Text 168] Lord Caitanya at the House of Advaita Acarya 325
“The unsuccessful yogi, after many, many years of enjoyment on the planets
of the pious living entities, is born into a family of righteous people, or into a
family of rich aristocracy.” Mother Saci, a nitya-siddha living entity, is an incar-
nation of mother YaSoda. She appeared in the house of Nilambara Cakravarti
and was everlastingly engaged in the service of Lord Visnu. Later she directly
had as her child Lord Visnu, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and she served Him
from the day of His appearance. This is the position of nitya-siddha associ-
ates. Sri Narottama dasa Thakura therefore sings: gaurangera sangi-gane
nitya-siddha kari mane. Every devotee should know that all the associates of
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu—His family members, friends and other associ-
ates—were all nitya-siddhas. A nitya-siddha never forgets the service of the
Lord. He is always engaged, even from childhood, in worshiping the Supreme
Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 168
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srivasadi yata prabhura vipra bhakta-gana
prabhuke bhiksa dite haila sabakara mana
SYNONYMS
sri-vasa-adi—the devotees, headed by Srivasa Thakura; yata—all;
prabhura—of the Lord; vipra—especially the brahmanas; bhakta-gana—
devotees; prabhuke—unto the Lord; bhiksi—lunch; dite—to give; haila—
there was; sabakadra—of all of them; mana—the mind.
TRANSLATION
Since Advaita Acarya was giving alms and food to Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, the other devotees, headed by Srivasa Thakura, also desired
to give Him alms and invite Him for lunch.
PURPORT
It is the duty of all grhasthas to invite a sannydsi to their homes if he hap-
pens to be in the neighborhood or village. This very system is still current in
India. If a sannydsi is in the neighborhood of a village, he is invited by all
householders, one after another. As long as a sannydsi remains in the village,
he enlightens the inhabitants in spiritual understanding. In other words, a san-
