Text 141] Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth 333
TRANSLATION

The loud sound of the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra certainly made the
Kazi very much afraid, and he hid himself within his room. Hearing the people thus
protesting, murmuring in great anger, the Kazi would not come out of his home.

PURPORT

The Kazi’s order not to perform safkirtana could stand only as long as there was
no civil disobedience. Under the leadership of the Supreme Lord, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, the chanters, increasing in number, disobeyed the order of the Kazi.
Thousands assembled together and formed parties, chanting the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra and making a tumultuous sound of protest. Thus the Kazi was very much
afraid, as naturally one should be under such circumstances.

In the present day also, people all over the world may join together in the Krsna
consciousness movement and protest against the present degraded governments of
the world’s godless societies, which are based on all kinds of sinful activities. The
Srimad-Bhagavatam states that in the age of Kali, thieves, rogues and fourth-class
people who have neither education nor culture capture the seats of governments to
exploit the citizens. This is a symptom of Kali-yuga that has already appeared.
People cannot feel secure about their lives and property, yet the so-called govern-
ments continue, and its ministers get fat salaries, although they are unable to do
anything good for society. The only remedy for such conditions is to enhance the
saftkirtana movement under the banner of Krsna consciousness and protest against
the sinful activities of all the world’s governments.

The Krsna consciousness movement is not a sentimental religious movement; it is
a movement for the reformation of all the anomalies of human society. If people
take to it seriously, discharging this duty scientifically, as ordered by Sri Caitanya
Mahdprabhu, the world will see peace and prosperity instead of being confused and
hopeless under useless governments. There are always rogues and thieves in human
society, and as soon as a weak government is unable to execute its duties, these
rogues and thieves come out to do their business. Thus the entire society becomes
a hell unfit for gentlemen to live in. There is an immediate need for a good govern-
ment—a government by the people, with Krsna consciousness. Unless the masses of
people become Krsna conscious, they cannot be good men. The Krsna consciousness
movement that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu started by chanting the Hare Krsna mahé-
mantra still has its potency. Therefore people should understand it seriously and
scientifically and spread it all over the world.

The safkirtana movement started by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is described in the
Caitanya-bhdgavata, Madhya-khanda, Twenty-third Chapter, beginning with verse
241, which states, ‘My dear Lord, let my mind be fixed at Your lotus feet.’’ Follow-
ing Lord Caitanya’s chanting, all the devotees reproduced the same sound He chanted.
In this way the Lord proceeded, leading the entire party on the strand roads by the
bank of the Ganges. When the Lord came to His own ghdja, or bathing place, He
danced more and more. Then He proceeded to Madhai’sghéta. In this way Ci Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Lord, who was known as Visvambhara, danced all over
the banks of the Ganges. Then He proceeded to Barakona-ghata, the Nagariya-ghata,
