Text 279] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 63

favor pure devotional service, which must be devoid of the taints of fruitive ac-
tivity and speculative knowledge. As far as fruitive activity is concerned, the con-
tamination is elevation to a higher standard of life, and for speculative knowledge
the contamination is merging into the existence of the Absolute Truth. The Tat-
tvavada sampradaya of the Madhvacarya school sticks to the principle of var-
nasrama-dharma, which involves fruitive activity. Their ultimate goal (mukti) is
simply a form of desire. A pure devotee should be free from all kinds of desire. He
simply engages in the service of the Lord. Nonetheless, Caitanya Mahaprabhu was
pleased that the Madhvacarya-sampradaya, or the Tattvavada sampradaya, ac-
cepted the transcendental form of the Lord. This is the great qualification of these
Vaisnava sampradayas.

It is the Mayavada sampradaya that does not accept the transcendental form of
the Lord. If a Vaisnava sampradaya is also carried away by that impersonal at-
titude, that sampradaya has no position at all. It is a fact that there are many so-
called Vaisnavas whose ultimate aim is to merge into the existence of the Lord.
The sahajiyas’ Vaisnava philosophy is to become one with the Supreme. Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu points out that Sri Madhavendra Puri accepted
Madhvacarya only because his sampradaya accepted the transcendental form of
the Lord.

TEXT 278

eras StI aa tHe SEF |
BHored Sea bia arse calaaia uaa i

ei-mata tara ghare garva cdrna kari’
phalgu-tirthe tabe cali ailaé gaurahari

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; tara ghare—at his place; garva—pride; cdrna—broken;
kari’—making; phalgu-tirthe—to the holy place named Phalgu-tirtha; tabe—
then; cali—walking; aila—came; gaura-hari—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu broke the pride of the Tattvavadis to pieces.
He then went to the holy place known as Phalgu-tirtha.

TEXT 279

fasscet fasttata fa’ aaa |
AewetAa-Siedl Ser ABTA HAA | 9D I
