120 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 1
TEXT 212
Bit AAs catatyl Aaforsreer earswacrtelA |
WAT CA AKFAA TOM CHSICWAAT F292 NI
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
CVAT GUHA FUTUNA |
RCI BM CNG HA VAAA-ACH Ado I
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.
