138 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-tila, Ch. 14

ej ta’ karibe vaisnava-dharmera pracara
tha haite habe dui kulera nistara

SYNONYMS

ef ta’—this child; karibe—will do; vaisnava—of Vaisnavism, or devotional service;
dharmera—of the religion; pracdra—preaching; ‘hd haite—from this; habe—there will
be; dui—two; kulera—dynasties; nista@ra—deliverance.

TRANSLATION

“This child will preach the Vaisnava cult and deliver both His maternal and
paternal families.

PURPORT

Without Narayana Himself os His bona fide representative one cannot preach the
cult of Vaisnavism, or devotional service. When a Vaisnava is born, he delivers both
his maternal and paternal families simultaneously.

TEXT 18

TACHA FA, AF CAME Sle |
wrfa fea Stn, —afaa ataeae net

mahotsava kara, saba bolaha brahmana
dji dina bhale,—kariba néma-karana

SYNONYMS

mahotsava—a festival; kara—observe; saba—all; boldha—call; brahmana—the
brahmanas; aji—today; dina—day ; bhafa—auspicious; kariba—\ shall perform; nama-
karana—the name giving ceremony.

TRANSLATION

“| propose to perform a name-giving ceremony. We should observe a festival and
call for the brahmanas because today is very auspicious.

PURPORT

It is the Vedic principle to observe a festival in connection with Narayana and
brahmanas. Giving a child a particular name is among the purificatory processes,
which are known as dasa-vidha-sarhskara, and on the day of such a ceremony one
should observe a festival by worshiping Narayana and distributing prasdda, chiefly
among the drahmanas.

When Nilambara Cakravarti, Sacimata and Jagannatha Misra, recognizing the
marks on the Lord’s lotus feet, understood that the child Nimai was not an ordi-
