28 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 1
“Let me take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna,
who has descended in the form of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to teach us
real knowledge, His devotional service, and detachment from whatever
does not foster Krsna consciousness. He has descended because He is an
ocean of transcendental mercy. Let me surrender unto His lotus feet.”
(Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka 6.74) In this age of Kali, people cannot
follow the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and
therefore the Lord Himself takes the part of Sri Krsna Caitanya to teach
personally how to become Krsna conscious. He asks everyone to follow
Him and to become a guru to deliver the fallen souls of Kali-yuga.
yare dekha, tare kaha ‘krsna’-upadesa
Gmara dajndya guru hana tara’ ei desa
“Instruct everyone to follow the orders of Lord Sri Krsna as they are
given in Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. In this way become a
spiritual master and try to liberate everyone in this land.”
(Cc. Madhya 7.128) The coherent purpose of Lord Ramacandra, Lord
Krsna and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is to teach human society how to
be happy by following the instructions of the Supreme Lord.
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Sri-suka uvdca
iti mantropanisadam
vydharantam samahitam
drstvdsura yatudhana
Jagdhum abhyadravan ksudha
§ri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti—thus; mantra-
upanisadam—the Vedic mantra (uttered by Svayambhuva Manu);
vyaharantam—taught or chanted; samdahitam—concentrated the mind
