Text 176] The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vrndavana 243
Caitanya Mahaprabhu could turn anyone's mind to Krsna consciousness. One can
be delivered from material existence simply by remembering Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu's holy name or by visiting Him. This Krsna consciousness movement
is being spread throughout the world, but not even one yavana or mleccha ad-
dicted to drinking could have changed and accepted Krsna consciousness with-
out Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s grace. People are often astonished to see many
thousands of Westerners converted to Vaisnavism. Generally Westerners are ad-
dicted to meat-eating, drinking, gambling and illicit sex; therefore their taking up
Krsna consciousness is astonishing. In India, especially, there is much astonish-
ment at this. The answer, however, is given here: darsana-smarane yarra jagat
tarila. This change is made possible simply by the remembrance of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. The Western devotees are very sincerely chanting the holy names
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates: sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu nityd-
nanda §ri-advaita gadadhara Srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. By the mercy of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates, people are being purified and their con-
sciousness directed from mayd to Krsna.

The word visvasa refers to a secretary. This title is generally found among the
kayastha caste in the Hindu community. In Bengal, the title visvasa is still used by
the kadyasthas. The word visvdsa means “faithful,” and a visvasi is a person in
whom one can place faith. Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that during the
Mohammedan reign in Bengal, there was a secretariat entitled visvasa-khand. The
office of visvasa-khand was a secretariat office in which only the most reliable
people were employed. They were elected from the kayastha community, a com-
munity that is still very expert in managing business and government affairs. The
secretariat, or visvdsa-khand, is generally a very reliable and faithful servant.
Whenever some confidential service was needed, these officers were employed.

TEXT 176
os afer fartcaca she aba |
“Slits Staaf SH AS HAMA | 390
eta bali’ visvasere kahila vacana
“bhagya tanra— asi’ karuka prabhu darasana
SYNONYMS

eta bali’—saying this; visvasere—unto the secretary of the Mohammedan
governor; kahila vacana—spoke the following words; bhagya—great fortune;
tanra—his; asi’—coming; karuka—let him do; prabhu daragana—visiting Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
