Adi-lila, Chapter 8 161

ei saba na mane yeba kare krsna-bhakti
krsna-krpa nahi tare, nahi tara gati

SYNONYMS

ei—these; saba—all; na mane—does not accept; yebg—anyone who; kare—
executes; krsna-bhakti—devotional service; krsna-krpa—mercy of Krsna; nahi—is not;
tare—unto him; nahi—there is not; tara—his; gati—advancement.

TRANSLATION

One who does not accept the glories of the Parica-tattva but still makes a show of
devotional service to Krsna can never achieve the mercy of Krsna nor advance to the
ultimate goal.

PURPORT

If one is seriously interested in Krsna conscious activities, he must be ready to
follow the rules and regulations laid down by the acaryas, and he must understand
their conclusions. The sastra says: dharmasya tattvarn nihitarn guhayam maha-jano
yena gatah sa panthah (Mahabharata, Vana Parva 313.117). It is very difficult to
understand the secret of Krsna consciousness, but one who advances by the instruc-
tion of the previous acaryas and follows in the footsteps of his predecessors in the
line of disciplic succession will have success. Others will not. Srila Narottama dasa
Thakura says in this connection, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba: ‘‘Unless
one serves the spiritual master and acaryas, one cannot be liberated.’”’ Elsewhere
he says:

ei chaya gosahi yanra—mui tanra dasa
tan-sabara pada-renu mora pafica-grasa

“| simply accept a person who follows in the footsteps of the six Gosvamis, and the
dust of such a person’s lotus feet is my foodstuff.”

TEXT 8

C4 CATE SrAtTe er fy atest |
cameud sir scr fager aera i vA

purve yaiche jarasandha-adi raja-gana
veda-dharma kari’ kare visnura pujana

SYNONYMS

purve—formerly; yaiche—as it was; jarasandha—King Jarasandha; adi—heading;
raja-gana—kings; veda-dharma—performance of Vedic rituals; kari’—doing; kare—
does; visnura—of Lord Visnu; pujana—worship.
