Antya-līlā | Chapter 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 7.52
ācāryaratna ācāryanidhi paṇḍita-gadādhara
jagadānanda, dāmodara, śańkara, vakreśvara
kāśīśvara, mukunda, vāsudeva, murāri
āra yata bhakta-gaṇa gauḍe avatari'
kṛṣṇa-nāma-prema kailā jagate pracāra
ińhā sabāra sańge kṛṣṇa-bhakti ye āmāra"
SYNONYMS
ācāryaratna — Ācāryaratna; ācāryanidhi — Ācāryanidhi; paṇḍita-gadādhara — Gadādhara Paṇḍita; jagadānanda — Jagadānanda; dāmodara — Dāmodara; śańkara — Śańkara; vakreśvara — Vakreśvara; kāśīśvara — Kāśīśvara; mukunda — Mukunda; vāsudeva — Vāsudeva; murāri — Murāri; āra — and; yata — as many as; bhakta-gaṇa — devotees; gauḍe — in Bengal; avatari' — having descended; kṛṣṇa-nāma — the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; prema — ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa; kailā — did; jagate — all over the world; pracāra — preaching; ińhā sabāra — of all of them; sańge — by association; kṛṣṇa-bhakti — devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; ye — which; āmāra — My.
TRANSLATION
"Ācāryaratna, Ācāryanidhi, Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Jagadānanda, Dāmodara, Śańkara, Vakreśvara, Kāśīśvara, Mukunda, Vāsudeva, Murāri and many other devotees have descended in Bengal to preach to everyone the glories of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and the value of love for Him. I have learned from them the meaning of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa."
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