338 Sri Caitanya-caritamreta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 25
SYNONYMS
sah—he (the serpent); vai—indeed; bhagavatah—of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, Krsna; srimat-pada-sparsa—by the touch of the lotus feet; hata-
asubhah—relieved from all reactions of sinful life; bheje—achieved; sarpa-
vapuh—the body of a snake; hitva—giving up; rdpam—beauty; vidyadhara-ar-
citam—suitable for a person of Vidyadhara-loka.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘Being touched by the lotus feet of Sri Krsna, that serpent was im-
mediately freed from the reactions of his sinful life. Thus the serpent gave up
his body and assumed the body of a beautiful Vidyadhara demigod.’ ’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.34.9). The inhabitants of
Vrndavana, under the leadership of Nanda Maharaja, once wanted to go to the
bank of the Sarasvati on a pilgrimage. Nanda Maharaja was fasting, and he lay
down near the forest. At that time a serpent, who was formerly cursed by
Angirasa Rsi, appeared. This serpent had formerly been named Sudarsana, and he
had belonged to the Gandharvaloka planet. However, because he joked with the
rsi, he was condemned to take on the body of a big snake. When this serpent at-
tacked Nanda Maharaja, Nanda Maharaja began to call, “Krsna! Help!” Krsna im-
mediately appeared and began to kick the serpent with His lotus feet. Due to
being touched by the Lord's lotus feet, the serpent was immediately freed from
the reactions of his sinful life. Being freed, he again assumed his original form of
Sudarsana, the Gandharva.
TEXT 78
HS BB— faye ‘faye’, erify py a Ba |
aca ‘faye aifa—aB eotais-foae nav i
prabhu kahe,—‘visnu’ ‘visnu’, ami ksudra jiva hina
jive ‘visnu’ mani—ei aparadha-cihna
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe—Lord $ri Caitanya Mahdaprabhu said; visnu visnu—the holy name
of Visnu; 4ami—l; ksudra—infinitesimal; jiva—a living entity; hina—bereft of all
good qualities; jjive—such a low-grade living entity; visnu mani—accepting as
Lord Visnu or the Personality of Godhead; ei aparadha-cihna—this is a great
offense.
