Text 9] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 299

suni’—hearing; duhkhe—in great unhappiness; mahdrdstriya vipra—the
brahmana of Maharastra province; karaye cintana—was contemplating.

TRANSLATION

When the Mayavadi sannyasis were criticizing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
anywhere and everywhere in Varanasi, the Maharastrian brahmana, hearing
this blasphemy, began to think about this unhappily.

TEXT 8

“ogy TSl4,—caal CHCA HfadIca |
cage wyele Sica Gata’ sia’ aca WY II

“prabhura svabhava, — yebd dekhe sannidhane
‘svartipa’ anubhavi’ tanre ‘isvara’ kari’ mane

SYNONYMS
prabhura sva-bhava—the characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yebi—
anyone who; dekhe—sees; sannidhdne—nearby; sva-répa—His personality;
anubhavi’—realizing; tanre—Him; isvara kari’—as the Supreme Lord; mane —ac-
cepts.
TRANSLATION
The Maharastrian brahmana thought, ‘‘Whoever closely sees the charac-
teristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately realizes His personality and
accepts Him as the Supreme Lord.
TEXT 9

Cala Sse Hic Ale Gee BAS |
2a) cule vagina aca SStq SCS td

kona prakdre pdron yadi ekatra karite
iha dekhi’ sannydsi-gana habe inhdra bhakte

SYNONYMS

kona prakére—by some means; paron—! am able; yadi—if; ekatra karite—to
assemble; ihd dekhi’—by seeing this (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's personal charac-
teristics); sannydsi-gana—the Mayavadi sannydsis of Varanasi; habe—will
become; inhdra bhakte—His devotees.

TRANSLATION

“If by some means | can assemble all the sannyasis together, they will cer-
tainly become His devotees after seeing His personal characteristics.
