Text 10]
Lord Caitanya Meets Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
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TRANSLATION
“One who receives Your audience is fortunate indeed, for You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
TEXT 9
তোমারে যে স্মরণ করে, সে হয় পবিত্র । দর্শনে পবিত্র হবে,—ইথে কি বিচিত্র ? ॥ ৯ ॥
tomāre ye smaraṇa kare, se haya pavitra darśane pavitra habe, —ithe ki vicitra?
SYNONYMS
tomāre—You; ye—anyone who; smaraṇa kahe—remembers; se—he; haya—becomes; pavitra—purified; darśane—by seeing; pavitra—purified; habe—will be; ithe—in this; ki vicitra—what astonishment.
TRANSLATION
“Since one who remembers You is purified, why should it be astonishing that one becomes purified by seeing You?
TEXT 10
যেষাং সংস্মরণাং পুংসাং সত্য: শুধাস্তি বৈ গৃহা: । কিং পুনর্দর্শনস্পর্শপাদশোচাসনাদিভি: ॥ ১০ ॥
yeṣāṁ saṁsmaraṇāt puṁsāṁ sadyaḥ śuddhyanti vai gṛhāḥ kiṁ punar darśana-sparśa- pāda-śaucāsanādibhiḥ
SYNONYMS
yeṣāṁ—of whom; saṁsmaraṇāt—by remembrance; puṁsāṁ—of persons; sadyaḥ—immediately; śuddhyanti—become purified; vai—certainly; gṛhāḥ—the houses; kiṁ punaḥ—what to speak of; darśana—by seeing; sparśa—touching; pāda-śauca—washing the feet; āsana-ādibhiḥ—by offering a seat and so on.
TRANSLATION
“One can immediately purify his entire house simply by remembering exalted personalities, to say nothing of directly seeing them, touching their lotus feet, washing their feet or offering them places to sit.’