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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

śrī-caitanya-prasādena
tad-rūpasya vinirṇayam
bālo ’pi kurute śāstraṁ
dṛṣṭvā vraja-vilāsinaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-caitanya-prasādena—by the mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tat—of Him; rūpasya—of the form; vinirṇayam—complete determination; bālaḥ—a child; api—even; kurute—makes; śāstram—the revealed scriptures; dṛṣṭvā—having seen; vraja-vilāsinaḥ—who enjoys the pastimes of Vraja.

TRANSLATION

By the mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, even a foolish child can fully describe the real nature of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the enjoyer of the pastimes of Vraja, according to the vision of the revealed scriptures.

PURPORT

One can ascertain the meaning of this Sanskrit śloka only when one is endowed with the causeless mercy of Lord Caitanya. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, being the absolute Personality of Godhead, cannot be exposed to the mundane instruments of vision. He reserves the right not to be exposed by the intellectual feats of nondevotees. Notwithstanding this truth, even a small child can easily understand Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His transcendental pastimes in the land of Vṛndāvana by the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.