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ei-mata daśa-dina prayāge rahiyā | :ei-mata daśa-dina prayāge rahiyā | ||
śrī-rūpe śikṣā dila śakti sañcāriyā | :śrī-rūpe śikṣā dila śakti sañcāriyā | ||
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ei- | ''ei-mata''—in this way; ''daśa-dina''—for ten days; ''prayāge''—at Prayāga; ''rahiyā''—staying; ''śrī-rūpe''—to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; ''śikṣā''—instructions; ''dila''—imparted; ''śakti sañcāriyā''—bestowing upon him the necessary potency. | ||
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For ten days Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed at Prayāga and instructed Rūpa Gosvāmī, empowering him with the necessary potency. | For ten days Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed at Prayāga and instructed Rūpa Gosvāmī, empowering him with the necessary potency. | ||
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This is a confirmation of the statement kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe tāra pravartana. Unless one is specifically empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he cannot spread the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. An empowered devotee sees and feels himself to be the lowest of men, for he knows that whatever he does is due to the inspiration given by the Lord in the heart. This is confirmed by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG 10.10]]): | This is a confirmation of the statement ''kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe tāra pravartana''. Unless one is specifically empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he cannot spread the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. An empowered devotee sees and feels himself to be the lowest of men, for he knows that whatever he does is due to the inspiration given by the Lord in the heart. This is confirmed by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] ([[BG 10.10 (1972)|BG 10.10]]): | ||
:teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam | :''teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam'' | ||
:dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te | :''dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te'' | ||
“To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” | “To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” | ||
To be empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one has to qualify himself. This means that one must engage twenty-four hours daily in the loving devotional service of the Lord. The material position of a devotee doesn’t matter because devotional service is not dependent on material considerations. In his earlier life, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was a government officer and a gṛhastha. He was not even a brahmacārī or sannyāsī. He associated with mlecchas and yavanas, but because he was always eager to serve, he was a qualified recipient for the Lord’s mercy. A sincere devotee can therefore be empowered by the Lord regardless of his situation. In the preceding verse from the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described how he was personally empowered by the Lord. He further states in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.187): | To be empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one has to qualify himself. This means that one must engage twenty-four hours daily in the loving devotional service of the Lord. The material position of a devotee doesn’t matter because devotional service is not dependent on material considerations. In his earlier life, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was a government officer and a ''gṛhastha''. He was not even a ''brahmacārī'' or ''sannyāsī''. He associated with ''mlecchas'' and ''yavanas'', but because he was always eager to serve, he was a qualified recipient for the Lord’s mercy. A sincere devotee can therefore be empowered by the Lord regardless of his situation. In the preceding verse from the ''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu'', Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described how he was personally empowered by the Lord. He further states in the ''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu'' (1.2.187): | ||
:īhā yasya harer dāsye karmaṇā manasā girā | :''īhā yasya harer dāsye karmaṇā manasā girā'' | ||
:nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu jīvan-muktaḥ sa ucyate | :''nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu jīvan-muktaḥ sa ucyate'' | ||
“A person acting in the service of Kṛṣṇa with his body, mind and words is a liberated person even in the material world, although he may be engaged in many so-called material activities.” | “A person acting in the service of Kṛṣṇa with his body, mind and words is a liberated person even in the material world, although he may be engaged in many so-called material activities.” | ||
To keep oneself free from material contamination and attain the Lord’s favor, one must be sincerely eager to render service to the Lord. This is the only qualification necessary. As soon as one is favored by the mercy of the spiritual master and the Lord, one is immediately given all the power necessary to write books and propagate the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement without being hampered by material considerations. | To keep oneself free from material contamination and attain the Lord’s favor, one must be sincerely eager to render service to the Lord. This is the only qualification necessary. As soon as one is favored by the mercy of the spiritual master and the Lord, one is immediately given all the power necessary to write books and propagate the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement without being hampered by material considerations. | ||
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Revision as of 16:41, 2 September 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 135
- ei-mata daśa-dina prayāge rahiyā
- śrī-rūpe śikṣā dila śakti sañcāriyā
SYNONYMS
ei-mata—in this way; daśa-dina—for ten days; prayāge—at Prayāga; rahiyā—staying; śrī-rūpe—to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; śikṣā—instructions; dila—imparted; śakti sañcāriyā—bestowing upon him the necessary potency.
TRANSLATION
For ten days Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed at Prayāga and instructed Rūpa Gosvāmī, empowering him with the necessary potency.
PURPORT
This is a confirmation of the statement kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe tāra pravartana. Unless one is specifically empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he cannot spread the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. An empowered devotee sees and feels himself to be the lowest of men, for he knows that whatever he does is due to the inspiration given by the Lord in the heart. This is confirmed by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.10):
- teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam
- dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te
“To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.” To be empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one has to qualify himself. This means that one must engage twenty-four hours daily in the loving devotional service of the Lord. The material position of a devotee doesn’t matter because devotional service is not dependent on material considerations. In his earlier life, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was a government officer and a gṛhastha. He was not even a brahmacārī or sannyāsī. He associated with mlecchas and yavanas, but because he was always eager to serve, he was a qualified recipient for the Lord’s mercy. A sincere devotee can therefore be empowered by the Lord regardless of his situation. In the preceding verse from the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described how he was personally empowered by the Lord. He further states in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.187):
- īhā yasya harer dāsye karmaṇā manasā girā
- nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu jīvan-muktaḥ sa ucyate
“A person acting in the service of Kṛṣṇa with his body, mind and words is a liberated person even in the material world, although he may be engaged in many so-called material activities.” To keep oneself free from material contamination and attain the Lord’s favor, one must be sincerely eager to render service to the Lord. This is the only qualification necessary. As soon as one is favored by the mercy of the spiritual master and the Lord, one is immediately given all the power necessary to write books and propagate the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement without being hampered by material considerations.