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Adi 15-1975: The Lord's Pauganda-lila
 
Chapter 15
 
The Lord's Pauganda-lila
 
A synopsis of the Fifteenth Chapter is as follows. The Lord took lessons 
in grammar from Gangadasa Pandita and became very expert in commenting 
upon grammar. He forbade His mother to take grains on the Ekadasi day. He 
narrated a story that Visvarupa, after accepting the sannyasa order, 
invited Him in a dream to accept sannyasa also, but the Lord refused and 
was therefore sent back home. When Jagannatha Misra passed away, the Lord 
married the daughter of Vallabhacarya, whose name was Laksmi. All these 
events are summarized in this chapter.
 
Adi 15.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
ku-manah su-manastvam hi yati yasya padabjayoh
su-mano 'rpana-matrena tam caitanya-prabhum bhaje
 
 
SYNONYMS
 
ku-manah -- a person interested in activities of material sense enjoyment;
 su-manastvam -- the position of a devotee without material desires; hi --
 certainly; yati -- gets; yasya -- whose; pada-abjayoh -- at the lotus 
feet; su-manas -- the flower of the name sumanas; arpana -- offering; 
matrena -- simply by doing so; tam -- Him; caitanya-prabhum -- Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhaje -- I worship.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya 
because simply by offering a sumanas flower at His lotus feet even the 
most ardent materialist becomes a devotee.
 
Adi 15.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
jayadvaitacandra, jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jaya -
- all glories; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; jaya-advaitacandra --
 all glories to Advaita Acarya; jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda -- all glories to 
the devotees of Lord Caitanya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityananda 
Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Acarya! And all glories to the 
devotees of Lord Caitanya!
 
Adi 15.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
pauganda-lilara sutra kariye ganana
pauganda-vayase prabhura mukhya adhyayana
SYNONYMS
 
pauganda -- of the age from five years to ten years; lilara -- of the 
pastimes; sutra -- synopsis; kariye -- I do; ganana -- enumerate; 
pauganda-vayase -- in that age between five and ten years; prabhura -- of 
the Lord; mukhya -- chief; adhyayana -- studying.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Let me now enumerate the activities of the Lord between the ages of five 
and ten. His chief occupation during this period was to engage Himself in 
study.
 
Adi 15.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
pauganda-lila caitanya-krsnasyatisuvistrta
vidyarambha-mukha pani-grahananta mano-hara
 
 
SYNONYMS
 
pauganda-lila -- the pastimes of the pauganda age; caitanya-krsnasya -- 
of Lord Caitanya, who is Krsna Himself; ati-suvistrta -- very much 
expanded; vidya-arambha -- the beginning of education; mukha -- chief 
business; pani-grahana -- marriage; anta -- at the end; manas-hara -- 
very beautiful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The pastimes of the Lord during His pauganda age were very extensive. His 
education was His chief occupation, and after that His very beautiful 
marriage took place.
 
Adi 15.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
gangadasa pandita-sthane padena vyakarana
sravana-matre kanthe kaila sutra-vrtti-gana
SYNONYMS
 
gangadasa -- of the name Gangadasa; pandita-sthane -- at the place of the 
teacher; padena -- studies; vyakarana -- grammar; sravana-matre -- simply 
by hearing; kanthe -- between the neck and the heart; kaila -- did; sutra-
vrtti-gana -- the codes and their definitions.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Lord was studying grammar at the place of Gangadasa Pandita, He 
would immediately learn grammatical rules and definitions by heart simply 
by hearing them once.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that the Lord was given lessons by a 
teacher named Visnu and another teacher named Sudarsana. Later on, when 
He was a little grown up, He was under the care of Gangadasa Pandita, who 
taught Him grammar of a higher standard. Anyone serious about studying 
the Sanskrit language should first learn grammar. It is said that simply 
to finish studying Sanskrit grammar takes at least twelve years, but once 
one learns the grammatical rules and regulations very nicely, all other 
scriptures or subject matters in Sanskrit are extremely easy to 
understand, for Sanskrit grammar is the gateway to education.
 
Adi 15.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
alpa-kale haila panji-tikate pravina
cira-kalera paduya jine ha-iya navina
SYNONYMS
 
alpa-kale -- within a very short time; haila -- became; panji-tikate -- 
in the commentary on grammar named Panji-tika; pravina -- very expert; 
cira-kalera -- all older; paduya -- students; jine -- conquers; ha-iya -- 
being; navina -- their junior.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He soon became so expert in commenting on the Panji-tika that He could 
win victory over all the other students, although He was a neophyte.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says there was a commentary on grammar named 
Panji-tika that was later explained very lucidly by Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Adi 15.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
adhyayana-lila prabhura dasa-vrndavana
'caitanya-mangale' kaila vistari varnana
SYNONYMS
 
adhyayana-lila -- pastimes of studying; prabhura -- of the Lord; dasa-
vrndavana -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura; caitanya-mangale -- in his book 
Caitanya-mangala; kaila -- has done; vistari -- elaborately; varnana -- 
explanation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In his book Caitanya-mangala [which later became Caitanya-bhagavata], 
Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura very elaborately described the Lord's 
pastimes of study.
 
PURPORT
 
The Caitanya-bhagavata, Adi-lila, Chapters Four, Six, Seven, Eight, 
Nine and Ten, are a good reference for the studious pastimes of Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Adi 15.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
eka dina matara pade kariya pranama
prabhu kahe, -- mata, more deha eka dana
SYNONYMS
 
eka dina -- one day; matara -- of the mother; pade -- on the feet; kariya 
-- doing; pranama -- obeisances; prabhu -- the Lord; kahe -- said; mata --
 My dear mother; more -- unto Me; deha -- give; eka -- one; dana -- gift.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu fell down at the feet of His mother and 
requested her to give Him one thing in charity.
 
Adi 15.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
mata bale, -- tai diba, ya tumi magibe
prabhu kahe, -- ekadasite anna na khaibe
SYNONYMS
 
mata bale -- His mother said; tai diba -- I shall give that; ya -- 
whatever; tumi -- You; magibe -- should ask me; prabhu kahe -- the Lord 
said; ekadasite -- on the Ekadasi day; anna -- grains; na -- don't; 
khaibe -- eat.
 
TRANSLATION
 
His mother replied, "My dear son, I will give You whatever You ask." Then 
the Lord said, "My dear mother, please do not eat grains on the Ekadasi 
day."
 
PURPORT
 
From the very beginning of His childhood life Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
introduced the system of observing a fast on the Ekadasi day. In the 
Bhakti-sandarbha by Srila Jiva Gosvami there is a quotation from the 
Skanda Purana admonishing that a person who eats grains on Ekadasi 
becomes a murderer of his mother, father, brother and spiritual master, 
and even if he is elevated to a Vaikuntha planet, he falls down. On 
Ekadasi, everything is cooked for Visnu, including regular grains and 
dahl, but it is enjoined that a Vaisnava should not even take visnu-
prasada on Ekadasi. It is said that a Vaisnava does not accept anything 
eatable that is not offered to Lord Visnu, but on Ekadasi a Vaisnava 
should not touch even maha-prasada offered to Visnu, although such 
prasada may be kept for being eaten the next day. It is strictly 
forbidden for one to accept any kind of grain on Ekadasi, even if it is 
offered to Lord Visnu.
 
Adi 15.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
saci kahe, -- na khaiba, bhala-i kahila
sei haite ekadasi karite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
saci kahe -- mother Saci said; na khaiba -- I shall not take; bhala-i 
kahila -- You have said very nicely; sei haite -- from that day; ekadasi -
- Ekadasi day; karite lagila -- began to observe.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Mother Saci said: "You have spoken very nicely. I shall not eat grains on 
Ekadasi." From that day, she began to observe fasting on Ekadasi.
 
PURPORT
 
It is a prejudice amongst smarta-brahmanas that a widow must observe 
fasting on Ekadasi but a woman who has her husband 
should not. It appears that before the request of Lord Caitanya Sacimata 
was not observing Ekadasi because of her being sa-dhava, 
which means that her husband was living. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
however, introduced the system that a woman, even if not a widow, must 
observe the Ekadasi day and must not touch any kind of grains, even those 
offered to the Deity of Visnu.
 
Adi 15.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
tabe misra visvarupera dekhiya yauvana
kanya cahi' vivaha dite karilena mana
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; misra -- Jagannatha Misra; visvarupera -- of 
Visvarupa, his elder son; dekhiya -- seeing; yauvana -- youthfulness; 
kanya cahi' -- wanting to find a girl; vivaha -- marriage; dite -- to 
give; karilena -- made; mana -- his mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thereafter, seeing Visvarupa a grown-up youth, Jagannatha Misra 
wanted to find a girl and arrange a marriage ceremony for Him.
 
Adi 15.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
visvarupa suni' ghara chadi palaila
sannyasa kariya tirtha karibare gela
SYNONYMS
 
visvarupa -- of the name Visvarupa; suni' -- hearing this; ghara -- home; 
chadi -- giving up; palaila -- went away; sannyasa -- the renounced order;
 kariya -- accepting; tirtha -- the holy places; karibare -- for touring; 
gela -- went away.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing of this, Visvarupa immediately left home and went away to accept 
sannyasa and travel from one place of pilgrimage to another.
 
Adi 15.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
suni' saci-misrera duhkhi haila mana
tabe prabhu mata-pitara kaila asvasana
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing this; saci -- of mother Saci; misrera -- and of 
Jagannatha Misra; duhkhi -- very unhappy; haila -- became; mana -- minds; 
tabe -- at that time; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mata-pitara -- 
of the parents; kaila -- did; asvasana -- pacification.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sacimata and Jagannatha Misra heard of the departure of their elder 
son, Visvarupa, they were very unhappy, but Lord Caitanya tried to 
console them.
 
Adi 15.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
bhala haila, -- visvarupa sannyasa karila
pitr-kula, matr-kula, -- dui uddharila
SYNONYMS
 
bhala haila -- it is very good; visvarupa -- of the name Visvarupa; 
sannyasa -- the renounced order of life; karila -- has accepted; pitr-
kula -- father's family; matr-kula -- mother's family; dui -- both of 
them; uddharila -- delivered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear mother and father," the Lord said, "it is very good that 
Visvarupa has accepted the sannyasa order, for thus He has delivered both 
His father's family and His mother's family."
 
PURPORT
 
It is sometimes said that Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not 
approve of the acceptance of the sannyasa order in this Kali-yuga because 
in the sastra it is said:
 
asvamedham gavalambham sannyasam pala-paitrkam
devarena sutotpattim kalau panca vivarjayet
"In this Kali-yuga the performance of the asvamedha-yajna or gomedha-
yajna, sacrifices in which a horse or cow is offered, should be avoided, 
as should the acceptance of sannyasa, the renounced order of life." (
 
 
 
 
Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Krsna-janma-khanda 185.180)
 
Nevertheless we see that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself accepted 
sannyasa and approved of the sannyasa of His elder brother, Visvarupa. It 
is clearly said here, bhala haila, -- visvarupa sannyasa karila pitr-kula,
 matr-kula, -- dui uddharila. Therefore, should it be thought that Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu made statements that are contradictory? No, actually 
He did not. It is recommended that one accept sannyasa to dedicate his 
life for the service of the Lord, and everyone must take that kind of 
sannyasa, for by accepting such sannyasa one renders the best service to 
both his paternal and maternal families. But one should not accept the 
sannyasa order of the Mayavada school, which has practically no meaning. 
We find many Mayavadi sannyasis simply loitering in the street thinking 
themselves Brahman or Narayana and spending all day and night begging so 
they can fill their hungry bellies. Mayavadi sannyasis have become so 
degraded that there is a section of them who eat everything, just like 
hogs and dogs. It is such degraded sannyasa that is prohibited in this 
age. Actually, Srila Sankaracarya's principles for the acceptance of 
sannyasa were very strict, but later the so-called Mayavadi sannyasis 
became degraded because of their false philosophy, which propounds that 
by accepting sannyasa one becomes Narayana. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
rejected that kind of sannyasa. But the acceptance of sannyasa is one of 
the items of the varnasrama-dharma. How then can it be rejected?
 
Adi 15.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
ami ta' kariba toma' dunhara sevana
suniya santusta haila pita-matara mana
SYNONYMS
 
ami ta' -- I; kariba -- shall do; toma' -- for you; dunhara -- both; 
sevana -- service; suniya -- after hearing; santusta -- pleased; haila -- 
became; pita-matara mana -- the parents' minds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu assured His parents that He would serve them, and 
thus the minds of His father and mother were satisfied.
 
Adi 15.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina naivedya-tambula khaiya
bhumite padila prabhu acetana hana
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; naivedya -- foodstuffs offered to the Deity; tambula 
-- betel nut; khaiya -- after eating; bhumite -- on the ground; padila -- 
fell; prabhu -- the Lord; acetana -- unconscious; hana -- becoming.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ate betel nuts offered to the Deity, but 
they acted as an intoxicant, and He fell down on the ground unconscious.
 
PURPORT
 
Betel nuts are an intoxicant, and therefore the regulative principles 
prohibit eating them. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastime of fainting after 
eating betel nuts is a solid instruction to all of us that one should not 
touch betel nuts, even those offered to Visnu, just as one should not 
touch grains on the Ekadasi day. Of course, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's 
fainting had a particular purpose. As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, 
He can do whatever He likes and eat whatever He wants, but we should not 
imitate His pastimes.
 
Adi 15.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
aste-vyaste pita-mata mukhe dila pani
sustha hana kahe prabhu apurva kahini
SYNONYMS
 
aste-vyaste -- with great haste; pita-mata -- both the parents; mukhe -- 
on the mouth; dila -- gave; pani -- water; sustha hana -- being revived; 
kahe -- says; prabhu -- the Lord; apurva -- something astonishing; kahini 
-- narration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After His father and mother sprinkled water on His mouth with great haste,
 the Lord revived and said something wonderful they had never heard 
before.
 
Adi 15.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
etha haite visvarupa more lana gela
sannyasa karaha tumi, amare kahila
SYNONYMS
 
etha -- here; haite -- from; visvarupa -- of the name Visvarupa; more -- 
Me; lana -- taking with Him; gela -- went; sannyasa -- the renounced 
order of life; karaha -- accept; tumi -- You also; amare -- unto Me; 
kahila -- He said.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord said: "Visvarupa took Me away from here, and He requested Me to 
accept the sannyasa order.
 
Adi 15.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
ami kahi, -- amara anatha pita-mata
ami balaka, -- sannyasera kiba jani katha
SYNONYMS
 
ami kahi -- I said; amara -- My; anatha -- helpless; pita-mata -- father 
and mother; ami -- I am; balaka -- only a child; sannyasera -- of the 
renounced order of life; kiba -- what; jani -- I know; katha -- words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I replied to Visvarupa: 'I have My helpless father and mother, and also 
I am but a child. What do I know about the sannyasa order of life?
 
Adi 15.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
grhastha ha-iya kariba pita-matara sevana
ihate-i tusta habena laksmi-narayana
SYNONYMS
 
grhastha -- a householder; ha-iya -- becoming; kariba -- I shall do; pita-
matara -- of the parents; sevana -- service; ihate-i -- in this; tusta -- 
satisfied; habena -- will become; laksmi-narayana -- the goddess of 
fortune and Narayana.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"'Later I shall become a householder and thus serve My parents, for this 
action will very much satisfy Lord Narayana and His wife, the goddess of 
fortune.'
 
Adi 15.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
tabe visvarupa ihan pathaila more
matake kahio koti koti namaskare
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- then; visvarupa -- of the name Visvarupa; ihan -- here; pathaila -
- sent; more -- Me; matake kahio -- speak to My mother; koti koti -- 
hundreds and thousands; namaskare -- obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Then Visvarupa returned Me home and requested, 'Offer thousands and 
thousands of obeisances unto My mother, Sacidevi.'"
 
Adi 15.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
ei mata nana lila kare gaurahari
ki karane lila, -- iha bujhite na pari
SYNONYMS
 
ei mata -- in this way; nana -- various; lila -- pastimes; kare -- does; 
gaurahari -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ki karane -- what is the reason; 
lila -- pastimes; iha -- this; bujhite -- to understand; na -- not; pari -
- I am able.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed various pastimes, but why 
He did so I cannot understand.
 
PURPORT
 
The Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees who come to this 
world are executing a mission, and therefore sometimes they act in a way 
that is very difficult to understand. It is said, therefore, vaisnavera 
kriya mudha vijne na bujhaya: even if one is a 
very learned and intelligent scholar, he cannot understand the activities 
of a Vaisnava. A Vaisnava accepts anything favorable for executing his 
mission. But foolish persons, not knowing the purpose of such exalted 
Vaisnavas, indulge in criticizing them. That is forbidden. Since no one 
can understand what a Vaisnava does for the purpose of executing his 
mission, to criticize such a Vaisnava is the offense called sadhu-ninda.
 
Adi 15.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
kata dina rahi' misra gela para-loka
mata-putra dunhara badila hrdi soka
SYNONYMS
 
kata dina -- some days; rahi' -- remaining; misra -- Jagannatha Misra; 
gela -- passed away; para-loka -- for the transcendental world; mata -- 
mother; putra -- son; dunhara -- of both of them; badila -- increased; 
hrdi -- in the hearts; soka -- lamentation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After some days, Jagannatha Misra passed away from this world to the 
transcendental world, and both mother and son were very much aggrieved in 
their hearts.
 
Adi 15.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
bandhu-bandhava asi' dunha prabodhila
pitr-kriya vidhi-mate isvara karila
SYNONYMS
 
bandhu -- friends; bandhava -- relatives; asi' -- coming there; dunha -- 
both of them; prabodhila -- pacified; pitr-kriya -- rituals performed 
after the death of the father; vidhi-mate -- according to the Vedic 
system; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; karila -- executed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Friends and relatives came there to pacify both Lord Caitanya and His 
mother. Then Lord Caitanya, even though He was the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead, executed the rituals for His dead father according to the Vedic 
system.
 
Adi 15.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
kata dine prabhu citte karila cintana
grhastha ha-ilama, ebe cahi grha-dharma
SYNONYMS
 
kata dine -- after some days; prabhu -- the Lord; citte -- within His 
mind; karila -- made; cintana -- consideration; grhastha ha-ilama -- I 
remained in householder life; ebe -- now; cahi -- I want; grha-dharma -- 
activities of family life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After some days the Lord thought: "I did not take sannyasa, and since I 
am remaining at home it is My duty to act as a grhastha.
 
Adi 15.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
grhini vina grha-dharma na haya sobhana
eta cinti' vivaha karite haila mana
SYNONYMS
 
grhini -- wife; vina -- without; grha-dharma -- duties of family life; na 
-- not; haya -- become; sobhana -- beautiful; eta cinti' -- thinking thus;
 vivaha -- marriage; karite -- to execute; haila -- became; mana -- mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Without a wife," Lord Caitanya considered, "there is no meaning to 
householder life." Thus the Lord decided to marry.
 
Adi 15.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
na grham grham ity ahur grhini grham ucyate
taya hi sahitah sarvan purusarthan samasnute
 
 
SYNONYMS
 
na -- not; grham -- the home; grham -- the house; iti -- thus; ahuh -- 
said; grhini -- the wife; grham -- home; ucyate -- it is said; taya -- 
with her; hi -- certainly; sahitah -- together; sarvan -- all; purusa-
arthan -- goals of human life; samasnute -- perfects.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Merely a house is not a home, for it is a wife who gives a home its 
meaning. If one lives at home with his wife, together they can fulfill 
all the interests of human life.
 
Adi 15.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
daive eka dina prabhu padiya asite
vallabhacaryera kanya dekhe ganga-pathe
SYNONYMS
 
daive -- accidently; eka dina -- one day; prabhu -- the Lord; padiya -- 
after studying; asite -- while He was coming back; vallabhacaryera -- of 
Vallabhacarya; kanya -- daughter; dekhe -- sees; ganga-pathe -- on the 
way to the Ganges.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day when the Lord was coming back from school He accidently saw the 
daughter of Vallabhacarya on the way to the Ganges.
 
Adi 15.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
purva-siddha bhava dunhara udaya karila
daive vanamali ghataka saci-sthane aila
SYNONYMS
 
purva-siddha -- as it is already settled; bhava -- ecstasy; dunhara -- of 
both of them; udaya -- awakened; karila -- was made; daive -- also 
accidently; vanamali -- of the name Vanamali; ghataka -- the marriage-
maker; saci-sthane -- at the place of Sacimata; aila -- came.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Lord and Laksmidevi met, their relationship awakened, having 
already been settled, and coincidently the marriage-maker Vanamali came 
to see Sacimata.
 
PURPORT
 
Vanamali Ghataka, a resident of Navadvipa and a brahmana by caste, 
arranged the marriage of the Lord to Laksmidevi. He was formerly 
Visvamitra, who negotiated the marriage of Lord Ramacandra, and later he 
was the brahmana who negotiated the marriage of Lord Krsna with Rukmini. 
That same brahmana acted as the marriage-maker of the Lord in caitanya-
lila.
 
Adi 15.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
sacira ingite sambandha karila ghatana
laksmike vivaha kaila sacira nandana
SYNONYMS
 
sacira ingite -- by the indication of mother Saci; sambandha -- the 
relationship; karila -- made; ghatana -- possible; laksmike -- unto 
Laksmidevi; vivaha -- marriage; kaila -- executed; sacira nandana -- the 
son of mother Saci.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Following the indications of Sacidevi, Vanamali Ghataka arranged the 
marriage, and thus in due course the Lord married Laksmidevi.
 
Adi 15.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
vistariya varnila taha vrndavana-dasa
ei ta' pauganda-lilara sutra-prakasa
SYNONYMS
 
vistariya -- having elaborated; varnila -- has described; taha -- that; 
vrndavana-dasa -- Thakura Vrndavana dasa; ei ta' -- this is; pauganda-
lilara -- of the pastimes of His early age; sutra-prakasa -- 
manifestation of the symbols.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Vrndavana dasa Thakura has elaborately described all these pastimes of 
the Lord's early age. What I have given is but a condensed representation 
of the same pastimes.
 
Adi 15.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
pauganda vayase lila bahuta prakara
vrndavana-dasa iha kariyachena vistara
SYNONYMS
 
pauganda vayase -- in His early age; lila -- pastimes; bahuta prakara -- 
of various kinds; vrndavana-dasa -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura; iha -- this; 
kariyachena -- has done; vistara -- the elaborate explanation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord performed many varieties of pastimes in His early age, and Srila 
Vrndavana dasa Thakura has described them elaborately.
 
Adi 15.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
ataeva dinmatra ihan dekhaila
'caitanya-mangale' sarva-loke khyata haila
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; dinmatra -- only in the matter of indication; 
ihan -- here; dekhaila -- I have exhibited; caitanya-mangale -- in the 
book of the name Caitanya-mangala; sarva-loke -- all over the world; 
khyata -- famous; haila -- became.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I have given but a single hint of these pastimes, for Vrndavana dasa 
Thakura, in his book Caitanya-mangala [now Caitanya-bhagavata], has 
described them all vividly.
 
Adi 15.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa 
Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation; 
caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe -- 
describes; krsnadasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always desiring 
their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, following in 
their footsteps.
 
    Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
Adi-lila, Fifteenth Chapter, describing the Lord's pauganda-lila.
 

Adi 15: The Lord's Pauganda-lila

Chapter 15:

The Lord's Pauganda-lila

A synopsis of the Fifteenth Chapter is as follows. The Lord took lessons

in grammar from Gangadasa Pandita and became very expert in commenting

upon grammar. He forbade His mother to take grains on the Ekadasi day. He

narrated a story that Visvarupa, after accepting the sannyasa order,

invited Him in a dream to accept sannyasa also, but the Lord refused and

was therefore sent back home. When Jagannatha Misra passed away, the Lord

married the daughter of Vallabhacarya, whose name was Laksmi. All these

events are summarized in this chapter.

Adi 15.1

TEXT 1

TEXT

ku-manah su-manastvam hi

yati yasya padabjayoh

su-mano-'rpana-matrena

tam caitanya-prabhum bhaje

SYNONYMS

ku-manah -- a person interested in activities of material sense enjoyment;

su-manastvam -- the position of a devotee without material desires; hi --

certainly; yati -- gets; yasya -- whose; pada-abjayoh -- at the lotus

feet; su-manah -- a flower; arpana -- offering;

matrena -- simply by doing so; tam -- Him; caitanya-prabhum -- Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhaje -- I worship.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya

because simply by offering a flower at His lotus feet even the

most ardent materialist becomes a devotee.

Adi 15.2

TEXT 2

TEXT

jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda

jayadvaitacandra, jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS

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

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

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

the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

TRANSLATION

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

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

devotees of Lord Caitanya!

Adi 15.3

TEXT 3

TEXT

pauganda-lilara sutra kariye ganana

pauganda-vayase prabhura mukhya adhyayana

SYNONYMS

pauganda -- of the age from five years to ten years; lilara -- of the

pastimes; sutra -- synopsis; kariye -- I do; ganana -- enumerate;

pauganda-vayase -- in that age between five and ten years; prabhura -- of

the Lord; mukhya -- chief; adhyayana -- studying.

TRANSLATION

Let me now enumerate the activities of the Lord between the ages of five

and ten. His chief occupation during this period was to engage Himself in

study.

Adi 15.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

pauganda-lila caitanya-

krsnasyati-suvistrta

vidyarambha-mukha pani-

grahananta mano-hara

SYNONYMS

pauganda-lila -- the pastimes of the pauganda age; caitanya-krsnasya --

of Lord Caitanya, who is Krsna Himself; ati-suvistrta -- very much

expanded; vidya-arambha -- the beginning of education; mukha -- chief

business; pani-grahana -- marriage; anta -- at the end; manah-hara --

very beautiful.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of the Lord during His pauganda age were very extensive. His

education was His chief occupation, and after that His very beautiful

marriage took place.

Adi 15.5

TEXT 5

TEXT

gangadasa pandita-sthane padena vyakarana

sravana-matre kanthe kaila sutra-vrtti-gana

SYNONYMS

gangadasa -- Gangadasa; pandita-sthane -- at the place of the

teacher; padena -- studies; vyakarana -- grammar; sravana-matre -- simply

by hearing; kanthe -- between the neck and the heart; kaila -- did; sutra-

vrtti-gana -- the aphorisms and their definitions.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord was studying grammar at the place of Gangadasa Pandita, He

would immediately learn grammatical rules and definitions by heart simply

by hearing them once.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that the Lord was given lessons by a

teacher named Visnu and another teacher named Sudarsana. Later on, when

He was a little grown up, He was under the care of Gangadasa Pandita, who

taught Him grammar of a higher standard. Anyone serious about studying

the Sanskrit language should first learn grammar. It is said that simply

to finish studying Sanskrit grammar takes at least twelve years, but once

one learns the grammatical rules and regulations very nicely, all other

scriptures or subject matters in Sanskrit are extremely easy to

understand, for Sanskrit grammar is the gateway to education.

Adi 15.6

TEXT 6

TEXT

alpa-kale haila panji-tikate pravina

cira-kalera paduya jine ha-iya navina

SYNONYMS

alpa-kale -- within a very short time; haila -- became; panji-tikate --

in the commentary on grammar named Panji-tika; pravina -- very expert;

cira-kalera -- all older; paduya -- students; jine -- conquers; ha-iya --

being; navina -- their junior.

TRANSLATION

He soon became so expert in commenting on the Panji-tika that He could

win victory over all the other students, although He was a neophyte.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says there was a commentary on grammar named

Panji-tika that was later explained very lucidly by Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Adi 15.7

TEXT 7

TEXT

adhyayana-lila prabhura dasa-vrndavana

‘caitanya-mangale' kaila vistari varnana

SYNONYMS

adhyayana-lila -- pastimes of studying; prabhura -- of the Lord; dasa-

vrndavana -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura; caitanya-mangale -- in his book

Caitanya-mangala; kaila -- has done; vistari -- elaborately; varnana --

explanation.

TRANSLATION

In his book Caitanya-mangala [which later became Caitanya-bhagavata],

Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura has very elaborately described the Lord's

pastimes of study.

PURPORT

The Caitanya-bhagavata, Adi-khanda, chapters Four, Six, Seven, Eight,

Nine and Ten, are a good reference for the studious pastimes of Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Adi 15.8

TEXT 8

TEXT

eka dina matara pade kariya pranama

prabhu kahe, -- mata, more deha eka dana

SYNONYMS

eka dina -- one day; matara -- of the mother; pade -- on the feet; kariya

-- doing; pranama -- obeisances; prabhu -- the Lord; kahe -- said; mata --

My dear mother; more -- unto Me; deha -- give; eka -- one; dana -- gift.

TRANSLATION

One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu fell down at the feet of His mother and

requested her to give Him one thing in charity.

Adi 15.9

TEXT 9

TEXT

mata bale, -- tai diba, ya tumi magibe

prabhu kahe, -- ekadasite anna na khaibe

SYNONYMS

mata bale -- His mother said; tai diba -- I shall give that; ya --

whatever; tumi -- You; magibe -- should ask me; prabhu kahe -- the Lord

said; ekadasite -- on the Ekadasi day; anna -- grains; na -- don't;

khaibe -- eat.

TRANSLATION

His mother replied, "My dear son, I will give You whatever You ask." Then

the Lord said, "My dear mother, please do not eat grains on the Ekadasi

day."

PURPORT

From the very beginning of His childhood life Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

introduced the system of observing a fast on the Ekadasi day. In the

Bhakti-sandarbha, by Srila Jiva Gosvami, there is a quotation from the

Skanda Purana admonishing that a person who eats grains on Ekadasi

becomes a murderer of his mother, father, brother and spiritual master,

and even if he is elevated to a Vaikuntha planet, he falls down. On

Ekadasi, everything is cooked for Visnu, including regular grains and

dhal, but it is enjoined that a Vaisnava should not even take visnu-

prasadam on Ekadasi. It is said that a Vaisnava does not accept anything

eatable that is not offered to Lord Visnu, but on Ekadasi a Vaisnava

should not touch even maha-prasadam offered to Visnu, although such

prasadam may be kept for being eaten the next day. It is strictly

forbidden for one to accept any kind of grain on Ekadasi, even if it is

offered to Lord Visnu.

Adi 15.10

TEXT 10

TEXT

saci kahe, -- na khaiba, bhala-i kahila

sei haite ekadasi karite lagila

SYNONYMS

saci kahe -- mother Saci said; na khaiba -- I shall not take; bhala-i

kahila -- You have said very nicely; sei haite -- from that day; ekadasi -

- Ekadasi day; karite lagila -- began to observe.

TRANSLATION

Mother Saci said, "You have spoken very nicely. I shall not eat grains on

Ekadasi." From that day, she began to observe fasting on Ekadasi.

PURPORT

It is a prejudice among smarta-brahmanas that a widow must observe

fasting on Ekadasi but a woman who is sa-dhava -- who has her husband --

should not. It appears that before Lord Caitanya's

request, Sacimata, being sa-dhava,

was not observing Ekadasi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

however, introduced the system that a woman, even if not a widow, must

observe the Ekadasi day and must not touch any kind of grains, even those

offered to the Deity of Visnu.

Adi 15.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

tabe misra visvarupera dekhiya yauvana

kanya cahi' vivaha dite karilena mana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; misra -- Jagannatha Misra; visvarupera -- of

Visvarupa, his elder son; dekhiya -- seeing; yauvana -- youthfulness;

kanya cahi' -- wanting to find a girl; vivaha -- marriage; dite -- to

give; karilena -- made up; mana -- his mind.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, seeing that Visvarupa was a grown-up youth, Jagannatha Misra

wanted to find a girl and arrange a marriage ceremony for Him.

Adi 15.12

TEXT 12

TEXT

visvarupa suni' ghara chadi palaila

sannyasa kariya tirtha karibare gela

SYNONYMS

visvarupa -- Visvarupa; suni' -- hearing this; ghara -- home;

chadi -- giving up; palaila -- went away; sannyasa -- the renounced order;

kariya -- accepting; tirtha -- the holy places; karibare -- for touring;

gela -- went away.

TRANSLATION

Hearing of this, Visvarupa immediately left home and went away to accept

sannyasa and travel from one place of pilgrimage to another.

Adi 15.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

suni, saci-misrera duhkhi haila mana

tabe prabhu mata-pitara kaila asvasana

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing this; saci -- of mother Saci; misrera -- and of

Jagannatha Misra; duhkhi -- very unhappy; haila -- became; mana -- minds;

tabe -- at that time; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mata-pitara --

of the parents; kaila -- did; asvasana -- pacification.

TRANSLATION

When Sacimata and Jagannatha Misra heard of the departure of their elder

son, Visvarupa, they were very unhappy, but Lord Caitanya tried to

console them.

Adi 15.14

TEXT 14

TEXT

bhala haila, -- visvarupa sannyasa karila

pitr-kula, matr-kula, -- dui uddharila

SYNONYMS

bhala haila -- it is very good; visvarupa -- Visvarupa;

sannyasa -- the renounced order of life; karila -- has accepted; pitr-

kula -- father's family; matr-kula -- mother's family; dui -- both of

them; uddharila -- delivered.

TRANSLATION

"My dear mother and father," the Lord said, "it is very good that

Visvarupa has accepted the sannyasa order, for thus He has delivered both

His father's family and His mother's family."

PURPORT

It is sometimes said that Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu disapproved

of the acceptance of the sannyasa order in this Kali-yuga because

in the sastra it is said:

asvamedham gavalambham sannyasam pala-paitrkam

devarena sutotpattim kalau panca vivarjayet

[Cc

. Adi 17.164]

"In this Age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse in

sacrifice, the offering of a cow in sacrifice, the acceptance of the

order of sannyasa, the offering of oblations of flesh to the forefathers,

and a man's begetting children in his brother's wife." (Brahma-vaivarta

Purana, Krsna-janma-khanda 185.180)

Nevertheless, we see that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself accepted

sannyasa and approved of the sannyasa of His elder brother, Visvarupa. It

is clearly said here, bhala haila, -- visvarupa sannyasa karila pitr-kula,

matr-kula, -- dui uddharila. Therefore, should it be thought that Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu made statements that are contradictory? No, actually

He did not. It is recommended that one accept sannyasa to dedicate his

life for the service of the Lord, and everyone must take that kind of

sannyasa, for by accepting such sannyasa one renders the best service to

both his paternal and maternal families. But one should not accept the

sannyasa order of the Mayavada school, which has practically no meaning.

We find many Mayavadi sannyasis simply loitering in the street thinking

themselves Brahman or Narayana and spending all day and night begging so

they can fill their hungry bellies. Mayavadi sannyasis have become so

degraded that there is a section of them who eat everything, just like

hogs and dogs. It is such degraded sannyasa that is prohibited in this

age. Actually, Srila Sankaracarya's principles for the acceptance of

sannyasa were very strict, but later the so-called Mayavadi sannyasis

became degraded because of their false philosophy, which propounds that

by accepting sannyasa one becomes Narayana. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

rejected that kind of sannyasa. But the acceptance of sannyasa is one of

the items of the varnasrama-dharma. How then can it be rejected?

Adi 15.15

TEXT 15

TEXT

ami ta' kariba toma' dunhara sevana

suniya santusta haila pita-matara mana

SYNONYMS

ami ta' -- I; kariba -- shall do; toma -- for you; dunhara -- both;

sevana -- service; suniya -- after hearing; santusta -- pleased; haila --

became; pita-matara mana -- the parents' minds.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu assured His parents that He would serve them, and

thus the minds of His father and mother were satisfied.

Adi 15.16

TEXT 16

TEXT

eka-dina naivedya-tambula khaiya

bhumite padila prabhu acetana hana

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; naivedya -- food offered to the Deity; tambula

-- betel nut; khaiya -- after eating; bhumite -- on the ground; padila --

fell; prabhu -- the Lord; acetana -- unconscious; hana -- becoming.

TRANSLATION

One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ate betel nuts offered to the Deity, but

they acted as an intoxicant, and He fell down on the ground unconscious.

PURPORT

Betel nuts are an intoxicant, and therefore the regulative principles

prohibit eating them. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastime of fainting after

eating betel nuts is a solid instruction to all of us that one should not

touch betel nuts, even those offered to Visnu, just as one should not

touch grains on the Ekadasi day. Of course, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's

fainting had a particular purpose. As the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

He can do whatever He likes and eat whatever He wants, but we should not

imitate His pastimes.

Adi 15.17

TEXT 17

TEXT

aste-vyaste pita-mata mukhe dila pani

sustha hana kahe prabhu apurva kahini

SYNONYMS

aste-vyaste -- with great haste; pita-mata -- both the parents; mukhe --

on the mouth; dila -- gave; pani -- water; sustha hana -- being revived;

kahe -- says; prabhu -- the Lord; apurva -- something astonishing; kahini

-- narration.

TRANSLATION

After His father and mother sprinkled water on His mouth with great haste,

the Lord revived and said something wonderful they had never heard

before.

Adi 15.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

etha haite visvarupa more lana gela

sannyasa karaha tumi, amare kahila

SYNONYMS

etha -- here; haite -- from; visvarupa -- Visvarupa; more --

Me; lana -- taking with Him; gela -- went; sannyasa -- the renounced

order of life; karaha -- accept; tumi -- You also; amare -- unto Me;

kahila -- He said.

TRANSLATION

The Lord said, "Visvarupa took Me away from here, and He requested Me to

accept the sannyasa order.

Adi 15.19

TEXT 19

TEXT

ami kahi, -- amara anatha pita-mata

ami balaka, -- sannyasera kiba jani katha

SYNONYMS

ami kahi -- I said; amara -- My; anatha -- helpless; pita-mata -- father

and mother; ami -- I am; balaka -- only a child; sannyasera -- of the

renounced order of life; kiba -- what; jani -- I know; katha -- words.

TRANSLATION

"I replied to Visvarupa, ‘I have My helpless father and mother, and also

I am but a child. What do I know about the sannyasa order of life?

Adi 15.20

TEXT 20

TEXT

grhastha ha-iya kariba pita-matara sevana

ihate-i tusta habena laksmi-narayana

SYNONYMS

grhastha -- a householder; ha-iya -- becoming; kariba -- I shall do; pita-

matara -- of the parents; sevana -- service; ihate-i -- in this; tusta --

satisfied; habena -- will become; laksmi-narayana -- the goddess of

fortune and Narayana.

TRANSLATION

"‘Later I shall become a householder and thus serve My parents, for this

action will very much satisfy Lord Narayana and His wife, the goddess of

fortune.'

Adi 15.21

TEXT 21

TEXT

tabe visvarupa ihan pathaila more

matake kahio koti koti namaskare

SYNONYMS

tabe -- then; visvarupa -- Visvarupa; ihan -- here; pathaila -

- sent; more -- Me; matake kahio -- speak to My mother; koti koti --

hundreds and thousands; namaskare -- obeisances.

TRANSLATION

"Then Visvarupa returned Me home and requested, ‘Offer thousands and

thousands of obeisances unto My mother, Sacidevi.'"

Adi 15.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

ei mata nana lila kare gaurahari

ki karane lila, -- iha bujhite na pari

SYNONYMS

ei mata -- in this way; nana -- various; lila -- pastimes; kare -- does;

gaurahari -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ki karane -- what is the reason;

lila -- pastimes; iha -- this; bujhite -- to understand; na -- not; pari -

- I am able.

TRANSLATION

In this way Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed various pastimes, but why

He did so I cannot understand.

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees who come to this

world are executing a mission, and therefore sometimes they act in a way

that is very difficult to understand. It is said, therefore, vaisnavera

kriya-mudra vijneha na bujhaya: [Cc. Madhya 23.39] even if one is a

very learned and intelligent scholar, he cannot understand the activities

of a Vaisnava. A Vaisnava accepts anything favorable for executing his

mission. But foolish persons, not knowing the purpose of such exalted

Vaisnavas, indulge in criticizing them. That is forbidden. Since no one

can understand what a Vaisnava does for the purpose of executing his

mission, to criticize such a Vaisnava is the offense called sadhu-ninda.

Adi 15.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

kata dina rahi' misra gela para-loka

mata-putra dunhara badila hrdi soka

SYNONYMS

kata dina -- some days; rahi' -- remaining; misra -- Jagannatha Misra;

gela -- passed away; para-loka -- for the transcendental world; mata --

mother; putra -- son; dunhara -- of both of them; badila -- increased;

hrdi -- in the hearts; soka -- lamentation.

TRANSLATION

After some days, Jagannatha Misra passed away from this world to the

transcendental world, and both mother and son were very much aggrieved in

their hearts.

Adi 15.24

TEXT 24

TEXT

bandhu-bandhava asi' dunha prabodhila

pitr-kriya vidhi-mate isvara karila

SYNONYMS

bandhu -- friends; bandhava -- relatives; asi' -- coming there; dunha --

both of them; prabodhila -- pacified; pitr-kriya -- rituals performed

after the death of the father; vidhi-mate -- according to the Vedic

system; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; karila -- executed.

TRANSLATION

Friends and relatives came there to pacify Lord Caitanya and His

mother. Then Lord Caitanya, even though He was the Supreme Personality of

Godhead, executed the rituals for His dead father according to the Vedic

system.

Adi 15.25

TEXT 25

TEXT

kata dine prabhu citte karila cintana

grhastha ha-ilama, ebe cahi grha-dharma

SYNONYMS

kata dine -- after some days; prabhu -- the Lord; citte -- within His

mind; karila -- made; cintana -- consideration; grhastha ha-ilama -- I

remained in householder life; ebe -- now; cahi -- I want; grha-dharma --

activities of family life.

TRANSLATION

After some days the Lord thought, "I did not take sannyasa, and since I

am remaining at home it is My duty to act as a grhastha.

Adi 15.26

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grhini vina grha-dharma na haya sobhana

eta cinti' vivaha karite haila mana

SYNONYMS

grhini -- wife; vina -- without; grha-dharma -- duties of family life; na

-- not; haya -- become; sobhana -- beautiful; eta cinti' -- thinking thus;

vivaha -- marriage; karite -- to execute; haila -- became; mana -- mind.

TRANSLATION

"Without a wife," Lord Caitanya considered, "there is no meaning to

householder life." Thus the Lord decided to marry.

Adi 15.27

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na grham grham ity ahur

grhini grham ucyate

taya hi sahitah sarvan

purusarthan samasnute

SYNONYMS

na -- not; grham -- the home; grham -- the house; iti -- thus; ahuh --

said; grhini -- the wife; grham -- home; ucyate -- it is said; taya --

with her; hi -- certainly; sahitah -- together; sarvan -- all; purusa-

arthan -- goals of human life; samasnute -- perfects.

TRANSLATION

"Merely a house is not a home, for it is a wife who gives a home its

meaning. If one lives at home with his wife, together they can fulfill

all the interests of human life."

Adi 15.28

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daive eka dina prabhu padiya asite

vallabhacaryera kanya dekhe ganga-pathe

SYNONYMS

daive -- accidentally; eka dina -- one day; prabhu -- the Lord; padiya --

after studying; asite -- while He was coming back; vallabhacaryera -- of

Vallabhacarya; kanya -- daughter; dekhe -- sees; ganga-pathe -- on the

way to the Ganges.

TRANSLATION

One day when the Lord was coming back from school He accidentally saw the

daughter of Vallabhacarya on the way to the Ganges.

Adi 15.29

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purva-siddha bhava dunhara udaya karila

daive vanamali ghataka saci-sthane aila

SYNONYMS

purva-siddha -- as it is already settled; bhava -- ecstasy; dunhara -- of

both of them; udaya -- awakened; karila -- was made; daive -- also

accidentally; vanamali -- Vanamali; ghataka -- the marriage-

maker; saci-sthane -- at the place of Sacimata; aila -- came.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord and Laksmidevi met, their relationship awakened, having

already been settled, and coincidentally the marriage-maker Vanamali came

to see Sacimata.

PURPORT

Vanamali Ghataka, a resident of Navadvipa and a brahmana by caste,

arranged the marriage of the Lord to Laksmidevi. He was formerly

Visvamitra, who negotiated the marriage of Lord Ramacandra, and later he

was the brahmana who negotiated the marriage of Lord Krsna with Rukmini.

That same brahmana acted as the marriage-maker of the Lord in caitanya-

lila.

Adi 15.30

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sacira ingite sambandha karila ghatana

laksmike vivaha kaila sacira nandana

SYNONYMS

sacira ingite -- by the indication of mother Saci; sambandha -- the

relationship; karila -- made; ghatana -- possible; laksmike -- unto

Laksmidevi; vivaha -- marriage; kaila -- executed; sacira nandana -- the

son of mother Saci.

TRANSLATION

Following the indications of Sacidevi, Vanamali Ghataka arranged the

marriage, and thus in due course the Lord married Laksmidevi.

Adi 15.31

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vistariya varnila taha vrndavana-dasa

ei ta' pauganda-lilara sutra-prakasa

SYNONYMS

vistariya -- having elaborated; varnila -- has described; taha -- that;

vrndavana-dasa -- Thakura Vrndavana dasa; ei ta' -- this is; pauganda-

lilara -- of the pastimes of His early age; sutra-prakasa --

manifestation of the synopsis.

TRANSLATION

Vrndavana dasa Thakura has elaborately described all these pastimes of

the Lord's early age. What I have given is but a condensed presentation

of the same pastimes.

Adi 15.32

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pauganda vayase lila bahuta prakara

vrndavana-dasa iha kariyachena vistara

SYNONYMS

pauganda vayase -- in His early age; lila -- pastimes; bahuta prakara --

of various kinds; vrndavana-dasa -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura; iha -- this;

kariyachena -- has done; vistara -- the elaborate explanation.

TRANSLATION

The Lord performed many varieties of pastimes in His early age, and Srila

Vrndavana dasa Thakura has described them elaborately.

Adi 15.33

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ataeva dinmatra ihan dekhaila

‘caitanya-mangale' sarva-loke khyata haila

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; din-matra -- only in the matter of indication;

ihan -- here; dekhaila -- I have exhibited; caitanya-mangale -- in the

book of the name Caitanya-mangala; sarva-loke -- all over the world;

khyata -- famous; haila -- became.

TRANSLATION

I have given but a single hint of these pastimes, for Vrndavana dasa

Thakura, in his book Caitanya-mangala [now Caitanya-bhagavata], has

described them all vividly.

Adi 15.34

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sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa

Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation;

Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe --

describes; krsnadasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always desiring

their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, following in

their footsteps.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

Adi-lila, Fifteenth Chapter, describing the Lord's pauganda-lila.