94 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 4

TRANSLATION

“ ‘The living entity who is subjected to birth and death, when he gives up
all material activities dedicating his life to Me for executing My order, and
thus acts according to My direction, at that time he reaches the platform of
immortality, and becomes fit to enjoy the spiritual bliss of exchange of loving
mellows with Me.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.29.34). At the time of initiation,
a devotee gives up all his material conceptions. Therefore, being in touch with the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is situated on the transcendental platform.
Thus having attained knowledge and the spiritual platform, he always engages in
the service of the spiritual body of Krsna. When one is freed from material con-
nections in this way, his body immediately becomes spiritual, and Krsna accepts
His service. However, Krsna does not accept anything from a person with a ma-
terial conception of life. When a devotee no longer has any desire for material
sense gratification, in his spiritual identity he engages in the service of the Lord, for
his dormant spiritual consciousness awakens. This awakening of spiritual con-
sciousness makes his body spiritual, and thus he becomes fit to render service to
the Lord. Karmis may consider the body of a devotee material, but factually it is
not, for a devotee has no conception of material enjoyment. If one thinks that the
body of a pure devotee is material, he is an offender, for that is a vaisnava-
aparadha. In this connection one shouid consult Stila Sandtana Gosvami’s Brhad-
bhagavatamrta (1.3.45 and 2.3.139).

TEXT 195

AANSCAT GHCE SB SY Bristael |
wis AACS SE feet AtStaai y sae y

sanatanera dehe krsna kandu upajana
ama pariksite ihan dila pathana
SYNONYMS

sanatanera—of Sanatana Gosvami; dehe—in the body; krsna—Lord Krsna;
kandu—itches; upajafid—manifesting; ama—Me; pariksite—to test; ihan—here;
dila pathafid—has sent.

TRANSLATION

“Krsna somehow or other manifested these itching sores on the body of
Sanatana Gosvami and sent him here to test Me.
