Madhya-līlā

Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Verse 43 of 309
Cc Madhya 8.43

আকৃত্যেপ্রকৃত্যে তোমার ঈশ্বরলক্ষণ জীবে না সম্ভবে এই অপ্রাকৃত গুণ

आकृत्येप्रकृत्ये तोमार ईश्वरलक्षण जीवे ना सम्भवे एइ अप्राकृत गुण

ākṛtye-prakṛtye tomāra īśvara-lakṣaṇa jīve nā sambhave ei aprākṛta guṇa

Synonyms

ākṛtyein bodily features; prakṛtyein behavior; tomāraof You; īśvaraof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; lakṣaṇathe symptoms; jīvein an ordinary living being; not; sambhavepossible; eithese; aprākṛtatranscendental; guṇaqualities..

Translation

"My dear sir, according to Your bodily features and Your behavior, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such behavior and features are impossible for ordinary living beings, for they cannot possess such transcendental qualities."

Purport

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's bodily features were uncommon. Indeed, His body was extraordinary in its measurements. The measurement of His chest as well as the measurement of His forearms were the same length. This is called nyagrodha-parimaṇḍala. As far as His nature is concerned, He was kind to everyone. No one but the Supreme Personality of Godhead can be kind to everyone. Therefore the Lord's name is Kṛṣṇa, all-attractive. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (14.4), Kṛṣṇa is kind to everyone. In every species of life (sarva-yoniṣu), He is the original father, the seed-giver (bīja-pradaḥ pitā). How, then, can He be unkind to any living entity? One may be a man, an animal or even a tree, but the Lord is kind to everyone. That is God's qualification. He also says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.29), samo 'ham sarva-bhūteṣu: the Lord is equally kind to everyone. And He advises sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja. This instruction is meant not only for Arjuna but for all living entities. Whoever takes advantage of this offer is immediately immune to all sinful activity and returns home, back to Godhead. While present on this planet, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made the same offer.

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