Madhya15.228

TEXT 228

bhāgyavān tumi, saphala tomāra udyoga

rādhā-kṛṣṇe lāgāñācha etādṛśa bhoga

SYNONYMS

bhāgyavān tumi—you are fortunate; sa-phala—successful; tomāra—your; udyoga—endeavor; rādhā-kṛṣṇe—unto Their Lordships Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; lāgāñācha—you offered; etādṛśa—such; bhoga—food.

TRANSLATION

"You are most fortunate, and your endeavor is successful, for you have offered such wonderful food to Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.

Madhya15.229

TEXT 229

annera saurabhya, varṇa--ati manorama

rādhā-kṛṣṇa sākṣāt ihāṅ kariyāchena bhojana

SYNONYMS

annera saurabhya—the flavor of the cooked rice; varṇa—color; ati manorama—very attractive; rādhā-kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa and Rādhārāṇī; sākṣāt—directly; ihāṅ—all this; kariyāchena bhojana—have eaten.

TRANSLATION

"The color of the rice is so attractive and its aroma so good that it appears Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa have directly taken it.

Madhya15.230

TEXT 230

tomāra bahuta bhāgya kata praśaṁsiba

āmi--bhāgyavān, ihāra avaśeṣa pāba

SYNONYMS

tomāra—your; bahuta—great; bhāgya—fortune; kata—how much; praśaṁsiba—shall I praise; āmi—I; bhāgyavān—fortunate; ihāra—of this; avaśeṣa—remnants; pāba—shall get.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Bhaṭṭācārya, your fortune is very great. How much shall I praise you? I also am very fortunate to be able to take the remnants of this food.

Madhya15.231

TEXT 231

kṛṣṇera āsana-pīṭha rākhaha uṭhāñā

more prasāda deha’ bhinna pātrete kariyā

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; āsana-pīṭha—the sitting place; rākhaha—keep aside; uthāñā—raising; more—unto Me; prasāda—prasāda; deha’-give; bhinna—separate; pātrete—on a plate; kariyā—putting.

TRANSLATION

“Take away Kṛṣṇa’s sitting place and put it aside. Then give me prasāda on a different plate.”

Madhya15.232

TEXT 232

bhaṭṭācārya bale--prabhu nā karaha vismaya

yei khābe, tāṅhāra śaktye bhoga siddha haya

SYNONYMS

bhaṭṭācārya bale—Bhaṭṭācārya said; prabhu—my Lord; nā karaha vismaya—do not become astonished; yei khābe—whoever shall eat; tāṅhāra śaktye—by His grace; bhoga—the food; siddha haya—has been prepared.

TRANSLATION

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said, "It is not so wonderful, my Lord. Everything has been made possible by the energy and mercy of He who will eat the food.

Madhya15.233

TEXT 233

udyoga nā chila mora gṛhiṇīra randhane

yāṅra śaktye bhoga siddha, sei tāhā jāne

SYNONYMS

udyoga—exertion; nā chila—there was not; mora—of me; gṛhiṇīra—of my wife; randhane—in cooking; yāṅra śaktye—by whose potency; bhoga siddha—the food has been prepared; sei—He; tāhā jāne—knows that.

TRANSLATION

"My wife and I did not especially exert ourselves in the cooking. He by whose power the food has been prepared knows everything.

Madhya15.234

TEXT 234

eita āsane vasi’ karaha bhojana

prabhu kahe,--pūjya ei kṛṣṇera āsana

SYNONYMS

eita āsane—on this sitting place; vasi’-sitting; karaha bhojana—take Your lunch; prabhu kahe—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; pūjya—worshipable; ei—this; kṛṣṇera āsana—sitting place of Kṛṣṇa.

TRANSLATION

“Now please sit in this place and take Your lunch.” Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “This place is worshipable because it was used by Kṛṣṇa.”

PURPORT

According to etiquette, things used by Kṛṣṇa should not be used by anyone else. Similarly, things used by the spiritual master should also not be used by anyone else. That is etiquette. Whatever is used by Kṛṣṇa or the spiritual master is worshipable. In particular, their sitting or eating places should not be used by anyone else. A devotee must be very careful to observe this.

Madhya15.235

TEXT 235

bhaṭṭa kahe,--anna, pīṭha,--samāna prasāda

anna khābe, pīṭhe vasite kāhāṅ aparādha?

SYNONYMS

bhaṭṭa kahe—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said; anna—food; pīṭha—sitting place; samāna—equal; prasāda—mercy remnants of the Lord; anna khābe—You will eat the food; pīṭhe vasite—to sit on the place; kāhāṅ aparādha—where is the offense.

TRANSLATION

Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Both the food and the sitting place are the Lord’s mercy. If You can eat the remnants of the food, what is the offense in Your sitting in this place?”

Madhya15.236

TEXT 236

prabhu kahe,--bhāla kaile, śāstra-ājñā haya

kṛṣṇera sakala śeṣa bhṛtya āsvādaya

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied; bhāla kaile—you have spoken correctly; śāstra-ājñā haya—there is such an order in the revealed scripture; kṛṣṇera sakala śeṣa—everything left by Kṛṣṇa; bhṛtya—the servant; āsvādaya—partakes of.

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, "Yes, you have spoken correctly. The śāstras enjoin that the devotee can partake of everything left by Kṛṣṇa.

Madhya15.237

TEXT 237

tvayopayukta-srag-gandha-

vāso ’laṅkāra-carcitāḥ

ucchiṣṭa-bhojino dāsās

tava māyāṁ jayema hi

SYNONYMS

tvayā—by You; upayukta—used; srak—flower garlands; gandha—scented substances like sandalwood pulp; vāsaḥ—garments; alaṅkāra—ornaments; carcitāḥ—being decorated with; ucchiṣṭa—remnants of food; bhojinaḥ—eating; dāsāḥ—servants; tava—Your; māyām—illusory energy; jayema—can conquer over; hi—certainly.

TRANSLATION

“ ’My dear Lord, the garlands, scented substances, garments, ornaments and other such things that have been offered to You may later be used by Your servants. By partaking of these things and eating the remnants of food You have left, we will be able to conquer the illusory energy.’ ”

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.6.46). In the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement, the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, the dancing in ecstasy and the eating of the remnants of food offered to the Lord are very, very important. One may be illiterate or incapable of understanding the philosophy, but if he partakes of these three items, he will certainly be liberated without delay.

This verse was spoken by Uddhava to Lord Kṛṣṇa. This was during the time when the Uddhava-gītā was spoken. At that time there was some disturbance in Dvārakā, and Lord Kṛṣṇa had to leave the material world and enter the spiritual world. Uddhava could understand the situation, and he talked with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The verse quoted above is an excerpt from their conversations. Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in this material world are called prakaṭa-līlā (manifested pastimes), and His pastimes in the spiritual world are called aprakaṭa-līlā (unmanifested pastimes). By unmanifested we mean that they are not present before our eyes. It is not that Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are unmanifest. They are going on exactly as the sun is going on perpetually, but when the sun is present before our eyes, we call it daytime (manifest), and when it is not present, we call it night (unmanifest). Those who are above the jurisdiction of night are always in the spiritual world, where the Lord’s pastimes are constantly manifest to them. As the Brahma-saṁhitā confirms:

ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhāvitābhis
tābhir ya eva nija-rūpatayā kalābhiḥ
goloka eva nivasaty akhilātma-bhūto
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti
yaṁ śyāmasundaram acintya-guṇa-svarūpaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

Madhya15.238

TEXT 238

tathāpi eteka anna khāona nā yāya

bhaṭṭa kahe,--jāni, khāo yateka yuyāya

SYNONYMS

tathāpi—still; eteka—so much; anna—food; khāona—eating; nā yāya—is not possible; bhaṭṭa kahe—Bhaṭṭācārya said; jāni—I know; khāo—You can eat; yateka—how much; yuyāya—is possible.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, “There is so much food here that it is impossible to eat.” Bhaṭṭācārya replied,"I know how much You can eat.

Madhya15.239

TEXT 239

nīlācale bhojana tumi kara bāyānna bāra

eka eka bhogera anna śata śata bhāra

SYNONYMS

nīlācale—at Jagannātha Purī; bhojana—accepting lunch; tumi—You; kara—do; bāyānna bāra—fifty-two times; eka eka bhogera—of each and every offering; anna—eatables; śata śata bhāra—hundreds of buckets.

TRANSLATION

"After all, at Jagannātha Purī You eat fifty-two times a day, and each time You eat hundreds of buckets filled with prasāda.

Madhya15.240

TEXT 240

dvārakāte ṣola-sahasra mahiṣī-mandire

aṣṭādaśa mātā, āra yādavera ghare

SYNONYMS

dvārakāte—at Dvārakā-dhāma; ṣola-sahasra—sixteen thousand; mahiṣī—queens; mandire—palaces; aṣṭādaśa mātā—eighteen mothers; āra—and; yādavera ghare—in the house of the Yadu dynasty.

TRANSLATION

"At Dvārakā, You keep sixteen thousand queens in sixteen thousand palaces. Also, there are eighteen mothers and numerous friends and relatives of the Yadu dynasty.

Madhya15.241

TEXT 241

vraje jyeṭhā, khuḍā, māmā, pisādi gopa-gaṇa

sakhā-vṛnda sabāra ghare dvisandhyā-bhojana

SYNONYMS

vraje—at Vṛndāvana; jyeṭhā—the father’s elder brothers; khuḍā—the father’s younger brothers; māmā—the mother’s brothers; pisā—the husbands of aunts; ādi—and so on; gopa-gaṇa—cowherd men; sakhā-vṛnda—hundreds of friends; sabāra—of all of them; ghare—in the houses; dvi-sandhyā—twice a day; bho-jana—eating.

TRANSLATION

"In Vṛndāvana You also have Your father’s elder brothers, Your father’s younger brothers, maternal uncles, husbands of Your father’s sisters and many cowherd men. There are also cowherd boy friends, and You eat twice a day, morning and evening, in the house of each and every one.

PURPORT

In Dvārakā, Lord Kṛṣṇa had eighteen mothers like Devakī, Rohiṇī and others. Besides these was. His foster mother Yaśodā in Vṛndāvana. Lord Kṛṣṇa also had two uncles, who were brothers of Nanda Mahārāja. As stated by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in his Śrī-kṛṣṇa-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, upanando ’bhinandaś ca pitṛvyau pūr-va-jau pituḥ: “The elder brothers of Nanda Mahārāja were Upananda and Abhinanda.” Similarly, in the same book the names of the younger brothers of Nanda Mahārāja are given. Pitṛvyau tu kanīyāṁsau syātāṁ sannanda-nandanau: “Sannanda and Nandana, or Sunanda and Pāṇḍava, were the younger brothers of Kṛṣṇa’s father, Nanda Mahārāja.” Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s maternal uncles were also described there. Yaśodhara-yaśodeva-sudevādyās tu mātulāḥ: “Yaśodhara, Yaśodeva and Sudeva were the maternal uncles of Kṛṣṇa.” Kṛṣṇa’s uncles are also mentioned. Mahānīlaḥ sunīlaś ca ramaṇāv etayoḥ kramāt: “Mahānīla and Sunīla are the husbands of Kṛṣṇa’s aunts.”

Madhya15.242

TEXT 242

govardhana-yajñe anna khāilā rāśi rāśi

tāra lekhāya ei anna nahe eka grāsī

SYNONYMS

govardhana-yajñe—in the Govardhana-pūjā sacrifice; anna—food; khāilā—You ate; rāśi rāśi—stacks; tāra—to that; lekhāya—in comparison; ei—this; anna—food; nahe—not; eka grāsī—one morsel.

TRANSLATION

“Indeed,” Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continued, "at the Govardhana-pūjā ceremony You ate stacks of rice. In comparison to that, this small quantity is not even a morsel for You.

Madhya15.243

TEXT 243

tumi ta’ īśvara, muñi--kṣudra jīva chāra

eka-grāsa mādhukarī karaha aṅgīkāra

SYNONYMS

tumi—You; ta’-certainly; īśvara—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; muñi—I; kṣudra jīva—insignificant living being; chāra—worthless; eka-grāsa—one small quantity; mādhu-karī—as collected by the bees; karaha—please do; aṅgīkāra—accept.

TRANSLATION

“You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas I am a most insignificant living being. Therefore You may accept a little quantity of food from my house.”

PURPORT

A sannyāsī is expected to collect a little food from each and every householder. That is to say, he should take whatever he requires to eat. This system is called mādhukarī. The word mādhukarī comes from the word mādhukara and means “honey-collecting bees.” Bees collect a little honey from each flower, but all these small quantities of honey accumulate to become a beehive. Sannyāsīs should collect a little from each and every householder and should eat simply what is necessary to maintain the body. Being a sannyāsī, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu could collect a little food from the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, and this was the Bhaṭṭācārya’s request. Compared to the food eaten by the Lord on other occasions, Bhaṭṭācārya’s feast was not even a morsel. This is what Bhaṭṭācārya is pointing out to the Lord.

Madhya15.244

TEXT 244

eta śuni’ hāsi’ prabhu vasilā bhojane

jagannāthera prasāda bhaṭṭa dena harṣa-mane

SYNONYMS

eta śuni’-hearing this; hāsi’-smiling; prabhu—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vasilā bhojane—sat down to eat; jagannāthera—of Lord Jagannātha; prasāda—remnants of food; bhaṭṭa—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; dena harṣa-mane—delivers in great happiness.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled and sat down to eat. Bhaṭṭācārya, with great pleasure, first offered Him the prasāda from the Jagannātha temple.

Madhya15.245

TEXT 245

hena-kāle ’amogha,’--bhaṭṭācāryera jāmātā

kulīna, nindaka teṅho ṣāṭhī-kanyāra bhartā

SYNONYMS

hena-kāle—exactly at this time; amogha—Amogha; bhaṭṭācāryera jāmātā—the son-in-law of Bhaṭṭācārya; kulīna—of aristocratic birth; nindaka—blasphemer; teṅho—he; ṣāṭhī-kanyāra bhartā—the husband of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s daughter named Ṣāṭhī.

TRANSLATION

At this time Bhaṭṭācārya had a son-in-law named Amogha, who was the husband of his daughter named Ṣāṭhī. Although born in an aristocratic brāhmaṇa family, this Amogha was a great faultfinder and blasphemer.

Madhya15.246

TEXT 246

bhojana dekhite cāhe, āsite nā pāre

lāṭhī-hāte bhaṭṭācārya āchena duyāre

SYNONYMS

bhojana—the eating; dekhite cāhe—he wanted to see; āsite nā pāre—could not come; lāṭhī-hāte—with a stick in his hand; bhaṭṭācārya—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; āchena—was; duyāre—on the threshold.

TRANSLATION

Amogha wanted to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu eat, but he was not allowed to enter. Indeed, Bhaṭṭācārya guarded the threshold of his house with a stick in his hand.

Madhya15.247

TEXT 247

teṅho yadi prasāda dite hailā āna-mana

amogha āsi’ anna dekhi’ karaye nindana

SYNONYMS

teṅho—he (Bhaṭṭācārya); yadi—when; prasāda dite—supplying the prasāda; hailā—became; āna-mana—inattentive; amogha—Amogha; āsi’-coming; anna dekhi’-seeing the food; karaye nindana—began blaspheming.

TRANSLATION

However, as soon as Bhaṭṭācārya began distributing prasāda and was a little inattentive, Amogha came in. Seeing the quantity of food, he began to blaspheme.

Madhya15.248

TEXT 248

ei anne tṛpta haya daśa bāra jana

ekelā sannyāsī kare eteka bhakṣaṇa!

SYNONYMS

ei anne—with so much food; tṛpta haya—can be satisfied; daśa bāra jana—at least ten to twelve men; ekelā—alone; sannyāsī—this person in the renounced order; kare—does; eteka—so much; bhakṣaṇa—eating.

TRANSLATION

“This much food is sufficient to satisfy ten or twelve men, but this sannyāsī alone is eating so much!”

Madhya15.249

TEXT 249

śunitei bhaṭṭācārya ulaṭi’ cāhila

tāṅra avadhāna dekhi’ amogha palāila

SYNONYMS

śunitei—hearing; bhaṭṭācārya—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; ulaṭi’ cāhila—turned his eyes upon him; tāṅra—his; avadhāna—attention; dekhi’-seeing; amogha—Amogha; palāila—left.

TRANSLATION

As soon as Amogha said this, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya turned his eyes upon him. Seeing Bhaṭṭācārya’s attitude, Amogha immediately left.

Madhya15.250

TEXT 250

bhaṭṭācārya lāṭhi lañā mārite dhāila

palāila amogha, tāra lāga nā pāila

SYNONYMS

bhaṭṭācārya—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; lāṭhi lañā—taking a stick; mārite—to strike; dhāila—ran; palāila—fled; amogha—Amogha; tāra—him; lāga nā pāila—could not catch.

TRANSLATION

Bhaṭṭācārya ran after him to strike him with a stick, but Amogha fled so fast that Bhaṭṭācārya could not catch him.

Madhya15.251

TEXT 251

tabe gāli, śāpa dite bhaṭṭācārya āilā

nindā śuni’ mahāprabhu hāsite lāgilā

SYNONYMS

tabe—at that time; gāli—calling by ill names; śāpa dite—cursing; bhaṭṭācārya—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; āilā—came back; nindā śuni’-hearing the criticism; mahāprabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; hāsite lāgilā—began to laugh.

TRANSLATION

Bhaṭṭācārya then began to curse and call his son-in-law ill names. When Bhaṭṭācārya returned, he saw that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was laughing to hear him criticize Amogha.

Madhya15.252

TEXT 252

śuni’ ṣāṭhīra mātā śire-buke ghāta māre

’ṣāṭhī rāṇḍī ha-uka’--ihā bale bāre bāre

SYNONYMS

śuni’-hearing; ṣāṭhīra mātā—the mother of Ṣāṭhī; śire—on the head; buke—on the chest; ghāta māre—strikes; ṣāṭhī rāṇḍī ha-uka—let Ṣāṭhī become a widow; ihā bale—says this; bāre bāre—again and again.

TRANSLATION

When Ṣāṭhī’s mother, Bhaṭṭācārya’s wife, heard of this incident, she immediately began to strike her head and chest, saying again, “Let Ṣāṭhī become a widow!”

Madhya15.253

TEXT 253

duṅhāra duḥkha dekhi’ prabhu duṅhā prabodhiyā

duṅhāra icchāte bhojana kaila tuṣṭa hañā

SYNONYMS

duṅhāra duḥkha dekhi’-seeing the lamentation of both; prabhu—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; duṅhā prabodhiyā—pacifying them; duṅhāra icchāte—by the will of both of them; bhojana kaila—took His lunch; tuṣṭa hañā—with great satisfaction.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the lamentation of both husband and wife, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu tried to pacify them. According to their desire, He ate the prasāda and was very satisfied.

Madhya15.254

TEXT 254

ācamana karāñā bhaṭṭa dila mukha-vāsa

tulasī-mañjarī, lavaṅga, elāci rasa-vāsa

SYNONYMS

ācamana karāñā—washing the mouth, hands and legs of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bhaṭṭa—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; dila mukha-vāsa—gave some flavored spices; tulasī-mañjarī—the flowers of tulasī; lavaṅga—cloves; elāci—cardamom; rasa-vāsa—that which brings saliva.

TRANSLATION

After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu finished eating, Bhaṭṭācārya washed His mouth, hands and legs and offered Him flavored spices, tulasī-mañjarī, cloves, and cardamom.

Madhya15.255

TEXT 255

sarvāṅge parāila prabhura mālya-candana

daṇḍavat hañā bale sadainya vacana

SYNONYMS

sarva-aṅge—all over the body; parāila—put; prabhura—of the Lord; mālya-candana—a flower garland and sandalwood pulp; daṇḍavat hañā—offering obeisances; bale—says; sa-dainya—humble; vacana—statement.

TRANSLATION

The Bhaṭṭācārya then placed a flower garland over Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and smeared His body with sandalwood pulp. After offering obeisances, the Bhaṭṭācārya submitted the following humble statement.

Madhya15.256

TEXT 256

nindā karāite tomā āninu nija-ghare

ei aparādha, prabhu, kṣamā kara more

SYNONYMS

nindā karāite—just to cause blasphemy; tomā—You; āninu—I brought; nija-ghare—to my place; ei aparādha—this offense; prabhu—my Lord; kṣamā kara—please pardon; more—me.

TRANSLATION

“I brought You to my home just to have You blasphemed. This is a great offense. Please excuse me. I beg Your pardon.”

Madhya15.257

TEXT 257

prabhu kahe,--nindā nahe, ’sahaja’ kahila

ihāte tomāra kibā aparādha haila?

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; nindā nahe—not blasphemy; sahaja—rightly; kahila—he spoke; ihāte—in this; tomāra—your; kibā—what; aparādha—offense; haila—was there.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “What Amogha has said is correct; therefore it is not blasphemy. What is your offense?”

Madhya15.258

TEXT 258

eta bali’ mahāprabhu calilā bhavane

bhaṭṭācārya tāṅra ghare gelā tāṅra sane

SYNONYMS

eta bali’-saying this; mahāprabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; calilā bhavane—returned to His residence; bhaṭṭācārya—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; tāṅra ghare—to His place; gelā—went; tāṅra sane—with Him.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left and returned to His residence. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya also followed Him.

Madhya15.259

TEXT 259

prabhu-pade paḍi’ bahu ātma-nindā kaila

tāṅre śānta kari’ prabhu ghare pāṭhāila

SYNONYMS

prabhu-pade—at the feet of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; paḍi’-falling down; bahu—much; ātma-nindā kaila—made self-reproach; tāṅre—him; śānta kari’-making pacified; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ghare pāṭhāila—sent back to his home.

TRANSLATION

Falling down at the Lord’s feet, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said many things in self-reproach. The Lord then pacified him and sent him back to his home.

Madhya15.260

TEXT 260

ghare āsi’ bhaṭṭācārya ṣāṭhīra mātā-sane

āpanā nindiyā kichu balena vacane

SYNONYMS

ghare āsi’-returning home; bhaṭṭācārya—Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; ṣāṭhīra mātā-sane—with the mother of Ṣāṭhī; āpanā nindiyā—condemning himself; kichu—some; balena vacane—speaks words.

TRANSLATION

After returning to his home, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya consulted with his wife, the mother of Ṣāṭhī. After personally condemning himself, he began to speak as follows.

Madhya15.261

TEXT 261

caitanya-gosāñira nindā śunila yāhā haite

tāre vadha kaile haya pāpa-prāyaścitte

SYNONYMS

caitanya-gosāñira—of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nindā—blasphemy; śunila—I have heard; yāhā haite—from whom; tāre vadha kaile—if he is killed; haya—there is; pāpa-prāyaścitte—atonement for the sinful act.

TRANSLATION

“If the man who blasphemed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is killed, his sinful action may be atoned.”

PURPORT

The Hari-bhakti-vilāsa cites the following quotation from Skanda Purāṇa concerning the blaspheming of a Vaiṣṇava:

yo hi bhāgavataṁ lokam
upahāsaṁ nṛpottama
karoti tasya naśyanti
artha-dharma-yaśaḥ-sutāḥ

nindāṁ kurvanti ye mūḍhā
vaiṣṇavānāṁ mahātmanām
patanti pitṛbhiḥ sārdhaṁ
mahā-raurava-saṁjñite

hanti nindati vai dveṣṭi
vaiṣṇavān nābhinandati
krudhyate yāti no harṣaṁ
darśane patanāni ṣaṭ

In this conversation between Mārkaṇḍeya and Bhagīratha, it is said: “My dear King, if one derides an exalted devotee, he loses the results of his pious activities, his opulence, his reputation and his sons. Vaiṣṇavas are all great souls. Whoever blasphemes them falls down to the hell known as Mahāraurava. He is also accompanied by his forefathers. Whoever kills or blasphemes a Vaiṣṇava and whoever is envious of a Vaiṣṇava or angry with him, or whoever does not offer him obeisances or feel joy upon seeing a Vaiṣṇava, certainly falls into a hellish condition.”

The Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (10.314) also gives the following quotation from Dvārakā-māhātmya:

kara-patraiś ca phālyante
sutīvrair yama-śāsanaiḥ
nindāṁ kurvanti ye pāpā
vaiṣṇavānāṁ mahātmanām

In a conversation between Prahlāda Mahārāja and Bali Mahārāja, it is said, “Those sinful people who blaspheme Vaiṣṇavas, who are all great souls, are subjected very severely to the punishment offered by Yamarāja.”

In the Bhakti-sandarbha (313) there is a statement concerning the blaspheming of Lord Viṣṇu.

ye nindanti hṛṣīkeśaṁ
tad-bhaktaṁ puṇya-rūpiṇam
śata-janmārjitaṁ puṇyaṁ
teṣāṁ naśyati niścitam

te pacyante mahā-ghore
kumbhīpāke bhayānake
bhakṣitāḥ kīṭa-saṅghena
yāvac candra-divākarau
śrī-viṣṇor avamānanād
gurutaraṁ śrī-vaiṣṇavollaṅghanam

tadīya-dūṣaka-janān
na paśyet puruṣādhamān
taiḥ sārdhaṁ vañcaka-janaiḥ
saha-vāsaṁ na kārayet

“One who criticizes Lord Viṣṇu and His devotees loses all the benefits accrued in a hundred pious births. Such a person rots in the Kumbhīpāka hell and is bitten by worms as long as the sun and moon exist. One should therefore not even see the face of a person who blasphemes Lord Viṣṇu and His devotees. Never try to associate with such persons.”

In his Bhakti-sandarbha (265), Jīva Gosvāmī further quotes from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.74.40):

nindāṁ bhagavataḥ śṛṇvan
tat-parasya janasya vā
tato nāpaiti yaḥ so ’pi
yāty adhaḥ sukṛtāc cyutaḥ

Madhya15.262

TEXT 262

kimvā nija-prāṇa yadi kari vimocana

dui yogya nahe, dui śarīra brāhmaṇa

SYNONYMS

kimvā—or; nija-prāṇa—my own life; yadi—if; kari vimocana—I give up; dui—both such actions; yogya nahe—are not befitting; dui śarīra—both the bodies; brāhmaṇa—brāhmaṇas.

TRANSLATION

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continued, "Or, if I give up my own life, this sinful action may be atoned. However, neither of these ideas are befitting because both bodies belong to brāhmaṇas.

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