60 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 1

prathama sdtra prabhura sannydsa-karana
sannyasa kari’ calila prabhu sri-vrndavana

SYNONYMS

prathama—first; sutra—synopsis; prabhura—of the Lord; sannydsa-
karana—accepting the sannydasa order; sannydsa kari’—after accepting the
renounced order; calila—went; prabhu—the Lord; sri-vrndavana—toward
Vrndavana.

TRANSLATION

This is the first synopsis: After accepting the sannyasa order, Caitanya
Mahaprabhu proceeded toward Vrndavana.

PURPORT

Clearly these statements are a real account of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s
acceptance of the renounced order of life. His acceptance of this renounced
order is not at all comparable to the acceptance of sannyasa by Mayavadis.
After accepting sannydsa, Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s aim was to reach
Vrndavana. He was unlike the Mayavadi sannydsis, who desire to merge into
the existence of the Absolute. For a Vaisnava, acceptance of sannyadsa means
getting relief from all material activities and completely devoting oneself to
the transcendental loving service of the Lord. This is confirmed by Srila Rapa
Gosvami (B.r.s. 1.2.255): anasaktasya visayan yatharham upayufjatah/ nir-
bandhah krsna-sambandhe yuktam vairdgyam ucyate. For a Vaisnava, the
renounced order means completely giving up attachment for material things
and engaging nonstop in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. The
Mayavadi sannydsis, however, do not know how to engage everything in the
service of the Lord. Because they have no devotional training , they think ma-
terial objects to be untouchable. Brahma-satyam jagan-mithyad. The
Mayavadis think that the world is false, but the Vaisnava sannydasis do not
think like this. Vaisnavas say, “Why should the world be false? It is reality, and
it is meant for the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” For a
Vaisnava sannyasi, renunciation means not accepting anything for personal
sense enjoyment. Devotional service means engaging everything for the
satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TEXT 92

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