146 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 13
SYNONYMS
yahd—which; dekhibdre—to see; vastra—the cloth; mastake bandhila—|
bound on my head; sei—that; apuirva prema—uncommon love; ei—this; pra-
tyaksa—by direct experience; dekhila—| have seen.
TRANSLATION
“‘My purpose in binding my head with the cloth has now been fulfilled be-
cause | have personally seen your uncommon love for Sri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu.
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awam ‘Camcaa’ riface al gata |
cata aiaiatca fey, fe wre Gata pws i
rakta-vastra ‘vaisnavera’ parite nd yuyaya
kona pravasire dimu, ki kaya uhaya?
SYNONYMS
rakta-vastra—saffron clothing; vaisnavera—for a Vaisnava; parite nd yuyaya—is
not fit to put on; kona pravasire—to some outsider; dimu—I shall give; ki—what;
kaya—business; uhdya—with that.
TRANSLATION
“This saffron cloth is unfit for a Vaisnava to wear; therefore I have no use for
it. | shall give it to a stranger.’’
PURPORT
Stila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments on this incident as follows:
Vaisnavas are all liberated persons, unattached to anything material. Therefore a
Vaisnava need not accept the dress of a sannydsi to prove his exalted position. Sti
Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order from a sannydsi of the
Mayavada school. Present-day Vaisnava sannydsis, however, never think that by
accepting the dress of the sannydsa order they have become equal to Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. In fact, a Vaisnava accepts the sannydsa order to remain an eternal
servant of his spiritual master. He accepts the sannydsa order knowing that he is
unequal to his spiritual master, who is a paramaharnsa, and he thinks that he is un-
fit to dress like a paramahamsa. Therefore a Vaisnava accepts sannydsa out of
humility, not out of pride.
Sanatana Gosvami had adopted the dress of a paramahamsa; therefore it was
inappropriate for him to wear the saffron cloth on his head. However, a Vaisnava
