Nitai: "May that Lord, who is known as the son of Srimati Sacidevi, be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant spiritual knowledge of the mellow taste of His service."
Prabhupada:
anarpita-cariáš cirat karuášayavatirášaḼ; kalau
samarpayitum unnata ujjvala-rasaáš sva-bhakti-sriyam
hariḼ; puraáša-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandipitaḼ;
sada hrdaya-kandare sphuratu vaḼ; saci-nandana
[Cc. Adi 1.4]
This is the blessings of Srila Rupa Gosvami upon everyone.
sri-caitanya-mano-'bhiᚣášaáš
sthapitaáš yena bhu-tale
svayaáš rupaḼ; kada mahyaáš
dadati sva-padantikam
[When will Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?]
We should pray to Rupa Gosvami for his blessings so that we can understand what is the actual position of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the most merciful incarnation to bestow upon us Krᚣáša-prema. Srila Rupa Gosvami understood it, Srila Sarvabhauma Bhaášášacarya understood it, and we should take their viewpoint of view, what they have studied about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. So Srila Rupa Gosvami says... In the beginning Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was appreciated by Srila Rupa Gosvami as maha-vadanyavatara. There are many incarnations of Krᚣáša, kesava dhrta-mina-sarira jaya jagadisa hare, kesava dhrta-nrsiášha-rupa jaya jagadisa..., many incarnations. But this incarnation, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is anarpita-cariáš cirat. The mercy of this incarnation is unlimited. It was never given before. That is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy. He distributed the most confidential part of love of Godhead. Although we are living in this fallen age, Kali-yuga, but He is giving the topmost platform of loving Krᚣáša. Anarpita-cariáš cirat. Therefore He is supposed to be the most munificent incarnation. Namo maha-vadanyaya krᚣáša-prema-pradaya te [Cc. Madhya 19.53]. He is giving directly Krᚣáša-prema.
It is very difficult to understand Krᚣáša, and what to speak of His loving affairs. It is very difficult.
manuᚣyaášaáš sahasreᚣu
kascid yatati siddhaye
yatatam api siddhanaáš
kascit vetti maᚠtattvataḼ;
[Bg. 7.3]
Krᚣáša personally says that it is very difficult to understand Him. Actually it is so. But Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy is so unlimited that He is helping not only to understand Krᚣáša, but also He is giving directly love of Krᚣáša, and the supermost platform of love, as it was experienced by the gopis.
The gopis' dealing with Krᚣáša is considered to be the topmost. Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He recommended, ramya kacid upasana vrajavadhu-vargeáša ya kalpita. Vrajavadhu, the gopis, the damsels of Vrndavana, they worship Krᚣáša in the topmost loving affairs. They did not know anything but Krᚣáša. For Krᚣáša they could sacrifice anythingâtheir honor, their prestige, everything, their husband, their sons, family. That is the gopis' standard. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's incarnation is accepted by Srila Rupa Gosvami in many verses. One of the verses in here, anarpita-cariáš cirat karuášayavatirášaḼ; kalau.
So we should take shelter of Krᚣáša Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is the blessing of Rupa Gosvami. He says,
hariḼ; puraáša-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandipitaḼ;
sada hrdaya-kandare sphuratu vaḼ; saci-nandana
He is giving His blessing that "This form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, may always remain within your..., in the core of your heart." If we simply keep Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu within our heart, then it will be very easy to understand what is Krᚣáša, because if you understand Krᚣáša, then your life is successful. Janma karma ca divyaáš me yo janati tattvataḼ;. That is only. Our Krᚣáša consciousness movement means just try to understand Krᚣáša; then your life is successful. Krᚣáša says, "Anyone who understands Me, why I come here, what is My activities," tyaktva dehaáš punar janma [Bg. 4.9], "he becomes liberated. After giving up this body, he does not accept any material body. In his own spiritual body he goes back to home, back to Godhead." This is our Krᚣáša consciousness.
So if you don't go through Sri Krᚣáša Caitanya Mahaprabhu, it will be very difficult to understand Krᚣáša. That is practical. Just like you young boys and girls from Western countries. You have taken up Krᚣáša so seriously. Why? Because we are trying to understand Krᚣáša through Caitanya Mahaprabhu. So we should follow this principle. There will be no difficulty to understand Krᚣáša. And as soon as you understand Krᚣáša, your life is successful. Of course, we cannot understand Krᚣáša fully. As far as possible, at least if we understand that Krᚣáša is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, this much is sufficient. This much is sufficient. Krᚣášas tu bhagavan svayam [SB 1.3.28]. Krᚣáša says in the Bhagavad-gita, mattaḼ; parataraáš nanyat kiĂącid asti dhanaĂąjaya [Bg. 7.7]. Ahaáš sarvasya prabhavaḼ; [Bg. 10.8]. Aham adir hi devanam [Bg 10.2]. These things are there, already stated, but the so-called scholars and politicians, they misinterpret in a different way and mislead the people. That is going on. Therefore, in spite of Bhagavad-gita being read all over the world for the last two hundred years, not a single person became a devotee of Krᚣáša. This is the defect. So let us try to understand Krᚣáša through Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and as we have repeatedly said, that "Through Caitanya Mahaprabhu you understand Krᚣáša and spread this cult all over the world." People are suffering for want of knowledge of Krᚣáša. So this movement especially meant to establish the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is that you become, every one of you, you become a guru. How to become guru? Now, yare dekha, tare kaha 'krᚣáša'-upadesa [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. Simply that qualification is sufficient. Don't adulterate the 'krᚣáša'-upadesa. You simply present what Krᚣáša says as it is. Then every one of you will become a guru. Don't adulterateâ"I think," "In my opinion." These nonsense things should be given up. We should always be aware that we are insignificant creature. Our opinion and thinking has no value. This should be the first principle. Why should you give opinion on the words of Krᚣáša? Are you more authoritative person than Krᚣáša? This is foolishness, to try to become more than Krᚣáša. There are so many rascals. They present that "Now we have advanced. We know more than Krᚣáša." So be saved from these rascals. Then you will understand Krᚣáša, and through Caitanya Mahaprabhu you will understand what is the position of Krᚣáša, what is your relationship with Krᚣáša, what is the ultimate goal of life. These things will be clearly exhibited.
And Sri Caitanya-caritamrta is written for this purpose so that a person who is serious about Krᚣáša consciousness may understand Krᚣáša through the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This is wanted. You cannot jump over Krᚣáša consciousness without going through the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. And to go through Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu means to go through the six Gosvamis. This is parampara system. Therefore Narottama dasa ᚏhakura says,
ei chay gosai jar-tar mui das
ta-sabara pada-reášu mora paĂąca-gras
This is parampara system. You cannot jump over. You must go through the parampara system. You have to approach through your spiritual master to the Gosvamis, and through the Gosvamis you will have to approach Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and through Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu you have to approach Krᚣáša. This is the way. Therefore Narottama dasa ᚏhakura said, ei chay gosai jar-tar mui das. We are servant of servant. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's instruction, gopi-bhartuḼ; pada-kamalayor dasa-dasanudasaḼ; [Cc. Madhya 13.80]. The more you become servant of the servant, the more you are perfect. And if you all of a sudden want to become master, then you go to hell. That's all. Don't do that. This is the teaching of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. If you go through the servant, servant, servant, then you are advanced. And if you think that you have now become master, then you are going to hell. This is the process. Dasa-dasanudasaḼ;. Caitanya Mahaprabhu said. So servant, servant, servant, a hundred times servant now, that means he is advanced. He is advanced. And one who is becoming directly master, then he is in the hell.
So anarpita-cariáš cirat. So we should always remember the instruction of Srila Rupa Gosvami. Therefore we pray, ᚣri-caitanya-mano-'bhiᚣášaáš sthapitaáš yena bhu-tale.
[When will Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?]
Our mission is to establish the desire of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is our business. Sri-caitanya-mano-'bhiᚣášaáš sthapitaáš yena bhu-tale. Srila Rupa Gosvami did it. He has given us so many books, especially Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, which we have translated into English as Nectar of Devotion, to understand the science of devotional service. This is the greatest contribution of Srila Rupa Gosvami, how to become a devotee. How to become a devotee. It is not sentiment; it is science. This Krᚣáša consciousness movement is a great science. Yad vijĂąana-samanvitam. JĂąanaáš me paramaáš guhyaáš yad vijĂąana-samanvitam. It is not sentiment. If you take it as sentiment, then you will create disturbance. That is the instruction of Rupa Gosvami. He said,
sruti-smrti-puraášadi-
paĂącaratriki-vidhiáš vina
aikantiki harer bhaktir
utpatayaiva kalpate
[Brs. 1.2.101]
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