat-guru -- the spiritual master of the entire world; madhavendra -- 
Madhavendra Puri; kari' prema dana -- giving ecstatic love of Krsna as 
charity; ei sloka padi' -- reciting this verse; tenho -- he; kaila 
antardhana -- passed away from this material world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
His Divine Grace Madhavendra Puri, the spiritual master of the entire 
world, thus distributed ecstatic love for Krsna. While passing away from 
the material world, he chanted the following verse.
 
Antya 8.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
ayi dina-dayardra natha he
 mathura-natha kadavalokyase
hrdayam tvad-aloka-kataram
 dayita bhramyati kim karomy aham
SYNONYMS
 
ayi -- O My Lord; dina -- on the poor; daya-ardra -- compassionate; 
natha -- O master; he -- O; mathura-natha -- the master of Mathura; kada 
-- when; avalokyase -- I shall see You; hrdayam -- My heart; tvat -- of 
You; aloka -- without seeing; kataram -- very much aggrieved; dayita -- 
O most beloved; bhramyati -- becomes overwhelmed; kim -- what; karomi -- 
shall do; aham -- I.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"O My Lord! O most merciful master! O master of Mathura! When shall I 
see You again? Because of My not seeing You, My agitated heart has 
become unsteady. O most beloved one, what shall I do now?"
 
Antya 8.35
 
TEXT 35
 
TEXT
 
ei sloke krsna-prema kare upadesa
krsnera virahe bhaktera bhava-visesa
SYNONYMS
 
ei sloke -- in this verse; krsna-prema -- love of Krsna; kare upadesa -- 
teaches; krsnera virahe -- by feeling separation from Krsna; bhaktera -
- of the devotee; bhava-visesa -- transcendental situation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this verse Madhavendra Puri teaches how to achieve ecstatic love 
for Krsna. By feeling separation from Krsna, one becomes spiritually 
situated.
 
Antya 8.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
prthivite ropana kari' gela premankura
sei premankurera vrksa -- caitanya-thakura
SYNONYMS
 
prthivite -- within this material world; ropana kari' -- sowing; gela -- 
went; prema-ankura -- the seed of ecstatic love for Krsna; sei prema-
ankurera -- of that seed of ecstatic love for Krsna; vrksa -- the tree; 
caitanya-thakura -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhavendra Puri sowed the seed of ecstatic love for Krsna within this 
material world and then departed. That seed later became a great tree in 
the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 8.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
prastave kahilun puri-gosanira niryana
yei iha sune, sei bada bhagyavan
SYNONYMS
 
prastave -- incidentally; kahilun -- I have described; puri-gosanira -- 
of Madhavendra Puri; niryana -- the passing away; yei -- one who; iha -- 
this; sune -- hears; sei -- he; bada bhagyavan -- very fortunate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I have incidentally described the passing away of Madhavendra Puri. 
Anyone who hears this must be considered very fortunate.
 
Antya 8.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
ramacandra-puri aiche rahila nilacale
virakta svabhava, kabhu rahe kona sthale
SYNONYMS
 
ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; aiche -- in this way; rahila 
nilacale -- remained at Jagannatha Puri; virakta -- renounced; 
svabhava -- as is the custom; kabhu -- sometimes; rahe -- he 
remained; kona sthale -- at a particular place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Ramacandra Puri stayed at Jagannatha Puri. As is customary for 
those in the renounced order, he would sometimes stay someplace and then 
go away.
 
Antya 8.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
animantrana bhiksa kare, nahika nirnaya
anyera bhiksara sthitira layena niscaya
SYNONYMS
 
animantrana -- without being invited; bhiksa kare -- accepts food; 
nahika nirnaya -- there is no certainty; anyera -- of others; bhiksara --
 of acceptance of prasadam; sthitira -- of the situation; layena niscaya 
-- takes account.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There was no certainty of where Ramacandra Puri would take his meal, for 
he would do so even uninvited. Nevertheless, he was very particular 
about keeping account of how others were taking their meals.
 
Antya 8.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
prabhura nimantrane lage kaudi cari pana
kabhu kasisvara, govinda khana tina jana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nimantrane -- for invitation; 
lage -- is required; kaudi cari pana -- four times eighty small 
conchshells; kabhu kasisvara -- sometimes Kasisvara; govinda -- the 
personal servant of Caitanya Mahaprabhu; khana -- eat; tina jana -- 
three persons.
 
TRANSLATION
 
To invite Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would cost 320 kaudis [small 
conchshells]. This would provide lunch for three people, including Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu and sometimes Kasisvara and Govinda.
 
Antya 8.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
pratyaha prabhura bhiksa iti-uti haya
keha yadi mulya ane, cari-pana-nirnaya
SYNONYMS
 
prati-aha -- daily; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa -- 
alms; iti-uti -- here and there; haya -- is; keha -- someone; yadi -- if;
 mulya ane -- pays; cari-pana -- four times eighty small conchshells; 
nirnaya -- as a fixed amount.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Every day the Lord would take His meal at a different place, and if 
someone was prepared to pay for a meal, the price was fixed at only four 
panas.
 
Antya 8.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
prabhura sthiti, riti, bhiksa, sayana, prayana
ramacandra-puri kare sarvanusandhana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sthiti -- situation; riti -- 
regulative principles; bhiksa -- accepting lunch; sayana -- sleeping; 
prayana -- movement; ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; kare sarva-
anusandhana -- takes all information of.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramacandra Puri concerned himself with gathering all sorts of 
information about how Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was situated, including 
His regulative principles, His lunch, His sleep and His movements.
 
Antya 8.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
prabhura yateka guna sparsite narila
chidra cahi' bule, kanha chidra na paila
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yateka guna -- all the 
transcendental attributes; sparsite narila -- could not touch or 
understand; chidra cahi' -- looking for faults; bule -- he goes about; 
kanha -- anywhere; chidra -- fault; na paila -- he could not find.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Because Ramacandra Puri was interested only in finding faults, he could 
not understand the transcendental qualities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
His only concern was finding faults, but still he could not find any.
 
Antya 8.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
'sannyasi hana kare mistanna bhaksana
ei bhoge haya kaiche indriya-varana'?
SYNONYMS
 
sannyasi hana -- being a sannyasi; kare mistanna bhaksana -- eats 
sweetmeats; ei bhoge -- by this eating; haya -- there is; kaiche -- how; 
indriya-varana -- controlling the senses.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At last he found a fault. "How can a person in the renounced order eat 
so many sweetmeats?" he said. "If one eats sweets, controlling the 
senses is very difficult."
 
Antya 8.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
ei ninda kari' kahe sarva-loka-sthane
prabhure dekhiteha avasya aise prati-dine
SYNONYMS
 
ei ninda -- this criticism; kari' -- making; kahe -- speaks; sarva-loka-
sthane -- to everyone; prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dekhiteha -- 
to see, still; avasya -- certainly; aise -- comes; prati-dine -- daily.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Ramacandra Puri blasphemed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu before 
everyone, but nevertheless he would regularly come to see the Lord every 
day.
 
Antya 8.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
prabhu guru-buddhye karena sambhrama, sammana
tenho chidra cahi' bule, -- ei tara kama
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; guru-buddhye -- accepting him as a 
Godbrother of His spiritual master; karena sambhrama sammana -- offers 
full respect and obeisances; tenho -- Ramacandra Puri; chidra cahi' -- 
trying to find fault; bule -- goes about; ei -- this; tara -- his; kama -
- business.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When they met, the Lord would offer him respectful obeisances, 
considering him a Godbrother of His spiritual master. Ramacandra Puri's 
business, however, was to search for faults in the Lord.
 
Antya 8.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
yata ninda kare taha prabhu saba jane
tathapi adara kare bada-i sambhrame
SYNONYMS
 
yata -- whatever; ninda -- blasphemy; kare -- does; taha -- that; prabhu 
-- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saba -- all; jane -- knows; tathapi -- still;
 adara kare -- offers respect; bada-i sambhrame -- with great attention.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu knew that Ramacandra Puri was criticizing Him 
before everyone, but whenever Ramacandra Puri came to see Him, the Lord 
offered him respects with great attention.
 
Antya 8.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina pratah-kale aila prabhura ghara
pipilika dekhi' kichu kahena uttara
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; pratah-kale -- in the morning; aila -- came; 
prabhura ghara -- to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pipilika 
dekhi' -- seeing many ants; kichu kahena uttara -- began to say 
something critical.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Ramacandra Puri came in the morning to the abode of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. Seeing many ants, he said something to criticize the Lord.
 
Antya 8.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
"ratrav atra aiksavam asit, tena
pipilikah sancaranti aho! viraktanam
sannyasinam iyam indriya-lalaseti
bruvann utthaya gatah."
SYNONYMS
 
ratrau -- at night; atra -- here; aiksavam -- sugar candy; asit -- was; 
tena -- by that; pipilikah -- ants; sancaranti -- wander about; aho -- 
alas; viraktanam -- renounced; sannyasinam -- of sannyasis; iyam -- this;
 indriya -- to the senses; lalasa -- attachment; iti -- thus; bruvan -- 
speaking; utthaya -- getting up; gatah -- left.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Last night there was sugar candy here," he said. "Therefore ants are 
wandering about. Alas, this renounced sannyasi is attached to such sense 
gratification!" After speaking in this way, he got up and left.
 
Antya 8.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
prabhu paramparaya ninda kairachena sravana
ebe saksat sunilena ‘kalpita' nindana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; paramparaya -- by hearsay; ninda -- 
blasphemy; kairachena sravana -- had heard; ebe -- now; saksat -- 
directly; sunilena -- He heard; kalpita -- imaginary; nindana -- 
blasphemy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had heard rumors about Ramacandra Puri's 
blasphemy. Now He directly heard his fanciful accusations.
 
PURPORT
 
Ramacandra Puri could find no faults in the character of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, for He is situated in a transcendental position as the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Ants are generally found everywhere, but 
when Ramacandra Puri saw ants crawling in the abode of the Lord, he took 
it for granted that they must have been there because Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu had been eating sweetmeats. He thus discovered imaginary 
faults in the Lord and then left.
 
Antya 8.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
sahajei pipilika sarvatra bedaya
tahate tarka uthana dosa lagaya
SYNONYMS
 
sahajei -- generally; pipilika -- ants; sarvatra -- everywhere; bedaya --
 loiter; tahate -- by that; tarka uthana -- raising a controversy; dosa 
lagaya -- find faults.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ants generally crawl about here, there and everywhere, but Ramacandra 
Puri, imagining faults, criticized Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
by alleging that there had been sweetmeats in His room.
 
Antya 8.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
suni' taha prabhura sankoca-bhaya mane
govinde bolana kichu kahena vacane
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; taha -- that; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya; sankoca -- 
doubt; bhaya -- fear; mane -- in the mind; govinde bolana -- calling for 
Govinda; kichu -- some; kahena -- spoke; vacane -- words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After hearing this criticism, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was doubtful and 
apprehensive. Therefore He called Govinda and instructed him as follows.
 
Antya 8.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
"aji haite bhiksa amara ei ta' niyama
pinda-bhogera eka cauthi, panca-gandara vyanjana
SYNONYMS
 
aji haite -- from today; bhiksa amara -- My accepting prasadam; ei -- 
this; ta' -- certainly; niyama -- the rule; pinda-bhogera -- of Lord 
Jagannatha's prasadam; eka cauthi -- one-fourth of a pot; panca-gandara 
vyanjana -- vegetables costing five gandas (one ganda equals four kaudis)
.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"From today on it will be a rule that I shall accept only one-fourth of 
a pot of Lord Jagannatha's prasadam and five gandas' worth of vegetables.
 
Antya 8.54
 
TEXT 54
 
TEXT
 
iha ba-i adhika ara kichu na aniba
adhika anile ama etha na dekhiba"
SYNONYMS
 
iha ba-i -- except for this; adhika -- more; ara -- extra; kichu -- 
anything; na aniba -- do not bring; adhika anile -- if more is brought; 
ama -- Me; etha -- here; na dekhiba -- you will not see.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If you bring any more than this, you will not see Me here anymore."
 
Antya 8.55
 
TEXT 55
 
TEXT
 
sakala vaisnave govinda kahe ei bat
suni' sabara mathe yaiche haila vajraghata
SYNONYMS
 
sakala vaisnave -- to all the Vaisnavas; govinda -- Govinda; kahe -- 
informs; ei bat -- this message; suni' -- hearing; sabara mathe -- on 
everyone's head; yaiche -- as if; haila -- there was; vajra-aghata -- 
striking of lightning.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Govinda relayed this message to all the devotees. When they heard it, 
they felt as if their heads had been struck by thunderbolts.
 
Antya 8.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
ramacandra-purike sabaya deya tiraskara
'ei papistha asi' prana la-ila sabara'
SYNONYMS
 
ramacandra-purike -- unto Ramacandra Puri; sabaya -- all the devotees; 
deya tiraskara -- offer chastisement; ei papistha -- this sinful man; 
asi' -- coming; prana -- life; la-ila -- has taken; sabara -- of 
everyone.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the devotees condemned Ramacandra Puri, saying, "This sinful man has 
come here and taken our lives."
 
Antya 8.57–58
 
TEXTS 57–58
 
TEXT
 
sei-dina eka-vipra kaila nimantrana
eka-cauthi bhata, panca-gandara vyanjana
ei-matra govinda kaila angikara
mathaya gha mare vipra, kare hahakara
SYNONYMS
 
sei-dina -- that day; eka-vipra -- one brahmana; kaila nimantrana -- 
invited; eka-cauthi bhata -- one-fourth of a pot of rice; panca-gandara 
vyanjana -- vegetables worth only five gandas; ei-matra -- only this; 
govinda -- the servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila angikara -- 
accepted; mathaya -- his head; gha mare -- struck; vipra -- the brahmana;
 kare haha-kara -- began to say, "alas, alas."
 
TRANSLATION
 
That day, a brahmana extended an invitation to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
When Govinda accepted only five gandas' worth of vegetables and a fourth 
of a pot of rice, the brahmana, in great despair, struck his head with 
his hand and cried, "Alas! Alas!"
 
Antya 8.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
sei bhata-vyanjana prabhu ardheka khaila
ye kichu rahila, taha govinda paila
SYNONYMS
 
sei -- that; bhata -- rice; vyanjana -- vegetable; prabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ardheka khaila -- ate half; ye kichu rahila -- 
whatever remained; taha -- that; govinda -- Govinda; paila -- got.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ate only half of the rice and vegetables, and 
whatever remained was taken by Govinda.
 
Antya 8.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
ardhasana karena prabhu, govinda ardhasana
saba bhakta-gana tabe chadila bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
ardha-asana karena -- eats half; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
govinda -- Govinda; ardha-asana -- eats half; saba bhakta-gana -- all 
the devotees; tabe -- at that time; chadila bhojana -- gave up eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus both Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Govinda ate only half the food 
they needed. Because of this, all the other devotees gave up eating.
 
Antya 8.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
govinda-kasisvare prabhu kaila ajnapana
'dunhe anyatra magi' kara udara bharana'
SYNONYMS
 
govinda-kasisvare -- unto Govinda and Kasisvara; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; kaila -- made; ajnapana -- order; dunhe -- both of you; 
anyatra -- elsewhere; magi' -- begging; kara udara bharana -- fill your 
bellies.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered Govinda and Kasisvara, "You may both 
take alms elsewhere to fill your bellies."
 
Antya 8.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
ei-rupa maha-duhkhe dina kata gela
suni' ramacandra-puri prabhu-pasa aila
SYNONYMS
 
ei-rupa -- in this way; maha-duhkhe -- in great unhappiness; dina kata --
 some days; gela -- passed; suni' -- hearing; ramacandra-puri -- 
Ramacandra Puri; prabhu-pasa aila -- came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, some days passed in great unhappiness. Hearing of all this, 
Ramacandra Puri went to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 8.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
pranama kari' prabhu kaila carana vandana
prabhure kahaye kichu hasiya vacana
SYNONYMS
 
pranama kari' -- offering obeisances; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
kaila carana vandana -- offered respect at his feet; prabhure -- to 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahaye -- he says; kichu -- some; hasiya -- smiling;
 vacana -- words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered His obeisances to Ramacandra Puri, 
worshiping his feet. Then Ramacandra Puri smiled and spoke to the Lord.
 
Antya 8.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
"sannyasira dharma nahe ‘indriya-tarpana'
yaiche taiche kare matra udara bharana
SYNONYMS
 
sannyasira -- of a sannyasi; dharma -- religious principle; nahe -- is 
not; indriya-tarpana -- to gratify the senses; yaiche taiche -- some way 
or other; kare -- does; matra -- only; udara bharana -- filling the 
belly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramacandra Puri advised, "It is not the business of a sannyasi to 
gratify his senses. He should fill his belly some way or other.
 
Antya 8.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
tomare ksina dekhi, suni, -- kara ardhasana
ei ‘suska-vairagya' nahe sannyasira ‘dharma'
SYNONYMS
 
tomare -- You; ksina -- skinny; dekhi -- I see; suni -- I have heard; 
kara ardha-asana -- You are eating half; ei -- this; suska-vairagya -- 
dry renunciation; nahe -- is not; sannyasira dharma -- the religion of a 
sannyasi.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I have heard that You have cut Your eating in half. Indeed, I see that 
You are skinny. Such dry renunciation is also not the religion of a 
sannyasi.
 
Antya 8.66
 
TEXT 66
 
TEXT
 
yatha-yogya udara bhare, na kare ‘visaya' bhoga
sannyasira tabe siddha haya jnana-yoga
SYNONYMS
 
yatha-yogya -- as much as necessary; udara bhare -- fills the belly; na 
kare -- does not do; visaya bhoga -- material enjoyment; sannyasira -- 
of a sannyasi; tabe -- then; siddha -- perfect; haya -- is; jnana-yoga --
 spiritual advancement in knowledge.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"A sannyasi eats as much as necessary to maintain his body, but he does 
not enjoy satisfying his senses materially. Thus a sannyasi becomes 
perfect in his spiritual advancement in knowledge.
 
Antya 8.67–68
 
TEXTS 67–68
 
TEXT
 
naty-asnato ‘pi yogo ‘sti
 na caikantam anasnatah
na cati-svapna-silasya
 jagrato naiva carjuna
yuktahara-viharasya
 yukta-cestasya karmasu
yukta-svapnavabodhasya
 yogo bhavati duhkha-ha"
SYNONYMS
 
na -- not; ati-asnatah -- of one who eats too much; api -- certainly; 
yogah -- linking with the Supreme; asti -- there is; na -- not; ca -- 
also; ekantam -- solely; anasnatah -- of one who abstains from eating; 
na -- not; ca -- also; ati-svapna-silasya -- of one who dreams too much 
in sleep; jagratah -- of one who keeps awake; na -- not; eva -- 
certainly; ca -- also; arjuna -- O Arjuna; yukta -- as much as necessary;
 ahara -- eating; viharasya -- of one whose sense enjoyment; yukta -- 
proper; cestasya -- of one whose endeavor; karmasu -- in executing 
duties; yukta -- as much as necessary; svapna -- dreaming while asleep; 
avabodhasya -- of one whose keeping awake; yogah -- practice of yoga; 
bhavati -- is; duhkha-ha -- diminishing sufferings.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"[Lord Krsna said:] ‘My dear Arjuna, one cannot perform mystic yoga if 
he eats more than necessary or needlessly fasts, sleeps and dreams too 
much or does not sleep enough. One should eat and enjoy his senses as 
much as necessary, one should properly endeavor to execute his duties, 
and one should regulate his sleep and wakefulness. Thus one can become 
freed from material pains by executing mystic yoga.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This is a quotation from the Bhagavad-gita (6.16–17).
 
Antya 8.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "ajna balaka mui ‘sisya' tomara
more siksa deha', -- ei bhagya amara"
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; ajna -- ignorant; balaka -- 
boy; mui -- I; sisya tomara -- your disciple; more -- Me; siksa deha' -- 
you are instructing; ei -- this; bhagya amara -- My great fortune.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then humbly submitted, "I am just like an 
ignorant boy and am like your disciple. It is My great fortune that you 
are instructing Me."
 
Antya 8.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
eta suni' ramacandra-puri uthi' gela
bhakta-gana ardhasana kare, -- puri gosani sunila
SYNONYMS
 
eta suni' -- hearing this; ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; uthi' 
gela -- got up and left; bhakta-gana -- the devotees; ardha-asana kare --
 were taking half the quantity of food; puri gosani -- Ramacandra Puri; 
sunila -- heard.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this, Ramacandra Puri got up and left. He also heard from 
various sources that all the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were 
eating half as much as usual.
 
Antya 8.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
ara dina bhakta-gana-saha paramananda-puri
prabhu-pase nivedila dainya-vinaya kari'
SYNONYMS
 
ara dina -- the next day; bhakta-gana-saha -- with the other devotees; 
paramananda-puri -- Paramananda Puri; prabhu-pase -- before Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; nivedila -- submitted; dainya-vinaya kari' -- in great 
humility and submission.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next day, Paramananda Puri and other devotees approached Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu with great humility and submission.
 
Antya 8.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
"ramacandra-puri haya ninduka-svabhava
tara bole anna chadi' kiba habe labha?
SYNONYMS
 
ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; haya -- is; ninduka-svabhava -- a 
critic by nature; tara bole -- by his words; anna chadi' -- giving up 
eating properly; kiba -- what; habe -- will be; labha -- profit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Paramananda Puri said, "My Godbrother Ramacandra Puri is by nature a bad 
critic. If You give up eating because of his words, what will be the 
profit?
 
Antya 8.73
 
TEXT 73
 
TEXT
 
purira svabhava, -- yathesta ahara karana
ye na khaya, tare khaoyaya yatana kariya
SYNONYMS
 
purira svabhava -- Ramacandra Puri's character; yatha-ista -- as much as 
desired; ahara karana -- getting someone to eat; ye -- what; na khaya -- 
one does not eat; tare khaoyaya -- causes him to eat; yatana kariya -- 
with great attention.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"It is the nature of Ramacandra Puri that first he lets one eat as much 
as desired, and if one does not eat more than necessary, with great 
attention he makes him eat more.
 
Antya 8.74
 
TEXT 74
 
TEXT
 
khaoyana punah tare karaye nindana
'eta anna khao, -- tomara kata ache dhana?
SYNONYMS
 
khaoyana -- after feeding; punah -- again; tare -- him; karaye nindana --
 criticizes; eta -- so much; anna -- food; khao -- you eat; tomara -- 
your; kata -- how much; ache -- is there; dhana -- wealth.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In this way he induces one to eat more than necessary, and then he 
directly criticizes him, saying, ‘You eat so much. How much money do you 
have in your treasury?
 
Antya 8.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
sannyasike eta khaoyana kara dharma nasa!
ataeva janinu, -- tomara kichu nahi bhasa'
SYNONYMS
 
sannyasike -- sannyasis; eta -- so much; khaoyana -- inducing to eat; 
kara dharma nasa -- you spoil their religious principles; ataeva -- 
therefore; janinu -- I can understand; tomara -- your; kichu nahi bhasa -
- there is no advancement.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Also, by inducing sannyasis to eat so much, you spoil their religious 
principles. Therefore I can understand that you have no advancement.'
 
Antya 8.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
ke kaiche vyavahare, keba kaiche khaya
ei anusandhana tenho karaya sadaya
SYNONYMS
 
ke -- who; kaiche -- how; vyavahare -- behaves; keba -- who; kaiche -- 
how; khaya -- eats; ei anusandhana -- this inquiry; tenho -- he; karaya -
- does; sadaya -- always.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"It is Ramacandra Puri's business to inquire always about how others are 
eating and conducting their daily affairs.
 
Antya 8.77
 
TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
sastre yei dui dharma kairache varjana
sei karma nirantara inhara karana
SYNONYMS
 
sastre -- in the revealed scriptures; yei -- which; dui -- two; dharma --
 activities; kairache varjana -- are rejected; sei -- those; karma -- 
activities; nirantara -- always; inhara -- his; karana -- action.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The two kinds of activities rejected in the revealed scriptures 
constitute his daily affairs.
 
Antya 8.78
 
TEXT 78
 
TEXT
 
para-svabhava-karmani
 na prasamsen na garhayet
visvam ekatmakam pasyan
 prakrtya purusena ca
SYNONYMS
 
para-svabhava-karmani -- the characteristics or activities of others; na 
-- not; prasamset -- one should praise; na -- not; garhayet -- should 
criticize; visvam -- the universe; eka-atmakam -- as one; pasyan -- 
seeing; prakrtya -- by nature; purusena -- by the living entity; ca -- 
and.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘One should see that because of the meeting of material nature and the 
living entity, the universe is acting uniformly. Thus one should neither 
praise nor criticize the characteristics or activities of others.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.28.1) was spoken by Lord Krsna to 
Uddhava.
 
Antya 8.79
 
TEXT 79
 
TEXT
 
tara madhye purva-vidhi ‘prasamsa' chadiya
para-vidhi ‘ninda' kare ‘balistha' janiya
SYNONYMS
 
tara madhye -- between the two; purva-vidhi -- the former rule; prasamsa 
-- praising; chadiya -- giving up; para-vidhi -- the other rule; ninda --
 criticizing; kare -- does; balistha janiya -- knowing it to be more 
prominent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Of the two rules, Ramacandra Puri obeys the first by abandoning praise, 
but although he knows that the second is more prominent, he neglects it 
by criticizing others.
 
PURPORT
 
The above-mentioned verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam gives two injunctions. 
The first, called purva-vidhi, is that one should not praise, and the 
second, para-vidhi, is that one should not criticize. As will be 
apparent from the following verse, the injunction against praise is less 
important than the injunction against blasphemy. One should carefully 
observe the para-vidhi, although one may neglect the purva-vidhi. Thus 
the actual injunction is that one may praise but should not criticize. 
This is called slesokti, or a statement having two meanings. Ramacandra 
Puri, however, acted in just the opposite way, for he neglected the para-
vidhi but strictly observed the purva-vidhi. Since he avoided following 
the principle of not criticizing, Ramacandra Puri broke both the rules.
 
Antya 8.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
purva-parayor madhye para-vidhir balavan
SYNONYMS
 
purva-parayoh -- the former and the latter; madhye -- between; para-
vidhih -- the latter rule; balavan -- more prominent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Between the former rule and the latter rule, the latter is more 
important.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from the nyaya literatures.
 
Antya 8.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
yahan guna sata ache, taha na kare grahana
guna-madhye chale kare dosa-aropana
SYNONYMS
 
yahan -- where; guna -- good attributes; sata -- hundreds; ache -- there 
are; taha -- them; na kare grahana -- he does not accept; guna-madhye -- 
in such good attributes; chale -- by tricks; kare -- does; dosa-aropana -
- attributing faults.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Even where there are hundreds of good qualities, a critic does not 
consider them. Rather, he attempts by some trick to point out a fault in 
those attributes.
 
Antya 8.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
inhara svabhava ihan karite na yuyaya
tathapi kahiye kichu marma-duhkha paya
SYNONYMS
 
inhara svabhava -- his characteristics; ihan -- here; karite na 
yuyaya -- one should not follow; tathapi -- still; kahiye -- I say; 
kichu -- something; marma-duhkha -- unhappiness within the heart; paya --
 get.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One should not, therefore, follow the principles of Ramacandra Puri. 
Nevertheless, I have to say something against him because he is making 
our hearts unhappy.
 
Antya 8.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
inhara vacane kene anna tyaga kara?
purvavat nimantrana mana', -- sabara bola dhara"
SYNONYMS
 
inhara vacane -- by his words; kene -- why; anna -- food; tyaga kara -- 
You give up; purva-vat -- as before; nimantrana mana' -- please accept 
the invitation; sabara -- of everyone; bola -- the words; dhara -- 
accept.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Why have You given up proper eating due to the criticism of Ramacandra 
Puri? Please accept invitations as before. This is the request of us all.
"
 
Antya 8.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "sabe kene purire kara rosa?
'sahaja' dharma kahe tenho, tanra kiba dosa?
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; sabe -- all of you; kene 
-- why; purire -- at Ramacandra Puri; kara rosa -- are angry; sahaja -- 
natural; dharma -- religious principles; kahe -- speaks; tenho -- he; 
tanra -- of him; kiba -- what; dosa -- fault.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Why are all of you angry at Ramacandra 
Puri? He is expounding the natural principles of sannyasa life. Why are 
you accusing him?
 
Antya 8.85
 
TEXT 85
 
TEXT
 
yati hana jihva-lampatya -- atyanta anyaya
yatira dharma, -- prana rakhite ahara-matra khaya"
SYNONYMS
 
yati hana -- being a sannyasi; jihva-lampatya -- indulging in satisfying 
the tongue; atyanta anyaya -- grievous offense; yatira dharma -- the 
religious principle of a sannyasi; prana rakhite -- to maintain life; 
ahara -- food; matra -- only; khaya -- eats.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"For a sannyasi to indulge in satisfying the tongue is a great offense. 
The duty of a sannyasi is to eat only as much as needed to keep body and 
soul together."
 
Antya 8.86
 
TEXT 86
 
TEXT
 
tabe sabe meli' prabhure bahu yatna kaila
sabara agrahe prabhu ardheka rakhila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; sabe meli' -- when all the devotees came together; 
prabhure -- unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bahu yatna kaila -- requested 
fervently; sabara agrahe -- due to the eagerness of all of them; prabhu -
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ardheka rakhila -- accepted half.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When they all requested very fervently that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu take 
a full meal, He still would not do so. Instead, He responded to their 
request by accepting half as much as usual.
 
Antya 8.87
 
TEXT 87
 
TEXT
 
dui-pana kaudi lage prabhura nimantrane
kabhu dui-jana bhokta, kabhu tina-jane
SYNONYMS
 
dui-pana kaudi -- two panas of kaudis (160 small conchshells); lage -- 
costs; prabhura nimantrane -- to invite Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kabhu --
 sometimes; dui-jana -- two men; bhokta -- eating; kabhu -- sometimes; 
tina-jane -- three men.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The cost for the food needed to invite Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was fixed 
at two panas of kaudis [160 conchshells], and that food would be taken 
by two men and sometimes three.
 
Antya 8.88
 
TEXT 88
 
TEXT
 
abhojyanna vipra yadi karena nimantrana
prasada-mulya la-ite lage kaudi dui-pana
SYNONYMS
 
abhojya-anna vipra -- a brahmana at whose place an invitation cannot be 
accepted; yadi -- if; karena nimantrana -- he invites; prasada-mulya -- 
the price of the prasadam; la-ite -- to bear; lage -- costs; kaudi dui-
pana -- two panas of kaudis.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When a brahmana at whose home an invitation could not be accepted 
invited the Lord, he would pay two panas of conchshells to purchase the 
prasadam.
 
Antya 8.89
 
TEXT 89
 
TEXT
 
bhojyanna vipra yadi nimantrana kare
kichu ‘prasada' ane, kichu paka kare ghare
SYNONYMS
 
bhojya-anna vipra -- a brahmana at whose place an invitation could be 
accepted; yadi -- if; nimantrana kare -- invites; kichu -- some; prasada 
-- prasadam; ane -- brings; kichu -- some; paka kare -- cooks; ghare -- 
at home.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When a brahmana at whose home an invitation could be accepted invited 
Him, the brahmana would purchase part of the prasadam and cook the rest 
at home.
 
Antya 8.90–91
 
TEXTS 90–91
 
TEXT
 
pandita-gosani, bhagavan-acarya, sarvabhauma
nimantranera dine yadi kare nimantrana
tan-sabara icchaya prabhu karena bhojana
tahan prabhura svatantrya nai, yaiche tanra mana
SYNONYMS
 
pandita-gosani -- Gadadhara Pandita; bhagavan-acarya -- Bhagavan Acarya; 
sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; nimantranera dine -- on the day 
on which Lord Caitanya was invited by others; yadi -- if; kare 
nimantrana -- they would invite; tan-sabara -- of all of them; icchaya --
 by the desire; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karena bhojana -- 
would accept His meal; tahan -- in that case; prabhura -- of Lord 
Caitanya; svatantrya nai -- there was no independence; yaiche -- as; 
tanra -- of them; mana -- the mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Even on a day when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was invited to dine by others,
 if Gadadhara Pandita, Bhagavan Acarya or Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 
invited Him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had no independence. He would 
accept their invitations as they desired.
 
Antya 8.92
 
TEXT 92
 
TEXT
 
bhakta-gane sukha dite prabhura ‘avatara'
yahan yaiche yogya, tahan karena vyavahara
SYNONYMS
 
bhakta-gane -- to His devotees; sukha dite -- to give happiness; 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avatara -- incarnation; yahan 
yaiche yogya -- whatever was fitting according to the time and 
circumstances; tahan karena vyavahara -- He behaved in that way.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu actually descended to give happiness to the 
devotees. Thus He behaved in whatever way fit the time and circumstances.
 
Antya 8.93
 
TEXT 93
 
TEXT
 
kabhu laukika riti, -- yena ‘itara' jana
kabhu svatantra, karena ‘aisvarya' prakatana
SYNONYMS
 
kabhu -- sometimes; laukika riti -- common behavior; yena -- as; itara 
jana -- a common man; kabhu -- sometimes; svatantra -- fully independent;
 karena -- does; aisvarya prakatana -- manifestation of godly opulence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Because of His full independence, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes 
behaved like a common man and sometimes manifested His godly opulence.
 
Antya 8.94
 
TEXT 94
 
TEXT
 
kabhu ramacandra-purira haya bhrtya-praya
kabhu tare nahi mane, dekhe trna-praya
SYNONYMS
 
kabhu -- sometimes; ramacandra-purira -- of Ramacandra Puri; haya -- was;
 bhrtya-praya -- exactly like a servant; kabhu -- sometimes; tare -- for 
him; nahi mane -- He did not care; dekhe -- sees; trna-praya -- just 
like a straw.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes accepted Ramacandra Puri as His master 
and considered Himself a servant, and sometimes the Lord, not caring for 
him, would see him as being just like a straw.
 
Antya 8.95
 
TEXT 95
 
TEXT
 
isvara-caritra prabhura -- buddhira agocara
yabe yei karena, sei saba -- manohara
SYNONYMS
 
isvara-caritra -- character exactly like that of the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; buddhira agocara -- 
beyond one's intelligence; yabe -- when; yei -- whatever; karena -- He 
did; sei -- that; saba -- all; manohara -- very beautiful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu behaved exactly like the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead, beyond the restriction of anyone's intelligence. He 
did whatever He liked, but all His activities were very beautiful.
 
Antya 8.96
 
TEXT 96
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata ramacandra-puri nilacale
dina kata rahi' gela ‘tirtha' karibare
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; ramacandra-puri -- Ramacandra Puri; nilacale -- 
at Jagannatha Puri; dina kata -- for some days; rahi' -- staying; gela --
 left; tirtha karibare -- to visit holy places.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Ramacandra Puri stayed for some days at Nilacala [Jagannatha Puri]. 
Then he left to visit various holy places of pilgrimage.
 
Antya 8.97
 
TEXT 97
 
TEXT
 
tenho gele prabhura gana haila harasita
sirera pathara yena padila acambita
SYNONYMS
 
tenho gele -- when he left; prabhura gana -- the associates of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; haila harasita -- became very, very happy; sirera --
 on the head; pathara -- a stone; yena -- as if; padila -- fell down; 
acambita -- suddenly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The devotees considered Ramacandra Puri to be like a great burden on 
their heads. When he left Jagannatha Puri, everyone felt extremely happy,
 as if a great stone burden had suddenly fallen from their heads to the 
ground.
 
Antya 8.98
 
TEXT 98
 
TEXT
 
svacchande nimantrana, prabhura kirtana-nartana
svacchande karena sabe prasada bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
svacchande -- freely; nimantrana -- invitation; prabhura -- of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kirtana-nartana -- chanting and dancing; svacchande 
-- in full independence; karena sabe -- everyone did; prasada bhojana -- 
accepting prasadam.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After his departure, everything was happy once again. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu accepted invitations as usual and led congregational chanting 
and dancing. Everyone else also accepted prasadam without hindrances.
 
Antya 8.99
 
TEXT 99
 
TEXT
 
guru upeksa kaile, aiche phala haya
krame isvara-paryanta aparadhe thekaya
SYNONYMS
 
guru upeksa kaile -- if one's spiritual master rejects him; aiche -- 
such; phala -- result; haya -- there is; krame -- gradually; isvara-
paryanta -- up to the point of the Personality of Godhead; aparadhe 
thekaya -- commits offenses.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If one's spiritual master rejects him, one becomes so fallen that he, 
like Ramacandra Puri, commits offenses even to the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead.
 
Antya 8.100
 
TEXT 100
 
TEXT
 
yadyapi guru-buddhye prabhu tara dosa na la-ila
tara phala-dvara loke siksa karaila
SYNONYMS
 
yadyapi -- although; guru-buddhye -- due to considering him a spiritual 
master; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tara -- his; dosa -- offense; 
na la-ila -- did not accept; tara -- his; phala -- result; dvara -- by; 
loke -- the general populace; siksa karaila -- He instructed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not consider the offenses of Ramacandra Puri,
 for the Lord considered him His spiritual master. However, his 
character instructed everyone about the result of offending the 
spiritual master.
 
Antya 8.101
 
TEXT 101
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-caritra -- yena amrtera pura
sunite sravane mane lagaye madhura
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-caritra -- the character of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yena -- as 
if; amrtera pura -- filled with nectar; sunite -- hearing; sravane -- to 
the ear; mane -- to the mind; lagaye -- feels; madhura -- pleasing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The character of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is full of nectar. Hearing 
about it is pleasing to the ear and mind.
 
Antya 8.102
 
TEXT 102
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-caritra likhi, suna eka-mane
anayase pabe prema sri-krsna-carane
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-caritra -- the character of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; likhi -- I 
write; suna -- please hear; eka-mane -- with attention; anayase -- 
easily; pabe -- you will get; prema -- ecstatic love; sri-krsna-carane --
 at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I write about the character of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. O readers, 
please hear with attention, for thus you will easily receive ecstatic 
love for the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krsna.
 
Antya 8.103
 
TEXT 103
 
TEXT
 
sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
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.
 
TRANSLATION
 
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.
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
Antya-lila, Eighth Chapter, describing how the Lord reduced His eating 
in fear of the criticism of Ramacandra Puri.
 