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
SCY BASifacs SVS eifseal shen |
H-GeTA flea Aer SACS erifAetl v eee i
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
afamin aca caltery aa-aeTSa |
SH TAS VEcaa,— He Tis TA Ave
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.
