Adi-ltla, Chapter 7 113

ekadesa-sthitasyagner
jyotsna vistarini yatha

parasya brahmanah saktis
tathedam akhilarn jagat

“Whatever we see in this world is simply an expansion of different energies of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is exactly like a fire which spreads illumina-
tion for a long distance although it is situated in one place.” This is a very vivid
example. Similarly, it is stated that just as everything in the material world exists
in the sunshine, which is the energy of the sun, so everything exists on the basis of
the spiritual and material energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus
although Krsna is situated in His own abode (go/oka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhito)
where He enjoys His transcendental pastimes with the cowherd boys and gopis, He
is nevertheless present everywhere, even within the atoms of this universe
(andantarastha-paramanu-cayantarastham). This is the verdict of the Vedic literature.
Unfortunately, the Mayavada philosophy, misguiding people by claiming the
living entity to be the Lord, has created havoc throughout the entire world and
led almost everyone to godlessness. By thus covering the glories of the Supreme
Lord, the Mayavadi philosophers have done the greatest disservice to human
society. It is to counteract these most abominable activities of the Mayavadi
philosophers that Lord Caitanya has introduced the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam
kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha

“In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the
holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no
other way.” People should simply engage in the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra, for thus they will gradually come to understand that they are not the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, as they have been taught by the Mayavadi philosophers,
but are eternal servants of the Lord. As soon as one engages himself in the transcen-
dental service of the Lord, he becomes free.

mam ca yo ’vyabhicarena
bhakti-yogena sevate

sa gunan samatityaitan
brahma-bhuyaya kalpate

“One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any circum-
stances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level
of Brahman.” (Bg. 14.26) Therefore the Hare Krsna movement or Krsna conscious-
ness movement is the only light for the foolish living entities who think either that
there is no God or that if God exists He is formless and they themselves are also
God. These misconceptions are very dangerous, and the only way to counteract
them is to spread the Hare Krsna movement.
