Text 153] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 289

dangerous ocean of birth and death. The Lord is always prepared to show His
mercy upon fallen souls struggling against miserable material conditions. As stated
in Bhagavad-gita:

mamaivarnso jiva-loke
jiva-bhdtah sanatanah

manah-sasthanindriyani
prakrti-sthani karsati

“The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due
to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which in-
clude the mind.” (Bg. 15.7)

Thus every living being is struggling hard in this material nature. Actually the liv-
ing entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, and when he surrenders unto
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he attains release from the ocean of birth
and death. The Lord, being very kind to fallen souls, is always anxious to get the
living entity out of the ocean of nescience. If the living entity understands his
position and surrenders to the Lord, his life becomes successful.

TEXT 152

aetca qaia-es eget al fafera |
atecacs ote’ Bice METS S491 11 See II

prathame murdari-gupta prabhure na miliya
bahirete padi’ ache dandavat hafia

SYNONYMS

prathame—at first; murari-gupta—Murari Gupta; prabhure—to Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; nd—without; miliya—meeting; bahirete—outside; padi’—falling
down; ache—was there; dandavat—falling flat like a stick; hafid—becoming so.

TRANSLATION

Murari Gupta at first did not meet the Lord but rather remained outside the
door, falling down like a stick to offer obeisances.

TEXT 153

qaifa ai cufeal ely sca BcaAe |
aaifa ALCS Masi BS AGA |) seo |
