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Contents<br />
Texts 8-14: Caitanya-bhägavata glorified .................................................. 1<br />
Texts 23-30: Glories of Nityänanda prabhu .............................................. 2<br />
Texts 31-46: Work of Rüpa, Sanätana & Jéva Gosvämé ............................ 3<br />
Texts 57-75: Rüpa Gosvämé composes verses according to Lord’s heart.6<br />
Texts 87-96: Synopsis of post-sannyäsa pastimes. ................................... 8<br />
Texts 112: Lord Caitanya saving Kåñëadäsa from Bhaööathäris. ............. 10<br />
Texts 155-162: Mental worship of Nåsiàhänanda Brahmacäré. ............. 10<br />
Texts 166-174: Mahaprabhu in Ramkeli. ................................................. 14<br />
Texts 175-181: Rüpa Gosvämé’s conversation with Nawab. .................. 14<br />
Texts 182-206: Rüpa & Sanätana Meets The Lord .................................. 15<br />
1. Why are we fallen? (Texts 189-190) ................................................ 15<br />
2. How sinful are we? (Texts 191-197) ............................................... 16<br />
Texts 207-220: Lord Caitanya Replies ..................................................... 23<br />
Texts 221-231: Rüpa & Sanätana warn Lord Chaitanya & He returns ... 26<br />
Texts 269-287: Çréväsa & others glorify Mahäprabhu as Krishna ........... 27
vvande<br />
çré-kåñëa-ccaitanya-<br />
nityänandau sahoditau<br />
gauòodaye puñppavantau<br />
ciitrau<br />
çan-dau tammo-nudau<br />
I offe er my respectful obeisances untoo<br />
Çré Kåñëa Caitaanya<br />
and Lord<br />
Nit tyänanda, who aare<br />
like the sun aand<br />
moon. They have arisen<br />
simult taneously on the horizon of Gauòòa<br />
to dissipate thhe<br />
darkness of<br />
ign norance and thuss<br />
wonderfully beestow<br />
benediction<br />
upon all.<br />
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THE LATER PASTIMES OF<br />
LORD ÇRÉ CAITANYA MAHÄPRABHU<br />
TEXT 1<br />
yasya prasädäd ajïo ’pi<br />
sadyaù sarva-jïatäà vrajet<br />
sa çré-caitanya-devo me<br />
bhagavän samprasédatu<br />
Even a person with no knowledge can immediately acquire all knowledge<br />
simply by the benediction of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu. Therefore I am<br />
praying to the Lord for His causeless mercy upon me.<br />
1<br />
By prayers of humility, Lord’s mercy and knowledge is<br />
invoked<br />
Texts 8-14: Caitanya-bhägavata glorified<br />
TEXTS 13-14<br />
caitanya-lélära vyäsa—däsa våndävana<br />
täìra äjïäya karoì täìra ucchiñöa carvaëa<br />
bhakti kari’ çire dhari täìhära caraëa<br />
çeña-lélära sütra-gaëa kariye varëana<br />
Actually the authorized compiler of the pastimes of Çré Caitanya<br />
Mahäprabhu is Çréla Våndävana däsa, the incarnation of Vyäsadeva. Only<br />
upon his orders am I trying to chew the remnants of food that he has left.<br />
Placing his lotus feet upon my head in great devotion, I shall now describe<br />
in summary the Lord’s final pastimes.<br />
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TEXT 22<br />
añöädaça-varña kevala néläcale sthiti<br />
äpani äcari’ jéve çikhäilä bhakti<br />
For eighteen continuous years, Lord Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu remained<br />
at Jagannätha Puré and, through His personal behavior, instructed all<br />
living entities in the mode of devotional service.<br />
3<br />
Vaishnavas give credit to others and serve submissively the<br />
orders of superiors without trying to compete or supercede.<br />
Teaching is done through personal behaviour.<br />
Texts 23-30: Glories of Nityänanda prabhu<br />
TEXT 25<br />
sahajei nityänanda—kåñëa-premoddäma<br />
prabhu-äjïäya kaila yähäì tähäì prema-däna<br />
Çré Nityänanda Prabhu is by nature very much inspired in rendering<br />
transcendental loving service to Lord Kåñëa. Now, being ordered by Çré<br />
Caitanya Mahäprabhu, He distributed this loving service anywhere and<br />
everywhere.<br />
4 Preaching must be under instruction apart from inspiration.<br />
TEXT 29<br />
‘caitanya’ seva, ‘caitanya’ gäo, lao ‘caitanya’-näma<br />
‘caitanye’ ye bhakti kare, sei mora präëa<br />
Nityänanda Prabhu requested everyone to serve Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu,<br />
chant His glories and utter His name. Nityänanda Prabhu claimed that<br />
person to be His life and soul who rendered devotional service unto Çré<br />
Caitanya Mahäprabhu.<br />
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5 Preaching P meanss<br />
Lord’s glorification<br />
not self glorrification.<br />
NOTES: TEXT29<br />
Çréla Nityänanda Prabbhu<br />
preached ammongst<br />
fallen massses<br />
Çréla Rüpa Gosvämmé<br />
and Çréla Sanätana<br />
Gosväméé<br />
preached<br />
amon ngst fallen classess<br />
and erudite schholars<br />
Texts 31- -46: Work of Rüppa,<br />
Sanätana & Jééva<br />
Gosvämé<br />
Both Rüpa<br />
Gosvämé and SSanätana<br />
Gosvämmé<br />
brought variouus<br />
scriptures to<br />
Våndävan na and collectedd<br />
the essence oof<br />
these by compiling<br />
many<br />
scriptures s on devotional seervice.<br />
In this waay<br />
they deliveredd<br />
all rascals and<br />
fallen sou uls.<br />
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Different D devoteees’<br />
preaching difffers<br />
according too<br />
the<br />
audience, a place, language, culturre,<br />
education etc<br />
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TEXT 30<br />
ei mata lloke<br />
caitanya-bhaakti<br />
laoyäila<br />
déna-hénna,<br />
nindaka, sabääre<br />
nistärila<br />
In this way,<br />
Çréla Nityännanda<br />
Prabhu<br />
introduced the cult of Çré Caitanya<br />
Mahäprabhu<br />
to everyoone<br />
without<br />
discrimination.<br />
Even thouggh<br />
the people<br />
were fallenn<br />
souls and blassphemers,<br />
they<br />
were deliverred<br />
by this proceess.<br />
TEXT 33<br />
nänä çästrra<br />
äni’ kailä bhakkti-grantha<br />
sära<br />
müòha adhhama-janere<br />
teìhho<br />
karilä nistära<br />
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PURP PORT: TEXT 33<br />
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TEXT 34<br />
prabhu u äjïäya kaila saba<br />
çästrera<br />
vicära<br />
vraje era nigüòha bhaktti<br />
karila k pracära<br />
The Gosvämés carriied<br />
out th he preaching woork<br />
of dev votional service on<br />
the basis<br />
of an analyticcal<br />
study of all confidenttial<br />
Vedic literatures. Thhis<br />
was in n compliance withh<br />
the order of Çrré<br />
Caitanya Mahäprabhu.<br />
Thus onne<br />
can un nderstand the most<br />
confidential deevotional<br />
service of Våndävana.<br />
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nänä-çästra-vicääraëaika-nipuëauu<br />
sad-dharma-saààsthäpakau<br />
lokänäà hita-kkäriëau<br />
tri-bhuvaane<br />
mänyau çaraëëyäkarau<br />
rädhä-kåñëa-padäravinda-bhaajanänandena<br />
maattälikau<br />
vande rüpa-sanätanau<br />
raghu-yyugau<br />
çré-jéva-gopälakau<br />
Devotional sservice<br />
is essencee<br />
of Vedic knowwledge<br />
and not a<br />
sentimental aactivity.<br />
1. The subjeect<br />
matter of prreaching<br />
must bbe<br />
devotional<br />
service. TThe<br />
conclusion of devotional sservice<br />
is by<br />
çästric annalysis.<br />
Çästric analysis<br />
must bee<br />
done under<br />
orders of ssuperiors.<br />
2. One can uunderstand<br />
the mmost<br />
confidentiaal<br />
devotional<br />
service of Våndävana by çiiñöäcära,<br />
vicära annd<br />
pracära.<br />
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NOTES: TEXT34<br />
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Serious devotees vs. sahajiyäs<br />
Devotional service is çästric not sentimental<br />
PURPORT: TEXT34<br />
a) Präkåta-Sahajiyäs:<br />
I. Independent: No consulting Vedas<br />
II. Improper: No behavior: woman-hunters and smokers of gaïjä<br />
III. Imitation: No authencity – theoretical crying<br />
IV. Impertinent: Violator of Lord Caitanya’s order<br />
Lord Caitanya’s order: To understand Våndävana and the pastimes of<br />
Våndävana, one must have sufficient knowledge of the çästras<br />
b) Serious devotees:<br />
Devotees who are actually serious attain bhakti, scientific devotional<br />
service by hearing Vedic literature. (SB 1.2.12: bhaktyä çruta-gåhétayä.<br />
Tac chraddadhänäù munayaù)<br />
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Çiñöäcära<br />
(Submissiveness)<br />
Pracära<br />
(sankirtana)<br />
Vicära<br />
(Study)<br />
Sahajiyäs vs Mäyävädés<br />
Sahajiyäs are more favorable than the impersonalists, who are<br />
hopelessly atheistic<br />
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PURP PORT: TEXT 34<br />
Im mpersonalists: Noo<br />
idea of the Suprreme<br />
Personalityy<br />
of Godhead<br />
Sahajiyäs:<br />
Although<br />
the sahajiyäss<br />
do not think mmuch<br />
of Vedic<br />
knowledge, k they nonetheless havve<br />
accepted Lordd<br />
Kåñëa as the<br />
Supreme<br />
Lord.<br />
Texts 57-75: Rüpa Gossvämé<br />
composes verses accordingg<br />
to<br />
Mahäp prabhu’s heart.<br />
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Lord Caitanyya<br />
did not approaave<br />
dogmatic soccial<br />
prohibitions.<br />
PUR RPORT: TEXT63<br />
Jagananath J templle<br />
allows Hindus.<br />
All three had inntimate<br />
muslim<br />
connections.<br />
c<br />
Why? W 1. Out of hhumility<br />
2. To avooid<br />
unnecessary tturmoil<br />
Lord L Caitanya? DDaily<br />
visited themm<br />
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devotee -.> reffused<br />
-> not feel sorry -> Chant<br />
Hare H Krishna -> KKåñëa<br />
Himself asssociates<br />
with devvotees<br />
who are<br />
chanting c His holyy<br />
name.<br />
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TEXT 663<br />
hariddäsa<br />
öhäkura ära rüpa-sanätana<br />
jagannnätha-mandire<br />
nää<br />
yä’na tina jana<br />
To aavoid<br />
turmoil, three greaat<br />
personaalities—Haridäsa<br />
Öhäkura, Çrélla<br />
Rüpa Gosvämé and Çréla Sanätanna<br />
Gosvämmé—did<br />
not enteer<br />
the temple oof<br />
Jagannäätha.<br />
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After read ding the verse, ÇÇré<br />
Caitanya Mahhäprabhu<br />
went innto<br />
an ecstatic<br />
mood. While W He was inn<br />
that state, Çrréla<br />
Rüpa Gosväämé<br />
came and<br />
immediately<br />
fell down on the floor like a rood.<br />
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TEXT 67<br />
çloka paaòi’<br />
äche prabhu äviñöa ha-iyä<br />
rüpa-go osäïi äsi’ paòe daaëòavat<br />
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Dandvats should be offered by actually falling down.<br />
PURPORT: TEXT67<br />
Pole, rod -> fall straight -> obeisances to his superior with all<br />
eight aìgas (parts) -> daëòavat.<br />
“Sometimes we only speak of daëòavats but actually do not fall<br />
down. In any case, daëòavat means falling down like a rod before<br />
one’s superior.”<br />
TEXTS 72-73<br />
svarüpa kahe,—yäte jänila tomära mana<br />
täte jäni,—haya tomära kåpära bhäjana<br />
prabhu kahe,—täre ämi santuñöa haïä<br />
äliìgana kailu sarva-çakti saïcäriyä<br />
Çréla Svarüpa Dämodara Gosvämé replied to Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu,<br />
“If Rüpa Gosvämé can understand Your mind and intentions, he must<br />
have Your Lordship’s special benediction.” The Lord said, “I was so<br />
pleased with Rüpa Gosvämé that I embraced him and bestowed upon him<br />
all necessary potencies for preaching the bhakti cult.”<br />
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By Lord’s grace one can understand His mind and<br />
intentions.<br />
Texts 87-96: Synopsis of post- sannyäsa pastimes.<br />
TEXT 91<br />
prathama sütra prabhura sannyäsa-karaëa<br />
sannyäsa kari’ calilä prabhu çré-våndävana<br />
This is the first synopsis: After accepting the sannyäsa order, Caitanya<br />
Mahäprabhu proceeded toward Våndävana.<br />
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Vaishnava sannyasi detaches from material things and attaches<br />
to Krishna<br />
PURPORT: TEXT 91<br />
Vaiñëava sannyäsés Mäyävädé sannyäsés<br />
1 For a Vaiñëava, the renounced<br />
order means completely giving<br />
up attachment for material<br />
things and engaging nonstop in<br />
the transcendental loving service<br />
of the Lord.<br />
anäsaktasya viñayän<br />
yathärham upayuïjataù<br />
nirbandhaù kåñëasambandhe<br />
yuktaà<br />
vairägyam ucyate.<br />
2 Relief from all material activities<br />
and completely devoting to<br />
devotional service.<br />
3 Why false? Reality for service.<br />
Not accepting anything for sense<br />
gratification but for Krishna’s<br />
satisfaction.<br />
They do not know how to engage<br />
everything in the service of the<br />
Lord.<br />
Material objects untouchable.<br />
Brahma satyaà jagan mithyä: The<br />
Mäyävädés think that the world is<br />
false.<br />
TEXT95<br />
mätä bhakta-gaëera tähäì karila milana<br />
sarva samädhäna kari’ kaila nélädri-gamana<br />
At the house of Advaita Prabhu, He met His mother as well as all the<br />
devotees from Mäyäpura. He adjusted everything and then went to<br />
Jagannätha Puré.<br />
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A devotee in renounced order must adjust things while<br />
renouncing<br />
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PURPORT: TEXT95<br />
Lord Caitanya asked His mother to cook for Him -> She agrees -<br />
> forgets shaved head<br />
Requested His mother’s permission -> At His mother’s request,<br />
He made Jagannätha Puré His headquarters after sannyäsa.<br />
Texts 112: Lord Caitanya saving Kåñëadäsa from Bhaööathäris.<br />
TEXT 112<br />
tabe bhaööathäri haite kåñëa-däsera uddhära<br />
After this, Kåñëadäsa, the servant of Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu, was<br />
delivered from the clutches of a Bhaööathäri.<br />
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Texts 155-162: Mental worship of Nåsiàhänanda Brahmacäré.<br />
TEXT 161<br />
niçcaya kariyä kahi, çuna, bhakta-gaëa<br />
ebära nä yäbena prabhu çré-våndävana<br />
With great assurance he then told the devotees that Lord Caitanya would<br />
not go to Våndävana at that time.<br />
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Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu is well known as Patita-pävana, the<br />
savior of all fallen souls, and He proved this in His behavior<br />
toward His personal servant, Kåñëadäsa, whom He saved.<br />
Lord accepts devotee’s devotional attitude<br />
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PURPORT: TEXT161<br />
Mentally Çréla Nåsiàhänanda Brahmacäré could not construct<br />
the road beyond Känäi Näöaçälä.<br />
Therefore, he concluded that Lord Caitanya would not go to<br />
Våndävana at that time.<br />
PURPOR: TEXT161<br />
Pure devotee –<br />
Same whether he materially constructs a path or constructs in<br />
his mind.<br />
Lord -<br />
Bhäva-grähé, or appreciative of the sentiment.<br />
For Him a path made with actual jewels and a path made of<br />
mental jewels are the same.<br />
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1. Appreciation<br />
(Of sentiments)<br />
Bhäva-grähé<br />
3. Examination (Of<br />
preparedness to serve)<br />
Lord can be served in gross or subtle matter<br />
2. Acceptance<br />
(Of attitude)<br />
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PURPORT: TEXT161<br />
Mind is also matter - so any path – accepted equally by the<br />
Supreme Lord.<br />
The devotee is at liberty to serve the Lord either in gross matter<br />
or in subtle matter.<br />
PURPORT: TEXT161<br />
Important Point: Service must be in relation with the Supreme<br />
Personality of Godhead<br />
patraà puñpaà phalaà toyaà yo me bhaktyä prayacchati<br />
tad ahaà bhakty-upahåtam açnämi prayatätmanaù<br />
Pure devotion is uncontaminated by the modes of material<br />
nature.<br />
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If there is no ulterior motive, devotional service cannot be<br />
checked by any material condition<br />
PURPORT: TEXT161<br />
Ahaituky apratihatä. No need to be rich. Even the poorest man can<br />
equally serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead if he has pure<br />
devotion.<br />
TEXT165<br />
yähäì yähäì prabhura caraëa paòaye calite<br />
se måttikä laya loka, garta haya pathe<br />
Wherever the Lord touched the ground with His lotus feet, people<br />
immediately came and gathered the dirt. Indeed, they gathered so much<br />
that many holes were created in the road.<br />
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Texts 166-174: Mahaprabhu in Ramkeli.<br />
TEXT169<br />
vinä däne eta loka yäìra päche haya<br />
sei ta’ gosäïä, ihä jäniha niçcaya<br />
[Nawab speaking:] “Such a person, who is followed by so many people<br />
without giving them charity, must be a prophet. I can surely understand<br />
this fact.”<br />
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Dust of Lord’s lotus feet is worshipable<br />
One cannot attract people without power.<br />
Texts 175-181: Rüpa Gosvämé’s conversation with Nawab.<br />
TEXT178<br />
more kena pucha, tumi pucha äpana-mana<br />
tumi narädhipa hao viñëu-aàça sama<br />
“Why are you questioning me? Better that you question your own mind.<br />
Because you are the King of the people, you are the representative of the<br />
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore you can understand this<br />
better than I.”<br />
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King, representative of Vishnu, recieves intelligence to<br />
execute govermental affairs<br />
PURPORT: TEXT178<br />
On behalf of Supreme Lord, king must see to interests of all<br />
people.<br />
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Texts 182-206: Rüpa & Sanätana Meets The Lord<br />
1. Why are we fallen? (TEXTS 189-190)<br />
TEXT 189<br />
néca-jäti, néca-saìgé, kari néca käja<br />
tomära agrete prabhu kahite väsi läja<br />
Sir, we belong to the lowest class of men, and our associates and<br />
employment are also of the lowest type. Therefore we cannot introduce<br />
ourselves to You. We feel very much ashamed, standing here before You.<br />
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One becomes abominable by adopting an abominable<br />
profession or by associating with people who are naturally<br />
abominable.<br />
PURPORT: TEXT189<br />
1.Mother<br />
3 kinds of<br />
birth<br />
3. Saàskära 2. Guru<br />
SB Canto 7: Every person belongs to certain classification. A person<br />
is identifiable by the special symptoms mentioned in the çästras.<br />
Dabira Khäsa and Säkara Mallika: Brähmaëa caste - but because<br />
they were employed by Muslims, their original habits degenerated<br />
into those of the Muslim community. Since the symptoms of<br />
brahminical culture were almost nil, they identified themselves with<br />
the lowest caste.<br />
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TEXT190<br />
mat-tulyo nästi päpätmä<br />
näparädhé ca kaçcana<br />
parihäre ‘pi lajjä me<br />
kià bruve puruñottama<br />
“‘Dear Lord, let us inform you that no one is more sinful than us, nor is<br />
there any offender like us. Even if we wanted to mention our sinful<br />
activities, we would immediately become ashamed. And what to speak of<br />
giving them up!’”<br />
2. How sinful are we? Worse then Jagai & Madhai (TEXTS 191-197)<br />
TEXT191<br />
patita-pävana-hetu tomära avatära<br />
ämä-ba-i jagate, patita nähi ära<br />
The two brothers submitted, “Dear Lord, You have incarnated to deliver<br />
the fallen souls. You should consider that in this world there is none so<br />
fallen as us.<br />
TEXT192<br />
jagäi-mädhäi dui karile uddhära<br />
tähäì uddhärite çrama nahila tomära<br />
“You have delivered the two brothers Jagäi and Mädhäi, but to deliver<br />
them You did not have to exert Yourself very much.<br />
TEXT 193<br />
brähmaëa-jäti tärä, navadvépe ghara<br />
néca-sevä nähi kare, nahe nécera kürpara<br />
The brothers Jagäi and Mädhäi<br />
1. Belonged to the brähmaëa caste<br />
2. Residence was in the holy place of Navadvépa.<br />
3. Never served low-class persons,<br />
4. Nor were they instruments to abominable activities.<br />
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TEXT 194<br />
sabe eka doña tära, haya päpäcära<br />
päpa-räçi dahe nämäbhäsei tomära<br />
“Jagäi and Mädhäi had but one fault—they were addicted to sinful<br />
activity. However, volumes of sinful activity can be burned to ashes<br />
simply by a dim reflection of the chanting of Your holy name.<br />
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By serving materialistic master, one becomes sinful dog<br />
PURPORT: TEXT194<br />
Jagäi and Mädhäi:<br />
1. Addiction (Could vanish by chanting Holy Name and thus<br />
freed from the reactions of sinful activities and saved.)<br />
2. High birth<br />
3. Never served under anyone<br />
4. Never forced to execute abominable activities under the order<br />
of a low-class master<br />
Brähmaëa is forbidden to accept service under anyone.<br />
By accepting a master, one accepts the occupation of a dog.<br />
Dog cannot thrive without having a master.<br />
For the sake of pleasing the master, dogs offend many people.<br />
They bark at innocent people just to please the master.<br />
Similarly, when one is a servant, he has to perform abominable<br />
activities according to the orders of the master.<br />
TEXT 195<br />
tomära näma laïä tomära karila nindana<br />
sei näma ha-ila tära muktira käraëa<br />
“Jagäi and Mädhäi uttered Your holy name by way of blaspheming You.<br />
Fortunately, that holy name became the cause of their deliverance.<br />
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TEXT 196<br />
jagäi-mädhäi haite koöé koöé guëa<br />
adhama patita päpé ämi dui jana<br />
“We two are millions and millions of times inferior to Jagäi and Mädhäi.<br />
We are more degraded, fallen and sinful than they.<br />
TEXT 197<br />
mleccha-jäti, mleccha-sevé, kari mleccha-karma<br />
go-brähmaëa-drohi-saìge ämära saìgama<br />
“Actually we belong to the caste of meat-eaters because we are servants of<br />
meat-eaters. Indeed, our activities are exactly like those of the meat-eaters.<br />
Because we always associate with such people, we are inimical toward the<br />
cows and brähmaëas.”<br />
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By associating with meat eaters one attains the character of<br />
meat eaters.<br />
PURPORT: TEXT197<br />
Heads of state – Brähmaëas - State maintains slaughterhouses<br />
and makes propaganda against Vedic civilization.<br />
Law of Degradation<br />
3. Sanction – of<br />
slaughterhouses<br />
1. Association – of meat<br />
eaters<br />
Law of<br />
degradation<br />
2. Deprecation –<br />
of Vedic principles<br />
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PURPORT: TEXT197<br />
Example of real rulers: Mahäräja Yudhiñöhira -> took sanction<br />
from Bhéñmadeva and Lord Kåñëa -> Ruled according to religious<br />
principles<br />
Heads of state today do not care for religious principles<br />
TEXT 198<br />
mora karma, mora häte-galäya bändhiyä<br />
ku-viñaya-viñöhä-garte diyäche pheläiyä<br />
Due to our abominable activities we are now bound by the neck and<br />
hands and had been thrown into a ditch filled with abominable, stoollike<br />
objects of material sense enjoyment.<br />
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Lesson 26: Freedom from contamination means no sense<br />
gratification and speculation<br />
PURPORT: TEXT198<br />
ku-viñaya garta:<br />
Sense<br />
gratification<br />
Speculation<br />
Pious<br />
Sinful<br />
su-viñaya<br />
ku-viñaya<br />
Effects of suviñaya<br />
and<br />
ku-viñaya<br />
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Bad<br />
Entanglement<br />
(viñaya)<br />
Intention to find out<br />
the means of<br />
deliverance from<br />
material<br />
entanglement
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Important Point: A man in material existence and attached to kuviñaya<br />
or su-viñaya is in the same position as that of a worm in stool.<br />
After all, whether it be moist or dry, stool is stool. Similarly, material<br />
activities may be either pious or impious, but because they are all<br />
material, they are compared to stool.<br />
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Perfection<br />
One needs help to get out of material existence<br />
PURPORT: TEXT198<br />
Transcendental to jïäna-käëòa<br />
and karma-käëòa; it is on the<br />
platform of devotional service.<br />
Worms cannot get out of stool by their own endeavor; similarly,<br />
those who are overly attached to material existence cannot get out<br />
of materialism and suddenly become Kåñëa conscious.<br />
matir na kåñëe parataù svato vä<br />
mitho ‘bhipadyeta gåha-vratänäm<br />
adänta-gobhir viçatäà tamisraà<br />
punaù-punaç-carvita-carvaëänäm<br />
“Those who have made up their minds to remain in this material<br />
world and enjoy sense gratification cannot become Kåñëa<br />
conscious. Because of their attachment to material activity, they<br />
cannot attain liberation, either by the instructions of superior<br />
persons or by their own endeavor or by passing resolutions in big<br />
conferences. Because their senses are uncontrolled, they gradually<br />
descend to the darkest regions of material existence to repeat the<br />
same process of birth and death in desirable or undesirable species<br />
of life.”(SB 7.5.30)<br />
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TEXT 199<br />
ämä uddhärite balé nähi tri-bhuvane<br />
patita-pävana tumi—sabe tomä vine<br />
“No one within the three worlds is sufficiently powerful to deliver us. You<br />
are the only savior of the fallen souls; therefore there is no one but You.<br />
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Only Lord can save us.<br />
TEXT 200<br />
ämä uddhäriyä yadi dekhäo nija-bala<br />
‘patita-pävana’ näma tabe se saphala<br />
“If You simply deliver us by Your transcendental strength, then certainly<br />
Your name will be known as Patita-pävana, the savior of the fallen souls.<br />
TEXT202<br />
more dayä kari’ kara sva-dayä saphala<br />
akhila brahmäëòa dekhuka tomära dayä-bala<br />
“We are the most fallen; therefore by showing us Your mercy, Your mercy<br />
is most successful. Let the power of Your mercy be exhibited throughout<br />
the entire universe!<br />
TEXT 205<br />
vämana yaiche cäìda dharite cähe kare<br />
taiche ei väïchä mora uöhaye antare<br />
“Indeed, we are like a dwarf who wants to capture the moon. Although<br />
we are completely unfit, a <strong>desire</strong> to receive Your mercy is awakening<br />
within our minds.<br />
TEXT 206<br />
bhavantam evänucaran nirantaraù<br />
praçänta-niùçeña-mano-rathäntaraù<br />
kadäham aikäntika-nitya-kiìkaraù<br />
praharñayiñyämi sanätha-jévitam<br />
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“‘By serving You constantly, one is freed from all material <strong>desire</strong>s and is<br />
completely pacified. When shall I engage as Your permanent eternal<br />
servant and always feel joyful to have such a fitting master?’”<br />
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Lesson 29: Service to competent master, Supreme<br />
Personality of Godhead, gives satisfaction and freedom from<br />
anxiety.<br />
PURPORT: TEXT206<br />
Dog, servant -> satisfied -> competent, perfect master<br />
Child -> satisfied -> father<br />
Similarly living entity -> Supreme Personality of Godhead<br />
Important point: Competent master can save one from all kinds of<br />
danger<br />
Unless living entity -> guaranteed protection of the Supreme<br />
Lord -> full of anxiety -> material existence<br />
Texts 207-220: Lord Caitanya Replies<br />
TEXT 207<br />
äji haite duìhära näma ‘rüpa’ ‘sanätana’<br />
dainya chäòa, tomära dainye phäöe mora mana<br />
“My dear Säkara Mallika, from this day your names will be changed to<br />
Çréla Rüpa and Çréla Sanätana. Now please abandon your humility, for My<br />
heart is breaking to see you so humble.<br />
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Lesson 30: Name changing after initiation indicates status<br />
change.<br />
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PURPORT: TEXT207<br />
Essential for a disciple to change his name after initiation<br />
If not, he will continue in his bodily conception of life.<br />
PURPORT: TEXT 207<br />
çaìkha-cakrädy-ürdhva-puëòra-<br />
dhäraëädy-ätma-lakñaëam<br />
tan näma-karaëaà caiva<br />
vaiñëavatvam ihocyate<br />
“After initiation, the disciple’s name must be changed to indicate that<br />
he is a servant of Lord Viñëu. The disciple should also immediately<br />
begin marking his body with tilaka (ürdhva-puëòra), especially his<br />
forehead. These are spiritual marks, symptoms of a perfect Vaiñëava.”<br />
(Padma Puräëa, Uttara-khaëòa)<br />
TEXT211<br />
para-vyasaniné näré<br />
vyagräpi gåha-karmasu<br />
tad eväsvädayaty antar<br />
nava-saìga-rasäyanam<br />
“‘If a woman is attached to a man other than her husband, she will appear<br />
very busy in carrying out her household affairs, but within her heart she is<br />
always relishing feelings of association with her paramour.’<br />
TEXT212<br />
gauòa-nikaöa äsite nähi mora prayojana<br />
tomä-duìhä dekhite mora ihäì ägamana<br />
“I really had no business in coming to Bengal, but I have come just to see<br />
you two brothers.<br />
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Lord travels to distant places out of His eagerness to meet<br />
devotees<br />
TEXT215<br />
janme janme tumi dui—kiìkara ämära<br />
aciräte kåñëa tomäya karibe uddhära<br />
“Birth after birth you have been My eternal servants. I am sure that Kåñëa<br />
will deliver you very soon.”<br />
TEXT 218<br />
dui jane prabhura kåpä dekhi’ bhakta-gaëe<br />
‘hari’ ‘hari’ bale sabe änandita-mane<br />
When all of the devotees saw the mercy of the Lord upon the two<br />
brothers, they were very much gladdened, and they began to chant the<br />
holy name of the Lord, “Hari! Hari!”<br />
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Unless one serves a Vaiñëava, he cannot be delivered.<br />
PURPORT: TEXT218<br />
Spiritual<br />
master<br />
Initiation<br />
1. Execution: Disciple<br />
executes spirit ual<br />
master’s orders<br />
2. Discretion: Not<br />
offend other Vaiñëavas<br />
Path<br />
clear<br />
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A Vaiñëava is non-envious<br />
PURPORT: TEXT218<br />
Symptoms of non-envious Vaiñëava: Very pleased or happy<br />
1. RECEPIENT – Of Lord’s mercy<br />
2. EMPOWERED – To distribute the Holy Name all over the<br />
world<br />
3. SU<strong>CC</strong>ESSFUL – In spreading the holy name of the Lord<br />
4. A<strong>CC</strong>EPT: Another Vaiñëava who is bestowing the Lord’s mercy.<br />
Symptoms of enviousness:<br />
1. He is ordinary mundane man.<br />
2. not respected but neglected or rejected – upekñä<br />
3. No need to serve a jealous person in dress of Vaiñëava<br />
4. 4 duties of madhyama adhikari<br />
5. Not happy to see success of another Vaiñëava<br />
6. Kali-celä - pseudo Vaiñëava with tilaka and kaëöhé beads<br />
7. Makes money in dress of Vaiñëava<br />
8. Cannot become äcärya by the decision of some high-court.<br />
9. Mundane votes have no jurisdiction to elect a Vaiñëava äcärya.<br />
A Vaiñëava äcärya is self-effulgent, and there is no need for any<br />
court judgment - A false äcärya may try to override a Vaiñëava by a<br />
high-court decision<br />
Texts 221-231: Rüpa & Sanätana warn Lord Chaitanya & He returns<br />
TEXT 224<br />
yära saìge cale ei loka lakña-koöi<br />
våndävana-yäträra e nahe paripäöé<br />
“Dear Lord, You are going to Våndävana with hundreds and thousands of<br />
people following You, and this is not a fitting way to go on a pilgrimage.”<br />
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Lesson 34: One must visit holy place for spiritual inspiration<br />
and not for commercial purpose<br />
PURPORT: TEXT224<br />
Texts 269-287: Çréväsa & others glorify Mahäprabhu as Krishna<br />
TEXT270<br />
çuni’ bhakta-gaëe kahe sa-krodha vacane<br />
kåñëa-näma-guëa chäòi, ki kara kértane<br />
Not liking the chanting of His transcendental qualities, Çré Caitanya<br />
Mahäprabhu chastised them as if He were angry. “What kind of chanting<br />
is this?” He asked. “Are you leaving aside the chanting of the holy name of<br />
the Lord?”<br />
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Donts in yäträ visits:<br />
i. Commercial purpose ii. Crowds<br />
Lesson 35: One must only glorify Krishna and His Holy<br />
Names<br />
TEXT271<br />
auddhatya karite haila sabäkära mana<br />
svatantra ha-iyä sabe näçä’be bhuvana<br />
Thus Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu chastised all the devotees, telling them not<br />
to show impudence and spoil the entire world by becoming independent.<br />
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PURPORT: TEXT271<br />
Lord Caitanya warned followers:<br />
Don’t become a) INDEPENDENT B) IMPUDENT<br />
Many apa-sampradäyas (so-called followers) invented many<br />
ways not approved by the äcäryas<br />
The äula-sampradäya, bäula-sampradäya and others<br />
invented their own ways of understanding Lord Caitanya’s<br />
philosophy, without following in the footsteps of the<br />
äcäryas.<br />
Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu Himself indicates herein that all<br />
such attempts would simply spoil the spirit of His cult.<br />
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