Text 362] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 105

TEXT 362

oe saat uta atte cata 44)
CAVA, CAPA, GB BS AF |) OY I

ei kali-kale dra nahi kona dharma
vaisnava, vaisnava-sdastra, ei kahe marma

SYNONYMS

ei kali-kale—in this age of Kali; dra—other; nahi kona—there is not any; dhar-
ma—religious principle; | vaisnava—devotee; _vaisnava-sastra—devotional
literature; ei kahe marma—this is the purport.

TRANSLATION

In this age of Kali, there are no genuine religious principles. There are only
the Vaisnava devotees and the Vaisnava devotional scriptures. This is the sum
and substance of everything.

PURPORT

One must have firm faith in the process of devotional service and the scriptures
that support it. If one hears the activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with faith,
he can be freed from his envious position. Srimad-Bhagavatam is meant for such
nonenvious persons (nirmatsardnarh satam). In this age a person should not envy
$ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s movement but should chant the holy names of Hari
and Krsna, the mahd-mantra. That is the sum and substance of eternal religion,
known as sandtana-dharma. The real Vaisnava is a pure devotee and fully realized
soul, and a Vaisnava sastra refers to Sruti, or the Vedas, which are called sabda-pra-
mana, the evidence of transcendental sound. If one strictly follows the Vedic
literature and chants the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he
will actually be situated in the transcendental disciplic succession. Those who
want to attain life’s ultimate goal must follow this principle. In Srimad-Bhagavatam
(11.19.17), it is said:

srutih pratyaksam aitihyam
anumanam catustayam

pramanesv anavasthanad
vikalpat sa virajyate

“Vedic literature, direct perception, history and hypothesis are the four kinds of
evidential proofs. Everyone should stick to these principles for the realization of
the Absolute Truth.”
