PLATE TWO

“Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, per-
sonally told Sanatana Gosvami about Lord Krsna’s real identity. He also
told him about the Lord’s conjugal love, His personal opulence and the
mellows of devotional service. All these truths were explained to
Sanatana Gosvami by the Lord Himself out of His causeless mercy. Putting
a straw in his mouth and bowing down, Sanatana Gosvami clasped the
lotus feet of Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu and humbly spoke as follows.
Sanatana Gosvami said, ‘| was born in a low family, and my associates are
all low-class men. | myself am fallen in the well of sinful materialism. | do
not know what is beneficial for me and what is detrimental. Nonetheless,
in ordinary dealings people consider me a learned scholar, and | am also
thinking of myself as such. Out of Your causeless mercy, You have
delivered me from the materialistic path. Now, by the same causeless
mercy, please tell me what my duty is. Who am I? Why do the threefold
miseries always give me trouble? If | do not know this, how can | be
benefited? Actually, | do not know how to inquire about the goal of life
and the process for obtaining it. Being merciful upon me, please explain
all these truths.’ (pp.48-57)
