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| Adi-lila | Chapter 8: The Author Receives the Orders of Krishna and Guru |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 8.79
sei likhi, madana-gopala ye likhaya
kashthera puttali yena kuhake nacaya
SYNONYMS
sei likhi -- I write that; madana-gopala -- the Deity Madana-gopala; ye -- whatever; likhaya -- dictates to me; kashthera -- wooden; puttali -- a doll; yena -- like; kuhake -- the enchanter; nacaya -- causes to dance.
TRANSLATION
As a wooden doll is made to dance by a magician, I write as Madana-gopala orders me to do so.
PURPORT
This is the position of a pure devotee. One should not take any responsibility on his own but should be a soul surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who will then give him dictation as the caittya-guru, or the spiritual master within. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased to guide a devotee from within and without. From within He guides him as the Supersoul, and from without He guides him as the spiritual master.
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