Text 65] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 33
mined to serve the Lord, the Lord is always prepared to help him (dadami buddhi-
yogam tam yena mam upaydnti te). Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is telling Sanatana
Gosvami how merciful the Lord is. Sandtana Gosvami was a minister in the service
of Nawab Hussain Shah. He was always mixing with people materially inclined,
particularly with Mohammedans, meat-eaters. Although he was in intimate touch
with them, by Krsna’s mercy he came to find such association distasteful.
Therefore he left them. As stated by Srinivasa Acarya: tyaktva ttirnam asesa-man-
dala-pati-srenim sada tucchavat. Krsna enlightened Sandtana Gosvami in such a
way that he was able to give up his exalted post as minister. Thinking his material
position insignificant, Sanatana was prepared to become a mendicant. Ap-
preciating the activities of Sandtana Gosvami, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu praised
his action and thanked Krsna for His mercy upon him.
TEXT 64
WASH Az, Ss oily aif ofa
Blas Sataceye corata SN TA wv’ ws |
sanatana kahe, —‘krsna ami nahi jani
dmara uddhara-hetu tomdra krpd mani’
SYNONYMS
sanatana kahe —Sanatana Gosvami said; krspa—Lord Krsna; a4mi—|; nahi jani—
do not know; dmaéra—my; uddhdra-hetu—the cause of release; tomara—Your;
krpa—mercy; mani—| accept.
TRANSLATION
Sanatana replied, ‘| do not know who Krsna is. As far as | am concerned, |
have been released from prison only by Your mercy.”
TEXT 65
‘caaca Rea ale ag ote CHAT |
SAHCOIMNS AA Bell CScal GATT ve
‘kemane chutila’ bali prabhu prasna kaila
adyopanta saba katha tenho sundila
SYNONYMS
kemane chutilia—how were you released; bali—saying; prabhu—Sri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu; prasna kailaé—inquired; ddya-upanta—from beginning to the end;
saba—all; katha—the narration; tehho—he; sundila—described.
