Text 226] The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 331
benediction of the lotus feet of the Lord. Sometimes they rise to the Brahman
effulgence, but because their minds are not completely purified, they must return
to material existence.

The karmis are fully under the bodily conception of life, and the jfdanis, al-
though theoretically understanding that they are not the body, also have no infor-
mation about the lotus feet of the Lord because they overly stress impersonalism.
Consequently both karmis and jfianis are unfit for receiving the mercy of the Lord
and becoming devotees. Narottama dasa Thakura therefore says, jfiana-kanda
karma-kanda, kevala visera bhanda: those who have taken to the process of kar-
ma-kdanda (fruitive activity) and jfana-kanda (speculation on the science of tran-
scendence) have simply eaten from poisoned pots. They are condemned to
remain in material existence life after life until they take shelter of the lotus feet of
Krsna. This is confirmed in Srimad Bhagavad-gita:

bahGnarh janmandm ante
jfidnavan mar prapadyate
vasudevah sarvam iti
sa mahatma sudurlabhah
“After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto
Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is
very rare.’ (Bg. 7.19)
TEXT 236
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eta kahi’ mahdprabhu ila nija-sthane
sei haite bhattacaryera khandila abhimane
SYNONYMS

eta kahi’—speaking in this way; mahdprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
aila—returned; nija-sthane—to His own residence; sei haite—from that time;
bhattacaryera—of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; khandila—was dismantled;
abhimane—false pride.

TRANSLATION

After speaking to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya in this way, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu returned to His residence. From that day on, the Bhattacarya was
free because his false pride had been dismantled.
