180 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 10

TRANSLATION

“As such, it is not befitting that the guru’s servant should engage in My per-
sonal service. Yet My spiritual master has given this order. What shall | do?”

PURPORT

If a guru’s servant or disciple becomes Godbrother to another disciple, they
respect one another as prabhu, or master. No one should disrespect his
Godbrother. For this reason Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Sarvabhauma Bhat-
tacarya what to do about Govinda. Govinda was the personal servant of Tévara
Puri, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's spiritual master. Ivara Puri ordered Govinda to
become $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s personal servant, so what was to be done? Sti
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was therefore inquiring from Bhattacarya, an experienced
friend.

TEXT 144

SB FCS, OwF Biel Sa eral |
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bhatta kahe, —gurura ajfia haya balavan

guru-ajna na langhiye, sastra——pramdana

SYNONYMS
bhatta kahe—Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said; gurura ajfa—the order of the
spiritual master; haya—is; balavan—strong; guru-ajfid—the order of the spiritual
master; né—not; langhiye—we can disobey; sastra—scriptural; pramana—in-
junction.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, ‘‘The order of the spiritual master is very
strong and cannot be disobeyed. That is the injunction of the sastras, the
revealed scriptures.

TEXT 145

F eatatsla ottcad Pighicatats Awe feaRs |
ASJETATTAT SHB) SHITe Baorahn tsen

sa Susruvan matari bhargavena
pitur niyogat prahrtam dvisadvat

pratyagrhid agraja-sasanam tad
aja guriinam hy avicaraniya
