CC Adi 6.30

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 6: The Glories of Śrī Advaita Acārya

Ādi-līlā 6.29 - Ādi-līlā 6.31

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 30

vaiṣṇavera guru teṅho jagatera ārya

dui-nāma-milane haila ‘advaita-ācārya’

SYNONYMS

vaiṣṇavera — of the devotees; guru — spiritual master; teṅho — He; jagatera ārya — the most respectable personality in the world; dui-nāma-milane — by combining the two names; haila — there was; advaita-ācārya — the name Advaita Ācārya.

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 Ācārya.

PURPORT

Śrī Advaita Ācārya is the prime spiritual master of the Vaiṣṇavas, and He is worshipable by all Vaiṣṇavas. Vaiṣṇavas must follow in the footsteps of Advaita Ācārya, for by so doing one can actually engage in the devotional service of the Lord.