Text 280] The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 357

aiche—such; vakya—explanation; sphure—manifested; caitanya-praside—by
the mercy of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Indeed, that very person who was accustomed to reading and teaching
Mayavada philosophy was now even hating the word “mukti.” This was
possible only by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TEXT 279

CUBIC Stee wife’ cam ate Bea |
Slrae —yefafe coe fofacs al ATA AAD

lohadke yavat sparsi’ hema nahi kare
tavat sparsa-mani keha cinite na pare

SYNONYMS

lohake—iron; yavat—as long as; sparsi’—touching; hema—gold; nahi—not;
kare—transforms; téavat—until then; sparsa-mani—the touchstone; keha—some-
one; cinite—to recognize; nd—not; pare—is able.

TRANSLATION

As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize
an unknown stone to be a touchstone.

TEXT 280

SRS IcAa Cawasl cafe’ ALA |
ASC Sif “Al Hie, SARA’ li ve

bhattacaryera vaisnavaté dekhi’ sarva-jana
prabhuke janila— ’saksat vrajendra-nandana’

SYNONYMS

bhattacdryera—of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; vaisnavata—clear understanding
of Vaisnava philosophy; dekhi’—seeing; sarva-jana—all persons; prabhuke —Lord
$ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; janila—knew; saksat—directly; vrajendra-nandana—
Krsna, the son of Maharaja Nanda.
