12 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 11

TEXT 24

AG BR, — “YR SBN ALA? SB Fa |
fae-cHe SH, HlAcr Sas CHCA FA PAE Il

prabhu kahe, —‘“vrddha ha-ila ‘sankhyd’ alpa kara
siddha-deha tumi, sadhane agraha kene kara?

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; vrddha ha-ila—you have
become old; sankhyd alpa kara—reduce your number; siddha-deha tumi—you
are already liberated; sadhane—in the regulative principles; agraha kene kara—
why are you eager.
TRANSLATION

“‘Now that you have become old,’’ the Lord said, ‘‘you may reduce the num-
ber of rounds you chant daily. You are already liberated, and therefore you
need not follow the regulative principles very strictly.

PURPORT

Unless one has come to the platform of spontaneous love of God, he must
follow the regulative principles. Thakura Haridasa was the living example of how
to follow the regulative principles. Similarly, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was also
such a living example. In the Sad-gosvamy-astaka it is stated: sankhya-purvaka-
nama-gana-natibhih kalavasanikrtau. The Gosvamis, especially Raghunatha dasa
Gosvami, strictly followed all the regulative principles. The first regulative prin-
ciple is that one must chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra loudly enough so that he
can hear himself, and one must vow to chant a fixed number of rounds. Not only
was Raghunatha dasa Gosvami chanting a fixed number of rounds, but he had
also taken a vow to bow down many times and offer obeisances to the Lord.

TEXT 25

cats faiface a8 colata ‘aaste’ |
aicad afea carics sfae Gots re 0

loka nistarite ei tomara ‘avatara’
namera mahima loke karila pracara

SYNONYMS
loka nistarite—to deliver the people in general; ei—this; tomara avatara—your
incarnation; namera mahima—the glories of the holy name; loke—in this world;
karila pracara—you have preached.
