Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.63

mahā-raurava haite tomā karilā uddhāra

kripāra samudra krishna gambhīra apāra"

SYNONYMS

mahā-raurava haite — from the deepest hellish condition of life; tomā — you; karilā uddhāra — has delivered; kripāra samudra — the ocean of mercy; krishna — Krishna; gambhīra — very grave; apāra — unlimitedly.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Sanātana, Krishna has saved you from Mahāraurava, life's deepest hell. He is an ocean of mercy, and His activities are very grave."

PURPORT

As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (18.61), īśvarah sarva-bhūtānām hrid-deśe 'rjuna tishthati. Staying within everyone's heart, Lord Krishna works very gravely. No one can understand how He is working, but as soon as the Lord understands the sincere activity of a person in devotional service, He helps him in such a way that the devotee cannot understand how things are happening. If the devotee is determined to serve the Lord, the Lord is always prepared to help him (dadāmi buddhi-yogam tam yena mām upayānti te). Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is telling Sanātana Gosvāmī how merciful the Lord is. Sanātana Gosvāmī was a minister in the service of Nawab Hussain Shah. He was always mixing with materially inclined people, particularly with Muslims, meat-eaters. Although he was in intimate touch with them, by Krishna's mercy he came to find such association distasteful. Therefore he left them. As stated by Śrīnivāsa Ācārya, tyaktvā tūrnam aśesha-mandala-pati-śrenīm sadā tuccha-vat. Krishna enlightened Sanātana Gosvāmī in such a way that he was able to give up his exalted post as minister. Thinking his material position insignificant, Sanātana was prepared to become a mendicant. Appreciating the activities of Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu praised his action and thanked Krishna for His mercy upon him.

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