TEXT 130
prabhu ajna dila--yaha karaha kirtana
muni samharimu aji sakala yavana
SYNONYMS
prabhuthe Lord; ajna dilaordered; yahago; karahaand perform; kirtanasankirtana, chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; muniI; samharimushall kill; ajitoday; sakalaall; yavanathe Muslims.
TRANSLATION
Lord Caitanya ordered, "Go peform sankirtana! Today I shall kill all the Muslims!"
PURPORT
Gandhi is known for having started the movement of nonviolent civil disobedience in India, but about five hundred years before him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu started His movement of nonviolent civil disobedience to the order of Chand Kazi. It is not necessary to commit violence to stop the opposition from hindering a movement, for one can kill their demoniac behavior with reason and argument. Following in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, whenever there are obstacles the Hare Krsna movement should kill the opposition with reason and argument and thus stop their demoniac behavior. If we became violent in every case, it would be difficult for us to manage our affairs. We should therefore follow in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who disobeyed the order of Chand Kazi but subdued him with reason and argument.

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