306 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 25

predominance of devotional service; sa-yuktika vakye—by talks full of pleasing
logic and arguments; mana phiraya—turns the minds; sabara—of everyone.

TRANSLATION

When people came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to discuss the principles of
various scriptures, the Lord defeated their false conclusions and established
the predominance of devotional service to the Lord. With logic and argument
He very politely changed their minds.

PURPORT

We have been spreading this sankirtana movement in the Western countries,
and in our recent tour of European cities like Rome, Geneva, Paris and Frankfurt,
many learned Christian scholars, priests, philosophers and yogis came to see us,
and by the grace of Krsna they agreed that this Krsna consciousness movement,
the bhakti cult, offers the topmost conclusion. Following in the footsteps of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we are trying to convince everyone that the devotional
service of the Lord is enjoined in every scripture. If a person is religious, he must
accept the supreme authority of the Lord, become His devotee and try to love
Him. This is the real principle of religion. It does not matter whether one is Chris-
tian, Mohammedan or whatever. He simply must accept the sublime position of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead and render service unto Him. It is not a ques-
tion of being Christian, Mohammedan or Hindu. One should be purely religious
and freed from all these material designations. In this way one can learn the art of
devotional service. This argument appeals to all intelligent men, and consequently
this Krsna consciousness movement is gaining ground throughout the world. Due
to our solid logic and scientific presentation, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's predic-
tion that Krsna consciousness will spread in every town and village throughout
the world is gradually being realized.

TEXT 21

BACH He] SCA HI-HSISat |
HAC ZICH, WH, BACH ASA Ud Hi

upadesa laid kare krsna-sankirtana
sarva-loka hase, gaya, karaye nartana

SYNONYMS
upadesa lafid—getting instructions from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare —join;
krsna-sankirtana—the sankirtana movement; sarva-loka hase—everyone began
to laugh in pleasure; gaya—chant; karaye nartana—and dance.
