Text 72] The Lord Instructs Srila Ripa Gosvami 283
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; naéma—the 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; nama—the holy
name; grnanti—chant; ye—who; te—they.

TRANSLATION

Vallabha Bhattacarya then recited the following verse: “‘ ‘My dear Lord, one
who always keeps Your holy name on his tongue becomes greater than an ini-
tiated brahmana. Although he may be born in a family of dog-eaters and may
therefore, by material calculation, 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
This verse is quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.33.7).
TEXT 73
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camifae seel cate aifecs after nae 1
suni’ mahaprabhu tanre bahu prasamsila
premavista hafia sloka padite lagila
SYNONYMS

suni’—hearing; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre—him; bahu—
very much; prasamsilé—praised; prema-avista hafia—becoming ecstatic in love
of Godhead; sloka—verses; padite lagila—began to recite.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased to hear Vallabha Bhatta quoting

from astra about the position of a devotee. The Lord praised him personally,
