186 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta
One must be a submissive student of the six Gosvamis, from Srila Ripa Gosvami to
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. Not following their instructions but’ imagining how to
worship Gaurasundara and Radha-Krsna is a great offense, as a result of which one
clears a path to hell. If one neglects the instructions of the six Gosvamis and yet be-
comes a so-called devotee of Radha-Krsna, he merely criticizes the real devotees of
Radha-Krsna. As a result of speculation, he considers Gaurasundara to be an ordinary
devotee and therefore cannot make progress in serving the Supreme Personality of
Godhead Radha-Krsna.
TEXT 33
BCA TD NS, VA COMBAT |
COSTE Ties orifarca AIM 1 Go tl
ore mudha loka, suna caitanya-mangala
caitanya-mahima yate janibe sakala
SYNONYMS
ore—O all of you; mudha—foolish; /oka—people; suna—just hear; caitanya-
mangala—the book of this name; caitanya—Lord Caitanya’s; mahima—glories; yate—
in which; janibe—you will know; sakala—all.
TRANSLATION
O fools, just read Caitanya-mangala! By reading this book you can understand all
the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
PURPORT
Sri Vendavana dasa Thakura’s Caitanya-bhagavata was originally entitled Caitanya-
mangala, but when Srila Locana dasa Thakura later wrote another book named
Caitanya-mangala, Srila Vendavana dasa Thakura changed the name of his own book,
which is now therefore known as Caitanya-bhagavata. The life of Sri Caitanya Maha-
prabhu is very elaborately described in Cajtanya-bhagavata, and Krsnadasa
Kaviraja Gosvami has already informed us that in his Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta he has
described whatever Vrndavana dasa Thakura has not mentioned. This acceptance of
Sri-Caitanya-bhagavata by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami indicates his acceptance of
the disciplic succession. A writer of transcendental literature never tries to surpass
the previous acaryas.
TEXT 34
FRAT SATS FCS CAMA |
COSM-MITT AA FAIA | 8 I
krsna-lila bhagavate kahe veda-vyasa
caitanya-lilara vyasa—vrndavana-dasa
