CC Madhya 19.71
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 71
- ‘duṅhāra mukhe kṛṣṇa-nāma kariche nartana
- ei-dui ‘adhama’ nahe, haya ‘sarvottama’
SYNONYMS
duṅhāra mukhe—in the mouths of both; kṛṣṇa-nāma—the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kariche—is doing; nartana—dancing; ei-dui—both of them; adhama nahe—not fallen; haya—are; sarva-uttama—the most exalted.
TRANSLATION
Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Since these two are constantly chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, how can they be untouchable? On the contrary, they are most exalted.”
PURPORT
Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya’s admission of the brothers’ exalted position should serve as a lesson to one who is falsely proud of his position as a brāhmaṇa. Sometimes so-called brāhmaṇas do not recognize our European and American disciples as devotees or brāhmaṇas, and some brāhmaṇas are so proud that they do not allow them to enter temples. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu herein gives a great lesson. Although Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya was a great authority on brahmanism and a learned scholar, he admitted that those who chant the Lord’s holy name are bona fide brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas and are therefore exalted.