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 wife cotata sfantie Brrara |
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 qe fF sq wes |
65, BY, — Ge aS V9 Cwrwia i” vA
panca sahasra mudra 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.”
