Unhappy to Hear the Offense to the Holy Name,

The Lord Extols the Glories of Bhakti

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, 17.72

এক পাষণ্ড ছাত্রের শ্রীনাত্রে অর্থ বাদ :—

ভক্তগণে প্রভু নাম-মহিমা কহিল

শুহনযা পডুযা তাাঁিা অর্থ বাদ ককল

Once when the Lord explained the glories of the holy name to the devotees, some
ordinary students who heard Him fashioned their own interpretation.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, 17.73

নাণম স্তুহতবাদ শুহন’ প্রভুর কিল দুঃখ
সবাণর হনণেহিল,—“ইিার না দদহখি মু খ’’

When a student interpreted the glories of the holy name as a prayer of exaggeration,
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, greatly unhappy, immediately warned everyone not to
see the student’s face henceforward.
Purport

Once when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glories of the

transcendental potency of the Lord’s holy name, the Hare Kṛṣṇa ā
one unfortunate student said that such glorification of the holy
name was an exaggeration in the śā to induce people to take to it. In this
way the student interpreted the glories of the holy name. This is called
ā and it is one of the ten offenses at the lotus feet of the holy name
of the Lord. There are many kinds of offenses, but the offense known as
ā ā an offense at the lotus feet of the holy name, is extremely
dangerous. The Lord therefore warned everyone not to see the face of the
offender. The Lord immediately took a bath in the Ganges with all His
clothes on to teach everyone to avoid such a ā ā The holy name
is identical with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There is no difference
between the person God and His holy name. This is the absolute position of
 the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore one who distinguishes
between the Lord and His name is called a āṣ ṇḍī or nonbeliever, an
atheistic demon. Glorification of the holy name is glorification of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should never attempt to distinguish
between the Lord and His name or interpret the glories of the holy name as
mere exaggerations.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, 17.74

সগণ সবস্ত্র গঙ্গাস্নান ও একোে অভিত্রেয় িভির েভিো কীর্থন

সগণে সণেণল হগযা ককল গঙ্গাস্নান

ভহক্তর মহিমা তাাঁিা কহরল বযাখযান

Without even removing His garments, Lord Caitanya took a bath in the Ganges
with His companions. There He explained the glories of devotional service.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 2.4.33

anyedyur adhyäpayad aprameyaù

çiñyän vadet taà dvija-sünur ekaù

çré-kåñëa-nämä khalu mäyayä syäd

itthaà samäkarëya vacaù khalasya

On another day as the Lord was instructing His numerous students, one son of a
brähmaëa told Him, “That whose name is ‘Kåñëa’, He is also a product of mäyä.”
Hearing that malicious person's words…

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 2.4.34

karëau karäbhyäà vinidhäya devaù

çiñyair upeto dyunadéà jagäma

snätvä sa-celaù saha çiñya-vargair

upägamat keli-nidhià gåhaà svam

 . . . covering His two ears with His two hands, the Lord went to the Gaìgä. He
plunged and bathed in with His clothes on together with all His students. Then He
returned to His home, which was like an ocean of His pleasure-pastimes.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, 17.75

জ্ঞান -কর্ন্থ-ণ াগ-িণমথ নণি কৃষ্ণ বশ

কৃষ্ণবশ-ণিতু এক—কৃষ্ণণপ্রম-রস

“By following the paths of speculative philosophical knowledge, fruitive activity or

mystic yoga to control the senses, one cannot satisfy Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord.
Unalloyed devotional love for Kṛṣṇa is the only cause for the Lord’s satisfaction.

Caitanya Carita Mahā Kāvya, 6.100

paścāt papāṭha madhuraṁ madhurākṛtiḥ sa

ślokaṁ mahāprabhur atīva kṛpā-samudraḥ

Then Mahāprabhu, the great ocean of mercy with sweet form, recited a sweet verse.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.18

ইিা বহল দলাক এক পহ়িণলক হনজ
দমার এক দলাক শুন শ্রীহনবাস হিজ

After speaking these words, Lord Gaura recited a stanza. He said: O brāhmaṇa
Çrivasa, please listen as I recite this stanza (Çrimad-Bhägavatam 11.14.20):

Same verse in these scriptures:––

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, 17.76

Caitanya Carita Mahā Kāvya, 6.101

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.20)

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.19

শ্রীেদ্ভাগবর্ (১১।১৪।২০)

না সািযহত মাাং দ াণগা

 ন সাঙ্খ্যাং িমথ উদ্ধব
ন স্বািযাযস্তপস্তযাণগা

র্া ভহক্তমথ ণমাহজ

থ তা

na sādhayati māṁ yogo

na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava
na svādhyāyas tapas tyāgo
yathā bhaktir mamorjitā

Translation & Purport by Prabhupāda

“[The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, said:] ‘My dear Uddhava, neither
through aṣṭāṅga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses], nor through
impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study
of the Vedas, nor through austerities, charity or acceptance of sannyāsa can one
satisfy Me as much as by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me.’ ”
Purport

Karmīs, jïānīs, yogīs, tapasvīs and students of Vedic literature who do not
have Kṛṣṇa consciousness simply beat around the bush and do not get any
final profit because they have no clear knowledge of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. Nor do they have faith in approaching Him by discharging
devotional service, although everywhere such service is repeatedly
emphasized, as it is in this verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.20). The
Bhagavad-gītā (18.55) also declares, bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś
cāsmi tattvataḥ: “One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only
by devotional service.” If one wants to understand the Supreme Personality
factually, he must take to the path of devotional service and not waste time
in profitless philosophical speculation, fruitive activity, mystic yogic practice
or severe austerity and penance. Elsewhere in the Bhagavad-gītā (12.5) the
Lord confirms, kleśo ’dhikataras teṣām avyaktāsakta-cetasām: “For those
whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the
Supreme, advancement is very troublesome.” People who are attached to the
impersonal feature of the Lord are obliged to take great trouble, yet
 nevertheless they cannot understand the Absolute Truth. As explained in
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.11), brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate.
Unless one understands the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original
source of both Brahman and Paramātmā, one is still in darkness about the
Absolute Truth.

Caitanya Carita Mahā Kāvya, 6.102

itthaṁ papāṭha madhuraṁ tata āgatāṁs tān

ūce dvijān dvija-mayūkha-samāplutoṣṭhaḥ

śrīvāsa eva vadatīha yadā yathā vai

kartavyam etad adhunā niyataṁ bhavadbhiḥ

Reciting sweetly this verse, he spoke with a smile to the brāhmaṇas who had come
there. “You should do whatever Śrīvāsa says.”

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.20

পহ়িযা কহিল-শুন সৰ হনজজন

দতামরা কহরি এইমত আেরে

After reciting this verse, Lord Gaura said: Everyone please hear. You conduct your
actions in this way.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.21

শ্রীহনবাসপহিণতর কর্া অনু সহর
কহরি আমাণত ভহক্ত-সু খ পাণব বহড

Following Çrivasa Panòita's advice, please serve Me with devotion. Then you will
become very happy.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.22

 শ্রীরামপহিত শুন আমার বেন
দতামার দজযণের দসবা – আমার অর্চ্
থ ন

O Çri Rāma Panòita, please hear My words. Please serve your elder brother. That is
the same as service to Me.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.23

এণতক জাহনঞা কর শ্রীবাণসর দসবা
ইিা িইণত পাণব তুহম দমার পদ প্রভা

Knowing this, serve Çrivasa by which you will attain the splendor of My feet."

Caitanya Carita Mahā Kāvya, 6.103

śrī-rāma-paṇḍitam athāha sadaiva kāryaṁ

jyeṣṭhasya sevanam idaṁ hi mamaiva sevā

etena te sakalam eva śivāya bhūyād

itthaṁ vadan sa ruruce rucirānanenduḥ

Śrīrāma Paṇḍita said, “My service is to always serve my elder brother.” Saying
“By doing this you will attain all auspiciousness,” the Lord shone, his face as
beautiful as the moon.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.24

এণতক কহিল প্রভু ভকত বৎসল
করুে-অরুে আাঁহখ কণর ছলছল

To everyone Lord Gaura, who dearly loves His devotees, spoke these words. Tears
came from His red with mercy eyes.

Caitanya Carita Mahā Kāvya, 6.104

śrīvāsa-paṇḍita-samarpita-dugdha-pūga-

mālyāni tatra sa niṣevya tato’vaśeṣam

tebhyaḥ prasāda-sumukho nija-pāda-padma-

 bhaktebhya eva bhagavān pradadau kṛpābdhiḥ

The Lord, the ocean of mercy, accepted betel, milk and garlands from Śrīvāsa and
then, being merciful, distributed his remnants to the devotees who served his lotus
feet.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.25

তণব দসই শ্রীহনবাস-পহিত েতুর
হনণবদন ককল দগ্ধ --ভূঞ্জণয ঠাকুর

Then intelligent Çrivasa Paëòita offered Lord Gaura some milk. The Lord happily
drank it.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.26

গন্ধ েন্দন মালা সু বাহসত পূ গ
িূ প দীপ হনণবদন কহরল সমু খ

Then he offered the Lord fragrances, sandal, garlands, fragrant betelnuts, incense,
and a lamp.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.27

গ্রিে কহরল প্রভু আনহন্দত মণন
অবণশে হদল ত হনজভক্তজণন

With a happy heart Lord Gaura accepted the offerings and then gave the remnants
of them as gifts to His devotees.

Caitanya Carita Mahā Kāvya, 6.105

itthaṁ nināya sakalāṁ sa niśāṁ niśeśa-

koṭi-prakāśa-madhurānana-candra-bimbaḥ

udyāti tigma-kiraṇe’tha mahāprabhuṁ taṁ

sannamya veśmani yathātatham īyur ete

The Lord with a face like a million moons spent the whole night in this way. When
the sun rose, the devotees offered respects to Mahāprabhu and went to their
houses.

Caitanya Maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 4.28

এইমণত দকৌতুণক সকল হনশা দগল
প্রভাণত উঠিযা প্রভু ঘণরণর েহলল

In this way the night happily passed. At sunrise the Lord returned to His own
home.

Caitanya Carita Mahā Kāvya, 6.106

bhūyaś ca deva-taṭinī-plavanena mugdhāḥ

sampūjya deva-sadanāc ca yathāyathaṁ te

ājagmur asya pada-paṅkaja-darśanārthaṁ

tan-mātra-jīvana-mahauṣadhayo mahāntaḥ

Satisfied with bathing in the Gaṅgā, worshipping the Lord, they again came to see
the lotus feet of Mahāprabhu. He was the only medicine to maintain their lives.

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Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhakura

bhāvāveśair nikhila-sujanān śikṣayām āsa bhaktiṁ

teṣām doṣān sadaya-hṛdayo mārjayām āsa sākṣāt

bhakti-vyākhyāṁ sujana-samitau yo mukundaś cakāra

taṁ gaurāṅgaṁ svajana-kaluṣa-kṣanti-mūrtiṁ smarāmi

 By being filled with ecstatic love He taught devotion to all the devotees.
Merciful at heart, He washed away their faults. The giver of liberation, He
explained devotional service in the company of devotees. I mediate on Lord
Gaurāṅga, the form of forgiveness of the devotees faults.

Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 2.4.35

paöhed ya itthaà dyunadé-nimajjanaà

harer labhet so’pi kratoù phalaà naraù

harau ca bhaktià vimaläà småtià ca

präpnoti çåëvann api tat-phalaà naraù

The person who reads this narration of Gaura Hari's bathing in the Ganges, obtains
the fruits of sacrifice, as well as unalloyed devotion to and constant remembrance of
Çré Hari. Even the one who hears this pastime, also gets that same benefit.

Thus ends the Chapter

Unhappy to Hear the Offense to the Holy Name, The Lord Extols
the

Glories of Bhakti

from the book

“Kṛṣṇa Caitanya,

The Supreme Personality of Godhead

As A Devotee”

by Jayapatākā Swami