56 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 4
SYNONYMS
; sadnti-pura—to the place known as Santipura; aila—came; advaita-acaryera—of
Sti Advaita Acarya; ghare—to the home; purira prema—the ecstatic love of
Madhavendra Puri; dekhi’—seeing; acarya—Advaita Acarya; ananda—pleased;
antare—within Himself.
TRANSLATION
When Madhavendra Puri arrived at the house of Advaita Acarya in San-
tipura, the Acarya became very pleased upon seeing the ecstatic love of God-
head manifest in Madhavendra Puri.
TEXT 111
Sta difas aa Coa TOR BAI |
ofeteni wlapce at Sica wisp! fieeael s99 1
tanra thai mantra laila yatana karina
calila daksine puri tanre diksa difia
SYNONYMS
tanra thafii—from him; mantra—initiation; laila—accepted; yatana—efforts;
karihd—making; calila—started; daksine—toward the south; puri—Madha-
vendra Puri; tanre—to Him (Advaita Acarya); diksé—initiation; difia—giving.
TRANSLATION
Advaita Acarya begged to be initiated by Madhavendra Puri. After initiating
Him, Madhavendra Puri started for South India.
PURPORT
In this connection, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that
Advaita Acarya took initiation from Madhavendra Puri, who was a sannydsi in the
disciplic succession of the Madhva-sampradaya. According to Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu:
kiba vipra kiba nyasi sidra kene naya,
yei krsna-tattva-vettd, sei ‘guru’ haya
“A person may be a brahmana, sannyasi, a $ddra or whatever, but if he is well con-
versant in the science of Krsna, he can become a guru.” (Cc. Madhya 8.128) This
statement is supported by Sri Madhavendra Puri. According to the paficardtra in-
junction, only a householder brahmana can initiate. Others cannot. When a per-
son is initiated, it is assumed that he has become a brahmana; without being ini-
