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Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasadam at the House of Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya

Chapter 15:

The Lord Accepts Prasadam at the House of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya

The following summary of this chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda

Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. After the Ratha-yatra festival, Sri

Advaita Acarya Prabhu worshiped Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with flowers and

tulasi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Acarya

with the flowers and tulasi that remained on the offered plate and said

a mantra, yo ‘si so ‘si namo ‘stu te ("Whatever You are, You are -- but

I offer My respects unto You"). Then Advaita Acarya Prabhu invited Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu for prasadam. When Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and

His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the Lord dressed Himself

as a cowherd boy. Thus the ceremony was very jubilant. Then the Lord and

His devotees observed Vijaya-dasami, the day of victory when Lord

Ramacandra conquered Lanka. The devotees all became soldiers of Lord

Ramacandra, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in the ecstasy of Hanuman,

manifested various transcendentally blissful activities. Thereafter, the

Lord and His devotees observed various other ceremonies.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then asked all the devotees to return to Bengal.

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sent Nityananda Prabhu to Bengal for

preaching and also sent Ramadasa, Gadadhara dasa and several other

devotees with Him. Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, with great humility,

sent some Jagannatha prasadam and a cloth from Lord Jagannatha to His

mother through Srivasa Thakura. When the Lord bade farewell to Raghava

Pandita, Vasudeva Datta, the residents of Kulina-grama and other

devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities. Ramananda

Vasu and Satyaraja Khan asked some questions, and Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage

themselves in the service of Vaisnavas exclusively devoted to chanting

the holy name of the Lord. He also instructed the Vaisnavas from Khanda,

as well as Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Vidya-vacaspati, and He praised

Murari Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Ramacandra.

Considering the humble prayer of Vasudeva Datta, He established that

Lord Sri Krsna is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.

Thereafter, when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was accepting prasadam at the

house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Sarvabhauma's son-in-law, Amogha,

created trouble in the family with his criticisms. The following morning,

he was attacked by the disease of visucika (cholera). Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu very kindly saved him from death and enlivened him in

chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna.

Madhya 15.1

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sarvabhauma-grhe bhunjan

sva-nindakam amoghakam

angi-kurvan sphutam cakre

gaurah svam bhakta-vasyatam

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma-grhe -- at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; bhunjan --

while eating; sva-nindakam -- a person who was criticizing Him;

amoghakam -- named Amogha; angi-kurvan -- accepting; sphutam --

manifested; cakre -- made; gaurah -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; svam -

- His; bhakta-vasyatam -- obligation to His devotees.

TRANSLATION

While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was taking prasadam at the house of

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Amogha criticized Him. Still, the Lord accepted

Amogha, thereby showing how much He was obliged to His devotees.

Madhya 15.2

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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 -- unto Nityananda Prabhu; jaya advaita-

candra -- all glories to Advaita Prabhu; jaya -- all glories; gaura-

bhakta-vrnda -- to the devotees of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

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

Prabhu! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the

devotees of Lord Caitanya!

Madhya 15.3

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jaya sri-caitanya-caritamrta-srota-gana

caitanya-caritamrta -- yanra prana-dhana

SYNONYMS

jaya -- all glories; sri-Caitanya-caritamrta-srota-gana -- to the

listeners of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta; Caitanya-caritamrta -- Caitanya-

caritamrta; yanra -- of whom; prana-dhana -- the life and soul.

TRANSLATION

All glories to the listeners of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta who have

accepted it as their life and soul!

Madhya 15.4

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ei-mata mahaprabhu bhakta-gana-sange

nilacale rahi' kare nrtya-gita-range

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-

gana-sange -- with His devotees; nilacale rahi' -- staying at Nilacala,

Jagannatha Puri; kare -- performs; nrtya-gita-range -- chanting and

dancing with great pleasure.

TRANSLATION

While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at Jagannatha Puri, He constantly

enjoyed chanting and dancing with His devotees.

Madhya 15.5

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prathamavasare jagannatha-darasana

nrtya-gita kare danda-paranama, stavana

SYNONYMS

prathama-avasare -- in the beginning of the day; jagannatha-darasana --

seeing the Deity of Lord Jagannatha; nrtya-gita kare -- performs

chanting and dancing; danda-paranama -- offering obeisances; stavana --

offering prayers.

TRANSLATION

In the beginning of the day, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the Deity of

Lord Jagannatha in the temple. He offered Him obeisances and prayers and

danced and sang before Him.

Madhya 15.6

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‘upala-bhoga' lagile kare bahire vijaya

haridasa mili' aise apana nilaya

SYNONYMS

upala-bhoga lagile -- when there is an offering of food known as upala-

bhoga; kare bahire vijaya -- He remains outside; haridasa mili' --

meeting Haridasa Thakura; aise -- comes back; apana nilaya -- to His

residence.

TRANSLATION

After visiting the temple, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would remain outside

during the upala-bhoga offering. He would then go meet Haridasa Thakura

and return to His residence.

PURPORT

At noon, when there was an upala-bhoga offering in a place called bhoga-

vardhana-khanda, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would go outside the temple.

Before going outside, He used to stand near the Garuda-stambha column

and offer His obeisances and prayers. Afterwards, the Lord would visit

Siddha-bakula, where Haridasa Thakura lived. After visiting with

Haridasa Thakura, the Lord would return to His own place at the abode of

Kasi Misra.

Madhya 15.7

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ghare vasi' kare prabhu nama sankirtana

advaita asiya kare prabhura pujana

SYNONYMS

ghare vasi' -- sitting in His room; kare -- performs; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nama sankirtana -- chanting on beads; advaita --

Advaita Acarya; asiya -- coming; kare -- performs; prabhura pujana --

worship of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Sitting in His room, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would chant on His beads,

and Advaita Prabhu would come there to worship the Lord.

Madhya 15.8

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sugandhi-salile dena padya, acamana

sarvange lepaye prabhura sugandhi candana

SYNONYMS

su-gandhi-salile -- with scented water; dena -- offers; padya -- water

for washing the feet; acamana -- washing the mouth; sarva-ange -- all

over the body; lepaye -- smears; prabhura -- of the Lord; su-gandhi

candana -- fragrant sandalwood pulp.

TRANSLATION

While worshiping Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Advaita Acarya would offer Him

scented water to wash His mouth and feet. Then Advaita Acarya would

smear very fragrant sandalwood pulp all over His body.

Madhya 15.9

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gale mala dena, mathaya tulasi-manjari

yoda-hate stuti kare pade namaskari'

SYNONYMS

gale -- on the neck; mala -- garland; dena -- offers; mathaya -- on the

head; tulasi-manjari -- flowers of tulasi; yoda-hate -- with folded

hands; stuti kare -- offers prayers; pade -- unto the lotus feet;

namaskari' -- offering obeisances.

TRANSLATION

Sri Advaita Prabhu would also place a flower garland around the Lord's

neck and tulasi flowers [manjaris] on His head. Then, with folded hands,

Advaita Acarya would offer obeisances and prayers unto the Lord.

Madhya 15.10

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puja-patre puspa-tulasi sesa ye achila

sei saba lana prabhu acarye pujila

SYNONYMS

puja-patre -- on the dish that holds flowers and tulasi; puspa-tulasi --

flowers and tulasi; sesa -- remaining; ye achila -- whatever there were;

sei saba -- all of them; lana -- taking; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; acarye pujila -- worshiped Advaita Acarya.

TRANSLATION

After being worshiped by Advaita Acarya, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would

take the dish containing flowers and tulasi and, with whatever

paraphernalia remained, worship Advaita Acarya.

Madhya 15.11

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"yo 'si so 'si namo 'stu te" ei mantra pade

mukha-vadya kari' prabhu hasaya acaryere

SYNONYMS

yah asi -- whatever You are; sah asi -- so You are; namah astu te -- I

offer My respects unto You; ei mantra pade -- chants this mantra; mukha-

vadya kari' -- making a sound within the mouth; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasaya -- causes to laugh; acaryere -- Advaita

Acarya.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would worship Advaita Acarya by chanting the

mantra "Whatever You are, You are-but I offer My respects unto You." In

addition, the Lord would make some sounds within His mouth that would

make Advaita Acarya laugh.

Madhya 15.12

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ei-mata anyonye karena namaskara

prabhure nimantrana kare acarya bara bara

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; anyonye -- to one another; karena -- offer;

namaskara -- obeisances; prabhure -- unto Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

nimantrana -- invitation; kare -- does; acarya -- Advaita Acarya; bara

bara -- again and again.

TRANSLATION

In this way Advaita Acarya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would offer Their

respectful obeisances unto each other. Then Advaita Acarya would extend

an invitation to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again and again.

Madhya 15.13

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acaryera nimantrana -- ascarya-kathana

vistari' varniyachena dasa-vrndavana

SYNONYMS

acaryera nimantrana -- the invitation of Advaita Acarya; ascarya-kathana

-- wonderful story; vistari' -- very vividly; varniyachena -- described;

dasa-vrndavana -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura.

TRANSLATION

Indeed, Sri Advaita Acarya's invitation is another wonderful story. It

has been very vividly described by Vrndavana dasa Thakura.

Madhya 15.14

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punarukti haya, taha na kailun varnana

ara bhakta-gana kare prabhure nimantrana

SYNONYMS

punah-ukti -- repetition; haya -- there is; taha -- that; na -- not;

kailun -- I have done; varnana -- description; ara bhakta-gana -- other

devotees; kare -- do; prabhure -- unto Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

nimantrana -- invitation.

TRANSLATION

Since Advaita Acarya's invitation has been described by Vrndavana dasa

Thakura, I shall not repeat the story. But I shall say that other

devotees also extended invitations to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 15.15

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eka eka dina eka eka bhakta-grhe mahotsava

prabhu-sange tahan bhojana kare bhakta saba

SYNONYMS

eka eka dina -- each and every day; eka eka bhakta-grhe -- in the house

of one devotee after another; mahotsava -- festival; prabhu-sange --

with Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tahan -- there; bhojana -- lunch;

kare -- accept; bhakta -- devotees; saba -- all.

TRANSLATION

Day after day, one devotee after another would invite Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu and the other devotees to lunch and would also hold a

festival.

Madhya 15.16

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cari-masa rahila sabe mahaprabhu-sange

jagannathera nana yatra dekhe maha-range

SYNONYMS

cari-masa -- four months; rahila -- remain; sabe -- all the devotees;

mahaprabhu-sange -- with Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jagannathera -- of

Lord Jagannatha; nana yatra -- many festivals; dekhe -- they see; maha-

range -- with great pleasure.

TRANSLATION

All the devotees remained at Jagannatha Puri for four continuous months,

and they observed all Lord Jagannatha's festivals with great pleasure.

Madhya 15.17

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krsna-janma-yatra-dine nanda-mahotsava

gopa-vesa haila prabhu lana bhakta saba

SYNONYMS

krsna-janma-yatra -- observance of the birth of Lord Krsna; dine -- on

the day of; nanda-mahotsava -- the festival observed by Nanda Maharaja,

the father of Krsna; gopa-vesa haila -- dressed Himself as a cowherd boy;

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lana -- taking; bhakta saba -- all

the devotees.

TRANSLATION

The devotees celebrated the festival of Janmastami, Krsna's birthday,

which is also called Nanda-mahotsava, the festival of Nanda Maharaja. At

that time Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His devotees dressed themselves as

cowherd boys.

Madhya 15.18

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dadhi-dugdha-bhara sabe nija-skandhe kari'

mahotsava-sthane aila bali ‘hari' ‘hari'

SYNONYMS

dadhi-dugdha -- of milk and yogurt; bhara -- carriers; sabe -- all of

them; nija-skandhe -- on their shoulders; kari' -- keeping; mahotsava-

sthane -- to the place of the festival; aila -- came; bali hari hari --

chanting "Hari, Hari."

TRANSLATION

Having dressed up like cowherd boys, all the devotees carried pots of

milk and yogurt balanced on rods over their shoulders. Thus they all

arrived at the festival grounds chanting the holy name of Hari.

Madhya 15.19

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kanani-khutiya achena ‘nanda'-vesa dhari'

jagannatha-mahati hanachena ‘vrajesvari'

SYNONYMS

kanani-khutiya -- Kanani Khutiya; achena -- is; nanda-vesa dhari' -- in

the dress of Nanda Maharaja; jagannatha-mahati -- Jagannatha Mahati;

hanachena -- was; vrajesvari -- mother Yasoda.

TRANSLATION

Kanani Khutiya dressed himself like Nanda Maharaja, and Jagannatha

Mahiti dressed himself as mother Yasoda.

Madhya 15.20

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apane prataparudra, ara misra-kasi

sarvabhauma, ara padicha-patra tulasi

SYNONYMS

apane prataparudra -- personally King Prataparudra; ara -- and; misra-

kasi -- Kasi Misra; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ara -- and;

padicha-patra tulasi -- Padichapatra Tulasi, the temple superintendent.

TRANSLATION

At that time, King Prataparudra was also personally present with Kasi

Misra, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Tulasi Padichapatra.

Madhya 15.21

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inha-saba lana prabhu kare nrtya-ranga

dadhi-dugdha haridra-jale bhare sabara anga

SYNONYMS

inha-saba lana -- taking all of them; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

kare nrtya-ranga -- performed dancing in jubilation; dadhi -- yogurt;

dugdha -- milk; haridra -- turmeric; jale -- with water; bhare --

covered; sabara -- of all of them; anga -- bodies.

TRANSLATION

As usual, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced jubilantly. Everyone was

covered with milk, yogurt and yellow turmeric water.

Madhya 15.22

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advaita kahe, -- satya kahi, na kariha kopa

laguda phiraite para, tabe jani gopa

SYNONYMS

advaita kahe -- Advaita Acarya says; satya kahi -- I speak the truth; na

kariha kopa -- please do not be angry; laguda -- stick, staff; phiraite

para -- if You can wheel around; tabe jani -- then I shall understand;

gopa -- cowherd boy.

TRANSLATION

At this time Srila Advaita Acarya said, "Please do not be angry. I speak

the truth. I shall know that You are a cowherd boy only if You can wheel

this rod about."

Madhya 15.23

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tabe laguda lana prabhu phiraite lagila

bara bara akase pheli' luphiya dharila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- then; laguda -- rod; lana -- taking; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; phiraite lagila -- began to wheel it around; bara bara --

again and again; akase -- in the sky; pheli' -- throwing; luphiya --

tossing; dharila -- He captured.

TRANSLATION

Accepting Advaita Acarya's challenge, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took a big

rod and began to wheel it around and around. Again and again He threw

the rod into the sky and caught it when it fell.

Madhya 15.24

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sirera upare, prsthe, sammukhe, dui-pase

pada-madhye phiraya laguda, -- dekhi' loka hase

SYNONYMS

sirera upare -- over the head; prsthe -- behind the back; sammukhe -- in

front; dui-pase -- on the two sides; pada-madhye -- between the two legs;

phiraya -- wheels around; laguda -- the rod; dekhi' -- seeing; loka

hase -- all the people began to laugh.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wheeled and threw the rod, sometimes over His

head, sometimes behind His back, sometimes in front of Him, sometimes to

His side and sometimes between His legs. All the people laughed to see

this.

Madhya 15.25

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alata-cakrera praya laguda phiraya

dekhi' sarva-loka-citte camatkara paya

SYNONYMS

alata-cakrera -- the circle of a firebrand; praya -- like; laguda

phiraya -- wheels the rod; dekhi' -- seeing; sarva-loka -- all the

people; citte -- within the heart; camatkara paya -- became very much

astonished.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu whirled the rod in a circle like a

firebrand, the heart of everyone who saw it was astonished.

Madhya 15.26

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ei-mata nityananda phiraya laguda

ke bujhibe tanha dunhara gopa-bhava gudha

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; phiraya

laguda -- wheels a rod; ke -- who; bujhibe -- will understand; tanha --

there; dunhara -- of both of Them; gopa-bhava -- the ecstasy of the

cowherd boys; gudha -- very deep.

TRANSLATION

Nityananda Prabhu also played at whirling the rod. Who can understand

how They were ecstatically immersed in the deep emotions of the cowherd

boys?

Madhya 15.27

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prataparudrera ajnaya padicha-tulasi

jagannathera prasada-vastra eka lana asi

SYNONYMS

prataparudrera -- of King Prataparudra; ajnaya -- on the order; padicha-

tulasi -- the temple superintendent named Tulasi; jagannathera -- of

Lord Jagannatha; prasada-vastra -- used cloth; eka -- one; lana --

taking; asi -- came.

TRANSLATION

Following the orders of Maharaja Prataparudra, the temple superintendent,

named Tulasi, brought one of Lord Jagannatha's used cloths.

Madhya 15.28

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bahu-mulya vastra prabhu-mastake bandhila

acaryadi prabhura ganere paraila

SYNONYMS

bahu-mulya -- very valuable; vastra -- cloth; prabhu-mastake -- on the

head of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bandhila -- wrapped; acarya-adi --

headed by Advaita Acarya; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ganere

-- on the associates; paraila -- put.

TRANSLATION

This valuable cloth was wrapped around the head of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. The other devotees, headed by Advaita Acarya, also had

cloths wrapped about their heads.

Madhya 15.29

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kanani-khutiya, jagannatha, -- dui-jana

avese vilaila ghare chila yata dhana

SYNONYMS

kanani-khutiya -- Kanani Khutiya; jagannatha -- Jagannatha Mahati; dui-

jana -- two persons; avese -- in ecstatic love; vilaila -- distributed;

ghare -- at home; chila -- was; yata -- all; dhana -- riches.

TRANSLATION

In ecstasy, Kanani Khutiya, who was dressed as Nanda Maharaja, and

Jagannatha Mahiti, who was dressed as mother Yasoda, distributed all the

riches they had stocked at home.

Madhya 15.30

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dekhi' mahaprabhu bada santosa paila

mata-pita-jnane dunhe namaskara kaila

SYNONYMS

dekhi' -- seeing; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bada -- very

much; santosa -- satisfaction; paila -- felt; mata-pita-jnane --

accepting as father and mother; dunhe -- unto both of them; namaskara

kaila -- offered obeisances.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was greatly satisfied to see this. Accepting

them as His father and mother, He offered them obeisances.

Madhya 15.31

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parama-avese prabhu aila nija-ghara

ei-mata lila kare gauranga-sundara

SYNONYMS

parama-avese -- in great ecstasy; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

aila -- returned; nija-ghara -- to His own residence; ei-mata -- in this

way; lila -- pastimes; kare -- performed; gauranga-sundara -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

In great ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to His residence. In

this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, known as Gauranga-sundara, performed

various pastimes.

Madhya 15.32

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vijaya-dasami -- lanka-vijayera dine

vanara-sainya kaila prabhu lana bhakta-gane

SYNONYMS

vijaya -- victory; dasami -- tenth day; lanka-vijayera dine -- on the

day celebrating the conquering of Lanka; vanara-sainya -- monkey

soldiers; kaila -- arranged; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lana

bhakta-gane -- taking all the devotees.

TRANSLATION

On the day celebrating the conquest of Lanka -- a day known as Vijaya-

dasami -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dressed up all His devotees as monkey

soldiers.

Madhya 15.33

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hanuman-avese prabhu vrksa-sakha lana

lanka-gade cadi' phele gada bhangiya

SYNONYMS

hanuman-avese -- in the emotion of being Hanuman; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; vrksa-sakha lana -- taking a large branch of a tree; lanka-

gade -- on the Lanka fort; cadi' -- ascending; phele -- breaks down;

gada -- the fort; bhangiya -- dismantling.

TRANSLATION

Displaying the emotions of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took up a

large tree branch and, mounting the walls of the Lanka fort, began to

dismantle it.

Madhya 15.34

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‘kahanre ravna' prabhu kahe krodhavese

‘jagan-mata hare papi, marimu savamse'

SYNONYMS

kahanre ravna -- where is the rascal Ravana; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; kahe -- says; krodha-avese -- in great anger; jagat-mata --

the mother of the universe; hare -- kidnaps; papi -- sinful; marimu -- I

shall kill; sa-vamse -- with all his family.

TRANSLATION

In the ecstasy of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu angrily said, "Where

is that rascal Ravana? He has kidnapped the universal mother, Sita. Now

I shall kill him and all his family."

Madhya 15.35

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gosanira avesa dekhi' loke camatkara

sarva-loka ‘jaya' ‘jaya' bale bara bara

SYNONYMS

gosanira -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesa -- ecstasy; dekhi' -- by

seeing; loke -- all people; camatkara -- astonished; sarva-loka -- all

people; jaya jaya -- all glories; bale -- speak; bara bara -- again and

again.

TRANSLATION

Everyone became very much astonished to see the emotional ecstasy of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and everyone began to chant, "All glories! All

glories!" again and again.

Madhya 15.36

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ei-mata rasa-yatra, ara dipavali

utthana-dvadasi yatra dekhila sakali

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; rasa-yatra-rasa dancing of Lord Krsna; ara --

and; dipa-avali -- the day of Dipavali, when rows of lights are lit;

utthana-dvadasi-yatra -- the festival of Utthana-dvadasi; dekhila sakali

-- participated in all of them.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His devotees participated in all the

festivals, including Rasa-yatra, Dipavali and Utthana-dvadasi.

PURPORT

The Dipavali festival takes place on the dark-moon night in the month of

Kartika (October-November). The Rasa-yatra, or rasa dancing of Krsna,

takes place on the full-moon night of the same month. Utthana-dvadasi

takes place the day after Ekadasi in the waxing fortnight of the moon in

the same month. All the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu participated

in all these festivals.

Madhya 15.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

eka-dina mahaprabhu nityanande lana

dui bhai yukti kaila nibhrte vasiya

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityanande

lana -- taking Lord Nityananda Prabhu; dui bhai -- two brothers; yukti

kaila -- consulted; nibhrte vasiya -- sitting in a solitary place.

TRANSLATION

One day the two brothers, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu,

consulted with each other while sitting together in a solitary place.

Madhya 15.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

kiba yukti kaila dunhe, keha nahi jane

phale anumana pache kaila bhakta-gane

SYNONYMS

kiba yukti kaila -- what consultation They had; dunhe -- the two of Them;

keha nahi jane -- no one knows; phale -- by the result; anumana --

guess; pache -- later; kaila -- did; bhakta-gane -- all the devotees.

TRANSLATION

No one could understand what the brothers discussed between Themselves,

but later all the devotees could guess what the subject matter was.

Madhya 15.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

tabe mahaprabhu saba bhakte bolaila

gauda-dese yaha sabe vidaya karila

SYNONYMS

tabe mahaprabhu -- thereafter Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saba -- all;

bhakte -- the devotees; bolaila -- called; gauda-dese -- to Bengal; yaha

-- return; sabe -- all of you; vidaya karila -- bade farewell.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu called for all the devotees and

asked them to return to Bengal. In this way, He bade farewell to them.

Madhya 15.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

sabare kahila prabhu -- pratyabda asiya

gundica dekhiya yabe amare miliya

SYNONYMS

sabare -- to all of them; kahila -- said; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; prati-abda -- every year; asiya -- coming; gundica -- the

function at the Gundica temple; dekhiya -- seeing; yabe -- you should go;

amare miliya -- after meeting Me.

TRANSLATION

Bidding farewell to all the devotees, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested

them to return to Jagannatha Puri every year to see Him and then see the

cleansing of the Gundica temple.

Madhya 15.41

TEXT 41

TEXT

acaryere ajna dila kariya sammana

‘a-candala adi krsna-bhakti dio dana'

SYNONYMS

acaryere -- unto Advaita Acarya; ajna dila -- ordered; kariya sammana --

with great respect; a-candala -- even to the lowest of men, known as the

candala; adi -- beginning with; krsna-bhakti -- Krsna consciousness, or

devotional service to Lord Krsna; dio -- deliver; dana -- in charity.

TRANSLATION

With great respect, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested Advaita Acarya, "

Give Krsna consciousness, devotion to Krsna, even to the lowest of men [

candalas]."

PURPORT

This is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's order to all His devotees. Krsna-

bhakti, devotion to Krsna, is open to everyone, even low-class men like

candalas. One should follow this order in the disciplic succession

stemming from Sri Advaita and Nityananda Prabhu and distribute Krsna

consciousness without discrimination throughout the world.

There are different kinds of men, beginning with the brahmana and going

down to the lowest platform, known as candala. Whatever one's position,

everyone in this Age of Kali needs to be enlightened in Krsna

consciousness. That is the greatest need of the day. Everyone is acutely

feeling the pangs of material existence. Even in the ranks and files of

the American Senate, the pinpricks of material existence are felt, so

much so that April 30, 1974, was actually set aside as Prayer Day. Thus

everyone is feeling the resultant pinpricks of Kali-yuga brought about

by human society's indulging in illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling and

intoxication. Now is the time for the members of the International

Society for Krishna Consciousness to distribute krsna-bhakti all over

the world and thus follow the orders of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The

Lord has ordered everyone to become a guru (Cc. Madhya 7.128): amara

ajnaya guru hana tara' ei desa. Everyone in every town and village

should be enlightened by the instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Krsna consciousness should be distributed to everyone indiscriminately.

In this way, the entire world will be peaceful and happy, and everyone

will glorify Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as He desires.

The word candala actually refers to a dog-eater, who is considered the

lowest of men. Even candalas can be enlightened in Krsna consciousness

due to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's benedictions. Krsna-bhakti is not the

monopoly of a certain caste. Everyone is eligible to receive this great

benediction given by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Everyone should be given a

chance to receive it and be happy.

The word dana, meaning "charity," is also significant in this verse.

Whoever engages in the distribution of Krsna consciousness is a

charitable person. Professional men recite Srimad-Bhagavatam and discuss

krsna-bhakti for an exchange of money. They cannot distribute such

exalted transcendental property to everyone and anyone. Only pure

devotees, who have no motive other than serving Krsna, can give such

transcendentally valuable benedictions out of charity.

Madhya 15.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

nityanande ajna dila, -- ‘yaha gauda-dese

anargala prema-bhakti kariha prakase

SYNONYMS

nityanande -- unto Nityananda Prabhu; ajna dila -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu ordered; yaha gauda-dese -- go to Gauda-desa (Bengal);

anargala -- without restriction; prema-bhakti -- devotional service in

love of Godhead; kariha prakase -- manifest.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered Nityananda Prabhu, "Go to Bengal and,

without restriction, manifest devotional service to the Lord, Krsna

consciousness."

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thus ordered Nityananda Prabhu to deliver all

the Bengalis to devotional service. In the Bhagavad-gita (9.32) the Lord

says:

mam hi partha vyapasritya ye ‘pi syuh papa-yonayah

striyo vaisyas tatha sudras te ‘pi yanti param gatim

"O son of Prtha, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower

birth -- women, vaisyas [merchants], and sudras [workers] -- can attain

the supreme destination." Whoever takes to Krsna consciousness and

follows the regulative principles can return home, back to Godhead.

In his Anubhasya, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes, "There

is a class of so-called devotees called prakrta-sahajiyas who think that

Nityananda Prabhu is an ordinary human being. They have spread the news

that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered Nityananda Prabhu to return to

Bengal from Orissa just to marry and beget children. This is certainly a

great offense against Nityananda Prabhu."

Such an offense is called pasanda-buddhi, or an atheistic remark.

Offenders consider Nityananda Prabhu to be like one of them, an ordinary

human being. They do not know of Nityananda Prabhu's identity with the

visnu-tattva. Thinking Nityananda Prabhu to be an ordinary human being

is the business of mental speculators known as kunapatma-vadis. These

people accept the material body, which is a bag of three material

elements (kunape tri-dhatuke), as themselves. They think that Nityananda

Prabhu's body was similarly material and that it was meant for sense

gratification. Whoever thinks in this way is a candidate for the darkest

regions of hell. Those who hanker after women and money, who are self-

interested and have the mentality of merchants, can certainly discover

many things with their fertile brains and speak against the authorized

revealed scriptures. They also engage in some moneymaking businesses to

cheat innocent people, and they try to support their business programs

by making such offensive statements. Actually Nityananda Prabhu, being

the expansion of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is the most munificent

incarnation. No one should consider Him an ordinary human being or an

entity like the prajapatis, who were ordered by Brahma to increase

generations. Nityananda Prabhu should not be considered instrumental for

sense gratification. Although professional so-called preachers support

this idea, such statements are not found in any authorized revealed

scriptures. Actually there is no support for these statements made by

sahajiyas or other professional distributors of krsna-bhakti.

Madhya 15.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

rama-dasa, gadadhara adi kata jane

tomara sahaya lagi' dilu tomara sane

SYNONYMS

rama-dasa -- Ramadasa; gadadhara -- Gadadhara dasa; adi -- and others;

kata jane -- some people; tomara -- Your; sahaya -- assistants; lagi' --

as; dilu -- I give; tomara sane -- with You.

TRANSLATION

Nityananda Prabhu was given assistants like Ramadasa, Gadadhara dasa and

several others. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "I give them to You to

assist You.

Madhya 15.44

TEXT 44

TEXT

madhye madhye ami tomara nikata yaiba

alaksite rahi' tomara nrtya dekhiba'

SYNONYMS

madhye madhye -- at intervals; ami -- I; tomara nikata -- near You;

yaiba -- shall go; alaksite rahi' -- keeping invisible; tomara nrtya --

Your dancing; dekhiba -- I shall see.

TRANSLATION

"I shall also go to see You at intervals. Keeping Myself invisible, I

shall watch You dance."

Madhya 15.45

TEXT 45

TEXT

srivasa-pandite prabhu kari' alingana

kanthe dhari' kahe tanre madhura vacana

SYNONYMS

srivasa-pandite -- unto Srivasa Pandita; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; kari' -- doing; alingana -- embracing; kanthe dhari' --

catching his neck; kahe -- says; tanre -- unto him; madhura vacana --

sweet words.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Srivasa Pandita and, with His arm

about his neck, began to speak to him in sweet words.

Madhya 15.46

TEXT 46

TEXT

tomara ghare kirtane ami nitya naciba

tumi dekha pabe, ara keha na dekhiba

SYNONYMS

tomara ghare -- in your house; kirtane -- in the performance of

congregational chanting; ami -- I; nitya -- daily; naciba -- shall dance;

tumi -- you; dekha pabe -- will be able to see; ara -- else; keha --

anyone; na dekhiba -- will not see.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested Srivasa Thakura, "Perform

congregational chanting daily, and be assured that I shall also dance in

your presence. You will be able to see this dancing, but not others.

Madhya 15.47

TEXT 47

TEXT

ei vastra matake diha', ei saba prasada

dandavat kari' amara ksamaiha aparadha

SYNONYMS

ei vastra -- this cloth; matake diha' -- deliver to My mother, Sacidevi;

ei saba prasada -- all these remnants of the food of Jagannatha;

dandavat kari' -- offering obeisances; amara -- My; ksamaiha -- cause to

be excused; aparadha -- offenses.

TRANSLATION

"Take this prasadam of Lord Jagannatha's and this cloth and deliver them

to My mother, Sacidevi. After offering her obeisances, please request

her to excuse My offenses.

Madhya 15.48

TEXT 48

TEXT

tanra seva chadi' ami kariyachi sannyasa

dharma nahe, kari ami nija dharma-nasa

SYNONYMS

tanra seva chadi' -- giving up her service; ami -- I; kariyachi --

accepted; sannyasa -- the renounced order of life; dharma nahe -- it is

not My religion; kari -- perform; ami -- I; nija dharma-nasa --

destruction of My religious principles.

TRANSLATION

"I have given up the service of My mother and have accepted the sannyasa

order. Actually I should not have done this, for by so doing I have

destroyed My religious principles.

Madhya 15.49

TEXT 49

TEXT

tanra prema-vasa ami, tanra seva -- dharma

taha chadi' kariyachi vatulera karma

SYNONYMS

tanra prema-vasa -- subordinate to her love; ami -- I; tanra seva -- her

service; dharma -- My religion; taha chadi' -- giving that up; kariyachi

-- I performed; vatulera karma -- the acts of a madman.

TRANSLATION

"I am subordinate to the love of My mother, and it is My duty to serve

her in return. Instead of doing so, I have accepted the renounced order.

Certainly this is the act of a madman.

Madhya 15.50

TEXT 50

TEXT

vatula balakera mata nahi laya dosa

ei jani' mata more na karaya rosa

SYNONYMS

vatula balakera -- of a mad son; mata -- mother; nahi -- does not; laya -

- accept; dosa -- fault; ei jani' -- knowing this; mata -- mother; more -

- unto Me; na karaya rosa -- is not at all angry.

TRANSLATION

"A mother is not offended by her mad son, and knowing this, My mother is

not offended by Me.

Madhya 15.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

ki kaya sannyase mora, prema nija-dhana

ye-kale sannyasa kailun, channa haila mana

SYNONYMS

ki kaya -- what business; sannyase -- in the renounced order; mora -- of

Me; prema -- love; nija-dhana -- My real wealth; ye-kale -- at which

time; sannyasa kailun -- I accepted the renounced order; channa --

deranged; haila -- was; mana -- mind.

TRANSLATION

"I had no business in accepting the renounced order and sacrificing My

love for My mother, which is My real property. Actually I was in a crazy

state of mind when I accepted sannyasa.

Madhya 15.52

TEXT 52

TEXT

nilacale achon muni tanhara ajnate

madhye madhye asimu tanra carana dekhite

SYNONYMS

nilacale achon -- stay at Jagannatha Puri, Nilacala; muni -- I; tanhara

ajnate -- under her order; madhye madhye -- at intervals; asimu -- I

shall go; tanra -- her; carana dekhite -- to see the lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

"I am staying here at Jagannatha Puri, Nilacala, to comply with her

orders. But at intervals I go see her lotus feet.

Madhya 15.53

TEXT 53

TEXT

nitya yai' dekhi muni tanhara carane

sphurti-jnane tenho taha satya nahi mane

SYNONYMS

nitya yai' -- going daily; dekhi -- see; muni -- I; tanhara carane --

her lotus feet; sphurti-jnane -- feeling My presence; tenho -- she; taha

-- that; satya nahi mane -- does not accept as true.

TRANSLATION

"Indeed, I go there daily to see her lotus feet. She is able to feel My

presence, although she does not believe it to be true.

Madhya 15.54–55

TEXTS 54–55

TEXT

eka-dina saly-anna, vyanjana panca-sata

saka, moca-ghanta, bhrsta-patola-nimba-pata

lembu-ada-khanda, dadhi, dugdha, khanda-sara

salagrame samarpilena bahu upahara

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; sali-anna -- cooked rice made of sali paddy;

vyanjana -- vegetables; panca-sata -- five to seven different kinds;

saka -- spinach; moca-ghanta -- curry made from banana flowers; bhrsta --

fried; patola-patola vegetables; nimba-pata -- with leaves of the nimba

tree; lembu -- lemon; ada-khanda -- pieces of ginger; dadhi -- yogurt;

dugdha -- milk; khanda-sara -- sugar candy; salagrame -- unto Lord Visnu

in the form of the salagrama; samarpilena -- offered; bahu upahara --

many other varieties of food.

TRANSLATION

"One day My mother, Saci, offered food to Salagrama Visnu. She offered

rice cooked from sali paddies, various kinds of vegetables, spinach,

curry made of banana flowers, fried patola with nimba leaves, pieces of

ginger with lemon, and also yogurt, milk, sugar candy and many other

foods.

Madhya 15.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

prasada lana kole karena krandana

nimaira priya mora -- e-saba vyanjana

SYNONYMS

prasada lana -- taking the remnants of food; kole -- on her lap; karena

krandana -- was crying; nimaira -- of Nimai; priya -- favorite; mora --

my; e-saba vyanjana -- all these varieties of cooked food.

TRANSLATION

"Taking the food upon her lap, Mother was crying to think that all that

food was very dear to her Nimai.

Madhya 15.57

TEXT 57

TEXT

nimani nahika etha, ke kare bhojana

mora dhyane asru-jale bharila nayana

SYNONYMS

nimani -- Nimai; nahika etha -- is not present here; ke kare bhojana --

who will eat them; mora dhyane -- on meditation upon Me; asru-jale --

with tears; bharila nayana -- eyes become filled.

TRANSLATION

"My mother was thinking, ‘Nimai is not here. Who will accept all this

food?' As she meditated upon Me in this way, her eyes filled with tears.

Madhya 15.58

TEXT 58

TEXT

sighra yai' muni saba karinu bhaksana

sunya-patra dekhi' asru kariya marjana

SYNONYMS

sighra -- very soon; yai' -- going; muni -- I; saba -- all; karinu

bhaksana -- ate; sunya-patra dekhi' -- seeing the dish empty; asru --

tears; kariya marjana -- smearing with her hands.

TRANSLATION

"While she was thus thinking and crying, I immediately went there with

great haste and ate everything. Seeing the dish empty, she wiped her

tears away.

Madhya 15.59

TEXT 59

TEXT

‘ke anna-vyanjana khaila, sunya kene pata?

balagopala kiba khaila saba bhata?

SYNONYMS

ke -- who; anna-vyanjana khaila -- has eaten all this food; sunya kene

pata -- why is the dish empty; bala-gopala -- the Deity Bala-gopala;

kiba khaila -- did He eat; saba bhata -- all the rice.

TRANSLATION

"She then began to wonder who had eaten all that food. ‘Why is the plate

empty?' she wondered, doubting that Bala-gopala had eaten it all.

Madhya 15.60

TEXT 60

TEXT

kiba mora kathaya mane bhrama hana gela!

kiba kona jantu asi' sakala khaila?

SYNONYMS

kiba -- or; mora kathaya -- when I was thinking like that; mane -- in

the mind; bhrama hana gela -- I was mistaken; kiba -- or; kona jantu --

some animal; asi' -- coming; sakala khaila -- ate everything.

TRANSLATION

"She began to wonder whether there had actually been anything on the

plate in the first place. Then again she thought that some animal might

have come and eaten everything.

Madhya 15.61

TEXT 61

TEXT

kiba ami anna-patre bhrame na badila!'

eta cinti' paka-patra yana dekhila

SYNONYMS

kiba -- or; ami -- I; anna-patre -- on the plate for food; bhrame -- by

mistake; na badila -- did not put anything; eta cinti' -- thinking this;

paka-patra -- the kitchen pots; yana dekhila -- went and saw.

TRANSLATION

"She thought, ‘Perhaps by mistake I did not put any food on the plate.'

So thinking, she went into the kitchen and saw the pots.

Madhya 15.62

TEXT 62

TEXT

anna-vyanjana-purna dekhi' sakala bhajane

dekhiya samsaya haila kichu camatkara mane

SYNONYMS

anna-vyanjana-purna -- filled with rice and vegetables; dekhi' -- seeing;

sakala bhajane -- all the cooking pots; dekhiya -- seeing; samsaya

haila -- there was doubt; kichu -- some; camatkara -- wonder; mane -- in

the mind.

TRANSLATION

"When she saw that all the pots were still filled with rice and

vegetables, there was some doubt in her mind, and she was astonished.

Madhya 15.63

TEXT 63

TEXT

isane bolana punah sthana lepaila

punarapi gopalake anna samarpila

SYNONYMS

isane -- to Isana, the servant; bolana -- calling; punah -- again;

sthana -- the place; lepaila -- cleaned; punarapi -- again; gopalake --

unto Gopala; anna -- cooked rice and vegetables; samarpila -- offered.

TRANSLATION

"Thus wondering, she called Isana, the servant, and had the place

cleaned again. She then offered another plate to Gopala.

Madhya 15.64

TEXT 64

TEXT

ei-mata yabe karena uttama randhana

more khaoyaite kare utkanthaya rodana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; yabe -- when; karena -- does; uttama randhana --

first-class cooking; more -- Me; khaoyaite -- to feed; kare -- does;

utkanthaya -- with great anxiety; rodana -- crying.

TRANSLATION

"Now whenever she prepares some good cooked food and wants to feed it to

Me, she cries in great anxiety.

Madhya 15.65

TEXT 65

TEXT

tanra preme ani' amaya karaya bhojane

antare manaye sukha, bahye nahi mane

SYNONYMS

tanra preme -- by her love; ani' -- bringing; amaya -- Me; karaya

bhojane -- causes to eat; antare -- within herself; manaye -- she feels;

sukha -- happiness; bahye -- externally; nahi mane -- does not accept.

TRANSLATION

"Being obliged by her love, I am brought there to eat. Mother knows all

these things internally and feels happiness, but externally she does not

accept them.

Madhya 15.66

TEXT 66

TEXT

ei vijaya-dasamite haila ei riti

tanhake puchiya tanra karaiha pratiti

SYNONYMS

ei vijaya-dasamite -- on the previous Vijaya-dasami day; haila -- there

was; ei riti -- such an incident; tanhake -- unto her; puchiya -- asking;

tanra -- her; karaiha -- make; pratiti -- belief.

TRANSLATION

"Such an incident took place on the last Vijaya-dasami day. You can ask

her about this incident and thus make her believe that I actually go

there."

Madhya 15.67

TEXT 67

TEXT

eteka kahite prabhu vihvala ha-ila

loka vidaya karite prabhu dhairya dharila

SYNONYMS

eteka kahite -- saying this; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

vihvala ha-ila -- became overwhelmed; loka vidaya karite -- to bid

farewell to the devotees; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

dhairya dharila -- maintained patience.

TRANSLATION

While describing all this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became a little

overwhelmed, but just to finish bidding farewell to the devotees, He

remained patient.

Madhya 15.68

TEXT 68

TEXT

raghava pandite kahena vacana sarasa

‘tomara suddha preme ami ha-i' tomara vasa'

SYNONYMS

raghava pandite -- unto Raghava Pandita; kahena -- says; vacana -- words;

sa-rasa -- very relishable; tomara -- your; suddha preme -- by pure

devotional service; ami ha-i' -- I become; tomara -- your; vasa -- under

obligation.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next spoke some relishable words to Raghava

Pandita. He said, "I am obliged to you due to your pure love for Me."

Madhya 15.69

TEXT 69

TEXT

inhara krsna-sevara katha suna, sarva-jana

parama-pavitra seva ati sarvottama

SYNONYMS

inhara -- of him; krsna-sevara -- of service to Lord Krsna; katha --

stories; suna -- hear; sarva-jana -- all people; parama-pavitra --

supremely pure; seva -- service; ati -- very much; sarva-uttama -- well

accomplished.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then informed everyone, "Just hear about the

pure devotional service rendered to Krsna by Raghava Pandita. Indeed,

Raghava Pandita's service is supremely pure and highly accomplished.

Madhya 15.70

TEXT 70

TEXT

ara dravya rahu -- suna narikelera katha

panca ganda kari' narikela vikaya tatha

SYNONYMS

ara dravya rahu -- apart from the other commodities; suna -- just hear;

narikelera katha -- the incident of offering coconuts; panca ganda kari'

-- at the price of five gandas; narikela -- coconut; vikaya -- is sold;

tatha -- there.

TRANSLATION

"Apart from other commodities, just hear about his offering of coconuts.

A coconut is sold at the rate of five gandas each.

Madhya 15.71

TEXT 71

TEXT

vatite kata sata vrkse laksa laksa phala

tathapi sunena yatha mista narikela

SYNONYMS

vatite -- in his garden; kata sata -- how many hundreds of; vrkse --

trees; laksa laksa phala -- millions of fruits; tathapi -- still; sunena

-- hears; yatha -- where; mista narikela -- sweet coconut.

TRANSLATION

"Although he already has hundreds of trees and millions of fruits, he is

still very eager to hear about the place where sweet coconuts are

available.

Madhya 15.72

TEXT 72

TEXT

eka eka phalera mulya diya cari-cari pana

dasa-krosa haite anaya kariya yatana

SYNONYMS

eka eka phalera -- of each and every fruit; mulya -- price; diya --

paying; cari-cari pana -- four panas each (one pana equals twenty gandas)

; dasa-krosa -- twenty miles away; haite -- from; anaya -- brings;

kariya yatana -- with great endeavor.

TRANSLATION

"He collects coconuts with great endeavor from a place twenty miles away,

and he pays four panas each for them.

Madhya 15.73

TEXT 73

TEXT

prati-dina panca-sata phala cholana

susitala karite rakhe jale dubaina

SYNONYMS

prati-dina -- each day; panca-sata -- five to seven; phala -- fruits;

cholana -- clipping; su-sitala karite -- to make it very cool; rakhe --

keeps; jale -- in water; dubaina -- immersing.

TRANSLATION

"Every day five to seven coconuts are clipped and put into water to keep

cool.

Madhya 15.74

TEXT 74

TEXT

bhogera samaya punah chuli' samskari'

krsne samarpana kare mukha chidra kari'

SYNONYMS

bhogera samaya -- at the time of offering bhoga; punah -- again; chuli' -

- clipping; samskari' -- cleansing; krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; samarpana -

- offering; kare -- makes; mukha -- at the top; chidra kari' -- making a

hole.

TRANSLATION

"At the time of offering bhoga, the coconuts are again clipped and

cleansed. After holes are made in them at the top, they are offered to

Lord Krsna.

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TEXT

krsna sei narikela-jala pana kari'

kabhu sunya phala rakhena, kabhu jala bhari'

SYNONYMS

krsna -- Lord Krsna; sei -- that; narikela-jala -- water of the coconut;

pana kari' -- drinking; kabhu -- sometimes; sunya -- vacant; phala

rakhena -- leaves the fruit; kabhu -- sometimes; jala bhari' -- being

filled with water.

TRANSLATION

"Lord Krsna drinks the juice from these coconuts, and sometimes the

coconuts are left drained of juice. At other times the coconuts remain

filled with juice.

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TEXT

jala-sunya phala dekhi' pandita -- harasita

phala bhangi' sasye kare sat-patra purita

SYNONYMS

jala-sunya -- without water; phala -- fruit; dekhi' -- by seeing;

pandita -- Raghava Pandita; harasita -- very pleased; phala bhangi' --

breaking the fruit; sasye -- with the pulp; kare -- makes; sat-patra --

another plate; purita -- filled.

TRANSLATION

"When Raghava Pandita sees that the juice has been drunk from the

coconuts, he is very pleased. He then breaks the coconuts, takes out the

pulp and puts it on another plate.

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TEXT

sasya samarpana kari' bahire dheyana

sasya khana krsna kare sunya bhajana

SYNONYMS

sasya -- the pulp; samarpana kari' -- offering; bahire -- outside the

temple room; dheyana -- meditates; sasya khana -- eating the pulp; krsna

-- Lord Krsna; kare -- makes; sunya -- vacant; bhajana -- the plate.

TRANSLATION

"After offering the pulp, he meditates outside the temple door. In the

meantime, Lord Krsna, having eaten the pulp, leaves the plate empty.

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TEXT

kabhu sasya khana punah patra bhare samse

sraddha bade panditera, prema-sindhu bhase

SYNONYMS

kabhu -- sometimes; sasya khana -- eating the pulp; punah -- again;

patra -- the plate; bhare -- fills; samse -- with pulp; sraddha -- faith;

bade -- increases; panditera -- of Raghava Pandita; prema-sindhu -- in

the ocean of love; bhase -- floats.

TRANSLATION

"Sometimes, after eating the pulp, Krsna fills the plate again with new

pulp. In this way, the faith of Raghava Pandita increases, and he floats

in an ocean of love.

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TEXT

eka dina phala dasa samskara kariya

bhoga lagaite sevaka aila lana

SYNONYMS

eka dina -- one day; phala -- fruits; dasa -- ten; samskara kariya --

after cleansing; bhoga lagaite -- to offer bhoga; sevaka -- servant;

aila -- came; lana -- taking.

TRANSLATION

"One day it so happened that about ten coconuts were properly clipped

and brought by a servant to offer to the Deity.

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TEXT

avasara nahi haya, vilamba ha-ila

phala-patra-hate sevaka dvare ta' rahila

SYNONYMS

avasara nahi haya -- there was little time; vilamba ha-ila -- it was

late; phala-patra -- the pot of fruits; hate -- in the hands; sevaka --

the servant; dvare -- at the door; ta' -- indeed; rahila -- remained.

TRANSLATION

"When the coconuts were brought, there was little time to offer them

because it was already late. The servant, holding the container of

coconuts, remained standing at the door.

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TEXT

dvarera upara bhite tenho hata dila

sei hate phala chunila, pandita dekhila

SYNONYMS

dvarera upara -- above the door; bhite -- on the ceiling; tenho -- he;

hata dila -- brushed his hand; sei hate -- with that hand; phala chunila

-- touched the fruit; pandita -- Raghava Pandita; dekhila -- saw.

TRANSLATION

"Raghava Pandita then saw that the servant touched the ceiling above the

door and then touched the coconuts with the same hand.

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TEXT

pandita kahe, -- dvare loka kare gatayate

tara pada-dhuli udi' lage upara bhite

SYNONYMS

pandita kahe -- Raghava Pandita said; dvare -- through the door; loka --

people in general; kare -- do; gatayate -- coming and going; tara --

their; pada-dhuli -- dust of the feet; udi' -- being blown; lage --

touches; upara -- upward; bhite -- the ceiling.

TRANSLATION

"Raghava Pandita then said, ‘People are always coming and going through

that door. The dust from their feet blows up and touches the ceiling.

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TEXT

sei bhite hata diya phala parasila

krsna-yogya nahe, phala apavitra haila

SYNONYMS

sei bhite -- on that ceiling; hata diya -- touching your hand; phala --

the fruits; parasila -- touched; krsna-yogya nahe -- is not fit to be

offered to Krsna; phala -- the fruits; apavitra haila -- has become

contaminated.

TRANSLATION

"‘After touching the ceiling above the door, you have touched the

coconuts. Now they are no longer fit to be offered to Krsna because they

are contaminated.'

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura states that Raghava Pandita was

not simply a crazy fellow suffering from some cleansing phobia. He did

not belong to the mundane world. In lower consciousness, accepting

something to be spiritual when it is actually material is called bhauma

ijya-dhih. Raghava Pandita was an eternal servant of Krsna, and

everything he saw was related to the service of the Lord. He was always

absorbed in the transcendental thought of how he could always serve

Krsna with everything. Sometimes neophytes, devotees on the lower

platform, try to imitate Raghava Pandita on the platform of material

purity and impurity. Such imitation will not help anyone. As explained

in the Caitanya-caritamrta (Antya-lila 4.174), bhadrabhadra-vastu-jnana

nahika ‘prakrte.' On the transcendental platform there is no higher or

lower, pure or impure. On the material platform, distinction is made

between good and bad, but on the spiritual platform everything is of the

same quality.

‘dvaite' bhadrabhadra-jnana, saba -- ‘manodharma'

‘ei bhala, ei manda', -- ei saba ‘bhrama'

"In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental

speculations. Therefore, saying ‘This is good and that is bad' is all a

mistake." (Cc. Antya 4.176)

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TEXT

eta bali' phala phele pracira langhiya

aiche pavitra prema-seva jagat jiniya

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; phala phele -- throws away the fruits; pracira

langhiya -- across the boundary wall; aiche -- such; pavitra -- pure;

prema-seva -- service in love; jagat jiniya -- conquering all the world.

TRANSLATION

"Such is the service of Raghava Pandita. He did not accept the coconuts

but threw them over the wall. His service is purely based on unalloyed

love, and it conquers the whole world.

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TEXT

tabe ara narikela samskara karaila

parama pavitra kari' bhoga lagaila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; ara -- other; narikela -- coconuts; samskara karaila

-- had clipped and cleaned; parama pavitra kari' -- with great attention

to keep them pure; bhoga lagaila -- offered for eating.

TRANSLATION

"Thereafter, Raghava Pandita had other coconuts gathered, cleansed and

clipped, and with great attention he offered them to the Deity to eat.

Madhya 15.86

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TEXT

ei-mata kala, amra, naranga, kanthala

yaha yaha dura-grame suniyache bhala

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; kala -- bananas; amra -- mangoes; naranga --

oranges; kanthala -- jackfruit; yaha yaha -- whatever; dura-grame -- in

distant villages; suniyache -- he heard; bhala -- good.

TRANSLATION

"In this way, from distant villages he collects excellent bananas,

mangoes, oranges, jackfruits and whatever other first-class fruits he

has heard about.

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TEXT

bahu-mulya diya ani' kariya yatana

pavitra samskara kari' kare nivedana

SYNONYMS

bahu-mulya -- high price; diya -- offering; ani' -- bringing; kariya

yatana -- with great attention; pavitra -- purified; samskara kari' --

trimming; kare nivedana -- offers to the Deity.

TRANSLATION

"All these fruits are collected from distant places and bought at a high

price. After trimming them with great care and purity, Raghava Pandita

offers them to the Deity.

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TEXT

ei mata vyanjanera saka, mula, phala

ei mata cida, huduma, sandesa sakala

SYNONYMS

ei mata -- in this way; vyanjanera -- of vegetables; saka -- spinach;

mula -- radishes; phala -- fruits; ei mata -- in this way; cida --

chipped rice; huduma -- powdered rice; sandesa -- sweetmeats; sakala --

all.

TRANSLATION

"Thus with great care and attention Raghava Pandita prepares spinach,

other vegetables, radishes, fruits, chipped rice, powdered rice and

sweetmeats.

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TEXT

ei-mata pitha-pana, ksira-odana

parama pavitra, ara kare sarvottama

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; pitha-pana -- cakes and sweet rice; ksira-odana -

- condensed milk; parama pavitra -- highly purified; ara -- and; kare --

he makes; sarva-uttama -- first class, tasteful.

TRANSLATION

"He prepares cakes, sweet rice, condensed milk and everything else with

great attention, and the cooking conditions are purified so that the

food is first class and delicious.

Madhya 15.90

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TEXT

kasamdi, acara adi aneka prakara

gandha, vastra, alankara, sarva dravya-sara

SYNONYMS

kasamdi -- a kind of pickle; acara -- other pickles; adi -- and so on;

aneka prakara -- of many varieties; gandha -- scents; vastra -- clothing;

alankara -- ornaments; sarva -- all; dravya -- of things; sara -- best.

TRANSLATION

"Raghava Pandita also offers all kinds of pickles, such as kasamdi. He

offers various scents, garments, ornaments and the best of everything.

Madhya 15.91

TEXT 91

TEXT

ei-mata premera seva kare anupama

yaha dekhi' sarva-lokera judaya nayana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; premera seva -- service in love; kare --

performs; anupama -- without comparison; yaha dekhi' -- seeing which;

sarva-lokera -- of all people; judaya -- become pleased; nayana -- the

eyes.

TRANSLATION

"Thus Raghava Pandita serves the Lord in an incomparable way. Everyone

is very much satisfied just to see him."

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TEXT

eta bali' raghavere kaila alingane

ei-mata sammanila sarva bhakta-gane

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; raghavere -- Raghava Pandita; kaila alingane --

He embraced; ei-mata -- in this way; sammanila -- showed respect; sarva

-- all; bhakta-gane -- to the devotees.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then mercifully embraced Raghava Pandita. The

Lord also offered all the other devotees a farewell with similar respect.

Madhya 15.93

TEXT 93

TEXT

sivananda sene kahe kariya sammana

vasudeva-dattera tumi kariha samadhana

SYNONYMS

sivananda sene -- unto Sivananda Sena; kahe -- says; kariya sammana --

with great respect; vasudeva-dattera -- of Vasudeva Datta; tumi -- you;

kariha -- take; samadhana -- care.

TRANSLATION

The Lord also respectfully told Sivananda Sena, "Take care of Vasudeva

Datta very nicely.

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TEXT

parama udara inho, ye dina ye aise

sei dine vyaya kare, nahi rakhe sese

SYNONYMS

parama udara -- very liberal; inho -- he; ye dina -- every day; ye aise -

- whatever he gets; sei dine -- on that very day; vyaya kare -- spends;

nahi -- does not; rakhe -- keep; sese -- any balance.

TRANSLATION

"Vasudeva Datta is very liberal. Every day, whatever income he receives,

he spends. He does not keep any balance.

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TEXT

‘grhastha' hayena inho, cahiye sancaya

sancaya na kaile kutumba-bharana nahi haya

SYNONYMS

grhastha -- householder; hayena -- is; inho -- he (Vasudeva Datta);

cahiye sancaya -- requires to save some money; sancaya na kaile --

without saving money; kutumba-bharana -- maintenance of a family; nahi

haya -- is not possible.

TRANSLATION

"Being a householder, Vasudeva Datta needs to save some money. Because

he is not doing so, it is very difficult for him to maintain his family.

Madhya 15.96

TEXT 96

TEXT

ihara gharera aya-vyaya saba -- tomara sthane

‘sara khela' hana tumi kariha samadhane

SYNONYMS

ihara -- of Vasudeva Datta; gharera -- of household affairs; aya-vyaya --

income and expenditures; saba -- all; tomara sthane -- at your place;

sara khela hana -- being the manager; tumi -- you; kariha samadhane --

arrange.

TRANSLATION

"Please take care of Vasudeva Datta's family affairs. Become his manager

and make the proper adjustments.

PURPORT

Vasudeva Datta and Sivananda Sena were living in the same neighborhood,

which is presently called Kumarahatta or Halisahara.

Madhya 15.97

TEXT 97

TEXT

prati-varse amara saba bhakta-gana lana

gundicaya asibe sabaya palana kariya

SYNONYMS

prati-varse -- each and every year; amara -- My; saba -- all; bhakta-

gana lana -- accompanied by the devotees; gundicaya -- to perform the

Gundica cleansing festival; asibe -- you will come; sabaya -- to

everyone; palana kariya -- providing maintenance.

TRANSLATION

"Come every year and bring all My devotees with you to the Gundica

festival. I also request you to maintain all of them."

Madhya 15.98

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TEXT

kulina-gramire kahe sammana kariya

pratyabda asibe yatraya patta-dori lana

SYNONYMS

kulina-gramire -- unto the inhabitants of Kulina-grama; kahe -- says;

sammana kariya -- with great respect; prati-abda -- each year; asibe --

please come; yatraya -- during the Ratha-yatra festival; patta-dori --

silken rope; lana -- taking.

TRANSLATION

The Lord then with great respect extended an invitation to all the

inhabitants of Kulina-grama, asking them to come every year and bring

silken rope to carry Lord Jagannatha during the Ratha-yatra festival.

Madhya 15.99

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TEXT

gunaraja-khanna kaila sri-krsna-vijaya

tahan eka-vakya tanra ache premamaya

SYNONYMS

gunaraja-khanna -- Gunaraja Khan; kaila -- compiled; sri-krsna-vijaya --

the book named Sri Krsna-vijaya; tahan -- there; eka-vakya -- one

sentence; tanra -- of it; ache -- is; prema-maya -- full of love of

Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "Gunaraja Khan of Kulina-grama

compiled a book named Sri Krsna-vijaya, in which there is a sentence

revealing the author's ecstatic love of Krsna."

PURPORT

Sri Krsna-vijaya is a book of poems considered to be the first poetry

book written in Bengal. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura states

that this book was begun in the year 1395 Sakabda (A.D. 1473). After

seven years, it was completed (in 1402 Sakabda). This book was written

in plain language, and even half-educated Bengalis and women could read

it very clearly. Even ordinary men with little knowledge of the alphabet

could read this book and understand it. Its language is not very

ornamental, and sometimes the poetry is not very sweet to hear. Although

according to the sonnet style each line should contain fourteen

syllables, there are sometimes sixteen, twelve or thirteen syllables in

his verse. Many words used in those days could be understood only by

local inhabitants, yet this book is still so popular that no bookstore

is complete without it. It is very valuable for those who are interested

in advancing in Krsna consciousness.

Sri Gunaraja Khan was one of the topmost Vaisnavas, and he translated

the Tenth and Eleventh Cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam for the understanding

of the common man. The book Sri Krsna-vijaya was highly praised by Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and it is very valuable for all Vaisnavas. Srila

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives a genealogical table and family

history of Gunaraja Khan. When a Bengali emperor named Adisura first

came from Kanyakubja, or Kanauj, he brought with him five brahmanas and

five kayasthas. Since the king is supposed to be accompanied by his

associates, the brahmanas accompanied the King to help him in higher

spiritual matters. The kayasthas were to render other services. In the

northern Indian high country, the kayasthas are accepted as sudras, but

in Bengal the kayasthas are considered among the higher castes. It is a

fact that the kayasthas came to Bengal from northern India, specifically

from Kanyakubja, or Kanauj. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says

that the kayasthas who came from Kanyakubja were high-class men. Of them,

Dasaratha Vasu was a great personality, and the thirteenth generation

of his family included Gunaraja Khan.

His real name was Maladhara Vasu, but the title Khan was given to him by

the Emperor of Bengal. Thus he became known as Gunaraja Khan.

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following genealogical table

of Gunaraja Khan: (1) Dasaratha Vasu; (2) Kusala; (3) Subhasankara; (4)

Hamsa; (5) Saktirama (Baganda), Muktirama (Mainagara) and Alankara (

Bangaja); (6) Damodara; (7) Anantarama; (8) Guninayaka and Vinanayaka.

The twelfth generation included Bhagiratha, and the thirteenth Maladhara

Vasu, or Gunaraja Khan. Sri Gunaraja Khan had fourteen sons, of whom the

second son, Laksminatha Vasu, received the title Satyaraja Khan. His son

was Sri Ramananda Vasu; therefore Ramananda Vasu belonged to the

fifteenth generation. Gunaraja Khan was a very well known and wealthy

man. His palace, fort and temples are still existing, and from these we

can deduce that the opulence of Gunaraja Khan was certainly very great.

Sri Gunaraja Khan never cared for the artificial aristocracy introduced

by Ballal Sena.

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TEXT

"nandanandana krsna -- mora prana-natha"

ei vakye vikainu tanra vamsera hata

SYNONYMS

nanda-nandana krsna -- Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja; mora prana-

natha -- my life and soul; ei vakye -- because of this statement;

vikainu -- I became sold; tanra -- of him; vamsera hata -- in the hands

of the descendants.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "‘Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja, is my

life and soul.' By this statement I am sold into the hands of the

descendants of Gunaraja Khan.

PURPORT

The full verse referred to here is:

eka-bhave vanda hari yoda kari' hata

nandanandana krsna -- mora prana-natha

"With folded hands I offer my prayers unto Krsna, Nanda Maharaja's son,

who is my life and soul."

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TEXT

tomara ki katha, tomara gramera kukkura

sei mora priya, anya-jana rahu dura

SYNONYMS

tomara -- of you; ki katha -- what to speak; tomara -- of your; gramera -

- village; kukkura -- a dog; sei -- that; mora -- to Me; priya -- very

dear; anya-jana -- others; rahu dura -- apart from.

TRANSLATION

"To say nothing of you, even a dog living in your village is very dear

to Me. What, then, to speak of others?"

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TEXT

tabe ramananda, ara satyaraja khanna

prabhura carane kichu kaila nivedana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- after this; ramananda -- Ramananda Vasu; ara -- and; satyaraja

khanna -- Satyaraja Khan; prabhura carane -- at the lotus feet of Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kichu -- some; kaila -- made; nivedana --

submission.

TRANSLATION

After this, Ramananda Vasu and Satyaraja Khan both submitted questions

at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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TEXT

grhastha visayi ami, ki mora sadhane

sri-mukhe ajna kara prabhu -- nivedi carane

SYNONYMS

grhastha -- householder; visayi -- materialistic man; ami -- I; ki --

what; mora sadhane -- the process of my advancement in spiritual life;

sri-mukhe -- from Your own mouth; ajna kara -- please order; prabhu --

my Lord; nivedi carane -- I submit unto Your lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

Satyaraja Khan said, "My dear Lord, being a householder and a

materialistic man, I do not know the process of advancing in spiritual

life. I therefore submit myself unto Your lotus feet and request You to

give me orders."

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TEXT

prabhu kahena, -- ‘krsna-seva', ‘vaisnava-sevana'

‘nirantara kara krsna-nama-sankirtana'

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahena -- the Lord replied; krsna-seva -- serving Krsna; vaisnava-

sevana -- abiding by the orders of Vaisnavas; nirantara -- without

cessation; kara -- do; krsna-nama-sankirtana -- chanting of the holy

name of Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Without cessation continue chanting

the holy name of Lord Krsna. Whenever possible, serve Him and His

devotees, the Vaisnavas."

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TEXT

satyaraja bale, -- vaisnava ciniba kemane?

ke vaisnava, kaha tanra samanya laksane

SYNONYMS

satyaraja bale -- Satyaraja Khan said; vaisnava -- a Vaisnava; ciniba

kemane -- how shall I recognize; ke vaisnava -- who is a Vaisnava; kaha -

- please say; tanra -- of him; samanya laksane -- common symptoms.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing this, Satyaraja said, "How can I recognize a Vaisnava?

Please let me know what a Vaisnava is. What are his common symptoms?"

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TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- "yanra mukhe suni eka-bara

krsna-nama, sei pujya, -- srestha sabakara"

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; yanra mukhe -- in

whose mouth; suni -- I hear; eka-bara -- once; krsna-nama -- the holy

name of Lord Krsna; sei pujya -- he is worshipable; srestha sabakara --

the best of all human beings.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Whoever chants the holy name of Krsna

just once is worshipable and is the topmost human being.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that a person who simply

chants the holy name of Krsna once becomes perfect and should be

regarded as a Vaisnava. This is confirmed by Srila Rupa Gosvami in his

Upadesamrta (5): krsneti yasya giri tam manasadriyeta. With such faith

in the holy name one may begin a life of Krsna consciousness. But an

ordinary person cannot chant the holy name of Krsna with such faith. One

should accept the holy name of Krsna to be identical with the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, Transcendence Himself. As the Padma Purana

states, "The holy name of Krsna is identical with Krsna and is like a

cintamani gem, a touchstone. That name is Krsna personified in sound and

is therefore perfectly transcendental and eternally liberated from

material contamination." Thus one should understand that the name "Krsna"

and Krsna Himself are identical. Having such faith, one must continue

to chant the holy name.

When one is situated on the neophyte platform, one cannot understand the

devotional ingredients of a pure, unalloyed devotee. However, when the

novice engages in devotional service -- especially in Deity worship --

and follows the order of a bona fide spiritual master, he is a pure

devotee. Anyone can take advantage of hearing about Krsna consciousness

from such a devotee and thus gradually become purified. In other words,

any devotee who believes that the holy name of the Lord is identical

with the Lord is a pure devotee, even though he may be in the neophyte

stage. By his association, others may also become Vaisnavas.

One is known as a materialistic devotee if he simply worships the Deity

of Hari with faith but does not show proper respect to the devotees and

to others. This is stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.2.47):

arcayam eva haraye pujam yah sraddhayehate

na tad-bhaktesu canyesu sa bhaktah prakrtah smrtah

Yet even by associating with such a neophyte devotee, one can become a

devotee also. When Lord Caitanya was teaching Sanatana Gosvami, He said:

sraddhavan jana haya bhakti-adhikari

‘uttama', ‘madhyama', ‘kanistha' -- sraddha-anusari

yahara komala-sraddha, se ‘kanistha' jana

krame krame tenho bhakta ha-ibe ‘uttama'

rati-prema-taratamye bhakta-taratama

"A person who has attained firm faith is a real candidate for advancing

in Krsna consciousness. According to the faith, there are first-class,

second-class and neophyte devotees. One who has preliminary faith is

called a kanistha-adhikari, or a neophyte. The neophyte, however, can

become an advanced devotee if he strictly follows the regulative

principles set down by the spiritual master. Therefore it is on the

basis of faith and attachment to Krsna that one can judge who is a

madhyama-adhikari or an uttama-adhikari." (Cc. Madhya 22.64, 69, 71)

It is thus concluded that even a neophyte devotee is superior to the

karmis and jnanis because he has full faith in chanting the holy name of

the Lord. A karmi or a jnani, regardless of his greatness, has no faith

in Lord Visnu, His holy name or His devotional service. One may be

advanced religiously, but if he is not trained in devotional service, he

has very little credit on the transcendental platform. Even a neophyte

devotee engaged in Deity worship in accordance with the regulations set

forth by the spiritual master is in a position superior to that of the

fruitive worker and speculative philosopher.

Madhya 15.107

TEXT 107

TEXT

"eka krsna-name kare sarva-papa ksaya

nava-vidha bhakti purna nama haite haya

SYNONYMS

eka krsna-name -- one holy name of Krsna; kare -- can do; sarva-papa --

of all sinful reactions; ksaya -- destruction; nava-vidha -- nine

processes; bhakti -- of devotional service; purna -- complete; nama

haite -- simply by chanting the holy name; haya -- are.

TRANSLATION

"Simply by chanting the holy name of Krsna once, a person is relieved

from all the reactions of a sinful life. One can complete the nine

processes of devotional service simply by chanting the holy name.

PURPORT

The nine types of devotional service are mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam (

7.5.23):

sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam

arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam

iti pumsarpita visnau bhaktis cen nava-laksana

kriyeta bhagavaty addha tan manye ‘dhitam uttamam

"The process of devotional service entails hearing, chanting and

remembering the holy name, form, pastimes, qualities and entourage of

the Lord, offering service according to the time, place and performer,

worshiping the Deity, offering prayers, always considering oneself the

eternal servant of Krsna, making friends with Him and dedicating

everything unto Him. These nine items of devotional service, when

directly offered to Krsna, constitute the highest attainment of life.

This is the verdict of the revealed scriptures."

As for being freed from all sinful reactions by chanting the holy name

of Krsna only once, one must chant the holy name without committing any

offenses. Then chanting one name is sufficient to rescue a living being

from all sinful reactions. Such a person who chants the holy name of the

Lord offenselessly is very important and woshipable. Indeed, the nine

devotional processes, beginning with sravana and kirtana, can all be

attained at once if one simply chants the holy name of the Lord

offenselessly.

In this regard, Srila Jiva Gosvami states in his book Bhakti-sandarbha (

173): yadyapi anya bhaktih kalau kartavya, tada; kirtanakhya-bhakti-

samyogenaiva. Out of the nine processes of devotional service, kirtana

is very important. Srila Jiva Gosvami therefore instructs that the other

processes, such as arcana, vandana, dasya and sakhya, should be executed,

but they must be preceded and followed by kirtana, the chanting of the

holy name. We have therefore introduced this system in all of our

centers. Arcana, arati, bhoga offering, Deity dressing and decoration

are all preceded and followed by the chanting of the holy name of the

Lord -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare

Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

Madhya 15.108

TEXT 108

TEXT

diksa-purascarya-vidhi apeksa na kare

jihva-sparse a-candala sabare uddhare

SYNONYMS

diksa -- initiation; purascarya -- activities before initiation; vidhi --

regulative principles; apeksa -- reliance on; na -- not; kare -- does;

jihva -- the tongue; sparse -- by touching; a-candala -- even the lowest

of men, the candala; sabare -- everyone; uddhare -- delivers.

TRANSLATION

"One does not have to undergo initiation or execute the activities

required before initiation. One simply has to vibrate the holy name with

his lips. Thus even a man in the lowest class [candala] can be delivered.

PURPORT

Srila Jiva Gosvami explains diksa in his Bhakti-sandarbha (283):

divyam jnanam yato dadyat kuryat papasya sanksayam

tasmat dikseti sa prokta desikais tattva-kovidaih

"Diksa is the process by which one can awaken his transcendental

knowledge and vanquish all reactions caused by sinful activity. A person

expert in the study of the revealed scriptures knows this process as

diksa." The regulative principles of diksa are explained in the Hari-

bhakti-vilasa (2.3–4) and the Bhakti-sandarbha (283). As stated:

dvijanam anupetanam svakarmadhyayanadisu

yathadhikaro nastiha syac copanayanad anu

tathatradiksitanam tu mantra-devarcanadisu

nadhikaro ‘sty atah kuryad atmanam siva-samstutam

"Even though born in a brahmana family, one cannot engage in Vedic

rituals without being initiated and having a sacred thread. Although

born in a brahmana family, one becomes a brahmana only after initiation

and the sacred thread ceremony. Unless one is initiated as a brahmana,

one cannot worship the holy name properly."

According to the Vaisnava regulative principles, one must be initiated

as a brahmana. The Hari-bhakti-vilasa (2.6) quotes the following

injunction from the Visnu-yamala:

adiksitasya vamoru krtam sarvam nirarthakam

pasu-yonim avapnoti diksa-virahito janah

"‘Unless one is initiated by a bona fide spiritual master, all his

devotional activities are useless. A person who is not properly

initiated can descend again into the animal species.'"

Hari-bhakti-vilasa (2.10) further quotes:

ato gurum pranamyaivam sarva-svam vinivedya ca

grhniyad vaisnavam mantram diksa-purvam vidhanatah

"‘It is the duty of every human being to surrender to a bona fide

spiritual master. Giving him everything -- body, mind and intelligence --

one must take Vaisnava initiation from him.'"

The Bhakti-sandarbha (298) gives the following quotation from the Tattva-

sagara:

yatha kancanatam yati kamsyam rasa-vidhanatah

tatha diksa-vidhanena dvijatvam jayate nrnam

"‘By chemical manipulation, bell metal is turned into gold when touched

by mercury; similarly, when a person is properly initiated, he can

acquire the qualities of a brahmana.'"

The Hari-bhakti-vilasa (17.11–12), in discussing the purascarya process,

quotes the following verses from the Agastya-samhita:

puja traikaliki nityam japas tarpanam eva ca

homo brahmana-bhuktis ca purascaranam ucyate

guror labdhasya mantrasya prasadena yatha-vidhi

pancangopasana-siddhyai puras caitad vidhiyate

"‘In the morning, afternoon and evening one should worship the Deity,

chant the Hare Krsna mantra, offer oblations, perform a fire sacrifice

and feed the brahmanas. These five activities constitute purascarya. To

attain full success when taking initiation from the spiritual master,

one should first perform these purascarya processes.'"

The word purah means "before," and carya means "activities." Due to the

necessity of these activities, we do not immediately initiate disciples

in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. For six months,

a candidate for initiation must first attend arati and classes in the

sastras, practice the regulative principles and associate with other

devotees. When one is actually advanced in the purascarya-vidhi, he is

recommended by the local temple president for initiation. It is not that

anyone can be suddenly initiated without meeting the requirements. When

one is further advanced by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra sixteen rounds

daily, following the regulative principles and attending classes, he

receives the sacred thread (brahminical recognition) after the second

six months.

In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (17.4–5, 7) it is stated:

vina yena na siddhah syan mantro varsa-satair api

krtena yena labhate sadhako vanchitam phalam

purascarana-sampanno mantro hi phala-dhayakah

atah puraskriyam kuryat mantra-vit siddhi-kanksaya

puraskriya hi mantranam pradhanam viryam ucyate

virya-hino yatha dehi sarva-karmasu na ksamah

purascarana-hino hi tatha mantrah prakirtitah

"Without performing the purascarya activities, one cannot become perfect

even by chanting this mantra for hundreds of years. But one who has

undergone the purascarya-vidhi process can attain success very easily.

If one wishes to perfect his initiation, he must first undergo the

purascarya activities. The purascarya process is the life force by which

one is successful in chanting the mantra. Without the life force, one

cannot do anything; similarly, without the life force of purascarya-

vidhi, no mantra can be perfected."

In his Bhakti-sandarbha (283–84), Srila Jiva Gosvami describes the

importance of Deity worship and initiation (diksa) as follows:

avasyakatvam

nasti, tad vinapi saranapattyadinam ekatarenapi purusartha-siddher

abhihitatvat, tathapi sri-naradadi-vartmanusaradbhih sri-bhagavata saha

sambandha-visesam diksa-vidhanena sri-guru-carana-sampaditam

cikirsadbhih krtayam diksayam arcanam avasyam kriyetaiva.

yadyapi svarupato nasti, tathapi prayah svabhavato dehadi-sambandhena

kadarya-silanam viksipta-cittanam jananam tat-tat-sankoci-karanaya

srimad-rsi-prabhrtibhir atrarcana-marge kvacit kvacit kacit kacin

maryada sthapitasti.

"It is Srimad-Bhagavatam's opinion that the process of Deity worship is

not actually necessary, just as the specific prescriptions of the

Pancaratra and other scriptures do not have to be followed. The

Bhagavatam enjoins that even without practicing Deity worship one can

achieve the complete success of human life by any of the other

devotional processes, such as simply offering oneself at the Lord's feet

for His protection. Nonetheless, Vaisnavas following the path of Sri

Narada and his successors endeavor to establish a personal relationship

with the Lord by receiving the grace of a bona fide spiritual master

through initiation, and in this tradition the devotees are obliged at

the time of initiation to begin engaging in Deity worship.

"Although Deity worship is not essential, the material conditioning of

most candidates for devotional service requires that they engage in this

activity. When we consider their bodily and mental conditions, we find

that the character of such candidates is impure and their minds are

agitated. Therefore, to rectify this material conditioning the great

sage Narada and others have at different times recommended various kinds

of regulations for Deity worship."

Similarly, the Ramarcana-candrika states:

vinaiva diksam viprendra purascaryam vinaiva hi

vinaiva nyasa-vidhina japa-matrena siddhi-da

"O best of the brahmanas, even without initiation, preliminary

purification or acceptance of the renounced order, one can attain

perfection in devotional service simply by chanting the Lord's holy name.

In other words, the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is so

powerful that it does not depend on official initiation, but if one is

initiated and engages in pancaratra-vidhi (Deity worship), his Krsna

consciousness will awaken very soon, and his identification with the

material world will be vanquished. The more one is freed from material

identification, the more one can realize that the spirit soul is

qualitatively as good as the Supreme Soul. At such a time, when one is

situated on the absolute platform, one can understand that the holy name

of the Lord and the Lord Himself are identical. At that stage of

realization, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna mantra, cannot be

identified with any material sound. If one accepts the Hare Krsna maha-

mantra as a material vibration, he falls down. One should worship and

chant the holy name of the Lord by accepting it as the Lord Himself. One

should therefore be initiated properly according to revealed scriptures

under the direction of a bona fide spiritual master. Although chanting

the holy name is good for both the conditioned and liberated soul, it is

especially beneficial to the conditioned soul because by chanting it one

is liberated. When a person who chants the holy name is liberated, he

attains the ultimate perfection by returning home, back to Godhead. In

the words of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Adi 7.73):

krsna-mantra haite habe samsara-mocana

krsna-nama haite pabe krsnera carana

"Simply by chanting the holy name of Krsna one can obtain freedom from

material existence. Indeed, simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra one

will be able to see the lotus feet of the Lord."

The offenseless chanting of the holy name does not depend on the

initiation process. Although initiation may depend on purascarya or

purascarana, the actual chanting of the holy name does not depend on

purascarya-vidhi, or the regulative principles. If one chants the holy

name even once without committing an offense, he attains all success.

During the chanting of the holy name, the tongue must work. Simply by

chanting the holy name, one is immediately delivered. The tongue is

sevonmukha-jihva -- it is controlled by service. One whose tongue is

engaged in tasting material things and also talking about them cannot

use the tongue for absolute realization.

atah sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih

sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adah

[Cc. Madhya 17.136]

"With the material senses one cannot understand the transcendental holy

name of the Lord or His form, activities and pastimes. But when one

actually engages in devotional service, utilizing the tongue, the Lord

is revealed." As it is said in the Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 17.134):

ataeva krsnera ‘nama', ‘deha', ‘vilasa',

prakrtendriya-grahya nahe, haya sva-prakasa

"The holy name of Krsna, His body and His pastimes cannot be understood

by the blunt material senses. They are manifested independently."

Madhya 15.109

TEXT 109

TEXT

anusanga-phale kare samsarera ksaya

citta akarsiya karaya krsne premodaya

SYNONYMS

anusanga-phale -- as a simultaneous result; kare -- does; samsarera

ksaya -- annihilation of entanglement in the material world; citta --

thought; akarsiya -- attracting; karaya -- causes; krsne -- unto Lord

Krsna; prema-udaya -- arousal of transcendental love.

TRANSLATION

"By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one dissolves his entanglement

in material activities. After this, one becomes very much attracted to

Krsna, and thus dormant love for Krsna is awakened.

Madhya 15.110

TEXT 110

TEXT

akrstih krta-cetasam su-manasam uccatanam camhasam

acandalam amuka-loka-sulabho vasyas ca mukti-sriyah

no diksam na ca sat-kriyam na ca purascaryam manag iksate

mantro 'yam rasana-sprg eva phalati sri-krsna-namatmakah

SYNONYMS

akrstih -- attraction; krta-cetasam -- of saintly persons; su-manasam --

of the most liberal-minded; uccatanam -- annihilator; ca -- also;

amhasam -- of sinful reactions; a-candalam -- even to the candalas;

amuka -- except the dumb; loka-su-labhah -- very easy to achieve for all

persons; vasyah -- full controller; ca -- and; mukti-sriyah -- of the

opulence of liberation; na u -- not; diksam -- initiation; na -- not; ca

-- also; sat-kriyam -- pious activities; na -- not; ca -- also;

purascaryam -- regulative principles before initiation; manak --

slightly; iksate -- depends upon; mantrah-mantra; ayam -- this; rasana --

tongue; sprk -- touching; eva -- simply; phalati -- is fruitful; sri-

krsna-nama-atmakah -- consisting of the holy name of Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"‘The holy name of Lord Krsna is an attractive feature for many saintly,

liberal people. It is the annihilator of all sinful reactions and is so

powerful that, save for the dumb who cannot chant it, it is readily

available to everyone, including the lowest type of man, the candala.

The holy name of Krsna is the controller of the opulence of liberation,

and it is identical with Krsna. When a person simply chants the holy

name with his tongue, immediate effects are produced. Chanting the holy

name does not depend on initiation, pious activities or the purascarya

regulative principles generally observed before initiation. The holy

name does not wait for any of these activities. It is self-sufficient.'"

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Padyavali (29), an anthology of verses

compiled by Srila Rupa Gosvami.

Madhya 15.111

TEXT 111

TEXT

"ataeva yanra mukhe eka krsna-nama

sei ta' vaisnava, kariha tanhara sammana"

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; yanra mukhe -- in whose mouth; eka -- one; krsna-

nama -- the holy name of Krsna; sei ta' vaisnava -- he is a Vaisnava;

kariha -- offer; tanhara -- to him; sammana -- respect.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then finally advised, "One who is chanting the

Hare Krsna mantra is understood to be a Vaisnava; therefore you should

offer all respects to him."

PURPORT

In his Upadesamrta (5), Srila Rupa Gosvami states: krsneti yasya giri

tam manasadriyeta diksasti cet pranatibhis ca bhajantam isam. An

advanced devotee should respect a person who has been initiated by a

bona fide spiritual master and who is situated on the transcendental

platform, chanting the holy name with faith and obeisances and following

the instructions of the spiritual master. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

comments that serving Vaisnavas is most important for householders.

Whether a Vaisnava is properly initiated or not is not a subject for

consideration. One may be initiated and yet contaminated by the Mayavada

philosophy, but a person who chants the holy name of the Lord

offenselessly will not be so contaminated. A properly initiated Vaisnava

may be imperfect, but one who chants the holy name of the Lord

offenselessly is all-perfect. Although he may apparently be a neophyte,

he still has to be considered a pure, unalloyed Vaisnava. It is the duty

of the householder to offer respects to such an unalloyed Vaisnava. This

is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's instruction.

Madhya 15.112

TEXT 112

TEXT

khandera mukunda-dasa, sri-raghunandana

sri-narahari, -- ei mukhya tina jana

SYNONYMS

khandera -- of the place known as Khanda; mukunda-dasa -- Mukunda

dasa; sri-raghunandana -- Sri Raghunandana; sri-narahari -- Sri Narahari;

ei -- these; mukhya -- chief; tina -- three; jana -- persons.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then turned His attention to three persons --

Mukunda dasa, Raghunandana and Sri Narahari -- inhabitants of the place

called Khanda.

Madhya 15.113

TEXT 113

TEXT

mukunda dasere puche sacira nandana

‘tumi -- pita, putra tomara -- sri-raghunandana?

SYNONYMS

mukunda dasere -- unto Mukunda dasa; puche -- inquired; sacira nandana --

the son of mother Saci; tumi -- you; pita -- father; putra -- son;

tomara -- your; sri-raghunandana -- Sri Raghunandana.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of mother Saci, next asked Mukunda dasa,

"You are the father, and your son is Raghunandana. Is that so?

Madhya 15.114

TEXT 114

TEXT

kiba raghunandana -- pita, tumi -- tara tanaya?

niscaya kariya kaha, yauka samsaya'

SYNONYMS

kiba -- or; raghunandana -- Raghunandana; pita -- father; tumi -- you;

tara -- his; tanaya -- son; niscaya kariya -- making certain; kaha --

just speak; yauka samsaya -- let My doubts be dissipated.

TRANSLATION

"Or is Srila Raghunandana your father and you are his son? Please let Me

know the facts so that My doubts will go away."

Madhya 15.115

TEXT 115

TEXT

mukunda kahe, -- raghunandana mora ‘pita' haya

ami tara ‘putra', -- ei amara niscaya

SYNONYMS

mukunda kahe -- Mukunda dasa replied; raghunandana -- my son

Raghunandana; mora -- my; pita -- father; haya -- is; ami -- I; tara --

his; putra -- son; ei -- this; amara -- my; niscaya -- decision.

TRANSLATION

Mukunda replied, "Raghunandana is my father, and I am his son. This is

my decision.

Madhya 15.116

TEXT 116

TEXT

ama sabara krsna-bhakti raghunandana haite

ataeva pita -- raghunandana amara niscite

SYNONYMS

ama sabara -- of all of us; krsna-bhakti -- devotion to Krsna;

raghunandana haite -- because of Raghunandana; ataeva -- therefore; pita

-- father; raghunandana -- Raghunandana; amara niscite -- my decision.

TRANSLATION

"All of us have attained devotion to Krsna due to Raghunandana.

Therefore in my mind he is my father."

Madhya 15.117

TEXT 117

TEXT

suni' harse kahe prabhu -- "kahile niscaya

yanha haite krsna-bhakti sei guru haya"

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; harse -- in great jubilation; kahe prabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; kahile niscaya -- you have spoken correctly;

yanha haite -- from whom; krsna-bhakti -- devotion to Krsna; sei -- that

person; guru haya -- is the spiritual master.

TRANSLATION

Hearing Mukunda dasa give this proper decision, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

confirmed it, saying, "Yes, it is correct. One who awakens devotion to

Krsna is certainly the spiritual master."

Madhya 15.118

TEXT 118

TEXT

bhaktera mahima prabhu kahite paya sukha

bhaktera mahima kahite haya panca-mukha

SYNONYMS

bhaktera mahima -- the glories of a devotee; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; kahite -- to speak; paya sukha -- gets happiness; bhaktera

mahima -- the glories of a devotee; kahite -- to speak; haya -- becomes;

panca-mukha -- five-faced.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very happy just to speak of the glories

of His devotees. Indeed, when He spoke of their glories, it was as if He

had five faces.

Madhya 15.119

TEXT 119

TEXT

bhakta-gane kahe, -- suna mukundera prema

nigudha nirmala prema, yena dagdha hema

SYNONYMS

bhakta-gane kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu informed His devotees; suna -

- please hear; mukundera prema -- Mukunda's love of Godhead; nigudha --

very deep; nirmala -- pure; prema -- ecstatic love; yena -- as if;

dagdha -- clarified; hema -- gold.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then informed all His devotees, "Please hear

about Mukunda's love of Godhead. It is a very deep and pure love and can

only be compared to purified gold.

Madhya 15.120

TEXT 120

TEXT

bahye raja-vaidya inho kare raja-seva

antare krsna-prema inhara janibeka keba

SYNONYMS

bahye -- externally; raja-vaidya -- royal physician; inho -- he; kare --

performs; raja-seva -- government service; antare -- within the heart;

krsna-prema -- love of Krsna; inhara -- of Mukunda dasa; janibeka -- can

know; keba -- who.

TRANSLATION

"Mukunda dasa externally appears to be a royal physician engaged in

governmental service, but internally he has a deep love for Krsna. Who

can understand his love?

PURPORT

Unless Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu discloses the fact, no one can

understand who is actually a great devotee of the Lord engaged in His

service. It is therefore said in the Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 23.39),

tanra vakya, kriya, mudra vijneha na bujhaya: even the most perfect and

learned scholar cannot understand a Vaisnava's activities. A Vaisnava

may be engaged in governmental service or in a professional business so

that externally one cannot understand his position. Internally, however,

he may be a nitya-siddha Vaisnava -- that is, an eternally liberated

Vaisnava. Externally Mukunda dasa was a royal physician, but internally

he was the most liberated paramahamsa devotee. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

knew this very well, but ordinary men could not understand it, for the

activities and plans of a Vaisnava cannot be understood by ordinary men.

However, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His representative understand

everything about a devotee, even though the devotee may externally

pretend to be an ordinary householder and professional businessman.

Madhya 15.121

TEXT 121

TEXT

eka dina mleccha-rajara ucca-tungite

cikitsara bat kahe tanhara agrete

SYNONYMS

eka dina -- one day; mleccha-rajara -- of the Muslim King; ucca-tungite -

- on a high platform; cikitsara bat -- talk of medical treatment; kahe --

was speaking; tanhara agrete -- before him.

TRANSLATION

"One day Mukunda dasa, the royal physician, was seated with the Muslim

King on a high platform and was telling the King about medical treatment.

Madhya 15.122

TEXT 122

TEXT

hena-kale eka mayura-pucchera adani

raja-siropari dhare eka sevaka ani'

SYNONYMS

hena-kale -- at this time; eka -- one; mayura-pucchera -- of peacock

feathers; adani -- fan; raja-sira-upari -- above the head of the King;

dhare -- holds; eka -- one; sevaka -- servant; ani' -- bringing.

TRANSLATION

"While the King and Mukunda dasa were conversing, a servant brought a

fan made of peacock feathers to shade the King's head from the sun.

Consequently he held the fan above the King's head.

Madhya 15.123

TEXT 123

TEXT

sikhi-piccha dekhi' mukunda premavista haila

ati-ucca tungi haite bhumite padila

SYNONYMS

sikhi-piccha -- peacock feathers; dekhi' -- seeing; mukunda -- Mukunda

dasa; prema-avista haila -- became ecstatic in love of Godhead; ati-ucca

-- very high; tungi -- platform; haite -- from; bhumite -- on the ground;

padila -- fell down.

TRANSLATION

"Just by seeing the peacock-feathered fan, Mukunda dasa became absorbed

in ecstatic love of Godhead and fell from the high platform onto the

ground.

Madhya 15.124

TEXT 124

TEXT

rajara jnana, -- raja-vaidyera ha-ila marana

apane namiya tabe karaila cetana

SYNONYMS

rajara jnana -- the King thought; raja-vaidyera -- of the royal

physician; ha-ila marana -- there was death; apane -- personally; namiya

-- getting down; tabe -- thereupon; karaila cetana -- brought him to

consciousness.

TRANSLATION

"The King, fearing that the royal physician had been killed, personally

descended and brought him to consciousness.

Madhya 15.125

TEXT 125

TEXT

raja bale -- vyatha tumi paile kona thani?

mukunda kahe, -- ati-bada vyatha pai nai

SYNONYMS

raja bale -- the King said; vyatha -- pain; tumi paile -- you have

gotten; kona thani -- where; mukunda kahe -- Mukunda replied; ati-bada

vyatha -- very much pain; pai nai -- I have not gotten.

TRANSLATION

"When the King asked Mukunda, ‘Where is it paining you?' Mukunda replied,

‘I am not very much pained.'

Madhya 15.126

TEXT 126

TEXT

raja kahe, -- mukunda, tumi padila ki lagi'?

mukunda kahe, raja, mora vyadhi ache mrgi

SYNONYMS

raja kahe -- the King inquired; mukunda -- O Mukunda; tumi padila -- you

fell; ki lagi' -- for what reason; mukunda kahe -- Mukunda replied; raja

-- my dear King; mora -- of me; vyadhi -- disease; ache -- is; mrgi --

epilepsy.

TRANSLATION

"The King then inquired, ‘Mukunda, why did you fall down?'

"Mukunda replied, ‘My dear King, I have a disease like epilepsy.'

Madhya 15.127

TEXT 127

TEXT

maha-vidagdha raja, sei saba jane

mukundere haila tanra ‘maha-siddha'-jnane

SYNONYMS

maha-vidagdha -- highly intelligent; raja -- the King; sei -- he; saba

jane -- knows everything; mukundere -- upon Mukunda; haila -- was; tanra

-- his; maha-siddha-jnane -- calculation as the most perfect devotee.

TRANSLATION

"Being extraordinarily intelligent, the King could understand the whole

affair. In his estimation, Mukunda was a most uncommon, exalted,

liberated personality.

Madhya 15.128–129

TEXTS 128–129

TEXT

raghunandana seva kare krsnera mandire

dvare puskarini, tara ghatera upare

kadambera eka vrkse phute bara-mase

nitya dui phula haya krsna-avatamse

SYNONYMS

raghunandana -- Raghunandana; seva kare -- serves; krsnera mandire -- in

the temple of Lord Krsna; dvare -- near the door; puskarini -- a lake;

tara -- of it; ghatera upare -- on the bank; kadambera -- of kadamba

flowers; eka vrkse -- on one tree; phute -- blossom; bara-mase -- all

year around; nitya -- daily; dui phala -- two flowers; haya -- become;

krsna-avatamse -- decoration for Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"Raghunandana is constantly engaged in serving Lord Krsna in the temple.

Beside the entrance of the temple is a lake, and on its banks is a

kadamba tree, which daily delivers two flowers to be used for Krsna's

service."

Madhya 15.130

TEXT 130

TEXT

mukundere kahe punah madhura vacana

‘tomara karya -- dharme dhana-uparjana

SYNONYMS

mukundere -- to Mukunda; kahe -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu says; punah --

again; madhura vacana -- sweet words; tomara karya -- your duty; dharme

dhana-uparjana -- to earn both material and spiritual wealth.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again spoke to Mukunda with sweet words: "Your

duty is to earn both material and spiritual wealth.

Madhya 15.131

TEXT 131

TEXT

raghunandanera karya -- krsnera sevana

krsna-seva vina inhara anya nahi mana

SYNONYMS

raghunandanera karya -- the duty of Raghunandana; krsnera sevana --

worshiping Lord Krsna; krsna-seva vina -- except for worshiping Krsna;

inhara -- of him; anya -- other; nahi -- there is not; mana -- intention.

TRANSLATION

"Furthermore, it is the duty of Raghunandana to always engage in Lord

Krsna's service. He has no other intention but the service of Lord Krsna.

Madhya 15.132

TEXT 132

TEXT

narahari rahu amara bhakta-gana-sane,

ei tina karya sada karaha tina jane'

SYNONYMS

narahari -- Narahari; rahu -- let him remain; amara -- My; bhakta-gana-

sane -- along with other devotees; ei tina karya -- these three

divisions of duty; sada -- always; karaha -- execute; tina jane -- you

three persons.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then ordered Narahari: "I wish you to remain

here with My devotees. In this way the three of you should always

execute these three duties for the service of the Lord."

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu set forth three duties for three different

people. Mukunda was to earn money and follow the religious principles,

whereas Narahari was to remain with the Lord's devotees, and

Raghunandana was to engage in the Lord's service in the temple. Thus one

person worships in the temple, another earns money honestly by executing

his professional duty, and yet another preaches Krsna consciousness with

the devotees. Apparently these three types of service appear separate,

but actually they are not. When Krsna or Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the

center, everyone can engage in different activities for the service of

the Lord. That is the verdict of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 15.133

TEXT 133

TEXT

sarvabhauma, vidya-vacaspati, -- dui bhai

dui-jane krpa kari' kahena gosani

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; vidya-vacaspati -- Vidya-

vacaspati; dui bhai -- two brothers; dui-jane -- unto the two; krpa kari'

-- out of His causeless mercy; kahena -- says; gosani -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Out of His causeless mercy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave the following

directions to the brothers Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Vidya-vacaspati.

Madhya 15.134

TEXT 134

TEXT

‘daru'-jala'-rupe krsna prakata samprati

‘darasana'-‘snane' kare jivera mukati

SYNONYMS

daru -- wood; jala -- water; rupe -- in the forms of; krsna -- Lord

Krsna; prakata -- manifested; samprati -- at the present moment;

darasana -- by seeing; snane -- by bathing; kare -- does; jivera mukati -

- the deliverance of the conditioned souls.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "In this Age of Kali, Krsna is manifest in

two forms -- wood and water. Thus, by enabling the conditioned souls to

see the wood and bathe in the water, He helps them become liberated.

Madhya 15.135

TEXT 135

TEXT

‘daru-brahma'-rupe -- saksat sri-purusottama

bhagirathi hana saksat ‘jala-brahma'-sama

SYNONYMS

daru-brahma-rupe -- in the form of Brahman as wood; saksat -- directly;

sri-purusottama -- Lord Jagannatha; bhagirathi -- the river Ganges; hana

-- is; saksat -- directly; jala-brahma-sama -- the Supreme in the form

of water.

TRANSLATION

"Lord Jagannatha is the Supreme Lord Himself in the form of wood, and

the river Ganges is the Supreme Lord Himself in the form of water.

PURPORT

The Vedas enjoin, sarvam khalv idam brahma: everything is the energy of

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supreme Brahman or Parambrahma.

Parasya brahmanah saktis tathedam akhilam jagat: everything is a

manifestation of the energy of the Supreme Brahman. Since the energy and

energetic are identical, actually everything is Krsna, Parambrahma. In

the Bhagavad-gita (9.4) Lord Krsna confirms this:

maya tatam idam sarvam jagad avyakta-murtina

mat-sthani sarva-bhutani na caham tesv avasthitah

"By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All

beings are in Me, but I am not in them."

Krsna is spread throughout the whole universe in His impersonal form.

Since everything is a manifestation of the Lord's energy, the Lord can

manifest Himself through any energy. In this age, the Lord is manifest

through wood as Lord Jagannatha, and He is manifest through water as the

river Ganges. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered the two brothers

-- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Vidya-vacaspati -- to worship Lord

Jagannatha and the river Ganges.

Madhya 15.136

TEXT 136

TEXT

sarvabhauma, kara ‘daru-brahma'-aradhana

vacaspati, kara jala-brahmera sevana

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma -- O Sarvabhauma; kara -- be engaged in; daru-brahma -- of

wooden Brahman; aradhana -- worship; vacaspati -- and you, Vacaspati;

kara -- do; jala-brahmera -- of Parambrahma manifested in water; sevana -

- worship.

TRANSLATION

"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, you should engage in the worship of Lord

Jagannatha Purusottama, and Vacaspati should worship mother Ganges."

Madhya 15.137

TEXT 137

TEXT

murari-guptere prabhu kari' alingana

tanra bhakti-nistha kahena, sune bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

murari-guptere -- Murari Gupta; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

kari' alingana -- embracing; tanra -- his; bhakti-nistha -- faith in

devotional service; kahena -- says; sune bhakta-gana -- all the devotees

hear.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Murari Gupta and began to speak

about his firm faith in devotional service. This was heard by all the

devotees.

Madhya 15.138

TEXT 138

TEXT

purve ami inhare lobhaila bara bara

parama madhura, gupta, vrajendra-kumara

SYNONYMS

purve -- previously; ami -- I; inhare -- him; lobhaila -- induced to be

allured; bara bara -- again and again; parama madhura -- very sweet;

gupta -- O Gupta; vrajendra-kumara -- Lord Krsna, the son of Nanda

Maharaja.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Previously I induced Murari Gupta again

and again to be allured by Lord Krsna. I said to him, ‘My dear Gupta,

Lord Sri Krsna, Vrajendra-kumara, is the supreme sweetness.

Madhya 15.139

TEXT 139

TEXT

svayam bhagavan krsna -- sarvamsi, sarvasraya

visuddha-nirmala-prema, sarva-rasamaya

SYNONYMS

svayam bhagavan krsna -- Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of

Godhead; sarva-amsi -- the source of all others; sarva-asraya -- the

reservoir of all energies; visuddha -- transcendental; nirmala -- free

from all material contamination; prema -- love; sarva-rasa-maya -- the

reservoir of all pleasure.

TRANSLATION

"‘Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the origin of all

incarnations and the source of everything. He is pure transcendental

love itself, and He is the reservoir of all pleasure.

Madhya 15.140

TEXT 140

TEXT

sakala-sadguna-vrnda-ratna-ratnakara

vidagdha, catura, dhira, rasika-sekhara

SYNONYMS

sakala -- all; sat-guna -- transcendental qualities; vrnda -- multitude;

ratna -- of gems; ratna-akara -- the mine; vidagdha -- intelligent;

catura -- expert; dhira -- sober; rasika-sekhara -- master of all

transcendental humors.

TRANSLATION

"‘Krsna is the reservoir of all transcendental qualities. He is like a

mine of gems. He is expert at everything, very intelligent and sober,

and He is the summit of all transcendental humors.

Madhya 15.141

TEXT 141

TEXT

madhura-caritra krsnera madhura-vilasa

caturya-vaidagdhya kare yanra lila-rasa

SYNONYMS

madhura-caritra -- pleasing character; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; madhura-

vilasa -- melodious pastimes; caturya -- expertise; vaidagdhya --

intelligence; kare -- manifests; yanra -- whose; lila -- of pastimes;

rasa -- mellows.

TRANSLATION

"‘His character is very sweet, and His pastimes are melodious. He is

expert in intelligence, and thus He enjoys all His pastimes and mellows.'

Madhya 15.142

TEXT 142

TEXT

sei krsna bhaja tumi, hao krsnasraya

krsna vina anya-upasana mane nahi laya

SYNONYMS

sei krsna -- that Lord Krsna; bhaja tumi -- engage yourself in His

service; hao krsna-asraya -- take shelter of Krsna; krsna vina -- except

for Krsna; anya-upasana -- any other worship; mane nahi laya -- does not

appeal to the mind.

TRANSLATION

"I then requested Murari Gupta, ‘Worship Krsna and take shelter of Him.

But for His service, nothing appeals to the mind.'

Madhya 15.143

TEXT 143

TEXT

ei-mata bara bara suniya vacana

amara gaurave kichu phiri' gela mana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; bara bara -- again and again; suniya vacana --

hearing these words; amara gaurave -- because of My influence; kichu --

somewhat; phiri' gela -- transformed; mana -- his mind.

TRANSLATION

"In this way, he heard from Me again and again. By My influence, his

mind was a little converted.

Madhya 15.144

TEXT 144

TEXT

amare kahena, -- ami tomara kinkara

tomara ajnakari ami nahi svatantara

SYNONYMS

amare kahena -- he said unto Me; ami -- I; tomara kinkara -- Your

servant; tomara ajna-kari -- Your order-carrier; ami -- I; nahi -- am

not; svatantara -- independent.

TRANSLATION

"Murari Gupta then replied, ‘I am Your servant and Your order-carrier. I

have no independent existence.'

Madhya 15.145

TEXT 145

TEXT

eta bali' ghare gela, cinti' ratri-kale

raghunatha-tyaga-cintaya ha-ila vikale

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; ghare gela -- went to his house; cinti' --

thinking; ratri-kale -- at night; raghunatha -- Lord Ramacandra; tyaga --

giving up; cintaya -- by thoughts of; ha-ila vikale -- became

overwhelmed.

TRANSLATION

"After this, Murari Gupta went home and spent the whole night thinking

how he would have to give up the association of Raghunatha, Lord

Ramacandra. Thus he was overwhelmed.

Madhya 15.146

TEXT 146

TEXT

kemane chadiba raghunathera carana

aji ratrye prabhu mora karaha marana

SYNONYMS

kemane chadiba -- how shall I give up; raghunathera carana -- the lotus

feet of Lord Raghunatha; aji ratrye -- this night; prabhu -- O Lord

Raghunatha; mora -- my; karaha marana -- please cause death.

TRANSLATION

"Murari Gupta then began to pray at the lotus feet of Lord Ramacandra.

He prayed that death would come that night because it was not possible

for him to give up the service of the lotus feet of Raghunatha.

Madhya 15.147

TEXT 147

TEXT

ei mata sarva-ratri karena krandana

mane soyasti nahi, ratri kaila jagarana

SYNONYMS

ei mata -- in this way; sarva-ratri -- the whole night; karena krandana -

- cried; mane -- in the mind; soyasti nahi -- there is no rest; ratri --

the whole night; kaila -- kept; jagarana -- awake.

TRANSLATION

"Thus Murari Gupta cried the entire night. There was no rest for his

mind; therefore he could not sleep but stayed awake the entire night.

Madhya 15.148

TEXT 148

TEXT

pratah-kale asi' mora dharila carana

kandite kandite kichu kare nivedana

SYNONYMS

pratah-kale -- in the morning; asi' -- coming; mora -- My; dharila --

caught hold of; carana -- feet; kandite kandite -- continuously crying;

kichu kare nivedana -- submits some appeals.

TRANSLATION

"In the morning Murari Gupta came to see Me. Catching hold of My feet

and crying, he submitted an appeal.

Madhya 15.149

TEXT 149

TEXT

raghunathera paya muni veciyachon matha

kadhite na pari matha, mane pai vyatha

SYNONYMS

raghunathera paya -- unto the lotus feet of Lord Raghunatha; muni -- I;

veciyachon -- sold; matha -- head; kadhite -- to cut off; na pari -- I

am unable; matha -- my head; mane -- in my mind; pai vyatha -- I get too

much pain.

TRANSLATION

"Murari Gupta said, ‘I have sold my head unto the lotus feet of

Raghunatha. I cannot withdraw my head, for that would give me too much

pain.

Madhya 15.150

TEXT 150

TEXT

sri-raghunatha-carana chadana na yaya

tava ajna-bhanga haya, ki karon upaya

SYNONYMS

sri-raghunatha-carana -- the lotus feet of Lord Ramacandra; chadana na

yaya -- cannot be given up; tava -- Your; ajna -- order; bhanga --

broken; haya -- is; ki -- what; karon -- shall I do; upaya -- remedy.

TRANSLATION

"‘It is not possible for me to give up the service of Raghunatha's lotus

feet. At the same time, if I do not do so I shall break Your order. What

can I do?'

Madhya 15.151

TEXT 151

TEXT

tate more ei krpa kara, dayamaya

tomara age mrtyu ha-uka, yauka samsaya

SYNONYMS

tate -- therefore; more -- unto me; ei -- this; krpa -- mercy; kara --

bestow; daya-maya -- O merciful one; tomara age -- before You; mrtyu ha-

uka -- let me die; yauka samsaya -- and let all doubts go away.

TRANSLATION

"In this way Murari Gupta appealed to Me, saying, ‘You are all-merciful,

so kindly grant me this mercy: Let me die before You so that all my

doubts will be finished.'

Madhya 15.152

TEXT 152

TEXT

eta suni' ami bada mane sukha pailun

inhare uthana tabe alingana kailun

SYNONYMS

eta suni' -- hearing this; ami -- I; bada -- very great; mane -- in the

mind; sukha -- happiness; pailun -- got; inhare -- him; uthana --

raising; tabe -- at that time; alingana kailun -- I embraced.

TRANSLATION

"Hearing this, I became very happy. I then raised Murari Gupta and

embraced him.

Madhya 15.153

TEXT 153

TEXT

sadhu sadhu, gupta, tomara sudrdha bhajana

amara vacaneha tomara na talila mana

SYNONYMS

sadhu sadhu -- all glories unto you; gupta -- Murari Gupta; tomara --

your; su-drdha -- firmly fixed; bhajana -- method of worship; amara --

My; vacaneha -- even on the request; tomara -- your; na talila -- did

not budge; mana -- mind.

TRANSLATION

"I said to him, ‘All glories to you, Murari Gupta! Your method of

worship is very firmly fixed -- so much so that even upon My request

your mind did not turn.

Madhya 15.154

TEXT 154

TEXT

ei-mata sevakera priti cahi prabhu-paya

prabhu chadaileha, pada chadana na yaya

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- like this; sevakera -- of the servitor; priti -- love; cahi --

is wanted; prabhu-paya -- unto the lotus feet of the Lord; prabhu

chadaileha -- even though the Lord causes separation; pada -- the lotus

feet of the Lord; chadana na yaya -- cannot be given up.

TRANSLATION

"‘The servitor must have love and affection for the lotus feet of the

Lord exactly like this. Even if the Lord wants separation, a devotee

cannot abandon the shelter of His lotus feet.

PURPORT

The word prabhu, or master, indicates that the Lord is to be

continuously served by His devotee. The original prabhu is the Lord, Sri

Krsna. Nonetheless, there are many devotees attached to Lord Ramacandra,

and Murari Gupta is a vivid example of such unalloyed devotion. He never

agreed to give up Lord Ramacandra's worship, not even upon Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's request. Such is the chastity of devotional service, as

stated in the Antya-lila of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (4.46–47):

sei bhakta dhanya, ye na chade prabhura carana

sei prabhu dhanya, ye na chade nija-jana

durdaive sevaka yadi yaya anya sthane

sei thakura dhanya tare cule dhari' ane

In a firm relationship with the Lord, the devotee does not give up the

Lord's service under any circumstance. As far as the Lord Himself is

concerned, if the devotee chooses to leave, the Lord brings him back

again, dragging him by the hair.

Madhya 15.155

TEXT 155

TEXT

ei-mata tomara nistha janibara tare

tomare agraha ami kailun bare bare

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; tomara -- your; nistha -- firm faith; janibara

tare -- to understand; tomare -- unto you; agraha -- persistence; ami

kailun -- I did; bare bare -- again and again.

TRANSLATION

"‘Just to test your firm faith in your Lord, I requested you again and

again to change your worship from Lord Ramacandra to Krsna.'

Madhya 15.156

TEXT 156

TEXT

saksat hanuman tumi sri-rama-kinkara

tumi kene chadibe tanra carana-kamala

SYNONYMS

saksat -- directly; hanuman -- Hanuman; tumi -- you; sri-rama-kinkara --

the servant of Sri Rama; tumi -- you; kene -- why; chadibe -- should

give up; tanra -- His; carana-kamala -- lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

"In this way, I congratulated Murari Gupta, saying, ‘Indeed, you are the

incarnation of Hanuman. Consequently you are the eternal servant of Lord

Ramacandra. Why should you give up the worship of Lord Ramacandra and

His lotus feet?'"

Madhya 15.157

TEXT 157

TEXT

sei murari-gupta ei -- mora prana sama

inhara dainya suni' mora phataye jivana

SYNONYMS

sei murari-gupta -- that Murari Gupta; ei -- this; mora prana sama --

not different from My life and soul; inhara -- of him; dainya --

humility; suni' -- hearing; mora -- My; phataye -- perturbs; jivana --

life.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "I accept this Murari Gupta as My

life and soul. When I hear of his humility, it perturbs My very life."

Madhya 15.158

TEXT 158

TEXT

tabe vasudeve prabhu kari' alingana

tanra guna kahe hana sahasra-vadana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- then; vasudeve -- Vasudeva; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

kari' alingana -- embracing; tanra guna -- his good qualities; kahe --

began to explain; hana -- becoming; sahasra-vadana -- possessing

thousands of mouths.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Vasudeva Datta and began to speak

of his glories as if He had a thousand mouths.

Madhya 15.159

TEXT 159

TEXT

nija-guna suni' datta mane lajja pana

nivedana kare prabhura carane dhariya

SYNONYMS

nija-guna -- his personal qualities; suni' -- hearing; datta -- Vasudeva

Datta; mane -- in the mind; lajja pana -- being ashamed; nivedana kare --

submits; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane dhariya --

catching the lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

When Caitanya Mahaprabhu glorified him, Vasudeva Datta immediately

became very much embarrassed and shy. He then submitted himself,

touching the Lord's lotus feet.

Madhya 15.160

TEXT 160

TEXT

jagat tarite prabhu tomara avatara

mora nivedana eka karaha angikara

SYNONYMS

jagat tarite -- to deliver the whole world; prabhu -- my Lord; tomara --

Your; avatara -- incarnation; mora -- my; nivedana -- petition; eka --

one; karaha angikara -- please accept.

TRANSLATION

Vasudeva Datta told Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "My dear Lord, You incarnate

just to deliver all conditioned souls. I now have one petition, which I

wish You would accept.

Madhya 15.161

TEXT 161

TEXT

karite samartha tumi hao, dayamaya

tumi mana kara, tabe anayase haya

SYNONYMS

karite -- to execute; samartha -- capable; tumi -- You; hao -- are; daya-

maya -- O merciful one; tumi mana kara -- if You so desire; tabe -- then;

anayase -- without difficulty; haya -- it becomes possible.

TRANSLATION

"My Lord, You are certainly able to do whatever You like, and You are

indeed merciful. If You so desire, You can very easily do whatever You

want.

Madhya 15.162

TEXT 162

TEXT

jivera duhkha dekhi' mora hrdaya bidare

sarva-jivera papa prabhu deha' mora sire

SYNONYMS

jivera -- of all conditioned souls; duhkha dekhi' -- by seeing the

sufferings; mora -- my; hrdaya -- heart; bidare -- breaks; sarva-jivera -

- of all living entities; papa -- the sinful reactions; prabhu -- my

dear Lord; deha' -- just put; mora sire -- upon my head.

TRANSLATION

"My Lord, my heart breaks to see the sufferings of all the conditioned

souls; therefore I request You to transfer the karma of their sinful

lives upon my head.

Madhya 15.163

TEXT 163

TEXT

jivera papa lana muni karon naraka bhoga

sakala jivera, prabhu, ghucaha bhava-roga

SYNONYMS

jivera -- of all conditioned souls; papa lana -- accepting the sinful

reactions; muni -- I; karon -- do; naraka -- hellish life; bhoga --

experience; sakala jivera -- of all living entities; prabhu -- my dear

Lord; ghucaha -- please finish; bhava-roga -- the material disease.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, let me suffer perpetually in a hellish condition,

accepting all the sinful reactions of all living entities. Please finish

their diseased material life."

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following commentary

on this verse. In the Western countries, Christians believe that Lord

Jesus Christ, their spiritual master, appeared in order to eradicate all

the sins of his disciples. To this end, Lord Jesus Christ appeared and

disappeared. Here, however, we find Sri Vasudeva Datta Thakura and Srila

Haridasa Thakura to be many millions of times more advanced even when

compared with Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ relieved only his

followers from all sinful reactions, but Vasudeva Datta is here prepared

to accept the sins of everyone in the universe. So the comparative

position of Vasudeva Datta is millions of times better than that of Lord

Jesus Christ. A Vaisnava is so liberal that he is prepared to risk

everything to rescue the conditioned souls from material existence.

Srila Vasudeva Datta Thakura is universal love itself, for he was

willing to sacrifice everything and fully engage in the service of the

Supreme Lord.

Srila Vasudeva Datta knew very well that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the

original Personality of Godhead, Transcendence itself, above the

material conception of illusion and maya. Lord Jesus Christ certainly

finished the sinful reactions of his followers by his mercy, but that

does not mean he completely delivered them from the pangs of material

existence. A person may be relieved from sins once, but it is a practice

among Christians to confess sins and yet commit them again. By getting

freed from sins and again engaging in them, one cannot attain freedom

from the pangs of material existence. A diseased person may go to a

physician for relief, but after he leaves the hospital he may again be

infected due to his unclean habits. Thus material existence continues.

Srila Vasudeva Datta wanted to completely relieve the conditioned souls

from material existence so that they would no longer have an opportunity

to commit sinful acts. This is the significant difference between Srila

Vasudeva Datta and Lord Jesus Christ. It is a great offense to receive

pardon for sins and then commit the same sins again. Such an offense is

more dangerous than the sinful activity itself. Vasudeva Datta was so

liberal that he requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to transfer all

offensive activity upon him so the conditioned souls would be purified

and go back home, back to Godhead. This prayer was certainly without

duplicity.

Vasudeva Datta's example is unique not only within this world but within

the universe. It is beyond the conception of fruitive actors or the

speculation of mundane philosophers. Due to being illusioned by the

external energy and due to a poor fund of knowledge, people tend to envy

one another. Because of this they are entangled in fruitive activity,

and they try to escape this fruitive activity by mental speculation.

Consequently neither karmis nor jnanis are purified. In the words of

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Thakura, they are kukarmis and kujnanis -- bad

fruitive actors and bad speculators. The Mayavadis and karmis should

therefore turn their attention to the magnanimous Vasudeva Datta, who

wanted to suffer for others in a hellish condition. No one should

consider Vasudeva Datta a mundane philanthropist or welfare worker. Nor

was he interested in merging into the Brahman effulgence or in gaining

material honor or reputation. He was far, far above philanthropists,

philosophers and fruitive actors. He was the most exalted personality to

ever show mercy to the conditioned souls. This is not an exaggeration of

his transcendental qualities. It is perfectly true. Actually, there

cannot be any comparison to Vasudeva Datta. As the perfect Vaisnava, he

was para-duhkha-duhkhi, very much aggrieved to see others suffer. The

entire world is purified simply by the appearance of such a great

devotee. Indeed, by his transcendental presence the whole world is

glorified and all conditioned souls are also glorified. As Narottama

dasa Thakura confirms, Vasudeva Datta is the ideal devotee of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu:

gaurangera sangi-gane, nitya-siddha kari' mane,

se yaya vrajendrasuta-pasa

One who executes Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mission must be considered

eternally liberated. He is a transcendental person and does not belong

to this material world. Such a devotee, engaging in the deliverance of

the total population, is as magnanimous as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Himself.

namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te

krsnaya krsna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvise namah

[Cc. Madhya 19.53]

Such a personality factually represents Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu because

his heart is always filled with compassion for all conditioned souls.

Madhya 15.164

TEXT 164

TEXT

eta suni' mahaprabhura citta dravila

asru-kampa-svarabhange kahite lagila

SYNONYMS

eta suni' -- hearing this; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

citta -- heart; dravila -- became softened; asru -- tears; kampa --

trembling; svara-bhange -- with faltering of the voice; kahite -- to

speak; lagila -- began.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard Vasudeva Datta's statement, His heart

became very soft. Tears flowed from His eyes, and He began to tremble.

In a faltering voice He spoke as follows.

Madhya 15.165

TEXT 165

TEXT

"tomara vicitra nahe, tumi -- saksat prahlada

tomara upare krsnera sampurna prasada

SYNONYMS

tomara -- in you; vicitra nahe -- this is not extraordinary; tumi -- you;

saksat prahlada -- incarnation of Prahlada Maharaja; tomara upare --

upon you; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; sampurna -- complete; prasada --

mercy.

TRANSLATION

Accepting Vasudeva Datta as a great devotee, the Lord said, "Such a

statement is not at all astonishing because you are the incarnation of

Prahlada Maharaja. It appears that Lord Krsna has bestowed complete

mercy upon you. There is no doubt about it.

Madhya 15.166

TEXT 166

TEXT

krsna sei satya kare, yei mage bhrtya

bhrtya-vancha-purti vinu nahi anya krtya

SYNONYMS

krsna -- Lord Krsna; sei -- that; satya kare -- fulfills as true; yei --

whatever; mage -- wants; bhrtya -- servant; bhrtya-vancha -- the desire

of His servant; purti -- fulfilling; vinu -- without; nahi -- there is

not; anya -- other; krtya -- duty.

TRANSLATION

"Whatever a pure devotee wants from his master, Lord Krsna doubtlessly

grants because He has no duty other than to fulfill the desire of His

devotee.

Madhya 15.167

TEXT 167

TEXT

brahmanda jivera tumi vanchile nistara

vina papa-bhoge habe sabara uddhara

SYNONYMS

brahmanda -- of the universe; jivera -- of all living entities; tumi

vanchile -- if you desire; nistara -- deliverance; vina -- without; papa-

bhoge -- undergoing tribulations of sinful activities; habe -- there

will be; sabara -- everyone's; uddhara -- liberation.

TRANSLATION

"If you desire the deliverance of all living entities within the

universe, then all of them can be delivered even without your undergoing

the tribulations of sinful activity.

Madhya 15.168

TEXT 168

TEXT

asamartha nahe krsna, dhare sarva bala

tomake va kene bhunjaibe papa-phala?

SYNONYMS

asamartha nahe -- is not unable; krsna -- Lord Krsna; dhare -- possesses;

sarva bala -- all potencies; tomake -- you; va -- then; kene -- why;

bhunjaibe -- would cause to suffer; papa-phala -- results of sinful

reactions.

TRANSLATION

"Krsna is not incapable, for He has all potencies. Why would He induce

you to suffer the sinful reactions of other living entities?

Madhya 15.169

TEXT 169

TEXT

tumi yanra hita vancha', se haila ‘vaisnava'

vaisnavera papa krsna dura kare saba

SYNONYMS

tumi -- you; yanra -- of whom; hita vancha' -- desire the welfare; se --

such a person; haila -- immediately becomes; vaisnava -- a devotee;

vaisnavera -- of a Vaisnava; papa -- the accidental sinful life; krsna --

Lord Krsna; dura kare -- vanquishes; saba -- all.

TRANSLATION

"Whosever welfare you desire immediately becomes a Vaisnava, and Krsna

delivers all Vaisnavas from the reactions of their past sinful

activities.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu here informed Vasudeva Datta that since Krsna is

all-powerful, He can immediately deliver all conditioned souls from

material existence. In essence, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "You

desire the liberation of all kinds of living entities without

discrimination. You are very anxious for their good fortune, and I say

that simply by your prayer all living entities within the universe can

be liberated. You do not even have to take up the burden of their sinful

activities. Thus there is no need for you to suffer for their sinful

lives. Whoever receives your compassion becomes a Vaisnava immediately,

and Krsna delivers all Vaisnavas from the reactions to their past sinful

activities." Krsna also promises this in the Bhagavad-gita (18.66):

sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah

"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall

deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear."

As soon as one fully surrenders to Krsna, he becomes a Vaisnava. In this

verse from the Bhagavad-gita Krsna promises to relieve His devotee from

all the reactions to sinful life. It is a fact that a fully surrendered

Vaisnava is completely out of the range of material infection. This is

to say that he does not suffer the results of his previous pious or

impious actions. Unless one is freed from sinful life, one cannot become

a Vaisnava. In other words, if one is a Vaisnava, his sinful life is

certainly ended. According to the Padma Purana:

aprarabdha-phalam papam kutam bijam phalonmukham

kramenaiva praliyeta visnu-bhakti-ratatmanam

"There are different stages of dormant reactions to sinful activities to

be observed in a sinful life. Sinful reactions may be just waiting to

take effect [phalonmukha], reactions may be still further dormant [kuta],

or the reactions may be in a seedlike state [bija]. In any case, all

types of sinful reactions are vanquished one after another if a person

engages in the devotional service of Lord Visnu."

Madhya 15.170

TEXT 170

TEXT

yas tv indra-gopam atha vendram aho sva-karma-

bandhanurupa-phala-bhajanam atanoti

karmani nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhajam

govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

SYNONYMS

yah -- He who (Govinda); tu -- but; indra-gopam -- to the small red

insect called indra-gopa; atha va -- or even; indram -- to Indra, King

of heaven; aho -- oh; sva-karma -- of one's own fruitive activities;

bandha -- bondage; anurupa -- according to; phala -- of reactions;

bhajanam -- enjoying or suffering; atanoti -- bestows; karmani -- all

fruitive activities and their reactions; nirdahati -- destroys; kintu --

but; ca -- certainly; bhakti-bhajam -- of persons engaged in devotional

service; govindam -- unto Lord Govinda; adi-purusam -- the original

person; tam -- unto Him; aham -- I; bhajami -- offer my obeisances.

TRANSLATION

"‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the original Personality of

Godhead, Govinda, who regulates the sufferings and enjoyments due to

fruitive activity. He does this for everyone -- from the heavenly King

Indra down to the smallest insect [indra-gopa]. That very Personality of

Godhead destroys the karmic reactions of one engaged in devotional

service.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Brahma-samhita (5.54).

Madhya 15.171

TEXT 171

TEXT

tomara iccha-matre habe brahmanda-mocana

sarva mukta karite krsnera nahi kichu srama

SYNONYMS

tomara iccha-matre -- simply by your desire; habe -- there will be;

brahmanda-mocana -- deliverance of the universe; sarva -- everyone;

mukta karite -- to liberate; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; nahi -- there is

not; kichu -- even a little; srama -- labor.

TRANSLATION

"Because of your honest desire, all living entities within the universe

will be delivered, for Krsna does not have to do anything to deliver all

the living entities of the universe.

Madhya 15.172

TEXT 172

TEXT

eka udumbara vrkse lage koti-phale

koti ye brahmanda bhase virajara jale

SYNONYMS

eka udumbara vrkse -- in one udumbara tree; lage -- there are; koti-

phale -- millions of fruits; koti -- millions; ye -- which; brahmanda --

of universes; bhase -- float; virajara -- of the Viraja River; jale --

in the water.

TRANSLATION

"Just as there are millions of fruits on the udumbara tree, millions of

universes float on the waters of the river Viraja.

PURPORT

Viraja is a river that divides the material world from the spiritual

world. On one side of the river Viraja is the effulgence of Brahmaloka

and innumerable Vaikuntha planets, and on the other side is this

material world. It is to be understood that this side of the Viraja

River is filled with material planets floating in the Causal Ocean. The

name Viraja indicates a marginal position between the spiritual and

material worlds, but the Viraja River is not under the control of the

material energy. Consequently it is devoid of the three gunas.

Madhya 15.173

TEXT 173

TEXT

tara eka phala padi' yadi nasta haya

tathapi vrksa nahi jane nija-apacaya

SYNONYMS

tara -- of the tree; eka phala -- one fruit; padi' -- falling down; yadi

-- if; nasta haya -- becomes destroyed; tathapi -- still; vrksa -- the

tree; nahi jane -- does not know; nija-apacaya -- its loss.

TRANSLATION

"The udumbara tree is filled with millions of fruits, and if one falls

down and is destroyed, the tree does not even consider the loss.

Madhya 15.174

TEXT 174

TEXT

taiche eka brahmanda yadi mukta haya

tabu alpa-hani krsnera mane nahi laya

SYNONYMS

taiche -- similarly; eka brahmanda -- one universe; yadi -- if; mukta

haya -- becomes liberated; tabu -- still; alpa-hani -- very little loss;

krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; mane -- the mind; nahi laya -- does not take

it very seriously.

TRANSLATION

"In the same way, if one universe is vacated due to the living entities'

having been liberated, that is a very little thing for Krsna. He does

not take it very seriously.

Madhya 15.175

TEXT 175

TEXT

ananta aisvarya krsnera vaikunthadi-dhama

tara gada-khai -- karanabdhi yara nama

SYNONYMS

ananta -- unlimited; aisvarya -- opulence; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna;

vaikuntha-adi-dhama -- innumerable Vaikuntha planets; tara -- of

Vaikunthaloka; gada-khai -- surrounding water; karana-abdhi -- Causal

Ocean; yara -- of which; nama -- name.

TRANSLATION

"The entire spiritual world constitutes the unlimited opulence of Krsna,

and there are innumerable Vaikuntha planets there. The Causal Ocean is

considered the surrounding waters of Vaikunthaloka.

Madhya 15.176

TEXT 176

TEXT

tate bhase maya lana ananta brahmanda

gada-khaite bhase yena rai-purna bhanda

SYNONYMS

tate -- in that water; bhase -- floats; maya -- the material energy;

lana -- taking; ananta -- unlimited; brahmanda -- universes; gada-khaite

-- in the surrounding water; bhase -- floats; yena -- as if; rai-purna

bhanda -- a pot filled with mustard seeds.

TRANSLATION

"Maya and her unlimited material universes are situated in that Causal

Ocean. Indeed, maya appears to be floating like a pot filled with

mustard seeds.

Madhya 15.177

TEXT 177

TEXT

tara eka rai-nase hani nahi mani

aiche eka anda-nase krsnera nahi hani

SYNONYMS

tara -- of it; eka -- one; rai-nase -- loss of a mustard seed; hani --

loss; nahi -- does not; mani -- notice; aiche -- in that way; eka -- one;

anda -- universe; nase -- being lost; krsnera -- of Krsna; nahi hani --

there is no loss.

TRANSLATION

"Of the millions of mustard seeds floating in that pot, if one seed is

lost, the loss is not at all significant. Similarly, if one universe is

lost, it is not significant to Lord Krsna.

Madhya 15.178

TEXT 178

TEXT

saba brahmanda saha yadi ‘maya'ra haya ksaya

tathapi na mane krsna kichu apacaya

SYNONYMS

saba brahmanda -- all the universes; saha -- with; yadi -- if; mayara --

of the material energy; haya ksaya -- there is destruction; tathapi --

still; na -- not; mane -- considers; krsna -- Lord Krsna; kichu -- any;

apacaya -- lost.

TRANSLATION

"To say nothing of one universal mustard seed, even if all the universes

and the material energy [maya] are destroyed, Krsna does not even

consider the loss.

Madhya 15.179

TEXT 179

TEXT

koti-kamadhenu-patira chagi yaiche mare

sad-aisvarya-pati krsnera maya kiba kare?

SYNONYMS

koti -- of millions; kama-dhenu -- of desire cows; patira -- of the

master; chagi -- one she-goat; yaiche -- as; mare -- dies; sat-aisvarya-

pati -- the master of six opulences; krsnera -- of Krsna; maya --

external energy; kiba -- what; kare -- can do.

TRANSLATION

"If a person possessing millions of wish-fulfilling cows loses one she-

goat, he does not consider the loss. Krsna owns all six opulences in

full. If the entire material energy is destroyed, what does He lose?"

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in clarifying verses 171–179, states that

the meaning of these stanzas is very simple but that the purport is a

little difficult to understand. Generally, the conditioned souls forget

Krsna when they are enticed by the material, external energy.

Consequently they are called krsna-bahirmukha, bereft of their

relationship with Krsna. When such a living entity comes under the

jurisdiction of the material energy, he is sent into one of the

innumerable material universes created by the material energy to give a

chance to conditioned souls to fulfill their desires in the material

world. Being very eager to enjoy the fruits of their activities,

conditioned souls become involved in the actions and reactions of

material life. Consequently they enjoy and suffer the results of karma.

However, if a conditioned soul becomes Krsna conscious, the karma of his

pious and impious activities is completely destroyed. Simply by becoming

a devotee, one is freed of all the reactions of karma. Similarly, simply

by the desire of a devotee, a conditioned soul can attain liberation and

transcend the results of karma. Since everyone can be liberated in this

way, one may conclude that it is according to the sweet will of the

devotee whether the material world exists or does not exist. Ultimately,

however, it is not the sweet will of the devotee but the will of the

Supreme Personality of Godhead, who, if He so desires, can completely

annihilate the material creation. There is no loss on His part. The

owner of millions of cows does not consider the loss of one she-goat.

Similarly, Lord Krsna is the proprietor of both the material and

spiritual universes. The material world constitutes only one-fourth of

His creative energy. If, according to the desire of the devotee, the

Lord completely destroys the creation, He is so opulent that He will not

mind the loss.

Madhya 15.180

TEXT 180

TEXT

jaya jaya jahy ajam ajita dosa-grbhita-gunam

tvam asi yad atmana samavaruddha-samasta-bhagah

aga-jagad-okasam akhila-sakty-avabodhaka te

kvacid ajayatmana ca carato 'nucaren nigamah"

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- kindly exhibit Your glory; jahi -- please conquer; ajam --

nescience, maya; ajita -- O unconquerable one; dosa -- faulty; grbhita-

gunam -- by which the qualities are accepted; tvam -- You; asi -- are;

yat -- because; atmana -- by Your internal potency; samavaruddha --

possessing; samasta-bhagah -- all kinds of opulences; aga -- nonmoving;

jagat -- moving; okasam -- of the embodied living entities; akhila --

all; sakti -- of potencies; avabodhaka -- master; te -- You; kvacit --

sometimes; ajaya -- by the external energy; atmana -- of Your self; ca --

also; caratah -- manifesting pastimes (by Your glance); anucaret --

confirm; nigamah -- all the Vedas.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "‘O my Lord, O unconquerable one, O

master of all potencies, please exhibit Your internal potency to conquer

the nescience of all moving and inert living entities. Due to nescience,

they accept all kinds of faulty things, thus provoking a fearful

situation. O Lord, please show Your glories! You can do this very easily,

for Your internal potency is beyond the external potency, and You are

the reservoir of all opulence. You are also the demonstrator of the

material potency. You are also always engaged in Your pastimes in the

spiritual world, where You exhibit Your reserved, internal potency, and

sometimes You exhibit the external potency by glancing over it. Thus You

manifest Your pastimes. The Vedas confirm Your two potencies and accept

both types of pastimes due to them.'"

PURPORT

This verse is taken from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.87.14). It is from the

prayers of the sruti-gana, the personified Vedas, who glorify the Lord.

The almighty Personality of Godhead has three potencies -- internal,

external and marginal. The conditioned souls, who are condemned due to

their forgetfulness of the Lord, are put under the control of the

external potency when she creates the material world. The three modes of

material nature keep the living entity in a constant state of fear (

bhayam dvitiyabhinivesatah). The conditioned soul is always fearful due

to being controlled by the external potency; therefore the conditioned

soul should always pray to the almighty Lord to conquer the external

potency (maya) so that she will no longer manifest her powers, which

bind all living entities, moving and inert. By praying in this way one

will become eligible to remain constantly in the association of the Lord,

thus fulfilling the mission of going back home, back to Godhead.

Madhya 15.181

TEXT 181

TEXT

ei mata sarva-bhaktera kahi' saba guna

sabare vidaya dila kari' alingana

SYNONYMS

ei mata -- in this way; sarva-bhaktera -- of all the devotees; kahi' --

describing; saba guna -- all the good qualities; sabare -- unto everyone;

vidaya dila -- bade farewell; kari' alingana -- embracing.

TRANSLATION

In this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu described the good qualities of His

devotees one after the other. He then embraced them and bade them

farewell.

Madhya 15.182

TEXT 182

TEXT

prabhura vicchede bhakta karena rodana

bhaktera vicchede prabhura visanna haila mana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- from Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vicchede -- by separation;

bhakta -- all the devotees; karena -- do; rodana -- crying; bhaktera --

of the devotees; vicchede -- by the separation; prabhura -- of Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; visanna -- morose; haila -- became; mana -- the

mind.

TRANSLATION

Due to the impending separation from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the

devotees began to cry. The Lord was also morose due to separation from

the devotees.

Madhya 15.183

TEXT 183

TEXT

gadadhara-pandita rahila prabhura pase

yamesvare prabhu yanre karaila avase

SYNONYMS

gadadhara-pandita -- Gadadhara Pandita; rahila -- remained; prabhura

pase -- along with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yamesvare -- at Yamesvara;

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yanre -- unto whom; karaila -- made

to take; avase -- residence.

TRANSLATION

Gadadhara Pandita remained with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and he was

given a place to live at Yamesvara.

PURPORT

Yamesvara is on the southwest side of the Jagannatha temple. Gadadhara

Pandita resided there, and there was a small garden and a sandy beach

known as Yamesvara-tota.

Madhya 15.184–185

TEXTS 184–185

TEXT

puri-gosani, jagadananda, svarupa-damodara

damodara-pandita, ara govinda, kasisvara

ei-saba-sange prabhu vaise nilacale

jagannatha-darasana nitya kare pratah-kale

SYNONYMS

puri-gosani -- Paramananda Puri; jagadananda -- Jagadananda; svarupa-

damodara -- Svarupa Damodara; damodara-pandita -- Damodara Pandita; ara -

- and; govinda -- Govinda; kasisvara -- Kasisvara; ei-saba -- all these

personalities; sange -- accompanied by; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; vaise -- stays; nilacale -- at Jagannatha Puri; jagannatha-

darasana -- seeing Lord Jagannatha; nitya -- daily; kare -- does; pratah-

kale -- in the morning.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained at Jagannatha Puri, Nilacala, with

Paramananda Puri, Jagadananda, Svarupa Damodara, Damodara Pandita,

Govinda and Kasisvara. It was Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's daily practice

to see Lord Jagannatha in the morning.

Madhya 15.186

TEXT 186

TEXT

prabhu-pasa asi' sarvabhauma eka dina

yoda-hata kari' kichu kaila nivedana

SYNONYMS

prabhu-pasa -- in the presence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asi' --

coming; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; eka dina -- one day;

yoda-hata kari' -- with folded hands; kichu -- some; kaila -- did;

nivedana -- submission.

TRANSLATION

One day Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya came before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with

folded hands and submitted a request.

Madhya 15.187

TEXT 187

TEXT

ebe saba vaisnava gauda-dese cali' gela

ebe prabhura nimantrane avasara haila

SYNONYMS

ebe -- now; saba -- all; vaisnava -- devotees; gauda-dese -- to Bengal;

cali' gela -- have returned; ebe -- now; prabhura -- of Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nimantrane -- for invitations; avasara haila --

there is a chance.

TRANSLATION

Since all the Vaisnavas had returned to Bengal, there was a good chance

that the Lord would accept an invitation.

Madhya 15.188

TEXT 188

TEXT

ebe mora ghare bhiksa karaha ‘masa' bhari'

prabhu kahe, -- dharma nahe, karite na pari

SYNONYMS

ebe -- now; mora ghare -- at my place; bhiksa -- lunch; karaha -- accept;

masa bhari' -- for one month; prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

replied; dharma -- religious principle; nahe -- it is not; karite -- to

do; na pari -- I am unable.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "Please accept my invitation for lunch for

one month."

The Lord replied, "That is not possible, because it is against the

religious principles of a sannyasi."

Madhya 15.189

TEXT 189

TEXT

sarvabhauma kahe, -- bhiksa karaha bisa dina

prabhu kahe, -- eha nahe yati-dharma-cihna

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma kahe -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said; bhiksa karaha --

accept lunch; bisa dina -- for twenty days; prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; eha nahe -- this is not; yati-dharma-cihna --

the symptom of a person in the renounced order of life.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma then said, "Please accept the invitation for twenty days."

But Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "It is not a religious principle of

the renounced order."

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sarvabhauma kahe punah, -- dina ‘panca-dasa'

prabhu kahe, -- tomara bhiksa ‘eka' divasa

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma kahe -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said; punah -- again; dina

panca-dasa -- fifteen days; prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; tomara

bhiksa -- lunch at your place; eka divasa -- only one day.

TRANSLATION

When Sarvabhauma requested Caitanya Mahaprabhu to accept lunch for

fifteen days, the Lord said, "I shall accept lunch at your place for one

day only."

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TEXT

tabe sarvabhauma prabhura carane dhariya

‘dasa-dina bhiksa kara' kahe vinati kariya

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; prabhura --

of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane dhariya -- catching the lotus

feet; dasa-dina -- for ten days; bhiksa kara -- accept lunch; kahe --

says; vinati kariya -- with great submission.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya then caught hold of the Lord's lotus feet and

submissively begged, "Please accept lunch for at least ten days."

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prabhu krame krame panca-dina ghataila

panca-dina tanra bhiksa niyama karila

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krame krame -- gradually; panca-dina -

- to five days; ghataila -- reduced; panca-dina -- for five days; tanra -

- his; bhiksa -- invitation for lunch; niyama karila -- accepted

regularly.

TRANSLATION

In this way, by and by, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu reduced the duration to

five days. Thus for five days He regularly accepted the Bhattacarya's

invitation to lunch.

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tabe sarvabhauma kare ara nivedana

tomara sange sannyasi ache dasa-jana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kare -- does;

ara -- another; nivedana -- submission; tomara sange -- with You;

sannyasi -- in the renounced order of life; ache -- there are; dasa-jana

-- ten persons.

TRANSLATION

After this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "My Lord, there are ten

sannyasis with You."

PURPORT

A sannyasi should not cook food for himself or accept an invitation to

eat at a devotee's house continuously for many days. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu was very kind and affectionate toward His devotees, yet He

would not accept a long invitation at Sarvabhauma's house. Out of

affection, He accepted only five days in the month. The ten sannyasis

living with the Lord were (1) Paramananda Puri, (2) Svarupa Damodara, (3)

Brahmananda Puri, (4) Brahmananda Bharati, (5) Visnu Puri, (6) Kesava

Puri, (7) Krsnananda Puri, (8) Nrsimha Tirtha, (9) Sukhananda Puri and (

10) Satyananda Bharati.

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puri-gosanira bhiksa panca-dina mora ghare

purve ami kahiyachon tomara gocare

SYNONYMS

puri-gosanira -- of Paramananda Puri; bhiksa -- invitation for lunch;

panca-dina -- five days; mora ghare -- at my home; purve -- previously;

ami -- I; kahiyachon -- mentioned; tomara gocare -- it is known to You.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya then submitted that Paramananda Puri Gosvami

would accept a five-day invitation at his place. This had already been

settled before the Lord.

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damodara-svarupa, -- ei bandhava amara

kabhu tomara sange yabe, kabhu ekesvara

SYNONYMS

damodara-svarupa -- Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; ei -- this; bandhava amara

-- my very intimate friend; kabhu -- sometimes; tomara sange -- with You;

yabe -- will come; kabhu -- sometimes; ekesvara -- alone.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "Damodara Svarupa is my intimate friend.

He will come sometimes with You and sometimes alone.

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TEXT

ara asta sannyasira bhiksa dui dui divase

eka eka-dina, eka eka jane purna ha-ila mase

SYNONYMS

ara -- other; asta -- eight; sannyasira -- of sannyasis; bhiksa --

invitation for lunch; dui dui divase -- two days each; eka eka-dina --

on each day; eka eka jane -- one person; purna -- filled; ha-ila -- will

be; mase -- the month.

TRANSLATION

"The other eight sannyasis will accept invitations for two days each. In

this way there will be engagements for each and every day during the

entire month.

PURPORT

During the entire month, consisting of thirty days, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu would visit Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya for five days,

Paramananda Puri Gosvami would visit for five days, Svarupa Damodara for

four days, and the eight other sannyasis for two days each. In this way

the thirty days of the month would be filled.

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bahuta sannyasi yadi aise eka thani

sammana karite nari, aparadha pai

SYNONYMS

bahuta sannyasi -- many sannyasis; yadi -- if; aise -- come; eka thani --

together; sammana karite nari -- I cannot receive them properly;

aparadha pai -- I shall be an offender.

TRANSLATION

"If all the sannyasis came together, it would not be possible for me to

pay them proper respects. Therefore I would be an offender.

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tumiha nija-chaye asibe mora ghara

kabhu sange asibena svarupa-damodara

SYNONYMS

tumiha -- You; nija-chaye -- alone; asibe -- will come; mora ghara -- to

my place; kabhu -- sometimes; sange -- with You; asibena -- will come;

svarupa-damodara -- Svarupa Damodara Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

"Sometimes You will come alone to my place, and sometimes You will be

accompanied by Svarupa Damodara."

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prabhura ingita pana anandita mana

sei dina mahaprabhura kaila nimantrana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ingita -- acceptance; pana --

receiving; anandita -- very happy; mana -- mind; sei dina -- on that day;

mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila -- made; nimantrana --

invitation.

TRANSLATION

Having this arrangement confirmed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the

Bhattacarya became very glad and immediately invited the Lord to his

house on that very day.

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TEXT

‘sathira mata' nama, bhattacaryera grhini

prabhura maha-bhakta tenho, snehete janani

SYNONYMS

sathira mata -- the mother of Sathi; nama -- named; bhattacaryera grhini

-- the wife of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; maha-bhakta -- a great devotee; tenho -- she; snehete -- in

affection; janani -- just like a mother.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's wife was known as Sathira Mata, the mother of

Sathi. She was a great devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and she was

affectionate like a mother.

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ghare asi' bhattacarya tanre ajna dila

anande sathira mata paka cadaila

SYNONYMS

ghare asi' -- coming home; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; tanre

-- her; ajna dila -- ordered; anande -- with great satisfaction; sathira

mata -- the mother of Sathi; paka cadaila -- began cooking.

TRANSLATION

After returning to his home, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya gave orders to his

wife, and his wife, Sathira Mata, began cooking with great pleasure.

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bhattacaryera grhe saba dravya ache bhari'

yeba saka-phaladika, anaila ahari'

SYNONYMS

bhattacaryera grhe -- at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; saba

dravya -- all kinds of ingredients; ache -- there are; bhari' -- filling;

yeba -- whatever; saka -- spinach; phala-adika -- fruits and so on;

anaila -- he brought; ahari' -- collecting.

TRANSLATION

At Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's house, there was always a full stock of

food. Whatever spinach, vegetables, fruit and so on were required, he

collected and brought back home.

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apani bhattacarya kare pakera saba karma

sathira mata -- vicaksana, jane paka-marma

SYNONYMS

apani -- personally; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kare --

arranges; pakera -- of cooking; saba karma -- all activities; sathira

mata -- the mother of Sathi; vicaksana -- very experienced; jane --

knows; paka-marma -- how to cook.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya personally began to help Sathira Mata cook. She

was very experienced, and she knew how to cook nicely.

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paka-salara daksine -- dui bhogalaya

eka-ghare salagramera bhoga-seva haya

SYNONYMS

paka-salara daksine -- on the southern side of the kitchen; dui bhoga-

alaya -- two rooms for offering food; eka-ghare -- in one room;

salagramera -- of Lord Salagrama; bhoga-seva -- offering of food; haya --

there is.

TRANSLATION

On the southern side of the kitchen were two rooms for offering food,

and in one of them the food was offered to Salagrama Narayana.

PURPORT

Among the followers of the Vedic way, the salagrama-sila, the vigraha of

Narayana, is worshiped in the form of a stone ball. In India, every

brahmana still worships the salagrama-sila in his home. The vaisyas and

ksatriyas may also engage in this worship, but it is compulsory in the

house of a brahmana.

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ara ghara mahaprabhura bhiksara lagiya

nibhrte kariyache bhatta nutana kariya

SYNONYMS

ara ghara -- the other room; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

bhiksara lagiya -- for taking lunch; nibhrte kariyache -- constructed in

a solitary place; bhatta -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; nutana kariya --

newly done.

TRANSLATION

The other room was for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lunch. The Lord's

lunchroom was very secluded, and it was newly constructed by the

Bhattacarya.

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bahye eka dvara tara, prabhu pravesite

paka-salara eka dvara anna parivesite

SYNONYMS

bahye -- outside; eka dvara -- one door; tara -- of this room; prabhu

pravesite -- for the entrance of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; paka-

salara -- of the kitchen; eka dvara -- another door; anna -- food;

parivesite -- to serve.

TRANSLATION

The room was so constructed that there was only one door opening on the

outside, which served as an entrance for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. There

was another door attached to the kitchen, and it was through this door

that the food was brought.

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battisa-athiya kalara angatiya pate

tina-mana tandulera ubharila bhate

SYNONYMS

battisa-athiya -- named battisa-athiya; kalara -- of the banana tree;

angatiya -- without being divided; pate -- on a leaf; tina -- three;

mana-manas (a certain weight); tandulera -- of rice; ubharila -- poured;

bhate -- cooked rice.

TRANSLATION

First, three manas of cooked rice -- almost six pounds -- was poured

onto a big banana leaf.

PURPORT

This is the beginning of a description of the food prepared for Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This description is given by Kaviraja Gosvami, who,

it is assumed, was an expert cook who knew both how to prepare and how

to serve food.

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pita-sugandhi-ghrte anna sikta kaila

cari-dike pate ghrta vahiya calila

SYNONYMS

pita -- yellowish; su-gandhi -- fragrant; ghrte -- with clarified butter;

anna -- rice; sikta -- mixed; kaila -- made; cari-dike -- on all sides;

pate -- the leaf; ghrta -- the clarified butter; vahiya calila -- began

to flood.

TRANSLATION

Then the whole stack of rice was mixed with so much yellowish and

fragrant clarified butter that it began to overflow the leaf.

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keyapatra-kalakhola-donga sari sari

cari-dike dhariyache nana vyanjana bhari'

SYNONYMS

keya-patra -- the leaf of the keya plant; kala-khola -- the skin of the

banana tree; donga -- pots; sari sari -- one after another; cari-dike --

on all sides; dhariyache -- were holding; nana -- various; vyanjana --

cooked vegetables; bhari' -- filled.

TRANSLATION

There were a number of pots made of the bark of banana trees and the

leaves of the keya plant. These pots were filled with various cooked

vegetables and placed on all sides of the leaf.

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dasa-prakara saka, nimba-tikta-sukhta-jhola

maricera jhala, chana-bada, badi ghola

SYNONYMS

dasa-prakara saka -- spinach of ten varieties; nimba-tikta-sukhta-jhola -

- a soup called sukhta, made with bitter nimba leaf; maricera jhala -- a

pungent preparation made with black pepper; chana-bada -- a mild cake

made of fried curd; badi ghola -- buttermilk with small pieces of fried

dhal.

TRANSLATION

There were about ten kinds of spinach, a soup called sukhta, which was

made with bitter nimba leaves, a pungent preparation made with black

pepper, a mild cake made of fried curd, and buttermilk mixed with small

fried pieces of dhal.

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TEXT

dugdha-tumbi, dugdha-kusmanda, vesara, laphra

moca-ghanta, moca-bhaja, vividha sakra

SYNONYMS

dugdha-tumbi -- squash cooked with milk; dugdha-kusmanda -- pumpkin

cooked with milk; vesara -- a preparation made from chick-pea flour;

laphra -- a combination of several vegetables; moca-ghanta -- boiled

banana flowers; moca-bhaja -- fried banana flowers; vividha -- various;

sakra -- vegetables.

TRANSLATION

There were preparations of dugdha-tumbi, dugdha-kusmanda, vesara, laphra,

moca-ghanta, moca-bhaja and other vegetables.

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TEXT

vrddha-kusmanda-badira vyanjana apara

phulabadi-phala-mula vividha prakara

SYNONYMS

vrddha-kusmanda-badira -- of small pieces of fried dhal mixed with ripe

pumpkin; vyanjana -- vegetables; apara -- unlimited; phula-badi -- small

fried pieces of another kind of dhal; phala -- fruits; mula -- roots;

vividha prakara -- of different varieties.

TRANSLATION

There were unlimited quantities of vrddha-kusmanda-badi, phula-badi,

fruits and various roots.

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nava-nimbapatra-saha bhrsta-vartaki

phula-badi patola-bhaja, kusmanda-mana-caki

SYNONYMS

nava -- newly grown; nimba-patra-nimba leaves; saha -- along with;

bhrsta-vartaki -- fried eggplant; phula-badi -- light badi; patola-bhaja

-- fried patola vegetable; kusmanda -- of pumpkin; mana -- of squash;

caki -- rounds.

TRANSLATION

Other preparations included eggplant mixed with newly grown nimba leaves

fried together, light badi, fried patola and fried rounds of squash and

pumpkin.

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bhrsta-masa-mudga-supa amrta nindaya

madhuramla, badamladi amla panca chaya

SYNONYMS

bhrsta -- fried; masa -- urad dhal; mudga -- mung dhal; supa -- soup;

amrta -- nectar; nindaya -- defeating; madhura-amla -- sweet chutney;

bada-amla -- sour preparation made with fried dhal; adi -- and so on;

amla -- sour; panca chaya -- five or six kinds.

TRANSLATION

There was a soup made with fried urad dhal and mung dhal, defeating

nectar. There were also sweet chutney and five or six kinds of sour

preparations, beginning with badamla.

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TEXT

mudga-bada, masa-bada, kala-bada mista

ksira-puli, narikela-puli ara yata pista

SYNONYMS

mudga-bada -- fried cakes made of mung dhal; masa-bada -- fried cakes

made of urad dhal; kala-bada -- fried cakes made of banana; mista --

very sweet; ksira-puli -- cakes made with sweet rice; narikela-puli --

coconut cake; ara -- and; yata -- varieties of; pista -- cakes.

TRANSLATION

There were badas made of mung dhal, of urad dhal and of sweet bananas,

and there were sweet-rice cakes, coconut cakes and various other cakes.

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kanji-bada, dugdha-cida, dugdha-laklaki

ara yata pitha kaila, kahite na saki

SYNONYMS

kanji-bada -- cakes made with sour rice-water; dugdha-cida -- sweet rice

mixed with milk; dugdha-laklaki -- another preparation of milk and cakes

to be licked up; ara -- and; yata -- various types of; pitha -- cakes;

kaila -- made; kahite -- to describe; na saki -- I am not able.

TRANSLATION

There were kanji-bada, dugdha-cida, dugdha-laklaki and various cakes

that I am unable to describe.

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ghrta-sikta paramanna, mrt-kundika bhari'

canpakala-ghanadugdha-amra taha dhari

SYNONYMS

ghrta-sikta parama-anna -- sweet rice mixed with ghee; mrt-kundika bhari'

-- filling an earthen pot; canpa-kala -- a kind of banana; ghana-dugdha

-- condensed milk; amra -- mango pulp; taha -- that; dhari -- including.

TRANSLATION

Sweet rice mixed with ghee was poured into an earthen pot and mixed with

canpa-kala, condensed milk and mango.

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rasala-mathita dadhi, sandesa apara

gaude utkale yata bhaksyera prakara

SYNONYMS

rasala -- delicious; mathita -- churned; dadhi -- curd; sandesa -- a

sweetmeat; apara -- unlimited; gaude -- in Bengal; utkale -- in Orissa;

yata -- all; bhaksyera -- of eatables; prakara -- kinds.

TRANSLATION

Other preparations included a very delicious churned curd and a

variety of sandesa sweetmeats. Indeed, all the various eatables

available in Bengal and Orissa were prepared.

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sraddha kari' bhattacarya saba karaila

subhra-pithopari suksma vasana patila

SYNONYMS

sraddha kari' -- with great respect; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya; saba karaila -- had them all prepared; subhra -- white;

pitha -- a wooden platform; upari -- over; suksma -- fine; vasana --

cloth; patila -- spread.

TRANSLATION

Thus the Bhattacarya prepared a great variety of food and spread a fine

cloth over a white wooden platform.

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dui pase sugandhi sitala jala-jhari

anna-vyanjanopari dila tulasi-manjari

SYNONYMS

dui pase -- on two sides; su-gandhi -- nicely scented; sitala -- cold;

jala-jhari -- pitchers of water; anna-vyanjana-upari -- over the rice

and vegetables; dila -- placed; tulasi-manjari -- flowers of tulasi.

TRANSLATION

On two sides of the stack of food were pitchers filled with scented cold

water. The flowers of the tulasi tree were placed atop the mound of rice.

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amrta-gutika, pitha-pana anaila

jagannatha-prasada saba prthak dharila

SYNONYMS

amrta-gutika -- the sweet named amrta-gutika; pitha-pana -- cakes and

sweet rice; anaila -- brought; jagannatha-prasada -- remnants of the

food of Lord Jagannatha; saba -- all; prthak dharila -- kept separately.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya also included several types of food that had

been offered to Lord Jagannatha. These included sweetballs known as

amrta-gutika, sweet rice and cakes. All these were kept separate.

PURPORT

Although the remnants of food left by Jagannatha were brought into the

Bhattacarya's house, they were kept separate from the preparations he

had made at his home. It sometimes happens that prasadam is mixed with a

larger quantity of food and then distributed, but in this case we find

that Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya kept the jagannatha-prasadam separate. He

kept it aside particularly for the satisfaction of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

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hena-kale mahaprabhu madhyahna kariya

ekale aila tanra hrdaya janiya

SYNONYMS

hena-kale -- at this time; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

madhyahna kariya -- finishing His midday duties; ekale -- alone; aila --

came; tanra -- of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; hrdaya -- the heart; janiya --

knowing.

TRANSLATION

When everything was ready, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came there alone

after finishing His midday duties. He knew the heart of Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya.

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bhattacarya kaila tabe pada praksalana

gharera bhitare gela karite bhojana

SYNONYMS

bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kaila -- performed; tabe --

thereafter; pada praksalana -- washing the feet; gharera bhitare --

within the room; gela -- entered; karite bhojana -- to take lunch.

TRANSLATION

After Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya washed the Lord's feet, the Lord entered

the room to take His lunch.

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annadi dekhiya prabhu vismita hana

bhattacarye kahe kichu bhangi kariya

SYNONYMS

anna-adi dekhiya -- seeing the arrangement of food; prabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vismita hana -- being astonished; bhattacarye kahe -

- said to the Bhattacarya; kichu -- some; bhangi -- gesture; kariya --

making.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a little astonished to see the gorgeous

arrangement, and gesturing, He spoke to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.

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alaukika ei saba anna-vyanjana

dui prahara bhitare kaiche ha-ila randhana?

SYNONYMS

alaukika -- uncommon; ei -- this; saba -- all; anna-vyanjana -- rice and

vegetables; dui prahara bhitare -- within six hours; kaiche -- how; ha-

ila randhana -- cooking was finished.

TRANSLATION

"This is most uncommon! How was this arrangement of rice and vegetables

finished within six hours?

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sata culaya sata jana paka yadi kare

tabu sighra eta dravya randhite na pare

SYNONYMS

sata culaya -- on one hundred stoves; sata jana -- one hundred men; paka

yadi kare -- if engaged in cooking; tabu -- still; sighra -- so soon;

eta dravya -- so many preparations; randhite na pare -- could not cook.

TRANSLATION

"Even a hundred men cooking on a hundred stoves could not possibly

finish all these preparations within so short a time.

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krsnera bhoga laganacha, -- anumana kari

upare dekhiye yate tulasi-manjari

SYNONYMS

krsnera bhoga laganacha -- you have offered to Krsna; anumana kari -- I

hope; upare -- upon the food; dekhiye -- I see; yate -- since; tulasi-

manjari -- flowers of the tulasi tree.

TRANSLATION

"I hope the food has already been offered to Krsna, since I see there

are tulasi flowers on it.

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bhagyavan tumi, saphala tomara udyoga

radha-krsne laganacha etadrsa bhoga

SYNONYMS

bhagyavan tumi -- you are fortunate; sa-phala -- successful; tomara --

your; udyoga -- endeavor; radha-krsne -- unto Their Lordships Radha and

Krsna; laganacha -- you offered; etadrsa -- such; bhoga -- food.

TRANSLATION

"You are most fortunate, and your endeavor is successful, for you have

offered such wonderful food to Radha-Krsna.

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annera saurabhya, varna -- ati manorama

radha-krsna saksat ihan kariyachena bhojana

SYNONYMS

annera saurabhya -- the fragrance of the cooked rice; varna -- color;

ati manorama -- very attractive; radha-krsna -- Lord Krsna and Radharani;

saksat -- directly; ihan -- all this; kariyachena bhojana -- have eaten.

TRANSLATION

"The color of the rice is so attractive and its aroma so good that it

appears Radha and Krsna have directly taken it.

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tomara bahuta bhagya kata prasamsiba

ami -- bhagyavan, ihara avasesa paba

SYNONYMS

tomara -- your; bahuta -- great; bhagya -- fortune; kata -- how much;

prasamsiba -- shall I praise; ami -- I; bhagyavan -- fortunate; ihara --

of this; avasesa -- remnants; paba -- shall get.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Bhattacarya, your fortune is very great. How much shall I

praise you? I also am very fortunate to be able to take the remnants of

this food.

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TEXT

krsnera asana-pitha rakhaha uthana

more prasada deha' bhinna patrete kariya

SYNONYMS

krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; asana-pitha -- the sitting place; rakhaha --

keep aside; uthana -- raising; more -- unto Me; prasada-prasadam; deha' -

- give; bhinna -- separate; patrete -- on a plate; kariya -- putting.

TRANSLATION

"Take away Krsna's sitting place and put it aside. Then give Me prasadam

on a different plate."

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TEXT

bhattacarya bale -- prabhu na karaha vismaya

yei khabe, tanhara saktye bhoga siddha haya

SYNONYMS

bhattacarya bale -- the Bhattacarya said; prabhu -- my Lord; na karaha

vismaya -- do not become astonished; yei khabe -- whoever shall eat;

tanhara saktye -- by His grace; bhoga -- the food; siddha haya -- has

been prepared.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "It is not so wonderful, my Lord.

Everything has been made possible by the energy and mercy of Him who

will eat the food.

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TEXT

udyoga na chila mora grhinira randhane

yanra saktye bhoga siddha, sei taha jane

SYNONYMS

udyoga -- exertion; na chila -- there was not; mora -- of me; grhinira --

of my wife; randhane -- in cooking; yanra saktye -- by whose potency;

bhoga siddha -- the food has been prepared; sei -- He; taha jane --

knows that.

TRANSLATION

"My wife and I did not especially exert ourselves in the cooking. He by

whose power the food has been prepared knows everything.

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TEXT

eita asane vasi' karaha bhojana

prabhu kahe, -- pujya ei krsnera asana

SYNONYMS

eita asane -- on this sitting place; vasi' -- sitting; karaha bhojana --

take Your lunch; prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; pujya --

worshipable; ei -- this; krsnera asana -- sitting place of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"Now please sit in this place and take Your lunch."

Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "This place is worshipable because it was

used by Krsna."

PURPORT

According to etiquette, things used by Krsna should not be used by

anyone else. Similarly, things used by the spiritual master should also

not be used by anyone else. That is etiquette. Whatever is used by Krsna

or the spiritual master is worshipable. In particular, their sitting or

eating places should not be used by anyone else. A devotee must be very

careful to observe this.

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TEXT

bhatta kahe, -- anna, pitha, -- samana prasada

anna khabe, pithe vasite kahan aparadha?

SYNONYMS

bhatta kahe -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said; anna -- food; pitha --

sitting place; samana -- equal; prasada -- mercy remnants of the Lord;

anna khabe -- You will eat the food; pithe vasite -- to sit on the place;

kahan aparadha -- where is the offense.

TRANSLATION

The Bhattacarya said, "Both the food and the sitting place are the Lord'

s mercy. If You can eat the remnants of the food, what is the offense in

Your sitting in this place?"

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TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- bhala kaile, sastra-ajna haya

krsnera sakala sesa bhrtya asvadaya

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; bhala kaile -- you

have spoken correctly; sastra-ajna haya -- there is such an order in the

revealed scripture; krsnera sakala sesa -- everything left by Krsna;

bhrtya -- the servant; asvadaya -- partakes of.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "Yes, you have spoken correctly. The

sastras enjoin that the devotee can partake of everything left by Krsna.

Madhya 15.237

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TEXT

tvayopayukta-srag-gandha-

vaso 'lankara-carcitah

ucchista-bhojino dasas

tava mayam jayema hi

SYNONYMS

tvaya -- by You; upayukta -- used; srak -- flower garlands; gandha --

scented substances like sandalwood pulp; vasah -- garments; alankara --

ornaments; carcitah -- being decorated with; ucchista -- remnants of

food; bhojinah -- eating; dasah -- servants; tava -- Your; mayam --

illusory energy; jayema -- can conquer over; hi -- certainly.

TRANSLATION

"‘My dear Lord, the garlands, scented substances, garments, ornaments

and other such things that have been offered to You may later be used by

Your servants. By partaking of these things and eating the remnants of

food You have left, we will be able to conquer the illusory energy.'"

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.6.46). In the Hare Krsna

movement, the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the dancing in

ecstasy and the eating of the remnants of food offered to the Lord are

very, very important. One may be illiterate or incapable of

understanding the philosophy, but if he partakes of these three items,

he will certainly be liberated without delay.

This verse was spoken by Uddhava to Lord Krsna. This was during the time

when the Uddhava-gita was spoken. At that time there was some

disturbance in Dvaraka, and Lord Krsna decided to leave the material

world and enter the spiritual world. Uddhava could understand the

situation, and he talked with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The

verse quoted above is an excerpt from their conversation. Sri Krsna's

pastimes in this material world are called prakata-lila (manifested

pastimes), and His pastimes in the spiritual world are called aprakata-

lila (unmanifested pastimes). By "unmanifested" we mean that they are

not present before our eyes. It is not that Lord Krsna's pastimes are

nonexistent. They are going on exactly as the sun is shining perpetually,

but when the sun is present before our eyes, we call it daytime (

manifest), and when it is not present, we call it night (unmanifest).

Those who are above the jurisdiction of night are always in the

spiritual world, where the Lord's pastimes are constantly manifest to

them. As the Brahma-samhita (5.37–38) confirms:

ananda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis

tabhir ya eva nija-rupataya kalabhih

goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhuto

govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena

santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti

yam syamasundaram acintya-guna-svarupam

govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

"I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm,

Goloka, with Radha, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who

embodies the ecstatic potency [hladini]. Their companions are Her

confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued

and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa. I worship Govinda, the

primeval Lord, who is Syamasundara, Krsna Himself, with inconceivable

innumerable attributes, whom the pure devotees see in their heart of

hearts with the eye of devotion tinged with the salve of love."

Madhya 15.238

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TEXT

tathapi eteka anna khaona na yaya

bhatta kahe, -- jani, khao yateka yuyaya

SYNONYMS

tathapi -- still; eteka -- so much; anna -- food; khaona -- eating; na

yaya -- is not possible; bhatta kahe -- the Bhattacarya said; jani -- I

know; khao -- You can eat; yateka -- how much; yuyaya -- is possible.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "There is so much food here that it

is impossible to eat it all."

The Bhattacarya replied, "I know how much You can eat.

Madhya 15.239

TEXT 239

TEXT

nilacale bhojana tumi kara bayanna bara

eka eka bhogera anna sata sata bhara

SYNONYMS

nilacale -- at Jagannatha Puri; bhojana -- accepting lunch; tumi -- You;

kara -- do; bayanna bara -- fifty-two times; eka eka bhogera -- of each

and every offering; anna -- eatables; sata sata bhara -- hundreds of

buckets.

TRANSLATION

"After all, at Jagannatha Puri You eat fifty-two times a day, and each

time You eat hundreds of buckets filled with prasadam.

Madhya 15.240

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TEXT

dvarakate sola-sahasra mahisi-mandire

astadasa mata, ara yadavera ghare

SYNONYMS

dvarakate -- at Dvaraka-dhama; sola-sahasra -- sixteen thousand; mahisi -

- queens; mandire -- palaces; astadasa mata -- eighteen mothers; ara --

and; yadavera ghare -- in the house of the Yadu dynasty.

TRANSLATION

"At Dvaraka, You keep sixteen thousand queens in sixteen thousand

palaces. Also, there are eighteen mothers and numerous friends and

relatives of the Yadu dynasty.

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TEXT

vraje jyetha, khuda, mama, pisadi gopa-gana

sakha-vrnda sabara ghare dvisandhya-bhojana

SYNONYMS

vraje -- at Vrndavana; jyetha -- the father's elder brothers; khuda --

the father's younger brothers; mama -- the mother's brothers; pisa --

the husbands of aunts; adi -- and so on; gopa-gana -- cowherd men; sakha-

vrnda -- hundreds of friends; sabara -- of all of them; ghare -- in the

houses; dvi-sandhya -- twice a day; bhojana -- eating.

TRANSLATION

"In Vrndavana You also have Your father's elder brothers, Your father's

younger brothers, maternal uncles, husbands of Your father's sisters and

many cowherd men. There are also cowherd boyfriends, and You eat twice a

day, morning and evening, in the house of each and every one.

PURPORT

In Dvaraka, Lord Krsna had eighteen mothers -- Devaki, Rohini and others.

Besides these was His foster mother, Yasoda, in Vrndavana. Lord Krsna

also had many uncles. As stated by Srila Rupa Gosvami in his Brhat Sri

Sri Radha-krsna-ganoddesa-dipika (32), upanando ‘bhinandas ca pitrvyau

purva-jau pituh: "The elder brothers of Nanda Maharaja were Upananda and

Abhinanda." Similarly, in the same verse the names of the younger

brothers of Nanda Maharaja are given: pitrvyau tu kaniyamsau syatam

sannanda-nandanau. "Sannanda and Nandana [also known as Sunanda and

Pandava] were the younger brothers of Krsna's father, Nanda Maharaja."

Sri Krsna's maternal uncles are also described in this book (in verse 46)

: yasodhara-yasodeva-sudevadyas tu matulah. "Yasodhara, Yasodeva and

Sudeva were the maternal uncles of Krsna." Also mentioned in the Radha-

krsna-ganoddesa-dipika (38) are Krsna's uncles who were the husbands of

Nanda Maharaja's sisters: mahanilah sunilas ca ramanav etayoh kramat. "

Mahanila and Sunila are the husbands of Krsna's aunts."

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TEXT

govardhana-yajne anna khaila rasi rasi

tara lekhaya ei anna nahe eka grasi

SYNONYMS

govardhana-yajne -- in the Govardhana-puja sacrifice; anna -- food;

khaila -- You ate; rasi rasi -- stacks; tara -- to that; lekhaya -- in

comparison; ei -- this; anna -- food; nahe -- not; eka grasi -- one

morsel.

TRANSLATION

"Indeed," Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, "at the Govardhana-puja

ceremony You ate stacks of rice. In comparison to that, this small

quantity is not even a morsel for You.

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TEXT

tumi ta' isvara, muni -- ksudra jiva chara

eka-grasa madhukari karaha angikara

SYNONYMS

tumi -- You; ta' -- certainly; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of

Godhead; muni -- I; ksudra jiva -- insignificant living being; chara --

worthless; eka-grasa -- one small quantity; madhu-kari -- as collected

by the bees; karaha -- please do; angikara -- accept.

TRANSLATION

"You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas I am a most

insignificant living being. Therefore please accept a little quantity of

food from my house."

PURPORT

A sannyasi is expected to collect a little food from each and every

householder. That is to say, he should take whatever he requires to eat.

This system is called madhukari. The word madhukari comes from the word

madhukara and means "honey-collecting bees." Bees collect a little honey

from each flower, but all these small quantities of honey accumulate to

become a beehive. Sannyasis should collect a little from each and every

householder and should eat simply what is necessary to maintain the body.

Being a sannyasi, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu could collect a little food

from the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, and this was the Bhattacarya'

s request. Compared to the food eaten by the Lord on other occasions,

the Bhattacarya's feast was not even a morsel. This is what the

Bhattacarya is pointing out to the Lord.

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TEXT

eta suni' hasi' prabhu vasila bhojane

jagannathera prasada bhatta dena harsa-mane

SYNONYMS

eta suni' -- hearing this; hasi' -- smiling; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; vasila bhojane -- sat down to eat; jagannathera -- of Lord

Jagannatha; prasada -- remnants of food; bhatta -- Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya; dena harsa-mane -- delivers in great happiness.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu smiled and sat down to eat. The

Bhattacarya, with great pleasure, first offered Him the prasadam from

the Jagannatha temple.

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TEXT

hena-kale ‘amogha,' -- bhattacaryera jamata

kulina, nindaka tenho sathi-kanyara bharta

SYNONYMS

hena-kale -- exactly at this time; amogha -- Amogha; bhattacaryera

jamata -- the son-in-law of the Bhattacarya; kulina -- of aristocratic

birth; nindaka -- blasphemer; tenho -- he; sathi-kanyara bharta -- the

husband of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's daughter Sathi.

TRANSLATION

At this time the Bhattacarya had a son-in-law named Amogha, who was the

husband of his daughter Sathi. Although born in an aristocratic brahmana

family, Amogha was a great faultfinder and blasphemer.

Madhya 15.246

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TEXT

bhojana dekhite cahe, asite na pare

lathi-hate bhattacarya achena duyare

SYNONYMS

bhojana -- the eating; dekhite cahe -- he wanted to see; asite na pare --

could not come; lathi-hate -- with a stick in his hand; bhattacarya --

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; achena -- was; duyare -- on the threshold.

TRANSLATION

Amogha wanted to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu eat, but he was not allowed

to enter. Indeed, the Bhattacarya guarded the threshold of his house

with a stick in his hand.

Madhya 15.247

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TEXT

tenho yadi prasada dite haila ana-mana

amogha asi' anna dekhi' karaye nindana

SYNONYMS

tenho -- he (the Bhattacarya); yadi -- when; prasada dite -- supplying

the prasadam; haila -- became; ana-mana -- inattentive; amogha -- Amogha;

asi' -- coming; anna dekhi' -- seeing the food; karaye nindana -- began

blaspheming.

TRANSLATION

However, as soon as the Bhattacarya began distributing prasadam and was

a little inattentive, Amogha came in. Seeing the quantity of food, he

began to blaspheme.

Madhya 15.248

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TEXT

ei anne trpta haya dasa bara jana

ekela sannyasi kare eteka bhaksana!

SYNONYMS

ei anne -- with so much food; trpta haya -- can be satisfied; dasa bara

jana -- at least ten to twelve men; ekela -- alone; sannyasi -- this

person in the renounced order; kare -- does; eteka -- so much; bhaksana -

- eating.

TRANSLATION

"This much food is sufficient to satisfy ten or twelve men, but this

sannyasi alone is eating so much!"

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TEXT

sunitei bhattacarya ulati' cahila

tanra avadhana dekhi' amogha palaila

SYNONYMS

sunitei -- hearing; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ulati'

cahila -- turned his eyes upon him; tanra -- his; avadhana -- attention;

dekhi' -- seeing; amogha -- Amogha; palaila -- left.

TRANSLATION

As soon as Amogha said this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya turned his eyes

upon him. Seeing the Bhattacarya's attitude, Amogha immediately left.

Madhya 15.250

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TEXT

bhattacarya lathi lana marite dhaila

palaila amogha, tara laga na paila

SYNONYMS

bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; lathi lana -- taking a stick;

marite -- to strike; dhaila -- ran; palaila -- fled; amogha -- Amogha;

tara -- him; laga na paila -- could not catch.

TRANSLATION

The Bhattacarya ran after him to strike him with a stick, but Amogha

fled so fast that the Bhattacarya could not catch him.

Madhya 15.251

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TEXT

tabe gali, sapa dite bhattacarya aila

ninda suni' mahaprabhu hasite lagila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- at that time; gali -- calling by ill names; sapa dite -- cursing;

bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; aila -- came back; ninda suni' -

- hearing the criticism; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasite

lagila -- began to laugh.

TRANSLATION

The Bhattacarya then began to curse his son-in-law and call him ill

names. When the Bhattacarya returned, he saw that Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu was laughing to hear him criticize Amogha.

Madhya 15.252

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TEXT

suni' sathira mata sire-buke ghata mare

‘sathi randi ha-uka' -- iha bale bare bare

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; sathira mata -- the mother of Sathi; sire -- on the

head; buke -- on the chest; ghata mare -- strikes; sathi randi ha-uka --

let Sathi become a widow; iha bale -- says this; bare bare -- again and

again.

TRANSLATION

When Sathi's mother, the Bhattacarya's wife, heard of this incident, she

immediately began to strike her head and chest, saying again and again, "

Let Sathi become a widow!"

Madhya 15.253

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TEXT

dunhara duhkha dekhi' prabhu dunha prabodhiya

dunhara icchate bhojana kaila tusta hana

SYNONYMS

dunhara duhkha dekhi' -- seeing the lamentation of both; prabhu -- Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dunha prabodhiya -- pacifying them; dunhara

icchate -- by the will of both of them; bhojana kaila -- took His lunch;

tusta hana -- with great satisfaction.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the lamentation of both husband and wife, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

tried to pacify them. According to their desire, He ate the prasadam and

was very satisfied.

Madhya 15.254

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TEXT

acamana karana bhatta dila mukha-vasa

tulasi-manjari, lavanga, elaci rasa-vasa

SYNONYMS

acamana karana -- providing water for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to wash

His mouth, hands and legs; bhatta -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; dila mukha-

vasa -- gave some flavored spices; tulasi-manjari -- the flowers of

tulasi; lavanga -- cloves; elaci -- cardamom; rasa-vasa -- that which

brings saliva.

TRANSLATION

After Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu finished eating, the Bhattacarya poured

water for the Lord to wash His mouth, hands and legs and offered Him

flavored spices, tulasi-manjaris, cloves and cardamom.

Madhya 15.255

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TEXT

sarvange paraila prabhura malya-candana

dandavat hana bale sadainya vacana

SYNONYMS

sarva-ange -- all over the body; paraila -- put; prabhura -- of the Lord;

malya-candana -- a flower garland and sandalwood pulp; dandavat hana --

offering obeisances; bale -- says; sa-dainya -- humble; vacana --

statement.

TRANSLATION

The Bhattacarya then placed a flower garland over Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu and smeared His body with sandalwood pulp. After offering

obeisances, the Bhattacarya submitted the following humble statement.

Madhya 15.256

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TEXT

ninda karaite toma aninu nija-ghare

ei aparadha, prabhu, ksama kara more

SYNONYMS

ninda karaite -- just to cause blasphemy; toma -- You; aninu -- I

brought; nija-ghare -- to my place; ei aparadha -- this offense; prabhu -

- my Lord; ksama kara -- please pardon; more -- me.

TRANSLATION

"I brought You to my home just to have You blasphemed. This is a great

offense. Please excuse me. I beg Your pardon."

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TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- ninda nahe, ‘sahaja' kahila

ihate tomara kiba aparadha haila?

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; ninda nahe -- not

blasphemy; sahaja -- rightly; kahila -- he spoke; ihate -- in this;

tomara -- your; kiba -- what; aparadha -- offense; haila -- was there.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "What Amogha has said is correct;

therefore it is not blasphemy. What is your offense?"

Madhya 15.258

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TEXT

eta bali' mahaprabhu calila bhavane

bhattacarya tanra ghare gela tanra sane

SYNONYMS

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

bhavane -- returned to His residence; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya; tanra ghare -- to His place; gela -- went; tanra sane --

with Him.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left and returned to His

residence. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya followed Him.

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TEXT

prabhu-pade padi' bahu atma-ninda kaila

tanre santa kari' prabhu ghare pathaila

SYNONYMS

prabhu-pade -- at the feet of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; padi' --

falling down; bahu -- much; atma-ninda kaila -- made self-reproach;

tanre -- him; santa kari' -- making pacified; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; ghare pathaila -- sent back to his home.

TRANSLATION

Falling down at the Lord's feet, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said many

things in self-reproach. The Lord then pacified him and sent him back to

his home.

Madhya 15.260

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TEXT

ghare asi' bhattacarya sathira mata-sane

apana nindiya kichu balena vacane

SYNONYMS

ghare asi' -- returning home; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;

sathira mata-sane -- with the mother of Sathi; apana nindiya --

condemning himself; kichu -- some; balena vacane -- speaks words.

TRANSLATION

After returning to his home, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya consulted with his

wife, the mother of Sathi. After personally condemning himself, he began

to speak as follows.

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TEXT

caitanya-gosanira ninda sunila yaha haite

tare vadha kaile haya papa-prayascitte

SYNONYMS

caitanya-gosanira -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ninda -- blasphemy;

sunila -- I have heard; yaha haite -- from whom; tare vadha kaile -- if

he is killed; haya -- there is; papa-prayascitte -- atonement for the

sinful act.

TRANSLATION

"If the man who blasphemed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is killed, his sinful

action may be atoned."

PURPORT

The Hari-bhakti-vilasa cites the following quotation from the Skanda

Purana concerning the blaspheming of a Vaisnava:

yo hi bhagavatam lokam upahasam nrpottama

karoti tasya nasyanti artha-dharma-yasah-sutah

nindam kurvanti ye mudha vaisnavanam mahatmanam

patanti pitrbhih sardham maha-raurava-samjnite

hanti nindati vai dvesti vaisnavan nabhinandati

krudhyate yati no harsam darsane patanani sat

In a conversation between Markandeya and Bhagiratha, it is said, "My

dear King, one who derides an exalted devotee loses the results of his

pious activities, his opulence, his reputation and his sons. Vaisnavas

are all great souls. Whoever blasphemes them falls down to the hell

known as Maharaurava, accompanied by his forefathers. Whoever kills or

blasphemes a Vaisnava and whoever is envious of a Vaisnava or angry with

him, or whoever does not offer him obeisances or feel joy upon seeing

him, certainly falls into a hellish condition."

Also, the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (10.314) gives the following quotation from

the Dvaraka-mahatmya:

kara-patrais ca phalyante su-tivrair yama-sasanaih

nindam kurvanti ye papa vaisnavanam mahatmanam

In a conversation between Prahlada Maharaja and Bali Maharaja, it is

said, "Those sinful people who blaspheme Vaisnavas, who are all great

souls, are subjected very severely to the punishment offered by Yamaraja.

In his Bhakti-sandarbha (313), Jiva Gosvami quotes this statement

concerning the blaspheming of Lord Visnu:

ye nindanti hrsikesam tad-bhaktam punya-rupinam

sata-janmarjitam punyam tesam nasyati niscitam

te pacyante maha-ghore kumbhipake bhayanake

bhaksitah kita-sanghena yavac candra-divakarau

sri-visnor avamananad gurutaram sri-vaisnavollanghanam

tadiya-dusaka-janan na pasyet purusadhaman

taih sardham vancaka-janaih saha-vasam na karayet

"‘One who criticizes Lord Visnu and His devotees loses all the benefits

accrued in a hundred pious births. Such a person rots in the Kumbhipaka

hell and is bitten by worms as long as the sun and moon exist. One

should therefore not even see the face of a person who blasphemes Lord

Visnu and His devotees. Never try to associate with such persons.'"

In his Bhakti-sandarbha (265), Jiva Gosvami further quotes from Srimad-

Bhagavatam (10.74.40):

nindam bhagavatah srnvams tat-parasya janasya va

tato napaiti yah so 'pi yaty adhah sukrtac cyutah

"‘If one does not immediately leave upon hearing the Lord or the Lord's

devotee blasphemed, he falls down from devotional service.'" Similarly,

Lord Siva's wife Sati states in Srimad-Bhagavatam (4.4.17):

karnau pidhaya nirayad yad akalpa ise

dharmavitary asrnibhir nrbhir asyamane

chindyat prasahya rusatim asatim prabhus cej

jihvam asun api tato visrjet sa dharmah

"If one hears an irresponsible person blaspheme the master and

controller of religion, he should block his ears and go away if unable

to punish him. But if one is able to kill, then one should by force cut

out the blasphemer's tongue and kill the offender, and after that he

should give up his own life."

Madhya 15.262

TEXT 262

TEXT

kimva nija-prana yadi kari vimocana

dui yogya nahe, dui sarira brahmana

SYNONYMS

kimva -- or; nija-prana -- my own life; yadi -- if; kari vimocana -- I

give up; dui -- both such actions; yogya nahe -- are not befitting; dui

sarira -- both the bodies; brahmana-brahmanas.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, "Or, if I give up my own life, this

sinful action may be atoned. However, neither of these ideas is

befitting because both bodies belong to brahmanas.

Madhya 15.263

TEXT 263

TEXT

punah sei nindakera mukha na dekhiba

parityaga kailun, tara nama na la-iba

SYNONYMS

punah -- again; sei -- that; nindakera -- of the blasphemer; mukha --

face; na -- not; dekhiba -- I shall see; parityaga -- giving up; kailun -

- I do; tara -- his; nama -- name; na -- not; la-iba -- I shall speak.

TRANSLATION

"Instead, I shall never see the face of that blasphemer. I reject him

and give up my relationship with him. I shall never even speak his name.

Madhya 15.264

TEXT 264

TEXT

sathire kaha -- tare chaduka, se ha-ila ‘patita'

‘patita' ha-ile bharta tyajite ucita

SYNONYMS

sathire kaha -- inform Sathi; tare chaduka -- let her give him up; se ha-

ila -- he has become; patita -- fallen; patita ha-ile -- when one has

fallen; bharta -- such a husband; tyajite -- to give up; ucita -- is the

duty.

TRANSLATION

"Inform my daughter Sathi to abandon her relationship with her husband

because he has fallen down. When the husband falls down, it is the wife'

s duty to relinquish the relationship.

PURPORT

Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya considered that if Amogha were killed, the

killer would suffer sinful reactions for killing the body of a brahmana.

For the same reason, it would have been undesirable for the Bhattacarya

to commit suicide because he also was a brahmana. Since neither course

could be accepted, the Bhattacarya decided to give up his relationship

with Amogha and never see his face.

As far as killing the body of a brahmana is concerned, Srimad-Bhagavatam

(1.7.53) gives the following injunction concerning a brahma-bandhu, a

person born of a brahmana father but devoid of brahminical qualities:

sri-bhagavan uvaca

brahma-bandhur na hantavya

atatayi vadhar-hanah

"The Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna said, ‘A brahma-bandhu is not to

be killed, but if he is an aggressor, he must be killed.'"

Quoting from the smrti, Srila Sridhara Svami comments on this quotation

from Srimad-Bhagavatam:

atatayinam ayantam api vedanta-paragam

jigham santam jighamsiyan na tena brahma-ha bhavet

"‘An aggressor intent on killing may be a very learned scholar of

Vedanta, yet he should be killed because of his envy in killing others.

In such a case, it is not sinful to kill a brahmana.'"

It is also stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.7.57):

vapanam dravinadanam sthanan niryapanam tatha

esa hi brahma-bandhunam vadho nanyo 'sti daihikah

"Cutting the hair from his head, depriving him of his wealth and driving

him from his residence are the prescribed punishments for a brahma-

bandhu. There is no injunction for killing the body."

As far as Sathi, the daughter of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, was concerned,

she was advised to give up her relationship with her husband. Concerning

this, Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.5.18) states, na patis ca sa syan na mocayed

yah samupeta-mrtyum: "One cannot be a husband if he cannot liberate his

dependents from inevitable death." If a person is not in Krsna

consciousness and is bereft of spiritual power, he cannot protect his

wife from the path of repeated birth and death. Consequently such a

person cannot be accepted as a husband. A wife should dedicate her life

and everything to Krsna for further advancement in Krsna consciousness.

If her husband abandons Krsna consciousness and she gives up her

connection with him, she follows in the footsteps of the dvija-patnis,

the wives of the brahmanas who were engaged in performing sacrifices.

The wife is not to be condemned for cutting off such a relationship. In

this regard, Sri Krsna assures the dvija-patnis in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.

23.31–32):

patayo nabhyasuyeran pitr-bhratr-sutadayah

lokas ca vo mayopeta deva apy anumanvate

na pritaye 'nuragaya hy anga-sango nrnam iha

tan mano mayi yunjana aciran mam avapsyatha

"My dear dvija-patnis, rest assured that your husbands will not neglect

you on your return, nor will your brothers, sons or fathers refuse to

accept you. Because you are My pure devotees, not only your relatives

but also people in general, as well as the demigods, will be satisfied

with you. Transcendental love for Me does not depend upon bodily

connection, but anyone whose mind is always absorbed in Me will surely,

very soon, come to Me for My eternal association."

Madhya 15.265

TEXT 265

TEXT

patim ca patitam tyajet

SYNONYMS

patim -- husband; ca -- and; patitam -- fallen; tyajet -- one should

give up.

TRANSLATION

"‘When a husband is fallen, one's relationship with him must be given up.

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the smrti-sastra. As stated in Srimad-

Bhagavatam (7.11.28):

santustalolupa daksa dharma-jna priya-satya-vak

apramatta sucih snigdha patim tv apatitam bhajet

"A wife who is satisfied, who is not greedy, who is expert and knows

religious principles, who speaks what is dear and truthful and is not

bewildered, and who is always clean and affectionate should be very much

devoted to her husband if he is not fallen."

Madhya 15.266

TEXT 266

TEXT

sei ratre amogha kahan palana gela

pratah-kale tara visucika-vyadhi haila

SYNONYMS

sei ratre -- that night; amogha -- the son-in-law of Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya; kahan -- where; palana gela -- fled; pratah-kale -- in the

morning; tara -- his; visucika-vyadhi -- infection of cholera; haila --

there was.

TRANSLATION

That night Amogha, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's son-in-law, fled, and in

the morning he immediately fell sick with cholera.

Madhya 15.267

TEXT 267

TEXT

amogha marena -- suni' kahe bhattacarya

sahaya ha-iya daiva kaila mora karya

SYNONYMS

amogha marena -- Amogha is dying; suni' -- hearing; kahe bhattacarya --

the Bhattacarya said; sahaya ha-iya -- helping; daiva -- Providence;

kaila -- did; mora -- my; karya -- duty.

TRANSLATION

When the Bhattacarya heard that Amogha was dying of cholera, he thought,

"It is the favor of Providence that He is doing what I want to do.

Madhya 15.268

TEXT 268

TEXT

isvare ta' aparadha phale tata-ksana

eta bali' pade dui sastrera vacana

SYNONYMS

isvare -- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ta' -- indeed;

aparadha -- offense; phale -- brings results; tata-ksana -- immediately;

eta bali' -- saying this; pade -- recites; dui -- two; sastrera vacana --

quotations from the revealed scriptures.

TRANSLATION

"When one offends the Supreme Personality of Godhead, karma immediately

takes effect." After saying this, he recited two verses from the

revealed scripture.

Madhya 15.269

TEXT 269

TEXT

mahata hi prayatnena

hasty-asva-ratha-pattibhih

asmabhir yad anustheyam

gandharvais tad anusthitam

SYNONYMS

mahata -- very great; hi -- certainly; prayatnena -- by endeavor; hasti -

- elephants; asva -- horses; ratha -- chariots; pattibhih -- and by

infantry soldiers; asmabhih -- by ourselves; yat -- whatever; anustheyam

-- has to be arranged; gandharvaih -- by the Gandharvas; tat -- that;

anusthitam -- done.

TRANSLATION

"‘What we have had to arrange with great endeavor by collecting

elephants, horses, chariots and infantry soldiers has already been

accomplished by the Gandharvas.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Mahabharata (Vana-parva 241.15). Bhimasena

made this statement when all the Pandavas were living in exile in the

forest. At that time there was a fight between the Kauravas and the

Gandharvas. The Kaurava soldiers were under the command of Karna, but

the commander-in-chief of the Gandharvas was able to arrest all the

Kauravas by virtue of superior military strength. At that time

Duryodhana's ministers and commanders requested Maharaja Yudhisthira to

help. After being thus petitioned, Bhimasena spoke the verse given above,

remembering Duryodhana's former nefarious and atrocious activities

against them. Indeed, Bhimasena felt it very fitting that Duryodhana and

his company were arrested. This could have been accomplished by the

Pandavas only with great endeavor.

Madhya 15.270

TEXT 270

TEXT

ayuh sriyam yaso dharmam

lokan asisa eva ca

hanti sreyamsi sarvani

pumso mahad-atikramah

SYNONYMS

ayuh -- duration of life; sriyam -- opulence; yasah -- reputation;

dharmam -- religion; lokan -- possessions; asisah -- benedictions; eva --

certainly; ca -- and; hanti -- destroys; sreyamsi -- good fortune;

sarvani -- all; pumsah -- of a person; mahat -- of great souls;

atikramah -- violation.

TRANSLATION

"‘When a person mistreats great souls, his life span, opulence,

reputation, religion, possessions and good fortune are all destroyed.'

PURPORT

This statement (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.4.46) was made by Sukadeva Gosvami

to Maharaja Pariksit. This quotation concerns the attempted killing of

Krsna's sister (Yogamaya), who appeared before Krsna's birth as the

daughter of mother Yasoda. This daughter Yogamaya and Krsna were born

simultaneously, and Vasudeva replaced Yogamaya with Krsna and took

Yogamaya away. When she was brought to Mathura and Kamsa attempted to

kill her, Yogamaya slipped out of his hands. She could not be killed.

She then informed Kamsa about the birth of his enemy, Krsna, and being

thus baffled, Kamsa consulted his associates, who were all demons. When

this big conspiracy was taking place, this verse was spoken by Sukadeva

Gosvami. He points out that a demon can lose everything because of his

nefarious activities.

The word mahad-atikrama, meaning "envy of Lord Visnu and His devotees,"

is significant in this verse. The word mahat indicates a great

personality, a devotee or the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.

Being always engaged in the Lord's service, the devotees themselves are

as great as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The word mahat is also

explained by Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita (9.13):

mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah

bhajanty ananya-manaso jnatva bhutadim avyayam

"O son of Prtha, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under

the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in

devotional service because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of

Godhead, original and inexhaustible."

Being envious of the Lord and His devotees is not at all auspicious for

a demon. By such envy, a demon loses everything considered beneficial.

Madhya 15.271

TEXT 271

TEXT

gopinathacarya gela prabhu-darasane

prabhu tanre puchila bhattacarya-vivarane

SYNONYMS

gopinathacarya -- Gopinatha Acarya; gela -- went; prabhu-darasane -- to

see Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

tanre -- unto Him; puchila -- inquired; bhattacarya-vivarane -- the

affairs in the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.

TRANSLATION

At this time, Gopinatha Acarya went to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and

the Lord asked him about the events taking place in Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya's house.

Madhya 15.272

TEXT 272

TEXT

acarya kahe, -- upavasa kaila dui jana

visucika-vyadhite amogha chadiche jivana

SYNONYMS

acarya kahe -- Gopinatha Acarya informed; upavasa -- fasting; kaila --

observed; dui jana -- the two persons; visucika-vyadhite -- by the

disease of cholera; amogha -- Amogha; chadiche jivana -- is going to die.

TRANSLATION

Gopinatha Acarya informed the Lord that both the husband and the wife

were fasting and that their son-in-law, Amogha, was dying of cholera.

Madhya 15.273

TEXT 273

TEXT

suni' krpamaya prabhu aila dhana

amoghere kahe tara buke hasta diya

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; krpa-maya -- merciful; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; dhana -- running; amoghere -- unto Amogha;

kahe -- He says; tara -- his; buke -- on the chest; hasta diya --

keeping His hand.

TRANSLATION

As soon as Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard that Amogha was going to die, He

immediately ran to him in great haste. Placing His hand on Amogha's

chest, He spoke as follows.

Madhya 15.274

TEXT 274

TEXT

sahaje nirmala ei ‘brahmana'-hrdaya

krsnera vasite ei yogya-sthana haya

SYNONYMS

sahaje -- by nature; nirmala -- without contamination; ei -- this;

brahmana-hrdaya -- heart of a brahmana; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; vasite

-- to sit down; ei -- this; yogya-sthana -- proper place; haya -- is.

TRANSLATION

"The heart of a brahmana is by nature very clean; therefore it is a

proper place for Krsna to sit.

Madhya 15.275

TEXT 275

TEXT

‘matsarya'-candala kene ihan vasaile

parama pavitra sthana apavitra kaile

SYNONYMS

matsarya -- jealousy; candala -- the lowest of men; kene -- why; ihan --

here; vasaile -- you allowed to sit; parama pavitra -- most purified;

sthana -- place; apavitra -- impure; kaile -- you have made.

TRANSLATION

"Why have you allowed the candala of jealousy to sit here also? In this

way you have contaminated a most purified place, your heart.

Madhya 15.276

TEXT 276

TEXT

sarvabhauma-sange tomara ‘kalusa' haila ksaya

‘kalmasa' ghucile jiva ‘krsna-nama' laya

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma-sange -- by the association of Sarvabhauma; tomara -- your;

kalusa -- contamination; haila ksaya -- is now vanquished; kalmasa --

contamination; ghucile -- when dispelled; jiva -- the living entity;

krsna-nama -- the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; laya -- can chant.

TRANSLATION

"However, due to the association of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, all your

contamination is now vanquished. When a person's heart is cleansed of

all contamination, he is able to chant the maha-mantra, Hare Krsna.

Madhya 15.277

TEXT 277

TEXT

uthaha, amogha, tumi lao krsna-nama

acire tomare krpa karibe bhagavan

SYNONYMS

uthaha -- get up; amogha -- Amogha; tumi -- you; lao -- chant; krsna-

nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; acire -- very soon; tomare -- unto

you; krpa -- mercy; karibe -- will bestow; bhagavan -- the Supreme

Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

"Therefore, Amogha, get up and chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra! If you

do so, Krsna will unfailingly bestow mercy upon you."

PURPORT

The Absolute Truth is realized in three phases -- impersonal Brahman,

Paramatma and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan. All of these

are one and the same truth, but Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan

constitute three different features. Whoever understands Brahman is

called a brahmana, and when a brahmana engages in the Lord's devotional

service, he is called a Vaisnava. Unless one comes to understand the

Supreme Personality of Godhead, his realization of impersonal Brahman is

imperfect. A brahmana can chant the Hare Krsna mantra on the platform of

namabhasa, but not on the platform of pure vibration. When a brahmana

engages in the Lord's service, fully understanding his eternal

relationship, his devotional service is called abhidheya. When one

attains that stage, he is called a bhagavata, or Vaisnava. This

indicates that he is free from contamination and material attachment.

Lord Krsna confirms this in the Bhagavad-gita (7.28):

yesam tv anta-gatam papam jananam punya-karmanam

te dvandva-moha-nirmukta bhajante mam drdha-vratah

"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life and

whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed from the

duality of delusion, and they engage themselves in My service with

determination."

A brahmana may be a very learned scholar, but this does not mean that he

is free from material contamination. A brahmana's contamination, however,

is in the mode of goodness. In the material world, the three modes are

goodness, passion and ignorance, and all of these are simply different

gradations of contamination. Unless a brahmana transcends such

contamination and approaches the platform of unalloyed devotional

service, he cannot be accepted as a Vaisnava. An impersonalist may be

aware of the impersonal Brahman feature of the Absolute Truth, but his

activities are on the impersonal platform. Sometimes he imagines a form

of the Lord (saguna-upasana), but such an attempt is never successful in

helping one attain complete realization. The impersonalist may consider

himself a brahmana and may be situated in the mode of goodness, but

nonetheless he is conditioned by one of the modes of material nature.

This means that he is not yet liberated, for liberation cannot be

attained unless one is completely free from the modes. In any case, the

Mayavada philosophy keeps one conditioned. If one becomes a Vaisnava

through proper initiation, he automatically becomes a brahmana. There is

no doubt about it. The Garuda Purana confirms this:

brahmananam sahasrebhyah satra-yaji visisyate

satra-yaji-sahasrebhyah sarva-vedanta-paragah

sarva-vedanta-vit-kotya visnu-bhakto visisyate

"Out of many thousands of brahmanas, one may become qualified to perform

yajna. Out of many thousands of such qualified brahmanas, one may be

fully aware of the Vedanta philosophy. Out of many millions of learned

Vedanta scholars, there may be one visnu-bhakta, or devotee of Lord

Visnu. It is he who is most exalted."

Unless one is a fully qualified brahmana, he cannot advance in the

spiritual science. A real brahmana is never envious of Vaisnavas. If he

is, he is considered an imperfect neophyte. Impersonalist brahmanas are

always opposed to Vaisnava principles. They are envious of Vaisnavas

because they do not know the goal of life. Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi

visnum [SB 7.5.31]. However, when a brahmana becomes a Vaisnava, there

is no duality. If a brahmana does not become a Vaisnava, he certainly

falls down from the brahmana platform. This is confirmed by Srimad-

Bhagavatam (11.5.3): na bhajanty avajananti sthanad bhrastah patanty

adhah.

We can actually see that in this Age of Kali many so-called brahmanas

are envious of Vaisnavas. The Kali-contaminated brahmanas consider Deity

worship to be imaginative: arcye visnau sila-dhir gurusu nara-matir

vaisnave jati-buddhih. Such a contaminated brahmana may superficially

imagine a form of the Lord, but actually he considers the Deity in the

temple to be made of stone or wood. Similarly, such a contaminated

brahmana considers the guru to be an ordinary human being, and he

objects when a Vaisnava is created by the Krsna consciousness movement.

Many so-called brahmanas attempt to fight us, saying, "How can you

create a brahmana out of a European or American? A brahmana can be born

only in a brahmana family." They do not consider that this is never

stated in any revealed scripture. Lord Krsna specifically states in the

Bhagavad-gita (4.13), catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah: "

According to the three modes of material nature and the work associated

with them, the four divisions of human society are created by Me."

Thus a brahmana is not a result of the caste system. He becomes a

brahmana only by qualification. Similarly, a Vaisnava does not belong to

a particular caste; rather, his designation is determined by the

rendering of devotional service.

Madhya 15.278

TEXT 278

TEXT

suni' ‘krsna' ‘krsna' bali' amogha uthila

premonmade matta hana nacite lagila

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; krsna krsna -- the holy name of Krsna; bali' --

speaking; amogha uthila -- Amogha stood up; premonmade -- in ecstatic

love of Krsna; matta hana -- becoming maddened; nacite lagila -- began

to dance.

TRANSLATION

After hearing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and being touched by Him, Amogha,

who was on his deathbed, immediately stood up and began to chant the

holy name of Krsna. Thus he became mad with ecstatic love and began to

dance emotionally.

Madhya 15.279

TEXT 279

TEXT

kampa, asru, pulaka, stambha, sveda, svara-bhanga

prabhu hase dekhi' tara premera taranga

SYNONYMS

kampa -- trembling; asru -- tears; pulaka -- jubilation; stambha --

being stunned; sveda -- perspiration; svara-bhanga -- faltering of the

voice; prabhu hase -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to laugh; dekhi' --

seeing; tara -- Amogha's; premera taranga -- waves of ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

While Amogha danced in ecstatic love, he manifested all the ecstatic

symptoms -- trembling, tears, jubilation, trance, perspiration and a

faltering voice. Seeing these waves of ecstatic emotion, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu began to laugh.

Madhya 15.280

TEXT 280

TEXT

prabhura carane dhari' karaye vinaya

aparadha ksama more, prabhu, dayamaya

SYNONYMS

prabhura carane -- the lotus feet of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dhari'

-- catching; karaye -- does; vinaya -- submission; aparadha -- offense;

ksama -- kindly excuse; more -- me; prabhu -- O Lord; daya-maya --

merciful.

TRANSLATION

Amogha then fell before the Lord's lotus feet and submissively said, "O

merciful Lord, please excuse my offense."

Madhya 15.281

TEXT 281

TEXT

ei chara mukhe tomara karinu nindane

eta bali' apana gale cadaya apane

SYNONYMS

ei chara mukhe -- in this abominable mouth; tomara -- Your; karinu -- I

did; nindane -- blaspheming; eta bali' -- saying this; apana -- his own;

gale -- cheeks; cadaya -- he slapped; apane -- himself.

TRANSLATION

Not only did Amogha beg the Lord's pardon, but he also began slapping

his own cheeks, saying, "By this mouth I have blasphemed You."

Madhya 15.282

TEXT 282

TEXT

cadaite cadaite gala phulaila

hate dhari' gopinathacarya nisedhila

SYNONYMS

cadaite cadaite -- slapping over and over again; gala -- the cheeks;

phulaila -- he made them swollen; hate dhari' -- catching his hands;

gopinatha-acarya -- Gopinatha Acarya; nisedhila -- forbade.

TRANSLATION

Indeed, Amogha continued slapping his face over and over until his

cheeks were swollen. Finally Gopinatha Acarya stopped him by catching

hold of his hands.

Madhya 15.283

TEXT 283

TEXT

prabhu asvasana kare sparsi' tara gatra

sarvabhauma-sambandhe tumi mora sneha-patra

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asvasana kare -- pacifies; sparsi' --

touching; tara -- his; gatra -- body; sarvabhauma-sambandhe -- because

of a relation to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; tumi -- you; mora -- My; sneha-

patra -- object of affection.

TRANSLATION

After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu pacified Amogha by touching his body

and saying, "You are the object of My affection because you are the son-

in-law of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.

Madhya 15.284

TEXT 284

TEXT

sarvabhauma-grhe dasa-dasi, ye kukkura

seha mora priya, anya jana rahu dura

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma-grhe -- at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; dasa-dasi --

servants and maidservants; ye kukkura -- even a dog; seha -- all of

them; mora -- to Me; priya -- very dear; anya jana -- others; rahu dura -

- what to speak of.

TRANSLATION

"Everyone in Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's house is very dear to Me,

including his maids and servants and even his dog. And what to speak of

his relatives?

Madhya 15.285

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TEXT

aparadha' nahi, sada lao krsna-nama

eta bali' prabhu aila sarvabhauma-sthana

SYNONYMS

aparadha' nahi -- do not commit offenses; sada -- always; lao -- chant;

krsna-nama -- the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; eta bali' -- saying this;

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; sarvabhauma-sthana --

to the place of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.

TRANSLATION

"Amogha, always chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and do not commit any

further offenses." After giving Amogha this instruction, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu went to Sarvabhauma's house.

Madhya 15.286

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TEXT

prabhu dekhi' sarvabhauma dharila carane

prabhu tanre alingiya vasila asane

SYNONYMS

prabhu dekhi' -- seeing Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sarvabhauma --

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; dharila carane -- caught hold of His feet;

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; alingiya -- embracing;

vasila asane -- sat down on the seat.

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing the Lord, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya immediately caught hold of

His lotus feet. The Lord embraced him and then sat down.

Madhya 15.287

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TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- amogha sisu, kiba tara dosa

kene upavasa kara, kene kara rosa

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; amogha sisu -- Amogha is a

child; kiba -- what; tara dosa -- his fault; kene -- why; upavasa kara --

are you fasting; kene -- why; kara rosa -- are you angry.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu pacified Sarvabhauma, saying, "After all, Amogha,

your son-in-law, is a child. So what is his fault? Why are you fasting,

and why are you angry?

Madhya 15.288

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TEXT

utha, snana kara, dekha jagannatha-mukha

sighra asi, bhojana kara, tabe mora sukha

SYNONYMS

utha -- get up; snana kara -- take your bath; dekha -- see; jagannatha-

mukha -- Lord Jagannatha's face; sighra asi -- coming back very soon;

bhojana kara -- take your lunch; tabe mora sukha -- then I shall be very

happy.

TRANSLATION

"Just get up and take your bath and go see the face of Lord Jagannatha.

Then return here to eat your lunch. In this way I shall be happy.

Madhya 15.289

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tavat rahiba ami ethaya vasiya

yavat na khaibe tumi prasada asiya

SYNONYMS

tavat -- as long as; rahiba -- shall stay; ami -- I; ethaya -- here;

vasiya -- sitting; yavat -- as long as; na khaibe -- will not eat; tumi -

- you; prasada -- remnants of the food of Jagannatha; asiya -- coming

here.

TRANSLATION

"I shall stay here until you return to take Lord Jagannatha's remnants

for your lunch."

Madhya 15.290

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prabhu-pada dhari' bhatta kahite lagila

marita' amogha, tare kene jiyaila

SYNONYMS

prabhu-pada -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus feet; dhari' -- catching

hold of; bhatta -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kahite lagila -- began to

speak; marita' amogha -- Amogha would have died; tare -- him; kene --

why; jiyaila -- have You brought to life.

TRANSLATION

Catching hold of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus feet, the Bhattacarya

said, "Why did You bring Amogha back to life? It would have been better

had he died."

Madhya 15.291

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prabhu kahe, -- amogha sisu, tomara balaka

balaka-dosa na laya pita, tahate palaka

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; amogha sisu -- Amogha is a

child; tomara balaka -- your son; balaka-dosa -- the offense of a child;

na laya -- does not accept; pita -- the father; tahate -- unto him;

palaka -- the maintainer.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Amogha is a child and your son. The

father does not take the faults of his son seriously, especially when he

is maintaining him.

Madhya 15.292

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ebe ‘vaisnava' haila, tara gela ‘aparadha'

tahara upare ebe karaha prasada

SYNONYMS

ebe -- now; vaisnava haila -- has become a Vaisnava; tara -- his; gela --

went away; aparadha -- offenses; tahara upare -- upon him; ebe -- now;

karaha prasada -- show mercy.

TRANSLATION

"Now that he has become a Vaisnava, he is offenseless. You can bestow

your mercy upon him without hesitation."

Madhya 15.293

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bhatta kahe, -- cala, prabhu, isvara-darasane

snana kari' tanha muni asichon ekhane

SYNONYMS

bhatta kahe -- the Bhattacarya said; cala -- go; prabhu -- my Lord;

isvara-darasane -- to see Lord Jagannatha, the Personality of Godhead;

snana kari' -- taking my bath; tanha -- there; muni -- I; asichon --

shall come back; ekhane -- here.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "Please go, my Lord, to see Lord

Jagannatha. After taking my bath, I shall go there and then return."

Madhya 15.294

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prabhu kahe, -- gopinatha, ihani rahiba

inho prasada paile, varta amake kahiba

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; gopinatha -- Gopinatha;

ihani rahiba -- please stay here; inho -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;

prasada paile -- when he takes his lunch; varta -- the news; amake

kahiba -- inform Me.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then told Gopinatha, "Stay here and inform Me

when Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya has taken his prasadam."

Madhya 15.295

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eta bali' prabhu gela isvara-darasane

bhatta snana darsana kari' karila bhojane

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gela --

went; isvara-darasane -- to see Lord Jagannatha; bhatta -- Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya; snana darsana kari' -- finishing his bathing and seeing of

Lord Jagannatha; karila bhojane -- accepted food.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to see Lord Jagannatha.

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya completed his bath, went to see Lord Jagannatha

and then returned to his house to accept food.

Madhya 15.296

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sei amogha haila prabhura bhakta ‘ekanta'

preme nace, krsna-nama laya maha-santa

SYNONYMS

sei amogha -- that same Amogha; haila -- became; prabhura -- of Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta -- devotee; ekanta -- unflinching; preme

nace -- dances in ecstasy; krsna-nama laya -- chants the Hare Krsna maha-

mantra; maha-santa -- very peaceful.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, Amogha became an unalloyed devotee of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. He danced in ecstasy and peacefully chanted the holy name of

Lord Krsna.

Madhya 15.297

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aiche citra-lila kare sacira nandana

yei dekhe, sune, tanra vismaya haya mana

SYNONYMS

aiche -- in this way; citra-lila -- varieties of pastimes; kare --

performs; sacira nandana -- the son of mother Saci; yei dekhe -- anyone

who sees; sune -- hears; tanra -- his; vismaya -- astonished; haya --

becomes; mana -- mind.

TRANSLATION

In this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed His various pastimes.

Whoever sees them or hears them recounted becomes truly astonished.

Madhya 15.298

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aiche bhatta-grhe kare bhojana-vilasa

tara madhye nana citra-caritra-prakasa

SYNONYMS

aiche -- in this way; bhatta-grhe -- in the house of Sarvabhauma

Bhattacarya; kare -- performs; bhojana-vilasa -- pastime of eating; tara

madhye -- within that pastime; nana -- various; citra-caritra -- of

varieties of activities; prakasa -- manifestation.

TRANSLATION

Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoyed eating in Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's

house. Within that one pastime, many wonderful pastimes were manifested.

Madhya 15.299

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sarvabhauma-ghare ei bhojana-carita

sarvabhauma-prema yanha ha-ila vidita

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma-ghare -- in the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ei --

these; bhojana-carita -- eating affairs; sarvabhauma-prema -- love of

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; yanha -- where; ha-ila -- became; vidita --

well known.

TRANSLATION

These are the peculiar characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's

pastimes. Thus the Lord ate in Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's house, and in

this way Sarvabhauma's love for the Lord has become very well known.

PURPORT

As stated in the Sakha-nirnayamrta:

amogha-panditam vande sri-gaurenatma-satkrtam

prema-gadgada-sandrangam pulakakula-vigraham

"I offer my obeisances unto Amogha Pandita, who was accepted by Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. As a result of this acceptance, he was always

merged in ecstatic love, and he manifested ecstatic symptoms such as

choking of the voice and standing of the hairs on his body."

Madhya 15.300

TEXT 300

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sathira matara prema, ara prabhura prasada

bhakta-sambandhe yaha ksamila aparadha

SYNONYMS

sathira matara prema -- the love of the mother of Sathi; ara -- and;

prabhura prasada -- the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-

sambandhe -- because of a relationship with a devotee; yaha -- where;

ksamila aparadha -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu excused the offense.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have related the ecstatic love of Sarvabhauma's wife, who is

known as the mother of Sathi. I have also related Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's great mercy, which He manifested by excusing Amogha's

offense. He did so due to Amogha's relationship with a devotee.

PURPORT

Amogha was an offender because he blasphemed the Lord. As a result, he

was about to die of cholera. Amogha did not receive an opportunity to be

freed from all offenses after being attacked by the disease, but

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and his wife were very dear to the Lord. Because

of their relationship, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu excused Amogha. Instead

of being punished by the Lord, he was saved by the Lord's mercy. All

this was due to the unflinching love of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya for Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Externally, Amogha was Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's

son-in-law, and he was being maintained by Sarvabhauma. Consequently if

Amogha were not excused, his punishment would have directly affected

Sarvabhauma. Amogha's death would have indirectly brought about the

death of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.

Madhya 15.301

TEXT 301

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sraddha kari' ei lila sune yei jana

acirat paya sei caitanya-carana

SYNONYMS

sraddha kari' -- with faith and love; ei lila -- this pastime; sune --

hears; yei jana -- whoever; acirat -- very soon; paya -- attains; sei --

he; caitanya-carana -- the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya.

TRANSLATION

Whoever hears these pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with faith and

love will attain the shelter of the Lord's lotus feet very soon.

Madhya 15.302

TEXT 302

TEXT

sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa -- Sri Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa

Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation;

Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe --

describes; krsnadasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always

desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

following in their footsteps.

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

lila, Fifteenth Chapter, describing the Lord's eating at the house of

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.

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Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasadam at the House of Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya
 
Chapter 15: 
The Lord Accepts Prasadam at the House of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya
 
The following summary of this chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda 
Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. After the Ratha-yatra festival, Sri 
Advaita Acarya Prabhu worshiped Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with flowers and 
tulasi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Acarya 
with the flowers and tulasi that remained on the offered plate and said 
a mantra, yo ‘si so ‘si namo ‘stu te ("Whatever You are, You are -- but 
I offer My respects unto You"). Then Advaita Acarya Prabhu invited Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu for prasadam. When Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and 
His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the Lord dressed Himself 
as a cowherd boy. Thus the ceremony was very jubilant. Then the Lord and 
His devotees observed Vijaya-dasami, the day of victory when Lord 
Ramacandra conquered Lanka. The devotees all became soldiers of Lord 
Ramacandra, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in the ecstasy of Hanuman, 
manifested various transcendentally blissful activities. Thereafter, the 
Lord and His devotees observed various other ceremonies.
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then asked all the devotees to return to Bengal. 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sent Nityananda Prabhu to Bengal for 
preaching and also sent Ramadasa, Gadadhara dasa and several other 
devotees with Him. Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, with great humility, 
sent some Jagannatha prasadam and a cloth from Lord Jagannatha to His 
mother through Srivasa Thakura. When the Lord bade farewell to Raghava 
Pandita, Vasudeva Datta, the residents of Kulina-grama and other 
devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities. Ramananda 
Vasu and Satyaraja Khan asked some questions, and Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage 
themselves in the service of Vaisnavas exclusively devoted to chanting 
the holy name of the Lord. He also instructed the Vaisnavas from Khanda, 
as well as Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Vidya-vacaspati, and He praised 
Murari Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Ramacandra. 
Considering the humble prayer of Vasudeva Datta, He established that 
Lord Sri Krsna is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.
 
Thereafter, when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was accepting prasadam at the 
house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Sarvabhauma's son-in-law, Amogha, 
created trouble in the family with his criticisms. The following morning,
 he was attacked by the disease of visucika (cholera). Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu very kindly saved him from death and enlivened him in 
chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna.
 
Madhya 15.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
sarvabhauma-grhe bhunjan
 sva-nindakam amoghakam
angi-kurvan sphutam cakre
 gaurah svam bhakta-vasyatam
SYNONYMS
 
sarvabhauma-grhe -- at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; bhunjan -- 
while eating; sva-nindakam -- a person who was criticizing Him; 
amoghakam -- named Amogha; angi-kurvan -- accepting; sphutam -- 
manifested; cakre -- made; gaurah -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; svam -
- His; bhakta-vasyatam -- obligation to His devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was taking prasadam at the house of 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Amogha criticized Him. Still, the Lord accepted 
Amogha, thereby showing how much He was obliged to His devotees.
 
Madhya 15.2
 
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 -- unto Nityananda Prabhu; jaya advaita-
candra -- all glories to Advaita Prabhu; jaya -- all glories; gaura-
bhakta-vrnda -- to the devotees of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityananda 
Prabhu! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the 
devotees of Lord Caitanya!
 
Madhya 15.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
jaya sri-caitanya-caritamrta-srota-gana
caitanya-caritamrta -- yanra prana-dhana
SYNONYMS
 
jaya -- all glories; sri-Caitanya-caritamrta-srota-gana -- to the 
listeners of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta; Caitanya-caritamrta -- Caitanya-
caritamrta; yanra -- of whom; prana-dhana -- the life and soul.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to the listeners of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta who have 
accepted it as their life and soul!
 
Madhya 15.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata mahaprabhu bhakta-gana-sange
nilacale rahi' kare nrtya-gita-range
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-
gana-sange -- with His devotees; nilacale rahi' -- staying at Nilacala, 
Jagannatha Puri; kare -- performs; nrtya-gita-range -- chanting and 
dancing with great pleasure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at Jagannatha Puri, He constantly 
enjoyed chanting and dancing with His devotees.
 
Madhya 15.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
prathamavasare jagannatha-darasana
nrtya-gita kare danda-paranama, stavana
SYNONYMS
 
prathama-avasare -- in the beginning of the day; jagannatha-darasana -- 
seeing the Deity of Lord Jagannatha; nrtya-gita kare -- performs 
chanting and dancing; danda-paranama -- offering obeisances; stavana -- 
offering prayers.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the beginning of the day, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the Deity of 
Lord Jagannatha in the temple. He offered Him obeisances and prayers and 
danced and sang before Him.
 
Madhya 15.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
‘upala-bhoga' lagile kare bahire vijaya
haridasa mili' aise apana nilaya
SYNONYMS
 
upala-bhoga lagile -- when there is an offering of food known as upala-
bhoga; kare bahire vijaya -- He remains outside; haridasa mili' -- 
meeting Haridasa Thakura; aise -- comes back; apana nilaya -- to His 
residence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After visiting the temple, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would remain outside 
during the upala-bhoga offering. He would then go meet Haridasa Thakura 
and return to His residence.
 
PURPORT
 
At noon, when there was an upala-bhoga offering in a place called bhoga-
vardhana-khanda, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would go outside the temple. 
Before going outside, He used to stand near the Garuda-stambha column 
and offer His obeisances and prayers. Afterwards, the Lord would visit 
Siddha-bakula, where Haridasa Thakura lived. After visiting with 
Haridasa Thakura, the Lord would return to His own place at the abode of 
Kasi Misra.
 
Madhya 15.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
ghare vasi' kare prabhu nama sankirtana
advaita asiya kare prabhura pujana
SYNONYMS
 
ghare vasi' -- sitting in His room; kare -- performs; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nama sankirtana -- chanting on beads; advaita -- 
Advaita Acarya; asiya -- coming; kare -- performs; prabhura pujana -- 
worship of the Lord.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sitting in His room, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would chant on His beads, 
and Advaita Prabhu would come there to worship the Lord.
 
Madhya 15.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
sugandhi-salile dena padya, acamana
sarvange lepaye prabhura sugandhi candana
SYNONYMS
 
su-gandhi-salile -- with scented water; dena -- offers; padya -- water 
for washing the feet; acamana -- washing the mouth; sarva-ange -- all 
over the body; lepaye -- smears; prabhura -- of the Lord; su-gandhi 
candana -- fragrant sandalwood pulp.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While worshiping Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Advaita Acarya would offer Him 
scented water to wash His mouth and feet. Then Advaita Acarya would 
smear very fragrant sandalwood pulp all over His body.
 
Madhya 15.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
gale mala dena, mathaya tulasi-manjari
yoda-hate stuti kare pade namaskari'
SYNONYMS
 
gale -- on the neck; mala -- garland; dena -- offers; mathaya -- on the 
head; tulasi-manjari -- flowers of tulasi; yoda-hate -- with folded 
hands; stuti kare -- offers prayers; pade -- unto the lotus feet; 
namaskari' -- offering obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Advaita Prabhu would also place a flower garland around the Lord's 
neck and tulasi flowers [manjaris] on His head. Then, with folded hands, 
Advaita Acarya would offer obeisances and prayers unto the Lord.
 
Madhya 15.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
puja-patre puspa-tulasi sesa ye achila
sei saba lana prabhu acarye pujila
SYNONYMS
 
puja-patre -- on the dish that holds flowers and tulasi; puspa-tulasi -- 
flowers and tulasi; sesa -- remaining; ye achila -- whatever there were; 
sei saba -- all of them; lana -- taking; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; acarye pujila -- worshiped Advaita Acarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After being worshiped by Advaita Acarya, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would 
take the dish containing flowers and tulasi and, with whatever 
paraphernalia remained, worship Advaita Acarya.
 
Madhya 15.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
"yo 'si so 'si namo 'stu te" ei mantra pade
mukha-vadya kari' prabhu hasaya acaryere
SYNONYMS
 
yah asi -- whatever You are; sah asi -- so You are; namah astu te -- I 
offer My respects unto You; ei mantra pade -- chants this mantra; mukha-
vadya kari' -- making a sound within the mouth; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasaya -- causes to laugh; acaryere -- Advaita 
Acarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would worship Advaita Acarya by chanting the 
mantra "Whatever You are, You are-but I offer My respects unto You." In 
addition, the Lord would make some sounds within His mouth that would 
make Advaita Acarya laugh.
 
Madhya 15.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata anyonye karena namaskara
prabhure nimantrana kare acarya bara bara
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; anyonye -- to one another; karena -- offer; 
namaskara -- obeisances; prabhure -- unto Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
nimantrana -- invitation; kare -- does; acarya -- Advaita Acarya; bara 
bara -- again and again.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Advaita Acarya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would offer Their 
respectful obeisances unto each other. Then Advaita Acarya would extend 
an invitation to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again and again.
 
Madhya 15.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
acaryera nimantrana -- ascarya-kathana
vistari' varniyachena dasa-vrndavana
SYNONYMS
 
acaryera nimantrana -- the invitation of Advaita Acarya; ascarya-kathana 
-- wonderful story; vistari' -- very vividly; varniyachena -- described; 
dasa-vrndavana -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Indeed, Sri Advaita Acarya's invitation is another wonderful story. It 
has been very vividly described by Vrndavana dasa Thakura.
 
Madhya 15.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
punarukti haya, taha na kailun varnana
ara bhakta-gana kare prabhure nimantrana
SYNONYMS
 
punah-ukti -- repetition; haya -- there is; taha -- that; na -- not; 
kailun -- I have done; varnana -- description; ara bhakta-gana -- other 
devotees; kare -- do; prabhure -- unto Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
nimantrana -- invitation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Since Advaita Acarya's invitation has been described by Vrndavana dasa 
Thakura, I shall not repeat the story. But I shall say that other 
devotees also extended invitations to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 15.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
eka eka dina eka eka bhakta-grhe mahotsava
prabhu-sange tahan bhojana kare bhakta saba
SYNONYMS
 
eka eka dina -- each and every day; eka eka bhakta-grhe -- in the house 
of one devotee after another; mahotsava -- festival; prabhu-sange -- 
with Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tahan -- there; bhojana -- lunch; 
kare -- accept; bhakta -- devotees; saba -- all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Day after day, one devotee after another would invite Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu and the other devotees to lunch and would also hold a 
festival.
 
Madhya 15.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
cari-masa rahila sabe mahaprabhu-sange
jagannathera nana yatra dekhe maha-range
SYNONYMS
 
cari-masa -- four months; rahila -- remain; sabe -- all the devotees; 
mahaprabhu-sange -- with Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jagannathera -- of 
Lord Jagannatha; nana yatra -- many festivals; dekhe -- they see; maha-
range -- with great pleasure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the devotees remained at Jagannatha Puri for four continuous months, 
and they observed all Lord Jagannatha's festivals with great pleasure.
 
Madhya 15.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
krsna-janma-yatra-dine nanda-mahotsava
gopa-vesa haila prabhu lana bhakta saba
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-janma-yatra -- observance of the birth of Lord Krsna; dine -- on 
the day of; nanda-mahotsava -- the festival observed by Nanda Maharaja, 
the father of Krsna; gopa-vesa haila -- dressed Himself as a cowherd boy;
 prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lana -- taking; bhakta saba -- all 
the devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The devotees celebrated the festival of Janmastami, Krsna's birthday, 
which is also called Nanda-mahotsava, the festival of Nanda Maharaja. At 
that time Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His devotees dressed themselves as 
cowherd boys.
 
Madhya 15.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
dadhi-dugdha-bhara sabe nija-skandhe kari'
mahotsava-sthane aila bali ‘hari' ‘hari'
SYNONYMS
 
dadhi-dugdha -- of milk and yogurt; bhara -- carriers; sabe -- all of 
them; nija-skandhe -- on their shoulders; kari' -- keeping; mahotsava-
sthane -- to the place of the festival; aila -- came; bali hari hari -- 
chanting "Hari, Hari."
 
TRANSLATION
 
Having dressed up like cowherd boys, all the devotees carried pots of 
milk and yogurt balanced on rods over their shoulders. Thus they all 
arrived at the festival grounds chanting the holy name of Hari.
 
Madhya 15.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
kanani-khutiya achena ‘nanda'-vesa dhari'
jagannatha-mahati hanachena ‘vrajesvari'
SYNONYMS
 
kanani-khutiya -- Kanani Khutiya; achena -- is; nanda-vesa dhari' -- in 
the dress of Nanda Maharaja; jagannatha-mahati -- Jagannatha Mahati; 
hanachena -- was; vrajesvari -- Mother Yasoda.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Kanani Khutiya dressed himself like Nanda Maharaja, and Jagannatha 
Mahiti dressed himself as Mother Yasoda.
 
Madhya 15.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
apane prataparudra, ara misra-kasi
sarvabhauma, ara padicha-patra tulasi
SYNONYMS
 
apane prataparudra -- personally King Prataparudra; ara -- and; misra-
kasi -- Kasi Misra; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ara -- and; 
padicha-patra tulasi -- Padichapatra Tulasi, the temple superintendent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At that time, King Prataparudra was also personally present with Kasi 
Misra, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Tulasi Padichapatra.
 
Madhya 15.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
inha-saba lana prabhu kare nrtya-ranga
dadhi-dugdha haridra-jale bhare sabara anga
SYNONYMS
 
inha-saba lana -- taking all of them; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
 kare nrtya-ranga -- performed dancing in jubilation; dadhi -- yogurt; 
dugdha -- milk; haridra -- turmeric; jale -- with water; bhare -- 
covered; sabara -- of all of them; anga -- bodies.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As usual, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced jubilantly. Everyone was 
covered with milk, yogurt and yellow turmeric water.
 
Madhya 15.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
advaita kahe, -- satya kahi, na kariha kopa
laguda phiraite para, tabe jani gopa
SYNONYMS
 
advaita kahe -- Advaita Acarya says; satya kahi -- I speak the truth; na 
kariha kopa -- please do not be angry; laguda -- stick, staff; phiraite 
para -- if You can wheel around; tabe jani -- then I shall understand; 
gopa -- cowherd boy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At this time Srila Advaita Acarya said, "Please do not be angry. I speak 
the truth. I shall know that You are a cowherd boy only if You can wheel 
this rod about."
 
Madhya 15.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
tabe laguda lana prabhu phiraite lagila
bara bara akase pheli' luphiya dharila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- then; laguda -- rod; lana -- taking; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; phiraite lagila -- began to wheel it around; bara bara -- 
again and again; akase -- in the sky; pheli' -- throwing; luphiya -- 
tossing; dharila -- He captured.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Accepting Advaita Acarya's challenge, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took a big 
rod and began to wheel it around and around. Again and again He threw 
the rod into the sky and caught it when it fell.
 
Madhya 15.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
sirera upare, prsthe, sammukhe, dui-pase
pada-madhye phiraya laguda, -- dekhi' loka hase
SYNONYMS
 
sirera upare -- over the head; prsthe -- behind the back; sammukhe -- in 
front; dui-pase -- on the two sides; pada-madhye -- between the two legs;
 phiraya -- wheels around; laguda -- the rod; dekhi' -- seeing; loka 
hase -- all the people began to laugh.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wheeled and threw the rod, sometimes over His 
head, sometimes behind His back, sometimes in front of Him, sometimes to 
His side and sometimes between His legs. All the people laughed to see 
this.
 
Madhya 15.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
alata-cakrera praya laguda phiraya
dekhi' sarva-loka-citte camatkara paya
SYNONYMS
 
alata-cakrera -- the circle of a firebrand; praya -- like; laguda 
phiraya -- wheels the rod; dekhi' -- seeing; sarva-loka -- all the 
people; citte -- within the heart; camatkara paya -- became very much 
astonished.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu whirled the rod in a circle like a 
firebrand, the heart of everyone who saw it was astonished.
 
Madhya 15.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata nityananda phiraya laguda
ke bujhibe tanha dunhara gopa-bhava gudha
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; phiraya 
laguda -- wheels a rod; ke -- who; bujhibe -- will understand; tanha -- 
there; dunhara -- of both of Them; gopa-bhava -- the ecstasy of the 
cowherd boys; gudha -- very deep.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Nityananda Prabhu also played at whirling the rod. Who can understand 
how They were ecstatically immersed in the deep emotions of the cowherd 
boys?
 
Madhya 15.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
prataparudrera ajnaya padicha-tulasi
jagannathera prasada-vastra eka lana asi
SYNONYMS
 
prataparudrera -- of King Prataparudra; ajnaya -- on the order; padicha-
tulasi -- the temple superintendent named Tulasi; jagannathera -- of 
Lord Jagannatha; prasada-vastra -- used cloth; eka -- one; lana -- 
taking; asi -- came.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Following the orders of Maharaja Prataparudra, the temple superintendent,
 named Tulasi, brought one of Lord Jagannatha's used cloths.
 
Madhya 15.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
bahu-mulya vastra prabhu-mastake bandhila
acaryadi prabhura ganere paraila
SYNONYMS
 
bahu-mulya -- very valuable; vastra -- cloth; prabhu-mastake -- on the 
head of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bandhila -- wrapped; acarya-adi -- 
headed by Advaita Acarya; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ganere 
-- on the associates; paraila -- put.
 
TRANSLATION
 
This valuable cloth was wrapped around the head of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. The other devotees, headed by Advaita Acarya, also had 
cloths wrapped about their heads.
 
Madhya 15.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
kanani-khutiya, jagannatha, -- dui-jana
avese vilaila ghare chila yata dhana
SYNONYMS
 
kanani-khutiya -- Kanani Khutiya; jagannatha -- Jagannatha Mahati; dui-
jana -- two persons; avese -- in ecstatic love; vilaila -- distributed; 
ghare -- at home; chila -- was; yata -- all; dhana -- riches.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In ecstasy, Kanani Khutiya, who was dressed as Nanda Maharaja, and 
Jagannatha Mahiti, who was dressed as Mother Yasoda, distributed all the 
riches they had stocked at home.
 
Madhya 15.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
dekhi' mahaprabhu bada santosa paila
mata-pita-jnane dunhe namaskara kaila
SYNONYMS
 
dekhi' -- seeing; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bada -- very 
much; santosa -- satisfaction; paila -- felt; mata-pita-jnane -- 
accepting as father and mother; dunhe -- unto both of them; namaskara 
kaila -- offered obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was greatly satisfied to see this. Accepting 
them as His father and mother, He offered them obeisances.
 
Madhya 15.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
parama-avese prabhu aila nija-ghara
ei-mata lila kare gauranga-sundara
SYNONYMS
 
parama-avese -- in great ecstasy; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
aila -- returned; nija-ghara -- to His own residence; ei-mata -- in this 
way; lila -- pastimes; kare -- performed; gauranga-sundara -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In great ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to His residence. In 
this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, known as Gauranga-sundara, performed 
various pastimes.
 
Madhya 15.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
vijaya-dasami -- lanka-vijayera dine
vanara-sainya kaila prabhu lana bhakta-gane
SYNONYMS
 
vijaya -- victory; dasami -- tenth day; lanka-vijayera dine -- on the 
day celebrating the conquering of Lanka; vanara-sainya -- monkey 
soldiers; kaila -- arranged; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lana 
bhakta-gane -- taking all the devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
On the day celebrating the conquest of Lanka -- a day known as Vijaya-
dasami -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dressed up all His devotees as monkey 
soldiers.
 
Madhya 15.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
hanuman-avese prabhu vrksa-sakha lana
lanka-gade cadi' phele gada bhangiya
SYNONYMS
 
hanuman-avese -- in the emotion of being Hanuman; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; vrksa-sakha lana -- taking a large branch of a tree; lanka-
gade -- on the Lanka fort; cadi' -- ascending; phele -- breaks down; 
gada -- the fort; bhangiya -- dismantling.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Displaying the emotions of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took up a 
large tree branch and, mounting the walls of the Lanka fort, began to 
dismantle it.
 
Madhya 15.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
‘kahanre ravna' prabhu kahe krodhavese
‘jagan-mata hare papi, marimu savamse'
SYNONYMS
 
kahanre ravna -- where is the rascal Ravana; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; kahe -- says; krodha-avese -- in great anger; jagat-mata -- 
the mother of the universe; hare -- kidnaps; papi -- sinful; marimu -- I 
shall kill; sa-vamse -- with all his family.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the ecstasy of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu angrily said, "Where 
is that rascal Ravana? He has kidnapped the universal mother, Sita. Now 
I shall kill him and all his family."
 
Madhya 15.35
 
TEXT 35
 
TEXT
 
gosanira avesa dekhi' loke camatkara
sarva-loka ‘jaya' ‘jaya' bale bara bara
SYNONYMS
 
gosanira -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesa -- ecstasy; dekhi' -- by 
seeing; loke -- all people; camatkara -- astonished; sarva-loka -- all 
people; jaya jaya -- all glories; bale -- speak; bara bara -- again and 
again.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Everyone became very much astonished to see the emotional ecstasy of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and everyone began to chant, "All glories! All 
glories!" again and again.
 
Madhya 15.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata rasa-yatra, ara dipavali
utthana-dvadasi yatra dekhila sakali
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; rasa-yatra-rasa dancing of Lord Krsna; ara -- 
and; dipa-avali -- the day of Dipavali, when rows of lights are lit; 
utthana-dvadasi-yatra -- the festival of Utthana-dvadasi; dekhila sakali 
-- participated in all of them.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His devotees participated in all the 
festivals, including Rasa-yatra, Dipavali and Utthana-dvadasi.
 
PURPORT
 
The Dipavali festival takes place on the dark-moon night in the month of 
Karttika (October-November). The Rasa-yatra, or rasa dancing of Krsna, 
takes place on the full-moon night of the same month. Utthana-dvadasi 
takes place the day after Ekadasi in the waxing fortnight of the moon in 
the same month. All the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu participated 
in all these festivals.
 
Madhya 15.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina mahaprabhu nityanande lana
dui bhai yukti kaila nibhrte vasiya
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityanande 
lana -- taking Lord Nityananda Prabhu; dui bhai -- two brothers; yukti 
kaila -- consulted; nibhrte vasiya -- sitting in a solitary place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day the two brothers, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu, 
consulted with each other while sitting together in a solitary place.
 
Madhya 15.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
kiba yukti kaila dunhe, keha nahi jane
phale anumana pache kaila bhakta-gane
SYNONYMS
 
kiba yukti kaila -- what consultation They had; dunhe -- the two of Them;
 keha nahi jane -- no one knows; phale -- by the result; anumana -- 
guess; pache -- later; kaila -- did; bhakta-gane -- all the devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
No one could understand what the brothers discussed between Themselves, 
but later all the devotees could guess what the subject matter was.
 
Madhya 15.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
tabe mahaprabhu saba bhakte bolaila
gauda-dese yaha sabe vidaya karila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe mahaprabhu -- thereafter Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saba -- all; 
bhakte -- the devotees; bolaila -- called; gauda-dese -- to Bengal; yaha 
-- return; sabe -- all of you; vidaya karila -- bade farewell.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thereafter, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu called for all the devotees and 
asked them to return to Bengal. In this way, He bade farewell to them.
 
Madhya 15.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
sabare kahila prabhu -- pratyabda asiya
gundica dekhiya yabe amare miliya
SYNONYMS
 
sabare -- to all of them; kahila -- said; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; prati-abda -- every year; asiya -- coming; gundica -- the 
function at the Gundica temple; dekhiya -- seeing; yabe -- you should go;
 amare miliya -- after meeting Me.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Bidding farewell to all the devotees, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested 
them to return to Jagannatha Puri every year to see Him and then see the 
cleansing of the Gundica temple.
 
Madhya 15.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
acaryere ajna dila kariya sammana
‘a-candala adi krsna-bhakti dio dana'
SYNONYMS
 
acaryere -- unto Advaita Acarya; ajna dila -- ordered; kariya sammana -- 
with great respect; a-candala -- even to the lowest of men, known as the 
candala; adi -- beginning with; krsna-bhakti -- Krsna consciousness, or 
devotional service to Lord Krsna; dio -- deliver; dana -- in charity.
 
TRANSLATION
 
With great respect, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested Advaita Acarya, "
Give Krsna consciousness, devotion to Krsna, even to the lowest of men [
candalas]."
 
PURPORT
 
This is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's order to all His devotees. Krsna-
bhakti, devotion to Krsna, is open to everyone, even low-class men like 
candalas. One should follow this order in the disciplic succession 
stemming from Sri Advaita and Nityananda Prabhu and distribute Krsna 
consciousness without discrimination throughout the world.
 
There are different kinds of men, beginning with the brahmana and going 
down to the lowest platform, known as candala. Whatever one's position, 
everyone in this Age of Kali needs to be enlightened in Krsna 
consciousness. That is the greatest need of the day. Everyone is acutely 
feeling the pangs of material existence. Even in the ranks and files of 
the American Senate, the pinpricks of material existence are felt, so 
much so that April 30, 1974, was actually set aside as Prayer Day. Thus 
everyone is feeling the resultant pinpricks of Kali-yuga brought about 
by human society's indulging in illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling and 
intoxication. Now is the time for the members of the International 
Society for Krishna Consciousness to distribute krsna-bhakti all over 
the world and thus follow the orders of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The 
Lord has ordered everyone to become a guru (Cc. Madhya 7.128): amara 
ajnaya guru hana tara' ei desa. Everyone in every town and village 
should be enlightened by the instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
Krsna consciousness should be distributed to everyone indiscriminately. 
In this way, the entire world will be peaceful and happy, and everyone 
will glorify Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as He desires.
 
The word candala actually refers to a dog-eater, who is considered the 
lowest of men. Even candalas can be enlightened in Krsna consciousness 
due to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's benedictions. Krsna-bhakti is not the 
monopoly of a certain caste. Everyone is eligible to receive this great 
benediction given by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Everyone should be given a 
chance to receive it and be happy.
 
The word dana, meaning "charity," is also significant in this verse. 
Whoever engages in the distribution of Krsna consciousness is a 
charitable person. Professional men recite Srimad-Bhagavatam and discuss 
krsna-bhakti for an exchange of money. They cannot distribute such 
exalted transcendental property to everyone and anyone. Only pure 
devotees, who have no motive other than serving Krsna, can give such 
transcendentally valuable benedictions out of charity.
 
Madhya 15.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
nityanande ajna dila, -- ‘yaha gauda-dese
anargala prema-bhakti kariha prakase
SYNONYMS
 
nityanande -- unto Nityananda Prabhu; ajna dila -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu ordered; yaha gauda-dese -- go to Gauda-desa (Bengal); 
anargala -- without restriction; prema-bhakti -- devotional service in 
love of Godhead; kariha prakase -- manifest.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered Nityananda Prabhu, "Go to Bengal and, 
without restriction, manifest devotional service to the Lord, Krsna 
consciousness."
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thus ordered Nityananda Prabhu to deliver all 
the Bengalis to devotional service. In the Bhagavad-gita (9.32) the Lord 
says:
 
mam hi partha vyapasritya ye ‘pi syuh papa-yonayah
striyo vaisyas tatha sudras te ‘pi yanti param gatim
 
"O son of Prtha, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower 
birth -- women, vaisyas [merchants], and sudras [workers] -- can attain 
the supreme destination." Whoever takes to Krsna consciousness and 
follows the regulative principles can return home, back to Godhead.
 
In his Anubhasya, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes, "There 
is a class of so-called devotees called prakrta-sahajiyas who think that 
Nityananda Prabhu is an ordinary human being. They have spread the news 
that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered Nityananda Prabhu to return to 
Bengal from Orissa just to marry and beget children. This is certainly a 
great offense against Nityananda Prabhu."
 
Such an offense is called pasanda-buddhi, or an atheistic remark. 
Offenders consider Nityananda Prabhu to be like one of them, an ordinary 
human being. They do not know of Nityananda Prabhu's identity with the 
visnu-tattva. Thinking Nityananda Prabhu to be an ordinary human being 
is the business of mental speculators known as kunapatma-vadis. These 
people accept the material body, which is a bag of three material 
elements (kunape tri-dhatuke), as themselves. They think that Nityananda 
Prabhu's body was similarly material and that it was meant for sense 
gratification. Whoever thinks in this way is a candidate for the darkest 
regions of hell. Those who hanker after women and money, who are self-
interested and have the mentality of merchants, can certainly discover 
many things with their fertile brains and speak against the authorized 
revealed scriptures. They also engage in some moneymaking businesses to 
cheat innocent people, and they try to support their business programs 
by making such offensive statements. Actually Nityananda Prabhu, being 
the expansion of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is the most munificent 
incarnation. No one should consider Him an ordinary human being or an 
entity like the prajapatis, who were ordered by Brahma to increase 
generations. Nityananda Prabhu should not be considered instrumental for 
sense gratification. Although professional so-called preachers support 
this idea, such statements are not found in any authorized revealed 
scriptures. Actually there is no support for these statements made by 
sahajiyas or other professional distributors of krsna-bhakti.
 
Madhya 15.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
rama-dasa, gadadhara adi kata jane
tomara sahaya lagi' dilu tomara sane
SYNONYMS
 
rama-dasa -- Ramadasa; gadadhara -- Gadadhara dasa; adi -- and others; 
kata jane -- some people; tomara -- Your; sahaya -- assistants; lagi' -- 
as; dilu -- I give; tomara sane -- with You.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Nityananda Prabhu was given assistants like Ramadasa, Gadadhara dasa and 
several others. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "I give them to You to 
assist You.
 
Madhya 15.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
madhye madhye ami tomara nikata yaiba
alaksite rahi' tomara nrtya dekhiba'
SYNONYMS
 
madhye madhye -- at intervals; ami -- I; tomara nikata -- near You; 
yaiba -- shall go; alaksite rahi' -- keeping invisible; tomara nrtya -- 
Your dancing; dekhiba -- I shall see.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I shall also go to see You at intervals. Keeping Myself invisible, I 
shall watch You dance."
 
Madhya 15.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
srivasa-pandite prabhu kari' alingana
kanthe dhari' kahe tanre madhura vacana
SYNONYMS
 
srivasa-pandite -- unto Srivasa Pandita; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; kari' -- doing; alingana -- embracing; kanthe dhari' -- 
catching his neck; kahe -- says; tanre -- unto him; madhura vacana -- 
sweet words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Srivasa Pandita and, with His arm 
about his neck, began to speak to him in sweet words.
 
Madhya 15.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
tomara ghare kirtane ami nitya naciba
tumi dekha pabe, ara keha na dekhiba
SYNONYMS
 
tomara ghare -- in your house; kirtane -- in the performance of 
congregational chanting; ami -- I; nitya -- daily; naciba -- shall dance;
 tumi -- you; dekha pabe -- will be able to see; ara -- else; keha -- 
anyone; na dekhiba -- will not see.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested Srivasa Thakura, "Perform 
congregational chanting daily, and be assured that I shall also dance in 
your presence. You will be able to see this dancing, but not others.
 
Madhya 15.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
ei vastra matake diha', ei saba prasada
dandavat kari' amara ksamaiha aparadha
SYNONYMS
 
ei vastra -- this cloth; matake diha' -- deliver to My mother, Sacidevi; 
ei saba prasada -- all these remnants of the food of Jagannatha; 
dandavat kari' -- offering obeisances; amara -- My; ksamaiha -- cause to 
be excused; aparadha -- offenses.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Take this prasadam of Lord Jagannatha's and this cloth and deliver them 
to My mother, Sacidevi. After offering her obeisances, please request 
her to excuse My offenses.
 
Madhya 15.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
tanra seva chadi' ami kariyachi sannyasa
dharma nahe, kari ami nija dharma-nasa
SYNONYMS
 
tanra seva chadi' -- giving up her service; ami -- I; kariyachi -- 
accepted; sannyasa -- the renounced order of life; dharma nahe -- it is 
not My religion; kari -- perform; ami -- I; nija dharma-nasa -- 
destruction of My religious principles.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I have given up the service of My mother and have accepted the sannyasa 
order. Actually I should not have done this, for by so doing I have 
destroyed My religious principles.
 
Madhya 15.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
tanra prema-vasa ami, tanra seva -- dharma
taha chadi' kariyachi vatulera karma
SYNONYMS
 
tanra prema-vasa -- subordinate to her love; ami -- I; tanra seva -- her 
service; dharma -- My religion; taha chadi' -- giving that up; kariyachi 
-- I performed; vatulera karma -- the acts of a madman.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am subordinate to the love of My mother, and it is My duty to serve 
her in return. Instead of doing so, I have accepted the renounced order. 
Certainly this is the act of a madman.
 
Madhya 15.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
vatula balakera mata nahi laya dosa
ei jani' mata more na karaya rosa
SYNONYMS
 
vatula balakera -- of a mad son; mata -- mother; nahi -- does not; laya -
- accept; dosa -- fault; ei jani' -- knowing this; mata -- mother; more -
- unto Me; na karaya rosa -- is not at all angry.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"A mother is not offended by her mad son, and knowing this, My mother is 
not offended by Me.
 
Madhya 15.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
ki kaya sannyase mora, prema nija-dhana
ye-kale sannyasa kailun, channa haila mana
SYNONYMS
 
ki kaya -- what business; sannyase -- in the renounced order; mora -- of 
Me; prema -- love; nija-dhana -- My real wealth; ye-kale -- at which 
time; sannyasa kailun -- I accepted the renounced order; channa -- 
deranged; haila -- was; mana -- mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I had no business in accepting the renounced order and sacrificing My 
love for My mother, which is My real property. Actually I was in a crazy 
state of mind when I accepted sannyasa.
 
Madhya 15.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
nilacale achon muni tanhara ajnate
madhye madhye asimu tanra carana dekhite
SYNONYMS
 
nilacale achon -- stay at Jagannatha Puri, Nilacala; muni -- I; tanhara 
ajnate -- under her order; madhye madhye -- at intervals; asimu -- I 
shall go; tanra -- her; carana dekhite -- to see the lotus feet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am staying here at Jagannatha Puri, Nilacala, to comply with her 
orders. But at intervals I go see her lotus feet.
 
Madhya 15.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
nitya yai' dekhi muni tanhara carane
sphurti-jnane tenho taha satya nahi mane
SYNONYMS
 
nitya yai' -- going daily; dekhi -- see; muni -- I; tanhara carane -- 
her lotus feet; sphurti-jnane -- feeling My presence; tenho -- she; taha 
-- that; satya nahi mane -- does not accept as true.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Indeed, I go there daily to see her lotus feet. She is able to feel My 
presence, although she does not believe it to be true.
 
Madhya 15.54–55
 
TEXTS 54–55
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina saly-anna, vyanjana panca-sata
saka, moca-ghanta, bhrsta-patola-nimba-pata
lembu-ada-khanda, dadhi, dugdha, khanda-sara
salagrame samarpilena bahu upahara
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; sali-anna -- cooked rice made of sali paddy; 
vyanjana -- vegetables; panca-sata -- five to seven different kinds; 
saka -- spinach; moca-ghanta -- curry made from banana flowers; bhrsta --
 fried; patola-patola vegetables; nimba-pata -- with leaves of the nimba 
tree; lembu -- lemon; ada-khanda -- pieces of ginger; dadhi -- yogurt; 
dugdha -- milk; khanda-sara -- sugar candy; salagrame -- unto Lord Visnu 
in the form of the salagrama; samarpilena -- offered; bahu upahara -- 
many other varieties of food.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One day My mother, Saci, offered food to Salagrama Visnu. She offered 
rice cooked from sali paddies, various kinds of vegetables, spinach, 
curry made of banana flowers, fried patola with nimba leaves, pieces of 
ginger with lemon, and also yogurt, milk, sugar candy and many other 
foods.
 
Madhya 15.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
prasada lana kole karena krandana
nimaira priya mora -- e-saba vyanjana
SYNONYMS
 
prasada lana -- taking the remnants of food; kole -- on her lap; karena 
krandana -- was crying; nimaira -- of Nimai; priya -- favorite; mora -- 
my; e-saba vyanjana -- all these varieties of cooked food.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Taking the food upon her lap, Mother was crying to think that all that 
food was very dear to her Nimai.
 
Madhya 15.57
 
TEXT 57
 
TEXT
 
nimani nahika etha, ke kare bhojana
mora dhyane asru-jale bharila nayana
SYNONYMS
 
nimani -- Nimai; nahika etha -- is not present here; ke kare bhojana -- 
who will eat them; mora dhyane -- on meditation upon Me; asru-jale -- 
with tears; bharila nayana -- eyes become filled.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My mother was thinking, ‘Nimai is not here. Who will accept all this 
food?' As she meditated upon Me in this way, her eyes filled with tears.
 
Madhya 15.58
 
TEXT 58
 
TEXT
 
sighra yai' muni saba karinu bhaksana
sunya-patra dekhi' asru kariya marjana
SYNONYMS
 
sighra -- very soon; yai' -- going; muni -- I; saba -- all; karinu 
bhaksana -- ate; sunya-patra dekhi' -- seeing the dish empty; asru -- 
tears; kariya marjana -- smearing with her hands.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"While she was thus thinking and crying, I immediately went there with 
great haste and ate everything. Seeing the dish empty, she wiped her 
tears away.
 
Madhya 15.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
‘ke anna-vyanjana khaila, sunya kene pata?
balagopala kiba khaila saba bhata?
SYNONYMS
 
ke -- who; anna-vyanjana khaila -- has eaten all this food; sunya kene 
pata -- why is the dish empty; bala-gopala -- the Deity Bala-gopala; 
kiba khaila -- did He eat; saba bhata -- all the rice.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"She then began to wonder who had eaten all that food. ‘Why is the plate 
empty?' she wondered, doubting that Bala-gopala had eaten it all.
 
Madhya 15.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
kiba mora kathaya mane bhrama hana gela!
kiba kona jantu asi' sakala khaila?
SYNONYMS
 
kiba -- or; mora kathaya -- when I was thinking like that; mane -- in 
the mind; bhrama hana gela -- I was mistaken; kiba -- or; kona jantu -- 
some animal; asi' -- coming; sakala khaila -- ate everything.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"She began to wonder whether there had actually been anything on the 
plate in the first place. Then again she thought that some animal might 
have come and eaten everything.
 
Madhya 15.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
kiba ami anna-patre bhrame na badila!'
eta cinti' paka-patra yana dekhila
SYNONYMS
 
kiba -- or; ami -- I; anna-patre -- on the plate for food; bhrame -- by 
mistake; na badila -- did not put anything; eta cinti' -- thinking this; 
paka-patra -- the kitchen pots; yana dekhila -- went and saw.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"She thought, ‘Perhaps by mistake I did not put any food on the plate.' 
So thinking, she went into the kitchen and saw the pots.
 
Madhya 15.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
anna-vyanjana-purna dekhi' sakala bhajane
dekhiya samsaya haila kichu camatkara mane
SYNONYMS
 
anna-vyanjana-purna -- filled with rice and vegetables; dekhi' -- seeing;
 sakala bhajane -- all the cooking pots; dekhiya -- seeing; samsaya 
haila -- there was doubt; kichu -- some; camatkara -- wonder; mane -- in 
the mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When she saw that all the pots were still filled with rice and 
vegetables, there was some doubt in her mind, and she was astonished.
 
Madhya 15.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
isane bolana punah sthana lepaila
punarapi gopalake anna samarpila
SYNONYMS
 
isane -- to Isana, the servant; bolana -- calling; punah -- again; 
sthana -- the place; lepaila -- cleaned; punarapi -- again; gopalake -- 
unto Gopala; anna -- cooked rice and vegetables; samarpila -- offered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Thus wondering, she called Isana, the servant, and had the place 
cleaned again. She then offered another plate to Gopala.
 
Madhya 15.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata yabe karena uttama randhana
more khaoyaite kare utkanthaya rodana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; yabe -- when; karena -- does; uttama randhana -- 
first-class cooking; more -- Me; khaoyaite -- to feed; kare -- does; 
utkanthaya -- with great anxiety; rodana -- crying.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Now whenever she prepares some good cooked food and wants to feed it to 
Me, she cries in great anxiety.
 
Madhya 15.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
tanra preme ani' amaya karaya bhojane
antare manaye sukha, bahye nahi mane
SYNONYMS
 
tanra preme -- by her love; ani' -- bringing; amaya -- Me; karaya 
bhojane -- causes to eat; antare -- within herself; manaye -- she feels; 
sukha -- happiness; bahye -- externally; nahi mane -- does not accept.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Being obliged by her love, I am brought there to eat. Mother knows all 
these things internally and feels happiness, but externally she does not 
accept them.
 
Madhya 15.66
 
TEXT 66
 
TEXT
 
ei vijaya-dasamite haila ei riti
tanhake puchiya tanra karaiha pratiti
SYNONYMS
 
ei vijaya-dasamite -- on the previous Vijaya-dasami day; haila -- there 
was; ei riti -- such an incident; tanhake -- unto her; puchiya -- asking;
 tanra -- her; karaiha -- make; pratiti -- belief.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Such an incident took place on the last Vijaya-dasami day. You can ask 
her about this incident and thus make her believe that I actually go 
there."
 
Madhya 15.67
 
TEXT 67
 
TEXT
 
eteka kahite prabhu vihvala ha-ila
loka vidaya karite prabhu dhairya dharila
SYNONYMS
 
eteka kahite -- saying this; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
vihvala ha-ila -- became overwhelmed; loka vidaya karite -- to bid 
farewell to the devotees; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
dhairya dharila -- maintained patience.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While describing all this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became a little 
overwhelmed, but just to finish bidding farewell to the devotees, He 
remained patient.
 
Madhya 15.68
 
TEXT 68
 
TEXT
 
raghava pandite kahena vacana sarasa
‘tomara suddha preme ami ha-i' tomara vasa'
SYNONYMS
 
raghava pandite -- unto Raghava Pandita; kahena -- says; vacana -- words;
 sa-rasa -- very relishable; tomara -- your; suddha preme -- by pure 
devotional service; ami ha-i' -- I become; tomara -- your; vasa -- under 
obligation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next spoke some relishable words to Raghava 
Pandita. He said, "I am obliged to you due to your pure love for Me."
 
Madhya 15.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
inhara krsna-sevara katha suna, sarva-jana
parama-pavitra seva ati sarvottama
SYNONYMS
 
inhara -- of him; krsna-sevara -- of service to Lord Krsna; katha -- 
stories; suna -- hear; sarva-jana -- all people; parama-pavitra -- 
supremely pure; seva -- service; ati -- very much; sarva-uttama -- well 
accomplished.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then informed everyone, "Just hear about the 
pure devotional service rendered to Krsna by Raghava Pandita. Indeed, 
Raghava Pandita's service is supremely pure and highly accomplished.
 
Madhya 15.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
ara dravya rahu -- suna narikelera katha
panca ganda kari' narikela vikaya tatha
SYNONYMS
 
ara dravya rahu -- apart from the other commodities; suna -- just hear; 
narikelera katha -- the incident of offering coconuts; panca ganda kari' 
-- at the price of five gandas; narikela -- coconut; vikaya -- is sold; 
tatha -- there.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Apart from other commodities, just hear about his offering of coconuts. 
A coconut is sold at the rate of five gandas each.
 
Madhya 15.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
vatite kata sata vrkse laksa laksa phala
tathapi sunena yatha mista narikela
SYNONYMS
 
vatite -- in his garden; kata sata -- how many hundreds of; vrkse -- 
trees; laksa laksa phala -- millions of fruits; tathapi -- still; sunena 
-- hears; yatha -- where; mista narikela -- sweet coconut.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Although he already has hundreds of trees and millions of fruits, he is 
still very eager to hear about the place where sweet coconuts are 
available.
 
Madhya 15.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
eka eka phalera mulya diya cari-cari pana
dasa-krosa haite anaya kariya yatana
SYNONYMS
 
eka eka phalera -- of each and every fruit; mulya -- price; diya -- 
paying; cari-cari pana -- four panas each (one pana equals twenty gandas)
; dasa-krosa -- twenty miles away; haite -- from; anaya -- brings; 
kariya yatana -- with great endeavor.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"He collects coconuts with great endeavor from a place twenty miles away,
 and he pays four panas each for them.
 
Madhya 15.73
 
TEXT 73
 
TEXT
 
prati-dina panca-sata phala cholana
susitala karite rakhe jale dubaina
SYNONYMS
 
prati-dina -- each day; panca-sata -- five to seven; phala -- fruits; 
cholana -- clipping; su-sitala karite -- to make it very cool; rakhe -- 
keeps; jale -- in water; dubaina -- immersing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Every day five to seven coconuts are clipped and put into water to keep 
cool.
 
Madhya 15.74
 
TEXT 74
 
TEXT
 
bhogera samaya punah chuli' samskari'
krsne samarpana kare mukha chidra kari'
SYNONYMS
 
bhogera samaya -- at the time of offering bhoga; punah -- again; chuli' -
- clipping; samskari' -- cleansing; krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; samarpana -
- offering; kare -- makes; mukha -- at the top; chidra kari' -- making a 
hole.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"At the time of offering bhoga, the coconuts are again clipped and 
cleansed. After holes are made in them at the top, they are offered to 
Lord Krsna.
 
Madhya 15.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
krsna sei narikela-jala pana kari'
kabhu sunya phala rakhena, kabhu jala bhari'
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; sei -- that; narikela-jala -- water of the coconut; 
pana kari' -- drinking; kabhu -- sometimes; sunya -- vacant; phala 
rakhena -- leaves the fruit; kabhu -- sometimes; jala bhari' -- being 
filled with water.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Lord Krsna drinks the juice from these coconuts, and sometimes the 
coconuts are left drained of juice. At other times the coconuts remain 
filled with juice.
 
Madhya 15.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
jala-sunya phala dekhi' pandita -- harasita
phala bhangi' sasye kare sat-patra purita
SYNONYMS
 
jala-sunya -- without water; phala -- fruit; dekhi' -- by seeing; 
pandita -- Raghava Pandita; harasita -- very pleased; phala bhangi' -- 
breaking the fruit; sasye -- with the pulp; kare -- makes; sat-patra -- 
another plate; purita -- filled.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When Raghava Pandita sees that the juice has been drunk from the 
coconuts, he is very pleased. He then breaks the coconuts, takes out the 
pulp and puts it on another plate.
 
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TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
sasya samarpana kari' bahire dheyana
sasya khana krsna kare sunya bhajana
SYNONYMS
 
sasya -- the pulp; samarpana kari' -- offering; bahire -- outside the 
temple room; dheyana -- meditates; sasya khana -- eating the pulp; krsna 
-- Lord Krsna; kare -- makes; sunya -- vacant; bhajana -- the plate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"After offering the pulp, he meditates outside the temple door. In the 
meantime, Lord Krsna, having eaten the pulp, leaves the plate empty.
 
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TEXT 78
 
TEXT
 
kabhu sasya khana punah patra bhare samse
sraddha bade panditera, prema-sindhu bhase
SYNONYMS
 
kabhu -- sometimes; sasya khana -- eating the pulp; punah -- again; 
patra -- the plate; bhare -- fills; samse -- with pulp; sraddha -- faith;
 bade -- increases; panditera -- of Raghava Pandita; prema-sindhu -- in 
the ocean of love; bhase -- floats.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sometimes, after eating the pulp, Krsna fills the plate again with new 
pulp. In this way, the faith of Raghava Pandita increases, and he floats 
in an ocean of love.
 
Madhya 15.79
 
TEXT 79
 
TEXT
 
eka dina phala dasa samskara kariya
bhoga lagaite sevaka aila lana
SYNONYMS
 
eka dina -- one day; phala -- fruits; dasa -- ten; samskara kariya -- 
after cleansing; bhoga lagaite -- to offer bhoga; sevaka -- servant; 
aila -- came; lana -- taking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One day it so happened that about ten coconuts were properly clipped 
and brought by a servant to offer to the Deity.
 
Madhya 15.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
avasara nahi haya, vilamba ha-ila
phala-patra-hate sevaka dvare ta' rahila
SYNONYMS
 
avasara nahi haya -- there was little time; vilamba ha-ila -- it was 
late; phala-patra -- the pot of fruits; hate -- in the hands; sevaka -- 
the servant; dvare -- at the door; ta' -- indeed; rahila -- remained.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When the coconuts were brought, there was little time to offer them 
because it was already late. The servant, holding the container of 
coconuts, remained standing at the door.
 
Madhya 15.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
dvarera upara bhite tenho hata dila
sei hate phala chunila, pandita dekhila
SYNONYMS
 
dvarera upara -- above the door; bhite -- on the ceiling; tenho -- he; 
hata dila -- brushed his hand; sei hate -- with that hand; phala chunila 
-- touched the fruit; pandita -- Raghava Pandita; dekhila -- saw.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Raghava Pandita then saw that the servant touched the ceiling above the 
door and then touched the coconuts with the same hand.
 
Madhya 15.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
pandita kahe, -- dvare loka kare gatayate
tara pada-dhuli udi' lage upara bhite
SYNONYMS
 
pandita kahe -- Raghava Pandita said; dvare -- through the door; loka -- 
people in general; kare -- do; gatayate -- coming and going; tara -- 
their; pada-dhuli -- dust of the feet; udi' -- being blown; lage -- 
touches; upara -- upward; bhite -- the ceiling.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Raghava Pandita then said, ‘People are always coming and going through 
that door. The dust from their feet blows up and touches the ceiling.
 
Madhya 15.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
sei bhite hata diya phala parasila
krsna-yogya nahe, phala apavitra haila
SYNONYMS
 
sei bhite -- on that ceiling; hata diya -- touching your hand; phala -- 
the fruits; parasila -- touched; krsna-yogya nahe -- is not fit to be 
offered to Krsna; phala -- the fruits; apavitra haila -- has become 
contaminated.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘After touching the ceiling above the door, you have touched the 
coconuts. Now they are no longer fit to be offered to Krsna because they 
are contaminated.'
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura states that Raghava Pandita was 
not simply a crazy fellow suffering from some cleansing mania. He did 
not belong to the mundane world. In lower consciousness, accepting 
something to be spiritual when it is actually material is called bhauma 
ijya-dhih. Raghava Pandita was an eternal servant of Krsna, and 
everything he saw was related to the service of the Lord. He was always 
absorbed in the transcendental thought of how he could always serve 
Krsna with everything. Sometimes neophytes, devotees on the lower 
platform, try to imitate Raghava Pandita on the platform of material 
purity and impurity. Such imitation will not help anyone. As explained 
in the Caitanya-caritamrta (Antya-lila 4.174), bhadrabhadra-vastu-jnana 
nahika ‘prakrte.' On the transcendental platform there is no higher or 
lower, pure or impure. On the material platform, distinction is made 
between good and bad, but on the spiritual platform everything is of the 
same quality.
 
‘dvaite' bhadrabhadra-jnana, saba -- ‘manodharma'
‘ei bhala, ei manda', -- ei saba ‘bhrama'
 
"In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental 
speculations. Therefore, saying ‘This is good and that is bad' is all a 
mistake." (Cc. Antya 4.176)
 
Madhya 15.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' phala phele pracira langhiya
aiche pavitra prema-seva jagat jiniya
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; phala phele -- throws away the fruits; pracira 
langhiya -- across the boundary wall; aiche -- such; pavitra -- pure; 
prema-seva -- service in love; jagat jiniya -- conquering all the world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Such is the service of Raghava Pandita. He did not accept the coconuts 
but threw them over the wall. His service is purely based on unalloyed 
love, and it conquers the whole world.
 
Madhya 15.85
 
TEXT 85
 
TEXT
 
tabe ara narikela samskara karaila
parama pavitra kari' bhoga lagaila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; ara -- other; narikela -- coconuts; samskara karaila 
-- had clipped and cleaned; parama pavitra kari' -- with great attention 
to keep them pure; bhoga lagaila -- offered for eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Thereafter, Raghava Pandita had other coconuts gathered, cleansed and 
clipped, and with great attention he offered them to the Deity to eat.
 
Madhya 15.86
 
TEXT 86
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata kala, amra, naranga, kanthala
yaha yaha dura-grame suniyache bhala
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; kala -- bananas; amra -- mangoes; naranga -- 
oranges; kanthala -- jackfruit; yaha yaha -- whatever; dura-grame -- in 
distant villages; suniyache -- he heard; bhala -- good.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In this way, from distant villages he collects excellent bananas, 
mangoes, oranges, jackfruits and whatever other first-class fruits he 
has heard about.
 
Madhya 15.87
 
TEXT 87
 
TEXT
 
bahu-mulya diya ani' kariya yatana
pavitra samskara kari' kare nivedana
SYNONYMS
 
bahu-mulya -- high price; diya -- offering; ani' -- bringing; kariya 
yatana -- with great attention; pavitra -- purified; samskara kari' -- 
trimming; kare nivedana -- offers to the Deity.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"All these fruits are collected from distant places and bought at a high 
price. After trimming them with great care and purity, Raghava Pandita 
offers them to the Deity.
 
Madhya 15.88
 
TEXT 88
 
TEXT
 
ei mata vyanjanera saka, mula, phala
ei mata cida, huduma, sandesa sakala
SYNONYMS
 
ei mata -- in this way; vyanjanera -- of vegetables; saka -- spinach; 
mula -- radishes; phala -- fruits; ei mata -- in this way; cida -- 
chipped rice; huduma -- powdered rice; sandesa -- sweetmeats; sakala -- 
all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Thus with great care and attention Raghava Pandita prepares spinach, 
other vegetables, radishes, fruits, chipped rice, powdered rice and 
sweetmeats.
 
Madhya 15.89
 
TEXT 89
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata pitha-pana, ksira-odana
parama pavitra, ara kare sarvottama
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; pitha-pana -- cakes and sweet rice; ksira-odana -
- condensed milk; parama pavitra -- highly purified; ara -- and; kare -- 
he makes; sarva-uttama -- first class, tasteful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"He prepares cakes, sweet rice, condensed milk and everything else with 
great attention, and the cooking conditions are purified so that the 
food is first class and delicious.
 
Madhya 15.90
 
TEXT 90
 
TEXT
 
kasamdi, acara adi aneka prakara
gandha, vastra, alankara, sarva dravya-sara
SYNONYMS
 
kasamdi -- a kind of pickle; acara -- other pickles; adi -- and so on; 
aneka prakara -- of many varieties; gandha -- scents; vastra -- clothing;
 alankara -- ornaments; sarva -- all; dravya -- of things; sara -- best.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Raghava Pandita also offers all kinds of pickles, such as kasamdi. He 
offers various scents, garments, ornaments and the best of everything.
 
Madhya 15.91
 
TEXT 91
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata premera seva kare anupama
yaha dekhi' sarva-lokera judaya nayana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; premera seva -- service in love; kare -- 
performs; anupama -- without comparison; yaha dekhi' -- seeing which; 
sarva-lokera -- of all people; judaya -- become pleased; nayana -- the 
eyes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Thus Raghava Pandita serves the Lord in an incomparable way. Everyone 
is very much satisfied just to see him."
 
Madhya 15.92
 
TEXT 92
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' raghavere kaila alingane
ei-mata sammanila sarva bhakta-gane
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; raghavere -- Raghava Pandita; kaila alingane --
 He embraced; ei-mata -- in this way; sammanila -- showed respect; sarva 
-- all; bhakta-gane -- to the devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then mercifully embraced Raghava Pandita. The 
Lord also offered all the other devotees a farewell with similar respect.
 
Madhya 15.93
 
TEXT 93
 
TEXT
 
sivananda sene kahe kariya sammana
vasudeva-dattera tumi kariha samadhana
SYNONYMS
 
sivananda sene -- unto Sivananda Sena; kahe -- says; kariya sammana -- 
with great respect; vasudeva-dattera -- of Vasudeva Datta; tumi -- you; 
kariha -- take; samadhana -- care.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord also respectfully told Sivananda Sena, "Take care of Vasudeva 
Datta very nicely.
 
Madhya 15.94
 
TEXT 94
 
TEXT
 
parama udara inho, ye dina ye aise
sei dine vyaya kare, nahi rakhe sese
SYNONYMS
 
parama udara -- very liberal; inho -- he; ye dina -- every day; ye aise -
- whatever he gets; sei dine -- on that very day; vyaya kare -- spends; 
nahi -- does not; rakhe -- keep; sese -- any balance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Vasudeva Datta is very liberal. Every day, whatever income he receives, 
he spends. He does not keep any balance.
 
Madhya 15.95
 
TEXT 95
 
TEXT
 
‘grhastha' hayena inho, cahiye sancaya
sancaya na kaile kutumba-bharana nahi haya
SYNONYMS
 
grhastha -- householder; hayena -- is; inho -- he (Vasudeva Datta); 
cahiye sancaya -- requires to save some money; sancaya na kaile -- 
without saving money; kutumba-bharana -- maintenance of a family; nahi 
haya -- is not possible.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Being a householder, Vasudeva Datta needs to save some money. Because 
he is not doing so, it is very difficult for him to maintain his family.
 
Madhya 15.96
 
TEXT 96
 
TEXT
 
ihara gharera aya-vyaya saba -- tomara sthane
‘sara khela' hana tumi kariha samadhane
SYNONYMS
 
ihara -- of Vasudeva Datta; gharera -- of household affairs; aya-vyaya --
 income and expenditures; saba -- all; tomara sthane -- at your place; 
sara khela hana -- being the manager; tumi -- you; kariha samadhane -- 
arrange.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please take care of Vasudeva Datta's family affairs. Become his manager 
and make the proper adjustments.
 
PURPORT
 
Vasudeva Datta and Sivananda Sena were living in the same neighborhood, 
which is presently called Kumarahatta or Halisahara.
 
Madhya 15.97
 
TEXT 97
 
TEXT
 
prati-varse amara saba bhakta-gana lana
gundicaya asibe sabaya palana kariya
SYNONYMS
 
prati-varse -- each and every year; amara -- My; saba -- all; bhakta-
gana lana -- accompanied by the devotees; gundicaya -- to perform the 
Gundica cleansing festival; asibe -- you will come; sabaya -- to 
everyone; palana kariya -- providing maintenance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Come every year and bring all My devotees with you to the Gundica 
festival. I also request you to maintain all of them."
 
Madhya 15.98
 
TEXT 98
 
TEXT
 
kulina-gramire kahe sammana kariya
pratyabda asibe yatraya patta-dori lana
SYNONYMS
 
kulina-gramire -- unto the inhabitants of Kulina-grama; kahe -- says; 
sammana kariya -- with great respect; prati-abda -- each year; asibe -- 
please come; yatraya -- during the Ratha-yatra festival; patta-dori -- 
silken rope; lana -- taking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord then with great respect extended an invitation to all the 
inhabitants of Kulina-grama, asking them to come every year and bring 
silken rope to carry Lord Jagannatha during the Ratha-yatra festival.
 
Madhya 15.99
 
TEXT 99
 
TEXT
 
gunaraja-khanna kaila sri-krsna-vijaya
tahan eka-vakya tanra ache premamaya
SYNONYMS
 
gunaraja-khanna -- Gunaraja Khan; kaila -- compiled; sri-krsna-vijaya -- 
the book named Sri Krsna-vijaya; tahan -- there; eka-vakya -- one 
sentence; tanra -- of it; ache -- is; prema-maya -- full of love of 
Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "Gunaraja Khan of Kulina-grama 
compiled a book named Sri Krsna-vijaya, in which there is a sentence 
revealing the author's ecstatic love of Krsna."
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Krsna-vijaya is a book of poems considered to be the first poetry 
book written in Bengal. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura states 
that this book was begun in the year 1395 Sakabda (A.D. 1473). After 
seven years, it was completed (in 1402 Sakabda). This book was written 
in plain language, and even half-educated Bengalis and women could read 
it very clearly. Even ordinary men with little knowledge of the alphabet 
could read this book and understand it. Its language is not very 
ornamental, and sometimes the poetry is not very sweet to hear. Although 
according to the sonnet style each line should contain fourteen 
syllables, there are sometimes sixteen, twelve or thirteen syllables in 
his verse. Many words used in those days could be understood only by 
local inhabitants, yet this book is still so popular that no bookstore 
is complete without it. It is very valuable for those who are interested 
in advancing in Krsna consciousness.
 
Sri Gunaraja Khan was one of the topmost Vaisnavas, and he translated 
the Tenth and Eleventh Cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam for the understanding 
of the common man. The book Sri Krsna-vijaya was highly praised by Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and it is very valuable for all Vaisnavas. Srila 
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives a genealogical table and family 
history of Gunaraja Khan. When a Bengali emperor named Adisura first 
came from Kanyakubja, or Kanauj, he brought with him five brahmanas and 
five kayasthas. Since the king is supposed to be accompanied by his 
associates, the brahmanas accompanied the King to help him in higher 
spiritual matters. The kayasthas were to render other services. In the 
northern Indian high country, the kayasthas are accepted as sudras, but 
in Bengal the kayasthas are considered among the higher castes. It is a 
fact that the kayasthas came to Bengal from northern India, specifically 
from Kanyakubja, or Kanauj. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says 
that the kayasthas who came from Kanyakubja were high-class men. Of them,
 Dasaratha Vasu was a great personality, and the thirteenth generation 
of his family included Gunaraja Khan.
 
His real name was Maladhara Vasu, but the title Khan was given to him by 
the Emperor of Bengal. Thus he became known as Gunaraja Khan. 
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following genealogical table 
of Gunaraja Khan: (1) Dasaratha Vasu; (2) Kusala; (3) Subhasankara; (4) 
Hamsa; (5) Saktirama (Baganda), Muktirama (Mainagara) and Alankara (
Bangaja); (6) Damodara; (7) Anantarama; (8) Guninayaka and Vinanayaka. 
The twelfth generation included Bhagiratha, and the thirteenth Maladhara 
Vasu, or Gunaraja Khan. Sri Gunaraja Khan had fourteen sons, of whom the 
second son, Laksminatha Vasu, received the title Satyaraja Khan. His son 
was Sri Ramananda Vasu; therefore Ramananda Vasu belonged to the 
fifteenth generation. Gunaraja Khan was a very well known and wealthy 
man. His palace, fort and temples are still existing, and from these we 
can deduce that the opulence of Gunaraja Khan was certainly very great. 
Sri Gunaraja Khan never cared for the artificial aristocracy introduced 
by Ballal Sena.
 
Madhya 15.100
 
TEXT 100
 
TEXT
 
"nandanandana krsna -- mora prana-natha"
ei vakye vikainu tanra vamsera hata
SYNONYMS
 
nanda-nandana krsna -- Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja; mora prana-
natha -- my life and soul; ei vakye -- because of this statement; 
vikainu -- I became sold; tanra -- of him; vamsera hata -- in the hands 
of the descendants.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "‘Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja, is my 
life and soul.' By this statement I am sold into the hands of the 
descendants of Gunaraja Khan.
 
PURPORT
 
The full verse referred to here is:
 
eka-bhave vanda hari yoda kari' hata
nandanandana krsna -- mora prana-natha
 
"With folded hands I offer my prayers unto Krsna, Nanda Maharaja's son, 
who is my life and soul."
 
Madhya 15.101
 
TEXT 101
 
TEXT
 
tomara ki katha, tomara gramera kukkura
sei mora priya, anya-jana rahu dura
SYNONYMS
 
tomara -- of you; ki katha -- what to speak; tomara -- of your; gramera -
- village; kukkura -- a dog; sei -- that; mora -- to Me; priya -- very 
dear; anya-jana -- others; rahu dura -- apart from.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"To say nothing of you, even a dog living in your village is very dear 
to Me. What, then, to speak of others?"
 
Madhya 15.102
 
TEXT 102
 
TEXT
 
tabe ramananda, ara satyaraja khanna
prabhura carane kichu kaila nivedana
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- after this; ramananda -- Ramananda Vasu; ara -- and; satyaraja 
khanna -- Satyaraja Khan; prabhura carane -- at the lotus feet of Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kichu -- some; kaila -- made; nivedana -- 
submission.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After this, Ramananda Vasu and Satyaraja Khan both submitted questions 
at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 15.103
 
TEXT 103
 
TEXT
 
grhastha visayi ami, ki mora sadhane
sri-mukhe ajna kara prabhu -- nivedi carane
SYNONYMS
 
grhastha -- householder; visayi -- materialistic man; ami -- I; ki -- 
what; mora sadhane -- the process of my advancement in spiritual life; 
sri-mukhe -- from Your own mouth; ajna kara -- please order; prabhu -- 
my Lord; nivedi carane -- I submit unto Your lotus feet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Satyaraja Khan said, "My dear Lord, being a householder and a 
materialistic man, I do not know the process of advancing in spiritual 
life. I therefore submit myself unto Your lotus feet and request You to 
give me orders."
 
Madhya 15.104
 
TEXT 104
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahena, -- ‘krsna-seva', ‘vaisnava-sevana'
‘nirantara kara krsna-nama-sankirtana'
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahena -- the Lord replied; krsna-seva -- serving Krsna; vaisnava-
sevana -- abiding by the orders of Vaisnavas; nirantara -- without 
cessation; kara -- do; krsna-nama-sankirtana -- chanting of the holy 
name of Lord Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Without cessation continue chanting 
the holy name of Lord Krsna. Whenever possible, serve Him and His 
devotees, the Vaisnavas."
 
Madhya 15.105
 
TEXT 105
 
TEXT
 
satyaraja bale, -- vaisnava ciniba kemane?
ke vaisnava, kaha tanra samanya laksane
SYNONYMS
 
satyaraja bale -- Satyaraja Khan said; vaisnava -- a Vaisnava; ciniba 
kemane -- how shall I recognize; ke vaisnava -- who is a Vaisnava; kaha -
- please say; tanra -- of him; samanya laksane -- common symptoms.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon hearing this, Satyaraja said, "How can I recognize a Vaisnava? 
Please let me know what a Vaisnava is. What are his common symptoms?"
 
Madhya 15.106
 
TEXT 106
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "yanra mukhe suni eka-bara
krsna-nama, sei pujya, -- srestha sabakara"
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; yanra mukhe -- in 
whose mouth; suni -- I hear; eka-bara -- once; krsna-nama -- the holy 
name of Lord Krsna; sei pujya -- he is worshipable; srestha sabakara -- 
the best of all human beings.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Whoever chants the holy name of Krsna 
just once is worshipable and is the topmost human being.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that a person who simply 
chants the holy name of Krsna once becomes perfect and should be 
regarded as a Vaisnava. This is confirmed by Srila Rupa Gosvami in his 
Upadesamrta (5): krsneti yasya giri tam manasadriyeta. With such faith 
in the holy name one may begin a life of Krsna consciousness. But an 
ordinary person cannot chant the holy name of Krsna with such faith. One 
should accept the holy name of Krsna to be identical with the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead, Transcendence Himself. As the Padma Purana 
states, "The holy name of Krsna is identical with Krsna and is like a 
cintamani gem, a touchstone. That name is Krsna personified in sound and 
is therefore perfectly transcendental and eternally liberated from 
material contamination." Thus one should understand that the name "Krsna"
 and Krsna Himself are identical. Having such faith, one must continue 
to chant the holy name.
 
When one is situated on the neophyte platform, one cannot understand the 
devotional ingredients of a pure, unalloyed devotee. However, when the 
novice engages in devotional service -- especially in Deity worship -- 
and follows the order of a bona fide spiritual master, he is a pure 
devotee. Anyone can take advantage of hearing about Krsna consciousness 
from such a devotee and thus gradually become purified. In other words, 
any devotee who believes that the holy name of the Lord is identical 
with the Lord is a pure devotee, even though he may be in the neophyte 
stage. By his association, others may also become Vaisnavas.
 
One is known as a materialistic devotee if he simply worships the Deity 
of Hari with faith but does not show proper respect to the devotees and 
to others. This is stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.2.47):
 
arcayam eva haraye pujam yah sraddhayehate
na tad-bhaktesu canyesu sa bhaktah prakrtah smrtah
 
Yet even by associating with such a neophyte devotee, one can become a 
devotee also. When Lord Caitanya was teaching Sanatana Gosvami, He said:
 
sraddhavan jana haya bhakti-adhikari
‘uttama', ‘madhyama', ‘kanistha' -- sraddha-anusari
 
yahara komala-sraddha, se ‘kanistha' jana
krame krame tenho bhakta ha-ibe ‘uttama'
rati-prema-taratamye bhakta-taratama
 
"A person who has attained firm faith is a real candidate for advancing 
in Krsna consciousness. According to the faith, there are first-class, 
second-class and neophyte devotees. One who has preliminary faith is 
called a kanistha-adhikari, or a neophyte. The neophyte, however, can 
become an advanced devotee if he strictly follows the regulative 
principles set down by the spiritual master. Therefore it is on the 
basis of faith and attachment to Krsna that one can judge who is a 
madhyama-adhikari or an uttama-adhikari." (Cc. Madhya 22.64, 69, 71)
 
It is thus concluded that even a neophyte devotee is superior to the 
karmis and jnanis because he has full faith in chanting the holy name of 
the Lord. A karmi or a jnani, regardless of his greatness, has no faith 
in Lord Visnu, His holy name or His devotional service. One may be 
advanced religiously, but if he is not trained in devotional service, he 
has very little credit on the transcendental platform. Even a neophyte 
devotee engaged in Deity worship in accordance with the regulations set 
forth by the spiritual master is in a position superior to that of the 
fruitive worker and speculative philosopher.
 
Madhya 15.107
 
TEXT 107
 
TEXT
 
"eka krsna-name kare sarva-papa ksaya
nava-vidha bhakti purna nama haite haya
SYNONYMS
 
eka krsna-name -- one holy name of Krsna; kare -- can do; sarva-papa -- 
of all sinful reactions; ksaya -- destruction; nava-vidha -- nine 
processes; bhakti -- of devotional service; purna -- complete; nama 
haite -- simply by chanting the holy name; haya -- are.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Simply by chanting the holy name of Krsna once, a person is relieved 
from all the reactions of a sinful life. One can complete the nine 
processes of devotional service simply by chanting the holy name.
 
PURPORT
 
The nine types of devotional service are mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam (
7.5.23):
 
sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam
arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam
iti pumsarpita visnau bhaktis cen nava-laksana
kriyeta bhagavaty addha tan manye ‘dhitam uttamam
 
"The process of devotional service entails hearing, chanting and 
remembering the holy name, form, pastimes, qualities and entourage of 
the Lord, offering service according to the time, place and performer, 
worshiping the Deity, offering prayers, always considering oneself the 
eternal servant of Krsna, making friends with Him and dedicating 
everything unto Him. These nine items of devotional service, when 
directly offered to Krsna, constitute the highest attainment of life. 
This is the verdict of the revealed scriptures."
 
As for being freed from all sinful reactions by chanting the holy name 
of Krsna only once, one must chant the holy name without committing any 
offenses. Then chanting one name is sufficient to rescue a living being 
from all sinful reactions. Such a person who chants the holy name of the 
Lord offenselessly is very important and woshipable. Indeed, the nine 
devotional processes, beginning with sravana and kirtana, can all be 
attained at once if one simply chants the holy name of the Lord 
offenselessly.
 
In this regard, Srila Jiva Gosvami states in his book Bhakti-sandarbha (
173): yadyapi anya bhaktih kalau kartavya, tada; kirtanakhya-bhakti-
samyogenaiva. Out of the nine processes of devotional service, kirtana 
is very important. Srila Jiva Gosvami therefore instructs that the other 
processes, such as arcana, vandana, dasya and sakhya, should be executed,
 but they must be preceded and followed by kirtana, the chanting of the 
holy name. We have therefore introduced this system in all of our 
centers. Arcana, arati, bhoga offering, Deity dressing and decoration 
are all preceded and followed by the chanting of the holy name of the 
Lord -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare 
Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
 
Madhya 15.108
 
TEXT 108
 
TEXT
 
diksa-purascarya-vidhi apeksa na kare
jihva-sparse a-candala sabare uddhare
SYNONYMS
 
diksa -- initiation; purascarya -- activities before initiation; vidhi --
 regulative principles; apeksa -- reliance on; na -- not; kare -- does; 
jihva -- the tongue; sparse -- by touching; a-candala -- even the lowest 
of men, the candala; sabare -- everyone; uddhare -- delivers.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One does not have to undergo initiation or execute the activities 
required before initiation. One simply has to vibrate the holy name with 
his lips. Thus even a man in the lowest class [candala] can be delivered.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Jiva Gosvami explains diksa in his Bhakti-sandarbha (283):
 
divyam jnanam yato dadyat 
kuryat papasya sanksayam
tasmad dikseti sa prokta 
desikais tattva-kovidaih
 
"Diksa is the process by which one can awaken his transcendental 
knowledge and vanquish all reactions caused by sinful activity. A person 
expert in the study of the revealed scriptures knows this process as 
diksa." The regulative principles of diksa are explained in the Hari-
bhakti-vilasa (2.3–4) and the Bhakti-sandarbha (283). As stated:
 
dvijanam anupetanam svakarmadhyayanadisu
yathadhikaro nastiha syac copanayanad anu
 
tathatradiksitanam tu mantra-devarcanadisu
nadhikaro 'sty atah kuryad atmanam siva-samstutam
 
"Even though born in a brahmana family, one cannot engage in Vedic 
rituals without being initiated and having a sacred thread. Although 
born in a brahmana family, one becomes a brahmana only after initiation 
and the sacred thread ceremony. Unless one is initiated as a brahmana, 
one cannot worship the holy name properly."
 
According to the Vaisnava regulative principles, one must be initiated 
as a brahmana. The Hari-bhakti-vilasa (2.6) quotes the following 
injunction from the Visnu-yamala:
 
adiksitasya vamoru krtam sarvam nirarthakam
pasu-yonim avapnoti diksa-virahito janah
 
"‘Unless one is initiated by a bona fide spiritual master, all his 
devotional activities are useless. A person who is not properly 
initiated can descend again into the animal species.'"
 
Hari-bhakti-vilasa (2.10) further quotes:
 
ato gurum pranamyaivam sarva-svam vinivedya ca
grhniyad vaisnavam mantram diksa-purvam vidhanatah
 
"‘It is the duty of every human being to surrender to a bona fide 
spiritual master. Giving him everything -- body, mind and intelligence --
 one must take Vaisnava initiation from him.'"
 
The Bhakti-sandarbha (298) gives the following quotation from the Tattva-
sagara:
 
yatha kancanatam yati kamsyam rasa-vidhanatah
tatha diksa-vidhanena dvijatvam jayate nrnam
 
"‘By chemical manipulation, bell metal is turned into gold when touched 
by mercury; similarly, when a person is properly initiated, he can 
acquire the qualities of a brahmana.'"
 
The Hari-bhakti-vilasa (17.11–12), in discussing the purascarya process, 
quotes the following verses from the Agastya-samhita:
 
puja traikaliki nityam japas tarpanam eva ca
homo brahmana-bhuktis ca purascaranam ucyate
 
guror labdhasya mantrasya prasadena yatha-vidhi
pancangopasana-siddhyai puras caitad vidhiyate
 
"‘In the morning, afternoon and evening one should worship the Deity, 
chant the Hare Krsna mantra, offer oblations, perform a fire sacrifice 
and feed the brahmanas. These five activities constitute purascarya. To 
attain full success when taking initiation from the spiritual master, 
one should first perform these purascarya processes.'"
 
The word purah means "before," and carya means "activities." Due to the 
necessity of these activities, we do not immediately initiate disciples 
in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. For six months, 
a candidate for initiation must first attend arati and classes in the 
sastras, practice the regulative principles and associate with other 
devotees. When one is actually advanced in the purascarya-vidhi, he is 
recommended by the local temple president for initiation. It is not that 
anyone can be suddenly initiated without meeting the requirements. When 
one is further advanced by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra sixteen rounds 
daily, following the regulative principles and attending classes, he 
receives the sacred thread (brahminical recognition) after the second 
six months.
 
In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (17.4–5, 7) it is stated:
 
vina yena na siddhah syan mantro varsa-satair api
krtena yena labhate sadhako vanchitam phalam
 
purascarana-sampanno mantro hi phala-dhayakah
atah puraskriyam kuryat mantra-vit siddhi-kanksaya
 
puraskriya hi mantranam pradhanam viryam ucyate
virya-hino yatha dehi sarva-karmasu na ksamah
 
purascarana-hino hi tatha mantrah prakirtitah
"Without performing the purascarya activities, one cannot become perfect 
even by chanting this mantra for hundreds of years. But one who has 
undergone the purascarya-vidhi process can attain success very easily. 
If one wishes to perfect his initiation, he must first undergo the 
purascarya activities. The purascarya process is the life force by which 
one is successful in chanting the mantra. Without the life force, one 
cannot do anything; similarly, without the life force of purascarya-
vidhi, no mantra can be perfected."
 
In his Bhakti-sandarbha (283–84), Srila Jiva Gosvami describes the 
importance of Deity worship and initiation (diksa) as follows:
 
yadyapi sri-bhagavata-mate pancaratradi-vat arcana-margasya avasyakatvam 
nasti, tad vinapi saranapattyadinam ekatarenapi purusartha-siddher 
abhihitatvat, tathapi sri-naradadi-vartmanusaradbhih sri-bhagavata saha 
sambandha-visesam diksa-vidhanena sri-guru-carana-sampaditam 
cikirsadbhih krtayam diksayam arcanam avasyam kriyetaiva.
 
yadyapi svarupato nasti, tathapi prayah svabhavato dehadi-sambandhena 
kadarya-silanam viksipta-cittanam jananam tat-tat-sankoci-karanaya 
srimad-rsi-prabhrtibhir atrarcana-marge kvacit kvacit kacit kacin 
maryada sthapitasti.
 
"It is Srimad-Bhagavatam's opinion that the process of Deity worship is 
not actually necessary, just as the specific prescriptions of the 
Pancaratra and other scriptures do not have to be followed. The 
Bhagavatam enjoins that even without practicing Deity worship one can 
achieve the complete success of human life by any of the other 
devotional processes, such as simply offering oneself at the Lord's feet 
for His protection. Nonetheless, Vaisnavas following the path of Sri 
Narada and his successors endeavor to establish a personal relationship 
with the Lord by receiving the grace of a bona fide spiritual master 
through initiation, and in this tradition the devotees are obliged at 
the time of initiation to begin engaging in Deity worship.
 
"Although Deity worship is not essential, the material conditioning of 
most candidates for devotional service requires that they engage in this 
activity. When we consider their bodily and mental conditions, we find 
that the character of such candidates is impure and their minds are 
agitated. Therefore, to rectify this material conditioning the great 
sage Narada and others have at different times recommended various kinds 
of regulations for Deity worship."
 
Similarly, the Ramarcana-candrika states:
 
vinaiva diksam viprendra purascaryam vinaiva hi
vinaiva nyasa-vidhina japa-matrena siddhi-da
 
"O best of the brahmanas, even without initiation, preliminary 
purification or acceptance of the renounced order, one can attain 
perfection in devotional service simply by chanting the Lord's holy name.
"
 
In other words, the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is so 
powerful that it does not depend on official initiation, but if one is 
initiated and engages in pancaratra-vidhi (Deity worship), his Krsna 
consciousness will awaken very soon, and his identification with the 
material world will be vanquished. The more one is freed from material 
identification, the more one can realize that the spirit soul is 
qualitatively as good as the Supreme Soul. At such a time, when one is 
situated on the absolute platform, one can understand that the holy name 
of the Lord and the Lord Himself are identical. At that stage of 
realization, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna mantra, cannot be 
identified with any material sound. If one accepts the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra as a material vibration, he falls down. One should worship and 
chant the holy name of the Lord by accepting it as the Lord Himself. One 
should therefore be initiated properly according to revealed scriptures 
under the direction of a bona fide spiritual master. Although chanting 
the holy name is good for both the conditioned and liberated soul, it is 
especially beneficial to the conditioned soul because by chanting it one 
is liberated. When a person who chants the holy name is liberated, he 
attains the ultimate perfection by returning home, back to Godhead. In 
the words of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Adi 7.73):
 
krsna-mantra haite habe samsara-mocana
krsna-nama haite pabe krsnera carana
 
"Simply by chanting the holy name of Krsna one can obtain freedom from 
material existence. Indeed, simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra one 
will be able to see the lotus feet of the Lord."
 
The offenseless chanting of the holy name does not depend on the 
initiation process. Although initiation may depend on purascarya or 
purascarana, the actual chanting of the holy name does not depend on 
purascarya-vidhi, or the regulative principles. If one chants the holy 
name even once without committing an offense, he attains all success. 
During the chanting of the holy name, the tongue must work. Simply by 
chanting the holy name, one is immediately delivered. The tongue is 
sevonmukha-jihva -- it is controlled by service. One whose tongue is 
engaged in tasting material things and also talking about them cannot 
use the tongue for absolute realization.
 
atah sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adah
 [Cc. Madhya 17.136]
 
"With the material senses one cannot understand the transcendental holy 
name of the Lord or His form, activities and pastimes. But when one 
actually engages in devotional service, utilizing the tongue, the Lord 
is revealed." As it is said in the Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 17.134):
 
ataeva krsnera ‘nama', ‘deha', ‘vilasa',
prakrtendriya-grahya nahe, haya sva-prakasa
 
"The holy name of Krsna, His body and His pastimes cannot be understood 
by the blunt material senses. They are manifested independently."
 
Madhya 15.109
 
TEXT 109
 
TEXT
 
anusanga-phale kare samsarera ksaya
citta akarsiya karaya krsne premodaya
SYNONYMS
 
anusanga-phale -- as a simultaneous result; kare -- does; samsarera 
ksaya -- annihilation of entanglement in the material world; citta -- 
thought; akarsiya -- attracting; karaya -- causes; krsne -- unto Lord 
Krsna; prema-udaya -- arousal of transcendental love.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one dissolves his entanglement 
in material activities. After this, one becomes very much attracted to 
Krsna, and thus dormant love for Krsna is awakened.
 
Madhya 15.110
 
TEXT 110
 
TEXT
 
akrstih krta-cetasam su-manasam uccatanam camhasam
 acandalam amuka-loka-sulabho vasyas ca mukti-sriyah
no diksam na ca sat-kriyam na ca purascaryam manag iksate
 mantro 'yam rasana-sprg eva phalati sri-krsna-namatmakah
SYNONYMS
 
akrstih -- attraction; krta-cetasam -- of saintly persons; su-manasam -- 
of the most liberal-minded; uccatanam -- annihilator; ca -- also; 
amhasam -- of sinful reactions; a-candalam -- even to the candalas; 
amuka -- except the dumb; loka-su-labhah -- very easy to achieve for all 
persons; vasyah -- full controller; ca -- and; mukti-sriyah -- of the 
opulence of liberation; na u -- not; diksam -- initiation; na -- not; ca 
-- also; sat-kriyam -- pious activities; na -- not; ca -- also; 
purascaryam -- regulative principles before initiation; manak -- 
slightly; iksate -- depends upon; mantrah-mantra; ayam -- this; rasana --
 tongue; sprk -- touching; eva -- simply; phalati -- is fruitful; sri-
krsna-nama-atmakah -- consisting of the holy name of Lord Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘The holy name of Lord Krsna is an attractive feature for many saintly, 
liberal people. It is the annihilator of all sinful reactions and is so 
powerful that, save for the dumb who cannot chant it, it is readily 
available to everyone, including the lowest type of man, the candala. 
The holy name of Krsna is the controller of the opulence of liberation, 
and it is identical with Krsna. When a person simply chants the holy 
name with his tongue, immediate effects are produced. Chanting the holy 
name does not depend on initiation, pious activities or the purascarya 
regulative principles generally observed before initiation. The holy 
name does not wait for any of these activities. It is self-sufficient.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is found in the Padyavali (29), an anthology of verses 
compiled by Srila Rupa Gosvami.
 
Madhya 15.111
 
TEXT 111
 
TEXT
 
"ataeva yanra mukhe eka krsna-nama
sei ta' vaisnava, kariha tanhara sammana"
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; yanra mukhe -- in whose mouth; eka -- one; krsna-
nama -- the holy name of Krsna; sei ta' vaisnava -- he is a Vaisnava; 
kariha -- offer; tanhara -- to him; sammana -- respect.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then finally advised, "One who is chanting the 
Hare Krsna mantra is understood to be a Vaisnava; therefore you should 
offer all respects to him."
 
PURPORT
 
In his Upadesamrta (5), Srila Rupa Gosvami states: krsneti yasya giri 
tam manasadriyeta diksasti cet pranatibhis ca bhajantam isam. An 
advanced devotee should respect a person who has been initiated by a 
bona fide spiritual master and who is situated on the transcendental 
platform, chanting the holy name with faith and obeisances and following 
the instructions of the spiritual master. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura 
comments that serving Vaisnavas is most important for householders. 
Whether a Vaisnava is properly initiated or not is not a subject for 
consideration. One may be initiated and yet contaminated by the Mayavada 
philosophy, but a person who chants the holy name of the Lord 
offenselessly will not be so contaminated. A properly initiated Vaisnava 
may be imperfect, but one who chants the holy name of the Lord 
offenselessly is all-perfect. Although he may apparently be a neophyte, 
he still has to be considered a pure, unalloyed Vaisnava. It is the duty 
of the householder to offer respects to such an unalloyed Vaisnava. This 
is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's instruction.
 
Madhya 15.112
 
TEXT 112
 
TEXT
 
khandera mukunda-dasa, sri-raghunandana
sri-narahari, -- ei mukhya tina jana
SYNONYMS
 
khandera -- of the place known as Srikhanda; mukunda-dasa -- Mukunda 
dasa; sri-raghunandana -- Sri Raghunandana; sri-narahari -- Sri Narahari;
 ei -- these; mukhya -- chief; tina -- three; jana -- persons.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then turned His attention to three persons -- 
Mukunda dasa, Raghunandana and Sri Narahari -- inhabitants of the place 
called Srikhanda.
 
Madhya 15.113
 
TEXT 113
 
TEXT
 
mukunda dasere puche sacira nandana
‘tumi -- pita, putra tomara -- sri-raghunandana?
SYNONYMS
 
mukunda dasere -- unto Mukunda dasa; puche -- inquired; sacira nandana --
 the son of mother Saci; tumi -- you; pita -- father; putra -- son; 
tomara -- your; sri-raghunandana -- Sri Raghunandana.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of mother Saci, next asked Mukunda dasa,
 "You are the father, and your son is Raghunandana. Is that so?
 
Madhya 15.114
 
TEXT 114
 
TEXT
 
kiba raghunandana -- pita, tumi -- tara tanaya?
niscaya kariya kaha, yauka samsaya'
SYNONYMS
 
kiba -- or; raghunandana -- Raghunandana; pita -- father; tumi -- you; 
tara -- his; tanaya -- son; niscaya kariya -- making certain; kaha -- 
just speak; yauka samsaya -- let My doubts be dissipated.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Or is Srila Raghunandana your father and you are his son? Please let Me 
know the facts so that My doubts will go away."
 
Madhya 15.115
 
TEXT 115
 
TEXT
 
mukunda kahe, -- raghunandana mora ‘pita' haya
ami tara ‘putra', -- ei amara niscaya
SYNONYMS
 
mukunda kahe -- Mukunda dasa replied; raghunandana -- my son 
Raghunandana; mora -- my; pita -- father; haya -- is; ami -- I; tara -- 
his; putra -- son; ei -- this; amara -- my; niscaya -- decision.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Mukunda replied, "Raghunandana is my father, and I am his son. This is 
my decision.
 
Madhya 15.116
 
TEXT 116
 
TEXT
 
ama sabara krsna-bhakti raghunandana haite
ataeva pita -- raghunandana amara niscite
SYNONYMS
 
ama sabara -- of all of us; krsna-bhakti -- devotion to Krsna; 
raghunandana haite -- because of Raghunandana; ataeva -- therefore; pita 
-- father; raghunandana -- Raghunandana; amara niscite -- my decision.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"All of us have attained devotion to Krsna due to Raghunandana. 
Therefore in my mind he is my father."
 
Madhya 15.117
 
TEXT 117
 
TEXT
 
suni' harse kahe prabhu -- "kahile niscaya
yanha haite krsna-bhakti sei guru haya"
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; harse -- in great jubilation; kahe prabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; kahile niscaya -- you have spoken correctly; 
yanha haite -- from whom; krsna-bhakti -- devotion to Krsna; sei -- that 
person; guru haya -- is the spiritual master.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing Mukunda dasa give this proper decision, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
confirmed it, saying, "Yes, it is correct. One who awakens devotion to 
Krsna is certainly the spiritual master."
 
Madhya 15.118
 
TEXT 118
 
TEXT
 
bhaktera mahima prabhu kahite paya sukha
bhaktera mahima kahite haya panca-mukha
SYNONYMS
 
bhaktera mahima -- the glories of a devotee; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; kahite -- to speak; paya sukha -- gets happiness; bhaktera 
mahima -- the glories of a devotee; kahite -- to speak; haya -- becomes; 
panca-mukha -- five-faced.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very happy just to speak of the glories 
of His devotees. Indeed, when He spoke of their glories, it was as if He 
had five faces.
 
Madhya 15.119
 
TEXT 119
 
TEXT
 
bhakta-gane kahe, -- suna mukundera prema
nigudha nirmala prema, yena dagdha hema
SYNONYMS
 
bhakta-gane kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu informed His devotees; suna -
- please hear; mukundera prema -- Mukunda's love of Godhead; nigudha -- 
very deep; nirmala -- pure; prema -- ecstatic love; yena -- as if; 
dagdha -- clarified; hema -- gold.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then informed all His devotees, "Please hear 
about Mukunda's love of Godhead. It is a very deep and pure love and can 
only be compared to purified gold.
 
Madhya 15.120
 
TEXT 120
 
TEXT
 
bahye raja-vaidya inho kare raja-seva
antare krsna-prema inhara janibeka keba
SYNONYMS
 
bahye -- externally; raja-vaidya -- royal physician; inho -- he; kare -- 
performs; raja-seva -- government service; antare -- within the heart; 
krsna-prema -- love of Krsna; inhara -- of Mukunda dasa; janibeka -- can 
know; keba -- who.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Mukunda dasa externally appears to be a royal physician engaged in 
governmental service, but internally he has a deep love for Krsna. Who 
can understand his love?
 
PURPORT
 
Unless Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu discloses the fact, no one can 
understand who is actually a great devotee of the Lord engaged in His 
service. It is therefore said in the Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 23.39), 
tanra vakya, kriya, mudra vijneha na bujhaya: even the most perfect and 
learned scholar cannot understand a Vaisnava's activities. A Vaisnava 
may be engaged in governmental service or in a professional business so 
that externally one cannot understand his position. Internally, however, 
he may be a nitya-siddha Vaisnava -- that is, an eternally liberated 
Vaisnava. Externally Mukunda dasa was a royal physician, but internally 
he was the most liberated paramahamsa devotee. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
knew this very well, but ordinary men could not understand it, for the 
activities and plans of a Vaisnava cannot be understood by ordinary men. 
However, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His representative understand 
everything about a devotee, even though the devotee may externally 
pretend to be an ordinary householder and professional businessman.
 
Madhya 15.121
 
TEXT 121
 
TEXT
 
eka dina mleccha-rajara ucca-tungite
cikitsara bat kahe tanhara agrete
SYNONYMS
 
eka dina -- one day; mleccha-rajara -- of the Muslim King; ucca-tungite -
- on a high platform; cikitsara bat -- talk of medical treatment; kahe --
 was speaking; tanhara agrete -- before him.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One day Mukunda dasa, the royal physician, was seated with the Muslim 
King on a high platform and was telling the King about medical treatment.
 
Madhya 15.122
 
TEXT 122
 
TEXT
 
hena-kale eka mayura-pucchera adani
raja-siropari dhare eka sevaka ani'
SYNONYMS
 
hena-kale -- at this time; eka -- one; mayura-pucchera -- of peacock 
feathers; adani -- fan; raja-sira-upari -- above the head of the King; 
dhare -- holds; eka -- one; sevaka -- servant; ani' -- bringing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"While the King and Mukunda dasa were conversing, a servant brought a 
fan made of peacock feathers to shade the King's head from the sun. 
Consequently he held the fan above the King's head.
 
Madhya 15.123
 
TEXT 123
 
TEXT
 
sikhi-piccha dekhi' mukunda premavista haila
ati-ucca tungi haite bhumite padila
SYNONYMS
 
sikhi-piccha -- peacock feathers; dekhi' -- seeing; mukunda -- Mukunda 
dasa; prema-avista haila -- became ecstatic in love of Godhead; ati-ucca 
-- very high; tungi -- platform; haite -- from; bhumite -- on the ground;
 padila -- fell down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Just by seeing the peacock-feathered fan, Mukunda dasa became absorbed 
in ecstatic love of Godhead and fell from the high platform onto the 
ground.
 
Madhya 15.124
 
TEXT 124
 
TEXT
 
rajara jnana, -- raja-vaidyera ha-ila marana
apane namiya tabe karaila cetana
SYNONYMS
 
rajara jnana -- the King thought; raja-vaidyera -- of the royal 
physician; ha-ila marana -- there was death; apane -- personally; namiya 
-- getting down; tabe -- thereupon; karaila cetana -- brought him to 
consciousness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The King, fearing that the royal physician had been killed, personally 
descended and brought him to consciousness.
 
Madhya 15.125
 
TEXT 125
 
TEXT
 
raja bale -- vyatha tumi paile kona thani?
mukunda kahe, -- ati-bada vyatha pai nai
SYNONYMS
 
raja bale -- the King said; vyatha -- pain; tumi paile -- you have 
gotten; kona thani -- where; mukunda kahe -- Mukunda replied; ati-bada 
vyatha -- very much pain; pai nai -- I have not gotten.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When the King asked Mukunda, ‘Where is it paining you?' Mukunda replied,
 ‘I am not very much pained.'
 
Madhya 15.126
 
TEXT 126
 
TEXT
 
raja kahe, -- mukunda, tumi padila ki lagi'?
mukunda kahe, raja, mora vyadhi ache mrgi
SYNONYMS
 
raja kahe -- the King inquired; mukunda -- O Mukunda; tumi padila -- you 
fell; ki lagi' -- for what reason; mukunda kahe -- Mukunda replied; raja 
-- my dear King; mora -- of me; vyadhi -- disease; ache -- is; mrgi -- 
epilepsy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The King then inquired, ‘Mukunda, why did you fall down?'
 
"Mukunda replied, ‘My dear King, I have a disease like epilepsy.'
 
Madhya 15.127
 
TEXT 127
 
TEXT
 
maha-vidagdha raja, sei saba jane
mukundere haila tanra ‘maha-siddha'-jnane
SYNONYMS
 
maha-vidagdha -- highly intelligent; raja -- the King; sei -- he; saba 
jane -- knows everything; mukundere -- upon Mukunda; haila -- was; tanra 
-- his; maha-siddha-jnane -- calculation as the most perfect devotee.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Being extraordinarily intelligent, the King could understand the whole 
affair. In his estimation, Mukunda was a most uncommon, exalted, 
liberated personality.
 
Madhya 15.128–129
 
TEXTS 128–129
 
TEXT
 
raghunandana seva kare krsnera mandire
dvare puskarini, tara ghatera upare
kadambera eka vrkse phute bara-mase
nitya dui phula haya krsna-avatamse
SYNONYMS
 
raghunandana -- Raghunandana; seva kare -- serves; krsnera mandire -- in 
the temple of Lord Krsna; dvare -- near the door; puskarini -- a lake; 
tara -- of it; ghatera upare -- on the bank; kadambera -- of kadamba 
flowers; eka vrkse -- on one tree; phute -- blossom; bara-mase -- all 
year around; nitya -- daily; dui phala -- two flowers; haya -- become; 
krsna-avatamse -- decoration for Lord Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Raghunandana is constantly engaged in serving Lord Krsna in the temple. 
Beside the entrance of the temple is a lake, and on its banks is a 
kadamba tree, which daily delivers two flowers to be used for Krsna's 
service."
 
Madhya 15.130
 
TEXT 130
 
TEXT
 
mukundere kahe punah madhura vacana
‘tomara karya -- dharme dhana-uparjana
SYNONYMS
 
mukundere -- to Mukunda; kahe -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu says; punah -- 
again; madhura vacana -- sweet words; tomara karya -- your duty; dharme 
dhana-uparjana -- to earn both material and spiritual wealth.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again spoke to Mukunda with sweet words: "Your 
duty is to earn both material and spiritual wealth.
 
Madhya 15.131
 
TEXT 131
 
TEXT
 
raghunandanera karya -- krsnera sevana
krsna-seva vina inhara anya nahi mana
SYNONYMS
 
raghunandanera karya -- the duty of Raghunandana; krsnera sevana -- 
worshiping Lord Krsna; krsna-seva vina -- except for worshiping Krsna; 
inhara -- of him; anya -- other; nahi -- there is not; mana -- intention.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Furthermore, it is the duty of Raghunandana to always engage in Lord 
Krsna's service. He has no other intention but the service of Lord Krsna.
"
 
Madhya 15.132
 
TEXT 132
 
TEXT
 
narahari rahu amara bhakta-gana-sane,
ei tina karya sada karaha tina jane'
SYNONYMS
 
narahari -- Narahari; rahu -- let him remain; amara -- My; bhakta-gana-
sane -- along with other devotees; ei tina karya -- these three 
divisions of duty; sada -- always; karaha -- execute; tina jane -- you 
three persons.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then ordered Narahari: "I wish you to remain 
here with My devotees. In this way the three of you should always 
execute these three duties for the service of the Lord."
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu set forth three duties for three different 
people. Mukunda was to earn money and follow the religious principles, 
whereas Narahari was to remain with the Lord's devotees, and 
Raghunandana was to engage in the Lord's service in the temple. Thus one 
person worships in the temple, another earns money honestly by executing 
his professional duty, and yet another preaches Krsna consciousness with 
the devotees. Apparently these three types of service appear separate, 
but actually they are not. When Krsna or Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the 
center, everyone can engage in different activities for the service of 
the Lord. That is the verdict of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 15.133
 
TEXT 133
 
TEXT
 
sarvabhauma, vidya-vacaspati, -- dui bhai
dui-jane krpa kari' kahena gosani
SYNONYMS
 
sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; vidya-vacaspati -- Vidya-
vacaspati; dui bhai -- two brothers; dui-jane -- unto the two; krpa kari'
 -- out of His causeless mercy; kahena -- says; gosani -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Out of His causeless mercy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave the following 
directions to the brothers Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Vidya-vacaspati.
 
Madhya 15.134
 
TEXT 134
 
TEXT
 
‘daru'-jala'-rupe krsna prakata samprati
‘darasana'-‘snane' kare jivera mukati
SYNONYMS
 
daru -- wood; jala -- water; rupe -- in the forms of; krsna -- Lord 
Krsna; prakata -- manifested; samprati -- at the present moment; 
darasana -- by seeing; snane -- by bathing; kare -- does; jivera mukati -
- the deliverance of the conditioned souls.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "In this Age of Kali, Krsna is manifest in 
two forms -- wood and water. Thus, by enabling the conditioned souls to 
see the wood and bathe in the water, He helps them become liberated.
 
Madhya 15.135
 
TEXT 135
 
TEXT
 
‘daru-brahma'-rupe -- saksat sri-purusottama
bhagirathi hana saksat ‘jala-brahma'-sama
SYNONYMS
 
daru-brahma-rupe -- in the form of Brahman as wood; saksat -- directly; 
sri-purusottama -- Lord Jagannatha; bhagirathi -- the river Ganges; hana 
-- is; saksat -- directly; jala-brahma-sama -- the Supreme in the form 
of water.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Lord Jagannatha is the Supreme Lord Himself in the form of wood, and 
the river Ganges is the Supreme Lord Himself in the form of water.
 
PURPORT
 
The Vedas enjoin, sarvam khalv idam brahma: everything is the energy of 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supreme Brahman or Parambrahma. 
Parasya brahmanah saktis tathedam akhilam jagat: everything is a 
manifestation of the energy of the Supreme Brahman. Since the energy and 
energetic are identical, actually everything is Krsna, Parambrahma. In 
the Bhagavad-gita (9.4) Lord Krsna confirms this:
 
maya tatam idam sarvam jagad avyakta-murtina
mat-sthani sarva-bhutani na caham tesv avasthitah
 
"By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All 
beings are in Me, but I am not in them."
 
Krsna is spread throughout the whole universe in His impersonal form. 
Since everything is a manifestation of the Lord's energy, the Lord can 
manifest Himself through any energy. In this age, the Lord is manifest 
through wood as Lord Jagannatha, and He is manifest through water as the 
river Ganges. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered the two brothers 
-- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Vidya-vacaspati -- to worship Lord 
Jagannatha and the river Ganges.
 
Madhya 15.136
 
TEXT 136
 
TEXT
 
sarvabhauma, kara ‘daru-brahma'-aradhana
vacaspati, kara jala-brahmera sevana
SYNONYMS
 
sarvabhauma -- O Sarvabhauma; kara -- be engaged in; daru-brahma -- of 
wooden Brahman; aradhana -- worship; vacaspati -- and you, Vacaspati; 
kara -- do; jala-brahmera -- of Parambrahma manifested in water; sevana -
- worship.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, you should engage in the worship of Lord 
Jagannatha Purusottama, and Vacaspati should worship mother Ganges."
 
Madhya 15.137
 
TEXT 137
 
TEXT
 
murari-guptere prabhu kari' alingana
tanra bhakti-nistha kahena, sune bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS
 
murari-guptere -- Murari Gupta; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
kari' alingana -- embracing; tanra -- his; bhakti-nistha -- faith in 
devotional service; kahena -- says; sune bhakta-gana -- all the devotees 
hear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Murari Gupta and began to speak 
about his firm faith in devotional service. This was heard by all the 
devotees.
 
Madhya 15.138
 
TEXT 138
 
TEXT
 
purve ami inhare lobhaila bara bara
parama madhura, gupta, vrajendra-kumara
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- previously; ami -- I; inhare -- him; lobhaila -- induced to be 
allured; bara bara -- again and again; parama madhura -- very sweet; 
gupta -- O Gupta; vrajendra-kumara -- Lord Krsna, the son of Nanda 
Maharaja.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Previously I induced Murari Gupta again 
and again to be allured by Lord Krsna. I said to him, ‘My dear Gupta, 
Lord Sri Krsna, Vrajendra-kumara, is the supreme sweetness.
 
Madhya 15.139
 
TEXT 139
 
TEXT
 
svayam bhagavan krsna -- sarvamsi, sarvasraya
visuddha-nirmala-prema, sarva-rasamaya
SYNONYMS
 
svayam bhagavan krsna -- Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead; sarva-amsi -- the source of all others; sarva-asraya -- the 
reservoir of all energies; visuddha -- transcendental; nirmala -- free 
from all material contamination; prema -- love; sarva-rasa-maya -- the 
reservoir of all pleasure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the origin of all 
incarnations and the source of everything. He is pure transcendental 
love itself, and He is the reservoir of all pleasure.
 
Madhya 15.140
 
TEXT 140
 
TEXT
 
sakala-sadguna-vrnda-ratna-ratnakara
vidagdha, catura, dhira, rasika-sekhara
SYNONYMS
 
sakala -- all; sat-guna -- transcendental qualities; vrnda -- multitude; 
ratna -- of gems; ratna-akara -- the mine; vidagdha -- intelligent; 
catura -- expert; dhira -- sober; rasika-sekhara -- master of all 
transcendental humors.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Krsna is the reservoir of all transcendental qualities. He is like a 
mine of gems. He is expert at everything, very intelligent and sober, 
and He is the summit of all transcendental humors.
 
Madhya 15.141
 
TEXT 141
 
TEXT
 
madhura-caritra krsnera madhura-vilasa
caturya-vaidagdhya kare yanra lila-rasa
SYNONYMS
 
madhura-caritra -- pleasing character; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; madhura-
vilasa -- melodious pastimes; caturya -- expertise; vaidagdhya -- 
intelligence; kare -- manifests; yanra -- whose; lila -- of pastimes; 
rasa -- mellows.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘His character is very sweet, and His pastimes are melodious. He is 
expert in intelligence, and thus He enjoys all His pastimes and mellows.'
 
Madhya 15.142
 
TEXT 142
 
TEXT
 
sei krsna bhaja tumi, hao krsnasraya
krsna vina anya-upasana mane nahi laya
SYNONYMS
 
sei krsna -- that Lord Krsna; bhaja tumi -- engage yourself in His 
service; hao krsna-asraya -- take shelter of Krsna; krsna vina -- except 
for Krsna; anya-upasana -- any other worship; mane nahi laya -- does not 
appeal to the mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I then requested Murari Gupta, ‘Worship Krsna and take shelter of Him. 
But for His service, nothing appeals to the mind.'
 
Madhya 15.143
 
TEXT 143
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata bara bara suniya vacana
amara gaurave kichu phiri' gela mana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; bara bara -- again and again; suniya vacana -- 
hearing these words; amara gaurave -- because of My influence; kichu -- 
somewhat; phiri' gela -- transformed; mana -- his mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In this way, he heard from Me again and again. By My influence, his 
mind was a little converted.
 
Madhya 15.144
 
TEXT 144
 
TEXT
 
amare kahena, -- ami tomara kinkara
tomara ajnakari ami nahi svatantara
SYNONYMS
 
amare kahena -- he said unto Me; ami -- I; tomara kinkara -- Your 
servant; tomara ajna-kari -- Your order-carrier; ami -- I; nahi -- am 
not; svatantara -- independent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Murari Gupta then replied, ‘I am Your servant and Your order-carrier. I 
have no independent existence.'
 
Madhya 15.145
 
TEXT 145
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' ghare gela, cinti' ratri-kale
raghunatha-tyaga-cintaya ha-ila vikale
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; ghare gela -- went to his house; cinti' -- 
thinking; ratri-kale -- at night; raghunatha -- Lord Ramacandra; tyaga --
 giving up; cintaya -- by thoughts of; ha-ila vikale -- became 
overwhelmed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"After this, Murari Gupta went home and spent the whole night thinking 
how he would have to give up the association of Raghunatha, Lord 
Ramacandra. Thus he was overwhelmed.
 
Madhya 15.146
 
TEXT 146
 
TEXT
 
kemane chadiba raghunathera carana
aji ratrye prabhu mora karaha marana
SYNONYMS
 
kemane chadiba -- how shall I give up; raghunathera carana -- the lotus 
feet of Lord Raghunatha; aji ratrye -- this night; prabhu -- O Lord 
Raghunatha; mora -- my; karaha marana -- please cause death.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Murari Gupta then began to pray at the lotus feet of Lord Ramacandra. 
He prayed that death would come that night because it was not possible 
for him to give up the service of the lotus feet of Raghunatha.
 
Madhya 15.147
 
TEXT 147
 
TEXT
 
ei mata sarva-ratri karena krandana
mane soyasti nahi, ratri kaila jagarana
SYNONYMS
 
ei mata -- in this way; sarva-ratri -- the whole night; karena krandana -
- cried; mane -- in the mind; soyasti nahi -- there is no rest; ratri -- 
the whole night; kaila -- kept; jagarana -- awake.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Thus Murari Gupta cried the entire night. There was no rest for his 
mind; therefore he could not sleep but stayed awake the entire night.
 
Madhya 15.148
 
TEXT 148
 
TEXT
 
pratah-kale asi' mora dharila carana
kandite kandite kichu kare nivedana
SYNONYMS
 
pratah-kale -- in the morning; asi' -- coming; mora -- My; dharila -- 
caught hold of; carana -- feet; kandite kandite -- continuously crying; 
kichu kare nivedana -- submits some appeals.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In the morning Murari Gupta came to see Me. Catching hold of My feet 
and crying, he submitted an appeal.
 
Madhya 15.149
 
TEXT 149
 
TEXT
 
raghunathera paya muni veciyachon matha
kadhite na pari matha, mane pai vyatha
SYNONYMS
 
raghunathera paya -- unto the lotus feet of Lord Raghunatha; muni -- I; 
veciyachon -- sold; matha -- head; kadhite -- to cut off; na pari -- I 
am unable; matha -- my head; mane -- in my mind; pai vyatha -- I get too 
much pain.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Murari Gupta said, ‘I have sold my head unto the lotus feet of 
Raghunatha. I cannot withdraw my head, for that would give me too much 
pain.
 
Madhya 15.150
 
TEXT 150
 
TEXT
 
sri-raghunatha-carana chadana na yaya
tava ajna-bhanga haya, ki karon upaya
SYNONYMS
 
sri-raghunatha-carana -- the lotus feet of Lord Ramacandra; chadana na 
yaya -- cannot be given up; tava -- Your; ajna -- order; bhanga -- 
broken; haya -- is; ki -- what; karon -- shall I do; upaya -- remedy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘It is not possible for me to give up the service of Raghunatha's lotus 
feet. At the same time, if I do not do so I shall break Your order. What 
can I do?'
 
Madhya 15.151
 
TEXT 151
 
TEXT
 
tate more ei krpa kara, dayamaya
tomara age mrtyu ha-uka, yauka samsaya
SYNONYMS
 
tate -- therefore; more -- unto me; ei -- this; krpa -- mercy; kara -- 
bestow; daya-maya -- O merciful one; tomara age -- before You; mrtyu ha-
uka -- let me die; yauka samsaya -- and let all doubts go away.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In this way Murari Gupta appealed to Me, saying, ‘You are all-merciful, 
so kindly grant me this mercy: Let me die before You so that all my 
doubts will be finished.'
 
Madhya 15.152
 
TEXT 152
 
TEXT
 
eta suni' ami bada mane sukha pailun
inhare uthana tabe alingana kailun
SYNONYMS
 
eta suni' -- hearing this; ami -- I; bada -- very great; mane -- in the 
mind; sukha -- happiness; pailun -- got; inhare -- him; uthana -- 
raising; tabe -- at that time; alingana kailun -- I embraced.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Hearing this, I became very happy. I then raised Murari Gupta and 
embraced him.
 
Madhya 15.153
 
TEXT 153
 
TEXT
 
sadhu sadhu, gupta, tomara sudrdha bhajana
amara vacaneha tomara na talila mana
SYNONYMS
 
sadhu sadhu -- all glories unto you; gupta -- Murari Gupta; tomara -- 
your; su-drdha -- firmly fixed; bhajana -- method of worship; amara -- 
My; vacaneha -- even on the request; tomara -- your; na talila -- did 
not budge; mana -- mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I said to him, ‘All glories to you, Murari Gupta! Your method of 
worship is very firmly fixed -- so much so that even upon My request 
your mind did not turn.
 
Madhya 15.154
 
TEXT 154
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata sevakera priti cahi prabhu-paya
prabhu chadaileha, pada chadana na yaya
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- like this; sevakera -- of the servitor; priti -- love; cahi --
 is wanted; prabhu-paya -- unto the lotus feet of the Lord; prabhu 
chadaileha -- even though the Lord causes separation; pada -- the lotus 
feet of the Lord; chadana na yaya -- cannot be given up.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘The servitor must have love and affection for the lotus feet of the 
Lord exactly like this. Even if the Lord wants separation, a devotee 
cannot abandon the shelter of His lotus feet.
 
PURPORT
 
The word prabhu, or master, indicates that the Lord is to be 
continuously served by His devotee. The original prabhu is the Lord, Sri 
Krsna. Nonetheless, there are many devotees attached to Lord Ramacandra, 
and Murari Gupta is a vivid example of such unalloyed devotion. He never 
agreed to give up Lord Ramacandra's worship, not even upon Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's request. Such is the chastity of devotional service, as 
stated in the Antya-lila of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (4.46–47):
 
sei bhakta dhanya, ye na chade prabhura carana
sei prabhu dhanya, ye na chade nija-jana
 
durdaive sevaka yadi yaya anya sthane
sei thakura dhanya tare cule dhari' ane
 
In a firm relationship with the Lord, the devotee does not give up the 
Lord's service under any circumstance. As far as the Lord Himself is 
concerned, if the devotee chooses to leave, the Lord brings him back 
again, dragging him by the hair.
 
Madhya 15.155
 
TEXT 155
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata tomara nistha janibara tare
tomare agraha ami kailun bare bare
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; tomara -- your; nistha -- firm faith; janibara 
tare -- to understand; tomare -- unto you; agraha -- persistence; ami 
kailun -- I did; bare bare -- again and again.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Just to test your firm faith in your Lord, I requested you again and 
again to change your worship from Lord Ramacandra to Krsna.'
 
Madhya 15.156
 
TEXT 156
 
TEXT
 
saksat hanuman tumi sri-rama-kinkara
tumi kene chadibe tanra carana-kamala
SYNONYMS
 
saksat -- directly; hanuman -- Hanuman; tumi -- you; sri-rama-kinkara -- 
the servant of Sri Rama; tumi -- you; kene -- why; chadibe -- should 
give up; tanra -- His; carana-kamala -- lotus feet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In this way, I congratulated Murari Gupta, saying, ‘Indeed, you are the 
incarnation of Hanuman. Consequently you are the eternal servant of Lord 
Ramacandra. Why should you give up the worship of Lord Ramacandra and 
His lotus feet?'"
 
Madhya 15.157
 
TEXT 157
 
TEXT
 
sei murari-gupta ei -- mora prana sama
inhara dainya suni' mora phataye jivana
SYNONYMS
 
sei murari-gupta -- that Murari Gupta; ei -- this; mora prana sama -- 
not different from My life and soul; inhara -- of him; dainya -- 
humility; suni' -- hearing; mora -- My; phataye -- perturbs; jivana -- 
life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "I accept this Murari Gupta as My 
life and soul. When I hear of his humility, it perturbs My very life."
 
Madhya 15.158
 
TEXT 158
 
TEXT
 
tabe vasudeve prabhu kari' alingana
tanra guna kahe hana sahasra-vadana
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- then; vasudeve -- Vasudeva; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
kari' alingana -- embracing; tanra guna -- his good qualities; kahe -- 
began to explain; hana -- becoming; sahasra-vadana -- possessing 
thousands of mouths.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Vasudeva Datta and began to speak 
of his glories as if He had a thousand mouths.
 
Madhya 15.159
 
TEXT 159
 
TEXT
 
nija-guna suni' datta mane lajja pana
nivedana kare prabhura carane dhariya
SYNONYMS
 
nija-guna -- his personal qualities; suni' -- hearing; datta -- Vasudeva 
Datta; mane -- in the mind; lajja pana -- being ashamed; nivedana kare --
 submits; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane dhariya -- 
catching the lotus feet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Caitanya Mahaprabhu glorified him, Vasudeva Datta immediately 
became very much embarrassed and shy. He then submitted himself, 
touching the Lord's lotus feet.
 
Madhya 15.160
 
TEXT 160
 
TEXT
 
jagat tarite prabhu tomara avatara
mora nivedana eka karaha angikara
SYNONYMS
 
jagat tarite -- to deliver the whole world; prabhu -- my Lord; tomara -- 
Your; avatara -- incarnation; mora -- my; nivedana -- petition; eka -- 
one; karaha angikara -- please accept.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Vasudeva Datta told Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "My dear Lord, You incarnate 
just to deliver all conditioned souls. I now have one petition, which I 
wish You would accept.
 
Madhya 15.161
 
TEXT 161
 
TEXT
 
karite samartha tumi hao, dayamaya
tumi mana kara, tabe anayase haya
SYNONYMS
 
karite -- to execute; samartha -- capable; tumi -- You; hao -- are; daya-
maya -- O merciful one; tumi mana kara -- if You so desire; tabe -- then;
 anayase -- without difficulty; haya -- it becomes possible.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My Lord, You are certainly able to do whatever You like, and You are 
indeed merciful. If You so desire, You can very easily do whatever You 
want.
 
Madhya 15.162
 
TEXT 162
 
TEXT
 
jivera duhkha dekhi' mora hrdaya bidare
sarva-jivera papa prabhu deha' mora sire
SYNONYMS
 
jivera -- of all conditioned souls; duhkha dekhi' -- by seeing the 
sufferings; mora -- my; hrdaya -- heart; bidare -- breaks; sarva-jivera -
- of all living entities; papa -- the sinful reactions; prabhu -- my 
dear Lord; deha' -- just put; mora sire -- upon my head.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My Lord, my heart breaks to see the sufferings of all the conditioned 
souls; therefore I request You to transfer the karma of their sinful 
lives upon my head.
 
Madhya 15.163
 
TEXT 163
 
TEXT
 
jivera papa lana muni karon naraka bhoga
sakala jivera, prabhu, ghucaha bhava-roga
SYNONYMS
 
jivera -- of all conditioned souls; papa lana -- accepting the sinful 
reactions; muni -- I; karon -- do; naraka -- hellish life; bhoga -- 
experience; sakala jivera -- of all living entities; prabhu -- my dear 
Lord; ghucaha -- please finish; bhava-roga -- the material disease.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, let me suffer perpetually in a hellish condition, 
accepting all the sinful reactions of all living entities. Please finish 
their diseased material life."
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following commentary 
on this verse. In the Western countries, Christians believe that Lord 
Jesus Christ, their spiritual master, appeared in order to eradicate all 
the sins of his disciples. To this end, Lord Jesus Christ appeared and 
disappeared. Here, however, we find Sri Vasudeva Datta Thakura and Srila 
Haridasa Thakura to be many millions of times more advanced than 
even Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ relieved only his 
followers from all sinful reactions, but Vasudeva Datta is here prepared 
to accept the sins of everyone in the universe. So the comparative 
position of Vasudeva Datta is millions of times better than that of Lord 
Jesus Christ. A Vaisnava is so liberal that he is prepared to risk 
everything to rescue the conditioned souls from material existence. 
Srila Vasudeva Datta Thakura is universal love itself, for he was 
willing to sacrifice everything and fully engage in the service of the 
Supreme Lord.
 
Srila Vasudeva Datta knew very well that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the 
original Personality of Godhead, Transcendence itself, above the 
material conception of illusion and maya. Lord Jesus Christ certainly 
finished the sinful reactions of his followers by his mercy, but that 
does not mean he completely delivered them from the pangs of material 
existence. A person may be relieved from sins once, but it is a practice 
among Christians to confess sins and yet commit them again. By getting 
freed from sins and again engaging in them, one cannot attain freedom 
from the pangs of material existence. A diseased person may go to a 
physician for relief, but after he leaves the hospital he may again be 
infected due to his unclean habits. Thus material existence continues. 
Srila Vasudeva Datta wanted to completely relieve the conditioned souls 
from material existence so that they would no longer have an opportunity 
to commit sinful acts. This is the significant difference between Srila 
Vasudeva Datta and Lord Jesus Christ. It is a great offense to receive 
pardon for sins and then commit the same sins again. Such an offense is 
more dangerous than the sinful activity itself. Vasudeva Datta was so 
liberal that he requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to transfer all 
offensive activity upon him so the conditioned souls would be purified 
and go back home, back to Godhead. This prayer was certainly without 
duplicity.
 
Vasudeva Datta's example is unique not only within this world but within 
the universe. It is beyond the conception of fruitive actors or the 
speculation of mundane philosophers. Due to being illusioned by the 
external energy and due to a poor fund of knowledge, people tend to envy 
one another. Because of this they are entangled in fruitive activity, 
and they try to escape this fruitive activity by mental speculation. 
Consequently neither karmis nor jnanis are purified. In the words of 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Thakura, they are kukarmis and kujnanis -- bad 
fruitive actors and bad speculators. The Mayavadis and karmis should 
therefore turn their attention to the magnanimous Vasudeva Datta, who 
wanted to suffer for others in a hellish condition. No one should 
consider Vasudeva Datta a mundane philanthropist or welfare worker. Nor 
was he interested in merging into the Brahman effulgence or in gaining 
material honor or reputation. He was far, far above philanthropists, 
philosophers and fruitive actors. He was the most exalted personality to 
ever show mercy to the conditioned souls. This is not an exaggeration of 
his transcendental qualities. It is perfectly true. Actually, there 
cannot be any comparison to Vasudeva Datta. As the perfect Vaisnava, he 
was para-duhkha-duhkhi, very much aggrieved to see others suffer. The 
entire world is purified simply by the appearance of such a great 
devotee. Indeed, by his transcendental presence the whole world is 
glorified and all conditioned souls are also glorified. As Narottama 
dasa Thakura confirms, Vasudeva Datta is the ideal devotee of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu:
 
gaurangera sangi-gane,     nitya-siddha kari' mane,
 se yaya vrajendrasuta-pasa
 
One who executes Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mission must be considered 
eternally liberated. He is a transcendental person and does not belong 
to this material world. Such a devotee, engaging in the deliverance of 
the total population, is as magnanimous as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
Himself.
 
namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te
krsnaya krsna-caitanya-namne gaura-tvise namah
 [Cc. Madhya 19.53]
 
Such a personality factually represents Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu because 
his heart is always filled with compassion for all conditioned souls.
 
Madhya 15.164
 
TEXT 164
 
TEXT
 
eta suni' mahaprabhura citta dravila
asru-kampa-svarabhange kahite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
eta suni' -- hearing this; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
citta -- heart; dravila -- became softened; asru -- tears; kampa -- 
trembling; svara-bhange -- with faltering of the voice; kahite -- to 
speak; lagila -- began.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard Vasudeva Datta's statement, His heart 
became very soft. Tears flowed from His eyes, and He began to tremble. 
In a faltering voice He spoke as follows.
 
Madhya 15.165
 
TEXT 165
 
TEXT
 
"tomara vicitra nahe, tumi -- saksat prahlada
tomara upare krsnera sampurna prasada
SYNONYMS
 
tomara -- in you; vicitra nahe -- this is not extraordinary; tumi -- you;
 saksat prahlada -- incarnation of Prahlada Maharaja; tomara upare -- 
upon you; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; sampurna -- complete; prasada -- 
mercy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Accepting Vasudeva Datta as a great devotee, the Lord said, "Such a 
statement is not at all astonishing because you are the incarnation of 
Prahlada Maharaja. It appears that Lord Krsna has bestowed complete 
mercy upon you. There is no doubt about it.
 
Madhya 15.166
 
TEXT 166
 
TEXT
 
krsna sei satya kare, yei mage bhrtya
bhrtya-vancha-purti vinu nahi anya krtya
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; sei -- that; satya kare -- fulfills as true; yei -- 
whatever; mage -- wants; bhrtya -- servant; bhrtya-vancha -- the desire 
of His servant; purti -- fulfilling; vinu -- without; nahi -- there is 
not; anya -- other; krtya -- duty.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Whatever a pure devotee wants from his master, Lord Krsna doubtlessly 
grants because He has no duty other than to fulfill the desire of His 
devotee.
 
Madhya 15.167
 
TEXT 167
 
TEXT
 
brahmanda jivera tumi vanchile nistara
vina papa-bhoge habe sabara uddhara
SYNONYMS
 
brahmanda -- of the universe; jivera -- of all living entities; tumi 
vanchile -- if you desire; nistara -- deliverance; vina -- without; papa-
bhoge -- undergoing tribulations of sinful activities; habe -- there 
will be; sabara -- everyone's; uddhara -- liberation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If you desire the deliverance of all living entities within the 
universe, then all of them can be delivered even without your undergoing 
the tribulations of sinful activity.
 
Madhya 15.168
 
TEXT 168
 
TEXT
 
asamartha nahe krsna, dhare sarva bala
tomake va kene bhunjaibe papa-phala?
SYNONYMS
 
asamartha nahe -- is not unable; krsna -- Lord Krsna; dhare -- possesses;
 sarva bala -- all potencies; tomake -- you; va -- then; kene -- why; 
bhunjaibe -- would cause to suffer; papa-phala -- results of sinful 
reactions.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Krsna is not incapable, for He has all potencies. Why would He induce 
you to suffer the sinful reactions of other living entities?
 
Madhya 15.169
 
TEXT 169
 
TEXT
 
tumi yanra hita vancha', se haila ‘vaisnava'
vaisnavera papa krsna dura kare saba
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- you; yanra -- of whom; hita vancha' -- desire the welfare; se -- 
such a person; haila -- immediately becomes; vaisnava -- a devotee; 
vaisnavera -- of a Vaisnava; papa -- the accidental sinful life; krsna --
 Lord Krsna; dura kare -- vanquishes; saba -- all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Whosever welfare you desire immediately becomes a Vaisnava, and Krsna 
delivers all Vaisnavas from the reactions of their past sinful 
activities.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu here informed Vasudeva Datta that since Krsna is 
all-powerful, He can immediately deliver all conditioned souls from 
material existence. In essence, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "You 
desire the liberation of all kinds of living entities without 
discrimination. You are very anxious for their good fortune, and I say 
that simply by your prayer all living entities within the universe can 
be liberated. You do not even have to take up the burden of their sinful 
activities. Thus there is no need for you to suffer for their sinful 
lives. Whoever receives your compassion becomes a Vaisnava immediately, 
and Krsna delivers all Vaisnavas from the reactions to their past sinful 
activities." Krsna also promises this in the Bhagavad-gita (18.66):
 
sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah
 
"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall 
deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear."
 
As soon as one fully surrenders to Krsna, he becomes a Vaisnava. In this 
verse from the Bhagavad-gita Krsna promises to relieve His devotee from 
all the reactions to sinful life. It is a fact that a fully surrendered 
Vaisnava is completely out of the range of material infection. This is 
to say that he does not suffer the results of his previous pious or 
impious actions. Unless one is freed from sinful life, one cannot become 
a Vaisnava. In other words, if one is a Vaisnava, his sinful life is 
certainly ended. According to the Padma Purana:
 
aprarabdha-phalam papam kutam bijam phalonmukham
kramenaiva praliyeta visnu-bhakti-ratatmanam
 
"There are different stages of dormant reactions to sinful activities to 
be observed in a sinful life. Sinful reactions may be just waiting to 
take effect [phalonmukha], reactions may be still further dormant [kuta],
 or the reactions may be in a seedlike state [bija]. In any case, all 
types of sinful reactions are vanquished one after another if a person 
engages in the devotional service of Lord Visnu."
 
Madhya 15.170
 
TEXT 170
 
TEXT
 
yas tv indra-gopam athavendram aho sva-karma-
 bandhanurupa-phala-bhajanam atanoti
karmani nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhajam
 govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
SYNONYMS
 
yah -- He who (Govinda); tu -- but; indra-gopam -- to the small red 
insect called indra-gopa; atha va -- or even; indram -- to Indra, King 
of heaven; aho -- oh; sva-karma -- of one's own fruitive activities; 
bandha -- bondage; anurupa -- according to; phala -- of reactions; 
bhajanam -- enjoying or suffering; atanoti -- bestows; karmani -- all 
fruitive activities and their reactions; nirdahati -- destroys; kintu -- 
but; ca -- certainly; bhakti-bhajam -- of persons engaged in devotional 
service; govindam -- unto Lord Govinda; adi-purusam -- the original 
person; tam -- unto Him; aham -- I; bhajami -- offer my obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the original Personality of 
Godhead, Govinda, who regulates the sufferings and enjoyments due to 
fruitive activity. He does this for everyone -- from the heavenly King 
Indra down to the smallest insect [indra-gopa]. That very Personality of 
Godhead destroys the karmic reactions of one engaged in devotional 
service.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a quotation from the Brahma-samhita (5.54).
 
Madhya 15.171
 
TEXT 171
 
TEXT
 
tomara iccha-matre habe brahmanda-mocana
sarva mukta karite krsnera nahi kichu srama
SYNONYMS
 
tomara iccha-matre -- simply by your desire; habe -- there will be; 
brahmanda-mocana -- deliverance of the universe; sarva -- everyone; 
mukta karite -- to liberate; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; nahi -- there is 
not; kichu -- even a little; srama -- labor.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Because of your honest desire, all living entities within the universe 
will be delivered, for Krsna does not have to do anything to deliver all 
the living entities of the universe.
 
Madhya 15.172
 
TEXT 172
 
TEXT
 
eka udumbara vrkse lage koti-phale
koti ye brahmanda bhase virajara jale
SYNONYMS
 
eka udumbara vrkse -- in one udumbara tree; lage -- there are; koti-
phale -- millions of fruits; koti -- millions; ye -- which; brahmanda -- 
of universes; bhase -- float; virajara -- of the Viraja River; jale -- 
in the water.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Just as there are millions of fruits on the udumbara tree, millions of 
universes float on the waters of the river Viraja.
 
PURPORT
 
Viraja is a river that divides the material world from the spiritual 
world. On one side of the river Viraja is the effulgence of Brahmaloka 
and innumerable Vaikuntha planets, and on the other side is this 
material world. It is to be understood that this side of the Viraja 
River is filled with material planets floating in the Causal Ocean. The 
name Viraja indicates a marginal position between the spiritual and 
material worlds, but the Viraja River is not under the control of the 
material energy. Consequently it is devoid of the three gunas.
 
Madhya 15.173
 
TEXT 173
 
TEXT
 
tara eka phala padi' yadi nasta haya
tathapi vrksa nahi jane nija-apacaya
SYNONYMS
 
tara -- of the tree; eka phala -- one fruit; padi' -- falling down; yadi 
-- if; nasta haya -- becomes destroyed; tathapi -- still; vrksa -- the 
tree; nahi jane -- does not know; nija-apacaya -- its loss.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The udumbara tree is filled with millions of fruits, and if one falls 
down and is destroyed, the tree does not even consider the loss.
 
Madhya 15.174
 
TEXT 174
 
TEXT
 
taiche eka brahmanda yadi mukta haya
tabu alpa-hani krsnera mane nahi laya
SYNONYMS
 
taiche -- similarly; eka brahmanda -- one universe; yadi -- if; mukta 
haya  -- becomes liberated; tabu -- still; alpa-hani -- very little loss;
 krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; mane -- the mind; nahi laya -- does not take 
it very seriously.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In the same way, if one universe is vacated due to the living entities' 
having been liberated, that is a very little thing for Krsna. He does 
not take it very seriously.
 
Madhya 15.175
 
TEXT 175
 
TEXT
 
ananta aisvarya krsnera vaikunthadi-dhama
tara gada-khai -- karanabdhi yara nama
SYNONYMS
 
ananta -- unlimited; aisvarya -- opulence; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; 
vaikuntha-adi-dhama -- innumerable Vaikuntha planets; tara -- of 
Vaikunthaloka; gada-khai -- surrounding water; karana-abdhi -- Causal 
Ocean; yara -- of which; nama -- name.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The entire spiritual world constitutes the unlimited opulence of Krsna, 
and there are innumerable Vaikuntha planets there. The Causal Ocean is 
considered the surrounding waters of Vaikunthaloka.
 
Madhya 15.176
 
TEXT 176
 
TEXT
 
tate bhase maya lana ananta brahmanda
gada-khaite bhase yena rai-purna bhanda
SYNONYMS
 
tate -- in that water; bhase -- floats; maya -- the material energy; 
lana -- taking; ananta -- unlimited; brahmanda -- universes; gada-khaite 
-- in the surrounding water; bhase -- floats; yena -- as if; rai-purna 
bhanda -- a pot filled with mustard seeds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Maya and her unlimited material universes are situated in that Causal 
Ocean. Indeed, maya appears to be floating like a pot filled with 
mustard seeds.
 
Madhya 15.177
 
TEXT 177
 
TEXT
 
tara eka rai-nase hani nahi mani
aiche eka anda-nase krsnera nahi hani
SYNONYMS
 
tara -- of it; eka -- one; rai-nase -- loss of a mustard seed; hani -- 
loss; nahi -- does not; mani -- notice; aiche -- in that way; eka -- one;
 anda -- universe; nase -- being lost; krsnera -- of Krsna; nahi hani -- 
there is no loss.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Of the millions of mustard seeds floating in that pot, if one seed is 
lost, the loss is not at all significant. Similarly, if one universe is 
lost, it is not significant to Lord Krsna.
 
Madhya 15.178
 
TEXT 178
 
TEXT
 
saba brahmanda saha yadi ‘maya'ra haya ksaya
tathapi na mane krsna kichu apacaya
SYNONYMS
 
saba brahmanda -- all the universes; saha -- with; yadi -- if; mayara -- 
of the material energy; haya ksaya -- there is destruction; tathapi -- 
still; na -- not; mane -- considers; krsna -- Lord Krsna; kichu -- any; 
apacaya -- lost.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"To say nothing of one universal mustard seed, even if all the universes 
and the material energy [maya] are destroyed, Krsna does not even 
consider the loss.
 
Madhya 15.179
 
TEXT 179
 
TEXT
 
koti-kamadhenu-patira chagi yaiche mare
sad-aisvarya-pati krsnera maya kiba kare?
SYNONYMS
 
koti -- of millions; kama-dhenu -- of desire cows; patira -- of the 
master; chagi -- one she-goat; yaiche -- as; mare -- dies; sat-aisvarya-
pati -- the master of six opulences; krsnera -- of Krsna; maya -- 
external energy; kiba -- what; kare -- can do.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If a person possessing millions of wish-fulfilling cows loses one she-
goat, he does not consider the loss. Krsna owns all six opulences in 
full. If the entire material energy is destroyed, what does He lose?"
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in clarifying verses 171–179, states that 
the meaning of these stanzas is very simple but that the purport is a 
little difficult to understand. Generally, the conditioned souls forget 
Krsna when they are enticed by the material, external energy. 
Consequently they are called krsna-bahirmukha, bereft of their 
relationship with Krsna. When such a living entity comes under the 
jurisdiction of the material energy, he is sent into one of the 
innumerable material universes created by the material energy to give a 
chance to conditioned souls to fulfill their desires in the material 
world. Being very eager to enjoy the fruits of their activities, 
conditioned souls become involved in the actions and reactions of 
material life. Consequently they enjoy and suffer the results of karma. 
However, if a conditioned soul becomes Krsna conscious, the karma of his 
pious and impious activities is completely destroyed. Simply by becoming 
a devotee, one is freed of all the reactions of karma. Similarly, simply 
by the desire of a devotee, a conditioned soul can attain liberation and 
transcend the results of karma. Since everyone can be liberated in this 
way, one may conclude that it is according to the sweet will of the 
devotee whether the material world exists or does not exist. Ultimately, 
however, it is not the sweet will of the devotee but the will of the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who, if He so desires, can completely 
annihilate the material creation. There is no loss on His part. The 
owner of millions of cows does not consider the loss of one she-goat. 
Similarly, Lord Krsna is the proprietor of both the material and 
spiritual universes. The material world constitutes only one-fourth of 
His creative energy. If, according to the desire of the devotee, the 
Lord completely destroys the creation, He is so opulent that He will not 
mind the loss.
 
Madhya 15.180
 
TEXT 180
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya jahy ajam ajita dosa-grbhita-gunam
 tvam asi yad atmana samavaruddha-samasta-bhagah
aga-jagad-okasam akhila-sakty-avabodhaka te
 kvacid ajayatmana ca carato 'nucaren nigamah"
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- kindly exhibit Your glory; jahi -- please conquer; ajam -- 
nescience, maya; ajita -- O unconquerable one; dosa -- faulty; grbhita-
gunam -- by which the qualities are accepted; tvam -- You; asi -- are; 
yat -- because; atmana -- by Your internal potency; samavaruddha -- 
possessing; samasta-bhagah -- all kinds of opulences; aga -- nonmoving; 
jagat -- moving; okasam -- of the embodied living entities; akhila -- 
all; sakti -- of potencies; avabodhaka -- master; te -- You; kvacit -- 
sometimes; ajaya -- by the external energy; atmana -- of Your self; ca --
 also; caratah -- manifesting pastimes (by Your glance); anucaret -- 
confirm; nigamah -- all the Vedas.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "‘O my Lord, O unconquerable one, O 
master of all potencies, please exhibit Your internal potency to conquer 
the nescience of all moving and inert living entities. Due to nescience, 
they accept all kinds of faulty things, thus provoking a fearful 
situation. O Lord, please show Your glories! You can do this very easily,
 for Your internal potency is beyond the external potency, and You are 
the reservoir of all opulence. You are also the demonstrator of the 
material potency. You are also always engaged in Your pastimes in the 
spiritual world, where You exhibit Your reserved, internal potency, and 
sometimes You exhibit the external potency by glancing over it. Thus You 
manifest Your pastimes. The Vedas confirm Your two potencies and accept 
both types of pastimes due to them.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is taken from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.87.14). It is from the 
prayers of the sruti-gana, the personified Vedas, who glorify the Lord.
 
The almighty Personality of Godhead has three potencies -- internal, 
external and marginal. The conditioned souls, who are condemned due to 
their forgetfulness of the Lord, are put under the control of the 
external potency when she creates the material world. The three modes of 
material nature keep the living entity in a constant state of fear (
bhayam dvitiyabhinivesatah). The conditioned soul is always fearful due 
to being controlled by the external potency; therefore the conditioned 
soul should always pray to the almighty Lord to conquer the external 
potency (maya) so that she will no longer manifest her powers, which 
bind all living entities, moving and inert. By praying in this way one 
will become eligible to remain constantly in the association of the Lord,
 thus fulfilling the mission of going back home, back to Godhead.
 
Madhya 15.181
 
TEXT 181
 
TEXT
 
ei mata sarva-bhaktera kahi' saba guna
sabare vidaya dila kari' alingana
SYNONYMS
 
ei mata -- in this way; sarva-bhaktera -- of all the devotees; kahi' -- 
describing; saba guna -- all the good qualities; sabare -- unto everyone;
 vidaya dila -- bade farewell; kari' alingana -- embracing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu described the good qualities of His 
devotees one after the other. He then embraced them and bade them 
farewell.
 
Madhya 15.182
 
TEXT 182
 
TEXT
 
prabhura vicchede bhakta karena rodana
bhaktera vicchede prabhura visanna haila mana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- from Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vicchede -- by separation;
 bhakta -- all the devotees; karena -- do; rodana -- crying; bhaktera -- 
of the devotees; vicchede -- by the separation; prabhura -- of Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; visanna -- morose; haila -- became; mana -- the 
mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Due to the impending separation from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the 
devotees began to cry. The Lord was also morose due to separation from 
the devotees.
 
Madhya 15.183
 
TEXT 183
 
TEXT
 
gadadhara-pandita rahila prabhura pase
yamesvare prabhu yanre karaila avase
SYNONYMS
 
gadadhara-pandita -- Gadadhara Pandita; rahila -- remained; prabhura 
pase -- along with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yamesvare -- at Yamesvara; 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yanre -- unto whom; karaila -- made 
to take; avase -- residence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Gadadhara Pandita remained with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and he was 
given a place to live at Yamesvara.
 
PURPORT
 
Yamesvara is on the southwest side of the Jagannatha temple. Gadadhara 
Pandita resided there, and there was a small garden and a sandy beach 
known as Yamesvara-tota.
 
Madhya 15.184–185
 
TEXTS 184–185
 
TEXT
 
puri-gosani, jagadananda, svarupa-damodara
damodara-pandita, ara govinda, kasisvara
ei-saba-sange prabhu vaise nilacale
jagannatha-darasana nitya kare pratah-kale
SYNONYMS
 
puri-gosani -- Paramananda Puri; jagadananda -- Jagadananda; svarupa-
damodara -- Svarupa Damodara; damodara-pandita -- Damodara Pandita; ara -
- and; govinda -- Govinda; kasisvara -- Kasisvara; ei-saba -- all these 
personalities; sange -- accompanied by; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; vaise -- stays; nilacale -- at Jagannatha Puri; jagannatha-
darasana -- seeing Lord Jagannatha; nitya -- daily; kare -- does; pratah-
kale -- in the morning.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained at Jagannatha Puri, Nilacala, with 
Paramananda Puri, Jagadananda, Svarupa Damodara, Damodara Pandita, 
Govinda and Kasisvara. It was Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's daily practice 
to see Lord Jagannatha in the morning.
 
Madhya 15.186
 
TEXT 186
 
TEXT
 
prabhu-pasa asi' sarvabhauma eka dina
yoda-hata kari' kichu kaila nivedana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu-pasa -- in the presence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asi' -- 
coming; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; eka dina -- one day; 
yoda-hata kari' -- with folded hands; kichu -- some; kaila -- did; 
nivedana -- submission.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya came before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with 
folded hands and submitted a request.
 
Madhya 15.187
 
TEXT 187
 
TEXT
 
ebe saba vaisnava gauda-dese cali' gela
ebe prabhura nimantrane avasara haila
SYNONYMS
 
ebe -- now; saba -- all; vaisnava -- devotees; gauda-dese -- to Bengal; 
cali' gela -- have returned; ebe -- now; prabhura -- of Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nimantrane -- for invitations; avasara haila -- 
there is a chance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Since all the Vaisnavas had returned to Bengal, there was a good chance 
that the Lord would accept an invitation.
 
Madhya 15.188
 
TEXT 188
 
TEXT
 
ebe mora ghare bhiksa karaha ‘masa' bhari'
prabhu kahe, -- dharma nahe, karite na pari
SYNONYMS
 
ebe -- now; mora ghare -- at my place; bhiksa -- lunch; karaha -- accept;
 masa bhari' -- for one month; prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
replied; dharma -- religious principle; nahe -- it is not; karite -- to 
do; na pari -- I am unable.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "Please accept my invitation for lunch for 
one month."
 
The Lord replied, "That is not possible, because it is against the 
religious principles of a sannyasi."
 
Madhya 15.189
 
TEXT 189
 
TEXT
 
sarvabhauma kahe, -- bhiksa karaha bisa dina
prabhu kahe, -- eha nahe yati-dharma-cihna
SYNONYMS
 
sarvabhauma kahe -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said; bhiksa karaha -- 
accept lunch; bisa dina -- for twenty days; prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; eha nahe -- this is not; yati-dharma-cihna -- 
the symptom of a person in the renounced order of life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma then said, "Please accept the invitation for twenty days."
 
But Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "It is not a religious principle of 
the renounced order."
 
Madhya 15.190
 
TEXT 190
 
TEXT
 
sarvabhauma kahe punah, -- dina ‘panca-dasa'
prabhu kahe, -- tomara bhiksa ‘eka' divasa
SYNONYMS
 
sarvabhauma kahe -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said; punah -- again; dina 
panca-dasa -- fifteen days; prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; tomara 
bhiksa -- lunch at your place; eka divasa -- only one day.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sarvabhauma requested Caitanya Mahaprabhu to accept lunch for 
fifteen days, the Lord said, "I shall accept lunch at your place for one 
day only."
 
Madhya 15.191
 
TEXT 191
 
TEXT
 
tabe sarvabhauma prabhura carane dhariya
‘dasa-dina bhiksa kara' kahe vinati kariya
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; prabhura -- 
of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane dhariya -- catching the lotus 
feet; dasa-dina -- for ten days; bhiksa kara -- accept lunch; kahe -- 
says; vinati kariya -- with great submission.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya then caught hold of the Lord's lotus feet and 
submissively begged, "Please accept lunch for at least ten days."
 
Madhya 15.192
 
TEXT 192
 
TEXT
 
prabhu krame krame panca-dina ghataila
panca-dina tanra bhiksa niyama karila
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krame krame -- gradually; panca-dina -
- to five days; ghataila -- reduced; panca-dina -- for five days; tanra -
- his; bhiksa -- invitation for lunch; niyama karila -- accepted 
regularly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, by and by, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu reduced the duration to 
five days. Thus for five days He regularly accepted the Bhattacarya's 
invitation to lunch.
 
Madhya 15.193
 
TEXT 193
 
TEXT
 
tabe sarvabhauma kare ara nivedana
tomara sange sannyasi ache dasa-jana
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kare -- does;
 ara -- another; nivedana -- submission; tomara sange -- with You; 
sannyasi -- in the renounced order of life; ache -- there are; dasa-jana 
-- ten persons.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "My Lord, there are ten 
sannyasis with You."
 
PURPORT
 
A sannyasi should not cook food for himself or accept an invitation to 
eat at a devotee's house continuously for many days. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu was very kind and affectionate toward His devotees, yet He 
would not accept a long invitation at Sarvabhauma's house. Out of 
affection, He accepted only five days in the month. The ten sannyasis 
living with the Lord were (1) Paramananda Puri, (2) Svarupa Damodara, (3)
 Brahmananda Puri, (4) Brahmananda Bharati, (5) Visnu Puri, (6) Kesava 
Puri, (7) Krsnananda Puri, (8) Nrsimha Tirtha, (9) Sukhananda Puri and (
10) Satyananda Bharati.
 
Madhya 15.194
 
TEXT 194
 
TEXT
 
puri-gosanira bhiksa panca-dina mora ghare
purve ami kahiyachon tomara gocare
SYNONYMS
 
puri-gosanira -- of Paramananda Puri; bhiksa -- invitation for lunch; 
panca-dina -- five days; mora ghare -- at my home; purve -- previously; 
ami -- I; kahiyachon -- mentioned; tomara gocare -- it is known to You.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya then submitted that Paramananda Puri Gosvami 
would accept a five-day invitation at his place. This had already been 
settled before the Lord.
 
Madhya 15.195
 
TEXT 195
 
TEXT
 
damodara-svarupa, -- ei bandhava amara
kabhu tomara sange yabe, kabhu ekesvara
SYNONYMS
 
damodara-svarupa -- Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; ei -- this; bandhava amara 
-- my very intimate friend; kabhu -- sometimes; tomara sange -- with You;
 yabe -- will come; kabhu -- sometimes; ekesvara -- alone.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "Damodara Svarupa is my intimate friend. 
He will come sometimes with You and sometimes alone.
 
Madhya 15.196
 
TEXT 196
 
TEXT
 
ara asta sannyasira bhiksa dui dui divase
eka eka-dina, eka eka jane purna ha-ila mase
SYNONYMS
 
ara -- other; asta -- eight; sannyasira -- of sannyasis; bhiksa -- 
invitation for lunch; dui dui divase -- two days each; eka eka-dina -- 
on each day; eka eka jane -- one person; purna -- filled; ha-ila -- will 
be; mase -- the month.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The other eight sannyasis will accept invitations for two days each. In 
this way there will be engagements for each and every day during the 
entire month.
 
PURPORT
 
During the entire month, consisting of thirty days, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu would visit Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya for five days, 
Paramananda Puri Gosvami would visit for five days, Svarupa Damodara for 
four days, and the eight other sannyasis for two days each. In this way 
the thirty days of the month would be filled.
 
Madhya 15.197
 
TEXT 197
 
TEXT
 
bahuta sannyasi yadi aise eka thani
sammana karite nari, aparadha pai
SYNONYMS
 
bahuta sannyasi -- many sannyasis; yadi -- if; aise -- come; eka thani --
 together; sammana karite nari -- I cannot receive them properly; 
aparadha pai -- I shall be an offender.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If all the sannyasis came together, it would not be possible for me to 
pay them proper respects. Therefore I would be an offender.
 
Madhya 15.198
 
TEXT 198
 
TEXT
 
tumiha nija-chaye asibe mora ghara
kabhu sange asibena svarupa-damodara
SYNONYMS
 
tumiha -- You; nija-chaye -- alone; asibe -- will come; mora ghara -- to 
my place; kabhu -- sometimes; sange -- with You; asibena -- will come; 
svarupa-damodara -- Svarupa Damodara Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sometimes You will come alone to my place, and sometimes You will be 
accompanied by Svarupa Damodara."
 
Madhya 15.199
 
TEXT 199
 
TEXT
 
prabhura ingita pana anandita mana
sei dina mahaprabhura kaila nimantrana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ingita -- acceptance; pana -- 
receiving; anandita -- very happy; mana -- mind; sei dina -- on that day;
 mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila -- made; nimantrana --
 invitation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Having this arrangement confirmed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the 
Bhattacarya became very glad and immediately invited the Lord to his 
house on that very day.
 
Madhya 15.200
 
TEXT 200
 
TEXT
 
‘sathira mata' nama, bhattacaryera grhini
prabhura maha-bhakta tenho, snehete janani
SYNONYMS
 
sathira mata -- the mother of Sathi; nama -- named; bhattacaryera grhini 
-- the wife of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; maha-bhakta -- a great devotee; tenho -- she; snehete -- in 
affection; janani -- just like a mother.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's wife was known as Sathira Mata, the mother of 
Sathi. She was a great devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and she was 
affectionate like a mother.
 
Madhya 15.201
 
TEXT 201
 
TEXT
 
ghare asi' bhattacarya tanre ajna dila
anande sathira mata paka cadaila
SYNONYMS
 
ghare asi' -- coming home; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; tanre 
-- her; ajna dila -- ordered; anande -- with great satisfaction; sathira 
mata -- the mother of Sathi; paka cadaila -- began cooking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After returning to his home, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya gave orders to his 
wife, and his wife, Sathira Mata, began cooking with great pleasure.
 
Madhya 15.202
 
TEXT 202
 
TEXT
 
bhattacaryera grhe saba dravya ache bhari'
yeba saka-phaladika, anaila ahari'
SYNONYMS
 
bhattacaryera grhe -- at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; saba 
dravya -- all kinds of ingredients; ache -- there are; bhari' -- filling;
 yeba -- whatever; saka -- spinach; phala-adika -- fruits and so on; 
anaila -- he brought; ahari' -- collecting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's house, there was always a full stock of 
food. Whatever spinach, vegetables, fruit and so on were required, he 
collected and brought back home.
 
Madhya 15.203
 
TEXT 203
 
TEXT
 
apani bhattacarya kare pakera saba karma
sathira mata -- vicaksana, jane paka-marma
SYNONYMS
 
apani -- personally; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kare -- 
arranges; pakera -- of cooking; saba karma -- all activities; sathira 
mata -- the mother of Sathi; vicaksana -- very experienced; jane -- 
knows; paka-marma -- how to cook.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya personally began to help Sathira Mata cook. She 
was very experienced, and she knew how to cook nicely.
 
Madhya 15.204
 
TEXT 204
 
TEXT
 
paka-salara daksine -- dui bhogalaya
eka-ghare salagramera bhoga-seva haya
SYNONYMS
 
paka-salara daksine -- on the southern side of the kitchen; dui bhoga-
alaya -- two rooms for offering food; eka-ghare -- in one room; 
salagramera -- of Lord Salagrama; bhoga-seva -- offering of food; haya --
 there is.
 
TRANSLATION
 
On the southern side of the kitchen were two rooms for offering food, 
and in one of them the food was offered to Salagrama Narayana.
 
PURPORT
 
Among the followers of the Vedic way, the salagrama-sila, the vigraha of 
Narayana, is worshiped in the form of a stone ball. In India, every 
brahmana still worships the salagrama-sila in his home. The vaisyas and 
ksatriyas may also engage in this worship, but it is compulsory in the 
house of a brahmana.
 
Madhya 15.205
 
TEXT 205
 
TEXT
 
ara ghara mahaprabhura bhiksara lagiya
nibhrte kariyache bhatta nutana kariya
SYNONYMS
 
ara ghara -- the other room; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
bhiksara lagiya -- for taking lunch; nibhrte kariyache -- constructed in 
a solitary place; bhatta -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; nutana kariya -- 
newly done.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The other room was for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lunch. The Lord's 
lunchroom was very secluded, and it was newly constructed by the 
Bhattacarya.
 
Madhya 15.206
 
TEXT 206
 
TEXT
 
bahye eka dvara tara, prabhu pravesite
paka-salara eka dvara anna parivesite
SYNONYMS
 
bahye -- outside; eka dvara -- one door; tara -- of this room; prabhu 
pravesite -- for the entrance of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; paka-
salara -- of the kitchen; eka dvara -- another door; anna -- food; 
parivesite -- to serve.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The room was so constructed that there was only one door opening on the 
outside, which served as an entrance for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. There 
was another door attached to the kitchen, and it was through this door 
that the food was brought.
 
Madhya 15.207
 
TEXT 207
 
TEXT
 
battisa-athiya kalara angatiya pate
tina-mana tandulera ubharila bhate
SYNONYMS
 
battisa-athiya -- named battisa-athiya; kalara -- of the banana tree; 
angatiya -- without being divided; pate -- on a leaf; tina -- three; 
mana-manas (a certain weight); tandulera -- of rice; ubharila -- poured; 
bhate -- cooked rice.
 
TRANSLATION
 
First, three manas of cooked rice -- almost six pounds -- was poured 
onto a big banana leaf.
 
PURPORT
 
This is the beginning of a description of the food prepared for Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This description is given by Kaviraja Gosvami, who, 
it is assumed, was an expert cook who knew both how to prepare and how 
to serve food.
 
Madhya 15.208
 
TEXT 208
 
TEXT
 
pita-sugandhi-ghrte anna sikta kaila
cari-dike pate ghrta vahiya calila
SYNONYMS
 
pita -- yellowish; su-gandhi -- fragrant; ghrte -- with clarified butter;
 anna -- rice; sikta -- mixed; kaila -- made; cari-dike -- on all sides; 
pate -- the leaf; ghrta -- the clarified butter; vahiya calila -- began 
to flood.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then the whole stack of rice was mixed with so much yellowish and 
fragrant clarified butter that it began to overflow the leaf.
 
Madhya 15.209
 
TEXT 209
 
TEXT
 
keyapatra-kalakhola-donga sari sari
cari-dike dhariyache nana vyanjana bhari'
SYNONYMS
 
keya-patra -- the leaf of the keya plant; kala-khola -- the skin of the 
banana tree; donga -- pots; sari sari -- one after another; cari-dike -- 
on all sides; dhariyache -- were holding; nana -- various; vyanjana -- 
cooked vegetables; bhari' -- filled.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There were a number of pots made of the bark of banana trees and the 
leaves of the keya plant. These pots were filled with various cooked 
vegetables and placed on all sides of the leaf.
 
Madhya 15.210
 
TEXT 210
 
TEXT
 
dasa-prakara saka, nimba-tikta-sukhta-jhola
maricera jhala, chana-bada, badi ghola
SYNONYMS
 
dasa-prakara saka -- spinach of ten varieties; nimba-tikta-sukhta-jhola -
- a soup called sukhta, made with bitter nimba leaf; maricera jhala -- a 
pungent preparation made with black pepper; chana-bada -- a mild cake 
made of fried curd; badi ghola -- buttermilk with small pieces of fried 
dhal.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There were about ten kinds of spinach, a soup called sukhta, which was 
made with bitter nimba leaves, a pungent preparation made with black 
pepper, a mild cake made of fried curd, and buttermilk mixed with small 
fried pieces of dhal.
 
Madhya 15.211
 
TEXT 211
 
TEXT
 
dugdha-tumbi, dugdha-kusmanda, vesara, laphra
moca-ghanta, moca-bhaja, vividha sakra
SYNONYMS
 
dugdha-tumbi -- squash cooked with milk; dugdha-kusmanda -- pumpkin 
cooked with milk; vesara -- a preparation made from chick-pea flour; 
laphra -- a combination of several vegetables; moca-ghanta -- boiled 
banana flowers; moca-bhaja -- fried banana flowers; vividha -- various; 
sakra -- vegetables.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There were preparations of dugdha-tumbi, dugdha-kusmanda, vesara, laphra,
 moca-ghanta, moca-bhaja and other vegetables.
 
Madhya 15.212
 
TEXT 212
 
TEXT
 
vrddha-kusmanda-badira vyanjana apara
phulabadi-phala-mula vividha prakara
SYNONYMS
 
vrddha-kusmanda-badira -- of small pieces of fried dhal mixed with ripe 
pumpkin; vyanjana -- vegetables; apara -- unlimited; phula-badi -- small 
fried pieces of another kind of dhal; phala -- fruits; mula -- roots; 
vividha prakara -- of different varieties.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There were unlimited quantities of vrddha-kusmanda-badi, phula-badi, 
fruits and various roots.
 
Madhya 15.213
 
TEXT 213
 
TEXT
 
nava-nimbapatra-saha bhrsta-vartaki
phula-badi patola-bhaja, kusmanda-mana-caki
SYNONYMS
 
nava -- newly grown; nimba-patra-nimba leaves; saha -- along with; 
bhrsta-vartaki -- fried eggplant; phula-badi -- light badi; patola-bhaja 
-- fried patola vegetable; kusmanda -- of pumpkin; mana -- of squash; 
caki -- rounds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Other preparations included eggplant mixed with newly grown nimba leaves 
fried together, light badi, fried patola and fried rounds of squash and 
pumpkin.
 
Madhya 15.214
 
TEXT 214
 
TEXT
 
bhrsta-masa-mudga-supa amrta nindaya
madhuramla, badamladi amla panca chaya
SYNONYMS
 
bhrsta -- fried; masa -- urad dhal; mudga -- mung dhal; supa -- soup; 
amrta -- nectar; nindaya -- defeating; madhura-amla -- sweet chutney; 
bada-amla -- sour preparation made with fried dhal; adi -- and so on; 
amla -- sour; panca chaya -- five or six kinds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There was a soup made with fried urad dhal and mung dhal, defeating 
nectar. There were also sweet chutney and five or six kinds of sour 
preparations, beginning with badamla.
 
Madhya 15.215
 
TEXT 215
 
TEXT
 
mudga-bada, masa-bada, kala-bada mista
ksira-puli, narikela-puli ara yata pista
SYNONYMS
 
mudga-bada -- fried cakes made of mung dhal; masa-bada -- fried cakes 
made of urad dhal; kala-bada -- fried cakes made of banana; mista -- 
very sweet; ksira-puli -- cakes made with sweet rice; narikela-puli -- 
coconut cake; ara -- and; yata -- varieties of; pista -- cakes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There were badas made of mung dhal, of urad dhal and of sweet bananas, 
and there were sweet-rice cakes, coconut cakes and various other cakes.
 
Madhya 15.216
 
TEXT 216
 
TEXT
 
kanji-bada, dugdha-cida, dugdha-laklaki
ara yata pitha kaila, kahite na saki
SYNONYMS
 
kanji-bada -- cakes made with sour rice-water; dugdha-cida -- sweet rice 
mixed with milk; dugdha-laklaki -- another preparation of milk and cakes 
to be licked up; ara -- and; yata -- various types of; pitha -- cakes; 
kaila -- made; kahite -- to describe; na saki -- I am not able.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There were kanji-bada, dugdha-cida, dugdha-laklaki and various cakes 
that I am unable to describe.
 
Madhya 15.217
 
TEXT 217
 
TEXT
 
ghrta-sikta paramanna, mrt-kundika bhari'
canpakala-ghanadugdha-amra taha dhari
SYNONYMS
 
ghrta-sikta parama-anna -- sweet rice mixed with ghee; mrt-kundika bhari'
 -- filling an earthen pot; canpa-kala -- a kind of banana; ghana-dugdha 
-- condensed milk; amra -- mango pulp; taha -- that; dhari -- including.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sweet rice mixed with ghee was poured into an earthen pot and mixed with 
canpa-kala, condensed milk and mango.
 
Madhya 15.218
 
TEXT 218
 
TEXT
 
rasala-mathita dadhi, sandesa apara
gaude utkale yata bhaksyera prakara
SYNONYMS
 
rasala -- delicious; mathita -- churned; dadhi -- yogurt; sandesa -- a 
sweetmeat; apara -- unlimited; gaude -- in Bengal; utkale -- in Orissa; 
yata -- all; bhaksyera -- of eatables; prakara -- kinds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Other preparations included a very delicious churned yogurt and a 
variety of sandesa sweetmeats. Indeed, all the various eatables 
available in Bengal and Orissa were prepared.
 
Madhya 15.219
 
TEXT 219
 
TEXT
 
sraddha kari' bhattacarya saba karaila
subhra-pithopari suksma vasana patila
SYNONYMS
 
sraddha kari' -- with great respect; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya; saba karaila -- had them all prepared; subhra -- white; 
pitha -- a wooden platform; upari -- over; suksma -- fine; vasana -- 
cloth; patila -- spread.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus the Bhattacarya prepared a great variety of food and spread a fine 
cloth over a white wooden platform.
 
Madhya 15.220
 
TEXT 220
 
TEXT
 
dui pase sugandhi sitala jala-jhari
anna-vyanjanopari dila tulasi-manjari
SYNONYMS
 
dui pase -- on two sides; su-gandhi -- nicely scented; sitala -- cold; 
jala-jhari -- pitchers of water; anna-vyanjana-upari -- over the rice 
and vegetables; dila -- placed; tulasi-manjari -- flowers of tulasi.
 
TRANSLATION
 
On two sides of the stack of food were pitchers filled with scented cold 
water. The flowers of the tulasi tree were placed atop the mound of rice.
 
Madhya 15.221
 
TEXT 221
 
TEXT
 
amrta-gutika, pitha-pana anaila
jagannatha-prasada saba prthak dharila
SYNONYMS
 
amrta-gutika -- the sweet named amrta-gutika; pitha-pana -- cakes and 
sweet rice; anaila -- brought; jagannatha-prasada -- remnants of the 
food of Lord Jagannatha; saba -- all; prthak dharila -- kept separately.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya also included several types of food that had 
been offered to Lord Jagannatha. These included sweetballs known as 
amrta-gutika, sweet rice and cakes. All these were kept separate.
 
PURPORT
 
Although the remnants of food left by Jagannatha were brought into the 
Bhattacarya's house, they were kept separate from the preparations he 
had made at his home. It sometimes happens that prasadam is mixed with a 
larger quantity of food and then distributed, but in this case we find 
that Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya kept the jagannatha-prasadam separate. He 
kept it aside particularly for the satisfaction of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 15.222
 
TEXT 222
 
TEXT
 
hena-kale mahaprabhu madhyahna kariya
ekale aila tanra hrdaya janiya
SYNONYMS
 
hena-kale -- at this time; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
madhyahna kariya -- finishing His midday duties; ekale -- alone; aila -- 
came; tanra -- of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; hrdaya -- the heart; janiya --
 knowing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When everything was ready, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came there alone 
after finishing His midday duties. He knew the heart of Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya.
 
Madhya 15.223
 
TEXT 223
 
TEXT
 
bhattacarya kaila tabe pada praksalana
gharera bhitare gela karite bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kaila -- performed; tabe -- 
thereafter; pada praksalana -- washing the feet; gharera bhitare -- 
within the room; gela -- entered; karite bhojana -- to take lunch.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya washed the Lord's feet, the Lord entered 
the room to take His lunch.
 
Madhya 15.224
 
TEXT 224
 
TEXT
 
annadi dekhiya prabhu vismita hana
bhattacarye kahe kichu bhangi kariya
SYNONYMS
 
anna-adi dekhiya -- seeing the arrangement of food; prabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vismita hana -- being astonished; bhattacarye kahe -
- said to the Bhattacarya; kichu -- some; bhangi -- gesture; kariya -- 
making.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a little astonished to see the gorgeous 
arrangement, and gesturing, He spoke to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
 
Madhya 15.225
 
TEXT 225
 
TEXT
 
alaukika ei saba anna-vyanjana
dui prahara bhitare kaiche ha-ila randhana?
SYNONYMS
 
alaukika -- uncommon; ei -- this; saba -- all; anna-vyanjana -- rice and 
vegetables; dui prahara bhitare -- within six hours; kaiche -- how; ha-
ila randhana -- cooking was finished.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"This is most uncommon! How was this arrangement of rice and vegetables 
finished within six hours?
 
Madhya 15.226
 
TEXT 226
 
TEXT
 
sata culaya sata jana paka yadi kare
tabu sighra eta dravya randhite na pare
SYNONYMS
 
sata culaya -- on one hundred stoves; sata jana -- one hundred men; paka 
yadi kare -- if engaged in cooking; tabu -- still; sighra -- so soon; 
eta dravya -- so many preparations; randhite na pare -- could not cook.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Even a hundred men cooking on a hundred stoves could not possibly 
finish all these preparations within so short a time.
 
Madhya 15.227
 
TEXT 227
 
TEXT
 
krsnera bhoga laganacha, -- anumana kari
upare dekhiye yate tulasi-manjari
SYNONYMS
 
krsnera bhoga laganacha -- you have offered to Krsna; anumana kari -- I 
hope; upare -- upon the food; dekhiye -- I see; yate -- since; tulasi-
manjari -- flowers of the tulasi tree.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I hope the food has already been offered to Krsna, since I see there 
are tulasi flowers on it.
 
Madhya 15.228
 
TEXT 228
 
TEXT
 
bhagyavan tumi, saphala tomara udyoga
radha-krsne laganacha etadrsa bhoga
SYNONYMS
 
bhagyavan tumi -- you are fortunate; sa-phala -- successful; tomara -- 
your; udyoga -- endeavor; radha-krsne -- unto Their Lordships Radha and 
Krsna; laganacha -- you offered; etadrsa -- such; bhoga -- food.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You are most fortunate, and your endeavor is successful, for you have 
offered such wonderful food to Radha-Krsna.
 
Madhya 15.229
 
TEXT 229
 
TEXT
 
annera saurabhya, varna -- ati manorama
radha-krsna saksat ihan kariyachena bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
annera saurabhya -- the fragrance of the cooked rice; varna -- color; 
ati manorama -- very attractive; radha-krsna -- Lord Krsna and Radharani;
 saksat -- directly; ihan -- all this; kariyachena bhojana -- have eaten.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The color of the rice is so attractive and its aroma so good that it 
appears Radha and Krsna have directly taken it.
 
Madhya 15.230
 
TEXT 230
 
TEXT
 
tomara bahuta bhagya kata prasamsiba
ami -- bhagyavan, ihara avasesa paba
SYNONYMS
 
tomara -- your; bahuta -- great; bhagya -- fortune; kata -- how much; 
prasamsiba -- shall I praise; ami -- I; bhagyavan -- fortunate; ihara -- 
of this; avasesa -- remnants; paba -- shall get.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Bhattacarya, your fortune is very great. How much shall I 
praise you? I also am very fortunate to be able to take the remnants of 
this food.
 
Madhya 15.231
 
TEXT 231
 
TEXT
 
krsnera asana-pitha rakhaha uthana
more prasada deha' bhinna patrete kariya
SYNONYMS
 
krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; asana-pitha -- the sitting place; rakhaha -- 
keep aside; uthana -- raising; more -- unto Me; prasada-prasadam; deha' -
- give; bhinna -- separate; patrete -- on a plate; kariya -- putting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Take away Krsna's sitting place and put it aside. Then give Me prasadam 
on a different plate."
 
Madhya 15.232
 
TEXT 232
 
TEXT
 
bhattacarya bale -- prabhu na karaha vismaya
yei khabe, tanhara saktye bhoga siddha haya
SYNONYMS
 
bhattacarya bale -- the Bhattacarya said; prabhu -- my Lord; na karaha 
vismaya -- do not become astonished; yei khabe -- whoever shall eat; 
tanhara saktye -- by His grace; bhoga -- the food; siddha haya -- has 
been prepared.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "It is not so wonderful, my Lord. 
Everything has been made possible by the energy and mercy of Him who 
will eat the food.
 
Madhya 15.233
 
TEXT 233
 
TEXT
 
udyoga na chila mora grhinira randhane
yanra saktye bhoga siddha, sei taha jane
SYNONYMS
 
udyoga -- exertion; na chila -- there was not; mora -- of me; grhinira --
 of my wife; randhane -- in cooking; yanra saktye -- by whose potency; 
bhoga siddha -- the food has been prepared; sei -- He; taha jane -- 
knows that.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My wife and I did not especially exert ourselves in the cooking. He by 
whose power the food has been prepared knows everything.
 
Madhya 15.234
 
TEXT 234
 
TEXT
 
eita asane vasi' karaha bhojana
prabhu kahe, -- pujya ei krsnera asana
SYNONYMS
 
eita asane -- on this sitting place; vasi' -- sitting; karaha bhojana -- 
take Your lunch; prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; pujya -- 
worshipable; ei -- this; krsnera asana -- sitting place of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Now please sit in this place and take Your lunch."
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "This place is worshipable because it was 
used by Krsna."
 
PURPORT
 
According to etiquette, things used by Krsna should not be used by 
anyone else. Similarly, things used by the spiritual master should also 
not be used by anyone else. That is etiquette. Whatever is used by Krsna 
or the spiritual master is worshipable. In particular, their sitting or 
eating places should not be used by anyone else. A devotee must be very 
careful to observe this.
 
Madhya 15.235
 
TEXT 235
 
TEXT
 
bhatta kahe, -- anna, pitha, -- samana prasada
anna khabe, pithe vasite kahan aparadha?
SYNONYMS
 
bhatta kahe -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said; anna -- food; pitha -- 
sitting place; samana -- equal; prasada -- mercy remnants of the Lord; 
anna khabe -- You will eat the food; pithe vasite -- to sit on the place;
 kahan aparadha -- where is the offense.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Bhattacarya said, "Both the food and the sitting place are the Lord'
s mercy. If You can eat the remnants of the food, what is the offense in 
Your sitting in this place?"
 
Madhya 15.236
 
TEXT 236
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- bhala kaile, sastra-ajna haya
krsnera sakala sesa bhrtya asvadaya
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; bhala kaile -- you 
have spoken correctly; sastra-ajna haya -- there is such an order in the 
revealed scripture; krsnera sakala sesa -- everything left by Krsna; 
bhrtya -- the servant; asvadaya -- partakes of.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "Yes, you have spoken correctly. The 
sastras enjoin that the devotee can partake of everything left by Krsna.
 
Madhya 15.237
 
TEXT 237
 
TEXT
 
tvayopayukta-srag-gandha-
 vaso 'lankara-carcitah
ucchista-bhojino dasas
 tava mayam jayema hi
SYNONYMS
 
tvaya -- by You; upayukta -- used; srak -- flower garlands; gandha -- 
scented substances like sandalwood pulp; vasah -- garments; alankara -- 
ornaments; carcitah -- being decorated with; ucchista -- remnants of 
food; bhojinah -- eating; dasah -- servants; tava -- Your; mayam -- 
illusory energy; jayema -- can conquer over; hi -- certainly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘My dear Lord, the garlands, scented substances, garments, ornaments 
and other such things that have been offered to You may later be used by 
Your servants. By partaking of these things and eating the remnants of 
food You have left, we will be able to conquer the illusory energy.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.6.46). In the Hare Krsna 
movement, the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the dancing in 
ecstasy and the eating of the remnants of food offered to the Lord are 
very, very important. One may be illiterate or incapable of 
understanding the philosophy, but if he partakes of these three items, 
he will certainly be liberated without delay.
 
This verse was spoken by Uddhava to Lord Krsna. This was during the time 
when the Uddhava-gita was spoken. At that time there was some 
disturbance in Dvaraka, and Lord Krsna decided to leave the material 
world and enter the spiritual world. Uddhava could understand the 
situation, and he talked with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The 
verse quoted above is an excerpt from their conversation. Sri Krsna's 
pastimes in this material world are called prakata-lila (manifested 
pastimes), and His pastimes in the spiritual world are called aprakata-
lila (unmanifested pastimes). By "unmanifested" we mean that they are 
not present before our eyes. It is not that Lord Krsna's pastimes are 
nonexistent. They are going on exactly as the sun is shining perpetually,
 but when the sun is present before our eyes, we call it daytime (
manifest), and when it is not present, we call it night (unmanifest). 
Those who are above the jurisdiction of night are always in the 
spiritual world, where the Lord's pastimes are constantly manifest to 
them. As the Brahma-samhita (5.37–38) confirms:
 
ananda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis
 tabhir ya eva nija-rupataya kalabhih
goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhuto
 govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
 
premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
 santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti
yam syamasundaram acintya-guna-svarupam
 govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
 
"I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, 
Goloka, with Radha, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who 
embodies the ecstatic potency [hladini]. Their companions are Her 
confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued 
and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa. I worship Govinda, the 
primeval Lord, who is Syamasundara, Krsna Himself, with inconceivable 
innumerable attributes, whom the pure devotees see in their heart of 
hearts with the eye of devotion tinged with the salve of love."
 
Madhya 15.238
 
TEXT 238
 
TEXT
 
tathapi eteka anna khaona na yaya
bhatta kahe, -- jani, khao yateka yuyaya
SYNONYMS
 
tathapi -- still; eteka -- so much; anna -- food; khaona -- eating; na 
yaya -- is not possible; bhatta kahe -- the Bhattacarya said; jani -- I 
know; khao -- You can eat; yateka -- how much; yuyaya -- is possible.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "There is so much food here that it 
is impossible to eat it all."
 
The Bhattacarya replied, "I know how much You can eat.
 
Madhya 15.239
 
TEXT 239
 
TEXT
 
nilacale bhojana tumi kara bayanna bara
eka eka bhogera anna sata sata bhara
SYNONYMS
 
nilacale -- at Jagannatha Puri; bhojana -- accepting lunch; tumi -- You; 
kara -- do; bayanna bara -- fifty-two times; eka eka bhogera -- of each 
and every offering; anna -- eatables; sata sata bhara -- hundreds of 
buckets.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"After all, at Jagannatha Puri You eat fifty-two times a day, and each 
time You eat hundreds of buckets filled with prasadam.
 
Madhya 15.240
 
TEXT 240
 
TEXT
 
dvarakate sola-sahasra mahisi-mandire
astadasa mata, ara yadavera ghare
SYNONYMS
 
dvarakate -- at Dvaraka-dhama; sola-sahasra -- sixteen thousand; mahisi -
- queens; mandire -- palaces; astadasa mata -- eighteen mothers; ara -- 
and; yadavera ghare -- in the house of the Yadu dynasty.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"At Dvaraka, You keep sixteen thousand queens in sixteen thousand 
palaces. Also, there are eighteen mothers and numerous friends and 
relatives of the Yadu dynasty.
 
Madhya 15.241
 
TEXT 241
 
TEXT
 
vraje jyetha, khuda, mama, pisadi gopa-gana
sakha-vrnda sabara ghare dvisandhya-bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
vraje -- at Vrndavana; jyetha -- the father's elder brothers; khuda -- 
the father's younger brothers; mama -- the mother's brothers; pisa -- 
the husbands of aunts; adi -- and so on; gopa-gana -- cowherd men; sakha-
vrnda -- hundreds of friends; sabara -- of all of them; ghare -- in the 
houses; dvi-sandhya -- twice a day; bhojana -- eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In Vrndavana You also have Your father's elder brothers, Your father's 
younger brothers, maternal uncles, husbands of Your father's sisters and 
many cowherd men. There are also cowherd boyfriends, and You eat twice a 
day, morning and evening, in the house of each and every one.
 
PURPORT
 
In Dvaraka, Lord Krsna had eighteen mothers -- Devaki, Rohini and others.
 Besides these was His foster mother, Yasoda, in Vrndavana. Lord Krsna 
also had many uncles. As stated by Srila Rupa Gosvami in his Brhat Sri 
Sri Radha-krsna-ganoddesa-dipika (32), upanando ‘bhinandas ca pitrvyau 
purva-jau pituh: "The elder brothers of Nanda Maharaja were Upananda and 
Abhinanda." Similarly, in the same verse the names of the younger 
brothers of Nanda Maharaja are given: pitrvyau tu kaniyamsau syatam 
sannanda-nandanau. "Sannanda and Nandana [also known as Sunanda and 
Pandava] were the younger brothers of Krsna's father, Nanda Maharaja." 
Sri Krsna's maternal uncles are also described in this book (in verse 46)
: yasodhara-yasodeva-sudevadyas tu matulah. "Yasodhara, Yasodeva and 
Sudeva were the maternal uncles of Krsna." Also mentioned in the Radha-
krsna-ganoddesa-dipika (38) are Krsna's uncles who were the husbands of 
Nanda Maharaja's sisters: mahanilah sunilas ca ramanav etayoh kramat. "
Mahanila and Sunila are the husbands of Krsna's aunts."
 
Madhya 15.242
 
TEXT 242
 
TEXT
 
govardhana-yajne anna khaila rasi rasi
tara lekhaya ei anna nahe eka grasi
SYNONYMS
 
govardhana-yajne -- in the Govardhana-puja sacrifice; anna -- food; 
khaila -- You ate; rasi rasi -- stacks; tara -- to that; lekhaya -- in 
comparison; ei -- this; anna -- food; nahe -- not; eka grasi -- one 
morsel.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Indeed," Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, "at the Govardhana-puja 
ceremony You ate stacks of rice. In comparison to that, this small 
quantity is not even a morsel for You.
 
Madhya 15.243
 
TEXT 243
 
TEXT
 
tumi ta' isvara, muni -- ksudra jiva chara
eka-grasa madhukari karaha angikara
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- You; ta' -- certainly; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead; muni -- I; ksudra jiva -- insignificant living being; chara -- 
worthless; eka-grasa -- one small quantity; madhu-kari -- as collected 
by the bees; karaha -- please do; angikara -- accept.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas I am a most 
insignificant living being. Therefore please accept a little quantity of 
food from my house."
 
PURPORT
 
A sannyasi is expected to collect a little food from each and every 
householder. That is to say, he should take whatever he requires to eat. 
This system is called madhukari. The word madhukari comes from the word 
madhukara and means "honey-collecting bees." Bees collect a little honey 
from each flower, but all these small quantities of honey accumulate to 
become a beehive. Sannyasis should collect a little from each and every 
householder and should eat simply what is necessary to maintain the body.
 Being a sannyasi, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu could collect a little food 
from the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, and this was the Bhattacarya'
s request. Compared to the food eaten by the Lord on other occasions, 
the Bhattacarya's feast was not even a morsel. This is what the 
Bhattacarya is pointing out to the Lord.
 
Madhya 15.244
 
TEXT 244
 
TEXT
 
eta suni' hasi' prabhu vasila bhojane
jagannathera prasada bhatta dena harsa-mane
SYNONYMS
 
eta suni' -- hearing this; hasi' -- smiling; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; vasila bhojane -- sat down to eat; jagannathera -- of Lord 
Jagannatha; prasada -- remnants of food; bhatta -- Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya; dena harsa-mane -- delivers in great happiness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu smiled and sat down to eat. The 
Bhattacarya, with great pleasure, first offered Him the prasadam from 
the Jagannatha temple.
 
Madhya 15.245
 
TEXT 245
 
TEXT
 
hena-kale ‘amogha,' -- bhattacaryera jamata
kulina, nindaka tenho sathi-kanyara bharta
SYNONYMS
 
hena-kale -- exactly at this time; amogha -- Amogha; bhattacaryera 
jamata -- the son-in-law of the Bhattacarya; kulina -- of aristocratic 
birth; nindaka -- blasphemer; tenho -- he; sathi-kanyara bharta -- the 
husband of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's daughter Sathi.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At this time the Bhattacarya had a son-in-law named Amogha, who was the 
husband of his daughter Sathi. Although born in an aristocratic brahmana 
family, Amogha was a great faultfinder and blasphemer.
 
Madhya 15.246
 
TEXT 246
 
TEXT
 
bhojana dekhite cahe, asite na pare
lathi-hate bhattacarya achena duyare
SYNONYMS
 
bhojana -- the eating; dekhite cahe -- he wanted to see; asite na pare --
 could not come; lathi-hate -- with a stick in his hand; bhattacarya -- 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; achena -- was; duyare -- on the threshold.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Amogha wanted to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu eat, but he was not allowed 
to enter. Indeed, the Bhattacarya guarded the threshold of his house 
with a stick in his hand.
 
Madhya 15.247
 
TEXT 247
 
TEXT
 
tenho yadi prasada dite haila ana-mana
amogha asi' anna dekhi' karaye nindana
SYNONYMS
 
tenho -- he (the Bhattacarya); yadi -- when; prasada dite -- supplying 
the prasadam; haila -- became; ana-mana -- inattentive; amogha -- Amogha;
 asi' -- coming; anna dekhi' -- seeing the food; karaye nindana -- began 
blaspheming.
 
TRANSLATION
 
However, as soon as the Bhattacarya began distributing prasadam and was 
a little inattentive, Amogha came in. Seeing the quantity of food, he 
began to blaspheme.
 
Madhya 15.248
 
TEXT 248
 
TEXT
 
ei anne trpta haya dasa bara jana
ekela sannyasi kare eteka bhaksana!
SYNONYMS
 
ei anne -- with so much food; trpta haya -- can be satisfied; dasa bara 
jana -- at least ten to twelve men; ekela -- alone; sannyasi -- this 
person in the renounced order; kare -- does; eteka -- so much; bhaksana -
- eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"This much food is sufficient to satisfy ten or twelve men, but this 
sannyasi alone is eating so much!"
 
Madhya 15.249
 
TEXT 249
 
TEXT
 
sunitei bhattacarya ulati' cahila
tanra avadhana dekhi' amogha palaila
SYNONYMS
 
sunitei -- hearing; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ulati' 
cahila -- turned his eyes upon him; tanra -- his; avadhana -- attention; 
dekhi' -- seeing; amogha -- Amogha; palaila -- left.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As soon as Amogha said this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya turned his eyes 
upon him. Seeing the Bhattacarya's attitude, Amogha immediately left.
 
Madhya 15.250
 
TEXT 250
 
TEXT
 
bhattacarya lathi lana marite dhaila
palaila amogha, tara laga na paila
SYNONYMS
 
bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; lathi lana -- taking a stick; 
marite -- to strike; dhaila -- ran; palaila -- fled; amogha -- Amogha; 
tara -- him; laga na paila -- could not catch.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Bhattacarya ran after him to strike him with a stick, but Amogha 
fled so fast that the Bhattacarya could not catch him.
 
Madhya 15.251
 
TEXT 251
 
TEXT
 
tabe gali, sapa dite bhattacarya aila
ninda suni' mahaprabhu hasite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- at that time; gali -- calling by ill names; sapa dite -- cursing;
 bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; aila -- came back; ninda suni' -
- hearing the criticism; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasite 
lagila -- began to laugh.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Bhattacarya then began to curse his son-in-law and call him ill 
names. When the Bhattacarya returned, he saw that Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu was laughing to hear him criticize Amogha.
 
Madhya 15.252
 
TEXT 252
 
TEXT
 
suni' sathira mata sire-buke ghata mare
‘sathi randi ha-uka' -- iha bale bare bare
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; sathira mata -- the mother of Sathi; sire -- on the 
head; buke -- on the chest; ghata mare -- strikes; sathi randi ha-uka -- 
let Sathi become a widow; iha bale -- says this; bare bare -- again and 
again.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sathi's mother, the Bhattacarya's wife, heard of this incident, she 
immediately began to strike her head and chest, saying again and again, "
Let Sathi become a widow!"
 
Madhya 15.253
 
TEXT 253
 
TEXT
 
dunhara duhkha dekhi' prabhu dunha prabodhiya
dunhara icchate bhojana kaila tusta hana
SYNONYMS
 
dunhara duhkha dekhi' -- seeing the lamentation of both; prabhu -- Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dunha prabodhiya -- pacifying them; dunhara 
icchate -- by the will of both of them; bhojana kaila -- took His lunch; 
tusta hana -- with great satisfaction.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing the lamentation of both husband and wife, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
tried to pacify them. According to their desire, He ate the prasadam and 
was very satisfied.
 
Madhya 15.254
 
TEXT 254
 
TEXT
 
acamana karana bhatta dila mukha-vasa
tulasi-manjari, lavanga, elaci rasa-vasa
SYNONYMS
 
acamana karana -- providing water for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to wash 
His mouth, hands and legs; bhatta -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; dila mukha-
vasa -- gave some flavored spices; tulasi-manjari -- the flowers of 
tulasi; lavanga -- cloves; elaci -- cardamom; rasa-vasa -- that which 
brings saliva.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu finished eating, the Bhattacarya poured 
water for the Lord to wash His mouth, hands and legs and offered Him 
flavored spices, tulasi-manjaris, cloves and cardamom.
 
Madhya 15.255
 
TEXT 255
 
TEXT
 
sarvange paraila prabhura malya-candana
dandavat hana bale sadainya vacana
SYNONYMS
 
sarva-ange -- all over the body; paraila -- put; prabhura -- of the Lord;
 malya-candana -- a flower garland and sandalwood pulp; dandavat hana -- 
offering obeisances; bale -- says; sa-dainya -- humble; vacana -- 
statement.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Bhattacarya then placed a flower garland over Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu and smeared His body with sandalwood pulp. After offering 
obeisances, the Bhattacarya submitted the following humble statement.
 
Madhya 15.256
 
TEXT 256
 
TEXT
 
ninda karaite toma aninu nija-ghare
ei aparadha, prabhu, ksama kara more
SYNONYMS
 
ninda karaite -- just to cause blasphemy; toma -- You; aninu -- I 
brought; nija-ghare -- to my place; ei aparadha -- this offense; prabhu -
- my Lord; ksama kara -- please pardon; more -- me.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I brought You to my home just to have You blasphemed. This is a great 
offense. Please excuse me. I beg Your pardon."
 
Madhya 15.257
 
TEXT 257
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- ninda nahe, ‘sahaja' kahila
ihate tomara kiba aparadha haila?
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; ninda nahe -- not 
blasphemy; sahaja -- rightly; kahila -- he spoke; ihate -- in this; 
tomara -- your; kiba -- what; aparadha -- offense; haila -- was there.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "What Amogha has said is correct; 
therefore it is not blasphemy. What is your offense?"
 
Madhya 15.258
 
TEXT 258
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' mahaprabhu calila bhavane
bhattacarya tanra ghare gela tanra sane
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; calila 
bhavane -- returned to His residence; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya; tanra ghare -- to His place; gela -- went; tanra sane -- 
with Him.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left and returned to His 
residence. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya followed Him.
 
Madhya 15.259
 
TEXT 259
 
TEXT
 
prabhu-pade padi' bahu atma-ninda kaila
tanre santa kari' prabhu ghare pathaila
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu-pade -- at the feet of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; padi' -- 
falling down; bahu -- much; atma-ninda kaila -- made self-reproach; 
tanre -- him; santa kari' -- making pacified; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; ghare pathaila -- sent back to his home.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Falling down at the Lord's feet, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said many 
things in self-reproach. The Lord then pacified him and sent him back to 
his home.
 
Madhya 15.260
 
TEXT 260
 
TEXT
 
ghare asi' bhattacarya sathira mata-sane
apana nindiya kichu balena vacane
SYNONYMS
 
ghare asi' -- returning home; bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; 
sathira mata-sane -- with the mother of Sathi; apana nindiya -- 
condemning himself; kichu -- some; balena vacane -- speaks words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After returning to his home, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya consulted with his 
wife, the mother of Sathi. After personally condemning himself, he began 
to speak as follows.
 
Madhya 15.261
 
TEXT 261
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-gosanira ninda sunila yaha haite
tare vadha kaile haya papa-prayascitte
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-gosanira -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ninda -- blasphemy; 
sunila -- I have heard; yaha haite -- from whom; tare vadha kaile -- if 
he is killed; haya -- there is; papa-prayascitte -- atonement for the 
sinful act.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If the man who blasphemed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is killed, his sinful 
action may be atoned."
 
PURPORT
 
The Hari-bhakti-vilasa cites the following quotation from the Skanda 
Purana concerning the blaspheming of a Vaisnava:
 
yo hi bhagavatam lokam upahasam nrpottama
karoti tasya nasyanti artha-dharma-yasah-sutah
 
nindam kurvanti ye mudha vaisnavanam mahatmanam
patanti pitrbhih sardham maha-raurava-samjnite
 
hanti nindati vai dvesti vaisnavan nabhinandati
krudhyate yati no harsam darsane patanani sat
 
In a conversation between Markandeya and Bhagiratha, it is said, "My 
dear King, one who derides an exalted devotee loses the results of his 
pious activities, his opulence, his reputation and his sons. Vaisnavas 
are all great souls. Whoever blasphemes them falls down to the hell 
known as Maharaurava, accompanied by his forefathers. Whoever kills or 
blasphemes a Vaisnava and whoever is envious of a Vaisnava or angry with 
him, or whoever does not offer him obeisances or feel joy upon seeing 
him, certainly falls into a hellish condition."
 
Also, the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (10.314) gives the following quotation from 
the Dvaraka-mahatmya:
 
kara-patrais ca phalyante su-tivrair yama-sasanaih
nindam kurvanti ye papa vaisnavanam mahatmanam
 
In a conversation between Prahlada Maharaja and Bali Maharaja, it is 
said, "Those sinful people who blaspheme Vaisnavas, who are all great 
souls, are subjected very severely to the punishment offered by Yamaraja.
"
 
In his Bhakti-sandarbha (313), Jiva Gosvami quotes this statement 
concerning the blaspheming of Lord Visnu:
 
ye nindanti hrsikesam tad-bhaktam punya-rupinam
sata-janmarjitam punyam tesam nasyati niscitam
 
te pacyante maha-ghore kumbhipake bhayanake
bhaksitah kita-sanghena yavac candra-divakarau
 
sri-visnor avamananad gurutaram sri-vaisnavollanghanam
tadiya-dusaka-janan na pasyet purusadhaman
 
taih sardham vancaka-janaih saha-vasam na karayet
"‘One who criticizes Lord Visnu and His devotees loses all the benefits 
accrued in a hundred pious births. Such a person rots in the Kumbhipaka 
hell and is bitten by worms as long as the sun and moon exist. One 
should therefore not even see the face of a person who blasphemes Lord 
Visnu and His devotees. Never try to associate with such persons.'"
 
In his Bhakti-sandarbha (265), Jiva Gosvami further quotes from Srimad-
Bhagavatam (10.74.40):
 
nindam bhagavatah srnvams tat-parasya janasya va
tato napaiti yah so 'pi yaty adhah sukrtac cyutah
 
"‘If one does not immediately leave upon hearing the Lord or the Lord's 
devotee blasphemed, he falls down from devotional service.'" Similarly, 
Lord Siva's wife Sati states in Srimad-Bhagavatam (4.4.17):
 
karnau pidhaya nirayad yad akalpa ise
 dharmavitary asrnibhir nrbhir asyamane
chindyat prasahya rusatim asatim prabhus cej
 jihvam asun api tato visrjet sa dharmah
 
"If one hears an irresponsible person blaspheme the master and 
controller of religion, he should block his ears and go away if unable 
to punish him. But if one is able to kill, then one should by force cut 
out the blasphemer's tongue and kill the offender, and after that he 
should give up his own life."
 
Madhya 15.262
 
TEXT 262
 
TEXT
 
kimva nija-prana yadi kari vimocana
dui yogya nahe, dui sarira brahmana
SYNONYMS
 
kimva -- or; nija-prana -- my own life; yadi -- if; kari vimocana -- I 
give up; dui -- both such actions; yogya nahe -- are not befitting; dui 
sarira -- both the bodies; brahmana-brahmanas.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, "Or, if I give up my own life, this 
sinful action may be atoned. However, neither of these ideas is 
befitting because both bodies belong to brahmanas.
 
Madhya 15.263
 
TEXT 263
 
TEXT
 
punah sei nindakera mukha na dekhiba
parityaga kailun, tara nama na la-iba
SYNONYMS
 
punah -- again; sei -- that; nindakera -- of the blasphemer; mukha -- 
face; na -- not; dekhiba -- I shall see; parityaga -- giving up; kailun -
- I do; tara -- his; nama -- name; na -- not; la-iba -- I shall speak.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Instead, I shall never see the face of that blasphemer. I reject him 
and give up my relationship with him. I shall never even speak his name.
 
Madhya 15.264
 
TEXT 264
 
TEXT
 
sathire kaha -- tare chaduka, se ha-ila ‘patita'
‘patita' ha-ile bharta tyajite ucita
SYNONYMS
 
sathire kaha -- inform Sathi; tare chaduka -- let her give him up; se ha-
ila -- he has become; patita -- fallen; patita ha-ile -- when one has 
fallen; bharta -- such a husband; tyajite -- to give up; ucita -- is the 
duty.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Inform my daughter Sathi to abandon her relationship with her husband 
because he has fallen down. When the husband falls down, it is the wife'
s duty to relinquish the relationship.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya considered that if Amogha were killed, the 
killer would suffer sinful reactions for killing the body of a brahmana. 
For the same reason, it would have been undesirable for the Bhattacarya 
to commit suicide because he also was a brahmana. Since neither course 
could be accepted, the Bhattacarya decided to give up his relationship 
with Amogha and never see his face.
 
As far as killing the body of a brahmana is concerned, Srimad-Bhagavatam 
(1.7.53) gives the following injunction concerning a brahma-bandhu, a 
person born of a brahmana father but devoid of brahminical qualities:
 
sri-bhagavan uvaca
brahma-bandhur na hantavya
 atatayi vadhar-hanah
 
"The Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna said, ‘A brahma-bandhu is not to 
be killed, but if he is an aggressor, he must be killed.'"
 
Quoting from the smrti, Srila Sridhara Svami comments on this quotation 
from Srimad-Bhagavatam:
 
atatayinam ayantam api vedanta-paragam
jigham santam jighamsiyan na tena brahma-ha bhavet
 
"‘An aggressor intent on killing may be a very learned scholar of 
Vedanta, yet he should be killed because of his envy in killing others. 
In such a case, it is not sinful to kill a brahmana.'"
 
It is also stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.7.57):
 
vapanam dravinadanam sthanan niryapanam tatha
esa hi brahma-bandhunam vadho nanyo 'sti daihikah
 
"Cutting the hair from his head, depriving him of his wealth and driving 
him from his residence are the prescribed punishments for a brahma-
bandhu. There is no injunction for killing the body."
 
As far as Sathi, the daughter of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, was concerned, 
she was advised to give up her relationship with her husband. Concerning 
this, Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.5.18) states, na patis ca sa syan na mocayed 
yah samupeta-mrtyum: "One cannot be a husband if he cannot liberate his 
dependents from inevitable death." If a person is not in Krsna 
consciousness and is bereft of spiritual power, he cannot protect his 
wife from the path of repeated birth and death. Consequently such a 
person cannot be accepted as a husband. A wife should dedicate her life 
and everything to Krsna for further advancement in Krsna consciousness. 
If her husband abandons Krsna consciousness and she gives up her 
connection with him, she follows in the footsteps of the dvija-patnis, 
the wives of the brahmanas who were engaged in performing sacrifices. 
The wife is not to be condemned for cutting off such a relationship. In 
this regard, Sri Krsna assures the dvija-patnis in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.
23.31–32):
 
patayo nabhyasuyeran pitr-bhratr-sutadayah
lokas ca vo mayopeta deva apy anumanvate
na pritaye 'nuragaya hy anga-sango nrnam iha
tan mano mayi yunjana aciran mam avapsyatha
 
"My dear dvija-patnis, rest assured that your husbands will not neglect 
you on your return, nor will your brothers, sons or fathers refuse to 
accept you. Because you are My pure devotees, not only your relatives 
but also people in general, as well as the demigods, will be satisfied 
with you. Transcendental love for Me does not depend upon bodily 
connection, but anyone whose mind is always absorbed in Me will surely, 
very soon, come to Me for My eternal association."
 
Madhya 15.265
 
TEXT 265
 
TEXT
 
patim ca patitam tyajet
SYNONYMS
 
patim -- husband; ca -- and; patitam -- fallen; tyajet -- one should 
give up.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘When a husband is fallen, one's relationship with him must be given up.
'"
 
PURPORT
 
This is a quotation from the smrti-sastra. As stated in Srimad-
Bhagavatam (7.11.28):
 
santustalolupa daksa dharma-jna priya-satya-vak
apramatta sucih snigdha patim tv apatitam bhajet
 
"A wife who is satisfied, who is not greedy, who is expert and knows 
religious principles, who speaks what is dear and truthful and is not 
bewildered, and who is always clean and affectionate should be very much 
devoted to her husband if he is not fallen."
 
Madhya 15.266
 
TEXT 266
 
TEXT
 
sei ratre amogha kahan palana gela
pratah-kale tara visucika-vyadhi haila
SYNONYMS
 
sei ratre -- that night; amogha -- the son-in-law of Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya; kahan -- where; palana gela -- fled; pratah-kale -- in the 
morning; tara -- his; visucika-vyadhi -- infection of cholera; haila -- 
there was.
 
TRANSLATION
 
That night Amogha, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's son-in-law, fled, and in 
the morning he immediately fell sick with cholera.
 
Madhya 15.267
 
TEXT 267
 
TEXT
 
amogha marena -- suni' kahe bhattacarya
sahaya ha-iya daiva kaila mora karya
SYNONYMS
 
amogha marena -- Amogha is dying; suni' -- hearing; kahe bhattacarya -- 
the Bhattacarya said; sahaya ha-iya -- helping; daiva -- Providence; 
kaila -- did; mora -- my; karya -- duty.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Bhattacarya heard that Amogha was dying of cholera, he thought, 
"It is the favor of Providence that He is doing what I want to do.
 
Madhya 15.268
 
TEXT 268
 
TEXT
 
isvare ta' aparadha phale tata-ksana
eta bali' pade dui sastrera vacana
SYNONYMS
 
isvare -- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ta' -- indeed; 
aparadha -- offense; phale -- brings results; tata-ksana -- immediately; 
eta bali' -- saying this; pade -- recites; dui -- two; sastrera vacana --
 quotations from the revealed scriptures.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When one offends the Supreme Personality of Godhead, karma immediately 
takes effect." After saying this, he recited two verses from the 
revealed scripture.
 
Madhya 15.269
 
TEXT 269
 
TEXT
 
mahata hi prayatnena
 hasty-asva-ratha-pattibhih
asmabhir yad anustheyam
 gandharvais tad anusthitam
SYNONYMS
 
mahata -- very great; hi -- certainly; prayatnena -- by endeavor; hasti -
- elephants; asva -- horses; ratha -- chariots; pattibhih -- and by 
infantry soldiers; asmabhih -- by ourselves; yat -- whatever; anustheyam 
-- has to be arranged; gandharvaih -- by the Gandharvas; tat -- that; 
anusthitam -- done.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘What we have had to arrange with great endeavor by collecting 
elephants, horses, chariots and infantry soldiers has already been 
accomplished by the Gandharvas.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a quotation from the Mahabharata (Vana-parva 241.15). Bhimasena 
made this statement when all the Pandavas were living in exile in the 
forest. At that time there was a fight between the Kauravas and the 
Gandharvas. The Kaurava soldiers were under the command of Karna, but 
the commander-in-chief of the Gandharvas was able to arrest all the 
Kauravas by virtue of superior military strength. At that time 
Duryodhana's ministers and commanders requested Maharaja Yudhisthira to 
help. After being thus petitioned, Bhimasena spoke the verse given above,
 remembering Duryodhana's former nefarious and atrocious activities 
against them. Indeed, Bhimasena felt it very fitting that Duryodhana and 
his company were arrested. This could have been accomplished by the 
Pandavas only with great endeavor.
 
Madhya 15.270
 
TEXT 270
 
TEXT
 
ayuh sriyam yaso dharmam
 lokan asisa eva ca
hanti sreyamsi sarvani
 pumso mahad-atikramah
SYNONYMS
 
ayuh -- duration of life; sriyam -- opulence; yasah -- reputation; 
dharmam -- religion; lokan -- possessions; asisah -- benedictions; eva --
 certainly; ca -- and; hanti -- destroys; sreyamsi -- good fortune; 
sarvani -- all; pumsah -- of a person; mahat -- of great souls; 
atikramah -- violation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘When a person mistreats great souls, his life span, opulence, 
reputation, religion, possessions and good fortune are all destroyed.'
 
PURPORT
 
This statement (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.4.46) was made by Sukadeva Gosvami 
to Maharaja Pariksit. This quotation concerns the attempted killing of 
Krsna's sister (Yogamaya), who appeared before Krsna's birth as the 
daughter of Mother Yasoda. This daughter Yogamaya and Krsna were born 
simultaneously, and Vasudeva replaced Yogamaya with Krsna and took 
Yogamaya away. When she was brought to Mathura and Kamsa attempted to 
kill her, Yogamaya slipped out of his hands. She could not be killed. 
She then informed Kamsa about the birth of his enemy, Krsna, and being 
thus baffled, Kamsa consulted his associates, who were all demons. When 
this big conspiracy was taking place, this verse was spoken by Sukadeva 
Gosvami. He points out that a demon can lose everything because of his 
nefarious activities.
 
The word mahad-atikrama, meaning "envy of Lord Visnu and His devotees," 
is significant in this verse. The word mahat indicates a great 
personality, a devotee or the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. 
Being always engaged in the Lord's service, the devotees themselves are 
as great as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The word mahat is also 
explained by Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita (9.13):
 
mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah
bhajanty ananya-manaso jnatva bhutadim avyayam
 
"O son of Prtha, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under 
the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in 
devotional service because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead, original and inexhaustible."
 
Being envious of the Lord and His devotees is not at all auspicious for 
a demon. By such envy, a demon loses everything considered beneficial.
 
Madhya 15.271
 
TEXT 271
 
TEXT
 
gopinathacarya gela prabhu-darasane
prabhu tanre puchila bhattacarya-vivarane
SYNONYMS
 
gopinathacarya -- Gopinatha Acarya; gela -- went; prabhu-darasane -- to 
see Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
 tanre -- unto him; puchila -- inquired; bhattacarya-vivarane -- the 
affairs in the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At this time, Gopinatha Acarya went to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and 
the Lord asked him about the events taking place in Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya's house.
 
Madhya 15.272
 
TEXT 272
 
TEXT
 
acarya kahe, -- upavasa kaila dui jana
visucika-vyadhite amogha chadiche jivana
SYNONYMS
 
acarya kahe -- Gopinatha Acarya informed; upavasa -- fasting; kaila -- 
observed; dui jana -- the two persons; visucika-vyadhite -- by the 
disease of cholera; amogha -- Amogha; chadiche jivana -- is going to die.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Gopinatha Acarya informed the Lord that both the husband and the wife 
were fasting and that their son-in-law, Amogha, was dying of cholera.
 
Madhya 15.273
 
TEXT 273
 
TEXT
 
suni' krpamaya prabhu aila dhana
amoghere kahe tara buke hasta diya
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; krpa-maya -- merciful; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; dhana -- running; amoghere -- unto Amogha; 
kahe -- He says; tara -- his; buke -- on the chest; hasta diya -- 
keeping His hand.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As soon as Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard that Amogha was going to die, He 
immediately ran to him in great haste. Placing His hand on Amogha's 
chest, He spoke as follows.
 
Madhya 15.274
 
TEXT 274
 
TEXT
 
sahaje nirmala ei ‘brahmana'-hrdaya
krsnera vasite ei yogya-sthana haya
SYNONYMS
 
sahaje -- by nature; nirmala -- without contamination; ei -- this; 
brahmana-hrdaya -- heart of a brahmana; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; vasite 
-- to sit down; ei -- this; yogya-sthana -- proper place; haya -- is.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The heart of a brahmana is by nature very clean; therefore it is a 
proper place for Krsna to sit.
 
Madhya 15.275
 
TEXT 275
 
TEXT
 
‘matsarya'-candala kene ihan vasaile
parama pavitra sthana apavitra kaile
SYNONYMS
 
matsarya -- jealousy; candala -- the lowest of men; kene -- why; ihan -- 
here; vasaile -- you allowed to sit; parama pavitra -- most purified; 
sthana -- place; apavitra -- impure; kaile -- you have made.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Why have you allowed the candala of jealousy to sit here also? In this 
way you have contaminated a most purified place, your heart.
 
Madhya 15.276
 
TEXT 276
 
TEXT
 
sarvabhauma-sange tomara ‘kalusa' haila ksaya
‘kalmasa' ghucile jiva ‘krsna-nama' laya
SYNONYMS
 
sarvabhauma-sange -- by the association of Sarvabhauma; tomara -- your; 
kalusa -- contamination; haila ksaya -- is now vanquished; kalmasa -- 
contamination; ghucile -- when dispelled; jiva -- the living entity; 
krsna-nama -- the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; laya -- can chant.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"However, due to the association of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, all your 
contamination is now vanquished. When a person's heart is cleansed of 
all contamination, he is able to chant the maha-mantra, Hare Krsna.
 
Madhya 15.277
 
TEXT 277
 
TEXT
 
uthaha, amogha, tumi lao krsna-nama
acire tomare krpa karibe bhagavan
SYNONYMS
 
uthaha -- get up; amogha -- Amogha; tumi -- you; lao -- chant; krsna-
nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; acire -- very soon; tomare -- unto 
you; krpa -- mercy; karibe -- will bestow; bhagavan -- the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Therefore, Amogha, get up and chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra! If you 
do so, Krsna will unfailingly bestow mercy upon you."
 
PURPORT
 
The Absolute Truth is realized in three phases -- impersonal Brahman, 
Paramatma and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan. All of these 
are one and the same truth, but Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan 
constitute three different features. Whoever understands Brahman is 
called a brahmana, and when a brahmana engages in the Lord's devotional 
service, he is called a Vaisnava. Unless one comes to understand the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead, his realization of impersonal Brahman is 
imperfect. A brahmana can chant the Hare Krsna mantra on the platform of 
namabhasa, but not on the platform of pure vibration. When a brahmana 
engages in the Lord's service, fully understanding his eternal 
relationship, his devotional service is called abhidheya. When one 
attains that stage, he is called a bhagavata, or Vaisnava. This 
indicates that he is free from contamination and material attachment. 
Lord Krsna confirms this in the Bhagavad-gita (7.28):
 
yesam tv anta-gatam papam jananam punya-karmanam
te dvandva-moha-nirmukta bhajante mam drdha-vratah
 
"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life and 
whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed from the 
duality of delusion, and they engage themselves in My service with 
determination."
 
A brahmana may be a very learned scholar, but this does not mean that he 
is free from material contamination. A brahmana's contamination, however,
 is in the mode of goodness. In the material world, the three modes are 
goodness, passion and ignorance, and all of these are simply different 
gradations of contamination. Unless a brahmana transcends such 
contamination and approaches the platform of unalloyed devotional 
service, he cannot be accepted as a Vaisnava. An impersonalist may be 
aware of the impersonal Brahman feature of the Absolute Truth, but his 
activities are on the impersonal platform. Sometimes he imagines a form 
of the Lord (saguna-upasana), but such an attempt is never successful in 
helping one attain complete realization. The impersonalist may consider 
himself a brahmana and may be situated in the mode of goodness, but 
nonetheless he is conditioned by one of the modes of material nature. 
This means that he is not yet liberated, for liberation cannot be 
attained unless one is completely free from the modes. In any case, the 
Mayavada philosophy keeps one conditioned. If one becomes a Vaisnava 
through proper initiation, he automatically becomes a brahmana. There is 
no doubt about it. The Garuda Purana confirms this:
 
brahmananam sahasrebhyah satra-yaji visisyate
satra-yaji-sahasrebhyah sarva-vedanta-paragah
sarva-vedanta-vit-kotya visnu-bhakto visisyate
 
"Out of many thousands of brahmanas, one may become qualified to perform 
yajna. Out of many thousands of such qualified brahmanas, one may be 
fully aware of the Vedanta philosophy. Out of many millions of learned 
Vedanta scholars, there may be one visnu-bhakta, or devotee of Lord 
Visnu. It is he who is most exalted."
 
Unless one is a fully qualified brahmana, he cannot advance in the 
spiritual science. A real brahmana is never envious of Vaisnavas. If he 
is, he is considered an imperfect neophyte. Impersonalist brahmanas are 
always opposed to Vaisnava principles. They are envious of Vaisnavas 
because they do not know the goal of life. Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi 
visnum [SB 7.5.31]. However, when a brahmana becomes a Vaisnava, there 
is no duality. If a brahmana does not become a Vaisnava, he certainly 
falls down from the brahmana platform. This is confirmed by Srimad-
Bhagavatam (11.5.3): na bhajanty avajananti sthanad bhrastah patanty 
adhah.
 
We can actually see that in this Age of Kali many so-called brahmanas 
are envious of Vaisnavas. The Kali-contaminated brahmanas consider Deity 
worship to be imaginative: arcye visnau sila-dhir gurusu nara-matir 
vaisnave jati-buddhih. Such a contaminated brahmana may superficially 
imagine a form of the Lord, but actually he considers the Deity in the 
temple to be made of stone or wood. Similarly, such a contaminated 
brahmana considers the guru to be an ordinary human being, and he 
objects when a Vaisnava is created by the Krsna consciousness movement. 
Many so-called brahmanas attempt to fight us, saying, "How can you 
create a brahmana out of a European or American? A brahmana can be born 
only in a brahmana family." They do not consider that this is never 
stated in any revealed scripture. Lord Krsna specifically states in the 
Bhagavad-gita (4.13), catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah: "
According to the three modes of material nature and the work associated 
with them, the four divisions of human society are created by Me."
 
Thus a brahmana is not a result of the caste system. He becomes a 
brahmana only by qualification. Similarly, a Vaisnava does not belong to 
a particular caste; rather, his designation is determined by the 
rendering of devotional service.
 
Madhya 15.278
 
TEXT 278
 
TEXT
 
suni' ‘krsna' ‘krsna' bali' amogha uthila
premonmade matta hana nacite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; krsna krsna -- the holy name of Krsna; bali' -- 
speaking; amogha uthila -- Amogha stood up; premonmade -- in ecstatic 
love of Krsna; matta hana -- becoming maddened; nacite lagila -- began 
to dance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After hearing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and being touched by Him, Amogha, 
who was on his deathbed, immediately stood up and began to chant the 
holy name of Krsna. Thus he became mad with ecstatic love and began to 
dance emotionally.
 
Madhya 15.279
 
TEXT 279
 
TEXT
 
kampa, asru, pulaka, stambha, sveda, svara-bhanga
prabhu hase dekhi' tara premera taranga
SYNONYMS
 
kampa -- trembling; asru -- tears; pulaka -- jubilation; stambha -- 
being stunned; sveda -- perspiration; svara-bhanga -- faltering of the 
voice; prabhu hase -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to laugh; dekhi' -- 
seeing; tara -- Amogha's; premera taranga -- waves of ecstatic love.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While Amogha danced in ecstatic love, he manifested all the ecstatic 
symptoms -- trembling, tears, jubilation, trance, perspiration and a 
faltering voice. Seeing these waves of ecstatic emotion, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu began to laugh.
 
Madhya 15.280
 
TEXT 280
 
TEXT
 
prabhura carane dhari' karaye vinaya
aparadha ksama more, prabhu, dayamaya
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura carane -- the lotus feet of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dhari'
 -- catching; karaye -- does; vinaya -- submission; aparadha -- offense; 
ksama -- kindly excuse; more -- me; prabhu -- O Lord; daya-maya -- 
merciful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Amogha then fell before the Lord's lotus feet and submissively said, "O 
merciful Lord, please excuse my offense."
 
Madhya 15.281
 
TEXT 281
 
TEXT
 
ei chara mukhe tomara karinu nindane
eta bali' apana gale cadaya apane
SYNONYMS
 
ei chara mukhe -- in this abominable mouth; tomara -- Your; karinu -- I 
did; nindane -- blaspheming; eta bali' -- saying this; apana -- his own; 
gale -- cheeks; cadaya -- he slapped; apane -- himself.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Not only did Amogha beg the Lord's pardon, but he also began slapping 
his own cheeks, saying, "By this mouth I have blasphemed You."
 
Madhya 15.282
 
TEXT 282
 
TEXT
 
cadaite cadaite gala phulaila
hate dhari' gopinathacarya nisedhila
SYNONYMS
 
cadaite cadaite -- slapping over and over again; gala -- the cheeks; 
phulaila -- he made them swollen; hate dhari' -- catching his hands; 
gopinatha-acarya -- Gopinatha Acarya; nisedhila -- forbade.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Indeed, Amogha continued slapping his face over and over until his 
cheeks were swollen. Finally Gopinatha Acarya stopped him by catching 
hold of his hands.
 
Madhya 15.283
 
TEXT 283
 
TEXT
 
prabhu asvasana kare sparsi' tara gatra
sarvabhauma-sambandhe tumi mora sneha-patra
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asvasana kare -- pacifies; sparsi' -- 
touching; tara -- his; gatra -- body; sarvabhauma-sambandhe -- because 
of a relation to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; tumi -- you; mora -- My; sneha-
patra -- object of affection.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu pacified Amogha by touching his body 
and saying, "You are the object of My affection because you are the son-
in-law of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
 
Madhya 15.284
 
TEXT 284
 
TEXT
 
sarvabhauma-grhe dasa-dasi, ye kukkura
seha mora priya, anya jana rahu dura
SYNONYMS
 
sarvabhauma-grhe -- at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; dasa-dasi --
 servants and maidservants; ye kukkura -- even a dog; seha -- all of 
them; mora -- to Me; priya -- very dear; anya jana -- others; rahu dura -
- what to speak of.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Everyone in Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's house is very dear to Me, 
including his maids and servants and even his dog. And what to speak of 
his relatives?
 
Madhya 15.285
 
TEXT 285
 
TEXT
 
aparadha' nahi, sada lao krsna-nama
eta bali' prabhu aila sarvabhauma-sthana
SYNONYMS
 
aparadha' nahi -- do not commit offenses; sada -- always; lao -- chant; 
krsna-nama -- the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; eta bali' -- saying this; 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; sarvabhauma-sthana -- 
to the place of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Amogha, always chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and do not commit any 
further offenses." After giving Amogha this instruction, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu went to Sarvabhauma's house.
 
Madhya 15.286
 
TEXT 286
 
TEXT
 
prabhu dekhi' sarvabhauma dharila carane
prabhu tanre alingiya vasila asane
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu dekhi' -- seeing Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sarvabhauma -- 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; dharila carane -- caught hold of His feet; 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; alingiya -- embracing; 
vasila asane -- sat down on the seat.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon seeing the Lord, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya immediately caught hold of 
His lotus feet. The Lord embraced him and then sat down.
 
Madhya 15.287
 
TEXT 287
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- amogha sisu, kiba tara dosa
kene upavasa kara, kene kara rosa
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; amogha sisu -- Amogha is a 
child; kiba -- what; tara dosa -- his fault; kene -- why; upavasa kara --
 are you fasting; kene -- why; kara rosa -- are you angry.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu pacified Sarvabhauma, saying, "After all, Amogha,
 your son-in-law, is a child. So what is his fault? Why are you fasting, 
and why are you angry?
 
Madhya 15.288
 
TEXT 288
 
TEXT
 
utha, snana kara, dekha jagannatha-mukha
sighra asi, bhojana kara, tabe mora sukha
SYNONYMS
 
utha -- get up; snana kara -- take your bath; dekha -- see; jagannatha-
mukha -- Lord Jagannatha's face; sighra asi -- coming back very soon; 
bhojana kara -- take your lunch; tabe mora sukha -- then I shall be very 
happy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Just get up and take your bath and go see the face of Lord Jagannatha. 
Then return here to eat your lunch. In this way I shall be happy.
 
Madhya 15.289
 
TEXT 289
 
TEXT
 
tavat rahiba ami ethaya vasiya
yavat na khaibe tumi prasada asiya
SYNONYMS
 
tavat -- as long as; rahiba -- shall stay; ami -- I; ethaya -- here; 
vasiya -- sitting; yavat -- as long as; na khaibe -- will not eat; tumi -
- you; prasada -- remnants of the food of Jagannatha; asiya -- coming 
here.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I shall stay here until you return to take Lord Jagannatha's remnants 
for your lunch."
 
Madhya 15.290
 
TEXT 290
 
TEXT
 
prabhu-pada dhari' bhatta kahite lagila
marita' amogha, tare kene jiyaila
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu-pada -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus feet; dhari' -- catching 
hold of; bhatta -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kahite lagila -- began to 
speak; marita' amogha -- Amogha would have died; tare -- him; kene -- 
why; jiyaila -- have You brought to life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Catching hold of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus feet, the Bhattacarya 
said, "Why did You bring Amogha back to life? It would have been better 
had he died."
 
Madhya 15.291
 
TEXT 291
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- amogha sisu, tomara balaka
balaka-dosa na laya pita, tahate palaka
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; amogha sisu -- Amogha is a 
child; tomara balaka -- your son; balaka-dosa -- the offense of a child; 
na laya -- does not accept; pita -- the father; tahate -- unto him; 
palaka -- the maintainer.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Amogha is a child and your son. The 
father does not take the faults of his son seriously, especially when he 
is maintaining him.
 
Madhya 15.292
 
TEXT 292
 
TEXT
 
ebe ‘vaisnava' haila, tara gela ‘aparadha'
tahara upare ebe karaha prasada
SYNONYMS
 
ebe -- now; vaisnava haila -- has become a Vaisnava; tara -- his; gela --
 went away; aparadha -- offenses; tahara upare -- upon him; ebe -- now; 
karaha prasada -- show mercy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Now that he has become a Vaisnava, he is offenseless. You can bestow 
your mercy upon him without hesitation."
 
Madhya 15.293
 
TEXT 293
 
TEXT
 
bhatta kahe, -- cala, prabhu, isvara-darasane
snana kari' tanha muni asichon ekhane
SYNONYMS
 
bhatta kahe -- the Bhattacarya said; cala -- go; prabhu -- my Lord; 
isvara-darasane -- to see Lord Jagannatha, the Personality of Godhead; 
snana kari' -- taking my bath; tanha -- there; muni -- I; asichon -- 
shall come back; ekhane -- here.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "Please go, my Lord, to see Lord 
Jagannatha. After taking my bath, I shall go there and then return."
 
Madhya 15.294
 
TEXT 294
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- gopinatha, ihani rahiba
inho prasada paile, varta amake kahiba
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; gopinatha -- Gopinatha; 
ihani rahiba -- please stay here; inho -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; 
prasada paile -- when he takes his lunch; varta -- the news; amake 
kahiba -- inform Me.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then told Gopinatha, "Stay here and inform Me 
when Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya has taken his prasadam."
 
Madhya 15.295
 
TEXT 295
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' prabhu gela isvara-darasane
bhatta snana darsana kari' karila bhojane
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gela -- 
went; isvara-darasane -- to see Lord Jagannatha; bhatta -- Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya; snana darsana kari' -- finishing his bathing and seeing of 
Lord Jagannatha; karila bhojane -- accepted food.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to see Lord Jagannatha. 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya completed his bath, went to see Lord Jagannatha 
and then returned to his house to accept food.
 
Madhya 15.296
 
TEXT 296
 
TEXT
 
sei amogha haila prabhura bhakta ‘ekanta'
preme nace, krsna-nama laya maha-santa
SYNONYMS
 
sei amogha -- that same Amogha; haila -- became; prabhura -- of Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta -- devotee; ekanta -- unflinching; preme 
nace -- dances in ecstasy; krsna-nama laya -- chants the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra; maha-santa -- very peaceful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thereafter, Amogha became an unalloyed devotee of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. He danced in ecstasy and peacefully chanted the holy name of 
Lord Krsna.
 
Madhya 15.297
 
TEXT 297
 
TEXT
 
aiche citra-lila kare sacira nandana
yei dekhe, sune, tanra vismaya haya mana
SYNONYMS
 
aiche -- in this way; citra-lila -- varieties of pastimes; kare -- 
performs; sacira nandana -- the son of mother Saci; yei dekhe -- anyone 
who sees; sune -- hears; tanra -- his; vismaya -- astonished; haya -- 
becomes; mana -- mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed His various pastimes. 
Whoever sees them or hears them recounted becomes truly astonished.
 
Madhya 15.298
 
TEXT 298
 
TEXT
 
aiche bhatta-grhe kare bhojana-vilasa
tara madhye nana citra-caritra-prakasa
SYNONYMS
 
aiche -- in this way; bhatta-grhe -- in the house of Sarvabhauma 
Bhattacarya; kare -- performs; bhojana-vilasa -- pastime of eating; tara 
madhye -- within that pastime; nana -- various; citra-caritra -- of 
varieties of activities; prakasa -- manifestation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoyed eating in Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's 
house. Within that one pastime, many wonderful pastimes were manifested.
 
Madhya 15.299
 
TEXT 299
 
TEXT
 
sarvabhauma-ghare ei bhojana-carita
sarvabhauma-prema yanha ha-ila vidita
SYNONYMS
 
sarvabhauma-ghare -- in the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ei -- 
these; bhojana-carita -- eating affairs; sarvabhauma-prema -- love of 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; yanha -- where; ha-ila -- became; vidita -- 
well known.
 
TRANSLATION
 
These are the peculiar characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's 
pastimes. Thus the Lord ate in Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's house, and in 
this way Sarvabhauma's love for the Lord has become very well known.
 
PURPORT
 
As stated in the Sakha-nirnayamrta:
 
amogha-panditam vande sri-gaurenatma-satkrtam
prema-gadgada-sandrangam pulakakula-vigraham
 
"I offer my obeisances unto Amogha Pandita, who was accepted by Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. As a result of this acceptance, he was always 
merged in ecstatic love, and he manifested ecstatic symptoms such as 
choking of the voice and standing of the hairs on his body."
 
Madhya 15.300
 
TEXT 300
 
TEXT
 
sathira matara prema, ara prabhura prasada
bhakta-sambandhe yaha ksamila aparadha
SYNONYMS
 
sathira matara prema -- the love of the mother of Sathi; ara -- and; 
prabhura prasada -- the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-
sambandhe -- because of a relationship with a devotee; yaha -- where; 
ksamila aparadha -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu excused the offense.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus I have related the ecstatic love of Sarvabhauma's wife, who is 
known as the mother of Sathi. I have also related Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's great mercy, which He manifested by excusing Amogha's 
offense. He did so due to Amogha's relationship with a devotee.
 
PURPORT
 
Amogha was an offender because he blasphemed the Lord. As a result, he 
was about to die of cholera. Amogha did not receive an opportunity to be 
freed from all offenses after being attacked by the disease, but 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and his wife were very dear to the Lord. Because 
of their relationship, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu excused Amogha. Instead 
of being punished by the Lord, he was saved by the Lord's mercy. All 
this was due to the unflinching love of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya for Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Externally, Amogha was Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's 
son-in-law, and he was being maintained by Sarvabhauma. Consequently if 
Amogha were not excused, his punishment would have directly affected 
Sarvabhauma. Amogha's death would have indirectly brought about the 
death of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
 
Madhya 15.301
 
TEXT 301
 
TEXT
 
sraddha kari' ei lila sune yei jana
acirat paya sei caitanya-carana
SYNONYMS
 
sraddha kari' -- with faith and love; ei lila -- this pastime; sune -- 
hears; yei jana -- whoever; acirat -- very soon; paya -- attains; sei -- 
he; caitanya-carana -- the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Whoever hears these pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with faith and 
love will attain the shelter of the Lord's lotus feet very soon.
 
Madhya 15.302
 
TEXT 302
 
TEXT
 
sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
sri-rupa -- Sri Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa 
Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation; 
Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe -- 
describes; krsnadasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always 
desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
following in their footsteps.
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-
lila, Fifteenth Chapter, describing the Lord's eating at the house of 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya.
 