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Madhya 9-1975: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

Chapter 9

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

A summary of the Ninth Chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

After leaving Vidyanagara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited such places

of pilgrimage as Gautami-ganga, Mallikarjuna, Ahovala-nrsimha,

Siddhavata, Skanda-ksetra, Trimatha, Vrddhakasi, Bauddha-sthana,

Tirupati, Tirumala, Pana-nrsimha, Siva-kanci, Visnu-kanci, Trikala-hasti,

Vrddhakola, Siyali-bhairavi, Kaveri-tira and Kumbhakarna-kapala.

Finally the Lord went to Sri Ranga-ksetra, where He converted a brahmana

named Vyenkata Bhatta, who, along with his family, became a devotee

of Krsna. After leaving Sri Ranga, Caitanya Mahaprabhu reached

Rsabha-parvata, where He met Paramananda Puri, who later arrived at

Jagannatha Puri. Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then proceeded farther,

arriving at Setubandha Ramesvara. At Sri Saila-parvata, the Lord met

Lord Siva and his wife Durga in the dress of a brahmana and brahmani.

From there He went to Kamakosthi-puri and later arrived at southern

Mathura. A brahmana devotee of Lord Ramacandra talked with Him. Then the

Lord took His bath in the River Krtamala. On the hill known as Mahendra-

saila, the Lord saw Parasurama. Then the Lord went to Setubandha and

took His bath at Dhanus-tirtha. He also visited Ramesvara, where He

collected some papers connected with Sitadevi, whose illusory form was

kidnapped by Ravana. The Lord next visited the places known as

Pandya-desa, Tamraparni, Nayatripadi, Ciyadatala,

Tilakanci, Gajendra-moksana, Panagadi, Camtapura, Sri Vaikuntha,

Malaya-parvata and Kanyakumari. The Lord then met the

Bhattatharis at Mallara-desa and saved Kala Krsnadasa from their

clutches. The Lord also collected Brahma-samhita, Fifth Chapter, on

the banks of the Payasvini River. He then visited Payasvini, Srngavera-

puri-matha and Matsya-tirtha. At the village of Udupi, He saw the Gopala

installed by Sri Madhvacarya. He then defeated the Tattvavadis in

sastric conversation. The Lord next visited Phalgu-tirtha, Tritakupa,

Pancapsara, Surparaka and Kolapura. At Sri Rangapuri the Lord

received news of Sankararanya's

disappearance. He then went to the banks of the Krsnavenva

River, where He collected from among the Vaisnava brahmanas a book

written by Bilvamangala, Krsna-karnamrta. The Lord then

visited Tapti, Mahismati-pura, Narmada-tira and Rsyamuka-parvata.

He entered Dandakaranya and liberated the seven palm trees. From there

He visited a place known as Pampa-sarovara and visited Pancavati, Nasika,

Brahmagiri and also the source of the Godavari River, Kusavarta. Thus

the Lord visited almost all the holy places in South India. He finally

returned to Jagannatha Puri by taking the same route, after visiting

Vidyanagara again.

Madhya 9.1

TEXT 1

TEXT

nana-mata-graha-grastan

daksinatya-jana-dvipan

krparina vimucyaitan

gauras cakre sa vaisnavan

SYNONYMS

nana-mata -- by various philosophies; graha -- like crocodiles; grastan -

- captured; daksinatya-jana -- the inhabitants of South India; dvipan --

like elephants; krpa-arina -- by His disc of mercy; vimucya --

liberating; etan -- all these; gaurah -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; cakre -

- converted; sah -- He; vaisnavan -- to the Vaisnava cult.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu converted the inhabitants of South India.

These people were as strong as elephants, but they were under the

clutches of the crocodiles of various philosophies -- such as the

Buddhist, Jaina and Mayavada philosophies. By His disc of mercy, the

Lord converted all of them into Vaisnavas, devotees of

the Lord.

PURPORT

Herein it

is stated that the Lord delivered the Gajendra,

the elephant, who was being attacked by crocodiles. When Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu visited southern India, almost all the residents were under

the claws of crocodiles presenting Buddhist, Jaina and Mayavada

philosophy. Although Kaviraja Gosvami states that these people

were as strong as elephants, they were actually under the clutches of

death because they were being attacked by the crocodiles of various

philosophies. However, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

saved the elephant from the clutches of

the crocodiles

by His mercy.

Madhya 9.2

TEXT 2

TEXT

jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda

jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS

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

jaya -- all glories; nityananda -- unto Nityananda Prabhu; jaya advaita-

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

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

TRANSLATION

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

Nityananda Prabhu! All glories to Sri Advaita Prabhu! And all glories to

the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!

Madhya 9.3

TEXT 3

TEXT

daksina-gamana prabhura ati vilaksana

sahasra sahasra tirtha kaila darasana

SYNONYMS

daksina-gamana -- touring in South India; prabhura -- of the Lord; ati --

very; vilaksana -- extraordinary; sahasra sahasra -- thousands of

thousands; tirtha -- holy places; kaila -- did; darasana -- visit.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's tour of South India was certainly very

extraordinary because He visited many thousands of places of pilgrimage

there.

Madhya 9.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

sei saba tirtha sparsi' maha-tirtha kaila

sei chale sei desera loka nistarila

SYNONYMS

sei saba -- all those; tirtha -- holy places; sparsi' -- touching; maha-

tirtha -- into great places of pilgrimage; kaila -- made them; sei chale

-- under that plea; sei desera -- of those countries; loka -- the people;

nistarila -- He delivered.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord visited all those holy places, He converted many

thousands of residents. Thus many people were delivered. Simply by

touching the holy places, He made them into great places of pilgrimage.

PURPORT

It is said: tirthi-kurvanti tirthani. A tirtha, or holy place, is a

place where great saintly personalities visit or reside. Although the

holy places were already places of pilgrimage, they were all purified by

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's visit. Many people go to these holy places and

leave their sinful activities there, thus becoming free from

contamination. When these contaminations pile up, they are counteracted

by the visit of great personalities like Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His

strict followers. Many kinds of patients come to a hospital, which may

be infected by many types of disease. Actually the hospital is always

infected, but the expert physician keeps the hospital sterilized by his

expert presence and management. Similarly, places of pilgrimage are

always infected by the sins left by the sinners who go there, but when a

personality like Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visits such a place, all

contaminations vanish.

Madhya 9.5

TEXT 5

TEXT

sei saba tirthera krama kahite na pari

daksina-vame tirtha-gamana haya pherapheri

SYNONYMS

sei saba -- all those; tirthera -- of holy places; krama -- the

chronological order; kahite -- to tell of; na pari -- I am unable;

daksina-vame -- left and right; tirtha-gamana -- visiting the holy

places; haya -- is; pherapheri -- going and coming back

TRANSLATION

I cannot chronologically record all the places of pilgrimage visited by

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. I can only summarize everything by saying

that the Lord visited all holy places right and left, coming and going.

Madhya 9.6

TEXT 6

TEXT

ataeva nama-matra kariye ganana

kahite na pari tara yatha anukrama

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; nama-matra -- only as a token record; kariye ganana

-- I count; kahite -- to tell; na pari -- I am unable; tara -- of that;

yatha -- as; anukrama -- chronological order.

TRANSLATION

Because it is impossible for me to record all these places in

chronological order, I simply make a token gesture of recording

them.

Madhya 9.7-8

TEXTS 7-8

TEXT

purvavat pathe yaite ye paya darasana

yei grame yaya, se gramera yata jana

sabei vaisnava haya, kahe 'krsna' 'hari'

anya grama nistaraye sei 'vaisnava' kari'

SYNONYMS

purva-vat -- as done previously; pathe -- on the way; yaite -- while

going; ye -- anyone who; paya -- gets; darasana -- audience; yei --

which; grame -- in the village; yaya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

goes; se -- that; gramera -- of the village; yata -- all; jana -- people;

sabei -- all of them; vaisnava haya -- become devotees; kahe -- say;

krsna hari -- the holy names of Lord Krsna and Hari; anya grama -- other

villages; nistaraye -- delivers; sei -- He; vaisnava -- devotees; kari' -

- making.

TRANSLATION

As previously stated, all the residents of the villages visited by Lord

Caitanya became Vaisnavas and began to chant Hari and Krsna. In this way,

in all the villages visited by the Lord, everyone became a Vaisnava, a

devotee.

PURPORT

The holy names of Krsna and Hari, or the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-

mantra, are so spiritually powerful that even today, as our preachers go

to remote parts of the world, people immediately begin chanting Hare

Krsna. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Himself. There cannot be anyone who can compare to Him or His potencies.

However, because we are following in His footsteps and are also chanting

the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the effect is almost as potent as during the

time of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Our preachers mainly belong to

European and American countries, yet by the grace of Lord Caitanya they

have tremendous success wherever they go to open branches. Indeed,

everywhere people are very seriously chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna,

Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

Madhya 9.9

TEXT 9

TEXT

daksina desera loka aneka prakara

keha jnani, keha karmi, pasandi apara

SYNONYMS

daksina desera -- of South India; loka -- people; aneka -- many; prakara

-- varieties; keha -- someone; jnani -- philosophical speculator; keha --

someone; karmi -- fruitive worker; pasandi -- nondevotees; apara --

innumerable.

TRANSLATION

In South India there were many types of people. Some were philosophical

speculators, and some were fruitive workers, but in any case there were

innumerable nondevotees.

Madhya 9.10

TEXT 10

TEXT

sei saba loka prabhura darsana-prabhave

nija-nija-mata chadi' ha-ila vaisnave

SYNONYMS

sei saba loka -- all those people; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; darsana-prabhave -- by the influence of His visit; nija-nija

-- their own; mata -- opinion; chadi' -- giving up; ha-ila -- became;

vaisnave -- devotees.

TRANSLATION

By the influence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all these people abandoned

their own opinions and became Vaisnavas, devotees of Krsna.

Madhya 9.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

vaisnavera madhye rama-upasaka saba

keha 'tattvavadi', keha haya 'sri-vaisnava'

SYNONYMS

vaisnavera madhye -- amongst Vaisnavas; rama-upasaka saba -- all

worshipers of Lord Sri Ramacandra; keha -- someone; tattva-vadi --

followers of Madhvacarya; keha -- someone; haya -- is; sri-vaisnava --

devotees following the disciplic succession of Sri Ramanujacarya.

TRANSLATION

At the time, all the South Indian Vaisnavas were worshipers of Lord

Ramacandra. Some were Tattvavadis, and some were followers of

Ramanujacarya.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura points out that

Tattvavadi refers to the followers of Srila Madhvacarya. To

distinguish his disciplic succession from the Mayavadi followers of

Sankaracarya, Srila Madhvacarya named his party the Tattvavada.

Impersonal monists are always attacked by these Tattvavadis, who attempt

to defeat their philosophy of impersonalism. Generally, they establish

the supremacy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Actually the

disciplic succession of Madhvacarya is known as the Brahma-Vaisnava sect;

that is the sect coming down from Lord Brahma. Consequently the

Tattvavadis, or followers of Madhvacarya, do not accept the incident of

Lord Brahma's illusion, which is recorded in the Tenth Canto of Srimad-

Bhagavatam. Srila Madhvacarya has purposefully avoided commenting on

that portion of Srimad-Bhagavatam in which brahma-mohana, the illusion

of Lord Brahma, is mentioned. Srila Madhavendra Puri was one of the

acaryas in the Tattvavada disciplic succession, and he established the

ultimate goal of transcendentalism to be attainment of pure devotional

service, love of Godhead. Those Vaisnavas belonging to the Gaudiya-

sampradaya, the disciplic succession following Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

are distinct from the Tattvavadis, although they belong to the same

Tattvavada sampradaya. The followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are

therefore known as the Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya.

The word pasandi refers to those who are opposed to pure devotional

service. In particular, these are the Mayavadis, the impersonalists. A

definition of pasandi is given in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (1.73), wherein

it is stated:

yas tu narayanam devam

brahma-rudradi-daivataih

samatvenaiva vikseta

sa pasandi bhaved dhruvam

A pasandi is one who thinks that the Supreme Lord Narayana, the

Personality of Godhead, is on the same level with the demigods headed

by Lord Brahma and Lord Siva. The devotee never considers Lord Narayana

to be on the same platform with Lord Brahma and Lord Siva. The

Madhvacarya-sampradaya and Ramanuja-sampradaya are mainly worshipers of

Lord Ramacandra, although the Sri Vaisnavas are supposed to be

worshipers of Lord Narayana and Laksmi and the Tattvavadis are supposed

to be worshipers of Lord Krsna. At present, in most of the monasteries

belonging to the Madhva-sampradaya, Lord Ramacandra is worshiped.

In the book known as Adhyatma-ramayana, there are statements in Chapters

Twelve to Fifteen about the worship of the Deities Sri

Ramacandra and Sita. There it is stated that during Lord Ramacandra's

time, there was a brahmana who took a vow refusing to accept breaksast

until he saw Lord Ramacandra. Sometimes, due to business, Lord

Ramacandra was absent from His capital for a full week and could not be

seen by citizens during that time. Because of his vow, the brahmana

could not take even a drop of water during that week. Later, after eight

or nine days, when the brahmana could see Lord Ramacandra personally, he

would break his fast. Upon observing the brahmana's rigid vow, Lord Sri

Ramacandra ordered His younger brother Laksmana to deliver a pair of

Sita-Rama Deities to the brahmana. The brahmana received the Deities

from Sri Laksmanaji and worshiped them faithfully as long as he lived.

At the time of his death, he delivered the Deities to Sri Hanumanji, who,

for many years, hung Them around his neck and served Them with all

devotion. After many years, when Hanumanji departed on the hill known as

Gandha-madana, he delivered the Deities to Bhimasena, one of the

Pandavas, and Bhimasena brought Them to his palace, where he kept Them

very carefully. The last king of the Pandavas, Ksemakanta, worshiped the

Deities in that palace. Later, the same Deities were kept in the custody

of the kings of Orissa known as Gajapatis. One of the acaryas, known as

Narahari Tirtha, who was in the disciplic succession of Madhvacarya,

received these Deities from the King of Orissa.

It may be noted that these particular Deities of Rama and Sita have been

worshiped from the time of King Iksvaku. Indeed, they were worshiped by

the royal princes even before the appearance of Lord Ramacandra. Later,

during Lord Ramacandra's presence, the Deities were worshiped by

Laksmana. It is said that just three months before his disappearance,

Sri Madhvacarya received these Deities and installed them in the Udupi

temple. Since then the Deities have been worshiped by the Madhvacarya-

sampradaya at that monastery. As far as the Sri Vaisnavas are concerned,

beginning with Ramanujacarya, they also worshiped Deities of Sita-Rama.

Sita-Rama Deities are also being worshiped in Tirupati and other places.

From the Sri Ramanuja-sampradaya there is another branch known as

Ramanandi or Ramat, and the followers of that branch also worship

Deities of Sita-Rama very rigidly. The Ramanuja-sampradaya Vaisnavas

prefer the worship of Lord Ramacandra to Radha-Krsna.

Madhya 9.12

TEXT 12

TEXT

sei saba vaisnava mahaprabhura darsane

krsna-upasaka haila, laya krsna-name

SYNONYMS

sei saba -- all those; vaisnava -- devotees; mahaprabhura -- of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; darsane -- by seeing; krsna-upasaka -- devotees of

Lord Krsna; haila -- became; laya -- took; krsna-name -- the holy name

of Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

After meeting Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all those different Vaisnavas

became devotees of Krsna and began chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

Madhya 9.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

rama! raghava! rama! raghava! rama! raghava! pahi mam

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

SYNONYMS

rama -- O Rama; raghava -- descendant of Raghu; pahi -- please protect;

mam -- me; krsna -- O Krsna; kesava -- killer of Kesi; raksa --

protect; mam -- me.

TRANSLATION

"O Lord Ramacandra, descendant of Maharaja Raghu, kindly protect me! O

Lord Krsna, killer of the Kesi demon, kindly protect me!"

Madhya 9.14

TEXT 14

TEXT

ei sloka pathe padi' karila prayana

gautami-gangaya yai' kaila ganga-snana

SYNONYMS

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

karila -- did; prayana -- going; gautami-gangaya -- to the bank of the

Gautami-ganga; yai' -- going; kaila -- did; ganga-snana -- bathing in

the Ganges.

TRANSLATION

While walking on the road, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to chant this

Rama Raghava mantra. Chanting in this way, He arrived at the banks of

the Gautami-ganga and took His bath there.

PURPORT

The Gautami-ganga is another branch of the River Godavari. Formerly a

great sage named Gautama Rsi used to live on the bank of this river

opposite the city of Rajamahendri, and consequently this branch was

called the Gautami-ganga.

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that Srila Kaviraja Gosvami has recorded

the names of the holy places visited by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu but that

there is no chronological order of the places visited. However, there is

a notebook of Govinda dasa's containing a chronological order and

references to geographical positions. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

requests the readers to refer to that book. According to Govinda dasa,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Trimanda from the Gautami-ganga. From

there He went to Dhundirama-tirtha, another place of pilgrimage.

According to this book, after visiting Gautami-ganga,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Mallikarjuna-tirtha.

Madhya 9.15

TEXT 15

TEXT

mallikarjuna-tirthe yai' mahesa dekhila

tahan saba loke krsna-nama laoyaila

SYNONYMS

mallikarjuna-tirthe -- to the holy place known as Mallikarjuna; yai' --

going; mahesa -- the deity of Lord Siva; dekhila -- He saw; tahan --

there; saba loke -- all the people; krsna-nama -- Lord Krsna's holy name;

laoyaila -- He induced to chant.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to Mallikarjuna-tirtha and saw the

deity of Lord Siva there. He also induced all the people to chant the

Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

PURPORT

Mallikarjuna is also known as Sri Saila. It is situated about seventy

miles south of Karnula on the right bank of the Krsna

River. There are great walls all around the village, and within the

walls resides the deity known as Mallikarjuna. It is a deity of Lord

Siva and is one of the Jyotirlingas.

Madhya 9.16

TEXT 16

TEXT

ramadasa mahadeve karila darasana

ahovala-nrsimhere karila gamana

SYNONYMS

rama-dasa -- Ramadasa; maha-deve -- of Mahadeva; karila -- did; darasana

-- seeing; ahovala-nrsimhere -- to Ahovala-nrsimha; karila -- did;

gamana -- going.

TRANSLATION

There he saw Lord Mahadeva [Siva], the servant of Lord Rama. He then

went to Ahovala-nrsimha.

Madhya 9.17

TEXT 17

TEXT

nrsimha dekhiya tanre kaila nati-stuti

siddhavata gela yahan murti sitapati

SYNONYMS

nrsimha dekhiya -- after seeing the Lord Nrsimha Deity; tanre -- unto

Him; kaila -- did; nati-stuti -- offering of various prayers; siddha-

vata -- to Siddhavata; gela -- He went; yahan -- where; murti -- the

Deity; sita-pati -- Lord Ramacandra.

TRANSLATION

After seeing the Ahovala-nrsimha Deity, Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered many

prayers unto the Lord. He then went to Siddhavata, where He saw the

Deity of Ramacandra, the Lord of Sitadevi.

PURPORT

This Siddhavata is ten miles east of the

village Kudapa. It is also known as Sidhauta. Previously this place was

also known as southern Benares. There is a great banyan tree there,

and it is therefore known as Siddhavata. Vata means banyan tree.

Madhya 9.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

raghunatha dekhi' kaila pranati stavana

tahan eka vipra prabhura kaila nimantrana

SYNONYMS

raghu-natha dekhi' -- after seeing Lord Ramacandra, the descendant of

Maharaja Raghu; kaila -- offered; pranati -- obeisances; stavana --

prayers; tahan -- there; eka -- one; vipra -- brahmana; prabhura -- to

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila -- did; nimantrana -- invitation.

TRANSLATION

After seeing the Deity of Lord Ramacandra, the descendant of King Raghu,

the Lord offered His prayers and obeisances. Then a brahmana invited the

Lord to take lunch.

Madhya 9.19

TEXT 19

TEXT

sei vipra rama-nama nirantara laya

'rama''rama' vina anya vani na kahaya

SYNONYMS

sei vipra -- that brahmana; rama-nama -- the holy name of Lord

Ramacandra; nirantara -- constantly; laya -- chants; rama rama -- the

holy names Rama Rama; vina -- without; anya -- other; vani -- vibration;

na -- does not; kahaya -- speak.

TRANSLATION

That brahmana constantly chanted the holy name of Ramacandra. Indeed,

but for chanting Lord Ramacandra's holy name, that brahmana did not

speak a word.

Madhya 9.20

TEXT 20

TEXT

sei dina tanra ghare rahi' bhiksa kari'

tanre krpa kari' age calila gaurahari

SYNONYMS

sei dina -- on that day; tanra ghare -- the house of that brahmana; rahi'

-- staying; bhiksa kari' -- accepting prasada; tanre -- unto him; krpa

kari' -- showing mercy; age -- ahead; calila -- departed; gaura-hari --

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

That day, Lord Caitanya remained there and accepted prasada at his

house. After bestowing mercy upon him in this way, the Lord proceeded

ahead.

Madhya 9.21

TEXT 21

TEXT

skanda-ksetra-tirthe kaila skanda darasana

trimatha aila, tahan dekhi' trivikrama

SYNONYMS

skanda-ksetra-tirthe -- in the holy place known as Skanda-ksetra; kaila -

- did; skanda darasana -- visiting Lord Skanda (Karttikeya, son of Lord

Siva); trimatha -- at Trimatha; aila -- arrived; tahan -- there; dekhi' -

- seeing; trivikrama -- a form of Lord Visnu, Trivikrama.

TRANSLATION

At the holy place known as Skanda-ksetra, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

visited the temple of Skanda. From there He went to Trimatha, where He

saw the Visnu Deity Trivikrama.

Madhya 9.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

punah siddhavata aila sei vipra-ghare

sei vipra krsna-nama laya nirantare

SYNONYMS

punah -- again; siddha-vata -- to the place known as Siddhavata; aila --

returned; sei -- that; vipra-ghare -- in the house of the brahmana; sei

vipra -- that brahmana; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; laya -

- chants; nirantare -- constantly.

TRANSLATION

After visiting the temple of Trivikrama, the Lord returned to Siddhavata,

where He again visited the house of the brahmana, who was now

constantly chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

Madhya 9.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

bhiksa kari' mahaprabhu tanre prasna kaila

''kaha vipra, ei tomara kon dasa haila

SYNONYMS

bhiksa kari' -- after accepting lunch; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto him; prasna kaila -- asked a question; kaha

vipra -- My dear brahmana friend, please say; ei -- this; tomara -- your;

kon -- what; dasa -- situation; haila -- became.

TRANSLATION

After finishing His lunch there, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the

brahmana, "My dear friend, kindly tell Me what your position is now.

Madhya 9.24

TEXT 24

TEXT

purve tumi nirantara laite rama-nama

ebe kene nirantara lao krsna-nama''

SYNONYMS

purve -- formerly; tumi -- you; nirantara -- constantly; laite -- used

to chant; rama-nama -- the holy name of Lord Ramacandra; ebe -- now;

kene -- why; nirantara -- constantly; lao -- you chant; krsna-nama --

the holy name of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"Formerly you were constantly chanting the holy name of Lord Rama. Why

are you now constantly chanting the holy name of Krsna?"

Madhya 9.25

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TEXT

vipra bale, -- ei tomara darsana-prabhave

toma dekhi' gela mora ajanma svabhave

SYNONYMS

vipra bale -- the brahmana replied; ei -- this; tomara darsana-prabhave -

- by the influence of Your visit; toma dekhi' -- after seeing You; gela -

- went; mora -- my; a-janma -- from childhood; sva-bhave -- nature.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana replied, "This is all due to Your influence, sir. After

seeing You, I have lost the long practice of my life.

Madhya 9.26

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TEXT

balyavadhi rama-nama-grahana amara

toma dekhi' krsna-nama aila eka-bara

SYNONYMS

balya-avadhi -- since the days of my childhood; rama-nama-grahana --

chanting the holy name of Lord Ramacandra; amara -- my; toma dekhi' --

after seeing You; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; aila --

came; eka-bara -- once only.

TRANSLATION

"From my childhood I have been chanting the holy name of Lord Ramacandra,

but after seeing You I began to chant the holy name of Lord Krsna

Madhya 9.27

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TEXT

sei haite krsna-nama jihvate vasila

krsna-nama sphure, rama-nama dure gela

SYNONYMS

sei haite -- since that time; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna;

jihvate -- on the tongue; vasila -- was seated tightly; krsna-nama --

the holy name of Lord Krsna; sphure -- automatically comes; rama-nama --

the holy name of Lord Ramacandra; dure -- far away; gela -- went.

TRANSLATION

"Since then, the holy name of Krsna has been tied to my

tongue. Indeed, when I chant the holy name of Krsna, the

holy name of Lord Ramacandra goes far away.

Madhya 9.28

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TEXT

balya-kala haite mora svabhava eka haya

namera mahima-sastra kariye sancaya

SYNONYMS

balya-kala haite -- from my childhood; mora -- my; sva-bhava --

practice; eka -- one; haya -- there is; namera -- of the holy name;

mahima -- concerning the glories; sastra -- the revealed scriptures;

kariye sancaya -- I collect.

TRANSLATION

"From my childhood I have been practicing this chanting and have been

collecting the glories of the holy name from revealed scriptures.

Madhya 9.29

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TEXT

ramante yogino 'nante

satyanande cid-atmani

iti rama-padenasau

param brahmabhidhiyate

SYNONYMS

ramante -- take pleasure; yoginah -- transcendentalists; anante -- in

the unlimited; satya-anande -- real pleasure; cit-atmani -- in spiritual

existence; iti -- thus; rama -- Rama; padena -- by the word; asau -- He;

param -- supreme; brahma -- truth; abhidhiyate -- is called.

TRANSLATION

" 'The Supreme Absolute Truth is called Rama because the

transcendentalists take pleasure in the unlimited true pleasure of

spiritual existence.'

PURPORT

This is the eighth verse of the Satanama-stotra of Lord Ramacandra,

which is found in the Padma Purana.

Madhya 9.30

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TEXT

krsir bhu-vacakah sabdo

nas ca nirvrti-vacakah

tayor aikyam param brahma

krsna ity abhidhiyate

SYNONYMS

krsih -- the verbal root krs; bhu -- attractive existence; vacakah --

signifying; sabdah -- word; nah -- the syllable na; ca -- and; nirvrti --

spiritual pleasure; vacakah -- indicating; tayoh -- of both; aikyam --

amalgamation; param -- supreme; brahma -- Absolute Truth; krsnah -- Lord

Krsna; iti -- thus; abhidhiyate -- is called.

TRANSLATION

" 'The word "krs" is the attractive feature of the Lord's existence, and

"na" means spiritual pleasure. When the verb "krs" is added to the affix

"na," it becomes Krsna, which indicates the Absolute Truth.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Udyoga-parva (71.4) of the

Mahabharata.

Madhya 9.31

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TEXT

param brahma dui-nama samana ha-ila

punah ara sastre kichu visesa paila

SYNONYMS

param brahma -- the Absolute Truth; dui-nama -- two names (Rama and

Krsna); samana -- on an equal level; ha-ila -- were; punah -- again; ara

-- further; sastre -- in revealed scripture; kichu -- some; visesa --

specification; paila -- is found.

TRANSLATION

"As far as the holy names of Rama and Krsna are concerned, they are on

an equal level, but for further advancement we receive some specific

information from revealed scriptures.

Madhya 9.32

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TEXT

rama rameti rameti

rame rame manorame

sahasra-namabhis tulyam

rama-nama varanane

SYNONYMS

rama -- Rama; rama -- Rama; iti -- thus; rama -- Rama; iti -- thus; rame

-- I enjoy; rame -- in the holy name of Rama; manah-rame -- most

beautiful; sahasra-namabhih -- with the one thousand names; tulyam --

equal; rama-nama -- the holy name of Rama; vara-anane -- O lovely-faced

woman.

TRANSLATION

"Lord Siva addressed his wife Durga as Varanana and explained, 'I

chant the holy name of Rama, Rama, Rama and thus enjoy this beautiful

sound. This holy name of Ramacandra is equal to one thousand holy names

of Lord Visnu.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Brhad-visnu-sahasranama-stotra (72.335) in the

Uttara-khanda of the Padma Purana.

Madhya 9.33

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TEXT

sahasra-namnam punyanam

trir-avrttya tu yat phalam

ekavrttya tu krsnasya

namaikam tat prayacchati

SYNONYMS

sahasra-namnam -- of one thousand names; punyanam -- holy; trih-avrttya -

- by thrice chanting; tu -- but; yat -- which; phalam -- result; eka-

avrttya -- by one repetition; tu -- but; krsnasya -- of Lord Krsna; nama

-- holy name; ekam -- only one; tat -- that result; prayacchati -- gives.

TRANSLATION

" 'The pious results derived from chanting the thousand holy names of

Visnu three times can be attained by only one repetition of the holy

name of Krsna.'

PURPORT

This verse from the Brahmanda Purana is found in the Laghu-bhagavatamrta

(1.354), by Rupa Gosvami. For every three times one chants the

holy name of Rama, one can attain the same results simply by

chanting the name of Krsna once.

Madhya 9.34

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TEXT

ei vakye krsna-namera mahima apara

tathapi la-ite nari, suna hetu tara

SYNONYMS

ei vakye -- in this statement; krsna-namera -- of the holy name of Krsna;

mahima -- glories; apara -- unlimited; tathapi -- still; la-ite -- to

chant; nari -- I am unable; suna -- just hear; hetu -- the reason; tara -

- of that.

TRANSLATION

"According to the statement of the sastras, the glories of the holy

name of Krsna are unlimited. Still I could not chant His holy name.

Please hear the reason for this.

Madhya 9.35

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TEXT

ista-deva rama, tanra name sukha pai

sukha pana rama-nama ratri-dina gai

SYNONYMS

ista-deva -- my worshipable Lord; rama -- Lord Sri Ramacandra; tanra

name -- in His holy name; sukha pai -- I get happiness; sukha pana --

getting such transcendental happiness; rama-nama -- the holy name of

Lord Rama; ratri-dina -- day and night; gai -- I chant.

TRANSLATION

"My worshipable Lord has been Lord Ramacandra, and by chanting His holy

name I received happiness. Because I received such happiness, I chanted

the holy name of Lord Rama day and night.

Madhya 9.36

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TEXT

tomara darsane yabe krsna-nama aila

tahara mahima tabe hrdaye lagila

SYNONYMS

tomara darsane -- by meeting You; yabe -- when; krsna-nama -- the holy

name of Krsna; aila -- appeared; tahara -- His; mahima -- glories; tabe -

- at that time; hrdaye -- in the heart; lagila -- became fixed.

TRANSLATION

"By Your appearance, Lord Krsna's holy name also appeared, and at that

time the glories of Krsna's name awoke in my heart."

Madhya 9.37

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TEXT

sei krsna tumi saksat -- iha nirdharila

eta kahi' vipra prabhura carane padila

SYNONYMS

sei -- that; krsna -- the Personality of Godhead, Krsna; tumi -- You;

saksat -- directly; iha -- this; nirdharila -- ascertained; eta kahi' --

saying this; vipra -- the brahmana; prabhura -- of Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; carane -- at the lotus feet; padila -- fell down.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana concluded, "Sir, You are that Lord Krsna Himself. This is

my ascertainment." Saying this, the brahmana fell down at the lotus feet

of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 9.38

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TEXT

tanre krpa kari' prabhu calila ara dine

vrddhakasi asi' kaila siva-darasane

SYNONYMS

tanre -- unto him; krpa kari' -- showing mercy; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; calila -- traveled; ara dine -- the next day;

vrddhakasi -- to Vrddhakasi; asi' -- coming; kaila -- did; siva-darasane

-- visiting Lord Siva's temple.

TRANSLATION

After showing mercy to the brahmana, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left

the next day and arrived at Vrddhakasi, where He visited the temple of

Lord Siva.

PURPORT

Vrddhakasi's present name is Vrddhacalam. It is situated in the southern

Arkata district on the bank of the River Manimukha. This place is also

known as Kalahastipura. Lord Siva's temple there was worshiped for many

years by Govinda, the cousin of Ramanujacarya.

Madhya 9.39

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TEXT

tahan haite cali' age gela eka grame

brahmana-samaja tahan, karila visrame

SYNONYMS

tahan haite -- from there; cali' -- going; age -- forwards; gela -- went;

eka -- one; grame -- to a village; brahmana-samaja -- assembly of

brahmanas; tahan -- there; karila visrame -- He rested.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then left Vrddhakasi and proceeded further ahead.

In one village He saw that most of the residents were brahmanas, and He

took His rest there.

Madhya 9.40

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TEXT

prabhura prabhave loka aila darasane

laksarbuda loka aise na yaya ganane

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhave -- by the

influence; loka -- people; aila -- came; darasane -- to see Him; laksa-

arbuda -- many millions; loka -- persons; aise -- came; na -- not; yaya

ganane -- can be counted.

TRANSLATION

Due to the influence of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, many millions of men

came just to see Him. Indeed, the assembly was so unlimited that its

members could not be counted.

Madhya 9.41

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TEXT

gosanira saundarya dekhi' tate premavesa

sabe 'krsna' kahe, 'vaisnava' haila sarva-desa

SYNONYMS

gosanira -- of the Lord; saundarya -- the beauty; dekhi' -- seeing; tate

-- in that; prema-avesa -- ecstatic love; sabe -- everyone; krsna kahe --

uttered the holy name of Krsna; vaisnava -- Vaisnava devotees; haila --

became; sarva-desa -- everyone.

TRANSLATION

The Lord's bodily features were very beautiful, and in addition He was

always in the ecstasy of love of Godhead. Simply by seeing Him, everyone

began chanting the holy name of Krsna, and thus everyone became a

Vaisnava devotee.

Madhya 9.42

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TEXT

tarkika-mimamsaka, yata mayavadi-gana

sankhya, patanjala, smrti, purana, agama

SYNONYMS

tarkika -- logicians; mimamsaka -- followers of Mimamsa philosophy; yata

-- all; mayavadi-gana -- followers of Sankaracarya; sankhya -- followers

of Kapila; patanjala -- followers of mystic yoga; smrti -- supplementary

Vedic literatures; purana -- Puranas; agama -- the tantra-sastras.

TRANSLATION

There are many kinds of philosophers. Some are logicians who follow

Gautama or Kanada. Some follow the Mimamsa philosophy of Jaimini. Some

follow the Mayavada philosophy of Sankaracarya, and others follow Kapila'

s Sankhya philosophy or the mystic yoga system of Patanjali. Some follow

the smrti-sastra composed of twenty religious scriptures, and others

follow the Puranas and the tantra-sastra. In this way there are many

different types of philosophers.

Madhya 9.43

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TEXT

nija-nija-sastrodgrahe sabai pracanda

sarva mata dusi' prabhu kare khanda khanda

SYNONYMS

nija-nija -- their own; sastra -- of the scripture; udgrahe -- to

establish the conclusion; sabai -- all of them; pracanda -- very

powerful; sarva -- all; mata -- opinions; dusi' -- condemning; prabhu --

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare -- does; khanda khanda -- breaking to

pieces.

TRANSLATION

All of these adherents of various scriptures were ready to present the

conclusions of their respective scriptures, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

broke all their opinions to pieces and established His own cult of

bhakti based on the Vedas, Vedanta, the Brahma-sutra and the philosophy

of acintya-bhedabheda-tattva.

Madhya 9.44

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TEXT

sarvatra sthapaya prabhu vaisnava-siddhante

prabhura siddhanta keha na pare khandite

SYNONYMS

sarvatra -- everywhere; sthapaya -- establishes; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; vaisnava-siddhante -- the conclusion of the Vaisnavas;

prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; siddhanta -- conclusion;

keha -- anyone; na pare -- is not able; khandite -- to defy.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu established the devotional cult everywhere. No

one could defeat Him.

Madhya 9.45

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TEXT

hari' hari' prabhu-mate karena pravesa

ei-mate 'vaisnava' prabhu kaila daksina desa

SYNONYMS

hari' hari' -- being defeated; prabhu-mate -- into the cult of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karena pravesa -- enter; ei-mate -- in this way;

vaisnava -- Vaisnava devotees; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

kaila -- made; daksina -- South India; desa -- country.

TRANSLATION

Being thus defeated by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all these

philosophers and their followers entered into His cult. In this way Lord

Caitanya made South India into a country of Vaisnavas.

Madhya 9.46

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TEXT

pasandi aila yata panditya suniya

garva kari' aila sange sisya-gana lana

SYNONYMS

pasandi -- nonbelievers; aila -- came there; yata -- all; panditya --

erudition; suniya -- hearing; garva kari' -- with great pride; aila --

came there; sange -- with; sisya-gana -- disciples; lana -- taking.

TRANSLATION

When the nonbelievers heard of the erudition of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

they came to Him with great pride, bringing their disciples with them.

Madhya 9.47

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TEXT

bauddhacarya maha-pandita nija nava-mate

prabhura age udgraha kari' lagila balite

SYNONYMS

bauddha-acarya -- the leader in Buddhist philosophy; maha-pandita --

greatly learned scholar; nija -- own; nava -- nine; mate --

philosophical conclusions; prabhura age -- before Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; udgraha -- argument; kari' -- making; lagila -- began;

balite -- to speak.

TRANSLATION

One of them was the leader of a Buddhist cult and was a very learned

scholar. To establish their nine philosophical conclusions,

he came before the Lord and began to speak.

Madhya 9.48

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TEXT

yadyapi asambhasya bauddha ayukta dekhite

tathapi balila prabhu garva khandaite

SYNONYMS

yadyapi -- although; asambhasya -- not fit for discussion; bauddha --

followers of Buddha's philosophy; ayukta -- not fit; dekhite -- to see;

tathapi -- still; balila -- spoke; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; garva -- pride; khandaite -- to diminish.

TRANSLATION

Although the Buddhists are unfit for discussion and should not be seen

by Vaisnavas, Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke to them just to decrease their

false pride.

Madhya 9.49

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TEXT

tarka-pradhana bauddha-sastra 'nava mate'

tarkei khandila prabhu, na pare sthapite

SYNONYMS

tarka-pradhana -- argumentative; bauddha-sastra -- scriptures of the

Buddhist cult; nava mate -- in nine basic principles; tarkei -- by

argument; khandila -- refuted; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na --

not; pare -- can; sthapite -- establish.

TRANSLATION

The scriptures of the Buddhist cult are chiefly based on argument and

logic, and they contain nine chief principles. Because Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu defeated them in their argument, they could not

establish their cult.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that according to the Buddhist cult

there are two ways of understanding philosophy. One is called hinayana,

and the other is called mahayana. Along this path, there are

nine principles. (1) The creation is eternal; therefore there is no need

to accept a creator. (2) This cosmic manifestation is false. (3) "I am"

is the truth. (4) There is repetition of birth and death. (5) Lord

Buddha is the only source of understanding the truth. (6) The principle

of nirvana, or annihilation, is the ultimate goal. (7) The philosophy of

Buddha is the only philosophical path. (8) The Vedas are compiled by

human beings. (9) Pious activities, showing mercy to others and so on

are advised.

No one can attain the Absolute Truth by argument. One may be very expert

in logic, and another person may be even more expert in the art of

argument. Because there is so much word jugglery in logic, one can never

come to the real conclusion about the Absolute Truth by argument. The

followers of Vedic principles understand this. However, it is seen

here that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu defeated the Buddhist philosophy by

argument. Those who are preachers in ISKCON will certainly meet many

people who believe in intellectual arguments. Most of these people do

not believe in the authority of the Vedas. Nevertheless, they accept

intellectual speculation and argument. Therefore the preachers of Krsna

consciousness should be prepared to defeat others by argument, just as

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did. In this verse it is clearly said, tarkei

khandila prabhu. Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu put forward such a strong

argument that they could not counter Him to establish their

cult.

Their first principle is that the creation is always existing, but if

this is the case, there can be no theory of annihilation. The

Buddhists maintain that annihilation or dissolution is the highest

truth. If the creation is eternally existing, there is no question of

dissolution or annihilation. This argument is not very strong because by

practical experience we see that material things have a beginning, a

middle and an end. The ultimate aim of the Buddhist philosophy is to

dissolve the body. This is proposed because the body has a beginning.

Similarly, the entire cosmic manifestation is also a gigantic body, but

if we accept the fact that it is always existing, there can be no

question of annihilation. Therefore the attempt to annihilate everything

in order to attain zero is an absurdity. By our own practical experience

we have to accept the beginning of creation, and when we accept the

beginning, we must accept a creator. Such a creator must possess an all-

pervasive body, as pointed out by Bhagavad-gita:

sarvatah pani-padam tat

sarvato-'ksi-siro-mukham

sarvatah srutimal loke

sarvam avrtya tisthati

"Everywhere are His hands and legs, His eyes and faces, and He

hears everything. In this way the Supersoul exists." (

Bg. 13.14)

The Supreme Person must be present everywhere. His body existed before

the creation; otherwise He could not be the creator. If the Supreme

Person is a created being, there can be no question of a creator. The

conclusion is that the cosmic manifestation is certainly created at a

certain time, and the creator existed before the creation; therefore the

creator is not a created being. The creator is Param Brahman, or

the Supreme Spirit. Matter is not only subordinate to spirit but is

actually created on the basis of spirit. When the spirit soul enters the

womb of a mother, the body is created by material ingredients supplied

by the mother. Everything is created in the material world, and

consequently there must be a creator who is the Supreme Spirit and who

is distinct from matter. It is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita that the

material energy is inferior and that the spiritual energy is the living

entity. Both inferior and superior energies belong to a supreme person.

The Buddhists argue that the world is false, but this is not valid. The

world is temporary, but it is not false. As long as we have the body, we

must suffer the pleasures and pains of the body, even though we are not

the body. We may not take these pleasures and pains very seriously, but

they are factual nonetheless. We cannot actually say that they are false.

If the bodily pains and pleasures are false, the creation would be

false also, and consequently no one would take very much interest in it.

The conclusion is that the material creation is not false or imaginary,

but it is temporary.

The Buddhists maintain that the principle "I am" is the Ultimate Truth,

but this excludes the individuality of "I" and "you." If there is no "I"

and "you," or individuality, there is no possibility of argument. The

Buddhist philosophy depends on argument, but there can be no argument if

one simply depends on "I am." There must be a "you," or another person

also. The philosophy of duality -- the existence of the individual soul

and the Supersoul -- must be there. This is confirmed in the Second

Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, wherein the Lord says:

na tv evaham jatu nasam

na tvam neme janadhipah

na caiva na bhavisyamah

sarve vayam atah param

"Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these

kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be." (Bg. 2.12)

We existed in the past in different bodies, and after the annihilation

of this body, we shall exist in another body. The principle of the soul

is eternal, and it exists in this body or in another body. Even in this

lifetime we experience existence in a child's body, a youth's body, a

man's body and an old body. After the annihilation of the body, we

acquire another body. The Buddhist cult also accepts the philosophy of

transmigration, but the Buddhists do not properly explain the next birth.

There are 8,400,000 species of life, and our next birth may be in any

one of them; therefore this human body is not guaranteed.

According to the Buddhist's fifth principle, Lord Buddha is the only

source for the attainment of knowledge. We cannot accept this, for Lord

Buddha rejected the principles of Vedic knowledge. One must accept a

principle of standard knowledge because one cannot attain the Absolute

Truth simply by intellectual speculation. If everyone is an authority,

or if everyone accepts his own intelligence as the ultimate criterion --

as is presently fashionable -- the scriptures will be interpreted in

many different ways, and everyone will claim his own philosophy

supreme. This has become a very great problem, and everyone is

interpreting scripture in his own way and setting up his own basis of

authority. Yata mata tata patha. Now everybody and anybody is trying to

establish his own theory as the Ultimate Truth. The Buddhists theorize

that annihilation, or nirvana, is the ultimate goal. Annihilation

applies to the body, but the spirit soul transmigrates from one body to

another. If this were not the case, how can so many multifarious bodies

come into existence? If the next birth is a fact, the next bodily form

is also a fact. As soon as we accept a material body, we must accept the

fact that that body will be annihilated and that we will have to accept

another body. If all material bodies are doomed to annihilation, we must

obtain a nonmaterial body, or a spiritual body, if we wish the next

birth to be anything but false. How the spiritual body is attained is

explained in Bhagavad-gita:

janma karma ca me divyam

evam yo vetti tattvatah

tyaktva deham punar janma

naiti mam eti so 'rjuna

"One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities

does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material

world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna." (Bg. 4.9)

This is the highest perfection by which one can

transcend the transmigration of material bodies and return home,

back to Godhead. It is not that existence becomes

void or zero. Existence continues, but if we positively want to

annihilate the material body, we have to accept a spiritual body;

otherwise there can be no eternality for the soul.

We cannot accept the theory that the Buddhist philosophy is the only way,

for there are so many defects in that philosophy. A perfect philosophy

is one that has no defects, and that is Vedanta philosophy. No one can

point out any defects in Vedanta philosophy, and therefore we can

conclude that Vedanta is the supreme philosophical way of understanding

the truth. According to the Buddhist cult, the Vedas are compiled by

ordinary human beings. If this were the case, they would not be

authoritative. From Vedic literatures we understand that shortly

after the creation, Lord Brahma was instructed in the Vedas. It is not

that the Vedas were created by Brahma, although Brahma is the original

person in the universe. If Brahma did not create the Vedas, but he is

acknowledged as the first created being, wherefrom did Vedic knowledge

come to Brahma? Obviously the Vedas did not come from an ordinary person

born in this material world. According to Srimad-Bhagavatam, tene brahma

hrda ya adi-kavaye: after the creation, the Supreme Person

imparted Vedic knowledge within the heart of Brahma. There was no person

in the beginning of the creation other than Brahma, yet he did not

compile the Vedas; therefore the conclusion is that the Vedas were not

compiled by any created being. Vedic knowledge was given by the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, who created this material world. This is also

accepted by Sankaracarya, although Sankaracarya is not a Vaisnava.

It is stated that mercy is one of the qualities of a Buddhist, but mercy

is a relative thing. We show our mercy to a subordinate or to one who is

suffering more than ourselves. However, if there is a superior person

present, the superior person cannot be the object of our mercy. Rather,

we are objects for the mercy of the superior person. Therefore showing

compassion and mercy is a relative activity. It is not the Absolute

Truth. Apart from this, we also must know what actual mercy is. To give

a sick man something forbidden for him to eat is not mercy. Rather, it

is cruelty. Unless we know what mercy really is, we may create an

undesirable situation. If we wish to show real mercy, we will preach

Krsna consciousness in order to revive the lost consciousness of human

beings, the living entity's original consciousness. Since the Buddhist

philosophy does not admit the existence of the spirit soul, the so-

called mercy of the Buddhists is defective.

Madhya 9.50

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TEXT

bauddhacarya 'nava prasna' saba uthaila

drdha yukti-tarke prabhu khanda khanda kaila

SYNONYMS

bauddha-acarya -- the teacher of the Buddhist cult; nava prasna -- nine

different types of questions; saba -- all; uthaila -- raised; drdha --

strong; yukti -- argument; tarke -- with logic; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; khanda khanda kaila -- broke into pieces.

TRANSLATION

The teacher of the Buddhist cult set forth nine principles, but Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu broke them to pieces with His strong logic.

Madhya 9.51

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TEXT

darsanika pandita sabai paila parajaya

loke hasya kare, bauddha paila lajja-bhaya

SYNONYMS

darsanika -- philosophical speculators; pandita -- scholars; sabai --

all of them; paila parajaya -- were defeated; loke -- people in general;

hasya kare -- laugh; bauddha -- the Buddhists; paila -- got; lajja --

shame; bhaya -- fear.

TRANSLATION

All mental speculators and learned scholars were defeated by Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and when the people began to laugh, the Buddhist

philosophers felt both shame and fear.

PURPORT

These philosophers were all atheists, for they did not believe in the

existence of God. Atheists may be very expert in mental speculation and

may be so-called great philosophers, but they can be defeated by a

Vaisnava firmly situated in his conviction and God consciousness.

Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the preachers

engaged in the service of ISKCON should be very expert in putting

forward strong arguments and defeating all types of atheists.

Madhya 9.52

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TEXT

prabhuke vaisnava jani' bauddha ghare gela

sakala bauddha mili' tabe kumantrana kaila

SYNONYMS

prabhuke -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vaisnava jani' -- knowing to

be a Vaisnava; bauddha -- the Buddhists; ghare gela -- returned home;

sakala bauddha -- all the Buddhists; mili' -- coming together; tabe --

thereafter; ku-mantrana -- plot; kaila -- made.

TRANSLATION

The Buddhists could understand that Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a

Vaisnava, and they returned home very unhappy. Later, however, they

began to plot against the Lord.

Madhya 9.53

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TEXT

apavitra anna eka thalite bhariya

prabhu-age nila 'maha-prasada' baliya

SYNONYMS

apavitra -- polluted; anna -- food; eka -- one; thalite -- plate;

bhariya -- filling; prabhu-age -- in front of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; nila -- brought; maha-prasada baliya -- calling it maha-

prasada.

TRANSLATION

Having made their plot, the Buddhists brought a plate of untouchable

food before Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and called it maha-prasada.

PURPORT

The word apavitra anna refers to food that is unacceptable for a

Vaisnava. In other words, a Vaisnava cannot accept any food offered by

an avaisnava in the name of maha-prasada. This should be a principle

for all Vaisnavas. When asked, "What is the behavior of a Vaisnava?" Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "A Vaisnava must avoid the company of an

avaisnava [asat]." The word asat refers to an avaisnava, that is, one

who is not a Vaisnava. Asat-sanga-tyaga, -- ei vaisnava-acara (Cc.

Madhya 22.87). A Vaisnava must be very strict in this respect and should

not at all cooperate with an avaisnava. If an avaisnava offers food in

the name of maha-prasada, it should not be accepted. Such food cannot

be prasada because an avaisnava cannot offer anything to the Lord.

Sometimes preachers in the Krsna consciousness movement have to accept

food in a home where the householder is an avaisnava; however, if this

food is offered to the Deity, it can be taken. Ordinary food cooked by

an avaisnava should not be accepted by a Vaisnava. Even if an avaisnava

cooks food without fault, he cannot offer it to Lord Visnu, and it

cannot be accepted as maha-prasada. According to

Bhagavad-gita:

patram puspam phalam toyam

yo me bhaktya prayacchati

tad aham bhakty-upahrtam

asnami prayatatmanah

"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or

water, I will accept it." (Bg. 9.26)

Krsna can accept anything offered by His devotee with devotion. An

avaisnava may be a vegetarian and a very clean cook, but because he

cannot offer the foodstuff to Visnu, the food he cooks cannot be

accepted as maha-prasada. It is better that a Vaisnava abandon such

food as untouchable.

Madhya 9.54

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TEXT

hena-kale maha-kaya eka paksi aila

thonte kari' anna-saha thali lana gela

SYNONYMS

hena-kale -- at this time; maha-kaya -- having a large body; eka -- one;

paksi -- bird; aila -- appeared there; thonte kari' -- by the beak; anna-

saha -- with food; thali -- the plate; lana -- taking; gela -- went away.

TRANSLATION

When the contaminated food was offered to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, a

very large bird appeared on the spot, picked up the plate in its beak

and flew away.

Madhya 9.55

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TEXT

bauddha-ganera upare anna pade amedhya haiya

bauddhacaryera mathaya thali padila bajiya

SYNONYMS

bauddha-ganera -- all the Buddhists; upare -- upon; anna -- the food;

pade -- began to fall down; amedhya -- untouchable; haiya -- being;

bauddha-acaryera -- of the teacher of the Buddhists; mathaya -- on the

head; thali -- the plate; padila -- fell down; bajiya -- making a great

sound.

TRANSLATION

Indeed, the untouchable food fell upon the Buddhists, and the large bird

dropped the plate on the head of the chief Buddhist teacher. When it

fell on his head, it made a big sound.

Madhya 9.56

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TEXT

terache padila thali, -- matha kati' gela

murcchita hana acarya bhumite padila

SYNONYMS

terache -- at an angle; padila -- fell down; thali -- the plate; matha --

the head; kati' -- cutting; gela -- went; murcchita -- unconscious;

hana -- becoming; acarya -- the teacher; bhumite -- on the ground;

padila -- fell down.

TRANSLATION

The plate was made of metal, and when its edge hit the head of the

teacher, it cut him, and the teacher immediately fell to the ground

unconscious.

Madhya 9.57

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TEXT

hahakara kari' kande saba sisya-gana

sabe asi' prabhu-pade la-ila sarana

SYNONYMS

haha-kara -- a roaring sound; kari' -- making; kande -- cry; saba -- all;

sisya-gana -- disciples; sabe -- all of them; asi' -- coming; prabhu-

pade -- to the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; la-ila -- took;

sarana -- shelter.

TRANSLATION

When the teacher fell unconscious, his Buddhist disciples cried aloud

and ran to the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for shelter.

Madhya 9.58

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TEXT

tumi ta' isvara saksat, ksama aparadha

jiyao amara guru, karaha prasada

SYNONYMS

tumi -- You; ta' -- indeed; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead;

saksat -- directly; ksama -- please excuse; aparadha -- offense; jiyao -

- bring back to consciousness; amara -- our; guru -- spiritual master;

karaha -- do; prasada -- this mercy.

TRANSLATION

They all prayed to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, addressing Him as the

Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself and saying, "Sir, please excuse

our offense. Please have mercy upon us and bring our spiritual master

back to life."

Madhya 9.59

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TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- sabe kaha 'krsna' 'krsna' 'hari'

guru-karne kaha krsna-nama ucca kari'

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; sabe -- all of you;

kaha -- chant; krsna krsna hari -- the holy names of Lord Krsna and Hari;

guru-karne -- near the ear of your spiritual master; kaha -- chant;

krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; ucca kari' -- very loudly.

TRANSLATION

The Lord then replied to the Buddhist disciples: "You should all chant

the names of Krsna and Hari very loudly near the ear of your spiritual

master.

Madhya 9.60

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TEXT

toma-sabara 'guru' tabe paibe cetana

saba bauddha mili' kare krsna-sankirtana

SYNONYMS

toma-sabara -- all of you; guru -- the spiritual master; tabe -- then;

paibe -- will get; cetana -- consciousness; saba bauddha -- all the

Buddhist disciples; mili' -- coming together; kare -- do; krsna-

sankirtana -- chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra.

TRANSLATION

"By this method your spiritual master will regain his consciousness."

Following Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's advice, all the Buddhist disciples

began to chant the holy name of Krsna congregationally.

Madhya 9.61

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TEXT

guru-karne kahe sabe 'krsna' 'rama' 'hari'

cetana pana acarya bale 'hari' 'hari'

SYNONYMS

guru-karne -- into the ear of the spiritual master; kahe -- they said;

sabe -- all together; krsna rama hari -- the holy names of the Lord,

Krsna, Rama and Hari; cetana -- consciousness; pana --

getting; acarya -- the teacher; bale -- chanted; hari hari -- the name

of Lord Hari.

TRANSLATION

When all the disciples chanted the holy names Krsna, Rama and Hari, the

Buddhist teacher regained consciousness and immediately began to chant

the holy name of Lord Hari.

PURPORT

Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that all the Buddhist

disciples were actually initiated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to chant

the holy name of Krsna, and when they chanted, they actually

became different persons. At that time they were not Buddhists or

atheists but Vaisnavas. Consequently they immediately accepted Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's order. Their original Krsna consciousness was

revived, and they were immediately able to chant Hare Krsna and begin

worshiping the Supreme Lord Visnu.

It is the spiritual master who delivers the disciple from the clutches

of maya by initiating him into the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-

mantra. In this way a sleeping human being can revive his consciousness

by chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare Hare Rama,

Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. In other words, the spiritual master

awakens the sleeping living entity to his original consciousness so that

he can worship Lord Visnu. This is the purpose of diksa, or initiation.

Initiation means receiving the pure knowledge of spiritual consciousness.

One point to note in this regard is that the spiritual master of the

Buddhists did not initiate his disciples. Rather, his disciples were

initiated by Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and they in turn were able

to initiate their so-called spiritual master. This is the parampara

system. The so-called spiritual master of the Buddhists was actually in

the position of a disciple, and after his disciples were initiated by

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, they acted as his spiritual masters. This was

possible only because the disciples of the Buddhist acarya received the

mercy of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Unless one is favored by Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the disciplic succession, one cannot act as a

spiritual master. We should take the instructions of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, the spiritual master of the whole universe, to understand

how one becomes a spiritual master and a disciple.

Madhya 9.62

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TEXT

krsna bali' acarya prabhure karena vinaya

dekhiya sakala loka ha-ila vismaya

SYNONYMS

krsna bali' -- chanting the holy name of Krsna; acarya -- the so-called

spiritual master of the Buddhists; prabhure -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; karena -- does; vinaya -- submission; dekhiya -- seeing this;

sakala loka -- all the people; ha-ila -- became; vismaya -- astonished.

TRANSLATION

When the spiritual master of the Buddhists began to chant the holy name

of Krsna and submitted to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the people

who were gathered there were astonished.

Madhya 9.63

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TEXT

ei-rupe kautuka kari' sacira nandana

antardhana kaila, keha na paya darsana

SYNONYMS

ei-rupe -- in this way; kautuka kari' -- making fun; sacira nandana --

the son of mother Saci; antardhana kaila -- disappeared; keha -- anyone;

na -- does not; paya -- get; darsana -- audience.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of Sacidevi, then suddenly and

strangely disappeared from everyone's sight, and it was impossible for

anyone to find Him.

Madhya 9.64

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TEXT

mahaprabhu cali' aila tripati-trimalle

catur-bhuja murti dekhi' vyenkatadrye cale

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; cali' aila -- arrived by

walking; tripati-trimalle -- at the holy places named Tripati and

Trimalla; catuh-bhuja -- four-handed; murti -- Deity; dekhi' -- seeing;

vyenkata-adrye -- to the holy place Vyenkata Hill; cale -- began to

proceed.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next arrived at Tirupati and Trimalla, where He

saw a four-handed Deity. Then He next proceeded toward Vyenkata Hill.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura has actually described the

chronological order of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's visit. The Tirupati

temple is sometimes called Tirupatura. It is situated on the northern

side of Arkata in the district of Candragiri. It is a famous holy place

of pilgrimage. In pursuance of His name, Vyenkatesvara, the four-handed

Lord Visnu, the Deity of Balaji, with His potencies named Sri and Bhu,

is located on Vyenkata Hill, about eight miles from Tirupati. This

Vyenkatesvara Deity is in the form of Lord Visnu, and the place where He

is situated is known as Vyenkata-ksetra. There are many temples in

southern India, but this Balaji temple is especially opulent. A great

fair is held there in the months of September and October.

There is a railway station called Tirupati on the southern railway.

Nimna-tirupati is located in the valley of the Vyenkata Hill. There

are several temples there also, among which are Govindaraja and the

Deity of Lord Ramacandra.

Madhya 9.65

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TEXT

tripati asiya kaila sri-rama darasana

raghu-natha-age kaila pranama stavana

SYNONYMS

tripati asiya -- coming to Tripati; kaila sri-rama darasana -- visited

the temple of Ramacandra; raghu-natha-age -- before Lord Ramacandra;

kaila -- did; pranama -- obeisances; stavana -- offering prayers.

TRANSLATION

After arriving at Tripati, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the

temple of Lord Ramacandra. He offered His prayers and obeisances before

Ramacandra, the descendant of King Raghu.

Madhya 9.66

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TEXT

sva-prabhave loka-sabara karana vismaya

pana-nrsimhe aila prabhu daya-maya

SYNONYMS

sva-prabhave -- by His own influence; loka-sabara -- of all the people;

karana -- inducing; vismaya -- astonishment; pana-nrsimhe -- to the Lord

named Pana-nrsimha; aila -- came; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

daya-maya -- the most merciful.

TRANSLATION

Everywhere Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went, His influence astonished

everyone. He next arrived at the temple of Pana-nrsimha. The Lord is so

merciful.

PURPORT

This Pana-nrsimha, or Panakal-narasimha, is located in the district of

Krsna in the hills known as Mangalagiri, about seven miles from a

city known as Vejaoyada. One must climb six hundred steps to reach the

temple. It is said that when the Lord is offered food with syrup here,

He does not take more than half. Within this temple is a conchshell

presented by the late king of Tanjor, and it is said that this shell

was used by Lord Krsna Himself. During the month of March, a great fair

takes place in this temple.

Madhya 9.67

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TEXT

nrsimhe pranati-stuti premavese kaila

prabhura prabhave loka camatkara haila

SYNONYMS

nrsimhe -- unto Lord Nrsimha; pranati-stuti -- obeisances and prayers;

prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; kaila -- offered; prabhura -- of the

Lord; prabhave -- by the influence; loka -- the people; camatkara haila -

- were astonished.

TRANSLATION

In great ecstatic love, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered obeisances and

prayers unto Lord Nrsimha. The people were astonished to see Lord

Caitanya's influence.

Madhya 9.68

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TEXT

siva-kanci asiya kaila siva darasana

prabhave 'vaisnava' kaila saba saiva-gana

SYNONYMS

siva-kanci -- to the holy place named Siva-kanci; asiya -- coming; kaila

-- did; siva darasana -- visiting the temple of Lord Siva; prabhave --

by His influence; vaisnava kaila -- turned into Vaisnavas; saba -- all;

saiva-gana -- the devotees of Lord Siva.

TRANSLATION

Arriving at Siva-kanci, Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the deity of Lord

Siva. By His influence, He converted all the devotees of Lord Siva into

Vaisnavas.

PURPORT

This Siva-kanci is also known as Kanjibhiram, or the Benares of southern

India. In Siva-kanci there are hundreds of symbolic

representations of Lord Siva, as well as a temple that is supposed

to be very, very old.

Madhya 9.69

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TEXT

visnu-kanci asi' dekhila laksmi-narayana

pranama kariya kaila bahuta stavana

SYNONYMS

visnu-kanci -- to the holy place named Visnu-kanci; asi' -- coming;

dekhila -- the Lord saw; laksmi-narayana -- the Deity of Lord Narayana

with mother Laksmi, the goddess of fortune; pranama kariya -- after

offering obeisances; kaila -- made; bahuta stavana -- many prayers.

TRANSLATION

The Lord then visited a holy place known as Visnu-kanci. He saw

there Laksmi-Narayana Deities, and He offered His respects and many

prayers to please Them.

PURPORT

Visnu-kanci is situated about five miles away from Kanjibhiram. It is

here that Lord Varadaraja, another form of Lord Visnu, resides. There is

also a big lake known as Ananta-sarovara.

Madhya 9.70

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TEXT

premavese nrtya-gita bahuta karila

dina-dui rahi' loke 'krsna-bhakta' kaila

SYNONYMS

prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; nrtya-gita -- dancing and chanting;

bahuta -- much; karila -- performed; dina-dui -- for two days; rahi' --

staying; loke -- the people in general; krsna-bhakta -- devotees of Lord

Krsna; kaila -- made.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at Visnu-kanci for two days, He

danced and performed kirtana in ecstasy. When all the people saw Him,

they were converted into devotees of Lord Krsna.

Madhya 9.71

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TEXT

trimalaya dekhi' gela trikala-hasti-sthane

mahadeva dekhi' tanre karila praname

SYNONYMS

trimalaya dekhi' -- after seeing Trimalaya; gela -- went; tri-kala-

hasti-sthane -- to the place named Trikala-hasti; maha-deva -- Lord

Siva; dekhi' -- seeing; tanre -- unto him; karila praname -- offered

obeisances.

TRANSLATION

After visiting Trimalaya, Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to see Trikala-hasti.

It was there that He saw Lord Siva and offered him all respects and

obeisances.

PURPORT

Trikala-hasti is situated about twenty-two miles

northeast of Tirupati. On its northern side is a river known as Suvarna-

mukhi. The temple of Trikala-hasti is located on the southern side of

the river. The place is generally known as Sri Kalahasti or Kalahasti

and is famous for its temple of Lord Siva. There he is called Vayulinga-

siva.

Madhya 9.72

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paksi-tirtha dekhi' kaila siva darasana

vrddhakola-tirthe tabe karila gamana

SYNONYMS

paksi-tirtha dekhi' -- after visiting the place known as Paksi-tirtha;

kaila -- did; siva darasana -- visiting the temple of Lord Siva;

vrddhakola-tirthe -- to the holy place known as Vrddhakola; tabe -- then;

karila gamana -- went.

TRANSLATION

At Paksi-tirtha, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Lord

Siva. Then He went to the Vrddhakola place of pilgrimage.

PURPORT

This Paksi-tirtha is also called Tirukadi-kundam and is located nine

miles southeast of Cimlipat. It has a five-hundred-foot elevation and is

situated in a chain of hills known as Vedagiri or Vedacalam. There is a

temple of Lord Siva there, and the deity is known as Vedagirisvara. It

is said that two birds come there daily to receive food from the temple

priest, and it is claimed that these birds have been coming since time

immemorial.

Madhya 9.73

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sveta-varaha dekhi, tanre namaskari'

pitambara-siva-sthane gela gaurahari

SYNONYMS

sveta-varaha -- the white boar incarnation; dekhi -- seeing; tanre --

unto Him; namaskari' -- offering respect; pita-ambara -- dressed with

yellow garments; siva-sthane -- to the temple of Lord Siva; gela -- went;

gaura-hari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

At Vrddhakola, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Sveta-

varaha, the white boar. After offering Him respects, the

Lord visited the temple of Lord Siva, wherein the deity is dressed with

yellow garments.

PURPORT

The temple of the white boar incarnation is situated at Vrddhakola

. The temple is made of stone and is located about one mile

south of an oasis known as Balipitham. There is a Deity of the white

boar incarnation, above whose head Sesa Naga serves as an umbrella. The

deity of Lord Siva is known as Pitambara, and is also known as

Cidambaram. This temple is located twenty-six miles south of Kudalora,

and the deity there is also known as Akasalinga. The deity is in the

form of Lord Siva. This temple is situated on about thirty-nine acres of

land, and all this land is surrounded by a wall sixty feet high.

Madhya 9.74

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siyali bhairavi devi kari' darasana

kaverira tire aila sacira nandana

SYNONYMS

siyali bhairavi -- Siyali-bhairavi; devi -- goddess; kari' darasana --

visiting; kaverira tire -- on the bank of the River Kaveri; aila -- came;

sacira nandana -- the son of mother Saci.

TRANSLATION

After visiting the temple of Siyali-bhairavi [another form of the

goddess Durga], Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of mother Saci, went to

the bank of the River Kaveri.

PURPORT

Siyali-bhairavi is located in the Tanjor district, about

forty-eight miles east of Tanjor City. There is a very

celebrated temple of Lord Siva there and also a very large lake. It is

said that one small boy, a devotee of Lord Siva, came to that

temple, and the goddess Durga, known as Bhairavi, gave him her breast to

suck. After visiting this temple, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to the

bank of the River Kaveri via the district of Tricinapalli.

The Kaveri is mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.40) as a very pious

river.

Madhya 9.75

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go-samaje siva dekhi' aila vedavana

mahadeva dekhi' tanre karila vandana

SYNONYMS

go-samaje -- at the place named Go-samaja; siva dekhi' -- seeing the

deity of Lord Siva; aila vedavana -- He arrived at Vedavana; maha-

deva dekhi' -- seeing Lord Siva; tanre -- unto him; karila vandana --

offered prayers.

TRANSLATION

The Lord then visited a place known as Go-samaja, where He saw Lord Siva'

s temple. He then arrived at Vedavana, where He saw another deity of

Lord Siva and offered him prayers.

PURPORT

Go-samaja is a place of pilgrimage for the devotees of Lord Siva. It is

very important and is located next to Vedavana.

Madhya 9.76

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amrtalinga-siva dekhi' vandana karila

saba sivalaye saiva 'vaisnava' ha-ila

SYNONYMS

amrta-linga-siva -- the Lord Siva deity named Amrtalinga; dekhi' --

seeing; vandana karila -- offered obeisances; saba siva-alaye -- in all

the temples of Lord Siva; saiva -- devotees of Lord Siva; vaisnava ha-

ila -- became devotees of Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the Siva deity named Amrtalinga, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu

offered His obeisances. Thus He visited all the temples of Lord Siva and

converted the devotees of Lord Siva into Vaisnavas.

Madhya 9.77

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TEXT

deva-sthane asi' kaila visnu darasana

sri-vaisnavera sange tahan gosthi anuksana

SYNONYMS

deva-sthane -- to the place known as Deva-sthana; asi' -- coming;

kaila -- did; visnu darasana -- visiting the temple of Lord Visnu; sri-

vaisnavera sange -- with the Vaisnavas in the disciplic succession of

Ramanuja; tahan -- there; gosthi -- discussion; anuksana -- always.

TRANSLATION

At Deva-sthana, Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Lord

Visnu, and there He talked with the Vaisnavas in the disciplic

succession of Ramanujacarya. These Vaisnavas are known as Sri Vaisnavas.

Madhya 9.78

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TEXT

kumbhakarna-kapale dekhi' sarovara

siva-ksetre siva dekhe gauranga-sundara

SYNONYMS

kumbhakarna-kapale -- at Kumbhakarna-kapala; dekhi' -- after seeing;

sarovara -- the lake; siva-ksetre -- at Siva-ksetra; siva -- Lord Siva;

dekhe -- sees; gauranga-sundara -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

At Kumbhakarna-kapala, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw a great lake and then

the holy place named Siva-ksetra, where a temple of Lord Siva is located.

PURPORT

Kumbhakarna is the name of the brother of Ravana. At the present moment

the city of Kumbhakonam is situated

twenty miles northeast of the city of Tanjor. There are twelve

temples of Lord Siva located at Kumbhakonam as well as four Visnu

temples and one temple to Lord Brahma. Siva-ksetra, within the city of

Tanjor, is situated near a big lake known as Siva-ganga. There

is a large temple to Lord Siva there known as Brhatisvara-siva-

mandira.

Madhya 9.79

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TEXT

papa-nasane visnu kaila darasana

sri-ranga-ksetre tabe karila gamana

SYNONYMS

papa-nasane -- at the place named Papanasana; visnu -- Lord Visnu; kaila

-- did; darasana -- visiting; sri-ranga-ksetre -- to the holy place

named Sri Ranga-ksetra; tabe -- then; karila -- did; gamana -- departure.

TRANSLATION

After visiting the holy place named Siva-ksetra, Caitanya Mahaprabhu

arrived at Papanasana and there saw the temple of Lord Visnu. Then He

finally reached Sri Ranga-ksetra.

PURPORT

According to some, the place known as Papanasana was located

eight miles southwest of Kumbhakonam. Others say that in the

district of Tinebheli there is a city known as Palamakota. Twenty

miles west of there is a holy place known as Papanasana near the

river named Tamraparni. Sri Ranga-ksetra is a very famous place. Near

Tricinapalli is a river named Kaveri, or Kolirana. A city known as Sri

Rangam is located on this river in the district of Tanjor

about ten miles west of Kumbhakonam. The Sri Ranga temple is the

largest in India, and there are seven walls surrounding it. There are

also seven roads leading to Sri Ranga. The ancient names of these roads

are the road of Dharma, the road of Rajamahendra, the road of

Kulasekhara, the road of Alinadana, the road of Tiruvikrama, the

Tirubidi road of Madamadi-gaisa, and the road of Ada-iyavala-indana. The

temple was founded before the reign of Dharmavarma, who reigned before

Rajamahendra. Many celebrated kings like Kulasekhara, and others

such as Alabandaru, resided in the temple of Sri Rangam. Yamunacarya,

Sri Ramanuja, Sudarsanacarya and others also supervised this temple.

The incarnation of the goddess of fortune known as Godadevi, who

was one of the twelve liberated persons known as divya-suris,

was married to the Deity, Lord Sri Ranganatha. Later she

entered into the body of the Lord. An incarnation of Karmuka,

Tirumanga (one of the Alovaras), acquired some money by stealing,

and built the fourth boundary wall of Sri Rangam. It is said that in the

year 289 of the age of Kali, the Alovara of the name Tondaradippadi was

born. While engaged in devotional service, he became victim to a

prostitute, and Sri Ranganatha, seeing His devotee so degraded, sent one

of His servants with a golden plate to that prostitute. When the golden

plate was discovered missing from the temple, there was a search, and it

was found in the prostitute's house. When the devotee saw Ranganatha's

mercy upon this prostitute, his mistake was rectified. He then prepared

the third boundary wall of Ranganatha temple and cultivated a tulasi

garden there.

There was also a celebrated disciple of Ramanujacarya's known as Kuresa.

Sri Ramapillai was the son of Kuresa, and his son was Vagvijaya Bhatta,

whose son was Vedavyasa Bhatta, or Sri Sudarsanacarya. When

Sudarsanacarya was an old man, the Mohammedens attacked the temple of

Ranganatha and killed about twelve hundred Sri Vaisnavas. At that time

the Deity Ranganatha was transferred to the temple of Tirupati in

the kingdom of Vijaya-nagara. The governor of Gingi, Goppanarya,

brought Sri Ranganatha from the temple of Tirupati to a place known as

Simha-brahma, where the Lord was situated for three years. In the year

1293 Saka the Deity was again reinstalled in the Ranganatha

temple. On the eastern wall of the Ranganatha temple is an inscription

written by Vedanta-desika relating how Ranganatha was returned to the

temple.

Madhya 9.80

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TEXT

kaverite snana kari' dekhi' ranganatha

stuti-pranati kari' manila krtartha

SYNONYMS

kaverite -- in the river known as Kaveri; snana kari' -- after bathing;

dekhi' -- visiting; ranga-natha -- the Ranganatha temple; stuti --

prayers; pranati -- obeisances; kari' -- offering; manila -- thought

Himself; krta-artha -- very successful.

TRANSLATION

After bathing in the River Kaveri, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the

temple of Ranganatha and offered His ardent prayers and obeisances. Thus

He felt Himself successful.

Madhya 9.81

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TEXT

premavese kaila bahuta gana nartana

dekhi' camatkara haila saba lokera mana

SYNONYMS

prema-avese -- in the ecstasy of love; kaila -- did; bahuta -- various;

gana -- songs; nartana -- dancing; dekhi' -- seeing which; camatkara --

astonished; haila -- were; saba -- all; lokera -- of persons; mana --

minds.

TRANSLATION

In the temple of Ranganatha, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanted and danced

in ecstatic love of Godhead. Seeing His performance, everyone was struck

with wonder.

Madhya 9.82

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TEXT

sri-vaisnava eka, -- 'vyenkata bhatta' nama

prabhure nimantrana kaila kariya sammana

SYNONYMS

sri-vaisnava eka -- one devotee belonging to the Ramanuja-sampradaya;

vyenkata bhatta -- Vyenkata Bhatta; nama -- named; prabhure -- unto Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nimantrana -- invitation; kaila -- did; kariya --

offering; sammana -- great respect.

TRANSLATION

One Vaisnava known as Vyenkata Bhatta then invited Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu to his home with great respect.

PURPORT

Sri Vyenkata Bhatta was a Vaisnava brahmana and an inhabitant of Sri

Ranga-ksetra. He belonged to the disciplic succession of Sri

Ramanujacarya. Sri Ranga is one of the places of pilgrimage in the

province of Tamila-desa. The inhabitants of that province do not retain

the name Vyenkata. It is therefore supposed that Vyenkata Bhatta did not

belong to that province, although he may have been residing there for a

very long time. Vyenkata Bhatta was in a branch of the Ramanuja-

sampradaya known as Badagala-i. He had a brother in the Ramanuja-

sampradaya known as Sripada Prabodhananda Sarasvati. The son of Vyenkata

Bhatta was later known in the Gaudiya-sampradaya as Gopala Bhatta

Gosvami, and he established the Radharamana temple in Vrndavana. More

information about him may be found in a book known as Bhakti-

ratnakara (1.100) by Narahari Cakravarti.

Madhya 9.83

TEXT 83

TEXT

nija-ghare lana kaila pada-praksalana

sei jala lana kaila sa-vamse bhaksana

SYNONYMS

nija-ghare -- to his own home; lana -- bringing; kaila -- did; pada-

praksalana -- washing of the feet; sei jala -- that water; lana --

taking; kaila -- did; sa-vamse -- with all the family members; bhaksana -

- drinking.

TRANSLATION

Sri Vyenkata Bhatta took Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home. After he

washed the Lord's feet, all the members of his family drank the water.

Madhya 9.84

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TEXT

bhiksa karana kichu kaila nivedana

caturmasya asi' prabhu, haila upasanna

SYNONYMS

bhiksa karana -- after offering lunch; kichu -- some; kaila -- did;

nivedana -- submission; caturmasya -- the period of Caturmasya; asi' --

coming; prabhu -- my Lord; haila upasanna -- has already arrived.

TRANSLATION

After offering lunch to the Lord, Vyenkata Bhatta submitted that the

period of Caturmasya had already arrived.

Madhya 9.85

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TEXT

caturmasye krpa kari' raha mora ghare

krsna-katha kahi' krpaya uddhara' amare

SYNONYMS

caturmasye -- during this period of Caturmasya; krpa kari' -- being

merciful; raha -- please stay; mora ghare -- at my place; krsna-katha --

topics of Lord Krsna; kahi' -- speaking; krpaya -- by Your mercy;

uddhara' amare -- kindly deliver me.

TRANSLATION

Vyenkata Bhatta said, "Please be merciful to me and stay at my house

during Caturmasya. Speak about Lord Krsna's pastimes and kindly deliver

me by Your mercy."

Madhya 9.86

TEXT 86

TEXT

tanra ghare rahila prabhu krsna-katha-rase

bhatta-sange gonaila sukhe cari mase

SYNONYMS

tanra ghare -- in his home; rahila -- stayed; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krsna-katha-rase -- enjoying the transcendental

mellow of discussing Lord Krsna's pastimes; bhatta-sange -- with

Vyenkata Bhatta; gonaila -- passed; sukhe -- in happiness; cari mase --

four months.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained at the house of Vyenkata Bhatta for

four continuous months. The Lord passed His days in great happiness,

enjoying the transcendental mellow of discussing Lord Krsna's pastimes.

Madhya 9.87

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TEXT

kaverite snana kari' sri-ranga darsana

pratidina premavese karena nartana

SYNONYMS

kaverite -- in the river known as Kaveri; snana kari' -- taking a bath;

sri-ranga darsana -- visiting the temple of Sri Ranga; prati-dina --

every day; prema-avese -- in great happiness; karena -- does perform;

nartana -- dancing.

TRANSLATION

While there, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took His bath in the River Kaveri

and visited the temple of Sri Ranga. Every day the Lord also danced in

ecstasy.

Madhya 9.88

TEXT 88

TEXT

saundaryadi premavesa dekhi, sarva-loka

dekhibare aise, dekhe, khande duhkha-soka

SYNONYMS

saundarya-adi -- the beauty of the body, etc.; prema-avesa -- His

ecstatic love; dekhi -- seeing; sarva-loka -- all men; dekhibare -- to

see; aise -- come there; dekhe -- and see; khande duhkha-soka -- are

relieved from all unhappiness and distress.

TRANSLATION

The beauty of Lord Caitanya's body and His ecstatic love of God were

witnessed by everyone. Many people used to come see Him, and as soon as

they saw Him, all their unhappiness and distress vanished.

Madhya 9.89

TEXT 89

TEXT

laksa laksa loka aila nana-desa haite

sabe krsna-nama kahe prabhuke dekhite

SYNONYMS

laksa laksa -- many hundreds of thousands; loka -- of people; aila --

came there; nana-desa -- different countries; haite -- from; sabe -- all

of them; krsna-nama kahe -- chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; prabhuke --

the Lord; dekhite -- seeing.

TRANSLATION

Many hundreds of thousands of people from various countries came to see

the Lord, and after seeing Him, they all chanted the Hare Krsna maha-

mantra.

Madhya 9.90

TEXT 90

TEXT

krsna-nama vina keha nahi kahe ara

sabe krsna-bhakta haila, -- loke camatkara

SYNONYMS

krsna-nama vina -- without chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; keha --

anyone; nahi -- does not; kahe -- speak; ara -- anything else; sabe --

all of them; krsna-bhakta -- Lord Krsna's devotees; haila -- became;

loke -- the people; camatkara -- astonished.

TRANSLATION

Indeed, they did not chant anything but the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, and

all of them became Lord Krsna's devotees. Thus the general populace was

astonished.

Madhya 9.91

TEXT 91

TEXT

sri-ranga-ksetre vaise yata vaisnava-brahmana

eka eka dina sabe kaila nimantrana

SYNONYMS

sri-ranga-ksetre -- in Sri Ranga-ksetra; vaise -- residing; yata -- all;

vaisnava-brahmana -- Vaisnava brahmanas; eka eka dina -- every day; sabe

-- all of them; kaila nimantrana -- invited the Lord.

TRANSLATION

All the Vaisnava brahmanas residing in Sri Ranga-ksetra invited the Lord

to their homes every day.

Madhya 9.92

TEXT 92

TEXT

eka eka dine caturmasya purna haila

kataka brahmana bhiksa dite na paila

SYNONYMS

eka eka dine -- day by day; caturmasya -- the period of Caturmasya;

purna haila -- became filled; kataka brahmana -- some of the brahmanas;

bhiksa dite -- to offer Him lunch; na -- did not; paila -- get the

opportunity.

TRANSLATION

Each day the Lord was invited by a different brahmana, but some of them

did not get the opportunity to offer Him lunch because the

period of Caturmasya came to an end.

Madhya 9.93

TEXT 93

TEXT

sei ksetre rahe eka vaisnava-brahmana

devalaye asi' kare gita avartana

SYNONYMS

sei ksetre -- in that holy place; rahe -- there was; eka -- one;

vaisnava-brahmana -- a brahmana following the Vaisnava cult; deva-alaye -

- in the temple; asi' -- coming; kare -- does; gita -- of Bhagavad-

gita; avartana -- recitation.

TRANSLATION

In the holy place of Sri Ranga-ksetra, a brahmana Vaisnava used to visit

the temple daily and recite the entire text of Bhagavad-gita.

Madhya 9.94

TEXT 94

TEXT

astadasadhyaya pade ananda-avese

asuddha padena, loka kare upahase

SYNONYMS

astadasa-adhyaya -- eighteen chapters; pade -- reads; ananda-avese -- in

great ecstasy; asuddha padena -- could not pronounce the text correctly;

loka -- people in general; kare -- do; upahase -- joking.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana regularly read the eighteen chapters of Bhagavad-gita

in great transcendental ecstasy, but because he could not pronounce the

words correctly, people used to joke about him.

Madhya 9.95

TEXT 95

TEXT

keha hase, keha ninde, taha nahi mane

avista hana gita pade anandita-mane

SYNONYMS

keha hase -- someone laughs; keha ninde -- someone criticizes; taha --

that; nahi mane -- he does not care for; avista hana -- being in great

ecstasy; gita pade -- reads Bhagavad-gita; anandita -- in great

happiness; mane -- his mind.

TRANSLATION

Due to his incorrect pronunciation, people sometimes criticized him and

laughed at him, but he did not care. He was full of ecstasy due to

reading Bhagavad-gita and was personally very happy.

Madhya 9.96

TEXT 96

TEXT

pulakasru, kampa, sveda, -- yavat pathana

dekhi' anandita haila mahaprabhura mana

SYNONYMS

pulaka -- standing of the hairs of the body; asru -- tears; kampa --

trembling; sveda -- perspiration; yavat -- during; pathana -- the

reading of the book; dekhi' -- seeing this; anandita -- very happy;

haila -- became; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mana -- the

mind.

TRANSLATION

While reading the book, the brahmana experienced transcendental bodily

transformations. His hair stood on end, tears welled in

his eyes, and his body trembled and perspired as he read. Seeing this,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very happy.

PURPORT

Although the brahmana could not pronounce the words very well due to

illiteracy, he still experienced ecstatic symptoms while reading

Bhagavad-gita. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased to observe these

symptoms, and this indicates that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is

pleased by devotion, not by erudite scholarship. Even though the words

were imperfectly pronounced, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Krsna Himself,

did not think this very serious. Rather, the Lord was pleased by the

bhava (devotion). In Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.5.11) this is confirmed:

tad-vag-visargo janatagha-viplavo

yasmin prati-slokam abaddhavaty api

namany anantasya yaso-'nkitani yat

srnvanti gayanti grnanti sadhavah

"On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of the

transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms and pastimes of the

unlimited Supreme Lord is a different creation, full of transcendental

words directed toward bringing about a revolution in the impious lives

of this world's misdirected civilization. Such transcendental

literatures, even though imperfectly composed, are heard, sung and

accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest."

The purport to this verse may be considered for further information on

this subject.

Madhya 9.97

TEXT 97

TEXT

mahaprabhu puchila tanre, suna, mahasaya

kon artha jani' tomara eta sukha haya

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; puchila -- inquired; tanre --

from him; suna -- please hear; maha-asaya -- My dear sir; kon -- what;

artha -- meaning; jani' -- knowing; tomara -- your; eta -- so great;

sukha -- happiness; haya -- is.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the brahmana, "My dear sir, why are you in

such ecstatic love? Which portion of Bhagavad-gita gives you such

transcendental pleasure?"

Madhya 9.98

TEXT 98

TEXT

vipra kahe, -- murkha ami, sabdartha na jani

suddhasuddha gita padi, guru-ajna mani'

SYNONYMS

vipra kahe -- the brahmana replied; murkha ami -- I am illiterate; sabda-

artha -- the meaning of the words; na jani -- I do not know; suddha-

asuddha -- sometimes correct and sometimes not correct; gita --

Bhagavad-gita; padi -- I read; guru-ajna -- the order of my spiritual

master; mani' -- accepting.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana replied, "I am illiterate and therefore do not know the

meaning of the words. Sometimes I read Bhagavad-gita correctly and

sometimes incorrectly, but in any case I am doing this in compliance

with the orders of my spiritual master."

PURPORT

This is a good example of a person who had become so successful that he

was able to capture the attention of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu even while

reading Bhagavad-gita incorrectly. His spiritual activities did not

depend on material things such as correct pronunciation. Rather, his

success depended on strictly following the instructions of his spiritual

master.

yasya deve para bhaktir

yatha deve tatha gurau

tasyaite kathita hy arthah

prakasante mahatmanah

"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord

and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge

automatically revealed." (Svet. Up. 6.23)

Actually the meaning of the words of Bhagavad-gita or Srimad-

Bhagavatam are revealed to one strictly following the orders of the

spiritual master. They are also revealed to one who has equal faith in

the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In other words, being faithful to

both Krsna and the spiritual master is the secret of success in

spiritual life.

Madhya 9.99

TEXT 99

TEXT

arjunera rathe krsna haya rajju-dhara

vasiyache hate totra syamala sundara

SYNONYMS

arjunera -- of Arjuna; rathe -- in the chariot; krsna -- Lord Krsna;

haya -- is; rajju-dhara -- holding the reins; vasiyache -- He was

sitting there; hate -- in the hand; totra -- a bridle; syamala --

blackish; sundara -- very beautiful.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana continued, "Actually I only see a picture of Lord Krsna

sitting on a chariot as Arjuna's charioteer. Taking the reins in His

hands, He appears very beautiful and blackish.

Madhya 9.100

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TEXT

arjunere kahitechena hita-upadesa

tanre dekhi' haya mora ananda-avesa

SYNONYMS

arjunere -- unto Arjuna; kahitechena -- He is speaking; hita-upadesa --

good instruction; tanre -- Him; dekhi' -- seeing; haya -- there is; mora

-- my; ananda -- transcendental happiness; avesa -- ecstasy.

TRANSLATION

"When I see the picture of Lord Krsna sitting in a chariot and

instructing Arjuna, I am filled with ecstatic happiness.

Madhya 9.101

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TEXT

yavat padon, tavat pana tanra darasana

ei lagi' gita-patha na chade mora mana

SYNONYMS

yavat -- as long as; padon -- I read; tavat -- so long; pana -- I get;

tanra -- His; darasana -- audience; ei lagi' -- for this reason; gita-

patha -- reading Bhagavad-gita; na chade -- does not quit; mora mana

-- my mind.

TRANSLATION

"As long as I read Bhagavad-gita, I simply see the Lord's beautiful

features. It is for this reason that I am reading Bhagavad-gita, and

my mind cannot be distracted from this."

Madhya 9.102

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TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- gita-pathe tomara-i adhikara

tumi se janaha ei gitara artha-sara

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; gita-pathe -- in reading Bhagavad-

gita; tomarai adhikara -- you have the proper authority; tumi -- you; se

-- that; janaha -- know; ei -- this; gitara -- of Bhagavad-gita;

artha-sara -- the real purport.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told the brahmana, "Indeed, you are an authority

in the reading of Bhagavad-gita. Whatever you know constitutes the

real purport of Bhagavad-gita."

PURPORT

According to the sastras: bhaktya bhagavatam grahyam na buddhya na ca

tikaya. One should understand Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam by

hearing them from a real devotee. One cannot understand them simply by

erudite scholarship or sharp intelligence. It is also said:

gitadhita ca yenapi

bhakti-bhavena cetasa

veda-sastra-puranani

tenadhitani sarvasah

To one who reads Bhagavad-gita with faith and devotion, the essence

of Vedic knowledge is revealed. According to the Svetasvatara

Upanisad (6.23):

yasya deve para bhaktir

yatha deve tatha gurau

tasyaite kathita hy arthah

prakasante mahatmanah

All Vedic literatures are to be understood with faith and devotion,

not by mundane scholarship. We therefore present Bhagavad-gita As

It Is. There are many so-called scholars and philosophers who read

Bhagavad-gita in a scholarly way. They simply waste their time and

mislead those who read their commentaries.

Madhya 9.103

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TEXT

eta bali' sei vipre kaila alingana

prabhu-pada dhari' vipra karena rodana

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; sei vipre -- that brahmana; kaila alingana --

He embraced; prabhu-pada -- the lotus feet of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; dhari' -- catching; vipra -- the brahmana; karena -- does;

rodana -- crying.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced the brahmana, and

the brahmana, catching the lotus feet of the Lord, began to cry.

Madhya 9.104

TEXT 104

TEXT

toma dekhi' taha haite dvi-guna sukha haya

sei krsna tumi, -- hena mora mane laya

SYNONYMS

toma dekhi' -- by seeing You; taha haite -- than the vision of Lord

Krsna; dvi-guna -- twice as much; sukha -- happiness; haya -- there is;

sei krsna -- that Lord Krsna; tumi -- You are; hena -- such; mora -- my;

mane -- in the mind; laya -- takes.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana said, "Upon seeing You, my happiness is doubled. I take it

that You are the same Lord Krsna."

Madhya 9.105

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TEXT

krsna-sphurtye tanra mana hanache nirmala

ataeva prabhura tattva janila sakala

SYNONYMS

krsna-sphurtye -- by revelation of Lord Krsna; tanra -- his; mana --

mind; hanache -- did become; nirmala -- purified; ataeva -- therefore;

prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tattva -- truth; janila --

could understand; sakala -- all.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana's mind was purified by the revelation of

Lord Krsna, and therefore he could understand the truth of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu in all details.

Madhya 9.106

TEXT 106

TEXT

tabe mahaprabhu tanre karaila siksana

ei vat kahan na kariha prakasana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- then; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto the

brahmana; karaila -- made; siksana -- instruction; ei vat -- this

version; kahan -- anywhere; na -- do not; kariha -- do; prakasana --

revelation.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then taught the brahmana very thoroughly and

requested him not to disclose the fact that He was Lord Krsna Himself.

Madhya 9.107

TEXT 107

TEXT

sei vipra mahaprabhura bada bhakta haila

cari masa prabhu-sanga kabhu na chadila

SYNONYMS

sei vipra -- that brahmana; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

bada -- big; bhakta -- devotee; haila -- became; cari masa -- for four

months; prabhu-sanga -- association of the Lord; kabhu -- at any time;

na -- did not; chadila -- give up.

TRANSLATION

That brahmana became a great devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and for

four continuous months he did not give up the Lord's company.

Madhya 9.108

TEXT 108

TEXT

ei-mata bhatta-grhe rahe gauracandra

nirantara bhatta-sange krsna-kathananda

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; bhatta-grhe -- in the house of Vyenkata Bhatta;

rahe -- remained; gaura-candra -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

nirantara -- constantly; bhatta-sange -- with Vyenkata Bhatta; krsna-

katha-ananda -- the transcendental bliss of talking about Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained at the house of Vyenkata Bhatta and

constantly talked about Lord Krsna. In this way He was very

happy.

Madhya 9.109

TEXT 109

TEXT

sri-vaisnava' bhatta seve laksmi-narayana

tanra bhakti dekhi' prabhura tusta haila mana

SYNONYMS

sri-vaisnava -- a devotee of the Ramanuja-sampradaya; bhatta -- Vyenkata

Bhatta; seve -- used to worship; laksmi-narayana -- the Deities of Lord

Narayana and the goddess of fortune, Laksmi; tanra -- his; bhakti --

devotion; dekhi' -- seeing; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

tusta -- happy; haila -- became; mana -- the mind.

TRANSLATION

Being a Vaisnava in the Ramanuja-sampradaya, Vyenkata Bhatta worshiped

the Deity of Laksmi and Narayana. Seeing his pure devotion, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very satisfied.

Madhya 9.110

TEXT 110

TEXT

nirantara tanra sange haila sakhya-bhava

hasya-parihase dunhe sakhyera svabhava

SYNONYMS

nirantara -- constantly; tanra sange -- being associated with him; haila

-- there was; sakhya-bhava -- a friendly relationship; hasya -- laughing;

parihase -- joking; dunhe -- both of them; sakhyera -- of fraternity;

sva-bhava -- nature.

TRANSLATION

Constantly associating with one another, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and

Vyenkata Bhatta gradually developed a friendly relationship. Indeed,

sometimes they laughed and joked together.

Madhya 9.111

TEXT 111

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- bhatta, tomara laksmi-thakurani

kanta-vaksah-sthita, pativrata-siromani

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; bhatta -- My dear

Bhattacarya; tomara -- your; laksmi-thakurani -- goddess of fortune;

kanta -- of her husband, Narayana; vaksah-sthita -- situated on the

chest; pati-vrata -- chaste woman; siromani -- the topmost.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told Bhattacarya, "Your worshipable goddess

of fortune, Laksmi, always remains on the chest of Narayana, and she is

certainly the most chaste woman in the creation.

Madhya 9.112

TEXT 112

TEXT

amara thakura krsna -- gopa, go-caraka

sadhvi hana kene cahe tanhara sangama

SYNONYMS

amara thakura -- My worshipable Deity; krsna -- Lord Krsna; gopa --

cowherd; go-caraka -- a tender of cows; sadhvi hana -- being so chaste;

kene -- why; cahe -- wants; tanhara -- His; sangama -- association.

TRANSLATION

"However, my Lord is Lord Sri Krsna, a cowherd boy who is engaged in

tending cows. Why is it that Laksmi, being such a chaste wife, wants to

associate with My Lord?

Madhya 9.113

TEXT 113

TEXT

ei lagi' sukha-bhoga chadi' cira-kala

vrata-niyama kari' tapa karila apara

SYNONYMS

ei lagi' -- for this reason; sukha-bhoga -- the enjoyment of Vaikuntha;

chadi' -- giving up; cira-kala -- for a long time; vrata-niyama -- vows

and regulative principles; kari' -- accepting; tapa -- austerity; karila

apara -- performed unlimitedly.

TRANSLATION

"Just to associate with Krsna, Laksmi abandoned all transcendental

happiness in Vaikuntha and for a long time accepted vows and regulative

principles and performed unlimited austerities."

Madhya 9.114

TEXT 114

TEXT

kasyanubhavo 'sya na deva vidmahe

tavanghri-renu-sparasadhikarah

yad-vanchaya srir lalanacarat tapo

vihaya kaman suciram dhrta-vrata

SYNONYMS

kasya -- of what; anubhavah -- a result; asya -- of the serpent (Kaliya);

na -- not; deva -- O Lord; vidmahe -- we know; tava anghri -- of Your

lotus feet; renu -- of the dust; sparasa -- for touching; adhikarah --

qualification; yat -- which; vanchaya -- by desiring; srih -- the

goddess of fortune; lalana -- the topmost woman; acarat -- performed;

tapah -- austerity; vihaya -- giving up; kaman -- all desires; su-ciram -

- for a long time; dhrta -- a law upheld; vrata -- as a vow.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, " 'O Lord, we do not know how the serpent

Kaliya attained such an opportunity to be touched by the dust of Your

lotus feet. Even the goddess of fortune, for this end, performed

austerities for centuries, giving up all other desires and taking

austere vows. Indeed, we do not know how the serpent Kaliya got such an

opportunity.' "

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.16.36) spoken by

the wives of the Kaliya serpent.

Madhya 9.115

TEXT 115

TEXT

bhatta kahe, krsna-narayana -- eka-i svarupa

krsnete adhika lila-vaidagdhyadi-rupa

SYNONYMS

bhatta kahe -- Vyenkata Bhatta said; krsna-narayana -- Krsna and

Narayana; eka-i svarupa -- one and the same; krsnete -- in Lord Krsna;

adhika -- more; lila -- pastimes; vaidagdhya-adi-rupa -- sportive nature.

TRANSLATION

Vyenkata Bhatta then said, "Lord Krsna and Lord Narayana are one and the

same, but the pastimes of Krsna are more relishable due to their

sportive nature.

Madhya 9.116

TEXT 116

TEXT

tara sparse nahi yaya pativrata-dharma

kautuke laksmi cahena krsnera sangama

SYNONYMS

tara sparse -- by the touching of Krsna by Laksmi; nahi -- does not;

yaya -- disappear; pati-vrata-dharma -- the vow of chastity; kautuke --

in great fun; laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; cahena -- wants; krsnera

-- of Lord Krsna; sangama -- association.

TRANSLATION

"Since Krsna and Narayana are both the same personality, Laksmi's

association with Krsna does not break her vow of chastity. Rather, it

was in great fun that the goddess of fortune wanted to associate with

Lord Krsna."

PURPORT

This is an answer to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's question, and from

this we can understand that Vyenkata Bhatta knew the truth. He told Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu that Narayana is a form of Krsna associated with

transcendental opulence. Although Krsna is two-armed and Narayana four-

armed, there is no difference in the person. They are one and the same.

Narayana is as beautiful as Krsna, but Krsna's pastimes are more

sportive. It is not that the sportive pastimes of Krsna make Him

different from Narayana. Laksmi's desiring to associate with Krsna was

perfectly natural. In other words, it is understandable that a chaste

woman wants to associate with her husband in all his different dresses.

Therefore one should not criticize Laksmi for wanting to associate with

Krsna.

Madhya 9.117

TEXT 117

TEXT

siddhantatas tv abhede 'pi

srisa-krsna-svarupayoh

rasenotkrsyate krsna-

rupam esa rasa-sthitih

SYNONYMS

siddhantatah -- in reality; tu -- but; abhede -- no difference; api --

although; sri-isa -- of the husband of Laksmi, Narayana; krsna -- of

Lord Krsna; sva-rupayoh -- between the forms; rasena -- by

transcendental mellows; utkrsyate -- is superior; krsna-rupam -- the

form of Lord Krsna; esa -- this; rasa-sthitih -- reservoir of pleasure.

TRANSLATION

Vyenkata Bhatta continued, " 'According to transcendental realization,

there is no difference between the forms of Narayana and Krsna. Yet in

Krsna there is a special transcendental attraction due to the conjugal

mellow, and consequently He surpasses Narayana. This is the conclusion

of transcendental mellows.'

PURPORT

This verse quoted by Vyenkata Bhatta is also found in Bhakti-

rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.59).

Madhya 9.118

TEXT 118

TEXT

krsna-sange pativrata-dharma nahe nasa

adhika labha paiye, ara rasa-vilasa

SYNONYMS

krsna-sange -- in the association of Lord Krsna; pati-vrata -- of

chastity; dharma -- vow; nahe -- is not; nasa -- lost; adhika -- more;

labha -- profit; paiye -- I get; ara -- also; rasa-vilasa -- the

enjoyment in the rasa dance.

TRANSLATION

"The goddess of fortune considered that her vow of chastity would not be

damaged by her relationship with Krsna. Rather, by associating with

Krsna she could enjoy the benefit of the rasa dance."

Madhya 9.119

TEXT 119

TEXT

vinodini laksmira haya krsne abhilasa

ihate ki dosa, kene kara parihasa

SYNONYMS

vinodini -- the enjoyer; laksmira -- of the goddess of fortune; haya --

there is; krsne -- for Lord Krsna; abhilasa -- desire; ihate -- in this;

ki -- what; dosa -- fault; kene -- why; kara -- You do; parihasa --

joking.

TRANSLATION

Vyenkata Bhatta further explained, "Mother Laksmi, the goddess of

fortune, is also an enjoyer of transcendental bliss; therefore if she

wanted to enjoy herself with Krsna, what fault is there? Why are You

joking so about this?"

Madhya 9.120

TEXT 120

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- dosa nahi, iha ami jani

rasa na paila laksmi, sastre iha suni

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; dosa nahi -- there is no fault; iha ami

jani -- this I know; rasa na paila laksmi -- Laksmi, the goddess of

fortune, could not join the rasa dance; sastre iha suni -- we get this

information from revealed scriptures.

TRANSLATION

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "I know that there is no fault on the

part of the goddess of fortune, but still she could not enter into the

rasa dance. We hear this from revealed scriptures.

Madhya 9.121

TEXT 121

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 -- one 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.

TRANSLATION

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

put His arms around their necks and embraced them. This

transcendental favor was never granted to the goddess of fortune or

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

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

whose bodily luster and aroma exactly resemble

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

very beautiful by material estimation?'

PURPORT

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

Madhya 9.122

TEXT 122

TEXT

laksmi kene na paila, ihara ki karana

tapa kari' kaiche krsna paila sruti-gana

SYNONYMS

laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; kene -- why; na -- did not; paila --

get; ihara -- of this; ki -- what; karana -- cause; tapa kari' --

undergoing severe austerities; kaiche -- how; krsna -- Lord Krsna; paila

-- attained; sruti-gana -- Vedic authorities.

TRANSLATION

"But can you tell me why the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, could not enter

the rasa dance? The authorities of Vedic knowledge could enter the dance

and associate with Krsna.

Madhya 9.123

TEXT 123

TEXT

nibhrta-marun-mano-'ksa-drdha-yoga-yujo hrdi yan-

munaya upasate tad arayo 'pi yayuh smaranat

striya uragendra-bhoga-bhuja-danda-visakta-dhiyo

vayam api te samah samadrso 'nghri-saroja-sudhah

SYNONYMS

nibhrta -- controlled; marut -- the life air; manah -- the mind; aksa --

the senses; drdha -- strong; yoga -- in the mystic yoga process; yujah --

who are engaged; hrdi -- within the heart; yat -- who; munayah -- the

great sages; upasate -- worship; tat -- that; arayah -- the enemies; api

-- also; yayuh -- obtain; smaranat -- from remembering; striyah -- the

gopis; uraga-indra -- of serpents; bhoga -- like the bodies; bhuja --

the arms; danda -- like rods; visakta -- fastened to; dhiyah -- whose

minds; vayam api -- we also; te -- Your; samah -- equal to them; sama-

drsah -- having the same ecstatic emotions; anghri-saroja -- of the

lotus feet; sudhah -- the nectar.

TRANSLATION

" 'Great sages, by practicing the mystic yoga

system and controlling the breath, conquer the mind and senses. Thus

engaging in mystic yoga and seeing the Supersoul within their hearts,

they ultimately enter into impersonal Brahman, along with the enemies of

the Supreme Personality of Godhead

. However, the damsels of Vraja, the gopis,

want to embrace Krsna

and His arms, which are like serpents. Being attracted by the beauty of

Krsna, the gopis ultimately tasted the nectar of the lotus feet of the

Lord. The Upanisads have also tasted the nectar of His lotus

feet by following in the footsteps of the gopis.' "

PURPORT

This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.87.23).

Madhya 9.124

TEXT 124

TEXT

sruti paya, laksmi na paya, ithe ki karana

bhatta kahe, -- iha pravesite nare mora mana

SYNONYMS

sruti paya -- the Vedic authorities got admission; laksmi na paya -- and

the goddess of fortune could not get admission; ithe ki karana -- what

must be the reason for this; bhatta kahe -- Vyenkata Bhatta replied; iha

-- this; pravesite -- to enter; nare -- is not able; mora -- my; mana --

mind.

TRANSLATION

Having been asked by Caitanya Mahaprabhu why the goddess of fortune

could not enter into the rasa dance whereas the authorities on Vedic

knowledge could, Vyenkata Bhatta replied, "I cannot enter into the

mysteries of this behavior."

Madhya 9.125

TEXT 125

TEXT

ami jiva, -- ksudra-buddhi, sahaje asthira

isvarera lila -- koti-samudra-gambhira

SYNONYMS

ami jiva -- I am an ordinary living being; ksudra-buddhi -- possessing

limited intelligence; sahaje asthira -- very easily agitated; isvarera

lila -- the pastimes of the Lord; koti-samudra -- as millions of oceans;

gambhira -- as deep.

TRANSLATION

Vyenkata Bhatta then admitted, "I am an ordinary human being. Since my

intelligence is very limited and I am easily agitated, my mind cannot

enter within the deep ocean of the pastimes of the Lord.

Madhya 9.126

TEXT 126

TEXT

tumi saksat sei krsna, jana nija-karma

yare janaha, sei jane tomara lila-marma

SYNONYMS

tumi -- You; saksat -- directly; sei -- that; krsna -- the Supreme

Personality of Godhead; jana -- You know; nija-karma -- Your activities;

yare janaha -- and unto whom You make it known; sei -- that person; jane

-- knows; tomara -- Your; lila-marma -- the purport of the pastimes.

TRANSLATION

"You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna Himself. You know the

purpose of Your activities, and the person whom You enlighten can also

understand Your pastimes."

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna and His pastimes cannot be

understood by blunt material senses. One has to purify the senses by

rendering transcendental loving service unto the Lord. When the Lord is

pleased and reveals Himself, one can understand the transcendental form,

name, qualities and pastimes of the Lord. This is confirmed in the Katha

Upanisad (2.23) and in the Mundaka Upanisad (3.2.3): yam evaisa vrnute

tena labhyas tasyaisa atma vivrnute tanum svam. "Anyone who is favored

by the Supreme Personality of Godhead can understand His transcendental

name, qualities, form and pastimes."

Madhya 9.127

TEXT 127

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- krsnera eka svabhava vilaksana

sva-madhurye sarva citta kare akarsana

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; eka -- one;

svabhava -- characteristic; vilaksana -- specific; sva-madhurye -- His

conjugal love; sarva -- all; citta -- hearts; kare -- does; akarsana --

attraction.

TRANSLATION

The Lord replied, "Lord Krsna has a specific characteristic. He attracts

everyone's heart by the mellow of His personal conjugal love.

Madhya 9.128

TEXT 128

TEXT

vraja-lokera bhave paiye tanhara carana

tanre isvara kari' nahi jane vraja-jana

SYNONYMS

vraja-lokera -- of the inhabitants of Goloka Vrndavana; bhave -- in the

ecstasy; paiye -- one gets; tanhara -- Lord Krsna's; carana -- lotus

feet; tanre -- unto Him; isvara -- the Supreme Person; kari' --

accepting; nahi -- do not; jane -- know; vraja-jana -- the inhabitants

of Vrajabhumi.

TRANSLATION

"By following in the footsteps of the inhabitants of the planet known as

Vrajaloka or Goloka Vrndavana one can attain the shelter of the lotus

feet of Sri Krsna. However, in that planet the inhabitants do not know

that Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Madhya 9.129

TEXT 129

TEXT

keha tanre putra-jnane udukhale bandhe

keha sakha-jnane jini' cade tanra kandhe

SYNONYMS

keha -- someone; tanre -- Him; putra-jnane -- by accepting as a son;

udukhale -- to a big mortar; bandhe -- ties; keha -- someone; sakha-

jnane -- by accepting as a friend; jini' -- conquering; cade -- gets up;

tanra -- His; kandhe -- on the shoulder.

TRANSLATION

"There someone may accept Him as a son and sometimes bind Him to a

grinding mortar. Someone else may accept Him as an intimate friend and,

attaining victory over Him, playfully mount His shoulders.

Madhya 9.130

TEXT 130

TEXT

'vrajendra-nandana' bali' tanre jane vraja-jana

aisvarya-jnane nahi kona sambandha-manana

SYNONYMS

vrajendra-nandana -- the son of Nanda Maharaja, the King of Vrajabhumi;

bali' -- as; tanre -- Him; jane -- know; vraja-jana -- the inhabitants

of Vrajabhumi; aisvarya-jnane -- in opulence; nahi -- there is not; kona

-- any; sambandha -- relationship; manana -- regarding.

TRANSLATION

"The inhabitants of Vrajabhumi know Krsna as the son of Maharaja Nanda,

the King of Vrajabhumi, and they consider that there can be no

relationship with the Lord in the rasa of opulence.

Madhya 9.131

TEXT 131

TEXT

vraja-lokera bhave yei karaye bhajana

sei jana paya vraje vrajendra-nandana

SYNONYMS

vraja-lokera -- of the inhabitants of Vrajabhumi; bhave -- in the

ecstasy; yei -- anyone who; karaye -- does; bhajana -- worship; sei jana

-- that person; paya -- attains; vraje -- in Vraja; vrajendra-nandana --

Lord Krsna, the son of Maharaja Nanda.

TRANSLATION

"One who worships the Lord by following in the footsteps of the

inhabitants of Vrajabhumi attains the Lord and gets to know Him as He is

known in the transcendental planet of Vraja. There He is known as the

son of Maharaja Nanda."

PURPORT

The inhabitants of Vrajabhumi, or Goloka Vrndavana, know Krsna as the

son of Maharaja Nanda. They do not accept Him as the Supreme Personality

of Godhead. The Lord is the supreme maintainer

of everyone and the chief personality among all personalities. In

Vrajabhumi Krsna is certainly the central point of love, but no one

knows Him there as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Rather, a person

may know Him as a friend, son, lover or master. In any case, the center

is Krsna. The inhabitants of Vrajabhumi are related to the Lord in

servitude, friendship, paternal love and conjugal love. A person engaged

in devotional service may accept any one of these transcendental

relationships, which are known as mellows. One who is in

the perfectional stage may return home, back to Godhead, and attain

his pure spiritual identity.

Madhya 9.132

TEXT 132

TEXT

nayam sukhapo bhagavan

dehinam gopika-sutah

jnaninam catma-bhutanam

yatha bhaktimatam 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; yatha -- as; bhaktimatam -- for

persons engaged in spontaneous devotional service; iha -- in this world.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahaprabhu then quoted, " '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 to be the

same as the self.'

PURPORT

This verse, also given in Madhya-lila 8.227, is quoted from Srimad-

Bhagavatam (10.9.21).

Madhya 9.133

TEXT 133

TEXT

sruti-gana gopi-ganera anugata hana

vrajesvari-suta bhaje gopi-bhava lana

SYNONYMS

sruti-gana -- the authorities of Vedic hymns; gopi-ganera -- of the

gopis; anugata hana -- following in the footsteps; vrajesvari-suta --

the son of mother Yasoda; bhaje -- worship; gopi-bhava -- the ecstasy of

the gopis; lana -- accepting.

TRANSLATION

"The authorities in Vedic literatures known as sruti-

gana worshiped Lord Krsna in the ecstasy of the gopis and followed in

their footsteps.

PURPORT

The authorities in Vedic literature known as sruti-gana

desired to enter into Lord Sri Krsna's rasa dance; therefore they began

to worship the Lord in the ecstasy of the gopis. In the beginning,

however, they were unsuccessful. When they could not enter the dance

simply by thinking of Krsna in the ecstasy of the gopis, they actually

accepted bodies like those of the gopis. They even took birth in

Vrajabhumi just like the gopis and consequently became engrossed in the

ecstasy of the gopis' love. In this way they were allowed to enter into

the rasa-lila dance of the Lord.

Madhya 9.134

TEXT 134

TEXT

bahyantare gopi-deha vraje yabe paila

sei dehe krsna-sange rasa-krida kaila

SYNONYMS

bahya-antare -- externally and internally; gopi-deha -- the body of a

gopi; vraje -- in Vrajabhumi; yabe -- when; paila -- they got; sei dehe -

- in that body; krsna-sange -- with Krsna; rasa-krida -- pastimes of the

rasa dance; kaila -- performed.

TRANSLATION

"The personified authorities on the Vedic hymns acquired bodies like

those of the gopis and took birth in Vrajabhumi. In those bodies they

were allowed to enter into the Lord's rasa-lila dance.

Madhya 9.135

TEXT 135

TEXT

gopa-jati krsna, gopi -- preyasi tanhara

devi va anya stri krsna na kare angikara

SYNONYMS

gopa-jati -- belonging to the cowherd community; krsna -- Lord Krsna;

gopi -- the damsels of Vrajabhumi, the gopis; preyasi -- dearmost;

tanhara -- His; devi -- the wives of the demigods; va -- or; anya --

other; stri -- women; krsna -- Lord Krsna; na -- does not; kare -- do;

angikara -- acceptance.

TRANSLATION

"Lord Krsna belongs to the cowherd community, and the gopis are the

dear-most lovers of Krsna. Although the wives of the denizens of the

heavenly planets are most opulent within the material world, neither

they nor any other women in the material universe can acquire Krsna's

association.

Madhya 9.136

TEXT 136

TEXT

laksmi cahe sei dehe krsnera sangama

gopika-anuga hana na kaila bhajana

SYNONYMS

laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; cahe -- wants; sei -- that; dehe -- in

the body; krsnera sangama -- the association of Krsna; gopika -- of the

gopis; anuga -- follower; hana -- becoming; na -- did not; kaila --

perform; bhajana -- worship.

TRANSLATION

"The goddess of fortune, Laksmi, wanted to enjoy Krsna and at the same

time retain her spiritual body in the form of Laksmi. However, she did

not follow in the footsteps of the gopis in her worship of Krsna.

Madhya 9.137

TEXT 137

TEXT

anya dehe na paiye rasa-vilasa

ataeva 'nayam' sloka kahe veda-vyasa

SYNONYMS

anya dehe -- in a body other than those of the gopis; na -- not; paiye --

one gets; rasa-vilasa -- the pastimes of the rasa dance; ataeva --

therefore; nayam -- beginning with the word nayam; sloka -- the Sanskrit

verse; kahe -- says; veda-vyasa -- Dvaipayana Vedavyasa.

TRANSLATION

"Vyasadeva, the supreme authority on Vedic literature, composed a

verse beginning 'nayam sukhapo bhagavan' because no one can enter into

the rasa-lila dance in any body other than the bodies of the gopis."

PURPORT

This verse confirms a verse of Bhagavad-gita (9.25):

yanti deva-vrata devan

pitrn yanti pitr-vratah

bhutani yanti bhutejya

yanti mad-yajino 'pi mam

"Those who worship the demigods will take birth among

the demigods; those

who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings; those

who worship ancestors go the ancestors; and those who worship Me will

live with Me."

Only when one regains his original spiritual body can one enter into the

spiritual kingdom. As far as the rasa-lila pastimes of the Lord are

concerned, it is futile to

attempt to imitate the Lord's dances within the material world. One has

to attain a spiritual body like the gopis to enter into the

pastimes of rasa-lila. In the nayam sukhapo verse, the devotees are

referred to as bhaktimat, that is, they are fully engaged in devotional

service and are devoid of material contamination. Simply by

artificially imitating Krsna's rasa-lila dance or artificially

thinking oneself Krsna and dressing oneself up like a sakhi,

one cannot enter into His rasa-lila dance. Krsna's rasa-lila dance

is completely spiritual. It has nothing to do with material

contamination; therefore no one can enter into the pastimes by

artificial material means. That is the instruction of this

verse.

Madhya 9.138

TEXT 138

TEXT

purve bhattera mane eka chila abhimana

'sri-narayana' hayena svayam-bhagavan

SYNONYMS

purve -- before this; bhattera -- of Vyenkata Bhatta; mane -- in the

mind; eka -- one; chila -- there was; abhimana -- an impression; sri-

narayana -- the form of the Lord as Narayana; hayena -- is; svayam --

personally; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Before this explanation was given by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Vyenkata

Bhatta thought that Sri Narayana was the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Madhya 9.139

TEXT 139

TEXT

tanhara bhajana sarvopari-kaksa haya

sri-vaisnave'ra bhajana ei sarvopari haya

SYNONYMS

tanhara bhajana -- worship of Narayana; sarva-upari -- topmost; kaksa --

department; haya -- is; sri-vaisnavera -- of the followers of

Ramanujacarya; bhajana -- worship; ei -- this; sarva-upari haya -- is

the topmost.

TRANSLATION

Thinking in this way, Vyenkata Bhatta believed that worship of Narayana

was the supreme form of worship, superior to all other processes of

devotional service, for it was followed by the Sri Vaisnava disciples of

Ramanujacarya.

Madhya 9.140

TEXT 140

TEXT

ei tanra garva prabhu karite khandana

parihasa-dvare uthaya eteka vacana

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; tanra -- his (Vyenkata Bhatta's); garva -- pride; prabhu --

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karite khandana -- to curb; parihasa-dvare --

by joking; uthaya -- raises; eteka -- so many; vacana -- words.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had understood this misconception of Vyenkata

Bhatta, and to correct it the Lord talked so much in a joking way.

Madhya 9.141

TEXT 141

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- bhatta, tumi na kariha samsaya

'svayam-bhagavan' krsna ei ta' niscaya

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; bhatta -- My dear Vyenkata Bhatta; tumi --

you; na kariha -- do not do; samsaya -- doubt; svayam-bhagavan -- the

Supreme Personality of Godhead; krsna -- is Lord Krsna; ei ta' niscaya --

this is the conclusion.

TRANSLATION

The Lord then continued, "My dear Vyenkata Bhatta, please do not

continue doubting. Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and

this is the conclusion of Vedic literatures.

Madhya 9.142

TEXT 142

TEXT

krsnera vilasa-murti -- sri-narayana

ataeva laksmi-adyera hare tenha mana

SYNONYMS

krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; vilasa-murti -- form for enjoyment; sri-

narayana -- Lord Narayana; ataeva -- therefore; laksmi-adyera -- of the

goddess of fortune and her followers; hare -- attracts; tenha -- He (

Lord Narayana); mana -- the mind.

TRANSLATION

"Lord Narayana, the opulent form of Krsna, attracts the mind of the

goddess of fortune and her followers.

Madhya 9.143

TEXT 143

TEXT

ete camsa-kalah pumsah

krsnas tu bhagavan svayam

indrari-vyakulam lokam

mrdayanti yuge yuge

SYNONYMS

ete -- these; ca -- and; amsa -- plenary portions; kalah -- parts of

plenary portions; pumsah -- of the purusa-avataras; krsnah -- Lord Krsna;

tu -- but; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam --

Himself; indra-ari -- the enemies of Lord Indra; vyakulam -- full of;

lokam -- the world; mrdayanti -- make happy; yuge yuge -- at the right

time in each age.

TRANSLATION

" 'All these incarnations of Godhead are either plenary portions or

parts of the plenary portions of the purusa-avataras. But Krsna is the

Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. In every age He protects the

world through His different features when the world is disturbed by the

enemies of Indra.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.3.28).

Madhya 9.144

TEXT 144

TEXT

narayana haite krsnera asadharana guna

ataeva laksmira krsne trsna anuksana

SYNONYMS

narayana haite -- over and above Narayana; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna;

asadharana guna -- uncommon qualities; ataeva -- therefore; laksmira --

of the goddess of fortune; krsne -- unto Krsna; trsna -- desire;

anuksana -- always.

TRANSLATION

"Because Krsna has four extraordinary qualities not possessed by Lord

Narayana, the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, always desires His company.

PURPORT

Lord Narayana has sixty transcendental qualities. Over and above these,

Krsna has four extraordinary transcendental qualities absent in Lord

Narayana. These four qualities are: (1) wonderful pastimes that

are compared to an ocean; (2) association in the circle of

supreme devotees in conjugal love (the gopis); (3) Lord Krsna's playing

on the flute whose vibration attracts the three worlds; (4) Lord

Krsna's extraordinary beauty, which surpasses the beauty of the three

worlds. Lord Krsna's beauty is unequaled and unsurpassed.

Madhya 9.145

TEXT 145

TEXT

tumi ye padila sloka, se haya pramana

sei sloke aise 'krsna -- svayam bhagavan'

SYNONYMS

tumi -- you; ye -- which; padila -- have recited; sloka -- verse; se --

that; haya -- is; pramana -- evidence; sei sloke -- in that verse; aise

krsna -- Krsna is; svayam bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

"You have recited the sloka beginning with 'siddhantatas tv abhede 'pi.'

That very verse is evidence that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of

Godhead.

Madhya 9.146

TEXT 146

TEXT

siddhantatas tv abhede 'pi

srisa-krsna-svarupayoh

rasenotkrsyate krsna-

rupam esa rasa-sthitih

SYNONYMS

siddhantatah -- in reality; tu -- but; abhede -- no difference; api --

although; sri-isa -- of the husband of Laksmi, Narayana; krsna -- of

Lord Krsna; svarupayoh -- between the forms; rasena -- by transcendental

mellows; utkrsyate -- is superior; krsna-rupam -- the form of Lord Krsna;

esa -- this; rasa-sthitih -- the reservoir of pleasure.

TRANSLATION

" 'According to transcendental realization, there is no difference

between the forms of Krsna and Narayana. Yet in Krsna there is a special

transcendental attraction due to the conjugal mellow, and consequently

He surpasses Narayana. This is the conclusion of transcendental mellows.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.59).

Madhya 9.147

TEXT 147

TEXT

svayam bhagavan 'krsna' hare laksmira mana

gopikara mana harite nare 'narayana'

SYNONYMS

svayam bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krsna -- is Lord

Krsna; hare -- attracts; laksmira -- of the goddess of fortune; mana --

the mind; gopikara -- of the gopis; mana -- the minds; harite -- to

attract; nare -- is not able; narayana -- Lord Narayana.

TRANSLATION

"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, attracts the mind of the

goddess of fortune, but Lord Narayana cannot attract the minds of the

gopis. This proves the superexcellence of Krsna.

Madhya 9.148

TEXT 148

TEXT

narayanera ka katha, sri-krsna apane

gopikare hasya karaite haya 'narayane'

SYNONYMS

narayanera -- of Lord Narayana; ka katha -- what to speak; sri-krsna --

Lord Sri Krsna; apane -- Himself; gopikare -- the gopis; hasya karaite --

to make them jubilant; haya -- becomes; narayane -- in the form of

Narayana.

TRANSLATION

"To say nothing of Lord Narayana personally, Lord Krsna Himself appeared

as Narayana just to play a joke on the gopis.

Madhya 9.149

TEXT 149

TEXT

'catur-bhuja-murti' dekhaya gopi-ganera age

sei 'krsne' gopikara nahe anurage

SYNONYMS

catuh-bhuja-murti -- four-handed form; dekhaya -- exhibits; gopi-ganera -

- of the gopis; age -- in front; sei krsne -- unto that Krsna; gopikara -

- of the gopis; nahe -- not; anurage -- attraction.

TRANSLATION

"Although Krsna assumed the four-armed form of Narayana, He could not

attract the serious attention of the gopis in ecstatic love.

Madhya 9.150

TEXT 150

TEXT

gopinam pasupendra-nandana-juso bhavasya kas tam krti

vijnatum ksamate duruha-padavi-sancarinah prakriyam

aviskurvati vaisnavim api tanum tasmin bhujair jisnubhir

yasam hanta caturbhir adbhuta-rucim ragodayah kuncati

SYNONYMS

gopinam -- of the gopis; pasupa-indra-nandana-jusah -- of the service of

the son of Vraja's King, Maharaja Nanda; bhavasya -- ecstatic; kah --

what; tam -- that; krti -- learned man; vijnatum -- to understand;

ksamate -- is able; duruha -- very difficult to understand; padavi --

the position; sancarinah -- which provokes; prakriyam -- activity;

aviskurvati -- He manifests; vaisnavim -- of Visnu; api -- certainly;

tanum -- the body; tasmin -- in that; bhujaih -- with arms; jisnubhih --

very beautiful; yasam -- of whom (the gopis); hanta -- alas; caturbhih --

four; adbhuta -- wonderfully; rucim -- beautiful; raga-udayah -- the

evoking of ecstatic feelings; kuncati -- cripples.

TRANSLATION

" 'Once Lord Sri Krsna playfully manifested Himself as Narayana with

four victorious hands and a very beautiful form. When the gopis saw this

exalted form, however, their ecstatic feelings abated. A

learned scholar, therefore, cannot understand the gopis ecstatic

feelings, which are firmly centered upon the original form of Lord Krsna

as the son of Nanda Maharaja. The wonderful feelings of the gopis in

ecstatic parama-rasa with Krsna constitute the greatest mystery of

spiritual life.'"

PURPORT

This is a verse spoken by Narada Muni in Lalita-madhava-nataka (6.14)

, a drama written by Srila Rupa Gosvami. This verse clarifies the verse

siddhantatas tv abhede 'pi, which Kaviraja Gosvami quotes from Bhakti-

rasamrta-sindhu. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself spoke it to Vyenkata

Bhatta. The verse was quoted by Lord Caitanya long before Bhakti-

rasamrta-sindhu was composed, and in this regard Srila Bhaktivinoda

Thakura points out that all these verses were current at the time and

were quoted by devotees long before Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu was composed.

Madhya 9.151

TEXT 151

TEXT

eta kahi' prabhu tanra garva curna kariya

tanre sukha dite kahe siddhanta phiraiya

SYNONYMS

eta kahi' -- saying this; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanra -

- his (of Vyenkata Bhatta); garva -- pride; curna kariya -- smashing

into pieces; tanre -- unto him; sukha dite -- to give happiness; kahe --

says; siddhanta phiraiya -- turning the whole conversation.

TRANSLATION

In this way Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu deflated the pride of Vyenkata

Bhatta, but just to make him happy again, He spoke as follows.

Madhya 9.152

TEXT 152

TEXT

duhkha na bhaviha, bhatta, kailun parihasa

sastra-siddhanta suna, yate vaisnava-visvasa

SYNONYMS

duhkha -- unhappiness; na -- do not; bhaviha -- bear; bhatta -- My dear

Vyenkata Bhatta; kailun parihasa -- I was simply making a joke; sastra-

siddhanta -- the conclusion of the revealed scriptures; suna -- hear;

yate -- in which; vaisnava-visvasa -- the faith of the Vaisnavas.

TRANSLATION

The Lord pacified Vyenkata Bhatta by saying, "Actually whatever I have

said is by way of jest. Now you can hear from Me the conclusion of the

sastras, in which every Vaisnava devotee has firm faith.

Madhya 9.153

TEXT 153

TEXT

krsna-narayana, yaiche eka-i svarupa

gopi-laksmi-bheda nahi haya eka-rupa

SYNONYMS

krsna-narayana -- Lord Krsna and Lord Narayana; yaiche -- as; eka-i --

one; svarupa -- form; gopi -- the gopis; laksmi -- the goddess of

fortune; bheda -- difference; nahi -- there is not; haya -- there is;

eka-rupa -- one form.

TRANSLATION

"There is no difference between Lord Krsna and Lord Narayana, for They

are of the same form. Similarly, there is no difference between the

gopis and the goddess of fortune, for they also are of the same form.

Madhya 9.154

TEXT 154

TEXT

gopi-dvare laksmi kare krsna-sangasvada

isvaratve bheda manile haya aparadha

SYNONYMS

gopi-dvare -- through the gopis; laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; kare -

- does; krsna-sanga-asvada -- tasting the sweetness of the association

of Lord Krsna; isvaratve -- in the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bheda

-- difference; manile -- if one considers; haya -- there is; aparadha --

offense.

TRANSLATION

"The goddess of fortune enjoys the association of Krsna through the

gopis. One should not make distinctions between the forms of

the Lord, for such conceptualizing is offensive.

Madhya 9.155

TEXT 155

TEXT

eka isvara -- bhaktera dhyana-anurupa

eka-i vigrahe kare nanakara rupa

SYNONYMS

eka isvara -- the Lord is one; bhaktera -- of the devotees; dhyana --

meditation; anurupa -- according to; eka-i -- one; vigrahe -- in form;

kare -- exhibits; nana-akara -- different; rupa -- forms.

TRANSLATION

"There is no difference between the transcendental forms of the Lord.

Different forms are manifest due to different attachments of different

devotees. Actually the Lord is one, but He appears in different forms

just to satisfy His devotees.

PURPORT

In Brahma-samhita (5.33) it is stated:

advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rupam

adyam purana-purusam nava-yauvanam ca

The Lord is advaita, without differentiation. There is no difference

between the forms of Krsna, Rama, Narayana and Visnu. All of them are

one. Sometimes foolish people ask whether when we chant "Rama" in the

Hare Krsna mantra we refer to Lord Ramacandra or Lord Balarama. If a

devotee says that the name Rama in the Hare Krsna maha-mantra refers to

Balarama, a foolish person may become angry because to him the name Rama

refers to Lord Ramacandra. Actually there is no difference between

Balarama and Lord Rama. It doesn't matter if one chants Hare Rama

referring to Balarama or Lord Ramacandra, for

there is no difference between Them. However, it is offensive to think

that Balarama is superior to Lord Ramacandra or vice versa. Neophyte

devotees do not understand this sastric conclusion, and consequently

they unneccesarily create an offensive situation. Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu clarifies this in a very lucid way: isvaratve bheda

manile haya aparadha. It is offensive for one to differentiate between

the forms of the Lord. On the other hand, one should not think that the

forms of the Lord are the same as the forms of the demigods. This is

certainly offensive. As confirmed by the Vaisnava-tantra:

yas tu narayanam devam

brahma-rudradi-daivataih

samatvenaiva vikseta

sa pasandi bhaved dhruvam

"A pasandi is one who considers the great demigods such as Lord Brahma

and Lord Siva equal to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana." (

Hari-bhakti-vilasa 1.117) The conclusion is that we should not

differentiate between the forms of the Lord. However, we should not

equate the forms of the Lord with the forms of demigods or human beings.

For instance, sometimes foolish sannyasis equate daridra-narayana with

Narayana, and this is certainly offensive. To think of

the body of the Lord as material is

also offensive. Unless one is instructed by a bona fide spiritual

master, he cannot perfectly understand these different forms. Brahma-

samhita confirms, vedesu durlabham adurlabham atma-bhaktau.

One cannot understand the differences between the forms of the Lord

simply by academic study or by reading Vedic literature. One must learn

from a realized devotee. Only then can one learn how to distinguish

between one form of the Lord and another. The conclusion is that there

is no difference between the forms of the Lord, but there is a

difference between His forms and those of the demigods.

Madhya 9.156

TEXT 156

TEXT

manir yatha vibhagena

nila-pitadibhir yutah

rupa-bhedam avapnoti

dhyana-bhedat tathacyutah

SYNONYMS

manih -- jewel, specifically the jewel known as vaidurya; yatha -- as;

vibhagena -- separately; nila -- blue; pita -- yellow; adibhih -- and

with other colors; yutah -- joined; rupa-bhedam -- difference of form;

avapnoti -- gets; dhyana-bhedat -- by different types of meditation;

tatha -- similarly; acyutah -- the infallible Supreme Personality of

Godhead.

TRANSLATION

" 'When the jewel known as vaidurya touches other materials, it

appears to be separated into different colors. Consequently the

forms also appear different. Similarly, according to the

meditational ecstasy of the devotee, the Lord, who is known as Acyuta [

infallible], appears in different forms, although He is

essentially one.' "

PURPORT

This is a verse quoted form Sri Narada-pancaratra.

Madhya 9.157

TEXT 157

TEXT

bhatta kahe, -- kahan ami jiva pamara

kahan tumi sei krsna, -- saksat isvara

SYNONYMS

bhatta kahe -- Vyenkata Bhatta said; kahan -- whereas; ami -- I; jiva --

an ordinary living being; pamara -- fallen; kahan -- whereas; tumi --

You; sei krsna -- the same Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna; saksat

isvara -- directly the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Vyenkata Bhatta then said, "I am an ordinary fallen living entity, but

You are Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.

Madhya 9.158

TEXT 158

TEXT

agadha isvara-lila kichui na jani

tumi yei kaha, sei satya kari' mani

SYNONYMS

agadha -- unfathomable; isvara-lila -- pastimes of the Lord; kichui --

anything; na jani -- I do not know; tumi -- You; yei -- whatever; kaha --

say; sei satya -- that is right; kari' mani -- I accept.

TRANSLATION

"The transcendental pastimes of the Lord are unfathomable, and I do not

know anything about them. Whatever You say I accept as the truth.

PURPORT

This is the way to understand the truth about the Supreme Personality of

Godhead. After hearing Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna said very much the same

thing:

sarvam etad rtam manye

yan mam vadasi kesava

na hi te bhagavan vyaktim

vidur deva na danavah

"O Krsna, I totally accept as truth all that You have told me. Neither

the gods nor demons, O Lord, know Thy personality." (

Bg. 10.14)

Vyenkata Bhatta says very much the same thing to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

It is not possible to understand the truth about the pastimes of the

Lord simply by using our own logic, argument and academic education. We

must receive bona fide information from the Supreme Personality of

Godhead, just as Arjuna received information when Krsna spoke

Bhagavad-gita. We have to accept Bhagavad-gita or any other Vedic

literature in good faith. These Vedic literatures are the only source of

knowledge. We must understand that we cannot comprehend

the Absolute Truth by the speculative process.

Madhya 9.159

TEXT 159

TEXT

more purna krpa kaila laksmi-narayana

tanra krpaya painu tomara carana-darasana

SYNONYMS

more -- unto me; purna -- complete; krpa -- mercy; kaila -- did; laksmi-

narayana -- the Deity of mother goddess of fortune and Narayana; tanra

krpaya -- by Their mercy; painu -- I have gotten; tomara -- Your; carana-

darasana -- vision of the lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

"I have been engaged in the service of Laksmi-Narayana, and it is due to

Their mercy that I have been able to see Your lotus feet.

Madhya 9.160

TEXT 160

TEXT

krpa kari' kahile more krsnera mahima

yanra rupa-gunaisvaryera keha na paya sima

SYNONYMS

krpa kari' -- showing causeless mercy; kahile -- You have spoken; more --

unto me; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; mahima -- the glories; yanra --

whose; rupa-guna-aisvaryera -- of forms, qualities and opulence; keha --

anyone; na -- not; paya -- gets; sima -- the limit.

TRANSLATION

"Out of Your causeless mercy You have told me of the glories of Lord

Krsna. No one can reach the end of the opulence, qualities and forms of

the Lord.

Madhya 9.161

TEXT 161

TEXT

ebe se janinu krsna-bhakti sarvopari

krtartha karile, more kahile krpa kari'

SYNONYMS

ebe -- now; se -- that; janinu -- I understand; krsna-bhakti --

devotional service to Lord Krsna; sarva-upari -- above all; krta-artha --

successful; karile -- You have made; more -- unto me; kahile -- You

have spoken; krpa kari' -- by Your causeless mercy.

TRANSLATION

"I can now understand that devotional service unto Krsna is the

supreme form of worship. Out of Your causeless mercy You have made my

life successful simply by explaining the facts."

Madhya 9.162

TEXT 162

TEXT

eta bali' bhatta padila prabhura carane

krpa kari' prabhu tanre kaila alingane

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; bhatta -- Vyenkata Bhatta; padila -- fell down;

prabhura carane -- at the lotus feet of the Lord; krpa kari' -- showing

him mercy; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto him;

kaila -- did; alingane -- embracing.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Vyenkata Bhatta fell down before the lotus feet of

the Lord, and the Lord, out of His causeless mercy, embraced him.

Madhya 9.163

TEXT 163

TEXT

caturmasya purna haila, bhatta-ajna lana

daksina calila prabhu sri-ranga dekhiya

SYNONYMS

caturmasya -- the period of Caturmasya; purna haila -- became completed;

bhatta-ajna lana -- taking permission from Vyenkata Bhatta; daksina --

south; calila -- proceeded; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sri-ranga

dekhiya -- visiting Sri Ranga.

TRANSLATION

When the period of Caturmasya was completed, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

took permission to leave Vyenkata Bhatta, and after visiting Sri

Ranga, proceeded further towards southern India.

Madhya 9.164

TEXT 164

TEXT

sangete calila bhatta, na yaya bhavane

tanre vidaya dila prabhu aneka yatane

SYNONYMS

sangete -- along with Him; calila -- began to go; bhatta -- Vyenkata

Bhatta; na yaya bhavane -- does not return to his home; tanre -- unto

him; vidaya dila -- gave farewell; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

aneka yatane -- with great endeavor.

TRANSLATION

Vyenkata Bhatta did not want to return home but also wanted to go with

the Lord. It was with great endeavor that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bade

him farewell.

Madhya 9.165

TEXT 165

TEXT

prabhura viyoge bhatta haila acetana

ei ranga-lila kare sacira nandana

SYNONYMS

prabhura viyoge -- on account of separation from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

bhatta -- Vyenkata Bhatta; haila -- became; acetana -- unconscious; ei -

- this; ranga-lila -- pastime at Sri Ranga-ksetra; kare -- does; sacira

nandana -- the son of mother Saci.

TRANSLATION

When He did so, Vyenkata Bhatta fell down unconscious. Such are the

pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of mother Saci, at Sri

Ranga-ksetra.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

Madhya-lila, Ninth Chapter, First Part, describing Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's travels to the holy places.

CONTINUED IN THE NEXT VOLUME.

CHAPTER 9

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

(continued from the previous volume)

Madhya 9.166

TEXT 166

TEXT

rsabha-parvate cali' aila gaurahari

narayana dekhila tanha nati-stuti kari'

SYNONYMS

rsabha-parvate -- to the Rsabha Hill; cali' -- walking; aila -- arrived;

gaura-hari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; narayana -- the Deity of

Lord Narayana; dekhila -- saw; tanha -- there; nati-stuti kari' --

offering obeisances and prayers.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord arrived at Rsabha Hill, He saw the temple of Lord Narayana

and offered obeisances and various prayers.

PURPORT

Rsabha Hill is in southern Karnata

in the district of Madura. Twelve miles north of

Madura City is a place called Anagada-malaya-parvata, which is

situated within the forest of Kutakacala. Within this

forest Lord Rsabhadeva burned Himself to ashes. Now this place is

known as Palni Hill.

Madhya 9.167

TEXT 167

TEXT

paramananda-puri tahan rahe catur-masa

suni' mahaprabhu gela puri-gosanira pasa

SYNONYMS

paramananda-puri -- Paramananda Puri; tahan -- there; rahe -- remained;

catuh-masa -- four months; suni' -- hearing; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; gela -- went; puri -- Paramananda Puri; gosanira -- the

spiritual master; pasa -- near.

TRANSLATION

Paramananda Puri was staying at Rsabha Hill

, and when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard this, He

immediately went to see him.

Madhya 9.168

TEXT 168

TEXT

puri-gosanira prabhu kaila carana vandana

preme puri gosani tanre kaila alingana

SYNONYMS

puri-gosanira -- of Paramananda Puri; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

kaila -- did; carana vandana -- worship of the lotus feet; preme -- in

ecstasy; puri gosani -- Paramananda Puri; tanre -- unto Him; kaila --

did; alingana -- embracing.

TRANSLATION

Upon meeting Paramananda Puri, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered him all

respects, touching his lotus feet, and Paramananda Puri embraced the

Lord in ecstasy.

Madhya 9.169

TEXT 169

TEXT

tina-dina preme donhe krsna-katha-range

sei vipra-ghare donhe rahe eka-sange

SYNONYMS

tina-dina -- three days; preme -- in ecstasy; donhe -- both; krsna-katha

-- discussing topics of Krsna; range -- in jubilation; sei vipra-ghare --

in the home of a brahmana; donhe -- both of them; rahe -- stayed; eka-

sange -- together.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed with Paramananda Puri in a brahmana's

house where Paramananda Puri was residing. Both of them passed three

days there discussing topics of Krsna.

Madhya 9.170

TEXT 170

TEXT

puri-gosani bale, -- ami yaba purusottame

purusottama dekhi' gaude yaba ganga-snane

SYNONYMS

puri-gosani -- Paramananda Puri; bale -- said; ami -- I; yaba -- shall

go; purusottame -- to Jagannatha Puri; purusottama dekhi' -- after

visiting Jagannatha Puri; gaude yaba -- I shall go to Bengal; ganga-

snane -- for bathing in the Ganges.

TRANSLATION

Paramananda Puri informed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that he was going to

see Purusottama at Jagannatha Puri. After seeing Lord Jagannatha there,

he would go to Bengal to bathe in the Ganges.

Madhya 9.171

TEXT 171

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- tumi punah aisa nilacale

ami setubandha haite asiba alpa-kale

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; tumi -- you; punah -- again; aisa -- come;

nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; ami -- I; setubandha haite -- from

Ramesvara; asiba -- shall return; alpa-kale -- very soon.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then told him, "Please return to Jagannatha Puri,

for I will return there very soon from Ramesvara [Setubandha].

Madhya 9.172

TEXT 172

TEXT

tomara nikate rahi, -- hena vancha haya

nilacale asibe more hana sadaya

SYNONYMS

tomara nikate -- with you; rahi -- I may stay; hena -- such; vancha haya

-- is My desire; nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; asibe -- please come;

more -- unto Me; hana -- being; sa-daya -- merciful.

TRANSLATION

"It is My desire to stay with you, and therefore if you would return to

Jagannatha Puri, you would show great mercy upon Me."

Madhya 9.173

TEXT 173

TEXT

eta bali' tanra thani ei ajna lana

daksine calila prabhu harasita hana

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; tanra thani -- from him; ei ajna lana --

taking permission; daksine calila -- departed for southern India; prabhu

-- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; harasita hana -- being very pleased.

TRANSLATION

After talking in this way with Paramananda Puri, the Lord took his

permission to leave and departed for southern India. The

Lord Himself was very pleased.

Madhya 9.174

TEXT 174

TEXT

paramananda puri tabe calila nilacale

mahaprabhu cali cali aila sri-saile

SYNONYMS

paramananda puri -- Paramananda Puri; tabe -- then; calila nilacale --

departed for Jagannatha Puri; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

cali cali -- walking; aila -- came; sri-saile -- to Sri Saila.

TRANSLATION

Thus Paramananda Puri started for Jagannatha Puri, and Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu began walking toward Sri Saila.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks, "Which Sri Saila is

being indicated by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is not clearly understood.

There is no temple of Mallikarjuna in this area because the Sri Saila

located in the district of Dharavada cannot possibly be there. That Sri

Saila is on the southern side of Belagrama, and the Siva temple of

Mallikarjuna is located there. (Refer to text fifteen of this chapter.)

It is said that there on that hill Lord Siva lived with Devi. Also Lord

Brahma lived there with all the demigods."

Madhya 9.175

TEXT 175

TEXT

siva-durga rahe tahan brahmanera vese

mahaprabhu dekhi' donhara ha-ila ullase

SYNONYMS

siva-durga -- Lord Siva and his wife Durga; rahe tahan -- stayed there;

brahmanera vese -- in the dress of brahmanas; mahaprabhu dekhi' --

seeing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; donhara -- of both of them; ha-ila --

there was; ullase -- great pleasure.

TRANSLATION

It was in Sri Saila that Lord Siva and his wife Durga lived in the dress

of brahmanas, and when they saw Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, they became

very pleased.

Madhya 9.176

TEXT 176

TEXT

tina dina bhiksa dila kari' nimantrana

nibhrte vasi' gupta-varta kahe dui jana

SYNONYMS

tina dina -- for three days; bhiksa dila -- offered alms; kari'

nimantrana -- inviting Him; nibhrte -- in a solitary place; vasi' --

sitting together; gupta-varta -- confidential talks; kahe -- speak; dui

jana -- both of them.

TRANSLATION

Lord Siva, dressed like a brahmana, gave alms to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

and invited Him to spend three days in a solitary place. Sitting there

together, they talked very confidentially.

Madhya 9.177

TEXT 177

TEXT

tanra sange mahaprabhu kari istagosthi

tanra ajna lana aila puri kamakosthi

SYNONYMS

tanra sange -- with him; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kari

ista-gosthi -- discussing spiritual subject matter; tanra -- his; ajna --

order; lana -- taking; aila -- came; puri kamakosthi -- to Kamakosthi-

puri.

TRANSLATION

After talking with Lord Siva, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took his

permission to leave and went to Kamakosthi-puri.

Madhya 9.178

TEXT 178

TEXT

daksina-mathura aila kamakosthi haite

tahan dekha haila eka brahmana-sahite

SYNONYMS

daksina-mathura -- at southern Mathura; aila -- arrived; kamakosthi

haite -- from Kamakosthi; tahan -- there; dekha haila -- He met; eka --

one; brahmana-sahite -- with a brahmana.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at southern Mathura from Kamakosthi,

He met a brahmana.

PURPORT

This southern Mathura, presently known as Madura, is situated on

the banks of the Bhagai River. This place of pilgrimage is specifically

meant for the devotees of Lord Siva; therefore it is called

Saivaksetra, that is, the place where Lord Siva is worshiped. In

this area there are mountains and forests. There are also two Siva

temples, one known as Ramesvara and the other known as Sundaresvara.

There is also a temple to Devi called Minaksi-devi, which

is a very great architectural achievement. It was built under

the supervision of the kings of the Pandya Dynasty, and when the

Mohammedans attacked this temple, as well as the temple of Sundaresvara,

great damage was done. In the Christian year 1372, a king named Kampanna

Udaiyara reigned on the throne of Madura. Long ago, Emperor Kulasekhara

ruled this area, and during his reign he established a colony of

brahmanas. A well-known king named Anantaguna Pandya is an eleventh

generation descendant of Emperor Kulasekhara.

Madhya 9.179

TEXT 179

TEXT

sei vipra mahaprabhuke kaila nimantrana

rama-bhakta sei vipra -- virakta mahajana

SYNONYMS

sei vipra -- that brahmana; mahaprabhuke -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; kaila -- did; nimantrana -- invitation; rama-bhakta --

devotee of Lord Ramacandra; sei -- that; vipra -- brahmana; virakta --

very detached; mahajana -- a great devotee and authority.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana who met Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu invited the Lord to his

home. This brahmana was a great devotee and authority on Lord Sri

Ramacandra. He was always detached from material activities.

Madhya 9.180

TEXT 180

TEXT

krtamalaya snana kari' aila tanra ghare

bhiksa ki dibena vipra, -- paka nahi kare

SYNONYMS

krta-malaya -- in the Krtamala River; snana kari' -- bathing; aila

-- came; tanra -- of the brahmana; ghare -- to the home; bhiksa --

offering of alms; ki dibena -- what shall give; vipra -- the brahmana;

paka -- cooking; nahi kare -- did not do.

TRANSLATION

After bathing in the River Krtamala, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to the

brahmana's house, but before taking lunch, He saw that the food was

unprepared because the brahmana had not cooked it.

Madhya 9.181

TEXT 181

TEXT

mahaprabhu kahe tanre, -- suna mahasaya

madhyahna haila, kene paka nahi haya

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tanre -- unto him; suna

mahasaya -- please hear, My dear sir; madhya-ahna haila -- it is already

noon; kene -- why; paka nahi haya -- you did not cook.

TRANSLATION

Seeing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My dear sir, please tell me

why you have not cooked. It is already noon."

Madhya 9.182

TEXT 182

TEXT

vipra kahe, -- prabhu, mora aranye vasati

pakera samagri vane na mile samprati

SYNONYMS

vipra kahe -- the brahmana replied; prabhu -- O Lord; mora -- my; aranye

-- in the forest; vasati -- residence; pakera samagri -- the ingredients

for cooking; vane -- in the forest; na mile -- are not available;

samprati -- at this time.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana replied, "My dear Lord, we are living in the forest. For

the time being we cannot get all the ingredients for cooking.

Madhya 9.183

TEXT 183

TEXT

vanya saka-phala-mula anibe laksmana

tabe sita karibena paka-prayojana

SYNONYMS

vanya -- of the forest; saka -- vegetables; phala-mula -- fruits and

roots; anibe -- will bring; laksmana -- Laksmana; tabe -- that time;

sita -- mother Sita; karibena -- will do; paka-prayojana -- the

necessary cooking.

TRANSLATION

"When Laksmana brings all the vegetables, fruits and roots from the

forest, Sita will arrange the necessary cooking."

Madhya 9.184

TEXT 184

TEXT

tanra upasana suni' prabhu tusta haila

aste-vyaste sei vipra randhana karila

SYNONYMS

tanra -- his; upasana -- method of worship; suni' -- hearing; prabhu --

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tusta haila -- was very much pleased; aste-

vyaste -- with great haste; sei -- that; vipra -- brahmana; randhana

karila -- began to cook.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very satisfied to hear about the brahmana's

method of worship. Finally the brahmana hastily made arrangements for

cooking.

Madhya 9.185

TEXT 185

TEXT

prabhu bhiksa kaila dinera trtiya-prahare

nirvinna sei vipra upavasa kare

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa kaila -- took His luncheon;

dinera -- of the day; trtiya-prahare -- at about three o'clock; nirvinna

-- sorrowful; sei -- that; vipra -- brahmana; upavasa kare -- fasted.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took His lunch at about three o'clock, but the

brahmana, being very sorrowful, fasted.

Madhya 9.186

TEXT 186

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- vipra kanhe kara upavasa

kene eta duhkha, kene karaha hutasa

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; vipra -- My dear

brahmana; kanhe -- why; kara upavasa -- you are fasting; kene -- why;

eta -- so much; duhkha -- unhappiness; kene -- why; karaha hutasa -- you

express so much worry.

TRANSLATION

While the brahmana was fasting, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked him, "Why

are you fasting? Why are you so unhappy? Why are you so worried?"

Madhya 9.187

TEXT 187

TEXT

vipra kahe, -- jivane mora nahi prayojana

agni-jale pravesiya chadiba jivana

SYNONYMS

vipra kahe -- the brahmana said; jivane mora -- for my life; nahi --

there is not; prayojana -- necessity; agni -- in fire; jale -- in water;

pravesiya -- entering; chadiba -- I shall give up; jivana -- life.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana replied, "I have no reason to live. I shall give up my life

by entering either fire or water.

Madhya 9.188

TEXT 188

TEXT

jagan-mata maha-laksmi sita-thakurani

raksase sparsila tanre, -- iha kane suni

SYNONYMS

jagat-mata -- the mother of the universe; maha-laksmi -- the supreme

goddess of fortune; sita-thakurani -- mother Sita; raksase -- the demon

Ravana; sparsila -- touched; tanre -- her; iha -- this; kane suni -- I

have heard.

TRANSLATION

"My dear sir, mother Sita is the mother of the universe and the supreme

goddess of fortune. She has been touched by the demon Ravana, and I am

troubled upon hearing this news.

Madhya 9.189

TEXT 189

TEXT

e sarira dharibare kabhu na yuyaya

ei duhkhe jvale deha, prana nahi yaya

SYNONYMS

e sarira -- this body; dharibare -- to keep; kabhu -- ever; na -- not;

yuyaya -- deserve; ei duhkhe -- in this unhappiness; jvale deha -- my

body is burning; prana -- my life; nahi yaya -- does not go away.

TRANSLATION

"Sir, due to my unhappiness I cannot continue living. Although my body

is burning, my life is not leaving."

Madhya 9.190

TEXT 190

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- e bhavana na kariha ara

pandita hana kene na karaha vicara

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; e bhavana -- this kind of thinking; na --

do not; kariha -- do; ara -- anymore; pandita hana -- being a learned

pandita; kena -- why; na karaha -- you do not make; vicara --

consideration.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Please do not think this way any

longer. You are a learned pandita. Why don't you consider the case?"

Madhya 9.191

TEXT 191

TEXT

isvara-preyasi sita -- cid-ananda-murti

prakrta-indriyera tanre dekhite nahi sakti

SYNONYMS

isvara-preyasi -- the dearmost wife of the Lord; sita -- mother Sita;

cit-ananda-murti -- spiritual blissful form; prakrta -- material;

indriyera -- of the senses; tanre -- her; dekhite -- to see; nahi --

there is not; sakti -- power.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "Sitadevi, the dearmost wife of the

Supreme Lord Ramacandra, certainly has a spiritual form full of bliss.

No one can see her with material eyes, for no one material has

such power.

Madhya 9.192

TEXT 192

TEXT

sparsibara karya achuka, na paya darsana

sitara akrti-maya harila ravana

SYNONYMS

sparsibara -- to touch; karya -- business; achuka -- let it be; na --

does not; paya -- get; darsana -- sight; sitara -- of mother Sita; akrti-

maya -- the form made of maya; harila -- took away; ravana -- the demon

Ravana.

TRANSLATION

"To say nothing of touching mother Sita, a person with material senses

cannot even see her. When Ravana kidnapped her, he kidnapped only her

material illusory form.

Madhya 9.193

TEXT 193

TEXT

ravana asitei sita antardhana kaila

ravanera age maya-sita pathaila

SYNONYMS

ravana -- the demon Ravana; asitei -- as soon as he arrived; sita --

mother Sita; antardhana kaila -- disappeared; ravanera age -- before the

demon Ravana; maya-sita -- illusory material form of Sita; pathaila --

sent.

TRANSLATION

"As soon as Ravana arrived before Sita, she disappeared. It was just

to cheat Ravana that she sent an illusory material form.

Madhya 9.194

TEXT 194

TEXT

aprakrta vastu nahe prakrta-gocara

veda-puranete ei kahe nirantara

SYNONYMS

aprakrta -- spiritual; vastu -- substance; nahe -- not; prakrta -- of

matter; gocara -- within the jurisdiction; veda-puranete -- the Vedas

and the Puranas; ei -- this; kahe -- say; nirantara -- always.

TRANSLATION

"Spiritual substance is never within the jurisdiction of the material

conception. This is always the verdict of the Vedas and Puranas."

PURPORT

As stated in Katha Upanisad (2.3.9, 12):

na samdrse tisthati rupam asya

na caksusa pasyati kascanainam

hrda manisa manasabhiklpto

ya etad vidur amrtas te bhavanti

naiva vaca na manasa

praptum sakyo na caksusa

"Spirit is not within the jurisdiction of material eyes, words or mind."

Similarly in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.84.13):

yasyatma-buddhih kunape tri-dhatuke

sva-dhih kalatradisu bhauma ijya-dhih

yat-tirtha-buddhih salile na karhicij

janesv abhijnesu sa eva go-kharah

Spiritual

substance cannot be seen by the unintelligent, because they do not have

the eyes or the mentality to see spirit soul. Consequently they

think that there is no such thing as spirit. However, followers of

the Vedic injunctions take their information from Vedic statements,

as found in Srimad-Bhagavatam and Katha Upanisad

Madhya 9.195

TEXT 195

TEXT

visvasa karaha tumi amara vacane

punarapi ku-bhavana na kariha mane

SYNONYMS

visvasa karaha -- believe; tumi -- you; amara -- My; vacane -- in the

words; punarapi -- again; ku-bhavana -- misconception; na kariha -- do

not do; mane -- in the mind.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then assured the brahmana, "Have faith in My

words and do not burden your mind any longer with this misconception."

PURPORT

This is the process of spiritual understanding. Acintya khalu ye bhava

na tams tarkena yojayet. We should not try to understand things beyond

our material conception by argument and counter argument.

Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah: we have to follow in the

footsteps of great authorities coming down in the parampara system. If

we approach a bona fide acarya and keep faith in his words, spiritual

realization will be easy.

Madhya 9.196

TEXT 196

TEXT

prabhura vacane viprera ha-ila visvasa

bhojana karila, haila jivanera asa

SYNONYMS

prabhura vacane -- in the words of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; viprera

-- of the brahmana; ha-ila -- was; visvasa -- faith; bhojana karila --

he took his lunch; haila -- there was; jivanera -- for living; asa --

hope.

TRANSLATION

Although the brahmana was fasting, he had faith in the words of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu and accepted food. In this way his life was saved.

Madhya 9.197

TEXT 197

TEXT

tanre asvasiya prabhu karila gamana

krtamalaya snana kari aila durvasana

SYNONYMS

tanre asvasiya -- assuring him; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

karila gamana -- departed; krta-malaya -- in the river known as

Krtamala; snana kari -- bathing; aila -- came; durvasana -- to Durvasana.

TRANSLATION

After thus assuring the brahmana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu proceeded

further into southern India and finally arrived at Durvasana, where He

bathed in the River Krtamala.

PURPORT

Presently this Krtamala River is known as the River Bhagai.

This river has three tributaries, named Suruli, Varahanadi and

Battilla-gundu. The River Krtamala is also mentioned in Srimad-

Bhagavatam (11.5.39) by the sage Karabhajana.

Madhya 9.198

TEXT 198

TEXT

durvasane raghunathe kaila darasana

mahendra-saile parasuramera kaila vandana

SYNONYMS

durvasane -- at Durvasana; raghunathe -- Lord Ramacandra; kaila darasana

-- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited; mahendra-saile -- on Mahendra-saila;

parasuramera -- to Lord Parasurama; kaila vandana -- offered

prayers.

TRANSLATION

At Durvasana Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Lord

Ramacandra, and on the hill known as Mahendra-saila, He saw Lord

Parasurama.

PURPORT

In Durvasana, or Darbhasayana, there is a temple of Lord

Ramacandra, located seven miles east of Ramanada. The

temple overlooks the ocean. The hill known as Mahendra-saila is

near Tinebheli, and at the end of this hill is a city known as

Tri-cinagudi. West of Mahendra-saila is the territory of

Tribankura. There is mention of Mahendra-saila in the Ramayana.

Madhya 9.199

TEXT 199

TEXT

setubandhe asi' kaila dhanustirthe snana

ramesvara dekhi' tahan karila visrama

SYNONYMS

setu-bandhe asi' -- coming to Setubandha; kaila -- did; dhanuh-

tirthe snana -- bathing at the holy place known as Dhanustirtha;

ramesvara dekhi' -- visiting the holy place Ramesvara; tahan -- there;

karila visrama -- took rest.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to Setubandha [Ramesvara], where He

took His bath at a place called Dhanustirtha. From there He

visited the Ramesvara temple and then took rest.

PURPORT

The path through the ocean to the islands known as

Mandapam and Pambam consists partly of sand and partly of water. The

island of Pambam is about eleven miles long and six miles wide. From

the Pambam Harbor four miles to the north is a temple known as

Ramesvara. It is said, devi-pattanam arabhya gaccheyuh setu-bandhanam: "

After visiting the temple of the goddess Durga, one should

go to the temple of Ramesvara." In this area there are

twenty-four different holy places, one of which is Dhanustirtha, located

about twelve miles southeast of Ramesvara. It is near the last station

of the South Indian Railway, a station called Ramanada. It

is said that here, due to the request of Vibhisana, the

younger brother of Ravana, Lord Ramacandra destroyed a small

bridge with His bow upon returning to His capital. If one visits

Dhanustirtha, he is liberated from the cycle of birth and

death. It is also said that if one

bathes at Dhanustirtha, he gets all the fruitive

results of performing the yajna known as agnistoma.

Setubandha

is on the island of

Pambam. There is a temple of Lord Siva there

called Ramesvara. This indicates that

Lord Siva is

a great personality whose worshipable Deity is Lord

Rama. Thus the Lord Siva found in

the temple of Ramesvara is a great

devotee of Lord Ramacandra

Madhya 9.200

TEXT 200

TEXT

vipra-sabhaya sune tanha kurma-purana

tara madhye aila pativrata-upakhyana

SYNONYMS

vipra-sabhaya -- among the assembly of brahmanas; sune -- hears; tanha --

there; kurma-purana -- the Kurma Purana; tara madhye -- within that

book; aila -- there was; pati-vrata -- of the chaste woman; upakhyana --

narration.

TRANSLATION

There, among the brahmanas, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard the

Kurma Purana, wherein was mentioned the chaste woman's narration.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks that in

the Kurma Purana there are only two khandas, namely the Purva-khanda

and Uttara-khanda. Sometimes it is said that the Kurma Purana contains

six thousand verses, but originally the Kurma Purana contains seventeen

thousand verses. According to Srimad-Bhagavatam, there are seventeen

thousand verses in the Kurma Purana, which is one of

the eighteen Maha-puranas. The Kurma Purana is considered the

fifteenth of these Maha-puranas.

Madhya 9.201

TEXT 201

TEXT

pativrata-siromani janaka-nandini

jagatera mata sita -- ramera grhini

SYNONYMS

pati-vrata -- chaste woman; siromani -- the topmost; janaka-nandini --

is the daughter of King Janaka; jagatera -- of all the three worlds;

mata -- the mother; sita -- Sita; ramera -- of Lord Ramacandra; grhini --

wife.

TRANSLATION

Srimati Sitadevi is the mother of the three worlds and the wife of Lord

Ramacandra. Among chaste women, she is supreme, and she is the daughter

of King Janaka.

Madhya 9.202

TEXT 202

TEXT

ravana dekhiya sita laila agnira sarana

ravana haite agni kaila sitake avarana

SYNONYMS

ravana dekhiya -- after seeing Ravana; sita -- mother Sita; laila --

took; agnira -- of fire; sarana -- shelter; ravana -- Ravana; haite --

from; agni -- fire; kaila -- did; sitake -- unto mother Sita; avarana --

covering.

TRANSLATION

When Ravana came to kidnap mother Sita and she saw him, she took shelter

of the fire-god, Agni. The fire-god covered the body of mother Sita, and

in this way she was protected from the hands of Ravana.

Madhya 9.203

TEXT 203

TEXT

'maya-sita' ravana nila, sunila akhyane

suni' mahaprabhu haila anandita mane

SYNONYMS

maya-sita -- false, illusory Sita; ravana -- the demon Ravana; nila --

took; sunila -- heard; akhyane -- in the narration of the Kurma Purana;

suni' -- hearing this; mahaprabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; haila

-- became; anandita -- very happy; mane -- within the mind.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing from the Kurma Purana how Ravana had kidnapped the false

form of mother Sita, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very satisfied.

Madhya 9.204

TEXT 204

TEXT

sita lana rakhilena parvatira sthane

'maya-sita' diya agni vancila ravane

SYNONYMS

sita lana -- taking away mother Sita; rakhilena -- kept; parvatira

sthane -- with mother Parvati, or goddess Durga; maya-sita -- the false,

illusory form of Sita; diya -- delivering; agni -- fire-god; vancila --

cheated; ravane -- the demon Ravana.

TRANSLATION

The fire-god, Agni, took away the real Sita and brought her to the place

of Parvati, goddess Durga. An illusory form of mother Sita was then

delivered to Ravana, and in this way Ravana was cheated.

Madhya 9.205

TEXT 205

TEXT

raghunatha asi' yabe ravane marila

agni-pariksa dite yabe sitare anila

SYNONYMS

raghu-natha -- Lord Ramacandra; asi' -- coming; yabe -- when;

ravane -- Ravana; marila -- killed; agni-pariksa -- test by fire; dite --

to give; yabe -- when; sitare -- Sita; anila -- brought.

TRANSLATION

After Ravana was killed by Lord Ramacandra, Sitadevi was brought before

the fire.

Madhya 9.206

TEXT 206

TEXT

tabe maya-sita agni kari antardhana

satya-sita ani' dila rama-vidyamana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- at that time; maya-sita -- the illusory form of Sita; agni --

the fire-god; kari -- doing; antardhana -- disappearing; satya-sita --

real Sita; ani' -- bringing; dila -- delivered; rama -- of Ramacandra;

vidyamana -- in the presence.

TRANSLATION

When the illusory Sita was brought before the fire by Lord Ramacandra,

the fire-god made the illusory form disappear and delivered the real

Sita to Lord Ramacandra.

Madhya 9.207

TEXT 207

TEXT

sunina prabhura anandita haila mana

ramadasa-viprera katha ha-ila smarana

SYNONYMS

sunina -- hearing; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; anandita --

very pleased; haila -- became; mana -- the mind; rama-dasa-viprera --

of the brahmana known as Ramadasa; katha -- words; ha-ila smarana -- He

remembered.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard this story, He was very pleased, and

He remembered the words of Ramadasa Vipra.

Madhya 9.208

TEXT 208

TEXT

e-saba siddhanta suni' prabhura ananda haila

brahmanera sthane magi' sei patra nila

SYNONYMS

e-saba siddhanta -- all these conclusive statements; suni' -- hearing;

prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ananda -- happiness; haila -

- there was; brahmanera sthane -- from the brahmanas; magi' -- asking;

sei -- those; patra -- leaves; nila -- took.

TRANSLATION

Indeed, when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard these conclusive statements

from Kurma Purana, He felt great happiness. After asking the

brahmana's permission, He took possession of those manuscript scrolls.

In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu received the old manuscript

of the Kurma Purana.

Madhya 9.209

TEXT 209

TEXT

nutana patra lekhana pustake deoyaila

pratiti lagi' puratana patra magi' nila

SYNONYMS

nutana -- new; patra -- leaves; lekhana -- getting written; pustake --

the book; deoyaila -- He gave; pratiti lagi' -- for direct evidence;

puratana -- the old; patra -- leaves; magi' -- requesting; nila -- He

took.

TRANSLATION

Since the Kurma Purana was very old, the manuscript was also very old.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took possession of the original leaves in order

to have direct evidence. The text was copied on to a new scroll in

order that the Purana be replaced.

Madhya 9.210

TEXT 210

TEXT

patra lana punah daksina-mathura aila

ramadasa vipre sei patra ani dila

SYNONYMS

patra lana -- taking those leaves; punah -- again; daksina-mathura -- to

southern Mathura; aila -- came; rama-dasa vipre -- unto the brahmana

known as Ramadasa; sei patra -- those leaves; ani -- bringing back; dila

-- delivered.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to southern Mathura [Madura] and

delivered the original manuscript of the Kurma Purana to Ramadasa Vipra.

Madhya 9.211-212

TEXTS 211-212

TEXT

sitayaradhito vahnis

chaya-sitam ajijanat

tam jahara dasa-grivah

sita vahni-puram gata

pariksa-samaye vahnim

chaya-sita vivesa sa

vahnih sitam samaniya

tat-purastad aninayat

SYNONYMS

sitaya -- by mother Sita; aradhitah -- being called for; vahnih -- the

fire-god; chaya-sitam -- the illusory form of mother Sita; ajijanat --

created; tam -- her; jahara -- kidnapped; dasa-grivah -- the ten-faced

Ravana; sita -- mother Sita; vahni-puram -- to the abode of the fire-god;

gata -- departed; pariksa-samaye -- at the time of testing; vahnim --

the fire; chaya-sita -- the illusory form of Sita; vivesa -- entered; sa

-- she; vahnih -- the fire-god; sitam -- the original mother Sita;

samaniya -- bringing back; tat-purastat -- in His presence; aninayat --

brought back.

TRANSLATION

"When he was petitioned by mother Sita, the fire-god, Agni, brought

forth an illusory form of Sita, and Ravana, who had ten heads, kidnapped

the false Sita. The original Sita then went to the abode of the fire-god.

When Lord Ramacandra tested the body of Sita, it was the false,

illusory Sita that entered the fire. At that time the fire-god brought

the original Sita from his abode and delivered her to Lord Ramacandra."

PURPORT

These two verses are taken from the Kurma Purana.

Madhya 9.213

TEXT 213

TEXT

patra pana viprera haila anandita mana

prabhura carane dhari' karaye krandana

SYNONYMS

patra pana -- getting the leaves; viprera -- of the brahmana; haila --

there was; anandita -- pleased; mana -- mind; prabhura carane -- the

lotus feet of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dhari' -- taking; karaye --

does; krandana -- crying.

TRANSLATION

Ramadasa Vipra was very pleased to receive the original scrolls

of the Kurma Purana, and he immediately fell down before the

lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and began to cry.

Madhya 9.214

TEXT 214

TEXT

vipra kahe, -- tumi saksat sri-raghunandana

sannyasira vese more dila darasana

SYNONYMS

vipra kahe -- the brahmana said; tumi -- You; saksat -- directly; sri-

raghunandana -- Lord Sri Ramacandra; sannyasira vese -- in the dress of

a mendicant; more -- unto me; dila -- You gave; darasana -- audience.

TRANSLATION

After receiving the manuscript, the brahmana, being very pleased, said, "

Sir, You are Lord Ramacandra Himself and have come in the dress of a

sannyasi to give me audience.

Madhya 9.215

TEXT 215

TEXT

maha-duhkha ha-ite more karila nistara

aji mora ghare bhiksa kara angikara

SYNONYMS

maha-duhkha -- great unhappiness; ha-ite -- from; more -- me; karila

nistara -- You delivered; aji -- today; mora -- my; ghare -- at home;

bhiksa -- lunch; kara -- do; angikara -- accept.

TRANSLATION

"My dear sir, You have delivered me from a very unhappy condition. I

request that You take Your lunch at my place. Please accept this

invitation.

Madhya 9.216

TEXT 216

TEXT

mano-duhkhe bhala bhiksa na dila sei dine

mora bhagye punarapi pailun darasane

SYNONYMS

mano-duhkhe -- out of great mental distress; bhala bhiksa -- good lunch;

na dila -- could not give You; sei dine -- that day; mora bhagye --

because of my fortune; punarapi -- again; pailun -- I have gotten;

darasane -- visit.

TRANSLATION

"Due to my mental distress I could not give You a very nice lunch the

other day. Now, by good fortune, You have come again to my home."

Madhya 9.217

TEXT 217

TEXT

eta bali' sei vipra sukhe paka kaila

uttama prakare prabhuke bhiksa karaila

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; sei vipra -- that brahmana; sukhe -- in great

happiness; paka kaila -- cooked; uttama prakare -- very nicely; prabhuke

-- unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa -- lunch; karaila -- gave.

TRANSLATION

Saying this, the brahmana very happily cooked food, and a first-class

dinner was offered to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 9.218

TEXT 218

TEXT

sei ratri tahan rahi' tanre krpa kari'

pandya-dese tamraparni gela gaurahari

SYNONYMS

sei ratri -- that night; tahan -- there; rahi' -- staying; tanre -- unto

the brahmana; krpa kari' -- showing mercy; pandya-dese -- in the country

known as Pandya-desa; tamra-parni -- to the place named Tamraparni;

gela -- went; gaura-hari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed that night in the house of the brahmana.

Then, after showing him mercy, the Lord started toward Tamraparni

in Pandya-desa.

PURPORT

Pandya-desa is situated in the southern part of India known as Kerala

. In all these areas there were many kings with the title Pandya

who ruled over places known as Madura and Ramesvara. In the Ramayana

the name of Tamraparni is mentioned. Tamraparni is also

known as Purunai and is situated on the bank of the Tinebheli River.

This river flows into the Bay of Bengal. Tamraparni

is also mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.39).

Madhya 9.219

TEXT 219

TEXT

tamraparni snana kari' tamraparni-tire

naya tripati dekhi' bule kutuhale

SYNONYMS

tamra-parni -- in the Tamraparni River; snana kari' -- taking a

bath; tamra-parni-tire -- on the bank of the Tamraparni River; naya

tripati -- the Deity named Naya-tripati; dekhi' -- after seeing; bule --

wandered on; kutuhale -- in great curiosity.

TRANSLATION

There was also a temple of Lord Visnu at Naya-tripati on the

bank of the River Tamraparni, and after bathing in the river, Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the Deity with great curiosity and wandered on.

PURPORT

This Naya-tripati is

also called Alovara Tirunagari. It is a town

about seventeen miles southeast of Tinebheli. There are nine temples

there of Sripati, or Visnu. All the Deities of the temples assemble

together during a yearly festival in the town.

Madhya 9.220

TEXT 220

TEXT

ciyadatala tirthe dekhi' sri-rama-laksmana

tilakanci asi' kaila siva darasana

SYNONYMS

ciyadatala -- named Ciyadatala; tirthe -- at the holy place; dekhi' --

seeing; sri-rama-laksmana -- the Deity of Lord Rama and Laksmana;

tilakanci -- to Tilakanci; asi' -- coming; kaila -- did;

siva darasana -- visiting the temple of Lord Siva.

TRANSLATION

After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to a holy place known as

Ciyadatala, where He saw the Deities of the two brothers, Lord

Ramacandra and Laksmana. He then proceeded to Tilakanci, where He

saw the temple of Lord Siva.

PURPORT

Ciyadatala is sometimes known as Cheratala. It is near the city of Kaila,

and there is a temple there dedicated to Lord Sri Ramacandra and His

brother Laksmana. Tilankanci is about thirty miles

northeast of the city of Tinebheli.

Madhya 9.221

TEXT 221

TEXT

gajendra-moksana-tirthe dekhi visnu-murti

panagadi-tirthe asi' dekhila sitapati

SYNONYMS

gajendra-moksana-tirthe -- at the holy place named Gajendra-moksana;

dekhi -- seeing; visnu-murti -- the Deity of Lord Visnu; panagadi-tirthe

-- to the holy place Panagadi; asi' -- coming; dekhila -- saw; sita-pati

-- Lord Sri Ramacandra and Sitadevi.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited the holy place named Gajendra-

moksana, where He went to a temple of Lord Visnu. He then came to

Panagadi, a holy place where He saw the Deities of Lord Ramacandra and

Sita.

PURPORT

The Gajendra-moksana temple is sometimes mistaken for a temple of Lord

Siva. It is about two miles south of the city of Kaivera.

Actually the Deity is not of Lord Siva but of Visnu. Panagadi is about

thirty miles south of the Tinebheli. Formerly the temple there contained

the Deity of Sri Ramacandra, but later the devotees of Lord Siva

replaced Lord Ramacandra with a deity of Lord Siva named Ramesvara or

Ramalinga Siva.

Madhya 9.222

TEXT 222

TEXT

camtapure asi' dekhi' sri-rama-laksmana

sri-vaikunthe asi' kaila visnu darasana

SYNONYMS

camtapure -- to Camtapura; asi' -- coming; dekhi' -- seeing; sri-rama-

laksmana -- Lord Ramacandra and Laksmana; sri-vaikunthe asi' -- coming

to Sri Vaikuntha; kaila -- did; visnu darasana -- seeing the temple of

Lord Visnu.

TRANSLATION

Later the Lord went to Camtapura, where He saw the Deities of Lord

Ramacandra and Laksmana. He then went to Sri Vaikuntha and saw the

temple of Lord Visnu there.

PURPORT

This Camtapura is sometimes called Cenganura and is located in the

state of Tribankura. A temple of Lord Ramacandra and Laksmana is located

there. Sri Vaikuntha -- about four miles north of Aloyara Tirunagari

and sixteen miles southeast of Tinebheli -- is situated on the bank of

the Tamraparni River.

Madhya 9.223

TEXT 223

TEXT

malaya-parvate kaila agastya-vandana

kanya-kumari tanhan kaila darasana

SYNONYMS

malaya-parvate -- in the Malaya Hills; kaila -- did; agastya-vandana --

obeisances to Agastya Muni; kanya-kumari -- Kanyakumari; tanhan --

there; kaila darasana -- visited.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to Malaya-parvata and offered prayers

to Agastya Muni. He then visited a place known as Kanyakumari

[presently Cape Comorin].

PURPORT

The range of mountains in South India beginning at Kerala and extending

up to Cape Comorin is called Malaya-parvata. Concerning Agastya there

are four opinions: (1) There is a temple of Agastya Muni in the village

of Agastyam-palli in the district of Tanjor. (2) There is a temple

of Lord Skanda on a hill known as Sivagiri, and it is

supposed to have been established by Agastya Muni. (3) Some say that

near Cape Comorin there is a hill known as Pathiya, which was

supposed to have served as Agastya Muni's residence. (4) There is

another place known as Agastya-malaya, which is a range of hills on both

sides of the Tamraparni River. Cape Comorin itself is known as

Kanyakumari.

Madhya 9.224

TEXT 224

TEXT

amlitalaya dekhi' sri-rama gaurahari

mallara-desete aila yatha bhattathari

SYNONYMS

amlitalaya -- at Amlitala; dekhi' -- seeing; sri-rama -- the Deity of

Ramacandra; gaura-hari -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mallara-desete --

to Mallara-desa; aila -- came; yatha -- where; bhattathari -- the

Bhattathari community.

TRANSLATION

After visiting Kanyakumari, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to

Amlitala, where He saw the Deity of Sri Ramacandra. Thereafter He went

to a place known as Mallara-desa, where a community of Bhattatharis

lived.

PURPORT

North of Mallara-desa is South Kanada. To the east is Kurga and

Mahisura. To the south is Kocina, and to the west is the Arabian Sea. As

far as the Bhattatharis are concerned, they are a nomadic community.

They camp wherever they like and have no fixed place of residence.

Outwardly they take up the dress of sannyasis, but their real business

is stealing and cheating. They allure others to supply women for their

camp, and they cheat many women and keep them within their community. In

this way they increase their population. In Bengal also there is a

similar community. Actually, all over the world there are nomadic

communities whose business is simply to allure, cheat and steal innocent

women.

Madhya 9.225

TEXT 225

TEXT

tamala-kartika dekhi' aila vetapani

raghunatha dekhi' tahan vancila rajani

SYNONYMS

tamala-kartika -- the place named Tamala-kartika; dekhi' -- seeing; aila

-- came; vetapani -- to Vetapani; raghu-natha dekhi' -- seeing the

temple of Lord Ramacandra; tahan -- there; vancila rajani -- passed the

night.

TRANSLATION

After visiting Mallara-desa, Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Tamala-kartika

and then to Vetapani. There He saw the temple of Raghunatha, Lord

Ramacandra, and passed the night.

PURPORT

Tamala-kartika is forty-four miles south of Tinebheli and two miles

south of the Aramavalli mountain. It is located within the jurisdiction

of Tobala. There is situated there a temple of Subrahmanya, or

Lord Kartika, the son of Lord Siva. Vetapani, or Vatapani, is north of

Kaila in the Tribankura state. It is known also as Bhutapandi and is

within the jurisdiction of the Tobala district. It is understood that

formerly there was a Deity of Lord Ramacandra there. Later the Deity was

replaced with a deity of Lord Siva known as Ramesvara or Bhutanatha.

Madhya 9.226

TEXT 226

TEXT

gosanira sange rahe krsnadasa brahmana

bhattathari-saha tahan haila darasana

SYNONYMS

gosanira -- the Lord; sange -- with; rahe -- there was; krsna-dasa

brahmana -- a brahmana servant named Krsnadasa; bhattathari-saha -- with

the Bhattatharis; tahan -- there; haila -- there was; darasana -- a

meeting.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was accompanied by His servant called Krsnadasa.

He was a brahmana, but he met with the Bhattatharis there.

Madhya 9.227

TEXT 227

TEXT

stri-dhana dekhana tanra lobha janmaila

arya sarala viprera buddhi-nasa kaila

SYNONYMS

stri-dhana -- women; dekhana -- showing; tanra -- his; lobha --

attraction; janmaila -- they created; arya -- gentleman; sarala --

simple; viprera -- of the brahmana; buddhi-nasa -- loss of intelligence;

kaila -- they made.

TRANSLATION

The Bhattatharis allured the brahmana Krsnadasa, who was

simple and gentle. By virtue of their bad association, they polluted his

intelligence.

Madhya 9.228

TEXT 228

TEXT

prate uthi' aila vipra bhattathari-ghare

tahara uddese prabhu aila satvare

SYNONYMS

prate -- in the morning; uthi' -- rising from bed; aila -- came; vipra --

the brahmana Krsnadasa; bhattathari-ghare -- to the place of the

Bhattatharis; tahara uddese -- for him; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; satvare -- very soon.

TRANSLATION

The allured Krsnadasa went to their place early in the

morning. Just to find him out, the Lord also went there very quickly

Madhya 9.229

TEXT 229

TEXT

asiya kahena saba bhattathari-gane

amara brahmana tumi rakha ki karane

SYNONYMS

asiya -- coming; kahena -- He said; saba -- all; bhattathari-gane -- to

the Bhattatharis; amara -- My; brahmana -- brahmana assistant; tumi --

you; rakha -- are keeping; ki -- for what; karane -- reason.

TRANSLATION

Upon reaching their community, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the

Bhattatharis, "Why are you keeping My brahmana assistant?

Madhya 9.230

TEXT 230

TEXT

amiha sannyasi dekha, tumiha sannyasi

more duhkha deha, -- tomara 'nyaya' nahi vasi

SYNONYMS

amiha -- I; sannyasi -- in the renounced order of life; dekha -- you see;

tumiha -- you; sannyasi -- in the renounced order of life; more -- unto

Me; duhkha -- pains; deha -- you give; tomara -- your; nyaya -- logic;

nahi vasi -- I do not find.

TRANSLATION

"I am in the renounced order of life, and so are you. Yet you are

purposefully giving Me pain, and I do not see any good logic in this."

Madhya 9.231

TEXT 231

TEXT

suna' saba bhattathari uthe astra lana

maribare aila sabe cari-dike dhana

SYNONYMS

suna' -- hearing; saba -- all; bhattathari -- nomads; uthe -- rise up;

astra -- weapons; lana -- taking; maribare -- to kill; aila -- came;

sabe -- all; cari-dike -- all around; dhana -- running.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the Bhattatharis came running,

with weapons in their hands, desiring to hurt the Lord.

Madhya 9.232

TEXT 232

TEXT

tara astra tara ange pade hata haite

khanda khanda haila bhattathari palaya cari bhite

SYNONYMS

tara astra -- their weapons; tara ange -- on their bodies; pade -- fall;

hata haite -- from their hands; khanda khanda -- cut into pieces; haila -

- became; bhattathari -- the nomads; palaya -- run away; cari bhite --

in the four directions.

TRANSLATION

However, their weapons fell from their hands and struck their own bodies.

When some of the Bhattatharis were thus cut to pieces, the others ran

away in the four directions.

Madhya 9.233

TEXT 233

TEXT

bhattathari-ghare maha uthila krandana

kese dhari' vipre lana karila gamana

SYNONYMS

bhattathari-ghare -- at the home of the Bhattatharis; maha -- great;

uthila -- there arose; krandana -- crying; kese dhari' -- catching by

the hair; vipre -- the brahmana Krsnadasa; lana -- taking; karila -- did;

gamana -- departure.

TRANSLATION

While there was much roaring and crying at the Bhattathari community,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu grabbed Krsnadasa by the hair and took him away.

Madhya 9.234

TEXT 234

TEXT

sei dina cali' aila payasvini-tire

snana kari' gela adi-kesava-mandire

SYNONYMS

sei dina -- on that very day; cali' -- walking; aila -- came; payasvini-

tire -- to the bank of the Payasvini River; snana kari' -- bathing; gela

-- went; adi-kesava-mandire -- to the temple of Adi-kesava.

TRANSLATION

That very night, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His assistant Krsnadasa

arrived at the bank of the Payasvini River. They took their bath and

then went to see the temple of Adi-kesava.

Madhya 9.235

TEXT 235

TEXT

kesava dekhiya preme avista haila

nati, stuti, nrtya, gita, bahuta karila

SYNONYMS

kesava dekhiya -- after seeing the Deity of Lord Kesava; preme -- in

ecstasy; avista haila -- became overwhelmed; nati -- obeisances; stuti --

prayer; nrtya -- dancing; gita -- chanting; bahuta karila -- performed

in various ways.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord saw the Adi-kesava temple, He was immediately overwhelmed

with ecstasy. Offering various obeisances and prayers, He chanted and

danced.

Madhya 9.236

TEXT 236

TEXT

prema dekhi' loke haila maha-camatkara

sarva-loka kaila prabhura parama satkara

SYNONYMS

prema dekhi' -- seeing His ecstatic features; loke -- people; haila --

became; maha-camatkara -- greatly astonished; sarva-loka -- all people;

kaila -- did; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; parama

satkara -- great reception.

TRANSLATION

All the people there were greatly astonished to see the ecstatic

pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. They all received the Lord very

well.

Madhya 9.237

TEXT 237

TEXT

maha-bhakta-gana-saha tahan gosthi kaila

'brahma-samhitadhyaya'-punthi tahan paila

SYNONYMS

maha-bhakta-gana-saha -- among highly advanced devotees; tahan -- there;

gosthi kaila -- discussed; brahma-samhita-adhyaya -- one chapter of

Brahma-samhita; punthi -- scripture; tahan -- there; paila -- found.

TRANSLATION

In the temple of Adi-kesava, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu discussed spiritual

matters among highly advanced devotees. While there, He found a chapter

of the Brahma-samhita.

Madhya 9.238

TEXT 238

TEXT

punthi pana prabhura haila ananda apara

kampasru-sveda-stambha-pulaka vikara

SYNONYMS

punthi pana -- getting that scripture; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; haila -- there was; ananda -- happiness; apara -- unlimited;

kampa -- trembling; asru -- tears; sveda -- perspiration; stambha --

being stunned; pulaka -- jubilation; vikara -- transformations.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was greatly happy to find a chapter of that

scripture, and symptoms of ecstatic transformation -- trembling, tears,

perspiration, trance and jubilation -- were manifest in His body.

Madhya 9.239-240

TEXTS 239-240

TEXT

siddhanta-sastra nahi 'brahma-samhita'ra sama

govinda-mahima jnanera parama karana

alpaksare kahe siddhanta apara

sakala-vaisnava-sastra-madhye ati sara

SYNONYMS

siddhanta-sastra -- conclusive scripture; nahi -- there is not; brahma-

samhitara sama -- like the scripture Brahma-samhita; govinda-mahima --

of the glories of Lord Govinda; jnanera -- of knowledge; parama -- final;

karana -- cause; alpa-aksare -- briefly; kahe -- expresses; siddhanta --

conclusion; apara -- unlimited; sakala -- all; vaisnava-sastra --

devotional scriptures; madhye -- among; ati sara -- very essential.

TRANSLATION

There is no scripture equal to the Brahma-samhita as far as the final

spiritual conclusion is concerned. Indeed, that scripture is the supreme

revelation of the glories of Lord Govinda, for it reveals the topmost

knowledge about Him. Since all conclusions are briefly presented in

Brahma-samhita, it is essential among all the Vaisnava literatures.

PURPORT

The Brahma-samhita is a very important scripture. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu acquired the Fifth Chapter from the Adi-kesava temple. In

that Fifth Chapter, the philosophical conclusion of acintya-bhedabheda-

tattva (simultaneous oneness and difference) is presented. The chapter

also presents methods of devotional service, the eighteen-syllable Vedic

hymn, discourses on the soul, the Supersoul and fruitive activity, an

explanation of kama-gayatri, kama-bija and the original Maha-Visnu, and

a specific description of the spiritual world, specifically Goloka

Vrndavana. Brahma-samhita also explains the demigod Ganesa, the

Garbhodakasayi Visnu, the origin of the Gayatri mantra, the form of

Govinda and His transcendental position and abode, the living entities,

the highest goal, the goddess Durga, the meaning of austerity, the five

gross elements, love of Godhead, impersonal Brahman, the initiation of

Lord Brahma, and the vision of transcendental love enabling one to see

the Lord. The steps of devotional service are also explained. The mind,

yoga-nidra, the goddess of fortune, devotional service in spontaneous

ecstasy, incarnations beginning with Lord Ramacandra, Deities, the

conditioned soul and its duties, the truth about Lord Visnu, prayers,

Vedic hymns, Lord Siva, Vedic literature, personalism and

impersonalism, good behavior and many other subjects are also discussed.

There is also a description of the sun and the universal forms of the

Lord. All these subjects are conclusively explained in a nutshell in

this Brahma-samhita.

Madhya 9.241

TEXT 241

TEXT

bahu yatne sei punthi nila lekhaiya

'ananta padmanabha' aila harasita hana

SYNONYMS

bahu yatne -- with great attention; sei punthi -- that scripture; nila --

took; lekhaiya -- having it copied; ananta-padmanabha -- to Ananta

Padmanabha; aila -- came; harasita -- in great happiness; hana -- being.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu copied the Brahma-samhita and afterwards, with

great pleasure, went to a place known as Ananta Padmanabha.

PURPORT

Concerning Ananta Padmanabha, one should refer to Madhya-lila, Chapter

One, text 115.

Madhya 9.242

TEXT 242

TEXT

dina-dui padmanabhera kaila darasana

anande dekhite aila sri-janardana

SYNONYMS

dina-dui -- two days; padma-nabhera -- of the Deity known as

Padmanabha; kaila darasana -- visited the temple; anande -- in great

ecstasy; dekhite -- to see; aila -- came; sri-janardana -- to the temple

of Sri Janardana.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained for two or three days at Ananta

Padmanabha and visited the temple there. Then, with great ecstasy, He

went to see the tempie of Sri Janardana.

PURPORT

The temple of Sri Janardana is situated twenty-six miles north of

Trivandrama near the Varkala railway station.

Madhya 9.243

TEXT 243

TEXT

dina-dui tahan kari' kirtana-nartana

payasvini asiya dekhe sankara narayana

SYNONYMS

dina-dui -- two days; tahan -- there; kari' -- performing; kirtana-

nartana -- chanting and dancing; payasvini asiya -- coming to the bank

of the Payasvini; dekhe -- sees; sankara narayana -- the temple of

Sankara-narayana.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanted and danced at Sri Janardana for two days.

He then went to the bank of the Payasvini River and visited the temple

of Sankara-narayana.

Madhya 9.244

TEXT 244

TEXT

srngeri-mathe aila sankaracarya-sthane

matsya-tirtha dekhi' kaila tungabhadraya snane

SYNONYMS

srngeri-mathe -- to the Srngeri monastery; aila -- came; sankaracarya-

sthane -- at the place of Sankaracarya; matsya-tirtha -- the holy place

named Matsya-tirtha; dekhi' -- seeing; kaila -- did; tungabhadraya snane

-- bathing in the River Tungabhadra.

TRANSLATION

There He saw the monastery known as Srngeri-matha, the abode of Acarya

Sankara. He then visited Matsya-tirtha, a place of pilgrimage, and took

a bath in the River Tungabhadra.

PURPORT

The monastery known as Srngeri-matha is situated in the province of

Mysore (Mahisura) in the district of Simoga. This monastery is

located on the left bank of the River Tungabhadra,

seven miles south of Harihara-pura. The real name of this place is Srnga-

giri or Srngavera-puri, and it is the headquarters of Sankaracarya.

Sankaracarya had four principal disciples, and he established four

centers under their management. In North India at Badarikasrama, the

monastery named Jyotir-matha was established. At Purusottama, the

Bhogavarahana or Govardhana monastery was established. In Dvaraka, the

Sarada monastery was established, and the fourth monastery, established

in South India, is known as Srngeri-matha. In the Srngeri-matha, the

sannyasis assume the designations Sarasvati, Bharati and Puri. They are

all ekadandi-sannyasis, distinguished from the Vaisnava sannyasis, who

are known as tridandi-sannyasis. The Srngeri-matha is situated in South

India in a portion of the country known as Andhra, Dravida, Karnata and

Kerala. The community is called Bhuvibara, and the dynasty is called

Bhur-bhuvah. The place is called Ramesvara, and the slogan is "Aham

brahmasmi." The Deity is Lord Varaha, and the energetic power is Kamaksi.

The acarya is Hastamalaka, and the brahmacari assistants of the

sannyasis are known as Caitanya. The place of pilgrimage is called

Tungabhadra, and the subject for Vedic study is the Yajur Veda.

The list of the disciplic succession from Sankaracarya is available, and

the names of the acaryas and the dates of their dates

according to the Saka era (or Sakabda), are as follows

: Sankaracarya, 622 Saka;

Suresvaracarya, 630; Bodhanacarya, 680; Jnanadhanacarya, 768; Jnanottama-

sivacarya, 827; Jnanagiri Acarya, 871; Simhagiri Acarya, 958; Isvara

Tirtha, 1019; Narasimha Tirtha, 1067; Vidyatirtha Vidyasankara,

1150; Bharati-Krsna Tirtha, 1250; Vidyaranya Bharati, 1253;

Candrasekhara Bharati, 1290; Narasimha Bharati, 1309; Purusottama

Bharati, 1328; Sankarananda, 1350; Candrasekhara Bharati, 1371;

Narasimha Bharati, 1386; Purusottama Bharati, 1394; Ramacandra Bharati,

1430; Narasimha Bharati, 1479; Narasimha Bharati, 1485; Dhanamadi-

narasimha Bharati, 1498; Abhinava-narasimha Bharati, 1521; Saccidananda

Bharati, 1544; Narasimha Bharati, 1585; Saccidananda Bharati, 1627;

Abhinava-saccidananda Bharati, 1663; Nrsimha Bharati, 1689; Saccidananda

Bharati, 1692; Abhinava-saccidananda Bharati, 1730; Narasimha Bharati,

1739; Saccidananda Sivabhinava Vidya-narasimha Bharati, 1788.

Regarding Sankaracarya, it is understood that he was born in the year

608 of the Sakabda Era in the month of Vaisakha, on the third day of

the waxing moon, in a place in South India known as Kaladi. His father's

name was Sivaguru, and he lost his father at an early age. When

Sankaracarya was only eight years old, he completed his study of all

scriptures and took sannyasa from Govinda, who was residing on the banks

of the Narmada. After accepting sannyasa, Sankaracarya stayed with his

spiritual master for some days. He then took his permission to go to

Varanasi and from there went to Badarikasrama, where he stayed until

his twelfth year. While there, he wrote a commentary on Brahma-sutra,

as well as ten Upanisads and Bhagavad-gita. He also wrote Sanat-

sujatiya and Nrsimha-tapini. Among his many

disciples, his four chief disciples are Padmapada, Suresvara,

Hastamalaka and Trotaka. After departing from Varanasi, Sankaracarya

went to Prayaga, where he met a great learned scholar called Kumarila

Bhatta. Sankaracarya wanted to discuss the authority of the scriptures,

but Kumarila Bhatta, being on his deathbed, sent him to his disciple

Mandana, in the city of Mahismati. It was there that Sankaracarya

defeated Mandana Misra in a discussion of the sastras. Mandana had a

wife named Sarasvati, or Ubhaya-bharati, who served as mediator between

Sankaracarya and her husband. It is said that she wanted to discuss

erotic principles and amorous love with Sankaracarya, but Sankaracarya

had been a brahmacari since birth and therefore had no experience in

amorous love. He took a month's leave from Ubhaya-bharati and, by his

mystic power, entered the body of a king who had recently died. In this

way Sankaracarya experienced the erotic principles. After attaining this

experience, he wanted to discuss erotic principles with Ubhaya-bharati,

but without hearing his discussion, she blessed him and assured the

continuous existence of the Srngeri-matha. She then took leave of

material life. Afterwards, Mandana Misra took the order of sannyasa from

Sankaracarya and became known as Suresvara. Sankaracarya defeated many

scholars throughout India and converted them to his Mayavada philosophy.

He left the material body at the age of thirty-three.

As far as Matsya-tirtha is concerned, it was supposedly situated beside

the ocean in the district of Malabara.

Madhya 9.245

TEXT 245

TEXT

madhvacarya-sthane aila yanha 'tattvavadi'

udupite 'krsna' dekhi, tahan haila premonmadi

SYNONYMS

madhva-acarya-sthane -- at the place of Madhvacarya; aila -- arrived;

yanha -- where; tattva-vadi -- philosophers known as Tattvavadis;

udupite -- at the place known as Udupi; krsna -- the Deity of Lord Krsna;

dekhi -- seeing; tahan -- there; haila -- became; prema-unmadi -- mad

in ecstasy.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahaprabhu next arrived at the place of Madhvacarya,

where the philosophers known as Tattvavadis resided. He stayed there

at a place known as Udupi, where he saw the Deity of Lord Krsna and

became mad with ecstasy.

PURPORT

Sripada Madhvacarya took his birth at Udupi, which is situated in the

South Kanada district of South India, just west of Sahyadri. This is the

chief city of the South Kanada province and is near the city of

Mangalore, which is situated to the south of Udupi. In the city of

Udupi is a place called Pajaka-ksetra, where Madhvacarya took his birth

in a sivalli-brahmana dynasty as the son of Madhyageha Bhatta, in the

year 1040 of Sakabda. According to some, he was born in the

year 1160 Sakabda.

In his childhood, Madhvacarya was known as Vasudeva, and there are some

wonderful stories surrounding him. It is also said that his

father piled up many debts, and Madhvacarya converted tamarind seeds

into actual coins to pay them off. When he was five years old, he was

offered the sacred thread. One demon named Maniman lived near his abode

in the form of a snake, and at the age of five Madhvacarya killed that

snake with the toe of his left foot. When his mother was very

disturbed, he would appear before her in one jump. He was a great

scholar even in childhood, and although his father did not agree, he

accepted sannyasa at the age of twelve. After receiving sannyasa from

Acyuta Preksa, he received the name Purnaprajna Tirtha. After traveling

all over India, he finally discussed scriptures with Vidyasankara, the

exalted leader of Srngeri-matha. Vidyasankara was actually diminished in

the presence of Madhvacarya. Accompanied by Satya Tirtha, Madhvacarya

went to Badarikasrama. It was there that he met Vyasadeva and explained

his commentary on Bhagavad-gita before him. Thus he became a great

scholar by studying before Vyasadeva.

By the time he came to the Ananda-matha from Badarikasrama, Madhvacarya

had finished his commentary on Bhagavad-gita. His companion Satya

Tirtha wrote down the entire commentary. When Madhvacarya returned from

Badarikasrama, he went to Ganjama, which is on the bank of the River

Godavari. He met there with two learned scholars named Sobhana Bhatta

and Svami Sastri. Later these scholars became known in the disciplic

succession of Madhvacarya as Padmanabha Tirtha and Narahari Tirtha. When

he returned to Udupi, he would sometimes bathe in the ocean. On such an

occasion he composed one prayer in five chapters. Once, while sitting

beside the sea engrossed in meditation upon Lord Sri Krsna, he saw that

a large boat containing goods for Dvaraka was in danger. He gave some

signs by which the boat could approach the shore, and it was saved. The

owners of the boat wanted to give him a present, and at the time

Madhvacarya agreed to take some gopi-candana. He received a big lump of

gopi-candana, and as it was being brought to him, it broke apart and

revealed a large Deity of Lord Krsna. The Deity had a stick in one hand

and a lump of food in the other. As soon as Madhvacarya received the

Deity of Krsna in this way, he composed a prayer. The Deity was so heavy

that not even thirty people could raise it. Madhvacarya personally

brought this Deity to Udupi. Madhvacarya had eight disciples, all of

whom took sannyasa from him and became directors of his

eight monasteries. Worship of the Lord Krsna Deity is still going on at

Udupi according to the plans Madhvacarya established.

Madhvacarya then for the second time visited Badarikasrama. While he was

passing through Maharastra, the local king was digging a big lake for

the public benefit. As Madhvacarya passed through that area with his

disciples, he was also obliged to help in the excavation. After some

time, when Madhvacarya visited the king, he engaged the king in that

work and departed with his disciples.

Often in the province of Ganga Pradesh there were fights between

Hindus and Mohammedans. The Hindus were on one bank of the river, and

the Mohammedans on the other. Due to the community tension, no boat was

available for crossing the river. The Mohammedan soldiers were always

stopping passengers on the other side, but Madhvacarya did not care for

these soldiers. He crossed the river anyway, and when he met the

soldiers on the other side, he was brought before the king. The

Mohammedan king was so pleased with him that he wanted to give him a

kingdom and some money, but Madhvacarya refused. While walking on the

road, he was attacked by some dacoits, but by his bodily strength he

killed them all. When his companion Satya Tirtha was attacked by a tiger,

Madhvacarya separated them by virtue of his great strength. When he met

Vyasadeva, he received from him the salagrama-sila known as Astamurti.

After this, he summarized the Mahabharata.

Madhvacarya's devotion to the Lord and his erudite scholarship are

known throughout India. Because of this, the owners of the Srngeri-

matha established by Sankaracarya became a little perturbed. At that

time the followers of Sankaracarya were afraid of Madhvacarya's rising

power, and they began to tease Madhvacarya's disciples in many ways.

There was even an attempt to prove that the disciplic succession of

Madhvacarya was not in line with Vedic principles. One person named

Pundarika Puri, a follower of the Mayavada philosophy of Sankaracarya,

came before Madhvacarya to discuss the sastras. It is said that all of

Madhvacarya's books were taken away, but later they were found with the

help of King Jayasimha, ruler of Kumla. In discussion, Pundarika Puri

was defeated by Madhvacarya. A great personality named Trivikramacarya,

who was a resident of Visnumangala, became Madhvacarya's disciple, and

his son later became Narayanacarya, the composer of Sri Madhva-vijaya.

After the death of Trivikramacarya, the younger brother of Narayanacarya

took sannyasa and later became known as Visnu Tirtha.

At that time it was reputed that there was no limit to the bodily

strength of Purnaprajna, Madhvacarya. There was a person named Kadanjari

who was famed for possessing the strength of thirty men. Madhvacarya

placed the big toe of his foot upon the ground and asked the man to

separate it from the ground, but the great strong man could not do so

even after great effort. Srila Madhvacarya passed from this material

world at the age of eighty while writing a commentary on the Aitareya

Upanisad. For further information about Madhvacarya, one should read

Madhva-vijaya by Narayana Acarya. The acaryas of the Madhva-sampradaya

established Udupi as the chief center, and the monastery there was known

as Uttararadhi-matha. A list of the different centers of the

Madhvacarya-sampradaya can be found at Udupi, and their matha commanders

are (1) Visnu Tirtha (Soda-matha), (2) Janardana Tirtha (Krsnapura-matha)

, (3) Vamana Tirtha (Kanura-matha), (4) Narasimha Tirtha (Adamara-matha),

(5) Upendra Tirtha (Puttugi-matha), (6) Rama Tirtha (Sirura-matha), (7)

Hrsikesa Tirtha (Palimara-matha), and (8) Aksobhya Tirtha (Pejavara-

matha). The disciplic succession of the Madhvacarya-sampradaya is as

follows: (1) Hamsa Paramatma; (2) Caturmukha Brahma; (3) Sanakadi; (4)

Durvasa; (5) Jnananidhi; (6) Garuda-vahana; (7) Kaivalya Tirtha; (8)

Jnanesa Tirtha; (9) Para Tirtha; (10) Satyaprajna Tirtha; (11) Prajna

Tirtha; (12) Acyuta Preksacarya Tirtha; (13) Sri Madhvacarya, 1040 Saka;

(14) Padmanabha, 1120; Narahari, 1127; Madhava, 1136; and Aksobhya, 1159;

(15) Jaya Tirtha, 1167; (16) Vidyadhiraja, 1190; (17) Kavindra, 1255; (

18) Vagisa, 1261; (19) Ramacandra, 1269; (20) Vidyanidhi, 1298; (21) Sri

Raghunatha, 1366; (22) Rayuvarya (who spoke with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu)

, 1424; (23) Raghuttama, 1471; (24) Vedavyasa, 1517; (25) Vidyadhisa,

1541; (26) Vedanidhi, 1553; (27) Satyavrata, 1557; (28) Satyanidhi, 1560;

(29) Satyanatha, 1582; (30) Satyabhinava, 1595; (31) Satyapurna, 1628; (

32) Satyavijaya, 1648; (33) Satyapriya, 1659; (34) Satyabodha, 1666; (35)

Satyasandha, 1705; (36) Satyavara, 1716; (37) Satyadharma, 1719; (38)

Satyasankalpa, 1752; (39) Satyasantusta, 1763; (40) Satyaparayana, 1763;

(41) Satyakama, 1785; (42) Satyesta, 1793; (43) Satyaparakrama, 1794; (

44) Satyadhira, 1801; (45) Satyadhira Tirtha, 1808.

After the sixteenth acarya (Vidyadhiraja Tirtha), there was another

disciplic succession, including Rajendra Tirtha, 1254; Vijayadhvaja;

Purusottama; Subrahmanya; Vyasa Raya, 1470-1520. The nineteenth

acarya, Ramacandra Tirtha, had another disciplic succession, including

Vibudhendra, 1218; Jitamitra, 1348; Raghunandana; Surendra; Vijendra;

Sudhindra; Raghavendra Tirtha, 1545.

To date, in the Udupi monastery there are another fourteen Madhva-tirtha

sannyasis. As stated, Udupi is situated in South Kanada,

about thirty-six miles north of Mangalore. It is situated beside the sea.

This information is available from the South Kanada Manual and the

Bombay Gazette.

Madhya 9.246

TEXT 246

TEXT

nartaka gopala dekhe parama-mohane

madhvacarye svapna diya aila tanra sthane

SYNONYMS

nartaka gopala -- dancing Gopala; dekhe -- saw; parama-mohane -- most

beautiful; madhva-acarye -- unto Madhvacarya; svapna diya -- appearing

in a dream; aila -- came; tanra -- his; sthane -- to the place.

TRANSLATION

While at the Udupi monastery, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw "dancing

Gopala," a most beautiful Deity. This Deity appeared to Madhvacarya in a

dream.

Madhya 9.247

TEXT 247

TEXT

gopi-candana-tale achila dingate

madhvacarya sei krsna paila kona-mate

SYNONYMS

gopi-candana-tale -- under heaps of gopi-candana (yellowish clay used

for tilaka); achila -- came; dingate -- in a boat; madhva-acarya --

Madhvacarya; sei krsna -- that Krsna Deity; paila -- got; kona-mate --

somehow or other.

TRANSLATION

Madhvacarya had somehow or other acquired the Deity of Krsna from a heap

of gopi-candana that had been transported in a boat.

Madhya 9.248

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TEXT

madhvacarya ani' tanre karila sthapana

adyavadhi seva kare tattvavadi-gana

SYNONYMS

madhva-acarya -- Madhvacarya; ani' -- bringing; tanre -- Him; karila

sthapana -- installed; adya-avadhi -- to date; seva kare -- worship;

tattva-vadi-gana -- the Tattvavadis.

TRANSLATION

Madhvacarya brought this dancing Gopala Deity to Udupi and installed Him

in the temple. To date, the followers of Madhvacarya, known as

Tattvavadis, worship this Deity.

Madhya 9.249

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TEXT

krsna-murti dekhi' prabhu maha-sukha paila

premavese bahu-ksana nrtya-gita kaila

SYNONYMS

krsna-murti dekhi' -- seeing the Deity of Lord Krsna; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; maha-sukha -- great happiness; paila -- got; prema-

avese -- in ecstatic love; bahu-ksana -- for a long time; nrtya-gita --

dancing and singing; kaila -- performed.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu received great pleasure in seeing this beautiful

form of Gopala. For a long time He danced and chanted in ecstatic love.

Madhya 9.250

TEXT 250

TEXT

tattvavadi-gana prabhuke 'mayavadi' jnane

prathama darsane prabhuke na kaila sambhasane

SYNONYMS

tattva-vadi-gana -- the Tattvavadis; prabhuke -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; mayavadi jnane -- considering as a Mayavadi sannyasi;

prathama darsane -- in the first meeting; prabhuke -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; na -- did not; kaila -- do; sambhasane -- addressing.

TRANSLATION

At first sight, the Tattvavadi Vaisnavas considered Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu a Mayavadi sannyasi. Therefore they did

not talk to Him.

Madhya 9.251

TEXT 251

TEXT

pache premavesa dekhi' haila camatkara

vaisnava-jnane bahuta karila satkara

SYNONYMS

pache -- later; prema-avesa -- ecstatic love; dekhi' -- seeing; haila

camatkara -- became struck with wonder; vaisnava-jnane -- understanding

as a Vaisnava; bahuta -- much; karila -- did; satkara -- reception.

TRANSLATION

Later, after seeing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in ecstatic love, they were

struck with wonder. Then, considering Him a Vaisnava, they gave Him a

nice reception.

Madhya 9.252

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TEXT

'vaisnavata' sabara antare garva jani'

isat hasiya kichu kahe gauramani

SYNONYMS

vaisnavata -- Vaisnavism; sabara -- of all of them; antare -- within the

mind; garva -- pride; jani' -- knowing; isat -- mildly; hasiya --

smiling; kichu -- something; kahe -- says; gaura-mani -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu could understand that the Tattvavadis were very

proud of their Vaisnavism. He therefore smiled and began to speak to

them.

Madhya 9.253

TEXT 253

TEXT

tan-sabara antare garva jani gauracandra

tan-saba-sange gosthi karila arambha

SYNONYMS

tan-sabara -- of all of them; antare -- within the mind; garva -- pride;

jani -- knowing; gaura-candra -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tan-saba-sange

-- with them; gosthi -- discussion; karila -- made; arambha -- beginning.

TRANSLATION

Considering them very proud, Caitanya Mahaprabhu began His discussion.

Madhya 9.254

TEXT 254

TEXT

tattvavadi acarya -- saba sastrete pravina

tanre prasna kaila prabhu hana yena dina

SYNONYMS

tattva-vadi acarya -- the chief preacher of the Tattvavada community;

saba -- all; sastrete -- in revealed scriptures; pravina -- experienced;

tanre -- unto him; prasna -- question; kaila -- did; prabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hana -- becoming; yena -- as if; dina -- very

humble.

TRANSLATION

The chief acarya of the Tattvavada community was very learned in the

revealed scriptures. Out of humility, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

questioned him.

Madhya 9.255

TEXT 255

TEXT

sadhya-sadhana ami na jani bhala-mate

sadhya-sadhana-srestha janaha amate

SYNONYMS

sadhya-sadhana -- the aim of life and how to achieve it; ami -- I; na --

not; jani -- know; bhala-mate -- very well; sadhya-sadhana -- the aim of

life and how to achieve it; srestha -- the best; janaha -- kindly

explain; amate -- unto Me.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "I do not know very well the aim of life and

how to achieve it. Please tell me of the best ideal for humanity and how

to attain it."

Madhya 9.256

TEXT 256

TEXT

acarya kahe, -- 'varnasrama-dharma, krsne samarpana'

ei haya krsna-bhaktera srestha 'sadhana'

SYNONYMS

acarya kahe -- the acarya said; varna-asrama-dharma -- the institution

of four castes and four asramas; krsne -- unto Krsna; samarpana -- to

dedicate; ei haya -- this is; krsna-bhaktera -- of the devotee of Krsna;

srestha sadhana -- the best means of achievement.

TRANSLATION

The acarya replied, "When the activities of the four castes and the four

asramas are dedicated to Krsna, they constitute the best means whereby

one can attain the highest goal of life.

Madhya 9.257

TEXT 257

TEXT

'panca-vidha mukti' pana vaikunthe gamana

'sadhya-srestha' haya, -- ei sastra-nirupana

SYNONYMS

panca-vidha mukti -- five kinds of liberation; pana -- getting;

vaikunthe -- in the spiritual world; gamana -- transference; sadhya-

srestha haya -- is the highest achievement of the goal of life; ei --

this; sastra-nirupana -- the verdict of all revealed scriptures.

TRANSLATION

"When one dedicates the duties of varnasrama-dharma to Krsna, he is

eligible for five kinds of liberation. Thus he is transferred to the

spiritual world in Vaikuntha. This is the highest goal of life and the

verdict of all revealed scriptures."

Madhya 9.258

TEXT 258

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- sastre kahe sravana-kirtana

krsna-prema-seva-phalera 'parama-sadhana'

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; sastre kahe -- in the

sastra it is said; sravana-kirtana -- the process of chanting and

hearing; krsna-prema-seva -- of loving service to Lord Krsna; phalera --

of the result; parama-sadhana -- best process of achievement.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "According to the verdict of the sastras,

the process of hearing and chanting is the best means to attain loving

service to Krsna.

PURPORT

According to the Tattvavadis, the best process

is to execute the duties of the four varnas and asramas. In

the material world, unless one is situated in one of the varnas (

brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra) one cannot manage social affairs

properly to attain the ultimate goal. One also has to follow the

principles of the asramas (brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and

sannyasa), which are considered essential for the

attainment of the highest goal. In this way the Tattvavadis establish

that the execution of the principles of varna and asrama for the sake of

Krsna is the best way to attain the topmost goal. The Tattvavadis thus

established their principles in terms of human society. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, however, differed when He said that the best process is

hearing and chanting about Lord Visnu. According to the Tattvavadis, the

highest goal is returning home, back to Godhead, but in Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's opinion the highest goal is attaining love of Godhead,

either in the material or spiritual world. In the

material world this is practiced according to sastric injunction, and in

the spiritual world the real achievement is already there.

Madhya 9.259-260

TEXTS 259-260

TEXT

sravanam kirtanam visnoh

smaranam pada-sevanam

arcanam vandanam dasyam

sakhyam atma-nivedanam

iti pumsarpita visnau

bhaktis cen nava-laksana

kriyeta bhagavaty addha

tan manye 'dhitam uttamam

SYNONYMS

sravanam -- hearing of the holy name, form, qualities, entourage and

pastimes, which must pertain to Lord Visnu; kirtanam -- vibrating

transcendental sounds pertaining to the holy name, form, qualities and

entourage, and inquiring about them (these also should be only in

relationship to Visnu); visnoh -- of Lord Visnu; smaranam -- remembering

the holy name, form and entourage, and inquiring about them, also only

for Visnu; pada-sevanam -- executing devotional service according to

time, circumstances and situation, only in relationship with Visnu;

arcanam -- worshiping the Deity of Lord Krsna, Lord Ramacandra, Laksmi-

Narayana or the other forms of Visnu; vandanam -- offering prayers to

the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dasyam -- always thinking oneself an

eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sakhyam -- making

friends with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; atma-nivedanam --

dedicating everything (body, mind and soul) for the service of the Lord;

iti -- thus; pumsa -- by the human being; arpita -- dedicated; visnau --

unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu; bhaktih -- devotional

service; cet -- if; nava-laksana -- possessing nine different systems,

as above mentioned; kriyeta -- one should execute; bhagavati -- unto the

Supreme Personality of Godhead; addha -- directly (not indirectly

through karma, jnana or yoga); tat -- that; manye -- I understand;

adhitam -- studied; uttamam -- first class.

TRANSLATION

" 'This process entails hearing, chanting and remembering the holy name,

form, pastimes, qualities and entourage of the Lord, offering service

according to the time, place and performer, worshiping the Deity,

offering prayers, always considering oneself the eternal servant of

Krsna, making friends with Him and dedicating everything unto Him. These

nine items of devotional service, when directly offered to Krsna,

constitute the highest attainment of life. This is the verdict of

revealed scriptures.'

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu quoted these verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.

23-24).

Madhya 9.261

TEXT 261

TEXT

sravana-kirtana ha-ite krsne haya 'prema'

sei pancama purusartha -- purusarthera sima

SYNONYMS

sravana-kirtana -- hearing and chanting; ha-ite -- from; krsne -- unto

Lord Krsna; haya -- there is; prema -- transcendental love; sei -- that;

pancama purusa-artha -- the fifth platform of perfection of life; purusa-

arthera sima -- the limit of goals of life.

TRANSLATION

"When one comes to the platform of loving service to Lord Krsna by

executing these nine processes, he

has attained the fifth platform of success and the limit of life's goals.

PURPORT

Everyone is after success in religion, economic development, sense

gratification and ultimately merging into the existence of Brahman.

These are the general practices of the common man, but according to the

strict principles of the Vedas, the highest attainment is to rise to the

platform of sravanam, kirtanam -- chanting and hearing

about the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed in Srimad-

Bhagavatam (1.1.2):

dharmah projjhita-kaitavo 'tra paramo nirmatsaranam satam

vedyam vastavam atra vastu sivadam tapa-trayonmulanam

srimad-bhagavate mahamuni-krte kim va parair isvarah

sadyo hrdy avarudhyate 'tra krtibhih susrusubhis tat-ksanat

"Completely rejecting all religious activities which are materially

motivated, this Bhagavata Purana propounds the highest truth, which is

understandable by those devotees who are pure in heart. The

highest truth is reality distinguished from illusion for the welfare of

all. Such truth uproots the threefold miseries. This beautiful

Bhagavatam, compiled by the great sage Sri Vyasadeva, is sufficient in

itself for God realization. As

soon as one attentively and submissively hears the message of Bhagavatam,

he becomes attached to the Supreme Lord

According to Sridhara Svami, the material conception of success (moksa

or liberation) is desired by those in material existence. Not

being situated in material existence, the devotees have no

desire for liberation.

A devotee is always liberated in all stages of life because he is always

engaged in the nine items of devotional service (sravanam, kirtanam, etc.

). Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's philosophy holds that devotional service to

Krsna always exists in everyone's heart. It simply has to be awakened by

the process of sravanam kirtanam visnoh. Sravanadi suddha-

citte karaye udaya (Cc. Madhya 22.107). When a person is actually

engaged in devotional service, his eternal relationship with the Lord,

the servant-master relationship, is awakened.

Madhya 9.262

TEXT 262

TEXT

evam-vratah sva-priya-nama-kirtya

jatanurago druta-citta uccaih

hasaty atho roditi rauti gayaty

unmadavan nrtyati loka-bahyah

SYNONYMS

evam-vratah -- when one thus engages in a vow to chant and dance; sva --

own; priya -- very dear; nama -- holy name; kirtya -- by chanting; jata -

- in this way develops; anuragah -- attachment; druta-cittah -- very

eagerly; uccaih -- loudly; hasati -- laughs; atho -- also; roditi --

cries; rauti -- becomes agitated; gayati -- chants; unmada-vat -- like a

madman; nrtyati -- dances; loka-bahyah -- without caring for outsiders.

TRANSLATION

" 'When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in chanting the

holy name of the Lord, who is very dear to him, he is agitated and

loudly chants the holy name. He also laughs, cries, becomes agitated and

chants just like a madman, not caring for outsiders.'

PURPORT

This verse is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.2.40).

Madhya 9.263

TEXT 263

TEXT

karma-ninda, karma-tyaga, sarva-sastre kahe

karma haite prema-bhakti krsne kabhu nahe

SYNONYMS

karma-ninda -- condemnation of fruitive activities; karma-tyaga --

renunciation of fruitive activities; sarva-sastre kahe -- is announced

in every revealed scripture; karma haite -- from fruitive activities;

prema-bhakti -- devotional service in ecstatic love; krsne -- for Krsna;

kabhu nahe -- can never be achieved.

TRANSLATION

"In every revealed scripture there is condemnation of fruitive

activity. It is advised everywhere to give up engagement in fruitive

activity, for by it no one can attain the highest goal of life, love

of Godhead.

PURPORT

In the Vedas there are three kandas, or divisions: karma-kanda, jnana-

kanda, and upasana-kanda. The karma-kanda portion stresses the execution

of fruitive activities, although ultimately it is advised that one

abandon both karma-kanda and jnana-kanda (speculative knowledge) and

accept only upasana-kanda, or bhakti-kanda. One cannot attain love of

Godhead by executing karma-kanda or jnana-kanda. However, by dedicating

one's karma, or fruitive activities, to the Supreme Lord, one may be

relieved from the polluted mind. But when one is actually free from

mental pollution, one must be elevated to the spiritual platform.

It is then that one needs the association of a pure devotee, for

only by a pure devotee's association can one become a pure devotee of

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. When one comes to the stage

of pure devotional service, the process of sravanam kirtanam is very

essential. By executing the nine items of devotional service,

one is completely purified. Anyabhilasita-sunyam

jnana-karmady-anavrtam (B.r.s. 1.1.12). Only then is one

able to execute the order of Krsna.

man-mana bhava mad-bhakto

mad-yaji mam namaskuru

mam evaisyasi satyam te

pratijane priyo

'si

"Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your

homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you

this because you are My very dear friend." (Bg. 18.65)

sarva-dharman parityajya

mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo

moksayisyami ma sucah

"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall

deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear." (Bg. 18.66)

In this way one develops his original constitutional position by which

he can render loving service to the Lord. One cannot be elevated to the

highest platform of devotional service by karma-kanda or jnana-kanda.

Pure devotional service can be understood and attained only through the

association of pure devotees. In this regard, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta

Sarasvati Thakura states that there are two types of karma-kanda

activities -- pious and impious. Pious activities are certainly

preferred to impious activities, but even pious activities cannot

assure one ecstatic love of God, Krsna. Pious and impious activities

can bring about material happiness or distress, but there is no

possibility in one's becoming a pure devotee simply by acting piously or

impiously. Bhakti, devotional service, means satisfying Krsna. In every

revealed scripture -- whether jnana-kanda or karma-kanda is

stressed -- the principle of renunciation is always praised. The ripened

fruit of Vedic knowledge, Srimad-Bhagavatam, is the supreme Vedic

evidence. In Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said:

naiskarmyam apy acyuta-bhava-varjitam

na sobhate jnanam alam niranjanam

kutah punah sasvad abhadram isvare

na carpitam karma yad apy akaranam

"Knowledge of self-realization, even though freed from all material

affinity, does not look well if devoid of a conception of the Infallible

[God]. What, then, is the use of fruitive activities, which are

naturally painful from the very beginning and transient by nature, if

they are not utilized for the devotional service of the Lord?" (Bhag. 1.

5.12) This means that even knowledge, which is superior to fruitive

activity, is not successful if it is devoid of devotional service.

In all scriptures -- in the beginning, middle and end -

- karma-kanda and jnana-kanda are condemned. In Srimad-

Bhagavatam it is said: dharmah projjhita-kaitavo 'tra.

This is explained in the following verses taken from Srimad-Bhagavatam (

11.11.32) and Bhagavad-gita (18.66).

Madhya 9.264

TEXT 264

TEXT

ajnayaivam gunan dosan

mayadistan api svakan

dharman santyajya yah sarvan

mam bhajet sa ca sattamah

SYNONYMS

ajnaya -- knowing perfectly; evam -- thus; gunan -- qualities; dosan --

faults; maya -- by Me; adistan -- instructed; api -- although; svakan --

own; dharman -- occupational duties; santyajya -- giving up; yah --

anyone who; sarvan -- all; mam -- unto Me; bhajet -- may render service;

sah -- he; ca -- and; sat-tamah -- first-class person.

TRANSLATION

" 'Occupational duties are described in the religious scriptures. If one

analyzes them, he can fully understand their qualities and faults and

then give them up completely to render service unto the Supreme

Personality of Godhead. A person who does so is considered to be a first-

class man.'

Madhya 9.265

TEXT 265

TEXT

sarva-dharman parityajya

mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo

moksayisyami ma sucah

SYNONYMS

sarva-dharman -- all kinds of occupational duties; parityajya -- giving

up; mam ekam -- unto Me only; saranam -- as shelter; vraja -- go; aham --

I; tvam -- unto you; sarva-papebhyah -- from all the reactions of

sinful life; moksayisyami -- will give liberation; ma -- do not; sucah --

worry.

TRANSLATION

" 'Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall

deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.'

Madhya 9.266

TEXT 266

TEXT

tavat karmani kurvita

na nirvidyeta yavata

mat-katha-sravanadau va

sraddha yavan na jayate

SYNONYMS

tavat -- up to that time; karmani -- fruitive activities; kurvita -- one

should execute; na nirvidyeta -- is not satiated; yavata -- as long as;

mat-katha -- of discourses about Me; sravana-adau -- in the matter of

sravanam, kirtanam, and so on; va -- or; sraddha -- faith; yavat -- as

long as; na -- not; jayate -- is awakened.

TRANSLATION

" 'As long as one is not satiated by fruitive activity and has not

awakened his taste for devotional service by sravanam kirtanam visnoh

, one has to act according to the regulative principles of

the Vedic injunctions.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.20.9).

Madhya 9.267

TEXT 267

TEXT

panca-vidha mukti tyaga kare bhakta-gana

phalgu kari' 'mukti' dekhe narakera sama

SYNONYMS

panca-vidha -- five kinds of; mukti -- liberation; tyaga kare -- give up;

bhakta-gana -- devotees; phalgu -- insignificant; kari' -- considering;

mukti -- liberation; dekhe -- see; narakera -- to hell; sama -- equal.

TRANSLATION

"Pure devotees reject the five kinds of liberation; indeed, liberation

for them is very insignificant because they see it as hellish.

Madhya 9.268

TEXT 268

TEXT

salokya-sarsti-samipya-

sarupyaikatvam apy uta

diyamanam na grhnanti

vina mat-sevanam janah

SYNONYMS

salokya -- to live on the same planet as the Supreme Personality of

Godhead; sarsti -- to possess equal opulence;

samipya -- always associating with the Supreme Personality of Godhead;

sarupya -- possessing equal bodily features; ekatvam -

- merging into the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; api

-- even; uta -- certainly; diyamanam -- being offered; na -- never;

grhnanti -- accept; vina -- without; mat -- My; sevanam -- devotional

service; janah -- devotees.

TRANSLATION

" 'Pure devotees always reject the five kinds of liberation, which

include living in the spiritual Vaikuntha planets, possessing the same

opulences possessed by the Supreme Lord, having the same bodily

features as the Lord, associating with the Lord and merging into the

body of the Lord. The pure devotees do not accept these benedictions

without the service of the Lord.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.29.13).

Madhya 9.269

TEXT 269

TEXT

yo dustyajan ksiti-suta-svajanartha-daran

prarthyam sriyam sura-varaih sadayavalokam

naicchan nrpas tad ucitam mahatam madhu-dvit-

sevanurakta-manasam abhavo 'pi phalguh

SYNONYMS

yah -- one who; dustyajan -- very difficult to give up; ksiti -- land;

suta -- children; svajana -- relatives; artha -- riches; daran -- and

wife; prarthyam -- desirable; sriyam -- fortune; sura-varaih -- by the

best of the demigods; sa-daya -- merciful; avalokam -- whose glance; na

aicchat -- did not desire; nrpah -- the King (Maharaja Bharata); tat --

that; ucitam -- is befitting; mahatam -- of great personalities; madhu-

dvit -- of the killer of the demon Madhu; seva-anurakta -- engaged in

the service; manasam -- the minds of whom; abhavah -- cessation of the

repetition of birth and death; api -- even; phalguh -- insignificant.

TRANSLATION

" 'It is very difficult to give up material opulence, land, children,

society, friends, riches, wife, or the blessings of the goddess of

fortune, which are desired even by great demigods. King Bharata did

not desire such things, and this was quite befitting his position

because for a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in service

of the Lord, even liberation or merging into the existence of the Lord

is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunity?'

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.14.44) concerning the

glorification of King Bharata, whom Sukadeva Gosvami was describing to

King Pariksit.

Madhya 9.270

TEXT 270

TEXT

narayana-parah sarve

na kutascana bibhyati

svargapavarga-narakesv

api tulyartha-darsinah

SYNONYMS

narayana-parah -- persons who are devotees of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead Narayana; sarve -- all; na -- never; kutascana -- anywhere;

bibhyati -- are afraid; svarga -- in the heavenly planetary system;

apavarga -- on the path of liberation; narakesu -- or in a hellish

condition of life; api -- even; tulya -- equal; artha -- value; darsinah

-- seers of.

TRANSLATION

" 'A person who is a devotee of Lord Narayana is not afraid of a hellish

condition because he considers it the same as elevation to heavenly

planets or liberation. The devotees of Lord Narayana are accustomed to

seeing all these things on the same level.'

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.17.28) regarding the

personality Citraketu. Once when Citraketu saw the goddess Parvati

sitting on the lap of Lord Sambhu (Siva), he became a little ashamed and

criticized Lord Siva, who was sitting just like an

ordinary man with his wife on his lap. For this reason Citraketu was

cursed by Parvati. Later he became a demon named Vrtrasura. Citraketu

was a very powerful king and a devotee, and he could certainly retaliate

even against Lord Siva, but when Parvati cursed him, he immediately

accepted the curse with a bowed head. When he agreed to accept this

curse, Lord Siva praised him and told Parvati that a devotee of Lord

Narayana is never afraid of accepting any position provided there is a

chance to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the purport

of narayana-parah sarve na kutascana bibhyati.

Madhya 9.271

TEXT 271

TEXT

mukti, karma -- dui vastu tyaje bhakta-gana

sei dui sthapa' tumi 'sadhya', 'sadhana'

SYNONYMS

mukti -- liberation; karma -- fruitive activities; dui -- two; vastu --

things; tyaje -- give up; bhakta-gana -- the devotees; sei -- those; dui

-- two; sthapa' -- establish; tumi -- you; sadhya -- the goal of life;

sadhana -- the process of achievement.

TRANSLATION

"Both liberation and fruitive activity are rejected by devotees. You are

trying to establish these things as life's goal and the process to

attain it."

Madhya 9.272

TEXT 272

TEXT

sannyasi dekhiya more karaha vancana

na kahila teni sadhya-sadhana-laksana

SYNONYMS

sannyasi -- a person in the renounced order of life; dekhiya -- seeing;

more -- unto Me; karaha -- you do; vancana -- duplicity; na kahila --

did not describe; teni -- therefore; sadhya -- objective; sadhana --

process of achievement; laksana -- symptoms.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued speaking to the Tattvavadi acarya: "

Seeing that I am a mendicant in the renounced order of life, you have

been playing with Me in a duplicitous way. You have not actually

described the process and ultimate objective."

Madhya 9.273

TEXT 273

TEXT

suni' tattvacarya haila antare lajjita

prabhura vaisnavata dekhi, ha-ila vismita

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; tattva-acarya -- the acarya of the Tattvavada

sampradaya; haila -- became; antare -- within the mind; lajjita --

ashamed; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vaisnavata --

devotion in Vaisnavism; dekhi -- seeing; haila -- became; vismita --

struck with wonder.

TRANSLATION

After hearing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the acarya of the Tattvavada

sampradaya became very ashamed. Upon observing Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's rigid faith in Vaisnavism, he was struck with wonder.

Madhya 9.274

TEXT 274

TEXT

acarya kahe, -- tumi yei kaha, sei satya haya

sarva-sastre vaisnavera ei suniscaya

SYNONYMS

acarya kahe -- the Tattvavadi acarya said; tumi -- You; yei -- whatever;

kaha -- say; sei -- that; satya -- truth; haya -- is; sarva-sastre -- in

all revealed scriptures; vaisnavera -- of the devotees of Lord Visnu; ei

-- this; su-niscaya -- conclusion.

TRANSLATION

The Tattvavadi acarya replied, "What You have said is certainly factual.

It is the conclusion of all the revealed scriptures of the Vaisnavas.

Madhya 9.275

TEXT 275

TEXT

tathapi madhvacarya ye kariyache nirbandha

sei acariye sabe sampradaya-sambandha

SYNONYMS

tathapi -- still; madhva-acarya -- Madhvacarya; ye -- whatever;

kariyache -- formulated; nirbandha -- rules and regulations; sei -- that;

acariye -- we practice; sabe -- all; sampradaya -- party; sambandha --

relationship.

TRANSLATION

"Still, whatever Madhvacarya has ascertained to be the formula for our

party, we practice as a party policy."

Madhya 9.276

TEXT 276

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- karmi, jnani, -- dui bhakti-hina

tomara sampradaye dekhi sei dui cihna

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; karmi -- fruitive

worker; jnani -- mental speculator; dui -- both of them; bhakti-hina --

nondevotees; tomara -- your; sampradaye -- in the community; dekhi -- I

see; sei -- those; dui -- both; cihna -- symptoms.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Both the fruitive worker and the

speculative philosopher are considered nondevotees. We see both elements

present in your sampradaya.

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sabe, eka guna dekhi tomara sampradaye

satya-vigraha kari' isvare karaha niscaye

SYNONYMS

sabe -- in all; eka -- one; guna -- quality; dekhi -- I see; tomara --

your; sampradaye -- in the party; satya-vigraha -- the form of the Lord

as truth; kari' -- accepting; isvare -- the Supreme Personality of

Godhead; karaha -- you do; niscaye -- ascertain.

TRANSLATION

"The only qualification that I see in your sampradaya is that you accept

the form of the Lord as truth."

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to point out to the Tattvavadi acarya,

who belonged to the Madhvacarya-sampradaya, that their general behavior

did not favor pure devotional service, which must be

devoid of the taints of fruitive activity and speculative knowledge. As

far as fruitive activity is concerned, the contamination is

elevation to a higher standard of life, and for speculative

knowledge the contamination is merging into the

existence of the Absolute Truth. The Tattvavada sampradaya of the

Madhvacarya school sticks to the principle of varnasrama-dharma, which

involves fruitive activity. Their ultimate goal (mukti) is simply a form

of desire. A pure devotee should be free from all kinds of

desire. He simply engages in the service of the Lord.

Nonetheless, Caitanya Mahaprabhu was pleased that the Madhvacarya-

sampradaya, or the Tattvavada sampradaya, accepted the transcendental

form of the Lord. This is the great qualification of these Vaisnava

sampradayas.

It is the Mayavada sampradaya that does not accept the transcendental

form of the Lord. If a Vaisnava sampradaya is also carried away by that

impersonal attitude, that sampradaya has no position at all. It is a

fact that there are many so-called Vaisnavas whose ultimate aim is to

merge into the existence of the Lord. The sahajiyas'

Vaisnava philosophy is to become one with the Supreme. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu points out that Sri Madhavendra Puri accepted Madhvacarya

only because his sampradaya accepted the transcendental form of the Lord.

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ei-mata tanra ghare garva curna kari'

phalgu-tirthe tabe cali aila gaurahari

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; tanra ghare -- at his place; garva -- pride;

curna -- broken; kari' -- making; phalgu-tirthe -- to the holy place

named Phalgu-tirtha; tabe -- then; cali -- walking; aila -- came;

gaura-hari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu broke the pride of the Tattvavadis to

pieces. He then went to the holy place known as Phalgu-tirtha.

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tritakupe visalara kari' darasana

pancapsara-tirthe aila sacira nandana

SYNONYMS

tritakupe -- to Tritakupa; visalara -- of the Deity named Visala; kari' -

- doing; darasana -- visiting; panca-apsara-tirthe -- to Pancapsara-

tirtha; aila -- came; sacira nandana -- the son of mother Saci.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of mother Saci, went to Tritakupa,

and after seeing the Visala Deity there, He went to the holy place known

as Pancapsara-tirtha.

PURPORT

The Apsaras, denizens of the heavenly planets, are generally known as

dancing girls. The girls in the heavenly planets are exquisitely

beautiful, and if a woman on earth is found to be very beautiful, she is

compared to the Apsaras. There were five Apsaras named Lata, Budbuda,

Samici, Saurabheyi and Varna. It is said that these five beautiful

dancing girls were sent by Indra to break the severe austerity of a

saintly person called Acyuta Rsi. This action was typical of Indra, the

King of heaven. Whenever Indra discovered someone undergoing severe

austerities, he would begin to fear for his post. Indra is always

anxious about his position, fearing that if someone becomes more

powerful than him, he would lose his elevated position. As

soon as he would see a saint undergoing severe austerities, he would

send dancing girls to distract him. Even the great saint Visvamitra Muni

fell victim to his plan.

When the five Apsaras went to break Acyuta Rsi's meditation, they were

all chastised and cursed by the saint. As a result, the girls turned

into crocodiles in a lake that came to be known as Pancapsara. Lord

Ramacandra also visited this place. From Sri Narada Muni's narration, it

is understood that when Arjuna went to visit the holy places, he learned

about the condemnation of the five Apsaras. He delivered them from their

abominable condition, and from that day the lake came to be known as

Pancapsara, and it became a place of pilgrimage.

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gokarne siva dekhi' aila dvaipayani

surparaka-tirthe aila nyasi-siromani

SYNONYMS

gokarne -- in the place named Gokarna; siva -- the temple of Lord Siva;

dekhi' -- seeing; aila -- came; dvaipayani -- to Dvaipayani; surparaka-

tirthe -- to the holy place named Surparaka; aila -- came; nyasi-

siromani -- the best of the sannyasis, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

After seeing Pancapsara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Gokarna. While

there, He visited the temple of Lord Siva, and then He went to

Dvaipayani. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the crown jewel of all sannyasis,

then went to Surparaka-tirtha.

PURPORT

Gokarna is situated in North Kanada in the Maharastra province. It is

about twenty miles southeast of Karaoyara. This place is very

famous for the temple of Lord Siva known as Maha-balesvara. Hundreds and

thousands of pilgrims come to see this temple. Surparaka is about twenty-

six miles north of Bombay. In the Maharastra province near Bombay is a

district known as Thana and a place known as Sopara. Surparaka is

mentioned in the Mahabharata (Santi-parva, Chapter 41, verses 66-67).

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kolapure laksmi dekhi' dekhena ksira-bhagavati

langa-ganesa dekhi' dekhena cora-parvati

SYNONYMS

kolapure -- at Kolapura; laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; dekhi' --

seeing; dekhena -- he visited; ksira-bhagavati -- the temple of Ksira-

bhagavati; langa-ganesa -- the deity Langa-ganesa; dekhi' -- seeing;

dekhena -- He sees; cora-parvati -- the goddess Parvati, who is known as

a thief.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited the town of Kolapura, where He saw

the goddess of fortune in the temple of Ksira-bhagavati and Langa-

ganesa in another temple, known as Cora-parvati.

PURPORT

Kolapura is a town in the Maharastra province formerly known as Bombay

Pradesh. Formerly it was a native state, and it is bordered on the

north by the district of Santara, on the east and south by the district

of Belagama, and on the west by the district of Ratnagiri. In this

place there is a river named Urna. From the Bombay Gazette it is

understood that there were about 250 temples there, out of which six are

very famous. These are (1) Ambabai, or Mahalaksmi Mandira, (2) Vithoba

Mandira, (3) Temblai Mandira, (4) Mahakali Mandira, (5) Phiranga-i, or

Pratyangira Mandira, and (6) Yyallamma Mandira.

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tatha haite pandarapure aila gauracandra

viththala-thakura dekhi' paila ananda

SYNONYMS

tatha haite -- from there; pandara-pure -- to Pandarapura; aila -- came;

gauracandra -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; viththala-thakura -- the

Deity known as Viththala; dekhi' -- seeing; paila -- got; ananda --

great happiness.

TRANSLATION

From there Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Pandarapura, where He happily

saw the temple of Viththala Thakura.

PURPORT

This city of Pandarapura is situated on the River Bhima. It is said that

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu initiated Tukarama when He visited Pandarapura.

This Tukarama Acarya became very

famous in the Maharastra province, and he spread the sankirtana

movement all over the province. The sankirtana party belonging to

Tukarama is still very popular in Bombay in the province of

Maharastra. Tukarama was a disciple of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and his

book is known as Abhanga. His sankirtana party exactly resembles the

Gaudiya-Vaisnava sankirtana parties, for they chant the holy name of the

Lord with mrdanga and karatalas.

The Lord Viththaladeva mentioned in this verse is a form of Lord Visnu

with four hands. He is Narayana.

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premavese kaila bahuta kirtana-nartana

tahan eka vipra tanre kaila nimantrana

SYNONYMS

prema-avese -- in the great ecstasy of love; kaila -- performed; bahuta -

- much; kirtana-nartana -- chanting and dancing; tahan -- there; eka --

one; vipra -- brahmana; tanre -- unto Him; kaila -- did; nimantrana --

invitation.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanted and danced in various ways as usual, and

one brahmana, seeing Him in ecstatic love, was very pleased. He even

invited the Lord to his home for lunch.

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bahuta adare prabhuke bhiksa karaila

bhiksa kari' tatha eka subha-varta paila

SYNONYMS

bahuta adare -- with great love; prabhuke -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; bhiksa karaila -- offered lunch; bhiksa kari' -- after

finishing His lunch; tatha -- there; eka -- one; subha-varta --

auspicious news; paila -- got.

TRANSLATION

This brahmana offered Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu food with great respect

and love. After finishing His lunch, the Lord received auspicious news.

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madhava-purira sisya 'sri-ranga-puri' nama

sei grame vipra-grhe karena visrama

SYNONYMS

madhava-purira sisya -- one disciple of Madhavendra Puri; sri-ranga-puri

-- Sri Ranga Puri; nama -- named; sei grame -- in that village; vipra-

grhe -- in the house of a brahmana; karena visrama -- rests.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu received word that Sri Ranga Puri, one of the

disciples of Sri Madhavendra Puri, was present in that village at the

home of a brahmana.

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suniya calila prabhu tanre dekhibare

vipra-grhe vasi' achena, dekhila tanhare

SYNONYMS

suniya -- hearing; calila -- went; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

tanre -- him; dekhibare -- to see; vipra-grhe -- at the house of the

brahmana; vasi' -- sitting; achena -- was; dekhila -- saw; tanhare --

him.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this news, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately went to see Sri

Ranga Puri at the brahmana's home. Upon entering, the Lord saw him

sitting there.

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premavese kare tanre danda-paranama

asru, pulaka, kampa, sarvange pade ghama

SYNONYMS

prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; kare -- does; tanre -- unto him; danda-

paranama -- obeisances, falling flat; asru -- tears; pulaka --

jubilation; kampa -- trembling; sarva-ange -- all over the body; pade --

there was; ghama -- perspiration.

TRANSLATION

As soon as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the brahmana, He immediately

began to offer him obeisances in ecstatic love, falling flat to the

ground. The symptoms of transcendental transformation were visible --

namely, tears, jubilation, trembling and perspiration.

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dekhiya vismita haila sri-ranga-purira mana

'uthaha sripada' bali' balila vacana

SYNONYMS

dekhiya -- seeing; vismita -- astonished; haila -- became; sri-ranga-

purira -- of Sri Ranga Puri; mana -- the mind; uthaha -- get up; sri-

pada -- Your Holiness; bali' -- saying; balila vacana -- began to speak.

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in such an ecstatic mood, Sri Ranga

Puri said, "Your Holiness, please get up.

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sripada, dhara mora gosanira sambandha

taha vina anyatra nahi ek premara gandha

SYNONYMS

sri-pada -- O Your Holiness; dhara -- You hold; mora -- my; gosanira --

with Sri Madhavendra Puri; sambandha -- relationship; taha vina --

without him; anyatra -- elsewhere; nahi -- there is not; ei -- this;

premara -- of ecstasy; gandha -- flavor.

TRANSLATION

"Your Holiness is certainly related to Sri Madhavendra Puri, without

whom there is no flavor of ecstatic love."

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks that in the disciplic

succession of Madhvacarya -- up to the advent of His Holiness Sripada

Laksmipati Tirtha -- only

Lord Krsna was worshiped. After Srila

Madhavendra Puri, worship of both Radha and Krsna was established. For

this reason Sri Madhavendra Puri is accepted as the root of worship in

ecstatic love. Unless one is connected to the disciplic succession of

Madhavendra Puri, there is no possibility of awakening the symptoms of

ecstatic love. The word gosani is significant in this connection. The

spiritual master who is fully surrendered unto the Supreme Personality

of Godhead and has no business other than the Lord's service is called

the best of the paramahamsas. A paramahamsa has no program for sense

gratification; he is interested only in satisfying the senses of the

Lord. One who has control of the senses in this way is called a gosani

or a gosvami, master of the senses. The senses cannot be controlled

unless one is engaged in the service of the Lord; therefore the bona

fide spiritual master, who has full control over his senses, engages

twenty-four hours a day in the Lord's service. He can therefore be

addressed as gosani or gosvami. The title gosvami cannot be inherited

but can be given only to a bona fide spiritual master.

There were six great Gosvamis of Vrndavana -- Srila Rupa, Sanatana,

Bhatta Raghunatha, Sri Jiva, Gopala Bhatta and Dasa Raghunatha -- and

none of them inherited the title of gosvami. All the Gosvamis of

Vrndavana were bona fide spiritual masters situated on the highest

platform of devotional service, and for that reason they were called

gosvamis. All the temples of Vrndavana were certainly started by the six

Gosvamis. Later the worship in the temples was entrusted to some

householder disciples of the Gosvamis, and since then the hereditary

title of gosvami has been used. However, only one who is a bona fide

spiritual master expanding the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the

Krsna consciousness movement, and who is in full control of his senses

can be addressed as a gosvami. Unfortunately, the hereditary process is

going on; therefore at the present moment, in most cases the title is

being misused due to ignorance of the word's etymology.

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eta bali' prabhuke uthana kaila alingana

galagali kari' dunhe karena krandana

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; prabhuke -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

uthana -- getting up; kaila -- did; alingana -- embracing; galagali --

shoulder to shoulder; kari' -- doing; dunhe -- both of them; karena --

do; krandana -- crying.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Sri Ranga Puri lifted Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and

embraced Him. When they both embraced, they

began to cry in ecstasy.

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ksaneke avesa chadi' dunhara dhairya haila

isvara-purira sambandha gosani janaila

SYNONYMS

ksaneke -- after just a few moments; avesa -- ecstasy; chadi' -- giving

up; dunhara -- of both of them; dhairya -- patience; haila -- there was;

isvara-purira -- of Isvara Puri; sambandha -- relationship; gosani --

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; janaila -- disclosed.

TRANSLATION

After some moments, they came to their senses and became patient. Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu then informed Sri Ranga Puri about His relationship

with Isvara Puri.

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adbhuta premera vanya dunhara uthalila

dunhe manya kari' dunhe anande vasila

SYNONYMS

adbhuta -- wonderful; premera -- of love of Godhead; vanya -- inundation;

dunhara -- of both of them; uthalila -- arose; dunhe -- both of them;

manya kari' -- offering respect; dunhe -- both of them; anande -- with

great happiness; vasila -- sat down.

TRANSLATION

They were both inundated by the wonderful ecstasy of love, which was

aroused in both of them. They finally sat down and respectfully began

to converse.

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dui jane krsna-katha kahe ratri-dine

ei-mate gonaila panca-sata dine

SYNONYMS

dui jane -- both the persons; krsna-katha -- topics of Krsna; kahe --

speak; ratri-dine -- day and night; ei-mate -- in this way; gonaila --

passed; panca-sata -- five to seven; dine -- days.

TRANSLATION

In this way they discussed topics about Lord Krsna continuously for five

to seven days.

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kautuke puri tanre puchila janma-sthana

gosani kautuke kahena 'navadvipa' nama

SYNONYMS

kautuke -- out of curiosity; puri -- Sri Ranga Puri; tanre -- Him;

puchila -- asked; janma-sthana -- the place of birth; gosani -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kautuke -- as a matter of course; kahena -- said;

nava-dvipa -- Navadvipa; nama -- name.

TRANSLATION

Out of curiosity, Sri Ranga Puri asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu about His

birthplace, and the Lord informed him that it was Navadvipa-dhama.

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sri-madhava-purira sange sri-ranga-puri

purve asiyachila tenho nadiya-nagari

SYNONYMS

sri-madhava-purira sange -- with Sri Madhavendra Puri; sri-ranga-puri --

Sri Ranga Puri; purve -- formerly; asiyachila -- came; tenho -- he;

nadiya-nagari -- to the city of Nadia.

TRANSLATION

Sri Ranga Puri had formerly gone to Navadvipa with Sri Madhavendra Puri,

and he therefore remembered the incidents that took place there.

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jagannatha-misra-ghare bhiksa ye karila

apurva mocara ghanta tahan ye khaila

SYNONYMS

jagannatha-misra-ghare -- in the house of Sri Jagannatha Misra; bhiksa --

lunch; ye -- that; karila -- took; apurva -- unprecedented; mocara

ghanta -- curry made of plantain flowers; tahan -- there; ye -- that;

khaila -- ate.

TRANSLATION

As soon as Sri Ranga Puri recalled Navadvipa, he also recalled

accompanying Sri Madhavendra Puri to the house of Jagannatha Misra,

where he took lunch. He even remembered the taste of an

unprecedented curry made of banana flowers.

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jagannathera brahmani, tenha -- maha-pativrata

vatsalye hayena tenha yena jagan-mata

SYNONYMS

jagannathera -- of Jagannatha Misra; brahmani -- wife; tenha -- she;

maha -- great; pati-vrata -- devoted to her husband; vatsalye -- in

affection; hayena -- was; tenha -- she; yena -- as if; jagat-mata -- the

mother of the whole universe.

TRANSLATION

Sri Ranga Puri also remembered the wife of Jagannatha Misra. She was

very devoted and chaste. As for her affection, she was exactly like the

mother of the universe.

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randhane nipuna tan-sama nahi tribhuvane

putra-sama sneha karena sannyasi-bhojane

SYNONYMS

randhane -- in cooking; nipuna -- very expert; tan-sama -- like her;

nahi -- there is none; tri-bhuvane -- in the three worlds; putra-sama --

like to her own sons; sneha karena -- she was affectionate; sannyasi-

bhojane -- in feeding the sannyasis.

TRANSLATION

He also remembered how Sri Jagannatha Misra's wife, Sacimata, was expert

in cooking. He recalled that she was very affectionate toward the

sannyasis and fed them exactly like her own sons.

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tanra eka yogya putra kariyache sannyasa

'sankararanya' nama tanra alpa vayasa

SYNONYMS

tanra -- her; eka -- one; yogya -- deserving; putra -- son; kariyache --

has accepted; sannyasa -- the renounced order of life; sankara-

aranya -- Sankararanya; nama -- named; tanra -- his; alpa -- little;

vayasa -- age.

TRANSLATION

Sri Ranga Puri also understood that one of her deserving sons

accepted the renounced order at a very young age. His name was

Sankararanya.

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ei tirthe sankararanyera siddhi-prapti haila

prastave sri-ranga-puri eteka kahila

SYNONYMS

ei tirthe -- in this holy place; sankararanyera -- of Sankararanya;

siddhi-prapti -- attainment of perfection; haila -- became fulfilled;

prastave -- in the course of conversation; sri-ranga-puri -- Sri Ranga

Puri; eteka -- thus; kahila -- spoke.

TRANSLATION

Sri Ranga Puri informed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that in this holy place,

Pandarapura, the sannyasi named Sankararanya attained perfection

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's elder brother was named Visvarupa. He left

home before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and accepted the sannyasi order

under the name of Sankararanya Svami. He traveled all over the country

and finally went to Pandarapura, where he passed away after attaining

perfection. In other words, he entered the spiritual world after giving

up his mortal body at Pandarapura.

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prabhu kahe, -- purvasrame tenha mora bhrata

jagannatha misra -- purvasrame mora pita

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; purva-asrame -- in My previous asrama;

tenha -- He; mora bhrata -- My brother; jagannatha misra -- Jagannatha

Misra; purva-asrame -- in My previous asrama; mora pita -- My father.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "In My previous asrama, Sankararanya was

My brother, and Jagannatha Misra was My father."

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ei-mata dui-jane ista-gosthi kari'

dvaraka dekhite calila sri-ranga-puri

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; dui-jane -- both of them; ista-gosthi kari' --

discussing many topics; dvaraka dekhite -- to see Dvaraka; calila --

started; sri-ranga-puri -- Sri Ranga Puri.

TRANSLATION

After finishing his talks with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Ranga Puri

started for Dvaraka-dhama.

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dina cari tatha prabhuke rakhila brahmana

bhima-nadi snana kari' karena viththala darsana

SYNONYMS

dina -- days; cari -- four; tatha -- there; prabhuke -- Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; rakhila -- kept; brahmana -- the brahmana; bhima-nadi -- in

the River Bhima; snana kari' -- bathing; karena -- does; viththala

darsana -- visit the temple of Viththala.

TRANSLATION

After Sri Ranga Puri departed for Dvaraka, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

remained with the brahmana at Pandarapura for four more days. He took

His bath in the Bhima River and visited the temple of Viththala.

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tabe mahaprabhu aila krsna-venva-tire

nana tirtha dekhi' tahan devata-mandire

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila -- came;

krsna-venva-tire -- to the bank of the River Krsna-venva; nana --

various; tirtha -- holy places; dekhi' -- seeing; tahan -- there; devata-

mandire -- in the temples of some gods.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next went to the bank of the Krsna-venva River,

where He visited many holy places and the temples of various gods.

PURPORT

This river is another branch of the River Krsna. It is said that Thakura

Bilvamangala resided on the banks of this river. This river is

sometimes called the Vina, the Veni, the Sina and the Bhima.

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brahmana-samaja saba -- vaisnava-carita

vaisnava sakala pade 'krsna-karnamrta'

SYNONYMS

brahmana-samaja -- the community of brahmanas; saba -- all; vaisnava-

carita -- pure devotees; vaisnava sakala -- all the Vaisnavas; pade --

study; krsna-karnamrta -- the Krsna-karnamrta of Bilvamangala Thakura.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana community there was composed of pure devotees, who

regularly studied a book entitled Krsna-karnamrta, which was composed by

Bilvamangala Thakura.

PURPORT

This book was composed by Bilvamangala Thakura in 112 verses. There are

two or three other books bearing the same name, and there are also two

commentaries on Bilvamangala's book. One commentary was written by

Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami and the other by Caitanya dasa Gosvami.

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krsna-karnamrta suni' prabhura ananda haila

agraha kariya punthi lekhana laila

SYNONYMS

krsna-karnamrta suni' -- after hearing Krsna-karnamrta; prabhura --

of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ananda haila -- there was great

happiness; agraha kariya -- with great eagerness; punthi -- the book;

lekhana -- getting copied; laila -- took.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased to hear the book Krsna-

karnamrta, and with great eagerness He had it copied and took it with

Him.

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TEXT

'karnamrta'-sama vastu nahi tribhuvane

yaha haite haya krsne suddha-prema-jnane

SYNONYMS

karnamrta -- Krsna-karnamrta; sama -- like; vastu nahi -- there is

nothing; tribhuvane -- in the three worlds; yaha haite -- from

which; haya -- there is; krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; suddha-prema-jnane --

knowledge of pure devotional service.

TRANSLATION

There is no comparison to Krsna-karnamrta within the three worlds.

By studying this book, one is elevated to the knowledge of pure

devotional service to Krsna.

Madhya 9.308

TEXT 308

TEXT

saundarya-madhurya-krsna-lilara avadhi

sei jane, ye 'karnamrta' pade niravadhi

SYNONYMS

saundarya -- beauty; madhurya -- sweetness; krsna-lilara -- of the

pastimes of Lord Krsna; avadhi -- limit; sei jane -- he knows; ye -- one

who; karnamrta -- the book Krsna-karnamrta; pade -- studies; niravadhi --

constantly.

TRANSLATION

One who constantly reads Krsna-karnamrta can fully understand the

beauty and melodious taste of the pastimes of Lord Krsna.

Madhya 9.309

TEXT 309

TEXT

'brahma-samhita', 'karnamrta' dui punthi pana

maha-ratna-praya pai aila sange lana

SYNONYMS

brahma-samhita -- the book Brahma-samhita; karnamrta -- the book Krsna-

karnamrta; dui -- two; punthi -- books; pana -- getting; maha-ratna-

praya -- like the most valuable jewels; pai -- getting; aila -- came

back; sange -- with Him; lana -- taking.

TRANSLATION

The Brahma-samhita and Krsna-karnamrta were two books that Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu considered to be most valuable jewels. Therefore He took them

with Him on His return trip.

Madhya 9.310

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TEXT

tapi snana kari' aila mahismati-pure

nana tirtha dekhi tahan narmadara tire

SYNONYMS

tapi -- in the Tapi River; snana kari' -- taking a bath; aila -- arrived;

mahismati-pure -- at Mahismati-pura; nana tirtha -- many holy places;

dekhi -- seeing; tahan -- there; narmadara tire -- on the bank of the

River Narmada.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next arrived at the banks of the River Tapi.

After bathing there, He went to Mahismati-pura. While there, He saw many

holy places on the banks of the River Narmada.

PURPORT

The River Tapi is presently known as Tapti. The river's source is a

mountain called Multai, and the river flows through the state

of Saurastra and into the western Arabian Sea. Mahismati-pura is

mentioned in Mahabharata in connection with Sahadeva's victory. Sahadeva,

the youngest brother of the Pandavas, conquered that part of the

country. As stated in Mahabharata:

tato ratnany upadaya

purim mahismatim yayau

tatra nilena rajna sa

cakre yuddham nararsabhah

"After acquiring jewels, Sahadeva went to the city of Mahismati, where

he fought with a king called Nila."

Madhya 9.311

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TEXT

dhanus-tirtha dekhi' karila nirvindhyate snane

rsyamuka-giri aila dandakaranye

SYNONYMS

dhanuh-tirtha -- Dhanus-tirtha; dekhi' -- seeing; karila -- did;

nirvindhyate -- in the River Nirvindhya; snane -- bathing; rsyamuka-giri

-- at the Rsyamuka Mountain; aila -- arrived; dandaka-aranye -- in the

forest known as Dandakaranya.

TRANSLATION

The Lord next arrived at Dhanus-tirtha, where He took His bath in the

River Nirvindhya. He then arrived at Rsyamuka Mountain and then went to

Dandakaranya.

PURPORT

According to some opinions, Rsyamuka is a chain of mountains beginning

at the village of Hampi-grama in the district of Belari. The mountain

chain begins along the bank of the River Tungabhadra, which gradually

reaches the state of Hyderabad. According to other opinions, this hill

is situated in Madhya Pradesh and bears the present name of Rampa.

Dandakaranya is a spacious tract of land which begins north of Khandesa

and extends up to the southern Ahaminada-nagara through Nasika and

Aurangabada. The Godavari River flows through this tract of land, and

there is a great forest there where Lord Ramacandra lived.

Madhya 9.312

TEXT 312

TEXT

'saptatala-vrksa' dekhe kanana-bhitara

ati vrddha, ati sthula, ati uccatara

SYNONYMS

sapta-tala-vrksa -- seven palm trees; dekhe -- sees; kanana bhitara --

within the forest; ati vrddha -- very old; ati sthula -- very bulky; ati

uccatara -- very high.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited a

place within the forest called Saptatala. All the trees there

were very old, very bulky and very high.

PURPORT

The name Saptatala is mentioned in the Kiskindhya-kanda Chapter of the

Ramayana and is described in the eleventh and twelfth sections of this

chapter.

Madhya 9.313

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TEXT

saptatala dekhi' prabhu alingana kaila

sasarire saptatala vaikunthe calila

SYNONYMS

sapta-tala dekhi' -- after seeing the seven palm trees; prabhu -- Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; alingana kaila -- embraced; sa-sarire -- with their

bodies; saptatala -- the seven palm trees; vaikunthe calila --

returned to Vaikunthaloka.

TRANSLATION

After seeing the seven palm trees, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced them.

As a result, they all returned to Vaikunthaloka, the spiritual world.

Madhya 9.314

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TEXT

sunya-sthala dekhi' lokera haila camatkara

loke kahe, e sannyasi -- rama-avatara

SYNONYMS

sunya-sthala -- the vacant place; dekhi' -- seeing; lokera -- of the

people in general; haila -- there was; camatkara -- astonishment; loke

kahe -- all people began to say; e sannyasi -- this sannyasi; rama-

avatara -- incarnation of Lord Ramacandra.

TRANSLATION

After the seven palm trees departed for the Vaikunthas,

everyone was astonished to see them gone. The people then

began to say, "This sannyasi called Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must be an

incarnation of Lord Ramacandra.

Madhya 9.315

TEXT 315

TEXT

sasarire tala gela sri-vaikuntha-dhama

aiche sakti kara haya, vina eka rama

SYNONYMS

sa-sarire -- with the material body; tala -- the palm trees; gela --

went; sri-vaikuntha-dhama -- to the spiritual kingdom, known as

Vaikuntha; aiche -- such; sakti -- power; kara -- whose; haya -- is;

vina -- without; eka -- one; rama -- Lord Ramacandra.

TRANSLATION

"Only Lord Ramacandra has the power to send seven palm trees to the

spiritual Vaikuntha planets."

Madhya 9.316

TEXT 316

TEXT

prabhu asi' kaila pampa-sarovare snana

pancavati asi, tahan karila visrama

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asi' -- coming; kaila -- did; pampa-

sarovare -- in the lake known as Pampa; snana -- bathing; pancavati asi -

- then coming to Pancavati; tahan -- there; karila -- took; visrama --

rest.

TRANSLATION

Eventually Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at a lake known as Pampa,

where He took His bath. He then went to a place called Pancavati, where

He rested.

PURPORT

According to some, the old name of the Tungabhadra River was Pamba.

According to others, Vijaya-nagara, the capital of the state, was known

as Pampa-tirtha. Yet according to others, there is a

lake near Anagundi in the direction of Hyderabad.

The River Tungabhadra also flows through there. There are many different

opinions about the lake called Pampa-sarovara.

Madhya 9.317

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TEXT

nasike tryambaka dekhi' gela brahmagiri

kusavarte aila yahan janmila godavari

SYNONYMS

nasike -- at the holy place Nasika; tryambaka -- a deity of Lord Siva;

dekhi' -- after seeing; gela -- went; brahmagiri -- to the place known

as Brahmagiri; kusavarte aila -- then He came to the holy place known as

Kusavarta; yahan -- where; janmila -- took birth; godavari -- the River

Godavari.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited Nasika, where He saw the deity

Tryambaka. He then went to Brahma-giri and then to Kusavarta,

the source of the River Godavari.

PURPORT

Kusavarta is located in the western ghata, at Sahyadri. It is near

Nasika, a holy place, but according to some it was situated in the

valley of Vindhya.

Madhya 9.318

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TEXT

sapta godavari aila kari' tirtha bahutara

punarapi aila prabhu vidyanagara

SYNONYMS

sapta godavari -- to the place known as Sapta-godavari; aila -- came;

kari' tirtha bahutara -- visiting various holy places; punarapi -- again;

aila -- came back; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vidya-

nagara -- to the place where He met Ramananda Raya.

TRANSLATION

After visiting many other holy places, the Lord went to Sapta-godavari.

At last he returned to Vidyanagara.

PURPORT

In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu traveled from the source of the

Godavari River and eventually visited the northern side of Hyderabad

state. He finally arrived at the state of Kalinga.

Madhya 9.319

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TEXT

ramananda raya suni' prabhura agamana

anande asiya kaila prabhu-saha milana

SYNONYMS

ramananda raya -- Ramananda Raya; suni' -- hearing; prabhura -- of Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; agamana -- return; anande -- in great happiness;

asiya -- coming; kaila -- did; prabhu-saha -- with Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; milana -- meeting.

TRANSLATION

When Ramananda Raya heard of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's arrival, he was

very pleased, and he immediately went to see Him.

Madhya 9.320

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TEXT

dandavat hana pade carane dhariya

alingana kaila prabhu tanre uthana

SYNONYMS

dandavat hana -- like a stick; pade -- fell; carane -- the lotus feet;

dhariya -- catching; alingana -- embracing; kaila -- did; prabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; uthana -- getting up.

TRANSLATION

When Ramananda Raya fell flat, touching the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, the Lord immediately raised him to his feet and embraced him.

Madhya 9.321

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TEXT

dui jane premavese karena krandana

premanande sithila haila dunhakara mana

SYNONYMS

dui jane -- both of them; prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; karena -- do;

krandana -- crying; prema-anande -- in ecstatic love; sithila haila --

became slackened; dunhakara -- of both of them; mana -- minds.

TRANSLATION

In great ecstatic love they both began to cry, and thus their minds were

slackened.

Madhya 9.322

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TEXT

kata-ksane dui jana susthira hana

nana ista-gosthi kare ekatra vasiya

SYNONYMS

kata-ksane -- after some time; dui -- two; jana -- people; su-sthira

hana -- coming to their senses; nana -- various; ista-gosthi --

discussions; kare -- do; ekatra -- together; vasiya -- sitting.

TRANSLATION

After some time, they both regained their senses and sat together to

discuss various subjects.

Madhya 9.323

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TEXT

tirtha-yatra-katha prabhu sakala kahila

karnamrta, brahma-samhita, -- dui punthi dila

SYNONYMS

tirtha-yatra-katha -- topics of His pilgrimage; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sakala kahila -- described everything; karnamrta --

the book named Krsna-karnamrta; brahma-samhita -- the book named Brahma-

samhita; dui -- two; punthi -- scriptures; dila -- delivered.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave Ramananda Raya a vivid description of His

travels to the holy places and told him how He had acquired the two

books named Krsna-karnamrta and Brahma-samhita. The Lord delivered the

books to Ramananda Raya.

Madhya 9.324

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TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- tumi yei siddhanta kahile

ei dui punthi sei saba saksi dile

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; tumi -- you; yei -- whatever; siddhanta --

conclusion; kahile -- informed; ei dui -- these two; punthi -- books;

sei -- that; saba -- everything; saksi -- evidence; dile -- gave.

TRANSLATION

The Lord said, "Whatever you have told Me about devotional service is

all supported by these two books."

Madhya 9.325

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TEXT

rayera ananda haila pustaka paiya

prabhu-saha asvadila, rakhila likhiya

SYNONYMS

rayera -- of Raya Ramananda; ananda -- happiness; haila -- there was;

pustaka paiya -- getting those two books; prabhu-saha -- with the Lord;

asvadila -- tasted; rakhila -- kept; likhiya -- writing.

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya was very happy to receive these books. He tasted their

contents along with the Lord and made a copy of each of them.

Madhya 9.326

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TEXT

'gosani' aila' grame haila kolahala

prabhuke dekhite loka aila sakala

SYNONYMS

gosani -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila' -- has returned; grame -- in

the village; haila -- there was; kolahala -- commotion; prabhuke -- Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dekhite -- to see; loka -- people; aila -- came

there; sakala -- all.

TRANSLATION

News spread in the village of Vidyanagara about Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's arrival, and everyone came to see Him once again.

Madhya 9.327

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TEXT

loka dehki' ramananda gela nija-ghare

madhyahne uthila prabhu bhiksa karibare

SYNONYMS

loka dekhi' -- seeing the people; ramananda -- Raya Ramananda; gela --

departed; nija-ghare -- to his own home; madhyahne -- at noon; uthila

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu got up; bhiksa karibare -- to take His

lunch.

TRANSLATION

After seeing the people who gathered there, Sri Ramananda Raya returned

to his own home. At noon, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu got up to take His

lunch.

Madhya 9.328

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TEXT

ratri-kale raya punah kaila agamana

dui jane krsna-kathaya kaila jagarana

SYNONYMS

ratri-kale -- at night; raya -- Ramananda Raya; punah -- again; kaila --

did; agamana -- coming; dui jane -- the two of them; krsna-kathaya -- in

discourses on topics of Krsna; kaila -- did; jagarana -- keeping

the night.

TRANSLATION

Sri Ramananda Raya returned at night, and both he and the Lord discussed

topics concerning Krsna. Thus they passed the night.

Madhya 9.329

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TEXT

dui jane krsna-katha kahe ratri-dine

parama-anande gela panca-sata dine

SYNONYMS

dui jane -- both of them; krsna-katha -- topics of Krsna; kahe -- speak;

ratri-dine -- day and night; parama-anande -- in great happiness; gela --

passed; panca-sata dine -- five to seven days.

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu discussed Krsna day and night,

and thus they passed from five to seven days in great happiness.

Madhya 9.330

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TEXT

ramananda kahe, -- prabhu, tomara ajna pana

rajake likhilun ami vinaya kariya

SYNONYMS

ramananda kahe -- Ramananda Raya said; prabhu -- my dear Lord; tomara

ajna -- Your permission; pana -- getting; rajake likhilun -- have

written a letter to the king; ami -- I; vinaya kariya -- with great

humility.

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya said, "My dear Lord, with Your permission I have already

written a letter to the king with great humility.

Madhya 9.331

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TEXT

raja more ajna dila nilacale yaite

calibara udyoga ami lagiyachi karite

SYNONYMS

raja -- the king; more -- unto me; ajna dila -- has given an order;

nilacale yaite -- to go to Jagannatha Puri; calibara -- to go; udyoga --

arrangement; ami -- I; lagiyachi -- began; karite -- to do.

TRANSLATION

"The king has already given me an order to return to Jagannatha Puri,

and I am making arrangements to do this."

Madhya 9.332

TEXT 332

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- etha mora e-nimitte agamana

toma lana nilacale kariba gamana

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; etha -- here; mora --

My; e-nimitte -- for this reason; agamana -- coming back; toma lana --

taking you; nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; kariba -- I shall do; gamana

-- going.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "It is for this purpose alone that I

have returned. I want to take you with Me to Jagannatha Puri."

Madhya 9.333

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TEXT

raya kahe, -- prabhu, age cala nilacale

mora sange hati-ghoda, sainya-kolahale

SYNONYMS

raya kahe -- Ramananda Raya replied; prabhu -- Lord; age cala -- You go

ahead; nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; mora sange -- with me; hati-ghoda

-- elephants and horses; sainya -- soldiers; kolahale -- tumultuous

roaring.

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya said, "My dear Lord, it is better that You proceed to

Jagannatha Puri alone because with me there will be many horses,

elephants and soldiers, all roaring tumultuously.

Madhya 9.334

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TEXT

dina-dase iha-sabara kari' samadhana

tomara pache pache ami kariba prayana

SYNONYMS

dina-dase -- within ten days; iha-sabara -- of all of this; kari'

samadhana -- making adjustment; tomara -- You; pache pache -- following;

ami -- I; kariba -- shall do; prayana -- going.

TRANSLATION

"I shall make arrangements within ten days. Following You, I shall go to

Nilacala without delay."

Madhya 9.335

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TEXT

tabe mahaprabhu tanre asite ajna diya

nilacale calila prabhu anandita hana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- then; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto him;

asite -- to come; ajna diya -- giving an order; nilacale -- to

Jagannatha Puri; calila -- departed; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; anandita hana -- with great pleasure.

TRANSLATION

Giving orders to Ramananda Raya to come to Nilacala, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu departed for Jagannatha Puri with great pleasure.

Madhya 9.336

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TEXT

yei pathe purve prabhu kaila agamana

sei pathe calila dekhi, sarva vaisnava-gana

SYNONYMS

yei pathe -- the path by which; purve -- formerly; prabhu -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila agamana -- came; sei pathe -- by that way;

calila -- departed; dekhi -- seeing; sarva -- all; vaisnava-gana --

Vaisnavas.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned by the same road He formerly took

to Vidyanagara, and all the Vaisnavas along the way saw Him again.

Madhya 9.337

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TEXT

yahan yaya, loka uthe hari-dhvani kari'

dekhi' anandita-mana haila gaurahari

SYNONYMS

yahan yaya -- wherever He goes; loka uthe -- people stand up; hari-

dhvani kari' -- vibrating the holy name of Hare Krsna mantra; dekhi'

-- by seeing; anandita -- happy; mana -- in mind; haila -- became;

gaura-hari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Wherever Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went, the holy name of Sri Hari was

vibrated. Seeing this, the Lord became very happy.

Madhya 9.338

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TEXT

alalanathe asi' krsnadase pathaila

nityananda-adi nija-gane bolaila

SYNONYMS

alalanathe -- to the place known as Alalanatha; asi' -- coming;

krsna-dase -- Krsnadasa, His assistant; pathaila -- sent ahead;

nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; adi -- and others; nija-gane -- personal

associates; bolaila -- called for.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord reached Alalanatha, He sent His assistant Krsnadasa ahead

to call for Nityananda and other personal associates.

Madhya 9.339

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TEXT

prabhura agamana suni' nityananda raya

uthiya calila, preme theha nahi paya

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; agamana -- arrival; suni' --

hearing; nityananda raya -- Lord Nityananda; uthiya calila -- got up

and started; preme -- in great ecstasy; theha -- patience; nahi paya --

does not get.

TRANSLATION

As soon as Nityananda received news of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's arrival, He immediately got up and started out to

see Him. Indeed, He was very impatient in His great ecstasy.

Madhya 9.340

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TEXT

jagadananda, damodara-pandita, mukunda

naciya calila, dehe na dhare ananda

SYNONYMS

jagadananda -- Jagadananda; damodara-pandita -- Damodara Pandita;

mukunda -- Mukunda; naciya -- dancing; calila -- departed; dehe -- the

body; na dhare -- does not hold; ananda -- happiness.

TRANSLATION

Sri Nityananda Raya, Jagadananda, Damodara Pandita and Mukunda all

became ecstatic in their happiness, and dancing along the way, they went

to meet the Lord.

Madhya 9.341

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TEXT

gopinathacarya calila anandita hana

prabhure milila sabe pathe lag pana

SYNONYMS

gopinatha-acarya -- Gopinatha Acarya; calila -- departed; anandita -- in

happiness; hana -- being; prabhure -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

milila -- met; sabe -- all; pathe -- along the way; lag -- contact; pana

-- getting.

TRANSLATION

Gopinatha Acarya also went in a very happy mood. They all went to meet

the Lord, and they finally contacted Him on the way.

Madhya 9.342

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TEXT

prabhu premavese sabaya kaila alingana

premavese sabe kare ananda-krandana

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prema-avese -- in ecstatic love;

sabaya -- all of them; kaila alingana -- embraced; prema-avese -- in

ecstatic love; sabe kare -- all of them did; ananda-krandana -- crying

in pleasure.

TRANSLATION

The Lord was also filled with ecstatic love, and He embraced them all.

Out of their love, they began to cry with pleasure.

Madhya 9.343

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TEXT

sarvabhauma bhattacarya anande calila

samudrera tire asi' prabhure milila

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; anande -- in

pleasure; calila -- went; samudrera tire -- on the beach by the ocean;

asi' -- coming; prabhure milila -- met the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya also went to see the Lord with great pleasure,

and he met Him on the beach by the sea.

Madhya 9.344

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TEXT

sarvabhauma mahaprabhura padila carane

prabhu tanre uthana kaila alingane

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; mahaprabhura -- of Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; padila -- fell down; carane -- at the feet; prabhu -

- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; uthana -- getting up; kaila

alingane -- embraced.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord, and the

Lord pulled him up and embraced him.

Madhya 9.345

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TEXT

premavese sarvabhauma karila rodane

saba-sange aila prabhu isvara-darasane

SYNONYMS

prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma; karila

rodane -- cried; saba-sange -- with all of them; aila -- came; prabhu --

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; isvara-darasane -- to see the Jagannatha temple.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya cried in great ecstatic love. Then,

accompanied by them all, the Lord went to the temple of Jagannatha.

Madhya 9.346

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TEXT

jagannatha-darasana premavese kaila

kampa-sveda-pulakasrute sarira bhasila

SYNONYMS

jagannatha-darasana -- visiting Lord Jagannatha; prema-avese -- in

ecstatic love; kaila -- made; kampa -- trembling; sveda -- perspiration;

pulaka -- jubilation; asrute -- with tears; sarira -- the whole body;

bhasila -- was inundated.

TRANSLATION

Due to ecstatic love experienced upon visiting Lord Jagannatha,

inundations of trembling, perspiration, tears and jubilation swept the

body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 9.347

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TEXT

bahu nrtya-gita kaila premavista hana

panda-pala aila sabe mala-prasada lana

SYNONYMS

bahu -- much; nrtya-gita -- dancing and chanting; kaila -- performed;

prema-avista -- in ecstatic love; hana -- being; panda-pala -- the

priests and attendants; aila -- came; sabe -- all; mala-prasada -- a

garland and remnants of the food of Jagannatha; lana -- offering.

TRANSLATION

In ecstatic love Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced and chanted. At that

time all the attendants and priests came to offer Him a garland and the

remnants of Lord Jagannatha's food.

PURPORT

Those who are priests engaged in Lord Jagannatha's service are called

pandas or panditas, and they are brahmanas. The attendants who look

after the temple's external affairs are called palas. Both priests and

attendants went together to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Madhya 9.348

TEXT 348

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mala-prasada pana prabhu susthira ha-ila

jagannathera sevaka saba anande milila

SYNONYMS

mala-prasada -- the garland and prasada; pana -- getting; prabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; su-sthira ha-ila -- became patient; jagannathera --

of Lord Jagannatha; sevaka -- servants; saba -- all; anande milila --

met Him in great pleasure.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became patient after receiving the garland and

prasada of Lord Jagannatha. All the servants of Lord Jagannatha met Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu with great pleasure.

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kasi-misra asi' prabhura padila carane

manya kari' prabhu tanre kaila alingane

SYNONYMS

kasi-misra -- Kasi Misra; asi' -- coming; prabhura -- of the Lord;

padila -- fell down; carane -- at the feet; manya kari' -- with great

respect; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto him;

kaila -- did; alingane -- embracing.

TRANSLATION

Afterward, Kasi Misra came and fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord,

and the Lord respectfully embraced him.

Madhya 9.350

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prabhu lana sarvabhauma nija-ghare gela

mora ghare bhiksa bali' nimantrana kaila

SYNONYMS

prabhu lana -- taking Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sarvabhauma --

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; nija-ghare -- to his own home; gela -- went;

mora -- my; ghare -- at home; bhiksa -- luncheon; bali' -- saying;

nimantrana kaila -- invited.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya then took the Lord with him to his home, saying,

"Today's luncheon will be at my home." In this way he invited the Lord.

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divya maha-prasada aneka anaila

pitha-pana adi jagannatha ye khaila

SYNONYMS

divya -- very nice; maha-prasada -- remnants of food from Jagannatha;

aneka -- various; anaila -- brought; pitha-pana adi -- such as cakes and

condensed milk; jagannatha -- Lord Jagannatha; ye -- which; khaila --

ate.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya brought various types of food remnants that had

been left by Lord Jagannatha. He brought all kinds of cakes and

condensed milk preparations.

Madhya 9.352

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madhyahna karila prabhu nija-gana lana

sarvabhauma-ghare bhiksa karila asiya

SYNONYMS

madhyahna -- noon lunch; karila -- performed; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; nija-gana lana -- accompanied by associates; sarvabhauma-

ghare -- at the home of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; bhiksa -- lunch; karila

-- performed; asiya -- coming.

TRANSLATION

Accompanied by all His associates, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's house and took His noon lunch there.

Madhya 9.353

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bhiksa karana tanre karaila sayana

apane sarvabhauma kare pada-samvahana

SYNONYMS

bhiksa karana -- after giving lunch; tanre -- Him; karaila -- made;

sayana -- lie down to rest; apane -- personally; sarvabhauma --

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kare -- does; pada-samvahana -- massaging the

legs.

TRANSLATION

After offering food to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya

made Him lie down to rest, and he personally began to massage the legs

of the Lord.

Madhya 9.354

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prabhu tanre pathaila bhojana karite

sei ratri tanra ghare rahila tanra prite

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; pathaila -- sent;

bhojana karite -- to take lunch; sei ratri -- that night; tanra ghare --

at his home; rahila -- remained; tanra prite -- just to satisfy him.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then sent Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya to take his

lunch, and the Lord remained that night in his home just to please him.

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sarvabhauma-sange ara lana nija-gana

tirtha-yatra-katha kahi' kaila jagarana

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma-sange -- with Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ara -- and; lana nija-

gana -- taking His own associates; tirtha-yatra-katha -- topics of the

pilgrimage; kahi' -- telling; kaila -- did; jagarana -- keeping

the night.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His personal associates remained with

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. They stayed awake the entire night hearing

the narration of the Lord's pilgrimage.

Madhya 9.356

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prabhu kahe, -- eta tirtha kailun paryatana

toma-sama vaisnava na dekhilun eka-jana

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; eta tirtha -- to so many holy places;

kailun paryatana -- I have traveled; toma-sama -- like you; vaisnava --

devotee; na -- not; dekhilun -- I could see; eka-jana -- one man.

TRANSLATION

The Lord told Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, "I have traveled to many holy

places, but I could not find a Vaisnava as good as you anywhere."

Madhya 9.357

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eka ramananda raya bahu sukha dila

bhatta kahe, -- ei lagi' milite kahila

SYNONYMS

eka -- one; ramananda raya -- Ramananda Raya; bahu sukha -- much

pleasure; dila -- gave; bhatta kahe -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied;

ei lagi' -- for this reason; milite -- to meet; kahila -- I requested.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "I received much pleasure from the

talks of Ramananda Raya." Bhattacarya replied, "For this reason I

requested that You meet him."

PURPORT

In the Sri Caitanya-candrodaya (eighth part) Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Sarvabhauma, I have traveled to many holy

places, but I cannot find a Vaisnava as good as you anywhere. However, I

must admit that Ramananda Raya is wonderful."

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied, "Therefore, my Lord, I requested that

You see him."

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "There are, of course, many Vaisnavas

in these holy places, and most of them worship Lord Narayana. Others,

who are called Tattvavadis, are also Laksmi-Narayana worshipers, but

they do not belong to the pure Vaisnava cult. There are many worshipers

of Lord Siva, and there are also many atheists. Regardless, My dear

Bhattacarya, I very much like Ramananda Raya and his opinions."

Madhya 9.358

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tirtha-yatra-katha ei kailun samapana

sanksepe kahilun, vistara na yaya varnana

SYNONYMS

tirtha-yatra-katha -- topics of the pilgrimage; ei -- these; kailun

samapana -- I have finished; sanksepe kahilun -- I have described in

brief; vistara -- expansively; na yaya varnana -- it is not possible to

describe.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have ended my narration about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's

pilgrimage, describing it in brief. It cannot be described very broadly.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura points out that in the seventy-

fourth verse of this chapter it is stated that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

visited the temple of Siyali-bhairavi, but actually at Siyali, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Sri Bhu-varaha. Near Siyali

and Cidambaram there is a temple known as Sri Musnam. In this temple

there is a Deity of Sri Bhu-varaha. In the jurisdiction of Cidambaram

there is a district known as southern Arkata. The town of Siyali is in

that district. There is a temple of Sri Bhu-varahadeva nearby, not

Bhairavi-devi. This is Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's

conclusion.

Madhya 9.359

TEXT 359

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ananta caitanya-lila kahite na jani

lobhe lajja khana tara kari tanatani

SYNONYMS

ananta -- unlimited; caitanya-lila -- pastimes of Lord Caitanya; kahite -

- to speak; na jani -- I do not know; lobhe -- out of greed; lajja khana

-- becoming shameless; tara -- of them; kari -- I do; tanatani -- some

attempt only.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of Lord Caitanya are unlimited. No one can properly

describe His activities, yet I make the attempt out of greed. This but

reveals my shamelessness.

Madhya 9.360

TEXT 360

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prabhura tirtha-yatra-katha sune yei jana

caitanya-carane paya gadha prema-dhana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tirtha-yatra -- touring of

sacred pilgrimages; katha -- topics about; sune -- hears;

yei -- who; jana -- person; caitanya-carane -- at the lotus feet of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; paya -- gets; gadha -- deep; prema-dhana -- riches

of ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

Whoever hears of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pilgrimage to various holy

places attains the riches of very deep ecstatic love.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks, "The impersonalists

imagine some forms of the Absolute Truth through the direct perception

of their senses. The impersonalists worship such imaginary forms, but

neither Srimad-Bhagavatam nor Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepts this sense

gratificatory worship to be of any spiritual significance." The

Mayavadis imagine themselves to be the Supreme. They imagine that the

Supreme has no personal form and that all His forms are imaginary like

the will-o'-the-wisp or a flower in the sky. Both Mayavadis and those

who imagine forms of God are misguided. According to them, worship of

the Deity or any form of the Lord is a result of the conditioned

soul's illusion. However, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms the

conclusion of Srimad-Bhagavatam on the strength of His philosophy of

acintya-bhedabheda-tattva. That philosophy holds that the Supreme Lord

is simultaneously one with and different from His creation. That is to

say, there is unity in diversity. In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

proved the impotence of fruitive workers, speculative empiric

philosophers and mystic yogis. The realization of such men is simply a

waste of time and energy.

To set the example, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally visited temples

in various holy places. Wherever He visited, He immediately exhibited

His ecstatic love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When a

Vaisnava visits the temple of a demigod, his vision of that demigod is

different from the vision of the impersonalists and Mayavadis.

Brahma-samhita supports this. A Vaisnava's visit to the temple of Lord

Siva is different from a nondevotee's visit. The

nondevotee considers the deity of Lord Siva an imaginary form because he

ultimately thinks that the Supreme Absolute Truth is void. However, a

Vaisnava sees Lord Siva as being simultaneously one with and different

from the Supreme Lord. In this regard, the example of milk and yogurt is

given. Yogurt is actually nothing but milk, but at the same time it is

not milk. It is simultaneously one with milk yet different from it. This

is the philosophy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and it is confirmed by

Bhagavad-gita:

maya tatam idam sarvam

jagad avyakta-murtina

mat-sthani sarva-bhutani

na caham tesv avasthitah

"By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All

beings are in Me, but I am not in them." (Bg. 9.4)

The Absolute Truth, God, is everything, but this does not mean that

everything is God. For this reason Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His

followers visited the temples of all the demigods, but they did not see

them in the same way an impersonalist sees them. Everyone should follow

in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and visit all temples.

Sometimes mundane sahajiyas suppose that the gopis visited the temple of

Katyayani in the same way mundane people visit the temple of Devi.

However, the gopis prayed to Katyayani to grant them Krsna as their

husband. Mundaners visit the temple of Katyayani to receive

some material profit. That is the difference between a Vaisnava's visit

and a nondevotee's visit.

Not understanding the process of the disciplic succession, so-called

logicians put forward the theory of henotheism (pancopasana); that is,

they believe that the worship of one god does not deny the existence

of other gods. Such philosophical speculation is not accepted by

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu or by Vaisnavas. Impersonalists may

accept any number of deities, but Vaisnavas only

accept Krsna as the Supreme and reject all others. Mayavada

deity worship is certainly idolatry, and

their imaginary

deity worship has recently been transformed into Mayavada impersonalism.

For want of Krsna consciousness, people are victimized by the Mayavada

philosophy, and consequently they sometimes become staunch atheists.

However, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu established the process of self-

realization by His own personal behavior. As stated in Caitanya-

caritamrta:

sthavara-jangama dekhe, na dekhe tara murti

sarvatra haya nija ista-deva-sphurti

"The maha-bhagavata, the advanced devotee, certainly sees everything

mobile and immobile, but he does not exactly see their

forms. Rather, everywhere he sees the form of the Supreme Lord

immediately manifest. Seeing the energy of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead, the Vaisnava immediately remembers the transcendental form

of the Lord." (Cc. Madhya 8.274)

Madhya 9.361

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caitanya-carita suna sraddha-bhakti kari'

matsarya chadiya mukhe bala 'hari' 'hari'

SYNONYMS

caitanya-carita -- the activities of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; suna -

- hear; sraddha -- faith; bhakti -- devotion; kari' -- accepting;

matsarya -- envy; chadiya -- giving up; mukhe -- by the mouth; bala --

say; hari hari -- the holy name of the Lord (Hari, Hari).

TRANSLATION

Please hear the transcendental pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

with faith and devotion. Giving up envy of the Lord, everyone chant the

Lord's holy name, Hari.

Madhya 9.362

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ei kali-kale ara nahi kona dharma

vaisnava, vaisnava-sastra, ei kahe marma

SYNONYMS

ei kali-kale -- in this age of Kali; ara -- other; nahi kona -- there is

not any; dharma -- religious principle; vaisnava -- devotee; vaisnava-

sastra -- devotional literature; ei kahe marma -- this is the purport.

TRANSLATION

In this age of Kali, there are no genuine religious principles. There

are only the Vaisnava devotees and the Vaisnava devotional

scriptures. This is the sum and substance of everything.

PURPORT

One must have firm faith in the process of devotional service and the

scriptures that support it. If one hears the activities of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu with faith, he can be freed from his envious position.

Srimad-Bhagavatam is meant for such nonenvious persons (nirmatsaranam

satam). In this age a person should not envy Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's

movement but should chant the holy names of Hari and Krsna, the maha-

mantra. That is the sum and substance of eternal religion, known as

sanatana-dharma. The real Vaisnava is a pure

devotee and fully realized soul, and a Vaisnava sastra refers

to sruti, or the Vedas, which are called sabda-pramana,the evidence of

transcendental sound. If one strictly follows the Vedic literature and

chants the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he will

actually be situated in the transcendental disciplic succession. Those

who want to attain life's ultimate goal must follow this principle. In

Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.19.17), it is said:

srutih pratyaksam aitihyam

anumanam catustayam

pramanesv anavasthanad

vikalpat sa virajyate

"Vedic literature, direct perception, history and hypothesis are the

four kinds of evidential proofs. Everyone should stick to these

principles for the realization of the Absolute Truth."

Madhya 9.363

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caitanya-candrera lila -- agadha, gambhira

pravesa karite nari, -- sparsi rahi' tira

SYNONYMS

caitanya-candrera lila -- the pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

agadha -- unfathomable; gambhira -- deep; pravesa karite -- to enter

into; nari -- I am unable; sparsi -- I touch; rahi' tira -- standing on

the bank.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are just like an unfathomable

ocean. It is not possible for me to enter into them. Simply standing on

the shore, I am but touching the water.

Madhya 9.364

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caitanya-caritra sraddhaya sune yei jana

yateka vicare, tata paya prema-dhana

SYNONYMS

caitanya-carita -- the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sraddhaya --

with faith; sune -- hears; yei jana -- which person; yateka vicare -- as

far as he analytically studies; tata -- so far; paya -- he gets; prema-

dhana -- the riches of ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

Whoever hears the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with

faith, analytically studying them, attains the ecstatic

riches of love of Godhead.

Madhya 9.365

TEXT 365

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sri-rupa-raghunatha pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

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

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

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

describes; krsna-dasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

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

desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

following in their footsteps.

PURPORT

As usual the author concludes the chapter by reciting the names of Sri

Rupa and Raghunatha and reinstating himself at their lotus feet.

SYNONYMS

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

Madhya-lila, Ninth Chapter, describing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's travels

to many holy places in South India.

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Madhya 9: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places
 
Chapter 9: 
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places
 
A summary of the Ninth Chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. 
After leaving Vidyanagara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited such places 
of pilgrimage as Gautami-ganga, Mallikarjuna, Ahovala-nrsimha, 
Siddhavata, Skanda-ksetra, Trimatha, Vrddhakasi, Bauddha-sthana, 
Tirupati, Tirumala, Pana-nrsimha, Siva-kanci, Visnu-kanci, Trikala-hasti,
 Vrddhakola, Siyali-bhairavi, the Kaveri River and Kumbhakarna-kapala.
 
Finally the Lord went to Sri Ranga-ksetra, where He converted a brahmana 
named Venkata Bhatta, who, along with his family, took up devotional 
service to Krsna. After leaving Sri Ranga, Caitanya Mahaprabhu reached 
Rsabha-parvata, where He met Paramananda Puri, who later arrived at 
Jagannatha Puri. Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then proceeded farther, 
arriving at Setubandha Ramesvara. At Sri Saila-parvata, the Lord met 
Lord Siva and his wife Durga in the dress of a brahmana and brahmani. 
From there He went to Kamakosthi-puri and later arrived at southern 
Mathura. A brahmana devotee of Lord Ramacandra talked with Him. Then the 
Lord took His bath in the river Krtamala. On the hill known as Mahendra-
saila, the Lord saw Parasurama. Then the Lord went to Setubandha and 
took His bath at Dhanus-tirtha. He also visited Ramesvara, where He 
collected some papers connected with Sitadevi, whose illusory form had 
been kidnapped by Ravana. The Lord next visited the places known as 
Pandya-desa, the Tamraparni River, Naya-tripati, Ciyadatala, 
Tila-kanci, Gajendra-moksana, Panagadi, Camtapura, Sri Vaikuntha, 
Malaya-parvata and Kanya-kumari. The Lord then confronted the 
Bhattatharis at Mallara-desa and saved Kala Krsnadasa from their 
clutches. The Lord also collected the Brahma-samhita, Fifth Chapter, on 
the banks of the Payasvini River. He then visited Payasvini, Srngavera-
puri-matha and Matsya-tirtha. At the village of Udupi He saw the Gopala 
Deity installed by Sri Madhvacarya. He then defeated the Tattvavadis in 
sastric conversation. The Lord next visited Phalgu-tirtha, Tritakupa, 
Pancapsara, Surparaka and Kolapura. At Pandarapura the Lord 
received news from Sri Ranga Puri that Sankararanya (Visvarupa) had 
disappeared there. He then went to the banks of the Krsna-venva 
River, where He collected from among the Vaisnava brahmanas a book 
written by Bilvamangala  Thakura, Sri Krsna-karnamrta. The Lord then 
visited Tapi, Mahismati-pura, the Narmada River and Rsyamuka-parvata. 
He entered Dandakaranya and liberated seven palm trees. From there 
He visited a place known as Pampa-sarovara and visited Pancavati, Nasika,
 Brahmagiri and also the source of the Godavari River, Kusavarta. Thus 
the Lord visited almost all the holy places in South India. He finally 
returned to Jagannatha Puri by taking the same route, after visiting 
Vidyanagara again.
 
Madhya 9.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
nana-mata-graha-grastan
daksinatya-jana-dvipan
krparina vimucyaitan
gauras cakre sa vaisnavan
SYNONYMS
 
nana-mata -- by various philosophies; graha -- like crocodiles; grastan -
- captured; daksinatya-jana -- the inhabitants of South India; dvipan -- 
like elephants; krpa-arina -- by His disc of mercy; vimucya -- 
liberating; etan -- all these; gaurah -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; cakre -
- converted; sah -- He; vaisnavan -- to the Vaisnava cult.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu converted the inhabitants of South India. 
These people were as strong as elephants, but they were in the 
clutches of the crocodiles of various philosophies, such as the 
Buddhist, Jain and Mayavada philosophies. With His disc of mercy the 
Lord delivered them all by converting them into Vaisnavas, devotees of 
the Lord.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's converting the people of South India into 
Vaisnavas is compared herein to Lord Visnu's delivering Gajendra 
the elephant from the attack of a crocodile. When Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu visited southern India, almost all the residents were within 
the jaws of the crocodiles of Buddhist, Jain and Mayavada 
philosophy. Here Kaviraja Gosvami states that although these people 
were as strong as elephants, they were almost in the clutches of 
death because they were being attacked by the crocodiles of various 
philosophies. However, just as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the form of 
Visnu saved the elephant Gajendra from the clutches of a crocodile, so 
He saved all the people of South India from the clutches of various 
philosophies by converting them into Vaisnavas.
 
Madhya 9.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
jaya -- all glories; nityananda -- unto Nityananda Prabhu; jaya advaita-
candra -- all glories to Advaita Prabhu; jaya -- all glories; gaura-
bhakta-vrnda -- to the devotees of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord 
Nityananda Prabhu! All glories to Sri Advaita Prabhu! And all glories to 
all the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
 
Madhya 9.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
daksina-gamana prabhura ati vilaksana
sahasra sahasra tirtha kaila darasana
SYNONYMS
 
daksina-gamana -- touring in South India; prabhura -- of the Lord; ati --
 very; vilaksana -- extraordinary; sahasra sahasra -- thousands and 
thousands; tirtha -- holy places; kaila -- did; darasana -- visit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's tour of South India was certainly very 
extraordinary because He visited many thousands of places of pilgrimage 
there.
 
Madhya 9.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
sei saba tirtha sparsi' maha-tirtha kaila
sei chale sei desera loka nistarila
SYNONYMS
 
sei saba -- all those; tirtha -- holy places; sparsi' -- touching; maha-
tirtha -- into great places of pilgrimage; kaila -- made them; sei chale 
-- under that plea; sei desera -- of those countries; loka -- the people;
 nistarila -- He delivered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
On the plea of visiting all those holy places, the Lord converted many 
thousands of residents and thus delivered them. Simply by 
touching the holy places, He made them into great places of pilgrimage.
 
PURPORT
 
It is said, tirthi-kurvanti tirthani. A tirtha, or holy place, is a 
place where great saintly personalities visit or reside. Although the 
holy places were already places of pilgrimage, they were all purified by 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's visit. Many people go to these holy places and 
leave their sinful activities there, thus becoming free from 
contamination. When these contaminations pile up, they are counteracted 
by the visit of great personalities like Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His 
strict followers. Many kinds of patients come to a hospital, which may 
be infected by many types of diseases. Actually the hospital is always 
infected, but the expert physician keeps the hospital sterilized by his 
expert presence and management. Similarly, places of pilgrimage are 
always infected by the sins left by the sinners who go there, but when a 
personality like Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visits such a place, all 
contaminations vanish.
 
Madhya 9.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
sei saba tirthera krama kahite na pari
daksina-vame tirtha-gamana haya pherapheri
SYNONYMS
 
sei saba -- all those; tirthera -- of holy places; krama -- the 
chronological order; kahite -- to tell of; na pari -- I am unable; 
daksina-vame -- left and right; tirtha-gamana -- visiting the holy 
places; haya -- is; pherapheri -- going and coming back.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I cannot chronologically record all the places of pilgrimage visited by 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. I can only summarize everything by saying 
that the Lord visited all holy places right and left, coming and going.
 
Madhya 9.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
ataeva nama-matra kariye ganana
kahite na pari tara yatha anukrama
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; nama-matra -- only as a token record; kariye ganana 
-- I count; kahite -- to tell; na pari -- I am unable; tara -- of that; 
yatha -- as; anukrama -- chronological order.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Because it is impossible for me to record all these places in 
chronological order, I will simply make a token gesture of recording 
them.
 
Madhya 9.7–8
 
TEXTS 7–8
 
TEXT
 
purvavat pathe yaite ye paya darasana
yei grame yaya, se gramera yata jana
sabei vaisnava haya, kahe ‘krsna' ‘hari'
anya grama nistaraye sei ‘vaisnava' kari'
SYNONYMS
 
purva-vat -- as done previously; pathe -- on the way; yaite -- while 
going; ye -- anyone who; paya -- gets; darasana -- audience; yei -- 
which; grame -- in the village; yaya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
goes; se -- that; gramera -- of the village; yata -- all; jana -- people;
 sabei -- all of them; vaisnava haya -- become devotees; kahe -- say; 
krsna hari -- the holy names of Lord Krsna and Hari; anya grama -- other 
villages; nistaraye -- delivers; sei -- He; vaisnava -- devotees; kari' -
- making.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As previously stated, all the residents of the villages visited by Lord 
Caitanya became Vaisnavas and began to chant Hari and Krsna. In this way,
 in all the villages visited by the Lord, everyone became a Vaisnava, a 
devotee.
 
PURPORT
 
The holy names of Krsna and Hari, or the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra, are so spiritually powerful that even today, as our preachers go 
to remote parts of the world, people immediately begin chanting Hare 
Krsna. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the Supreme Personality of Godhead 
Himself. There cannot be anyone who can compare to Him or His potencies. 
However, because we are following in His footsteps and are also chanting 
the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the effect is almost as potent as during the 
time of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Our preachers mainly belong to 
European and American countries, yet by the grace of Lord Caitanya they 
have tremendous success wherever they go to open branches. Indeed, 
everywhere people are very seriously chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, 
Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
 
Madhya 9.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
daksina desera loka aneka prakara
keha jnani, keha karmi, pasandi apara
SYNONYMS
 
daksina desera -- of South India; loka -- people; aneka -- many; prakara 
-- varieties; keha -- someone; jnani -- philosophical speculator; keha --
 someone; karmi -- fruitive worker; pasandi -- nondevotees; apara -- 
innumerable.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In South India there were many types of people. Some were philosophical 
speculators, and some were fruitive workers, but in any case there were 
innumerable nondevotees.
 
Madhya 9.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
sei saba loka prabhura darsana-prabhave
nija-nija-mata chadi' ha-ila vaisnave
SYNONYMS
 
sei saba loka -- all those people; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; darsana-prabhave -- by the influence of His visit; nija-nija 
-- their own; mata -- opinion; chadi' -- giving up; ha-ila -- became; 
vaisnave -- devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By the influence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all these people abandoned 
their own opinions and became Vaisnavas, devotees of Krsna.
 
Madhya 9.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
vaisnavera madhye rama-upasaka saba
keha ‘tattvavadi', keha haya ‘sri-vaisnava'
SYNONYMS
 
vaisnavera madhye -- amongst Vaisnavas; rama-upasaka saba -- all 
worshipers of Lord Sri Ramacandra; keha -- someone; tattva-vadi -- 
followers of Madhvacarya; keha -- someone; haya -- is; sri-vaisnava -- 
devotees following the disciplic succession of Sri Ramanujacarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At the time, all the South Indian Vaisnavas were worshipers of Lord 
Ramacandra. Some were Tattvavadis, and some were followers of 
Ramanujacarya.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura points out that the word "
Tattvavadi" refers to the followers of Srila Madhvacarya. To distinguish 
his disciplic succession from the Mayavadi followers of Sankaracarya, 
Srila Madhvacarya named his party the Tattvavadis. Impersonal monists 
are always attacked by these Tattvavadis, who attempt to defeat their 
philosophy of impersonalism. Generally, they establish the supremacy of 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Actually the disciplic succession of 
Madhvacarya is known as the Brahma Vaisnava sect; that is the sect 
coming down from Lord Brahma. Consequently the Tattvavadis, or followers 
of Madhvacarya, do not accept the incident of Lord Brahma's illusion, 
which is recorded in the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Srila 
Madhvacarya has purposefully avoided commenting on that portion of 
Srimad-Bhagavatam in which brahma-mohana, the illusion of Lord Brahma, 
is mentioned. Srila Madhavendra Puri was one of the acaryas in the 
Tattvavada disciplic succession, and he established the ultimate goal of 
transcendentalism to be attainment of pure devotional service, love of 
Godhead. Those Vaisnavas belonging to the Gaudiya-sampradaya, the 
disciplic succession following Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, are distinct 
from the Tattvavadis, although they belong to the same Tattvavada-
sampradaya. The followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are therefore known 
as the Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya.
 
The word pasandi refers to those who are opposed to pure devotional 
service. In particular, these are the Mayavadis, the impersonalists. A 
definition of pasandi is given in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (1.73), wherein 
it is stated:
 
yas tu narayanam devam brahma-rudradi-daivataih
samatvenaiva vikseta sa pasandi bhaved dhruvam
 [Cc. Madhya 18.116]
 
 
A pasandi is one who thinks that the Supreme Lord Narayana, the 
Personality of Godhead, is on the same level with the demigods, headed 
by Lord Brahma and Lord Siva. A devotee never considers Lord Narayana 
to be on the same platform with Lord Brahma and Lord Siva. The 
Madhvacarya-sampradaya and Ramanuja-sampradaya are mainly worshipers of 
Lord Ramacandra, although the Sri Vaisnavas are supposed to be 
worshipers of Lord Narayana and Laksmi and the Tattvavadis are supposed 
to be worshipers of Lord Krsna. At present, in most of the monasteries 
belonging to the Madhva-sampradaya, Lord Ramacandra is worshiped.
 
In the book known as Adhyatma-ramayana, there are statements in Chapters 
Twelve to Fifteen about worshiping the Deities of Sri 
Ramacandra and Sita. There it is stated that during Lord Ramacandra's 
time there was a brahmana who took a vow to fast 
until he saw Lord Ramacandra. Sometimes, due to business, Lord 
Ramacandra was absent from His capital for a full week and could not be 
seen by the citizens during that time. Because of his vow, the brahmana 
could not take even a drop of water during that week. Later, after eight 
or nine days, when the brahmana could see Lord Ramacandra personally, he 
would break his fast. Upon observing the brahmana's rigid vow, Lord Sri 
Ramacandra ordered His younger brother Laksmana to deliver a pair of 
Sita-Rama Deities to the brahmana. The brahmana received the Deities 
from Sri Laksmanaji and worshiped Them faithfully as long as he lived. 
At the time of his death, he delivered the Deities to Sri Hanumanji, who,
 for many years, hung Them around his neck and served Them with all 
devotion. After many years, when Hanumanji departed on the hill known as 
Gandha-madana, he delivered the Deities to Bhimasena, one of the 
Pandavas, and Bhimasena brought Them to his palace, where he kept Them 
very carefully. The last king of the Pandavas, Ksemakanta, worshiped the 
Deities in that palace. Later, the same Deities were kept in the custody 
of the kings of Orissa known as Gajapatis. One of the acaryas, known as 
Narahari Tirtha, who was in the disciplic succession of Madhvacarya, 
received these Deities from the King of Orissa.
 
It may be noted that these particular Deities of Rama and Sita have been 
worshiped from the time of King Iksvaku. Indeed, They were worshiped by 
the royal princes even before the appearance of Lord Ramacandra. Later, 
during Lord Ramacandra's presence, the Deities were worshiped by 
Laksmana. It is said that just three months before his disappearance, 
Sri Madhvacarya received these Deities and installed them in the Udupi 
temple. Since then the Deities have been worshiped by the Madhvacarya-
sampradaya at that monastery. As far as the Sri Vaisnavas are concerned, 
beginning with Ramanujacarya, they also worshiped Deities of Sita-Rama. 
Sita-Rama Deities are also being worshiped in Tirupati and other places. 
From the Sri Ramanuja-sampradaya there is another branch known as 
Ramanandi or Ramat, and the followers of that branch also worship 
Deities of Sita-Rama very rigidly. The Ramanuja-sampradaya Vaisnavas 
prefer the worship of Lord Ramacandra to that of Radha-Krsna.
 
Madhya 9.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
sei saba vaisnava mahaprabhura darsane
krsna-upasaka haila, laya krsna-name
SYNONYMS
 
sei saba -- all those; vaisnava -- devotees; mahaprabhura -- of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; darsane -- by seeing; krsna-upasaka -- devotees of 
Lord Krsna; haila -- became; laya -- took; krsna-name -- the holy name 
of Lord Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After meeting Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all those different Vaisnavas 
became devotees of Krsna and began chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
Madhya 9.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
rama! raghava! rama! raghava! rama! raghava! pahi mam
krsna! kesava! krsna! kesava! krsna! kesava! raksa mam
SYNONYMS
 
rama -- O Rama; raghava -- O descendant of Raghu; pahi -- please protect;
 mam -- me; krsna -- O Krsna; kesava -- O killer of Kesi; raksa -- 
protect; mam -- me.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘O Lord Ramacandra, descendant of Maharaja Raghu, kindly protect me! O 
Lord Krsna, killer of the Kesi demon, kindly protect me!'"
 
Madhya 9.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
ei sloka pathe padi' karila prayana
gautami-gangaya yai' kaila ganga-snana
SYNONYMS
 
ei sloka -- this Sanskrit verse; pathe -- on the way; padi' -- reciting; 
karila -- did; prayana -- going; gautami-gangaya -- to the bank of the 
Gautami-ganga; yai' -- going; kaila -- did; ganga-snana -- bathing in 
the Ganges.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While walking on the road, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to chant this 
Rama Raghava mantra. Chanting in this way, He arrived at the banks of 
the Gautami-ganga and took His bath there.
 
PURPORT
 
The Gautami-ganga is a branch of the river Godavari. Formerly a 
great sage named Gautama Rsi used to live on the bank of this river 
opposite the city of Rajamahendri, and consequently this branch was 
called the Gautami-ganga.
 
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that Srila Kaviraja Gosvami has recorded 
the names of the holy places visited by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu but that 
there is no chronological order of the places visited. However, there is 
a notebook of Govinda dasa's containing a chronological order and 
references to geographical positions. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura 
requests the readers to refer to that book. According to Govinda dasa, 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Trimanda from the Gautami-ganga. From 
there He went to Dhundirama-tirtha, another place of pilgrimage. 
According to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, after visiting the Gautami-ganga, 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Mallikarjuna-tirtha.
 
Madhya 9.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
mallikarjuna-tirthe yai' mahesa dekhila
tahan saba loke krsna-nama laoyaila
SYNONYMS
 
mallikarjuna-tirthe -- to the holy place known as Mallikarjuna; yai' -- 
going; mahesa -- the deity of Lord Siva; dekhila -- He saw; tahan -- 
there; saba loke -- all the people; krsna-nama -- Lord Krsna's holy name;
 laoyaila -- He induced to chant.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to Mallikarjuna-tirtha and saw the 
deity of Lord Siva there. He also induced all the people to chant the 
Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
PURPORT
 
Mallikarjuna is also known as Sri Saila. It is situated about one 
hundred miles northeast of Karnula on the southern bank of the Krsna 
River. There are great walls all around the village, and within the 
walls resides the deity known as Mallikarjuna. It is a deity of Lord 
Siva and is one of the Jyotir-lingas.
 
Madhya 9.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
ramadasa mahadeve karila darasana
ahovala-nrsimhere karila gamana
SYNONYMS
 
rama-dasa -- Ramadasa; maha-deve -- of Mahadeva; karila -- did; darasana 
-- seeing; ahovala-nrsimhere -- to Ahovala-nrsimha; karila -- did; 
gamana -- going.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There he saw Lord Mahadeva [Siva], the servant of Lord Rama. He then 
went to Ahovala-nrsimha.
 
Madhya 9.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
nrsimha dekhiya tanre kaila nati-stuti
siddhavata gela yahan murti sitapati
SYNONYMS
 
nrsimha dekhiya -- after seeing the Lord Nrsimha Deity; tanre -- unto 
Him; kaila -- did; nati-stuti -- offering of various prayers; 
siddhavata -- to Siddhavata; gela -- He went; yahan -- where; murti 
-- the Deity; sita-pati -- Lord Ramacandra.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon seeing the Ahovala-nrsimha Deity, Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered many 
prayers unto the Lord. He then went to Siddhavata, where He saw the 
Deity of Ramacandra, the Lord of Sitadevi.
 
PURPORT
 
Siddhavata, also known as Sidhauta, is ten miles east of the 
village of Kudapa. Previously this place was 
also known as the southern Benares. There is a great banyan tree there, 
and it is therefore known as Siddhavata. Vata means banyan tree.
 
Madhya 9.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
raghunatha dekhi' kaila pranati stavana
tahan eka vipra prabhura kaila nimantrana
SYNONYMS
 
raghu-natha dekhi' -- after seeing Lord Ramacandra, the descendant of 
Maharaja Raghu; kaila -- offered; pranati -- obeisances; stavana -- 
prayers; tahan -- there; eka -- one; vipra -- brahmana; prabhura -- to 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila -- did; nimantrana -- invitation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon seeing the Deity of Lord Ramacandra, the descendant of King Raghu, 
the Lord offered His prayers and obeisances. Then a brahmana invited the 
Lord to take lunch.
 
Madhya 9.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
sei vipra rama-nama nirantara laya
‘rama' ‘rama' vina anya vani na kahaya
SYNONYMS
 
sei vipra -- that brahmana; rama-nama -- the holy name of Lord 
Ramacandra; nirantara -- constantly; laya -- chants; rama rama -- the 
holy names Rama Rama; vina -- without; anya -- other; vani -- vibration; 
na -- does not; kahaya -- speak.
 
TRANSLATION
 
That brahmana constantly chanted the holy name of Ramacandra. Indeed, 
but for chanting Lord Ramacandra's holy name, that brahmana did not 
speak a word.
 
Madhya 9.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
sei dina tanra ghare rahi' bhiksa kari'
tanre krpa kari' age calila gaurahari
SYNONYMS
 
sei dina -- on that day; tanra ghare -- the house of that brahmana; rahi'
 -- staying; bhiksa kari' -- accepting prasadam; tanre -- unto him; krpa 
kari' -- showing mercy; age -- ahead; calila -- departed; gaura-hari -- 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
That day, Lord Caitanya remained there and accepted prasadam at his 
house. After bestowing mercy upon him in this way, the Lord proceeded 
ahead.
 
Madhya 9.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
skanda-ksetra-tirthe kaila skanda darasana
trimatha aila, tahan dekhi' trivikrama
SYNONYMS
 
skanda-ksetra-tirthe -- in the holy place known as Skanda-ksetra; kaila -
- did; skanda darasana -- visiting Lord Skanda (Karttikeya, son of Lord 
Siva); trimatha -- at Trimatha; aila -- arrived; tahan -- there; dekhi' -
- seeing; trivikrama -- a form of Lord Visnu, Trivikrama.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At the holy place known as Skanda-ksetra, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
visited the temple of Skanda. From there He went to Trimatha, where He 
saw the Visnu Deity Trivikrama.
 
Madhya 9.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
punah siddhavata aila sei vipra-ghare
sei vipra krsna-nama laya nirantare
SYNONYMS
 
punah -- again; siddha-vata -- to the place known as Siddhavata; aila -- 
returned; sei -- that; vipra-ghare -- in the house of the brahmana; sei 
vipra -- that brahmana; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; laya -
- chants; nirantare -- constantly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After visiting the temple of Trivikrama, the Lord returned to Siddhavata,
 where He again visited the house of the brahmana, who was now 
constantly chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
Madhya 9.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
bhiksa kari' mahaprabhu tanre prasna kaila
"kaha vipra, ei tomara kon dasa haila
SYNONYMS
 
bhiksa kari' -- after accepting lunch; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto him; prasna kaila -- asked a question; kaha 
vipra -- My dear brahmana friend, please say; ei -- this; tomara -- your;
 kon -- what; dasa -- situation; haila -- became.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After finishing His lunch there, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the 
brahmana, "My dear friend, kindly tell Me what your position is now.
 
Madhya 9.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
purve tumi nirantara laite rama-nama
ebe kene nirantara lao krsna-nama"
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- formerly; tumi -- you; nirantara -- constantly; laite -- used 
to chant; rama-nama -- the holy name of Lord Ramacandra; ebe -- now; 
kene -- why; nirantara -- constantly; lao -- you chant; krsna-nama -- 
the holy name of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Formerly you were constantly chanting the holy name of Lord Rama. Why 
are you now constantly chanting the holy name of Krsna?"
 
Madhya 9.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
vipra bale, -- ei tomara darsana-prabhave
toma dekhi' gela mora ajanma svabhave
SYNONYMS
 
vipra bale -- the brahmana replied; ei -- this; tomara darsana-prabhave -
- by the influence of Your visit; toma dekhi' -- after seeing You; gela -
- went; mora -- my; a-janma -- from childhood; svabhave -- nature.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana replied, "This is all due to Your influence, Sir. After 
seeing You, I have lost my lifelong practice.
 
Madhya 9.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
balyavadhi rama-nama-grahana amara
toma dekhi' krsna-nama aila eka-bara
SYNONYMS
 
balya-avadhi -- since the days of my childhood; rama-nama-grahana -- 
chanting the holy name of Lord Ramacandra; amara -- my; toma dekhi' -- 
upon seeing You; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; aila -- 
came; eka-bara -- once only.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"From my childhood I have been chanting the holy name of Lord Ramacandra,
 but upon seeing You I chanted the holy name of Lord Krsna 
just once.
 
Madhya 9.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
sei haite krsna-nama jihvate vasila
krsna-nama sphure, rama-nama dure gela
SYNONYMS
 
sei haite -- since that time; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; 
jihvate -- on the tongue; vasila -- was seated tightly; krsna-nama -- 
the holy name of Lord Krsna; sphure -- automatically comes; rama-nama -- 
the holy name of Lord Ramacandra; dure -- far away; gela -- went.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Since then, the holy name of Krsna has been tightly fixed upon my 
tongue. Indeed, since I have been chanting the holy name of Krsna, the 
holy name of Lord Ramacandra has gone far away.
 
Madhya 9.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
balya-kala haite mora svabhava eka haya
namera mahima-sastra kariye sancaya
SYNONYMS
 
balya-kala haite -- from my childhood; mora -- my; svabhava -- 
practice; eka -- one; haya -- there is; namera -- of the holy name; 
mahima -- concerning the glories; sastra -- the revealed scriptures; 
kariye sancaya -- I collect.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"From my childhood I have been 
collecting the glories of the holy name from revealed scriptures.
 
Madhya 9.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
ramante yogino 'nante
satyanande cid-atmani
iti rama-padenasau
param brahmabhidhiyate
SYNONYMS
 
ramante -- take pleasure; yoginah -- transcendentalists; anante -- in 
the unlimited; satya-anande -- real pleasure; cit-atmani -- in spiritual 
existence; iti -- thus; rama -- Rama; padena -- by the word; asau -- He; 
param -- supreme; brahma -- truth; abhidhiyate -- is called.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘The Supreme Absolute Truth is called Rama because the 
transcendentalists take pleasure in the unlimited true pleasure of 
spiritual existence.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is the eighth verse of the Sata-nama-stotra of Lord Ramacandra, 
which is found in the Padma Purana.
 
Madhya 9.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
krsir bhu-vacakah sabdo
nas ca nirvrti-vacakah
tayor aikyam param brahma
krsna ity abhidhiyate
SYNONYMS
 
krsih -- the verbal root krs; bhu -- attractive existence; vacakah -- 
signifying; sabdah -- word; nah -- the syllable na; ca -- and; nirvrti --
 spiritual pleasure; vacakah -- indicating; tayoh -- of both; aikyam -- 
amalgamation; param -- supreme; brahma -- Absolute Truth; krsnah -- Lord 
Krsna; iti -- thus; abhidhiyate -- is called.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘The word "krs" is the attractive feature of the Lord's existence, and 
"na" means spiritual pleasure. When the verb "krs" is added to the affix 
"na," it becomes "Krsna," which indicates the Absolute Truth.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from the Mahabharata (Udyoga-parva 71.4)
.
 
Madhya 9.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
param brahma dui-nama samana ha-ila
punah ara sastre kichu visesa paila
SYNONYMS
 
param brahma -- the Absolute Truth; dui-nama -- two names (Rama and 
Krsna); samana -- on an equal level; ha-ila -- were; punah -- again; ara 
-- further; sastre -- in revealed scriptures; kichu -- some; visesa -- 
specification; paila -- is found.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"As far as the holy names of Rama and Krsna are concerned, they are on 
an equal level, but for further advancement we receive some specific 
information from the revealed scriptures.
 
Madhya 9.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
rama rameti rameti
rame rame manorame
sahasra-namabhis tulyam
rama-nama varanane
SYNONYMS
 
rama -- Rama; rama -- Rama; iti -- thus; rama -- Rama; iti -- thus; rame 
-- I enjoy; rame -- in the holy name of Rama; manah-rame -- most 
beautiful; sahasra-namabhih -- with the one thousand names; tulyam -- 
equal; rama-nama -- the holy name of Rama; vara-anane -- O lovely-faced 
woman.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"[Lord Siva addressed his wife, Durga:] ‘O Varanana, I 
chant the holy name of Rama, Rama, Rama and thus enjoy this beautiful 
sound. This holy name of Ramacandra is equal to one thousand holy names 
of Lord Visnu.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from the Brhad-visnu-sahasranama-stotra in the 
Uttara-khanda of the Padma Purana (72.335).
 
Madhya 9.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
sahasra-namnam punyanam
trir-avrttya tu yat phalam
ekavrttya tu krsnasya
namaikam tat prayacchati
SYNONYMS
 
sahasra-namnam -- of one thousand names; punyanam -- holy; trih-avrttya -
- by thrice chanting; tu -- but; yat -- which; phalam -- result; eka-
avrttya -- by one repetition; tu -- but; krsnasya -- of Lord Krsna; nama 
-- holy name; ekam -- only one; tat -- that result; prayacchati -- gives.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘The pious results derived from chanting the thousand holy names of 
Visnu three times can be attained by only one utterance of the holy 
name of Krsna.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse from the Brahmanda Purana is found in the Laghu-bhagavatamrta 
(1.5.354), by Rupa Gosvami. Simply by chanting the 
name of Krsna once, one can attain the same results achieved by 
chanting the holy name of Rama three times.
 
Madhya 9.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
ei vakye krsna-namera mahima apara
tathapi la-ite nari, suna hetu tara
SYNONYMS
 
ei vakye -- in this statement; krsna-namera -- of the holy name of Krsna;
 mahima -- glories; apara -- unlimited; tathapi -- still; la-ite -- to 
chant; nari -- I am unable; suna -- just hear; hetu -- the reason; tara -
- of that.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"According to this statement of the sastras, the glories of the holy 
name of Krsna are unlimited. Still I could not chant His holy name. 
Please hear the reason for this.
 
Madhya 9.35
 
TEXT 35
 
TEXT
 
ista-deva rama, tanra name sukha pai
sukha pana rama-nama ratri-dina gai
SYNONYMS
 
ista-deva -- my worshipable Lord; rama -- Lord Sri Ramacandra; tanra 
name -- in His holy name; sukha pai -- I get happiness; sukha pana -- 
getting such transcendental happiness; rama-nama -- the holy name of 
Lord Rama; ratri-dina -- day and night; gai -- I chant.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My worshipable Lord has been Lord Ramacandra, and by chanting His holy 
name I received happiness. Because I received such happiness, I chanted 
the holy name of Lord Rama day and night.
 
Madhya 9.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
tomara darsane yabe krsna-nama aila
tahara mahima tabe hrdaye lagila
SYNONYMS
 
tomara darsane -- by meeting You; yabe -- when; krsna-nama -- the holy 
name of Krsna; aila -- appeared; tahara -- His; mahima -- glories; tabe -
- at that time; hrdaye -- in the heart; lagila -- became fixed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"By Your appearance, Lord Krsna's holy name also appeared, and at that 
time the glories of Krsna's name awoke in my heart.
 
Madhya 9.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
sei krsna tumi saksat -- iha nirdharila
eta kahi' vipra prabhura carane padila
SYNONYMS
 
sei -- that; krsna -- the Personality of Godhead, Krsna; tumi -- You; 
saksat -- directly; iha -- this; nirdharila -- concluded; eta kahi' -- 
saying this; vipra -- the brahmana; prabhura -- of Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; carane -- at the lotus feet; padila -- fell down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sir, You are that Lord Krsna Himself. This is 
my conclusion." Saying this, the brahmana fell down at the lotus feet 
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 9.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
tanre krpa kari' prabhu calila ara dine
vrddhakasi asi' kaila siva-darasane
SYNONYMS
 
tanre -- unto him; krpa kari' -- showing mercy; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; calila -- traveled; ara dine -- the next day; 
vrddhakasi -- to Vrddhakasi; asi' -- coming; kaila -- did; siva-darasane 
-- visiting Lord Siva's temple.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After showing mercy to the brahmana, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left 
the next day and arrived at Vrddhakasi, where He visited the temple of 
Lord Siva.
 
PURPORT
 
Vrddhakasi's present name is Vrddhacalam. It is situated in the southern 
Arcot district on the bank of the river Manimukha. This place is also 
known as Kalahastipura. Lord Siva's temple there was worshiped for many 
years by Govinda, the cousin of Ramanujacarya.
 
Madhya 9.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
tahan haite cali' age gela eka grame
brahmana-samaja tahan, karila visrame
SYNONYMS
 
tahan haite -- from there; cali' -- going; age -- forward; gela -- went;
 eka -- one; grame -- to a village; brahmana-samaja -- assembly of 
brahmanas; tahan -- there; karila visrame -- He rested.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then left Vrddhakasi and proceeded further.
 In one village He saw that most of the residents were brahmanas, and He 
took His rest there.
 
Madhya 9.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
prabhura prabhave loka aila darasane
laksarbuda loka aise na yaya ganane
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhave -- by the 
influence; loka -- people; aila -- came; darasane -- to see Him; laksa-
arbuda -- many millions; loka -- persons; aise -- came; na -- not; yaya 
ganane -- can be counted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Due to the influence of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, many millions of men 
came just to see Him. Indeed, the assembly being unlimited, its 
members could not be counted.
 
Madhya 9.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
gosanira saundarya dekhi' tate premavesa
sabe ‘krsna' kahe, ‘vaisnava' haila sarva-desa
SYNONYMS
 
gosanira -- of the Lord; saundarya -- the beauty; dekhi' -- seeing; tate 
-- in that; prema-avesa -- ecstatic love; sabe -- everyone; krsna kahe --
 uttered the holy name of Krsna; vaisnava -- Vaisnava devotees; haila -- 
became; sarva-desa -- everyone.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord's bodily features were very beautiful, and in addition He was 
always in the ecstasy of love of Godhead. Simply by seeing Him, everyone 
began chanting the holy name of Krsna, and thus everyone became a 
Vaisnava devotee.
 
Madhya 9.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
tarkika-mimamsaka, yata mayavadi-gana
sankhya, patanjala, smrti, purana, agama
SYNONYMS
 
tarkika -- logicians; mimamsaka -- followers of Mimamsa philosophy; yata 
-- all; mayavadi-gana -- followers of Sankaracarya; sankhya -- followers 
of Kapila; patanjala -- followers of mystic yoga; smrti -- supplementary 
Vedic literatures; purana -- Puranas; agama -- the tantra-sastras.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There are many kinds of philosophers. Some are logicians who follow 
Gautama or Kanada. Some follow the Mimamsa philosophy of Jaimini. Some 
follow the Mayavada philosophy of Sankaracarya, and others follow Kapila'
s Sankhya philosophy or the mystic yoga system of Patanjali. Some follow 
the smrti-sastra composed of twenty religious scriptures, and others 
follow the Puranas and the tantra-sastra. In this way there are many 
different types of philosophers.
 
Madhya 9.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
nija-nija-sastrodgrahe sabai pracanda
sarva mata dusi' prabhu kare khanda khanda
SYNONYMS
 
nija-nija -- their own; sastra -- of the scripture; udgrahe -- to 
establish the conclusion; sabai -- all of them; pracanda -- very 
powerful; sarva -- all; mata -- opinions; dusi' -- condemning; prabhu -- 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare -- does; khanda khanda -- breaking to 
pieces.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All of these adherents of various scriptures were ready to present the 
conclusions of their respective scriptures, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
broke all their opinions to pieces and established His own cult of 
bhakti based on the Vedas, Vedanta, the Brahma-sutra and the philosophy 
of acintya-bhedabheda-tattva.
 
Madhya 9.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
sarvatra sthapaya prabhu vaisnava-siddhante
prabhura siddhanta keha na pare khandite
SYNONYMS
 
sarvatra -- everywhere; sthapaya -- establishes; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; vaisnava-siddhante -- the conclusion of the Vaisnavas; 
prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; siddhanta -- conclusion; 
keha -- anyone; na pare -- is not able; khandite -- to defy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu established the devotional cult everywhere. No 
one could defeat Him.
 
Madhya 9.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
hari' hari' prabhu-mate karena pravesa
ei-mate ‘vaisnava' prabhu kaila daksina desa
SYNONYMS
 
hari' hari' -- being defeated; prabhu-mate -- into the cult of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karena pravesa -- enter; ei-mate -- in this way; 
vaisnava -- Vaisnava devotees; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
kaila -- made; daksina -- South India; desa -- country.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Being thus defeated by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all these 
philosophers and their followers entered into His cult. In this way Lord 
Caitanya made South India into a country of Vaisnavas.
 
Madhya 9.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
pasandi aila yata panditya suniya
garva kari' aila sange sisya-gana lana
SYNONYMS
 
pasandi -- nonbelievers; aila -- came there; yata -- all; panditya -- 
erudition; suniya -- hearing; garva kari' -- with great pride; aila -- 
came there; sange -- with; sisya-gana -- disciples; lana -- taking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the nonbelievers heard of the erudition of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
they came to Him with great pride, bringing their disciples with them.
 
Madhya 9.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
bauddhacarya maha-pandita nija nava-mate
prabhura age udgraha kari' lagila balite
SYNONYMS
 
bauddha-acarya -- the leader in Buddhist philosophy; maha-pandita -- 
greatly learned scholar; nija -- own; nava -- nine; mate -- 
philosophical conclusions; prabhura age -- before Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; udgraha -- argument; kari' -- making; lagila -- began; 
balite -- to speak.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One of them was a leader of the Buddhist cult and was a very learned 
scholar. To establish the nine philosophical conclusions of Buddhism, 
he came before the Lord and began to speak.
 
Madhya 9.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
yadyapi asambhasya bauddha ayukta dekhite
tathapi balila prabhu garva khandaite
SYNONYMS
 
yadyapi -- although; asambhasya -- not fit for discussion; bauddha -- 
followers of Buddha's philosophy; ayukta -- not fit; dekhite -- to see; 
tathapi -- still; balila -- spoke; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; garva -- pride; khandaite -- to diminish.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although the Buddhists are unfit for discussion and should not be seen 
by Vaisnavas, Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke to them just to decrease their 
false pride.
 
Madhya 9.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
tarka-pradhana bauddha-sastra ‘nava mate'
tarkei khandila prabhu, na pare sthapite
SYNONYMS
 
tarka-pradhana -- argumentative; bauddha-sastra -- scriptures of the 
Buddhist cult; nava mate -- in nine basic principles; tarkei -- by 
argument; khandila -- refuted; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na -- 
not; pare -- can; sthapite -- establish.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The scriptures of the Buddhist cult are chiefly based on argument and 
logic, and they contain nine chief principles. Because Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu defeated the Buddhists in their argument, they could not 
establish their cult.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that according to the Buddhist cult 
there are two ways of understanding philosophy. One is called Hinayana, 
and the other is called Mahayana. Along the Buddhist path there are 
nine principles: (1) The creation is eternal; therefore there is no need 
to accept a creator. (2) This cosmic manifestation is false. (3) "I am" 
is the truth. (4) There is repetition of birth and death. (5) Lord 
Buddha is the only source of understanding the truth. (6) The principle 
of nirvana, or annihilation, is the ultimate goal. (7) The philosophy of 
Buddha is the only philosophical path. (8) The Vedas are compiled by 
human beings. (9) Pious activities, showing mercy to others and so on 
are advised.
 
No one can attain the Absolute Truth by argument. One may be very expert 
in logic, and another person may be even more expert in the art of 
argument. Because there is so much word jugglery in logic, one can never 
come to the real conclusion about the Absolute Truth by argument. The 
followers of the Vedic principles understand this. However, it is seen 
here that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu defeated the Buddhist philosophy by 
argument. Those who are preachers in ISKCON will certainly meet many 
people who believe in intellectual arguments. Most of these people do 
not believe in the authority of the Vedas. Nevertheless, they accept 
intellectual speculation and argument. Therefore the preachers of Krsna 
consciousness should be prepared to defeat others by argument, just as 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did. In this verse it is clearly said, tarkei 
khandila prabhu. Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu put forward such a strong 
argument that the Buddhists could not counter Him to establish their 
cult.
 
Their first principle is that the creation has always existed. But if 
this were the case, there could be no theory of annihilation. The 
Buddhists maintain that annihilation, or dissolution, is the highest 
truth. If the creation eternally exists, there is no question of 
dissolution or annihilation. This argument is not very strong because by 
practical experience we see that material things have a beginning, a 
middle and an end. The ultimate aim of the Buddhist philosophy is to 
dissolve the body. This is proposed because the body has a beginning. 
Similarly, the entire cosmic manifestation is a gigantic body, but 
if we accept that it always exists, there can be no 
question of annihilation. Therefore the attempt to annihilate everything 
in order to attain zero is an absurdity. By our own practical experience 
we have to accept the beginning of creation, and when we accept the 
beginning, we must accept a creator. Such a creator must possess an all-
pervasive body, as pointed out in the Bhagavad-gita (13.14):
 
 
sarvatah pani-padam tat sarvato-'ksi-siro-mukham
sarvatah sruti-mal loke sarvam avrtya tisthati
 
"Everywhere are His hands and legs, His eyes, heads and faces, and He 
has ears everywhere. In this way the Supersoul exists, 
pervading everything."
 
The Supreme Person must be present everywhere. His body existed before 
the creation; otherwise He could not be the creator. If the Supreme 
Person is a created being, there can be no question of a creator. The 
conclusion is that the cosmic manifestation is certainly created at a 
certain time, and the creator existed before the creation; therefore the 
creator is not a created being. The creator is Parabrahman, or 
the Supreme Spirit. Matter is not only subordinate to spirit but is 
actually created on the basis of spirit. When the spirit soul enters the 
womb of a mother, the body is created by material ingredients supplied 
by the mother. Everything is created in the material world, and 
consequently there must be a creator who is the Supreme Spirit and who 
is distinct from matter. It is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita that the 
material energy is inferior and that the spiritual energy is the living 
entity. Both inferior and superior energies belong to a supreme person.
 
The Buddhists argue that the world is false, but this is not valid. The 
world is temporary, but it is not false. As long as we have the body, we 
must suffer the pleasures and pains of the body, even though we are not 
the body. We may not take these pleasures and pains very seriously, but 
they are factual nonetheless. We cannot actually say that they are false.
 If the bodily pains and pleasures were false, the creation would be 
false also, and consequently no one would take very much interest in it. 
The conclusion is that the material creation is not false or imaginary, 
but it is temporary.
 
The Buddhists maintain that the principle "I am" is the ultimate truth, 
but this excludes the individuality of "I" and "you." If there is no "I" 
and "you," or individuality, there is no possibility of argument. The 
Buddhist philosophy depends on argument, but there can be no argument if 
one simply depends on "I am." There must be a "you," or another person 
also. The philosophy of duality -- the existence of the individual soul 
and the Supersoul -- must be there. This is confirmed in the Second 
Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita (2.12), wherein the Lord says:
 
na tv evaham jatu nasam na tvam neme janadhipah
na caiva na bhavisyamah sarve vayam atah param
 
 
 
"Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these 
kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be."
 
We existed in the past in different bodies, and after the annihilation 
of this body we shall exist in another body. The principle of the soul 
is eternal, and it exists in this body or in another body. Even in this 
lifetime we experience existence in a child's body, a youth's body, a 
man's body and an old body. After the annihilation of the body, we 
acquire another body. The Buddhist cult also accepts the philosophy of 
transmigration, but the Buddhists do not properly explain the next birth.
 There are 8,400,000 species of life, and our next birth may be in any 
one of them; therefore this human body is not guaranteed.
 
According to the Buddhists' fifth principle, Lord Buddha is the only 
source for the attainment of knowledge. We cannot accept this, for Lord 
Buddha rejected the principles of Vedic knowledge. One must accept a 
principle of standard knowledge because one cannot attain the Absolute 
Truth simply by intellectual speculation. If everyone is an authority, 
or if everyone accepts his own intelligence as the ultimate criterion -- 
as is presently fashionable -- the scriptures will be interpreted in 
many different ways, and everyone will claim that his own philosophy is 
supreme. This has become a very great problem, and everyone is 
interpreting scripture in his own way and setting up his own basis of 
authority. Yata mata tata patha. Now everybody and anybody is trying to 
establish his own theory as the ultimate truth. The Buddhists theorize 
that annihilation, or nirvana, is the ultimate goal. Annihilation 
applies to the body, but the spirit soul transmigrates from one body to 
another. If this were not the case, how can so many multifarious bodies 
come into existence? If the next birth is a fact, the next bodily form 
is also a fact. As soon as we accept a material body, we must accept the 
fact that that body will be annihilated and that we will have to accept 
another body. If all material bodies are doomed to annihilation, we must 
obtain a nonmaterial body, or a spiritual body, if we wish the next 
birth to be anything but false. How the spiritual body is attained is 
explained by Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita (4.9):
 
janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti so 'rjuna
 
 
 
"One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities 
does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material 
world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna."
 
This is the highest perfection -- to give up one's material 
body and not accept another but to return home, 
back to Godhead. It is not that perfection means one's existence becomes 
void or zero. Existence continues, but if we positively want to 
annihilate the material body, we have to accept a spiritual body; 
otherwise there can be no eternality for the soul.
 
We cannot accept the theory that the Buddhist philosophy is the only way,
 for there are so many defects in that philosophy. A perfect philosophy 
is one that has no defects, and that is Vedanta philosophy. No one can 
point out any defects in Vedanta philosophy, and therefore we can 
conclude that Vedanta is the supreme philosophical way of understanding 
the truth. According to the Buddhist cult, the Vedas are compiled by 
ordinary human beings. If this were the case, they would not be 
authoritative. From the Vedic literatures we understand that shortly 
after the creation Lord Brahma was instructed in the Vedas. It is not 
that the Vedas were created by Brahma, although Brahma is the original 
person in the universe. If Brahma did not create the Vedas but he is 
acknowledged as the first created being, wherefrom did Vedic knowledge 
come to Brahma? Obviously the Vedas did not come from an ordinary person 
born in this material world. According to Srimad-Bhagavatam, tene brahma 
hrda ya adi-kavaye: [SB 1.1.1] after the creation, the Supreme Person 
imparted Vedic knowledge within the heart of Brahma. There was no person 
in the beginning of the creation other than Brahma, yet he did not 
compile the Vedas; therefore the conclusion is that the Vedas were not 
compiled by any created being. Vedic knowledge was given by the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead, who created this material world. This is also 
accepted by Sankaracarya, although he is not a Vaisnava.
 
It is stated that mercy is one of the qualities of a Buddhist, but mercy 
is a relative thing. We show our mercy to a subordinate or to one who is 
suffering more than ourselves. However, if there is a superior person 
present, the superior person cannot be the object of our mercy. Rather, 
we are objects for the mercy of the superior person. Therefore showing 
compassion and mercy is a relative activity. It is not the Absolute 
Truth. Apart from this, we also must know what actual mercy is. To give 
a sick man something forbidden for him to eat is not mercy. Rather, it 
is cruelty. Unless we know what mercy really is, we may create an 
undesirable situation. If we wish to show real mercy, we will preach 
Krsna consciousness in order to revive the lost consciousness of human 
beings, the living entity's original consciousness. Since the Buddhist 
philosophy does not admit the existence of the spirit soul, the so-
called mercy of the Buddhists is defective.
 
Madhya 9.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
bauddhacarya ‘nava prasna' saba uthaila
drdha yukti-tarke prabhu khanda khanda kaila
SYNONYMS
 
bauddha-acarya -- the teacher of the Buddhist cult; nava prasna -- nine 
different types of questions; saba -- all; uthaila -- raised; drdha -- 
strong; yukti -- argument; tarke -- with logic; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; khanda khanda kaila -- broke into pieces.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The teacher of the Buddhist cult set forth the nine principles, but Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu broke them to pieces with His strong logic.
 
Madhya 9.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
darsanika pandita sabai paila parajaya
loke hasya kare, bauddha paila lajja-bhaya
SYNONYMS
 
darsanika -- philosophical speculators; pandita -- scholars; sabai -- 
all of them; paila parajaya -- were defeated; loke -- people in general; 
hasya kare -- laugh; bauddha -- the Buddhists; paila -- got; lajja -- 
shame; bhaya -- fear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All mental speculators and learned scholars were defeated by Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and when the people began to laugh, the Buddhist 
philosophers felt both shame and fear.
 
PURPORT
 
These philosophers were all atheists, for they did not believe in the 
existence of God. Atheists may be very expert in mental speculation and 
may be so-called great philosophers, but they can be defeated by a 
Vaisnava firmly situated in his conviction and God consciousness. 
Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the preachers 
engaged in the service of ISKCON should be very expert in putting 
forward strong arguments and defeating all types of atheists.
 
Madhya 9.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
prabhuke vaisnava jani' bauddha ghare gela
sakala bauddha mili' tabe kumantrana kaila
SYNONYMS
 
prabhuke -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vaisnava jani' -- knowing to 
be a Vaisnava; bauddha -- the Buddhists; ghare gela -- returned home; 
sakala bauddha -- all the Buddhists; mili' -- coming together; tabe -- 
thereafter; ku-mantrana -- plot; kaila -- made.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Buddhists could understand that Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a 
Vaisnava, and they returned home very unhappy. Later, however, they 
began to plot against the Lord.
 
Madhya 9.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
apavitra anna eka thalite bhariya
prabhu-age nila ‘maha-prasada' baliya
SYNONYMS
 
apavitra -- polluted; anna -- food; eka -- one; thalite -- plate; 
bhariya -- filling; prabhu-age -- in front of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; nila -- brought; maha-prasada baliya -- calling it maha-
prasadam. 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Having made their plot, the Buddhists brought a plate of untouchable 
food before Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and called it maha-prasadam.
 
PURPORT
 
The word apavitra anna refers to food that is unacceptable for a 
Vaisnava. In other words, a Vaisnava cannot accept any food offered by 
an avaisnava in the name of maha-prasadam. This should be a principle 
for all Vaisnavas. When asked, "What is the behavior of a Vaisnava?" Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "A Vaisnava must avoid the company of an 
avaisnava [asat]." The word asat refers to an avaisnava, that is, one 
who is not a Vaisnava. Asat-sanga-tyaga, -- ei vaisnava-acara (Cc. 
Madhya 22.87). A Vaisnava must be very strict in this respect and should 
not at all cooperate with an avaisnava. If an avaisnava offers food in 
the name of maha-prasadam, it should not be accepted. Such food cannot 
be prasadam because an avaisnava cannot offer anything to the Lord. 
Sometimes preachers in the Krsna consciousness movement have to accept 
food in a home where the householder is an avaisnava; however, if this 
food is offered to the Deity, it can be taken. Ordinary food cooked by 
an avaisnava should not be accepted by a Vaisnava. Even if an avaisnava 
cooks food without fault, he cannot offer it to Lord Visnu, and it 
cannot be accepted as maha-prasadam. According to Lord Krsna in the 
Bhagavad-gita (9.26):
 
patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami prayatatmanah
 
 
"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or 
water, I will accept it."
 
Krsna can accept anything offered by His devotee with devotion. An 
avaisnava may be a vegetarian and a very clean cook, but because he 
cannot offer Visnu the food he cooks, it cannot be 
accepted as maha-prasadam. It is better that a Vaisnava abandon such 
food as untouchable.
 
Madhya 9.54
 
TEXT 54
 
TEXT
 
hena-kale maha-kaya eka paksi aila
thonte kari' anna-saha thali lana gela
SYNONYMS
 
hena-kale -- at this time; maha-kaya -- having a large body; eka -- one; 
paksi -- bird; aila -- appeared there; thonte kari' -- by the beak; anna-
saha -- with food; thali -- the plate; lana -- taking; gela -- went away.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the contaminated food was offered to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, a 
very large bird appeared on the spot, picked up the plate in its beak 
and flew away.
 
Madhya 9.55
 
TEXT 55
 
TEXT
 
bauddha-ganera upare anna pade amedhya haiya
bauddhacaryera mathaya thali padila bajiya
SYNONYMS
 
bauddha-ganera -- all the Buddhists; upare -- upon; anna -- the food; 
pade -- began to fall down; amedhya -- untouchable; haiya -- being; 
bauddha-acaryera -- of the teacher of the Buddhists; mathaya -- on the 
head; thali -- the plate; padila -- fell down; bajiya -- making a great 
sound.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Indeed, the untouchable food fell upon the Buddhists, and the large bird 
dropped the plate on the head of the chief Buddhist teacher. When it 
fell on his head, it made a big sound.
 
Madhya 9.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
terache padila thali, -- matha kati' gela
murcchita hana acarya bhumite padila
SYNONYMS
 
terache -- at an angle; padila -- fell down; thali -- the plate; matha --
 the head; kati' -- cutting; gela -- went; murcchita -- unconscious; 
hana -- becoming; acarya -- the teacher; bhumite -- on the ground; 
padila -- fell down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The plate was made of metal, and when its edge hit the head of the 
teacher, it cut him, and the teacher immediately fell to the ground 
unconscious.
 
Madhya 9.57
 
TEXT 57
 
TEXT
 
hahakara kari' kande saba sisya-gana
sabe asi' prabhu-pade la-ila sarana
SYNONYMS
 
haha-kara -- a roaring sound; kari' -- making; kande -- cry; saba -- all;
 sisya-gana -- disciples; sabe -- all of them; asi' -- coming; prabhu-
pade -- to the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; la-ila -- took; 
sarana -- shelter.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the teacher fell unconscious, his Buddhist disciples cried aloud 
and ran to the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for shelter.
 
Madhya 9.58
 
TEXT 58
 
TEXT
 
tumi ta' isvara saksat, ksama aparadha
jiyao amara guru, karaha prasada
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- You; ta' -- indeed; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
 saksat -- directly; ksama -- please excuse; aparadha -- offense; jiyao -
- bring back to consciousness; amara -- our; guru -- spiritual master; 
karaha -- do; prasada -- this mercy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
They all prayed to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, addressing Him as the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself and saying, "Sir, please excuse 
our offense. Please have mercy upon us and bring our spiritual master 
back to life."
 
Madhya 9.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- sabe kaha ‘krsna' ‘krsna' ‘hari'
guru-karne kaha krsna-nama ucca kari'
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; sabe -- all of you; 
kaha -- chant; krsna krsna hari -- the holy names of Lord Krsna and Hari;
 guru-karne -- near the ear of your spiritual master; kaha -- chant; 
krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; ucca kari' -- very loudly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord then replied to the Buddhist disciples, "You should all chant 
the names of Krsna and Hari very loudly near the ear of your spiritual 
master.
 
Madhya 9.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
toma-sabara ‘guru' tabe paibe cetana
saba bauddha mili' kare krsna-sankirtana
SYNONYMS
 
toma-sabara -- all of you; guru -- the spiritual master; tabe -- then; 
paibe -- will get; cetana -- consciousness; saba bauddha -- all the 
Buddhist disciples; mili' -- coming together; kare -- do; krsna-
sankirtana -- chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"By this method your spiritual master will regain his consciousness." 
Following Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's advice, all the Buddhist disciples 
began to chant the holy name of Krsna congregationally.
 
Madhya 9.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
guru-karne kahe sabe ‘krsna' ‘rama' ‘hari'
cetana pana acarya bale ‘hari' ‘hari'
SYNONYMS
 
guru-karne -- into the ear of the spiritual master; kahe -- they said; 
sabe -- all together; krsna rama hari -- the holy names of the Lord, 
namely "Krsna," "Rama" and "Hari"; cetana -- consciousness; pana -- 
getting; acarya -- the teacher; bale -- chanted; hari hari -- the name 
of Lord Hari.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When all the disciples chanted the holy names Krsna, Rama and Hari, the 
Buddhist teacher regained consciousness and immediately began to chant 
the holy name of Lord Hari.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that all the Buddhist 
disciples were actually initiated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu into the 
chanting of the holy name of Krsna, and when they chanted, they actually 
became different persons. At that time they were not Buddhists or 
atheists but Vaisnavas. Consequently they immediately accepted Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's order. Their original Krsna consciousness was 
revived, and they were immediately able to chant Hare Krsna and begin 
worshiping the Supreme Lord Visnu.
 
It is the spiritual master who delivers the disciple from the clutches 
of maya by initiating him into the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra. In this way a sleeping human being can revive his consciousness 
by chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, 
Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. In other words, the spiritual master 
awakens the sleeping living entity to his original consciousness so that 
he can worship Lord Visnu. This is the purpose of diksa, or initiation. 
Initiation means receiving the pure knowledge of spiritual consciousness.
 
One point to note in this regard is that the spiritual master of the 
Buddhists did not initiate his disciples. Rather, his disciples were 
initiated by Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and they in turn were able 
to initiate their so-called spiritual master. This is the parampara 
system. The so-called spiritual master of the Buddhists was actually in 
the position of a disciple, and after his disciples were initiated by 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, they acted as his spiritual masters. This was 
possible only because the disciples of the Buddhist acarya received the 
mercy of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Unless one is favored by Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the disciplic succession, one cannot act as a 
spiritual master. We should take the instructions of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, the spiritual master of the whole universe, to understand 
how one becomes a spiritual master and a disciple.
 
Madhya 9.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
krsna bali' acarya prabhure karena vinaya
dekhiya sakala loka ha-ila vismaya
SYNONYMS
 
krsna bali' -- chanting the holy name of Krsna; acarya -- the so-called 
spiritual master of the Buddhists; prabhure -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; karena -- does; vinaya -- submission; dekhiya -- seeing this;
 sakala loka -- all the people; ha-ila -- became; vismaya -- astonished.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the spiritual master of the Buddhists began to chant the holy name 
of Krsna and submitted to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the people 
who were gathered there were astonished.
 
Madhya 9.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
ei-rupe kautuka kari' sacira nandana
antardhana kaila, keha na paya darsana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-rupe -- in this way; kautuka kari' -- making fun; sacira nandana -- 
the son of mother Saci; antardhana kaila -- disappeared; keha -- anyone; 
na -- does not; paya -- get; darsana -- audience.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of Sacidevi, then suddenly and 
playfully disappeared from everyone's sight, and it was impossible for 
anyone to find Him.
 
Madhya 9.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
mahaprabhu cali' aila tripati-trimalle
catur-bhuja murti dekhi' vyenkatadrye cale
SYNONYMS
 
mahaprabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; cali' aila -- arrived by 
walking; tripati-trimalle -- at the holy places named Tirupati and 
Tirumala; catur-bhuja -- four-handed; murti -- Deity; dekhi' -- seeing; 
vyenkata-adrye -- to the holy place Venkata Hill; cale -- began to 
proceed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next arrived at Tirupati and Tirumala, where He 
saw a four-handed Deity. Then He proceeded toward Venkata Hill.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura has actually described the 
chronological order of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's visit. The Tirupati 
temple is sometimes called Tirupatura. It is situated on the northern 
side of Arcot in the district of Candragiri. It is a famous holy place 
of pilgrimage. In pursuance of His name, Venkatesvara, the four-handed 
Lord Visnu, the Deity of Balaji, with His potencies named Sri and Bhu, 
is located on Venkata Hill, about eight miles from Tirupati. This 
Venkatesvara Deity is in the form of Lord Visnu, and the place where He 
is situated is known as Venkata-ksetra. There are many temples in 
southern India, but this Balaji temple is especially opulent. A great 
fair is held there in the month of Asvina (September-October). 
There is a railway station called Tirupati on the Southern Railway. 
Nimna-tirupati is located in the valley of Venkata Hill. There 
are several temples there also, among which are those of 
Govindaraja and Lord Ramacandra.
 
Madhya 9.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
tripati asiya kaila sri-rama darasana
raghunatha-age kaila pranama stavana
SYNONYMS
 
tripati asiya -- coming to Tirupati; kaila sri-rama darasana -- visited 
the temple of Ramacandra; raghunatha-age -- before Lord Ramacandra;
 kaila -- did; pranama -- obeisances; stavana -- offering prayers.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After arriving at Tirupati, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the 
temple of Lord Ramacandra. He offered His prayers and obeisances before 
Ramacandra, the descendant of King Raghu.
 
Madhya 9.66
 
TEXT 66
 
 
 
sva-prabhave loka-sabara karana vismaya
pana-nrsimhe aila prabhu daya-maya
SYNONYMS
 
sva-prabhave -- by His own influence; loka-sabara -- of all the people; 
karana -- inducing; vismaya -- astonishment; pana-nrsimhe -- to the Lord 
named Pana-nrsimha; aila -- came; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
 daya-maya -- the most merciful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Everywhere Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went, His influence astonished 
everyone. He next arrived at the temple of Pana-nrsimha. The Lord is so 
merciful.
 
PURPORT
 
Pana-nrsimha, or Panakal-narasimha, is located in the district of 
Krishna, in the hills known as Mangalagiri, about seven miles from a 
city known as Vijayawada. One must climb six hundred steps to reach the 
temple. It is said that when the Lord is offered food with syrup here, 
He does not take more than half. Within this temple is a conchshell 
presented by the late king of Tanjore, and it is said that this shell 
was used by Lord Krsna Himself. During the month of March, a great fair 
takes place in this temple.
 
Madhya 9.67
 
TEXT 67
 
TEXT
 
nrsimhe pranati-stuti premavese kaila
prabhura prabhave loka camatkara haila
SYNONYMS
 
nrsimhe -- unto Lord Nrsimha; pranati-stuti -- obeisances and prayers; 
prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; kaila -- offered; prabhura -- of the 
Lord; prabhave -- by the influence; loka -- the people; camatkara haila -
- were astonished.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In great ecstatic love, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered obeisances and 
prayers unto Lord Nrsimha. The people were astonished to see Lord 
Caitanya's influence.
 
Madhya 9.68
 
TEXT 68
 
TEXT
 
siva-kanci asiya kaila siva darasana
prabhave ‘vaisnava' kaila saba saiva-gana
SYNONYMS
 
siva-kanci -- to the holy place named Siva-kanci; asiya -- coming; kaila 
-- did; siva darasana -- visiting the temple of Lord Siva; prabhave -- 
by His influence; vaisnava kaila -- turned into Vaisnavas; saba -- all; 
saiva-gana -- the devotees of Lord Siva.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Arriving at Siva-kanci, Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the deity of Lord 
Siva. By His influence, He converted all the devotees of Lord Siva into 
Vaisnavas.
 
PURPORT
 
Siva-kanci is also known as Kancipuram, or the Benares of southern 
India. In Siva-kanci there are hundreds of temples containing symbolic 
representations of Lord Siva, and one of these temples is said 
to be very, very old.
 
Madhya 9.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
visnu-kanci asi' dekhila laksmi-narayana
pranama kariya kaila bahuta stavana
SYNONYMS
 
visnu-kanci -- to the holy place named Visnu-kanci; asi' -- coming; 
dekhila -- the Lord saw; laksmi-narayana -- the Deity of Lord Narayana 
with mother Laksmi, the goddess of fortune; pranama kariya -- after 
offering obeisances; kaila -- made; bahuta stavana -- many prayers.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord then visited a holy place known as Visnu-kanci. There He saw
 Laksmi-Narayana Deities, and He offered His respects and many 
prayers to please Them.
 
PURPORT
 
Visnu-kanci is situated about five miles away from Kancipuram. It is 
here that Lord Varadaraja, another form of Lord Visnu, resides. There is 
also a big lake known as Ananta-sarovara.
 
Madhya 9.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
premavese nrtya-gita bahuta karila
dina-dui rahi' loke ‘krsna-bhakta' kaila
SYNONYMS
 
prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; nrtya-gita -- dancing and chanting; 
bahuta -- much; karila -- performed; dina-dui -- for two days; rahi' -- 
staying; loke -- the people in general; krsna-bhakta -- devotees of Lord 
Krsna; kaila -- made.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at Visnu-kanci for two days, He 
danced and performed kirtana in ecstasy. When all the people saw Him, 
they were converted into devotees of Lord Krsna.
 
Madhya 9.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
trimalaya dekhi' gela trikala-hasti-sthane
mahadeva dekhi' tanre karila praname
SYNONYMS
 
trimalaya dekhi' -- after seeing Trimalaya; gela -- went; trikala-
hasti-sthane -- to the place named Trikala-hasti; mahadeva -- 
Lord Siva; dekhi' -- seeing; tanre -- unto him; karila praname -- 
offered obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After visiting Trimalaya, Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to see Trikala-hasti. 
There He saw Lord Siva and offered him all respects and 
obeisances.
 
PURPORT
 
Trikala-hasti, or Sri Kala-hasti, is situated about twenty-two miles 
east of Tirupati. On its western side is a river known as Suvarna-
mukhi. The temple of Trikala-hasti is located on the southern side of 
the river. The place is generally known as Sri Kalahasti or Kalahasti 
and is famous for its temple of Lord Siva. There he is called Vayu-
linga Siva.
 
Madhya 9.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
paksi-tirtha dekhi' kaila siva darasana
vrddhakola-tirthe tabe karila gamana
SYNONYMS
 
paksi-tirtha dekhi' -- after visiting the place known as Paksi-tirtha; 
kaila -- did; siva darasana -- visiting the temple of Lord Siva; 
vrddhakola-tirthe -- to the holy place known as Vrddhakola; tabe -- then;
 karila gamana -- went.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At Paksi-tirtha, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Lord 
Siva. Then He went to the Vrddhakola place of pilgrimage.
 
PURPORT
 
Paksi-tirtha, also called Tirukadi-kundam, is located nine 
miles southeast of Cimlipat. It has a five-hundred-foot elevation and is 
situated in a chain of hills known as Vedagiri or Vedacalam. There is a 
temple of Lord Siva there, and the deity is known as Vedagirisvara. Two
 birds come there daily to receive food from the temple 
priest, and it is claimed that they have been coming since time 
immemorial.
 
Madhya 9.73
 
TEXT 73
 
TEXT
 
sveta-varaha dekhi, tanre namaskari'
pitambara-siva-sthane gela gaurahari
SYNONYMS
 
sveta-varaha -- the white boar incarnation; dekhi -- seeing; tanre -- 
unto Him; namaskari' -- offering respect; pita-ambara -- dressed with 
yellow garments; siva-sthane -- to the temple of Lord Siva; gela -- went;
 gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At Vrddhakola, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Sveta-
varaha, the white boar incarnation. After offering Him respects, the 
Lord visited the temple of Lord Siva, wherein the deity is dressed with 
yellow garments.
 
PURPORT
 
The temple of the white boar incarnation is situated at Vrddhakola, or 
Sri Musnam. The temple is made of stone and is located about one mile 
south of an oasis known as Balipitham. There is a Deity of the white 
boar incarnation, above whose head Sesa Naga serves as an umbrella
.
 
The temple of Lord Siva mentioned here is situated in Pitambara, or 
Cidambaram, which lies twenty-six miles south of Cuddalore. The deity of 
Lord Siva there is known as Akasalinga. The temple is situated on about 
thirty-nine acres of land, and all this land is surrounded by a wall and 
by a road that is about sixty feet wide.
 
Madhya 9.74
 
TEXT 74
 
TEXT
 
siyali bhairavi devi kari' darasana
kaverira tire aila sacira nandana
SYNONYMS
 
siyali bhairavi -- Siyali-bhairavi; devi -- goddess; kari' darasana -- 
visiting; kaverira tire -- on the bank of the river Kaveri; aila -- came;
 sacira nandana -- the son of mother Saci.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After visiting the temple of Siyali-bhairavi [a form of the 
goddess Durga], Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of mother Saci, went to 
the bank of the river Kaveri.
 
PURPORT
 
The temple of Siyali-bhairavi is located in the Tanjore district, about 
forty-eight miles northeast of Tanjore City. There is a very much 
celebrated temple of Lord Siva there and also a very large lake. It is 
said that once a small boy who was a devotee of Lord Siva came to that 
temple, and the goddess Durga, known as Bhairavi, gave him her breast to 
suck. After visiting this temple, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to the 
bank of the river Kaveri (Kolirana) via the district of Tiruchchirapalli.
 The Kaveri is mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.40) as a very pious 
river.
 
Madhya 9.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
go-samaje siva dekhi' aila vedavana
mahadeva dekhi' tanre karila vandana
SYNONYMS
 
go-samaje -- at the place named Go-samaja; siva dekhi' -- seeing the 
deity of Lord Siva; aila vedavana -- He arrived at Vedavana; 
mahadeva dekhi' -- seeing Lord Siva; tanre -- unto him; karila 
vandana -- offered prayers.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord then visited a place known as Go-samaja, where He saw Lord Siva'
s temple. He then arrived at Vedavana, where He saw another deity of 
Lord Siva and offered him prayers.
 
PURPORT
 
Go-samaja is a place of pilgrimage for the devotees of Lord Siva. It is 
very important and is located near Vedavana.
 
Madhya 9.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
amrtalinga-siva dekhi' vandana karila
saba sivalaye saiva ‘vaisnava' ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
amrta-linga-siva -- the Lord Siva deity named Amrta-linga; dekhi' --
 seeing; vandana karila -- offered obeisances; saba siva-alaye -- in all 
the temples of Lord Siva; saiva -- devotees of Lord Siva; vaisnava ha-
ila -- became devotees of Lord Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing the Siva deity named Amrta-linga, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
offered His obeisances. Thus He visited all the temples of Lord Siva and 
converted the devotees of Lord Siva into Vaisnavas.
 
Madhya 9.77
 
TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
deva-sthane asi' kaila visnu darasana
sri-vaisnavera sange tahan gosthi anuksana
SYNONYMS
 
deva-sthane -- to the place known as Devasthana; asi' -- coming; 
kaila -- did; visnu darasana -- visiting the temple of Lord Visnu; sri-
vaisnavera sange -- with the Vaisnavas in the disciplic succession of 
Ramanuja; tahan -- there; gosthi -- discussion; anuksana -- always.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At Devasthana, Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Lord 
Visnu, and there He talked with the Vaisnavas in the disciplic 
succession of Ramanujacarya. These Vaisnavas are known as Sri Vaisnavas.
 
Madhya 9.78
 
TEXT 78
 
TEXT
 
kumbhakarna-kapale dekhi' sarovara
siva-ksetre siva dekhe gauranga-sundara
SYNONYMS
 
kumbhakarna-kapale -- at Kumbhakarna-kapala; dekhi' -- after seeing; 
sarovara -- the lake; siva-ksetre -- at Siva-ksetra; siva -- Lord Siva; 
dekhe -- sees; gauranga-sundara -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At Kumbhakarna-kapala, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw a great lake and then 
the holy place named Siva-ksetra, where a temple of Lord Siva is located.
 
PURPORT
 
Kumbhakarna is the name of the brother of Ravana. At the present moment 
the city of Kumbhakarna-kapala is known as Kumbhakonam; it is situated 
twenty-four miles northeast of the city of Tanjore. There are twelve 
temples of Lord Siva located at Kumbhakonam, as well as four Visnu 
temples and one temple of Lord Brahma. Siva-ksetra, within the city of 
Tanjore, is situated near a big lake known as Siva-ganga. At this 
place is a large temple of Lord Siva known as Brhatisvara-siva-
mandira.
 
Madhya 9.79
 
TEXT 79
 
TEXT
 
papa-nasane visnu kaila darasana
sri-ranga-ksetre tabe karila gamana
SYNONYMS
 
papa-nasane -- at the place named Papanasana; visnu -- Lord Visnu; kaila 
-- did; darasana -- visiting; sri-ranga-ksetre -- to the holy place 
named Sri Ranga-ksetra; tabe -- then; karila -- did; gamana -- departure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After visiting the holy place named Siva-ksetra, Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
arrived at Papanasana and there saw the temple of Lord Visnu. Then He 
finally reached Sri Ranga-ksetra.
 
PURPORT
 
There are two holy places known as Papanasana: one is located eight 
miles southwest of Kumbhakonam, and the other lies near the river 
Tamraparni, in the district of Tirunelveli, twenty miles west of the 
city of Tirunelveli (Palamakota).
 
Sri Ranga-ksetra (Sri Rangam) 
is a very famous place. It lies in the 
district of Tiruchchirapalli, about ten 
miles west of Kumbhakonam and near the 
city of
 Tiruchchirapalli, on an island in the Kaveri
 River. The Sri Rangam temple is the 
 
largest in India, and there are seven walls surrounding it. There are 
also seven roads leading to Sri Rangam. The ancient names of these roads 
are the road of Dharma, the road of Rajamahendra, the road of 
Kulasekhara, the road of Alinadana, the road of Tiruvikrama, the 
Tirubidi road of Madamadi-gaisa, and the road of Ada-iyavala-indana. The 
temple was founded before the reign of Dharmavarma, who reigned before 
Rajamahendra. Many celebrated kings like Kulasekhara and Yamunacarya (
Alabandaru) resided in the temple of Sri Rangam. Yamunacarya, Sri 
Ramanuja, Sudarsanacarya and others also supervised this temple.
 
The incarnation of the goddess of fortune known as Godadevi or Sri Andal 
was one of the twelve Alvars, liberated persons known as divya-suris. 
She was married to the Deity of Lord Sri Ranganatha, and later she 
entered into the body of the Lord. An incarnation of Karmuka named 
Tirumanga (also one of the Alvars) acquired some money by stealing 
and built the fourth boundary wall of Sri Rangam. It is said that in the 
year 289 of the Age of Kali, the Alvar of the name Tondaradippadi was 
born. While engaged in devotional service he fell victim to a 
prostitute, and Sri Ranganatha, seeing His devotee so degraded, sent one 
of His servants with a golden plate to that prostitute. When the golden 
plate was discovered missing from the temple, there was a search, and it 
was found in the prostitute's house. When the devotee saw Ranganatha's 
mercy upon this prostitute, his mistake was rectified. He then prepared 
the third boundary wall of the Ranganatha temple and cultivated a tulasi 
garden there.
 
There was also a celebrated disciple of Ramanujacarya's known as Kuresa. 
Sri Ramapillai was the son of Kuresa, and his son was Vagvijaya Bhatta, 
whose son was Vedavyasa Bhatta, or Sri Sudarsanacarya. When 
Sudarsanacarya was an old man, the Muslims attacked the temple of 
Ranganatha and killed about twelve hundred Sri Vaisnavas. At that time 
the Deity of Ranganatha was transferred to the temple of Tirupati, in 
the kingdom of Vijaya-nagara. The governor of Gingee, Goppanarya, 
brought Sri Ranganatha from the temple of Tirupati to a place known as 
Simha-brahma, where the Lord was situated for three years. In the year 
1293 Saka (A.D. 1371) the Deity was reinstalled in the Ranganatha 
temple. On the eastern wall of the Ranganatha temple is an inscription 
written by Vedanta-desika relating how Ranganatha was returned to the 
temple.
 
Madhya 9.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
kaverite snana kari' dekhi' ranganatha
stuti-pranati kari' manila krtartha
SYNONYMS
 
kaverite -- in the river known as Kaveri; snana kari' -- after bathing; 
dekhi' -- visiting; ranga-natha -- the Ranganatha temple; stuti -- 
prayers; pranati -- obeisances; kari' -- offering; manila -- thought 
Himself; krta-artha -- very successful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After bathing in the river Kaveri, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the 
temple of Ranganatha and offered His ardent prayers and obeisances. Thus 
He felt Himself successful.
 
Madhya 9.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
premavese kaila bahuta gana nartana
dekhi' camatkara haila saba lokera mana
SYNONYMS
 
prema-avese -- in the ecstasy of love; kaila -- did; bahuta -- various; 
gana -- songs; nartana -- dancing; dekhi' -- seeing which; camatkara -- 
astonished; haila -- were; saba -- all; lokera -- of persons; mana -- 
minds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the temple of Ranganatha, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanted and danced 
in ecstatic love of Godhead. Seeing His performance, everyone was struck 
with wonder.
 
Madhya 9.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
sri-vaisnava eka, -- ‘vyenkata bhatta' nama
prabhure nimantrana kaila kariya sammana
SYNONYMS
 
sri-vaisnava eka -- a devotee belonging to the Ramanuja-sampradaya; 
vyenkata bhatta -- Venkata Bhatta; nama -- named; prabhure -- unto Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nimantrana -- invitation; kaila -- did; kariya -- 
offering; sammana -- great respect.
 
TRANSLATION
 
A Vaisnava known as Venkata Bhatta then invited Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu to his home with great respect.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Venkata Bhatta was a Vaisnava brahmana and an inhabitant of Sri 
Ranga-ksetra. He belonged to the disciplic succession of Sri 
Ramanujacarya. Sri Ranga is one of the places of pilgrimage in the 
province of Tamil Nadu. The inhabitants of that province do not retain 
the name Venkata. It is therefore supposed that Venkata Bhatta did not 
belong to that province, although he may have been residing there for a 
very long time. Venkata Bhatta was in a branch of the Ramanuja-
sampradaya known as Vadagalai. He had a brother in the Ramanuja-
sampradaya known as Sripada Prabodhananda Sarasvati. The son of Venkata 
Bhatta was later known in the Gaudiya-sampradaya as Gopala Bhatta 
Gosvami, and he established the Radharamana temple in Vrndavana. More 
information about him may be found in a book known as the Bhakti-
ratnakara, by Narahari Cakravarti.
 
Madhya 9.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
nija-ghare lana kaila pada-praksalana
sei jala lana kaila sa-vamse bhaksana
SYNONYMS
 
nija-ghare -- to his own home; lana -- bringing; kaila -- did; pada-
praksalana -- washing of the feet; sei jala -- that water; lana -- 
taking; kaila -- did; sa-vamse -- with all the family members; bhaksana -
- drinking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Venkata Bhatta took Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to his home. After he 
washed the Lord's feet, all the members of his family drank the water.
 
Madhya 9.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
bhiksa karana kichu kaila nivedana
caturmasya asi' prabhu, haila upasanna
SYNONYMS
 
bhiksa karana -- after offering lunch; kichu -- some; kaila -- did; 
nivedana -- submission; caturmasya -- the period of Caturmasya; asi' -- 
coming; prabhu -- my Lord; haila upasanna -- has already arrived.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After offering lunch to the Lord, Venkata Bhatta submitted that the 
period of Caturmasya had already arrived.
 
Madhya 9.85
 
TEXT 85
 
TEXT
 
caturmasye krpa kari' raha mora ghare
krsna-katha kahi' krpaya uddhara' amare
SYNONYMS
 
caturmasye -- during this period of Caturmasya; krpa kari' -- being 
merciful; raha -- please stay; mora ghare -- at my place; krsna-katha -- 
topics of Lord Krsna; kahi' -- speaking; krpaya -- by Your mercy; 
uddhara' amare -- kindly deliver me.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Venkata Bhatta said, "Please be merciful to me and stay at my house 
during Caturmasya. Speak about Lord Krsna's pastimes and kindly deliver 
me by Your mercy."
 
Madhya 9.86
 
TEXT 86
 
TEXT
 
tanra ghare rahila prabhu krsna-katha-rase
bhatta-sange gonaila sukhe cari mase
SYNONYMS
 
tanra ghare -- in his home; rahila -- stayed; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krsna-katha-rase -- enjoying the transcendental 
mellow of discussing Lord Krsna's pastimes; bhatta-sange -- with 
Venkata Bhatta; gonaila -- passed; sukhe -- in happiness; cari mase -- 
four months.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained at the house of Venkata Bhatta for 
four continuous months. The Lord passed His days in great happiness, 
enjoying the transcendental mellow of discussing Lord Krsna's pastimes.
 
Madhya 9.87
 
TEXT 87
 
TEXT
 
kaverite snana kari' sri-ranga darsana
pratidina premavese karena nartana
SYNONYMS
 
kaverite -- in the river known as Kaveri; snana kari' -- taking a bath; 
sri-ranga darsana -- visiting the temple of Sri Ranga; prati-dina -- 
every day; prema-avese -- in great happiness; karena -- does perform; 
nartana -- dancing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While there, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took His bath in the river Kaveri 
and visited the temple of Sri Ranga. Every day the Lord also danced in 
ecstasy.
 
Madhya 9.88
 
TEXT 88
 
TEXT
 
saundaryadi premavesa dekhi, sarva-loka
dekhibare aise, dekhe, khande duhkha-soka
SYNONYMS
 
saundarya-adi -- the beauty of the body, etc.; prema-avesa -- His 
ecstatic love; dekhi -- seeing; sarva-loka -- all men; dekhibare -- to 
see; aise -- come there; dekhe -- and see; khande duhkha-soka -- are 
relieved from all unhappiness and distress.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The beauty of Lord Caitanya's body and His ecstatic love of God were 
witnessed by everyone. Many people used to come see Him, and as soon as 
they saw Him, all their unhappiness and distress vanished.
 
Madhya 9.89
 
TEXT 89
 
TEXT
 
laksa laksa loka aila nana-desa haite
sabe krsna-nama kahe prabhuke dekhite
SYNONYMS
 
laksa laksa -- many hundreds of thousands; loka -- of people; aila -- 
came there; nana-desa -- different countries; haite -- from; sabe -- all 
of them; krsna-nama kahe -- chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; prabhuke --
 the Lord; dekhite -- seeing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Many hundreds of thousands of people from various countries came to see 
the Lord, and after seeing Him they all chanted the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra.
 
Madhya 9.90
 
TEXT 90
 
TEXT
 
krsna-nama vina keha nahi kahe ara
sabe krsna-bhakta haila, -- loke camatkara
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-nama vina -- without chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; keha -- 
anyone; nahi -- does not; kahe -- speak; ara -- anything else; sabe -- 
all of them; krsna-bhakta -- Lord Krsna's devotees; haila -- became; 
loke -- the people; camatkara -- astonished.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Indeed, they did not chant anything but the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, and 
all of them became Lord Krsna's devotees. Thus the general populace was 
astonished.
 
Madhya 9.91
 
TEXT 91
 
TEXT
 
sri-ranga-ksetre vaise yata vaisnava-brahmana
eka eka dina sabe kaila nimantrana
SYNONYMS
 
sri-ranga-ksetre -- in Sri Ranga-ksetra; vaise -- residing; yata -- all; 
vaisnava-brahmana -- Vaisnava brahmanas; eka eka dina -- every day; sabe 
-- all of them; kaila nimantrana -- invited the Lord.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the Vaisnava brahmanas residing in Sri Ranga-ksetra invited the Lord 
to their homes. Indeed, He had an invitation every day.
 
Madhya 9.92
 
TEXT 92
 
TEXT
 
eka eka dine caturmasya purna haila
kataka brahmana bhiksa dite na paila
SYNONYMS
 
eka eka dine -- day by day; caturmasya -- the period of Caturmasya; 
purna haila -- became filled; kataka brahmana -- some of the brahmanas; 
bhiksa dite -- to offer Him lunch; na -- did not; paila -- get the 
opportunity.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Each day the Lord was invited by a different brahmana, but some of the 
brahmanas did not get the opportunity to offer Him lunch because the 
period of Caturmasya came to an end.
 
Madhya 9.93
 
TEXT 93
 
TEXT
 
sei ksetre rahe eka vaisnava-brahmana
devalaye asi' kare gita avartana
SYNONYMS
 
sei ksetre -- in that holy place; rahe -- there was; eka -- one; 
vaisnava-brahmana -- a brahmana following the Vaisnava cult; deva-alaye -
- in the temple; asi' -- coming; kare -- does; gita -- of the Bhagavad-
gita; avartana -- recitation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the holy place of Sri Ranga-ksetra, a brahmana Vaisnava used to visit 
the temple daily and recite the entire text of the Bhagavad-gita.
 
Madhya 9.94
 
TEXT 94
 
TEXT
 
astadasadhyaya pade ananda-avese
asuddha padena, loka kare upahase
SYNONYMS
 
astadasa-adhyaya -- eighteen chapters; pade -- reads; ananda-avese -- in 
great ecstasy; asuddha padena -- could not pronounce the text correctly; 
loka -- people in general; kare -- do; upahase -- joking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana regularly read the eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad-gita 
in great transcendental ecstasy, but because he could not pronounce the 
words correctly, people used to joke about him.
 
Madhya 9.95
 
TEXT 95
 
TEXT
 
keha hase, keha ninde, taha nahi mane
avista hana gita pade anandita-mane
SYNONYMS
 
keha hase -- someone laughs; keha ninde -- someone criticizes; taha -- 
that; nahi mane -- he does not care for; avista hana -- being in great 
ecstasy; gita pade -- reads the Bhagavad-gita; anandita -- in great 
happiness; mane -- his mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Due to his incorrect pronunciation, people sometimes criticized him and 
laughed at him, but he did not care. He was full of ecstasy due to 
reading the Bhagavad-gita and was personally very happy.
 
Madhya 9.96
 
TEXT 96
 
TEXT
 
pulakasru, kampa, sveda, -- yavat pathana
dekhi' anandita haila mahaprabhura mana
SYNONYMS
 
pulaka -- standing of the hairs of the body; asru -- tears; kampa -- 
trembling; sveda -- perspiration; yavat -- during; pathana -- the 
reading of the book; dekhi' -- seeing this; anandita -- very happy; 
haila -- became; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mana -- the 
mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While reading the book, the brahmana experienced transcendental bodily 
transformations. The hairs on his body stood on end, tears welled up in 
his eyes, and his body trembled and perspired as he read. Seeing this, 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very happy.
 
PURPORT
 
Although the brahmana could not pronounce the words very well due to 
illiteracy, he still experienced ecstatic symptoms while reading the 
Bhagavad-gita. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased to observe these 
symptoms, and this indicates that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is 
pleased by devotion, not by erudite scholarship. Even though the words 
were imperfectly pronounced, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Krsna Himself,
 did not think this very serious. Rather, the Lord was pleased by the 
bhava (devotion). In Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.5.11) this is confirmed:
 
tad-vag-visargo janatagha-viplavo
yasmin prati-slokam abaddhavaty api
namany anantasya yaso-'nkitani yat
srnvanti gayanti grnanti sadhavah
 
"On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of the 
transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms and pastimes of the 
unlimited Supreme Lord is a different creation, full of transcendental 
words directed toward bringing about a revolution in the impious lives 
of this world's misdirected civilization. Such transcendental 
literatures, even though imperfectly composed, are heard, sung and 
accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest."
 
The purport to this verse may be considered for further information on 
this subject.
 
Madhya 9.97
 
TEXT 97
 
TEXT
 
mahaprabhu puchila tanre, suna, mahasaya
kon artha jani' tomara eta sukha haya
SYNONYMS
 
mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; puchila -- inquired; tanre -- 
from him; suna -- please hear; maha-asaya -- My dear sir; kon -- what; 
artha -- meaning; jani' -- knowing; tomara -- your; eta -- so great; 
sukha -- happiness; haya -- is.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the brahmana, "My dear sir, why are you in 
such ecstatic love? Which portion of the Bhagavad-gita gives you such 
transcendental pleasure?"
 
Madhya 9.98
 
TEXT 98
 
TEXT
 
vipra kahe, -- murkha ami, sabdartha na jani
suddhasuddha gita padi, guru-ajna mani'
SYNONYMS
 
vipra kahe -- the brahmana replied; murkha ami -- I am illiterate; sabda-
artha -- the meaning of the words; na jani -- I do not know; suddha-
asuddha -- sometimes correct and sometimes not correct; gita -- the 
Bhagavad-gita; padi -- I read; guru-ajna -- the order of my spiritual 
master; mani' -- accepting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana replied, "I am illiterate and therefore do not know the 
meaning of the words. Sometimes I read the Bhagavad-gita correctly and 
sometimes incorrectly, but in any case I am doing this in compliance 
with the orders of my spiritual master."
 
PURPORT
 
This is a good example of a person who had become so successful that he 
was able to capture the attention of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu even while 
reading the Bhagavad-gita incorrectly. His spiritual activities did not 
depend on material things such as correct pronunciation. Rather, his 
success depended on strictly following the instructions of his spiritual 
master.
 
yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurau
tasyaite kathita hy arthah prakasante mahatmanah
 [SU yasya deve para bhaktir
yatha deve tatha gurau
tasyaite kathita hy arthah
prakasante mahatmanah
 
"Unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the 
spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically 
revealed." (Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.23)
 
atah sri-krsna-namadi
na bhaved grahyam indriyaih
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau
svayam eva sphuraty adah
 
"No one can understand Krsna as He is by the blunt material senses. But 
He reveals Himself to the devotees, being pleased with them for their 
transcendental loving service unto Him." (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234)
 
bhaktya mam abhijanati
yavan yas casmi tattvatah
tato mam tattvato jnatva
visate tad-anantaram
 
"One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional 
service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by 
such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God." 
 
These are Vedic instructions. One must have full faith in the words of 
the spiritual master and similar faith in the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead. Then the real knowledge of atma and Paramatma and the 
distinction between matter and spirit will be automatically revealed. 
This atma-tattva, or spiritual knowledge, will be revealed within the 
core of a devotee's heart because of his having taken shelter of the 
lotus feet of a mahajana such as Prahlada Maharaja.6.23]
 
"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord 
and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge 
automatically revealed."(Svetasvatara Up. 6.23)
 
Actually the meaning of the words of the Bhagavad-gita or Srimad-
Bhagavatam are revealed to one strictly following the orders of the 
spiritual master. They are also revealed to one who has equal faith in 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In other words, being faithful to 
both Krsna and the spiritual master is the secret of success in 
spiritual life.
 
Madhya 9.99
 
TEXT 99
 
TEXT
 
arjunera rathe krsna haya rajju-dhara
vasiyache hate totra syamala sundara
SYNONYMS
 
arjunera -- of Arjuna; rathe -- in the chariot; krsna -- Lord Krsna; 
haya -- is; rajju-dhara -- holding the reins; vasiyache -- He was 
sitting there; hate -- in the hand; totra -- a bridle; syamala -- 
blackish; sundara -- very beautiful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana continued, "Actually I only see Lord Krsna 
sitting on a chariot as Arjuna's charioteer. Taking the reins in His 
hands, He appears very beautiful and blackish.
 
Madhya 9.100
 
TEXT 100
 
TEXT
 
arjunere kahitechena hita-upadesa
tanre dekhi' haya mora ananda-avesa
SYNONYMS
 
arjunere -- unto Arjuna; kahitechena -- He is speaking; hita-upadesa -- 
good instruction; tanre -- Him; dekhi' -- seeing; haya -- there is; mora 
-- my; ananda -- transcendental happiness; avesa -- ecstasy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"While seeing Lord Krsna sitting in a chariot and 
instructing Arjuna, I am filled with ecstatic happiness.
 
Madhya 9.101
 
TEXT 101
 
TEXT
 
yavat padon, tavat pana tanra darasana
ei lagi' gita-patha na chade mora mana
SYNONYMS
 
yavat -- as long as; padon -- I read; tavat -- so long; pana -- I get; 
tanra -- His; darasana -- audience; ei lagi' -- for this reason; gita-
patha -- reading the Bhagavad-gita; na chade -- does not quit; mora mana 
-- my mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"As long as I read the Bhagavad-gita, I simply see the Lord's beautiful 
features. It is for this reason that I am reading the Bhagavad-gita, and 
my mind cannot be distracted from this."
 
Madhya 9.102
 
TEXT 102
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- gita-pathe tomara-i adhikara
tumi se janaha ei gitara artha-sara
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; gita-pathe -- in reading the Bhagavad-
gita; tomarai adhikara -- you have the proper authority; tumi -- you; se 
-- that; janaha -- know; ei -- this; gitara -- of the Bhagavad-gita; 
artha-sara -- the real purport.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told the brahmana, "Indeed, you are an authority 
in the reading of the Bhagavad-gita. Whatever you know constitutes the 
real purport of the Bhagavad-gita."
 
PURPORT
 
According to the sastras: bhaktya bhagavatam grahyam na buddhya na ca 
tikaya. One should understand the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam by 
hearing them from a real devotee. One cannot understand them simply by 
erudite scholarship or sharp intelligence. It is also said:
 
gitadhita ca yenapi bhakti-bhavena cetasa
veda-sastra-puranani tenadhitani sarvasah
 
 
To one who reads the Bhagavad-gita with faith and devotion, the essence 
of Vedic knowledge is revealed. And according to the Svetasvatara 
Upanisad (6.23):
 
yasya deve para bhaktir yatha deve tatha gurau
tasyaite kathita hy arthah prakasante mahatmanah
 [SU yasya deve para bhaktir
yatha deve tatha gurau
tasyaite kathita hy arthah
prakasante mahatmanah
 
"Unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the 
spiritual master, all the imports of Vedic knowledge are automatically 
revealed." (Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.23)
 
atah sri-krsna-namadi
na bhaved grahyam indriyaih
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau
svayam eva sphuraty adah
 
"No one can understand Krsna as He is by the blunt material senses. But 
He reveals Himself to the devotees, being pleased with them for their 
transcendental loving service unto Him." (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234)
 
bhaktya mam abhijanati
yavan yas casmi tattvatah
tato mam tattvato jnatva
visate tad-anantaram
 
"One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional 
service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by 
such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God." 
 
These are Vedic instructions. One must have full faith in the words of 
the spiritual master and similar faith in the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead. Then the real knowledge of atma and Paramatma and the 
distinction between matter and spirit will be automatically revealed. 
This atma-tattva, or spiritual knowledge, will be revealed within the 
core of a devotee's heart because of his having taken shelter of the 
lotus feet of a mahajana such as Prahlada Maharaja.6.23]
 
"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord 
and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge 
automatically revealed."
 
All Vedic literatures are to be understood with faith and devotion, 
not by mundane scholarship. We have therefore presented Bhagavad-gita As 
It Is. There are many so-called scholars and philosophers who read the 
Bhagavad-gita in a scholarly way. They simply waste their time and 
mislead those who read their commentaries.
 
Madhya 9.103
 
TEXT 103
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' sei vipre kaila alingana
prabhu-pada dhari' vipra karena rodana
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; sei vipre -- that brahmana; kaila alingana -- 
He embraced; prabhu-pada -- the lotus feet of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; dhari' -- catching; vipra -- the brahmana; karena -- does; 
rodana -- crying.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced the brahmana, and 
the brahmana, catching the lotus feet of the Lord, began to cry.
 
Madhya 9.104
 
TEXT 104
 
TEXT
 
toma dekhi' taha haite dvi-guna sukha haya
sei krsna tumi, -- hena mora mane laya
SYNONYMS
 
toma dekhi' -- by seeing You; taha haite -- than the vision of Lord 
Krsna; dvi-guna -- twice as much; sukha -- happiness; haya -- there is; 
sei krsna -- that Lord Krsna; tumi -- You are; hena -- such; mora -- my; 
mane -- in the mind; laya -- takes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana said, "Upon seeing You, my happiness is doubled. I take it 
that You are the same Lord Krsna."
 
Madhya 9.105
 
TEXT 105
 
TEXT
 
krsna-sphurtye tanra mana hanache nirmala
ataeva prabhura tattva janila sakala
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-sphurtye -- by revelation of Lord Krsna; tanra -- his; mana -- 
mind; hanache -- did become; nirmala -- purified; ataeva -- therefore; 
prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tattva -- truth; janila -- 
could understand; sakala -- all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The mind of the brahmana was purified by the revelation of 
Lord Krsna, and therefore he could understand the truth of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu in all details.
 
Madhya 9.106
 
TEXT 106
 
TEXT
 
tabe mahaprabhu tanre karaila siksana
ei bat kahan na kariha prakasana
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- then; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto the 
brahmana; karaila -- made; siksana -- instruction; ei bat -- this 
version; kahan -- anywhere; na -- do not; kariha -- do; prakasana -- 
revelation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then taught the brahmana very thoroughly and 
requested him not to disclose the fact that He was Lord Krsna Himself.
 
Madhya 9.107
 
TEXT 107
 
TEXT
 
sei vipra mahaprabhura bada bhakta haila
cari masa prabhu-sanga kabhu na chadila
SYNONYMS
 
sei vipra -- that brahmana; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
bada -- big; bhakta -- devotee; haila -- became; cari masa -- for four 
months; prabhu-sanga -- association of the Lord; kabhu -- at any time; 
na -- did not; chadila -- give up.
 
TRANSLATION
 
That brahmana became a great devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and for 
four continuous months he did not give up the Lord's company.
 
Madhya 9.108
 
TEXT 108
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata bhatta-grhe rahe gauracandra
nirantara bhatta-sange krsna-kathananda
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; bhatta-grhe -- in the house of Venkata Bhatta; 
rahe -- remained; gauracandra -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
nirantara -- constantly; bhatta-sange -- with Venkata Bhatta; krsna-
katha-ananda -- the transcendental bliss of talking about Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained at the house of Venkata Bhatta and 
constantly talked with him about Lord Krsna. In this way He was very 
happy.
 
Madhya 9.109
 
TEXT 109
 
TEXT
 
sri-vaisnava' bhatta seve laksmi-narayana
tanra bhakti dekhi' prabhura tusta haila mana
SYNONYMS
 
sri-vaisnava -- a devotee of the Ramanuja-sampradaya; bhatta -- Venkata 
Bhatta; seve -- used to worship; laksmi-narayana -- the Deities of Lord 
Narayana and the goddess of fortune, Laksmi; tanra -- his; bhakti -- 
devotion; dekhi' -- seeing; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
tusta -- happy; haila -- became; mana -- the mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Being a Vaisnava in the Ramanuja-sampradaya, Venkata Bhatta worshiped 
the Deities of Laksmi and Narayana. Seeing his pure devotion, Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very satisfied.
 
Madhya 9.110
 
TEXT 110
 
TEXT
 
nirantara tanra sange haila sakhya-bhava
hasya-parihase dunhe sakhyera svabhava
SYNONYMS
 
nirantara -- constantly; tanra sange -- being associated with him; haila 
-- there was; sakhya-bhava -- a friendly relationship; hasya -- laughing;
 parihase -- joking; dunhe -- both of them; sakhyera -- of fraternity; 
svabhava -- nature.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Constantly associating with each other, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and 
Venkata Bhatta gradually developed a friendly relationship. Indeed, 
sometimes they laughed and joked together.
 
Madhya 9.111
 
TEXT 111
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- bhatta, tomara laksmi-thakurani
kanta-vaksah-sthita, pativrata-siromani
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; bhatta -- My dear 
Bhattacarya; tomara -- your; laksmi-thakurani -- goddess of fortune; 
kanta -- of her husband, Narayana; vaksah-sthita -- situated on the 
chest; pati-vrata -- chaste woman; siromani -- the topmost.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told the Bhattacarya, "Your worshipable goddess 
of fortune, Laksmi, always remains on the chest of Narayana, and she is 
certainly the most chaste woman in the creation.
 
Madhya 9.112
 
TEXT 112
 
TEXT
 
amara thakura krsna -- gopa, go-caraka
sadhvi hana kene cahe tanhara sangama
SYNONYMS
 
amara thakura -- My worshipable Deity; krsna -- Lord Krsna; gopa -- 
cowherd; go-caraka -- a tender of cows; sadhvi hana -- being so chaste; 
kene -- why; cahe -- wants; tanhara -- His; sangama -- association.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"However, my Lord is Lord Sri Krsna, a cowherd boy who is engaged in 
tending cows. Why is it that Laksmi, being such a chaste wife, wants to 
associate with My Lord?
 
Madhya 9.113
 
TEXT 113
 
TEXT
 
ei lagi' sukha-bhoga chadi' cira-kala
vrata-niyama kari' tapa karila apara
SYNONYMS
 
ei lagi' -- for this reason; sukha-bhoga -- the enjoyment of Vaikuntha; 
chadi' -- giving up; cira-kala -- for a long time; vrata-niyama -- vows 
and regulative principles; kari' -- accepting; tapa -- austerity; karila 
apara -- performed unlimitedly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Just to associate with Krsna, Laksmi abandoned all transcendental 
happiness in Vaikuntha and for a long time accepted vows and regulative 
principles and performed unlimited austerities."
 
Madhya 9.114
 
TEXT 114
 
TEXT
 
kasyanubhavo 'sya na deva vidmahe
tavanghri-renu-sparasadhikarah
yad-vanchaya srir lalanacarat tapo
vihaya kaman su-ciram dhrta-vrata
SYNONYMS
 
kasya -- of what; anubhavah -- a result; asya -- of the serpent (Kaliya);
 na -- not; deva -- O Lord; vidmahe -- we know; tava anghri -- of Your 
lotus feet; renu -- of the dust; sparasa -- for touching; adhikarah -- 
qualification; yat -- which; vanchaya -- by desiring; srih -- the 
goddess of fortune; lalana -- the topmost woman; acarat -- performed; 
tapah -- austerity; vihaya -- giving up; kaman -- all desires; su-ciram -
- for a long time; dhrta -- a law upheld; vrata -- as a vow.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "‘O Lord, we do not know how the serpent 
Kaliya attained such an opportunity to be touched by the dust of Your 
lotus feet. Even the goddess of fortune, for this end, performed 
austerities for centuries, giving up all other desires and observing 
austere vows. Indeed, we do not know how the serpent Kaliya got such an 
opportunity.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.16.36) was spoken by 
the wives of the Kaliya serpent.
 
Madhya 9.115
 
TEXT 115
 
TEXT
 
bhatta kahe, krsna-narayana -- eka-i svarupa
krsnete adhika lila-vaidagdhyadi-rupa
SYNONYMS
 
bhatta kahe -- Venkata Bhatta said; krsna-narayana -- Krsna and 
Narayana; eka-i svarupa -- one and the same; krsnete -- in Lord Krsna; 
adhika -- more; lila -- pastimes; vaidagdhya-adi-rupa -- sportive nature.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Venkata Bhatta then said, "Lord Krsna and Lord Narayana are one and the 
same, but the pastimes of Krsna are more relishable due to their 
sportive nature.
 
Madhya 9.116
 
TEXT 116
 
TEXT
 
tara sparse nahi yaya pativrata-dharma
kautuke laksmi cahena krsnera sangama
SYNONYMS
 
tara sparse -- by the touching of Krsna by Laksmi; nahi -- does not; 
yaya -- disappear; pati-vrata-dharma -- the vow of chastity; kautuke -- 
in great fun; laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; cahena -- wants; krsnera 
-- of Lord Krsna; sangama -- association.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Since Krsna and Narayana are the same personality, Laksmi's 
association with Krsna does not break her vow of chastity. Rather, it 
was in great fun that the goddess of fortune wanted to associate with 
Lord Krsna."
 
PURPORT
 
This is the answer to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's question, and from 
this we can understand that Venkata Bhatta knew the truth. He told Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu that Narayana is a form of Krsna associated with 
transcendental opulence. Although Krsna is two-armed and Narayana four-
armed, there is no difference in the person. They are one and the same. 
Narayana is as beautiful as Krsna, but Krsna's pastimes are more 
sportive. It is not that the sportive pastimes of Krsna make Him 
different from Narayana. Laksmi's desiring to associate with Krsna was 
perfectly natural. In other words, it is understandable that a chaste 
woman wants to associate with her husband in all his different dresses. 
Therefore one should not criticize Laksmi for wanting to associate with 
Krsna.
 
Madhya 9.117
 
TEXT 117
 
TEXT
 
siddhantatas tv abhede 'pi
srisa-krsna-svarupayoh
rasenotkrsyate krsna-
rupam esa rasa-sthitih
SYNONYMS
 
siddhantatah -- in reality; tu -- but; abhede -- no difference; api -- 
although; sri-isa -- of the husband of Laksmi, Narayana; krsna -- of 
Lord Krsna; svarupayoh -- between the forms; rasena -- by 
transcendental mellows; utkrsyate -- is superior; krsna-rupam -- the 
form of Lord Krsna; esa -- this; rasa-sthitih -- reservoir of pleasure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Venkata Bhatta continued, "‘According to transcendental realization, 
there is no difference between the forms of Narayana and Krsna. Yet in 
Krsna there is a special transcendental attraction due to the conjugal 
mellow, and consequently He surpasses Narayana. This is the conclusion 
of transcendental mellows.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse quoted by Venkata Bhatta is also found in the Bhakti-
rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.59).
 
Madhya 9.118
 
TEXT 118
 
TEXT
 
krsna-sange pativrata-dharma nahe nasa
adhika labha paiye, ara rasa-vilasa
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-sange -- in the association of Lord Krsna; pati-vrata -- of 
chastity; dharma -- vow; nahe -- is not; nasa -- lost; adhika -- more; 
labha -- profit; paiye -- I get; ara -- also; rasa-vilasa -- the 
enjoyment in the rasa dance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The goddess of fortune considered that her vow of chastity would not be 
damaged by her relationship with Krsna. Rather, by associating with 
Krsna she could enjoy the benefit of the rasa dance."
 
Madhya 9.119
 
TEXT 119
 
TEXT
 
vinodini laksmira haya krsne abhilasa
ihate ki dosa, kene kara parihasa
SYNONYMS
 
vinodini -- the enjoyer; laksmira -- of the goddess of fortune; haya -- 
there is; krsne -- for Lord Krsna; abhilasa -- desire; ihate -- in this; 
ki -- what; dosa -- fault; kene -- why; kara -- You do; parihasa -- 
joking.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Venkata Bhatta further explained, "Mother Laksmi, the goddess of 
fortune, is also an enjoyer of transcendental bliss; therefore if she 
wanted to enjoy herself with Krsna, what fault is there? Why are You 
joking so about this?"
 
Madhya 9.120
 
TEXT 120
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- dosa nahi, iha ami jani
rasa na paila laksmi, sastre iha suni
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; dosa nahi -- there is no fault; iha ami 
jani -- this I know; rasa na paila laksmi -- Laksmi, the goddess of 
fortune, could not join the rasa dance; sastre iha suni -- we get this 
information from revealed scriptures.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "I know that there is no fault on the 
part of the goddess of fortune, but still she could not enter into the 
rasa dance. We hear this from the revealed scriptures.
 
Madhya 9.121
 
TEXT 121
 
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 -- one 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 exactly 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).
 
Madhya 9.122
 
TEXT 122
 
TEXT
 
laksmi kene na paila, ihara ki karana
tapa kari' kaiche krsna paila sruti-gana
SYNONYMS
 
laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; kene -- why; na -- did not; paila -- 
get; ihara -- of this; ki -- what; karana -- cause; tapa kari' -- 
undergoing severe austerities; aiche -- how; krsna -- Lord Krsna; paila 
-- attained; sruti-gana -- Vedic authorities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"But can you tell Me why the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, could not enter 
the rasa dance? The authorities of Vedic knowledge could enter the dance 
and associate with Krsna.
 
Madhya 9.123
 
TEXT 123
 
TEXT
 
nibhrta-marun-mano-'ksa-drdha-yoga-yujo hrdi yan-
munaya upasate tad arayo 'pi yayuh smaranat
striya uragendra-bhoga-bhuja-danda-visakta-dhiyo
vayam api te samah samadrso 'nghri-saroja-sudhah
SYNONYMS
 
nibhrta -- controlled; marut -- the life air; manah -- the mind; aksa -- 
the senses; drdha -- strong; yoga -- in the mystic yoga process; yujah --
 who are engaged; hrdi -- within the heart; yat -- who; munayah -- the 
great sages; upasate -- worship; tat -- that; arayah -- the enemies; api 
-- also; yayuh -- obtain; smaranat -- from remembering; striyah -- the 
gopis; uraga-indra -- of serpents; bhoga -- like the bodies; bhuja -- 
the arms; danda -- like rods; visakta -- fastened to; dhiyah -- whose 
minds; vayam api -- we also; te -- Your; samah -- equal to them; sama-
drsah -- having the same ecstatic emotions; anghri-saroja -- of the 
lotus feet; sudhah -- the nectar.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Great sages conquer the mind and senses by practicing the mystic yoga 
system and controlling the breath. Thus 
engaging in mystic yoga, they see the Supersoul within their hearts 
and ultimately enter into impersonal Brahman. But even the enemies of 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead attain that position simply by 
thinking of the Supreme Lord. However, the damsels of Vraja, the gopis, 
being attracted by the beauty of Krsna, simply wanted to embrace Him 
and His arms, which are like serpents. Thus
 the gopis ultimately tasted the nectar of the lotus feet of the 
Lord. Similarly, we Upanisads can also taste the nectar of His lotus 
feet by following in the footsteps of the gopis.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.87.23).
 
Madhya 9.124
 
TEXT 124
 
TEXT
 
sruti paya, laksmi na paya, ithe ki karana
bhatta kahe, -- iha pravesite nare mora mana
SYNONYMS
 
sruti paya -- the Vedic authorities got admission; laksmi na paya -- and 
the goddess of fortune could not get admission; ithe ki karana -- what 
must be the reason for this; bhatta kahe -- Venkata Bhatta replied; iha 
-- this; pravesite -- to enter; nare -- is not able; mora -- my; mana -- 
mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Having been asked by Caitanya Mahaprabhu why the goddess of fortune 
could not enter into the rasa dance whereas the authorities on Vedic 
knowledge could, Venkata Bhatta replied, "I cannot enter into the 
mysteries of this behavior."
 
Madhya 9.125
 
TEXT 125
 
TEXT
 
ami jiva, -- ksudra-buddhi, sahaje asthira
isvarera lila -- koti-samudra-gambhira
SYNONYMS
 
ami jiva -- I am an ordinary living being; ksudra-buddhi -- possessing 
limited intelligence; sahaje asthira -- very easily agitated; isvarera 
lila -- the pastimes of the Lord; koti-samudra -- as millions of oceans; 
gambhira -- as deep.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Venkata Bhatta then said, "I am an ordinary human being. Since my 
intelligence is very limited and I am easily agitated, my mind cannot 
enter within the deep ocean of the pastimes of the Lord.
 
Madhya 9.126
 
TEXT 126
 
TEXT
 
tumi saksat sei krsna, jana nija-karma
yare janaha, sei jane tomara lila-marma
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- You; saksat -- directly; sei -- that; krsna -- the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead; jana -- You know; nija-karma -- Your activities; 
yare janaha -- and unto whom You make it known; sei -- that person; jane 
-- knows; tomara -- Your; lila-marma -- the purport of the pastimes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna Himself. You know the 
purport of Your activities, and the person whom You enlighten can also 
understand Your pastimes."
 
PURPORT
 
The Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna and His pastimes cannot be 
understood by blunt material senses. One has to purify the senses by 
rendering transcendental loving service unto the Lord. When the Lord is 
pleased and reveals Himself, one can understand the transcendental form, 
name, qualities and pastimes of the Lord. This is confirmed in the Katha 
Upanisad (2.23) and Mundaka Upanisad (3.2.3): yam evaisa vrnute 
tena labhyas tasyaisa atma vivrnute tanum svam. "Anyone who is favored 
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead can understand His transcendental 
name, qualities, form and pastimes."
 
Madhya 9.127
 
TEXT 127
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- krsnera eka svabhava vilaksana
sva-madhurye sarva citta kare akarsana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; eka -- one; 
svabhava -- characteristic; vilaksana -- special; sva-madhurye -- His 
conjugal love; sarva -- all; citta -- hearts; kare -- does; akarsana -- 
attraction.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord replied, "Lord Krsna has a special characteristic: He attracts 
everyone's heart by the mellow of His personal conjugal love.
 
Madhya 9.128
 
TEXT 128
 
TEXT
 
vraja-lokera bhave paiye tanhara carana
tanre isvara kari' nahi jane vraja-jana
SYNONYMS
 
vraja-lokera -- of the inhabitants of Goloka Vrndavana; bhave -- in the 
ecstasy; paiye -- one gets; tanhara -- Lord Krsna's; carana -- lotus 
feet; tanre -- unto Him; isvara -- the Supreme Person; kari' -- 
accepting; nahi -- do not; jane -- know; vraja-jana -- the inhabitants 
of Vrajabhumi.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"By following in the footsteps of the inhabitants of the planet known as 
Vrajaloka or Goloka Vrndavana, one can attain the shelter of the lotus 
feet of Sri Krsna. However, in that planet the inhabitants do not know 
that Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
Madhya 9.129
 
TEXT 129
 
TEXT
 
keha tanre putra-jnane udukhale bandhe
keha sakha-jnane jini' cade tanra kandhe
SYNONYMS
 
keha -- someone; tanre -- Him; putra-jnane -- by accepting as a son; 
udukhale -- to a big mortar; bandhe -- ties; keha -- someone; sakha-
jnane -- by accepting as a friend; jini' -- conquering; cade -- gets up; 
tanra -- His; kandhe -- on the shoulder.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"There someone may accept Him as a son and sometimes bind Him to a 
grinding mortar. Someone else may accept Him as an intimate friend and, 
attaining victory over Him, playfully mount His shoulders.
 
Madhya 9.130
 
TEXT 130
 
TEXT
 
‘vrajendra-nandana' bali' tanre jane vraja-jana
aisvarya-jnane nahi kona sambandha-manana
SYNONYMS
 
vrajendra-nandana -- the son of Nanda Maharaja, the King of Vrajabhumi; 
bali' -- as; tanre -- Him; jane -- know; vraja-jana -- the inhabitants 
of Vrajabhumi; aisvarya-jnane -- in opulence; nahi -- there is not; kona 
-- any; sambandha -- relationship; manana -- regarding.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The inhabitants of Vrajabhumi know Krsna as the son of Maharaja Nanda, 
the King of Vrajabhumi, and they consider that they can have no 
relationship with the Lord in the rasa of opulence.
 
Madhya 9.131
 
TEXT 131
 
TEXT
 
vraja-lokera bhave yei karaye bhajana
sei jana paya vraje vrajendra-nandana
SYNONYMS
 
vraja-lokera -- of the inhabitants of Vrajabhumi; bhave -- in the 
ecstasy; yei -- anyone who; karaye -- does; bhajana -- worship; sei jana 
-- that person; paya -- attains; vraje -- in Vraja; vrajendra-nandana -- 
Lord Krsna, the son of Maharaja Nanda.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One who worships the Lord by following in the footsteps of the 
inhabitants of Vrajabhumi attains Him 
in the transcendental planet of Vraja, where He is known as the 
son of Maharaja Nanda."
 
PURPORT
 
The inhabitants of Vrajabhumi, or Goloka Vrndavana, know Krsna as the 
son of Maharaja Nanda. They do not accept Him as the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead, as people in general do. The Lord is the supreme maintainer 
of everyone and the chief personality among all personalities. In 
Vrajabhumi Krsna is certainly the central point of love, but no one 
knows Him there as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Rather, a person 
may know Him as a friend, son, lover or master. In any case, the center 
is Krsna. The inhabitants of Vrajabhumi are related to the Lord in 
servitude, friendship, parental love and conjugal love. A person engaged 
in devotional service may accept any one of these transcendental 
relationships, which are known as mellows. When such a person reaches 
the perfectional stage, he returns home, back to Krsna, in 
his pure spiritual identity.
 
Madhya 9.132
 
TEXT 132
 
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; yatha -- as; bhakti-matam -- for 
persons engaged in spontaneous devotional service; iha -- in this world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu then quoted, "‘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, also given in Madhya-lila 8.227, is quoted from Srimad-
Bhagavatam (10.9.21).
 
Madhya 9.133
 
TEXT 133
 
TEXT
 
sruti-gana gopi-ganera anugata hana
vrajesvari-suta bhaje gopi-bhava lana
SYNONYMS
 
sruti-gana -- the authorities of Vedic hymns; gopi-ganera -- of the 
gopis; anugata hana -- following in the footsteps; vrajesvari-suta -- 
the son of mother Yasoda; bhaje -- worship; gopi-bhava -- the ecstasy of 
the gopis; lana -- accepting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The authorities in the Vedic literature who are known as the sruti-
ganas worshiped Lord Krsna in the ecstasy of the gopis and followed in 
their footsteps.
 
PURPORT
 
The authorities in the Vedic literature who are known as the sruti-ganas 
desired to enter into Lord Sri Krsna's rasa dance; therefore they began 
to worship the Lord in the ecstasy of the gopis. In the beginning, 
however, they were unsuccessful. When they could not enter the dance 
simply by thinking of Krsna in the ecstasy of the gopis, they actually 
accepted bodies like those of the gopis. They even took birth in 
Vrajabhumi just like the gopis and consequently became engrossed in the 
ecstasy of the gopis' love. In this way they were allowed to enter into 
the rasa-lila dance of the Lord.
 
Madhya 9.134
 
TEXT 134
 
TEXT
 
bahyantare gopi-deha vraje yabe paila
sei dehe krsna-sange rasa-krida kaila
SYNONYMS
 
bahya-antare -- externally and internally; gopi-deha -- the body of a 
gopi; vraje -- in Vrajabhumi; yabe -- when; paila -- they got; sei dehe -
- in that body; krsna-sange -- with Krsna; rasa-krida -- pastimes of the 
rasa dance; kaila -- performed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The personified authorities on the Vedic hymns acquired bodies like 
those of the gopis and took birth in Vrajabhumi. In those bodies they 
were allowed to enter into the Lord's rasa-lila dance.
 
Madhya 9.135
 
TEXT 135
 
TEXT
 
gopa-jati krsna, gopi -- preyasi tanhara
devi va anya stri krsna na kare angikara
SYNONYMS
 
gopa-jati -- belonging to the cowherd community; krsna -- Lord Krsna; 
gopi -- the damsels of Vrajabhumi, the gopis; preyasi -- dearmost; 
tanhara -- His; devi -- the wives of the demigods; va -- or; anya -- 
other; stri -- women; krsna -- Lord Krsna; na -- does not; kare -- do; 
angikara -- acceptance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Lord Krsna belongs to the cowherd community, and the gopis are the 
dearmost lovers of Krsna. Although the wives of the denizens of the 
heavenly planets are most opulent within the material world, neither 
they nor any other women in the material universe can acquire Krsna's 
association.
 
Madhya 9.136
 
TEXT 136
 
TEXT
 
laksmi cahe sei dehe krsnera sangama
gopika-anuga hana na kaila bhajana
SYNONYMS
 
laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; cahe -- wants; sei -- that; dehe -- in 
the body; krsnera sangama -- the association of Krsna; gopika -- of the 
gopis; anuga -- follower; hana -- becoming; na -- did not; kaila -- 
perform; bhajana -- worship.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The goddess of fortune, Laksmi, wanted to enjoy Krsna and at the same 
time retain her spiritual body in the form of Laksmi. However, she did 
not follow in the footsteps of the gopis in her worship of Krsna.
 
Madhya 9.137
 
TEXT 137
 
TEXT
 
anya dehe na paiye rasa-vilasa
ataeva ‘nayam' sloka kahe veda-vyasa
SYNONYMS
 
anya dehe -- in a body other than those of the gopis; na -- not; paiye --
 one gets; rasa-vilasa -- the pastimes of the rasa dance; ataeva -- 
therefore; nayam -- beginning with the word nayam; sloka -- the Sanskrit 
verse; kahe -- says; veda-vyasa -- Dvaipayana Vedavyasa.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Vyasadeva, the supreme authority on Vedic literature, composed the 
verse beginning ‘nayam sukhapo bhagavan' because no one can enter into 
the rasa-lila dance in any body other than that of a gopi."
 
PURPORT
 
This verse confirms a verse of the Bhagavad-gita (9.25):
 
yanti deva-vrata devan pitrn yanti pitr-vratah
bhutani yanti bhutejya yanti mad-yajino 'pi mam
 
 
Lord Krsna said, "Those who worship the demigods will take birth among 
the demigods, those who worship the ancestors go to the ancestors, those 
who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings,
 and those who worship Me will 
live with Me."
 
In the material world, every conditioned soul changes his material body 
again and again, but when the spirit soul is purified of all material 
coverings, there is no longer a chance of his accepting a material body. 
Such a soul then remains in his original, spiritual identity, a state 
that is possible to achieve only by understanding Krsna in truth through 
the practice of Krsna consciousness. As Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita (
4.9),
 
janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti so 'rjuna
 
"One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities 
does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material 
world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna."
 
Only when one regains his original spiritual body can he enter into the 
spiritual kingdom. As far as the rasa-lila pastimes of the Lord are 
concerned, it is futile for one who is within the material world to 
attempt to imitate the Lord's dances. One has 
to attain a spiritual body like that of a gopi to enter into the 
pastimes of the rasa-lila. In the nayam sukhapo verse, the devotees are 
referred to as bhaktimat, that is, fully engaged in devotional 
service and devoid of material contamination. One cannot 
enter into Krsna's rasa-lila dance simply by artificially 
imitating it or artificially thinking oneself a sakhi
 and dressing up like one. Krsna's rasa-lila dance 
is completely spiritual; it has nothing to do with material 
contamination. Therefore no one can enter into this pastime by 
artificial, material means. That is the instruction of the nayam 
sukhapo verse, and it must be strictly understood.
 
Madhya 9.138
 
TEXT 138
 
TEXT
 
purve bhattera mane eka chila abhimana
‘sri-narayana' hayena svayam-bhagavan
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- before this; bhattera -- of Venkata Bhatta; mane -- in the 
mind; eka -- one; chila -- there was; abhimana -- an impression; sri-
narayana -- the form of the Lord as Narayana; hayena -- is; svayam -- 
personally; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Before this explanation was given by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Venkata 
Bhatta thought that Sri Narayana was the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
Madhya 9.139
 
TEXT 139
 
TEXT
 
tanhara bhajana sarvopari-kaksa haya
sri-vaisnave'ra bhajana ei sarvopari haya
SYNONYMS
 
tanhara bhajana -- worship of Narayana; sarva-upari -- topmost; kaksa -- 
department; haya -- is; sri-vaisnavera -- of the followers of 
Ramanujacarya; bhajana -- worship; ei -- this; sarva-upari haya -- is 
the topmost.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thinking in this way, Venkata Bhatta believed that worship of Narayana 
was the supreme form of worship, superior to all other processes of 
devotional service, for it was followed by the Sri Vaisnava disciples of 
Ramanujacarya.
 
Madhya 9.140
 
TEXT 140
 
TEXT
 
ei tanra garva prabhu karite khandana
parihasa-dvare uthaya eteka vacana
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; tanra -- his (Venkata Bhatta's); garva -- pride; prabhu -- 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karite khandana -- to curb; parihasa-dvare -- 
by joking; uthaya -- raises; eteka -- so many; vacana -- words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had understood this misconception of Venkata 
Bhatta's, and to correct it the Lord talked so much in a joking way.
 
Madhya 9.141
 
TEXT 141
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- bhatta, tumi na kariha samsaya
‘svayam-bhagavan' krsna ei ta' niscaya
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; bhatta -- My dear Venkata Bhatta; tumi -- 
you; na kariha -- do not do; samsaya -- doubt; svayam-bhagavan -- the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead; krsna -- is Lord Krsna; ei ta' niscaya --
 this is the conclusion.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord then continued, "My dear Venkata Bhatta, please do not 
continue doubting. Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and 
this is the conclusion of the Vedic literatures.
 
Madhya 9.142
 
TEXT 142
 
TEXT
 
krsnera vilasa-murti -- sri-narayana
ataeva laksmi-adyera hare tenha mana
SYNONYMS
 
krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; vilasa-murti -- form for enjoyment; sri-
narayana -- Lord Narayana; ataeva -- therefore; laksmi-adyera -- of the 
goddess of fortune and her followers; hare -- attracts; tenha -- He (
Lord Narayana); mana -- the mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Lord Narayana, the opulent form of Krsna, attracts the minds of the 
goddess of fortune and her followers.
 
Madhya 9.143
 
TEXT 143
 
TEXT
 
ete camsa-kalah pumsah
krsnas tu bhagavan svayam
indrari-vyakulam lokam
mrdayanti yuge yuge
SYNONYMS
 
ete -- these; ca -- and; amsa -- plenary portions; kalah -- parts of 
plenary portions; pumsah -- of the purusa-avataras; krsnah -- Lord Krsna;
 tu -- but; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam -- 
Himself; indra-ari -- the enemies of Lord Indra; vyakulam -- full of; 
lokam -- the world; mrdayanti -- make happy; yuge yuge -- at the right 
time in each age.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘All these incarnations of Godhead are either plenary portions or 
parts of the plenary portions of the purusa-avataras. But Krsna is the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. In every age He protects the 
world through His different features when the world is disturbed by the 
enemies of Indra.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.3.28).
 
Madhya 9.144
 
TEXT 144
 
TEXT
 
narayana haite krsnera asadharana guna
ataeva laksmira krsne trsna anuksana
SYNONYMS
 
narayana haite -- over and above Narayana; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; 
asadharana guna -- uncommon qualities; ataeva -- therefore; laksmira -- 
of the goddess of fortune; krsne -- unto Krsna; trsna -- desire; 
anuksana -- always.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Because Krsna has four extraordinary qualities not possessed by Lord 
Narayana, the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, always desires His company.
 
PURPORT
 
Lord Narayana has sixty transcendental qualities. Over and above these, 
Krsna has four extraordinary transcendental qualities absent in Lord 
Narayana. These four qualities are (1) His wonderful pastimes, which 
are compared to an ocean, (2) His association in the circle of the 
supreme devotees in conjugal love (the gopis), (3) His playing 
on the flute, whose vibration attracts the three worlds, and (4) His
 extraordinary beauty, which surpasses the beauty of the three 
worlds. Lord Krsna's beauty is unequaled and unsurpassed.
 
Madhya 9.145
 
TEXT 145
 
TEXT
 
tumi ye padila sloka, se haya pramana
sei sloke aise ‘krsna -- svayam bhagavan'
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- you; ye -- which; padila -- have recited; sloka -- verse; se -- 
that; haya -- is; pramana -- evidence; sei sloke -- in that verse; aise 
krsna -- Krsna is; svayam bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You have recited the sloka beginning with ‘siddhantatas tv abhede 'pi.' 
That very verse is evidence that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead.
 
Madhya 9.146
 
TEXT 146
 
TEXT
 
siddhantatas tv abhede 'pi
srisa-krsna-svarupayoh
rasenotkrsyate krsna-
rupam esa rasa-sthitih
SYNONYMS
 
siddhantatah -- in reality; tu -- but; abhede -- no difference; api -- 
although; sri-isa -- of the husband of Laksmi, Narayana; krsna -- of 
Lord Krsna; svarupayoh -- between the forms; rasena -- by transcendental 
mellows; utkrsyate -- is superior; krsna-rupam -- the form of Lord Krsna;
 esa -- this; rasa-sthitih -- the reservoir of pleasure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘According to transcendental realization, there is no difference 
between the forms of Krsna and Narayana. Yet in Krsna there is a special 
transcendental attraction due to the conjugal mellow, and consequently 
He surpasses Narayana. This is the conclusion of transcendental mellows.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.59). Here Srila 
Krsnadasa Kaviraja says that Lord Caitanya spoke the verse to Venkata 
Bhatta, and earlier he said that Venkata Bhatta spoke it to the Lord. 
But since their conversation took place long, long before the Bhakti-
rasamrta-sindhu was composed, the question my be raised as to how either 
of them quoted the verse. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains that this 
verse and many others like it were current among devotees long before 
the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu was composed. Thus devotees would always 
quote them and explain their purport in ecstasy.
 
Madhya 9.147
 
TEXT 147
 
TEXT
 
svayam bhagavan ‘krsna' hare laksmira mana
gopikara mana harite nare ‘narayana'
SYNONYMS
 
svayam bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krsna -- is Lord 
Krsna; hare -- attracts; laksmira -- of the goddess of fortune; mana -- 
the mind; gopikara -- of the gopis; mana -- the minds; harite -- to 
attract; nare -- is not able; narayana -- Lord Narayana.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, attracts the mind of the 
goddess of fortune, but Lord Narayana cannot attract the minds of the 
gopis. This proves the superexcellence of Krsna.
 
Madhya 9.148
 
TEXT 148
 
TEXT
 
narayanera ka katha, sri-krsna apane
gopikare hasya karaite haya ‘narayane'
SYNONYMS
 
narayanera -- of Lord Narayana; ka katha -- what to speak; sri-krsna -- 
Lord Sri Krsna; apane -- Himself; gopikare -- the gopis; hasya karaite --
 to make them jubilant; haya -- becomes; narayane -- in the form of 
Narayana.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"To say nothing of Lord Narayana personally, Lord Krsna Himself appeared 
as Narayana just to play a joke on the gopis.
 
Madhya 9.149
 
TEXT 149
 
TEXT
 
‘catur-bhuja-murti' dekhaya gopi-ganera age
sei ‘krsne' gopikara nahe anurage
SYNONYMS
 
catur-bhuja-murti -- four-handed form; dekhaya -- exhibits; gopi-ganera -
- of the gopis; age -- in front; sei krsne -- unto that Krsna; gopikara -
- of the gopis; nahe -- not; anurage -- attraction.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Although Krsna assumed the four-armed form of Narayana, He could not 
attract the serious attention of the gopis in ecstatic love.
 
Madhya 9.150
 
TEXT 150
 
TEXT
 
gopinam pasupendra-nandana-juso bhavasya kas tam krti
vijnatum ksamate duruha-padavi-sancarinah prakriyam
aviskurvati vaisnavim api tanum tasmin bhujair jisnubhir
yasam hanta caturbhir adbhuta-rucim ragodayah kuncati
SYNONYMS
 
gopinam -- of the gopis; pasupa-indra-nandana-jusah -- of the service of 
the son of Vraja's King, Maharaja Nanda; bhavasya -- ecstatic; kah -- 
what; tam -- that; krti -- learned man; vijnatum -- to understand; 
ksamate -- is able; duruha -- very difficult to understand; padavi -- 
the position; sancarinah -- which provokes; prakriyam -- activity; 
aviskurvati -- He manifests; vaisnavim -- of Visnu; api -- certainly; 
tanum -- the body; tasmin -- in that; bhujaih -- with arms; jisnubhih -- 
very beautiful; yasam -- of whom (the gopis); hanta -- alas; caturbhih --
 four; adbhuta -- wonderfully; rucim -- beautiful; raga-udayah -- the 
evoking of ecstatic feelings; kuncati -- cripples.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Once Lord Sri Krsna playfully manifested Himself as Narayana, with 
four victorious hands and a very beautiful form. When the gopis saw this 
exalted form, however, their ecstatic feelings were crippled. A 
learned scholar, therefore, cannot understand the gopis' ecstatic 
feelings, which are firmly fixed upon the original form of Lord Krsna 
as the son of Nanda Maharaja. The wonderful feelings of the gopis in 
ecstatic parama-rasa with Krsna constitute the greatest mystery in 
spiritual life.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse spoken by Narada Muni in the Lalita-madhava-nataka (6.14)
, a drama written by Srila Rupa Gosvami
.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Madhya 9.151
 
TEXT 151
 
TEXT
 
eta kahi' prabhu tanra garva curna kariya
tanre sukha dite kahe siddhanta phiraiya
SYNONYMS
 
eta kahi' -- saying this; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanra -
- his (of Venkata Bhatta); garva -- pride; curna kariya -- smashing 
into pieces; tanre -- unto him; sukha dite -- to give happiness; kahe -- 
says; siddhanta phiraiya -- turning the whole conversation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu deflated the pride of Venkata 
Bhatta, but just to make him happy again, He spoke as follows.
 
Madhya 9.152
 
TEXT 152
 
TEXT
 
duhkha na bhaviha, bhatta, kailun parihasa
sastra-siddhanta suna, yate vaisnava-visvasa
SYNONYMS
 
duhkha -- unhappiness; na -- do not; bhaviha -- bear; bhatta -- My dear 
Venkata Bhatta; kailun parihasa -- I was simply making a joke; sastra-
siddhanta -- the conclusion of the revealed scriptures; suna -- hear; 
yate -- in which; vaisnava-visvasa -- the faith of the Vaisnavas.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord pacified Venkata Bhatta by saying, "Actually whatever I have 
said is by way of jest. Now you can hear from Me the conclusion of the 
sastras, in which every Vaisnava devotee has firm faith.
 
Madhya 9.153
 
TEXT 153
 
TEXT
 
krsna-narayana, yaiche eka-i svarupa
gopi-laksmi-bheda nahi haya eka-rupa
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-narayana -- Lord Krsna and Lord Narayana; yaiche -- as; eka-i -- 
one; svarupa -- form; gopi -- the gopis; laksmi -- the goddess of 
fortune; bheda -- difference; nahi -- there is not; haya -- there is; 
eka-rupa -- one form.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"There is no difference between Lord Krsna and Lord Narayana, for They 
are of the same form. Similarly, there is no difference between the 
gopis and the goddess of fortune, for they also are of the same form.
 
Madhya 9.154
 
TEXT 154
 
TEXT
 
gopi-dvare laksmi kare krsna-sangasvada
isvaratve bheda manile haya aparadha
SYNONYMS
 
gopi-dvare -- through the gopis; laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; kare -
- does; krsna-sanga-asvada -- tasting the sweetness of the association 
of Lord Krsna; isvaratve -- in the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bheda 
-- difference; manile -- if one considers; haya -- there is; aparadha -- 
offense.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The goddess of fortune enjoys the association of Krsna through the 
gopis. One should not differentiate between the forms of 
the Lord, for such a conception is offensive.
 
Madhya 9.155
 
TEXT 155
 
TEXT
 
eka isvara -- bhaktera dhyana-anurupa
eka-i vigrahe kare nanakara rupa
SYNONYMS
 
eka isvara -- the Lord is one; bhaktera -- of the devotees; dhyana -- 
meditation; anurupa -- according to; eka-i -- one; vigrahe -- in form; 
kare -- exhibits; nana-akara -- different; rupa -- forms.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"There is no difference between the transcendental forms of the Lord. 
Different forms are manifested due to different attachments of different 
devotees. Actually the Lord is one, but He appears in different forms 
just to satisfy His devotees.
 
PURPORT
 
In the Brahma-samhita (5.33) it is stated:
 
advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rupam
adyam purana-purusam nava-yauvanam ca
 
The Lord is advaita, without differentiation. There is no difference 
between the forms of Krsna, Rama, Narayana and Visnu. All of Them are 
one. Sometimes foolish people ask whether when we chant "Rama" in the 
Hare Krsna mantra we refer to Lord Ramacandra or Lord Balarama. If a 
devotee says that the name Rama in the Hare Krsna maha-mantra refers to 
Balarama, a foolish person may become angry because to him the name Rama 
refers to Lord Ramacandra. Actually there is no difference between 
Balarama and Lord Rama. It does not matter whether one refers
 to Balarama or to Lord Ramacandra when chanting Hare Rama, for 
there is no difference between Them. However, it is offensive to think 
that Balarama is superior to Lord Ramacandra or vice versa. Neophyte 
devotees do not understand this sastric conclusion, and consequently 
they unnecessarily create an offensive situation. In text 154 Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu clarified this in a very lucid way: isvaratve bheda 
manile haya aparadha. "It is offensive for one to differentiate between 
the forms of the Lord." On the other hand, one should not think that the 
forms of the Lord are the same as the forms of the demigods. This is 
certainly offensive, as confirmed by the Vaisnava-tantra:
 
yas tu narayanam devam brahma-rudradi-daivataih
samatvenaiva vikseta sa pasandi bhaved dhruvam
 [Cc. Madhya 18.116]
 
"A pasandi is one who considers the great demigods such as Lord Brahma 
and Lord Siva equal to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana." (
Hari-bhakti-vilasa 7.117)
 
The conclusion is that we should neither 
differentiate between the forms of the Lord nor 
equate the forms of the Lord with the forms of demigods or human beings. 
For instance, sometimes foolish sannyasis
, thinking the body of the Lord to be material,
 equate daridra-narayana with Narayana, and this is certainly 
offensive. Unless one is instructed by a bona fide spiritual master, he 
cannot perfectly understand these different forms. The Brahma-samhita 
confirms, vedesu durlabham adurlabham atma-bhaktau [Bs. 5.33]. One 
cannot understand the differences between the forms of the Lord simply 
by academic study or by reading Vedic literature. One must learn from a 
realized devotee. Only then can one learn how to distinguish between one 
form of the Lord and another. The conclusion is that there is no 
difference between the forms of the Lord, but there is a difference 
between His forms and those of the demigods.
 
Madhya 9.156
 
TEXT 156
 
TEXT
 
 
manir yatha vibhagena
nila-pitadibhir yutah
rupa-bhedam avapnoti
dhyana-bhedat tathacyutah
SYNONYMS
 
 
manih -- jewel, specifically the jewel known as vaidurya; yatha -- as; 
vibhagena -- separately; nila -- blue; pita -- yellow; adibhih -- and 
with other colors; yutah -- joined; rupa-bhedam -- difference of form; 
avapnoti -- gets; dhyana-bhedat -- by different types of meditation; 
tatha -- similarly; acyutah -- the infallible Supreme Personality of 
Godhead.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘When the jewel known as vaidurya touches various other materials, it 
appears to be separated into different colors, and consequently 
its forms also appear different. Similarly, according to the 
meditational ecstasy of the devotee, the Lord, who is known as Acyuta ["
the infallible one"], appears in different forms, although He is 
essentially one.'"
 
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse quoted from Sri Narada-pancaratra.
 
Madhya 9.157
 
TEXT 157
 
TEXT
 
bhatta kahe, -- kahan ami jiva pamara
kahan tumi sei krsna, -- saksat isvara
SYNONYMS
 
 
bhatta kahe -- Venkata Bhatta said; kahan -- whereas; ami -- I; jiva -- 
an ordinary living being; pamara -- fallen; kahan -- whereas; tumi -- 
You; sei krsna -- the same Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna; saksat 
isvara -- directly the Lord.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Venkata Bhatta then said, "I am an ordinary fallen living entity, but 
You are Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
 
 
Madhya 9.158
 
TEXT 158
 
TEXT
 
agadha isvara-lila kichui na jani
tumi yei kaha, sei satya kari' mani
SYNONYMS
 
 
agadha -- unfathomable; isvara-lila -- pastimes of the Lord; kichui -- 
anything; na jani -- I do not know; tumi -- You; yei -- whatever; kaha --
 say; sei satya -- that is right; kari' mani -- I accept.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The transcendental pastimes of the Lord are unfathomable, and I do not 
know anything about them. Whatever You say I accept as the truth.
 
 
PURPORT
 
This is the way to understand the truth about the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead. After hearing the Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna said very much the same 
thing:
 
 
sarvam etad rtam manye yan mam vadasi kesava
na hi te bhagavan vyaktim vidur deva na danavah
 
 
"O Krsna, I totally accept as truth all that You have told me. Neither 
the demigods nor the demons, O Lord, can understand Your personality." (
Bg. 10.14)
 
 
It is not possible to understand the truth about the 
pastimes of the Lord simply by using our own logic, argument and 
academic education. We must receive bona fide information from the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead, just as Arjuna received information when 
Krsna spoke the Bhagavad-gita. We have to accept the Bhagavad-gita or 
any other Vedic literature in good faith. These Vedic literatures are 
the only source of knowledge about the Lord. We must understand that we 
cannot comprehend the Absolute Truth by the speculative process.
 
Madhya 9.159
 
TEXT 159
 
TEXT
 
 
more purna krpa kaila laksmi-narayana
tanra krpaya painu tomara carana-darasana
SYNONYMS
 
 
more -- unto me; purna -- complete; krpa -- mercy; kaila -- did; laksmi-
narayana -- the Deity of mother goddess of fortune and Narayana; tanra 
krpaya -- by Their mercy; painu -- I have gotten; tomara -- Your; carana-
darasana -- vision of the lotus feet.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I have been engaged in the service of Laksmi-Narayana, and it is due to 
Their mercy that I have been able to see Your lotus feet.
 
 
Madhya 9.160
 
TEXT 160
 
TEXT
 
krpa kari' kahile more krsnera mahima
yanra rupa-gunaisvaryera keha na paya sima
SYNONYMS
 
 
krpa kari' -- showing causeless mercy; kahile -- You have spoken; more --
 unto me; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; mahima -- the glories; yanra -- 
whose; rupa-guna-aisvaryera -- of forms, qualities and opulence; keha -- 
anyone; na -- not; paya -- gets; sima -- the limit.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Out of Your causeless mercy You have told me of the glories of Lord 
Krsna. No one can reach the end of the opulence, qualities and forms of 
the Lord.
 
 
Madhya 9.161
 
TEXT 161
 
TEXT
 
ebe se janinu krsna-bhakti sarvopari
krtartha karile, more kahile krpa kari'
SYNONYMS
 
 
ebe -- now; se -- that; janinu -- I understand; krsna-bhakti -- 
devotional service to Lord Krsna; sarva-upari -- above all; krta-artha --
 successful; karile -- You have made; more -- unto me; kahile -- You 
have spoken; krpa kari' -- by Your causeless mercy.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I can now understand that devotional service unto Lord Krsna is the 
supreme form of worship. Out of Your causeless mercy You have made my 
life successful simply by explaining the facts."
 
 
Madhya 9.162
 
TEXT 162
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' bhatta padila prabhura carane
krpa kari' prabhu tanre kaila alingane
SYNONYMS
 
 
eta bali' -- saying this; bhatta -- Venkata Bhatta; padila -- fell down;
 prabhura carane -- at the lotus feet of the Lord; krpa kari' -- showing 
him mercy; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto him; 
kaila -- did; alingane -- embracing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Venkata Bhatta fell down before the lotus feet of 
the Lord, and the Lord, out of His causeless mercy, embraced him.
 
 
Madhya 9.163
 
TEXT 163
 
TEXT
 
caturmasya purna haila, bhatta-ajna lana
daksina calila prabhu sri-ranga dekhiya
SYNONYMS
 
 
caturmasya -- the period of Caturmasya; purna haila -- became completed; 
bhatta-ajna lana -- taking permission from Venkata Bhatta; daksina -- 
south; calila -- proceeded; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sri-ranga 
dekhiya -- visiting Sri Ranga.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the period of Caturmasya was completed, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
took permission to leave from Venkata Bhatta, and after visiting Sri 
Ranga, He proceeded further toward southern India.
 
Madhya 9.164
 
TEXT 164
 
TEXT
 
 
sangete calila bhatta, na yaya bhavane
tanre vidaya dila prabhu aneka yatane
SYNONYMS
 
 
sangete -- along with Him; calila -- began to go; bhatta -- Venkata 
Bhatta; na yaya bhavane -- does not return to his home; tanre -- unto 
him; vidaya dila -- gave farewell; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
aneka yatane -- with great endeavor.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Venkata Bhatta did not want to return home but also wanted to go with 
the Lord. It was with great endeavor that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bade 
him farewell.
 
 
Madhya 9.165
 
TEXT 165
 
TEXT
 
prabhura viyoge bhatta haila acetana
ei ranga-lila kare sacira nandana
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhura viyoge -- on account of separation from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
 bhatta -- Venkata Bhatta; haila -- became; acetana -- unconscious; ei -
- this; ranga-lila -- pastime at Sri Ranga-ksetra; kare -- does; sacira 
nandana -- the son of mother Saci.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When He did so, Venkata Bhatta fell down unconscious. Such are the 
pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of mother Saci, at Sri 
Ranga-ksetra.
 
 
Madhya 9.166
 
TEXT 166
 
TEXT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
rsabha-parvate cali' aila gaurahari
narayana dekhila tanha nati-stuti kari'
SYNONYMS
 
 
rsabha-parvate -- to the Rsabha Hill; cali' -- walking; aila -- arrived; 
gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; narayana -- the Deity of 
Lord Narayana; dekhila -- saw; tanha -- there; nati-stuti kari' -- 
offering obeisances and prayers.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Lord arrived at Rsabha Hill, He saw the temple of Lord Narayana 
and offered obeisances and various prayers.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Rsabha Hill (Anagada-malaya-parvata) lies twelve miles north of 
Madurai City, in the district of Madurai, in southern Tamil Nadu.
 It is one of the mountains 
known as the Kutakacalas. Nearby Rsabha Hill is the 
forest where Lord Rsabhadeva burned Himself to ashes
.
 
Madhya 9.167
 
TEXT 167
 
TEXT
 
 
paramananda-puri tahan rahe catur-masa
suni' mahaprabhu gela puri-gosanira pasa
SYNONYMS
 
 
paramananda-puri -- Paramananda Puri; tahan -- there; rahe -- remained; 
catur-masa -- four months; suni' -- hearing; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; gela -- went; puri -- Paramananda Puri; gosanira -- the 
spiritual master; pasa -- near.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Paramananda Puri had stayed at Rsabha Hill during the four months of 
the rainy season, and when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard this, He 
immediately went to see him.
 
 
Madhya 9.168
 
TEXT 168
 
TEXT
 
puri-gosanira prabhu kaila carana vandana
preme puri gosani tanre kaila alingana
SYNONYMS
 
 
puri-gosanira -- of Paramananda Puri; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
kaila -- did; carana vandana -- worship of the lotus feet; preme -- in 
ecstasy; puri gosani -- Paramananda Puri; tanre -- unto Him; kaila -- 
did; alingana -- embracing.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon meeting Paramananda Puri, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered him all 
respects, touching his lotus feet, and Paramananda Puri embraced the 
Lord in ecstasy.
 
 
Madhya 9.169
 
TEXT 169
 
TEXT
 
tina-dina preme donhe krsna-katha-range
sei vipra-ghare donhe rahe eka-sange
SYNONYMS
 
 
tina-dina -- three days; preme -- in ecstasy; donhe -- both; krsna-katha 
-- discussing topics of Krsna; range -- in jubilation; sei vipra-ghare --
 in the home of a brahmana; donhe -- both of them; rahe -- stayed; eka-
sange -- together.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed with Paramananda Puri in the brahmana's 
house where he was residing. The two of them passed three 
days there discussing topics of Krsna.
 
 
Madhya 9.170
 
TEXT 170
 
TEXT
 
puri-gosani bale, -- ami yaba purusottame
purusottama dekhi' gaude yaba ganga-snane
SYNONYMS
 
 
puri-gosani -- Paramananda Puri; bale -- said; ami -- I; yaba -- shall 
go; purusottame -- to Jagannatha Puri; purusottama dekhi' -- after 
visiting Jagannatha Puri; gaude yaba -- I shall go to Bengal; ganga-
snane -- for bathing in the Ganges.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Paramananda Puri informed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that he was going to 
see Purusottama at Jagannatha Puri. After seeing Lord Jagannatha there, 
he would go to Bengal to bathe in the Ganges.
 
 
Madhya 9.171
 
TEXT 171
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- tumi punah aisa nilacale
ami setubandha haite asiba alpa-kale
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; tumi -- you; punah -- again; aisa -- come; 
nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; ami -- I; setubandha haite -- from 
Ramesvara; asiba -- shall return; alpa-kale -- very soon.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then told him, "Please return to Jagannatha Puri,
 for I will return there very soon from Ramesvara [Setubandha].
 
 
Madhya 9.172
 
TEXT 172
 
TEXT
 
tomara nikate rahi, -- hena vancha haya
nilacale asibe more hana sadaya
SYNONYMS
 
 
tomara nikate -- with you; rahi -- I may stay; hena -- such; vancha haya 
-- is My desire; nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; asibe -- please come; 
more -- unto Me; hana -- being; sa-daya -- merciful.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"It is My desire to stay with you, and therefore if you would return to 
Jagannatha Puri, you would show great mercy to Me."
 
Madhya 9.173
 
TEXT 173
 
TEXT
 
 
eta bali' tanra thani ei ajna lana
daksine calila prabhu harasita hana
SYNONYMS
 
 
eta bali' -- saying this; tanra thani -- from him; ei ajna lana -- 
taking permission; daksine calila -- departed for southern India; prabhu 
-- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; harasita hana -- being very pleased.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After talking in this way with Paramananda Puri, the Lord took his 
permission to leave and, very pleased, departed for southern India
.
 
Madhya 9.174
 
TEXT 174
 
TEXT
 
 
paramananda puri tabe calila nilacale
mahaprabhu cali cali aila sri-saile
SYNONYMS
 
 
paramananda puri -- Paramananda Puri; tabe -- then; calila nilacale -- 
departed for Jagannatha Puri; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
cali cali -- walking; aila -- came; sri-saile -- to Sri Saila.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Paramananda Puri started for Jagannatha Puri, and Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu began walking toward Sri Saila.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks, "Which Sri Saila is 
being indicated by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is not clearly understood. 
There is no temple of Mallikarjuna in this area because the Sri Saila 
located in the district of Dharwad cannot possibly be there. That Sri 
Saila is on the southern side of Belgaum, and the Siva temple of 
Mallikarjuna is located there. (Refer to text 15 of this chapter.) 
It is said that on that hill Lord Siva lived with Devi. Also, Lord 
Brahma lived there with all the demigods."
 
 
Madhya 9.175
 
TEXT 175
 
TEXT
 
siva-durga rahe tahan brahmanera vese
mahaprabhu dekhi' donhara ha-ila ullase
SYNONYMS
 
 
siva-durga -- Lord Siva and his wife, Durga; rahe tahan -- stayed there; 
brahmanera vese -- in the dress of brahmanas; mahaprabhu dekhi' -- 
seeing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; donhara -- of both of them; ha-ila -- 
there was; ullase -- great pleasure.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
In Sri Saila Lord Siva and his wife Durga lived in the dress 
of brahmanas, and when they saw Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, they became 
very pleased.
 
 
Madhya 9.176
 
TEXT 176
 
TEXT
 
tina dina bhiksa dila kari' nimantrana
nibhrte vasi' gupta-varta kahe dui jana
SYNONYMS
 
 
tina dina -- for three days; bhiksa dila -- offered alms; kari' 
nimantrana -- inviting Him; nibhrte -- in a solitary place; vasi' -- 
sitting together; gupta-varta -- confidential talks; kahe -- speak; dui 
jana -- both of them.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Siva, dressed like a brahmana, gave alms to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
and invited Him to spend three days in a solitary place. Sitting there 
together, they talked very confidentially.
 
 
Madhya 9.177
 
TEXT 177
 
TEXT
 
tanra sange mahaprabhu kari istagosthi
tanra ajna lana aila puri kamakosthi
SYNONYMS
 
 
tanra sange -- with him; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kari 
ista-gosthi -- discussing spiritual subject matter; tanra -- his; ajna --
 order; lana -- taking; aila -- came; puri kamakosthi -- to Kamakosthi-
puri.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After talking with Lord Siva, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took his 
permission to leave and went to Kamakosthi-puri.
 
 
Madhya 9.178
 
TEXT 178
 
TEXT
 
daksina-mathura aila kamakosthi haite
tahan dekha haila eka brahmana-sahite
SYNONYMS
 
 
daksina-mathura -- at southern Mathura; aila -- arrived; kamakosthi 
haite -- from Kamakosthi; tahan -- there; dekha haila -- He met; eka -- 
one; brahmana-sahite -- with a brahmana. 
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at southern Mathura from Kamakosthi,
 He met a brahmana.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Southern Mathura, presently known as Madurai, is situated on 
the banks of the Bhagai River. This place of pilgrimage is specifically 
meant for the devotees of Lord Siva; therefore it is called Saiva-
ksetra, that is, the place where Lord Siva is worshiped. In this area 
there are mountains and forests. There are also two Siva temples, one 
known as Ramesvara and the other known as Sundaresvara. There is also a 
temple to Devi called the Minaksi-devi temple, which displays very 
great architectural craftsmanship. It was built under the supervision of 
the kings of the Pandya Dynasty, and when the Muslims attacked this 
temple, as well as the temple of Sundaresvara, great damage was done. In 
the Christian year 1372, a king named Kampanna Udaiyara reigned on the 
throne of Madurai. Long ago, Emperor Kulasekhara ruled this area, and 
during his reign he established a colony of brahmanas. A well-known king 
named Anantaguna Pandya is an eleventh-generation descendant of Emperor 
Kulasekhara.
 
Madhya 9.179
 
TEXT 179
 
TEXT
 
 
sei vipra mahaprabhuke kaila nimantrana
rama-bhakta sei vipra -- virakta mahajana
SYNONYMS
 
 
sei vipra -- that brahmana; mahaprabhuke -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; kaila -- did; nimantrana -- invitation; rama-bhakta -- 
devotee of Lord Ramacandra; sei -- that; vipra -- brahmana; virakta -- 
very much detached; mahajana -- a great devotee and authority.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana who met Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu invited the Lord to his 
home. This brahmana was a great devotee and an authority on Lord Sri 
Ramacandra. He was always detached from material activities.
 
 
Madhya 9.180
 
TEXT 180
 
TEXT
 
krtamalaya snana kari' aila tanra ghare
bhiksa ki dibena vipra, -- paka nahi kare
SYNONYMS
 
 
krtamalaya -- in the Krtamala River; snana kari' -- bathing; aila 
-- came; tanra -- of the brahmana; ghare -- to the home; bhiksa -- 
offering of alms; ki dibena -- what shall give; vipra -- the brahmana; 
paka -- cooking; nahi kare -- did not do.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After bathing in the river Krtamala, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to the 
brahmana's house to take lunch, but He saw that the food was 
unprepared because the brahmana had not cooked it.
 
 
Madhya 9.181
 
TEXT 181
 
TEXT
 
mahaprabhu kahe tanre, -- suna mahasaya
madhyahna haila, kene paka nahi haya
SYNONYMS
 
 
mahaprabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tanre -- unto him; suna 
mahasaya -- please hear, My dear sir; madhya-ahna haila -- it is already 
noon; kene -- why; paka nahi haya -- you did not cook.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My dear sir, please tell Me 
why you have not cooked. It is already noon."
 
 
Madhya 9.182
 
TEXT 182
 
TEXT
 
vipra kahe, -- prabhu, mora aranye vasati
pakera samagri vane na mile samprati
SYNONYMS
 
 
vipra kahe -- the brahmana replied; prabhu -- O Lord; mora -- my; aranye 
-- in the forest; vasati -- residence; pakera samagri -- the ingredients 
for cooking; vane -- in the forest; na mile -- are not available; 
samprati -- at this time.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana replied, "My dear Lord, we are living in the forest. For 
the time being we cannot get all the ingredients for cooking.
 
 
Madhya 9.183
 
TEXT 183
 
TEXT
 
vanya saka-phala-mula anibe laksmana
tabe sita karibena paka-prayojana
SYNONYMS
 
 
vanya -- of the forest; saka -- vegetables; phala-mula -- fruits and 
roots; anibe -- will bring; laksmana -- Laksmana; tabe -- that time; 
sita -- mother Sita; karibena -- will do; paka-prayojana -- the 
necessary cooking.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When Laksmana brings all the vegetables, fruits and roots from the 
forest, Sita will do the necessary cooking."
 
Madhya 9.184
 
TEXT 184
 
TEXT
 
 
tanra upasana suni' prabhu tusta haila
aste-vyaste sei vipra randhana karila
SYNONYMS
 
 
tanra -- his; upasana -- method of worship; suni' -- hearing; prabhu -- 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tusta haila -- was very pleased; aste-
vyaste -- with great haste; sei -- that; vipra -- brahmana; randhana 
karila -- began to cook.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very satisfied to hear about the brahmana's 
method of worship. Finally the brahmana hastily made arrangements for 
cooking.
 
 
Madhya 9.185
 
TEXT 185
 
TEXT
 
prabhu bhiksa kaila dinera trtiya-prahare
nirvinna sei vipra upavasa kare
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa kaila -- took His luncheon; 
dinera -- of the day; trtiya-prahare -- at about three o'clock; nirvinna 
-- sorrowful; sei -- that; vipra -- brahmana; upavasa kare -- fasted.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took His lunch at about three o'clock, but the 
brahmana, being very sorrowful, fasted.
 
 
Madhya 9.186
 
TEXT 186
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- vipra kanhe kara upavasa
kene eta duhkha, kene karaha hutasa
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; vipra -- My dear 
brahmana; kanhe -- why; kara upavasa -- you are fasting; kene -- why; 
eta -- so much; duhkha -- unhappiness; kene -- why; karaha hutasa -- you 
express so much worry.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
While the brahmana was fasting, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked him, "Why 
are you fasting? Why are you so unhappy? Why are you so worried?"
 
 
Madhya 9.187
 
TEXT 187
 
TEXT
 
vipra kahe,-jivane mora nahi prayojana
agni-jale pravesiya chadiba jivana
SYNONYMS
 
 
vipra kahe -- the brahmana said; jivane mora -- for my life; nahi -- 
there is not; prayojana -- necessity; agni -- in fire; jale -- in water; 
pravesiya -- entering; chadiba -- I shall give up; jivana -- life.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana replied, "I have no reason to live. I shall give up my life 
by entering either fire or water.
 
 
Madhya 9.188
 
TEXT 188
 
TEXT
 
jagan-mata maha-laksmi sita-thakurani
raksase sparsila tanre, -- iha kane suni
SYNONYMS
 
 
jagat-mata -- the mother of the universe; maha-laksmi -- the supreme 
goddess of fortune; sita-thakurani -- mother Sita; raksase -- the demon 
Ravana; sparsila -- touched; tanre -- her; iha -- this; kane suni -- I 
have heard.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Sir, mother Sita is the mother of the universe and the supreme 
goddess of fortune. She has been touched by the demon Ravana, and I am 
troubled upon hearing this news.
 
 
Madhya 9.189
 
TEXT 189
 
TEXT
 
e sarira dharibare kabhu na yuyaya
ei duhkhe jvale deha, prana nahi yaya
SYNONYMS
 
 
e sarira -- this body; dharibare -- to keep; kabhu -- ever; na -- not; 
yuyaya -- deserve; ei duhkhe -- in this unhappiness; jvale deha -- my 
body is burning; prana -- my life; nahi yaya -- does not go away.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sir, due to my unhappiness I cannot continue living. Although my body 
is burning, my life is not leaving."
 
 
Madhya 9.190
 
TEXT 190
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- e bhavana na kariha ara
pandita hana kene na karaha vicara
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; e bhavana -- this kind of thinking; na -- 
do not; kariha -- do; ara -- anymore; pandita hana -- being a learned 
pandita; kena -- why; na karaha -- you do not make; vicara -- 
consideration.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Please do not think this way any 
longer. You are a learned pandita. Why don't you consider the case?"
 
 
Madhya 9.191
 
TEXT 191
 
TEXT
 
isvara-preyasi sita-cid-ananda-murti
prakrta-indriyera tanre dekhite nahi sakti
SYNONYMS
 
 
isvara-preyasi -- the dearmost wife of the Lord; sita -- mother Sita; 
cit-ananda-murti -- spiritual blissful form; prakrta -- material; 
indriyera -- of the senses; tanre -- her; dekhite -- to see; nahi -- 
there is not; sakti -- power.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "Sitadevi, the dearmost wife of the 
Supreme Lord Ramacandra, certainly has a spiritual form full of bliss. 
No one can see her with material eyes, for no materialist has 
such power.
 
 
Madhya 9.192
 
TEXT 192
 
TEXT
 
sparsibara karya achuka, na paya darsana
sitara akrti-maya harila ravana
SYNONYMS
 
 
sparsibara -- to touch; karya -- business; achuka -- let it be; na -- 
does not; paya -- get; darsana -- sight; sitara -- of mother Sita; akrti-
maya -- the form made of maya; harila -- took away; ravana -- the demon 
Ravana.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"To say nothing of touching mother Sita, a person with material senses 
cannot even see her. When Ravana kidnapped her, he kidnapped only her 
material, illusory form.
 
Madhya 9.193
 
TEXT 193
 
TEXT
 
 
ravana asitei sita antardhana kaila
ravanera age maya-sita pathaila
SYNONYMS
 
 
ravana -- the demon Ravana; asitei -- as soon as he arrived; sita -- 
mother Sita; antardhana kaila -- disappeared; ravanera age -- before the 
demon Ravana; maya-sita -- illusory, material form of Sita; pathaila -- 
sent.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"As soon as Ravana arrived before Sita, she disappeared. Then just 
to cheat Ravana she sent an illusory, material form.
 
Madhya 9.194
 
TEXT 194
 
TEXT
 
 
aprakrta vastu nahe prakrta-gocara
veda-puranete ei kahe nirantara
SYNONYMS
 
 
aprakrta -- spiritual; vastu -- substance; nahe -- not; prakrta -- of 
matter; gocara -- within the jurisdiction; veda-puranete -- the Vedas 
and the Puranas; ei -- this; kahe -- say; nirantara -- always.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Spiritual substance is never within the jurisdiction of the material 
conception. This is always the verdict of the Vedas and Puranas."
 
 
PURPORT
 
As stated in the Katha Upanisad (2.3.9, 12):
 
na sandrse tisthati rupam asya
na caksusa pasyati kascanainam
 
hrda manisa manasabhiklpto
ya etad vidur amrtas te bhavanti
 
naiva vaca na manasa praptum sakyo na caksusa
 
"Spirit is not within the jurisdiction of material eyes, words or mind."
 
Similarly, Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.84.13) states:
 
yasyatma-buddhih kunape tri-dhatuke
sva-dhih kalatradisu bhauma ijya-dhih
yat-tirtha-buddhih salile na karhicij
janesv abhijnesu sa eva go-kharah
 
"A human being who identifies his body made of three elements with his 
self, who considers the by-products of his body to be his kinsmen, who 
considers the land of his birth worshipable, and who goes to a place of 
pilgrimage simply to take a bath rather than to meet men of 
transcendental knowledge there is to be considered like an ass or a cow."
 
These are some Vedic statements about spiritual substance. Spiritual 
substance cannot be seen by the unintelligent, because they do not have 
the eyes or the mentality to see the spirit soul. Consequently they 
think that there is no such thing as spirit. But the followers of 
the Vedic injunctions take their information from Vedic statements, such 
as the verses from the Katha Upanisad and Srimad-
Bhagavatam quoted above..
 
Madhya 9.195
 
TEXT 195
 
TEXT
 
 
visvasa karaha tumi amara vacane
punarapi ku-bhavana na kariha mane
SYNONYMS
 
 
visvasa karaha -- believe; tumi -- you; amara -- My; vacane -- in the 
words; punarapi -- again; ku-bhavana -- misconception; na kariha -- do 
not do; mane -- in the mind.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then assured the brahmana, "Have faith in My 
words and do not burden your mind any longer with this misconception."
 
 
PURPORT
 
This is the process of spiritual understanding. Acintya khalu ye bhava 
na tams tarkena yojayet: "We should not try to understand things beyond 
our material conception by argument and counterargument." 
Maha-jano yena gatah sa panthah: "We have to follow in the 
footsteps of great authorities coming down in the parampara system." If 
we approach a bona fide acarya and keep faith in his words, spiritual 
realization will be easy.
 
 
Madhya 9.196
 
TEXT 196
 
TEXT
 
prabhura vacane viprera ha-ila visvasa
bhojana karila, haila jivanera asa
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhura vacane -- in the words of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; viprera 
-- of the brahmana; ha-ila -- was; visvasa -- faith; bhojana karila -- 
he took his lunch; haila -- there was; jivanera -- for living; asa -- 
hope.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although the brahmana was fasting, he had faith in the words of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu and accepted food. In this way his life was saved.
 
 
Madhya 9.197
 
TEXT 197
 
TEXT
 
tanre asvasiya prabhu karila gamana
krtamalaya snana kari aila durvasana
SYNONYMS
 
 
tanre asvasiya -- assuring him; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
karila gamana -- departed; krtamalaya -- in the river known as 
Krtamala; snana kari -- bathing; aila -- came; durvasana -- to Durvasana.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After thus assuring the brahmana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu proceeded 
further into southern India and finally arrived at Durvasana, where He 
bathed in the river Krtamala.
 
PURPORT
 
Presently the Krtamala River is known as the river Bhagai or Vaigai. 
This river has three tributaries, named Suruli, Varaha-nadi and 
Battilla-gundu. The river Krtamala is also mentioned in Srimad-
Bhagavatam (11.5.39) by the sage Karabhajana.
 
 
Madhya 9.198
 
TEXT 198
 
TEXT
 
durvasane raghunathe kaila darasana
mahendra-saile parasuramera kaila vandana
SYNONYMS
 
 
durvasane -- at Durvasana; raghunathe -- Lord Ramacandra; kaila darasana 
-- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited; mahendra-saile -- on Mahendra-saila; 
parasu-ramera -- to Lord Parasurama; kaila vandana -- offered 
prayers.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
At Durvasana Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Lord 
Ramacandra, and on the hill known as Mahendra-saila He saw Lord 
Parasurama.
 
 
PURPORT
 
In Durvasana, or Darbhasayana (now known as 
Tiruppullani), which is seven miles east of Ramnad, there is a 
temple of Lord Ramacandra. The hill known as Mahendra-saila is 
near Tirunelveli, and at the end of this hill is a city known as 
Tiruchendur. West of Mahendra-saila is the territory of 
Tribankura. There is mention of Mahendra-saila in the Ramayana.
 
 
Madhya 9.199
 
TEXT 199
 
TEXT
 
setubandhe asi' kaila dhanus-tirthe snana
ramesvara dekhi' tahan karila visrama
SYNONYMS
 
 
setubandhe asi' -- coming to Setubandha; kaila -- did; dhanuh-
tirthe snana -- bathing at the holy place known as Dhanus-tirtha; 
ramesvara dekhi' -- visiting the holy place Ramesvara; tahan -- there; 
karila visrama -- took rest.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to Setubandha [Ramesvara], where He 
took His bath at the place called Dhanus-tirtha. From there He 
visited the Ramesvara temple and then took rest.
 
 
PURPORT
 
The path from Mandapam through the ocean to the island known as 
Pambam consists partly of sand and partly of water. The 
island of Pambam is about seventeen miles long and six miles wide. On
 this island, four miles north 
of Pambam Harbor, is 
Setubandha, where the temple of Ramesvara
 is located
. This is a temple 
of Lord Siva, and the name Ramesvara 
indicates that he is a great personality 
whose worshipable Deity is Lord Rama.
 Thus the Lord Siva found in the temple 
of Ramesvara is a great devotee of Lord 
Ramacandra. It is said, devi-pattanam arabhya gaccheyuh setu-
bandhanam: "After visiting the temple of the goddess Durga, 
one should go to the temple of Ramesvara."
 
In this area there are twenty-four different holy places, one of 
which is Dhanus-tirtha, located about twelve miles southeast of 
Ramesvara. It is near the last station of the South Indian Railway,
 a station called Ramnad. It is said that here, on the request 
of Ravana's younger brother Vibhisana, Lord Ramacandra destroyed the 
bridge to Lanka with His bow while returning to His 
capital. It is also said that one who visits Dhanus-tirtha is 
liberated from the cycle of birth and death, and that one who 
bathes there gets all the fruitive results of performing the 
yajna known as Agnistoma.
 
Madhya 9.200
 
TEXT 200
 
TEXT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
vipra-sabhaya sune tanha kurma-purana
tara madhye aila pativrata-upakhyana
SYNONYMS
 
 
vipra-sabhaya -- among the assembly of brahmanas; sune -- hears; tanha --
 there; kurma-purana -- the Kurma Purana; tara madhye -- within that 
book; aila -- there was; pati-vrata -- of the chaste woman; upakhyana -- 
narration.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
There, among the brahmanas, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu listened to the 
Kurma Purana, wherein is mentioned the chaste woman's narration.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks that only two khandas of 
the Kurma Purana are now available, namely the Purva-khanda 
and Uttara-khanda. Sometimes it is said that the Kurma Purana contains 
six thousand verses, but according 
to Srimad-Bhagavatam
 the original Kurma Purana contains 
seventeen thousand verses. It is considered the 
fifteenth of the the eighteen Maha-puranas.
 
Madhya 9.201
 
TEXT 201
 
TEXT
 
 
pativrata-siromani janaka-nandini
jagatera mata sita -- ramera grhini
SYNONYMS
 
 
pati-vrata -- chaste woman; siromani -- the topmost; janaka-nandini -- 
is the daughter of King Janaka; jagatera -- of all the three worlds; 
mata -- the mother; sita -- Sita; ramera -- of Lord Ramacandra; grhini --
 wife.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Srimati Sitadevi is the mother of the three worlds and the wife of Lord 
Ramacandra. Among chaste women she is supreme, and she is the daughter 
of King Janaka.
 
 
Madhya 9.202
 
TEXT 202
 
TEXT
 
ravana dekhiya sita laila agnira sarana
ravana haite agni kaila sitake avarana
SYNONYMS
 
 
ravana dekhiya -- after seeing Ravana; sita -- mother Sita; laila -- 
took; agnira -- of fire; sarana -- shelter; ravana -- Ravana; haite -- 
from; agni -- fire; kaila -- did; sitake -- unto mother Sita; avarana -- 
covering.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Ravana came to kidnap mother Sita and she saw him, she took shelter 
of the fire-god, Agni. The fire-god covered the body of mother Sita, and 
in this way she was protected from the hands of Ravana.
 
 
Madhya 9.203
 
TEXT 203
 
TEXT
 
‘maya-sita' ravana nila, sunila akhyane
suni' mahaprabhu haila anandita mane
SYNONYMS
 
 
maya-sita -- false, illusory Sita; ravana -- the demon Ravana; nila -- 
took; sunila -- heard; akhyane -- in the narration of the Kurma Purana; 
suni' -- hearing this; mahaprabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; haila 
-- became; anandita -- very happy; mane -- within the mind.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon hearing from the Kurma Purana how Ravana had kidnapped a false 
form of mother Sita, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very satisfied.
 
 
Madhya 9.204
 
TEXT 204
 
TEXT
 
sita lana rakhilena parvatira sthane
‘maya-sita' diya agni vancila ravane
SYNONYMS
 
 
sita lana -- taking away mother Sita; rakhilena -- kept; parvatira 
sthane -- with mother Parvati, or goddess Durga; maya-sita -- the false, 
illusory form of Sita; diya -- delivering; agni -- fire-god; vancila -- 
cheated; ravane -- the demon Ravana.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The fire-god, Agni, took away the real Sita and brought her to the place 
of Parvati, goddess Durga. An illusory form of mother Sita was then 
delivered to Ravana, and in this way Ravana was cheated.
 
 
Madhya 9.205
 
TEXT 205
 
TEXT
 
raghunatha asi' yabe ravane marila
agni-pariksa dite yabe sitare anila
SYNONYMS
 
 
raghunatha -- Lord Ramacandra; asi' -- coming; yabe -- when; 
ravane -- Ravana; marila -- killed; agni-pariksa -- test by fire; dite --
 to give; yabe -- when; sitare -- Sita; anila -- brought.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After Ravana was killed by Lord Ramacandra, Sitadevi was brought before 
the fire and tested.
 
Madhya 9.206
 
TEXT 206
 
TEXT
 
tabe maya-sita agni kari antardhana
satya-sita ani' dila rama-vidyamana
SYNONYMS
 
 
tabe -- at that time; maya-sita -- the illusory form of Sita; agni -- 
the fire-god; kari -- doing; antardhana -- disappearing; satya-sita -- 
real Sita; ani' -- bringing; dila -- delivered; rama -- of Ramacandra; 
vidyamana -- in the presence.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the illusory Sita was brought before the fire by Lord Ramacandra, 
the fire-god made the illusory form disappear and delivered the real 
Sita to Lord Ramacandra.
 
 
Madhya 9.207
 
TEXT 207
 
TEXT
 
sunina prabhura anandita haila mana
ramadasa-viprera katha ha-ila smarana
SYNONYMS
 
 
sunina -- hearing; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; anandita -- 
very pleased; haila -- became; mana -- the mind; ramadasa-viprera --
 of the brahmana known as Ramadasa; katha -- words; ha-ila smarana -- He 
remembered.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard this story, He was very pleased, and 
He remembered the words of Ramadasa Vipra.
 
 
Madhya 9.208
 
TEXT 208
 
TEXT
 
e-saba siddhanta suni' prabhura ananda haila
brahmanera sthane magi' sei patra nila
SYNONYMS
 
 
e-saba siddhanta -- all these conclusive statements; suni' -- hearing; 
prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ananda -- happiness; haila -
- there was; brahmanera sthane -- from the brahmanas; magi' -- asking; 
sei -- those; patra -- leaves; nila -- took.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Indeed, when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard these conclusive statements 
from the Kurma Purana, He felt great happiness. After asking the 
brahmanas' permission, He took possession of 
the manuscript leaves 
of the Kurma Purana.
 
 
Madhya 9.209
 
TEXT 209
 
TEXT
 
nutana patra lekhana pustake deoyaila
pratiti lagi' puratana patra magi' nila
SYNONYMS
 
 
nutana -- new; patra -- leaves; lekhana -- getting written; pustake -- 
the book; deoyaila -- He gave; pratiti lagi' -- for direct evidence; 
puratana -- the old; patra -- leaves; magi' -- requesting; nila -- He 
took.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Since the Kurma Purana was very old, the manuscript was also very old. 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took possession of the original leaves in order 
to have direct evidence. The text was copied onto new leaves in 
order that the Purana be replaced.
 
 
Madhya 9.210
 
TEXT 210
 
TEXT
 
patra lana punah daksina-mathura aila
ramadasa vipre sei patra ani dila
SYNONYMS
 
 
patra lana -- taking those leaves; punah -- again; daksina-mathura -- to 
southern Mathura; aila -- came; ramadasa vipre -- unto the brahmana 
known as Ramadasa; sei patra -- those leaves; ani -- bringing back; dila 
-- delivered.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to southern Mathura [Madurai] and 
delivered the original manuscript of the Kurma Purana to Ramadasa Vipra.
 
 
Madhya 9.211–212
 
TEXTS 211–212
 
TEXT
 
sitayaradhito vahnis
chaya-sitam ajijanat
tam jahara dasa-grivah
sita vahni-puram gata
pariksa-samaye vahnim
chaya-sita vivesa sa
vahnih sitam samaniya
tat-purastad aninayat
SYNONYMS
 
 
sitaya -- by mother Sita; aradhitah -- being called for; vahnih -- the 
fire-god; chaya-sitam -- the illusory form of mother Sita; ajijanat -- 
created; tam -- her; jahara -- kidnapped; dasa-grivah -- the ten-faced 
Ravana; sita -- mother Sita; vahni-puram -- to the abode of the fire-god;
 gata -- departed; pariksa-samaye -- at the time of testing; vahnim -- 
the fire; chaya-sita -- the illusory form of Sita; vivesa -- entered; sa 
-- she; vahnih -- the fire-god; sitam -- the original mother Sita; 
samaniya -- bringing back; tat-purastat -- in His presence; aninayat -- 
brought back.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When he was petitioned by mother Sita, the fire-god, Agni, brought 
forth an illusory form of Sita, and Ravana, who had ten heads, kidnapped 
the false Sita. The original Sita then went to the abode of the fire-god.
 When Lord Ramacandra tested the body of Sita, it was the false, 
illusory Sita that entered the fire. At that time the fire-god brought 
the original Sita from his abode and delivered her to Lord Ramacandra."
 
 
PURPORT
 
These two verses are taken from the Kurma Purana.
 
Madhya 9.213
 
TEXT 213
 
TEXT
 
patra pana viprera haila anandita mana
prabhura carane dhari' karaye krandana
SYNONYMS
 
 
patra pana -- getting the leaves; viprera -- of the brahmana; haila -- 
there was; anandita -- pleased; mana -- mind; prabhura carane -- the 
lotus feet of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dhari' -- taking; karaye -- 
does; krandana -- crying.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramadasa Vipra was very pleased to receive the original leaf 
manuscript of the Kurma Purana, and he immediately fell down before the 
lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and began to cry.
 
 
Madhya 9.214
 
TEXT 214
 
TEXT
 
vipra kahe, -- tumi saksat sri-raghunandana
sannyasira vese more dila darasana
SYNONYMS
 
 
vipra kahe -- the brahmana said; tumi -- You; saksat -- directly; sri-
raghunandana -- Lord Sri Ramacandra; sannyasira vese -- in the dress of 
a mendicant; more -- unto me; dila -- You gave; darasana -- audience.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After receiving the manuscript, the brahmana, being very pleased, said, "
Sir, You are Lord Ramacandra Himself and have come in the dress of a 
sannyasi to give me audience.
 
 
Madhya 9.215
 
TEXT 215
 
TEXT
 
maha-duhkha ha-ite more karila nistara
aji mora ghare bhiksa kara angikara
SYNONYMS
 
 
maha-duhkha -- great unhappiness; ha-ite -- from; more -- me; karila 
nistara -- You delivered; aji -- today; mora -- my; ghare -- at home; 
bhiksa -- lunch; kara -- do; angikara -- accept.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Sir, You have delivered me from a very unhappy condition. I 
request that You take Your lunch at my place. Please accept this 
invitation.
 
 
Madhya 9.216
 
TEXT 216
 
TEXT
 
mano-duhkhe bhala bhiksa na dila sei dine
mora bhagye punarapi pailun darasane
SYNONYMS
 
 
mano-duhkhe -- out of great mental distress; bhala bhiksa -- good lunch; 
na dila -- could not give You; sei dine -- that day; mora bhagye -- 
because of my good fortune; punarapi -- again; pailun -- I have gotten; 
darasane -- visit.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Due to my mental distress I could not give You a very nice lunch the 
other day. Now, by good fortune, You have come again to my home."
 
 
Madhya 9.217
 
TEXT 217
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' sei vipra sukhe paka kaila
uttama prakare prabhuke bhiksa karaila
SYNONYMS
 
 
eta bali' -- saying this; sei vipra -- that brahmana; sukhe -- in great 
happiness; paka kaila -- cooked; uttama prakare -- very nicely; prabhuke 
-- unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa -- lunch; karaila -- gave.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Saying this, the brahmana very happily cooked food, and a first-class 
dinner was offered to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
 
Madhya 9.218
 
TEXT 218
 
TEXT
 
sei ratri tahan rahi' tanre krpa kari'
pandya-dese tamraparni gela gaurahari
SYNONYMS
 
 
sei ratri -- that night; tahan -- there; rahi' -- staying; tanre -- unto 
the brahmana; krpa kari' -- showing mercy; pandya-dese -- in the country 
known as Pandya-desa; tamraparni -- to the river named Tamraparni; 
gela -- went; gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu passed that night in the house of the brahmana. 
Then, after showing him mercy, the Lord started toward the Tamraparni 
River in Pandya-desa.
 
PURPORT
 
Pandya-desa is situated in the southern part of India known as Kerala 
and Cola. In all these areas there were many kings with the title Pandya 
who ruled over Madurai and Ramesvara. In the Ramayana 
the Tamraparni River is mentioned. The Tamraparni, also 
known as the Purunai, flows 
through Tirunelveli before entering the Bay of Bengal. The Tamraparni 
River is also mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.39).
 
Madhya 9.219
 
TEXT 219
 
TEXT
 
 
tamraparni snana kari' tamraparni-tire
naya tripati dekhi' bule kutuhale
SYNONYMS
 
 
tamraparni -- in the Tamraparni River; snana kari' -- taking a 
bath; tamraparni-tire -- on the bank of the Tamraparni River; naya 
tripati -- the place named Naya-tripati; dekhi' -- after seeing; bule -- 
wandered on; kutuhale -- in great curiosity.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
There were nine temples of Lord Visnu at Naya-tripati, on the 
bank of the river Tamraparni, and after bathing in the river, Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the Deities with great curiosity and wandered on.
 
PURPORT
 
The nine Visnu temples known as Naya-tripati (Nava-tirupati) are 
situated in and around Alvar Tirunagarai. This is a town 
about seventeen miles southeast of Tirunelveli
. All the Deities of the temples assemble 
together during a yearly festival in the town.
 
 
Madhya 9.220
 
TEXT 220
 
TEXT
 
ciyadatala tirthe dekhi' sri-rama-laksmana
tila-kanci asi' kaila siva darasana
SYNONYMS
 
 
ciyadatala -- named Ciyadatala; tirthe -- at the holy place; dekhi' -- 
seeing; sri-rama-laksmana -- the Deity of Lord Rama and Laksmana; 
tila-kanci -- to Tila-kanci; asi' -- coming; kaila -- did; 
siva darasana -- visiting the temple of Lord Siva.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to a holy place known as 
Ciyadatala, where He saw the Deities of the two brothers Lord 
Ramacandra and Laksmana. He then proceeded to Tila-kanci, where He 
saw the temple of Lord Siva.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Ciyadatala is sometimes known as Cheratala. It is near the city of Kaila,
 and there is a temple there dedicated to Lord Sri Ramacandra and His 
brother Laksmana. Tila-kanci (Tenkasi) is about thirty miles 
northeast of the city of Tirunelveli.
 
Madhya 9.221
 
TEXT 221
 
TEXT
 
 
gajendra-moksana-tirthe dekhi visnu-murti
panagadi-tirthe asi' dekhila sitapati
SYNONYMS
 
 
gajendra-moksana-tirthe -- at the holy place named Gajendra-moksana; 
dekhi -- seeing; visnu-murti -- the Deity of Lord Visnu; panagadi-tirthe 
-- to the holy place Panagadi; asi' -- coming; dekhila -- saw; sita-pati 
-- Lord Sri Ramacandra and Sitadevi.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited the holy place named Gajendra-
moksana, where He went to a temple of Lord Visnu. He then came to 
Panagadi, a holy place where He saw the Deities of Lord Ramacandra and 
Sita.
 
 
PURPORT
 
The Gajendra-moksana temple is sometimes mistaken for a temple of Lord 
Siva. It is about two miles south of the city of Kaivera (Nagercoil). 
Actually the Deity is not of Lord Siva but of Visnu
.
 
Panagadi (Pannakudi) is about thirty miles south of Tirunelveli. 
Formerly the temple there contained the Deity of Sri Ramacandra, but 
later the devotees of Lord Siva replaced Lord Ramacandra with a deity of 
Lord Siva named Ramesvara or Rama-linga Siva.
 
Madhya 9.222
 
TEXT 222
 
TEXT
 
camtapure asi' dekhi' sri-rama-laksmana
sri-vaikunthe asi' kaila visnu darasana
SYNONYMS
 
 
camtapure -- to Camtapura; asi' -- coming; dekhi' -- seeing; sri-rama-
laksmana -- Lord Ramacandra and Laksmana; sri-vaikunthe asi' -- coming 
to Sri Vaikuntha; kaila -- did; visnu darasana -- seeing the temple of 
Lord Visnu.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Later the Lord went to Camtapura, where He saw the Deities of Lord 
Ramacandra and Laksmana. He then went to Sri Vaikuntha and saw the 
temple of Lord Visnu there.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Camtapura (sometimes called Chengannur) is located in the 
state of Kerala. A temple of Lord Ramacandra and Laksmana is located 
there. Sri Vaikuntha -- about four miles north of Alvar Tirunagarai 
and sixteen miles southeast of Tirunelveli -- is situated on the bank of 
the Tamraparni River.
 
 
Madhya 9.223
 
TEXT 223
 
TEXT
 
malaya-parvate kaila agastya-vandana
kanya-kumari tahan kaila darasana
SYNONYMS
 
 
malaya-parvate -- in the Malaya Hills; kaila -- did; agastya-vandana -- 
obeisances to Agastya Muni; kanya-kumari -- Kanya-kumari; tahan --
 there; kaila darasana -- visited.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to Malaya-parvata and offered prayers 
to Agastya Muni. He then visited Kanya-kumari 
[Cape Comorin].
 
PURPORT
 
The range of mountains in South India beginning at Kerala and extending 
to Cape Comorin is called Malaya-parvata. Concerning Agastya, there 
are four opinions: (1) There is a temple of Agastya Muni in the village 
of Agastyampalli, in the district of Tanjore. (2) There is a temple 
of Lord Skanda on a hill known as Siva-giri, and this temple is 
said to have been established by Agastya Muni. (3) Some say that the 
hill near Cape Comorin known as Pathiya
 served as Agastya Muni's residence. (4) There is 
a place known as Agastya-malaya, which is a range of hills on both 
sides of the Tamraparni River. Cape Comorin itself is also known as 
Kanya-kumari.
 
Madhya 9.224
 
TEXT 224
 
TEXT
 
 
amlitalaya dekhi' sri-rama gaurahari
mallara-desete aila yatha bhattathari
SYNONYMS
 
 
amlitalaya -- at Amlitala; dekhi' -- seeing; sri-rama -- the Deity of 
Ramacandra; gaurahari -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mallara-desete -- 
to Mallara-desa; aila -- came; yatha -- where; bhattathari -- the 
Bhattathari community.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After visiting Kanya-kumari, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to 
Amlitala, where He saw the Deity of Sri Ramacandra. Thereafter He went 
to a place known as Mallara-desa, where a community of Bhattatharis 
lived.
 
 
PURPORT
 
North of Mallara-desa is South Kanara. To the east are Coorg and 
Mysore, to the south is Cochin, and to the west is the Arabian Sea. As 
far as the Bhattatharis are concerned, they are a nomadic community. 
They camp wherever they like and have no fixed place of residence. 
Outwardly they take up the dress of sannyasis, but their real business 
is stealing and cheating. They allure others to supply women for their 
camp, and they cheat many women and keep them within their community. In 
this way they increase their population. In Bengal also there is a 
similar community. Actually, all over the world there are nomadic 
communities whose business is simply to allure, cheat and steal innocent 
women.
 
 
Madhya 9.225
 
TEXT 225
 
TEXT
 
tamala-kartika dekhi' aila vetapani
raghunatha dekhi' tahan vancila rajani
SYNONYMS
 
 
tamala-kartika -- the place named Tamala-kartika; dekhi' -- seeing; aila 
-- came; vetapani -- to Vetapani; raghunatha dekhi' -- seeing the 
temple of Lord Ramacandra; tahan -- there; vancila rajani -- passed the 
night.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After visiting Mallara-desa, Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Tamala-kartika 
and then to Vetapani. There He saw the temple of Raghunatha, Lord 
Ramacandra, and passed the night.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Tamala-kartika is forty-four miles south of Tirunelveli and two miles 
south of Aramavalli Mountain. It is located within the jurisdiction 
of Tovalai. At Tamala-kartika is a temple of Subrahmanya, or 
Lord Kartika, the son of Lord Siva
.
 
Vetapani, or Vatapani, is north of Kaila in the Tamil Nadu state. It is 
also known as Bhutapandi and is within the jurisdiction of the Tobala 
district. It is understood that formerly there was a Deity of Lord 
Ramacandra there. Later the Deity was replaced with a deity of Lord Siva 
known as Ramesvara or Bhutanatha.
 
Madhya 9.226
 
TEXT 226
 
TEXT
 
gosanira sange rahe krsnadasa brahmana
bhattathari-saha tahan haila darasana
SYNONYMS
 
 
gosanira -- the Lord; sange -- with; rahe -- there was; krsnadasa 
brahmana -- a brahmana servant named Krsnadasa; bhattathari-saha -- with 
the Bhattatharis; tahan -- there; haila -- there was; darasana -- a 
meeting.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was accompanied by His servant, Krsnadasa. 
He was a brahmana, but he met with the Bhattatharis there.
 
 
Madhya 9.227
 
TEXT 227
 
TEXT
 
stri-dhana dekhana tanra lobha janmaila
arya sarala viprera buddhi-nasa kaila
SYNONYMS
 
 
stri-dhana -- women; dekhana -- showing; tanra -- his; lobha -- 
attraction; janmaila -- they created; arya -- gentleman; sarala -- 
simple; viprera -- of the brahmana; buddhi-nasa -- loss of intelligence; 
kaila -- they made.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
With women the Bhattatharis allured the brahmana Krsnadasa, who was 
simple and gentle. By virtue of their bad association, they polluted his 
intelligence.
 
 
Madhya 9.228
 
TEXT 228
 
TEXT
 
prate uthi' aila vipra bhattathari-ghare
tahara uddese prabhu aila satvare
SYNONYMS
 
 
prate -- in the morning; uthi' -- rising from bed; aila -- came; vipra --
 the brahmana Krsnadasa; bhattathari-ghare -- to the place of the 
Bhattatharis; tahara uddese -- for him; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; satvare -- very soon.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Allured by the Bhattatharis, Krsnadasa went to their place early in the 
morning. The Lord also went there very quickly 
just to find him.
 
Madhya 9.229
 
TEXT 229
 
TEXT
 
 
asiya kahena saba bhattathari-gane
amara brahmana tumi rakha ki karane
SYNONYMS
 
 
asiya -- coming; kahena -- He said; saba -- all; bhattathari-gane -- to 
the Bhattatharis; amara -- My; brahmana -- brahmana assistant; tumi -- 
you; rakha -- are keeping; ki -- for what; karane -- reason.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon reaching their community, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the 
Bhattatharis, "Why are you keeping My brahmana assistant?
 
 
Madhya 9.230
 
TEXT 230
 
TEXT
 
amiha sannyasi dekha, tumiha sannyasi
more duhkha deha, -- tomara ‘nyaya' nahi vasi
SYNONYMS
 
 
amiha -- I; sannyasi -- in the renounced order of life; dekha -- you see;
 tumiha -- you; sannyasi -- in the renounced order of life; more -- unto 
Me; duhkha -- pains; deha -- you give; tomara -- your; nyaya -- logic; 
nahi vasi -- I do not find.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am in the renounced order of life, and so are you. Yet you are 
purposefully giving Me pain, and I do not see any good logic in this."
 
 
Madhya 9.231
 
TEXT 231
 
TEXT
 
suni' saba bhattathari uthe astra lana
maribare aila sabe cari-dike dhana
SYNONYMS
 
 
suni' -- hearing; saba -- all; bhattathari -- nomads; uthe -- rise up; 
astra -- weapons; lana -- taking; maribare -- to kill; aila -- came; 
sabe -- all; cari-dike -- all around; dhana -- running.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon hearing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the Bhattatharis came running 
from all sides with weapons in their hands, desiring to hurt the Lord.
 
Madhya 9.232
 
TEXT 232
 
TEXT
 
 
tara astra tara ange pade hata haite
khanda khanda haila bhattathari palaya cari bhite
SYNONYMS
 
 
tara astra -- their weapons; tara ange -- on their bodies; pade -- fall; 
hata haite -- from their hands; khanda khanda -- cut into pieces; haila -
- became; bhattathari -- the nomads; palaya -- run away; cari bhite -- 
in the four directions.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
However, their weapons fell from their hands and struck their own bodies.
 When some of the Bhattatharis were thus cut to pieces, the others ran 
away in the four directions.
 
 
Madhya 9.233
 
TEXT 233
 
TEXT
 
bhattathari-ghare maha uthila krandana
kese dhari' vipre lana karila gamana
SYNONYMS
 
 
bhattathari-ghare -- at the home of the Bhattatharis; maha -- great; 
uthila -- there arose; krandana -- crying; kese dhari' -- catching by 
the hair; vipre -- the brahmana Krsnadasa; lana -- taking; karila -- did;
 gamana -- departure.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
While there was much roaring and crying at the Bhattathari community, 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu grabbed Krsnadasa by the hair and took him away.
 
 
Madhya 9.234
 
TEXT 234
 
TEXT
 
sei dina cali' aila payasvini-tire
snana kari' gela adi-kesava-mandire
SYNONYMS
 
 
sei dina -- on that very day; cali' -- walking; aila -- came; payasvini-
tire -- to the bank of the Payasvini River; snana kari' -- bathing; gela 
-- went; adi-kesava-mandire -- to the temple of Adi-kesava.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
That very night, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His assistant Krsnadasa 
arrived at the bank of the Payasvini River. They took their bath and 
then went to see the temple of Adi-kesava.
 
 
Madhya 9.235
 
TEXT 235
 
TEXT
 
kesava dekhiya preme avista haila
nati, stuti, nrtya, gita, bahuta karila
SYNONYMS
 
 
kesava dekhiya -- after seeing the Deity of Lord Kesava; preme -- in 
ecstasy; avista haila -- became overwhelmed; nati -- obeisances; stuti --
 prayer; nrtya -- dancing; gita -- chanting; bahuta karila -- performed 
in various ways.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Lord saw the Adi-kesava temple, He was immediately overwhelmed 
with ecstasy. Offering various obeisances and prayers, He chanted and 
danced.
 
 
Madhya 9.236
 
TEXT 236
 
TEXT
 
prema dekhi' loke haila maha-camatkara
sarva-loka kaila prabhura parama satkara
SYNONYMS
 
 
prema dekhi' -- seeing His ecstatic features; loke -- people; haila -- 
became; maha-camatkara -- greatly astonished; sarva-loka -- all people; 
kaila -- did; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; parama 
satkara -- great reception.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the people there were greatly astonished to see the ecstatic 
pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. They all received the Lord very 
well.
 
 
Madhya 9.237
 
TEXT 237
 
TEXT
 
maha-bhakta-gana-saha tahan gosthi kaila
‘brahma-samhitadhyaya'-punthi tahan paila
SYNONYMS
 
 
maha-bhakta-gana-saha -- among highly advanced devotees; tahan -- there; 
gosthi kaila -- discussed; Brahma-samhita-adhyaya -- one chapter of the 
Brahma-samhita; punthi -- scripture; tahan -- there; paila -- found.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the temple of Adi-kesava, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu discussed spiritual 
matters among highly advanced devotees. While there, He found a chapter 
of the Brahma-samhita.
 
 
Madhya 9.238
 
TEXT 238
 
TEXT
 
punthi pana prabhura haila ananda apara
kampasru-sveda-stambha-pulaka vikara
SYNONYMS
 
 
punthi pana -- getting that scripture; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; haila -- there was; ananda -- happiness; apara -- unlimited; 
kampa -- trembling; asru -- tears; sveda -- perspiration; stambha -- 
being stunned; pulaka -- jubilation; vikara -- transformations.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was greatly happy to find a chapter of that 
scripture, and symptoms of ecstatic transformation -- trembling, tears, 
perspiration, trance and jubilation -- were manifest in His body.
 
 
Madhya 9.239–240
 
TEXTS 239–240
 
TEXT
 
siddhanta-sastra nahi ‘brahma-samhita'ra sama
govinda-mahima jnanera parama karana
alpaksare kahe siddhanta apara
sakala-vaisnava-sastra-madhye ati sara
SYNONYMS
 
 
siddhanta-sastra -- conclusive scripture; nahi -- there is not; Brahma-
samhitara sama -- like the scripture Brahma-samhita; govinda-mahima -- 
of the glories of Lord Govinda; jnanera -- of knowledge; parama -- final;
 karana -- cause; alpa-aksare -- briefly; kahe -- expresses; siddhanta --
 conclusion; apara -- unlimited; sakala -- all; vaisnava-sastra -- 
devotional scriptures; madhye -- among; ati sara -- very essential.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
There is no scripture equal to the Brahma-samhita as far as the final 
spiritual conclusion is concerned. Indeed, that scripture is the supreme 
revelation of the glories of Lord Govinda, for it reveals the topmost 
knowledge about Him. Since all conclusions are briefly presented in the 
Brahma-samhita, it is essential among all the Vaisnava literatures.
 
 
PURPORT
 
The Brahma-samhita is a very important scripture. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu acquired the Fifth Chapter from the Adi-kesava temple. In 
that Fifth Chapter, the philosophical conclusion of acintya-bhedabheda-
tattva (simultaneous oneness and difference) is presented. The chapter 
also presents methods of devotional service, the eighteen-syllable Vedic 
hymn, discourses on the soul, the Supersoul and fruitive activity, an 
explanation of Kama-gayatri, kama-bija and the original Maha-Visnu, and 
a detailed description of the spiritual world, specifically Goloka 
Vrndavana. The Brahma-samhita also explains the demigod Ganesa, 
Garbhodakasayi Visnu, the origin of the Gayatri mantra, the form of 
Govinda and His transcendental position and abode, the living entities, 
the highest goal, the goddess Durga, the meaning of austerity, the five 
gross elements, love of Godhead, impersonal Brahman, the initiation of 
Lord Brahma, and the vision of transcendental love enabling one to see 
the Lord. The steps of devotional service are also explained. The mind, 
yoga-nidra, the goddess of fortune, devotional service in spontaneous 
ecstasy, incarnations beginning with Lord Ramacandra, Deities, the 
conditioned soul and its duties, the truth about Lord Visnu, prayers, 
Vedic hymns, Lord Siva, the Vedic literature, personalism and 
impersonalism, good behavior, and many other subjects are also discussed.
 There is also a description of the sun and the universal form of the 
Lord. All these subjects are conclusively explained in a nutshell in 
the Brahma-samhita.
 
Madhya 9.241
 
TEXT 241
 
TEXT
 
bahu yatne sei punthi nila lekhaiya
‘ananta padmanabha' aila harasita hana
SYNONYMS
 
 
bahu yatne -- with great attention; sei punthi -- that scripture; nila --
 took; lekhaiya -- having it copied; ananta-padmanabha -- to Ananta 
Padmanabha; aila -- came; harasita -- in great happiness; hana -- being.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu copied the Brahma-samhita, and then with 
great pleasure He went to a place known as Ananta Padmanabha.
 
PURPORT
 
 
Concerning Ananta Padmanabha, one should refer to Madhya-lila, Chapter 
One, text 115.
 
 
Madhya 9.242
 
TEXT 242
 
TEXT
 
dina-dui padmanabhera kaila darasana
anande dekhite aila sri-janardana
SYNONYMS
 
 
dina-dui -- two days; padmanabhera -- of the Deity known as 
Padmanabha; kaila darasana -- visited the temple; anande -- in great 
ecstasy; dekhite -- to see; aila -- came; sri-janardana -- to the temple 
of Sri Janardana.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained for two or three days at Ananta 
Padmanabha and visited the temple there. Then, in great ecstasy He 
went to see the temple of Sri Janardana.
 
PURPORT
 
The temple of Sri Janardana is situated twenty-six miles north of 
Trivandrum, near the Varkala railway station.
 
Madhya 9.243
 
TEXT 243
 
TEXT
 
 
dina-dui tahan kari' kirtana-nartana
payasvini asiya dekhe sankara narayana
SYNONYMS
 
 
dina-dui -- two days; tahan -- there; kari' -- performing; kirtana-
nartana -- chanting and dancing; payasvini asiya -- coming to the bank 
of the Payasvini River; dekhe -- sees; sankara narayana -- the temple of 
Sankara-narayana.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanted and danced at Sri Janardana for two days.
 He then went to the bank of the Payasvini River and visited the temple 
of Sankara-narayana.
 
 
Madhya 9.244
 
TEXT 244
 
TEXT
 
srngeri-mathe aila sankaracarya-sthane
matsya-tirtha dekhi' kaila tungabhadraya snane
SYNONYMS
 
 
srngeri-mathe -- to the Srngeri monastery; aila -- came; sankaracarya-
sthane -- at the place of Sankaracarya; matsya-tirtha -- the holy place 
named Matsya-tirtha; dekhi'-seeing; kaila -- did; tungabhadraya snane 
-- bathing in the river Tungabhadra.
 
TRANSLATION
 
 
Then He saw the monastery known as Srngeri-matha, the abode of Acarya 
Sankara. He then visited Matsya-tirtha, a place of pilgrimage, and took 
a bath in the river Tungabhadra.
 
PURPORT
 
The monastery known as Srngeri-matha is situated in the state of 
Karnataka, in the district of Chikmagalur. This monastery is 
located at the confluence of the rivers Tunga and Bhadra, 
seven miles south of Harihara-pura. The real name of this place is Srnga-
giri or Srngavera-puri, and it is the headquarters of Sankaracarya
.
 
Sankaracarya had four principal disciples, and he established four 
centers under their management. In North India at Badarikasrama, the 
monastery named Jyotir-matha was established. At Purusottama, the 
Bhogavardhana or Govardhana monastery was established. In Dvaraka, the 
Sarada monastery was established. And the fourth monastery, established 
in South India, is known as Srngeri-matha. In the Srngeri-matha, the 
sannyasis assume the designations Sarasvati, Bharati and Puri. They are 
all ekadandi-sannyasis, distinguished from the Vaisnava sannyasis, who 
are known as tridandi-sannyasis. The Srngeri-matha is situated in South 
India, in a portion of the country comprising Andhra, Dravida, Karnata 
and Kerala. The community is called Bhurivara, and the dynasty is called 
Bhur-bhuvah. The place is called Ramesvara, and the slogan is aham 
brahmasmi. The Deity is Lord Varaha, and the energetic power is Kamaksi. 
The acarya is Hastamalaka, and the brahmacari assistants of the 
sannyasis are known as Caitanya. The place of pilgrimage is called 
Tungabhadra, and the subject for Vedic study is the Yajur Veda.
 
 
The list of the disciplic succession from Sankaracarya is available, and 
the names of the acaryas and the dates of their accepting sannyasa, 
according to the Saka Era (or Sakabda), are as follows (for approximate 
Christian-era dates, add 78 years): Sankaracarya, 622 Saka; 
Suresvaracarya, 630; Bodhanacarya, 680; Jnanadhanacarya, 768; Jnanottama-
sivacarya, 827; Jnanagiri Acarya, 871; Simhagiri Acarya, 958; Isvara 
Tirtha, 1019; Narasimha Tirtha, 1067; Vidyatirtha Vidya-sankara, 
1150; Bharati-krsna Tirtha, 1250; Vidyaranya Bharati, 1253; 
Candrasekhara Bharati, 1290; Narasimha Bharati, 1309; Purusottama 
Bharati, 1328; Sankarananda, 1350; Candrasekhara Bharati, 1371; 
Narasimha Bharati, 1386; Purusottama Bharati, 1398; Ramacandra Bharati, 
1430; Narasimha Bharati, 1479; Narasimha Bharati, 1485; Dhanamadi-
narasimha Bharati, 1498; Abhinava-narasimha Bharati, 1521; Saccidananda 
Bharati, 1544; Narasimha Bharati, 1585; Saccidananda Bharati, 1627; 
Abhinava-saccidananda Bharati, 1663; Nrsimha Bharati, 1689; Saccidananda 
Bharati, 1692; Abhinava-saccidananda Bharati, 1730; Narasimha Bharati, 
1739; Saccidananda Sivabhinava Vidya-narasimha Bharati, 1788.
 
 
Regarding Sankaracarya, it is understood that he was born in the year 
608 of the Sakabda Era, in the month of Vaisakha, on the third day of 
the waxing moon, in a place in South India known as Kaladi. His father's 
name was Sivaguru, and he lost his father at an early age. When 
Sankaracarya was only eight years old, he completed his study of all 
scriptures and took sannyasa from Govinda, who was residing on the banks 
of the Narmada. After accepting sannyasa, Sankaracarya stayed with his 
spiritual master for some days. He then took his permission to go to 
Varanasi, and from there he went to Badarikasrama, where he stayed until 
his twelfth year. While there, he wrote a commentary on the Brahma-sutra,
 as well as on ten Upanisads and the Bhagavad-gita. He also wrote Sanat-
sujatiya and a commentary on the Nrsimha-tapani. Among his many 
disciples, his four chief disciples are Padmapada, Suresvara, 
Hastamalaka and Trotaka. After departing from Varanasi, Sankaracarya 
went to Prayaga, where he met a great learned scholar called Kumarila 
Bhatta. Sankaracarya wanted to discuss the authority of the scriptures, 
but Kumarila Bhatta, being on his deathbed, sent him to his disciple 
Mandana, in the city of Mahismati. It was there that Sankaracarya 
defeated Mandana Misra in a discussion of the sastras. Mandana had a 
wife named Sarasvati, or Ubhaya-bharati, who served as mediator between 
Sankaracarya and her husband. It is said that she wanted to discuss 
erotic principles and amorous love with Sankaracarya, but Sankaracarya 
had been a brahmacari since birth and therefore had no experience in 
amorous love. He took a month's leave from Ubhaya-bharati and, by his 
mystic power, entered the body of a king who had just died. In this 
way Sankaracarya experienced the erotic principles. After attaining this 
experience, he wanted to discuss erotic principles with Ubhaya-bharati, 
but without hearing his discussion she blessed him and assured the 
continuous existence of the Srngeri-matha. She then took leave of 
material life. Afterwards, Mandana Misra took the order of sannyasa from 
Sankaracarya and became known as Suresvara. Sankaracarya defeated many 
scholars throughout India and converted them to his Mayavada philosophy. 
He left his material body at the age of thirty-three.
 
 
As far as Matsya-tirtha is concerned, it was supposedly situated beside 
the ocean in the district of Malabar.
 
Madhya 9.245
 
TEXT 245
 
TEXT
 
madhvacarya-sthane aila yanha ‘tattvavadi'
udupite ‘krsna' dekhi, tahan haila premonmadi
SYNONYMS
 
 
madhva-acarya-sthane -- at the place of Madhvacarya; aila -- arrived; 
yanha -- where; tattva-vadi -- philosophers known as Tattvavadis; 
udupite -- at the place known as Udupi; krsna -- the Deity of Lord Krsna;
 dekhi -- seeing; tahan -- there; haila -- became; prema-unmadi -- mad 
in ecstasy.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu next arrived at Udupi, the place of Madhvacarya, 
where the philosophers known as Tattvavadis resided. There
 He saw the Deity of Lord Krsna and 
became mad with ecstasy.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Sripada Madhvacarya took his birth near Udupi, which is situated in the 
South Kanara district of South India, just west of Sahyadri. This is the 
chief city of the South Kanara province and is near the city of 
Mangalore, which is situated to the south of Udupi. Near the city of 
Udupi is a place called Pajaka-ksetra, where Madhvacarya took his birth 
in a Sivalli-brahmana dynasty as the son of Madhyageha Bhatta, in the 
year 1040 Sakabda (A.D. 1118). According to some, he was born in the 
year 1160 Sakabda (A.D. 1238).
 
 
In his childhood Madhvacarya was known as Vasudeva, and there are some 
wonderful stories surrounding him. It is said that once when his 
father had piled up many debts, Madhvacarya converted tamarind seeds 
into actual coins to pay them off. When he was five years old, he was 
offered the sacred thread. A demon named Maniman lived near his abode 
in the form of a snake, and at the age of five Madhvacarya killed that 
snake with the toe of his left foot. When his mother was very much 
disturbed, he would appear before her in one jump. He was a great 
scholar even in childhood, and although his father did not agree, he 
accepted sannyasa at the age of twelve. Upon receiving sannyasa from 
Acyuta Preksa, he received the name Purnaprajna Tirtha. After traveling 
all over India, he finally discussed scriptures with Vidyasankara, the 
exalted leader of Srngeri-matha. Vidyasankara was actually diminished in 
the presence of Madhvacarya. Accompanied by Satya Tirtha, Madhvacarya 
went to Badarikasrama. It was there that he met Vyasadeva and explained 
his commentary on the Bhagavad-gita before him. Thus he became a great 
scholar by studying before Vyasadeva.
 
 
By the time he came to the Ananda-matha from Badarikasrama, Madhvacarya 
had finished his commentary on the Bhagavad-gita. His companion Satya 
Tirtha wrote down the entire commentary. When Madhvacarya returned from 
Badarikasrama, he went to Ganjama, which is on the bank of the river 
Godavari. There he met with two learned scholars named Sobhana Bhatta 
and Svami Sastri. Later these scholars became known in the disciplic 
succession of Madhvacarya as Padmanabha Tirtha and Narahari Tirtha. When 
he returned to Udupi, he would sometimes bathe in the ocean. On such an 
occasion he composed a prayer in five chapters. Once, while sitting 
beside the sea engrossed in meditation upon Lord Sri Krsna, he saw that 
a large boat containing goods for Dvaraka was in danger. He gave some 
signs by which the boat could approach the shore, and it was saved. The 
owners of the boat wanted to give him a present, and at the time 
Madhvacarya agreed to take some gopi-candana. He received a big lump of 
gopi-candana, and as it was being brought to him, it broke apart and 
revealed a large Deity of Lord Krsna. The Deity had a stick in one hand 
and a lump of food in the other. As soon as Madhvacarya received the 
Deity of Krsna in this way, he composed a prayer. The Deity was so heavy 
that not even thirty people could lift it. Yet Madhvacarya personally 
brought this Deity to Udupi. Eight of 
Madhvacarya's sannyasa disciples became directors of his 
eight monasteries. Worship of the Lord Krsna Deity is still going on at 
Udupi according to the plans Madhvacarya established.
 
 
Madhvacarya then for the second time visited Badarikasrama. While he was 
passing through Maharashtra, the local king was digging a big lake for 
the public benefit. As Madhvacarya passed through that area with his 
disciples, he was also obliged to help in the excavation. After some 
time, when Madhvacarya visited the king, he engaged the king in that 
work and departed with his disciples.
 
 
Often in the province of Ganga-pradesa there were fights between 
Hindus and Muslims. The Hindus were on one bank of the river, and 
the Muslims on the other. Due to the community tension, no boat was 
available for crossing the river. The Muslim soldiers were always 
stopping passengers on the other side, but Madhvacarya did not care for 
these soldiers. He crossed the river anyway, and when he met the 
soldiers on the other side, he was brought before the king. The 
Muslim king was so pleased with him that he wanted to give him a 
kingdom and some money, but Madhvacarya refused. While walking on the 
road, he was attacked by some dacoits, but by his bodily strength he 
killed them all. When his companion Satya Tirtha was attacked by a tiger,
 Madhvacarya separated them by virtue of his great strength. When he met 
Vyasadeva, he received from him the salagrama-sila known as Astamurti. 
After this, he summarized the Mahabharata.
 
 
Madhvacarya's devotion to the Lord and his erudite scholarship became 
known throughout India. Consequently the owners of the Srngeri-
matha, established by Sankaracarya, became a little perturbed. At that 
time the followers of Sankaracarya were afraid of Madhvacarya's rising 
power, and they began to tease Madhvacarya's disciples in many ways. 
There was even an attempt to prove that the disciplic succession of 
Madhvacarya was not in line with Vedic principles. A person named 
Pundarika Puri, a follower of the Mayavada philosophy of Sankaracarya, 
came before Madhvacarya to discuss the sastras. It is said that all of 
Madhvacarya's books were taken away, but later they were found with the 
help of King Jayasimha, ruler of Kumla. In discussion, Pundarika Puri 
was defeated by Madhvacarya. A great personality named Trivikramacarya, 
who was a resident of Visnumangala, became Madhvacarya's disciple, and 
his son later became Narayanacarya, the composer of Sri Madhva-vijaya. 
After the death of Trivikramacarya, the younger brother of Narayanacarya 
took sannyasa and later became known as Visnu Tirtha.
 
 
It was reputed that there was no limit to the bodily 
strength of Purnaprajna, Madhvacarya. There was a person named Kadanjari 
who was famed for possessing the strength of thirty men. Madhvacarya 
placed the big toe of his foot upon the ground and asked the man to 
separate it from the ground, but the great strong man could not do so 
even after great effort. Srila Madhvacarya passed from this material 
world at the age of eighty while writing a commentary on the Aitareya 
Upanisad. For further information about Madhvacarya, one should read 
Madhva-vijaya
, by
 Narayanacarya.
 
The acaryas of the Madhva-sampradaya established Udupi as the chief 
center, and the monastery there was known as Uttararadhi-matha. A list 
of the different centers of the Madhvacarya-sampradaya can be found at 
Udupi, and their matha commanders are (1) Visnu Tirtha (Soda-matha), (2) 
Janardana Tirtha (Krsnapura-matha), (3) Vamana Tirtha (Kanura-matha), (4)
 Narasimha Tirtha (Adamara-matha), (5) Upendra Tirtha (Puttugi-matha), (
6) Rama Tirtha (Sirura-matha), (7) Hrsikesa Tirtha (Palimara-matha), and 
(8) Aksobhya Tirtha (Pejavara-matha). The disciplic succession of the 
Madhvacarya-sampradaya is as follows (the dates are those of birth in 
the Sakabda Era; for Christian era dates, add seventy-eight years.): (1) 
Hamsa Paramatma; (2) Caturmukha Brahma; (3) Sanakadi; (4) Durvasa; (5) 
Jnananidhi; (6) Garuda-vahana; (7) Kaivalya Tirtha; (8) Jnanesa Tirtha; (
9) Para Tirtha; (10) Satyaprajna Tirtha; (11) Prajna Tirtha; (12) Acyuta 
Preksacarya Tirtha; (13) Sri Madhvacarya, 1040 Saka; (14) Padmanabha, 
1120; Narahari, 1127; Madhava, 1136; and Aksobhya 1159; (15) Jaya Tirtha,
 1167; (16) Vidyadhiraja, 1190; (17) Kavindra, 1255; (18) Vagisa, 1261; (
19) Ramacandra, 1269; (20) Vidyanidhi, 1298; (21) Sri Raghunatha, 1366; (
22) Rayuvarya (who spoke with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu), 1424; (23) 
Raghuttama, 1471; (24) Vedavyasa, 1517; (25) Vidyadhisa, 1541; (26) 
Vedanidhi, 1553; (27) Satyavrata, 1557; (28) Satyanidhi, 1560; (29) 
Satyanatha, 1582; (30) Satyabhinava, 1595; (31) Satyapurna, 1628; (32) 
Satyavijaya, 1648; (33) Satyapriya, 1659; (34) Satyabodha, 1666; (35) 
Satyasandha, 1705; (36) Satyavara, 1716; (37) Satyadharma, 1719; (38) 
Satyasankalpa, 1752; (39) Satyasantusta, 1763; (40) Satyaparayana, 1763; 
(41) Satyakama, 1785; (42) Satyesta, 1793; (43) Satyaparakrama, 1794; (
44) Satyadhira, 1801; (45) Satyadhira Tirtha, 1808.
 
 
After the sixteenth acarya (Vidyadhiraja Tirtha), there was another 
disciplic succession, including Rajendra Tirtha, 1254; Vijayadhvaja; 
Purusottama; Subrahmanya; and Vyasa Raya, 1470–1520. The nineteenth 
acarya, Ramacandra Tirtha, had another disciplic succession, including 
Vibudhendra, 1218; Jitamitra, 1348; Raghunandana; Surendra; Vijendra; 
Sudhindra; and Raghavendra Tirtha, 1545.
 
To date, in the Udupi monastery there are another fourteen Madhva-tirtha 
sannyasis. As stated, Udupi is situated beside the sea in South Kanara, 
about thirty-six miles north of Mangalore
.
 
Most of the information in this purport is available from the South 
Kanada Manual and the Bombay Gazette.
 
Madhya 9.246
 
TEXT 246
 
TEXT
 
nartaka gopala dekhe parama-mohane
madhvacarye svapna diya aila tanra sthane
SYNONYMS
 
 
nartaka gopala -- dancing Gopala; dekhe -- saw; parama-mohane -- most 
beautiful; madhva-acarye -- unto Madhvacarya; svapna diya -- appearing 
in a dream; aila -- came; tanra -- his; sthane -- to the place.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
While at the Udupi monastery, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw "dancing 
Gopala," a most beautiful Deity. This Deity appeared to Madhvacarya in a 
dream.
 
 
Madhya 9.247
 
TEXT 247
 
TEXT
 
gopi-candana-tale achila dingate
madhvacarya sei krsna paila kona-mate
SYNONYMS
 
 
gopi-candana-tale -- under heaps of gopi-candana (yellowish clay used 
for tilaka); achila -- came; dingate -- in a boat; madhva-acarya -- 
Madhvacarya; sei krsna -- that Krsna Deity; paila -- got; kona-mate -- 
somehow or other.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Madhvacarya had somehow or other acquired the Deity of Krsna from a heap 
of gopi-candana that had been transported in a boat.
 
 
Madhya 9.248
 
TEXT 248
 
TEXT
 
madhvacarya ani' tanre karila sthapana
adyavadhi seva kare tattvavadi-gana
SYNONYMS
 
 
madhva-acarya -- Madhvacarya; ani' -- bringing; tanre -- Him; karila 
sthapana -- installed; adya-avadhi -- to date; seva kare -- worship; 
tattvavadi-gana -- the Tattvavadis.
 
TRANSLATION
 
 
Madhvacarya brought this dancing Gopala Deity to Udupi and installed Him 
in the temple. To date, the followers of Madhvacarya, known as 
Tattvavadis, worship this Deity.
 
 
Madhya 9.249
 
TEXT 249
 
TEXT
 
krsna-murti dekhi' prabhu maha-sukha paila
premavese bahu-ksana nrtya-gita kaila
SYNONYMS
 
 
krsna-murti dekhi' -- seeing the Deity of Lord Krsna; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; maha-sukha -- great happiness; paila -- got; prema-
avese -- in ecstatic love; bahu-ksana -- for a long time; nrtya-gita -- 
dancing and singing; kaila -- performed.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu received great pleasure in seeing this beautiful 
form of Gopala. For a long time He danced and chanted in ecstatic love.
 
 
Madhya 9.250
 
TEXT 250
 
TEXT
 
tattvavadi-gana prabhuke ‘mayavadi' jnane
prathama darsane prabhuke na kaila sambhasane
SYNONYMS
 
 
tattvavadi-gana -- the Tattvavadis; prabhuke -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; mayavadi jnane -- considering as a Mayavadi sannyasi; 
prathama darsane -- in the first meeting; prabhuke -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; na -- did not; kaila -- do; sambhasane -- addressing.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Tattvavadi Vaisnavas first saw Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, they considered Him a Mayavadi sannyasi. Therefore they did 
not talk to Him.
 
 
Madhya 9.251
 
TEXT 251
 
TEXT
 
pache premavesa dekhi' haila camatkara
vaisnava-jnane bahuta karila satkara
SYNONYMS
 
 
pache -- later; prema-avesa -- ecstatic love; dekhi' -- seeing; haila 
camatkara -- became struck with wonder; vaisnava-jnane -- understanding 
as a Vaisnava; bahuta -- much; karila -- did; satkara -- reception.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Later, after seeing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in ecstatic love, they were 
struck with wonder. Then, considering Him a Vaisnava, they gave Him a 
nice reception.
 
 
Madhya 9.252
 
TEXT 252
 
TEXT
 
‘vaisnavata' sabara antare garva jani'
isat hasiya kichu kahe gauramani
SYNONYMS
 
 
vaisnavata -- Vaisnavism; sabara -- of all of them; antare -- within the 
mind; garva -- pride; jani' -- knowing; isat -- mildly; hasiya -- 
smiling; kichu -- something; kahe -- says; gaura-mani -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu could understand that the Tattvavadis were very 
proud of their Vaisnavism. He therefore smiled and began to speak to 
them.
 
 
Madhya 9.253
 
TEXT 253
 
TEXT
 
tan-sabara antare garva jani gauracandra
tan-saba-sange gosthi karila arambha
SYNONYMS
 
 
tan-sabara -- of all of them; antare -- within the mind; garva -- pride; 
jani -- knowing; gaura-candra -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tan-saba-sange 
-- with them; gosthi -- discussion; karila -- made; arambha -- beginning.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Considering them very proud, Caitanya Mahaprabhu began His discussion.
 
Madhya 9.254
 
TEXT 254
 
TEXT
 
tattvavadi acarya -- saba sastrete pravina
tanre prasna kaila prabhu hana yena dina
SYNONYMS
 
 
tattvavadi acarya -- the chief preacher of the Tattvavada community;
 saba -- all; sastrete -- in revealed scriptures; pravina -- experienced;
 tanre -- unto him; prasna -- question; kaila -- did; prabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hana -- becoming; yena -- as if; dina -- very 
humble.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The chief acarya of the Tattvavada community was very learned in the 
revealed scriptures. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu humbly 
questioned him.
 
 
Madhya 9.255
 
TEXT 255
 
TEXT
 
sadhya-sadhana ami na jani bhala-mate
sadhya-sadhana-srestha janaha amate
SYNONYMS
 
 
sadhya-sadhana -- the aim of life and how to achieve it; ami -- I; na -- 
not; jani -- know; bhala-mate -- very well; sadhya-sadhana -- the aim of 
life and how to achieve it; srestha -- the best; janaha -- kindly 
explain; amate -- unto Me.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "I do not know very well the aim of life and 
how to achieve it. Please tell Me of the best ideal for humanity and how 
to attain it."
 
 
Madhya 9.256
 
TEXT 256
 
TEXT
 
acarya kahe,-'varnasrama-dharma, krsne samarpana'
ei haya krsna-bhaktera srestha ‘sadhana'
SYNONYMS
 
 
acarya kahe -- the acarya said; varna-asrama-dharma -- the institution 
of four castes and four asramas; krsne -- unto Krsna; samarpana -- to 
dedicate; ei haya -- this is; krsna-bhaktera -- of the devotee of Krsna; 
srestha sadhana -- the best means of achievement.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The acarya replied, "When the activities of the four castes and the four 
asramas are dedicated to Krsna, they constitute the best means whereby 
one can attain the highest goal of life.
 
 
Madhya 9.257
 
TEXT 257
 
TEXT
 
‘panca-vidha mukti' pana vaikunthe gamana
‘sadhya-srestha' haya, -- ei sastra-nirupana
SYNONYMS
 
 
panca-vidha mukti -- five kinds of liberation; pana -- getting; 
vaikunthe -- to the spiritual world; gamana -- transference; sadhya-
srestha haya -- is the highest achievement of the goal of life; ei -- 
this; sastra-nirupana -- the verdict of all revealed scriptures.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When one dedicates the duties of varnasrama-dharma to Krsna, he is 
eligible for five kinds of liberation. Thus he is transferred to the 
spiritual world in Vaikuntha. This is the highest goal of life and the 
verdict of all revealed scriptures."
 
 
Madhya 9.258
 
TEXT 258
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe,-sastre kahe sravana-kirtana
krsna-prema-seva-phalera ‘parama-sadhana'
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; sastre kahe -- in the 
sastra it is said; sravana-kirtana -- the process of chanting and 
hearing; krsna-prema-seva -- of loving service to Lord Krsna; phalera -- 
of the result; parama-sadhana -- best process of achievement.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "According to the verdict of the sastras, 
the process of hearing and chanting is the best means to attain loving 
service to Krsna.
 
 
PURPORT
 
According to the Tattvavadis, the best process for achieving the highest 
goal of life is to execute the duties of the four varnas and asramas. In 
the material world, unless one is situated in one of the varnas (
brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya or sudra) one cannot manage social affairs 
properly to attain the ultimate goal. One also has to follow the 
principles of the asramas (brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and 
sannyasa), since these principles are considered essential for the 
attainment of the highest goal. In this way the Tattvavadis establish 
that the execution of the principles of varna and asrama for the sake of 
Krsna is the best way to attain the topmost goal. The Tattvavadis thus 
established their principles in terms of human society. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, however, differed when He said that the best process is 
hearing and chanting about Lord Visnu. According to the Tattvavadis, the 
highest goal is returning home, back to Godhead, but in Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's opinion the highest goal is attaining love of Godhead, 
in either the material world or the spiritual world. In the 
material world this is practiced according to sastric injunction, and in 
the spiritual world the real achievement is already there.
 
 
Madhya 9.259–260
 
TEXTS 259–260
 
TEXT
 
sravanam kirtanam visnoh
smaranam pada-sevanam
arcanam vandanam dasyam
sakhyam atma-nivedanam
iti pumsarpita visnau
bhaktis cen nava-laksana
kriyeta bhagavaty addha
tan manye 'dhitam uttamam
SYNONYMS
 
 
sravanam -- hearing of the holy name, form, qualities, entourage and 
pastimes, all of which must pertain to Lord Visnu; kirtanam -- vibrating 
transcendental sounds pertaining to the holy name, form, qualities and 
entourage, and inquiring about them (these also should be only in 
relationship to Visnu); visnoh -- of Lord Visnu; smaranam -- remembering 
the holy name, form and entourage, and inquiring about them, also only 
for Visnu; pada-sevanam -- executing devotional service according to 
time, circumstances and situation, only in relationship with Visnu; 
arcanam -- worshiping the Deity of Lord Krsna, Lord Ramacandra, Laksmi-
Narayana or the other forms of Visnu; vandanam -- offering prayers to 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dasyam -- always thinking oneself an 
eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sakhyam -- making 
friends with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; atma-nivedanam -- 
dedicating everything (body, mind and soul) for the service of the Lord; 
iti -- thus; pumsa -- by the human being; arpita -- dedicated; visnau -- 
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu; bhaktih -- devotional 
service; cet -- if; nava-laksana -- possessing nine different systems, 
as above mentioned; kriyeta -- one should execute; bhagavati -- unto the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead; addha -- directly (not indirectly 
through karma, jnana or yoga); tat -- that; manye -- I understand; 
adhitam -- studied; uttamam -- first class.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘This process entails hearing, chanting and remembering the holy name, 
form, pastimes, qualities and entourage of the Lord, offering service 
according to the time, place and performer, worshiping the Deity, 
offering prayers, always considering oneself the eternal servant of 
Krsna, making friends with Him and dedicating everything unto Him. These 
nine items of devotional service, when directly offered to Krsna, 
constitute the highest attainment of life. This is the verdict of the 
revealed scriptures.'
 
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu quoted these verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.
23–24).
 
Madhya 9.261
 
TEXT 261
 
TEXT
 
sravana-kirtana ha-ite krsne haya ‘prema'
sei pancama purusartha-purusarthera sima
SYNONYMS
 
 
sravana-kirtana -- hearing and chanting; ha-ite -- from; krsne -- unto 
Lord Krsna; haya -- there is; prema -- transcendental love; sei -- that; 
pancama purusa-artha -- the fifth platform of perfection of life; purusa-
arthera sima -- the limit of goals of life.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When one comes to the platform of loving service to Lord Krsna by 
executing these nine processes, beginning with hearing and chanting, he 
has attained the fifth platform of success and the limit of life's goals.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Everyone is after success in religion, economic development, sense 
gratification and ultimately merging into the existence of Brahman. 
These are the general practices of the common man, but according to the 
strict principles of the Vedas, the highest attainment is to rise to the 
platform of sravanam kirtanam [SB 7.5.23], hearing and chanting 
about the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed in Srimad-
Bhagavatam (1.1.2):
 
 
dharmah projjhita-kaitavo 'tra paramo nirmatsaranam satam
vedyam vastavam atra vastu siva-dam tapa-trayonmulanam
srimad-bhagavate maha-muni-krte kim va parair isvarah
sadyo hrdy avarudhyate 'tra krtibhih susrusubhis tat-ksanat
 
"Completely rejecting all religious activities which are materially 
motivated, this Bhagavata Purana propounds the highest truth, which is 
understandable by those devotees who are fully pure in heart. The 
highest truth is reality distinguished from illusion for the welfare of 
all. Such truth uproots the threefold miseries. This beautiful 
Bhagavatam, compiled by the great sage Sri Vyasadeva, is sufficient in 
itself for God realization. What is the need of any other scripture? As 
soon as one attentively and submissively hears the message of Bhagavatam,
 by this culture of knowledge the Supreme Lord is established 
within his heart." This verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam rejects as cheating 
processes all religious activities that aim at achieving materialistic 
goals, including dharma, artha, kama and even moksa, or liberation.
 
According to Sridhara Svami, the material conception of success (moksa, 
or liberation) is desired by those in material existence. Devotees, 
however, not being situated in material existence, have no 
desire for liberation.
 
 
A devotee is always liberated in all stages of life because he is always 
engaged in the nine items of devotional service (sravanam, kirtanam, etc.
). Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's philosophy holds that devotional service to 
Krsna always exists in everyone's heart. It simply has to be awakened by 
the process of sravanam kirtanam visnoh [SB 7.5.23]. Sravanadi suddha-
citte karaye udaya (Cc. Madhya 22.107). When a person is actually 
engaged in devotional service, his eternal relationship with the Lord, 
the servant-master relationship, is awakened.
 
 
Madhya 9.262
 
TEXT 262
 
TEXT
 
evam-vratah sva-priya-nama-kirtya
jatanurago druta-citta uccaih
hasaty atho roditi rauti gayaty
unmada-van nrtyati loka-bahyah
SYNONYMS
 
 
evam-vratah -- when one thus engages in a vow to chant and dance; sva -- 
own; priya -- very dear; nama -- holy name; kirtya -- by chanting; jata -
- in this way develops; anuragah -- attachment; druta-cittah -- very 
eagerly; uccaih -- loudly; hasati -- laughs; atho -- also; roditi -- 
cries; rauti -- becomes agitated; gayati -- chants; unmada-vat -- like a 
madman; nrtyati -- dances; loka-bahyah -- without caring for outsiders.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in chanting the 
holy name of the Lord, who is very dear to him, he is agitated and 
loudly chants the holy name. He also laughs, cries, becomes agitated and 
chants just like a madman, not caring for outsiders.'
 
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.2.40).
 
Madhya 9.263
 
TEXT 263
 
TEXT
 
karma-ninda, karma-tyaga, sarva-sastre kahe
karma haite prema-bhakti krsne kabhu nahe
SYNONYMS
 
 
karma-ninda -- condemnation of fruitive activities; karma-tyaga -- 
renunciation of fruitive activities; sarva-sastre kahe -- is announced 
in every revealed scripture; karma haite -- from fruitive activities; 
prema-bhakti -- devotional service in ecstatic love; krsne -- for Krsna; 
kabhu nahe -- can never be achieved.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In every revealed scripture there is condemnation of fruitive 
activities. It is advised everywhere to give up engagement in fruitive 
activities, for no one can attain the highest goal of life, love 
of Godhead, by executing them.
 
PURPORT
 
In the Vedas there are three kandas, or divisions: karma-kanda, jnana-
kanda and upasana-kanda. The karma-kanda portion stresses the execution 
of fruitive activities. But ultimately it is advised that one 
abandon both karma-kanda and jnana-kanda (speculative knowledge) and 
accept only upasana-kanda, or bhakti-kanda. One cannot attain love of 
Godhead by executing karma-kanda or jnana-kanda. But by dedicating 
one's karma, or fruitive activities, to the Supreme Lord, one may be 
relieved from the polluted mind, and becoming free from 
mental pollution helps elevate one to the spiritual platform. 
Then, however, one needs the association of a pure devotee, for 
only by a pure devotee's association can one become a pure devotee of 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. When one comes to the stage 
of pure devotional service, the process of sravanam kirtanam is very 
essential. By executing the nine items of devotional service, beginning 
with sravanam kirtanam, one is completely purified. Anyabhilasita-sunyam 
jnana-karmady-anavrtam  [Bhakti-rasamrta-
sindhu anyabhilasita-sunyam
jnana-karmady-anavrtam
anukulyena krsnanu-
silanam bhaktir uttama
 
"One should render transcendental loving service to the Supreme 
Lord Krsna favorably and without desire for material profit or gain 
through fruitive activities or philosophical speculation. That is called 
pure devotional service." Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.111.1.11]. Only 
then is one able to execute Krsna's orders in the Bhagavad-gita (18.65)
:
 
man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru
mam evaisyasi satyam te pratijane priyo 'si me
 
sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah
 [Bg. 18.66]
 
"Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage 
unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this 
because you are My very dear friend. Abandon all varieties of religion 
and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful 
reactions. Do not fear." In this way one develops his original 
constitutional position of rendering loving service to the Lord.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One cannot be elevated to the 
highest platform of devotional service by karma-kanda or jnana-kanda. 
Pure devotional service can be understood and attained only through the 
association of pure devotees. In this regard, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta 
Sarasvati Thakura states that there are two types of karma-kanda 
activities -- pious and impious. Pious activities are certainly 
better than impious activities, but even pious activities cannot 
bring about ecstatic love of God, Krsna. Pious and impious activities 
can bring about material happiness and distress, but there is no 
possibility of one's becoming a pure devotee simply by acting piously or 
impiously. Bhakti, devotional service, means satisfying Krsna. In every 
revealed scripture, whether stressing jnana-kanda or karma-kanda,
 the principle of renunciation is always praised. The ripened 
fruit of Vedic knowledge, Srimad-Bhagavatam, is the supreme Vedic 
evidence. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.5.12) it is said:
 
 
naiskarmyam apy acyuta-bhava-varjitam
na sobhate jnanam alam niranjanam
kutah punah sasvad abhadram isvare
na carpitam karma yad apy akaranam
 
"Knowledge of self-realization, even though freed from all material 
affinity, does not look well if devoid of a conception of the Infallible 
[God]. What, then, is the use of fruitive activities, which are 
naturally painful from the very beginning and transient by nature, if 
they are not utilized for the devotional service of the Lord?" 
This means that even knowledge, which is superior to fruitive 
activity, is not successful if it is devoid of devotional service. 
Therefore in Srimad-Bhagavatam -- in the beginning, middle and end -
- karma-kanda and jnana-kanda are condemned. For example, in Srimad-
Bhagavatam (1.1.2) it is said, dharmah projjhita-kaitavo 'tra.
 
 
This is explained in the following verses taken from Srimad-Bhagavatam (
11.11.32) and the Bhagavad-gita (18.66).
 
Madhya 9.264
 
TEXT 264
 
TEXT
 
ajnayaivam gunan dosan
mayadistan api svakan
dharman santyajya yah sarvan
mam bhajet sa ca sattamah
SYNONYMS
 
 
ajnaya -- knowing perfectly; evam -- thus; gunan -- qualities; dosan -- 
faults; maya -- by Me; adistan -- instructed; api -- although; svakan -- 
own; dharman -- occupational duties; santyajya -- giving up; yah -- 
anyone who; sarvan -- all; mam -- unto Me; bhajet -- may render service; 
sah -- he; ca -- and; sat-tamah -- first-class person.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Occupational duties are described in the religious scriptures. If one 
analyzes them, he can fully understand their qualities and faults and 
then give them up completely to render service unto the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead. A person who does so is considered a first-
class man.'
 
 
Madhya 9.265
 
TEXT 265
 
TEXT
 
sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
moksayisyami ma sucah
SYNONYMS
 
 
sarva-dharman -- all kinds of occupational duties; parityajya -- giving 
up; mam ekam -- unto Me only; saranam -- as shelter; vraja -- go; aham --
 I; tvam -- unto you; sarva-papebhyah -- from all the reactions of 
sinful life; moksayisyami -- will give liberation; ma -- do not; sucah --
 worry.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall 
deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear. [Bg. 18.66]'
 
Madhya 9.266
 
TEXT 266
 
TEXT
 
 
tavat karmani kurvita
na nirvidyeta yavata
mat-katha-sravanadau va
sraddha yavan na jayate
SYNONYMS
 
 
tavat -- up to that time; karmani -- fruitive activities; kurvita -- one 
should execute; na nirvidyeta -- is not satiated; yavata -- as long as; 
mat-katha -- of discourses about Me; sravana-adau -- in the matter of 
sravanam, kirtanam, and so on; va -- or; sraddha -- faith; yavat -- as 
long as; na -- not; jayate -- is awakened.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘As long as one is not satiated by fruitive activity and has not 
awakened his taste for devotional service by sravanam kirtanam visnoh [
SB 7.5.23], one has to act according to the regulative principles of the 
Vedic injunctions.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.20.9).
 
Madhya 9.267
 
TEXT 267
 
TEXT
 
panca-vidha mukti tyaga kare bhakta-gana
phalgu kari' ‘mukti' dekhe narakera sama
SYNONYMS
 
 
panca-vidha -- five kinds of; mukti -- liberation; tyaga kare -- give up;
 bhakta-gana -- devotees; phalgu -- insignificant; kari' -- considering; 
mukti -- liberation; dekhe -- see; narakera -- to hell; sama -- equal.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Pure devotees reject the five kinds of liberation; indeed, 
for them liberation is very insignificant because they see it as hellish.
 
Madhya 9.268
 
TEXT 268
 
TEXT
 
 
salokya-sarsti-samipya-
sarupyaikatvam apy uta
diyamanam na grhnanti
vina mat-sevanam janah
SYNONYMS
 
 
salokya -- to live on the same planet as the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead; sarsti -- to possess opulence equal to the Lord's; 
samipya -- to always associate with the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
 sarupya -- to possess bodily features like the Lord's; ekatvam -
- to merge into the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; api 
-- even; uta -- certainly; diyamanam -- being offered; na -- never; 
grhnanti -- accept; vina -- without; mat -- My; sevanam -- devotional 
service; janah -- devotees.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Pure devotees always reject the five kinds of liberation, which 
include living in the spiritual Vaikuntha planets, possessing the same 
opulences as those possessed by the Supreme Lord, having the same bodily 
features as the Lord's, associating with the Lord and merging into the 
body of the Lord. The pure devotees do not accept these benedictions 
without the service of the Lord.'
 
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.29.13).
 
Madhya 9.269
 
TEXT 269
 
TEXT
 
yo dustyajan ksiti-suta-svajanartha-daran
prarthyam sriyam sura-varaih sadayavalokam
naicchan nrpas tad ucitam mahatam madhu-dvit-
sevanurakta-manasam abhavo 'pi phalguh
SYNONYMS
 
 
yah -- one who; dustyajan -- very difficult to give up; ksiti -- land; 
suta -- children; svajana -- relatives; artha -- riches; daran -- and 
wife; prarthyam -- desirable; sriyam -- fortune; sura-varaih -- by the 
best of the demigods; sa-daya -- merciful; avalokam -- whose glance; na 
aicchat -- did not desire; nrpah -- the King (Maharaja Bharata); tat -- 
that; ucitam -- is befitting; mahatam -- of great personalities; madhu-
dvit -- of the killer of the demon Madhu; seva-anurakta -- engaged in 
the service; manasam -- the minds of whom; abhavah -- cessation of the 
repetition of birth and death; api -- even; phalguh -- insignificant.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘It is very difficult to give up material opulence, land, children, 
society, friends, riches, wife or the blessings of the goddess of 
fortune, which are desired even by great demigods. But King Bharata did 
not desire such things, and this was quite befitting his position, 
because for a pure devotee whose mind is always engaged in the service 
of the Lord, even liberation, or merging into the existence of the Lord, 
is insignificant. And what to speak of material opportunities?'
 
PURPORT
 
 
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.14.44) concerning the 
glorification of King Bharata, whom Sukadeva Gosvami was describing to 
King Pariksit.
 
 
Madhya 9.270
 
TEXT 270
 
TEXT
 
narayana-parah sarve
na kutascana bibhyati
svargapavarga-narakesv
api tulyartha-darsinah
SYNONYMS
 
 
narayana-parah -- persons who are devotees of the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead Narayana; sarve -- all; na -- never; kutascana -- anywhere; 
bibhyati -- are afraid; svarga -- in the heavenly planetary system; 
apavarga -- on the path of liberation; narakesu -- or in a hellish 
condition of life; api -- even; tulya -- equal; artha -- value; darsinah 
-- seers of.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘A person who is a devotee of Lord Narayana is not afraid of a hellish 
condition, because he considers it the same as elevation to the heavenly 
planets or liberation. The devotees of Lord Narayana are accustomed to 
seeing all these things on the same level.'
 
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.17.28) regarding the 
personality Citraketu. Once when Citraketu saw the goddess Parvati 
sitting on the lap of Lord Sambhu (Siva), he 
criticized Lord Siva for being shameless and sitting just like an 
ordinary man with his wife on his lap. For this reason Citraketu was 
cursed by Parvati. Later he became a demon named Vrtrasura. Citraketu 
was a very powerful king and a devotee, and he could certainly retaliate 
even against Lord Siva, but when Parvati cursed him, he immediately 
accepted the curse with a bowed head. When he agreed to accept this 
curse, Lord Siva praised him and told Parvati that a devotee of Lord 
Narayana is never afraid of accepting any position provided there is a 
chance to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the purport 
of narayana-parah sarve na kutascana bibhyati.
 
 
Madhya 9.271
 
TEXT 271
 
TEXT
 
mukti, karma -- dui vastu tyaje bhakta-gana
sei dui sthapa' tumi ‘sadhya', ‘sadhana'
SYNONYMS
 
 
mukti -- liberation; karma -- fruitive activities; dui -- two; vastu -- 
things; tyaje -- give up; bhakta-gana -- the devotees; sei -- those; dui 
-- two; sthapa' -- establish; tumi -- you; sadhya -- the goal of life; 
sadhana -- the process of achievement.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Both liberation and fruitive activity are rejected by devotees. You are 
trying to establish these things as life's goal and the process for 
attaining it."
 
Madhya 9.272
 
TEXT 272
 
TEXT
 
 
sannyasi dekhiya more karaha vancana
na kahila teni sadhya-sadhana-laksana
SYNONYMS
 
 
sannyasi -- a person in the renounced order of life; dekhiya -- seeing; 
more -- unto Me; karaha -- you do; vancana -- duplicity; na kahila -- 
did not describe; teni -- therefore; sadhya -- objective; sadhana -- 
process of achievement; laksana -- symptoms.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued speaking to the Tattvavadi acarya: "
Seeing that I am a mendicant in the renounced order of life, you have 
been playing with Me in a duplicitous way. You have not actually 
described the process and ultimate objective."
 
 
Madhya 9.273
 
TEXT 273
 
TEXT
 
suni' tattvacarya haila antare lajjita
prabhura vaisnavata dekhi, ha-ila vismita
SYNONYMS
 
 
suni' -- hearing; tattva-acarya -- the acarya of the Tattvavada 
sampradaya; haila -- became; antare -- within the mind; lajjita -- 
ashamed; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vaisnavata -- 
devotion in Vaisnavism; dekhi -- seeing; ha-ila -- became; vismita -- 
struck with wonder.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After hearing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the acarya of the Tattvavada 
sampradaya became very much ashamed. Upon observing Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's rigid faith in Vaisnavism, he was struck with wonder.
 
 
Madhya 9.274
 
TEXT 274
 
TEXT
 
acarya kahe, -- tumi yei kaha, sei satya haya
sarva-sastre vaisnavera ei suniscaya
SYNONYMS
 
 
acarya kahe -- the Tattvavadi acarya said; tumi -- You; yei -- whatever; 
kaha -- say; sei -- that; satya -- truth; haya -- is; sarva-sastre -- in 
all revealed scriptures; vaisnavera -- of the devotees of Lord Visnu; ei 
-- this; su-niscaya -- conclusion.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Tattvavadi acarya replied, "What You have said is certainly factual. 
It is the conclusion of all the revealed scriptures of the Vaisnavas.
 
 
Madhya 9.275
 
TEXT 275
 
TEXT
 
tathapi madhvacarya ye kariyache nirbandha
sei acariye sabe sampradaya-sambandha
SYNONYMS
 
 
tathapi -- still; madhva-acarya -- Madhvacarya; ye -- whatever; 
kariyache -- formulated; nirbandha -- rules and regulations; sei -- that;
 acariye -- we practice; sabe -- all; sampradaya -- party; sambandha -- 
relationship.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Still, whatever Madhvacarya has established as the formula for our 
party we practice as a party policy."
 
Madhya 9.276
 
TEXT 276
 
TEXT
 
 
prabhu kahe,-karmi, jnani, -- dui bhakti-hina
tomara sampradaye dekhi sei dui cihna
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; karmi -- fruitive 
worker; jnani -- mental speculator; dui -- both of them; bhakti-hina -- 
nondevotees; tomara -- your; sampradaye -- in the community; dekhi -- I 
see; sei -- those; dui -- both; cihna -- symptoms.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "Both the fruitive worker and the 
speculative philosopher are considered nondevotees. We see both elements 
present in your sampradaya.
 
 
Madhya 9.277
 
TEXT 277
 
TEXT
 
sabe, eka guna dekhi tomara sampradaye
satya-vigraha kari' isvare karaha niscaye
SYNONYMS
 
 
sabe -- in all; eka -- one; guna -- quality; dekhi -- I see; tomara -- 
your; sampradaye -- in the party; satya-vigraha -- the form of the Lord 
as truth; kari' -- accepting; isvare -- the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead; karaha -- you do; niscaye -- conviction.
 
TRANSLATION
 
 
"The only qualification that I see in your sampradaya is that you accept 
the form of the Lord as truth."
 
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to point out to the Tattvavadi acarya, 
who belonged to the Madhvacarya-sampradaya, that the general behavior 
of the Tattvavadis did not favor pure devotional service, which must be 
devoid of the taints of fruitive activity and speculative knowledge. As 
far as fruitive activity is concerned, the contamination is the desire 
for elevation to a higher standard of life, and for speculative 
knowledge the contamination is the desire to merge into the 
existence of the Absolute Truth. The Tattvavada sampradaya of the 
Madhvacarya school sticks to the principle of varnasrama-dharma, which 
involves fruitive activity. Their ultimate goal (mukti) is simply a form 
of material desire. A pure devotee should be free from all kinds of 
material desire. He simply engages in the service of the Lord. 
Nonetheless, Caitanya Mahaprabhu was pleased that the Madhvacarya-
sampradaya, or the Tattvavada sampradaya, accepted the transcendental 
form of the Lord. This is the great qualification of the Vaisnava 
sampradayas.
 
 
It is the Mayavada sampradaya that does not accept the transcendental 
form of the Lord. If a Vaisnava sampradaya is also carried away by that 
impersonal attitude, that sampradaya has no position at all. It is a 
fact that there are many so-called Vaisnavas whose ultimate aim is to 
merge into the existence of the Lord. For example, the sahajiyas' 
Vaisnava philosophy is to become one with the Supreme. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu points out that Sri Madhavendra Puri accepted Madhvacarya 
only because his sampradaya accepted the transcendental form of the Lord.
 
 
Madhya 9.278
 
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TEXT
 
ei-mata tanra ghare garva curna kari'
phalgu-tirthe tabe cali aila gaurahari
SYNONYMS
 
 
ei-mata -- in this way; tanra ghare -- at his place; garva -- pride; 
curna -- broken; kari' -- making; phalgu-tirthe -- to the holy place 
named Phalgu-tirtha; tabe -- then; cali -- walking; aila -- came; 
gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
 
Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu broke the pride of the Tattvavadis to 
pieces. He then went to the holy place known as Phalgu-tirtha.
 
 
Madhya 9.279
 
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TEXT
 
tritakupe visalara kari' darasana
pancapsara-tirthe aila sacira nandana
SYNONYMS
 
 
tritakupe -- to Tritakupa; visalara -- of the Deity named Visala; kari' -
- doing; darasana -- visiting; panca-apsara-tirthe -- to Pancapsara-
tirtha; aila -- came; sacira nandana -- the son of mother Saci.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of mother Saci, next went to Tritakupa, 
and after seeing the Visala Deity there, He went to the holy place known 
as Pancapsara-tirtha.
 
 
PURPORT
 
The Apsaras, denizens of the heavenly planets, are generally known as 
dancing girls. The girls in the heavenly planets are exquisitely 
beautiful, and if a woman on earth is found to be very beautiful, she is 
compared to the Apsaras. There were five Apsaras named Lata, Budbuda, 
Samici, Saurabheyi and Varna. It is said that these five beautiful 
dancing girls were sent by Indra to break the severe austerity of a 
saintly person called Acyuta Rsi. This action was typical of Indra, the 
King of heaven. Whenever Indra discovered someone undergoing severe 
austerities, he would begin to fear for his post. Indra was always 
anxious about his position, fearing that if someone became more 
powerful than he was,  he would lose his elevated position. Thus as 
soon as he would see a saint undergoing severe austerities, he would 
send dancing girls to distract him. Even the great saint Visvamitra Muni 
fell victim to his plan.
 
 
When the five Apsaras went to break Acyuta Rsi's meditation, they were 
all chastised and cursed by the saint. As a result, the girls turned 
into crocodiles in a lake that came to be known as Pancapsara. Lord 
Ramacandra also visited this place. From Sri Narada Muni's narration, it 
is understood that when Arjuna went to visit the holy places, he learned 
about the condemnation of the five Apsaras. He delivered them from their 
abominable condition, and from that day the lake known as 
Pancapsara became a place of pilgrimage.
 
Madhya 9.280
 
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TEXT
 
 
gokarne siva dekhi' aila dvaipayani
surparaka-tirthe aila nyasi-siromani
SYNONYMS
 
 
gokarne -- in the place named Gokarna; siva -- the temple of Lord Siva; 
dekhi' -- seeing; aila -- came; dvaipayani -- to Dvaipayani; surparaka-
tirthe -- to the holy place named Surparaka; aila -- came; nyasi-
siromani -- the best of the sannyasis, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After seeing Pancapsara, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Gokarna. While 
there, He visited the temple of Lord Siva, and then He went to 
Dvaipayani. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the crown jewel of all sannyasis, 
then went to Surparaka-tirtha.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Gokarna is situated in North Kanara, in the Karnataka state. It is 
about thirty-three miles southeast of Karwar. This place is very 
famous for the temple of Lord Siva known as Maha-balesvara. Hundreds and 
thousands of pilgrims come to see this temple
.
 
Surparaka is about twenty-six miles north of Bombay. In the Maharashtra 
province, near Bombay, is a district known as Thana and a place known as 
Sopara. Surparaka is mentioned in the Mahabharata (Santi-parva, 41.66–67)
.
 
Madhya 9.281
 
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TEXT
 
kolapure laksmi dekhi' dekhena ksira-bhagavati
langa-ganesa dekhi' dekhena cora-parvati
SYNONYMS
 
 
kolapure -- at Kolapura; laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; dekhi' -- 
seeing; dekhena -- He visited; ksira-bhagavati -- the temple of Ksira-
bhagavati; langa-ganesa -- the deity Langa-ganesa; dekhi' -- seeing; 
dekhena -- He sees; cora-parvati -- the goddess Parvati, who is known as 
a thief.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited the town of Kolapura, where He saw 
the goddess of fortune in the temple of Ksira-bhagavati and saw Langa-
ganesa in another temple, known as Cora-parvati.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Kolapura is a town in the Maharashtra province, formerly known as Bombay 
Pradesh. Formerly Kolapura was a native state, and it is bordered on the 
north by the district of Santara, on the east and south by the district 
of Belagama, and on the west by the district of Ratnagiri. In Kolapura
 there is a river named Urna. From the Bombay Gazette it is 
understood that there were about 250 temples there, out of which six are 
very famous. These are (1) Ambabai, or Mahalaksmi Mandira, (2) Vithoba 
Mandira, (3) Temblai Mandira, (4) Mahakali Mandira, (5) Phiranga-i, or 
Pratyangira Mandira, and (6) Yallamma Mandira.
 
Madhya 9.282
 
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TEXT
 
 
tatha haite pandarapure aila gauracandra
viththala-thakura dekhi' paila ananda
SYNONYMS
 
 
tatha haite -- from there; pandara-pure -- to Pandarapura; aila -- came; 
gauracandra -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; viththala-thakura -- the 
Deity known as Viththala; dekhi' -- seeing; paila -- got; ananda -- 
great happiness.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
From there Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Pandarapura, where He happily 
saw the temple of Viththala Thakura.
 
 
PURPORT
 
The city of Pandarapura is situated on the river Bhima. It is said that 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu initiated Tukarama when He visited Pandarapura, 
and thus Tukarama became His disciple. Tukarama Acarya became very 
famous in the Maharashtra province, and he spread the sankirtana 
movement all over the province. The sankirtana party belonging to 
Tukarama is still very popular in Bombay and throughout the province of 
Maharashtra. Tukarama's 
book is known as Abhanga. His sankirtana party exactly resembles the 
Gaudiya-Vaisnava sankirtana parties, for they chant the holy name of the 
Lord with mrdanga and karatalas.
 
 
The Lord Viththaladeva mentioned in this verse is a form of Lord Visnu 
with two hands. He is Narayana.
 
Madhya 9.283
 
TEXT 283
 
TEXT
 
premavese kaila bahuta kirtana-nartana
tahan eka vipra tanre kaila nimantrana
SYNONYMS
 
 
prema-avese -- in the great ecstasy of love; kaila -- performed; bahuta -
- much; kirtana-nartana -- chanting and dancing; tahan -- there; eka -- 
one; vipra -- brahmana; tanre -- unto Him; kaila -- did; nimantrana -- 
invitation.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanted and danced in various ways as usual. 
A brahmana, seeing Him in ecstatic love, was very pleased and 
invited the Lord to his home for lunch.
 
 
Madhya 9.284
 
TEXT 284
 
TEXT
 
bahuta adare prabhuke bhiksa karaila
bhiksa kari' tatha eka subha-varta paila
SYNONYMS
 
 
bahuta adare -- with great love; prabhuke -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; bhiksa karaila -- offered lunch; bhiksa kari' -- after 
finishing His lunch; tatha -- there; eka -- one; subha-varta -- 
auspicious news; paila -- got.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana offered Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu food with great respect 
and love. After finishing His lunch, the Lord received auspicious news.
 
 
Madhya 9.285
 
TEXT 285
 
TEXT
 
madhava-purira sisya ‘sri-ranga-puri' nama
sei grame vipra-grhe karena visrama
SYNONYMS
 
 
madhava-purira sisya -- a disciple of Madhavendra Puri; sri-ranga-puri 
-- Sri Ranga Puri; nama -- named; sei grame -- in that village; vipra-
grhe -- in the house of a brahmana; karena visrama -- rests.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu received word that Sri Ranga Puri, one of the 
disciples of Sri Madhavendra Puri, was present in that village at the 
home of a brahmana.
 
 
Madhya 9.286
 
TEXT 286
 
TEXT
 
suniya calila prabhu tanre dekhibare
vipra-grhe vasi' achena, dekhila tanhare
SYNONYMS
 
 
suniya -- hearing; calila -- went; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
tanre -- him; dekhibare -- to see; vipra-grhe -- at the house of the 
brahmana; vasi' -- sitting; achena -- was; dekhila -- saw; tanhare -- 
him.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this news, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately went to see Sri 
Ranga Puri at the brahmana's home. Upon entering, the Lord saw him 
sitting there.
 
 
Madhya 9.287
 
TEXT 287
 
TEXT
 
premavese kare tanre danda-paranama
asru, pulaka, kampa, sarvange pade ghama
SYNONYMS
 
 
prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; kare -- does; tanre -- unto him; danda-
paranama -- obeisances, falling flat; asru -- tears; pulaka -- 
jubilation; kampa -- trembling; sarva-ange -- all over the body; pade -- 
there was; ghama -- perspiration.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
As soon as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw Sri Ranga Puri, He immediately 
offered him obeisances in ecstatic love, falling flat on the 
ground. The symptoms of transcendental transformation were visible -- 
namely, tears, jubilation, trembling and perspiration.
 
 
Madhya 9.288
 
TEXT 288
 
TEXT
 
dekhiya vismita haila sri-ranga-purira mana
‘uthaha sripada' bali' balila vacana
SYNONYMS
 
 
dekhiya -- seeing; vismita -- astonished; haila -- became; sri-ranga-
purira -- of Sri Ranga Puri; mana -- the mind; uthaha -- get up; sri-
pada -- Your Holiness; bali' -- saying; balila vacana -- began to speak.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon seeing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in such an ecstatic mood, Sri Ranga 
Puri said, "Your Holiness, please get up.
 
 
Madhya 9.289
 
TEXT 289
 
TEXT
 
sripada, dhara mora gosanira sambandha
taha vina anyatra nahi ei premara gandha
SYNONYMS
 
 
sri-pada -- O Your Holiness; dhara -- You hold; mora -- my; gosanira -- 
with Sri Madhavendra Puri; sambandha -- relationship; taha vina -- 
without him; anyatra -- elsewhere; nahi -- there is not; ei -- this; 
premara -- of ecstasy; gandha -- fragrance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Your Holiness is certainly related to Sri Madhavendra Puri, without 
whom there is no fragrance of ecstatic love."
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks that 
up to the advent of His Holiness Sripada 
Laksmipati Tirtha, it was the system in the disciplic succession of 
Madhvacarya to worship Lord Krsna alone. After Srila 
Madhavendra Puri, worship of both Radha and Krsna was established. For 
this reason Sri Madhavendra Puri is accepted as the root of worship in 
ecstatic love. Unless one is connected to the disciplic succession of 
Madhavendra Puri, there is no possibility of awakening the symptoms of 
ecstatic love. The word gosani is significant in this connection. The 
spiritual master who is fully surrendered unto the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead and has no business other than the Lord's service is called 
the best of the paramahamsas. A paramahamsa has no program for sense 
gratification; he is interested only in satisfying the senses of the 
Lord. One who has control of the senses in this way is called a gosani 
or a gosvami, master of the senses. The senses cannot be controlled 
unless one is engaged in the service of the Lord; therefore the bona 
fide spiritual master, who has full control over his senses, engages 
twenty-four hours a day in the Lord's service. He can therefore be 
addressed as gosani or gosvami. The title gosvami cannot be inherited 
but can be given only to a bona fide spiritual master.
 
 
There were six great Gosvamis of Vrndavana -- Srila Rupa, Sanatana, 
Bhatta Raghunatha, Sri Jiva, Gopala Bhatta and Dasa Raghunatha -- and 
none of them inherited the title of gosvami. All the Gosvamis of 
Vrndavana were bona fide spiritual masters situated on the highest 
platform of devotional service, and for that reason they were called 
gosvamis. All the temples of Vrndavana were certainly started by the six 
Gosvamis. Later the worship in the temples was entrusted to some 
householder disciples of the Gosvamis, and since then the hereditary 
title of gosvami has been used. However, only one who is a bona fide 
spiritual master expanding the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the 
Krsna consciousness movement, and who is in full control of his senses 
can be addressed as a gosvami. Unfortunately, the hereditary process is 
going on; therefore at the present moment, in most cases the title is 
being misused due to ignorance of the word's etymology.
 
 
Madhya 9.290
 
TEXT 290
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' prabhuke uthana kaila alingana
galagali kari' dunhe karena krandana
SYNONYMS
 
 
eta bali' -- saying this; prabhuke -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
uthana -- lifting up; kaila -- did; alingana -- embracing; galagali -- 
shoulder to shoulder; kari' -- doing; dunhe -- both of them; karena -- 
do; krandana -- crying.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Sri Ranga Puri lifted Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu up and 
embraced Him. As they embraced shoulder to shoulder, they both 
began to cry in ecstasy.
 
 
Madhya 9.291
 
TEXT 291
 
TEXT
 
ksaneke avesa chadi' dunhara dhairya haila
isvara-purira sambandha gosani janaila
SYNONYMS
 
 
ksaneke -- after just a few moments; avesa -- ecstasy; chadi' -- giving 
up; dunhara -- of both of them; dhairya -- patience; haila -- there was; 
isvara-purira -- of Isvara Puri; sambandha -- relationship; gosani -- 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; janaila -- disclosed.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After some moments, they came to their senses and became patient. Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu then informed Sri Ranga Puri about His relationship 
with Isvara Puri.
 
 
Madhya 9.292
 
TEXT 292
 
TEXT
 
adbhuta premera vanya dunhara uthalila
dunhe manya kari' dunhe anande vasila
SYNONYMS
 
 
adbhuta -- wonderful; premera -- of love of Godhead; vanya -- inundation;
 dunhara -- of both of them; uthalila -- arose; dunhe -- both of them; 
manya kari' -- offering respect; dunhe -- both of them; anande -- with 
great happiness; vasila -- sat down.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
They were both inundated by the wonderful ecstasy of love that was 
aroused in them. Finally they sat down and respectfully began 
to converse.
 
 
Madhya 9.293
 
TEXT 293
 
TEXT
 
dui jane krsna-katha kahe ratri-dine
ei-mate gonaila panca-sata dine
SYNONYMS
 
 
dui jane -- both the persons; krsna-katha -- topics of Krsna; kahe -- 
speak; ratri-dine -- day and night; ei-mate -- in this way; gonaila -- 
passed; panca-sata -- five to seven; dine -- days.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way they discussed topics about Lord Krsna continually for five 
to seven days.
 
 
Madhya 9.294
 
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TEXT
 
kautuke puri tanre puchila janma-sthana
gosani kautuke kahena ‘navadvipa' nama
SYNONYMS
 
 
kautuke -- out of curiosity; puri -- Sri Ranga Puri; tanre -- Him; 
puchila -- asked; janma-sthana -- the place of birth; gosani -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kautuke -- as a matter of course; kahena -- said; 
nava-dvipa -- Navadvipa; nama -- name.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Out of curiosity, Sri Ranga Puri asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu about His 
birthplace, and the Lord informed him that it was Navadvipa-dhama.
 
 
Madhya 9.295
 
TEXT 295
 
TEXT
 
sri-madhava-purira sange sri-ranga-puri
purve asiyachila tenho nadiya-nagari
SYNONYMS
 
 
sri-madhava-purira sange -- with Sri Madhavendra Puri; sri-ranga-puri -- 
Sri Ranga Puri; purve -- formerly; asiyachila -- came; tenho -- he; 
nadiya-nagari -- to the city of Nadia.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Ranga Puri had formerly gone to Navadvipa with Sri Madhavendra Puri, 
and he therefore remembered the incidents that had taken place there.
 
Madhya 9.296
 
TEXT 296
 
TEXT
 
 
jagannatha-misra-ghare bhiksa ye karila
apurva mocara ghanta tahan ye khaila
SYNONYMS
 
 
jagannatha-misra-ghare -- in the house of Sri Jagannatha Misra; bhiksa --
 lunch; ye -- that; karila -- took; apurva -- unprecedented; mocara 
ghanta -- curry made of plantain flowers; tahan -- there; ye -- that; 
khaila -- ate.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
As soon as Sri Ranga Puri recalled Navadvipa, he also recalled 
accompanying Sri Madhavendra Puri to the house of Jagannatha Misra, 
where Ranga Puri had taken lunch. He even remembered the taste of an 
unprecedented curry made of banana flowers.
 
 
Madhya 9.297
 
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TEXT
 
jagannathera brahmani, tenha -- maha-pativrata
vatsalye hayena tenha yena jagan-mata
SYNONYMS
 
 
jagannathera -- of Jagannatha Misra; brahmani -- wife; tenha -- she; 
maha -- great; pati-vrata -- devoted to her husband; vatsalye -- in 
affection; hayena -- was; tenha -- she; yena -- as if; jagat-mata -- the 
mother of the whole universe.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Ranga Puri also remembered the wife of Jagannatha Misra. She was 
very devoted and chaste. As for her affection, she was exactly like the 
mother of the universe.
 
 
Madhya 9.298
 
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TEXT
 
randhane nipuna tan-sama nahi tribhuvane
putra-sama sneha karena sannyasi-bhojane
SYNONYMS
 
 
randhane -- in cooking; nipuna -- very expert; tan-sama -- like her; 
nahi -- there is none; tri-bhuvane -- in the three worlds; putra-sama -- 
like to her own sons; sneha karena -- she was affectionate; sannyasi-
bhojane -- in feeding the sannyasis.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
He also remembered how Sri Jagannatha Misra's wife, Sacimata, was expert 
in cooking. He recalled that she was very affectionate toward the 
sannyasis and fed them exactly like her own sons.
 
 
Madhya 9.299
 
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TEXT
 
tanra eka yogya putra kariyache sannyasa
‘sankararanya' nama tanra alpa vayasa
SYNONYMS
 
 
tanra -- her; eka -- one; yogya -- deserving; putra -- son; kariyache -- 
has accepted; sannyasa -- the renounced order of life; 
sankararanya -- Sankararanya; nama -- named; tanra -- his; alpa --
 little; vayasa -- age.
 
TRANSLATION
 
 
Sri Ranga Puri also remembered that one of her deserving sons had 
accepted the renounced order at a very young age. His name was 
Sankararanya.
 
 
Madhya 9.300
 
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TEXT
 
ei tirthe sankararanyera siddhi-prapti haila
prastave sri-ranga-puri eteka kahila
SYNONYMS
 
 
ei tirthe -- in this holy place; sankararanyera -- of Sankararanya; 
siddhi-prapti -- attainment of perfection; haila -- became fulfilled; 
prastave -- in the course of conversation; sri-ranga-puri -- Sri Ranga 
Puri; eteka -- thus; kahila -- spoke.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Ranga Puri informed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that 
the sannyasi named Sankararanya had attained perfection in 
that holy place, Pandarapura.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's elder brother was named Visvarupa. He left 
home before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and accepted the sannyasa order 
under the name of Sankararanya Svami. He traveled all over the country 
and finally went to Pandarapura, where He passed away after attaining 
perfection. In other words, He entered the spiritual world after giving 
up His mortal body at Pandarapura. Sri Ranga Puri, a disciple of Sri 
Madhavendra Puri and Godbrother of Isvara Puri, disclosed this important 
news to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Madhya 9.301
 
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TEXT
 
prabhu kahe,-purvasrame tenha mora bhrata
jagannatha misra-purvasrame mora pita
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; purva-asrame -- in My previous asrama; 
tenha -- He; mora bhrata -- My brother; jagannatha misra -- Jagannatha 
Misra; purva-asrame -- in My previous asrama; mora pita -- My father.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "In My previous asrama, Sankararanya was 
My brother and Jagannatha Misra was My father."
 
Madhya 9.302
 
TEXT 302
 
TEXT
 
 
ei-mata dui-jane ista-gosthi kari'
dvaraka dekhite calila sri-ranga-puri
SYNONYMS
 
 
ei-mata -- in this way; dui-jane -- both of them; ista-gosthi kari' -- 
discussing many topics; dvaraka dekhite -- to see Dvaraka; calila -- 
started; sri-ranga-puri -- Sri Ranga Puri.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After finishing his talks with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Ranga Puri 
started for Dvaraka-dhama.
 
 
Madhya 9.303
 
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TEXT
 
dina cari tatha prabhuke rakhila brahmana
bhima-nadi snana kari' karena viththala darsana
SYNONYMS
 
 
dina -- days; cari -- four; tatha -- there; prabhuke -- Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; rakhila -- kept; brahmana -- the brahmana; bhima-nadi -- in 
the river Bhima; snana kari' -- bathing; karena -- does; viththala 
darsana -- visit the temple of Viththala.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After Sri Ranga Puri departed for Dvaraka, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
remained with the brahmana at Pandarapura for four more days. He took 
His bath in the Bhima River and visited the temple of Viththala.
 
 
Madhya 9.304
 
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TEXT
 
tabe mahaprabhu aila krsna-venva-tire
nana tirtha dekhi' tahan devata-mandire
SYNONYMS
 
 
tabe -- thereafter; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; 
krsna-venva-tire -- to the bank of the river Krsna-venva; nana -- 
various; tirtha -- holy places; dekhi' -- seeing; tahan -- there; devata-
mandire -- in the temples of some gods.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next went to the bank of the Krsna-venva River, 
where He visited many holy places and the temples of various gods.
 
 
PURPORT
 
This river is a branch of the river Krsna. It is said that Thakura 
Bilvamangala resided on the banks of this river, which is 
also called the Vina, the Veni, the Sina and the Bhima.
 
Madhya 9.305
 
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brahmana-samaja saba -- vaisnava-carita
vaisnava sakala pade ‘krsna-karnamrta'
SYNONYMS
 
 
brahmana-samaja -- the community of brahmanas; saba -- all; vaisnava-
carita -- pure devotees; vaisnava sakala -- all the Vaisnavas; pade -- 
study; krsna-karnamrta -- the Krsna-karnamrta of Bilvamangala Thakura.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana community there was composed of pure devotees. They 
regularly studied a book entitled Krsna-karnamrta, which was composed by 
Bilvamangala Thakura.
 
 
PURPORT
 
This book was composed by Bilvamangala Thakura in 112 verses. There are 
two or three other books bearing the same name, and there are also two 
commentaries on Bilvamangala's book. One commentary was written by 
Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami and the other by Caitanya dasa Gosvami.
 
 
Madhya 9.306
 
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TEXT
 
krsna-karnamrta suni' prabhura ananda haila
agraha kariya punthi lekhana laila
SYNONYMS
 
 
krsna-karnamrta suni' -- after hearing the Krsna-karnamrta; prabhura -- 
of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ananda haila -- there was great 
happiness; agraha kariya -- with great eagerness; punthi -- the book; 
lekhana -- getting copied; laila -- took.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased to hear the book Krsna-
karnamrta, and with great eagerness He had it copied and took it with 
Him.
 
 
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TEXT
 
‘karnamrta'-sama vastu nahi tribhuvane
yaha haite haya krsne suddha-prema-jnane
SYNONYMS
 
 
karnamrta -- the Krsna-karnamrta; sama -- like; vastu nahi -- there is 
nothing; tri-bhuvane -- in the three worlds; yaha haite -- from 
which; haya -- there is; krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; suddha-prema-jnane -- 
knowledge of pure devotional service.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
There is no comparison to the Krsna-karnamrta within the three worlds. 
By studying this book, one is elevated to the knowledge of pure 
devotional service to Krsna.
 
 
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TEXT
 
saundarya-madhurya-krsna-lilara avadhi
sei jane, ye ‘karnamrta' pade niravadhi
SYNONYMS
 
 
saundarya -- beauty; madhurya -- sweetness; krsna-lilara -- of the 
pastimes of Lord Krsna; avadhi -- limit; sei jane -- he knows; ye -- one 
who; karnamrta -- the book Krsna-karnamrta; pade -- studies; niravadhi --
 constantly.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
One who constantly reads the Krsna-karnamrta can fully understand the 
beauty and melodious taste of the pastimes of Lord Krsna.
 
 
Madhya 9.309
 
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TEXT
 
‘brahma-samhita', ‘karnamrta' dui punthi pana
maha-ratna-praya pai aila sange lana
SYNONYMS
 
 
Brahma-samhita -- the book Brahma-samhita; karnamrta -- the book Krsna-
karnamrta; dui -- two; punthi -- books; pana -- getting; maha-ratna-
praya -- like the most valuable jewels; pai -- getting; aila -- came 
back; sange -- with Him; lana -- taking.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Brahma-samhita and Krsna-karnamrta were two books that Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu considered to be most valuable jewels. Therefore He took them 
with Him on His return trip.
 
 
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TEXT
 
tapi snana kari' aila mahismati-pure
nana tirtha dekhi tahan narmadara tire
SYNONYMS
 
 
tapi -- in the Tapi River; snana kari' -- taking a bath; aila -- arrived;
 mahismati-pure -- at Mahismati-pura; nana tirtha -- many holy places; 
dekhi -- seeing; tahan -- there; narmadara tire -- on the bank of the 
river Narmada.
 
TRANSLATION
 
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu next arrived at the banks of the river Tapi. 
After bathing there, He went to Mahismati-pura. While there, He saw many 
holy places on the banks of the river Narmada.
 
PURPORT
 
The river Tapi is also known as Tapti. The river's source is a 
mountain called Multai, and the river flows westward through the state 
of Saurastra and into the Arabian Sea.
 
Mahismati-pura (Maheshwar) is mentioned in Mahabharata in 
connection with Sahadeva's victory. Sahadeva, the youngest brother of 
the Pandavas, conquered that part of the country. As stated in the 
Mahabharata:
 
tato ratnany upadaya purim mahismatim yayau
tatra nilena rajna sa cakre yuddham nararsabhah
 
"After acquiring jewels, Sahadeva went to the city of Mahismati, where 
he fought with a king called Nila."
 
 
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TEXT
 
dhanus-tirtha dekhi' karila nirvindhyate snane
rsyamuka-giri aila dandakaranye
SYNONYMS
 
 
dhanuh-tirtha -- Dhanus-tirtha; dekhi' -- seeing; karila -- did; 
nirvindhyate -- in the river Nirvindhya; snane -- bathing; rsyamuka-giri 
-- at the Rsyamuka Mountain; aila -- arrived; dandaka-aranye -- in the 
forest known as Dandakaranya.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord next arrived at Dhanus-tirtha, where He took His bath in the 
river Nirvindhya. He then arrived at Rsyamuka Mountain and then went to 
Dandakaranya.
 
 
PURPORT
 
According to some opinions, Rsyamuka is a chain of mountains beginning 
at the village of Hampi-grama in the district of Belari. The mountain 
chain begins along the bank of the river Tungabhadra, which gradually 
reaches the state of Hyderabad. According to other opinions, this hill 
is situated in Madhya Pradesh and bears the present name of Rampa. 
Dandakaranya is a spacious tract of land which begins north of Khandesa 
and extends up to the southern Ahammada-nagara through Nasika and 
Aurangabada. The Godavari River flows through this tract of land, and 
there is a great forest there where Lord Ramacandra lived.
 
 
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TEXT
 
‘saptatala-vrksa' dekhe kanana-bhitara
ati vrddha, ati sthula, ati uccatara
SYNONYMS
 
 
sapta-tala-vrksa -- seven palm trees; dekhe -- sees; kanana bhitara -- 
within the forest; ati vrddha -- very old; ati sthula -- very bulky; ati 
uccatara -- very high.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Within the Dandakaranya forest Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited a 
place called Saptatala. The seven palm trees there 
were very old, very bulky and very high.
 
 
PURPORT
 
The name Saptatala is mentioned in the Kiskindhya section of the 
Ramayana and is described in the eleventh and twelfth chapters of that 
section.
 
Madhya 9.313
 
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TEXT
 
 
saptatala dekhi' prabhu alingana kaila
sasarire saptatala vaikunthe calila
SYNONYMS
 
 
sapta-tala dekhi' -- upon seeing the seven palm trees; prabhu -- Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; alingana kaila -- embraced; sa-sarire -- with their 
bodies; sapta-tala -- the seven palm trees; vaikunthe calila -- 
returned to Vaikunthaloka.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon seeing the seven palm trees, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced them.
 As a result, they all returned to Vaikunthaloka, the spiritual world.
 
 
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TEXT
 
sunya-sthala dekhi' lokera haila camatkara
loke kahe, e sannyasi -- rama-avatara
SYNONYMS
 
 
sunya-sthala -- the vacant place; dekhi' -- seeing; lokera -- of the 
people in general; haila -- there was; camatkara -- astonishment; loke 
kahe -- all people began to say; e sannyasi -- this sannyasi; rama-
avatara -- incarnation of Lord Ramacandra.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After the seven palm trees had departed for Vaikuntha, 
everyone was astonished to see that they were gone. The people then 
began to say, "This sannyasi called Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must be an 
incarnation of Lord Ramacandra.
 
 
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TEXT
 
sasarire tala gela sri-vaikuntha-dhama
aiche sakti kara haya, vina eka rama
SYNONYMS
 
 
sa-sarire -- with the material body; tala -- the palm trees; gela -- 
went; sri-vaikuntha-dhama -- to the spiritual kingdom, known as 
Vaikuntha; aiche -- such; sakti -- power; kara -- whose; haya -- is; 
vina -- without; eka -- one; rama -- Lord Ramacandra.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Only Lord Ramacandra has the power to send seven palm trees to the 
spiritual Vaikuntha planets."
 
 
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TEXT
 
prabhu asi' kaila pampa-sarovare snana
pancavati asi, tahan karila visrama
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asi' -- coming; kaila -- did; pampa-
sarovare -- in the lake known as Pampa; snana -- bathing; pancavati asi -
- then coming to Pancavati; tahan -- there; karila -- took; visrama -- 
rest.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Eventually Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arrived at a lake known as Pampa, 
where He took His bath. He then went to a place called Pancavati, where 
He rested.
 
 
PURPORT
 
According to some, the old name of the Tungabhadra River was Pamba. 
According to others, Vijaya-nagara, the capital of the state, was known 
as Pampatirtha. According to still others, the 
lake near Anagundi, in the direction of Hyderabad, is Pampa-sarovara. 
The river Tungabhadra also flows through there. There are many different 
opinions about the lake called Pampa-sarovara.
 
 
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TEXT
 
nasike tryambaka dekhi' gela brahmagiri
kusavarte aila yahan janmila godavari
SYNONYMS
 
 
nasike -- at the holy place Nasika; tryambaka -- a deity of Lord Siva; 
dekhi' -- after seeing; gela -- went; brahmagiri -- to the place known 
as Brahmagiri; kusavarte aila -- then He came to the holy place known as 
Kusavarta; yahan -- where; janmila -- took birth; godavari -- the river 
Godavari.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then visited Nasika, where He saw the deity of 
Tryambaka [Lord Siva]. He then went to Brahma-giri and then to Kusavarta,
 the source of the river Godavari.
 
PURPORT
 
 
Kusavarta is located in the western ghata, at Sahyadri. It is near 
Nasika, a holy place, but according to some it was situated in the 
valley of Vindhya.
 
 
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TEXT
 
sapta godavari aila kari' tirtha bahutara
punarapi aila prabhu vidyanagara
SYNONYMS
 
 
sapta godavari -- to the place known as Sapta-godavari; aila -- came; 
kari' tirtha bahutara -- visiting various holy places; punarapi -- again;
 aila -- came back; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
vidyanagara -- to the place where He met Ramananda Raya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After visiting many other holy places, the Lord went to Sapta-godavari. 
At last He returned to Vidyanagara.
 
PURPORT
 
 
In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu traveled from the source of the 
Godavari River and eventually visited the northern side of Hyderabad 
state. He finally arrived at the state of Kalinga.
 
 
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TEXT
 
ramananda raya suni' prabhura agamana
anande asiya kaila prabhu-saha milana
SYNONYMS
 
 
ramananda raya -- Ramananda Raya; suni' -- hearing; prabhura -- of Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; agamana -- return; anande -- in great happiness; 
asiya -- coming; kaila -- did; prabhu-saha -- with Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; milana -- meeting.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Ramananda Raya heard of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's arrival, he was 
very pleased, and he immediately went to see Him.
 
 
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TEXT
 
dandavat hana pade carane dhariya
alingana kaila prabhu tanre uthana
SYNONYMS
 
 
dandavat hana -- like a stick; pade -- fell; carane -- the lotus feet; 
dhariya -- catching; alingana -- embracing; kaila -- did; prabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; uthana -- getting up.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Ramananda Raya fell flat, touching the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, the Lord immediately raised him to his feet and embraced him.
 
 
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TEXT
 
dui jane premavese karena krandana
premanande sithila haila dunhakara mana
SYNONYMS
 
 
dui jane -- both of them; prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; karena -- do; 
krandana -- crying; prema-anande -- in ecstatic love; sithila haila -- 
became slackened; dunhakara -- of both of them; mana -- minds.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
In great ecstatic love they both began to cry, and thus their minds were 
slackened.
 
 
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TEXT
 
kata-ksane dui jana susthira hana
nana ista-gosthi kare ekatra vasiya
SYNONYMS
 
 
kata-ksane -- after some time; dui -- two; jana -- people; su-sthira 
hana -- coming to their senses; nana -- various; ista-gosthi -- 
discussions; kare -- do; ekatra -- together; vasiya -- sitting.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After some time they regained their senses and sat together to 
discuss various subjects.
 
 
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TEXT
 
tirtha-yatra-katha prabhu sakala kahila
karnamrta, brahma-samhita, -- dui punthi dila
SYNONYMS
 
 
tirtha-yatra-katha -- topics of His pilgrimage; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sakala kahila -- described everything; karnamrta -- 
the book named Krsna-karnamrta; Brahma-samhita -- the book named Brahma-
samhita; dui -- two; punthi -- scriptures; dila -- delivered.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave Ramananda Raya a vivid description of His 
travels to the holy places and told him how He had acquired the two 
books named Krsna-karnamrta and Brahma-samhita. The Lord delivered the 
books to Ramananda Raya.
 
 
Madhya 9.324
 
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TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- tumi yei siddhanta kahile
ei dui punthi sei saba saksi dile
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; tumi -- you; yei -- whatever; siddhanta -- 
conclusion; kahile -- informed; ei dui -- these two; punthi -- books; 
sei -- that; saba -- everything; saksi -- evidence; dile -- gave.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord said, "Whatever you have told Me about devotional service is 
all supported by these two books."
 
 
Madhya 9.325
 
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TEXT
 
rayera ananda haila pustaka paiya
prabhu-saha asvadila, rakhila likhiya
SYNONYMS
 
 
rayera -- of Raya Ramananda; ananda -- happiness; haila -- there was; 
pustaka paiya -- getting those two books; prabhu-saha -- with the Lord; 
asvadila -- tasted; rakhila -- kept; likhiya -- writing.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramananda Raya was very happy to receive these books. He tasted their 
contents along with the Lord and made a copy of each.
 
Madhya 9.326
 
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TEXT
 
 
‘gosani aila' grame haila kolahala
prabhuke dekhite loka aila sakala
SYNONYMS
 
 
gosani -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila' -- has returned; grame -- in 
the village; haila -- there was; kolahala -- commotion; prabhuke -- Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dekhite -- to see; loka -- people; aila -- came 
there; sakala -- all.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
News spread in the village of Vidyanagara about the arrival of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and everyone came to see Him once again.
 
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TEXT
 
 
loka dehki' ramananda gela nija-ghare
madhyahne uthila prabhu bhiksa karibare
SYNONYMS
 
 
loka dekhi' -- seeing the people; ramananda -- Raya Ramananda; gela -- 
departed; nija-ghare -- to his own home; madhyahne -- at noon; uthila 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu got up; bhiksa karibare -- to take His 
lunch.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After seeing the people who gathered there, Sri Ramananda Raya returned 
to his own home. At noon, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu got up to take His 
lunch.
 
 
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TEXT
 
ratri-kale raya punah kaila agamana
dui jane krsna-kathaya kaila jagarana
SYNONYMS
 
 
ratri-kale -- at night; raya -- Ramananda Raya; punah -- again; kaila -- 
did; agamana -- coming; dui jane -- the two of them; krsna-kathaya -- in 
discourses on topics of Krsna; kaila -- did; jagarana -- keeping awake 
through the night.
 
TRANSLATION
 
 
Sri Ramananda Raya returned at night, and he and the Lord discussed 
topics concerning Krsna. Thus they passed the night.
 
 
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TEXT
 
dui jane krsna-katha kahe ratri-dine
parama-anande gela panca-sata dine
SYNONYMS
 
 
dui jane -- both of them; krsna-katha -- topics of Krsna; kahe -- speak; 
ratri-dine -- day and night; parama-anande -- in great happiness; gela --
 passed; panca-sata dine -- five to seven days.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramananda Raya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu discussed Krsna day and night,
 and thus they passed from five to seven days in great happiness.
 
 
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TEXT
 
ramananda kahe,-prabhu, tomara ajna pana
rajake likhilun ami vinaya kariya
SYNONYMS
 
 
ramananda kahe -- Ramananda Raya said; prabhu -- my dear Lord; tomara 
ajna -- Your permission; pana -- getting; rajake likhilun -- have 
written a letter to the King; ami -- I; vinaya kariya -- with great 
humility.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramananda Raya said, "My dear Lord, with Your permission I have already 
written a letter to the King with great humility.
 
Madhya 9.331
 
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TEXT
 
 
raja more ajna dila nilacale yaite
calibara udyoga ami lagiyachi karite
SYNONYMS
 
 
raja -- the King; more -- unto me; ajna dila -- has given an order; 
nilacale yaite -- to go to Jagannatha Puri; calibara -- to go; udyoga -- 
arrangement; ami -- I; lagiyachi -- began; karite -- to do.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The King has already given me an order to return to Jagannatha Puri, 
and I am making arrangements to do this."
 
 
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TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- etha mora e-nimitte agamana
toma lana nilacale kariba gamana
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu kahe -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; etha -- here; mora -- 
My; e-nimitte -- for this reason; agamana -- coming back; toma lana -- 
taking you; nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; kariba -- I shall do; gamana 
-- going.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "It is for this purpose alone that I 
have returned. I want to take you with Me to Jagannatha Puri."
 
 
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TEXT
 
raya kahe,-prabhu, age cala nilacale
mora sange hati-ghoda, sainya-kolahale
SYNONYMS
 
 
raya kahe -- Ramananda Raya replied; prabhu -- Lord; age cala -- You go 
ahead; nilacale -- to Jagannatha Puri; mora sange -- with me; hati-ghoda 
-- elephants and horses; sainya -- soldiers; kolahale -- tumultuous 
roaring.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramananda Raya said, "My dear Lord, it is better that You proceed to 
Jagannatha Puri alone because with me there will be many horses, 
elephants and soldiers, all roaring tumultuously.
 
 
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TEXT
 
dina-dase iha-sabara kari' samadhana
tomara pache pache ami kariba prayana
SYNONYMS
 
 
dina-dase -- within ten days; iha-sabara -- of all of this; kari' 
samadhana -- making adjustment; tomara -- You; pache pache -- following; 
ami -- I; kariba -- shall do; prayana -- going.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I shall make arrangements within ten days. Following You, I shall go to 
Nilacala without delay."
 
 
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TEXT
 
tabe mahaprabhu tanre asite ajna diya
nilacale calila prabhu anandita hana
SYNONYMS
 
 
tabe -- then; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto him; 
asite -- to come; ajna diya -- giving an order; nilacale -- to 
Jagannatha Puri; calila -- departed; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; anandita hana -- with great pleasure.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Giving orders to Ramananda Raya to come to Nilacala, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu departed for Jagannatha Puri with great pleasure.
 
 
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TEXT
 
yei pathe purve prabhu kaila agamana
sei pathe calila dekhi, sarva vaisnava-gana
SYNONYMS
 
 
yei pathe -- the path by which; purve -- formerly; prabhu -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila agamana -- came; sei pathe -- by that way; 
calila -- departed; dekhi -- seeing; sarva -- all; vaisnava-gana -- 
Vaisnavas.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned by the same road He had formerly taken 
to Vidyanagara, and all the Vaisnavas along the way saw Him again.
 
 
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TEXT
 
yahan yaya, loka uthe hari-dhvani kari'
dekhi' anandita-mana haila gaurahari
SYNONYMS
 
 
yahan yaya -- wherever He goes; loka uthe -- people stand up; hari-
dhvani kari' -- vibrating the holy name of the Hare Krsna mantra; dekhi' 
-- by seeing; anandita -- happy; mana -- in mind; haila -- became; 
gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
 
Wherever Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went, the holy name of Sri Hari was 
vibrated. Seeing this, the Lord became very happy.
 
 
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TEXT
 
alalanathe asi' krsnadase pathaila
nityananda-adi nija-gane bolaila
SYNONYMS
 
 
alalanathe -- to the place known as Alalanatha; asi' -- coming; 
krsnadase -- Krsnadasa, His assistant; pathaila -- sent ahead; 
nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; adi -- and others; nija-gane -- personal 
associates; bolaila -- called for.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Lord reached Alalanatha, He sent His assistant Krsnadasa ahead 
to call for Nityananda Prabhu and other personal associates.
 
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TEXT 339
 
TEXT
 
 
prabhura agamana suni' nityananda raya
uthiya calila, preme theha nahi paya
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; agamana -- arrival; suni' --
 hearing; nityananda raya -- Lord Nityananda; uthiya calila -- got up 
and started; preme -- in great ecstasy; theha -- patience; nahi paya -- 
does not get.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
As soon as Nityananda Prabhu received news of the arrival of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He immediately got up and started out to 
see Him. Indeed, He was very impatient in His great ecstasy.
 
 
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TEXT
 
jagadananda, damodara-pandita, mukunda
naciya calila, dehe na dhare ananda
SYNONYMS
 
 
jagadananda -- Jagadananda; damodara-pandita -- Damodara Pandita; 
mukunda -- Mukunda; naciya -- dancing; calila -- departed; dehe -- the 
body; na dhare -- does not hold; ananda -- happiness.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Nityananda Raya, Jagadananda, Damodara Pandita and Mukunda all 
became ecstatic in their happiness, and dancing along the way, they went 
to meet the Lord.
 
 
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TEXT
 
gopinathacarya calila anandita hana
prabhure milila sabe pathe lag pana
SYNONYMS
 
 
gopinatha-acarya -- Gopinatha Acarya; calila -- departed; anandita -- in 
happiness; hana -- being; prabhure -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
milila -- met; sabe -- all; pathe -- along the way; lag -- contact; pana 
-- getting.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Gopinatha Acarya also went in a very happy mood. They all went to meet 
the Lord, and they finally contacted Him on the way.
 
 
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TEXT
 
prabhu premavese sabaya kaila alingana
premavese sabe kare ananda-krandana
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; 
sabaya -- all of them; kaila alingana -- embraced; prema-avese -- in 
ecstatic love; sabe kare -- all of them did; ananda-krandana -- crying 
in pleasure.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord was also filled with ecstatic love, and He embraced them all. 
Out of their love, they began to cry with pleasure.
 
 
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TEXT
 
sarvabhauma bhattacarya anande calila
samudrera tire asi' prabhure milila
SYNONYMS
 
 
sarvabhauma bhattacarya -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; anande -- in 
pleasure; calila -- went; samudrera tire -- on the beach by the ocean; 
asi' -- coming; prabhure milila -- met the Lord.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya also went to see the Lord with great pleasure, 
and he met Him on the beach by the sea.
 
 
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TEXT
 
sarvabhauma mahaprabhura padila carane
prabhu tanre uthana kaila alingane
SYNONYMS
 
 
sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; mahaprabhura -- of Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; padila -- fell down; carane -- at the feet; prabhu -
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; uthana -- getting up; kaila 
alingane -- embraced.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord, and the 
Lord pulled him up and embraced him.
 
 
Madhya 9.345
 
TEXT 345
 
TEXT
 
premavese sarvabhauma karila rodane
saba-sange aila prabhu isvara-darasane
SYNONYMS
 
 
prema-avese -- in ecstatic love; sarvabhauma -- Sarvabhauma; karila 
rodane -- cried; saba-sange -- with all of them; aila -- came; prabhu -- 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; isvara-darasane -- to see the Jagannatha temple.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya cried in great ecstatic love. Then the Lord, 
accompanied by them all, went to the temple of Jagannatha.
 
Madhya 9.346
 
TEXT 346
 
TEXT
 
 
jagannatha-darasana premavese kaila
kampa-sveda-pulakasrute sarira bhasila
SYNONYMS
 
 
jagannatha-darasana -- visiting Lord Jagannatha; prema-avese -- in 
ecstatic love; kaila -- made; kampa -- trembling; sveda -- perspiration; 
pulaka -- jubilation; asrute -- with tears; sarira -- the whole body; 
bhasila -- was inundated.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Due to ecstatic love experienced upon visiting Lord Jagannatha, 
inundations of trembling, perspiration, tears and jubilation swept the 
body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
 
Madhya 9.347
 
TEXT 347
 
TEXT
 
bahu nrtya-gita kaila premavista hana
panda-pala aila sabe mala-prasada lana
SYNONYMS
 
 
bahu -- much; nrtya-gita -- dancing and chanting; kaila -- performed; 
prema-avista -- in ecstatic love; hana -- being; panda-pala -- the 
priests and attendants; aila -- came; sabe -- all; mala-prasada -- a 
garland and remnants of the food of Jagannatha; lana -- offering.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
In ecstatic love Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced and chanted. At that 
time all the attendants and priests came to offer Him a garland and the 
remnants of Lord Jagannatha's food.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Those who are priests engaged in Lord Jagannatha's service are called 
pandas or panditas, and they are brahmanas. The attendants who look 
after the temple's external affairs are called palas. The priests and 
attendants went together to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
 
Madhya 9.348
 
TEXT 348
 
TEXT
 
mala-prasada pana prabhu susthira ha-ila
jagannathera sevaka saba anande milila
SYNONYMS
 
 
mala-prasada -- the garland and prasadam; pana -- getting; prabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; su-sthira ha-ila -- became patient; jagannathera -- 
of Lord Jagannatha; sevaka -- servants; saba -- all; anande milila -- 
met Him in great pleasure.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became patient after receiving the garland and 
prasadam of Lord Jagannatha. All the servants of Lord Jagannatha met Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu with great pleasure.
 
 
Madhya 9.349
 
TEXT 349
 
TEXT
 
kasi-misra asi' prabhura padila carane
manya kari' prabhu tanre kaila alingane
SYNONYMS
 
 
kasi-misra -- Kasi Misra; asi' -- coming; prabhura -- of the Lord; 
padila -- fell down; carane -- at the feet; manya kari' -- with great 
respect; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto him; 
kaila -- did; alingane -- embracing.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Afterward, Kasi Misra came and fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord, 
and the Lord respectfully embraced him.
 
 
Madhya 9.350
 
TEXT 350
 
TEXT
 
prabhu lana sarvabhauma nija-ghare gela
mora ghare bhiksa bali' nimantrana kaila
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu lana -- taking Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sarvabhauma -- 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; nija-ghare -- to his own home; gela -- went; 
mora -- my; ghare -- at home; bhiksa -- luncheon; bali' -- saying; 
nimantrana kaila -- invited.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya then took the Lord with him to his home, saying, 
"Today's luncheon will be at my home." In this way he invited the Lord.
 
 
Madhya 9.351
 
TEXT 351
 
TEXT
 
divya maha-prasada aneka anaila
pitha-pana adi jagannatha ye khaila
SYNONYMS
 
 
divya -- very nice; maha-prasada -- remnants of food from Jagannatha; 
aneka -- various; anaila -- brought; pitha-pana adi -- such as cakes and 
condensed milk; jagannatha -- Lord Jagannatha; ye -- which; khaila -- 
ate.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya brought various types of food remnants that had 
been left by Lord Jagannatha. He brought all kinds of cakes and 
condensed-milk preparations.
 
Madhya 9.352
 
TEXT 352
 
TEXT
 
 
madhyahna karila prabhu nija-gana lana
sarvabhauma-ghare bhiksa karila asiya
SYNONYMS
 
 
madhyahna -- noon lunch; karila -- performed; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; nija-gana lana -- accompanied by associates; sarvabhauma-
ghare -- at the home of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; bhiksa -- lunch; karila 
-- performed; asiya -- coming.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Accompanied by all His associates, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's house and took His noon lunch there.
 
 
Madhya 9.353
 
TEXT 353
 
TEXT
 
bhiksa karana tanre karaila sayana
apane sarvabhauma kare pada-samvahana
SYNONYMS
 
 
bhiksa karana -- after giving lunch; tanre -- Him; karaila -- made; 
sayana -- lie down to rest; apane -- personally; sarvabhauma -- 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kare -- does; pada-samvahana -- massaging the 
legs.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
After offering food to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 
made Him lie down to rest, and he personally began to massage the legs 
of the Lord.
 
 
Madhya 9.354
 
TEXT 354
 
TEXT
 
prabhu tanre pathaila bhojana karite
sei ratri tanra ghare rahila tanra prite
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; pathaila -- sent; 
bhojana karite -- to take lunch; sei ratri -- that night; tanra ghare -- 
at his home; rahila -- remained; tanra prite -- just to satisfy him.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then sent Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya to take his 
lunch, and the Lord remained that night in his home just to please him.
 
 
Madhya 9.355
 
TEXT 355
 
TEXT
 
sarvabhauma-sange ara lana nija-gana
tirtha-yatra-katha kahi' kaila jagarana
SYNONYMS
 
 
sarvabhauma-sange -- with Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; ara -- and; lana nija-
gana -- taking His own associates; tirtha-yatra-katha -- topics of the 
pilgrimage; kahi' -- telling; kaila -- did; jagarana -- keeping awake 
through the night.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His personal associates remained with 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. They all stayed awake the entire night as 
the Lord spoke of His pilgrimage.
 
Madhya 9.356
 
TEXT 356
 
TEXT
 
 
prabhu kahe, -- eta tirtha kailun paryatana
toma-sama vaisnava na dekhilun eka-jana
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; eta tirtha -- to so many holy places; 
kailun paryatana -- I have traveled; toma-sama -- like you; vaisnava -- 
devotee; na -- not; dekhilun -- I could see; eka-jana -- one man.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord told Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, "I have traveled to many holy 
places, but I could not find a Vaisnava as good as you anywhere."
 
 
Madhya 9.357
 
TEXT 357
 
TEXT
 
eka ramananda raya bahu sukha dila
bhatta kahe, -- ei lagi' milite kahila
SYNONYMS
 
 
eka -- one; ramananda raya -- Ramananda Raya; bahu sukha -- much 
pleasure; dila -- gave; bhatta kahe -- Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied; 
ei lagi' -- for this reason; milite -- to meet; kahila -- I requested.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "I received much pleasure from the 
talks of Ramananda Raya."
 
The Bhattacarya replied, "For this reason I requested that You meet him."
 
PURPORT
 
In the Sri Caitanya-candrodaya (beginning of the eighth act) Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu says, "Sarvabhauma, I have traveled to many holy 
places, but I cannot find a Vaisnava as good as you anywhere. However, I 
must admit that Ramananda Raya is wonderful."
 
 
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replies, "Therefore, my Lord, I requested that 
You see him."
 
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then says, "There are, of course, many Vaisnavas 
in these holy places, and most of them worship Lord Narayana. Others, 
who are called Tattvavadis, are also Laksmi-Narayana worshipers, but 
they do not belong to the pure Vaisnava cult. There are many worshipers 
of Lord Siva, and there are also many atheists. Regardless, My dear 
Bhattacarya, I very much like Ramananda Raya and his opinions."
 
 
Madhya 9.358
 
TEXT 358
 
TEXT
 
tirtha-yatra-katha ei kailun samapana
sanksepe kahilun, vistara na yaya varnana
SYNONYMS
 
 
tirtha-yatra-katha -- topics of the pilgrimage; ei -- these; kailun 
samapana -- I have finished; sanksepe kahilun -- I have described in 
brief; vistara -- expansively; na yaya varnana -- it is not possible to 
describe.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus I have ended my narration about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's 
pilgrimage, describing it in brief. It cannot be described very broadly.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura points out that in the seventy-
fourth verse of this chapter it is stated that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
visited the temple of Siyali-bhairavi, but actually at Siyali Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Sri Bhu-varaha. Near Siyali 
and Cidambaram there is a temple known as Sri Musnam. In this temple 
there is a Deity of Sri Bhu-varaha. In the jurisdiction of Cidambaram 
there is a district known as southern Arkata. The town of Siyali is in 
that district. There is a temple of Sri Bhu-varahadeva nearby, not 
Bhairavi-devi. This is Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's 
conclusion.
 
 
Madhya 9.359
 
TEXT 359
 
TEXT
 
ananta caitanya-lila kahite na jani
lobhe lajja khana tara kari tanatani
SYNONYMS
 
 
ananta -- unlimited; caitanya-lila -- pastimes of Lord Caitanya; kahite -
- to speak; na jani -- I do not know; lobhe -- out of greed; lajja khana 
-- becoming shameless; tara -- of them; kari -- I do; tanatani -- some 
attempt only.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The pastimes of Lord Caitanya are unlimited. No one can properly 
describe His activities, yet I make the attempt out of greed. This but 
reveals my shamelessness.
 
 
Madhya 9.360
 
TEXT 360
 
TEXT
 
prabhura tirtha-yatra-katha sune yei jana
caitanya-carane paya gadha prema-dhana
SYNONYMS
 
 
prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tirtha-yatra -- touring of 
sacred places of pilgrimage; katha -- topics about; sune -- hears; 
yei -- who; jana -- person; caitanya-carane -- at the lotus feet of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; paya -- gets; gadha -- deep; prema-dhana -- riches 
of ecstatic love.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Whoever hears of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pilgrimage to various holy 
places attains the riches of very deep ecstatic love.
 
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks, "The impersonalists 
imagine some forms of the Absolute Truth through the direct perception 
of their senses. The impersonalists worship such imaginary forms, but 
neither Srimad-Bhagavatam nor Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepts this sense 
gratificatory worship to be of any spiritual significance." The 
Mayavadis imagine themselves to be the Supreme. They imagine that the 
Supreme has no personal form and that all His forms are imaginary like 
the will-o'-the-wisp or a flower in the sky. Both Mayavadis and those 
who imagine forms of God are misguided. According to them, worship of 
the Deity or any other form of the Lord is a result of the conditioned 
soul's illusion. However, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms the 
conclusion of Srimad-Bhagavatam on the strength of His philosophy of 
acintya-bhedabheda-tattva. That philosophy holds that the Supreme Lord 
is simultaneously one with and different from His creation. That is to 
say, there is unity in diversity. In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
proved the impotence of fruitive workers, speculative empiric 
philosophers and mystic yogis. The realization of such men is simply a 
waste of time and energy.
 
 
To set the example, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally visited temples 
in various holy places. Wherever He visited, He immediately exhibited 
His ecstatic love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When a 
Vaisnava visits the temple of a demigod, his vision of that demigod is 
different from the vision of the impersonalists and Mayavadis. The 
Brahma-samhita supports this. A Vaisnava's visit to the temple of Lord 
Siva, for example, is different from a nondevotee's visit. The 
nondevotee considers the deity of Lord Siva an imaginary form because he 
ultimately thinks that the Supreme Absolute Truth is void. However, a 
Vaisnava sees Lord Siva as being simultaneously one with and different 
from the Supreme Lord. In this regard, the example of milk and yogurt is 
given. Yogurt is actually nothing but milk, but at the same time it is 
not milk. It is simultaneously one with milk yet different from it. This 
is the philosophy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and it is confirmed by 
Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita (9.4):
 
maya tatam idam sarvam jagad avyakta-murtina
mat-sthani sarva-bhutani na caham tesv avasthitah
 
 
 
"By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All 
beings are in Me, but I am not in them."
 
The Absolute Truth, God, is everything, but this does not mean that 
everything is God. For this reason Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His 
followers visited the temples of all the demigods, but they did not see 
them in the same way an impersonalist sees them. Everyone should follow 
in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and visit all temples. 
Sometimes mundane sahajiyas suppose that the gopis visited the temple of 
Katyayani in the same way mundane people visit the temple of Devi. 
However, the gopis prayed to Katyayani to grant them Krsna as their 
husband, whereas mundaners visit the temple of Katyayani to receive 
some material profit. That is the difference between a Vaisnava's visit 
and a nondevotee's visit.
 
 
Not understanding the process of disciplic succession, so-called 
logicians put forward the theory of pancopasana, 
in which a person worships one 
of five deities -- namely Visnu, Siva, 
Durga, the sun-god or Ganesa. In 
this conception the impersonalists imagine one of these 
five deities as supreme and reject the others. Such 
philosophical speculation, which is certainly idol worship, is not 
accepted by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu or by Vaisnavas. This imaginary 
deity worship has recently been transformed into Mayavada impersonalism. 
For want of Krsna consciousness, people are victimized by the Mayavada 
philosophy, and consequently they sometimes become staunch atheists. 
However, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu established the process of self-
realization by His own personal behavior. As stated in the Caitanya-
caritamrta (Madhya 8.274):
 
 
sthavara-jangama dekhe, na dekhe tara murti
sarvatra haya nija ista-deva-sphurti
 
"A Vaisnava never sees the
 material form of anything, moving or 
nonmoving. Rather, everywhere he looks he
 sees the energy of the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead, and immediately he remembers the transcendental form 
of the Lord."
 
Madhya 9.361
 
TEXT 361
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-carita suna sraddha-bhakti kari'
matsarya chadiya mukhe bala ‘hari' ‘hari'
SYNONYMS
 
 
caitanya-carita -- the activities of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; suna -
- hear; sraddha -- faith; bhakti -- devotion; kari' -- accepting; 
matsarya -- envy; chadiya -- giving up; mukhe -- by the mouth; bala -- 
say; hari hari -- the holy name of the Lord (Hari, Hari).
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Please hear the transcendental pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
with faith and devotion. Giving up envy of the Lord, everyone chant the 
Lord's holy name, Hari.
 
 
Madhya 9.362
 
TEXT 362
 
TEXT
 
ei kali-kale ara nahi kona dharma
vaisnava, vaisnava-sastra, ei kahe marma
SYNONYMS
 
 
ei kali-kale -- in this Age of Kali; ara -- other; nahi kona -- there is 
not any; dharma -- religious principle; vaisnava -- devotee; vaisnava-
sastra -- devotional literature; ei kahe marma -- this is the purport.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this Age of Kali there are no genuine religious principles other 
than those established by Vaisnava devotees and the Vaisnava 
scriptures. This is the sum and substance of everything.
 
 
PURPORT
 
SYNONYMS
 
One must have firm faith in the process of devotional service and the 
scriptures that support it. If one hears the activities of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu with this faith, he can be freed from his envious position. 
Srimad-Bhagavatam is meant for such nonenvious persons (nirmatsaranam 
satam). In this age a person should not envy Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's 
movement but should chant the holy names of Hari and Krsna, the maha-
mantra. That is the sum and substance of the eternal religion, known as 
sanatana-dharma. In this verse the word vaisnava refers to a pure 
devotee and fully realized soul, and the word vaisnava-sastra refers 
to sruti, or the Vedas, which are called sabda-pramana, the evidence of 
transcendental sound. One who strictly follows the Vedic literature and 
chants the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead will 
actually be situated in the transcendental disciplic succession. Those 
who want to attain life's ultimate goal must follow this principle. In 
Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.19.17), it is said:
 
 
srutih pratyaksam aitihyam anumanam catustayam
pramanesv anavasthanad vikalpat sa virajyate
 
 
"Vedic literature, direct perception, history and hypothesis are the 
four kinds of evidential proofs. Everyone should stick to these 
principles for the realization of the Absolute Truth."
 
 
Madhya 9.363
 
TEXT 363
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-candrera lila -- agadha, gambhira
pravesa karite nari, -- sparsi rahi' tira
SYNONYMS
 
 
caitanya-candrera lila -- the pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
agadha -- unfathomable; gambhira -- deep; pravesa karite -- to enter 
into; nari -- I am unable; sparsi -- I touch; rahi' tira -- standing on 
the bank.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are just like an unfathomable 
ocean. It is not possible for me to enter into it. Simply standing on 
the shore, I am but touching the water.
 
 
Madhya 9.364
 
TEXT 364
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-carita sraddhaya sune yei jana
yateka vicare, tata paya prema-dhana
SYNONYMS
 
 
caitanya-carita -- the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sraddhaya -- 
with faith; sune -- hears; yei jana -- which person; yateka vicare -- as 
far as he analytically studies; tata -- so far; paya -- he gets; prema-
dhana -- the riches of ecstatic love.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
The more one hears the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with 
faith, analytically studying them, the more one attains the ecstatic 
riches of love of Godhead.
 
 
Madhya 9.365
 
TEXT 365
 
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.
 
 
PURPORT
 
As usual the author concludes the chapter by reciting the names of Sri 
Rupa and Raghunatha and reinstating himself at their lotus feet.
 
 
 
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
Madhya-lila, Ninth Chapter, describing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's travels 
to many holy places in South India.
 