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

tumi—you are so fortunate; pdile gosafii—you have gotten the shelter of the
lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

In accordance with the instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahdprabhu, the
two brothers, Ripa and Sanadtana, immediately touched the lotus feet of
these Vaisnavas, who all became very happy and congratulated the two
brothers for having received the mercy of the Lord.

PURPORT

This behavior is indicative of real Vaisnavas. When they saw that Ripa and
Sanatana were fortunate enough to receive the mercy of the Lord, they were
so pleased that they all congratulated the two brothers. A jealous person in
the dress of a Vaisnava is not at all happy to see the success of another
Vaisnava in receiving the Lord’s mercy. Unfortunately in this age of Kali there
are many mundane persons in the dress of Vaisnavas, and Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thadkura has described them as disciples of Kali. He says, kali-cela. He indi-
cates that there is another Vaisnava, a pseudo-Vaisnava with tilaka on his
nose and kunti beads around his neck. Such a pseudo-Vaisnava associates
with money and women and is jealous of successful Vaisnavas. Although
passing for a Vaisnava, his only business is earning money in the dress of a
Vaisnava. Bhaktivinoda Thakura therefore says that such a pseudo-Vaisnava
is not a Vaisnava at all but a disciple of Kali-yuga. A disciple of Kali cannot be-
come an dcdrya by the decision of some high court. Mundane votes have no
jurisdiction to elect a Vaisnava dcdrya. A Vaisnava dcdrya is self-effulgent,
and there is no need for any court judgment. A false acdrya may try to over-
ride a Vaisnava by a high-court decision, but Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that
he is nothing but a disciple of Kali-yuga.

TEXT 221
Wal-mt t Sisal TA Dea |
oe-cw ace feR afar fara i acs i

saba-pasa aja magi’ calana-samaya
prabhu-pade kahe kichu kariya vinaya

SYNONYMS

sabai—all of them; pasa—from; ajfd—order; méagi’—taking; calana-
samaya—at the time of departure; prabhu-pade—at the lotus feet of the
Lord; kahe—say; kichu—something; kariyia—doing; vinaya—submission.
