CHAPTER 8

Ramacandra Puri Criticizes the Lord

The following summary of the Eighth Chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhdasya. This chapter describes the history of the
Lord's dealings with Ramacandra Puri. Although Ramacandra Puri was one of the
disciples of Madhavendra Puri, he was influenced by dry Mayavadis, and
therefore he criticized Madhavendra Puri. Therefore Madhavendra Puri accused
him of being an offender and rejected him. Because Ramacandra Puri had been re-
jected by his spiritual master, he became concerned only with finding faults in
others and advising them according to dry Mayavada philosophy. For this reason
he was not very respectful to the Vaisnavas, and later he became so fallen that he
began criticizing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for His eating. Hearing his criticisms, Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu reduced His eating, but after Ramacandra Puri left Jagan-
natha Puri, the Lord resumed His usual behavior.

TEXT 1

Be ACH PRLHSR TAMAR SAe |
carfeastetass xe cal fewtae AACSIETe tin

tam vande krsna-caitanyam
ramacandra-puri-bhayat

laukikaharatah svarh yo
bhiksénnam samakocayat

SYNONYMS

tam—to Him; vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; krsna-caitanyam—Lord
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; rémacandra-puri-bhayat—due to fear of Ramacandra
Puri; laukika—ordinary; ahdratah—from eating; svam—His own; yah—who;
bhiksd-annam—quantity of food; samakocayat—reduced.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who
reduced His eating due to fear of the criticism of Ramacandra Puri.

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