Address in Hindi – October 14, 1976, Chandigarh

Prabhupada: …therefore the Supreme Personality of Godhead has personally appered as Caitanya Mahaprabhu. It is recommended in the sastra that kalau dhari-kirtanat [SB 12.3.52]

This is the scriptural injunction. The form of the Supreme Lord in Kali-yuga is Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is present before you. Simply by performing Hari-kirtana, just like these people have demonstrated it by following the footsteps of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Caitanya Mahaprabhu has displayed us and we follow Him. We belong to Caitanya sampradaya. People have become so foolish in Kali-yuga as I have already said earlier, that they don't know religious principles or anything. Therefore to revive them this is the only alternative.

If you simply chant Hare Krsna then gradually you will become liberated and go to the supreme abode of the Lord. This is called dharma or religion. Since people are so much degraded in Kali-yuga, the Supreme Lord has appeared as the holy name, the holy name of Krsna. You kindly adopt it and you will be happy.

If you accept the holy name of Krsna then only by this Hare Krsna name you will become purified. ceto-darpana-marjanam [Siksastaka 1] All contaminations within your mind will be cleansed. Ceto-darpana, then you will understand what your position is. And to advance further, karisye vacanam tava. [Bg 18.73] That is wanted. In the beginning Na karisye vacanam tava. At first it was, but the Supreme Lord chastised him that "You have come to the battlefield and why you are becoming emotional that I will not fight? Is that the behavior of a gentleman? anarya-justam [Bg 2.2]

This is not gentlemanly. That is ungentlemanly. You are so fool. You came to fight. You are My friend known to Me and you are declining to fight?" That was his desire. The Supreme Lord says, you fight, but Na karisye vacanam tava. No. I will not follow Your advise. But after hearing Bhagavad-gita he concluded, karisye vacanam tava. That "Na" was missing. No more "Na." Yes, I will do. This change took place. It is not difficult to understand. Before it was, na karisye vacanam tava, then it became, karisye vacanam tava. This change should take place. One who changes like this that what the Supreme Lord is saying in Bhagavad-gita, karisye vacanam tava, I will do, his reading of Bhagavad-gita is successful. Otherwise he remains a fool.

So it is the duty of everyone to read Bhagavad-gita and become intelligent to follow the, karisye vacanam tava. We will do what the Supreme Lord instructs.

Caitya guru: I already told all of you before that if anyone has any question then, first you offer humble obeisances.

There are two questions. One may be a learned scholar but what actually the symptom of a guru?

Prabhupada: Guru is he who preaches what the Supreme Personality of Godhead says. The Supreme Lord says,

That is dharma. And the business of the guru is, "Look, you give up all other religion and surrender unto the lotus feet of Krsna." That's all. Then he is a guru. Otherwise all others are cheaters. One who becomes Krsna himself, he is a cheater. And one who says that surrender to the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, he is a guru. That's the only difference. Now you judge yourself what one says. If he repeats what Krsna says, mam ekam saranam vraja, if the guru also says, "Look, you take shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna. Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. You surrender to Him." He is guru. And he who speaks all nonsense, he is not guru. This is the point. Both things. You check it yourself.

Caitya guru: The first battle was between Rama and Ravana. The second battle took place with Krsna during Mahabharata. What will be the third battle?

Prabhupada: In the third battle you have to fight. You are an incarnation. [chuckles] What will happen in the third… Be at the second battle for now. What the Supreme Lord has said in the second battle you inquire about that. Then you inquire about the third. Now the Supreme Lord says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg 18.66] follow that. Then what He will instruct in the third time…There is third time, Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He says,

This is the statement of the sastra. Caitanya Mahaprabhu didn't invent it. This verdict is found in Brhan-Naradiya-Purana. In Kali-yuga only by chanting the name of Hari, harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam. You chant and you will be benefitted. You will be liberated. You will be happy.

Caitya guru: Someone asked this question. Sri Sai Baba says he is Bhagavana. If so, then is he a guru?

Prabhupada: We don't know all this. [chuckles] We are fools. We only know Krsna. We are not very learned. We just know one thing that krsnas tu bhagavan svayam [SB 1.3.28]

That's all. All others are thieves. Tell me what more?

Caitya guru: Anyone has any more questions?

Prabhupada: That's all. Enough for today.

Caitya guru: Now all of you….. [end]