Text 350] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 197

TRANSLATION

“As stated before when | described the incarnations of the material modes
[guna-avataras], one should consider that these incarnations also are un-
limited and that no one can count them.

TEXT 349

BifTAtAStes as |S stele |
ler Sle six Sica ACS AATA nh w8o ti

cari-yugavatare ei ta’ ganana
suni’ bhangi kari’ tare puche sanatana

SYNONYMS

cari-yuga-avatare—of the incarnations in the four different yugas; ei ta’
ganana—such enumeration; suni’—hearing; bhangi kari’—giving a hint; tanre—
unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; puche-—inquired; sanatana—Sanatana
Gosvani.

TRANSLATION

“Thus | have given a description of the incarnations of the four different
yugas.”’ After hearing all this, Sanatana Gosvami gave an indirect hint to the
Lord.

TEXT 350

aaa HAGA qeay Faris |
AGA SHUTS ACS HACHIG-ALS 1 oe

raja-mantrT sandtana— buddhye brhaspati
prabhura krpate puche asankoca-mati

SYNONYMS

raja-mantri sanatana—Sanatana Gosvami was formerly an intelligent minister
for Nawab Hussain Shah; buddhye—in intelligence; brhaspati—exactly like
Brhaspati, the priest in the heavenly kingdom; prabhura krpate—because of the
unlimited mercy of the Lord; puche—inquires; asanikoca-mati—without hesita-
tion.
TRANSLATION

Sanatana Gosvami had been a minister under Nawab Hussain Shah, and he
was undoubtedly as intelligent as Brhaspati, the chief priest of the heavenly
