176 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

SYNONYMS

yuga-dharma—the religion of the age; pravartdimu—\ shall inaugurate; nama-
sankirtana—chanting of the holy name;cdri— four;bhadva— of the moods;bhakti—de-
votion; diya—giving; ndcamu—| shall cause to dance; bhuvana—the world.

TRANSLATION

“| shall personally inaugurate the religion of the age—nama-sankirtana, the con-
gregational chanting of the holy name. ! shall make the world dance in ecstasy,
realizing the four mellows of loving devotional service.

TEXT 20

winth irq Seeia GATT |
winte aiote’ ofa frerey watca det

dpani karimu bhakta-bhava angikdre
gpani acari’ bhakti sikhadimu sabare

SYNONYMS

dpani—personally; karimu—\| shall make; bhakta-bhava—the position of a devotee;
angikare—acceptance; dpani—personally; dcari’—practicing; bhakti—devotional ser-
vice; sikhdimu—\ shall teach; sabdre—to all.

TRANSLATION

“| shall accept the role of a devotee, and | shall teach devotional service by
practicing it Myself.

PURPORT

When one associates with a pure devotee, he becomes so elevated that he does
not aspire even for sdrsti, sarupya, samipya or sdlokya, because he feels that such
liberation is a kind of sense gratification. Pure devotees do not ask anything from
the Lord for their personal benefit. Even if offered personal benefits, pure devotees
do not accept them, because their only desire is to satisfy the Supreme Personality
of Godhead by transcendental loving service. No one but the Lord Himself can
teach this highest form of devotional service. Therefore, when the Lord took the
place of the incarnation of Kali-yuga to spread the glories of chanting Hare Krsna—
the system of worship recommended in this age—He also distributed the process of
devotional service performed on the platform of transcendental spontaneous love.
To teach the highest principles of spiritual life, the Lord Himself appeared as a
devotee in the form of Lord Caitanya.
