48 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta ([Madhya-lila, Ch. 4
PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gitd it is said: ye yatha mam prapadyante tams tathaiva bhajamy
aham. There is a responsive cooperation between the Supreme Lord Krsna and His
devotees. The more a devotee sincerely loves Krsna, the more Krsna reciprocates,
so much so that a highly advanced devotee can talk with Krsna face to face. Krsna
confirms this in Bhagavad-gita:
tesdm satata-yuktandm
bhajatam priti-parvakam
dadami buddhi-yogam tam
yena mam upayanti te
“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, | give the
understanding by which they can come to Me.” (Bg. 10.10) The actual mission of
human life is to understand Krsna and return home, back to Godhead. Therefore
one who is sincerely engaged in the service of the Lord with love and faith can
talk with Krsna and receive instructions by which he can speedily return home,
back to Godhead. Today many scholars defend the science of religion, and they
have some conception of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but religion with-
out practical experience of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is no religion at
all. Srimad-Bhagavatam describes this as a form of cheating. Religion means abid-
ing by the orders of Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If one is not
qualified to talk with Him and take lessons from Him, how can one understand the
principles of religion? Thus talks of religion or religious experience without Krsna
consciousness are a useless waste of time.
TEXT 96

Taos NVA aif Ha Ars |

CHM CAPA Hata WOW |eet-catts ll dv I

mahd-prasdda khdila asiyaé saba loka

gopala dekhiya sabara khande duhkha-soka

SYNONYMS
mahd-prasada—spiritualized foods offered to Krsna; khaila—ate; asiya—com-

ing; saba—all; loka—people; gopala—the Deity of Sti Gopala; dekhiya—seeing;
sabara—of all of them; khande—disappears; duhkha-soka—all lamentation and
unhappiness.
