66 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 7
lives in the company of the Lord. Wherever he lives, he converts that place into
Vrndavana and Navadvipa. This means that materialism cannot touch him. This is
the secret of success for one advancing in Krsna consciousness.
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ei mata yanra ghare kare prabhu bhiksa

sei aiche kahe, tanre karaya ei siksa

SYNONYMS

ei mata—in this way; yafra—of whom; ghare—at the home; kare—does;
prabhu—Lord $rt Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksi—accepting praséda; sei—that
man; aiche—similarly; kahe—says; tanre—unto him; karaya—does; ei—this; sik-
s4—enlightenment.

TRANSLATION

At whosoever’s house Sri Caitanya accepted His alms by taking prasada, He
would convert the dwellers to His sankirtana movement and advise them just
as He advised the brahmana named Kirma.

PURPORT

The cult of St Caitanya Mahaprabhu is explained here very nicely. One who
surrenders to Him and is ready to follow Him with heart and soul does not need to
change his location. Nor is it necessary for one to change status. One may remain
a householder, a medical practitioner, an engineer or whatever. It doesn’t matter.
One only has to follow the instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, chant the
Hare Krsna mahd-mantra and instruct relatives and friends in the teachings of
Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. One has to learn humility and meekness
at home, following the instructions of $r1 Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and in that way
one’s life will be spiritually successful. One should not try to be an artificially ad-
vanced devotee, thinking, “I am a first-class devotee.” Such thinking should be
avoided. It is best not to accept any disciples. One has to become purified at
home by chanting the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra and preaching the principles
enunciated by Sri Caitanya Mahdprabhu. Thus one can become a spiritual master
and be freed from the contamination of material life.

There are many sahajiyas who decry the activities of the six Gosvamis—Srila
Ripa, Sandtana, Raghunatha dasa, Bhatta Raghunatha, Jiva and Gopala Bhatta
Gosvamis—who are the personal associates of $ri Caitanya Mahdprabhu and who
enlightened society by writing books on devotional service. Similarly, Narottama
dasa Thakura and other great dcdryas like Madhvacarya, Ramanujacdrya and
