Text 58] The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 219
suni’ mahdprabhu kaila sri-visnu smarana
bhattacarye kahe kichu vinaya vacana
SYNONYMS
suni’—hearing this; mahdprabhu—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila—did; sri-
visnu smarana—remembering Lord Visnu; bhattécarye—to Sarvabhauma Bhat-
tacarya; kahe—speaks; kichu—some; vinaya vacana—very humble statements.
TRANSLATION
As soon as Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard this from the Bhattacarya, He im-
mediately remembered Lord Visnu and began to speak humbly to him as
follows.
TEXT 58
“gia GKeR—AMCHs-SSTS |
CUTS ABS, Aaa BASE! Wt ev
“tumi jagad-guru — sarvaloka-hita-karta
vedanta padao, sannydsira upakarta
SYNONYMS
tumi jagat-guru—you are the master of all people; sarva-loka—of all people;
hita-karta—the well-wisher; vedanta padao—you teach Vedanta philosophy;
sannyasira—of the mendicants in the renounced order of life; upakarta—the
benefactor.
TRANSLATION
“Because you are a teacher of Vedanta philosophy, you are the master of all
the people in the world and their well-wisher as well. You are also the
benefactor of all kinds of sannyasis.
PURPORT
Because the Mayavadi sannydsis teach Vedanta philosophy to their students or
disciples, they are customarily called jagad-guru. This indicates that they are the
benefactors of all people. Although Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was not a sannydsi
but a householder, he used to invite all the sannydasis to his home and offer them
prasada. Thus he was accepted as the best well-wisher and friend of all the san-
nyasis.
