1|Madhya 10-1975: The Lord's Return to Jagannatha Puri
2|Chapter 10
3|The Lord's Return to Jagannatha Puri
4|While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was traveling in South India,
>|Sarvabhauma the Bhattacarya had many talks with King
>|Prataparudra. When Maharaja Prataparudra requested the
>|Bhattacarya to arrange an interview with the Lord, the
>|Bhattacarya assured him that he would try to do so as soon
>|as Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned from South India. When the
>|Lord returned to Jagannatha Puri from His South Indian tour,
>| He lived at the home of Kasi Misra. Sarvabhauma
>|Bhattacarya introduced many Vaisnavas to Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu after His return. The father of Ramananda Raya,
>|Bhavananda Raya, offered another son named Vaninatha
>|Pattanayaka for the Lord's service. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|informed His associates about the pollution of Krsnadasa
>|brought about by his association with the Bhattatharis, and
>|thus the Lord proposed to give him leave. Nityananda Prabhu
>|sent Krsnadasa to Bengal to inform the Navadvipa devotees
>|about the Lord's return to Jagannatha Puri. All the
>|devotees of Navadvipa thus began arranging to come to
>|Jagannatha Puri. At this time Paramananda Puri was at
>|Navadvipa, and immediately upon hearing news of the Lord's
>|return, he started for Jagannatha Puri accompanied by a
>|brahmana named Kamalakanta. Purusottama Bhattacarya, a
>|resident of Navadvipa, was educated at Varanasi. He
>|accepted the renounced order from Caitanyananda, but he
>|took the name of Svarupa. Thus he arrived at the lotus feet
>|of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. After the demise of Sri Isvara
>|Puri, his disciple Govinda, following his instructions,
>|went to see Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Due to his relationship
>|with Kesava Bharati, Brahmananda Bharati was also
>|respectfully received by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. When he
>|arrived at Jagannatha Puri, he was advised to give up the
>|deerskin clothing he wore. When Brahmananda understood Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu correctly, he accepted Him as Krsna
>|himself. However, when Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya addressed
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as Krsna, the Lord immediately
>|protested. In the meantime, Kasisvara Gosvami also came to
>|see Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In this chapter, devotees from
>|many different areas come to see Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and
>|they are exactly like many rivers that come from many
>|places to finally flow into the sea.
5|Madhya 10.1
6|TEXT 1
7|TEXT
8|tam vande gaura-jaladam
9|svasya yo darsanamrtaih
10|vicchedavagraha-mlana-
11|bhakta-sasyany ajivayat
12|SYNONYMS
13|tam-unto Him; vande-I offer my respectful obeisances; gaura-
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jala-dam-rain cloud; svasya-of
>|Himself; yah-He who; darsana-amrtaih-by the nectar of the
>|audience; viccheda-because of separation; avagraha-scarcity
>|of rain; mlana-morose, dried up; bhakta-devotees; sasyani-
>|food grains; ajivayat-saved.
14|TRANSLATION
15|I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, who is compared to a cloud that pours water on
>|fields of grain, which are like devotees suffering due to a
>|shortage of rain. Separation from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|is like a drought, but when the Lord returns, His presence
>|is like a nectarean rain that falls on all the grains and
>|saves them from perishing.
16|Madhya 10.2
17|TEXT 2
18|TEXT
19|jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
20|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
21|SYNONYMS
22|jaya jaya-all glories; sri-caitanya-to Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityananda-to Nityananda
>|Prabhu; jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to Advaita Acarya;
>|jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to all the devotees of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
23|TRANSLATION
24|All glories to Lord Caitanya All glories to Nityananda
>|! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to
>|all the devotees of Lord Caitanya!
25|Madhya 10.3
26|TEXT 3
27|TEXT
28|purve yabe mahaprabhu calila daksine
29|prataparudra raja tabe bolaila sarvabhaume
30|SYNONYMS
31|purve-formerly; yabe-when; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; calila-departed; daksine-for His South Indian
>|tour; prataparudra-Prataparudra; raja-the King; tabe-at
>|that time; bolaila-called for; sarvabhaume-Sarvabhauma
>|Bhattacarya.
32|TRANSLATION
33|When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu departed for South India, King
>|Prataparudra called Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya to his palace.
34|Madhya 10.4
35|TEXT 4
36|TEXT
37|vasite asana dila kari' namaskare
38|mahaprabhura varta tabe puchila tanhare
39|SYNONYMS
40|vasite-to sit; asana-sitting place; dila-offered; kari'-
>|doing; namaskare-obeisances; mahaprabhura-of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; varta-news; tabe-at that time; puchila-inquired;
>| tanhare-from him.
41|TRANSLATION
42|When Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya met with the King, the King
>|offered him a seat with all respects and inquired about
>|news of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
43|Madhya 10.5
44|TEXT 5
45|TEXT
46|sunilana tomara ghare eka mahasaya
47|gauda ha-ite aila, tenho maha-krpamaya
48|SYNONYMS
49|sunilana-I have heard; tomara-your; ghare-at home; eka-one;
>|mahasaya-great personality; gauda ha-ite-from Bengal; aila-
>|has come; tenho-He; maha-krpa-maya-very merciful.
50|TRANSLATION
51|The King said to the Bhattacarya, "I have heard that a
>|great personality has come from Bengal and is staying at
>|your home. I have also heard that He is very, very merciful.
52|Madhya 10.6
53|TEXT 6
54|TEXT
55|tomare bahu krpa kaila, kahe sarva-jana
56|krpa kari' karaha more tanhara darsana
57|SYNONYMS
58|tomare-unto you; bahu krpa-great mercy; kaila-showed; kahe-
>|says; sarva-jana-everyone; krpa kari'-being merciful;
>|karaha-arrange; more-for me; tanhara-His; darsana-interview.
59|TRANSLATION
60|"I have also heard that this great personality has shown
>|you great favor. At any rate, this is what I hear from many
>|different people. Now, being merciful upon me, you should
>|do me the favor of arranging an interview."
61|Madhya 10.7
62|TEXT 7
63|TEXT
64|bhatta kahe,-ye sunila saba satya haya
65|tanra darsana tomara ghatana na haya
66|SYNONYMS
67|bhatta kahe-the Bhattacarya replied; ye-what; sunila-you
>|have heard; saba-all; satya-true; haya-is; tanra darsana-
>|His interview; tomara-of you; ghatana-happening; na haya-is
>|not.
68|TRANSLATION
69|The Bhattacarya replied, "All that you have heard is true,
>|but as far as an interview is concerned, it is very
>|difficult to arrange.
70|Madhya 10.8
71|TEXT 8
72|TEXT
73|virakta sannyasi tenho rahena nirjane
74|svapneha na karena tenho raja-darasane
75|SYNONYMS
76|virakta-detached; sannyasi-in the renounced order; tenho-He;
>| rahena-keeps Himself; nirjane-in a solitary place;
>|svapneha-even in dreams; na-does not; karena-do; tenho-He;
>|raja-darasane-interview with a king.
77|TRANSLATION
78|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is in the renounced order and is
>|very much detached from worldly affairs. He stays in
>|solitary places, and even in dreams He does not grant
>|interviews to a king.
79|Madhya 10.9
80|TEXT 9
81|TEXT
82|tathapi prakare toma karaitama darasana
83|samprati karila tenho daksina gamana
84|SYNONYMS
85|tathapi-yet; prakare-somehow or other; toma-you; karaitama-
>|I would have arranged; darasana-interview; samprati-
>|recently; karila-has done; tenho-He; daksina-to the
>|southern part of India; gamana-departure.
86|TRANSLATION
87|"Still, I would have tried to arrange your interview, but
>|He has recently left to tour South India."
88|Madhya 10.10
89|TEXT 10
90|TEXT
91|raja kahe,-jagannatha chadi' kene gela
92|bhatta kahe,-mahantera ei eka lila
93|SYNONYMS
94|raja kahe-the King said; jagannatha chadi'-leaving the
>|place of Lord Jagannatha; kene gela-why did He leave;
>|bhatta kahe-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied; mahantera-of a
>|great person; ei-this; eka-one; lila-pastime.
95|TRANSLATION
96|The King asked, "Why has He left Jagannatha Puri?"
97|The Bhattacarya replied, "Such are the pastimes of a great
>|personality.
98|Madhya 10.11
99|TEXT 11
100|TEXT
101|tirtha pavitra karite kare tirtha-bhramana
102|sei chale nistaraye samsarika jana
103|SYNONYMS
104|tirtha-holy places; pavitra karite-to purify; kare-does;
>|tirtha-bhramana-touring in places of pilgrimage; sei chale-
>|on that plea; nistaraye-delivers; samsarika-conditioned;
>|jana-souls.
105|TRANSLATION
106|"Great saints go to holy places of pilgrimage in order to
>|purify them. For that reason Caitanya Mahaprabhu is
>|visiting many tirthas and delivering many, many conditioned
>|souls.
107|Madhya 10.12
108|TEXT 12
109|TEXT
110|bhavad-vidha bhagavatas
111|tirthi-bhutah svayam vibho
112|tirthi-kurvanti tirthani
113|svantah-sthena gada-bhrta
114|SYNONYMS
115|bhavat-your good self; vidhah-like; bhagavatah-devotees;
>|tirthi-as holy places of pilgrimage; bhutah-existing;
>|svayam-themselves; vibho-O almighty one; tirthi-kurvanti-
>|make into holy places of pilgrimage; tirthani-the holy
>|places; sva-antah-sthena-being situated in their hearts;
>|gada-bhrta-by the Personality of Godhead.
116|TRANSLATION
117|" 'Saints of your caliber are themselves places of
>|pilgrimage. Because of their purity, they are constant
>|companions of the Lord, and therefore they can purify even
>|the places of pilgrimage.'
118|PURPORT
119|This verse, spoken by Maharaja Yudhisthira to Vidura in
>|Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.13.10), is also quoted in the Adi-lila
>|(1.63).
120|Madhya 10.13
121|TEXT 13
122|TEXT
123|vaisnavera ei haya eka svabhava niscala
124|tenho jiva nahena, hana svatantra isvara
125|SYNONYMS
126|vaisnavera-of great devotees; ei-this; haya-is; eka-one;
>|svabhava-nature; niscala-unflinching; tenho-He; jiva-
>|conditioned soul; nahena-is not; hana-is; svatantra-
>|independent; isvara-controller.
127|TRANSLATION
128|"A Vaisnava travels to places of pilgrimage to purify them
>|and reclaim fallen conditioned souls. This is one of the
>|duties of a Vaisnava. Actually, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is
>|not a living entity but the Supreme Personality of Godhead
>|Himself. Consequently, He is a fully independent controller,
>| yet in His position as a devotee, He carries out the
>|activities of a devotee."
129|PURPORT
130|Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura points out that
>|because there are many permanent residents in holy places
>|who do not precisely follow the rules and regulations
>|governing living in a sacred place, exalted devotees have
>|to go to these places to reclaim such persons. This is the
>|business of a Vaisnava. A Vaisnava is unhappy to see others
>|materially enmeshed. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught these
>|activities of a Vaisnava although He is the worshipable
>|Deity of all Vaisnavas, the complete and independent
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is purnah suddho nitya-
>|muktah-complete, completely uncontaminated and eternally
>|liberated. He is sanatana, for He has no beginning or end.
131|Madhya 10.14
132|TEXT 14
133|TEXT
134|raja kahe,-tanre tumi yaite kene dile
135|paya padi' yatna kari' kene na rakhile
136|SYNONYMS
137|raja kahe-the King said; tanre-Him; tumi-you; yaite-to go;
>|kene-why; dile-allowed; paya-at His lotus feet; padi'-
>|falling; yatna kari'-endeavoring very much; kene-why; na-
>|not; rakhile-kept.
138|TRANSLATION
139|Upon hearing this, the King replied, "Why did you allow Him
>|to leave? Why didn't you fall at His lotus feet and keep
>|Him here?"
140|Madhya 10.15
141|TEXT 15
142|TEXT
143|bhattacarya kahe,-tenho svayam isvara svatantra
144|saksat sri-krsna, tenho nahe para-tantra
145|SYNONYMS
146|bhattacarya kahe-Sarvabhauma replied; tenho-He; svayam-
>|personally; isvara-the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
>|svatantra-independent; saksat-directly; sri-krsna-Lord
>|Krsna; tenho-He; nahe-is not; para-tantra-dependent on
>|anyone.
147|TRANSLATION
148|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied, "Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself and is
>|completely independent. Being Lord Krsna Himself, He is not
>|dependent on anyone.
149|Madhya 10.16
150|TEXT 16
151|TEXT
152|tathapi rakhite tanre bahu yatna kailun
153|isvarera svatantra iccha, rakhite narilun
154|SYNONYMS
155|tathapi-still; rakhite-to keep; tanre-Him; bahu-various;
>|yatna-endeavors; kailun-I made; isvarera-of the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead; svatantra-independent; iccha-desire;
>| rakhite-to keep; narilun-I was unable.
156|TRANSLATION
157|"Still, I endeavored very hard to keep Him here, but
>|because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and
>|completely independent, I was not successful."
158|Madhya 10.17
159|TEXT 17
160|TEXT
161|raja kahe,-bhatta tumi vijna-siromani
162|tumi tanre 'krsna' kaha, tate satya mani
163|SYNONYMS
164|raja kahe-the King said; bhatta-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;
>|tumi-you; vijna-siromani-the most experienced learned
>|scholar; tumi-you; tanre-Him; krsna kaha-address as Lord
>|Krsna; tate-your statement; satya mani-I accept as true.
165|TRANSLATION
166|The King said, "Bhattacarya, you are the most learned and
>|experienced person I know. Therefore when you address Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu as Lord Krsna, I accept this as the
>|truth.
167|PURPORT
168|This is the way to advance in spiritual science. One must
>|accept the words of an acarya, a bona fide spiritual master,
>| to clear the path for spiritual advancement. This is the
>|secret of success. However, one's guide must be a spiritual
>|master who is actually an unalloyed devotee strictly
>|following the instructions of the previous acarya without
>|deviation. Whatever the spiritual master says must be
>|accepted by the disciple. Only then is success certain.
>|This is the Vedic system.
169|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was a brahmana and a realized soul,
>|whereas Prataparudra was a ksatriya. Ksatriya kings used to
>|obey very faithfully the orders of learned brahmanas and
>|saintly persons, and in this way they would rule their
>|country. Similarly, vaisyas used to follow the king's
>|orders, and sudras used to serve the three higher castes.
>|In this way the brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras
>|used to live cooperatively, performing their respective
>|duties. Consequently society was peaceful, and people were
>|able to discharge the duties of Krsna consciousness. Thus
>|they were happy in this life and able to return home, back
>|to Godhead.
170|Madhya 10.18
171|TEXT 18
172|TEXT
173|punarapi ihan tanra haile agamana
174|eka-bara dekhi' kari saphala nayana
175|SYNONYMS
176|punarapi-again; ihan-here; tanra-His; haile-when there is;
>|agamana-arrival; eka-bara-once; dekhi'-seeing; kari-I make;
>|sa-phala-fruitful; nayana-my eyes.
177|TRANSLATION
178|"When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returns again, I wish to see
>|Him just once in order to make my eyes perfect."
179|Madhya 10.19
180|TEXT 19
181|TEXT
182|bhattacarya kahe,-tenho asibe alpa-kale
183|rahite tanre eka sthana cahiye virale
184|SYNONYMS
185|bhattacarya kahe-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied; tenho-He;
>|asibe-will come; alpa-kale-very soon; rahite-to keep; tanre-
>|Him; eka-one; sthana-place; cahiye-I want; virale-secluded.
186|TRANSLATION
187|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied, "His Holiness Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu will return very soon. I wish to have a
>|nice place ready for Him, a place solitary and peaceful.
188|Madhya 10.20
189|TEXT 20
190|TEXT
191|thakurera nikata, ara ha-ibe nirjane
192|e-mata nirnaya kari' deha' eka sthane
193|SYNONYMS
194|thakurera nikata-near the place of Lord Jagannatha; ara-
>|also; ha-ibe-must be; nirjane-secluded; e-mata-in this way;
>|nirnaya kari'-considering carefully; deha'-please give; eka
>|sthane-one place.
195|TRANSLATION
196|"Lord Caitanya's residence should be very much secluded and
>|also near the temple of Jagannatha. Please consider this
>|proposal and give me a nice place for Him."
197|Madhya 10.21
198|TEXT 21
199|TEXT
200|raja kahe,-aiche kasi-misrera bhavana
201|thakurera nikata, haya parama nirjana
202|SYNONYMS
203|raja kahe-the King replied; aiche-exactly like that; kasi-
>|misrera bhavana-the house of Kasi Misra; thakurera nikata-
>|near Lord Jagannatha; haya-is; parama-very much; nirjana-
>|secluded.
204|TRANSLATION
205|The King replied, "Kasi Misra's house is exactly what you
>|require. It is near the temple and is very much secluded,
>|calm and quiet."
206|Madhya 10.22
207|TEXT 22
208|TEXT
209|eta kahi' raja rahe utkanthita hana
210|bhattacarya kasi-misre kahila asiya
211|SYNONYMS
212|eta kahi'-saying this; raja-the King; rahe-remained;
>|utkanthita-very anxious; hana-being; bhattacarya-
>|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kasi-misre-unto Kasi Misra; kahila-
>|said; asiya-coming.
213|TRANSLATION
214|After saying this, the King became very anxious for the
>|Lord to return. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya then went to Kasi
>|Misra to convey the King's desire.
215|Madhya 10.23
216|TEXT 23
217|TEXT
218|kasi-misra kahe,-ami bada bhagyavan
219|mora grhe 'prabhu-padera' habe avasthana
220|SYNONYMS
221|kasi-misra kahe-Kasi Misra said; ami-I; bada-very much;
>|bhagyavan-fortunate; mora grhe-in my home; prabhu-padera-of
>|the Lord of the prabhus; habe-there will be; avasthana-
>|staying.
222|TRANSLATION
223|When Kasi Misra heard the proposal, he said, "I am very
>|fortunate that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord of all
>|prabhus, will stay at my home."
224|PURPORT
225|In this verse the word prabhupada, referring to Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is significant. Regarding this, Srila
>|Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada comments, "Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead
>|Himself, Sri Krsna, and all His servants address Him as
>|Prabhupada. This means that there are many prabhus taking
>|shelter under His lotus feet." The pure Vaisnava is
>|addressed as prabhu, and this address is an etiquette
>|observed between Vaisnavas. When many prabhus remain under
>|the shelter of the lotus feet of another prabhu, the
>|address Prabhupada is given. Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri
>|Advaita Prabhu are also addressed as Prabhupada. Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Advaita Prabhu and Sri Nityananda
>|Prabhu are all visnu-tattva, the Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead, Lord Visnu. Therefore all living entities are
>|under Their lotus feet. Lord Visnu is the eternal Lord of
>|everyone, and the representative of Lord Visnu is the Lord'
>|s confidential servant. Such a person acts as the spiritual
>|master for neophyte Vaisnavas; therefore the spiritual
>|master is as respectable as Sri Krsna Caitanya or Lord
>|Visnu Himself. For this reason the spiritual master is
>|addressed as Om Visnupada or Prabhupada. The acarya, the
>|spiritual master, is generally respected by others as
>|Sripada, and the initiated Vaisnavas are addressed as
>|Prabhu. Prabhu, Prabhupada and Visnupada are described in
>|revealed scriptures like Srimad-Bhagavatam, Caitanya-
>|caritamrta and Caitanya-bhagavata. In this regard, these
>|scriptures present evidence accepted by unalloyed devotees.
226|The prakrta-sahajiyas are not even worthy of being called
>|Vaisnavas. They think that only caste gosvamis should be
>|called Prabhupada. Such ignorant sahajiyas call themselves
>|vaisnava-dasa-anudasa, which means the servant of the
>|servant of the Vaisnavas. However, they
>|are opposed to addressing a pure Vaisnava as Prabhupada. In
>|other words, they are envious of a bona fide spiritual
>|master who is addressed as Prabhupada, and they commit
>|offenses by considering a bona fide spiritual master an
>|ordinary human being or a member of a certain caste. Srila
>|Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura describes such sahajiyas
>|as most unfortunate. Because of their misconceptions, they
>|fall into a hellish condition.
227|Madhya 10.24
228|TEXT 24
229|TEXT
230|ei-mata purusottama-vasi yata jana
231|prabhuke milite sabara utkanthita mana
232|SYNONYMS
233|ei-mata-in this way; purusottama-vasi-the residents of
>|Jagannatha Puri; yata-all; jana-persons; prabhuke-Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; milite-to meet; sabara-of everyone;
>|utkanthita-anxious; mana-mind.
234|TRANSLATION
235|Thus all the residents of Jagannatha Puri, which is also
>|known as Purusottama, became anxious to meet Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu again.
236|Madhya 10.25
237|TEXT 25
238|TEXT
239|sarva-lokera utkantha yabe atyanta badila
240|mahaprabhu daksina haite tabahi aila
241|SYNONYMS
242|sarva-lokera-of all people; utkantha-anxieties; yabe-when;
>|atyanta-very much; badila-increased; mahaprabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; daksina haite-from South India; tabahi-
>|at that very time; aila-returned.
243|TRANSLATION
244|When all the residents of Jagannatha Puri became extremely
>|anxious to meet the Lord again, He returned from South
>|India.
245|Madhya 10.26
246|TEXT 26
247|TEXT
248|suni' anandita haila sabakara mana
249|sabe asi' sarvabhaume kaila nivedana
250|SYNONYMS
251|suni'-hearing; anandita-happy; haila-were; sabakara-of
>|everyone; mana-the minds; sabe asi'-everyone coming;
>|sarvabhaume-unto Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kaila-did;
>|nivedana-submission.
252|TRANSLATION
253|Hearing of the Lord's return, everyone became very happy,
>|and they all went to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and spoke to
>|him as follows.
254|Madhya 10.27
255|TEXT 27
256|TEXT
257|prabhura sahita ama-sabara karaha milana
258|tomara prasade pai prabhura carana
259|SYNONYMS
260|prabhura sahita-with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ama-sabara-of
>|all of us; karaha-arrange; milana-meeting; tomara-your;
>|prasade-by mercy; pai-we get; prabhura carana-the lotus
>|feet of the Lord.
261|TRANSLATION
262|"Please arrange our meeting with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
>|It is only by your mercy that we can attain the shelter of
>|the lotus feet of the Lord."
263|Madhya 10.28
264|TEXT 28
265|TEXT
266|bhattacarya kahe,-kali kasi-misrera ghare
267|prabhu yaibena, tahan milaba sabare
268|SYNONYMS
269|bhattacarya kahe-the Bhattacarya replied; kali-tomorrow;
>|kasi-misrera ghare-in the house of Kasi Misra; prabhu-the
>|Lord; yaibena-will go; tahan-there; milaba sabare-I shall
>|arrange for a meeting with all of you.
270|TRANSLATION
271|The Bhattacarya replied to the people, "Tomorrow the Lord
>|will be at the house of Kasi Misra. I shall arrange for you
>|all to meet Him."
272|Madhya 10.29
273|TEXT 29
274|TEXT
275|ara dina mahaprabhu bhattacaryera sange
276|jagannatha darasana kaila maha-range
277|SYNONYMS
278|ara dina-the next day; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|bhattacaryera sange-with Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;
>|jagannatha-of Lord Jagannatha; darasana-visiting the temple;
>| kaila-did; maha-range-with great enthusiasm.
279|TRANSLATION
280|The next day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived and went with
>|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, with great enthusiasm, to see the
>|temple of Lord Jagannatha.
281|Madhya 10.30
282|TEXT 30
283|TEXT
284|maha-prasada diya tahan milila sevaka-gana
285|mahaprabhu sabakare kaila alingana
286|SYNONYMS
287|maha-prasada-remnants of the food of Lord Jagannatha; diya-
>|delivering; tahan-there; milila-met; sevaka-gana-the
>|servants of Lord Jagannatha; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; sabakare-unto all of them; kaila-did; alingana-
>|embracing.
288|TRANSLATION
289|All the servants of Lord Jagannatha delivered remnants of
>|the Lord's food to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In return,
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced them all.
290|Madhya 10.31
291|TEXT 31
292|TEXT
293|darsana kari' mahaprabhu calila bahire
294|bhattacarya anila tanre kasi-misra-ghare
295|SYNONYMS
296|darsana kari'-seeing Lord Jagannatha; mahaprabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; calila-departed; bahire-outside;
>|bhattacarya-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; anila-brought; tanre-
>|Him; kasi-misra-ghare-to the house of Kasi Misra.
297|TRANSLATION
298|After seeing Lord Jagannatha, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left
>|the temple. The Bhattacarya then took Him to the house of
>|Kasi Misra.
299|Madhya 10.32
300|TEXT 32
301|TEXT
302|kasi-misra asi' padila prabhura carane
303|grha-sahita atma tanre kaila nivedane
304|SYNONYMS
305|kasi-misra-Kasi Misra; asi'-coming; padila-fell down;
>|prabhura-of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane-at the
>|lotus feet; grha-sahita-with his house; atma-his personal
>|self; tanre-unto Him; kaila-did; nivedane-submission.
306|TRANSLATION
307|When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at his house, Kasi
>|Misra immediately fell down at His lotus feet and
>|surrendered himself and all his possessions.
308|Madhya 10.33
309|TEXT 33
310|TEXT
311|prabhu catur-bhuja-murti tanre dekhaila
312|atmasat kari' tare alingana kaila
313|SYNONYMS
314|prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; catur-bhuja-murti-four-
>|armed form; tanre-unto him; dekhaila-showed; atmasat kari'-
>|accepting; tare-him; alingana kaila-embraced.
315|TRANSLATION
316|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then showed Kasi Misra His four-
>|armed form. Then, accepting him for His service, the Lord
>|embraced him.
317|Madhya 10.34
318|TEXT 34
319|TEXT
320|tabe mahaprabhu tahan vasila asane
321|caudike vasila nityanandadi bhakta-gane
322|SYNONYMS
323|tabe-at that time; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|tahan-there; vasila-sat down; asane-on His seat; cau-dike-
>|on four sides; vasila-sat down; nityananda-adi-headed by
>|Lord Nityananda; bhakta-gane-all the devotees.
324|TRANSLATION
325|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next sat down at the place prepared
>|for Him, and all the devotees, headed by Lord Nityananda
>|Prabhu, surrounded Him.
326|Madhya 10.35
327|TEXT 35
328|TEXT
329|sukhi haila dekhi' prabhu vasara samsthana
330|yei vasaya haya prabhura sarva-samadhana
331|SYNONYMS
332|sukhi haila-became very happy; dekhi'-by seeing; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vasara-of the residential quarters;
>|samsthana-situation; yei vasaya-at which place; haya-there
>|is; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sarva-samadhana-
>|fulfillment of all necessities.
333|TRANSLATION
334|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very happy to see His
>|residential quarters, in which all His necessities were
>|taken care of.
335|Madhya 10.36
336|TEXT 36
337|TEXT
338|sarvabhauma kahe,-prabhu, yogya tomara vasa
339|tumi angikara kara,-kasi-misrera asa
340|SYNONYMS
341|sarvabhauma-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kahe-said; prabhu-my
>|dear Lord; yogya-just befitting; tomara-Your; vasa-
>|residential quarters; tumi-You; angikara kara-accept; kasi-
>|misrera asa-the hope of Kasi Misra.
342|TRANSLATION
343|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "This place is just befitting
>|You. Please accept it. It is the hope of Kasi Misra that
>|You do."
344|Madhya 10.37
345|TEXT 37
346|TEXT
347|prabhu kahe,-ei deha toma-sabakara
348|yei tumi kaha, sei sammata amara
349|SYNONYMS
350|prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; ei deha-this body;
>| toma-sabakara-belongs to all of you; yei-whatever; tumi-
>|you; kaha-say; sei-that; sammata amara-accepted by Me.
351|TRANSLATION
352|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My body belongs to all of
>|you. Therefore I agree to whatever you say."
353|Madhya 10.38
354|TEXT 38
355|TEXT
356|tabe sarvabhauma prabhura daksina-parsve vasi'
357|milaite lagila saba purusottama-vasi
358|SYNONYMS
359|tabe-thereafter; sarvabhauma-Sarvabhauma; prabhura-of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; daksina-parsve-by the right side; vasi'
>|-sitting; milaite-to introduce; lagila-began; saba-all;
>|purusottama-vasi-residents of Purusottama (Jagannatha Puri).
360|TRANSLATION
361|After this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, sitting at the right
>|hand of the Lord, began to introduce all the inhabitants of
>|Purusottama, Jagannatha Puri.
362|Madhya 10.39
363|TEXT 39
364|TEXT
365|ei saba loka, prabhu, vaise nilacale
366|utkanthita hanache sabe toma milibare
367|SYNONYMS
368|ei saba loka-all these people; prabhu-my Lord; vaise-reside;
>| nilacale-at Jagannatha Puri; utkanthita hanache-they have
>|become very anxious; sabe-all; toma-You; milibare-to meet.
369|TRANSLATION
370|The Bhattacarya said, "My dear Lord, all these people who
>|are residents of Nilacala, Jagannatha Puri, have been very
>|anxious to meet You.
371|Madhya 10.40
372|TEXT 40
373|TEXT
374|trsita cataka yaiche kare hahakara
375|taiche ei saba,-sabe kara angikara
376|SYNONYMS
377|trsita-thirsty; cataka-the cataka bird; yaiche-just as;
>|kare-does; haha-kara-vibration of disappointment; taiche-
>|similarly; ei saba-all of these; sabe-all of them; kara
>|angikara-kindly accept.
378|TRANSLATION
379|"In Your absence all these people have been exactly like
>|thirsty cataka birds crying in disappointment. Kindly
>|accept them."
380|Madhya 10.41
381|TEXT 41
382|TEXT
383|jagannatha-sevaka ei, nama-janardana
384|anavasare kare prabhura sri-anga-sevana
385|SYNONYMS
386|jagannatha-sevaka-servitor of Lord Jagannatha; ei-this;
>|nama-named; janardana-Janardana; anavasare-during the time
>|of renovation; kare-does; prabhura-of the Lord; sri-anga-of
>|the transcendental body; sevana-service.
387|TRANSLATION
388|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya first introduced Janardana, saying,
>|"Here is Janardana, servant of Lord Jagannatha. He renders
>|service to the Lord when it is time to renovate His
>|transcendental body."
389|PURPORT
390|During Anavasara, after the Snana-yatra ceremony, Lord
>|Jagannatha is absent from the temple for fifteen days so He
>|can be renovated. This occurs annually. Janardana, who is
>|here being introduced to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was
>|rendering this service at the time. The renovation of Lord
>|Jagannatha is also known as Nava-yauvana, which indicates
>|that the Jagannatha Deity is being fully restored to youth.
391|Madhya 10.42
392|TEXT 42
393|TEXT
394|krsnadasa-nama ei suvarna-vetra-dhari
395|sikhi mahati-nama ei likhanadhikari
396|SYNONYMS
397|krsnadasa-Krsnadasa; nama-named; ei-this; suvarna-golden;
>|vetra-dhari-carrier of the cane; sikhi mahati-Sikhi Mahiti;
>|nama-named; ei-this; likhana-adhikari-entrusted with
>|writing.
398|TRANSLATION
399|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, "This is Krsnadasa, who
>|carries a golden cane, and here is Sikhi Mahiti, who is in
>|charge of writing.
400|PURPORT
401|The person in charge of writing is also called deula-karana-
>|pada-prapta karmacari. He is employed especially to write
>|the calendar called Matala-panji.
402|Madhya 10.43
403|TEXT 43
404|TEXT
405|pradyumna-misra inha vaisnava pradhana
406|jagannathera maha-soyara inha 'dasa' nama
407|SYNONYMS
408|pradyumna-misra-Pradyumna Misra; inha-this person; vaisnava
>|pradhana-chief of all the Vaisnavas; jagannathera-of Lord
>|Jagannatha; maha-soyara-great servitor; inha-this; dasa
>|nama-designated as Dasa.
409|TRANSLATION
410|"This is Pradyumna Misra, who is chief of all Vaisnavas. He
>|is a great servitor of Jagannatha, and his name is Dasa.
411|PURPORT
412|In Orissa most of the brahmanas have the title Dasa.
>|Generally it is understood that the word dasa refers to
>|those other than the brahmanas, but in Orissa the brahmanas
>|use the Dasa title. This is confirmed by Culli Bhatta.
>|Actually, everyone is dasa because everyone is a servant of
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In that sense, the bona
>|fide brahmana has first claim to the appellation dasa.
>|Therefore in this case the designation dasa is not
>|incompatible.
413|Madhya 10.44
414|TEXT 44
415|TEXT
416|murari mahati inha-sikhi-mahatira bhai
417|tomara carana vinu ara gati nai
418|SYNONYMS
419|murari mahati-Murari Mahiti; inha-this; sikhi-mahatira-of
>|Sikhi Mahiti; bhai-younger brother; tomara-Your; carana-
>|lotus feet; vinu-without; ara-any other; gati-destination;
>|nai-he does not have.
420|TRANSLATION
421|"This is Murari Mahiti, the brother of Sikhi Mahiti. He has
>|nothing other than Your lotus feet.
422|Madhya 10.45
423|TEXT 45
424|TEXT
425|candanesvara, simhesvara, murari brahmana
426|visnudasa,-inha dhyaye tomara carana
427|SYNONYMS
428|candanesvara-Candanesvara; simhesvara-Simhesvara; murari
>|brahmana-the brahmana named Murari; visnudasa-Visnudasa;
>|inha-all of them; dhyaye-meditate; tomara-Your; carana-on
>|the lotus feet.
429|TRANSLATION
430|"Here are Candanesvara, Simhesvara, Murari Brahmana and
>|Visnudasa. They are all constantly engaged in meditating on
>|Your lotus feet.
431|Madhya 10.46
432|TEXT 46
433|TEXT
434|prahararaja mahapatra inha maha-mati
435|paramananda mahapatra inhara samhati
436|SYNONYMS
437|prahararaja-Prahararaja; mahapatra-Mahapatra; inha-this;
>|maha-mati-very intelligent; paramananda mahapatra-
>|Paramananda Mahapatra; inhara-of him; samhati-combination.
438|TRANSLATION
439|"This is Paramananda Prahararaja, who is also known as
>|Mahapatra. He is very, very intelligent.
440|PURPORT
441|Prahararaja is a designation given to brahmanas who
>|represent the king when the throne is vacant. In Orissa,
>|between the time of a king's death and the enthronement of
>|another king, a representative must sit on the throne. This
>|representative is called Prahararaja. The Prahararaja is
>|generally selected from a family of priests close to the
>|king. During the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the
>|Prahararaja was Paramananda Prahararaja.
442|Madhya 10.47
443|TEXT 47
444|TEXT
445|e-saba vaisnava-ei ksetrera bhusana
446|ekanta-bhave cinte sabe tomara carana
447|SYNONYMS
448|e-saba vaisnava-all these pure devotees; ei ksetrera-of
>|this holy place; bhusana-ornaments; ekanta-bhave-without
>|deviation; cinte-meditate; sabe-all; tomara carana-on Your
>|lotus feet.
449|TRANSLATION
450|"All these pure devotees serve as ornaments to Jagannatha
>|Puri. They are always undeviatingly meditating upon Your
>|lotus feet."
451|Madhya 10.48
452|TEXT 48
453|TEXT
454|tabe sabe bhume pade dandavat hana
455|saba alingila prabhu prasada kariya
456|SYNONYMS
457|tabe-thereafter; sabe-all of them; bhume-on the ground;
>|pade-fell down; danda-vat-flat like rods; hana-becoming;
>|saba-all of them; alingila-embraced; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; prasada kariya-being very merciful.
458|TRANSLATION
459|After this introduction, everyone fell to the ground like
>|rods. Being very merciful upon them all, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu embraced each one of them.
460|Madhya 10.49
461|TEXT 49
462|TEXT
463|hena-kale aila tatha bhavananda raya
464|cari-putra-sange pade mahaprabhura paya
465|SYNONYMS
466|hena-kale-at this time; aila-came; tatha-there; bhavananda
>|raya-Bhavananda Raya; cari-putra-sange-with four of his
>|sons; pade-fell down; mahaprabhura paya-at the lotus feet
>|of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
467|TRANSLATION
468|At this time Bhavananda Raya appeared with four of his sons,
>| and all of them fell down at the lotus feet of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
469|PURPORT
470|Bhavananda Raya had five sons, one of whom was the exalted
>|personality known as Ramananda Raya. Bhavananda Raya first
>|met Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu after His return from South
>|India. At that time Ramananda Raya was still serving at his
>|government post; therefore when Bhavananda Raya went to see
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he went with his other four sons.
>|They were named Vaninatha, Gopinatha, Kalanidhi and
>|Sudhanidhi. A description of Bhavananda Raya and his five
>|sons is given in the Adi-lila (10.133-34).
471|Madhya 10.50
472|TEXT 50
473|TEXT
474|sarvabhauma kahe,-ei raya bhavananda
475|inhara prathama putra-raya ramananda
476|SYNONYMS
477|sarvabhauma kahe-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued to speak;
>| ei-this person; raya bhavananda-Bhavananda Raya; inhara-
>|his; prathama putra-first son; raya ramananda-Ramananda
>|Raya.
478|TRANSLATION
479|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, "This is Bhavananda Raya,
>| the father of Sri Ramananda Raya, who is his first son."
480|Madhya 10.51
481|TEXT 51
482|TEXT
483|tabe mahaprabhu tanre kaila alingana
484|stuti kari' kahe ramananda-vivarana
485|SYNONYMS
486|tabe-thereupon; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre-
>|unto him; kaila-did; alingana-embracing; stuti kari'-
>|praising very highly; kahe-said; ramananda-of Ramananda
>|Raya; vivarana-description.
487|TRANSLATION
488|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced Bhavananda Raya and with
>|great respect spoke of his son Ramananda Raya.
489|Madhya 10.52
490|TEXT 52
491|TEXT
492|ramananda-hena ratna yanhara tanaya
493|tanhara mahima loke kahana na yaya
494|SYNONYMS
495|ramananda-hena-like Ramananda Raya; ratna-jewel; yanhara-
>|whose; tanaya-son; tanhara-his; mahima-glorification; loke-
>|within this world; kahana-to describe; na-not; yaya-is
>|possible.
496|TRANSLATION
497|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu honored Bhavananda Raya by saying, "
>|The glories of a person who has a jewel of a son like
>|Ramananda Raya cannot be described within this mortal world.
498|Madhya 10.53
499|TEXT 53
500|TEXT
501|saksat pandu tumi, tomara patni kunti
502|panca-pandava tomara panca-putra maha-mati
503|SYNONYMS
504|saksat pandu-directly Maharaja Pandu; tumi-you; tomara-your;
>| patni-wife; kunti-like Kuntidevi; panca-pandava-five
>|Pandavas; tomara-your; panca-putra-five sons; maha-mati-all
>|highly intellectual.
505|TRANSLATION
506|"You are Maharaja Pandu himself, and your wife is Kuntidevi
>|herself. All your highly intellectual sons are
>|representatives of the five Pandavas."
507|Madhya 10.54
508|TEXT 54
509|TEXT
510|raya kahe,-ami sudra, visayi, adhama
511|tabu tumi sparsa,-ei isvara-laksana
512|SYNONYMS
513|raya kahe-Bhavananda Raya replied; ami sudra-I belong to
>|the fourth class of the social divisions; visayi-engaged in
>|mundane affairs; adhama-very much fallen; tabu-still; tumi-
>|You; sparsa-touch; ei-this; isvara-laksana-sign of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead.
514|TRANSLATION
515|After hearing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's praise, Bhavananda
>|Raya submitted, "I am in the fourth class of the social
>|order, and I engage in mundane affairs. Although I am very
>|much fallen, You have still touched me. This is proof that
>|You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
516|PURPORT
517|As stated in the Bhagavad-gita (5.18):
518|vidya-vinaya-sampanne
519|brahmane gavi hastini
520|suni caiva sva-pake ca
521|panditah sama-darsinah
522|"The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with
>|equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an
>|elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste]."
523|Those who are highly advanced in spiritual understanding do
>|not care about a person's material condition. A spiritually
>|advanced person sees the spiritual identity of every living
>|being, and consequently he makes no distinction between a
>|learned brahmana, a dog, a candala or anyone else. He is
>|not influenced by the material body but sees a person's
>|spiritual identity. Consequently Bhavananda Raya
>|appreciated Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's statement, which
>|showed that the Lord did not consider the social position
>|of Bhavananda Raya, who belonged to the sudra caste engaged
>|in mundane activities. Rather, the Lord considered the
>|spiritual position of Bhavananda Raya, along with that of
>|Ramananda Raya and his brothers. The servant of the Lord is
>|also similarly inclined. He gives shelter to any person-any
>|living entity-regardless of whether he belongs to a
>|brahmana family or a candala family. The spiritual master
>|reclaims all people and encourages everyone in spiritual
>|life. By taking shelter of such a devotee, one can make his
>|life successful. As confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.4.18):
524|kirata-hunandhra-pulinda-pulkasa
525|abhira-sumbha yavanah khasadayah
526|ye 'nye ca papa yad-apasrayasrayah
527|sudhyanti tasmai prabhavisnave namah
528|"Members of the Kirata, Huna, Andhra, Pulinda, Pulkasa,
>| Abhira, Sumbha, Yavana and Khasa races,
>|and even others addicted to sinful acts, can be
>|purified by taking shelter of the devotees of the Lord, due
>|to His being the supreme power. I beg to offer my
>|respectful obeisances unto Him."
529|Whoever takes shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
>|or His pure devotee is elevated to the spiritual order and
>|purified from material contamination. This is also
>|confirmed by Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita (9.32):
530|mam hi partha vyapasritya
531|ye 'pi syuh papa -
>|yonayah
532|striyo vaisyas tatha sudras
533|te 'pi yanti param gatim
534|"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."
535|Madhya 10.55
536|TEXT 55
537|TEXT
538|nija-grha-vitta-bhrtya-panca-putra-sane
539|atma samarpilun ami tomara carane
540|SYNONYMS
541|nija-own; grha-house; vitta-wealth; bhrtya-servants; panca-
>|putra-five sons; sane-with; atma-self; samarpilun-surrender;
>| ami-I; tomara-Your; carane-at the lotus feet.
542|TRANSLATION
543|Appreciating Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's favor, Bhavananda
>|Raya also said, "Along with my home, riches, servants and
>|five sons, I surrender myself at Your lotus feet.
544|PURPORT
545|This is the process of surrender. As Srila Bhaktivinoda
>|Thakura sings:
546|manasa, deha, geha, yo kichu mora
547|arpilun tuya pade nanda-kisora!
548|(Saranagati)
549|When one surrenders unto the lotus feet of the Lord, he
>|does so with everything in his possession-his house, his
>|body, his mind and whatever else he possesses. If there is
>|any obstruction to this surrendering process, one should
>|immediately give it up without attachment. If one can
>|surrender with all his family members, there is no need to
>|take sannyasa. However, if the surrendering process is
>|hampered by so-called family members, one should
>|immediately give them up to complete the surrendering
>|process.
550|Madhya 10.56
551|TEXT 56
552|TEXT
553|ei vaninatha rahibe tomara carane
554|yabe yei ajna, taha karibe sevane
555|SYNONYMS
556|ei vaninatha-this Vaninatha; rahibe-will remain; tomara
>|carane-at Your lotus feet; yabe-when; yei-whatever; ajna-
>|order; taha-that; karibe-will execute; sevane-service.
557|TRANSLATION
558|"This son Vaninatha will remain at Your lotus feet to
>|always immediately attend to Your orders and serve You.
559|Madhya 10.57
560|TEXT 57
561|TEXT
562|atmiya-jnane more sankoca na karibe
563|yei yabe iccha, tabe sei ajna dibe
564|SYNONYMS
565|atmiya-jnane-by considering as a relative; more-me; sankoca-
>|hesitation; na-do not; karibe-do; yei-whatever; yabe-
>|whenever; iccha-Your desire; tabe-then; sei-that; ajna-
>|order; dibe-kindly give.
566|TRANSLATION
567|"My dear Lord, please consider me Your relative. Do not
>|hesitate to order whatever You desire at any time You
>|desire it."
568|Madhya 10.58
569|TEXT 58
570|TEXT
571|prabhu kahe,-ki sankoca, tumi naha para
572|janme janme tumi amara savamse kinkara
573|SYNONYMS
574|prabhu kahe-the Lord replied; ki sankoca-what hesitation;
>|tumi-you; naha-are not; para-outsider; janme janme-birth
>|after birth; tumi-you; amara-My; sa-vamse-with family
>|members; kinkara-servant.
575|TRANSLATION
576|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted Bhavananda Raya's offer,
>|saying, "I accept without hesitation because you are not an
>|outsider. Birth after birth you have been My servant along
>|with your family members.
577|Madhya 10.59
578|TEXT 59
579|TEXT
580|dina-panca-sata bhitare asibe ramananda
581|tanra sange purna habe amara ananda
582|SYNONYMS
583|dina-panca-sata-five or seven days; bhitare-within; asibe-
>|will come; ramananda-Ramananda; tanra sange-with him; purna
>|habe-will be full; amara-My; ananda-pleasure.
584|TRANSLATION
585|"Sri Ramananda Raya is coming within five to seven days. As
>|soon as he arrives, My desires will be fulfilled. I take
>|great pleasure in his company."
586|Madhya 10.60
587|TEXT 60
588|TEXT
589|eta bali' prabhu tanre kaila alingana
590|tanra putra saba sire dharila carana
591|SYNONYMS
592|eta bali'-saying this; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|tanre-unto him; kaila-did; alingana-embracing; tanra putra-
>|his sons; saba-all; sire-on the head; dharila-kept; carana-
>|His feet.
593|TRANSLATION
594|Saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced Bhavananda
>|Raya. The Lord then touched the heads of his sons with His
>|lotus feet.
595|Madhya 10.61
596|TEXT 61
597|TEXT
598|tabe mahaprabhu tanre ghare pathaila
599|vaninatha-pattanayake nikate rakhila
600|SYNONYMS
601|tabe-thereafter; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre-
>|him (Bhavananda Raya); ghare-to his home; pathaila-sent
>|back; vaninatha-pattanayake-Vaninatha Pattanayaka; nikate-
>|near; rakhila-kept.
602|TRANSLATION
603|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then sent Bhavananda Raya back to
>|his home, and He kept only Vaninatha Pattanayaka in His
>|personal service.
604|Madhya 10.62
605|TEXT 62
606|TEXT
607|bhattacarya saba loke vidaya karaila
608|tabe prabhu kala-krsnadase bolaila
609|SYNONYMS
610|bhattacarya-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; saba loke-all persons;
>|vidaya karaila-asked to leave; tabe-at that time; prabhu-
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kala-krsnadase-Kala Krsnadasa;
>|bolaila-called for.
611|TRANSLATION
612|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya then asked all the people to leave.
>|Afterward, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu called for Kala
>|Krsnadasa, who had accompanied the Lord during His South
>|Indian tour.
613|Madhya 10.63
614|TEXT 63
615|TEXT
616|prabhu kahe,-bhattacarya, sunaha inhara carita
617|daksina giyachila inha amara sahita
618|SYNONYMS
619|prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; bhattacarya-My
>|dear Bhattacarya; sunaha-just hear; inhara carita-his
>|character; daksina giyachila-went to South India; inha-this
>|man; amara sahita-with Me.
620|TRANSLATION
621|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My dear Bhattacarya, just
>|consider this man 's character. He went
>|with Me to South India.
622|Madhya 10.64
623|TEXT 64
624|TEXT
625|bhattathari-kache gela amare chadiya
626|bhattathari haite inhare anilun uddhariya
627|SYNONYMS
628|bhattathari-kache-in the association of the Bhattatharis;
>|gela-he went; amare chadiya-giving up My company;
>|bhattathari haite-from the Bhattatharis; inhare-him; anilun-
>|I brought; uddhariya-after rescuing.
629|TRANSLATION
630|"He left My company to associate with the Bhattatharis, but
>|I rescued him from their company and brought him here.
631|Madhya 10.65
632|TEXT 65
633|TEXT
634|ebe ami ihan ani' karilana vidaya
635|yahan iccha, yaha, ama-sane nahi ara daya
636|SYNONYMS
637|ebe-now; ami-I; ihan-here; ani'-bringing; karilana vidaya-
>|have asked to go away; yahan iccha-wherever he likes; yaha-
>|go; ama-sane-with Me; nahi ara-there is no more; daya-
>|responsibility.
638|TRANSLATION
639|"Now that I have brought him here, I am asking him to leave.
>| Now he can go wherever he likes, for I am no longer
>|responsible for him."
640|PURPORT
641|Kala Krsnadasa was influenced and allured by nomads or
>|gypsies, who enticed him with women. Maya is so strong that
>|Kala Krsnadasa left Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's company to
>|join gypsy women. Even though a person may associate with
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he can be allured by maya and
>|leave the Lord's company due to his slight independence.
>|Only one who is overwhelmed by maya can be so unfortunate
>|as to leave Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's company, yet unless
>|one is very conscientious, the influence of maya can drag
>|one away, even though he be the personal assistant of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu. And what to speak of others? The
>|Bhattatharis used to increase their numbers by using women
>|to allure outsiders. This is factual evidence showing that
>|it is possible at any time to fall down from the Lord's
>|association. One need only misuse his little independence.
>|Once fallen and separated from the Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead's association, one becomes a candidate for
>|suffering in the material world. Although rejected by Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Kala Krsnadasa was given another
>|chance, as the following verses relate.
642|Madhya 10.66
643|TEXT 66
644|TEXT
645|eta suni' krsnadasa kandite lagila
646|madhyahna karite mahaprabhu cali' gela
647|SYNONYMS
648|eta suni'-hearing this; krsnadasa-Kala Krsnadasa; kandite
>|lagila-began to cry; madhyahna-noon lunch; karite-to
>|execute; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; cali' gela-
>|left.
649|TRANSLATION
650|Hearing the Lord reject him, Kala Krsnadasa began to cry.
>|However, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, not caring for him,
>|immediately left to take His noon lunch.
651|Madhya 10.67
652|TEXT 67
653|TEXT
654|nityananda, jagadananda, mukunda, damodara
655|cari-jane yukti tabe karila antara
656|SYNONYMS
657|nityananda-Lord Nityananda Prabhu; jagadananda-Jagadananda;
>|mukunda-Mukunda; damodara-Damodara; cari-jane-four persons;
>|yukti-plan; tabe-thereupon; karila-did; antara-within the
>|mind.
658|TRANSLATION
659|After this, the other devotees-headed by Nityananda Prabhu,
>|Jagadananda, Mukunda and Damodara-began to consider a
>|certain plan.
660|PURPORT
661|Even though a person is rejected by the Supreme Personality
>|of Godhead, the devotees of the Lord do not reject him;
>|therefore the Lord's devotees are more merciful than the
>|Lord Himself. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura thus sings,
>|chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba: one cannot be
>|relieved from the material clutches without engaging in the
>|service of pure devotees. The Lord Himself may sometimes be
>|very hard, but the devotees are always kind. Thus Kala
>|Krsnadasa received the mercy of the four devotees mentioned
>|above.
662|Madhya 10.68
663|TEXT 68
664|TEXT
665|gauda-dese pathaite cahi eka-jana
666|'ai'ke kahibe yai, prabhura agamana
667|SYNONYMS
668|gauda-dese-to Bengal; pathaite-to send; cahi-we want; eka-
>|jana-one person; aike-mother Sacidevi; kahibe-will inform;
>|yai-going; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; agamana-
>|arrival.
669|TRANSLATION
670|The Lord's four devotees considered, "We want a person to
>|go to Bengal just to inform Sacimata about Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu's arrival at Jagannatha Puri.
671|Madhya 10.69
672|TEXT 69
673|TEXT
674|advaita-srivasadi yata bhakta-gana
675|sabei asibe suni' prabhura agamana
676|SYNONYMS
677|advaita-Advaita Prabhu; srivasa-adi-and all the devotees
>|like Srivasa; yata-all; bhakta-gana-devotees; sabei-all;
>|asibe-will come; suni'-hearing; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; agamana-arrival.
678|TRANSLATION
679|"After hearing news of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's arrival,
>|devotees like Advaita and Srivasa will certainly come to
>|see Him.
680|Madhya 10.70
681|TEXT 70
682|TEXT
683|ei krsnadase diba gaude pathana
684|eta kahi' tare rakhilena asvasiya
685|SYNONYMS
686|ei-this; krsnadase-Kala Krsnadasa; diba-away; gaude-to
>|Bengal; pathana-let us send; eta kahi'-saying this; tare-
>|him; rakhilena-they kept; asvasiya-giving assurance.
687|TRANSLATION
688|"Let us therefore send Krsnadasa to Bengal." Saying this,
>|they kept Krsnadasa engaged in the service of the Lord and
>|gave him assurance.
689|PURPORT
690|Because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu rejected him, Kala
>|Krsnadasa became very, very sorry and began to cry.
>|Therefore the Lord's devotees took compassion upon him,
>|gave him assurance and encouraged him to continue to engage
>|in the Lord's service.
691|Madhya 10.71
692|TEXT 71
693|TEXT
694|ara dine prabhu-sthane kaila nivedana
695|ajna deha' gauda-dese pathai eka-jana
696|SYNONYMS
697|ara dine-next day; prabhu-sthane-before Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; kaila-did; nivedana-submission; ajna deha'-
>|please give permission; gauda-dese-to Bengal; pathai-we may
>|send; eka-jana-one person.
698|TRANSLATION
699|The next day, all the devotees asked Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, "Please give permission for a person to go to
>|Bengal.
700|Madhya 10.72
701|TEXT 72
702|TEXT
703|tomara daksina-gamana suni' saci 'ai'
704|advaitadi bhakta saba ache duhkha pai'
705|SYNONYMS
706|tomara-Your; daksina-gamana-South Indian tour; suni'-
>|hearing; saci ai-mother Saci; advaita-adi-Sri Advaita
>|Prabhu and others; bhakta-devotees; saba-all; ache-remain;
>|duhkha pai'-in great unhappiness.
707|TRANSLATION
708|"Mother Saci and all the devotees headed by Advaita Prabhu
>|are all very unhappy due to not receiving news about Your
>|return from Your South Indian tour.
709|Madhya 10.73
710|TEXT 73
711|TEXT
712|eka-jana yai' kahuk subha samacara
713|prabhu kahe,-sei kara, ye iccha tomara
714|SYNONYMS
715|eka-jana-one person; yai'-going; kahuk-may inform; subha
>|samacara-this auspicious news; prabhu kahe-the Lord replied;
>| sei kara-do that; ye-whatever; iccha-desire; tomara-your.
716|TRANSLATION
717|"One person should go to Bengal and inform them about the
>|auspicious news of Your return to Jagannatha Puri."
718|Upon hearing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Do
>|whatever you decide."
719|Madhya 10.74
720|TEXT 74
721|TEXT
722|tabe sei krsnadase gaude pathaila
723|vaisnava-sabake dite maha-prasada dila
724|SYNONYMS
725|tabe-thereafter; sei-that; krsnadase-Krsnadasa; gaude-to
>|Bengal; pathaila-sent; vaisnava-sabake-to all the Vaisnavas;
>| dite-to deliver; maha-prasada-the remnants of Jagannatha's
>|food; dila-they gave.
726|TRANSLATION
727|In this way Kala Krsnadasa was sent to Bengal, and he was
>|given sufficient quantities of Lord Jagannatha's food
>|remnants to distribute there.
728|Madhya 10.75
729|TEXT 75
730|TEXT
731|tabe gauda-dese aila kala-krsnadasa
732|navadvipe gela tenha saci-ai-pasa
733|SYNONYMS
734|tabe-then; gauda-dese-to Bengal; aila-came; kala-krsnadasa-
>|Kala Krsnadasa; navadvipe-to Navadvipa; gela-went; tenha-he;
>| saci-ai-pasa-before mother Saci.
735|TRANSLATION
736|Thus Kala Krsnadasa went to Bengal, and he first went to
>|Navadvipa to see mother Saci.
737|Madhya 10.76
738|TEXT 76
739|TEXT
740|maha-prasada diya tanre kaila namaskara
741|daksina haite aila prabhu,-kahe samacara
742|SYNONYMS
743|maha-prasada diya-delivering the maha-prasada; tanre-unto
>|Sacimata; kaila namaskara-he offered respects by bowing
>|down; daksina haite-from the South India tour; aila-came
>|back; prabhu-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahe samacara-he
>|delivered this news.
744|TRANSLATION
745|Upon reaching mother Saci, Kala Krsnadasa first offered his
>|obeisances and delivered the food remnants [maha-prasada].
>|He then informed her of the good news that Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu had returned from His South Indian tour.
746|Madhya 10.77
747|TEXT 77
748|TEXT
749|suniya anandita haila sacimatara mana
750|srivasadi ara yata yata bhakta-gana
751|SYNONYMS
752|suniya-hearing; anandita-very happy; haila-became; saci-
>|matara-of mother Saci; mana-mind; srivasa-adi-headed by
>|Srivasa; ara-and others; yata yata-all; bhakta-gana-
>|devotees.
753|TRANSLATION
754|This good news gave much pleasure to mother Saci, as well
>|as to all the devotees of Navadvipa, headed by Srivasa
>|Thakura.
755|Madhya 10.78
756|TEXT 78
757|TEXT
758|suniya sabara haila parama ullasa
759|advaita-acarya-grhe gela krsnadasa
760|SYNONYMS
761|suniya-hearing; sabara-of all; haila-there was; parama-
>|supreme; ullasa-happiness; advaita-acarya-of Advaita Acarya
>|Prabhu; grhe-to the home; gela-went; krsnadasa-Krsnadasa.
762|TRANSLATION
763|Hearing of Lord Caitanya's return to Puri, everyone became
>|very glad. Krsnadasa next went to the house of Advaita
>|Acarya.
764|Madhya 10.79
765|TEXT 79
766|TEXT
767|acaryere prasada diya kari' namaskara
768|samyak kahila mahaprabhura samacara
769|SYNONYMS
770|acaryere-unto Sri Advaita Acarya; prasada-the remnants of
>|Jagannatha's food; diya-delivering; kari'-making; namaskara-
>|obeisances; samyak-completely; kahila-informed;
>|mahaprabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; samacara-news.
771|TRANSLATION
772|After paying Him respectful obeisances, Krsnadasa offered
>|maha-prasada to Advaita Acarya. He then informed Him of
>|the news of Lord Caitanya in complete detail.
773|Madhya 10.80
774|TEXT 80
775|TEXT
776|suni' acarya-gosanira ananda ha-ila
777|premavese hunkara bahu nrtya-gita kaila
778|SYNONYMS
779|suni'-hearing; acarya-Advaita Acarya; gosanira-of the
>|spiritual master; ananda ha-ila-there was much jubilation;
>|prema-avese-in great ecstasy; hunkara-rumbling sound; bahu-
>|various; nrtya-gita-chanting and dancing; kaila-performed.
780|TRANSLATION
781|When Advaita Acarya Gosvami heard of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu's return, He became very much pleased. In His
>|great ecstasy of love, He made a rumbling sound and danced
>|and chanted for a long time.
782|Madhya 10.81
783|TEXT 81
784|TEXT
785|haridasa thakurera haila parama ananda
786|vasudeva datta, gupta murari, sena sivananda
787|SYNONYMS
788|haridasa thakurera-of Haridasa Thakura; haila-was; parama-
>|topmost; ananda-ecstasy; vasudeva datta-Vasudeva Datta;
>|gupta murari-Murari Gupta; sena sivananda-Sivananda Sena.
789|TRANSLATION
790|Also hearing this auspicious news, Haridasa Thakura became
>|very much pleased. So also did Vasudeva Datta, Murari Gupta
>|and Sivananda Sena.
791|Madhya 10.82
792|TEXT 82
793|TEXT
794|acaryaratna, ara pandita vakresvara
795|acaryanidhi, ara pandita gadadhara
796|SYNONYMS
797|acaryaratna-Acaryaratna; ara-and; pandita vakresvara-
>|Vakresvara Pandita; acaryanidhi-Acaryanidhi; ara-also;
>|pandita gadadhara-Gadadhara Pandita.
798|TRANSLATION
799|Acaryaratna, Vakresvara Pandita, Acaryanidhi and Gadadhara
>|Pandita were all very much pleased to hear this news.
800|Madhya 10.83
801|TEXT 83
802|TEXT
803|srirama pandita ara pandita damodara
804|sriman pandita, ara vijaya, sridhara
805|SYNONYMS
806|sri-rama pandita-Srirama Pandita; ara-and; pandita damodara-
>|Damodara Pandita; sriman pandita-Sriman Pandita; ara-and;
>|vijaya-Vijaya; sridhara-Sridhara.
807|TRANSLATION
808|Srirama Pandita, Damodara Pandita, Sriman Pandita, Vijaya
>|and Sridhara were also very much pleased to hear it.
809|Madhya 10.84
810|TEXT 84
811|TEXT
812|raghava-pandita, ara acarya nandana
813|kateka kahiba ara yata prabhura gana
814|SYNONYMS
815|raghava-pandita-Raghava Pandita; ara-and; acarya nandana-
>|the son of Advaita Acarya; kateka-how many; kahiba-
>|shall I describe; ara-other; yata-all; prabhura gana-
>|associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
816|TRANSLATION
817|Raghava Pandita, the son of Advaita Acarya and all the
>|devotees became very much satisfied. How many can I
>|describe?
818|Madhya 10.85
819|TEXT 85
820|TEXT
821|suniya sabara haila parama ullasa
822|sabe meli' gela sri-advaitera pasa
823|SYNONYMS
824|suniya-hearing; sabara-of everyone; haila-there was; parama
>|ullasa-great ecstasy; sabe meli'-all together; gela-went;
>|sri-advaitera pasa-to the house of Sri Advaita Acarya.
825|TRANSLATION
826|Everyone was very much pleased, and they all gathered
>|together at the house of Advaita Acarya.
827|Madhya 10.86
828|TEXT 86
829|TEXT
830|acaryera sabe kaila carana vandana
831|acarya-gosani sabare kaila alingana
832|SYNONYMS
833|acaryera-of Advaita Acarya; sabe-all; kaila-did; carana
>|vandana-offering obeisances at the lotus feet; acarya-
>|gosani-Advaita Acarya; sabare-to all; kaila-did; alingana-
>|embracing.
834|TRANSLATION
835|All the devotees offered respectful obeisances at the lotus
>|feet of Advaita Acarya, and in return Advaita Acarya
>|embraced them all.
836|Madhya 10.87
837|TEXT 87
838|TEXT
839|dina dui-tina acarya mahotsava kaila
840|nilacala yaite acarya yukti drdha kaila
841|SYNONYMS
842|dina dui-tina-for two or three days; acarya-Advaita Acarya;
>|mahotsava-festival; kaila-performed; nilacala-to Jagannatha
>|Puri; yaite-to go; acarya-Advaita Acarya; yukti-
>|consideration; drdha-firm; kaila-made.
843|TRANSLATION
844|Advaita Acarya then held a festival that lasted two or
>|three days. Thereafter, they all made a firm decision to go
>|to Jagannatha Puri.
845|Madhya 10.88
846|TEXT 88
847|TEXT
848|sabe meli' navadvipe ekatra hana
849|niladri calila sacimatara ajna lana
850|SYNONYMS
851|sabe-all; meli'-meeting; navadvipe-at Navadvipa; ekatra
>|hana-being together; niladri-to Jagannatha Puri; calila-
>|departed; saci-matara-of mother Saci; ajna-permission; lana-
>|taking.
852|TRANSLATION
853|All the devotees met together at Navadvipa and, with mother
>|Saci's permission, departed for Niladri, Jagannatha Puri.
854|Madhya 10.89
855|TEXT 89
856|TEXT
857|prabhura samacara suni' kulina-grama-vasi
858|satyaraja-ramananda milila sabe asi'
859|SYNONYMS
860|prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; samacara-news; suni'-
>|hearing; kulina-grama-vasi-the inhabitants of Kulina-grama;
>|satyaraja-Satyaraja; ramananda-Ramananda; milila-met; sabe-
>|all; asi'-coming.
861|TRANSLATION
862|The inhabitants of Kulina-grama-Satyaraja, Ramananda and
>|all the other devotees there-came and joined Advaita Acarya.
863|Madhya 10.90
864|TEXT 90
865|TEXT
866|mukunda, narahari, raghunandana khanda haite
867|acaryera thani aila nilacala yaite
868|SYNONYMS
869|mukunda-Mukunda; narahari-Narahari; raghunandana-
>|Raghunandana; khanda haite-from the place known as Khanda;
>|acaryera thani-to Advaita Acarya; aila-came; nilacala yaite-
>|to go to Nilacala (Jagannatha Puri).
870|TRANSLATION
871|Mukunda, Narahari, Raghunandana and all the others came
>|from Khanda to Advaita Acarya's home to accompany Him to
>|Jagannatha Puri.
872|Madhya 10.91
873|TEXT 91
874|TEXT
875|se-kale daksina haite paramananda-puri
876|ganga-tire-tire aila nadiya nagari
877|SYNONYMS
878|se-kale-at that time; daksina haite-from the South;
>|paramananda-puri-Paramananda Puri; ganga-tire-tire-along
>|the bank of the Ganges; aila-came; nadiya nagari-to the
>|town of Nadia.
879|TRANSLATION
880|At that time Paramananda Puri came from South India.
>|Traveling along the banks of the Ganges, he ultimately
>|reached the town of Nadia.
881|Madhya 10.92
882|TEXT 92
883|TEXT
884|aira mandire sukhe karila visrama
885|ai tanre bhiksa dila kariya sammana
886|SYNONYMS
887|aira mandire-at the house of Sacimata; sukhe-in happiness;
>|karila-took; visrama-lodging; ai-mother Saci; tanre-unto
>|him; bhiksa dila-gave boarding; kariya sammana-with great
>|respect.
888|TRANSLATION
889|At Navadvipa, Paramananda Puri took his board and lodging
>|at the house of Sacimata. She provided him with everything
>|very respectfully.
890|Madhya 10.93
891|TEXT 93
892|TEXT
893|prabhura agamana tenha tahani sunila
894|sighra nilacala yaite tanra iccha haila
895|SYNONYMS
896|prabhura agamana-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's return; tenha-he;
>| tahani-there; sunila-heard; sighra-very soon; nilacala-to
>|Jagannatha Puri; yaite-to go; tanra-his; iccha-desire;
>|haila-became.
897|TRANSLATION
898|While residing at the house of Sacimata, Paramananda Puri
>|heard the news of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's return to
>|Jagannatha Puri. He therefore decided to go there as soon
>|as possible.
899|Madhya 10.94
900|TEXT 94
901|TEXT
902|prabhura eka bhakta-'dvija kamalakanta' nama
903|tanre lana nilacale karila prayana
904|SYNONYMS
905|prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; eka bhakta-one devotee;
>| dvija kamalakanta-Dvija Kamalakanta; nama-named; tanre-him;
>| lana-accepting as his companion; nilacale-to Jagannatha
>|Puri; karila-did; prayana-departure.
906|TRANSLATION
907|There was a devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's named
>|Dvija Kamalakanta, whom Paramananda Puri took with him to
>|Jagannatha Puri.
908|Madhya 10.95
909|TEXT 95
910|TEXT
911|satvare asiya tenha milila prabhure
912|prabhura ananda haila pana tanhare
913|SYNONYMS
914|satvare-very soon; asiya-coming; tenha-he; milila-met;
>|prabhure-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; ananda-happiness; haila-was; pana-getting;
>|tanhare-him.
915|TRANSLATION
916|Paramananda Puri very soon arrived at Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu's place. The Lord was very happy to see him.
917|Madhya 10.96
918|TEXT 96
919|TEXT
920|premavese kaila tanra carana vandana
921|tenha premavese kaila prabhure alingana
922|SYNONYMS
923|prema-avese-in great ecstasy; kaila-did; tanra-his; carana
>|vandana-worshiping the feet; tenha-Paramananda Puri; prema-
>|avese-in great ecstasy; kaila-did; prabhure-unto Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; alingana-embracing.
924|TRANSLATION
925|In the great ecstasy of love, the Lord worshiped the lotus
>|feet of Paramananda Puri, and in turn Paramananda Puri
>|embraced the Lord in great ecstasy.
926|Madhya 10.97
927|TEXT 97
928|TEXT
929|prabhu kahe,-toma-sange rahite vancha haya
930|more krpa kari' kara niladri asraya
931|SYNONYMS
932|prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; toma-sange-with
>|you; rahite-to stay; vancha haya-I desire; more-unto Me;
>|krpa kari'-doing a favor; kara-accept; niladri-at
>|Jagannatha Puri; asraya-shelter.
933|TRANSLATION
934|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Please stay with Me and thus
>|show Me favor, accepting the shelter of Jagannatha Puri."
935|Madhya 10.98
936|TEXT 98
937|TEXT
938|puri kahe,-toma-sange rahite vancha kari'
939|gauda haite cali' ailana nilacala-puri
940|SYNONYMS
941|puri kahe-Paramananda Puri replied; toma-sange-with You;
>|rahite-to stay; vancha kari'-desiring; gauda haite-from
>|Bengal; cali'-traveling; ailana-I have come; nilacala-puri-
>|to Jagannatha Puri.
942|TRANSLATION
943|Paramananda Puri replied, "I also wish to stay with You.
>|Therefore I have come from Bengal, Gauda, to Jagannatha
>|Puri.
944|Madhya 10.99
945|TEXT 99
946|TEXT
947|daksina haite suni' tomara agamana
948|saci anandita, ara yata bhakta-gana
949|SYNONYMS
950|daksina haite-from South India; suni'-hearing; tomara
>|agamana-Your return; saci-mother Saci; anandita-very happy;
>|ara-and; yata-all; bhakta-gana-devotees.
951|TRANSLATION
952|"At Navadvipa, mother Saci and all the other devotees were
>|very glad to hear about Your return from South India.
953|Madhya 10.100
954|TEXT 100
955|TEXT
956|sabe asitechena tomare dekhite
957|tan-sabara vilamba dekhi' ailana tvarite
958|SYNONYMS
959|sabe-all; asitechena-are coming; tomare-You; dekhite-to see;
>| tan-sabara-of all of them; vilamba-delay; dekhi'-seeing;
>|ailana-I have come; tvarite-very quickly.
960|TRANSLATION
961|"They are all coming here to see You, but seeing that they
>|were delayed, I came alone very quickly."
962|Madhya 10.101
963|TEXT 101
964|TEXT
965|kasi-misrera avase nibhrte eka ghara
966|prabhu tanre dila, ara sevara kinkara
967|SYNONYMS
968|kasi-misrera-of Kasi Misra; avase-at the house; nibhrte-
>|solitary; eka-one; ghara-room; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; tanre-unto Paramananda Puri; dila-gave; ara-and;
>| sevara-to serve him; kinkara-one servant.
969|TRANSLATION
970|There was a solitary room at Kasi Misra's house, and Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave it to Paramananda Puri. He also
>|gave him one servant.
971|Madhya 10.102
972|TEXT 102
973|TEXT
974|ara dine aila svarupa damodara
975|prabhura atyanta marmi, rasera sagara
976|SYNONYMS
977|ara dine-next day; aila-came; svarupa damodara-Svarupa
>|Damodara; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; atyanta-very;
>| marmi-intimate friend; rasera-of transcendental mellows;
>|sagara-ocean.
978|TRANSLATION
979|Svarupa Damodara also arrived the next day. He was a very
>|intimate friend of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and he was an
>|ocean of transcendental mellows.
980|PURPORT
981|"Svarupa" is one of the names of a brahmacari in
>|Sankaracarya's disciplic succession. In the Vedic
>|discipline there are ten names for sannyasis, and it is
>|customary for a brahmacari assisting a sannyasi of the
>|designation Tirtha or Asrama to receive the title Svarupa.
>|Damodara Svarupa was formerly a resident of Navadvipa, and
>|his name was Purusottama Acarya. When he went to Varanasi,
>|he took sannyasa from a sannyasi designated Tirtha.
>|Although he received the title Svarupa in his brahmacari
>|stage, he did not change his name when he took sannyasa.
>|Actually as a sannyasi he should have been called Tirtha,
>|but he chose to retain his original brahmacari title as
>|Svarupa.
982|Madhya 10.103
983|TEXT 103
984|TEXT
985|'purusottama acarya' tanra nama purvasrame
986|navadvipe chila tenha prabhura carane
987|SYNONYMS
988|purusottama acarya-Purusottama Acarya; tanra-his; nama-name;
>| purva-asrame-in the previous asrama; navadvipe-at
>|Navadvipa; chila-was; tenha-he; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; carane-at the feet.
989|TRANSLATION
990|When Svarupa Damodara was residing at Navadvipa under the
>|shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, his name was
>|Purusottama Acarya.
991|Madhya 10.104
992|TEXT 104
993|TEXT
994|prabhura sannyasa dekhi' unmatta hana
995|sannyasa grahana kaila varanasi giya
996|SYNONYMS
997|prabhura-of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sannyasa dekhi'-
>|when he saw the sannyasa order; unmatta hana-he became just
>|like a madman; sannyasa grahana kaila-he also accepted the
>|renounced order of life; varanasi-to Varanasi; giya-going.
998|TRANSLATION
999|After seeing that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the
>|renounced order, Purusottama Acarya became like a madman
>|and immediately went to Varanasi to take sannyasa.
1000|Madhya 10.105
1001|TEXT 105
1002|TEXT
1003|'caitanyananda' guru tanra ajna dilena tanre
1004|vedanta padiya padao samasta lokere
1005|SYNONYMS
1006|caitanya-ananda-of the name Caitanyananda Bharati; guru-
>|spiritual master; tanra-his; ajna-order; dilena-gave; tanre-
>|to him; vedanta padiya-reading the Vedanta-sutra; padao-
>|teach; samasta-all; lokere-people.
1007|TRANSLATION
1008|At the conclusion of his sannyasa, his spiritual master,
>|Caitanyananda Bharati, ordered him, "Read Vedanta-sutra
>|and teach it to all others."
1009|Madhya 10.106
1010|TEXT 106
1011|TEXT
1012|parama virakta tenha parama pandita
1013|kaya-mane asriyache sri-krsna-carita
1014|SYNONYMS
1015|parama-very; virakta-renounced; tenha-he; parama-great;
>|pandita-learned scholar; kaya-mane-with body and mind;
>|asriyache-took shelter of; sri-krsna-carita-the Personality
>|of Godhead Sri Krsna.
1016|TRANSLATION
1017|Svarupa Damodara was a great renunciant as well as a great
>|learned scholar. With heart and soul he took shelter of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna.
1018|Madhya 10.107
1019|TEXT 107
1020|TEXT
1021|'niscinte krsna bhajiba' ei ta' karane
1022|unmade karila tenha sannyasa grahane
1023|SYNONYMS
1024|niscinte-without disturbance; krsna-Lord Krsna; bhajiba-I
>|shall worship; ei-for this; ta'-certainly; karane-reason;
>|unmade-ecstatic; karila-did; tenha-he; sannyasa-the
>|renounced order of life; grahane-taking.
1025|TRANSLATION
1026|He was very enthusiastic to worship Sri Krsna without
>|disturbance, and therefore, almost in madness, he accepted
>|the sannyasa order.
1027|Madhya 10.108
1028|TEXT 108
1029|TEXT
1030|sannyasa karila sikha-sutra-tyaga-rupa
1031|yoga-patta na nila, nama haila 'svarupa'
1032|SYNONYMS
1033|sannyasa karila-accepted the sannyasa order; sikha-tuft of
>|hair; sutra-sacred thread; tyaga-giving up; rupa-in the
>|form of; yoga-patta-saffron-colored dress; na nila-did not
>|accept; nama-name; haila-was; svarupa-Svarupa.
1034|TRANSLATION
1035|Upon accepting sannyasa, Purusottama Acarya followed the
>|regulative principles by giving up his tuft of hair and
>|sacred thread, but he did not accept the saffron-colored
>|dress. Also, he did not accept a sannyasi title but
>|remained as a naisthika-brahmacari.
1036|PURPORT
1037|There are regulative principles governing the renounced
>|order. One has to perform eight kinds of sraddha. One must
>|offer oblations to one's forefathers and perform the
>|sacrifice of viraja-homa Then one must cut off the tuft of
>|hair called a sikha and also give up the sacred thread.
>|These are preliminary processes in the acceptance of
>|sannyasa, and Svarupa Damodara accepted all these. However,
>|Purusottama Acarya did not accept the saffron color, a
>|sannyasi name or a danda, and for this reason he retained
>|his brahmacari name. Actually Purusottama Acarya did not
>|accept the sannyasa order formally, but he renounced
>|worldly life. He did not want to be disturbed by the
>|formality of the sannyasa order. He simply wanted to
>|worship Lord Sri Krsna without disturbance; therefore with
>|heart and soul he took up the renounced order but not the
>|formalities accompanying it. Renunciation means not doing
>|anything but serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
>|Sri Krsna. When one acts on this platform, trying to please
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one is both a sannyasi
>|and a yogi. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (6.1):
1038|sri-bhagavan uvaca
1039|anasritah karma-phalam
1040|karyam karma karoti yah
1041|sa sannyasi ca yogi ca
>|
>|
>|
>|
1042|na niragnir na cakriyah
1043|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: One who is
>|unattached to the fruits of his work and who works as he is
>|obligated is in the renounced order of life, and he is the
>|true mystic, not he who lights no fire and performs no work.
>|"
1044|Madhya 10.109
1045|TEXT 109
1046|TEXT
1047|guru-thani ajna magi' aila nilacale
1048|ratri-dine krsna-prema-ananda-vihvale
1049|SYNONYMS
1050|guru-thani-from his spiritual master; ajna magi'-asking
>|permission; aila-came; nilacale-to Jagannatha Puri; ratri-
>|dine-day and night; krsna-prema-ananda-by ecstatic love of
>|Krsna; vihvale-overwhelmed.
1051|TRANSLATION
1052|After taking permission from his sannyasa-guru, Svarupa
>|Damodara went to Nilacala and accepted the shelter of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Then all day and night, in ecstatic
>|love of Krsna, he enjoyed transcendental mellows in the
>|loving service of the Lord.
1053|Madhya 10.110
1054|TEXT 110
1055|TEXT
1056|pandityera avadhi, vakya nahi karo sane
1057|nirjane rahaye, loka saba nahi jane
1058|SYNONYMS
1059|pandityera avadhi-the limit of learned scholarship; vakya
>|nahi-no word; karo sane-with anyone; nirjane-in a solitary
>|place; rahaye-stays; loka-people in general; saba-all; nahi
>|jane-do not know.
1060|TRANSLATION
1061|Svarupa Damodara was the limit of all learned scholarship,
>|but he did not exchange words with anyone. He simply
>|remained in a solitary place, and no one could understand
>|where he was.
1062|Madhya 10.111
1063|TEXT 111
1064|TEXT
1065|krsna-rasa-tattva-vetta, deha-prema-rupa
1066|saksat mahaprabhura dvitiya svarupa
1067|SYNONYMS
1068|krsna-rasa-of transcendental mellows in relationship with
>|Krsna; tattva-of the truth; vetta-cognizant; deha-body;
>|prema-rupa-personified prema; saksat-directly; mahaprabhura-
>|of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dvitiya-second; svarupa-
>|representation.
1069|TRANSLATION
1070|Sri Svarupa Damodara was the personification of ecstatic
>|love, fully cognizant of the transcendental mellows in
>|relationship with Krsna. He directly represented Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu as His second expansion.
1071|Madhya 10.112
1072|TEXT 112
1073|TEXT
1074|grantha, sloka, gita keha prabhu-pase ane
1075|svarupa pariksa kaile, pache prabhu sune
1076|SYNONYMS
1077|grantha-scriptures; sloka-verses; gita-songs; keha-anyone;
>|prabhu-pase-to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ane-brings; svarupa-
>|Svarupa Damodara; pariksa kaile-after he examined; pache-
>|later; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sune-hears.
1078|TRANSLATION
1079|If someone wrote a book or composed verses and songs and
>|wanted to recite them before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>|Svarupa Damodara would first examine them and then
>|correctly present them. Only then would Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu agree to listen.
1080|Madhya 10.113
1081|TEXT 113
1082|TEXT
1083|bhakti-siddhanta-viruddha, ara rasabhasa
1084|sunite na haya prabhura cittera ullasa
1085|SYNONYMS
1086|bhakti-siddhanta-conclusive statements about the science of
>|devotional service; viruddha-opposing; ara-and; rasa-abhasa-
>|overlapping of transcendental mellows; sunite-to hear; na-
>|not; haya-becomes; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|cittera-of the heart; ullasa-jubilation.
1087|TRANSLATION
1088|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was never pleased to hear books or
>|verses opposed to the conclusive statements of devotional
>|service. The Lord did not like hearing rasabhasa, the
>|overlapping of transcendental mellows.
1089|PURPORT
1090|Bhakti-siddhanta-viruddha refers to that which is against
>|the principle of unity in diversity, philosophically known
>|as acintya-bhedabheda-simultaneous oneness and difference-
>|while rasabhasa is something that may appear to be a
>|transcendental mellow but actually is not. Those who are
>|pure Vaisnavas should avoid both these things opposed to
>|devotional service. These misconceptions practically
>|parallel the Mayavada philosophy. If one indulges in
>|Mayavada philosophy, he gradually falls down from the
>|platform of devotional service. By overlapping mellows (
>|rasabhasa) one eventually becomes a prakrta-sahajiya and
>|takes everything to be very easy. One may also become a
>|member of the baula community and gradually become
>|attracted to material activities. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|has therefore advised us to avoid bhakti-siddhanta-viruddha
>|and rasabhasa. In this way the devotee can remain pure and
>|free from falldowns. Everyone should try to remain aloof
>|from bhakti-siddhanta-viruddha and rasabhasa.
1091|Madhya 10.114
1092|TEXT 114
1093|TEXT
1094|ataeva svarupa age kare pariksana
1095|suddha haya yadi, prabhure kara'na sravana
1096|SYNONYMS
1097|ataeva-therefore; svarupa-Svarupa Damodara; age-at first;
>|kare-does; pariksana-examination; suddha-pure; haya-is;
>|yadi-if; prabhure-unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kara'
>|na-causes; sravana-hearing.
1098|TRANSLATION
1099|It was the practice of Svarupa Damodara Gosvami to examine
>|all works of literature to find out whether their
>|conclusions were correct. Only then would he allow them to
>|be heard by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
1100|PURPORT
1101|Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that if
>|something impedes the execution of devotional service, it
>|should be understood to be impure. Pure devotees of the
>|Lord do not accept impure principles. Impure devotees
>|accept rasabhasa, or overlapping, contradictory mellows,
>|and other principles opposed to the bhakti path. The
>|followers of such impure principles are never accepted as
>|pure devotees. There are many parties following the path of
>|rasabhasa, and the followers are sometimes adored by
>|ordinary men. Those who adopt the conclusions of rasabhasa
>|and bhakti-siddhanta-viruddha are never accepted as
>|devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Svarupa Damodara
>|Gosvami never approved such followers as Gaudiya Vaisnavas,
>|nor did he allow them even to meet the Supreme Lord, Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
1102|Madhya 10.115
1103|TEXT 115
1104|TEXT
1105|vidyapati, candidasa, sri-gita-govinda
1106|ei tina gite kara'na prabhura ananda
1107|SYNONYMS
1108|vidyapati-an old Vaisnava poet from the province of Mithila;
>| candidasa-a Bengali Vaisnava poet born in the village of
>|Nannura, in the Birbhum district; sri-gita-govinda-a
>|celebrated poem by Jayadeva Gosvami; ei-these; tina-three;
>|gite-songs; kara'na-cause; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; ananda-happiness.
1109|TRANSLATION
1110|Sri Svarupa Damodara used to read the poems of Vidyapati
>|and Candidasa and Jayadeva Gosvami's Sri Gita-govinda. He
>|used to make Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu very happy by singing
>|these songs.
1111|Madhya 10.116
1112|TEXT 116
1113|TEXT
1114|sangite-gandharva-sama, sastre brhaspati
1115|damodara-sama ara nahi maha-mati
1116|SYNONYMS
1117|sangite-in music; gandharva-sama-just like the Gandharvas;
>|sastre-in discussions of the revealed scriptures; brhaspati-
>|like Brhaspati, the priest of the heavenly demigods;
>|damodara-sama-equal to Svarupa Damodara; ara-anyone else;
>|nahi-there is not; maha-mati-great personality.
1118|TRANSLATION
1119|Svarupa Damodara was as expert a musician as the Gandharvas,
>| and in scriptural discussion he was just like Brhaspati,
>|the priest of the heavenly gods. Therefore it is to be
>|concluded that there was no great personality quite like
>|Svarupa Damodara.
1120|PURPORT
1121|Svarupa Damodara Gosvami was very expert in music as well
>|as the Vedic scriptures. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to
>|call him Damodara because of his expert singing and musical
>|skills. The name Damodara was given by Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu and added to the name given by his sannyasa-guru.
>| He was therefore known as Svarupa Damodara, or Damodara
>|Svarupa. He compiled a book of music named Sangita-damodara.
1122|Madhya 10.117
1123|TEXT 117
1124|TEXT
1125|advaita-nityanandera parama priyatama
1126|srivasadi bhakta-ganera haya prana-sama
1127|SYNONYMS
1128|advaita-of Advaita Acarya; nityanandera-of Lord Nityananda
>|Prabhu; parama-very; priya-tama-dear; srivasa-adi-beginning
>|with Srivasa; bhakta-ganera-of the devotees; haya-is; prana-
>|sama-exactly like the life and soul.
1129|TRANSLATION
1130|Sri Svarupa Damodara was very dear to Advaita Acarya and
>|Nityananda Prabhu, and he was the life and soul of all the
>|devotees, headed by Srivasa Thakura.
1131|Madhya 10.118
1132|TEXT 118
1133|TEXT
1134|sei damodara asi' dandavat haila
1135|carane padiya sloka padite lagila
1136|SYNONYMS
1137|sei damodara-that Svarupa Damodara; asi'-coming; danda-vat
>|haila-fell flat to offer obeisances; carane padiya-falling
>|down at the lotus feet; sloka-a verse; padite lagila-began
>|to recite.
1138|TRANSLATION
1139|When Svarupa Damodara came to Jagannatha Puri, he fell flat
>|before the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, offering
>|Him obeisances and reciting a verse.
1140|Madhya 10.119
1141|TEXT 119
1142|TEXT
1143|heloddhunita-khedaya visadaya pronmilad-amodaya
1144|samyac-chastra-vivadaya rasa-daya cittarpitonmadaya
1145|sasvad-bhakti-vinodaya sa-madaya madhurya-maryadaya
1146|sri-caitanya daya-nidhe tava daya bhuyad amandodaya
1147|SYNONYMS
1148|hela-very easily; uddhunita-driven away; khedaya-
>|lamentation; visadaya-which purifies everything; pronmilat-
>|awakening; amodaya-transcendental bliss; samyat-mitigating;
>|sastra-of revealed scriptures; vivadaya-disagreements; rasa-
>|daya-distributing all transcendental mellows; citta-in the
>|heart; arpita-fixed; unmadaya-jubilation; sasvat-always;
>|bhakti-devotional service; vinodaya-stimulating; sa-madaya-
>|full of ecstasy; madhurya-of conjugal love; maryadaya-the
>|limit; sri-caitanya-O Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; daya-
>|nidhe-ocean of mercy; tava-Your; daya-mercy; bhuyat-let it
>|be; amanda-of good fortune; udaya-in which there is
>|awakening.
1149|TRANSLATION
1150|"O ocean of mercy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! Let there be an
>|awakening of Your auspicious mercy, which easily drives
>|away all kinds of material lamentation. By Your mercy,
>|everything is made pure and blissful. It
>|awakens transcendental bliss and covers all material
>|pleasures. By Your auspicious mercy, quarrels and
>|disagreements arising among different scriptures are
>|vanquished. Your auspicious mercy causes the
>|heart to jubilate by pouring forth
>|transcendental mellows . Your mercy always
>|stimulates devotional service, which is full of joy .
>|You are always glorifying the
>|conjugal love of God. May transcendental bliss be awakened
>|within my heart by Your causeless mercy."
1151|PURPORT
1152|This important verse (Sri Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka 8.10)
>|specifically describes the Lord's causeless mercy. Srila
>|Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura explains that Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the most magnanimous
>|Personality of Godhead, distributes His causeless mercy in
>|three ways to the conditioned soul. Every living entity is
>|morose in the material world because he is always in want.
>|He undergoes a great struggle for existence and tries to
>|minimize his miserable condition by squeezing the utmost
>|pleasure out of this world. But the living entity is never
>|successful in this endeavor. While in a miserable condition,
>| a person sometimes seeks the favor of the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead, but this is very difficult for
>|materialistic people to obtain. However, when one becomes
>|Krsna conscious by the grace of the Lord, the fragrance of
>|the lotus feet of the Lord expands, and in this way a
>|materialist may gain freedom from his miseries. Actually
>|his mind is cleansed by his transcendental connection with
>|the lotus feet of the Lord. At such a time one is
>|enlightened by the loving service of the Lord.
1153|There are many different kinds of scriptures, and by
>|reading them one often becomes puzzled. But when one
>|receives the mercy of the Lord, his confusion is mitigated.
>|Not only are scriptural disparities resolved, but a kind of
>|transcendental bliss is awakened, and in this way one is
>|fully satisfied. The transcendental loving service of the
>|Lord constantly engages the conditioned soul in serving the
>|Lord's lotus feet. Through such fortunate engagement, one's
>|transcendental love for Krsna is increased. One's position
>|is thus completely purified, and one is filled with
>|transcendental bliss accompanied by the spirit soul's
>|jubilation.
1154|Thus the transcendental causeless mercy of Lord Krsna is
>|manifest in the heart of the devotee. At such a time,
>|material needs no longer exist. The lamentation that
>|invariably accompanies material desires also vanishes. By
>|the grace of the Lord one is elevated to the transcendental
>|position, and then the transcendental mellows of the
>|spiritual world are manifest in him. One's devotional
>|service then becomes firm, and one engages in the Lord's
>|transcendental loving service with great determination. All
>|these combine to fully awaken the devotee's heart with love
>|of Krsna.
1155|In the beginning, a conditioned soul is bereft of Krsna
>|consciousness and is always morose in his material
>|activities. Later, by associating with a pure devotee, one
>|becomes inquisitive to know the Absolute Truth. In this way
>|one begins to engage in the transcendental service of the
>|Lord. Next, by the Lord's grace all misconceptions are
>|vanquished and the heart is cleansed of all material dirt.
>|It is only then that the pleasure of transcendental bliss
>|is awakened. By the Lord's mercy one is completely
>|convinced of the value of devotional service. When one can
>|see the pastimes of the Lord everywhere, he is firmly
>|situated in transcendental bliss. Such a devotee is
>|relieved of all kinds of material desires, and he preaches
>|the glories of the Lord all over the world. These Krsna
>|conscious activities separate him from material activities
>|and the desire for liberation, for at every step the
>|devotee feels himself connected with the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead. Although such a devotee may
>|sometimes be involved in household life, he is untouched by
>|material existence due to his constant engagement in
>|devotional service. Thus everyone is advised to take
>|shelter of devotional service to become happy and liberated.
1156|Madhya 10.120
1157|TEXT 120
1158|TEXT
1159|uthana mahaprabhu kaila alingana
1160|dui-jane premavese haila acetana
1161|SYNONYMS
1162|uthana-after raising him; mahaprabhu-Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; kaila-made; alingana-embracing; dui-jane-two
>|persons; prema-avese-in the ecstasy of love; haila-became;
>|acetana-unconscious.
1163|TRANSLATION
1164|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu raised Svarupa Damodara to his feet
>|and embraced him. They both became ecstatic in love and
>|fell unconscious.
1165|Madhya 10.121
1166|TEXT 121
1167|TEXT
1168|kata-ksane dui jane sthira yabe haila
1169|tabe mahaprabhu tanre kahite lagila
1170|SYNONYMS
1171|kata-ksane-after some time; dui jane-both persons; sthira-
>|patient; yabe-when; haila-became; tabe-at that time;
>|mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre-unto him; kahite-
>|to speak; lagila-began.
1172|TRANSLATION
1173|After they had regained their patience, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu began to speak.
1174|Madhya 10.122
1175|TEXT 122
1176|TEXT
1177|tumi ye asibe, aji svapnete dekhila
1178|bhala haila, andha yena dui netra paila
1179|SYNONYMS
1180|tumi-you; ye-that; asibe-will come; aji-today; svapnete-in
>|dream; dekhila-I saw; bhala haila-it is very good; andha-a
>|blind man; yena-as if; dui-two; netra-eyes; paila-got back.
1181|TRANSLATION
1182|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "I saw in a dream that you
>|were coming, and so this is very auspicious. I have been
>|like a blind man, but your coming here restores My vision."
1183|Madhya 10.123
1184|TEXT 123
1185|TEXT
1186|svarupa kahe,-prabhu, mora ksama' aparadha
1187|toma chadi' anyatra genu, karinu pramada
1188|SYNONYMS
1189|svarupa kahe-Svarupa Damodara said; prabhu-my Lord; mora-my;
>| ksama'-please excuse; aparadha-offense; toma-You; chadi'-
>|giving up; anyatra-elsewhere; genu-I went; karinu-I have
>|done; pramada-great mistake.
1190|TRANSLATION
1191|Svarupa said, "My dear Lord, please excuse my offense. I
>|gave up Your company to go elsewhere, and that was my great
>|mistake.
1192|Madhya 10.124
1193|TEXT 124
1194|TEXT
1195|tomara carane mora nahi prema-lesa
1196|toma chadi' papi muni genu anya desa
1197|SYNONYMS
1198|tomara carane-at Your lotus feet; mora-my; nahi-there is
>|not; prema-lesa-a trace of love; toma-You; chadi'-giving up;
>| papi-sinful; muni-I; genu-went; anya desa-to another
>|country.
1199|TRANSLATION
1200|"My dear Lord, I do not even possess a trace of love
>|at Your lotus feet. If I did, how could I go to
>|another country? I am therefore a most sinful man.
1201|Madhya 10.125
1202|TEXT 125
1203|TEXT
1204|muni toma chadila, tumi more na chadila
1205|krpa-pasa gale bandhi' carane anila
1206|SYNONYMS
1207|muni-I; toma-You; chadila-gave up; tumi-You; more-me; na-
>|did not; chadila-give up; krpa-of mercy; pasa-by the rope;
>|gale-by the neck; bandhi'-binding; carane-at Your lotus
>|feet; anila-You brought back.
1208|TRANSLATION
1209|"I gave up Your company, but You did not give me up. By
>|Your rope of mercy You have bound me by the neck and
>|brought me back again to Your lotus feet."
1210|Madhya 10.126
1211|TEXT 126
1212|TEXT
1213|tabe svarupa kaila nitaira carana vandana
1214|nityananda-prabhu kaila prema-alingana
1215|SYNONYMS
1216|tabe-thereafter; svarupa-Svarupa Damodara; kaila-did;
>|nitaira-of Nityananda Prabhu; carana-of the lotus feet;
>|vandana-worship; nityananda-prabhu-Lord Nityananda; kaila-
>|did; prema-alingana-embracing in love.
1217|TRANSLATION
1218|Svarupa Damodara then worshiped the lotus feet of
>|Nityananda Prabhu, and Nityananda in turn embraced
>|him in the ecstasy of love.
1219|Madhya 10.127
1220|TEXT 127
1221|TEXT
1222|jagadananda, mukunda, sankara, sarvabhauma
1223|saba-sange yatha-yogya karila milana
1224|SYNONYMS
1225|jagadananda-Jagadananda; mukunda-Mukunda; sankara-Sankara;
>|sarvabhauma-Sarvabhauma; saba-sange-with all; yatha-yogya-
>|as is befitting; karila-did; milana-meeting.
1226|TRANSLATION
1227|After worshiping Nityananda Prabhu, Svarupa Damodara met
>|Jagadananda, Mukunda, Sankara and Sarvabhauma, as was
>|befitting.
1228|Madhya 10.128
1229|TEXT 128
1230|TEXT
1231|paramananda purira kaila carana vandana
1232|puri-gosani tanre kaila prema-alingana
1233|SYNONYMS
1234|paramananda purira-of Paramananda Puri; kaila-he did;
>|carana vandana-worshiping the lotus feet; puri-gosani-
>|Paramananda Puri; tanre-unto him; kaila-did; prema-alingana-
>|embracing in love.
1235|TRANSLATION
1236|Svarupa Damodara also offered his worshipful prayers at the
>|lotus feet of Paramananda Puri, who, in return, embraced
>|him in ecstatic love.
1237|Madhya 10.129
1238|TEXT 129
1239|TEXT
1240|mahaprabhu dila tanre nibhrte vasa-ghara
1241|jaladi-paricarya lagi' dila eka kinkara
1242|SYNONYMS
1243|mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dila-gave; tanre-unto
>|him; nibhrte-in a solitary place; vasa-ghara-residential
>|quarters; jala-adi-supplying water, etc.; paricarya-service;
>| lagi'-for the purpose of; dila-gave; eka-one; kinkara-
>|servant.
1244|TRANSLATION
1245|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then gave Svarupa Damodara
>|residence in a solitary place and ordered a servant to
>|serve him with a supply of water and other necessities.
1246|Madhya 10.130
1247|TEXT 130
1248|TEXT
1249|ara dina sarvabhauma-adi bhakta-sange
1250|vasiya achena mahaprabhu krsna-katha-range
1251|SYNONYMS
1252|ara dina-the next day; sarvabhauma-adi-headed by
>|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; bhakta-sange-with the devotees;
>|vasiya achena-was sitting; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; krsna-katha-range-engaged in discussions of
>|topics concerning Krsna.
1253|TRANSLATION
1254|The next day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat with all the
>|devotees, headed by Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, and they
>|discussed the pastimes of Krsna.
1255|Madhya 10.131
1256|TEXT 131
1257|TEXT
1258|hena-kale govindera haila agamana
1259|dandavat kari' kahe vinaya-vacana
1260|SYNONYMS
1261|hena-kale-at that time; govindera-of Govinda; haila-there
>|was; agamana-arrival; dandavat kari'-offering obeisances;
>|kahe-says; vinaya-vacana-submissive words.
1262|TRANSLATION
1263|At that time Govinda appeared on the scene, offered his
>|respectful obeisances and spoke submissively.
1264|Madhya 10.132
1265|TEXT 132
1266|TEXT
1267|isvara-purira bhrtya,-'govinda' mora nama
1268|puri-gosanira ajnaya ainu tomara sthana
1269|SYNONYMS
1270|isvara-purira bhrtya-servant of Isvara Puri; govinda mora
>|nama-my name is Govinda; puri-gosanira-of Isvara Puri;
>|ajnaya-on the order; ainu-I have come; tomara-to your;
>|sthana-place.
1271|TRANSLATION
1272|"I am the servant of Isvara Puri. My name is Govinda, and
>|following the orders of my spiritual master, I have come
>|here.
1273|Madhya 10.133
1274|TEXT 133
1275|TEXT
1276|siddha-prapti-kale gosani ajna kaila more
1277|krsna-caitanya-nikate rahi seviha tanhare
1278|SYNONYMS
1279|siddhi-prapti-kale-at the time of his departure from this
>|mortal world to achieve the highest perfection of life;
>|gosani-my spiritual master; ajna-order; kaila-made; more-
>|unto me; krsna-caitanya-nikate-at the place of Sri Krsna
>|Caitanya; rahi-remaining; seviha-render service; tanhare-
>|unto Him.
1280|TRANSLATION
1281|"Just before his departure from this mortal world to attain
>|the highest perfection, Isvara Puri told me that I should
>|go to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and render service unto Him.
1282|Madhya 10.134
1283|TEXT 134
1284|TEXT
1285|kasisvara asibena saba tirtha dekhiya
1286|prabhu-ajnaya muni ainu toma-pade dhana
1287|SYNONYMS
1288|kasisvara-Kasisvara; asibena-will come; saba-all; tirtha-
>|holy places; dekhiya-visiting; prabhu-ajnaya-under the
>|order of my spiritual master; muni-I; ainu-have come; toma-
>|to Your; pade-lotus feet; dhana-running.
1289|TRANSLATION
1290|"Kasisvara will also come here after visiting all the holy
>|places. However, following the orders of my spiritual
>|master, I have hastily come to be present at Your lotus
>|feet."
1291|Madhya 10.135
1292|TEXT 135
1293|TEXT
1294|gosani kahila, 'purisvara' vatsalya kare more
1295|krpa kari' mora thani pathaila tomare
1296|SYNONYMS
1297|gosani kahila-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; purisvara-
>|Isvara Puri; vatsalya-paternal affection; kare-does; more-
>|unto Me; krpa kari'-being merciful; mora thani-to My place;
>|pathaila-sent; tomare-you.
1298|TRANSLATION
1299|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "My spiritual master,
>|Isvara Puri, always favors Me with paternal affection.
>|Therefore, out of his causeless mercy, he has sent you here.
>|"
1300|Madhya 10.136
1301|TEXT 136
1302|TEXT
1303|eta suni' sarvabhauma prabhure puchila
1304|puri-gosani sudra-sevaka kanhe ta' rakhila
1305|SYNONYMS
1306|eta suni'-hearing this; sarvabhauma-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;
>| prabhure-unto the Lord; puchila-inquired; puri-gosani-
>|Isvara Puri; sudra-sevaka-a servant who is a sudra; kanhe
>|ta'-why; rakhila-kept.
1307|TRANSLATION
1308|After hearing this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya asked Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "Why did Isvara Puri keep a servant
>|who comes from a sudra family?"
1309|PURPORT
1310|Both Kasisvara and Govinda were personal servants of Isvara
>|Puri. After Isvara Puri's demise, Kasisvara went to visit
>|all the holy places of India. Following the orders of his
>|spiritual master, Govinda immediately went to Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu for shelter. Govinda came from a sudra family,
>|but because he was initiated by Isvara Puri, he was
>|certainly a brahmana. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya here asked
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu why Isvara Puri accepted a disciple
>|from a sudra family. According to the smrti-sastra, which
>|gives directions for the management of the varnasrama
>|institution, a brahmana cannot accept a disciple from the
>|lower castes. In other words, a ksatriya, vaisya or sudra
>|cannot be accepted as a servant. If a spiritual master
>|accepts such a person, he is contaminated. Sarvabhauma
>|Bhattacarya therefore asked why Isvara Puri accepted a
>|servant or disciple born of a sudra family.
1311|In answer to this question, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied
>|that His spiritual master, Isvara Puri, was so empowered
>|that he was as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
>|As such, Isvara Puri was the spiritual master of the whole
>|world. He was not a servant of any mundane rule or
>|regulation. An empowered spiritual master like Isvara Puri
>|can bestow his mercy upon anyone, irrespective of caste or
>|creed. The conclusion is that a spiritual
>|master who is authorized and empowered by Krsna and his own
>|guru should be considered as good as the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. That is the verdict
>|of Visvanatha Cakravarti: saksad- dharitvenasa. An
>|authorized spiritual master is as good as Hari, the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead. As Hari is free to act as He likes,
>|the empowered spiritual master is also free. As Hari is not
>|subject to mundane rules and regulations, the spiritual
>|master empowered by Him is also not subject. According to
>|the Caitanya-caritamrta (Antya-lila 7.11), krsna-sakti vina
>|nahe tara pravartana. An authorized spiritual master
>|empowered by Krsna can spread the glories of the holy name
>|of the Lord, for he has power of attorney from the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead. In the mundane world, anyone
>|possessing his master's power of attorney can act on behalf
>|of his master. Similarly, a spiritual master empowered by
>|Krsna through his own bona fide spiritual master should be
>|considered as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead
>|Himself. That is the meaning of saksad-dharitvena. Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore describes the activities of
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the bona fide
>|spiritual master as follows.
1312|Madhya 10.137
1313|TEXT 137
1314|TEXT
1315|prabhu kahe,-isvara haya parama svatantra
1316|isvarera krpa nahe veda-paratantra
1317|SYNONYMS
1318|prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; isvara-the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead or Isvara Puri; haya-is;
>|parama-supremely; svatantra-independent; isvarera-of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead or of Isvara Puri; krpa-the
>|mercy; nahe-is not; veda-paratantra-subject to the Vedic
>|rules.
1319|TRANSLATION
1320|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Both the Supreme Personality
>|of Godhead and My spiritual master, Isvara Puri, are
>|completely independent. Therefore neither the mercy of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead nor that of Isvara Puri is
>|subject to any Vedic rules or regulations.
1321|Madhya 10.138
1322|TEXT 138
1323|TEXT
1324|isvarera krpa jati-kuladi na mane
1325|vidurera ghare krsna karila bhojane
1326|SYNONYMS
1327|isvarera krpa-the mercy of the Lord; jati-caste; kula-adi-
>|family, etc.; na mane-does not obey; vidurera-of Vidura;
>|ghare-at the home; krsna-Lord Krsna; karila-did; bhojane-
>|eating.
1328|TRANSLATION
1329|"The mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not
>|restricted to the jurisdiction of caste and creed. Vidura
>|was a sudra, yet Krsna accepted lunch at his home.
1330|Madhya 10.139
1331|TEXT 139
1332|TEXT
1333|sneha-lesapeksa matra sri-krsna-krpara
1334|sneha-vasa hana kare svatantra acara
1335|SYNONYMS
1336|sneha-of affection; lesa-on a trace; apeksa-reliance; matra-
>|only; sri-krsna-of Lord Sri Krsna; krpara-of the mercy;
>|sneha-vasa-obliged by affection; hana-being; kare-does;
>|svatantra-independent; acara-behavior.
1337|TRANSLATION
1338|"Lord Krsna's mercy is dependent only on affection. Being
>|obliged only by affection, Lord Krsna acts very
>|independently.
1339|PURPORT
1340|Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is
>|merciful, but His mercy does not depend on mundane rules
>|and regulations. He is dependent only on affection and
>|nothing else. Service to Lord Krsna can be rendered in two
>|ways. One can serve the Lord in affection or in veneration.
>|When service is rendered in affection, it is the Lord's
>|special mercy. When service is rendered in veneration, it
>|is doubtful whether Krsna's mercy is actually involved. If
>|Krsna's mercy is there, it is not dependent on any
>|prescribed caste or creed. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted
>|to inform Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya that Lord Krsna is the
>|spiritual master of everyone, and He does not care for
>|mundane caste or creed. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|cited the example of Lord Krsna's accepting food at the
>|house of Vidura, who was a sudra by birth. By the same
>|token, Isvara Puri, an empowered spiritual master, could
>|show mercy to anyone. As such, he accepted Govinda,
>|although the boy was born in a sudra family. When Govinda
>|was initiated, he became a brahmana and was accepted as
>|Isvara Puri's personal servant. In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa,
>|Sri Sanatana Gosvami states that one who is initiated by a
>|bona fide spiritual master immediately becomes a brahmana.
>|A pseudo spiritual master cannot transform a person into a
>|brahmana, but an authorized spiritual master can do so.
>|This is the verdict of sastra, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
>|all the Gosvamis.
1341|Madhya 10.140
1342|TEXT 140
1343|TEXT
1344|maryada haite koti sukha sneha-acarane
1345|paramananda haya yara nama-sravane
1346|SYNONYMS
1347|maryada haite-greater than veneration and awe; koti-
>|millions of times; sukha-happiness; sneha-with affection;
>|acarane-in dealings; parama-ananda-transcendental bliss;
>|haya-there is; yara-whose; nama-holy name; sravane-by
>|hearing.
1348|TRANSLATION
1349|"In conclusion, dealings in affection with the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead bring happiness many millions of
>|times greater than dealings with Him in awe and veneration.
>|Simply by hearing the holy name of the Lord, the devotee is
>|merged in transcendental bliss."
1350|Madhya 10.141
1351|TEXT 141
1352|TEXT
1353|eta bali' govindere kaila alingana
1354|govinda karila prabhura carana vandana
1355|SYNONYMS
1356|eta bali'-saying this; govindere-unto Govinda; kaila-did;
>|alingana-embracing; govinda-Govinda; karila-did; prabhura-
>|of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carana vandana-worshiping
>|the lotus feet.
1357|TRANSLATION
1358|After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced Govinda,
>| and Govinda in turn offered his respectful obeisances unto
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus feet.
1359|Madhya 10.142
1360|TEXT 142
1361|TEXT
1362|prabhu kahe,-bhattacarya, karaha vicara
1363|gurura kinkara haya manya se amara
1364|SYNONYMS
1365|prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; bhattacarya-My
>|dear Bhattacarya; karaha vicara-just consider; gurura
>|kinkara-the servant of the spiritual master; haya-is; manya-
>|respectable; se-he; amara-to Me.
1366|TRANSLATION
1367|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then continued speaking to
>|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya: "Consider this point. The servant
>|of the spiritual master is always respectable for Me.
1368|Madhya 10.143
1369|TEXT 143
1370|TEXT
1371|tanhare apana-seva karaite na yuyaya
1372|guru ajna diyachena, ki kari upaya
1373|SYNONYMS
1374|tanhare-him; apana-seva-personal service; karaite-to engage
>|to do; na yuyaya-is not befitting; guru-the spiritual
>|master; ajna-order; diyachena-has given; ki-what; kari-can
>|I do; upaya-remedy.
1375|TRANSLATION
1376|"As such, it is not befitting that the guru's servant
>|should engage in My personal service. Yet My spiritual
>|master has given this order. What shall I do?"
1377|PURPORT
1378|A guru's servants or disciples are all Godbrothers to one
>|another, and as such they should all respect one another as
>|prabhu, or master. No one should disrespect his Godbrother
>|or try to engage him as a servant. For this reason Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya what to
>|do about Govinda. Govinda was the personal servant of
>|Isvara Puri, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's spiritual master,
>|and now Isvara Puri had ordered Govinda to become Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu's personal servant. So what was to be
>|done? This was the inquiry Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu placed
>|before Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, an experienced friend.
1379|Madhya 10.144
1380|TEXT 144
1381|TEXT
1382|bhatta kahe,-gurura ajna haya balavan
1383|guru-ajna na langhiye, sastra-pramana
1384|SYNONYMS
1385|bhatta kahe-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said; gurura ajna-the
>|order of the spiritual master; haya-is; balavan-strong;
>|guru-ajna-the order of the spiritual master; na-not;
>|langhiye-we can disobey; sastra-scriptural; pramana-
>|injunction.
1386|TRANSLATION
1387|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, "The order of the spiritual
>|master is very strong and cannot be disobeyed. That is the
>|injunction of the sastras, the revealed scriptures.
1388|Madhya 10.145
1389|TEXT 145
1390|TEXT
1391|sa susruvan matari bhargavena
1392|pitur niyogat prahrtam dvisad-vat
1393|pratyagrhid agraja-sasanam tad
1394|ajna gurunam hy avicaraniya
1395|SYNONYMS
1396|sah-He (Laksmana, the brother of Lord Ramacandra); susruvan-
>|hearing; matari-unto the mother; bhargavena-by Parasurama;
>|pituh-of the father; niyogat-by the order; prahrtam-killing;
>| dvisat-vat-like an enemy; pratyagrhit-accepted; agraja-
>|sasanam-the order of the elder brother; tat-that; ajna-
>|order; gurunam-of superior persons, such as the spiritual
>|master or father; hi-because; avicaraniya-to be obeyed
>|without consideration.
1397|TRANSLATION
1398|" 'Being ordered by his father, Parasurama killed his
>|mother, Renuka, just as if she were an enemy. When Laksmana,
>| the younger brother of Lord Ramacandra, heard of this, He
>|immediately engaged Himself in the service of His elder
>|brother and accepted His orders. The order of the spiritual
>|master must be obeyed without consideration.'
1399|PURPORT
1400|This is a quotation from the Raghu-vamsa (14.46). Lord
>|Ramacandra's statement to Sita given below is from the
>|Ramayana (Ayodhya-kanda 22.9).
1401|Madhya 10.146
1402|TEXT 146
1403|TEXT
1404|nirvicaram guror ajna
1405|maya karya mahatmanah
1406|sreyo hy evam bhavatyas ca
1407|mama caiva visesatah
1408|SYNONYMS
1409|nirvicaram-to be obeyed without consideration; guroh-of the
>|spiritual master; ajna-the order; maya-by Me; karya-must be
>|done; maha-atmanah-of the great soul; sreyah-good fortune;
>|hi-indeed; evam-thus; bhavatyah-for you; ca-and; mama-for
>|Me; ca-also; eva-certainly; visesatah-specifically.
1410|TRANSLATION
1411|" 'The order of a great personality like a father must be
>|executed without consideration because there is good
>|fortune in such an order for both of us. In particular,
>|there is good fortune for Me.' "
1412|Madhya 10.147
1413|TEXT 147
1414|TEXT
1415|tabe mahaprabhu tanre kaila angikara
1416|apana-sri-anga-sevaya dila adhikara
1417|SYNONYMS
1418|tabe-after that; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre-
>|unto Govinda; kaila-did; angikara-acceptance; apana-
>|personal; sri-anga-of the transcendental body; sevaya-in
>|the service; dila-gave; adhikara-responsibility.
1419|TRANSLATION
1420|After Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said this, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu embraced Govinda and engaged him in the service
>|of His personal body.
1421|Madhya 10.148
1422|TEXT 148
1423|TEXT
1424|prabhura priya bhrtya kari' sabe kare mana
1425|sakala vaisnavera govinda kare samadhana
1426|SYNONYMS
1427|prabhura-of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; priya-dear;
>|bhrtya-servant; kari'-understanding; sabe-all; kare-do;
>|mana-respect; sakala-all; vaisnavera-of devotees; govinda-
>|Govinda; kare-does; samadhana-service.
1428|TRANSLATION
1429|Everyone respected Govinda as the dearest servant of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and Govinda served all the Vaisnavas
>|and saw to their needs.
1430|Madhya 10.149
1431|TEXT 149
1432|TEXT
1433|chota-bada-kirtaniya-dui haridasa
1434|ramai, nandai rahe govindera pasa
1435|SYNONYMS
1436|chota-bada-junior and senior; kirtaniya-musicians; dui-two;
>|haridasa-Haridasas; ramai-Ramai; nandai-Nandai; rahe-stay;
>|govindera pasa-with Govinda.
1437|TRANSLATION
1438|Both Haridasa senior and Haridasa junior, who were
>|musicians, as well as Ramai and Nandai, used to stay with
>|Govinda.
1439|Madhya 10.150
1440|TEXT 150
1441|TEXT
1442|govindera sange kare prabhura sevana
1443|govindera bhagya-sima na yaya varnana
1444|SYNONYMS
1445|govindera sange-with Govinda; kare-do; prabhura-of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sevana-service; govindera-of Govinda;
>|bhagya-sima-the limit of good fortune; na-not; yaya varnana-
>|can be described.
1446|TRANSLATION
1447|They all remained with Govinda to serve Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; therefore no one could estimate the good
>|fortune of Govinda.
1448|Madhya 10.151
1449|TEXT 151
1450|TEXT
1451|ara dine mukunda-datta kahe prabhura sthane
1452|brahmananda-bharati aila tomara darasane
1453|SYNONYMS
1454|ara dine-the next day; mukunda-datta-Mukunda Datta; kahe-
>|said; prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sthane-at the
>|place; brahmananda-bharati-Brahmananda Bharati; aila-has
>|come; tomara darasane-to see You.
1455|TRANSLATION
1456|The next day Mukunda Datta informed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>| "Brahmananda Bharati has come to see You."
1457|Madhya 10.152
1458|TEXT 152
1459|TEXT
1460|ajna deha' yadi tanre aniye ethai
1461|prabhu kahe,-guru tenha, yaba tanra thani
1462|SYNONYMS
1463|ajna deha'-order; yadi-if; tanre-him; aniye-I can bring;
>|ethai-here; prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; guru
>|tenha-he is My spiritual master; yaba-I shall go; tanra
>|thani-to his place.
1464|TRANSLATION
1465|Mukunda Datta then asked the Lord, "Shall I bring him here?"
1466|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Brahmananda Bharati is like
>|My spiritual master. It is better that I go to him."
1467|Madhya 10.153
1468|TEXT 153
1469|TEXT
1470|eta bali' mahaprabhu bhakta-gana-sange
1471|cali' aila brahmananda-bharatira age
1472|SYNONYMS
1473|eta bali'-saying this; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|bhakta-gana-sange-with the devotees; cali'-walking; aila-
>|came; brahmananda-bharatira-of Brahmananda Bharati; age-in
>|the presence.
1474|TRANSLATION
1475|After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His devotees
>|came into the presence of Brahmananda Bharati.
1476|Madhya 10.154
1477|TEXT 154
1478|TEXT
1479|brahmananda pariyache mrga-carmambara
1480|taha dekhi' prabhu duhkha paila antara
1481|SYNONYMS
1482|brahmananda-Brahmananda; pariyache-did wear; mrga-carma-
>|ambara-a garment made of deerskin; taha dekhi'-seeing that;
>|prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; duhkha-unhappiness; paila-
>|got; antara-within Himself.
1483|TRANSLATION
1484|When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His devotees approached
>|him, they saw that he was covered with a deerskin. Seeing
>|this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very unhappy.
1485|PURPORT
1486|Brahmananda Bharati belonged to the Sankara-sampradaya. (
>|The title bharati indicates a member of one of that
>|sampradaya's ten classes of sannyasis.) It is customary for
>|a person who has renounced the world to cover his body with
>|a deerskin or the bark of a tree. This is enjoined by the
>|Manu-samhita. But if a sannyasi who has renounced the world
>|simply wears a deerskin and does not spiritually advance,
>|he is bewildered by false prestige. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|did not like to see Brahmananda Bharati wearing a deerskin.
1487|Madhya 10.155
1488|TEXT 155
1489|TEXT
1490|dekhiya ta' chadma kaila yena dekhe nani
1491|mukundere puche,-kahan bharati-gosani
1492|SYNONYMS
1493|dekhiya-seeing; ta'-certainly; chadma kaila-pretended; yena-
>|as if; dekhe-sees; nani-not; mukundere puche-inquired from
>|Mukunda; kahan-where; bharati-gosani-Brahmananda Bharati,
>|my spiritual master.
1494|TRANSLATION
1495|Seeing Brahmananda Bharati wearing the deerskin, Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu pretended not to see him. Instead, He asked
>|Mukunda Datta, "Where is Brahmananda Bharati, My spiritual
>|master?"
1496|Madhya 10.156
1497|TEXT 156
1498|TEXT
1499|mukunda kahe,-ei age dekha vidyamana
1500|prabhu kahe,-tenha nahena, tumi ageyana
1501|SYNONYMS
1502|mukunda kahe-Mukunda said; ei age-here in front; dekha-see;
>|vidyamana-present; prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|replied; tenha nahena-he is not; tumi ageyana-you are
>|incorrect.
1503|TRANSLATION
1504|Mukunda Datta replied, "Here is Brahmananda Bharati, in
>|Your presence."
1505|The Lord replied, "You are incorrect. This is not
>|Brahmananda Bharati.
1506|Madhya 10.157
1507|TEXT 157
1508|TEXT
1509|anyere anya kaha, nahi tomara jnana
1510|bharati-gosani kene paribena cama
1511|SYNONYMS
1512|anyere-another; anya kaha-you talk of someone else; nahi-
>|there is not; tomara-your; jnana-knowledge; bharati-
>|Brahmananda Bharati; gosani-My spiritual master; kene-why;
>|paribena-should wear; cama-skin.
1513|TRANSLATION
1514|"You must be talking of someone else, for this is surely
>|not Brahmananda Bharati. You simply have no knowledge. Why
>|should Brahmananda Bharati wear a deerskin?"
1515|Madhya 10.158
1516|TEXT 158
1517|TEXT
1518|suni' brahmananda kare hrdaye vicare
1519|mora carmambara ei na bhaya inhare
1520|SYNONYMS
1521|suni'-hearing; brahmananda-Brahmananda; kare-does; hrdaye-
>|within himself; vicare-consideration; mora-my; carma-ambara-
>|deerskin garment; ei-this; na-not; bhaya-is approved;
>|inhare-by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
1522|TRANSLATION
1523|When Brahmananda Bharati heard this, he thought, "My
>|deerskin is not approved by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu."
1524|Madhya 10.159
1525|TEXT 159
1526|TEXT
1527|bhala kahena,-carmambara dambha lagi' pari
1528|carmambara-paridhane samsara na tari
1529|SYNONYMS
1530|bhala-well; kahena-He said; carma-ambara-the garment of
>|deerskin; dambha-prestige; lagi'-for the matter of; pari-I
>|put on; carma-ambara-paridhane-by putting on a garment of
>|skin; samsara-the material world; na tari-I cannot cross.
1531|TRANSLATION
1532|Thus admitting his mistake, Brahmananda Bharati thought, "
>|He spoke well. I put on this deerskin only for prestige. I
>|cannot cross over the ocean of nescience simply by wearing
>|a deerskin.
1533|Madhya 10.160
1534|TEXT 160
1535|TEXT
1536|aji haite na pariba ei carmambara
1537|prabhu bahirvasa anaila janiya antara
1538|SYNONYMS
1539|aji haite-from today; na pariba-I shall not put on; ei-this;
>| carma-ambara-deerskin garment; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; bahirh-vasa-the cloth of a sannyasi; anaila-had
>|someone bring; janiya-knowing; antara-his contemplation.
1540|TRANSLATION
1541|"From today on I shall not wear this deerskin." As soon as
>|Brahmananda Bharati decided this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>|understanding his mind, immediately sent for the robes of a
>|sannyasi.
1542|Madhya 10.161
1543|TEXT 161
1544|TEXT
1545|carmambara chadi' brahmananda parila vasana
1546|prabhu asi' kaila tanra carana vandana
1547|SYNONYMS
1548|carma-ambara chadi'-giving up the deerskin garment;
>|brahmananda-Brahmananda Bharati; parila-put on; vasana-
>|cloth garment; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asi'-coming;
>|kaila-did; tanra-his; carana vandana-worshiping the feet.
1549|TRANSLATION
1550|As soon as Brahmananda Bharati gave up his deerskin and
>|covered himself with sannyasi robes, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu came and offered His respects at his lotus feet.
1551|Madhya 10.162
1552|TEXT 162
1553|TEXT
1554|bharati kahe,-tomara acara loka sikhaite
1555|punah na karibe nati, bhaya pana citte
1556|SYNONYMS
1557|bharati kahe-Brahmananda Bharati said; tomara-Your; acara-
>|behavior; loka-people in general; sikhaite-to teach; punah-
>|again; na-not; karibe-will do; nati-obeisances; bhaya-fear;
>|pana-I get; citte-within the mind.
1558|TRANSLATION
1559|Brahmananda Bharati said, "You instruct the general
>|populace by Your behavior. I will not do anything against
>|Your wishes; otherwise You will not offer me respects but
>|will neglect me. I am afraid of this.
1560|Madhya 10.163
1561|TEXT 163
1562|TEXT
1563|sampratika 'dui brahma' ihan 'calacala'
1564|jagannatha-acala brahma, tumi ta' sacala
1565|SYNONYMS
1566|sampratika-at the present moment; dui brahma-two Brahmans,
>|or spiritual identities; ihan-here; cala-acala-moving and
>|not moving; jagannatha-Lord Jagannatha; acala brahma-not
>|moving Brahman; tumi-You; ta'-but; sa-cala-moving Brahman.
1567|TRANSLATION
1568|"At the present moment I see two Brahmans. One Brahman is
>|Lord Jagannatha, who does not move, and the other Brahman,
>|who is moving, is You. Lord Jagannatha is the arca-vigraha,
>|the worshipable Deity, and it is He who is the nonmoving
>|Brahman. But You are Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and You
>|are moving here and there. The two of You are the same
>|Brahman, master of the material nature, but You are playing
>|two parts-one moving and one not moving. In this way two
>|Brahmans are now residing at Jagannatha Puri, Purusottama.
1569|Madhya 10.164
1570|TEXT 164
1571|TEXT
1572|tumi-gaura-varna, tenha-syamala-varna
1573|dui brahme kaila saba jagat-tarana
1574|SYNONYMS
1575|tumi-You; gaura-varna-having a golden or fair complexion;
>|tenha-He; syamala-varna-having a blackish complexion; dui
>|brahme-both Brahmans; kaila-performed; saba jagat-of the
>|whole world; tarana-deliverance.
1576|TRANSLATION
1577|"Of the two Brahmans, You are fair-complexioned, and the
>|other, Lord Jagannatha, is blackish. Both of You are
>|delivering the whole world."
1578|Madhya 10.165
1579|TEXT 165
1580|TEXT
1581|prabhu kahe,-satya kahi, tomara agamane
1582|dui brahma prakatila sri-purusottame
1583|SYNONYMS
1584|prabhu kahe-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; satya kahi-I
>|speak the truth; tomara agamane-by your presence; dui
>|brahma-two Brahmans; prakatila-appeared; sri-purusottame-at
>|Jagannatha Puri.
1585|TRANSLATION
1586|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Actually, to tell
>|you the truth, due to your presence there are now two
>|Brahmans at Jagannatha Puri.
1587|Madhya 10.166
1588|TEXT 166
1589|TEXT
1590|'brahmananda' nama tumi-gaura-brahma 'cala'
1591|syama-varna jagannatha vasiyachena 'acala'
1592|SYNONYMS
1593|brahmananda-Brahmananda; nama tumi-your name; gaura-brahma-
>|the Brahman of the name Gaura; cala-both of them are moving;
>| syama-varna-of blackish hue; jagannatha-Lord Jagannatha;
>|vasiyachena-is sitting; acala-without movement.
1594|TRANSLATION
1595|"Both Brahmananda and Gaurahari are moving, whereas the
>|blackish Lord Jagannatha is sitting tight and immobile."
1596|PURPORT
1597|Brahmananda Bharati wanted to prove that there is no
>|difference between the Supreme Lord and the jiva, while
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to prove that He and Brahmananda
>|Bharati were jivas and that although the jivas are Brahman,
>|they are many , but the Supreme Lord, the Supreme Brahman,
>|is one. On the other hand, Brahmananda Bharati also wanted
>|to prove that Jagannatha and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are
>|one, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but that to
>|fulfill His mission Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared to be
>|moving whereas Lord Jagannatha appeared to be inert. Thus
>|this jolly argument was going on. Finally, Brahmananda
>|Bharati referred the whole matter to Sarvabhauma
>|Bhattacarya for a final decision.
1598|Madhya 10.167
1599|TEXT 167
1600|TEXT
1601|bharati kahe,-sarvabhauma, madhyastha hana
1602|inhara sane amara 'nyaya' bujha' mana diya
1603|SYNONYMS
1604|bharati kahe-Brahmananda Bharati said; sarvabhauma-O
>|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; madhya-stha hana-becoming a
>|mediator; inhara sane-with Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|amara-my; nyaya-logic; bujha'-try to understand; mana diya-
>|with attention.
1605|TRANSLATION
1606|Brahmananda Bharati said, "My dear Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya,
>|please become the mediator in this logical argument between
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and me."
1607|Madhya 10.168
1608|TEXT 168
1609|TEXT
1610|'vyapya' 'vyapaka'-bhave 'jiva'-'brahme' jani
1611|jiva-vyapya, brahma-vyapaka, sastrete vakhani
1612|SYNONYMS
1613|vyapya-localized; vyapaka-all-pervading; bhave-in this way;
>|jiva-living entity; brahme-the Supreme Lord; jani-I know;
>|jiva-the living entity; vyapya-localized; brahma-the
>|Supreme Lord; vyapaka-all-pervading; sastrete-in the
>|revealed scripture; vakhani-description.
1614|TRANSLATION
1615|Brahmananda Bharati continued, "The living entity is
>|localized, whereas the Supreme Brahman is all-pervading.
>|That is the verdict of the revealed scriptures.
1616|PURPORT
1617|Brahmananda Bharati drew Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's
>|attention because he wanted him to judge the argument. He
>|then stated that Brahman, the Supreme Lord, is all-
>|pervading. This is confirmed by Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-
>|gita (13.3):
1618|ksetra-jnam capi mam viddhi
1619|sarva-ksetresu bharata
1620|ksetra-ksetrajnayor jnanam
1621|yat taj jnanam matam mama
1622|"O scion of Bharata, you should understand that I am also
>|the knower in all bodies, and to understand this body and
>|its knower is called knowledge. That is My opinion."
1623|The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His Paramatma feature
>|is expanded everywhere. The Brahma-samhita says, andantara-
>|stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham: by virtue of His
>|all-pervasive nature, the Supreme Lord is within the
>|universe as well as within all elements of the universe. He
>|is even within the atom. In this way the Supreme Lord
>|Govinda is all-pervasive. On the other hand, the living
>|entities are very, very small. It is said that the living
>|entity is one ten-thousandth of the tip of a hair.
>|Therefore the living entity is localized. Living entities
>|rest on the Brahman effulgence, the bodily rays of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead.
1624|Madhya 10.169
1625|TEXT 169
1626|TEXT
1627|carma ghucana kaila amare sodhana
1628|donhara vyapya-vyapakatve ei ta' karana
1629|SYNONYMS
1630|carma-deerskin; ghucana-taking away; kaila-did; amare-unto
>|me; sodhana-purification; donhara-of both of us; vyapya-
>|being localized; vyapakatve-being all-pervasive; ei-this;
>|ta'-indeed; karana-the cause.
1631|TRANSLATION
1632|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu purified me by taking away my
>|deerskin. This is proof that He is all-pervasive and all-
>|powerful and that I am subordinate to Him.
1633|PURPORT
1634|Brahmananda Bharati herein asserts that Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Brahman and that he is the
>|subordinate Brahman. This is confirmed in the Vedas: nityo
>|nityanam cetanas cetananam. The
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead is Brahman or Parambrahman,
>|the chief of all living entities. Both the Supreme Brahman,
>|or the Personality of Godhead, and the living entities are
>|persons, but the Supreme Brahman is the predominator,
>|whereas the living entities are predominated.
1635|Madhya 10.170
1636|TEXT 170
1637|TEXT
1638|suvarna-varno hemango
1639|varangas candanangadi
1640|sannyasa-krc chamah santo
1641|nistha-santi-parayanah
1642|SYNONYMS
1643|suvarna-of gold; varnah-having the color; hema-angah-whose
>|body was like molten gold; vara-angah-having a most
>|beautiful body; candana-angadi-whose body was smeared with
>|sandalwood; sannyasa-krt-practicing the renounced order of
>|life; samah-equipoised; santah-peaceful; nistha-of devotion;
>| santi-and of peace; parayanah-the highest resort.
1644|TRANSLATION
1645|" 'His bodily hue is golden, and His whole body is like
>|molten gold. Every part of His body is very beautifully
>|constructed and smeared with sandalwood pulp. Accepting the
>|renounced order, the Lord is always equipoised. He is
>|firmly fixed in His mission of chanting the Hare Krsna
>|mantra, and He is firmly situated in His dualistic
>|conclusion and in His peace.'
1646|PURPORT
1647|This is a quote from the Mahabharata's Visnu-sahasra-nama-
>|stotra.
1648|Madhya 10.171
1649|TEXT 171
1650|TEXT
1651|ei saba namera inha haya nijaspada
1652|candanakta prasada-dora-sri-bhuje angada
1653|SYNONYMS
1654|ei saba-all these; namera-of names; inha-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; haya-is; nija-aspada-the reservoir; candana-
>|akta-smeared with the pulp of sandalwood; prasada-dora-the
>|thread received from the Jagannatha temple; sri-bhuje-on
>|His arms; angada-ornaments.
1655|TRANSLATION
1656|"All the symptoms mentioned in the verse from the Visnu-
>|sahasra-nama-stotra are visible in the body of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu. His arms are decorated with sandalwood pulp and
>|the thread received from the Sri Jagannatha Deity, and
>|these are His ornamental bangles."
1657|Madhya 10.172
1658|TEXT 172
1659|TEXT
1660|bhattacarya kahe,-bharati, dekhi tomara jaya
1661|prabhu kahe,-yei kaha, sei satya haya
1662|SYNONYMS
1663|bhattacarya kahe-the Bhattacarya said; bharati-O
>|Brahmananda Bharati; dekhi-I see; tumara jaya-your victory;
>|prabhu kahe-Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; yei kaha-
>|whatever you say; sei-that; satya-true; haya-is.
1664|TRANSLATION
1665|After hearing this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya rendered his
>|judgment, saying, "Brahmananda Bharati, I see that you are
>|victorious."
1666|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately said, "I accept
>|whatever Brahmananda Bharati has said. It is quite all
>|right with Me."
1667|Madhya 10.173
1668|TEXT 173
1669|TEXT
1670|guru-sisya-nyaye satya sisyera parajaya
1671|bharati kahe,-eho nahe, anya hetu haya
1672|SYNONYMS
1673|guru-sisya-nyaye-when there is a logical argument between
>|the spiritual master and the disciple; satya-certainly;
>|