Adi-lila, Chapter 7 45
TRANSLATION
As soon as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw the sannyasis He immediately offered
obeisances, and then He went to wash His feet. After washing His feet, He sat down
by the place where He had done so.
PURPORT
By offering His obeisances to the Mayavadi sannyasis Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
very clearly exhibited Hishumbleness to everyone. Vaisnavas must not be disrespect-
ful to anyone, to say nothing of a sannyasi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches,
amanina manadena: one should always be respectful to others but should not de-
mand respect for himself. A sannyasi should always walk barefoot, and therefore
when he enters a temple or a society of devotees he should first wash his feet and
then sit down in a proper place. In India it is still the prevalent custom that one put
his shoes in a specified place and then enter the temple barefoot after washing his
feet. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is an ideal acarya, and those who follow in His
footsteps should practice the methods of devotional life that He teaches us.
TEXT 60
afin fae fag tg ert |
HACHEM AN AY CHP RASA tl vo
vasiya karila kichu aisvarya prakasa
mahatejomaya vapu koti-suryabhasa
SYNONYMS
vasiya—after sitting; Rarifa—exhibited; kichu-—some; aiSvarya—mystic power;
prakasa—manifested; mahatejomaya—very brilliantly; vapu—body; Roti—millions;
surya—sun; abhasa—reflection.
TRANSLATION
After sitting on the ground, Caitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited His mystic power by
manifesting an effulgence as brilliant as the illumination of millions of suns.
PURPORT
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna, is full
of all potencies. Therefore it is not remarkable for Him to manifest the illumination
of millions of suns. Lord Sri Krsna is known as Yogesvara, the master of all mystic
powers. Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Lord Krsna Himself; therefore He can
exhibit any mystic power.
