It is the same message: “Chant Krishna’s name, worship Krishna, accept Krishna as your life and soul.” But the people Srila Prabhupada was approaching did not even know who Krishna was. The people Lord Nityananda approached in Navadvipa to chant Krishna’s name, worship Him, and accept Him as their life and soul knew who Krishna was; they knew what Nityananda Prabhu was saying. But in America and Europe, nobody knew who Krishna was. So that simple request had to be explained in detail, and thus Srila Prabhupada wrote so many books to explain Krishna and His name and His service. It was the same message that Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu asked Lord Nityananda to deliver to everyone, whether pious or sinful, but in an expanded form, because the people Srila Prabhupada was approaching had no idea who Krishna was or what the significance of His holy name was or how to worship Him. Srila Prabhupada had to explain the message, but the essential message was the same.
Feb 142014