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teacher of Bhagavad-gita. Follow the instructions of Bhagavad-gita As It
Is, and your life will be successful. That is the summary of the Krsna
consciousness movement. The organizer of the Krsna consciousness
movement is teaching everyone how to follow Lord Ramacandra, how to
follow Lord Krsna, and how to follow Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In this
material world, we need a leader for a monarchy or good government.
Lord Sri Ramacandra, by His practical example, showed how to live for
the benefit of all human society. He fought with demons like Ravana, He
carried out the orders of His father, and He remained the faithful hus-
band of mother Sita. Thus there is no comparison to Lord Ramacandra’s
acting as an ideal king. Indeed, people still hanker for rama-rajya, a
government conducted like that of Lord Ramacandra. Similarly, al-
though Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He taught
His disciple and devotee Arjuna how to lead a life ending in going back
home, back to Godhead (tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti so
’rjuna). All teachings— political, economic, social, religious, cultural and
philosophical—are to be found in Bhagavad-gitd. One only has to follow
them strictly. The Supreme Personality of Godhead also comes as Lord
Caitanya just to play the part of a pure devotee. Thus the Lord teaches us
in different ways just to make our lives successful, and Svayambhuva
Manu requests us to follow Him.

Svayambhuva Manu is the leader of mankind, and he has given a book
called Manu-samhita to guide human society. Herein he directs us to
follow the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His different incarnations.
These incarnations are described in Vedic literature, and Jayadeva
Gosvami has described ten important incarnations in summary (kesava
dhrta-mina-sarira jaya jagad-isa hare, kesava dhrta-nara-hari-ripa
Jaya jagad-isa hare, kesava dhrta-buddha-sarira jaya jagad-isa hare,
etc.). Svayambhuva Manu instructs us to follow the instructions of God’s
incarnations, especially Krsna’s instructions of Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

Appreciating bhakti-marga as instructed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya thus depicted the activities of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu:

vairdgya-vidyd-nija-bhakti-yoga-
Siksartham ekah purusah puranah

sri-krsna-caitanya-sarira-dhari
krpambudhir yas tam aham prapadye
