412 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-tila, Ch.°17
TRANSLATION
His natural emotions were always on the platform of fraternity and servitude,
but the Lord sometimes treated Him as His spiritual master.
TEXT 300
Harrie qe xztonga Sea |
fas fore Sica ScIA USHA | ee |
Srivasadi yata mahdprabhura bhakta-gana
nija nija bhave karena caitanya-sevana
SYNONYMS
$rivasa-adi—headed by Srivasa Thakura; yata—all; mahdprabhura—of Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; bhakta-gana—devotees; nija nija—in their own respective; bhadve—
emotion; Rarena—do; caitanya-sevana—service to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
TRANSLATION
All the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, headed by Srivasa Thakura, have
their own emotional humors in which they render service unto Him.
TEXT 301
oifes-cottation oft Tix cae a |
CAE HE TCH IG Ba GIA AH od 1
parndita-gosani adi yarnra yei rasa
sei sel rase prabhu hana tanra vasa
SYNONYMS
pan¢fita-gosahi—Gadadhara Pandita; Gaj—headed by; ydfra— whose; yei— whatever;
rasa~ transcendental meilow; se/ se/—that respective; rase—by the mellow; prabhu—
the Lord; Aana—is; tafra—his; vasa—under control.
TRANSLATION
Personal associates like Gadadhara, Svardpa Damodara, Ramananda Raya, and
the six Gosvamis headed by Ripa Gosvami are all situated in their respective
transcendental humors. Thus the Lord submits to various transcendentally mellow
positions.
PURPORT
In verses 296 through 301 the emotional devoted service of Sri Nityananda
and Sri Advaita Prabhu has been fully described. Describing such individual! service,
the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipikd, verses 11 through 16, declares that although Lord
