Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 18.101

krishna kene darasana dibe kali-kale?

nija-bhrame murkha-loka kare kolahale

SYNONYMS

krishna -- Lord Krishna; kene -- why; darasana -- interview; dibe -- would give; kali-kale -- in this Age of Kali; nija-bhrame -- by their own mistake; murkha-loka -- foolish persons; kare kolahale -- make a chaotic tumult.

TRANSLATION

"Why would Krishna appear in the Age of Kali? Foolish people who are mistaken are simply causing agitation and making a tumult.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's first statement (krishna kene darasana dibe kali-kale) refers to the scriptures. According to scripture, Krishna appears in Dvapara-yuga, but He never appears as Himself in Kali-yuga. Rather, He appears in Kali-yuga in a covered form. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.32), krishna-varnam tvishakrishnam sangopangastra-parshadam. Krishna appears in the Age of Kali in the garb of a devotee, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who always associates with His internal soldiers -- Sri Advaita Prabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Srivasa Prabhu and Gadadhara Prabhu. Although Balabhadra Bhattacarya was personally serving Lord Krishna in His role as a devotee (Caitanya Mahaprabhu), he mistook Lord Krishna for an ordinary man and an ordinary man for Lord Krishna because he did not follow the rules set down by sastra and guru.

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