264 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila, Ch. 11

TEXT 101

Ato] SCR,— MALAITA COSD Set HI |
SCA CHCA ATS AA Slats fagy P sos

raja kahe, ——sdstra-pramane caitanya hana krsna
tabe kene pandita saba tanhate vitrsna?

SYNONYMS

raja kahe —the King said; sastra-pramane—by the evidence of revealed scrip-
ture; caitanya—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hana—is; krsna—the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, Lord Krsna; tabe—therefore; kene—why; pandita—so-
called learned scholars; saba—all; tahhate—unto Him; vitrsna—indifferent.

TRANSLATION

The King said, ‘According to evidence given in revealed scriptures, it is
concluded that Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Lord Krsna Himself. Why,
then, are learned scholars sometimes indifferent to Him?”

TEXT 102

SE SCS,— Si SALMA ACF |
CHE CH Siaica ‘see’ SEH ABS ATA 902 1

bhatta kahe, tanra krpa-lesa haya yanre
sei se tanhare ‘krsna’ kari’ la-ite pare

SYNONYMS
bhatta kahe—Sarvabhauma Bhattdcarya said; tara krpd—of Lord Krsna’s
mercy; /esa—even a fraction; haya—there is; yanre—unto whom; sei se—that
person only; tamhare—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krsna kari’—accepting as
Krsna; la-ite pare—can take up.

TRANSLATION

Bhattacarya replied, ‘‘Only a person who has received but a small fraction
of mercy from the Lord can understand that Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is
Krsna. No one else can.

PURPORT

The sankirtana movement can be spread by a person who is especially favored
by Lord Krsna (krsna-sakti vind nahe tara pravartana). Without first obtaining the
