1|Madhya 25-1975: How All the Residents of Varanasi Became
>|Vaisnavas
2|Chapter 25
3|How All the Residents of Varanasi Became Vaisnavas
4|The following is a summary of Chapter Twenty-five. A
>|Maharastrian brahmana who was living in Benares was a
>|great devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He was always
>|very happy to hear of the glories of the Lord, and it was
>|by his arrangement that all the sannyasis of Varanasi
>|became devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He invited all
>|the sannyasis to his house to meet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>|and this incident has been described in the Seventh Chapter
>|of Adi-lila. From that day, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|became famous in the city of Varanasi, and many important
>|men in that city became His followers. By and by, one of
>|the disciples of the great sannyasi Prakasananda Sarasvati
>|became devoted to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and this devotee
>|explained Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to Prakasananda Sarasvati
>|and supported His views with various arguments.
5|One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to take a bath at
>|Panca-nada, and afterwards all His devotees began
>|chanting the Hare Krsna mantra in front of the temple of
>|Bindu Madhava. At this time Prakasananda Sarasvati and all
>|his devotees approached the Lord. Prakasananda Sarasvati
>|immediately fell down at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu and very much regretted his past behavior toward
>|the Lord. He asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu about devotional
>|service in terms of the Vedanta-sutra, and the Lord told
>|him about devotional service that is approved by great
>|personalities who know the Vedanta-sutra. Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu then pointed out that Srimad-Bhagavatam is the
>|proper commentary on the Vedanta-sutra. He then explained
>|the catuh-sloki (four slokas) of
>|Srimad-Bhagavatam, the essence of that great scripture.
6|From that day on, all the sannyasis of Varanasi became
>|devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Before returning to
>|His headquarters at Jagannatha Puri, the Lord advised
>|Sanatana Gosvami to go to Vrndavana. The Lord then departed
>|for Jagannatha Puri. Kaviraja Gosvami then describes
>|something about Srila Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami and
>|Subuddhi Raya. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to
>|Jagannatha Puri through the great forest of Jharikhanda in
>|central India. At the end of this chapter, Kaviraja Gosvami
>|sums up the incidents of madhya-lila and instructs
>|every living being to read this sublime book of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes.
7|Madhya 25.1
8|TEXT 1
9|TEXT
10|vaisnavi-krtya sannyasi-
11|mukhan kasi-nivasinah
12|sanatanam susamskrtya
13|prabhur niladrim agamat
14|SYNONYMS
15|vaisnavi-krtya-making into Vaisnavas; sannyasi-mukhan-
>|headed by the sannyasis; kasi-nivasinah-the residents of
>|Varanasi; sanatanam-Sanatana Gosvami; su-samskrtya-
>|completely purifying; prabhuh-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|niladrim-to Jagannatha Puri; agamat-returned.
16|TRANSLATION
17|After converting into Vaisnavas all the residents of
>|Varanasi, who were headed by the sannyasis, and after
>|completely educating and instructing Sanatana Gosvami at
>| Varanasi, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to Jagannatha
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18|Madhya 25.2
19|TEXT 2
20|TEXT
21|jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
22|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
23|SYNONYMS
24|jaya jaya-all glories; sri-caitanya-to Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityananda-to Nityananda
>|Prabhu; jaya-all glories; advaita-candra-to Advaita Prabhu;
>|jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to the devotees of
>|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
25|TRANSLATION
26|All glories to Lord Caitanya! All glories to Lord
>|Nityananda! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories
>|to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya!
27|Madhya 25.3
28|TEXT 3
29|TEXT
30|ei mata mahaprabhu dui masa paryanta
31|sikhaila tanre bhakti-siddhantera anta
32|SYNONYMS
33|ei mata-in this way; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|dui masa paryanta-for two months; sikhaila-instructed;
>|tanre-him; bhakti-siddhantera anta-all the conclusions of
>|devotional service.
34|TRANSLATION
35|Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed Sri Sanatana Gosvami in
>|all the conclusions of devotional service for two
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36|Madhya 25.4
37|TEXT 4
38|TEXT
39|'paramananda kirtaniya'-sekharera sangi
40|prabhure kirtana sunaya, ati bada rangi
41|SYNONYMS
42|paramananda kirtaniya-Paramananda Kirtaniya; sekharera
>|sangi-a friend of Candrasekhara's; prabhure-unto Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kirtana sunaya-sings and chants; ati
>|bada rangi-very humorous.
43|TRANSLATION
44|For as long as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was in Varanasi,
>|Paramananda Kirtaniya, who was a friend of Candrasekhara's,
>|chanted the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and other songs to Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu in a very humorous way.
45|Madhya 25.5
46|TEXT 5
47|TEXT
48|sannyasira gana prabhure yadi upeksila
49|bhakta-duhkha khandaite tare krpa kaila
50|SYNONYMS
51|sannyasira gana-all the sannyasis; prabhure-Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi-when; upeksila-criticized; bhakta-
>|duhkha-the unhappiness of the devotees; khandaite-to drive
>|away; tare-to them; krpa kaila-showed His mercy.
52|TRANSLATION
53|When the Mayavadi sannyasis at Varanasi criticized Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord's devotees became very
>|depressed. To satisfy them, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu showed
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54|Madhya 25.6
55|TEXT 6
56|TEXT
57|sannyasire krpa purve likhiyachon vistariya
58|uddese kahiye ihan sanksepa kariya
59|SYNONYMS
60|sannyasire krpa-mercy upon the sannyasis; purve-before this;
>| likhiyachon-I have described; vistariya-elaborately;
>|uddese-in reference to that; kahiye-let me speak; ihan-here;
>| sanksepa kariya-in brief.
61|TRANSLATION
62|In the Seventh Chapter of Adi-lila I have already
>|elaborately described Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's deliverance
>|of the sannyasis at Varanasi, but I shall briefly repeat it
>|in this chapter.
63|Madhya 25.7
64|TEXT 7
65|TEXT
66|yahan tahan prabhura ninda kare sannyasira gana
67|suni' duhkhe maharastriya vipra karaye cintana
68|SYNONYMS
69|yahan tahan-anywhere and everywhere; prabhura ninda-
>|criticism of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare-do; sannyasira
>|gana-the Mayavadi sannyasis; suni'-hearing; duhkhe-in great
>|unhappiness; maharastriya vipra-the brahmana of Maharastra
>|province; karaye cintana-was contemplating.
70|TRANSLATION
71|When the Mayavadi sannyasis were criticizing Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu anywhere and everywhere in Varanasi, the
>|Maharastrian brahmana, hearing this blasphemy, began to
>|think about this unhappily.
72|Madhya 25.8
73|TEXT 8
74|TEXT
75|"prabhura svabhava,-yeba dekhe sannidhane
76|'svarupa' anubhavi' tanre 'isvara' kari' mane
77|SYNONYMS
78|prabhura sva-bhava-the characteristics of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yeba-anyone who; dekhe-sees;
>|sannidhane-nearby; sva-rupa-His personality; anubhavi'-
>|realizing; tanre-Him; isvara kari'-as the Supreme Lord;
>|mane-accepts.
79|TRANSLATION
80|The Maharastrian brahmana thought, "Whoever closely sees
>|the characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately
>|realizes His personality and accepts Him as the Supreme
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81|Madhya 25.9
82|TEXT 9
83|TEXT
84|kona prakare paron yadi ekatra karite
85|iha dekhi' sannyasi-gana habe inhara bhakte
86|SYNONYMS
87|kona prakare-by some means; paron-I am able; yadi-if;
>|ekatra karite-to assemble; iha dekhi'-by seeing this (Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu's personal characteristics); sannyasi-
>|gana-the Mayavadi sannyasis of Varanasi; habe-will become;
>|inhara bhakte-His devotees.
88|TRANSLATION
89|"If by some means I can assemble all the sannyasis together,
>| they will certainly become His devotees after seeing His
>|personal characteristics.
90|PURPORT
91|If one saw the personal characteristics and activities of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, one would certainly be convinced
>|that He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One can
>|ascertain this by following in the footsteps of the sastric
>|injunctions. This sincere study and appreciation of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu is also applicable to His authorized
>|devotees, and it is clearly stated in the Caitanya-
>|caritamrta (Antya 7.11):
92|kali-kalera dharma-krsna-nama-sankirtana
93|krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana
94|In this Age of Kali, real religious propaganda should
>|induce people to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. This is
>|possible for someone who is especially empowered by Krsna.
>|No one can do this without being especially favored by
>|Krsna. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments in
>|this regard in his Anubhasya, wherein he quotes a verse
>|from Narayana-samhita:
95|dvapariyair janair visnuh
96|pancaratrais tu kevalaih
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98|pujyate bhagavan harih
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99|"In Dvapara-yuga, devotees of Lord Visnu and Krsna rendered
>|devotional service according to the principles of
>|pancaratrika. In this Age of Kali, the Supreme Personality
>|of Godhead is worshiped simply by the chanting of His holy
>|names." Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura then
>|comments: "Without being empowered by the direct potency of
>|Lord Krsna to fulfill His desire and without being
>|specifically favored by the Lord, no human being can become
>|the spiritual master of the whole world. He certainly
>|cannot succeed by mental concoction, which is not meant for
>|devotees or religious people. Only an empowered personality
>|can distribute the holy name of the Lord and enjoin all
>|fallen souls to worship Krsna. By distributing the holy
>|name of the Lord, he cleanses the hearts of the most fallen
>|people; therefore he extinguishes the blazing fire of the
>|material world. Not only that, he broadcasts the shining
>|brightness of Krsna's effulgence throughout the world. Such
>|an acarya, or spiritual master, should be considered
>|nondifferent from Krsna-that is, he should be considered
>|the incarnation of Lord Krsna's potency. Such a personality
>|is krsnalingita-vigraha-that is, he is always embraced by
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. Such a person is
>|above the considerations of the varnasrama institution. He
>|is the guru or spiritual master for the entire world, a
>|devotee on the topmost platform, the maha-bhagavata stage,
>|and a paramahamsa-thakura, a spiritual form only fit to be
>|addressed as paramahamsa or thakura."
100|Nonetheless, there are many people who are just like owls
>|but never open their eyes to see the sunshine. These owlish
>|personalities are inferior to the Mayavadi sannyasis who
>|cannot see the brilliance of Krsna's favor. They are
>|prepared to criticize the person engaged in distributing
>|the holy name all over the world and following in the
>|footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who wanted Krsna
>|consciousness preached in every town and city.
101|Madhya 25.10
102|TEXT 10
103|TEXT
104|varanasi-vasa amara haya sarva-kale
105|sarva-kala duhkha paba, iha na karile"
106|SYNONYMS
107|varanasi-vasa-residence at Varanasi; amara-my; haya-there
>|is; sarva-kale-always; sarva-kala-always; duhkha paba-I
>|will suffer unhappiness; iha-this; na karile-if I do not
>|execute.
108|TRANSLATION
109|"I shall have to reside at Varanasi the rest of my life. If
>|I do not try to carry out this plan, I shall certainly
>|continue to suffer mental depression."
110|Madhya 25.11
111|TEXT 11
112|TEXT
113|eta cinti' nimantrila sannyasira gane
114|tabe sei vipra aila mahaprabhura sthane
115|SYNONYMS
116|eta cinti'-thinking this; nimantrila-he invited; sannyasira
>|gane-all the sannyasis; tabe-then; sei vipra-that brahmana;
>|aila-approached; mahaprabhura sthane-the lotus feet of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
117|TRANSLATION
118|Thinking like this, the Maharastrian brahmana extended an
>|invitation to all the sannyasis of Varanasi. After doing
>|this, he finally approached Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to
>|extend Him an invitation.
119|Madhya 25.12
120|TEXT 12
121|TEXT
122|hena-kale ninda suni' sekhara, tapana
123|duhkha pana prabhu-pade kaila nivedana
124|SYNONYMS
125|hena-kale-exactly at this time; ninda suni'-by hearing the
>|criticism (of Lord Caitanya by the Mayavadi sannyasis);
>|sekhara tapana-Candrasekhara and Tapana Misra; duhkha pana-
>|feeling very unhappy; prabhu-pade-unto the lotus feet of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila nivedana-submitted a request.
126|TRANSLATION
127|At this time, Candrasekhara and Tapana Misra both heard
>|blasphemous criticism against Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
>|felt very unhappy. They came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's
>|lotus feet to submit a request.
128|Madhya 25.13
129|TEXT 13
130|TEXT
131|bhakta-duhkha dekhi' prabhu manete cintila
132|sannyasira mana phiraite mana ha-ila
133|SYNONYMS
134|bhakta-duhkha dekhi'-seeing the unhappiness of the devotees;
>| prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; manete cintila-considered
>|within His mind; sannyasira mana-the minds of the Mayavadi
>|sannyasis; phiraite-to turn; mana ha-ila-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu decided.
135|TRANSLATION
136|They submitted their request, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>|seeing His devotees' unhappiness, decided to turn the minds
>|of the Mayavadi sannyasis.
137|Madhya 25.14
138|TEXT 14
139|TEXT
140|hena-kale vipra asi' karila nimantrana
141|aneka dainyadi kari' dharila carana
142|SYNONYMS
143|hena-kale-at this time; vipra-the Maharastrian brahmana;
>|asi'-coming; karila nimantrana-invited Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; aneka-various; dainya-adi-submissions; kari'-
>|doing; dharila carana-touched His lotus feet.
144|TRANSLATION
145|While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was seriously considering
>|meeting with the Mayavadi sannyasis, the Maharastrian
>|brahmana approached Him and extended an invitation. The
>|brahmana submitted his invitation with great humility, and
>|he touched the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
146|Madhya 25.15
147|TEXT 15
148|TEXT
149|tabe mahaprabhu tanra nimantrana manila
150|ara dina madhyahna kari' tanra ghare gela
151|SYNONYMS
152|tabe-after this; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanra-
>|his; nimantrana-invitation; manila-accepted; ara dina-the
>|next day; madhyahna kari'-after finishing His madhyahna
>|activities (taking bath and murmuring mantras); tanra
>|ghare gela-He went to the house of the Maharastrian
>|brahmana.
153|TRANSLATION
154|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted his invitation, and the
>|next day, after finishing His noontime activities, He went
>|to the brahmana's house.
155|Madhya 25.16
156|TEXT 16
157|TEXT
158|tahan yaiche kaila prabhu sannyasira nistara
159|panca-tattvakhyane taha kariyachi vistara
160|SYNONYMS
161|tahan-there; yaiche-how; kaila-performed; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sannyasira-of the Mayavadi sannyasis;
>|nistara-deliverance; panca-tattva-akhyane-in describing the
>|glories of the Panca-tattva (Sri Krsna Caitanya, Prabhu
>|Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara and Srivasa); taha-that
>|subject matter; kariyachi vistara-have described
>|elaborately.
162|TRANSLATION
163|I have already described Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's
>|deliverance of the Mayavadi sannyasis in the Seventh
>|Chapter when I described the glories of
>|the Panca-tattva-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Nityananda
>|Prabhu, Advaita Prabhu, Gadadhara Prabhu and Srivasa.
164|Madhya 25.17
165|TEXT 17
166|TEXT
167|grantha bade, punarukti haya ta' kathana
168|tahan ye na likhilun, taha kariye likhana
169|SYNONYMS
170|grantha-the size of the book; bade-increases; punah-ukti-
>|repetition; haya-would be; ta' kathana-of subject matters
>|once described; tahan-there (in the Seventh Chapter); ye-
>|whatever; na likhilun-I have not described; taha-that;
>|kariye likhana-I am writing.
171|TRANSLATION
172|Since I have already described this incident very
>|elaborately in the Seventh Chapter of Adi-lila, I do
>|not wish to increase the size of this book by giving
>|another description. However, I shall try to include in
>|this chapter whatever was not described there.
173|Madhya 25.18
174|TEXT 18
175|TEXT
176|ye divasa prabhu sannyasire krpa kaila
177|se divasa haite grame kolahala haila
178|SYNONYMS
179|ye divasa-the day when; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|sannyasire-to the Mayavadi sannyasis; krpa kaila-showed His
>|mercy; se divasa haite-beginning from that day; grame-in
>|the locality; kolahala haila-there were many talks about
>|this incident.
180|TRANSLATION
181|Beginning from the day on which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|showed His mercy to the Mayavadi sannyasis, there were
>|vivid discussions about this conversion among the
>|inhabitants of Varanasi.
182|Madhya 25.19
183|TEXT 19
184|TEXT
185|lokera sanghatta aise prabhure dekhite
186|nana sastre pandita aise sastra vicarite
187|SYNONYMS
188|lokera sanghatta-crowds of men; aise-come; prabhure dekhite-
>|to see Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nana sastre pandita-
>|scholars learned in various scriptures; aise-used to come;
>|sastra vicarite-to talk on various scriptures.
189|TRANSLATION
190|Crowds of people came to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu from
>|that day on, and scholars of various scriptures discussed
>|different subject matters with the Lord.
191|Madhya 25.20
192|TEXT 20
193|TEXT
194|sarva-sastra khandi' prabhu 'bhakti' kare sara
195|sayuktika vakye mana phiraya sabara
196|SYNONYMS
197|sarva-sastra khandi'-defeating all the false conclusions of
>|different scriptures; prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|bhakti kare sara-established the predominance of devotional
>|service; sa-yuktika vakye-by talks full of pleasing logic
>|and arguments; mana phiraya-turns the minds; sabara-of
>|everyone.
198|TRANSLATION
199|When people came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to discuss the
>|principles of various scriptures, the Lord defeated their
>|false conclusions and established the predominance of
>|devotional service to the Lord. With logic and argument He
>|very politely changed their minds.
200|PURPORT
201|We have been spreading this sankirtana movement in the
>|Western countries, and in our recent tour of European
>|cities like Rome, Geneva, Paris and Frankfurt, many learned
>|Christian scholars, priests, philosophers and yogis came to
>|see us, and by the grace of Krsna they agreed that this
>|Krsna consciousness movement, the bhakti cult, offers the
>|topmost conclusion. Following in the footsteps of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we are trying to convince everyone
>|that the devotional service of the Lord is enjoined in
>|every scripture. If a person is religious, he must accept
>|the supreme authority of the Lord, become His devotee and
>|try to love Him. This is the real principle of religion. It
>|does not matter whether one is Christian, Mohammedan or
>|whatever. He simply must accept the sublime position of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead and render service unto Him.
>|It is not a question of being Christian, Mohammedan or
>|Hindu. One should be purely religious and freed from all
>|these material designations. In this way one can learn the
>|art of devotional service. This argument appeals to all
>|intelligent men, and consequently this Krsna consciousness
>|movement is gaining ground throughout the world. Due to our
>|solid logic and scientific presentation, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu's prediction that Krsna consciousness will
>|spread in every town and village throughout the world is
>|gradually being realized.
202|Madhya 25.21
203|TEXT 21
204|TEXT
205|upadesa lana kare krsna-sankirtana
206|sarva-loka hase, gaya, karaye nartana
207|SYNONYMS
208|upadesa lana-getting instructions from Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; kare-join; krsna-sankirtana-the sankirtana
>|movement; sarva-loka hase-everyone began to laugh in
>|pleasure; gaya-chant; karaye nartana-and dance.
209|TRANSLATION
210|As soon as people received instructions from Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, they began to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
>|Thus everyone laughed, chanted and danced with the Lord.
211|Madhya 25.22
212|TEXT 22
213|TEXT
214|prabhure pranata haila sannyasira gana
215|atma-madhye gosthi kare chadi' adhyayana
216|SYNONYMS
217|prabhure-unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pranata haila-
>|offered obeisances; sannyasira gana-all the Mayavadi
>|sannyasis; atma-madhye-among themselves; gosthi kare-
>|discussed; chadi' adhyayana-giving up so-called studies of
>|Vedanta.
218|TRANSLATION
219|All the Mayavadi sannyasis offered their obeisances unto
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and then began to discuss His
>|movement, giving up their studies of Vedanta and Mayavada
>|philosophy.
220|Madhya 25.23
221|TEXT 23
222|TEXT
223|prakasanandera sisya eka tanhara samana
224|sabha-madhye kahe prabhura kariya sammana
225|SYNONYMS
226|prakasanandera sisya eka-one of the disciples of
>|Prakasananda Sarasvati; tanhara samana-equal in learning
>|with Prakasananda Sarasvati; sabha-madhye-in the assembly
>|of the sannyasis; kahe-explains; prabhura kariya sammana-
>|respecting Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu seriously.
227|TRANSLATION
228|One of the disciples of Prakasananda Sarasvati, who was as
>|learned as his guru, began to speak in that assembly,
>|offering all respects to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
229|Madhya 25.24
230|TEXT 24
231|TEXT
232|sri-krsna-caitanya haya 'saksat narayana'
233|'vyasa-sutrera' artha karena ati-manorama
234|SYNONYMS
235|sri-krsna-caitanya-Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu; haya-
>|is; saksat narayana-directly the Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead, Narayana; vyasa-sutrera-the codes of Vyasadeva
>|(Vedanta-sutra); artha karena-He explains; ati-manorama-
>|very nicely.
236|TRANSLATION
237|He said, "Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead, Narayana Himself. When He explains
>|the Vedanta-sutra, He does so very nicely.
238|Madhya 25.25
239|TEXT 25
240|TEXT
241|upanisadera karena mukhyartha vyakhyana
242|suniya pandita-lokera judaya mana-kana
243|SYNONYMS
244|upanisadera-of the Vedic version known as the Upanisads;
>|karena-He does; mukhya-artha-the original meaning;
>|vyakhyana-explanation; suniya-hearing; pandita-lokera-of
>|the learned scholars; judaya-satisfies; mana-kana-the minds
>|and ears.
245|TRANSLATION
246|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu explains the direct meaning of the
>|Upanisads. When all learned scholars hear this, their minds
>|and ears are satisfied.
247|Madhya 25.26
248|TEXT 26
249|TEXT
250|sutra-upanisadera mukhyartha chadiya
251|acarya 'kalpana' kare agraha kariya
252|SYNONYMS
253|sutra-upanisadera-of the Vedanta-sutra and the Upanisads;
>|mukhya-artha-the direct meaning; chadiya-giving up; acarya-
>|Sankaracarya; kalpana-imagination; kare-does; agraha kariya-
>|with great eagerness.
254|TRANSLATION
255|"Giving up the direct meaning of the Vedanta-sutra and the
>|Upanisads, Sankaracarya imagines some other interpretation.
256|Madhya 25.27
257|TEXT 27
258|TEXT
259|acarya-kalpita artha ye pandita sune
260|mukhe 'haya' 'haya' kare, hrdaya na mane
261|SYNONYMS
262|acarya-kalpita-imagined by Sankaracarya; artha-meaning; ye
>|pandita sune-any learned person who hears; mukhe-only in
>|the mouth; haya haya-yes it is, yes it is; kare-does;
>|hrdaya-his heart; na mane-does not accept.
263|TRANSLATION
264|"All the interpretations of Sankaracarya are imaginary.
>|Such imaginary interpretations are verbally accepted by
>|learned scholars, but they do not appeal to the heart.
265|Madhya 25.28
266|TEXT 28
267|TEXT
268|sri-krsna-caitanya-vakya drdha satya mani
269|kali-kale sannyase 'samsara' nahi jini
270|SYNONYMS
271|sri-krsna-caitanya-vakya-the words of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; drdha-very firm and convincing; satya mani-I
>|admit as truth; kali-kale-in this Age of Kali; sannyase-
>|simply by accepting the renounced order of life; samsara
>|nahi jini-one cannot escape the material clutches.
272|TRANSLATION
273|"The words of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu are firm and
>|convincing, and I accept them as true. In this Age of Kali,
>|one cannot be delivered from material clutches simply
>|by formally accepting the renounced order.
274|Madhya 25.29
275|TEXT 29
276|TEXT
277|harer nama-slokera yei karila vyakhyana
278|sei satya sukhadartha parama pramana
279|SYNONYMS
280|harer nama-slokera-of the verse beginning harer nama harer
>|nama; yei-whatever; karila-made; vyakhyana-the explanation;
>|sei-that; satya-true; sukha-da-artha-a meaning that is
>|pleasing to accept; parama pramana-the supreme evidence.
281|TRANSLATION
282|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's explanation of the verse
>|beginning 'harer nama harer nama' is not
>|only pleasing to the ear but is strong, factual evidence.
283|Madhya 25.30
284|TEXT 30
285|TEXT
286|bhakti vina mukti nahe, bhagavate kaya
287|kali-kale namabhase sukhe mukti haya
288|SYNONYMS
289|bhakti vina-without devotional service; mukti nahe-there is
>|no question of liberation; bhagavate kaya-it is said in
>|Srimad-Bhagavatam; kali-kale-in this Age of Kali; nama-
>|abhase-even by a slight appreciation of the Hare Krsna
>|mantra; sukhe-without difficulty; mukti haya-one can get
>|liberation.
290|TRANSLATION
291|"In this Age of Kali, one cannot attain liberation without
>|taking to the devotional service of the Lord. In this age,
>|even if one does not chant the holy name of Krsna
>|perfectly, he still attains liberation very easily.
292|Madhya 25.31
293|TEXT 31
294|TEXT
295|sreyah-srtim bhaktim udasya te vibho
296|klisyanti ye kevala-bodha-labdhaye
297|tesam asau klesala eva sisyate
298|nanyad yatha sthula-tusavaghatinam
299|SYNONYMS
300|sreyah-srtim-the auspicious path of liberation; bhaktim-
>|devotional service; udasya-giving up; te-of You; vibho-O my
>|Lord; klisyanti-accept increased difficulties; ye-all those
>|persons who; kevala-only; bodha-labdhaye-for obtaining
>|knowledge; tesam-for them; asau-that; klesalah-trouble; eva-
>|only; sisyate-remains; na-not; anyat-anything else; yatha-
>|as much as; sthula-bulky; tusa-husks of rice; avaghatinam-
>|of those beating.
301|TRANSLATION
302|" 'My dear Lord, devotional service unto You is the only
>|auspicious path. If one gives it up simply for speculative
>|knowledge or the understanding that these living beings are
>|spirit soul and the material world is false, he undergoes
>|a great deal of trouble. He only gains troublesome and
>|inauspicious activities. His actions are like beating a
>|husk that is already devoid of rice. One 's labor becomes
>|fruitless.'
303|PURPORT
304|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.4).
305|Madhya 25.32
306|TEXT 32
307|TEXT
308|ye 'nye 'ravindaksa vimukta-maninas
309|tvayy asta-bhavad avisuddha-buddhayah
310|aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah
311|patanty adho 'nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah
312|SYNONYMS
313|ye-all those who; anye-others (nondevotees); aravinda-aksa-
>|O lotus-eyed one; vimukta-maninah-who consider themselves
>|liberated; tvayi-unto You; asta-bhavat-without devotion;
>|avisuddha-buddhayah-whose intelligence is not purified;
>|aruhya-having ascended; krcchrena-by severe austerities and
>|penances; param padam-to the supreme position; tatah-from
>|there; patanti-fall; adhah-down; anadrta-without respecting;
>| yusmat-Your; anghrayah-lotus
>|feet.
314|TRANSLATION
315|" 'O lotus-eyed one, those who think they are liberated in
>|this life but who are devoid of devotional service to You
>|are of impure intelligence. Although they accept severe
>|austerities and penances and rise to the spiritual position,
>| to impersonal Brahman realization, they fall down again
>|because they neglect to worship Your lotus feet.'
316|PURPORT
317|This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.2.32).
318|Madhya 25.33
319|TEXT 33
320|TEXT
321|'brahma'-sabde kahe 'sad-aisvarya-purna bhagavan'
322|tanre 'nirvisesa' sthapi, 'purnata' haya hana
323|SYNONYMS
324|brahma-sabde-by the word brahma; kahe-is meant; sat-
>|aisvarya-purna bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
>|full in all six opulences; tanre-Him; nirvisesa sthapi-if
>|we make impersonal; purnata haya hana-His completeness
>|becomes damaged.
325|TRANSLATION
326|"The word Brahman means 'the greatest .' This
>|means that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is full in
>|all six opulences. However , if we take the one-sided
>|impersonalist view, His fullness is diminished.
327|PURPORT
328|The Supreme Personality of Godhead is originally the
>|Supreme Person
>|. the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (9.4):
329|maya tatam idam sarvam
330|jagad avyakta- murtina
331|mat
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|-sthani sarva
>|-bhutani
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
332|na caham tesv avasthitah
333|"By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is
>|pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them."
334|The potency of Krsna that is spread everywhere is
>|impersonal. The sunlight is the impersonal expansion of the
>|sun globe and the sun-god. If we simply take one side of
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead-His impersonal
>|effulgence-that one side does not fully explain the
>|Absolute Truth. Impersonal appreciation of the Absolute
>|Truth is one-sided and incomplete. One should also accept
>|the other side, the personal side-Bhagavan. Brahmeti
>|paramatmeti bhagavan iti sabdyate. One should not be
>|satisfied simply by understanding the Brahman feature of
>|the Personality of Godhead. One must also know the Lord's
>|personal feature. That is complete understanding of the
>|Absolute Truth.
335|Madhya 25.34
336|TEXT 34
337|TEXT
338|sruti-purana kahe-krsnera cic-chakti-vilasa
339|taha nahi mani, pandita kare upahasa
340|SYNONYMS
341|sruti-purana kahe-the Vedic literatures
>| and the Puranas confirm; krsnera-of Lord Krsna;
>| cit-sakti-vilasa-activities of spiritual potencies; taha
>|nahi mani-not accepting that; pandita kare upahasa-so-
>|called scholars play jokes without perfect understanding.
342|TRANSLATION
343|"Vedic literatures, the Upanisads, the Brahma-sutra and the
>|Puranas all describe the activities of the spiritual
>|potency of the Lord. If one cannot accept the personal
>|activities of the Lord, he jokes foolishly and gives an
>|impersonal description.
344|PURPORT
345|In the Vedic literatures, including the Puranas, there are
>|full descriptions of the spiritual potency of Krsna. All
>|the pastimes of the Lord are eternal, blissful and full of
>|knowledge, just as the form of Krsna Himself is eternal,
>|blissful and full of knowledge (sac-cid-ananda-vigraha
>|). Unintelligent people with a poor fund of knowledge
>|compare their temporary bodies to the spiritual body of
>|Krsna, and by such foolishness they try to understand Krsna
>|as one of them. Avajananti mam mudha manusim tanum asritam.
>| Bhagavad-gita (9.11) points out that foolish people
>|think of Krsna as one of them. Not understanding His
>|spiritual potency, they simply decry the personal form of
>|the Absolute Truth, foolishly thinking of themselves as
>|jnanis cognizant of the complete truth. They cannot
>|understand that just as the material energy of the Lord has
>|a variety of activities, the spiritual energy has variety
>|also. They consider activities in devotional service the
>|same as activities in material consciousness. Under such a
>|wrong impression, they sometimes dare joke about the
>|spiritual activities of the Lord and His devotional service.
346|Madhya 25.35
347|TEXT 35
348|TEXT
349|cid-ananda krsna-vigraha 'mayika' kari' mani
350|ei bada 'papa',-satya caitanyera vani
351|SYNONYMS
352|cit-ananda krsna-vigraha-the transcendental form of Krsna,
>|which is completely spiritual; mayika kari' mani-accept as
>|made of the external energy, maya; ei bada papa-this is a
>|great act of sin; satya-true; caitanyera vani-the words of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
353|TRANSLATION
354|"The Mayavadis do not recognize the personal form of the
>|Lord as spiritual and full of bliss. This is a great sin.
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's statements are actually factual.
355|PURPORT
356|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's movement especially aims at
>|defeating the Mayavada conclusion about the Absolute Truth.
>|Since the members of the Mayavada school cannot understand
>|the spiritual form of the Lord, they incorrectly think the
>|Lord's form is also made of material energy. They think
>|that He is covered by a material body just like other
>|living beings. Due to this offensive understanding, they
>|cannot recognize that Sri Krsna's personal form is
>|transcendental, not material. Their conclusion is a great
>|offense at the lotus feet of the Lord. As explained by Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Krsna has His eternal, blissful
>|form that is full of knowledge, and all Vaisnava acaryas
>|accept this. That is the proper understanding of the
>|Absolute Truth.
357|Madhya 25.36
358|TEXT 36
359|TEXT
360|natah param parama yad bhavatah svarupam
361|ananda-matram avikalpam aviddha-varcah
362|pasyami visva-srjam ekam avisvam atman
363|bhutendriyatmakam adas ta upasrito 'smi
364|SYNONYMS
365|na-not; atah-than this; param-more supreme; parama-O
>|supreme one; yat-which; bhavatah-of Your Lordship; sva
>|-rupam-the personal form; ananda-of transcendental bliss;
>|matram-only; avikalpam-where there is no creation; aviddha-
>|without contamination; varcah-having an effulgence; pasyami-
>|I see; visva-srjam ekam-who alone has created this universe;
>| avisvam-not belonging to the destructible material world;
>|atman-O Supreme Soul; bhuta-indriya-atmakam-the original
>|cause of the senses and the living beings; adah-
>|transcendental; te-unto You; upasritah asmi-I take full
>|shelter.
366|TRANSLATION
367|" 'O supreme one, the transcendental form I am now seeing
>|is full of transcendental bliss. It is not contaminated by
>|the external energy. It is full of effulgence. My Lord,
>|there is no better understanding of You than this. You are
>|the Supreme Soul and the creator of this material world,
>|but You are not connected with this material world. You are
>|completely different from created form and variety. I
>|sincerely take shelter of that form of Yours which I am now
>|seeing. This form is the original source of all living
>|beings and their senses.'
368|PURPORT
369|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.9.3). This
>|verse was spoken by Lord Brahma, who perfectly realized the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead after meditating upon the
>|Lord within the water of the Garbhodhaka Ocean. Brahma
>|realized that the form of the Lord is completely spiritual.
>|This is certainly a better understanding of the Absolute
>|Truth than impersonal understanding.
370|Madhya 25.37
371|TEXT 37
372|TEXT
373|drstam srutam bhuta-bhavad-bhavisyat
374|sthasnus carisnur mahad alpakam va
375|vinacyutad vastu-taram na vacyam
376|sa eva sarvam paramatma-bhutah
377|SYNONYMS
378|drstam-experienced by direct perception; srutam-experienced
>|by hearing; bhuta-past; bhavat-present; bhavisyat-which
>|will be in the future; sthasnuh-immovable; carisnuh-movable;
>| mahat-the greatest; alpakam-the smallest; va-or; vina-
>|except; acyutat-the infallible Personality of Godhead;
>|vastu-taram-anything else; na vacyam-not to be spoken; sah-
>|that Supreme Personality of Godhead; eva-certainly; sarvam-
>|everything; paramatma-bhutah-the origin of all causes.
379|TRANSLATION
380|" 'Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is
>|the cause of all causes. He is past, present and future,
>|and He is the movable and immovable. He is the greatest and
>|the smallest, and He is visible and directly experienced.
>|He is celebrated in Vedic literature. Everything is
>|Krsna, and without Him there is no existence. He is the
>|root of all understanding, and He is that which is
>|understood by all words.'
381|PURPORT
382|This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.46.43) was spoken by
>|Uddhava when he came to pacify all the inhabitants of
>|Vrndavana during Krsna's absence.
383|Madhya 25.38
384|TEXT 38
385|TEXT
386|tad va idam bhuvana-mangala mangalaya
387|dhyane sma no darasitam ta upasakanam
388|tasmai namo bhagavate 'nuvidhema tubhyam
389|yo 'nadrto naraka-bhagbhir asat-prasangaih
390|SYNONYMS
391|tat-that; va-or; idam-this; bhuvana-mangala-O most
>|auspicious of the entire world; mangalaya-for the benefit;
>|dhyane-in meditation; sma-certainly; nah-of us; darasitam-
>|manifested; te-by You; upasakanam-of devotees engaged in
>|devotional service; tasmai-unto Him; namah-all obeisances;
>|bhagavate-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anuvidhema-we
>|offer obeisances, following in the footsteps of the acaryas;
>| tubhyam-unto You; yah-who is; anadrtah-not much
>|appreciated; naraka-bhagbhih-by persons who are destined to
>|go to a hellish condition of life; asat-prasangaih-who
>|discuss the Supreme Personality of Godhead illogically.
392|TRANSLATION
393|" 'O most auspicious one! For our benefit You are
>|worshiped by us . You manifest Your
>|transcendental form, which You show to us in our meditation.
>| We offer our respectful obeisances unto You, the Supreme
>|Person, and we worship You whom impersonalists do not
>|accept due to their poor fund of knowledge. Thus they are
>|liable to descend into a hellish condition.'
394|PURPORT
395|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.9.4).
396|Madhya 25.39
397|TEXT 39
398|TEXT
399|avajananti mam mudha
400|manusim tanum asritam
401|param bhavam ajananto
402|mama bhuta-mahesvaram
403|SYNONYMS
404|avajananti-decry; mam-Me; mudhah-rascals; manusim-just like
>|a human being; tanum-a body; asritam-accepted; param-
>|supreme; bhavam-position; ajanantah-without knowing; mama-
>|My; bhuta-mahesvaram -exalted position as the
>|Supreme Person, creator of the material world.
405|TRANSLATION
406|" 'Fools disrespect Me because I appear like a human being.
>|They do not know My supreme position as the cause of all
>|causes, the creator of the material energy.'
407|PURPORT
408|This is a quotation from Bhagavad-gita (9.11).
409|Madhya 25.40
410|TEXT 40
411|TEXT
412|tan aham dvisatah kruran
413|samsaresu naradhaman
414|ksipamy ajasram asubhan
415|asurisv eva yonisu
416|SYNONYMS
417|tan-all of them; aham-I; dvisatah-those who are envious;
>|kruran-always willing to do harm; samsaresu-in this
>|material world; nara-adhaman-the lowest of men; ksipami-
>|throw; ajasram-again and again; asubhan-engaged in
>|inauspicious acts; asurisu-demoniac; eva-certainly; yonisu-
>|in families.
418|TRANSLATION
419|" 'Those who are envious of My form, who are cruel and
>|mischievous and lowest among men, are perpetually cast
>|by Me into hellish existence in various demoniac species of
>|life.'
420|PURPORT
421|This is also a quotation from Bhagavad-gita (16.19).
422|Madhya 25.41
423|TEXT 41
424|TEXT
425|sutrera parinama-vada, taha na maniya
426|'vivarta-vada' sthape, 'vyasa bhranta' baliya
427|SYNONYMS
428|sutrera-of the codes of the Vedanta-sutra; parinama-
>|vada-the transformation of energy; taha na maniya-not
>|accepting this fact; vivarta-vada-the theory of illusion;
>|sthape-establishes; vyasa bhranta baliya-accusing Vyasadeva
>|to be mistaken.
429|TRANSLATION
430|"Not accepting the transformation of energy, Sripad
>|Sankaracarya has tried to establish the theory of illusion
>|under the plea that Vyasadeva has made a mistake.
431|PURPORT
432|For a further explanation of this verse, one may refer to
>|Chapter Seven (verses 121 -126 ).
433|Madhya 25.42
434|TEXT 42
435|TEXT
436|ei ta' kalpita artha mane nahi bhaya
437|sastra chadi' kukalpana pasande bujhaya
438|SYNONYMS
439|ei ta'-this; kalpita-imaginary; artha-meaning; mane-to the
>|mind; nahi-does not; bhaya-appeal; sastra-the authoritative
>|scriptures; chadi'-giving up; ku-kalpana-mischievous
>|imagination; pasande-to the atheistic class of men; bujhaya-
>|teaches.
440|TRANSLATION
441|"Sripad Sankaracarya has given his interpretation and
>|imaginary meaning. It does not actually appeal to the mind
>|of any sane man. He has done this to convince the atheists
>|and bring them under his control.
442|PURPORT
443|Sripad Sankaracarya's propaganda opposed the atheistic
>|philosophy of Buddha. Lord Buddha's intention was to stop
>|atheists from committing the sin of killing animals.
>|Atheists cannot understand God; therefore Lord Buddha
>|appeared and spread the philosophy of nonviolence to keep
>|the atheists from killing animals. Unless one is free from
>|the sin of animal killing, he cannot understand religion
>|or God. Although Lord Buddha was an incarnation of Krsna,
>|he did not speak about God, for the people were unable to
>|understand. He simply wanted to stop animal killing.
>|Sripad Sankaracarya wanted to establish the predominance
>|of one's spiritual identity; therefore he wanted to convert
>|the atheists through an imaginary interpretation of
>|Vedic literatures. These are the secrets of the acaryas.
>|Sometimes they conceal the real purpose of the Vedas and
>|explain the Vedas in a different way. Sometimes they
>|enunciate a different theory just to bring the atheists
>|under their control. Thus it is said that Sankara's
>|philosophy is for pasandas, atheists.
444|Madhya 25.43
445|TEXT 43
446|TEXT
447|paramartha-vicara gela, kari matra 'vada'
448|kahan mukti paba, kahan krsnera prasada
449|SYNONYMS
450|parama-artha-vicara-discussion on spiritual matters; gela-
>|has gone; kari-we do; matra vada-only argument and word
>|jugglery; kahan-where; mukti-liberation; paba-we shall get;
>|kahan-where; krsnera prasada-the mercy of the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead, Krsna.
451|TRANSLATION
452|"The atheists, headed by the Mayavadi philosophers, do not
>|care for liberation or Krsna's mercy. They simply continue
>|to put forward false arguments and counter-
>|theories to atheistic philosophy, not considering or
>|engaging in spiritual matters.
453|Madhya 25.44
454|TEXT 44
455|TEXT
456|vyasa-sutrera artha acarya kariyache acchadana
457|ei haya satya sri-krsna-caitanya-vacana
458|SYNONYMS
459|vyasa-sutrera-of the codes of the Vedanta known as
>|Vyasa-sutra; artha-the meanings; acarya-Sankaracarya;
>|kariyache acchadana-has purposely covered; ei-this; haya-is;
>| satya-the truth; sri-krsna-caitanya-vacana-the words and
>|explanation given by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
460|TRANSLATION
461|"The conclusion is that the import of the Vedanta-sutra is
>|covered by the imaginary explanation of Sankaracarya.
>|Whatever Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said is
>|perfectly true.
462|Madhya 25.45
463|TEXT 45
464|TEXT
465|caitanya-gosani yei kahe, sei mata sara
466|ara yata mata, sei saba charakhara"
467|SYNONYMS
468|caitanya-gosani-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yei kahe-whatever
>|He has said; sei mata sara-that explanation is actually the
>|essence of Vedic knowledge; ara yata mata-any other opinion
>|not in collaboration with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's
>|statement; sei-these; saba charakhara-all distortions.
469|TRANSLATION
470|"Whatever meaning Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gives is perfect.
>|Any other interpretation is only a distortion."
471|Madhya 25.46
472|TEXT 46
473|TEXT
474|eta kahi' sei kare krsna-sankirtana
475|suni' prakasananda kichu kahena vacana
476|SYNONYMS
477|eta kahi'-speaking so much; sei-the disciple of
>|Prakasananda Sarasvati; kare-performed; krsna-sankirtana-
>|the chanting of the holy name of Krsna; suni'-hearing;
>|prakasananda-the guru, Prakasananda Sarasvati; kichu-
>|something; kahena-says; vacana-words.
478|TRANSLATION
479|After saying this, the disciple of Prakasananda Sarasvati
>|began to chant the holy name of Krsna. Hearing this,
>|Prakasananda Sarasvati made the following statement.
480|Madhya 25.47
481|TEXT 47
482|TEXT
483|acaryera agraha -' advaita - vada '
>|sthapite
484|tate sutrartha vyakhya kare anya rite
485|SYNONYMS
486|acaryera-of Sankaracarya; agraha-the eagerness; advaita-
>|vada-monism; sthapite-to establish; tate-for that reason;
>|sutra-artha-the meaning of the Brahma-sutra, or Vedanta
>|philosophy; vyakhya-explanation; kare-does; anya rite-in a
>|different way.
487|TRANSLATION
488|Prakasananda Sarasvati said, "Sankaracarya was very eager
>|to establish the philosophy of monism. Therefore he
>|explained Vedanta-sutra, or Vedanta philosophy, in a
>|different way to support monistic philosophy.
489|Madhya 25.48
490|TEXT 48
491|TEXT
492|'bhagavatta' manile 'advaita' na yaya sthapana
493|ataeva saba sastra karaye khandana
494|SYNONYMS
495|bhagavatta-the Personality of Godhead; manile-if one
>|accepts; advaita-monism or nondualism; na-not; yaya-is
>|possible; sthapana-establishing; ataeva-therefore; saba-all;
>| sastra-revealed scriptures; karaye-does; khandana-
>|refutation.
496|TRANSLATION
497|"If one accepts the Personality of Godhead, the philosophy
>|that maintains that God and the living entity are one
>|cannot be established. Therefore Sankaracarya argued
>|against and refuted all kinds of revealed scriptures.
498|Madhya 25.49
499|TEXT 49
500|TEXT
501|yei grantha-karta cahe sva-mata sthapite
502|sastrera sahaja artha nahe tanha haite
503|SYNONYMS
504|yei-anyone who; grantha-karta-author; cahe-wants; sva-mata
>|sthapite-to establish his own opinion; sastrera-of the
>|revealed scriptures; sahaja-the direct; artha-meaning; nahe-
>|is not; tanha haite-from such an author.
505|TRANSLATION
506|"Anyone who wants to establish his own opinion or
>|philosophy certainly cannot explain any scripture according
>|to the principle of direct interpretation.
507|Madhya 25.50
508|TEXT 50
509|TEXT
510|'mimamsaka' kahe,-'isvara haya karmera anga'
511|'sankhya' kahe,-jagatera prakrti karana-prasanga'
512|SYNONYMS
513|mimamsaka-the Mimamsaka philosophers; kahe-say; isvara-the
>|Supreme Lord; haya-is; karmera anga-subject to fruitive
>|activities; sankhya kahe-the atheistic Sankhya philosophers
>|say; jagatera-of the cosmic manifestation; prakrti-nature;
>|karana-the cause; prasanga-thesis.
514|TRANSLATION
515|"The Mimamsaka philosophers conclude that if there is a God,
>| He is subjected to our fruitive activities. Similarly, the
>|Sankhya philosophers who analyze the cosmic manifestation
>| say that the cause of the cosmos is material nature.
516|Madhya 25.51
517|TEXT 51
518|TEXT
519|'nyaya' kahe,-'paramanu haite visva haya'
520|'mayavadi' nirvisesa-brahme 'hetu' kaya
521|SYNONYMS
522|nyaya kahe-the philosophers following logic say; paramanu-
>|the atom; haite-from; visva haya-the cosmic manifestation
>|has come; mayavadi-the Mayavadi philosophers,
>|impersonalists; nirvisesa-brahme-in the impersonal Brahman
>|effulgence; hetu-the cause; kaya-say.
523|TRANSLATION
524|"The followers of nyaya, the philosophy of logic, maintain
>|that the atom is the cause of the cosmic manifestation, and
>|the Mayavadi philosophers maintain that the impersonal
>|Brahman effulgence is the cause of the cosmic manifestation.
525|Madhya 25.52
526|TEXT 52
527|TEXT
528|'patanjala' kahe,-'isvara haya svarupa-jnana'
529|veda-mate kahe tanre 'svayam-bhagavan'
530|SYNONYMS
531|patanjala kahe-the Patanjala philosophers say; isvara haya-
>|the Supreme Lord is; svarupa-jnana-self-realization; veda-
>|mate-in the Vedic version; kahe-they say; tanre-to Him;
>|svayam-bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
532|TRANSLATION
533|"The Patanjala philosophers say that when one is self-
>|realized, he understands the Lord. Similarly, according to
>|the Vedas and Vedic principles, the original cause is the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead.
534|Madhya 25.53
535|TEXT 53
536|TEXT
537|chayera chaya mata vyasa kaila avartana
538|sei saba sutra lana 'vedanta'-varnana
539|SYNONYMS
540|chayera-of the six philosophers; chaya mata-six different
>|theses; vyasa-Vyasadeva; kaila avartana-analyzed fully; sei-
>|that; saba-all; sutra-the codes; lana-taking; vedanta-
>|varnana-explaining the Vedanta philosophy.
541|TRANSLATION
542|"After studying the six philosophical theses, Vyasadeva
>|completely summarized them all in the codes of Vedanta
>|philosophy.
543|Madhya 25.54
544|TEXT 54
545|TEXT
546|'vedanta'-mate,-brahma 'sakara' nirupana
547|'nirguna' vyatireke tinho haya ta' 'saguna'
548|SYNONYMS
549|vedanta-mate-according to Vedanta philosophy; brahma-the
>|Absolute Truth; sa-akara nirupana-established as the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead, a person; nirguna-without
>|material qualifications; vyatireke-by indirect explanations;
>| tinho-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; haya-is; ta'-
>|indeed; sa-guna-fully qualified with spiritual attributes.
550|TRANSLATION
551|"According to Vedanta philosophy, the Absolute Truth is a
>|person. When the word nirguna [ without qualities ] is
>|used, it is to be understood that the Lord has attributes
>|that are totally spiritual.
552|Madhya 25.55
553|TEXT 55
554|TEXT
555|parama karana isvara keha nahi mane
556|sva-sva-mata sthape para-matera khandane
557|SYNONYMS
558|parama karana-the supreme cause, the cause of all causes;
>|isvara-the Supreme Lord; keha nahi mane-none of the above-
>|mentioned philosophers accept; sva-sva-mata-their own
>|personal opinions; sthape-they establish; para-matera
>|khandane-busy in refuting the opinions of others.
559|TRANSLATION
560|"Of the philosophers mentioned, none really cares for the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes.
>|They are always busy refuting the philosophical theories of
>|others and establishing their own.
561|Madhya 25.56
562|TEXT 56
563|TEXT
564|tate chaya darsana haite 'tattva' nahi jani
565|'mahajana' yei kahe, sei 'satya' mani
566|SYNONYMS
567|tate-therefore; chaya darsana haite-from the six
>|philosophical principles; tat-tva nahi jani-we cannot
>|understand the actual truth; mahajana-the great authorities;
>| yei kahe-whatever they say; sei-that; satya mani-we can
>|accept as truth.
568|TRANSLATION
569|"By studying the six philosophical theories, one cannot
>|reach the Absolute Truth. It is therefore our duty to
>|follow the path of the mahajanas, the authorities. Whatever
>|they say should be accepted as the supreme truth.
570|PURPORT
571|In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
>|gives the following summary of the six philosophical
>|processes. Prakasananda admitted that Sripad Sankaracarya,
>|being very eager to establish his philosophy of monism,
>|took shelter of the Vedanta philosophy and tried to explain
>|it in his own way. The fact is, however, that if one
>|accepts the existence of God, he certainly cannot
>|establish the theory of monism. For this reason
>|Sankaracarya refuted all kinds of Vedic literature that
>|establishes the supremacy of the Personality of Godhead. In
>|various ways, Sankaracarya has tried to refute Vedic
>|literature. Throughout the world, ninety-nine percent of
>|the philosophers following in the footsteps of Sankaracarya
>|refuse to accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
>|Instead they try to establish their own opinions. It is
>|typical of mundane philosophers to want to establish their
>|own opinions and refute those of others. Therefore: (1) The
>|Mimamsaka philosophers, following the principles of Jaimini,
>| stress fruitive activity and say that if there is a God,
>|He must be under the laws of fruitive activity. In other
>|words, if one performs his duties very nicely in the
>|material world, God is obliged to give one the desired
>|result. According to these philosophers, there is no need
>|to become a devotee of God. If one strictly follows moral
>|principles, one will be recognized by the Lord, who will
>|give the desired reward. Such philosophers do not accept
>|the Vedic principle of bhakti-yoga. Instead, they give
>|stress to following one's prescribed duty. (2) Atheistic
>|Sankhya philosophers like Kapila analyze the material
>|elements very scrutinizingly and thereby come to the
>|conclusion that material nature is the cause of everything.
>|They do not accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead as
>|the cause of all causes. (3) Nyaya philosophers like
>|Gautama and Kanada have accepted a combination of atoms as
>|the original cause of the creation. (4) Mayavadi
>|philosophers say that everything is an illusion. Headed by
>|philosophers like Astavakra, they stress the impersonal
>|Brahman effulgence as the cause of everything. (5)
>|Philosophers following the precepts of Patanjali practice
>|raja-yoga. They imagine a form of the Absolute Truth within
>|many forms. That is their process of self-realization.
572|All five of these philosophies completely reject the
>|predominance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and
>|strive to establish their own philosophical theories.
>|However, Srila Vyasadeva wrote the Vedanta-sutra and,
>|taking the essence of all Vedic literature, established the
>|supremacy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All five
>|of the philosophers mentioned above understand that
>|impersonal Brahman is without material qualities, and they
>|believe that when the Personality of Godhead appears, He is
>|contaminated and covered by the material qualities. The
>|technical term used is saguna. They say, "saguna
>|Brahman " and "nirguna Brahman. " nirguna Brahman
>|means impersonal ,
>| and saguna Brahman means " accepting material
>| contamination .
>|" More or less, this kind of philosophical speculation is
>|called Mayavada philosophy. The fact is, however, that the
>|Absolute Truth has nothing to do with material
>|qualities because He is transcendental. He is always
>|complete with full spiritual qualities. The five
>|philosophers mentioned above do not accept Lord Visnu as
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but they are very busy
>|refuting the philosophy of other schools. There are six
>|kinds of philosophical processes in India. Because
>|Vyasadeva is the Vedic authority, he is known as Vedavyasa.
>|His philosophical explanation of the Vedanta-sutra is
>|accepted by the devotees. As Krsna confirms in
>|Bhagavad-gita (15.15):
573|sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto
574|mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca
575|vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
576|vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham
577|"I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come
>|remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas,
>|I am to be known; indeed, I am the compiler of Vedanta, and
>|I am the knower of the Vedas."
578|The ultimate goal of studying all Vedic literature is the
>|acceptance of Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
>|This Krsna consciousness movement is propagating the
>|philosophical conclusion of Srila Vyasadeva and following
>|other great acaryas like Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya,
>|Visnusvami , Nimbarka and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|Himself.
579|Madhya 25.57
580|TEXT 57
581|TEXT
582|tarko 'pratisthah srutayo vibhinna
583|nasav rsir yasya matam na bhinnam
584|dharmasya tattvam nihitam guhayam
585|mahajano yena gatah sa panthah
586|SYNONYMS
587|tarkah-dry argument; apratisthah-not fixed; srutayah-
>|Vedas; vibhinnah-possessing different departments; na-not;
>|asau-that; rsih-great sage; yasya-whose; matam-opinion; na-
>|not; bhinnam-separate; dharmasya-of religious principles;
>|tattvam-truth; nihitam-placed; guhayam-in the heart of a
>|realized person; maha-janah-self-realized predecessors;
>|yena-by which way; gatah-acted; sah-that; panthah-the pure,
>|unadulterated path.
588|TRANSLATION
589|" 'Dry arguments are inconclusive. A great personality
>|whose opinion does not differ from others is not considered
>|a great sage. Simply by studying the Vedas, which are
>|variegated, one cannot come to the right path by which
>|religious principles are understood. The solid truth of
>|religious principles is hidden in the heart of an
>|unadulterated self-realized person. Consequently, as the
>|sastras confirm, one should accept whatever progressive
>|path the mahajanas advocate.'
590|PURPORT
591|This is a verse spoken by Yudhisthira Maharaja in the
>|Mahabharata, Vana-parva (313.117 ).
592|Madhya 25.58
593|TEXT 58
594|TEXT
595|sri-krsna-caitanya-vani-amrtera dhara
596|tinho ye kahaye vastu, sei 'tattva'-sara"
597|SYNONYMS
598|sri-krsna-caitanya-vani-the message of Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; amrtera dhara-a continuous shower of nectar;
>|tinho-the Lord; ye kahaye vastu-whatever He says to be the
>|ultimate truth, the summum bonum; sei tattva sara-that is
>|the essence of all spiritual knowledge.
599|TRANSLATION
600|"The words of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are a shower of
>|nectar. Whatever He concludes to be the ultimate truth is
>|indeed the summum bonum of all spiritual knowledge."
601|Madhya 25.59
602|TEXT 59
603|TEXT
604|e saba vrttanta suni' maharastriya brahmana
605|prabhure kahite sukhe karila gamana
606|SYNONYMS
607|e saba vrttanta-all these descriptions; suni'-hearing;
>|maharastriya brahmana-the Maharastrian brahmana; prabhure-
>|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahite-to inform; sukhe-very
>|happily; karila gamana-went.
608|TRANSLATION
609|After hearing all these statements, the Maharastrian
>|brahmana very jubilantly went to inform Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu.
610|Madhya 25.60
611|TEXT 60
612|TEXT
613|hena-kale mahaprabhu panca-nade snana kari'
614|dekhite caliyachena 'bindu-madhava hari'
615|SYNONYMS
616|hena-kale-at this time; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|panca-nade snana kari'-taking His bath in the Ganges,
>|called the Panca-nada; dekhite caliyachena-was going to see;
>| bindu-madhava hari-the Deity known as Lord Bindu Madhava.
617|TRANSLATION
618|When the Maharastrian brahmana went to see Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, the Lord was going to the temple of Bindu
>|Madhava after bathing in the waters of Panca-nada.
619|Madhya 25.61
620|TEXT 61
621|TEXT
622|pathe sei vipra saba vrttanta kahila
623|suni' mahaprabhu sukhe isat hasila
624|SYNONYMS
625|pathe-on the way; sei vipra-that brahmana; saba vrttanta
>|kahila-explained the whole incident; suni'-hearing;
>|mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sukhe-in happiness;
>|isat-mildly; hasila-smiled.
626|TRANSLATION
627|While the Lord was on His way, the Maharastrian brahmana
>|informed Him about the incident that took place in the camp
>|of Prakasananda Sarasvati. Hearing this, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu smiled happily.
628|Madhya 25.62
629|TEXT 62
630|TEXT
631|madhava-saundarya dekhi' avista ha-ila
632|anganete asi' preme nacite lagila
633|SYNONYMS
634|madhava-saundarya dekhi'-after seeing the beauty of Lord
>|Bindu Madhava; avista ha-ila-became ecstatic in love;
>|anganete asi'-coming to the courtyard; preme-in great love;
>|nacite lagila-began to dance.
635|TRANSLATION
636|Upon reaching the temple of Bindu Madhava, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, seeing the beauty of Lord Bindu Madhava, became
>|overwhelmed in ecstatic love. He then began to dance in the
>|courtyard of the temple.
637|Madhya 25.63
638|TEXT 63
639|TEXT
640|sekhara, paramananda, tapana, sanatana
641|cari-jana mili' kare nama-sankirtana
642|SYNONYMS
643|sekhara-Candrasekhara; paramananda-Paramananda Puri; tapana-
>|Tapana Misra; sanatana-Sanatana Gosvami; cari-jana mili'-
>|all four of them; kare-perform; nama-sankirtana-chanting of
>|the Hare Krsna mantra.
644|TRANSLATION
645|There were four people accompanying Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>| and these were Candrasekhara, Paramananda Puri, Tapana
>|Misra and Sanatana Gosvami. They were all chanting the Hare
>|Krsna maha-mantra in the following way.
646|Madhya 25.64
647|TEXT 64
648|TEXT
649|"haraye namah krsna yadavaya namah
650|gopala govinda rama sri-madhusudana"
651|SYNONYMS
652|haraye-unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; namah-
>|obeisances; krsna-Lord Krsna; yadavaya-to the descendant of
>|the Yadu family; namah-obeisances; gopala-Gopala; govinda-
>|Govinda; rama-Rama; sri-madhusudana-Sri Madhusudana.
653|TRANSLATION
654|They chanted, "Haraye namah krsna yadavaya namah gopala
>|govinda rama sri-madhusudana."
655|PURPORT
656|This is another way of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
>|The meaning is: "I offer my respectful
>|obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna.
>|He is the descendant of the Yadu family. Let me offer my
>|respectful obeisances unto Gopala, Govinda, Rama and Sri
>|Madhusudana."
657|Madhya 25.65
658|TEXT 65
659|TEXT
660|caudikete laksa loka bale 'hari' 'hari'
661|uthila mangala-dhvani svarga-martya bhari'
662|SYNONYMS
663|cau-dikete-all around; laksa-hundreds of thousands; loka-
>|people; bale-chant; hari hari-O Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead, Hari; uthila-there arose; mangala-dhvani-an
>|auspicious sound; svarga-martya bhari'-overwhelming all the
>|universe.
664|TRANSLATION
665|In all directions, hundreds and thousands of people began
>|to chant "Hari! Hari!" Thus there arose a tumultuous and
>|auspicious sound filling the entire universe.
666|Madhya 25.66
667|TEXT 66
668|TEXT
669|nikate hari-dhvani suni' parakasananda
670|dekhite kautuke aila lana sisya-vrnda
671|SYNONYMS
672|nikate-nearby; hari-dhvani suni'-after hearing the chanting
>|of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; parakasananda-Prakasananda
>|Sarasvati; dekhite-to see; kautuke-in great eagerness; aila-
>|came; lana-taking; sisya-vrnda-all the disciples.
673|TRANSLATION
674|When Prakasananda Sarasvati, who was staying nearby, heard
>|this tumultuous chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, he
>|and his disciples immediately came to see the Lord.
675|Madhya 25.67
676|TEXT 67
677|TEXT
678|dekhiya prabhura nrtya, prema, dehera madhuri
679|sisya-gana-sange sei bale 'hari' 'hari'
680|SYNONYMS
681|dekhiya-seeing; prabhura nrtya-the dancing of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; prema-ecstatic love; dehera madhuri-the
>|transcendental beauty of His body; sisya-gana-sange-with
>|his disciples; sei-Prakasananda Sarasvati; bale-chants;
>|hari hari-Lord Hari's name.
682|TRANSLATION
683|When Prakasananda Sarasvati saw the Lord, he and his
>|disciples also joined the chanting with Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu. Prakasananda Sarasvati was charmed by the Lord'
>|s dancing and ecstatic love and by the transcendental
>|beauty of His body.
684|Madhya 25.68
685|TEXT 68
686|TEXT
687|kampa, svara-bhanga, sveda, vaivarnya, stambha
688|asru-dharaya bhije loka, pulaka-kadamba
689|SYNONYMS
690|kampa-trembling; svara-bhanga-faltering voice; sveda-
>|perspiration; vaivarnya-fading of bodily color; stambha-
>|becoming stunned; asru-dharaya-with showers of tears from
>|the eyes; bhije-wet; loka-all the people; pulaka-kadamba-
>|eruptions on the body like kadamba flowers.
691|TRANSLATION
692|Ecstatic spiritual transformations began to take place in
>|the Lord's body. His body trembled, and His voice faltered.
>|He perspired, turned pale and wept a constant flow of tears,
>| which wet all the people standing there. The eruptions on
>|the Lord's body appeared like kadamba flowers.
693|Madhya 25.69
694|TEXT 69
695|TEXT
696|harsa, dainya, capalyadi 'sancari' vikara
697|dekhi' kasi-vasi lokera haila camatkara
698|SYNONYMS
699|harsa-jubilation; dainya-humility; capalya-adi-talking in
>|ecstasy and so on; sancari vikara-the transient
>|transformations; dekhi'-seeing; kasi-vasi-the inhabitants
>|of Benares; lokera-of all the people; haila camatkara-there
>|was astonishment.
700|TRANSLATION
701|All the people were astonished to see the Lord's jubilation
>|and humility and to hear Him talk in ecstasy. Indeed, all
>|the residents of Benares [Kasi] saw the bodily
>|transformations and were astonished.
702|Madhya 25.70
703|TEXT 70
704|TEXT
705|loka-sanghatta dekhi' prabhura 'bahya' yabe haila
706|sannyasira gana dekhi' nrtya samvarila
707|SYNONYMS
708|loka-sanghatta dekhi'-by seeing the great crowd of people;
>|prabhura-of Lord Caitanya; bahya-external consciousness;
>|yabe haila-when there was; sannyasira gana-the groups of
>|Mayavadi sannyasis, headed by Prakasananda Sarasvati; dekhi'
>|-seeing; nrtya samvarila-suspended His dancing.
709|TRANSLATION
710|When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu regained His external
>|consciousness, He saw that many Mayavadi sannyasis and
>|other people were gathered there. He therefore suspended
>|His dancing for the time being.
711|Madhya 25.71
712|TEXT 71
713|TEXT
714|prakasanandera prabhu vandila carana
715|prakasananda asi' tanra dharila carana
716|SYNONYMS
717|prakasanandera-of Prakasananda Sarasvati; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vandila-prayed; carana-at the feet;
>|prakasananda-Prakasananda Sarasvati; asi'-coming; tanra-His;
>| dharila carana-immediately caught the lotus feet.
718|TRANSLATION
719|After stopping the kirtana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is
>|a great example of humility, offered prayers unto the feet
>|of Prakasananda Sarasvati. At this, Prakasananda Sarasvati
>|immediately came forward and clasped the Lord's lotus feet.
720|Madhya 25.72
721|TEXT 72
722|TEXT
723|prabhu kahe,-'tumi jagad-guru pujyatama
724|ami tomara na ha-i 'sisyera sisya' sama
725|SYNONYMS
726|prabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued to speak;
>|tumi-you; jagat-guru-the spiritual master of the whole
>|world; pujya-tama-the most worshipable; ami-I; tomara-your;
>|na ha-i-am not; sisyera sisya sama-equal to the disciple of
>|the disciple.
727|TRANSLATION
728|When Prakasananda Sarasvati caught hold of the Lord's lotus
>|feet, the Lord said, "My dear sir, you are the spiritual
>|master of the whole world; therefore you are most
>|worshipable. As far as I am concerned, I am not even on the
>|level of the disciple of your disciple."
729|PURPORT
730|Mayavadi sannyasis generally call themselves jagad-guru,
>|the spiritual master of the whole world. Many consider
>|themselves worshipable by everyone, although they do not
>|even go outside India or their own district. Out of His
>|great magnanimity and humility, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|presented Himself as a subordinate disciple of Prakasananda
>|Sarasvati.
731|Madhya 25.73
732|TEXT 73
733|TEXT
734|srestha hana kene kara hinera vandana
735|amara sarva-nasa haya, tumi brahma-sama
736|SYNONYMS
737|srestha hana-being a more honorable person; kene-why; kara-
>|you do; hinera-of an inferior person; vandana-worship;
>|amara sarva-nasa haya-I become minimized in My strength;
>|tumi brahma-sama-you are equal with the impersonal Brahman.
738|TRANSLATION
739|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "You are a great,
>|spiritually advanced personality, and therefore you cannot
>|worship a person like Me. I am far inferior. If you do so,
>|My spiritual power will be diminished, for you are as good
>|as the impersonal Brahman.
740|Madhya 25.74
741|TEXT 74
742|TEXT
743|yadyapi tomare saba brahma-sama bhase
744|loka-siksa lagi' aiche karite na aise'
745|SYNONYMS
746|yadyapi-although; tomare-for you; saba-everyone; brahma-
>|sama-equal to the impersonal Brahman; bhase-appears; loka-
>|siksa lagi'-for the enlightenment of people in general;
>|aiche-in such a way; karite na aise-you should not present
>|yourself.
747|TRANSLATION
748|"My dear sir, for you everyone is on the level of
>|impersonal Brahman, but for the enlightenment of people in
>|general you should not behave in that way."
749|Madhya 25.75
750|TEXT 75
751|TEXT
752|tenho kahe, 'tomara purve ninda-aparadha ye karila
753|tomara carana-sparse, saba ksaya gela
754|SYNONYMS
755|tenho kahe-he replied; tomara-of You; purve-formerly; ninda-
>|aparadha-offenses and blasphemy; ye karila-whatever I have
>|done; tomara carana-sparse-by touching Your lotus feet;
>|saba ksaya gela-the effects of all those offenses have been
>|destroyed.
756|TRANSLATION
757|Prakasananda Sarasvati replied, "Formerly I have committed
>|many offenses against You by blaspheming You, but now the
>|effects of my offenses are counteracted by my touching Your
>|lotus feet.
758|Madhya 25.76
759|TEXT 76
760|TEXT
761|jivan-mukta api punar
762|yanti samsara-vasanam
763|yady acintya-maha-saktau
764|bhagavaty aparadhinah
765|SYNONYMS
766|jivat-muktah-persons liberated during this life; api-also;
>|punah-again; yanti-go; samsara-vasanam-to desire material
>|enjoyment; yadi-if; acintya-maha-saktau-to the possessor of
>|inconceivable spiritual potency; bhagavati-the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead; aparadhinah-offenders.
767|TRANSLATION
768|" 'If a person considered liberated in this life commits
>|offenses against the reservoir of inconceivable potencies,
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he will again fall down
>|and desire the material atmosphere for material enjoyment.'
769|Madhya 25.77
770|TEXT 77
771|TEXT
772|sa vai bhagavatah srimat-
773|pada-sparsa-hatasubhah
774|bheje sarpa-vapur hitva
775|rupam vidyadhararcitam
776|SYNONYMS
777|sah-he (the serpent); vai-indeed; bhagavatah-of the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead, Krsna; srimat-pada-sparsa-by the
>|touch of the lotus feet; hata-asubhah-relieved from all
>|reactions of sinful life; bheje-achieved; sarpa-vapuh-the
>|body of a snake; hitva-giving up; rupam-beauty; vidyadhara-
>|arcitam-suitable for a person of Vidyadhara-loka.
778|TRANSLATION
779|" 'Being touched by the lotus feet of Sri Krsna, that
>|serpent was immediately freed from the reactions of his
>|sinful life. Thus the serpent gave up his body and assumed
>|the body of a beautiful Vidyadhara demigod.' "
780|PURPORT
781|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.34.9). The
>|inhabitants of Vrndavana, under the leadership of Nanda
>|Maharaja, once wanted to go to the bank of the Sarasvati
>|on a pilgrimage. Nanda Maharaja was fasting, and he lay
>|down near the forest. At that time a serpent, who was
>|formerly cursed by Angirasa Rsi, appeared. This serpent had
>|formerly been named Sudarsana, and he had belonged to the
>|Gandharvaloka planet. However, because he joked with the
>|rsi, he was condemned to take on the body of a big snake.
>|When this serpent attacked Nanda Maharaja, Nanda Maharaja
>|began to call, "Krsna! Help!" Krsna immediately appeared
>|and began to kick the serpent with His lotus feet. Due to
>|being touched by the Lord's lotus feet, the serpent was
>|immediately freed from the reactions of his sinful life.
>|Being freed, he again assumed his original form of
>|Sudarsana, the Gandharva.
782|Madhya 25.78
783|TEXT 78
784|TEXT
785|prabhu kahe,-'visnu' 'visnu', ami ksudra jiva hina
786|jive 'visnu' mani-ei aparadha-cihna
787|SYNONYMS
788|prabhu kahe-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; visnu visnu-
>|the holy name of Visnu; ami-I; ksudra-infinitesimal; jiva-a
>|living entity; hina-bereft of all good qualities; jive-such
>|a low-grade living entity; visnu mani-accepting as Lord
>|Visnu or the Personality of Godhead; ei aparadha-cihna-this
>|is a great offense.
789|TRANSLATION
790|When Prakasananda Sarasvati supported himself by quoting
>|the verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|immediately protested by uttering the holy name of Lord
>|Visnu. The Lord then presented Himself as a most fallen
>|living entity, and He said, "If someone accepts a fallen
>|conditioned soul as Visnu, Bhagavan, or an incarnation, he
>|commits a great offense."
791|PURPORT
792|Although Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was Visnu, the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead, He nonetheless, to teach us a
>|lesson , denied belonging to the Visnu
>|category. Unfortunately, there are many so-called Visnu
>|incarnations in this Age of Kali. People do not know that
>|posing oneself as an incarnation is most offensive. People
>|should not accept an ordinary man as an incarnation of God,
>|for this also is a very great offense.
793|Madhya 25.79
794|TEXT 79
795|TEXT
796|jive 'visnu' buddhi dure-yei brahma-rudra-sama
797|narayane mane tare 'pasandite' ganana
798|SYNONYMS
799|jive-an ordinary living being; visnu-as Lord Visnu; buddhi-
>|acceptance; dure-let alone; yei-anyone who; brahma-rudra-
>|sama-equal to personalities like Lord Brahma and Lord Siva;
>|narayane-Lord Narayana, Visnu; mane-accepts; tare-such a
>|person; pasandite ganana-is grouped among the pasandis,
>|atheistic offenders.
800|TRANSLATION
801|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "To say nothing of
>|ordinary living entities, even Lord Brahma and Lord Siva
>|cannot be considered on the level of Visnu or Narayana. If
>|one considers them as such, he is immediately considered an
>|offender and atheist.
802|Madhya 25.80
803|TEXT 80
804|TEXT
805|yas tu narayanam devam
806|brahma-rudradi-daivataih
807|samatvenaiva vikseta
808|sa pasandi bhaved dhruvam"
809|SYNONYMS
810|yah-any person who; tu-however; narayanam-the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead, the master of such demigods as
>|Brahma and Siva; devam-the Lord; brahma-Lord Brahma; rudra-
>|Lord Siva; adi-and others; daivataih-with such demigods;
>|samatvena-on an equal level; eva-certainly; vikseta-
>|observes; sah-such a person; pasandi-pasandi; bhavet-must
>|be; dhruvam-certainly.
811|TRANSLATION
812|" 'A person who considers demigods like Brahma and Siva to
>|be on an equal level with Narayana is to be considered an
>|offender, a pasandi.' "
813|Madhya 25.81
814|TEXT 81
815|TEXT
816|prakasananda kahe,-"tumi saksat bhagavan
817|tabu yadi kara tanra 'dasa'-abhimana
818|SYNONYMS
819|prakasananda kahe-Prakasananda Sarasvati replied; tumi-You;
>|saksat-directly; bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead, Krsna; tabu-yet; yadi-if; kara-You pose; tanra
>|dasa-abhimana-considering Yourself His servant.
820|TRANSLATION
821|Prakasananda replied, "You are the Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead, Krsna Himself. Nonetheless, You are considering
>|Yourself His eternal servant.
822|Madhya 25.82
823|TEXT 82
824|TEXT
825|tabu pujya hao, tumi bada ama haite
826|sarva-nasa haya mora tomara nindate
827|SYNONYMS
828|tabu-still; pujya hao-You are worshipable; tumi bada-You
>|are much greater; ama haite-than me; sarva-nasa haya-
>|everything becomes lost; mora-my; tomara nindate-by
>|blaspheming You.
829|TRANSLATION
830|"My dear Lord, You are the Supreme Lord, and although You
>|consider Yourself the Lord's servant, You are nonetheless
>|worshipable. You are much greater than I am; therefore all
>|my spiritual achievements have been lost because I have
>|blasphemed You.
831|Madhya 25.83
832|TEXT 83
833|TEXT
834|muktanam api siddhanam
835|narayana-parayanah
836|sudurlabhah prasantatma
837|kotisv api maha-mune
838|SYNONYMS
839|muktanam-of persons liberated or freed from the bondage of
>|ignorance; api-even; siddhanam-of persons who have achieved
>|perfection; narayana-of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
>|parayanah-the devotee; su-durlabhah-very rare; prasanta-
>|atma-completely satisfied, desireless; kotisu-among many
>|millions; api-certainly; maha-mune-O great sage.
840|TRANSLATION
841|" 'O great sage, out of many millions of materially
>|liberated people who are free from ignorance, and out of
>|many millions of siddhas who have nearly attained
>|perfection, there is hardly one pure devotee of Narayana.
>|Only such a devotee is actually completely satisfied and
>|peaceful.'
842|PURPORT
843|This verse is quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.14.5).
844|Madhya 25.84
845|TEXT 84
846|TEXT
847|ayuh sriyam yaso dharmam
848|lokan asisa eva ca
849|hanti sreyamsi sarvani
850|pumso mahad-atikramah
851|SYNONYMS
852|ayuh-duration of life; sriyam-opulence; yasah-reputation;
>|dharmam-religion; lokan-possessions; asisah-benedictions;
>|eva-certainly; ca-and; hanti-destroys; sreyamsi-good
>|fortune; sarvani-all; pumsah-of a person; mahat-of great
>|souls; atikramah-violation.
853|TRANSLATION
854|" 'When a person mistreats great souls, his life span,
>|opulence, reputation, religion, possessions and good
>|fortune are all destroyed.'
855|PURPORT
856|This is a statement made by Sukadeva Gosvami, who was
>|relating Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.4.46)
>| to Maharaja Pariksit.
857|Madhya 25.85
858|TEXT 85
859|TEXT
860|naisam matis tavad urukramanghrim
861|sprsaty anarthapagamo yad-arthah
862|mahiyasam pada-rajo-'bhisekam
863|niskincananam na vrnita yavat
864|SYNONYMS
865|na-not; esam-of those who are attached to household life;
>|matih-the interest; tavat-that long; urukrama-anghrim-the
>|lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is
>|credited with uncommon activities; sprsati-touches; anartha-
>|of unwanted things; apagamah-vanquishing; yat-of which;
>|arthah-results; mahiyasam-of the great personalities,
>|devotees; pada-rajah-of the dust of the lotus feet;
>|abhisekam-sprinkling on the head; niskincananam-who are
>|completely detached from material possessions; na vrnita-
>|does not do; yavat-as long as.
866|TRANSLATION
867|" 'Unless human society accepts the dust of the lotus feet
>|of great mahatmas-devotees who have nothing to do with
>|material possessions-mankind cannot turn its attention to
>|the lotus feet of Krsna. Those lotus feet vanquish all the
>|unwanted miserable conditions of material life.'
868|PURPORT
869|This verse appears in Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.32)
>|.
870|Madhya 25.86
871|TEXT 86
872|TEXT
873|ebe tomara padabje upajibe bhakti
874|tathi lagi' kari tomara carane pranati"
875|SYNONYMS
876|ebe-now; tomara-Your; pada-abje-to the lotus feet; upajibe-
>|will grow; bhakti-devotional service; tathi lagi'-for that
>|reason; kari-I do; tomara carane pranati-humble obeisances
>|at Your lotus feet.
877|TRANSLATION
878|"Henceforward I shall certainly develop devotional service
>|unto Your lotus feet. For this reason I have come to You
>|and have fallen down at Your lotus feet."
879|Madhya 25.87
880|TEXT 87
881|TEXT
882|eta bali' prabhure lana tathaya vasila
883|prabhure prakasananda puchite lagila
884|SYNONYMS
885|eta bali'-saying this; prabhure-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|lana-taking; tathaya vasila-sat down there; prabhure-unto
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prakasananda-Prakasananda
>|Sarasvati; puchite lagila-began to inquire.
886|TRANSLATION
887|After saying this, Prakasananda Sarasvati sat down with Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu and began to question the Lord as
>|follows.
888|Madhya 25.88
889|TEXT 88
890|TEXT
891|mayavade karila yata dosera akhyana
892|sabe ei jani' acaryera kalpita vyakhyana
893|SYNONYMS
894|mayavade-in the philosophy of Mayavada, impersonalism;
>|karila-You have done; yata-all; dosera akhyana-description
>|of the faults; sabe-all; ei-these; jani'-knowing; acaryera-
>|of Sankaracarya; kalpita vyakhyana-imaginary explanations.
895|TRANSLATION
896|Prakasananda Sarasvati said, "We can understand the faults
>|You have pointed out in the Mayavada philosophy. All the
>|explanations given by Sankaracarya are imaginary.
897|Madhya 25.89
898|TEXT 89
899|TEXT
900|sutrera karila tumi mukhyartha-vivarana
901|taha suni' sabara haila camatkara mana
902|SYNONYMS
903|sutrera-of the Brahma-sutra; karila-have done; tumi-You;
>|mukhya-artha-vivarana-description of the direct meaning;
>|taha suni'-hearing that; sabara-of everyone; haila-became;
>|camatkara-astonished; mana-the mind.
904|TRANSLATION
905|"My dear Lord, whatever direct meaning You have given when
>|explaining the Brahma-sutra is certainly very wonderful to
>|all of us.
906|Madhya 25.90
907|TEXT 90
908|TEXT
909|tumi ta' isvara, tomara ache sarva-sakti
910|sanksepa-rupe kaha tumi sunite haya mati
911|SYNONYMS
912|tumi ta'-indeed You are; isvara-the Supreme Lord; tomara-of
>|You; ache-there are; sarva-sakti-all potencies; sanksepa-
>|rupe-briefly; kaha-please explain; tumi-You; sunite haya
>|mati-I wish to hear.
913|TRANSLATION
914|"You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore
>|You have inconceivable energies. I wish to hear from You
>|briefly about the Brahma-sutra."
915|PURPORT
916|Prakasananda Sarasvati said that he had already understood
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's explanation of the direct import
>|of Brahma-sutra. Nonetheless, he was requesting the
>|Lord to briefly give the purpose and purport of the
>|Brahma-sutra, the Vedanta-sutra.
917|Madhya 25.91
918|TEXT 91
919|TEXT
920|prabhu kahe ,-" ami jiva ', ati
>|tuccha -jnana !
921|vyasa-sutrera gambhira artha, vyasa-bhagavan
922|SYNONYMS
923|prabhu kahe-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; ami jiva-
>|I am an insignificant living being; ati tuccha-jnana-My
>|knowledge is very meager; vyasa-sutrera-of the Vedanta-
>|sutra, written by Vyasadeva; gambhira artha-very grave
>|meaning; vyasa-Vyasadeva; bhagavan-the Supreme Personality
>|of Godhead.
924|TRANSLATION
925|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "I am an ordinary living
>|being, and therefore my knowledge is very insignificant.
>|However, the meaning of the Brahma-sutra is very grave
>|because its author, Vyasadeva, is the Supreme Personality
>|of Godhead Himself.
926|PURPORT
927|An ordinary living being cannot actually understand the
>|purpose of the Vedanta-sutra. One can understand the
>|purpose if he hears it from the authority, Vyasadeva
>|himself. For this reason, Vyasadeva gave a commentary on
>|the Brahma-sutra in the form of Srimad-Bhagavatam. He had
>|been instructed to do this by his spiritual master, Narada.
>|Of course, Sankaracarya distorted the purpose of the Brahma-
>|sutra because he had a motive to serve. He wanted to
>|establish Vedic knowledge in place of the atheistic
>|knowledge spread by Lord Buddha. All these necessities are
>|there according to time and circumstances. Neither Lord
>|Buddha nor Sankaracarya is to be blamed. The time required
>|such an explanation for the understanding of various types
>|of atheists. The conclusion is that one cannot understand
>|the purpose of the Vedanta-sutra without going through
>|Srimad-Bhagavatam and rendering devotional service.
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore further explains the matter
>|in the following verses.
928|Madhya 25.92
929|TEXT 92
930|TEXT
931|tanra sutrera artha kona jiva nahi jane
932|ataeva apane sutrartha kariyache vyakhyane
933|SYNONYMS
934|tanra sutrera artha-the meaning of Vyasadeva's Vedanta-
>|sutra; kona-any; jiva-living being; nahi jane-does not know;
>| ataeva-therefore; apane-personally; sutra-artha-the
>|meanings of the sutras; kariyache vyakhyane-has described.
935|TRANSLATION
936|"The purpose of the Vedanta-sutra is very difficult for an
>|ordinary person to understand, but Vyasadeva, out of his
>|causeless mercy, has personally explained the meaning.
937|Madhya 25.93
938|TEXT 93
939|TEXT
940|yei sutra-karta, se yadi karaye vyakhyana
941|tabe sutrera mula artha lokera haya jnana
942|SYNONYMS
943|yei sutra-karta-the person who has made the Vedanta-sutra;
>|se-that person; yadi-if; karaye vyakhyana-explains the
>|meaning; tabe-then; sutrera-of the codes of
>|Vedanta-sutra; mula-the original; artha-meaning; lokera-of
>|the people in general; haya jnana-comes within knowledge.
944|TRANSLATION
945|"If the Vedanta-sutra is explained by Vyasadeva himself,
>|who has written it, its original meaning can be understood
>|by the people in general.
946|Madhya 25.94
947|TEXT 94
948|TEXT
949|pranavera yei artha, gayatrite sei haya
950|sei artha catuh-slokite vivariya kaya
951|SYNONYMS
952|pranavera-of the sound vibration, omkara; yei-whatever;
>|artha-meaning; gayatrite-in the Gayatri mantra; sei-that;
>|haya-there is; sei artha-that same meaning; catuh-slokite-
>|in Srimad-Bhagavatam summarized in four slokas; vivariya-
>|describing elaborately; kaya-has said.
953|TRANSLATION
954|"The meaning of the sound vibration omkara is present in
>|the Gayatri mantra. The same is elaborately explained in
>|the four slokas of Srimad Bhagavatam known as catuh-
>|sloki.
955|Madhya 25.95
956|TEXT 95
957|TEXT
958|brahmare isvara catuh-sloki ye kahila
959|brahma narade sei upadesa kaila
960|SYNONYMS
961|brahmare-to Lord Brahma; isvara-the Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead; catuh-sloki-the four famous verses known as
>|catuh-sloki; ye kahila-whatever was explained; brahma-Lord
>|Brahma; narade-to Narada Muni; sei-that; upadesa kaila-
>|instructed.
962|TRANSLATION
963|"Whatever was spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
>|to Lord Brahma in the four verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam ,
>|was also explained to Narada by Lord Brahma.
964|Madhya 25.96
965|TEXT 96
966|TEXT
967|narada sei artha vyasere kahila
968|suni' veda-vyasa mane vicara karila
969|SYNONYMS
970|narada-the great sage Narada; sei artha-the same purpose;
>|vyasere kahila-explained to Vyasadeva; suni'-hearing; veda-
>|vyasa-Vyasadeva; mane-within the mind; vicara karila-
>|considered very carefully.
971|TRANSLATION
972|"Whatever Lord Brahma told Narada Muni was again explained
>|by Narada Muni to Vyasadeva. Vyasadeva later considered
>|these instructions in his mind.
973|Madhya 25.97
974|TEXT 97
975|TEXT
976|"ei artha-amara sutrera vyakhyanurupa
977|'bhagavata' kariba sutrera bhasya-svarupa"
978|SYNONYMS
979|ei artha-this explanation; amara-my; sutrera-of Brahma-
>|sutra; vyakhya-anurupa-a suitable explanation; bhagavata-
>|Srimad-Bhagavata Purana; kariba-I shall make; sutrera-of
>|the Brahma-sutra; bhasya-svarupa-as the original commentary.
980|TRANSLATION
981|"Srila Vyasadeva considered that whatever he had received
>|from Narada Muni as an explanation of omkara he would
>|elaborately explain in his book Srimad-Bhagavatam as a
>|commentary on Brahma-sutra.
982|PURPORT
983|The sound vibration omkara is the root of Vedic knowledge.
>|This omkara is known as maha-vakya, or the supreme
>|sound. Whatever meaning is in the supreme sound omkara is
>|further understood in the Gayatri mantra. Again, this same
>|meaning is explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam in the four
>|slokas known as catuh-sloki, which begin with the words
>|aham evasam evagre. The Lord says, "Only I existed before
>|the creation." From this verse, four slokas have been
>|composed, and these are known as the catuh-sloki
>|. In this way the Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead informed Lord Brahma about the purpose of the catuh-
>|sloki. Again, Lord Brahma explained this to Narada Muni,
>|and Narada Muni explained it to Srila Vyasadeva. This is
>|the parampara system, the disciplic succession. The import
>|of Vedic knowledge, the original word pranava, has been
>|explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam. The conclusion is that the
>|Brahma-sutra is explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam.
984|Madhya 25.98
985|TEXT 98
986|TEXT
987|cari-veda-upanisade yata kichu haya
988|tara artha lana vyasa karila sancaya
989|SYNONYMS
990|cari-veda-the four divisions of the Vedas (Sama, Yajur, Rg
>|and Atharva); upanisade-and in 108 Upanisads; yata-
>|whatever; kichu haya-is there; tara artha-the meanings of
>|those Vedic literatures; lana-taking together; vyasa-
>|Vyasadeva; karila sancaya-collected.
991|TRANSLATION
992|"Vyasadeva collected whatever Vedic conclusions were in the
>|four Vedas and 108 Upanisads and placed them in the
>|codes of the Vedanta-sutra.
993|Madhya 25.99
994|TEXT 99
995|TEXT
996|yei sutre yei rk-visaya-vacana
997|bhagavate sei rk sloke nibandhana
998|SYNONYMS
999|yei sutre-in the codes of Vedanta-sutra; yei-
>|whatever; rk-Vedic mantra; visaya-vacana-subject matter to
>|be explained; bhagavate-in Srimad-Bhagavatam; sei rk- that
>|same Vedic mantra; sloke-in eighteen thousand verses;
>|nibandhana-compiling.
1000|TRANSLATION
1001|"In Vedanta-sutra, the purpose of all Vedic knowledge
>|is explained, and in Srimad-Bhagavatam the same purpose has
>|been explained in eighteen thousand verses.
1002|Madhya 25.100
1003|TEXT 100
1004|TEXT
1005|ataeva brahma-sutrera bhasya-sri-bhagavata
1006|bhagavata-sloka, upanisat kahe 'eka' mata
1007|SYNONYMS
1008|ataeva-therefore; brahma-sutrera bhasya-the commentary on
>|the Brahma-sutra codes; sri-bhagavata-Srimad-Bhagavatam;
>| bhagavata-sloka-the verses in Srimad-Bhagavatam; upanisat-
>|the explanations in the Upanisads; kahe-state; eka mata-the
>|same version.
1009|TRANSLATION
1010|"that which
>| is
>|explained in the verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam and in the
>|Upanisads serves the same purpose
>|.
1011|Madhya 25.101
1012|TEXT 101
1013|TEXT
1014|atmavasyam idam visvam
1015|yat kincij jagatyam jagat
1016|tena tyaktena bhunjitha
1017|ma grdhah kasyasvid dhanam
1018|SYNONYMS
1019|atma-avasyam-the expansion of the energy of the Supreme
>|Soul, the Personality of Godhead; idam-this; visvam-
>|universe; yat-whatever; kincit-something; jagatyam-within
>|the universe; jagat-all that is animate or inanimate; tena-
>|by Him; tyaktena-by things allotted to every person;
>|bhunjitha-you should accept for your maintenance; ma-never;
>| grdhah-encroach; kasyasvit -someone else's; dhanam-
>|property.
1020|TRANSLATION
1021|" 'Everything animate or inanimate that is within the
>|universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should
>|therefore accept only those things for himself that are set
>|aside as his quota, and one should not accept other things,
>|knowing well to whom they belong.'
1022|PURPORT
1023|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (8.1.10).
>|Communists and socialists are trying to propagate the
>|philosophy that everything belongs to the mass of people or
>|to the state. Such an idea is not perfect. When this idea
>|is expanded, we can see that everything belongs to God.
>|That will be the perfection of the communistic idea. The
>|purpose of Srimad-Bhagavatam is here very nicely explained.
>|Every one of us must be satisfied with those things the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead has allotted us. We should
>|not encroach upon the possessions of others. This simple
>|idea can be expanded in our daily lives. Everyone should
>|have a piece of land given by the government, and everyone
>|should possess a few cows. Both of these should be utilized
>|for one's daily bread. Above that, if something is
>|manufactured in a factory, it should be considered the
>|property of the Supreme Personality of Godhead because the
>|ingredients belong to the Supreme Lord. Actually, there is
>|no need to manufacture such things artificially, but if it
>|is done, one should consider that the goods produced belong
>|to the Supreme Lord. Spiritual communism recognizes the
>|supreme proprietorship of the Supreme Lord. As explained
>| in Bhagavad-gita (5.29):
1024|bhoktaram yajna-tapasam
1025|sarva- loka- mahesvaram
1026|suhrdam sarva
>|
>|
>|-bhutanam
>|
>|
1027|jnatva mam santim rcchati
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
1028|"The sages, knowing Me as the ultimate purpose of all
>|sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets
>|and demigods and the benefactor and well-wisher of all
>|living entities, attain peace from the pangs of material
>|miseries."
1029|It is further explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam that no one
>|should claim anything as his property. Whatever property
>|one claims to be his actually belongs to Krsna.
1030|One should be satisfied with whatever has been allotted by
>|the Supreme Lord and should not encroach upon the property
>|of others. This will lead to peace in the whole world.
1031|Madhya 25.102
1032|TEXT 102
1033|TEXT
1034|bhagavatera sambandha, abhidheya, prayojana
1035|catuh-slokite prakata tara kariyache laksana
1036|SYNONYMS
1037|bhagavatera-of Srimad-Bhagavatam; sambandha-a personal
>|relationship with God; abhidheya-activities in that
>|relationship; prayojana-the ultimate goal of life; catuh-
>|slokite-in the four famous verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam;
>|prakata-manifesting; tara-of them; kariyache-has done;
>|laksana-the symptoms.
1038|TRANSLATION
1039|"The essence of Srimad-Bhagavatam-our relationship with the
>|Supreme Lord, our activities in that connection and the
>|goal of life-is manifest in the four verses of Srimad-
>|Bhagavatam known as the catuh-sloki. Everything is
>|explained in those verses.
1040|Madhya 25.103
1041|TEXT 103
1042|TEXT
1043|"ami-'sambandha'-tattva, amara jnana-vijnana
1044|ama paite sadhana-bhakti 'abhidheya'-nama
1045|SYNONYMS
1046|ami-I; sambandha-tattva-the center of all relationships;
>|amara-of Me; jnana-knowledge; vijnana-practical application
>|of that knowledge; ama paite-to obtain Me; sadhana-bhakti-
>|the practice of devotional service; abhidheya-nama-is
>|called activities in that relationship.
1047|TRANSLATION
1048|"Lord Krsna says , 'I am the center of all relationships.
>| Knowledge of Me and the practical application of that
>|knowledge is actual knowledge. Approaching Me for
>|devotional service is called abhidheya.
1049|PURPORT
1050|Spiritual knowledge means fully understanding the Absolute
>|Truth in three features-impersonal Brahman, localized
>|Paramatma and the all-powerful Supreme Personality of
>|Godhead. Ultimately when one takes shelter at the lotus
>|feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and engages in
>|the Lord's service, the resultant knowledge is called
>|vijnana, special knowledge, or the practical application of
>|spiritual knowledge. One should be engaged in the Lord's
>|devotional service to achieve the aim of life, called
>|prayojana. The practice of devotional service to attain
>|that goal of life is called abhidheya.
1051|Madhya 25.104
1052|TEXT 104
1053|TEXT
1054|sadhanera phala-'prema' mula-prayojana
1055|sei preme paya jiva amara 'sevana'
1056|SYNONYMS
1057|sadhanera phala-the result of devotional service; prema-
>|love of Godhead; mula-prayojana-the chief goal; sei preme-
>|by that love of Godhead; paya-gets; jiva-the living entity;
>|amara-My; sevana-service.
1058|TRANSLATION
1059|" 'By rendering devotional service, one gradually rises to
>|the platform of love of Godhead. That is the chief goal of
>|life. On the platform of love of Godhead, one is eternally
>|engaged in the service of the Lord.
1060|Madhya 25.105
1061|TEXT 105
1062|TEXT
1063|jnanam parama-guhyam me
1064|yad vijnana-samanvitam
1065|sa-rahasyam tad-angam ca
1066|grhana gaditam maya
1067|SYNONYMS
1068|jnanam-knowledge; parama-extremely; guhyam-confidential; me-
>|of Me; yat-which; vijnana-realization; samanvitam-fully
>|endowed with; sa-rahasyam-with mystery; tat-of that; angam-
>|supplementary parts; ca-and; grhana-just try to take up;
>|gaditam-explained; maya-by Me.
1069|TRANSLATION
1070|" 'Please hear attentively what I shall speak to you, for
>|transcendental knowledge about Me is not only scientific
>|but full of mysteries.
1071|PURPORT
1072|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.31).
>|
1073|Madhya 25.106
1074|TEXT 106
1075|TEXT
1076|ei 'tina' tattva ami kahinu tomare
1077|'jiva' tumi ei tina naribe janibare
1078|SYNONYMS
1079|ei tina tattva-all three of these features of the Absolute
>|Truth; ami-I; kahinu-shall speak; tomare-unto you; jiva-a
>|living being; tumi-you; ei tina-these three; naribe-will
>|not be able; janibare-to understand.
1080|TRANSLATION
1081|" 'O Brahma, I shall explain all these truths to you.
>|you are a living being , and without My explanation
>|you will not be able to understand your relationship with
>|Me, devotional activity and life's ultimate goal.
1082|Madhya 25.107
1083|TEXT 107
1084|TEXT
1085|yaiche amara 'svarupa', yaiche amara 'sthiti'
1086|yaiche amara guna, karma, sad-aisvarya-sakti
1087|SYNONYMS
1088|yaiche-as far as; amara-My; svarupa-original form; yaiche-
>|as far as; amara-My; sthiti-situation; yaiche-as far as;
>|amara-My; guna-attributes; karma-activities; sat-aisvarya-
>|sakti-six kinds of opulence.
1089|TRANSLATION
1090|" 'I shall explain to you My actual form and situation, My
>|attributes, activities and six opulences.'
1091|Madhya 25.108
1092|TEXT 108
1093|TEXT
1094|amara krpaya ei saba sphuruka tomare"
1095|eta bali' tina tattva kahila tanhare
1096|SYNONYMS
1097|amara-My; krpaya-by mercy; ei saba-all these; sphuruka
>|tomare-let them be awakened in you; eta bali'-saying this;
>|tina tattva-the three truths; kahila tanhare-explained to
>|him.
1098|TRANSLATION
1099|"Lord Krsna assured Lord Brahma, 'By My mercy all these
>|things will be awakened in you.' Saying this, the Lord
>|began to explain the three truths [tattvas] to Lord Brahma.
1100|Madhya 25.109
1101|TEXT 109
1102|TEXT
1103|yavan aham yatha-bhavo
1104|yad-rupa-guna-karmakah
1105|tathaiva tattva-vijnanam
1106|astu te mad-anugrahat
1107|SYNONYMS
1108|yavan-as I am in My eternal form; aham-I; yatha-in
>|whichever manner; bhavah-transcendental existence; yat-
>|whatever; rupa-various forms and colors; guna-qualities;
>|karmakah-activities; tatha eva-exactly so; tattva-vijnanam-
>|factual realization; astu-let there be; te-your; mat-My;
>|anugrahat-by causeless mercy.
1109|TRANSLATION
1110|" 'By My causeless mercy, be enlightened in truth about My
>|personality, manifestations, qualities and pastimes.
1111|PURPORT
1112|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.32). For an
>|explanation see Adi-lila, Chapter One, texts 51-52.
1113|Madhya 25.110
1114|TEXT 110
1115|TEXT
1116|srstira purve sad-aisvarya-purna ami ta' ha-iye
1117|'prapanca', 'prakrti', 'purusa' amatei laye
1118|SYNONYMS
1119|srstira purve-before the creation of this cosmic
>|manifestation; sat-aisvarya-purna-full of six opulences;
>|ami-I; ta' ha-iye-indeed existed; prapanca-the total
>|material energy; prakrti-material nature; purusa-the living
>|entities; amatei laye-were all existing in Me.
1120|TRANSLATION
1121|" 'Before the creation of the cosmic manifestation,' the
>|Lord said, 'I existed, and the total material energy,
>|material nature and the living entities all existed in Me.
1122|Madhya 25.111
1123|TEXT 111
1124|TEXT
1125|srsti kari' tara madhye ami pravesiye
1126|prapanca ye dekha saba, seha ami ha-iye
1127|SYNONYMS
1128|srsti kari'-after creating; tara madhye-within the creation;
>| ami pravesiye-I enter as Lord Visnu; prapanca-the cosmic
>|manifestation; ye-whatever; dekha-you see; saba-all; seha-
>|that; ami ha-iye-I am.
1129|TRANSLATION
1130|" 'After creating the cosmic manifestation, I entered into
>|it. Whatever you see in the cosmic manifestation is but an
>|expansion of My energy.
1131|Madhya 25.112
1132|TEXT 112
1133|TEXT
1134|pralaye avasista ami 'purna' ha-iye
1135|prakrta prapanca paya amatei laye
1136|SYNONYMS
1137|pralaye-at the time of annihilation; avasista-what remains;
>|ami-I; purna-full; ha-iye-am; prakrta prapanca-the material
>|cosmic manifestation; paya-obtains; amatei-in Me; laye-
>|dissolution.
1138|TRANSLATION
1139|" 'When the whole universe dissolves, I remain full in
>|Myself, and everything that is manifested is again
>|preserved in Me.
1140|Madhya 25.113
1141|TEXT 113
1142|TEXT
1143|aham evasam evagre
1144|nanyad yat sad-asat-param
1145|pascad aham yad etac ca
1146|yo 'vasisyeta so 'smy aham
1147|SYNONYMS
1148|aham-I, the Personality of Godhead; eva-certainly; asam-
>|existed; eva-only; agre-before the creation; na-never;
>|anyat-anything else; yat-which; sat-the effect; asat-the
>|cause; param-the supreme; pascat-after; aham-I, the
>|Personality of Godhead; yat-which; etat-this creation; ca-
>|also; yah-who; avasisyeta-remains; sah-that; asmi-am; aham-
>|I, the Personality of Godhead.
1149|TRANSLATION
1150|" 'Prior to the cosmic manifestation, only I exist, and no
>|phenomena exist, either gross, subtle or primordial. After
>|creation, only I exist in everything, and after
>|annihilation, only I remain eternally.
1151|PURPORT
1152|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.33). It is
>|the first verse of the catuh-sloki. For an explanation see
>|Adi-lila, Chapter One, text 53.
1153|Madhya 25.114
1154|TEXT 114
1155|TEXT
1156|"aham eva"-sloke 'aham'-tina-bara
1157|purnaisvarya sri-vigraha-sthitira nirdhara
1158|SYNONYMS
1159|aham eva-I only; sloke-in this verse; aham-the word aham;
>|tina-bara-three times; purna-aisvarya-full of all opulences;
>| sri-vigraha-of the transcendental form of the Lord;
>|sthitira-of the existence; nirdhara-confirmation.
1160|TRANSLATION
1161|" 'In the verse beginning "aham eva, " the word "aham " is
>|expressed three times. In the beginning there are the words
>|"aham eva. " In the second line there are the words "pascad
>|aham. " At the end are the words "so' smy aham. " This "
>|aham " indicates the Supreme Person. By the repetition of "
>|aham, " the transcendental personality who is complete with
>|six opulences is confirmed.
1162|Madhya 25.115
1163|TEXT 115
1164|TEXT
1165|ye 'vigraha' nahi mane, 'nirakara' mane
1166|tare tiraskaribare karila nirdharane
1167|SYNONYMS
1168|ye-one who; vigraha-that Personality of Godhead; nahi mane-
>|does not accept; nirakara mane-considers impersonal; tare-
>|him; tiraskaribare-just to chastise; karila-has done;
>|nirdharane-ascertainment.
1169|TRANSLATION
1170|" 'Impersonalists do not accept the personal feature of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Personality of Godhead
>|is stressed in this verse in order to impress upon them the
>|necessity of accepting Him. Therefore the word "aham " is
>|mentioned three times. To stress something important, one
>|repeats it three times.
1171|Madhya 25.116
1172|TEXT 116
1173|TEXT
1174|ei saba sabde haya-'jnana'-'vijnana'-viveka
1175|maya-karya, maya haite ami-vyatireka
1176|SYNONYMS
1177|ei saba-all these; sabde-in the words; haya-there is; jnana-
>|of real spiritual knowledge; vijnana-of the practical
>|application of the knowledge; viveka-consideration; maya-
>|karya-the activities of the external energy; maya haite-
>|from the activities of the material energy; ami-I;
>|vyatireka-distinct.
1178|TRANSLATION
1179|" 'Actual spiritual knowledge and
>|its practical application are considered in all these sound
>|vibrations. Although the external energy comes from Me, I
>|am different from it.
1180|Madhya 25.117
1181|TEXT 117
1182|TEXT
1183|yaiche suryera sthane bhasaye 'abhasa'
1184|surya vina svatantra tara na haya prakasa
1185|SYNONYMS
1186|yaiche-just as; suryera-of the sun; sthane-in place;
>|bhasaye-appears; abhasa-the illumination; surya vina-
>|without the sun; svatantra-independently; tara-of that; na
>|haya-is not; prakasa-manifestation.
1187|TRANSLATION
1188|" 'Sometimes a reflection of the sun is experienced in
>|place of the sun, but its illumination is never possible
>|independent of the sun.
1189|Madhya 25.118
1190|TEXT 118
1191|TEXT
1192|mayatita haile haya amara 'anubhava'
1193|ei 'sambandha'-tattva kahilun, suna ara saba
1194|SYNONYMS
1195|maya-atita haile-when one becomes transcendentally situated
>|above this external energy; haya-there is; amara anubhava-
>|perception of Me; ei sambandha-tattva kahilun-this has been
>|explained as the principle of a relationship with Me; suna-
>|please hear; ara saba-all the rest.
1196|TRANSLATION
1197|" 'When one is transcendentally situated, he can perceive
>|Me. This perception is the basis of one's relationship with
>|the Supreme Lord. Now let Me further explain this subject
>|matter.
1198|PURPORT
1199|Real spiritual knowledge has to be received from revealed
>|scriptures. After this knowledge is attained, one can begin
>|to perceive his actual spiritual life. Any knowledge
>|achieved by speculation is imperfect. One must receive
>|knowledge from the parampara system and from the guru,
>|otherwise one will be bewildered , and will ultimately
>|become an impersonalist. When one very scrutinizingly
>|deliberates , he can realize
>|the personal feature of the Absolute Truth. The Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead is always transcendental to this
>|material creation. Narayanah paro 'vyaktat: Narayana, the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always transcendental.
>|He is not a creation of this material world. Without
>|realizing spiritual knowledge, one cannot understand that
>|the transcendental form of the Lord is always beyond the
>|creative energy. The example of the sun and sunshine
>|is given. The sunshine is not the sun, but still the
>|sunshine is not separate from the sun. The philosophy of
>|acintya-bhedabheda-tattva (simultaneously one and different)
>| cannot be understood by one who is fully under the
>|influence of the external energy. Consequently a person
>|under the influence of the material energy cannot
>|understand the nature and form of the Personality of the
>|Absolute Truth.
1200|Madhya 25.119
1201|TEXT 119
1202|TEXT
1203|rte 'rtham yat pratiyeta
1204|na pratiyeta catmani
1205|tad vidyad atmano mayam
1206|yathabhaso yatha tamah
1207|SYNONYMS
1208|rte-without; artham-value; yat-that which; pratiyeta-
>|appears to be; na-not; pratiyeta-appears to be; ca-
>|certainly; atmani-in relation to Me; tat-that; vidyat-you
>|must know; atmanah-My; mayam-illusory energy; yatha-just as;
>| abhasah-the reflection; yatha-just as; tamah-the darkness.
1209|TRANSLATION
1210|" 'What appears to be truth without Me , is certainly My
>|illusory energy, for nothing can exist without Me. It is
>|like a reflection of a real light in the shadows, for in
>|the light there are neither shadows nor reflections.
1211|PURPORT
1212|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.34). It is
>|the second verse of the catuh-sloki. For an explanation of
>|this verse, see Adi-lila, Chapter One, text 54.
1213|Madhya 25.120
1214|TEXT 120
1215|TEXT
1216|'abhidheya' sadhana-bhaktira sunaha vicara
1217|sarva-jana-desa-kala-dasate vyapti yara
1218|SYNONYMS
1219|abhidheya-the means to obtain an end; sadhana-bhaktira-of
>|the process of executing devotional service; sunaha vicara-
>|please hear the procedure; sarva-all; jana-people; desa-
>|countries; kala-times; dasate-and in circumstances; vyapti
>|yara-which is all-pervasive.
1220|TRANSLATION
1221|" 'Now please hear from Me about the process of devotional
>|service, which is applicable in any country, for any person,
>| at all times and in all circumstances.
1222|PURPORT
1223|The cult of bhagavata-dharma can be spread in all
>|circumstances, among all people and in all countries. Many
>|envious people accuse this Krsna consciousness movement of
>|spoiling the rigidity of so-called Hinduism. That is not
>|actually the fact. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms that
>|devotional service to the Lord-the cult of bhagavata-dharma,
>| which is now being spread as the Hare Krsna movement-can
>|be spread in every country, for every person, in any
>|condition of life, and in all circumstances. Bhagavata-
>|dharma does not restrict pure devotees to the Hindu
>|community. A pure devotee is above a brahmana; therefore it
>|is not incompatible to offer the sacred thread to devotees
>|in Europe, America, Australia, Japan, Canada, and so on.
>|Sometimes these pure devotees, who have been accepted by
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, are not allowed to enter certain
>|temples in India. some high-caste brahmanas and
>|gosvamis refuse to take prasada in the temples of the
>|International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Actually
>|this is against the instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
>|Devotees can come from any country, and they can belong to
>|any creed or race. On the strength of this verse, those who
>|are actually devotees and followers of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu must accept devotees from all parts of the world
>|as pure Vaisnavas. They should be accepted not artificially
>|but factually. One should see how they are advanced in
>|Krsna consciousness and how they are conducting Deity
>|worship, sankirtana and Ratha-yatra. Considering all these
>|points, an envious person should refrain
>|from malicious atrocities.
1224|Madhya 25.121
1225|TEXT 121
1226|TEXT
1227|'dharmadi ' visaye yaiche e ' cari ,
>| vicara
1228|sadhana-bhakti-ei cari vicarera para
1229|SYNONYMS
1230|dharma-adi-of religious activities and so on; visaye-in the
>|subject matter; yaiche-just as; e cari vicara-there is a
>|consideration of four principles, namely the person,
>|country, time and atmosphere; sadhana-bhakti-of devotional
>|service; ei-these; cari-four; vicarera-to the
>|considerations; para-transcendental.
1231|TRANSLATION
1232|" 'As far as religious principles are concerned, there is a
>|consideration of the person, the country, the time and the
>|circumstance. In devotional service, however, there are no
>|such considerations. Devotional service is transcendental
>|to all considerations.
1233|PURPORT
1234|When we are on the material platform, there are different
>|types of religions-Hinduism, Christianity, Mohammedanism,
>|Buddhism , and so on. These are instituted for a particular
>|time, a particular country or a particular person.
>|Consequently there are differences. Christian principles
>|are different from Hindu principles, and Hindu principles
>|are different from Mohammedan and Buddhist principles.
>|These may be considered on the material platform, but when
>|we come to the platform of transcendental devotional
>|service, there are no such considerations. The
>|transcendental service of the Lord (sadhana-bhakti) is
>|above these principles. The world is anxious for religious
>|unity, and that common platform can be achieved in
>|transcendental devotional service. This is the verdict of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. When one becomes a Vaisnava, he
>|becomes transcendental to all these limited considerations.
>|This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (
>|14.26):
1235|mam ca yo 'vyabhicarena
1236|bhakti -yogena sevate
1237|sa gunan samatityaitan
>|
>|
>|
1238|brahma
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|-bhuyaya
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>| kalpate
1239|"One who engages in full devotional
>|service, who does not fall down in any circumstance, at
>|once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes
>|to the level of Brahman."
1240|The devotional activities of the Krsna consciousness
>|movement are completely transcendental to material
>|considerations. As far as different faiths are concerned,
>|religions may be of different types, but on the spiritual
>|platform, everyone has an equal right to execute devotional
>|service. That is the platform of oneness and the basis for
>|a classless society. In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila
>|Bhaktivinoda Thakura confirms that one has to learn from a
>|bona fide spiritual master about religious principles,
>|economic development, sense gratification and ultimately
>|liberation. These are the four divisions of regulated life,
>|but they are subjected to the material platform. On the
>|spiritual platform, the four principles are jnana, vijnana,
>|tad-anga and tad-rahasya. Rules, regulations and
>|restrictions are on the material platform, but on the
>|spiritual platform one has to be equipped with
>|transcendental knowledge, which is above the principles of
>|religious rituals. Mundane religious activity is known as
>|smarta- viddhi, but transcendental devotional service
>|is called Gosvami-viddhi. Unfortunately many so-called
>|gosvamis are on the platform of smarta-viddhi, yet they try
>|to pass as Gosvami-viddhi, and thus the people are cheated.
>|Gosvami-viddhi is strictly explained in Sanatana Gosvami's
>|Hari-bhakti-vilasa, wherein it is stated :
1241|yatha kancanatam yati
>|
>|
>|
1242|kamsyam rasa-vidhanatah
1243|tatha diska-vidhanena
1244|dvijatvam jayate nrnam
1245|The conclusion is that devotional service is open for
>|everyone, regardless of caste, creed, time and country.
>|This Krsna consciousness movement is functioning according
>|to this principle.
1246|Madhya 25.122
1247|TEXT 122
1248|TEXT
1249|sarva-desa-kala-dasaya janera kartavya
1250|guru-pase sei bhakti prastavya, srotavya
1251|SYNONYMS
1252|sarva-all; desa-countries; kala-times; dasaya-and in
>|circumstances; janera-of every man; kartavya-the duty; guru-
>|pase-in the care of a spiritual master; sei-that; bhakti-
>|devotional service; prastavya-to be inquired; srotavya-and
>|to be heard.
1253|TRANSLATION
1254|" 'It is therefore the duty of every man-in every country,
>|in every circumstance and at all times-to approach the bona
>|fide spiritual master, question him about devotional
>|service and listen to him explain the process.
1255|Madhya 25.123
1256|TEXT 123
1257|TEXT
1258|etavad eva jijnasyam
1259|tattva-jijnasunatmanah
1260|anvaya-vyatirekabhyam
1261|yat syat sarvatra sarvada
1262|SYNONYMS
1263|etavat-up to this; eva-certainly; jijnasyam-to be inquired
>|about; tattva-of the Absolute Truth; jijnasuna-by the
>|student; atmanah-of the self; anvaya-directly;
>|vyatirekabhyam-and indirectly; yat-whatever; syat-it may be;
>| sarvatra-everywhere; sarvada-always.
1264|TRANSLATION
1265|" 'A person interested in transcendental knowledge must
>|therefore always directly and indirectly inquire about it
>|to know about the all-pervading truth.
1266|PURPORT
1267|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.36). It is
>|the fourth verse of the catuh-sloki. For an explanation see
>|Adi-lila, Chapter One, text 56.
1268|Madhya 25.124
1269|TEXT 124
1270|TEXT
1271|amate ye 'priti', sei 'prema'-'prayojana'
1272|karya-dvare kahi tara 'svarupa'-laksana
1273|SYNONYMS
1274|amate-unto Me; ye-whatever; priti-affection; sei-that;
>|prema-love of Godhead; prayojana-the ultimate goal of life;
>|karya-dvare-by practical example; kahi-let Me inform; tara-
>|its; svarupa-laksana-natural characteristics.
1275|TRANSLATION
1276|" 'Supreme affection for Me is called love of Godhead, and
>|that is the ultimate goal of life. Let Me explain by
>|practical example the natural characteristics of such love.
1277|Madhya 25.125
1278|TEXT 125
1279|TEXT
1280|panca-bhuta yaiche bhutera bhitare-bahire
1281|bhakta-gane sphuri ami bahire-antare
1282|SYNONYMS
1283|panca-bhuta-the five material elements; yaiche-just as;
>|bhutera-of the living entities; bhitare-inside; bahire-and
>|outside; bhakta-gane-unto the devotees; sphuri-becoming
>|manifest; ami-I; bahire-antare-externally and internally.
1284|TRANSLATION
1285|" 'The five material elements are existing inside and
>|outside of every living entity. Similarly, I, the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead, am manifest within the heart of the
>|devotee as well as outside his body.
1286|PURPORT
1287|The pure devotee knows that he is a servant of Krsna
>|eternally. He knows that everything can be used in the
>|service of the Lord.
1288|Madhya 25.126
1289|TEXT 126
1290|TEXT
1291|yatha mahanti bhutani
1292|bhutesuccavacesv anu
1293|pravistany apravistani
1294|tatha tesu na tesv aham
1295|SYNONYMS
1296|yatha-as; mahanti-the universal; bhutani-elements; bhutesu-
>|in the living entities; ucca-avacesu-both gigantic and
>|minute; anu-after; pravistani-situated internally;
>|apravistani-situated externally; tatha-so; tesu-in them; na-
>|not; tesu-in them; aham-I.
1297|TRANSLATION
1298|" 'As the material elements enter the bodies of all living
>|beings and yet remain outside them all, I exist within all
>|material creations and yet am not within them.
1299|PURPORT
1300|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.35). It is
>|also the third verse of the catuh-sloki. For an explanation
>|see Adi-lila, Chapter One, text 55.
1301|Madhya 25.127
1302|TEXT 127
1303|TEXT
1304|bhakta ama preme bandhiyache hrdaya-bhitare
1305|yahan netra pade tahan dekhaye amare
1306|SYNONYMS
1307|bhakta-a devotee; ama-Me; preme-by love; bandhiyache-has
>|bound; hrdaya-bhitare-within his heart; yahan-wherever;
>|netra-the eyes; pade-fall; tahan-there; dekhaye-he sees;
>|amare-Me.
1308|TRANSLATION
1309|" 'A highly elevated devotee can bind Me, the Supreme
>|Personality of Godhead, in his heart by love. Wherever he
>|looks, he sees Me and nothing else.
1310|Madhya 25.128
1311|TEXT 128
1312|TEXT
1313|visrjati hrdayam na yasya saksad
1314|dharir avasabhihito 'py aghaugha-nasah
1315|pranaya-rasanaya dhrtanghri-padmah
1316|sa bhavati bhagavata-pradhana uktah
1317|SYNONYMS
1318|visrjati-gives up; hrdayam-the heart; na-not; yasya-whose;
>|saksat-directly; harih-the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
>|avasa-abhihitah-who is automatically
>|glorified; api-although; aghaugha -nasah-who
>|annihilates all kinds of inauspicious offenses for a
>|devotee; pranaya-rasanaya-with the rope of love; dhrta-
>|anghri-padmah-whose lotus feet are bound; sah-such a
>|devotee; bhavati-is; bhagavata-pradhanah-the most elevated
>|devotee; uktah-is said.
1319|TRANSLATION
1320|" 'Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who destroys
>|everything inauspicious for His devotees, does not leave
>|the hearts of His devotees even if they remember Him and
>|chant about Him inattentively. This is because the rope of
>|love always binds the Lord within the devotees' hearts.
>|Such devotees should be accepted as most elevated.
1321|PURPORT
1322|This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.2.55).
1323|Madhya 25.129
1324|TEXT 129
1325|TEXT