Text 345] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 287
TRANSLATION
“Whatever you say about Vaisnava behavior, the establishment of Vaisnava
temples and Deities and everything else should be supported by evidence
from the Puranas.
TEXT 344
HAUG AGIA, BA Cawa-SUBIF |
SSA FSA AG CMG’ BWaRis 01 988
‘samanya’ sad-acdra, dra ‘vaisnava’-acara
kartavyakartavya saba ‘smarta’ vyavahara
SYNONYMS
samanya—general; sat-acara—good behavior; dra—and; vaisnava—of devo-
tees of Lord Visnu; acara—etiquette; kartavya-akartavya—things which are to be
done and which are not to be done; saba—all; smarta—connected with regula-
tive principles; vyavahara—business.
TRANSLATION
“You should give general and specific descriptions of the behavior and ac-
tivities of a Vaisnava. You should outline things that are to be done and things
that are not to be done. All this should be described as regulations and eti-
quette.
TEXT 345
GS RBC BH Shay fest wa |
aca SF fafeal, Se Sates "HA 11 O8e |
ei sanksepe stra kahilun dig-darasana
yabe tumi likhiba, krsma karabe sphurana
SYNONYMS
ei—thus; sanksepe—in brief; sGtra—codes; kahilun—l| have described; dik-
darasana—just a little direction; yabe—whenever; tumi—you; likhiba—will at-
tempt to write; krsma—Lord Krsna; karabe—will do; sphurana—manifesting.
TRANSLATION
“| have thus given a synopsis of the Vaisnava regulative principles. | have
given this in brief just to give you a little direction. When you write on this
subject, Krsna will help you by spiritually awakening you.”
