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Adi 8-1975: The Author Receives the Orders of Krsna and Guru

Chapter 8

The Author Receives the Orders of Krsna and Guru

The Eighth Chapter of Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta is summarized by Srila

Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. In this Eighth

Chapter, the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda are

described, and it also stated that if one commits offenses in

chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, he does not achieve love of Godhead

even after chanting for many years. In this connection, Srila

Bhaktivinoda Thakura warns against artificial displays of the bodily

symptoms called asta-sattvika-vikara. That is also

another offense. One should seriously and sincerely continue to chant

the Panca-tattva names sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-advaita

gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. All these acaryas will bestow

their causeless mercy upon a devotee and gradually purify his heart.

When he is actually purified, automatically he will experience ecstasy

in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Previous to the composition of

Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura wrote a book

called Sri-Caitanya-bhagavata. Only those subjects which were not

discussed by Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura in his Caitanya-bhagavata have

been taken up by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami to be depicted in Sri-

Caitanya-caritamrta. In his very old age, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami

went to Vrndavana, and by the order of Sri Madana-mohanaji he wrote Sri-

Caitanya-caritamrta. Thus we are now able to relish its transcendental

bliss.

Adi 8.1

TEXT 1

TEXT

vande caitanya-devam tam bhagavantam yad-icchaya

prasabham nartyate citram lekharange jado 'py ayam

SYNONYMS

vande -- I offer my respectful obeisances; caitanya-devam -- unto Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tam -- Him; bhagavantam -- the Personality of

Godhead; yat-icchaya -- by whose desires; prasabham -- all of a sudden;

nartyate -- dancing; citram -- wonderfully; lekharange -- in the

matter of writing; jadah -- dull fool; api -- although; ayam -- this.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respects to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, by whose desire I have become like a dancing dog and,

although I am a fool, I have suddenly taken to the writing of Sri-

Caitanya-caritamrta.

Adi 8.2

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TEXT

jaya jaya sri-krsna-caitanya gauracandra

jaya jaya paramananda jaya nityananda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-krsna-caitanya -- Sri Krsna Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; gaura-candra -- whose name is Lord Gauranga; jaya jaya --

all glories; paramananda -- most joyful; jaya -- all glories; nityananda

-- unto Nityananda Prabhu.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

who is known as Gaurasundara. I also offer my respectful obeisances

unto Nityananda Prabhu, who is always very joyful.

Adi 8.3

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TEXT

jaya jayadvaita acarya krpamaya

jaya jaya gadadhara pandita mahasaya

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; advaita -- unto Advaita Prabhu; acarya --

teacher; krpamaya -- very merciful; jaya jaya -- all glories to;

gadadhara -- of the name Gadadhara; pandita -- learned scholar; mahasaya

-- great personality.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Advaita Acarya, who is very

merciful, and also to that great personality Gadadhara Pandita, the

learned scholar.

Adi 8.4

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jaya jaya srivasadi yata bhakta-gana

pranata ha-iya vandon sabara carana

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; srivasa-adi -- unto Srivasa Thakura, etc.;

yata -- all; bhakta-gana -- devotees; pranata -- offering obeisances; ha-

iya -- doing so; vandon -- I pray; sabara -- all; carana -- lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Srivasa Thakura and all

other devotees of the Lord. I fall down to offer them respect. I worship

their lotus feet.

PURPORT

Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami teaches us first to offer respect to the

Panca-tattva -- Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu,

Advaita Prabhu, Gadadhara Prabhu and Srivasa and other devotees.

We must strictly follow the principle of offering our respects to the

Panca-tattva, as summarized in the mantra -- sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu

nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. At the

beginning of every function in preaching, especially before chanting the

Hare Krsna maha-mantra -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare -- we must chant the Panca-

tattva's names and offer our respects to them.

Adi 8.5

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muka kavitva kare yan-sabara smarane

pangu giri langhe, andha dekhe tara-gane

SYNONYMS

muka -- dumb; kavitva -- poet; kare -- becomes; yan -- whose; sabara --

all; smarane -- by remembering; pangu -- the lame; giri -- mountains;

langhe -- crosses; andha -- blind; dekhe -- sees; tara-gane -- the stars.

TRANSLATION

By remembering the lotus feet of the Panca-tattva, a dumb man can become

a poet, a lame man can cross mountains, and a blind man can see the

stars in the sky.

PURPORT

In Vaisnava philosophy there are three ways for perfection -- namely,

sadhana-siddha, perfection attained by executing devotional service

according to the rules and regulations, nitya-siddha, eternal perfection

attained by never forgetting Krsna at any time, and krpa-siddha,

perfection attained by the mercy of the spiritual master or a

Vaisnava. Kaviraja Gosvami here stresses krpa-siddha, perfection by the

mercy of superior authorities. This mercy does not depend on the

qualifications of a devotee. By such mercy, even if a devotee is dumb he

can speak or write to glorify the Lord splendidly, even if lame he can

cross mountains, and even if blind he can see the stars in the sky.

Adi 8.6

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TEXT

e-saba na mane yei pandita sakala

ta-sabara vidya-patha bheka-kolahala

SYNONYMS

e-saba -- all these; na -- does not; mane -- accept; yei -- anyone;

pandita -- so-called learned; sakala -- all; ta-sabara -- of all of them;

vidya-patha -- the educational cultivation; bheka -- of frogs; kolahala

-- tumultuous sound.

TRANSLATION

The education cultivated by so-called learned scholars who do not

believe these statements of Caitanya-caritamrta is like the

tumultuous croaking of frogs.

PURPORT

The croaking of the frogs in the rainy season resounds very loudly in

the forest, with the result that snakes, hearing the croaking in the

darkness, approach the frogs and swallow them. Similarly, the so-called

educational vibrations of the tongues of university professors who do

not have spiritual knowledge is like the croaking of frogs.

Adi 8.7

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TEXT

ei saba na mane yeba kare krsna-bhakti

krsna-krpa nahi tare, nahi tara gati

SYNONYMS

ei -- these; saba -- all; na mane -- does not accept; yeba -- anyone who;

kare -- executes; krsna-bhakti -- devotional service; krsna-krpa --

mercy of Krsna; nahi -- is not; tare -- unto him; nahi -- there is not;

tara -- his; gati -- advancement.

TRANSLATION

One who does not accept the glories of the Panca-tattva but still makes

a show of devotional service to Krsna can never achieve the mercy of

Krsna nor advance to the ultimate goal.

PURPORT

If one is seriously interested in Krsna conscious activities, he must be

ready to follow the rules and regulations laid down by the acaryas, and

he must understand their conclusions. The sastra says: dharmasya tattvam

nihitam guhayam maha-jano yena gatah sa panthah (Mahabharata, Vana Parva

313.117). It is very difficult to understand the secret of Krsna

consciousness, but one who advances by the instruction of the previous

acaryas and follows in the footsteps of his predecessors in the line of

disciplic succession will have success. Others will not. Srila Narottama

dasa Thakura says in this connection, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara

payeche keba: "Unless one serves the spiritual master and acaryas, one

cannot be liberated." Elsewhere he says:

ei chaya gosani yara -- mui tanra dasa

tan'-sabara pada-renu mora panca-grasa

"I simply accept a person who follows in the footsteps of the six

Gosvamis, and the dust of such a person's lotus feet is my foodstuff."

Adi 8.8

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purve yaiche jarasandha-adi raja-gana

veda-dharma kari' kare visnura pujana

SYNONYMS

purve -- formerly; yaiche -- as it was; jarasandha -- King Jarasandha;

adi -- heading; raja-gana -- kings; veda-dharma -- performance of Vedic

rituals; kari' -- doing; kare -- does; visnura -- of Lord Visnu; pujana -

- worship.

TRANSLATION

Formerly kings like Jarasandha [the father-in-law of Kamsa] strictly

followed the Vedic rituals, thus worshiping Lord Visnu.

PURPORT

In these verses the author of Caitanya-caritamrta, Krsnadasa

Kaviraja Gosvami, is very seriously stressing the importance of worship

of the Panca-tattva. If one becomes a devotee of Gaurasundara or Krsna

but does not give importance to the Panca-tattva (sri-krsna-caitanya

prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda),

his activities are considered to be offenses, or, in the words of Srila

Rupa Gosvami, utpata (disturbances). One must therefore be ready to

offer due respects to the Panca-tattva before becoming a devotee of Lord

Gaurasundara or of Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Adi 8.9

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TEXT

krsna nahi mane, tate daitya kari' mani

caitanya na manile taiche daitya tare jani

SYNONYMS

krsna -- Lord Krsna; nahi -- does not; mane -- accept; tate -- therefore;

daitya -- demon; kari' mani -- we accept; caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; na -- without; manile -- accepting; taiche -- similarly;

daitya -- demon; tare -- to him; jani -- we know.

TRANSLATION

One who does not accept Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead is

certainly a demon. Similarly, anyone who does not accept Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu as Krsna, the same Supreme Lord, is also to be considered a

demon.

PURPORT

Formerly there were kings like Jarasandha who strictly followed the

Vedic rituals, acted as charitable, competent ksatriyas, possessed all

ksatriya qualities and were even obedient to the brahminical culture but

who did not accept Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Jarasandha attacked Krsna many times, and each time, of course, he was

defeated. Like Jarasandha, any man who performs Vedic rituals but does

not accept Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead must be

considered an asura or demon. Similarly, one who does not accept Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu as Krsna Himself is also a demon. This is the

conclusion of authoritative scriptures. Therefore, both so-called

devotion to Gaurasundara without devotional service to Krsna and so-

called Krsna-bhakti without devotional service to Gaurasundara are

nondevotional activities. If one wants to be successful on the path of

Krsna consciousness, he must be thoroughly conscious of the personality

of Gaurasundara as well as the personality of Krsna. Knowing the

personality of Gaurasundara means knowing the personalities of sri-krsna-

caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-

vrnda. The author of Caitanya-caritamrta, pursuant to the

authorities, stresses this principle for perfection in Krsna

consciousness.

Adi 8.10

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TEXT

more na manile saba loka habe nasa

ithi lagi' krpardra prabhu karila sannyasa

SYNONYMS

more -- unto Me; na -- without; manile -- accepting; saba -- all; loka --

people in general; habe -- will go to; nasa -- destruction; ithi -- for

this; lagi' -- for the reason of; krpa-ardra -- all merciful; prabhu --

Lord Caitanya; karila -- accepted; sannyasa -- the sannyasa order.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thought that unless people accepted

Him they would all be destroyed. Thus the merciful Lord accepted the

sannyasa order.

PURPORT

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said, kirtanad eva krsnasya

mukta-sangah param vrajet: "Simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, or

Lord Krsna's name, one is liberated and goes back home, back to Godhead."

(Bhag. 12.3.51) This Krsna consciousness must be achieved through the

mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. One cannot be complete in Krsna

consciousness unless he accepts Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His

associates as the only means for success. It is because of these

considerations that the Lord accepted sannyasa, for thus people would

offer Him respect and very quickly come to the platform of Krsna

consciousness. Since Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is Krsna Himself,

inaugurated the Krsna consciousness movement, without His mercy one

cannot be elevated to the transcendental platform of Krsna consciousness.

Adi 8.11

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TEXT

sannyasi-buddhye more karibe namaskara

tathapi khandibe duhkha, paibe nistara

SYNONYMS

sannyasi-buddhye -- by consideration of a sannyasi; more -- unto Me;

karibe -- they will; namaskara -- offer obeisances; tathapi -- therefore;

khandibe -- will diminish; duhkha -- distress; paibe -- will get;

nistara -- liberation.

TRANSLATION

If a person offers obeisances to Lord Caitanya, even due to accepting

Him only as an ordinary sannyasi, his material distresses will diminish,

and he will ultimately get liberation.

PURPORT

Krsna is so merciful that He always thinks of how to liberate the

conditioned souls from the material platform. It is for this reason that

Krsna incarnates, as clearly indicated in Bhagavad-gita:

yada yada hi dharmasya

glanir bhavati bharata

abhyutthanam adharmasya

tadatmanam srjamy aham

"Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O

descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion -- at that

time I descend Myself." (Bg. 4.7) Krsna always protects the living

entities in many ways. He comes Himself, He sends His own confidential

devotees, and He leaves behind Him sastras like Bhagavad-gita. Why?

It is so that people may take advantage of the benediction to be

liberated from the clutches of maya. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted

sannyasa so that even a foolish person who accepted Him as an ordinary

sannyasi would offer Him respect, for this would help diminish his

material distresses and ultimately liberate him from the material

clutches. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati points out in this connection

that Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the combined form of Sri Radha and

Krsna (mahaprabhu sri-caitanya, radha-krsna -- nahe anya). Therefore

when fools considered Caitanya Mahaprabhu to be an ordinary human being

and thus treated Him disrespectfully, the merciful Lord, in order to

deliver these offenders, accepted sannyasa so that they would offer Him

obeisances, accepting Him as a sannyasi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

accepted sannyasa to bestow His great mercy on people in general who

cannot appreciate Him as Radha and Krsna Themselves.

Adi 8.12

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hena krpamaya caitanya na bhaje yei jana

sarvottama ha-ileo tare asure ganana

SYNONYMS

hena -- such; krpamaya -- merciful; caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya; na --

does not; bhaje -- worship; yei -- one; jana -- person; sarvottama --

supreme; ha-ileo -- in spite of his being; tare -- unto him; asure --

among the demons; ganana -- the calculation.

TRANSLATION

One who does not show respect unto this merciful Lord, Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, or does not worship Him should be considered a demon, even

if he is very exalted in human society.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaja says in this connection: "O

living entities, simply engage yourselves in Krsna consciousness. This

is the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu." Lord Caitanya preached this

cult, instructing the philosophy of Krsna consciousness in His eight

verses, or Siksastaka, and He said, iha haite sarva-siddhi haibe tomara:

"By chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, one will get all perfection in life."

Therefore one who does not show Him respect or cannot appreciate His

mercy despite all these merciful gestures is still an asura, or opponent

of bona fide devotional service to Lord Visnu, even though he is

very exalted in human society. Asura refers to one who

is against devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

Visnu. It should be noted that unless one worships Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu it is useless to become a devotee of Krsna, and unless one

worships Krsna it is also useless to become a devotee of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Such devotional service is to be understood to be a product

of Kali-yuga. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks in this

connection that atheist smartas, or worshipers of the five kinds of

demigods, worship Lord Visnu for a little satisfaction in material

success but have no respect for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thinking Him to

be one of the ordinary living entities, they discriminate between

Gaurasundara and Sri Krsna. Such understanding is also demoniac and is

against the conclusion of the acaryas. Such a conclusion is a product of

Kali-yuga.

Adi 8.13

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ataeva punah kahon urdhva-bahu hana

caitanya-nityananda bhaja kutarka chadiya

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; punah -- again; kahon -- I speak; urdhva -- lifting;

bahu -- arms; hana -- so doing; caitanya -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; bhaja -- worship; kutarka -- useless

arguments; chadiya -- giving up.

TRANSLATION

Therefore I say again, lifting my arms: O fellow human beings, please

worship Sri Caitanya and Nityananda without false arguments!

PURPORT

Because a person who performs Krsna-bhakti but does not understand Sri

Krsna Caitanya and Prabhu Nityananda will simply waste his time, the

author, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, requests everyone take to the

worship of Sri Caitanya and Nityananda Prabhu and the Panca-tattva. He

assures everyone that any person who does so will be successful in Krsna

consciousness.

Adi 8.14

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TEXT

yadi va tarkika kahe, -- tarka se pramana

tarka-sastre siddha yei, sei sevyamana

SYNONYMS

yadi -- if; va -- or; tarkika -- logician; kahe -- says; tarka -- logic;

se -- that; pramana -- evidence; tarka-sastre -- in the logic; siddha --

accepted; yei -- whatever; sei -- that; sevyamana -- is worshipable.

TRANSLATION

Logicians say, "Unless one gains understanding through logic and

argument, how can one decide upon a worshipable Deity?"

Adi 8.15

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TEXT

sri-krsna-caitanya-daya karaha vicara

vicara karile citte pabe camatkara

SYNONYMS

sri-krsna-caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; daya -- His mercy;

karaha -- just put into; vicara -- consideration; vicara -- when such

consideration; karile -- will be done by you; citte -- in your heart;

pabe -- you will get; camatkara -- striking wonder.

TRANSLATION

If you are indeed interested in logic and argument, kindly apply it to

the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If you do so, you will find it to

be strikingly wonderful.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments in this connection that

people in general, in their narrow-minded conception of life, create

many different types of humanitarian activities, but the humanitarian

activities inaugurated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are different. For

logicians who want to accept only that which is proven through logic and

argument, it is a fact that without logic and reason there can be no

question of accepting the Absolute Truth. Unfortunately, when such

logicians take to this path without the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

they remain on the platform of logic and argument and do not advance in

spiritual life. However, if one is intelligent enough to apply his

arguments and logic to the subtle understanding of the fundamental

spiritual substance, he will be able to know that a poor fund of

knowledge established on the basis of material logic cannot help one

understand the Absolute Truth, which is beyond the reach of imperfect

senses. The Mahabharata therefore says: acintyah khalu ye bhava na tams

tarkena yojayet (Mahabharata, Bhisma Parva. 5.22). How can that

which is beyond the imagination or sensory speculation of mundane

creatures be approached simply by logic? Logic and argument are very

poor in spiritual strength and always imperfect when applied to

spiritual understanding. By putting forward mundane logic one frequently

comes to the wrong conclusion regarding the Absolute Truth, and as a

result of such a conclusion one may fall down to accept a body like that

of a jackal.

Despite all this, those who are actually inquisitive to understand the

philosophy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu through logic and argument are

welcome. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami addresses them, "Please put Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy to your crucial test, and if you are

actually a logician you will come to the right conclusion that there is

no personality more merciful than Lord Caitanya." Let the logicians

compare all the results of other humanitarian work with the merciful

activities of Lord Caitanya. If their judgment is impartial, they will

understand that no other humanitarian activities can surpass those of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Everyone is engaged in humanitarian activities on the basis of the body,

but from Bhagavad-gita (2.18) we understand, antavanta ime

deha nityasyoktah saririnah: The material body is ultimately subject to

destruction, whereas the spiritual soul is eternal. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's philanthropic activities are performed in connection with

the eternal soul. However one tries to benefit the body, it will be

destroyed, and one will have to accept another body according to his

present activities. If one does not, therefore, understand this science

of transmigration but considers the body to be all in all, his

intelligence is not very advanced. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, without

neglecting the necessities of the body, imparted spiritual advancement

to purify the existential condition of humanity. Therefore if a logician

makes his judgment impartially, he will surely find that Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu is the maha-vadanyavatara, the most magnanimous incarnation.

He is even more magnanimous than Lord Krsna Himself. Lord Krsna demanded

that one surrender unto Him, but He did not distribute love of Godhead

as magnanimously as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore Srila Rupa

Gosvami offers Lord Caitanya his respectful obeisances with the words

namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te krsnaya krsna-caitanya-namne

gaura-tvise namah. Lord Krsna simply gave

Bhagavad-gita, by which one can understand Lord Krsna as He is, but Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is also Krsna Himself, gave people love of

Krsna without discrimination.

Adi 8.16

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bahu janma kare yadi sravana, kirtana

tabu ta' na paya krsna-pade prema-dhana

SYNONYMS

bahu -- many; janma -- births; kare -- does; yadi -- if; sravana --

hearing; kirtana -- chanting; tabu -- still; ta' -- in spite of; na --

does not; paya -- get; krsna-pade -- unto the lotus feet of Krsna; prema-

dhana -- love of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

If one is infested with the ten offenses in the chanting of the Hare

Krsna maha-mantra, despite his endeavor to chant the holy name for many

births, he will not get the love of Godhead which is the ultimate goal

of this chanting.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says in this connection that

unless one accepts Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, although one goes on

chanting the Hare Krsna mantra for many, many years, there is no

possibility of his attaining the platform of devotional service

. One must follow strictly the

instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu given in the Siksastaka:

trnad api sunicena taror api sahisnuna

amanina manadena kirtaniyah sada harih

"One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind,

thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more

tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should

be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can

chant the holy name of the Lord constantly." (Siksastaka, 3) One who

follows this direction, being freed from the ten kinds of offenses,

becomes successful in Krsna consciousness and ultimately reaches the

platform of loving service to the Personality of Godhead.

One must come to the understanding that the holy name of the Lord and

the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself are identical. One cannot

reach this conclusion unless one is offenseless in chanting the holy

name. By our material calculation we see a difference between the name

and the substance, but in the spiritual world the Absolute is always

absolute; the name, form, quality and pastimes of the Absolute are all

as good as the Absolute Himself. As such, one is understood to be an

eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead if he considers

himself an eternal servant of the holy name and in this spirit

distributes the holy name to the world. One who chants in that spirit,

without offenses, is certainly elevated to the platform of understanding

that the holy name and the Personality of Godhead are identical. To

associate with the holy name and chant the holy name is to associate

with the Personality of Godhead directly. In Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

it is clearly said: sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adah. The

holy name becomes manifest when one engages in the service of the holy

name. This service in a submissive attitude begins with one's tongue.

Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau: One must engage his tongue in the service of

the holy name. Our Krsna consciousness movement is based on this

principle. We try to engage all the members of the Krsna consciousness

movement in the service of the holy name. Since the holy name and Krsna

are nondifferent, the members of the Krsna consciousness movement not

only chant the holy name of the Lord offenselessly, but also do not

allow their tongues to eat anything which is not first offered to the

Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Supreme Lord declares:

patram puspam phalam toyam

yo me bhaktya prayacchati

tad aham bhakty-upahrtam

asnami prayatatmanah

"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or

water, I will accept it." (Bg. 9.26) Therefore the International Society

for Krishna Consciousness has many temples all over the world, and in

each and every temple the Lord is offered these foodstuffs. On the basis

of His demands, the devotees chant the holy name of the Lord

offenselessly and never eat anything that is not first offered to the

Lord. The functions of the tongue in devotional service are to chant the

Hare Krsna maha-mantra and eat prasada that is offered to the Lord.

Adi 8.17

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TEXT

jnanatah sulabha muktir

bhuktir yajnadi-punyatah

seyam sadhana-sahasrair

hari-bhaktih sudurlabha

SYNONYMS

jnanatah -- by cultivation of knowledge; su-labha -- easily obtainable;

muktih -- liberation; bhuktih -- sense enjoyment; yajna-adi --

performance of sacrifices, etc.; punyatah -- and by performing pious

activities; sa -- that; iyam -- this; sadhana-sahasraih -- execution of

thousands of sacrifices; hari-bhaktih -- devotional service;

sudurlabha -- is very rare.

TRANSLATION

"By cultivating philosophical knowledge one can understand his spiritual

position and thus be liberated, and by performing sacrifices and pious

activities one can achieve sense gratification in a higher planetary

system, but the devotional service of the Lord is so rare that even by

executing hundreds and thousands of such sacrifices one cannot obtain it.

PURPORT

Prahlada Maharaja instructs:

matir na krsne paratah svato va

mitho 'bhipadyeta grha-vratanam

(Bhag. 7.5.30)

naisam matis tavad urukramanghrim

sprsaty anarthapagamo yad arthah

mahiyasam pada-rajo 'bhisekam

niskincananam na vrnita yavat

(Bhag. 7.5.32)

These slokas are to be discussed. Their purport is that one cannot

obtain Krsna-bhakti, or the devotional service of the Lord, by official

execution of the Vedic rituals. One has to approach a pure devotee.

Narottama dasa Thakura sings, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba:

"Who has been elevated without rendering service to a pure Vaisnava?"

It is the statement of Prahlada Maharaja that unless one is able to

accept the dust from the lotus feet of a pure Vaisnava there is no

possibility of his achieving the platform of devotional service. That is

the secret. The above-mentioned Tantra-vacana, quoted from the Bhakti-

rasamrta-sindhu, is our perfect guidance in this connection.

Adi 8.18

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TEXT

krsna yadi chute bhakte bhukti mukti diya

kabhu prema-bhakti na dena rakhena lukaiya

SYNONYMS

krsna -- Lord Krsna; yadi -- of course; chute -- goes away; bhakte --

unto the devotee; bhukti -- material enjoyment; mukti -- liberation;

diya -- offering; kabhu -- at any time; prema-bhakti -- love of Godhead;

na -- does not; dena -- give; rakhena -- keeps; lukaiya -- hiding.

TRANSLATION

If a devotee wants material sense gratification or

liberation from the Lord, Krsna immediately delivers it, but pure

devotional service He keeps hidden.

Adi 8.19

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TEXT

rajan patir gurur alam bhavatam yadunam

daivam priyah kula-patih kva ca kinkaro vah

astv evam anga bhagavan bhajatam mukundo

muktim dadati karhicit sma na bhakti-yogam

SYNONYMS

rajan -- O King; patih -- master; guruh -- spiritual master; alam --

certainly; bhavatam -- of your; yadunam -- of the Yadus; daivam -- God;

priyah -- very dear; kula-patih -- head of the family; kva -- even

sometimes; ca -- also; kinkarah -- order carrier; vah -- you; astu --

there is; evam -- thus; anga -- however; bhagavan -- the Supreme

Personality of Godhead; bhajatam -- those who are in devotional service;

mukundah -- Lord Krsna; muktim -- liberation; dadati -- gives; karhicit -

- sometimes; sma -- certainly; na -- not; bhakti-yogam -- devotional

service.

TRANSLATION

"The great sage Narada said: 'My dear Maharaja Yudhisthira, the

Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna is always ready to help you. He is

your master, guru, God, very dear friend and head of your

family. Yet sometimes He agrees to act as your servant or order

carrier. You are greatly fortunate because this relationship is only

possible by bhakti-yoga. The Lord can give liberation [mukti] very

easily, but He does not give one bhakti-yoga because by

that process He is bound to the devotee.' "

PURPORT

This passage is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.6.18). While

Sukadeva Gosvami was describing the character of Rsabhadeva, he

distinguished between bhakti-yoga and liberation by reciting this verse.

In relationship with the Yadus and Pandavas, the Lord acted sometimes as

their master, sometimes as their advisor, sometimes as their friend,

sometimes as the head of their family and sometimes even as their

servant. Krsna once had to carry out an order of Yudhisthira's by

carrying a letter he had written to Duryodhana regarding peace

negotiations. Similarly, He also became the chariot driver of Arjuna.

This illustrates that in bhakti-yoga there is a relationship established

between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the devotee. Such a

relationship is established in the transcendental mellows known as dasya,

sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya. If a devotee wants simple liberation, he

gets it very easily from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as

confirmed by Bilvamangala Thakura. Muktih svayam mukulitanjali sevate '

sman: for a devotee, mukti is not very important because mukti is always

standing on his doorstep waiting to serve him in some way. A devotee,

therefore, must be attracted by the behavior of the inhabitants of

Vrndavana who live in a relationship with Krsna. The land, water, cows,

trees and flowers serve Krsna in santa-rasa, Krsna's servants serve

Krsna in dasya-rasa, and Krsna's cowherd friends serve Him in sakhya-

rasa. Similarly, the elderly gopis and gopas serve Krsna as father and

mother, uncle and other relatives, and the gopis, the young

girls, serve Krsna in conjugal love.

While executing devotional service, one must be naturally inclined to

serve Krsna in one of these transcendental relationships. That is the

actual success of life. For a devotee, to get liberation is not very

difficult. Even one who is unable to establish a relationship with Krsna

can achieve liberation by merging in the Brahman effulgence. This is

called sayujya-mukti. Vaisnavas never accept sayujya-mukti, although

sometimes they accept the other forms of liberation, namely, sarupya,

salokya, samipya and sarsti. A pure devotee, however, does not accept

any kind of mukti. He wants only to serve Krsna in a transcendental

relationship. This is the perfectional stage of spiritual life. Mayavadi

philosophers desire to merge in the existence of the Brahman

effulgence, although this aspect of liberation is always neglected by

devotees. Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura, describing this kind of

mukti, which is called kaivalya, or becoming one with the Supreme, has

said, kaivalyam narakayate: "Becoming one with the Supreme is as good as

going to hell." Therefore the ideal of Mayavada philosophy, becoming one

with the Supreme, is hellish for a devotee; he never accepts it.

Mayavadi philosophers do not know that even if they merge in the

effulgence of the Supreme, this will not give them ultimate rest. An

individual soul cannot live in the Brahman effulgence in a state of

inactivity; after some time, he must desire to be active. However, since

he is not related with the Supreme Personality of

Godhead and therefore has no spiritual activity, he must come down for

further activities in this material world. This is confirmed in Srimad-

Bhagavatam:

aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah

patanty adho 'nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah

(Bhag. 10.2.32)

Because Mayavadi philosophers have no information regarding the

transcendental service of the Lord, even after attaining liberation from

material activities and merging in the Brahman effulgence, they must

come down again to this material world to open hospitals or schools or

perform similar philanthropic activities.

Adi 8.20

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TEXT

hena prema sri-caitanya dila yatha tatha

jagai madhai paryanta -- anyera ka katha

SYNONYMS

hena -- such; prema -- love of Godhead; sri-caitanya -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dila -- has given; yatha -- anywhere; tatha --

everywhere; jagai -- of the name Jagai; madhai -- of the name Madhai;

paryanta -- up to them; anyera -- of others; ka -- what to speak; katha -

- words.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has freely given this love of Krsna

everywhere and anywhere, even to the most fallen, such as Jagai and

Madhai. What then to speak of those who are already pious and elevated?

PURPORT

The distinction between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's gift to human society

and the gifts of others is that whereas so-called philanthropic and

humanitarian workers have given some relief to human society as far as

the body is concerned, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offers the best

facilities for going back home, back to Godhead, with love of Godhead.

If one seriously makes a comparative study of the two gifts, certainly

if he is at all sober he will give the greatest credit to Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. It was with this purpose that Kaviraja Gosvami said:

sri-krsna-caitanya-daya karaha vicara

vicara karile citte pabe camatkara

"If you are indeed interested in logic and argument, kindly apply it to

the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If you do so, you will find it to

be strikingly wonderful." (Cc. Adi 8.15)

Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says:

dina-hina yata chila,

hari-name uddharila,

tara saksi jagai madhai

The two brothers Jagai and Madhai epitomize the sinful population of

this age of Kali. They were most disturbing elements in society because

they were meat eaters, drunkards, women hunters, rogues and thieves. Yet

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered them, to say nothing of others who

were sober, pious, devoted and conscientious. Bhagavad-gita also

confirms (kim punar brahmanah punya bhakta rajarsayas tatha) that to say

nothing of the brahminically qualified devotees and rajarsis

, anyone who by the association

of a pure devotee comes to Krsna consciousness becomes eligible to go

back home, back to Godhead. In Bhagavad-gita the Lord

declares:

mam hi partha vyapasritya

ye 'pi syuh papa-yonayah

striyo vaisyas tatha sudras

te 'pi yanti param gatim

"O son of Prtha, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower

birth -- women, vaisyas [merchants], as well as sudras [workers] -- can

approach the supreme destination." (Bg. 9.32)

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered the two fallen brothers Jagai and

Madhai, but the entire world is presently full of Jagais and Madhais, or,

in other words, women hunters, meat eaters, gamblers, thieves and other

rogues, who create all kinds of disturbance in society. The activities

of such persons have now become common practices. It is no longer

considered abominable to be a drunkard, woman hunter, meat eater, thief

or rogue, for these elements have been assimilated by human society.

That does not mean, however, that the abominable qualities of such

persons will help free human society from the clutches of maya. Rather,

they will entangle humanity more and more in the reactions of the

stringent laws of material nature. One's activities are all performed

under the influence of the modes of material nature (prakrteh

kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvasah). Because people are now

associating with the modes of ignorance (tamo-guna) and, to some extent,

passion (rajo-guna), with no trace of goodness (sattva-guna), they are

becoming increasingly greedy and lusty, for that is the effect of

associating with these modes. Tada rajas-tamo-bhavah kama-lobhadayas ca

ye: "By associating with the two lower qualities of material nature, one

becomes lusty and greedy." (Bhag. 1.2.19) Actually, in modern human

society, everyone is greedy and lusty, and therefore the only means for

deliverance is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's sankirtana movement, which can

promote all the Jagais and Madhais to the topmost position of sattva-

guna, or brahminical culture.

Srimad-Bhagavatam states:

nasta-prayesv abhadresu

nityam bhagavata-sevaya

bhagavaty uttama-sloke

bhaktir bhavati naisthiki

tada rajas-tamo-bhavah

kama-lobhadayas ca ye

(Bhag. 1.2.18-19)

Considering the chaotic condition of human society, if one actually

wants peace and tranquility, one must take to the Krsna consciousness

movement and engage always in bhagavata-dharma. Engagement in bhagavata-

dharma dissipates all ignorance and passion, and when ignorance and

passion are dissipated one is freed from greed and lust. When freed from

greed and lust, one becomes brahminically qualified, and when a

brahminically qualified person makes further advancement, he becomes

situated on the Vaisnava platform. It is only on this Vaisnava platform

that it is possible to awaken one's dormant love of Godhead, and as soon

as one does so, his life is successful.

At present, human society is specifically cultivating the mode of

ignorance (tamo-guna), although there may also be some symptoms of

passion (rajo-guna). Full of kama and lobha, lust and greed, the entire

population of the world consists mostly of sudras and a few vaisyas, and

gradually it is coming about that there are sudras only. Communism is a

movement of sudras, and capitalism is meant for vaisyas. In the fighting

between these two factions, the sudras and vaisyas, gradually, due to

the abominable condition of society, the communists will emerge

triumphant, and as soon as this takes place, whatever is left of society

will be ruined. The only possible remedy that can counteract the

tendency toward communism is the Krsna consciousness movement, which can

give even communists the real idea of communist society. According to

the doctrine of communism, the state should be the proprietor of

everything. But the Krsna consciousness movement, expanding this same

idea, accepts God as the proprietor of everything. People can't

understand this because they have no sense of God, but the Krsna

consciousness movement can help them to understand God and to understand

that everything belongs to God. Since everything is the property of God,

and all living entities -- not only human beings but even animals, birds,

plants and so on -- are children of God, everyone has the right to live

at the cost of God with God consciousness. This is the sum and substance

of the Krsna consciousness movement.

Adi 8.21

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TEXT

svatantra isvara prema-nigudha-bhandara

bilaila yare tare, na kaila vicara

SYNONYMS

svatantra -- fully independent; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of

Godhead; prema -- love of God; nigudha -- very confidential; bhandara --

stock; bilaila -- distributed; yare -- to anyone; tare -- to everyone;

na -- not; kaila -- did; vicara -- consideration.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself,

is fully independent. Therefore, although it is the most confidentially

stored benediction, He can distribute love of Godhead to anyone and

everyone without consideration.

PURPORT

This is the benefit of Lord Caitanya's movement. If one somehow or other

comes in contact with the Hare Krsna movement, without consideration of

his being a sudra, vaisya, Jagai, Madhai or even lower, he becomes

advanced in spiritual consciousness and immediately develops love of

Godhead. We now have actual experience that throughout the entire world

this movement is making many such persons lovers of God simply by the

chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Actually, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu has appeared as the spiritual master of the entire world. He

does not discriminate between offenders and the innocent. Krsna-prema-

pradaya te: He liberally gives love of Godhead to

anyone and everyone. This can be actually experienced, as stated in the

next verse.

Adi 8.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

adyapiha dekha caitanya-nama yei laya

krsna-preme pulakasru-vihvala se haya

SYNONYMS

adyapiha -- even up to date; dekha -- you see; caitanya-nama -- Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's name; yei -- anyone; laya -- who takes; krsna-

preme -- love of Krsna; pulaka-asru -- tears in ecstasy; vihvala --

overwhelmed; se -- he; haya -- becomes.

TRANSLATION

Whether he is offensive or inoffensive, anyone who even now chants sri-

krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda is immediately overwhelmed with ecstasy,

and tears fill his eyes.

PURPORT

The prakrta sahajiyas who chant nitai gaura radhe syama have very little

knowledge of the Bhagavata conclusion, and they hardly follow the

Vaisnava rules and regulations, and yet because they chant bhaja nitai

gaura, their chanting immediately invokes tears and other signs of

ecstasy. Although they do not know the principles of Vaisnava philosophy

and are not very advanced in education, by these symptoms they

attract many men to become their followers. Their ecstatic tears will of

course help them in the long run, for as soon as they come in contact

with a pure devotee their lives will become successful. Even in the

beginning, however, because they are chanting the holy names of nitai-

gaura, their swift advancement on the path of love of Godhead is very

prominently visible.

Adi 8.23

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TEXT

'nityananda' balite haya krsna-premodaya

aulaya sakala anga, asru-ganga vaya

SYNONYMS

nityananda balite -- while talking of Nityananda Prabhu; haya -- it so

becomes; krsna-prema-udaya -- awakening of love of Krsna; aulaya --

agitated; sakala -- all; anga -- limbs of the body; asru-ganga -- tears

like the Ganges waters; vaya -- flow down.

TRANSLATION

Simply by talking of Nityananda Prabhu one awakens his love for Krsna.

Thus all his bodily limbs are agitated by ecstasy, and tears flow from

his eyes like the waters of the Ganges.

Adi 8.24

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TEXT

'krsna-nama' kare aparadhera vicara

krsna balile aparadhira na haya vikara

SYNONYMS

krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; kare -- takes; aparadhera --

of offenses; vicara -- consideration; krsna -- Lord Krsna; balile -- if

one chants; aparadhira -- of the offenders; na -- never; haya -- becomes;

vikara -- changed.

TRANSLATION

There are offenses to be considered while chanting the Hare Krsna mantra.

Therefore simply by chanting Hare Krsna one does not become ecstatic.

PURPORT

It is very beneficial to chant the names sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu

nityananda before chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra because by

chanting these two holy names sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda

one immediately becomes ecstatic, and if he then chants the Hare Krsna

maha-mantra he becomes free of offenses.

There are ten offenses to avoid in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

The first offense is to blaspheme great personalities who are engaged in

distributing the holy name of the Lord. It is said in the sastra (Cc.

Antya. 7.11), krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana: one cannot

distribute the holy names of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra unless he is

empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore one should

not criticize or blaspheme a devotee who is thus engaged.

Sri Padma Purana states:

satam ninda namnah paramam aparadham vitanute

yatah khyatim yatam katham u sahate tad-vigarham

To blaspheme the great saintly persons who are engaged in preaching the

glories of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is the worst offense at the lotus

feet of the holy name. One should not criticize a preacher of the

glories of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. If one does so, he is an offender.

The Nama-prabhu, who is identical with Krsna, will never tolerate such

blasphemous activities, even from one who passes as a great devotee.

The second namaparadha is described as follows:

sivasya sri-visnor ya iha guna-namadi-sakalam

dhiya bhinnam pasyet sa khalu hari-namahita-karah

In this material world, the holy name of Visnu is all-auspicious. Visnu'

s name, form, qualities and pastimes are all transcendental absolute

knowledge. Therefore, if one tries to separate the Absolute Personality

of Godhead from His holy name or His transcendental form, qualities and

pastimes, thinking them to be material, that is offensive. Similarly, to

think the names of demigods such as Lord Siva to be as good as the

name of Lord Visnu -- or, in other words, to think Lord Siva and

the other demigods to be other forms of God and therefore equal to

Visnu -- is also blasphemous. This is the second offense at the lotus

feet of the Lord.

The third offense at the lotus feet of the holy name, which is called

guror avajna, is to consider the spiritual master to be material and

therefore envy his exalted position. The fourth offense (sruti-sastra-

nindanam) is to blaspheme Vedic literatures such as the four Vedas and

the Puranas. The fifth offense (tathartha-vadah) is to consider the

glories of the holy name to be exaggerations. Similarly, the sixth

offense (hari-namni kalpanam) is to consider the holy name of the Lord

to be imaginary.

The seventh offense is described as follows:

namno balad yasya hi papa-buddhir

na vidyate tasya yamair hi suddhih

To think that since the Hare Krsna mantra can counteract all sinful

reactions one may therefore go on with his sinful activities and at the

same time chant the Hare Krsna mantra to neutralize them is the greatest

offense at the lotus feet of hari-nama.

The eighth offense is stated thus: dharma-vrata-tyaga-hutadi-sarva-subha-

kriya-samyam api pramadah. It is offensive to consider the chanting of

the Hare Krsna mantra to be a religious ritualistic ceremony. Performing

religious ceremonies, following vows and practicing renunciation and

sacrifice are all materialistic auspicious activities. The chanting of

the Hare Krsna maha-mantra must not be compared to such materialistic

religiosity.This is an offense at the lotus feet of

the Lord.

The ninth offense is described as follows:

asraddadhane vimukhe 'py asrnvati

yas copadesah siva-namaparadhah

It is an offense to preach the glories of the holy name among persons

who have no intelligence or no faith in the subject matter. Such people

should be given the chance to hear the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra,

but in the beginning they should not be instructed about the glories of

the spiritual significance of the holy name. By constant hearing of the

holy name, their hearts will be purified, and then they will be able to

understand the transcendental position of the holy name.

The tenth offense is as follows:

srute 'pi nama-mahatmye yah priti-rahito narah

aham-mamadi-paramo namni so 'py aparadha-krt

If one has heard the glories of the transcendental holy name of the Lord

but nevertheless continues in a materialistic concept of life, thinking,

"I am this body and everything belonging to this body is mine [aham

mameti]," and does not show respect and love for the chanting

of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, that is an offense.

Adi 8.25

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TEXT

tad asma-saram hrdayam batedam

yad grhyamanair hari-nama-dheyaih

na vikriyetatha yada vikaro

netre jalam gatra-ruhesu harsah

SYNONYMS

tat -- that; asma-saram -- as hard as iron; hrdayam -- heart; bata -- O;

idam -- this; yat -- which; grhyamanaih -- in spite of taking the

chanting; hari-nama-dheyaih -- meditating on the holy name of the

Lord; na -- does not; vikriyeta -- change; atha -- thus; yada -- when;

vikarah -- transformation; netre -- in the eyes; jalam -- tears; gatra-

ruhesu -- in the pores of the body; harsah -- ecstasy.

TRANSLATION

"If one's heart does not change, tears do not flow from his eyes, his

body does not shiver, nor his hairs stand on end as he

chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, it should be understood that his

heart is as hard as iron. This is due to his offenses at the lotus feet

of the Lord's holy name."

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, commenting on this verse, which

is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.3.24), remarks that sometimes a

maha-bhagavata, or very advanced devotee, does not manifest such

transcendental symptoms as tears in the eyes, although sometimes a

kanistha-adhikari, neophyte devotee, displays them artificially. This

does not mean, however, that the neophyte is more advanced than the maha-

bhagavata devotee. The test of the real change of heart that takes place

when one chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is that one becomes detached

from material enjoyment. This is the real change. Bhaktir parasyanubhavo

viraktir anyatra syat. If one is actually advancing in

spiritual life, he must become very much detached from material

enjoyment. If it is sometimes found that a kanistha-adhikari (neophyte

devotee) shows artificial tears in his eyes while chanting the Hare

Krsna mantra but is still completely attached to material things, his

heart has not really changed. The change must be manifested in terms of

one's real activities.

Adi 8.26

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TEXT

'eka' krsna-name kare sarva-papa nasa

premera karana bhakti karena prakasa

SYNONYMS

eka -- one; krsna-name -- by chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna; kare -

- makes; sarva -- all; papa -- sinful life; nasa -- exhausted; premera --

of love of Godhead; karana -- cause; bhakti -- devotional service;

karena -- becomes; prakasa -- manifest.

TRANSLATION

Simply chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra without offenses vanquishes

all sinful activities. Thus pure devotional service, which is the cause

of love of Godhead, becomes manifest.

PURPORT

One cannot be situated in the devotional service of the Lord unless one

is free from sinful life. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita:

yesam tv anta-gatam

papam jananam punya-karmanam

te dvandva-moha-nirmukta

bhajante mam drdha-vratah

"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life,

whose sinful actions are completely eradicated and who are freed from

the duality of delusion, engage themselves in My service with

determination." (Bg. 7.28) A person who is already cleansed of all

tinges of sinful life engages without deviation or duality of purpose in

the transcendental loving service of the Lord. In this age, although

people are greatly sinful, simply chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra

can relieve them from the reactions of their sins. Eka krsna-name: only

by chanting Krsna's name is this possible. This is also confirmed in

Srimad-Bhagavatam (kirtanad eva krsnasya).

Caitanya Mahaprabhu has also taught us this. While passing on the road,

He used to chant:

krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna he

krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna raksa mam

krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna pahi mam

rama raghava rama raghava rama raghava raksa mam

krsna kesava krsna kesava krsna kesava pahi mam

If one always chants the holy name Krsna, gradually one is freed from

all reactions of sinful life, provided he chants offenselessly and does

not commit more sinful activities on the strength of chanting the Hare

Krsna mantra. In this way one is purified, and his devotional service

causes the arousal of his dormant love of God. Simply by chanting

the Hare Krsna mantra and not committing sinful activities

and offenses, one's life is purified, and thus one comes to the fifth

stage of perfection, or engagement in the loving service of the Lord (

prema pumartho mahan).

Adi 8.27

TEXT 27

TEXT

premera udaye haya premera vikara

sveda-kampa-pulakadi gadgadasrudhara

SYNONYMS

premera -- of love of Godhead; udaye -- when there is awakening; haya --

it becomes so; premera -- of love of Godhead; vikara -- transformation;

sveda -- perspiration; kampa -- trembling; pulaka-adi -- throbbing of

the heart; gadgada -- faltering; asru-dhara -- tears in the eyes.

TRANSLATION

When one's transcendental loving service to the Lord is actually

awakened, it generates transformations in the body such as perspiration,

trembling, throbbing of the heart, faltering of the voice and tears in

the eyes.

PURPORT

These bodily transformations are automatically manifested when one is

actually situated in love of Godhead. One should

not artificially imitate them. Our disease is desire for

that which is material; even while advancing in spiritual

life, we want material acclaim. One must be freed

from this disease. Pure devotion must be anyabhilasita-

sunyam, without desire for anything material.

Advanced devotees manifest many bodily transformations which are

symptoms of ecstasy, but one should not imitate them to achieve cheap

adoration from the public. When one actually attains the advanced stage,

the ecstatic symptoms will appear automatically; one does not need to

imitate them.

Adi 8.28

TEXT 28

TEXT

anayase bhava-ksaya, krsnera sevana

eka krsna-namera phale pai eta dhana

SYNONYMS

anayase -- without hard labor; bhava-ksaya -- stoppage of repetition of

birth and death; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; sevana -- service; eka -- one;

krsna-namera -- chanting the name of Krsna; phale -- as a result of;

pai -- we achieve; eta -- so much; dhana -- wealth.

TRANSLATION

As a result of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, one makes such great

advancement in spiritual life that simultaneously his material existence

terminates and he receives love of Godhead. The holy name of Krsna is so

powerful that by chanting even one name, one very easily achieves these

transcendental riches.

Adi 8.29-30

TEXTS 29-30

TEXT

hena krsna-nama yadi laya bahu-bara

tabu yadi prema nahe, nahe asrudhara

tabe jani, aparadha tahate pracura

krsna-nama-bija tahe na kare ankura

SYNONYMS

hena -- such; krsna-nama -- holy name of the Lord; yadi -- if; laya --

one takes; bahu-bara -- again and again; tabu -- still; yadi -- if;

prema -- love of Godhead; nahe -- is not visible; nahe asru-dhara --

there are no tears in the eyes; tabe -- then; jani -- I understand;

aparadha -- offense; tahate -- there (in that process); pracura --

enough; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Krsna; bija -- seed; tahe -- in

those activities; na -- does not; kare -- do; ankura -- sprout.

TRANSLATION

If one chants the exalted holy name of the Lord again and again and yet

his love for the Supreme Lord does not develop and tears do not appear

in his eyes, it is evident that because of his offenses in chanting, the

seed of the holy name of Krsna does not sprout.

PURPORT

If one chants the Hare Krsna mantra offensively, one does not achieve

the desired result. Therefore one should carefully avoid the offenses

which have already been described in connection with verse 24.

Adi 8.31

TEXT 31

TEXT

caitanya-nityanande nahi esaba vicara

nama laite prema dena, bahe asrudhara

SYNONYMS

caitanya-nityanande -- when chanting the holy names of Lord Caitanya and

Nityananda; nahi -- there are not; esaba -- all these; vicara --

considerations; nama -- the holy name; laite -- simply by chanting;

prema -- love of Godhead; dena -- they give; bahe -- there is a flow;

asru-dhara -- tears in the eyes.

TRANSLATION

But if one only chants, with some slight faith, the holy names of Lord

Caitanya and Nityananda, very quickly he is cleansed of all offenses.

Thus as soon as he chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, he feels the

ecstasy of love for God.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks in this connection that

if one takes shelter of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda,

follows Their instructions to become more tolerant than the tree and

humbler than the grass, and in this way chants the holy name of the Lord,

very soon he achieves the platform of transcendental loving service to

the Lord, and tears appear in his eyes. There are offenses to be

considered in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, but there are no such

considerations in chanting the names of Gaura-Nityananda. Therefore, if

one chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra but his life is still full of

sinful activities, it will be very difficult for him to achieve the

platform of loving service to the Lord. But if in spite of being an

offender one chants the holy names of Gaura-Nityananda, he is very

quickly freed from the interactions of his offenses. Therefore, one

should first approach Lord Caitanya and Nityananda, or worship Guru-

Gauranga, and then come to the stage of worshiping Radha-Krsna. In our

Krsna consciousness movement, our students are first advised to worship

Guru-Gauranga, and then, when they are somewhat advanced, the Radha-

Krsna Deity is installed, and they are engaged in the worship of the

Lord.

One should first take shelter of Gaura-Nityananda in order to reach,

ultimately, Radha-Krsna. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura sings in this

connection:

gauranga balite ha'be pulaka sarira

hari hari balite nayane ba'be nira

ara kabe nitaicandera karuna ha-ibe

samsara-vasana mora kabe tuccha habe

visaya chadiya kabe suddha habe mana

kabe hama heraba sri-vrndavana

In the beginning one should very regularly chant Sri Gaurasundara's holy

name and then chant the holy name of Lord Nityananda. Thus one's heart

will be cleansed of impure desires for material enjoyment. Then one can

approach Vrndavana-dhama to worship Lord Krsna. Unless one is favored by

Lord Caitanya and Nityananda, there is no need to go to Vrndavana, for

unless one's mind is purified, he cannot see Vrndavana, even if he goes

there. Actually going to Vrndavana involves taking shelter of the six

Gosvamis by reading Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Vidagdha-madhava, Lalita-

madhava and the other books that they have given. In this way one can

understand the transcendental loving affairs between Radha and Krsna.

Kabe hama bujhaba se yugala-piriti. The conjugal love between Radha and

Krsna is not an ordinary human affair; it is fully transcendental. In

order to understand Radha and Krsna, worship Them and engage in Their

loving service, one must be guided by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

Nityananda Prabhu and the six Gosvamis, Lord Caitanya's direct disciples.

For an ordinary man, worship of Sri Caitanya and Nityananda Prabhu or

the Panca-tattva is easier than worship of Radha and Krsna. Unless one

is very fortunate, he should not be induced to worship Radha-Krsna

directly. A neophyte student who is not sufficiently educated or

enlightened should not indulge in the worship of Sri Radha and Krsna or

the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra. Even if he does so, he cannot get

the desired result. One should therefore chant the names of Nitai-Gaura

and worship Them without false prestige. Since everyone within this

material world is more or less influenced by sinful activities, in the

beginning it is essential that one take to the worship of Guru-Gauranga

and ask their favor, for thus despite all his disqualifications one will

very soon become qualified to worship the Radha-Krsna vigraha.

It should be noted in this connection that the holy names of Lord Krsna

and Gaurasundara are both identical with the Supreme Personality of

Godhead. Therefore one should not consider one name to be more potent

than the other. Considering the position of the people of this age,

however, the chanting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's name is more

essential than the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra because Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the most magnanimous incarnation and His mercy is

very easily achieved. Therefore one must first take shelter of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu by chanting sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-

advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. By serving Gaura-

Nityananda one is freed from the entanglements of material existence and

thus becomes qualified to worship the Radha-Krsna Deity.

Adi 8.32

TEXT 32

TEXT

svatantra isvara prabhu atyanta udara

tanre na bhajile kabhu na haya nistara

SYNONYMS

svatantra isvara -- the fully independent Supreme Lord; prabhu -- the

Lord; atyanta -- very much; udara -- magnanimous; tanre -- unto Him; na -

- without; bhajile -- worshiping; kabhu na -- never at any time; haya --

becomes so; nistara -- liberation.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead,

is greatly magnanimous. Unless one worships Him, one can never be

liberated.

PURPORT

Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura here remarks that one should not

give up the worship of Radha-Krsna to worship Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

By worshiping either Radha-Krsna or Lord Caitanya alone, one cannot

become advanced. One should not try to supersede the instructions of the

six Gosvamis, for they are acaryas and very dear to Lord Caitanya.

Therefore Narottama dasa Thakura sings:

rupa-raghunatha-pade haibe akuti

kabe hama bujhaba se yugala-piriti

One must be a submissive student of the six Gosvamis, from Srila Rupa

Gosvami to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. Not following their instructions but

imagining how to worship Gaurasundara and Radha-Krsna is a great offense,

as a result of which one clears a path to hell. If one neglects the

instructions of the six Gosvamis and yet becomes a so-called devotee of

Radha-Krsna, he merely criticizes the real devotees of Radha-Krsna. As a

result of speculation, he considers Gaurasundara to be an ordinary

devotee and therefore cannot make progress in serving the Supreme

Personality of Godhead Radha-Krsna.

Adi 8.33

TEXT 33

TEXT

ore mudha loka, suna caitanya-mangala

caitanya-mahima yate janibe sakala

SYNONYMS

ore -- O all of you; mudha -- foolish; loka -- people; suna -- just hear;

caitanya-mangala -- the book of this name; caitanya -- Lord Caitanya's;

mahima -- glories; yate -- in which; janibe -- you will know; sakala --

all.

TRANSLATION

O fools, just read Caitanya-mangala! By reading this book you can

understand all the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT

Sri Vrndavana dasa Thakura's Caitanya-bhagavata was originally

entitled Caitanya-mangala, but when Srila Locana dasa Thakura later

wrote another book named Caitanya-mangala, Srila Vrndavana dasa

Thakura changed the name of his own book, which is now therefore known

as Caitanya-bhagavata. The life of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is very

elaborately described in Caitanya-bhagavata, and Krsnadasa Kaviraja

Gosvami has already informed us that in his Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta he

has described whatever Vrndavana dasa Thakura has not mentioned. This

acceptance of Sri-Caitanya-bhagavata by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami

indicates his acceptance of the disciplic succession. A writer of

transcendental literature never tries to surpass the previous acaryas.

Adi 8.34

TEXT 34

TEXT

krsna-lila bhagavate kahe veda-vyasa

caitanya-lilara vyasa -- vrndavana-dasa

SYNONYMS

krsna-lila -- the pastimes of Lord Krsna; bhagavate -- in the book

Srimad-Bhagavatam; kahe -- tells; veda-vyasa -- Vyasadeva, the editor of

the Vedic literatures; caitanya-lilara -- of the pastimes of Lord

Caitanya; vyasa -- compiler; vrndavana-dasa -- is Vrndavana dasa.

TRANSLATION

As Vyasadeva has compiled all the pastimes of Lord Krsna in the Srimad-

Bhagavatam, Thakura Vrndavana dasa has depicted the pastimes of Lord

Caitanya.

Adi 8.35

TEXT 35

TEXT

vrndavana-dasa kaila 'caitanya-mangala'

yanhara sravane nase sarva amangala

SYNONYMS

vrndavana-dasa -- of the name Vrndavana dasa; kaila -- compiled;

caitanya-mangala -- the book named Caitanya-mangala; yanhara -- of which;

sravane -- by hearing; nase -- annihilated; sarva -- all; amangala --

inauspiciousness.

TRANSLATION

Thakura Vrndavana dasa has composed Caitanya-mangala. Hearing this

book will annihilate all misfortune.

Adi 8.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

caitanya-nitaira yate janiye mahima

yate jani krsna-bhakti-siddhantera sima

SYNONYMS

caitanya-nitaira -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda

Prabhu; yate -- in which; janiye -- one can know; mahima -- all glories;

yate -- in which; jani -- I can understand; krsna-bhakti -- of devotion

to Lord Krsna; siddhantera -- of the conclusion; sima -- limit.

TRANSLATION

By reading Caitanya-mangala one can understand all the glories or

truths of Lord Caitanya and Nityananda and come to the ultimate

conclusion of devotional service to Lord Krsna.

PURPORT

Srimad-Bhagavatam is the authoritative reference book from which to

understand devotional service, but because it is very elaborate, few men

can understand its purpose. Srimad-Bhagavatam is the original commentary

on Vedanta-sutra, which is called nyaya-prasthana. It was written to

enable one to understand the Absolute Truth through infallible logic and

argument, and therefore its natural commentary, Srimad-Bhagavatam, is

extremely elaborate. Professional reciters have created the impression

that Srimad-Bhagavatam deals only with Krsna's rasa-lila, although Krsna'

s rasa-lila is only described in the

Tenth Canto (Chapters 29-35). They have in this way presented Krsna to

the Western world as a great woman hunter, and therefore we sometimes

have to deal with such misconceptions in preaching. Another difficulty

in understanding Srimad-Bhagavatam is that the professional reciters

have introduced Bhagavata-saptaha, or seven-day readings of the

Bhagavatam. They want to finish Srimad-Bhagavatam in a week, although it

is so sublime that even one verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam, if properly

explained, cannot be completed in three months. Under these

circumstances, it is a great aid for the common man to read Srila

Vrndavana dasa Thakura's Caitanya-bhagavata, for thus he can actually

understand devotional service, Krsna, Lord Caitanya and Nityananda.

Srila Rupa Gosvami has said:

sruti-smrti-puranadi-pancaratra-vidhim vina

aikantiki harer bhaktir utpatayaiva kalpate

"Devotional service of the Lord that ignores the authorized Vedic

literatures like the Upanisads, Puranas, Narada-pancaratra, etc., is

simply an unnecessary disturbance in society." Due to misunderstanding

Srimad-Bhagavatam, people are misled regarding the science of Krsna.

However, by reading Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura's book one can very

easily understand this science.

Adi 8.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

bhagavate yata bhakti-siddhantera sara

likhiyachena inha jani' kariya uddhara

SYNONYMS

bhagavate -- in the Srimad-Bhagavatam; yata -- all; bhakti-siddhantera --

in understanding devotional service; sara -- essence; likhiyachena --

has written; inha -- this; jani' -- I know; kariya -- making; uddhara --

quotation.

TRANSLATION

In Caitanya-mangala [later known as Sri-Caitanya-bhagavata] Srila

Vrndavana dasa Thakura has given the conclusion and essence of

devotional service by quoting the authoritative statements of Srimad-

Bhagavatam.

Adi 8.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

'caitanya-mangala' sune yadi pasandi, yavana

seha maha-vaisnava haya tataksana

SYNONYMS

caitanya-mangala -- the book named Caitanya-mangala; sune -- anyone

hears; yadi -- if; pasandi -- great atheist; yavana -- a disbeliever in

the Vedic culture; seha -- he also; maha-vaisnava -- great devotee; haya

-- becomes; tataksana -- immediately.

TRANSLATION

If even a great atheist hears Caitanya-mangala, he immediately

becomes a great devotee.

Adi 8.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

manusye racite nare aiche grantha dhanya

vrndavana-dasa-mukhe vakta sri-caitanya

SYNONYMS

manusye -- a human being; racite -- compiled; nare -- cannot; aiche --

such; grantha -- book; dhanya -- so glorious; vrndavana-dasa -- the

author, Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; mukhe -- from his mouth; vakta --

speaker; sri-caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

The subject matter of this book is so sublime that it appears that Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu has personally spoken through the writings of Sri

Vrndavana dasa Thakura.

PURPORT

Srila Sanatana Gosvami has written in his Hari-bhakti-vilasa:

avaisnava-mukhodgirnam putam hari-kathamrtam

sravanam naiva kartavyam sarpocchistam yatha payah

Transcendental literature that strictly follows the Vedic

principles and the conclusion of the Puranas

and Pancaratrika-vidhi can be written only by a

pure devotee.

It is not possible for a common man to write books on

bhakti, for his writings will not be effective. He may be a very great

scholar and expert in presenting literature in flowery language,

but this is not at all helpful in understanding transcendental

literature. Even if transcendental literature is written in faulty

language, it is acceptable if it is written by a devotee, whereas so-

called transcendental literature written by a mundane scholar, even if

it is a very highly polished literary presentation, cannot be accepted.

The secret in a devotee's writing is that when he writes about the

pastimes of the Lord, the Lord helps him; he does not write himself. As

stated in Bhagavad-gita, dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam

upayanti te (Bg. 10. 10). Since a devotee writes in service to the Lord,

the Lord from within gives him so much intelligence that he sits down

near the Lord and goes on writing books. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami

confirms that what Vrndavana dasa Thakura wrote was actually spoken by

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and he simply repeated it. The same holds true

for Caitanya-caritamrta. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami wrote

Caitanya-caritamrta in his old age in an invalid condition, but it is

such a sublime literature that Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami

Maharaja used to say, "The time will come when the people of the world

will learn Bengali to read Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta." We are trying to

present Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta in English and do not know how

successful it will be, but if one reads the original Caitanya-caritamrta

in Bengali he will relish increasing ecstasy in devotional service.

Adi 8.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

vrndavana-dasa-pade koti namaskara

aiche grantha kari' tenho tarila samsara

SYNONYMS

vrndavana-dasa-pade -- on the lotus feet of Srila Vrndavana dasa

Thakura; koti -- millions; namaskara -- obeisances; aiche -- such;

grantha -- book; kari' -- compiling; tenho -- he; tarila -- delivered;

samsara -- all the world.

TRANSLATION

I offer millions of obeisances unto the lotus feet of Vrndavana dasa

Thakura. No one else could write such a wonderful book for the

deliverance of all fallen souls.

Adi 8.41

TEXT 41

TEXT

narayani -- caitanyera ucchista-bhajana

tanra garbhe janmila sri-dasa-vrndavana

SYNONYMS

narayani -- of the name Narayani; caitanyera -- of Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; ucchista-bhajana -- eater of the remnants of foodstuff;

tanra -- of her; garbhe -- in the womb; janmila -- took birth; sri-dasa-

vrndavana -- Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura.

TRANSLATION

Narayani eternally eats the remnants of the foodstuffs of Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura was born of her womb.

PURPORT

In Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, a book written by

Kavikarnapura that describes all the associates of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu and who they previously were, there is the following

statement regarding Narayani:

ambikayah svasa yasin namna srila-kilimbika

krsnocchistam prabhunjana seyam narayani mata

When Lord Krsna was a child, He was nursed by a woman named Ambika who

had a younger sister named Kilimbika. During the time of Lord Caitanya's

incarnation, the same Kilimbika used to eat the remnants of foodstuffs

left by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That Kilimbika was Narayani, who

was a niece of Srivasa Thakura's. Later on, when she grew up and married,

Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura was born from her womb. A devotee of Lord

Sri Krsna is celebrated in terms of devotional service rendered to the

Lord; thus we know Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura as the son of Narayani.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura notes in this connection that

there is no reference to his paternal ancestry because there is no need

to understand it.

Adi 8.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

tanra ki adbhuta caitanya-carita-varnana

yahara sravane suddha kaila tri-bhuvana

SYNONYMS

tanra -- Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura's; ki -- what; adbhuta --

wonderful; caitanya-carita -- of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; varnana -- description; yahara -- of which; sravane -- by

hearing; suddha -- purified; kaila -- made; tri-bhuvana -- the three

worlds.

TRANSLATION

What a wonderful description he has given of the pastimes of Lord

Caitanya! Anyone in the three worlds who hears it is purified.

Adi 8.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

ataeva bhaja, loka, caitanya-nityananda

khandibe samsara-duhkha, pabe premananda

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; bhaja -- worship; loka -- O people in general;

caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityananda -- Nityananda

Prabhu; khandibe -- will vanquish; samsara-duhkha -- miserable condition

of material existence; pabe -- he will get; premananda -- the

transcendental bliss of devotional service.

TRANSLATION

I fervently appeal to everyone to adopt the method of devotional service

given by Lord Caitanya and Nityananda and thus be freed from the

miseries of material existence and ultimately achieve the loving service

of the Lord.

Adi 8.44

TEXT 44

TEXT

vrndavana-dasa kaila 'caitanya-mangala'

tahate caitanya-lila varnila sakala

SYNONYMS

vrndavana-dasa -- Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; kaila -- did; caitanya-

mangala -- the book of the name Caitanya-mangala; tahate -- in that book;

caitanya-lila -- the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; varnila -- described;

sakala -- everything.

TRANSLATION

Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura has written Caitanya-mangala and

therein described in all respects the pastimes of Lord Caitanya.

Adi 8.45

TEXT 45

TEXT

sutra kari' saba lila karila granthana

pache vistariya tahara kaila vivarana

SYNONYMS

sutra kari' -- making a synopsis; saba -- all; lila -- pastimes; karila -

- did; granthana -- writing in the book; pache -- later; vistariya --

vividly describing; tahara -- all of them; kaila -- did; vivarana --

description.

TRANSLATION

He first summarized all the pastimes of the Lord and later described

them vividly in detail.

Adi 8.46

TEXT 46

TEXT

caitanya-candrera lila ananta apara

varnite varnite grantha ha-ila vistara

SYNONYMS

caitanya-candrera -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lila -- pastimes;

ananta -- unlimited; apara -- unfathomable; varnite -- describing;

varnite -- describing; grantha -- the book; ha-ila -- became; vistara --

expansive.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of Lord Caitanya are unlimited and unfathomable. Therefore,

in describing all those pastimes, the book became voluminous.

Adi 8.47

TEXT 47

TEXT

vistara dekhiya kichu sankoca haila mana

sutra-dhrta kona lila na kaila varnana

SYNONYMS

vistara -- expansive; dekhiya -- seeing; kichu -- some; sankoca -- with

hesitation; haila -- became; mana -- mind; sutra-dhrta -- taking the

codes; kona -- some; lila -- pastimes; na -- did not; kaila -- make;

varnana -- description.

TRANSLATION

He saw them to be so extensive that he later felt that some had not been

properly described.

Adi 8.48

TEXT 48

TEXT

nityananda-lila-varnane ha-ila avesa

caitanyera sesa-lila rahila avasesa

SYNONYMS

nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; lila -- pastime; varnane -- in the

matter of description; ha-ila -- there was; avesa -- ecstasy; caitanyera

-- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sesa-lila -- pastimes in the last

portion of His life; rahila -- remained; avasesa -- supplement.

TRANSLATION

He ecstatically described the pastimes of Lord Nityananda, but the later

pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained untold.

Adi 8.49

TEXT 49

TEXT

sei saba lilara sunite vivarana

vrndavana-vasi bhaktera utkanthita mana

SYNONYMS

sei -- those; saba -- all; lilara -- of the pastimes; sunite -- to hear;

vivarana -- description; vrndavana-vasi -- the inhabitants of Vrndavana;

bhaktera -- of devotees; utkanthita -- in anxiety; mana -- minds.

TRANSLATION

The devotees of Vrndavana were all very anxious to hear those pastimes.

Adi 8.50

TEXT 50

TEXT

vrndavane kalpa-drume suvarna-sadana

maha-yogapitha tahan, ratna-simhasana

SYNONYMS

vrndavane -- in Vrndavana; kalpa-drume -- under the desire trees;

suvarna-sadana -- golden throne; maha -- great; yoga-pitha -- pious

temple; tahan -- there; ratna -- bedecked with jewels; simhasana --

throne.

TRANSLATION

In Vrndavana, in a great place of pilgrimage underneath the desire trees,

is a golden throne bedecked with jewels.

Adi 8.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

tate vasi' ache sada vrajendra-nandana

'sri-govinda-deva' nama saksat madana

SYNONYMS

tate -- on that throne; vasi' -- sitting; ache -- there is; sada --

always; vrajendra-nandana -- the son of Maharaja Nanda; sri-govinda-deva

-- whose name is Govinda; nama -- name; saksat -- direct; madana --

transcendental cupid.

TRANSLATION

On that throne sits the son of Nanda Maharaja, Sri Govindadeva, the

transcendental cupid.

Adi 8.52

TEXT 52

TEXT

raja-seva haya tanha vicitra prakara

divya samagri, divya vastra, alankara

SYNONYMS

raja-seva -- majestic service; haya -- render; tanha -- there; vicitra --

varieties; prakara -- all kinds of; divya -- spiritual; samagri --

ingredients; divya -- spiritual; vastra -- garments; alankara --

ornaments.

TRANSLATION

Varieties of majestic service are rendered to Govinda there. His

garments, ornaments and paraphernalia are all transcendental.

Adi 8.53

TEXT 53

TEXT

sahasra sevaka seva kare anuksana

sahasra-vadane seva na yaya varnana

SYNONYMS

sahasra -- many thousands; sevaka -- servitors; seva -- service; kare --

render; anuksana -- always; sahasra -- thousands; vadane -- mouths; seva

-- process of service; na -- not possible; yaya -- goes on; varnana --

description.

TRANSLATION

In that temple of Govindaji, thousands of servitors always render

service to the Lord in devotion. Even with thousands of mouths, one

could not describe this service.

Adi 8.54

TEXT 54

TEXT

sevara adhyaksa -- sri-pandita haridasa

tanra yasah-guna sarva-jagate prakasa

SYNONYMS

sevara -- of the service; adhyaksa -- commander; sri-pandita haridasa --

Haridasa Pandita; tanra -- of his; yasah -- fame; guna -- quality; sarva-

jagate -- all over the world; prakasa -- known.

TRANSLATION

In that temple the chief servitor was Sri Haridasa Pandita. His

qualities and fame are known all over the world.

PURPORT

Sri Haridasa Pandita was a disciple of Sri Ananta Acarya, who was a

disciple of Gadadhara Pandita.

Adi 8.55

TEXT 55

TEXT

susila, sahisnu, santa, vadanya, gambhira

madhura-vacana, madhura-cesta, maha-dhira

SYNONYMS

susila -- well behaved; sahisnu -- tolerant; santa -- peaceful; vadanya -

- magnanimous; gambhira -- grave; madhura-vacana -- sweet words; madhura-

cesta -- sweet endeavor; maha-dhira -- completely sober.

TRANSLATION

He was gentle, tolerant, peaceful, magnanimous, grave, sweet in his

words and very sober in his endeavors.

Adi 8.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

sabara sammana-karta, karena sabara hita

kautilya-matsarya-himsa na jane tanra cita

SYNONYMS

sabara -- of all; sammana-karta -- respectful; karena -- does; sabara --

everyone's; hita -- benefit; kautilya -- diplomatic; matsarya --

jealousy; himsa -- envy; na jane -- does not know; tanra -- his; cita --

heart.

TRANSLATION

He was respectful to everyone and worked for the benefit of all.

Diplomacy, envy and jealousy were unknown to his heart.

Adi 8.57

TEXT 57

TEXT

krsnera ye sadharana sad-guna pancasa

se saba gunera tanra sarire nivasa

SYNONYMS

krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; ye -- that; sadharana -- general; sat-guna --

good qualities; pancasa -- fifty; se -- those; saba -- all; gunera --

qualities; tanra -- his; sarire -- in the body; nivasa -- were always

present.

TRANSLATION

The fifty qualities of Lord Krsna were all present in his body.

PURPORT

In Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, the transcendental qualities of Sri Krsna

are mentioned. Among these, fifty are primary (ayam neta

suramyangah, etc.), and in minute quantity they were all

present in the body of Sri Haridasa Pandita. Since every living entity

is a part of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all fifty of these good

qualities of Sri Krsna are originally minutely present in every living

being. Due to his contact with material nature, these qualities are not

visible in the conditioned soul, but when one becomes a purified devotee,

they all automatically manifest themselves. This is stated in Srimad-

Bhagavatam (5.18.12), as mentioned in the text below.

Adi 8.58

TEXT 58

TEXT

yasyasti bhaktir bhagavaty akincana

sarvair gunais tatra samasate surah

harav abhaktasya kuto mahad-guna

mano-rathenasati dhavato bahih

SYNONYMS

yasya -- one who; asti -- has; bhaktih -- devotional service; bhagavati -

- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; akincana -- without motive;

sarvaih -- all; gunaih -- qualities; tatra -- there; samasate -- become

manifested; surah -- with all the demigods; harau -- unto the Supreme

Personality; abhaktasya -- one who is not a devotee; kutah -- where;

mahat-gunah -- high qualities; manah-rathena -- concoction; asati -- the

material existence; dhavatah -- run on; bahih -- externally.

TRANSLATION

"In one who has unflinching devotional faith in Krsna, all the good

qualities of Krsna and the demigods are consistently manifested. However,

one who has no devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead has no

good qualifications because he is engaged by mental concoction in

material existence, which is the external feature of the Lord."

Adi 8.59

TEXT 59

TEXT

pandita-gosanira sisya -- ananta acarya

krsna-premamaya-tanu, udara, sarva-arya

SYNONYMS

pandita-gosanira -- of Gadadhara Pandita; sisya -- disciple; ananta

acarya -- of the name Ananta Acarya; krsna-premamaya -- always

overwhelmed by love of God; tanu -- body; udara -- magnanimous; sarva --

in all respects; arya -- advanced.

TRANSLATION

Ananta Acarya was a disciple of Gadadhara Pandita. His body was always

absorbed in love of Godhead. He was magnanimous and advanced in all

respects.

Adi 8.60

TEXT 60

TEXT

tanhara ananta guna ke karu prakasa

tanra priya sisya inha -- pandita haridasa

SYNONYMS

tanhara -- his; ananta -- unlimited; guna -- qualities; ke -- who; karu -

- can; prakasa -- display; tanra -- his; priya -- dear; sisya --

disciple; inha -- this person; pandita haridasa -- of the name Haridasa

Pandita.

TRANSLATION

Ananta Acarya was a reservoir of all good qualities. No one can estimate

how great he was. Pandita Haridasa was his beloved disciple.

PURPORT

Sri

Ananta Acarya is one of the eternal associates of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Previously, during the advent of Lord Sri Krsna, Ananta

Acarya was Sudevi, one of the eight gopis. This is stated in the Gaura-

ganoddesa-dipika, verse 165, as follows: anantacarya-gosvami ya

sudevi pura vraje. "Ananta Acarya Gosvami was formerly Sudevi-gopi

in Vraja [Vrndavana]." In Jagannatha Puri, or Purusottama-ksetra, there

is a monastery known as Ganga-mata Matha that was established by Ananta

Acarya. In the disciplic succession of the Ganga-mata Matha, he is known

as Vinoda-manjari. One of his disciples was Haridasa Pandita Gosvami,

who is also known as Sri Raghu Gopala and as Sri Rasa-manjari. His

disciple Laksmipriya was the maternal aunt of Ganga-mata, a princess who

was the daughter of the King of Putiya. Ganga-mata brought a Deity of

the name Sri Rasika Raya from Krsna Misra of Jaipur and installed Him in

the house of Sarvabhauma in Jagannatha Puri. The disciple in the fifth

generation after Sri Ananta Acarya was Sri Vanamali; in the sixth

generation, Sri Bhagavan dasa, who was a Bengali; in the seventh

generation, Madhusudana dasa, who was an Oriya; in the eighth generation,

Nilambara dasa; in the ninth generation, Sri Narottama dasa; in the

tenth generation, Pitambara dasa; and in the eleventh generation, Sri

Madhava dasa. The disciple in the twelfth generation is presently in

charge of the Ganga-mata monastery.

Adi 8.61

TEXT 61

TEXT

caitanya-nityanande tanra parama visvasa

caitanya-carite tanra parama ullasa

SYNONYMS

caitanya -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityanande -- in Lord Nityananda;

tanra -- his; parama -- very great; visvasa -- faith; caitanya-carite --

in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; tanra -- his; parama -- great; ullasa -

- satisfaction.

TRANSLATION

Pandita Haridasa had great faith in Lord Caitanya and Nityananda.

Therefore he took great satisfaction in knowing about Their pastimes and

qualities.

Adi 8.62

TEXT 62

TEXT

vaisnavera guna-grahi, na dekhaye dosa

kaya-mano-vakye kare vaisnava-santosa

SYNONYMS

vaisnavera -- of devotees; guna-grahi -- accepting good qualities; na --

never; dekhaye -- sees; dosa -- any fault; kaya-manah-vakye -- with

heart and soul; kare -- does; vaisnava -- devotee; santosa --

pacification.

TRANSLATION

He always accepted the good qualities of Vaisnavas and never found fault

in them. He engaged his heart and soul only to satisfy the Vaisnavas.

PURPORT

It is a qualification of a Vaisnava that he is adosa-darsi; he never

sees others' faults. Of course, every human being has both good

qualities and faults. Therefore it is said, sajjana gunam icchanti

dosam icchanti pamarah: everyone has a combination of faults and glories.

But a Vaisnava, a sober man, accepts only a man's glories and not his

faults, for flies seek sores whereas honeybees seek honey. Haridasa

Pandita never found fault with a Vaisnava but considered only his good

qualities.

Adi 8.63

TEXT 63

TEXT

nirantara sune tenho 'caitanya-mangala'

tanhara prasade sunena vaisnava-sakala

SYNONYMS

nirantara -- always; sune -- hears; tenho -- he; caitanya-mangala -- the

book Caitanya-mangala; tanhara -- by his; prasade -- mercy; sunena --

hear; vaisnava-sakala -- all other Vaisnavas.

TRANSLATION

He always heard the reading of Sri Caitanya-mangala, and all the other

Vaisnavas used to hear it by his grace.

Adi 8.64

TEXT 64

TEXT

kathaya sabha ujjvala kare yena purna-candra

nija-gunamrte badaya vaisnava-ananda

SYNONYMS

kathaya -- by words; sabha -- assembly; ujjvala -- illuminated; kare --

does; yena -- as; purna-candra -- full moon; nija -- own; guna-amrte --

nectar of qualities; badaya -- increases; vaisnava -- of the devotees;

ananda -- pleasure.

TRANSLATION

Like the full moon, he illuminated the entire assembly of the Vaisnavas

by speaking Caitanya-mangala, and by the nectar of his qualities he

increased their transcendental bliss.

Adi 8.65

TEXT 65

TEXT

tenho ati krpa kari' ajna kaila more

gaurangera sesa-lila varnibara tare

SYNONYMS

tenho -- he; ati -- very much; krpa -- mercy; kari' -- showing; ajna --

order; kaila -- made it; more -- unto me; gaurangera -- of Lord Caitanya;

sesa-lila -- last portion of the pastimes; varnibara -- describing;

tare -- for the matter of.

TRANSLATION

By his causeless mercy he ordered me to write about the last pastimes of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Adi 8.66

TEXT 66

TEXT

kasisvara gosanira sisya -- govinda gosani

govindera priya-sevaka tanra sama nani

SYNONYMS

kasisvara gosanira -- of Kasisvara Gosvami; sisya -- disciple; govinda --

of the name Govinda; gosani -- spiritual master; govindera -- of

Govinda; priya-sevaka -- most confidential servitor; tanra -- his; sama -

- equal; nani -- is none.

TRANSLATION

Govinda Gosani, the priest engaged in the service of Lord Govinda in

Vrndavana, was a disciple of Kasisvara Gosani. There was no servant more

dear to the Govinda Deity.

PURPORT

Kasisvara Gosani, also

known as

Kasisvara Pandita, was a disciple of Isvara Puri and son of Vasudeva

Bhattacarya, who belonged to the dynasty of Kanjilala Kanu. His surname

was Caudhuri. His nephew, his sister's son, who was named Rudra Pandita,

was the original priest of Vallabhapura, which is situated about one

mile from the Sriramapura railway station in the village of Catara.

Installed there are the Deities of Radha-Govinda and Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Kasisvara Gosani was a very strong man, and therefore when

Lord Caitanya visited the temple of Jagannatha, he used to protect the

Lord from the crowds. Another of his duties was to distribute prasada

to the devotees after kirtana. He was also one of the contemporaries of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu who was with the Lord in Jagannatha Puri.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura also visited this temple at

Vallabhapura. At that time the person in charge was a Saivite, Sri

Sivacandra Caudhuri, who was a descendant of Kasisvara Gosani's brother.

In Vallabhapura there was a permanent arrangement to cook nine kilos of

rice, vegetables and other foodstuffs, and near the village there

is sufficient land, which belongs to the Deity, on which this rice was

grown. Unfortunately, the descendants of Kasisvara Gosani's brother have

sold a major portion of this land, and therefore the Deity worship has

now been hampered.

It is said in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika that the servant of Krsna

in Vrndavana named Bhrngara descended as Kasisvara Gosani during the

pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In our householder life we also

sometimes visited this temple of Vallabhapura and took prasada there at

noon. The Deities of this temple, Sri Sri Radha-Govinda and the Gauranga

vigraha, are extremely beautiful. Near Vallabhapura is another beautiful

temple of Jagannatha. We sometimes used to take prasada in this

Jagannatha Temple also. These two temples are situated within a one-mile

radius of the Sriramapura railway station near Calcutta.

Adi 8.67

TEXT 67

TEXT

yadavacarya gosani sri-rupera sangi

caitanya-carite tenho ati bada rangi

SYNONYMS

yadavacarya -- of the name Yadavacarya; gosani -- spiritual master; sri-

rupera -- of Srila Rupa Gosvami; sangi -- associate; caitanya-carite --

in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; tenho -- he; ati -- very much; bada --

great; rangi -- enthusiastic.

TRANSLATION

Sri Yadavacarya Gosani, a constant associate of Srila Rupa Gosvami, was

also very enthusiastic in hearing and chanting about Lord Caitanya's

pastimes.

Adi 8.68

TEXT 68

TEXT

pandita-gosanira sisya -- bhugarbha gosani

gaura-katha vina ara mukhe anya nai

SYNONYMS

pandita-gosanira -- of Pandita Gosani (Pandita Haridasa); sisya --

disciple; bhugarbha gosani -- of the name Bhugarbha Gosani; gaura-katha -

- topics of Lord Caitanya; vina -- without; ara -- else; mukhe -- in his

mouth; anya nai -- nothing else.

TRANSLATION

Bhugarbha Gosani, a disciple of Pandita Gosani, was always engaged in

topics regarding Lord Caitanya, knowing nothing else.

Adi 8.69

TEXT 69

TEXT

tanra sisya -- govinda pujaka caitanya-dasa

mukundananda cakravarti, premi krsna-dasa

SYNONYMS

tanra sisya -- his disciple; govinda -- the Govinda Deity; pujaka --

priest; caitanya-dasa -- of the name Caitanya dasa; mukundananda

cakravarti -- of the name Mukundananda Cakravarti; premi -- a great

lover; krsna-dasa -- of the name Krsnadasa.

TRANSLATION

Among his disciples were Caitanya dasa, who was a priest of the Govinda

Deity, as well as Mukundananda Cakravarti and the great devotee

Krsnadasa.

Adi 8.70

TEXT 70

TEXT

acarya-gosanira sisya -- cakravarti sivananda

niravadhi tanra citte caitanya-nityananda

SYNONYMS

acarya-gosanira -- of Acarya Gosani; sisya -- the disciple; cakravarti

sivananda -- of the name Sivananda Cakravarti; niravadhi -- always;

tanra -- his; citte -- in the heart; caitanya-nityananda -- Lord

Caitanya and Nityananda are situated.

TRANSLATION

Among the disciples of Ananta Acarya was Sivananda Cakravarti, in whose

heart dwelled constantly Lord Caitanya and Nityananda.

Adi 8.71

TEXT 71

TEXT

ara yata vrndavane baise bhakta-gana

sesa-lila sunite sabara haila mana

SYNONYMS

ara yata -- there are many others; vrndavane -- in Vrndavana; baise --

residents; bhakta-gana -- great devotees; sesa-lila -- the last portions

of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes; sunite -- to hear; sabara -- of

everyone; haila -- became; mana -- the mind.

TRANSLATION

In Vrndavana there were also many other great devotees, all of whom

desired to hear the last pastimes of Lord Caitanya.

Adi 8.72

TEXT 72

TEXT

more ajna karila sabe karuna kariya

tan-sabara bole likhi nirlajja ha-iya

SYNONYMS

more -- unto me; ajna -- order; karila -- gave; sabe -- all; karuna --

merciful; kariya -- doing so; tan-sabara -- of all of them; bole -- by

the order; likhi -- I write; nirlajja -- without shame; ha-iya --

becoming.

TRANSLATION

By their mercy, all these devotees ordered me to write of the last

pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Because of their order only,

although I am shameless, I have attempted to write this Caitanya-

caritamrta.

PURPORT

To write about the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead is not an ordinary endeavor. Unless one is empowered by the

higher authorities, or advanced devotees, one cannot write

transcendental literature, for all such literature must be above

suspicion, or, in other words, it must have none of the defects of

conditioned souls, namely, mistakes, illusions, cheating and imperfect

sense perceptions. The words of Krsna and the disciplic succession

that carries the orders of Krsna are actually authoritative. To be

empowered to write transcendental literature is a privilege in which a

writer can take great pride. As a humble Vaisnava, Krsnadasa Kaviraja

Gosvami, being thus empowered, felt very much ashamed that it was he who

was to narrate the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Adi 8.73

TEXT 73

TEXT

vaisnavera ajna pana cintita-antare

madana-gopale gelan ajna magibare

SYNONYMS

vaisnavera -- of all the Vaisnava devotees; ajna -- order; pana --

receiving; cintita-antare -- anxiety within myself; madana-gopale -- to

the temple of Sri Madana-mohana; gelan -- I went; ajna -- order;

magibare -- to receive.

TRANSLATION

Having received the order of the Vaisnavas but being anxious within my

heart, I went to the temple of Madana-mohana in Vrndavana to ask His

permission also.

PURPORT

A Vaisnava always follows the order of guru and Krsna. Sri-Caitanya-

caritamrta was written by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami by their mercy.

Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami considered all the devotees that have been

mentioned to be his preceptor gurus or spiritual masters, and Madana-

gopala (Sri Madana-mohana vigraha) is Krsna Himself. Thus he took

permission from both of them, and when he received the mercy of both

guru and Krsna, he was able to write this great literature, Sri-Caitanya-

caritamrta. This example should be followed. Anyone who attempts to

write about Krsna must first take permission from the spiritual master

and Krsna. Krsna is situated in everyone's heart, and the spiritual

master is His direct external representative. Thus Krsna is situated

antar-bahih, within and without. One must first become a pure devotee by

following the strict regulative principles and chanting sixteen rounds

daily, and when one thinks that he is actually on the Vaisnava platform,

he must then take permission from the spiritual master, and that

permission must also be confirmed by Krsna from within his heart. Then,

if one is very sincere and pure, he can write transcendental literature,

either prose or poetry.

Adi 8.74

TEXT 74

TEXT

darasana kari kailun carana vandana

gosani-dasa pujari kare carana-sevana

SYNONYMS

darasana -- by visiting; kari -- doing; kailun -- made; carana -- lotus

feet; vandana -- worship; gosani-dasa -- of the name Gosani dasa; pujari

-- priest; kare -- does; carana -- lotus feet; sevana -- service.

TRANSLATION

When I visited the temple of Madana-mohana, the priest Gosani dasa was

serving the feet of the Lord, and I also prayed at the Lord's lotus feet.

Adi 8.75

TEXT 75

TEXT

prabhura carane yadi ajna magila

prabhu-kantha haite mala khasiya padila

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of the Lord; carane -- lotus feet; yadi -- when; ajna --

order; magila -- requested; prabhu-kantha -- the neck of the Lord; haite

-- from; mala -- garland; khasiya -- slipped; padila -- fell down.

TRANSLATION

When I prayed to the Lord for permission, a garland from His neck

immediately slipped down.

Adi 8.76

TEXT 76

TEXT

saba vaisnava-gana hari-dhvani dila

gosani-dasa ani' mala mora gale dila

SYNONYMS

saba -- all; vaisnava -- devotees; gana -- group; hari-dhvani --

chanting Hare Krsna; dila -- made; gosani-dasa -- of the name Gosani

dasa; ani' -- bringing; mala -- garland; mora -- my; gale -- on the neck;

dila -- gave it.

TRANSLATION

As soon as this happened, the Vaisnavas standing there all loudly

chanted, "Haribol!" and the priest, Gosani dasa, brought me the garland

and put it around my neck.

Adi 8.77

TEXT 77

TEXT

ajna-mala pana amara ha-ila ananda

tahani karinu ei granthera arambha

SYNONYMS

ajna-mala -- the garland of order; pana -- receiving; amara -- my; ha-

ila -- became; ananda -- great pleasure; tahani -- then and there;

karinu -- attempted; ei -- this; granthera -- of Caitanya-caritamrta;

arambha -- beginning.

TRANSLATION

I was greatly pleased to have the garland signifying the order of the

Lord, and then and there I commenced to write this book.

Adi 8.78

TEXT 78

TEXT

ei grantha lekhaya more 'madana-mohana'

amara likhana yena sukera pathana

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; grantha -- great literature; lekhaya -- causes me to write;

more -- unto me; madana-mohana -- the Deity; amara -- my; likhana --

writing; yena -- like; sukera -- of the parrot; pathana -- responding.

TRANSLATION

Actually Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta is not my writing but the dictation of

Sri Madana-mohana. My writing is like the repetition of a parrot.

PURPORT

This should be the attitude of all devotees. When the Supreme

Personality of Godhead recognizes a devotee, He gives him intelligence

and dictates how he may go back home, back to Godhead. This is confirmed

in Srimad-Bhagavad-gita:

tesam satata-yuktanam

bhajatam priti-purvakam

dadami buddhi-yogam tam

yena mam upayanti te

"To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give

the understanding by which they can come to Me." (Bg. 10.10) The

opportunity to engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord

is open to everyone because every living entity is constitutionally a

servant of the Lord. To engage in the service of the Lord is the natural

function of the living entity, but because he is covered by the

influence of maya, material energy, he thinks it to be a very

difficult task. But if he places himself under the guidance of a

spiritual master and does everything sincerely, immediately the Lord,

who is situated within everyone's heart, dictates how to serve Him (

dadami buddhi-yogam tam). The Lord gives this direction, and thus the

devotee's life becomes perfect. Whatever a pure devotee does is done by

the dictation of the Supreme Lord. Thus it is confirmed by the author of

Caitanya-caritamrta that whatever he wrote was written under the

direction of the Sri Madana-mohana Deity.

Adi 8.79

TEXT 79

TEXT

sei likhi, madana-gopala ye likhaya

kasthera puttali yena kuhake nacaya

SYNONYMS

sei likhi -- I write that; madana-gopala -- the Deity Madana-gopala; ye -

- whatever; likhaya -- dictates to me; kasthera -- wooden; puttali -- a

doll; yena -- like; kuhake -- the enchanter; nacaya -- causes to dance.

TRANSLATION

As a wooden doll is made to dance by a magician, I write as Madana-

gopala orders me to do so.

PURPORT

This is the position of a pure devotee. One should not take any

responsibility on his own but should be a soul surrendered to the

Supreme Personality of Godhead, who will then give him dictation as

caitya-guru, or the spiritual master within. The Supreme

Personality of Godhead is pleased to guide a devotee from within and

without. From within He guides him as the Supersoul, and from without He

guides him as the spiritual master.

Adi 8.80

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kuladhidevata mora -- madana-mohana

yanra sevaka -- raghunatha, rupa, sanatana

SYNONYMS

kula-adhidevata -- the family Deity; mora -- mine; madana-mohana -- Lord

Madana-mohana; yanra -- whose; sevaka -- servitor; raghunatha --

Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; rupa -- Rupa Gosvami; sanatana -- Sanatana

Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

I accept as my family Deity Madana-mohana, whose worshipers are

Raghunatha dasa, Sri Rupa and Sanatana Gosvami.

Adi 8.81

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vrndavana-dasera pada-padma kari' dhyana

tanra ajna lana likhi yahate kalyana

SYNONYMS

vrndavana-dasera -- of Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; pada-padma -- lotus

feet; kari' -- doing; dhyana -- meditation; tanra -- his; ajna -- order;

lana -- receiving; likhi -- I write; yahate -- in which permission;

kalyana -- all auspiciousness.

TRANSLATION

I took permission from Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura by praying at his

lotus feet, and upon receiving his order I have attempted to write this

auspicious literature.

PURPORT

Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami took permission not only from the

Vaisnavas and Madana-mohana but also from Vrndavana dasa Thakura, who is

understood to be the Vyasa of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Adi 8.82

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caitanya-lilate 'vyasa' -- vrndavana-dasa

tanra krpa vina anye na haya prakasa

SYNONYMS

caitanya-lilate -- in describing the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; vyasa --

Vyasadeva; vrndavana-dasa -- is Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; tanra --

his; krpa -- mercy; vina -- without; anye -- other; na -- never; haya --

becomes; prakasa -- manifest.

TRANSLATION

Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura is the authorized writer on the pastimes of

Lord Caitanya. Without his mercy, therefore, one cannot describe these

pastimes.

Adi 8.83

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murkha, nica, ksudra muni visaya-lalasa

vaisnavajna-bale kari eteka sahasa

SYNONYMS

murkha -- foolish; nica -- lowborn; ksudra -- very insignificant; muni --

I; visaya -- material; lalasa -- desires; vaisnava -- of the Vaisnavas;

ajna -- order; bale -- on the strength of; kari -- I do; eteka -- so

much; sahasa -- energy.

TRANSLATION

I am foolish, lowborn and insignificant, and I always desire material

enjoyment; yet by the order of the Vaisnavas I am greatly enthusiastic

to write this transcendental literature.

Adi 8.84

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sri-rupa-raghunatha-caranera ei bala

yanra smrte siddha haya vanchita-sakala

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa -- Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Raghunatha dasa Gosvami;

caranera -- of the lotus feet; ei -- this; bala -- strength; yanra --

whose; smrte -- by remembrance; siddha -- successful; haya -- becomes;

vanchita-sakala -- all desires.

TRANSLATION

The lotus feet of Sri Rupa Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami are my

source of strength. Remembering their lotus feet can fulfill all one's

desires.

Adi 8.85

TEXT 85

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sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa

Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation;

caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe --

describes; krsna-dasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always

desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta,

following in their footsteps.

Thus ends the Caitanya-caritamrta,

Eighth Chapter, Adi-lila, in the matter of the author's

receiving the orders of the authorities, Krsna and guru.

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Adi 8: The Author Receives the Orders of Krsna and Guru
 
Chapter 8: 
 
The Author Receives the Orders of Krsna and Guru
 
The Eighth Chapter of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta is summarized by Srila 
Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. In this chapter
 the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda are 
described, and it is also stated that one who commits offenses in 
chanting the Hare Krsna mantra does not achieve love of Godhead, 
even after chanting for many years. In this connection, Srila 
Bhaktivinoda Thakura warns against artificial displays of the bodily 
symptoms called asta-sattvika-vikara. [Cc. Antya 14.99] That is also 
an offense. One should seriously and sincerely continue to chant 
the Panca-tattva names sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita 
gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. All these acaryas will bestow 
their causeless mercy upon a devotee and gradually purify his heart. 
When he is actually purified, automatically he will experience ecstasy 
in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Previous to the composition of 
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura wrote a book 
called Sri Caitanya-bhagavata. Only those subjects which were not 
discussed by Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura in his Caitanya-bhagavata have 
been taken up by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami to be depicted in Sri 
Caitanya-caritamrta. In his very old age, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami 
went to Vrndavana, and by the order of Sri Madana-mohanaji he wrote Sri 
Caitanya-caritamrta. Thus we are now able to relish its transcendental 
bliss.
 
Adi 8.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
vande caitanya-devam tam
bhagavantam yad-icchaya
prasabham nartyate citram
lekha-range jado 'py ayam
SYNONYMS
 
vande -- I offer my respectful obeisances; caitanya-devam -- unto Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tam -- Him; bhagavantam -- the Personality of 
Godhead; yat-icchaya -- by whose desires; prasabham -- all of a sudden; 
nartyate -- dancing; citram -- wonderfully; lekha-range -- in the 
matter of writing; jadah -- dull fool; api -- although; ayam -- this.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I offer my respects to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, by whose desire I have become like a dancing dog and
 suddenly taken to the writing of Sri 
Caitanya-caritamrta, although I am a fool.
 
Adi 8.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya sri-krsna-caitanya gauracandra
jaya jaya paramananda jaya nityananda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-krsna-caitanya -- Sri Krsna Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; gaura-candra -- whose name is Lord Gauranga; jaya jaya -- 
all glories; paramananda -- most joyful; jaya -- all glories; nityananda 
-- unto Nityananda Prabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
 who is known as Gaurasundara. I also offer my respectful obeisances 
unto Nityananda Prabhu, who is always very joyful.
 
Adi 8.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
jaya jayadvaita acarya krpamaya
jaya jaya gadadhara pandita mahasaya
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; advaita -- unto Advaita Prabhu; acarya -- 
teacher; krpamaya -- very merciful; jaya jaya -- all glories to; 
gadadhara -- Gadadhara; pandita -- learned scholar; mahasaya 
-- great personality.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Advaita Acarya, who is very 
merciful, and also to that great personality Gadadhara Pandita, the 
learned scholar.
 
Adi 8.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya srivasadi yata bhakta-gana
pranata ha-iya vandon sabara carana
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; srivasa-adi -- unto Srivasa Thakura, etc.; 
yata -- all; bhakta-gana -- devotees; pranata -- offering obeisances; ha-
iya -- doing so; vandon -- I pray; sabara -- all; carana -- lotus feet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Srivasa Thakura and all the 
other devotees of the Lord. I fall down to offer them respect. I worship 
their lotus feet.
 
PURPORT
 
Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami teaches us first to offer respect to the 
Panca-tattva -- Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu, 
Advaita Prabhu, Gadadhara Prabhu and Srivasa Prabhu and other devotees. 
We must strictly follow the principle of offering our respects to the 
Panca-tattva, as summarized in the mantra sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-
nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. At the 
beginning of every function in preaching, especially before chanting the 
Hare Krsna maha-mantra -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/
 Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare -- we must chant the Panca-
tattva's names and offer our respects to them.
 
Adi 8.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
muka kavitva kare yan-sabara smarane
pangu giri langhe, andha dekhe tara-gane
SYNONYMS
 
muka -- dumb; kavitva -- poet; kare -- becomes; yan -- whose; sabara -- 
all; smarane -- by remembering; pangu -- the lame; giri -- mountains; 
langhe -- crosses; andha -- blind; dekhe -- sees; tara-gane -- the stars.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By remembering the lotus feet of the Panca-tattva, a dumb man can become 
a poet, a lame man can cross mountains, and a blind man can see the 
stars in the sky.
 
PURPORT
 
In Vaisnava philosophy there are three ways for perfection -- namely 
sadhana-siddha, perfection attained by executing devotional service 
according to the rules and regulations, nitya-siddha, eternal perfection 
attained by never forgetting Krsna at any time, and krpa-siddha, 
perfection attained by the mercy of the spiritual master or another 
Vaisnava. Kaviraja Gosvami here stresses krpa-siddha, perfection by the 
mercy of superior authorities. This mercy does not depend on the 
qualifications of a devotee. By such mercy, even if a devotee is dumb he 
can speak or write to glorify the Lord splendidly, even if lame he can 
cross mountains, and even if blind he can see the stars in the sky.
 
Adi 8.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
e-saba na mane yei pandita sakala
ta-sabara vidya-patha bheka-kolahala
SYNONYMS
 
e-saba -- all these; na -- does not; mane -- accept; yei -- anyone; 
pandita -- so-called learned; sakala -- all; ta-sabara -- of all of them;
 vidya-patha -- the educational cultivation; bheka -- of frogs; kolahala 
-- tumultuous sound.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The education cultivated by so-called learned scholars who do not 
believe these statements of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta is like the 
tumultuous croaking of frogs.
 
PURPORT
 
The croaking of the frogs in the rainy season resounds very loudly in 
the forest, with the result that snakes, hearing the croaking in the 
darkness, approach the frogs and swallow them. Similarly, the so-called 
educational vibrations of the tongues of university professors who do 
not have spiritual knowledge is like the croaking of frogs.
 
Adi 8.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
ei saba na mane yeba kare krsna-bhakti
krsna-krpa nahi tare, nahi tara gati
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- these; saba -- all; na mane -- does not accept; yeba -- anyone who;
 kare -- executes; krsna-bhakti -- devotional service; krsna-krpa -- 
mercy of Krsna; nahi -- is not; tare -- unto him; nahi -- there is not; 
tara -- his; gati -- advancement.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One who does not accept the glories of the Panca-tattva but still makes 
a show of devotional service to Krsna can never achieve the mercy of 
Krsna or advance to the ultimate goal.
 
PURPORT
 
If one is seriously interested in Krsna conscious activities, he must be 
ready to follow the rules and regulations laid down by the acaryas, and 
he must understand their conclusions. The sastra says, dharmasya tattvam 
nihitam guhayam maha-jano yena gatah sa panthah (Mahabharata, Vana-parva 
313.117). It is very difficult to understand the secret of Krsna 
consciousness, but one who advances by the instruction of the previous 
acaryas and follows in the footsteps of his predecessors in the line of 
disciplic succession will have success. Others will not. Srila Narottama 
dasa Thakura says in this connection, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara 
peyeche keba: "Unless one serves the spiritual master and acaryas, one 
cannot be liberated." Elsewhere he says:
 
ei chaya gosani yanra -- mui tanra dasa
tan-sabara pada-renu mora panca-grasa
 
"I simply accept a person who follows in the footsteps of the six 
Gosvamis, and the dust of such a person's lotus feet is my food."
 
Adi 8.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
purve yaiche jarasandha-adi raja-gana
veda-dharma kari' kare visnura pujana
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- formerly; yaiche -- as it was; jarasandha -- King Jarasandha; 
adi -- heading; raja-gana -- kings; veda-dharma -- performance of Vedic 
rituals; kari' -- doing; kare -- does; visnura -- of Lord Visnu; pujana -
- worship.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Formerly kings like Jarasandha [the father-in-law of Kamsa] strictly 
followed the Vedic rituals, thus worshiping Lord Visnu.
 
PURPORT
 
In these verses the author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Krsnadasa 
Kaviraja Gosvami, is very seriously stressing the importance of worship 
of the Panca-tattva. If one becomes a devotee of Gaurasundara or Krsna 
but does not give importance to the Panca-tattva (sri-krsna-caitanya 
prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda), 
his activities are considered to be offenses, or, in the words of Srila 
Rupa Gosvami, utpata (disturbances). One must therefore be ready to 
offer due respects to the Panca-tattva before becoming a devotee of Lord 
Gaurasundara or of Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
Adi 8.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
krsna nahi mane, tate daitya kari' mani
caitanya na manile taiche daitya tare jani
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; nahi -- does not; mane -- accept; tate -- therefore;
 daitya -- demon; kari' mani -- we accept; caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; na -- without; manile -- accepting; taiche -- similarly; 
daitya -- demon; tare -- to him; jani -- we know.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One who does not accept Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead is 
certainly a demon. Similarly, anyone who does not accept Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu as Krsna, the same Supreme Lord, is also to be considered a 
demon.
 
PURPORT
 
Formerly there were kings like Jarasandha who strictly followed the 
Vedic rituals, acted as charitable, competent ksatriyas, possessed all 
ksatriya qualities and were even obedient to the brahminical culture but 
who did not accept Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 
Jarasandha attacked Krsna many times, and each time, of course, he was 
defeated. Like Jarasandha, any man who performs Vedic rituals but does 
not accept Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead must be 
considered an asura, or demon. Similarly, one who does not accept Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu as Krsna Himself is also a demon. This is the 
conclusion of authoritative scriptures. Therefore, both so-called 
devotion to Gaurasundara without devotional service to Krsna and so-
called krsna-bhakti without devotional service to Gaurasundara are 
nondevotional activities. If one wants to be successful on the path of 
Krsna consciousness, he must be thoroughly conscious of the personality 
of Gaurasundara as well as the personality of Krsna. Knowing the 
personality of Gaurasundara means knowing the personalities of sri-krsna-
caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-
vrnda. The author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, pursuant to the 
authorities, stresses this principle for perfection in Krsna 
consciousness.
 
Adi 8.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
more na manile saba loka habe nasa
ithi lagi' krpardra prabhu karila sannyasa
SYNONYMS
 
more -- unto Me; na -- without; manile -- accepting; saba -- all; loka --
 people in general; habe -- will go to; nasa -- destruction; ithi -- for 
this; lagi' -- for the reason of; krpa-ardra -- all merciful; prabhu -- 
Lord Caitanya; karila -- accepted; sannyasa -- the sannyasa order.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thought, "Unless people accept 
Me they will all be destroyed." Thus the merciful Lord accepted the 
sannyasa order.
 
PURPORT
 
In Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.3.51) it is said, kirtanad eva krsnasya 
mukta-sangah param vrajet: "Simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, or 
Lord Krsna's name, one is liberated and goes back home, back to Godhead."
 This Krsna consciousness must be achieved through the 
mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. One cannot be complete in Krsna 
consciousness unless he accepts Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His 
associates as the only means for success. It is because of these 
considerations that the Lord accepted sannyasa, for thus people would 
offer Him respect and very quickly come to the platform of Krsna 
consciousness. Since Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is Krsna Himself, 
inaugurated the Krsna consciousness movement, without His mercy one 
cannot be elevated to the transcendental platform of Krsna consciousness.
 
Adi 8.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
sannyasi-buddhye more karibe namaskara
tathapi khandibe duhkha, paibe nistara
SYNONYMS
 
sannyasi-buddhye -- by consideration of a sannyasi; more -- unto Me; 
karibe -- they will; namaskara -- offer obeisances; tathapi -- therefore;
 khandibe -- will diminish; duhkha -- distress; paibe -- will get; 
nistara -- liberation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If a person offers obeisances to Me, even due to accepting 
Me only as an ordinary sannyasi, his material distresses will diminish, 
and he will ultimately get liberation."
 
PURPORT
 
Krsna is so merciful that He always thinks of how to liberate the 
conditioned souls from the material platform. It is for this reason that 
Krsna incarnates, as clearly indicated in the Bhagavad-gita (4.7):
 
yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata
abhyutthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srjamy aham
 
 
 
"Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O 
descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion -- at that 
time I descend Myself." Krsna always protects the living 
entities in many ways. He comes Himself, He sends His own confidential 
devotees, and He leaves behind Him sastras like the Bhagavad-gita. Why? 
It is so that people may take advantage of the benediction to be 
liberated from the clutches of maya. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted 
sannyasa so that even a foolish person who accepted Him as an ordinary 
sannyasi would offer Him respect, for this would help diminish his 
material distresses and ultimately liberate him from the material 
clutches. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati points out in this connection 
that Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the combined form of Sri Radha and 
Krsna (mahaprabhu sri-caitanya, radha-krsna -- nahe anya). Therefore 
when fools considered Caitanya Mahaprabhu to be an ordinary human being 
and thus treated Him disrespectfully, the merciful Lord, in order to 
deliver these offenders, accepted sannyasa so that they would offer Him 
obeisances, accepting Him as a sannyasi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
accepted sannyasa to bestow His great mercy on people in general, who 
cannot appreciate Him as Radha and Krsna Themselves.
 
Adi 8.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
hena krpamaya caitanya na bhaje yei jana
sarvottama ha-ileo tare asure ganana
SYNONYMS
 
hena -- such; krpamaya -- merciful; caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya; na -- 
does not; bhaje -- worship; yei -- one; jana -- person; sarvottama -- 
supreme; ha-ileo -- in spite of his being; tare -- unto him; asure -- 
among the demons; ganana -- the calculation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One who does not show respect unto this merciful Lord, Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, or does not worship Him should be considered a demon, even 
if he is very much exalted in human society.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Maharaja says in this connection: "O 
living entities, simply engage yourselves in Krsna consciousness. This 
is the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu." Lord Caitanya preached this 
cult, instructing the philosophy of Krsna consciousness in His eight 
verses, or Siksastaka, and He said, iha haite sarva-siddhi haibe sabara: 
"By chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, one will get all perfection in life."
 Therefore one who does not show Him respect or cannot appreciate His 
mercy despite all these merciful gestures is an asura, or opponent 
of bona fide devotional service to Lord Visnu, even though he may be 
very much exalted in human society. The word asura refers to one who 
is against devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, 
Visnu. It should be noted that unless one worships Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu it is useless to become a devotee of Krsna, and unless one 
worships Krsna it is also useless to become a devotee of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. Such devotional service is to be understood to be a product 
of Kali-yuga. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks in this 
connection that atheist smartas, or worshipers of the five kinds of 
demigods, worship Lord Visnu for a little satisfaction in material 
success but have no respect for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thinking Him to 
be one of the ordinary living entities, they discriminate between 
Gaurasundara and Sri Krsna. Such understanding is also demoniac and is 
against the conclusion of the acaryas. Such a conclusion is a product of 
Kali-yuga.
 
Adi 8.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
ataeva punah kahon urdhva-bahu hana
caitanya-nityananda bhaja kutarka chadiya
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; punah -- again; kahon -- I speak; urdhva -- lifting;
 bahu -- arms; hana -- so doing; caitanya -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; bhaja -- worship; kutarka -- useless 
arguments; chadiya -- giving up.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Therefore I say again, lifting my arms: O fellow human beings, please 
worship Sri Caitanya and Nityananda without false arguments!
 
PURPORT
 
Because a person who performs krsna-bhakti but does not understand Sri 
Krsna Caitanya and Prabhu Nityananda will simply waste his time, the 
author, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, requests everyone to take to the 
worship of Sri Caitanya and Nityananda Prabhu and the Panca-tattva. He 
assures everyone that any person who does so will be successful in Krsna 
consciousness.
 
Adi 8.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
yadi va tarkika kahe, -- tarka se pramana
tarka-sastre siddha yei, sei sevyamana
SYNONYMS
 
yadi -- if; va -- or; tarkika -- logician; kahe -- says; tarka -- logic; 
se -- that; pramana -- evidence; tarka-sastre -- in the logic; siddha -- 
accepted; yei -- whatever; sei -- that; sevyamana -- is worshipable.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Logicians say, "Unless one gains understanding through logic and 
argument, how can one decide upon a worshipable Deity?"
 
Adi 8.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
sri-krsna-caitanya-daya karaha vicara
vicara karite citte pabe camatkara
SYNONYMS
 
sri-krsna-caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; daya -- His mercy; 
karaha -- just put into; vicara -- consideration; vicara -- when such 
consideration; karile -- will be done by you; citte -- in your heart; 
pabe -- you will get; camatkara -- striking wonder.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If you are indeed interested in logic and argument, kindly apply it to 
the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If you do so, you will find it to 
be strikingly wonderful.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments in this connection that 
people in general, in their narrow-minded conception of life, create 
many different types of humanitarian activities, but the humanitarian 
activities inaugurated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are different. For 
logicians who want to accept only that which is proven through logic and 
argument, it is a fact that without logic and reason there can be no 
question of accepting the Absolute Truth. Unfortunately, when such 
logicians take to this path without the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
 they remain on the platform of logic and argument and do not advance in 
spiritual life. However, if one is intelligent enough to apply his 
arguments and logic to the subtle understanding of the fundamental 
spiritual substance, he will be able to know that a poor fund of 
knowledge established on the basis of material logic cannot help one 
understand the Absolute Truth, which is beyond the reach of imperfect 
senses. The Mahabharata therefore says, acintyah khalu ye bhava na tams 
tarkena yojayet. (Mahabharata, Bhisma-parva 5.22) How can that 
which is beyond the imagination or sensory speculation of mundane 
creatures be approached simply by logic? Logic and argument are very 
poor in spiritual strength and always imperfect when applied to 
spiritual understanding. By putting forward mundane logic one frequently 
comes to the wrong conclusion regarding the Absolute Truth, and as a 
result of such a conclusion one may fall down to accept a body like that 
of a jackal.
 
Despite all this, those who are actually inquisitive to understand the 
philosophy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu through logic and argument are 
welcome. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami addresses them, "Please put Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy to your crucial test, and if you are 
actually a logician you will come to the right conclusion that there is 
no personality more merciful than Lord Caitanya." Let the logicians 
compare all the results of other humanitarian work with the merciful 
activities of Lord Caitanya. If their judgment is impartial, they will 
understand that no other humanitarian activities can surpass those of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Everyone is engaged in humanitarian activities on the basis of the body, 
but from the Bhagavad-gita (2.18) we understand, anta-vanta ime 
deha nityasyoktah saririnah: "The material body is ultimately subject to 
destruction, whereas the spiritual soul is eternal." Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's philanthropic activities are performed in connection with 
the eternal soul. However one tries to benefit the body, it will be 
destroyed, and one will have to accept another body according to his 
present activities. If one does not, therefore, understand this science 
of transmigration but considers the body to be all in all, his 
intelligence is not very advanced. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, without 
neglecting the necessities of the body, imparted spiritual advancement 
to purify the existential condition of humanity. Therefore if a logician 
makes his judgment impartially, he will surely find that Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu is the maha-vadanyavatara, the most magnanimous incarnation. 
He is even more magnanimous than Lord Krsna Himself. Lord Krsna demanded 
that one surrender unto Him, but He did not distribute love of Godhead 
as magnanimously as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore Srila Rupa 
Gosvami offers Lord Caitanya his respectful obeisances with the words 
namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te/ krsnaya krsna-caitanya-namne 
gaura-tvise namah [Cc. Madhya 19.53]. Lord Krsna simply gave the 
Bhagavad-gita, by which one can understand Lord Krsna as He is, but Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is also Krsna Himself, gave people love of 
Krsna without discrimination.
 
Adi 8.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
bahu janma kare yadi sravana, kirtana
tabu ta' na paya krsna-pade prema-dhana
SYNONYMS
 
bahu -- many; janma -- births; kare -- does; yadi -- if; sravana -- 
hearing; kirtana -- chanting; tabu -- still; ta' -- in spite of; na -- 
does not; paya -- get; krsna-pade -- unto the lotus feet of Krsna; prema-
dhana -- love of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If one is infested with the ten offenses in the chanting of the Hare 
Krsna maha-mantra, despite his endeavor to chant the holy name for many 
births, he will not get the love of Godhead that is the ultimate goal 
of this chanting.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says in this connection that 
although one may go on 
chanting the Hare Krsna mantra for many, many years, there is no 
possibility of attaining the platform of devotional service unless 
one accepts Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. One must follow strictly the 
instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu given in the Siksastaka (3):
 
trnad api su-nicena taror iva sahisnuna
amanina mana-dena kirtaniyah sada harih
 [Cc. Adi 17.31]
 
"One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, 
thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more 
tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should 
be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can 
chant the holy name of the Lord constantly." One who 
follows this direction, being freed from the ten kinds of offenses, 
becomes successful in Krsna consciousness and ultimately reaches the 
platform of loving service to the Personality of Godhead.
 
One must come to the understanding that the holy name of the Lord and 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself are identical. One cannot 
reach this conclusion unless one is offenseless in chanting the holy 
name. By our material calculation we see a difference between the name 
and the substance, but in the spiritual world the Absolute is always 
absolute: the name, form, qualities and pastimes of the Absolute are all 
as good as the Absolute Himself. Thus one is understood to be an 
eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead if he considers 
himself an eternal servant of the holy name and in this spirit 
distributes the holy name to the world. One who chants in that spirit, 
without offenses, is certainly elevated to the platform of understanding 
that the holy name and the Personality of Godhead are identical. To 
associate with the holy name and chant the holy name is to associate 
with the Personality of Godhead directly. In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 
it is clearly said, sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adah
 [Brs
. atah sri-krsna-
namadi
na bhaved grahyam indriyaih
sevonmukhe hi jihvadau
svayam eva sphuraty adah
 
"No one can understand the transcendental nature of the 
name, form, quality and pastimes of Sri Krsna through his materially 
contaminated senses. Only when one becomes spiritually saturated by 
transcendental service to the Lord are the transcendental name, form, 
quality and pastimes of the Lord revealed to him." (Bhakti-rasamrta-
sindhu 1.2.234)1.2.234]. The holy name becomes manifest when one engages 
in the service of the holy name. This service in a submissive attitude 
begins with one's tongue. Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau: One must engage his 
tongue in the service of the holy name. Our Krsna consciousness movement 
is based on this principle. We try to engage all the members of the 
Krsna consciousness movement in the service of the holy name. Since the 
holy name and Krsna are nondifferent, the members of the Krsna 
consciousness movement not only chant the holy name of the Lord 
offenselessly, but also do not allow their tongues to eat anything that 
is not first offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Supreme 
Lord declares:
 
patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami prayatatmanah
 
"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or 
water, I will accept it." (Bg. 9.26) Therefore the International Society 
for Krishna Consciousness has many temples all over the world, and in 
each and every temple the Lord is offered these foods. On the basis 
of His demands, the devotees chant the holy name of the Lord 
offenselessly and never eat anything that is not first offered to the 
Lord. The functions of the tongue in devotional service are to chant the 
Hare Krsna maha-mantra and eat prasadam that is offered to the Lord.
 
Adi 8.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
jnanatah su-labha muktir
bhuktir yajnadi-punyatah
seyam sadhana-sahasrair
hari-bhaktih su-durlabha
SYNONYMS
 
jnanatah -- by cultivation of knowledge; su-labha -- easily obtainable; 
muktih -- liberation; bhuktih -- sense enjoyment; yajna-adi -- 
performance of sacrifices, etc.; punyatah -- and by performing pious 
activities; sa -- that; iyam -- this; sadhana-sahasraih -- execution of 
thousands of sacrifices; hari-bhaktih -- devotional service; su-
durlabha -- is very rare.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"By cultivating philosophical knowledge one can understand his spiritual 
position and thus be liberated, and by performing sacrifices and pious 
activities one can achieve sense gratification in a higher planetary 
system, but the devotional service of the Lord is so rare that even by 
executing hundreds and thousands of such sacrifices one cannot obtain it.
"
 
PURPORT
 
Prahlada Maharaja instructs:
 
matir na krsne paratah svato va
mitho 'bhipadyeta grha-vratanam
 
 (SB 7.5.30)
 
naisam matis tavad urukramanghrim
sprsaty anarthapagamo yad-arthah
 
mahiyasam pada-rajo-'bhisekam
niskincananam na vrnita yavat
 
 (SB 7.5.32)
 
These slokas are to be discussed. Their purport is that one cannot 
obtain krsna-bhakti, or the devotional service of the Lord, by official 
execution of the Vedic rituals. One has to approach a pure devotee. 
Narottama dasa Thakura sings, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba:
 "Who has been elevated without rendering service to a pure Vaisnava?" 
It is the statement of Prahlada Maharaja that unless one is able to 
accept the dust from the lotus feet of a pure Vaisnava there is no 
possibility of achieving the platform of devotional service. That is 
the secret. The above-mentioned tantra-vacana, quoted from the Bhakti-
rasamrta-sindhu (1.1.36), is our perfect guidance in this connection.
 
Adi 8.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
krsna yadi chute bhakte bhukti mukti diya
kabhu prema-bhakti na dena rakhena lukaiya
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; yadi -- of course; chute -- goes away; bhakte -- 
unto the devotee; bhukti -- material enjoyment; mukti -- liberation; 
diya -- offering; kabhu -- at any time; prema-bhakti -- love of Godhead; 
na -- does not; dena -- give; rakhena -- keeps; lukaiya -- hiding.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If a devotee wants liberation or material sense gratification
 from the Lord, Krsna immediately delivers it, but pure 
devotional service He keeps hidden.
 
Adi 8.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
rajan patir gurur alam bhavatam yadunam
daivam priyah kula-patih kva ca kinkaro vah
astv evam anga bhagavan bhajatam mukundo
muktim dadati karhicit sma na bhakti-yogam
SYNONYMS
 
rajan -- O King; patih -- master; guruh -- spiritual master; alam -- 
certainly; bhavatam -- of your; yadunam -- of the Yadus; daivam -- God; 
priyah -- very dear; kula-patih -- head of the family; kva -- even 
sometimes; ca -- also; kinkarah -- order carrier; vah -- you; astu -- 
there is; evam -- thus; anga -- however; bhagavan -- the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead; bhajatam -- those who are in devotional service; 
mukundah -- Lord Krsna; muktim -- liberation; dadati -- gives; karhicit -
- sometimes; sma -- certainly; na -- not; bhakti-yogam -- devotional 
service.
 
TRANSLATION
 
[The great sage Sukadeva said:] "My dear Maharaja Pariksit, the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna is always ready to help you. He is 
your master, guru, God and very dear friend, and also the head of your 
family. Yet sometimes He agrees to act as your family's servant or order-
carrier. You are greatly fortunate because this relationship is 
possible only by bhakti-yoga. The Lord can give liberation [mukti] very 
easily, but He does not very easily give one bhakti-yoga, because by 
that process He is bound to the devotee."
 
PURPORT
 
This passage is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.6.18). While 
Sukadeva Gosvami was describing the character of Rsabhadeva, he 
distinguished between bhakti-yoga and liberation by reciting this verse. 
In relationship with the Yadus and Pandavas, the Lord acted sometimes as 
their master, sometimes as their advisor, sometimes as their friend, 
sometimes as the head of their family and sometimes even as their 
servant. Krsna once had to carry out an order of Yudhisthira's by 
carrying a letter Yudhisthira had written to Duryodhana regarding peace 
negotiations. Similarly, He also became the chariot driver of Arjuna. 
This illustrates that in bhakti-yoga there is a relationship established 
between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the devotee. Such a 
relationship is established in the transcendental mellows known as dasya,
 sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya. If a devotee wants simple liberation, he 
gets it very easily from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as 
confirmed by Bilvamangala Thakura. Muktih svayam mukulitanjali sevate '
sman: for a devotee, mukti is not very important because mukti is always 
standing on his doorstep waiting to serve him in some way. A devotee, 
therefore, must be attracted by the behavior of the inhabitants of 
Vrndavana, who live in a relationship with Krsna. The land, water, cows, 
trees and flowers serve Krsna in santa-rasa, His servants serve 
Him in dasya-rasa, and His cowherd friends serve Him in sakhya-
rasa. Similarly, the elder gopis and gopas serve Krsna as father and 
mother, uncle and other relatives, and the young gopis, the cowherd 
girls, serve Krsna in conjugal love.
 
While executing devotional service, one must be naturally inclined to 
serve Krsna in one of these transcendental relationships. That is the 
actual success of life. For a devotee, to get liberation is not very 
difficult. Even one who is unable to establish a relationship with Krsna 
can achieve liberation by merging into the Brahman effulgence. This is 
called sayujya-mukti. Vaisnavas never accept sayujya-mukti, although 
sometimes they accept the other forms of liberation, namely sarupya, 
salokya, samipya and sarsti. A pure devotee, however, does not accept 
any kind of mukti. He wants only to serve Krsna in a transcendental 
relationship. This is the perfectional stage of spiritual life. Mayavadi 
philosophers desire to merge into the existence of the Brahman 
effulgence, although this aspect of liberation is always neglected by 
devotees. Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura, describing this kind of 
mukti, which is called kaivalya, or becoming one with the Supreme, has 
said, kaivalyam narakayate: "Becoming one with the Supreme is as good as 
going to hell." Therefore the ideal of Mayavada philosophy, becoming one 
with the Supreme, is hellish for a devotee; he never accepts it. 
Mayavadi philosophers do not know that even if they merge into the 
effulgence of the Supreme, this will not give them ultimate rest. An 
individual soul cannot live in the Brahman effulgence in a state of 
inactivity; after some time, he must desire to be active. However, since 
he is not aware of his relationship with the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead and therefore has no spiritual activity, he must come down for 
further activities in this material world. This is confirmed in Srimad-
Bhagavatam (10.2.32):
 
aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah
patanty adho 'nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah
 
 
Because Mayavadi philosophers have no information regarding the 
transcendental service of the Lord, even after attaining liberation from 
material activities and merging into the Brahman effulgence, they must 
come down again to this material world to open hospitals or schools or 
perform similar philanthropic activities.
 
Adi 8.20
 
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TEXT
 
hena prema sri-caitanya dila yatha tatha
jagai madhai paryanta -- anyera ka katha
SYNONYMS
 
hena -- such; prema -- love of Godhead; sri-caitanya -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dila -- has given; yatha -- anywhere; tatha -- 
everywhere; jagai -- Jagai; madhai -- Madhai; 
paryanta -- up to them; anyera -- of others; ka -- what to speak; katha -
- words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has freely given this love of Krsna 
everywhere and anywhere, even to the most fallen, such as Jagai and 
Madhai. What then to speak of those who are already pious and elevated?
 
PURPORT
 
The distinction between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's gift to human society 
and the gifts of others is that whereas so-called philanthropic and 
humanitarian workers have given some relief to human society as far as 
the body is concerned, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offers the best 
facilities for going back home, back to Godhead, with love of Godhead. 
If one seriously makes a comparative study of the two gifts, certainly 
if he is at all sober he will give the greatest credit to Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. It was with this purpose that Kaviraja Gosvami said:
 
sri-krsna-caitanya-daya karaha vicara
vicara karile citte pabe camatkara
 
"If you are indeed interested in logic and argument, kindly apply it to 
the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If you do so, you will find it to 
be strikingly wonderful." (Cc. Adi 8.15)
 
Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says:
 
dina-hina yata chila,     hari-name uddharila,
 
tara saksi jagai madhai
 
The two brothers Jagai and Madhai epitomize the sinful population of 
this Age of Kali. They were most disturbing elements in society because 
they were meat-eaters, drunkards, woman-hunters, rogues and thieves. Yet 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered them, to say nothing of others who 
were sober, pious, devoted and conscientious. The Bhagavad-gita 
confirms that to say 
nothing of the brahminically qualified devotees and rajarsis (kim punar 
brahmanah punya bhakta rajarsayas tatha), anyone who by the association 
of a pure devotee comes to Krsna consciousness becomes eligible to go 
back home, back to Godhead. In the Bhagavad-gita (9.32) the Lord thus 
declares:
 
mam hi partha vyapasritya ye 'pi syuh papa-yonayah
striyo vaisyas tatha sudras te 'pi yanti param gatim
 
 
 
"O son of Prtha, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower 
birth -- women, vaisyas [merchants] and sudras [workers] -- can 
attain the supreme destination."
 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered the two fallen brothers Jagai and 
Madhai, but the entire world is presently full of Jagais and Madhais, or,
 in other words, woman-hunters, meat-eaters, gamblers, thieves and other 
rogues, who create all kinds of disturbances in society. The activities 
of such persons have now become common practices. It is no longer 
considered abominable to be a drunkard, woman-hunter, meat-eater, thief 
or rogue, for these elements have been assimilated by human society. 
That does not mean, however, that the abominable qualities of such 
persons will help free human society from the clutches of maya. Rather, 
they will entangle humanity more and more in the reactions of the 
stringent laws of material nature. One's activities are all performed 
under the influence of the modes of material nature (prakrteh 
kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvasah [Bg. 3.27]). Because people are now 
associating with the modes of ignorance (tamo-guna) and, to some extent, 
passion (rajo-guna), with no trace of goodness (sattva-guna), they are 
becoming increasingly greedy and lusty, for that is the effect of 
associating with these modes. Tada rajas-tamo-bhavah kama-lobhadayas ca 
ye: "By associating with the two lower qualities of material nature, one 
becomes lusty and greedy." (SB 1.2.19) Actually, in modern human 
society, everyone is greedy and lusty, and therefore the only means for 
deliverance is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's sankirtana movement, which can 
promote all the Jagais and Madhais to the topmost position of sattva-
guna, or brahminical culture.
 
Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.2.18–19) states:
 
nasta-prayesv abhadresu nityam bhagavata-sevaya
bhagavaty uttama-sloke bhaktir bhavati naisthiki
tada rajas-tamo-bhavah kama-lobhadayas ca ye
ceta etair anaviddham sthitam sattve prasidati
 
 
 
Considering the chaotic condition of human society, if one actually 
wants peace and tranquillity, one must take to the Krsna consciousness 
movement and engage always in bhagavata-dharma. Engagement in bhagavata-
dharma dissipates all ignorance and passion, and when ignorance and 
passion are dissipated one is freed from greed and lust. When freed from 
greed and lust, one becomes brahminically qualified, and when a 
brahminically qualified person makes further advancement, he becomes 
situated on the Vaisnava platform. It is only on this Vaisnava platform 
that it is possible to awaken one's dormant love of Godhead, and as soon 
as one does so, his life is successful.
 
At present, human society is specifically cultivating the mode of 
ignorance (tamo-guna), although there may also be some symptoms of 
passion (rajo-guna). Full of kama and lobha, lust and greed, the entire 
population of the world consists mostly of sudras and a few vaisyas, and 
gradually it is coming about that there are sudras only. Communism is a 
movement of sudras, and capitalism is meant for vaisyas. In the fighting 
between these two factions, the sudras and vaisyas, gradually, due to 
the abominable condition of society, the communists will emerge 
triumphant, and as soon as this takes place, whatever is left of society 
will be ruined. The only possible remedy that can counteract the 
tendency toward communism is the Krsna consciousness movement, which can 
give even communists the real idea of communist society. According to 
the doctrine of communism, the state should be the proprietor of 
everything. But the Krsna consciousness movement, expanding this same 
idea, accepts God as the proprietor of everything. People cannot 
understand this because they have no sense of God, but the Krsna 
consciousness movement can help them to understand God and to understand 
that everything belongs to God. Since everything is the property of God, 
and all living entities -- not only human beings but even animals, birds,
 plants and so on -- are children of God, everyone has the right to live 
at the cost of God with God consciousness. This is the sum and substance 
of the Krsna consciousness movement.
 
Adi 8.21
 
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TEXT
 
svatantra isvara prema-nigudha-bhandara
bilaila yare tare, na kaila vicara
SYNONYMS
 
svatantra -- fully independent; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead; prema -- love of God; nigudha -- very confidential; bhandara -- 
stock; bilaila -- distributed; yare -- to anyone; tare -- to everyone; 
na -- not; kaila -- did; vicara -- consideration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, 
is fully independent. Therefore, although it is the most confidentially 
stored benediction, He can distribute love of Godhead to anyone and 
everyone without consideration.
 
PURPORT
 
This is the benefit of Lord Caitanya's movement. If one somehow or other 
comes in contact with the Hare Krsna movement, without consideration of 
his being a sudra, vaisya, Jagai, Madhai or even lower, he becomes 
advanced in spiritual consciousness and immediately develops love of 
Godhead. We now have actual experience that throughout the entire world 
this movement is making many such persons lovers of God simply by the 
chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Actually, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu has appeared as the spiritual master of the entire world. He 
does not discriminate between offenders and the innocent. Krsna-prema-
pradaya te: [Cc. Madhya 19.53] He liberally gives love of Godhead to 
anyone and everyone. This can be actually experienced, as stated in the 
next verse.
 
Adi 8.22
 
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TEXT
 
adyapiha dekha caitanya-nama yei laya
krsna-preme pulakasru-vihvala se haya
SYNONYMS
 
adyapiha -- even up to date; dekha -- you see; caitanya-nama -- Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's name; yei -- anyone; laya -- who takes; krsna-
preme -- in love of Krsna; pulaka-asru -- tears in ecstasy; vihvala -- 
overwhelmed; se -- he; haya -- becomes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Whether he is offensive or inoffensive, anyone who even now chants sri-
krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda is immediately overwhelmed with ecstasy,
 and tears fill his eyes.
 
PURPORT
 
The prakrta-sahajiyas who chant nitai-gaura radhe syama have very little 
knowledge of the Bhagavata conclusion, and they hardly follow the 
Vaisnava rules and regulations, and yet because they chant bhaja nitai-
gaura, their chanting immediately evokes tears and other signs of 
ecstasy. Although they do not know the principles of Vaisnava philosophy 
and are not very much advanced in education, by these symptoms they 
attract many men to become their followers. Their ecstatic tears will of 
course help them in the long run, for as soon as they come in contact 
with a pure devotee their lives will become successful. Even in the 
beginning, however, because they are chanting the holy names of nitai-
gaura, their swift advancement on the path of love of Godhead is very 
prominently visible.
 
Adi 8.23
 
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TEXT
 
‘nityananda' balite haya krsna-premodaya
aulaya sakala anga, asru-ganga vaya
SYNONYMS
 
nityananda balite -- while talking of Nityananda Prabhu; haya -- it so 
becomes; krsna-prema-udaya -- awakening of love of Krsna; aulaya -- 
agitated; sakala -- all; anga -- limbs of the body; asru-ganga -- tears 
like the Ganges waters; vaya -- flow down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Simply by talking of Nityananda Prabhu one awakens his love for Krsna. 
Thus all his bodily limbs are agitated by ecstasy, and tears flow from 
his eyes like the waters of the Ganges.
 
Adi 8.24
 
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TEXT
 
‘krsna-nama' kare aparadhera vicara
krsna balile aparadhira na haya vikara
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; kare -- takes; aparadhera -- 
of offenses; vicara -- consideration; krsna -- Lord Krsna; balile -- if 
one chants; aparadhira -- of the offenders; na -- never; haya -- becomes;
 vikara -- changed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There are offenses to be considered while chanting the Hare Krsna mantra.
 Therefore simply by chanting Hare Krsna one does not become ecstatic.
 
PURPORT
 
It is very beneficial to chant the names sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-
nityananda before chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra because by 
chanting these two holy names -- sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda -- 
one immediately becomes ecstatic, and if he then chants the Hare Krsna 
maha-mantra he becomes free of offenses.
 
There are ten offenses to avoid in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. 
The first offense is to blaspheme great personalities who are engaged in 
distributing the holy name of the Lord. It is said in the sastra (Cc. 
Antya 7.11), krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana: one cannot 
distribute the holy names of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra unless he is 
empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore one should 
not criticize or blaspheme a devotee who is thus engaged.
 
Sri Padma Purana states:
 
satam ninda namnah paramam aparadham vitanute
yatah khyatim yatam katham u sahate tad-vigarham
 
To blaspheme the great saintly persons who are engaged in preaching the 
glories of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is the worst offense at the lotus 
feet of the holy name. One should not criticize a preacher of the 
glories of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. If one does so, he is an offender.
 The Nama-prabhu, who is identical with Krsna, will never tolerate such 
blasphemous activities, even from one who passes as a great devotee.
 
The second namaparadha is described as follows:
 
sivasya sri-visnor ya iha guna-namadi-sakalam
dhiya bhinnam pasyet sa khalu hari-namahita-karah
 
In this material world, the holy name of Visnu is all-auspicious. Visnu'
s name, form, qualities and pastimes are all transcendental, absolute 
knowledge. Therefore, if one tries to separate the Absolute Personality 
of Godhead from His holy name or His transcendental form, qualities and 
pastimes, thinking them to be material, that is offensive. Similarly, to 
think that the names of demigods such as Lord Siva are as good as the 
name of Lord Visnu -- or, in other words, to think that Lord Siva and 
the other demigods are other forms of God and are therefore equal to 
Visnu -- is also blasphemous. This is the second offense at the lotus 
feet of the holy name of theLord.
 
The third offense at the lotus feet of the holy name, which is called 
guror avajna, is to consider the spiritual master to be material and 
therefore to envy his exalted position. The fourth offense (sruti-sastra-
nindanam) is to blaspheme Vedic literatures such as the four Vedas and 
the Puranas. The fifth offense (artha-vadah) is to consider the 
glories of the holy name to be exaggerations. Similarly, the sixth 
offense (hari-namni kalpanam) is to consider the holy name of the Lord 
to be imaginary.
 
The seventh offense is described as follows:
 
namno balad yasya hi papa-buddhir
na vidyate tasya yamair hi suddhih
 
To think that since the Hare Krsna mantra can counteract all sinful 
reactions one may therefore go on with his sinful activities and at the 
same time chant the Hare Krsna mantra to neutralize them is the greatest 
offense at the lotus feet of hari-nama.
 
The eighth offense is stated thus:
 
dharma-vrata-tyaga-hutadi-sarva-
subha-kriya-samyam api pramadah
 
It is 
offensive to consider the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra to be a 
religious ritualistic ceremony. Performing religious ceremonies, 
following vows and practicing renunciation and sacrifice are all 
materialistic auspicious activities. The chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra must not be compared to such materialistic religiosity. This is 
an offense at the lotus feet of the holy name of the Lord.
 
 
The ninth offense is described as follows:
 
asraddadhane vimukhe 'py asrnvati
yas copadesah siva-namaparadhah
 
It is an offense to preach the glories of the holy name among persons 
who have no intelligence or no faith in the subject matter. Such people 
should be given the chance to hear the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra,
 but in the beginning they should not be instructed about the glories or 
the spiritual significance of the holy name. By constant hearing of the 
holy name, their hearts will be purified, and then they will be able to 
understand the transcendental position of the holy name.
 
The tenth offense is as follows:
 
srute 'pi nama-mahatmye yah priti-rahito narah
aham-mamadi-paramo namni so 'py aparadha-krt
 
If one has heard the glories of the transcendental holy name of the Lord 
but nevertheless continues in a materialistic concept of life, thinking 
"I am this body and everything belonging to this body is mine [aham 
mameti SB 5.5.8]," and does not show respect and love for the chanting 
of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, that is an offense.
 
Adi 8.25
 
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TEXT
 
tad asma-saram hrdayam batedam
yad grhyamanair hari-namadheyaih
na vikriyetatha yada vikaro
netre jalam gatra-ruhesu harsah
SYNONYMS
 
tat -- that; asma-saram -- as hard as iron; hrdayam -- heart; bata -- O; 
idam -- this; yat -- which; grhyamanaih -- in spite of taking the 
chanting; hari-namadheyaih -- meditating on the holy name of the 
Lord; na -- does not; vikriyeta -- change; atha -- thus; yada -- when; 
vikarah -- transformation; netre -- in the eyes; jalam -- tears; gatra-
ruhesu -- in the pores of the body; harsah -- ecstasy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If one's heart does not change, tears do not flow from his eyes, his 
body does not shiver, and his bodily hairs do not stand on end as he 
chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, it should be understood that his 
heart is as hard as iron. This is due to his offenses at the lotus feet 
of the Lord's holy name."
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, commenting on this verse, which 
is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.3.24), remarks that sometimes a 
maha-bhagavata, or very advanced devotee, does not manifest such 
transcendental symptoms as tears in the eyes, whereas sometimes a 
kanistha-adhikari, a neophyte devotee, displays them artificially. This 
does not mean, however, that the neophyte is more advanced than the maha-
bhagavata devotee. The test of the real change of heart that takes place 
when one chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is that one becomes detached 
from material enjoyment. This is the real change. Bhaktih paresanubhavo 
viraktir anyatra ca (SB 11.2.42). If one is actually advancing in 
spiritual life, he must become very much detached from material 
enjoyment. If it is sometimes found that a kanistha-adhikari (neophyte 
devotee) shows artificial tears in his eyes while chanting the Hare 
Krsna mantra but is still completely attached to material things, his 
heart has not really changed. The change must be manifested in terms of 
one's real activities.
 
Adi 8.26
 
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TEXT
 
‘eka' krsna-name kare sarva-papa nasa
premera karana bhakti karena prakasa
SYNONYMS
 
eka -- one; krsna-name -- by chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna; kare -
- makes; sarva -- all; papa -- sinful life; nasa -- exhausted; premera --
 of love of Godhead; karana -- cause; bhakti -- devotional service; 
karena -- becomes; prakasa -- manifest.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Simply chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra without offenses vanquishes 
all sinful activities. Thus pure devotional service, which is the cause 
of love of Godhead, becomes manifest.
 
PURPORT
 
One cannot be situated in the devotional service of the Lord unless one 
is free from sinful life. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (7.28):
 
yesam tv anta-gatam papam jananam punya-karmanam
te dvandva-moha-nirmukta bhajante mam drdha-vratah
 
 
"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life and 
whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed from 
the duality of delusion, and they engage themselves in My service with 
determination." A person who is already cleansed of all 
tinges of sinful life engages without deviation or duality of purpose in 
the transcendental loving service of the Lord. In this age, although 
people are greatly sinful, simply chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra 
can relieve them from the reactions of their sins. Eka krsna-name: only 
by chanting Krsna's name is this possible. This is confirmed in 
Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.3.51): kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sangah. 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu has also taught us this. While passing on the road, 
He used to chant:
 
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna he
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna he
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna raksa mam
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna pahi mam
rama raghava rama raghava rama raghava raksa mam
krsna kesava krsna kesava krsna kesava pahi mam
 
If one always chants the holy name of Krsna, gradually one is freed from 
all reactions of sinful life, provided he chants offenselessly and does 
not commit more sinful activities on the strength of chanting the Hare 
Krsna mantra. In this way one is purified, and his devotional service 
causes the arousal of his dormant love of God. If one simply 
chants the Hare Krsna mantra and does not commit sinful activities 
and offenses, one's life is purified, and thus one comes to the fifth 
stage of perfection, or engagement in the loving service of the Lord (
prema pum-artho mahan).
 
Adi 8.27
 
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TEXT
 
premera udaye haya premera vikara
sveda-kampa-pulakadi gadgadasrudhara
SYNONYMS
 
premera -- of love of Godhead; udaye -- when there is awakening; haya -- 
it becomes so; premera -- of love of Godhead; vikara -- transformation; 
sveda -- perspiration; kampa -- trembling; pulaka-adi -- throbbing of 
the heart; gadgada -- faltering; asru-dhara -- tears in the eyes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When one's transcendental loving service to the Lord is actually 
awakened, it generates transformations in the body such as perspiration, 
trembling, throbbing of the heart, faltering of the voice and tears in 
the eyes.
 
PURPORT
 
These bodily transformations are automatically manifested when one is 
actually situated in love of Godhead. One should not artificially 
imitate them. Our disease is desire for that which is material; even 
while advancing in spiritual life, we want material acclaim. One must be 
freed from this disease. Pure devotion must be anyabhilasita-sunyam [
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu anyabhilasita-sunyam
jnana-karmady-anavrtam
anukulyena krsnanu-
silanam bhaktir uttama
 
"One
 should render transcendental loving service to 
the Supreme Lord Krsna favorably and without desire for 
material profit or gain through fruitive 
activities or philosophical speculation. That is called 
pure devotional service." Bhakti-rasamrta-
sindhu 1.1.111.1.11], without desire for anything material. Advanced 
devotees manifest many bodily transformations, which are symptoms of 
ecstasy, but one should not imitate them to achieve cheap adoration from 
the public. When one actually attains the advanced stage, the ecstatic 
symptoms will appear automatically; one does not need to imitate them.
 
 
Adi 8.28
 
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TEXT
 
anayase bhava-ksaya, krsnera sevana
eka krsna-namera phale pai eta dhana
SYNONYMS
 
anayase -- without hard labor; bhava-ksaya -- stoppage of repetition of 
birth and death; krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; sevana -- service; eka -- one;
 krsna-namera -- chanting the name of Krsna; phale -- as a result of; 
pai -- we achieve; eta -- so much; dhana -- wealth.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As a result of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, one makes such great 
advancement in spiritual life that simultaneously his material existence 
terminates and he receives love of Godhead. The holy name of Krsna is so 
powerful that by chanting even one name, one very easily achieves these 
transcendental riches.
 
Adi 8.29–30
 
TEXTS 29–30
 
TEXT
 
hena krsna-nama yadi laya bahu-bara
tabu yadi prema nahe, nahe asrudhara
tabe jani, aparadha tahate pracura
krsna-nama-bija tahe na kare ankura
SYNONYMS
 
hena -- such; krsna-nama -- holy name of the Lord; yadi -- if; laya -- 
one takes; bahu-bara -- again and again; tabu -- still; yadi -- if; 
prema -- love of Godhead; nahe -- is not visible; nahe asru-dhara -- 
there are no tears in the eyes; tabe -- then; jani -- I understand; 
aparadha -- offense; tahate -- there (in that process); pracura -- 
enough; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Krsna; bija -- seed; tahe -- in 
those activities; na -- does not; kare -- do; ankura -- sprout.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If one chants the exalted holy name of the Lord again and again and yet 
his love for the Supreme Lord does not develop and tears do not appear 
in his eyes, it is evident that because of his offenses in chanting, the 
seed of the holy name of Krsna does not sprout.
 
PURPORT
 
If one chants the Hare Krsna mantra offensively, one does not achieve 
the desired result. Therefore one should carefully avoid the offenses, 
which have already been described in connection with verse 24.
 
Adi 8.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-nityanande nahi e-saba vicara
nama laite prema dena, vahe asrudhara
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-nityanande -- when chanting the holy names of Lord Caitanya and 
Nityananda; nahi -- there are not; e-saba -- all these; vicara -- 
considerations; nama -- the holy name; laite -- simply by chanting; 
prema -- love of Godhead; dena -- they give; vahe -- there is a flow; 
asru-dhara -- tears in the eyes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
But if one only chants, with some slight faith, the holy names of Lord 
Caitanya and Nityananda, very quickly he is cleansed of all offenses. 
Thus as soon as he chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, he feels the 
ecstasy of love for God.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura remarks in this connection that 
if one takes shelter of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda, 
follows Their instructions to become more tolerant than the tree and 
humbler than the grass, and in this way chants the holy name of the Lord,
 very soon he achieves the platform of transcendental loving service to 
the Lord, and tears appear in his eyes. There are offenses to be 
considered in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, but there are no such 
considerations in chanting the names of Gaura-Nityananda. Therefore, if 
one chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra but his life is still full of 
sinful activities, it will be very difficult for him to achieve the 
platform of loving service to the Lord. But if in spite of being an 
offender one chants the holy names of Gaura-Nityananda, he is very 
quickly freed from the reactions to his offenses. Therefore, one 
should first approach Lord Caitanya and Nityananda, or worship Guru-
Gauranga, and then come to the stage of worshiping Radha-Krsna. In our 
Krsna consciousness movement, our students are first advised to worship 
Guru-Gauranga, and then, when they are somewhat advanced, the Radha-
Krsna Deity is installed, and they are engaged in the worship of the 
Lord.
 
One should first take shelter of Gaura-Nityananda in order to reach, 
ultimately, Radha-Krsna. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura sings in this 
connection:
 
gauranga balite ha'be pulaka sarira
hari hari balite nayane ba'be nira
 
ara kabe nitai-candera karuna karibe
samsara-vasana mora kabe tuccha habe
 
visaya chadiya kabe suddha habe mana
kabe hama heraba sri-vrndavana
 
In the beginning one should very regularly chant Sri Gaurasundara's holy 
name and then chant the holy name of Lord Nityananda. Thus one's heart 
will be cleansed of impure desires for material enjoyment. Then one can 
approach Vrndavana-dhama to worship Lord Krsna. Unless one is favored by 
Lord Caitanya and Nityananda, there is no need to go to Vrndavana, for 
unless one's mind is purified, he cannot see Vrndavana, even if he goes 
there. Actually going to Vrndavana involves taking shelter of the six 
Gosvamis by reading the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Vidagdha-madhava, Lalita-
madhava and the other books that they have given. In this way one can 
understand the transcendental loving affairs between Radha and Krsna. 
Kabe hama bujhaba se yugala-piriti. The conjugal love between Radha and 
Krsna is not an ordinary human affair; it is fully transcendental. In 
order to understand Radha and Krsna, worship Them and engage in Their 
loving service, one must be guided by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
Nityananda Prabhu and the six Gosvamis, Lord Caitanya's direct disciples.
 
For an ordinary man, worship of Sri Caitanya and Nityananda Prabhu or 
the Panca-tattva is easier than worship of Radha and Krsna. Unless one 
is very fortunate, he should not be induced to worship Radha-Krsna 
directly. A neophyte student who is not sufficiently educated or 
enlightened should not indulge in the worship of Sri Radha and Krsna or 
the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra. Even if he does so, he cannot get 
the desired result. One should therefore chant the names of Nitai-Gaura 
and worship Them without false prestige. Since everyone within this 
material world is more or less influenced by sinful activities, in the 
beginning it is essential that one take to the worship of Guru-Gauranga 
and ask their favor, for thus despite all his disqualifications one will 
very soon become qualified to worship the Radha-Krsna vigraha.
 
It should be noted in this connection that the holy names of Lord Krsna 
and Gaurasundara are both identical with the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead. Therefore one should not consider one name to be more potent 
than the other. Considering the position of the people of this age, 
however, the chanting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's name is more 
essential than the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra because Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the most magnanimous incarnation and His mercy is 
very easily achieved. Therefore one must first take shelter of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu by chanting sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-
advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. By serving Gaura-
Nityananda one is freed from the entanglements of material existence and 
thus becomes qualified to worship the Radha-Krsna Deity.
 
Adi 8.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
svatantra isvara prabhu atyanta udara
tanre na bhajile kabhu na haya nistara
SYNONYMS
 
svatantra isvara -- the fully independent Supreme Lord; prabhu -- the 
Lord; atyanta -- very; udara -- magnanimous; tanre -- unto Him; na -
- without; bhajile -- worshiping; kabhu na -- never at any time; haya -- 
becomes so; nistara -- liberation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead, 
is greatly magnanimous. Unless one worships Him, one can never be 
liberated.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura here remarks that one should not 
give up the worship of Radha-Krsna to worship Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
By worshiping either Radha-Krsna or Lord Caitanya alone, one cannot 
become advanced. One should not try to supersede the instructions of the 
six Gosvamis, for they are acaryas and very dear to Lord Caitanya. 
Therefore Narottama dasa Thakura sings:
 
rupa-raghunatha-pade haibe akuti
kabe hama bujhaba se yugala-piriti
 
One must be a submissive student of the six Gosvamis, from Srila Rupa 
Gosvami to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. Not following their instructions but 
imagining how to worship Gaurasundara and Radha-Krsna is a great offense,
 as a result of which one clears a path to hell. If one neglects the 
instructions of the six Gosvamis and yet becomes a so-called devotee of 
Radha-Krsna, he merely criticizes the real devotees of Radha-Krsna. As a 
result of speculation, he considers Gaurasundara to be an ordinary 
devotee and therefore cannot make progress in serving the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead, Radha-Krsna.
 
Adi 8.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
ore mudha loka, suna caitanya-mangala
caitanya-mahima yate janibe sakala
SYNONYMS
 
ore -- O all of you; mudha -- foolish; loka -- people; suna -- just hear;
 caitanya-mangala -- the book of this name; caitanya -- Lord Caitanya's; 
mahima -- glories; yate -- in which; janibe -- you will know; sakala -- 
all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
O fools, just read Sri Caitanya-mangala! By reading this book you can 
understand all the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Vrndavana dasa Thakura's Sri Caitanya-bhagavata was originally 
entitled Sri Caitanya-mangala, but when Srila Locana dasa Thakura later 
wrote another book named Sri Caitanya-mangala, Srila Vrndavana dasa 
Thakura changed the name of his own book, which is now therefore known 
as Sri Caitanya-bhagavata. The life of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is very 
elaborately described in the Caitanya-bhagavata, and Krsnadasa Kaviraja 
Gosvami has already informed us that in his Sri Caitanya-caritamrta he 
has described whatever Vrndavana dasa Thakura has not mentioned. This 
acceptance of Sri Caitanya-bhagavata by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami 
indicates his acceptance of the disciplic succession. A writer of 
transcendental literature never tries to surpass the previous acaryas.
 
Adi 8.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
krsna-lila bhagavate kahe veda-vyasa
caitanya-lilara vyasa -- vrndavana-dasa
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-lila -- the pastimes of Lord Krsna; bhagavate -- in the book 
Srimad-Bhagavatam; kahe -- tells; veda-vyasa -- Vyasadeva, the editor of 
the Vedic literatures; caitanya-lilara -- of the pastimes of Lord 
Caitanya; vyasa -- compiler; vrndavana-dasa -- is Vrndavana dasa.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As Vyasadeva has compiled all the pastimes of Lord Krsna in Srimad-
Bhagavatam, Thakura Vrndavana dasa has depicted the pastimes of Lord 
Caitanya.
 
Adi 8.35
 
TEXT 35
 
TEXT
 
vrndavana-dasa kaila ‘caitanya-mangala'
yanhara sravane nase sarva amangala
SYNONYMS
 
vrndavana-dasa -- Vrndavana dasa; kaila -- compiled; 
caitanya-mangala -- the book named Caitanya-mangala; yanhara -- of which;
 sravane -- by hearing; nase -- annihilated; sarva -- all; amangala -- 
inauspiciousness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thakura Vrndavana dasa has composed Sri Caitanya-mangala. Hearing this 
book annihilates all misfortune.
 
Adi 8.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-nitaira yate janiye mahima
yate jani krsna-bhakti-siddhantera sima
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-nitaira -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda 
Prabhu; yate -- in which; janiye -- one can know; mahima -- all glories; 
yate -- in which; jani -- I can understand; krsna-bhakti -- of devotion 
to Lord Krsna; siddhantera -- of the conclusion; sima -- limit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By reading Sri Caitanya-mangala one can understand all the glories and 
truths of Lord Caitanya and Nityananda and come to the ultimate 
conclusion of devotional service to Lord Krsna.
 
PURPORT
 
Srimad-Bhagavatam is the authoritative reference book from which to 
understand devotional service, but because it is very elaborate, few men 
can understand its purport. Srimad-Bhagavatam is the original commentary 
on the Vedanta-sutra, which is called nyaya-prasthana. It was written to 
enable one to understand the Absolute Truth through infallible logic and 
argument, and therefore its natural commentary, Srimad-Bhagavatam, is 
extremely elaborate. Professional reciters have created the impression 
that Srimad-Bhagavatam deals only with Krsna's rasa-lila, although Krsna'
s rasa-lila is described only in chapters 29 through 33 of the 
Tenth Canto. They have in this way presented Krsna to 
the Western world as a great woman-hunter, and therefore we sometimes 
have to deal with such misconceptions in preaching. Another difficulty 
in understanding Srimad-Bhagavatam is that the professional reciters 
have introduced bhagavata-saptaha, or seven-day readings of the 
Bhagavatam. They want to finish Srimad-Bhagavatam in a week, although it 
is so sublime that even one verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam, if properly 
explained, cannot be completed in three months. Under these 
circumstances, it is a great aid for the common man to read Srila 
Vrndavana dasa Thakura's Caitanya-bhagavata, for thus he can actually 
understand devotional service, Krsna, Lord Caitanya and Nityananda. 
Srila Rupa Gosvami has said:
 
sruti-smrti-puranadi-pancaratra-vidhim vina
aikantiki harer bhaktir utpatayaiva kalpate
 [Brs. sruti-smrti-puranadi-
pancaratra-vidhim vina
aikantiki harer bhaktir
utpatayaiva kalpate
 
"Devotional service of the Lord that ignores the authorized Vedic 
literatures like the Upanisads, Puranas and Narada-pancaratra is simply 
an unnecessary disturbance in society."  Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.1011.
2.101]
 
"Devotional service to the Lord that ignores the authorized Vedic 
literatures -- the Upanisads, Puranas, Narada-pancaratra, etc. -- is 
simply an unnecessary disturbance in society." Due to misunderstanding 
Srimad-Bhagavatam, people are misled regarding the science of Krsna. 
However, by reading Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura's book one can very 
easily understand this science.
 
Adi 8.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
bhagavate yata bhakti-siddhantera sara
likhiyachena inha jani' kariya uddhara
SYNONYMS
 
bhagavate -- in Srimad-Bhagavatam; yata -- all; bhakti-siddhantera --
 in understanding devotional service; sara -- essence; likhiyachena -- 
has written; inha -- this; jani' -- I know; kariya -- making; uddhara -- 
quotation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In Sri Caitanya-mangala [later known as Sri Caitanya-bhagavata] Srila 
Vrndavana dasa Thakura has given the conclusion and essence of 
devotional service by quoting the authoritative statements of Srimad-
Bhagavatam.
 
Adi 8.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
‘caitanya-mangala' sune yadi pasandi, yavana
seha maha-vaisnava haya tataksana
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-mangala -- the book named Caitanya-mangala; sune -- anyone 
hears; yadi -- if; pasandi -- great atheist; yavana -- a nonbeliever in 
the Vedic culture; seha -- he also; maha-vaisnava -- great devotee; haya 
-- becomes; tataksana -- immediately.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If even a great atheist hears Sri Caitanya-mangala, he immediately 
becomes a great devotee.
 
Adi 8.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
manusye racite nare aiche grantha dhanya
vrndavana-dasa-mukhe vakta sri-caitanya
SYNONYMS
 
manusye -- a human being; racite -- compiled; nare -- cannot; aiche -- 
such; grantha -- book; dhanya -- so glorious; vrndavana-dasa -- the 
author, Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; mukhe -- from his mouth; vakta -- 
speaker; sri-caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The subject matter of this book is so sublime that it appears that Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu has personally spoken through the writings of Sri 
Vrndavana dasa Thakura.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Sanatana Gosvami has written in his Hari-bhakti-vilasa:
 
avaisnava-mukhodgirnam putam hari-kathamrtam
sravanam naiva kartavyam sarpocchistam yatha payah
 
"One should not hear anything about Krsna from 
a non-Vaisnava. Milk touched by the lips of a serpent 
has poisonous effects; similarly, talks about Krsna given by a non-
Vaisnava are also poisonous."
 
Transcendental literature that strictly follows the Vedic principles and 
the conclusion of the Puranas and pancaratrika-vidhi can be written only 
by a pure devotee. It is not possible for a common man to write books on 
bhakti, for his writings will not be effective. He may be a very great 
scholar and may be expert in presenting literature in flowery language, 
but this is not at all helpful in understanding transcendental 
literature. Even if transcendental literature is written in faulty 
language, it is acceptable if it is written by a devotee, whereas so-
called transcendental literature written by a mundane scholar, even if 
it is a very highly polished literary presentation, cannot be accepted. 
The secret in a devotee's writing is that when he writes about the 
pastimes of the Lord, the Lord helps him; he does not write alone. As 
stated in the Bhagavad-gita (10.10), dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam 
upayanti te. Since a devotee writes in service to the Lord, 
the Lord from within gives him so much intelligence that he sits down 
near the Lord and goes on writing books. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami 
confirms that what Vrndavana dasa Thakura wrote was actually spoken by 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and he simply repeated it. The same holds true 
for Sri Caitanya-caritamrta. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami wrote Sri 
Caitanya-caritamrta in his old age, in an invalid condition, but it is 
such a sublime literature that Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami 
Maharaja used to say, "The time will come when the people of the world 
will learn Bengali to read Sri Caitanya-caritamrta." We are trying to 
present Sri Caitanya-caritamrta in English and do not know how 
successful it will be, but if one reads the original Caitanya-caritamrta 
in Bengali he will relish increasing ecstasy in devotional service.
 
Adi 8.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
vrndavana-dasa-pade koti namaskara
 
aiche grantha kari' tenho tarila samsara
SYNONYMS
 
vrndavana-dasa-pade -- unto the lotus feet of Srila Vrndavana dasa 
 
Thakura; koti -- millions; namaskara -- obeisances; aiche -- such; 
grantha -- book; kari' -- compiling; tenho -- he; tarila -- delivered; 
samsara -- all the world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I offer millions of obeisances unto the lotus feet of Vrndavana dasa 
 
Thakura. No one else could write such a wonderful book for the 
deliverance of all fallen souls.
 
Adi 8.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
narayani -- caitanyera ucchista-bhajana
 
tanra garbhe janmila sri-dasa-vrndavana
SYNONYMS
 
narayani -- Narayani; caitanyera -- of Lord Caitanya 
 
Mahaprabhu; ucchista-bhajana -- eater of the remnants of food; 
tanra -- of her; garbhe -- in the womb; janmila -- took birth; sri-dasa-
vrndavana -- Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Narayani eternally eats the remnants of the food of Caitanya 
 
Mahaprabhu. Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura was born of her womb.
 
PURPORT
 
In text 43 of the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, a book written by 
 
Kavi-karnapura that describes all the associates of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu and who they previously were, there is the following 
statement regarding Narayani:
 
ambikayah svasa yasin namna srila-kilimbika
 
krsnocchistam prabhunjana seyam narayani mata
 
When Lord Krsna was a child, He was nursed by a woman named Ambika, who 
had a younger sister named Kilimbika. During the time of Lord Caitanya's 
incarnation, the same Kilimbika used to eat the remnants of food 
left by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That Kilimbika was Narayani, who 
was a niece of Srivasa Thakura's. Later on, when she grew up and married,
 Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura was born from her womb. A devotee of Lord 
Sri Krsna is celebrated in terms of devotional service rendered to the 
Lord; thus we know Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura as the son of Narayani. 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura notes in this connection that 
there is no reference to his paternal ancestry because there is no need 
to understand it.
 
Adi 8.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
tanra ki adbhuta caitanya-carita-varnana
 
yahara sravane suddha kaila tri-bhuvana
SYNONYMS
 
tanra -- Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura's; ki -- what; adbhuta -- 
 
wonderful; caitanya-carita -- of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; varnana -- description; yahara -- of which; sravane -- by 
hearing; suddha -- purified; kaila -- made; tri-bhuvana -- the three 
worlds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
What a wonderful description he has given of the pastimes of Lord 
 
Caitanya! Anyone in the three worlds who hears it is purified.
 
Adi 8.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
ataeva bhaja, loka, caitanya-nityananda
 
khandibe samsara-duhkha, pabe premananda
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; bhaja -- worship; loka -- O people in general; 
 
caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityananda -- Nityananda 
Prabhu; khandibe -- will vanquish; samsara-duhkha -- miserable condition 
of material existence; pabe -- he will get; premananda -- the 
transcendental bliss of devotional service.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I fervently appeal to everyone to adopt the method of devotional service 
 
given by Lord Caitanya and Nityananda and thus be freed from the 
miseries of material existence and ultimately achieve the loving service 
of the Lord.
 
Adi 8.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
vrndavana-dasa kaila ‘caitanya-mangala'
 
tahate caitanya-lila varnila sakala
SYNONYMS
 
vrndavana-dasa -- Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; kaila -- did; caitanya-
 
mangala -- the book of the name Caitanya-mangala; tahate -- in that book;
 caitanya-lila -- the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; varnila -- described; 
sakala -- everything.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura has written Sri Caitanya-mangala and 
 
therein described in all respects the pastimes of Lord Caitanya.
 
Adi 8.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
sutra kari' saba lila karila granthana
 
pache vistariya tahara kaila vivarana
SYNONYMS
 
sutra kari' -- making a synopsis; saba -- all; lila -- pastimes; karila -
 
- did; granthana -- writing in the book; pache -- later; vistariya -- 
vividly describing; tahara -- all of them; kaila -- did; vivarana -- 
description.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He first summarized all the pastimes of the Lord and later described 
 
them vividly in detail.
 
Adi 8.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-candrera lila ananta apara
 
varnite varnite grantha ha-ila vistara
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-candrera -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lila -- pastimes; 
 
ananta -- unlimited; apara -- unfathomable; varnite -- describing; 
varnite -- describing; grantha -- the book; ha-ila -- became; vistara -- 
expansive.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The pastimes of Lord Caitanya are unlimited and unfathomable. Therefore, 
 
in describing all those pastimes, the book became voluminous.
 
Adi 8.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
vistara dekhiya kichu sankoca haila mana
 
sutra-dhrta kona lila na kaila varnana
SYNONYMS
 
vistara -- expansive; dekhiya -- seeing; kichu -- some; sankoca -- with 
 
hesitation; haila -- became; mana -- mind; sutra-dhrta -- taking the 
synopsis; kona -- some; lila -- pastimes; na -- did not; kaila -- make; 
varnana -- description.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He saw them to be so extensive that he later felt that some had not been 
 
properly described.
 
Adi 8.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
nityananda-lila-varnane ha-ila avesa
 
caitanyera sesa-lila rahila avasesa
SYNONYMS
 
nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; lila -- pastimes; varnane -- in the 
 
matter of description; ha-ila -- there was; avesa -- ecstasy; caitanyera 
-- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sesa-lila -- pastimes in the last 
portion of His life; rahila -- remained; avasesa -- supplement.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He ecstatically described the pastimes of Lord Nityananda, but the later 
 
pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu remained untold.
 
Adi 8.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
sei saba lilara sunite vivarana
 
vrndavana-vasi bhaktera utkanthita mana
SYNONYMS
 
sei -- those; saba -- all; lilara -- of the pastimes; sunite -- to hear; 
 
vivarana -- description; vrndavana-vasi -- the inhabitants of Vrndavana; 
bhaktera -- of devotees; utkanthita -- in anxiety; mana -- minds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The devotees of Vrndavana were all very anxious to hear those pastimes.
 
Adi 8.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
vrndavane kalpa-drume suvarna-sadana
 
maha-yogapitha tahan, ratna-simhasana
SYNONYMS
 
vrndavane -- in Vrndavana; kalpa-drume -- under the desire trees; 
 
suvarna-sadana -- golden throne; maha -- great; yoga-pitha -- pious 
temple; tahan -- there; ratna -- bedecked with jewels; simhasana -- 
throne.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In Vrndavana, in a great place of pilgrimage underneath the desire trees,
 
 is a golden throne bedecked with jewels.
 
Adi 8.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
tate vasi' ache sada vrajendra-nandana
 
‘sri-govinda-deva' nama saksat madana
SYNONYMS
 
tate -- on that throne; vasi' -- sitting; ache -- there is; sada -- 
 
always; vrajendra-nandana -- the son of Maharaja Nanda; sri-govinda-deva 
-- whose name is Govinda; nama -- name; saksat -- direct; madana -- 
transcendental Cupid.
 
TRANSLATION
 
On that throne sits the son of Nanda Maharaja, Sri Govindadeva, the 
transcendental Cupid.
 
Adi 8.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
raja-seva haya tanha vicitra prakara
 
divya samagri, divya vastra, alankara
SYNONYMS
 
raja-seva -- majestic service; haya -- render; tanha -- there; vicitra --
 
 varieties; prakara -- all kinds of; divya -- spiritual; samagri -- 
ingredients; divya -- spiritual; vastra -- garments; alankara -- 
ornaments.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Varieties of majestic service are rendered to Govinda there. His 
 
garments, ornaments and paraphernalia are all transcendental.
 
Adi 8.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
sahasra sevaka seva kare anuksana
 
sahasra-vadane seva na yaya varnana
SYNONYMS
 
sahasra -- many thousands; sevaka -- servitors; seva -- service; kare -- 
 
render; anuksana -- always; sahasra -- thousands; vadane -- mouths; seva 
-- process of service; na -- not possible; yaya -- goes on; varnana -- 
description.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In that temple of Govindaji, thousands of servitors always render 
 
service to the Lord in devotion. Even with thousands of mouths, one 
could not describe this service.
 
Adi 8.54
 
TEXT 54
 
TEXT
 
sevara adhyaksa -- sri-pandita haridasa
 
tanra yasah-guna sarva-jagate prakasa
SYNONYMS
 
sevara -- of the service; adhyaksa -- commander; sri-pandita haridasa -- 
 
Haridasa Pandita; tanra -- of his; yasah -- fame; guna -- quality; sarva-
jagate -- all over the world; prakasa -- known.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In that temple the chief servitor was Sri Haridasa Pandita. His 
 
qualities and fame are known all over the world.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Haridasa Pandita was a disciple of Sri Ananta Acarya, who was a 
 
disciple of Gadadhara Pandita.
 
Adi 8.55
 
TEXT 55
 
TEXT
 
susila, sahisnu, santa, vadanya, gambhira
 
madhura-vacana, madhura-cesta, maha-dhira
SYNONYMS
 
susila -- well behaved; sahisnu -- tolerant; santa -- peaceful; vadanya -
 
- magnanimous; gambhira -- grave; madhura-vacana -- sweet words; madhura-
cesta -- sweet endeavor; maha-dhira -- completely sober.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He was gentle, tolerant, peaceful, magnanimous, grave, sweet in his 
 
words and very sober in his endeavors.
 
Adi 8.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
sabara sammana-karta, karena sabara hita
 
kautilya-matsarya-himsa na jane tanra cita
SYNONYMS
 
sabara -- of all; sammana-karta -- respectful; karena -- does; sabara -- 
 
everyone's; hita -- benefit; kautilya -- diplomatic; matsarya -- 
jealousy; himsa -- envy; na jane -- does not know; tanra -- his; cita -- 
heart.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He was respectful to everyone and worked for the benefit of all. 
 
Diplomacy, envy and jealousy were unknown to his heart.
 
Adi 8.57
 
TEXT 57
 
TEXT
 
krsnera ye sadharana sad-guna pancasa
 
se saba gunera tanra sarire nivasa
SYNONYMS
 
krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; ye -- that; sadharana -- general; sat-guna -- 
 
good qualities; pancasa -- fifty; se -- those; saba -- all; gunera -- 
qualities; tanra -- his; sarire -- in the body; nivasa -- were always 
present.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The fifty qualities of Lord Krsna were all present in his body.
 
PURPORT
 
In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, the transcendental qualities of Sri Krsna 
 
are mentioned. Among these, fifty are primary (ayam neta su-
ramyangah, etc.), and in minute quantity they were all present in the 
body of Sri Haridasa Pandita. Since every living entity is a part of the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead, all fifty of these good qualities of Sri 
Krsna are originally minutely present in every living being. Due to his 
contact with material nature, these qualities are not visible in the 
conditioned soul, but when one becomes a purified devotee, they all 
automatically manifest themselves. This is stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (
5.18.12), as mentioned in the text below.
 
Adi 8.58
 
TEXT 58
 
TEXT
 
yasyasti bhaktir bhagavaty akincana
 
sarvair gunais tatra samasate surah
harav abhaktasya kuto mahad-guna
mano-rathenasati dhavato bahih
SYNONYMS
 
yasya -- one who; asti -- has; bhaktih -- devotional service; bhagavati -
 
- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; akincana -- without motive; 
sarvaih -- all; gunaih -- qualities; tatra -- there; samasate -- become 
manifested; surah -- with all the demigods; harau -- unto the Supreme 
Personality; abhaktasya -- one who is not a devotee; kutah -- where; 
mahat-gunah -- high qualities; manah-rathena -- concoction; asati -- the 
material existence; dhavatah -- run on; bahih -- externally.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In one who has unflinching devotional faith in Krsna, all the good 
 
qualities of Krsna and the demigods are consistently manifested. However,
 one who has no devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead has no 
good qualifications because he is engaged by mental concoction in 
material existence, which is the external feature of the Lord."
 
Adi 8.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
pandita-gosanira sisya -- ananta acarya
 
krsna-premamaya-tanu, udara, sarva-arya
SYNONYMS
 
pandita-gosanira -- of Gadadhara Pandita; sisya -- disciple; ananta 
 
acarya -- Ananta Acarya; krsna-premamaya -- always 
overwhelmed by love of God; tanu -- body; udara -- magnanimous; sarva -- 
in all respects; arya -- advanced.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ananta Acarya was a disciple of Gadadhara Pandita. His body was always 
 
absorbed in love of Godhead. He was magnanimous and advanced in all 
respects.
 
Adi 8.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
tanhara ananta guna ke karu prakasa
 
tanra priya sisya inha -- pandita haridasa
SYNONYMS
 
tanhara -- his; ananta -- unlimited; guna -- qualities; ke -- who; karu -
 
- can; prakasa -- display; tanra -- his; priya -- dear; sisya -- 
disciple; inha -- this person; pandita haridasa -- Haridasa 
Pandita.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ananta Acarya was a reservoir of all good qualities. No one can estimate 
 
how great he was. Pandita Haridasa was his beloved disciple.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes in his Anubhasya, "Sri 
 
Ananta Acarya is one of the eternal associates of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. Previously, during the advent of Lord Sri Krsna, Ananta 
Acarya was Sudevi, one of the eight gopis. This is stated in the Gaura-
ganoddesa-dipika (165), as follows: anantacarya-gosvami ya su-
devi pura vraje. ‘Ananta Acarya Gosvami was formerly Sudevi-gopi in 
Vraja [Vrndavana].' In Jagannatha Puri, or Purusottama-ksetra, there is 
a monastery known as Ganga-mata Matha that was established by Ananta 
Acarya. In the disciplic succession of the Ganga-mata Matha, he is known 
as Vinoda-manjari. One of his disciples was Haridasa Pandita Gosvami, 
who is also known as Sri Raghu Gopala and as Sri Rasa-manjari. His 
disciple Laksmipriya was the maternal aunt of Ganga-mata, a princess who 
was the daughter of the King of Putiya. Ganga-mata brought a Deity of 
the name Sri Rasika-raya from Krsna Misra of Jaipur and installed Him in 
the house of Sarvabhauma in Jagannatha Puri. The disciple in the fifth 
generation after Sri Ananta Acarya was Sri Vanamali; in the sixth 
generation, Sri Bhagavan dasa, who was a Bengali; in the seventh 
generation, Madhusudana dasa, who was an Oriya; in the eighth generation,
 Nilambara dasa; in the ninth generation, Sri Narottama dasa; in the 
tenth generation, Pitambara dasa; and in the eleventh generation, Sri 
Madhava dasa. The disciple in the twelfth generation is presently in 
charge of the Ganga-mata monastery."
 
Adi 8.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-nityanande tanra parama visvasa
 
caitanya-carite tanra parama ullasa
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityanande -- in Lord Nityananda; 
 
tanra -- his; parama -- very great; visvasa -- faith; caitanya-carite -- 
in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; tanra -- his; parama -- great; ullasa -
- satisfaction.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Pandita Haridasa had great faith in Lord Caitanya and Nityananda. 
 
Therefore he took great satisfaction in knowing about Their pastimes and 
qualities.
 
Adi 8.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
vaisnavera guna-grahi, na dekhaye dosa
 
kaya-mano-vakye kare vaisnava-santosa
SYNONYMS
 
vaisnavera -- of devotees; guna-grahi -- accepting good qualities; na -- 
 
never; dekhaye -- sees; dosa -- any fault; kaya-manah-vakye -- with 
heart and soul; kare -- does; vaisnava -- devotee; santosa -- 
pacification.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He always accepted the good qualities of Vaisnavas and never found fault 
 
in them. He engaged his heart and soul only to satisfy the Vaisnavas.
 
PURPORT
 
It is a qualification of a Vaisnava that he is adosa-darsi: he never 
 
sees others' faults. Of course, every human being has both good 
qualities and faults. Therefore it is said, saj-jana gunam icchanti 
dosam icchanti pamarah: everyone has a combination of faults and glories.
 But a Vaisnava, a sober man, accepts only a man's glories and not his 
faults, for flies seek sores whereas honeybees seek honey. Haridasa 
Pandita never found fault with a Vaisnava but considered only his good 
qualities.
 
Adi 8.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
nirantara sune tenho ‘caitanya-mangala'
 
tanhara prasade sunena vaisnava-sakala
SYNONYMS
 
nirantara -- always; sune -- hears; tenho -- he; caitanya-mangala -- the 
 
book Caitanya-mangala; tanhara -- by his; prasade -- mercy; sunena -- 
hear; vaisnava-sakala -- all other Vaisnavas.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He always heard the reading of Sri Caitanya-mangala, and all the other 
 
Vaisnavas used to hear it by his grace.
 
Adi 8.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
kathaya sabha ujjvala kare yena purna-candra
 
nija-gunamrte badaya vaisnava-ananda
SYNONYMS
 
kathaya -- by words; sabha -- assembly; ujjvala -- illuminated; kare -- 
 
does; yena -- as; purna-candra -- full moon; nija -- own; guna-amrte -- 
nectar of qualities; badaya -- increases; vaisnava -- of the devotees; 
ananda -- pleasure.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Like the full moon, he illuminated the entire assembly of Vaisnavas 
 
by speaking Sri Caitanya-mangala, and by the nectar of his qualities he 
increased their transcendental bliss.
 
Adi 8.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
tenho ati krpa kari' ajna kaila more
 
gaurangera sesa-lila varnibara tare
SYNONYMS
 
tenho -- he; ati -- very much; krpa -- mercy; kari' -- showing; ajna -- 
 
order; kaila -- made it; more -- unto me; gaurangera -- of Lord Caitanya;
 sesa-lila -- last portion of the pastimes; varnibara -- describing; 
tare -- for the matter of.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By his causeless mercy he ordered me to write about the last pastimes of 
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Adi 8.66
 
TEXT 66
 
TEXT
 
kasisvara gosanira sisya -- govinda gosani
 
govindera priya-sevaka tanra sama nani
SYNONYMS
 
kasisvara gosanira -- of Kasisvara Gosvami; sisya -- disciple; govinda --
 
 Govinda; gosani -- spiritual master; govindera -- of 
Govinda; priya-sevaka -- most confidential servitor; tanra -- his; sama -
- equal; nani -- is none.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Govinda Gosani, the priest engaged in the service of Lord Govinda in 
 
Vrndavana, was a disciple of Kasisvara Gosani. There was no servant more 
dear to the Govinda Deity.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes in his Anubhasya, "
Kasisvara Gosani was one of the contemporaries of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu who was with the Lord in Jagannatha Puri. Also known as 
Kasisvara Pandita, he was a disciple of Isvara Puri and son of Vasudeva 
Bhattacarya, who belonged to the dynasty of Kanjilala Kanu. His surname 
was Caudhuri. His nephew, his sister's son, who was named Rudra Pandita, 
was the original priest of Vallabhapura, which is situated about one 
mile from the Sriramapura railway station in the village of Catara. 
Installed there are the Deities of Radha-Govinda and Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. Kasisvara Gosani was a very strong man, and therefore when 
Lord Caitanya visited the temple of Jagannatha, he used to protect the 
Lord from the crowds. Another of his duties was to distribute prasadam 
to the devotees after kirtana."
 
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura visited this temple at 
 
Vallabhapura. At that time the person in charge was a Saivite, Sri 
Sivacandra Caudhuri, who was a descendant of Kasisvara Gosani's brother. 
In Vallabhapura there was a permanent arrangement to cook nine kilos of 
rice, vegetables and other foodstuffs daily, and near the village there 
is sufficient land, which belonged to the Deity, on which this rice was 
grown. Unfortunately, the descendants of Kasisvara Gosani's brother have 
sold a major portion of this land, and therefore the Deity worship has 
now been hampered.
 
It is said in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (137) that the servant of Krsna 
 
in Vrndavana named Bhrngara descended as Kasisvara Gosani during the 
pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In our householder life we also 
sometimes visited this temple of Vallabhapura and took prasadam there at 
noon. The Deities of this temple, Sri Sri Radha-Govinda and the Gauranga 
vigraha, are extremely beautiful. Near Vallabhapura is a beautiful 
temple of Jagannatha. We sometimes used to take prasadam in this 
Jagannatha temple also. These two temples are situated within a one 
mile-radius of the Sriramapura railway station, near Calcutta.
 
Adi 8.67
 
TEXT 67
 
TEXT
 
yadavacarya gosani sri-rupera sangi
 
caitanya-carite tenho ati bada rangi
SYNONYMS
 
yadavacarya -- Yadavacarya; gosani -- spiritual master; sri-
 
rupera -- of Srila Rupa Gosvami; sangi -- associate; caitanya-carite -- 
in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; tenho -- he; ati -- very; bada -- 
great; rangi -- enthusiastic.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Yadavacarya Gosani, a constant associate of Srila Rupa Gosvami, was 
 
also very enthusiastic in hearing and chanting about Lord Caitanya's 
pastimes.
 
Adi 8.68
 
TEXT 68
 
TEXT
 
pandita-gosanira sisya -- bhugarbha gosani
 
gaura-katha vina ara mukhe anya nai
SYNONYMS
 
pandita-gosanira -- of Pandita Gosani (Gadadhara Pandita); sisya -- 
 
disciple; bhugarbha gosani -- Bhugarbha Gosani; gaura-katha -
- topics of Lord Caitanya; vina -- without; ara -- else; mukhe -- in his 
mouth; anya nai -- nothing else.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Bhugarbha Gosani, a disciple of Pandita Gosani, was always engaged in 
 
topics regarding Lord Caitanya, knowing nothing else.
 
Adi 8.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
tanra sisya -- govinda pujaka caitanya-dasa
 
mukundananda cakravarti, premi krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
tanra sisya -- his disciple; govinda -- the Govinda Deity; pujaka -- 
 
priest; caitanya-dasa -- Caitanya dasa; mukundananda 
cakravarti -- Mukundananda Cakravarti; premi -- a great 
lover of God; krsnadasa -- Krsnadasa.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Among his disciples were Caitanya dasa, who was a priest of the Govinda 
 
Deity, as well as Mukundananda Cakravarti and the great devotee 
Krsnadasa.
 
Adi 8.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
acarya-gosanira sisya -- cakravarti sivananda
 
niravadhi tanra citte caitanya-nityananda
SYNONYMS
 
acarya-gosanira -- of Acarya Gosani; sisya -- the disciple; cakravarti 
 
sivananda -- Sivananda Cakravarti; niravadhi -- always; 
tanra -- his; citte -- in the heart; caitanya-nityananda -- Lord 
Caitanya and Nityananda are situated.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Among the disciples of Ananta Acarya was Sivananda Cakravarti, in whose 
heart Lord Caitanya and Nityananda constantly dwelled.
 
Adi 8.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
ara yata vrndavane baise bhakta-gana
 
sesa-lila sunite sabara haila mana
SYNONYMS
 
ara yata -- there are many others; vrndavane -- in Vrndavana; baise -- 
 
residents; bhakta-gana -- great devotees; sesa-lila -- the last portions 
of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes; sunite -- to hear; sabara -- of 
everyone; haila -- became; mana -- the mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In Vrndavana there were also many other great devotees, all of whom 
 
desired to hear the last pastimes of Lord Caitanya.
 
Adi 8.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
more ajna karila sabe karuna kariya
 
tan-sabara bole likhi nirlajja ha-iya
SYNONYMS
 
more -- unto me; ajna -- order; karila -- gave; sabe -- all; karuna -- 
 
merciful; kariya -- doing so; tan-sabara -- of all of them; bole -- by 
the order; likhi -- I write; nirlajja -- without shame; ha-iya -- 
becoming.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By their mercy, all these devotees ordered me to write of the last 
 
pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Because of their order only, 
although I am shameless, I have attempted to write this Caitanya-
caritamrta.
 
PURPORT
 
To write about the transcendental pastimes of the Supreme Personality of 
 
Godhead is not an ordinary endeavor. Unless one is empowered by the 
higher authorities, or advanced devotees, one cannot write 
transcendental literature, for all such literature must be above 
suspicion, or, in other words, it must have none of the defects of 
conditioned souls, namely mistakes, illusions, cheating and imperfect 
sense perceptions. The words of Krsna and of the disciplic succession 
that carries the orders of Krsna are actually authoritative. To be 
empowered to write transcendental literature is a privilege in which a 
writer can take great pride. As a humble Vaisnava, Krsnadasa Kaviraja 
Gosvami, being thus empowered, felt very much ashamed that it was he who 
was to narrate the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Adi 8.73
 
TEXT 73
 
TEXT
 
vaisnavera ajna pana cintita-antare
 
madana-gopale gelan ajna magibare
SYNONYMS
 
vaisnavera -- of all the Vaisnava devotees; ajna -- order; pana -- 
 
receiving; cintita-antare -- anxiety within myself; madana-gopale -- to 
the temple of Sri Madana-mohana; gelan -- I went; ajna -- order; 
magibare -- to receive.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Having received the order of the Vaisnavas but being anxious within my 
 
heart, I went to the temple of Madana-mohana in Vrndavana to ask His 
permission also.
 
PURPORT
 
A Vaisnava always follows the order of guru and Krsna. Sri Caitanya-
 
caritamrta was written by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami by their mercy. 
Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami considered all the devotees that have been 
mentioned to be his preceptor gurus, or spiritual masters, and Madana-
gopala (Sri Madana-mohana vigraha) is Krsna Himself. Thus he took 
permission from both of them, and when he received the mercy of both 
guru and Krsna, he was able to write this great literature, Sri Caitanya-
caritamrta. This example should be followed. Anyone who attempts to 
write about Krsna must first take permission from the spiritual master 
and Krsna. Krsna is situated in everyone's heart, and the spiritual 
master is His direct external representative. Thus Krsna is situated 
antar-bahih, within and without. One must first become a pure devotee by 
following the strict regulative principles and chanting sixteen rounds 
daily, and when one thinks that he is actually on the Vaisnava platform, 
he must then take permission from the spiritual master, and that 
permission must also be confirmed by Krsna from within his heart. Then, 
if one is very sincere and pure, he can write transcendental literature, 
either prose or poetry.
 
Adi 8.74
 
TEXT 74
 
TEXT
 
darasana kari kailun carana vandana
 
gosani-dasa pujari kare carana-sevana
SYNONYMS
 
darasana -- by visiting; kari -- doing; kailun -- made; carana -- lotus 
 
feet; vandana -- worship; gosani-dasa -- Gosani dasa; pujari 
-- priest; kare -- does; carana -- lotus feet; sevana -- service.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When I visited the temple of Madana-mohana, the priest Gosani dasa was 
 
serving the feet of the Lord, and I also prayed at the Lord's lotus feet.
 
Adi 8.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
prabhura carane yadi ajna magila
 
prabhu-kantha haite mala khasiya padila
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of the Lord; carane -- lotus feet; yadi -- when; ajna -- 
 
order; magila -- requested; prabhu-kantha -- the neck of the Lord; haite 
-- from; mala -- garland; khasiya -- slipped; padila -- fell down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When I prayed to the Lord for permission, a garland from His neck 
 
immediately slipped down.
 
Adi 8.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
saba vaisnava-gana hari-dhvani dila
 
gosani-dasa ani' mala mora gale dila
SYNONYMS
 
saba -- all; vaisnava -- devotees; gana -- group; hari-dhvani -- 
 
chanting Hare Krsna; dila -- made; gosani-dasa -- Gosani 
dasa; ani' -- bringing; mala -- garland; mora -- my; gale -- on the neck;
 dila -- gave it.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As soon as this happened, the Vaisnavas standing there all loudly 
 
chanted, "Haribol!" and the priest, Gosani dasa, brought me the garland 
and put it around my neck.
 
Adi 8.77
 
TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
ajna-mala pana amara ha-ila ananda
 
tahani karinu ei granthera arambha
SYNONYMS
 
ajna-mala -- the garland of order; pana -- receiving; amara -- my; ha-
 
ila -- became; ananda -- great pleasure; tahani -- then and there; 
karinu -- attempted; ei -- this; granthera -- of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta;
 arambha -- beginning.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I was greatly pleased to have the garland signifying the order of the 
 
Lord, and then and there I commenced to write this book.
 
Adi 8.78
 
TEXT 78
 
TEXT
 
ei grantha lekhaya more ‘madana-mohana'
 
amara likhana yena sukera pathana
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; grantha -- great literature; lekhaya -- causes me to write; 
 
more -- unto me; madana-mohana -- the Deity; amara -- my; likhana -- 
writing; yena -- like; sukera -- of the parrot; pathana -- responding.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Actually Sri Caitanya-caritamrta is not my writing but the dictation of 
 
Sri Madana-mohana. My writing is like the repetition of a parrot.
 
PURPORT
 
This should be the attitude of all devotees. When the Supreme 
 
Personality of Godhead recognizes a devotee, He gives him intelligence 
and dictates how he may go back home, back to Godhead. This is confirmed 
in Srimad Bhagavad-gita (10.10):
 
tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-purvakam
dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam upayanti te
 
 
"To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give 
the understanding by which they can come to Me." The 
opportunity to engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord 
is open to everyone because every living entity is constitutionally a 
servant of the Lord. To engage in the service of the Lord is the natural 
function of the living entity, but because he is covered by the 
influence of maya, the material energy, he thinks it to be a very 
difficult task. But if he places himself under the guidance of a 
spiritual master and does everything sincerely, immediately the Lord, 
who is situated within everyone's heart, dictates how to serve Him (
dadami buddhi-yogam tam). The Lord gives this direction, and thus the 
devotee's life becomes perfect. Whatever a pure devotee does is done by 
the dictation of the Supreme Lord. Thus it is confirmed by the author of 
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta that whatever he wrote was written under the 
direction of the Sri Madana-mohana Deity.
 
Adi 8.79
 
TEXT 79
 
TEXT
 
sei likhi, madana-gopala ye likhaya
 
kasthera puttali yena kuhake nacaya
SYNONYMS
 
sei likhi -- I write that; madana-gopala -- the Deity Madana-gopala; ye -
 
- whatever; likhaya -- dictates to me; kasthera -- wooden; puttali -- a 
doll; yena -- like; kuhake -- the enchanter; nacaya -- causes to dance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As a wooden doll is made to dance by a magician, I write as Madana-
 
gopala orders me to do so.
 
PURPORT
 
This is the position of a pure devotee. One should not take any 
 
responsibility on his own but should be a soul surrendered to the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who will then give him dictation as 
the caittya-guru, or the spiritual master within. The Supreme 
Personality of Godhead is pleased to guide a devotee from within and 
without. From within He guides him as the Supersoul, and from without He 
guides him as the spiritual master.
 
Adi 8.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
kuladhidevata mora -- madana-mohana
 
yanra sevaka -- raghunatha, rupa, sanatana
SYNONYMS
 
kula-adhidevata -- the family Deity; mora -- mine; madana-mohana -- Lord 
 
Madana-mohana; yanra -- whose; sevaka -- servitor; raghunatha -- 
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; rupa -- Rupa Gosvami; sanatana -- Sanatana 
Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I accept as my family Deity Madana-mohana, whose worshipers are 
 
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Sri Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami.
 
Adi 8.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
vrndavana-dasera pada-padma kari' dhyana
 
tanra ajna lana likhi yahate kalyana
SYNONYMS
 
vrndavana-dasera -- of Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; pada-padma -- lotus 
 
feet; kari' -- doing; dhyana -- meditation; tanra -- his; ajna -- order; 
lana -- receiving; likhi -- I write; yahate -- in which permission; 
kalyana -- all auspiciousness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I took permission from Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura by praying at his 
 
lotus feet, and upon receiving his order I have attempted to write this 
auspicious literature.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami took permission not only from the 
 
Vaisnavas and Madana-mohana but also from Vrndavana dasa Thakura, who is 
understood to be the Vyasa of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Adi 8.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-lilate ‘vyasa' -- vrndavana-dasa
 
tanra krpa vina anye na haya prakasa
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-lilate -- in describing the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; vyasa -- 
 
Vyasadeva; vrndavana-dasa -- is Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; tanra -- 
his; krpa -- mercy; vina -- without; anye -- other; na -- never; haya -- 
becomes; prakasa -- manifest.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura is the authorized writer on the pastimes of 
 
Lord Caitanya. Without his mercy, therefore, one cannot describe these 
pastimes.
 
Adi 8.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
murkha, nica, ksudra muni visaya-lalasa
 
vaisnavajna-bale kari eteka sahasa
SYNONYMS
 
murkha -- foolish; nica -- lowborn; ksudra -- very insignificant; muni --
 
 I; visaya -- material; lalasa -- desires; vaisnava -- of the Vaisnavas; 
ajna -- order; bale -- on the strength of; kari -- I do; eteka -- so 
much; sahasa -- energy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I am foolish, lowborn and insignificant, and I always desire material 
 
enjoyment; yet by the order of the Vaisnavas I am greatly enthusiastic 
to write this transcendental literature.
 
Adi 8.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
sri-rupa-raghunatha-caranera ei bala
 
yanra smrte siddha haya vanchita-sakala
SYNONYMS
 
sri-rupa -- Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; 
 
caranera -- of the lotus feet; ei -- this; bala -- strength; yanra -- 
whose; smrte -- by remembrance; siddha -- successful; haya -- becomes; 
vanchita-sakala -- all desires.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The lotus feet of Sri Rupa Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami are my 
 
source of strength. Remembering their lotus feet can fulfill all one's 
desires.
 
Adi 8.85
 
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TEXT
 
sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
 
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa 
 
Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation; 
Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe -- 
describes; krsna-dasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always 
 
desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
following in their footsteps.
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
Adi-lila, Eighth Chapter, in the matter of the author's 
 
receiving the orders of the authorities -- Krsna and guru.
 