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

TRANSLATION

After this, the Lord embraced both of them and requested all of the
devotees present to be merciful upon them and deliver them.

TEXT 218

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‘ote ‘aie aca cq Btafas-aTA I Ad II

dui jane prabhura krpa dekhi’ bhakta-gane
‘hari’ ‘hari’ bale sabe anandita-mane

SYNONYMS

dui jane—unto the two persons; prabhura—of the Lord; krpa—the mercy;
dekhi’—seeing; bhakta-gane—all the devotees; hari hari—the holy name of
the Lord; bale—chant; sabe—all; dnandita—cheerful; mane—in the mind.

TRANSLATION

When all of the devotees saw the mercy of the Lord upon the two
brothers, they were very gladdened, and they began to chant the holy
name of the Lord, ‘Hari! Hari!”

PURPORT

Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says, chadiya vaisnava seva nistara peche
kebda: unless one serves a Vaisnava, he cannot be delivered. The spiritual
master initiates the disciple to deliver him, and if the disciple executes the
order of the spiritual master and does not offend other Vaisnavas, his path is
clear. Consequently Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested all the Vaisnavas
present to show mercy toward the two brothers, Ripa and Sandtana, who
had just been initiated by the Lord. When a Vaisnava sees that another
Vaisnava is a recipient of the Lord’s mercy, he becomes very happy. Vaisnavas
are not envious. If a Vaisnava, by the mercy of the Lord, is empowered by
Him to distribute the Lord's holy name all over the world, other Vaisnavas be-
come very joyful—that is, if they are truly Vaisnavas. One who is envious of
the success of a Vaisnava is certainly not a Vaisnava himself, but an ordinary
mundane man. Envy and jealousy are manifested by mundane people, not by
Vaisnavas. Why should a Vaisnava be envious of another Vaisnava who is
successful in spreading the holy name of the Lord? An actual Vaisnava is very
pleased to accept another Vaisnava who is bestowing the Lord’s mercy. A
