234 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta
vinoda Thakura must immediately accept the request of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu
by offering respectful obeisances unto His lotus feet and thus beg from Him the
Hare Krsna maha-mantra. \f one is fortunate enough to beg from the Lord this Hare
Krsna maha-mantra, his life is successful.
TEXT 37
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ekala malakara ami kata phala khaba
na diya va ei phala ara ki kariba
SYNONYMS
ekala—alone; malakara—gardener; ami—|; kata—how many; phala—fruits; khaba—
eat; na—without; diya—giving; va—or; e/—this; pha/a—fruits; ara—else; ki—what;
kariba—shall | do.
TRANSLATION
“lam the only gardener. If | do not distribute these fruits, what shall | do with
them? How many fruits can I alone eat?
PURPORT
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu produced so many fruits of devotional service that
they must be distributed all over the world; otherwise, how could He alone relish
and taste each and every fruit? The original reason that Lord Sri Krsna descended
as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was to understand Srimati Radharani’s love for Krsna
and to taste that love. The fruits of the tree of devotional service were innumerable,
and therefore He wanted to distribute them unrestrictedly to everyone. Srila Ripa
Gosvami therefore writes:
anarpita-carim cirat Rarunayavatirnah kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasam sva-bhakti-sriyam
harih purata-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandfpitah
sada hrdaya-kandare sphuratu vah saci-nandanah
There were many precious incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but
none were so generous, kind and magnanimous as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, for He
distributed the most confidential aspect of devotional service, namely, the conjugal
love of Radha and Krsna. Therefore Sri RGpa Gosvami Prabhupada desires that Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu live perpetually in the hearts of all devotees, for thus they can
understand and relish the loving affairs of Srtmatt Radharani and Krsna.
