Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 11.51

bhattācārya kahe — deva nā kara vishāda

tomāre prabhura avaśya ha-ibe prasāda

SYNONYMS

bhattācārya kahe — the Bhattācārya said; deva — O King; nā kara vishāda — do not be worried; tomāre — unto you; prabhura — of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; avaśya — certainly; ha-ibe — there must be; prasāda — mercy.

TRANSLATION

Finally Sārvabhauma Bhattācārya said, "My dear King, do not worry. Because of your firm determination, I am sure that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy will definitely be bestowed upon you."

PURPORT

Due to King Pratāparudra's firm determination, the Bhattācārya predicted that the King would receive Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy without fail. As confirmed elsewhere in Caitanya-caritāmrita (Madhya 19.151), guru-krishna-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja: "By the mercy of the spiritual master and Krishna, one gets the seed of devotional service." The Bhattācārya was the spiritual master of King Pratāparudra, and he gave his blessings to the effect that the Lord would be merciful upon the King. The mercy of the spiritual master and Krishna combine to grant success to a devotee engaged in Krishna consciousness. This is confirmed by the Vedas:

yasya deve parā bhaktir yathā deve tathā gurau

tasyaite kathitā hy arthāh prakāśante mahātmanah

[ŚU 6.23]

"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed." (Śvetāśvatara Upanishad 6.23)

Mahārāja Pratāparudra had firm faith in the Bhattācārya, who declared Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Having firm faith in the Bhattācārya as his spiritual master, King Pratāparudra immediately accepted Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Lord. Thus he began worshiping Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in his mind. This is the process of devotional service. According to Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.34):

man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī mām namaskuru

mām evaishyasi yuktvaivam ātmānam mat-parāyanah

"Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me."

This process is very simple. One need only be firmly convinced by the spiritual master that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If one decides this, he can make further progress by thinking of Krishna, chanting of Krishna and glorifying Him. There is then no doubt that such a fully surrendered devotee will receive the blessings of Lord Krishna. Śrīla Sārvabhauma Bhattācārya explains this further.

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