Madhya-līlā

Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Verse 69 of 281
Cc Madhya 6.69

ঽপ্রকৃতিবিনীত, সন্ন্যাসী দেখিতে সুন্দর আমার বহুপ্রীতি বাডে ইঙ্হার উপর

ऽप्रकृतिविनीत, सन्न्यासी देखिते सुन्दर आमार बहुप्रीति बाडे इङ्हार उपर

'prakṛti-vinīta, sannyāsī dekhite sundara āmāra bahu-prīti bāḍe iṅhāra upara

Synonyms

prakṛti-vinītaby nature very humble and meek; sannyāsīrenouncer; dekhiteto see; sundaravery beautiful; āmāramy; bahu-prītigreat affection; bāḍeincreases; iṅhāraHim; uparaupon..

Translation

"The sannyāsī is very meek and humble by nature, and His person is very beautiful to see. Consequently my affection for Him increases.

Purport

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya considered Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu a very humble and meek person because although Caitanya Mahāprabhu was a sannyāsī, He still retained His brahmacārī name. The Lord took sannyāsa from Keśava Bhāratī in the Bhāratī sampradāya, in which the brahmacārīs (the assistants of the sannyāsīs) are named "Caitanya." Even after accepting sannyāsa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu retained the name "Caitanya," meaning a humble servant of a sannyāsī. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya appreciated this very much.

Verse 69 of 281
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