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master] of Baladeva Vidyäbhüñaëa, to whom he taught the precepts of
Çrémad-Bhägavatam. Jagannätha däsa Bäbäjé was a very prominent äcärya after
Çré Baladeva Vidyäbhüñaëa and was the beloved çikñä-guru of Çréla
Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura. Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura's intimate friend and associate
was the eminent mahä-bhägavata Çréla Gaurakiçora däsa Bäbäjé, whose sole joy
was found in hari-bhajana.
Text Nine
*(2) éhärä paramahaàsa, gauräìgera nija-baàça
tädera caraëe mama gati
ämi sebä-udäséna, nämete tridaëòé déna
çré-bhaktisiddhänta saraswaté
SYNONYMS
ihärä–all these great saintly Vaiñëavas; paramahaàsa–are devotees of the
highest order; gauräìgera nija-vaàça–members of Lord Gauräìga's own
spiritual family; täìdera caraëe–for their holy feet; mama gati–are my refuge;
ämi sevä-udäséna–I have no real interest in devotional service; nämete–named;
tridaëòé–a tridaëòé sannyäsé; déna–poor and lowly; çré-bhaktisiddhänta
sarasvaté–Çré Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté.
TRANSLATION
These great saintly Vaiñëavas are all paramahaàsas, or devotees of the
highest order, and they are all part of Lord Gauräìga's own spiritual family.
Their holy feet are my refuge. I have no real interest in devotional service, and
I am a poor and lowly tridaëòé sannyäsé named Çré Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté.
Text Ten
çré-värñabhänavé-barä, sadä sevya-sevä-parä,
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