Verse 3.2.161

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.2.161:

ভিক্ষা দ্রব্য দেখি’ সবে লাগিলা হাসিতে সবেই বলেন,—“প্রভু, পারিবা পোষিতে” ॥ ১৬১ ॥

भिक्षा द्रव्य देखि’ सबे लागिला हासिते सबेइ बलेन,—“प्रभु, पारिबा पोषिते” ॥ १६१ ॥

bhikṣā dravya dekhi’ sabe lāgilā hāsite sabei balena,—“prabhu, pāribā poṣite” || 161 ||

bhiksa dravya dekhi’ sabe lagila hasite sabei balena,—“prabhu, pariba posite” (161)

English translation:

(161) When the devotees saw the foodstuffs that the Lord collected as alms, they began to laugh and said, “O Lord, You will be able to maintain us.”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

At present Śrī Caitanya Maṭha and its branches collect donations from various people and use them for the service of the Vaiṣṇavas. By personally begging from door to door and having His devotees beg from door to door, Śrī Gaurasundara displayed the pastime of maintaining His

followers, or serving the Vaiṣṇavas. Although when envious people see many persons give donations to the Gauḍīya Maṭha devotees who collect alms, they create problems for those devotees, the devotees do not hesitate to boldly preach, “Only the Gauḍīya Maṭha can constantly protect the religious principles for attaining love of God that were preached by Śrī Gaurasundara.” [By the nature of the disciplic succession, this ability is passed down to those who are qualified.] One atheistic offender has openly admitted, “The Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭha process of preaching in various countries is the path inaugurated by Śrī Gaurasundara. Actually, Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭha has become successful in the activities of properly preaching the teachings of Śrī Gaurasundara.” Even the atheistic, blasphemous sahajiyās cannot deny this fact. Although the servants of Gauḍīya Maṭha do not approve of the artificial Vaiṣṇava behavior of prākṛta-sahajiyās, and although the sahajiyās always try to oppose such servants, the sahajiyās openly admit that the preachers of Gauḍīya Maṭha follow in the footsteps of Mahāprabhu by desiring the benefit of all living entities. Just as Śrī Gaurasundara acted as the maintainer of the devotees by nourishing their spiritual lives and removing their obstacles, His servants also do the same for His service.

This fact cannot be understood by the pseudo-devotee, so-called- Vaiṣṇava prākṛta-sahajiyās.