Adi-fila, Chapter 4 255

TRANSLATION

Thus He spread kirtana even among the untouchables. He wove a wreath of the
holy name and prema with which He garlanded the entire material world.

TEXT 41

GRAS SSSIa aly GMB |
arta ciofa’ Ses share etera 85 1

ei-mata bhakta-bhdava kari’ afhgikdra
dpani acari’ bhakti karila pracdra

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—like this; bhakta-bhava—the position of a devotee; kari’—making;
angikdra—acceptance; Gpani—Himself; Gcari’— practicing; bhakti—devotional service;
karila—did; pracara— propagation.

TRANSLATION

In this way, assuming the sentiment of a devotee, He preached devotional service
while practicing it Himself.

PURPORT

When Ripa Gosvami met Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Prayaga (Allahabad),
he offered his respectful obeisances by submitting that Lord Caitanya was more
magnanimous than any other avatdra of Krsna because He was distributing love of
Krsna. His mission was to enhance love of Godhead. In the human form of life the
highestachievement is to attain the platform of love of Godhead. Lord Caitanya did
not invent a system of religion, as people sometimes assume. Religious systems are
meant to show the existence of God, who is then generally approached as the cosmic
order-supplier. But Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s transcendental mission is to
distribute love of Godhead to everyone. Anyone who accepts God as the Supreme
can take to the process of chanting Hare Krsna and become a lover of God. There-
fore Lord Caitanya is the most magnanimous. This munificent broadcasting of
devotional service is possible only for Krsna Himself. Therefore Lord Caitanya is
Krsna.

In Bhagavad-gitd Krsna has taught the philosophy of surrender to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. One who has surrendered to the Supreme can make further
progress by learning to love Him. Therefore the Krsna consciousness movement
propagated by Lord Caitanya is especially meant for those who are cognizant of
the presence of the Supreme Godhead, the ultimate controller of everything. His
mission is to teach people how to dovetail themselves into engagements of transcen-
dental loving service. He is Krsna teaching His own service from the position of a
