Text 109] Pastimes of Childhood and Youth 253

TEXT 108
SATS feeaH wWe-Pae |
Fawstacm “TEM TRICE HAF V deb I

bhdgyavanta digvijayi saphala-jivana
vidyd-bale paila mahdprabhura carana

SYNONYMS

bhagyavanta—very fortunate; dig-vijavi—the poetic champion; sa-pha/a—success-
ful; Jivana—life; vidya-bale—by the strength of learning; pai/a—got; maha-prabhura—
of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carana—lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

The poetic champion was certainly most fortunate. His life was successful by
dint of his vast learning and erudite scholarship, and thus he attained the shelter of
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT

Sri Narottama dasa Thakura has sung that the best qualification for taking shelter
of the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya is to be the most fallen because the Lord came
specifically to deliver the fallen souls. In this age there are very few scholars. Almost
everyone is a fallen meat-eater, drunkard, woman-hunter or gambler. Such persons
are never considered learned scholars, even if they pose as such. Because these so-
called scholars superficially see that Caitanya Mahaprabhu associates with the
fallen souls, they think that He is meant for a lower class of men but that they do
not need Him. Thus such scholars do not take to the Krsna consciousness move-
ment. To be puffed-up with false learning, therefore, is a disqualification for accept-
ing the Krsna consciousness movement. But here is a special example, for although
the poetic champion was a greatly learned scholar, the Lord also favored him be-
cause of his humble submission.

TEXT 109

sme Hint aferacea TATA |
cH fag faces B81 iar crated seat

e-saba /ilG varniydchena vrndévana-dasa
ye Richu visesa ihéh karila prakdse

SYNONYMS

e-saba—all these; /7/@—pastimes; varniydchena—has described; vrnddvana-ddsa—
Vrndavana dasa Thakura; ye Richu—whatever; visesa—specifics; ‘hdA—in this con-
nection; karifa—! have made; prakdsa—presentation.
