Sri Krishna's instructions to Sanatan

[anadi]

Madhya 22.47-48

kṛṣṇa yadi kṛpā kare kona bhāgyavāne
guru-antaryāmi-rūpe śikhāya āpane

If Krishna shows mercy to some fortunate person - yadi kṛṣṇa kare kṛpā kona bhāgyavāne
he teaches (him/her) - śikhāya
(1) in the form of Guru (and/or) - rūpe guru
(2) as the Super-soul (from within) (and/or) – antaryāmi
(3) personally – āpane

Tika:

To prove his saying Sri Caitanya quotes Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.29.6):

naivopayanty apacitiḿ kavayas taveśa
brahmāyuṣāpi kṛtam ṛddha-mudaḥ smarantaḥ
yo 'ntar bahis tanu-bhṛtām aśubhaḿ vidhunvann
ācārya-caittya-vapuṣā sva-gatiḿ vyanakti

The poets are not able to express their gratitude - kavayaḥ na eva upayanti apacitim
to You, oh Supreme Lord, even if they had a life (as long as that) of Lord Brahmaa - tava īśa api āyuṣā brahma
(because) their joy increase as they remember (You) - kṛtam ṛddha mudaḥ smarantaḥ
the One (that is) inside and outside - yaḥ antaḥ bahiḥ
and destroys the misfortune of those who are embodied - vidhunvan aśubham tanu-bhṛtām
(1) in the form of the spiritual Meister
(2) (and/ or) the internal teacher (the Supersoul) - vapuṣā ācārya caittya
showing the way to Yourself - vyanakti gatim sva

[anadi]

Madhya 22.49-50

sādhu sańge kṛṣṇa bhaktye śraddhā yadi haya
bhakti phala prema haya saḿsāra yāya kṣaya

If one practices bhakti (yoga) (sadhan bhakti) (to attain) Krishna in the association of the realized persons – yadi haya bhaktye kṛṣṇa sańge sādhu
the result of bhakti is (growing) transcendental faith - phala bhakti haya śraddhā
destruction of the conditioned existence and divine love (for Krishna) - yāyakṣaya saḿsāra prema

Tika:
To uphold His statement Sri Caitanya quoted Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.20.8 ) as Uddhav was addressed by Krishna Himself:

yadṛcchayā mat-kathādau
jāta-śraddhas tu yaḥ pumān
na nirviṇṇo nāti-sakto
bhakti-yogo 'sya siddhi-daḥ

Only those favored (by destiny) - tu yaḥ pumān yadṛcchayā
begin with hearing narrations about Me - ādau jāta-śraddhaḥ kathā mat
(and) without being disgusted or attached (to material things) - nanirviṇṇaḥ na ati-saktaḥ
practice bhakti-yoga and attain perfection - bhakti-yogaḥ asya siddhi-daḥ

[anadi]

Madhya 22.51-55

mahat-kṛpā vinā kona karme 'bhakti' naya
kṛṣṇa-bhakti dūre rahu, saḿsāra nahe kṣaya

Without the mercy of the realized devotee - vinā kṛpā mahat
whatever one does is not Bhakti - kona karme naya bhakti
what to say about Bhakti for Krişna - dūre rahu kṛṣṇa-bhakti
not even the conditioned existence is destroyed - saḿsāra nahe kṣaya

rahūgaṇaitat tapasā na yāti
na cejyayā nirvapaṇād gṛhād vā
na cchandasā naiva jalāgni-sūryair
vinā mahat-pāda-rajo-'bhiṣekam

O, Rahūgaṇa you cannot attain this (final truth, spoken about in the previous verse SB.5.12.11) - rahūgaṇa na yāti etat
neither through austerities, or worshiping - na tapasā ca ijyayā
neither by becoming a renounced person - nirvapaṇāt
or through sacrifices done as a married man - na gṛhāt
neither by studying the Vedas - vā chandasā
or of course by worshiping the demigods presiding over the water, fire and sun - na eva jala-agni-sūryaiḥ
if you don’t wash yourself with the dust of the feet of great realized personalities - vinā abhiṣekam rajaḥ pāda mahat

Tika:
This verse was spoken by Jada Bharat to King Rahugana (SB.5.12.12).

naiṣāḿ matis tāvad urukramāńghriḿ
spṛśaty anarthāpagamo yad-arthaḥ
mahīyasāḿ pāda-rajo-'bhiṣekaḿ
niṣkiñcanānāḿ na vṛṇīta yāvat

As long as these (who desire material pleasure) don’t wash (themselves) - yāvat na vṛṇīta abhiṣekam
with the dust of the feet of great personalities completely detached - rajaḥ pāda mahīyasām niṣkiñcanānām
they won’t be interested all this time- na matiḥ tāvat
to touch the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord - spṛśati ańghrim urukrama
whose result is the destruction of unwanted things (in the mind) - yat arthaḥ apagamaḥ anartha

Tika:
This was a quote from Prahlāda Mahārājas speech to his father Hiraṇyakaśipu (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.5.32).

'sādhu-sańga', 'sādhu-sańga' — sarva-śāstre kaya
lava-mātra sādhu-sańge sarva-siddhi haya

Association with the holy man, association with the holy man - sādhu-sańga sādhu-sańga
All revealed writings state that even a moment - sarva-śāstre kaya lava-mātra
association with the holy man - sańge sādhu
bestows the attainment of all perfections - haya sarva-siddhi

tulayāma lavenāpi
na svargaḿ nāpunar-bhavam
bhagavat-sańgi-sańgasya
martyānāḿ kim utāśiṣaḥ

Not even a moment’s association with those that have association with the Lord - api lavena sańgi sańgasya bhagavat
can be compared with the existence on the heavenly planets - na tulayāma svargam
or with the ending of the material existence (liberation from the reincarnation cycle) - na apunaḥ-bhavam
what to say about blessings given those destined to die - kim uta āśiṣaḥ martyānām

Tika:
Sri Caitanya quoted here from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.18.13).

[anadi]

Madhya 22.56-62

kṛṣṇa kṛpālu arjunere lakṣya kariyā
jagatere rākhiyāchena upadeśa diyā

Krişna is so merciful that by addressing Arjuna - kṛṣṇa kṛpālu lakṣya kariyā arjunere
He protected the universe by (His) instructions - rākhiyāchena jagatere upadeśa diyā


sarva-guhyatamaḿ bhūyaḥ
śṛṇu me paramaḿ vacaḥ
iṣṭo 'si me dṛḍham iti
tato vakṣyāmi te hitam

man-manā bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yājī māḿ namaskuru
mām evaiṣyasi satyaḿ te
pratijāne priyo 'si me

Because you are dear to Me, listen further - asi me iṣṭaḥ śṛṇu bhūyaḥ
the supreme and most confidential of all My instructions - paramam guhya-tamam sarva vacaḥ me
Thus I will firmly speak for your welfare - iti tataḥ vakṣyāmi dṛḍhamhitam te

Think of Me, be My devotee - manāḥ mat bhava bhaktaḥ mat
worship Me and pay homage to Me - mat-yājī mām namaskuru
and certainly You will truly come to Me - eva satyam eṣyasi mām
I promise it (because) you are dear to Me - te pratijāne priyaḥ asi me

Here Sri Caitanya quotes famous verses from Bhagavad-gītā (18.64-65)

pūrva ājñā veda-dharma karma-yoga jñāna
saba sādhi' śeṣe ei ājñā balavān

Previously (Krişna) instructed all these process - pūrva ājñā saba sādhi
performing the prescribed duties as in the Vedas, offering the fruits one’s own activities to the Lord and Transcendental Knowledge - veda-dharma, karma-yoga, jñāna
and in the end he ordered a powerful one - śeṣe ājñā ei balavān

ei ājñā-bale bhaktera 'śraddhā' yadi haya
sarva-karma tyāga kari' se kṛṣṇa bhajaya

If the devotee has faith in this powerful instruction - yadi bhaktera śraddhā ei ājñā-bale
he renounce performing all prescribed duties - tyāga kari' sarva-karma
and meditate on Şri Krişna - haya se bhajaya kṛṣṇa

tāvat karmāṇi kurvīta
na nirvidyeta yāvatā
mat-kathā-śravaṇādau vā
śraddhā yāvan na jāyate

As long as you don’t start to hear narrations about Me - yāvatā na ādau śravaṇa kathā mat
all this time the transcendental faith in not awakened - yāvat śraddhā na jāyate
and you won’t be satisfied - vā nirvidyeta
Up to that time you should perform the prescribed duties- tāvat kurvīta karmāṇi

Tika:
Sri Caitanya quoted from Srimad Bhagavatam [SB 11.20.9].

'śraddhā'-śabde — viśvāsa kahe sudṛḍha niścaya
kṛṣṇe bhakti kaile sarva-karma kṛta haya

It’s being said that the transcendental faith is the firm faith -śabde śraddhā kahe sudṛḍha viśvāsa
that by performing bhakti-yoga to attain Krişna - kaile bhakti kṛṣṇe
all prescribed duties will be certainly fulfilled - niścaya sarva-karma haya kṛta

[anadi]

Caitanya Caritamrita 2.22.63-70


yathā taror mūla-niṣecanena
tṛpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopaśākhāḥ
prāṇopahārāc ca yathendriyāṇāḿ
tathaiva sarvārhaṇam acyutejyā

As the trunk, the branches and small braches are satisfied – yathā skandha bhuja upaśākhāḥ tṛpyanti
by pouring water on the root of a tree - niṣecanena mūla taroḥ
similarly (are satisfied) the senses by feeding the vital air - ca yathā indriyāṇām upahārāt prāṇa
So similarly certainly all (beings will be satisfied) by worshiping and offering sacrifices to the Infallible One (Supreme Lord) - tathā eva sarva arhaṇam ijyā acyuta

Tika:
Sri Caitanya quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (4.31.14).

śraddhāvān jana haya bhakti-adhikārī
'uttama', 'madhyama', 'kaniṣṭha' — śraddhā-anusārī

Those who have faith (in Bhakti and the Lord) are qualified to practice bhakti - śraddhāvān jana haya bhakti-adhikārī
and according to the quantity of faith (in bhakti and the Lord) one has - śraddhā-anusārī
(they are classified as) superior, intermediate and neophyte (devotees) - uttama madhyama kaniṣṭha

śāstra-yuktye sunipuṇa, dṛḍha-śraddhā yāńra
'uttama-adhikārī' sei tāraye saḿsāra

The one who is expert in using the spiritual writings - sei su-nipuṇa yuktye śāstra
and has firm faith (in bhakti and the Lord) - yāńra dṛḍha-śraddhā
is of a superior qualification, and can deliver the whole world- adhikārī uttama tāraye saḿsāra

śāstre yuktau ca nipuṇaḥ
sarvathā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ
prauḍha-śraddho 'dhikārī yaḥ
sa bhaktāv uttamo mataḥ

The one who in all respects is expert in using the spiritual writings - yaḥ sarvathā nipuṇaḥ yuktau śāstre
has firm conviction and has firm faith - niścayaḥ dṛḍha ca prauḍha śraddhaḥ
is considered a highly qualified devotee - saḥ mataḥ uttamaḥ adhikārī bhaktau

śāstra-yukti nāhi jāne dṛḍha, śraddhāvān
madhyama adhikārī sei mahā-bhāgyavān

The one who is not preoccupied with the spiritual writings, but has firm faith (în bhakti and the Lord) - jāne nāhi yukti śāstra dṛḍha, śraddhāvān
is of intermediate qualification- madhyama adhikārī
and he is very lucky - sei mahā bhāgyavān

yaḥ śāstrādiṣv anipuṇaḥ
śraddhāvān sa tu madhyamaḥ

Considering the spiritual writings (when) one is not so expert - yaḥ ādiṣu śāstra anipuṇaḥ
but has firm faith (in bhakti), he is considered an intermediate (devotee) - tu śraddhāvān saḥ madhyamaḥ

yāhāra komala śraddhā, se 'kaniṣṭha' jana
krame krame teńho bhakta ha-ibe 'uttama'

The one whose faith is feeble, is a neophyte - se yāhāra śraddhā komala jana kaniṣṭha
which gradually will become a high class devotee - teńho krame krame ha-ibe bhakta uttama

yo bhavet komala-śraddhaḥ
sa kaniṣṭho nigadyate

The one whose faith is feeble - yaḥ śraddhaḥ bhavet komala
is said to be a neophyte - saḥ nigadyate kaniṣṭhaḥ

[sapansaxena]

Namaste
Hare Krishna!!!
Krishna-the epitome of knowledge and encompassing the teachings of every single teacher in the world. The more we understand and discuss his teachings, the more we fall in love with him.

[anadi]

Madhya 22.77-80

sei saba guṇa haya vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa
saba kahā nā yāya, kari dig-daraśana

kṛpālu, akṛta-droha, satya-sāra sama
nidoṣa, vadānya, mṛdu, śuci, akiñcana

sarvopakāraka, śānta, kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa
akāma, anīha, sthira, vijita-ṣaḍ-guṇa

mita-bhuk, apramatta, mānada, amānī
gambhīra, karuṇa, maitra, kavi, dakṣa, maunī


All these qualities are symptoms of the vaishnavas - saba sei guṇa haya lakṣaṇa vaiṣṇava
(but because) they cannot be all explained - kahā nā saba yāya
I will make a short presentation - kari dik-daraśana

(A vaishnavas is) merciful, not defiant, truthful, equal to all - kṛpālu akṛta-droha satya-sāra sama
faultless, magnanimous, mild, clean, without material possessions - nidoṣa vadānya mṛdu śuci akiñcana

working for the welfare of all, peaceful - sarva-upakāraka śānta
take Krishna as the only shelter - kṛṣṇa-eka-śaraṇa
desireless, indifferent to material acquisitions - akāma anīha
determined, he conquered the six bad qualities (lust, anger, greed, etc.); - sthira vijita-ṣaṭ-guṇa

eating little, without inebriation - mita-bhuk apramatta — without inebriation;
respectful, without false prestige - māna da amānī
grave, compassionate, friendly poetic, expert, silent - gambhīra karuṇa maitra kavi dakṣa maunī

[anadi]

Madhya 22.81-84

titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ
suhṛdaḥ sarva-dehinām
ajāta-śatravaḥ śāntāḥ
sādhavaḥ sādhu-bhūṣaṇāḥ

The jewel of all spiritual realized persons – bhūṣaṇāḥ sādhu
is tolerant, merciful, the friend of all living beings - titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ sarva
Doesn’t regard anyone as his enemy - ajāta-śatravaḥ
Is peaceful purified and honest - śāntāḥ sādhavaḥ

In the next verse Șri Cetanya quotes Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (5.5.2) where the avatar of the Lord, Ṛṣabhadeva gives instructions to his sons:

mahat-sevāḿ dvāram āhur vimuktes
tamo-dvāraḿ yoṣitāḿ sańgi-sańgam
mahāntas te sama-cittāḥ praśāntā
vimanyavaḥ suhṛdaḥ sādhavo ye

It has been stated that the service for the great spiritual personalities - āhuḥ sevām mahat
Is the door to liberation (from the material imprisonment) -dvāram vimukteḥ
And the door to the darkness of ignorance are the women and those that associate with them - dvāram tamaḥ yoṣitām sańgi-sańgam
The great spiritual personalities are perfectly poised - mahāntaḥ te sama-cittāḥ
Are peaceful (and as such) they don’t get angry - praśāntāḥ vimanyavaḥ
They are dear to all and are pure and honest - suhṛdaḥ ye sādhavaḥ

kṛṣṇa-bhakti-janma-mūla haya 'sādhu-sańga'
kṛṣṇa-prema janme, teńho punaḥ mukhya ańga

Association with the spiritual realized person gives birth to divine devotion for Krișna -sādhu-sańga haya mūla janma kṛṣṇa-bhakti
And the main reason which gives birth to divine love for Krișna - mukhya ańga janme kṛṣṇa-prema —
Is again this (association) -punaḥ teńho

Șri Cetania uphold His statement with a verse from Bhagavat Puran (10.51.53), from His preferred spiritual book, where Muciucunda addressed Krișna:

bhavāpavargo bhramato yadā bhavej
janasya tarhy acyuta sat-samāgamaḥ
sat-sańgamo yarhi tadaiva sad-gatau
parāvareśe tvayi jāyate ratiḥ

O, the infallible one, when a person - acyuta yadā bhavet janasya
Moves towards the final state (of liberation) - bhramataḥ bhava-apavargaḥ
than (one will reach) the association of the spiritual realized person - tarhi sat-samāgamaḥ
And as one attains the association of the spiritual realized person - yarhi tadā sat-sańgamaḥ
certainly (one attains) the supreme goal - eva sat-gatau
(which is) the appearance of affection for You, the Lord of the transcendental and material worlds — jāyate ratiḥ tvayi īśe para avara

[jopmala]

Namaskar anadiji

I have to admit that I enjoy your post but here I am expecting more details because CC here says that “ krishne bhakti kaile sarva karma krita haya” what does sarva karma mean here. What karmas are not required to do if one have sradhya bhakti in sri krishna . Is it necessary to practise karmas other than sravan kirtan for a vaishnab ? In the sloka “ tabat karmani” it is said that until one attains sradhya bhakti in hearing narrations about sri krishna, he can practise karma ( does prescribed karmas means Nitya naimittik karma ?). This is important because we see many vaishnabs do practise Nitya naimittik karma which is also practised by a non vaishnab such as offering puja, fasting, yajnas or chanting on beeds ekadashi etc, arati befor vigraha . I mean are these karmas not required when one attains krishna bhakti ? I also want your opinión on ‘purva ajna’ and ‘ai ajna’ ‘ veda drama. How do you feel , whether vaishnab these days following purva ajna or ai ajna or veda drama. In this context I Would like to share with you that I know such vaishnab who follows sri rup’s line of mahapravu’s vaishnab drama. They do not practise any kind of puja ,offering to photo vigraha, fasting ,yajna ,malajapa, ekadashi brata etc etc. They say these are all vidhi drama ( veda drama ?). They do not even visit any temple . They only discuss CC, Nam sankirtan loudly having khol kartal etc and they everytime do hear krishna katha from their Gossain. They say no karma is required because we have drida bhakti in Mahapravu. They say that they do practise inward what ever required to be done . krishna katha , discussing CC and loud nam sankartin just outward.

[anadi]

Namaskar anadiji

I have to admit that I enjoy your post but here I am expecting more details because CC here says that “ krishne bhakti kaile sarva karma krita haya” what does sarva karma mean here. What karmas are not required to do if one have sradhya bhakti in sri krishna . Is it necessary to practise karmas other than sravan kirtan for a vaishnab ?

Dandavat jopmala,

In my understanding in the sloka below

'śraddhā'-śabde — viśvāsa kahe sudṛḍha niścaya
kṛṣṇe bhakti kaile sarva-karma kṛta haya

we have almost the same meaning as in the famous Bhagavad-gita 18.66

sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
mokshayishyami ma sucah

Renounce any prescribed work - parityajya sarva-dharman
Take me as the only shelter - vraja mam ekam saranam
I will liberate you from all reactions of sinful life - aham tvam mokshayishyami sarva-papebhyah
don’t worry - ma sucah.

Taking Sri Krishna as the only shelter is this transcendental faith the Gaudiya Vaishnavas talk about - śraddhā.
In this connection, Srila Raghunatha das Gosvami, a renowned Gaudiya Vaishnava,
writes in his booklet Instruction for the mind - Manah-siksha (Mantra 2):

na dharmaḿ nādharmaḿ śruti-gaṇa-niruktaḿ kila kuru
vraje rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pracura-paricaryām iha tanu
saci-sunum nandisvara-pati-sutatve guru-varam
mukunda-presthatve smara param ajasram nanu manah

O mind really don’t do either dharma or adharma – manah kila kuru na dharmam na adharmam
mentioned (in the writings) that follow the vedic literature - niruktam gana sruti
but do the abundant worship of Radha Krişna here in Vraja - tanu paricaryam pracura radha-krisna iha vraje
(and) certainly always meditate on the son of Saci (Gaura – Sri Krishna-Caitanya) - nanu ajasram smara saci-sunum
As the son of the leader of Nandagram (Nanda Baba – the father of Krişna) - nandisvara-pati-sutatve
and the best spiritual master, who is very dear to Mukunda – varam guru presthatve mukunda

Hare Krishna