Antya-līlāChapter 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

ācāryaratnaĀcāryaratna; ācāryanidhiĀcāryanidhi; paṇḍita-gadādharaGadādhara Paṇḍita; jagadānandaJagadānanda; dāmodaraDāmodara; śańkaraŚańkara; vakreśvaraVakreśvara; kāśīśvaraKāśīśvara; mukundaMukunda; vāsudevaVāsudeva; murāriMurāri; āra — and; yataas many as; bhakta-gaṇa — devotees; gauḍein 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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