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.’
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Bewa Teel fay al aig aca |
faaTEr CRCS SiGe Stal GBeTA Nt 8d 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.
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A CARSS PCA Wes 5: fara |
GY CHIL GCG] AVE AG ACAI! AA VV eo
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
