344 si Caitanya-caritamrta
balabhadra bhattacarya—bhakti adhikart
mathurd-gamane prabhura yenho brahmacart
SYNONYMS
ballabhadra bhattdcarya—of the name Balabhadra Bhattacarya; bhakti adhikari—
bona fide devotee; mathurd-gamane—while touring Mathura; prabhura—of the Lord;
yenho—who; brahmacari—acted as a brahmacarl.
TRANSLATION
As a bona fide devotee, Balabhadra Bhattacarya, the twenty-third principal
associate, acted as the brahmacari of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when He toured
Mathura.
PURPORT
Balabhadra Bhattacarya acted as a brahmacari, or personal assistant of a sannyadsi.
A sannyasi is not supposed to cook. Generally a sannyds7 takes prasdda at the house
of a grhastha, and a brahmacari helps in this connection. A sannyds7 is supposed to
be a spiritual master and a brahmacarv his disciple. Balabhadra Bhattacarya acted as
a brahmacari for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when the Lord toured Mathura and
Vrndavana.
TEXT 147
aU afarin, ata cele efawta |
Qe Sala Ace Walliga AMI 989 I
bada haridasa, dra chota haridasa
dui kirtaniya rahe mahaprabhura pasa
SYNONYMS
bada haridadsa—of the name Bada Haridasa; dra—and; chota hariddsa—of the name
Chota Haridasa; dui kirtaniya—both of them were good singers; rahe—stay; maha-
prabhura—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pdsa—with.
TRANSLATION
Bada Haridasa and Chota Haridasa, the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth devotees
in Nilacala, were good singers who always accompanied Lord Caitanya.
PURPORT
Chota Haridasa was later banished from the company of Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, as stated in the Antya-/i/a, Chapter Two.
