The Real Followers of Advaita Acharya
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · Los Angeles · 1974
Chapters
Glories of the Panca Tattva
CC Adi 12.1অদ্বৈতাঙ্ঘ্রব্জভৃঙ্গাংস্তান্ সারাসারভৃতোঽখিলান্ ।হিত্বাঽসারান্ সারভৃতো নৌমি চৈতন্যজীবনান্ ॥১ ॥advaitāṅghry-abja-bhṛṅgāṁs tānsārāsāra-bhṛto 'khilānhitvāsārān sāra-bhṛtonaumi caitanya-jīvanānThe followers of Śrī Advaita Prabhu were of two kinds. Some were real followers, and the others were false. Rejecting the false followers, I offer my respectful obeisances to Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s real followers, whose life and soul was Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Prabhupāda: **The followers of Śrī Advaita Prabhu were of two kinds. Some were real followers, and the others were false.
Rejecting the false followers, I offer my respectful obeisances to Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s real followers, whose life and soul was Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.**
Mercy and fruits of love
CC Adi 12.2জয় জয় মহাপ্রভু শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য ।জয় জয় নিত্যানন্দ জয়াদ্বৈত ধন্য ॥ ২॥jaya jaya mahāprabhu śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyajaya jaya nityānanda jayādvaita dhanyaAll glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityānanda! All glories to Śrī Advaita Prabhu! All of Them are glorious.
Deviations and obedience to masters
**All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu!
Devotion of Advaita Acarya sons
All glories to Lord Nityānanda! All glories to Śrī Advaita Prabhu! All of Them are glorious.** CC Adi 12.3শ্রীচৈতন্যামরতরোর্দ্বিতীয়স্কন্ধরূপিণঃ ।শ্রীমদদ্বৈতচন্দ্রস্য শাখারূপান্ গণান্নুমঃ ॥ ৩॥śrī-caitanyāmara-tarordvitīya-skandha-rūpiṇaḥśrīmad-advaita-candrasyaśākhā-rūpān gaṇān numaḥI offer my respectful obeisances to the all-glorious Advaita Prabhu, who forms the second branch of the eternal Caitanya tree, and to His followers, who form His subbranches.
Chastisement of Kamalakanta Visvasa
I offer my respectful obeisances to the all-glorious Advaita Prabhu, who forms the second branch of the eternal Caitanya tree, and to His followers, who form His subbranches.
CC Adi 12.4বৃক্ষের দ্বিতীয় স্কন্ধ—আচার্য–গোসাঞি ।তাঁর যত শাখা হইল, তার লেখা নাঞি ॥ ৪ ॥vṛkṣera dvitīya skandha — ācārya-gosāñitāṅra yata śākhā ha-ila, tāra lekhā nāñiŚrī Advaita Prabhu was the second big branch of the tree. There are many subbranches, but it is impossible to mention them all.
**Śrī Advaita Prabhu was the second big branch of the tree. There are many subbranches, but it is impossible to mention them all.** CC Adi 12.5চৈতন্য–মালীর কৃপাজলের সেচনে ।সেই জলে পুষ্ট স্কন্ধ বাড়ে দিনে দিনে ॥ ৫ ॥caitanya-mālīra kṛpā-jalera secanesei jale puṣṭa skandha bāḍe dine dineŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was also the gardener, and as He poured the water of His mercy on the tree, all the branches and subbranches grew, day after day.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was also the gardener, and as He poured the water of His mercy on the tree, all the branches and subbranches grew, day after day.
CC Adi 12.6সেই স্কন্ধে যত প্রেমফল উপজিল ।সেই কৃষ্ণপ্রেমফলে জগৎ ভরিল ॥ ৬ ॥sei skandhe yata prema-phala upajilasei kṛṣṇa-prema-phale jagat bharilaThe fruits of love of Godhead that grew on those branches of the Caitanya tree were so large that they flooded the entire world with love of Kṛṣṇa.
The fruits of love of Godhead that grew on those branches of the Caitanya tree were so large that they flooded the entire world with love of Kṛṣṇa.
CC Adi 12.7সেই জল স্কন্ধে করে শাখাতে সঞ্চার ।ফলে–ফুলে বাড়ে,—শাখা হইল বিস্তার ॥ ৭ ॥sei jala skandhe kare śākhāte sañcāraphale-phule bāḍe, — śākhā ha-ila vistāraAs the trunk and branches were watered, the branches and subbranches spread lavishly, and the tree grew full with fruits and flowers.
As the trunk and branches were watered, the branches and subbranches spread lavishly, and the tree grew full with fruits and flowers. CC Adi 12.8প্রথমে ত’ একমত আচার্যের গণ ।পাছে দুইমত হৈল দৈবের কারণ ॥ ৮ ॥prathame ta' eka-mata ācāryera gaṇapāche dui-mata haila daivera kāraṇaAt first all the followers of Advaita Ācārya shared a single opinion. But later they followed two different opinions, as ordained by providence.
**At first all the followers of Advaita Ācārya shared a single opinion. But later they followed two different opinions, as ordained by providence.**
CC Adi 12.9কেহ ত’ আচার্য আজ্ঞায়, কেহ ত’ স্বতন্ত্র ।স্বমত কল্পনা করে দৈব–পরতন্ত্র ॥ ৯ ॥keha ta' ācārya ājñāya, keha ta' svatantrasva-mata kalpanā kare daiva-paratantraSome of the disciples strictly accepted the orders of the ācārya, and others deviated, independently concocting their own opinions under the spell of daivī-māyā.
Some of the disciples strictly accepted the orders of the ācārya, and others deviated, independently concocting their own opinions under the spell of daivī-māyā.
CC Adi 12.10আচার্যের মত যেই, সেই মত সার ।তাঁর আজ্ঞা লঙ্ঘি’ চলে, সেই ত’ অসার ॥ ১০ ॥ācāryera mata yei, sei mata sāratāṅra ājñā laṅghi' cale, sei ta' asāraThe order of the spiritual master is the active principle in spiritual life. Anyone who disobeys the order of the spiritual master immediately becomes useless.
**The order of the spiritual master is the active principle in spiritual life. Anyone who disobeys the order of the spiritual master immediately becomes useless.**
CC Adi 12.11অসারের নামে ইহাঁ নাহি প্রয়োজন ।ভেদ জানিবারে করি একত্র গণন ॥ ১১ ॥asārera nāme ihāṅ nāhi prayojanabheda jānibāre kari ekatra gaṇanaThere is no need to name those who are useless. I have mentioned them only to distinguish them from the useful devotees.
**There is no need to name those who are useless. I have mentioned them only to distinguish them from the useful devotees.** CC Adi 12.12ধান্যরাশি মাপে যৈছে পাত্না সহিতে ।পশ্চাতে পাত্না উড়াঞা সংস্কার করিতে ॥ ১২ ॥dhānya-rāśi māpe yaiche pātnā sahitepaścāte pātnā uḍāñā saṁskāra karitePaddy is mixed with straw at first, and one must fan it to separate the paddy from the straw.
Paddy is mixed with straw at first, and one must fan it to separate the paddy from the straw. CC Adi 12.13অচ্যুতানন্দ—বড় শাখা, আচার্য–নন্দন ।আজন্ম সেবিলা তেঁহো চৈতন্য–চরণ ॥ ১৩ ॥acyutānanda — baḍa śākhā, ācārya-nandanaājanma sevilā teṅho caitanya-caraṇaA big branch of Advaita Ācārya was His son Acyutānanda. From the beginning of his life he engaged in the service of the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya.
**A big branch of Advaita Ācārya was His son Acyutānanda. From the beginning of his life he engaged in the service of the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya.**
CC Adi 12.14চৈতন্য গোসাঞির গুরু—কেশব ভারতী ।এই পিতার বাক্য শুনি’ দুঃখ পাইল অতি ॥ ১৪ ॥caitanya-gosāñira guru — keśava bhāratīei pitāra vākya śuni' duḥkha pāila atiWhen Acyutānanda heard from his father that Keśava Bhāratī was the spiritual master of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he was very unhappy.
When Acyutānanda heard from his father that Keśava Bhāratī was the spiritual master of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he was very unhappy. CC Adi 12.15জগদ্গুরুতে তুমি কর ঐছে উপদেশ ।তোমার এই উপদেশে নষ্ট হইল দেশ ॥ ১৫ ॥jagad-gurute tumi kara aiche upadeśatomāra ei upadeśe naṣṭa ha-ila deśaHe told his father, “Your instruction that Keśava Bhāratī is the spiritual master of Caitanya Mahāprabhu will spoil the entire country.
He told his father, "Your instruction that Keśava Bhāratī is the spiritual master of Caitanya Mahāprabhu will spoil the entire country. CC Adi 12.16চৌদ্দ ভুবনের গুরু—চৈতন্য–গোসাঞি ।তাঁর গুরু—অন্য, এই কোন শাস্ত্রে নাই ॥ ১৬ ॥caudda bhuvanera guru — caitanya-gosāñitāṅra guru — anya, ei kona śāstre nāi“Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the spiritual master of the fourteen worlds, but You say that someone else is His spiritual master. This is not supported by any revealed scripture.”
CC Adi 12.17পঞ্চম বর্ষের বালক কহে সিদ্ধান্তের সার ।শুনিয়া পাইলা আচার্য সন্তোষ অপার ॥ ১৭ ॥pañcama varṣera bālaka kahe siddhāntera sāraśuniyā pāilā ācārya santoṣa apāraWhen Advaita Ācārya heard this statement from His five-year-old son Acyutānanda, He felt great satisfaction because of his conclusive judgment.
When Advaita Ācārya heard this statement from His five-year-old son Acyutānanda, He felt great satisfaction because of his conclusive judgment. CC Adi 12.18কৃষ্ণমিশ্র–নাম আর আচার্য–তনয় ।চৈতন্য–গোসাঞি বৈসে যাঁহার হৃদয় ॥ ১৮ ॥kṛṣṇa-miśra-nāma āra ācārya-tanayacaitanya-gosāñi baise yāṅhāra hṛdayaKṛṣṇa Miśra was a son of Advaita Ācārya. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu always sat in his heart.
**Kṛṣṇa Miśra was a son of Advaita Ācārya. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu always sat in his heart.** CC Adi 12.19শ্রীগোপাল–নামে আর আচার্যের সুত ।তাঁহার চরিত্র, শুন, অত্যন্ত অদ্ভুত ॥ ১৯ ॥śrī-gopāla-nāme āra ācāryera sutatāṅhāra caritra, śuna, atyanta adbhutaŚrī Gopāla was another son of Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu. Now just hear about his characteristics, for they are all very wonderful.
**Śrī Gopāla was another son of Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu. Now just hear about his characteristics, for they are all very wonderful.** CC Adi 12.20গুণ্ডিচা–মন্দিরে মহাপ্রভুর সম্মুখে ।কীর্তনে নর্তন করে বড় প্রেম–সুখে ॥ ২০ ॥guṇḍicā-mandire mahāprabhura sammukhekīrtane nartana kare baḍa prema-sukheWhen Lord Caitanya personally cleansed the Guṇḍicā-mandira in Jagannātha Purī, Gopāla danced in front of the Lord with great love and happiness.
When Lord Caitanya personally cleansed the Guṇḍicā-mandira in Jagannātha Purī, Gopāla danced in front of the Lord with great love and happiness.
CC Adi 12.21নানা–ভাবোদ্গম দেহে অদ্ভুত নর্তন ।দুই গোসাঞি ‘হরি’ বলে, আনন্দিত মন ॥ ২১ ॥nānā-bhāvodgama dehe adbhuta nartanadui gosāñi 'hari' bale, ānandita manaWhile Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Prabhu chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and danced, there were various ecstatic symptoms in Their bodies, and Their minds were very pleased.
While Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Prabhu chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and danced, there were various ecstatic symptoms in Their bodies, and Their minds were very pleased.
CC Adi 12.22নাচিতে নাচিতে গোপাল হইল মূর্চ্ছিত ।ভূমেতে পড়িল, দেহে নাহিক সম্বিত ॥ ২২ ॥nācite nācite gopāla ha-ila mūrcchitabhūmete paḍila, dehe nāhika saṁvitaWhile all of them danced, Gopāla, dancing and dancing, fainted and fell to the ground unconscious.
While all of them danced, Gopāla, dancing and dancing, fainted and fell to the ground unconscious. CC Adi 12.23দুঃখিত হইলা আচার্য পুত্র কোলে লঞা ।রক্ষা করে নৃসিংহের মন্ত্র পড়িয়া ॥ ২৩ ॥duḥkhita ha-ilā ācārya putra kole lañārakṣā kare nṛsiṁhera mantra paḍiyāAdvaita Ācārya Prabhu became very unhappy. Taking His son on His lap, He began to chant the Nṛsiṁha mantra for his protection.**Advaita Ācārya Prabhu became very unhappy.
Taking His son on His lap, He began to chant the Nṛsiṁha mantra for his protection.** CC Adi 12.24নানা মন্ত্র পড়েন আচার্য, না হয় চেতন ।আচার্যের দুঃখে বৈষ্ণব করেন ক্রন্দন ॥ ২৪ ॥nānā mantra paḍena ācārya, nā haya cetanaācāryera duḥkhe vaiṣṇava karena krandanaAdvaita Ācārya chanted various mantras, but Gopāla did not come to consciousness. Thus all the Vaiṣṇavas present cried in sorrow at His plight.
**Advaita Ācārya chanted various mantras, but Gopāla did not come to consciousness. Thus all the Vaiṣṇavas present cried in sorrow at His plight.**
CC Adi 12.25তবে মহাপ্রভু, তাঁর হৃদে হস্ত ধরি’ ।‘উঠহ, গোপাল,’ কৈল বল ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ॥ ২৫ ॥tabe mahāprabhu, tāṅra hṛde hasta dhari''uṭhaha, gopāla,' kaila bala 'hari' 'hari'Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu then put His hand on the chest of Gopāla and told him, “My dear Gopāla, get up and chant the holy name of the Lord!”
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu then put His hand on the chest of Gopāla and told him, "My dear Gopāla, get up and chant the holy name of the Lord!"
CC Adi 12.26উঠিল গোপাল প্রভুর স্পর্শ–ধ্বনি শুনি’ ।আনন্দিত হঞা সবে করে হরিধ্বনি ॥ ২৬ ॥uṭhila gopāla prabhura sparśa-dhvani śuni'ānandita hañā sabe kare hari-dhvaniWhen he heard this sound and felt the touch of the Lord, Gopāla immediately got up, and all the Vaiṣṇavas chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra in jubilation.
When he heard this sound and felt the touch of the Lord, Gopāla immediately got up, and all the Vaiṣṇavas chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra in jubilation.
CC Adi 12.27আচার্যের আর পুত্র—শ্রীবলরাম ।আর পুত্র—‘স্বরূপ’–শাখা, ‘জগদীশ’ নাম ॥ ২৭ ॥ācāryera āra putra — śrī-balarāmaāra putra — 'svarūpa'-śākhā, 'jagadīśa' nāmaThe other sons of Advaita Ācārya were Śrī Balarāma, Svarūpa and Jagadīśa.
The other sons of Advaita Ācārya were Śrī Balarāma, Svarūpa and Jagadīśa. CC Adi 12.28‘কমলাকান্ত বিশ্বাস’–নাম আচার্যকিঙ্কর ।আচার্য–ব্যবহার সব—তাঁহার গোচর ॥ ২৮ ॥'kamalākānta viśvāsa'-nāma ācārya-kiṅkaraācārya-vyavahāra saba — tāṅhāra gocaraAdvaita Ācārya’s very confidential servant named Kamalākānta Viśvāsa knew all the dealings of Advaita Ācārya.
Advaita Ācārya’s very confidential servant named Kamalākānta Viśvāsa knew all the dealings of Advaita Ācārya. CC Adi 12.29নীলাচলে তেঁহো এক পত্রিকা লিখিয়া ।প্রতাপরুদ্রের পাশ দিল পাঠাইয়া ॥ ২৯ ॥nīlācale teṅho eka patrikā likhiyāpratāparudrera pāśa dila pāṭhāiyāWhen Kamalākānta Viśvāsa was in Jagannātha Purī, he sent a note through someone to Mahārāja Pratāparudra.
When Kamalākānta Viśvāsa was in Jagannātha Purī, he sent a note through someone to Mahārāja Pratāparudra. CC Adi 12.30সেই পত্রীর কথা আচার্য নাহি জানে ।কোন পাকে সেই পত্রী আইল প্রভুস্থানে ॥ ৩০ ॥sei patrīra kathā ācārya nāhi jānekona pāke sei patrī āila prabhu-sthāneNo one knew of that note, but somehow or other it reached the hands of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
No one knew of that note, but somehow or other it reached the hands of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. CC Adi 12.31সে পত্ৰীতে লেখা আছে—এই ত’ লিখনঈশ্বরত্বে আচার্যেরে করিয়াছে স্থাপন ॥ ৩১ ৷৷se patrīte lekhā āche — ei ta' likhanaīśvaratve ācāryere kariyāche sthāpanaThat note established Advaita Ācārya as an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
That note established Advaita Ācārya as an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. CC Adi 12.32কিন্তু তাঁর দৈবে কিছু হইয়াছে ঋণ ।ঋণ শোধিবারে চাহি তঙ্কা শত–তিন ॥ ৩২ ॥kintu tāṅra daive kichu ha-iyāche ṛṇaṛṇa śodhibāre cāhi taṅkā śata-tinaBut it also mentioned that Advaita Ācārya had recently incurred a debt of about three hundred rupees that Kamalākānta Viśvāsa wanted to liquidate.
But it also mentioned that Advaita Ācārya had recently incurred a debt of about three hundred rupees that Kamalākānta Viśvāsa wanted to liquidate.
CC Adi 12.33পত্র পড়িয়া প্রভুর মনে হৈল দুঃখ ।বাহিরে হাসিয়া কিছু বলে চন্দ্রমুখ ॥ ৩৩ ॥patra paḍiyā prabhura mane haila duḥkhabāhire hāsiyā kichu bale candra-mukhaLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu became unhappy upon reading the note, although His face still shone as brightly as the moon. Thus, smiling, He spoke as follows.
**Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu became unhappy upon reading the note, although His face still shone as brightly as the moon. Thus, smiling, He spoke as follows.**
CC Adi 12.34আচার্যেরে স্থাপিয়াছে করিয়া ঈশ্বর ।ইথে দোষ নাহি, আচার্য—দৈবত ঈশ্বর ॥ ৩৪ ॥ācāryere sthāpiyāche kariyā īśvaraithe doṣa nāhi, ācārya — daivata īśvara“He has established Advaita Ācārya as an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There is nothing wrong in this, for He is indeed the Lord Himself.
**"He has established Advaita Ācārya as an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There is nothing wrong in this, for He is indeed the Lord Himself.**
CC Adi 12.35ঈশ্বরের দৈন্য করি’ করিয়াছে ভিক্ষা ।অতএব দণ্ড করি’ করাইব শিক্ষা ॥ ৩৫ ॥īśvarera dainya kari' kariyāche bhikṣāataeva daṇḍa kari' karāiba śikṣā“But he has made the incarnation of Godhead a poverty-stricken beggar. Therefore I shall punish him in order to correct him.”CC Adi 12.36গোবিন্দেরে আজ্ঞা দিল,— “ইঁহা আজি হৈতে ।বাউলিয়া বিশ্বাসে এথা না দিবে আসিতে ॥” ৩৬ ॥govindere ājñā dila, — "iṅhā āji haitebāuliyā viśvāse ethā nā dibe āsite"The Lord ordered Govinda, “From today on, do not allow that bāuliyā Kamalākānta Viśvāsa to come here.”
The Lord ordered Govinda, "From today on, do not allow that bāuliyā Kamalākānta Viśvāsa to come here." CC Adi 12.37দণ্ড শুনি’ ‘বিশ্বাস’ হইল পরম দুঃখিত ।শুনিয়া প্রভুর দণ্ড আচার্য হর্ষিত ॥ ৩৭ ॥daṇḍa śuni' 'viśvāsa' ha-ila parama duḥkhitaśuniyā prabhura daṇḍa ācārya harṣitaWhen Kamalākānta Viśvāsa heard about this punishment by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he was very unhappy, but when Advaita Prabhu heard about it, He was greatly pleased.
When Kamalākānta Viśvāsa heard about this punishment by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he was very unhappy, but when Advaita Prabhu heard about it, He was greatly pleased.
CC Adi 12.38বিশ্বাসেরে কহে,—তুমি বড় ভাগ্যবান্ ।তোমারে করিল দণ্ড প্রভু ভগবান্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥viśvāsere kahe, — tumi baḍa bhāgyavāntomāre karila daṇḍa prabhu bhagavānSeeing Kamalākānta Viśvāsa unhappy, Advaita Ācārya Prabhu told him, “You are greatly fortunate to have been punished by the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Seeing Kamalākānta Viśvāsa unhappy, Advaita Ācārya Prabhu told him, "You are greatly fortunate to have been punished by the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
CC Adi 12.39পূর্বে মহাপ্রভু মোরে করেন সম্মান ।দুঃখ পাই’ মনে আমি কৈলুঁ অনুমান ॥ ৩৯ ॥pūrve mahāprabhu more karena sammānaduḥkha pāi' mane āmi kailuṅ anumāna“Formerly Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu always respected Me as His senior, but I did not like such respect. Therefore, My mind being afflicted by unhappiness, I made a plan.
**"Formerly Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu always respected Me as His senior, but I did not like such respect. Therefore, My mind being afflicted by unhappiness, I made a plan.**
CC Adi 12.40মুক্তি—শ্রেষ্ঠ করি’ কৈনু বাশিষ্ঠ ব্যাখ্যান ।ক্রুদ্ধ হঞা প্রভু মোরে কৈল অপমান ॥ ৪০ ॥mukti — śreṣṭha kari' kainu vāśiṣṭha vyākhyānakruddha hañā prabhu more kaila apamāna“Thus I expounded the Yoga-vāśiṣṭha, which considers liberation the ultimate goal of life. For this the Lord became angry at Me and treated Me with apparent disrespect.
**"Thus I expounded the Yoga-vāśiṣṭha, which considers liberation the ultimate goal of life. For this the Lord became angry at Me and treated Me with apparent disrespect.**
CC Adi 12.41দণ্ড পাঞা হৈল মোর পরম আনন্দ ।যে দণ্ড পাইল ভাগ্যবান্ শ্রীমুকুন্দ ॥ ৪১ ॥daṇḍa pāñā haila mora parama ānandaye daṇḍa pāila bhāgyavān śrī-mukunda“When chastised by Lord Caitanya, I was very happy to receive a punishment similar to that awarded Śrī Mukunda.
"When chastised by Lord Caitanya, I was very happy to receive a punishment similar to that awarded Śrī Mukunda. CC Adi 12.42যে দণ্ড পাইল শ্রীশচী ভাগ্যবতী ।সে দণ্ড প্রসাদ অন্য লোক পাবে কতি ॥ ৪২ ॥ye daṇḍa pāila śrī-śacī bhāgyavatīse daṇḍa prasāda anya loka pābe kati“A similar punishment was awarded to mother Śacīdevī. Who could be more fortunate than she to receive such punishment?”
CC Adi 12.43এত কহি’ আচার্য তাঁরে করিয়া আশ্বাস ।আনন্দিত হইয়া আইল মহাপ্রভু–পাশ ॥ ৪৩ ॥eta kahi' ācārya tāṅre kariyā āśvāsaānandita ha-iyā āila mahāprabhu-pāśaAfter pacifying Kamalākānta Viśvāsa in this way, Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu went to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
After pacifying Kamalākānta Viśvāsa in this way, Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu went to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu. CC Adi 12.44প্রভুকে কহেন,—তোমার না বুঝি এ লীলা ।আমা হৈতে প্রসাদপাত্র করিলা কমলা ॥ ৪৪ ॥prabhuke kahena — tomāra nā bujhi e līlāāmā haite prasāda-pātra karilā kamalāŚrī Advaita Ācārya told Lord Caitanya, “I cannot understand Your transcendental pastimes. You have shown more favor to Kamalākānta than You generally show to Me.
**Śrī Advaita Ācārya told Lord Caitanya, "I cannot understand Your transcendental pastimes. You have shown more favor to Kamalākānta than You generally show to Me.**
CC Adi 12.45আমারেহ কভু যেই না হয় প্রসাদ ।তোমার চরণে আমি কি কৈনু অপরাধ ॥ ৪৫ ॥āmāreha kabhu yei nā haya prasādatomāra caraṇe āmi ki kainu aparādha“The favor You have shown Kamalākānta is so great that even to Me You have never shown such favor. What offense have I committed at Your lotus feet so as not to be shown such favor?”CC Adi 12.46এত শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু হাসিতে লাগিলা ।বোলাইয়া কমলাকান্তে প্রসন্ন হইলা ॥ ৪৬ ॥eta śuni' mahāprabhu hāsite lāgilābolāiyā kamalākānte prasanna ha-ilāHearing this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu laughed with satisfaction and immediately called Kamalākānta Viśvāsa.
Hearing this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu laughed with satisfaction and immediately called Kamalākānta Viśvāsa. CC Adi 12.47আচার্য কহে, ইহাকে কেনে দিলে দরশন ।দুই প্রকারেতে করে মোরে বিড়ম্বন ॥ ৪৭ ॥ācārya kahe, ihāke kene dile daraśanadui prakārete kare more viḍambanaAdvaita Ācārya then said to Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Why have You called back this man and allowed him to see You? He has cheated Me in two ways.”
**Advaita Ācārya then said to Caitanya Mahāprabhu, "Why have You called back this man and allowed him to see You? He has cheated Me in two ways."** CC Adi 12.48শুনিয়া প্রভুর মন প্রসন্ন হইল ।দুঁহার অন্তর–কথা দুঁহে সে জানিল ॥ ৪৮ ৷৷śuniyā prabhura mana prasanna ha-iladuṅhāra antara-kathā duṅhe se jānilaWhen Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard this, His mind was satisfied. Only They could understand each other’s minds.
**When Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard this, His mind was satisfied. Only They could understand each other’s minds.** CC Adi 12.49প্রভু কহে,—বাউলিয়া, ঐছে কাহে কর ।আচার্যের লজ্জা–ধর্ম–হানি সে আচর ॥ ৪৯ ॥prabhu kahe — bāuliyā, aiche kāhe karaācāryera lajjā-dharma-hāni se ācaraLord Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed Kamalākānta, “You are a bāuliyā, one who does not know things as they are. Why do you act in this way? Why do you invade the privacy of Advaita Ācārya and damage His religious principles?
**Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed Kamalākānta, "You are a bāuliyā, one who does not know things as they are. Why do you act in this way?
Why do you invade the privacy of Advaita Ācārya and damage His religious principles?** CC Adi 12.50প্রতিগ্রহ কভু না করিবে রাজধন ।বিষয়ীর অন্ন খাইলে দুষ্ট হয় মন ॥ ৫০ ॥pratigraha kabhu nā karibe rāja-dhanaviṣayīra anna khāile duṣṭa haya mana“Advaita Ācārya, My spiritual master, should never accept charity from rich men or kings, because if a spiritual master accepts money or grains from such materialists his mind becomes polluted.
"Advaita Ācārya, My spiritual master, should never accept charity from rich men or kings, because if a spiritual master accepts money or grains from such materialists his mind becomes polluted.
CC Adi 12.51মন দুষ্ট হইলে নহে কৃষ্ণের স্মরণ ।কৃষ্ণস্মৃতি বিনু হয় নিষ্ফল জীবন ॥ ৫১ ॥mana duṣṭa ha-ile nahe kṛṣṇera smaraṇakṛṣṇa-smṛti vinu haya niṣphala jīvana“When one’s mind is polluted, it is very difficult to remember Kṛṣṇa, and when remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa is hampered, one’s life is unproductive.
"When one’s mind is polluted, it is very difficult to remember Kṛṣṇa, and when remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa is hampered, one’s life is unproductive.
CC Adi 12.52লোকলজ্জা হয়, ধর্ম–কীর্তি হয় হানি ।ঐছে কর্ম না করিহ কভু ইহা জানি’ ॥ ৫২ ॥loka-lajjā haya, dharma-kīrti haya hāniaiche karma nā kariha kabhu ihā jāni'“Thus one becomes unpopular in the eyes of the people in general, for this damages his religiosity and fame. A Vaiṣṇava, especially one who acts as a spiritual master, must not act in such a way. One should always be conscious of this fact.”CC Adi 12.53এই শিক্ষা সবাকারে, সবে মনে কৈল ।আচার্য–গোসাঞি মনে আনন্দ পাইল ॥ ৫৩ ॥ei śikṣā sabākāre, sabe mane kailaācārya-gosāñi mane ānanda pāilaWhen Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave this instruction to Kamalākānta, all present considered it to be meant for everyone. Thus Advaita Ācārya was greatly pleased.
**When Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave this instruction to Kamalākānta, all present considered it to be meant for everyone. Thus Advaita Ācārya was greatly pleased.**
CC Adi 12.54আচার্যের অভিপ্রায় প্রভুমাত্র বুঝে ।প্রভুর গম্ভীর বাক্য আচার্য সমুঝে ॥ ৫৪ ॥ācāryera abhiprāya prabhu-mātra bujheprabhura gambhīra vākya ācārya samujheOnly Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu could understand the intentions of Advaita Ācārya, and Advaita Ācārya appreciated the grave instruction of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Only Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu could understand the intentions of Advaita Ācārya, and Advaita Ācārya appreciated the grave instruction of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
CC Adi 12.55এই ত’ প্রস্তাবে আছে বহুত বিচার ।গ্রন্থ–বাহুল্য–ভয়ে নারি লিখিবার ॥ ৫৫ ॥ei ta' prastāve āche bahuta vicāragrantha-bāhulya-bhaye nāri likhibāraIn this statement there are many confidential considerations. I do not write of them all, fearing an unnecessary increase in the volume of the book.
**In this statement there are many confidential considerations. I do not write of them all, fearing an unnecessary increase in the volume of the book.**
CC Adi 12.56শ্ৰীযদুনন্দনাচার্য—অদ্বৈতের শাখা ।তাঁর শাখা–উপশাখার নাহি হয় লেখা ॥ ৫৬ ॥śrī-yadunandanācārya — advaitera śākhātāṅra śākhā-upaśākhāra nāhi haya lekhāThe fifth branch of Advaita Ācārya was Śrī Yadunandana Ācārya, who had so many branches and subbranches that it is impossible to write of them.
Branches of Yadunandana and Gadadhara
The fifth branch of Advaita Ācārya was Śrī Yadunandana Ācārya, who had so many branches and subbranches that it is impossible to write of them.
CC Adi 12.57বাসুদেব দত্তের তেঁহো কৃপার ভাজন ।সর্বভাবে আশ্রিয়াছে চৈতন্য–চরণ ॥ ৫৭ ॥vāsudeva dattera teṅho kṛpāra bhājanasarva-bhāve āśriyāche caitanya-caraṇaŚrī Yadunandana Ācārya was a student of Vāsudeva Datta, and he received all his mercy. Therefore he could accept Lord Caitanya’s lotus feet, from all angles of vision, as the supreme shelter.
**Śrī Yadunandana Ācārya was a student of Vāsudeva Datta, and he received all his mercy. Therefore he could accept Lord Caitanya’s lotus feet, from all angles of vision, as the supreme shelter.**
CC Adi 12.58ভাগবতাচার্য, আর বিষ্ণুদাসাচার্য ।চক্রপাণি আচার্য, আর অনন্ত আচার্য ॥ ৫৮ ॥bhāgavatācārya, āra viṣṇudāsācāryacakrapāṇi ācārya, āra ananta ācāryaBhāgavata Ācārya, Viṣṇudāsa Ācārya, Cakrapāṇi Ācārya and Ananta Ācārya were the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
Bhāgavata Ācārya, Viṣṇudāsa Ācārya, Cakrapāṇi Ācārya and Ananta Ācārya were the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth branches of Advaita Ācārya. CC Adi 12.59নন্দিনী, আর কামদেব, চৈতন্যদাস ।দুর্লভ বিশ্বাস, আর বনমালিদাস ॥ ৫৯ ॥nandinī, āra kāmadeva, caitanya-dāsadurlabha viśvāsa, āra vanamāli-dāsaNandinī, Kāmadeva, Caitanya dāsa, Durlabha Viśvāsa and Vanamālī dāsa were the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth branches of Śrī Advaita Ācārya.
Nandinī, Kāmadeva, Caitanya dāsa, Durlabha Viśvāsa and Vanamālī dāsa were the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth branches of Śrī Advaita Ācārya.
CC Adi 12.60জগন্নাথ কর, আর কর ভবনাথ ।হৃদয়ানন্দ সেন, আর দাস ভোলানাথ ॥ ৬০ ৷৷jagannātha kara, āra kara bhavanāthahṛdayānanda sena, āra dāsa bholānāthaJagannātha Kara, Bhavanātha Kara, Hṛdayānanda Sena and Bholānātha dāsa were the fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
Jagannātha Kara, Bhavanātha Kara, Hṛdayānanda Sena and Bholānātha dāsa were the fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
CC Adi 12.61যাদবদাস, বিজয়দাস, দাস জনার্দন ।অনন্তদাস, কানুপণ্ডিত, দাস নারায়ণ ॥ ৬১ ॥yādava-dāsa, vijaya-dāsa, dāsa janārdanaananta-dāsa, kānu-paṇḍita, dāsa nārāyaṇaYādava dāsa, Vijaya dāsa, Janārdana dāsa, Ananta dāsa, Kānu Paṇḍita and Nārāyaṇa dāsa were the nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
Yādava dāsa, Vijaya dāsa, Janārdana dāsa, Ananta dāsa, Kānu Paṇḍita and Nārāyaṇa dāsa were the nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
CC Adi 12.62শ্রীবৎস পণ্ডিত, ব্রহ্মচারী হরিদাস ।পুরুষোত্তম ব্রহ্মচারী, আর কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ৬২ ॥śrīvatsa paṇḍita, brahmacārī haridāsapuruṣottama brahmacārī, āra kṛṣṇadāsaŚrīvatsa Paṇḍita, Haridāsa Brahmacārī, Puruṣottama Brahmacārī and Kṛṣṇadāsa were the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
Śrīvatsa Paṇḍita, Haridāsa Brahmacārī, Puruṣottama Brahmacārī and Kṛṣṇadāsa were the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
CC Adi 12.63পুরুষোত্তম পণ্ডিত, আর রঘুনাথ ।বনমালী কবিচন্দ্র, আর বৈদ্যনাথ ॥ ৬৩ ॥puruṣottama paṇḍita, āra raghunāthavanamālī kavicandra, āra vaidyanāthaPuruṣottama Paṇḍita, Raghunātha, Vanamālī Kavicandra and Vaidyanātha were the twenty-ninth, thirtieth, thirty-first and thirty-second branches of Advaita Ācārya.
Puruṣottama Paṇḍita, Raghunātha, Vanamālī Kavicandra and Vaidyanātha were the twenty-ninth, thirtieth, thirty-first and thirty-second branches of Advaita Ācārya.
CC Adi 12.64লোকনাথ পণ্ডিত, আর মুরারি পণ্ডিত ।শ্রীহরিচরণ, আর মাধব পণ্ডিত ॥ ৬৪ ॥lokanātha paṇḍita, āra murāri paṇḍitaśrī-haricaraṇa, āra mādhava paṇḍitaLokanātha Paṇḍita, Murāri Paṇḍita, Śrī Haricaraṇa and Mādhava Paṇḍita were the thirty-third, thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
Consequences of deviation and ingratitude
Lokanātha Paṇḍita, Murāri Paṇḍita, Śrī Haricaraṇa and Mādhava Paṇḍita were the thirty-third, thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
CC Adi 12.65বিজয় পণ্ডিত, আর পণ্ডিত শ্রীরাম ।অসংখ্য অদ্বৈত–শাখা কত লইব নাম ॥ ৬৫ ॥vijaya paṇḍita, āra paṇḍita śrīrāmaasaṅkhya advaita-śākhā kata la-iba nāmaVijaya Paṇḍita and Śrīrāma Paṇḍita were two important branches of Advaita Ācārya. There are innumerable branches, but I am unable to mention them all.
**Vijaya Paṇḍita and Śrīrāma Paṇḍita were two important branches of Advaita Ācārya. There are innumerable branches, but I am unable to mention them all.**
CC Adi 12.66মালি–দত্ত জল অদ্বৈত–স্কন্ধ যোগায় ।সেই জলে জীয়ে শাখা,—ফুল–ফল পায় ॥ ৬৬ ॥māli-datta jala advaita-skandha yogāyasei jale jīye śākhā, — phula-phala pāyaThe Advaita Ācārya branch received the water supplied by the original gardener, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In this way, the subbranches were nourished, and their fruits and flowers grew luxuriantly.
**The Advaita Ācārya branch received the water supplied by the original gardener, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In this way, the subbranches were nourished, and their fruits and flowers grew luxuriantly.**
CC Adi 12.67ইহার মধ্যে মালী পাছে কোন শাখাগণ ।না মানে চৈতন্য–মালী দুর্দৈব কারণ ॥ ৬৭ ॥ihāra madhye mālī pāche kona śākhā-gaṇanā māne caitanya-mālī durdaiva kāraṇaAfter the disappearance of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, some of the branches, for unfortunate reasons, deviated from His path.
After the disappearance of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, some of the branches, for unfortunate reasons, deviated from His path. CC Adi 12.68সৃজাইল, জীয়াইল, তাঁরে না মানিল ।কৃতঘ্ন হইলা, তাঁরে স্কন্ধ ক্রুদ্ধ হইল ॥ ৬৮ ॥sṛjāila, jīyāila, tāṅre nā mānilakṛtaghna ha-ilā, tāṅre skandha kruddha ha-ilaSome branches did not accept the original trunk that vitalized and maintained the entire tree. When they thus became ungrateful, the original trunk was angry at them.
**Some branches did not accept the original trunk that vitalized and maintained the entire tree. When they thus became ungrateful, the original trunk was angry at them.**
CC Adi 12.69ক্রুদ্ধ হঞা স্কন্ধ তারে জল না সঞ্চারে ।জলাভাবে কৃশ শাখা শুকাইয়া মরে ॥ ৬৯ ॥kruddha hañā skandha tāre jala nā sañcārejalābhāve kṛśa śākhā śukāiyā mareThus Lord Caitanya did not sprinkle upon them the water of His mercy, and they gradually withered and died.
Thus Lord Caitanya did not sprinkle upon them the water of His mercy, and they gradually withered and died. CC Adi 12.70চৈতন্য–রহিত দেহ—শুষ্ককাষ্ঠ–সম ।জীবিতেই মৃত সেই, মৈলে দণ্ডে যম ॥ ৭০ ॥caitanya-rahita deha — śuṣkakāṣṭha-samajīvitei mṛta sei, maile daṇḍe yamaA person without Kṛṣṇa consciousness is no better than dry wood or a dead body. He is understood to be dead while living, and after death he is punishable by Yamarāja.
**A person without Kṛṣṇa consciousness is no better than dry wood or a dead body. He is understood to be dead while living, and after death he is punishable by Yamarāja.**
CC Adi 12.71কেবল এ গণ–প্রতি নহে এই দণ্ড ।চৈতন্য–বিমুখ যেই সেই ত’ পাষণ্ড ॥ ৭১ ॥kevala e gaṇa-prati nahe ei daṇḍacaitanya-vimukha yei sei ta' pāṣaṇḍaNot only the misguided descendants of Advaita Ācārya but anyone who is against the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu should be considered an atheist subject to be punished by Yamarāja.
Not only the misguided descendants of Advaita Ācārya but anyone who is against the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu should be considered an atheist subject to be punished by Yamarāja.
CC Adi 12.72কি পণ্ডিত, কি তপস্বী, কিবা গৃহী, যতি ।চৈতন্য–বিমুখ যেই, তার এই গতি ॥ ৭২ ॥ki paṇḍita, ki tapasvī, kibā gṛhī, yaticaitanya-vimukha yei, tāra ei gatiBe he a learned scholar, a great ascetic, a successful householder or a famous sannyāsī, one who is against the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is destined to suffer the punishment meted out by Yamarāja.
Be he a learned scholar, a great ascetic, a successful householder or a famous sannyāsī, one who is against the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is destined to suffer the punishment meted out by Yamarāja.
CC Adi 12.73যে যে লৈল শ্রীঅচ্যুতানন্দের মত ।সেই আচার্যের গণ—মহাভাগবত ॥ ৭৩ ॥ye ye laila śrī-acyutānandera matasei ācāryera gaṇa — mahā-bhāgavataThe descendants of Advaita Ācārya who accepted the path of Śrī Acyutānanda were all great devotees.
The descendants of Advaita Ācārya who accepted the path of Śrī Acyutānanda were all great devotees. CC Adi 12.74সেই সেই,—আচার্যের কৃপার ভাজন ।অনায়াসে পাইল সেই চৈতন্য–চরণ ॥ ৭৪ ॥sei sei, — ācāryera kṛpāra bhājanaanāyāse pāila sei caitanya-caraṇaBy the mercy of Advaita Ācārya, the devotees who strictly followed the path of Caitanya Mahāprabhu attained the shelter of Lord Caitanya’s lotus feet without difficulty.
By the mercy of Advaita Ācārya, the devotees who strictly followed the path of Caitanya Mahāprabhu attained the shelter of Lord Caitanya’s lotus feet without difficulty.
CC Adi 12.75অচ্যুতের যেই মত, সেই মত সার ।আর যত মত সব হৈল ছারখার ॥ ৭৫ ॥acyutera yei mata, sei mata sāraāra yata mata saba haila chārakhāraIt should be concluded, therefore, that the path of Acyutānanda is the essence of spiritual life. Those who did not follow this path simply scattered.
**It should be concluded, therefore, that the path of Acyutānanda is the essence of spiritual life. Those who did not follow this path simply scattered.**
CC Adi 12.76সেই আচার্যগণে মোর কোটি নমস্কার ।অচ্যুতানন্দ–প্রায়, চৈতন্য—জীবন যাঁহার ॥ ৭৬ ॥sei ācārya-gaṇe mora koṭi namaskāraacyutānanda-prāya, caitanya — jīvana yāṅhāraI therefore offer my respectful obeisances millions of times to Acyutānanda’s actual followers, whose life and soul was Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
I therefore offer my respectful obeisances millions of times to Acyutānanda’s actual followers, whose life and soul was Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
CC Adi 12.77এই ত’ কহিলাঙ আচার্য–গোসাঞির গণ ।তিন স্কন্ধ–শাখার কৈল সংক্ষেপ গণন ॥ ৭৭ ॥ei ta' kahilāṅ ācārya-gosāñira gaṇatina skandha-śākhāra kaila saṅkṣepa gaṇanaThus I have briefly described the three branches [Acyutānanda, Kṛṣṇa Miśra and Gopāla] of Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s descendants.
Thus I have briefly described the three branches [Acyutānanda, Kṛṣṇa Miśra and Gopāla] of Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s descendants. CC Adi 12.78শাখা–উপশাখা, তার নাহিক গণন ।কিছুমাত্র কহি’ করি দিগ্দরশন ॥ ৭৮ ॥śākhā-upaśākhā, tāra nāhika gaṇanakichu-mātra kahi' kari dig-daraśanaThere are multifarious branches and subbranches of Advaita Ācārya. It is very difficult to enumerate them fully. I have simply given a glimpse of the whole trunk and its branches and sub-branches.
**There are multifarious branches and subbranches of Advaita Ācārya. It is very difficult to enumerate them fully. I have simply given a glimpse of the whole trunk and its branches and subbranches.**
CC Adi 12.79শ্রীগদাধর পণ্ডিত শাখাতে মহোত্তম।তাঁর উপশাখা কিছু করি যে গণন ॥ ৭৯ ॥śrī-gadādhara paṇḍita śākhāte mahottamatāṅra upaśākhā kichu kari ye gaṇanaAfter describing the branches and subbranches of Advaita Ācārya, I shall now attempt to describe some of the descendants of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita, the most important among the branches.
After describing the branches and subbranches of Advaita Ācārya, I shall now attempt to describe some of the descendants of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita, the most important among the branches.
CC Adi 12.80শাখা–শ্রেষ্ঠ ধ্রুবানন্দ, শ্রীধর ব্রহ্মচারী ।ভাগবতাচার্য, হরিদাস ব্রহ্মচারী ॥ ৮০ ॥śākhā-śreṣṭha dhruvānanda, śrīdhara brahmacārībhāgavatācārya, haridāsa brahmacārīThe chief branches of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita were (1) Śrī Dhruvānanda, (2) Śrīdhara Brahmacārī, (3) Haridāsa Brahmacārī and (4) Raghunātha Bhāgavata Ācārya.
The chief branches of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita were (1) Śrī Dhruvānanda, (2) Śrīdhara Brahmacārī, (3) Haridāsa Brahmacārī and (4) Bhāgavata Ācārya.
CC Adi 12.81অনন্ত আচার্য, কবিদত্ত, মিশ্রনয়ন ।গঙ্গামন্ত্রী, মামু ঠাকুর, কণ্ঠাভরণ ॥ ৮১ ॥ananta ācārya, kavidatta, miśra-nayanagaṅgāmantrī māmu ṭhākura, kaṇṭhābharaṇaThe fifth branch was Ananta Ācārya; the sixth, Kavi Datta; the seventh, Nayana Miśra; the eighth, Gaṅgāmantrī; the ninth, Māmu Ṭhākura; and the tenth, Kaṇṭhābharaṇa.
The fifth branch was Ananta Ācārya; the sixth, Kavi Datta; the seventh, Nayana Miśra; the eighth, Gaṅgāmantrī; the ninth, Māmu Ṭhākura; and the tenth, Kaṇṭhābharaṇa.
CC Adi 12.82ভূগর্ভ গোসাঞি, আর ভাগবতদাস ।যেই দুই আসি’ কৈল বৃন্দাবনে বাস ॥ ৮২ ॥bhūgarbha gosāñi, āra bhāgavata-dāsayei dui āsi' kaila vṛndāvane vāsaThe eleventh branch of Gadādhara Gosvāmī was Bhūgarbha Gosāñi, and the twelfth was Bhāgavata dāsa. Both of them went to Vṛndāvana and resided there for life.
**The eleventh branch of Gadādhara Gosvāmī was Bhūgarbha Gosāñi, and the twelfth was Bhāgavata dāsa. Both of them went to Vṛndāvana and resided there for life.**
CC Adi 12.83বাণীনাথ ব্রহ্মচারী—বড় মহাশয় ।বল্লভচৈতন্যদাস—কৃষ্ণপ্রেমময় ॥ ৮৩ ৷৷vāṇīnātha brahmacārī — baḍa mahāśayavallabha-caitanya-dāsa — kṛṣṇa-premamayaThe thirteenth branch was Vāṇīnātha Brahmacārī, and the fourteenth was Vallabha-caitanya dāsa. Both of these great personalities were always filled with love of Kṛṣṇa.
**The thirteenth branch was Vāṇīnātha Brahmacārī, and the fourteenth was Vallabha-caitanya dāsa. Both of these great personalities were always filled with love of Kṛṣṇa.**
CC Adi 12.84শ্রীনাথ চক্রবর্তী, আর উদ্ধব দাস ।জিতামিত্র, কাষ্ঠকাটা–জগন্নাথদাস ॥ ৮৪ ॥śrīnātha cakravartī, āra uddhava dāsajitāmitra, kāṣṭhakāṭā-jagannātha-dāsaThe fifteenth branch was Śrīnātha Cakravartī; the sixteenth, Uddhava; the seventeenth, Jitāmitra; and the eighteenth, Jagannātha dāsa.
The fifteenth branch was Śrīnātha Cakravartī; the sixteenth, Uddhava; the seventeenth, Jitāmitra; and the eighteenth, Jagannātha dāsa. CC Adi 12.85শ্রীহরি আচার্য, সাদি–পুরিয়া গোপাল ।কৃষ্ণদাস ব্রহ্মচারী, পুষ্পগোপাল ॥ ৮৫ ৷৷śrī-hari ācārya, sādi-puriyā gopālakṛṣṇadāsa brahmacārī, puṣpa-gopālaThe nineteenth branch was Śrī Hari Ācārya; the twentieth, Sādipuriyā Gopāla; the twenty-first, Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī; and the twenty-second, Puṣpagopāla.
The nineteenth branch was Śrī Hari Ācārya; the twentieth, Sādipuriyā Gopāla; the twenty-first, Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī; and the twenty-second, Puṣpagopāla.
CC Adi 12.86শ্রীহর্ষ, রঘুমিশ্র, পণ্ডিত লক্ষ্মীনাথ ।বঙ্গবাটী–চৈতন্যদাস, শ্রীরঘুনাথ ॥ ৮৬ ॥śrīharṣa, raghu-miśra, paṇḍita lakṣmīnāthabaṅgavāṭī-caitanya-dāsa, śrī-raghunāthaThe twenty-third branch was Śrīharṣa; the twenty-fourth, Raghu Miśra; the twenty-fifth, Lakṣmīnātha Paṇḍita; the twenty-sixth, Baṅgavāṭī Caitanya dāsa; and the twenty-seventh, Raghunātha.
The twenty-third branch was Śrīharṣa; the twenty-fourth, Raghu Miśra; the twenty-fifth, Lakṣmīnātha Paṇḍita; the twenty-sixth, Baṅgavāṭī Caitanya dāsa; and the twenty-seventh, Raghunātha.
CC Adi 12.87অমোঘ পণ্ডিত, হস্তিগোপাল, চৈতন্যবল্লভ ।যদু গাঙ্গুলি আর মঙ্গল বৈষ্ণব ॥ ৮৭ ॥amogha paṇḍita, hasti-gopāla, caitanya-vallabhayadu gāṅguli āra maṅgala vaiṣṇavaThe twenty-eighth branch was Amogha Paṇḍita; the twenty-ninth, Hastigopāla; the thirtieth, Caitanya-vallabha; the thirty-first, Yadu Gāṅguli; and the thirty-second, Maṅgala Vaiṣṇava.
The twenty-eighth branch was Amogha Paṇḍita; the twenty-ninth, Hastigopāla; the thirtieth, Caitanya-vallabha; the thirty-first, Yadu Gāṅguli; and the thirty-second, Maṅgala Vaiṣṇava.
CC Adi 12.88চক্রবর্তী শিবানন্দ সদা ব্রজবাসী ।মহাশাখা–মধ্যে তেঁহো সুদৃঢ় বিশ্বাসী ॥ ৮৮ ॥cakravartī śivānanda sadā vrajavāsīmahāśākhā-madhye teṅho sudṛḍha viśvāsīŚivānanda Cakravartī, the thirty-third branch, who always lived in Vṛndāvana with firm conviction, is considered an important branch of Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
Śivānanda Cakravartī, the thirty-third branch, who always lived in Vṛndāvana with firm conviction, is considered an important branch of Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
CC Adi 12.89এই ত’ সংক্ষেপে কহিলাঙ্ পণ্ডিতের গণ ।ঐছে আর শাখা–উপশাখার গণন ॥ ৮৯ ॥ei ta' saṅkṣepe kahilāṅ paṇḍitera gaṇaaiche āra śākhā-upaśākhāra gaṇanaThus I have briefly described the branches and subbranches of Gadādhara Paṇḍita. There are still many more that I have not mentioned here.
**Thus I have briefly described the branches and subbranches of Gadādhara Paṇḍita. There are still many more that I have not mentioned here.**
CC Adi 12.90পণ্ডিতের গণ সব,—ভাগবত ধন্য ।প্রাণবল্লভ—সবার শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য ॥ ৯০ ॥paṇḍitera gaṇa saba, — bhāgavata dhanyaprāṇa-vallabha — sabāra śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaAll the followers of Gadādhara Paṇḍita are considered great devotees because they have Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as their life and soul.
All the followers of Gadādhara Paṇḍita are considered great devotees because they have Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as their life and soul.
CC Adi 12.91এই তিন স্কন্ধের কৈলুঁ শাখার গণন ।যাঁ–সবা–স্মরণে ভববন্ধ–বিমোচন ॥ ৯১ ॥ei tina skandhera kailuṅ śākhāra gaṇanayāṅ-sabā-smaraṇe bhava-bandha-vimocanaSimply by remembering the names of all these branches and subbranches of the three trunks I have described [Nityānanda, Advaita and Gadādhara], one attains freedom from the entanglement of material existence.
Simply by remembering the names of all these branches and subbranches of the three trunks I have described [Nityānanda, Advaita and Gadādhara], one attains freedom from the entanglement of material existence.
CC Adi 12.92যাঁ–সবা–স্মরণে পাই চৈতন্যচরণ ।যাঁ–সবা–স্মরণে হয় বাঞ্ছিত পূরণ ॥ ৯২ ॥yāṅ-sabā-smaraṇe pāi caitanya-caraṇayāṅ-sabā-smaraṇe haya vāñchita pūraṇaSimply by remembering the names of all these Vaiṣṇavas, one can attain the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Indeed, simply by remembering their holy names, one achieves the fulfillment of all desires.
**Simply by remembering the names of all these Vaiṣṇavas, one can attain the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Indeed, simply by remembering their holy names, one achieves the fulfillment of all desires.**
CC Adi 12.93অতএব তাঁ–সবার বন্দিয়ে চরণ ।চৈতন্য–মালীর কহি লীলা–অনুক্রম ॥ ৯৩ ॥ataeva tāṅ-sabāra vandiye caraṇacaitanya-mālīra kahi līlā-anukramaTherefore, offering my obeisances at the lotus feet of them all, I shall describe the pastimes of the gardener, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in chronological order.
Therefore, offering my obeisances at the lotus feet of them all, I shall describe the pastimes of the gardener, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in chronological order.
CC Adi 12.94গৌরলীলামৃতসিন্ধু—অপার অগাধ ।কে করিতে পারে তাহাঁ অবগাহ–সাধ ॥ ৯৪ ॥gaura-līlāmṛta-sindhu — apāra agādhake karite pāre tāhāṅ avagāha-sādhaThe ocean of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is immeasurable and unfathomable. Who can have the courage to measure that great ocean?
Ocean of Caitanya Mahaprabhu pastimes
**The ocean of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is immeasurable and unfathomable. Who can have the courage to measure that great ocean?** CC Adi 12.95তাহার মাধুর্য–গন্ধে লুব্ধ হয় মন ।অতএব তটে রহি’ চাকি এক কণ ॥ ৯৫ ॥tāhāra mādhurya-gandhe lubdha haya manaataeva taṭe rahi' cāki eka kaṇaIt is not possible to dip into that great ocean, but its sweet mellow fragrance attracts my mind. I therefore stand on the shore of that ocean to try to taste but a drop of it.
**It is not possible to dip into that great ocean, but its sweet mellow fragrance attracts my mind. I therefore stand on the shore of that ocean to try to taste but a drop of it.**
CC Adi 1.110শ্রীরূপ–রঘুনাথ–পদে যার আশ ।চৈতন্যচরিতামৃত কহে কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ১১০ ॥śrī-rūpa-raghunātha-pade yāra āśacaitanya-caritāmṛta kahe kṛṣṇadāsaPraying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.
Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.