Ādi-līlā

Chapter 14: Lord Caitanya's Childhood Pastimes

Verse 9 of 97
Cc Ādi 14.9

মিশ্র কহে,—বালগোপাল আছে শিলাসংগে তেঙ্হো মূর্তি হঞা ঘরে খেলে, জানি, রংগে

मिश्र कहे,—बालगोपाल आछे शिलासंगे तेङ्हो मूर्ति हञा घरे खेले, जानि, रंगे

miśra kahe,—bālagopāla āche śilā-saṅge teṅho mūrti hañā ghare khele, jāni, raṅge

Synonyms

miśra kaheJagannātha Miśra said; bālagopālaLord Kṛṣṇa as a child; āchethere is; śilā-saṅgealong with the śālagrāma-śilā; teṅhoHe; mūrti hañātaking His transcendental form; gharewithin the room; kheleplays; jāniI understand; raṅgein curiosity..

Translation

Jagannātha Miśra said: "Certainly child Kṛṣṇa is with the śālagrāma-śilā. Taking His childhood form, He is playing within the room."

Purport

When the śālagrāma-śilā or form of the Lord is engraved in wood, stone or any other element, it is to be understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is there. Even logically we can understand that all material elements are expansions of the energy of the Lord. Since the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is nondifferent from His personal body, the Lord is always present in His energy, and He manifests Himself on account of the ardent desire of a devotee. Since the Lord is supremely powerful, it is logical that He can manifest Himself in His energy.The Deity worship or worship of the śālagrāma-śilā is not idol worship. The Deity of the Lord in the house of a pure devotee can act exactly as He can in His original transcendental personality.

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