Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 3.192

parama-sundara, paṇḍita, nūtana-yauvana

nāmābhāse 'mukti' śuni' nā ha-ila sahana

SYNONYMS

parama-sundara — very beautiful; paṇḍita — learned; nūtana — new; yauvana — youth; nāma-ābhāse — by the glimpse of awakening of pure chanting of the holy name; mukti — liberation; śuni' — hearing; nā ha-ila sahana — could not tolerate.

TRANSLATION

He had handsome bodily features, and he was learned and youthful, but he could not tolerate the statement that simply by glimpsing the awakening of the Lord's holy name one can attain liberation.

PURPORT

Vaiṣṇavas strictly follow the directions of the śāstras regarding how one can be liberated simply by a slight awakening of pure chanting of the holy name. Māyāvādīs cannot tolerate the statements of the śāstras about how easily liberation can be achieved, for, as stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (12.5), kleśo 'dhikaratas teṣām avyaktāsakta-cetasām: impersonalists must work hard for many, many births, and only then will they perhaps be liberated. Vaiṣṇavas know that simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord offenselessly, one achieves liberation as a by-product. Thus there is no need to endeavor separately for liberation. Śrīla Bilvamańgala Ṭhākura has said, muktiḥ svayaḿ mukulitāñjali sevate 'smān: liberation stands at one's door, ready to render any kind of service, if one is a pure devotee with unflinching faith and reverence. This the Māyāvādīs cannot tolerate. Therefore the ārindā pradhāna, chief tax collector, although very learned, handsome and youthful, could not tolerate the statements of Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

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