Text 79] $ri Midhavendra Puri’s Devotional Service 37

eka-dinera udyoge aiche mahotsava kaila
gopala-prabhave haya, anye na janila

SYNONYMS

eka-dinera udyoge—by one day's attempt; aiche—such; mahotsava—festival;
kaila—performed; gopala—of Gopala; prabhave—by the potency; haya—is
possible; anye—others; na—not; janila—know.

TRANSLATION

The wonderful festival and installation of Sri Gopalaji was arranged in one
day. Certainly all this was accomplished by the potency of Gopala. No one but
a devotee can understand this.

PURPORT

The Krsna consciousness movement has spread all over the world within a very
short time (within five years), and mundane people are very astonished at this.
However, by the grace of Lord $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we understand that
everything is possible by the grace of Krsna. Why does Krsna have to take five
years? In five days He can spread His name and fame all over the world like
wildfire. Those who have faith and devotion to Krsna can understand that these
things happen so wonderfully by the grace of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We are
simply the instruments. In the fierce Battle of Kuruksetra, Arjuna was victorious
within eighteen days simply because Krsna’s grace was on his side.

yatra yogesvarah krsno

yatra partho dhanur-dharah
tatra Srir vijayo bhutir

dhruva nitir matir mama

“Wherever there is Krsna, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna,
the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary
power and morality. That is my opinion.’ (Bg. 18.78)

If the preachers in our Krsna consciousness movement are sincere devotees of
Krsna, Krsna will always be with them because He is very kind and favorable to all
His devotees. Just as Arjuna and Krsna were victorious in the Battle of Kuruksetra,
this Krsna consciousness movement will surely emerge victorious if we but remain
sincere devotees of the Lord and serve the Lord according to the advice of pre-
decessors (the six Gosvamis and other devotees of the Lord). As Narottama dasa
Thakura has stated: taridera carana sevi bhakta-sane vasa, janame janame haya ei
abhiladsa. The Krsna consciousness devotees must always desire to remain in the
society of devotees. Bhakta-sane vasa: they cannot go outside the Krsna con-
scious society or the movement. Within the society we must try to serve the pre-
