_guru-lakṣaṇa, śiṣya-lakṣaṇa, dońhāra parīkṣaṇa sevya — bhagavān, sarva-mantra-vicāraṇa_ **TRANSLATION** "Your book should describe the characteristics of the bona fide guru and the bona fide disciple. Then, before accepting a spiritual master, one can be assured of the spiritual master's position. Similarly, the spiritual…
_'śraddhā'-śabde — viśvāsa kahe sudṛḍha niścaya kṛṣṇe bhakti kaile sarva-karma kṛta haya_ **TRANSLATION** "_Śraddhā_ is confident, firm faith that by rendering transcendental loving service to Kṛṣṇa one automatically performs all subsidiary activities. Such faith is favorable to the discharge of devotional service. …
_kṛṣṇa-kṛpādi-hetu haite sabāra udaya kṛṣṇa-guṇākṛṣṭa hañā tāńhāre bhajaya_ **TRANSLATION** "Everyone is eligible to receive Kṛṣṇa's mercy — including Vyāsadeva, the four Kumāras, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, lowborn creatures, trees, plants and beasts. By Kṛṣṇa's mercy they are elevated and engaged in His service. …
_pratāparudrera bhāgya dekhi' bhakta-gaṇe rājāre praśaḿse sabe ānandita-mane_ **TRANSLATION** Seeing the Lord's special mercy upon King Pratāparudra, the devotees praised the King's good fortune, and their minds became open and blissful. **PURPORT** This is characteristic of a…
_mahāprabhura bhakta-gaṇera vairāgya pradhāna yāhā dekhi' prīta hana gaura-bhagavān_ **TRANSLATION** Renunciation is the basic principle sustaining the lives of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's devotees. Seeing this renunciation, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is extremely satisfied. **PURPORT** …
_tṛṇād api su-nīcena taror iva sahiṣṇunā amāninā māna-dena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ_ **TRANSLATION** "One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor yet is always prepared to give all…
_ghare yāñā kara sadā kṛṣṇa-sańkīrtana kṛṣṇa-nāma, kṛṣṇa-kathā, kṛṣṇa ārādhana_ **TRANSLATION** Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested them all to return home and begin chanting the holy name congregationally. He also requested them to worship Kṛṣṇa, chant His holy name and discuss His holy pastimes. …