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

TEXT 212

aie way caaiy aafecrotess aateacriefy |
GAT BCA AHFAAL ACOH CHSICHAAT 1 292 I

hrdi yasya preranaya
pravartito ‘harm varaka-rdpo ‘pi
tasya hareh pada-kamalam
vande caitanya-devasya

SYNONYMS

hrdi—within the heart; yasya—of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
who gives His pure devotees the intelligence to spread the Krsna consciousness
movement); preranaya—by the inspiration; pravartitah—engaged; aham—t;
vardaka—insignificant and low; rapah—Rupa Gosvami; api—although; tasya—of
Him; hareh—of Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pada-kamalam—to
the lotus feet; vande—let me offer my prayers; caitanya-devasya—of $ri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘Although | am the lowest of men and have no knowledge, the Lord has
mercifully bestowed upon me the inspiration to write transcendental
literature about devotional service. Therefore | offer my obeisances at the
lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
who has given me the chance to write these books.’ ”’

PURPORT
This verse is from Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.1.2).

TEXT 213

GRAS FBG SHS NAC |
QCA BUT CNG Ht VATA-ACH 11 Vso Il

ei-mata dui-jana krsna-katha-range
sukhe kala gondya rdpa haridasa-sange

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; dui-jana—Haridasa Thakura and Srila Ripa Gosvami;
krsna-kathd-range—in the pleasure of discussing topics about Krsna; sukhe—in
happiness; kdala—time; gondya—passes; ripa—Srila Ripa Gosvaml; hari-dasa-
sange—in the company of Haridasa Thakura.
