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Gaurasundara are nondevotional activities. If one wants to be successful on the path
of Krsna consciousness, he must be thoroughly conscious of the personality of Gaura-
sundara as well as the personality of Krsna. Knowing the personality of Gaurasundara
means knowing the personalities of sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda Sri-advaita
gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. The author of Caitanya-caritamrta, pursuant
to the authorities, stresses this principle for perfection in Krsna consciousness.

TEXT 10

cara al afar Ha cans BCA aT |
Bia afar Sng ay sae Aa w det

more na manile saba loka habe nasa
ithi lagi’ krpardra prabhu karila sannyasa

SYNONYMS

more—unto Me; na—without; mani/le—accepting; saba—all; /oka—people in general;
habe—will go to; ndsa—destruction; ithi—for this; fagi’—for the reason of; krpa-
ardra—all merciful; prabhu—Lord Caitanya; karila—accepted;sannyasa—the sannyasa
order.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thought that. unless people accepted Him they
would all be destroyed. Thus the merciful Lord accepted the sannyasa order.

PURPORT

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said, kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sangah param
vrajet: “Simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, or Lord Krsna’s name, one is
liberated and goes back home, back to Godhead.” (Bhag. 12.3.51) This Krsna
consciousness must be achieved through the mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
One cannot be complete in Krsna consciousness unless he accepts Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu and His associates as the only means for success. It is because of these
considerations that the Lord accepted sannyasa, for thus people would offer Him
respect and very quickly come to the platform of Krsna consciousness. Since Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is Krsna Himself, inaugurated the Krsna consciousness
movement, without His mercy one cannot be elevated to the transcendental plat-
form of Krsna consciousness.

TEXT 11

WBiM-Iows caca Siaca ASS |
Saf afeace ger, Hea festa wn ssi
