Madhya 10.13

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বৈষ্ণবের এই হয় এক স্বভাব নিশ্চল ।
তেঁহো জীব নহেন, হন স্বতন্ত্র ঈশ্বর ॥ ১৩ ॥

vaisnavera ei haya eka svabhava niscala

teṅho jiva nahena, hana svatantra isvara

SYNONYMS

vaisnavera-of great devotees; ei-this; haya-is; eka-one; sva-bhava-nature; niscala-unflinching; teṅho-he; jiva-conditioned soul; nahena-is not; hana-is; svatantra-independent; isvara-controller.

TRANSLATION

"A Vaisnava travels to places of pilgrimage to purify them and reclaim fallen conditioned souls. This is one of the duties of a Vaisnava. Actually, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is not a living entity but the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. Consequently, He is a fully independent controller, yet in His position as a devotee, He carries out the activities of a devotee."

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura points out that because there are many permanent residents in holy places who do not precisely follow the rules and regulations governing living in a sacred place, exalted devotees have to go to these places to reclaim them. This is the business of a Vaisnava. A Vaisnava is unhappy to see others materially enmeshed. Although Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the worshipable Deity of all Vaisnavas, the activities of a Vaisnava were taught by Him. Nonetheless, He is the complete and independent Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is purnah suddho nitya-muktah. He is complete, completely uncontaminated and eternal. He is sanatana, for He has no beginning or end.

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