1|Madhya 25-1975: How All the Residents of Varanasi Became
>|Vaisnavas
2|Chapter 25
3|How All the Residents of Varanasi Became Vaisnavas
4|The following is a summary of Chapter Twenty-five. A
>|Maharastrian brahmana who was living in Benares was a
>|great devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He was always
>|very happy to hear of the glories of the Lord, and it was
>|by his arrangement that all the sannyasis of Varanasi
>|became devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He invited all
>|the sannyasis to his house to meet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>|and this incident has been described in the Seventh Chapter
>|of Adi-lila. From that day, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|became famous in the city of Varanasi, and many important
>|men in that city became His followers. By and by, one of
>|the disciples of the great sannyasi Prakasananda Sarasvati
>|became devoted to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and this devotee
>|explained Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to Prakasananda Sarasvati
>|and supported His views with various arguments.
5|One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to take a bath at
>|Panca-nada, and afterwards all His devotees began
>|chanting the Hare Krsna mantra in front of the temple of
>|Bindu Madhava. At this time Prakasananda Sarasvati and all
>|his devotees approached the Lord. Prakasananda Sarasvati
>|immediately fell down at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu and very much regretted his past behavior toward
>|the Lord. He asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu about devotional
>|service in terms of the Vedanta-sutra, and the Lord told
>|him about devotional service that is approved by great
>|personalities who know the Vedanta-sutra. Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu then pointed out that Srimad-Bhagavatam is the
>|proper commentary on the Vedanta-sutra. He then explained
>|the catuh-sloki (four slokas) of
>|Srimad-Bhagavatam, the essence of that great scripture.
6|From that day on, all the sannyasis of Varanasi became
>|devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Before returning to
>|His headquarters at Jagannatha Puri, the Lord advised
>|Sanatana Gosvami to go to Vrndavana. The Lord then departed
>|for Jagannatha Puri. Kaviraja Gosvami then describes
>|something about Srila Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami and
>|Subuddhi Raya. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to
>|Jagannatha Puri through the great forest of Jharikhanda in
>|central India. At the end of this chapter, Kaviraja Gosvami
>|sums up the incidents of madhya-lila and instructs
>|every living being to read this sublime book of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes.
7|Madhya 25.1
8|TEXT 1
9|TEXT
10|vaisnavi-krtya sannyasi-
11|mukhan kasi-nivasinah
12|sanatanam susamskrtya
13|prabhur niladrim agamat
14|SYNONYMS
15|vaisnavi-krtya-making into Vaisnavas; sannyasi-mukhan-
>|headed by the sannyasis; kasi-nivasinah-the residents of
>|Varanasi; sanatanam-Sanatana Gosvami; su-samskrtya-
>|completely purifying; prabhuh-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|niladrim-to Jagannatha Puri; agamat-returned.
16|TRANSLATION
17|After converting into Vaisnavas all the residents of
>|Varanasi, who were headed by the sannyasis, and after
>|completely educating and instructing Sanatana Gosvami at
>| Varanasi, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to Jagannatha
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18|Madhya 25.2
19|TEXT 2
20|TEXT
21|jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
22|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
23|SYNONYMS
24|jaya jaya-all glories; sri-caitanya-to Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityananda-to Nityananda
>|Prabhu; jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to Advaita Prabhu;
>|jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to the devotees of
>|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
25|TRANSLATION
26|All glories to Lord Caitanya! All glories to Lord
>|Nityananda! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories
>|to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya!
27|Madhya 25.3
28|TEXT 3
29|TEXT
30|ei mata mahaprabhu dui masa paryanta
31|sikhaila tanre bhakti-siddhantera anta
32|SYNONYMS
33|ei mata-in this way; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|dui masa paryanta-for two months; sikhaila-instructed;
>|tanre-him; bhakti-siddhantera anta-all the conclusions of
>|devotional service.
34|TRANSLATION
35|Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed Sri Sanatana Gosvami in
>|all the conclusions of devotional service for two
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36|Madhya 25.4
37|TEXT 4
38|TEXT
39|'paramananda kirtaniya'-sekharera sangi
40|prabhure kirtana sunaya, ati bada rangi
41|SYNONYMS
42|paramananda kirtaniya-Paramananda Kirtaniya; sekharera
>|sangi-a friend of Candrasekhara's; prabhure-unto Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kirtana sunaya-sings and chants; ati
>|bada rangi-very humorous.
43|TRANSLATION
44|For as long as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was in Varanasi,
>|Paramananda Kirtaniya, who was a friend of Candrasekhara's,
>|chanted the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and other songs to Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu in a very humorous way.
45|Madhya 25.5
46|TEXT 5
47|TEXT
48|sannyasira gana prabhure yadi upeksila
49|bhakta-duhkha khandaite tare krpa kaila
50|SYNONYMS
51|sannyasira gana-all the sannyasis; prabhure-Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi-when; upeksila-criticized; bhakta-
>|duhkha-the unhappiness of the devotees; khandaite-to drive
>|away; tare-to them; krpa kaila-showed His mercy.
52|TRANSLATION
53|When the Mayavadi sannyasis at Varanasi criticized Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord's devotees became very
>|depressed. To satisfy them, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu showed
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54|Madhya 25.6
55|TEXT 6
56|TEXT
57|sannyasire krpa purve likhiyachon vistariya
58|uddese kahiye ihan sanksepa kariya
59|SYNONYMS
60|sannyasire krpa-mercy upon the sannyasis; purve-before this;
>| likhiyachon-I have described; vistariya-elaborately;
>|uddese-in reference to that; kahiye-let me speak; ihan-here;
>| sanksepa kariya-in brief.
61|TRANSLATION
62|In the Seventh Chapter of Adi-lila I have already
>|elaborately described Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's deliverance
>|of the sannyasis at Varanasi, but I shall briefly repeat it
>|in this chapter.
63|Madhya 25.7
64|TEXT 7
65|TEXT
66|yahan tahan prabhura ninda kare sannyasira gana
67|suni' duhkhe maharastriya vipra karaye cintana
68|SYNONYMS
69|yahan tahan-anywhere and everywhere; prabhura ninda-
>|criticism of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare-do; sannyasira
>|gana-the Mayavadi sannyasis; suni'-hearing; duhkhe-in great
>|unhappiness; maharastriya vipra-the brahmana of Maharastra
>|province; karaye cintana-was contemplating.
70|TRANSLATION
71|When the Mayavadi sannyasis were criticizing Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu anywhere and everywhere in Varanasi, the
>|Maharastrian brahmana, hearing this blasphemy, began to
>|think about this unhappily.
72|Madhya 25.8
73|TEXT 8
74|TEXT
75|"prabhura svabhava,-yeba dekhe sannidhane
76|'svarupa' anubhavi' tanre 'isvara' kari' mane
77|SYNONYMS
78|prabhura sva-bhava-the characteristics of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yeba-anyone who; dekhe-sees;
>|sannidhane-nearby; sva-rupa-His personality; anubhavi'-
>|realizing; tanre-Him; isvara kari'-as the Supreme Lord;
>|mane-accepts.
79|TRANSLATION
80|The Maharastrian brahmana thought, "Whoever closely sees
>|the characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately
>|realizes His personality and accepts Him as the Supreme
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81|Madhya 25.9
82|TEXT 9
83|TEXT
84|kona prakare paron yadi ekatra karite
85|iha dekhi' sannyasi-gana habe inhara bhakte
86|SYNONYMS
87|kona prakare-by some means; paron-I am able; yadi-if;
>|ekatra karite-to assemble; iha dekhi'-by seeing this (Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu's personal characteristics); sannyasi-
>|gana-the Mayavadi sannyasis of Varanasi; habe-will become;
>|inhara bhakte-His devotees.
88|TRANSLATION
89|"If by some means I can assemble all the sannyasis together,
>| they will certainly become His devotees after seeing His
>|personal characteristics.
90|PURPORT
91|If one saw the personal characteristics and activities of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, one would certainly be convinced
>|that He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One can
>|ascertain this by following in the footsteps of the sastric
>|injunctions. This sincere study and appreciation of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu is also applicable to His authorized
>|devotees, and it is clearly stated in the Caitanya-
>|caritamrta (Antya 7.11):
92|kali-kalera dharma-krsna-nama-sankirtana
93|krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana
94|In this Age of Kali, real religious propaganda should
>|induce people to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. This is
>|possible for someone who is especially empowered by Krsna.
>|No one can do this without being especially favored by
>|Krsna. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments in
>|this regard in his Anubhasya, wherein he quotes a verse
>|from Narayana-samhita:
95|dvapariyair janair visnuh
96|pancaratrais tu kevalaih
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98|pujyate bhagavan harih
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99|"In Dvapara-yuga, devotees of Lord Visnu and Krsna rendered
>|devotional service according to the principles of
>|pancaratrika. In this Age of Kali, the Supreme Personality
>|of Godhead is worshiped simply by the chanting of His holy
>|names." Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura then
>|comments: "Without being empowered by the direct potency of
>|Lord Krsna to fulfill His desire and without being
>|specifically favored by the Lord, no human being can become
>|the spiritual master of the whole world. He certainly
>|cannot succeed by mental concoction, which is not meant for
>|devotees or religious people. Only an empowered personality
>|can distribute the holy name of the Lord and enjoin all
>|fallen souls to worship Krsna. By distributing the holy
>|name of the Lord, he cleanses the hearts of the most fallen
>|people; therefore he extinguishes the blazing fire of the
>|material world. Not only that, he broadcasts the shining
>|brightness of Krsna's effulgence throughout the world. Such
>|an acarya, or spiritual master, should be considered
>|nondifferent from Krsna-that is, he should be considered
>|the incarnation of Lord Krsna's potency. Such a personality
>|is krsnalingita-vigraha-that is, he is always embraced by
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. Such a person is
>|above the considerations of the varnasrama institution. He
>|is the guru or spiritual master for the entire world, a
>|devotee on the topmost platform, the maha-bhagavata stage,
>|and a paramahamsa-thakura, a spiritual form only fit to be
>|addressed as paramahamsa or thakura."
100|Nonetheless, there are many people who are just like owls
>|but never open their eyes to see the sunshine. These owlish
>|personalities are inferior to the Mayavadi sannyasis who
>|cannot see the brilliance of Krsna's favor. They are
>|prepared to criticize the person engaged in distributing
>|the holy name all over the world and following in the
>|footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who wanted Krsna
>|consciousness preached in every town and city.
101|Madhya 25.10
102|TEXT 10
103|TEXT
104|varanasi-vasa amara haya sarva-kale
105|sarva-kala duhkha paba, iha na karile"
106|SYNONYMS
107|varanasi-vasa-residence at Varanasi; amara-my; haya-there
>|is; sarva-kale-always; sarva-kala-always; duhkha paba-I
>|will suffer unhappiness; iha-this; na karile-if I do not
>|execute.
108|TRANSLATION
109|"I shall have to reside at Varanasi the rest of my life. If
>|I do not try to carry out this plan, I shall certainly
>|continue to suffer mental depression."
110|Madhya 25.11
111|TEXT 11
112|TEXT
113|eta cinti' nimantrila sannyasira gane
114|tabe sei vipra aila mahaprabhura sthane
115|SYNONYMS
116|eta cinti'-thinking this; nimantrila-he invited; sannyasira
>|gane-all the sannyasis; tabe-then; sei vipra-that brahmana;
>|aila-approached; mahaprabhura sthane-the lotus feet of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
117|TRANSLATION
118|Thinking like this, the Maharastrian brahmana extended an
>|invitation to all the sannyasis of Varanasi. After doing
>|this, he finally approached Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to
>|extend Him an invitation.
119|Madhya 25.12
120|TEXT 12
121|TEXT
122|hena-kale ninda suni' sekhara, tapana
123|duhkha pana prabhu-pade kaila nivedana
124|SYNONYMS
125|hena-kale-exactly at this time; ninda suni'-by hearing the
>|criticism (of Lord Caitanya by the Mayavadi sannyasis);
>|sekhara tapana-Candrasekhara and Tapana Misra; duhkha pana-
>|feeling very unhappy; prabhu-pade-unto the lotus feet of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila nivedana-submitted a request.
126|TRANSLATION
127|At this time, Candrasekhara and Tapana Misra both heard
>|blasphemous criticism against Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
>|felt very unhappy. They came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's
>|lotus feet to submit a request.
128|Madhya 25.13
129|TEXT 13
130|TEXT
131|bhakta-duhkha dekhi' prabhu manete cintila
132|sannyasira mana phiraite mana ha-ila
133|SYNONYMS
134|bhakta-duhkha dekhi'-seeing the unhappiness of the devotees;
>| prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; manete cintila-considered
>|within His mind; sannyasira mana-the minds of the Mayavadi
>|sannyasis; phiraite-to turn; mana ha-ila-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu decided.
135|TRANSLATION
136|They submitted their request, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>|seeing His devotees' unhappiness, decided to turn the minds
>|of the Mayavadi sannyasis.
137|Madhya 25.14
138|TEXT 14
139|TEXT
140|hena-kale vipra asi' karila nimantrana
141|aneka dainyadi kari' dharila carana
142|SYNONYMS
143|hena-kale-at this time; vipra-the Maharastrian brahmana;
>|asi'-coming; karila nimantrana-invited Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; aneka-various; dainya-adi-submissions; kari'-
>|doing; dharila carana-touched His lotus feet.
144|TRANSLATION
145|While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was seriously considering
>|meeting with the Mayavadi sannyasis, the Maharastrian
>|brahmana approached Him and extended an invitation. The
>|brahmana submitted his invitation with great humility, and
>|he touched the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
146|Madhya 25.15
147|TEXT 15
148|TEXT
149|tabe mahaprabhu tanra nimantrana manila
150|ara dina madhyahna kari' tanra ghare gela
151|SYNONYMS
152|tabe-after this; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanra-
>|his; nimantrana-invitation; manila-accepted; ara dina-the
>|next day; madhyahna kari'-after finishing His madhyahna
>|activities (taking bath and murmuring mantras); tanra
>|ghare gela-He went to the house of the Maharastrian
>|brahmana.
153|TRANSLATION
154|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted his invitation, and the
>|next day, after finishing His noontime activities, He went
>|to the brahmana's house.
155|Madhya 25.16
156|TEXT 16
157|TEXT
158|tahan yaiche kaila prabhu sannyasira nistara
159|panca-tattvakhyane taha kariyachi vistara
160|SYNONYMS
161|tahan-there; yaiche-how; kaila-performed; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sannyasira-of the Mayavadi sannyasis;
>|nistara-deliverance; panca-tattva-akhyane-in describing the
>|glories of the Panca-tattva (Sri Krsna Caitanya, Prabhu
>|Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara and Srivasa); taha-that
>|subject matter; kariyachi vistara-have described
>|elaborately.
162|TRANSLATION
163|I have already described Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's
>|deliverance of the Mayavadi sannyasis in the Seventh
>|Chapter when I described the glories of
>|the Panca-tattva-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda
>|Prabhu, Advaita Prabhu, Gadadhara Prabhu and Srivasa.
164|Madhya 25.17
165|TEXT 17
166|TEXT
167|grantha bade, punarukti haya ta' kathana
168|tahan ye na likhilun, taha kariye likhana
169|SYNONYMS
170|grantha-the size of the book; bade-increases; punah-ukti-
>|repetition; haya-would be; ta' kathana-of subject matters
>|once described; tahan-there (in the Seventh Chapter); ye-
>|whatever; na likhilun-I have not described; taha-that;
>|kariye likhana-I am writing.
171|TRANSLATION
172|Since I have already described this incident very
>|elaborately in the Seventh Chapter of Adi-lila, I do
>|not wish to increase the size of this book by giving
>|another description. However, I shall try to include in
>|this chapter whatever was not described there.
173|Madhya 25.18
174|TEXT 18
175|TEXT
176|ye divasa prabhu sannyasire krpa kaila
177|se divasa haite grame kolahala haila
178|SYNONYMS
179|ye divasa-the day when; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|sannyasire-to the Mayavadi sannyasis; krpa kaila-showed His
>|mercy; se divasa haite-beginning from that day; grame-in
>|the locality; kolahala haila-there were many talks about
>|this incident.
180|TRANSLATION
181|Beginning from the day on which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|showed His mercy to the Mayavadi sannyasis, there were
>|vivid discussions about this conversion among the
>|inhabitants of Varanasi.
182|Madhya 25.19
183|TEXT 19
184|TEXT
185|lokera sanghatta aise prabhure dekhite
186|nana sastre pandita aise sastra vicarite
187|SYNONYMS
188|lokera sanghatta-crowds of men; aise-come; prabhure dekhite-
>|to see Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nana sastre pandita-
>|scholars learned in various scriptures; aise-used to come;
>|sastra vicarite-to talk on various scriptures.
189|TRANSLATION
190|Crowds of people came to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu from
>|that day on, and scholars of various scriptures discussed
>|different subject matters with the Lord.
191|Madhya 25.20
192|TEXT 20
193|TEXT
194|sarva-sastra khandi' prabhu 'bhakti' kare sara
195|sayuktika vakye mana phiraya sabara
196|SYNONYMS
197|sarva-sastra khandi'-defeating all the false conclusions of
>|different scriptures; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|bhakti kare sara-established the predominance of devotional
>|service; sa-yuktika vakye-by talks full of pleasing logic
>|and arguments; mana phiraya-turns the minds; sabara-of
>|everyone.
198|TRANSLATION
199|When people came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to discuss the
>|principles of various scriptures, the Lord defeated their
>|false conclusions and established the predominance of
>|devotional service to the Lord. With logic and argument He
>|very politely changed their minds.
200|PURPORT
201|We have been spreading this sankirtana movement in the
>|Western countries, and in our recent tour of European
>|cities like Rome, Geneva, Paris and Frankfurt, many learned
>|Christian scholars, priests, philosophers and yogis came to
>|see us, and by the grace of Krsna they agreed that this
>|Krsna consciousness movement, the bhakti cult, offers the
>|topmost conclusion. Following in the footsteps of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we are trying to convince everyone
>|that the devotional service of the Lord is enjoined in
>|every scripture. If a person is religious, he must accept
>|the supreme authority of the Lord, become His devotee and
>|try to love Him. This is the real principle of religion. It
>|does not matter whether one is Christian, Mohammedan or
>|whatever. He simply must accept the sublime position of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead and render service unto Him.
>|It is not a question of being Christian, Mohammedan or
>|Hindu. One should be purely religious and freed from all
>|these material designations. In this way one can learn the
>|art of devotional service. This argument appeals to all
>|intelligent men, and consequently this Krsna consciousness
>|movement is gaining ground throughout the world. Due to our
>|solid logic and scientific presentation, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu's prediction that Krsna consciousness will
>|spread in every town and village throughout the world is
>|gradually being realized.
202|Madhya 25.21
203|TEXT 21
204|TEXT
205|upadesa lana kare krsna-sankirtana
206|sarva-loka hase, gaya, karaye nartana
207|SYNONYMS
208|upadesa lana-getting instructions from Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; kare-join; krsna-sankirtana-the sankirtana
>|movement; sarva-loka hase-everyone began to laugh in
>|pleasure; gaya-chant; karaye nartana-and dance.
209|TRANSLATION
210|As soon as people received instructions from Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, they began to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
>|Thus everyone laughed, chanted and danced with the Lord.
211|Madhya 25.22
212|TEXT 22
213|TEXT
214|prabhure pranata haila sannyasira gana
215|atma-madhye gosthi kare chadi' adhyayana
216|SYNONYMS
217|prabhure-unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pranata haila-
>|offered obeisances; sannyasira gana-all the Mayavadi
>|sannyasis; atma-madhye-among themselves; gosthi kare-
>|discussed; chadi' adhyayana-giving up so-called studies of
>|Vedanta.
218|TRANSLATION
219|All the Mayavadi sannyasis offered their obeisances unto
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and then began to discuss His
>|movement, giving up their studies of Vedanta and Mayavada
>|philosophy.
220|Madhya 25.23
221|TEXT 23
222|TEXT
223|prakasanandera sisya eka tanhara samana
224|sabha-madhye kahe prabhura kariya sammana
225|SYNONYMS
226|prakasanandera sisya eka-one of the disciples of
>|Prakasananda Sarasvati; tanhara samana-equal in learning
>|with Prakasananda Sarasvati; sabha-madhye-in the assembly
>|of the sannyasis; kahe-explains; prabhura kariya sammana-
>|respecting Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu seriously.
227|TRANSLATION
228|One of the disciples of Prakasananda Sarasvati, who was as
>|learned as his guru, began to speak in that assembly,
>|offering all respects to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
229|Madhya 25.24
230|TEXT 24
231|TEXT
232|sri-krsna-caitanya haya 'saksat narayana'
233|'vyasa-sutrera' artha karena ati-manorama
234|SYNONYMS
235|sri-krsna-caitanya-Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu; haya-
>|is; saksat narayana-directly the Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead, Narayana; vyasa-sutrera-the codes of Vyasadeva
>|(Vedanta-sutra); artha karena-He explains; ati-manorama-
>|very nicely.
236|TRANSLATION
237|He said, "Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead, Narayana Himself. When He explains
>|the Vedanta-sutra, He does so very nicely.
238|Madhya 25.25
239|TEXT 25
240|TEXT
241|upanisadera karena mukhyartha vyakhyana
242|suniya pandita-lokera judaya mana-kana
243|SYNONYMS
244|upanisadera-of the Vedic version known as the Upanisads;
>|karena-He does; mukhya-artha-the original meaning;
>|vyakhyana-explanation; suniya-hearing; pandita-lokera-of
>|the learned scholars; judaya-satisfies; mana-kana-the minds
>|and ears.
245|TRANSLATION
246|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu explains the direct meaning of the
>|Upanisads. When all learned scholars hear this, their minds
>|and ears are satisfied.
247|Madhya 25.26
248|TEXT 26
249|TEXT
250|sutra-upanisadera mukhyartha chadiya
251|acarya 'kalpana' kare agraha kariya
252|SYNONYMS
253|sutra-upanisadera-of the Vedanta-sutra and the Upanisads;
>|mukhya-artha-the direct meaning; chadiya-giving up; acarya-
>|Sankaracarya; kalpana-imagination; kare-does; agraha kariya-
>|with great eagerness.
254|TRANSLATION
255|"Giving up the direct meaning of the Vedanta-sutra and the
>|Upanisads, Sankaracarya imagines some other interpretation.
256|Madhya 25.27
257|TEXT 27
258|TEXT
259|acarya-kalpita artha ye pandita sune
260|mukhe 'haya' 'haya' kare, hrdaya na mane
261|SYNONYMS
262|acarya-kalpita-imagined by Sankaracarya; artha-meaning; ye
>|pandita sune-any learned person who hears; mukhe-only in
>|the mouth; haya haya-yes it is, yes it is; kare-does;
>|hrdaya-his heart; na mane-does not accept.
263|TRANSLATION
264|"All the interpretations of Sankaracarya are imaginary.
>|Such imaginary interpretations are verbally accepted by
>|learned scholars, but they do not appeal to the heart.
265|Madhya 25.28
266|TEXT 28
267|TEXT
268|sri-krsna-caitanya-vakya drdha satya mani
269|kali-kale sannyase 'samsara' nahi jini
270|SYNONYMS
271|sri-krsna-caitanya-vakya-the words of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; drdha-very firm and convincing; satya mani-I
>|admit as truth; kali-kale-in this Age of Kali; sannyase-
>|simply by accepting the renounced order of life; samsara
>|nahi jini-one cannot escape the material clutches.
272|TRANSLATION
273|"The words of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu are firm and
>|convincing, and I accept them as true. In this Age of Kali,
>|one cannot be delivered from material clutches simply
>|by formally accepting the renounced order.
274|Madhya 25.29
275|TEXT 29
276|TEXT
277|harer nama-slokera yei karila vyakhyana
278|sei satya sukhadartha parama pramana
279|SYNONYMS
280|harer nama-slokera-of the verse beginning harer nama harer
>|nama; yei-whatever; karila-made; vyakhyana-the explanation;
>|sei-that; satya-true; sukha-da-artha-a meaning that is
>|pleasing to accept; parama pramana-the supreme evidence.
281|TRANSLATION
282|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's explanation of the verse
>|beginning 'harer nama harer nama' is not
>|only pleasing to the ear but is strong, factual evidence.
283|Madhya 25.30
284|TEXT 30
285|TEXT
286|bhakti vina mukti nahe, bhagavate kaya
287|kali-kale namabhase sukhe mukti haya
288|SYNONYMS
289|bhakti vina-without devotional service; mukti nahe-there is
>|no question of liberation; bhagavate kaya-it is said in
>|Srimad-Bhagavatam; kali-kale-in this Age of Kali; nama-
>|abhase-even by a slight appreciation of the Hare Krsna
>|mantra; sukhe-without difficulty; mukti haya-one can get
>|liberation.
290|TRANSLATION
291|"In this Age of Kali, one cannot attain liberation without
>|taking to the devotional service of the Lord. In this age,
>|even if one does not chant the holy name of Krsna
>|perfectly, he still attains liberation very easily.
292|Madhya 25.31
293|TEXT 31
294|TEXT
295|sreyah-srtim bhaktim udasya te vibho
296|klisyanti ye kevala-bodha-labdhaye
297|tesam asau klesala eva sisyate
298|nanyad yatha sthula-tusavaghatinam
299|SYNONYMS
300|sreyah-srtim-the auspicious path of liberation; bhaktim-
>|devotional service; udasya-giving up; te-of You; vibho-O my
>|Lord; klisyanti-accept increased difficulties; ye-all those
>|persons who; kevala-only; bodha-labdhaye-for obtaining
>|knowledge; tesam-for them; asau-that; klesalah-trouble; eva-
>|only; sisyate-remains; na-not; anyat-anything else; yatha-
>|as much as; sthula-bulky; tusa-husks of rice; avaghatinam-
>|of those beating.
301|TRANSLATION
302|" 'My dear Lord, devotional service unto You is the only
>|auspicious path. If one gives it up simply for speculative
>|knowledge or the understanding that these living beings are
>|spirit soul and the material world is false, he undergoes
>|a great deal of trouble. He only gains troublesome and
>|inauspicious activities. His actions are like beating a
>|husk that is already devoid of rice. One 's labor becomes
>|fruitless.'
303|PURPORT
304|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.4).
305|Madhya 25.32
306|TEXT 32
307|TEXT
308|ye 'nye 'ravindaksa vimukta-maninas
309|tvayy asta-bhavad avisuddha-buddhayah
310|aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah
311|patanty adho 'nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah
312|SYNONYMS
313|ye-all those who; anye-others (nondevotees); aravinda-aksa-
>|O lotus-eyed one; vimukta-maninah-who&nbs