গোপীনাথ আচার্যেরে কহে সার্বভৌম গোসাঞির জানিতে চাহি কাহাঙ্পূর্বাশ্রম
गोपीनाथ आचार्येरे कहे सार्वभौम गोसाञिर जानिते चाहि काहाङ्पूर्वाश्रम
gopīnātha ācāryere kahe sārvabhauma gosāñira jānite cāhi kāhāṅ pūrvāśrama
Synonyms
gopīnātha ācāryere—to Gopīnātha Ācārya; kahe—said; sārvabhauma—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; gosāñira—of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; jānite—to know; cāhi—I want; kāhāṅ—what; pūrva-āśrama—previous situation..
Translation
Sārvabhauma then said to Gopīnātha Ācārya: "I want to know Caitanya Mahāprabhu's previous situation."
Purport
The word pūrvāśrama refers to one's previous situation in life. Sometimes a person will accept the renounced order from householder life, and sometimes even from student (brahmacārī) life. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya wanted to know of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's previous situation as a householder.