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Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Verse 57 of 239
Cc Madhya 11.57

বাহ্যজ্ঞান নাহি, সেকালে কৃষ্ণনাম শুনিঽ আলিংগন করিবেন তোমায ঽবৈষ্ণবঽ জানিঽ

बाह्यज्ञान नाहि, सेकाले कृष्णनाम शुनिऽ आलिंगन करिबेन तोमाय ऽवैष्णवऽ जानिऽ

bāhya-jñāna nāhi, se-kāle kṛṣṇa-nāma śuni' āliṅgana karibena tomāya 'vaiṣṇava' jāni'

Synonyms

bāhya-jñāna nāhi—without external consciousness; se-kāle—at that time; kṛṣṇa-nāma śuni'—by hearing the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; āliṅgana karibena—He will embrace; tomāya—you; vaiṣṇava jāni'—taking you to be a Vaiṣṇava..

Translation

"Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will be in a mood of ecstatic love without external consciousness. At that time you should begin to recite those chapters from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Then He will embrace you, knowing you to be a pure Vaisnava.

Purport

A Vaiṣṇava is always ready to help another Vaiṣṇava progress toward realization of the Absolute Truth. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya could understand the King's position as a pure Vaiṣṇava. The King was always thinking of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Bhaṭṭācārya wanted to help him approach the Lord. A Vaiṣṇava is always compassionate, especially when he sees a prospective devotee very determined (dṛḍha-vrata). Consequently Bhaṭṭācārya was ready to help the King.

Verse 57 of 239