Text 73] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 335

prakadsdnandera prabhu vandila carana
prakasdnanda 4si’ tara dharila carana

SYNONYMS

prakasanandera—of Prakasananda = Sarasvati; prabhu—Sri_ Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; vandili—prayed; carana—at the feet; prakdsénanda—Prakasan-
anda Sarasvati; dsi’—coming; tarira—His; dharila carana—immediately caught the
lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

After stopping the kirtana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is a great ex-
ample of humility, offered prayers unto the feet of Prakasananda Sarasvati. At
this, Prakasananda Sarasvati immediately came forward and clasped the
Lord’s lotus feet.

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prabhu kahe, —‘tumi jagad-guru pujyatama
dmi tomdra nd ha-i ‘sisyera sisya’ sama

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe —Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued to speak; tumi—you; jagat-
guru—the spiritual master of the whole world; pujya-tama—the most worship-
able; dmi—l; tomara—your,; nd ha-i—am not; sisyera sisya sama—equal to the
disciple of the disciple.

TRANSLATION

When Prakasananda Sarasvati caught hold of the Lord’s lotus feet, the Lord
said, ‘‘My dear sir, you are the spiritual master of the whole world; therefore
you are most worshipable. As far as | am concerned, | am not even on the level
of the disciple of your disciple.”

PURPORT

Mayavadi sannydsis generally call themselves jagad-guru, the spiritual master of
the whole world. Many consider themselves worshipable by everyone, although
they do not even go outside India or their own district. Out of His great mag-
nanimity and humility, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu presented Himself as a subordi-
nate disciple of PrakaSdnanda Sarasvati.

