CC Adi 17.130 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 130
- prabhu ājñā dila--yāha karaha kīrtana
- muñi saṁhārimu āji sakala yavana
SYNONYMS
prabhu—the Lord; ājñā dila—ordered; yāha—go; karaha—and perform; kīrtana—saṅkīrtana, chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra; muñi—I; saṁhārimu—shall kill; āji—today; sakala—all; yavana—the Muslims.
TRANSLATION
Lord Caitanya ordered, "Go peform saṅkīrtana! Today I shall kill all the Muslims!"
PURPORT
Gandhi is known for having started the movement of nonviolent civil disobedience in India, but about five hundred years before him, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started His movement of nonviolent civil disobedience to the order of Chand Kazi. It is not necessary to commit violence to stop the opposition from hindering a movement, for one can kill their demoniac behavior with reason and argument. Following in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, whenever there are obstacles the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement should kill the opposition with reason and argument and thus stop their demoniac behavior. If we became violent in every case, it would be difficult for us to manage our affairs. We should therefore follow in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who disobeyed the order of Chand Kazi but subdued him with reason and argument.