## Chapter IV Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Should Be Distributed to Everyone, Without Restriction ### 1. The saṅkīrtana movement should be preached without restriction: **Not considering who asked for it and who did not, nor who was fit and who unfit to receive it, Caitanya Mahāprabhu distributed the fruit of devotional service.** This is the sum and substance of Lord Caitanya's *saṅkīrtana *movement. There is no distinction made between those who are fit and those who are not fit to hear or take part in the *saṅkīrtana *movement. It should therefore be preached without discrimination. The only purpose of the preachers of the *saṅkīrtana *movement must be to go on preaching without restriction. That is the way in which Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced this *saṅkīrtana *movement to the world. *— Cc. Ā*di *[[cc/adi/9/29|9.29]]* ### 2. The preachers approach everyone impartially: *... vedānta-vādīs, *or the *bhakti-vedāntas, *are impartial in distributing the transcendental knowledge of devotional service. To them no one is enemy or friend; no one is educated or uneducated. No one is especially favorable, and no one is unfavorable. The *bhakti-vedāntas *see that the people in general are wasting time in false sensuous things. Their business is to get the ignorant mass of people to reestablish the lost relationship with the Personality of Godhead. By such endeavor, even the most forgotten soul is roused up to the sense of spiritual life, and thus being initiated by the *bhakti-vedāntas, *the people in general gradually progress on the path of transcendental realization. *— *Bhāg *[[sb/1/5/24|1.5.24]]* ### 3. Kṛṣṇa consciousness should be distributed to everyone, without discrimination: **With great respect, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Advaita Ācārya, "Give Kṛṣṇa consciousness, devotion to Kṛṣṇa, even to the lowest of men [caṇḍālas]."** This is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's order to all His devotees. *Kṛṣṇa-bhakti, *devotion to Kṛṣṇa, is open to everyone, even low-class men like *caṇḍālas. *One should follow this order in the disciplic succession stemming from Śrī Advaita and Nityānanda Prabhu and distribute Kṛṣṇa consciousness without discrimination throughout the world. There are different kinds of men, beginning with the *brāhmaṇa *and going down to the lowest platform known as *caṇḍāla. *Whatever one's position, everyone in this Age of Kali needs to be enlightened in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is the greatest need of the day. Everyone is acutely feeling the pangs of material existence.... everyone is feeling the resultant pinpricks of Kali-yuga brought about by human society's indulging in illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling and intoxication. Now is the time for the members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness to distribute *kṛṣṇa-bhakti *all over the world and thus follow the orders of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord has ordered everyone to become a *guru *(Cc. *Madhya* [[cc/madhya/7/128|7.128]])....* *Everyone in every town and village should be enlightened by the instructions of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Kṛṣṇa consciousness should be distributed to everyone indiscriminately. In this way, the entire world will be peaceful and happy, and everyone will glorify Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, as He desires. The word *caṇḍāla* actually refers to a dog-eater, who is considered the lowest of men. Even *caṇḍālas* can be enlightened in Kṛṣṇa consciousness due to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's benedictions. *Kṛṣṇa-bhakti *is* *not the monopoly of a certain caste. Everyone is eligible to receive this great benediction given by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Everyone should be given a chance to receive it and be happy. *— Cc. *Madhya *[[cc/madhya/15/41|15.41]]* ### 4. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement should be spread everywhere, to everyone, without restriction: **In distributing love of Godhead, Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates did not consider who was a fit candidate and who was not, nor where such distribution should or should not take place. They made no conditions. Wherever they got the opportunity the members of the Panca-tattva distributed love of Godhead.** ... here is an authoritative statement that in distributing love of Godhead one should not consider whether the recipients are Europeans, Americans, Hindus, Muslims, etc. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement should be spread wherever possible... Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu desired that His name be spread in each and every town and village on the surface of the globe. *— Cc. Ā*di *[[cc/adi/7/23|7.23]]* ### 5. Kṛṣṇa-kathā should be preached without restriction: There are two important *kṛṣṇa-kathās *current in the world—*Bhagavad-gītā *and *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.... *Lord Caitanya advised all His disciples to preach *kṛṣṇa-kathā *all over the world without discrimination because the transcendental value of *kṛṣṇa-kathā *can purify one and all from material contamination. *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/3/5/10|3.5.10]]* ### 6. Kṛṣṇa consciousness should be distributed unconditionally: **"Now please hear from me about the process of devotional service, which is applicable in any country, for any person, at all times and in all circumstances."** The cult of *bhāgavata-dharma *can be spread in all circumstances, among all people and in all countries.... Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirms that devotional service to the Lord—the cult of *bhāgavata-dharma, *which is now being spread as the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement—can be spread in every country, for every person, in any condition of life, and in all circumstances. *— Cc. *Madhya *[[cc/madhya/25/120|25.120]]*