Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

346 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 9
PURPORT
This is a good example of a person who had become so successful that he was
able to capture the attention of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu even while reading
Bhagavad-gita incorrectly. His spirityal activities did not depend on material things
such as correct pronunciation. Rather, his success depended on strictly following
the instructions of his spiritual master.
yasya deve para bhaktir
yatha deve tatha gurau
tasyaite kathita hy artha/:1
praka.Sante mahatmana/:1
"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the
spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically
revealed."(Svet. Up. 6.23)
Actually the meaning of the words of Bhagavad-gita or Srimad-Bhagavatam are
revealed to one strictly following the orders of the spiritual master. They are also
revealed to one who has equal faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In
other words, being ·faithful to both Kr�r:"�a and the spiritual master is the secret of
success in spiritual life.
TEXT 99
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arjunera rathe kr�Qa haya rajju-dhara
vasiyache hate totra syamala sundara
SYNONYMS
arjunera-of Arjuna; rathe-in the chariot; k($Qa-Lord Kr�r;�a; haya-is; rajju­
dhara-holding the reins; vasiyache-He was sitting there; hate-in the hand;
totra-a bridle; syama/a-blackish; sundara-very beautiful.
TRANSLATION
The brahmar,a continued, "Actually I only see a picture of Lord Kr,r,a sitting
on a chariot as Arjuna's charioteer. Taking the reins in His hands, He appears
very beautiful and blackish .
TEXT 100
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