sabÄra caraṇe dhari, paá¸e dui bhÄi
sabe bale, — dhanya tumi, pÄile gosÄñi

 sabÄra - of all of them; caraṇe - the lotus feet; dhari - touching; paá¸e - fall down; dui bhÄi - the two brothers; sabe bale - all the Vaiṣṇavas say; dhanya tumi - you are so fortunate; pÄile gosÄñi - you have gotten the shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu.


Text

In accordance with the instructions of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, the two brothers, RÅ«pa and SanÄtana, immediately touched the lotus feet of these Vaiṣṇavas, who all became very happy and congratulated the two brothers for having received the mercy of the Lord.

Purport

This behavior is indicative of real Vaiṣṇavas. When they saw that RÅ«pa and SanÄtana were fortunate enough to receive the mercy of the Lord, they were so pleased that they all congratulated the two brothers. A jealous person in the dress of a Vaiṣṇava is not at all happy to see the success of another Vaiṣṇava in receiving the Lord’s mercy. Unfortunately, in this Age of Kali there are many mundane persons in the dress of Vaiṣṇavas, and ÅšrÄ«la Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura has described them as disciples of Kali. He says, kali-celÄ. He indicates that there is another Vaiṣṇava, a pseudo Vaiṣṇava with tilaka on his nose and kaṇṭhÄ« beads around his neck. Such a pseudo Vaiṣṇava associates with money and women and is jealous of successful Vaiṣṇavas. Although passing for a Vaiṣṇava, his only business is earning money in the dress of a Vaiṣṇava. Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura therefore says that such a pseudo Vaiṣṇava is not a Vaiṣṇava at all but a disciple of Kali-yuga. A disciple of Kali cannot become an ÄcÄrya by the decision of some high court. Mundane votes have no jurisdiction to elect a Vaiṣṇava ÄcÄrya. A Vaiṣṇava ÄcÄrya is self-effulgent, and there is no need for any court judgment. A false ÄcÄrya may try to override a Vaiṣṇava by a high-court decision, but Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura says that he is nothing but a disciple of Kali-yuga.