Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Varanasi Became Vaishnavas. Text 35

cid-Änanda kṛṣṇa-vigraha 'mÄyika' kari' mÄni
ei baá¸a 'pÄpa', — satya caitanyera vÄṇī

 cit-Änanda kṛṣṇa-vigraha - the transcendental form of Kṛṣṇa, which is completely spiritual; mÄyika kari' mÄni - accept as made of the external energy, mÄyÄ; ei baá¸a pÄpa - this is a great act of sin; satya - true; caitanyera vÄṇī - the words of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu.


Text

“The MÄyÄvÄdÄ«s do not recognize the personal form of the Lord as spiritual and full of bliss. This is a great sin. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s statements are actually factual.

Purport

ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu’s movement especially aims at defeating the MÄyÄvÄda conclusion about the Absolute Truth. Since the members of the MÄyÄvÄda school cannot understand the spiritual form of the Lord, they incorrectly think the Lord’s form is also made of material energy. They think that He is covered by a material body just like other living beings. Due to this offensive understanding, they cannot recognize that ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa’s personal form is transcendental, not material. Their conclusion is a great offense at the lotus feet of the Lord. As explained by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa has His eternal, blissful form that is full of knowledge, and all Vaiṣṇava ÄcÄryas accept this. That is the proper understanding of the Absolute Truth.