184 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 13
Sica wate fare sate, = CAT VAs aH,
alarata a] ta faptca i $8° i
citta kadhi’ toma haite, visaye cahi lagdite,
yatna kari, nari kadhibare
tare dhyana siksad karaha, loka hasafiad mara,
sthandsthana na kara vicare
SYNONYMS
citta kadhi’—withdrawing the consciousness; toma haite—from You; visaye—
in mundane subject matters; cahi—l want; lagdite—to engage; yatna kari—| en-
deavor; nari kadhibdre —| cannot withdraw; tare—to such a servant; dhydna—of
meditation; siksé—instruction; karaha—You give; loka—people in general;
haséfid—laugh; mara—You kill; sthdna-asthana—proper or improper place; na
kara—You do not make; vicdre —consideration.
TRANSLATION
Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued: ‘‘I would like to withdraw My con-
sciousness from You and engage it in material activities, but even though | try,
| cannot do so. | am naturally inclined to You only. Your instructions for Me to
meditate on You are therefore simply ludicrous. in this way, You are killing
Me. It is not very good for You to think of Me as a candidate for Your instruc-
tions.
PURPORT
Srila Rapa Gosvami says in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.1.11):
anyabhilasita-snyam
jhidna-karmady-anavrtam
dnaktlyena krsndnu-
silanam bhaktir uttama
For a pure devotee, there is no scope for indulgence in mystic yoga practice or the
cultivation of speculative philosophy. It is indeed impossible for a pure devotee to
engage his mind in such unwanted activities. Even if a pure devotee wanted to,
his mind would not allow him to do so. That is a characteristic of a pure devo-
tee—he is transcendental to all fruitive activity, speculative philosophy and
mystic yoga meditation. The gopis therefore expressed themselves as follows.
