10 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 7

TEXT 18
HACE FHSCHS ails Sta AA |
BSG ‘GLIS-THBUY Sty aA Sv

sarva-sastre krsna-bhaktye nahi yanra sama
ataeva ‘advaita-acdarya’ tanra nama

SYNONYMS

sarva-sastre—in all revealed scriptures; krsna-bhaktye—in the devotional ser-
vice of Lord Krsna; nahi—is not; yanra—of whom; sama—equal; ataeva—
therefore; advaita—without a competitor; dcarya—dcdrya; tara naéma—His
name.

TRANSLATION

“He is unparalleled in His understanding of all the revealed scriptures and
the devotional service of Lord Krsna. Therefore He is called Advaita Acarya.

TEXT 19

HAA SNCS GeosI aI PHS |
ce share mica Sta Cawawl-afS P sot

yanhara krpate mlecchera haya krsna-bhakti
ke kahite pare tanra vaisnavata-sakti?

SYNONYMS
yanihadra—whose; krpate—by mercy; mlecchera—of mlecchas; haya—is;
krsna-bhakti—devotional service to Krsna; ke—who; kahite pare—can describe;
tanra—His; vaisnavata-sakti—power of Vaisnavism.

TRANSLATION

“He is such a great personality that by His mercy He can convert even the
meateaters [mlecchas] to the devotional service of Krsna. Who, therefore, can
estimate the power of His Vaisnavism?

PURPORT

It is extremely difficult to convert a mleccha, or meateater, into a devotee of
Lord Krsna. Therefore anyone who can do so is situated on the highest level of
Vaisnavism.
