[world-vedic] Pt 2 John Marshall's "For all the Faults of Kali Yuga"

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(PART TWO OF JOHN MARSHALL'S MESSAGE).

 

THE SHASTRA'S GLORIFICATION OF THE

GOLDEN AVATAR, SHRI CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU.

 

 

Text Six

 

eko devah sarva-rupi mahatma

gauro rakta-syamala-sveta-rupah

caitanyatma sa vai caitanya-saktir

bhaktakaro bhakti-do bhakti-vedyah

 

Translation

 

The one Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appears in a variety of

transcendental forms, is also known as Gaura. He has also appeared in various

complexions such as red, blackish and white. He shall appear in the form of

Gaura. He Himself is Caitanya, the embodiment of cit-sakti. He shall appear

in

the form of a devotee, to bestow devotional service to the Lord and He is

also

to be known by devotional service.

 

Purport

 

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.13), the Lord's characteristics are described

by Gargamuni:

 

suklo raktas tatha pita

idanim krsnatam gatah

 

"He has been white, red, and yellow and now (in Dvapara-Yuga), he is

blackish."

 

In Kali-Yuga, He takes the form of a devotee. The confidential truth is that

the Lord has descended with His own abode, Goloka-Dhama, to the supremely

sanctified land of Gauda, in the form of a devotee as Sri Krishna Caitanya

Himself and desiring to deliver love of God, He has exposed the

transcendental

secret of madhura-rasa which enlivens all the devotees in the material world,

headed by Sathakopa, Ramanuja, Visnuswami, Madhvacarya, Nimbarka, etc., for

the purpose of quickly bestowing auspiciousness unto the living beings in

Kali-Yuga. Bhakti vedyah means that the living entities can know the Lord by

the practice of devotional service and not by the practice of dry

philosophical speculation.

 

Text Seven

 

namo vedanta vedyaya

krsnaya paramatmane

sarva-caitanya-rupaya

caitanyaya namo namah

 

Translation

 

I offer my respectful obeisances unto He who is to be understood by Vedanta,

who is Krishna, the Supersoul, whose form is conscious of everything.

Obeisances again and again unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

 

Purport

 

Even Lord Brahma offers his obeisances unto Sri Caitanya after considering

His

unlimited mercy upon Lord Brahma's own Madhva sampradaya.

 

Text Eight

 

vedanta vedyam purusam puranam

caitanyatmanam visva-yonim mahantam

tam eva viditva'ti-mrtyum eti

nanyah pantha vidyate' yanaya

 

Translation

 

By knowing Him, who is to be known by Vedanta, who is the oldest personality,

who is Himself, Caitanya, the source of the universe and the greatest, one

can

overcome death. There is no other means for going beyond Maya.

 

Purport

 

Vedanta-vedyam means, he speaks to Pippalada after reflecting upon the

conclusion of all the Vedas. Sri Caitanya, although in the form of a devotee

can be known by Vedanta, as being directly Sri Krishna. For the living beings

who have given up the material world, without the shelter of the lotus feet

of

Sri Caitanya, there is no other means for entering into the spiritual world.

According to the evidence of Ramanuja, etc., by the mellow of servitorship,

dasya-rasa, there is no direct path. The destination of those who practice

dasya rasa etc., is limited to Vaikuntha. This is apparent in their books,

etc. This is because Sri Caitanya is the source of the universe and the only

teacher in the matter of instructing Vraja-rasa.

 

Text Nine

 

sva-nama-mula-mantrena sarvam hladayati vibhuh

 

Translation

 

By the mantra, whose source is His own name, the Lord pleases everything.

 

Purport

 

Because there may be an incongruity with, "by the mantra whose source lies in

His Form," Bhaktivinode explains that sva nama, His own name, means the name

of Krishna, not the name of Caitanya. Moreover, it can also mean Hari, but

specifically it means Krishna. Vibhuh means the Lord who possesses all

opulence. And sarvam means all moving and non-moving living beings.

 

Text Ten

 

dve sakti parame tasya hladini samvid eva ca, iti

 

Translation

 

His superior energies are hladini (bliss), and samvit (knowledge).

 

Purport

 

Two energies are acquainted with the Supreme Lord - hladini and samvit. By

hladini is meant, by the manifestation of devotional service (bhakti) and

love

of God (prema), He pleases everything. By samvit is meant, by the

manifestation of knowledge of the Absolute Truth which is approved of by the

pure conclusions of the Vedas, He destroys the varieties of religion and

irreligion which are similar to ignorance and darkness within of the heart of

the conditioned soul.

 

Text Eleven

 

sa eva mula-mantram japati harir iti krsna iti rama iti

 

Translation

 

He chants the original mantra consisting of Hari, Krishna and Rama, in other

words, the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.

 

Purport

 

The Supreme Lord in the form of Gaura instructs the conditioned souls by

chanting the supremely powerful, original mantra:

 

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 

Text Twelve

 

harati hrdaya-granthim vasana-rupam iti harih krsih smarane tac ca nastad

ubhaya-melanam iti krsnah ramayati sarvam iti rama ananda-rupah atra sloko

bhavati

 

Translation

 

He who removes the knot in the heart in the form of material desire, is

called

Hari. The union by the remembrance of the root krs- and the affix -na, is the

hymn of praise - Krishna. He who gives pleasure to everything is the form of

bliss - Rama. Here is such a verse.

 

Purport

 

The meanings of the above three names are explained. Hrdaya-granthi, means

the

inclination of the living entity whose factual constitutional position is to

be a servant of Krishna, which takes its form in the desire for other,

mundane

interests which is produced from the forgetfulness of the service of the

Lord.

In this connection, the words of the Vedas and the Srimad-Bhagavatam are

noteworthy:

 

bhidyante hrdaya-granthis

chidyante sarva-samsayah

 

He severs the knot within the heart and all doubts are cut to pieces.

(Mundaka

Upanisad 2.2.8 and Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.21). He who takes away that knot is

Hari. Krishna is to be remembered in His pastimes as the Supreme Lord, the

Lord of Vrindavana, with beauty like a blackish tamala tree, sucking the

breast of Mother Yasoda. This is the conventional meaning, which is

equivalent

to another meaning from the statements of the Sandarbhas. Rama pleases

everything. By this mantra is meant, that when the spirit soul gives up the

conditioned state of existence, he attains the state of assisting in the

transcendental Vrindavana pastimes, and the attainment of the supreme

enjoyment of rasa, etc. Thus, the verse is to be reflected upon in this way.

 

Text Thirteen

 

mantro guhyah paramo bhakti-vedyah

 

Translation

 

The Maha-Mantra is confidential, transcendental and can be understood only by

devotional service (bhakti-yoga).

 

Purport

 

The confidential truth of this mantra can be understood only by those who

have

attained the prescribed method and not by those who are adherents of fruitive

work (karma) and philosophical speculation (jnana).

 

sa vai pumsam paro dharmo

yato bhaktir adhoksaje

ahaituky apratihata

yayatma suprasidati

 

"The most perfect occupation for all humankind is what is conducive to the

attainment of devotional service of transcendence to the Supreme Personality

of Godhead. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and undeterred so

that

the same shall completely satisfy the self." (Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.6)

 

Text Fourteen

 

namany astav asta ca sobhanani

tani nityam ye japanti dhiras te vai mayam

atitaranti nanyah paramam mantram

parama-rahasyam nityam avartayanti

 

Translation

 

These sixteen names are supremely beautiful. Those who chant them regularly

are sober persons who are able to cross beyond the illusory energy. There is

no other means. One should repeat this maha-mantra which is the supreme

secret regularly.

 

Purport

 

This mantra's quality of yielding fruits to the devotees is apparent. By

regularly chanting this mantra consisting of sixteen names, the devotees

transcendentally cross beyond the state of being overcome by the illusory,

material energy. There is no other means than this. Even the eternally

perfect

souls regularly repeat this mantra for the sake of their own dharma.

 

Text Fifteen

 

caitanya eva sankarsano vasudevah paramesthi rudrah sakro brhaspatih

sarve devah sarvani bhutani sthavarani carani ca

yat kincit sad-asat karanam sarvam,

tad atra slokah

 

Translation

 

Caitanya is Sankarsana, Vasudeva, and the Supersoul. He is the cause of Rudra

(Siva), Sakra (Indra), Brhaspati, all the demigods, all moving and non-moving

entities, and everything which is temporary and external. Herein are the

celebrated verses.

 

Purport

 

For the devotees of Sri Caitanya, what need is there for worshiping other

(devas) demigods.

 

Text Sixteen

 

yat kincid asad bhunkte ksaram tat karyam ucyate

 

Translation

 

Whatever one enjoys which is temporary is known as an effect and is

perishable.

 

Purport

 

This universe is temporary, due to its quality of being an effect.

 

Text Seventeen

 

sat karanam param jivas tad aksaram itiritam

 

Translation

 

It is said that the spirit soul is eternal. He is the cause of that which is

perishable and also beyond that which is perishable.

 

Purport

 

The spirit soul is eternal and the cause of that which is perishable. Due to

forgetfulness of his occupational duty because of the influence of the

illusory energy, he imagines himself to be the doer. Therefore, he is

perishable.

 

Text Eighteen

 

ksaraksarabhyam paramah sa eva purusottamah

caitanyakhyam param tattvam sarva-karana-karanam

 

"dhanyanam hrdi bhasatam givivara-pratyagra-kunjaukasam

satyananda-rasam vikara-vibhava-vyavrttam antar-mahah asmakam kila

ballavi-rati-raso vrndatavi-lalaso

gopah ko'pi mahendranila-ruciras citte muhuh kridatu"

 

"May the cowherd boy who is a festival of ecstatic bliss for the hearts of

the

fortunate creatures residing in the groves of Govardhana Hill, Who is the

lover of the Gopis, Who eagerly enjoys pastimes in Vrindavana forest, and

Whose complexion is as splendid as a great sapphire, eternally enjoy

transcendental pastimes in our hearts."

 

Sri Isvara Puri as cited by Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhupada in the

Padyavali-[bhaktanam Nistha] Text 75.

 

Translation

 

He who is beyond that which is perishable and imperishable is the Supreme

Person. The name of the Supreme Truth, the cause of all causes is Sri

Caitanya.

 

Purport

 

The universe is perishable. The spirit soul is imperishable. The supreme

truth

beyond both of these, the cause of all causes is called Caitanya, whose

nature

is that of the Supreme Person. By this, the three truths of Vedanta are

confirmed.

 

Text Nineteen

 

ya enam rasayati bhajati dhyayati sa papmanam tarati

sa puto bhavati, sa tattvam janati, sa tarati sokam, gatis tasyaste nanyasyeti

 

Translation

 

Anyone who develops love for Caitanya Mahaprabhu, worships Him or meditates

on

Him is freed from sin, becomes purified, understands the Supreme Truth, and

overcomes lamentation. For him, there is no other destination.

 

Purport

 

One who is a devotee develops love for Krishna Caitanya. This means he

devotes

himself to Sri Caitanya due to his being the bestower of the conjugal mellow

of Vrindavana. Bhajati, or "he worships", means that after accepting his own

constitutional position, he renders service. Dhyayati means that he

meditates.

He overcomes sin in the form of ignorance. Having overcome that, he is

purified by the spiritual nature. Tattvam means that he understands the truth

in terms of inconceivable oneness and difference between the energy and the

energetic (acintya bheda-abheda-tattva). And finally he overcomes

lamentation.

 

Thus ends the Sri Caitanya-Caranamrta commentary on the Sri Caitanya Upanisad.

 

 

Harer nama harer nama harer nama eva kevalam

kalau nasyeva nasteva nasteva gatir anyatah

 

In this age of Kali there is No other way, No other way, No other way

recommended than the chanting of Lord Hari's holy Names.

 

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