Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

228 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8
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raga-marge bhaji' paila vrajendra-nandana
SYNONYMS
tahate-in this matter; dc$tanta-the example; upani$ad sruti-gal)a-the great
sages known as the personified Upani?ads or srutis; raga-marge-on the path of
spontaneous love; bhaji'-worshiping; pai/a-obtained; vrajendra-nandana-the
lotus feet of Lord Kr�r:Ja.
TRANSLATION
"Those saintly persons who presented the Upani�ads are vivid examples of
this. By worshiping the Lord on the path of spontaneous love, they attained
the lotus feet of Vrajendra-nandana, the son of Nanda Maharaja.
PURPORT
In the Goloka Vrndavana planet, Kr�r:Ja's servants are headed by Raktaka and
Patraka . Kr�r:Ja's friends are headed by Sridama, Subala and others. There are also
elderly gopis and the cowherd men headed by Nanda Maharaja, mother Ya5oda
and others. All of these personalities are eternally engaged in the loving service of
the Lord in accordance with their specific attachments for Kr�r:Ja. One who wants
to return home to serve the Lord directly is attracted to Kr�Qa as a servant, friend,
father or mother. By continuously serving Kr�r:Ja during this life in a particular
ecstasy, one gives up the material body and attains a suitable spiritual body to
serve Kr�r:Ja in terms of a particular attachment. One may serve as a servant,
friend, father or mother. In the same way, if one wants to serve Kr�Qa in conjugal
love, he can also attain a body under the guidance of the gopis. The most vivid
example in this connection is those saintly personalities known as srutis, who pre­
sented the Upani?ads. These srutis understand that without serving Kr�r:Ja and
following in the footsteps of the gopis, there is no possibility of entering the
kingdom of God. Therefore they engage in spontaneous loving service unto Kr�oa
and follow in the footsteps of the gopis.
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