{"id":9920,"date":"2023-06-09T04:47:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T23:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/?p=9920"},"modified":"2024-03-15T07:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T01:32:25","slug":"prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-51-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-51-55\/","title":{"rendered":"Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 51-55"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/series\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary\/\">Series Index<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-introduction-verse-1\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Introduction and Verse 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasi%e1%b9%85gha-sevaka-commentary-verses-2-4\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 2-4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasi%e1%b9%85gha-sevaka-commentary-verses-5-8\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 5-8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-9-12\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 9-12<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-13-16\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 13-16<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasi%e1%b9%85gha-sevaka-commentary-verses-17-20\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 17-20<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-21-24\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 21-24<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-25-28\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 25-28<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasi%e1%b9%85gha-sevaka-commentary-verses-29-32\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 29-32<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasi%e1%b9%85gha-sevaka-commentary-verses-33-36\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 33-36<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-37-40\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 37-40<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-41-45\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 41-45<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-46-50\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 46-50<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-51-55\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 51-55<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-56-60\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 56-60<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/writings\/krishna-talk-articles\/swami-bv-giri\/prema-dhama-deva-stotram-with-the-narasingha-sevaka-commentary-verses-61-65\/\">Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram with the Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Commentary \u2013 Verses 61-65<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Prema Dhama Deva Stotram \u2013 Verses 51-55<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>by<br \/>His Divine Grace<br \/>\u015ar\u012bla Bhakti Rak\u1e63aka \u015ar\u012bdhara Deva Gosv\u0101m\u012b Mah\u0101r\u0101ja<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>with the<br \/>Narasi\u1e45gha Sevaka Viv\u1e5btti<br \/>by Trida\u1e47\u1e0di Swami Bhakti Vij\u00f1\u0101na Giri<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Verse 51<br \/><\/strong><em>\u015br\u012b san\u0101tan\u0101nu-r\u016bpa-j\u012bva-samprad\u0101yaka\u1e41<br \/>lupta-t\u012brtha-\u015buddha-bhakti-\u015b\u0101stra-su-prac\u0101rakam<br \/>n\u012bla-\u015baila-n\u0101tha-p\u012b\u1e6dha-naija-k\u0101rya-saukara\u1e41<br \/>prema-dh\u0101ma-devam eva naumi gaura-sundaram<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Word for Word<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u015br\u012b san\u0101tana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 \u015ar\u012bla San\u0101tana Gosv\u0101m\u012b; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u0101nu<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 younger brother; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">r\u016bpa<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 \u015ar\u012bla R\u016bpa Gosv\u0101m\u012b; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">j\u012bva<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 \u015ar\u012bla J\u012bva Gosv\u0101m\u012b; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">samprad\u0101yaka<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 in the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">samprad\u0101ya<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">;<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> lupta<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 lost; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">t\u012brtha<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 holy places; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u015buddha-bhakti<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 pure <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">bhakti<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u015b\u0101stra<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u015b\u0101stra<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">su-prac\u0101raka<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 great propagators; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">n\u012bla-\u015baila<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Jagann\u0101tha Pur\u012b; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">n\u0101tha<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 the Lord; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">p\u012b\u1e6dha<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 place; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">naija<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 His own; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">k\u0101rya<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 servitors; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">saukara<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 affection; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">prema<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 love of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">dh\u0101ma<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 abode; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">deva <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u2013 divine; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">eva<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 indeed; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">naumi<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 I offer obeisance; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">gaura<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">&#8211;<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">sundara<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Gaurasundara.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TRANSLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>I offer my obeisance unto \u015ar\u012b Gaurasundara, that Divine Personality who is the abode of pure <em>prema<\/em>. The Lord revealed His <em>samprad\u0101ya<\/em> through \u015ar\u012b San\u0101tana, his younger brother \u015ar\u012b R\u016bpa, and \u015ar\u012b J\u012bva who all became great preachers by writing <em>\u015b\u0101stra<\/em> on pure <em>bhakti<\/em> and rediscovering the lost holy places. The Lord also showed His affection by revealing Himself to the servitors of Jagann\u0101tha, the Lord of N\u012bla-\u015baila. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Commentary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In His discussions with R\u016bpa and San\u0101tana, \u015ar\u012b Caitanya Mah\u0101prabhu instructed them to write works on pure devotion (<em>\u015buddha-bhakti-\u015b\u0101stra<\/em>) and to rediscover the lost holy places (<em>lupta-t\u012brtha<\/em>). He instructed \u015ar\u012b R\u016bpa:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>vraje y\u0101i rasa-\u015b\u0101stra kariha nir\u016bpa\u1e47a<br \/>lupta-t\u012brtha saba t\u0101h\u0101\u1e45 kariha prac\u0101ra\u1e47a<br \/>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-sev\u0101 rasa-bhakti kariha prac\u0101ra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(\u201cIn Vraja, you should compose <em>\u015b\u0101stra<\/em> concerning <em>rasa<\/em>, and excavate all the lost holy places. Engage in K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s service and preach about <em>rasa-bhakti<\/em>.\u201d &#8211; <em>Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta, Antya-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> 1.218-219)<\/p>\n<p>To \u015ar\u012b San\u0101tana, He said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>bhakta-bhakti-k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-prema-tattvera nirdh\u0101ra<br \/>vai\u1e63\u1e47avera k\u1e5btya \u0101ra vai\u1e63\u1e47ava-\u0101c\u0101ra<br \/>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-bhakti k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-prema-sev\u0101-pravartana<br \/>lupta-t\u012brtha-uddh\u0101ra \u0101ra vair\u0101gya-\u015bik\u1e63a\u1e47a<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(\u201cYou must ascertain the principles of the devotee, <em>bhakti<\/em> and <em>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/em>&#8211;<em>prema<\/em>. Explain what are the activities of a Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava and what should be their proper conduct. Establish <em>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-bhakti<\/em>, and what is service in the mood of <em>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-prema<\/em>. Rediscover the lost holy places and give instructions on renunciation.\u201d &#8211; <em>Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta, Antya-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> 4.79-80)<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, both R\u016bpa and San\u0101tana wrote unparalleled works on <em>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-bhakt<\/em>i such as <em>Bhakti-ras\u0101m\u1e5bta-sindhu, Ujjvala N\u012blama\u1e47\u012b, Laghu-Bh\u0101gavat\u0101m\u1e5bta, Lalit\u0101-M\u0101dhava, Vidagdha-M\u0101dhava, Mathur\u0101 M\u0101h\u0101tmya, Uddhava-Sande\u015ba, B\u1e5bhat-Bh\u0101gavat\u0101m\u1e5bta, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-l\u012bl\u0101-stava<\/em> and the <em>Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava To\u1e63a\u1e47\u012b-\u1e6d\u012bk\u0101<\/em>. They unearthed many of the places of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s pastimes in Vraja that had been lost over time, and rediscovered the Deities of Govindaj\u012b and Madana-mohana and established temples for Them.<\/p>\n<p>Later, they were joined by their nephew \u015ar\u012b J\u012bva Gosv\u0101m\u012b Prabhu, who complied the six <em>Sandarbhas<\/em> on Gau\u1e0d\u012bya <em>siddh\u0101nta, <\/em>various commentaries, and composed such works as <em>Gop\u0101la Campu, M\u0101dhava Mahotsava, Hari-n\u0101m\u0101m\u1e5bta Vy\u0101kara\u1e47a, Sa\u1e45kalpa-kalpadruma <\/em>etc. \u015ar\u012b J\u012bva also established the R\u0101dh\u0101-D\u0101modara temple in the area of Sev\u0101-ku\u00f1ja.<\/p>\n<p>The contributions of R\u016bpa, San\u0101tana and J\u012bva created the philosophical foundation of the Gau\u1e0d\u012bya Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava <em>samprad\u0101ya<\/em>, thus in this verse \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja refers to them as <em>su-prac\u0101raka<\/em> (\u2018the great propagators\u2019).<\/p>\n<p>At the end of this verse, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja writes, <em>n\u012bla-\u015baila-n\u0101tha-p\u012b\u1e6dha-naija-k\u0101rya-saukara <\/em>(\u2018The Lord also showed His affection by revealing Himself to the servitors of Jagann\u0101tha, the Lord of N\u012bla-\u015baila\u2019). Servitors of Jagann\u0101tha refers to R\u0101ya R\u0101m\u0101nanda, Prat\u0101parudra, S\u0101rvabhauma, K\u0101\u015b\u012b Mi\u015bra etc. Just as Mah\u0101prabhu gave His mercy to R\u016bpa-San\u0101tana and instructed them to go to V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana, He also blessed His associates in Pur\u012b-k\u1e63etra which is considered to be <em>vipralambha-k\u1e63etra.<\/em> In Pur\u012b, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a manifests His <em>ai\u015bvarya-\u015bakti<\/em> and is worshipped with royal opulence as Dv\u0101rak\u0101d\u012b\u015ba, the Lord of Dv\u0101rak\u0101. However, He feels intense separation from His beloved V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana, thus the annual Ratha Y\u0101tr\u0101 festival commemorates K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a being pulled back to V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana by the Vraja-v\u0101sis. His very form, with large eyes, huge smile and arms outstretched is due to His happy remembrance of Vraja and the residents of V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana \u2013 recollecting His pastimes there, He feels supreme bliss and desires to embrace all His associates. Another reason why Pur\u012b is known as <em>vipralambha-k\u1e63etra <\/em>is because K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a in the form of \u015ar\u012b Caitanya also felt the pangs of separation from Vraja-bh\u016bmi while residing there. Thus, both Jagann\u0101tha and Mah\u0101prabhu are <em>vipralambha-m\u016brtis, <\/em>the embodiment of separation from V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana. In this form, Mah\u0101prabhu as the Supreme <em>\u0101c\u0101rya<\/em> of <em>m\u0101dhurya<\/em>&#8211;<em>rasa-tattva<\/em>, teaches the <em>s\u0101dhaka<\/em> what the internal life of <em>bhajana<\/em> should be. In other words, first it is necessary to enter the fire of <em>viraha<\/em> (separation) in order to achieve <em>sambhoga<\/em> (union with K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a). To achieve such genuine feelings of separation, it is imperative that one first engage in <em>n\u0101ma<\/em>&#8211;<em>sa\u1e45k\u012brtana<\/em> and approach the <em>vipralambha-m\u016brti <\/em>of Mah\u0101prabhu in <em>d\u0101sya-r\u0101sa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Verse 52<br \/><\/strong><em>ty\u0101ga-b\u0101hya-bhoga-buddhi-t\u012bvra-da\u1e47\u1e0da-nindana\u1e41<br \/>r\u0101ya-\u015buddha-k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-k\u0101ma-sevan\u0101bhi-nandanam<br \/>r\u0101ya-r\u0101ga-sevanokta-bh\u0101gya-ko\u1e6di-du\u1e63kara\u1e41<br \/>prema-dh\u0101ma-devam eva naumi gaura-sundaram<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Word for Word<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">ty\u0101ga<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 renunciation; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">b\u0101hya<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 external; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">bhoga<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 enjoy; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">buddhi<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 mentality; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">t\u012bvra<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 intensely; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">da\u1e47\u1e0da<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 condemn; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">nindana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 reproach; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">r\u0101ya<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u015buddha<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 pure; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">k\u0101ma<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 desires; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">sevana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 service; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">abhi<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 towards; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">nandana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 happiness; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">r\u0101ya<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u2013 R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">r\u0101ga<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 spontaneous; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">sevana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 service;<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> ukta<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 proclaim; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">bh\u0101gya<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 great fortune; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">ko\u1e6di<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 millions; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">du\u1e63kara<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 difficult to attain; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">prema<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 love of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">dh\u0101ma<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 abode; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">deva <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u2013 divine; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">eva<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 indeed; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">naumi<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 I offer obeisance; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">gaura<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">&#8211;<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">sundara<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Gaurasundara.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TRANSLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I offer my obeisance unto \u015ar\u012b Gaurasundara, that Divine Personality who is the abode of pure <em>prema<\/em>. Mah\u0101prabhu severely condemned those who were externally renounced but harboured an enjoying mentality, and He felt great joy with R\u0101ya R\u0101m\u0101nanda\u2019s service to please the desires of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, declaring that R\u0101m\u0101nanda\u2019s mood of spontaneous service was difficult to achieve even after attaining a million varieties of good fortune. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Commentary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the first line of this verse, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja describes how \u015ar\u012b Caitanyadeva could not tolerate seeing mendicants with an enjoying mentality. As a <em>g\u1e5bhastha<\/em>, \u015ar\u012b Caitanya showed the exemplary behaviour of a householder, and as a <em>sanny\u0101s\u012b<\/em>, He taught the ideal standards of the renounced order. In His instructions to \u015ar\u012bla Raghun\u0101tha D\u0101sa Gosv\u0101m\u012b, the Lord said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>marka\u1e6da-vair\u0101gya n\u0101 kara loka dekh\u0101\u00f1\u0101<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(\u201cDo not show off to the public by becoming a monkey-like renunciate.\u201d \u2013<em> Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta, Madhya-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> 16.238)<\/p>\n<p>\u015ar\u012bman Mah\u0101prabhu also showed great disdain for <em>\u015bu\u1e63ka-vair\u0101gya<\/em> (dry renunciation) and taught the devotees to abandon such show-bottle renunciation and perform their <em>bhajana<\/em> based upon <em>yukta<\/em>&#8211;<em>vair\u0101gya <\/em>(using everything in the service of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>yukta-vair\u0101gya-sthiti saba \u015bikh\u0101ila<br \/>\u015bu\u1e63ka-vair\u0101gya-j\u00f1\u0101na saba ni\u1e63edhila<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(\u201cThe Lord taught San\u0101tana to apply <em>yukta-vair\u0101gya<\/em> in all situations, and forbade all types of dry <em>vair\u0101gya<\/em> and <em>j\u00f1\u0101na<\/em>.\u201d\u2013<em> Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta, Madhya-l\u012bl\u0101 <\/em>23.105)<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays it is common to see devotees in the renounced order accumulating huge amounts of money, eating opulent <em>pras\u0101da<\/em>, living in big mansions, buying expensive gadgets, flying business class, initiating thousands of followers and surrounding themselves with beautiful women \u2013 all in the name of so-called <em>yukta-vair\u0101gya<\/em>. Such conduct is very dangerous for a <em>sanny\u0101s\u012b<\/em> and all these things can become serious impediments to <em>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-bhajana<\/em>. Mah\u0101prabhu has warned His followers about this in His <em>\u015aik\u0101\u1e63\u1e6dakam<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>na dhana\u1e41 na jana\u1e41 na sundar\u012b\u1e41<br \/>kavit\u0101\u1e41 v\u0101 jagad-\u012b\u015ba k\u0101maye<br \/>mama janmani janman\u012b\u015bvare<br \/>bhavat\u0101d bhaktir ahaituk\u012b tvayi<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(O Lord of the universe, I do not desire wealth, followers, beautiful women nor great praise. Birth after birth I only wish to have unmotivated <em>bhakti<\/em> unto You, O Lord. &#8211; <em>\u015aik\u1e63\u0101\u1e63\u1e6daka<\/em> 4)<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about their behaviour, some <em>sanny\u0101s\u012bs<\/em> say, \u201cIt is all for preaching! \u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da also had so much money, many followers etc.\u201d Such a pretext for living a lavish lifestyle in the name of preaching and using \u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da as an example is indeed a travesty. <em>\u015ar\u012bmad Bh\u0101gavatam<\/em> has warned us about imitating great personalities:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>naitat sam\u0101carej j\u0101tu manas\u0101pi hy an\u012b\u015bvara\u1e25<br \/>vina\u015byaty \u0101caran mau\u1e0dhy\u0101d yath\u0101rudro\u2019bdhi-ja\u1e41 vi\u1e63am<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(Those who are not great controllers should never imitate the behaviour of great personalities, even mentally. They will be destroyed by such imitation, just like a person who is not Rudra would be killed if he drank an ocean of poison. &#8211; <em>\u015ar\u012bmad Bh\u0101gavatam<\/em> 10. 33.30)<\/p>\n<p>There is a gulf of difference between <em>anukara\u1e47a<\/em> (imitation) and <em>anusara\u1e47a<\/em> (following in the footsteps of our gurus). Those that think they can simply imitate \u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da, a <em>\u015bakty\u0101ve\u015ba-avat\u0101ra<\/em>, empowered by \u015ar\u012b Nity\u0101nanda Prabhu, will undoubtedly fall from the path of <em>bhajana<\/em>. They will leave the blissful path of <em>bhakti-yoga<\/em> and travel down the harsh, thorny road of <em>bhakti-bhoga<\/em> (enjoying the secondary material results of <em>bhakti<\/em>). Although such persons may continue to externally play the role of a <em>sanny\u0101s\u012b<\/em>, being attached to so many unnecessary material possessions, they will never be able to dive deep into the ocean of <em>bhakti-rasa<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Next, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja give the example of \u015ar\u012b R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya (<em>r\u0101ya-\u015buddha-k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-k\u0101ma-sevan\u0101bhi-nandana<\/em>) and how Mah\u0101prabhu felt great joy with R\u0101m\u0101nanda\u2019s service to K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. In particular, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Deva Gosv\u0101m\u012b is alluding to the pastime of R\u0101m\u0101nanda and the Devad\u0101s\u012bs. In Chapter Five of the <em>Antya<\/em>&#8211;<em>l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> of <em>Caitanya<\/em>&#8211;<em>carit\u0101m\u1e5bta<\/em>, \u015ar\u012bla Kavir\u0101ja Gosv\u0101m\u012b tells the story of how Pradyumna Mi\u015bra came to hear <em>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-kath\u0101<\/em> from the lips of Mah\u0101prabhu. The Lord, however, sent him to hear from R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya. When Pradyumna Mi\u015bra arrived at the house of R\u0101m\u0101nanda, he inquired from R\u0101m\u0101nanda\u2019s servant what R\u0101m\u0101nanda was doing. The servant replied that R\u0101m\u0101nanda was busy with two young Devad\u0101s\u012bs (female temple dancers) instructing them how to dance for his new drama that he had written for Lord Jagann\u0101tha (the <em>Jagann\u0101tha Vallabha N\u0101\u1e6daka<\/em>). R\u0101m\u0101nanda also massaged the young girls with oil, bathed them and dressed them. Pradyumna Mi\u015bra was shocked to hear all this from R\u0101m\u0101nanda\u2019s servant. R\u0101m\u0101nanda then came to see Pradyumna Mi\u015bra and apologised for keeping him waiting. After exchanging some pleasantries, Pradyumna Mi\u015bra excused himself and returned home. The next day Mah\u0101prabhu asked Pradyumna if he had heard from R\u0101m\u0101nanda. After Pradyumna Mi\u015bra told the Lord what he had heard from the servant, the Lord replied:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u0101mi ta sanny\u0101s\u012b \u0101pan\u0101re virakta kari m\u0101ni<br \/>dar\u015bana rahu d\u016bre prak\u1e5btira n\u0101ma yadi \u015buni<br \/>tabahi\u1e45 vik\u0101ra p\u0101ya mora tanu-mana<br \/>prak\u1e5bti-dar\u015bane sthira haya kon jana<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(\u201cI am a <em>sanny\u0101s\u012b<\/em> and consider Myself as being renounced. What to speak of seeing a woman, even if I hear the name of a woman, My mind immediately becomes disturbed. Which person can remain unaffected upon seeing a woman?\u201d &#8211; <em>Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta, Antya-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> 35-36)<\/p>\n<p>Again, in this <em>\u015bloka<\/em>, Mah\u0101prabhu warns those in the <em>sanny\u0101sa<\/em> order against close association with the opposite sex. One should never think that he has become so advanced that he has conquered <em>m\u0101y\u0101<\/em>. As the saying goes, \u201cPride cometh before the fall.\u201d A Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava should always maintain a healthy fear of the many allurements of M\u0101y\u0101 Dev\u012b.<\/p>\n<p>Mah\u0101prabhu then continued to tell Pradyumna Mi\u015bra and the devotees that even though R\u0101m\u0101nanda was in such close proximity with the Devad\u0101s\u012bs, R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya\u2019s mind was totally unaffected because he was situated on the path of <em>r\u0101g\u0101nuga-bhakti,<\/em> and ultimately considered himself to be a <em>gop\u012b<\/em> of Vraja. The Lord then instructed Pradyumna to return to R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya and tell him that he had been sent by Mah\u0101prabhu to hear <em>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-kath\u0101<\/em> from him. Pradyumna Mi\u015bra did so, and upon hearing R\u0101m\u0101nanda speak about the divine pastimes of \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, he became elated.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, the activities of R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya are not to be imitated by ordinary persons. Imitation has no power to attract K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a \u2013 indeed, such a mockery ultimately repels Him. R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya, being an eternal <em>p\u0101r\u1e63ada<\/em> of the Lord, could engage in such extraordinary behaviour without being affected. Therefore, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja concludes, <em>r\u0101ya-r\u0101ga-sevanokta-bh\u0101gya-ko\u1e6di-du\u1e63kara \u2013 <\/em>R\u0101m\u0101nanda\u2019s mood of spontaneous service is difficult to achieve even if one attains a million varieties of good fortune.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>Verse 53<br \/><\/strong><em>\u015br\u012b-pray\u0101ga-bha\u1e6d\u1e6da-vallabhaika-ni\u1e63\u1e6dha-sevana\u1e41<br \/>n\u012bla-\u015baila-bha\u1e6d\u1e6da-datta-r\u0101ga-m\u0101rga-r\u0101dhanam<br \/>\u015br\u012b gad\u0101dhar\u0101rpit\u0101dhik\u0101ra-mantra-m\u0101dhura\u1e41<br \/>prema-dh\u0101ma-devam eva naumi gaura-sundaram<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Word for Word<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u015br\u012b-pray\u0101ga<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Pray\u0101ga; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">bha\u1e6d\u1e6da-vallabha<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da;<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> eka-ni\u1e63\u1e6dha<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 exclusive; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">sevana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 service; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">n\u012bla-\u015baila<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Pur\u012b Dh\u0101ma; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">bha\u1e6d\u1e6da<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Vallabha; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">datta<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 gave; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">r\u0101ga-m\u0101rga<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 the path of spontaneous devotion; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">r\u0101dhana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 satisfied; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u015br\u012b gad\u0101dhara <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 \u015ar\u012b Gad\u0101dhara Pa\u1e47\u1e0dita; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">arpita <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 transfer; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">adhik\u0101ra<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 appropriate; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">mantra<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 mantra; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">m\u0101dhura<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 conjugal mellows; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">prema<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 love of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">dh\u0101ma<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 abode; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">deva <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u2013 divine; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">eva<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 indeed; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">naumi<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 I offer obeisance; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">gaura<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">&#8211;<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">sundara<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Gaurasundara.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TRANSLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I offer my obeisance unto \u015ar\u012b Gaurasundara, that Divine Personality who is the abode of pure <em>prema<\/em>. When the Lord was in Pray\u0101ga, Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da served Him with exclusive devotion, and when Vallabha came to Pur\u012b, the Lord satisfied him by introducing him to the path of <em>r\u0101ga.<\/em> He handed him over to \u015ar\u012b Gad\u0101dhara Pa\u1e47\u1e0dita who gave him the appropriate mantra for <em>m\u0101dhurya<\/em>&#8211;<em>rasa<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Commentary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Mah\u0101prabhu was travelling to V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana, He first came to Pray\u0101ga and stayed at the home of Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da (Vallabh\u0101c\u0101rya) in the village of \u0100\u1e0d\u0101ila. Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101 was a Telegu <em>br\u0101hma\u1e47a<\/em> born in Champ\u0101ra\u1e47ya in present day Madhya Pradesh. He was extremely learned in the Vedic literature and was a devotee of \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. While Mah\u0101prabhu was residing at his residence, Vallabha served Him with great respect and devotion. This pastime is related in the 19th Chapter of the <em>Madhya-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> of <em>Caitanya<\/em>&#8211;<em>carit\u0101m\u1e5bta<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Later, when Mah\u0101prabhu returned to Pur\u012b, Vallabha came to see Him at the time of Ratha Y\u0101tr\u0101. Mah\u0101prabhu embraced Vallabha, had him sit next to Him, and extolled the virtues of the various devotees in Pur\u012b such as Advaita \u0100c\u0101rya, R\u0101ya R\u0101m\u0101nanda, S\u0101rvabhauma Bha\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101c\u0101rya, \u1e6ch\u0101kura Harid\u0101sa etc. \u015ar\u012bla Kavir\u0101ja Gosv\u0101m\u012b explains that the reason Mah\u0101prabhu praised all these Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas and their transcendental qualities was because Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da was proud of his learning. He considered himself to be a great Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava who had fully understood the secrets of the<em> \u015ar\u012bmad Bh\u0101gavatam<\/em>. But upon hearing the glories of Mah\u0101prabhu\u2019s associates, Vallabha\u2019s pride was somewhat diminished and he desired to meet all these great devotees. The next day, Mah\u0101prabhu introduced Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da to all the devotees \u2013 seeing the effulgence of these Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas, Vallabha felt like a mere glow-worm. Vallabha fed all the assembled devotees with sumptuous <em>mah\u0101<\/em>&#8211;<em>pras\u0101da<\/em> from Jagann\u0101tha, offered them garlands and sandalwood pulp, and paid his <em>da\u1e47\u1e0davats<\/em> to their feet.<\/p>\n<p>Some days after the Ratha Y\u0101tr\u0101 festival was over, Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da approached the Lord and requested Him to hear his commentary on the <em>Bh\u0101gavata<\/em>. Initially, Mah\u0101prabhu excused Himself as being unqualified to hear the <em>Bh\u0101gavatam \u2013 \u201c<\/em>I simply sit and chant <em>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-n\u0101ma<\/em> all day and night.\u201d Then Vallabha tried another tactic to get the Lord\u2019s attention, saying how he had written an explanation of the Holy Name. Mah\u0101prabhu replied:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>prabhu kahe k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-n\u0101mera bahu artha n\u0101 m\u0101ni<br \/>\u015by\u0101masundara ya\u015bod\u0101nandana ei-m\u0101tra j\u0101ni<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>tam\u0101la-\u015by\u0101mala-tvi\u1e63i \u015br\u012b-ya\u015bod\u0101-stanandhaye<br \/>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-n\u0101mno r\u016b\u1e0dhir iti sarva-\u015b\u0101stra-vinir\u1e47aya\u1e25<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>ei artha \u0101mi m\u0101tra j\u0101niye nirdh\u0101ra<br \/>\u0101ra sarva-arthe mora n\u0101hi adhik\u0101ra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(The Lord said, \u201cI don\u2019t know of many meanings to <em>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-n\u0101ma<\/em>. I only know that it is \u015ay\u0101masundara, the Son of Ya\u015bod\u0101. All the <em>\u015b\u0101stra<\/em> conclude that the main explanation of <em>k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/em>&#8211;<em>n\u0101ma<\/em> is He who is dark like a <em>tam\u0101la<\/em> tree, who sucks the breast of \u015ar\u012b Ya\u015bod\u0101. This is the meaning that I know exclusively. I do not possess the capacity to know any other meaning.\u201d <em>\u2013<\/em> <em>Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta, Antya-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> 7.85-87)<\/p>\n<p>Feeling dejected, Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da left and his mood towards Mah\u0101prabhu changed. Because Mah\u0101prabhu had rejected his explanations, none of the devotees in Pur\u012b were interested to hear them either. Every day, Vallabha would have philosophical quarrels with devotees such as Advaita \u0100c\u0101rya and Sv\u0101r\u016bpa D\u0101modara but was soundly defeated every single time. One day, Vallabha came to the Lord and His associates, declaring that his commentary on the <em>Bh\u0101gavatam<\/em> was greater than that of even the great commentator \u015ar\u012bdhara Sv\u0101m\u012b. Mah\u0101prabhu replied:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>prabhu h\u0101si kahe sv\u0101m\u012b n\u0101 m\u0101ne yei jana<br \/>ve\u015by\u0101ra bhitare t\u0101re kariye ga\u1e47ana<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(The Lord laughed saying, \u201cAnyone who does not accept the <em>sv\u0101m\u012b<\/em>, I count them amongst prostitutes!\u201d <em>\u2013<\/em> <em>Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta, Antya-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em> 7.115)<\/p>\n<p>The word <em>sv\u0101m\u012b<\/em> here refers to \u015ar\u012bdhara Sv\u0101m\u012b and also means \u2018husband\u2019 in Sanskrit. In this way, Mah\u0101prabhu continuously chopped at the pride of Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da. Eventually, Vallabha understood why the Lord was correcting him, and approaching Mah\u0101prabhu with humility and falling at His lotus feet, begged forgiveness. Mah\u0101prabhu encouraged Vallabha to write his commentary to the <em>Bh\u0101gavatam<\/em>, not in competition with \u015ar\u012bdhara Sv\u0101m\u012b, but following in his footsteps.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Vallabha had worshipped \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a in the mood of <em>v\u0101tsalya-rasa. <\/em>However, by taking the association of \u015ar\u012b Caitanya Mah\u0101prabhu and His associates, he eventually became enamoured with the worship of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a in <em>m\u0101dhurya-prema <\/em>on the path of <em>r\u0101ga.<\/em> He therefore approached Gad\u0101dhara Pa\u1e47\u1e0dita and requested initiation into the <em>r\u0101ga-m\u0101rga <\/em>mantra. Only after Mah\u0101prabhu gave His consent did Gad\u0101dhara initiate Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da into the path of <em>m\u0101dhurya-rasa<\/em>. This pastime is explained in detail in Chapter Seven of the <em>Antya-l\u012bl\u0101<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, it seems that Vallabha was not fully purified of his pride and He later neglected Mah\u0101prabhu\u2019s teachings, starting his own philosophical school known as the <em>pu\u1e63\u1e6di-m\u0101rga<\/em>. We find later in the Tenth Chapter of the <em>Antya-kha\u1e47\u1e0da<\/em> of <em>Caitanya-bh\u0101gavata<\/em> that Gad\u0101dhara approached Mah\u0101prabhu and requested Him to give him initiation again into <em>r\u0101ga-mantra<\/em>. He explained to the Lord:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>i\u1e63\u1e6da-mantra \u0101mi ye kahilu\u1e45 k\u0101ro prati<br \/>sei haite \u0101m\u0101ra n\u0101 sphure bh\u0101la mati<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(\u201cI have given someone my <em>i\u1e63\u1e6da-mantra<\/em>, and because of that, I am not feeling any proper spiritual realisation.\u201d<em>\u2013<\/em> <em>Caitanya-bh\u0101gavata, Antya-kha\u1e47\u1e0da <\/em>10.23)<\/p>\n<p>The phrase<em> i\u1e63\u1e6da-mantra<\/em> means one\u2019s personal mantra pertaining to one\u2019s beloved Deity (<em>i\u1e63\u1e6da-deva<\/em>). We can only surmise that the person that Gad\u0101dhara gave his mantra to was Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da, since he did not initiate anyone else during the presence of Mah\u0101prabhu. Hearing Gad\u0101dhara\u2019s plea, the Lord told him that his guru, Pu\u1e47\u1e0dar\u012bka Vidy\u0101nidhi, would arrive soon and he should accept the mantra again from him.<\/p>\n<p>Even after the time of \u015ar\u012b Caitanya Mah\u0101prabhu, the Gau\u1e0d\u012byas and the followers of Vallabh\u0101c\u0101rya initially peacefully coexisted with each other \u2013 so much so, that we find Raghun\u0101tha D\u0101sa Gosv\u0101m\u012b placing Vi\u1e6dthale\u015bvara, the son of Vallabha, in charge of the worship of M\u0101dhavendra Pur\u012b\u2019s Deity of Gop\u0101la in Jatipur. While Gau\u1e0d\u012bya <em>vair\u0101g\u012bs<\/em> did the <em>p\u016bj\u0101<\/em> for Gop\u0101la, the Vallabhas took care of the management and finances of the temple. Later, however, relations between the two groups soured when the Vallabhas conspired against the Gau\u1e0d\u012byas so that they could have sole possession of the Deity. They burned down the <em>ku\u1e6d\u012bras<\/em> of the Gau\u1e0d\u012bya <em>p\u016bj\u0101r\u012bs,<\/em> stole the Deity of Gop\u0101la, and eventually took Him to Rajasthan. The Deity was renamed \u015ar\u012bn\u0101thaj\u012b, and to this day, is worshipped in Nathadwar by the followers of Vallabha.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>Verse 54<br \/><\/strong><em>\u015br\u012b-svar\u016bpa-r\u0101ya-sa\u1e45ga-g\u0101mbhir\u0101ntya-l\u012blana\u1e41<br \/>dv\u0101da\u015b\u0101bda-vahni-garbha-vipralambha-\u015b\u012blanam<br \/>r\u0101dhik\u0101dhir\u016b\u1e0dha-bh\u0101va-k\u0101nti-k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-ku\u00f1jara\u1e41<br \/>prema-dh\u0101ma-devam eva naumi gaura-sundaram<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Word for Word<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u015br\u012b-svar\u016bpa<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 \u015ar\u012b Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">r\u0101ya<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">sa\u1e45ga<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 association; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">g\u0101mbhira<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 at the Gambh\u012bra; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> antya<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 final; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">l\u012blana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 pastimes; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">dv\u0101da\u015ba<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 twelve;<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> abda<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 years; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">vahni<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 fire; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">garbha<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 union; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">vipralambha<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 separation; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u015b\u012blana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 embracing; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">r\u0101dhik\u0101<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dhik\u0101; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">adhir\u016b\u1e0dha<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013the highest stage of <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">mah\u0101-bh\u0101va<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">bh\u0101va<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 mood; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">k\u0101nti<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 effulgence; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">ku\u00f1jara<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 like an elephant; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">prema<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 love of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">dh\u0101ma<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 abode; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">deva <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u2013 divine; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">eva<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 indeed; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">naumi<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 I offer obeisance; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">gaura<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">&#8211;<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">sundara<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Gaurasundara.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TRANSLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I offer my obeisance unto \u015ar\u012b Gaurasundara, that Divine Personality who is the abode of pure <em>prema<\/em>.<\/strong> <strong>During His last twelve years, in the association of Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara and R\u0101ya R\u0101m\u0101nanda, the Lord embraced the fire of union and separation at the Gambh\u012bra. Like an intoxicated elephant, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a took the mood and lustre of \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dhik\u0101 and experienced Her <em>adhir\u016b\u1e0dha<\/em>&#8211;<em>bh\u0101va<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Commentary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the last twelve years of His <em>l\u012bl\u0101<\/em>, \u015ar\u012b Caitanyadeva mostly became reclusive and resided at the house of K\u0101\u015b\u012b Mi\u015bra in a small room known as the Gambh\u012bra. The Sanskrit word <em>gambh\u012bra<\/em> means esoteric, deep, or mystical, and it was in this room that Mah\u0101prabhu became submerged in the most profound ecstasies. As \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja writes here, <em>vahni-garbha-vipralambha-\u015b\u012blana \u2013 \u2018<\/em>the Lord embraced the fire of union in separation.\u2019 Someone who knowingly embraces fire is considered to be insane, and this was the temperament of \u015ar\u012bman Mah\u0101prabhu \u2013 in the mood of \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47\u012b, He had become completely mad for K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase \u2018union in separation\u2019 (<em>garbha-vipralambha<\/em>) is most significant. The unique mood of <em>vipralambha-sambhoga<\/em> is demonstrated when there is separation from one\u2019s beloved, but one intensely meditates upon meeting them again. When K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a went to Mathur\u0101, this feeling was seen amongst all the residents of Vraja-bh\u016bmi. However, it\u2019s most extreme manifestation appeared within the <em>gop\u012bs<\/em>, and amongst them, \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dhik\u0101 manifested the highest intensity of <em>vipralambha-sambhoga<\/em>. Indeed, Her feelings of <em>vipralambha-sambhoga <\/em>are so great that they are compared to a blazing fire (<em>vahni<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Mah\u0101prabhu is \u015ar\u012b K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a and, as mentioned in this verse, He has taken the <em>bh\u0101va<\/em> (mood) and <em>k\u0101nti<\/em> (effulgence) of R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47\u012b. From one perspective, R\u0101dh\u0101 and K\u1e5b\u1e63na are both present within the divine form of \u015ar\u012b Caitanya \u2013 thus, there is union. However, because the aspect of \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101 is predominant within Him, Mah\u0101prabhu feels great separation from K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a \u2013 thus there is also separation. In this way, just as it has been pointed out that Mah\u0101prabhu is the <em>vipralambha-m\u016brti<\/em>, or the embodiment of divine separation, He can also be said to be the <em>vipralambha-sambhoga-m\u016brti<\/em>, the embodiment of divine union in separation.<\/p>\n<p>In this verse, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja uses the word <em>adhir\u016b\u1e0dha<\/em>. In <em>\u015b\u1e5b\u1e45gara-rasa<\/em>, there are two ecstatic symptoms known as <em>r\u016b\u1e0dha<\/em> (advanced) and <em>adhir\u016b\u1e0dha<\/em> (highly advanced). <em>Adhir\u016b\u1e0dha-bh\u0101va<\/em> is of two types \u2013 <em>modana<\/em> and <em>m\u0101dana<\/em>. <em>Modana<\/em> occurs when all the <em>s\u0101ttvika<\/em>&#8211;<em>bh\u0101vas <\/em>found in K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a and His beloved are stimulated to a great extent, <em>Modana<\/em> is exclusive to those <em>sakh\u012bs<\/em> in the camp of \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47\u012b. When <em>mah\u0101bh\u0101va<\/em> increases and becomes more advanced and intense, this is called <em>m\u0101dana<\/em>. This is only found within \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dhik\u0101 and occurs at the time when She meets with Govinda. Thus, \u015ar\u012bla K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a D\u0101sa Kavir\u0101ja Gosv\u0101m\u012b refers to the state of <em>adhir\u016b\u1e0dha<\/em> as, <em>adhir\u016b\u1e0dha mah\u0101bh\u0101va r\u0101dhik\u0101ra prema <\/em>(\u2018R\u0101dhik\u0101\u2019s <em>prema<\/em> is highly advanced <em>mah\u0101bh\u0101va\u2019<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>When Mah\u0101prabhu experiences this mood of <em>adhir\u016b\u1e0dha-bh\u0101va, <\/em>\u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja likens Him to an elephant, implying an intoxicated elephant. This analogy is very appropriate. When a male elephant is in rut, he becomes extremely aggressive and a dark fluid oozes from the temporal glands in his forehead which is called <em>mada<\/em>. This <em>mada<\/em> is rich in protein and fats, and runs into the elephants mouth, making him intoxicated (this is why the Sanskrit word for alcohol is <em>mada<\/em>). In this inebriated condition, the elephant becomes bewildered. Thus, experiencing the <em>adhir\u016b\u1e0dha-bh\u0101va <\/em>of \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101, Mah\u0101prabhu was like an intoxicated elephant.<\/p>\n<p>While remaining in the Gambh\u012bra, Mah\u0101prabhu was accompanied by \u015ari Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara Gosv\u0101m\u012b and \u015ar\u012b R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya. Again, there is great significance in this. Mah\u0101prabhu is exhibiting the mood of \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47i in the association of Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara, who is Lalit\u0101 Sakh\u012b, and R\u0101ya R\u0101m\u0101nanda, who is Vi\u015b\u0101kh\u0101 Dev\u012b. In Vraja, these two <em>gop\u012bs<\/em> are the dearest associates of R\u0101dhik\u0101. Knowing Her deepest feelings, they make all arrangements for Her to unite with K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. Similarly, \u015ar\u012b Svar\u016bpa and R\u0101m\u0101nanda knew the feelings of Mah\u0101prabhu, and at the Gambh\u012bra they would sing songs and prayers according to the various sentiments of the Lord, which would enhance His ecstatic moods. Due to Mah\u0101prabhu\u2019s intensity, only His most intimate associates were allowed to see Him in the Gambh\u012bra.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>bahira\u1e45ga-sa\u1e45ge kare n\u0101ma-sa\u1e45k\u012brtana<br \/>antara\u1e45ga-sa\u1e45ge kare rasa-asvadana<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(Amongst the ordinary devotees the Lord engaged in<em> nama-sankirtana<\/em>, and with His intimate associates He relished <em>rasa<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>In the Gambh\u012bra the majority of the devotees had no access to the Lord. The significance of this is that in order to attain the association of the Lord, we must first become qualified by passing through the Gambh\u012bra. In other words, we must be purified by the fire of separation first, in order to attain union with Him. In this regard, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101raja has used the word <em>garbha<\/em> in this verse to indicate union. <em>Garbha<\/em> also means womb, or birth. Thus, <em>vahni-garbha-vipralambha<\/em> also means that in order to gain the Lord\u2019s association, then like the mythical phoenix, one must enter the purifying fire of union in separation and be reborn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>Verse 55<br \/><\/strong><em>\u015br\u012b-svar\u016bpa-ka\u1e47\u1e6dha-lagna-m\u0101thura-pral\u0101paka\u1e41<br \/>r\u0101dhik\u0101nu-vedan\u0101rta-t\u012bvra-vipralambhakam<br \/>svapnavat-sam\u0101dhi-d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6da-divya-var\u1e47an\u0101tura\u1e41<br \/>prema-dh\u0101ma-devam eva naumi gaura-sundaram<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Word for Word<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u015br\u012b-svar\u016bpa<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 \u015ar\u012b Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">ka\u1e47\u1e6dha<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 neck; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">lagna<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013clasping; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">m\u0101thura<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Mathur\u0101; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">pral\u0101paka<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 speaking incoherently; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">r\u0101dhik\u0101<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dhik\u0101; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">anu<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 condition; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">vedana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 pain; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">arta<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 afflicted; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">t\u012bvra<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 strong; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">vipralambhaka<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 separation; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">svapnavat<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 like a dream; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">sam\u0101dhi<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 trance; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6da<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 seen; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">divya<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 divine; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">var\u1e47ana<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 description; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">atura<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 struggle; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">prema<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 love of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">dh\u0101ma<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 abode; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">deva <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u2013 divine; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">eva<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 indeed; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">naumi<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 I offer obeisance; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">gaura<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">&#8211;<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">sundara<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> \u2013 Gaurasundara.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TRANSLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I offer my obeisance unto \u015ar\u012b Gaurasundara, that Divine Personality who is the abode of pure <em>prema<\/em>. Clasping the neck of \u015ar\u012b Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara, the Lord spoke incoherently about Mathur\u0101 in the mood of R\u0101dhik\u0101, and was greatly afflicted by the pain of separation. He struggled to describe His deep divine trance which were simply like dreams to ordinary persons. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Commentary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the <em>Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta<\/em>, \u015ar\u012bla Kavir\u0101ja Gosv\u0101m\u012b Prabhu narrates how \u015ar\u012b Caitanyadeva would speak incoherently while grasping the neck of Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>r\u0101tre pral\u0101pa kare svar\u016bpera ka\u1e47\u1e6dha dhari<br \/>\u0101ve\u015be \u0101pana bh\u0101va kahaye ugh\u0101\u1e0di<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(At night, the Lord would grasp the neck of Svar\u016bpa and speak unintelligibly, revealing His ecstatic mood. &#8211; <em>Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta, \u0100di-l\u012bl\u0101 <\/em>4.108)<\/p>\n<p>It is mentioned later in the <em>Antya-l\u012bl\u0101,<\/em> that the Lord also acted in a similar way with R\u0101m\u0101nanda R\u0101ya:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>r\u0101m\u0101nandera gal\u0101 dhari karena pral\u0101pana<br \/>svar\u016bpe puchena m\u0101ni nija-sakh\u012b-ga\u1e47a<br \/>p\u016brve yena vi\u015b\u0101kh\u0101re r\u0101dhik\u0101 puchil\u0101<br \/>sei \u015bloka pa\u1e0di\u2019 pral\u0101pa karite l\u0101gil\u0101<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(Embracing the beck of R\u0101m\u0101nanda and speaking incoherently, the Lord inquired from Svar\u016bpa, considering him to be a confidential <em>sakh\u012b<\/em>. Just as R\u0101dhik\u0101 formerly inquired from Vi\u015b\u0101kh\u0101, He began to recite that <em>\u015bloka<\/em>, speaking like a madman. \u2013 <em>Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta, Antya-l\u012bl\u0101 <\/em>19.33-34)<\/p>\n<p>The word used for \u2018incoherent talk,\u2019 in both this verse of <em>Prema Dh\u0101ma Deva Stotram<\/em>, and these <em>\u015blokas<\/em> from <em>Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta <\/em>is <em>pral\u0101pa<\/em>. Not only does <em>pral\u0101pa<\/em> mean delirious speech, but it also suggests a mood of lamentation and pain. In this verse, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja gives us a hint as to why Mah\u0101prabhu was lamenting by using the word <em>mathur\u0101<\/em>. This is explained again by Kavir\u0101ja Gosv\u0101m\u012b:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u0101cambite sphure k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47era mathur\u0101-gamana<br \/>udgh\u016br\u1e47\u0101-da\u015b\u0101 haila unm\u0101da-lak\u1e63a\u1e47a<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(Suddenly, the thought of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a leaving for Mathur\u0101 awakened in Him, and He manifested the madness of the state of <em>udgh\u016br\u1e47\u0101<\/em>. \u2013 <em>Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta, Antya-l\u012bl\u0101 <\/em>19.32<em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Udgh\u016br\u1e47a <\/em>is a symptom of <em>divyonm\u0101da<\/em> (divine madness) and is the same condition exhibited by \u015ar\u012bmat\u012b R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47i when K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a left V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana for Mathur\u0101. In the state of <em>udgh\u016br\u1e47\u0101,<\/em> various astounding uncontrollable endeavours are made in a fit of madness. When K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a departed for Mathur\u0101, R\u0101dhik\u0101 felt such intense separation that She would run back to the <em>ku\u00f1ja<\/em> where She had sported with K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, and begin to arrange things, thinking that He was returning. Seeing the dark clouds in the sky, She would think that they were K\u1e5b\u1e63na, and chastise them. She would run out in the middle of the darkness of night, imagining that She was having a rendezvous with K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. In this mood, Mah\u0101prabhu lamented and chanted the same <em>\u015bloka<\/em> that R\u0101dh\u0101r\u0101\u1e47i had spoken to Her confidantes at that time:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>kva nanda-kula-candram\u0101\u1e25 kva \u015bikhi-candrak\u0101la\u1e45k\u1e5bti\u1e25<br \/>kva mandra-mural\u012b-rava\u1e25 kva nu surendra-n\u012bla-dyuti\u1e25<br \/>kva r\u0101sa-rasa-t\u0101\u1e47\u1e0dav\u012b kva sakhi j\u012bva-rak\u1e63au\u1e63adhir<br \/>nidhir mama suh\u1e5bt-tama\u1e25 kva bata hanta h\u0101 dhig vidhim<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(\u201cWhere is that Moon who arose in the family of Nanda? Where is He whose head is adorned with a peacock feather? Where is He whose flute produces the deepest of sounds? Where is that Lord of all the Devas, whose bodily hue resembles a sapphire? Where is He who is so expert in dancing in the<em> rasa-ma\u1e47\u1e0dala<\/em>? O my dear friend, where is He who is the panacea who can save My life? Where can I find that treasure who is the best of friends? O alas! I must condemn Providence!\u201d &#8211; <em>Lalit\u0101 M\u0101dhava<\/em> 3.25)<\/p>\n<p>Thus, in great pain and in this mood of \u015ar\u012b R\u0101dhik\u0101\u2019s separation from Govinda, \u015ar\u012bman Mah\u0101prabhu lamented thus (<em>r\u0101dhik\u0101nu-vedan\u0101rta-t\u012bvra-vipralambhaka<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Finally, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja writes, <em>svapnavat-sam\u0101dhi-d\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6da-divya-var\u1e47an\u0101tura <\/em>(\u2018He struggled to describe His deep divine trance which were simply like dreams to ordinary persons.\u2019)<strong>.<\/strong> For those persons steeped in material ignorance, these high, esoteric experiences are like dreams, in the sense that they seem unreal. When mundane scholars discuss the divine love of \u015ar\u012b Caitanya Mah\u0101prabhu, invariably they always conclude that He was an epileptic, whose convulsions were misunderstood by ignorant people to be divine. Because such persons lack <em>suk\u1e5bti<\/em> and <em>\u015braddh\u0101<\/em>, they arrive at such erroneous and offensive conclusions. How can such unfortunate persons ever gain entrance into the deepest and most sublime experiences of transcendence?<\/p>\n<p>Here, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja describes Mah\u0101prabhu\u2019s trance-like experience with the word <em>sam\u0101dhi. Sam\u0101dhi<\/em> is comprised of two words, <em>sama<\/em> meaning to unite, and <em>dhi<\/em> referring to one consciousness (from the root <em>dhi\u1e63a\u1e47a<\/em>, to meditate upon). Thus, <em>sam\u0101dhi<\/em> means to fix or unite one&#8217;s consciousness with a particular object. This is not the nebulous <em>sam\u0101dhi<\/em> spoken of in the <em>Yoga<\/em>&#8211;<em>s\u016btras<\/em> of Pata\u00f1jali. <em>Sam\u0101dhi<\/em> is the perfect word to describe the mood of \u015ar\u012b Caitanyadeva. While constantly remembering K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a and burning in the fire of <em>vipralambha<\/em>, \u015ar\u012b Caitanya Mah\u0101prabhu, in the mood or R\u0101dh\u0101, desired <em>sambhoga<\/em> with Him \u2013 therefore His consciousness was fully united with K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. Thus the word <em>sam\u0101dhi<\/em> has been used.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 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The Lord&#8217;s pastimes with Vallabha Bha\u1e6d\u1e6da are briefly narrated, and His mood while residing in the Gambh\u012bra is described.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[169],"krishna_talk_article":[213],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9920"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9920"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11715,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9920\/revisions\/11715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9920"},{"taxonomy":"krishna_talk_article","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/krishna_talk_article?post=9920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}