Text 23] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 307
TRANSLATION
As soon as people received instructions from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
they began to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Thus everyone laughed,
chanted and danced with the Lord.
TEXT 22
ABCA AAG CV HATA ste |
SHIA CH BCA AY’ STTA 1 a2
prabhure pranata haila sannydasira gana
atma-madhye gosthi kare chadi’ adhyayana
SYNONYMS
prabhure—unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pranata haila—offered obei-
sances; sannydsira gana—all the Maydavadi sannydsis; atma-madhye —among
themselves; gosthi kare—discussed; chadi’ adhyayana—giving up so-called
studies of Vedanta.
TRANSLATION
All the Mayavadi sannyasis offered their obeisances unto Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu and then began to discuss His movement, giving up their studies
of Vedanta and Mayavada philosophy.
TEXT 23
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prakasanandera sisya eka tanhara samana
sabha-madhye kahe prabhura kariya sammdana
SYNONYMS
prakasanandera sisya eka—one of the disciples of PrakaSdnanda Sarasvati;
tanhdra samana—equal in learning with Prakasananda Sarasvati; sabhd-madhye —
in the assembly of the sannydsis; kahe—explains; prabhura kariya sammana—
respecting Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu seriously.
TRANSLATION
One of the disciples of Prakasananda Sarasvati, who was as learned as his
guru, began to speak in that assembly, offering all respects to Sri Caitanya
Mahdprabhu.
