CC MADHYA 6.50
gopīnātha ācāryere kahe sārvabhauma
gosāñira jānite cāhi kāhāṅ pūrvāśrama
gosāñira jānite cāhi kāhāṅ pūrvāśrama
SYNONYMS
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.
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.