Sri-krsna-caitanya-vani—amrtera dhara
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
Those who follow social customs and behavior forget to follow the path chalked out by the mahājanas; thus they are offenders at the feet of the mahājanas. Sometimes they consider such mahājanas very conservative, or they create their own mahājanas. In this way they ignore the principles of the paramparā system. This is a great misfortune for everyone. If one does not follow in the footsteps of the real mahājanas, one's plans for happiness will be frustrated. This is elaborately explained later in the Madhya-līlā (Chapter Twenty-five, verses 55, 56 and 58). It is there stated:
- parama kāraṇa īśvare keha nāhi māne
- sva-sva-mata sthāpe para-matera khaṇḍane
- tāte chaya darśana haite "tattva" nāhi jāni
- "mahājana" yei kahe, sei "satya" māni
- śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vāṇī—amṛtera dhāra
- tiṅho ye kahaye vastu, sei "tattva"—sāra
People are so unfortunate that they do not accept the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Instead, they want to be supported by so-called mahājanas, or authorities. Tāte chaya darśana haite "tattva" nāhi jāni: we cannot ascertain the real truth simply by following speculators. We have to follow the footsteps of the mahājanas in the disciplic succession. Then our attempt will be successful. Śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vāṇī—amṛtera dhāra: "Whatever is spoken by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is an incessant flow of nectar." Whoever accepts His words as reality can understand the essence of the Absolute Truth.
TEXT 58
- śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vāṇī—amṛtera dhāra
- tiṅho ye kahaye vastu, sei "tattva"-sāra“
SYNONYMS
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vāṇī—the message of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; amṛtera dhāra—a continuous shower of nectar; tiṅho—the Lord; ye kahaye vastu—whatever He says to be the ultimate truth, the summum bonum; sei tattva sāra—that is the essence of all spiritual knowledge.
TRANSLATION
"The words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are a shower of nectar. Whatever He concludes to be the ultimate truth is indeed the summum bonum of all spiritual knowledge."
Page Title: | Sri-krsna-caitanya-vani—amrtera dhara |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Rishab |
Created: | 16 of Mar, 2010 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=2, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 2 |