194 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

Varnayati means ‘‘utters’”’ or “‘describes.”’ Lord Caitanya always chants the holy
name of Krsna and describes it also, and because He is Krsna Himself, whoever
meets Him will automatically chant the holy name of Krsna and later describe it to
others. He injects one with transcendental Krsna consciousness, which merges the
chanter in transcendental bliss. In all respects, therefore, He appears before every-
one as Krsna, either by personality or by sound. Simply by seeing Lord Caitanya
one at once remembers Lord Krsna. One may therefore accept Him as visnu-tattva.
In other words, Lord Caitanya is Lord Krsna Himself.

Safhgopangastra-parsadam further indicates that Lord Caitanya is Lord Krsna.
His body is always decorated with ornaments of sandalwood and with sandalwood
paste. By His superexcellent beauty He subdues all the people of the age. In other
descents the Lord sometimes used weapons to defeat the demoniac, but in this age
the Lord subdues them with His all-attractive figure as Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Srila
Jiva Gosvami explains that His beauty is His astra, or weapon, to subdue the
demons. Because He is all-attractive, it is to be understood that all the demigods
lived with Him as His companions. His acts were uncommon and His associates
wonderful. When He propagated the sankirtana movement, He attracted many great
scholars and @cdryas, especially in Bengal and Orissa. Lord Caitanya is always
accompanied by His best associates like Lord Nityananda, Advaita, Gadadhara and
Srivasa.

Srila Jiva Gosvami cites a verse from the Vedic literature which says that there
is no necessity of performing sacrificial demonstrations or ceremonial functions.
He comments that instead of engaging in such external, pompous exhibitions, all
people, regardless of caste, color or creed, can assemble together and chant Hare
Krsna to worship Lord Caitanya. Kpsna-varnarhn tvisdkysnam indicates that promi-
nence should be given to the name of Krsna. Lord Caitanya taught Krsna con-
sciousness and chanted the name of Krsna. Therefore, to worship Lord Caitanya,
everyone should together chant the mahd-mantra—Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna
Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. To propagate
worship in churches, temples or mosques is not possible, because people have lost
interest in that. But anywhere and everywhere, people can chant Hare Krsna. Thus
worshiping Lord Caitanya, they can perform the highest activity and fulfill the
highest religious purpose of satisfying the Supreme Lord.

Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, a famous disciple of Lord Caitanya, said: “The
principle of transcendental devotional service having been lost, Sri Krsna Caitanya
has appeared to deliver again the process of devotion. He is so kind that He is
distributing love of Krsna. Everyone should be attracted more and more to His
lotus feet, as humming bees are attracted to a lotus flower.”

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