Verse 1.13.187

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.13.187:

প্রভুর আজ্ঞায ভক্তি, বিরক্তি, বিজ্ঞান সেই-ক্ষণে বিপ্র-দেহে হৈলা অধিষ্ঠান ॥ ১৮৭ ॥

प्रभुर आज्ञाय भक्ति, विरक्ति, विज्ञान सेइ-क्षणे विप्र-देहे हैला अधिष्ठान ॥ १८७ ॥

prabhura ājñāya bhakti, virakti, vijñāna sei-kṣaṇe vipra-dehe hailā adhiṣṭhāna || 187 ||

prabhura ajnaya bhakti, virakti, vijnana sei-ksane vipra-dehe haila adhisthana (187)

English translation:

(187) On receiving the Lord’s instructions, renunciation, knowledge, and devotional service immediately manifested in the body of the brāhmaṇa.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Receiving the mercy of Śrī Gaurasundara, Digvijayī Śrī Keśava Bhaṭṭa became completely successful. He offered his obeisances to Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet, knowing them to be the source of all auspiciousness. Being empowered by the Lord, Keśava Bhaṭṭa simultaneously achieved great qualities such as service to the Lord, realization of the Absolute Truth, and detachment for activities not related to the Lord. Though he was initiated in the Vaiṣṇava line, his descendants later on became bereft of Śrī Gaura’s mercy. This pastime of converting the nondevotee Keśava Bhaṭṭa into a devotee is most confidential, because up to that point Gaurasundara had not yet bestowed mercy on anyone in the world to advance in devotional service. The process of devotional service that Keśava Bhaṭṭa achieved by receiving

mercy from the lotus feet of Śrī Gaura is being respected by his followers even today.