Text 283] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 451

caitanyarpitam astv etac
caitanya-caritamrtam

SYNONYMS

$riman-madana-gopala—of the Deity named Sriman Madana-gopala; govinda-
deva—of the Deity named Govindadeva; tustaye—for the satisfaction; caitanya-
arpitam—offered unto Sri Caitanya Mahdaprabhu; astu—let it be; etat—this;
caitanya-caritamrtam—the book known as Caitanya-caritamrta.

TRANSLATION

For the satisfaction of Sri Madana-gopala and Govindadeva, we pray that
this book, Caitanya-caritamrta, may be offered to Sri Krsna Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.

TEXT 283

Slrraferewe cauyarenvrerrysr Ve,
AA-AYFR-CBICMM GSE COTTST |
wisfrafie si ca atiree qe mTSIe
AQTA-QACALSCAMCAAI SCAMS 1) avo

tad idam ati-rahasyam gaura-lilamrtam yat
khala-samudaya-kolair nadrtam tair alabhyam

ksatir iyvam iha ka me svaditam yat samantdat
sahrdaya-sumanobhir modam esam tanoti

SYNONYMS

tat—that (Caitanya-caritamrta); idam—this; ati-rahasyam—full of spiritual mys-
teries; gaura-lila-amrtam—the nectar of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; yat—which; khala-samudaya—envious rascals; kolaih—by pigs;
na—never; ddrtam—praised; taih—by them; alabhyam—not obtainable; ksatih
iyam iha ki—what is the loss in this connection; me—of me; svaditam—tasted;
yat—which; samantét—completely; sahrdaya-sumanobhih—by those who are
friendly and whose minds are very clean; modam—enjoyment; esim—of them;
tanoti—expands.

TRANSLATION

The Caitanya-caritamrta pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu con-
stitute a very secret literature. It is the life and soul of all devotees. Those who
are not fit to relish this literature, who are envious like hogs and pigs, will cer-
tainly not adore it. However, this will not harm my attempt. These pastimes of
