Guest guest Posted December 21, 2001 Report Share Posted December 21, 2001 > I am sorry but this I am hearing for the first time, I never heard this in > a Prabhupada lecture or remmember reading this. Please could you send the > quotes so I can understand this better. > As far I know Mahavishnu appeared as Advaita, as his pranama says in CC. > mahavishnum jagad kartam.... In the fourth chapter of Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Kaviraja Gosvami makes the point that just as when Krishna appears, when He fulfils His promise in the Gita (paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam...sambhavami yuge yuge), this work is actually performed by the various manifestations of Vishnu within Him, in the same way the various manifestations of Vishnu within Sacinandan Gaurahari promulgate the yuga-dharma, whilst Mahaprabhu Himself is immersed in prema-rasa sankirtan which descended directly from Goloka Vrindavan. Mahaprabhu is purna-bhagavan, avatara-avatari, just as Sri Krishna is. Because They are the very same person, not that one or the other is an expansion of the other. Only the difference is that Vrajendra Nandan has assumed the complexion and the bhava of Sri Radha. This Krishna, though, who made the promise in the Gita, is an expansion of Vrajendra Nandan, They are one in tattva, but there is a gulf of difference between Them in terms of rasa, as explained in the Caitanya Caritamrta, Antya-lila, 1.67, quoting from the Laghu Bhagavatamrta of Rupa Gosvamipada: "The KŠa known as Yadu-kum€ra is V€sudeva KŠa. He is different from the KŠa who is the son of Nanda Mah€r€ja. Yadu-kum€ra KŠa manifests His pastimes in the cities of Mathur€ and Dv€rak€, but KŠa the son of Nanda Mah€r€ja never at any time leaves Vnd€vana." Here are the verses which serve as the foundation of the understanding of Maha-vishnu's (along with the two following purusa-avataras and emanations thereof) being within the being of Mahaprabhu and fulfilling the duty of establishing yuga-dharma. - - - - - - - - - - Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi-lila, Chapter 4, verses 8-16: "The scriptures proclaim that Lord KŠa previously descended to take away the burden of the earth." "To take away this burden, however, is not the work of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The maintainer, Lord ViŠu, is the one who protects the universe." "But the time to lift the burden of the world mixed with the time for Lord KŠa’s incarnation." "When the complete Supreme Personality of Godhead descends, all other incarnations of the Lord meet together within Him." "Lord N€r€yaŠa, the four primary expansions [V€sudeva, Sa‰karaŠa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha], Matsya and the other l…l€ incarnations, the yuga-avat€ras, the manv-antara incarnations and as many other incarnations as there are—all descend in the body of Lord KŠa. In this way the complete Supreme Godhead, Lord KŠa Himself, appears." "At that time, therefore, Lord ViŠu is present in the body of Lord KŠa, and Lord KŠa kills the demons through Him." "Thus the killing of the demons is but secondary work. I shall now speak of the main reason for the Lord’s incarnation." "The Lord’s desire to appear was born from two reasons: the Lord wanted to taste the sweet essence of the mellows of love of God, and He wanted to propagate devotional service in the world on the platform of spontaneous attraction. Thus He is known as supremely jubilant and as the most merciful of all." Sri Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi-lila, Chapter 4, verses 37-41 "Just as these desires are the fundamental reason for KŠa’s appearance whereas destroying the demons is only an incidental necessity, so for ®r… KŠa Caitanya, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, promulgating the dharma of the age is incidental." "When the Lord desired to appear for another reason, the time for promulgating the religion of the age also arose." "Thus with two intentions the Lord appeared with His devotees and tasted the nectar of prema with the congregational chanting of the holy name." "Thus He spread k…rtana even among the untouchables. He wove a wreath of the holy name and prema, with which He garlanded the entire material world." "In this way, assuming the sentiment of a devotee, He preached devotional service while practicing it Himself." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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