Chapter Two Ananta‑saàhitä
For the pleasure of intelligent people, I will first present what Lord Çiva described long ago to Pärvaté in the Ananta‑saàhitä . Çré Pärvaté said, “Who is Kåñëa Caitanya? What are His auspicious characteristics? What is the Ananta‑saàhitä ? How and by whom was it revealed? I have heard you chant various names of Viñëu, but never the two names ‘ Gauräìga’ and ‘ Kåñëa Caitanya.’ O lord of my life, please tell me why you are loudly chanting these all‑auspicious names. Also, please narrate that Saàhitä which contains Lord Caitanya’s glorification.” Çré Mahädeva said, “O Pärvaté, daughter of Himalaya, you are very fortunate. Lord Viñëu glorifies you as being equal to Çré Rädhä. You have surrendered both body and mind to Çré Kåñëa. Therefore, my beloved, you have the proper qualification for hearing about Çré Kåñëa Caitanya, for only those who have devotion to Rädhä and Kåñëa are qualified to hear about Çré Caitanya. Nondevotees are not qualified. “O beloved, Kåñëa Caitanya is the first amongst the gods, the Lord of all worlds from whom everything comes. He is the Paramätmä, and everything merges in Him at the time of universal destruction. The knowers of the Vedas call Him Brahman, while some call Him the original learned person. Some persons call Him the sole Lord of the universe, and others see Him as the Supreme Person. “Some call Him the fruit of work, and others know Him as the grandfather. Someone else knows Him as the Lord of sacrifice, and others as the omniscient Lord. O Maheçvari, the Supreme Person, Çré Kåñëa Himself, who is the life of Çré Rädhäräëé and Lord of the universe, appeared at the time of creation as Gaura. O gentle‑faced Pärvaté, because He appeared at that time as pure consciousness, caitanya , the wise call Him Kåñëa Caitanya. The syllable ‘kåñi ’ means ‘ support’ and ‘na ’ means ‘ universe.’ The wise understand that Kåñëa is the person who supports the universe. “Previously you heard fromme in detail about Kåñëa. Because He appeared at the beginning of the creation of the universe in a
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