26 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta
PURPORT
There are four orders of spiritual life, namely, brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha
and sannyasa, and in each of these asramas there are four divisions. The divisions of
the brahmacaryasrama are savitrya, prajapatya, brahma and brhat, and the divisions
of the grhasthasrama are. varta (professionals), saficaya (accumulators), Sa/ina (those
who do not ask anything from anyone) and Si/ofichana (those who collect grains from
the paddy fields). Similarly, the divisions of the vanaprasthasrama are vaikhanasa,
balikhilya, audumbara and phenapa, and the divisions of sannyasa are kuficaka,
bahidaka, hamsa and niskriya. There are two kinds of sannyasis, who are called
dhiras and narottamas, as stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.13.26-27). At the end of
the month of January in the year 1432 Sakabda, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted
the sannyasa order from KeSava Bharati, who belonged to the Sankara-sampradaya.
TEXT 35
FATA SEA Oty CHM TUBE |
WSS Arcee Sastre Ne |
sannyasa kariya prabhu kaila akarsana
yateka palahachila tarkikadigana
SYNONYMS
sannyasa—the sannyasa order; kariya—accepting; prabhu—the Lord; kaifa—did;
akarsana—attract; yateka—all; palafiachila—fled; tarkika-adi-gana—all persons, be-
ginning with the logicians.
TRANSLATION
After accepting the sannyasa order, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu attracted the atten-
tion of all those who had evaded Him, beginning with the logicians.
TEXT 36
AGM, AIG, Sat, faoHariy TS |
Gla SH S-o11T SA SAAT 11 O t
paduya, pasandi, karmi, nindakadi yata
tara asi’ prabhu-paya haya avanata
SYNONYMS
paduya—students; pdsandi— material adjusters; karmi—fruitive actors; nindaka-adi—
critics; yata—all; tara—they; asi’—coming; prabhu—the Lord’s; paya—lotus feet;
haya—became; avanata—surrendered.
