160 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 9

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead will certainly protect a devotee who does
something sinful accidentally. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (9.30-31):

api cet sudurdcéro
bhajate mam ananya-bhak
sadhur eva sa mantavyah
sarhyag vyavasito hi sah

ksipram bhavati dharmatma
sasvac-chantirh nigacchati
kaunteya pratijanihi
na me bhaktah pranasyati

“Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional
service, he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated. He quickly
becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kunti, declare it boldly that
My devotee never perishes.” However, if a devotee or so-called devotee pur-
posefully commits sinful activities continually in the hope that Krsna will give him
protection, Krsna will not protect him. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said,
kali ke rakhibe, yadi na dibe raja-dhana?: "Jagannatha has saved Gopinatha Pat-
tanayaka from being killed by the King today, but if he commits the same offense
again, who will give him protection?” Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thus warns all
such foolish devotees that Jagannatha will not protect them if they continue to
commit offenses.

TEXT 66
fraata are wir Ra Sz aa |
Siew Bi afe cata arfe eicatera wv” wn

visayira varta suni’ ksubdha haya mana
tate ihan rahi’ mora nahi prayojana”

SYNONYMS

visayira—of materialistic persons; varta—news; suni’—hearing; ksubdha—agi-
tated; haya—becomes; mana—mind; tate—therefore; ihari rahi’—to stay here;
mora—My; nahi prayojana—there is no necessity.

TRANSLATION

“If we hear about the activities of materialistic persons, our minds become
agitated. There is no need for Me to stay here and be disturbed in that way.”
