Text 2541
The liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhattācārva
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TEXT 253
প্রত্ন স্লোক পড়ি’  পত্ৰ ছিণ্ডিয়া কেলিল ।।
शिखाबा देशि,  डक सब स्नोक कर्ररी ,  टेकल ॥ ३८७ ॥
prabhu śloka paḍi’ patra chiṇḍiyā phelila bhittye dekhi’ bhakta saba śloka kanthe kaila
SYNONYMS
prabhu —the Lord;  śloka —verses;  paḍi' —reading;  patra —the palm leaf;  chiṇḍiyā —tearing to pieces;  phelila —threw;  bhittye —on the outside wall;  dekhi' —seeing;  bhakta —the devotees;  saba —all;  śloka —verses;  kaṇṭhe —within the neck;  kaila —kept.
TRANSLATION
As soon as Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu read the two verses, He immediately tore up the palm leaf. However, all the devotees read these verses on the outside wall, and they all kept them within their hearts. The verses read as follows.
TEXT 254
বৈরাগ্য-বিত্তা-নিজ্ঞ-ভক্তিযোগ-শিক্ষার্থমেক: পুরুষ: পুরাণ:।
শ্রীকৃষ্ণ  চৈতন্যশাস্ত্রীরধারী কৃপাস্থ্যধিষ্ঠভ্রমহং প্রপত্যে ॥ ২৫৪ ॥
vairāgya-vidyā-nija-bhakti-yoga-śikṣārtham ekaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-śarīra-dhārī kṛpāmbudhir yas tam ahaṁ prapadye
SYNONYMS
vairāgya —detachment from everything that does not help develop Kṛṣṇa consciousness;  vidyā —knowledge;  nija —own;  bhakti-yoga —devotional service;  śikṣā-artham —just to instruct;  ekaḥ —the single person;  puruṣaḥ —the Supreme Person;  purāṇaḥ —very old, or eternal;  śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya —of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  śarīra-dhārī —accepting the body;  kṛpā-ambudhiḥ —the ocean of transcendental mercy;  yaḥ —who;  tam —unto Him;  aham —I;  pra-padye —surrender.
TRANSLATION
“Let me take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who has descended in the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to teach us real