17.153
purve yena ’daksina’ yaite loka nistarila
’pascima’-dese taiche saba ’vaisnava’ karila
SYNONYMS
purve—formerly; yena—as; daksina—South India; yaite—going to; loka—the people; nistarila—He delivered; pascima-dese—in the western countries; taiche—similarly; saba—all; vaisnava—devotees; karila—made.
When the Lord toured South India, He delivered many people, and when He traveled in the western sector, He similarly converted many people to Vaisnavism.
PURPORT
Formerly Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu converted people when He toured southern and western India.
Similarly, this Hare Krsna movement is now delivering the people of the Western world wherever devotees are chanting the holy names.
This is all being done by the Lord’s mercy.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu predicted that He would deliver people in every city and village of the world by giving them a chance to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.