The krsna-sankirtana, although it is transcendental, but people, not all people... Those who are simple, they can take, but those who are covered with the material dust, they cannot take it

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"The kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana, although it is transcendental, by people—not all people; those who are simple, they can take, but those who are covered with the material dust, they cannot take it"

Lectures

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures

When He was chanting in His association and He was passing on the road, thousands and thousands of people followed Him, and they also chanted. That time, when He was doing this propagation, there was Muhammadan kingdom, and because the Muhammadans were against Hindu religion, so some of the ministers of the Muhammadan king, they were also afraid that "The Nawab Shah may not be angry that He is doing . . ." The kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana, although it is transcendental, by people—not all people; those who are simple, they can take, but those who are covered with the material dust, they cannot take it.

661225 - Lecture CC Madhya 20.334–341 - New York

dharma pravartana kare vrajendra-nandana

preme gāya nāce loka kare saṅkīrtana

(CC Madhya 20.341)

Now, when He was chanting in His association and He was passing on the road, thousands and thousands of people followed Him, and they also chanted. That time, when He was doing this propagation, there was Muhammadan kingdom, and because the Muhammadans were against Hindu religion, so some of the ministers of the Muhammadan king, they were also afraid that "The Nawab Shah may not be angry that He is doing . . ." The kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana, although it is transcendental, by people—not all people; those who are simple, they can take, but those who are covered with the material dust, they cannot take it.

So the Nawab Shah inquired, the Muhammadan king, his minister, Hindu minister that, "Who is this man? So many thousands of people are following Him, and He is making enchanted all the people by His kṛṣṇa-kīrtana. What is that?" So his minister thought that Nawab Shah was planning something against this movement, so he made it a trifle thing, "No, not many people follow Him. Some sentimental people follow Him, not many." Then Nawab Shah replied, "No, I know many people follow. Don't minimize His strength. So He is not ordinary man." Then minister inquired, "What is your opinion?" "I think He is incarnation of God." So this was . . . it is written in the Muhammadan history.

So Lord Caitanya demonstrated such mass movement simply by this Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. So that is His contribution to the people of the world. And in India was overflooded with this movement about five hundred years before. And still they have found that thousands and thousands of followers of Caitanya Mahāprabhu . . . during Caitanya Mahāprabhu's birthday in February there is a procession in Calcutta. Practically the whole population of Calcutta joins that.