Text 51] The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 231

iha-sabara kon mate ha-ibe nistara?
tahara hetu nad dekhiye,——e duhkha apdara”

SYNONYMS

iha-sabara—of all these yavanas; kon mate—by which way; ha-ibe nistara—
will be deliverance; tahara hetu—the cause of such deliverance; nd dekhiye—! do
not see; e duhkha apara—it is My great unhappiness.

TRANSLATION

“How will these yavanas be delivered? To My great unhappiness, | do not
see any way.”
PURPORT

This verse reveals the significance of Lord Sri Caitanya’s appearance as patita-
pavana, the deliverer of all the fallen souls. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura sings,
patita-pavana-hetu tava avatdra: “‘O my Lord, You have appeared just to deliver all
the fallen souls.” mo-sama patita prabhu na paibe ara: ‘And among all the fallen
souls, | am the lowest.” How Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu was always thinking
about the deliverance of the fallen souls is shown by the statement e duhkha
apara (“It is My great unhappiness”). This statement indicates that Sri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna Himself, is always
very unhappy to see the fallen souls in the material world. Therefore He Himself
comes as He is, or He comes as a devotee in the form of $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
to deliver love of Krsna directly to the fallen souls. Namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-
prema-pradaya te. ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is so merciful that He not only gives
knowledge of Krsna but by His practical activities teaches everyone how to love
Krsna (krsna-prema-pradaya te).

Those who are following in the footsteps of $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu should
take the Lord's mission most seriously. In this age of Kali, people are gradually be-
coming less than animals. Nevertheless, although they are eating the flesh of cows
and are envious of brahminical culture, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is considering
how to deliver them from this horrible condition of life. Thus He asks all Indians to
take up His mission.

bhdarata-bhdmite haila manusya-janma yara
janma sarthaka kari’ kara para-upakdra

“One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India [Bharata-varsa]
should make his life successful and work for the benefit of all other people.”
(Cc. Adi-lil4 9.41) It is therefore the duty of every advanced and cultured Indian
to take this cause very seriously. All Indians should help the Krsna consciousness
movement in its progress, to the best of their ability. Then they will be considered
real followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
