Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.365

kali-kāle sei 'krishnāvatāra' niścaya

sudridha kariyā kaha, yāuka samśaya"

SYNONYMS

kali-kāle — in the Age of Kali; sei — that personality; krishna-avatāra — the incarnation of Krishna; niścaya — certainly; su-dridha kariyā — firmly; kaha — kindly inform me; yāuka samśaya — so that all doubts may go away.

TRANSLATION

"The incarnation of Krishna for this age is indicated by these symptoms. Please confirm this definitely so that all my doubts will go away."

PURPORT

Sanātana Gosvāmī wanted to confirm the fact that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the incarnation of Krishna for this age. According to the śāstra, in Kali-yuga the Lord would assume a golden or yellow color and would distribute love of Krishna and the sańkīrtana movement. In accordance with the śāstra and saintly persons, these characteristics were vividly displayed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and it was therefore clear that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was an incarnation of Krishna. He was confirmed by the śāstras, and His characteristics were accepted by saintly people. Since Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu could not escape Sanātana Gosvāmī's argument, He remained silent on this point and thereby indirectly accepted Sanātana's statement. By this we can clearly understand that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was the direct incarnation of Lord Krishna.

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