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touched the

tiger with His feet.

The Lord said, "Chant the holy name of Krsna!" The tiger

immediately got up and began to dance and chant, "Krsna! Krsna!"

Another day, while Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was bathing in a

river, a herd of maddened elephants came there to drink water.

While the Lord was bathing and murmuring the Gayatri

mantra, the elephants came before Him. The Lord immediately

splashed some water on the elephants and asked them to chant the

name of Krsna.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the Supreme personality of

Godhead playing the part of a very great advanced devotee. On the

maha-bhagavata platform, the devotee makes no distinction between

friends and enemies. On that platform he sees everyone as a

servant of Krsna. As stated in "Bhagavad-gita":

vidya- vina ya-sampanne

brahmane gavi hastini

suni caiva svapake ca

panditah sama-darsinah

"The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal

vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog,

and a dog-eater [outcaste]." (Bg. 5.18)

A maha-bhagavata, being learned and advanced in spiritual

consciousness, sees no difference between a tiger, an elephant or

a learned scholar. The test of advanced spiritual consciousness

is that one becomes fearless. He envies no one, and

he is always engaged in the Lord`s service. He sees every living

entity as an etrnmal part and parcel of the Lord, rendering

service according to his capaсity by the will of Supreme Lord.

As "Bhagavad -gita" confirms:

sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto

mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca

"I am seated in every one`s heart, and from Me come remembrance,

knowledge and forgetfulness." (Bg. 15.15)

The maha-bhagavata knows that Krsna is in every one`s

heart. Krsna is dictating, and the living entity is following His

dictation`s. Krsna is within the heart of the tiger, elephant and

boar. Therefore Krsna tells them,"Here is a maha-bhagavata.Plea-

se do not disturb him." Why, then, should the animals be

envious of such a great personality? Those who are neophytes or

even a little progressed in devotional service should not try to

imitate the maha-bhagavata. Rather, they should only follow in

their footsteps. The word anukara means "imitating," and anusara

means "trying to follow in the footsteps." We should not try to

imitate the activities of a maha-bhagavata or Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Our best efforts should be exerted in trying to fol-

low them according to our ability. The maha-bhagavata`s heart is

completely freed from material contamination, and he can become

very dear even to fierce animals like tigers and elephants.

Indeed, the maha-bhagavata treats them as his very intimate fri-

ends. On this platform there is no question of envy. When the

Lord was passing through the forest, He was in ecstasy, thinking

the forest to be Vrindavan. He was simply searching for Krsna.

COMMENTARY by H. H. PRABHAVISNU SWAMI:

So one example of a great maha- bhagavata

devotee is Haridasa Thakura. Once Haridas Thakura

was living in a cave and he was always absorbed in chanting the

holy names of the Lord. So there was a big snake also living in

cave. So same people one to came to take darshin of Haridas

Thakura, but they are by the snake.So Haridas was go to fvightened

leave the cave,so that he coald preach.But Krsna in the heart

of` the snake maaaade the snake leave the cave,

so that a maha- bhagavata like Haridas Thakura would not be

disturbed in his chanting or his preaching. So here in the

purport, Srila Prabhupada is making the point that the maha-

bhagavata is completely fearless because he is completely surrendered

to Krsna and he knows that Krsna is everywhere