Genuine spiritual progress requires humble surrender to a bona fide spiritual master, transcending all material qualifications.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī's Appearance Day — October 19, 1972, Vṛndāvana 721019AK-VRNDAVAN [55:52 Minutes] KrsnadasaKavirajaApp_721019AK-VRNDAVAN Pradyumna: Page 39.
Prabhupāda: Hmm? There will is [indistinct]. Pradyumna: Page 39. "I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose mercy even a..." Prabhupāda: No, no.
This is... Teachings of Lord Caitanya. Pradyumna: Oh. I'm sorry, sorry.
"In the instructions of Lord Caitanya to..." Prabhupāda: Forty-seven? Pradyumna: Page 47. " 'Teachings to Sanātana Gosvāmī.' In the instructions of Lord Caitanya to Sanātana Gosvāmī, we can understand the science of God in the matter of His transcendental form, His opulences and His devotional service, for everything is being described to Sanātana Gosvāmī by the Lord Himself. At that time, Sanātana fell at the feet of the Lord and with great humility asked about his own real identity.
"He spoke as follows, 'I am born of a lower family. My associations are all abominable and I am fallen, the most wretched of mankind. I was suffering in the dark well of material enjoyment, and I never knew the actual goal of my life. I do not know what is beneficial to me.
Although in the mundane sphere I am what is known as a great, learned man, I am in fact so much of a fool that I even accept that I am learned. You have accepted me as Your servant, and You've delivered me from the entanglement of material life. Now You can tell me what my duty is in this liberated state of life." Prabhupāda: So today is the appearance day of Śrī Kavirāja Gosvāmī, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī. Therefore we are discussing this evening Teachings of Lord Caitanya, which is the summary study of Caitanya-caritāmṛta.
The most important chapters in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, namely, His teachings to Rūpa Gosvāmī, His teachings to Sanātana Gosvāmī, His talks with Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, His talks with Sarvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and His talks with Rāmānanda Rāya—these five subject matters are delineated in the Teachings of Lord Caitanya specifically. So the most important chapter of Caitanya's teaching was to Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī. Teachings to Sanātana Gosvāmī and, uh, Rūpa Gosvāmī and Rāmaṇanda Gosvāmī, Rāmānanda Rāya, so they are meant for devotees who are on the second stage. First stage, second stage and third stage. The first stage is called mahā-bhāgavata, liberated devotee.