Text 50] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 235

satatam kirtayanto mam
yatantas ca drdha-vratah

namasyantas ca mam bhaktya
nitya-yukta upasate

“Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing
down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion.”

These are the symptoms of a mahatma engaged in the Lord's service in full
Krsna consciousness. Thus Maharaja Prataparudra’s determination is very exalted
and is called drdha-vrata. Because of this determination, he was finally able to
receive Lord Caitanya’s direct mercy.

TEXT 49

ale AS TRIsiga al HIS Fr-Ha |
feral ties, fea cae,—anq ATA | 8d I

yadi sei mahaprabhura na pai krpa-dhana
kiba rajya, kiba deha, ——saba akdarana

SYNONYMS

yadi—if; sei—that; mahdprabhura—of Lord Si Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nad—
not; pai—l get; krpa-dhana—the treasure of mercy; kiba rajya—what is the value
of my kingdom; kibaé deha—what is the value of this body; saba akarana—every-
thing useless.

TRANSLATION

“If | do not receive Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mercy, my body and my
kingdom are certainly useless.”

PURPORT

This is an excellent example of drdha-vrata, determination. If one does not

receive the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s mercy, one's life is defeated. In
Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.5.5) it is said: parabhavas tavad abodha-jato ydvan na

Without spiritual inquiry, our labor and the object of our labor are simply a waste
of time.

TEXT 50
os win mela ZeaT foes |
ates Sezaist cle? eseri falas eo |
