362 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 25
PURPORT
The cult of bhagavata-dharma can be spread in all circumstances, among all
people and in all countries. Many envious people accuse this Krsna consciousness
movement of spoiling the rigidity of so-called Hinduism. That is not actually the
fact. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms that devotional service to the Lord—the
cult of bhagavata-dharma, which is now being spread as the Hare Krsna move-
ment—can be spread in every country, for every person, in any condition of life,
and in all circumstances. Bhagavata-dharma does not restrict pure devotees to the
Hindu community. A pure devotee is above a brahmana; therefore it is not incom-
patible to offer the sacred thread to devotees in Europe, America, Australia, Japan,
Canada, and so on. Sometimes these pure devotees, who have been accepted by
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, are not allowed to enter certain temples in India. Some
high-caste brahmanas and gosvamis refuse to take prasada in the temples of the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Actually this is against the in-
struction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Devotees can come from any country, and
they can belong to any creed or race. On the strength of this verse, those who are
actually devotees and followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must accept devo-
tees from all parts of the world as pure Vaisnavas. They should be accepted not
artificially but factually. One should see how they are advanced in Krsna con-
sciousness and how they are conducting Deity worship, sankirtana and Ratha-
yatra. Considering all these points, an envious person should refrain from
malicious atrocities.
TEXT 121
adit’ faacn cace « otfa’ fata |
viea-efe—o2 bila fapicaa tia noes 1
‘dharmadi’ visaye yaiche e ‘cari’ vicdra
sdadhana-bhakti——ei cari vicdrera para
SYNONYMS
dharma-adi—of religious activities and so on; visaye—in the subject matter;
yaiche—just as; e cari vicara—there is a consideration of four principles, namely
the person, country, time and atmosphere; sddhana-bhakti—of devotional ser-
vice; ei—these; caéri—four; vicdrera—to the considerations; para—transcenden-
tal.
TRANSLATION
‘As far as religious principles are concerned, there is a consideration of
the person, the country, the time and the circumstance. In devotional service,
