Text 74] The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 227

educated and is freed from all kinds of ignorance and who is never unhappy, even
in adistressed condition, is called Bharati. One who has become very expert in ab-
solute knowledge, who is situated in the Absolute Truth and who always dis-
cusses the Absolute Truth is called Puri.

All these sannydsis are assisted by brahmacaris, who are described as follows:
One who knows his real identity and is fixed in his particular occupational duty,
who is always happy in spiritual understanding, is called SvarGipa-brahmacari. One
who completely knows the Brahman effulgence and is always engaged in the
practice of yoga is called Prakasa-brahmacari. One who has acquired absolute
knowledge and who always meditates on the Absolute Truth, knowledge, the un-
limited and the Brahman effulgence, thus keeping himself in transcendental bliss,
is called Ananda-brahmacari. One who is able to distinguish between matter and
spirit, who is never disturbed by material transformations and who meditates on
the unlimited, inexhaustible, auspicious Brahman effulgence is a first-class, learned
brahmacari and is named Caitanya.

When Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was talking with Gopinatha Acarya about $ri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s sannyasa community, he appreciated the first name, “Sri
Krsna; but did not like the surname “Caitanya;/’ which is the name for a
brahmacari belonging to the Bharati community. He therefore suggested that the
Lord be elevated to the Sarasvati community. However, Gopinatha Acdrya
pointed out that the Lord does not depend on any external formality. Gopinatha
Acrya was firmly convinced that $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was Krsna Himself
and therefore independent of any external ritual or formality. If one wants to
engage in pure devotional service, he does not require titular superiority as a
Bharati or a Sarasvati.

TEXT 74

SEE 0e,— Sara cele calaa |
CPACS NAA“ STA AW) 11 98

bhattacarya kahe, —‘inhara praudha yauvana
kemate sannydsa-dharma ha-ibe raksana

SYNONYMS

bhattacarya kahe —Sarvabhauma Bhattdcarya replied; inhara—His; praudha—
full; yauvana—youth; kemate—how; sannydsa-dharma—principles of a sannyasi;
ha-ibe—there will be; raksana—protection.

TRANSLATION

The Bhattacarya inquired: ‘Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is in His full-fledged
youthful life. How can He keep the principles of sannyasa?
