440 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 25
TEXT 267
Se aif? faaifaen siota-qwca |
HiFi SS-Qey FAS Ola ANAC | v9
bhakta lagi’ vistarila 4pana-vadane
kahan bhakta-mukhe kahdi sunila apane
SYNONYMS
bhakta lagi’—especially for the purpose of His devotees; vistarila—expansively
described; dpana-vadane—personally, with His own mouth; kahari—sometimes;
bhakta-mukhe—through the mouth of His devotees; kahai—making describe;
sunila pane —listened Himself.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu broadcast the purpose of Srimad-Bhagavatam. He
sometimes spoke for the benefit of His devotees and sometimes empowered
one of His devotees to speak while He listened.
PURPORT
Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as an ideal teacher, or acarya, explained Srimad-
Bhagavatam very elaborately Himself. He sometimes also empowered His devo-
tees to speak while He listened. This is the way an dcarya should train His dis-
ciples. Not only should he describe the bhagavata cult personally, but he should
also train his disciples to speak on this sublime subject.
TEXT 268
Srowa-aa ala Sn ay |
Swoaenay ai cafe farce HD i rw i
sri-caitanya-sama ara krpalu vadanya
bhakta-vatsala na dekhi trijagate anya
SYNONYMS
$ri-caitanya-sama—equal to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dra—anyone else;
krpalu—merciful; vadénya—magnanimous; bhakta-vatsala—very kind to the
devotees; nd dekhi—I do not see; tri-jagate—in these three worlds; anya—any-
one else.
