Text 132] Lord Caitanya Meets Vallabha Bhatta 63

TRANSLATION

“My dear Lord, | have committed offenses. Please excuse me. | seek shelter
of You. Please be merciful unto me by placing Your lotus feet on my head.”

TEXT 131

AE Ba, —* Bla fos ‘Tersitaw’ |
Glad BS, Sl ate te-714G 0 ve 1

prabhu kahe —“tumi ‘pandita’ ‘mahda-bhagavata’
dui-guna yahan, tahan nahi garva-parvata

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tumi—you; pandita—very
learned scholar; mahd-bhagavata—great devotee; dui-guna—two qualities;
yahan—wherever, tahan—there; nahi—there cannot be; garva-parvata—the
mountain of pride.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, ‘You are both a greatly learned scholar
and a great devotee. Wherever there are two such attributes, there cannot be a
mountain of false pride.

TEXT 132

Surat fate faw-Brel ta |
Seaarat athe aia’, “ata? 4a 1 902 1

Sridhara-svami nindi’ nija-tika kara!
Stidhara-svami nahi mana’, ——eta ‘garva’ dhara!

SYNONYMS

sridhara-svami—a great commentator on Srimad-Bhagavatam; nindi’—
blaspheming; nija-tikia—your own commentary; kara—you make; Sridhara-
svami—Sridhara Svami; nahi mana’—you do not accept; eta—this; garva—pride;
dhara—you bear.

TRANSLATION

“You have dared criticize Sridhara Svami, and you have begun your own
commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam, not accepting his authority. That is your
false pride.
