Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 19 Verse 114

SYNONYMS

loka-bhida-bhaye -- from fear of the great crowd of people; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dasasvamedhe -- to Dasasvamedha-ghata; yana -- going; rupa-gosanire -- Rupa Gosvami; siksha kara'na -- teaches; sakti sancariya -- endowing him with potency.

TRANSLATION

Due to the great crowds in Prayaga, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to a place called Dasasvamedha-ghata. It was there that the Lord instructed Sri Rupa Gosvami and empowered him in the philosophy of devotional service.

PURPORT

Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate. The Supreme Lord has multipotencies, which the Lord bestows on His fortunate devotees. The Lord has a special potency by which He spreads the Krishna consciousness movement. This is explained in the Caitanya-caritamrita (Antya 7.11): kali-kalera dharma -- krishna-nama-sankirtana/ krishna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana. "One cannot spread the holy name of Krishna without being specifically empowered by Lord Krishna." A devotee who receives this power from the Lord must be considered very fortunate. The Krishna consciousness movement is spreading to enlighten people about their real position, their original relationship with Krishna. One requires Krishna's special power in order to be able to do this. People forget their relationship with Krishna and work under the spell of maya life after life, transmigrating from one body to another. This is the process of material existence. The Supreme Lord Sri Krishna personally descends to teach people that their position in the material world is a mistaken one. The Lord again comes as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to induce people to take to Krishna consciousness. The Lord also empowers a special devotee to teach people their constitutional position.

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