256 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta
TEXT 10
Ge ies Borera Senay seta |
BA YCR ACLSA AG) MBVGH de 0
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
Dif SS Nac Bea USHA CAA |
cottapan faal aife sic creo w 59 a
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
