Text 280) The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 449

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e amrta kara pana, yara sama nahi dna,
citte kari’ sudrdha visvasa
na pada’ kutarka-garte, amedhya karkasa avarte,
yate padile haya sarva-ndsa

SYNONYMS

e amrta kara pana—all of you must drink this nectar; yara sama nahi 4na—there
is no comparison to this nectar; citte—within the mind; kari’ sudrdha visvasa—
having firm faith in this conclusion; nd pada’ kutarka garte—do not fall down into
the pit of false arguments; amedhya karkasa dvarte—in the untouchable, harsh
whirlpool; yate—in which; padile—if one falls down; haya sarva-ndésa—the pur-
pose of life will be spoiled.

TRANSLATION

The readers should relish this wonderful nectar because nothing compares
to it. Keeping their faith firmly fixed within their minds, they should be careful
not to fall into the pit of false arguments or the whirlpools of unfortunate
situations. If one falls into such positions, he is finished.

TEXT 280
Qos, fasstan, wrawife Sage,
BNA TS CSNS! SHAG |
cela-aata Sad, ofa fica fren,
MHS CALS BS-YaI Aveo

sri-caitanya, nityananda, advaitadi bhakta-vrnda,
dra yata srota bhakta-gana
tomd-sabdra Sri-carana, kari sire vibhdsana,

yahda haite abhista-pirana

SYNONYMS

Sri-caitanya nityananda—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Nityananda; ad-
vaita-adi bhakta-vrnda—as well as the devotees like Advaita Acarya; dra—and;
yata srota bhakta-gana—all the devotees who listen; tomd-sabdra sri-carana—the
lotus feet of all of you; kari sire vibhisana—| keep on my head as a helmet; yahd
haite —from which; abhista-pGrana—all my purposes will be served.
