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saba nistarite prabhu krpa-avatara
saba nistarite kare caturi apara
SYNONYMS
saba—all; nistarite—to deliver; prabhu—the Lord; krpa—mercy; avatara—incarnation; saba—all; nistarite—to deliver; kare—did; caturi—devices; apara—unlimited.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in order to deliver all the fallen souls.
Therefore He devised many methods to liberate them from the clutches of maya.
PURPORT
It is the concern of the acarya to show mercy to the fallen souls.
In this connection, desa-kala-patra (the place, the time and the object) should be taken into consideration.
Since the European and American boys and girls in our Krsna consciousness movement preach together, less intelligent men criticize that they are mingling without restriction.
In Europe and America boys and girls mingle unrestrictedly and have equal rights; therefore it is not possible to completely separate the men from the women.
However, we are thoroughly instructing both men and women how to preach, and actually they are preaching wonderfully.
Of course, we very strictly prohibit illicit sex.
Boys and girls who are not married are not allowed to sleep together or live together, and there are separate arrangements for boys and girls in every temple.
Grhasthas live outside the temple, for in the temple we do not allow even husband and wife to live together.
The results of this are wonderful.
Both men and women are preaching the gospel of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Krsna with redoubled strength.
In this verse the words saba nistarite kare caturi apara indicate that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to deliver one and all.
Therefore it is a principle that a preacher must strictly follow the rules and regulations laid down in the sastras yet at the same time devise a means by which the preaching work to reclaim the fallen may go on with full force.