Text 86] The Advent of Lord Caitanya 99
TEXT 86
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aimaity CAA) Ca facerea shea nee tl
eta bali’ dunhe rahe harasita hard
salagrama sevd kare visesa kariyd
SYNONYMS

eta bali'—after this conversation; dumhe—both of them;rahe—remained; harasita—
jubilant; hofid—becoming; sdlagrdma-sdlagrama-nardyana-sild; seva—service; kare—
rendered; visesa—with special attention; Rariyd—giving it.

TRANSLATION

After this conversation, both husband and wife were very jubijant, and together

they rendered service to the household safagrama-sila.
PURPORT

Especially in every brahmana’s house there must be a sd/agrama-Silad to be wor-
shiped by the brahmana famisy. This system is still current. People who are brahmana
by caste, who are born in a brahmana family, must worship the sd/agrdmo-sild. Un-
fortunately, with the progress of Kali-yuga, the so-called bradhmanas, although very
proud of taking birth in brdhmana families, no longer worship the sa@/agramo-sila.
But actually it has been a custom since time immemorial that a person born in a
braéhmana family must worship the sd/agramoa-sild in all circumstances. In our Krsna
consciousness society, some of the members are very anxious to introduce the sd/a-
gramo-sild, but we have purposely refrained from introducing it because most of the
members of the Krsna consciousness movement do not originally come from families
of the brahmana caste. After some time, when we find that they are actually situated
strictly in the line of brahminical behavior, this Sa/agramoa-silé wiil be introduced.

In this age, the worship of the s$a/agrdmoa-sild is not as important as the chanting
of the holy name of the Lord. That is the injunction of the Sastra, Harer nama harer
nama harer nadmaiva kevalam kalau ndsty eva ndsty eva ndsty eva gatir anyatha. Srila
Jiva Gosvami’s opinion is that by chanting the holy name offenselessly one becomes
completely perfect. Nevertheless, just to purify the situation of the mind, worship of
the Deity in the temple is also necessary. Therefore when one is advanced in spiritual
consciousness or is perfectly situated on a spiritual platform he may take to the
worship of the sa/agramo-sila.

_ The transferring of the Lord from the heart of J agannatha Misra to the heart of
Sacimata is explained by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura as follows: “‘It is
to be concluded that Jagannatha Misra and Sacimata are nitya-siddhas, ever purified
associates of the Lord. Their hearts are always uncontaminated, and therefore they
never forget the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A common man in this material
world has acontaminated heart. He must therefore first purify his heart to come to
