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
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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 |
ABA SHS YLS DACHIG-AS it wee ti
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
