Madhya-līlā

Chapter 10: The Lord's Return to Jagannātha Purī

Verse 13 of 189
Cc Madhya 10.13

বৈষ্ণবের এই হয এক স্বভাব নিশ্চল তেঙ্হো জীব নহেন, হন স্বতন্ত্র ঈশ্বর

वैष्णवेर एइ हय एक स्वभाव निश्चल तेङ्हो जीव नहेन, हन स्वतन्त्र ईश्वर

vaiṣṇavera ei haya eka svabhāva niścala teṅho jīva nahena, hana svatantra īśvara

Synonyms

vaiṣṇaveraof great devotees; eithis; hayais; ekaone; sva-bhāvanature; niścalaunflinching; teṅhohe; jīvaconditioned soul; nahenais not; hanais; svatantraindependent; īśvaracontroller..

Translation

"A Vaiṣṇava travels to places of pilgrimage to purify them and reclaim fallen conditioned souls. This is one of the duties of a Vaiṣṇava. Actually, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is not a living entity but the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. Consequently, He is a fully independent controller, yet in His position as a devotee, He carries out the activities of a devotee."

Purport

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura points out that because there are many permanent residents in holy places who do not precisely follow the rules and regulations governing living in a sacred place, exalted devotees have to go to these places to reclaim them. This is the business of a Vaiṣṇava. A Vaiṣṇava is unhappy to see others materially enmeshed. Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the worshipable Deity of all Vaiṣṇavas, the activities of a Vaiṣṇava were taught by Him. Nonetheless, He is the complete and independent Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is pūrṇaḥ śuddho nitya-muktaḥ. He is complete, completely uncontaminated and eternal. He is sanātana, for He has no beginning or end.

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