6 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20

is recognized by his preaching work—that is, by convincing the conditioned soul
about his eternal position, which is explained here as nija-dharma. It is the living
entity's eternal position to serve the Lord; therefore to help one get release from
material bondage is to awaken one to the dormant understanding that he is the
eternal servant of Krsna. Jivera ‘svartipa’ haya—krsnera ‘nitya-dasa’. This will be
further explained by the Lord Himself to Sanatana Gosvarmi.

TEXT 7
acd ait cetata sfaatfe Boizya |
OF ain ae za etgirtsianan

purve ami tomara kariyachi upakdra
tumi amd chadi’ kara pratyupakdra

SYNONYMS
purve—formerly; dmi—l; tomaéra—your; kariyachi—have done; upakdra—
welfare; tumi—you; dmad—me; chdadi’—releasing; kara—do; prati-upakaéra—
return welfare.

TRANSLATION

Sanatana Gosvami continued, ‘Previously | have done much for you. Now t
am in difficulty. Please return my goodwill by releasing me.

TEXT 8

Te nea al GFF sq CNTF
a5, BL—9e aS SVrq CoN I” v I

panca sahasra mudrd tumi kara angikdra
punya, artha, —dui labha ha-ibe tomdra”

SYNONYMS
panca sahasra—five thousand; mudré—golden coins; tumi—you; kara
angikdra—please accept; punya—pious activity; artha—material gain; dui
labha —two kinds of achievement; ha-ibe—will be; tomadra—yours.

TRANSLATION

“Here are five thousand gold coins. Please accept them. By releasing me,
you will receive the results of pious activities and gain material profit as well.

Thus you will profit in two ways simultaneously,”
