Text 112] Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth 317

gopa-grhe janma chila, gabhira rakhala
sei punye hailan ebe brahmana-chdoyala

SYNONYMS

gopa-grhe—in the house of a cowherd; janma—birth; chi/a—there was; g@bhira—
of the cows; r@khd/a—protector; sei pupye—by those pious activities; haflan—
became; ebe—now; brahmana—of a brahmapa,; ch@oydfa—son.

TRANSLATION

“In My last birth | was born in the family of cowherd men, and I gave protection
to the calves and cows. Because of such pious activities, | have now become the
son of a brahmana.”

PURPORT

The words of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the greatest authority, herein clearly
indicate that one becomes pious simply by keeping cows and protecting them. Un-
fortunately, people have become such rascals that they do not even care about the
words of an authority. People generally consider cowherd men lowty members of
society, but herein Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms that they are so pious that in
their next lives they are going to be brahmanas. The caste system has a specific pur-
pose. if thisscientific systemis followed, human society will get the greatest benefit.
Heeding this instruction by the Lord, people should serve cows and calves and in
return get ample quantities of milk. There is no loss in serving the cows and calves,
but modern human society has become so degraded that instead of giving protection
to the cows and serving them, people are killing them. How can they expect peace
and prosperity in human society while committing such sinful activities? It is
impossible.

TEXT 112

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sarva-jna kahe ami tahé dhydne dekhilan
tahate aisvarya dekhi’ phénphara ha-ilan

SYNONYMS

sarva-jfia—the all-knowing astrologer; Rahe—says; Gmi—|; tadhd—that; dhya@ne—in
meditation; dekhilan—saw; tah@te—there; aisvarya—opulence; dekhi’'—by seeing;
phanphara—confused ; ha-i/an—became.

TRANSLATION

The astrologer said, ‘What | saw in meditation was full of opulence, and there-
fore | was confused.
