gopīnātha ācāryere kahe sārvabhauma
gosāñira jānite cāhi kāhāṅ pūrvāśrama

 gopīnātha ācāryere - to Gopīnātha Ācārya; kahe - said; sārvabhauma - Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya; gosāñira - of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; jānite - to know; cāhi - I want; kāhāṅ - what; pūrva-āśrama - previous situation.


Text

Sārvabhauma then said to Gopīnātha Ācārya, “I want to know Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s previous situation.”

Purport

The word pūrvāśrama refers to one’s previous situation in life. Sometimes a person will accept the renounced order from householder life, and sometimes even from student (brahmacārī) life. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya wanted to know of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s previous situation as a householder.