Caitanya-caritamrta: Madhya-lila

11.51

bhattacarya kahe-deva na kara visada

tomare prabhura avasya ha-ibe prasada

SYNONYMS

bhattacarya kahe—the Bhattacarya said; deva—O King; na kara visada—do not be worried; tomare—unto you; prabhura—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avasya—certainly; ha-ibe—there must be; prasada—mercy.

Finally Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, “My dear King, do not worry.

Because of your firm determination, I am sure that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mercy will definitely be bestowed upon you.”

PURPORT

Due to King Prataparudra’s firm determination, the Bhattacarya predicted that the King would receive Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mercy without fail.

As confirmed elsewhere in Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 19.151), guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija: “By the mercy of the spiritual master and Krsna, one gets the seed of devotional service.” The Bhattacarya was the spiritual master of King Prataparudra, and he gave his blessings to the effect that the Lord would be merciful upon the King.

The mercy of the spiritual master and Krsna combine to grant success to a devotee engaged in Krsna consciousness.

This is confirmed by the Vedas:

yasya deve para bhaktir

yatha deve tatha gurau

tasyaite kathita hy arthah

prakasante mahatmanah “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.” (Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.23) Maharaja Prataparudra had firm faith in the Bhattacarya, who declared Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Having firm faith in the Bhattacarya as his spiritual master, King Prataparudra immediately accepted Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as the Supreme Lord.

Thus he began worshiping Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in his mind.

This is the process of devotional service.

According to Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita (9.34):

man-mana bhava mad-bhakto

mad-yaji mam namaskuru

mam evaisyasi yuktvaivam

atmanam mat-parayanah “Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me.

Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.” This process is very simple.

One need only be firmly convinced by the spiritual master that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

If one decides this, he can make further progress by thinking of Krsna, chanting of Krsna and glorifying Him.

There is then no doubt that such a fully surrendered devotee will receive the blessings of Lord Krsna.

Srila Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya explains this further.