The Ecstacy of the Lord and His Devotees 129

As far as the incarnation of King Kansa is concerned, this is mentioned
in Srimad Bhagwatam, in the Vishnu Purana, and in Mahabharata. It is stated
there that the Lord snatched from His Head two kinds of hair: a grey hair
and a black hair, and the separate hairs entered into the wombs of two queens
of the Yadu dynasty, namely Rohini and Devaki. It is stated there that Lord
Krishna descends to this material world for vanquishing all the demons; but
some say that Krishna is the incarnation of Vishnu, Who is lying on the ocean
of milk within this Universe. Srila Rupa Goswami and his commentator,
Sri Valadev Vidya Bihshan, have discussed this point fully, and have established
the exact truth. Sri Jiva Goswami alsa discussed this point in the Krishna
Sandarbha.

When Lord Chaitanya finished his instruction to Sri Sanatan Goswami,
Sanatan, being empowered and enlightened, was so transcendentally pleased
that he at once fell at the Feet of Lord Chaitanya, and began to speak:

“Tam born of a very low family and I have always been in association with
lowly people, and therefore I am the lowest of the sinful persons. But You
are so kind that You have taught me lessons which are not even understand-
able by the greatest being, Brahma. And by Your grace I have appreciated
the conclusions which You have taught me. But I am so low that I cannot
touch even a drop of the ocean of Your instruction. If You therefore want
me, who am nothing but a lame man, to dance—then kindly give me Your
benediction, by placing Your Feet on my head.”

He prayed for the Lord’s confirmation that the teachings might be actually
evolved in his heart, by the grace of the Lord—otherwise there was no pos-
sibility of them being described by him. The purport is that Acharyas, or spiri-
tual masters, are authorized by higher authorities. Instruction alone cannot
make one an expert. Unless one is blessed by the spiritual master, or the
Acharya, such teaching cannot become fully manifested. Therefore, one
should seek the mercy of the spiritual master, so that the instruction of the
spiritual master may develop within himself: After the prayer of Sanatan
Goswami, Lord Chaitanya placed His Feet over the head of Sanatan, and gave
him benediction, that all the instruction He had given him would develop
in him fully.

That was the description of the ultimate stage of love of Godhead. Lord
Chaitanya said that such a description cannot be made very elaborately, but
He had informed him as far as possible.

CONCLUSION: Anyone who attentively hears these discussions and
instructions of Lord Chaitanya to Sanatan Goswami very soon becomes
