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cannot get the desired result. One should therefore chant the names of Nitai-Gaura
and worship Them without false prestige. Since everyone within this material world
is more or less influenced by sinful activities, in the beginning it is essential that one
take to the worship of Guru-Gauranga and ask their favor, for thus despite all his
disqualifications one will very soon become qualified to worship the Radha-Krsna
vigraha.

It should be noted in this connection that the holy names of Lord Krsna and
Gaurasundara are both identical with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There-
fore one should not consider one name to be more potent than the other. Consider-
ing the position of the people of this age, however, the chanting of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu’s name is more essential than the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the most magnanimous incarnation and
His mercy is very easily achieved. Therefore one must first take shelter of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu by chanting Sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityananda Sri-advaita
gadadhara Ssrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. By serving Gaura-Nityananda one is freed
from the entanglements of material existence and thus becomes qualified to worship
the Radha-Krsna Deity.

TEXT 32
ASH FUT AS ASI Oris |
Sica al Sacre VE A BN farwta tir ti
svatantra isvara prabhu atyanta udara
tanre na bhajile kabhu na haya nistara
SYNONYMS

svatantra isvara—the fully independent Supreme Lord; prabhu—the Lord;
atyanta—very much; udara—magnanimous; tahre—unto Him; na—without; bhajile—
worshiping; kabhu na—never at any time; haya—becomes so; nistara—liberation.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead, is
greatly magnanimous. Unless one worships Him, one can never be liberated.

PURPORT

Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura here remarks that one should not give up
the worship of Radha-Krsna to worship Srv Caitanya Mahaprabhu. By worshiping
either Radha-Krsna or Lord Caitanya alone, one cannot become advanced. One
should not try to supersede the instructions of the six Gosvamis, for they are acaryas
and very dear to Lord Caitanya. Therefore Narottama dasa Thakura sings:

rupa-raghunatha-pade haibe akuti
kabe hama bujhaba se yugala-piriti
