Sri Caitanya-caritamrta: Madhya-lila
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Chapter 15

Madhya15.152

TEXT 152

eta suni’ ami bada mane sukha pailun

inhare uthana tabe alingana kailun-

SYNONYMS

eta suni’-hearing this; ami—I; bada—very great; mane—in the mind; sukha—happiness; pailun—got; inhare—him; uthana—raising; tabe—at that time; alingana kailun—I embraced.

TRANSLATION

"Hearing this, I became very happy. I then raised Murari Gupta and embraced him.

Madhya15.153

TEXT 153

sadhu sadhu, gupta, tomara sudrdha bhajana

amara vacaneha tomara na talila mana

SYNONYMS

sadhu sadhu—all glories unto you; gupta—Murari Gupta; tomara—your; su-drdha—firmly fixed; bhajana—method of worship; amara—My; vacaneha—even on the request; tomara—your; na talila—did not budge; mana—mind.

TRANSLATION

"I said to him, ’All glories to you, Murari Gupta! Your method of worship is very firmly fixed-so much so that even upon My request your mind did not turn.

Madhya15.154

TEXT 154

ei-mata sevakera priti cahi prabhu-paya

prabhu chadaileha, pada chadana na yaya

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—like this; sevakera—of the servitor; priti—love; cahi—is wanted; prabhu-paya—unto the lotus feet of the Lord; prabhu chadaileha—even though the Lord causes separation; pada—the lotus feet of the Lord; chadana na yaya—cannot be given up.

TRANSLATION

" ’The servitor must have love and affection for the lotus feet of the Lord exactly like this. Even if the Lord wants separation, a devotee cannot abandon the shelter of His lotus feet.

PURPORT

The word prabhu, or master, indicates that the Lord is to be continuously served by His devotee. The original prabhu is the Lord, Sri Krsna. Nonetheless, there are many devotees attached to Lord Ramacandra, and Murari Gupta is a vivid example of such unalloyed devotion. He never agreed to give up Lord Ramacandra’s worship, not even upon Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s request. Such is the chastity of devotional service, as stated in the Antya-lila of Caitanya-caritamrta (4.46-47):

sei bhakta dhanya, ye na chade prabhura carana
sei prabhu dhanya, ye na chade nija-jana

durdaive sevaka yadi yaya anya sthane
sei thakura dhanya tare cule dhari’ ane

In a firm relationship with the Lord, the devotee does not give up the Lord’s service under any circumstance. As far as the Lord Himself is concerned, if the devotee chooses to leave, the Lord brings him back again, dragging him by the hair.

Madhya15.155

TEXT 155

ei-mata tomara nistha janibara tare

tomare agraha ami kailun bare bare

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; tomara—your; nistha—firm faith; janibara tare—to understand; tomare—unto you; agraha—persistence; ami kailun—l did; bare bare—again and again.

TRANSLATION

" ’Just to test your firm faith in your Lord, I requested you again and again to change your worship from Lord Ramacandra to Krsna.’

Madhya15.156

TEXT 156

saksat hanuman tumi sri-rama-kinkara

tumi kene chadibe tanra carana-kamala

SYNONYMS

saksat—directly; hanuman—Hanuman; tumi—you; sri-rama-kinkara—the servant of Sri Rama; tumi—you; kene—why; chadibe—should give up; tanra—His; carana-kamala—lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

“In this way, I congratulated Murari Gupta, saying, ’Indeed, you are the incarnation of Hanuman. Consequently you are the eternal servant of Lord Ramacandra. Why should you give up the worship of Lord Ramacandra and His lotus feet?’ ”

Madhya15.157

TEXT 157

sei murari-gupta ei--mora prana sama

inhara dainya suni’ mora phataye jivana

SYNONYMS

sei murari-gupta—that Murari Gupta; ei—this; mora prana sama—not different from My life and soul; inhara—of him; dainya—humility; suni’-hearing; mora—My; phataye—perturbs; jivana—life.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, “I accept this Murari Gupta as My life and soul. When I hear of his humility, it perturbs My very life.”

Madhya15.158

TEXT 158

tabe vasudeve prabhu kari’ alingana

tanra guna kahe hana sahasra-vadana

SYNONYMS

tabe—then; vasudeve—Vasudeva; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kari’ alingana—embracing; tanra guna—his good qualities; kahe—began to explain; hana—becoming; sahasra-vadana—possessing thousands of mouths.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then embraced Vasudeva Datta and began to speak of his glories as if He had a thousand mouths.

Madhya15.159

TEXT 159

nija-guna suni’ datta mane lajja pana

nivedana kare prabhura carane dhariya

SYNONYMS

nija-guna—his personal qualities; suni’-hearing; datta—Vasudeva Datta; mane—in the mind; lajja pana—being ashamed; nivedana kare—submits; prabhura—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; carane dhariya—catching the lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

When Caitanya Mahaprabhu glorified him, Vasudeva Datta immediately became very embarrassed and shy. He then submitted himself, touching the Lord’s lotus feet.

Madhya15.160

TEXT 160

jagat tarite prabhu tomara avatara

mora nivedana eka karaha angikara

SYNONYMS

jagat tarite—to deliver the whole world; prabhu—my Lord; tomara—Your; avatara—incarnation; mora—my; nivedana—petition; eka—one; karaha angikara—please accept.

TRANSLATION

Vasudeva Datta told Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "My dear Lord, You incarnate just to deliver all conditioned souls. I have now one petition, which I wish You would accept.

Madhya15.161

TEXT 161

karite samartha tumi hao, dayamaya

tumi mana kara, tabe anayase haya

SYNONYMS

karite—to execute; samartha—capable; tumi—You; hao—are; daya-maya—O merciful one; tumi mana kara—if You so desire; tabe—then; anayase—without difficulty; haya—it becomes possible.

TRANSLATION

"My Lord, You are certainly capable of doing whatever You like, and You are indeed merciful. If You so desire, You can very easily do whatever You want.

Madhya15.162

TEXT 162

jivera duhkha dekhi’ mora hrdaya bidare

sarva-jivera papa prabhu deha’ mora sire

SYNONYMS

jivera—of all conditioned souls; duhkha dekhi’-by seeing the sufferings; mora—my; hrdaya—heart; bidare—breaks; sarva-jivera—of all living entities; papa—the sinful reactions; prabhu—My dear Lord; deha’-just put; mora sire—upon my head.

TRANSLATION

"My Lord, my heart breaks to see the sufferings of all conditioned souls; therefore I request You to transfer the karma of their sinful lives upon my head.

Madhya15.163

TEXT 163

jivera papa lana muni karon naraka bhoga

sakala jivera, prabhu, ghucaha bhava-roga

SYNONYMS

jivera—of all conditioned souls; papa lana—accepting the sinful reactions; muni—I; karon—do; naraka—hellish life; bhoga—suffering; sakala jivera—of all living entities; prabhu—my dear Lord; ghucaha—please finish; bhava-roga—the material disease.

TRANSLATION

“My dear Lord, let me suffer perpetually in a hellish condition, accepting all the sinful reactions of all living entities. Please finish their diseased material life.”

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following commentary on this verse. In the Western countries, Christians believe that Lord Jesus Christ, their spiritual master, appeared in order to eradicate all the sins of his disciples. To this end, Lord Jesus Christ appeared and disappeared. Here, however, we find Sri Vasudeva Datta Thakura and Srila Haridasa Thakura to be many millions of times more advanced even when compared to Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ relieved only his followers from all sinful reactions, but Vasudeva Datta is here prepared to accept the sins of everyone in the universe. A Vaisnava is so liberal that he is prepared to risk everything to rescue conditioned souls from material existence. Srila Vasudeva Datta Thakura is universal love itself, for he was willing to sacrifice everything and fully engage in the service of the Supreme.

Srila Vasudeva Datta knew very well that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the original Personality of Godhead. He was transcendence itself, above the material conception of illusion and maya. Lord Jesus Christ certainly finished the sinful reactions of his followers by his mercy, but that does not mean that he completely delivered them from the pangs of material existence. A person may be relieved from sins once, but it is a practice among Christians to confess sins and yet commit them again. By getting freed from sins and again engaging in them, one cannot attain freedom from the pangs of material existence. A diseased person may go to a physician for relief, but after he leaves the hospital he may again be infected due to his unclean habits. Thus material existence continues. Srila Vasudeva Datta wanted to completely relieve the conditioned souls from material existence so that they would no longer have an opportunity to commit sinful acts. This is the difference between Srila Vasudeva Datta and Lord Jesus Christ. It is a great offense to receive pardon for sins and then commit the same sins again. Such an offense is more dangerous than the sinful activity itself. Vasudeva Datta was so liberal that he requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to transfer all offensive activity upon him so the conditioned souls might be purified. This prayer was certainly without duplicity.

Vasudeva Datta’s example is unique not only within this world but within the universe. It is beyond the conception of fruitive actors or the speculation of mundane philosophers. Due to being illusioned by the external energy and due to a poor fund of knowledge, people tend to envy one another. Because of this they are entangled in fruitive activity, and they try to escape this fruitive activity by mental speculation. Consequently neither karmis nor jnanis are purified. In the words of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Thakura, they are kukarmis and kujnanis-bad actors and bad speculators. The Mayavadis and karmis should therefore turn their attention to the magnanimous Vasudeva Datta, who wanted to suffer for others in a hellish condition. Nor should one consider Vasudeva Datta a mundane philanthropist or welfare worker. He was not interested in merging into the Brahman effulgence, nor was he interested in material honor or reputation. He was far above philanthropists, philosophers and fruitive actors. He was a most exalted personality who wanted to show mercy upon conditioned souls. This is not an exaggeration of his transcendental qualities. It is perfectly true. Actually there cannot be any comparison to Vasudeva Datta. He was a Vaisnava-para-duhkha-duhkhi-very much aggrieved to see others suffer. The entire world is purified simply by the appearance of such a great devotee. By his presence the whole world is glorified, and all conditioned souls-due to his transcendental presence-are also glorified. As Narottama dasa Thakura confirms, Vasudeva Datta is the ideal devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

gaurangera sangi-gane,    nitya-siddha kari’ mane,
se yaya vrajendra-suta-pasa

One who executes Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mission must be considered to be eternally liberated. He is a transcendental person and does not belong to this material world. Such a devotee engaging in the deliverance of the total population is as magnanimous as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself.

namo maha-vadanyaya
krsna-prema-pradaya te
krsnaya krsna-caitanya-
namne gaura-tvise namah

Such a personality factually represents Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu because his heart is always filled with compassion for conditioned souls.

Madhya15.164

TEXT 164

eta suni’ mahaprabhura citta dravila

asru-kampa-svarabhange kahite lagila

SYNONYMS

eta suni’-hearing this; mahaprabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; citta—heart; dravila—became softened; asru—tears; kampa—trembling; svara-bhange—with faltering of the voice; kahite—to speak; lagila—began.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard Vasudeva Datta’s statement, His heart became very soft. Tears flowed from His eyes, and He began to tremble. In a faltering voice He spoke as follows.

Madhya15.165

TEXT 165

"tomara vicitra nahe, tumi--saksat prahlada

tomara upare krsnera sampurna prasada

SYNONYMS

tomara—in you; vicitra nahe—this is not extraordinary; tumi—you; saksat prahlada—incarnation of Prahlada Maharaja; tomara upare—upon you; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; sampurna—complete; prasada—mercy.

TRANSLATION

Accepting Vasudeva Datta as a great devotee, the Lord said, "Such a statement is not at all astonishing because you are the incarnation of Prahlada Maharaja. It appears that Lord Krsna has bestowed complete mercy upon you. There is no doubt about it.

Madhya15.166

TEXT 166

krsna sei satya kare, yei mage bhrtya

bhrtya-vancha-purti vinu nahi anya krtya

SYNONYMS

krsna—Lord Krsna; sei—that; satya kare—fulfills as true; yei—whatever; mage—wants; bhrtya—servant; bhrtya-vancha—the desire of His servant; purti—fulfilling; vinu—without; nahi—there is not; anya—other; krtya—duty.

TRANSLATION

"Whatever a pure devotee wants from his master, Lord Krsna doubtlessly grants because He has no duty other than to fulfill the desire of His devotee.

Madhya15.167

TEXT 167

brahmanda jivera tumi vanchile nistara

vina papa-bhoge habe sabara uddhara

SYNONYMS

brahmanda—of the universe; jivera—of all living entities; tumi vanchile—if you desire; nistara—deliverance; vina—without; papa-bhoge—undergoing tribulations of sinful activities; habe—there will be; sabara—everyone’s; uddhara—liberation.

TRANSLATION

"If you desire the deliverance of all living entities within the universe, then all of them can be delivered even without your undergoing the tribulations of sinful activity.

Madhya15.168

TEXT 168

asamartha nahe krsna, dhare sarva bala

tomake va kene bhunjaibe papa-phala?

SYNONYMS

asamartha nahe—is not unable; krsna—Lord Krsna; dhare—possesses; sarva bala—all potencies; tomakeyou; va—then; kene—why; bhunjaibe—would cause to suffer; papa-phala—results of sinful reactions.

TRANSLATION

"Krsna is not incapable, for He has all potencies. Why would He induce you to suffer the sinful reactions of other living entities?

Madhya15.169

TEXT 169

tumi yanra hita vancha’, se haila ’vaisnava’

vaisnavera papa krsna dura kare saba

SYNONYMS

tumi—you; yanra—of whom; hita vancha’-desire the welfare; se—such a person; haila—immediately becomes; vaisnava—a devotee; vaisnavera—of a Vaisnava; papa—the accidental sinful life; krsna—Lord Krsna; dura kare—vanquishes; saba—all.

TRANSLATION

"Whosever welfare you desire immediately becomes a Vaisnava, and Krsna delivers all Vaisnavas from the reactions of their past sinful activities.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu here informed Vasudeva Datta that since Krsna is all-powerful, He can immediately deliver all conditioned souls from material existence. In essence, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “You desire the liberation of all kinds of living entities without discrimination. You are very anxious for their good fortune, and I say that simply by your prayer all living entities within the universe can be liberated. You do not even have to take up the burden of their sinful activities. Thus there is no need for you to suffer for their sinful lives. Whoever receives your compassion becomes a Vaisnava immediately, and Krsna delivers all Vaisnavas from the reactions to their past sinful activities.” This is also promised in Bhagavad-gita (18.66):

sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
moksayisyami ma sucah

“Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.”

As soon as one fully surrenders to Krsna, he becomes a Vaisnava. In this verse from Bhagavad-gita, Krsna promises to relieve His devotee from all the reactions to sinful life. It is a fact that a fully surrendered Vaisnava is completely out of the range of material infection. This is to say that he does not suffer the results of pious or impious actions. Unless one is freed from a sinful life, he cannot become a Vaisnava. In other words, if one is a Vaisnava, his sinful life is certainly ended. According to Padma Purana:

aprarabdha-phalam papam
kutam bijam phalonmukham
kramenaiva praliyeta
visnu-bhakti-ratatmanam

“There are different stages of dormant reactions to sinful activities to be observed in a sinful life. Sinful reactions may be just waiting to take effect [phalonmukha], reactions may be still further dormant [kuta], or the reactions may be in a seedlike state [bija]. In any case, all types of sinful reactions are vanquished one after another if a person engages in the devotional service of Lord Visnu.”

Madhya15.170

TEXT 170

yas tv indra-gopam athavendram aho sva-karma-

bandhanurupa-phala-bhajanam atanoti

karmani nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhajam

govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

SYNONYMS

yah—He who (Govinda); tu—but; indra-gopam—to the small red insect called indra-gopa; athava—or even; indram—to Indra, King of heaven; aho—oh; sva-karma—of one’s own fruitive activities; bandha—bondage; anurupa—according to; phala—of reactions; bhajanam—enjoying or suffering; atanoti—bestows; karmani—all fruitive activities and their reactions; nirdahati—destroys; kintu—but; ca—certainly; bhakti-bhajam—of persons engaged in devotional service; govindam—unto Lord Govinda; adi-purusam—the original person; tam—unto Him; aham—I; bhajami—offer my obeisances.

TRANSLATION

" ’Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who regulates the sufferings and enjoyments of fruitive activity for everyone-from the heavenly King Indra down to the smallest insect [indra-gopa]. That very Personality of Godhead destroys the fruitive karma of one engaged in devotional service.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Brahma-samhita (5.54).

Madhya15.171

TEXT 171

tomara iccha-matre habe brahmanda-mocana

sarva mukta karite krsnera nahi kichu srama

SYNONYMS

tomara iccha-matre—simply by your desire; habe—there will be; brahmanda-mocana—deliverance of the universe; sarva—everyone; mukta karite—to liberate; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; nahi—there is not; kichu—even a little; srama—labor.

TRANSLATION

"Because of your honest desire, all living entities within the universe will be delivered, for Krsna does not have to do anything to deliver all the living entities of the universe.

Madhya15.172

TEXT 172

eka udumbara vrkse lage koti-phale

koti ye brahmanda bhase virajara jale

SYNONYMS

eka udumbara vrkse—in one udumbara tree; lage—there are; koti-phale—millions of fruits; koti—millions; ye—which; brahmanda—of universes; bhase—float; virajara—of the Viraja River; jale—in the water.

TRANSLATION

"Just as there are millions of fruits on the udumbara tree, millions of universes float on the waters of the river Viraja.

PURPORT

Viraja is a river that divides the material world from the spiritual world. On one side of the river Viraja is the effulgence of Brahmaloka and innumerable Vaikuntha planets, and on the other side is this material world. It is to be understood that this side of the Viraja River is filled with material planets floating in the Causal Ocean. The name Viraja indicates a marginal position between the spiritual and material worlds, but this Viraja River is not under the control of material energy. Consequently it is devoid of the three gunas.

Madhya15.173

TEXT 173

tara eka phala padi’ yadi nasta haya

tathapi vrksa nahi jane nija-apacaya

SYNONYMS

tara—of the tree; eka phala—one fruit; padi’-falling down; yadi—if; nasta haya—becomes destroyed; tathapi—still; vrksa—the tree; nahi jane—does not know; nija-apacaya—its loss.

TRANSLATION

"The udumbara tree is filled with millions of fruits, and if one falls down and is destroyed, the tree does not even consider the loss.

Madhya15.174

TEXT 174

taiche eka brahmanda yadi mukta haya

tabu alpa-hani krsnera mane nahi laya

SYNONYMS

taiche—similarly; eka brahmanda—one universe; yadi—if; mukta haya—becomes liberated; tabu—still; alpa-hani—very little loss; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; mane—the mind; nahi laya—does not take it very seriously.

TRANSLATION

"In the same way, if one universe is vacated due to the living entities’ having been liberated, that is a very little thing for Krsna. He does not take it very seriously.

Madhya15.175

TEXT 175

ananta aisvarya krsnera vaikunthadi-dhama

tara gada-khai--karanabdhi yara nama

SYNONYMS

ananta—unlimited; aisvarya—opulence; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; vaikuntha-adi-dhama—innumerable Vaikuntha planets; tara—of Vaikunthaloka; gada-khai—surrounding water; karana-abdhi—Causal Ocean; yara—of which; nama—name.

TRANSLATION

"The entire spiritual world constitutes the unlimited opulence of Krsna, and there are innumerable Vaikuntha planets there. The Causal Ocean is considered the surrounding waters of Vaikunthaloka.

Madhya15.176

TEXT 176

tate bhase maya lana ananta brahmanda

gada-khaite bhase yena rai-purna bhanda

SYNONYMS

tate—in that water; bhase—floats; maya—the material energy; lana—taking; ananta—unlimited; brahmanda—universes; gada-khaite—in the surrounding water; bhase—floats; yena—as if; rai-purna bhanda—a pot filled with mustard seeds.

TRANSLATION

"Maya and her unlimited material universes are situated in that Causal Ocean. Indeed, maya appears to be floating like a pot filled with mustard seeds.

Madhya15.177

TEXT 177

tara eka rai-nase hani nahi mani

aiche eka anda-nase krsnera nahi hani

SYNONYMS

tara—of it; eka—one; rai-nase—loss of a mustard seed; hani—loss; nahi—does not; mani—notice; aiche—in that way; eka—one; anda—universe; nase—being lost; krsnera—of Krsna; nahi hani—there is no loss.

TRANSLATION

"Of the millions of mustard seeds floating in that pot, if one seed is lost, the loss is not at all significant. Similarly, if one universe is lost, it is not significant to Lord Krsna.

Madhya15.178

TEXT 178

saba brahmanda saha yadi ’maya’ra haya ksaya

tathapi na mane krsna kichu apacaya

SYNONYMS

saba brahmanda—all the universes; saha—with; yadi—if; mayara—of the material energy; haya ksaya—there is destruction; tathapi—still; na—not; mane—considers; krsna—Lord Krsna; kichu—any; apacaya—lost.

TRANSLATION

"To say nothing of one universal mustard seed, even if all the universes and the material energy [maya] are destroyed, Krsna does not even consider the loss.

Madhya15.179

TEXT 179

koti-kamadhenu-patira chagi yaiche mare

sad-aisvarya-pati krsnera maya kiba kare?

SYNONYMS

koti—of millions; kama-dhenu—of desire cows; patira—of the master; chagi—one she-goat; yaiche—as; mare—dies; sat-aisvarya-pati—the master of six opulences; krsnera—of Krsna; maya—external energy; kiba—what; kare—can do.

TRANSLATION

“If a person possessing millions of wish-fulfilling cows loses one she-goat, he does not consider the loss. Krsna owns all six opulences in full. If the entire material energy is destroyed, what does He lose?”

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in clarifying verses 171-179, states that the meaning of these stanzas is very simple but that the purport is a little difficult to understand. Generally, conditioned souls forget Krsna when they are enticed by the material, external energy. Consequently they are called krsna-bahirmukha-bereft of their relationship with Krsna. When such a living entity comes under the jurisdiction of the material energy, he is sent into one of the innumerable material universes created by the material energy to give a chance to conditioned souls to enjoy their desires in the material world. Being very eager to enjoy the fruits of their activities, conditioned souls become involved in the actions and reactions of material life. Consequently one has to enjoy and suffer the results of karma. However, if a conditioned soul becomes Krsna conscious, the karma of his pious and impious activities is completely destroyed. Simply by becoming a devotee, one is bereft of all the reactions of karma. Similarly, simply by the desire of a devotee, a conditioned soul can attain liberation and transcend the results of karma. If everyone is liberated in this way, one may conclude that according to the sweet will of the devotee, the material world exists or does not exist. Ultimately, however, it is not the sweet will of the devotee but the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who, if He so desires, can completely annihilate the material creation. There is no loss on His part. The owner of millions of cows does not consider the loss of one she-goat. Similarly, Lord Krsna is the proprietor of both material and spiritual universes. The material world constitutes only one-fourth of His creative energy. If, according to the desire of the devotee, the Lord completely destroys the creation, He is so opulent that He will not mind the loss.

Madhya15.180

TEXT 180

jaya jaya jahy ajam ajita dosa-grbhita-gunam

tvam asi yad atmana samavaruddha-samasta-bhagah

aga-jagad-okasam akhila-sakty-avabodhaka te

kvacid ajayatmana ca carato ’nucaren nigamah"

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya—kindly exhibit Your glory; jahi—please conquer; ajam—nescience, maya; ajita—O unconquerable one; dosa—faulty; grbhita-gunam—by which the qualities are accepted; tvam—You; asi—are; yat—because; atmana—by Your internal potency; samavaruddha—possessing; samasta-bhagah—all kinds of opulences; aga—nonmoving; jagat—moving; okasam—of the embodied living entities; akhila—all; sakti—of potencies; avabodhaka—master; te—You; kvacit—sometimes; ajaya—by the external energy; atmana—of Your self; ca—also; caratah—manifesting pastimes (by Your glance); anucaret—confirm; nigamah—all the Vedas.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, “ ’O my Lord, O unconquerable one, O master of all potencies, please exhibit Your internal potency to conquer the nescience of all moving and inert living entities. Due to nescience, they accept all kinds of faulty things, thus provoking a fearful situation. O Lord, please show Your glories! You can do this very easily, for Your internal potency is beyond the external potency, and You are the reservoir of all opulence. You are also the demonstrator of the material potency. You are also always engaged in Your pastimes in the spiritual world. You exhibit Your reserved internal potency and sometimes exhibit the external potency by glancing over it. Thus You manifest Your pastimes. The Vedas confirm Your two potencies and accept both types of pastimes due to them.’ ”

PURPORT

This verse is taken from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.87.14). It is from the prayers of the sruti-gana, the personified Vedas who glorify the Lord.

The almighty Personality of Godhead has three potencies-internal, external and marginal. When the conditioned souls are condemned due to forgetfulness, the external potency creates the material world and puts the living entities under its control. The three modes of material nature keep the living entity in a constant state of fear. Bhayam dvitiyabhinivesatah. The controlled conditioned soul is always fearful due to being controlled by the external potency; therefore the conditioned soul should always pray to the almighty Lord to conquer the external potency (maya) so that she will no longer manifest her powers, which bind all living entities, moving and inert.

Madhya15.181

TEXT 181

ei mata sarva-bhaktera kahi’ saba guna

sabare vidaya dila kari’ alingana

SYNONYMS

ei mata—in this way; sarva-bhaktera—of all the devotees; kahi’-describing; saba guna—all the good qualities; sabare—unto everyone; vidaya dila—bade farewell; kari’ alingana—embracing.

TRANSLATION

In this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu described the good qualities of His devotees one after the other. He then embraced them and bade them farewell.

Madhya15.182

TEXT 182

prabhura vicchede bhakta karena rodana

bhaktera vicchede prabhura visanna haila mana

SYNONYMS

prabhura—from Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vicchede—by separation; bhakta—all the devotees; karena—do; rodana—crying; bhaktera—of the devotees; vicchede—by the separation; prabhura—of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; visanna—morose; haila—became; mana—the mind.

TRANSLATION

Due to the impending separation from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the devotees began to cry. The Lord was also morose due to separation from the devotees.

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