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The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Cc Ādi 3.98
Text
loka-gati dekhi' ācārya karuṇa-hṛdaya
vicāra karena, lokera kaiche hita haya
Synonyms

loka-gati-the course of the world; dekhi'-seeing; ācārya-Advaita Ācārya; karuṇa-hṛdaya-compassionate heart; vicāra karena-considers; lokera-of the world; kaiche-how; hita-welfare; haya-there is.

Translation

Seeing the activities of the world, the Ācārya felt compassion and began to ponder how He could act for the people's benefit.

Purport

The third-class prisoners, being less materially opulent than the first-class prisoners, endeavor to imitate them, for they also have no information of the real nature of their imprisonment. Thus they also are misled by the illusory material nature. The function of the ācārya, however, is to change the activities of both the first-class and third-class prisoners for their real benefit. This endeavor makes him a very dear devotee of the Lord, who says clearly in the Bhagavad-gītā that no one in human society is dearer to Him than a devotee who constantly engages in His service by finding ways to preach the message of Godhead for the real benefit of the world. The so-called ācāryas of the Age of Kali are more concerned with exploiting the resources of their followers than mitigating their miseries; but Śrī Advaita Prabhu, as an ideal ācārya, was concerned with improving the condition of the world situation.