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| Adi-lila | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 4.20
tams tathaiva bhajamy aham
mama vartmanuvartante
SYNONYMS
ye -- all who; yatha -- as; mam -- unto Me; prapadyante -- surrender; tan -- them; tatha -- so; eva -- certainly; bhajami -- reward; aham -- I; mama -- My; vartma -- path; anuvartante -- follow; manushyah -- all men; partha -- O son of Pritha; sarvasah -- in all respects.
TRANSLATION
"'In whatever way My devotees surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pritha.'
PURPORT
In the Fourth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krishna affirms that formerly (some 120 million years before the Battle of Kurukshetra) He explained the mystic philosophy of the Gita to the sun-god. The message was received through the chain of disciplic succession, but in course of time, the chain being broken somehow or other, Lord Sri Krishna appeared again and taught Arjuna the truths of the Bhagavad-gita. At that time the Lord spoke this verse (Bg. 4.11) to His friend Arjuna.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness