114 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8
TEXT 59
AS BH, - NTR AT, SUT FE VA |”
MA SEW, “SW BAe HAH G-MlA W” co
prabhu kahe,—“eho bahya, age kaha ara”
raya kahe, “krsne karmarpana—sarva-sadhya-sara”
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe—the Lord said; eho—this; bahya—external; dge—ahead; kaha—
say; dra—more; raya kahe —Sri Ramananda Raya said; krsne—unto Krsna; karma-
arpana—offering the results of activities; sarva-sadhya-sara—the essence of all
means of perfection.
TRANSLATION
The Lord replied, ‘‘This is external. You had better tell Me of some other
means.” Ramananda replied, ‘To offer the results of one’s activities to Krsna
is the essence of all perfection.”
TEXT 60
as seathe wrathy weagcztfa wathA ye |
TSTATH CHB GE FHI AAA AT | ve I
yat karosi yad asnasi
yaj juhosi dadasi yat
yat tapasyasi kaunteya
tat kurusva mad-arpanam
SYNONYMS
yat—whatever; karosi—you do; yat—whatever; asnasi—you eat; yat—what-
ever; juhosi—you offer in sacrifice; dadasi—you give in charity; yat—whatever;
yat—whatever; tapasyasi—you perform as austerity; kaunteya—O son of Kunti;
tat—that; kurusva—just do; mat—unto Me; arpanam—offering.
TRANSLATION
Ramananda Raya continued, “ ‘O son of Kunti, all that you do, all that you
eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may per-
form, should be done as an offering unto Me.’ ”
PURPORT
The Lord has said that the varnasrama-dharma is not properly executed in this
age of Kali; therefore He ordered Ramananda Raya to go further into the matter.
