CC Antya 7.50-52 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 50-52
- ācāryaratna ācāryanidhi paṇḍita-gadādhara
- jagadānanda, dāmodara, śaṅkara, vakreśvara
- kāśīśvara, mukunda, vāsudeva, murāri
- āra yata bhakta-gaṇa gauḍe avatari’
- kṛṣṇa-nāma-prema kailā jagate pracāra
- iṅhā sabāra saṅge kṛṣṇa-bhakti ye āmāra“
SYNONYMS
ācāryaratna—Ācāryaratna; ācāryanidhi—Ācāryanidhi; paṇḍita-gadādhara—Gadādhara Paṇḍita; jagadānanda—Jagadānanda; dāmodara—Dāmodara; śaṅkara—Śaṅkara; 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; iṅhā sabāra—of all of them; saṅge—by association; kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; ye—which; āmāra—My.
TRANSLATION
“Ācāryaratna, Ācāryanidhi, Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Jagadānanda, Dāmodara, Śaṅkara, 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.”