264 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 21

TEXT 59

osha aatsics oe cafeaica |
Sn GSE, — Vater rVey SCBA th ed ti

eka-dina dvarakadte krsna dekhibare
brahma 4ila, —dvara-pala jandaila krsnere

SYNONYMS
eka-dina—one day; dvarakdte—in Dvaraka; krsna dekhibare—to see Krsna;
brahmd aila—Lord Brahma came; dvara-pala—the doorman; jandaila—informed;
krsnere—Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

“Once, when Krsna was ruling Dvaraka, Lord Brahma came to see Him, and
the doorman immediately informed Lord Krsna of Brahma’s arrival.

TEXT 60

Sw SCAM — “CH Al, fs aly Stata?
BA Bila SHCA Ace ALA Aa ve |

krsna kahena—‘kon brahma, ki nama tahdra?’
dvari asi’ brahmare puche dara bara

SYNONYMS
krsna kahena—kKrsna said; kon brahma—which Brahma; ki nama tahara—what
is his name; dvari asi’—the doorman, coming back; brahmare—to Lord Brahma;
puche—inquires; dra bara —again.

TRANSLATION
‘“‘When Krsna was so informed, He immediately asked the doorman, ‘Which

Brahma? What is his name?’ The doorman therefore returned and questioned
Lord Brahma.

PURPORT

From this verse we can understand that Brahma is the name of the post and
that the person occupying the post has a particular name also. From Bhagavad-
gita: imam vivasvate yogam. Vivasvan is the name of the present predominating
deity of the sun. He is generally called Strya, the sun-god, but he also has his own
