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Madhya 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

Chapter 7:

The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura summarizes the

Seventh Chapter as follows. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the

renounced order of life in the month of Magha (January-February) and

went to Jagannatha Puri in the month of Phalguna (February-March). He

saw the Dola-yatra festival during the month of Phalguna, and in the

month of Caitra He liberated Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. During the month

of Vaisakha, He began to tour South India. When He proposed to travel to

South India alone, Sri Nityananda Prabhu gave Him a brahmana assistant

named Krsnadasa. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was beginning His tour,

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya gave Him four sets of clothes and requested Him

to see Ramananda Raya, who was residing at that time on the bank of the

river Godavari. Along with other devotees, Nityananda Prabhu accompanied

the Lord to Alalanatha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and

went ahead with the brahmana Krsnadasa. The Lord began chanting the

mantra "krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna he." In whatever

village He spent the night, whenever a person came to see Him in His

shelter, the Lord implored him to preach the Krsna consciousness

movement. After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded

to other villages to increase devotees. In this way He finally reached

Kurma-sthana. While there, He bestowed His causeless mercy upon a

brahmana called Kurma and cured another brahmana, named Vasudeva, who

was suffering from leprosy. After curing this brahmana leper, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu received the title Vasudevamrta-prada, meaning "one

who delivered nectar to the leper Vasudeva."

Madhya 7.1

TEXT 1

TEXT

dhanyam tam naumi caitanyam

vasudevam dayardra-dhi

nasta-kustham rupa-pustam

bhakti-tustam cakara yah

SYNONYMS

dhanyam -- auspicious; tam -- unto Him; naumi -- I offer obeisances;

caitanyam -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vasudevam -- unto the brahmana

Vasudeva; daya-ardra-dhi -- being compassionate; nasta-kustham -- cured

the leprosy; rupa-pustam -- beautiful; bhakti-tustam -- satisfied in

devotional service; cakara -- made; yah -- the Supreme Personality of

Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, being very compassionate toward a brahmana

named Vasudeva, cured him of leprosy. He transformed him into a

beautiful man satisfied with devotional service. I offer my respectful

obeisances unto the glorious Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 7.2

TEXT 2

TEXT

jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda

jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS

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

jaya -- all glories; nityananda -- to Lord Nityananda Prabhu; jaya

advaita-candra -- all glories to Advaita Acarya; jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

-- all glories to the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityananda

Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Acarya! And all glories to all the

devotees of Lord Caitanya!

Madhya 7.3

TEXT 3

TEXT

ei-mate sarvabhaumera nistara karila

daksina-gamane prabhura iccha upajila

SYNONYMS

ei-mate -- in this way; sarvabhaumera -- of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;

nistara -- the liberation; karila -- was executed; daksina-gamane -- in

going to South India; prabhura -- of the Lord; iccha -- a desire;

upajila -- arose.

TRANSLATION

After delivering Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, the Lord desired to go to

South India to preach.

Madhya 7.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

magha-sukla-pakse prabhu karila sannyasa

phalgune asiya kaila nilacale vasa

SYNONYMS

magha-sukla-pakse -- in the waxing fortnight of the month of Magha;

prabhu -- the Lord; karila -- accepted; sannyasa -- the renounced order

of life; phalgune -- in the next month, Phalguna; asiya -- coming; kaila

-- did; nilacale -- at Jagannatha Puri; vasa -- residence.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order during the waxing

fortnight of the month of Magha. During the following month, Phalguna,

He went to Jagannatha Puri and resided there.

Madhya 7.5

TEXT 5

TEXT

phalgunera sese dola-yatra se dekhila

premavese tanha bahu nrtya-gita kaila

SYNONYMS

phalgunera -- of the month of Phalguna; sese -- at the end; dola-yatra --

the Dola-yatra festival; se -- that; dekhila -- saw; prema-avese -- in

the ecstasy of love of Godhead; tanha -- there; bahu -- much; nrtya-gita

-- chanting and dancing; kaila -- performed.

TRANSLATION

At the end of the month of Phalguna, He witnessed the Dola-yatra

ceremony, and in His usual ecstatic love of God, He chanted and danced

in various ways on the occasion.

Madhya 7.6

TEXT 6

TEXT

caitre rahi' kaila sarvabhauma-vimocana

vaisakhera prathame daksina yaite haila mana

SYNONYMS

caitre -- in the month of Caitra (March-April); rahi' -- residing there;

kaila -- did; sarvabhauma-vimocana -- liberation of Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya; vaisakhera -- of the month of Vaisakha; prathame -- at the

beginning; daksina -- to South India; yaite -- to go; haila -- it was;

mana -- the mind.

TRANSLATION

During the month of Caitra, while living at Jagannatha Puri, the Lord

delivered Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, and at the beginning of the next

month (Vaisakha), He decided to go to South India.

Madhya 7.7–8

TEXTS 7–8

TEXT

nija-gana ani' kahe vinaya kariya

alingana kari' sabaya sri-haste dhariya

toma-saba jani ami pranadhika kari'

prana chada yaya, toma-saba chadite na pari

SYNONYMS

nija-gana ani' -- calling all the devotees; kahe -- said; vinaya --

humbleness; kariya -- showing; alingana kari' -- embracing; sabaya --

all of them; sri-haste -- with His hands; dhariya -- catching them; toma-

saba -- all of you; jani -- I know; ami -- I; prana-adhika -- more than

My life; kari' -- taking; prana chada -- giving up life; yaya -- is

possible; toma-saba -- all of you; chadite -- to give up; na pari -- I

am not able.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu called all His devotees together and, holding

them by the hand, humbly informed them, "You are all more dear to Me

than My life. I can give up My life, but to give you up is difficult for

Me.

Madhya 7.9

TEXT 9

TEXT

tumi-saba bandhu mora bandhu-krtya kaile

ihan ani' more jagannatha dekhaile

SYNONYMS

tumi-saba -- all of you; bandhu -- friends; mora -- My; bandhu-krtya --

duties of a friend; kaile -- you have executed; ihan -- here; ani' --

bringing; more -- to Me; jagannatha -- Lord Jagannatha; dekhaile -- you

have shown.

TRANSLATION

"You are all My friends, and you have properly executed the duties of

friends by bringing Me here to Jagannatha Puri and giving Me the chance

to see Lord Jagannatha in the temple.

Madhya 7.10

TEXT 10

TEXT

ebe saba-sthane muni magon eka dane

sabe meli' ajna deha, yaiba daksine

SYNONYMS

ebe -- now; saba-sthane -- from all of you; muni -- I; magon -- beg; eka

dane -- one gift; sabe meli' -- all combining together; ajna deha --

give permission; yaiba -- I shall go; daksine -- to South India.

TRANSLATION

"I now beg all of you for one bit of charity. Please give Me permission

to leave for a tour of South India.

Madhya 7.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

visvarupa-uddese avasya ami yaba

ekaki yaiba, kaho sange na la-iba

SYNONYMS

visvarupa-uddese -- to find Visvarupa; avasya -- certainly; ami -- I;

yaba -- shall go; ekaki -- alone; yaiba -- I shall go; kaho -- someone;

sange -- in association; na -- not; la-iba -- I shall take.

TRANSLATION

"I shall go to search out Visvarupa. Please forgive Me, but I want to go

alone; I do not wish to take anyone with Me.

Madhya 7.12

TEXT 12

TEXT

setubandha haite ami na asi yavat

nilacale tumi saba rahibe tavat

SYNONYMS

setubandha -- the extreme southern point of India; haite -- from; ami --

I; na -- not; asi -- returning; yavat -- as long as; nilacale -- in

Jagannatha Puri; tumi -- you; saba -- all; rahibe -- should stay; tavat -

- that long.

TRANSLATION

"Until I return from Setubandha, all of you dear friends should remain

at Jagannatha Puri."

Madhya 7.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

visvarupa-siddhi-prapti janena sakala

daksina-desa uddharite karena ei chala

SYNONYMS

visvarupa -- of Visvarupa; siddhi -- of perfection; prapti --

achievement; janena -- the Lord knows; sakala -- everything; daksina-

desa -- South India; uddharite -- just to liberate; karena -- makes; ei -

- this; chala -- pretense.

TRANSLATION

Knowing everything, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was aware that Visvarupa had

already passed away. A pretense of ignorance was necessary, however, so

that He could go to South India and liberate the people there.

Madhya 7.14

TEXT 14

TEXT

suniya sabara mane haila maha-duhkha

nihsabda ha-ila, sabara sukaila mukha

SYNONYMS

suniya -- hearing this; sabara -- of all the devotees; mane -- in the

minds; haila -- there was; maha-duhkha -- great unhappiness; nihsabda --

silent; ha-ila -- became; sabara -- of everyone; sukaila -- dried up;

mukha -- the faces.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing this message from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the devotees

became very unhappy and remained silent with sullen faces.

Madhya 7.15

TEXT 15

TEXT

nityananda-prabhu kahe, -- "aiche kaiche haya

ekaki yaibe tumi, ke iha sahaya

SYNONYMS

nityananda-prabhu kahe -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu replied; aiche kaiche

haya -- how is this possible; ekaki -- alone; yaibe -- shall go; tumi --

You; ke -- who; iha -- this; sahaya -- can tolerate.

TRANSLATION

Nityananda Prabhu then said, "How is it possible for You to go alone?

Who can tolerate this?

Madhya 7.16

TEXT 16

TEXT

dui-eka sange caluka, na pada hatha-range

yare kaha sei dui caluk tomara sange

SYNONYMS

dui -- two; eka -- or one; sange -- with You; caluka -- let go; na -- do

not; pada -- fall; hatha-range -- in the clutches of thieves and rogues;

yare -- whoever; kaha -- You say; sei -- those; dui -- two; caluk -- let

go; tomara -- You; sange -- along with.

TRANSLATION

"Let one or two of us go with You; otherwise You may fall into the

clutches of thieves and rogues along the way. They may be whomever You

like, but two persons should go with You.

Madhya 7.17

TEXT 17

TEXT

daksinera tirtha-patha ami saba jani

ami sange yai, prabhu, ajna deha tumi"

SYNONYMS

daksinera -- of South India; tirtha-patha -- the ways to different

places of pilgrimage; ami -- I; saba -- all; jani -- know; ami -- I;

sange -- with You; yai -- go; prabhu -- O My Lord; ajna -- order; deha --

give; tumi -- You.

TRANSLATION

"Indeed, I know all the paths to the different places of pilgrimage in

South India. Just order Me, and I shall go with You."

Madhya 7.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

prabhu kahe, "ami -- nartaka, tumi -- sutra-dhara

tumi yaiche nacao, taiche nartana amara

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; ami -- I; nartaka -- a dancer; tumi --

You; sutra-dhara -- wire-puller; tumi -- You; yaiche -- just as; nacao --

make dance; taiche -- in that way; nartana -- dancing; amara -- My.

TRANSLATION

The Lord replied, "I am simply a dancer, and You are the wire-puller.

However You pull the wires to make Me dance, I shall dance in that way.

Madhya 7.19

TEXT 19

TEXT

sannyasa kariya ami calilan vrndavana

tumi ama lana aile advaita-bhavana

SYNONYMS

sannyasa kariya -- after accepting the renounced order; ami -- I;

calilan -- went; vrndavana -- toward Vrndavana; tumi -- You; ama -- Me;

lana -- taking; aile -- went; advaita-bhavana -- to the house of Advaita

Prabhu.

TRANSLATION

"After accepting the sannyasa order, I decided to go to Vrndavana, but

You took Me instead to the house of Advaita Prabhu.

Madhya 7.20

TEXT 20

TEXT

nilacala asite pathe bhangila mora danda

toma-sabara gadha-snehe amara karya-bhanga

SYNONYMS

nilacala -- to Jagannatha Puri; asite -- going there; pathe -- on the

road; bhangila -- You broke; mora -- My; danda -- sannyasa staff; toma-

sabara -- of all of you; gadha-snehe -- on account of the deep affection;

amara -- My; karya-bhanga -- disturbance of activities.

TRANSLATION

"While on the way to Jagannatha Puri, You broke My sannyasa staff. I

know that all of you have great affection for Me, but such things

disturb My activities.

Madhya 7.21

TEXT 21

TEXT

jagadananda cahe ama visaya bhunjaite

yei kahe sei bhaye cahiye karite

SYNONYMS

jagadananda -- Jagadananda; cahe -- wants; ama -- Me; visaya -- sense

gratification; bhunjaite -- to cause to enjoy; yei kahe -- whatever he

says; sei -- that; bhaye -- out of fear; cahiye -- I want; karite -- to

do.

TRANSLATION

"Jagadananda wants Me to enjoy bodily sense gratification, and out of

fear I do whatever he tells Me.

Madhya 7.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

kabhu yadi inhara vakya kariye anyatha

krodhe tina dina more nahi kahe katha

SYNONYMS

kabhu -- sometimes; yadi -- if; inhara -- of Jagadananda; vakya -- the

words; kariye -- I do; anyatha -- other than; krodhe -- in anger; tina

dina -- for three days; more -- to Me; nahi -- not; kahe -- speaks;

katha -- words.

TRANSLATION

"If I sometimes do something against his desire, out of anger he will

not talk to Me for three days.

Madhya 7.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

mukunda hayena duhkhi dekhi' sannyasa-dharma

tinabare site snana, bhumite sayana

SYNONYMS

mukunda -- Mukunda; hayena -- becomes; duhkhi -- unhappy; dekhi' --

seeing; sannyasa-dharma -- My regulative principles in the renounced

order; tina-bare -- three times; site -- in the winter; snana -- bath;

bhumite -- on the ground; sayana -- lying down.

TRANSLATION

"Being a sannyasi, I have a duty to lie down on the ground and to take a

bath three times a day, even during the winter. But Mukunda becomes very

unhappy when he sees My severe austerities.

Madhya 7.24

TEXT 24

TEXT

antare duhkhi mukunda, nahi kahe mukhe

ihara duhkha dekhi' mora dvi-guna haye duhkhe

SYNONYMS

antare -- within himself; duhkhi -- unhappy; mukunda -- Mukunda; nahi --

not; kahe -- says; mukhe -- in the mouth; ihara -- of him; duhkha -- the

unhappiness; dekhi' -- seeing; mora -- My; dvi-guna -- twice; haye --

there is; duhkhe -- the unhappiness.

TRANSLATION

"Of course, Mukunda does not say anything, but I know that he is very

unhappy within, and upon seeing him unhappy, I become twice as unhappy.

Madhya 7.25

TEXT 25

TEXT

ami ta' -- sannyasi, damodara -- brahmacari

sada rahe amara upara siksa-danda dhari'

SYNONYMS

ami ta' -- I indeed; sannyasi -- in the renounced order of life;

damodara -- Damodara; brahmacari -- in a stage of complete celibacy;

sada -- always; rahe -- remains; amara upara -- on Me; siksa-danda -- a

stick for My education; dhari' -- keeping.

TRANSLATION

"Although I am in the renounced order of life and Damodara is a

brahmacari, he still keeps a stick in his hand just to educate Me.

Madhya 7.26

TEXT 26

TEXT

inhara age ami na jani vyavahara

inhare na bhaya svatantra caritra amara

SYNONYMS

inhara age -- in front of him; ami -- I; na -- not; jani -- know;

vyavahara -- social etiquette; inhare -- for him; na -- not; bhaya --

exists; svatantra -- independent; caritra -- character; amara -- My.

TRANSLATION

"According to Damodara, I am still a neophyte as far as social etiquette

is concerned; therefore he does not like My independent nature.

Madhya 7.27

TEXT 27

TEXT

lokapeksa nahi inhara krsna-krpa haite

ami lokapeksa kabhu na pari chadite

SYNONYMS

loka-apeksa -- care for society; nahi -- there is none; inhara -- of

Damodara; krsna-krpa -- the mercy of the Lord; haite -- from; ami -- I;

loka-apeksa -- dependence on public opinion; kabhu -- at any time; na --

not; pari -- able; chadite -- to give up,

TRANSLATION

"Damodara Pandita and others are more advanced in receiving the mercy of

Lord Krsna; therefore they are independent of public opinion. As such,

they want Me to enjoy sense gratification, even though it be unethical.

But since I am a poor sannyasi, I cannot abandon the duties of the

renounced order, and therefore I follow them strictly.

PURPORT

A brahmacari is supposed to assist a sannyasi; therefore a brahmacari

should not try to instruct a sannyasi. That is the etiquette.

Consequently Damodara should not have advised Caitanya Mahaprabhu of His

duty.

Madhya 7.28

TEXT 28

TEXT

ataeva tumi saba raha nilacale

dina kata ami tirtha bhramiba ekale"

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; tumi -- you; saba -- all; raha -- remain; nilacale -

- at Jagannatha Puri; dina -- days; kata -- some; ami -- I; tirtha --

the sacred places of pilgrimage; bhramiba -- I shall tour; ekale --

alone.

TRANSLATION

"You should all therefore remain here in Nilacala for some days while I

tour the sacred places of pilgrimage alone."

Madhya 7.29

TEXT 29

TEXT

inha-sabara vasa prabhu haye ye ye gune

dosaropa-cchale kare guna asvadane

SYNONYMS

inha-sabara -- of all the devotees; vasa -- controlled; prabhu -- the

Lord; haye -- is; ye ye -- whatever; gune -- by the qualities; dosa-

aropa-chale -- on the plea of attributing faults; kare -- does; guna --

high qualities; asvadane -- tasting.

TRANSLATION

Actually the Lord was controlled by the good qualities of all His

devotees. On the pretense of attributing faults, He tasted all these

qualities.

PURPORT

All the accusations made by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu against His beloved

devotees actually showed His great appreciation of their intense love

for Him. Yet He mentioned these faults one after another as if He were

offended by their intense affection. The personal associates of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes behaved contrary to regulative principles

out of intense love for the Lord, and because of their love Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu Himself sometimes violated the regulative principles of a

sannyasi. In the eyes of the public, such violations are not good, but

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was so controlled by His devotees' love that He

was obliged to break some of the rules. Although accusing them, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu was indirectly indicating that He was very satisfied

with their behavior in pure love of Godhead. Therefore in verse 27 He

mentions that His devotees and associates place more importance on love

of Krsna than on social etiquette. There are many instances of

devotional service rendered by previous acaryas who did not care about

social behavior when intensely absorbed in love for Krsna. Unfortunately,

as long as we are within this material world, we must observe social

customs to avoid criticism by the general populace. This is Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's desire.

Madhya 7.30

TEXT 30

TEXT

caitanyera bhakta-vatsalya -- akathya-kathana

apane vairagya-duhkha karena sahana

SYNONYMS

caitanyera -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-vatsalya -- the

love for His devotees; akathya-kathana -- indescribable by words; apane -

- personally; vairagya -- of the renounced order; duhkha -- unhappiness;

karena -- does; sahana -- toleration.

TRANSLATION

No one can properly describe Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's affection

for His devotees. He always tolerated all kinds of personal unhappiness

resulting from His acceptance of the renounced order of life.

Madhya 7.31

TEXT 31

TEXT

sei duhkha dekhi' yei bhakta duhkha paya

sei duhkha tanra saktye sahana na yaya

SYNONYMS

sei duhkha -- that unhappiness; dekhi' -- seeing; yei -- whatever;

bhakta -- the devotees; duhkha -- unhappiness; paya -- get; sei duhkha --

that unhappiness; tanra -- His; saktye -- by the power; sahana --

toleration; na -- not; yaya -- possible.

TRANSLATION

The regulative principles observed by Caitanya Mahaprabhu were sometimes

intolerable, and all the devotees became greatly affected by them.

Although strictly observing the regulative principles, Caitanya

Mahaprabhu could not tolerate the unhappiness felt by His devotees.

Madhya 7.32

TEXT 32

TEXT

gune dosodgara-cchale saba nisedhiya

ekaki bhramibena tirtha vairagya kariya

SYNONYMS

gune -- in the good qualities; dosa-udgara-chale -- on the plea of

attributing faults; saba -- all of them; nisedhiya -- forbidding; ekaki -

- alone; bhramibena -- will tour; tirtha -- the sacred places of

pilgrimage; vairagya -- regulative principles of the renounced order of

life; kariya -- observing.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, to prevent them from accompanying Him and becoming unhappy,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu declared their good qualities to be faults.

PURPORT

The Lord wanted to tour all the places of pilgrimage alone and strictly

observe the duties of the renounced order.

Madhya 7.33

TEXT 33

TEXT

tabe cari-jana bahu minati karila

svatantra isvara prabhu kabhu na manila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; cari-jana -- four men; bahu -- many; minati --

petitions; karila -- submitted; svatantra -- independent; isvara -- the

Supreme Personality of Godhead; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kabhu

-- at any time; na -- not; manila -- accepted.

TRANSLATION

Four devotees then humbly insisted that they go with the Lord, but Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, being the independent Supreme Personality of

Godhead, did not accept their request.

Madhya 7.34

TEXT 34

TEXT

tabe nityananda kahe, -- ye ajna tomara

duhkha sukha ye ha-uk kartavya amara

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereupon; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; kahe -- says;

ye ajna -- whatever order; tomara -- Your; duhkha sukha -- distress or

happiness; ye -- whatever; ha-uk -- let there be; kartavya -- the duty;

amara -- My.

TRANSLATION

Thereupon Lord Nityananda said, "Whatever You order is My duty,

regardless of whether it results in happiness or unhappiness.

Madhya 7.35

TEXT 35

TEXT

kintu eka nivedana karon ara bara

vicara kariya taha kara angikara

SYNONYMS

kintu -- but; eka -- one; nivedana -- petition; karon -- I do; ara bara -

- again; vicara -- consideration; kariya -- giving; taha -- that; kara --

do; angikara -- acceptance.

TRANSLATION

"Yet I still submit one petition to You. Please consider it, and if You

think it proper, please accept it.

Madhya 7.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

kaupina, bahir-vasa ara jala-patra

ara kichu nahi yabe, sabe ei matra

SYNONYMS

kaupina -- loincloth; bahir-vasa -- outer garments; ara -- and; jala-

patra -- waterpot; ara kichu -- anything else; nahi -- not; yabe -- will

go; sabe -- all; ei -- this; matra -- only.

TRANSLATION

"You must take with You a loincloth, external clothes and a waterpot.

You should take nothing more than this.

Madhya 7.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

tomara dui hasta baddha nama-ganane

jala-patra-bahirvasa vahibe kemane

SYNONYMS

tomara -- Your; dui -- two; hasta -- hands; baddha -- engaged; nama --

the holy name; ganane -- in counting; jala-patra -- waterpot; bahir-vasa

-- external garments; vahibe -- will carry; kemane -- how.

TRANSLATION

"Since Your two hands will always be engaged in chanting and counting

the holy names, how will You be able to carry the waterpot and external

garments?

PURPORT

From this verse it is clear that Caitanya Mahaprabhu was chanting the

holy names a fixed number of times daily. The Gosvamis used to follow in

the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and Haridasa Thakura also

followed this principle. Concerning the Gosvamis -- Srila Rupa Gosvami,

Srila Sanatana Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Srila Jiva

Gosvami, Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami --

Srinivasa Acarya confirms, sankhya-purvaka-nama-gana-natibhih. (Sad-

gosvamy-astaka 6) In addition to other duties, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

introduced the system of chanting the holy name of the Lord a fixed

number of times daily, as confirmed in this verse (tomara dui hasta

baddha nama-ganane). Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to count on His fingers.

While one hand was engaged in chanting, the other hand kept the number

of rounds. This is corroborated in the Caitanya-candramrta and also in

Srila Rupa Gosvami's Stava-mala:

badhnan prema-bhara-prakampita-karo granthin kati-dorakaih

sankhyatum nija-loka-mangala-hare-krsneti namnam japan

(Caitanya-candramrta 16)

hare krsnety uccaih sphurita-rasano nama-ganana-

krta-granthi-sreni-subhaga-kati-sutrojjvala-karah

(Prathama-caitanyastaka 5)

Therefore devotees in the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must chant at

least sixteen rounds daily, and this is the number prescribed by the

International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Haridasa Thakura daily

chanted 300,000 names. Sixteen rounds is about 28,000 names. There is no

need to imitate Haridasa Thakura or the other Gosvamis, but chanting the

holy name a fixed number of times daily is essential for every devotee.

Madhya 7.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

premavese pathe tumi habe acetana

e-saba samagri tomara ke kare raksana

SYNONYMS

prema-avese -- in ecstatic love of God; pathe -- on the way; tumi -- You;

habe -- will be; acetana -- unconscious; e-saba -- all this; samagri --

paraphernalia; tomara -- Your; ke -- who; kare -- does; raksana --

protection.

TRANSLATION

"When, along the way, You fall unconscious in ecstatic love of Godhead,

who will protect Your belongings -- the waterpot, garments and so forth?"

Madhya 7.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

‘krsnadasa'-name ei sarala brahmana

inho sange kari' laha, dhara nivedana

SYNONYMS

krsna-dasa-name -- named Krsnadasa; ei -- this; sarala -- simple;

brahmana -- brahmana; inho -- he; sange -- with You; kari' -- accepting;

laha -- take; dhara -- just catch; nivedana -- the petition.

TRANSLATION

Sri Nityananda Prabhu continued, "Here is a simple brahmana named

Krsnadasa. Please accept him and take him with You. That is My request.

PURPORT

This Krsnadasa, known as Kala Krsnadasa, is not the Kala Krsnadasa

mentioned in the Eleventh Chapter, verse 37, of the Adi-lila. The Kala

Krsnadasa mentioned in the Eleventh Chapter is one of the twelve gopalas

(cowherd boys) who appeared to substantiate the pastimes of Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is known as a great devotee of Lord Nityananda

Prabhu. The brahmana named Kala Krsnadasa who went with Sri Caitanya to

South India and later to Bengal is mentioned in the Madhya-lila, Tenth

Chapter, verses 62–79. One should not take these two to be the same

person.

Madhya 7.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

jala-patra-vastra vahi' toma-sange yabe

ye tomara iccha, kara, kichu na balibe

SYNONYMS

jala-patra -- waterpot; vastra -- and garments; vahi' -- carrying; toma-

sange -- with You; yabe -- will go; ye -- whatever; tomara iccha -- Your

desire; kara -- You do; kichu na balibe -- he will not say anything.

TRANSLATION

"He will carry Your waterpot and garments. You may do whatever You like;

he will not say a word."

Madhya 7.41

TEXT 41

TEXT

tabe tanra vakya prabhu kari' angikare

taha-saba lana gela sarvabhauma-ghare

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereupon; tanra -- of Lord Nityananda Prabhu; vakya -- the

words; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kari' -- doing; angikare --

acceptance; taha-saba -- all of them; lana -- taking; gela -- went;

sarvabhauma-ghare -- to the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.

TRANSLATION

Accepting the request of Lord Nityananda Prabhu, Lord Caitanya took all

His devotees and went to the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.

Madhya 7.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

namaskari' sarvabhauma asana nivedila

sabakare mili' tabe asane vasila

SYNONYMS

namaskari' -- offering obeisances; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya; asana -- sitting places; nivedila -- offered; sabakare --

all of them; mili' -- meeting; tabe -- after that; asane vasila -- he

took his seat.

TRANSLATION

As soon as they entered his house, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya offered the

Lord obeisances and a place to sit. After seating all the others, the

Bhattacarya took his seat.

Madhya 7.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

nana krsna-varta kahi' kahila tanhare

‘tomara thani ailan ajna magibare

SYNONYMS

nana -- various; krsna-varta -- topics on Lord Krsna; kahi' --

discussing; kahila -- He informed; tanhare -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;

tomara thani -- to your place; ailan -- I have come; ajna -- order;

magibare -- to beg.

TRANSLATION

After they had discussed various topics about Lord Krsna, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu informed Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, "I have come to your place

just to receive your order.

Madhya 7.44

TEXT 44

TEXT

sannyasa kari' visvarupa giyache daksine

avasya kariba ami tanra anvesane

SYNONYMS

sannyasa kari' -- after accepting the sannyasa order; visvarupa --

Visvarupa (the elder brother of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu); giyache -- has

gone; daksine -- to South India; avasya -- certainly; kariba -- shall do;

ami -- I; tanra -- of Him; anvesane -- searching for.

TRANSLATION

"My elder brother, Visvarupa, has taken sannyasa and gone to South India.

Now I must go search for Him.

Madhya 7.45

TEXT 45

TEXT

ajna deha, avasya ami daksine caliba

tomara ajnate sukhe leuti' asiba'

SYNONYMS

ajna deha -- please give permission; avasya -- certainly; ami -- I;

daksine -- in South India; caliba -- shall go; tomara -- your; ajnate --

by the order; sukhe -- in happiness; leuti' -- returning; asiba -- I

shall come.

TRANSLATION

"Please permit Me to go, for I must tour South India. With your

permission, I shall soon return very happily."

Madhya 7.46

TEXT 46

TEXT

suni' sarvabhauma haila atyanta katara

carane dhariya kahe visada-uttara

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing this; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; haila --

became; atyanta -- greatly; katara -- agitated; carane -- the lotus feet;

dhariya -- taking; kahe -- says; visada -- of lamentation; uttara -- a

reply.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya became very much agitated.

Catching hold of the lotus feet of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he gave this

sorrowful reply.

Madhya 7.47

TEXT 47

TEXT

‘bahu-janmera punya-phale painu tomara sanga

hena-sanga vidhi mora karileka bhanga

SYNONYMS

bahu-janmera -- of many births; punya-phale -- as the fruit of pious

activities; painu -- I got; tomara -- Your; sanga -- association; hena-

sanga -- such association; vidhi -- providence; mora -- my; karileka --

has done; bhanga -- breaking.

TRANSLATION

"After many births, due to some pious activity I got Your association.

Now providence is breaking this invaluable association.

Madhya 7.48

TEXT 48

TEXT

sire vajra pade yadi, putra mari' yaya

taha sahi, tomara viccheda sahana na yaya

SYNONYMS

sire -- on the head; vajra -- a thunderbolt; pade -- falls; yadi -- if;

putra -- son; mari' -- dying; yaya -- goes; taha -- that; sahi -- I can

tolerate; tomara -- Your; viccheda -- separation; sahana -- enduring; na

yaya -- cannot be done.

TRANSLATION

"If a thunderbolt falls on my head or if my son dies, I can tolerate it.

But I cannot endure the unhappiness of separation from You.

Madhya 7.49

TEXT 49

TEXT

svatantra-isvara tumi karibe gamana

dina katho raha, dekhi tomara carana'

SYNONYMS

svatantra-isvara -- the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead; tumi

-- You; karibe -- will make; gamana -- departure; dina -- days; katho --

some; raha -- please stay; dekhi -- I may see; tomara carana -- Your

lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, You are the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Certainly You will depart. I know that. Still, I ask You to stay here a

few days more so that I can see Your lotus feet."

Madhya 7.50

TEXT 50

TEXT

tahara vinaye prabhura sithila haila mana

rahila divasa katho, na kaila gamana

SYNONYMS

tahara -- of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; vinaye -- on the request; prabhura

-- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sithila -- slackened; haila --

became; mana -- the mind; rahila -- stayed; divasa -- days; katho -- a

few; na -- not; kaila -- did; gamana -- departure.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's request, Caitanya Mahaprabhu

relented. He stayed a few days longer and did not depart.

Madhya 7.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

bhattacarya agraha kari' karena nimantrana

grhe paka kari' prabhuke kara'na bhojana

SYNONYMS

bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; agraha -- eagerness; kari' --

showing; karena -- did; nimantrana -- invitation; grhe -- at home; paka -

- cooking; kari' -- doing; prabhuke -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

kara'na -- made; bhojana -- eating.

TRANSLATION

The Bhattacarya eagerly invited Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home and

fed Him very nicely.

Madhya 7.52

TEXT 52

TEXT

tanhara brahmani, tanra nama -- ‘sathira mata'

randhi' bhiksa dena tenho, ascarya tanra katha

SYNONYMS

tanhara brahmani -- his wife; tanra nama -- her name; sathira mata --

the mother of Sathi; randhi' -- cooking; bhiksa dena -- offers food;

tenho -- she; ascarya -- wonderful; tanra -- her; katha -- narration.

TRANSLATION

The Bhattacarya's wife, whose name was Sathimata (the mother of Sathi),

did the cooking. The narrations of these pastimes are very wonderful.

Madhya 7.53

TEXT 53

TEXT

age ta' kahiba taha kariya vistara

ebe kahi prabhura daksina-yatra-samacara

SYNONYMS

age -- later; ta' -- indeed; kahiba -- I shall speak; taha -- all those

incidents; kariya -- doing; vistara -- elaboration; ebe -- now; kahi --

let me describe; prabhura -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; daksina -- in

South India; yatra -- of the touring; samacara -- the narration.

TRANSLATION

Later I shall tell about this in elaborate detail, but at present I wish

to describe Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's South Indian tour.

Madhya 7.54

TEXT 54

TEXT

dina panca rahi' prabhu bhattacarya-sthane

calibara lagi' ajna magila apane

SYNONYMS

dina panca -- five days; rahi' -- staying; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; bhattacarya-sthane -- at Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's place;

calibara lagi' -- for starting; ajna -- order; magila -- begged; apane --

personally.

TRANSLATION

After staying five days at the home of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally asked his permission to depart for South

India.

Madhya 7.55

TEXT 55

TEXT

prabhura agrahe bhattacarya sammata ha-ila

prabhu tanre lana jagannatha-mandire gela

SYNONYMS

prabhura agrahe -- by the eagerness of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; sammata ha-ila -- became

agreeable; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him (

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya); lana -- taking; jagannatha-mandire -- to the

temple of Lord Jagannatha; gela -- went.

TRANSLATION

After receiving the Bhattacarya's permission, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu

went to see Lord Jagannatha in the temple. He took the Bhattacarya with

Him.

Madhya 7.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

darsana kari' thakura-pasa ajna magila

pujari prabhure mala-prasada ani' dila

SYNONYMS

darsana kari' -- visiting the Lord; thakura-pasa -- from the Lord; ajna

magila -- begged permission; pujari -- the priest; prabhure -- unto Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mala -- garland; prasada -- remnants of food;

ani' -- bringing; dila -- delivered.

TRANSLATION

Seeing Lord Jagannatha, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also begged His

permission. The priest then immediately delivered prasadam and a garland

to Lord Caitanya.

Madhya 7.57

TEXT 57

TEXT

ajna-mala pana harse namaskara kari'

anande daksina-dese cale gaurahari

SYNONYMS

ajna-mala -- the garland of permission; pana -- getting; harse -- in

great jubilation; namaskara -- obeisances; kari' -- offering; anande --

with great pleasure; daksina-dese -- to South India; cale -- goes;

gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Thus receiving Lord Jagannatha's permission in the form of a garland,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered obeisances, and then in great jubilation

He prepared to depart for South India.

Madhya 7.58

TEXT 58

TEXT

bhattacarya-sange ara yata nija-gana

jagannatha pradaksina kari' karila gamana

SYNONYMS

bhattacarya-sange -- with Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ara -- and; yata --

all; nija-gana -- personal devotees; jagannatha -- Lord Jagannatha;

pradaksina -- circumambulation; kari' -- finishing; karila -- made;

gamana -- departure.

TRANSLATION

Accompanied by His personal associates and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu circumambulated the altar of Jagannatha. The Lord

then departed on His South Indian tour.

Madhya 7.59

TEXT 59

TEXT

samudra-tire tire alalanatha-pathe

sarvabhauma kahilena acarya-gopinathe

SYNONYMS

samudra-tire -- on the shore of the sea; tire -- on the shore;

alalanatha-pathe -- on the path to the temple of Alalanatha; sarvabhauma

-- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kahilena -- said; acarya-gopinathe -- to

Gopinatha Acarya.

TRANSLATION

While the Lord was going along the path to Alalanatha, which was located

on the seashore, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya gave the following orders to

Gopinatha Acarya.

Madhya 7.60

TEXT 60

TEXT

cari kopina-bahirvasa rakhiyachi ghare

taha, prasadanna, lana aisa vipra-dvare

SYNONYMS

cari kopina-bahirvasa -- four sets of loincloths and external clothing;

rakhiyachi -- I have kept; ghare -- at home; taha -- that; prasada-anna -

- remnants of food of Lord Jagannatha; lana -- taking; aisa -- come here;

vipra-dvare -- by means of some brahmana.

TRANSLATION

"Bring the four sets of loincloths and outer garments I keep at home,

and also some prasadam of Lord Jagannatha. You may carry these things

with the help of some brahmana."

Madhya 7.61

TEXT 61

TEXT

tabe sarvabhauma kahe prabhura carane

avasya palibe, prabhu, mora nivedane

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kahe -- said;

prabhura carane -- unto the lotus feet of the Lord; avasya -- certainly;

palibe -- You will keep; prabhu -- my Lord; mora -- my; nivedane --

request.

TRANSLATION

While Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was departing, Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya submitted the following at His lotus feet: "My Lord, I have

one final request that I hope You will kindly fulfill.

Madhya 7.62

TEXT 62

TEXT

‘ramananda raya' ache godavari-tire

adhikari hayena tenho vidyanagare

SYNONYMS

ramananda raya -- Ramananda Raya; ache -- there is; godavari-tire -- on

the bank of river Godavari; adhikari -- a responsible officer; hayena --

is; tenho -- he; vidyanagare -- in the town known as Vidyanagara.

TRANSLATION

"In the town of Vidyanagara, on the bank of the Godavari, there is a

responsible government officer named Ramananda Raya.

PURPORT

In the Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that

Vidyanagara is today known as Porbandar. There is another Porbandar in

western India, in the province of Gujarat.

Madhya 7.63

TEXT 63

TEXT

sudra visayi-jnane upeksa na karibe

amara vacane tanre avasya milibe

SYNONYMS

sudra -- the fourth social division; visayi-jnane -- by the impression

of being a worldly man; upeksa -- negligence; na karibe -- should not do;

amara -- my; vacane -- on the request; tanre -- him; avasya --

certainly; milibe -- You should meet.

TRANSLATION

"Please do not neglect him, thinking he belongs to a sudra family

engaged in material activities. It is my request that You meet him

without fail."

PURPORT

In the varnasrama-dharma, the sudra is the fourth division in the social

status. Paricaryatmakam karma sudrasyapi svabhava-jam (Bg. 18.44).

Sudras are meant to engage in the service of the three higher classes --

brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas. Sri Ramananda Raya belonged to the

karana class, which is the equivalent of the kayastha class in Bengal.

This class is regarded all over India as sudra. It is said that the

Bengali kayasthas were originally engaged as servants of brahmanas who

came from North India to Bengal. Later, the clerical class became the

kayasthas in Bengal. Now there are many mixed classes known as kayastha.

Sometimes it is said in Bengal that those who cannot claim any

particular class belong to the kayastha class. Although these kayasthas

or karanas are considered sudras, they are very intelligent and highly

educated. Most of them are professionals such as lawyers or politicians.

Thus in Bengal the kayasthas are sometimes considered ksatriyas. In

Orissa, however, the kayastha class, which includes the karanas, is

considered in the sudra category. Srila Ramananda Raya belonged to this

karana class; therefore he was considered a sudra. He was also the

governor of South India under the regime of Maharaja Prataparudra of

Orissa. In other words, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya informed Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu that Ramananda Raya, although belonging to the sudra class,

was a highly responsible government officer. As far as spiritual

advancement is concerned, materialists, politicians and sudras are

generally disqualified. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya therefore requested that

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu not neglect Ramananda Raya, who was highly

advanced spiritually although he was born a sudra and a materialist.

A visayi is one who is attached to family life and is interested only in

wife, children and worldly sense gratification. The senses can be

engaged either in worldly enjoyment or in the service of the Lord. Those

who are not engaged in the service of the Lord and are interested only

in material sense gratification are called visayi. Srila Ramananda Raya

was engaged in government service, and he belonged to the karana class.

He was certainly not a sannyasi in saffron cloth, yet he was in the

transcendental position of a paramahamsa householder. Before becoming

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's disciple, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya considered

Ramananda Raya an ordinary visayi because he was a householder engaged

in government service. However, when the Bhattacarya was actually

enlightened in Vaisnava philosophy, he could understand the exalted

transcendental position of Sri Ramananda Raya; therefore he referred to

him as adhikari. An adhikari is one who knows the transcendental science

of Krsna and is engaged in His service; therefore all grhastha devotees

are designated as dasa adhikari.

Madhya 7.64

TEXT 64

TEXT

tomara sangera yogya tenho eka jana

prthivite rasika bhakta nahi tanra sama

SYNONYMS

tomara -- Your; sangera -- of association; yogya -- fit; tenho -- he (

Ramananda Raya); eka -- one; jana -- person; prthivite -- in the world;

rasika -- expert in transcendental mellows; bhakta -- devotee; nahi --

there is none; tanra sama -- like him.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, "Ramananda Raya is a fit person to

associate with You; no other devotee can compare with him in knowledge

of the transcendental mellows.

Madhya 7.65

TEXT 65

TEXT

panditya ara bhakti-rasa, -- dunhera tenho sima

sambhasile janibe tumi tanhara mahima

SYNONYMS

panditya -- learning; ara -- and; bhakti-rasa -- the mellows of

devotional service; dunhera -- of these two; tenho -- he; sima -- the

limit; sambhasile -- when You talk with him; janibe -- will know; tumi --

You; tanhara -- his; mahima -- glories.

TRANSLATION

"He is a most learned scholar as well as an expert in devotional mellows.

Actually he is most exalted, and if You talk with him, You will see how

glorious he is.

Madhya 7.66

TEXT 66

TEXT

alaukika vakya cesta tanra na bujhiya

parihasa kariyachi tanre ‘vaisnava' baliya

SYNONYMS

alaukika -- uncommon; vakya -- words; cesta -- endeavor; tanra -- his;

na -- without; bujhiya -- understanding; parihasa -- joking; kariyachi --

I have done; tanre -- unto him; vaisnava -- a devotee of the Lord;

baliya -- as.

TRANSLATION

"I could not realize when I first spoke with Ramananda Raya that his

topics and endeavors were all transcendentally uncommon. I made fun of

him simply because he was a Vaisnava."

PURPORT

Anyone who is a not a Vaisnava, or an unalloyed devotee of the Supreme

Lord, must be a materialist. A Vaisnava living according to Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's injunctions is certainly not on the materialistic platform.

Caitanya means "spiritual force." All of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's

activities were carried out on the platform of spiritual understanding;

therefore only those who are on the spiritual platform are able to

understand the activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Materialistic

persons cannot understand these activities and are generally known as

karmis or jnanis. The jnanis are mental speculators who simply try to

understand what is spirit and what is matter. Their process is neti neti:

"This is not spirit, this is not Brahman." The jnanis are a little more

advanced than the dull-headed karmis, who are simply interested in sense

gratification. Before becoming a Vaisnava, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was a

mental speculator (jnani), and being such, he always cut jokes with

Vaisnavas. A Vaisnava never agrees with the speculative system of the

jnanis. Both the jnanis and karmis depend on direct sense perception for

their imperfect knowledge. The karmis never agree to accept anything not

directly perceived, and the jnanis put forth only hypotheses. However,

the Vaisnavas, the unalloyed devotees of the Lord, do not follow the

process of acquiring knowledge by direct sense perception or mental

speculation. Because they are servants of the Supreme Lord, devotees

receive knowledge directly from the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He

speaks it in the Bhagavad-gita, or sometimes as He imparts it from

within as the caittya-guru. As Lord Krsna states in the Bhagavad-gita (

10.10):

tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-purvakam

dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam upayanti te

"To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the

understanding by which they can come to Me."

The Vedas are considered to have been spoken by the Supreme Lord. They

were first realized by Brahma, who is the first created being within the

universe (tene brahma hrda ya adi-kavaye [SB 1.1.1]). Our process is to

receive knowledge through the parampara system, from Krsna to Brahma, to

Narada, Vyasa, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the six Gosvamis. By

disciplic succession, Lord Brahma was enlightened from within by the

original person, Krsna. Our knowledge is fully perfect due to being

handed from master to disciple. A Vaisnava is always engaged in the

transcendental loving service of the Lord, and thus neither karmis nor

jnanis can understand the activities of a Vaisnava. It is said,

vaisnavera kriya-mudra vijneha na bujhaya: [Cc. Madhya 23.39] even the

most learned man depending on direct perception of knowledge cannot

understand the activities of a Vaisnava. After being initiated into

Vaisnavism by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya realized

what a mistake he had made in trying to understand Ramananda Raya, who

was very learned and whose endeavors were all directed to rendering

transcendental loving service to the Lord.

Madhya 7.67

TEXT 67

TEXT

tomara prasade ebe janinu tanra tattva

sambhasile janibe tanra yemana mahattva

SYNONYMS

tomara prasade -- by Your mercy; ebe -- now; janinu -- I have understood;

tanra -- of him (Ramananda Raya); tattva -- the truth; sambhasile -- in

talking together; janibe -- You will know; tanra -- his; yemana -- such;

mahattva -- greatness.

TRANSLATION

The Bhattacarya said, "By Your mercy I can now understand the truth

about Ramananda Raya. In talking with him, You also will acknowledge his

greatness."

Madhya 7.68

TEXT 68

TEXT

angikara kari' prabhu tanhara vacana

tanre vidaya dite tanre kaila alingana

SYNONYMS

angikara kari' -- accepting this proposal; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; tanhara -- of him (Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya); vacana -- the

request; tanre -- unto him; vidaya dite -- to offer farewell; tanre --

him; kaila -- did; alingana -- embracing.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's request

that He meet Ramananda Raya. Bidding Sarvabhauma farewell, the Lord

embraced him.

Madhya 7.69

TEXT 69

TEXT

"ghare krsna bhaji' more kariha asirvade

nilacale asi' yena tomara prasade"

SYNONYMS

ghare -- at home; krsna -- Lord Krsna; bhaji' -- worshiping; more --

unto Me; kariha -- do; asirvade -- blessing; nilacale -- at Jagannatha

Puri; asi' -- returning; yena -- so that; tomara -- your; prasade -- by

the mercy.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the Bhattacarya to bless Him while he

engaged in the devotional service of Lord Krsna at home, so that by

Sarvabhauma's mercy the Lord could return to Jagannatha Puri.

PURPORT

The word kariha asirvade means "continue to bestow your blessings upon

Me." Being a sannyasi, Caitanya Mahaprabhu was in the fourth order of

life and was thus due all respect and adoration, whereas Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya, as a householder, was in the second order. A sannyasi is

supposed to offer blessings to a grhastha, yet now, by His practical

behavior, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested the blessings of a grhastha.

This incident shows the special significance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu'

s preaching. He gave equal status to everyone, regardless of material

considerations. His movement is thoroughly spiritual. Although

apparently a grhastha (householder), Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was unlike

the so-called karmis interested in sense gratification. After being

initiated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Bhattacarya was perfectly

situated in the spiritual order; therefore it was quite possible for him

to offer blessings even to a sannyasi. He was always engaged in the

service of the Lord, even at home. In our disciplic line we have the

example of a perfect householder paramahamsa -- Srila Bhaktivinoda

Thakura. In his book Saranagati, Bhaktivinoda Thakura states, ye-dina

grhe, bhajana dekhi', grhete goloka bhaya (Saranagati 31.6). Whenever a

householder glorifies the Supreme Lord in his home, his activities are

immediately transformed into the activities of Goloka Vrndavana,

spiritual activities taking place in the Goloka Vrndavana planet of

Krsna. Activities exhibited by Krsna Himself at Bhauma Vrndavana, the

Vrndavana-dhama existing on this planet, are not different from His

activities on the planet Goloka Vrndavana. This is proper realization of

Vrndavana anywhere. In our Krsna consciousness movement we inaugurated

the New Vrndavana activities, wherein devotees are always engaged in the

transcendental loving service of the Lord, and this is not different

from Goloka Vrndavana. The conclusion is that one who acts strictly in

the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is competent to offer blessings to

sannyasis, even though he be a grhastha householder. Although he is in

an exalted position, a sannyasi still must elevate himself to the

transcendental platform by rendering service to the Lord. By His actual

behavior, Caitanya Mahaprabhu begged the blessings of Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya. In this way He set the example of how one should expect

blessings from a Vaisnava regardless of his social position.

Madhya 7.70

TEXT 70

TEXT

eta bali' mahaprabhu karila gamana

murcchita hana tahan padila sarvabhauma

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karila -

- made; gamana -- departure; murcchita -- fainted; hana -- becoming;

tahan -- there; padila -- fell down; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya.

TRANSLATION

Saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu departed on His tour, and

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya immediately fainted and fell to the ground.

Madhya 7.71

TEXT 71

TEXT

tanre upeksiya kaila sighra gamana

ke bujhite pare mahaprabhura citta-mana

SYNONYMS

tanre -- unto Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; upeksiya -- not paying serious

attention; kaila -- did; sighra -- very fast; gamana -- walking; ke --

who; bujhite -- to understand; pare -- is able; mahaprabhura -- of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; citta-mana -- the mind and intention.

TRANSLATION

Although Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya fainted, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did

not take notice of him. Rather, He left quickly. Who can understand the

mind and intention of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu?

PURPORT

It was naturally expected that when Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya fainted and

fell to the ground Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would have taken care of him

and waited for him to regain consciousness, but He did not do so. Rather,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately started on His tour. It is

therefore very difficult to understand the activities of a

transcendental person. Sometimes they may seem rather odd, but a

transcendental personality remains in his position, unaffected by

material considerations.

Madhya 7.72

TEXT 72

TEXT

mahanubhavera cittera svabhava ei haya

puspa-sama komala, kathina vajra-maya

SYNONYMS

maha-anubhavera -- of a great personality; cittera -- of the mind;

svabhava -- the nature; ei haya -- this is; puspa-sama -- like a flower;

komala -- soft; kathina -- hard; vajra-maya -- like a thunderbolt.

TRANSLATION

This is the nature of the mind of an uncommon personality. Sometimes it

is soft like a flower, but sometimes it is as hard as a thunderbolt.

PURPORT

The softness of a flower and the hardness of a thunderbolt are

reconciled in the behavior of a great personality. The following

quotation from Uttara-rama-carita (2.7) explains this behavior. One may

also consult the Madhya-lila, Third Chapter, verse 212.

Madhya 7.73

TEXT 73

TEXT

vajrad api kathorani

mrduni kusumad api

lokottaranam cetamsi

ko nu vijnatum isvarah

SYNONYMS

vajrat api -- than a thunderbolt; kathorani -- harder; mrduni -- softer;

kusumat api -- than a flower; loka-uttaranam -- persons above the human

platform of behavior; cetamsi -- the hearts; kah -- who; nu -- but;

vijnatum -- to understand; isvarah -- able.

TRANSLATION

"The hearts of those above common behavior are sometimes harder than a

thunderbolt and sometimes softer than a flower. How can one accommodate

such contradictions in great personalities?"

Madhya 7.74

TEXT 74

TEXT

nityananda prabhu bhattacarye uthaila

tanra loka-sange tanre ghare pathaila

SYNONYMS

nityananda prabhu -- Lord Sri Nityananda Prabhu; bhattacarye --

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; uthaila -- raised; tanra -- His; loka-sange --

along with associates; tanre -- him (the Bhattacarya); ghare -- to his

home; pathaila -- sent.

TRANSLATION

Lord Nityananda Prabhu raised Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and with the help

of His men saw him to his home.

Madhya 7.75

TEXT 75

TEXT

bhakta-gana sighra asi' laila prabhura satha

vastra-prasada lana tabe aila gopinatha

SYNONYMS

bhakta-gana -- devotees; sighra -- very swiftly; asi' -- coming; laila --

took; prabhura -- of the Lord; satha -- the company; vastra -- the

garments; prasada -- and Lord Jagannatha's prasadam; lana -- with; tabe -

- thereafter; aila -- came; gopinatha -- Gopinatha Acarya.

TRANSLATION

Immediately all the devotees came and partook of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu'

s company. Afterwards, Gopinatha Acarya came with the garments and

prasadam.

Madhya 7.76

TEXT 76

TEXT

saba-sange prabhu tabe alalanatha aila

namaskara kari' tare bahu-stuti kaila

SYNONYMS

saba-sange -- with all of them; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

tabe -- then; alalanatha -- the place named Alalanatha; aila -- reached;

namaskara kari' -- offering obeisances; tare -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; bahu-stuti -- many prayers; kaila -- offered.

TRANSLATION

All the devotees followed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to a place known as

Alalanatha. There they all offered respects and various prayers.

Madhya 7.77

TEXT 77

TEXT

premavese nrtya-gita kaila kata-ksana

dekhite aila tahan vaise yata jana

SYNONYMS

prema-avese -- in the great ecstasy of love of Godhead; nrtya-gita --

dancing and chanting; kaila -- performed; kata-ksana -- for some time;

dekhite -- to see; aila -- came; tahan -- there; vaise -- who live; yata

jana -- all the men.

TRANSLATION

In great ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced and chanted for some

time. Indeed, all the neighbors came to see Him.

Madhya 7.78

TEXT 78

TEXT

caudikete saba loka bale ‘hari' ‘hari'

premavese madhye nrtya kare gaurahari

SYNONYMS

caudikete -- all around; saba loka -- all persons; bale -- shout; hari

hari -- the holy name of the Lord; prema-avese -- in ecstatic love;

madhye -- in the middle; nrtya kare -- dances; gaurahari -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

All around Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is also known as Gaurahari,

people began to shout the holy name of Hari. Lord Caitanya, immersed in

His usual ecstasy of love, danced in the midst of them.

Madhya 7.79

TEXT 79

TEXT

kancana-sadrsa deha, aruna vasana

pulakasru-kampa-sveda tahate bhusana

SYNONYMS

kancana-sadrsa -- like molten gold; deha -- a body; aruna -- saffron;

vasana -- garments; pulaka-asru -- standing up of bodily hair and crying;

kampa -- trembling; sveda -- perspiration; tahate -- therein; bhusana --

the ornaments.

TRANSLATION

The body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was naturally very beautiful. It was

like molten gold dressed in saffron cloth. Indeed, He was most beautiful

for being ornamented with the ecstatic symptoms, which caused His bodily

hair to stand on end, tears to well up in His eyes, and His body to

tremble and perspire all over.

Madhya 7.80

TEXT 80

TEXT

dekhiya lokera mane haila camatkara

yata loka aise, keha nahi yaya ghara

SYNONYMS

dekhiya -- seeing all this; lokera -- of the people; mane -- in the

minds; haila -- there was; camatkara -- astonishment; yata -- all; loka -

- people; aise -- came there; keha -- anyone; nahi -- not; yaya -- goes;

ghara -- home.

TRANSLATION

Everyone present was astonished to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's dancing

and His bodily transformations. Whoever came did not want to return home.

Madhya 7.81

TEXT 81

TEXT

keha nace, keha gaya, ‘sri-krsna' ‘gopala'

premete bhasila loka, -- stri-vrddha-abala

SYNONYMS

keha nace -- someone dances; keha gaya -- someone chants; sri-krsna --

Lord Sri Krsna's name; gopala -- Gopala's name; premete -- in love of

Godhead; bhasila -- floated; loka -- all the people; stri -- women;

vrddha -- old men; a-bala -- from the children.

TRANSLATION

Everyone-including children, old men and women -- began to dance and to

chant the holy names of Sri Krsna and Gopala. In this way they all

floated in the ocean of love of Godhead.

Madhya 7.82

TEXT 82

TEXT

dekhi' nityananda prabhu kahe bhakta-gane

ei-rupe nrtya age habe grame-grame

SYNONYMS

dekhi' -- seeing this; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; prabhu --

the Lord; kahe -- says; bhakta-gane -- unto the devotees; ei-rupe -- in

this way; nrtya -- dancing; age -- ahead; habe -- there will be; grame-

grame -- in every village.

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing the chanting and dancing of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

Lord Nityananda predicted that later there would be dancing and chanting

in every village.

PURPORT

This prediction of Sri Nityananda Prabhu's is applicable not only in

India but also all over the world. That is now happening by His grace.

The members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are

now traveling from one village to another in the Western countries and

are even carrying the Deity with them. These devotees distribute various

literatures all over the world. We hope that these devotees who are

preaching the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will very seriously

follow strictly in His footsteps. If they follow the rules and

regulations and chant sixteen rounds daily, their endeavor to preach the

cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will certainly be successful.

Madhya 7.83

TEXT 83

TEXT

atikala haila, loka chadiya na yaya

tabe nityananda-gosani srjila upaya

SYNONYMS

atikala -- very late; haila -- it was; loka -- the people in general;

chadiya -- giving up; na yaya -- do not go; tabe -- at that time;

nityananda -- Srila Nityananda Prabhu; gosani -- the spiritual master;

srjila -- invented; upaya -- a means.

TRANSLATION

Seeing that it was already getting late, Lord Nityananda Prabhu, the

spiritual master, invented a means to disperse the crowd.

Madhya 7.84

TEXT 84

TEXT

madhyahna karite gela prabhuke lana

taha dekhi' loka aise caudike dhana

SYNONYMS

madhyahna karite -- to take lunch at noon; gela -- went; prabhuke --

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lana -- taking; taha dekhi' -- seeing that;

loka -- the people in general; aise -- came; caudike -- all around;

dhana -- running.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Nityananda Prabhu took Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for lunch at

noon, everyone came running around Them.

Madhya 7.85

TEXT 85

TEXT

madhyahna kariya aila devata-mandire

nija-gana pravesi' kapata dila bahir-dvare

SYNONYMS

madhyahna kariya -- performing bathing, etc.; aila -- came back; devata-

mandire -- to the temple of the Lord; nija-gana pravesi' -- allowing His

own men; kapata dila -- shut; bahir-dvare -- the outside door.

TRANSLATION

After finishing Their baths, They returned at noon to the temple.

Admitting His own men, Sri Nityananda Prabhu closed the outside door.

Madhya 7.86

TEXT 86

TEXT

tabe gopinatha dui-prabhure bhiksa karaila

prabhura sesa prasadanna sabe banti' khaila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereupon; gopinatha -- Gopinatha Acarya; dui-prabhure -- unto

the two Lords Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu; bhiksa karaila -

- gave prasadam to eat; prabhura -- of the Lord; sesa -- the remnants;

prasada-anna -- food; sabe -- all of them; banti' -- sharing; khaila --

ate.

TRANSLATION

Gopinatha Acarya then brought prasadam for the two Lords to eat, and

after They had eaten, the remnants of the food were distributed to all

the devotees.

Madhya 7.87

TEXT 87

TEXT

suni' suni' loka-saba asi' bahir-dvare

‘hari' ‘hari' bali' loka kolahala kare

SYNONYMS

suni' suni' -- hearing this; loka-saba -- all the people; asi' -- coming

there; bahir-dvare -- to the outside door; hari hari -- the holy name of

the Lord; bali' -- chanting; loka -- all the people; kolahala --

tumultuous sound; kare -- made.

TRANSLATION

Hearing about this, everyone there came to the outside door and began

chanting the holy name, "Hari! Hari!" Thus there was a tumultuous sound.

Madhya 7.88

TEXT 88

TEXT

tabe mahaprabhu dvara karaila mocana

anande asiya loka paila darasana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereupon; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dvara -- the

door; karaila -- made; mocana -- opening; anande -- in great pleasure;

asiya -- coming; loka -- all the people; paila -- got; darasana -- sight.

TRANSLATION

After lunch, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu made them open the door. In this

way everyone received His audience with great pleasure.

Madhya 7.89

TEXT 89

TEXT

ei-mata sandhya paryanta loka ase, yaya

‘vaisnava' ha-ila loka, sabe nace, gaya

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; sandhya paryanta -- until evening; loka --

people; ase yaya -- come and go; vaisnava -- devotees; ha-ila -- became;

loka -- all the people; sabe -- all of them; nace -- dance; gaya -- and

chant.

TRANSLATION

The people came and went until evening, and all of them became Vaisnava

devotees and began to chant and dance.

Madhya 7.90

TEXT 90

TEXT

ei-rupe sei thani bhakta-gana-sange

sei ratri gonaila krsna-katha-range

SYNONYMS

ei-rupe -- in this way; sei thani -- in that place; bhakta-gana-sange --

with the devotees; sei ratri -- that night; gonaila -- passed; krsna-

katha-range -- in great pleasure discussing Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then passed the night there and discussed the

pastimes of Lord Krsna with His devotees with great pleasure.

Madhya 7.91

TEXT 91

TEXT

pratah-kale snana kari' karila gamana

bhakta-gane vidaya dila kari' alingana

SYNONYMS

pratah-kale -- in the morning; snana -- bath; kari' -- after taking;

karila -- started; gamana -- tour; bhakta-gane -- to all the devotees;

vidaya -- farewell; dila -- gave; kari' -- doing; alingana -- embracing.

TRANSLATION

The next morning, after taking His bath, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu started

on His South Indian tour. He bade farewell to the devotees by embracing

them.

Madhya 7.92

TEXT 92

TEXT

murcchita hana sabe bhumite padila

tanha-saba pane prabhu phiri' na cahila

SYNONYMS

murcchita hana -- becoming unconscious; sabe -- all; bhumite -- to the

ground; padila -- fell down; tanha-saba -- all of them; pane -- toward;

prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; phiri' -- turning; na -- not;

cahila -- saw.

TRANSLATION

Although they all fell to the ground unconscious, the Lord did not turn

to see them but proceeded onward.

Madhya 7.93

TEXT 93

TEXT

vicchede vyakula prabhu calila duhkhi hana

pache krsnadasa yaya jala-patra lana

SYNONYMS

vicchede -- in separation; vyakula -- perturbed; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; calila -- went on; duhkhi -- unhappy; hana --

becoming; pache -- just behind; krsnadasa -- His servant Krsnadasa; yaya

-- went; jala-patra -- the waterpot; lana -- taking.

TRANSLATION

In separation, the Lord became very much perturbed and walked on

unhappily. His servant, Krsnadasa, who was carrying His waterpot,

followed behind.

Madhya 7.94

TEXT 94

TEXT

bhakta-gana upavasi tahani rahila

ara dine duhkhi hana nilacale aila

SYNONYMS

bhakta-gana -- the devotees; upavasi -- fasting; tahani -- there; rahila

-- remained; ara dine -- on the next day; duhkhi -- unhappy; hana --

becoming; nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; aila -- returned.

TRANSLATION

All the devotees remained there and fasted, and the next day they all

unhappily returned to Jagannatha Puri.

Madhya 7.95

TEXT 95

TEXT

matta-simha-praya prabhu karila gamana

premavese yaya kari' nama-sankirtana

SYNONYMS

matta-simha -- a mad lion; praya -- almost like; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karila -- did; gamana -- touring; prema-avese -- in

ecstatic love; yaya -- goes; kari' -- performing; nama-sankirtana --

chanting Krsna's name.

TRANSLATION

Almost like a mad lion, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went on His tour

filled with ecstatic love and performing sankirtana, chanting Krsna's

names as follows.

Madhya 7.96

TEXT 96

TEXT

krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! he

krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! raksa mam

krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! pahi mam

rama! raghava! rama! raghava! rama! raghava! raksa mam

krsna! kesava! krsna! kesava! krsna! kesava! pahi mam

SYNONYMS

krsna -- Lord Krsna; he -- O; raksa -- please protect; mam -- Me; pahi --

please maintain; rama -- Lord Rama; raghava -- descendant of King Raghu;

kesava -- killer of the Kesi demon.

TRANSLATION

The Lord chanted:

Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! he

Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! raksa mam

Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! pahi mam

That is, "O Lord Krsna, please protect Me and maintain Me." He also

chanted:

Rama! Raghava! Rama! Raghava! Rama! Raghava! raksa mam

Krsna! Kesava! Krsna! Kesava! Krsna! Kesava! pahi mam

That is, "O Lord Rama, descendant of King Raghu, please protect Me. O

Krsna, O Kesava, killer of the Kesi demon, please maintain Me."

Madhya 7.97

TEXT 97

TEXT

ei sloka padi' pathe calila gaurahari

loka dekhi' pathe kahe, -- bala ‘hari' ‘hari'

SYNONYMS

ei sloka padi' -- reciting this verse krsna! krsna!; pathe -- on the way;

calila -- went; gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; loka dekhi' -

- seeing other people; pathe -- on the way; kahe -- He says; bala -- say;

hari hari -- the holy name of Lord Hari.

TRANSLATION

Chanting this verse, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, known as Gaurahari,

went on His way. As soon as He saw someone, He would request him to

chant "Hari! Hari!"

Madhya 7.98

TEXT 98

TEXT

sei loka prema-matta hana bale ‘hari' ‘krsna'

prabhura pache sange yaya darsana-satrsna

SYNONYMS

sei loka -- that person; prema-matta -- maddened in love of Godhead;

hana -- becoming; bale -- says; hari krsna -- the holy name of Lord Hari

and Lord Krsna; prabhura pache -- behind the Lord; sange -- with Him;

yaya -- goes; darsana-satrsna -- being very eager to see Him.

TRANSLATION

Whoever heard Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu chant "Hari! Hari!" also chanted

the holy name of Lord Hari and Krsna. In this way they all followed the

Lord, very eager to see Him.

Madhya 7.99

TEXT 99

TEXT

kata-ksane rahi' prabhu tare alingiya

vidaya karila tare sakti sancariya

SYNONYMS

kata-ksane rahi' -- after remaining for some time; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare -- each of them; alingiya -- embracing; vidaya

karila -- bade farewell; tare -- in each of them; sakti -- spiritual

potency; sancariya -- investing.

TRANSLATION

After some time the Lord would embrace these people and bid them return

home, having invested each of them with spiritual potency.

PURPORT

In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains that

this spiritual potency is the essence of the pleasure potency and the

knowledge potency. By these two potencies, one is empowered with

devotional service. Lord Krsna Himself or His representative, the

unalloyed devotee, can mercifully bestow these combined potencies upon

any man. Being thus endowed with such potencies, one can become an

unalloyed devotee of the Lord. Anyone favored by Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu was empowered with this bhakti-sakti. Thus the Lord's

followers were able to preach Krsna consciousness by divine grace.

Madhya 7.100

TEXT 100

TEXT

sei-jana nija-grame kariya gamana

‘krsna' bali' hase, kande, nace anuksana

SYNONYMS

sei-jana -- that person; nija-grame -- to his own village; kariya gamana

-- returning there; krsna bali' -- saying the holy name of Lord Krsna;

hase -- laughs; kande -- cries; nace -- dances; anuksana -- always.

TRANSLATION

Each of these empowered persons would return to his own village, always

chanting the holy name of Krsna and sometimes laughing, crying and

dancing.

Madhya 7.101

TEXT 101

TEXT

yare dekhe, tare kahe, -- kaha krsna-nama

ei-mata ‘vaisnava' kaila saba nija-grama

SYNONYMS

yare dekhe -- whomever he meets; tare -- to him; kahe -- he says; kaha

krsna-nama -- kindly chant the Hare Krsna mantra; ei-mata -- in this way;

vaisnava -- devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kaila --

made; saba -- all; nija-grama -- his own village.

TRANSLATION

Such an empowered person would request everyone and anyone -- whomever

he saw -- to chant the holy name of Krsna. In this way all the villagers

would also become devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

In order to become an empowered preacher, one must be favored by Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu or His devotee, the spiritual master. One must

also request everyone to chant the maha-mantra. In this way, such a

person can convert others to Vaisnavism, showing them how to become pure

devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Madhya 7.102

TEXT 102

TEXT

gramantara haite dekhite aila yata jana

tanra darsana-krpaya haya tanra sama

SYNONYMS

grama-antara haite -- from different villages; dekhite -- to see; aila --

came; yata jana -- all the persons; tanra -- his; darsana-krpaya -- by

the mercy of seeing him; haya -- become; tanra sama -- similar Vaisnavas.

TRANSLATION

People from different villages who came to see such an empowered

individual would become like him simply by seeing him and receiving the

mercy of his glance.

Madhya 7.103

TEXT 103

TEXT

sei yai' gramera loka vaisnava karaya

anya-grami asi' tanre dekhi' vaisnava haya

SYNONYMS

sei -- that Vaisnava; yai' -- going to his own village; gramera loka --

all the people of the village; vaisnava -- devotees; karaya -- makes;

anya-grami -- inhabitants from different villages; asi' -- coming there;

tanre dekhi' -- by seeing him; vaisnava haya -- become devotees.

TRANSLATION

When each of these newly empowered individuals returned to his own

village, he also converted the villagers into devotees. And when others

came from different villages to see him, they were also converted.

Madhya 7.104

TEXT 104

TEXT

sei yai' ara grame kare upadesa

ei-mata ‘vaisnava' haila saba daksina-desa

SYNONYMS

sei -- that man; yai' -- going; ara -- different; grame -- to the

villages; kare -- gives; upadesa -- instruction; ei-mata -- in this way;

vaisnava -- devotees; haila -- became; saba -- all; daksina-desa -- the

people of South India.

TRANSLATION

In this way, as empowered men went from one village to another, all the

people of South India became devotees.

Madhya 7.105

TEXT 105

TEXT

ei-mata pathe yaite sata sata jana

‘vaisnava' karena tanre kari' alingana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; pathe -- on the way; yaite -- while passing;

sata sata -- hundreds and hundreds; jana -- persons; vaisnava --

devotees; karena -- makes; tanre -- Him; kari' -- doing; alingana --

embracing.

TRANSLATION

Thus many hundreds of people became Vaisnavas when they passed the Lord

on the way and were embraced by Him.

Madhya 7.106

TEXT 106

TEXT

yei grame rahi' bhiksa karena yanra ghare

sei gramera yata loka aise dekhibare

SYNONYMS

yei grame -- in whatever village; rahi' -- staying; bhiksa -- alms;

karena -- accepts; yanra -- whose; ghare -- at home; sei -- that;

gramera -- of the village; yata loka -- all the persons; aise -- come;

dekhibare -- to see.

TRANSLATION

In whatever village Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed to accept alms, many

people came to see Him.

Madhya 7.107

TEXT 107

TEXT

prabhura krpaya haya mahabhagavata

sei saba acarya hana tarila jagat

SYNONYMS

prabhura krpaya -- by the mercy of the Lord; haya -- become; maha-

bhagavata -- first-class devotees; sei saba -- all such persons; acarya -

- teachers; hana -- becoming; tarila -- liberated; jagat -- the whole

world.

TRANSLATION

By the mercy of the Supreme Lord, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, everyone

became a first-class devotee. Later they became teachers or spiritual

masters and liberated the entire world.

Madhya 7.108

TEXT 108

TEXT

ei-mata kaila yavat gela setubandhe

sarva-desa ‘vaisnava' haila prabhura sambandhe

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; kaila -- performed; yavat -- until; gela -- went;

setubandhe -- to the southernmost part of India; sarva-desa -- all the

countries; vaisnava -- devotees; haila -- became; prabhura -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sambandhe -- in connection with.

TRANSLATION

In this way the Lord went to the extreme southern part of India, and He

converted all the provinces to Vaisnavism.

Madhya 7.109

TEXT 109

TEXT

navadvipe yei sakti na kaila prakase

se sakti prakasi' nistarila daksina-dese

SYNONYMS

navadvipe -- at Navadvipa; yei -- that which; sakti -- the potency; na --

not; kaila -- did; prakase -- manifestation; se -- that; sakti --

potency; prakasi' -- manifesting; nistarila -- delivered; daksina-dese --

South India.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not manifest His spiritual potencies at

Navadvipa, but He did manifest them in South India and liberated all the

people there.

PURPORT

At that time there were many smartas (nondevotee followers of Vedic

rituals) at the holy place of Navadvipa, which was also the birthplace

of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Followers of the smrti-sastra are

called smartas. Most of them are nondevotees, and their main business is

following the brahminical principles strictly. However, they are not

enlightened in devotional service. In Navadvipa all the learned scholars

are followers of the smrti-sastra, and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not

attempt to convert them. Therefore the author has remarked that the

spiritual potency Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not manifest at

Navadvipa was by His grace manifested in South India. Thus everyone

there became a Vaisnava. By this it is to be understood that people are

really interested in preaching in a favorable situation. If the

candidates for conversion are too disturbing, a preacher may not attempt

to spread Krsna consciousness amongst them. It is better to go where the

situation is more favorable. This Krsna consciousness movement was first

attempted in India, but the people of India, being absorbed in political

thoughts, did not take to it. They were entranced by the political

leaders. We preferred, therefore, to come to the West, following the

order of our spiritual master, and by the grace of Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu this movement is becoming successful.

Madhya 7.110

TEXT 110

TEXT

prabhuke ye bhaje, tare tanra krpa haya

sei se e-saba lila satya kari' laya

SYNONYMS

prabhuke -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ye -- anyone who; bhaje --

worships; tare -- unto him; tanra -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa --

the mercy; haya -- there is; sei se -- such person; e-saba -- all these;

lila -- pastimes; satya -- truth; kari' -- accepting as; laya -- takes.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's empowering of others can be understood by

one who is actually a devotee of the Lord and who has received His mercy.

Madhya 7.111

TEXT 111

TEXT

alaukika-lilaya yara na haya visvasa

iha-loka, para-loka tara haya nasa

SYNONYMS

alaukika -- uncommon; lilaya -- in the pastimes; yara -- of someone; na -

- not; haya -- there is; visvasa -- faith; iha-loka -- in this world;

para-loka -- in the next world; tara -- of him; haya -- there is; nasa --

destruction.

TRANSLATION

If one does not believe in the uncommon transcendental pastimes of the

Lord, he is vanquished both in this world and in the next.

Madhya 7.112

TEXT 112

TEXT

prathamei kahila prabhura ye-rupe gamana

ei-mata janiha yavat daksina-bhramana

SYNONYMS

prathamei -- at the beginning; kahila -- I have explained; prabhura --

of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ye-rupe -- as; gamana -- the touring;

ei-mata -- in this way; janiha -- you should know; yavat -- as long as;

daksina-bhramana -- touring in South India.

TRANSLATION

Whatever I have stated about the beginning of the Lord's tour should

also be understood to hold for as long as the Lord toured South India.

Madhya 7.113

TEXT 113

TEXT

ei-mata yaite yaite gela kurma-sthane

kurma dekhi' kaila tanre stavana-praname

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; yaite yaite -- while passing; gela -- He went;

kurma-sthane -- to the place of pilgrimage known as Kurma-ksetra; kurma

dekhi' -- seeing Lord Kurma; kaila -- offered; tanre -- unto Him;

stavana -- prayers; praname -- and obeisances.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to the holy place known as Kurma-

ksetra, He saw the Deity and offered prayers and obeisances.

PURPORT

Kurma-sthana is a well-known place of pilgrimage. There is a temple

there of Kurmadeva. In the Prapannamrta it is said that Lord Jagannatha

took Sri Ramanujacarya from Jagannatha Puri and one night threw him to

Kurma-ksetra. Kurma-ksetra is situated on the line of the Southern

Railway in India. One has to go to the railway station known as

Srikakulam Road. From this station one goes eight miles to the east to

reach the holy place known as Kurmacala. Those who speak the Telugu

language consider this holy place very important. This statement is

reported in the government gazette known as Ganjama Manual. There is the

Deity of Kurma there, and, as mentioned above, Srila Ramanujacarya was

thrown from Jagannatha Puri to this place. At that time he thought that

the Deity of Kurma was Lord Siva's deity; therefore he was fasting there.

Later, when he understood that the kurma-murti was another form of Lord

Visnu, he instituted very gorgeous worship of Lord Kurma. This statement

is found in the Prapannamrta (Chapter Thirty-six). The holy place of

Kurma-ksetra, or Kurma-sthana, was actually reestablished by Sripada

Ramanujacarya under the influence of Lord Jagannatha-deva at Jagannatha

Puri. Later the temple came under the jurisdiction of the king of Vijaya-

nagara. The Deity was worshiped by the Vaisnavas of the Madhvacarya-

sampradaya. In the temple there are some inscriptions said to be written

by Sri Narahari Tirtha, who was in the disciplic succession of

Madhvacarya. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura explains those

inscriptions as follows: (1) Sri Purusottama Yati appeared as the

instructor of many learned men. He was a very favorite devotee of Lord

Visnu. (2) His preaching was accepted throughout the world with great

respect, and by his power he liberated many nondevotees with strong

reason and logic. (3) He initiated Ananda Tirtha and

converted many foolish men to

accept sannyasa and punished them with his rod. (4) All his

writings and words are very potent. He gave people

devotional service to Lord Visnu so they could be elevated to liberation

in the spiritual world. (5) His instructions in devotional service were

able to elevate any man to the lotus feet of the Lord. (6) Narahari

Tirtha was also initiated by him and became the ruler of Kalinga

Province. (7) Narahari Tirtha fought with the Sabaras, who were candalas,

or hunters, and thus saved the temple of Kurma. (8) Narahari Tirtha was

a very religious and powerful king. (9) He died in the Saka Era 1203, in

the month of Vaisakha, in the fortnight of the moon's waxing period, on

the day of Ekadasi, after the temple was constructed and dedicated

to the holy name of Yogananda Nrsimhadeva

. The tablet is dated 1281 A.D., 29

March, Saturday.

Madhya 7.114

TEXT 114

TEXT

premavese hasi' kandi' nrtya-gita kaila

dekhi' sarva lokera citte camatkara haila

SYNONYMS

prema-avese -- in great ecstasy of love of Godhead; hasi' -- laughing;

kandi' -- crying; nrtya-gita -- dancing and chanting; kaila -- performed;

dekhi' -- seeing; sarva lokera -- of all the people there; citte --

within the hearts; camatkara -- astonishment; haila -- there was.

TRANSLATION

While at this place, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was in His usual

ecstasy of love of Godhead and was laughing, crying, dancing and

chanting. Everyone who saw Him was astonished.

Madhya 7.115

TEXT 115

TEXT

ascarya suniya loka aila dekhibare

prabhura rupa-prema dekhi' haila camatkare

SYNONYMS

ascarya -- wonderful occurrence; suniya -- hearing; loka -- people; aila

-- came; dekhibare -- to see; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; rupa -- beauty; prema -- and love of Godhead; dekhi' --

seeing; haila -- there was; camatkare -- astonishment.

TRANSLATION

After hearing of these wonderful occurrences, everyone came to see Him

there. When they saw the beauty of the Lord and His ecstatic condition,

they were all struck with wonder.

Madhya 7.116

TEXT 116

TEXT

darsane ‘vaisnava' haila, bale ‘krsna' ‘hari'

premavese nace loka urdhva bahu kari'

SYNONYMS

darsane -- in seeing; vaisnava haila -- they became devotees; bale --

started to say; krsna -- Lord Krsna; hari -- Lord Hari; prema-avese --

in the great ecstasy of love of Godhead; nace -- dance; loka -- all the

people; urdhva bahu kari' -- raising the arms.

TRANSLATION

Just by seeing Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, everyone became a devotee. They

began to chant "Krsna" and "Hari" and all the holy names. They all were

merged in a great ecstasy of love, and they began to dance, raising

their arms.

Madhya 7.117

TEXT 117

TEXT

krsna-nama loka-mukhe suni' avirama

sei loka ‘vaisnava' kaila anya saba grama

SYNONYMS

krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; loka-mukhe -- from the mouth

of those people; suni' -- hearing; avirama -- always; sei loka -- those

persons; vaisnava -- devotees; kaila -- made; anya -- other; saba -- all;

grama -- villages.

TRANSLATION

Always hearing them chant the holy names of Lord Krsna, the residents of

all the other villages also became Vaisnavas.

Madhya 7.118

TEXT 118

TEXT

ei-mata paramparaya desa ‘vaisnava' haila

krsna-namamrta-vanyaya desa bhasaila

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; paramparaya -- by disciplic succession; desa --

the country; vaisnava haila -- became devotees; krsna-nama-amrta -- of

the nectar of the holy name of Krsna; vanyaya -- in the inundation; desa

-- the whole country; bhasaila -- overflooded.

TRANSLATION

By hearing the holy name of Krsna, the entire country became Vaisnava.

It was as if the nectar of the holy name of Krsna overflooded the entire

country.

Madhya 7.119

TEXT 119

TEXT

kata-ksane prabhu yadi bahya prakasila

kurmera sevaka bahu sammana karila

SYNONYMS

kata-ksane -- after some time; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi -

- when; bahya -- external consciousness; prakasila -- manifested;

kurmera -- of the Lord Kurma Deity; sevaka -- a servant; bahu -- much;

sammana -- respect; karila -- showed.

TRANSLATION

After some time, when Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested His

external consciousness, a priest of the Lord Kurma Deity gave Him

various offerings.

Madhya 7.120

TEXT 120

TEXT

yei grame yaya tahan ei vyavahara

eka thani kahila, na kahiba ara bara

SYNONYMS

yei grame -- to whichever village; yaya -- He goes; tahan -- there; ei --

this; vyavahara -- behavior; eka thani -- one place; kahila --

described; na -- not; kahiba -- shall describe; ara -- another; bara --

time.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of preaching has already been explained,

and I shall not repeat the explanation. In whichever village the Lord

entered, His behavior was the same.

Madhya 7.121

TEXT 121

TEXT

‘kurma'-name sei grame vaidika brahmana

bahu sraddha-bhaktye kaila prabhura nimantrana

SYNONYMS

kurma-name -- of the name Kurma; sei -- that; grame -- in the village;

vaidika brahmana -- a Vedic brahmana; bahu -- much; sraddha-bhaktye --

with faith and devotion; kaila -- made; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; nimantrana -- invitation.

TRANSLATION

In one village there was a Vedic brahmana named Kurma. He invited Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home with great respect and devotion.

Madhya 7.122

TEXT 122

TEXT

ghare ani' prabhura kaila pada praksalana

sei jala vamsa-sahita karila bhaksana

SYNONYMS

ghare ani' -- after bringing Him home; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; kaila -- did; pada praksalana -- washing of the lotus feet;

sei jala -- that water; vamsa-sahita -- with all the family members;

karila bhaksana -- drank.

TRANSLATION

This brahmana brought Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home, washed His

lotus feet and, with his family members, drank that water.

Madhya 7.123

TEXT 123

TEXT

aneka-prakara snehe bhiksa karaila

gosanira sesanna sa-vamse khaila

SYNONYMS

aneka-prakara -- various kinds; snehe -- in affection; bhiksa -- food;

karaila -- made Him eat; gosanira -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sesa-

anna -- remnants of food; sa-vamse -- with all the members of the family;

khaila -- ate.

TRANSLATION

With great affection and respect, that Kurma brahmana made Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu eat all kinds of food. After that, the remnants were shared

by all the members of the family.

Madhya 7.124

TEXT 124

TEXT

‘yei pada-padma tomara brahma dhyana kare

sei pada-padma saksat aila mora ghare

SYNONYMS

yei -- those; pada-padma -- lotus feet; tomara -- Your; brahma -- Lord

Brahma; dhyana kare -- meditates on; sei pada-padma -- those lotus feet;

saksat -- directly; aila -- have come; mora -- my; ghare -- to the home.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana then began to pray, "O my Lord, Your lotus feet are

meditated upon by Lord Brahma, and these very lotus feet have come into

my home.

Madhya 7.125

TEXT 125

TEXT

mora bhagyera sima na yaya kahana

aji mora slaghya haila janma-kula-dhana

SYNONYMS

mora -- my; bhagyera -- of the fortune; sima -- the limit; na -- not;

yaya -- possible; kahana -- describing; aji -- today; mora -- my;

slaghya -- glorious; haila -- became; janma -- birth; kula -- family;

dhana -- and wealth.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, there is no limit to my great fortune. It cannot be

described. Today my family, birth and riches have all been glorified."

Madhya 7.126

TEXT 126

TEXT

krpa kara, prabhu, more, yan toma-sange

sahite na pari duhkha visaya-tarange'

SYNONYMS

krpa kara -- kindly show favor; prabhu -- O my Lord; more -- unto me;

yan -- I go; toma-sange -- with You; sahite na pari -- I cannot tolerate;

duhkha -- the troubles; visaya-tarange -- in the waves of materialistic

life.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana begged Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "My dear Lord, kindly show

me favor and let me go with You. I can no longer tolerate the waves of

misery caused by materialistic life."

PURPORT

This statement is applicable for everyone, regardless of how rich or

prosperous one may be. Narottama dasa Thakura has confirmed this

statement: samsara-visanale, diva-nisi hiya jvale. He states that the

materialistic way of life causes a burning in the heart. One cannot make

any provisions for the troublesome life of the material world. It is a

fact that one may be very happy as far as riches are concerned and one

may be very opulent in every respect, yet one has to manage the visayas

to meet the demands of the body and of so many family members and

subordinates. One has to take so much trouble to minister to others.

Narottama dasa Thakura therefore prays: visaya chadiya kabe suddha ha'be

mana. Thus one must become freed from the materialistic way of life. One

has to merge himself in the ocean of transcendental bliss. In other

words, one cannot relish transcendental bliss without being freed from

the materialistic way of life. It appears that the brahmana named Kurma

was materially very happy, for he expressed his family tradition as

janma-kula-dhana. Now, being glorious, he wanted to leave all these

material opulences. He wanted to travel with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

According to the Vedic way of civilization, one should leave his family

after attaining fifty years of age and go to the forest of Vrndavana to

devote the rest of his life to the service of the Lord.

Madhya 7.127

TEXT 127

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- "aiche bat kabhu na kahiba

grhe rahi' krsna-nama nirantara laiba

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; aiche bat -- such words;

kabhu -- at any time; na kahiba -- you should not speak; grhe rahi' --

staying at home; krsna-nama -- the holy name of the Lord; nirantara --

always; laiba -- you should chant.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Don't speak like that again. Better to

remain at home and chant the holy name of Krsna always.

PURPORT

It is not advisable in this Age of Kali to leave one's family suddenly,

for people are not trained as proper brahmacaris and grhasthas.

Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised the brahmana not to be too

eager to give up family life. It would be better to remain with his

family and try to become purified by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra

regularly under the direction of a spiritual master. This is the

instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If this principle is followed by

everyone, there is no need to accept sannyasa. In the next verse Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu advises everyone to become an ideal householder by

offenselessly chanting the Hare Krsna mantra and teaching the same

principle to everyone he meets.

Madhya 7.128

TEXT 128

TEXT

yare dekha, tare kaha ‘krsna'-upadesa

amara ajnaya guru hana tara' ei desa

SYNONYMS

yare -- whomever; dekha -- you meet; tare -- him; kaha -- tell; krsna-

upadesa -- the instruction of the Bhagavad-gita as it is spoken by the

Lord or of Srimad-Bhagavatam, which advises one to worship Sri Krsna;

amara ajnaya -- under My order; guru hana -- becoming a spiritual master;

tara' -- deliver; ei desa -- this country.

TRANSLATION

"Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Sri Krsna as they are

given in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. In this way become a

spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land."

PURPORT

This is the sublime mission of the International Society for Krishna

Consciousness. Many people come and inquire whether they have to give up

family life to join the Society, but that is not our mission. One can

remain comfortably in his residence. We simply request everyone to chant

the maha-mantra: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare

Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. If one is a little literate and

can read Bhagavad-gita As It Is and Srimad-Bhagavatam, that is so much

the better. These works are now available in an English translation and

are done very authoritatively to appeal to all classes of men. Instead

of living engrossed in material activities, people throughout the world

should take advantage of this movement and chant the Hare Krsna maha-

mantra at home with their families. One should also refrain from sinful

activities -- illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling and intoxication. Out

of these four items, illicit sex is very sinful. Every person must get

married. Every woman especially must get married. If the women outnumber

the men, some men can accept more than one wife. In that way there will

be no prostitution in society. If men can marry more than one wife,

illicit sex life will be stopped. One can also produce many nice

preparations to offer Krsna -- grain, fruit, flowers and milk. Why

should one indulge in unnecessary meat-eating and maintain horrible

slaughterhouses? What is the use of smoking and drinking tea and coffee?

People are already intoxicated by material enjoyment, and if they

indulge in further intoxication, what chance is there for self-

realization? Similarly, one should not partake in gambling and

unnecessarily agitate the mind. The real purpose of human life is to

attain the spiritual platform and return to Godhead. That is the summum

bonum of spiritual realization. The Krsna consciousness movement is

trying to elevate human society to the perfection of life by pursuing

the method described by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His advice to the

brahmana Kurma. That is, one should stay at home, chant the Hare Krsna

mantra and preach the instructions of Krsna as they are given in the

Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam.

Madhya 7.129

TEXT 129

TEXT

kabhu na badhibe tomara visaya-taranga

punarapi ei thani pabe mora sanga"

SYNONYMS

kabhu -- at any time; na -- not; badhibe -- will obstruct; tomara --

your; visaya-taranga -- materialistic way of life; punarapi -- again; ei

thani -- at this place; pabe -- you will get; mora -- My; sanga --

association.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu further advised the brahmana Kurma, "If you

follow this instruction, your materialistic life at home will not

obstruct your spiritual advancement. Indeed, if you follow these

regulative principles, we will again meet here, or, rather, you will

never lose My company."

PURPORT

This is an opportunity for everyone. If one simply follows the

instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, under the guidance of His

representative, and chants the Hare Krsna mantra, teaching everyone as

far as possible the same principle, the contamination of the

materialistic way of life will not even touch him. It does not matter

whether one lives in a holy place like Vrndavana, Navadvipa or

Jagannatha Puri or in the midst of European cities, where the

materialistic way of life is very prominent. If a devotee follows the

instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he lives in the company of the

Lord. Wherever he lives, he converts that place into Vrndavana and

Navadvipa. This means that materialism cannot touch him. This is the

secret of success for one advancing in Krsna consciousness.

Madhya 7.130

TEXT 130

TEXT

ei mata yanra ghare kare prabhu bhiksa

sei aiche kahe, tanre karaya ei siksa

SYNONYMS

ei mata -- in this way; yanra -- of whom; ghare -- at the home; kare --

does; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa -- accepting

prasadam; sei -- that man; aiche -- similarly; kahe -- says; tanre --

unto him; karaya -- does; ei -- this; siksa -- enlightenment.

TRANSLATION

At whosever house Sri Caitanya accepted His alms by taking prasadam, He

would convert the dwellers to His sankirtana movement and advise them

just as He advised the brahmana named Kurma.

PURPORT

The cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is explained here very nicely. One

who surrenders to Him and is ready to follow Him with heart and soul

does not need to change his location. Nor is it necessary for one to

change his status. One may remain a householder, a medical practitioner,

an engineer or whatever. It doesn't matter. One only has to follow the

instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra

and instruct relatives and friends in the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita

and Srimad-Bhagavatam. One has to learn humility and meekness at home,

following the instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and in that way

one's life will be spiritually successful. One should not try to be an

artificially advanced devotee, thinking, "I am a first-class devotee."

Such thinking should be avoided. It is best not to accept any

disciples. One has to become purified

at home by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and preaching the

principles enunciated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thus one can become a

spiritual master and be freed from the contamination of material life.

There are many sahajiyas who decry the activities of the six Gosvamis --

Srila Rupa, Sanatana, Raghunatha dasa, Bhatta Raghunatha, Jiva and

Gopala Bhatta Gosvamis -- who are the personal associates of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu and who enlightened society by writing books on

devotional service. Similarly, Narottama dasa Thakura and other great

acaryas like Madhvacarya, Ramanujacarya and others accepted many

thousands of disciples to induce them to render devotional service.

However, there is a class of sahajiyas who think that these activities

are opposed to the principles of devotional service. Indeed, they

consider such activities simply another phase of materialism. Thus

opposing the principles of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, they commit offenses

at His lotus feet. They should better consider His instructions and,

instead of seeking to be considered humble and meek, should refrain from

criticizing the followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu who engage in

preaching. To protect His preachers, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has given

much clear advice in these verses of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta.

Madhya 7.131–132

TEXTS 131–132

TEXT

pathe yaite devalaye rahe yei grame

yanra ghare bhiksa kare, sei maha-jane

kurme yaiche riti, taiche kaila sarva-thani

nilacale punah yavat na aila gosani

SYNONYMS

pathe yaite -- while passing on the road; devalaye -- in a temple; rahe -

- He stays; yei grame -- in any village; yanra ghare -- at whose place;

bhiksa kare -- takes alms or eats; sei maha-jane -- to such a great

personality; kurme -- unto the brahmana Kurma; yaiche -- just as; riti --

the process; taiche -- in the same way; kaila -- did; sarva-thani -- in

all places; nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; punah -- again; yavat --

until; na -- not; aila -- returned; gosani -- the Lord.

TRANSLATION

While on His tour, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would spend the night at a

temple or on the roadside. Whenever He accepted food from a person, He

would give him the same advice He gave the brahmana named Kurma. He

adopted this process until He returned to Jagannatha Puri from His South

Indian tour.

Madhya 7.133

TEXT 133

TEXT

ataeva ihan kahilan kariya vistara

ei-mata janibe prabhura sarvatra vyavahara

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; ihan -- here; kahilan -- I have described; kariya

vistara -- elaborately; ei-mata -- in this way; janibe -- you will know;

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sarvatra -- everywhere;

vyavahara -- the behavior.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have described the Lord's behavior elaborately in the case of

Kurma. In this way, you will know Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's dealings

throughout South India.

Madhya 7.134

TEXT 134

TEXT

ei-mata sei ratri tahani rahila

pratah-kale prabhu snana kariya calila

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; sei ratri -- that night; tahani -- there; rahila

-- stayed; pratah-kale -- in the morning; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; snana -- bath; kariya -- taking; calila -- again started.

TRANSLATION

Thus Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would remain at night in one place,

and the next morning, after bathing, He would start again.

Madhya 7.135

TEXT 135

TEXT

prabhura anuvraji' kurma bahu dura aila

prabhu tanre yatna kari' ghare pathaila

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; anuvraji' -- following behind;

kurma -- the brahmana named Kurma; bahu -- much; dura -- distance; aila -

- came; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; yatna kari'

-- taking much care; ghare -- to his home; pathaila -- sent.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left, the brahmana Kurma followed Him a

great distance, but eventually Lord Caitanya took care to send him back

home.

Madhya 7.136

TEXT 136

TEXT

‘vasudeva'-nama eka dvija mahasaya

sarvange galita kustha, tate kida-maya

SYNONYMS

vasudeva-nama -- of the name Vasudeva; eka dvija -- one brahmana;

mahasaya -- a great person; sarva-ange -- all over his body; galita --

acute; kustha -- leprosy; tate -- in that; kida-maya -- full of living

worms.

TRANSLATION

There was also a brahmana named Vasudeva, who was a great person but was

suffering from leprosy. Indeed, his body was filled with living worms.

Madhya 7.137

TEXT 137

TEXT

anga haite yei kida khasiya padaya

uthana sei kida rakhe sei thana

SYNONYMS

anga haite -- from his body; yei -- which; kida -- a worm; khasiya --

drops; padaya -- falling off; uthana -- picking up; sei -- that; kida --

worm; rakhe -- places; sei thana -- in the same place.

TRANSLATION

Although suffering from leprosy, the brahmana Vasudeva was enlightened.

As soon as one worm fell from his body, he would pick it up and place it

back again in the same location.

Madhya 7.138

TEXT 138

TEXT

ratrite sunila tenho gosanira agamana

dekhibare aila prabhate kurmera bhavana

SYNONYMS

ratrite -- at night; sunila -- heard; tenho -- he; gosanira -- of Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; agamana -- the arrival; dekhibare -- to see Him;

aila -- he came; prabhate -- in the morning; kurmera -- of the brahmana

named Kurma; bhavana -- to the house.

TRANSLATION

Then one night Vasudeva heard of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's arrival, and

in the morning he came to see the Lord at the house of Kurma.

Madhya 7.139

TEXT 139

TEXT

prabhura gamana kurma-mukhete sunina

bhumite padila duhkhe murcchita hana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gamana -- the going; kurma-

mukhete -- from the mouth of the brahmana Kurma; sunina -- hearing;

bhumite -- on the ground; padila -- fell down; duhkhe -- in great

distress; murcchita -- unconsciousness; hana -- becoming.

TRANSLATION

When the leper Vasudeva came to Kurma's house to see Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

he was informed that the Lord had already left. The leper then fell to

the ground unconscious.

Madhya 7.140

TEXT 140

TEXT

aneka prakara vilapa karite lagila

sei-ksane asi' prabhu tanre alingila

SYNONYMS

aneka prakara -- various kinds; vilapa -- lamentation; karite -- to do;

lagila -- began; sei-ksane -- immediately; asi' -- coming back; prabhu --

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; alingila -- embraced.

TRANSLATION

When Vasudeva, the leper brahmana, was lamenting due to not being able

to see Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord immediately returned to that spot

and embraced him.

Madhya 7.141

TEXT 141

TEXT

prabhu-sparse duhkha-sange kustha dure gela

ananda sahite anga sundara ha-ila

SYNONYMS

prabhu-sparse -- by the touch of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; duhkha-sange --

along with his unhappiness; kustha -- the infection of leprosy; dure --

to a distant place; gela -- went; ananda sahite -- with great pleasure;

anga -- whole body; sundara -- beautiful; ha-ila -- became.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu touched him, both the leprosy and his

distress went to a distant place. Indeed, Vasudeva's body became very

beautiful, to his great happiness.

Madhya 7.142

TEXT 142

TEXT

prabhura krpa dekhi' tanra vismaya haila mana

sloka padi' paye dhari, karaye stavana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa -- the mercy; dekhi' --

seeing; tanra -- of the brahmana Vasudeva; vismaya haila mana -- there

was astonishment in his mind; sloka padi' -- reciting a verse; paye

dhari -- touching His lotus feet; karaye stavana -- offers prayers.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana Vasudeva was astonished to behold the wonderful mercy of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and he began to recite a verse from Srimad-

Bhagavatam, touching the Lord's lotus feet.

Madhya 7.143

TEXT 143

TEXT

kvaham daridrah papiyan

kva krsnah sri-niketanah

brahma-bandhur iti smaham

bahubhyam parirambhitah

SYNONYMS

kva -- who; aham -- I; daridrah -- poor; papiyan -- sinful; kva -- who;

krsnah -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sri-niketanah -- the

transcendental form of all opulence; brahma-bandhuh -- the friend of a

brahmana, not fit even to be called a brahmana; iti -- thus; sma --

certainly; aham -- I; bahubhyam -- by the arms; parirambhitah --

embraced.

TRANSLATION

He said, "‘Who am I? A sinful, poor friend of a brahmana. And who is

Krsna? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, full in six opulences.

Nonetheless, He has embraced me with His two arms.'"

PURPORT

This verse was spoken by Sudama Brahmana in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.81.16),

in connection with his meeting Lord Krsna.

Madhya 7.144–145

TEXTS 144–145

TEXT

bahu stuti kari' kahe, -- suna, daya-maya

jive ei guna nahi, tomate ei haya

more dekhi' mora gandhe palaya pamara

hena-more sparsa' tumi, -- svatantra isvara

SYNONYMS

bahu -- many; stuti -- prayers; kari' -- presenting; kahe -- says; suna -

- kindly hear; daya-maya -- O greatly merciful Lord; jive -- in the

living entity; ei -- this; guna -- quality; nahi -- there is not; tomate

-- in You; ei -- this; haya -- is; more dekhi' -- by seeing me; mora

gandhe -- from smelling my body; palaya -- runs away; pamara -- even a

sinful man; hena-more -- such a person as me; sparsa' -- touch; tumi --

You; svatantra -- fully independent; isvara -- the Supreme Personality

of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana Vasudeva continued, "O my merciful Lord, such mercy is not

possible for ordinary living entities. Such mercy can be found only in

You. Upon seeing me, even a sinful person goes away due to my bad bodily

odor. Yet You have touched me. Such is the independent behavior of the

Supreme Personality of Godhead."

Madhya 7.146

TEXT 146

TEXT

kintu achilan bhala adhama hana

ebe ahankara mora janmibe asiya

SYNONYMS

kintu -- but; achilan -- I was; bhala -- all right; adhama -- the lowest

of mankind; hana -- being; ebe -- now; ahankara -- pride; mora -- my;

janmibe -- will appear; asiya -- coming.

TRANSLATION

Being meek and humble, the brahmana Vasudeva worried that he would

become proud after being cured by the grace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 7.147

TEXT 147

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- "kabhu tomara na habe abhimana

nirantara kaha tumi ‘krsna' ‘krsna' nama

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; kabhu -- at any time; tomara -- your; na --

not; habe -- there will be; abhimana -- pride; nirantara -- incessantly;

kaha -- chant; tumi -- you; krsna krsna nama -- the holy name of Lord

Krsna.

TRANSLATION

To protect the brahmana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised him to chant

the Hare Krsna mantra incessantly. By doing so, he would never become

unnecessarily proud.

Madhya 7.148

TEXT 148

TEXT

krsna upadesi' kara jivera nistara

acirate krsna toma karibena angikara"

SYNONYMS

krsna upadesi' -- instructing about Krsna; kara -- just do; jivera -- of

all living entities; nistara -- the liberation; acirate -- very soon;

krsna -- Lord Krsna; toma -- you; karibena -- will make; angikara --

acceptance.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also advised Vasudeva to preach about Krsna and

thus liberate living entities. As a result, Krsna would very soon accept

him as His devotee.

PURPORT

Although Vasudeva Vipra was a leper and had suffered greatly, still,

after Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu cured him He instructed him to preach

Krsna consciousness. Indeed, the only return the Lord wanted was that

Vasudeva preach the instructions of Krsna and liberate all human beings.

That is the process of the International Society for Krishna

Consciousness. Each and every member of this Society was rescued from a

very abominable condition, but now they are engaged in preaching the

cult of Krsna consciousness. They are not only cured of the disease

called materialism but are also living a very happy life. Everyone

accepts them as great devotees of Krsna, and their qualities are

manifest in their very faces. If one wants to be recognized as a devotee

by Krsna, he should take to preaching work, following the advice of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Then one will undoubtedly attain the lotus feet of

Sri Krsna Caitanya, Lord Krsna Himself, without delay.

Madhya 7.149

TEXT 149

TEXT

eteka kahiya prabhu kaila antardhane

dui vipra galagali kande prabhura gune

SYNONYMS

eteka -- so much; kahiya -- speaking; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; kaila -- made; antardhane -- disappearance; dui vipra -- the

two brahmanas, Kurma and Vasudeva; galagali -- embracing one another;

kande -- cry; prabhura gune -- due to the mercy of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

After instructing the brahmana Vasudeva in that way, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu disappeared from that place. Then the two brahmanas, Kurma

and Vasudeva, embraced each other and began to cry, remembering the

transcendental qualities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 7.150

TEXT 150

TEXT

‘vasudevoddhara' ei kahila akhyana

‘vasudevamrta-prada' haila prabhura nama

SYNONYMS

vasudeva-uddhara -- giving liberation to Vasudeva; ei -- this; kahila --

is described; akhyana -- narration; vasudeva-amrta-prada -- the giver of

nectar to Vasudeva; haila -- became; prabhura nama -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's holy name.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have described how Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu reclaimed the leper

Vasudeva and so received the name Vasudevamrta-prada.

PURPORT

The name Vasudevamrta-prada is mentioned in the verses composed by

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.

Madhya 7.151

TEXT 151

TEXT

ei ta' kahila prabhura prathama gamana

kurma-darasana, vasudeva-vimocana

SYNONYMS

ei ta' kahila -- thus I have described; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; prathama gamana -- the beginning of the tour; kurma-darasana

-- visiting the temple of Kurma; vasudeva-vimocana -- and liberating the

leper brahmana of the name Vasudeva.

TRANSLATION

Thus I end my description of the beginning of the tour of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, His visiting the temple of Kurma and His liberating the

leper brahmana Vasudeva.

Madhya 7.152

TEXT 152

TEXT

sraddha kari' ei lila ye kare sravana

acirate milaye tare caitanya-carana

SYNONYMS

sraddha kari' -- with great faith; ei lila -- this pastime; ye -- anyone;

kare -- does; sravana -- hearing; acirate -- very soon; milaye -- meets;

tare -- him; caitanya-carana -- the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

One who hears these pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with great faith

will surely very soon attain the lotus feet of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT

When a person actually revives his consciousness with thoughts of Krsna

by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he revives his spiritual life

and becomes addicted to the service of the Lord. Only then can he act as

an acarya. In other words, everyone should engage in preaching,

following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In this way one

will be very much appreciated by Lord Krsna and will quickly be

recognized by Him. Actually a devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must

engage in preaching in order to increase the followers of the Lord. By

thus preaching actual Vedic knowledge all over the world, one will

benefit all mankind.

Madhya 7.153

TEXT 153

TEXT

caitanya-lilara adi-anta nahi jani

sei likhi, yei mahantera mukhe suni

SYNONYMS

caitanya-lilara -- of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; adi --

beginning; anta -- and end; nahi -- not; jani -- I know; sei -- that;

likhi -- I write; yei -- which; mahantera -- of the great personalities;

mukhe -- from the mouths; suni -- I hear.

TRANSLATION

I admit that I do not know the beginning or the end of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's pastimes. However, whatever I have written I have heard

from the mouths of great personalities.

Madhya 7.154

TEXT 154

TEXT

ithe aparadha mora na la-io, bhakta-gana

toma-sabara carana -- mora ekanta sarana

SYNONYMS

ithe -- in this; aparadha -- offenses; mora -- my; na la-io -- do not

take; bhakta-gana -- O devotees; toma -- of your; sabara -- of all;

carana -- the lotus feet; mora -- my; ekanta -- only; sarana -- shelter.

TRANSLATION

O devotees, please do not consider my offenses in this regard. Your

lotus feet are my only shelter.

Madhya 7.155

TEXT 155

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; krsna-dasa -- 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, Madhya-

lila, Seventh Chapter, describing the start of the Lord's tour of South

India and the liberation of the brahmana Vasudeva.

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Madhya 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India
 
Chapter 7: 
The Lord Begins His Tour of South India
 
In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura summarizes the 
Seventh Chapter as follows. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the 
renounced order of life in the month of Magha (January-February) and 
went to Jagannatha Puri in the month of Phalguna (February-March). He 
saw the Dola-yatra festival during the month of Phalguna, and in the 
month of Caitra He liberated Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. During the month 
of Vaisakha, He began to tour South India. When He proposed to travel to 
South India alone, Sri Nityananda Prabhu gave Him a brahmana assistant 
named Krsnadasa. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was beginning His tour, 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya gave Him four sets of clothes and requested Him 
to see Ramananda Raya, who was residing at that time on the bank of the 
river Godavari. Along with other devotees, Nityananda Prabhu accompanied 
the Lord to Alalanatha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and 
went ahead with the brahmana Krsnadasa. The Lord began chanting the 
mantra "krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna he." In whatever 
village He spent the night, whenever a person came to see Him in His 
shelter, the Lord implored him to preach the Krsna consciousness 
movement. After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded 
to other villages to increase devotees. In this way He finally reached 
Kurma-sthana. While there, He bestowed His causeless mercy upon a 
brahmana called Kurma and cured another brahmana, named Vasudeva, who 
was suffering from leprosy. After curing this brahmana leper, Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu received the title Vasudevamrta-prada, meaning "one 
who delivered nectar to the leper Vasudeva."
 
Madhya 7.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
dhanyam tam naumi caitanyam
vasudevam dayardra-dhi
nasta-kustham rupa-pustam
bhakti-tustam cakara yah
SYNONYMS
 
dhanyam -- auspicious; tam -- unto Him; naumi -- I offer obeisances; 
caitanyam -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vasudevam -- unto the brahmana 
Vasudeva; daya-ardra-dhi -- being compassionate; nasta-kustham -- cured 
the leprosy; rupa-pustam -- beautiful; bhakti-tustam -- satisfied in 
devotional service; cakara -- made; yah -- the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, being very compassionate toward a brahmana 
named Vasudeva, cured him of leprosy. He transformed him into a 
beautiful man satisfied with devotional service. I offer my respectful 
obeisances unto the glorious Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 7.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
jaya -- all glories; nityananda -- to Lord Nityananda Prabhu; jaya 
advaita-candra -- all glories to Advaita Acarya; jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda 
-- all glories to the devotees of Lord Caitanya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityananda 
Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Acarya! And all glories to all the 
devotees of Lord Caitanya!
 
Madhya 7.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
ei-mate sarvabhaumera nistara karila
daksina-gamane prabhura iccha upajila
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mate -- in this way; sarvabhaumera -- of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; 
nistara -- the liberation; karila -- was executed; daksina-gamane -- in 
going to South India; prabhura -- of the Lord; iccha -- a desire; 
upajila -- arose.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After delivering Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, the Lord desired to go to 
South India to preach.
 
Madhya 7.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
magha-sukla-pakse prabhu karila sannyasa
phalgune asiya kaila nilacale vasa
SYNONYMS
 
magha-sukla-pakse -- in the waxing fortnight of the month of Magha; 
prabhu -- the Lord; karila -- accepted; sannyasa -- the renounced order 
of life; phalgune -- in the next month, Phalguna; asiya -- coming; kaila 
-- did; nilacale -- at Jagannatha Puri; vasa -- residence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order during the waxing 
fortnight of the month of Magha. During the following month, Phalguna, 
He went to Jagannatha Puri and resided there.
 
Madhya 7.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
phalgunera sese dola-yatra se dekhila
premavese tanha bahu nrtya-gita kaila
SYNONYMS
 
phalgunera -- of the month of Phalguna; sese -- at the end; dola-yatra --
 the Dola-yatra festival; se -- that; dekhila -- saw; prema-avese -- in 
the ecstasy of love of Godhead; tanha -- there; bahu -- much; nrtya-gita 
-- chanting and dancing; kaila -- performed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At the end of the month of Phalguna, He witnessed the Dola-yatra 
ceremony, and in His usual ecstatic love of God, He chanted and danced 
in various ways on the occasion.
 
Madhya 7.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
caitre rahi' kaila sarvabhauma-vimocana
vaisakhera prathame daksina yaite haila mana
SYNONYMS
 
caitre -- in the month of Caitra (March-April); rahi' -- residing there; 
kaila -- did; sarvabhauma-vimocana -- liberation of Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya; vaisakhera -- of the month of Vaisakha; prathame -- at the 
beginning; daksina -- to South India; yaite -- to go; haila -- it was; 
mana -- the mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
During the month of Caitra, while living at Jagannatha Puri, the Lord 
delivered Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, and at the beginning of the next 
month (Vaisakha), He decided to go to South India.
 
Madhya 7.7–8
 
TEXTS 7–8
 
TEXT
 
nija-gana ani' kahe vinaya kariya
alingana kari' sabaya sri-haste dhariya
toma-saba jani ami pranadhika kari'
prana chada yaya, toma-saba chadite na pari
SYNONYMS
 
nija-gana ani' -- calling all the devotees; kahe -- said; vinaya -- 
humbleness; kariya -- showing; alingana kari' -- embracing; sabaya -- 
all of them; sri-haste -- with His hands; dhariya -- catching them; toma-
saba -- all of you; jani -- I know; ami -- I; prana-adhika -- more than 
My life; kari' -- taking; prana chada -- giving up life; yaya -- is 
possible; toma-saba -- all of you; chadite -- to give up; na pari -- I 
am not able.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu called all His devotees together and, holding 
them by the hand, humbly informed them, "You are all more dear to Me 
than My life. I can give up My life, but to give you up is difficult for 
Me.
 
Madhya 7.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
tumi-saba bandhu mora bandhu-krtya kaile
ihan ani' more jagannatha dekhaile
SYNONYMS
 
tumi-saba -- all of you; bandhu -- friends; mora -- My; bandhu-krtya -- 
duties of a friend; kaile -- you have executed; ihan -- here; ani' -- 
bringing; more -- to Me; jagannatha -- Lord Jagannatha; dekhaile -- you 
have shown.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You are all My friends, and you have properly executed the duties of 
friends by bringing Me here to Jagannatha Puri and giving Me the chance 
to see Lord Jagannatha in the temple.
 
Madhya 7.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
ebe saba-sthane muni magon eka dane
sabe meli' ajna deha, yaiba daksine
SYNONYMS
 
ebe -- now; saba-sthane -- from all of you; muni -- I; magon -- beg; eka 
dane -- one gift; sabe meli' -- all combining together; ajna deha -- 
give permission; yaiba -- I shall go; daksine -- to South India.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I now beg all of you for one bit of charity. Please give Me permission 
to leave for a tour of South India.
 
Madhya 7.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
visvarupa-uddese avasya ami yaba
ekaki yaiba, kaho sange na la-iba
SYNONYMS
 
visvarupa-uddese -- to find Visvarupa; avasya -- certainly; ami -- I; 
yaba -- shall go; ekaki -- alone; yaiba -- I shall go; kaho -- someone; 
sange -- in association; na -- not; la-iba -- I shall take.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I shall go to search out Visvarupa. Please forgive Me, but I want to go 
alone; I do not wish to take anyone with Me.
 
Madhya 7.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
setubandha haite ami na asi yavat
nilacale tumi saba rahibe tavat
SYNONYMS
 
setubandha -- the extreme southern point of India; haite -- from; ami -- 
I; na -- not; asi -- returning; yavat -- as long as; nilacale -- in 
Jagannatha Puri; tumi -- you; saba -- all; rahibe -- should stay; tavat -
- that long.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Until I return from Setubandha, all of you dear friends should remain 
at Jagannatha Puri."
 
Madhya 7.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
visvarupa-siddhi-prapti janena sakala
daksina-desa uddharite karena ei chala
SYNONYMS
 
visvarupa -- of Visvarupa; siddhi -- of perfection; prapti -- 
achievement; janena -- the Lord knows; sakala -- everything; daksina-
desa -- South India; uddharite -- just to liberate; karena -- makes; ei -
- this; chala -- pretense.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Knowing everything, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was aware that Visvarupa had 
already passed away. A pretense of ignorance was necessary, however, so 
that He could go to South India and liberate the people there.
 
Madhya 7.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
suniya sabara mane haila maha-duhkha
nihsabda ha-ila, sabara sukaila mukha
SYNONYMS
 
suniya -- hearing this; sabara -- of all the devotees; mane -- in the 
minds; haila -- there was; maha-duhkha -- great unhappiness; nihsabda -- 
silent; ha-ila -- became; sabara -- of everyone; sukaila -- dried up; 
mukha -- the faces.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon hearing this message from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the devotees 
became very unhappy and remained silent with sullen faces.
 
Madhya 7.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
nityananda-prabhu kahe, -- "aiche kaiche haya
ekaki yaibe tumi, ke iha sahaya
SYNONYMS
 
nityananda-prabhu kahe -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu replied; aiche kaiche 
haya -- how is this possible; ekaki -- alone; yaibe -- shall go; tumi -- 
You; ke -- who; iha -- this; sahaya -- can tolerate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Nityananda Prabhu then said, "How is it possible for You to go alone? 
Who can tolerate this?
 
Madhya 7.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
dui-eka sange caluka, na pada hatha-range
yare kaha sei dui caluk tomara sange
SYNONYMS
 
dui -- two; eka -- or one; sange -- with You; caluka -- let go; na -- do 
not; pada -- fall; hatha-range -- in the clutches of thieves and rogues; 
yare -- whoever; kaha -- You say; sei -- those; dui -- two; caluk -- let 
go; tomara -- You; sange -- along with.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Let one or two of us go with You; otherwise You may fall into the 
clutches of thieves and rogues along the way. They may be whomever You 
like, but two persons should go with You.
 
Madhya 7.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
daksinera tirtha-patha ami saba jani
ami sange yai, prabhu, ajna deha tumi"
SYNONYMS
 
daksinera -- of South India; tirtha-patha -- the ways to different 
places of pilgrimage; ami -- I; saba -- all; jani -- know; ami -- I; 
sange -- with You; yai -- go; prabhu -- O My Lord; ajna -- order; deha --
 give; tumi -- You.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Indeed, I know all the paths to the different places of pilgrimage in 
South India. Just order Me, and I shall go with You."
 
Madhya 7.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, "ami -- nartaka, tumi -- sutra-dhara
tumi yaiche nacao, taiche nartana amara
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; ami -- I; nartaka -- a dancer; tumi -- 
You; sutra-dhara -- wire-puller; tumi -- You; yaiche -- just as; nacao --
 make dance; taiche -- in that way; nartana -- dancing; amara -- My.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord replied, "I am simply a dancer, and You are the wire-puller. 
However You pull the wires to make Me dance, I shall dance in that way.
 
Madhya 7.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
sannyasa kariya ami calilan vrndavana
tumi ama lana aile advaita-bhavana
SYNONYMS
 
sannyasa kariya -- after accepting the renounced order; ami -- I; 
calilan -- went; vrndavana -- toward Vrndavana; tumi -- You; ama -- Me; 
lana -- taking; aile -- went; advaita-bhavana -- to the house of Advaita 
Prabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"After accepting the sannyasa order, I decided to go to Vrndavana, but 
You took Me instead to the house of Advaita Prabhu.
 
Madhya 7.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
nilacala asite pathe bhangila mora danda
toma-sabara gadha-snehe amara karya-bhanga
SYNONYMS
 
nilacala -- to Jagannatha Puri; asite -- going there; pathe -- on the 
road; bhangila -- You broke; mora -- My; danda -- sannyasa staff; toma-
sabara -- of all of you; gadha-snehe -- on account of the deep affection;
 amara -- My; karya-bhanga -- disturbance of activities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"While on the way to Jagannatha Puri, You broke My sannyasa staff. I 
know that all of you have great affection for Me, but such things 
disturb My activities.
 
Madhya 7.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
jagadananda cahe ama visaya bhunjaite
yei kahe sei bhaye cahiye karite
SYNONYMS
 
jagadananda -- Jagadananda; cahe -- wants; ama -- Me; visaya -- sense 
gratification; bhunjaite -- to cause to enjoy; yei kahe -- whatever he 
says; sei -- that; bhaye -- out of fear; cahiye -- I want; karite -- to 
do.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Jagadananda wants Me to enjoy bodily sense gratification, and out of 
fear I do whatever he tells Me.
 
Madhya 7.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
kabhu yadi inhara vakya kariye anyatha
krodhe tina dina more nahi kahe katha
SYNONYMS
 
kabhu -- sometimes; yadi -- if; inhara -- of Jagadananda; vakya -- the 
words; kariye -- I do; anyatha -- other than; krodhe -- in anger; tina 
dina -- for three days; more -- to Me; nahi -- not; kahe -- speaks; 
katha -- words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If I sometimes do something against his desire, out of anger he will 
not talk to Me for three days.
 
Madhya 7.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
mukunda hayena duhkhi dekhi' sannyasa-dharma
tinabare site snana, bhumite sayana
SYNONYMS
 
mukunda -- Mukunda; hayena -- becomes; duhkhi -- unhappy; dekhi' -- 
seeing; sannyasa-dharma -- My regulative principles in the renounced 
order; tina-bare -- three times; site -- in the winter; snana -- bath; 
bhumite -- on the ground; sayana -- lying down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Being a sannyasi, I have a duty to lie down on the ground and to take a 
bath three times a day, even during the winter. But Mukunda becomes very 
unhappy when he sees My severe austerities.
 
Madhya 7.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
antare duhkhi mukunda, nahi kahe mukhe
ihara duhkha dekhi' mora dvi-guna haye duhkhe
SYNONYMS
 
antare -- within himself; duhkhi -- unhappy; mukunda -- Mukunda; nahi -- 
not; kahe -- says; mukhe -- in the mouth; ihara -- of him; duhkha -- the 
unhappiness; dekhi' -- seeing; mora -- My; dvi-guna -- twice; haye -- 
there is; duhkhe -- the unhappiness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Of course, Mukunda does not say anything, but I know that he is very 
unhappy within, and upon seeing him unhappy, I become twice as unhappy.
 
Madhya 7.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
ami ta' -- sannyasi, damodara -- brahmacari
sada rahe amara upara siksa-danda dhari'
SYNONYMS
 
ami ta' -- I indeed; sannyasi -- in the renounced order of life; 
damodara -- Damodara; brahmacari -- in a stage of complete celibacy; 
sada -- always; rahe -- remains; amara upara -- on Me; siksa-danda -- a 
stick for My education; dhari' -- keeping.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Although I am in the renounced order of life and Damodara is a 
brahmacari, he still keeps a stick in his hand just to educate Me.
 
Madhya 7.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
inhara age ami na jani vyavahara
inhare na bhaya svatantra caritra amara
SYNONYMS
 
inhara age -- in front of him; ami -- I; na -- not; jani -- know; 
vyavahara -- social etiquette; inhare -- for him; na -- not; bhaya -- 
exists; svatantra -- independent; caritra -- character; amara -- My.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"According to Damodara, I am still a neophyte as far as social etiquette 
is concerned; therefore he does not like My independent nature.
 
Madhya 7.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
lokapeksa nahi inhara krsna-krpa haite
ami lokapeksa kabhu na pari chadite
SYNONYMS
 
loka-apeksa -- care for society; nahi -- there is none; inhara -- of 
Damodara; krsna-krpa -- the mercy of the Lord; haite -- from; ami -- I; 
loka-apeksa -- dependence on public opinion; kabhu -- at any time; na -- 
not; pari -- able; chadite -- to give up,
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Damodara Pandita and others are more advanced in receiving the mercy of 
Lord Krsna; therefore they are independent of public opinion. As such, 
they want Me to enjoy sense gratification, even though it be unethical. 
But since I am a poor sannyasi, I cannot abandon the duties of the 
renounced order, and therefore I follow them strictly.
 
PURPORT
 
A brahmacari is supposed to assist a sannyasi; therefore a brahmacari 
should not try to instruct a sannyasi. That is the etiquette. 
Consequently Damodara should not have advised Caitanya Mahaprabhu of His 
duty.
 
Madhya 7.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
ataeva tumi saba raha nilacale
dina kata ami tirtha bhramiba ekale"
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; tumi -- you; saba -- all; raha -- remain; nilacale -
- at Jagannatha Puri; dina -- days; kata -- some; ami -- I; tirtha -- 
the sacred places of pilgrimage; bhramiba -- I shall tour; ekale -- 
alone.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You should all therefore remain here in Nilacala for some days while I 
tour the sacred places of pilgrimage alone."
 
Madhya 7.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
inha-sabara vasa prabhu haye ye ye gune
dosaropa-cchale kare guna asvadane
SYNONYMS
 
inha-sabara -- of all the devotees; vasa -- controlled; prabhu -- the 
Lord; haye -- is; ye ye -- whatever; gune -- by the qualities; dosa-
aropa-chale -- on the plea of attributing faults; kare -- does; guna -- 
high qualities; asvadane -- tasting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Actually the Lord was controlled by the good qualities of all His 
devotees. On the pretense of attributing faults, He tasted all these 
qualities.
 
PURPORT
 
All the accusations made by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu against His beloved 
devotees actually showed His great appreciation of their intense love 
for Him. Yet He mentioned these faults one after another as if He were 
offended by their intense affection. The personal associates of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes behaved contrary to regulative principles 
out of intense love for the Lord, and because of their love Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu Himself sometimes violated the regulative principles of a 
sannyasi. In the eyes of the public, such violations are not good, but 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was so controlled by His devotees' love that He 
was obliged to break some of the rules. Although accusing them, Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was indirectly indicating that He was very satisfied 
with their behavior in pure love of Godhead. Therefore in verse 27 He 
mentions that His devotees and associates place more importance on love 
of Krsna than on social etiquette. There are many instances of 
devotional service rendered by previous acaryas who did not care about 
social behavior when intensely absorbed in love for Krsna. Unfortunately,
 as long as we are within this material world, we must observe social 
customs to avoid criticism by the general populace. This is Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's desire.
 
Madhya 7.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
caitanyera bhakta-vatsalya -- akathya-kathana
apane vairagya-duhkha karena sahana
SYNONYMS
 
caitanyera -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-vatsalya -- the 
love for His devotees; akathya-kathana -- indescribable by words; apane -
- personally; vairagya -- of the renounced order; duhkha -- unhappiness; 
karena -- does; sahana -- toleration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
No one can properly describe Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's affection 
for His devotees. He always tolerated all kinds of personal unhappiness 
resulting from His acceptance of the renounced order of life.
 
Madhya 7.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
sei duhkha dekhi' yei bhakta duhkha paya
sei duhkha tanra saktye sahana na yaya
SYNONYMS
 
sei duhkha -- that unhappiness; dekhi' -- seeing; yei -- whatever; 
bhakta -- the devotees; duhkha -- unhappiness; paya -- get; sei duhkha --
 that unhappiness; tanra -- His; saktye -- by the power; sahana -- 
toleration; na -- not; yaya -- possible.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The regulative principles observed by Caitanya Mahaprabhu were sometimes 
intolerable, and all the devotees became greatly affected by them. 
Although strictly observing the regulative principles, Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu could not tolerate the unhappiness felt by His devotees.
 
Madhya 7.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
gune dosodgara-cchale saba nisedhiya
ekaki bhramibena tirtha vairagya kariya
SYNONYMS
 
gune -- in the good qualities; dosa-udgara-chale -- on the plea of 
attributing faults; saba -- all of them; nisedhiya -- forbidding; ekaki -
- alone; bhramibena -- will tour; tirtha -- the sacred places of 
pilgrimage; vairagya -- regulative principles of the renounced order of 
life; kariya -- observing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Therefore, to prevent them from accompanying Him and becoming unhappy, 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu declared their good qualities to be faults.
 
PURPORT
 
The Lord wanted to tour all the places of pilgrimage alone and strictly 
observe the duties of the renounced order.
 
Madhya 7.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
tabe cari-jana bahu minati karila
svatantra isvara prabhu kabhu na manila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; cari-jana -- four men; bahu -- many; minati -- 
petitions; karila -- submitted; svatantra -- independent; isvara -- the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kabhu 
-- at any time; na -- not; manila -- accepted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Four devotees then humbly insisted that they go with the Lord, but Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, being the independent Supreme Personality of 
Godhead, did not accept their request.
 
Madhya 7.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
tabe nityananda kahe, -- ye ajna tomara
duhkha sukha ye ha-uk kartavya amara
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereupon; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; kahe -- says; 
ye ajna -- whatever order; tomara -- Your; duhkha sukha -- distress or 
happiness; ye -- whatever; ha-uk -- let there be; kartavya -- the duty; 
amara -- My.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thereupon Lord Nityananda said, "Whatever You order is My duty, 
regardless of whether it results in happiness or unhappiness.
 
Madhya 7.35
 
TEXT 35
 
TEXT
 
kintu eka nivedana karon ara bara
vicara kariya taha kara angikara
SYNONYMS
 
kintu -- but; eka -- one; nivedana -- petition; karon -- I do; ara bara -
- again; vicara -- consideration; kariya -- giving; taha -- that; kara --
 do; angikara -- acceptance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Yet I still submit one petition to You. Please consider it, and if You 
think it proper, please accept it.
 
Madhya 7.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
kaupina, bahir-vasa ara jala-patra
ara kichu nahi yabe, sabe ei matra
SYNONYMS
 
kaupina -- loincloth; bahir-vasa -- outer garments; ara -- and; jala-
patra -- waterpot; ara kichu -- anything else; nahi -- not; yabe -- will 
go; sabe -- all; ei -- this; matra -- only.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You must take with You a loincloth, external clothes and a waterpot. 
You should take nothing more than this.
 
Madhya 7.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
tomara dui hasta baddha nama-ganane
jala-patra-bahirvasa vahibe kemane
SYNONYMS
 
tomara -- Your; dui -- two; hasta -- hands; baddha -- engaged; nama -- 
the holy name; ganane -- in counting; jala-patra -- waterpot; bahir-vasa 
-- external garments; vahibe -- will carry; kemane -- how.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Since Your two hands will always be engaged in chanting and counting 
the holy names, how will You be able to carry the waterpot and external 
garments?
 
PURPORT
 
From this verse it is clear that Caitanya Mahaprabhu was chanting the 
holy names a fixed number of times daily. The Gosvamis used to follow in 
the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and Haridasa Thakura also 
followed this principle. Concerning the Gosvamis -- Srila Rupa Gosvami, 
Srila Sanatana Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Srila Jiva 
Gosvami, Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami --
 Srinivasa Acarya confirms, sankhya-purvaka-nama-gana-natibhih. (Sad-
gosvamy-astaka 6) In addition to other duties, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
introduced the system of chanting the holy name of the Lord a fixed 
number of times daily, as confirmed in this verse (tomara dui hasta 
baddha nama-ganane). Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to count on His fingers. 
While one hand was engaged in chanting, the other hand kept the number 
of rounds. This is corroborated in the Caitanya-candramrta and also in 
Srila Rupa Gosvami's Stava-mala:
 
badhnan prema-bhara-prakampita-karo granthin kati-dorakaih
sankhyatum nija-loka-mangala-hare-krsneti namnam japan
 
(Caitanya-candramrta 16)
hare krsnety uccaih sphurita-rasano nama-ganana-
krta-granthi-sreni-subhaga-kati-sutrojjvala-karah
 
  (Prathama-caitanyastaka 5)
Therefore devotees in the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must chant at 
least sixteen rounds daily, and this is the number prescribed by the 
International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Haridasa Thakura daily 
chanted 300,000 names. Sixteen rounds is about 28,000 names. There is no 
need to imitate Haridasa Thakura or the other Gosvamis, but chanting the 
holy name a fixed number of times daily is essential for every devotee.
 
Madhya 7.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
premavese pathe tumi habe acetana
e-saba samagri tomara ke kare raksana
SYNONYMS
 
prema-avese -- in ecstatic love of God; pathe -- on the way; tumi -- You;
 habe -- will be; acetana -- unconscious; e-saba -- all this; samagri -- 
paraphernalia; tomara -- Your; ke -- who; kare -- does; raksana -- 
protection.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When, along the way, You fall unconscious in ecstatic love of Godhead, 
who will protect Your belongings -- the waterpot, garments and so forth?"
 
Madhya 7.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
‘krsnadasa'-name ei sarala brahmana
inho sange kari' laha, dhara nivedana
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-dasa-name -- named Krsnadasa; ei -- this; sarala -- simple; 
brahmana -- brahmana; inho -- he; sange -- with You; kari' -- accepting; 
laha -- take; dhara -- just catch; nivedana -- the petition.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Nityananda Prabhu continued, "Here is a simple brahmana named 
Krsnadasa. Please accept him and take him with You. That is My request.
 
PURPORT
 
This Krsnadasa, known as Kala Krsnadasa, is not the Kala Krsnadasa 
mentioned in the Eleventh Chapter, verse 37, of the Adi-lila. The Kala 
Krsnadasa mentioned in the Eleventh Chapter is one of the twelve gopalas 
(cowherd boys) who appeared to substantiate the pastimes of Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is known as a great devotee of Lord Nityananda 
Prabhu. The brahmana named Kala Krsnadasa who went with Sri Caitanya to 
South India and later to Bengal is mentioned in the Madhya-lila, Tenth 
Chapter, verses 62–79. One should not take these two to be the same 
person.
 
Madhya 7.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
jala-patra-vastra vahi' toma-sange yabe
ye tomara iccha, kara, kichu na balibe
SYNONYMS
 
jala-patra -- waterpot; vastra -- and garments; vahi' -- carrying; toma-
sange -- with You; yabe -- will go; ye -- whatever; tomara iccha -- Your 
desire; kara -- You do; kichu na balibe -- he will not say anything.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"He will carry Your waterpot and garments. You may do whatever You like; 
he will not say a word."
 
Madhya 7.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
tabe tanra vakya prabhu kari' angikare
taha-saba lana gela sarvabhauma-ghare
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereupon; tanra -- of Lord Nityananda Prabhu; vakya -- the 
words; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kari' -- doing; angikare -- 
acceptance; taha-saba -- all of them; lana -- taking; gela -- went; 
sarvabhauma-ghare -- to the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Accepting the request of Lord Nityananda Prabhu, Lord Caitanya took all 
His devotees and went to the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
 
Madhya 7.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
namaskari' sarvabhauma asana nivedila
sabakare mili' tabe asane vasila
SYNONYMS
 
namaskari' -- offering obeisances; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya; asana -- sitting places; nivedila -- offered; sabakare -- 
all of them; mili' -- meeting; tabe -- after that; asane vasila -- he 
took his seat.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As soon as they entered his house, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya offered the 
Lord obeisances and a place to sit. After seating all the others, the 
Bhattacarya took his seat.
 
Madhya 7.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
nana krsna-varta kahi' kahila tanhare
‘tomara thani ailan ajna magibare
SYNONYMS
 
nana -- various; krsna-varta -- topics on Lord Krsna; kahi' -- 
discussing; kahila -- He informed; tanhare -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; 
tomara thani -- to your place; ailan -- I have come; ajna -- order; 
magibare -- to beg.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After they had discussed various topics about Lord Krsna, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu informed Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, "I have come to your place 
just to receive your order.
 
Madhya 7.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
sannyasa kari' visvarupa giyache daksine
avasya kariba ami tanra anvesane
SYNONYMS
 
sannyasa kari' -- after accepting the sannyasa order; visvarupa -- 
Visvarupa (the elder brother of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu); giyache -- has 
gone; daksine -- to South India; avasya -- certainly; kariba -- shall do;
 ami -- I; tanra -- of Him; anvesane -- searching for.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My elder brother, Visvarupa, has taken sannyasa and gone to South India.
 Now I must go search for Him.
 
Madhya 7.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
ajna deha, avasya ami daksine caliba
tomara ajnate sukhe leuti' asiba'
SYNONYMS
 
ajna deha -- please give permission; avasya -- certainly; ami -- I; 
daksine -- in South India; caliba -- shall go; tomara -- your; ajnate -- 
by the order; sukhe -- in happiness; leuti' -- returning; asiba -- I 
shall come.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please permit Me to go, for I must tour South India. With your 
permission, I shall soon return very happily."
 
Madhya 7.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
suni' sarvabhauma haila atyanta katara
carane dhariya kahe visada-uttara
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing this; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; haila -- 
became; atyanta -- greatly; katara -- agitated; carane -- the lotus feet;
 dhariya -- taking; kahe -- says; visada -- of lamentation; uttara -- a 
reply.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon hearing this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya became very much agitated. 
Catching hold of the lotus feet of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he gave this 
sorrowful reply.
 
Madhya 7.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
‘bahu-janmera punya-phale painu tomara sanga
hena-sanga vidhi mora karileka bhanga
SYNONYMS
 
bahu-janmera -- of many births; punya-phale -- as the fruit of pious 
activities; painu -- I got; tomara -- Your; sanga -- association; hena-
sanga -- such association; vidhi -- providence; mora -- my; karileka -- 
has done; bhanga -- breaking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"After many births, due to some pious activity I got Your association. 
Now providence is breaking this invaluable association.
 
Madhya 7.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
sire vajra pade yadi, putra mari' yaya
taha sahi, tomara viccheda sahana na yaya
SYNONYMS
 
sire -- on the head; vajra -- a thunderbolt; pade -- falls; yadi -- if; 
putra -- son; mari' -- dying; yaya -- goes; taha -- that; sahi -- I can 
tolerate; tomara -- Your; viccheda -- separation; sahana -- enduring; na 
yaya -- cannot be done.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If a thunderbolt falls on my head or if my son dies, I can tolerate it. 
But I cannot endure the unhappiness of separation from You.
 
Madhya 7.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
svatantra-isvara tumi karibe gamana
dina katho raha, dekhi tomara carana'
SYNONYMS
 
svatantra-isvara -- the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead; tumi 
-- You; karibe -- will make; gamana -- departure; dina -- days; katho -- 
some; raha -- please stay; dekhi -- I may see; tomara carana -- Your 
lotus feet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, You are the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead. 
Certainly You will depart. I know that. Still, I ask You to stay here a 
few days more so that I can see Your lotus feet."
 
Madhya 7.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
tahara vinaye prabhura sithila haila mana
rahila divasa katho, na kaila gamana
SYNONYMS
 
tahara -- of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; vinaye -- on the request; prabhura 
-- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sithila -- slackened; haila -- 
became; mana -- the mind; rahila -- stayed; divasa -- days; katho -- a 
few; na -- not; kaila -- did; gamana -- departure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon hearing Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's request, Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
relented. He stayed a few days longer and did not depart.
 
Madhya 7.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
bhattacarya agraha kari' karena nimantrana
grhe paka kari' prabhuke kara'na bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; agraha -- eagerness; kari' -- 
showing; karena -- did; nimantrana -- invitation; grhe -- at home; paka -
- cooking; kari' -- doing; prabhuke -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
kara'na -- made; bhojana -- eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Bhattacarya eagerly invited Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home and 
fed Him very nicely.
 
Madhya 7.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
tanhara brahmani, tanra nama -- ‘sathira mata'
randhi' bhiksa dena tenho, ascarya tanra katha
SYNONYMS
 
tanhara brahmani -- his wife; tanra nama -- her name; sathira mata -- 
the mother of Sathi; randhi' -- cooking; bhiksa dena -- offers food; 
tenho -- she; ascarya -- wonderful; tanra -- her; katha -- narration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Bhattacarya's wife, whose name was Sathimata (the mother of Sathi), 
did the cooking. The narrations of these pastimes are very wonderful.
 
Madhya 7.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
age ta' kahiba taha kariya vistara
ebe kahi prabhura daksina-yatra-samacara
SYNONYMS
 
age -- later; ta' -- indeed; kahiba -- I shall speak; taha -- all those 
incidents; kariya -- doing; vistara -- elaboration; ebe -- now; kahi -- 
let me describe; prabhura -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; daksina -- in 
South India; yatra -- of the touring; samacara -- the narration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Later I shall tell about this in elaborate detail, but at present I wish 
to describe Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's South Indian tour.
 
Madhya 7.54
 
TEXT 54
 
TEXT
 
dina panca rahi' prabhu bhattacarya-sthane
calibara lagi' ajna magila apane
SYNONYMS
 
dina panca -- five days; rahi' -- staying; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; bhattacarya-sthane -- at Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's place; 
calibara lagi' -- for starting; ajna -- order; magila -- begged; apane --
 personally.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After staying five days at the home of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally asked his permission to depart for South 
India.
 
Madhya 7.55
 
TEXT 55
 
TEXT
 
prabhura agrahe bhattacarya sammata ha-ila
prabhu tanre lana jagannatha-mandire gela
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura agrahe -- by the eagerness of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; sammata ha-ila -- became 
agreeable; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him (
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya); lana -- taking; jagannatha-mandire -- to the 
temple of Lord Jagannatha; gela -- went.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After receiving the Bhattacarya's permission, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
went to see Lord Jagannatha in the temple. He took the Bhattacarya with 
Him.
 
Madhya 7.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
darsana kari' thakura-pasa ajna magila
pujari prabhure mala-prasada ani' dila
SYNONYMS
 
darsana kari' -- visiting the Lord; thakura-pasa -- from the Lord; ajna 
magila -- begged permission; pujari -- the priest; prabhure -- unto Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mala -- garland; prasada -- remnants of food; 
ani' -- bringing; dila -- delivered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing Lord Jagannatha, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also begged His 
permission. The priest then immediately delivered prasadam and a garland 
to Lord Caitanya.
 
Madhya 7.57
 
TEXT 57
 
TEXT
 
ajna-mala pana harse namaskara kari'
anande daksina-dese cale gaurahari
SYNONYMS
 
ajna-mala -- the garland of permission; pana -- getting; harse -- in 
great jubilation; namaskara -- obeisances; kari' -- offering; anande -- 
with great pleasure; daksina-dese -- to South India; cale -- goes; 
gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus receiving Lord Jagannatha's permission in the form of a garland, 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered obeisances, and then in great jubilation 
He prepared to depart for South India.
 
Madhya 7.58
 
TEXT 58
 
TEXT
 
bhattacarya-sange ara yata nija-gana
jagannatha pradaksina kari' karila gamana
SYNONYMS
 
bhattacarya-sange -- with Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ara -- and; yata -- 
all; nija-gana -- personal devotees; jagannatha -- Lord Jagannatha; 
pradaksina -- circumambulation; kari' -- finishing; karila -- made; 
gamana -- departure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Accompanied by His personal associates and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu circumambulated the altar of Jagannatha. The Lord 
then departed on His South Indian tour.
 
Madhya 7.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
samudra-tire tire alalanatha-pathe
sarvabhauma kahilena acarya-gopinathe
SYNONYMS
 
samudra-tire -- on the shore of the sea; tire -- on the shore; 
alalanatha-pathe -- on the path to the temple of Alalanatha; sarvabhauma 
-- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kahilena -- said; acarya-gopinathe -- to 
Gopinatha Acarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While the Lord was going along the path to Alalanatha, which was located 
on the seashore, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya gave the following orders to 
Gopinatha Acarya.
 
Madhya 7.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
cari kopina-bahirvasa rakhiyachi ghare
taha, prasadanna, lana aisa vipra-dvare
SYNONYMS
 
cari kopina-bahirvasa -- four sets of loincloths and external clothing; 
rakhiyachi -- I have kept; ghare -- at home; taha -- that; prasada-anna -
- remnants of food of Lord Jagannatha; lana -- taking; aisa -- come here;
 vipra-dvare -- by means of some brahmana.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Bring the four sets of loincloths and outer garments I keep at home, 
and also some prasadam of Lord Jagannatha. You may carry these things 
with the help of some brahmana."
 
Madhya 7.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
tabe sarvabhauma kahe prabhura carane
avasya palibe, prabhu, mora nivedane
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kahe -- said;
 prabhura carane -- unto the lotus feet of the Lord; avasya -- certainly;
 palibe -- You will keep; prabhu -- my Lord; mora -- my; nivedane -- 
request.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was departing, Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya submitted the following at His lotus feet: "My Lord, I have 
one final request that I hope You will kindly fulfill.
 
Madhya 7.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
‘ramananda raya' ache godavari-tire
adhikari hayena tenho vidyanagare
SYNONYMS
 
ramananda raya -- Ramananda Raya; ache -- there is; godavari-tire -- on 
the bank of river Godavari; adhikari -- a responsible officer; hayena -- 
is; tenho -- he; vidyanagare -- in the town known as Vidyanagara.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In the town of Vidyanagara, on the bank of the Godavari, there is a 
responsible government officer named Ramananda Raya.
 
PURPORT
 
In the Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that 
Vidyanagara is today known as Porbandar. There is another Porbandar in 
western India, in the province of Gujarat.
 
Madhya 7.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
sudra visayi-jnane upeksa na karibe
amara vacane tanre avasya milibe
SYNONYMS
 
sudra -- the fourth social division; visayi-jnane -- by the impression 
of being a worldly man; upeksa -- negligence; na karibe -- should not do;
 amara -- my; vacane -- on the request; tanre -- him; avasya -- 
certainly; milibe -- You should meet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please do not neglect him, thinking he belongs to a sudra family 
engaged in material activities. It is my request that You meet him 
without fail."
 
PURPORT
 
In the varnasrama-dharma, the sudra is the fourth division in the social 
status. Paricaryatmakam karma sudrasyapi svabhava-jam (Bg. 18.44). 
Sudras are meant to engage in the service of the three higher classes -- 
brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas. Sri Ramananda Raya belonged to the 
karana class, which is the equivalent of the kayastha class in Bengal. 
This class is regarded all over India as sudra. It is said that the 
Bengali kayasthas were originally engaged as servants of brahmanas who 
came from North India to Bengal. Later, the clerical class became the 
kayasthas in Bengal. Now there are many mixed classes known as kayastha. 
Sometimes it is said in Bengal that those who cannot claim any 
particular class belong to the kayastha class. Although these kayasthas 
or karanas are considered sudras, they are very intelligent and highly 
educated. Most of them are professionals such as lawyers or politicians. 
Thus in Bengal the kayasthas are sometimes considered ksatriyas. In 
Orissa, however, the kayastha class, which includes the karanas, is 
considered in the sudra category. Srila Ramananda Raya belonged to this 
karana class; therefore he was considered a sudra. He was also the 
governor of South India under the regime of Maharaja Prataparudra of 
Orissa. In other words, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya informed Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu that Ramananda Raya, although belonging to the sudra class, 
was a highly responsible government officer. As far as spiritual 
advancement is concerned, materialists, politicians and sudras are 
generally disqualified. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya therefore requested that 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu not neglect Ramananda Raya, who was highly 
advanced spiritually although he was born a sudra and a materialist.
 
A visayi is one who is attached to family life and is interested only in 
wife, children and worldly sense gratification. The senses can be 
engaged either in worldly enjoyment or in the service of the Lord. Those 
who are not engaged in the service of the Lord and are interested only 
in material sense gratification are called visayi. Srila Ramananda Raya 
was engaged in government service, and he belonged to the karana class. 
He was certainly not a sannyasi in saffron cloth, yet he was in the 
transcendental position of a paramahamsa householder. Before becoming 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's disciple, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya considered 
Ramananda Raya an ordinary visayi because he was a householder engaged 
in government service. However, when the Bhattacarya was actually 
enlightened in Vaisnava philosophy, he could understand the exalted 
transcendental position of Sri Ramananda Raya; therefore he referred to 
him as adhikari. An adhikari is one who knows the transcendental science 
of Krsna and is engaged in His service; therefore all grhastha devotees 
are designated as dasa adhikari.
 
Madhya 7.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
tomara sangera yogya tenho eka jana
prthivite rasika bhakta nahi tanra sama
SYNONYMS
 
tomara -- Your; sangera -- of association; yogya -- fit; tenho -- he (
Ramananda Raya); eka -- one; jana -- person; prthivite -- in the world; 
rasika -- expert in transcendental mellows; bhakta -- devotee; nahi -- 
there is none; tanra sama -- like him.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, "Ramananda Raya is a fit person to 
associate with You; no other devotee can compare with him in knowledge 
of the transcendental mellows.
 
Madhya 7.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
panditya ara bhakti-rasa, -- dunhera tenho sima
sambhasile janibe tumi tanhara mahima
SYNONYMS
 
panditya -- learning; ara -- and; bhakti-rasa -- the mellows of 
devotional service; dunhera -- of these two; tenho -- he; sima -- the 
limit; sambhasile -- when You talk with him; janibe -- will know; tumi --
 You; tanhara -- his; mahima -- glories.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"He is a most learned scholar as well as an expert in devotional mellows.
 Actually he is most exalted, and if You talk with him, You will see how 
glorious he is.
 
Madhya 7.66
 
TEXT 66
 
TEXT
 
alaukika vakya cesta tanra na bujhiya
parihasa kariyachi tanre ‘vaisnava' baliya
SYNONYMS
 
alaukika -- uncommon; vakya -- words; cesta -- endeavor; tanra -- his; 
na -- without; bujhiya -- understanding; parihasa -- joking; kariyachi --
 I have done; tanre -- unto him; vaisnava -- a devotee of the Lord; 
baliya -- as.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I could not realize when I first spoke with Ramananda Raya that his 
topics and endeavors were all transcendentally uncommon. I made fun of 
him simply because he was a Vaisnava."
 
PURPORT
 
Anyone who is a not a Vaisnava, or an unalloyed devotee of the Supreme 
Lord, must be a materialist. A Vaisnava living according to Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's injunctions is certainly not on the materialistic platform. 
Caitanya means "spiritual force." All of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's 
activities were carried out on the platform of spiritual understanding; 
therefore only those who are on the spiritual platform are able to 
understand the activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Materialistic 
persons cannot understand these activities and are generally known as 
karmis or jnanis. The jnanis are mental speculators who simply try to 
understand what is spirit and what is matter. Their process is neti neti:
 "This is not spirit, this is not Brahman." The jnanis are a little more 
advanced than the dull-headed karmis, who are simply interested in sense 
gratification. Before becoming a Vaisnava, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was a 
mental speculator (jnani), and being such, he always cut jokes with 
Vaisnavas. A Vaisnava never agrees with the speculative system of the 
jnanis. Both the jnanis and karmis depend on direct sense perception for 
their imperfect knowledge. The karmis never agree to accept anything not 
directly perceived, and the jnanis put forth only hypotheses. However, 
the Vaisnavas, the unalloyed devotees of the Lord, do not follow the 
process of acquiring knowledge by direct sense perception or mental 
speculation. Because they are servants of the Supreme Lord, devotees 
receive knowledge directly from the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He 
speaks it in the Bhagavad-gita, or sometimes as He imparts it from 
within as the caittya-guru. As Lord Krsna states in the Bhagavad-gita (
10.10):
 
tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-purvakam
dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam upayanti te
 
"To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the 
understanding by which they can come to Me."
 
The Vedas are considered to have been spoken by the Supreme Lord. They 
were first realized by Brahma, who is the first created being within the 
universe (tene brahma hrda ya adi-kavaye [SB 1.1.1]). Our process is to 
receive knowledge through the parampara system, from Krsna to Brahma, to 
Narada, Vyasa, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the Six Gosvamis. By 
disciplic succession, Lord Brahma was enlightened from within by the 
original person, Krsna. Our knowledge is fully perfect due to being 
handed from master to disciple. A Vaisnava is always engaged in the 
transcendental loving service of the Lord, and thus neither karmis nor 
jnanis can understand the activities of a Vaisnava. It is said, 
vaisnavera kriya-mudra vijneha na bujhaya: [Cc. Madhya 23.39] even the 
most learned man depending on direct perception of knowledge cannot 
understand the activities of a Vaisnava. After being initiated into 
Vaisnavism by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya realized 
what a mistake he had made in trying to understand Ramananda Raya, who 
was very learned and whose endeavors were all directed to rendering 
transcendental loving service to the Lord.
 
Madhya 7.67
 
TEXT 67
 
TEXT
 
tomara prasade ebe janinu tanra tattva
sambhasile janibe tanra yemana mahattva
SYNONYMS
 
tomara prasade -- by Your mercy; ebe -- now; janinu -- I have understood;
 tanra -- of him (Ramananda Raya); tattva -- the truth; sambhasile -- in 
talking together; janibe -- You will know; tanra -- his; yemana -- such; 
mahattva -- greatness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Bhattacarya said, "By Your mercy I can now understand the truth 
about Ramananda Raya. In talking with him, You also will acknowledge his 
greatness."
 
Madhya 7.68
 
TEXT 68
 
TEXT
 
angikara kari' prabhu tanhara vacana
tanre vidaya dite tanre kaila alingana
SYNONYMS
 
angikara kari' -- accepting this proposal; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; tanhara -- of him (Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya); vacana -- the 
request; tanre -- unto him; vidaya dite -- to offer farewell; tanre -- 
him; kaila -- did; alingana -- embracing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's request 
that He meet Ramananda Raya. Bidding Sarvabhauma farewell, the Lord 
embraced him.
 
Madhya 7.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
"ghare krsna bhaji' more kariha asirvade
nilacale asi' yena tomara prasade"
SYNONYMS
 
ghare -- at home; krsna -- Lord Krsna; bhaji' -- worshiping; more -- 
unto Me; kariha -- do; asirvade -- blessing; nilacale -- at Jagannatha 
Puri; asi' -- returning; yena -- so that; tomara -- your; prasade -- by 
the mercy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the Bhattacarya to bless Him while he 
engaged in the devotional service of Lord Krsna at home, so that by 
Sarvabhauma's mercy the Lord could return to Jagannatha Puri.
 
PURPORT
 
The word kariha asirvade means "continue to bestow your blessings upon 
Me." Being a sannyasi, Caitanya Mahaprabhu was in the fourth order of 
life and was thus due all respect and adoration, whereas Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya, as a householder, was in the second order. A sannyasi is 
supposed to offer blessings to a grhastha, yet now, by His practical 
behavior, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested the blessings of a grhastha. 
This incident shows the special significance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu'
s preaching. He gave equal status to everyone, regardless of material 
considerations. His movement is thoroughly spiritual. Although 
apparently a grhastha (householder), Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was unlike 
the so-called karmis interested in sense gratification. After being 
initiated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Bhattacarya was perfectly 
situated in the spiritual order; therefore it was quite possible for him 
to offer blessings even to a sannyasi. He was always engaged in the 
service of the Lord, even at home. In our disciplic line we have the 
example of a perfect householder paramahamsa -- Srila Bhaktivinoda 
Thakura. In his book Saranagati, Bhaktivinoda Thakura states, ye-dina 
grhe, bhajana dekhi', grhete goloka bhaya (Saranagati 31.6). Whenever a 
householder glorifies the Supreme Lord in his home, his activities are 
immediately transformed into the activities of Goloka Vrndavana, 
spiritual activities taking place in the Goloka Vrndavana planet of 
Krsna. Activities exhibited by Krsna Himself at Bhauma Vrndavana, the 
Vrndavana-dhama existing on this planet, are not different from His 
activities on the planet Goloka Vrndavana. This is proper realization of 
Vrndavana anywhere. In our Krsna consciousness movement we inaugurated 
the New Vrndavana activities, wherein devotees are always engaged in the 
transcendental loving service of the Lord, and this is not different 
from Goloka Vrndavana. The conclusion is that one who acts strictly in 
the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is competent to offer blessings to 
sannyasis, even though he be a grhastha householder. Although he is in 
an exalted position, a sannyasi still must elevate himself to the 
transcendental platform by rendering service to the Lord. By His actual 
behavior, Caitanya Mahaprabhu begged the blessings of Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya. In this way He set the example of how one should expect 
blessings from a Vaisnava regardless of his social position.
 
Madhya 7.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' mahaprabhu karila gamana
murcchita hana tahan padila sarvabhauma
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karila -
- made; gamana -- departure; murcchita -- fainted; hana -- becoming; 
tahan -- there; padila -- fell down; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu departed on His tour, and 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya immediately fainted and fell to the ground.
 
Madhya 7.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
tanre upeksiya kaila sighra gamana
ke bujhite pare mahaprabhura citta-mana
SYNONYMS
 
tanre -- unto Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; upeksiya -- not paying serious 
attention; kaila -- did; sighra -- very fast; gamana -- walking; ke -- 
who; bujhite -- to understand; pare -- is able; mahaprabhura -- of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; citta-mana -- the mind and intention.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya fainted, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did 
not take notice of him. Rather, He left quickly. Who can understand the 
mind and intention of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu?
 
PURPORT
 
It was naturally expected that when Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya fainted and 
fell to the ground Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would have taken care of him 
and waited for him to regain consciousness, but He did not do so. Rather,
 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately started on His tour. It is 
therefore very difficult to understand the activities of a 
transcendental person. Sometimes they may seem rather odd, but a 
transcendental personality remains in his position, unaffected by 
material considerations.
 
Madhya 7.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
mahanubhavera cittera svabhava ei haya
puspa-sama komala, kathina vajra-maya
SYNONYMS
 
maha-anubhavera -- of a great personality; cittera -- of the mind; 
svabhava -- the nature; ei haya -- this is; puspa-sama -- like a flower; 
komala -- soft; kathina -- hard; vajra-maya -- like a thunderbolt.
 
TRANSLATION
 
This is the nature of the mind of an uncommon personality. Sometimes it 
is soft like a flower, but sometimes it is as hard as a thunderbolt.
 
PURPORT
 
The softness of a flower and the hardness of a thunderbolt are 
reconciled in the behavior of a great personality. The following 
quotation from Uttara-rama-carita (2.7) explains this behavior. One may 
also consult the Madhya-lila, Third Chapter, verse 212.
 
Madhya 7.73
 
TEXT 73
 
TEXT
 
vajrad api kathorani
mrduni kusumad api
lokottaranam cetamsi
ko nu vijnatum isvarah
SYNONYMS
 
vajrat api -- than a thunderbolt; kathorani -- harder; mrduni -- softer; 
kusumat api -- than a flower; loka-uttaranam -- persons above the human 
platform of behavior; cetamsi -- the hearts; kah -- who; nu -- but; 
vijnatum -- to understand; isvarah -- able.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The hearts of those above common behavior are sometimes harder than a 
thunderbolt and sometimes softer than a flower. How can one accommodate 
such contradictions in great personalities?"
 
Madhya 7.74
 
TEXT 74
 
TEXT
 
nityananda prabhu bhattacarye uthaila
tanra loka-sange tanre ghare pathaila
SYNONYMS
 
nityananda prabhu -- Lord Sri Nityananda Prabhu; bhattacarye -- 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; uthaila -- raised; tanra -- His; loka-sange -- 
along with associates; tanre -- him (the Bhattacarya); ghare -- to his 
home; pathaila -- sent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Nityananda Prabhu raised Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and with the help 
of His men saw him to his home.
 
Madhya 7.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
bhakta-gana sighra asi' laila prabhura satha
vastra-prasada lana tabe aila gopinatha
SYNONYMS
 
bhakta-gana -- devotees; sighra -- very swiftly; asi' -- coming; laila --
 took; prabhura -- of the Lord; satha -- the company; vastra -- the 
garments; prasada -- and Lord Jagannatha's prasadam; lana -- with; tabe -
- thereafter; aila -- came; gopinatha -- Gopinatha Acarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Immediately all the devotees came and partook of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu'
s company. Afterwards, Gopinatha Acarya came with the garments and 
prasadam.
 
Madhya 7.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
saba-sange prabhu tabe alalanatha aila
namaskara kari' tare bahu-stuti kaila
SYNONYMS
 
saba-sange -- with all of them; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
tabe -- then; alalanatha -- the place named Alalanatha; aila -- reached; 
namaskara kari' -- offering obeisances; tare -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; bahu-stuti -- many prayers; kaila -- offered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the devotees followed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to a place known as 
Alalanatha. There they all offered respects and various prayers.
 
Madhya 7.77
 
TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
premavese nrtya-gita kaila kata-ksana
dekhite aila tahan vaise yata jana
SYNONYMS
 
prema-avese -- in the great ecstasy of love of Godhead; nrtya-gita -- 
dancing and chanting; kaila -- performed; kata-ksana -- for some time; 
dekhite -- to see; aila -- came; tahan -- there; vaise -- who live; yata 
jana -- all the men.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In great ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced and chanted for some 
time. Indeed, all the neighbors came to see Him.
 
Madhya 7.78
 
TEXT 78
 
TEXT
 
caudikete saba loka bale ‘hari' ‘hari'
premavese madhye nrtya kare gaurahari
SYNONYMS
 
caudikete -- all around; saba loka -- all persons; bale -- shout; hari 
hari -- the holy name of the Lord; prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; 
madhye -- in the middle; nrtya kare -- dances; gaurahari -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All around Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is also known as Gaurahari, 
people began to shout the holy name of Hari. Lord Caitanya, immersed in 
His usual ecstasy of love, danced in the midst of them.
 
Madhya 7.79
 
TEXT 79
 
TEXT
 
kancana-sadrsa deha, aruna vasana
pulakasru-kampa-sveda tahate bhusana
SYNONYMS
 
kancana-sadrsa -- like molten gold; deha -- a body; aruna -- saffron; 
vasana -- garments; pulaka-asru -- standing up of bodily hair and crying;
 kampa -- trembling; sveda -- perspiration; tahate -- therein; bhusana --
 the ornaments.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was naturally very beautiful. It was 
like molten gold dressed in saffron cloth. Indeed, He was most beautiful 
for being ornamented with the ecstatic symptoms, which caused His bodily 
hair to stand on end, tears to well up in His eyes, and His body to 
tremble and perspire all over.
 
Madhya 7.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
dekhiya lokera mane haila camatkara
yata loka aise, keha nahi yaya ghara
SYNONYMS
 
dekhiya -- seeing all this; lokera -- of the people; mane -- in the 
minds; haila -- there was; camatkara -- astonishment; yata -- all; loka -
- people; aise -- came there; keha -- anyone; nahi -- not; yaya -- goes; 
ghara -- home.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Everyone present was astonished to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's dancing 
and His bodily transformations. Whoever came did not want to return home.
 
Madhya 7.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
keha nace, keha gaya, ‘sri-krsna' ‘gopala'
premete bhasila loka, -- stri-vrddha-abala
SYNONYMS
 
keha nace -- someone dances; keha gaya -- someone chants; sri-krsna -- 
Lord Sri Krsna's name; gopala -- Gopala's name; premete -- in love of 
Godhead; bhasila -- floated; loka -- all the people; stri -- women; 
vrddha -- old men; a-bala -- from the children.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Everyone-including children, old men and women -- began to dance and to 
chant the holy names of Sri Krsna and Gopala. In this way they all 
floated in the ocean of love of Godhead.
 
Madhya 7.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
dekhi' nityananda prabhu kahe bhakta-gane
ei-rupe nrtya age habe grame-grame
SYNONYMS
 
dekhi' -- seeing this; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; prabhu -- 
the Lord; kahe -- says; bhakta-gane -- unto the devotees; ei-rupe -- in 
this way; nrtya -- dancing; age -- ahead; habe -- there will be; grame-
grame -- in every village.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon seeing the chanting and dancing of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
Lord Nityananda predicted that later there would be dancing and chanting 
in every village.
 
PURPORT
 
This prediction of Sri Nityananda Prabhu's is applicable not only in 
India but also all over the world. That is now happening by His grace. 
The members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are 
now traveling from one village to another in the Western countries and 
are even carrying the Deity with them. These devotees distribute various 
literatures all over the world. We hope that these devotees who are 
preaching the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will very seriously 
follow strictly in His footsteps. If they follow the rules and 
regulations and chant sixteen rounds daily, their endeavor to preach the 
cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will certainly be successful.
 
Madhya 7.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
atikala haila, loka chadiya na yaya
tabe nityananda-gosani srjila upaya
SYNONYMS
 
atikala -- very late; haila -- it was; loka -- the people in general; 
chadiya -- giving up; na yaya -- do not go; tabe -- at that time; 
nityananda -- Srila Nityananda Prabhu; gosani -- the spiritual master; 
srjila -- invented; upaya -- a means.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing that it was already getting late, Lord Nityananda Prabhu, the 
spiritual master, invented a means to disperse the crowd.
 
Madhya 7.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
madhyahna karite gela prabhuke lana
taha dekhi' loka aise caudike dhana
SYNONYMS
 
madhyahna karite -- to take lunch at noon; gela -- went; prabhuke -- 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lana -- taking; taha dekhi' -- seeing that;
 loka -- the people in general; aise -- came; caudike -- all around; 
dhana -- running.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Lord Nityananda Prabhu took Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for lunch at 
noon, everyone came running around Them.
 
Madhya 7.85
 
TEXT 85
 
TEXT
 
madhyahna kariya aila devata-mandire
nija-gana pravesi' kapata dila bahir-dvare
SYNONYMS
 
madhyahna kariya -- performing bathing, etc.; aila -- came back; devata-
mandire -- to the temple of the Lord; nija-gana pravesi' -- allowing His 
own men; kapata dila -- shut; bahir-dvare -- the outside door.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After finishing Their baths, They returned at noon to the temple. 
Admitting His own men, Sri Nityananda Prabhu closed the outside door.
 
Madhya 7.86
 
TEXT 86
 
TEXT
 
tabe gopinatha dui-prabhure bhiksa karaila
prabhura sesa prasadanna sabe banti' khaila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereupon; gopinatha -- Gopinatha Acarya; dui-prabhure -- unto 
the two Lords Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu; bhiksa karaila -
- gave prasadam to eat; prabhura -- of the Lord; sesa -- the remnants; 
prasada-anna -- food; sabe -- all of them; banti' -- sharing; khaila -- 
ate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Gopinatha Acarya then brought prasadam for the two Lords to eat, and 
after They had eaten, the remnants of the food were distributed to all 
the devotees.
 
Madhya 7.87
 
TEXT 87
 
TEXT
 
suni' suni' loka-saba asi' bahir-dvare
‘hari' ‘hari' bali' loka kolahala kare
SYNONYMS
 
suni' suni' -- hearing this; loka-saba -- all the people; asi' -- coming 
there; bahir-dvare -- to the outside door; hari hari -- the holy name of 
the Lord; bali' -- chanting; loka -- all the people; kolahala -- 
tumultuous sound; kare -- made.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing about this, everyone there came to the outside door and began 
chanting the holy name, "Hari! Hari!" Thus there was a tumultuous sound.
 
Madhya 7.88
 
TEXT 88
 
TEXT
 
tabe mahaprabhu dvara karaila mocana
anande asiya loka paila darasana
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereupon; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dvara -- the 
door; karaila -- made; mocana -- opening; anande -- in great pleasure; 
asiya -- coming; loka -- all the people; paila -- got; darasana -- sight.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After lunch, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu made them open the door. In this 
way everyone received His audience with great pleasure.
 
Madhya 7.89
 
TEXT 89
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata sandhya paryanta loka ase, yaya
‘vaisnava' ha-ila loka, sabe nace, gaya
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; sandhya paryanta -- until evening; loka -- 
people; ase yaya -- come and go; vaisnava -- devotees; ha-ila -- became; 
loka -- all the people; sabe -- all of them; nace -- dance; gaya -- and 
chant.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The people came and went until evening, and all of them became Vaisnava 
devotees and began to chant and dance.
 
Madhya 7.90
 
TEXT 90
 
TEXT
 
ei-rupe sei thani bhakta-gana-sange
sei ratri gonaila krsna-katha-range
SYNONYMS
 
ei-rupe -- in this way; sei thani -- in that place; bhakta-gana-sange -- 
with the devotees; sei ratri -- that night; gonaila -- passed; krsna-
katha-range -- in great pleasure discussing Lord Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then passed the night there and discussed the 
pastimes of Lord Krsna with His devotees with great pleasure.
 
Madhya 7.91
 
TEXT 91
 
TEXT
 
pratah-kale snana kari' karila gamana
bhakta-gane vidaya dila kari' alingana
SYNONYMS
 
pratah-kale -- in the morning; snana -- bath; kari' -- after taking; 
karila -- started; gamana -- tour; bhakta-gane -- to all the devotees; 
vidaya -- farewell; dila -- gave; kari' -- doing; alingana -- embracing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next morning, after taking His bath, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu started 
on His South Indian tour. He bade farewell to the devotees by embracing 
them.
 
Madhya 7.92
 
TEXT 92
 
TEXT
 
murcchita hana sabe bhumite padila
tanha-saba pane prabhu phiri' na cahila
SYNONYMS
 
murcchita hana -- becoming unconscious; sabe -- all; bhumite -- to the 
ground; padila -- fell down; tanha-saba -- all of them; pane -- toward; 
prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; phiri' -- turning; na -- not; 
cahila -- saw.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although they all fell to the ground unconscious, the Lord did not turn 
to see them but proceeded onward.
 
Madhya 7.93
 
TEXT 93
 
TEXT
 
vicchede vyakula prabhu calila duhkhi hana
pache krsnadasa yaya jala-patra lana
SYNONYMS
 
vicchede -- in separation; vyakula -- perturbed; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; calila -- went on; duhkhi -- unhappy; hana -- 
becoming; pache -- just behind; krsnadasa -- His servant Krsnadasa; yaya 
-- went; jala-patra -- the waterpot; lana -- taking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In separation, the Lord became very much perturbed and walked on 
unhappily. His servant, Krsnadasa, who was carrying His waterpot, 
followed behind.
 
Madhya 7.94
 
TEXT 94
 
TEXT
 
bhakta-gana upavasi tahani rahila
ara dine duhkhi hana nilacale aila
SYNONYMS
 
bhakta-gana -- the devotees; upavasi -- fasting; tahani -- there; rahila 
-- remained; ara dine -- on the next day; duhkhi -- unhappy; hana -- 
becoming; nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; aila -- returned.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the devotees remained there and fasted, and the next day they all 
unhappily returned to Jagannatha Puri.
 
Madhya 7.95
 
TEXT 95
 
TEXT
 
matta-simha-praya prabhu karila gamana
premavese yaya kari' nama-sankirtana
SYNONYMS
 
matta-simha -- a mad lion; praya -- almost like; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karila -- did; gamana -- touring; prema-avese -- in 
ecstatic love; yaya -- goes; kari' -- performing; nama-sankirtana -- 
chanting Krsna's name.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Almost like a mad lion, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went on His tour 
filled with ecstatic love and performing sankirtana, chanting Krsna's 
names as follows.
 
Madhya 7.96
 
TEXT 96
 
TEXT
 
krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! he
krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! he
krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! raksa mam
krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! krsna! pahi mam
rama! raghava! rama! raghava! rama! raghava! raksa mam
krsna! kesava! krsna! kesava! krsna! kesava! pahi mam
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; he -- O; raksa -- please protect; mam -- Me; pahi --
 please maintain; rama -- Lord Rama; raghava -- descendant of King Raghu;
 kesava -- killer of the Kesi demon.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord chanted:
 
Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! he
 
Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! he
 
Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! raksa mam
 
Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! Krsna! pahi mam
 
That is, "O Lord Krsna, please protect Me and maintain Me." He also 
chanted:
 
Rama! Raghava! Rama! Raghava! Rama! Raghava! raksa mam
 
Krsna! Kesava! Krsna! Kesava! Krsna! Kesava! pahi mam
 
That is, "O Lord Rama, descendant of King Raghu, please protect Me. O 
Krsna, O Kesava, killer of the Kesi demon, please maintain Me."
 
Madhya 7.97
 
TEXT 97
 
TEXT
 
ei sloka padi' pathe calila gaurahari
loka dekhi' pathe kahe, -- bala ‘hari' ‘hari'
SYNONYMS
 
ei sloka padi' -- reciting this verse krsna! krsna!; pathe -- on the way;
 calila -- went; gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; loka dekhi' -
- seeing other people; pathe -- on the way; kahe -- He says; bala -- say;
 hari hari -- the holy name of Lord Hari.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Chanting this verse, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, known as Gaurahari, 
went on His way. As soon as He saw someone, He would request him to 
chant "Hari! Hari!"
 
Madhya 7.98
 
TEXT 98
 
TEXT
 
sei loka prema-matta hana bale ‘hari' ‘krsna'
prabhura pache sange yaya darsana-satrsna
SYNONYMS
 
sei loka -- that person; prema-matta -- maddened in love of Godhead; 
hana -- becoming; bale -- says; hari krsna -- the holy name of Lord Hari 
and Lord Krsna; prabhura pache -- behind the Lord; sange -- with Him; 
yaya -- goes; darsana-satrsna -- being very eager to see Him.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Whoever heard Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu chant "Hari! Hari!" also chanted 
the holy name of Lord Hari and Krsna. In this way they all followed the 
Lord, very eager to see Him.
 
Madhya 7.99
 
TEXT 99
 
TEXT
 
kata-ksane rahi' prabhu tare alingiya
vidaya karila tare sakti sancariya
SYNONYMS
 
kata-ksane rahi' -- after remaining for some time; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare -- each of them; alingiya -- embracing; vidaya 
karila -- bade farewell; tare -- in each of them; sakti -- spiritual 
potency; sancariya -- investing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After some time the Lord would embrace these people and bid them return 
home, having invested each of them with spiritual potency.
 
PURPORT
 
In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains that 
this spiritual potency is the essence of the pleasure potency and the 
knowledge potency. By these two potencies, one is empowered with 
devotional service. Lord Krsna Himself or His representative, the 
unalloyed devotee, can mercifully bestow these combined potencies upon 
any man. Being thus endowed with such potencies, one can become an 
unalloyed devotee of the Lord. Anyone favored by Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu was empowered with this bhakti-sakti. Thus the Lord's 
followers were able to preach Krsna consciousness by divine grace.
 
Madhya 7.100
 
TEXT 100
 
TEXT
 
sei-jana nija-grame kariya gamana
‘krsna' bali' hase, kande, nace anuksana
SYNONYMS
 
sei-jana -- that person; nija-grame -- to his own village; kariya gamana 
-- returning there; krsna bali' -- saying the holy name of Lord Krsna; 
hase -- laughs; kande -- cries; nace -- dances; anuksana -- always.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Each of these empowered persons would return to his own village, always 
chanting the holy name of Krsna and sometimes laughing, crying and 
dancing.
 
Madhya 7.101
 
TEXT 101
 
TEXT
 
yare dekhe, tare kahe, -- kaha krsna-nama
ei-mata ‘vaisnava' kaila saba nija-grama
SYNONYMS
 
yare dekhe -- whomever he meets; tare -- to him; kahe -- he says; kaha 
krsna-nama -- kindly chant the Hare Krsna mantra; ei-mata -- in this way;
 vaisnava -- devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kaila -- 
made; saba -- all; nija-grama -- his own village.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Such an empowered person would request everyone and anyone -- whomever 
he saw -- to chant the holy name of Krsna. In this way all the villagers 
would also become devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
PURPORT
 
In order to become an empowered preacher, one must be favored by Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu or His devotee, the spiritual master. One must 
also request everyone to chant the maha-mantra. In this way, such a 
person can convert others to Vaisnavism, showing them how to become pure 
devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
Madhya 7.102
 
TEXT 102
 
TEXT
 
gramantara haite dekhite aila yata jana
tanra darsana-krpaya haya tanra sama
SYNONYMS
 
grama-antara haite -- from different villages; dekhite -- to see; aila --
 came; yata jana -- all the persons; tanra -- his; darsana-krpaya -- by 
the mercy of seeing him; haya -- become; tanra sama -- similar Vaisnavas.
 
TRANSLATION
 
People from different villages who came to see such an empowered 
individual would become like him simply by seeing him and receiving the 
mercy of his glance.
 
Madhya 7.103
 
TEXT 103
 
TEXT
 
sei yai' gramera loka vaisnava karaya
anya-grami asi' tanre dekhi' vaisnava haya
SYNONYMS
 
sei -- that Vaisnava; yai' -- going to his own village; gramera loka -- 
all the people of the village; vaisnava -- devotees; karaya -- makes; 
anya-grami -- inhabitants from different villages; asi' -- coming there; 
tanre dekhi' -- by seeing him; vaisnava haya -- become devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When each of these newly empowered individuals returned to his own 
village, he also converted the villagers into devotees. And when others 
came from different villages to see him, they were also converted.
 
Madhya 7.104
 
TEXT 104
 
TEXT
 
sei yai' ara grame kare upadesa
ei-mata ‘vaisnava' haila saba daksina-desa
SYNONYMS
 
sei -- that man; yai' -- going; ara -- different; grame -- to the 
villages; kare -- gives; upadesa -- instruction; ei-mata -- in this way; 
vaisnava -- devotees; haila -- became; saba -- all; daksina-desa -- the 
people of South India.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, as empowered men went from one village to another, all the 
people of South India became devotees.
 
Madhya 7.105
 
TEXT 105
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata pathe yaite sata sata jana
‘vaisnava' karena tanre kari' alingana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; pathe -- on the way; yaite -- while passing; 
sata sata -- hundreds and hundreds; jana -- persons; vaisnava -- 
devotees; karena -- makes; tanre -- Him; kari' -- doing; alingana -- 
embracing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus many hundreds of people became Vaisnavas when they passed the Lord 
on the way and were embraced by Him.
 
Madhya 7.106
 
TEXT 106
 
TEXT
 
yei grame rahi' bhiksa karena yanra ghare
sei gramera yata loka aise dekhibare
SYNONYMS
 
yei grame -- in whatever village; rahi' -- staying; bhiksa -- alms; 
karena -- accepts; yanra -- whose; ghare -- at home; sei -- that; 
gramera -- of the village; yata loka -- all the persons; aise -- come; 
dekhibare -- to see.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In whatever village Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed to accept alms, many 
people came to see Him.
 
Madhya 7.107
 
TEXT 107
 
TEXT
 
prabhura krpaya haya mahabhagavata
sei saba acarya hana tarila jagat
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura krpaya -- by the mercy of the Lord; haya -- become; maha-
bhagavata -- first-class devotees; sei saba -- all such persons; acarya -
- teachers; hana -- becoming; tarila -- liberated; jagat -- the whole 
world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By the mercy of the Supreme Lord, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, everyone 
became a first-class devotee. Later they became teachers or spiritual 
masters and liberated the entire world.
 
Madhya 7.108
 
TEXT 108
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata kaila yavat gela setubandhe
sarva-desa ‘vaisnava' haila prabhura sambandhe
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; kaila -- performed; yavat -- until; gela -- went;
 setubandhe -- to the southernmost part of India; sarva-desa -- all the 
countries; vaisnava -- devotees; haila -- became; prabhura -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sambandhe -- in connection with.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way the Lord went to the extreme southern part of India, and He 
converted all the provinces to Vaisnavism.
 
Madhya 7.109
 
TEXT 109
 
TEXT
 
navadvipe yei sakti na kaila prakase
se sakti prakasi' nistarila daksina-dese
SYNONYMS
 
navadvipe -- at Navadvipa; yei -- that which; sakti -- the potency; na --
 not; kaila -- did; prakase -- manifestation; se -- that; sakti -- 
potency; prakasi' -- manifesting; nistarila -- delivered; daksina-dese --
 South India.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not manifest His spiritual potencies at 
Navadvipa, but He did manifest them in South India and liberated all the 
people there.
 
PURPORT
 
At that time there were many smartas (nondevotee followers of Vedic 
rituals) at the holy place of Navadvipa, which was also the birthplace 
of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Followers of the smrti-sastra are 
called smartas. Most of them are nondevotees, and their main business is 
following the brahminical principles strictly. However, they are not 
enlightened in devotional service. In Navadvipa all the learned scholars 
are followers of the smrti-sastra, and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not 
attempt to convert them. Therefore the author has remarked that the 
spiritual potency Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not manifest at 
Navadvipa was by His grace manifested in South India. Thus everyone 
there became a Vaisnava. By this it is to be understood that people are 
really interested in preaching in a favorable situation. If the 
candidates for conversion are too disturbing, a preacher may not attempt 
to spread Krsna consciousness amongst them. It is better to go where the 
situation is more favorable. This Krsna consciousness movement was first 
attempted in India, but the people of India, being absorbed in political 
thoughts, did not take to it. They were entranced by the political 
leaders. We preferred, therefore, to come to the West, following the 
order of our spiritual master, and by the grace of Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu this movement is becoming successful.
 
Madhya 7.110
 
TEXT 110
 
TEXT
 
prabhuke ye bhaje, tare tanra krpa haya
sei se e-saba lila satya kari' laya
SYNONYMS
 
prabhuke -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ye -- anyone who; bhaje -- 
worships; tare -- unto him; tanra -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa --
 the mercy; haya -- there is; sei se -- such person; e-saba -- all these;
 lila -- pastimes; satya -- truth; kari' -- accepting as; laya -- takes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's empowering of others can be understood by 
one who is actually a devotee of the Lord and who has received His mercy.
 
Madhya 7.111
 
TEXT 111
 
TEXT
 
alaukika-lilaya yara na haya visvasa
iha-loka, para-loka tara haya nasa
SYNONYMS
 
alaukika -- uncommon; lilaya -- in the pastimes; yara -- of someone; na -
- not; haya -- there is; visvasa -- faith; iha-loka -- in this world; 
para-loka -- in the next world; tara -- of him; haya -- there is; nasa --
 destruction.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If one does not believe in the uncommon transcendental pastimes of the 
Lord, he is vanquished both in this world and in the next.
 
Madhya 7.112
 
TEXT 112
 
TEXT
 
prathamei kahila prabhura ye-rupe gamana
ei-mata janiha yavat daksina-bhramana
SYNONYMS
 
prathamei -- at the beginning; kahila -- I have explained; prabhura -- 
of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ye-rupe -- as; gamana -- the touring; 
ei-mata -- in this way; janiha -- you should know; yavat -- as long as; 
daksina-bhramana -- touring in South India.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Whatever I have stated about the beginning of the Lord's tour should 
also be understood to hold for as long as the Lord toured South India.
 
Madhya 7.113
 
TEXT 113
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata yaite yaite gela kurma-sthane
kurma dekhi' kaila tanre stavana-praname
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; yaite yaite -- while passing; gela -- He went; 
kurma-sthane -- to the place of pilgrimage known as Kurma-ksetra; kurma 
dekhi' -- seeing Lord Kurma; kaila -- offered; tanre -- unto Him; 
stavana -- prayers; praname -- and obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to the holy place known as Kurma-
ksetra, He saw the Deity and offered prayers and obeisances.
 
PURPORT
 
Kurma-sthana is a well-known place of pilgrimage. There is a temple 
there of Kurmadeva. In the Prapannamrta it is said that Lord Jagannatha 
took Sri Ramanujacarya from Jagannatha Puri and one night threw him to 
Kurma-ksetra. Kurma-ksetra is situated on the line of the Southern 
Railway in India. One has to go to the railway station known as 
Srikakulam Road. From this station one goes eight miles to the east to 
reach the holy place known as Kurmacala. Those who speak the Telugu 
language consider this holy place very important. This statement is 
reported in the government gazette known as Ganjama Manual. There is the 
Deity of Kurma there, and, as mentioned above, Srila Ramanujacarya was 
thrown from Jagannatha Puri to this place. At that time he thought that 
the Deity of Kurma was Lord Siva's deity; therefore he was fasting there.
 Later, when he understood that the kurma-murti was another form of Lord 
Visnu, he instituted very gorgeous worship of Lord Kurma. This statement 
is found in the Prapannamrta (Chapter Thirty-six). The holy place of 
Kurma-ksetra, or Kurma-sthana, was actually reestablished by Sripada 
Ramanujacarya under the influence of Lord Jagannatha-deva at Jagannatha 
Puri. Later the temple came under the jurisdiction of the king of Vijaya-
nagara. The Deity was worshiped by the Vaisnavas of the Madhvacarya-
sampradaya. In the temple there are some inscriptions said to be written 
by Sri Narahari Tirtha, who was in the disciplic succession of 
Madhvacarya. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura explains those 
inscriptions as follows: (1) Sri Purusottama Yati appeared as the 
instructor of many learned men. He was a very favorite devotee of Lord 
Visnu. (2) His preaching was accepted throughout the world with great 
respect, and by his power he liberated many nondevotees with strong 
reason and logic. (3) He initiated Ananda Tirtha [Madhvacarya], 
who, after accepting sannyasa, punished many foolish men with 
his rod and converted them. (4) All of Madhvacarya'
s writings and words are very potent. He gave people devotional service 
to Lord Visnu so they could be elevated to liberation in the spiritual 
world. (5) His instructions in devotional service were able to elevate 
any man to the lotus feet of the Lord. (6) Narahari Tirtha was 
initiated by him and became the ruler of Kalinga Province. (7) Narahari 
Tirtha fought with the Sabaras, who were candalas, or hunters, and thus 
saved the temple of Kurma. (8) Narahari Tirtha was a very religious and 
powerful king. (9) In Saka Era 1203, in the month of 
Vaisakha, in the fortnight of the moon's waxing period, on the day of 
Ekadasi, Narahari Tirtha dedicated to the 
holy name of Yogananda Nrsimhadeva the temple he had constructed on His 
order. [The tablet is dated that very day, corresponding to Saturday, 
March 29, 1281 A.D.]
 
Madhya 7.114
 
TEXT 114
 
TEXT
 
premavese hasi' kandi' nrtya-gita kaila
dekhi' sarva lokera citte camatkara haila
SYNONYMS
 
prema-avese -- in great ecstasy of love of Godhead; hasi' -- laughing; 
kandi' -- crying; nrtya-gita -- dancing and chanting; kaila -- performed;
 dekhi' -- seeing; sarva lokera -- of all the people there; citte -- 
within the hearts; camatkara -- astonishment; haila -- there was.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While at this place, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was in His usual 
ecstasy of love of Godhead and was laughing, crying, dancing and 
chanting. Everyone who saw Him was astonished.
 
Madhya 7.115
 
TEXT 115
 
TEXT
 
ascarya suniya loka aila dekhibare
prabhura rupa-prema dekhi' haila camatkare
SYNONYMS
 
ascarya -- wonderful occurrence; suniya -- hearing; loka -- people; aila 
-- came; dekhibare -- to see; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; rupa -- beauty; prema -- and love of Godhead; dekhi' -- 
seeing; haila -- there was; camatkare -- astonishment.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After hearing of these wonderful occurrences, everyone came to see Him 
there. When they saw the beauty of the Lord and His ecstatic condition, 
they were all struck with wonder.
 
Madhya 7.116
 
TEXT 116
 
TEXT
 
darsane ‘vaisnava' haila, bale ‘krsna' ‘hari'
premavese nace loka urdhva bahu kari'
SYNONYMS
 
darsane -- in seeing; vaisnava haila -- they became devotees; bale -- 
started to say; krsna -- Lord Krsna; hari -- Lord Hari; prema-avese -- 
in the great ecstasy of love of Godhead; nace -- dance; loka -- all the 
people; urdhva bahu kari' -- raising the arms.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Just by seeing Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, everyone became a devotee. They 
began to chant "Krsna" and "Hari" and all the holy names. They all were 
merged in a great ecstasy of love, and they began to dance, raising 
their arms.
 
Madhya 7.117
 
TEXT 117
 
TEXT
 
krsna-nama loka-mukhe suni' avirama
sei loka ‘vaisnava' kaila anya saba grama
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; loka-mukhe -- from the mouth 
of those people; suni' -- hearing; avirama -- always; sei loka -- those 
persons; vaisnava -- devotees; kaila -- made; anya -- other; saba -- all;
 grama -- villages.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Always hearing them chant the holy names of Lord Krsna, the residents of 
all the other villages also became Vaisnavas.
 
Madhya 7.118
 
TEXT 118
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata paramparaya desa ‘vaisnava' haila
krsna-namamrta-vanyaya desa bhasaila
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; paramparaya -- by disciplic succession; desa -- 
the country; vaisnava haila -- became devotees; krsna-nama-amrta -- of 
the nectar of the holy name of Krsna; vanyaya -- in the inundation; desa 
-- the whole country; bhasaila -- overflooded.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By hearing the holy name of Krsna, the entire country became Vaisnava. 
It was as if the nectar of the holy name of Krsna overflooded the entire 
country.
 
Madhya 7.119
 
TEXT 119
 
TEXT
 
kata-ksane prabhu yadi bahya prakasila
kurmera sevaka bahu sammana karila
SYNONYMS
 
kata-ksane -- after some time; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi -
- when; bahya -- external consciousness; prakasila -- manifested; 
kurmera -- of the Lord Kurma Deity; sevaka -- a servant; bahu -- much; 
sammana -- respect; karila -- showed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After some time, when Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested His 
external consciousness, a priest of the Lord Kurma Deity gave Him 
various offerings.
 
Madhya 7.120
 
TEXT 120
 
TEXT
 
yei grame yaya tahan ei vyavahara
eka thani kahila, na kahiba ara bara
SYNONYMS
 
yei grame -- to whichever village; yaya -- He goes; tahan -- there; ei --
 this; vyavahara -- behavior; eka thani -- one place; kahila -- 
described; na -- not; kahiba -- shall describe; ara -- another; bara -- 
time.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of preaching has already been explained, 
and I shall not repeat the explanation. In whichever village the Lord 
entered, His behavior was the same.
 
Madhya 7.121
 
TEXT 121
 
TEXT
 
‘kurma'-name sei grame vaidika brahmana
bahu sraddha-bhaktye kaila prabhura nimantrana
SYNONYMS
 
kurma-name -- of the name Kurma; sei -- that; grame -- in the village; 
vaidika brahmana -- a Vedic brahmana; bahu -- much; sraddha-bhaktye -- 
with faith and devotion; kaila -- made; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; nimantrana -- invitation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In one village there was a Vedic brahmana named Kurma. He invited Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home with great respect and devotion.
 
Madhya 7.122
 
TEXT 122
 
TEXT
 
ghare ani' prabhura kaila pada praksalana
sei jala vamsa-sahita karila bhaksana
SYNONYMS
 
ghare ani' -- after bringing Him home; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; kaila -- did; pada praksalana -- washing of the lotus feet; 
sei jala -- that water; vamsa-sahita -- with all the family members; 
karila bhaksana -- drank.
 
TRANSLATION
 
This brahmana brought Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home, washed His 
lotus feet and, with his family members, drank that water.
 
Madhya 7.123
 
TEXT 123
 
TEXT
 
aneka-prakara snehe bhiksa karaila
gosanira sesanna sa-vamse khaila
SYNONYMS
 
aneka-prakara -- various kinds; snehe -- in affection; bhiksa -- food; 
karaila -- made Him eat; gosanira -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sesa-
anna -- remnants of food; sa-vamse -- with all the members of the family;
 khaila -- ate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
With great affection and respect, that Kurma brahmana made Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu eat all kinds of food. After that, the remnants were shared 
by all the members of the family.
 
Madhya 7.124
 
TEXT 124
 
TEXT
 
‘yei pada-padma tomara brahma dhyana kare
sei pada-padma saksat aila mora ghare
SYNONYMS
 
yei -- those; pada-padma -- lotus feet; tomara -- Your; brahma -- Lord 
Brahma; dhyana kare -- meditates on; sei pada-padma -- those lotus feet; 
saksat -- directly; aila -- have come; mora -- my; ghare -- to the home.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana then began to pray, "O my Lord, Your lotus feet are 
meditated upon by Lord Brahma, and these very lotus feet have come into 
my home.
 
Madhya 7.125
 
TEXT 125
 
TEXT
 
mora bhagyera sima na yaya kahana
aji mora slaghya haila janma-kula-dhana
SYNONYMS
 
mora -- my; bhagyera -- of the fortune; sima -- the limit; na -- not; 
yaya -- possible; kahana -- describing; aji -- today; mora -- my; 
slaghya -- glorious; haila -- became; janma -- birth; kula -- family; 
dhana -- and wealth.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, there is no limit to my great fortune. It cannot be 
described. Today my family, birth and riches have all been glorified."
 
Madhya 7.126
 
TEXT 126
 
TEXT
 
krpa kara, prabhu, more, yan toma-sange
sahite na pari duhkha visaya-tarange'
SYNONYMS
 
krpa kara -- kindly show favor; prabhu -- O my Lord; more -- unto me; 
yan -- I go; toma-sange -- with You; sahite na pari -- I cannot tolerate;
 duhkha -- the troubles; visaya-tarange -- in the waves of materialistic 
life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana begged Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "My dear Lord, kindly show 
me favor and let me go with You. I can no longer tolerate the waves of 
misery caused by materialistic life."
 
PURPORT
 
This statement is applicable for everyone, regardless of how rich or 
prosperous one may be. Narottama dasa Thakura has confirmed this 
statement: samsara-visanale, diva-nisi hiya jvale. He states that the 
materialistic way of life causes a burning in the heart. One cannot make 
any provisions for the troublesome life of the material world. It is a 
fact that one may be very happy as far as riches are concerned and one 
may be very opulent in every respect, yet one has to manage the visayas 
to meet the demands of the body and of so many family members and 
subordinates. One has to take so much trouble to minister to others. 
Narottama dasa Thakura therefore prays: visaya chadiya kabe suddha ha'be 
mana. Thus one must become freed from the materialistic way of life. One 
has to merge himself in the ocean of transcendental bliss. In other 
words, one cannot relish transcendental bliss without being freed from 
the materialistic way of life. It appears that the brahmana named Kurma 
was materially very happy, for he expressed his family tradition as 
janma-kula-dhana. Now, being glorious, he wanted to leave all these 
material opulences. He wanted to travel with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
According to the Vedic way of civilization, one should leave his family 
after attaining fifty years of age and go to the forest of Vrndavana to 
devote the rest of his life to the service of the Lord.
 
Madhya 7.127
 
TEXT 127
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "aiche bat kabhu na kahiba
grhe rahi' krsna-nama nirantara laiba
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; aiche bat -- such words; 
kabhu -- at any time; na kahiba -- you should not speak; grhe rahi' -- 
staying at home; krsna-nama -- the holy name of the Lord; nirantara -- 
always; laiba -- you should chant.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Don't speak like that again. Better to 
remain at home and chant the holy name of Krsna always.
 
PURPORT
 
It is not advisable in this Age of Kali to leave one's family suddenly, 
for people are not trained as proper brahmacaris and grhasthas. 
Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised the brahmana not to be too 
eager to give up family life. It would be better to remain with his 
family and try to become purified by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra 
regularly under the direction of a spiritual master. This is the 
instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If this principle is followed by 
everyone, there is no need to accept sannyasa. In the next verse Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu advises everyone to become an ideal householder by 
offenselessly chanting the Hare Krsna mantra and teaching the same 
principle to everyone he meets.
 
Madhya 7.128
 
TEXT 128
 
TEXT
 
yare dekha, tare kaha ‘krsna'-upadesa
amara ajnaya guru hana tara' ei desa
SYNONYMS
 
yare -- whomever; dekha -- you meet; tare -- him; kaha -- tell; krsna-
upadesa -- the instruction of the Bhagavad-gita as it is spoken by the 
Lord or of Srimad-Bhagavatam, which advises one to worship Sri Krsna; 
amara ajnaya -- under My order; guru hana -- becoming a spiritual master;
 tara' -- deliver; ei desa -- this country.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Sri Krsna as they are 
given in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. In this way become a 
spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land."
 
PURPORT
 
This is the sublime mission of the International Society for Krishna 
Consciousness. Many people come and inquire whether they have to give up 
family life to join the Society, but that is not our mission. One can 
remain comfortably in his residence. We simply request everyone to chant 
the maha-mantra: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare 
Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. If one is a little literate and 
can read Bhagavad-gita As It Is and Srimad-Bhagavatam, that is so much 
the better. These works are now available in an English translation and 
are done very authoritatively to appeal to all classes of men. Instead 
of living engrossed in material activities, people throughout the world 
should take advantage of this movement and chant the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra at home with their families. One should also refrain from sinful 
activities -- illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling and intoxication. Out 
of these four items, illicit sex is very sinful. Every person must get 
married. Every woman especially must get married. If the women outnumber 
the men, some men can accept more than one wife. In that way there will 
be no prostitution in society. If men can marry more than one wife, 
illicit sex life will be stopped. One can also produce many nice 
preparations to offer Krsna -- grain, fruit, flowers and milk. Why 
should one indulge in unnecessary meat-eating and maintain horrible 
slaughterhouses? What is the use of smoking and drinking tea and coffee? 
People are already intoxicated by material enjoyment, and if they 
indulge in further intoxication, what chance is there for self-
realization? Similarly, one should not partake in gambling and 
unnecessarily agitate the mind. The real purpose of human life is to 
attain the spiritual platform and return to Godhead. That is the summum 
bonum of spiritual realization. The Krsna consciousness movement is 
trying to elevate human society to the perfection of life by pursuing 
the method described by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His advice to the 
brahmana Kurma. That is, one should stay at home, chant the Hare Krsna 
mantra and preach the instructions of Krsna as they are given in the 
Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam.
 
Madhya 7.129
 
TEXT 129
 
TEXT
 
kabhu na badhibe tomara visaya-taranga
punarapi ei thani pabe mora sanga"
SYNONYMS
 
kabhu -- at any time; na -- not; badhibe -- will obstruct; tomara -- 
your; visaya-taranga -- materialistic way of life; punarapi -- again; ei 
thani -- at this place; pabe -- you will get; mora -- My; sanga -- 
association.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu further advised the brahmana Kurma, "If you 
follow this instruction, your materialistic life at home will not 
obstruct your spiritual advancement. Indeed, if you follow these 
regulative principles, we will again meet here, or, rather, you will 
never lose My company."
 
PURPORT
 
This is an opportunity for everyone. If one simply follows the 
instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, under the guidance of His 
representative, and chants the Hare Krsna mantra, teaching everyone as 
far as possible the same principle, the contamination of the 
materialistic way of life will not even touch him. It does not matter 
whether one lives in a holy place like Vrndavana, Navadvipa or 
Jagannatha Puri or in the midst of European cities, where the 
materialistic way of life is very prominent. If a devotee follows the 
instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he lives in the company of the 
Lord. Wherever he lives, he converts that place into Vrndavana and 
Navadvipa. This means that materialism cannot touch him. This is the 
secret of success for one advancing in Krsna consciousness.
 
Madhya 7.130
 
TEXT 130
 
TEXT
 
ei mata yanra ghare kare prabhu bhiksa
sei aiche kahe, tanre karaya ei siksa
SYNONYMS
 
ei mata -- in this way; yanra -- of whom; ghare -- at the home; kare -- 
does; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa -- accepting 
prasadam; sei -- that man; aiche -- similarly; kahe -- says; tanre -- 
unto him; karaya -- does; ei -- this; siksa -- enlightenment.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At whosever house Sri Caitanya accepted His alms by taking prasadam, He 
would convert the dwellers to His sankirtana movement and advise them 
just as He advised the brahmana named Kurma.
 
PURPORT
 
The cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is explained here very nicely. One 
who surrenders to Him and is ready to follow Him with heart and soul 
does not need to change his location. Nor is it necessary for one to 
change his status. One may remain a householder, a medical practitioner, 
an engineer or whatever. It doesn't matter. One only has to follow the 
instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra 
and instruct relatives and friends in the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita 
and Srimad-Bhagavatam. One has to learn humility and meekness at home, 
following the instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and in that way 
one's life will be spiritually successful. One should not try to be an 
artificially advanced devotee, thinking "I am a first-class devotee,
 so it is best not to accept any disciples."
 Such thinking should be avoided. One has to become purified at home by 
chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and preaching the principles 
enunciated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thus one can become a spiritual 
master and be freed from the contamination of material life.
 
There are many sahajiyas who decry the activities of the Six Gosvamis -- 
Srila Rupa, Sanatana, Raghunatha dasa, Bhatta Raghunatha, Jiva and 
Gopala Bhatta Gosvamis -- who are the personal associates of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu and who enlightened society by writing books on 
devotional service. Similarly, Narottama dasa Thakura and other great 
acaryas like Madhvacarya, Ramanujacarya and others accepted many 
thousands of disciples to induce them to render devotional service. 
However, there is a class of sahajiyas who think that these activities 
are opposed to the principles of devotional service. Indeed, they 
consider such activities simply another phase of materialism. Thus 
opposing the principles of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, they commit offenses 
at His lotus feet. They should better consider His instructions and, 
instead of seeking to be considered humble and meek, should refrain from 
criticizing the followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu who engage in 
preaching. To protect His preachers, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has given 
much clear advice in these verses of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta.
 
Madhya 7.131–132
 
TEXTS 131–132
 
TEXT
 
pathe yaite devalaye rahe yei grame
yanra ghare bhiksa kare, sei maha-jane
kurme yaiche riti, taiche kaila sarva-thani
nilacale punah yavat na aila gosani
SYNONYMS
 
pathe yaite -- while passing on the road; devalaye -- in a temple; rahe -
- He stays; yei grame -- in any village; yanra ghare -- at whose place; 
bhiksa kare -- takes alms or eats; sei maha-jane -- to such a great 
personality; kurme -- unto the brahmana Kurma; yaiche -- just as; riti --
 the process; taiche -- in the same way; kaila -- did; sarva-thani -- in 
all places; nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; punah -- again; yavat -- 
until; na -- not; aila -- returned; gosani -- the Lord.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While on His tour, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would spend the night at a 
temple by the road. Whenever He accepted food from a person, He 
would give him the same advice He gave the brahmana named Kurma. He 
adopted this process until He returned to Jagannatha Puri from His South 
Indian tour.
 
Madhya 7.133
 
TEXT 133
 
TEXT
 
ataeva ihan kahilan kariya vistara
ei-mata janibe prabhura sarvatra vyavahara
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; ihan -- here; kahilan -- I have described; kariya 
vistara -- elaborately; ei-mata -- in this way; janibe -- you will know; 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sarvatra -- everywhere; 
vyavahara -- the behavior.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus I have described the Lord's behavior elaborately in the case of 
Kurma. In this way, you will know Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's dealings 
throughout South India.
 
Madhya 7.134
 
TEXT 134
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata sei ratri tahani rahila
pratah-kale prabhu snana kariya calila
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; sei ratri -- that night; tahani -- there; rahila 
-- stayed; pratah-kale -- in the morning; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; snana -- bath; kariya -- taking; calila -- again started.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would remain at night in one place, 
and the next morning, after bathing, He would start again.
 
Madhya 7.135
 
TEXT 135
 
TEXT
 
prabhura anuvraji' kurma bahu dura aila
prabhu tanre yatna kari' ghare pathaila
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; anuvraji' -- following behind; 
kurma -- the brahmana named Kurma; bahu -- much; dura -- distance; aila -
- came; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; yatna kari'
 -- taking much care; ghare -- to his home; pathaila -- sent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left, the brahmana Kurma followed Him a 
great distance, but eventually Lord Caitanya took care to send him back 
home.
 
Madhya 7.136
 
TEXT 136
 
TEXT
 
‘vasudeva'-nama eka dvija mahasaya
sarvange galita kustha, tate kida-maya
SYNONYMS
 
vasudeva-nama -- of the name Vasudeva; eka dvija -- one brahmana; 
mahasaya -- a great person; sarva-ange -- all over his body; galita -- 
acute; kustha -- leprosy; tate -- in that; kida-maya -- full of living 
worms.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There was also a brahmana named Vasudeva, who was a great person but was 
suffering from leprosy. Indeed, his body was filled with living worms.
 
Madhya 7.137
 
TEXT 137
 
TEXT
 
anga haite yei kida khasiya padaya
uthana sei kida rakhe sei thana
SYNONYMS
 
anga haite -- from his body; yei -- which; kida -- a worm; khasiya -- 
drops; padaya -- falling off; uthana -- picking up; sei -- that; kida -- 
worm; rakhe -- places; sei thana -- in the same place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although suffering from leprosy, the brahmana Vasudeva was enlightened. 
As soon as one worm fell from his body, he would pick it up and place it 
back again in the same location.
 
Madhya 7.138
 
TEXT 138
 
TEXT
 
ratrite sunila tenho gosanira agamana
dekhibare aila prabhate kurmera bhavana
SYNONYMS
 
ratrite -- at night; sunila -- heard; tenho -- he; gosanira -- of Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; agamana -- the arrival; dekhibare -- to see Him;
 aila -- he came; prabhate -- in the morning; kurmera -- of the brahmana 
named Kurma; bhavana -- to the house.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then one night Vasudeva heard of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's arrival, and 
in the morning he came to see the Lord at the house of Kurma.
 
Madhya 7.139
 
TEXT 139
 
TEXT
 
prabhura gamana kurma-mukhete sunina
bhumite padila duhkhe murcchita hana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gamana -- the going; kurma-
mukhete -- from the mouth of the brahmana Kurma; sunina -- hearing; 
bhumite -- on the ground; padila -- fell down; duhkhe -- in great 
distress; murcchita -- unconsciousness; hana -- becoming.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the leper Vasudeva came to Kurma's house to see Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
 he was informed that the Lord had already left. The leper then fell to 
the ground unconscious.
 
Madhya 7.140
 
TEXT 140
 
TEXT
 
aneka prakara vilapa karite lagila
sei-ksane asi' prabhu tanre alingila
SYNONYMS
 
aneka prakara -- various kinds; vilapa -- lamentation; karite -- to do; 
lagila -- began; sei-ksane -- immediately; asi' -- coming back; prabhu --
 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; alingila -- embraced.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Vasudeva, the leper brahmana, was lamenting due to not being able 
to see Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord immediately returned to that spot 
and embraced him.
 
Madhya 7.141
 
TEXT 141
 
TEXT
 
prabhu-sparse duhkha-sange kustha dure gela
ananda sahite anga sundara ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu-sparse -- by the touch of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; duhkha-sange --
 along with his unhappiness; kustha -- the infection of leprosy; dure -- 
to a distant place; gela -- went; ananda sahite -- with great pleasure; 
anga -- whole body; sundara -- beautiful; ha-ila -- became.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu touched him, both the leprosy and his 
distress went to a distant place. Indeed, Vasudeva's body became very 
beautiful, to his great happiness.
 
Madhya 7.142
 
TEXT 142
 
TEXT
 
prabhura krpa dekhi' tanra vismaya haila mana
sloka padi' paye dhari, karaye stavana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa -- the mercy; dekhi' --
 seeing; tanra -- of the brahmana Vasudeva; vismaya haila mana -- there 
was astonishment in his mind; sloka padi' -- reciting a verse; paye 
dhari -- touching His lotus feet; karaye stavana -- offers prayers.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana Vasudeva was astonished to behold the wonderful mercy of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and he began to recite a verse from Srimad-
Bhagavatam, touching the Lord's lotus feet.
 
Madhya 7.143
 
TEXT 143
 
TEXT
 
kvaham daridrah papiyan
kva krsnah sri-niketanah
brahma-bandhur iti smaham
bahubhyam parirambhitah
SYNONYMS
 
kva -- who; aham -- I; daridrah -- poor; papiyan -- sinful; kva -- who; 
krsnah -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sri-niketanah -- the 
transcendental form of all opulence; brahma-bandhuh -- the friend of a 
brahmana, not fit even to be called a brahmana; iti -- thus; sma -- 
certainly; aham -- I; bahubhyam -- by the arms; parirambhitah -- 
embraced.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He said, "‘Who am I? A sinful, poor friend of a brahmana. And who is 
Krsna? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, full in six opulences. 
Nonetheless, He has embraced me with His two arms.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse was spoken by Sudama Brahmana in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.81.16),
 in connection with his meeting Lord Krsna.
 
Madhya 7.144–145
 
TEXTS 144–145
 
TEXT
 
bahu stuti kari' kahe, -- suna, daya-maya
jive ei guna nahi, tomate ei haya
more dekhi' mora gandhe palaya pamara
hena-more sparsa' tumi, -- svatantra isvara
SYNONYMS
 
bahu -- many; stuti -- prayers; kari' -- presenting; kahe -- says; suna -
- kindly hear; daya-maya -- O greatly merciful Lord; jive -- in the 
living entity; ei -- this; guna -- quality; nahi -- there is not; tomate 
-- in You; ei -- this; haya -- is; more dekhi' -- by seeing me; mora 
gandhe -- from smelling my body; palaya -- runs away; pamara -- even a 
sinful man; hena-more -- such a person as me; sparsa' -- touch; tumi -- 
You; svatantra -- fully independent; isvara -- the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana Vasudeva continued, "O my merciful Lord, such mercy is not 
possible for ordinary living entities. Such mercy can be found only in 
You. Upon seeing me, even a sinful person goes away due to my bad bodily 
odor. Yet You have touched me. Such is the independent behavior of the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead."
 
Madhya 7.146
 
TEXT 146
 
TEXT
 
kintu achilan bhala adhama hana
ebe ahankara mora janmibe asiya
SYNONYMS
 
kintu -- but; achilan -- I was; bhala -- all right; adhama -- the lowest 
of mankind; hana -- being; ebe -- now; ahankara -- pride; mora -- my; 
janmibe -- will appear; asiya -- coming.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Being meek and humble, the brahmana Vasudeva worried that he would 
become proud after being cured by the grace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 7.147
 
TEXT 147
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "kabhu tomara na habe abhimana
nirantara kaha tumi ‘krsna' ‘krsna' nama
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; kabhu -- at any time; tomara -- your; na --
 not; habe -- there will be; abhimana -- pride; nirantara -- incessantly;
 kaha -- chant; tumi -- you; krsna krsna nama -- the holy name of Lord 
Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
To protect the brahmana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised him to chant 
the Hare Krsna mantra incessantly. By doing so, he would never become 
unnecessarily proud.
 
Madhya 7.148
 
TEXT 148
 
TEXT
 
krsna upadesi' kara jivera nistara
acirate krsna toma karibena angikara"
SYNONYMS
 
krsna upadesi' -- instructing about Krsna; kara -- just do; jivera -- of 
all living entities; nistara -- the liberation; acirate -- very soon; 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; toma -- you; karibena -- will make; angikara -- 
acceptance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also advised Vasudeva to preach about Krsna and 
thus liberate living entities. As a result, Krsna would very soon accept 
him as His devotee.
 
PURPORT
 
Although Vasudeva Vipra was a leper and had suffered greatly, still, 
after Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu cured him He instructed him to preach 
Krsna consciousness. Indeed, the only return the Lord wanted was that 
Vasudeva preach the instructions of Krsna and liberate all human beings. 
That is the process of the International Society for Krishna 
Consciousness. Each and every member of this Society was rescued from a 
very abominable condition, but now they are engaged in preaching the 
cult of Krsna consciousness. They are not only cured of the disease 
called materialism but are also living a very happy life. Everyone 
accepts them as great devotees of Krsna, and their qualities are 
manifest in their very faces. If one wants to be recognized as a devotee 
by Krsna, he should take to preaching work, following the advice of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Then one will undoubtedly attain the lotus feet of 
Sri Krsna Caitanya, Lord Krsna Himself, without delay.
 
Madhya 7.149
 
TEXT 149
 
TEXT
 
eteka kahiya prabhu kaila antardhane
dui vipra galagali kande prabhura gune
SYNONYMS
 
eteka -- so much; kahiya -- speaking; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; kaila -- made; antardhane -- disappearance; dui vipra -- the 
two brahmanas, Kurma and Vasudeva; galagali -- embracing one another; 
kande -- cry; prabhura gune -- due to the mercy of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After instructing the brahmana Vasudeva in that way, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu disappeared from that place. Then the two brahmanas, Kurma 
and Vasudeva, embraced each other and began to cry, remembering the 
transcendental qualities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 7.150
 
TEXT 150
 
TEXT
 
‘vasudevoddhara' ei kahila akhyana
‘vasudevamrta-prada' haila prabhura nama
SYNONYMS
 
vasudeva-uddhara -- giving liberation to Vasudeva; ei -- this; kahila -- 
is described; akhyana -- narration; vasudeva-amrta-prada -- the giver of 
nectar to Vasudeva; haila -- became; prabhura nama -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's holy name.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus I have described how Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu reclaimed the leper 
Vasudeva and so received the name Vasudevamrta-prada.
 
PURPORT
 
The name Vasudevamrta-prada is mentioned in the verses composed by 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
 
Madhya 7.151
 
TEXT 151
 
TEXT
 
ei ta' kahila prabhura prathama gamana
kurma-darasana, vasudeva-vimocana
SYNONYMS
 
ei ta' kahila -- thus I have described; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; prathama gamana -- the beginning of the tour; kurma-darasana 
-- visiting the temple of Kurma; vasudeva-vimocana -- and liberating the 
leper brahmana of the name Vasudeva.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus I end my description of the beginning of the tour of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, His visiting the temple of Kurma and His liberating the 
leper brahmana Vasudeva.
 
Madhya 7.152
 
TEXT 152
 
TEXT
 
sraddha kari' ei lila ye kare sravana
acirate milaye tare caitanya-carana
SYNONYMS
 
sraddha kari' -- with great faith; ei lila -- this pastime; ye -- anyone;
 kare -- does; sravana -- hearing; acirate -- very soon; milaye -- meets;
 tare -- him; caitanya-carana -- the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One who hears these pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with great faith 
will surely very soon attain the lotus feet of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
PURPORT
 
When a person actually revives his consciousness with thoughts of Krsna 
by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he revives his spiritual life 
and becomes addicted to the service of the Lord. Only then can he act as 
an acarya. In other words, everyone should engage in preaching, 
following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In this way one 
will be very much appreciated by Lord Krsna and will quickly be 
recognized by Him. Actually a devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must 
engage in preaching in order to increase the followers of the Lord. By 
thus preaching actual Vedic knowledge all over the world, one will 
benefit all mankind.
 
Madhya 7.153
 
TEXT 153
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-lilara adi-anta nahi jani
sei likhi, yei mahantera mukhe suni
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-lilara -- of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; adi -- 
beginning; anta -- and end; nahi -- not; jani -- I know; sei -- that; 
likhi -- I write; yei -- which; mahantera -- of the great personalities; 
mukhe -- from the mouths; suni -- I hear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I admit that I do not know the beginning or the end of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's pastimes. However, whatever I have written I have heard 
from the mouths of great personalities.
 
Madhya 7.154
 
TEXT 154
 
TEXT
 
ithe aparadha mora na la-io, bhakta-gana
toma-sabara carana -- mora ekanta sarana
SYNONYMS
 
ithe -- in this; aparadha -- offenses; mora -- my; na la-io -- do not 
take; bhakta-gana -- O devotees; toma -- of your; sabara -- of all; 
carana -- the lotus feet; mora -- my; ekanta -- only; sarana -- shelter.
 
TRANSLATION
 
O devotees, please do not consider my offenses in this regard. Your 
lotus feet are my only shelter.
 
Madhya 7.155
 
TEXT 155
 
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; krsna-dasa -- 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, Madhya-
lila, Seventh Chapter, describing the start of the Lord's tour of South 
India and the liberation of the brahmana Vasudeva.
 