368 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 9
tanhdra bhajana sarvopari-kaksa haya
‘Sri-vaisnave’ra bhajana ei sarvopari haya
SYNONYMS
tanhara bhajana—worship of Narayana; sarva-upari—topmost; kaks4—depart-
ment; haya—is; Sri-vaisnavera—of the followers of Ramanujacarya; bhajana—
worship; ei—this; sarva-upari haya—is the topmost.
TRANSLATION
Thinking in this way, Vyenkata Bhatta believed that worship of Narayana
was the supreme form of worship, superior to all other processes of devo-
tional service, for it was followed by the Sri Vaisnava disciples of Ramanu-
jacarya.
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ei tanra garva prabhu karite khandana
parihasa-dvare uthdya eteka vacana
SYNONYMS
ei—this; tanra—his (Vyenkata Bhatta’s); garva—pride; prabhu—Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; karite khandana—to curb; parihdsa-dvare—by joking; uthaya—
raises; eteka—so many; vacana—words.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had understood this misconception of Vyenkata
Bhatta, and to correct it the Lord talked so much in a joking way.
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prabhu kahe, —bhatta, tumi na kariha sarnsaya
‘svayarn-bhagavan’ krsna ei ta’ niscaya
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe—the Lord said; bhatta—My dear Vyenkata Bhatta; tumi—you; na
kariha—do not do; sarnsaya—doubt; svayam-bhagavan—the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; krsna—is Lord Krsna; ei ta’ niscaya—this is the conclusion.
