274 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

anuktlyena krsnanu-
silanarm bhaktir uttama

The position of visuddha-sattva is the position of uncontaminated goodness. On
that platform, one can then understand, aradhyo bhagavdn vrajesa-tanayas tad-
dhama vrndavanam: “The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the son of Nanda
Maharaja, is to be worshiped along with His transcendental abode, Vrndavana.”

The word sarva-mantra-vicdarana means “considering all different types of
mantras.” There are different kinds of mantras for different kinds of devotees.
There are the mantras known as the dvadasaksara, and these are composed of
twelve syllables. Similarly, there are mantras composed of eighteen syllables —the
Narasimha mantra, the Rama mantra, Gopala mantra and so on. Each and every
mantra has its own spiritual significance. The spiritual master has to select a
mantra for his disciple according to the disciple’s ability to chant different mantras.

TEXT 331

wa-afisiny, aa-frenta-citaet |
Awl, i Seals-gos, cad, SIBAT | OOS I

mantra-adhikari, mantra-siddhy-adi-sodhana
diksa, pratah-smrti-krtya, Sauca, Acamana

SYNONYMS
mantra-adhikari—qualification for receiving mantra initiation; mantra-siddhi-
adi—the perfection of the mantra and so on; sodhana—purification; diks4—in-
itiation; pratah-smrti-krtya—morning duties and remembrance of the Supreme

Lord; sauca—cleanliness; acamana—washing the mouth and other parts of the
body.

TRANSLATION

“You should discuss the qualifications necessary for receiving a mantra, the
perfection of the mantra, the purification of the mantra, initiation, morning
duties, remembrance of the Supreme Lord, cleanliness, and washing the
mouth and other parts of the body.

PURPORT
The following injunction is given in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (1.194):

tantrikesu ca mantresu
diksayam yositam api
