Antya-līlā

Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

Verse 149 of 268
Cc Antya 3.149

প্রেমপ্রচারণ আর পাষণ্ডদলন দুইকার্যে অবধূত করেন ভ্রমণ

प्रेमप्रचारण आर पाषण्डदलन दुइकार्ये अवधूत करेन भ्रमण

prema-pracāraṇa āra pāṣaṇḍa-dalana dui-kārye avadhūta karena bhramaṇa

Synonyms

prema-pracāraṇapreaching the cult of bhakti; āraand; pāṣaṇḍa-dalanasubduing atheistic men; dui-kāryewith two kinds of activities; avadhūtathe great devotee and mendicant; karenadoes; bhramaṇatouring..

Translation

For two purposes—to spread the cult of bhakti and to defeat and subdue the atheists—Lord Nityānanda, the most dedicated devotee of the Lord, moved throughout the country.

Purport

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (4.8):

paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ
vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām
dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya
sambhavāmi yuge yuge

Lord Kṛṣṇa appears in every millennium for two purposes, namely to deliver the devotees and kill the nondevotees. His devotees also have two similar purposes—to preach the bhakti cult of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and defeat all kinds of agnostics and atheistic demons. Nityānanda Prabhu carried out the order of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in this way, and those who strictly follow Nityānanda Prabhu perform the same activities. There are two classes of devotees. One is called goṣṭhyānandī, and the other is called bhajanānandī. A devotee who does not preach but always engages in devotional activities is called a bhajanānandī, whereas a devotee who not only is expert in devotional service but who also preaches the cult of bhakti and defeats all kinds of agnostics is called a goṣṭhyānandī.

Verse 149 of 268
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