# Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Mercy *On the special compassion of Lord Caitanya* --- ### More Compassionate Than Kṛṣṇa > So Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, out of His great compassion for the fallen souls, He appeared. Kṛṣṇa comes also, but Kṛṣṇa is not so liberal. Kṛṣṇa makes condition, that "First of all you surrender. Then I take charge of you." But Caitanya Mahāprabhu is more compassionate than Kṛṣṇa, although Kṛṣṇa and Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the same thing. So by Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy we are so easily understanding Kṛṣṇa. So that Caitanya Mahāprabhu is present here. You worship Him. It is not very difficult. *Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtanaiḥ prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ. Kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam, yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtanam* [SB 11.5.32]. You simply chant Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra,* and whatever you can, offer Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He is very kind. He does not take offense. Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa worship is little difficult. We have to worship Him with great awe and veneration. But Caitanya Mahāprabhu has voluntarily come to deliver the fallen souls. Little service, He will be satisfied. He will be satisfied. But do not neglect. Because He is very kind and compassionate, that does not mean we should forget His position. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, so we should offer Him very great respect, and as far as possible... But the advantage is that Caitanya Mahāprabhu does not take any offense. And to worship Him, to please Him, is very easy. *Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtanaiḥ prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ.* Simply you chant Hare Kṛṣṇa *mahā-mantra* and dance, and Caitanya Mahāprabhu will be very pleased. He introduced this dancing and chanting, and this is the easiest process for God realization. So as far as possible... If possible, twenty-four hours. If that is not possible, at least four times, six times, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra* before Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and you will get success in your life. This is a fact. — [[spoken/1975/750225ar.mia|Arrival Lecture, Miami, February 25, 1975]] --- ### Kṛṣṇa Descended as His Name > So our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is *para-upakāra,* how to bring them in peaceful condition, in normal mental condition, and make this life successful by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. So we have to do it very carefully. It is *para-upakāra.* So always remember this fact, that they are... The whole world is being controlled by *āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ,* atheist class of men, and people are suffering everywhere. But Kṛṣṇa also descends when such condition prevailing. *Yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati.* So now Kṛṣṇa has descended in His name, *nāma-rūpe kṛṣṇa-avatāra* [Cc Ādi 17.22]. So try to do some good to the society. You have got a great mission, and don't deviate. Try to... And Kṛṣṇa will give you all help. — [[spoken/1977/770225ed.may|Evening Darśana, Māyāpur, February 25, 1977]] --- ### Nāma-rūpe Kṛṣṇa Avatāra > Not *Kalki avatāra.* This *hari-nāma avatāra.* Yes. *Nāma-rūpe kali-kāle kṛṣṇa avatāra* [Cc Ādi 17.22]. Kṛṣṇa, in this age, He has descended in the form of Hare Kṛṣṇa. *Nāma-rūpe kali-kāle kṛṣṇa avatāra.* The name is already there. It is being propounded all over the world. — [[spoken/1974/740225mw.bom|Morning Walk [Partially Recorded], Bombay, February 25, 1974]] --- ### Simply Be Humble and Hear > So Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu approved this process. When He was talking with Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, Rāmānanda Rāya suggested various methods of self-realization. So Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not reject them. He said, "Yes, it is also nice, but you go farther above. Go forward still." So in this way, when Rāmānanda Rāya quoted this verse from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, jñāne prayāsam udapāsya,* He said... No, in the beginning He had, *eho bāhya, āge kaha,* Cc. Madhya 8.59: "This process is not very important; it is external. If you know better than this, say." So in this way, after many rejection, when Rāmānanda Rāya came to this version, *jñāne prayāsam udapāsya,* Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not say that it is useless. *Eho haya:* "Yes, it is nice." *Eho haya:* "It can be accepted." That is the beginning, that don't try to speculate. Just become humble and meek and hear from the realized soul. *Namanta. Jñāne prayāsam udapāsya namanta eva.* Just become submissive. Do not think that you know by everything. That is your illusion, *māyā.* Because you cannot know everything. You can..., you may know something. That is not possible that you know everything. — [[spoken/1975/750228pu.atl|Purport to Parama Koruṇa, Atlanta, February 28, 1975]] --- ### Simply Surrender > Actually our position is to serve Kṛṣṇa. That is real position. Caitanya Mahāprabhu starts His instruction from this point, that we are eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, and because we have rebelled not to serve, therefore Kṛṣṇa, out of His unlimited mercy and compassion, He comes down and teach us, "You rascal, surrender. Why you are suffering unnecessarily?" *Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ,* Bg. 18.66: "You rascal, you give up all these so-called engagements. You surrender to Me." — [[spoken/1976/760228sb.may|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.21, Māyāpur, February 28, 1976]] --- *5 verified verbatim quotes from Śrīla Prabhupāda on Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy*