94 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 15

TRANSLATION

“If a person possessing millions of wish-fulfilling cows loses one she-goat,
he does not consider the loss. Krsna owns all six opulences in full. If the entire
material energy is destroyed, what does He lose?”’

PURPORT

Stila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in clarifying verses 171-179, states that the meaning
of these stanzas is very simple but that the purport is a little difficult to under-
stand. Generally, conditioned souls forget Krsna when they are enticed by the
material, external energy. Consequently they are called krsna-bahirmukha—
bereft of their relationship with Krsna. When such a living entity comes under the
jurisdiction of the material energy, he is sent into one of the innumerable material
universes created by the material energy to give a chance to conditioned souls to
enjoy their desires in the material world. Being very eager to enjoy the fruits of
their activities, conditioned souls become involved in the actions and reactions of
material life. Consequently one has to enjoy and suffer the results of karma.
However, if a conditioned soul becomes Krsna conscious, the karma of his pious
and impious activities is completely destroyed. Simply by becoming a devotee,
one is bereft of all the reactions of karma. Similarly, simply by the desire of a devo-
tee, a conditioned soul can attain liberation and transcend the results of karma. If
everyone is liberated in this way, one may conclude that according to the sweet
will of the devotee, the material world exists or does not exist. Ultimately,
however, it is not the sweet will of the devotee but the will of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, who, if He so desires, can completely annihilate the material
creation. There is no loss on His part. The owner of millions of cows does not con-
sider the loss of one she-goat. Similarly, Lord Krsna is the proprietor of both ma-
terial and spiritual universes. The material world constitutes only one-fourth of His
creative energy. If, according to the desire of the devotee, the Lord completely
destroys the creation, He is so opulent that He will not mind the loss.

TEXT 180
BI FY FVRIMGS calaqzei sine
GFA MATA AAAHSAMBSS |
FAGAN SANA IST AF CG
SCAU B ASIVASCAATA: 1” sve I
jaya jaya jahy ajam ajita dosa-grbhita-gunam
tvam asi yad atmand samavaruddha-samasta-bhagah

aga-jagad-okasém akhila-sakty-avabodhaka te
kvacid ajayatmand ca carato ‘nucaren nigamah”
