Text 255] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 225

When one voluntarily surrenders to a saintly person who is a representative of
Krsna and follows his instructions, one can become freed from sinful reaction.
Krsna demands the surrender of a sinful man, and Krsna’s representative gives the
same instructions. The representative of Krsna never tells his disciple, ‘Surrender
unto me.” Rather he says, ‘Surrender unto Krsna.” If the disciple accepts this prin-
ciple and surrenders himself through the representative of Krsna, his life is saved.

TEXT 255

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eta cA Sfacs *AIfa cotata Catba W 200 4

narada kahe, —’yadi dhara dmdra vacana
tabe se karite pari tomara mocana’

SYNONYMS

ndrada kahe—Narada Muni replied; yadi dhara—if you accept; dmdra vacana—
my instruction; tabe—then; se—this; karite pari—l can do; tomdra—your;
mocana—liberation.

TRANSLATION

“Narada Muni assured the hunter, ‘If you listen to my instructions, | shall
find the way you can be liberated.’

PURPORT

Gaurangera bhakta-gane jane jane sakti dhare. The purport of this song is that
the devotees of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are very powerful, and each and
every one of them can deliver the whole world. What, then, to speak of Narada
Muni? If one follows the instructions of Narada Muni, one can be delivered from
any amount of sinful reactions. This is the process. One must follow the instruc-
tions of a spiritual master; then one will certainly be delivered from all sinful reac-
tion. This is the secret of success. Yasya deve pard bhaktir yathd deve tathd gurau.
If one has unflinching faith in Krsna and the spiritual master, the result is tasyaite
kathita hy arthah prakasante mahatmanah: all the conclusions of revealed scrip-
tures will be open to such a person. A pure devotee of Krsna can make the same
demands that Narada Muni is making. He says, “If you follow my instructions, |
shall take responsibility for your liberation.” A pure devotee like Narada can give
assurance to any sinful man because by the grace of the Lord such a devotee is
empowered to deliver any sinful person if that person follows the principles set
forth.
