1|Antya 7-1975: The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
>|Vallabha Bhatta
2|Chapter 7
3|The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabha Bhatta
4|The following summary of Chapter Seven is given by Srila
>|Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. In this
>|chapter, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's meeting with
>|Vallabha Bhatta is described. There was some joking
>|behavior between these two personalities, and finally Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhatta and
>|sympathetically accepted an invitation from him. Before
>|this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhatta was
>|greatly attached to Gadadhara Pandita. Therefore He acted
>|as if displeased with Gadadhara Pandita. Later, when
>|Vallabha Bhatta became intimately connected with the Lord,
>|the Lord advised him to take instructions from Gadadhara
>|Pandita. Thus the Lord expressed His feelings of love for
>|Gadadhara Pandita.
5|Antya 7.1
6|TEXT 1
7|TEXT
8|caitanya-caranambhoja-
9|makaranda-liho bhaje
10|yesam prasada-matrena
11|pamaro 'py amaro bhavet
12|SYNONYMS
13|caitanya-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carana-ambhoja-at the
>|lotus feet; makaranda-the honey; lihah-unto those engaged
>|in licking; bhaje-I offer my obeisances; yesam-of whom;
>|prasada-matrena-simply by the mercy; pamarah-a fallen soul;
>|api-even; amarah-liberated; bhavet-becomes.
14|TRANSLATION
15|Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the devotees of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Simply by the causeless mercy of
>|the devotees engaged in licking honey from His lotus feet,
>|even a fallen soul becomes eternally liberated.
16|Antya 7.2
17|TEXT 2
18|TEXT
19|jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
20|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
21|SYNONYMS
22|jaya jaya-all glories; sri-caitanya-to Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityananda-to Nityananda
>|Prabhu; jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to Advaita Acarya;
>|jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to the devotees of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
23|TRANSLATION
24|All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to
>|Nityananda Prabhu! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all
>|glories to the devotees of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
25|Antya 7.3
26|TEXT 3
27|TEXT
28|varsantare yata gaudera bhakta-gana aila
29|purvavat mahaprabhu sabare milila
30|SYNONYMS
31|varsa-antare-the next year; yata-all; gaudera-of Bengal;
>|bhakta-gana-devotees; aila-came; purva-vat-as previously;
>|mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sabare milila-met every
>|one of them.
32|TRANSLATION
33|The next year, all the devotees of Bengal went to visit Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and as previously, the Lord met each
>|and every one of them.
34|Antya 7.4
35|TEXT 4
36|TEXT
37|ei-mata vilasa prabhura bhakta-gana lana
38|hena-kale vallabha-bhatta milila asiya
39|SYNONYMS
40|ei-mata-in this way; vilasa-pastimes; prabhura-of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-gana lana-with His devotees;
>|hena-kale-at this time; vallabha-bhatta-the greatly learned
>|scholar named Vallabha Bhatta; milila-met; asiya-coming.
41|TRANSLATION
42|Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed His pastimes with
>|His devotees. Then a learned scholar named Vallabha Bhatta
>|went to Jagannatha Puri to meet the Lord.
43|PURPORT
44|For a description of Vallabha Bhatta, one may refer to the
>|Madhya-lila, Chapter Nineteen, text 61.
45|Antya 7.5
46|TEXT 5
47|TEXT
48|asiya vandila bhatta prabhura carane
49|prabhu 'bhagavata-buddhye' kaila alingane
50|SYNONYMS
51|asiya-coming; vandila-offered obeisances; bhatta-Vallabha
>|Bhatta; prabhura carane-at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhagavata-
>|buddhye-accepting him as a great devotee; kaila alingane-
>|embraced.
52|TRANSLATION
53|When Vallabha Bhatta arrived, he offered his obeisances at
>|the lotus feet of the Lord. Accepting him as a great
>|devotee, the Lord embraced him.
54|Antya 7.6
55|TEXT 6
56|TEXT
57|manya kari' prabhu tare nikate vasaila
58|vinaya kariya bhatta kahite lagila
59|SYNONYMS
60|manya kari'-with great respect; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; tare-him; nikate-near; vasaila-seated; vinaya
>|kariya-with great humility; bhatta-Vallabha Bhatta; kahite
>|lagila-began to speak.
61|TRANSLATION
62|With great respect, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu seated Vallabha
>|Bhatta near Him. Then Vallabha Bhatta very humbly began to
>|speak.
63|Antya 7.7
64|TEXT 7
65|TEXT
66|"bahu-dina manoratha toma' dekhibare
67|jagannatha purna kaila, dekhilun tomare
68|SYNONYMS
69|bahu-dina-for a long time; manoratha-my desire; toma'
>|dekhibare-to see You; jagannatha-Lord Jagannatha; purna
>|kaila-has fulfilled; dekhilun tomare-I have seen You.
70|TRANSLATION
71|"For a long time," he said,"I have desired to see You, my
>|Lord. Now Lord Jagannatha has fulfilled this desire;
>|therefore I am seeing You.
72|Antya 7.8
73|TEXT 8
74|TEXT
75|tomara darsana ye paya sei bhagyavan
76|tomake dekhiye,-yena saksat bhagavan
77|SYNONYMS
78|tomara darsana-Your audience; ye paya-anyone who gets; sei-
>|he; bhagyavan-very fortunate; tomake dekhiye-I see You;
>|yena-as if; saksat bhagavan-directly the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead.
79|TRANSLATION
80|"One who receives Your audience is fortunate indeed, for
>|You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
81|Antya 7.9
82|TEXT 9
83|TEXT
84|tomare ye smarana kare, se haya pavitra
85|darsane pavitra habe,-ithe ki vicitra?
86|SYNONYMS
87|tomare-You; ye-anyone who; smarana kahe-remembers; se-he;
>|haya-becomes; pavitra-purified; darsane-by seeing; pavitra-
>|purified; habe-will be; ithe-in this; ki vicitra-what
>|astonishment.
88|TRANSLATION
89|"Since one who remembers You is purified, why should it be
>|astonishing that one becomes purified by seeing You?
90|Antya 7.10
91|TEXT 10
92|TEXT
93|yesam samsmaranat pumsam
94|sadyah suddhyanti vai grhah
95|kim punar darsana-sparsa-
96|pada-saucasanadibhih
97|SYNONYMS
98|yesam-of whom; samsmaranat-by remembrance; pumsam-of
>|persons; sadyah-immediately; suddhyanti-become purified;
>|vai-certainly; grhah-the houses; kim punah-what to speak of;
>| darsana-by seeing; sparsa-touching; pada-sauca-washing the
>|feet; asana-adibhih-by offering a seat and so on.
99|TRANSLATION
100|"One can immediately purify his entire house simply by
>|remembering exalted personalities, to say nothing of
>|directly seeing them, touching their lotus feet, washing
>|their feet or offering them places to sit.'
101|PURPORT
102|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.19.33).
103|Antya 7.11
104|TEXT 11
105|TEXT
106|kali-kalera dharma-krsna-nama-sankirtana
107|krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana
108|SYNONYMS
109|kali-kalera-of this age of Kali; dharma-the duty; krsna-
>|nama-sankirtana-chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna; krsna-
>|sakti vina-without being empowered by Lord Krsna; nahe-is
>|not; tara-of that; pravartana-propagation.
110|TRANSLATION
111|"The fundamental religious system in the age of Kali is the
>|chanting of the holy name of Krsna. Unless empowered by
>|Krsna, one cannot propagate the sankirtana movement.
112|Antya 7.12
113|TEXT 12
114|TEXT
115|taha pravartaila tumi,-ei ta 'pramana'
116|krsna-sakti dhara tumi,-ithe nahi ana
117|SYNONYMS
118|taha-that; pravartaila-have propagated; tumi-You; ei-this;
>|ta-certainly; pramana-evidence; krsna-sakti-the energy of
>|Krsna; dhara-bear; tumi-You; ithe nahi ana-there is no
>|question about it.
119|TRANSLATION
120|"You have spread the sankirtana movement of Krsna
>|consciousness. Therefore it is evident that You have been
>|empowered by Lord Krsna. There is no question about it.
121|PURPORT
122|Sri Madhvacarya has brought our attention to this quotation
>|from the Narayana-samhita:
123|dvapariyair janair visnuh
124|pancaratrais tu kevalaih
125|kalau tu nama-matrena
126|pujyate bhagavan harih
127|"in the Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krsna or Visnu only
>|by worshiping opulently according to the pancaratriki
>|system, but in the age of Kali one can satisfy and worship
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting
>|His holy name." Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
>|explains that unless one is directly empowered by the
>|causeless mercy of Krsna, one cannot become the spiritual
>|master of the entire world (jagad-guru). One cannot become
>|an acarya simply by mental speculation. The true acarya
>|presents Krsna to everyone by preaching the holy name of
>|the Lord throughout the world. Thus the conditioned souls,
>|purified by chanting the holy name, are liberated from the
>|blazing fire of material existence. In this way, spiritual
>|benefit grows increasingly full, like the waxing moon in
>|the sky. The true acarya, the spiritual master of the
>|entire world, must be considered an incarnation of Krsna's
>|mercy. indeed, he is personally embracing Krsna. He is
>|therefore the spiritual master of all the varnas (brahmana,
>|ksatriya, vaisya and sudra) and all the asramas (
>|brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa). Since he
>|is understood to be the most advanced devotee, he is called
>|paramahamsa-thakura. Thakura is a title of honor offered to
>|the paramahamsa. Therefore one who acts as an acarya,
>|directly presenting Lord Krsna by spreading His name and
>|fame, is also to be called paramahamsa-thakura.
128|Antya 7.13
129|TEXT 13
130|TEXT
131|jagate karila tumi krsna-nama prakase
132|yei toma dekhe, sei krsna-preme bhase
133|SYNONYMS
134|jagate-throughout the entire world; karila-have done; tumi-
>|You; krsna-nama prakase-manifestation of the holy name of
>|Lord Krsna; yei-anyone who; toma dekhe-sees You; sei-he;
>|krsna-preme-in ecstatic love of Krsna; bhase-floats.
135|TRANSLATION
136|"You have manifested the holy name of Krsna throughout the
>|entire world. Anyone who sees You is immediately absorbed
>|in ecstatic love of Krsna.
137|Antya 7.14
138|TEXT 14
139|TEXT
140|prema-parakasa nahe krsna-sakti vine
141|'krsna'-eka prema-data, sastra-pramane
142|SYNONYMS
143|prema-of ecstatic love of Krsna; parakasa-manifestation;
>|nahe-cannot be; krsna-sakti vine-without the power of Krsna;
>| krsna-Lord Krsna; eka-the only one; prema-data-giver of
>|prema; sastra-pramane-the verdict of all revealed
>|scriptures.
144|TRANSLATION
145|"Without being especially empowered by Krsna, one cannot
>|manifest ecstatic love of Krsna, for Krsna is the only one
>|who gives ecstatic love. That is the verdict of all
>|revealed scriptures.
146|Antya 7.15
147|TEXT 15
148|TEXT
149|santv avatara bahavah
150|puskara-nabhasya sarvato-bhadrah
151|krsnad anyah ko va latasv
152|api premado bhavati"
153|SYNONYMS
154|santu-let there be; avatarah-incarnations; bahavah-many;
>|puskara-nabhasya-of the Lord, from whose navel grows a
>|lotus flower; sarvatah bhadrah-completely auspicious;
>|krsnat-than Lord Krsna; anyah-other; kah va-who possibly;
>|latasu-on the surrendered souls; api-also; prema-dah-the
>|bestower of love; bhavati-is.
155|TRANSLATION
156|"There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the
>|Personality of Godhead, but who other than Lord Sri Krsna
>|can bestow love of God upon the surrendered souls?' "
157|PURPORT
158|This is a verse written by Bilvamangala Thakura. it is
>|found in the Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.
>|5.37).
159|Antya 7.16
160|TEXT 16
161|TEXT
162|mahaprabhu kahe-"suna, bhatta maha-mati
163|mayavadi sannyasi ami, na jani krsna-bhakti
164|SYNONYMS
165|mahaprabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; suna-
>|please hear; bhatta-My dear Vallabha Bhatta; maha-mati-
>|learned scholar; mayavadi-in the Mayavada school; sannyasi-
>|sannyasi; ami-I; na jani-I do not know; krsna-bhakti-
>|devotional service to Krsna.
166|TRANSLATION
167|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "My dear Vallabha Bhatta,
>|you are a learned scholar. Kindly listen to Me. I am a
>|sannyasi of the Mayavada school. Therefore I have no chance
>|of knowing what krsna-bhakti is.
168|Antya 7.17
169|TEXT 17
170|TEXT
171|advaitacarya-gosani-'saksat isvara'
172|tanra sange amara mana ha-ila nirmala
173|SYNONYMS
174|advaita-acarya-gosani-Advaita Acarya; saksat isvara-
>|directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tanra sange-by
>|His association; amara-My; mana-mind; ha-ila-has become;
>|nirmala-purified.
175|TRANSLATION
176|"Nevertheless, My mind has become purified because I have
>|associated with Advaita Acarya, who is directly the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead.
177|Antya 7.18
178|TEXT 18
179|TEXT
180|sarva-sastre krsna-bhaktye nahi yanra sama
181|ataeva 'advaita-acarya' tanra nama
182|SYNONYMS
183|sarva-sastre-in all revealed scriptures; krsna-bhaktye-in
>|the devotional service of Lord Krsna; nahi-is not; yanra-of
>|whom; sama-equal; ataeva-therefore; advaita-without a
>|competitor; acarya-acarya; tanra nama-His name.
184|TRANSLATION
185|"He is unparalleled in His understanding of all the
>|revealed scriptures and the devotional service of Lord
>|Krsna. Therefore He is called Advaita Acarya.
186|Antya 7.19
187|TEXT 19
188|TEXT
189|yanhara krpate mlecchera haya krsna-bhakti
190|ke kahite pare tanra vaisnavata-sakti?
191|SYNONYMS
192|yanhara-whose; krpate-by mercy; mlecchera-of mlecchas; haya-
>|is; krsna-bhakti-devotional service to Krsna; ke-who;
>|kahite pare-can describe; tanra-His; vaisnavata-sakti-power
>|of Vaisnavism.
193|TRANSLATION
194|"He is such a great personality that by His mercy He can
>|convert even the meateaters [mlecchas] to the
>|devotional service of Krsna. Who, therefore, can estimate
>|the power of His Vaisnavism?
195|PURPORT
196|It is extremely difficult to convert a mleccha, or meat-
>|eater, into a devotee of Lord Krsna. Therefore anyone who
>|can do so is situated on the highest level of Vaisnavism.
197|Antya 7.20
198|TEXT 20
199|TEXT
200|nityananda-avadhuta-'saksat isvara'
201|bhavonmade matta krsna-premera sagara
202|SYNONYMS
203|nityananda-Lord Nityananda; avadhuta-paramahamsa; saksat
>|isvara-directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhava-
>|unmade-by the madness of ecstatic love; matta-overwhelmed,
>|intoxicated; krsna-premera-of love of Krsna; sagara-the
>|ocean.
204|TRANSLATION
205|"Lord Nityananda Prabhu, the avadhuta, is also directly the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is always intoxicated
>|with the madness of ecstatic love. Indeed, He is an ocean
>|of love of Krsna.
206|Antya 7.21
207|TEXT 21
208|TEXT
209|sad-darsana-vetta bhattacarya-sarvabhauma
210|sad-darsane jagad-guru bhagavatottama
211|SYNONYMS
212|sat-darsana-of the six philosophical theses; vetta-the
>|knower; bhattacarya-sarvabhauma-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;
>|sat-darsane-in six philosophical theses; jagat-guru-the
>|spiritual master of the entire world; bhagavata-uttama-the
>|best of the devotees.
213|TRANSLATION
214|"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya perfectly knows the six
>|philosophical theses. He is therefore the spiritual master
>|of the entire world in the six paths of philosophy.
>| He is the best of devotees.
215|Antya 7.22
216|TEXT 22
217|TEXT
218|tenha dekhaila more bhakti-yoga-para
219|tanra prasade janilun 'krsna-bhakti-yoga' sara
220|SYNONYMS
221|tenha-he; dekhaila-has shown; more-to Me; bhakti-yoga-of
>|devotional service; para-the limit; tanra prasade-by his
>|mercy; janilun-I have understood; krsna-bhakti-of
>|devotional service to Lord Krsna; yoga-of the yoga system;
>|sara-the essence.
222|TRANSLATION
223|"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya has shown Me the limit of
>|devotional service. Only by his mercy have I understood
>|that devotional service to Krsna is the essence of all
>|mystic yoga.
224|Antya 7.23
225|TEXT 23
226|TEXT
227|ramananda-raya krsna-rasera 'nidhana'
228|tenha janaila-krsna-svayam bhagavan
229|SYNONYMS
230|ramananda-raya-Srila Ramananda Raya; krsna-rasera-of the
>|transcendental mellow of Krsna's devotional service;
>|nidhana-the mine; tenha-he; janaila-has given instruction;
>|krsna-Lord Krsna; svayam-Himself; bhagavan-the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead.
231|TRANSLATION
232|"Srila Ramananda Raya is the ultimate knower of the
>|transcendental mellows of Lord Krsna's devotional service.
>|He has instructed Me that Lord Krsna is the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead.
233|Antya 7.24
234|TEXT 24
235|TEXT
236|tate prema-bhakti-'purusartha-siromani'
237|raga-marge prema-bhakti 'sarvadhika' jani
238|SYNONYMS
239|tate-therefore; prema-bhakti-devotional service in ecstatic
>|love; purusartha-of all goals of human life; siromani-the
>|crown jewel; raga-marge-on the path of spontaneous love;
>|prema-bhakti-love of Krsna; sarva-adhika-the highest of all;
>| jani-I can understand.
240|TRANSLATION
241|"Through the mercy of Ramananda Raya, I have understood
>|that ecstatic love of Krsna is the highest goal of life and
>|that spontaneous love of Krsna is the highest perfection.
242|PURPORT
243|Purusartha ("the goal of life") generally refers to
>|religion, economic development, satisfaction of the senses
>|and, finally, liberation. However, above these four kinds
>|of purusarthas, love of Godhead stands supreme. It is
>|called parama-purusartha (the supreme goal of life) or
>|purusartha-siromani (the most exalted of all purusarthas).
>|Lord Krsna is worshiped by regulative devotional service,
>|but the highest perfection of devotional service is
>|spontaneous love of Godhead.
244|Antya 7.25
245|TEXT 25
246|TEXT
247|dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, ara ye srngara
248|dasa, sakha, guru, kanta,-'asraya' yahara
249|SYNONYMS
250|dasya-servitude; sakhya-friendship; vatsalya-paternal love;
>|ara-and; ye-that; srngara-conjugal love; dasa-the servant;
>|sakha-friend; guru-superior; kanta-lover; asraya-the
>|shelter; yahara-of which.
251|TRANSLATION
252|"The servant, friend, superior and conjugal lover are the
>|shelters of the transcendental mellows called dasya, sakhya,
>| vatsalya and srngara.
253|Antya 7.26
254|TEXT 26
255|TEXT
256|'aisvarya-jnana-yukta', 'kevala'-bhava ara
257|aisvarya-jnane na pai vrajendra-kumara
258|SYNONYMS
259|aisvarya-jnana-yukta-with understanding of the opulences;
>|kevala-pure; bhava-emotion; ara-also; aisvarya-jnane-by
>|understanding of the opulences; na pai-one does not get;
>|vrajendra-kumara-the son of Nanda Maharaja.
260|TRANSLATION
261|"There are two kinds of emotion [bhava]. Emotion with an
>|understanding of the Lord's full opulences is called
>|aisvarya-jnana-yukta, and pure, uncontaminated emotion is
>|called kevala. One cannot achieve shelter at the lotus feet
>|of Krsna, the son of Maharaja Nanda, simply by knowing His
>|opulences.
262|PURPORT
263|Vide Madhya-lila, Chapter Nineteen, text 192.
264|Antya 7.27
265|TEXT 27
266|TEXT
267|nayam sukhapo bhagavan
268|dehinam gopika-sutah
269|jnaninam catma-bhutanam
270|yatha bhakti-matam iha
271|SYNONYMS
272|na-not; ayam-this Lord Sri Krsna; sukha-apah-easily
>|available; bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
>|dehinam-for materialistic persons who have accepted the
>|body as the self; gopika-sutah-the son of mother Yasoda;
>|jnaninam-for persons addicted to mental speculation; ca-and;
>| atma-bhutanam-for persons performing severe austerities
>|and penances or for personal associates; yatha-as; bhakti-
>|matam-for persons engaged in spontaneous devotional service;
>| iha-in this world.
273|TRANSLATION
274|"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.'
275|PURPORT
276|This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.9.21).
277|Antya 7.28
278|TEXT 28
279|TEXT
280|'atma-bhuta'-sabde kahe 'parisada-gana'
281|aisvarya-jnane laksmi na paila vrajendra-nandana
282|SYNONYMS
283|atma-bhuta-sabde-the word atma-bhuta; kahe-means; parisada-
>|gana-personal associates; aisvarya-jnane-in the
>|understanding of opulence; laksmi-the goddess of fortune;
>|na paila-could not get; vrajendra-nandana-the shelter of
>|Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja.
284|TRANSLATION
285|"The word 'atma-bhuta' means 'personal associates.' Through
>|the understanding of opulence, the goddess of
>|fortune could not receive the shelter of Krsna ; the son of
>|Nanda Maharaja.
286|PURPORT
287|Laksmi, the goddess of fortune, has complete knowledge of
>|Krsna's opulences, but she could not achieve the
>|association of Krsna by dint of such knowledge. The
>|devotees in Vrndavana, however, actually enjoy the
>|association of Krsna.
288|Antya 7.29
289|TEXT 29
290|TEXT
291|nayam sriyo 'nga u nitanta-rateh prasadah
292|svar-yositam nalina-gandha-rucam kuto 'nyah
293|rasotsave 'sya bhuja-danda-grhita-kantha-
294|labdhasisam ya udagad vraja-sundarinam
295|SYNONYMS
296|na-not; ayam-this; sriyah-of the goddess of fortune; ange-
>|on the chest; u-alas; nitanta-rateh-who is very intimately
>|related; prasadah-the favor; svah-of the heavenly planets;
>|yositam-of women; nalina-of the lotus flower; gandha-having
>|the aroma; rucam-and bodily luster; kutah-much less; anyah-
>|others; rasa-utsave-in the festival of the rasa dance; asya-
>|of Lord Sri Krsna; bhuja-danda-by the arms; grhita-embraced;
>| kantha-their necks; labdha-asisam-who achieved such a
>|blessing; yah-which; udagat-became manifest; vraja-
>|sundarinam-of the beautiful gopis, the transcendental girls
>|of Vrajabhumi.
297|TRANSLATION
298|"When Lord Sri Krsna was dancing with the gopis in the
>|rasa-lila, the gopis were embraced by the arms of the
>|Lord . This transcendental favor was never bestowed
>|upon the goddess of fortune or the other consorts in the
>|spiritual world. Indeed , never was such a favor even
>|imagined by the most beautiful girls in the heavenly
>|planets, whose bodily luster and aroma resemble those
>| of lotus flowers. And what to speak
>|of worldly women who are very beautiful
>|according to the material estimation?'
299|PURPORT
300|This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.60).
301|Antya 7.30
302|TEXT 30
303|TEXT
304|suddha-bhave sakha kare skandhe arohana
305|suddha-bhave vrajesvari karena bandhana
306|SYNONYMS
307|suddha-bhave-in pure consciousness; sakha-friend;
>|kare-does; skandhe-on the shoulder; arohana-rising; suddha-
>|bhave-in pure consciousness; vraja-isvari-the Queen
>|of Vraja; karena bandhana-binds.
308|TRANSLATION
309|"In pure Krsna consciousness, a friend mounts the shoulder
>|of Krsna, and mother Yasoda binds the Lord.
310|PURPORT
311|Suddha-bhava, pure consciousness, is not dependent on
>|an understanding of the Lord's opulences. Even without such
>|opulences, the devotee in suddha-bhava is inclined to love
>|Krsna as a friend or son.
312|Antya 7.31
313|TEXT 31
314|TEXT
315|'mora sakha ,' ' mora putra ,'-ei '
>|suddha' mana
316|ataeva suka-vyasa kare prasamsana
317|SYNONYMS
318|mora sakha-my friend; mora putra-my son; ei-this; suddha-
>|pure; mana-consciousness; ataeva-therefore; suka-vyasa-
>|Sukadeva Gosvami and Vyasadeva; kare prasamsana-praise.
319|TRANSLATION
320|"In pure Krsna consciousness, without knowledge of the Lord'
>|s opulences, a devotee considers Krsna his friend or son.
>|Therefore this devotional attitude is praised even by
>|Sukadeva Gosvami and Vyasadeva, the supreme authority.
321|Antya 7.32
322|TEXT 32
323|TEXT
324|ittham satam brahma-sukhanubhutya
325|dasyam gatanam para-daivatena
326|mayasritanam nara-darakena
327|sakam vijahruh krta-punya-punjah
328|SYNONYMS
329|ittham-in this way; satam-of persons who prefer the
>|impersonal feature of the Lord; brahma-of the impersonal
>|effulgence; sukha-by the happiness; anubhutya-who is
>|realized; dasyam-the mode of servitude; gatanam-of those
>|who have accepted; para-daivatena-who is the supreme
>|worshipable Deity; maya-asritanam-for ordinary persons
>|under the clutches of external energy; nara-darakena-
>|with He who is like a boy of this material world; sakam-
>|in friendship; vijahruh-played; krta-punya-punjah-those who
>|have accumulated volumes of pious activities.
330|TRANSLATION
331|"those who are engaged in self-realization,
>|appreciating the Brahman effulgence of the Lord, and those
>|engaged in devotional service , accepting the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead as master, as well as those who
>|are under the clutches of maya, thinking the Lord an
>|ordinary person, cannot understand that certain exalted
>|personalities - after accumulating volumes of pious
>|activities - are now playing with the Lord in friendship
>|as cowherd boys.'
332|PURPORT
333|This verse is from the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.12.11).
334|Antya 7.33
335|TEXT 33
336|TEXT
337|trayya copanisadbhis ca
338|sankhya-yogais ca satvataih
339|upagiyamana-mahatmyam
340|harim samanyatatmajam
341|SYNONYMS
342|trayya-by followers of the three Vedas who perform great
>|sacrifices like Indra and other
>|demigods; ca-also; upanisadbhih-by the followers of the
>|Upanisads, the topmost portion of Vedic knowledge; ca-also;
>|sankhya-by the philosophers who analytically study the
>|universe; yogaih-by mystic yogis; ca-and; satvataih-by
>|devotees who follow the method of worship mentioned in the
>|Pancaratra and other Vedic literatures; upagiyamana-being
>|sung; mahatmyam-whose glories; harim-unto the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead; sa-she, mother Yasoda; amanyata-
>|considered; atma-jam-her own son, born out of her body.
343|TRANSLATION
344|"When mother Yasoda saw all the universes within the
>|mouth of Krsna, she was certainly astonished for the time
>|being. Nevertheless , she still considered the Lord her
>|own son, although He is worshiped by great
>|personalities who offer Him sacrifices , great saints
>|who understand the greatness of the
>|Lord by studying the
>|Upanisads, great philosophers who
>|analytically study the universe, great yogis who know him
>|as the all-pervading Supersoul , and even devotees who
>|accept the Lord as the Supreme Personality of Godhead
>|
>|.'
345|PURPORT
346|This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.45).
347|Antya 7.34
348|TEXT 34
349|TEXT
350|nandah kim akarod brahman
351|sreya evam mahodayam
352|yasoda va maha-bhaga
353|papau yasyah stanam harih
354|SYNONYMS
355|nandah-Nanda Maharaja; kim-what; akarot-has performed;
>|brahman-O brahmana; sreyah-auspicious activities; evam-thus;
>| maha-udayam-rising to such an exalted position as the
>|father of Krsna; yasoda-mother Yasoda; va-or; maha-bhaga-
>|most fortunate; papau-drank; yasyah-of whom; stanam-the
>|breasts; harih-the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
356|TRANSLATION
357|"O brahmana, what pious activities did Nanda Maharaja
>|perform to receive the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna
>|as his son? And what pious activities did mother Yasoda
>|perform that made the Absolute Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead Krsna call her "Mother" and suck her breasts?'
358|PURPORT
359|This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.46).
360|Antya 7.35
361|TEXT 35
362|TEXT
363|aisvarya dekhileha ' suddhera ' nahe
>|aisvarya - jnana
364|ataeva aisvarya ha-ite 'kevala'-bhava pradhana
365|SYNONYMS
366|aisvarya-opulence; dekhileha-even after seeing; suddhera-of
>|a pure devotee; nahe-is not; aisvarya-jnana-knowledge of