Text 69] The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple 35
SYNONYMS
sei haite—from that day; bhagyavan—the most fortunate; rajdra nandana—the
son of the King; prabhu-bhakta-gana-madhye—among the intimate devotees of
the Lord; haila—became; eka-jana—one of them.
TRANSLATION
Since then, the fortunate prince was one of the most intimate devotees of
the Lord.
PURPORT
In this regard, Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati wrote: yat-karunya-kataksa-
vaibhava-vatam. If Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu simply glanced at someone for a
moment, that person immediately turned into one of the most confidential devo-
tees of the Lord. The prince came to see the Lord for the first time, but by the
Lord's mercy the boy immediately became a topmost devotee. This was not in
theory but in practice. We cannot apply the nagna-matrkd-nyaya formula. This
states that if one’s mother was naked in her childhood, she should continue to
remain naked, even though she has become a mother of so many children. If a
person is actually benedicted by the mercy of the Lord, he can immediately be-
come a topmost devotee of the Lord. The logic of nagna-méatrkd states that if a
person is not elevated on such and such a date, he cannot become an exalted
devotee overnight, as it were. This particular instance offers evidence to con-
tradict that theory. On the previous day, the boy was simply an ordinary prince,
and the next day he was counted as one of the topmost devotees of the Lord.
This was all made possible by the causeless mercy of the Lord. The Lord is om-
nipotent, all-powerful and almighty, and He can act as He likes.
TEXT 69
BAS FAG SHA HC |
faaea BO SecA WIG a-ACH i vd tt
ei-mata mahdprabhu bhakta-gana-sange
nirantara krida kare sankirtana-range
SYNONYMS
ei-mata—in this way; mahaéprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-gana-
sarige—in the society of His pure devotees; nirantara—constantly; kridé kare—
performs pastimes; sankirtana-range—in the course of His sarkirtana movement.
TRANSLATION
Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu acts in the society of His pure devotees, per-
forming His pastimes and spreading the sankirtana movement.
