110 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8

namaskara kaila raya, prabhu kaila alingane

dui jane krsna-katha kaya rahah-sthane

SYNONYMS
namaskara—obeisances; kaila—offered; raya—Ramananda Raya; prabhu—Lord
Sri Caitanya Mahdaprabhu; kaila—did; dlingane—embracing; dui—two; jane—
the persons; krsna-katha—talks about Krsna; kaya—discussed; rahah-sthane—in
a secluded place.
TRANSLATION
Ramananda Raya approached Lord Sri Caitanya and offered his respectful
obeisances, and the Lord embraced him. Then they both began to discuss
Krsna in a secluded place.
PURPORT
The word rahah-sthane, “in a secluded place,” is very significant. Talks about
Krsna and His pastimes—especially His pastimes in Vrndavana and His dealings
with the gopis—are all very confidential. They are not subject matter for public
discussion because those who have no understanding of the transcendental
nature of Krsna’s pastimes always commit great offenses, thinking Krsna to be an
ordinary human being and the gopis ordinary girls. Following the principle of Lord
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who never discussed the dealings between Krsna and
the gopis publicly, devotees in the Krsma consciousness movement are enjoined
not to discuss the pastimes of Lord Krsna in Vrndavana in public. For the general
public, sankirtana is the most effective method to awaken Krsna consciousness. If
possible, one should discuss the principles enunciated in Bhagavad-gita. Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu followed this principle very strictly and discussed the phi-
losophy of Bhagavad-gita with learned scholars like Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and
Prakasananda Sarasvati. However, He taught the principles of the bhakti cult to
students like Sanatana Gosvami and Riipa Gosvami, and He discussed with Sri
Ramananda Raya the topmost devotional dealings between Krsna and the gopis.
For the general populace, He performed sankirtana very vigorously. We must also
follow these principles in preaching Krsna consciousness all over the world.
TEXT 57
AE Bl —“AG cats nicesa face ”
aH F7R,—“aatioace fapefe ea i” et
prabhu kahe,— “pada sloka sadhyera nirnaya”
raya kahe, — “sva-dharmacarane visnu-bhakti haya’
