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kālān naṣṭaṁ bhakti-yogaṁ nijaṁ yaḥ<br>
:kālān naṣṭaṁ bhakti-yogaṁ nijaṁ yaḥ
prāduṣkartuṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmā<br>
:prāduṣkartuṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmā
āvirbhūtas tasya pādāravinde<br>
:āvirbhūtas tasya pādāravinde
gāḍhaṁ gāḍhaṁ līyatāṁ citta-bhṛṅgaḥ<br>
:gāḍhaṁ gāḍhaṁ līyatāṁ citta-bhṛṅgaḥ
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kālāt—from misuse of material propensities and attachment to fruitive activities and speculative knowledge over the course of time; naṣṭam—destroyed; bhakti-yogam—the science of devotional service; nijam—which is applicable to Him only; yaḥ—one who; prāduṣkartum—to revive; kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmā—named Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āvirbhūtaḥ—who has appeared; tasya—His; pāda-aravinde—in the lotus feet; gāḍham gāḍham—very deeply; līyatām—let it be merged; citta-bhṛṅgaḥ—my consciousness, like a honeybee.
''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kālāt&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kālāt]'' — from misuse of material propensities and attachment to fruitive activities and speculative knowledge over the course of time; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=naṣṭam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 naṣṭam]'' — destroyed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhakti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhakti]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yogam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yogam]'' — the science of devotional service; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nijam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 nijam]'' — which is applicable to Him only; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yaḥ]'' — one who; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāduṣkartum&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāduṣkartum]'' — to revive; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kṛṣṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kṛṣṇa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=caitanya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 caitanya]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nāmā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 nāmā]'' — named Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āvirbhūtaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 āvirbhūtaḥ]'' — who has appeared; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tasya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tasya]'' — His; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pāda&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pāda]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aravinde&tab=syno_o&ds=1 aravinde]'' — in the lotus feet; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gāḍham&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gāḍham] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gāḍham&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gāḍham]'' — very deeply; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=līyatām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 līyatām]'' — let it be merged; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=citta&tab=syno_o&ds=1 citta]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhṛṅgaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhṛṅgaḥ]'' — my consciousness, like a honeybee.
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“Let my consciousness, which is like a honeybee, take shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has just now appeared as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu to teach the ancient system of devotional service to Himself. This system had almost been lost due to the influence of time.”
“Let my consciousness, which is like a honeybee, take shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has just now appeared as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu to teach the ancient system of devotional service to Himself. This system had almost been lost due to the influence of time.”
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As Lord Kṛṣṇa states in the Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG 4.7]]):
As Lord Kṛṣṇa states in the [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] ([[BG 4.7 (1972)|BG 4.7]]):


:yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata
:''yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata''
:abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham
:''abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham''


“Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself.”
“Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself.”
This is also the case with Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in this world as a disguised incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, but His appearance is confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the Mahābhārata and other Vedic scriptures. He appeared in order to teach the fallen souls in this material world, for in this Age of Kali almost everyone has become attached to fruitive and ritualistic activities and mental speculation. Consequently there was a great need to revive the system of devotional service. The Lord Himself personally came down disguised as a devotee so that the fallen populace might take advantage of the Lord’s example.
This is also the case with Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in this world as a disguised incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, but His appearance is confirmed in [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']], the ''Mahābhārata'' and other Vedic scriptures. He appeared in order to teach the fallen souls in this material world, for in this Age of Kali almost everyone has become attached to fruitive and ritualistic activities and mental speculation. Consequently there was a great need to revive the system of devotional service. The Lord Himself personally came down disguised as a devotee so that the fallen populace might take advantage of the Lord’s example.


At the conclusion of the Bhagavad-gītā, Lord Kṛṣṇa advised complete surrender unto Him, promising all protection to His devotee. Unfortunately, people are so fallen that they cannot accept the instructions of Lord Kṛṣṇa; therefore Kṛṣṇa returned with the same mission, but He executed it in a different way. As Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He ordered us to surrender unto Himself, but as Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He taught us how to surrender to Kṛṣṇa. Therefore He is praised by the Gosvāmīs: namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāye te. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is certainly the Personality of Godhead, but He is not as magnanimous as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Lord Kṛṣṇa simply gave orders for one to become His devotee (man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ), but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu actually taught the process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If one wants to become a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, he must first take shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, following in the footsteps of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and other exalted devotees.
At the conclusion of the [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']], Lord Kṛṣṇa advised complete surrender unto Him, promising all protection to His devotee. Unfortunately, people are so fallen that they cannot accept the instructions of Lord Kṛṣṇa; therefore Kṛṣṇa returned with the same mission, but He executed it in a different way. As Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He ordered us to surrender unto Himself, but as Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He taught us how to surrender to Kṛṣṇa. Therefore He is praised by the Gosvāmīs: ''namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāye te''. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is certainly the Personality of Godhead, but He is not as magnanimous as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Lord Kṛṣṇa simply gave orders for one to become His devotee (''man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ''), but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu actually taught the process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If one wants to become a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, he must first take shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, following in the footsteps of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and other exalted devotees.
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 19 February 2024



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 255

kālān naṣṭaṁ bhakti-yogaṁ nijaṁ yaḥ
prāduṣkartuṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmā
āvirbhūtas tasya pādāravinde
gāḍhaṁ gāḍhaṁ līyatāṁ citta-bhṛṅgaḥ


SYNONYMS

kālāt — from misuse of material propensities and attachment to fruitive activities and speculative knowledge over the course of time; naṣṭam — destroyed; bhakti-yogam — the science of devotional service; nijam — which is applicable to Him only; yaḥ — one who; prāduṣkartum — to revive; kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmā — named Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āvirbhūtaḥ — who has appeared; tasya — His; pāda-aravinde — in the lotus feet; gāḍham gāḍham — very deeply; līyatām — let it be merged; citta-bhṛṅgaḥ — my consciousness, like a honeybee.


TRANSLATION

“Let my consciousness, which is like a honeybee, take shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has just now appeared as Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu to teach the ancient system of devotional service to Himself. This system had almost been lost due to the influence of time.”


PURPORT

As Lord Kṛṣṇa states in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 4.7):

yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata
abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham

“Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself.” This is also the case with Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in this world as a disguised incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, but His appearance is confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the Mahābhārata and other Vedic scriptures. He appeared in order to teach the fallen souls in this material world, for in this Age of Kali almost everyone has become attached to fruitive and ritualistic activities and mental speculation. Consequently there was a great need to revive the system of devotional service. The Lord Himself personally came down disguised as a devotee so that the fallen populace might take advantage of the Lord’s example.

At the conclusion of the Bhagavad-gītā, Lord Kṛṣṇa advised complete surrender unto Him, promising all protection to His devotee. Unfortunately, people are so fallen that they cannot accept the instructions of Lord Kṛṣṇa; therefore Kṛṣṇa returned with the same mission, but He executed it in a different way. As Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He ordered us to surrender unto Himself, but as Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He taught us how to surrender to Kṛṣṇa. Therefore He is praised by the Gosvāmīs: namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāye te. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is certainly the Personality of Godhead, but He is not as magnanimous as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Lord Kṛṣṇa simply gave orders for one to become His devotee (man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ), but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu actually taught the process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If one wants to become a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, he must first take shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, following in the footsteps of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and other exalted devotees.