Ādi-līlā

Chapter 8: The Author Receives the Orders of Kṛṣṇa and Guru

Verse 10 of 84
Cc Ādi 8.10

মোরে না মানিলে সব লোক হবে নাশ ইথি লাগিঽ কৃপার্দ্র প্রভু করিল সন্ন্যাস

मोरे ना मानिले सब लोक हबे नाश इथि लागिऽ कृपार्द्र प्रभु करिल सन्न्यास

more nā mānile saba loka habe nāśa ithi lāgi' kṛpārdra prabhu karila sannyāsa

Synonyms

moreunto Me; without; mānileaccepting; sabaall; lokapeople in general; habewill go to; nāśadestruction; ithifor this; lāgi'for the reason of; kṛpā-ārdraall merciful; prabhuLord Caitanya; karilaaccepted; sannyāsathe sannyāsa order..

Translation

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought that unless people accepted Him they would all be destroyed. Thus the merciful Lord accepted the sannyāsa order.

Purport

In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is said, kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet: "Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, or Lord Kṛṣṇa's name, one is liberated and goes back home, back to Godhead." (Bhāg. 12.3.51) This Kṛṣṇa consciousness must be achieved through the mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. One cannot be complete in Kṛṣṇa consciousness unless he accepts Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates as the only means for success. It is because of these considerations that the Lord accepted sannyāsa, for thus people would offer Him respect and very quickly come to the platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Since Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is Kṛṣṇa Himself, inaugurated the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, without His mercy one cannot be elevated to the transcendental platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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