Text 49] Lord Caitanya Meets Vallabha Bhatta 27

separation from Krsna. Their hearts were so disturbed that their minds were some-
times deranged. Observing the unalloyed devotion and love of the gopis for
Krsna, Uddhava desired to become a creeper, a blade of grass or an herb in
Vindavana so that sometimes the gopis would trample him and he would receive
the dust of their lotus feet on his head.

TEXT 48

Sfaetr-STFA—ASSIAAS-2latF |
etfs fast era cSe fae ata | 8

haridasa-thakura—— mahd-bhagavata-pradhana
prati dina laya tenha tina-laksa nama

SYNONYMS

haridasa-thakura—Haridasa Thakura; mahd-bhagavata-pradhana—the topmost
of all pure devotees; prati dina—every day; laya—chants; tenha—he; tina-laksa
nama—300,000 holy names of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

“Haridasa Thakura, the teacher of the holy name, is among the most exalted
of all devotees. Every day he chants 300,000 holy names of the Lord.

TEXT 49

areas afeal erfa Sta Sifes Pafea |
Sia ciate aieaa aaa erty so

asi:

tanra prasade ndmera mahima janilun

SYNONYMS

namera mahima—the glories of the holy name; ami—l; tanra thafi—from him;
sikhilun—have learned; tanra prasade —by his mercy; namera—of the holy name;
mahima—the glories; janilu4—| could understand.

TRANSLATION

“| have learned about the glories of the Lord’s holy name from Haridasa
Thakura, and by his mercy | have understood these glories.
