92 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 4

TEXT 191
AE BCR, —“CayA-CHy ‘Vigo’ FY aw |
‘HONSS’ CHE STA ‘fe ARTH | S39 1

prabhu kahe, ——“vaisnava-deha ‘prakrta’ kabhu naya
‘aprakrta’ deha bhaktera ‘cid-ananda-maya’

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; vaisnava deha—the body of a
Vaisnava; prakrta—material; kabhu naya—is never; aprakrta—transcendental;
deha—body; bhaktera—of a devotee; cit-dnanda-maya—full of transcendental
bliss.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, ‘The body of a devotee is never material. It
is considered to be transcendental, full of spiritual bliss.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is trying to convince Haridasa Thakura and Sanatana
Gosvami that a devotee whose life is dedicated to the service of the Lord is never
in the material conception. Because he always engages in the service of the Lord,
his body is transcendental and full of spiritual bliss. His body should never be con-
sidered material, just as the body of the Deity worshiped in the temple is never
considered to be made of stone or wood. Factually, the Deity is directly the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, without a doubt. The injunctions of the Padma
Purana therefore state: arcye visnau siladhir gurusu nara-matir vaisnave jati-bud-
dhib. ..yasya va naraki sah. The Deity worshiped in the temple is never stone or
wood. Similarly, the body of a Vaisnava fully dedicated to the service of the Lord
is never considered to belong to the material modes of nature.

TEXT 192
ABTA SS FoI STATA |
CASHCA SB SICA FCA SUWAT | 992 1

diksa-kale bhakta kare atma-samarpana
sei-kdle krsna tare kare atma-sama

SYNONYMS
diksa-kale—at the time of initiation; bhakta—the devotee; kare—does;
atma—of himself; samarpana—full dedication; sei-kale—at that time; krspa—
Lord Krsna; tare—him; kare—makes; dtma-sama—as spiritual as Himself.
