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The Sixth Jewel
Advaita-tattva
The Advaita Principle
6. 1
mahavisnur-jagat-karta mayaya yam srjaty adam
tasyavatara evayam advaitacarya isvaram
Lord Advaita Acaya is the incarnation of Mahavisnu, whose main
function is to create the cosmic world through the actions of
maya. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.4)
6. 2
advaitam harinadvaitacayam bhakti-samsanat
bhaktavataramism tam advaitacaryam asraye
Because He is nondifferent from Hari, the Supreme Lord, He is
called Advaita, and because He propagates the cult of devotion,
He is called Acaya. He is the Lord and the incarnation of the
Lord's devotee. Therefore I take shelter of Him.
(Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 1.12 - 13)
Mahavisnu, the Supersoul of material nature, is the efficent
cause [nimitta] and
Sri Advaita is the material cause [upadana] of the material
creation.
6. 3
apane purusa - visvera "nimitta - karana
advaita-rupa "upadana" ha'na narayana
"nimittamse" kare ti-ho mayate iksana
"upadana" sri advaita karena brahmanda-srjana
Lord Visnu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the
material world, and Narayana in the form of Sri Advaita, is the
material cause [upadana]. Lord Visn, in His efficient aspect,
glances over the material energy, and Sri Advaita as the
material cause, creates the material world. (Caitanya-Caritamrta
Adi 6.16 - 7)
Advaita is Sadasiva
6. 4
He who was Sri Sadasva is the bhakta-avatara, Sri Advaita
Prabhu. (Gaura-Ganoddesa Dipika, 11)
The meaning of the name Advaita
6. 5
mahavisnura amsa - advaita gunadhama
isvare abheda, te-i "advaita" purna nama
Sri Advaita, who is a reservoir of virtues, is the main limb of
Mahavisnu. His full name is Advaita, for He is identical in all
respects with the Lord. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.25)
Advaita Acarya is a preacher of krsna-bhakti
6. 7
jiva nistarila krsna-bhakti kari' dana
gita-bhagavate kaila bhaktira vyakhyana
He delivered all living beings by offering the gift of
krsna-bhakti. He explained Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam
in the light of devotional service. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi
6.27)
He is the avatara of Mahavisnu of and is the servant of Sri
Caitanya.
6. 8
advaitanacaya gosa-i saksat-isvara
prabhu, guru kari' mane ti-ho ta' kinkara
Lord Advaita Acarya is directly the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. Although Lord Caitanya accepts Him as His preceptor,
Advaita Acarya is a servant of the Lord. (Caitanya-Caritamrta
Adi5.147)
Advaita and Nityananda are servants of Sri Caitanya
6. 9
eka "mahaprabhu," ara "prabhu" - duijana
dui prabhu seve maharabhu carana
There is one "Mahaprabhu" [Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu] and two
"Prabhus" [Advaita Prabhu and Nityananda Prabhu]. The two
Prabhus serve the lotus feet of Maharabhu. (Caitanya-Caritamrta
Adi 7.14)
The twofold branches among the followers of Advaita: saragrahi
(those who accept the essence) and asaravahi (those useless
persons who accept the nonessential).
6. 10
advaitanghryu-abhabhrngamstan sarasarabhrto 'khilan
hitvasaran sarabhuto naumi caitanya jivanan
The followers of Sri Advaita were of two kinds. Some were real
followers (saragrahi) and the others were false (sara-grahi).
Rejecting the false followers, I offere my respectful obeisances
to the real followers of Sri Advaita Acaya whose life and soul
was Sri Caitanya Maharabhu. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 12.1)
The Saragrahi followers of Advaita are devotees of
Gauranga:
the asara-grahi (useless) are those who act independently and
reject Gauranga.
6. 11
prathame ta' ekamata acaryera gana
pache dui mata haila daivera karana
keha ta' acaryera ajnaya, keha ta' svatantra
svamata kalpana kare daiva-paratantra
acaryera mata yei, sei mata sara
ta-'ra ajna langi' cale sei ta' asara
At first all the followers of Advaita Acaya shared a single
opinion. but later they followed two different opinions as
ordained by providence. Some of the disciples strictly accepted
the orders of the acarya, and others deviated, independently
concocting their own opinions under the spell of daivi maya. The
opinion of the acarya is essential. Anyone who disregards his
order is useless (asara-grahi) (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 12.8 -
10).
The useless followers of Advaita Acarya acted contrary
to the principles of Sri Caitanya and thus became cut off from
his mercy.
6. 12
ihara madhye mali-pache kona saha-gana
na mane caitanya-mali durdaiva-karana
srjaila, jiyaila ta're na manila
krtaghna haila, ta're skandha ta're jala na sa-care
jalabhave krsa-sakha sukhaiya mare
After the disappearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who was the
gardener of the tree of love of Godhead, some of the
sub-branches of the Advaita branch, for unfortunate reasons,
deviated from His path. Some branches did not accept the
original trunk that vitalized and maintained the entire tree.
When they thus became ungrateful, the original trunk was angry
at them. Thus Lord Caitanya did not sprinkly upon them the water
of his mercy, and they gradually withered and died.
GAUDIYA KANTHAHARA
THE SIXTH JEWEL: ADVAITA-TATTVA