Text 192] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 309

TEXT 192
HLT AG AACHVTS 1 Tad aty
BATT TELS ATT BSI |
COYBW NS FRY: Wa atat
SATRATA JIS cI cw sH saz

aho bata sva-paco ‘to gariydn
yaj-jihvagre vartate nama tubhyam

tepus tapas te juhuvuh sasnur arya
brahmandcur nama grnanti ye te

SYNONYMS

aho bata—how wonderful it is; sva-pacah—dog-eaters; atah—than the ini-
tiated brahmana; gariyan—more glorious; yat—of whom; jihvd-agre—on the
tongue; vartate—remains; ndma—holy name; tubhyam—of You, my Lord;
tepuh—have performed; tapah—austerity; te—they; juhuvuh—have performed
sacrifices; sasnuh—have bathed in all holy places; aryah—really belonging to the
Aryan race; brahma—all the Vedas; andcuh—have studied; naéma—holy name;
grnanti—chant; ye—who; te—they.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then recited the following verse: “ ‘My dear Lord,
one who always keeps Your holy name on his tongue becomes greater than an
initiated brahmana. Although he may be born in a family of dog-eaters and
therefore by material calculation may be the lowest among men, he is still
glorious. This is the wonderful effect of chanting the holy name of the Lord. It
is therefore concluded that one who chants the holy name of the Lord should
be understood to have performed all kinds of austerities and great sacrifices
mentioned in the Vedas. He has already taken his bath in all the holy places of
pilgrimage. He has studied all the Vedas, and he is actually an Aryan.’ ”

PURPORT

The word Aryan means advanced. Unless one is spiritually advanced, he cannot
be called an Aryan, and this is the difference between Aryan and non-Aryan. Non-
Aryans are those who are not spiritually advanced. By following the Vedic culture,
by performing great sacrifices and by becoming a strict follower of the Vedic in-
structions, one may become a brahmana, a sanny4si or an Aryan. It is not possible
to become a brahmana, sannyasi or Aryan without being properly qualified.
