HOW TO BECOME ACHARYA - SIMPLY SEE THE FORM OF GAURA OR HEAR HIS NAME

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Cc Madhya 18.117

loka kahe,--tomate kabhu nahe `jiva'-mati

krsnera sadrsa tomara akrti-prakrti

 

After Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu explained the difference between an ordinary

living being and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the people said, "No

one considers You an ordinary human being. You are like Krsna in every

respect, in both bodily features and characteristics.

 

Madhya 18.118

`akrtye' tomare dekhi `vrajendra-nandana'

deha-kanti pitambara kaila acchadana

 

"By Your bodily features we can see that You are none other than the son of

Nanda Maharaja, although the golden luster of Your body has covered Your

original complexion.

 

TEXT 119

mrga-mada vastre bandhe, tabu na lukaya

`isvara-svabhava' tomara taka nahi yaya

 

"As the aroma of deer musk cannot be concealed by wrapping it in a cloth,

Your characteristics as the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be

concealed by any means.

 

TEXT 120

alaukika `prakrti' tomara--buddhi-agocara

toma dekhi' krsna-preme jagat pagala

 

"Indeed, Your characteristics are uncommon and beyond the imagination of an

ordinary living being. Simply by seeing You, the entire universe becomes mad

with ecstatic love for Krsna.

 

TEXTS 121-122

stri-bala-vrddha, ara `candala' `yavana'

yei tomara eka-bara paya darasana

krsna-nama laya, nace hana unmatta

acarya ha-ila sei, tarila jagata

 

"If they see You just once, even women, children, old men, meat-eaters and

members of the lowest caste immediately chant the holy name of Krsna, dance

like madmen and become spiritual masters capable of delivering the whole

world.

 

TEXT 123

darsanera karya achuka, ye tomara `nama' sune

sei krsna-preme matta, tare tribhuvane

 

"Apart from seeing You, whoever listens to Your holy name is made mad with

ecstatic love for Krsna and is able to deliver the three worlds.

 

TEXT 124

tomara nama suni' haya svapaca `pavana'

alaukika sakti tomara na yaya kathana

 

"Simply by hearing Your holy name, dog-eaters become holy saints. Your

uncommon potencies cannot be described in words.