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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 18: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Visit to Sri Vrindavana |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 18.111
prabhu kahe, -- 'vishnu' 'vishnu' iha na kahiba!
jivadhame 'krishna'-jnana kabhu na kariba!
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; vishnu vishnu -- "O Vishnu, Vishnu"; iha -- this; na kahiba -- do not speak; jiva-adhame -- fallen conditioned souls; krishna-jnana -- accepting as Lord Krishna; kabhu -- ever; na kariba -- do not do.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately exclaimed, "Vishnu! Vishnu! Do not call Me the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A jiva cannot become Krishna at any time. Do not even say such a thing!
PURPORT
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately stated that a living being, however exalted he may be, should never be compared to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's preaching protests the monistic philosophy of the Mayavada school. The central point of Krishna consciousness is that the jiva, the living entity, can never be accepted as Krishna or Vishnu. This viewpoint is elaborated in the following verses.
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