mÄli-datta jala advaita-skandha yogÄya
sei jale jÄ«ye Å›ÄkhÄ, — phula-phala pÄya
mÄli-datta - given by the gardener; jala - water; advaita-skandha - the branch known as Advaita Ä€cÄrya; yogÄya - supplies; sei - by that; jale - water; jÄ«ye - lives; Å›ÄkhÄ - branches; phula-phala - fruits and flowers; pÄya - grow.
The Advaita Ä€cÄrya branch received the water supplied by the original gardener, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu. In this way, the subbranches were nourished, and their fruits and flowers grew luxuriantly.
The branches of Advaita Ä€cÄrya nourished by the water (jala) supplied by Sri Caitanya MahÄprabhu are to be considered bona fide ÄcÄryas. As we have discussed hereinbefore, the representatives of Advaita Ä€cÄrya later divided into two groups — the bona fide branches of the ÄcÄrya’s disciplic succession and the pretentious branches of Advaita Ä€cÄrya. Those who followed the principles of Caitanya MahÄprabhu flourished, whereas the others, who are mentioned below in the sixty-seventh verse, dried up.
