Guest guest Posted January 31, 2001 Report Share Posted January 31, 2001 Chapter 6 The Glories of Sri Advaita Acarya The truth of Advaita Acarya has been described in two verses. It is said that material nature has two features, namely the material cause and the efficient cause. The efficient causal activities are caused by Maha-Visnu, and the material causal activities are caused by another form of Maha-Visnu, known as Advaita. That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Acarya to associate with Lord Caitanya. When He is addressed as the servitor of Lord Caitanya, His glories are magnified because unless one is invigorated by this mentality of servitorship one cannot understand the mellows derived from devotional service to the Supreme Lord, Krsna. Adi 6.1 TEXT 1 vande tam srimad-advaita- caryam adbhuta-cestitam yasya prasadad ajno 'pi tat-svarupam nirupayet I offer my respectful obeisances to Sri Advaita Acarya, whose activities are all wonderful. By His mercy, even a foolish person can describe His characteristics. Adi 6.2 jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda All glories to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityananda! All glories to Advaita Acarya! And all glories to all the devotees of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! Adi 6.3 panca sloke kahila sri-nityananda-tattva sloka-dvaye kahi advaitacaryera mahattva In five verses I have described the principle of Lord Nityananda. Then in the following two verses I describe the glories of Sri Advaita Acarya. Adi 6.4 maha-visnur jagat-karta mayaya yah srjaty adah tasyavatara evayam advaitacarya isvarah Lord Advaita Acarya is the incarnation of Maha-Visnu, whose main function is to create the cosmic world through the actions of maya. Adi 6.5 advaitam harinadvaitad acaryam bhakti-samsanat bhaktavataram isam tam advaitacaryam asraye Because He is nondifferent from Hari, the Supreme Lord, He is called Advaita, and because He propagates the cult of devotion, He is called Acarya. He is the Lord and the incarnation of the Lord's devotee. Therefore I take shelter of Him. Adi 6.6 advaita-acarya gosani saksat isvara yanhara mahima nahe jivera gocara Sri Advaita Acarya is indeed directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. His glory is beyond the conception of ordinary living beings. Adi 6.7 visnu srsti karena jagad-adi karya tanra avatara saksat advaita acarya Maha-Visnu performs all the functions for the creation of the universes. Sri Advaita Acarya is His direct incarnation. Adi 6.8 TEXT 8 TEXT ye purusa srsti-sthiti karena mayaya ananta brahmanda srsti karena lilaya SYNONYMS ye purusa-that personality who; srsti-sthiti-creation and maintenance; karena-performs; mayaya-through the external energy; ananta brahmanda-unlimited universes; srsti-creation; karena-does; lilaya-by pastimes. TRANSLATION That purusa creates and maintains with His external energy. He creates innumerable universes in His pastimes. Adi 6.9 TEXT 9 TEXT icchaya ananta murti karena prakasa eka eka murte karena brahmande pravesa SYNONYMS icchaya-by His will; ananta murti-unlimited forms; karena-does; prakasa-manifestation; eka eka-each and every; murte-form; karena-does; brahmande-within the universe; pravesa-entrance. TRANSLATION By His will He manifests Himself in unlimited forms, in which He enters each and every universe. Adi 6.10 TEXT 10 TEXT se purusera amsa--advaita, nahi kichu bheda sarira-visesa tanra--nahika viccheda SYNONYMS se-that; purusera-of the Lord; amsa-part; advaita-Advaita Acarya; nahi-not; kichu-any; bheda-difference; sarira-visesa-another specific transcendental body; tanra-of Him; nahika viccheda-there is no separation. TRANSLATION Sri Advaita Acarya is a plenary part of that purusa and so is not different from Him. Indeed, Sri Advaita Acarya is not separate but is another form of that purusa. Adi 6.11 TEXT 11 TEXT sahaya karena tanra la-iya `pradhana' koti brahmanda karena icchaya nirmana SYNONYMS sahaya karena-He helps; tanra-His; la-iya-with; pradhana-the material energy; koti-brahmanda-millions of universes; karena-does; icchaya-only by the will; nirmana-creation. TRANSLATION He [Advaita Acarya] helps in the pastimes of the purusa, with whose material energy and by whose will He creates innumerable universes. Adi 6.12 TEXT 12 TEXT jagat-mangala advaita, mangala-guna-dhama mangala-caritra sada, `mangala' yanra nama SYNONYMS jagat-mangala-all-auspicious for the world; advaita-Advaita Acarya; mangala-guna-dhama-the reservoir of all auspicious attributes; mangala-caritra-all characteristics are auspicious; sada-always; mangala-auspicious; yanra nama-whose name. TRANSLATION Being a reservoir of all auspicious attributes, Sri Advaita Acarya is all-auspicious for the world. His characteristics, activities and name are always auspicious. PURPORT Sri Advaita Prabhu, who is an incarnation of Maha-Visnu, is an acarya, or teacher. All His activities and all the other activities of Visnu are auspicious. Anyone who can view the all-auspiciousness in the pastimes of Lord Visnu also becomes auspicious simultaneously. Therefore, since Lord Visnu is the fountainhead of auspiciousness, anyone who is attracted by the devotional service of Lord Visnu can render the greatest service to human society. Rejected persons of the material world who refuse to understand pure devotional service as the eternal function of the living entities, and as actual liberation of the living being from conditioned life, become bereft of all devotional service because of their poor fund of knowledge. In the teachings of Advaita Prabhu there is no question of fruitive activities or impersonal liberation. Bewildered by the spell of the material energy, however, persons who could not understand that Advaita Prabhu is nondifferent from Visnu wanted to follow Him with their impersonal conceptions. The attempt of Advaita Prabhu to punish them is also auspicious. Lord Visnu and His activities can bestow all good fortune, directly and indirectly. In other words, being favored by Lord Visnu and being punished by Lord Visnu are one and the same because all the activities of Visnu are absolute. According to some, Mangala was another name of Advaita Prabhu. As the causal incarnation, or Lord Visnu's incarnation for a particular occasion, He is the supply agent or ingredient in material nature. However, He is never to be considered material. All His activities are spiritual. Anyone who hears about and glorifies Him becomes glorified himself, for such activities free one from all kinds of misfortune. One should not invest any material contamination or impersonalism in the Visnu form. Everyone should try to understand the real identity of Lord Visnu, for by such knowledge one can attain the highest stage of perfection. Adi 6.13 TEXT 13 TEXT koti amsa, koti sakti, koti avatara eta lana srje purusa sakala samsara SYNONYMS koti amsa-millions of parts and parcels; koti sakti-millions and millions of energies; koti avatara-millions upon millions of incarnations; eta-all this; lana-taking; srje-creates; purusa-the original person, Maha-Visnu; sakala samsara-all the material world. TRANSLATION Maha-Visnu creates the entire material world with millions of His parts, energies and incarnations. Adi 6.14-15 TEXTS 14-15 TEXT maya yaiche dui amsa--`nimitta', `upadana' maya--`nimitta'-hetu, upadana--`pradhana' purusa isvara aiche dvi-murti ha-iya visva-srsti kare `nimitta' `upadana' lana SYNONYMS maya-the external energy; yaiche-as; dui amsa-two parts; nimitta-the cause; upadana-the ingredients; maya-the material energy; nimitta-hetu-original cause; upadana-ingredients; pradhana-immediate cause; purusa-the person Lord Visnu; isvara-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; aiche-in that way; dvi-murti ha-iya-taking two forms; visva-srsti kare-creates this material world; nimitta-the original cause; upadana-the material cause; lana-with. TRANSLATION Just as the external energy consists of two parts-the efficient cause [nimitta] and the material cause [upadana], maya being the efficient cause and pradhana the material cause-so Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, assumes two forms to create the material world with the efficient and material causes. Adi 6.16 TEXT 16 TEXT apane purusa--visvera `nimitta'-karana advaita-rupe `upadana' hana narayana SYNONYMS apane-personally; purusa-Lord Visnu; visvera-of the entire material world; nimitta karana-the original cause; advaita-rupe-in the form of Advaita; upadana-the material cause; hana-becomes; narayana-Lord Narayana. TRANSLATION Lord Visnu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Narayana in the form of Sri Advaita is the material cause [upadana]. Adi 6.17 TEXT 17 TEXT `nimittamse' kare tenho mayate iksana `upadana' advaita karena brahmanda-srjana SYNONYMS nimitta-amse-in the portion as the original cause; kare-does; tenho-He; mayate-in the external energy; iksana-glancing; upadana-the material cause; advaita-Advaita Acarya; karena-does; brahmanda-srjana-creation of the material world. TRANSLATION Lord Visnu, in His efficient aspect, glances over the material energy, and Sri Advaita, as the material cause, creates the material world. Adi 6.18 TEXT 18 TEXT yadyapi sankhya mane, `pradhana'--karana jada ha-ite kabhu nahe jagat-srjana SYNONYMS yadyapi-although; sankhya-Sankhya philosophy; mane-accepts; pradhana-ingredients; karana-cause; jada ha-ite-from matter; kabhu-at any time; nahe-there is not; jagat-srjana-the creation of the material world. TRANSLATION Although the Sankhya philosophy accepts that the material ingredients are the cause, the creation of the world never arises from dead matter. Adi 6.19 TEXT 19 TEXT nija srsti-sakti prabhu sancare pradhane isvarera saktye tabe haye ta' nirmane SYNONYMS nija-own; srsti-sakti-power for creation; prabhu-the Lord; sancare-infuses; pradhane-in the ingredients; isvarera saktye-by the power of the Lord; tabe-then; haye-there is; ta'-certainly; nirmane-the beginning of creation. TRANSLATION The Lord infuses the material ingredients with His own creative potency. Then, by the power of the Lord, creation takes place. Adi 6.20 TEXT 20 TEXT advaita-rupe kare sakti-sancarana ataeva advaita hayena mukhya karana SYNONYMS advaita-rupe-in the form of Advaita Acarya; kare-does; sakti-sancarana-infusion of the energy; ataeva-therefore; advaita-Advaita Acarya; hayena-is; mukhya karana-the original cause. TRANSLATION In the form of Advaita He infuses the material ingredients with creative energy. Therefore, Advaita is the original cause of creation. TEXT 21 TEXT advaita-acarya koti-brahmandera karta ara eka eka murtye brahmandera bharta SYNONYMS advaita-acarya-Advaita Acarya; koti-brahmandera karta-the creator of millions and millions of universes; ara-and; eka eka-each and every; murtye-by expansions; brahmandera bharta-maintainer of the universe. TRANSLATION Sri Advaita Acarya is the creator of millions and millions of universes, and by His expansions [as Garbhodakasayi Visnu] He maintains each and every universe. Adi 6.22 TEXT 22 TEXT sei narayanera mukhya anga,--advaita `anga'-sabde amsa kari' kahe bhagavata SYNONYMS sei-that; narayanera-of Lord Narayana; mukhya anga-the primary part; advaita-Advaita Acarya; anga-sabde-by the word anga; amsa kari'-taking as a plenary portion; kahe-says; bhagavata-Srimad-Bhagavatam. TRANSLATION Sri Advaita is the principal limb [anga] of Narayana. Srimad-Bhagavatam speaks of "limb" [anga] as "a plenary portion" [amsa] of the Lord. Adi 6.23 TEXT 23 TEXT narayanas tvam na hi sarva-dehinam atmasy adhisakhila-loka-saksi narayano 'ngam nara-bhu-jalayanat tac capi satyam na tavaiva maya SYNONYMS narayanah-Lord Narayana; tvam-You; na-not; hi-certainly; sarva-all; dehinam-of the embodied beings; atma-the Supersoul; asi-You are; adhisa-O Lord; akhila-loka-of all the worlds; saksi-the witness; narayanah-known as Narayana; angam-plenary portion; nara-of Nara; bhu-born; jala-in the water; ayanat-due to the place of refuge; tat-that; ca-and; api-certainly; satyam-highest truth; na-not; tava-Your; eva-at all; maya-the illusory energy. TRANSLATION "O Lord of lords, You are the seer of all creation. You are indeed everyone's dearest life. Are You not, therefore, my father, Narayana? `Narayana' refers to one whose abode is in the water born from Nara [Garbhodakasayi Visnu], and that Narayana is Your plenary portion. All Your plenary portions are transcendental. They are absolute and are not creations of maya." PURPORT This text is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.14). Adi 6.24 TEXT 24 TEXT isvarera `anga' amsa--cid-ananda-maya mayara sambandha nahi' ei sloke kaya SYNONYMS isvarera-of the Lord; anga-limb; amsa-part; cit-ananda-maya-all-spiritual; mayara-of the material energy; sambandha-relationship; nahi'-there is not; ei sloke-this verse; kaya-says. TRANSLATION This verse describes that the limbs and plenary portions of the Lord are all spiritual; They have no relationship with the material energy. Adi 6.25 TEXT 25 TEXT `amsa' na kahiya, kene kaha tanre `anga' `amsa' haite `anga,' yate haya antaranga SYNONYMS amsa-part; na kahiya-not saying; kene-why; kaha-you say; tanre-Him; anga-limb; amsa haite-than a part; anga-limb; yate-because; haya-is; antaranga-more. TRANSLATION Why has Sri Advaita been called a limb and not a part? The reason is that "limb" implies greater intimacy. Adi 6.26 TEXT 26 TEXT maha-visnura amsa--advaita guna-dhama isvare abheda, teni `advaita' purna nama SYNONYMS maha-visnura-of Lord Maha-Visnu; amsa-part; advaita-Advaita Acarya; guna-dhama-reservoir of all attributes; isvare-from the Lord; abheda-nondifferent; teni-therefore; advaita-nondifferent; purna nama-full name. TRANSLATION Sri Advaita, who is a reservoir of virtues, is the main limb of Maha-Visnu. His full name is Advaita, for He is identical in all respects with that Lord. Adi 6.27 TEXT 27 TEXT purve yaiche kaila sarva-visvera srjana avatari' kaila ebe bhakti-pravartana SYNONYMS purve-formerly; yaiche-as; kaila-performed; sarva-all; visvera-of the universes; srjana-creation; avatari'-taking incarnation; kaila-did; ebe-now; bhakti-pravartana-inauguration of the bhakti cult. TRANSLATION As He had formerly created all the universes, now He descended to introduce the path of bhakti. Adi 6.28 TEXT 28 TEXT jiva nistarila krsna-bhakti kari' dana gita-bhagavate kaila bhaktira vyakhyana SYNONYMS jiva-the living entities; nistarila-delivered; krsna-bhakti-devotional service to Lord Krsna; kari'-making; dana-gift; gita-bhagavate-in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam; kaila-performed; bhaktira vyakhyana-explanation of devotional service. TRANSLATION He delivered all living beings by offering the gift of krsna-bhakti. He explained the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam in the light of devotional service. PURPORT Although Sri Advaita Prabhu is an incarnation of Visnu, for the welfare of the conditioned souls He manifested Himself as a servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and throughout all His activities He showed Himself to be an eternal servitor. Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda also manifested the same principle, although They also belong to the category of Visnu. If Lord Caitanya, Lord Nityananda and Advaita Prabhu had exhibited Their all-powerful Visnu potencies within this material world, people would have become greater impersonalists, monists and self-worshipers than they had already become under the spell of this age. Therefore the Personality of Godhead and His different incarnations and forms played the parts of devotees to instruct the conditioned souls how to approach the transcendental stage of devotional service. Advaita Acarya especially intended to teach the conditioned souls about devotional service. The word acarya means "teacher." The special function of such a teacher is to make people Krsna conscious. A bona fide teacher following in the footsteps of Advaita Acarya has no other business than to spread the principles of Krsna consciousness all over the world. The real qualification of an acarya is that he presents himself as a servant of the Supreme. Such a bona fide acarya can never support the demoniac activities of atheistic men who present themselves as God. It is the main business of an acarya to defy such imposters posing as God before the innocent public. Adi 6.29 TEXT 29 TEXT bhakti-upadesa vinu tanra nahi karya ataeva nama haila `advaita acarya' SYNONYMS bhakti-upadesa-instruction of devotional service; vinu-without; tanra-His; nahi-there is not; karya-occupation; ataeva-therefore; nama-the name; haila-became; advaita acarya-the supreme teacher (acarya) Advaita Prabhu. TRANSLATION Since He has no other occupation than to teach devotional service, His name is Advaita Acarya. Adi 6.30 TEXT 30 TEXT vaisnavera guru tenho jagatera arya dui-nama-milane haila `advaita-acarya' SYNONYMS vaisnavera-of the devotees; guru-spiritual master; tenho-He; jagatera arya-the most respectable personality in the world; dui-nama-milane-by combining the two names; haila-there was; advaita-acarya-the name Advaita Acarya. TRANSLATION He is the spiritual master of all devotees and is the most revered personality in the world. By a combination of these two names, His name is Advaita Acarya. PURPORT Sri Advaita Acarya is the prime spiritual master of the Vaisnavas, and He is worshipable by all Vaisnavas. Vaisnavas must follow in the footsteps of Advaita Acarya, for by so doing one can actually engage in the devotional service of the Lord. Adi 6.31 TEXT 31 TEXT kamala-nayanera tenho, yate `anga' `amsa' `kamalaksa' kari dhare nama avatamsa SYNONYMS kamala-nayanera-of the lotus-eyed; tenho-He; yate-since; anga-limb; amsa-part; kamala-aksa-the lotus-eyed; kari'-accepting that; dhare-takes; nama-the name; avatamsa-partial expansion. TRANSLATION Since He is a limb or part of the lotus-eyed Supreme Lord, He also bears the name Kamalaksa. Adi 6.32 TEXT 32 TEXT isvara-sarupya paya parisada-gana catur-bhuja, pita-vasa, yaiche narayana SYNONYMS isvara-sarupya-the same bodily features as the Lord; paya-gets; parisada-gana-the associates; catur-bhuja-four hands; pita-vasa-yellow dress; yaiche-just as; narayana-Lord Narayana. TRANSLATION His associates have the same bodily features as the Lord. They all have four arms and are dressed in yellow garments like Narayana. Adi 6.33 TEXT 33 TEXT advaita-acarya--isvarera amsa-varya tanra tattva-nama-guna, sakali ascarya SYNONYMS advaita-acarya-Advaita Acarya Prabhu; isvarera-of the Supreme Lord; amsa-varya-principal part; tanra-His; tattva-truths; nama-names; guna-attributes; sakali-all; ascarya-wonderful. TRANSLATION Sri Advaita Acarya is the principal limb of the Supreme Lord. His truths, names and attributes are all wonderful. Adi 6.34 TEXT 34 TEXT yanhara tulasi-jale, yanhara hunkare sva-gana sahite caitanyera avatare SYNONYMS yanhara-whose; tulasi-jale-by tulasi leaves and Ganges water; yanhara-of whom; hunkare-by the loud voice; sva-gana-His personal associates; sahite-accompanied by; caitanyera-of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avatare-in the incarnation. TRANSLATION He worshiped Krsna with tulasi leaves and water of the Ganges and called for Him in a loud voice. Thus Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared on earth, accompanied by His personal associates. Adi 6.35 TEXT 35 TEXT yanra dvara kaila prabhu kirtana pracara yanra dvara kaila prabhu jagat nistara SYNONYMS yanra dvara-by whom; kaila-did; prabhu-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kirtana pracara-spreading of the sankirtana movement; yanra dvara-by whom; kaila-did; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jagat nistara-deliverance of the entire world. TRANSLATION It is through Him [Advaita Acarya] that Lord Caitanya spread the sankirtana movement and through Him that He delivered the world. Adi 6.36 TEXT 36 TEXT acarya gosanira guna-mahima apara jiva-kita kothaya paibeka tara para SYNONYMS acarya gosanira-of Advaita Acarya; guna-mahima-the glory of the attributes; apara-unfathomable; jiva-kita-a living being who is just like a worm; kothaya-where; paibeka-will get; tara-of that; para-the other side. TRANSLATION The glory and attributes of Advaita Acarya are unlimited. How can the insignificant living entities fathom them? Adi 6.37 TEXT 37 TEXT acarya gosani caitanyera mukhya anga ara eka anga tanra prabhu nityananda SYNONYMS acarya gosani-Advaita Acarya; caitanyera-of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mukhya-primary; anga-part; ara-another; eka-one; anga-part; tanra-of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu nityananda-Lord Nityananda. TRANSLATION Sri Advaita Acarya is a principal limb of Lord Caitanya. Another limb of the Lord is Nityananda Prabhu. Adi 6.38 TEXT 38 TEXT prabhura upanga--srivasadi bhakta-gana hasta-mukha-netra-anga cakrady-astra-sama SYNONYMS prabhura upanga-Lord Caitanya's smaller parts; srivasa-adi-headed by Srivasa; bhakta-gana-the devotees; hasta-hands; mukha-face; netra-eyes; anga-parts of the body; cakra-adi-the disc; astra-weapons; sama-like. TRANSLATION The devotees headed by Srivasa are His smaller limbs. They are like His hands, face and eyes and His disc and other weapons. Adi 6.39 TEXT 39 TEXT e-saba la-iya caitanya-prabhura vihara e-saba la-iya karena vanchita pracara SYNONYMS e-saba-all these; la-iya-taking; caitanya-prabhura-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vihara-pastimes; e-saba-all of them; la-iya-taking; karena-does; vanchita pracara-spreading His mission. TRANSLATION With all of them Lord Caitanya performed His pastimes, and with them He spread His mission. Adi 6.40 TEXT 40 TEXT madhavendra-purira inho sisya, ei jnane acarya-gosanire prabhu guru kari' mane SYNONYMS madhavendra-purira-of Madhavendra Puri; inho-Advaita Acarya; sisya-disciple; ei jnane-by this consideration; acarya-gosanire-unto Advaita Acarya; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; guru-spiritual master; kari'-taking as; mane-obeys Him. TRANSLATION Thinking "He [sri Advaita Acarya] is a disciple of Sri Madhavendra Puri," Lord Caitanya obeys Him, respecting Him as His spiritual master. PURPORT Sri Madhavendra Puri is one of the acaryas in the disciplic succession from Madhvacarya. Madhavendra Puri had two principal disciples, Isvara Puri and Sri Advaita Prabhu. Therefore the Gaudiya Vaisnava-sampradaya is a disciplic succession from Madhvacarya. This fact has been accepted in the authorized books known as Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika and Prameya-ratnavali, as well as by Gopala Guru Gosvami. The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (22) clearly states the disciplic succession of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas as follows: "Lord Brahma is the direct disciple of Visnu, the Lord of the spiritual sky. His disciple is Narada, Narada's disciple is Vyasa, and Vyasa's disciples are Sukadeva Gosvami and Madhvacarya. Padmanabha Acarya is the disciple of Madhvacarya, and Narahari is the disciple of Padmanabha Acarya. Madhava is the disciple of Narahari, Aksobhya is the direct disciple of Madhava, and Jayatirtha is the disciple of Aksobhya. Jayatirtha's disciple is Jnanasindhu, and his disciple is Mahanidhi. Vidyanidhi is the disciple of Mahanidhi, and Rajendra is the disciple of Vidyanidhi. Jayadharma is the disciple of Rajendra. Purusottama is the disciple of Jayadharma. Sriman Laksmipati is the disciple of Vyasatirtha, who is the disciple of Purusottama. And Madhavendra Puri is the disciple of Laksmipati." Adi 6.41 TEXT 41 TEXT laukika-lilate dharma-maryada-raksana stuti-bhaktye karena tanra carana vandana SYNONYMS laukika-popular; lilate-in pastimes; dharma-maryada-etiquette of religious principles; raksana-observing; stuti-prayers; bhaktye-by devotion; karena-He does; tanra-of Advaita Acarya; carana-lotus feet; vandana-worshiping. TRANSLATION To maintain the proper etiquette for the principles of religion, Lord Caitanya bows down at the lotus feet of Sri Advaita Acarya with reverential prayers and devotion. Adi 6.42 TEXT 42 TEXT caitanya-gosanike acarya kare `prabhu'-jnana apanake karena tanra `dasa'-abhimana SYNONYMS caitanya-gosanike-unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; acarya-Advaita Acarya; kare-does; prabhu-jnana-considering His master; apanake-unto Himself; karena-does; tanra-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dasa-as a servant; abhimana-conception. TRANSLATION Sri Advaita Acarya, however, considers Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu His master, and He thinks of Himself as a servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Adi 6.43 TEXT 43 TEXT sei abhimana-sukhe apana pasare `krsna-dasa' hao--jive upadesa kare He forgets Himself in the joy of that conception and teaches all living entities, "You are servants of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu." PURPORT The transcendental devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is so ecstatic that even the Lord Himself plays the part of a devotee. Forgetting Himself to be the Supreme, He personally teaches the whole world how to render service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Also read text 79-94. TEXT 79 ananta brahmande rudra--sadasivera amsa gunavatara tenho, sarva-deva-avatamsa Rudra, who is an expansion of Sadasiva and who appears in unlimited universes, is also a gunavatara [qualitative incarnation] and is the ornament of all the demigods in the endless universes. PURPORT There are eleven expansions of Rudra, or Lord Siva. They are as follows: Ajaikapat, Ahibradhna, Virupaksa, Raivata, Hara, Bahurupa, Devasrestha Tryambaka, Savitra, Jayanta, Pinaki and Aparajita. Besides these expansions there are eight forms of Rudra called earth, water, fire, air, sky, the sun, the moon and soma-yaji. Generally all these Rudras have five faces, three eyes and ten arms. Sometimes it is found that Rudra is compared to Brahma and considered a living entity. But when Rudra is explained to be a partial expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is compared to Sesa. Lord Siva is therefore simultaneously an expansion of Lord Visnu and, in his capacity for annihilating the creation, one of the living entities. As an expansion of Lord Visnu he is called Hara, and he is transcendental to the material qualities, but when he is in touch with tamo-guna he appears contaminated by the material modes of nature. This is explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Brahma-samhita. In Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, it is stated that Lord Rudra is always associated with the material nature when she is in the neutral, unmanifested stage, but when the modes of material nature are agitated he associates with material nature from a distance. In the Brahma-samhita the relationship between Visnu and Lord Siva is compared to that between milk and yogurt. Milk is converted into yogurt by certain additives, but although milk and yogurt have the same ingredients, they have different functions. Similarly, Lord Siva is an expansion of Lord Visnu, yet because of his taking part in the annihilation of the cosmic manifestation, he is considered to be changed, like milk converted into yogurt. In the Puranas it is found that Siva appears sometimes from the heads of Brahma and sometimes from the head of Visnu. The annihilator, Rudra, is born from Sankarsana and the ultimate fire to burn the whole creation. In the Vayu Purana there is a description of Sadasiva in one of the Vaikuntha planets. That Sadasiva is a direct expansion of Lord Krsna's form for pastimes. It is said that Sadasiva (Lord Sambhu) is an expansion from the Sadasiva in the Vaikuntha planets (Lord Visnu) and that his consort, Mahamaya, is an expansion of Rama-devi, or Laksmi. Mahamaya is the origin or birthplace of material nature. Adi 6.80 tenho karena krsnera dasya-pratyasa nirantara kahe siva, `muni krsna-dasa' He also desires only to be a servant of Lord Krsna. Sri Sadasiva always says, "I am a servant of Lord Krsna." TEXT 86 caitanyera dasa muni, caitanyera dasa caitanyera dasa muni, tanra dasera dasa "I am a servant of Lord Caitanya, a servant of Lord Caitanya. I am a servant of Lord Caitanya, and a servant of His servants." 112 mula bhakta-avatara sri-sankarsana bhakta-avatara tanhi advaite ganana SYNONYMS mula-original; bhakta-of a devotee; avatara-incarnation; sri-sankarsana-Lord Sri Sankarsana; bhakta-avatara-the incarnation of a devotee; tanhi-as that; advaite-Advaita Acarya; ganana-counting. TRANSLATION The original bhakta-avatara is Sankarsana. Sri Advaita is counted among such incarnations. PURPORT Although Sri Advaita Prabhu belongs to the Visnu category, He displays servitorship to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu as one of His associates. When Lord Visnu appears as a servitor, He is called an incarnation of a devotee of Lord Krsna. Sri Sankarsana, who is an incarnation of Visnu in the spiritual sky known as the greater Vaikuntha, is the chief of the quadruple incarnations and is the original incarnation of a devotee. Lord Maha-Visnu, who is lying on the Causal Ocean, is a manifestation of Sankarsana. He is the original Personality of Godhead who glances over the material and efficient causes of the cosmic manifestation. Advaita Prabhu is accepted as an incarnation of Maha-Visnu. All the plenary manifestations of Sankarsana are indirect expansions of Lord Krsna. That consideration also makes Advaita Prabhu an eternal servitor of Gaura Krsna. Therefore He is accepted as a devotee incarnation. Adi 6.113 advaita-acarya gosanira mahima apara yanhara hunkare kaila caitanyavatara The glories of Sri Advaita Acarya are boundless, for His sincere vibrations brought about Lord Caitanya's descent upon this earth. Adi 6.114 sankirtana pracariya saba jagat tarila advaita-prasade loka prema-dhana paila He liberated the universe by preaching sankirtana. Thus the people of the world received the treasure of love of Godhead through the mercy of Sri Advaita. Adi 6.115 advaita-mahima ananta ke pare kahite sei likhi, yei suni mahajana haite Who can describe the unlimited glories of Advaita Acarya? I write here as much as I have known from great authorities. Adi 6.116 acarya-carane mora koti namaskara ithe kichu aparadha na labe amara I offer my obeisances ten million times to the lotus feet of Sri Advaita Acarya. Please do not take offense at this. Adi 6.117 tomara mahima--koti-samudra agadha tahara iyatta kahi,--e bada aparadha Your glories are as fathomless as millions of oceans and seas. Speaking of its measure is a great offense indeed. Adi 6.118 jaya jaya jaya sri-advaita acarya jaya jaya sri-caitanya, nityananda arya All glories, all glories to Sri Advaita Acarya! All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the superior Lord Nityananda! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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