Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 8.5

mūka kavitva kare yāń-sabāra smaraṇe

pańgu giri lańghe, andha dekhe tārā-gaṇe

SYNONYMS

mūka — dumb; kavitva — poet; kare — becomes; yāń — whose; sabāra — all; smaraṇe — by remembering; pańgu — the lame; giri — mountains; lańghe — crosses; andha — blind; dekhe — sees; tārā-gaṇe — the stars.

TRANSLATION

By remembering the lotus feet of the Pañca-tattva, a dumb man can become a poet, a lame man can cross mountains, and a blind man can see the stars in the sky.

PURPORT

In Vaiṣṇava philosophy there are three ways for perfection — namely sādhana-siddha, perfection attained by executing devotional service according to the rules and regulations, nitya-siddha, eternal perfection attained by never forgetting Kṛṣṇa at any time, and kṛpā-siddha, perfection attained by the mercy of the spiritual master or another Vaiṣṇava. Kavirāja Gosvāmī here stresses kṛpā-siddha, perfection by the mercy of superior authorities. This mercy does not depend on the qualifications of a devotee. By such mercy, even if a devotee is dumb he can speak or write to glorify the Lord splendidly, even if lame he can cross mountains, and even if blind he can see the stars in the sky.

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