Adi-lila, Chapter 10 297

SYNONYMS

garuda pandita—of the name Garuda Pandita; /aya—takes; |$rindma-mangala—the
auspicious Hare Krsna mahd-mantra; ndma-bale—by the strength of this chanting;
visa— poison; ydnre—whom; na—did not; karila—affect; bala—strength.

TRANSLATION

Garuda Pandita, the thirty-seventh branch of the tree, always engaged in chanting
the auspicious name of the Lord. Because of the strength of this chanting, even the
effects of poison could not touch him.

PURPORT

Garuda Pandita was once bitten by a poisonous snake, but the snake’s poison
could not affect him because of his chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

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wapa afer ete aica Cael ASI Hay N

gopinatha simha—eka caitanyera dasa
akrira bali’ prabhu yanre kaila parihasa

SYNONYMS

gopinatha siriha—of the name of Gopinatha Sirnha; eka—one; caitanyera dasa—.
servant of Lord Caitanya; akrdra bali —famous as Akrira; prabhu—the Lord; yanre—
whom; kaila@—did; parihasa—joking.

TRANSLATION

Gopinatha Simha, the thirty-eighth branch of the tree, was a faithful servant of
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The Lord jokingly addressed him as Akrura.

PURPORT
Actually he was Akrdra, as stated in Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika.

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VATS HAAG AAATT-SHNTS |
witaceT Slarwef Hey oy CECT 99 I

bhagavati devananda vakresvara-krpate
bhagavatera bhakti-artha paila prabhu haite
