310 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-tila, Ch. 17

SYNONYMS

ara dina—another day; Siva-bhakta—a devotee of Lord Siva; $/va-guna—the qualities
of Lord Siva; g@ya—chants; prabhura—of Lord Caitanya; angane—in the courtyard;
na@ce—dances; gamaru--a kind of musical instrument; bajéya—plays on it.

TRANSLATION

On another day a great devotee of Lord Siva, chanting of Lord Siva’s qualities,
came to Lord Caitanya’s house, where he began dancing in the courtyard and play-
ing his damaru [a musical instrument] .

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RCET-UNTA LUM MSTA THA |
STA SOW FS Sy CHM TIGA | S00

mahesa-Gvesa haild sacira nandana
tara skandhe cagi nrtya Raila bahu-ksana

SYNONYMS

mahesa-Gvesa—in the mood of Lord Siva; haifa—became; Sacira—of mother Saci;
nandana—son; tara skandhe—on his shoulder; ca@i—getting on; n¢tya—dance; kaifa—
did; bahu-ksana—for a long time.

TRANSLATION

Then Lord Caitanya, adopting the mood of Lord Siva, got on the man’s shoulders,
and thus they danced together for a long time.

PURPORT

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu adopted the mood of Lord Siva, for He is Siva also.
According to the philosophy of acintya-bhed@bheda-tattva, t.ord Siva is not differ-
ent from Lord Visgu, but still Lord Siva is not Lord Visnu, just as yogurt is nothing
but miltk and yet is not milk nevertheless, One cannot get the benefit of milk by
drinking yogurt. Similarly, one cannot get satvation by worshiping Lord Siva. If one
wants salvation, one must worship Lord Visnu. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita
(9.4). Mat-sth@ni sarva-bhiitaéni na caharh tesv avasthitah: everything is resting on the
Lord, for everything is His potential energy, yet He is not everywhere. Lord
Caitanya’s adopting the mood of Lord Siva is not extraordinary, but one should not
therefore think that by worshiping Lord Siva he is worshiping Lord Caitanya. That
would be a mistake.

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Gla faa os ferme widen ahaa |
aga Hey cafe aw erifaer SAS bed a
