324 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 3

Thakura used to say that if one earns his livelihood by displaying the Deity in the
temple, he is not an acarya or gosvami. It would be better for him to accept ser-
vice even as a sweeper in the street, for that is a more honorable means of earning
one’s living.

TEXT 224

FH BASifAcs BVs eifeeai sizer |
OT-GeTA fea Aer SHAS enifsteri 228

krsne avatarite advaita pratijfia karila
jala-tulasi diya puja karite lagila

SYNONYMS

krsne—Lord Krsna; avatarite—to cause to descend; advaita—Advaita Acarya;
pratijfid—promise; karila—made; jala-tulasi—Ganges water and tulasi leaves;
diya—offering; puja—worship; karite—to do; lagila—began.

TRANSLATION

Determined to deliver all the fallen souls, Advaita Acarya decided to cause
Krsna to descend. With this vow, he began to offer Ganges water and tulasi
leaves to worship the Lord.

TEXT 225

BfantA Scr cate ata-weTSe |
BR GIS SACqa,— OE SiF TAH Aree

haridasa kare gonphaya naéma-sankirtana
krsna avatirna ha-ibena, —ei tanra mana

SYNONYMS

haridasa—Haridasa Thakura; kare—performed; gonphaya—in the cave; ndma-
sankirtana—chanting of the holy name of the Lord; krsna—Lord Krsna; avatirna
ha-ibena—will descend; ei—this; tahra mana—his mind.

TRANSLATION

Similarly, Haridasa Thakura chanted in his cave on the bank of the Ganges
with the intention to cause Krsna’s descent.
