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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.20
tāms tathaiva bhajāmy aham
mama vartmānuvartante
SYNONYMS
ye — all who; yathā — as; mām — unto Me; prapadyante — surrender; tān — them; tathā — so; eva — certainly; bhajāmi — reward; aham — I; mama — My; vartma — path; anuvartante — follow; manushyāh — all men; pārtha — O son of Prithā; sarvaśah — 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 Prithā.'
PURPORT
In the Fourth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gītā Lord Krishna affirms that formerly (some 120 million years before the Battle of Kurukshetra) He explained the mystic philosophy of the Gītā 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 Śrī Krishna appeared again and taught Arjuna the truths of the Bhagavad-gītā. At that time the Lord spoke this verse (Bg. 4.11) to His friend Arjuna.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness