256 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta

TEXT 10

Be wiaia Borneyy Si-nara seta |
AF YCR ALAA WH) MBVSH Wd

dui sakhara upasakhaya tan-sabara ganana
yanra grhe mahaprabhura sada sankirtana

SYNONYMS

dui sakhara—of the two branches; upasakhaya—on the sub-branches; tan-sabara—
of all of them; ganana—counting; yanra grhe—in whose house; mahaprabhura—of
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sada—always; sankirtana—congregational chanting.

TRANSLATION

There is no counting the sub-branches of these two branches. Sri Caitanya Maha-
prabhu held congregational chanting daily at the house of Srivasa Pandita.

TEXT 11

Bifa SIS Aare Sea Ways CAA |
citapee faa atfe atca crat-cra W554

cari bhai sa-vamse kare caitanyera seva
gauracandra vina nahi jane devi-deva

SYNONYMS

cari bhai—four brothers; sa-vamse—with all family members; kare— do; caitanyera—
of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; seva—service; gauracandra—Gaurasundara (Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu); vind—except; nahi jane—they do not know; devi—goddess;
deva--or god.

TRANSLATION

These four brothers and their family members fully engaged in the service of
Lord Caitanya. They knew no other god or goddess.

PURPORT

Srila Narottama dasa Thakura has said, anya-devasraya nai, tomare kahinu bhai,
ei bhakti parama-karana: if one wants to become a pure, staunch devotee, one
should not take shelter of any of the demigods or goddesses. Foolish Mayavadis
say that worshiping demigods is as good as worshiping the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, but that is not a fact. This philosophy misleads people to atheism. One
