30 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 12
PURPORT
A devotee should always be alert, keeping his mind in a sanguine state so that he
can always remember Lord Sri Krsna. The Sdstras state, smartavyah satatarn visnuh:
in devotional life one should always remember Lord Visnu. Srila Sukadeva
Gosvami also advised Maharaja Pariksit, smmartavyo nityasah. in the Second Canto,
First Chapter, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sukadeva Gosvami advised Pariksit Maharaja:
tasmdad bharata sarvatmd bhagavan isvaro harih
Srotavyah kirtitavyas ca smartavyas cecchatabhayam
“O descendant of King Bharata, one who desires to be free from all miseries must
hear, glorify and also remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the
Supersoul, the controller and the savior from all miseries.” (Bhdg. 2.1.5) This is the
summary of all the activities of a Vaisnava, and the same instruction is repeated here
(krsna-smrti vinu haya nisphala jivana). Srila Ripa Gosvami states in Bhakti-
rasGmrta-sindhu, avyartha-kdlatvam: A Vaisnava must be very alert not to waste
even a second of his valuable lifetime. This is a symptom of a Vaisnava. But associa-
tion with pounds-and-shillings men, or visayis, materialists who are simply interested
in sense gratification, pollutes one’s mind and hampers such continuous remem-
brance of Lord Krsna. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore advised, asat-sariga-
tyaga—ei vaisnava-Gcara: a Vaisnava should behave in such a way as to never asso-
siate with nondevotees or materialists (Cc. Madhya 22.87). One can avoid such as-
sociation simply by always remembering Krsna within his heart.
TEXT 52
COST BA, H-AS SH AIT
Me 4 mi Shay SE Bal of ues 1
loka-lajjG haya, dharma-kirti haya hani
aiche karma nd kariha kabhu thd jani’
SYNONYMS
loka-lajja—unpopularity; haya—becomes; dharma—religion; kirti—reputation;
haya—becomes; hdni—damaged; aiche—such; karma—work; nad—do not; kariha—
execute; Rabhu—ever; iha—this; jani’—knowing.
TRANSLATION
“Thus one becomes unpopular in the eyes of the people in general, for this
damages his religiosity and fame. A Vaisnava, especially one who acts as a spiritual
master, must not act in such a way. One should always be conscious of this fact.”’
