CC Madhya 17.153 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 153
- pūrve yena 'dakṣiṇa' yāite loka nistārilā
- 'paścima'-deśe taiche saba 'vaiṣṇava' karilā
SYNONYMS
pūrve—formerly; yena—as; dakṣiṇa—South India; yāite—going to; loka—the people; nistārilā—He delivered; paścima-deśe—in the western countries; taiche—similarly; saba—all; vaiṣṇava—devotees; karilā—made.
TRANSLATION
When the Lord toured South India, He delivered many people, and when He traveled in the western sector, He similarly converted many people to Vaiṣṇavism.
PURPORT
Formerly Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu converted people when He toured southern and western India. Similarly, this Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is now delivering the people of the Western world wherever devotees are chanting the holy names. This is all being done by the Lord's mercy. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu predicted that He would deliver people in every city and village of the world by giving them a chance to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.