Adi-lila, Chapter 8 207
Krsna must first take permission from the spiritual master and Krsna. Krsna is
situated in everyone’s heart, and the spiritual master is His direct external repre-
sentative. Thus Krsna is situated antar-bahih, within and without. One must first
become a pure devotee by following the strict regulative principles and chanting
sixteen rounds daily, and when one thinks that he is actually on the Vaisnava plat-
form, he must then take permission from the spiritual master, and that permission
must also be confirmed by Krsna from within his heart. Then, if one is very sincere
and pure, he can write transcendental literature, either prose or poetry.
TEXT 74
Gaeta Sh CF Da HHA |
catatfooata eta Scat 6a4-CAAA 1 98 I
darasana kari kailuh carana vandana
gosani-dasa pujari kare carana-sevana
SYNONYMS
darasana—by visiting; kari—doing; ‘kailun—made; carana—lotus feet; vandana—
worship; gosahi-dasa—of the name Gosanii dasa; pujari—priest; kare—does; carana—
lotus feet; sevana—service.
TRANSLATION
When I visited the temple of Madana-mohana, the priest Gosani dasa was serving
the feet of the Lord, and | also prayed at the Lord’s lotus feet.
TEXT 75
ASA SAC AH Kiva Tif ier |
ASS) CVS ater afar ofr nae |
prabhura carane yadi ajna magila
prabhu-kantha haite mala khasiya padila
SYNONYMS
prabhura—of the Lord; carane—lotus feet; yadi—when; ajma—order; magila—re-
quested; prabhu-kantha—the neck of the Lord; haite—from; mala—garland; khasiya—
slipped; padila—fell down.
TRANSLATION
When I prayed to the Lord for permission, a garland from His neck immediately
‘slipped down.
