72 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 1
Lord Rama; vipra-mukhe—unto brahmanas; krsna-nama—the name of Lord
Krsna; pracdra—preaching.
TRANSLATION
After this, Krsnadasa, the servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was
delivered from the clutches of a Bhattathari. Caitanya Mahaprabhu then
preached that Lord Krsna’s name should also be chanted by brahmanas
who were accustomed to chanting Lord Rama’s name.
PURPORT
In the Malabara district, a section of the brahmanas are known as nam-
budri-brahmanas, and the Bhattatharis are their priests. Bhattatharis know
many tantric black arts, such as the art of killing a person, of bringing him
under submission, and of destroying or devastating him. They are very expert
in these black arts, and one such Bhattathari bewildered the personal servant
of Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu while the servant accompanied the Lord in His
travels through south India. Somehow or other Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
delivered this Krsmadasa from the clutches of the Bhattathari. Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu is well known as Patita-pavana, the savior of all fallen souls, and
He proved this in His behavior toward His personal servant, Krsnadasa, whom
He saved. Sometimes the word Bhattathari is misspelled in Bengal as Bhat-
taméari.
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sri-rafiga-puri saha tahafi milana
rama-dasa viprera kaila duhkha-vimocana
SYNONYMS
sri-ranga-puri—of the name Sr Ranga-purl; saha—with; tahafi—there;
milana—meeting; réma-dasa—of the name Ramadasa; viprera—of the
brahmana; kaila—did; duhkha-vimocana—deliverance from all sufferings.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then met Sri Rangapuri and mitigated all the
sufferings of a brahmana named Ramadiasa.
