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married, although in the history of sannyasa no sannyasi has personally taken part
in marrying his disciples.
TEXT 38
wal frais ty Sri-eqst |
Fal fABifAeS BI IGM SANA il ov |
saba nistarite prabhu krpa-avatara
saba nistarite kare caturi apara
SYNONYMS
saba—all; nistarite—to deliver; prabhu—the Lord; krpa—mercy; avatara—incarna-
tion; saba—all; nistarite—to deliver; kare—did; caturi—devices; apara—unlimited.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared to deliver all the fallen souls. Therefore He
devised many methods to liberate them from the clutches of maya.
PURPORT
It is the concern of the acarya to show mercy to the fallen souls. In this connec-
tion, desa-kala-patra (the place, the time and the object) should be taken into con-
sideration. Since the European and American boys and girls in our Krsna conscious-
ness movement preach together, less intelligent men criticize that they are mingling
without restriction. In Europe and America boys and girls mingle unrestrictedly and
have equal rights; therefore it is not possible to completely separate the men from
the women. However, we are thoroughly instructing both men and women how to
preach, and actually they are preaching wonderfully. Of course, we very strictly
prohibit illicit sex. Boys and girls who are not married are not allowed to sleep
together or live together, and there are separate arrangements for boys and girls in
every temple. Grhasthas live outside the temple, for in the temple we do not allow
even husband and wife to live together. The results of this are wonderful. Both men
and women are preaching the gospel of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Krsna
with redoubled strength. In this verse the words saba nistarite kare caturi apara
indicate that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to deliver one and all. Therefore it is
a principle that a preacher must strictly follow the rules and regulations laid down
in the sastras yet at the same time devise a means by which the preaching work to
reclaim the fallen may go on with full force.
TEXT 39
Bca fae ow Cae as cae aif |
ALA GSA AS SMA AAT i > ti
