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caitanya-nitāira yāte jāniye mahimā | :caitanya-nitāira yāte jāniye mahimā | ||
yāte jāni kṛṣṇa-bhakti-siddhāntera sīmā | :yāte jāni kṛṣṇa-bhakti-siddhāntera sīmā | ||
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caitanya- | ''caitanya-nitāira''—of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu; ''yāte''—in which; ''jāniye''—one can know; ''mahimā''—all glories; ''yāte''—in which; ''jāni''—I can understand; ''kṛṣṇa-bhakti''—of devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa; ''siddhāntera''—of the conclusion; ''sīmā''—limit. | ||
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By reading Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala one can understand all the glories and truths of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and come to the ultimate conclusion of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. | By reading Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala one can understand all the glories and truths of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and come to the ultimate conclusion of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. | ||
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the authoritative reference book from which to understand devotional service, but because it is very elaborate, few men can understand its purport. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the original commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra, which is called nyāya-prasthāna. It was written to enable one to understand the Absolute Truth through infallible logic and argument, and therefore its natural commentary, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, is extremely elaborate. Professional reciters have created the impression that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam deals only with Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā, although Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā is described only in chapters 29 through 33 of the Tenth Canto. They have in this way presented Kṛṣṇa to the Western world as a great woman-hunter, and therefore we sometimes have to deal with such misconceptions in preaching. Another difficulty in understanding Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is that the professional reciters have introduced bhāgavata-saptāha, or seven-day readings of the Bhāgavatam. They want to finish Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in a week, although it is so sublime that even one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, if properly explained, cannot be completed in three months. Under these circumstances, it is a great aid for the common man to read Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura’s Caitanya-bhāgavata, for thus he can actually understand devotional service, Kṛṣṇa, Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has said: | [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] is the authoritative reference book from which to understand devotional service, but because it is very elaborate, few men can understand its purport. [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] is the original commentary on the ''Vedānta-sūtra'', which is called ''nyāya-prasthāna''. It was written to enable one to understand the Absolute Truth through infallible logic and argument, and therefore its natural commentary, [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']], is extremely elaborate. Professional reciters have created the impression that [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] deals only with Kṛṣṇa’s ''rāsa-līlā'', although Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā is described only in chapters 29 through 33 of the Tenth Canto. They have in this way presented Kṛṣṇa to the Western world as a great woman-hunter, and therefore we sometimes have to deal with such misconceptions in preaching. Another difficulty in understanding [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] is that the professional reciters have introduced ''bhāgavata-saptāha'', or seven-day readings of the [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Bhāgavatam'']]. They want to finish [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] in a week, although it is so sublime that even one verse of [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']], if properly explained, cannot be completed in three months. Under these circumstances, it is a great aid for the common man to read Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura’s ''Caitanya-bhāgavata'', for thus he can actually understand devotional service, Kṛṣṇa, Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has said: | ||
:śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi-pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā | :''śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi-pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā'' | ||
:aikāntikī harer bhaktir utpātāyaiva kalpate | :''aikāntikī harer bhaktir utpātāyaiva kalpate'' | ||
[ | [''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu'' 1.2.101] | ||
“Devotional service to the Lord that ignores the authorized Vedic literatures—the Upaniṣads, Purāṇas, Nārada-pañcarātra, etc.—is simply an unnecessary disturbance in society.” Due to misunderstanding Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, people are misled regarding the science of Kṛṣṇa. However, by reading Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura’s book one can very easily understand this science. | “Devotional service to the Lord that ignores the authorized Vedic literatures—the ''Upaniṣads'', ''Purāṇas'', ''Nārada-pañcarātra'', etc.—is simply an unnecessary disturbance in society.” Due to misunderstanding [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']], people are misled regarding the science of Kṛṣṇa. However, by reading Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura’s book one can very easily understand this science. | ||
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 36
- caitanya-nitāira yāte jāniye mahimā
- yāte jāni kṛṣṇa-bhakti-siddhāntera sīmā
SYNONYMS
caitanya-nitāira—of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu; yāte—in which; jāniye—one can know; mahimā—all glories; yāte—in which; jāni—I can understand; kṛṣṇa-bhakti—of devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa; siddhāntera—of the conclusion; sīmā—limit.
TRANSLATION
By reading Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala one can understand all the glories and truths of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda and come to the ultimate conclusion of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
PURPORT
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the authoritative reference book from which to understand devotional service, but because it is very elaborate, few men can understand its purport. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the original commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra, which is called nyāya-prasthāna. It was written to enable one to understand the Absolute Truth through infallible logic and argument, and therefore its natural commentary, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, is extremely elaborate. Professional reciters have created the impression that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam deals only with Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā, although Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa-līlā is described only in chapters 29 through 33 of the Tenth Canto. They have in this way presented Kṛṣṇa to the Western world as a great woman-hunter, and therefore we sometimes have to deal with such misconceptions in preaching. Another difficulty in understanding Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is that the professional reciters have introduced bhāgavata-saptāha, or seven-day readings of the Bhāgavatam. They want to finish Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in a week, although it is so sublime that even one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, if properly explained, cannot be completed in three months. Under these circumstances, it is a great aid for the common man to read Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura’s Caitanya-bhāgavata, for thus he can actually understand devotional service, Kṛṣṇa, Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has said:
- śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi-pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā
- aikāntikī harer bhaktir utpātāyaiva kalpate
[Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.101]
“Devotional service to the Lord that ignores the authorized Vedic literatures—the Upaniṣads, Purāṇas, Nārada-pañcarātra, etc.—is simply an unnecessary disturbance in society.” Due to misunderstanding Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, people are misled regarding the science of Kṛṣṇa. However, by reading Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura’s book one can very easily understand this science.