CC Madhya 24.277: Difference between revisions
m (1 revision(s)) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | [[Category:Sri Caitanya-caritamrta - Madhya-lila Chapter 24|C277]] | ||
<div style="float:left">'''[[Sri Caitanya-caritamrta|Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta]] - [[CC Madhya|Madhya-līlā]] - [[CC Madhya 24|Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse]]'''</div> | |||
<div style="float:right">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=CC Madhya 24.276|Madhya-līlā 24.276]] '''[[CC Madhya 24.276|Madhya-līlā 24.276]] - [[CC Madhya 24.278|Madhya-līlā 24.278]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=CC Madhya 24.278|Madhya-līlā 24.278]]</div> | |||
{{CompareVersions|CC|Madhya 24.277|CC 1975|CC 1996}} | |||
{{RandomImage}} | |||
==== TEXT 277 ==== | ==== TEXT 277 ==== | ||
<div | <div class="verse"> | ||
dekhiyā vyādhera prema parvata-mahāmuni | :dekhiyā vyādhera prema parvata-mahāmuni | ||
nāradere kahe,—tumi hao sparśa-maṇi | :nāradere kahe,—tumi hao sparśa-maṇi | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| Line 12: | Line 16: | ||
==== SYNONYMS ==== | ==== SYNONYMS ==== | ||
<div | <div class="synonyms"> | ||
''dekhiyā''—seeing; ''vyādhera''—of the hunter; ''prema''—the ecstatic love; ''parvata-mahā-muni''—the great sage Parvata Muni; ''nāradere kahe''—spoke to Nārada Muni; ''tumi hao sparśa-maṇi''—you are certainly a touchstone. | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
| Line 19: | Line 23: | ||
==== TRANSLATION ==== | ==== TRANSLATION ==== | ||
<div | <div class="translation"> | ||
"When Parvata Muni saw the ecstatic loving symptoms of the hunter, he told Nārada, 'Certainly you are a touchstone.' | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
| Line 26: | Line 30: | ||
==== PURPORT ==== | ==== PURPORT ==== | ||
<div | <div class="purport"> | ||
When a touchstone touches iron, it turns the iron to gold. Parvata Muni called Nārada Muni a touchstone because by his touch the hunter, who was the lowest among men, became an elevated and perfect Vaiṣṇava. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura said that the position of a Vaiṣṇava can be tested by seeing how good a touchstone he is—that is, by seeing how many Vaiṣṇavas he has made during his life. A Vaiṣṇava should be a touchstone so that he can convert others to Vaiṣṇavism by his preaching, even though people may be fallen like the hunter. There are many so-called advanced devotees who sit in a secluded place for their personal benefit. They do not go out to preach and convert others into Vaiṣṇavas, and therefore they certainly cannot be called sparśa-maṇi, advanced devotees. Kaniṣṭha-adhikārī devotees cannot turn others into Vaiṣṇavas, but a madhyama-adhikārī Vaiṣṇava can do so by preaching. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised His followers to increase the numbers of Vaiṣṇavas. | When a touchstone touches iron, it turns the iron to gold. Parvata Muni called Nārada Muni a touchstone because by his touch the hunter, who was the lowest among men, became an elevated and perfect Vaiṣṇava. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura said that the position of a Vaiṣṇava can be tested by seeing how good a touchstone he is—that is, by seeing how many Vaiṣṇavas he has made during his life. A Vaiṣṇava should be a touchstone so that he can convert others to Vaiṣṇavism by his preaching, even though people may be fallen like the hunter. There are many so-called advanced devotees who sit in a secluded place for their personal benefit. They do not go out to preach and convert others into Vaiṣṇavas, and therefore they certainly cannot be called ''sparśa-maṇi'', advanced devotees. ''Kaniṣṭha-adhikārī'' devotees cannot turn others into Vaiṣṇavas, but a ''madhyama-adhikārī'' Vaiṣṇava can do so by preaching. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised His followers to increase the numbers of Vaiṣṇavas. | ||
:yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa | :''yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa'' | ||
:āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra’ ei deśa | :''āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra’ ei deśa'' | ||
([[CC Madhya 7.128]]) | ([[CC Madhya 7.128|CC ''Madhya'' 7.128]]) | ||
It is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s wish that everyone should become a Vaiṣṇava and guru. Following the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His disciplic succession, one can become a spiritual master, for the process is very easy. One can go everywhere and anywhere to preach the instructions of Kṛṣṇa. The Bhagavad-gītā is Kṛṣṇa’s instructions; therefore the duty of every Vaiṣṇava is to travel and preach the Bhagavad-gītā, either in his country or a foreign country. This is the test of sparśa-maṇi, following in the footsteps of Nārada Muni. | It is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s wish that everyone should become a Vaiṣṇava and ''guru''. Following the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His disciplic succession, one can become a spiritual master, for the process is very easy. One can go everywhere and anywhere to preach the instructions of Kṛṣṇa. The [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] is Kṛṣṇa’s instructions; therefore the duty of every Vaiṣṇava is to travel and preach the [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']], either in his country or a foreign country. This is the test of ''sparśa-maṇi'', following in the footsteps of Nārada Muni. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
__NOTOC__ | |||
<div style="float:right; clear:both;">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=CC Madhya 24.276|Madhya-līlā 24.276]] '''[[CC Madhya 24.276|Madhya-līlā 24.276]] - [[CC Madhya 24.278|Madhya-līlā 24.278]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=CC Madhya 24.278|Madhya-līlā 24.278]]</div> | |||
__NOTOC__ | |||
__NOEDITSECTION__ | |||
Revision as of 07:23, 15 September 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 277
- dekhiyā vyādhera prema parvata-mahāmuni
- nāradere kahe,—tumi hao sparśa-maṇi
SYNONYMS
dekhiyā—seeing; vyādhera—of the hunter; prema—the ecstatic love; parvata-mahā-muni—the great sage Parvata Muni; nāradere kahe—spoke to Nārada Muni; tumi hao sparśa-maṇi—you are certainly a touchstone.
TRANSLATION
"When Parvata Muni saw the ecstatic loving symptoms of the hunter, he told Nārada, 'Certainly you are a touchstone.'
PURPORT
When a touchstone touches iron, it turns the iron to gold. Parvata Muni called Nārada Muni a touchstone because by his touch the hunter, who was the lowest among men, became an elevated and perfect Vaiṣṇava. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura said that the position of a Vaiṣṇava can be tested by seeing how good a touchstone he is—that is, by seeing how many Vaiṣṇavas he has made during his life. A Vaiṣṇava should be a touchstone so that he can convert others to Vaiṣṇavism by his preaching, even though people may be fallen like the hunter. There are many so-called advanced devotees who sit in a secluded place for their personal benefit. They do not go out to preach and convert others into Vaiṣṇavas, and therefore they certainly cannot be called sparśa-maṇi, advanced devotees. Kaniṣṭha-adhikārī devotees cannot turn others into Vaiṣṇavas, but a madhyama-adhikārī Vaiṣṇava can do so by preaching. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised His followers to increase the numbers of Vaiṣṇavas.
- yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa
- āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra’ ei deśa
It is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s wish that everyone should become a Vaiṣṇava and guru. Following the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His disciplic succession, one can become a spiritual master, for the process is very easy. One can go everywhere and anywhere to preach the instructions of Kṛṣṇa. The Bhagavad-gītā is Kṛṣṇa’s instructions; therefore the duty of every Vaiṣṇava is to travel and preach the Bhagavad-gītā, either in his country or a foreign country. This is the test of sparśa-maṇi, following in the footsteps of Nārada Muni.