Text 77] The Lord Instructs Srila Ripa Gosvami 285

apranasyeva dehasya
mandanar loka-rafijanam

SYNONYMS

bhagavat-bhakti-hinasya—of a person devoid of devotional service to the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; jatih—birth in a high caste; sastram—knowl-
edge in revealed scriptures; japah—pronunciation of mantras; tapah—austerities
and penances; apranasya—which is dead; iva—like; dehasya—of a body; man-
danam—decoration; loka—to the whims of people in general; raijanam—simply
pleasing.

TRANSLATION

‘For a person devoid of devotional service, birth in a great family or
nation, knowledge of revealed scripture, performance of austerities and
penance, and chanting of Vedic mantras are all like ornaments on a dead
body. Such ornaments simply serve the concocted pleasures of the general
populace.’ ”

TEXT 76

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prabhura premavesa, ara prabhava bhakti-sara
saundaryadi dekhi’ bhattera haila camatkdara

SYNONYMS

prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prema-dvesa—ecstasy in love of God-
head; dra—and; prabhava—the influence; bhakti-séra—the essence of devo-
tional service; saundarya-4di—personal beauty and other qualities; dekhi’—
seeing; bhattera—of Vallabha Bhattacarya; haila—there was; camatkéra—
astonishment.

TRANSLATION

When he saw the Lord’s ecstatic love, Vallabha Bhattacarya was certainly
very astonished. He was also astonished by the Lord’s knowledge of the
essence of devotional service, as well as by His personal beauty and influence.

TEXT 77

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