114 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 1

tomdra yaiche visaya-tyaga, taiche tanra riti
dainya-vairdgya-pandityera tanhatei sthiti

SYNONYMS
tomara—your; yaiche—just as; visaya-tya4ga—renunciation of material connec-
tions; taiche—similarly; tanra riti—his manner of activity; dainya—humbleness;
vairagya—renunciation; pandityera—of learned scholarship; tanhatei—in him;
sthiti—existing.

TRANSLATION

Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu told Ramananda Raya, “Sanatana Gosvami’s
renunciation of material connections is just like yours. Humility, renunciation
and excellent learning exist in him simultaneously.

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ei dui bhaiye ami pathailun vrndavane
sakti diya bhakti-sastra karite pravartane

SYNONYMS
ei—these; dui—two; bhdiye—brothers; ami—t!; pathailun —sent; vrndavane—
to Vrndavana; sakti diyia—empowering them; bhakti-sastra—transcendental
literature regarding devotional service; karite—to do; pravartane—establishing.

TRANSLATION

“1 empowered both of these brothers to go to Vrndavana to expand the
literature of bhakti.”

PURPORT

$11 Caitanya Mahprabhu informed Srila Ramananda Raya that he and Sanatana
Gosvami had engaged equally in devotional service after giving up all relation-
ships with material activity. Such renunciation is a symptom of an unalloyed devo-
tee engaged in the service of the Lord with no tinge of material contamination.
According to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, this is the position of trnad api sunicena
taror api sahisnund. A pure devotee, free from the reactions of the material modes
of nature, executes devotional service with tolerance like that of a tree. He also
feels humbler than the grass. Such a devotee, who is called niskificana, or free
