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Antya 7: The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabha Bhatta

Chapter 7:

The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabha Bhatta

The following summary of Chapter Seven is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda

Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. In this chapter, Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's meeting with Vallabha Bhatta is described. There was some

joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhatta and sympathetically

accepted an invitation from him. Before this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

saw that Vallabha Bhatta was greatly attached to Gadadhara Pandita.

Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadadhara Pandita. Later, when

Vallabha Bhatta became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord

advised him to take instructions from Gadadhara Pandita. Thus the Lord

expressed His feelings of love for Gadadhara Pandita.

Antya 7.1

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TEXT

caitanya-caranambhoja-

makaranda-liho bhaje

yesam prasada-matrena

pamaro ‘py amaro bhavet

SYNONYMS

caitanya -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carana-ambhoja -- at the lotus

feet; makaranda -- the honey; lihah -- unto those engaged in licking;

bhaje -- I offer my obeisances; yesam -- of whom; prasada-matrena --

simply by the mercy; pamarah -- a fallen soul; api -- even; amarah --

liberated; bhavet -- becomes.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the devotees of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Simply by the causeless mercy of the devotees engaged in

licking honey from His lotus feet, even a fallen soul becomes eternally

liberated.

Antya 7.2

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TEXT

jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda

jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- to 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 the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

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

All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the devotees of

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!

Antya 7.3

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TEXT

varsantare yata gaudera bhakta-gana aila

purvavat mahaprabhu sabare milila

SYNONYMS

varsa-antare -- the next year; yata -- all; gaudera -- of Bengal; bhakta-

gana -- devotees; aila -- came; purva-vat -- as previously; mahaprabhu --

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sabare milila -- met every one of them.

TRANSLATION

The next year, all the devotees of Bengal went to visit Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, and as previously, the Lord met each and every one of them.

Antya 7.4

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TEXT

ei-mata vilasa prabhura bhakta-gana lana

hena-kale vallabha-bhatta milila asiya

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; vilasa -- pastimes; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; bhakta-gana lana -- with His devotees; hena-kale -- at this

time; vallabha-bhatta -- the greatly learned scholar named Vallabha

Bhatta; milila -- met; asiya -- coming.

TRANSLATION

Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed His pastimes with His devotees.

Then a learned scholar named Vallabha Bhatta went to Jagannatha Puri to

meet the Lord.

PURPORT

For a description of Vallabha Bhatta, one may refer to Madhya-lila,

Chapter Nineteen, text 61.

Antya 7.5

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TEXT

asiya vandila bhatta prabhura carane

prabhu ‘bhagavata-buddhye' kaila alingane

SYNONYMS

asiya -- coming; vandila -- offered obeisances; bhatta -- Vallabha

Bhatta; prabhura carane -- at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhagavata-buddhye -- accepting him as

a great devotee; kaila alingane -- embraced.

TRANSLATION

When Vallabha Bhatta arrived, he offered his obeisances at the lotus

feet of the Lord. Accepting him as a great devotee, the Lord embraced

him.

Antya 7.6

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TEXT

manya kari' prabhu tare nikate vasaila

vinaya kariya bhatta kahite lagila

SYNONYMS

manya kari' -- with great respect; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

tare -- him; nikate -- near; vasaila -- seated; vinaya kariya -- with

great humility; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; kahite lagila -- began to

speak.

TRANSLATION

With great respect, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu seated Vallabha Bhatta near

Him. Then Vallabha Bhatta very humbly began to speak.

Antya 7.7

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TEXT

"bahu-dina manoratha toma' dekhibare

jagannatha purna kaila, dekhilun tomare

SYNONYMS

bahu-dina -- for a long time; manoratha -- my desire; toma' dekhibare --

to see You; jagannatha -- Lord Jagannatha; purna kaila -- has fulfilled;

dekhilun tomare -- I have seen You.

TRANSLATION

"For a long time," he said, "I have desired to see You, my Lord. Now

Lord Jagannatha has fulfilled this desire; therefore I am seeing You.

Antya 7.8

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TEXT

tomara darsana ye paya sei bhagyavan

tomake dekhiye, -- yena saksat bhagavan

SYNONYMS

tomara darsana -- Your audience; ye paya -- anyone who gets; sei -- he;

bhagyavan -- very fortunate; tomake dekhiye -- I see You; yena -- as if;

saksat bhagavan -- directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

"One who receives Your audience is fortunate indeed, for You are the

Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.

Antya 7.9

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TEXT

tomare ye smarana kare, se haya pavitra

darsane pavitra habe, -- ithe ki vicitra?

SYNONYMS

tomare -- You; ye -- anyone who; smarana kare -- remembers; se -- he;

haya -- becomes; pavitra -- purified; darsane -- by seeing; pavitra --

purified; habe -- will be; ithe -- in this; ki vicitra -- what

astonishment.

TRANSLATION

"Since one who remembers You is purified, why should it be astonishing

that one becomes purified by seeing You?

Antya 7.10

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TEXT

yesam samsmaranat pumsam

sadyah sudhyanti vai grhah

kim punar darsana-sparsa-

pada-saucasanadibhih

SYNONYMS

yesam -- of whom; samsmaranat -- by remembrance; pumsam -- of persons;

sadyah -- immediately; sudhyanti -- become purified; vai -- certainly;

grhah -- the houses; kim punah -- what to speak of; darsana -- by seeing;

sparsa -- touching; pada-sauca -- washing the feet; asana-adibhih -- by

offering a seat and so on.

TRANSLATION

"‘One can immediately purify his entire house simply by remembering

exalted personalities, to say nothing of directly seeing them, touching

their lotus feet, washing their feet or offering them places to sit.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.19.33).

Antya 7.11

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TEXT

kali-kalera dharma -- krsna-nama-sankirtana

krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana

SYNONYMS

kali-kalera -- of this age of Kali; dharma -- the duty; krsna-nama-

sankirtana -- chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna; krsna-sakti vina --

without being empowered by Lord Krsna; nahe -- is not; tara -- of that;

pravartana -- propagation.

TRANSLATION

"The fundamental religious system in the Age of Kali is the chanting of

the holy name of Krsna. Unless empowered by Krsna, one cannot propagate

the sankirtana movement.

Antya 7.12

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TEXT

taha pravartaila tumi, -- ei ta ‘pramana'

krsna-sakti dhara tumi, -- ithe nahi ana

SYNONYMS

taha -- that; pravartaila -- have propagated; tumi -- You; ei -- this;

ta -- certainly; pramana -- evidence; krsna-sakti -- the energy of Krsna;

dhara -- bear; tumi -- You; ithe nahi ana -- there is no question about

it.

TRANSLATION

"You have spread the sankirtana movement of Krsna consciousness.

Therefore it is evident that You have been empowered by Lord Krsna.

There is no question about it.

PURPORT

Sri Madhvacarya has brought our attention to this quotation from the

Narayana-samhita:

dvapariyair janair visnuh pancaratrais tu kevalaih

kalau tu nama-matrena pujyate bhagavan harih

"In the Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krsna or Visnu only by worshiping

opulently according to the pancaratriki system, but in the Age of Kali

one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari

simply by chanting His holy name." Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

Thakura explains that unless one is directly empowered by the causeless

mercy of Krsna, one cannot become the spiritual master of the entire

world (jagad-guru). One cannot become an acarya simply by mental

speculation. The true acarya presents Krsna to everyone by preaching the

holy name of the Lord throughout the world. Thus the conditioned souls,

purified by chanting the holy name, are liberated from the blazing fire

of material existence. In this way, spiritual benefit grows increasingly

full, like the waxing moon in the sky. The true acarya, the spiritual

master of the entire world, must be considered an incarnation of Krsna's

mercy. Indeed, he is personally embracing Krsna. He is therefore the

spiritual master of all the varnas (brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra)

and all the asramas (brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa).

Since he is understood to be the most advanced devotee, he is called

paramahamsa-thakura. Thakura is a title of honor offered to the

paramahamsa. Therefore one who acts as an acarya, directly presenting

Lord Krsna by spreading His name and fame, is also to be called

paramahamsa-thakura.

Antya 7.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

jagate karila tumi krsna-nama prakase

yei toma dekhe, sei krsna-preme bhase

SYNONYMS

jagate -- throughout the entire world; karila -- have done; tumi -- You;

krsna-nama prakase -- manifestation of the holy name of Lord Krsna; yei -

- anyone who; toma dekhe -- sees You; sei -- he; krsna-preme -- in

ecstatic love of Krsna; bhase -- floats.

TRANSLATION

"You have manifested the holy name of Krsna throughout the entire world.

Anyone who sees You is immediately absorbed in ecstatic love of Krsna.

Antya 7.14

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TEXT

prema-parakasa nahe krsna-sakti vine

'krsna' -- eka prema-data, sastra-pramane

SYNONYMS

prema -- of ecstatic love of Krsna; parakasa -- manifestation; nahe --

cannot be; krsna-sakti vine -- without the power of Krsna; krsna -- Lord

Krsna; eka -- the only one; prema-data -- giver of prema; sastra-pramane

-- the verdict of all revealed scriptures.

TRANSLATION

"Without being especially empowered by Krsna, one cannot manifest

ecstatic love of Krsna, for Krsna is the only one who gives ecstatic

love. That is the verdict of all revealed scriptures.

Antya 7.15

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TEXT

santv avatara bahavah

puskara-nabhasya sarvato-bhadrah

krsnad anyah ko va latasv

api prema-do bhavati"

SYNONYMS

santu -- let there be; avatarah -- incarnations; bahavah -- many;

puskara-nabhasya -- of the Lord, from whose navel grows a lotus flower;

sarvatah bhadrah -- completely auspicious; krsnat -- than Lord Krsna;

anyah -- other; kah va -- who possibly; latasu -- on the surrendered

souls; api -- also; prema-dah -- the bestower of love; bhavati -- is.

TRANSLATION

"‘There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of

Godhead, but who other than Lord Sri Krsna can bestow love of God upon

the surrendered souls?'"

PURPORT

This is a verse written by Bilvamangala Thakura. It is quoted by Srila

Rupa Gosvami in his Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.5.37).

Antya 7.16

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TEXT

mahaprabhu kahe -- "suna, bhatta maha-mati

mayavadi sannyasi ami, na jani krsna-bhakti

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; suna -- please hear;

bhatta -- My dear Vallabha Bhatta; maha-mati -- learned scholar;

mayavadi -- in the Mayavada school; sannyasi -- sannyasi; ami -- I; na

jani -- I do not know; krsna-bhakti -- devotional service to Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "My dear Vallabha Bhatta, you are a

learned scholar. Kindly listen to Me. I am a sannyasi of the Mayavada

school. Therefore I have no chance of knowing what krsna-bhakti is.

Antya 7.17

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advaitacarya-gosani -- ‘saksat isvara'

tanra sange amara mana ha-ila nirmala

SYNONYMS

advaita-acarya-gosani -- Advaita Acarya; saksat isvara -- directly the

Supreme Personality of Godhead; tanra sange -- by His association; amara

-- My; mana -- mind; ha-ila -- has become; nirmala -- purified.

TRANSLATION

"Nevertheless, My mind has become purified because I have associated

with Advaita Acarya, who is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Antya 7.18

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TEXT

sarva-sastre krsna-bhaktye nahi yanra sama

ataeva ‘advaita-acarya' tanra nama

SYNONYMS

sarva-sastre -- in all revealed scriptures; krsna-bhaktye -- in the

devotional service of Lord Krsna; nahi -- is not; yanra -- of whom; sama

-- equal; ataeva -- therefore; advaita -- without a competitor; acarya --

acarya; tanra nama -- His name.

TRANSLATION

"He is unparalleled in His understanding of all the revealed scriptures

and the devotional service of Lord Krsna. Therefore He is called Advaita

Acarya.

Antya 7.19

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TEXT

yanhara krpate mlecchera haya krsna-bhakti

ke kahite pare tanra vaisnavata-sakti?

SYNONYMS

yanhara -- whose; krpate -- by mercy; mlecchera -- of mlecchas; haya --

is; krsna-bhakti -- devotional service to Krsna; ke -- who; kahite pare -

- can describe; tanra -- His; vaisnavata-sakti -- power of Vaisnavism.

TRANSLATION

"He is such a great personality that by His mercy He can convert even

the meat-eaters [mlecchas] to the devotional service of Krsna. Who,

therefore, can estimate the power of His Vaisnavism?

PURPORT

It is extremely difficult to convert a mleccha, or meat-eater, into a

devotee of Lord Krsna. Therefore anyone who can do so is situated on the

highest level of Vaisnavism.

Antya 7.20

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TEXT

nityananda-avadhuta -- ‘saksat isvara'

bhavonmade matta krsna-premera sagara

SYNONYMS

nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; avadhuta -- paramahamsa; saksat isvara --

directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhava-unmade -- by the

madness of ecstatic love; matta -- overwhelmed, intoxicated; krsna-

premera -- of love of Krsna; sagara -- the ocean.

TRANSLATION

"Lord Nityananda Prabhu, the avadhuta, is also directly the Supreme

Personality of Godhead. He is always intoxicated with the madness of

ecstatic love. Indeed, He is an ocean of love of Krsna.

Antya 7.21

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sad-darsana-vetta bhattacarya-sarvabhauma

sad-darsane jagad-guru bhagavatottama

SYNONYMS

sat-darsana -- of the six philosophical theses; vetta -- the knower;

bhattacarya-sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; sat-darsane -- in

six philosophical theses; jagat-guru -- the spiritual master of the

entire world; bhagavata-uttama -- the best of the devotees.

TRANSLATION

"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya perfectly knows the six philosophical theses.

He is therefore the spiritual master of the entire world in teaching the

six paths of philosophy. He is the best of devotees.

Antya 7.22

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tenha dekhaila more bhakti-yoga-para

tanra prasade janilun ‘krsna-bhakti-yoga' sara

SYNONYMS

tenha -- he; dekhaila -- has shown; more -- to Me; bhakti-yoga -- of

devotional service; para -- the limit; tanra prasade -- by his mercy;

janilun -- I have understood; krsna-bhakti -- of devotional service to

Lord Krsna; yoga -- of the yoga system; sara -- the essence.

TRANSLATION

"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya has shown Me the limit of devotional service.

Only by his mercy have I understood that devotional service to Krsna is

the essence of all mystic yoga.

Antya 7.23

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ramananda-raya krsna-rasera ‘nidhana'

tenha janaila -- krsna -- svayam bhagavan

SYNONYMS

ramananda-raya -- Srila Ramananda Raya; krsna-rasera -- of the

transcendental mellows of Krsna's devotional service; nidhana -- the

mine; tenha -- he; janaila -- has given instruction; krsna -- Lord Krsna;

svayam -- Himself; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

"Srila Ramananda Raya is the ultimate knower of the transcendental

mellows of Lord Krsna's devotional service. He has instructed Me that

Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Antya 7.24

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tate prema-bhakti -- ‘purusartha-siromani'

raga-marge prema-bhakti ‘sarvadhika' jani

SYNONYMS

tate -- therefore; prema-bhakti -- devotional service in ecstatic love;

purusartha -- of all goals of human life; siromani -- the crown jewel;

raga-marge -- on the path of spontaneous love; prema-bhakti -- love of

Krsna; sarva-adhika -- the highest of all; jani -- I can understand.

TRANSLATION

"Through the mercy of Ramananda Raya, I have understood that ecstatic

love of Krsna is the highest goal of life and that spontaneous love of

Krsna is the highest perfection.

PURPORT

Purusartha ("the goal of life") generally refers to religion, economic

development, satisfaction of the senses and, finally, liberation.

However, above these four kinds of purusarthas, love of Godhead stands

supreme. It is called parama-purusartha (the supreme goal of life) or

purusartha-siromani (the most exalted of all purusarthas). Lord Krsna is

worshiped by regulative devotional service, but the highest perfection

of devotional service is spontaneous love of Godhead.

Antya 7.25

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dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, ara ye srngara

dasa, sakha, guru, kanta, -- ‘asraya' yahara

SYNONYMS

dasya -- servitude; sakhya -- friendship; vatsalya -- parental love; ara

-- and; ye -- that; srngara -- conjugal love; dasa -- the servant; sakha

-- friend; guru -- superior; kanta -- lover; asraya -- the shelter;

yahara -- of which.

TRANSLATION

"The servant, friend, superior and conjugal lover are the shelters of

the transcendental mellows called dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and srngara.

Antya 7.26

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'aisvarya-jnana-yukta', ‘kevala'-bhava ara

aisvarya-jnane na pai vrajendra-kumara

SYNONYMS

aisvarya-jnana-yukta -- with understanding of the opulences; kevala --

pure; bhava -- emotion; ara -- also; aisvarya-jnane -- by understanding

of the opulences; na pai -- one does not get; vrajendra-kumara -- the

son of Nanda Maharaja.

TRANSLATION

"There are two kinds of emotion [bhava]. Emotion with an understanding

of the Lord's full opulences is called aisvarya-jnana-yukta, and pure,

uncontaminated emotion is called kevala. One cannot achieve shelter at

the lotus feet of Krsna, the son of Maharaja Nanda, simply by knowing

His opulences.

PURPORT

Vide Madhya-lila, Chapter Nineteen, text 192.

Antya 7.27

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nayam sukhapo bhagavan

dehinam gopika-sutah

jnaninam catma-bhutanam

yatha bhakti-matam iha

SYNONYMS

na -- not; ayam -- this Lord Sri Krsna; sukha-apah -- easily available;

bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dehinam -- for

materialistic persons who have accepted the body as the self; gopika-

sutah -- the son of mother Yasoda; jnaninam -- for persons addicted to

mental speculation; ca -- and; atma-bhutanam -- for persons performing

severe austerities and penances or for personal associates; yatha -- as;

bhakti-matam -- for persons engaged in spontaneous devotional service;

iha -- in this world.

TRANSLATION

"‘The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, the son of mother Yasoda,

is accessible to those devotees engaged in spontaneous loving service,

but He is not as easily accessible to mental speculators, to those

striving for self-realization by severe austerities and penances, or to

those who consider the body the same as the self.'

PURPORT

This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.9.21).

Antya 7.28

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'atma-bhuta'-sabde kahe ‘parisada-gana'

aisvarya-jnane laksmi na paila vrajendra-nandana

SYNONYMS

atma-bhuta-sabde -- the word atma-bhuta; kahe -- means; parisada-gana --

personal associates; aisvarya-jnane -- in the understanding of opulence;

laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; na paila -- could not get; vrajendra-

nandana -- the shelter of Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja.

TRANSLATION

"The word ‘atma-bhuta' means ‘personal associates.' Through the

understanding of the Lord's opulence, the goddess of fortune could not

receive the shelter of Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja.

PURPORT

Laksmi, the goddess of fortune, has complete knowledge of Krsna's

opulences, but she could not achieve the association of Krsna by dint of

such knowledge. The devotees in Vrndavana, however, actually enjoy the

association of Krsna.

Antya 7.29

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nayam sriyo ‘nga u nitanta-rateh prasadah

svar-yositam nalina-gandha-rucam kuto ‘nyah

rasotsave ‘sya bhuja-danda-grhita-kantha-

labdhasisam ya udagad vraja-sundarinam

SYNONYMS

na -- not; ayam -- this; sriyah -- of the goddess of fortune; ange -- on

the chest; u -- alas; nitanta-rateh -- who is very intimately related;

prasadah -- the favor; svah -- of the heavenly planets; yositam -- of

women; nalina -- of the lotus flower; gandha -- having the aroma; rucam -

- and bodily luster; kutah -- much less; anyah -- others; rasa-utsave --

in the festival of the rasa dance; asya -- of Lord Sri Krsna; bhuja-

danda -- by the arms; grhita -- embraced; kantha -- their necks; labdha-

asisam -- who achieved such a blessing; yah -- which; udagat -- became

manifest; vraja-sundarinam -- of the beautiful gopis, the transcendental

girls of Vrajabhumi.

TRANSLATION

"‘When Lord Sri Krsna was dancing with the gopis in the rasa-lila, the

gopis were embraced around the neck by the Lord's arms. This

transcendental favor was never bestowed upon the goddess of fortune or

the other consorts in the spiritual world. Nor was such a thing ever

imagined by the most beautiful girls in the heavenly planets, girls

whose bodily luster and aroma resemble the beauty and fragrance of lotus

flowers. And what to speak of worldly women, who may be very, very

beautiful according to material estimation?'

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.60).

Antya 7.30

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suddha-bhave sakha kare skandhe arohana

suddha-bhave vrajesvari karena bandhana

SYNONYMS

suddha-bhave -- in pure Krsna consciousness; sakha -- friend; kare --

does; skandhe -- on the shoulder; arohana -- rising; suddha-bhave -- in

pure Krsna consciousness; vraja-isvari -- the Queen of Vraja; karena

bandhana -- binds.

TRANSLATION

"In pure Krsna consciousness, a friend mounts the shoulder of Krsna, and

mother Yasoda binds the Lord.

PURPORT

Suddha-bhava, pure Krsna consciousness, is not dependent on an

understanding of the Lord's opulences. Even without such opulences, the

devotee in suddha-bhava is inclined to love Krsna as a friend or son.

Antya 7.31

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'mora sakha', ‘mora putra', -- ei ‘suddha' mana

ataeva suka-vyasa kare prasamsana

SYNONYMS

mora sakha -- my friend; mora putra -- my son; ei -- this; suddha --

pure; mana -- consciousness; ataeva -- therefore; suka-vyasa -- Sukadeva

Gosvami and Vyasadeva; kare prasamsana -- praise.

TRANSLATION

"In pure Krsna consciousness, without knowledge of the Lord's opulences,

a devotee considers Krsna his friend or son. Therefore this devotional

attitude is praised even by Sukadeva Gosvami and Vyasadeva, the supreme

authority.

Antya 7.32

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ittham satam brahma-sukhanubhutya

dasyam gatanam para-daivatena

mayasritanam nara-darakena

sakam vijahruh krta-punya-punjah

SYNONYMS

ittham -- in this way; satam -- of persons who prefer the impersonal

feature of the Lord; brahma -- of the impersonal effulgence; sukha -- by

the happiness; anubhutya -- who is realized; dasyam -- the mode of

servitude; gatanam -- of those who have accepted; para-daivatena -- who

is the supreme worshipable Deity; maya-asritanam -- for ordinary persons

under the clutches of the external energy; nara-darakena -- with Him,

who is like a boy of this material world; sakam -- in friendship;

vijahruh -- played; krta-punya-punjah -- those who have accumulated

volumes of pious activities.

TRANSLATION

"‘Neither those who are engaged in self-realization, appreciating the

Brahman effulgence of the Lord, nor those engaged in devotional service

while accepting the Supreme Personality of Godhead as master, nor those

who are under the clutches of Maya, thinking the Lord an ordinary person,

can understand that certain exalted personalities, after accumulating

volumes of pious activities, are now playing with the Lord in friendship

as cowherd boys.'

PURPORT

This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.12.11).

Antya 7.33

TEXT 33

TEXT

trayya copanisadbhis ca

sankhya-yogais ca satvataih

upagiyamana-mahatmyam

harim samanyatatmajam

SYNONYMS

trayya -- by followers of the three Vedas who perform great sacrifices

like those performed for Indra and other demigods; ca -- also;

upanisadbhih -- by the followers of the Upanisads, the topmost portion

of Vedic knowledge; ca -- also; sankhya -- by the philosophers who

analytically study the universe; yogaih -- by mystic yogis; ca -- and;

satvataih -- by devotees who follow the method of worship mentioned in

the Pancaratra and other Vedic literatures; upagiyamana -- being sung;

mahatmyam -- whose glories; harim -- unto the Supreme Personality of

Godhead; sa -- she, mother Yasoda; amanyata -- considered; atma-jam --

her own son, born out of her body.

TRANSLATION

"‘When mother Yasoda saw all the universes within Krsna's mouth, she was

astonished for the time being. The Lord is worshiped like Indra and

other demigods by the followers of the three Vedas, who offer Him

sacrifices. He is worshiped as impersonal Brahman by saintly persons who

understand His greatness through studying the Upanisads, as the purusa

by great philosophers who analytically study the universe, as the all-

pervading Supersoul by great yogis, and as the Supreme Personality of

Godhead by devotees. Nevertheless, mother Yasoda considered the Lord her

own son.'

PURPORT

This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.45).

Antya 7.34

TEXT 34

TEXT

nandah kim akarod brahman

sreya evam mahodayam

yasoda va maha-bhaga

papau yasyah stanam harih

SYNONYMS

nandah -- Nanda Maharaja; kim -- what; akarot -- has performed; brahman -

- O brahmana; sreyah -- auspicious activities; evam -- thus; maha-udayam

-- rising to such an exalted position as the father of Krsna; yasoda --

mother Yasoda; va -- or; maha-bhaga -- most fortunate; papau -- drank;

yasyah -- of whom; stanam -- the breasts; harih -- the Supreme

Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

"‘O brahmana, what pious activities did Nanda Maharaja perform to

receive the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna as his son? And what

pious activities did mother Yasoda perform that made the Absolute

Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna call her "Mother" and suck her

breasts?'

PURPORT

This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.46).

Antya 7.35

TEXT 35

TEXT

aisvarya dekhileha ‘suddhera' nahe aisvarya jnana

ataeva aisvarya ha-ite ‘kevala'-bhava pradhana

SYNONYMS

aisvarya -- opulence; dekhileha -- even after seeing; suddhera -- of a

pure devotee; nahe -- is not; aisvarya-jnana -- knowledge of opulence;

ataeva -- therefore; aisvarya ha-ite -- than the understanding of

opulence; kevala-bhava -- pure emotion; pradhana -- more eminent.

TRANSLATION

"Even if a pure devotee sees the opulence of Krsna, he does not accept

it. Therefore pure consciousness is more exalted than consciousness of

the Lord's opulence.

Antya 7.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

e saba sikhaila more raya-ramananda

anargala rasa-vetta prema-sukhananda

SYNONYMS

e saba -- all this; sikhaila -- instructed; more -- unto Me; raya-

ramananda -- Ramananda Raya; anargala -- incessantly; rasa-vetta -- one

who understands transcendental mellows; prema-sukha-ananda -- absorbed

in the happiness of ecstatic love of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"Ramananda Raya is extremely aware of transcendental mellows. He is

incessantly absorbed in the happiness of ecstatic love of Krsna. It is

he who has taught Me all this.

Antya 7.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

kahana na yaya ramanandera prabhava

raya-prasade janilun vrajera ‘suddha' bhava

SYNONYMS

kahana na yaya -- cannot be described; ramanandera prabhava -- the

influence of Ramananda Raya; raya -- of Ramananda Raya; prasade -- by

the mercy; janilun -- I have understood; vrajera -- of the inhabitants

of Vraja; suddha bhava -- unalloyed love.

TRANSLATION

"It is impossible to describe the influence and knowledge of Ramananda

Raya, for only by his mercy have I understood the unalloyed love of the

residents of Vrndavana.

Antya 7.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

damodara-svarupa -- ‘prema-rasa' murtiman

yanra sange haila vraja-madhura-rasa-jnana

SYNONYMS

damodara-svarupa -- Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; prema-rasa -- the

transcendental mellows of ecstatic love; murtiman -- personified; yanra

sange -- by whose association; haila -- there was; vraja -- of Vraja;

madhura-rasa -- of the mellow of conjugal love; jnana -- knowledge.

TRANSLATION

"The transcendental mellows of ecstatic love are personified by Svarupa

Damodara. By his association I have understood Vrndavana's

transcendental mellow of conjugal love.

Antya 7.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

'suddha-prema' vraja-devira -- kama-gandha-hina

'krsna-sukha-tatparya', -- ei tara cihna

SYNONYMS

suddha-prema -- unalloyed love; vraja-devira -- of the gopis or Srimati

Radharani; kama-gandha-hina -- without a scent of material lust; krsna --

of Krsna; sukha -- happiness; tatparya -- the purpose; ei -- this; tara

-- of that; cihna -- the symptom.

TRANSLATION

"The unalloyed love of the gopis and Srimati Radharani is without any

trace of material lust. The criterion of such transcendental love is

that its only purpose is to satisfy Krsna.

Antya 7.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

yat te sujata-caranamburuham stanesu

bhitah sanaih priya dadhimahi karkasesu

tenatavim atasi tad vyathate na kim svit

kurpadibhir bhramati dhir bhavad-ayusam nah

SYNONYMS

yat -- which; te -- Your; sujata -- very fine; carana-ambu-ruham --

lotus feet; stanesu -- on the breasts; bhitah -- being afraid; sanaih --

gently; priya -- O dear one; dadhimahi -- we place; karkasesu -- rough;

tena -- with them; atavim -- the path; atasi -- You roam; tat -- they;

vyathate -- are distressed; na -- not; kim svit -- we wonder; kurpa-

adibhih -- by small stones and so on; bhramati -- flutters; dhih -- the

mind; bhavat-ayusam -- of those of whom Your Lordship is the very life;

nah -- of us.

TRANSLATION

"‘O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft that we place them

gently on our breasts, fearing that Your feet will be hurt. Our lives

rest only in You. Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that

Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the

forest path.'

PURPORT

This verse is spoken by the gopis in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.31.19).

Antya 7.41

TEXT 41

TEXT

gopi-ganera suddha-prema aisvarya-jnana-hina

premete bhartsana kare ei tara cihna

SYNONYMS

gopi-ganera -- of the gopis; suddha-prema -- unalloyed love; aisvarya-

jnana-hina -- devoid of knowledge of opulences; premete -- of pure love;

bhartsana -- chastisement; kare -- do; ei -- this; tara -- of that;

cihna -- the symptom.

TRANSLATION

"Obsessed with pure love, without knowledge of opulences, the gopis

sometimes chastise Krsna. That is a symptom of pure ecstatic love.

Antya 7.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

pati-sutanvaya-bhratr-bandhavan

ativilanghya te ‘nty acyutagatah

gati-vidas tavodgita-mohitah

kitava yositah kas tyajen nisi

SYNONYMS

pati -- husbands; suta -- sons; anvaya -- family; bhratr -- brothers;

bandhavan -- friends; ativilanghya -- without caring for; te -- Your;

anti -- dear shelter; acyuta -- O infallible one; agatah -- have come;

gati-vidah -- who know everything of our activities; tava -- of You;

udgita -- by the singing flute; mohitah -- being attracted; kitava -- O

great cheater; yositah -- beautiful women; kah -- who; tyajet -- would

give up; nisi -- in the dead of night.

TRANSLATION

"‘O dear Krsna, we gopis have neglected the order of our husbands, sons,

family, brothers and friends and have left their company to come to You.

You know everything about our desires. We have come only because we are

attracted by the supreme music of Your flute. But You are a great

cheater, for who else would give up the company of young girls like us

in the dead of night?'

PURPORT

This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.31.16).

Antya 7.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

sarvottama bhajana ei sarva-bhakti jini'

ataeva krsna kahe, -- ‘ami tomara rni'

SYNONYMS

sarva-uttama -- above all; bhajana -- devotional service; ei -- this;

sarva-bhakti -- all types of bhakti; jini' -- conquering; ataeva --

therefore; krsna kahe -- Lord Krsna says; ami -- I; tomara -- your; rni -

- debtor.

TRANSLATION

"The conjugal love of the gopis is the most exalted devotional service,

surpassing all other methods of bhakti. Therefore Lord Krsna is obliged

to say, ‘My dear gopis, I cannot repay you. Indeed, I am always indebted

to you.'

Antya 7.44

TEXT 44

TEXT

na paraye ‘ham niravadya-samyujam

sva-sadhu-krtyam vibudhayusapi vah

ya mabhajan durjaya-geha-srnkhalah

samvrscya tad vah pratiyatu sadhuna

SYNONYMS

na -- not; paraye -- am able to make; aham -- I; niravadya-samyujam --

to those who are completely free from deceit; sva-sadhu-krtyam -- proper

compensation; vibudha-ayusa -- with a lifetime as long as that of the

demigods; api -- although; vah -- to you; yah -- who; ma -- Me; abhajan -

- have worshiped; durjaya-geha-srnkhalah -- the chains of household life,

which are difficult to overcome; samvrscya -- cutting; tat -- that; vah

-- of you; pratiyatu -- let it be returned; sadhuna -- by the good

activity itself.

TRANSLATION

"‘O gopis, I am not able to repay My debt for your spotless service,

even within a lifetime of Brahma. Your connection with Me is beyond

reproach. You have worshiped Me, cutting off all domestic ties, which

are difficult to break. Therefore please let your own glorious deeds be

your compensation.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.32.22).

Antya 7.45

TEXT 45

TEXT

aisvarya-jnana haite kevala-bhava -- pradhana

prthivite bhakta nahi uddhava-samana

SYNONYMS

aisvarya-jnana haite -- than transcendental love in opulence; kevala-

bhava -- pure love; pradhana -- more prominent; prthivite -- on the

surface of the world; bhakta nahi -- there is no devotee; uddhava-samana

-- like Uddhava.

TRANSLATION

"Completely distinct from love of Krsna in opulence, pure love of Krsna

is on the highest level. On the surface of the world there is no devotee

greater than Uddhava.

Antya 7.46

TEXT 46

TEXT

tenha yanra pada-dhuli karena prarthana

svarupera sange pailun e saba siksana

SYNONYMS

tenha -- he; yanra -- whose; pada-dhuli -- dust of the lotus feet;

karena prarthana -- desires; svarupera sange -- from Svarupa Damodara;

pailun -- I have gotten; e saba -- all these; siksana -- instructions.

TRANSLATION

"Uddhava desires to take on his head the dust of the gopis' lotus feet.

I have learned about all these transcendental loving affairs of Lord

Krsna from Svarupa Damodara.

Antya 7.47

TEXT 47

TEXT

asam aho carana-renu-jusam aham syam

vrndavane kim api gulma-latausadhinam

ya dustyajam sva-janam arya-patham ca hitva

bhejur mukunda-padavim srutibhir vimrgyam

SYNONYMS

asam -- of the gopis; aho -- oh; carana-renu -- the dust of the lotus

feet; jusam -- devoted to; aham syam -- let me become; vrndavane -- in

Vrndavana; kim api -- anyone; gulma-lata-ausadhinam -- among bushes,

creepers and herbs; ya -- those who; dustyajam -- very difficult to give

up; sva-janam -- family members; arya-patham -- the path of chastity; ca

-- and; hitva -- giving up; bhejuh -- worshiped; mukunda-padavim -- the

lotus feet of Mukunda, Krsna; srutibhih -- by the Vedas; vimrgyam -- to

be searched for.

TRANSLATION

"‘The gopis of Vrndavana have given up the association of their husbands,

sons and other family members, who are very difficult to give up, and

they have forsaken the path of chastity to take shelter of the lotus

feet of Mukunda, Krsna, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge.

Oh, let me be fortunate enough to become one of the bushes, creepers or

herbs in Vrndavana, for the gopis trample them and bless them with the

dust of their lotus feet.'

PURPORT

This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.61) was spoken by Uddhava. When

Uddhava was sent by Krsna to see the condition of the gopis in Vrndavana,

he stayed there for a few months in their association and always talked

with them about Krsna. Although this greatly pleased the gopis and other

residents of Vrajabhumi, Vrndavana, Uddhava saw that the gopis were

severely afflicted by their separation from Krsna. Their hearts were so

disturbed that their minds were sometimes deranged. Observing the

unalloyed devotion and love of the gopis for Krsna, Uddhava desired to

become a creeper, a blade of grass or an herb in Vrndavana so that

sometimes the gopis would trample him and he would receive the dust of

their lotus feet on his head.

Antya 7.48

TEXT 48

TEXT

haridasa-thakura -- maha-bhagavata-pradhana

prati dina laya tenha tina-laksa nama

SYNONYMS

haridasa-thakura -- Haridasa Thakura; maha-bhagavata-pradhana -- the

topmost of all pure devotees; prati dina -- every day; laya -- chants;

tenha -- he; tina-laksa nama -- 300,000 holy names of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

"Haridasa Thakura, the teacher of the holy name, is the most exalted of

all pure devotees. Every day he chants 300,000 holy names of the Lord.

Antya 7.49

TEXT 49

TEXT

namera mahima ami tanra thani sikhilun

tanra prasade namera mahima janilun

SYNONYMS

namera mahima -- the glories of the holy name; ami -- I; tanra thani --

from him; sikhilun -- have learned; tanra prasade -- by his mercy;

namera -- of the holy name; mahima -- the glories; janilun -- I could

understand.

TRANSLATION

"I have learned about the glories of the Lord's holy name from Haridasa

Thakura, and by his mercy I have understood these glories.

Antya 7.52

TEXTS 50–52

TEXT

acaryaratna acaryanidhi pandita-gadadhara

jagadananda, damodara, sankara, vakresvara

kasisvara, mukunda, vasudeva, murari

ara yata bhakta-gana gaude avatari'

krsna-nama-prema kaila jagate pracara

inha sabara sange krsna-bhakti ye amara"

SYNONYMS

acaryaratna -- Acaryaratna; acaryanidhi -- Acaryanidhi; pandita-

gadadhara -- Gadadhara Pandita; jagadananda -- Jagadananda; damodara --

Damodara; sankara -- Sankara; vakresvara -- Vakresvara; kasisvara --

Kasisvara; mukunda -- Mukunda; vasudeva -- Vasudeva; murari -- Murari;

ara -- and; yata -- as many as; bhakta-gana -- devotees; gaude -- in

Bengal; avatari' -- having descended; krsna-nama -- the holy name of

Lord Krsna; prema -- ecstatic love of Krsna; kaila -- did; jagate -- all

over the world; pracara -- preaching; inha sabara -- of all of them;

sange -- by association; krsna-bhakti -- devotional service to Krsna; ye

-- which; amara -- My.

TRANSLATION

"Acaryaratna, Acaryanidhi, Gadadhara Pandita, Jagadananda, Damodara,

Sankara, Vakresvara, Kasisvara, Mukunda, Vasudeva, Murari and many other

devotees have descended in Bengal to preach to everyone the glories of

the holy name of Krsna and the value of love for Him. I have learned

from them the meaning of devotional service to Krsna."

Antya 7.53

TEXT 53

TEXT

bhattera hrdaye drdha abhimana jani'

bhangi kari' mahaprabhu kahe eta vani

SYNONYMS

bhattera hrdaye -- in the heart of Vallabha Bhatta; drdha -- fixed;

abhimana -- pride; jani' -- understanding; bhangi kari' -- making a hint;

mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahe -- spoke; eta vani -- these

words.

TRANSLATION

Knowing that Vallabha Bhatta's heart was full of pride, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu spoke these words, hinting at how one can learn about

devotional service.

PURPORT

Vallabha Bhatta was greatly proud of his knowledge in devotional service,

and therefore he wanted to speak about Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

without understanding the Lord's position. The Lord therefore hinted in

many ways that if Vallabha Bhatta wanted to know what devotional service

actually is, he would have to learn from all the devotees He mentioned,

beginning with Advaita Acarya, Lord Nityananda, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya

and Ramananda Raya. As Svarupa Damodara has said, if one wants to learn

the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam, one must take lessons from a realized

soul. One should not proudly think that one can understand the

transcendental loving service of the Lord simply by reading books. One

must become a servant of a Vaisnava. As Narottama dasa Thakura has

confirmed, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara peyeche keba: one cannot be in

a transcendental position unless one very faithfully serves a pure

Vaisnava. One must accept a Vaisnava guru (adau gurv-asrayam), and then

by questions and answers one should gradually learn what pure devotional

service to Krsna is. That is called the parampara system.

Antya 7.54

TEXT 54

TEXT

"ami se ‘vaisnava', -- bhakti-siddhanta saba jani

ami se bhagavata-artha uttama vakhani"

SYNONYMS

ami -- I; se -- that; vaisnava -- Vaisnava; bhakti-siddhanta --

conclusions of devotional service; saba -- all; jani -- I know; ami -- I;

se -- that; bhagavata-artha -- meaning of the Bhagavatam; uttama --

very well; vakhani -- can explain.

TRANSLATION

[Vallabha Bhatta was thinking:] "I am a great Vaisnava. Having learned

all the conclusions of Vaisnava philosophy, I can understand the meaning

of Srimad-Bhagavatam and explain it very well."

Antya 7.55

TEXT 55

TEXT

bhattera manete ei chila dirgha garva

prabhura vacana suni' se ha-ila kharva

SYNONYMS

bhattera manete -- in the mind of Vallabha Bhatta; ei -- this; chila --

was existing; dirgha -- for a long time; garva -- pride; prabhura -- of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vacana -- the words; suni' -- by hearing; se --

that; ha-ila -- was; kharva -- cut down.

TRANSLATION

Such pride had existed for a long time within the mind of Vallabha

Bhatta, but as he heard the preaching of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, his

pride was cut down.

Antya 7.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

prabhura mukhe vaisnavata suniya sabara

bhattera iccha haila tan-sabare dekhibara

SYNONYMS

prabhura mukhe -- from the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vaisnavata -

- the standard of Vaisnavism; suniya sabara -- hearing of all the

devotees; bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; iccha -- desire; haila -- was;

tan-sabare -- all of them; dekhibara -- to see.

TRANSLATION

When Vallabha Bhatta heard from the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

about the pure Vaisnavism of all these devotees, he immediately desired

to see them.

Antya 7.57

TEXT 57

TEXT

bhatta kahe, -- "e saba vaisnava rahe kon sthane?

kon prakare paimu ihan-sabara darsane?

SYNONYMS

bhatta kahe -- Vallabha Bhatta said; e saba vaisnava -- all these

Vaisnavas; rahe -- live; kon sthane -- where; kon prakare -- how; paimu -

- shall I attain; ihan-sabara darsane -- seeing all these Vaisnavas.

TRANSLATION

Vallabha Bhatta said, "Where do all these Vaisnavas live, and how can I

see them?"

Antya 7.58

TEXT 58

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- "keha gaude, keha desantare

saba asiyache ratha-yatra dekhibare

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; keha gaude -- some in

Bengal; keha -- some; desa-antare -- in other states; saba -- all;

asiyache -- have come; ratha-yatra dekhibare -- to see the car festival

of Lord Jagannatha.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Although some of them live in Bengal

and some in other states, they have all come here to see the Ratha-yatra

festival.

Antya 7.59

TEXT 59

TEXT

ihani rahena sabe, vasa -- nana-sthane

ihani paiba tumi sabara darsane"

SYNONYMS

ihani -- here; rahena sabe -- all of them are living; vasa -- their

residential places; nana-sthane -- in various quarters; ihani -- here;

paiba -- will get; tumi -- you; sabara darsane -- everyone's audience.

TRANSLATION

"At present they are all living here. Their residences are in various

quarters. Here you will get the audience of them all."

Antya 7.60

TEXT 60

TEXT

tabe bhatta kahe bahu vinaya vacana

bahu dainya kari' prabhure kaila nimantrana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; bhatta kahe -- Vallabha Bhatta said; bahu -- very;

vinaya -- humble; vacana -- words; bahu dainya kari' -- in all humility;

prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila nimantrana -- invited to dine.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, with great submission and humility, Vallabha Bhatta invited

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to dine at his home.

Antya 7.61

TEXT 61

TEXT

ara dina saba vaisnava prabhu-sthane aila

saba-sane mahaprabhu bhatte milaila

SYNONYMS

ara dina -- the next day; saba vaisnava -- all the Vaisnavas; prabhu-

sthane -- to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; saba-

sane -- with all of them; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhatte

milaila -- introduced Vallabha Bhatta.

TRANSLATION

The next day, when all the Vaisnavas came to the abode of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, the Lord introduced Vallabha Bhatta to them all.

Antya 7.62

TEXT 62

TEXT

'vaisnave'ra teja dekhi' bhattera camatkara

tan-sabara age bhatta -- khadyota-akara

SYNONYMS

vaisnavera -- of the Vaisnavas; teja -- the brilliance; dekhi' -- seeing;

bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; camatkara -- surprise; tan-sabara -- of

all of them; age -- in front; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; khadyota-akara -

- like a glowworm.

TRANSLATION

He was surprised to see the brilliance of their faces. Indeed, among

them Vallabha Bhatta seemed just like a glowworm.

Antya 7.63

TEXT 63

TEXT

tabe bhatta bahu maha-prasada anaila

gana-saha mahaprabhure bhojana karaila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- at that time; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; bahu -- much; maha-

prasada -- Lord Jagannatha's remnants; anaila -- brought in; gana-saha

mahaprabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with His associates; bhojana

karaila -- he fed.

TRANSLATION

Then Vallabha Bhatta brought in a great quantity of Lord Jagannatha's

maha-prasadam and sumptuously fed Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His

associates.

Antya 7.64

TEXT 64

TEXT

paramananda puri-sange sannyasira gana

eka-dike vaise saba karite bhojana

SYNONYMS

paramananda puri-sange -- with Paramananda Puri; sannyasira gana -- all

the sannyasi associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; eka-dike -- on one

side; vaise -- sat down; saba -- all; karite bhojana -- to accept the

prasadam.

TRANSLATION

All the sannyasi associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, headed by

Paramananda Puri, sat on one side and thus partook of the prasadam.

Antya 7.65

TEXT 65

TEXT

advaita, nityananda-raya -- parsve dui-jana

madhye mahaprabhu vasila, age-pache bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

advaita -- Advaita Acarya; nityananda-raya -- Lord Nityananda; parsve --

on the sides; dui-jana -- two personalities; madhye -- in the middle;

mahaprabhu vasila -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down; age -- in front;

pache -- behind; bhakta-gana -- all the devotees.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat in the midst of the devotees. Advaita Acarya

and Lord Nityananda each sat on one side of the Lord. The other devotees

sat in front of the Lord and behind Him.

Antya 7.66

TEXT 66

TEXT

gaudera bhakta yata kahite na pari

angane vasila saba hana sari sari

SYNONYMS

gaudera -- of Bengal; bhakta yata -- all the devotees; kahite -- to

mention; na pari -- I am unable; angane -- in the courtyard; vasila --

sat down; saba -- all; hana -- being; sari sari -- in lines.

TRANSLATION

The devotees from Bengal, whom I am unable to count, all sat down in

lines in the courtyard.

Antya 7.67

TEXT 67

TEXT

prabhura bhakta-gana dekhi' bhattera camatkara

pratyeke sabara pade kaila namaskara

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-gana -- devotees; dekhi' -

- seeing; bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; camatkara -- surprise; prati-

eke -- unto each and every one; sabara -- of all; pade -- at the lotus

feet; kaila namaskara -- he offered obeisances.

TRANSLATION

When Vallabha Bhatta saw all the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he

was greatly surprised, and in devotion he offered his obeisances at the

lotus feet of each and every one of them.

Antya 7.68

TEXT 68

TEXT

svarupa, jagadananda, kasisvara, sankara

parivesana kare, ara raghava, damodara

SYNONYMS

svarupa -- Svarupa; jagadananda -- Jagadananda; kasisvara -- Kasisvara;

sankara -- Sankara; parivesana kare -- distribute; ara -- and; raghava

damodara -- Raghava and Damodara.

TRANSLATION

Svarupa Damodara, Jagadananda, Kasisvara and Sankara, along with Raghava

and Damodara Pandita, took charge of distributing the prasadam.

Antya 7.69

TEXT 69

TEXT

maha-prasada vallabha-bhatta bahu anaila

prabhu-saha sannyasi-gana bhojane vasila

SYNONYMS

maha-prasada -- food offered to Sri Jagannatha; vallabha-bhatta --

Vallabha Bhatta; bahu -- a large quantity; anaila -- had brought; prabhu-

saha -- with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sannyasi-gana -- all the sannyasis;

bhojane vasila -- sat down to accept the prasadam.

TRANSLATION

Vallabha Bhatta had brought a large quantity of maha-prasadam offered to

Lord Jagannatha. Thus all the sannyasis sat down to eat with Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 7.70

TEXT 70

TEXT

prasada paya vaisnava-gana bale, ‘hari' ‘hari'

hari hari dhvani uthe saba brahmanda bhari'

SYNONYMS

prasada -- the prasadam; paya -- accept; vaisnava-gana -- all the

Vaisnavas; bale -- chant; hari hari -- "Hari, Hari"; hari hari dhvani --

the vibration of Hari, Hari; uthe -- rises; saba brahmanda -- the entire

universe; bhari' -- filling.

TRANSLATION

Accepting the prasadam, all the Vaisnavas chanted the holy names "Hari!

Hari!" The rising vibration of the holy name of Hari filled the entire

universe.

Antya 7.71

TEXT 71

TEXT

mala, candana, guvaka, pana aneka anila

saba' puja kari' bhatta anandita haila

SYNONYMS

mala -- garlands; candana -- sandalwood pulp; guvaka -- spices; pana --

betel; aneka -- much; anila -- brought; saba' puja kari' -- worshiping

all the Vaisnavas; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; anandita haila -- became

very happy.

TRANSLATION

When all the Vaisnavas had finished eating, Vallabha Bhatta brought a

large quantity of garlands, sandalwood pulp, spices and betel. He

worshiped the devotees very respectfully and became extremely happy.

Antya 7.72

TEXT 72

TEXT

ratha-yatra-dine prabhu kirtana arambhila

purvavat sata sampradaya prthak karila

SYNONYMS

ratha-yatra-dine -- on the day of the car festival; prabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kirtana arambhila -- began the congregational

chanting; purva-vat -- as previously; sata sampradaya -- in seven groups;

prthak karila -- He divided.

TRANSLATION

On the day of the car festival, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began the

congregational chanting. As He had done previously, He divided all the

devotees into seven groups.

Antya 7.73–74

TEXTS 73–74

TEXT

advaita, nityananda, haridasa, vakresvara

srivasa, raghava, pandita-gadadhara

sata jana sata-thani karena nartana

'hari-bola' bali' prabhu karena bhramana

SYNONYMS

advaita -- Advaita Acarya; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; haridasa --

Thakura Haridasa; vakresvara -- Vakresvara; srivasa -- Srivasa Thakura;

raghava -- Raghava; pandita-gadadhara -- Gadadhara Pandita; sata jana --

seven persons; sata-thani -- in seven groups; karena nartana -- dance;

hari-bola bali' -- uttering "Haribol"; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

karena bhramana -- wanders.

TRANSLATION

Seven devotees -- Advaita, Nityananda, Haridasa Thakura, Vakresvara,

Srivasa Thakura, Raghava Pandita and Gadadhara Pandita -- formed seven

groups and began dancing. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, chanting "Haribol!"

wandered from one group to another.

Antya 7.75

TEXT 75

TEXT

caudda madala baje ucca sankirtana

eka eka nartakera preme bhasila bhuvana

SYNONYMS

caudda madala -- fourteen mrdangas; baje -- were being played; ucca

sankirtana -- loud congregational chanting; eka eka -- of each group;

nartakera -- of the dancer; preme -- in ecstatic love; bhasila bhuvana --

inundated the entire world.

TRANSLATION

Fourteen mrdangas resounded with the loud congregational chanting, and

in each group was a dancer whose dance of ecstatic love inundated the

entire world.

Antya 7.76

TEXT 76

TEXT

dekhi' vallabha-bhattera haila camatkara

anande vihvala nahi apana-sambhala

SYNONYMS

dekhi' -- seeing; vallabha-bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; haila

camatkara -- was astonishment; anande vihvala -- overwhelmed by

transcendental happiness; nahi -- there was not; apana-sambhala --

keeping his normal position.

TRANSLATION

Seeing all this, Vallabha Bhatta was completely astonished. He was

overwhelmed by transcendental bliss and lost himself.

Antya 7.77

TEXT 77

TEXT

tabe mahaprabhu sabara nrtya rakhila

purvavat apane nrtya karite lagila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sabara -- of

all of them; nrtya rakhila -- stopped the dancing; purvavat -- as

previously; apane -- personally; nrtya -- dancing; karite lagila --

began to perform.

TRANSLATION

Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stopped the dancing of the others, and as

He had done previously, He personally began to dance.

Antya 7.78

TEXT 78

TEXT

prabhura saundarya dekhi ara premodaya

'ei ta' saksat krsna' bhattera ha-ila niscaya

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saundarya -- the beauty; dekhi --

seeing; ara -- also; prema-udaya -- arousing of ecstatic love; ei --

this; ta' -- certainly; saksat -- directly; krsna -- Lord Krsna;

bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; ha-ila -- was; niscaya -- certainty.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the beauty of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the awakening of His

ecstatic love, Vallabha Bhatta concluded, "Here is Lord Krsna, without a

doubt."

Antya 7.79

TEXT 79

TEXT

eta mata ratha-yatra sakale dekhila

prabhura caritre bhattera camatkara haila

SYNONYMS

eta mata -- in this way; ratha-yatra -- the car festival; sakale -- all;

dekhila -- saw; prabhura caritre -- by the character of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; camatkara haila -- there was

astonishment.

TRANSLATION

Thus Vallabha Bhatta witnessed the car festival. He was simply

astonished by the characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 7.80

TEXT 80

TEXT

yatranantare bhatta yai mahaprabhu-sthane

prabhu-carane kichu kaila nivedane

SYNONYMS

yatra-anantare -- after the Ratha-yatra; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; yai -

- going; mahaprabhu-sthane -- to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

prabhu-carane -- at the lotus feet of the Lord; kichu -- some; kaila --

made; nivedane -- submission.

TRANSLATION

One day, after the festival was over, Vallabha Bhatta went to the abode

of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and submitted a request at the lotus feet of

the Lord.

Antya 7.81

TEXT 81

TEXT

"bhagavatera tika kichu kariyachi likhana

apane mahaprabhu yadi karena sravana"

SYNONYMS

bhagavatera -- on Srimad-Bhagavatam; tika -- commentary; kichu -- some;

kariyachi likhana -- I have written; apane -- You; mahaprabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi -- if; karena sravana -- would hear.

TRANSLATION

"I have written some commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam," he said. "Would

Your Lordship kindly hear it?"

Antya 7.82

TEXT 82

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- "bhagavatartha bujhite na pari

bhagavatartha sunite ami nahi adhikari

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; bhagavata-artha -- the

meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam; bujhite na pari -- I cannot understand;

bhagavata-artha -- the purport of Srimad-Bhagavatam; sunite -- to hear;

ami nahi adhikari -- I am not the proper person.

TRANSLATION

The Lord replied, "I do not understand the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam.

Indeed, I am not a suitable person to hear its meaning.

Antya 7.83

TEXT 83

TEXT

vasi' krsna-nama matra kariye grahane

sankhya-nama purna mora nahe ratri-dine

SYNONYMS

vasi' -- sitting; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; matra --

simply; kariye grahane -- I chant; sankhya-nama -- a fixed number of

rounds; purna -- complete; mora -- My; nahe -- is not; ratri-dine --

throughout the entire day and night.

TRANSLATION

"I simply sit and try to chant the holy name of Krsna, and although I

chant all day and night, I nevertheless cannot complete the chanting of

My prescribed number of rounds."

Antya 7.84

TEXT 84

TEXT

bhatta kahe, "krsna-namera artha-vyakhyane

vistara kairachi, taha karaha sravane"

SYNONYMS

bhatta kahe -- Vallabha Bhatta said; krsna-namera -- of the holy name of

Krsna; artha-vyakhyane -- description of the meaning; vistara -- very

elaborately; kairachi -- I have made; taha -- that; karaha sravane --

kindly hear.

TRANSLATION

Vallabha Bhatta said, "I have tried to describe elaborately the meaning

of Krsna's holy name. Kindly hear the explanation."

Antya 7.85

TEXT 85

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- "krsna-namera bahu artha na mani

'syama-sundara' ‘yasoda-nandana,' -- ei-matra jani

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; krsna-namera -- of

the holy name of Krsna; bahu artha -- many meanings; na mani -- I do not

accept; syama-sundara -- Syamasundara; yasoda-nandana -- Yasodanandana;

ei-matra -- only this; jani -- I know.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "I do not accept many different

meanings for the holy name of Krsna. I know only that Lord Krsna is

Syamasundara and Yasodanandana. That's all I know.

Antya 7.86

TEXT 86

TEXT

tamala-syamala-tvisi

sri-yasoda-stanan-dhaye

krsna-namno rudhir iti

sarva-sastra-vinirnayah

SYNONYMS

tamala-syamala-tvisi -- whose complexion is dark blue, resembling a

tamala tree; sri-yasoda-stanam-dhaye -- sucking the breast of mother

Yasoda; krsna-namnah -- of the name Krsna; rudhih -- the chief meaning;

iti -- thus; sarva-sastra -- of all revealed scriptures; vinirnayah --

the conclusion.

TRANSLATION

"The only purport of the holy name of Krsna is that He is dark blue like

a tamala tree and is the son of mother Yasoda. This is the conclusion of

all the revealed scriptures.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Nama-kaumudi

Antya 7.87

TEXT 87

TEXT

ei artha ami matra janiye nirdhara

ara sarva-arthe mora nahi adhikara"

SYNONYMS

ei artha -- this meaning; ami -- I; matra -- only; janiye -- know;

nirdhara -- conclusion; ara -- other; sarva -- all; arthe -- meanings;

mora -- My; nahi -- is not; adhikara -- capacity to understand.

TRANSLATION

"I conclusively know these two names, Syamasundara and Yasodanandana. I

do not understand any other meanings, nor have I the capacity to

understand them."

Antya 7.88

TEXT 88

TEXT

phalgu-praya bhattera namadi saba-vyakhya

sarvajna prabhu jani' tare karena upeksa

SYNONYMS

phalgu-praya -- generally useless; bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; nama-

adi -- the holy name and so on; saba -- all; vyakhya -- explanations;

sarva-jna -- omniscient; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jani' --

knowing; tare -- him; karena upeksa -- neglects.

TRANSLATION

Being omniscient, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu could understand that

Vallabha Bhatta's explanations of Krsna's name and Srimad-Bhagavatam

were useless. Therefore He did not care about them.

Antya 7.89

TEXT 89

TEXT

vimana hana bhatta gela nija-ghara

prabhu-visaye bhakti kichu ha-ila antara

SYNONYMS

vimana hana -- feeling morose; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; gela -- went;

nija-ghara -- to his home; prabhu-visaye -- unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

bhakti -- devotion; kichu -- somewhat; ha-ila -- became; antara --

different.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu rigidly declined to hear his explanations,

Vallabha Bhatta went home feeling morose. His faith in the Lord and

devotion to Him changed.

Antya 7.90

TEXT 90

TEXT

tabe bhatta gela pandita-gosanira thani

nana mate priti kari' kare asa-yai

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; gela -- went; pandita-

gosanira thani -- to Gadadhara Pandita Gosani; nana mate -- in various

ways; priti kari' -- showing affection; kare asa-yai -- comes and goes.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, Vallabha Bhatta went to the home of Gadadhara Pandita. He

kept coming and going, showing affection in various ways, and thus

maintained a relationship with him.

Antya 7.91

TEXT 91

TEXT

prabhura upeksaya saba nilacalera jana

bhattera vyakhyana kichu na kare sravana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; upeksaya -- because of neglect;

saba -- all; nilacalera jana -- people in Jagannatha Puri; bhattera

vyakhyana -- explanation of Vallabha Bhatta; kichu -- any; na kare

sravana -- do not hear.

TRANSLATION

Because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not take Vallabha Bhatta very

seriously, none of the people in Jagannatha Puri would hear any of his

explanations.

Antya 7.92

TEXT 92

TEXT

lajjita haila bhatta, haila apamane

duhkhita hana gela panditera sthane

SYNONYMS

lajjita -- ashamed; haila -- became; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; haila

apamane -- felt insulted; duhkhita hana -- being unhappy; gela -- went;

panditera sthane -- to Gadadhara Pandita.

TRANSLATION

Ashamed, insulted and unhappy, Vallabha Bhatta went to Gadadhara Pandita.

Antya 7.93

TEXT 93

TEXT

dainya kari' kahe, -- "nilun tomara sarana

tumi krpa kari' rakha amara jivana

SYNONYMS

dainya kari' -- with great humility; kahe -- said; nilun -- I have taken;

tomara sarana -- shelter of you; tumi -- you; krpa kari' -- being

merciful; rakha -- keep; amara jivana -- my life.

TRANSLATION

Approaching him with great humility, Vallabha Bhatta said, "I have taken

shelter of you, my dear sir. Kindly be merciful to me and save my life.

Antya 7.94

TEXT 94

TEXT

krsna-nama-vyakhya yadi karaha sravana

tabe mora lajja-panka haya praksalana"

SYNONYMS

krsna-nama -- of the name of Lord Krsna; vyakhya -- explanation; yadi --

if; karaha sravana -- you hear; tabe -- then; mora -- my; lajja-panka --

the mud of shame; haya -- there is; praksalana -- washing.

TRANSLATION

"Please hear my explanation of the meaning of Lord Krsna's name. In that

way the mud of the shame that has come upon me will be washed off."

Antya 7.95

TEXT 95

TEXT

sankate padila pandita, karaye samsaya

ki karibena, -- eko, karite na pare niscaya

SYNONYMS

sankate -- into a dilemma; padila pandita -- Pandita Gosani fell; karaye

samsaya -- felt doubts; ki karibena -- what he will do; eko -- alone;

karite na pare niscaya -- cannot make a decision.

TRANSLATION

Thus Pandita Gosani fell into a dilemma. He was in such doubt that he

could not decide alone what to do.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not take Vallabha Bhatta very seriously.

Therefore Pandita Gosani, or Gadadhara Gosani, fell into perplexity.

What would be his position if he heard Vallabha Bhatta's explanation of

Sri Krsna's name? Certainly Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would be displeased.

Therefore Gadadhara Pandita Gosani could not make a decision.

Antya 7.96

TEXT 96

TEXT

yadyapi pandita ara na kaila angikara

bhatta yai' tabu pade kari' balatkara

SYNONYMS

yadyapi -- although; pandita -- Gadadhara Pandita; ara -- also; na kaila

angikara -- did not accept; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; yai' -- going;

tabu -- still; pade -- reads; kari' balatkara -- forcibly.

TRANSLATION

Although Gadadhara Pandita Gosani did not want to hear it, Vallabha

Bhatta began to read his explanation with great force.

Antya 7.97

TEXT 97

TEXT

abhijatye pandita karite nare nisedhana

"e sankate rakha, krsna la-ilana sarana

SYNONYMS

abhijatye -- because of his aristocracy; pandita -- Gadadhara Pandita;

karite nare nisedhana -- could not forbid; e sankate -- in this danger;

rakha -- please protect; krsna -- O Lord Krsna; la-ilana -- I have taken;

sarana -- shelter.

TRANSLATION

Because Vallabha Bhatta was a learned brahmana, Gadadhara Pandita could

not forbid him. Thus he began to think of Lord Krsna. "My dear Lord

Krsna," he requested, "please protect me in this danger. I have taken

shelter of You.

Antya 7.98

TEXT 98

TEXT

antaryami prabhu janibena mora mana

tanre bhaya nahi kichu, ‘visama' tanra gana"

SYNONYMS

antaryami -- existing in everyone's heart; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; janibena -- will know; mora mana -- my mind; tanre -- of Him;

bhaya -- fear; nahi -- there is not; kichu -- any; visama -- very

critical; tanra gana -- His associates.

TRANSLATION

"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is present in everyone's heart, and He will

certainly know my mind. Therefore I do not fear Him. His associates,

however, are extremely critical."

PURPORT

As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu exists in

everyone's heart. Therefore He would know the circumstances under which

Pandita Gosani agreed to hear Vallabha Bhatta's explanations, and

certainly He would not be angry. However, the Vaisnavas who were always

with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu might not understand Gadadhara Pandita's

inner consciousness, and they might accuse him of having compromised

with Vallabha Bhatta, despite his having been neglected by Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Gadadhara Pandita Gosani was seriously thinking in this way.

Antya 7.99

TEXT 99

TEXT

yadyapi vicare panditera nahi kichu dosa

tathapi prabhura gana tanre kare pranaya-rosa

SYNONYMS

yadyapi -- although; vicare -- conclusively; panditera -- of Gadadhara

Pandita; nahi kichu dosa -- there was no fault; tathapi -- still;

prabhura gana -- associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto

him; kare pranaya-rosa -- showed affectionate anger.

TRANSLATION

Although Gadadhara Pandita Gosani was not in the least at fault, some of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's devotees showed affectionate anger toward him.

Antya 7.100

TEXT 100

TEXT

pratyaha vallabha-bhatta aise prabhu-sthane

'udgrahadi' praya kare acaryadi-sane

SYNONYMS

prati-aha -- daily; vallabha-bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; aise -- comes;

prabhu-sthane -- to the place of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; udgraha-

adi praya -- unnecessary argument; kare -- does; acarya-adi-sane -- with

Advaita Acarya and others.

TRANSLATION

Every day, Vallabha Bhatta would come to the place of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu to engage in unnecessary arguments with Advaita Acarya and

other great personalities, such as Svarupa Damodara.

Antya 7.101

TEXT 101

TEXT

yei kichu kare bhatta ‘siddhanta' sthapana

sunitei acarya taha karena khandana

SYNONYMS

yei -- whatever; kichu -- any; kare -- does; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta;

siddhanta -- conclusion; sthapana -- establishing; sunitei -- hearing;

acarya -- Advaita Acarya; taha -- that; karena khandana -- refuted.

TRANSLATION

Whatever conclusions Vallabha Bhatta eagerly presented were refuted by

personalities like Advaita Acarya.

Antya 7.102

TEXT 102

TEXT

acaryadi-age bhatta yabe yabe yaya

rajahamsa-madhye yena rahe baka-praya

SYNONYMS

acarya-adi-age -- in front of Advaita Acarya and others; bhatta --

Vallabha Bhatta; yabe yabe -- whenever; yaya -- goes; raja-hamsa-madhye -

- in a society of white swans; yena -- as; rahe -- remained; baka-praya -

- like a duck.

TRANSLATION

Whenever Vallabha Bhatta entered the society of devotees, headed by

Advaita Acarya, he was like a duck in a society of white swans.

Antya 7.103

TEXT 103

TEXT

eka-dina bhatta puchila acaryere

"jiva-‘prakrti' ‘pati' kari' manaye krsnere

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; puchila acaryere --

inquired from Advaita Acarya; jiva -- the living entity; prakrti --

female; pati -- husband; kari' -- as; manaye krsnere -- accepts Krsna.

TRANSLATION

One day Vallabha Bhatta said to Advaita Acarya, "Every living entity is

female [prakrti] and considers Krsna her husband [pati].

Antya 7.104

TEXT 104

TEXT

pati-vrata hana patira nama nahi laya

tomara krsna-nama laha, -- kon dharma haya?"

SYNONYMS

pati-vrata -- devoted to the husband; hana -- being; patira -- of the

husband; nama -- name; nahi laya -- does not utter; tomara -- all of you;

krsna-nama-laha -- chant the name of Krsna; kon -- what; dharma --

religious principle; haya -- is it.

TRANSLATION

"It is the duty of a chaste wife, devoted to her husband, not to utter

her husband's name, but all of you chant the name of Krsna. How can this

be called a religious principle?"

Antya 7.105

TEXT 105

TEXT

acarya kahe, -- "age tomara ‘dharma' murtiman

inhare puchaha, inha karibena ihara samadhana

SYNONYMS

acarya kahe -- Advaita Acarya said; age -- in front; tomara -- of you;

dharma -- religious principles; murtiman -- personified; inhare puchaha -

- ask Him; inha -- He; karibena -- will make; ihara -- of this;

samadhana -- solution.

TRANSLATION

Advaita Acarya responded, "In front of you is Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, the personification of religious principles. You should ask

Him, for He will give you the proper answer."

Antya 7.106

TEXT 106

TEXT

suni' prabhu kahena, -- "tumi na jana dharma-marma

svami-ajna pale, -- ei pati-vrata-dharma

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; prabhu kahena -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tumi --

you; na jana -- do not know; dharma-marma -- real religious principles;

svami -- of the husband; ajna -- order; pale -- obeys; ei -- this; pati-

vrata-dharma -- the religious principle of a chaste woman.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My dear Vallabha

Bhatta, you do not know religious principles. Actually, the first duty

of a chaste woman is to carry out the order of her husband.

Antya 7.107

TEXT 107

TEXT

patira ajna, -- nirantara tanra nama la-ite

patira ajna pati-vrata na pare langhite

SYNONYMS

patira ajna -- the husband's order; nirantara -- always; tanra -- His;

nama -- name; la-ite -- to chant; patira ajna -- the order of the

husband; pati-vrata -- a chaste, devoted wife; na pare langhite --

cannot deny.

TRANSLATION

"The order of Krsna is to chant His name incessantly. Therefore one who

is chaste and adherent to the husband Krsna must chant the Lord's name,

for she cannot deny the husband's order.

Antya 7.108

TEXT 108

TEXT

ataeva nama laya, namera ‘phala' paya

namera phale krsna-pade ‘prema' upajaya"

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; nama laya -- chants the holy name; namera -- of the

name; phala -- result; paya -- gets; namera phale -- as a result of

chanting the holy name; krsna-pade -- at the lotus feet of Krsna; prema -

- ecstatic love; upajaya -- develops.

TRANSLATION

"Following this religious principle, a pure devotee of Lord Krsna always

chants the holy name. As a result of this, he gets the fruit of ecstatic

love for Krsna."

Antya 7.109

TEXT 109

TEXT

suniya vallabha-bhatta haila nirvacana

ghare yai' mane duhkhe karena cintana

SYNONYMS

suniya -- hearing; vallabha-bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; haila -- became;

nirvacana -- speechless; ghare yai' -- returning home; mane -- in the

mind; duhkhe -- unhappy; karena cintana -- began to consider.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, Vallabha Bhatta was speechless. He returned home greatly

unhappy and began to consider thus.

Antya 7.110–111

TEXTS 110–111

TEXT

"nitya amara ei sabhaya haya kaksa-pata

eka-dina upare yadi haya mora bat

tabe sukha haya, ara saba lajja yaya

sva-vacana sthapite ami ki kari upaya?"

SYNONYMS

nitya -- daily; amara -- my; ei -- this; sabhaya -- in the assembly;

haya -- there is; kaksa-pata -- defeat; eka-dina -- one day; upare -- on

top; yadi -- if; haya -- are; mora -- my; bat -- words; tabe -- then;

sukha -- happiness; haya -- is; ara -- and; saba -- all; lajja -- shame;

yaya -- goes; sva-vacana -- my statement; sthapite -- to establish; ami -

- I; ki -- what; kari -- shall adopt; upaya -- means.

TRANSLATION

"Every day I am defeated in this assembly. If by chance I am one day

victorious, that will be a great source of happiness for me, and all my

shame will go away. But what means shall I adopt to establish my

statements?"

Antya 7.112

TEXT 112

TEXT

ara dina asi' vasila prabhure namaskari'

sabhate kahena kichu mane garva kari'

SYNONYMS

ara dina -- the next day; asi' -- coming; vasila -- sat down; prabhure

namaskari' -- offering obeisances to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

sabhate -- in the assembly; kahena -- he said; kichu -- something; mane -

- within the mind; garva kari' -- being proud.

TRANSLATION

The next day when he came to the assembly of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he

sat down after offering obeisances to the Lord and said something with

great pride.

Antya 7.113

TEXT 113

TEXT

"bhagavate svamira vyakhyana kairachi khandana

la-ite na pari tanra vyakhyana-vacana

SYNONYMS

bhagavate -- in my commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam; svamira -- of

Sridhara Svami; vyakhyana -- explanation; kairachi khandana -- I have

refuted; la-ite na pari -- I cannot accept; tanra -- his; vyakhyana-

vacana -- words of explanation.

TRANSLATION

"In my commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam," he said, "I have refuted the

explanations of Sridhara Svami. I cannot accept his explanations.

Antya 7.114

TEXT 114

TEXT

sei vyakhya karena yahan yei pade ani'

eka-vakyata nahi, tate ‘svami' nahi mani"

SYNONYMS

sei -- he; vyakhya karena -- explains; yahan -- wherever; yei --

whatever; pade -- reads; ani' -- accepting; eka-vakyata -- consistency;

nahi -- there is not; tate -- therefore; svami -- Sridhara Svami; nahi

mani -- I cannot accept.

TRANSLATION

"Whatever Sridhara Svami reads he explains according to the

circumstances. Therefore he is inconsistent in his explanations and

cannot be accepted as an authority."

Antya 7.115

TEXT 115

TEXT

prabhu hasi' kahe, -- "svami na mane yei jana

vesyara bhitare tare kariye ganana"

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasi' -- smiling; kahe -- said; svami

-- husband; na mane -- does not accept; yei jana -- anyone who; vesyara

bhitare -- among the prostitutes; tare -- him; kariye ganana -- I count.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu smilingly replied, "One who does not accept the

svami [husband] as an authority I consider a prostitute."

Antya 7.116

TEXT 116

TEXT

eta kahi' mahaprabhu mauna dharila

suniya sabara mane santosa ha-ila

SYNONYMS

eta kahi' -- saying this; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mauna

dharila -- became very grave; suniya -- hearing; sabara -- of all the

devotees; mane -- in the mind; santosa ha-ila -- there was great

satisfaction.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very grave. All the

devotees present derived great satisfaction from hearing this statement.

Antya 7.117

TEXT 117

TEXT

jagatera hita lagi' gaura-avatara

antarera abhimana janena tahara

SYNONYMS

jagatera -- of the entire world; hita lagi' -- for the benefit; gaura-

avatara -- the incarnation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; antarera abhimana

-- internal pride; janena -- understands; tahara -- his.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu descended as an incarnation for the benefit of

the entire world. Thus He knew the mind of Vallabha Bhatta very well.

Antya 7.118

TEXT 118

TEXT

nana avajnane bhatte sodhena bhagavan

krsna yaiche khandilena indrera abhimana

SYNONYMS

nana -- various; avajnane -- by disrespect; bhatte -- Vallabha Bhatta;

sodhena -- purifies; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead;

krsna -- Lord Krsna; yaiche -- as; khandilena -- cuts down; indrera

abhimana -- the pride of Indra.

TRANSLATION

By various hints and refutations, Lord Caitanya, the Supreme Personality

of Godhead, corrected Vallabha Bhatta exactly as Krsna had cut down the

false pride of Indra.

PURPORT

Indra, the King of heaven, was very proud of his position. Therefore

when the residents of Vrndavana decided not to perform the Indra-yajna

but instead to perform the Govardhana-yajna in accordance with the

instructions of Krsna, Indra, because of his false pride, wanted to

chastise the residents of Vrndavana. Thinking himself extremely powerful,

Indra poured incessant rain upon Vrndavana, but Lord Krsna immediately

cut down his pride by lifting Govardhana Hill as an umbrella to save the

residents of Vrndavana. In this way Krsna proved Indra's power most

insignificant in the presence of His own omnipotence.

Antya 7.119

TEXT 119

TEXT

ajna jiva nija-‘hite' ‘ahita' kari' mane

garva curna haile, pache ughade nayane

SYNONYMS

ajna jiva -- the ignorant living entity; nija-hite -- his personal

benefit; ahita kari' mane -- considers a loss; garva curna haile -- when

pride is cut down; pache -- afterward; ughade nayane -- the eyes open.

TRANSLATION

An ignorant living being does not recognize his actual profit. Because

of ignorance and material pride, he sometimes considers profit a loss,

but when his pride is cut down he can actually see his true benefit.

Antya 7.120

TEXT 120

TEXT

ghare asi' ratrye bhatta cintite lagila

"purve prayage more maha-krpa kaila

SYNONYMS

ghare asi' -- coming home; ratrye -- at night; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta;

cintite lagila -- began to think; purve -- previously; prayage -- at

Prayaga; more -- unto me; maha-krpa kaila -- showed great mercy.

TRANSLATION

Returning home that night, Vallabha Bhatta thought, "Previously, at

Prayaga, Lord Caitanya was very kind to me.

Antya 7.121

TEXT 121

TEXT

svagana-sahite mora manila nimantrana

ebe kene prabhura mote phiri' gela mana?

SYNONYMS

sva-gana-sahite -- accompanied by His personal associates; mora -- my;

manila -- accepted; nimantrana -- invitation; ebe -- now; kene -- why;

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mote -- unto me; phiri' gela --

has changed; mana -- mind.

TRANSLATION

"He accepted my invitation with His other devotees, and He was kind to

me. Why has He now changed so much here at Jagannatha Puri?

Antya 7.122

TEXT 122

TEXT

'ami jiti', -- ei garva-sunya ha-uka inhara cita

isvara-svabhava, -- karena sabakara hita

SYNONYMS

ami jiti -- let me become victorious; ei -- this; garva -- pride; sunya -

- devoid of; ha-uka -- let be; inhara cita -- this person's mind; isvara-

svabhava -- the characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;

karena -- He does; sabakara -- of everyone; hita -- benefit.

TRANSLATION

"Being very proud of my learning, I am thinking, ‘Let me become

victorious.' Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, however, is trying to purify me by

nullifying this false pride, for a characteristic of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead is that He acts for everyone's welfare.

Antya 7.123

TEXT 123

TEXT

apana janaite ami kari abhimana

se garva khandaite mora karena apamana

SYNONYMS

apana janaite -- advertising myself; ami -- I; kari abhimana -- am

falsely proud; se garva -- that pride; khandaite -- to cut down; mora

karena apamana -- He insults me.

TRANSLATION

"I am falsely proud, advertising myself as a learned scholar. Therefore

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu insults me just to favor me by cutting down this

false pride.

Antya 7.124

TEXT 124

TEXT

amara ‘hita' karena, -- iho ami mani ‘duhkha'

krsnera upare kaila yena indra maha-murkha"

SYNONYMS

amara -- my; hita -- benefit; karena -- He is doing; iho -- this; ami --

I; mani -- consider; duhkha -- unhappiness; krsnera upare -- upon Krsna;

kaila -- did; yena -- as; indra -- Indra; maha-murkha -- the great fool.

TRANSLATION

"He is actually acting for my benefit, although I interpret His actions

as insults. This is exactly like the incident in which Lord Krsna cut

down Indra, the great, puffed-up fool, to correct him."

Antya 7.125

TEXT 125

TEXT

eta cinti' prate asi' prabhura carane

dainya kari' stuti kari' la-ila sarane

SYNONYMS

eta cinti' -- considering this; prate -- in the morning; asi' -- coming;

prabhura carane -- to the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dainya

kari' -- with great humility; stuti kari' -- offering many prayers; la-

ila sarane -- took shelter.

TRANSLATION

Thinking in this way, Vallabha Bhatta approached Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

the next morning, and in great humility, offering many prayers, he

sought shelter and surrendered at the lotus feet of the Lord.

Antya 7.126

TEXT 126

TEXT

"ami ajna jiva, -- ajnocita karma kailun

tomara age murkha ami panditya prakasilun

SYNONYMS

ami -- I; ajna jiva -- a foolish living being; ajna-ucita -- fit for a

fool; karma -- activity; kailun -- I have done; tomara age -- before You;

murkha -- a fool; ami -- I; panditya prakasilun -- have tried to

demonstrate learning.

TRANSLATION

Vallabha Bhatta admitted, "I am a great fool, and indeed I have acted

like a fool by trying to demonstrate my learning to You.

Antya 7.127

TEXT 127

TEXT

tumi -- isvara, nijocita krpa ye karila

apamana kari' sarva garva khandaila

SYNONYMS

tumi -- You; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nija-ucita --

exactly befitting Your position; krpa -- mercy; ye -- that; karila --

You showed; apamana kari' -- by insulting; sarva -- all; garva -- pride;

khandaila -- You have cut down.

TRANSLATION

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

showed mercy to me in a way just befitting Your position by insulting me

to cut down all my false pride.

Antya 7.128

TEXT 128

TEXT

ami -- ajna, ‘hita'-sthane mani ‘apamane'

indra yena krsnera ninda karila ajnane

SYNONYMS

ami -- I; ajna -- ignorant fool; hita-sthane -- what is for my benefit;

mani -- I consider; apamane -- as an insult; indra -- King Indra; yena --

as; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; ninda -- offense; karila -- did; ajnane --

out of ignorance.

TRANSLATION

"I am an ignorant fool, for I interpret as an insult what is meant for

my benefit. In this way I am just like King Indra, who out of ignorance

tried to surpass Krsna, the Supreme Lord.

Antya 7.129

TEXT 129

TEXT

tomara krpa-anjane ebe garva-andhya gela

tumi eta krpa kaila, -- ebe ‘jnana' haila

SYNONYMS

tomara krpa-anjane -- by the eye ointment of Your mercy; ebe -- now;

garva-andhya -- the blindness of false pride; gela -- has gone; tumi --

You; eta -- such; krpa -- mercy; kaila -- have shown; ebe -- now; jnana -

- knowledge; haila -- has become.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, You have cured the blindness of my false pride by

smearing my eyes with the ointment of Your mercy. You have bestowed so

much mercy upon me that my ignorance is now gone.

Antya 7.130

TEXT 130

TEXT

aparadha kainu, ksama, la-inu sarana

krpa kari' mora mathe dharaha carana"

SYNONYMS

aparadha kainu -- I have committed offenses; ksama -- please excuse; la-

inu sarana -- I have taken shelter; krpa kari' -- being merciful; mora

mathe -- on my head; dharaha carana -- please keep Your lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, I have committed offenses. Please excuse me. I seek

shelter of You. Please be merciful unto me by placing Your lotus feet on

my head."

Antya 7.131

TEXT 131

TEXT

prabhu kahe -- "tumi ‘pandita' ‘maha-bhagavata'

dui-guna yahan, tahan nahi garva-parvata

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tumi -- you; pandita --

very learned scholar; maha-bhagavata -- great devotee; dui-guna -- two

qualities; yahan -- wherever; tahan -- there; nahi -- there cannot be;

garva-parvata -- the mountain of pride.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "You are both a greatly learned

scholar and a great devotee. Wherever there are two such attributes,

there cannot be a mountain of false pride.

Antya 7.132

TEXT 132

TEXT

sridhara-svami nindi' nija-tika kara!

sridhara-svami nahi mana', -- eta ‘garva' dhara!

SYNONYMS

sridhara-svami -- a great commentator on Srimad-Bhagavatam; nindi' --

blaspheming; nija-tika -- your own commentary; kara -- you make;

sridhara-svami -- Sridhara Svami; nahi mana' -- you do not accept; eta --

this; garva -- pride; dhara -- you bear.

TRANSLATION

"You have dared criticize Sridhara Svami, and you have begun your own

commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam, not accepting his authority. That is

your false pride.

Antya 7.133

TEXT 133

TEXT

sridhara-svami-prasade ‘bhagavata' jani

jagad-guru sridhara-svami ‘guru' kari' mani

SYNONYMS

sridhara-svami -- of Sridhara Svami; prasade -- by the mercy; bhagavata

jani -- we can understand Srimad-Bhagavatam; jagat-guru -- the spiritual

master of the entire world; sridhara-svami -- Sridhara Svami; guru kari'

-- as a spiritual master; mani -- I accept.

TRANSLATION

"Sridhara Svami is the spiritual master of the entire world because by

his mercy we can understand Srimad-Bhagavatam. I therefore accept him as

a spiritual master.

Antya 7.134

TEXT 134

TEXT

sridhara-upare garve ye kichu likhibe

'artha-vyasta' likhana sei, loke na manibe

SYNONYMS

sridhara-upare -- above Sridhara Svami; garve -- in false pride; ye

kichu likhibe -- whatever you write; artha-vyasta -- the opposite

meaning; likhana sei -- such writing; loke na manibe -- no one will care

about it.

TRANSLATION

"Whatever you might write due to false pride, trying to surpass Sridhara

Svami, would carry a contrary purport. Therefore no one would pay

attention to it.

PURPORT

Srimad-Bhagavatam has many tikas, or commentaries, following the

parampara system, but Sridhara Svami's is first. The commentaries of all

the other acaryas follow his. The parampara system does not allow one to

deviate from the commentaries of the previous acaryas. By depending upon

the previous acaryas, one can write beautiful commentaries. However, one

cannot defy the previous acaryas. The false pride that makes one think

that he can write better than the previous acaryas will make one's

comments faulty. At the present moment it has become fashionable for

everyone to write in his own way, but such writing is never accepted by

serious devotees. Because of false pride, every scholar and philosopher

wants to exhibit his learning by interpreting the sastras, especially

the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, in his own way. This system of

commenting in one's own way is fully condemned by Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Therefore He says, ‘artha-vyasta' likhana sei. Commentaries

written according to one's own philosophical way are never accepted; no

one will appreciate such commentaries on the revealed scriptures.

Antya 7.135

TEXT 135

TEXT

sridharera anugata ye kare likhana

saba loka manya kari' karibe grahana

SYNONYMS

sridharera -- of Sridhara Svami; anugata -- following in the footsteps;

ye -- anyone who; kare likhana -- writes; saba loka -- everyone; manya

kari' -- with great honor; karibe grahana -- will accept.

TRANSLATION

"One who comments on Srimad-Bhagavatam following in the footsteps of

Sridhara Svami will be honored and accepted by everyone.

Antya 7.136

TEXT 136

TEXT

sridharanugata kara bhagavata-vyakhyana

abhimana chadi' bhaja krsna bhagavan

SYNONYMS

sridhara-anugata -- following in the footsteps of Sridhara Svami; kara --

put forth; bhagavata-vyakhyana -- an explanation of Srimad-Bhagavatam;

abhimana chadi' -- giving up false pride or false conceptions; bhaja --

worship; krsna bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"Put forth your explanation of Srimad-Bhagavatam following in the

footsteps of Sridhara Svami. Giving up your false pride, worship the

Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna.

Antya 7.137

TEXT 137

TEXT

aparadha chadi' kara krsna-sankirtana

acirat pabe tabe krsnera carana"

SYNONYMS

aparadha chadi' -- giving up offenses; kara krsna-sankirtana -- chant

the holy name of the Lord; acirat -- very soon; pabe -- you will get;

tabe -- thereupon; krsnera carana -- shelter at the lotus feet of Lord

Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"Abandoning your offenses, chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the holy

names of the Lord. Then very soon you will achieve shelter at the lotus

feet of Krsna."

Antya 7.138

TEXT 138

TEXT

bhatta kahe, -- "yadi more ha-ila prasanna

eka-dina punah mora mana' nimantrana"

SYNONYMS

bhatta kahe -- Vallabha Bhatta said; yadi -- if; more -- with me; ha-ila

prasanna -- You are pleased; eka-dina -- one day; punah -- again; mora --

my; mana' -- accept; nimantrana -- invitation.

TRANSLATION

Vallabha Bhatta Acarya requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "If You are

actually pleased with me, please accept my invitation once again."

Antya 7.139

TEXT 139

TEXT

prabhu avatirna haila jagat tarite

manilena nimantrana, tare sukha dite

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avatirna haila -- made His advent;

jagat -- the universe; tarite -- to deliver; manilena -- He accepted;

nimantrana -- the invitation; tare -- to him; sukha -- happiness; dite --

to give.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who had descended to deliver the entire

universe, accepted the invitation of Vallabha Bhatta just to give him

happiness.

Antya 7.140

TEXT 140

TEXT

jagatera ‘hita' ha-uka -- ei prabhura mana

danda kari' kare tara hrdaya sodhana

SYNONYMS

jagatera -- of the entire world; hita -- welfare; ha-uka -- let there be;

ei -- this; prabhura mana -- the mind of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; danda

kari' -- punishing; kare -- does; tara -- his; hrdaya -- heart; sodhana -

- purifying.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is always eager to see everyone in the material

world happy. Therefore sometimes He chastises someone just to purify his

heart.

Antya 7.141

TEXT 141

TEXT

svagana-sahita prabhura nimantrana kaila

mahaprabhu tare tabe prasanna ha-ila

SYNONYMS

sva-gana-sahita -- with His associates; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; nimantrana -- invitation; kaila -- made; mahaprabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare -- upon him; tabe -- then; prasanna ha-ila --

became very pleased.

TRANSLATION

When Vallabha Bhatta invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates,

the Lord was very pleased with him.

Antya 7.142

TEXT 142

TEXT

jagadananda-panditera suddha gadha bhava

satyabhama-praya prema ‘vamya-svabhava'

SYNONYMS

jagadananda-panditera -- of Jagadananda Pandita; suddha -- pure; gadha --

deep; bhava -- ecstatic love; satyabhama-praya -- like Satyabhama;

prema -- his love for the Lord; vamya-svabhava -- quarrelsome nature.

TRANSLATION

Jagadananda Pandita's pure ecstatic love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was

very deep. It can be compared to the love of Satyabhama, who always

quarreled with Lord Krsna.

Antya 7.143

TEXT 143

TEXT

bara-bara pranaya kalaha kare prabhu-sane

anyo-‘nye khatmati cale dui-jane

SYNONYMS

bara-bara -- again and again; pranaya -- loving; kalaha -- quarrel; kare

-- makes; prabhu-sane -- with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; anyo-‘nye --

mutual; khatmati -- picking a quarrel; cale -- goes on; dui-jane --

between the two.

TRANSLATION

Jagadananda Pandita was accustomed to provoking loving quarrels with the

Lord. There was always some disagreement between them.

Antya 7.144

TEXT 144

TEXT

gadadhara-panditera suddha gadha bhava

rukmini-devira yaiche ‘daksina-svabhava'

SYNONYMS

gadadhara-panditera -- of Gadadhara Pandita; suddha -- pure; gadha --

deep; bhava -- ecstatic love; rukmini-devira -- of Rukminidevi; yaiche --

as; daksina-svabhava -- submissive nature.

TRANSLATION

Gadadhara Pandita's pure ecstatic love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was

also very deep. It was like that of Rukminidevi, who was always

especially submissive to Krsna.

Antya 7.145

TEXT 145

TEXT

tanra pranaya-rosa dekhite prabhura iccha haya

aisvarya-jnane tanra rosa nahi upajaya

SYNONYMS

tanra -- his; pranaya-rosa -- affectionate anger; dekhite -- to see;

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; iccha haya -- there is a desire;

aisvarya-jnane -- due to knowledge of opulences; tanra -- his; rosa --

anger; nahi -- not; upajaya -- is awakened.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes desired to see Gadadhara Pandita'

s affectionate anger, but because of his knowledge of the Lord's

opulences, his anger was never invoked.

PURPORT

Joking with Rukminidevi in Dvaraka, Krsna once advised her to accept

another husband because He was unfit for her. Rukminidevi, however,

unable to understand His joking words, took them very seriously and

immediately fell to the ground in fear of separation from Him. In the

pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Jagadananda Pandita was always

in disagreement with the Lord like Satyabhama, whereas Gadadhara Pandita

was always awed by the Lord's opulence and was therefore submissive to

the Lord under all circumstances.

Antya 7.146

TEXT 146

TEXT

ei laksya pana prabhu kaila rosabhasa

suni' panditera citte upajila trasa

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; laksya -- aim; pana -- taking; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; kaila rosa-abhasa -- made a semblance of anger; suni' --

hearing; panditera -- of Gadadhara Pandita; citte -- in the heart;

upajila -- arose; trasa -- fear.

TRANSLATION

For this purpose Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes showed His apparent

anger. Hearing of this anger inspired great fear in the heart of

Gadadhara Pandita.

Antya 7.147

TEXT 147

TEXT

purve yena krsna yadi parihasa kaila

suni' rukminira mane trasa upajila

SYNONYMS

purve -- previously; yena -- as; krsna -- Lord Krsna; yadi -- when;

parihasa kaila -- play a joke; suni' -- hearing; rukminira mane -- in

the mind of Rukminidevi; trasa -- fear; upajila -- arose.

TRANSLATION

Previously, in krsna-lila, when Lord Krsna joked with Rukminidevi, she

took His words seriously, and fear awoke within her mind.

Antya 7.148

TEXT 148

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vallabha-bhattera haya vatsalya-upasana

bala-gopala-mantre tenho karena sevana

SYNONYMS

vallabha-bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; haya -- there is; vatsalya-

upasana -- worship as a parent; bala-gopala-mantre -- with the mantra of

Bala-gopala, child Krsna; tenho -- he; karena -- practices; sevana --

worship.

TRANSLATION

Vallabha Bhatta was accustomed to worshiping the Lord as child Krsna.

Therefore he had been initiated into the Bala-gopala mantra and was thus

worshiping the Lord.

Antya 7.149

TEXT 149

TEXT

panditera sane tara mana phiri' gela

kisora-gopala-upasanaya mana dila

SYNONYMS

panditera sane -- in the association of Gadadhara Pandita; tara -- his;

mana -- mind; phiri' gela -- became converted; kisora-gopala -- of Krsna

as a young boy; upasanaya -- to the worship; mana dila -- he gave his

mind.

TRANSLATION

In the association of Gadadhara Pandita, his mind was converted, and he

dedicated his mind to worshiping Kisora-gopala, Krsna as a young boy.

Antya 7.150

TEXT 150

TEXT

panditera thani cahe mantradi sikhite

pandita kahe, -- "ei karma nahe ama haite

SYNONYMS

panditera thani -- from Gadadhara Pandita; cahe -- wanted; mantra-adi

sikhite -- to be initiated; pandita kahe -- Gadadhara Pandita said; ei

karma -- this work; nahe ama haite -- is not possible for me.

TRANSLATION

Vallabha Bhatta wanted to be initiated by Gadadhara Pandita, but

Gadadhara Pandita refused, saying, "The work of acting as a spiritual

master is not possible for me.

Antya 7.151

TEXT 151

TEXT

ami -- paratantra, amara prabhu -- gauracandra

tanra ajna vina ami na ha-i ‘svatantra'

SYNONYMS

ami -- I; paratantra -- dependent; amara prabhu -- my Lord; gauracandra -

- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanra -- His; ajna -- order; vina --

without; ami -- I; na -- not; ha-i -- am; svatantra -- independent.

TRANSLATION

"I am completely dependent. My Lord is Gauracandra, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. I cannot do anything independently, without His order.

Antya 7.152

TEXT 152

TEXT

tumi ye amara thani kara agamana

tahatei prabhu more dena olahana"

SYNONYMS

tumi -- you; ye -- that; amara thani -- to me; kara agamana -- come;

tahatei -- due to that; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; more -- unto

me; dena -- gives; olahana -- punishment by words.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Vallabha Bhatta, your coming to me is not appreciated by Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore He sometimes speaks to chastise me."

Antya 7.153–154

TEXTS 153–154

TEXT

ei-mata bhattera katheka dina gela

sese yadi prabhu tare suprasanna haila

nimantranera dine pandite bolaila

svarupa, jagadananda, govinde pathaila

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; katheka dina --

some days; gela -- passed; sese -- at last; yadi -- when; prabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare -- upon him; su-prasanna haila -- became very

pleased; nimantranera dine -- on the day of invitation; pandite bolaila -

- He called for Gadadhara Pandita; svarupa -- Svarupa Damodara;

jagadananda -- Jagadananda Pandita; govinde -- Govinda; pathaila -- He

sent.

TRANSLATION

Some days passed, and when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, finally pleased with

Vallabha Bhatta, accepted his invitation, the Lord sent Svarupa Damodara,

Jagadananda Pandita and Govinda to call for Gadadhara Pandita.

Antya 7.155

TEXT 155

TEXT

pathe panditere svarupa kahena vacana

"pariksite prabhu tomare kaila upeksana

SYNONYMS

pathe -- on the way; panditere -- unto Gadadhara Pandita; svarupa --

Svarupa Damodara; kahena vacana -- said some words; pariksite -- to test;

prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tomare -- you; kaila upeksana --

neglected.

TRANSLATION

On the way, Svarupa Damodara said to Gadadhara Pandita, "Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu wanted to test you. Therefore He neglected you.

Antya 7.156

TEXT 156

TEXT

tumi kene asi' tanre na dila olahana?

bhita-praya hana kanhe karila sahana?"

SYNONYMS

tumi -- you; kene -- why; asi' -- coming; tanre -- unto Him; na dila --

did not give; olahana -- chastisement; bhita-praya -- as if fearful;

hana -- being; kanhe -- why; karila sahana -- did you tolerate.

TRANSLATION

"Why did you not retaliate by reproaching Him? Why did you fearfully

tolerate His criticism?"

Antya 7.157

TEXT 157

TEXT

pandita kahena, -- prabhu svatantra sarvajna-siromani

tanra sane ‘hatha' kari, -- bhala nahi mani

SYNONYMS

pandita kahena -- Gadadhara Pandita said; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; svatantra -- independent; sarvajna-siromani -- the best of

the omniscient; tanra sane -- with Him; hatha kari -- if I talk on an

equal level; bhala -- good; nahi mani -- I do not think it is.

TRANSLATION

Gadadhara Pandita said, "Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is completely

independent. He is the topmost omniscient personality. It would not look

well for me to talk to Him as if I were His equal.

Antya 7.158

TEXT 158

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yei kahe, sei sahi nija-sire dhari'

apane karibena krpa guna-dosa vicari'"

SYNONYMS

yei kahe -- whatever He says; sei sahi -- I tolerate that; nija-sire --

on my head; dhari' -- bearing; apane -- automatically; karibena krpa --

He will be merciful; guna-dosa -- attributes and faults; vicari' --

after considering.

TRANSLATION

"I can tolerate whatever He says, bearing it upon my head. He will

automatically be merciful to me after considering my faults and

attributes."

Antya 7.159

TEXT 159

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eta bali' pandita prabhura sthane aila

rodana kariya prabhura carane padila

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; pandita -- Gadadhara Pandita; prabhura sthane -

- to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; rodana kariya -- crying;

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane -- at the lotus feet;

padila -- fell down.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Gadadhara Pandita went to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and

fell down crying at the lotus feet of the Lord.

Antya 7.160

TEXT 160

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isat hasiya prabhu kaila alingana

sabare sunana kahena madhura vacana

SYNONYMS

isat hasiya -- smiling slightly; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

kaila alingana -- embraced; sabare -- all others; sunana -- causing to

hear; kahena -- began to say; madhura vacana -- sweet words.

TRANSLATION

Smiling slightly, the Lord embraced him and spoke sweet words so that

others would also hear.

Antya 7.161

TEXT 161

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"ami calailun toma, tumi na calila

krodhe kichu na kahila, sakala sahila

SYNONYMS

ami -- I; calailun -- tried to agitate; toma -- you; tumi -- you; na

calila -- did not become agitated; krodhe -- in anger; kichu -- anything;

na kahila -- you did not say; sakala -- everything; sahila -- you

tolerated.

TRANSLATION

"I wanted to agitate you," the Lord said, "but you did not become

agitated. Indeed, you could not say anything in anger. Instead, you

tolerated everything.

Antya 7.162

TEXT 162

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amara bhangite tomara mana na calila

sudrdha sarala-bhave amare kinila"

SYNONYMS

amara bhangite -- by My trick; tomara mana -- your mind; na calila --

did not become disturbed; sudrdha -- firm; sarala-bhave -- by simplicity;

amare -- Me; kinila -- you have purchased.

TRANSLATION

"Your mind was not disturbed by My tricks. Rather, you stayed fixed in

your simplicity. In this way you have purchased Me."

Antya 7.163

TEXT 163

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panditera bhava-mudra kahana na yaya

'gadadhara-prana-natha' nama haila yaya

SYNONYMS

panditera -- of Gadadhara Pandita; bhava-mudra -- characteristics and

ecstatic love; kahana na yaya -- cannot be described; gadadhara-prana-

natha -- the Lord of the life of Gadadhara; nama -- name; haila --

became; yaya -- goes.

TRANSLATION

No one can describe the characteristics and ecstatic love of Gadadhara

Pandita. Therefore another name for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Gadadhara-

prananatha, "the life and soul of Gadadhara Pandita."

Antya 7.164

TEXT 164

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pandite prabhura prasada kahana na yaya

'gadaira gauranga' bali' yanre loke gaya

SYNONYMS

pandite -- upon Gadadhara Pandita; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; prasada -- mercy; kahana na yaya -- no one can explain;

gadaira gauranga -- the Gauranga of Gadadhara Pandita; bali' -- as;

yanre -- whom; loke gaya -- people say.

TRANSLATION

No one can say how merciful the Lord is to Gadadhara Pandita, but people

know the Lord as Gadaira Gauranga, "the Lord Gauranga of Gadadhara

Pandita."

Antya 7.165

TEXT 165

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caitanya-prabhura lila ke bujhite pare?

eka-lilaya vahe gangara sata sata dhare

SYNONYMS

caitanya-prabhura lila -- the pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

ke -- who; bujhite pare -- can understand; eka-lilaya -- in one activity;

vahe -- flow; gangara -- of the Ganges; sata sata dhare -- hundreds and

hundreds of branches.

TRANSLATION

No one can understand the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. They are

like the Ganges, for hundreds and thousands of branches flow from even

one of His activities.

Antya 7.166

TEXT 166

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panditera saujanya, brahmanyata-guna

drdha prema-mudra loke karila khyapana

SYNONYMS

panditera saujanya -- the gentle behavior of Gadadhara Pandita;

brahmanyata-guna -- the attributes of a perfect brahmana; drdha -- firm;

prema-mudra -- characteristic of love; loke -- people; karila khyapana --

proclaimed.

TRANSLATION

Gadadhara Pandita is celebrated all over the world for his gentle

behavior, his brahminical attributes and his steady love for Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 7.167

TEXT 167

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abhimana-panka dhuna bhattere sodhila

sei-dvara ara saba loke sikhaila

SYNONYMS

abhimana-panka -- the mud of false pride; dhuna -- washing; bhattere

sodhila -- purified Vallabha Bhatta; sei-dvara -- by that; ara saba --

all other; loke -- persons; sikhaila -- instructed.

TRANSLATION

The Lord purified Vallabha Bhatta by cleansing him of the mud of false

pride. By such activities the Lord also instructed others.

Antya 7.168

TEXT 168

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antare ‘anugraha,' bahye ‘upeksara praya'

bahyartha yei laya, sei nasa yaya

SYNONYMS

antare -- within the heart; anugraha -- mercy; bahye -- externally;

upeksara praya -- like neglect; bahya-artha -- the external meaning; yei

-- anyone who; laya -- takes; sei -- he; nasa yaya -- becomes vanquished.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was actually always merciful within His heart,

but He was sometimes externally negligent of His devotees. We should not

be preoccupied with His external feature, however, for if we do so we

shall be vanquished.

Antya 7.169

TEXT 169

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nigudha caitanya-lila bujhite ka'ra sakti?

sei bujhe, gauracandre yanra drdha bhakti

SYNONYMS

nigudha -- very deep; caitanya-lila -- the pastimes of Lord Caitanya;

bujhite -- to understand; ka'ra -- of whom; sakti -- the power; sei

bujhe -- he understands; gauracandre -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; yanra -- whose; drdha bhakti -- fixed devotion.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are very deep. Who can

understand them? Only one who has firm, deep devotion to His lotus feet

can understand these pastimes.

Antya 7.170

TEXT 170

TEXT

dinantare pandita kaila prabhura nimantrana

prabhu tahan bhiksa kaila lana nija-gana

SYNONYMS

dina-antare -- another day; pandita -- Gadadhara Pandita; kaila prabhura

nimantrana -- invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; tahan -- there; bhiksa kaila -- took prasadam; lana nija-

gana -- with His personal associates.

TRANSLATION

Another day, Gadadhara Pandita invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to dinner.

The Lord took prasadam at his home with His personal associates.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu acted as a very merciful well-wisher toward Vallabha Bhatta

by externally neglecting him in many ways to purify him of his false

pride in being a learned scholar. The Lord neglected Gadadhara Pandita

for a few days because of his associating with Vallabha Bhatta. Actually

He was not at all displeased with Gadadhara Pandita. Indeed, because

Gadadhara Pandita is the personal potency of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

there is no chance of the Lord's being dissatisfied with him. However, a

person who is too much attracted to externals cannot understand the deep

meaning of these dealings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If one therefore

becomes disrespectful to Gadadhara Pandita, he will surely be vanquished.

Antya 7.171

TEXT 171

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tahani vallabha-bhatta prabhura ajna laila

pandita-thani purva-prarthita saba siddhi haila

SYNONYMS

tahani -- there; vallabha-bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; prabhura ajna --

the permission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; laila -- took; pandita-thani -

- from Gadadhara Pandita; purva-prarthita -- as previously petitioned;

saba siddhi haila -- everything was perfectly executed.

TRANSLATION

There Vallabha Bhatta took permission from Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and

his desire to be initiated by Gadadhara Pandita was thus fulfilled.

Antya 7.172

TEXT 172

TEXT

ei ta' kahilun vallabha-bhattera milana

yahara sravane paya gaura-prema-dhana

SYNONYMS

ei ta' kahilun -- thus I have explained; vallabha-bhattera milana -- the

meeting of Vallabha Bhatta; yahara sravane -- by hearing which; paya --

one can get; gaura-prema-dhana -- the treasure of love for Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

I have thus explained the Lord's meeting with Vallabha Bhatta. By

hearing of this incident, one can achieve the treasure of love for Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 7.173

TEXT 173

TEXT

sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

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

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

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

describes; krsnadasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

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

desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

following in their footsteps.

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

lila, Seventh Chapter, describing the meeting of Vallabha Bhatta with

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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Antya 7: The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabha Bhatta
 
Chapter 7: 
The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabha Bhatta
 
The following summary of Chapter Seven is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda 
Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. In this chapter, Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's meeting with Vallabha Bhatta is described. There was some 
joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhatta and sympathetically 
accepted an invitation from him. Before this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
saw that Vallabha Bhatta was greatly attached to Gadadhara Pandita. 
Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadadhara Pandita. Later, when 
Vallabha Bhatta became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord 
advised him to take instructions from Gadadhara Pandita. Thus the Lord 
expressed His feelings of love for Gadadhara Pandita.
 
Antya 7.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-caranambhoja-
 makaranda-liho bhaje
yesam prasada-matrena
 pamaro ‘py amaro bhavet
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carana-ambhoja -- at the lotus 
feet; makaranda -- the honey; lihah -- unto those engaged in licking; 
bhaje -- I offer my obeisances; yesam -- of whom; prasada-matrena -- 
simply by the mercy; pamarah -- a fallen soul; api -- even; amarah -- 
liberated; bhavet -- becomes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the devotees of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. Simply by the causeless mercy of the devotees engaged in 
licking honey from His lotus feet, even a fallen soul becomes eternally 
liberated.
 
Antya 7.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- to 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 the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Nityananda Prabhu!
 All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the devotees of 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
 
Antya 7.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
varsantare yata gaudera bhakta-gana aila
purvavat mahaprabhu sabare milila
SYNONYMS
 
varsa-antare -- the next year; yata -- all; gaudera -- of Bengal; bhakta-
gana -- devotees; aila -- came; purva-vat -- as previously; mahaprabhu --
 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sabare milila -- met every one of them.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next year, all the devotees of Bengal went to visit Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, and as previously, the Lord met each and every one of them.
 
Antya 7.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata vilasa prabhura bhakta-gana lana
hena-kale vallabha-bhatta milila asiya
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; vilasa -- pastimes; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; bhakta-gana lana -- with His devotees; hena-kale -- at this 
time; vallabha-bhatta -- the greatly learned scholar named Vallabha 
Bhatta; milila -- met; asiya -- coming.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed His pastimes with His devotees. 
Then a learned scholar named Vallabha Bhatta went to Jagannatha Puri to 
meet the Lord.
 
PURPORT
 
For a description of Vallabha Bhatta, one may refer to Madhya-lila, 
Chapter Nineteen, text 61.
 
Antya 7.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
asiya vandila bhatta prabhura carane
prabhu ‘bhagavata-buddhye' kaila alingane
SYNONYMS
 
asiya -- coming; vandila -- offered obeisances; bhatta -- Vallabha 
Bhatta; prabhura carane -- at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhagavata-buddhye -- accepting him as 
a great devotee; kaila alingane -- embraced.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Vallabha Bhatta arrived, he offered his obeisances at the lotus 
feet of the Lord. Accepting him as a great devotee, the Lord embraced 
him.
 
Antya 7.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
manya kari' prabhu tare nikate vasaila
vinaya kariya bhatta kahite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
manya kari' -- with great respect; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
tare -- him; nikate -- near; vasaila -- seated; vinaya kariya -- with 
great humility; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; kahite lagila -- began to 
speak.
 
TRANSLATION
 
With great respect, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu seated Vallabha Bhatta near 
Him. Then Vallabha Bhatta very humbly began to speak.
 
Antya 7.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
"bahu-dina manoratha toma' dekhibare
jagannatha purna kaila, dekhilun tomare
SYNONYMS
 
bahu-dina -- for a long time; manoratha -- my desire; toma' dekhibare -- 
to see You; jagannatha -- Lord Jagannatha; purna kaila -- has fulfilled; 
dekhilun tomare -- I have seen You.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"For a long time," he said, "I have desired to see You, my Lord. Now 
Lord Jagannatha has fulfilled this desire; therefore I am seeing You.
 
Antya 7.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
tomara darsana ye paya sei bhagyavan
tomake dekhiye, -- yena saksat bhagavan
SYNONYMS
 
tomara darsana -- Your audience; ye paya -- anyone who gets; sei -- he; 
bhagyavan -- very fortunate; tomake dekhiye -- I see You; yena -- as if; 
saksat bhagavan -- directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One who receives Your audience is fortunate indeed, for You are the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
 
Antya 7.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
tomare ye smarana kare, se haya pavitra
darsane pavitra habe, -- ithe ki vicitra?
SYNONYMS
 
tomare -- You; ye -- anyone who; smarana kare -- remembers; se -- he; 
haya -- becomes; pavitra -- purified; darsane -- by seeing; pavitra -- 
purified; habe -- will be; ithe -- in this; ki vicitra -- what 
astonishment.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Since one who remembers You is purified, why should it be astonishing 
that one becomes purified by seeing You?
 
Antya 7.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
yesam samsmaranat pumsam
 sadyah sudhyanti vai grhah
kim punar darsana-sparsa-
 pada-saucasanadibhih
SYNONYMS
 
yesam -- of whom; samsmaranat -- by remembrance; pumsam -- of persons; 
sadyah -- immediately; sudhyanti -- become purified; vai -- certainly; 
grhah -- the houses; kim punah -- what to speak of; darsana -- by seeing;
 sparsa -- touching; pada-sauca -- washing the feet; asana-adibhih -- by 
offering a seat and so on.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘One can immediately purify his entire house simply by remembering 
exalted personalities, to say nothing of directly seeing them, touching 
their lotus feet, washing their feet or offering them places to sit.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.19.33).
 
Antya 7.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
kali-kalera dharma -- krsna-nama-sankirtana
krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana
SYNONYMS
 
kali-kalera -- of this age of Kali; dharma -- the duty; krsna-nama-
sankirtana -- chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna; krsna-sakti vina -- 
without being empowered by Lord Krsna; nahe -- is not; tara -- of that; 
pravartana -- propagation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The fundamental religious system in the Age of Kali is the chanting of 
the holy name of Krsna. Unless empowered by Krsna, one cannot propagate 
the sankirtana movement.
 
Antya 7.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
taha pravartaila tumi, -- ei ta ‘pramana'
krsna-sakti dhara tumi, -- ithe nahi ana
SYNONYMS
 
taha -- that; pravartaila -- have propagated; tumi -- You; ei -- this; 
ta -- certainly; pramana -- evidence; krsna-sakti -- the energy of Krsna;
 dhara -- bear; tumi -- You; ithe nahi ana -- there is no question about 
it.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You have spread the sankirtana movement of Krsna consciousness. 
Therefore it is evident that You have been empowered by Lord Krsna. 
There is no question about it.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Madhvacarya has brought our attention to this quotation from the 
Narayana-samhita:
 
dvapariyair janair visnuh pancaratrais tu kevalaih
kalau tu nama-matrena pujyate bhagavan harih
 
"In the Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krsna or Visnu only by worshiping 
opulently according to the pancaratriki system, but in the Age of Kali 
one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari 
simply by chanting His holy name." Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati 
Thakura explains that unless one is directly empowered by the causeless 
mercy of Krsna, one cannot become the spiritual master of the entire 
world (jagad-guru). One cannot become an acarya simply by mental 
speculation. The true acarya presents Krsna to everyone by preaching the 
holy name of the Lord throughout the world. Thus the conditioned souls, 
purified by chanting the holy name, are liberated from the blazing fire 
of material existence. In this way, spiritual benefit grows increasingly 
full, like the waxing moon in the sky. The true acarya, the spiritual 
master of the entire world, must be considered an incarnation of Krsna's 
mercy. Indeed, he is personally embracing Krsna. He is therefore the 
spiritual master of all the varnas (brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra)
 and all the asramas (brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa). 
Since he is understood to be the most advanced devotee, he is called 
paramahamsa-thakura. Thakura is a title of honor offered to the 
paramahamsa. Therefore one who acts as an acarya, directly presenting 
Lord Krsna by spreading His name and fame, is also to be called 
paramahamsa-thakura.
 
Antya 7.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
jagate karila tumi krsna-nama prakase
yei toma dekhe, sei krsna-preme bhase
SYNONYMS
 
jagate -- throughout the entire world; karila -- have done; tumi -- You; 
krsna-nama prakase -- manifestation of the holy name of Lord Krsna; yei -
- anyone who; toma dekhe -- sees You; sei -- he; krsna-preme -- in 
ecstatic love of Krsna; bhase -- floats.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You have manifested the holy name of Krsna throughout the entire world. 
Anyone who sees You is immediately absorbed in ecstatic love of Krsna.
 
Antya 7.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
prema-parakasa nahe krsna-sakti vine
'krsna' -- eka prema-data, sastra-pramane
SYNONYMS
 
prema -- of ecstatic love of Krsna; parakasa -- manifestation; nahe -- 
cannot be; krsna-sakti vine -- without the power of Krsna; krsna -- Lord 
Krsna; eka -- the only one; prema-data -- giver of prema; sastra-pramane 
-- the verdict of all revealed scriptures.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Without being especially empowered by Krsna, one cannot manifest 
ecstatic love of Krsna, for Krsna is the only one who gives ecstatic 
love. That is the verdict of all revealed scriptures.
 
Antya 7.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
santv avatara bahavah
 puskara-nabhasya sarvato-bhadrah
krsnad anyah ko va latasv
 api prema-do bhavati"
SYNONYMS
 
santu -- let there be; avatarah -- incarnations; bahavah -- many; 
puskara-nabhasya -- of the Lord, from whose navel grows a lotus flower; 
sarvatah bhadrah -- completely auspicious; krsnat -- than Lord Krsna; 
anyah -- other; kah va -- who possibly; latasu -- on the surrendered 
souls; api -- also; prema-dah -- the bestower of love; bhavati -- is.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of 
Godhead, but who other than Lord Sri Krsna can bestow love of God upon 
the surrendered souls?'"
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse written by Bilvamangala Thakura. It is quoted by Srila 
Rupa Gosvami in his Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.5.37).
 
Antya 7.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
mahaprabhu kahe -- "suna, bhatta maha-mati
mayavadi sannyasi ami, na jani krsna-bhakti
SYNONYMS
 
mahaprabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; suna -- please hear; 
bhatta -- My dear Vallabha Bhatta; maha-mati -- learned scholar; 
mayavadi -- in the Mayavada school; sannyasi -- sannyasi; ami -- I; na 
jani -- I do not know; krsna-bhakti -- devotional service to Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "My dear Vallabha Bhatta, you are a 
learned scholar. Kindly listen to Me. I am a sannyasi of the Mayavada 
school. Therefore I have no chance of knowing what krsna-bhakti is.
 
Antya 7.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
advaitacarya-gosani -- ‘saksat isvara'
tanra sange amara mana ha-ila nirmala
SYNONYMS
 
advaita-acarya-gosani -- Advaita Acarya; saksat isvara -- directly the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead; tanra sange -- by His association; amara 
-- My; mana -- mind; ha-ila -- has become; nirmala -- purified.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Nevertheless, My mind has become purified because I have associated 
with Advaita Acarya, who is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
Antya 7.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
sarva-sastre krsna-bhaktye nahi yanra sama
ataeva ‘advaita-acarya' tanra nama
SYNONYMS
 
sarva-sastre -- in all revealed scriptures; krsna-bhaktye -- in the 
devotional service of Lord Krsna; nahi -- is not; yanra -- of whom; sama 
-- equal; ataeva -- therefore; advaita -- without a competitor; acarya --
 acarya; tanra nama -- His name.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"He is unparalleled in His understanding of all the revealed scriptures 
and the devotional service of Lord Krsna. Therefore He is called Advaita 
Acarya.
 
Antya 7.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
yanhara krpate mlecchera haya krsna-bhakti
ke kahite pare tanra vaisnavata-sakti?
SYNONYMS
 
yanhara -- whose; krpate -- by mercy; mlecchera -- of mlecchas; haya -- 
is; krsna-bhakti -- devotional service to Krsna; ke -- who; kahite pare -
- can describe; tanra -- His; vaisnavata-sakti -- power of Vaisnavism.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"He is such a great personality that by His mercy He can convert even 
the meat-eaters [mlecchas] to the devotional service of Krsna. Who, 
therefore, can estimate the power of His Vaisnavism?
 
PURPORT
 
It is extremely difficult to convert a mleccha, or meat-eater, into a 
devotee of Lord Krsna. Therefore anyone who can do so is situated on the 
highest level of Vaisnavism.
 
Antya 7.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
nityananda-avadhuta -- ‘saksat isvara'
bhavonmade matta krsna-premera sagara
SYNONYMS
 
nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; avadhuta -- paramahamsa; saksat isvara -- 
directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhava-unmade -- by the 
madness of ecstatic love; matta -- overwhelmed, intoxicated; krsna-
premera -- of love of Krsna; sagara -- the ocean.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Lord Nityananda Prabhu, the avadhuta, is also directly the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead. He is always intoxicated with the madness of 
ecstatic love. Indeed, He is an ocean of love of Krsna.
 
Antya 7.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
sad-darsana-vetta bhattacarya-sarvabhauma
sad-darsane jagad-guru bhagavatottama
SYNONYMS
 
sat-darsana -- of the six philosophical theses; vetta -- the knower; 
bhattacarya-sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; sat-darsane -- in 
six philosophical theses; jagat-guru -- the spiritual master of the 
entire world; bhagavata-uttama -- the best of the devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya perfectly knows the six philosophical theses. 
He is therefore the spiritual master of the entire world in teaching the 
six paths of philosophy. He is the best of devotees.
 
Antya 7.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
tenha dekhaila more bhakti-yoga-para
tanra prasade janilun ‘krsna-bhakti-yoga' sara
SYNONYMS
 
tenha -- he; dekhaila -- has shown; more -- to Me; bhakti-yoga -- of 
devotional service; para -- the limit; tanra prasade -- by his mercy; 
janilun -- I have understood; krsna-bhakti -- of devotional service to 
Lord Krsna; yoga -- of the yoga system; sara -- the essence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya has shown Me the limit of devotional service. 
Only by his mercy have I understood that devotional service to Krsna is 
the essence of all mystic yoga.
 
Antya 7.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
ramananda-raya krsna-rasera ‘nidhana'
tenha janaila -- krsna -- svayam bhagavan
SYNONYMS
 
ramananda-raya -- Srila Ramananda Raya; krsna-rasera -- of the 
transcendental mellows of Krsna's devotional service; nidhana -- the 
mine; tenha -- he; janaila -- has given instruction; krsna -- Lord Krsna;
 svayam -- Himself; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Srila Ramananda Raya is the ultimate knower of the transcendental 
mellows of Lord Krsna's devotional service. He has instructed Me that 
Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
Antya 7.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
tate prema-bhakti -- ‘purusartha-siromani'
raga-marge prema-bhakti ‘sarvadhika' jani
SYNONYMS
 
tate -- therefore; prema-bhakti -- devotional service in ecstatic love; 
purusartha -- of all goals of human life; siromani -- the crown jewel; 
raga-marge -- on the path of spontaneous love; prema-bhakti -- love of 
Krsna; sarva-adhika -- the highest of all; jani -- I can understand.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Through the mercy of Ramananda Raya, I have understood that ecstatic 
love of Krsna is the highest goal of life and that spontaneous love of 
Krsna is the highest perfection.
 
PURPORT
 
Purusartha ("the goal of life") generally refers to religion, economic 
development, satisfaction of the senses and, finally, liberation. 
However, above these four kinds of purusarthas, love of Godhead stands 
supreme. It is called parama-purusartha (the supreme goal of life) or 
purusartha-siromani (the most exalted of all purusarthas). Lord Krsna is 
worshiped by regulative devotional service, but the highest perfection 
of devotional service is spontaneous love of Godhead.
 
Antya 7.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, ara ye srngara
dasa, sakha, guru, kanta, -- ‘asraya' yahara
SYNONYMS
 
dasya -- servitude; sakhya -- friendship; vatsalya -- parental love; ara 
-- and; ye -- that; srngara -- conjugal love; dasa -- the servant; sakha 
-- friend; guru -- superior; kanta -- lover; asraya -- the shelter; 
yahara -- of which.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The servant, friend, superior and conjugal lover are the shelters of 
the transcendental mellows called dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and srngara.
 
Antya 7.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
‘aisvarya-jnana-yukta', ‘kevala'-bhava ara
aisvarya-jnane na pai vrajendra-kumara
SYNONYMS
 
aisvarya-jnana-yukta -- with understanding of the opulences; kevala -- 
pure; bhava -- emotion; ara -- also; aisvarya-jnane -- by understanding 
of the opulences; na pai -- one does not get; vrajendra-kumara -- the 
son of Nanda Maharaja.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"There are two kinds of emotion [bhava]. Emotion with an understanding 
of the Lord's full opulences is called aisvarya-jnana-yukta, and pure, 
uncontaminated emotion is called kevala. One cannot achieve shelter at 
the lotus feet of Krsna, the son of Maharaja Nanda, simply by knowing 
His opulences.
 
PURPORT
 
Vide Madhya-lila, Chapter Nineteen, text 192.
 
Antya 7.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
nayam sukhapo bhagavan
 dehinam gopika-sutah
jnaninam catma-bhutanam
 yatha bhakti-matam iha
SYNONYMS
 
na -- not; ayam -- this Lord Sri Krsna; sukha-apah -- easily available; 
bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dehinam -- for 
materialistic persons who have accepted the body as the self; gopika-
sutah -- the son of Mother Yasoda; jnaninam -- for persons addicted to 
mental speculation; ca -- and; atma-bhutanam -- for persons performing 
severe austerities and penances or for personal associates; yatha -- as; 
bhakti-matam -- for persons engaged in spontaneous devotional service; 
iha -- in this world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, the son of Mother Yasoda, 
is accessible to those devotees engaged in spontaneous loving service, 
but He is not as easily accessible to mental speculators, to those 
striving for self-realization by severe austerities and penances, or to 
those who consider the body the same as the self.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.9.21).
 
Antya 7.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
'atma-bhuta'-sabde kahe ‘parisada-gana'
aisvarya-jnane laksmi na paila vrajendra-nandana
SYNONYMS
 
atma-bhuta-sabde -- the word atma-bhuta; kahe -- means; parisada-gana -- 
personal associates; aisvarya-jnane -- in the understanding of opulence; 
laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; na paila -- could not get; vrajendra-
nandana -- the shelter of Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The word ‘atma-bhuta' means ‘personal associates.' Through the 
understanding of the Lord's opulence, the goddess of fortune could not 
receive the shelter of Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja.
 
PURPORT
 
Laksmi, the goddess of fortune, has complete knowledge of Krsna's 
opulences, but she could not achieve the association of Krsna by dint of 
such knowledge. The devotees in Vrndavana, however, actually enjoy the 
association of Krsna.
 
Antya 7.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
nayam sriyo ‘nga u nitanta-rateh prasadah
 svar-yositam nalina-gandha-rucam kuto ‘nyah
rasotsave ‘sya bhuja-danda-grhita-kantha-
 labdhasisam ya udagad vraja-sundarinam
SYNONYMS
 
na -- not; ayam -- this; sriyah -- of the goddess of fortune; ange -- on 
the chest; u -- alas; nitanta-rateh -- who is very intimately related; 
prasadah -- the favor; svah -- of the heavenly planets; yositam -- of 
women; nalina -- of the lotus flower; gandha -- having the aroma; rucam -
- and bodily luster; kutah -- much less; anyah -- others; rasa-utsave -- 
in the festival of the rasa dance; asya -- of Lord Sri Krsna; bhuja-
danda -- by the arms; grhita -- embraced; kantha -- their necks; labdha-
asisam -- who achieved such a blessing; yah -- which; udagat -- became 
manifest; vraja-sundarinam -- of the beautiful gopis, the transcendental 
girls of Vrajabhumi.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘When Lord Sri Krsna was dancing with the gopis in the rasa-lila, the 
gopis were embraced around the neck by the Lord's arms. This 
transcendental favor was never bestowed upon the goddess of fortune or 
the other consorts in the spiritual world. Nor was such a thing ever 
imagined by the most beautiful girls in the heavenly planets, girls 
whose bodily luster and aroma resemble the beauty and fragrance of lotus 
flowers. And what to speak of worldly women, who may be very, very 
beautiful according to material estimation?'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.60).
 
Antya 7.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
suddha-bhave sakha kare skandhe arohana
suddha-bhave vrajesvari karena bandhana
SYNONYMS
 
suddha-bhave -- in pure Krsna consciousness; sakha -- friend; kare -- 
does; skandhe -- on the shoulder; arohana -- rising; suddha-bhave -- in 
pure Krsna consciousness; vraja-isvari -- the Queen of Vraja; karena 
bandhana -- binds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In pure Krsna consciousness, a friend mounts the shoulder of Krsna, and 
Mother Yasoda binds the Lord.
 
PURPORT
 
Suddha-bhava, pure Krsna consciousness, is not dependent on an 
understanding of the Lord's opulences. Even without such opulences, the 
devotee in suddha-bhava is inclined to love Krsna as a friend or son.
 
Antya 7.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
'mora sakha', ‘mora putra', -- ei ‘suddha' mana
ataeva suka-vyasa kare prasamsana
SYNONYMS
 
mora sakha -- my friend; mora putra -- my son; ei -- this; suddha -- 
pure; mana -- consciousness; ataeva -- therefore; suka-vyasa -- Sukadeva 
Gosvami and Vyasadeva; kare prasamsana -- praise.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In pure Krsna consciousness, without knowledge of the Lord's opulences, 
a devotee considers Krsna his friend or son. Therefore this devotional 
attitude is praised even by Sukadeva Gosvami and Vyasadeva, the supreme 
authority.
 
Antya 7.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
ittham satam brahma-sukhanubhutya
 dasyam gatanam para-daivatena
mayasritanam nara-darakena
 sakam vijahruh krta-punya-punjah
SYNONYMS
 
ittham -- in this way; satam -- of persons who prefer the impersonal 
feature of the Lord; brahma -- of the impersonal effulgence; sukha -- by 
the happiness; anubhutya -- who is realized; dasyam -- the mode of 
servitude; gatanam -- of those who have accepted; para-daivatena -- who 
is the supreme worshipable Deity; maya-asritanam -- for ordinary persons 
under the clutches of the external energy; nara-darakena -- with Him, 
who is like a boy of this material world; sakam -- in friendship; 
vijahruh -- played; krta-punya-punjah -- those who have accumulated 
volumes of pious activities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Neither those who are engaged in self-realization, appreciating the 
Brahman effulgence of the Lord, nor those engaged in devotional service 
while accepting the Supreme Personality of Godhead as master, nor those 
who are under the clutches of Maya, thinking the Lord an ordinary person,
 can understand that certain exalted personalities, after accumulating 
volumes of pious activities, are now playing with the Lord in friendship 
as cowherd boys.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.12.11).
 
Antya 7.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
trayya copanisadbhis ca
 sankhya-yogais ca satvataih
upagiyamana-mahatmyam
 harim samanyatatmajam
SYNONYMS
 
trayya -- by followers of the three Vedas who perform great sacrifices 
like those performed for Indra and other demigods; ca -- also; 
upanisadbhih -- by the followers of the Upanisads, the topmost portion 
of Vedic knowledge; ca -- also; sankhya -- by the philosophers who 
analytically study the universe; yogaih -- by mystic yogis; ca -- and; 
satvataih -- by devotees who follow the method of worship mentioned in 
the Pancaratra and other Vedic literatures; upagiyamana -- being sung; 
mahatmyam -- whose glories; harim -- unto the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead; sa -- she, Mother Yasoda; amanyata -- considered; atma-jam -- 
her own son, born out of her body.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘When Mother Yasoda saw all the universes within Krsna's mouth, she was 
astonished for the time being. The Lord is worshiped like Indra and 
other demigods by the followers of the three Vedas, who offer Him 
sacrifices. He is worshiped as impersonal Brahman by saintly persons who 
understand His greatness through studying the Upanisads, as the purusa 
by great philosophers who analytically study the universe, as the all-
pervading Supersoul by great yogis, and as the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead by devotees. Nevertheless, Mother Yasoda considered the Lord her 
own son.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.45).
 
Antya 7.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
nandah kim akarod brahman
 sreya evam mahodayam
yasoda va maha-bhaga
 papau yasyah stanam harih
SYNONYMS
 
nandah -- Nanda Maharaja; kim -- what; akarot -- has performed; brahman -
- O brahmana; sreyah -- auspicious activities; evam -- thus; maha-udayam 
-- rising to such an exalted position as the father of Krsna; yasoda -- 
Mother Yasoda; va -- or; maha-bhaga -- most fortunate; papau -- drank; 
yasyah -- of whom; stanam -- the breasts; harih -- the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘O brahmana, what pious activities did Nanda Maharaja perform to 
receive the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna as his son? And what 
pious activities did Mother Yasoda perform that made the Absolute 
Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna call her "Mother" and suck her 
breasts?'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.46).
 
Antya 7.35
 
TEXT 35
 
TEXT
 
aisvarya dekhileha ‘suddhera' nahe aisvarya jnana
ataeva aisvarya ha-ite ‘kevala'-bhava pradhana
SYNONYMS
 
aisvarya -- opulence; dekhileha -- even after seeing; suddhera -- of a 
pure devotee; nahe -- is not; aisvarya-jnana -- knowledge of opulence; 
ataeva -- therefore; aisvarya ha-ite -- than the understanding of 
opulence; kevala-bhava -- pure emotion; pradhana -- more eminent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Even if a pure devotee sees the opulence of Krsna, he does not accept 
it. Therefore pure consciousness is more exalted than consciousness of 
the Lord's opulence.
 
Antya 7.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
e saba sikhaila more raya-ramananda
anargala rasa-vetta prema-sukhananda
SYNONYMS
 
e saba -- all this; sikhaila -- instructed; more -- unto Me; raya-
ramananda -- Ramananda Raya; anargala -- incessantly; rasa-vetta -- one 
who understands transcendental mellows; prema-sukha-ananda -- absorbed 
in the happiness of ecstatic love of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Ramananda Raya is extremely aware of transcendental mellows. He is 
incessantly absorbed in the happiness of ecstatic love of Krsna. It is 
he who has taught Me all this.
 
Antya 7.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
kahana na yaya ramanandera prabhava
raya-prasade janilun vrajera ‘suddha' bhava
SYNONYMS
 
kahana na yaya -- cannot be described; ramanandera prabhava -- the 
influence of Ramananda Raya; raya -- of Ramananda Raya; prasade -- by 
the mercy; janilun -- I have understood; vrajera -- of the inhabitants 
of Vraja; suddha bhava -- unalloyed love.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"It is impossible to describe the influence and knowledge of Ramananda 
Raya, for only by his mercy have I understood the unalloyed love of the 
residents of Vrndavana.
 
Antya 7.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
damodara-svarupa -- ‘prema-rasa' murtiman
yanra sange haila vraja-madhura-rasa-jnana
SYNONYMS
 
damodara-svarupa -- Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; prema-rasa -- the 
transcendental mellows of ecstatic love; murtiman -- personified; yanra 
sange -- by whose association; haila -- there was; vraja -- of Vraja; 
madhura-rasa -- of the mellow of conjugal love; jnana -- knowledge.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The transcendental mellows of ecstatic love are personified by Svarupa 
Damodara. By his association I have understood Vrndavana's 
transcendental mellow of conjugal love.
 
Antya 7.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
'suddha-prema' vraja-devira -- kama-gandha-hina
'krsna-sukha-tatparya', -- ei tara cihna
SYNONYMS
 
suddha-prema -- unalloyed love; vraja-devira -- of the gopis or Srimati 
Radharani; kama-gandha-hina -- without a scent of material lust; krsna --
 of Krsna; sukha -- happiness; tatparya -- the purpose; ei -- this; tara 
-- of that; cihna -- the symptom.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The unalloyed love of the gopis and Srimati Radharani is without any 
trace of material lust. The criterion of such transcendental love is 
that its only purpose is to satisfy Krsna.
 
Antya 7.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
yat te sujata-caranamburuham stanesu
 bhitah sanaih priya dadhimahi karkasesu
tenatavim atasi tad vyathate na kim svit
 kurpadibhir bhramati dhir bhavad-ayusam nah
SYNONYMS
 
yat -- which; te -- Your; sujata -- very fine; carana-ambu-ruham -- 
lotus feet; stanesu -- on the breasts; bhitah -- being afraid; sanaih -- 
gently; priya -- O dear one; dadhimahi -- we place; karkasesu -- rough; 
tena -- with them; atavim -- the path; atasi -- You roam; tat -- they; 
vyathate -- are distressed; na -- not; kim svit -- we wonder; kurpa-
adibhih -- by small stones and so on; bhramati -- flutters; dhih -- the 
mind; bhavat-ayusam -- of those of whom Your Lordship is the very life; 
nah -- of us.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft that we place them 
gently on our breasts, fearing that Your feet will be hurt. Our lives 
rest only in You. Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that 
Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the 
forest path.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is spoken by the gopis in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.31.19).
 
Antya 7.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
gopi-ganera suddha-prema aisvarya-jnana-hina
premete bhartsana kare ei tara cihna
SYNONYMS
 
gopi-ganera -- of the gopis; suddha-prema -- unalloyed love; aisvarya-
jnana-hina -- devoid of knowledge of opulences; premete -- of pure love; 
bhartsana -- chastisement; kare -- do; ei -- this; tara -- of that; 
cihna -- the symptom.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Obsessed with pure love, without knowledge of opulences, the gopis 
sometimes chastise Krsna. That is a symptom of pure ecstatic love.
 
Antya 7.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
pati-sutanvaya-bhratr-bandhavan
 ativilanghya te ‘nty acyutagatah
gati-vidas tavodgita-mohitah
 kitava yositah kas tyajen nisi
SYNONYMS
 
pati -- husbands; suta -- sons; anvaya -- family; bhratr -- brothers; 
bandhavan -- friends; ativilanghya -- without caring for; te -- Your; 
anti -- dear shelter; acyuta -- O infallible one; agatah -- have come; 
gati-vidah -- who know everything of our activities; tava -- of You; 
udgita -- by the singing flute; mohitah -- being attracted; kitava -- O 
great cheater; yositah -- beautiful women; kah -- who; tyajet -- would 
give up; nisi -- in the dead of night.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘O dear Krsna, we gopis have neglected the order of our husbands, sons, 
family, brothers and friends and have left their company to come to You. 
You know everything about our desires. We have come only because we are 
attracted by the supreme music of Your flute. But You are a great 
cheater, for who else would give up the company of young girls like us 
in the dead of night?'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.31.16).
 
Antya 7.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
sarvottama bhajana ei sarva-bhakti jini'
ataeva krsna kahe, -- ‘ami tomara rni'
SYNONYMS
 
sarva-uttama -- above all; bhajana -- devotional service; ei -- this; 
sarva-bhakti -- all types of bhakti; jini' -- conquering; ataeva -- 
therefore; krsna kahe -- Lord Krsna says; ami -- I; tomara -- your; rni -
- debtor.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The conjugal love of the gopis is the most exalted devotional service, 
surpassing all other methods of bhakti. Therefore Lord Krsna is obliged 
to say, ‘My dear gopis, I cannot repay you. Indeed, I am always indebted 
to you.'
 
Antya 7.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
na paraye ‘ham niravadya-samyujam
 sva-sadhu-krtyam vibudhayusapi vah
ya mabhajan durjaya-geha-srnkhalah
 samvrscya tad vah pratiyatu sadhuna
SYNONYMS
 
na -- not; paraye -- am able to make; aham -- I; niravadya-samyujam -- 
to those who are completely free from deceit; sva-sadhu-krtyam -- proper 
compensation; vibudha-ayusa -- with a lifetime as long as that of the 
demigods; api -- although; vah -- to you; yah -- who; ma -- Me; abhajan -
- have worshiped; durjaya-geha-srnkhalah -- the chains of household life,
 which are difficult to overcome; samvrscya -- cutting; tat -- that; vah 
-- of you; pratiyatu -- let it be returned; sadhuna -- by the good 
activity itself.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘O gopis, I am not able to repay My debt for your spotless service, 
even within a lifetime of Brahma. Your connection with Me is beyond 
reproach. You have worshiped Me, cutting off all domestic ties, which 
are difficult to break. Therefore please let your own glorious deeds be 
your compensation.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.32.22).
 
Antya 7.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
aisvarya-jnana haite kevala-bhava -- pradhana
prthivite bhakta nahi uddhava-samana
SYNONYMS
 
aisvarya-jnana haite -- than transcendental love in opulence; kevala-
bhava -- pure love; pradhana -- more prominent; prthivite -- on the 
surface of the world; bhakta nahi -- there is no devotee; uddhava-samana 
-- like Uddhava.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Completely distinct from love of Krsna in opulence, pure love of Krsna 
is on the highest level. On the surface of the world there is no devotee 
greater than Uddhava.
 
Antya 7.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
tenha yanra pada-dhuli karena prarthana
svarupera sange pailun e saba siksana
SYNONYMS
 
tenha -- he; yanra -- whose; pada-dhuli -- dust of the lotus feet; 
karena prarthana -- desires; svarupera sange -- from Svarupa Damodara; 
pailun -- I have gotten; e saba -- all these; siksana -- instructions.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Uddhava desires to take on his head the dust of the gopis' lotus feet. 
I have learned about all these transcendental loving affairs of Lord 
Krsna from Svarupa Damodara.
 
Antya 7.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
asam aho carana-renu-jusam aham syam
 vrndavane kim api gulma-latausadhinam
ya dustyajam sva-janam arya-patham ca hitva
 bhejur mukunda-padavim srutibhir vimrgyam
SYNONYMS
 
asam -- of the gopis; aho -- oh; carana-renu -- the dust of the lotus 
feet; jusam -- devoted to; aham syam -- let me become; vrndavane -- in 
Vrndavana; kim api -- anyone; gulma-lata-ausadhinam -- among bushes, 
creepers and herbs; ya -- those who; dustyajam -- very difficult to give 
up; sva-janam -- family members; arya-patham -- the path of chastity; ca 
-- and; hitva -- giving up; bhejuh -- worshiped; mukunda-padavim -- the 
lotus feet of Mukunda, Krsna; srutibhih -- by the Vedas; vimrgyam -- to 
be searched for.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘The gopis of Vrndavana have given up the association of their husbands,
 sons and other family members, who are very difficult to give up, and 
they have forsaken the path of chastity to take shelter of the lotus 
feet of Mukunda, Krsna, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge. 
Oh, let me be fortunate enough to become one of the bushes, creepers or 
herbs in Vrndavana, for the gopis trample them and bless them with the 
dust of their lotus feet.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.61) was spoken by Uddhava. When 
Uddhava was sent by Krsna to see the condition of the gopis in Vrndavana,
 he stayed there for a few months in their association and always talked 
with them about Krsna. Although this greatly pleased the gopis and other 
residents of Vrajabhumi, Vrndavana, Uddhava saw that the gopis were 
severely afflicted by their separation from Krsna. Their hearts were so 
disturbed that their minds were sometimes deranged. Observing the 
unalloyed devotion and love of the gopis for Krsna, Uddhava desired to 
become a creeper, a blade of grass or an herb in Vrndavana so that 
sometimes the gopis would trample him and he would receive the dust of 
their lotus feet on his head.
 
Antya 7.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
haridasa-thakura -- maha-bhagavata-pradhana
prati dina laya tenha tina-laksa nama
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa-thakura -- Haridasa Thakura; maha-bhagavata-pradhana -- the 
topmost of all pure devotees; prati dina -- every day; laya -- chants; 
tenha -- he; tina-laksa nama -- 300,000 holy names of the Lord.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Haridasa Thakura, the teacher of the holy name, is the most exalted of 
all pure devotees. Every day he chants 300,000 holy names of the Lord.
 
Antya 7.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
namera mahima ami tanra thani sikhilun
tanra prasade namera mahima janilun
SYNONYMS
 
namera mahima -- the glories of the holy name; ami -- I; tanra thani -- 
from him; sikhilun -- have learned; tanra prasade -- by his mercy; 
namera -- of the holy name; mahima -- the glories; janilun -- I could 
understand.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I have learned about the glories of the Lord's holy name from Haridasa 
Thakura, and by his mercy I have understood these glories.
 
Antya 7.52
 
TEXTS 50–52
 
TEXT
 
acaryaratna acaryanidhi pandita-gadadhara
jagadananda, damodara, sankara, vakresvara
kasisvara, mukunda, vasudeva, murari
ara yata bhakta-gana gaude avatari'
krsna-nama-prema kaila jagate pracara
inha sabara sange krsna-bhakti ye amara"
SYNONYMS
 
acaryaratna -- Acaryaratna; acaryanidhi -- Acaryanidhi; pandita-
gadadhara -- Gadadhara Pandita; jagadananda -- Jagadananda; damodara -- 
Damodara; sankara -- Sankara; vakresvara -- Vakresvara; kasisvara -- 
Kasisvara; mukunda -- Mukunda; vasudeva -- Vasudeva; murari -- Murari; 
ara -- and; yata -- as many as; bhakta-gana -- devotees; gaude -- in 
Bengal; avatari' -- having descended; krsna-nama -- the holy name of 
Lord Krsna; prema -- ecstatic love of Krsna; kaila -- did; jagate -- all 
over the world; pracara -- preaching; inha sabara -- of all of them; 
sange -- by association; krsna-bhakti -- devotional service to Krsna; ye 
-- which; amara -- My.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Acaryaratna, Acaryanidhi, Gadadhara Pandita, Jagadananda, Damodara, 
Sankara, Vakresvara, Kasisvara, Mukunda, Vasudeva, Murari and many other 
devotees have descended in Bengal to preach to everyone the glories of 
the holy name of Krsna and the value of love for Him. I have learned 
from them the meaning of devotional service to Krsna."
 
Antya 7.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
bhattera hrdaye drdha abhimana jani'
bhangi kari' mahaprabhu kahe eta vani
SYNONYMS
 
bhattera hrdaye -- in the heart of Vallabha Bhatta; drdha -- fixed; 
abhimana -- pride; jani' -- understanding; bhangi kari' -- making a hint;
 mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahe -- spoke; eta vani -- these 
words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Knowing that Vallabha Bhatta's heart was full of pride, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu spoke these words, hinting at how one can learn about 
devotional service.
 
PURPORT
 
Vallabha Bhatta was greatly proud of his knowledge in devotional service,
 and therefore he wanted to speak about Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
without understanding the Lord's position. The Lord therefore hinted in 
many ways that if Vallabha Bhatta wanted to know what devotional service 
actually is, he would have to learn from all the devotees He mentioned, 
beginning with Advaita Acarya, Lord Nityananda, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 
and Ramananda Raya. As Svarupa Damodara has said, if one wants to learn 
the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam, one must take lessons from a realized 
soul. One should not proudly think that one can understand the 
transcendental loving service of the Lord simply by reading books. One 
must become a servant of a Vaisnava. As Narottama dasa Thakura has 
confirmed, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara peyeche keba: one cannot be in 
a transcendental position unless one very faithfully serves a pure 
Vaisnava. One must accept a Vaisnava guru (adau gurv-asrayam), and then 
by questions and answers one should gradually learn what pure devotional 
service to Krsna is. That is called the parampara system.
 
Antya 7.54
 
TEXT 54
 
TEXT
 
"ami se ‘vaisnava', -- bhakti-siddhanta saba jani
ami se bhagavata-artha uttama vakhani"
SYNONYMS
 
ami -- I; se -- that; vaisnava -- Vaisnava; bhakti-siddhanta -- 
conclusions of devotional service; saba -- all; jani -- I know; ami -- I;
 se -- that; bhagavata-artha -- meaning of the Bhagavatam; uttama -- 
very well; vakhani -- can explain.
 
TRANSLATION
 
[Vallabha Bhatta was thinking:] "I am a great Vaisnava. Having learned 
all the conclusions of Vaisnava philosophy, I can understand the meaning 
of Srimad-Bhagavatam and explain it very well."
 
Antya 7.55
 
TEXT 55
 
TEXT
 
bhattera manete ei chila dirgha garva
prabhura vacana suni' se ha-ila kharva
SYNONYMS
 
bhattera manete -- in the mind of Vallabha Bhatta; ei -- this; chila -- 
was existing; dirgha -- for a long time; garva -- pride; prabhura -- of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vacana -- the words; suni' -- by hearing; se -- 
that; ha-ila -- was; kharva -- cut down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Such pride had existed for a long time within the mind of Vallabha 
Bhatta, but as he heard the preaching of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, his 
pride was cut down.
 
Antya 7.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
prabhura mukhe vaisnavata suniya sabara
bhattera iccha haila tan-sabare dekhibara
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura mukhe -- from the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vaisnavata -
- the standard of Vaisnavism; suniya sabara -- hearing of all the 
devotees; bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; iccha -- desire; haila -- was; 
tan-sabare -- all of them; dekhibara -- to see.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Vallabha Bhatta heard from the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
about the pure Vaisnavism of all these devotees, he immediately desired 
to see them.
 
Antya 7.57
 
TEXT 57
 
TEXT
 
bhatta kahe, -- "e saba vaisnava rahe kon sthane?
kon prakare paimu ihan-sabara darsane?
SYNONYMS
 
bhatta kahe -- Vallabha Bhatta said; e saba vaisnava -- all these 
Vaisnavas; rahe -- live; kon sthane -- where; kon prakare -- how; paimu -
- shall I attain; ihan-sabara darsane -- seeing all these Vaisnavas.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Vallabha Bhatta said, "Where do all these Vaisnavas live, and how can I 
see them?"
 
Antya 7.58
 
TEXT 58
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "keha gaude, keha desantare
saba asiyache ratha-yatra dekhibare
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; keha gaude -- some in 
Bengal; keha -- some; desa-antare -- in other states; saba -- all; 
asiyache -- have come; ratha-yatra dekhibare -- to see the car festival 
of Lord Jagannatha.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Although some of them live in Bengal 
and some in other states, they have all come here to see the Ratha-yatra 
festival.
 
Antya 7.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
ihani rahena sabe, vasa -- nana-sthane
ihani paiba tumi sabara darsane"
SYNONYMS
 
ihani -- here; rahena sabe -- all of them are living; vasa -- their 
residential places; nana-sthane -- in various quarters; ihani -- here; 
paiba -- will get; tumi -- you; sabara darsane -- everyone's audience.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"At present they are all living here. Their residences are in various 
quarters. Here you will get the audience of them all."
 
Antya 7.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
tabe bhatta kahe bahu vinaya vacana
bahu dainya kari' prabhure kaila nimantrana
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; bhatta kahe -- Vallabha Bhatta said; bahu -- very; 
vinaya -- humble; vacana -- words; bahu dainya kari' -- in all humility; 
prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila nimantrana -- invited to dine.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thereafter, with great submission and humility, Vallabha Bhatta invited 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to dine at his home.
 
Antya 7.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
ara dina saba vaisnava prabhu-sthane aila
saba-sane mahaprabhu bhatte milaila
SYNONYMS
 
ara dina -- the next day; saba vaisnava -- all the Vaisnavas; prabhu-
sthane -- to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; saba-
sane -- with all of them; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhatte 
milaila -- introduced Vallabha Bhatta.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next day, when all the Vaisnavas came to the abode of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, the Lord introduced Vallabha Bhatta to them all.
 
Antya 7.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
'vaisnave'ra teja dekhi' bhattera camatkara
tan-sabara age bhatta -- khadyota-akara
SYNONYMS
 
vaisnavera -- of the Vaisnavas; teja -- the brilliance; dekhi' -- seeing;
 bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; camatkara -- surprise; tan-sabara -- of 
all of them; age -- in front; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; khadyota-akara -
- like a glowworm.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He was surprised to see the brilliance of their faces. Indeed, among 
them Vallabha Bhatta seemed just like a glowworm.
 
Antya 7.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
tabe bhatta bahu maha-prasada anaila
gana-saha mahaprabhure bhojana karaila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- at that time; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; bahu -- much; maha-
prasada -- Lord Jagannatha's remnants; anaila -- brought in; gana-saha 
mahaprabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with His associates; bhojana 
karaila -- he fed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then Vallabha Bhatta brought in a great quantity of Lord Jagannatha's 
maha-prasadam and sumptuously fed Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His 
associates.
 
Antya 7.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
paramananda puri-sange sannyasira gana
eka-dike vaise saba karite bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
paramananda puri-sange -- with Paramananda Puri; sannyasira gana -- all 
the sannyasi associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; eka-dike -- on one 
side; vaise -- sat down; saba -- all; karite bhojana -- to accept the 
prasadam.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the sannyasi associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, headed by 
Paramananda Puri, sat on one side and thus partook of the prasadam.
 
Antya 7.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
advaita, nityananda-raya -- parsve dui-jana
madhye mahaprabhu vasila, age-pache bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS
 
advaita -- Advaita Acarya; nityananda-raya -- Lord Nityananda; parsve -- 
on the sides; dui-jana -- two personalities; madhye -- in the middle; 
mahaprabhu vasila -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down; age -- in front; 
pache -- behind; bhakta-gana -- all the devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat in the midst of the devotees. Advaita Acarya 
and Lord Nityananda each sat on one side of the Lord. The other devotees 
sat in front of the Lord and behind Him.
 
Antya 7.66
 
TEXT 66
 
TEXT
 
gaudera bhakta yata kahite na pari
angane vasila saba hana sari sari
SYNONYMS
 
gaudera -- of Bengal; bhakta yata -- all the devotees; kahite -- to 
mention; na pari -- I am unable; angane -- in the courtyard; vasila -- 
sat down; saba -- all; hana -- being; sari sari -- in lines.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The devotees from Bengal, whom I am unable to count, all sat down in 
lines in the courtyard.
 
Antya 7.67
 
TEXT 67
 
TEXT
 
prabhura bhakta-gana dekhi' bhattera camatkara
pratyeke sabara pade kaila namaskara
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-gana -- devotees; dekhi' -
- seeing; bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; camatkara -- surprise; prati-
eke -- unto each and every one; sabara -- of all; pade -- at the lotus 
feet; kaila namaskara -- he offered obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Vallabha Bhatta saw all the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he 
was greatly surprised, and in devotion he offered his obeisances at the 
lotus feet of each and every one of them.
 
Antya 7.68
 
TEXT 68
 
TEXT
 
svarupa, jagadananda, kasisvara, sankara
parivesana kare, ara raghava, damodara
SYNONYMS
 
svarupa -- Svarupa; jagadananda -- Jagadananda; kasisvara -- Kasisvara; 
sankara -- Sankara; parivesana kare -- distribute; ara -- and; raghava 
damodara -- Raghava and Damodara.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Svarupa Damodara, Jagadananda, Kasisvara and Sankara, along with Raghava 
and Damodara Pandita, took charge of distributing the prasadam.
 
Antya 7.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
maha-prasada vallabha-bhatta bahu anaila
prabhu-saha sannyasi-gana bhojane vasila
SYNONYMS
 
maha-prasada -- food offered to Sri Jagannatha; vallabha-bhatta -- 
Vallabha Bhatta; bahu -- a large quantity; anaila -- had brought; prabhu-
saha -- with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sannyasi-gana -- all the sannyasis;
 bhojane vasila -- sat down to accept the prasadam.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Vallabha Bhatta had brought a large quantity of maha-prasadam offered to 
Lord Jagannatha. Thus all the sannyasis sat down to eat with Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 7.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
prasada paya vaisnava-gana bale, ‘hari' ‘hari'
hari hari dhvani uthe saba brahmanda bhari'
SYNONYMS
 
prasada -- the prasadam; paya -- accept; vaisnava-gana -- all the 
Vaisnavas; bale -- chant; hari hari -- "Hari, Hari"; hari hari dhvani -- 
the vibration of Hari, Hari; uthe -- rises; saba brahmanda -- the entire 
universe; bhari' -- filling.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Accepting the prasadam, all the Vaisnavas chanted the holy names "Hari! 
Hari!" The rising vibration of the holy name of Hari filled the entire 
universe.
 
Antya 7.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
mala, candana, guvaka, pana aneka anila
saba' puja kari' bhatta anandita haila
SYNONYMS
 
mala -- garlands; candana -- sandalwood pulp; guvaka -- spices; pana -- 
betel; aneka -- much; anila -- brought; saba' puja kari' -- worshiping 
all the Vaisnavas; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; anandita haila -- became 
very happy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When all the Vaisnavas had finished eating, Vallabha Bhatta brought a 
large quantity of garlands, sandalwood pulp, spices and betel. He 
worshiped the devotees very respectfully and became extremely happy.
 
Antya 7.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
ratha-yatra-dine prabhu kirtana arambhila
purvavat sata sampradaya prthak karila
SYNONYMS
 
ratha-yatra-dine -- on the day of the car festival; prabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kirtana arambhila -- began the congregational 
chanting; purva-vat -- as previously; sata sampradaya -- in seven groups;
 prthak karila -- He divided.
 
TRANSLATION
 
On the day of the car festival, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began the 
congregational chanting. As He had done previously, He divided all the 
devotees into seven groups.
 
Antya 7.73–74
 
TEXTS 73–74
 
TEXT
 
advaita, nityananda, haridasa, vakresvara
srivasa, raghava, pandita-gadadhara
sata jana sata-thani karena nartana
'hari-bola' bali' prabhu karena bhramana
SYNONYMS
 
advaita -- Advaita Acarya; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; haridasa -- 
Thakura Haridasa; vakresvara -- Vakresvara; srivasa -- Srivasa Thakura; 
raghava -- Raghava; pandita-gadadhara -- Gadadhara Pandita; sata jana -- 
seven persons; sata-thani -- in seven groups; karena nartana -- dance; 
hari-bola bali' -- uttering "Haribol"; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
 karena bhramana -- wanders.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seven devotees -- Advaita, Nityananda, Haridasa Thakura, Vakresvara, 
Srivasa Thakura, Raghava Pandita and Gadadhara Pandita -- formed seven 
groups and began dancing. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, chanting "Haribol!" 
wandered from one group to another.
 
Antya 7.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
caudda madala baje ucca sankirtana
eka eka nartakera preme bhasila bhuvana
SYNONYMS
 
caudda madala -- fourteen mrdangas; baje -- were being played; ucca 
sankirtana -- loud congregational chanting; eka eka -- of each group; 
nartakera -- of the dancer; preme -- in ecstatic love; bhasila bhuvana --
 inundated the entire world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Fourteen mrdangas resounded with the loud congregational chanting, and 
in each group was a dancer whose dance of ecstatic love inundated the 
entire world.
 
Antya 7.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
dekhi' vallabha-bhattera haila camatkara
anande vihvala nahi apana-sambhala
SYNONYMS
 
dekhi' -- seeing; vallabha-bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; haila 
camatkara -- was astonishment; anande vihvala -- overwhelmed by 
transcendental happiness; nahi -- there was not; apana-sambhala -- 
keeping his normal position.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing all this, Vallabha Bhatta was completely astonished. He was 
overwhelmed by transcendental bliss and lost himself.
 
Antya 7.77
 
TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
tabe mahaprabhu sabara nrtya rakhila
purvavat apane nrtya karite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sabara -- of 
all of them; nrtya rakhila -- stopped the dancing; purvavat -- as 
previously; apane -- personally; nrtya -- dancing; karite lagila -- 
began to perform.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stopped the dancing of the others, and as 
He had done previously, He personally began to dance.
 
Antya 7.78
 
TEXT 78
 
TEXT
 
prabhura saundarya dekhi ara premodaya
'ei ta' saksat krsna' bhattera ha-ila niscaya
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saundarya -- the beauty; dekhi --
 seeing; ara -- also; prema-udaya -- arousing of ecstatic love; ei -- 
this; ta' -- certainly; saksat -- directly; krsna -- Lord Krsna; 
bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; ha-ila -- was; niscaya -- certainty.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing the beauty of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the awakening of His 
ecstatic love, Vallabha Bhatta concluded, "Here is Lord Krsna, without a 
doubt."
 
Antya 7.79
 
TEXT 79
 
TEXT
 
eta mata ratha-yatra sakale dekhila
prabhura caritre bhattera camatkara haila
SYNONYMS
 
eta mata -- in this way; ratha-yatra -- the car festival; sakale -- all; 
dekhila -- saw; prabhura caritre -- by the character of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; camatkara haila -- there was 
astonishment.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Vallabha Bhatta witnessed the car festival. He was simply 
astonished by the characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 7.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
yatranantare bhatta yai mahaprabhu-sthane
prabhu-carane kichu kaila nivedane
SYNONYMS
 
yatra-anantare -- after the Ratha-yatra; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; yai -
- going; mahaprabhu-sthane -- to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
prabhu-carane -- at the lotus feet of the Lord; kichu -- some; kaila -- 
made; nivedane -- submission.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day, after the festival was over, Vallabha Bhatta went to the abode 
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and submitted a request at the lotus feet of 
the Lord.
 
Antya 7.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
"bhagavatera tika kichu kariyachi likhana
apane mahaprabhu yadi karena sravana"
SYNONYMS
 
bhagavatera -- on Srimad-Bhagavatam; tika -- commentary; kichu -- some; 
kariyachi likhana -- I have written; apane -- You; mahaprabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi -- if; karena sravana -- would hear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I have written some commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam," he said. "Would 
Your Lordship kindly hear it?"
 
Antya 7.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "bhagavatartha bujhite na pari
bhagavatartha sunite ami nahi adhikari
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; bhagavata-artha -- the 
meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam; bujhite na pari -- I cannot understand; 
bhagavata-artha -- the purport of Srimad-Bhagavatam; sunite -- to hear; 
ami nahi adhikari -- I am not the proper person.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord replied, "I do not understand the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam. 
Indeed, I am not a suitable person to hear its meaning.
 
Antya 7.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
vasi' krsna-nama matra kariye grahane
sankhya-nama purna mora nahe ratri-dine
SYNONYMS
 
vasi' -- sitting; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; matra -- 
simply; kariye grahane -- I chant; sankhya-nama -- a fixed number of 
rounds; purna -- complete; mora -- My; nahe -- is not; ratri-dine -- 
throughout the entire day and night.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I simply sit and try to chant the holy name of Krsna, and although I 
chant all day and night, I nevertheless cannot complete the chanting of 
My prescribed number of rounds."
 
Antya 7.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
bhatta kahe, "krsna-namera artha-vyakhyane
vistara kairachi, taha karaha sravane"
SYNONYMS
 
bhatta kahe -- Vallabha Bhatta said; krsna-namera -- of the holy name of 
Krsna; artha-vyakhyane -- description of the meaning; vistara -- very 
elaborately; kairachi -- I have made; taha -- that; karaha sravane -- 
kindly hear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Vallabha Bhatta said, "I have tried to describe elaborately the meaning 
of Krsna's holy name. Kindly hear the explanation."
 
Antya 7.85
 
TEXT 85
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "krsna-namera bahu artha na mani
'syama-sundara' ‘yasoda-nandana,' -- ei-matra jani
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; krsna-namera -- of 
the holy name of Krsna; bahu artha -- many meanings; na mani -- I do not 
accept; syama-sundara -- Syamasundara; yasoda-nandana -- Yasodanandana; 
ei-matra -- only this; jani -- I know.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "I do not accept many different 
meanings for the holy name of Krsna. I know only that Lord Krsna is 
Syamasundara and Yasodanandana. That's all I know.
 
Antya 7.86
 
TEXT 86
 
TEXT
 
tamala-syamala-tvisi
 sri-yasoda-stanan-dhaye
krsna-namno rudhir iti
 sarva-sastra-vinirnayah
SYNONYMS
 
tamala-syamala-tvisi -- whose complexion is dark blue, resembling a 
tamala tree; sri-yasoda-stanam-dhaye -- sucking the breast of Mother 
Yasoda; krsna-namnah -- of the name Krsna; rudhih -- the chief meaning; 
iti -- thus; sarva-sastra -- of all revealed scriptures; vinirnayah -- 
the conclusion.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The only purport of the holy name of Krsna is that He is dark blue like 
a tamala tree and is the son of Mother Yasoda. This is the conclusion of 
all the revealed scriptures.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from the Nama-kaumudi.
 
Antya 7.87
 
TEXT 87
 
TEXT
 
ei artha ami matra janiye nirdhara
ara sarva-arthe mora nahi adhikara"
SYNONYMS
 
ei artha -- this meaning; ami -- I; matra -- only; janiye -- know; 
nirdhara -- conclusion; ara -- other; sarva -- all; arthe -- meanings; 
mora -- My; nahi -- is not; adhikara -- capacity to understand.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I conclusively know these two names, Syamasundara and Yasodanandana. I 
do not understand any other meanings, nor have I the capacity to 
understand them."
 
Antya 7.88
 
TEXT 88
 
TEXT
 
phalgu-praya bhattera namadi saba-vyakhya
sarvajna prabhu jani' tare karena upeksa
SYNONYMS
 
phalgu-praya -- generally useless; bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; nama-
adi -- the holy name and so on; saba -- all; vyakhya -- explanations; 
sarva-jna -- omniscient; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jani' -- 
knowing; tare -- him; karena upeksa -- neglects.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Being omniscient, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu could understand that 
Vallabha Bhatta's explanations of Krsna's name and Srimad-Bhagavatam 
were useless. Therefore He did not care about them.
 
Antya 7.89
 
TEXT 89
 
TEXT
 
vimana hana bhatta gela nija-ghara
prabhu-visaye bhakti kichu ha-ila antara
SYNONYMS
 
vimana hana -- feeling morose; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; gela -- went; 
nija-ghara -- to his home; prabhu-visaye -- unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
 bhakti -- devotion; kichu -- somewhat; ha-ila -- became; antara -- 
different.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu rigidly declined to hear his explanations, 
Vallabha Bhatta went home feeling morose. His faith in the Lord and 
devotion to Him changed.
 
Antya 7.90
 
TEXT 90
 
TEXT
 
tabe bhatta gela pandita-gosanira thani
nana mate priti kari' kare asa-yai
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; gela -- went; pandita-
gosanira thani -- to Gadadhara Pandita Gosani; nana mate -- in various 
ways; priti kari' -- showing affection; kare asa-yai -- comes and goes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thereafter, Vallabha Bhatta went to the home of Gadadhara Pandita. He 
kept coming and going, showing affection in various ways, and thus 
maintained a relationship with him.
 
Antya 7.91
 
TEXT 91
 
TEXT
 
prabhura upeksaya saba nilacalera jana
bhattera vyakhyana kichu na kare sravana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; upeksaya -- because of neglect; 
saba -- all; nilacalera jana -- people in Jagannatha Puri; bhattera 
vyakhyana -- explanation of Vallabha Bhatta; kichu -- any; na kare 
sravana -- do not hear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not take Vallabha Bhatta very 
seriously, none of the people in Jagannatha Puri would hear any of his 
explanations.
 
Antya 7.92
 
TEXT 92
 
TEXT
 
lajjita haila bhatta, haila apamane
duhkhita hana gela panditera sthane
SYNONYMS
 
lajjita -- ashamed; haila -- became; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; haila 
apamane -- felt insulted; duhkhita hana -- being unhappy; gela -- went; 
panditera sthane -- to Gadadhara Pandita.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ashamed, insulted and unhappy, Vallabha Bhatta went to Gadadhara Pandita.
 
Antya 7.93
 
TEXT 93
 
TEXT
 
dainya kari' kahe, -- "nilun tomara sarana
tumi krpa kari' rakha amara jivana
SYNONYMS
 
dainya kari' -- with great humility; kahe -- said; nilun -- I have taken;
 tomara sarana -- shelter of you; tumi -- you; krpa kari' -- being 
merciful; rakha -- keep; amara jivana -- my life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Approaching him with great humility, Vallabha Bhatta said, "I have taken 
shelter of you, my dear sir. Kindly be merciful to me and save my life.
 
Antya 7.94
 
TEXT 94
 
TEXT
 
krsna-nama-vyakhya yadi karaha sravana
tabe mora lajja-panka haya praksalana"
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-nama -- of the name of Lord Krsna; vyakhya -- explanation; yadi -- 
if; karaha sravana -- you hear; tabe -- then; mora -- my; lajja-panka -- 
the mud of shame; haya -- there is; praksalana -- washing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please hear my explanation of the meaning of Lord Krsna's name. In that 
way the mud of the shame that has come upon me will be washed off."
 
Antya 7.95
 
TEXT 95
 
TEXT
 
sankate padila pandita, karaye samsaya
ki karibena, -- eko, karite na pare niscaya
SYNONYMS
 
sankate -- into a dilemma; padila pandita -- Pandita Gosani fell; karaye 
samsaya -- felt doubts; ki karibena -- what he will do; eko -- alone; 
karite na pare niscaya -- cannot make a decision.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Pandita Gosani fell into a dilemma. He was in such doubt that he 
could not decide alone what to do.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not take Vallabha Bhatta very seriously. 
Therefore Pandita Gosani, or Gadadhara Gosani, fell into perplexity. 
What would be his position if he heard Vallabha Bhatta's explanation of 
Sri Krsna's name? Certainly Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would be displeased. 
Therefore Gadadhara Pandita Gosani could not make a decision.
 
Antya 7.96
 
TEXT 96
 
TEXT
 
yadyapi pandita ara na kaila angikara
bhatta yai' tabu pade kari' balatkara
SYNONYMS
 
yadyapi -- although; pandita -- Gadadhara Pandita; ara -- also; na kaila 
angikara -- did not accept; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; yai' -- going; 
tabu -- still; pade -- reads; kari' balatkara -- forcibly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although Gadadhara Pandita Gosani did not want to hear it, Vallabha 
Bhatta began to read his explanation with great force.
 
Antya 7.97
 
TEXT 97
 
TEXT
 
abhijatye pandita karite nare nisedhana
"e sankate rakha, krsna la-ilana sarana
SYNONYMS
 
abhijatye -- because of his aristocracy; pandita -- Gadadhara Pandita; 
karite nare nisedhana -- could not forbid; e sankate -- in this danger; 
rakha -- please protect; krsna -- O Lord Krsna; la-ilana -- I have taken;
 sarana -- shelter.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Because Vallabha Bhatta was a learned brahmana, Gadadhara Pandita could 
not forbid him. Thus he began to think of Lord Krsna. "My dear Lord 
Krsna," he requested, "please protect me in this danger. I have taken 
shelter of You.
 
Antya 7.98
 
TEXT 98
 
TEXT
 
antaryami prabhu janibena mora mana
tanre bhaya nahi kichu, ‘visama' tanra gana"
SYNONYMS
 
antaryami -- existing in everyone's heart; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; janibena -- will know; mora mana -- my mind; tanre -- of Him;
 bhaya -- fear; nahi -- there is not; kichu -- any; visama -- very 
critical; tanra gana -- His associates.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is present in everyone's heart, and He will 
certainly know my mind. Therefore I do not fear Him. His associates, 
however, are extremely critical."
 
PURPORT
 
As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu exists in 
everyone's heart. Therefore He would know the circumstances under which 
Pandita Gosani agreed to hear Vallabha Bhatta's explanations, and 
certainly He would not be angry. However, the Vaisnavas who were always 
with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu might not understand Gadadhara Pandita's 
inner consciousness, and they might accuse him of having compromised 
with Vallabha Bhatta, despite his having been neglected by Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. Gadadhara Pandita Gosani was seriously thinking in this way.
 
Antya 7.99
 
TEXT 99
 
TEXT
 
yadyapi vicare panditera nahi kichu dosa
tathapi prabhura gana tanre kare pranaya-rosa
SYNONYMS
 
yadyapi -- although; vicare -- conclusively; panditera -- of Gadadhara 
Pandita; nahi kichu dosa -- there was no fault; tathapi -- still; 
prabhura gana -- associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto 
him; kare pranaya-rosa -- showed affectionate anger.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although Gadadhara Pandita Gosani was not in the least at fault, some of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's devotees showed affectionate anger toward him.
 
Antya 7.100
 
TEXT 100
 
TEXT
 
pratyaha vallabha-bhatta aise prabhu-sthane
'udgrahadi' praya kare acaryadi-sane
SYNONYMS
 
prati-aha -- daily; vallabha-bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; aise -- comes; 
prabhu-sthane -- to the place of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; udgraha-
adi praya -- unnecessary argument; kare -- does; acarya-adi-sane -- with 
Advaita Acarya and others.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Every day, Vallabha Bhatta would come to the place of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu to engage in unnecessary arguments with Advaita Acarya and 
other great personalities, such as Svarupa Damodara.
 
Antya 7.101
 
TEXT 101
 
TEXT
 
yei kichu kare bhatta ‘siddhanta' sthapana
sunitei acarya taha karena khandana
SYNONYMS
 
yei -- whatever; kichu -- any; kare -- does; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; 
siddhanta -- conclusion; sthapana -- establishing; sunitei -- hearing; 
acarya -- Advaita Acarya; taha -- that; karena khandana -- refuted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Whatever conclusions Vallabha Bhatta eagerly presented were refuted by 
personalities like Advaita Acarya.
 
Antya 7.102
 
TEXT 102
 
TEXT
 
acaryadi-age bhatta yabe yabe yaya
rajahamsa-madhye yena rahe baka-praya
SYNONYMS
 
acarya-adi-age -- in front of Advaita Acarya and others; bhatta -- 
Vallabha Bhatta; yabe yabe -- whenever; yaya -- goes; raja-hamsa-madhye -
- in a society of white swans; yena -- as; rahe -- remained; baka-praya -
- like a duck.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Whenever Vallabha Bhatta entered the society of devotees, headed by 
Advaita Acarya, he was like a duck in a society of white swans.
 
Antya 7.103
 
TEXT 103
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina bhatta puchila acaryere
"jiva-‘prakrti' ‘pati' kari' manaye krsnere
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; puchila acaryere -- 
inquired from Advaita Acarya; jiva -- the living entity; prakrti -- 
female; pati -- husband; kari' -- as; manaye krsnere -- accepts Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Vallabha Bhatta said to Advaita Acarya, "Every living entity is 
female [prakrti] and considers Krsna her husband [pati].
 
Antya 7.104
 
TEXT 104
 
TEXT
 
pati-vrata hana patira nama nahi laya
tomara krsna-nama laha, -- kon dharma haya?"
SYNONYMS
 
pati-vrata -- devoted to the husband; hana -- being; patira -- of the 
husband; nama -- name; nahi laya -- does not utter; tomara -- all of you;
 krsna-nama-laha -- chant the name of Krsna; kon -- what; dharma -- 
religious principle; haya -- is it.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"It is the duty of a chaste wife, devoted to her husband, not to utter 
her husband's name, but all of you chant the name of Krsna. How can this 
be called a religious principle?"
 
Antya 7.105
 
TEXT 105
 
TEXT
 
acarya kahe, -- "age tomara ‘dharma' murtiman
inhare puchaha, inha karibena ihara samadhana
SYNONYMS
 
acarya kahe -- Advaita Acarya said; age -- in front; tomara -- of you; 
dharma -- religious principles; murtiman -- personified; inhare puchaha -
- ask Him; inha -- He; karibena -- will make; ihara -- of this; 
samadhana -- solution.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Advaita Acarya responded, "In front of you is Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, the personification of religious principles. You should ask 
Him, for He will give you the proper answer."
 
Antya 7.106
 
TEXT 106
 
TEXT
 
suni' prabhu kahena, -- "tumi na jana dharma-marma
svami-ajna pale, -- ei pati-vrata-dharma
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; prabhu kahena -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tumi -- 
you; na jana -- do not know; dharma-marma -- real religious principles; 
svami -- of the husband; ajna -- order; pale -- obeys; ei -- this; pati-
vrata-dharma -- the religious principle of a chaste woman.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My dear Vallabha 
Bhatta, you do not know religious principles. Actually, the first duty 
of a chaste woman is to carry out the order of her husband.
 
Antya 7.107
 
TEXT 107
 
TEXT
 
patira ajna, -- nirantara tanra nama la-ite
patira ajna pati-vrata na pare langhite
SYNONYMS
 
patira ajna -- the husband's order; nirantara -- always; tanra -- His; 
nama -- name; la-ite -- to chant; patira ajna -- the order of the 
husband; pati-vrata -- a chaste, devoted wife; na pare langhite -- 
cannot deny.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The order of Krsna is to chant His name incessantly. Therefore one who 
is chaste and adherent to the husband Krsna must chant the Lord's name, 
for she cannot deny the husband's order.
 
Antya 7.108
 
TEXT 108
 
TEXT
 
ataeva nama laya, namera ‘phala' paya
namera phale krsna-pade ‘prema' upajaya"
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; nama laya -- chants the holy name; namera -- of the 
name; phala -- result; paya -- gets; namera phale -- as a result of 
chanting the holy name; krsna-pade -- at the lotus feet of Krsna; prema -
- ecstatic love; upajaya -- develops.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Following this religious principle, a pure devotee of Lord Krsna always 
chants the holy name. As a result of this, he gets the fruit of ecstatic 
love for Krsna."
 
Antya 7.109
 
TEXT 109
 
TEXT
 
suniya vallabha-bhatta haila nirvacana
ghare yai' mane duhkhe karena cintana
SYNONYMS
 
suniya -- hearing; vallabha-bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; haila -- became; 
nirvacana -- speechless; ghare yai' -- returning home; mane -- in the 
mind; duhkhe -- unhappy; karena cintana -- began to consider.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this, Vallabha Bhatta was speechless. He returned home greatly 
unhappy and began to consider thus.
 
Antya 7.110–111
 
TEXTS 110–111
 
TEXT
 
"nitya amara ei sabhaya haya kaksa-pata
eka-dina upare yadi haya mora bat
tabe sukha haya, ara saba lajja yaya
sva-vacana sthapite ami ki kari upaya?"
SYNONYMS
 
nitya -- daily; amara -- my; ei -- this; sabhaya -- in the assembly; 
haya -- there is; kaksa-pata -- defeat; eka-dina -- one day; upare -- on 
top; yadi -- if; haya -- are; mora -- my; bat -- words; tabe -- then; 
sukha -- happiness; haya -- is; ara -- and; saba -- all; lajja -- shame; 
yaya -- goes; sva-vacana -- my statement; sthapite -- to establish; ami -
- I; ki -- what; kari -- shall adopt; upaya -- means.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Every day I am defeated in this assembly. If by chance I am one day 
victorious, that will be a great source of happiness for me, and all my 
shame will go away. But what means shall I adopt to establish my 
statements?"
 
Antya 7.112
 
TEXT 112
 
TEXT
 
ara dina asi' vasila prabhure namaskari'
sabhate kahena kichu mane garva kari'
SYNONYMS
 
ara dina -- the next day; asi' -- coming; vasila -- sat down; prabhure 
namaskari' -- offering obeisances to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
sabhate -- in the assembly; kahena -- he said; kichu -- something; mane -
- within the mind; garva kari' -- being proud.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next day when he came to the assembly of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he 
sat down after offering obeisances to the Lord and said something with 
great pride.
 
Antya 7.113
 
TEXT 113
 
TEXT
 
"bhagavate svamira vyakhyana kairachi khandana
la-ite na pari tanra vyakhyana-vacana
SYNONYMS
 
bhagavate -- in my commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam; svamira -- of 
Sridhara Svami; vyakhyana -- explanation; kairachi khandana -- I have 
refuted; la-ite na pari -- I cannot accept; tanra -- his; vyakhyana-
vacana -- words of explanation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In my commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam," he said, "I have refuted the 
explanations of Sridhara Svami. I cannot accept his explanations.
 
Antya 7.114
 
TEXT 114
 
TEXT
 
sei vyakhya karena yahan yei pade ani'
eka-vakyata nahi, tate ‘svami' nahi mani"
SYNONYMS
 
sei -- he; vyakhya karena -- explains; yahan -- wherever; yei -- 
whatever; pade -- reads; ani' -- accepting; eka-vakyata -- consistency; 
nahi -- there is not; tate -- therefore; svami -- Sridhara Svami; nahi 
mani -- I cannot accept.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Whatever Sridhara Svami reads he explains according to the 
circumstances. Therefore he is inconsistent in his explanations and 
cannot be accepted as an authority."
 
Antya 7.115
 
TEXT 115
 
TEXT
 
prabhu hasi' kahe, -- "svami na mane yei jana
vesyara bhitare tare kariye ganana"
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasi' -- smiling; kahe -- said; svami 
-- husband; na mane -- does not accept; yei jana -- anyone who; vesyara 
bhitare -- among the prostitutes; tare -- him; kariye ganana -- I count.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu smilingly replied, "One who does not accept the 
svami [husband] as an authority I consider a prostitute."
 
Antya 7.116
 
TEXT 116
 
TEXT
 
eta kahi' mahaprabhu mauna dharila
suniya sabara mane santosa ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
eta kahi' -- saying this; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mauna 
dharila -- became very grave; suniya -- hearing; sabara -- of all the 
devotees; mane -- in the mind; santosa ha-ila -- there was great 
satisfaction.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very grave. All the 
devotees present derived great satisfaction from hearing this statement.
 
Antya 7.117
 
TEXT 117
 
TEXT
 
jagatera hita lagi' gaura-avatara
antarera abhimana janena tahara
SYNONYMS
 
jagatera -- of the entire world; hita lagi' -- for the benefit; gaura-
avatara -- the incarnation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; antarera abhimana 
-- internal pride; janena -- understands; tahara -- his.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu descended as an incarnation for the benefit of 
the entire world. Thus He knew the mind of Vallabha Bhatta very well.
 
Antya 7.118
 
TEXT 118
 
TEXT
 
nana avajnane bhatte sodhena bhagavan
krsna yaiche khandilena indrera abhimana
SYNONYMS
 
nana -- various; avajnane -- by disrespect; bhatte -- Vallabha Bhatta; 
sodhena -- purifies; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; yaiche -- as; khandilena -- cuts down; indrera 
abhimana -- the pride of Indra.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By various hints and refutations, Lord Caitanya, the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead, corrected Vallabha Bhatta exactly as Krsna had cut down the 
false pride of Indra.
 
PURPORT
 
Indra, the King of heaven, was very proud of his position. Therefore 
when the residents of Vrndavana decided not to perform the Indra-yajna 
but instead to perform the Govardhana-yajna in accordance with the 
instructions of Krsna, Indra, because of his false pride, wanted to 
chastise the residents of Vrndavana. Thinking himself extremely powerful,
 Indra poured incessant rain upon Vrndavana, but Lord Krsna immediately 
cut down his pride by lifting Govardhana Hill as an umbrella to save the 
residents of Vrndavana. In this way Krsna proved Indra's power most 
insignificant in the presence of His own omnipotence.
 
Antya 7.119
 
TEXT 119
 
TEXT
 
ajna jiva nija-‘hite' ‘ahita' kari' mane
garva curna haile, pache ughade nayane
SYNONYMS
 
ajna jiva -- the ignorant living entity; nija-hite -- his personal 
benefit; ahita kari' mane -- considers a loss; garva curna haile -- when 
pride is cut down; pache -- afterward; ughade nayane -- the eyes open.
 
TRANSLATION
 
An ignorant living being does not recognize his actual profit. Because 
of ignorance and material pride, he sometimes considers profit a loss, 
but when his pride is cut down he can actually see his true benefit.
 
Antya 7.120
 
TEXT 120
 
TEXT
 
ghare asi' ratrye bhatta cintite lagila
"purve prayage more maha-krpa kaila
SYNONYMS
 
ghare asi' -- coming home; ratrye -- at night; bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta;
 cintite lagila -- began to think; purve -- previously; prayage -- at 
Prayaga; more -- unto me; maha-krpa kaila -- showed great mercy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Returning home that night, Vallabha Bhatta thought, "Previously, at 
Prayaga, Lord Caitanya was very kind to me.
 
Antya 7.121
 
TEXT 121
 
TEXT
 
svagana-sahite mora manila nimantrana
ebe kene prabhura mote phiri' gela mana?
SYNONYMS
 
sva-gana-sahite -- accompanied by His personal associates; mora -- my; 
manila -- accepted; nimantrana -- invitation; ebe -- now; kene -- why; 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mote -- unto me; phiri' gela -- 
has changed; mana -- mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"He accepted my invitation with His other devotees, and He was kind to 
me. Why has He now changed so much here at Jagannatha Puri?
 
Antya 7.122
 
TEXT 122
 
TEXT
 
'ami jiti', -- ei garva-sunya ha-uka inhara cita
isvara-svabhava, -- karena sabakara hita
SYNONYMS
 
ami jiti -- let me become victorious; ei -- this; garva -- pride; sunya -
- devoid of; ha-uka -- let be; inhara cita -- this person's mind; isvara-
svabhava -- the characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; 
karena -- He does; sabakara -- of everyone; hita -- benefit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Being very proud of my learning, I am thinking, ‘Let me become 
victorious.' Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, however, is trying to purify me by 
nullifying this false pride, for a characteristic of the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead is that He acts for everyone's welfare.
 
Antya 7.123
 
TEXT 123
 
TEXT
 
apana janaite ami kari abhimana
se garva khandaite mora karena apamana
SYNONYMS
 
apana janaite -- advertising myself; ami -- I; kari abhimana -- am 
falsely proud; se garva -- that pride; khandaite -- to cut down; mora 
karena apamana -- He insults me.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am falsely proud, advertising myself as a learned scholar. Therefore 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu insults me just to favor me by cutting down this 
false pride.
 
Antya 7.124
 
TEXT 124
 
TEXT
 
amara ‘hita' karena, -- iho ami mani ‘duhkha'
krsnera upare kaila yena indra maha-murkha"
SYNONYMS
 
amara -- my; hita -- benefit; karena -- He is doing; iho -- this; ami -- 
I; mani -- consider; duhkha -- unhappiness; krsnera upare -- upon Krsna; 
kaila -- did; yena -- as; indra -- Indra; maha-murkha -- the great fool.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"He is actually acting for my benefit, although I interpret His actions 
as insults. This is exactly like the incident in which Lord Krsna cut 
down Indra, the great, puffed-up fool, to correct him."
 
Antya 7.125
 
TEXT 125
 
TEXT
 
eta cinti' prate asi' prabhura carane
dainya kari' stuti kari' la-ila sarane
SYNONYMS
 
eta cinti' -- considering this; prate -- in the morning; asi' -- coming; 
prabhura carane -- to the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dainya 
kari' -- with great humility; stuti kari' -- offering many prayers; la-
ila sarane -- took shelter.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thinking in this way, Vallabha Bhatta approached Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
the next morning, and in great humility, offering many prayers, he 
sought shelter and surrendered at the lotus feet of the Lord.
 
Antya 7.126
 
TEXT 126
 
TEXT
 
"ami ajna jiva, -- ajnocita karma kailun
tomara age murkha ami panditya prakasilun
SYNONYMS
 
ami -- I; ajna jiva -- a foolish living being; ajna-ucita -- fit for a 
fool; karma -- activity; kailun -- I have done; tomara age -- before You;
 murkha -- a fool; ami -- I; panditya prakasilun -- have tried to 
demonstrate learning.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Vallabha Bhatta admitted, "I am a great fool, and indeed I have acted 
like a fool by trying to demonstrate my learning to You.
 
Antya 7.127
 
TEXT 127
 
TEXT
 
tumi -- isvara, nijocita krpa ye karila
apamana kari' sarva garva khandaila
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- You; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nija-ucita -- 
exactly befitting Your position; krpa -- mercy; ye -- that; karila -- 
You showed; apamana kari' -- by insulting; sarva -- all; garva -- pride; 
khandaila -- You have cut down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You have 
showed mercy to me in a way just befitting Your position by insulting me 
to cut down all my false pride.
 
Antya 7.128
 
TEXT 128
 
TEXT
 
ami -- ajna, ‘hita'-sthane mani ‘apamane'
indra yena krsnera ninda karila ajnane
SYNONYMS
 
ami -- I; ajna -- ignorant fool; hita-sthane -- what is for my benefit; 
mani -- I consider; apamane -- as an insult; indra -- King Indra; yena --
 as; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; ninda -- offense; karila -- did; ajnane --
 out of ignorance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am an ignorant fool, for I interpret as an insult what is meant for 
my benefit. In this way I am just like King Indra, who out of ignorance 
tried to surpass Krsna, the Supreme Lord.
 
Antya 7.129
 
TEXT 129
 
TEXT
 
tomara krpa-anjane ebe garva-andhya gela
tumi eta krpa kaila, -- ebe ‘jnana' haila
SYNONYMS
 
tomara krpa-anjane -- by the eye ointment of Your mercy; ebe -- now; 
garva-andhya -- the blindness of false pride; gela -- has gone; tumi -- 
You; eta -- such; krpa -- mercy; kaila -- have shown; ebe -- now; jnana -
- knowledge; haila -- has become.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, You have cured the blindness of my false pride by 
smearing my eyes with the ointment of Your mercy. You have bestowed so 
much mercy upon me that my ignorance is now gone.
 
Antya 7.130
 
TEXT 130
 
TEXT
 
aparadha kainu, ksama, la-inu sarana
krpa kari' mora mathe dharaha carana"
SYNONYMS
 
aparadha kainu -- I have committed offenses; ksama -- please excuse; la-
inu sarana -- I have taken shelter; krpa kari' -- being merciful; mora 
mathe -- on my head; dharaha carana -- please keep Your lotus feet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, I have committed offenses. Please excuse me. I seek 
shelter of You. Please be merciful unto me by placing Your lotus feet on 
my head."
 
Antya 7.131
 
TEXT 131
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe -- "tumi ‘pandita' ‘maha-bhagavata'
dui-guna yahan, tahan nahi garva-parvata
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tumi -- you; pandita -- 
very learned scholar; maha-bhagavata -- great devotee; dui-guna -- two 
qualities; yahan -- wherever; tahan -- there; nahi -- there cannot be; 
garva-parvata -- the mountain of pride.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "You are both a greatly learned 
scholar and a great devotee. Wherever there are two such attributes, 
there cannot be a mountain of false pride.
 
Antya 7.132
 
TEXT 132
 
TEXT
 
sridhara-svami nindi' nija-tika kara!
sridhara-svami nahi mana', -- eta ‘garva' dhara!
SYNONYMS
 
sridhara-svami -- a great commentator on Srimad-Bhagavatam; nindi' -- 
blaspheming; nija-tika -- your own commentary; kara -- you make; 
sridhara-svami -- Sridhara Svami; nahi mana' -- you do not accept; eta --
 this; garva -- pride; dhara -- you bear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You have dared criticize Sridhara Svami, and you have begun your own 
commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam, not accepting his authority. That is 
your false pride.
 
Antya 7.133
 
TEXT 133
 
TEXT
 
sridhara-svami-prasade ‘bhagavata' jani
jagad-guru sridhara-svami ‘guru' kari' mani
SYNONYMS
 
sridhara-svami -- of Sridhara Svami; prasade -- by the mercy; bhagavata 
jani -- we can understand Srimad-Bhagavatam; jagat-guru -- the spiritual 
master of the entire world; sridhara-svami -- Sridhara Svami; guru kari' 
-- as a spiritual master; mani -- I accept.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sridhara Svami is the spiritual master of the entire world because by 
his mercy we can understand Srimad-Bhagavatam. I therefore accept him as 
a spiritual master.
 
Antya 7.134
 
TEXT 134
 
TEXT
 
sridhara-upare garve ye kichu likhibe
'artha-vyasta' likhana sei, loke na manibe
SYNONYMS
 
sridhara-upare -- above Sridhara Svami; garve -- in false pride; ye 
kichu likhibe -- whatever you write; artha-vyasta -- the opposite 
meaning; likhana sei -- such writing; loke na manibe -- no one will care 
about it.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Whatever you might write due to false pride, trying to surpass Sridhara 
Svami, would carry a contrary purport. Therefore no one would pay 
attention to it.
 
PURPORT
 
Srimad-Bhagavatam has many tikas, or commentaries, following the 
parampara system, but Sridhara Svami's is first. The commentaries of all 
the other acaryas follow his. The parampara system does not allow one to 
deviate from the commentaries of the previous acaryas. By depending upon 
the previous acaryas, one can write beautiful commentaries. However, one 
cannot defy the previous acaryas. The false pride that makes one think 
that he can write better than the previous acaryas will make one's 
comments faulty. At the present moment it has become fashionable for 
everyone to write in his own way, but such writing is never accepted by 
serious devotees. Because of false pride, every scholar and philosopher 
wants to exhibit his learning by interpreting the sastras, especially 
the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, in his own way. This system of 
commenting in one's own way is fully condemned by Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. Therefore He says, ‘artha-vyasta' likhana sei. Commentaries 
written according to one's own philosophical way are never accepted; no 
one will appreciate such commentaries on the revealed scriptures.
 
Antya 7.135
 
TEXT 135
 
TEXT
 
sridharera anugata ye kare likhana
saba loka manya kari' karibe grahana
SYNONYMS
 
sridharera -- of Sridhara Svami; anugata -- following in the footsteps; 
ye -- anyone who; kare likhana -- writes; saba loka -- everyone; manya 
kari' -- with great honor; karibe grahana -- will accept.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One who comments on Srimad-Bhagavatam following in the footsteps of 
Sridhara Svami will be honored and accepted by everyone.
 
Antya 7.136
 
TEXT 136
 
TEXT
 
sridharanugata kara bhagavata-vyakhyana
abhimana chadi' bhaja krsna bhagavan
SYNONYMS
 
sridhara-anugata -- following in the footsteps of Sridhara Svami; kara --
 put forth; bhagavata-vyakhyana -- an explanation of Srimad-Bhagavatam; 
abhimana chadi' -- giving up false pride or false conceptions; bhaja -- 
worship; krsna bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Put forth your explanation of Srimad-Bhagavatam following in the 
footsteps of Sridhara Svami. Giving up your false pride, worship the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna.
 
Antya 7.137
 
TEXT 137
 
TEXT
 
aparadha chadi' kara krsna-sankirtana
acirat pabe tabe krsnera carana"
SYNONYMS
 
aparadha chadi' -- giving up offenses; kara krsna-sankirtana -- chant 
the holy name of the Lord; acirat -- very soon; pabe -- you will get; 
tabe -- thereupon; krsnera carana -- shelter at the lotus feet of Lord 
Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Abandoning your offenses, chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the holy 
names of the Lord. Then very soon you will achieve shelter at the lotus 
feet of Krsna."
 
Antya 7.138
 
TEXT 138
 
TEXT
 
bhatta kahe, -- "yadi more ha-ila prasanna
eka-dina punah mora mana' nimantrana"
SYNONYMS
 
bhatta kahe -- Vallabha Bhatta said; yadi -- if; more -- with me; ha-ila 
prasanna -- You are pleased; eka-dina -- one day; punah -- again; mora --
 my; mana' -- accept; nimantrana -- invitation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Vallabha Bhatta Acarya requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "If You are 
actually pleased with me, please accept my invitation once again."
 
Antya 7.139
 
TEXT 139
 
TEXT
 
prabhu avatirna haila jagat tarite
manilena nimantrana, tare sukha dite
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avatirna haila -- made His advent; 
jagat -- the universe; tarite -- to deliver; manilena -- He accepted; 
nimantrana -- the invitation; tare -- to him; sukha -- happiness; dite --
 to give.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who had descended to deliver the entire 
universe, accepted the invitation of Vallabha Bhatta just to give him 
happiness.
 
Antya 7.140
 
TEXT 140
 
TEXT
 
jagatera ‘hita' ha-uka -- ei prabhura mana
danda kari' kare tara hrdaya sodhana
SYNONYMS
 
jagatera -- of the entire world; hita -- welfare; ha-uka -- let there be;
 ei -- this; prabhura mana -- the mind of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; danda 
kari' -- punishing; kare -- does; tara -- his; hrdaya -- heart; sodhana -
- purifying.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is always eager to see everyone in the material 
world happy. Therefore sometimes He chastises someone just to purify his 
heart.
 
Antya 7.141
 
TEXT 141
 
TEXT
 
svagana-sahita prabhura nimantrana kaila
mahaprabhu tare tabe prasanna ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
sva-gana-sahita -- with His associates; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; nimantrana -- invitation; kaila -- made; mahaprabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare -- upon him; tabe -- then; prasanna ha-ila -- 
became very pleased.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Vallabha Bhatta invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates, 
the Lord was very pleased with him.
 
Antya 7.142
 
TEXT 142
 
TEXT
 
jagadananda-panditera suddha gadha bhava
satyabhama-praya prema ‘vamya-svabhava'
SYNONYMS
 
jagadananda-panditera -- of Jagadananda Pandita; suddha -- pure; gadha --
 deep; bhava -- ecstatic love; satyabhama-praya -- like Satyabhama; 
prema -- his love for the Lord; vamya-svabhava -- quarrelsome nature.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Jagadananda Pandita's pure ecstatic love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was 
very deep. It can be compared to the love of Satyabhama, who always 
quarreled with Lord Krsna.
 
Antya 7.143
 
TEXT 143
 
TEXT
 
bara-bara pranaya kalaha kare prabhu-sane
anyo-‘nye khatmati cale dui-jane
SYNONYMS
 
bara-bara -- again and again; pranaya -- loving; kalaha -- quarrel; kare 
-- makes; prabhu-sane -- with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; anyo-‘nye -- 
mutual; khatmati -- picking a quarrel; cale -- goes on; dui-jane -- 
between the two.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Jagadananda Pandita was accustomed to provoking loving quarrels with the 
Lord. There was always some disagreement between them.
 
Antya 7.144
 
TEXT 144
 
TEXT
 
gadadhara-panditera suddha gadha bhava
rukmini-devira yaiche ‘daksina-svabhava'
SYNONYMS
 
gadadhara-panditera -- of Gadadhara Pandita; suddha -- pure; gadha -- 
deep; bhava -- ecstatic love; rukmini-devira -- of Rukminidevi; yaiche --
 as; daksina-svabhava -- submissive nature.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Gadadhara Pandita's pure ecstatic love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was 
also very deep. It was like that of Rukminidevi, who was always 
especially submissive to Krsna.
 
Antya 7.145
 
TEXT 145
 
TEXT
 
tanra pranaya-rosa dekhite prabhura iccha haya
aisvarya-jnane tanra rosa nahi upajaya
SYNONYMS
 
tanra -- his; pranaya-rosa -- affectionate anger; dekhite -- to see; 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; iccha haya -- there is a desire; 
aisvarya-jnane -- due to knowledge of opulences; tanra -- his; rosa -- 
anger; nahi -- not; upajaya -- is awakened.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes desired to see Gadadhara Pandita'
s affectionate anger, but because of his knowledge of the Lord's 
opulences, his anger was never invoked.
 
PURPORT
 
Joking with Rukminidevi in Dvaraka, Krsna once advised her to accept 
another husband because He was unfit for her. Rukminidevi, however, 
unable to understand His joking words, took them very seriously and 
immediately fell to the ground in fear of separation from Him. In the 
pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Jagadananda Pandita was always 
in disagreement with the Lord like Satyabhama, whereas Gadadhara Pandita 
was always awed by the Lord's opulence and was therefore submissive to 
the Lord under all circumstances.
 
Antya 7.146
 
TEXT 146
 
TEXT
 
ei laksya pana prabhu kaila rosabhasa
suni' panditera citte upajila trasa
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; laksya -- aim; pana -- taking; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; kaila rosa-abhasa -- made a semblance of anger; suni' -- 
hearing; panditera -- of Gadadhara Pandita; citte -- in the heart; 
upajila -- arose; trasa -- fear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For this purpose Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes showed His apparent 
anger. Hearing of this anger inspired great fear in the heart of 
Gadadhara Pandita.
 
Antya 7.147
 
TEXT 147
 
TEXT
 
purve yena krsna yadi parihasa kaila
suni' rukminira mane trasa upajila
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- previously; yena -- as; krsna -- Lord Krsna; yadi -- when; 
parihasa kaila -- play a joke; suni' -- hearing; rukminira mane -- in 
the mind of Rukminidevi; trasa -- fear; upajila -- arose.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Previously, in krsna-lila, when Lord Krsna joked with Rukminidevi, she 
took His words seriously, and fear awoke within her mind.
 
Antya 7.148
 
TEXT 148
 
TEXT
 
vallabha-bhattera haya vatsalya-upasana
bala-gopala-mantre tenho karena sevana
SYNONYMS
 
vallabha-bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; haya -- there is; vatsalya-
upasana -- worship as a parent; bala-gopala-mantre -- with the mantra of 
Bala-gopala, child Krsna; tenho -- he; karena -- practices; sevana -- 
worship.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Vallabha Bhatta was accustomed to worshiping the Lord as child Krsna. 
Therefore he had been initiated into the Bala-gopala mantra and was thus 
worshiping the Lord.
 
Antya 7.149
 
TEXT 149
 
TEXT
 
panditera sane tara mana phiri' gela
kisora-gopala-upasanaya mana dila
SYNONYMS
 
panditera sane -- in the association of Gadadhara Pandita; tara -- his; 
mana -- mind; phiri' gela -- became converted; kisora-gopala -- of Krsna 
as a young boy; upasanaya -- to the worship; mana dila -- he gave his 
mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the association of Gadadhara Pandita, his mind was converted, and he 
dedicated his mind to worshiping Kisora-gopala, Krsna as a young boy.
 
Antya 7.150
 
TEXT 150
 
TEXT
 
panditera thani cahe mantradi sikhite
pandita kahe, -- "ei karma nahe ama haite
SYNONYMS
 
panditera thani -- from Gadadhara Pandita; cahe -- wanted; mantra-adi 
sikhite -- to be initiated; pandita kahe -- Gadadhara Pandita said; ei 
karma -- this work; nahe ama haite -- is not possible for me.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Vallabha Bhatta wanted to be initiated by Gadadhara Pandita, but 
Gadadhara Pandita refused, saying, "The work of acting as a spiritual 
master is not possible for me.
 
Antya 7.151
 
TEXT 151
 
TEXT
 
ami -- paratantra, amara prabhu -- gauracandra
tanra ajna vina ami na ha-i ‘svatantra'
SYNONYMS
 
ami -- I; paratantra -- dependent; amara prabhu -- my Lord; gauracandra -
- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanra -- His; ajna -- order; vina -- 
without; ami -- I; na -- not; ha-i -- am; svatantra -- independent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am completely dependent. My Lord is Gauracandra, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. I cannot do anything independently, without His order.
 
Antya 7.152
 
TEXT 152
 
TEXT
 
tumi ye amara thani kara agamana
tahatei prabhu more dena olahana"
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- you; ye -- that; amara thani -- to me; kara agamana -- come; 
tahatei -- due to that; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; more -- unto 
me; dena -- gives; olahana -- punishment by words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Vallabha Bhatta, your coming to me is not appreciated by Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore He sometimes speaks to chastise me."
 
Antya 7.153–154
 
TEXTS 153–154
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata bhattera katheka dina gela
sese yadi prabhu tare suprasanna haila
nimantranera dine pandite bolaila
svarupa, jagadananda, govinde pathaila
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; bhattera -- of Vallabha Bhatta; katheka dina -- 
some days; gela -- passed; sese -- at last; yadi -- when; prabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare -- upon him; su-prasanna haila -- became very 
pleased; nimantranera dine -- on the day of invitation; pandite bolaila -
- He called for Gadadhara Pandita; svarupa -- Svarupa Damodara; 
jagadananda -- Jagadananda Pandita; govinde -- Govinda; pathaila -- He 
sent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Some days passed, and when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, finally pleased with 
Vallabha Bhatta, accepted his invitation, the Lord sent Svarupa Damodara,
 Jagadananda Pandita and Govinda to call for Gadadhara Pandita.
 
Antya 7.155
 
TEXT 155
 
TEXT
 
pathe panditere svarupa kahena vacana
"pariksite prabhu tomare kaila upeksana
SYNONYMS
 
pathe -- on the way; panditere -- unto Gadadhara Pandita; svarupa -- 
Svarupa Damodara; kahena vacana -- said some words; pariksite -- to test;
 prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tomare -- you; kaila upeksana --
 neglected.
 
TRANSLATION
 
On the way, Svarupa Damodara said to Gadadhara Pandita, "Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu wanted to test you. Therefore He neglected you.
 
Antya 7.156
 
TEXT 156
 
TEXT
 
tumi kene asi' tanre na dila olahana?
bhita-praya hana kanhe karila sahana?"
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- you; kene -- why; asi' -- coming; tanre -- unto Him; na dila -- 
did not give; olahana -- chastisement; bhita-praya -- as if fearful; 
hana -- being; kanhe -- why; karila sahana -- did you tolerate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Why did you not retaliate by reproaching Him? Why did you fearfully 
tolerate His criticism?"
 
Antya 7.157
 
TEXT 157
 
TEXT
 
pandita kahena, -- prabhu svatantra sarvajna-siromani
tanra sane ‘hatha' kari, -- bhala nahi mani
SYNONYMS
 
pandita kahena -- Gadadhara Pandita said; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; svatantra -- independent; sarvajna-siromani -- the best of 
the omniscient; tanra sane -- with Him; hatha kari -- if I talk on an 
equal level; bhala -- good; nahi mani -- I do not think it is.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Gadadhara Pandita said, "Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is completely 
independent. He is the topmost omniscient personality. It would not look 
well for me to talk to Him as if I were His equal.
 
Antya 7.158
 
TEXT 158
 
TEXT
 
yei kahe, sei sahi nija-sire dhari'
apane karibena krpa guna-dosa vicari'"
SYNONYMS
 
yei kahe -- whatever He says; sei sahi -- I tolerate that; nija-sire -- 
on my head; dhari' -- bearing; apane -- automatically; karibena krpa -- 
He will be merciful; guna-dosa -- attributes and faults; vicari' -- 
after considering.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I can tolerate whatever He says, bearing it upon my head. He will 
automatically be merciful to me after considering my faults and 
attributes."
 
Antya 7.159
 
TEXT 159
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' pandita prabhura sthane aila
rodana kariya prabhura carane padila
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; pandita -- Gadadhara Pandita; prabhura sthane -
- to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; rodana kariya -- crying; 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane -- at the lotus feet; 
padila -- fell down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Gadadhara Pandita went to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and 
fell down crying at the lotus feet of the Lord.
 
Antya 7.160
 
TEXT 160
 
TEXT
 
isat hasiya prabhu kaila alingana
sabare sunana kahena madhura vacana
SYNONYMS
 
isat hasiya -- smiling slightly; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
kaila alingana -- embraced; sabare -- all others; sunana -- causing to 
hear; kahena -- began to say; madhura vacana -- sweet words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Smiling slightly, the Lord embraced him and spoke sweet words so that 
others would also hear.
 
Antya 7.161
 
TEXT 161
 
TEXT
 
"ami calailun toma, tumi na calila
krodhe kichu na kahila, sakala sahila
SYNONYMS
 
ami -- I; calailun -- tried to agitate; toma -- you; tumi -- you; na 
calila -- did not become agitated; krodhe -- in anger; kichu -- anything;
 na kahila -- you did not say; sakala -- everything; sahila -- you 
tolerated.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I wanted to agitate you," the Lord said, "but you did not become 
agitated. Indeed, you could not say anything in anger. Instead, you 
tolerated everything.
 
Antya 7.162
 
TEXT 162
 
TEXT
 
amara bhangite tomara mana na calila
sudrdha sarala-bhave amare kinila"
SYNONYMS
 
amara bhangite -- by My trick; tomara mana -- your mind; na calila -- 
did not become disturbed; sudrdha -- firm; sarala-bhave -- by simplicity;
 amare -- Me; kinila -- you have purchased.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Your mind was not disturbed by My tricks. Rather, you stayed fixed in 
your simplicity. In this way you have purchased Me."
 
Antya 7.163
 
TEXT 163
 
TEXT
 
panditera bhava-mudra kahana na yaya
'gadadhara-prana-natha' nama haila yaya
SYNONYMS
 
panditera -- of Gadadhara Pandita; bhava-mudra -- characteristics and 
ecstatic love; kahana na yaya -- cannot be described; gadadhara-prana-
natha -- the Lord of the life of Gadadhara; nama -- name; haila -- 
became; yaya -- goes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
No one can describe the characteristics and ecstatic love of Gadadhara 
Pandita. Therefore another name for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Gadadhara-
prananatha, "the life and soul of Gadadhara Pandita."
 
Antya 7.164
 
TEXT 164
 
TEXT
 
pandite prabhura prasada kahana na yaya
'gadaira gauranga' bali' yanre loke gaya
SYNONYMS
 
pandite -- upon Gadadhara Pandita; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; prasada -- mercy; kahana na yaya -- no one can explain; 
gadaira gauranga -- the Gauranga of Gadadhara Pandita; bali' -- as; 
yanre -- whom; loke gaya -- people say.
 
TRANSLATION
 
No one can say how merciful the Lord is to Gadadhara Pandita, but people 
know the Lord as Gadaira Gauranga, "the Lord Gauranga of Gadadhara 
Pandita."
 
Antya 7.165
 
TEXT 165
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-prabhura lila ke bujhite pare?
eka-lilaya vahe gangara sata sata dhare
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-prabhura lila -- the pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
ke -- who; bujhite pare -- can understand; eka-lilaya -- in one activity;
 vahe -- flow; gangara -- of the Ganges; sata sata dhare -- hundreds and 
hundreds of branches.
 
TRANSLATION
 
No one can understand the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. They are 
like the Ganges, for hundreds and thousands of branches flow from even 
one of His activities.
 
Antya 7.166
 
TEXT 166
 
TEXT
 
panditera saujanya, brahmanyata-guna
drdha prema-mudra loke karila khyapana
SYNONYMS
 
panditera saujanya -- the gentle behavior of Gadadhara Pandita; 
brahmanyata-guna -- the attributes of a perfect brahmana; drdha -- firm; 
prema-mudra -- characteristic of love; loke -- people; karila khyapana --
 proclaimed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Gadadhara Pandita is celebrated all over the world for his gentle 
behavior, his brahminical attributes and his steady love for Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 7.167
 
TEXT 167
 
TEXT
 
abhimana-panka dhuna bhattere sodhila
sei-dvara ara saba loke sikhaila
SYNONYMS
 
abhimana-panka -- the mud of false pride; dhuna -- washing; bhattere 
sodhila -- purified Vallabha Bhatta; sei-dvara -- by that; ara saba -- 
all other; loke -- persons; sikhaila -- instructed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord purified Vallabha Bhatta by cleansing him of the mud of false 
pride. By such activities the Lord also instructed others.
 
Antya 7.168
 
TEXT 168
 
TEXT
 
antare ‘anugraha,' bahye ‘upeksara praya'
bahyartha yei laya, sei nasa yaya
SYNONYMS
 
antare -- within the heart; anugraha -- mercy; bahye -- externally; 
upeksara praya -- like neglect; bahya-artha -- the external meaning; yei 
-- anyone who; laya -- takes; sei -- he; nasa yaya -- becomes vanquished.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was actually always merciful within His heart, 
but He was sometimes externally negligent of His devotees. We should not 
be preoccupied with His external feature, however, for if we do so we 
shall be vanquished.
 
Antya 7.169
 
TEXT 169
 
TEXT
 
nigudha caitanya-lila bujhite ka'ra sakti?
sei bujhe, gauracandre yanra drdha bhakti
SYNONYMS
 
nigudha -- very deep; caitanya-lila -- the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; 
bujhite -- to understand; ka'ra -- of whom; sakti -- the power; sei 
bujhe -- he understands; gauracandre -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; yanra -- whose; drdha bhakti -- fixed devotion.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are very deep. Who can 
understand them? Only one who has firm, deep devotion to His lotus feet 
can understand these pastimes.
 
Antya 7.170
 
TEXT 170
 
TEXT
 
dinantare pandita kaila prabhura nimantrana
prabhu tahan bhiksa kaila lana nija-gana
SYNONYMS
 
dina-antare -- another day; pandita -- Gadadhara Pandita; kaila prabhura 
nimantrana -- invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; tahan -- there; bhiksa kaila -- took prasadam; lana nija-
gana -- with His personal associates.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Another day, Gadadhara Pandita invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to dinner.
 The Lord took prasadam at his home with His personal associates.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu acted as a very merciful well-wisher toward Vallabha Bhatta 
by externally neglecting him in many ways to purify him of his false 
pride in being a learned scholar. The Lord neglected Gadadhara Pandita 
for a few days because of his associating with Vallabha Bhatta. Actually 
He was not at all displeased with Gadadhara Pandita. Indeed, because 
Gadadhara Pandita is the personal potency of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
there is no chance of the Lord's being dissatisfied with him. However, a 
person who is too much attracted to externals cannot understand the deep 
meaning of these dealings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If one therefore 
becomes disrespectful to Gadadhara Pandita, he will surely be vanquished.
 
Antya 7.171
 
TEXT 171
 
TEXT
 
tahani vallabha-bhatta prabhura ajna laila
pandita-thani purva-prarthita saba siddhi haila
SYNONYMS
 
tahani -- there; vallabha-bhatta -- Vallabha Bhatta; prabhura ajna -- 
the permission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; laila -- took; pandita-thani -
- from Gadadhara Pandita; purva-prarthita -- as previously petitioned; 
saba siddhi haila -- everything was perfectly executed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There Vallabha Bhatta took permission from Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and 
his desire to be initiated by Gadadhara Pandita was thus fulfilled.
 
Antya 7.172
 
TEXT 172
 
TEXT
 
ei ta' kahilun vallabha-bhattera milana
yahara sravane paya gaura-prema-dhana
SYNONYMS
 
ei ta' kahilun -- thus I have explained; vallabha-bhattera milana -- the 
meeting of Vallabha Bhatta; yahara sravane -- by hearing which; paya -- 
one can get; gaura-prema-dhana -- the treasure of love for Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I have thus explained the Lord's meeting with Vallabha Bhatta. By 
hearing of this incident, one can achieve the treasure of love for Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 7.173
 
TEXT 173
 
TEXT
 
sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa 
Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation; 
Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe -- 
describes; krsnadasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always 
desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
following in their footsteps.
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-
lila, Seventh Chapter, describing the meeting of Vallabha Bhatta with 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 