220 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

TRANSLATION

Everyone was engaged in material enjoyment, whether sinfully or virtuously.
No one was interested in the transcendental service of the Lord, which can give
total relief from the repetition of birth and death.

PURPORT

Advaita Acarya saw the entire world to be engaged in activities of material piety
and impiety, without a trace of devotional service or Krsna consciousness any where.
The fact is that in this material world there is no scarcity of anything except Krsna
consciousness. Material necessities are supplied by the mercy of the Supreme Lord.
We sometimes feel scarcity because of our mismanagement, but the real problem is
that people are out of touch with Krsna consciousness. Everyone is engaged in
material sense gratification, but people have no plan for making an ultimate solution
to their real problems, namely, birth, disease, old age and death. These four material
miseries are called bhava-roga, or material diseases. They can be cured only by Krsna
consciousness. Therefore Krsna consciousness is the greatest benediction for
human society.

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loka-gati dekhi’ acarya karuna-hrdaya
vicara karena, lokera kaiche hita haya

SYNONYMS

loka-gati—the course of the world; dekhi’—seeing; acarya— Advaita Acarya; Raruna-
hrdaya—compassionate heart; vicara karena—considers; lokera—of the world;
kaiche—how; hita—welfare; haya—there is.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the activities of the world, the Acarya felt compassion and began to pon-
der how he could act for the people’s benefit.

PURPORT

This sort of serious interest in the welfare of the public makes one a bona fide
acarya. An dcarya does not exploit his followers. Since the gcarya is a confidential
servitor of the Lord, his heart is always full of compassion for humanity in its
suffering. He knows that all suffering is due to the absence of devotional service to
the Lord, and therefore he always tries to find ways to change people’s activities,
making them favorable for the attainment of devotion. That is the qualification of
