148 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 5
TRANSLATION
“Thus | have called upon a great personality in this transaction. | have asked
the Supreme Godhead to be my witness. The entire world accepts the words
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
PURPORT
Although the young brahmana described himself as having no claims to
aristocracy and being an uneducated common man, still he had one good
qualification: he believed that the Supreme Personality of Godhead was the top-
most authority, he accepted the words of Lord Krsna without hesitation, and he
had firm faith in the Lord’s consistency. According to Prahlada Maharaja, another
authority on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, such a staunch and faithful
devotee of the Lord must be understood to be a most learned scholar: tan manye
‘dhitam uttamam (Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.24). A pure devotee who has firm faith
in the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is to be considered a most
learned scholar, the topmost aristocrat and the richest man in the whole world. All
godly qualities automatically exist in such a devotee. In the preaching work of the
Krsna consciousness movement, we, as the servant of the servant of the servant
of the servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, fully believe in the words
of Krsna and His servants, the disciplic succession. In this way we are presenting
the words of Krsna throughout the world. Even though we are neither a rich man
nor a very learned scholar, and even though we do not belong to any aristocracy,
this movement is still being welcomed and is very easily spreading all over the
world. Although we are very poor and have no professional source of income,
Krsna supplies money whenever we need it. Whenever we need some men, Krsna
supplies them. Thus it is stated in Bhagavad-gita (6.22): yarn labdhva capararn
labham manyate nadhikam tatah. Actually, if we can attain the favor of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, we do not need anything else. We cer-
tainly do not need those things which a mundane person considers to be material
assets.
TEXTS 77-78

Sea ABA a BTE,— “AS MBs Bel |

Cattter afer APREY cael, eatetCH SATA eet 94H

Sea sayl fea Tifs, etre freon 1”

StI YS Bez, —V Sie AS SAW ae |

tabe bada-vipra kahe, —“ei satya katha

gopala yadi saksi dena, apane asi’ etha
