120 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 10
SYNONYMS
eta kahi’—saying this; raja—the King; rahe—remained; utkanthita—very anx-
ious; hafd—being; bhattéacarya—Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; kasi-misre—unto
Kasi Misra; kahila—said; asiya—coming.
TRANSLATION
After saying this, the King became very anxious for the Lord to return. Sar-
vabhauma Bhattacarya then went to Kasi Misra to convey the King’s desire.
TEXT 23
shia c2,—arfy ay Stazate |
CATA YOR ‘AQHA BCA HHUA WAI
kasi-misra kahe, ——ami bada bhagyavan
mora grhe ‘prabhu-padera’ habe avasthana
SYNONYMS
kasi-misra kahe—Kaéi Misra said; ami—l; bada—very much; bhagyavan—for-
tunate; mora grhe—in my home; prabhu-padera—of the Lord of the prabhus;
habe—there will be; avasthana—staying.
TRANSLATION
When Kasi Misra heard the proposal, he said, ‘I am very fortunate that Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord of all prabhus, will stay at my home.”
PURPORT
In this verse the word Prabhupada, referring to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is sig-
nificant. Regarding this, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada com-
ments, “Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself,
Sri Krsna, and all His servants address Him as Prabhupada. This means that there
are many prabhus taking shelter under His lotus feet.” The pure Vaisnava is ad-
dressed as prabhu, and this address is an etiquette observed between Vaisnavas.
When many prabhus remain under the shelter of the lotus feet of another prabhu,
the address Prabhupada is given. Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Advaita Prabhu are
also addressed as Prabhupada. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Advaita Prabhu and
Sri Nityananda Prabhu are all visnu-tattva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Lord Visnu. Therefore all living entities are under Their lotus feet. Lord Visnu is the
eternal Lord of everyone, and the representative of Lord Visnu is the Lord's confi-
dential servant. Such a person acts as the spiritual master for neophyte Vaisnavas;
