346 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 6

Sanatana Gosvami to preach, and He ordered Raghunatha dasa Gosvami to
strictly follow the rules and regulations of the renounced order. All six Gosvamis
strictly followed the instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This is the principle
for progress in devotional service. After receiving an order from the spiritual
master, one must strictly try to execute the order. That is the way of success.

TEXT 313

Se-aapl Ta? Cal Scam SHE |
Cll Wael AACS BLA FAcAH-aBa I OS I

prana-raksa lagi’ yeba karena bhaksana
taha khafid 4panake kahe nirveda-vacana

SYNONYMS

prana-raksa lagi’—to maintain life; yebad—whatever; karena bhaksana—he ate;
taha khafd—eating that; dpandke—to himself; kahe—said; nirveda-vacana—
words of reproach.

TRANSLATION

Whatever he ate was only to keep his body and soul together, and when he
ate he would reproach himself thus.

TEXT 314

qratas cofeatalats Tas B agertys |
Fr faag Fa ai cecwteres AVIS qrjss #8 |

atmanarn ced vijaniyat
param jfana-dhdtasayah

kim icchan kasya va hetor
deham pusnati lampatah

SYNONYMS
atmanam—the soul; cet—if; vijaniyat—one understands; param—supreme;
jfiana—by knowledge; dhdta—thrown off; 4sayah —material desires; kim—what;
icchan—desiring; kasya—what; vi—or; hetoh—for reason; deham—the material
body; pusnati—maintains; lampatah—debauchee.

TRANSLATION

“If one’s heart has been cleansed by perfect knowledge and one has under-
stood Krsna, the Supreme Brahman, he then gains everything. Why should
