270 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 19

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased to see Srila Rapa Gosvami, and
He told him, “Stand up! Stand up! My dear Ripa, come here.’

TEXT 49

Bows Teel fag al ata adca i
FraTE CAS BiG coral FBcA tl Bd Ui

krsnera karund kichu nd yaya varnane
visaya-kpa haite kddila toma dui-jane

SYNONYMS
krsnera—of Lord Krsna; karund—the mercy; kichu—any; né—not; ydya—is
possible; varnane—to describe; visaya-kGpa haite—from the well of material en-
joyment; kadila—delivered; toma—you; dui-jane—both.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, “It is not possible to describe Krsna’s
mercy, for He has delivered you both from the well of material enjoyment.

TEXT 50

A CARS SOG Wes WS: fara
GET CHIL GCG! AA AG YACHT) Vi AT We oll

na me ‘bhaktas catur-vedi
mad-bhaktah svapacah priyah
tasmai deyam tato grahyam
sa Ca pujyo yatha hy aham

SYNONYMS

na—not; me—My; abhaktah—devoid of pure devotional service; catuh-
vedi—a scholar in the four Vedas; mat-bhaktah—My devotee; sva-pacah—even
from a family of dog-eaters; priyah—very dear; tasmai—to him (a pure devotee,
even though born in a very low family); deyam—should be given; tatah—from
him; grahyam—should be accepted (remnants of food); sah—that person; ca—
also; pujyah—worshipable; yatha—as much as; hi—certainly; aham—l.

TRANSLATION

“‘Even though a person is a very learned scholar of the Sanskrit Vedic
literatures, he is not accepted as My devotee unless he is pure in devotional
