gopÄ«nÄtha ÄcÄryere kahe sÄrvabhauma
gosÄñira jÄnite cÄhi kÄhÄá¹… pÅ«rvÄÅ›rama

 gopÄ«nÄtha ÄcÄryere - to GopÄ«nÄtha Ä€cÄrya; kahe - said; sÄrvabhauma - SÄrvabhauma Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya; gosÄñira - of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu; jÄnite - to know; cÄhi - I want; kÄhÄá¹… - what; pÅ«rva-ÄÅ›rama - previous situation.


Text

SÄrvabhauma then said to GopÄ«nÄtha Ä€cÄrya, “I want to know Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s previous situation.â€

Purport

The word pÅ«rvÄÅ›rama refers to one’s previous situation in life. Sometimes a person will accept the renounced order from householder life, and sometimes even from student (brahmacÄrÄ«) life. SÄrvabhauma Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya wanted to know of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s previous situation as a householder.