CC Madhya 6.50
Bengali
গোপীনাথ আচার্যেরে কহে সার্বভৌম ।
গোসাঞির জানিতে চাহি কাহাঁ পূর্বাশ্রম ॥ ৫০ ॥
গোসাঞির জানিতে চাহি কাহাঁ পূর্বাশ্রম ॥ ৫০ ॥
Text
gopīnātha ācāryere kahe sārvabhauma
gosāñira jānite cāhi kāhāṅ pūrvāśrama
gosāñira jānite cāhi kāhāṅ pūrvāśrama
Synonyms
Translation
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.