10 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 7
TEXT 18
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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
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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.
