Ādi-līlā, Chapter 8
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Gaurasundara are nondevotional activities. If one wants to be successful on the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he must be thoroughly conscious of the personality of Gaurasundara as well as the personality of Kṛṣṇa. Knowing the personality of Gaurasundara means knowing the personalities of śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya  prabhu nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda . The author of  Caitanya-caritāmṛta , pursuant to the authorities, stresses this principle for perfection in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
TEXT 10
মোরে না মানিলে সব লোক হবে নাশ । ইথি লাগি’ ক্লপার্দ্র প্রভু করিল সন্ন্যাস ॥ ১০ ॥
more nā mānile saba loka habe nāśa ithi lāgi’ kṛpārdra prabhu karila sannyāsa
SYNONYMS
more —unto Me;  nā —without;  mānile —accepting;  saba —all;  loka —people in general;  habe —will go to;  nāśa —destruction;  ithi —for this;  lāgi’ —for the reason of;  kṛpārdra —all merciful;  prabhu —Lord Caitanya;  karila —accepted;  sannyāsa —the  sannyāsa  order.
TRANSLATION
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought that unless people accepted Him they would all be destroyed. Thus the merciful Lord accepted the  sannyāsa  order.
PURPORT
In the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  it is said,  kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet : “Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra , or Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name, one is liberated and goes back home, back to Godhead.” ( Bhāg.  12.3.51) This Kṛṣṇa consciousness must be achieved through the mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. One cannot be complete in Kṛṣṇa consciousness unless he accepts Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates as the only means for success. It is because of these considerations that the Lord accepted  sannyāsa , for thus people would offer Him respect and very quickly come to the platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Since Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is Kṛṣṇa Himself, inaugurated the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, without His mercy one cannot be elevated to the transcendental platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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সন্ন্যাসি-বুদ্ধ্যে মোরে করিবে নমস্কার । তথাপি খণ্ডিবে দুঃখ, পাইবে নিস্তার ॥ ১১ ॥