Adi-Līlā
CHAPTER 10
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 1
শ্রীচৈতন্ত্রপদাত্তোষ-মবুপেত্ত্যা নমো নমঃ।
কথকিদাপ্রয়াদ্ যেবাং খাপি তদগজ্জাগ্তবেৎ ॥১॥
śrīcaitanya-padāmbhoja-madhupebhyo namo namaḥ kathañcid āśrayād yeṣāṁ śvāpi tad-gandha-bhāg bhavet
SYNONYMS
śrī-caitanya —Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  padāmbhoja —the lotus feet;  madhu —honey;  pebhyaḥ —unto those who drink;  namaḥ —respectful obeisances;  namaḥ —respectful obeisances;  kathañcit —a little of it;  āśrayāt —taking shelter of;  yeṣām —of whom;  śvā —dog;  api —also;  tat-gandha —the aroma of the lotus flower;  bhāk —shareholder;  bhavet —may become.
TRANSLATION
Let me repeatedly offer my respectful obeisances unto the beelike devotees who always taste the honey of the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. If even a doggish nondevotee somehow takes shelter of such devotees, he enjoys the aroma of the lotus flower.
PURPORT
The example of a dog is very significant in this connection. A dog naturally does not become a devotee at any time, but still it is sometimes found that a dog of a devotee gradually becomes a devotee also. We have actually seen that a dog has no respect even for the  tulasī  plant. Indeed, a dog is especially inclined to pass urine on the  tulasī  plant. Therefore the dog is the number one nondevotee. But Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's  saṅkīrtana  movement is so strong that even a doglike nondevotee can gradually become a devotee by the association of a devotee of Lord Caitanya. Śrīla Śivānanda Sena, a great householder devotee of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, attracted a dog on the street while going to Jagannātha Purī. The dog
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