76 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 23
stated that Lord Visnu snatched two hairs—one white and one black—from His
head. These two hairs entered the wombs of Rohini and Devaki, members of the
Yadu dynasty. Balarama was born from Rohini, and Krsna was born of Devaki. Thus
Balarama appeared from the first hair, and Krsna appeared from the second hair. It
was also foretold that all the asuras, who are enemies of the demigods, would be
cut down by Lord Visnu by His white and black plenary expansions and that the
Supreme Personality of Godhead would appear and perform wonderful activities.
In this connection, one should see Laghu-bhagavatamrta, the chapter called
Krsnamrta, verses 156-164. Srila Ripa Gosvami has refuted this argument about
the hair incarnation, and his refutation is supported by Sr Baladeva
Vidyabhisana’s commentaries. This matter is further discussed in the Krsna-san-
darbha (29) and in the commentary known as Sarva-sarnvadini, by Srila Jiva
Gosvami.
TEXT 119
Bla AAloA AGS BACs HfaH |
facant FCA HCE Sel-GHw ALA tl 995
tabe sanatana prabhura carane dhariyd
nivedana kare dante trna-guccha lard
SYNONYMS
tabe—at that time; sandtana—Sanatana Gosvami; prabhura—of Si Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu; carane dhariyd—catching the lotus feet; nivedana kare—submits a
petition; dante—in the teeth; trna-guccha—a bunch of straw; /afid—taking.
TRANSLATION
Sanatana Gosvami then humbly accepted his position as lower than a piece
of straw, and, symbolically holding some straw in his mouth, he fell down,
clasped the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and submitted the
following petition.
TEXT 120
“Abas, AecHal, Alas— gona |
Free fat Ze,— Cle AAA CNG tl 20 U
“nica-jati, nica-sevi, muhi—supamara
siddhanta sikhdila, —yei brahmara agocara
