Verse 3.1.218

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.1.218:

অচ্যুত বলেন,—“তুমি দৈবে জীব-সখাস বাকার বাপ তুমি এই বেদে লেখা” ॥ ২১৮ ॥

अच्युत बलेन,—“तुमि दैवे जीव-सखास बाकार बाप तुमि एइ वेदे लेखा” ॥ २१८ ॥

acyuta balena,—“tumi daive jīva-sakhāsa bākāra bāpa tumi ei vede lekhā” || 218 ||

acyuta balena,—“tumi daive jiva-sakhasa bakara bapa tumi ei vede lekha” (218)

English translation:

(218) Acyuta replied, “By Your sweet will You become the friend of all living entities, whereas the Vedas declare that You are the father of all.”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

When Śrī Gaurasundara visited the house of Śrī Advaita in Śāntipura in 1431 Śakābda (A.D. 1509), Acyutānanda was a five-year-old child. Śrī Acyutānanda probably took birth in 1426 Śakābda (A.D. 1504). This child said to Mahāprabhu, “You are the friend of all living entities. The Vedic scriptures, however, have established that You are the source of everything.” In this way, Śrī Acyutānanda established Śrī Caitanya as the object of the two Vedic statements: dvā suparṇā and yato vā imāni [The Taittirīya Upaniṣad (3.1.1) declares: yato vā imāni bhūtāni jāyante. “The Supreme Absolute Truth is that from which everything is born.”].

In both the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad (3.1.1) and in the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad

(4.6) it is stated:

dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyā samānaṃ vṛkṣaṃ pariṣasvajāte

tayor anyaḥ pippalaṃ svādv atty anaśnann anyo ‘bhicākaśīti

“Two companion birds sit together in the shelter of the same pippala tree. One of them is relishing the taste of the tree’s berries, while the other refrains from eating and instead watches over His friend.” In the Gopāla- tāpanī Upaniṣad (1.18) it is stated: dvau suparṇau bhavato brahmaṇo ‘ṃśa-bhūtas tathetaro bhoktā bhavati—“There are two birds. One of

them is part and parcel of the Supreme Brahman and is subordinate to Him. He enjoys the fruits, while the other bird simply witnesses.” In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (11.11.6) it is stated:

suparṇāv etau sadṛśau sakhāyau yadṛcchayaitau kṛta-nīḍau ca vṛkṣe

ekas tayoḥ khādati pippalānnam anyo niranno ‘pi balena bhūyān

“By chance, two birds have made a nest together in the same tree. The two birds are friends and are of a similar nature. One of them, however, is eating the fruits of the tree, whereas the other, who does not eat the fruits, is in a superior position due to His potency.”

Also in Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (6.4.24) it is stated:

na yasya sakhyaṃ puruṣo ‘vaiti sakhyuḥ sakhā vasan saṃvasataḥ pure ‘smin guṇo yathā guṇino vyakta-dṛṣṭes

tasmai maheśāya namaskaromi

“As the sense objects [form, taste, touch, smell, and sound] cannot understand how the senses perceive them, so the conditioned soul, although residing in his body along with the Supersoul, cannot understand how the supreme spiritual person, the master of the material creation, directs his senses. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto that Supreme Person, who is the supreme controller.”