se chala se-kÄle kṛṣṇa sphurÄbe tomÄre
kṛṣṇa-ká¹›pÄ yÄá¹…re, tÄre ke rÄkhite pÄre"
se chala - that trick; se-kÄle - at that time; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; sphurÄbe - will show; tomÄre - unto you; kṛṣṇa-ká¹›pÄ - the mercy of Kṛṣṇa; yÄá¹…re - upon whom; tÄre - him; ke - who; rÄkhite - to keep; pÄre - is able.
“What kind of means you will have to use at that time will be revealed by Kṛṣṇa. If one has Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, no one can check him.â€
Although ÅšrÄ«la RaghunÄtha dÄsa was very anxious to join ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, the Lord advised him to wait for the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa. He recommended that RaghunÄtha dÄsa keep his Kṛṣṇa consciousness firmly fixed in his heart while externally behaving like an ordinary man. This is a trick for everyone advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. One can live in society like an ordinary human being, but at the same time one’s own business should be to satisfy Kṛṣṇa and spread His glories. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person should not be absorbed in material things, for his only business is the devotional service of the Lord. If one is engaged in this way, Kṛṣṇa will certainly bestow His mercy. As ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu advised RaghunÄtha dÄsa, yathÄ-yogya viá¹£aya bhuñja’ anÄsakta hañÄ. The same is repeated, antare niá¹£á¹hÄ kara, bÄhye loka-vyavahÄra. This means that one must have no desire within his heart other than to serve Kṛṣṇa. On the basis of such a conviction, one can cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This is confirmed in the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (1.2.200):
laukikÄ« vaidikÄ« vÄpi yÄ kriyÄ kriyate mune
hari-sevÄnukÅ«laiva sÄ kÄryÄ bhaktim icchatÄ
A devotee may act as an ordinary human being or as a strict follower of Vedic injunctions. In either case, everything he does is favorable for the advancement of devotional service because he is in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
