Verse 2.8.213

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.8.213:

চৈতন্যের বাক্যে যার নাহিক প্রমাণ চৈতন্য নাহিক তা’র, কি বলিব আন ॥ ২১৩ ॥

चैतन्येर वाक्ये यार नाहिक प्रमाण चैतन्य नाहिक ता’र, कि बलिब आन ॥ २१३ ॥

caitanyera vākye yāra nāhika pramāṇa caitanya nāhika tā’ra, ki baliba āna || 213 ||

caitanyera vakye yara nahika pramana caitanya nahika ta’ra, ki baliba ana (213)

English translation:

(213) Anyone who does not believe in the words of Lord Caitanya cannot attain Him. What more can I say?

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The words of Śrī Caitanyadeva are the crest jewel of all conclusions. Devotional service alone is the supreme goal of life. One who does not

have this conviction is averse to Lord Caitanya and fit to be called a fool. The Vedic literatures and Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, which it the essence of the Vedas, fully establish the prominence of devotional service. Nārāyaṇa’s goddesses of fortune, as well as Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, are all servants of the Supreme Lord. Śrīla Cakravartī Ṭhākura has written: ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas tad-dhāma vṛṇdāvanaṃ ramya kaścid upāsanā vraja-vadhu-varga-vīrya kalpita, śrīmad-bhāgavatam amalaṃ purāṇaṃ premā pum-artho mahān śrī-caitanya mahāprabhor matam idaṃ tatradaraḥ na paraḥ.

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the son of Nanda Mahārāja, is to be worshiped along with His transcendental abode, Vṛndāvana. The most pleasing form of worship for the Lord is that which was performed by the gopīs of Vṛndāvaṇa. Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is the spotless authority, and pure love of God is the ultimate goal of life. These statements, for which we have the highest regard, are the opinion of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”