138 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta

has protested that it is ‘‘not to Krsna’”’ that we have to surrender. Therefore, he is.
envious. Since Mayavadis of all different descriptions are envious of Krsna, they
have no scope to understand the meaning of Vedanta-sutra. Even if they were on
the liberated platform as they falsely claim, here Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami repeats
the statement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that love of Krsna is beyond the state
of liberation.

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prema haite krsna haya nija bhakta-vasa
prema haite paya krsnera seva-sukha-rasa

SYNONYMS

prema—love of Krsna; haite—from; krsna—the Supreme Personality of God-
head; haya—becomes; nija—His own; bhakta-vasa—submissive to devotees; prerma—
love of God; haite—from; paya—he gets; krsmera—of Lord Krsna; seva-sukha-
rasa—the mellow of devotional service.

TRANSLATION

“The Supreme Lord, who is greater than the greatest, becomes submissive to
even a very insignificant devotee because of his devotional service. It is the beautiful
and exalted nature of devotional service that the infinite Lord becomes submissive
to the infinitesimal living entity because of it. In reciprocal devotional activities
with the Lord, the devotee actually enjoys the transcendental mellow quality of
devotional service.

PURPORT

Becoming one with the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not very important
for a devotee. Mukti svayam mukulitafijali sevate ’sman (Krsna-karnamrta 107).
Speaking from his actual experience, Srila Bilvamangala Thakura says that if one
develops love of Godhead, mukti (liberation) becomes subservient and unimportant
to him. Mukti stands before the devotee and is prepared to render all kinds of ser-
vices. The Mayavadi philosophers’ standard of mukti is very insignificant for a devo-
tee, for by devotional service even the Supreme Personality of Godhead becomes
subordinate to him. An actual example is that the Supreme Lord Krsna became the
chariot driver of Arjuna, and when Arjuna asked Him to draw his chariot between
the two armies (senayor ubhayor madhye ratham sthapaya me ’cyuta), Krsna exe-
cuted his order. Such is the relationship between the Supreme Lord and a devotee
that although the Lord is greater than the greatest, He is prepared to render service
to the insignificant devotee by dint of his sincere and unalloyed devotional service.
