126 Sri Caitanya-caritameta [Adi-lila, Ch. 13

PURPORT

In this connection Srimat Prabodhananda Sarasvati has composed the foflowing
verses in his Caftanya-candramrta:

acaitanyam idarh visvam yadi caitanyam isvaram
na Viduh sarva-sastra-jnd hy api bhramyanti te janah

“This material world is without Krsna consciousness. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is
Krsna consciousness personified. Therefore if a very learned scholar or scientist
does not understand Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, certainly he is wandering uselessty
in this world.”

prasdrita-mahdprema-piyasa-rasa-sagare
caitanyacandre prakate yo dino dina eva safi

“A person who does not take advantage of the nectar of devotional service over-
flowing during the presence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cult is certainly the
poorest of the poor.”

avatirne gauracandre vistirne prema-sagare
suprakdsita-ratnaughe yo dino dina eva sah

“The advent of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is just Jike an expanding ocean of
nectar, One who does not collect the valuable jewels within this ocean is certainly
the poorest of the poor.”

Similarly, the Srimad-8hagavatam (2.3.19, 20, 23) states:

$va-vid-varahostra-kharaif
samstutah purusah pasuh

na yat-karna-pathopeto
jatu néma gaddgrajah

bile batorukrama-vikramén ye

na $rnvatah karna-pute narasya
jihvasati dardurikeva sita

na copagdyaty urugdya-gathah

jivafichavo bhagavatarghri-renuim
na jatu martyo ‘bhilabheta yas tu
$ri-visnu-padyd manu-jas tulasyah
Svasafi chavo yas tu na veda gandham

“A person who has no connection with Krsna consciousness may be a very great
personality in so-called human society, but actually he is no better than a great
