Madhya 9.305

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ব্রাহ্মণ-সমাজ সব - বৈষ্ণব-চরিত ।
বৈষ্ণব সকল পড়ে 'কৃষ্ণকর্ণামৃত' ॥ ৩০৫ ॥

brahmana-samaja saba-vaisnava-carita

vaisnava sakala pade 'krsna-karnamrta'

SYNONYMS

brahmana-samaja-the community of brahmanas; saba-all; vaisnava-carita-pure devotees; vaisnava sakala-all the Vaisnavas; pade-study; krsna-karnamrta-the Krsna-karnamrta of Bilvamaṅgala Thakura.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana community there was composed of pure devotees, who regularly studied a book entitled Krsna-karnamrta, which was composed by Bilvamaṅgala Thakura.

PURPORT

This book was composed by Bilvamaṅgala Thakura in 112 verses. There are two or three other books bearing the same name, and there are also two commentaries on Bilvamaṅgala's book. One commentary was written by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami and the other by Caitanya dasa Gosvami.