30 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [{Antya-lila, Ch. 7
TRANSLATION
“lam a great Vaisnava. Having learned all the conclusions of Vaisnava phi-
losophy, | can understand the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam and explain it
very well.’
TEXT 55
SwoA AACS OS fet WE aI
aga apa wie? cH Ber IL ce I
bhattera manete ei chila dirgha garva
prabhura vacana suni’ se ha-ila kharva
SYNONYMS
bhattera manete—in the mind of Vallabha Bhatta; ei—this; chila—was exist-
ing; dirgha—for a long time; garva—pride; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; vacana—the words; suni’—by hearing; se—that; ha-ila—was;
kharva—cut down.
TRANSLATION
Such pride had existed for a long time within Vallabha Bhatta’s mind, but as
he heard the preaching of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, his pride was cut down.
TEXT 56
Cea Tee Cawas faa Ata |
wcea Boal Cat Seaaica cafeaia new i
prabhura mukhe vaisnavata suniya sabara
bhattera iccha haila tan-sabadre dekhibdara
SYNONYMS
prabhura mukhe—from the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vaisnavata—
the standard of Vaisnavism; suniyd sabara—hearing of all the devotees; bhat-
tera—of Vallabha Bhatta; iccha—desire; haila—was; tan-sabadre—all of them;
dekhibara—to see.
TRANSLATION
When Vallabha Bhatta heard from the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
about the pure Vaisnavism of all these devotees, he immediately desired to
see them.
