vaiṣṇavera ei haya eka svabhÄva niÅ›cala
teṅho jīva nahena, hana svatantra īśvara
vaiṣṇavera - of great devotees; ei - this; haya - is; eka - one; svabhÄva - nature; niÅ›cala - unflinching; teá¹…ho - He; jÄ«va - conditioned soul; nahena - is not; hana - is; svatantra - independent; Ä«Å›vara - controller.
“A Vaiṣṇava travels to places of pilgrimage to purify them and reclaim fallen conditioned souls. This is one of the duties of a Vaiṣṇava. Actually, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu is not a living entity but the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. Consequently, He is a fully independent controller, yet in His position as a devotee, He carries out the activities of a devotee.â€
ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura points out that because there are many permanent residents in holy places who do not precisely follow the rules and regulations governing living in a sacred place, exalted devotees have to go to these places to reclaim such persons. This is the business of a Vaiṣṇava. A Vaiṣṇava is unhappy to see others materially enmeshed. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu taught these activities of a Vaiṣṇava although He is the worshipable Deity of all Vaiṣṇavas, the complete and independent Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is pÅ«rṇaḥ Å›uddho nitya-muktaḥ — complete, completely uncontaminated and eternally liberated. He is sanÄtana, for He has no beginning or end.
