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Re: ARTICLE : Lord Caitanya's advent
In article <504jvs$b0n@news.ececs.uc.edu>, cz186@FreeNet.Carleton.CA says...
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The essence of His preaching is that Lord Sri Krsna, who
>appeared at Vrajabhumi (Vridavana) as the son of the King of Vraja (Nanda
>Maharaja), is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and therefore worshipable
>by all, Vrndavana dhama is nondifferent from the Lord becuase the name,
>fame, form, and place where the Lord manifests Himself are all identical
>with the Lord as absolute knkowledge. Therefore Vrindavana dhama is as
>worshipable by all. Vrndavan dhama is as worshipable as the Lord, The
>highest form of transcendental worship of the Lord was exhibited by the
>damsels of Vrajabhumi in the form of pure affection for the Lord, and Lord
>Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommends this process as the most excellent mode
>of worship. He accepts the Srimad Bhagavata Purana as the spotless
>literature for understanding the Lord, and He preaches that the ultimate
>goal of life for all human beings is to attain the stage of prema, or love
>of God.
Here Srila Prabhupada is loosely translating the introductory
verse to the Srimad Bhagavatam commentary by Srinatha Cakravarti
Thakura, called Sri-mata-manjusa. The Sanskrit of the abvove
passage is as follows:
aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas tad dhama vrndavanam
ramya kacid upasana vraja-vadhu vargena ya kalpita
srimad bhagavatam pramanam amalam prema-pum-artho mahan
sri caitanya mahaprabhor matam idam tatradaro nah parah
This Sanskrit verse adds that "we" (the followers of Lord Caitanya)
do not respect any other than the above conclusions, which are
those of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Hare Krsna,
-m
