Verse 2.19.49

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.19.49:

প্রভু বলে,—“গোসাঞি এ নহে আশীর্বাদ” হেন বল—“তোরে হৌ কৃষ্ণের প্রসাদ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

प्रभु बले,—“गोसाञि ए नहे आशीर्वाद” हेन बल—“तोरे हौ कृष्णेर प्रसाद ॥ ४९ ॥

prabhu bale,—“gosāñi e nahe āśīrvāda” hena bala—“tore hau kṛṣṇera prasāda || 49 ||

prabhu bale,—“gosani e nahe asirvada” hena bala—“tore hau krsnera prasada (49)

English translation:

(49) The Lord said, “O Gosāñi, this is not a benediction. Rather you should say, `May you attain the mercy of Kṛṣṇa.’

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The followers of the modern day, late Mr. Nandi, who was an extremely attached householder worshiper of Gaurāṅga, support this dārī sannyāsī’s philosophy. The dārī sannyāsīs’ conception of “blessings” is to attain a beautiful wife, wealth for exploiting the poor, materialistic education, and the thirst to maintain the prestige of one’s hereditary caste to impress inferiors. Śrī Gaurasundara did not approve the conceptions of such extremely attached householder “BābāṬhākuras” and pointed out the faults in the dārī sannyāsī’s blessings. Since lusty people cannot understand the mentality of the desireless paramahaṃsa Vaiṣṇavas, they consider the Vaiṣṇavas to be like themselves. The dārī sannyāsīs have gradually embraced the philosophy of the caste Gosvāmīs. Śrīman Mahāprabhu has not at all accepted the philosophy of the caste Gosvāmīs.

Rather, He established that the mercy of Kṛṣṇa is the topmost benediction to teach the married Gosvāmīs. People who pray for material benedictions highly esteem activities that are devoid of devotion to Viṣṇu and that fulfill their lust. In that state they cannot understand the principles of niṣkāma paramahaṃsa bhāgavata-dharma, selfless pure devotional service to the Supreme Lord, and they consider non- Vaiṣṇavism created by smārtas to be Vaiṣṇavism. The caste Gosvāmīs and dārī sannyāsīs are anxious to acquire the title of “Gosāñi” from the people of this world. On the pretext of offering respect to the sannyāsī, Mahāprabhu also addressed the sannyāsī as “Gosāñi.” Actually they can never become Gosvāmīs. The mentality of Śrī Caitanyadeva has already been revealed in such verses as the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (7.5.30) adānta- gobhir viśatāṃ tamisraṃ and Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī’s vāco vegaṃ manasaḥ krodha-vegaṃ [matir na kṛṣṇe parataḥ svato vāmitho ‘bhipadyeta gṛha- vratānām

adānta-gobhir viśatāṃ tamisraṃpunaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇānām, “Because of their uncontrolled senses, persons too addicted to materialistic life make progress toward hellish conditions and repeatedly chew that which has already been chewed. Their inclinations toward Kṛṣṇa are never aroused, either by the instructions of others, by their own efforts, or by a combination of both.” vāco vegaṃ manasaḥ krodha- vegaṃjihvā-vegam udaropastha-vegam, etān vegān yo viṣaheta dhīraḥsarvām apīmāṃ pṛthivīṃ sa śiṣyāt, “A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind’s demands, the actions of anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the world.”].