CC Antya 11.25
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 25
- loka nistārite ei tomāra 'avatāra'
- nāmera mahimā loke karilā pracāra
SYNONYMS
loka nistārite—to deliver the people in general; ei—this; tomāra avatāra—your incarnation; nāmera mahimā—the glories of the holy name; loke—in this world; karilā pracāra—you have preached.
TRANSLATION
"Your role in this incarnation is to deliver the people in general. You have sufficiently preached the glories of the holy name in this world."
PURPORT
Haridāsa Ṭhākura is known as nāmācārya because it is he who preached the glories of chanting hari-nāma, the holy name of God. By using the words tomāra avatāra ("your incarnation"), Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirms that Haridāsa Ṭhākura is the incarnation of Lord Brahmā. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says that advanced devotees help the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His mission and that such devotees or personal associates incarnate by the will of the Supreme Lord. The Supreme Lord incarnates by His own will, and, by His will, competent devotees also incarnate to help Him in His mission. Haridāsa Ṭhākura is thus the incarnation of Lord Brahmā, and other devotees are likewise incarnations who help in the prosecution of the Lord’s mission.