8 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta
sei krsna avatirna sri-krsna-caitanya
sei parikara-gana sange saba dhanya
SYNONYMS
sei Rrsna—that very Lord Krsna; avatirna—has advented; Sri-krsna-caitanya—in the
form of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sei—those; parikara-gana—associates; sange—
with Him; saba—all; dhanya—glorious.
TRANSLATION
The selfsame Lord Krsna advented Himself as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with all
His eternal associates, who are also equally glorious.
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ekale isvara-tattva caitanya-isvara
bhakta-bhavamaya tanra suddha kalevara
SYNONYMS
ekale—only one person; isvara—tattva—the supreme controller; caitanya—the
supreme living force; iSvara—controller; bhakta-bhavamaya—in the ecstasy of a
devotee; tanra—His; suddha—transcendental; ka/evara—body.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the supreme controller, the one Personality of
Godhead, has ecstatically become a devotee, yet His body is transcendental and not
materially tinged.
PURPORT
There are different tattvas or truths, including isa-tattva, jiva-tattva and sakti-
tattva. {Sa-tattva refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Visnu, who is the
supreme living force. In the Katha Upanisad it is said, nityo nityanam cetanas
cetananam: the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the supreme eternal and the
supreme living force. The living entities are also eternal and are also living forces,
but they are very minute in quantity, whereas the Supreme Lord is the supreme
living force and the supreme eternal. The supreme eternal never accepts a body of a
temporary material nature, whereas the living entities who are part and parcel of the
supreme eternal are prone to do so. Thus according to the Vedic mantras the
Supreme Lord is the supreme master of innumerable living entities. The Mayavadi
philosophers, however, try to equate the minute living entities with the supreme
living entity. Because they recognize no distinctions between them, their philosophy
is called advaita-vada, or monism. Factually, however, there is a distinction. This
verse is especially meant to impart to the Mayavadi philosopher the understanding
