160 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 13
PURPORT
The word visvdsa-khandra kdyastha indicates a secretary or clerk belonging to
the kdyastha caste. Kayasthas were usually secretaries to kings, governors or other
important persons. It is said that anyone working in the government secretariat at
this time was a kdyastha.
TEXT 92
ALCH AN, BIAIASHA-AGNAF |
AAAI, ATANA-BHNAT 1 dd I
sarva-sastre pravina, kavya-prakdsa-adhydpaka
parama-vaisnava, raghundtha-upasaka
SYNONYMS
sarva-sastre—in all revealed scriptures; pravina—very learned scholar; kdvya-
prakdsa—of the famous book Kavya-prakdsa; adhyépaka—a teacher; parama-
vaisnava—highly advanced devotee; raghunatha-upasaka—worshiper of Lord
Ramacandra.
TRANSLATION
Ramadasa Visvasa was very learned in all the revealed scriptures. He was a
teacher of the famous book Kavya-prakasa and was known as an advanced
devotee and worshiper of Raghunatha [Lord Ramacandral.
PURPORT
Commenting on the word parama-vaisnava, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says
that anyone who desires to merge into the existence of the Lord cannot be a pure
Vaisnava, but because Ramadasa Visvasa was a great devotee of Lord Rama-
candra, he was almost a Vaisnava. In those days, no one could distinguish be-
tween a pure Vaisnava and a pseudo Vaisnava. Therefore Ramadasa Visvasa was
known as a Vaisnava because he worshiped Lord Ramacandra.
TEXT 93
BRAVA Tata aca aifa-feca |
AL SiH’ Sfete Gtaleal-AAHITA II DO I
asta-prahara rama-ndma japena ratri-dine
sarva tyaji’ calila jagannatha-darasane
