Text 46] Performance of the Vrndavana Pastimes 247
of Krsna. This is the only solution, regardless of social position. Everyone is suffer-
ing under the spell of maya; therefore the best course is to learn how to get out of
the clutches of mayd. That is the verdict of Bhagavad-gita (14.26):
marn ca yo ‘vyabhicarena
bhakti- yogena sevate
sa gunan samatityaitan
brahma-bhiydaya kalpate
“One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any
circumstance, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to
the level of Brahman.”

One can overcome the spell of mayd and attain the transcendental platform by
agreeing to engage in the devotional service of the Lord. Devotional service
begins with sravanam kirtanam; therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised the
beggars to chant the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra for elevation to the transcendental
position. On the transcendental platform, there is no distinction between the rich,
the middle class and the poor.

TEXT 46
‘afacaler afer sate ceca Stfw’ ata
Her GES Aen sea calaaty ti Be
‘hari-bola’ bali’ kangala preme bhasi’ yaya
aichana adbhuta lila kare gauraraya
SYNONYMS

hari-bola bali’—by chanting “Hari bol’; kangala—the poor section of people;
preme—in ecstatic love; bhasi’ yaya—began to float; aichana—such; adbhuta—
wonderful;  /ila—pastimes; | kare—performs;  gauraraya—Sri__—Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

As soon as the beggars chanted the holy name, ‘Hari bol,” they were im-
mediately absorbed in ecstatic love of Godhead. In this way Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu performed wonderful pastimes.

PURPORT

To feel the emotion of ecstatic love of God is to be on the transcendental plat-

form. If one can keep himself in that transcendental position, he will surely return
