14 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 16

COABICS FRYE ABA
SHPATA FIPS cy cS VIVA

aho bata sva-paco ‘to gariyan
yaj-jihvagre vartate nama tubhyam

tepus tapas te juhuvuh sasnur arya
brahmdnucur ndma grnanti ye te

SYNONYMS

aho bata—how wonderful it is; sva-pacah—a dog-eater; atah—than the ini-
tiated brahmana; gariyan—more glorious; yat—of whom; jihvd-agre—on the tip
of the tongue; vartate—remains; ndma—the holy name; tubhyam—of You, my
Lord; tepuh—have performed; tapah—austerity; te—they; juhuvuh—have per-
formed sacrifices; sasnuh—have bathed in all holy places; dryah—actually
belonging to the Aryan race; brahma—all the Vedas; andcuh—have studied;
nadma—the holy name; grnanti—chant; ye—who; te—they.

TRANSLATION

““‘My dear Lord, anyone who always keeps Your holy name on his tongue is
greater than an initiated brahmana. Although he may be born in a family of
dog-eaters and therefore, by material calculations, be the lowest of men, he is
glorious nevertheless. That is the wonderful power of chanting the holy name
of the Lord. One who chants the holy name is understood to have performed
all kinds of austerities. He has studied all the Vedas, he has performed all the
great sacrifices mentioned in the Vedas, he has already taken his bath in all the
holy places of pilgrimage, and it is he who is factually the Aryan.’

TEXT 28

ofa Sta Sce,— “me C8 HS Fa |
CAS CalS, AUS TIS FHSS GH hw I

suni’ thakura kahe, —“Sastra ei satya kaya
sei srestha, aiche yante krsma-bhakti haya

SYNONYMS
suni’—hearing; thakura kahe—Jhadu Thakura said; sastra—revealed scripture;
ei—this; satya—truth; kaya—says; sei—he; srestha—best; aiche—in such a way;
yante—in whom; krsna-bhakti—devotion to Krsna; haya—there is.
