264 Ss r-Caitanya-caritamrta

TEXT 23

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dui-jane khatmati lagaya kondala
tanra prityera katha age kahiba sakala

SYNONYMS
dui-jane—two persons; khatmati—fighting over trifles; /agaya—continued; Rondala—
quarrel; tafra—his; prityera—affection; katha—narration; age—ahead; kahiba—| shall
speak; sakala—all.
TRANSLATION

They sometimes appeared to fight over trifles, but these quarrels were based on
their affection, of which | shall speak later.

TEXT 24

ANe- fos — Chea WIS-SPIA |
Sia HS AY FAI, -ASAAH FA WLG |

raghava-pandita— prabhura adya-anucara
tanra eka sakha mukhya—makaradhvaja kara

SYNONYMS

raghava pandita—of the name Raghava Pandita; prabhura—of the Lord; adya—
original; anucara—follower; tanra—his; eka—one; sakha—branch; mukhya—chief;
makaradhvaja—of the name Makaradhvaja; kara—surname.

TRANSLATION

Raghava Pandita, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s original follower, is understood
to have been the seventh branch. From him proceeded another sub-branch, headed
by Makaradhvaja Kara.

PURPORT

Kara was the surname of Makaradhvaja. At present this surname is generally
found in the Kayastha community. The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 44, states:

dhanistha bhaksya-saGmagrim krpsnayadad vraje ’mitam
saiva sampratam gauranga-priyo raghava-panditah
