Adi-lila, Chapter 9 247

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the great gardener, sees that people are chanting,
dancing and laughing and that some of them are rolling on the floor and some are
making loud humming sounds, He smiles with great pleasure.

PURPORT

This attitude of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is very important for persons engaged
in the Hare Krsna movement of Krsna consciousness. In every center of our institu-
tion, ISKCON, we have arranged for a love feast every Sunday, and when we actually
see people come to our center, chant, dance, take prasada, become jubilant and
purchase books, we know that certainly Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is always present
in such transcendental activities, and He is very pleased and satisfied. Therefore the
members of ISKCON must increase this movement more and more, according to
the principles that we are presently trying to execute. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, thus
being pleased, will smilingly glance upon them, bestowing His favor, and the move-
ment will be successful.

TEXT 51

GR ATTA WH Ge Coe |
farafy 1g ace, feet-Feeany ned

ei malakara Rhaya ei prema-phala
niravadhi matta rahe, vivasa-vihvala

SYNONYMS

ei—this; malakdra—great gardener; khaya—eats; ei—this; prema-phala—fruit of
love of Godhead; niravadhi—always; matta—maddened; rahe—remains; vivasa—as if
helpless; vihvala—as if bewildered.

TRANSLATION

The great gardener, Lord Caitanya, personally eats this fruit, and as a result He
constantly remains mad, as if helpless and bewildered.

PURPORT

It is the mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to act Himself and teach the people.
He says, apani acari’ bhakti karila pracara (Cc. Adi. 4.41). One must first act him-
self and then teach. This is the function of a real teacher. Unless one is able to
understand the philosophy that he speaks, it will not be effective. Therefore one
should not only understand the philosophy of the Caitanya cult but also implement
it practically in one’s life. .

While chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes
fainted and remained unconscious for many hours. He prays in His Siksastaka:
