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TitlePageAntyaKhaṇḍaChapterOne:MeetingAgainattheHouseofŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaChapterTwo:DescriptionoftheLord’sTravelThroughBhuvaneśvaraandOtherPlacestoJagannāthaPurīChapterThree:Mahāprabhu’sDeliveranceofSarvabhauma,ExhibitionofHisSix-armedForm,andJourneytoBengalChapterFour:DescriptionsofŚrīAcyutānanda’sPastimesandtheWorshipofŚrīMādhavendraChapterFive:ThePastimesofNityānandaChapterSix:TheGloriesofŚrīNityānandaPrabhuChapterSeven:PastimesinŚrīGadādhara’sGardenChapterEight:Mahāprabhu’sWaterSportsinNarendra-sarovaraChapterNine:TheGloriesofAdvaitaChapterTen:TheGloriesofŚrīPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi

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ŚrīŚrīmadBhaktisiddhāntaSarasvatīGosvāmīMahārāja

TranslatedbyBhumipatiDāsa

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AntyaKhaṇḍa

ChapterOne:MeetingAgainattheHouseofŚrīAdvaitaĀcārya

ThischapteristhebeginningoftheAntya-khaṇḍa,whichmainlydealswithLordŚrīGaurahari’stranscendentalecstaticpastimesofpreachingtheholynameasasannyāsī.ThischapterdescribesMahāprabhu’sstayinKatwaonthenightHeacceptedsannyāsafromŚrīKeśavaBhāratī,theLord’sinstructingMukundatobeginkīrtana,theLord’sbestowingloveofGodonBhāratīandHisdeparturetowardsNīlācalawithBhāratī,theNavadvīparesidents’feelingsofseparationandavoicefromthesky,theLord’sentranceintoRāḍha-deśa,Hissuddenchangeofdirectionfromwestwardtoeastward,theLord’sarrangementofsendingNityānandatoNavadvīpatopacifymotherŚacīandthedevotees,theLord’sarrivalinPhuliyāandtheNavadvīparesidents’meetingwithHim,theLord’sarrivalatthehouseofAdvaitaĀcāryainŚāntipura,HishearingaboutthescienceoftheAbsoluteTruthfromthemouthofAcyutānanda,Nityānandaandthedevotees’arrivalatŚāntipura,theLord’sperformanceofecstaticdancingandchantingatthehouseofAdvaita,andtheLord’ssittingonthethroneofViṣṇuandrevealingHisownglories.AfterdisplayingHispastimeofacceptingsannyāsafromKeśavaBhāratīinKatwa,ŚrīGaurasundaraspentthatnightinKatwa.HeorderedMukundatoperformkīrtana,andHepersonallybegantodisplaywonderfulsymptomsofecstaticloveasHestarteddancing.Inthecourseofdancing,ŚrīmanMahāprabhumercifullyembracedKeśavaBhāratī,andBhāratīimmediatelymanifestedsymptomsoflovingdevotional

serviceinhisbody.WhenearlythenextmorningŚrīGaurahariaskedŚrīKeśavaBhāratīforpermissiontoleave,BhāratīexpressedhisdesiretoaccompanytheLordinHisecstaticperformanceofsaṅkīrtanatosearchforKṛṣṇa.KeepingHisspiritualmasterinfrontofHim,MahāprabhuproceededtowardstheforestwithadesiretomanifestHispastimeofsearchingforKṛṣṇa.HealsoorderedCandraśekharaĀcāryatoreturntoNavadvīpaandinformeveryoneaboutHisdeparturefortheforesttosearchforKṛṣṇa.WhenŚrīŚacīdevī,ŚrīAdvaita,andtheotherdevoteesofNavadvīpaheardfromŚrīCandraśekharaabouttheLord’sacceptanceofsannyāsaanddeparturefortheforest,theybecameextremelymorose.TheyallthoughtthattheywouldgiveuptheirbodiesbecauseofbeingunabletotolerateseparationfromtheLord.AtthattimeavoicefromtheskyinformedthemthatwithinafewdaystheLordwouldreturntoenjoypastimeswiththemlikebefore.Meanwhile,GaurasundaraalongwithNityānanda,Gadādhara,Mukunda,andKeśavaBhāratībegantowalktowardsthewest,andtheLordfreelydistributedHismercyintheformofthemellowsofdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇatothosewhofollowedbehindHim.AstheLordenteredRāḍha-deśaandsawthenaturalbeautyofthatplaceandthecowsgrazinginthefields,HeimmediatelyrememberedthepastimesofHispreviousincarnationandbegantoloudlychantthenameofHarianddanceinecstasy.MahāprabhuthenexpressedadesiretoperformthepastimeofsolitaryworshipinthesecludedplacewhereVakreśvaraŚivaresides.Onenightjustbeforedawn,asGaurasundarawasdisplayingHispastimeoftakingrestafteracceptingHismealwiththedevoteesinthehouseofonepiousbrāhmaṇa,theLordsuddenlyleftthedevoteesbehindandsecretlywenttoafieldoutsidethevillageandbegantocryloudlyinseparationfromKṛṣṇa.ThedevoteesfollowedthesoundoftheLord’scryingandtherebylocatedHim.WhileMahāprabhudancedinecstaticloveasHelistenedtoMukunda’skīrtanaandproceededtowardsthewest,Hesuddenlychangeddirectionandproceededtowardstheeast.TheLordthusbegantowalktowardstheGanges.OnseeingthattheprovincesHepassedthroughweredevoidof

devotionalserviceandafflictedbyaseverefamineofkṛṣṇa-kīrtana,theLordbecamesodistressedthatHeresolvedtogiveupHislife.AtthattimetheLordsuddenlyheardthechantingofthenameofHarifromthemouthofafortunatecowherdboyandconcludedthatthechantingoftheholynameofHariwasstillcurrentatthatplacebecauseofthegloriesofthegreatdevoteeGaṅgā,whoemanatedfromLordViṣṇu’slotusfeet.IntheassociationofNityānanda,ŚrīMahāprabhudisplayedthepastimeoftakingbathandofferingvariousprayersinglorificationoftheGanges.ThatnighttheLordandNityānandastayedatthehouseofonefortunateperson.OnthenextdayallthedevoteescameandjoinedtheLord.TheLordthendepartedwithHisdevoteesforNīlācala.MahāprabhusentNityānandatosolacethedevoteeresidentsofNavadvīpa,andHeinstructedNityānandatoinformeveryonethatHehaddecidedtogoseetheLordofNīlācalaandwouldwaitforthematthehouseofAdvaita.AfterinstructingNityānandatobringallthedevoteestoŚāntipura,MahāprabhuwenttoPhuliyā,theplaceofṬhākuraHaridāsa.Meanwhile,NityānandawenttothehouseofJagannāthaMiśrainMāyāpurandexplainedeverythingindetailandvariouslysolacedŚrīŚacīdevī,whohadbeenfastingfortwelvedays,whowasafflictedwithfeelingsofseparation,andwhowasnondifferentfrommotherYaśodā.OnhearingthenewsaboutMahāprabhu,alltheresidentsofNavadvīpaincludingchildren,oldpeople,women,fit,andunfitpeoplebecameoverwhelmedwitheagernesstoseetheLordandimmediatelystartedforPhuliyā.ThoseatheisticpeoplewhopreviouslycommittedoffensesatthefeetofMahāprabhubegantorepentastheyrememberedtheirpastoffenses.SoontheentirevillageofPhuliyābecamefilledwithavastcrowdofpeople.EveryonebecamegreatlysatisfiedbyseeingMahāprabhu.WhenMahāprabhuleftPhuliyāandcametothehouseofAdvaitaĀcāryainŚāntipura,AdvaitaĀcāryaPrabhulostconsciousinecstasy.ThenAcyutānanda,thesonofAdvaita,cameandfellatthefeetofGaurāṅga,andtheLordpickedhimupandplacedhimonHislap.ThechildAcyutānandathenspokeawonderful,conclusivestatement.

Meanwhile,ŚrīvāsaandotherdevoteesfromNadiacamewithNityānandatomeettheLordatŚāntipura.IntheLord’sgrandfestivalofchantinganddancingatthehouseofAdvaita,variousnewerandnewertransformationsofecstaticlovemanifested.ClimbingonthethroneofLordViṣṇu,MahāprabhubegantopersonallyrevealHisownglories.Then,afterpacifyingallthedevotees,windingupHispastimesofopulence,andregainingHisexternalconsciousness,theLordrepeatedHisVṛndāvanapastimesbyengagingwiththedevoteesinvariouspastimesliketakingbathandeatingmeals.

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avatīrṇausa-kāruṇyauparicchinnausad-īśvarauśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānandaudvaubhrātaraubhaje

Iworshipthetwobrothers,ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaandŚrīNityānanda,whohavedescendedinthisworldasthesupremecontrollers.Theyhaveappearedincoveredformsastheembodimentsofmercy.SeeĀdi-khaṇḍa,ChapterOne,verse3.


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namastrikāla-satyāyajagannātha-sutāyacasa-bhṛtyāyasa-putrāyasa-kalatrāyatenamaḥ

OmyLord,Youareeternallyexisting—inthepast,present,andfuture—yetYouarethesonofŚrīJagannāthaMiśra.IoffermyrepeatedobeisancesuntoYoualongwithYourassociates(Yourdevoteeservants),Yoursons(YourGosvāmīdisciplesortheprocessesofdevotionalservice,suchasthecongregationalchantingoftheholyname),andYourconsorts(who,accordingtoregulativeprinciples,refertoViṣṇupriyā,whoisBhū-śakti,Lakṣmīpriyā,whoisŚrī-śakti,andNavadvīpa,whichisNīlā,Līlā,orDurgā,and,

accordingtodevotionalprinciples,refertothetwoGadādharas,Narahari,Rāmānanda,Jagadānanda,andothers).SeeĀdi-khaṇḍa,ChapterOne,verse2.


TEXT3

jayajayaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyalakṣmī-kāntajayajayanityānanda-vallabha-ekānta

AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,thebelovedLordofLakṣmī!AllgloriestoLordCaitanya,whoismostdeartoNityānanda!Thephraselakṣmī-kāntaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyareferstoŚrīCaitanyadeva,whoisnondifferentfromsvayam-rūpaVrajendra-nandanaandwhoistheoriginofallviṣṇu-tattvas.ThereforeHeisalsoworshipablebyLakṣmī,thegoddessoffortune.SinceHedirectseveryone’sconsciousnesstowardsŚrīKṛṣṇa,Heisrenownedas“ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.”Histad-ekātmāmanifestationsareknownasNārāyaṇaandViṣṇu.Thesemanifestationsareincludedinthesvayam-rūpa,thereforeŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya’spositionasthehusbandofLakṣmīisnotincompatiblewithHispastimesintherenouncedorderoflife.


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jayajayavaikuṇṭha-īśvaranyāsi-rājajayajayajayabhakata-samāja

AllgloriestotheLordofVaikuṇṭhaandkingofsannyāsīs!AllgloriestothedevoteesoftheLord!


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jayajayapatita-pāvanagauracandra

dānadeha’hṛdayetomārapada-dvandva

AllgloriestoLordGauracandra,thedelivererofthefallen!OLord,pleaseplaceYourlotusfeetwithinmyheart.Afterthisversethefollowingtwolinesarefoundinsomeeditions:

jayajayaśeṣaramā-aja-bhava-nāthajīva-pratikaraprabhuśubhadṛṣṭipāta

“AllgloriestotheLordofŚeṣa,Lakṣmī,Brahmā,andŚiva!OLord,pleaseglancemercifullyonthelivingentities.”ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaismostmagnanimousandsupremelymerciful,thereforetheauthorbegsatHislotusfeettobefullyengagedinHisservice.


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śeṣa-khaṇḍa-kathābhāi,śunaeka-cittenīlācalegauracandraāilāye-mate

Obrothers,hearwithfullattentionthetopicsofthisAntya-khaṇḍa,whichdescribesLordGauracandra’sarrivalinJagannāthaPurī.


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kariyāsannyāsavaikuṇṭheraadhīśvaraserātriāchilāprabhukaṇṭaka-nagara

Afteracceptingsannyāsa,theLordofVaikuṇṭhaspentthenightinKaṇṭaka-nagara,orKatwa.ForadescriptionofKaṇṭaka-nagaraoneshouldrefertothepurportofMadhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwenty-eight,verseten.


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karilenamātraprabhusannyāsa-grahaṇamukundereājñāhailakaritekīrtana

ImmediatelyaftertheLordacceptedsannyāsa,HeinstructedMukundatoperformkīrtana.Inthesannyāsaorderoflifethereisnosanctionfortheperformanceofdancing,singing,orplayingofmusicalinstruments,butintheacceptanceofsannyāsaintheformofrenouncingbadassociationtoworshiptheLordthesethreeactivitiesarenotprohibited;rather,theyareacceptedasmeansofservingtheSupremeLord.Tocheckmundanekīrtana,ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadevaorderedthekīrtanaleaderMukundatoperformhari-kīrtana.


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`bola’`bola’bali’prabhuārambhilānṛtyacatur-digegāitelāgilāsababhṛtya

TheLordcalledout,“Chant!Chant!”andbegantodance.HisservantssurroundedHimandallbegantosing.


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śvāsa,hāsa,sveda,kampa,pulaka,huṅkāranājānikatekahayaanantavikāra

Itisimpossibletodescribetheunlimitedtransformationsofecstaticlovelikeheavybreathing,laughing,perspiring,trembling,hairsstandingonend,androaringthatmanifestintheLord.Anotherreadingofsvedaisprema,andanotherreadingofananta(“unlimited”)ispremera(“oflove”).


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koṭi-siṁha-prāyayenaviśālagarjanaāchāḍadekhitebhayapāyasarva-jana

TheLord’sloudroaringsoundedlikethatoftenmillionlions.EveryonebecamefrightenedasHecrashedtotheground.


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kondigedaṇḍakamaṇḍaluvāpāḍilānija-premevaikuṇṭherapatimattahailā

TheLordofVaikuṇṭhalostHisdaṇḍaandkamaṇḍaluasHebecameintoxicatedinHisownlove.BeingintoxicatedwithHisownkṛṣṇa-prema,svayam-rūpaLordŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadisplayedindifferencetowardsthesymbolsoftherenouncedorderoflifesuchasthedaṇḍa(staff)andkamaṇḍalu(waterpot).


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nācitenāciteprabhugururedhariyāāliṅganakarilenabaḍatuṣṭahañā

Whiledancing,theLordgrabbedHisspiritualmasterandembracedhimwithgreatsatisfaction.


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pāiyāprabhuraanugraha-āliṅgana

bhāratīraprema-bhaktihailatakhana

HavingreceivedtheLord’smercifulembrace,KeśavaBhāratībecamefilledwithecstaticlove.


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pākadiyādaṇḍa-kamaṇḍaludūrepheli’sukṛtibhāratīnāce`harihari’bali’

Throwinghisdaṇḍaandkamaṇḍaluaway,thefortunateKeśavaBhāratīdancedandchanted“Hari!Hari!”Thephrasepākadiyāmeans“whirlingandthrowing.”Beingintoxicatedwithkṛṣṇa-prema,ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadevaembracedHissannyāsaguru,KeśavaBhāratī,andsinceKeśavaBhāratīalsobecamefilledwithlovingdevotionasaresult,hethrewhisdaṇḍa,kamaṇḍalu,andclothfaraway.KeśavaBhāratīwasnotsimplyaMāyāvādīsannyāsī.WhenthedevoteesrealizedthathehadbecomeadevoteeofGaura,theirhappinessknewnobounds.


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bāhyadūregelabhāratīraprema-rasegaḍāgaḍiyāyavastranāsamvareśeṣe

Inthemellowsofecstaticlove,KeśavaBhāratīlostexternalconsciousness.Herolledontheground,andhisclothesbecamedisarrayed.Thewordsamvaremeans“tocontrol.”


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bhāratīrekṛpāhailaprabhuradekhiyāsarva-gaṇa`hari’baleḍākiyāḍākiyā

OnseeingtheLordbestowmercyonKeśavaBhāratī,everyoneloudlychantedthenameofHari.Anotherreadingofsarva-gaṇa`hari’baleḍākiyāisnirantara(niravadhi)haribolesabeta’–“everyonecontinuallychantedthenameofHari.”


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santoṣegururasaṅgeprabhukarenṛtyadekhiyāparamasukhegāyasababhṛtya

AstheLordhappilydancedwithHisguru,theLord’sservantsallsangwithgreatpleasure.


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cāri-vededhyāneyāṅredekhiteduṣkaratāṅrasaṅgesākṣātenācayenyāsi-vara

ThebestofthesannyāsīsdancedwiththatpersonalitywhomthefourVedasareunabletoseethroughmeditation.IntheNārada-pañcarātra(1.1.7and1.12.51)itisstated:

stuvantivedāyaṁśaśvatnāntaṁjānantiyasyavaitaṁstaumiparamānandaṁsānandaṁnanda-nandanam

“EvenafterconstantlyofferingprayerstotheSupremeLordŚrīKṛṣṇa,theVedascannotreachtheendofHisglories.ThereforeIoffermyobeisancestoNanda’sson,whoisthepersonificationoftranscendentalbliss.”

yadivedānajānantimāhātmyaṁparamātmanaḥnajānimatasyaguṇyaṁvedānusāriṇovayam

“IfthegloriesoftheSupersoulareunknowneventotheVedas,thenhowcanwe,thefollowersoftheVedas,understandYourtranscendentalqualities?”SeealsoKenaUpaniṣad(2.1.1).


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keśava-bhāratī-padebahunamaskāraananta-brahmāṇḍa-nāthaśiṣya-rūpeyāṅra

IrepeatedlyofferobeisancesatthefeetofKeśavaBhāratī,whosediscipleistheLordofinnumerableuniverses.Anotherreadingforbahu(“many”)israhu(“letmeoffer”).InthePuruṣa-sūktaoftheŚvetāśvataraUpaniṣad(4.4)itisstatedasfollows:

oṁetāvānasyamahimāatojyāyaṁścapuruṣaḥpādo‘syaviśvābhūtānitri-pādasyāmṛtaṁdīvī

“Thepast,present,andfutureuniversesaremanifestationsoftheLord’spowers,buttheLordHimselfismuchgreater.Allthelivingbeingsoftheuniversearebutone-quarterportion,andtheeternalnatureinthespiritualskyexistsinthree-quartersportion.”IntheNārada-pañcarātra(2.2.39and99)itisstated:

mahā-viṣṇoścalomnāṁcavivareṣupṛthakpṛthakbrahmāṇḍānicapratyekamasaṅkhyānicanārada

“InnumerableuniversesemanatefromtheporesofMahā-Viṣṇu’sbody.ONārada,vastreservoirsofwaterissuefromHisbodilyporesandentereachofthoseuniverses.”

saevacamahā-viṣṇuḥkṛṣṇasyaparamātmanaḥṣoḍāśāṁśobhagavataḥparasyaprakṛteḥparaḥ

“LordMahā-Viṣṇu,whoisbeyondthematerialcreation,isonlytheone-sixteenthportionofLordKṛṣṇa,theSupremeSoul.”IntheBrahma-saṁhitā(5.35)itisstatedasfollows:

eko‘pyasauracayituṁjagad-aṇḍa-koṭiṁyac-chaktirastijagad-aṇḍa-cayāyad-antaḥ

aṇḍāntara-stha-paramāṇu-cayāntara-sthaṁgovindamādi-puruṣaṁtamahaṁbhajāmi

“IworshipthePersonalityofGodhead,Govinda,who,byoneofHisplenaryportions,entersintotheexistenceofeveryuniverseandeveryparticleoftheatomsandthusunlimitedlymanifestsHisinfiniteenergyalloverthematerialcreation.”KeśavaBhāratī,whomŚrīCaitanyadevamadegloriousbyactingashisdiscipleandacceptinghimasHisspiritualmaster,wasmostfortunate.


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eimatasarva-rātrigururasaṁhatinṛtyakarilenavaikuṇṭheraadhipati

InthiswaytheLordofVaikuṇṭhapassedtheentirenightdancingwithHisspiritualmaster.


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prabhātahaileprabhubāhyaprakāśiyācalilenaguru-sthānevidāyalaiyā

InthemorningtheLordexhibitedexternalconsciousness.HeapproachedHisguruforpermissiontoleave.

Otherreadingsforlaiyā(“totake”)arekariyā(“todo”)andhaiyā(“tobe”).


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“araṇyepraviṣṭamuñihaimusarvathāprāṇa-nāthamorakṛṣṇacandrapāṅayathā”

“ImustentertheforesttosearchforŚrīKṛṣṇacandra,theLordofMylife.”


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gurubale,—“āmihacalibatomā’saṅgethākibatomārasāthesaṅkīrtana-raṅge”

Hisgurureplied,“IwillgowithYou.IwillstaywithYouandrelishtheecstasyofsaṅkīrtana.”Anotherreadingforsaṅkīrtanaiskṛṣṇa-kathā.


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kṛpākari’prabhusaṅgelailenatāneagregurakariyācalilāprabhuvane

TheLordmercifullyallowedhimtoaccompanyHim.KeepingHisguruinfront,theLorddepartedfortheforest.


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tabecandraśekhara-ācāryakolekari’uccaiḥ-svarekānditelāgilāgaurahari

ThenGaurahariembracedCandraśekharaĀcāryaandbegantocryloudly.


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“gṛhecalatumisarva-vaiṣṇaverasthānekahiosabāreāmicalilāṅavane

“GohomeandinformalltheVaiṣṇavasthatIamgoingtotheforest.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.028

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gṛhecalatumiduḥkhanābhāvihamanetomārahṛdayeāmibandīsarva-kṣaṇe

“Returnhomewithoutfeelingremorse,forIamalwaysboundwithinyourheart.Anotherreadingforcalatumi(“yougo”)isyāhākichu(“whateverhappens”).


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tumimorapitāmuñinandanatomārajanmajanmatumiprema-saṁhatiāmāra”

“YouareMyfatherandIamyourson.YouareMybelovedassociatebirthafterbirth.Thewordsaṁhatiinthephraseprema-saṁhatimeans“associate”,sothephraseprema-saṁhatimeans“belovedassociate.”ŚrīCandraśekharaĀcāryaisknownasŚrīGaurasundara’smaternaluncle.ThereforeMahāprabhuaddressedhimasfatherandestablishedHimselfastheobjectofCandraśekhara’svātsalya-rasa,orparental

affection.HealsorevealedthatineachofHisincarnationsCandraśekharaĀcāryamaintainedareciprocationoflovingexchangeswithHim.ŚrīGaurasundaraisalwaysboundinhisheart,sotheLordtoldhimtoreturntoMāyāpurandinformeveryoneaboutHisdeparturefortheforest.ConsentingtotherequestofKeśavaBhāratī,theLordkepthiminfrontandperformedsaṅkīrtanaasHefollowedbehind.TheheartofŚrīCaitanyacandrawasfilledwithintensefeelingsofseparationforLordKṛṣṇa.HechantedthenamesofKṛṣṇaasHebegantowalkinsearchofKṛṣṇa.


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etekabaliyātāneṭhākuracalilāmūrcchā-gatahai’candraśekharapaḍilā

Afterspeakinginthisway,theLorddepartedandCandraśekharafellunconscioustotheground.Anotherreadingoftāne(“him”)istabe(“then”).


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kṛṣṇeraacintyaśaktibujhanenāyāyaataevaseviraheprāṇarakṣāpāya

TheinconceivablepotenciesofKṛṣṇacannotbeunderstood,thereforeeveninthatstateofseparationhesurvived.


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kṣaṇekacaitanyapāi’śrī-candraśekharanavadvīpa-pratitiṅhogelenasatvara

Aftershortlythereafterregaininghisexternalconsciousness,ŚrīCandraśekharaimmediatelyleftforNavadvīpa.Thewordcaitanyainthisversereferstoexternalconsciousness.


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tabenavadvīpecandraśekharaāilāsabā’-sthānekahilena,—“prabhuvanegelā”

WhenŚrīCandraśekharaarrivedinNavadvīpa,hetoldeveryone,“TheLordhastakensannyāsa.”


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śrī-candraśekhara-mukheśuni’bhakta-gaṇaārta-nādakari’sabekarenakrandana

OnhearingthisnewsfromŚrīCandraśekhara,allthedevoteesbegantocrypathetically.


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koṭimukhahaileosesabavilāpavarṇitenāpārisesabāraanutāpa

EvenifIhadmillionsofmouthsIwouldbeunabletodescribetheirlamentationandrepentance.Anotherreadingofse(“that”)istaṅ(“their”).


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advaitabalaye,—“moranārahejīvana”

vidarepāṣāṇakāṣṭhaśuni’sekrandana

AdvaitaPrabhusaid,“Icannotremainalive!”OnhearingHiscry,evenstoneandwoodmelted.


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advaitaśunibā-mātrahailāmūrcchitaprāṇanāhidehe,prabhupaḍilābhūmita

AssoonasAdvaitaheardthisnews,HefellunconscioustothegroundwithnosignofliferemaininginHisbody.Anotherreadingofadvaitaśunibā-mātrahailāisśuniyāhailāmātraadvaita[bothmean“assoonasAdvaitaheardthisnews”].


TEXT38

śacīdevīśokerahilenajaḍahaiyākṛtrima-putalīyenaāchedāṇḍāiyā

Inlamentation,motherŚacībecamestunned.Shestoodtherelikeaartificialdoll.Theworddāṇḍāiyāmeans“remainedstanding.”Anotherreadingforśoke(“inlamentation”)isbola(“speech”).


TEXT39

bhakta-patnīārayatapati-vratā-gaṇabhūmitepaḍiyāsabekarenakrandana

Thedevotees’wivesandotherchasteladiesfelltothegroundcrying.Anotherreadingforāra(“and”)issaba(“all”).


TEXT40

advaitabalaye,—“ārakikāryajīvanese-henaṭhākuramorachāḍilayakhane

AdvaitaPrabhusaid,“WhatistheuseofthislifewhensuchaLordhasleftMe?


TEXT41

praviṣṭahaimuājisarvathāgaṅgāyadinelokedharibeka,calimuniśāya”

“TodayIwillcertainlydrownMyselfintheGanges.PeoplewillstopMeduringtheday,soIwillgoatnight.”Anotherreadingforāji(“today”)ismuñi(“I”).


TEXT42

eimatavirahesakalabhakta-gaṇasabārahailabaḍacittaucāṭana

Inthiswaytheheartsofallthedevoteeswereagitatedwithfeelingsofseparation.


TEXT43

konamatecittekehasvāsthyanāhipāyadehaeḍibāresabecāhenasadāya

Theycouldnotfindanymeanstopacifytheirhearts,sotheyconstantlydesiredtogiveuptheirlives.Thewordeḍibāremeans“togiveup.”Anotherreadingforcāhenasadāya

(“constantlydesired”)isniravadhicāya(“alwaysdesired”).CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.044

TEXT44

yadyapihasabeiparamamahādhīratabukehakāhārekaritenāresthira

Althoughtheywereallmostsober,noneofthemwereabletopacifyanyoftheothers.Anotherreadingforkāhāre(“anyone”)iskā’ro(“anyone”).


TEXT45

bhakta-gaṇadeha-tyāgabhāvilāniścayajānisabā’prabodhi,ākāśa-vāṇīhaya

Whenthedevoteesallresolvedtogiveuptheirbodies,theyheardsolacingwordsfromavoiceinthesky.Anotherreadingforbhāvilā(“thought”)isjāniyā(“decided”)orbhāviyā(“thought”),andanotherreadingforjāni(“knowing”)istabe(“then”).


TEXT46

“duḥkhanābhāvihaadvaitādi-bhakta-gaṇa!sabesukhekarakṛṣṇacandra-ārādhana

“OdevoteesheadedbyAdvaita,donotfeelsaddened.YoushouldallhappilyengageintheworshipofLordKṛṣṇa.


TEXT47

seiprabhueidina-dui-cārivyāje

āsiyāmilibatomā’-sabāramājhe

“TheLordwillreturnandmeetyouintwoorfourdays.SincethedevoteesheadedbyŚrīAdvaitawereextremelyunhappyduetoŚrīCaitanyadeva’sacceptanceofsannyāsa,theyresolvedtogiveuptheirlives.AtthattimetheyheardavoicefromtheskytellingthemthatŚrīGaurasundara’senactmentofthepastimeofgivinguptheexternaldressofadevoteewasonlytemporary.Hispastimeofacceptingsannyāsawasforgivinguptheassociationofnondevotees.Anotherreadingfordina-dui-cāri(“twoorfourdays”)isdui-tina-cāri(“two,three,orfour”),andanotherreadingformājhe(“amongst”)issamāje(“inthecommunity”).


TEXT48

deha-tyāgakehokichunābhāvihamanepūrvavatsabeviharibeprabhu-sane”

“Thereforedonotthinkaboutgivingupyourbodies.YouwillagainenjoypastimeswiththeLordlikebefore.”Anotherreadingofviharibeprabhu-sane(“willenjoywiththeLord”)isvihariyāeka-sthāne(“willenjoytogether”).


TEXT49

śuniyāākāśa-vāṇīsarva-bhakta-gaṇadeha-tyāga-pratisabechāḍilenamana

Afterhearingthevoicefromthesky,allthedevoteesgaveuptheirplanstocommitsuicide.


TEXT50

kari’avalambanaprabhuraguṇa-nāmaśacīveḍi’bhakta-gaṇathākeavirāma

AcceptingtheLord’squalitiesandnamesastheironlysolace,thedevoteesconstantlyremainedinthecompanyofmotherŚacī.


TEXT51

tabegauracandrasannyāsīracūḍāmaṇicalilāpaścima-mukhekari’hari-dhvani

ThereafterGauracandra,thecrestjewelofsannyāsīs,headedwestwhilechantingthenameofHari.Anotherreadingofsannyāsīra(“ofthesannyāsīs”)issarva-nyāsi(“ofallsannyāsīs”).


TEXT52

nityānanda-gadādhara-mukunda-saṁhatigovindapaścāte,agrekeśavabhāratī

KeśavaBhāratīwalkedinfrontoftheLord,GovindawalkedbehindtheLord,andNityānanda,Gadādhara,andMukundawalkedalongwiththeLord.


TEXT53

calilenamātraprabhumatta-siṁha-prāyalakṣakoṭilokakāndi’pāchepāchedhāya

AstheLordwalkedlikeanmaddenedlion,millionsofpeoplefollowedbehindcrying.Anotherreadingof[thefirst]pāche(“behind”)isprabhura(“ofthe

Lord”).CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.054

TEXT54

catur-digelokakāndi’vanabhāṅgi’yāyasabārekarenaprabhukṛpāamāyāya

Peopleshedtearsandtrampleddowntheforestastheycamerushingfromalldirections.TheLordsincerelybestowedHismercyonthem.


TEXT55

“sabegṛheyāhagiyālahakṛṣṇa-nāmasabārahaukakṛṣṇacandradhana-prāṇa

“ReturnhomeandchantthenamesofKṛṣṇa.MayKṛṣṇacandrabecomeyourwealthandlife.ManydevoteesbegantofollowŚrīGaurasundara.Hetoldallofthem,“YoushouldallreturntoyourhousesandworshipKṛṣṇabychantingHisholynames.ThenyouwillunderstandthatKṛṣṇacandraisyourwealthandlife.ThedemigodsarecheatedfromthemellowsofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.MaythosemellowsofKṛṣṇaconsciousnessenterwithinmortalbeingslikeyou,whohavedifferentcharacteristicsthanthedemigods.”


TEXT56

brahmā-śiva-śukādiyerasavāñchākarehenarasahaukatomā’-sabāraśarīre”

MayyourbodiesbefilledwiththemellowsoflovedesiredbypersonalitieslikeBrahmā,Śiva,andŚukadeva.”

InKaivalyaUpaniṣad(1.21)itisstated:apāṇi-pādo‘hamacintya-śaktiḥpaśyāmyacakṣuḥsaśṛṇomyakarṇaḥ—“AlthoughIhavenohandsorfeet,Ihaveinconceivablepotencies.Ihavenoeyes,butIseeeverything.Ihavenoears,butIheareverything.”InHiscommentaryonŚrīmadBhāgavatam(6.16.11)ŚrīMadhvācāryahaswrittenasfollows:acintya-śaktitastaccayujyateparameśitum—“HeisabletorulesupremebyHisinconceivableenergy.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.30)itisstated:

tadastumenāthasabhūri-bhāgobhave‘travānyatratuvātiraścām

yenāhameko‘pibhavaj-janānāṁbhūtvāniṣevetavapāda-pallavam

“MydearLord,IthereforepraytobesofortunatethatinthislifeasLordBrahmāorinanotherlife,whereverItakemybirth,ImaybecountedasoneofYourdevotees.IpraythatwhereverImaybe,evenamongtheanimalspecies,IcanengageindevotionalservicetoYourlotusfeet.”


TEXT57

varaśuni’sarvalokakāndeuccaiḥ-svareparavaśa-prāyasabeāilanaghare

OnhearingtheLord’sbenediction,everyonecriedloudly.Astheythenreturnedtotheirhomes,theyappearedtobecontrolledbysomeoneelse.


TEXT58

rāḍheāsi’gauracanadrahailāpraveśaadyāpihaseibhāgyedhanyarāḍha-deśa

GauracandrathenenteredtheprovinceofRāḍha-deśa,whichasaresultofthatgoodfortuneisglorifiedeventoday.AnothernameforRāḍha-deśaisRāṣṭra-pradeśa.Itwasaprovincesituatedfarawayfromtheadministrationthatcontrolledit.Rāḍha-deśa,situatedonthewesternbankoftheGanges,wascalledRāṣṭra-pradeśainGauḍapura,thecapitolofBengal.


TEXT59

rāḍha-deśabhūmiyatadekhitesundaracatur-dikeaśvattha-maṇḍalīmanohara

ThelandofRāḍha-deśawasbeautifiedwithenchantingbanyantreesinalldirections.


TEXT60

svabhāva-sundarasthānaśobhegābhī-gaṇedekhiyāāviṣṭaprabhuhayaseikṣaṇe

Onseeingherdsofcowsinthatbeautiful,naturalsetting,theLordimmediatelybecameabsorbedinecstasy.


TEXT61

`hari’`hari’bali’prabhuārambhilānṛtyacatur-dikesaṅkīrtanakaresababhṛtya

TheLordbegantodanceandchant,“Hari!Hari!”ThenallHisservantssurroundedHimandperformedsaṅkīrtana.


TEXT62

huṅkāragarjanakarevaikuṇṭherarāyajagateracitta-vṛttiśuni’śodhapāya

TheheartsofallpeopleintheworldbecamepurifiedonhearingtheloudroaringoftheLordofVaikuṇṭha.Thephraseśodhapāyameans“becamepurified”or“attainedpurity.”Otherreadingsforśodha(“purified”)areśosthya(“healthy”)orsādha(“desire”).


TEXT63

ei-mataprabhudhanyakari’rāḍha-deśasarva-pathecalilenakari’nṛtyāveśa

InthiswaytheLordmadeRāḍha-deśagloriousbydancinginecstasyonthevariouspathsthere.Anotherreadingforsarva-pathecalilenakari’nṛtyāveśa(“dancinginecstasyonthevariouspathsthere”)ispathecalilenakari’prema-nṛtyāveśa(“danceddowntheroadinecstaticlove”).


TEXT64

prabhubale,—“vakreśvaraāchenayevanetathāiyāimumuñithākimunirjane”

TheLordsaid,“IwillgototheforestwhereVakreśvaraissituatedandstaythereinsolitude.”IntheplaceknownasVakreśvara,VakreśvaraMahādevaissituated.ThisplaceissituatedinRāḍha-deśa.ThesiteofVakreśvaraissixteenmileswestofAhmedpuraRailwayStationinthedistrictofBirbhum.Ahmedpurais111milesfromKolkata.VakreśvaraisaformofLord

Śiva.EveryyearthereisahugefestivalduringŚiva-rātriatthisplace.Thereareafewhotwaterkuṇḍasandafewcoolwaterkuṇḍasatthisplace.ThisisalsoaŚakti-pīṭha[AfterSatī,thewifeofŚiva,gaveupherbodyatDakṣa’ssacrifice,Śivastarteddancingwithherbody.Theworldbecamethreatenedfromhisdance,soViṣṇuusedhisSudarśanacakratocutSatī’sbodyintopieces.Whereverherbodilypartsfell,atemplewaserectedincommemoration.ThesepilgrimagesitesarecalledŚakti-pīṭhas.].


TEXT65

etekabaliyāpremāveśecali’yāyanityānanda-ādisabapāchepāchedhāya

Afterspeakinginthisway,theLordproceededoninecstaticlove.ThedevoteesheadedbyNityānandafollowedbehind.


TEXT66

adbhutaprabhuranṛtya,adbhutakīrtanaśuni’mātradhāiyāāisesarva-jana

OnseeingtheLord’swonderfuldancingandonhearingthewonderfulkīrtana,everyonecamerunning.

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TEXT67-68

yadyapihakonadeśenāhisaṅkīrtanakehanāhidekhekṛṣṇa-premerakrandana

tathāpiprabhuradekhi’adbhutakrandanadaṇḍavatahaiyāpaḍayesarva-jana

AlthoughsaṅkīrtanahadneverbeenperformedanywhereinthatprovinceandnoonehadeverseenanyoneshedtearsofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,whenpeoplesawtheLord’swonderfulcryingtheyfelltothegroundofferingHimobeisances.Anotherreadingforyadyapiha(“although”)isadyāpiha(“eventoday”).Anotherreadingofhaiyāpaḍaye(“felltotheground”)ishaiyāpathepaḍe(“fellontheroad”).


TEXT69

tathi-madhyekehakehaatyantapāmaratārābale,—“etakenekāndenavistara”

Amongthem,therewereafewmostsinfulpeople,whoasked,“WhydoesHecrysomuch?”Thephrasetathi-madhyemeans“amongthem.”AccordingtotheMedinīdictionary:pāmaraḥkhala-nīcayoḥ—“thewordpāmarareferstothecheatersandthewretched.”


TEXT70

sehosabajanaebeprabhurakṛpāyaseipremasaṅariyākāndi’gaḍiyāya

Butnow,bytheLord’smercy,evensuchpeoplebegantorollonthegroundandcryastheyrememberedthatdisplayoflove.Anotherreadingofkāndi’(“cry”)iskānde(“cry”).Thewordgaḍimeans“rollingontheground”or“fallingtotheground.”


TEXT71

sakalabhuvanaebegāyagauracandra

tathāpihasabenāhigāyabhūta-vṛnda

TheentireworldwasnowsingingthegloriesofGauracandra.Onlysomeghostly-hauntedlivingentitiesdidnot.


TEXT72

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmevimukhayejananiścayajānihaseipāpībhūta-gaṇa

KnowforcertainthatanyonewhoisaversetochantingthenameofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaisasinful,ghostly-hauntedperson.Amonghumanbeings,thoseunfortunatepeoplewhooutofenvydonotdisplayanyinclinationfortheserviceofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaaresinfulandghostly-haunted.Thereisnodoubtaboutthis.WhenonelacksinterestforachievingloveforKṛṣṇa,hedevelopssinfulpropensities.Asaresult,thatpersonbecomesinterestedonlyinsensegratificationandfallsintoalowerspeciesoflife.InthisregardoneshouldrefertoCaitanya-candrāmṛta(31-32).


TEXT73

henamatenṛtya-rasevaikuṇṭheranāthanāciyāyāyenasaba-bhakta-gaṇa-sātha

InthiswaytheLordofVaikuṇṭhadancedinthemellowsofecstaticlovewhileproceedingwiththedevotees.Anotherreadingofnāciyāyāyenasaba-bhakta-gaṇa-sāthaiscaliyāyāyenasarva-bhakta-vargasātha(bothmean“dancedalongthewaywiththedevotes”).


TEXT74

dina-avaśeṣeprabhuekadhanyagrāmerahilenapuṇyavanta-brāhmaṇa-āśrame

AttheendofthedaytheLordcametoonefortunatevillageandstayedinthehouseofonepiousbrāhmaṇa.IntheŚabda-nirṇayadictionarythefollowingstatementisfound:anapekṣoguṇaiḥpūrṇodhanyaityucyatebudhaiḥ—“Whenextraordinaryqualitiesarefoundinanobjectitiscalleddhanyabythosewhoarelearned.”


TEXT75

bhikṣākari’mahāprabhukarilāśayanacatur-digeveḍiyāśuilābhakta-gaṇa

AfteracceptingHismeal,Mahāprabhuwenttosleep.ThedevoteessleptaroundHim.


TEXT76

prahara-khānekaniśāthākiteṭhākurasabā’chāḍi’palāiyāgelakathodūra

Whenthreehoursofthenightremained,theLordlefteveryonebehindandwentsomedistanceaway.


TEXT77

śeṣesabeuṭhiyācāhenabhakta-gaṇanādekhiyāprabhusabekarenakrandana

WhenthedevoteesfinallywokeupandwereunabletofindtheLord,theybegantocry.


TEXT78

sarvagrāmavicārakariyābhakta-gaṇaprāntara-bhūmitetabekarilāgamana

Thedevoteessearchedthroughouttheentirevillageandeventuallycametosomevacantlandoutsidethevillage.Thephraseprāntara-bhūmimeans“avacantplotofland”or“anopenpasture.”


TEXT79

nijaprema-rasevaikuṇṭheraadhīśvaraprāntarerodanakarekari’uccaiḥ-svara

Inthatvacantplot,theLordofVaikuṇṭhawasloudlycryinginthemellowsofHisownecstasy.


TEXT80

“kṛṣṇareprabhureārekṛṣṇamorabāpa!”baliyārodanakaresarva-jīva-nātha

TheLordofalllivingentitiesshedtearsasHecalledout,“OKṛṣṇa!OLord!OMybelovedKṛṣṇa!”AfterstayinginonefortunatevillageofRāḍha-deśa,ŚrīGaurasundarawentattheendofnighttoavacantplotoutsidethevillageandbegantoexhibitagitationinseparationfromKṛṣṇa.Kṛṣṇaisakhila-rasāmṛta-mūrti,thereservoirofallpleasure.ThereforeHeistheobjectofallrasas.SinceŚrīGaurasundaraissvayam-rūpaKṛṣṇacandra,Heisabletoperformpastimesinallthevariousrasas.ThereforewhenHewasinthe

moodofservitorship,HeaddressedKṛṣṇaas“Prabhu;”andwhenHewasinthemoodofvātsalya-rasa,HeaddressedKṛṣṇaas“Bāla-gopāla.”InthiswayHetaughtvariousgradesoflivingentities.HiscryinginseparationfromKṛṣṇaindicatedHisintensedesiretoservetheLord.Anotherreadingofāre(“O”)isore(“O”),anotherreadingofmora(“My”)isore,anotherreadingofbaliyārodanakaresarva-jīva-nāthaisbalisarva-jīvanāthakarenapralapa(“speakinginthisway,theLordofalllivingentitieslamented”).


TEXT81

henaseḍākiyākāndenyāsi-cūḍāmaṇikrośekerapathayāyarodaneradhvani

Thecrestjewelofallsannyāsīscriedsoloudlythatthesoundcouldbeheardtwomilesaway.Anotherreadingforkrośekera(“onekrośa”)iskrośaeka(“onekrośa”).


TEXT82

katho-dūrethākiyāsakalabhakta-gaṇaśunenaprabhuraatiadbhutarodana

FromadistancethedevoteesheardtheLord’swonderfulcrying.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.083

TEXT83

calilenasaberodaneraanusāredekhilenasabeprabhukāndeuccaiḥ-svare

TheyfollowedthesoundofthatcryingandfoundtheLordweepingloudly.


TEXT84

prabhurarodanekāndesarvabhakta-gaṇamukundalāgilātabekaritekīrtana

AsallthedevoteesbegantocrywiththeLord,Mukundabegantoperformkīrtana.


TEXT85

śuniyākīrtanaprabhulāgilānāciteānandegāyenasabeveḍi’cāribhite

WhentheLordheardthekīrtana,Hebegantodance,andtheothersalljoyfullysangaroundHim.


TEXT86

eimatesarva-pathenāciyānāciyāyāyenapaścima-mukheānanditahañā

InthiswaytheLordcontinuallydancedtheentirewaywhilehappilyproceedingtowardsthewest.


TEXT87

krośa-cārisakaleāchenavakreśvarasei-sthānephirilenagaurāṅga-sundara

WhenHecamewithineightmilesofVakreśvara,Gaurasundarawentinanotherdirection.


TEXT88

nāciyāyāyenaprabhupaścimābhimukhepūrva-mukhapunaḥhailenanija-sukhe

AstheLordwasdancingandproceedingtowardsthewest,HesuddenlyheadedbacktowardstheeastinHisownhappiness.Anotherreadingofprabhu(“theLord”)ispunaḥ(“again”).


TEXT89

pūrva-mukhecaliyāyāyenanṛtya-raseanantaānandeprabhuaṭṭaaṭṭahāse

TheLordthenjoyfullydancedtowardstheeastandlaughedwildlyoutofunlimitedecstasy.Anotherreadingforananta(“unlimited”)isantara(“internal”).


TEXT90

bāhyaprakāśiyāprabhunijakutūhalebalilena,—“āmicalilāṅanīlācale

AfterregainingHisexternalconsciousness,theLordenthusiasticallysaid,“IwillgotoJagannāthaPurī.WhentheLordcamewithineightmilesofVakreśvara,HechangedHisplanofgoingtoVakreśvaraandexpressedadesiretogoseetheLordofNīlācala.SoinsteadofgoingwestfromKatwa,Heproceededtowardstheeast.


TEXT91

jagannāthaprabhurahailaājñāmore`nīlācaletumijhāṭaāisasatvare’”

“LordJagannāthahasorderedMe,`YoushouldimmediatelycometoNīlācala.’”


TEXT92

etabali’calilenahai’pūrva-mukhabhaktasabapāilenaparānandasukha

Afterspeakingthesewords,theLordproceededtowardstheeast,andallthedevoteesfelttranscendentalhappiness.


TEXT93

tānaicchātiṅhosejānenasabemātratānaanugrahejānetānakṛpā-pātra

OnlytheLordknowsHisownwill.OnewhohasachievedHismercycan,byHismercy,alsoknow.


TEXT94

kiicchāyacalilenavakreśvara-pratikenevānāgelā,bujhekāhāraśakati

WhocanunderstandtheintentionthattheLordhadinproceedingtowardsVakreśvaraandwhyHedidnotgo?


TEXT95

henabujhikari’prabhuvakreśvara-vyājadhanyakarilenasarvarāḍherasamāja

MyunderstandingisthattheLordmadetheentirelandofRāḍha-deśagloriousonthepretextofgoingtoVakreśvara.WithadesiretoshowerloveofGodontheRāḍha-deśaresidents’barrenheartsthatweredevoidoflovingdevotionalservice,MahāprabhuemployedthestratagemofwanderinginRāḍha-deśa.Sincehard-heartedMāyāvādīsfollowtheconceptionofimpersonalism,theycanonlymakeashowofbeingsubordinatetoVakreśvara.ŚrīGaurasundarapretendedtoapproveoftheconceptionsofsuchMāyāvādīsannyāsīsbyenactingthepastimeofgoingtoVakreśvara.LaterHewenttoJagannāthaPurīandpreachedthephilosophyofpersonalism,asdescribedinVedānta.ThoseMāyāvādīswhoimaginethattheAbsoluteTruthisimpersonalcanonlypretendtoworshipRudra,whoisLordViṣṇu’sformfordestroyingthistemporarymaterialworld.TheyaremisdirectedbythepretensionofexternallytakingshelterofapersonalformoftheAbsoluteTruthwhileinternallymaintainingthedesireforliberation.Mahāprabhu’spretentiousapprovaloftheimpersonalconceptionmaintainedbythehard-heartedresidentsofRāḍha-deśaandHisdesiretoabandonitshouldbeseenonlythroughdevotionalvision.


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gaṅgā-mukhahaiyācalilāgauracandraniravadhidehenija-premeraānanda

AsGauracandraheadedtowardstheGanges,HisbodywasconstantlyfilledwithHisownecstaticlove.


TEXT97

bhakti-śūnyasarvadeśa,nājānekīrtanakāromukhenāhikṛṣṇa-nāma-uccāraṇa

Allthoseplacesweredevoidofdevotionalservice.Nooneknewanythingaboutkīrtana,andnooneeverutteredthenameofKṛṣṇa.Beingconditionedbymatter,peopleaversetoKṛṣṇatotallyforgetHisservice.Therefore,ratherthanengageinglorifyingKṛṣṇa,theypasstheirdaysdiscussingworldlytopics.Sincetheyrejecthari-kīrtana,theybecomeengrossedinsensegratificationandarethusunabletoutterthenameofKṛṣṇa.TheabsenceoftopicsrelatedtoKṛṣṇainadesertdevoidofdevotionalserviceresultsintheabsenceofthefloodofecstaticlove.


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prabhubale,—“henadeśeāilāṅakene`kṛṣṇa’henanāmakāronāśunivadane

TheLordsaid,“WhydidIcometoaplacewherenooneuttersthenameofKṛṣṇa?


TEXT99

kenehenadeśemuñikariluṅpayānanārākhimudehamuñichāḍoṅeiprāṇa”

“WhydidIcometosuchaplace?Iwillnotkeepthisbodyanylonger.Iwillgiveupthislife.”Thewordpayānameans“exit”or“departure.”WhenŚrīGaurasundarawenttoaplacewheretherewasnodiscussionontopicsofKṛṣṇa—aplacethatbyvisitingoneneedstoundergoatonement—HeresolvedtogiveupHislife.


TEXT100-101

henaisamayedhenurākheśiśu-gaṇatāramadhyesukṛtiāchayeekajana

hari-dhvanikaritelāgilāācambitaśuniyāhailāprabhuatiharaṣita

AtthattimeonepiouschildamongagroupofcowherdboyssuddenlybegantochantthenameofHari.WhentheLordheardthat,Hebecamegreatlypleased.Thephrasedhenurākhemeans“protectorofthecows,”“maintainerofthecows,”or“acowherd.”Anotherreadingfordhenu(“cow”)isgaru(“cow”).


TEXT102

`hari-bola’vākyaprabhuśuni’śiśu-mukhevicārakaritelāgilenamahāsukhe

WhentheLordheardthesoundof“Haribol!”fromthemouthofthatchild,Hebegantohappilycontemplate.


TEXT103

“dina-dui-cāriyatadekhilāṅagrāmakāhāromukhetenāśuniluṅhari-nāma

“InallthevillagesthatIhavepassedthroughinthelasttwotofourdaysIhavenotheardanyonevibratethenameofHari.Otherreadingsfordina-dui-cāri(“twoorfourdays”)aredina-tina-cāri(“threeorfourdays”)andtina-dina-dhari(“thepastthreedays”).


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ācambiteśiśu-mukheśuni’hari-dhvanikihetuihārasabekahadekhiśuni?”

“NowIamsuddenlyhearingachildchantthenameofHari.Whatisthereasonforthis?”WhenŚrīGaurasundarasuddenlyheardthenameofHarifromthemouthsofsomecowherdboys,Hebecameanxioustoknowwhothosechildrenwere.WherevertheGangesflows,onewillfindpreachingofdevotionalservicetoHari.ThereforethisisthegloryoftheGanges.


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prabhubale,—“gaṅgākatadūraethāhaite?”sabebalilena,—“eka-praharerapathe”

TheLordasked,“HowfaristheGangesfromhere?”andthechildrenreplied,“Itisaboutthreehoursfromhere.”


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prabhubale,—“emahimākevalagaṅgāraataevaetāhari-nāmerapracāra

TheLordsaid,“ThisisthegloryoftheGanges.Byherinfluenceonehearstheholynameschantedhere.Anotherreadingforpracāra(“propagation”)issañcāra(“appearance”).


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gaṅgāravātāsaāsiyālāgeethāataevaśunilāṅahari-guṇa-gāthā”

“BreezescomingfromtheGangesblowhere.ThereforeIheardglorificationofHari’stranscendentalqualities.”Anotherreadingforāsiyālāge(“blowhere”)iskibālāgiyāche(“howniceitfeels”).ThewatersoftheGangesaredirectlythenectaremanatingfromŚrīHari’slotusfeet.AnypersonwhoistouchedbytheairflowingoverthosewatersoftheGangesisqualifiedtoperformhari-kīrtana.UntiloneisfixedinKṛṣṇaconsciousness,histhirstformaterialenjoymentisnotdestroyedandhedoesnotdevelopatastefortheglorificationofLordKṛṣṇa.


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gaṅgāramahimāvyākhyākariteṭhākuragaṅgā-pratianurāgabāḍilapracura

AstheLordglorifiedtheGanges,Hisattachmentincreasedmultifold.


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prabhubale,—“ājiāmisarvathāgaṅgāyamajjanakariba”etabali’cali’yāya

TheLordsaid,“TodayIwillcertainlybatheintheGanges.”Sayingthis,Hestartedoff.Thewordsarvathāmeans“certainly.”


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matta-siṁha-prāyacalilenagaura-siṁhapāchedhāilenasabacaraṇerabhṛṅga

ThelionlikeGaurāṅgawalkedlikeamaddenedlion,andthebeelikeservantsofHislotusfeetfollowedbehind.Anotherreadingformatta-siṁha(“maddenedlion”)ismatta-gaja(“maddenedelephant”).


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gaṅgā-daraśanāveśeprabhuragamananāgālināpāyakehayatabhakta-gaṇa

AnxioustoseetheGanges,theLordwalkedsoquicklythatthedevoteeswereunabletokeepupwithHim.Thewordnāgālimeans“tocomenear”or“tocontact.”


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sabeekanityānanda-siṁhakari’saṅgesandhyā-kālegaṅgā-tīreāilenaraṅge

TakingonlythelionlikeNityānandawithHim,theLordjoyfullyarrivedatthebankoftheGangesthatevening.


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nityānanda-saṅgekari’gaṅgāyamajjana`gaṅgāgaṅgā’bali’bahukarilāstavana

TheLordtookbathintheGangeswithNityānandaandrepeatedlyrecitedthenameofGaṅgāinthecourseofofferingmanyprayers.Anotherreadingforbahu(“many”)isprabhu(“theLord”),andanother

readingforstavana(“prayers”)iskrandana(“crying”).CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.114

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pūrṇakari’karilenagaṅgā-jala-pānapunaḥ-punaḥstutikari’karenapraṇāma

TheLorddrankthewateroftheGangestoHisfullsatisfaction,andafterrepeatedlyrecitingprayers,Heofferedobeisances.


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“prema-rasa-svarūpatomāradivyajalaśivasetomāratattvajānenasakala

“Yourdivinewaterisamanifestationofthemellowsofecstaticlove.YourgloriesareknowntoLordŚiva.SincethewateroftheGangesisliquiddirectlyrelatedtoKṛṣṇa,itisthemanifestationofkṛṣṇa-prema-rasa,themellowsofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa.Rudra,theservantoftheSupremeLord,holdsthisprema-rasaonhisownhead.


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sakṛttomāranāmakarileśravaṇatāraviṣṇu-bhaktihaya,kipunaḥbhakṣaṇa

“OneattainsdevotionalservicetoViṣṇusimplybyhearingyournameevenonce,andwhattospeakofdrinkingyourwater.ThereisnodoubtthatbydrinkingthewateroftheGangesoneattainssupremeauspiciousness.Simplybyhearingthename“Gaṅgā”evenonce,alivingentity’spropensityforservingtheSupremeLordisawakened.By

themercyoftheGanges,alivingentitybecomesqualifiedtochantthenameofLordKṛṣṇa.


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tomāraprasādese`śrī-kṛṣṇa’henanāmasphurayejīveramukhe,ithenāhiāna

“ByyourmercyalivingentitybecomesqualifiedtochantthenameofKṛṣṇa.Thereisnodoubtaboutthis.


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kīṭa,pakṣī,kukkura,śṛgālayadihayatathāpitomārayadinikaṭevasaya

tathāpitāhārayatabhāgyeramahimāanyatrerakoṭīśvaranahetārasamā

“Thegoodfortuneofawealthypersonwholiveselsewherecannotbeequatedwiththegoodfortuneofinsects,birds,dogs,orjackalsthatresidenearyou.Wildanimals,birds,insects,andmothswholiveonthebanksoftheGangesarefortunate.ResidentsofaplacewheretheGangesdoesnotflowarenotasfortunate,eveniftheyarewealthy.Anotherreadingformahimā(“glories”)isupamā(“comparison”),andanotherreadingforsamā(“equal”)issīmā(“limit”).


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patitatāritesetomāraavatāratomārasamānatumibaināhiāra”

“Youhaveincarnatedtodeliverthefallensouls.Thereisnooneequaltoyou.”


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eimatastutikareśrī-gaurasundaraśuniyājāhnavī-devīlajjitaantara

WhenŚrīGaurasundaraofferedprayersinthisway,Jāhnavī-devīfeltembarrassed.IntheKṛṣṇa-sandarbha(68)itisstated:

yo‘saunirañjanodevaścit-svarūpījanārdanaḥsaevadrava-rūpeṇagaṅgāmbhonātrasaṁśayaḥ

“TheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,LordJanārdana,whoseformiscompletelyspiritualandwhoisalwaysfreefrommaterialcontact,personallyappearsintheformoftheGangesriverwater.Ofthisthereisnodoubt.”InŚrīHari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā(2.3)itisstated:

ānanda-nirjharamayīmaravinda-nabha-pādāravinda-makarandamaya-pravāham

taṁkṛṣṇa-bhaktimivamūrtimatiṁsravantīṁvandemaheśvara-śiro-ruha-kunda-mālām

“IoffermyrespectfulobeisancestoŚrīGaṅgādevī.Sheisacascadeofbliss,astreamofnectarfromthelotusfeetofŚrīHari,andthepersonificationofdevotionalservicetoŚrīKṛṣṇa.SheislikeagarlandofjasmineflowerssituatedontheheadofLordŚiva.”AlsoinŚrīHari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā(1.14)itisstated:

ārūḍhāhara-mūrdhānaṁyat-pāda-sparśa-gauravāttrailokyaṁcāpunādgaṇgākimtasyamahimocyate

“HowcanthegloriesoftheSupremeLordbedescribed?TheGanges,

whoiscarriedontheheadofŚivaandwhopurifiesthethreeworlds,isglorifiedbythetouchHislotusfeet.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.9.9)itisstated:

tathetirājñābhihitaṁsarva-loka-hitaḥśivaḥdadhārāvahitogaṅgāṁpāda-pūta-jalāṁhareḥ

“WhenKingBhagīrathaapproachedLordŚivaandrequestedhimtosustaintheforcefulwavesoftheGanges,LordŚivaacceptedtheproposalbysaying,`Letitbeso.’Then,withgreatattention,hesustainedtheGangesonhishead,forthewateroftheGangesispurifying,havingemanatedfromthetoesofLordViṣṇu.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.9.15)itisstated:

sanniveśyamanoyasmiñchraddhayāmunayo‘malāḥtraiguṇyaṁdustyajaṁhitvāsadyoyātāstad-ātmatām

“Greatsages,completelyfreedfrommateriallustydesires,devotetheirmindsfullytotheserviceoftheLord.Suchpersonsareliberatedfrommaterialbondagewithoutdifficulty,andtheybecometranscendentallysituated,acquiringthespiritualqualityoftheLord.ThisisthegloryoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.”IntheMahābhārata(Vana-parva85.90)itisstated:

sarvaṁkṛteyugepuṇyaṁtretāyāṁpuṣkaraḥsmṛtamdvāparetukurukṣetraṁgaṅgākali-yugesmṛtā

“AllholyplacesbestowpietyinSatya-yuga,whereasPuṣkaraismostauspiciousinTretā-yuga.KurukṣetraisespeciallyauspiciousinDvāpara-yuga,andtheGangesismostauspiciousinKali-yuga.”IntheMahābhārata(Vana-parva85.96)itisstated:nagaṅgāsādṛśaṁtīrthaṁnadevaḥkeśavātparaḥ—“ThereisnoholyplaceliketheGaṅgā,andthereisnoDeitysuperiortoLordKeśava.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.70.44)itisstated:

yasyāmalaṁdiviyaśaḥprathitaṁrasāyāṁbhūmaucatebhuvana-maṅgaladig-vitānam

mandākinītidivibhogavatīticādhogaṅgeticehacaraṇāmbupunātiviśvam

“MydearLord,Youarethesymbolofeverythingauspicious.Yourtranscendentalnameandfameisspreadlikeacanopyallovertheuniverse,includingthehigher,middle,andlowerplanetarysystems.ThetranscendentalwaterthatwashesYourlotusfeetisknowninthehigherplanetarysystemsastheMandākinīRiver,inthelowerplanetarysystemsastheBhogavatīandinthisearthlyplanetarysystemastheGanges.Thissacred,transcendentalwaterflowsthroughouttheentireuniverse,purifyingwhereveritgoes.”OneshouldalsodiscussŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.41.13-16).IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(5.17.3)itisstated:

tataḥsaptaṛṣayastatprabhāvābhijñāyāṁnanutapasaātyantikīsiddhiretāvatībhagavatisarvātmanivāsudeve‘nuparata-bhakti-yoga-

lābhenaivopekṣitānyārthātma-gatayomuktimivāgatāṁmumukṣavaivasabahu-mānamadyāpijaṭā-jūṭairudvahanti.

“Thesevengreatsages[Marīci,Vasiṣṭha,Atri,andsoon]resideonplanetsbeneathDhruvaloka.WellawareoftheinfluenceofthewateroftheGanges,tothisdaytheykeepGangeswateronthetuftsofhairontheirheads.Theyhaveconcludedthatthisistheultimatewealth,theperfectionofallausterities,andthebestmeansofprosecutingtranscendentallife.HavingobtaineduninterrupteddevotionalservicetotheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,theyneglectallotherbeneficialprocesseslikereligion,economicdevelopment,sensegratification,andevenmergingintotheSupreme.JustasjñānīsthinkthatmergingintotheexistenceoftheLordisthehighesttruth,thesesevenexaltedpersonalitiesacceptdevotionalserviceastheperfectionoflife.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(8.21.4)itisstated:

dhātuḥkamaṇḍalu-jalaṁtadurukramasyapādāvanejana-pavitratayānarendra

svardhunyabhūnnabhasisāpatatīnimārṣṭiloka-trayaṁbhagavatoviśadevakīrtiḥ

“OKing,thewaterfromLordBrahmā’skamaṇḍaluwashedthelotusfeetofLordVāmanadeva,whoisknownasUrukrama,thewonderfulactor.ThusthatwaterbecamesopurethatitwastransformedintothewateroftheGanges,whichwentflowingdownfromthesky,purifyingthethreeworldslikethepurefameoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.9.12-14)itisstated:

yaj-jala-sparśa-mātreṇabrahma-daṇḍa-hatāapi

sagarātmajādivaṁjagmuḥkevalaṁdeha-bhasmabhiḥ

“BecausethesonsofSagaraMahārājahadoffendedagreatpersonality,theheatoftheirbodieshadincreased,andtheywereburnttoashes.ButsimplybybeingsprinkledwithwaterfromtheGanges,allofthembecameeligibletogototheheavenlyplanets.WhatthenistobesaidofthosewhousethewaterofmotherGangestoworshipher?

bhasmībhūtāṅga-saṅgenasvaryātāḥsagarātmajāḥkiṁpunaḥśraddhayādevīṁsevanteyedhṛta-vratāḥ

“SimplybyhavingwaterfromtheGangescomeincontactwiththeashesoftheirburntbodies,thesonsofSagaraMahārājawereelevatedtotheheavenlyplanets.Therefore,whatistobesaidofadevoteewhoworshipsmotherGangesfaithfullywithadeterminedvow?Onecanonlyimaginethebenefitthataccruestosuchadevotee.

nahyetatparamāścaryaṁsvardhunyāyadihoditamananta-caraṇāmbhoja-prasūtāyābhava-cchidaḥ

“BecausemotherGangesemanatesfromthelotustoeoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,Anantadeva,sheisabletoliberateonefrommaterialbondage.Thereforewhateverisdescribedherewithaboutherisnotatallwonderful.”Vālmīkihaswritten:

tvat-tīretaru-koṭarāntar-gatogaṅgevihaṅgovaraṁtvan-nīrenarakānta-kāriṇivaraṁmatsyo‘thavākacchapaḥ

naivānyatramadāndha-sindhura-ghaṭā-saṅghaṭṭa-ghaṇṭā-raṇat-kāra-trasta-samasta-vairi-vanitā-labdha-stutirbhū-patiḥ

“OGāṅgā,Odestroyerofhell,abirdwithinthehollowofatreeonyourshoreandafishortortoisewithinyourwatersarebetterthanakinglivingelsewhere,evenifthatkinghasreceivedpraisefromallhisenemies’wives,whohavebeenfrightenedbytheringingofthecollidingbellsonhistroopofmadelephants.

ukṣāpakṣīturagauragaḥko‘pivāvāraṇovā-vārīṇaḥsyāṁjanana-maraṇa-kleśa-duḥkhāsahiṣṇuḥ

natvanyatrapravirala-raṇat-kaṅkaṇa-kvāṇa-miśraṁvāra-strībhiścamara-marutāvījitobhūmi-pālaḥ

“Letmebecomeanox,abird,ahorse,asnake,anelephant,oranyotherlowlycreatureintolerantofthesufferingsofbirthanddeath.Idonotwanttogoelsewhere,evenasakingfannedwithcamarasbycourtesanswhosebraceletssweetlytinkle.

abhinava-viṣa-vallīpāda-padmasyaviṣṇormadana-mathana-maulermālatī-puṣpa-mālā

jayatijaya-patākākāpyasaumokṣa-lakṣmākṣapita-kali-kalaṅkājāhnavīnaḥpunātu

“SheisayoungmyrrhcreeperatthelotusfeetofLordViṣṇu,andthegarlandofmālatīflowersontheheaddressofHim,theconquerorof

Cupid.Allvictorytoher,whosevictoryflagismarkedwiththesignofliberation.Mayshe,Jāhnavī,whodispelsthecontaminationofKali,purifyus.

yattattāla-tamāla-śāla-sarala-vyālola-vallī-latā-cchannaṁsūrya-kara-pratāpa-rahitaṁśaṅkhendu-kuṇḍojjvalam

gandharvāmara-siddha-kinnara-vadhū-tuṅga-stanāsphalitaṁsnānāyaprati-vāsaraṁbhavatumegāṅgaṁjalaṁnirmalam

“MaythepurewatersoftheGangesbethereeverydayformetobathein.Thosewatersarecoveredbythetremblingvinesandcreepersofthetāla,tamāla,śāla,andsaralatrees;freefromtheburningheatofthesun’srays;brilliantlikethewhiteconchshellandthehaloofthemoon;andgentlystruckbytheprominentbreastsoftheGandharva,demigod,Siddha,andKinnarawomen.

gāṅgaṁvārimano-hārimurāri-caraṇa-cyutamtripurāri-śiraś-cāripāpa-haripunātumām

“ThewatersoftheGanges,emanatingfromthefeetofMurāri,enchantthemind.TheyrestontheheadofLordTripurārianddestroyallsin.Maythosewaterspurifyme.

pāpāpahāriduritāritaraṅga-dhāridūra-pracārigirirāja-guhā-vidāri

jhaṅkāra-kārihari-pāda-rajo-vihārigāṅgaṁpunātusatataṁśubha-kārivāri

“MaythealwaysauspiciouswatersoftheGangespurifyme.Thatwaterdispelsallsins.Itistheenemyofdistress,itbearsmanywaves,ittravelsfar,itsplitsopenthecavesoftheHimālaya,itmakesamurmuringsound,anditsportsinthedustofLordHari’sfeet.”ŚrīŚaṅkarācāryahasstated:

varamihanīrekamaṭhomīnaḥkiṁ

vātīresaraṭaḥkṣīṇaḥ

athavāgavyutauśva-pacodīnastavadūrenanṛpati-kulīnaḥ

“Atortoiseorfishinthiswater,afeeblelizardontheriver’sshore,andawretcheddog-eaterinanearbypasturearebetterthanaroyalprincefarawayfromyou.”ŚrīJāhnavīincarnatedtodelivertheinhabitantsofthematerialworld,thereforethereisnothingequaltotheGanges.AlthoughŚrīGaurasundaraistheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,HeincreasedthegloriesofHisservantsandmaidservants.


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yeprabhurapāda-padmevasatigaṅgāraseprabhukarayestuti,—henaavatāra

TheLordfromwhoselotusfeettheGangesemanatesofferedprayerstotheGanges.SucharethecharacteristicsofthisincarnationoftheLord.


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yeśunayegaurāṅgeragaṅgā-pratistutitāṅrahayaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyerati-mati

AnyonewhohearstheprayersGaurāṅgaofferedtotheGangeswilldevelopattachmentforthelotusfeetofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.


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nityānanda-saṁhatiseniśāsei-grāme

āchilenakonapuṇyavanteraāśrame

InthiswaytheLordandNityānandastayedthatnightinthatvillageinthehouseofonepiousperson.


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tabeāradinekathokṣaṇebhakta-gaṇaāsiyāpāilasabeprabhuradarśana

SometimethenextdaythedevoteescameandfoundtheLord.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.126

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tabeprabhusarvabhakta-gaṇakari’saṅgenīlācala-pratiśubhakarilenaraṅge

Thereafter,theLord,accompaniedbythedevotees,happilydepartedforNīlācala.


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prabhubale,—“śunanityānandamahāmati!satvarecalahatuminavadvīpa-prati

TheLordsaid,“Listen,OmagnanimousNityānanda!GoquicklytoNavadvīpa.


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śrīvāsādikari’yatasababhakta-gaṇasabārakarahagiyāduḥkha-vimocana

“GoandmitigatethedistressofŚrīvāsaandtheotherdevotees.Anotherreadingforśrīvāsādikari’yatasababhakta-gaṇaisśrīvāsādiyataachebhagavata-gaṇa(bothmean“allthedevoteesheadedbyŚrīvāsa”).


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eisabakathātumikahiosabāreāmiyābanīlācala-candradekhibāre

“TelleveryonethatIamgoingtoseethemoonlikeLordofNīlācala.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.130

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sabāraapekṣāāmikariśāntipurerahibāṅaśrī-advaita-ācāryeraghare

“IwillwaitforeveryoneatŚāntipura,whereIwillstayatthehouseofŚrīAdvaitaĀcārya.


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tāṅ’-sabā’laiyātumiāsibāsatvareāmiyāiharidāseraphuliyānagare”

“Youquicklybringeveryonethere.IamgoingtovisitHaridāsainPhuliyā.”ThevillagePhuliyāissituatedbetweenRāṇāghāṭaandŚāntipura.FromNavadvīpa,thedevoteeswenttherebyboatandjoinedtheLord.


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nityānandepāṭhāiyāśrī-gaurasundaracalilenamahāprabhuphuliyā-nagara

AftersendingNityānanda,ŚrīGaurasundarawenttoPhuliyā.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.133

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prabhuraājñāyamahā-mattanityānandanavadvīpecalilenaparamaānanda

FollowingtheLord’sinstruction,thegreatlyintoxicatedNityānandawentingreatecstasytoNavadvīpa.Anotherreadingformahā-matta(“greatlyintoxicated”)ismahā-malla(“thegreatwrestler”).


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prema-rasemahāmattanityānanda-rāyahuṅkāragarjanaprabhukarayesadāya

LordNityānandawasgreatlyintoxicatedinthemellowsofecstaticlove.Heconstantlyroaredloudly.


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matta-siṁha-prāyaprabhuānandevihvalavidhi-niṣedherapāravihārasakala

LordNityānandawasoverwhelmedinecstasylikeanintoxicatedlion.Hispastimesaretranscendentaltoallrulesandregulations.Anotherreadingforpāra(“ontheothersideof”)ispara(“beyond”).IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.2.40)itisstated:

evaṁ-vrataḥsva-priya-nāma-kīrtyājātānurāgodruta-cittauccaiḥhasatyathoroditirautigāyatyunmāda-vannṛtyatiloka-bāhyaḥ

“WhenapersonisactuallyadvancedandtakespleasureinchantingtheholynameoftheLord,whoisverydeartohim,heisagitatedandloudlychantstheholyname.Healsolaughs,cries,becomesagitated,andchantsjustlikeamadman,notcaringforoutsiders.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.18.28-29)itisstated:

jñāna-niṣṭhoviraktovāmad-bhaktovānapekṣakaḥsa-liṅgānāśramāṁstyaktvācaredavidhi-gocaraḥ

budhobālaka-vatkrīḍetkuśalojaḍa-vaccaret

vadedunmatta-vadvidvāngo-caryāṁnaigamaścaret

“Givinguptheritualsandexternalregulationspertainingtoone’sparticularstatusoflife,oneshouldactonthetranscendentalplatformbeyondrulesandregulations.Althoughmostwise,theparamahaṁsaenjoyslifelikeachild,oblivioustohonoranddishonor;althoughmostexpert,hebehaveslikeadull,incompetentperson;althoughmostlearned,hespeakslikeaninsaneperson;andalthoughascholarlearnedinVedicregulations,hebehavesinanunrestrictedmanner.”


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kṣaṇekekadamba-vṛkṣekari’ārohaṇabājāyamohanaveṇutribhaṅga-mohana

SometimesHewouldclimbakadambatreeandplayenchanting

melodiesonaflutewhilestandinginathreefold-bendingform.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.137

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kṣaṇekedekhiyāgoṣṭhegaḍāgaḍi’yāyavatsa-prāyahaiyāgābhīradugdhakhāya

SometimesHewouldrollinthepasturingground,andsometimesHewoulddrinkmilkfromacowlikeacalf.Anotherreadingforvatsa(“calf”)isvaccha(“calf”).


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āpanā’-āpanisarva-pathenṛtyakarebāhyanāhijāneḍubi’ānanda-sāgare

AsHedancedalonetheentireway,Hewouldloseexternalconsciousnessafterdrowninginanoceanofecstasy.Anotherreadingforḍubi(“afterdrowning”)isḍube(“thendrown”).


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kakhanavāpathevasi’karenarodanahṛdayavidaretāhākariteśravaṇa

SometimesHewouldsitinthemiddleoftheroadandcryinsuchawaythattheheartofanyonewhoheardwouldbreak.


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kakhanohāsenaatimahāaṭṭahāsakakhanovāśirevastrabāndhidig-vāsa

SometimesHewouldlaughloudly,andsometimesHewouldtakeoffHisclothandwrapitaroundHishead.


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kakhanavāsvānubhāveananta-āveśesarpa-prāyahaiyāgaṅgārasrotebhāse

SometimesinHisownecstaticmoodasAnantaHewouldfloatinthecurrentoftheGangeslikeaserpent.Anotherreadingforsvānubhāveananta(“inHisownmoodasAnanta”)issvānubhavāveśera(“ofHisownecstaticmood”).Anotherreadingforsrote(“inthecurrent”)ismājhe(“within”).


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ananterabhāveprabhugaṅgārabhitarebhāsiyāyāyenaatidekhimanohare

InthemoodofAnanta,NityānandaPrabhulookedmostenchantingasHecontinuouslyfloatedinthewatersoftheGanges.Anotherreadingforbhitare(“within”)isupare(“onthesurface”).


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acintyaagamyanityānanderamahimātribhuvaneadvitīyakāruṇyerasīmā

ThegloriesofNityānandaareinconceivableandincomprehensible.Hiscompassionisuniquewithinthethreeworlds.Anotherreadingforagamya(“incomprehensible”)isagaṇya(“innumerable”).


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eimatagaṅgā-madhyebhāsiyābhāsiyānavadvīpeprabhu-ghāṭeuṭhilaāsiyā

WhilefloatingintheGangesinthisway,NityānandaPrabhufinallyarrivedattheLord’sbathingghāṭainNavadvīpa.FromthewesternbankoftheGangesknownasKuliyā,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhufloatedtoMahāprabhu’sghāṭaontheeasternbankoftheGanges.Anotherreadingforuṭhila(“arrived”)ismililā(“joined”).


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āpanā’samvari’nityānanda-mahāśayaprathameuṭhilāāsi’prabhuraālaya

AftercontrollingHimself,LordNityānandawentstraighttotheLord’shouse.

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āsiyādekhayeāidvādaśa-upavāsasabekṛṣṇa-bhakti-baledeheācheśvāsa

WhenHearrived,HefoundthatmotherŚacīhadbeenfastingfortwelvedays.ShewassurvivingsimplyonthestrengthofherdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.ŚrīGaurasundarapassedtwelvedaysgoingfromMāyāpurtoKatwatotakesannyāsaandwanderinginRāḍha-deśa.MotherŚacīabstainedfromtakinganyfoodordrinkforthosetwelvedays.


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yaśodārabhāveāiparama-vihvalaniravadhinayanevahayeprema-jala

MotherŚacīwasoverwhelmedinthemoodofYaśodā.Sheconstantlyshedtearsoflovefromhereyes.Anotherreadingforvahaye(“shed”)isvahai(“shed”).


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yāredekheāitāhāreivārtākaya“mathurāralokakitomarāsabahaya?

MotherŚacīaskedwhomevershemet,“AreyoufromMathurā?FeelingseparationfromŚrīGaurasundara,motherŚacīwouldaskeveryone,“AreyoupeoplefromMathurā?DoyouhaveanynewsaboutKṛṣṇaandBalarāma?”ShewasfeelinganxietythinkingaboutthevisitofAkrūra,andshewouldhearthesoundofKṛṣṇa’sfluteandBalarāma’shorn.


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kahakaharāma-kṛṣṇaāchayekemane?”baliyāmūrcchitahañāpaḍilātakhane

“Pleasetellme,howareKṛṣṇaandBalarāma?”Speakinglikethis,shewouldfallunconscioustotheground.


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kṣaṇebaleāi,—“oiveṇuśiṅgābājeakrūraāilākibāpunaḥgoṣṭhamājhe?”

SometimesmotherŚacīwouldsay,“Isthatthesoundofthefluteandhorn?HasAkrūrareturnedtoVṛndāvana?”Anotherreadingforveṇu(“flute”)isśuni(“hearing”).IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.46.18-19)itisstated:

apismaratinaḥkṛṣṇomātaraṁsuhṛdaḥsakhīngopānvrajaṁcātma-nāthaṁgāvovṛndāvanaṁgirim

“DoesKṛṣṇarememberus?DoesHerememberHismotherandHisfriendsandwell-wishers?DoesHerememberthecowherdsandtheirvillageofVraja,ofwhichHeisthemaster?DoesHerememberthecows,Vṛndāvanaforest,andGovardhanaHill?

apyāyāsyatigovindaḥsva-janānsakṛdīkṣitumtarhidrakṣyāmatad-vaktraṁsu-nasaṁsu-smitekṣaṇam

“WillGovindareturnevenoncetoseeHisfamily?IfHeeverdoes,wemaythenglanceuponHisbeautifulface,withitsbeautifuleyes,nose,andsmile.”OneshouldalsoseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,Chapters38-39.


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eimataāikṛṣṇa-viraha-sāgareḍubiyāāchenabāhyanāhikaśarīre

InthiswaymotherŚacīdrowninanoceanofseparationfromKṛṣṇa.Shelostallexternalconsciousness.Anotherreadingforeimataāikṛṣṇaiseimataśacīāi(“inthiswaymotherŚacī”).


TEXT152

nityānandaprabhu-varahenaisamaya

āiracaraṇeāsi’daṇḍavathaya

AtthattimeNityānandaPrabhucamethereandfellflatatthefeetofmotherŚacī.


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nityānandedekhi’sababhāgavata-gaṇauccaiḥ-svarelāgilenakaritekrandana

WhenthedevoteessawNityānanda,theybegantocryloudly.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.154

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“bāpabāpa,”baliāihailāmūrcchitanājāniyekevāpaḍayekonbhita

MotherŚacīlostconsciousnessassherepeatedlycalledout,“Myson!Myson!”Nooneknewwhofellinwhichdirection.


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nityānandaprabhu-varasabā’kari’kolesiñcilenasabāraśarīraprema-jale

NityānandaPrabhuembracedallthedevoteesandsoakedtheirbodieswithtearsoflove.


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śubha-vāṇīnityānandakahenasabāre“satvarecalahasabeprabhudekhibāre

Nityānandainformedeveryoneoftheauspiciousnewsandsaid,“LetusquicklygotoseetheLord.


TEXT157

śāntipuragelāprabhuācāryeraghareāmiāilāṅatomā’-sabālaibāre”

“TheLordhasgonetoAdvaitaĀcārya’shouseinŚāntipura.Ihavecometotakeyouallthere.”


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caitanya-virahejīrṇasarvabhakta-gaṇapūrṇahailāśuni’nityānanderavacana

AllthedevoteeshadbeenmorosewithfeelingsofseparationfromLordCaitanya,butwhentheyheardNityānanda’swords,theybecamejoyful.Anotherreadingforjīrṇasarva(“allweremorose”)issabadagdha(“allwereburnt”).AccordingtotheAmara-kośadictionary:pravayāḥsthavirovṛddhojīnojīrṇojarannapi—“Pravayāḥ,sthavira,vṛddha,jīna,andjīrṇaareallsynonymsforanoldperson.”AlsoaccordingtotheAmara-kośadictionary:samagraṁsakalaṁpūrṇamakhaṇḍaṁsyādanūnake.pūrṇastupūrite—“Samagra,sakala,pūrṇa,andakhaṇḍaallmean`notdeficient,’andpūrṇameans`full.’”


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sabeihailāatiānandevihvalauṭhilaparamānandakṛṣṇa-kolāhala

Everyonebecameoverwhelmedwithecstasy,andanecstatic,tumultuousvibrationofKṛṣṇa’snamesarose.


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yedivasagelāprabhukaritesannyāsasedivasahaiteāiraupavāsa

FromthedaytheLordlefttotakesannyāsa,motherŚacīhadfasted.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.161

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dvādaśa-upāsatāna—nāhikabhojanacaitanya-prabhāvemātraāchayejīvana

Shehadfastedcompletelyfortwelvedays,survivingsimplybytheinfluenceofLordCaitanya.


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dekhi’nityānandabaḍaduḥkhita-antaraāireprabodhi’kahemadhurauttara

Onseeingher,Nityānandafeltdistressedatheart.TopacifymotherŚacī,Hesweetlyspoketoher.Anotherreadingforkahemadhura(“spokesweetly”)iskichukahena(“spokesomething”).


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“kṛṣṇerarahasyakonnājānavātumitomārevākibākahibārejāniāmi

“WhatconfidentialtopicsaboutKṛṣṇaareunknowntoyou?WhatdoIknowthatIcantellyou?


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tilārdhekocittenāhikarihaviṣādavedeokipāibenatomāraprasāda

“Donotfeeltheslightestdistressinyourheart.CantheVedaseverattainyourmercy?TheVedicliteraturesfavorthosewhoengageintheirstudy.ThoseVedasaredesirousofreceivingŚacīdevī’smercy,becausesvayam-rūpaBhagavānishereternalson.TheVedicliteraturesarealwaysanxiousandinclinedtoworshipŚacīnandana.Anotherreadingfornāhikarihaviṣāda(“donotfeeldistressed”)isnakarihaavasada(“donotfeeldespondent”).


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vedeyāṅreniravadhikareanveṣaṇaseprabhutomāraputra—sabārajīvana

“HewhoissearchedafterbytheVedasisyourson.Heisthelifeandsoulofeveryone.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.87.23)itisstated:

nibhṛta-marun-mano-’kṣa-dṛḍha-yoga-yujohṛdiyanmunayaupāsatetadarayo‘piyayuḥsmaraṇāt

striyauragendra-bhoga-bhuja-daṇḍa-viṣakta-dhiyovayamapitesamāḥsama-dṛśo‘ṅghri-saroja-sudhāḥ

“SimplybyconstantlythinkingofHim,theenemiesoftheLordattainedthesameSupremeTruthwhomsagesfixedinyogaworshipby

controllingtheirbreath,mind,andsenses.Similarly,weśrutis,whogenerallyseeYouasall-pervading,willachievethesamenectarfromYourlotusfeetthatYourconsortsareabletorelishbecauseoftheirlovingattractiontoYourmighty,serpentinearms,forYoulookuponusandYourconsortsinthesameway.”


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henaprabhubukehātadiyāāpanāraāpanesakalabhāralailatomāra

“WithHishandtoHisheartthatsameLordhassworntopersonallytakeallresponsibilityforyou.


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vyavahāraparamārthayatekatomāramoradāyaprabhubaliyāchebārabāra

“TheLordhasrepeatedlydeclaredthatHewilllookafterallyourworldlyandspiritualrequirements.


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bhālahayaye-mate,prabhusebhālajānesukhethākatumidehasamarpiyātāne

“TheLordknowsbestwhatisbeneficialforeveryone.ThereforeyoushouldsimplysurrendertoHimandlivehappily.ŚrīNityānandatoldŚrīŚacīdevīthatsincehersonhastakenallresponsibilityforher,therewasnoneedforhertoworry.Heisthesolemaintainerofboththematerialandspiritualworlds.TheLord’sfather

andmother,whoaretheāśraya,orabodes,ofvātsalya-rasaarefullysurrenderedtotheLord.Therefore,afterrealizingthis,Śacīdevīshouldactaccordingly.


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śīghragiyākaramātā,kṛṣṇerarandhanasantoṣahaukaebesarvabhakta-gaṇa

“Omother,satisfyallthedevotees.GoquicklyandcookforKṛṣṇa.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.170

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tomārahasteraannesabākāraāśatomāraupavāsesekṛṣṇeraupavāsa

“Everyonelongstoeatfoodthathasbeencookedbyyou.Whenyoufast,Kṛṣṇafasts.


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tumiyenaivedyakarakariyārandhanamohoraekāntatāhākhāibāramana”

“Youshouldthereforecookandprepareanoffering.Ihaveastrongdesiretoeat.”


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tabeāiśuni’nityānanderavacanapāsari’virahagelākariterandhana

OnhearingNityānanda’swords,motherŚacīforgotherlamentationandwenttocook.Thewordpāsarimeans“forgot.”


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kṛṣṇeranaivedyakari’āipuṇyavatīagrediyānityānanda-svarūperaprati

AftermakinganofferingtoKṛṣṇa,thepiousmotherŚacīplacedtheofferedfoodsbeforeNityānanda.


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tabeāisarva-vaiṣṇavereagrediyākarilenabhojanasabāresantoṣiyā

ThereaftermotherŚacīservedtheprasādatoalltheVaiṣṇavas.Aftersatisfyingeveryone,shethensatdowntoeat.


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paramasantoṣahailenabhakta-gaṇadvādaśa-upavāseāikarilābhojana

ThedevoteesweregreatlypleasedwhenmotherŚacībrokehertwelve-dayfast.


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tabesarvabhakta-gaṇanityānanda-saṅgeprabhudekhibāresajjakarilenaraṅge

ThenallthedevoteeshappilypreparedtoaccompanyNityānandatogoseetheLord.Thewordsajjameans“prepared”or“arranged.”


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esabaākhyānayatanavadvīpa-vāsīśunilena“gauracandrahailāsannyāsī”

TheresidentsofNavadvīpasoonheard,“Gauracandrahastakensannyāsa.”


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śuniyāadbhutanāma`śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya’sarva-loka`hari’bali’bale`dhanyadhanya’

WhentheyheardHiswonderfulname,“ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,”theyallchantedthenameofHariandglorifiedHim.


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phuliyānagareprabhuāchenaśuniyādekhitecalilāsabalokaharṣahañā

WheneveryoneheardthattheLordwasinPhuliyā,theyjoyfullywenttoseeHim.


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kibāvṛddha,kibāśiśu,kipuruṣa,nārīānandecalilāsabebali’`harihari’

Oldpeople,children,men,andwomen—allhappilydepartedforPhuliyāwhilechantingthenameofHari.


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pūrveyepāṣaṇḍīsabakarilanindanatārāosaparikarekarilagamana

EventheatheistswhopreviouslyblasphemedtheLordwentwiththeirfamiliestoseetheLord.

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gūḍha-rūpenavadvīpelabhilenajanma“nābujhiyānindākarilāṅatānadharma

ebelaigiyātānacaraṇeśaraṇatabesabaaparādhahaibekhaṇḍana”

RealizingthattheLordhadsecretlytakenbirthinNavadvīpa,theythought,“Withoutunderstanding,wehaveblasphemedHisactivities.NowifwegoandtakeshelteratHislotusfeet,ouroffenseswillbecounteracted.ThoseatheistswhowereopposedtoŚrīMahāprabhuandwhoblasphemedHimduringHisresidenceinŚrīdhamaMāyāpuralsodepartedforPhuliyātocounteracttheiroffenseswhentheyunderstoodthatŚrīMahāprabhuwasthere.IntheSkandaPurāṇa,Kumārikā-khaṇḍaoftheMaheśvara-khaṇḍa,(7.101)itisstated:

tvayivipratipathasyatvamevaśaraṇaṁprabhobhūmauskhalitapādānāṁbhūmirevāvalambanam

“OLord,astheearthistheonlyshelterforthosewhoslipandfall,Youaretheonlyshelterformisguidedpeople.”


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eimatebali’lokamahānandedhāyahenanāhijānilokakatapatheyāya

Speakinginthisway,peoplerushedthereingreathappiness.Noonecouldunderstandhowmanydifferentpathspeopleweretaking.


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anantaarbudalokahailakheyā-ghāṭekheyārikaritepārapaḍilasaṅkaṭe

Unlimitedmillionsofpeoplegatheredattheboatlanding.Theboatmenfellintoadilemmaabouthowtogeteveryoneacross.Thewordkheyārireferstoaboatmanataboatlanding.DuringthetimeofMahāprabhutheSarasvatī,orKhaḍiyā,RiverenteredtheGangeswherethecanalknownasVāg-devīcurrentlyenterstheGangesnearNṛsiṁhapallī.AtthattimetheboatghāṭaontheKhaḍiyāRiverwasoutsideŚrīMāyāpur,pastSuvarṇavihāra,Godruma,andMadhyadvīpa.AtthatplacepeoplefromNavadvīpawouldcrosstherivertogotoŚāntipuraandPhuliyā.ItseemsthatNavadvīpawasquitevastatthattime.


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kehabāndhebhelākehaghaṭabukekarekehavākalāragāchadhariyāsāṅtāre

Somepeoplemaderaftsoutofbananatreetrunks,somefloatedonoverturnedwaterpots,andsomesimplyswamacrosswhileholding

bananatrunks.

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katavāhailalokanāhisamuccayaye-yematepāre,seimatepārahaya

Noonecouldtellhowmanypeopletherewere.Peoplecrossedineverypossibleway.Thewordsamuccayameans“number.”


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garbhavatīnārīcaleghanaśvāsavayacaitanyeranāmakari’sehapārahaya

Pregnantwomenbreathedheavilyastheywalked.TheyalsosomehowcrossedtheriverwhilechantingthenameofLordCaitanya.


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andha,khoṇḍālokasabacalesāthesāthecaitanyeranāmetepraśastapathadekhe

Theblindandthelamewalkedtogether.TheyfoundtheirpathwasbroadandopenbytheinfluenceofLordCaitanya’sname.Thewordkhoṇḍāisderivedfromthewordkhañja,whichmeans“lame.”


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sahasrasahasralokaekanāyecaḍe

katadūragiyāmātranaukāḍubi’paḍe

Thousandsofpeoplewouldsitinoneboat.Aftergoingashortdistance,theboatwouldcapsize.


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tathāpihacittekehaviṣādanākarebhāsesarvaloka`hari’baleuccaiḥ-svare

Still,noonefeltdiscouraged.TheyallfloatedinthewaterandloudlychantedthenameofHari.


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henaseānandajanmi’āchayeantaresarva-lokabhāsemahāānanda-sāgare

Suchecstasyappearedintheirheartsthattheyallfloatedinanoceanofgreatecstasy.


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yenājānesāṅtārite,seobhāsesukheīśvara-prabhāvekūlapāyavināduḥkhe

Thosewhodidnotknowhowtoswimalsohappilyfloated.BythemercyoftheLord,theyreachedtheoppositeshorewithoutdistress.


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katadikelokapārahayanāhijāni

sabemātracatur-digeśunihari-dhvani

Idonotknowfromhowmanydirectionspeoplecrossedtheriver.ThenameofHariwasallthatwasheardinthefourdirections.


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eimataānandecalilāsabalokapāsariyākṣudhā-tṛṣṇāgṛha-dharma-śoka

Inthiswaytheyallforgottheirhunger,thirst,householdduties,andlamentationastheyhappilytraveledtowardsPhuliyā.


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āilasakalalokaphuliyā-nagarebrahmāṇḍasparśiyā`hari’baleuccaiḥ-svare

AstheyallcametoPhuliyā,theychantedthenameofHarisoloudlythatthevibrationfilledtheentireuniverse.


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śuniyāapūrvaatiuccahari-dhvanibāhirahailātabenyāsi-śiromaṇi

Whenthecrestjewelofsannyāsīsheardthewonderful,tumultuousvibrationofHari’sname,Hecameouttogreeteveryone.


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kiapūrvaśobhāsekahilekichunaya

koṭi-candrahenaāsi’karilaudaya

Itisimpossibletodescribethatwonderfulscene.TheLordappearedaseffulgentasmillionsoffullmoons.


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sarvadāśrī-mukhe`harekṛṣṇaharehare’baliteānanda-dhārāniravadhijhare

AstheLordconstantlychantedtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantra,tearsofecstasyincessantlyflowedfromHiseyes.


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catur-digesarvalokadaṇḍavatahayakekārauparepaḍenāhisamuccaya

PeopleinalldirectionsofferedHimobeisances.Whocansayhowmanypeoplefellonothers?


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kanṭaka-bhūmitelokanāhikarebhayaānanditasarva-lokadaṇḍavatahaya

Peopledidnotcareaboutthethornsonthegroundastheyallhappilyofferedobeisances.


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sarvaloka`trāhitrāhi’balehātatuli’

e-matakarayegauracandrakutūhalī

Everyoneraisedtheirhandsandexclaimed,“Saveus!Saveus!”SucharethewonderfulpastimesofLordGauracandra.


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anantaarbudalokaekatrahailakiprāntarakibāgrāmasakalapūrila

Unlimitedmillionsofpeoplegatheredthere.Alltheopenplacesinandaroundthetownwerefilledwithpeople.


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nānāgrāmahaitelokalāgilaāsitekehonāhiyāyagharasemukhadekhite

Peoplebeganarrivingfromvariousothervillages,andwhentheysawthefaceoftheLordnoonecaredtoreturnhome.


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haitelāgilabaḍalokeragahana`phuliyā’pūrilasabanagara-kānana

HugecrowdsofpeopleoverfloodedthetownofPhuliyāandfilledtheneighboringvillagesandforests.Thewordgahanameans“hugecrowd.”


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dekhi’gauracandreraśrī-mukhamanoharasarvalokapūrṇahailabāhiraantara

OnseeingtheenchantinglotusfaceofGauracandra,everyonefeltinternallyandexternallysatisfied.


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tabeprabhukṛpā-dṛṣṭikariyāsabārecalilenaśāntipura-ācāryeraghare

TheLordthenglancedmercifullyoneveryoneandproceededtothehouseofAdvaitaĀcāryainŚāntipura.


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sambhrameadvaitadekhi’nija-prāṇa-nāthapāda-padmepaḍilenahai’daṇḍapāta

OnseeingtheLordofHislife,AdvaitaPrabhuofferedrespectfulobeisancesatthelotusfeetoftheLord.


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ārta-nādelāgilenakrandanakaritenāchāḍenapāda-padmaduibāhuhaite

HethenbegantocrypatheticallyasHeincessantlyembracedtheLord’slotusfeetwithHistwoarms.


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śrī-caraṇa-abhiṣekakari’prema-jaleduihastetuli’prabhulailenakole

AsAdvaitawashedtheLord’sfeetwithtearsoflove,theLordpickedHimupwithHisownhandsandembracedHim.


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ācāryabhāsilāṭhākureraprema-jaleānandemūrcchitahai’paḍepada-tale

AdvaitaĀcāryafloatedinthewatersofecstaticlove.HelostconsciousnessinecstasyandfellattheLord’sfeet.


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sthirahai’ṭhākuravasilākata-kṣaṇeuṭhilaparamānandaadvaita-bhavane

AfterawhileAdvaitabecamepacifiedandsatdown,andHisentirehousebecamefilledwithecstasy.


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digambaraśiśu-rūpaadvaita-tanayanāma`śrī-acyutānanda’mahā-jyotir-maya

ŚrīAcyutānanda,thesonofAdvaita,waspresentthereintheformofagreatlyeffulgent,nakedchild.


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paramasarva-jñatiṅhoacintya-prabhāvayogyaadvaiteraputraseimahābhāga

Hewasall-knowing,andhisglorieswereinconceivable.Hewasmostfortunate,beingthequalifiedsonofAdvaita.IntheMuṇḍakaUpaniṣad(1.1.9)itisstated:yaḥsarva-jñaḥsarva-vidyasyajñāna-mayaṁtapaḥ—“Hewhoisall-knowing,fromwhomthepotencyofallknowledgecomes—Heisthewisestofall.”IntheKūrmaPurāṇaitisstated:sarva-jñaḥsarva-vijñānātsarvaḥsarva-mayoyataḥ—“Heissarva-jñabecauseHehasrealizedknowledgeofeverything,andHeissarvabecauseHecontainseverything.”


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dhūlā-mayasarvaaṅga,hāsitehāsitejāniyāāilāprabhu-caraṇadekhite

RealizingthattheLordhadarrived,thechild,smilingandcoveredindust,cametoseeHim.


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āsiyāpaḍilāgauracandra-pada-taledhūlārasahitaprabhulailenakole

HecameandfellatthelotusfeetofGauracandra,andtheLordtookthedust-coveredchildonHislap.


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prabhubale,—“acyuta,ācāryamorapitāsesambandhetomāyaāmāyadui-bhrātā”

TheLordsaid,“OAcyuta,AdvaitaĀcāryaisMyfather.Thereforewearebrothers.”


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acyutabalena,—“tumidaivejīva-sakhāsabākārabāpatumieivedelekhā”

Acyutareplied,“ByYoursweetwillYoubecomethefriendofalllivingentities,whereastheVedasdeclarethatYouarethefatherofall.”WhenŚrīGaurasundaravisitedthehouseofŚrīAdvaitainŚāntipurain1431Śakābda(A.D.1509),Acyutānandawasafive-year-oldchild.ŚrīAcyutānandaprobablytookbirthin1426Śakābda(A.D.1504).ThischildsaidtoMahāprabhu,“Youarethefriendofalllivingentities.TheVedicscriptures,however,haveestablishedthatYouarethesourceofeverything.”Inthisway,ŚrīAcyutānandaestablishedŚrīCaitanyaastheobjectofthetwoVedicstatements:dvāsuparṇāandyatovāimāni[TheTaittirīyaUpaniṣad(3.1.1)declares:yatovāimānibhūtānijāyante.“TheSupremeAbsoluteTruthisthatfromwhicheverythingisborn.”].InboththeMuṇḍakaUpaniṣad(3.1.1)andintheŚvetāśvataraUpaniṣad(4.6)itisstated:

dvāsuparṇāsayujāsakhāyāsamānaṁvṛkṣaṁpariṣasvajāte

tayoranyaḥpippalaṁsvādvattyanaśnannanyo‘bhicākaśīti

“Twocompanionbirdssittogetherintheshelterofthesamepippalatree.Oneofthemisrelishingthetasteofthetree’sberries,whiletheotherrefrainsfromeatingandinsteadwatchesoverHisfriend.”IntheGopāla-tāpanīUpaniṣad(1.18)itisstated:dvausuparṇaubhavatobrahmaṇo‘ṁśa-bhūtastathetarobhoktābhavati—“Therearetwobirds.Oneof

themispartandparceloftheSupremeBrahmanandissubordinatetoHim.Heenjoysthefruits,whiletheotherbirdsimplywitnesses.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.11.6)itisstated:

suparṇāvetausadṛśausakhāyauyadṛcchayaitaukṛta-nīḍaucavṛkṣe

ekastayoḥkhādatipippalānnamanyoniranno‘pibalenabhūyān

“Bychance,twobirdshavemadeanesttogetherinthesametree.Thetwobirdsarefriendsandareofasimilarnature.Oneofthem,however,iseatingthefruitsofthetree,whereastheother,whodoesnoteatthefruits,isinasuperiorpositionduetoHispotency.”AlsoinŚrīmadBhāgavatam(6.4.24)itisstated:

nayasyasakhyaṁpuruṣo‘vaitisakhyuḥsakhāvasansaṁvasataḥpure‘sminguṇoyathāguṇinovyakta-dṛṣṭestasmaimaheśāyanamaskaromi

“Asthesenseobjects[form,taste,touch,smell,andsound]cannotunderstandhowthesensesperceivethem,sotheconditionedsoul,althoughresidinginhisbodyalongwiththeSupersoul,cannotunderstandhowthesupremespiritualperson,themasterofthematerialcreation,directshissenses.LetmeoffermyrespectfulobeisancesuntothatSupremePerson,whoisthesupremecontroller.”


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hāseprabhubhakta-gaṇaacyuta-vacanevismayasabārabaḍaupajilamane

TheLordandthedevoteessmiledonhearingthestatementofAcyuta.Theywereallstruckwithwonderandthought.


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“esakalakathāta’śiśurakabhunayanājānivājanmiyāchekonmahāśaya!”

“Achildcannotspeaksuchthings.Whocanknowwhatgreatpersonalityhastakenbirthasthischild!”


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henaisamayeśrī-ananta-nityānandaāilānadīyāhaitesaṅgebhakta-vṛnda

AtthattimeŚrīNityānanda,whoisAnantaŚeṣa,arrivedfromNadiawithagroupofdevotees.


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śrīvāsādi-bhakta-gaṇadekhiyāṭhākuralāgilenahari-dhvanikaritepracura

WhenthedevoteesheadedbyŚrīvāsasawtheLord,theybegantoloudlychantthenameofHari.


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daṇḍavatahaiyāsakalabhakta-gaṇakrandanakarenasabedhari’śrī-caraṇa

TheyallofferedobeisancestotheLordandbegantocryastheyheldtheLord’slotusfeet.


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sabārekarilāprabhuāliṅganadānasabeiprabhuranija-prāṇerasamāna

TheLordembracedallofthem,forHeconsideredthemequaltoHisownlife.


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ārta-nāderodanakarayebhakta-gaṇaśuniyāpavitrahayasakalabhuvana

Thevibrationofthedevotees’cryingindistresspurifiedtheentireworld.


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kṛṣṇa-premānandekāndesesukṛtijanasedhvani-śravaṇesarva-bandha-vimocana

ThosepiouspersonscriedinecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa.Byhearingthatsound,allmaterialbondagewasdestroyed.


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caitanya-prasādevyaktahailahenadhanabrahmādi-durlabharasabhuñjeye-te-jana

ThetreasurerevealedbythemercyofLordCaitanyaenabledeveryonetorelishmellowsoflovethatarerareforevenpersonalitieslikeBrahmā.


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bhakta-gaṇadekhi’prabhuparama-hariṣenṛtyaārāmbhilāprabhunija-prema-rase

Aftermeetingthedevotees,theLordbecamejubilant.HethenbegantodanceinthemellowsofHisownecstaticlove.


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satvaregāitelāgilenabhakta-gaṇa`bolabola’bali’prabhugarjeghaneghana

Thedevoteesimmediatelybegantosing,andtheLordrepeatedlyroared,“Chant!Chant!”


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dhariyābulenanityānandamahābalīalakṣiteadvaitalayenapada-dhūli

ThemostpowerfulNityānandagrabbedAdvaitaandsecretlytookdustfromHisfeet.


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aśru,kampa,pulaka,huṅkāra,aṭṭahāsakibāseadbhutaaṅga-bhaṅgīraprakāśa

Howwonderfulwasthecrying,shivering,hairsstandingonend,roaring,loudlaughing,andmovingoflimbsmanifestbytheLord!


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kibāsemadhurapada-cālana-bhaṅgimākibāseśrī-hasta-cālanādiramahimā

HowsweetwasthemovementofHisfeet,andhowgloriouswasthemovementofHishands!


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kikahibasevāprema-raseramādhurīānandetuliyābāhubale`harihari’

HowcanIdescribethesweetnessoftheecstaticloveHemanifested?HethenraisedHisarmsandchanted,“Hari!Hari!”


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rasa-mayanṛtyaatiadbhuta-kathanadekhiyāparamānandeḍubebhakta-gaṇa

Hisecstaticdancingwassowonderfulthatthedevoteeswhosawitallmergedintoanoceanofecstasy.


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hārāiyāchilāprabhusarvabhakta-gaṇahenaprabhupunar-bāradilādaraśana

ThatsameLordwhomthedevoteeshadlostwasnowseenbythemagain.


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ānandenāhikabāhyakāhārośarīreprabhuveḍi’sabheiullāsenṛtyakare

Intheirecstasy,theyalllostexternalconsciousnessastheyhappilydancedonallsidesoftheLord.


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kebākāragāyepaḍekebākāredharekebākāracaraṇadhariyāvakṣekare

Somefellonothers,someembracedothers,andsomegrabbedother’sfeetandheldthemtotheirchests.


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kebākāredhari’kānde,kebākibābolekehokichunājānepremerakutūhale

Somecriedastheyembracedothers,andsomespokesomethingtoothers.Theyallforgoteverythinginthehappinessoftheirecstaticlove.


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sapārṣadenṛtyakarevaikuṇṭhaīśvarae-mataapūrvahayapṛthivī-bhitara

TheLordofVaikuṇṭhadancedwithHisassociates.Suchwonderfulpastimestookplaceinthisworld.


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“haribolaharibolaharibolabhāi!”ihābaiārakichuśunitenāpāi

Nothingcouldbeheardotherthan,“Haribola,Haribola,Haribola,brothers!”


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kiānandahailaseadvaita-bhavanesemarmajānenasabesahasra-vadane

Onlythethousand-headedAnantaknewtheconfidentialmysteryoftheecstasythatmanifestedinthehouseofAdvaita.Thephrasesahasra-vadanareferstoŚrīNityānandaPrabhu.


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āpaneṭhākuratabedhari’janejanesarva-vaiṣṇaverekareprema-āliṅgane

ThentheLordcaughttheVaiṣṇavas,oneafteranother,andembracedthemallwithlove.


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pāiyāvaikuṇṭha-nāyakeraāliṅganaviśeṣaānandemattahayabhakta-gaṇa

HavingreceivedtheembraceofLordofVaikuṇṭha,thedevotees

becameespeciallyintoxicatedwithecstasy.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.244

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`hari’bali’sarva-gaṇekaresiṁha-nādapunaḥ-punaḥbāḍeārosabāraunmāda

AstheyrepeatedlyroaredoutthenameofHarilikelions,theirmaddenedstateincreasedagainandagain.


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sāṅgopāṅgenṛtyakarevaikuṇṭherapatipada-bhareṭalamalakarevasumatī

AstheLordofVaikuṇṭhadancedwithHisassociatesanddevotees,theearthswayedundertheweightofHislotusfeet.IntheKaṭhaUpaniṣad(1.3.15)itisstated:

anādyanantaṁmahataḥparaṁdhruvaṁnicāryataṁmṛtyu-mukhātpramucyate

“Hehasneitherbeginningnorend.Heisbeyondthematerialworld.OnewhotakesshelterofHimescapesthejawsofdeath.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.26.25)itisstated:

sahasra-śirasaṁsākṣādyamanantaṁpracakṣatesaṅkarṣaṇākhyaṁpuruṣaṁbhūtendriya-manomayam

“Thethreefoldahaṅkāra,thesourceofthegrosselements,thesensesandthemind,isidenticalwiththembecauseitistheircause.ItisknownbythenameofSaṅkarṣaṇa,whoisdirectlyLordAnantawithathousandheads.”OneshouldalsorefertoŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,Chapter

Sixty-eight,verse46.InŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.5.32)itisstated:

kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁtviṣākṛṣṇaṁsāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadamyajñaiḥsaṅkīrtana-prāyairyajantihisumedhasaḥ

“IntheageofKali,intelligentpersonsperformcongregationalchantingtoworshiptheincarnationofGodheadwhoconstantlysingsthenameofKṛṣṇa.AlthoughHiscomplexionisnotblackish,HeisKṛṣṇaHimself.HeisaccompaniedbyHisassociates,servants,weapons,andconfidentialcompanions.”


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nityānandaprabhu-varaparamauddāmacaitanyaveḍiyānācemahājyotir-dhāma

ThemosteffulgentNityānandaPrabhudancedaroundtheLordwithgreatenthusiasm.


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ānandeadvaitanāce—karayehuṅkārasabeicaraṇadhare—yepāyayāhāra

Advaitadancedinecstasyandroaredloudly.Everyonecaughtholdofwhoever’sfeettheycould.


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navadvīpeyenahailaānanda-prakāśasei-matanṛtya,gīta,sakalavilāsa

SuchwastheecstasymanifestedinNavadvīpainthosejoyfulpastimesofdancingandsinging.


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kathokṣaṇemahāprabhuśrī-gaurāṅga-sundarasvānubhāvevaiseviṣṇukhaṭṭāraupara

AfterawhileŚrīGaurāṅgaMahāprabhusatonthethroneofViṣṇuinHisownecstasy.


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yoḍa-hātesaberahilenacāri-bhiteprabhulāgilenanija-tattvaprakāśite

AsallthedevoteesstoodaroundHimwithfoldedhands,theLordbegantorevealHisownglories.


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“muñikṛṣṇa,muñirāma,mūñinārāyaṇamuñimatsya,muñikūrma,varāha,vāmana

“IamKṛṣṇa,IamRāma,andIamNārāyaṇa.IamMatsya,IamKūrma,IamVarāhaandVāmana.


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muñibuddha,kalki,haṁsa,muñihaladharamuñipṛśnigarbha,hayagrīva,maheśvara

“IamBuddha,Kalki,Haṁsa,andHaladhara.IamPṛśnigarbha,IamHayagrīva,andIamMaheśvara.

InthisregardoneshoulddiscussŚrīmadBhāgavatam,FirstCanto,ChapterThree.


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muñinīlācala-candrakapila,nṛsiṁhadṛśyādṛśyasabamoracaraṇerabhṛṅga

“IamNīlācala-candra,IamKapila,andIamNṛsiṁha.AllvisibleandinvisiblebeingsareservantsofMylotusfeet.Thephrasenīlācala-candrareferstotheSupremeLord,ŚrīJagannātha.Intheśrutisitisstated:

vāsudevaḥsaṅkarṣaṇaḥpradyumno‘niruddho‘haṁmatsyaḥkūrmovarāhonarasiṁhovāmanorāmorāmorāmaḥkṛṣṇobuddhaḥkalkirahaṁśatadhāhaṁsahasradhāhamamito‘hamananto‘haṁnaivaite

jāyantenaivaitemriyantenaiṣāmajñāna-bandhonamuktiḥsarvaevahyetepūrṇāajarāamṛtāḥparamāḥparamānandāḥ.

“IamVāsudeva,Saṅkarṣaṇa,Pradyumna,andAniruddha.IamMatsya,Kūrma,Varāha,Narasiṁha,Vāmana,thethreeRāmas[Rāmacandra,Paraśurāma,andBalarāma],Kṛṣṇa,Buddha,andKalki.Immeasurableandunlimited,Iappearinhundredsandthousandsofforms,noneofwhichevertakesbirthordies.TheseformsofMinearenotboundbyignorance,nordotheyhavetostriveforliberation.Theyareallcomplete,freefromoldage,immortal,supreme,andsupremelyblissful.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.40.17-22)itisstated:

namaḥkāraṇa-matsyāyapralayābdhi-carāyacahayaśīrṣṇenamastubhyaṁmadhu-kaiṭabha-mṛtyave

akūpārāyabṛhatenamomandara-dhāriṇekṣity-uddhāra-vihārāyanamaḥśūkara-mūrtaye

“IoffermyobeisancestoYou,thecauseofthecreation,LordMatsya,

whoswamaboutintheoceanofdissolution,toLordHayagrīva,thekillerofMadhuandKaiṭabha,totheimmensetortoise[LordKūrma],whosupportedMandaraMountain,andtotheboarincarnation[LordVarāha],whoenjoyedliftingtheearth.

namaste‘dbhuta-siṁhāyasādhu-loka-bhayāpahavāmanāyanamastubhyaṁkrānta-tribhuvanāyaca

“ObeisancestoYou,theamazinglion[LordNṛsiṁha],whoremovedYoursaintlydevotees’fear,andtothedwarfVāmana,whosteppedoverthethreeworlds.

namobhṛguṇāṁpatayedṛpta-kṣatra-vana-cchidenamasteraghu-varyāyarāvaṇānta-karāyaca

“ObeisancestoYou,LordoftheBhṛgus,whocutdowntheforestoftheconceitedroyalorder,andtoLordRāma,thebestoftheRaghudynasty,whoputanendtothedemonRāvaṇa.

namastevāsudevāyanamaḥsaṅkarṣaṇāyacapradyumnāyaniruddhāyasātvatāṁpatayenamaḥ

“ObeisancestoYou,LordoftheSātvatas,andtoYourformsofVāsudeva,Saṅkarṣaṇa,Pradyumna,andAniruddha.

namobuddhāyaśuddhāyadaitya-dānava-mohinemleccha-prāya-kṣatra-hantrenamastekalki-rūpiṇe

“ObeisancestoYourformasthefaultlessLordBuddha,whowillbewildertheDaityasandDānavas,andtoLordKalki,theannihilatorofthemeat-eatersposingaskings.”AlsointheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.2.40)itisstated:

matsyāśva-kacchapa-nṛsiṁha-varāha-haṁsa-rājanya-vipra-vibudheṣukṛtāvatāraḥ

tvaṁpāsinastri-bhuvanaṁcayathādhuneśabhāraṁbhuvoharayadūttamavandanaṁte

“Osupremecontroller,YourLordshippreviouslyacceptedincarnationsasafish,ahorse,atortoise,Narasiṁhadeva,aboar,aswan,LordRāmacandra,Paraśurāmaand,amongthedemigods,Vāmanadeva,toprotecttheentireworldbyYourmercy.NowpleaseprotectusagainbyYourmercybydiminishingthedisturbancesinthisworld.OKṛṣṇa,bestoftheYadus,werespectfullyofferourobeisancesuntoYou.”TheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(7.9.38)alsostates:

itthaṁnṛ-tiryag-ṛṣi-deva-jhaṣāvatārairlokānvibhāvayasihaṁsijagatpratīpān

dharmaṁmahā-puruṣapāsiyugānuvṛttaṁchannaḥkalauyadabhavastri-yugo‘thasatvam

“Inthisway,myLord,Youappearinvariousincarnationsasahumanbeing,ananimal,agreatsaint,ademigod,afish,oratortoise,thusmaintainingtheentirecreationindifferentplanetarysystemsandkillingthedemoniacprinciples.Accordingtotheage,OmyLord,Youprotecttheprinciplesofreligion.IntheageofKali,however,YoudonotassertYourselfastheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,andthereforeYouareknownasTriyuga,ortheLordwhoappearsinthreeyugas.”ItisfurthersaidinŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.8.13):

āsanvarṇāstrayohyasyagṛhṇato‘nuyugaṁtanūḥśukloraktastathāpītaidānīṁkṛṣṇatāṁgataḥ

“YoursonKṛṣṇaappearsasanincarnationineverymillennium.Inthepast,Heassumedthreedifferentcolors—white,red,andyellow—andnowHehasappearedinablackishcolor.[InanotherDvāpara-yuga,Heappeared(asLordRāmacandra)inthecolorofśuka,aparrot.AllsuchincarnationshavenowassembledinKṛṣṇa.]”InthePadmaPurāṇa(Uttara-khaṇḍa)itisstated:

dāsa-bhūtamidaṁtasyabrahmādyasakalaṁjagat

dāsa-bhūtamidaṁtasyajagatsthāvara-jaṅgamam

“Everyoneinthisuniverse,beginningwithBrahmā,ismeanttoserveHim.Thiswholeuniverse,withallmovingandnonmovingbeings,ismeanttoserveHim.”InhiscommentaryonŚrīmadBhāgavatam(5.10.11)ŚrīMadhvācāryahasstated:svāmitvaṁtuharerevamukhyamanyatrabhṛtyatā—“OnlyHariisinthepositionofrealmaster.Everyoneelseisadependentservant.”OneshouldalsoseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.68.37).


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morayaśa,guṇa-grāmabolesarva-vedemohāreseananta-brahmāṇḍa-koṭiseve

“AlltheVedasnarrateMygloriesandqualities.InnumerableuniversesserveMylotusfeet.IntheBhagavad-gītā(15.15)itisstated:vedaiścasarvairahamevavedyo—“ByalltheVedas,Iamtobeknown.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(7.7.50)itisstated:

devo‘suromanuṣyovāyakṣogandharvaevavābhajanmukunda-caraṇaṁsvastimānsyādyathāvayam

“Ifademigod,demon,humanbeing,Yakṣa,Gandharva,oranyonewithinthisuniverserendersservicetothelotusfeetofMukunda,whocandeliverliberation,heisactuallysituatedinthemostauspiciousconditionoflife,exactlylikeus[themahājanas,headedbyPrahlādaMahārāja].”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.8.45)itisstated:

trayyācopaniṣadbhiścasāṅkhya-yogaiścasātvataiḥ

upagīyamāna-māhātmyaṁhariṁsāmanyatātmajam

“WhenmotherYaśodāsawalltheuniverseswithinKṛṣṇa’smouth,shewasastonishedforthetimebeing.TheLordisworshipedlikeIndraandotherdemigodsbythefollowersofthethreeVedas,whoofferHimsacrifices.HeisworshipedasimpersonalBrahmanbysaintlypersonswhounderstandHisgreatnessthroughstudyingtheUpaniṣads,asthePuruṣabygreatphilosopherswhoanalyticallystudytheuniverse,astheall-pervadingSupersoulbygreatyogis,andastheSupremePersonalityofGodheadbydevotees.Nevertheless,motherYaśodāconsideredtheLordherownson.”


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muñisarvakāla-rūpībhakta-gaṇavinesakalaāpadakhaṇḍemohārasmaraṇe

“Iamall-devouringtimeforeveryoneotherthanthedevotees.SimplybyrememberingMe,oneovercomesalldifficulties.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.25.38)itisstated:

nakarhicinmat-parāḥśānta-rūpenaṅkṣyantinome‘nimiṣoleḍhihetiḥyeṣāmahaṁpriyaātmāsutaścasakhāguruḥsuhṛdodaivamiṣṭam

“Mydearmother,devoteeswhoreceivesuchtranscendentalopulencesareneverbereftofthem;neitherweaponsnorthechangeoftimecandestroysuchopulences.BecausethedevoteesacceptMeastheirfriend,theirrelative,theirson,preceptor,benefactorandSupremeDeity,theycannotbedeprivedoftheirpossessionsatanytime.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.12.55)itisalsostated:

avismṛtiḥkṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥkṣiṇotyabhadrāṇicaśaṁtanoti

sattvasyaśuddhiṁparamātma-bhaktiṁjñānaṁcavijñāna-virāga-yuktam

“RemembranceofLordKṛṣṇa’slotusfeetdestroyseverythinginauspiciousandawardsthegreatestgoodfortune.”SeealsoŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TwelfthCanto,ChapterThree,verse45andSixthCanto,ChapterTwo,verse19.IntheNārada-pañcarātra(1.14.24-26)itisstated:

ekaṅgaśonadvitīyaitisarvādisargataḥnahinaśyantitadbhaktāḥprakṛti-prākṛte-laye

tasyabhaktottamānāṁcasatataṁsmaraṇenacaāyur-vāyonahibhavetkathaṁmṛturbhaviṣyati

navāsudeva-bhaktānāmaśubhamvidyatekvacitteṣāṁbhaktottamānāṁcasatataṁsmaraṇenaca

“InthebeginningofcreationtherewasonlytheoneSupremeLord.Hisdevoteesandmaterialnaturearenotvanquishedatthetimeofannihilation.Theexalteddevotees’durationoflifedoesnotdiminishbecauseoftheirconstantremembranceofLordHari,sohowwilltheymeetdeath?ThedevoteesofVāsudevaneverfaceanyinauspiciousness.SimplybyrememberingtheexalteddevoteesofVāsudevaoneisrelievedfromthefearofbirth,death,oldage,anddisease.”


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draupadīrelajjāhaitemuñiuddhāriluṅjau-gṛhemuñipañca-pāṇḍaverākhiluṅ

“IdeliveredDraupadīfrombeingdishonored,andIprotectedthefivePāṇḍavasfromthehouseoflac.

Thephrasejau-gṛhereferstothehouseoflac.OneshouldrefertotheMahābhārata,Sabhā-parva,ChapterSixty-six,foradescriptionofhowDraupadīwassavedfromembarrassment.ThedescriptionofhowKṛṣṇaprotectedthefivePāṇḍavasfromthehouseoflacisfoundintheMahābhārata,Ādi-parva,Chapters141-149.


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vṛkāsuravadhi’muñirākhiluṅśaṅkaramuñiuddhāriluṅmoragajendrakiṅkara

“IkilledVṛkāsuraandtherebysavedLordŚiva.IdeliveredMyservantGajendra.ForadescriptionofhowKṛṣṇakilledVṛkāsuraandsavedŚiva,oneshouldseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,ChapterEighty-eight.OneshouldalsodiscussŚrīmadBhāgavatam,EighthCanto,ChaptersTwoandThree.


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muñisekariluṅprahlāderevimocanamuñisekariluṅgopa-vṛnderarakṣaṇa

“IdeliveredPrahlāda,andIprotectedthecowherdresidentsofVraja.ForadescriptionofhowtheLordprotectedthecowherds,oneshouldrefertoŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,ChaptersFifteen,Nineteen,andTwenty-five.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.31.3)itisstated:

viṣa-jalāpyayādvyāla-rākṣasādvarṣa-mārutādvaidyutānalāt

vṛṣa-mayātmajādviśvatobhayād

ṛṣabhatevayaṁrakṣitāmuhuḥ

“Ogreatestofpersonalities,Youhaverepeatedlysavedusfromallkindsofdanger—frompoisonedwater,fromtheterribleman-eaterAgha,fromthegreatrains,fromthewinddemon,fromthefierythunderboltofIndra,fromthebulldemon,andfromthesonofMayaDānava.”


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muñisekariluṅpūrvaamṛta-manthanavañciyāasura,rakṣākailuṅdeva-gaṇa

“Ipreviouslyhadthenectarchurnedfromtheocean.Ithendeceivedthedemonsandprotectedthedemigods.Foradescriptionofhowthenectarwaschurnedfromtheocean,oneshouldseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,EighthCanto,ChaptersSeventhroughTen.


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muñisevadhiluṅmorabhakta-drohīkaṁsamuñisekariluṅduṣṭarāvaṇanirvaṁśa

“IkilledKaṁsa,whowasinimicaltoMydevotees.IannihilatedthewickedRāvaṇaalongwithhisdynasty.ForadescriptionofthekillingofKaṁsa,oneshouldseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,ChapterForty-four.AdescriptionoftheannihilationofRāvaṇaandhisdynastyisfoundintheRāmāyaṇa,Laṅkā-khaṇḍa,Chapters109-111.


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muñisedhariluṅvāma-hātegovardhanamuñisekariluṅkāli-nāgeradamana

“IliftedGovardhanaHillwithMylefthand,andIchastisedtheserpentKāliya.ForadescriptionoftheliftingofGovardhanaHill,oneshouldseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,ChapterTwenty-five.ForadescriptionofthechastisementofKāliya,oneshouldseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,ChapterSixteen.


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muñikaroṅsatya-yugetapasyāpracāratretā-yugeyajñalāgi’karoṅavatāra

eimuñiavatīrṇahaiyādvāparepūjā-dharmabujhāiluṅsakalalokere

katamoraavatāravedeonājānesampratiāiluṅmuñikīrtana-kāraṇe

kīrtana-ārambheprema-bhaktiravilāsaataevakali-yugeāmāraprakāśa

“ItaughttheprocessofausterityinSatya-yuga.IincarnatedtoteachtheprocessofsacrificeinTretā-yuga.IincarnatedinDvāpara-yugatoteacheveryonetheprocessofDeityworship.EventheVedasdonotknowhowmanyincarnationsIhavetaken.Ihavenowadventedtoinauguratetheprocessofchantingtheholynames.Irelishdevotionalserviceinecstaticlovebyinauguratingthesaṅkīrtanamovement.ThereforeIhaveappearedintheageofKali.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.3.52)itisstated:

kṛteyaddhyāyatoviṣṇuṁtretāyāṁyajatomakhaiḥ

dvāpareparicaryāyāṁkalautaddhari-kīrtanāt

“WhateverresultwasobtainedinSatya-yugabymeditatingonViṣṇu,inTretā-yugabyperformingsacrifices,andinDvāpara-yugabyservingtheLord’slotusfeetcanbeobtainedinKali-yugasimplybychantingtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantra.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.5.32)itisstated:

kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁtviṣākṛṣṇaṁsāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadamyajñaiḥsaṅkīrtana-prāyairyajantihisumedhasaḥ

“IntheageofKali,intelligentpersonsperformcongregationalchantingtoworshiptheincarnationofGodheadwhoconstantlysingsthenameofKṛṣṇa.AlthoughHiscomplexionisnotblackish,HeisKṛṣṇaHimself.HeisaccompaniedbyHisassociates,servants,weapons,andconfidentialcompanions.”IntheViṣṇu-sahasra-nāmaoftheAtharvaVeda,ThirdKāṇḍa,itisstated:

ityahaṁkṛta-sannyāso‘vatariṣyāmikalaucatuḥ-sahasrābdoparipañca-sahasrābhyantaregaura-varṇodīrghāṅgaḥsarva-lakṣaṇa-yuktaīśvara-

prārthitonija-rasāsvādomiśrākhyovidita-yogo‘syām.

“IwilldescendfromGoloka-dhāmaandappearontheearthplanetduringthefirstsandhyāofKali-yuga—afterfourthousandandbeforefivethousandyearshavepassed—inMāyāpur,Navadvīpa,onthebanksoftheGanges.Iwillappearintheformofabrāhmaṇawithalarge,golden-complexionedbodymeasuringfourcubitsinheightandinbreadth,endowedwiththethirty-twosignsofamahā-puruṣa,andbearingthetitleMiśra.Then,decoratedwithalltheauspiciousqualitiesofamahā-bhāgavata,endowedwithrenunciation,devoidofworldlydesires,andlearnedinthescienceofpuredevotionalservice,Iwillacceptsannyāsa,asadevoteerelishingthemellowsofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa.”


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sarvavedepurāṇeāśrayamoracāyabhakteraāśramemuñithākoṅsarvadāya

“AlltheVedasandPurāṇasteacheveryonetotakeshelterofMe.IalwaysresideinthecompanyofMydevotees.


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bhaktabaiāmāradvitīyaāranāibhaktamorapitā,mātā,bandhu,putra,bhāi

“ThereisnoonemoredeartoMethanMydevotees.TheyareMyfather,mother,friend,son,andbrother.IntheKaṭhaUpaniṣad(1.2.15)itisstated:sarvevedāyatpadamāmananti—“AlltheVedasglorifytheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.5.41)itisstated:mārgantiyattemukha-padma-nīḍaiśchandaḥ-suparṇairṛṣayovivikte—“Thegreatclear-mindedsages,carriedbythewingsoftheVedas,alwayssearchafterthenestofYourlotuslikeface.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.82.29)itisstated:yad-viśrutiḥśruti-nutedamalaṁpunātipādāvanejana-payaścavacaścaśāstram—“Hisfame,asbroadcastbytheVedas,thewaterthathaswashedHisfeet,andthewordsHespeaksintheformoftherevealedscriptures—thesethoroughlypurifythisuniverse.”AlsointheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.4.63-64)theSupremeLorddeclares:

ahaṁbhakta-parādhīnohyasvatantraivadvijasādhubhirgrasta-hṛdayobhaktairbhakta-jana-priyaḥ

“IamcompletelyunderthecontrolofMydevotees.Indeed,Iamnotatallindependent.BecauseMydevoteesarecompletelydevoidofmaterialdesires,Isitonlywithinthecoresoftheirhearts.WhattospeakofMydevotee,eventhosewhoaredevoteesofMydevoteeareverydeartoMe.

nāhamātmānamāśāsemad-bhaktaiḥsādhubhirvināśriyaṁcātyantikīṁbrahmanyeṣāṁgatirahaṁparā

“Obestofthebrāhmaṇas,withoutsaintlypersonsforwhomIamtheonlydestination,IdonotdesiretoenjoyMytranscendentalblissandMysupremeopulences.”IntheNārada-pañcarātra(1.2.35-36)itisstated:

nahibhaktātparaścātmāprāṇāścāvayavādayaḥnalakṣmī-rādhikā-vāṇī-svayambhū-śambhurevaca

bhakta-prāṇohikṛṣṇasyakṛṣṇa-prāṇāhivaiṣṇavāḥdhyāyantevaiṣṇavāḥkṛṣṇaṁkṛṣṇaścavaiṣṇavāṁstathā

“ThereisnoonemoredeartotheSupersoul,Kṛṣṇa,thanHisowndevotees.EvenHisownSelf,life,andbody,Lakṣmī,Rādhikā,Sarasvatī,Brahmā,andŚambhuarenotasdeartoHimasHispuredevotee.KṛṣṇaisthelifeandsoulofHisdevotees,andtheVaiṣṇavasarethelifeandsoulofKṛṣṇa.TheVaiṣṇavasalwaysmeditateonKṛṣṇa,andKṛṣṇaalwaysmeditatesontheVaiṣṇavas.”IntheGopāla-tāpanī(Uttara53)itisstated:yathāśrīyābhiyukto‘haṁtathābhaktomamapriyaḥ—“MydevoteeisasdeartoMeasLakṣmī.”


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yadyapisvatantraāmisvatantra-vihāratathāpihabhakta-vaśa-svabhāvaāmāra

“AlthoughIamfullyindependentandMyactivitiesarealsoindependent,itisMynaturetobecontrolledbyMydevotees.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.4.66)itisstated:

mayinirbaddha-hṛdayāḥsādhavaḥsama-darśanāḥ

vaśekurvantimāṁbhaktyāsat-striyaḥsat-patiṁyathā

“Aschastewomenbringtheirgentlehusbandsundercontrolbyservice,thepuredevotees,whoareequaltoeveryoneandcompletelyattachedtoMeinthecoreoftheheart,bringMeundertheirfullcontrol.”InthisregardoneshouldalsoseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.4.63-68).


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tomarāsejanma-janmasaṁhatiāmāratomā’-sabā’lāgi’morasarvaavatāra

“AllofYouassociatewithMebirthafterbirth.Iincarnateinthisworldforyoursake.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.9.11)itisstated:

tvaṁbhakti-yoga-paribhāvita-hṛt-sarojaāsseśrutekṣita-pathonanunāthapuṁsām

yad-yad-dhiyātaurugāyavibhāvayantitat-tad-vapuḥpraṇayasesad-anugrahāya

“OmyLord,YourdevoteescanseeYouthroughtheearsbytheprocessofbonafidehearing,andthustheirheartsbecomecleansed,andYoutakeYourseatthere.YouaresomercifultoYourdevoteesthatYoumanifestYourselfintheparticulareternalformoftranscendenceinwhichtheyalwaysthinkofYou.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.59.25)goddessBhūmisays:

namastedeva-deveśaśaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharabhaktecchopātta-rūpāyaparamātmannamo‘stute

“ObeisancesuntoYou,OLordofthechiefdemigods,Oholderoftheconchshell,disc,andclub.OSupremeSoulwithintheheart,YouassumeYourvariousformstofulfillYourdevotees’desires.Obeisancesunto

You.”OneshouldalsoseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,ChapterTwenty-seven,verse11.


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tilārdhekoāmitomā’-sabārechāḍiyākothāonāthākisabesatyajānaihā”

“KnowforcertainthatIdonotleaveyoutostayelsewhereforevenamoment.”


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ei-mataprabhutattvakahekaruṇāyaśuni’sababhakta-gaṇakāndeūrdhvarāya

InthiswaytheLordmercifullynarratedtheseconfidentialtopics.AfterthedevoteesheardHimspeak,theybegantocryloudly.Thewordūrdhvarāyameans“loudly.”


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punaḥpunaḥsabedaṇḍa-praṇāmakariyāuṭhenapaḍenakākukarenakāndiyā

AstheyrepeatedlyofferedobeisancestotheLord,theyhumblyrecitedprayersandcried.Thewordkākumeans“withgreathumility.”


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kiānandahailaseadvaiteraghare

yerasahailapūrvenadīyānagare

ThehouseofAdvaitabecamefilledwiththeecstasythatwaspreviouslyrelishedinthetownofNadia.


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pūrṇa-manorathahailenabhakta-gaṇayatekapūrveraduḥkhahailakhaṇḍana

Thedevoteesbecamefullysatisfied,andtheirpreviousdistresswasmitigated.


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prabhusejānenabhakta-duḥkhakhaṇḍāitehenaprabhuduḥkhījīvanābhajeke-mate

TheLordknowshowtoremovethedistressofHisdevotees,sohowcanadistressedlivingentitynotworshipsuchaLord?Beingafflictedbythedistressofthelivingentities,theSupremeLordbestowsgreatmercyonthemtoremovetheirdistress.Butbecauseoftheirungratefulness,thelivingentitiesdonotworshipHim.EvenifthelivingentitiesreciprocallyworshiptheSupremeLordsimplyastheremoveroftheirdistress,theycanbecomefreefromaversiontotheLord.InthePadmaPurāṇa(Uttara-khaṇḍa,71.270)itisstated:

nāhaṁvasāmivaikuṇṭheyogināṁhṛdayenacamad-bhaktāḥyatragāyantitatratiṣṭhāminārada

“MydearNārada,actuallyIdonotresideinMyabode,Vaikuṇṭha,nordoIresidewithintheheartsoftheyogis,butIresideinthatplacewhereMypuredevoteeschantMyholynameanddiscussMyforms,pastimes,andqualities.”IntheMuṇḍakaUpaniṣad(3.2.9)itisstated:taratiśokaṁ

taratipāpmānaṁ—“He[whoknowstheLord]becomesfreefromlamentationandsins.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.8.23)itisstated:

nānyaṁtataḥpadma-palāśa-locanādduḥkha-cchidaṁtemṛgayāmikañcana

yomṛgyatehasta-gṛhīta-padmayāśriyetarairaṅgavimṛgyamāṇayā

“MydearDhruva,asfarasIamconcerned,IdonotfindanyonewhocanmitigateyourdistressbuttheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,whoseeyesarelikelotuspetals.ManydemigodssuchasLordBrahmāseekthepleasureofthegoddessoffortune,butthegoddessoffortuneherself,withalotusflowerinherhand,isalwaysreadytorenderservicetotheSupremeLord.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(5.18.20)itisstated:

savaipatiḥsyādakutobhayaḥsvayaṁsamantataḥpātibhayāturaṁjanamsaekaevetarathāmithobhayaṁ

naivātmalābhādadhimanyateparam

“Healonewhoisneverafraidbutwho,onthecontrary,givescompletesheltertoallfearfulpersonscanactuallybecomeahusbandandprotector.Therefore,myLord,youaretheonlyhusband,andnooneelsecanclaimthisposition.Ifyouwerenottheonlyhusband,Youwouldbeafraidofothers.ThereforepersonslearnedinallVedicliteratureacceptonlyYourLordshipaseveryone’smaster,andtheythinknooneelseabetterhusbandandprotectorthanYou.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.19.9)itisstated:

tāpa-trayeṇābhihatasyaghoresantapyamānasyabhavādhvanīśa

paśyāminānyaccharaṇaṁtavāṅghri-dvandvātapatrādamṛtābhivarṣāt

“MydearLord,foronewhoisbeingtormentedontheterriblepathof

birthanddeathandisconstantlyoverwhelmedbythethreefoldmiseries,IdonotseeanypossibleshelterotherthanYourtwolotusfeet,whicharejustlikearefreshingumbrellathatpoursdownshowersofdeliciousnectar.”


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karuṇā-sāgaragauracandramahāśayadoṣanāhidekheprabhu,guṇa-mātralaya

LordGauracandraisanoceanofmercy.Hedoesnotseeanyone’sfaults,butseesonlytheirgoodqualities.SincetheLordonlyacceptsthegoodqualitiesofthefault-filledlivingentities,Heisknownasguṇa-grāhī,Hewhoseesonlythegoodinothers.Hedoesnotfindanyfaultinothers.UnlessthefallensoulsareinspiredbyHim,theycanneverdeliverthemselves.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.2.23)itisstated:

ahobakīyaṁstana-kāla-kūṭaṁjighāṁsayāpāyayadapyasādhvī

lebhegatiṁdhātry-ucitāṁtato‘nyaṁkaṁvādayāluṁśaraṇamvrajema

“Alas,howshallItakeshelterofonemoremercifulthanHewhograntedthepositionofmothertoashe-demon[Pūtanā]althoughshewasunfaithfulandsheprepareddeadlypoisontobesuckedfromherbreast?”


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kṣaṇekeaiśvaryasamvariyāmahāvīrabāhyaprakāsiyāprabhuhailenasthira

AfterawhilethealmightyLordconcealedHisopulences.Hethenregainedexternalconsciousnessandbecamepeaceful.


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sabārelaiyāprabhugaṅgā-snānegelājāhnavītebahu-vidhajala-krīḍākailā

ThereaftertheLordwentwiththedevoteestotakebathintheGanges,wheretheyengagedinvariouswatersports.


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sabārasahitaāilenakari’snānatulasīrepradakṣiṇakari’jala-dāna

Aftertakingbath,theLordreturnedwiththedevotees.Hethencircumambulatedandwateredthetulasīplant.


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viṣṇu-gṛhepradakṣiṇa,namaskārakari’sabā’lai’bhojanevasilāgaurahari

AftercircumambulatingthetempleofViṣṇuandofferingobeisancestotheLord,Gauraharisatdowntoeatlunchwiththedevotees.Ineverybrāhmaṇa’shouseandineveryVaiṣṇava’shousetherewasaViṣṇutempleinwhichśālagrāma-śilāswereworshiped.Thetemplefordemigodsinthehouseofanon-VaiṣṇavaiscalledCaṇḍī-maṇḍapa,andthetemplefortheSupremeLordinthehouseofabrāhmaṇadevoteeofViṣṇuiscalledviṣṇu-gṛhaortulasī-maṇḍapa.


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madhyevasilenaprabhunityānanda-saṅgecatur-digesarva-gaṇavasilenaraṅge

TheLordsatdowninthemiddlewithNityānanda,andthedevoteeshappilysataroundThem.


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sarvāṅgecandana—prabhupraphulla-vadanabhojanakarenacatur-digebhakta-gaṇa

TheentirebodyoftheLordwasdecoratedwithsandalwoodpaste,andHisfacewasfullyblossomed.TheLordthenbegantoeatinthemidstofthedevotees.


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vṛndāvana-madhyeyenagopa-gaṇa-saṅgerāma-kṛṣṇabhojanakarenaseiraṅge

ItappearedasthoughKṛṣṇaandBalarāmawerejoyfullytakinglunchinVṛndāvanainthemidstofTheircowherdboyfriends.


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seisabakathāprabhusabārekahiyābhojanakarenaprabhuhāsiyāhāsiyā

TheLordsmiledasHedescribedthosepastimestoeveryonewhiletakinglunch.Foradescriptionofthosepastimes,seeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,ChapterThirteen,verses5-11.


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kāraśaktiācheihāsabavarṇibāretāṅhārakṛpāyayeibolānayāhāre

Whohasthepowertodescribethesepastimes?OnlyonewhoisfavoredbytheLordcandoso.


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bhojanakariyāprabhucalilenamātrabhakta-gaṇaluṭhi’khāilenaśeṣa-pātra

AssoonastheLordgotupafterfinishingHismeal,allthedevoteeseagerlytookHisremnants.IntheViśva-kośadictionaryitisstated:prasādānnija-nirmālādāneśeṣānukīrtitā—“Thewordśeṣareferstotheremnantsoffoodsandflowergarlandsofferedtoadeity.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.6.46)itisstated:

tvayopabhukta-srag-gandha-vāso-’laṅkāra-carcitāḥucchiṣṭa-bhojinodāsāstavamāyāṁjayemahi

“Simplybydecoratingourselveswiththegarlands,fragrantoils,clothes,andornamentsthatYouhavealreadyenjoyed,andbyeatingtheremnantsofYourmeals,we,Yourservants,willindeedconquerYourillusoryenergy.”IntheCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Madhya15.236)itisstated:

prabhukahe,——bhālakaile,śāstra-ājñāhayakṛṣṇerasakalaśeṣabhṛtyaāsvādaya

“CaitanyaMahāprabhuthensaid,`Yes,youhavespokencorrectly.The

śāstrasenjointhatthedevoteecanpartakeofeverythingleftbyKṛṣṇa.’”CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.287

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bhavya-bhavyavṛddhasabahailāśiśumatieimatahayaviṣṇu-bhaktiraśakati

Evenrespectableelderlypersonsactedlikechildren.ThisisthepotencyofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.Thewordbhavyameans“grave”or“sober.”Despitebeingsituatedatamatureage,manygravepersonsactedlikechildren.AsaresultofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu,theyexhibitedchildishrestlessness.AccordingtotheMedinīdictionarythewordbhavyahasthreemeanings—“auspiciousness,”“truthfulness,”and“qualification.”


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yesukṛti-janaśuneesabaākhyānatāhāremilayegauracandrabhagavān

AnypiouspersonwhohearsthesetopicscertainlyachievesLordGauracandra.


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punaḥprabhu-saṅgebhakta-gaṇadaraśanapunar-bāraaiśvarya-āveśesaṅkīrtana

InthiswaythedevoteesagainmettheLordandagainperformedsaṅkīrtanawithgreatpomp.


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sarva-vaiṣṇaveraprabhu-saṁhatibhojanaihāyeśunayetāremileprema-dhana

OnewhohearsabouthowtheLordtookHismealwithalltheVaiṣṇavasattainsthewealthofloveofGod.ManyignorantpeoplethinkthatapompousprocessionwithcongregationalchantingofthenameofHariinthestreetsisanexhibitionofopulence.Toremovethatmisconception,ŚrīGaurasundaraperformedsaṅkīrtanawithgreatpompandthensatwithalltheVaiṣṇavastoexhibitthepastimeofsittingandeatingwiththedevotees.


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śrīkṛṣṇa-caitanyanityānanda-cāndajānavṛndāvana-dāsatachupada-yugegāna

AcceptingŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuasmylifeandsoul,I,Vṛndāvanadāsa,singthegloriesofTheirlotusfeet.ThusendsthisEnglishtranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterOne,entitled“MeetingAgainattheHouseofŚrīAdvaitaĀcārya.”

ChapterTwo:DescriptionoftheLord’sTravelThroughBhuvaneśvaraandOther

PlacestoJagannāthaPurī

ThischapterdescribesMahāprabhu’sjourneytoNīlācalawithdevoteesheadedbyNityānandaandGadādhara,HismakingthevillagesĀṭisārāandChatrabhogaglorious,HisacceptanceofferryboatarrangementsandotherservicesfromthefortunateRāmacandraKhān,HisjourneyinOrrisaviatheSuvarṇarekhāRiver,Jaleśvara,Remuṇā,Yājapura,Vaitaraṇī,Cuttack,Sākṣi-gopāla,Bhuvaneśvara,Kamalapura,Āṭhāranālā,andentryintoPurī,ŚrīNityānanda’spastimeofbreakingtheLord’ssannyāsadaṇḍaneartheSuvarṇarekhā,theLord’sfallingunconsciousinecstasywhileattemptingtoembraceLordJagannāthainsidetheJagannāthatemple,Sārvabhauma’sbringingtheLordtohisownhouse,andtheLord’spastimesofregainingexternalconsciousnessandthenhonoringmahā-prasādaatthehouseofSārvabhauma.WhenafterenjoyingpastimeswithHisdevoteesatŚāntipuratheLordonemorningexpressedHisdesiretogotoNīlācala,thedevoteesinformedHimaboutthevarioustypesofpossibledangersHemayfaceontheway.YetbeforethestrongwilloftheindependentLord,thedevoteesheadedbyŚrīAdvaitarelented.JustbeforethecommencementofHisjourneytheLordsolacedHisdevotees,whowereafflictedbythoughtsofseparation,byinstructingthemtoworshipKṛṣṇa.Gaurasundara’sdevoteesfeltpangsofseparationsimilartothepangsofseparationfeltbytheresidentsofVrajawhenKṛṣṇaleftforMathurā,fortheywerenondifferentfromtheresidentsofVrajaandGaurasundarawas

nondifferentfromthesonofNanda.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhu,Gadādhara,Mukunda,Govinda,Jagadānanda,andBrahmānandaaccompaniedtheLord.Ontheway,theLordaskedthedevoteesiftheyhadanyaccumulatedpossessionswiththemandtherebytestedtheirqualitiesofindifferenceandfreedomfromdesiresformaterialopulences.Hewasverypleasedonlearningthatnoneofthemhadbroughtanyaccumulatedwealth.WhileinstructingthedevoteestofullydependonKṛṣṇa,theLordarrivedatthehouseofAnantaPaṇḍitainthevillageofĀṭisārāandexhibitedthepastimeofacceptinghishospitality.EventuallytheLordcametotheholyplacenamedChatrabhogaandsawtheAmbuliṅga-ghāṭathere.InthisconnectiontheauthorhasdescribedthestoryofAmbu-liṅgaŚiva.AftertakingdarśanaandbathatŚatamukhī-gaṅgā,theLordbecameabsorbedinHisowninternalmood.Suddenly,RāmacandraKhān,theadministratorofChatrabhogavillage,camethereandofferedobeisancestotheLord.HewasveryastonishedtoseetheLord’sintenseeagernesstoseeLordJagannātha.OnunderstandingtheidentityofRāmacandraKhān,theLordmercifullyorderedhimtoarrangepassageforHimtogotoNīlācala.RāmacandraKhānrequestedtheLordandHisdevoteestofirstacceptamealathishouse,andMahāprabhumercifullyacceptedhisinvitation.ThepeopleofChatrabhogathusreceivedanopportunitytowitnessthetranscendentalecstaticmadnessoftheLord.AfterthreequartersofthenightpassedandMahāprabhuregainedHisexternalconsciousness,RāmacandraKhānarrangedaboatforMahāprabhu’sjourney.Ontheboat,Gaurasundarabegantodisplaywonderfulsymptomsofecstaticlove.Then,ontheLord’sorder,Mukundabegantosingontheboat,andbecauseoftheLord’sdancingtheboatcameonthevergeofcapsizing.Whentheboatmanforbadethemfromperformingkīrtanabyinformingthemaboutthedangerofpiratesandwildaquaticslikecrocodiles,MahāprabhuassuredthedevoteesabouttheirsafetybynarratingtothemtopicsoftheinfallibleSudarśanacakra,whichprotectsthedevotees.AfterenteringOrissa,MahāprabhutookbathataplaceknownasGaṅgā-

ghāṭaanddisplayedthepastimeofofferingobeisancestoŚiva,theKingofVaiṣṇavas,installedtherebyYudhiṣṭhira.Leavingthedevoteesinatemple,theLordwentalonetothehouseholders’housesanddisplayedthepastimeofbeggingalmsbyspreadingtheendofHiscloth.JagadānandaPaṇḍitacookedwhateverfoodstuffstheLordcollectedbybegging.AftertakingHismealwiththedevotees,theLordspentthatnightperformingsaṅkīrtanainthatvillage.EarlythenextmorningtheLordagainstartedtowardsPurī.Ontheway,aroadtaxcollectorobstructedtheLord’spathanddemandedtaxfromHim.WhenhesubsequentlyobservedtheLord’suncommoneffulgence,heallowedtheLordtopassbutaskedthedevoteestopaytax.Later,onseeingMahāprabhu’spastimeofsimultaneousindifferenceandaffectionforthedevotees,thetaxcollectorbecamestruckwithwonderandfellattheLord’sfeet,beggingforgiveness.Afterforgivingthetaxcollector,theLordgraduallycametotheSuvarṇarekhāRiverandthereintookbathwiththedevotees.AsMahāprabhuproceededon,thedevoteesheadedbyAvadhūtaNityānandaandJagadānandafellfarbehindtheLord.DuringthejourneyJagadānandahadbeencarryingtheLord’ssannyāsadaṇḍa.WhenJagadānandaleftthatdaṇḍawithNityānandaandwentouttobegalms,NityānandatookthedaṇḍainHishandandbegantothinkthatitcouldneverbefairthatthesameLordwhomHecarriesinHisheartwouldcarryadaṇḍa.ThinkinginthiswayŚrīNityānandabroketheLord’sdaṇḍaintothreepieces.Thisdaṇḍa-breakingpastimeofNityānandaisincomprehensibletothemindsofordinarypeople;onlyŚrīNityānandaknowstheconfidentialpurportofthispastime.Lateron,whenPaṇḍitaJagadānandaapproachedtheLordwiththepiecesofthebrokendaṇḍa,GaurasundaradisplayedthepastimeofbecomingexternallyangrywithNityānanda.Hethenleftthedevotees’companyandproceededalonetotheplaceofJaleśvaraŚiva.ŚrīGaurasundara,whoisthesupremeteacherofall,thenmanifestedHispastimeofecstaticchantinganddancingbeforeŚiva,whoisthetopmostVaiṣṇava.Meanwhile,ŚrīNityānandaandthedevoteeswhohadbeenleftbehind

arrivedthere,andtheLordembracedthemwithecstasy,discussedwiththemvarioustopics,andthennarratedthegloriesofNityānanda.AfterspendingthatnightinJaleśvara,thenextmorningonthewaytoBāṅsadahaMahāprabhuenactedthepastimeofconversingwithatāntrika-sannyāsī.HethencametothevillageofRemuṇā,whereHechantedanddancedbeforeGopīnāthaintheassociationofthedevotees.ThereaftertheLordcametoYājapura,andafterdisplayingthepastimeoftakingbathwiththedevoteesintheriverVaitaraṇī,theLordsuddenlylefteveryonebehindandwentsomewhereandthenagaincamebeforetheirsight.InthiswaytheLordgraduallycametoCuttack,andaftertakingdarśanaofSākṣi-gopāla,HewenttoBhuvaneśvara.InthisregardtheauthorelaboratelydescribesthetopicsofBhuvaneśvaraŚivamentionedintheSkandaPurāṇa.HealsodescribesthegloriesoftheplacecalledEkāmraka,themeaningbehindthenameBhuvaneśvara,thegloriesofPurī,andthetopicsofŚiva’spositionastheprotectoroftheLord’sabodes.WhenMahāprabhuarrivedthere,HedancedjubilantlybeforeBhuvaneśvaraŚiva.Fromthere,theLordwenttoKamalapura.OnseeingtheflagontopoftheJagannāthatemple,theLordbecameoverwhelmedwithecstasy.WhenMahāprabhucametoĀṭhāranālāHeexpressedadesiretogoseeLordJagannāthaalone.WithintenseeagernessHethenwentaheadaloneandenteredthetempleofJagannātha.OnseeingJagannāthaandmeetingtheLordafteralongseparation,MahāprabhubecamesoabsorbedinecstasythatasHewasabouttoembraceJagannāthaHefellunconscioustotheground.AtthattimeSārvabhaumaBhaṭṭācāryawasinthetempletakingdarśanaofLordJagannātha.Onseeingtheconditionofthenewsannyāsī,heunderstoodaccordingtothesymptomsdescribedinthescripturesthattheLordwasanexaltedpersonality.WhenthetempleguardswereabouttobeattheLord,SārvabhaumaforbadethemfromdoingsoandbroughtMahāprabhutohisownhouse.Byandby,thedevoteesheadedbyNityānandaarrivedthere.AftertheLordregainedHisexternalconsciousness,HeresolvedtoseeLordJagannāthaonlyfrombehindtheGaruḍapillar.Then,after

takingbath,theLorddisplayedthepastimeofhonoringmahā-prasādawiththedevoteesatthehouseofSārvabhauma.


TEXT1

jayajayagauracandrajayasarva-prāṇajayaduṣṭa-bhayaṅkarajayaśiṣṭa-trāṇa

AllgloriestoGauracandra!Allgloriestothelifeandsoulofall!AllgloriestoYou,thepersonificationoffearforthemiscreants!Allgloriestothedelivererofthedevotees!SinceŚrīCaitanyaissvayam-rūpaŚrīKṛṣṇa,Heisthelifeandsoulofalllivingentities.HeisthefierceYamarājaforthemiscreantswhoareenviousofHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇava.ForsoberdevoteeslikePrahlāda,Heisthedelivererfromaversiontodevotionalservice.Afteracceptingtherenouncedorderoflife,ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadevadidnotacceptthatthelivingentitiesareonewithBrahmanorthatthismaterialworldisfalse.TheMāyāvādīs,whodonotdiscriminatebetweensinfulandsoberpersons,andthefruitiveworkers,whododiscriminate,arebothenthusiasticformaterialactivitiesbornofthethreemodesofnature,butsinceŚrīGaurasundaradidnotapproveofsuchconceptionsofthematerialists,karmis,jñānīs,andyogis,HeexhibitedthepastimeofpreachingpuredevotionalserviceanddistributingecstaticloveofKṛṣṇa.


TEXT2

jayaśeṣaramāajabhaveraīśvarajayakṛpā-sindhudīnabandhunyāsi-vara

AllgloriestotheLordofAnantaŚeṣa,Lakṣmī,Brahmā,andŚiva!Allgloriestothebestofthesannyāsīs,whoisanoceanofmercyandthefriendofthepoor!

Sincethepañcopāsakas,whoworshipfivedeities,andthosewhoworshipmanydeitieswronglyconcludethattheguṇa-avatārasŚivaandBrahmāaswellasLakṣmī,thepotencyoftheSupremeLord,andAnantaŚeṣa,theservantoftheLord,areequaltosvayam-rūpaKṛṣṇa,thedevoteeshaveestablishedthatKṛṣṇaaloneistheLordofalldemigodsandservantsofthosewhoaresubordinatetoHim.SothatnoonewouldconsiderthatMahāprabhuwasnotthepreacherofamahā-bhāgavata’spastimesbyconsideringHimanordinarykarmi-orjñānī-sannyāsī,whoarebothforcedtoenjoythefruitsoftheirkarma,Mahāprabhuwastheonlyfriendofthekarmis,jñānīs,materialists,andfallensouls;Hewasthefriendofthedevotees;Hewasmostmerciful;HewastheLordofall;andHewassvayam-rūpaKṛṣṇa.SinceHeenactedthepastimeofgivingupallthemisconceptionsofthematerialists,karmis,jñānīs,andpseudodevotees,HeistheoriginalSupremePersonalityofGodhead,ŚrīKṛṣṇa.TorevealthatallmanifestationsareexhibitionsofHisacintya-bhedābheda,theSupremePersonalityofGodhead,Kṛṣṇa,acceptedthedressofthebestofthemahā-bhāgavatasannyāsīs.RatherthanattributingthespiritofworldlyenjoymentontheSupremeLordandacceptingthehumanbeingsasGod,theSupremeLordremainedalooffromtheconceptionsofmaterialtime,place,andcircumstanceinthecourseofadventinginthisworld,inIndia,inBengal,inNadiatoteachtheconclusionofacintya-bhedābhedaphilosophyandtoenactthepastimeofawardinglivingentitiestheultimategoaloflife.


TEXT3

bhakta-goṣṭhi-sahitagaurāṅgajayajayakṛpākaraprabhu,yenatoṅhemanaraya

AllgloriestoGaurāṅgaalongwithHisdevotees!OLord,pleasebemercifultomesothatmymindmayremainfixedonYou.


TEXT4

hena-mateśrī-gaurasundaraśāntipurekarilāaśeṣaraṅgaadvaiteraghare

InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaraperformedunlimitedpastimesatthehouseofAdvaitainŚāntipura.


TEXT5

bahuvidhaāpanarahasyakathāraṅgesukherātrigoṅāilābhakta-gaṇa-saṅge

TheLordhappilypassedtheentirenightwiththedevoteesdiscussingvariousconfidentialtopicsaboutKṛṣṇa.TheLordpassedtheentirenightwiththedevoteesrelishinguninterruptedhappinessbydiscussingconfidentialtopicsregardingKṛṣṇa,thetranscendentalformofattractionforallkindsofdevotees.


TEXT6

pohāilaniśāprabhukari’nija-kṛtyavasilenacatur-digeveḍi’sababhṛtya

AttheendofthenighttheLordperformedHisdailymorningdutiesandsatdowninthemidstofHisservants.


TEXT7

prabhubale,—“āmicalilāṅanīlācalekichuduḥkhanābhāvihatomarā-sakale

TheLordsaid,“IwillgotoNīlācala.Donotfeelunhappy.


TEXT8

nīlācala-candradekhi’āmipunar-bāraāsiyāhaibasaṅgītomā’-sabākāra

“AfterseeingtheLordofNīlācala,Iwillreturnandmeetyouallagain.


TEXT9

sabegiyāsukhegṛhekarahakīrtanajanmajanmatumisabaāmārajīvana”

“Allofyougohomeandjoyfullyengageinkīrtana.BirthafterbirthyouareMyverylife.”


TEXT10

bhakta-gaṇabale,—“prabhuyetomāraicchākāraśaktitāhākaribārepāremichā

Thedevoteessaid,“OLord,doasYouwish.WhohasthepowertomakeYoudootherwise?IntheChāndogyaUpaniṣad(3.14.2)theLordisdescribedassatya-saṅkalpaḥ,“Hewhosedesirealwayscomestopass.”IntheNārada-pañcarātra(1.12.26)itisstated:

vedānirvacanīyaṁcasvecchāmayamadhīśvaramnityaṁsatyaṁnirguṇaṁcajyoti-rūpaṁsanātanam

“TheLordisunapproachablebytheVedas.Heissupremelyindependent,thecontrollerofall,eternal,truthful,transcendentaltomundane

qualities,effulgent,andprimeval.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.011

TEXT11

tathāpihahaiyāchedurghaṭasamayaserājyeekhanakehapathanāhivaya

“Still,travelingnowadaysisdangerous,thereforenoonegoestothatkingdomnow.SincetheMohammedankingsofBengalmadeahugearrangementtoattackthekingdomofOrissa,travelersfromBengaltoNīlācalabecamegreatlyapprehensive.TheMohammedankingofBengalhadforalongtimeinstigatedhissubordinatestoattackOrissa.Whattospeakofthis,shortlythereaftertheKingevenplannedtopersonallyleadanattacktodestroyOrissawithSanātanaGosvāmīathisside.ThesameyearthatŚrīGaurasundarareturnedfromKānāiNāṭaśālāwhileonthewaytoVṛndāvana,thedevoteeshadwarnedHimofthedangersoftravelingtoVṛndāvana.


TEXT12

duirājyehaiyācheatyantavivādamahā-dasyusthānesthāneparamapramāda

“Thereisgreatanimositybetweenthetwokingdoms,andmanyroguesarecreatinghavocatvariousplaces.


TEXT13

yāvatutpātanāhiupaśamahayatāvatviśrāmakara’yadicittelaya”

“IfYoulike,waithereuntilsuchdisturbancessubside.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.014

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prabhubale,—“ye-se-keneutpātanāhayaavaśyacalibamuñikahinuniścaya”

TheLordsaid,“IhavedecidedImustgoregardlessofanydisturbances.”


TEXT15

bujhilenaadvaitaprabhuracitta-vṛttacalilenanīlācale,nāhailanivṛtta

AdvaitaunderstoodtheLord’sintention.HewouldnotbestoppedfromgoingtoNīlācala.


TEXT16

yoḍa-hastesatyakathālāgilākahite“kepāretomārapatha-virodhakarite?

HefoldedHishandsandspokethefollowingtruth:“WhocanobstructYourpath?


TEXT17

yatavighnaāchesarvakiṅkaratomāratomārekaritevighnaśaktiāchekāra

“AllobstaclesareYourservants.Thereforewhohasthepowerto

placeobstaclesbeforeYou?IntheBrahma-saṁhitā(5.50)itisstated:

yat-pāda-pallava-yugaṁvinidhāyakumbha-dvandvepraṇāma-samayesagaṇādhirājaḥ

vighnānvihantumalamasyajagat-trayasyagovindamādi-puruṣaṁtamahaṁbhajāmi

“IworshiptheprimevalLord,Govinda.GaṇeśaalwaysholdsHislotusfeetuponthepairoftumuliprotrudingfromhiselephantheadinordertoobtainpowerforhisfunctionofdestroyingallobstaclesonthepathofprogressinthethreeworlds.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.4.10)itisstated:

tvāṁsevatāṁsura-kṛtābahavo‘ntarāyāḥsvaukovilaṅghyaparamaṁvrajatāṁpadaṁtenānyasyabarhiṣibalīndadataḥsva-bhāgāndhattepadaṁtvamavitāyadivighna-mūrdhni

“ThedemigodsplacemanyobstaclesonthepathofthosewhoworshipYoutotranscendthetemporaryabodesofthedemigodsandreachYoursupremeabode.Thosewhoofferthedemigodstheirassignedsharesinsacrificialperformancesencounternosuchobstacles.ButbecauseYouarethedirectprotectorofYourdevotee,heisabletostepovertheheadofwhateverobstaclethedemigodsplacebeforehim.”OneshouldalsodiscussŚrīmadBhāgavatam1.1.14and10.2.33.


TEXT18

yakhanekariyāāchacittanīlācaletakhanecalibāprabhumahā-kutūhale”

“SinceYouhavedecidedtogotoNīlācala,Youshouldgoingreathappiness.”


TEXT19

śuniyāadvaita-vākyaprabhusukhīhailāparamasantoṣe`hari’balitelāgilā

OnhearingAdvaita’swords,theLordbecamepleased.HebegantochantthenameofHariingreatsatisfaction.


TEXT20

seikṣaṇemahāprabhumatta-siṁha-gaticalilenaśubhakari’nīlācala-prati

AtthatmomentMahāprabhudepartedforNīlācala,walkinglikeamaddenedlion.


TEXT21

dhāiyācalilāpāchesababhakta-gaṇakehanāhipāresamvaribārekrandana

ThedevoteesallranbehindHim.Noneofthemcouldcontroltheircrying.


TEXT22

katadūragiyāprabhuśrī-gaurasundarasabā’prabodhenabali’madhurauttara

Afterwalkingsomedistance,ŚrīGaurasundarasolacedeveryonewithsweetwords.


TEXT23

“cittekehakonakichunābhāvihavyathātomā’-sabā’āmināhichāḍibasarvathā

“Donotbeunhappyatheart,forIwillneverleaveyouunderanycircumstance.


TEXT24

kṛṣṇanāmalahasabevasi’giyāghareāmihaāsibadina-kataka-bhitare”

“ChantthenameofKṛṣṇawhilesittingathome.Iwillreturnwithinafewdays.”Whilesendingthedevoteeshome,ŚrīGaurasundarasolacedthemasfollows:“GohomeandchantthenamesofKṛṣṇa.IamgoingtoNīlācalawiththedesiretoglorifytheSupremeLordfromplacetoplace.Induecourseoftime,Iwillreturnandmeetyou.BythestrengthofchantingthepurenameofKṛṣṇa,youwillnotfaceanydifficulties,evenwhilelivingathome.Youareallliberatedsouls.ThereforeyouareallqualifiedtochantthenameofKṛṣṇa.AsaresultofperfectioninchantingthenameofKṛṣṇa,youwillbeattractedtoKṛṣṇa’sforms,qualities,associates,characteristics,andpastimes.ThenIwillmeetyouagainandrevealtoyouthestatesofimmortalityandfreedomfromlamentationandfear.”


TEXT25

etabali’mahāprabhusarvavaiṣṇaverepratyekepratyekedhari’āliṅganakare

Afterspeakingthesewords,MahāprabhuembracedeveryoneoftheVaiṣṇavas.


TEXT26

prabhuranayana-jalesarvabhakta-gaṇasiñcitahaiyāaṅgakarenakrandana

AllthedevoteesbecamesoakedwiththeLord’stears,andtheybegantocry.


TEXT27

eimatanānā-rūpesabā’prabodhiyācalilenaprabhudakṣiṇābhimukhahañā

Aftersolacingeveryoneinthisway,theLordproceededtowardsthesouth.


TEXT28

kāndiyākāndiyāpremesababhakta-gaṇauṭhenapaḍenapṛthivīteanukṣaṇa

Thedevoteesshedtearsinecstaticlove,andtheyrepeatedlyfelltothegroundandgotup.


TEXT29-30

yenagopī-gaṇakṛṣṇamathurācalileḍubilenamahā-śoka-samudrerajale

ye-rūperahilatāṅhāsabārajīvanaseimataviraherahilābhakta-gaṇa

AsthegopīsmergedinanoceanofgreatlamentationwhenKṛṣṇaleftforMathurā,thedevoteesfeltsimilarfeelingsofseparationandsomehowsurvivedinthesameway.Foranexplanationofthispastime,seeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,ChapterThirty-nine,verses13-37.


TEXT31

daivese-iprabhu,bhakta-gaṇose-isabaupamāose-ise,se-iseanubhava

Byprovidence,HewasthesameLord,theywerethesamedevotees,thesituationwasthesame,andtheirfeelingswerethesame.


TEXT32

jīvana-maraṇakṛṣṇa-icchāyasehayaviṣavāamṛtabhakṣileokichunaya

LifeanddeathdependsonthewillofKṛṣṇaDrinkingpoisonornectardoesnothingonitsown.Apersonmaydieinthismaterialworldbydrinkingpoison,andalivingentitymaygaineternallifebydrinkingnectar.OnlybythewillofKṛṣṇacanmaterialobjectsandspiritualobjectsawardfruits.ButifthewillofKṛṣṇawithdrawsthepowerandpropensitiesofthoseobjects,theyareunabletoawardsuchfruits.TheconversationbetweenUmāandŚivaiswitnessandevidenceofthisfact.


TEXT33

ye-mateyāhārekṛṣṇacandrarākhemāretāhābaiārakehakaritenāpāre

NoonecanimitatehowKṛṣṇacandrasavessomeoneandkillssomeoneelse.DespitebeinginclinedtowardstheLord’sservice,manypersons,becauseofcommittingvaiṣṇava-aparādha,considertheLord’sdevoteesasordinarymortalbeingsbyseeingthemseparatefromtheLord.BythinkingthatHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇavaaremortal,theycannotachieverealizationoftheirsac-cid-ānandastatusbecauseofmadnessforsensegratification.Asaresult,theyendupeitherknowinglyorunknowinglybecomingenviousofHariandGuru.Someofthemdedicatethemselvestokarma-kāṇḍa,andbecauseofdesiringmaterialenjoymentsomeconsidersensegratificationandliberationtheirultimategoaloflife.ButtheycannotunderstandthatbythewillofŚrīKṛṣṇacandra,theGuruandVaiṣṇavasareabletodestroytheirnarrow-mindedness.TheGuruandVaiṣṇavasarefullofKṛṣṇa’spotencies.Thereisnodifferencebetweentheenergyandtheenergetic.Yettheenergycanneverbeidentifiedastheenergetic.ThisisthedifferencebetweenthephilosophiesoftheimpersonalistsandthedevoteesoftheLord.Philosophieslikeviśiṣṭādvaita(specificmonism),śuddha-dvaita(purifieddualism),andśuddhādvaita(purifiedmonism)havemanifestedfromportionsofthephilosophyofacintya-bhedābheda(inconceivableonenessanddifference).Topicsofthecompleteunderstandinghave,inthecourseofnarratingŚrīCaitanya’spastimes,beenclearlyrevealedtoservice-inclinedpersonsbyŚrīlaKṛṣṇadāsaKavirājaGosvāmī,themostrespectablestaunchfollowerofŚrīRūpa,intheversevandegurūnīśa[vandegurūnīśa-bhaktānīśamīśāvatārakān,tat-prakāśāṁścatac-chaktīḥkṛṣṇa-caitanya-saṁjñakam,“Ioffermyrespectfulobeisancesuntothespiritualmasters,thedevoteesoftheLord,theLord’sincarnations,Hisplenaryportions,HisenergiesandtheprimevalLordHimself,ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.”]andinhisdescriptionsofthePañca-tattva.PeoplewhoareoffendersatthefeetofŚrīKṛṣṇadāsaandwhodonot

understandthepurportofŚrīmadBhāgavatamareeithergrossmaterialistsorMāyāvādīs.TheMāyāvādīscannotunderstandtheeternalpositionoftheLord’svariegatedenergiesbecauseoftheirconceptionofoneness.Inthecourseoftheirworshipofmanygods,thekarmisfallintohellishconditionsbyascribingdifferencesbetweenKṛṣṇaandGuru-Vaiṣṇavas.IntheNārada-pañcarātra(1.14.4)ŚrīMahādevasays:

rakṣitāyasyabhagavānkalyāṇaṁtasyasantatamsayasyavighna-kartācarakṣituṁtaṁcakaḥkṣamaḥ

“ApersonwhoisprotectedbytheSupremeLordbecomesvictoriouseverywhere,andonewhoisrejectedbytheSupremeLordcanneverbeprotectedbyanyone.”


TEXT34

hena-mateśrī-gaurasundaranīlācaleāisenacaliyāāpana-kutūhale

InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaradepartedforNīlācalainHisownjoyfulmood.


TEXT35

nityānanda,gadādhara,mukunda,govindasaṁhatijagadānanda,ārabrahmānanda

TheLordwasaccompaniedbyNityānanda,Gadādhara,Mukunda,Govinda,Jagadānanda,andBrahmānanda.


TEXT36

patheprabhuparīkṣākarenasabā’-prati“kisambalaāchebalakāhārasaṁhati

OnthewaytheLordtestedeveryonebyasking,“Whatassetsdoyouhavewithyou?


TEXT37

kevākidiyāchekārepatherasambalaniṣkapaṭemorasthānekahata’sakala”

“AllofyoutellMefranklywhetheranyonehasgivenanythingtoyouforthejourney.”


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sabebale,—“prabhu,vināājñāyatomārakāradravyalaitevāśaktiāchekāra”

Theyreplied,“OLord,whohasthepowertobringanythingwithoutYourpermission?”


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śuniyāṭhākurabaḍasantoṣahailāśeṣeseilakṣyetattvakahitelāgilā

Onhearingtheirreply,theLordwasgreatlysatisfied.ThereafterHeexplainedsometruthsregardingthistopic.


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prabhubale,—“kāhāroyekichunālailāihāteāmārabaḍasantoṣakarilā

TheLordsaid,“Iamgreatlysatisfiedthatnoneofyoutookanythingfromanyone.GaurasundaraaskedNityānanda,Gadādhara,Mukunda,Govinda,andBrahmānanda,“Whatassetsdoyouhavewithyou?”Inreply,theysaid,“WehavenoassetotherthanYou.”Onhearingtheirwordsandrealizingtheirunalloyeddetermination,Gaurasundaraexpressedgreatsatisfaction.SincepseudodevoteeswhodeviatefromthepathofdevotionalserviceimagineadistinctionbetweenGuru-VaiṣṇavaandtheSupremeLord,theycannotunderstandtheconceptofoneness.Thephilosophyofacintya-bhedābhedaistheonlycauseforthenourishmentoftranscendentalmellows.ThedistinctionorvariegatednessfoundinspiritualrasaiseternalandisnotopposedtotheVedicstatement:ekamevādvitīyam—“TheAbsoluteTruthisonewithoutasecond.”Thosewhoclaim“accordingtothestatementekamevādvitīyamtherearenodifferencesbornofvariegatednessordistinctionsintheAbsoluteTruth”areMāyāvādīs.Assoonasthedistinctionbetweenviṣaya(theobjectofworship)andāśraya(theworshiper)isdenied,thephilosophyofimpersonalismbecomesmanifest.Becauseofalackofknowledgeregardingthedistinctionsbetweenviṣayaandāśraya,unauthorizedconclusionsanddegradationintomaterialenjoymentareachieved,asprominentlyfoundamongtheBuddhistsandsahajiyās.


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bhoktavyaadṛṣṭethākeye-dinelikhanaaraṇyeoāsi’mileavaśyatakhana

“Ifyouaredestinedtoreceivesomeeatables,youwillcertainlyobtainthem,evenifyouareintheforest.IntheBṛhan-nāradīyaPurāṇa(7.74)itisstated:

aprarthitaniduḥkhānitathaivaayaṁhidehināṁsukhāniapitathāmanyedaivamatrātiricyate

“Distresscomestoembodiedsoulswithoutasking,similarlyhappinesswillalsocomebythearrangementofprovidence.”


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prabhuyāreye-divasanālikheāhārarāja-putrahautabuupavāsatāra

“IftheSupremeLorddoesnotsetasidefoodforaperson,hewillnoteat,evenifheisthesonofaking.


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thākileokhāitenāpāreājñā-vineakasmātkalahakarayekārosane

“WithouttheLord’ssanctiononemaynotbeabletoeatevenifthereisfood,forhemaysuddenlyquarrelwithsomeone.


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krodhakari’bale,—“muñinākhāimubhāta’divyakari’rahenijaśirediyehāta

“Inanangrymood,hemaysay,`Iwillnoteattoday.’Hemayeventouchhishandtohisheadandsweartothateffect.


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athavāsakaladravyahailevidyamānaācambitedehejvarahailaadhiṣṭhāna

“Otherwiseonemayhaveallvarietiesofeatables,buthemaysuddenlybeafflictedbyfever.


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jvara-vedanāyakothāthākilabhakṣaṇaataevaīśvareraicchāsekāraṇa

“Howcanheeatwhilesufferingthepainoffever?ThereforethewilloftheSupremeLordprevails.


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tribhuvanekṛṣṇadiyāchenaanna-chatraīśvareraicchāthākemilibasarvatra”

“Kṛṣṇahassuppliedfoodforthethreeworlds.IfHedesires,onewillcertainlyobtainit.”

bhojanācchādanecintāṁvṛthākurvantivaiṣṇavāḥyo‘sauviśvambharodevaḥsakiṁbhaktānupekṣate

“Vaiṣṇavasdonotuselesslyworryaboutfoodorclothing,fortheyaredevotedtotheSupremeLord,whoisknownasViśvambhara,`Hewhosupplieseveryone’snecessities.’”


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āpaneīśvarasarva-janereśikhāya

ihāteviśvāsayārase-isukhapāya

InthiswaytheLordpersonallytaughteveryone.OnewhohasfaithinHiswordsobtainshappiness.


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ye-te-matekenekoṭiprayatnanākareīśvareraicchāhailesephaladhare

Apersonmayendeavorforsomethingmillionsofdifferentways,buttheresultwillcomeonlyiftheSupremeLordsanctionsit.Beingsatisfiedwiththedevotees,ŚrīGaurasundarataughtthemtheprincipleoffullsurrender.Hesaid,“Althoughamplefoodsmaybeeasilyavailable,bythedesireofKṛṣṇaeventhesonofakingmaysufferthepangsoffasting.AlthoughwhatevertheSupremeLordsanctionsmayberarelyattained,oneeasilyachievesitevenwhilesittingintheforest.Althoughamplefoodsmaybelyinginfrontofaperson,ifbyKṛṣṇa’swillthatpersonisafflictedbyfever,hewillbeunabletoeat.Moreover,thenecessitiesoflifeautomaticallycomebythewilloftheLord.Peoplewhoarepuffed-upwithfalseegoandbewilderedbyillusioncannotunderstandthesetopics.”


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henamateprabhutattvakahitekahiteuttarilāāsi’āṭisārā-nagarete

AstheLordrevealedthetruthinthisway,theycametothevillageofĀṭisārā.ThevillageofĀṭisārāissituatednearBāruipuraandispresentlyknownasĀṭagharā-grāma.InanotheropinionĀṭisārāisknownasKaṭkī-ghāṭa.


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seiāṭisārā-grāmemahābhāgyavānāchenaparamasādhu—śrī-anantanāma

InthatvillageofĀṭisārālivedonemostfortunatesaintlypersonnamedŚrīAnanta.


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rahilenaāsi’prabhutāṅhāraālayekikahibaāratāṅrabhāgya-samuccaye

TheLordcameandstayedathishouse.Whocandescribethelimitofhisgoodfortune?


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anantapaṇḍitaatiparamaudārapāiyāparamānandabāhyanāhiāra

AnantaPaṇḍitawasgreatlymagnanimous.Hebecamesoblissfulthathehadnoexternalconsciousness.


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vaikuṇṭherapatiāsi’atithihailāsantoṣebhikṣārasajjakaritelāgilā

TheLordofVaikuṇṭhabecamehisguest.HethereforehappilybegantoarrangetheLord’slunch.WebelievethattheplacenearBāruipuraknownasĀṭagharā,orĀṭagarā,inthedistrictof24-ParganasistheplaceformerlyknownasĀṭisārā.The

Gangespreviouslyflowednearthisplace.FromthisplaceMahāprabhuwenttoChatrabhoga.ChatrabhogaissituatednearthevillageofĀṭagharā.InTaittirīyaUpaniṣad(11.2)itisstated:atithidevobhava—“aguestisasgoodasGod.”IntheGaruḍaPurāṇaitisstated:

go-doha-mātra-kālaṁvaipratikṣedatithiḥsvayamabhyāgatānyathāśaktipūjayedatithiṁtathā

“Aguestusuallyremainsatthehouseofapersonforaslongasittakestomilkacow.Oneservesaguestaccordingtoone’sability.”


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sarva-gaṇasahaprabhukarilenabhikṣāsannyāsīrebhikṣā-dharmakarayenaśikṣā

TheLordandHisassociatestooktheirmealathishouse.TheLordthusarrangedtoshowhowoneshouldfeedasannyāsī.InJābālaUpaniṣad(5)itisstated:athaparivrāḍvivarṇa-vāsāmuṇḍo‘parigrahaḥśuciradrohī“bhaikṣāṇo”brahma-bhūṣāyabhavatīti—“Amemberoftherenouncedorderbecomesfittorealizehisspiritualnaturebywearingcolorlessdress,bykeepingashavenhead,bynotcollectingthingsforhimself,byremainingclean,bynotfightingwithothers,andbysubsistingonalms.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.18.18)itisstated:

bhikṣāṁcaturṣuvarṇeṣuvigarhyānvarjayaṁścaretsaptāgārānasaṅkḷptāṁstuṣyellabdhenatāvatā

“Rejectingthosehousesthatarepollutedanduntouchable,oneshouldapproachwithoutpreviouscalculationsevenhousesandbesatisfiedwiththatwhichisobtainedtherebybegging.Accordingtonecessity,onemayapproacheachofthefouroccupationalordersofsociety.”IntheGaruḍaPurāṇaitisstated:

sarva-bhūta-hitaḥśāntastridaṇḍīsa-kamaṇḍaluḥeka-vayaḥpārivrajya-

bhīkṣārthīgrāmamāśrayet.

“Carryingatridaṇḍīandakamaṇḍalu,wearingonlyasinglecloth,andconcernedforthewelfareofall,asannyāsīmaysometimesenteravillagetobegsomealms.”IntheGaruḍaPurāṇaitisalsostated:

bhaikṣaṁśrutaṁcamaunitvaṁtapodhyānaviśeṣataḥsamyak

cajñāna-vairāgyaṁdharmo‘yaṁbhikṣukomataḥ

“Thedutiesofarenunciantareunderstoodtobebeggingforhissustenance,listeningtoscripture,andpracticeofsilence,austerity,carefulmeditation,correctknowledge,anddetachment.”


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sarva-rātrikṛṣṇa-kathā-kīrtana-prasaṅgeāchilenaananta-paṇḍita-gṛheraṅge

TheLordhappilypassedthatentirenightdiscussingtopicsofKṛṣṇainthehouseofAnantaPaṇḍita.


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śubha-dṛṣṭiananta-paṇḍita-pratikari’prabhātecalilāprabhubali’`harihari’

InthemorningtheLordglancedmercifullyonAnantaPaṇḍitaandchantedthenameofHariasHedeparted.


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dekhi’sarva-tāpaharaśrī-candra-vadana`hari’bali’sarva-lokeḍākeanukṣaṇa

OnseeingtheLord’smoonlikeface,whichdestroysallmiseries,everyonerepeatedlychanted,“Haribol!”


TEXT59

yogīndra-hṛdayeatidurlabhacaraṇahenaprabhucali’yāyadekhesarva-jana

ThesameLordwhoselotusfeetarerarelyseenintheheartsofthetopmostyogiswasnowwalkingbeforethevisionofall.


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ei-mataprabhujāhnavīrakūlekūleāilenachatrabhogamahā-kutūhale

InthiswaytheLordwalkedalongthebankoftheGangestillHehappilyarrivedatChatrabhoga.


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seichatrabhogegaṅgāhai’śatamukhīvahiteāchenasarva-janekari’sukhī

jala-mayaśiva-liṅgaācheseisthāne`ambu-liṅgaghāṭa’kari’balesarva-jane

InChatrabhogatheGangesflowsinahundredstreams,therebymakingeveryonehappy.Atthisplacethereisspotknowntoeveryone

asAmbuliṅga-ghāṭa,wherethereisaŚiva-liṅgamadeofwater.Chatrabhogaissituatedinthe41stsubdivisionofthedistrictof24-Parganas.ItissituatedinthepolicejurisdictionofMathurāpura.ItisfourandahalfmilesfromtheMathurāpuraRoadrailwaystation,whichisontheEastBengalrailwayline.ThereisahugetempleofTripurāsundarīMahāmāyāthere.TheAmbuliṅga-ghāṭaisaboutoneandahalfmilesfromthetempleofTripurāsundarī.ThepresentnameofAmbuliṅga-ghāṭaisBaḍāsī-grāma.Itissituatedinthe43rdsubdivisionwithinthepolicejurisdictionofMathurāpura.WhenMahāprabhuvisitedthisplace,theGangesflowedinahundredstreamsontheeasternsideofBaḍāsī-grāma.AlthoughatpresentthehundredstreamsoftheGangesarenotseen,therearestillsomesignslikedeepravinesthere.ThetempleofAmbu-liṅgaisstillfoundthere.Whenweinquiredfromthelocalpeople,welearnedthatthetempleanditspropertiesweremanagedbyMahāntaŚrīyuktaSatishGiriofTārakeśvara,butasaresultoflitigationtheyhavebeentransferredtooneŚrīyuktaVaradāPrasādaRāyaChaudhurī,alandlordofKāśī-nagara.WithinthetempleissituatedAmbu-liṅgaŚiva.ThereisonepieceofstoneinthetemplethatresemblesaGaurī-paṭṭa[thebasethatsupportsaŚiva-liṅga].Inthemiddleofthatstonethereisaholefilledwithwater.TheAmbu-liṅgaissituatedwithinthatwater.Ontheforeheadofthatliṅgathereisasilverhalf-moon.AbovethisliṅgathereareDeitiesofLakṣmī-NārāyaṇaandGopāla.ThesiteknownasCakra-tīrthaissituatednearlyonemilesoutheastofAmbu-liṅga.LocalpeoplesaythattheGangesflowedthroughthatplacelongago.AtpresentonecanseeapondastheremnantoftheGanges.ThereisaDeityofViṣṇuthereknownasMādhava.Duringthelocalfestival,peoplefirsttakebathinthatpondandthenworshiptheLordatCakra-tīrtha.InthemonthofMay,1930,we,alongwithmanyotherVaiṣṇavas,visitedChatrabhogatoselectaplacetoestablishthefootprintsofŚrīŚrīCaitanya.Foranelaboratedescriptionofthis,oneshouldreadGauḍīyamagazine,8thyear,number42.NowatempleofŚrīGaura’slotusfeethasbeenestablishedatthisplace

bythejointendeavorofthePresidentanddevoteesofŚrīCaitanyaMaṭha,Māyāpur,thebirthplaceofŚrīGaura.ThesiteofAmbu-liṅgaiscurrentlyownedbyŚrīyuktaVaradākāntaPrasādaRāyaChaudhurī.Onecanstillseemoss-coveredGangeswateratthisplace.


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ambu-liṅga-śaṅkarahailāyenimittaseikathākahiśunahañāekacitta

HearattentivelythefollowingnarrationofhowAmbu-liṅgaŚivaappearedthere.


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pūrvebhagīrathakari’gaṅgā-ārādhanagaṅgāānilenavaṁśa-uddhāra-kāraṇa

PreviouslyBhagirathaworshipedtheGangesandbroughthertothisworldtodeliverhisforefathers.


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gaṅgāraviraheśivavihvalahaiyāśivaāilenaśeṣegaṅgāsaṅariyā

ŚivabecameoverwhelmedinseparationfromtheGanges.WhilerememberingtheGanges,heeventuallycametothisplace.


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gaṅgāredekhiyāśivaseichatrabhogevihvalahailāatigaṅgā-anurāge

WhenŚivasawtheGangesatChatrabhoga,hebecameoverwhelmedwithattachmentfortheGanges.


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gaṅgādekhi’mātraśivagaṅgāyapaḍilājala-rūpeśivajāhnavītemiśāilā

AssoonashesawtheGanges,heenteredthewater.HethentooktheformofwaterandmergedintheGanges.


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jagan-mātājāhnavīodekhiyāśaṅkarapūjākarilenabhaktikariyāvistara

WhenJāhnavī,themotheroftheuniverse,sawŚiva,sheworshipedhimwithgreatdevotion.


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śivasejānenagaṅgā-bhaktiramahimāgaṅgāojānenaśiva-bhaktirayesīmā

ŚivaknewthegloriesofworshipingtheGanges,andtheGaṅgāalsoknewthegloriesofworshipingŚiva.


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gaṅgā-jala-sparśeśivahailājala-mayagaṅgāopūjilāatikariyāvinaya

WhenŚivacameintouchwiththewateroftheGanges,hetransformedintowater,andGaṅgāalsohumblyworshipedhim.


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jala-rūpeśivarahilenaseisthāne`ambuliṅgaghāṭa’kari’ghoṣesarva-jane

Śivaremainedatthatplaceintheformofwater,soeveryoneglorifiedthisplaceasAmbuliṅga-ghāṭa.


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gaṅgā-śiva-prabhāvesechatrabhoga-grāmahailaparamadhanyamahātīrthanāma

BytheinfluenceoftheGangesandLordŚiva,thisvillageofChatrabhogabecamemostgloriousandcelebratedasagreattīrtha.


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tathimadhyeviśeṣamahimāhailaārapāiyecaitanyacandra-caraṇa-vihāra

ThisplacebecameevenmoregloriousafterŚrīCaitanyacandravisitedandenjoyedpastimeshere.


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chatrabhogegelāprabhuambuliṅga-ghāṭeśatamukhīgaṅgāprabhudekhilānikaṭe

TheLordwenttoAmbuliṅga-ghāṭaatChatrabhogaandsawtheGangesflowinginahundredstreamsthere.


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dekhiyāhailāprabhuānandevihvala`hari’bali’huṅkārakarenakolāhala

OnseeingtheGangesthere,theLordbecameoverwhelmedwithecstasyandroaredloudlywhilechantingthenameofHari.


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āchāḍakhāyenanityānandakolekari’sarva-gaṇe`jaya’diyābale`harihari’

AstheLordforcefullyfelltotheground,NityānandacaughtholdofHimandallthedevoteeschanted,“Jaya!Hari!Hari!”


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ānanda-āveśeprabhusarva-gaṇelaiyāseighāṭesnānakarilenasukhīhañā

IngreatecstasytheLordhappilytookbathatthatghāṭawithHisassociates.


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anekakautukeprabhukarilenasnānevedavyāsatāhāsabalikhibepurāṇe

Whiletakingbath,theLordenactedmanypastimesthatwillbedescribedinthePurāṇasbyVedavyāsa.


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snānakari’mahāprabhuuṭhilenakūleyeivastrapareseititeprema-jale

AftercompletingHisbath,Mahāprabhucameoutofthewater,butassoonasHeputondryclothes,theybecamesoakedwithHistearsoflove.


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pṛthivītevaheekaśatamukhīdhāraprabhuranayanevaheśatamukhīāra

AhundredstreamsoftheGangeswereflowingontheearth,andanotherhundredstreamswereflowingfromtheLord’seyes.


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apūrvadekhiyāsabehāsebhakta-gaṇahenamahāprabhugauracandrerakrandana

Thedevoteeslaughedwhentheysawthiswonderfulpastime.SuchwasthecryingofGauracandraMahāprabhu.


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seigrāmeadhikārīrāmacandrakhāṅnayadyapiviṣayītabumahābhāgyavān

TheadministratorofthatvillagewasRāmacandraKhān.Althoughhewasasenseenjoyer,hewasgreatlyfortunate.


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anyathāprabhurasaṅgetānadekhākenedaivagatiāsiyāmililāseisthāne

OtherwisehowcouldheseetheLord?Bythearrangementofprovidence,hemettheLordthere.


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dekhiyāprabhuratejabhayahailamanedolāhaitesatvarenāmilaseikṣaṇe

WhenhesawtheLord’seffulgence,hebecamefilledwithaweandimmediatelygotdownfromhispalanquin.


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daṇḍavatahaiyāpaḍilāpada-taleprabhuranāhikabāhyapremānanda-jale

HefellflatatthelotusfeetoftheLord,buttheLordhadnoexternalconsciousnessasHeshedtearsofecstaticlove.


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“hāhājagannātha”,prabhubaleghaneghanapṛthivītepaḍi’ghanakarayekrandana

TheLordfelltothegroundandcriedprofuselywhilerepeatedlyexclaiming,“OJagannātha!”


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dekhiyāprabhuraārtirāmacandrakhāṅnaantarevidīrṇahailasajjanera-prāṇa

WhenRāmacandraKhānsawtheLordwasinsuchdistress,hisgentleheartwasshattered.


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“konamateeārtiranahesamvaraṇa”kānde,āraeimatacintemanemana

Hebegantocryashethought,“Thereisnowaytochecksuchgrief.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.089

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tribhuvanehenaāchedekhisekrandanavidīrṇanāhayakāṣṭha-pāṣāṇeramana

Anyonewithinthethreeworldswhoafterseeingsuchcryingdoesnotbecomeagitatedmusthaveaheartofstoneorwood.


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kichusthirahai’vaikuṇṭheracūḍāmaṇi

jijñāsilarāmacandrakhāṅnere“ketumi?”

Afterbecomingsomewhatpacified,thecrestjewelofVaikuṇṭhaaskedRāmacandraKhān,“Whoareyou?”


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sambhramekariyādaṇḍavatakara-yoḍabale,—“prabhu,dāsa-anudāsamuñitora”

Foldinghishandswithaweandreverence,Rāmacandrareplied,“OLord,IamtheservantofYourservant.”


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tabeśeṣesarva-lokelāgilākahite“eiadhikārīprabhu,dakṣiṇa-rājyete”

ThenotherpersonsthereinformedtheLord,“Heistheadministratorofthissouthernprovince.”


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prabhubale,—“tumiadhikārībaḍabhālanīlācaleāmiyāike-matesakāla”

TheLordsaid,“Itisgoodthatyouaretheadministrator.TellMehowIcanquicklyreachNīlācala.”


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vahayeānanda-dhārākahitekahite

`nīlācalacandra’,bali’paḍilābhūmite

AstheLordspoke,tearsofloveflowedfromHiseyes.Hethenfelltothegroundexclaiming,“ONīlācala-candra!”


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rāmacandrakhāṅnabale,—“śunamahāśaya!yeājñātomārase-ikartavyaniścaya

RāmacandraKhānreplied,“Listen,Mahāśaya!ItiscertainlymydutytodowhateverYouorder.


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sabeprabhu,haiyācheviṣamasamayasedeśeedeśekehapathanāhivaya

“But,Lord,thesituationisverytenserightnow.Thereisnotravelbetweenthetwostates.


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rājārātriśūlapuṅtiyāchesthānesthānepathikapāile`jāśu’bali’layaprāṇe

“TheKing’smenhaveboobytrappedtheroadwithsharpspears.Iftheyhappentofindatraveler,theyaccusehimofbeingaspyandexecutehim.Justassubmarinesdestroytheoppositionintheseas,therewasapracticeofhidingsharpspearsbeneaththesurfaceoftheground.Spearsassharpasneedleswereplantedindifferentpartsoftheroadsothatinimicalpeoplecouldnotentereachother’sterritory.Theideawasthatwhenthe

enemyarmywouldadvancetoattack,theirfeetwouldbepiercedbythosesharpspears.Thewordjāśureferstoaspyorinfiltrator.


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kondikdiyāvāpāṭhāṅalukāiyātāhāteḍarāṅaprabhu,śunamanadiyā

“OLord,listencarefully.IamapprehensiveaboutwhichwayIcansendYouinsecret.


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muñisenaskara,ethākāramorabhāranāgālipāile,āgesaṁśayaāmāra

“Iamthearmycommander,andIoverseethisarea.IfIamcaughthelpingYou,Iwillbeintrouble.


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tathāpioye-tekeneprabhumoranayayetomāraājñātāhākarimuniścaya

“Still,OLord,IwillsomehoworothercertainlyfulfillYourrequest.

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yadimore`bhṛtya’henajñānathākemanetabeethābhikṣāājikarasarva-gaṇe

“IfYouacceptmeasYourservant,thenYouandYourassociateswillkindlytakemealwithmetoday.


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jāti-prāṇa-dhanakenemohāranāyāyaājirātretomā’pāṭhāimusarvathāya”

“Iampreparedtolosemycaste,life,andwealth,butIwillcertainlyhelpYoucrossthebordertonight.”


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śuniyāhailāsukhīvaikuṇṭheranāthahāsi’tānekarilenaśubhadṛṣṭi-pāta

Onhearinghiswords,theLordofVaikuṇṭhasmiledandglancedmercifullyonhim.


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dṛṣṭi-mātratāṅrasarva-bandha-kṣayakari’brāhmaṇa-āśramerahilenagaurahari

AfterGauraharifreedhimfromallmaterialbondagebyHismercifulglance,theLordwenttostayinthatbrāhmaṇa’shouse.


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brāhmaṇa-mandirehailaparamamaṅgalapratyakṣapāilasarvasukṛtiraphala

Thusthatbrāhmaṇa’shousebecamesanctified,ashedirectlyperceivedthefruitsofhispastpiousdeeds.


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nānāyatnedṛḍha-bhakti-yoga-cittahañāprabhurarandhanaviprakarilenagiyā

Thebrāhmaṇa’sheartfilledwithdevotionashebegantocookfortheLordwithgreatcare.


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nāmeseṭhākuramātrakarenabhojananijāveśeavakāśanāhiekakṣaṇa

TheLordateonlyasamatterofformality,forHewassoabsorbedinHisownecstaticmoodthatHecouldnotbedivertedforevenamoment.WhenpalatablefoodswerebroughtbeforeGaurasundaraatthehouseofRāmacandraKhān,ŚrīMahāprabhuateonlyinname.Gaurasundara,whowasoverwhelmedwithloveforKṛṣṇa,acceptedfoodsofferedbyRāmacandraKhānonlyasamatterofformality.


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bhikṣākareprabhupriya-varga-santoṣārthaniravadhiprabhurabhojana—paramārtha

TheLordateonlyforthesatisfactionofHisbeloveddevotees.TheLord’sfoodalwaysconsistedofonlyspiritualfoodstuffs.Externally,theLord’sacceptanceoffoodstuffsonthepretextofbeggingalmswastodeceiveordinarypeopleoftheexternalworld,butfromthespiritualviewpointHispastimeofacceptingfoodconsistedonlyin

honoringbhagavata-prasāda.KarmisopposedtodevotionalservicethinkthatŚrīGaurasundaratookHismealatthehouseofapseudobrāhmaṇawhoproudlyidentifiedhimselfasabornbrāhmaṇa,butactuallythispastimewasmeanttorefutetheirmundaneconceptions.Suchblatantindirectapprovaloffoolishbehaviorwassimplytodeceivethoseso-calledbrāhmaṇaswhoareattachedtokarma-kāṇḍa,whoareworthyofbeingdeceived,andwhoareperpetuallybereftofspiritualunderstanding.Realizingthatsuchindirectapprovalwouldinthefuturebenefitpeopleattachedtokarma-kāṇḍa,theLordattemptedtopleasethosekarmiswhoareopposedtospiritualvalues.ThatwayinthefuturetheymayalsobecomeVaiṣṇavasandachieveauspiciousnessbybecomingdeartotheLord.Mahāprabhuneverdisplayedanypastimeofacceptinganythingotherthankṛṣṇa-prasāda.HepersonallydisplayedthepastimeofchantingonehundredthousandnamesofKṛṣṇa,andHewouldfirstofferanyfoodcookedbyaso-calledbrāhmaṇatoKṛṣṇaandthenhonorit.TheLordenactedthispastimeofacceptingthenon-Vaiṣṇavabehaviorofsmārtastoprotectthecommunityofso-calledbrāhmaṇaswhowouldperpetuallyfallintohellbyconsideringHimasonewhodisrespectsso-calledbrāhmaṇas.ActuallyMahāprabhudemonstratedthespiritualprinciplethatLordKṛṣṇaneveracceptsanythingofferedbyapersonwhodoesnotchantonehundredthousandnames.ExalteddevoteesdailychantonehundredthousandnamesanddonotacceptanythingotherthantheremnantsofHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇava.Thereforetheremnantsofmahā-prasādathathasbeenrelishedbydevoteesarecertainlyspiritualfoodstuffs.FoodsthathavenotbeenofferedtotheLordaretoberejectedasstoolandurine.


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viśeṣecalilayeavadhijagannāthenāmesebhojanaprabhukareseihaite

Inparticular,onHisjourneytoJagannāthaPurī,theLordateonlyoutofformality.BrāhmaṇasengagedinthepureserviceofViṣṇuaredeartotheSupremeLord.OneoftheLord’swonderfulpastimeswastopleaseHisdeardevoteesbygivingso-calledbrāhmaṇasthequalificationtoserveHim.Butthatdoesnotmeanthatoneshouldrejectspiritualfoodstuffsandacceptuntouchable,unofferedfoodstuffsasfoolishpeopledo,orthatoneshouldapprovetheacceptanceoffoodstuffsthatareofferedbysinfulpeople.


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niravadhijagannātha-pratiārtikari’āisenasabapathaāpanā’pāsari’

Fortheentirejourney,theLordanxiouslyprayedtoJagannāthaandforgotHimself.


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kārebali’rātridinapatherasañcārakibājala,kibāsthala,kibāpārāpāra

kichunāhijāneprabhuḍubi’prema-rasepriyavargarākheniravadhirahi’pāśe

TheLordwascompletelyoblivioustoeverythingasHedrowninthemellowsofecstaticlove.HedidnotknowwhetheritwasdayornightorwhetherHehadcrossedariverorwalkedthroughwateroroverland.


TEXT113

yeāveśamahāprabhukarenaprakāśatāhākekahitepārevinevedavyāsa

WhootherthanVedavyāsacandescribetheecstasythatMahāprabhumanifested?


TEXT114

īśvareracaritrabujhiteśaktikārakakhanaki-rūpekṛṣṇakarenavihāra

WhocanunderstandtheSupremeLord’scharacteristics,andwhocanunderstandwhenorhowKṛṣṇaperformsHispastimes?ThefoolishnessthatignorantpeopledisplaybyacceptingŚṛgālaVāsudevaofRāḍha-deśaorvariouslivingentitiesforcedtoenjoythefruitsoftheirkarmainpresentdayBengalastheSupremeLord,asthespiritualmasteroftheentireworld,astheauthorityonthesynthesisofallreligions,orastheācāryaofthepresentageiscertainlyanexhibitionoftheirutterweakness.Asaresultoftheimpersonalconceptionsfoundinpañcopāsanā(theprocessofworshipingthefivedeitiesViṣṇu,Śiva,Durgā,Gaṇeśa,andSūrya),theacceptanceofhumanbeingsasGodhasgraduallydevelopedinKali-yuga.Butsvayam-rūpaKṛṣṇacandramanifestedHisownŚrīCaitanyapastimestodistributeloveforKṛṣṇatoalllivingentities.TheattempttoacceptasGodhumanbeingswhoimitateŚrīCaitanyaisanactoffoolishness.Svayam-rūpaKṛṣṇacandradoesnotgivethosewhoseheartsarepollutedthepowertorealizeHisGaurapastimes,whicharemeantforinstructingall.WithoutthemercyofŚrīNityānandanoonehasthequalificationtoserveŚrīGaurasundara,tounderstandHim,ortoattainloveofKṛṣṇa.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.60.38)itisstated:

tvaṁvaisamasta-puruṣārtha-mayaḥphalātmāyad-vāñchayāsu-matayovisṛjantikṛtsnam

teṣāṁvibhosamucitobhavataḥsamājaḥpuṁsaḥstriyāścaratayoḥsukha-duḥkhinorna

“YouaretheembodimentofallhumangoalsandareYourselfthefinalaimoflife.DesiringtoattainYou,Oall-powerfulLord,intelligentpersonsabandoneverythingelse.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.9.17)itisstated:

satyāśiṣohibhagavaṁstavapāda-padmamāśīstathānubhajataḥpuruṣārtha-mūrteḥ

“MyLord,OSupremeLord,Youarethesupremepersonifiedformofallbenediction.Therefore,foronewhoabidesinYourdevotionalservicewithnootherdesire,worshipingYourlotusfeetisbetterthanbecomingkingandlordingitoverakingdom.ThatisthebenedictionofworshipingYourlotusfeet.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.9.21)itisstated:

varaṁvarayabhadraṁtevareśaṁmābhivāñchitambrahmañchreyaḥ-pariśrāmaḥpuṁsāṁmad-darśanāvadhiḥ

“Iwishyougoodluck.OBrahmā,youmayaskfromMe,thegiverofallbenediction,allthatyoumaydesire.Youmayknowthattheultimatebenediction,astheresultofallpenances,istoseeMebyrealization.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.21)itisstated:

kovettibhūmanbhagavanparātmanyogeśvarotīrbhavatastri-lokyāmkvavākathaṁvākativākadetivistārayankrīḍasiyoga-māyām

“Osupremegreatone!OSupremePersonalityofGodhead!OSupersoul,masterofallmysticpower!Yourpastimesaretakingplacecontinuouslyinthesethreeworlds,butwhocanestimatewhere,how,andwhenYouareemployingYourspiritualenergyandperformingtheseinnumerablepastimes?NoonecanunderstandthemysteryofhowYourspiritualenergyacts.”


TEXT115

kārevākarenaārti,kāndenavākāreemarmajānitenityānandaśaktidhare

OnlyNityānandahasthepowertounderstandwhytheLordlamentedandcried.


TEXT116

nija-bhakti-raseḍubi’vaikuṇṭherarāyaāpanānājāneprabhuāpana-līlāya

AstheLordofVaikuṇṭhadrownedinthemellowsofHisowndevotionalservice,HeenactedthepastimeofforgettingHimself.


TEXT117

āpaneijagannāthabhāvenaāpaneāpanekariyāārtilaoyāyenajane

TheLordmeditatedonHisownformasJagannāthaandexhibitedlamentationtoteachothers.


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yadikṛpā-dṛṣṭinākarenajīva-pratitabekāraāchetānejāniteśakati

IftheLorddidnotglancemercifullyonthelivingentities,whowouldhavethepowertoknowHim?


TEXT119

nityānanda-ādisabapriyavargalaiyābhojanakariteprabhuvasilenagiyā

TheLordthensatdowntoeatwithHisdearassociatesheadedbyNityānanda.


TEXT120

kichu-mātraannaprabhuparigrahakari’uṭhilenahuṅkārakariyāgaurahari

Aftertakingamorselofrice,Gauraharistoodupandroaredloudly.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.121

TEXT121

āviṣṭahailāprabhukari’ācamana“katadūrajagannātha?”baleghaneghana

TheLordbecameoverwhelmedasHewashedHishandsandmouthandrepeatedlyasked,“HowfarisJagannāthaPurī?”IfŚrīGauraharidoesnotglancemercifullyontheconditionedsouls,theycanneverbecomeVaiṣṇavasbybecomingliberatedfromtheirconditionallife.ThatiswhyMahāprabhupersonallydisplayedtheafflictionofseparationfromtheLordandascertainedtheessentialcharacteristicsoftheobjectofworship.ŚrīGaurasundaraisLordJagannāthaHimself.Bybeingcontinuallyforgetfulofthisfact,Hedidnotallowunqualifiedpeopletounderstandthis.ForotherwiseunqualifieddevoteeswouldconsiderHimassimplyaMāyāvādī,andthentheywouldthemselvestaketothepathofMāyāvāda.ThatiswhyHedid

notrevealtoeveryonethatallofHisothermanifestationsareincludedinHismanifestationasadevotee.


TEXT122

mukundalāgilāmātrakīrtanakariteārambhilāvaikuṇṭheraīśvaranācite

AssoonasMukundabegantoperformkīrtana,theLordofVaikuṇṭhabegantodance.


TEXT123

puṇyavantayatayatachatrabhoga-vāsīsabedekhenṛtyakarevaikuṇṭha-vilāsī

AllthepiouspersonsofChatrabhogawatchedastheLordwhoenjoyspastimesinVaikuṇṭhadanced.


TEXT124

aśru,kampa,huṅkāra,pulaka,stambha,gharmakatahaya,kejānesevikāreramarma

WhocanunderstandthemysteryoftheLord’sdisplayoftransformationsofecstaticlovelikecrying,shivering,roaring,hairsstandingonend,becomingstunned,andperspiring?


TEXT125

kibāseadbhutanayaneraprema-dhārabhādra-māseye-henagaṅgāraavatāra

ThewonderfulstreamoftearsthatflowedfromHiseyesresembledthedescentoftheGangesinthemonthofBhadra[duringthemonsoonseason].


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pākadiyānṛtyakaritenayanechuṭejalatāhāteilokasnānakarilasakala

EveryonetherewasbathedbythetearsemanatingfromtheLord’seyesasHewhirledarounddancing.


TEXT127

ihāresekahiprema-maya-avatāraeśakticaitanyacandravinenāhiāra

ThatiswhyHeisdescribedastheincarnationofloveofGod.NooneotherthanCaitanyacandrahadsuchpower.


TEXT128

eimategelarātritṛtīyapraharasthirahailenaprabhuśrī-gaurasundara

Afterninehoursofthenightpassedinthisway,ŚrīGaurasundarabecamepacified.


TEXT129

sakalalokeracitte`yenakṣaṇa-prāya’sabāranistārahailacaitanya-kṛpāya

Everyonetherethoughtthathardlyamomenthadpassed.TheywerealldeliveredbythemercyofLordCaitanya.


TEXT130

henaisamayekaherāmacandrakhāṅna“naukāāsi’ghāṭeprabhu,hailavidyamāna”

AtthattimeRāmacandraKhāncameandsaid,“OLord,theboathasarrivedattheghāṭa.”


TEXT131

tata-kṣaṇe`hari’bali’śrī-gaurasundarauṭhilenagiyāprabhunaukāraupara

ŚrīGaurasundaraimmediatelychantedthenameofHariandwenttositintheboat.


TEXT132

śubha-dṛṣṭyelokerevidāyadiyāgharecalilenaprabhunīlācala—nija-pure

TheLordcastHisauspiciousglanceoneveryoneandsentthemhome.ThenHedepartedforHisownabodeofNīlācala.


TEXT133

prabhuraājñāyaśrī-mukundamahāśayakīrtanakarenaprabhunaukāyavijaya

BytheorderoftheLord,ŚrīMukundaMahāśayabegantoperformkīrtanaastheLordboardedtheboat.


TEXT134

abodhanāvikabale,—“hailasaṁśayabujhilāṅaājiāraprāṇanāhiraya

Thefoolishboatmansaid,“Iamindoubt.Ithinkwewillnotsurvivetheday.


TEXT135-136

kūleteuṭhilevāghelaiyāpalāyajaletepaḍilekumbhīretedhari’khāya

nirantaraepānīteḍākāitaphirepāileidhana-prāṇaduināśakare

“Ifwereachtheshore,thetigerswillattackus,andifwefallinthewater,thecrocodileswilleatus.Roguesconstantlymoveaboutthesewaters.Iftheycatchanyone,theytakebothhiswealthandlife.WhenŚrīGaurasundaraboardedRāmacandraKhān’sboat,MukundabegantochantthegloriesofKṛṣṇa.Atthattimethefoolishboatmanbecamefullofanxietyashethoughtabouthisimminentdestruction.IfonetravelsthroughtheinsurmountableforestsofSunderban,onewouldgenerallyencountertigersonlandandcrocodilesinthewater.Apartfromthis,manypirateswouldplunderandkillinthosewaterways.Thatiswhytheboatmantoldeveryonetostopthekīrtana.Anotherreasonfortheboatman’sanxietywasthatifhedidnotobeyRāmacandraKhān’sorder,thatis,ifhedidnottakeMahāprabhutoOrissa,thenRāmacandraKhānwouldkillhim.Moreover,therewaseverychanceofbeingseenbytheenemycamponthewaytoOrissa.Iftheyperformedkīrtanawhile

sailing,theenemysoldierswouldfollowthesoundofthekīrtanaandattack.Thereforetherewasdangerintheboat,therewasdangerontheland,andtherewasevendangerofdrowning.TherewasdangerfromRāmacandraKhān,therewasdangerfromtheenemyking,andtherewasdangerfromthesubordinatesofRāmacandraKhān.Ifpiratesortheenemycampheardthetumultuoussoundofthekīrtana,thentheywouldattack.


TEXT137

etekeyāvatauḍiyāradeśepāitāvatanīrabahaosakalagosāñi!”

“Therefore,OGosāñis,untilwereachOrissa,pleaseremainsilent!”CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.138

TEXT138

saṅkocahailasabenāvikeraboleprabhusebhāsenaniravadhiprema-jale

Whentheyheardtheboatman’swords,theybecamesomewhathesitant.TheLord,however,continuallyfloatedinthewatersofecstaticlove.


TEXT139

kṣaṇekeuṭhilāprabhukariyāhuṅkārasabārebalena,—“kenebhayakarakāra

AfterawhiletheLordstoodupandroaredloudly.Hesaidtoeveryone,“Whyareyouafraid?


TEXT140

eināsammukhesudarśana-cakraphirevaiṣṇava-janeraniravadhivighnahare

“Can’tyouseetheSudarśanacakraescortingus?ItalwaysremovestheobstaclesfacedbyVaiṣṇavas.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.4.28)itisstated:

tasmāadāddhariścakraṁpratyanīka-bhayāvahamekānta-bhakti-bhāvenaprītobhaktābhirakṣaṇam

“BeingverypleasedbytheunalloyeddevotionofMahārājaAmbarīṣa,theSupremePersonalityofGodheadgavetheKingHisdisc,whichisfearfultoenemiesandwhichalwaysprotectsthedevoteefromenemiesandadversities.”


TEXT141

kichucintānahi,karakṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanatorākinādekha-heraphiresudarśana”

“Donotworry.ChantthegloriesofKṛṣṇa.Don’tyouseeSudarśanaguardingus?”


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śuniyāprabhuravākyasarvabhakta-gaṇaānandelāgilāsabekaritekīrtana

OnhearingtheLord’swords,allthedevoteesjoyfullybegantoperformkīrtana.


TEXT143

vyapadeśemahāprabhukahenasabāre“niravadhisudarśanabhakta-rakṣākare

Mahāprabhuusedthissituationtoteacheveryone,“Sudarśanaalwaysprotectsthedevotees.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.4.48)itisstated:

prāgdiṣṭaṁbhṛtya-rakṣāyāṁpuruṣeṇamahātmanā

dadāhakṛtyāṁtāṁcakraṁkruddhāhimivapāvakaḥ

“Asfireintheforestimmediatelyburnstoashesanangrysnake,so,bythepreviousorderoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,Hisdisc,theSudarśanacakra,immediatelyburnttoashesthecreateddemontoprotecttheLord’sdevotee.”IntheMatsyaPurāṇa,ChapterEleven,itisstated:

pṛthakcakāratattejaścakraṁviṣṇorakalpayattriśūlaṁcāpirudrasyavajramindrasyacādhikam

daitya-dānava-saṁhartuḥsahasra-kiraṇātmakam

“HeseparatedthateffulgenceandmadethediscofLordViṣṇuaswellasthetridentofRudraandthethunderboltofIndra.ThatdiscistheannihilatoroftheDaityasandDānavasiscomposedofthousandsofraysoflight.”IntheVāmanaPurāṇa,ChapterSeventy-nine,itisstated:

varāyudho‘yaṁdeveśasarvāyudha-nibarhaṇaḥsudarśanodvādaśāroyomanaḥ-sadṛśojīva

“OLordoflords,greatestofalllivingbeings,thisbestofweapons,Sudarśana,destroysallotherweapons.Ithastwelvespokesandisnondifferentfromthemind.

ārātsthitāamīcātradevāmāsāścarāśayaḥśiṣṭānāṁrakṣaṇārthāyasaṁsthitāṛtavastuṣaṭ

“Thedemigods,themonths,thesignsofthezodiac,andthesixseasonsareallpresentinSudarśanatoprotectthosewhoarewell-behaved.

agniḥsomastathāmitrovaruṇaścaprajā-patiḥindrāgnīcānyathoviśveprajā-patayaevaca

hanūmāṁścāthabalavāndevodhanvantaristathātapāṁsyevatāpasaścadvādaśaitepratiṣṭhitāḥ

“EstablishedinSudarśanaareAgni,Soma,Mitra,Varuṇa,thelordofcreatures,Indra,theViśvedevas,thePrajāpatis,thepowerfulHanumān,LordDhanvantari,andthetwelvegreatascetics.

caitrādyāḥphālgunāstaścamāsāstatrapratiṣṭhitāḥ

“ThemonthsbeginningwithCaitraandendingwithPhālgunaarealsoestablishedinhim.

tvamevamādāyavibhovarāyudhaṁśatruṁsurāṇāṁjahimāviśaṅkithāḥ

amoghaeṣo‘mara-rāja-pūjitodhṛtomayādeha-gatastapo-balāt

“Oall-powerfulone,pleasetakethisbestofweaponsandwithouthesitationdefeattheenemiesofthedemigods.Thisweapon,worshipedbytheKingofthedemigods,cannotbefrustrated.OnthestrengthofmyausteritiesIwielditaspartofmybody.”


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yepāpiṣṭhavaiṣṇaverapakṣahiṁsākaresudarśana-agnitesepāpīpuḍi’mare

“AnysinfulpersonwhoattacksaVaiṣṇavaisburnttoashesbythefireofSudarśana.ŚrīGaurasundarafeltnoanxietyasHedeclared,“Sudarśanacakraconstantlyprotectsthedevotees.SinfulpeoplewhoattackaVaiṣṇavawillbeburnttodeathbythefireofSudarśana.”


TEXT145

viṣṇu-cakrasudarśanarakṣakathākitekāraśaktiāchebhakta-janerelaṅghite”

“WhendevoteeshaveaprotectorlikeViṣṇu’sSudarśanacakra,whohasthepowertoattackthem?”IntheNārada-pañcarātra(1.2.34)itisstated:

dattvācakraṁcarakṣārthaṁnaniścintojanārdanaḥsvayaṁ

tannikaṭaṁyātitaṁdraṣṭuṁrakṣaṇāyaca

“LordJanārdanaisnotcontentevenafterengagingSudarśanatoprotectHisdevotees,soHepersonallygoestoseeandprotectthem.”

evaṁbhṛtyasyarakṣārthaṁkṛṣṇodattvāsudarśanamtathāpisusthonaprītastaṁ[bhaktaṁ]tyaktumakṣamaḥ

“ThusKṛṣṇadeputedSudarśanafortheprotectionofHisservant.ButHedidnotfeelcomfortableorpleased,becauseitwasdifficultforHimtogiveuptheassociationofHisdevotee.”


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ei-mataśrī-gauracandreragopya-kathātānakṛpāyāreseibujhayesarvathā

OnlyapersonwhoisfavoredbyŚrīGauracandracanactuallyunderstandHisconfidentialtopics.


TEXT147

hena-matemahāprabhusaṅkīrtana-rasepraveśahailāāsi’śrī-utkala-deśe

InthiswayMahāprabhuwasmergedinthemellowsofsaṅkīrtanaasHeenteredthekingdomofOrissa.


TEXT148

uttarilāgiyānaukāśrī-prayāga-ghāṭenaukāhaitemahāprabhuuṭhilenataṭe

WhentheboatarrivedatŚrīPrayāga-ghāṭa,Mahāprabhusteppedontotheshore.


TEXT149

praveśakarilāgauracandraoḍra-deśeihāyeśunayesebhāsayeprema-rase

AnyonewhohearsaboutGauracandra’sarrivalinOrissafloatsinthemellowsofecstaticlove.


TEXT150

ānandeṭhākuraoḍra-deśahai’pārasarva-gaṇa-sahitahailānamaskāra

AfterjoyfullyarrivinginOrissa,theLordandHisassociatesofferedobeisances.


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seisthāneāchetāra`gaṅgā-ghāṭa’nāmatahiṅgauracandraprabhukarilenasnāna

There,attheplaceknownasGaṅgā-ghāṭa,LordGauracandratookHisbath.


TEXT152

yudhiṣṭhira-sthāpitamaheśatathiāchesnānakari’tāṅrenamaskarilenapāche

Aftertakingbath,theLordofferedobeisancestothedeityofMaheśathatwasestablishedtherebyYudhiṣṭhira.


TEXT153

oḍra-deśepraveśakarilāgauracandragaṇa-sahahailenaparamaānanda

GauracandraandHisassociatesweremosthappytohaveenteredOrissa.


TEXT154

ekadeva-sthāneprabhuthuiyāsabāreāpanecalilāprabhubhikṣākaribāre

TheLordthenleftHisassociatesinonetempleandwentouttobegalms.


TEXT155

yāragharegiyāprabhuupasannahayasevigrahadekhitekāhāramohanaya

Inwhoever’shousetheLordwenttobegat,thepeopletherebecamebewilderedonseeingHisform.


TEXT156

āṅcalapātenaprabhuśrī-gaurasundarasabeitaṇḍulaāni’deyenasatvara

AsŚrīGaurasundaraheldoutHisclothforalms,everyoneimmediatelyplacedriceinit.


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bhakṣyadravyautkṛṣṭayethākeyāragharesabeisantoṣeāni’deyenaprabhure

TheyhappilyofferedtheLordwhateverfineeatablestheyhadintheirhouse.


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`jagateraannapūrṇā’yelakṣmīranāmaselakṣmīmāgayeyāṅrapāda-padmesthāna

henaprabhuāpanesakalagharegharenyāsi-rūpebhikṣā-chalejīvadhanyakare

ThesameLordwhoselotusfeetaredesiredbyLakṣmī,whoisknownasAnnapūrṇā,thesupplieroffoodtotheentireuniverse,personallydeliveredthelivingentitiesonthepretextofbeggingalmsfromdoortodoorasasannyāsī.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.16.33)itisstated:

brahmādayobahu-tithaṁyad-apāṅga-mokṣa-kāmāstapaḥsamacaranbhagavat-prapannāḥsāśrīḥsva-vāsamaravinda-vanaṁvihāyayat-pāda-saubhagamalaṁbhajate‘nuraktā

“Lakṣmījī,thegoddessoffortune,whoseglanceofgracewassoughtbydemigodslikeBrahmāandforwhomtheysurrenderedmanyadayuntothePersonalityofGodhead,gaveupherownabodeintheforestoflotusflowersandengagedherselfintheserviceofthelotusfeetoftheLord.”InaconversationbetweenthepersonifiedVedasandVidyāintheNārada-pañcarātraitisstated:

bhaktirbhajana-sampattirbhajateprakṛtiḥpriyamjāyate‘tyanta-duḥkhenaseyaṁprakṛtirātmanaḥdurgetigīyatesadbhirakhaṇḍa-rasa-vallabhā

“Devotionisthefruitofdevotionalservice.Prakṛtiservesherbelovedindevotion.ItwaswithgreatdifficultythatthisPrakṛtitookbirthfromHim.SaintlypersonssingofherbythenameDurgā.SheisHisdevotedconsortwithundeviatingaffection.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.19.32-33)itisstated:

parīkṣiduvācaahoadyavayaṁbrahman

sat-sevyāḥkṣatra-bandhavaḥkṛpayātithi-rūpeṇa

bhavadbhistīrthakāḥkṛtāḥ

yeṣāṁsaṁsmaraṇātpuṁsāṁsadyaḥśuddhyantivaigṛhāḥkiṁpunardarśana-sparśa-pāda-śaucāsanādibhiḥ

“Obrāhmaṇa,byyourmercyonly,youhavesanctifiedus,makinguslikeuntoplacesofpilgrimage,allbyyourpresencehereasmyguest.Byyourmercy,we,whoarebutunworthyroyalty,becomeeligibletoservethedevotee.Simplybyourrememberingyou,ourhousesbecomeinstantlysanctified.Andwhattospeakofseeingyou,touchingyou,washingyourholyfeet,andofferingyouaseatinourhome?”ThiswasŚrīCaitanyadeva’spastimeofbeggingalmsdoortodoor.


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bhikṣākari’prabhuhai’haraṣitamanaāilenayathāvasi’āchebhakta-gaṇa

Afterbeggingalms,theLordbecamejoyful.Hethenreturnedtowherethedevoteeswerewaiting.


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bhikṣādravyadekhi’sabelāgilāhāsitesabeibalena,—“prabhu,pāribāpoṣite”

WhenthedevoteessawthefoodstuffsthattheLordcollectedasalms,theybegantolaughandsaid,“OLord,Youwillbeabletomaintainus.”AtpresentŚrīCaitanyaMaṭhaanditsbranchescollectdonationsfromvariouspeopleandusethemfortheserviceoftheVaiṣṇavas.BypersonallybeggingfromdoortodoorandhavingHisdevoteesbegfromdoortodoor,ŚrīGaurasundaradisplayedthepastimeofmaintainingHis

followers,orservingtheVaiṣṇavas.AlthoughwhenenviouspeopleseemanypersonsgivedonationstotheGauḍīyaMaṭhadevoteeswhocollectalms,theycreateproblemsforthosedevotees,thedevoteesdonothesitatetoboldlypreach,“OnlytheGauḍīyaMaṭhacanconstantlyprotectthereligiousprinciplesforattainingloveofGodthatwerepreachedbyŚrīGaurasundara.”[Bythenatureofthedisciplicsuccession,thisabilityispasseddowntothosewhoarequalified.]Oneatheisticoffenderhasopenlyadmitted,“TheŚrīGauḍīyaMaṭhaprocessofpreachinginvariouscountriesisthepathinauguratedbyŚrīGaurasundara.Actually,ŚrīGauḍīyaMaṭhahasbecomesuccessfulintheactivitiesofproperlypreachingtheteachingsofŚrīGaurasundara.”Eventheatheistic,blasphemoussahajiyāscannotdenythisfact.AlthoughtheservantsofGauḍīyaMaṭhadonotapproveoftheartificialVaiṣṇavabehaviorofprākṛta-sahajiyās,andalthoughthesahajiyāsalwaystrytoopposesuchservants,thesahajiyāsopenlyadmitthatthepreachersofGauḍīyaMaṭhafollowinthefootstepsofMahāprabhubydesiringthebenefitofalllivingentities.JustasŚrīGaurasundaraactedasthemaintainerofthedevoteesbynourishingtheirspirituallivesandremovingtheirobstacles,HisservantsalsodothesameforHisservice.Thisfactcannotbeunderstoodbythepseudo-devotee,so-called-Vaiṣṇavaprākṛta-sahajiyās.


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santoṣejagadānandakarilārandhanasabārasaṁhatiprabhukarilābhojana

Jagadānandacookedwithgreatsatisfaction,andtheLordthenateinthecompanyofthedevotees.


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sarva-rātriseigrāmekari’saṅkīrtanaūṣaḥkālemahāprabhukarilāgamana

Mahāprabhuandthedevoteesperformedsaṅkīrtanatheentirenightinthatvillageandthendepartedearlythenextmorning.


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kata-dūragelemātradānīdurācārarākhileka,dānacāhe,nādeyayāibāra

Aftertheyhadtraveledsomedistance,asinfultollcollectorstoppedthemandwouldnotallowthemtogofurtherwithoutpayingtaxes.


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dekhiyāprabhuratejapāilavismayajijñāsila,—“tomārakateka-lokahaya?”

StruckwithwonderonseeingtheLord’seffulgence,heasked,“HowmanypeoplearewithYou?”


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prabhukahe,—“jagateāmārakehanayaāmihakāhāranahi-kahilaniścaya

ekaāmi,duinahisakalaāmāra”kahitenayanevaheaviratadhāra

TheLordreplied,“Ihavenooneinthisworld,andIdonotbelongtoanyone.Itellyouthisfact.Iamalonewithnocompanion.TheentireworldisMine.”AstheLordspoke,incessanttearsflowedfromHiseyes.

IntheKaṭhaUpaniṣad(2.2.12)itisstated:ekovaśīsarva-bhūtāntarātmā—“Heisthesupremecontroller,theSupersoulineveryone’sheart.”IntheŚvetāśvataraUpaniṣad(6.11)andGopāla-tāpanī(Uttara97)itisstated:ekodevaḥsarva-bhūteṣugūḍhaḥ—“TheoneSupremeLordresideshiddenwithinalllivingentities.”

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dānībale,—“gosāñi,karahaśubhatumie-sabāradānapāilechāḍi’dibaāmi”

Thetollcollectorsaid,“OGosāñi,Youmaygo.Iwillletthesepersonsgoaftertheypaytaxes.”Longago,whensomeonepassedthroughthejurisdictionofalandlord,tollcollectorswoulddemandtaxesfromhim.WhenŚrīGaurasundarawastravelingwiththesixdevotees,HehadnoassetswithHim.Sincenoneofthemhadanythingeventopaytolltaxes,theyconsideredtheyweretravelingundertheprotectionofŚrīGaurasundara.ThenonetollcollectorevendemandedtolltaxfromGaurasundarajustasHariscandrahaddemandedcremationfeesforhisownson.HefirmlydeclaredthatnoonewouldbeallowedtocontinuethejourneytoJagannāthawithoutpayingthetolltax.ButwhenhesawMahāprabhu’sextraordinaryform,heasked,“HowmanypeoplearewithYou?”Inreply,theLordsaid,“Ihavetakensannyāsafromrelationshipswiththepeopleofthisworld.ThereforenooneofthisworldisMine,andIamnotoneofthem.Iam,ekamevādvitīyam—`Onewithoutasecond.’TheentireworldisMine.”WhenthetollcollectorsawincessanttearsflowfromtheLord’seyes,hesaid,“Youdonothavetopaytaxes,buttheothersmust.”


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śubhakarilenaprabhu`govinda’baliyā

kata-dūresabā’chāḍi’vasilenagiyā

TheLordwalkeddowntheroadchanting,“Govinda!”Helefttheothersbehindandsatdowninthedistance.


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sabā’parihari’prabhukarilāgamanahariṣeviṣādahailenabhakta-gaṇa

WhentheLordlefteveryoneandcontinuedon,thedevoteesbecamedespondentintheirhappiness.


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dekhiyāprabhuraatinirapekṣakhelāanyo’nyesarva-gaṇehāsitelāgilā

OnseeingtheLord’spastimeofcompletedetachment,theyallbegantolaughamongthemselves.


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pācheprabhusabā’chāḍi’karenagamanaetekeviṣādaāsi’dharilekamana

YettheywereunhappybecausetheyfearedthattheLordmightleavethemallandgo.


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nityānandasabā’prabodhena—“cintānāi

āmā’-sabā’chāḍiyānāyāyenagosāñi”

Nityānanda,however,solacedthem,“Donotworry.TheLordwillnotgoanywherewithoutus.”


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dānībale,—“tomarāta’sannyāsīranahaetekeāmāreseucitadānadeha’”

Thetollcollectorsaid,“Youarenotwiththesannyāsī,soyoushouldpaytheproperfees.”


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kata-dūreprabhusabapārṣadachāḍiyāheṇṭamathākari’mātrakāndenavasiyā

AfterleavingHisassociatesbehind,theLordsatdowninthedistanceandbegantocrywithHisheadbetweenHisknees.


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kāṣṭha-pāṣāṇādidraveśuni’sekrandanaadbhutadekhiyādānībhāvemanemana

Evenwoodandstonewouldmeltonhearingsuchcrying.Whenthetollcollectorsawthatwonderfulsighthebegantoconsider.


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dānībale,—“epuruṣanarakabhunahe

manuṣyeranayanekietadhārāvahe”

Thetollcollectorthought,“Thispersoniscertainlynotanordinaryhumanbeing.Canahumanbeingshedsuchtears?”


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sabārejijñāsedānīpraṇatikariyā“ketomarā,kāraloka,kahata’bhāṅgiyā?”

Thetollcollectorthenrespectfullyaskedthedevotees,“Whoareyou?Whoisyourleader?Tellmethetruth.”


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sabebalilena,—“aiṭhākurasabāra`śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya’nāmaśuniyāchayāṅra

Theyallreplied,“HeistheLordofall.YoumusthaveheardHisname,`ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.’


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sabeiuṅhārabhṛtyaāmarāsakala”kahitesabāraāṅkhivāhi’paḍejala

“WeareallHisservants.”Tearsflowedfromtheireyesastheyspokethesewords.


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dekhiyāsabārapremamugdhahailadānīdānīra

nayanaduivahi’paḍepānī

Thetollcollectorbecameastonishedonseeingtheirecstaticlove,andtearsflowedfromhiseyes.


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āthe-vyathedānīgiyāprabhuracaraṇedaṇḍavathai’balevinayavacane

HehurriedlywentandfellattheLord’slotusfeet,offeredobeisances,andspokewithhumility.


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“koṭikoṭijanmeyataāchilamaṅgalatomā’dekhi’ājipūrṇahailasakala

“SeeingYouisthefulfillmentofwhateverpietyIhaveaccumulatedinmillionsoflifetimes.


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aparādhakṣamākarakaruṇā-sāgara!calanīlācalagiyādekhahasatvara”

“Ooceanofmercy,pleaseforgivemyoffenses!GoquicklytoNīlācalaandseeYourLord.”


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dānī-pratikari’prabhuśubhadṛṣṭi-pāta

`hari’bali’calilenasarva-jīva-nātha

AftercastingHismercifulglanceonthetollcollector,theLordofalllivingentitieschantedthenameofHarianddeparted.


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sabārakaribegaurasundarauddhāravināpāpīvaiṣṇava-nindaka-durācāra

Gaurasundarawilldelivereveryoneexceptthesinful,illbehavedoffendersofVaiṣṇavas.Somenon-VaiṣṇavasthinkthatVaiṣṇavasarecapableofbecomingimplicatedinsinfulactivitieslikethemselves.SinceGaurasundaraacceptedsinners,whyshouldn’tVaiṣṇavasindulgeinsinfulactivities?Andwhyshouldn’tsinnersbeallowedtoactasVaiṣṇavagurus?ThepointthattheauthorismakinghereisthatGaurasundarawilldelivereveryone,butHewillneverdeliverthosewhoblasphemeVaiṣṇavasorthosewhocommitsinfulactivitiesonthestrengthofchantingtheholynames.Nomatterhownicelytheatheistswhoapproveofsinfulactivitiesmayimitatethedressofdevoteesandadvertisethemselvesas“Vaiṣṇavas”or“Gurus,”thereisnopossibilityforill-behavedatheistswhoblasphemeVaiṣṇavastoattainanyperfectionotherthanself-deceit.EveninimicaldemonshaveattainedŚrīCaitanyadeva’smercy,yettheenvious,sinfulatheistswillneverdependonŚrīGaurasundara’smercy,willexposethemselvesasproud,pseudodevoteesofGaura,andwillbecometravelersonthepathtohell.


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asuradravilacaitanyeraguṇa-nāmeatyantaduṣkṛtipāpīse-ināhimāne

EvendemonsweretransformedbyhearingthequalitiesandnamesofLordCaitanya.OnlythemostsinfulmiscreantsdonotacceptHim.


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hena-matenīlācalevaikuṇṭheranāthaāisenasabārekariyādṛṣṭi-pāta

InthiswaytheLordofVaikuṇṭhaglancedmercifullyoneveryoneasHecontinuedonHiswaytoNīlācala.


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nijapremānandeprabhupathanāhijāneahar-niśasuvihvalaprema-rasa-pāne

InHisownecstaticlove,theLorddidnotknowwhichwaytogo.DayandnightHewasoverwhelmedfromdrinkingthemellowsofecstaticlove.


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eimatemahāprabhucaliyāāsitekata-dineuttarilāsuvarṇarekhāte

Whiletravelinginthisway,MahāprabhuarrivedinafewdaysattheSuvarṇarekhāRiver.MahāprabhucametooneparticularvillageonthebankoftheSuvarṇarekhāRiver.GaurasundaraarrivedattheplaceonthebankoftheSuvarṇarekhāRiverwherealltravelerstoJagannāthaPurīcrosstheriver.


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suvarṇarekhārajalaparamanirmalasnānakarilenaprabhuvaiṣṇava-sakala

TheLordandtheVaiṣṇavastooktheirbaththereinthemostpurewatersoftheSuvarṇarekhāRiver.


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snānakari’svarṇarekhā-nadīdhanyakari’calilenaśrī-gaurasundaranarahari

ŚrīGaurasundara,whoisLordHariintheformofahuman,madetheSuvarṇarekhāgloriousbytakingbathinherwatersandthencontinuedonHisjourney.


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rahilāanekapāchenityānanda-candrasaṁhatitāṅhārasabeśrī-jagadānanda

NityānandainthecompanyofŚrīJagadānandafellfarbehind.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.194

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kata-dūregauracandravasilenagiyānityānanda-svarūperaapekṣākariyā

GauracandrawentsomedistanceaheadandthensatdowntowaitforNityānandaSvarūpa.


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caitanya-āveśemattanityānanda-rāyavihvaleramatavyavasāyasarvathāya

LordNityānandawasalwaysrestlessandintoxicatedfrombeingabsorbedinthoughtsofLordCaitanya.


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kakhanahuṅkārakare,kakhanarodanakṣaṇemahāaṭṭa-hāsya,kṣaṇevāgarjana

SometimesHeroaredloudly,andsometimesHecried.SometimesHelaughedloudly,andsometimesHemadethunderingsounds.


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kṣaṇevānadīramājheeḍenasāṅtārakṣaṇesarva-aṅgedhūlāmākhenaapāra

SometimesHewouldswiminthemiddleoftheriver,andsometimesHewouldsmeardustalloverHisbody.


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kṣaṇevāyeāchāḍakhāyenaprema-rasecūrṇahayaaṅgahenasarva-lokevāse

SometimesinecstaticloveHewouldfallsoforcefullytothegroundthateveryonewouldthinkHislimbswerebroken.


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āpanā’-āpaninṛtyakarenakakhanaṭalamalakarayepṛthivītata-kṣaṇa

SometimesHedancedonHisown,andtheearthwouldthenswaybackandforth.


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esakalakathātānekichucitranayaavatīrṇaāpaneanantamahāśaya

AllsuchpastimesarenotsoastonishingforHim,forHewasLordAnantaappearinginthisworld.


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nityānanda-kṛpāyaesabaśaktihayaniravadhigauracandrayāṅhārahṛdaya

AllthesepastimeswerepossiblebyNityānanda’smercy,forGauracandraconstantlyresidesinHisheart.


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nityānanda-svarūpethuiyāeka-sthānecalilājagadānandabhikṣā-anveṣaṇe

WhileNityānandaPrabhuwaitedatoneplace,Jagadānandawentouttobegalms.


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ṭhākureradaṇḍaśrī-jagadānandavahedaṇḍathuinityānanda-svarūperekahe

“ṭhākureradaṇḍemanadiosāvadhānebhikṣākari’āmihaāsibaei-kṣaṇe”

ŚrīJagadānandagenerallycarriedtheLord’sdaṇḍa.HehandedthatdaṇḍatoNityānandaSvarūpaandsaid,“PleasetakecareoftheLord’sdaṇḍa.Iwillreturninafewminutesafterbeggingalms.”


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āthe-vyathenityānandadaṇḍadhari’karevasilenaseisthānevihvala-antare

Withanagitatedheart,Nityānandagrabbedthedaṇḍaandsatdownthere.


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daṇḍahātekari’hāsenityānanda-rāyadaṇḍerasahitakathākahenalīlāya

HoldingthedaṇḍainHishand,LordNityānandalaughed.AsHispastime,Hethenspoketothedaṇḍa.


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“ohedaṇḍa,āmiyāṅrevahiyehṛdayesetomārevahibekae’ta’yuktanahe”

“Odaṇḍa,itisnotproperthatHewhomIcarrywithinMyheart

shouldcarryyou.”FromthetimeŚrīGaurasundaraacceptedsannyāsa,HewaskeepingHisdaṇḍawithHim.ButsometimesJagadānandaPrabhuwouldcarryMahāprabhu’sdaṇḍawhilegoingouttobegalms.AcceptingtheresponsibilityofcarefullyprotectingMahāprabhu’sdaṇḍa,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhutookthedaṇḍafromJagadānandaandsaidtothedaṇḍa,“WealwayscarryŚrīKṛṣṇa,theLordofthefourteenworlds,withinourhearts.WeareHiseternalservants.YouarecommittinganoffensebymakingthatLordyourcarrier.ThereforeitismostappropriateforustocarrywhateversymbolsofacceptingrulesorrenouncingrestrictedthingsthatŚrīKṛṣṇaintheformofadevoteehastakeninHishandandonHisshoulder.Odaṇḍa,donottrytobecomethelordofMyLord.DonotengageMahāprabhuincarryingyouanymore.”Theprākṛta-sahajiyā,so-calleddevoteesengageKṛṣṇainsupplyingtheirsensegratificationbydemandingreligiosity,economicdevelopment,sensegratification,andliberationfromHim.Thisisnotthementalityofdevotees.


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etabali’balarāmaparamapracaṇḍaphelilenadaṇḍabhāṅgi’kari’tinakhaṇḍa

Afterspeakinginthisway,themostpowerfulBalarāmabrokethedaṇḍaintothreepieces.Theekadaṇḍīso-calledparamahaṁsaswhofollowthephilosophyofimpersonalismalwaysneglectthetridaṇḍīs.SinceŚrīGaurasundaraexhibitedthepastimeofpretendingtoacceptekadaṇḍasannyāsa,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhubrokethatdaṇḍaintothreepiecesandturneditintoatridaṇḍa.HethenentrustedtheserviceofcarryingthatdaṇḍatotheservantsoftheLord.ThatiswhyŚrīRūpaGosvāmīPrabhuhasquotedinhisUpadeśāmṛtatheversefromtheHaṁsa-gītisectionoftheancient

literatureMahābhārata,beginningvācovegaṁ[vācovegaṁmanasaḥkrodha-vegaṁjihvā-vegamudaropastha-vegam,etānvegānyoviṣahetadhīraḥsarvāmapīmāṁpṛthivīṁsaśiṣyāt,“Asoberpersonwhocantoleratetheurgetospeak,themind’sdemands,theactionsofangerandtheurgesofthetongue,bellyandgenitalsisqualifiedtomakedisciplesallovertheworld.”],whichprovidesconfirmationandqualificationforacceptingtridaṇḍasannyāsaandwhichdeclaresthateverytridaṇḍasannyāsīisexpectedtofollowinthefootstepsofŚrīRūpa.ApyayaDīkṣitahaspresentedthecovered-BuddhistMāyāvādīs’strongprotestagainsttheacceptanceoftridaṇḍasannyāsainhiscommentaryknownasParimala.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhutransformedŚrīGaurasundara’sekadaṇḍaintotridaṇḍatodisplaytheirrelevanceoftheMāyāvādīApyayaDīkṣita’sfuturewritingagainstdevotionalserviceinhisbooksNyāya-rakṣā-maṇiandŚivārka-maṇi-dīpikā.ŚrīBaladevaPrabhutransformedtheekadaṇḍaofthesannyāsī-dressedŚrīCaitanyadevaintoatridaṇḍatorevealthattheimpersonalists’acceptanceofekadaṇḍa,whichisthesymbolofMāyāvāda,andthecurrentandformerpracticesofacceptingsannyāsaintheśuddha-dvaita(purifieddualism)disciplicsuccessionarenotapprovedbytheMadhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya.ThisisfullyapprovedbytheŚrīmadBhāgavatam,anditistheconvictionoftheGauḍīyaVaiṣṇavas.Withoutbecomingatridaṇḍī,noonecancontrolhimself.Intheprincipleoftridaṇḍafoundinkarma-kāṇḍa,theindra-daṇḍa,vajra-daṇḍa,andbrahma-daṇḍaarecombinedwiththejīva-daṇḍa.Inhisexplanationontridaṇḍa,ŚrīRūpaGosvāmīPrabhuhasrevealedtothetranscendentaltridaṇḍīsthetopicsofcontrollingone’sbody,mind,andspeech.Whentridaṇḍaiscombinedwithjīva-daṇḍa,thenaccordingtotheexternalconceptionoftridaṇḍa,ekadaṇḍabecomestheprincipleofparamahaṁsa-dharma.Butsinceintheprincipleofekadaṇḍa,thetranscendentalstatebeyondthethreemodesofnatureattributesfaultsintheprocessdescribedinthePañcarātras,ekadaṇḍaintheformoftridaṇḍahasbeenacceptedintheprocessdescribedinthePañcarātras.Thissystemisdirectlyandindirectlyfollowedinthe

Brahma-sampradāya,intheBrahma-Madhva-sampradāya,andintheBrahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya.ThereforetheteachingsofŚrīGaura-NityānandacannotbedifferentfromthoseoftheŚrīBrahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya.Fromthistimeon,personsundertheshelterofŚrīCaitanyadevahavebecomeknownasGauḍīyatridaṇḍi-svāmīs.ŚrīPrabodhānandaSarasvatīpada’sacceptanceofsannyāsaonthepathofregulativeprinciplesandtheŚrīRūpānuga’sacceptanceofsannyāsaonthepathofparamahaṁsadidnotcreateanymutualcontradiction.AlthoughtheGauḍīyaVaiṣṇavasacceptsannyāsaonthepathofregulativeprinciples,theyarenotopposedtotheparamahaṁsa-dharmaofthefollowersofŚrīRūpaandŚrīSanātana.Althoughinparamahaṁsa-dharmathesymbolsfoundintheregulativepathareconsideredexternal,acceptanceofexternalsymptomsdoesnotviolatetheprinciplesoftheparamahaṁsas.AlthoughthefiveotherVrajavāsīGosvāmīsfollowedthefootstepsofŚrīSanātanainacceptingthedressofparamahaṁsas,ŚrīPrabodhānandaSarasvatīGosvāmīacceptedtridaṇḍasannyāsaonthepathofregulativeprinciplesandrecordedtheGauḍīyadoctrineinhisbookŚrīCaitanya-candrāmṛta.TherecentpuredevotionalendeavorsbythefollowersofŚrīRūpatorectifythebehaviorofthefallen,deviant,so-calledparamahaṁsas,toprotectthepropercodeofconduct,andtoinauguratethepathofregulativeprinciplesforthepurposeofcounteractingtheattackonthosewhotraversethepathofanurāga,orlovingattachment,havebecometheobjectofignorantpeople’soppositionandneglect.BecauseoftransgressingtheetiquetteofrespectingtheLord’smanifestations,therehavebeenmanyobstaclesintheworshipoftheAbsoluteTruthineveryyuga.Thosewhodonotunderstandthepurportofthepathofregulativeprinciplesconsidertheinauspiciousnessresultingfromtransgressingthatpathasprogressonthatpath.Moreover,byrespectingonlythepathofregulativeprinciples,themoreelevatedpathbecomesclosed.ŚrīlaPrabodhānandaTridaṇḍipādawasnotopposedtothesixGosvāmīsofVṛndāvana.Buttheshortsighted,so-calledfollowersoftheGosvāmīs

acceptedtheconceptionofŚrīPrabodhānandaasconflicting.Asaresult,thefollowersofsuchpeopleendedupspreadingcommunaldispute.


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īśvareraicchā-mātraīśvarasejānekenabhāṅgilenadaṇḍa,jānibakemane

OnlytheSupremeLordknowsthewilloftheSupremeLord.HowwillIknowwhyHebrokethedaṇḍa?


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nityānandajñātāgauracandreraantaranityānandereojāneśrī-gaurasundara

NityānandaknowsthemindofGauracandra,andŚrīGaurasundaraknowsthemindofNityānanda.


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yugeyugeduibhāiśrī-rāma-lakṣmaṇadoṅhāraantaradoṅhejāneanukṣaṇa

Ineveryyuga,Theyappearastwobrothers,suchasŚrīRāmaandLakṣmaṇa.Theyalwaysknoweachother’smind.


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ekavastuduibhāga,bhaktibujhaitegauracandrajānisabenityānandahaite

TheoneLordhasbecometwototeachdevotionalservice.OnecanknowGauracandraonlythroughNityānanda.Svayam-rūpaandsvayam-prakāśaareone,justaseachofthecatur-vyūha,orquadrupleexpansions,areone.ThemostworshipableŚrīGaurasundaraissvayam-rūpa,andŚrīNityānanda,thetopmostdevotee,issvayam-prakāśa.Byfollowingonlythepathofregulativeprinciples,theworshipofGaurasundaraishindered.AndalsobytransgressingŚrīNityānanda,theserviceofŚrīGaurasundaraishindered.ŚrīNityānandaassistsinŚrīGaurasundara’spreachingofecstaticloveofGodintendifferentforms.OnlyŚrīNityānandaisabletorevealtotheworldthemysteryofŚrīCaitanya’sacceptanceofekadaṇḍaand,inthepositionofbeingwithoutdaṇḍa,Hisacceptanceoftridaṇḍa.TheŚrīmadBhāgavatamhasprescribedforthedevoteesofViṣṇutheprocessofacceptingtridaṇḍa.Onlythetridaṇḍīsareabletoactuallyattainthestageofparamahaṁsa,whereasekadaṇḍīspreachingthemundaneconceptofimpersonalismcannotunderstandtheirownposition.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhualoneisabletorevealmanyofthefavorableitemsofspiritualconsideration,likethecharacteristicsanddifferencesfoundintheekadaṇḍa,whichisacombinationofjīva-daṇḍawiththetridaṇḍaoftheVedicsanātana-dharma,andhowonenesscanbethecombinationofmany.


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balarāmavināanyacaitanyeradaṇḍabhāṅgibārepārehenakeāchepracaṇḍa?

WhootherthanBalarāmaispowerfulenoughtobreakLordCaitanya’sdaṇḍa?


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sakalabujhāyachaleśrī-gaurasundareyejānayemarma,seijanasukhetare

ŚrīGaurasundarataughteveryonebythispretext.Anyonewhounderstandsthistruthiseasilydelivered.


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daṇḍabhāṅgi’nityānandaāchenavasiyākṣaṇekejagadānandamililāāsiyā

Afterbreakingthedaṇḍa,Nityānandasatthere.ShortlythereafterJagadānandareturned.


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bhagnadaṇḍadekhi’mahāhailāvismitaantarejagadānandahailācintita

Hewasgreatlyastonishedonseeingthebrokendaṇḍa,andhefeltapprehensiveatheart.


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vārtājijñāsena,—“daṇḍabhāṅgilekake?”nityānandabale,—“daṇḍadharilekaye

Heasked,“Whobrokethedaṇḍa?”Nityānandareplied,“Hewhoheldit.


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āpanāradaṇḍaprabhubhāṅgiyāāpanetāṅradaṇḍabhāṅgitekipāreanyajane?”

“TheLordbrokeHisowndaṇḍa.Whoelseiscapableofbreakingit?”CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.219

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śuni’vipraāranākarilāpratyuttarabhāṅgādaṇḍalai’mātracalilāsatvara

Whenthatbrāhmaṇaheardthisreply,hedidnotsayanything.Hequicklytookthebrokendaṇḍaandleft.


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vasiyāāchenayathāśrī-gaurasundarabhāṅgādaṇḍapheli’dilaprabhuragocara

HewenttotheplacewhereŚrīGaurasundarawassittingandplacedthebrokendaṇḍabeforetheLord.


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prabhubale,—“kahadaṇḍabhāṅgilakemanepathekibākandolakarilākārosane?”

TheLordsaid,“TellMehowthisdaṇḍawasbroken.Didyouhaveafightwithsomeoneontheway?”


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kahilājagadānandapaṇḍitasakala

“bhāṅgilenadaṇḍanityānandasuvihvala”

JagadānandaPaṇḍitanarratedtheentireincidenttotheLordandsaid,“TheoverwhelmedNityānandabrokethedaṇḍa.”


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nityānanda-pratiprabhujijñāseāpani“kilāgi’bhāṅgilādaṇḍakahadekhiśuni”

TheLordthenaskedNityānanda,“TellMewhyYoubrokeMydaṇḍa.”


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nityānandabale,—“bhāṅgiyāchivāṁśa-khānanāpārakṣamitekarayeśāstipramāṇa”

Nityānandareplied,“Ibrokeonlyapieceofbamboo.IfYoucannotforgiveMe,thenpunishMeappropriately.”Thedaṇḍaiscarriedbyasannyāsīwhohasnotyetattainedtheplatformofparamahaṁsa.Thereforeeveryonecanunderstandthatasannyāsīwithoutadaṇḍahasattainedthefinalstageofspirituallife.Worldlyopulencescannotdisturbsuchaperson.Butsinceparamahaṁsasdonotacceptthissymbolofrenunciation,ordinarypeoplecannotunderstandtheirexaltedposition.ThatiswhyfoolishpeopleconsiderthetopmostparamahaṁsaVaiṣṇavastobeinferiortothemselves.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhubrokethebamboodaṇḍaofsvayam-rūpaVrajendra-nandana,ŚrīCaitanya,sothatpeoplewouldnotmistakenlyconsideranyonewhosimplycarriesadaṇḍamadeofbambootobesituatedjustbelowthetopmostparamahaṁsaplatform.RealizingthatpeoplewouldinviteinauspiciousnessbycommittingtheoffenseofconsideringLordCaitanyaassimplyasannyāsīorconsideringthatHewasobligatedtoacceptsuch

symbolsandthattheywouldtherebymeetwithobstaclesinunderstandingthatHeistheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,Nityānandabroketheonedaṇḍaintothreedaṇḍas.ThispastimeofŚrīNityānandawasmeanttorevealthattheprinciplesoftridaṇḍa,entailingcontrolofthebody,mind,andspeech,aretoberespectedbythosewhosesensesarenotcontrolled;thatekadaṇḍaisthecombinedformofthetridaṇḍa;andthatitisthedutyofparamahaṁsastorenouncethedaṇḍa.Thetendencyoftridaṇḍīsistoneitheraspireforanyone’sblessingnortoawardanyoneworldlyblessings.Thosewhoareboundbymundaneconceptionshavelittleinterestinpursuingspirituallife.IfsuchpeoplerelegateŚrīGaurasundaratorelativeroleslikedaṇḍena-daṇḍī,orasannyāsībecauseofcarryingadaṇḍa,theywillachieveinauspiciousness.


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prabhubale,—“yāhesarva-deva-adhiṣṭhānasetomāramatekihailavāṁśa-khāna!”

TheLordsaid,“Allthedemigodsresideinthedaṇḍa,andYoucallitapieceofbamboo!”Accordingtospiritualconsiderationoneshouldrespectthesupremelypuretridaṇḍa,whichisaworshipableformofthethreeguṇa-avatāras.ButsincethemundaneconsiderationthattheDeityformofViṣṇuismadeofstoneleadsonetohell,ŚrīNityānandadeliveredalllivingentitiesfromfutureoffense.


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kebujhitepāregaurasundareralīlā?manekareeka,mukhekareārakhelā

WhocanunderstandthepastimesofŚrīGaurasundara?Hethinks

onethingandsayssomethingelse.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.227

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etekeyebale`bujhikṛṣṇerahṛdaya’seiseabodhaihājānihaniścaya

Thereforeknowforcertainthatanyonewhosays,“IunderstandKṛṣṇa’smind,”isafool.


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māribenahenayāreāchayeantaretāhāreodekhiyenamahā-prītikare

HemayshowgreataffectioneventoapersonHeintendstokill.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.229

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prāṇa-samaadhikayesababhakta-gaṇatāhāreodekhiyenanirapekṣamana

YetHemayneglectdevoteeswhomHeconsidersequaltoorgreaterthanHisownlife.ThedevoteesofŚrīGaurasundaraareequaltotheLord’sownlife.TheyhavenodesireatalltodeviatefromthepathshownbyGaurahari.TorevealthatHeisnottotallyobligedtothedevotees,ŚrīGaurasundarasometimesdisplaysindifference.OtherwiseenvioushumanitywillcondemnHimasaflatterer.Tobenefitsuchfoolishpeople,ŚrīCaitanyapretendedtodisplayindifferencebyexhibitingequaltreatmenttobothdevoteesandnondevotees.


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eimataacintyaagamyalīlā-mātratānaanugrahebujhetānakṛpā-pātra

Suchpastimesareinconceivableandunfathomable.OnlyonewhoisfavoredbytheLordcanunderstandthem.


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daṇḍabhāṅgilenaāpaneiicchākari’krodhavyañjibārelāgilenagaurahari

OutofHisownsweetwillGauraharibrokethetridaṇḍaandthenexpressedanger.


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prabhubale,—“sabedaṇḍa-mātrachilasaṅgatāhoājikṛṣṇeraicchātehailabhaṅga

TheLordsaid,“ThisdaṇḍawasMyonlycompanion.Nowtoday,byKṛṣṇa’swill,itwasbroken.Fromthemundanepointofviewtheonlyassetofasannyāsīishisdaṇḍa.Onewhocarriesadaṇḍamaintainshimselfbybeggingdoortodoor,andbyacceptingadaṇḍaheprotectshimselffromtheattackoftheexternalworld.TheomnipotentLordGaurasundaradisplayedhumilitybydeclaringthatHisonlyassetwasadaṇḍatoattractordinarypeople’saffectiononthemundanelevel.


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etekeāmārasaṅgekārosaṅganāi

tomarāvāāgecala,kibāāmiyāi”

“NowIdonotrequireanyone’scompany.Eitheryougoahead,orIwillgoahead.”IntheŚvetāśvataraUpaniṣad(6.11)andtheGopāla-tāpanīUpaniṣad(Uttara97)itisstated:ekodevaḥsarva-bhūteṣugūḍhaḥ—“TheoneSupremeLordliveshiddenwithinalllivingentities.”IntheChāndogyaUpaniṣad(6.2.1)itisstated:ekamevādvitīyaṁ:“TheSupremeLordisonewithoutasecond.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.10.30)itisstated:

tvamekaḥsarva-bhūtānāṁdehāsv-ātmendriyeśvaraḥ

“YouaretheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,thecontrollerofeverything.Thebody,life,ego,andsensesofeverylivingentityareYourownself.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.23)itisstated:

ekastvamātmāpuruṣaḥpurāṇaḥsatyaḥsvayaṁ-jyotiranantaādyaḥnityo‘kṣaro‘jasra-sukhonirañjanaḥpūrṇādvayomuktaupādhito‘mṛtaḥ

“YouaretheoneSupremeSoul,theprimevalSupremePersonality,theAbsoluteTruth—self-manifested,endless,andbeginningless.Youareeternalandinfallible,perfectandcomplete,withoutanyrival,andfreefromallmaterialdesignations.Yourhappinesscanneverbeobstructed,norhaveYouanyconnectionwithmaterialcontamination.Indeed,Youaretheindestructiblenectarofimmortality.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.55-57)itisstated:

kṛṣṇamenamavehitvamātmānamakhilātmanāmjagad-dhitāyaso‘pyatradehīvābhātimāyayā

“YoushouldknowKṛṣṇatobetheoriginalSoulofalllivingentities.For

thebenefitofthewholeuniverse,Hehas,outofHiscauselessmercy,appearedasanordinaryhumanbeing.HehasdonethisbythestrengthofHisinternalpotency.

vastutojānatāmatrakṛṣṇaṁsthāsnucariṣṇucabhagavad-rūpamakhilaṁnānyadvastvihakiñcana

“ThoseinthisworldwhounderstandLordKṛṣṇaasHeisseeallthings,whetherstationaryormoving,asmanifestformsoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.SuchenlightenedpersonsrecognizenorealityapartfromtheSupremeLordKṛṣṇa.

sarveṣāmapivastūnāṁbhāvārthobhavatisthitaḥtasyāpibhagavānkṛṣṇaḥkimatadvasturūpyatām

“Theoriginal,unmanifestedformofmaterialnatureisthesourceofallmaterialthings,andthesourceofeventhatsubtlematerialnatureistheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,Kṛṣṇa.What,then,couldoneascertaintobeseparatefromHim?”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.29)itisstated:

athāpitedevapadāmbuja-dvaya-prasāda-leśānugṛhītaevahi

jānātitattvaṁbhagavan-mahimnonacānyaeko‘piciraṁvicinvan

“MyLord,ifoneisfavoredbyevenaslighttraceofthemercyofYourlotusfeet,hecanunderstandthegreatnessofYourpersonality.ButthosewhospeculatetounderstandtheSupremePersonalityofGodheadareunabletoknowYou,eventhoughtheycontinuetostudytheVedasformanyyears.”


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dviruktikariteājñāśaktiāchekārasabeihailāśuni’cintitaapāra

WhohasthepowertorefutetheLord’sdecision?OnhearingHiswords,thedevoteesallbecameanxious.


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mukundabalena,—“tabetumicalaāgeāmarā-sabārakichupāchekṛtyaāche”

Mukundasaid,“ThenYougoahead.Wewillcomelaterafterfinishingourduties.”


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`bhāla’,bali’calilenaśrī-gaurasundaramatta-siṁha-prāyagatilikhiteduṣkara

ŚrīGaurasundarareplied,“Good,”andthendeparted.ItisdifficulttodescribehowHewalkedlikeanintoxicatedlion.


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muhūrtekegelāprabhujaleśvara-grāmebarābaragelājaleśvara-deva-sthāne

WithinashorttimetheLordcametothevillageofJaleśvara.ThereHewentstraighttothetempleofJaleśvaraMahādeva.Thepresent-dayJaleśvaravillageissituatednorthofBaleśvara.ButtheDaṇḍa-bhāṅgā-nadīissituatednearPurī,andthedistrictofCuttackis

situatedbetweenthetwo.SincethereisnomentionoftheLordreturningtoBaleśvaradistrictfromthePurīdistrict,oneshouldconsiderinwhatparticularplacenorthofJaleśvaratheLord’sdaṇḍawasbroken.IftheLord’sdaṇḍawasbrokenonthebankoftheriverDaṇḍa-bhāṅgā,orBhārgī,thenbetweenthatriverandPurītheremustbeanothertempleofŚivaknownasJaleśvara.


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jaleśvarapūjiteāchenavipra-gaṇegandha-puṣpa-dhūpa-dīpa-mālā-vibhūṣaṇe

ThebrāhmaṇapriestswereengagedinworshipingJaleśvaraŚivawithsandalwoodpaste,flowers,incense,gheelamps,garlands,andornaments.

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bahuvidhavādyauṭhiyāchekolāhalacatur-digenṛtya-gītaparamamaṅgala

Therewasatumultuousvibrationofvariousmusicalinstruments,andthefourdirectionswerefilledwithmostauspiciousdancingandsinging.


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dekhi’prabhukrodhepāsarilenasantoṣeseivādyeprabhumiśāilāprema-rase

Onseeingthis,theLordbecamepleasedandforgotHisanger.AsHelistenedtothevibrationofthemusicalinstruments,Hemergedinthemellowsofecstaticlove.


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nijapriyasaṅkareravibhavadekhiyānṛtyakaregauracandraparānandahañā

OnseeingtheopulenceofHisdeardevoteeŚaṅkara,Gauracandrabegantodanceinecstasy.


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śiveragauravabujhāyenagauracandraetekeśaṅkara-priyasarvabhakta-vṛnda

InthiswayGauracandrarevealedthegloriesofŚiva.ThatiswhyŚaṅkaraisdeartoallthedevotees.IntheMahābhārata(Bhīṣma-parva5.12)itisstated:prakṛtibhyaḥparaṁyaccatadacintyasyalakṣaṇam—“Thatwhichistranscendentaltomaterialnatureiscalledinconceivable.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.13.16)itisstated:

nimna-gānāṁyathāgaṅgādevānāmacyutoyathā

vaiṣṇavānāṁyathāśambhuḥpurāṇānāmidamtathā

“JustastheGaṅgāisthegreatestofallrivers,LordAcyutathesupremeamongdeities,andLordŚambhu[Śiva]thegreatestofVaiṣṇavas,soŚrīmadBhāgavatamisthegreatestofallPurāṇas.”


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nāmānecaitanya-pathabolāya`vaiṣṇava’śivereamānyakarevyarthatārasaba

TheendeavorsofonewhodoesnotfollowthepathofLordCaitanya

anddisrespectsŚivayetclaimstobeaVaiṣṇavaarealluseless.Thosewhodisrespecttheguṇa-avatāraMahādevadonotactuallyfollowŚrīCaitanya.ŚrīRāmānujapreachedunalloyedVaiṣṇava-dharmafourhundredyearsbeforetheadventofŚrīCaitanya.Thosewhosynthesizematterandspirittryhardtoequatetheguṇa-avatāraswithVāsudevaViṣṇu.Asaresult,theycommitoffensesatthefeetoftheSupremeLord.Toreleasesuchpeoplefromtheiroffenses,ŚrīLakṣmaṇa-deśikavigorouslyandsingle-handedlypreachedthetopicsofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.VeteranVaiṣṇavasheadedbyŚrīAnandatīrthaworshipedtheguṇa-avatārasBrahmāandŚivaasdevoteesoftheSupremeLord.ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyavisitedthetempleofŚiva,theincarnationofadevotee,andprayedfordevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.ButifMahādeva,thebestofthedevotees,isdisrespectedonthebasisoftheunalloyedprinciplesofŚrīRāmānujabythosewhoaresubservienttoŚrīCaitanya,thenbecauseofexhibitingenvyofadevotee,puredevoteesheadedbytheauthorbecomeangryatsuchenviouspeople.TheydisrespectLordŚiva’spositionasthesupremeVaisnava,whichissubstantiatedasfollows:śiva-viriñci-nutaṁśaraṇyam—“TheSupremeLordishonoredbypowerfuldemigodslikeLordŚivaandLordBrahmā;”dāsāstehara-nārada-prabhṛtayaḥ—“PersonalitieslikeŚivaandNāradaareHisservants;”vaiṣṇavānāṁyathāśambhuḥ—“Śambhu,LordŚiva,isthegreatestofalldevoteesofLordViṣṇu;”ŚivaisthebestamongthetwelveVaiṣṇavaauthorities;andheistheoriginalspiritualmasteroftheViṣṇusvāmī-sampradāya.Furthermore,thosepeoplethinkthatsincetheLiṅgayetcommunityortheworshipersofŚivaunnecessarilyattackVaiṣṇavas,whentheVaiṣṇavasgotoseeLordŚivaataŚivatemplewhereŚaivitesareengagedinhisworship,theyhavelosttheassociationofsadhuswhoaresvajātīyāśaya-snigdha,or“pleasingtothesameclassofpeople.”ThefollowersofŚrīCaitanyadonotthinklikethis.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.24.28)LordŚivaspeaksthefollowingwords:

yaḥparaṁraṁhasaḥsākṣāt

tri-guṇājjīva-saṁjñitātbhagavantaṁvāsudevaṁprapannaḥsapriyohime

“AnypersonwhoissurrenderedtotheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,Kṛṣṇa,thecontrollerofeverything—materialnatureaswellasthelivingentity—isactuallyverydeartome.”AndintheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.4.13-14)Satīspeaksasfollows:

nāścaryametadyadasatsusarvadāmahad-vinindākuṇapātma-vādiṣu

serṣyaṁmahāpūruṣa-pāda-pāṁsubhirnirasta-tejaḥsutadevaśobhanam

“Itisnotwonderfulforpersonswhohaveacceptedthetransientmaterialbodyastheselftoengagealwaysinderidinggreatsouls.Suchenvyonthepartofmaterialisticpersonsisverygoodbecausethatisthewaytheyfalldown.Theyarediminishedbythedustofthefeetofgreatpersonalities.

yaddvy-akṣaraṁnāmagireritaṁnṛṇāṁsakṛtprasaṅgādaghamāśuhantitatpavitra-kīrtiṁtamalaṅghya-śāsanaṁbhavānahodveṣṭiśivaṁśivetaraḥ

“Mydearfather,youarecommittingthegreatestoffensebyenvyingLordŚiva,whoseveryname,consistingoftwosyllables,śiandva,purifiesoneofallsinfulactivities.Hisorderisneverneglected.LordŚivaisalwayspure,andnoonebutyouenvieshim.”


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kariteāwchenanṛtyajagat-jīvanaparvatavidarehenahuṅkāragarjana

Thelifeandsouloftheuniversecontinuouslydancedandroaredsoloudlyitappearedasthoughmountainscouldbebrokenasunder.


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dekhi’śiva-dāsasabahailāvismitasabeibalena,—“śivahailāvidita”

WhentheservantsofŚivasawthis,theywerestruckwithwonderandsaid,“LordŚivahasappeared.”


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ānandeadhikasabekaregīta-vādyaprabhuonācenatilārdhekanāhibāhya

Theyhappilysangandplayedmusicalinstrumentswithincreasedenthusiasm,andtheLorddancedwithouttheleastexternalconsciousness.


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kata-kṣaṇebhakta-gaṇaāsiyāmililāāsiyāimukundādigāitelāgilā

Inashorttimethedevoteesarrivedthere,andMukundaimmediatelybegantosing.


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priya-gaṇadekhi’prabhuadhikaānandenācitelāgilā,veḍi’gāyabhakta-vṛnde

WhentheLordsawHisdearassociates,Hebegantodancewithincreasedhappiness,andthedevoteessangaroundHim.


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sevikārakahitevāśaktiāchekāranayanevahayesuradhunī-śata-dhāra

WhoisabletodescribetheLord’stransformationsoflove?TearsflowedfromHiseyeslikeahundredstreamsoftheGanges.


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ebeseśiverapurahailasaphalayāhenṛtyakarevaikuṇṭheraadhīśvara

NowthattheLordofVaikuṇṭhawaspersonallydancingthere,thatabodeofŚivabecamefulfilled.


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kata-kṣaṇeprabhuparānandaprakāśiyāsthirahailenatabepriya-goṣṭhīlañā

Aftermanifestingtranscendentalecstasyforsometime,theLordbecamepacifiedandtookHisassociatestotheside.


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sabā’-pratikarilenapremaāliṅganasabehailānirbharaparamānandamana

TheLordlovinglyembracedeachofthem,andtheirheartsbecameconfidentandfullofjoy.


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nityānandadekhi’prabhulailenakolebalitelāgilātāṅrekichukutūhale

OnseeingNityānanda,theLordembracedHimandspoketoHiminajovialmood.


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“kothātumiāmārekaribāsamvaraṇaye-mateāmārahayasannyāsa-rakṣaṇa

“YouaresupposedtoguideMesothatIcanmaintainMysannyāsa.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.255

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āroāmā’pāgalakaritetumicāoārayadikara’tabemoramāthākhāo

“InsteadYouwanttomakeMeamadman.IfYoucontinueinthisway,YouwillruinMe.


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yenakaratumiāmā’tenaāmihaisatyasatyaeiāmisabā’-sthānekai”

“IdowhateverYouwish.ThisisafactthatIdeclaretoeveryone.”

InwhateverformŚrīNityānandawishestoadornŚrīGaurasundara,theLordacceptsthatform.ThereisnodifferencebetweentheheartsofŚrīGaurasundaraandŚrīNityānanda.TheybothacceptedtheformofdevoteesandengagedinrelishingandpreachingloveofKṛṣṇa.


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sabāreśikhāyagauracandrabhagavān“nityānanda-pratisabehaosāvadhāna

Gauracandrataughteveryone,“YoushouldallberespectfultoNityānanda.


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moradehahaitenityānanda-dehabaḍasatyasatyasabārekahinueidaḍha

“ThebodyofNityānandaismoreimportanttoMethanMyownbody.Iassureyouthatthisistheactualtruth.


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nityānanda-sthāneyārahayaaparādhamoradoṣanāhitāraprema-bhakti-vādha

“IamnotresponsiblefortheobstaclesonefindsintheattainmentofecstaticloveifhecommitsanoffenseatthefeetofNityānanda.


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nityānandeyāhāratilekadveṣarahe

bhaktahaileoseāmārapriyanahe”

“IfonemaintainstheslightestenvyforNityānanda,heisnotdeartoMe,evenifheisMydevotee.”


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ātma-stutiśuni’nityānandamahāśayalajjāyarahilāprabhumāthānātolaya

WhenNityānandaheardglorificationofHimself,HefeltembarrassedandhungHisheaddown.


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paramaānandahailāsarvabhakta-gaṇahenalīlākareprabhuśrī-śacīnandana

Allthedevotees,however,becamejoyful.SucharethepastimesofŚrīŚacīnandana.


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eimatejaleśvareserātrirahiyāūṣaḥkālecalilāsakalabhaktalañā

AfterpassingthatnightinJaleśvara,theLorddepartedearlythenextmorningwiththedevotees.


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vāṁśadaha-patheekaśāktanyāsi-veśa

āsiyāprabhurepathekarilaādeśa

OnthewaytoVaṁśadahatheLordmetoneśāktasannyāsī,whoattemptedtoinstructtheLord.OthernamesforVaṁśadahaareVaṁśadāandVaṁśadhā.ThisplaceissituatednearJaleśvara.


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`śākta’henaprabhujānilenanijamanesambhāṣitelāgilenamadhuravacane

TheLordknewthathewasaśākta,orworshiperofgoddessDurgā,yetHebegantospeaktohiminsweetwords.


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prabhubale,—“kahakahakothātumisaba!cira-dineājisabedekhiluṅbāndhava”

TheLordsaid,“TellMe,wherehaveyoubeen?AfteralongtimeIhavefoundMyfriend.”


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prabhuramāyāyaśāktamohitahailāāpanāratattvayatakahitelāgilā

BeingbewilderedbytheLord’sillusoryenergy,theśāktabegantotelltheLordabouthimself.


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yatayataśāktavaiseyatayatadeśesabakaheekeeke,śuni’prabhuhāse

TheśāktatoldtheLordaboutalltheśāktasheknewindifferentprovinces.Hearinghim,theLordsmiled.


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śāktabale,—“calajhāṭamaṭheteāmārasabei`ānanda’ājikaribaapāra”

Theśāktasaid,“Letusgonowtomymonastery.Wecanalldrinklotsof`bliss’together.”


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pāpīśāktamadirārebalaye`ānanda’bujhiyāhāsenagauracandra-nityānanda

Realizingthatthesinfulśāktawasreferringtowine,GauracandraandNityānandabegantosmile.Thephrasepāpīśāktaisexplainedasfollows:SinceworshipersofŚakti(Durgā)whobecomeintoxicatedwithmaterialhappinessbydrinkingwinehaveastrongpropensityforcommittingsinfulactivities,theyareultimatelycheatedofspiritualadvancement.Thepañca-makāra—māṁsa(meat),madya(wine),matsya(fish),mahila(women),andmaithuna(sex)—arethesourceofpleasurefortheirmaterialbodies.


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prabhubale,—“āsiāmi`ānanda’kariteāgegiyātumisajjakarahatvarite”

TheLordsaid,“Iwillcometoenjoyyour`bliss,’butyoufirstgoandmakearrangements.”Sincemanyfoolishpeopleareunabletoascertainthetruth,theyconsidersensegratificationbornofignoranceasthegoaloflife.Becausepeopleattachedtośāktaphilosophyglorifytheirownsensegratification,theycannotunderstandunalloyedservicetoAdhokṣaja.Prākṛta-sahajiyāsarefittobeaddressedas“pāpīśāktas”.Theirgoaloflifeismaterialenjoyment.JustasŚrīGaurasundaracheatedsuchprākṛta-sahajiyāsbyapprovingoftheiractivitieswhenHemetthem,themostpurespiritualmasterofthisfallensoulalsorecentlycheatedmanypeopleinterestedinmaterialenjoymentbyfollowingtheexamplesetbyŚrīCaitanya.PeopleinterestedinmaterialenjoymentthinkthattheVaiṣṇavashankerafternameandfameastheydo.Suchprākṛta-sahajiyāsorsinfulśāktasalsoknowthatwhentheyspreadtheirnetworkofwickedmotivestocompeltheVaiṣṇavastobecomeattachedhouseholdersbytemptingthemwithhouseholdcomforts,themostindependentVaiṣṇavaswillrebukethemwithangrywords.TheVaiṣṇavasnevervisitthehomesofprākṛta-sahajiyās.ThemostindependentpureVaiṣṇavasneverparticipateinanygatheringarrangedbyanyprākṛta-sahajiyā.Foolishpeoplethinkthatthesupremelyliberatedmahā-bhāgavatassupporttheirsinfulactivities,buttheactualaimofŚrīGaurasundaraandHisdevoteesistodeceivethembyremainingalooffromtheirbadassociation.


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śuniyācalilāśāktahai’haraṣitaeimataīśvareraagādhacarita

OnhearingtheLord’sreply,theśāktadepartedhappily.SucharetheunfathomablecharacteristicsoftheSupremeLord.


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`patita-pāvanakṛṣṇa’sarva-vedekaheataevaśākta-saneprabhukathākahe

AlltheVedasdeclarethatKṛṣṇaisPatita-pāvana,thedelivererofthefallensouls.ThatiswhytheLordspokewiththatśākta.


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lokebale,—“eśākterahailauddhārae-śākta-paraśeanyaśākteranistāra”

Peoplewouldthensay,“Thisśāktahasbeendelivered,andotherśāktaswillalsobedeliveredbycontactwithHim.”


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eimataśrī-gaurasundarabhagavānnānāmatekarilenasarva-jīva-trāṇa

InthiswayLordŚrīGaurasundarausedvariousmeanstodeliveralllivingentities.


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henamateśākterasahitarasakari’āilāremuṇā-grāmegaurāṅgaśrī-hari

Afterjokingwiththatśākta,ŚrīGaurahariwenttothevillageofRemuṇā.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.7.50-53)LordViṣṇuexplains:

śrī-bhagavānuvāca

ahaṁbrahmācaśarvaścajagataḥkāraṇaṁparamātmeśvaraupadraṣṭāsvayan-dṛgaviśeṣaṇaḥ

“Brahmā,LordŚiva,andIarethesupremecauseofthematerialmanifestation.IamtheSupersoul,theselfsufficientwitness.ButimpersonallythereisnodifferencebetweenBrahmā,LordŚiva,andMe.

ātma-māyāṁsamāviśyaso‘haṁguṇamayīṁdvijasṛjanrakṣanharanviśvaṁdadhresaṁjñāṁkriyocitām

“MydearDakṣaDvija,IamtheoriginalPersonalityofGodhead,butinordertocreate,maintain,andannihilatethiscosmicmanifestation,IactthroughMymaterialenergy,andaccordingtothedifferentgradesofactivity,Myrepresentationsaredifferentlynamed.

tasminbrahmaṇyadvitīyekevaleparamātmani

brahma-rudraucabhūtānibhedenājño‘nupaśyati

“OnewhoisnotinproperknowledgethinksthatdemigodslikeBrahmāandŚivaareindependent,orheeventhinksthatthelivingentitiesareindependent.

yathāpumānnasvāṅgeṣuśiraḥ-pāṇy-ādiṣukvacitpārakya-buddhiṁkuruteevaṁbhūteṣumat-paraḥ

“Apersonwithaverageintelligencedoesnotthinktheheadandotherpartsofthebodytobeseparate.Similarly,MydevoteedoesnotdifferentiateViṣṇu,theall-pervadingPersonalityofGodhead,fromany

thingoranylivingentity.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.4.18)itisstated:

kirāta-hūṇāndhra-pulinda-pulkaśāābhīra-śumbhāyavanāḥkhasādayaḥye‘nyecapāpāyad-apāśrayāśrayāḥśudhyantitasmaiprabhaviṣṇavenamaḥ

“Kirāta,Hūṇa,Āndhra,Pulinda,Pulkaśa,Ābhīra,Śumbha,Yavana,membersoftheKhasaraces,andevenothersaddictedtosinfulactscanbepurifiedbytakingshelterofthedevoteesoftheLord,duetoHisbeingthesupremepower.IbegtooffermyrespectfulobeisancesuntoHim.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.7.46)itisstated:

tevaividantyatitaranticadeva-māyāṁstrī-śūdra-hūṇa-śabarāapipāpa-jīvāḥ

yadyadbhuta-krama-parāyaṇa-śīla-śikṣāstiryag-janāapikimuśruta-dhāraṇāye

“Surrenderedsouls,evenfromgroupsleadingsinfullives,suchaswomen,thelaborerclass,themountaineersandtheSiberians,oreventhebirdsandbeasts,canalsoknowaboutthescienceofGodheadandbecomeliberatedfromtheclutchesoftheillusoryenergybysurrenderinguntothepuredevoteesoftheLordandbyfollowingintheirfootstepsindevotionalservice.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.70.43)itisstated:

śravaṇātkīrtanāddhyānātpūyante‘nte-vasāyinaḥtavabrahma-mayasyeśakimutekṣābhimarśinaḥ

“OLord,evenoutcastesarepurifiedbyhearingandchantingYourgloriesandmeditatinguponYou,theAbsoluteTruth.WhatthentospeakofthosewhoseeandtouchYou?”Thewordrasainthisversemeans“joking.”

RemuṇāissituatedfivemileswestofBalasore.TheDeityofKṣīra-corāGopīnāthaissituatedthere.


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remuṇāyadekhi’nija-mūrtigopīnāthavistarakarilānṛtyabhakta-vargasātha

WhentheLordsawHisownformofGopīnāthaatRemuṇā,Hedancedinecstasywiththedevotees.MahāprabhupersonallydancedbeforetheDeityofGopīnāthatoteachtheetiquetteofworshiptothedevotees.SinceŚrīGopīnāthaisthearcā-vigrahaofGaurasundara,thephrasenija-mūrtigopīnātha—“HisownformofGopīnātha,”hasbeenused.ŚrīCaitanyadevaisdirectlyGopīnātha,thesonofNandaMahārāja.Gauḍīya-nāthaandGopīnāthaarethesame.BotharetheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.Althoughtheyrespectivelydisplaymagnanimousandsweetpastimes,theyareone.TheformofGaurasundaracannotbecalledaseparatemanifestationofŚrīGopīnātha.


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āpanārapremeprabhupāsari’āpanā’rodanakarenaatikariyākaruṇā

TheLordforgotHimselfinHisownecstaticloveandbegantocrypathetically.


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sekaruṇāśunitepāṣāṇa-kāṣṭhadraveebenādraviladharmadhvaji-gaṇasabe

Evenstoneandwoodwouldmeltonhearingsuchpatheticcrying.Onlytheheartsofhypocritesdidnotmelt.


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kata-dinemahāprabhuśrī-gaurasundaraāilenayājapure—brāhmaṇa-nagara

WithinafewdaysŚrīGaurasundaraMahāprabhuarrivedattheBrāhmaṇa-nagaralocalityofYājapura.ThefootprintsofŚrīGaurasundarahavebeenestablishedintheĀdi-Varāhatemple,whichissituatedintheBrāhmaṇa-nagaraneighborhoodofYājapura.ThesefootprintswereestablishedinmemoryofthemotherofŚrīyuktaMohinīMohanaRāyaChaudhuriMahāśaya,thelandlordofBāliyāṭivillage.


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yaṅhiādi-varāheraadbhutaprakāśayāṅradaraśanehayasarva-bandha-nāśa

AtthatplacethereisawonderfulDeityofĀdi-Varāha.BytakingdarśanaofthisDeity,allone’smaterialbondageisdestroyed.


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mahātīrtha-vaheyathānadīvaitaraṇīyāṅradaraśanepāpapalāyaāpani

ThemostsacredVaitaraṇīRiverflowspastthisplace.One’ssinfulreactionsfleeawayuponseeingthisriver.ThewordvaitaraṇīinthisversereferstotheVaitaraṇīRiver.Yājapura,

alsoknownasNābhi-gayā,issituatedintheplaceknownasVirajā-kṣetraonthebankofthisriver.


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jantu-mātrayenadīrahaileipāradeva-gaṇedekhecatur-bhujeraākāra

Ifevenananimalcrossesthatriverthedemigodsseeitashavingafour-armedform.


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nābhī-gayāvirajā-devīrayathāsthānayathāhaitekṣetra—daśa-yojana-pramāṇa

ThedeityofVirajā-devīissituatedinNābhi-gayā,whichiseightymilesfromJagannāthaPurī.


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yājapureyatekaāchayedeva-sthānalakṣavatsareonārilaitesabanāma

IamunabletonamethenumeroustemplesinYājapuraeveninahundredthousandyears.AnothernameofNābhi-gayāisVirajā-kṣetra.ThisplaceissituatedwithinYājapura.ThisplaceissituatedeightymilesfromNīlācala.


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devālayanāhihenanāhitathisthāna

kevaladeveravāsa—yājapuragrāma

ThevillageofYājapuraconsistsofallvarietiesoftempleswithallvarietiesofdeities.


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prathamedaśāśvamedhaghāṭenyāsi-maṇisnānakarilenabhakta-saṁhatiāpani

ThecrestjewelofthesannyāsīsfirsttookbathwiththedevoteesatDaśāśvamedha-ghāṭa.


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tabeprabhugelāādi-varāhasambhāṣevistarakarilānṛtya-gītaprema-rase

ThereaftertheLordjoyfullyvisitedtheĀdi-Varāhatemple,whereHerelishedecstaticlovewhiledancingandchanting.


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baḍasukhīhailāprabhudekhi’yājapurapunaḥpunaḥbāḍeānandāveśapracura

TheLordwasgreatlypleasedtoseeYājapura.Hisecstasyrepeatedlyincreasedthere.ItissaidthatYājapuraisacorruptedformofYayātipura,whichisderivedfromthenameYayātiKeśarī,aŚaivitekingofOrissa.Inother’sopinionthenameYājapuraisderivedfromthewordyajñānuṣṭhāna(“aplaceofsacrifice”)oryājana(“worship”).ŚrīmanMahāprabhumadeHisauspiciousarrivalinYājapurainA.D.1511.ThetempleofŚrī

VarāhadevaissituatedinYājapura.ŚrīmanMahāprabhudisplayedthepastimeofofferingobeisances,chanting,anddancingbeforeŚrīVarāhadeva.ItisdescribedinŚrīCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Madhya5.3-4):

calitecaliteāilāyājapura-grāmavarāha-ṭhākuradekhi’karilāpraṇāma

nṛtya-gītakailapremebahutastavanayājapureserātrikarilāyāpana

“Walkingandwalking,ŚrīCaitanyaMahāprabhuandHispartyfinallyarrivedatYājapura,ontheriverVaitaraṇī.ThereHesawthetempleofVarāhadevaandofferedHisobeisancesuntoHim.InthetempleofVarāhadeva,ŚrīCaitanyaMahāprabhuengagedinchantinganddancingandofferedprayers.Hepassedthatnightinthetemple.”InŚrīCaitanya-caritāmṛtathereisanindicationthatMahāprabhucametoYājapuraanothertime.IntheyearwhenŚrīmanMahāprabhuhadadisagreementwithŚrīlaGadādharaPaṇḍitaGosvāmīPrabhuregardinghisresidinginNīlācalaasaresidentsannyāsī,ŚrīGaurasundaracametoYājapurawithŚrīRāyaRāmānandaandthetwoMahāpātras,MaṅgarājaandHaricandana.MahāprabhuthenbidfarewelltothetwoMahāpātrasatYājapura.(SeeŚrīCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Madhya-līlā,ChapterSixteen,verse150.)ThetwostoneDeitiesofŚrīVarāhadevaareattachedtoeachother.OntheleftoftheDeitiesthereisastonedeityofŚrīLakṣmī,andonherleftthereisaDeityofŚrīJagannāthadeva.InfrontofthemthereisasmallersetofLakṣmī-Varāhadeitiesmadeofmetal.FromtheYājapuraRoadrailwaystationonemusttakethreebusesandcrosstworiverstotraveltheseventeenmilestothetempleofVarāhadeva.Onbothbanksofbothriversthereareconnectingbuseswaitingtotransportpassengers.Aftertravelingninemilesinonebus,onecrossesthefirstrivercalledYamunāKhāi.ThenonehastowalksixmilestothenextrivercalledBuḍā.Aftercrossingthisriver,onecatchesaconnectingbus.ThereisadharmaśālāinYājapuraknownasRādhābāiDharmaśālāorJagannāthaDharmaśālā.It

issituatedneartheancienttempleofJagannātha.ThefootprintsofŚrīCaitanyawereestablishedinYājapuraonDecember25,1930.ForanelaboratedescriptionofthisoneshouldseeGauḍīya,Volume10,Part2.


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kejānekiicchātānadharilekamanesabā’chāḍi’ekāpalāilenaāpane

WhoknowswhatwasHisdesire?SuddenlyHelefteveryonebehindandwentaway.


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prabhunadekhiyāsabehailāvikaladevālayacāhi’cāhi’bulenasakala

WhenthedevoteessawtheLordwasnotthere,theybecameconfused.TheybegantosearchfortheLordinthevarioustemples.


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nāpāiyākothāoprabhuraanveṣaṇaparamacintitahailenabhakta-gaṇa

WhentheycouldnotfindtheLordanywhere,theybecamefilledwithanxiety.


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nityānandabale,—“sabesthirakaracittajānilāṅaprabhugiyāchenayenimitta

Nityānandasaid,“Everyonecalmdown.IknowwhytheLordhasleft.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.294

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nibhṛteṭhākurasabayājapura-grāmadekhibenadevālayayatapuṇya-sthāna

“TheLordwantstovisitalltheholyplacesandtemplesofYājapuraalone.


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āmarāosabebhikṣākari’eiṭhāṅiājithāki,kāliprabhupāibaethāi”

“Weshouldallbegalmsandstayheretoday.WewillmeettheLordheretomorrow.”


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seimatakarilenasarvabhakta-gaṇabhikṣākari’āni’sabekarilabhojana

Inthiswayallthedevoteeswentouttobegalms,andthentheyatetogether.


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prabhuobuliyāsabayājapura-grāmadekhiyāyatekayājapura-puṇya-sthāna

AndtheLordwanderedaroundYājapuravisitingalltheholyplaces

there.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.298

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sarvabhakta-gaṇayathāāchenavasiyāāradineseisthānemililāāsiyā

ThenextdaytheLordreturnedtowherethedevoteeswerewaiting.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.299

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āthe-vyathebhakta-gaṇa`harihari’bali’uṭhilenasabeihaiyākutūhalī

Immediatelythedevoteesenthusiasticallyjumpedupandchanted,“Hari!Hari!”


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sabā’-sahaprabhuyājapuradhanyakari’calilena`hari’bali’gaurāṅgaśrī-hari

AftermakingYājapuraglorious,LordGaurāṅgachantedthenameofHariwhiledepartingwithHisassociates.


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hena-matemahānandeśrī-gaurasundaraāilenakatadinekaṭaka-nagara

InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaratraveledingreatecstasyforafewdaysandthenarrivedatCuttack.


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bhāgyavatī-mahānadījalekari’snānaāilenaprabhusākṣi-gopālerasthāna

AftertakingbathinthesacredMahānadīRiver,theLordwenttothetempleofSākṣi-gopāla.CuttackissituatedbetweentheMahānadīRiverandKāṭjuḍīandisthecapitolofOrissa.AbranchofŚrīCaitanyaMaṭha,namedŚrīSac-cid-ānandaMaṭha,hasbeenestablishedinthiscity.TheDeityofŚrīGaurasundaraandŚrīVinoda-ramaṇaJīuareregularlyworshipedwithinthetemple.FromthistemplevariousdevotionalscripturesandspiritualmagazinesarepublishedinOriyalanguage.


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dekhi’sākṣi-gopāleralāvaṇyamohanaānandakarenaprabhuhuṅkāragarjana

Uponseeingthesweet,enchantingformofSākṣi-gopāla,theLordroaredloudlyinecstasy.TheMahānadīRiverflowsonthenorthernsideofCuttack.TheDeityofSākṣi-gopālawasinCuttackduringthetimeofŚrīmanMahāprabhu.ThisDeitywaslatertransferredtoavillagenamedSākṣi-gopāla.AfterthedisappearanceofŚrīMahāprabhuthisDeityofSākṣi-gopālawasfirstbroughttothetempleofJagannāthaandlaterinstalledinaseparatevillage.ThisDeityhasalarge,four-armedform.TheoldstoryofSākṣi-gopālaisdescribedinŚrīCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Madhya-līlā,ChapterFive.


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`prabhu’,bali’namaskārakarenastavanaadbhutakarenaprema-ānanda-krandana

TheLordcriedout,“Prabhu!”andofferedobeisancesandprayers.Hethenbegantocrywonderfullyinecstaticlove.Sākṣi-gopālawaspreviouslysituatedinCuttackonthebankoftheMahānadīRiver.WhenSākṣi-gopālawasfirstbroughtfromSouthIndia,HestayedforsometimeinCuttackandthenstayedforsometimeintheJagannāthatempleinPuruṣottama.Aftersomelovingquarreltookplacethere,theKingofOrissaestablishedthevillageofSatyavādīsixmilesfromPuruṣottamaandkeptSākṣi-gopālathere.AtpresentŚrīSākṣi-gopālaisbeingworshipedinafull-fledgedtemple.ForadescriptionofSākṣi-gopāla,oneshouldreadŚrīCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Madhya-līlā,ChapterFive.


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yāramantresakalamūrtitevaiseprāṇaseiprabhu—śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyacandranāma

LifeisinvokedintheDeityformsoftheSupremeLordbychantingHisholynames.ThatLordhasnowappearedasŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.ThesystemofinvokinglifeintheDeityformoftheSupremeLordbychantingthemahā-mantragivenbyŚrīGauraispracticedintheŚrīGauḍīya-sampradāya.WithoutchantingtheLord’sholynames,theconceptthatthearcā-vigrahaismadeofstonedoesnotdisappear.TherulesandregulationsforworshipthatŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadevaprescribedaccordingtotheconceptsofthekṛṣṇa-varṇaṁtviṣākṛṣṇaṁverseconsistoflivelyandproperworshipoftheLord’sDeity,basedsimplyonchantingthemahā-mantra.WherevertheLord’sserviceisperformedwithoutthephysicalinvolvementoftheworshiperorwhereverthe

worshipisperformedasamatterofformality,suchworshipandsuchdeitiesaredevoidoflife.ChantingtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantrapreachedbyŚrīGaurasundaraisthetopmostlivelyformofworshipforaworshiper.


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tathāpihaniravadhikaredāsya-līlāavatārahailehayaeimatakhelā

YetinthisincarnationtheLordalwaysrelishedenactingpastimesasaservant.


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tabeprabhuāilenaśrī-bhuvaneśvaragupta-kāśī-vāsayathākarenaśaṅkara

ThereaftertheLordwenttoŚrīBhuvaneśvara,knownalsoasGupta-kāśī,whereLordŚaṅkararesides.AdescriptionoftheholyplaceŚrīBhuvaneśvaraisfoundinvariousliteratureslikeSvarṇādri-mahodaya,EkāmraPurāṇa,SkandaPurāṇa,andotherSanskritPurāṇas.InthoseliteraturesthisplaceisaddressedbyvariousnameslikeBhuvaneśvara,Ekāmraka-kṣetra,Hemācala,Svarṇādri-kṣetra.Beingrequestedbysomesages,VyāsaBhagavānrevealedthegloriesoftherarelyattainedEkāmraka-kṣetra.ThisplacehasbeenknownasEkāmraka-kṣetrabecauselongagotherewasahugemangotreethere.TherearetenmillionŚiva-liṅgasandeighttīrthasatthisplace.ThisplaceissuperiortoVārāṇasīandismoredeartoŚambhu,thebestoftheVaiṣṇavas.InOrissa,ontheshoreofthesouthernocean,thereisarivernamed

Gandhavatīthatflowseast.ThisriverisnondifferentfromtheGanges.ThetranscendentalabodenamedEkāmraka-tīrthaissituatedonthebankofthismostsacredriver.ThisplaceismorepleasingthanKailāsa.Thelengthandbreadthofthisplacearethreeyojanas(twenty-fourmiles).Eightmilesofthisplaceisworshipabletothedemigods,andtwomilesofthisplacewascoveredbytheshadeofthatmangotree.Sincetimeimmemorialatthisplacepiouspersonshavetakenbath,chantedmantras,performedsacrifices,offeredoblations,performedabhiṣeka,offeredworship,offeredprayers,acceptedprasādagarlands,heardthePurāṇas,servedthelotusfeetoftheLord’sdevotees,andexecutedthenineformsofdevotionalservice.IntheSvarṇādri-mahodayaitisstatedthatLordPuruṣottamaisthemaintainerofthisplace.TheeternalSupremeBrahmaniseternallypresentatthisplaceintheformoftheliṅga“Tribhuvaneśvara.”Accordingtothestatement,liṅgyatejñāyateyasmāt,theSupremeBrahmanresidesinthestateofOrissaintheformofaliṅgawithinasacredgoldmountainsurroundedbythedemigods.SinceNārāyaṇapersonallyprotectsthisplacewithacakraandclubinHishands,Heisthekṣetra-pāla,orprotectorofthisplace.ItisfurtherstatedintheSvarṇādri-mahodayathatLordŚrīAnantaVāsudevapersonallyprotectsthisplacewithacakraandaclubinHishands.PiousactivitiesperformedwithoutfirsttakingdarśanaofŚrīAnantaVāsudevayieldnoresults.OnlythosewhohaveunflinchingdevotionforLordŚrīAnantaVāsudevaareabletoattainthemercyofŚrīBhuvaneśvara,whoisverydeartoAnantaVāsudeva.WhenBhuvaneśvarīBhagavatīheardfromthemouthofŚambhuthegloriesofEkāmraka-tīrtha,whichissuperiortoVārāṇasī,sheexpressedadesiretovisitthatplace.ŚambhuthentoldBhuvaneśvarī,“Youfirstgotherealone,andIwillmeetyoutherelater.”Havingreceivedherhusband’spermission,sherodeonherlioncarrierandsoonarrivedatSvarṇādri.Whenshearrivedthere,shesawthatitwasindeedmorepleasingthanKailāsa.Shealsosawagreatliṅgaemanatingwhiteand

blackeffulgence.Bhuvaneśvarībegantoworshipthatgreatliṅgawithallingredients.OnedayafterBhuvaneśvarīhadgonetoanotherforesttopickflowers,shereturnedandsawonethousandcowsaswhiteasjasmineflowerscomeoutofalakeandbegintolavishlybathethatgreatliṅgawithmilk.Aftercircumambulatingtheliṅga,theyreturnedtowheretheyhadcomefrom.Whenshesawthesameincidentonanotheroccasion,shetooktheformofacowherdgirlandbegantofollowthosecows.Shepassedfifteenyearsinthisway.Whilewanderinginthatforestoneday,twoyoungdemonbrothersnamedKṛttiandVāsabecamecaptivatedbytheunprecedentedbeautyofthatcowherdgirlandexpressedtohertheirself-destructive,wickedintentions.SatīimmediatelydisappearedfromthesightofthetwodemonsandrememberedthelotusfeetofŚambhu.AssoonasBhagavatīrememberedMahādeva,heimmediatelytooktheformofacowherdboyandappearedbeforethecowherd-girlformofSatī.Satī,intheformofacowherdgirl,offeredobeisancestoŚambhu,whohadtakentheformofacowherdboy.Mahādevasaid,“OSatī,Iunderstandwhyyourememberedme.Thereisnoneedtofeelanxiety.BythewilloftheSupremeLordthesetwodemonshaveexpressedwickedintentionstoyoutoinvitetheirownruination.Letmeexplaintheirhistorytoyouindetail.TherewasonceakingnamedDrumilawhoperformedmanysacrificesandtherebypleasedthedemigods.ThedemigodsgavehimthebenedictionthathewouldhavetwosonsnamedKṛttiandVāsa,whowouldnotbekilledbyanyweapons.Sonow,bythewilloftheSupremeLord,youwillhavetokillthosetwosinfuldemons.”Beingorderedbyherhusband,Satībegantowanderaboutwithintheforestinherformasacowherdgirlandwithinashorttimeshemetthosetwodemons.Todeceivethem,Satīsaidtothetwodemonbrothers,“Icanfulfillyourdesires,butIhaveacondition.Iwillbecomethewifeofhewhocancarrymeonhisshoulder.”OnhearingSatī’sstatement,thetwointoxicatedbrothersbegantoquarrel

betweenthemselves.ThenSatīinherformasacowherdgirlplacedhertwofeetontheshouldersofthetwobrothersandassumedtheformofViśvambharī.WhohasthepowertocarrytheheavyburdenofViśvambharī?BytheweightofSatī,thetwodemonswerecrushedanddestroyed.ThisPurāṇicincidentconcludesbystatingthatsincethattimeSatīandŚambhu,thehusbandofSatī,lefttheirgoldentempleinKāśīandhavebeenlivinginthisEkāmrakaforest.


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ŚivabroughtdropsofwaterfromalltheholyplacesandcreatedthelakeknownasBindu-sarovara.AfterkillingthetwodemonsKṛttiandVāsabycrushingthemunderherfeet,Bhuvaneśvarīintheformofacowherdgirlfellasleepwithanintensethirst.ToquenchBhuvaneśvarī’sthirst,Mahādevapiercedamountainwiththetipofhistridentandcreatedawell.ThiswellbecamerenownedasŚaṅkara-vāpī,LordŚiva’swell.YetBhuvaneśvarīdesiredtodrinkwaterfromaproperlyestablishedreservoir.ŚambhuthussenthisbullcarriertobringwaterfromalltheholyplacesandtoinviteBrahmātoestablishthatreservoirbyperformingasacrifice.Beinginvitedbythebullcarrier,BrahmāandotherdemigodscametothisplaceandofferedtheirobeisancestoBhuvaneśvara.ThebullthenbroughtwatersoftheMandākinīandothersourcesfromheaven;hebroughtwatersfromPrayāga,Puṣkara,Gaṅgā,Gaṅgādvara,Naimiṣa,Prabhāsa,Pitṛ-tīrtha,Gaṅgā-sāgara-saṅgama,Payoṣṇī,Vipāśā,Śatadru,Kāverī,Gomatī,Kṛṣṇā,Yamunā,Sarasvatī,Gaṇḍakī,Ṛṣikulyā,Mahānadī,andothersourcesfromearth;andhebroughtwatersfromthemilkoceanandothersourcesfromPātāla.WhenBhuvaneśvarasawallthetīrthasassembledthere,hetookuphistrident,piercedamountain,andsaid,“Ihavedecidedtocreatea

lakeatthisplace.Allofyouofferonedropofwaterintothislake.”AfterthetīrthasfollowedtheorderofŚambhu,LordJanārdanaandthedemigodsheadedbyBrahmātookbaththerein.Bhuvaneśvaraandhisfollowersalsohappilyenteredintothosewaters.Bhuvaneśvarathensaid,“Nowtwopurereservoirsofwater,Śaṅkara-vāpīandBindu-sarovara,havebeenestablished.IfonetakesbathinŚaṅkara-vāpī,onewillattainthesamefeaturesasmine,andifonetakesbathinBindu-sarovara,onewillattainmyabode.”ThereafterthetopmostVaiṣṇavaŚambhuofferedhisobeisancestoJanārdanaandsaid,“OPuruṣottama,pleaseresidewithAnantaastwoDeitiesontheeasternbankofthislakeandtakethepositionsofmycontrollerandtheprotectorofthisabode.”SincethenLordAnantaVāsudevahasbeenblessingHisdearŚaṅkarabygivinghimHisremnantsandresidingontheeasternbankofBindu-sarovaraasŚambhu’scontrollerandtheprotectorofthisabode.ThusBhuvaneśvaraŚambhuisworshipedbyofferingsofŚrīŚrīAnantaVāsudeva’sremnants.IntheSvarṇādri-mahodayaitisstatedthatthisBindu-sarovaraisalsoknownbythenameMaṇikarṇī,anditistheessenceofalltīrthas.IfapersontakesdarśanaofŚrīAnantaVāsudevaaftertakingabathinthisessenceofalltīrthasMaṇikarṇī,hewillcertainlygotoVaikuṇṭhaloka.BygivingcharitytobrāhmaṇasandVaiṣṇavasatthisplaceoneobtainsahundredtimesthefruitsobtainedatotherholyplaces,andbyofferingoblationsheretotheforefatherswiththeremnantsofŚrīAnantaVāsudevathesoulsofone’sforefathersobtaininexhaustiblesatisfaction.TakingabathinthisBindu-sarovaraisequaltotakingabathatallholyplaces.BytakingdarśanaofŚrīAnantaVāsudevaaftertakingbath,oneattainsunlimitedfruits.FestivalslikeŚrīŚrīAnantaVāsudevaandŚrīŚrīMadana-mohana’sCandana-yātrāandboatpastimesareheldinthisBindu-sarovara.TheancienttempleofŚrīAnantaVāsudevaisstillpresenttodayontheeasternbankofBindu-sarovara.Thistempleisdecoratedbyfineartandarchitecture.TheDeityofŚrīŚrīAnantaVāsudevaViṣṇuwasestablished

inthislargetemplebeautifiedbyfineartandarchitecturebyŚrīBhavadevaBhaṭṭa,aresidentofSiddhala-grāma.LearnedscholarsoftheSāvarṇadynastyweregivenmanyvillagesbytheking.Siddhala-grāmawasthebestofthosevillages.InthisvillagethethreegreatsoulsMahādeva,Bhavadeva(thefirst),andAṭṭahāsatookbirth.Ofthem,Bhavadevabecamemostprominentandpopular.HereceivedthevillageHastinīfromtheKingofGauḍa.HehadeightsonsheadedbyRathāṅga.ThesonofRathāṅgawasAtyaṅga,thesonofAtyaṅgawasBudha,andthesonofBudhawasĀdideva,whobecametheGauḍaking’sprimeminister.Ādideva’ssonGovardhanamarriedagirlfromtheBandyaghaṭiyafamily.FromherwombthesecondBhavadevatookbirth.ThisBhavadevawasgreatlylearnedintantra,mathematics,astrology,andāyur-veda.Booksonastrology,logic,andmīmāṁsāwrittenbyhimhavebecomewellknowninthesocietyoflearnedscholars.OnthestrengthofthisBhavadeva’scounsel,Harivarmadevaandhissonenjoyedrulingthekingdomforalongtime.ThisBhavadevaBhaṭṭaestablishedmanyreservoirsofwaterinvariousplacesofRāḍha-deśa,whichisgenerallybereftofwater.ItwashewhoestablishedtheDeityformofŚrīŚrīAnantaVāsudevaViṣṇuinanewlybuilttempleandwhohadBindu-sarovaradredgedclean.HewasdecoratedwiththetitleBāla-vallabhī-bhujaṅga.ThisinformationisfoundinthedescriptionofBhavadevaBhaṭṭa’sdynastyengravedinstonewithintheŚrīAnantaVāsudevatemple.ThepoetnamedŚrīVācaspati,adearfriendofBhavadeva,wrotethisinformationinpoem.Thisstoneinscriptionwaspreservedwithinthetempleuntilthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.ThereafterColonelKiṭoSāhebaattachedthisstoneinscriptionalongwiththeMegheśvarainscriptiontothewalloftheŚrīAnantaVāsudevatemple.Thedimensionsofthisstoneinscriptionaretwocubits,twoincheslongandonecubit,oneinchwide(acubitisaboutafootandahalf).Therearetwenty-fivelinesofinscriptiononthestone.Eachlettermeasuresaboutahalfinch.InthesixthandseventhchaptersoftheSvarṇādri-mahodaya,Mahādeva

says,“OBrahmā,youshouldcomewiththeotherdemigodstoEkāmrakaforestandfaithfullyworshiptheancientliṅgawithvarioustranscendentalingredients.Afterthecompletionoftheworshipyoushouldfaithfullyhonorhisremnants.”AfterhearingtheorderofMahādeva,Brahmāasked,“OMaheśvara,wedonotknowyourglories.Thesagessaythattheremnantsofaliṅgashouldnotbehonored.Thereforehowcanweacceptthoseremnants?”Vyāsasaid,“Althoughtheremnantsofaliṅgaarenottobeaccepted,ŚrīBhuvaneśvaraisnotaliṅga,heistheeternalSupremeBrahman.StatementsthatprohibitonefromhonoringŚiva’sremnantsarenotapplicabletoBhuvaneśvara.ThedemigodshonortheremnantsofBhuvaneśvaratocrossthematerialocean.FoodstuffsofferedtoBhuvaneśvarashouldbehonoredwiththeunderstandingthattheyaretranscendental.AsfarastheacceptanceofBhuvaneśvara’sremnantsisconcerned,thereshouldnotbeanydiscriminationwhetheroneisabrāhmaṇa,kṣatriya,vaiśya,śūdra,oroutcaste,otherwiseonewillcertainlygotohell.OnreceivingBhuvaneśvara’sprasāda,oneshouldimmediatelyhonorit.Bhuvaneśvara’sprasādaisnevercontaminatedbycontactwithimpurelivingentities.Oneshoulddistributethisprasādatothedemigods,forefathers,andbrāhmaṇas.TheresultoneobtainsbygivingcharityinKurukṣetraduringthesolarorlunareclipseisattainedbydistributingtheremnantsofBhuvaneśvara.Whetheritisdry,stale,orbroughtfromadistantplace,simplybyhonoringBhuvaneśvara’sprasādaoneisdeliveredfromallunwantedhabits.ByhonoringBhuvaneśvara’sprasādaoneattainstheresultofseeing,worshiping,meditatingon,orhearingaboutViṣṇu.Thereisapossibilityoftakingbirthagainafterdrinkingnectar,butthereisnorebirthforonewhohonorsBhuvaneśvara’sprasāda.ByseeingBhuvaneśvara’sprasādaone’sdesiresarefulfilled,bytouchingittoone’sheadone’ssinfulreactionsaredestroyed,byhonoringitonecounteractsthereactionsofeatingnonvegetarianfood,bysmellingitthesinscommittedinone’smindaredestroyed,byseeingitone’svisionispurified,bysmearingit

onone’slimbsthebodyispurified,byeatingittoone’sfullsatisfactiononeattainstheresultofobservinganEkādaśīwithoutwater,andbyhonoringitwithfullrespectoneattainsthedevotionalserviceofViṣṇu.”Whenthesagesinquiredfurther,Vyāsasaid,“IntheBrahmāṇḍaPurāṇa,BrahmāsaidtoNārada,`Whattospeakofhumanbeings,eventhedemigodsheadedbyBrahmāaccepthumanformsandbegforBhuvaneśvara’sremnants.ThereisnoconsiderationofrulesandregulationsorauspiciousorinauspicioustimesintheeatingofBhuvaneśvara’sprasāda.IfoneacceptsBhuvaneśvara’sprasādathathasbeentouchedbyamostfallenperson,oneattainstheabodeofViṣṇu.ThosewhocriticizeBhuvaneśvara’sprasādabycomparingittotheordinaryprasādaofaŚiva-liṅgacertainlygotohell.Gaurī,thegreatestVaiṣṇavī,cooksBhuvaneśvara’sofferings,andtheeternalSupremeBrahmaneatsit.Thereforethereisnoconsiderationofanycontaminationinitbecauseofcontactwithimpurelivingentities.Youshouldknowthatitiscompletelytranscendental.IftheremnantsofŚrīAnantaVāsudevaandthemahā-mahā-prasādaofŚrīBhuvaneśvaraistouchedbythemouthofadogorbroughtfromaplacewherenonvegetarianfoodsarekept,itistobeacceptedbyeventhebestofthebrāhmaṇas.ByeatingtheremnantsofthistranscendentalliṅgaoneattainsLordViṣṇu’sshelter,whichisrareforevenpersonalitieslikeBrahmāandIndra.Thosewhoblasphemepersonswhoeatsuchmahā-prasādawillcontinuetoliveinhellforaslongasthesunandmoonshineinthesky.Whetheronehastakenbathornot,simplybyhonoringBhuvaneśvara’smahā-prasādaonebecomespurifiedexternallyandinternally.WithHisthousandmouthsevenAnantadevaisunabletodescribethegloriesofthismahā-mahā-prasāda,whichistheremnantsofŚrīAnantaVāsudeva’sremnants.OnecanpleaseBhuvaneśvarasimplybyhearingthegloriesofthisprasāda,andifBhuvaneśvaraispleasedGovindaisalsopleased.’”EverydayafterthecompletionofŚrīŚrīAnantaVāsudeva’sworshipandoffering,ŚrīBhuvaneśvaraacceptshisownworshipandoffering.ThissystemisstillcurrentinBhuvaneśvara.Apartfromthis,heteaches

Viṣṇu’sdevotionalservicetothepeopleoftheentireworldwhilesettingtheexampleofgivingupmaterialenjoymentforthepleasureofKṛṣṇabyhisownbehaviorofnotridingonthechariotorgoingoutduringtheCandana-yātrāorboatfestivalbutofferingtheseconveyancesandvariousotherenjoyableingredientstohiseternalLords,ŚrīŚrīAnantaVāsudevaandŚrīŚrīMadana-mohana.WheneveritismentionedthatŚrīBhuvaneśvararidesonanairplaneorchariot,itistobeunderstoodthatthepleasureofŚrīŚrīMadana-mohanaandŚrīŚrīAnantaVāsudevawasthepurposeofallsuchoccasions.Thepāṇḍās(priests)ofBhuvaneśvaracallŚrīŚrīMadana-mohanathepratinidhi,or“representative,”ofBhuvaneśvara.Inthiscontexttheword“representative”doesnotmeansubordinateasitisnormallyunderstoodintherelationshipbetweenakingandhisrepresentative.Accordingtotheconsiderationofservitorship,orśakti-tattva,ŚrīBhuvaneśvaradoesnotpersonallyacceptanyitemsofenjoymentbutoffersthemtohisonlyLord,thesupremelyindependentŚrīMadana-mohana,whoisthesourceofallenergiesandtheproprietorofallenjoyableobjects.Inotherwords,becausehedoesnotindependentlyenjoybutrathergivesenjoymenttohisLord,hisLordisaddressedashis“representative.”Ratherthanacceptworshipforhimself,BhuvaneśvaraacceptsworshiponbehalfofhisLords,ŚrīMadana-mohanaandŚrīAnantaVāsudeva.Evenifheeverdoesacceptanyserviceforhimself,heacceptsitasaservantofŚrīMadana-mohanaorŚrīŚrīAnantaVāsudeva.Hedoesnotindependentlyacceptanyservice.TheDeityofŚrīMadana-mohanasituatedinŚrīBhuvaneśvaraisnottwo-armedbutisfour-armed.OnMadana-mohana’supperlefthandthereisanimpressionofadeer,onHisupperrighthandthereisanimpressionofanaxe,Hislowerlefthanddisplaysthesignoffearlessness,andHislowerrighthanddisplaysthesignofawardingbenediction.ŚrīMadana-mohana,ŚrīGovinda,afive-headedMahādeva,ŚrīAnantaVāsudeva’svijaya-mūrti,afour-armedHariharamūrti,andŚrīŚālagrāmaareworshipedinatemplesouthoftheoriginalBhuvaneśvaratemple.

AmongthecommitteememberswholookaftertheserviceoftheŚrīBhuvaneśvaratempleareŚrīyuktaPriyanāthaCaṭṭopādhyāya,alawyerfromCuttack;ŚrīyuktaGaṅgādharaChaudhurī,alandlordfromPurīdistrict;andŚrīyuktaGopālaPrahararāja,anotherlawyerfromCuttack.Thiscommitteehasemployedamanager.ThenameofthepresentmanagerisŚrīyuktaLachmanRāmānujadāsa.ThemanagertakescareoftheincomeandexpenditureforthevariousservicesintheBhuvaneśvaratemplewiththehelpofthefourfollowingheadpāṇḍās:JagannāthaMahāpātra,NārāyaṇaMakadama,DāmodaraSāntarā,andSadayaMahāpātra.Asapatita-pāvanamūrtiisestablishedwithintheliongateoftheŚrīJagannāthatempleforthebenefitoffallensoulsoutsidethevarṇāśramasystem,thereisalsoapatita-pāvanamūrtiwithintheliongateoftheŚrīBhuvaneśvaratemple.WithintheliongatethereisamarketknownasĀnanda-bazaar.AsinthePurīĀnanda-bazaar,itemslikeprasādaarealsoboughtandsoldhere.LikeJagannāthaprasāda,theprasādahereisnotcontaminatedbycontactwithimpurelivingentities.AftercrossingtheliongatethereisaGaruḍa-stambha,onthetopofwhichabullandGaruḍaaresituated.AsintheJagannāthatempletherealsoisaDeityofNṛsiṁhadevaattheentrancehere.Thisfour-armedDeityofNṛsiṁhadevaisinapeacefulmood.InHisupperrighthandHeholdsacakra,inHisupperlefthandHeholdsaconch,andinHislowertwohandsHeholdstheVedas.ŚrīLakṣmīdevīissittingonHislap.SouthoftheoriginaltempleisBhuvaneśvara’skitchen.Thereisanorderthattheraysofthesunandmoonshouldnotfallonit.Brāhmaṇapāṇḍāsfromthreehundredsixtyfamiliescookhere.ThedeityofŚrīBhuvaneśvarawithinthemaintempleisacombinedformofŚrīHariandHara.ThepāṇḍāsshoweveryonethisŚrīBhuvaneśvaradeity,whichhasablackandwhiteform.TheformofŚrīBhuvaneśvaraisshapedlikeacakraandhasimpressionsofGaṅgā,Yamunā,andSarasvatīaswellasthetenincarnationsbeginningwithMatsyaandKūrma.ThewonderfulartisticworkofBhuvaneśvaratempleattractstheattention

ofcommonpeoplewhocomefordarśana.AfterseeingtheartistryandarchitecturalworkoftheBhuvaneśvaratemple,theŚrīAnantaVāsudevatemple,andthemanyothertemplesinBhuvaneśvara,onecanrealizehowadvancedIndianartwasatonetime.TheBhuvaneśvaratempleisonehundredsixty-fivefeettall.ThistempleissituatedonahugestoneslabthreehundredyardssouthofBindu-sarovara.Thedimensionsofthetemplearefivehundredtwentybyfourhundredsixty-fivefeet.Apartfromthis,thereisatwenty-eightfootexteriorhallnorthofthetemple.Themainhallmeasurestwohundredthirty-fivefeet.Thetemplewallsaresevenfootfiveinchthick.Therearelargegatesonthefoursidesofthetemple.TheeasterngateisthelargestofthefourandiscalledtheSiṁha-dvāra,ortheliongate.Therearetwolargelionsonthetwosidesoftheentrance.Withinthecourtyardthereistwenty-footlong,four-foothighstoneslabwall.Thisunbreakablestonewallwasbuilttoprotectthetemplefromoutsideattack.TheDeityofŚrīNṛsiṁhadevaissituatedononesideofthiswall.TherearemanysmallŚivatempleswithinthewesterncourtyard.Amongthosetemplesthereisatwenty-foottalltemple.Thistempleisolderthanthemaintemple.Thealtarofthistempleisfivefeetbelowthegroundlevelofthetemple.ItissaidthattheoriginalŚiva-liṅgaissituatedhere.Evenafterthemaintemplewasbuilttheoriginalliṅgawasnottransferredfromhere.ThereisatempleofBhuvaneśvarīinonecornerofthewesterncourtyard.OnonesideoftheexpansivestoneslabfoundafteroneenterstheSiṁha-dvārathereisatempleofGopālinī,Satī’sformasacowherdgirl.AlthoughthegroundleveloftheGopālinītempleislowerthanthegroundlevelofthemaintemple,itisatthesamelevelastheoriginalliṅga.TherearesixstonestepswestoftheGopālinītemple.AbovethosestepsandbelowBhuvaneśvara’skitchenthereisadeityofVṛṣabha,thebullcarrier.Thebhoga-maṇḍapa,orhallwhereofferingsaremade,issituateddirectlyinfrontoftheBhuvaneśvaratemple.Behindthehallisthenātya-mandira(thehallwheredrama,dance,andkīrtanaareperformed),behindthenātya-mandiraisthejagamohana(theareadirectlyinfrontof

thecentralaltar),behindthejagamohanaisthemaintemple,andwithinthisisthegarbha-gṛha,wherethedeityissituated.AccordingtotheconclusionofRājāRājendralālaMitra,thebhoga-maṇḍapawasbuiltduringKamalaKeśarī’srule,whichlastedfromA.D.792to811.ButotherarcheologistssaythattheGaṅgādynastyKingNarasiṁhadeva,whobuiltthesuntempleatKonark,builttheofferinghallinthetwenty-fouryearsofhisrule.Byreadingtheinscriptionfoundonthedoorofthenātya-mandiraonecanunderstandthatMahārājaKapilendradeva,whoconqueredKarnataka,arrangedtodonateavasttractoflandfortheserviceofBhuvaneśvara.Accordingtotheopinionofmanyarcheologiststhisnātya-mandirawasbuiltmanyyearsbeforethetimeofKapilendradeva.RājāRājendralālaMitrasaidŚālinīkeśarī’squeenbuiltthisnātya-mandirabetweenA.D.1099and1104,butmanyarcheologistsdisagreewiththis.OntherightsideoftheentrancetothedeityroomthereisainscriptionthatsaysthatNarasiṁhadevabuilttheKonarksuntempleanditsentrance.Thenātya-mandiraandtheentranceoftheBhuvaneśvaratemplearecertainlythegloriousworkofthatvaliantGaṅgādynastyking.Sincethenameofthatking’sdaughterismentionedinthatinscription,manypeoplethinkthattheGaṅgādynastyking’sdaughterbuiltit.Somepeopleguessthatthisking’sdaughterhasbeendescribedintheMādalā-paṅjicalendarasŚālinīkeśarī’squeen.Theexpertise,artistry,andarchitecturalworkintheconstructionofthejagamohanaaresuperb.Theroofofthejagamohana,liketheroofoftheofferinghall,isshapedlikeapinnacle.Thisroofissupportedbyfourgiantthirty-foot-tallstonepillars.Leftofitssouthernentranceisarectangularroomdecoratedwithadequateartisticwork,butthebuilderofthisroomcouldnotcompletethework.Thereareafewbrassdeitieswithinthisroom.TheyareBhuvaneśvara’svijaya-mūrtis,whicharetakenoutduringfestivals.TheBhuvaneśvaratempleisonehundredsixtyfeettallfromthegroundtothekalasa,butsincethedeityroomistwofeetlowerthangroundlevel,theeasterncourtyardistwotothreefeetbelowthat.Soatonetimetheheightofthedomemusthavebeenonehundred

sixty-fivefeet.ApartfromtheLiṅgarājaŚrīBhuvaneśvaratempleandtheŚrīAnantaVāsudevatemple,therearemanyothertemplessituatedinthefourdirectionswithinBhuvaneśvara.IthasalreadybeenstatedthattheBhuvaneśvaratempleis160feettallfromthegroundleveltothekalasa.TheAnantaVāsudevatempleis60foottall.TheRameśvaratempleis78feettall,Yameśvarais67feet,Rājārāṇīis63feet,Bhagavatīis54feet,Sārīdeulais53feet,Nāgeśvarais52feet,Siddheśvarais47feet,Kapileśvarais64feet,Kedāreśvarais46feet,Paraśurāmeśvarais38feet,Mukteśvarais35feet,andKopāriis35feettall.ManypeoplethinkthattheBhuvaneśvaratempleisolderthantheJagannāthaPurītempleandthattheartisticworkofthePurītempleisanimitationoftheBhuvaneśvaratemple.RājāRājendralālaMitrasaidthatKingYayātiKeśarīcamefromMagadha,droveawaytheYavanas,andreestablishedHindureligionovertheruinsoftheBuddhistreligion.ThedurationofYayātiKeśarī’sruleextendedfromA.D.474to526.ConstructionoftheBhuvaneśvaratempleandthejagamohanabeganneartheendofYayātiKeśarī’srule.YayātiKeśarīcouldnotcompletetheconstructionwork.AlthoughhisdescendentSūryaKeśarīruledthekingdomforalongtime,hedidnottrytocompletethetemple.Hisheir,AnantaKeśarī,againstartedthetempleconstruction.TheBhuvaneśvaratemplewaseventuallycompletedduringthereignofLalāṭenduKeśarīin588Śakābda(A.D.666).Regardingthis,RājāRājendralālaMitrahasquotedthefollowingverse:

gajāṣṭeṣumitejāteśakābdekīrtivāsasahprāsādamakarodrājālalāṭenduścakeśarī

ButsomearcheologistsdonotagreewiththestatementofMitraMahāśaya.TheysaythatthestoneinscriptionissimilartotheunverifiedhandwrittenversesfoundthatdescribetheconstructionoftheJagannāthatempleandthatthereisnohistoricaltruthinit.TheyfurthersaythatthedescriptionRājāRājendralālaMitraquotedfromJagannātha’sMādalā-

pañjicalendarisafutileattemptbythepāṇḍās,whoareignorantofhistoricalfacts,toprovethatthisholyplaceismoreancientthanitactuallyis.TheexactdateoftheconstructionoftheBhuvaneśvaratempleandjagamohanaisfoundinastoneinscriptioncarvedatthetimeofthatconstruction.ThefamousAnaṅga-bhīma,whoissaidtobethebuilderoftheŚrīPuruṣottamatemple,isalsodescribedinthatstoneinscriptiontobethebuilderoftheBhuvaneśvaratemple.Thirty-fouryearsofAnaṅga-bhīmaaredescribedinthatstoneinscription.InthestoneinscriptionofCāteśvaraandintheroyalinscriptiononacopperplateofthesecondNarasiṁhadevathenamesoftwopersonscalledAnaṅga-bhīma,orAniyaṅka-bhīma,arefound.ThefirstAnaṅga-bhīmawasthefourthsonofCauḍaGaṅgā.Heruledthekingdomfortenyears.HeconqueredOrissaandbuiltthetempleofŚrīPuruṣottama.ThesecondAnaṅga-bhīmawasthegrandsonofthefirstAnaṅga-bhīmaandthesonofRājarāja.Heruledthekingdomforthirty-fouryearsuptoA.D.1253.SincethestoneinscriptionintheBhuvaneśvaratemplementionsthirty-fouryearsinconnectionwithAniyaṅka-bhīma,thesonofRājarāja,somearcheologistsascertainthesecondAniyaṅka-bhīma,orAnaṅga-bhīma,astheactualbuilderoftheBhuvaneśvaratemple.ThissecondAniyaṅka-bhīmabuiltmanylargetemplesinCuttackandmanyplacesinthedistrictsofPurīandGañjāma.WehavealreadydiscussedsomethingaboutthetempleofAnantaVāsudeva,situatedontheeasternbankoftheBindu-sarovarainfrontofthemiddleghāṭa.Thistempleisonehundredthirty-onefeetlongandonehundredseventeenfeetwide.Themainhallisninety-sixfeetlongandtwenty-fivefeetwide.Adjacenttothemaintempleisthejagamohana,behindthatisthenātya-mandira,andbehindthatisthebhoga-maṇḍapa.Fromgroundleveltothekalasa,thetempleissixtyfeettall.Insidethenātya-mandiraisadeityofGaruḍamadeofblackstone.TheDeityofAnantaVāsudevaViṣṇuissituatedwithinthemaintemple.ThistempleofAnantaVāsudevaisthemostancienttempleinBhuvaneśvara.Thisiswidelyacceptedbyeventhearcheologists.Nopilgrimvisitsthetemples

ofdeitiessubordinatetoŚrīVāsudevawithoutfirsttakingdarśanaofAnantaVāsudevaViṣṇu,theLordofall.ThispracticeiscurrentinBhuvaneśvaraeventoday.WehavealreadylearnedfromtheversescomposedbythepoetVācaspatiMiśraandinscribedonastoneattachedtothewalloftheAnantaVāsudevatemplethatBhavadevaBhaṭṭabuiltthetempleofAnantaVāsudevaandBindu-sarovara,whichissituatedinfrontofthetemple.VācaspatiMiśrawroteabookcalledNyāya-sūcī-nibandhain898Śakābda(A.D.976).ItisnotimpropertoconsiderhisdearfriendBhavadevaBhaṭṭaashiscontemporary.ThereforesomearcheologistsconcludethatthetempleofŚrīAnantaVāsudevawasbuiltinthetenthcentury.Bindu-sarovaraisthirteenhundredfeetlong,sevenhundredfeetwide,andsixteenfeetdeep.Thefourbanksofthissarovara,orlake,arecoveredwithstoneslabs.ThereisaislandbuiltofstoneinthemiddleofBindu-sarovara.Theislandis100x100feet.Thereisasmalltempleinthenortheastcorneroftheisland.ThefestivalDeityofAnantaVāsudevaisbroughthereduringtheSnāna-yātrā.TheDeityisthenbathedbystreamsofwatersquirtedoutoffountainssurroundingthattemple.DuringtheSnāna-yātrā,inotherwords,duringtherainyseason,thisBindu-sarovarabecomestheresidenceofmanylargecrocodiles.WesternhistorianslikeStarling,Hunter,andCunningham,aswellasarcheologistsofIndialikeRājāRājendralālaMitrahavedescribedBhuvaneśvaraasaprincipalBuddhistcenter.OtherarcheologistsofIndia,however,havethroughargumentandevidencelikestoneinscriptionsfoundinvarioustemplesofBhuvaneśvaraanddescriptionsinancientPurāṇasliketheMahābhāratademonstratedthatthereisnoevidencetosubstantiatetheclaimthatBhuvaneśvarawasaprincipalcenterforBuddhistsduringthetimeofLordBuddha.TheevidenceofBuddhismfoundinKhaṇḍagiriandUdayagiriarefromamuchlatertimethanthatofLordBuddha.ThosewhoadvertisedthattheelephantcavewasaBuddhistcavehavebeenprovencompletelywrong,becauseithasnowbeenestablishedasbelongingtotheJains.ThegloriesoftheOrissan

KingKharbelBhupati,whowasafolloweroftheJainreligion,arefoundonastoneinscriptionwithinthiselephantcave.ButthereisnoevidenceorproofoftheexactdatewhenthisJainKharbelestablishedhiscapitolatBhuvaneśvara.TheMahābhārata,Vana-parva,Chapter114statesthataftertheconfluenceatGaṅgā-sāgaracomesthesacredVaitaraṇīRiverinKaliṅga.Yājapura,whereBrahmāperformedasacrifice,isonthebankofthisriver.AfterthatcomesSvayambhu-vana,andthencomesMahāvedi,whichisneartheoceanandwhichisrenownedasPuruṣottama-kṣetra.AfterthatcomesMahendraMountain,whichissituatedinGañjāmadistrictandwhichisknownastheabodeofParaśurāma.Theabove-mentionednameSvayambhureferstoŚambhu,orMahādeva.ThisistheopinionfoundintheancientcommentaryonMahābhārataknownasDurgaṭārtha-prakāśinī.SincealongtimethisSvayambhu-vanawasaplaceforasceticstoundergoausterities.ItisstatedintheSkandaPurāṇa,Utkala-khaṇḍa:

itthametatpurākṣetraṁmahādevenanirmitamtatrasākṣādumā-kāntaḥsthāpitaḥparameṣṭhināyadetacchāmbhavaṁkṣetraṁtamasonāśanaṁparam

“ThissacredplacewascreatedlongagobyMahādeva.BrahmāpersonallyestablishedthehusbandofPārvatīatthisplace.SincethenthisplacehasbeenknownasthedestroyerofignoranceandafavoriteplaceofŚambhu.ThisplaceisalsoknownasEkāmraka-vanaorEkāmraka-kṣetra.”ElsewhereintheSkandaPurāṇa,Utkala-khaṇḍa,itisstated:

savartatenīlagiriryojane‘tratṛtīyakeidamtvekāmraka-vanaṁkṣetraṁgaurī-patervidhuḥ

caturdehasthito‘haṁvaiyatranīlamaṇi-mayaḥtasyottarasyāṁvikhyātaṁvanamekāmrakāhvayam

Ekāmraka-kanana,whichisverydeartothehusbandofPārvatī,issituatedtwoyojanasnorthofNīlācalainthestateofOrissa.This

Ekāmraka-kṣetraistheSvayambhu-vanadescribedintheMahābhārata,Vana-parva,andmanythoughtfulpersonshaveconcludedthatthisplaceismucholderthanthetimeofBuddha.AdescriptionofŚrīBhuvaneśvaradevaisfoundintheKapila-saṁhita.LongagoLordViśveśvara(Śiva)ofKāśītoldDevarṣiNāradathathewouldnotresideinKāśīanylongerandthatKāśīwouldsoonbedestroyedbecausetheatheistsoverwhelmedwithmundaneknowledgewerecreatingdisturbancesthere.Religiousprincipleswouldnolongerremain,andeveryonewouldbecomeirreligious.Moreover,Kāśīwouldgraduallybecomecrowded,anditwouldbecomedifficulttoperformausteritieswithoutdisturbance.AlthoughitwasafactthatMahādevapainstakinglyestablishedKāśīforthepleasureofPārvatī,shewasnolongerinclinedtostaytherebecauseofthedisturbancescreatedbytheatheists.Where,therefore,wastheplacewhereonecouldsitandperpetuallyworshiptheSupremePersonalityofGodhead?AfterhearingthesestatementsfromŚambhu,thebestoftheVaiṣṇavas,DevarṣiNāradasaidthattherewasafamousmountain,Nīla-śaila,situatedontheshoreofthesaltwaterocean.NorthofthismountainisthemostpleasingEkāmraka-kanana.Vāsudeva,theLordofLakṣmī,residesinthatsolitaryforestwithAnanta.Thatplaceismostconfidential.OnhearingNārada’sreply,MahādevaleftKāśīandcametoEkāmraka-vanawithPārvatī.Afterarrivingatthissacredplace,MahādevasaidtoŚrīHari,“IhavecometoYourshelter.PleasegivemeaplacetostaynearYourlotusfeet.”WhenŚrīVāsudevaheardtheappealofŚambhu,thetopmostVaiṣṇava,Hesaid,“OŚambhu,Iwillgladlyletyoustayhere,butyouhavetopromisethatyouwillneverreturntoKāśī.”Śaṅkarathenreplied,“HowcanIleaveKāśīforever?MybelovedJāhnavī(Gaṅgā)andMaṇikarṇikā,theaggregateofallholyplaces,aresituatedthere.”Vāsudevasaid,“OŚambhu,hereinfrontofMethereisMaṇikarṇikā,whichisalsoknownasPāpanāśinī.TheriverGaṅgā-YamunāthatemanatesfromMylotusfeetflowssoutheastofMe.Therearemanyotherconfidentialtīrthashere.”Śaṅkarathenreplied,“IpromisethatI

willnotleaveYourlotusfeetandgoanywhere,eventoVārāṇasī.”Afterspeakingthesewords,ŚambhustayedsouthofViṣṇuintheformofaliṅga.ThatdarkbluishliṅgaglowslikeacrystalandisrenownedasTribhuvaneśvara,orBhuvaneśvara.Apañca-krośī(tenmile)BhuvaneśvaraparikramāisperformedinthemonthofKārtika.TheparikramāstartsfromVarāhadevī,goesthroughDhavalagiri,Khaṇḍagiri,Udayagiri,aroundtheBhuvaneśvararailwaystation,andeventuallyreturnstotheVarāhadevītemple.Bhuvaneśvaraissituated272milesfromHowrahontheBengal-Nagpurrailwayline.TheBhuvaneśvaratempleistwomilesfromtheBhuvaneśvarastation.Theroadismostbeautiful,beingcoveredonbothsidesbytreesthatgrowinthemountains,particularlythekuñcilā,orNuxVomica.Noconveyanceotherthanbulloxcartsisgenerallyavailable,butbusesandmotorcarscandriveontheroad.TherearetwodharmaśālāsinBhuvaneśvara.OnthebankofBindu-sarovara,aCalcuttaMarwarinamedHazarimalahasbuiltanewlargedharmaśālā.TheotherdharmaśālāwasbuiltbyoneRāyaBahadurHargovindaViśveśvaralala.Pilgrimscanstayforthreedaysinthosedharmaśālās.Thereisacharitablehospital,atelegraphoffice,andapostoffice.ThereisanopenmarketeveryMondayandThursday.LikeJagannāthaprasāda,theprasādaofŚrīAnantaVāsudevaandBhuvaneśvaraissold.


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`śiva-priyasarovara’jāniśrī-caitanyasnānakari’viśeṣekarilāatidhanya

RealizingthatthelakewasdeartoŚiva,ŚrīCaitanyaeagerlytookbaththereinandmadeitglorious.


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dekhilenagiyāprabhuprakaṭaśaṅkaracatur-digeśiva-dhvanikareanucara

ThereaftertheLordwenttoseethemanifestationofŚaṅkara,whosefollowerswereglorifyinghiminalldirections.


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catur-digesārisārighṛta-dīpajvaleniravadhiabhiṣekahaitechejale

Therewererowsofgheelampsinthefourdirections,andtheŚiva-liṅgawasbeingcontinuouslybathedwithwater.


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nija-priya-śaṅkareradekhiyāvibhavatuṣṭahailenaprabhu,sakalavaiṣṇava

TheLordandalltheVaiṣṇavaswerepleasedtoseetheinfluenceoftheLord’sdeardevoteeŚaṅkara.


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yecaraṇa-raseśivavasananājānehenaprabhunṛtyakareśiva-vidyamāne

ŚivaforgetstodressintheecstasyherelishesbyservingthelotusfeetofthatSupremeLordwhowasnowdancingbeforehim.


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nṛtya-gītaśiva-agrekariyāānandaserātrirahilāseigrāmegauracandra

AfterjoyfullydancingandchantingbeforeŚiva,Gauracandrapassedthatnightinthatvillage.


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seisthānaśivapāilenayena-mateseikathākahiskanda-purāṇeramate

IwillnownarratetheSkandaPurāṇadescriptionofhowŚivacametothisplace.


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kāśī-madhyepūrveśivapārvatī-sahiteāchilāanekakālaparama-nibhṛte

ŚivaandPārvatīhadpreviouslylivedforalongtimeinasolitaryplaceatKāśī.


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tabegaurī-sahaśivagelenakailāsanara-rāja-gaṇekāśīkarayevilāsa

ThenŚivawenttoKailāsawithGaurī,andthehumankingsbegantoruleKāśī.


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tabekāśīrāja-nāmehailāekarājākāśīpurabhogakarekari’śiva-pūjā

TherewasonekingnamedKāśirāja,whoworshipedŚivaasheenjoyedtheopulenceofKāśī.


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daiveāsi’kālapāśalāgilatāhāreugra-tapeśivapūjekṛṣṇejinibāre

Byprovidence,hebecameboundbytheropesoftimeandbeganworshipingŚivathroughsevereausteritiessothathecoulddefeatKṛṣṇainbattle.ThetopicsofSudakṣiṇa,theKingofKāśī,aredescribedintheŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,ChapterSixty-sixasfollows:WhileLordBaladevawasvisitingNanda’sVraja,KingPauṇḍrakaofKarūṣa,encouragedbyfools,announcedthathewastherealVāsudevaandinformedtheSupremePersonalityofGodheadVāsudevathatnooneotherthanhehimselfwasVāsudeva,andthereforeŚrīKṛṣṇashouldgiveupboththenameandthesymbolsofVāsudevaandtakeshelterofPauṇḍraka,otherwiseHeshouldfightwithhim.WhenUgrasenaandthemembersofhisroyalassemblyheardPauṇḍraka’sfoolishboast,theyalllaughedheartily.ŚrīKṛṣṇatoldPauṇḍraka’smessengerthatHewouldsoonmakethatfoolishkingdrophisartificialsymbolsliketheSudarśanacakrathathewaspresentlycarryingandhisbodywouldbeeatenbydogsafteritfellonthebattlefield.Thereafter,whenKṛṣṇacamenearKāśī,Pauṇḍrakaimmediatelyledhisarmyontothebattlefieldwithenthusiasm,andhisfriendKāśirājafollowedhimforsupport.Justasthefireofuniversaldevastationburnseverythinginthefourdirections,ŚrīKṛṣṇabegantodestroythearmiesofPauṇḍrakaandKāśirājawithHisweapons.KṛṣṇathentoldPauṇḍrakathatHewouldforcehimtorelinquishthefalselyassumednameofVāsudeva,otherwiseifHedidnot

wishtofightHewouldsurrendertoPauṇḍraka.Afterspeakingthesewords,KṛṣṇadestroyedPauṇḍraka’schariotwithasharparrowandbeheadedPauṇḍrakawithHisSudarśanacakra.HethenseveredtheheadofKāśirājafromhisbody,threwitintoKāśī,andreturnedtoDvārakā.SincePauṇḍrakadressedlikeŚrīHariandalwaysrememberedKṛṣṇa,heattainedliberation.Whenthequeen,children,andrelativesofKāśirājasawhisseveredhead,theybegantocry.Thereafter,withadesiretotakerevengeonhisfather’skiller,Sudakṣiṇa,thesonofKāśirāja,begantoperformsevereausteritiestopleaseMahādeva.WhenMahādevabecamepleasedwithhisausteritiesanddesiredtogivehimabenediction,Sudakṣiṇarequestedthemeanstokillhisfather’skiller.MahādevainstructedhimtoworshiptheDakṣiṇāgnifireaccordingtotheinjunctionsoftheabhicāraritual.Afterthesacrificewascompleted,aformidablefieryformappearedfromthesacrificialfirepitwithafierytridentinhishand.WhenthatdemonwassenttoDvārakā,theresidentsofDvārakābecamefrightenedandapproachedKṛṣṇa,whowasengagedinplayingchess.ŚrīKṛṣṇagavethemHisassuranceandorderedSudarśanacakratodestroythedemoncreatedwiththehelpofMahādeva.WhenbytheinfluenceofSudarśanacakrathefirecreatedbytheabhicāraritualwaschecked,itreturnedtoVārāṇasīandburnedthepriestsandSudakṣiṇatoashes.SudarśanacakrathenenteredVārāṇasī,burnedtheentirecity,andreturnedtoKṛṣṇa.


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pratyakṣahailāśivataperaprabhāve`varamāga’balile,serājāvaramāge

Bytheinfluenceofhisausterity,Śivaappearedbeforehimandsaid,“Askforabenediction.”TheKingthenaskedforthefollowingbenediction.


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“ekavaramāgoṅprabhu,tomāracaraṇeyenamuñikṛṣṇajinibārepāroṅraṇe”

“OLord,Idesireonebenedictionfromyou.IwishtodefeatKṛṣṇainbattle.”


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bholānāthaśaṅkareracaritraagādhakebujheki-rūpekārekarenaprasāda

ThecharacteristicsofBholanāthaŚaṅkaraareunfathomable.Whocanunderstandwhatformofmercyhebestowsoronwhomhebestowsit?


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tārebalilena,—“rājā,calayuddhetumitorapāchesarva-gaṇasahaāchiāmi

Hesaid,“OKing,yougoandfight.Iwillfollowyouwithmyassociates.


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torajinibekahenakāraśaktiāchepāśupataastralai’muñitorapāche”

“WhohasthepowertodefeatyouwhenIamsupportingyouwithmyPāśupataweapon?”


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pāiyāśiverabalaseimūḍha-maticalilahariṣeyuddhekṛṣṇerasaṁhati

BeingencouragedbyŚiva,thefoolishKinghappilywenttofightKṛṣṇa.


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śivacalilenatārapāchesarva-gaṇetārapakṣahai’yuddhakaribāramane

Śivaandhisassociatesfollowedhimwiththeintentionoffightingonhisbehalf.


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sarva-bhūta-antaryāmīdevakīnandanasakalavṛttāntajānilenasei-kṣaṇa

ThesonofDevakī,whoistheSupersoulofalllivingentities,immediatelyunderstoodtheentiresituation.


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jāniyāvṛttāntanija-cakra-sudarśanaeḍilenakṛṣṇacandrasabāradalana

Knowingthesituation,KṛṣṇacandrareleasedHisSudarśanacakratodestroythemall.


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kāroavyahatināhisudarśana-sthānekāśīrāja-muṇḍagiyākāṭilaprathame

NoonecanescapethewrathofSudarśana.ItfirstwentandcutofftheheadofKāśirāja.


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śeṣetārasambandhesakalavārāṇasīpoḍāiyāsakalakarilabhasma-rāśi

vārāṇasīdāhadekhi’kruddhamaheśvarapāśupata-astraeḍilenabhayaṅkara

pāśupata-astrakikaribacakra-sthānecakra-tejadekhi’palāilasei-kṣaṇe

śeṣemaheśvara-pratiyāyenadhāiyācakra-bhayeśaṅkarayāyenapalāiyā

Becauseofthatking’soffense,theSudarśanacakraeventuallyburnttheentirecityofVārāṇasītoashes.WhenMaheśvarasawVārāṇasīburn,hebecamesoangrythathereleasedhisformidablePāśupataweapon.ButwhatwillthePāśupataweapondobeforetheSudarśanacakra?ItimmediatelyfledawaywhenitsawSudarśana’sprowess.SudarśanaeventuallywentafterMaheśvara,whofledawayinfearofthecakra.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.66.42)itisstated:

dagdhvāvārāṇasīṁsarvāṁviṣṇoścakraṁsudarśanambhūyaḥpārśvamupātiṣṭhatkṛṣṇasyākliṣṭa-karmaṇaḥ

“AfterburningdowntheentirecityofVārāṇasī,LordViṣṇu’sSudarśanacakrareturnedtothesideofŚrīKṛṣṇa,whoseactionsareeffortless.”


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cakra-tejevyāpilekasakalabhuvanapalāitediknāpāyenatrilocana

ThepowerofSudarśanawasfeltthroughouttheentireworld,sothethree-eyedŚivahadnoplacetoescape.


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pūrveyenacakra-tejedurvāsāpīḍitaśiverahailaebe,seisabarīta

ŚivathusfellintoapredicamentsimilartowhenDurvāsāpreviouslysufferedundertheprowessofSudarśana.Foradescriptionofthisincident,oneshouldseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,NinthCanto,ChapterFour.


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śeṣeśivabujhilena,—“sudarśana-sthānerakṣākaribekahenanāhikṛṣṇavine”

Śivaultimatelyrealized,“ThereisnooneotherthanKṛṣṇawhocanprotectmefromthewrathofSudarśana.”


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etekacintiyāvaiṣṇavāgratrilocanabhayetrastahai’gelagovinda-śaraṇa

Afterthinkinginthisway,thethree-eyedtopmostVaiṣṇavawentinfeartotakeshelterofGovinda.


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“jayajayamahāprabhudevakīnandanajayasarva-vyāpīsarvajīveraśaraṇa

“AllgloriestotheSupremeLord,Devakī-nandana!Allgloriestotheall-pervadingLordandshelterofalllivingentities!


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jayajayasu-buddhiku-buddhisarva-dātājayajayasraṣṭā,harttā,sabārarakṣitā

“AllgloriestoYou,thebestowerofbothgoodandbadintelligence!Allgloriestothecreator,maintainer,andannihilatorofall!


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jayajayaadoṣa-daraśikṛpā-sindhujayajayasantapta-janeraekabandhu

“AllgloriestoYou,theoceanofmercy,whodoesnotfindfaultsinothers!Allgloriestotheonlyfriendofallsufferingsouls!


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jayajayaaparādha-bhañjana-śaraṇadoṣakṣama’prabhu,toralainuśaraṇa”

“AllgloriestoYou,whoremovesone’soffensesandgivesoneshelter!Pleaseforgivemyoffense.IsurrenderuntoYou.”


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śuni’śaṅkarerastavasarva-jīvanāthacakra-tejanibāriyāhailāsākṣāt

OnhearingŚaṅkara’sprayers,theLordofalllivingentitiesstoppedSudarśana’sattackandappearedbeforehim.


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catur-dikeśobhākaregopa-gopī-gaṇakichukrodha-hāsya-mukhebalenavacana

Surroundedbythecowherdboysandgirls,theLordslightlysmiledasHespokeinanger.


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“keneśiva,tumita’jānahamoraśuddhieta-kāletomārae-matakenebuddhi

“OŚiva,youcertainlyknowMyprowess.Howthendidyoudevelopsuchamentalityafterallthistime?


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konkīṭakāśīrājaadhamanṛpatitāralāgi’yuddhakaraāmārasaṁhati

“Whoisthisinsignificant,fallenking,Kāśirāja?YoufoughtwithMeforhissake?


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eiyedekhahamoracakrasudarśanatomāreonāsaheyāhāraparākrama

“YousawMySudarśanacakra,whoseprowessevenyoucannottolerate.


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brahma-astrapāśupata-astraādiyataparamaavyarthamahā-astraārakata

sudarśana-sthānekāronāhipratikārayāraastratārecāhekaritesaṁhāra

“GreatinfallibleweaponslikethebrahmāstraandpāśupatāstraarepowerlessbeforeSudarśana.Whensuchweaponsaredefeated,theydesiretokilltheirwielder.


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henata’nādekhiāmisaṁsāra-bhitaratomā’-baiyeāmārekareanādara”

“ItappearsthatthereisnoonewithintheworldwhodisrespectsMemorethanyou.”


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śuniyāprabhurakichusakrodhauttaraantarekampitabaḍahailāśaṅkara

AfterhearingtheLord’sangrywords,Śaṅkarabegantotrembleinfear.


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tabeśeṣedhariyāprabhuraśrī-caraṇakaritelāgilaśivaātma-nivedana

ThenŚivagrabbedholdoftheLord’slotusfeetandbegantospeakwithfullsurrender.


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“tomāraadhīnaprabhu,sakalasaṁsārasvatantrahaiteśaktiāchayekāhāra

pavanecālāyayenasūkṣmatṛṇa-gaṇaeimataasvatantrasakalabhuvana

“OLord,theentireworldisunderYourcontrol.Whohasthepowertobecomeindependent?ThepeopleoftheentireworldarecontrolledbyYoulikedrygrassiscarriedbythewind.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.63.44)itisstated:

taṁtvājagat-sthity-udayānta-hetuṁsamaṁprasāntaṁsuhṛd-ātma-daivamananyamekaṁjagad-ātma-ketaṁbhavāpavargāyabhajāmadevam

“LetusworshipYou,theSupremeLord,tobefreedfrommateriallife.Youarethemaintaineroftheuniverseandthecauseofitscreationanddemise.Equipoisedandperfectlyatpeace,Youarethetruefriend,Self,

andworshipableLord.Youareonewithoutasecond,theshelterofalltheworldsandallsouls.”OneshouldalsodiscusstheMahābhārata,Śānti-parva,Chapter43,verse16andAnuśāsana-parva,Chapters147-148.IntheKaṭhaUpaniṣad(2.2.8and2.3.1)itisstated:tasminlokāḥśritāḥsarvetadunātyetikaścana—“InHimalltheworldsaresituated.NoonecansurpassHim.”


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yekarāhaprabhu,tumise-ijīvekarehenakebāācheyetomāramāyātare

“OLord,alivingentityactsinwhateverwayYoudirecthim.WhohasthepowertosurpassYourillusoryenergy?


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viśeṣediyāchaprabhu,moreahaṅkāraāpanārebaḍabaināhidekhoṅāra

“OLord,somehoworotherYouhavegivenmeafalseego,andasaresultIdonotrecognizeanyoneassuperiortome.Falseegoisproducedfromthemodeofignorance.BythewilloftheSupremeLord,theguṇa-avatāraMahādevaisinvestedwiththepowerofdestruction.ThereforetheunauthorizedphilosophiespropoundedbytheimpersonalistKāśirāja,thecommentatorŚrīkaṇṭha,whowasafolloweroftheśaiva-viśiṣṭādvaitaphilosophy,andotherimpersonalistslikeApyayiDīkṣitahavebeencompletelyrefutedintheŚruta-prakāśikācommentaryonŚrī-bhāṣyabyŚrīSudarśanācārya,theservantofŚrīRāmānuja.Yetwhileraisingitsheadlateronthephilosophyofśaiva-viśiṣṭādvaitawasoutofmisfortunesmashedintopiecesbytheweaponofSudarśanaintheformoftheśuddha-viśiṣṭādvaitaphilosophy.

māyāvādamasac-chāstraṁpracchannaṁbauddhamucyatemayaivavihitaṁdevikalaubrāhmaṇa-mūrtinā

“IntheAgeofKaliItaketheformofabrāhmaṇaandexplaintheVedasthroughfalsescripturesinanatheisticway,similartoBuddhistphilosophy.”Theactivitiesmentionedinthisversedescribethemissionofthepredominatingdeityofthefalseego.ButŚrīViṣṇusvāmī,whowasengagedintheserviceoftheSupremeLord,tookshelteratthelotusfeetofŚrīRudra,hisspiritualmaster,insuchawaythatherestoredthespiritualegoinplaceofallformsofmundanefalseego.


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tomāramāyāyamorekarāyadurgatikikarimuprabhu,muñiasvatantramati

“Yourillusoryenergybewildersme.OLord,whatshallIdo?Ihavenoindependence.Itisstated:`māyādhīśa’`māyā-vaśa’——īśvare-jīvebheda—“TheLordisthemasterofthepotencies,andthelivingentityistheservantofthem.ThatisthedifferencebetweentheLordandthelivingentity.”ThereforeeventhoughLordŚivaisaddressedbythenameBhagavān,heisasubordinatedevoteeoftheeternalLordViṣṇu.


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torapāda-padmamoraekāntajīvanaaraṇyethākibacinti’tomāracaraṇa

“Yourlotusfeetaremyonlylifeandsoul.IwillliveintheforestandrememberYourlotusfeet.


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tathāpihamoreselaoyāoahaṅkāramuñikikaribaprabhu,yeicchātomāra

“StillYouinvestmewithfalseego.WhatcanIdo,OLord,thatisYourdesire.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.10.12)itisstated:

dravyaṁkarmacakālaścasvabhāvojīvaevacayad-anugrahataḥsantinasantiyad-upekṣayā

“Oneshoulddefinitelyknowthatallmaterialingredients,activities,timeandmodes,andthelivingentitieswhoaremeanttoenjoythemall,existbyHismercyonly,andassoonasHedoesnotcareforthem,everythingbecomesnonexistent.”AndintheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.88.3)itisstated:

śivaḥśakti-yutaḥśaśvattri-liṅgoguṇa-saṁvṛtaḥvaikārikastaijasaścatāmasaścetyahaṁtridhā

“LordŚivaisalwaysunitedwithhispersonalenergy,thematerialnature.Manifestinghimselfinthreefeaturesinresponsetotheentreatiesofnature’sthreemodes,hethusembodiesthethreefoldprincipleofmaterialegoingoodness,passion,andignorance.”


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tathāpihaprabhu,muñikailuṅaparādhasakalakṣamiyāmorekarahaprasāda

“Still,OLord,Ihavecommittedanoffense.PleaseforgivemeandbestowYourmercyonme.


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e-matakubuddhimorayenaāranaheeivaradeha’prabhuhaiyāsadaye

“OLord,kindlygivemethebenedictionthatImayneverdevelopsuchevilmentalityagain.


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yenaaparādhakailuṅkari’ahaṅkārahailatāhāraśāsti,śeṣanāhiāra

“IwaspunishedappropriatelyfortheoffenseIcommittedundertheinfluenceoffalseego.


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ebeājñākaraprabhu,thākimukothāyatomā’—baiāravābalibakārapāya”

“Now,OLord,pleaseinstructme.WhereshouldIreside?WhocanIaskotherthanYou?”


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śuni’śaṅkareravākyaīṣathāsiyābalitelāgilāprabhukṛpā-yuktahaiyā

OnhearingŚaṅkara’swords,theLordsmiledandspoketohimwithcompassion.


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“śunaśiva,tomāredilāṅadivya-sthānasarva-goṣṭhīsahatathākarahapayāna

“Listen,Śiva,Iamgivingyouadivineplace.Goandlivetherewithyourassociates.


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ekāmraka-vana-nāma-sthānamanoharatathāyahaibātumikoṭi-liṅgeśvara

“ThenameofthatenchantingplaceisEkāmraka-vana.YouwillresidethereasKoṭī-liṅgeśvara.


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sehavārāṇasī-prāyasuramyanagarīsei-sthāneāmāraparamagopyapurī

“ThatplaceisaspleasingasVārāṇasī.Ialsoresidethereinamostconfidentialplace.


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seisthānaśiva,ājikahitomā’-sthānesepurīramarmamorakehanāhijāne

“OŚiva,todayIrevealedtoyouthegloriesofthatplace.Nooneelseknowsthesecretsofthatplace.


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sindhu-tīrevaṭa-mūle`nīlācala’nāmakṣetra-śrī-puruṣottama-atiramya-sthāna

“OntheshoreoftheoceanbeneathonebanyantreeisthemostenchantingplacenamedNīlācala,whichisalsoknownasŚrīPuruṣottama-kṣetra.ThegloriesofŚrīPuruṣottama-kṣetra(JagannāthaPurī)aredescribedinthePadmaPurāṇa,Kriyā-yoga-sāra,EleventhChapter,asfollows:

lavaṇāmbho-nidhestīrepuruṣottama-saṁjñakampuraṁtadbrāhmaṇa-śreṣṭhasvargādapisu-durlabham

“OntheshoreofthesaltwateroceanisthesacredcitynamedPuruṣottama.Obestofthebrāhmaṇas,itismoredifficulttoattainthanevenheaven.

svayamastipuretasminyataḥśrī-puruṣottamaḥpuruṣottamamityuktaṁtasmāttannāma-kovidaiḥ

“BecausethedivinePersonalityofGodheadisdirectlypresentinthatcity,itiscalledPuruṣottamabythosewhoareexpertknowersofnames.

kṣetraṁtaddurlabhaṁviprasamantāddaśa-yojanamtatra-sthādehinodevairdṛśyantecacatur-bhujāḥ

“Obrāhmaṇa,thatrarelyachievedholydistrictmeasurestenyojanasonallsides.Theembodiedlivingbeingswhoresidethereareseenbythedemigodsashavingfourarms.

praviśantastutatkṣetraṁsarvesyurviṣṇu-mūrtayaḥtasmādvicāraṇātatranakartavyāvicakṣaṇaiḥ

“EveryonewhoentersthatholydistrictassumesaformlikethatofLordViṣṇu.Thosewhohavediscriminationneednotbeconcernedatallaboutthetruthofthis.

caṇḍālenāpisaṁspṛṣṭaṁgrāhyaṁtatrānnamagrajaiḥsākṣādviṣṇuryatastatracaṇḍālo‘pidvijottamaḥ

“Evenifthefoodofthatplacehasbeentouchedbyacaṇḍāla,itmaybeacceptedbysuperiorpersons.BecauseLordViṣṇuHimselfisinthatfood,evensuchacaṇḍālaiscountedamongthebestofthetwiceborn.

tatrānna-pācikālakṣmīḥsvayaṁbhoktājanārdanaḥtasmāttadannaṁviprarṣedaivatairapidurlabham

“ThecookwhohaspreparedthatfoodisLakṣmī,andtheenjoyerofthatfoodisLordJanārdanaHimself.Therefore,Osageamongthebrāhmaṇas,thatfoodisdifficultforeventhedemigodstoobtain.

hari-bhuktāvaśiṣṭaṁtatpavitraṁbhuvidurlabhamannaṁyebhuñjatemartyāsteṣāṁmuktirnadurlabhā

“Thatfood,theremnantsofLordHari,ispurifyingandisrarelyachievedinthisworld.Formortalswhoeatit,liberationisnotatalldifficulttoachieve.

brahmādyāstridaśāḥsarvetadannamati-durlabhambhuñjatenityamādṛtyamanuṣyāṇāṁcakākathā

“ThatfoodisverydifficulttoobtainforallthedemigodsheadedbyBrahmā.Whenevertheygetit,theyeatitwithgreatrespect.Whattospeakthenofordinarymortals?

nayasyaramatecittaṁtasminnannesu-durlabhetamevaviṣṇu-dveṣṭāraṁprāhuḥsarvemaharṣayaḥ

“Ifsomeone’sheartdoesnottakepleasureinthatrarelyobtainedfood,allthegreatsagescallhimanenemyofLordViṣṇu.

pavitraṁbhuvisarvatrayathāgaṅgā-jalaṁdvijatathāpavitraṁsarvatratadannaṁpāpa-nāśanam

“AstheGangeswaterpurifiestheentireearth,Obrāhmaṇa,sothatfoodpurifiesallplacesanddestroysallsins.

tadannaṁkomalaṁdivyaṁyadyapidvija-sattamatathāpivajra-tulyaṁsyātpāpa-parvata-dāraṇe

“Obestofthebrāhmaṇas,althoughthatdivinefoodisverytender,itactslikeathunderboltinshatteringone’smountainofsins.

pūrvārjitānipāpānikṣayaṁyāsyantiyasyavaibhaktiḥpravartatetasminnannetasyasu-durlabhe

“Onewhosesinfulreactionsearnedfrompreviousliveshavebeeneradicateddevelopsdevotionforthatdifficulttoobtainfood.

bahu-janmārjitaṁpuṇyaṁyasyayāsyatisaṅkṣayamtasminnannedvija-śreṣṭhatasyabhaktiḥpravartate

“Andsomeonewhosepiousreactionsearnedovermanylifetimeshavebecomedepletedalsodevelopsdevotionforthatfood,Obestofthebrāhmaṇas.”


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anantabrahmāṇḍakāleyakhanasaṁhāretabusesthānerakichukaritenāpāre

“Atthetimeoftheannihilationoftheunlimiteduniverses,thatplaceremainsintact.


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sarva-kālaseisthāneāmāravasati

prati-dinaāmārabhojanahayatathi

“Ieternallyresideatthatplace,andIeatthereeveryday.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.371-372

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sesthāneraprabhāveyojanadaśabhūmitāhātevasayeyatajantu,kīṭa,kṛmi

sabāredekhayecatur-bhujadeva-gaṇe`bhuvana-maṅgala’kari’kahiyeyesthāne

“Bytheinfluenceofthatplace,alllivingentities—eventheanimals,insects,andworms—wholivewithintenyojanasofthatplaceareseenbythedemigodsashavingfourarms.Thatplaceissaidtobethemostauspiciousplaceintheworld.


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nidrāteoyesthānesamādhi-phalahayaśayanepraṇāma-phalayathāvedekaya

“TheVedasdeclarethatbysleepingatthatplaceoneobtainstheresultsofsamādhi,andbylyingdownthereoneobtainstheresultsofofferingobeisances.


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pradakṣiṇa-phalapāyakarilebhramaṇakathāmātrayathāhayaāmārastavana

“Bywanderingaboutthatplace,oneobtainstheresultofcircumambulation.EverywordspokenatthatplaceisaprayerofferedtoMe.


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henasekṣetreraatiprabhāvanirmalamatsyakhāileopāyahaviṣyeraphala

“Theinfluenceofthatplaceissosanctified,thatoneattainstheresultofeatinghaviṣyariceevenbyeatingfish.Itisstated[intheManu-saṁhitā]:matsyādaḥsarva-māṁsādas-tasmānmatsyānvivarjayet—“Onewhoeatsfishisconsideredtohaveeatenallformsofmeat.Thereforeoneshouldnoteatfish.”Accordingtothisscripturalstatement,onewhoeatsfishincursthesinofeatingthefleshofalltypesoflivingentities.Thereforesincefishismostabominable,itmustnotbeeaten.Haviṣyarice,orboiledsunnedriceandghee,ismostpure.Itisnotabominableinanyway.One’scontemplationonMukundaalwaysremainsstrongwhilelivinginŚrī-kṣetraevenifoneeatsextremelyabominablefoods,forthelivingentitytherelosesthesinfuldesiretoeatabominablefoodslikefish,andtheremnantsofLordViṣṇuappeartohimasrelishableandmoresanctifiedthanhaviṣyarice.MisguidedinhabitantsofthetenyojanaabodeoftheLordwhodonotunderstandthepurportofthePurāṇashaveopenlyintroducedthepracticeofeatingfoodslikedryfish.Iftheyrenouncetheeatingofabominablefoodslikefish,theywillbeabletochantthenameofHari.Althoughhaviṣyariceisinthemodeofgoodness,itisnotequaltotranscendentalmahā-prasāda.Byhonoringtranscendentalmahā-prasādaoneattainspuredevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.


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nija-nāmesthānamorahenapriyatamatāhāteyatekavaise,seāmārasama

“Thatabode,whichbearsMyname,isverydeartoMe.EveryonewhoresidesthereisequaltoMe.


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sesthānenāhikayama-daṇḍa-adhikāraāmikaribhāla-manda-vicārasabāra

“Yamarājahasnojurisdictiontopunishanyoneofthatplace.Ialonejudgethepiousandimpiousactivitiesofeveryonethere.


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henaseāmārapurī,tāhārauttaretomāredilāṅasthānarahibāratare

“IamgivingyouaplacetostaynorthofthatabodeofMine.TheplacenorthofNīlācalawithinthetenyojanaareaisBhuvaneśvara.


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bhukti-mukti-pradaseisthānamanoharatathātumikhyātahaibā`śrī-bhuvaneśvara’”

“Thatenchantingplaceawardsmaterialenjoymentandliberation.Youwillberenownedthereas“ŚrīBhuvaneśvara.”Thephrasebhukti-mukti-pradaisexplainedasfollows:AfterpeopleattainmaterialenjoymentorliberationtheybecomesuitablecandidatesforworshipingtheSupremeLord.Anotherreadingforbhukti-mukti-pradaisbhakti-mukti-prada,or“thebestowerofliberationintheformofdevotionalservice.”Inthiscase,devotionalservicewillbeconsideredanadjective,asdevotionalservicealoneistheactualliberationoftheliving

entities.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.380

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śuniyāadbhutapurī-mahimāśaṅkarapunaḥśrī-caraṇadhari’karilāuttara

AfterŚaṅkaraheardthewonderfulgloriesofJagannāthaPurī,heagaingrabbedholdoftheLord’slotusfeetandspoke.


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“śunaprāṇa-nātha,moraekanivedanamuñiseparamaahaṅkṛtasarva-kṣaṇa

“OLordofmylife,Ihaveonerequest.Iamalwaysextremelyproud.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.382

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eteketomārechāḍi’āmianyasthānethākilekuśalamoranāhikakakhane

“ThereforeitwillneverbegoodformetoliveawayfromYourassociation.


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tomāranikaṭethākisabemoramanaduṣṭa-saṅga-doṣebhālanāhikakakhana

“IhaveadesiretoresidenearYou.Itisnevergoodtoremaininbadassociation.


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etekeāmāreyadithākebhṛtya-jñānatabenija-kṣetremoredeha’ekasthāna

“Therefore,ifYouconsidermeYourservant,pleasegivemeaplacetostayinYourownabode.


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kṣetreramahimāśuni’śrī-mukhetomārabaḍaicchāhailatathāthākiteāmāra

“AfterhearingthegloriesofYourabodefromYourlotusmouth,Ihavedevelopedanintensedesiretolivethere.


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nikṛṣṭahaiyāprabhu,sevimutomāretathāyatilekasthānadeha’prabhu,more

“IwillserveYouasamenialservant.OLord,pleasegivemeatinyplace.


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kṣetra-vāsa-pratimorabaḍalayamana”etabali’maheśvarakarenakrandana

“IdesiretoliveinYoursacredabode.”Afterspeakingthesewords,Maheśvarabegantocry.


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śiva-vākyetuṣṭahai’śrī-candra-vadanabalitelāgilātāṅrekari’āliṅgana

Themoon-facedLordwaspleasedwithŚiva’swords.HethenembracedŚivaandspokeasfollows.


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“śunaśiva,tumimoranija-dehasamayetomārapriya,semohārapriyatama

“Listen,Śiva.YouareequaltoMyownbody.AnyonewhoisdeartoyouisalsodeartoMe.ThemeaningofthephrasemohārapriyatamacanbeunderstoodfromŚrīŚrīJīvaGosvāmī’sfollowingstatementintheBhakti-sandarbha(216):

śuddha-bhaktāḥśrī-gurośrīśivasyacabhagavatāsahaabheda-dṛṣtiṁ-tat-priyatamatvenaivamanyante

“WheneverthescripturesdescribethespiritualmasterandLordŚivaasbeingnondifferentfromKṛṣṇa,puredevoteesunderstandthatthisisbecauseoftheirbeingmostdeartoŚrīKṛṣṇa.”


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yathātumi,tathāāmi,ithenāhiānasarva-kṣetretomāredilāṅaāmisthāna

“Iampresentwhereveryouare.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.IamgivingyouaplaceinallofMyabodes.


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kṣetrerapālakatumisarvathāāmārasarva-kṣetretomāredilāmaadhikāra

“YouwillbethesolemaintainerofMyabodes.Iauthorizeyoutodothis.BecauseafterMahādevareceivedaplacetoresideinEkāmraka-kṣetraheprayedthathebeallowedtolivewherevertheLordstays,MahādevawasappointedthemaintainerofallofViṣṇu’sabodes.


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ekāmraka-vanayetomāredilaāmitāhāteoparipūrṇa-rūpethākatumi

“YouresidetoyourfullsatisfactionintheEkāmraka-vanathatIgaveyou.


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seikṣetraāmāraparamapriyasthānamoraprītetathāyathākibesarva-kṣaṇa

“ThatplaceismostdeartoMe.AlwaysresidethereforMypleasure.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.394

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yeāmārabhaktahaitomā’anādareseāmāremātrayenaviḍambanākare”

“IfoneofMydevoteesdisrespectsyou,hesimplycreatesdisturbanceforMe.”MahādevawasinstructedtoliveinBhuvaneśvara-kṣetratohisfullsatisfaction.NodevoteeofViṣṇushoulddisrespecthim.AnyonewhodoessowillfallfromthedevotionalserviceoftheSupremeLord.ThisbenedictionwasgiventoMahādeva.


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henamateśivapāilenaseisthānaadyāpihavikhyāta-bhuvaneśvara-nāma

InthiswayŚivaobtainedthatplace.EventodaythatplaceiscelebratedbythenameBhuvaneśvara.


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śiva-priyabaḍakṛṣṇatāhābujhāitenṛtyakaregauracandraśiverasākṣāte

GauracandradancedbeforeŚivatorevealthatŚivaismostdeartoKṛṣṇa.ThespiritualmasterandMahādevaarebothextremelydeartotheSupremeLord.ThedevoteesofŚivahaveobtainedtheserviceoftheeight-armedSupremeLord.ButthosewhoconsiderdemigodslikeŚivatobeindependentcommitanoffenseatthefeetoftheSupremeLord.


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yatakichukṛṣṇakahiyāchenapurāṇeebetāhādekhāyenasākṣāteāpane

WhateverKṛṣṇaspokeinthePurāṇaswasnowdirectlydemonstrated.


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`śivarāmagovinda’baliyāgaura-rāyahātetālidiyānṛtyakarenasadāya

LordGauraclappedHishandsasHecontinuouslydancedandchanted,“Śiva,Rāma,Govinda!”


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āpanebhuvaneśvaragiyāgauracandraśiva-pūjākarilenalaibhakta-vṛnda

GauracandrapersonallyvisitedBhuvaneśvarawithHisdevoteesandworshipedŚiva.InhisbookSaṅkalpa-kalpa-druma,ŚrīViśvanāthaCakravartīṬhākurahaswrittenasfollows:

vṛndāvanāvani-patejayasoma-soma-maulesanandana-sanātana-nāradeḍya

gopīśvaravraja-vilāsi-yugāṅghri-padmeprītiṁprayacchanitarāṁnirupadhikāṁme

“OprotectorofVṛndāvana,allgloriestoyou!OhusbandofPārvatī,OyouwhoseheadisdecoratedwiththemoonandwhoisworshipedbysageslikeSanaka,Sanandana,Sanātana,andNārada!OGopīśvara,Ipraythatyoubestowuponmeuninterrupted,unalloyedloveforthelotusfeetofthedivinecouple,whoenjoypastimesinVraja.”IgnorantpeoplewhodonotunderstandeitherMahādeva’sgloriousservicetoKṛṣṇaortheactualpurportofsomePurāṇicincidentsthinkthat

Śivaisworshipedasthesupremecontrollerbyviṣṇu-tattvaslikeRāmaandlakṣmīslikeSītā,andthereforeRudraiscertainlytheindependentSupremeLordandLordViṣṇuissubordinatetotheSupremeLordRudra.SomepeopleconsiderthatViṣṇuisequaltoRudraorthatViṣṇuisanothernameofRudra,andtheythustrytosynthesizewithoutauthority.ButallVedicliteratureshaverefutedtheirphilosophyasfollows:

yastunārāyaṇaṁdevaṁbrahma-rudrādi-daivataiḥsamatvenaivavīkṣeta

sapāṣaṇḍībhaveddhruvam

“ApersonwhoconsidersdemigodslikeBrahmāandŚivatobeonanequallevelwithNārāyaṇaistobeconsideredanoffender,orpāṣaṇḍī.”IntheMahābhāratanarrationregardingUpamanyuitissaidthatŚrīKṛṣṇaperformedausteritiestopleaseRudraforthesakeofJāmbavatī’ssonandthatallthedemigodsandViṣṇuemanatedfromRudra.Butwhereisthejustificationforthisconclusion?Theunderstandingofthosewhoconcludeinthiswaywithoutrealizingtheactualpurportofthescripturesisextremelycrude.ThereasonforthisisthatthescripturesdescribethatwhenRudrawasfightingonbehalfofKingBāṇa,hewasdefeatedbyViṣṇuandhethenglorifiedViṣṇuastheoriginalPersonalityofGodhead.HewasalsobewilderedbyMohinī,savedfromthehandsofVṛkāsura,anddeliveredfromthesinofkillingabrāhmaṇa.ThereasonwhyLordViṣṇusometimesdisplaysthepastimeofworshipingRudraisdescribedinthescripturesasfollows:IntheSiddhānta-ratna,ThirdPāda,texts22,23,26,27itisstated:“BydisplayingthepastimeofworshipingHisownformasRudra,LordViṣṇutaughttheworshipofRudranottoHisownsinceredevoteesbuttotheinsincerelivingentitieswhodesirereligiosity,economicdevelopment,sensegratification,andliberation.ThisfacthasbeenconfirmedbytheLordHimselfwhenHespokeintheNārāyaṇīyatoArjunaasfollows:`OArjuna,Iamthesouloftheuniverse.MyworshipofRudraisworshipof

MyownSelf.WhateverIdo,commonpeoplefollow.ExamplessetbyMeshouldbefollowed.ThatiswhyIworshipRudra.Viṣṇudoesnotofferobeisancestoanydemigod.IworshipRudra,consideringhimtobeMyownSelf.IamtheindwellingSupersouloftheentireuniverse.IworshipMyownpartialexpansion,Rudra,whoisnondifferentfromMeasmoltenironisnondifferentfromfire.IhavesetthestandardthatthedemigodsheadedbyRudrashouldbeworshiped.IfIdidnotsettheexampleofworshipingRudra,thenpeoplewouldnotfollowthatstandard.ThereforeIteachtheworshipofMyservantsthroughMypersonalbehavior.ThereisnoonegreaterthanorequaltoMe.Therefore,sinceIamthegreatest,Idonotworshipanyone.ButsinceRudraisMypartialexpansionIdisplaytheexampleofworshipingRudraandotherdemigodstoteachordinarypeople.’InthisconnectionBrahmātoldRudrathatViṣṇualoneistheSupersoulofeveryoneincludingBrahmāandRudra.Hesaid,`LordViṣṇuistheSupersoulofyou,me,andallotherembodiedlivingentities.NoonecanrestrictHimwithintheconfinesoftheirmundaneknowledge.’“IfsimplybecauseŚrīRāmacandradisplayedthepastimeofworshipingLordŚivatoteachtheworshipofthatgreatVaiṣṇava,ŚivashouldbeconsideredtheSupremeLordandRāmacandrashouldbeconsideredsubordinate,thensinceŚrīRāmacandraworshipedtheocean,theoceanshouldalsobeconsideredtheSupremeLord.ItshouldbeunderstoodthatwhenevertheassociatesoftheSupremeLordhaveenactedthepastimeofworshipingdemigods,theirpurposewastoteachtheworshipofthedemigods,whoaresubordinatetoViṣṇu.ItisthepastimeoftheLord’sassociatestoteach,`alldemigodsaresubordinatetoViṣṇu,’yetsuchworshipshouldneverbeacceptedastheultimateconclusion.LordViṣṇuiscertainlythecontrollerofeveryone.Hisactivityofmaintainingtheuniverse,likeBrahmā’sactivityofcreationandRudra’sactivityofannihilation,andHisinteractionwiththedemigodsisjustlikeaking’sinteractionwiththieves.ActuallyBrahmāandRudracreateandannihilateonlyafterbeingempoweredbyViṣṇu.ThereforeLordViṣṇuis

certainlyeternallyworshipabletoallthedemigodsheadedbyBrahmāandRudra.”ItfurtherstatedintheSiddhānta-ratna,ThirdPāda,texts13-14:“IntheSkandaPurāṇaitisstatedthatLordViṣṇukeptsomenameslikeNārāyaṇaforHimself,andHegavesomenameslikeBrahmāandRudratothedemigods.Asakinggivesvillagesotherthanhisowncapitoltohisministersandservantsfortheirresidence,thesupremelyindependentPersonalityofGodheadViṣṇualsogivesnamesotherthanafewspecialonestothedemigodsfortheiruse.“Rudraisknownforderidingthedesireforliberationandforhavingafierceform.ThereforeitisstatedintheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.2.26):

mumukṣavoghora-rūpānhitvābhūta-patīnathanārāyaṇa-kalāḥśāntābhajantihyanasūyavaḥ

`Thosewhoareseriousaboutliberationarecertainlynonenvious,andtheyrespectall.Yettheyrejectthehorribleandghastlyformsofthedemigodsandworshiponlytheall-blissfulformsofLordViṣṇuandHisplenaryportions.’”IthasalreadybeenshownbyquotingVyāsadeva’swordsandithasbeenprovedbyquotingthePurāṇicincidentmentionedinŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavatathatŚrīBhuvaneśvarashouldnotbeseenasafierceformofRudraorasanordinaryliṅga.IntheconsiderationofpureVaiṣṇavas,ŚrīBhuvaneśvaraismostdeartoKṛṣṇaandisthereforenondifferentfromKṛṣṇa.TheŚrīRūpānugaVaiṣṇavasconsiderŚrīBhuvaneśvaraintheformofŚrīGopālinī-śaktiandpraytohimfortheserviceofthedivineyoungcouple,ŚrīŚrīRādhā-Govinda.


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śikṣā-guruīśvareraśikṣāyenāmānenija-doṣeduḥkhapāyaseisabajane

ThosewhodonotfollowtheteachingsoftheSupremeLord,whoistheinstructingspiritualmasterofall,suffermiseriesbecauseoftheirownfaults.


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seiśiva-grāmeprabhubhakta-vṛnda-saṅgeśiva-liṅgadekhi’dekhi’bhramilenaraṅge

InthatabodeofŚiva,theLordandHisassociateshappilywanderedaboutseeingtheŚiva-liṅgas.Ofthedeitiessituatedwithinthewallsofthetemple,Ekāmraka-śivaissituatedatthebaseofthemangotreeandisfacingwest.NorthofthemangotreeisaŚiva-liṅganamedUgreśvara,whoisthechiefofelevenhundredthousandliṅgas.BeyondhimisViśveśvara-liṅga.WestofGaṇanāthaareNandīandMahākāla.ThesetwowereworshipedbyCitragupta,sotheyarealsoknownasCitragupteśa.NearbyisSabareśvara-liṅga.InthesouthwestisLaḍḍukeśvaraŚiva,thechiefofninehundredthousandliṅgas.NearhimisŚakreśvaraŚiva.Bindu-sarovara,AnantaVāsudeva,Puruṣottama,Padaharā,Tīrtheśvara,andBhuvaneśvara,whoisthecombinationofeightforms,arefoundinthefirstofeightconcentricrings.Kapila-kuṇḍa,Pāpanāśana-kuṇḍa,Maitreśa,andVāruṇeśaaresituatedinthesecondring.BeyondthisisPāpanāśana-tīrtha.SouthofPāpanāśana-kuṇḍaisĪśāneśvaraŚiva.NorthwestofhimisYameśvara-liṅga.Gaṅgeśvara-liṅgaissituatedinthethirdconcentricring.GaṅgāandYamunāflowashortdistancenortheastofthere.IntheSatya-yuga,GaṅgāandYamunāflowedthereslowlywithadesiretoseeBhuvaneśvaraandofferedprayerstoBhuvaneśvarabychantingmantrasfromthefourVedas.WhenBhuvaneśvarawassatisfiedbytheirprayersandaskedwhattheydesired,theyexpressedtheirdesiretoliveeternallyinEkāmraka-kṣetra.ŚrīBhuvaneśvarathenawardedthemaplaceinthe

southeast.Bytakingbathinthesetwotīrthas—GaṅgāandYamunāoneattainsdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu,theresultoftakingbathintheGaṅgāandYamunā.ThereisalsoaplaceknownasDevī-pada-tīrthainthisthirdring.WehavealreadydescribedthePurāṇicincidentregardingthisDevī-pada-tīrtha.ThebeautifullakethatPārvatīdevīcreatedafterkillingthetwodemonsKṛttiandVāsaisrenownedasDevī-pada-tīrtha.BytakingbathinthatDevī-pada-tīrthaandworshipingGopālinīontheeighthdayofthewaxingmooninthemonthofPhālgunaoneattainsone’sdesiredresults.SoutheastofthistīrthaŚrīLakṣmīdevīestablishedaliṅgainatempleconstructedbyViśvakarmā.ThatliṅgaisknownasLakṣmīśvara.Inthefourthring,Koṭī-tīrthaandKoṭīśvaraaresituated.WhenthedemigodsattemptedtoconstructtemplesinBhuvaneśvara,ŚrīBhuvaneśvaraorderedthemthroughavoiceintheskytoperformasacrificeinthenortheastcorner.Whenthedemigodsfollowedhisorderbyconstructingtemples,establishingdeities,performingfiresacrifices,andofferingprayers,Bhuvaneśvarawaspleasedanddecidedtogivethemabenediction.Thedemigodsthenprayedthattheirsacrificialpitwouldbecomeatīrtha,andtheirdesirewasfulfilled.ThisplaceisrenownedasKoṭī-tīrtha.BytakingbathinthisKoṭī-tīrtha,oneattainsthesupremedestination.Inthefourthring,theŚiva-liṅgaknownasSvarṇa-jaleśvaraissituated.ThisSvarṇa-jaleśvara-liṅgaissituated70dhanu,or280cubits(acubitisaboutafootandahalf),northeastofBindu-sarovara.Nearthisliṅgathereisakuṇḍa,thewaterofwhichisusedforbathingtheliṅga.ThereisaSvarneśvara-liṅgawithinthatkuṇḍa.Sureśvara-tīrtha,whichmeasures200cubitindiameter,issituatedfourhundredcubitsnortheastofBhuvaneśvara.SureśvaraMahādevaissituatedthere.NearbyareSiddheśvara,Mukteśvara,Svarṇa-jaleśvara,Parameśvara,Āmrātakeśvara,Brahmeśvara,Megheśvara,Kedāreśvara,Cakreśvara,Viśveśvara,andKapileśvara.ByworshipingtheseliṅgasoneattainsdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.SoutheastofSiddheśvaraisthefamousKedāreśvara,aŚiva-liṅgathatfacessouth.EastofSiddheśvaraisCakreśvaraŚiva,andbeyondthatisYajñeśvara,orIndreśvara,Śiva.

ThedemigodsworshipedthatliṅgaoutofdevotiontoViṣṇuandhadViśvakarmāconstructatemple.Asaresult,Bhuvaneśa(Viṣṇu)becamepleasedandgavethemthebenedictionthatthisliṅgawouldbeknownasSiddheśvara,becauseŚiva,whoisverydeartoViṣṇu,wasdirectlypresentinthatliṅgaandwouldawardperfectionintheworshipofViṣṇu.Siddhāśrama,whichawardsperfection,issituated800cubitsfromtheSiddheśvara-liṅga.NearSiddhāśramaisMukteśvaraŚiva.NearMukteśvaraisSiddha-kuṇḍa,andsouthofSiddha-kuṇḍaisPuṇya-kuṇḍa.SouthofSiddheśvaraisKedāradeva,withGaurīdevīsituatedbyhisside.NearGaurīdevīisGaurī-kuṇḍa.SinceHimālayaworshipedthatliṅga,itbecameknownasHema-kedāra.Streamsofcrystalclearwateremanatewest,south,andnorthofthisliṅga.Infrontofthisself-manifestedliṅgaisaBhava-pīṭha.NearthisBhava-pīṭhatherearethreeRudra-liṅgas—Śānti-śiva,Śānta-śiva,andDaityeśvara—whowereworshipedbytheMaruts.Hiraṇyakaśipuheardavoicefromtheskysay,“WorshipDaityeśvara-śiva,whoisgenerallyworshipedbytheDaityasandwhoissituatedwestofSiddheśvara.”EastofSiddheśvaraisIndreśvara,whowasworshipedbyIndra.InthefifthconcentricringthereisBrahmeśvara-liṅgaandBrahma-kuṇḍa,whichappearedduringthesacrificeperformedbyBrahmā.Fourhundredfortycubitsnortheast(alittlesoutheast)pastKṛtti-VāsaisGokarṇeśvara.SuṣeṇaandGokarṇāsuraworshipedthisliṅga.NearthisliṅgaareUtpaleśvaraandĀmrātakeśvaraliṅgas.InthesixthringMegheśvara-liṅgaissituated.Sincethisliṅga,whichis6800cubitsnortheastofkalpa-vṛkṣa,wasestablishedandworshipedbytheclouds(megha),thisliṅgabecamerenownedasMegheśvara.WestofMegheśvaraisBhāskareśvara-liṅga,whichwasworshipedbyBhāskara,thesun-god.MahādevaandSūryaareperpetuallyworshipedsixthousandcubitspastthisplace.ThreethousandtwohundredcubitswestofBhāskareśvaraisKapāla-mocana-śiva.IntheseventhringisAlābu-tīrtha.WhenonebrāhmaṇafriendofIndraperformedausteritiesforonethousandyearsofthedemigods,Bhuvaneśabecamepleasedwithhimandawardedhimthebenedictionthathisbeggingbowlandwaterpot(made

ofalābu,orsquash)wouldtransformintoatīrtha.WhentheLordtouchedthatwaterpot,itturnedintoadivinelake.SouthofthislakeisAuttareśa.AuttareśvaraissituatedwestofKedāreśvara.Thisthree-eyedliṅgaiseffulgent,markedwiththeimpressionofthemoononhisforehead,decoratedwithagarlandofplanetsandstars,smearedwiththeashesfromafuneralpyre,decoratedwithsnakes,endowedwithafierceface,andnaked.NearthisAuttareśvara-liṅgatherearethreewitcheswhoarefondoffleshandblood,whoarefullyintoxicated,whohavecrookedreddisheyes,andwhoarefondofsingingandplayinginstruments.ItisheardthatVasiṣṭhaandVāmadevaliveatthisplace.NearthisplacethereisaliṅganamedBhīmeśa,whotakesawayeveryone’sfear.IntheeighthringthereisaRāma-kuṇḍa,alsocalledAśoka-jhara,whichappearedfromtheAśvamedha(horse)sacrifice.WithinthisringareliṅgaslikeRāmeśvara,Sīteśvara,Hanumadīśvara,Lakṣmaṇīśvara,Bharateśvara,Śatrughneśvara,Laveśvara,andGosahasreśvara.


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paramanibhṛtaekadekhi’śiva-sthānasukhīhailāśrī-gaurasundarabhagavān

WhenŚrīGaurasundarasawatempleofŚivainamostsolitaryplace,Hebecamejoyful.


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seigrāmeyatekaāchayedevālayasabadekhilenaśrī-gaurāṅgamahāśaya

LordGaurāṅgavisitedallthetemplesinthatplace.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.404

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eimatesarva-pathesantoṣeāsiteuttarilāāsi’prabhukamalapurete

InthiswaytheLordhappilytraveledallthewayandeventuallyarrivedatKamalapura.InthisregardoneshouldseeCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Madhya5.141),whichstates:kamalapureāsibhārgīnadī-snānakaila—“WhenŚrīCaitanyaMahāprabhuarrivedatKamalapura,HetookHisbathintheBhārgīnadīRiver.”TheflagontopoftheJagannāthatemplecanbeseenfromthisvillage.ThisancientvillageissituatedinthedistrictofPurī.


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deuleradhvaja-mātradekhilenadūrepraveśilāprabhunija-ānanda-sāgare

AssoonastheLordsawtheflagontopofthetemple,Hefloatedinanoceanofhappiness.


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akathyaadbhutaprabhukarenahuṅkāraviśālagarjanakampasarva-deha-bhāra

TheLord’sloudroaringwaswonderfulandbeyonddescription.Hisentirebodybegantotremble,andHewasunabletomove.


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prāsāderadikemātracāhitecāhitecalilenaprabhuślokapaḍitepaḍite

TheLordthencontinuedon,constantlylookingatthetempleandrecitingverses.


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śrī-mukheraardha-ślokaśunasāvadhāneyelīlākarilāgauracandrabhagavāne

NowhearcarefullyaboutLordGauracandra’spastimeofcomposingandrecitinghalfofaverse.


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prāsādāgrenivasitapuraḥsmera-vaktrāravindomāmālokyasmita-suvadanobāla-gopāla-mūrtiḥ

“Justlookatthetopofthetemple.There,intheformofacowherdboywithHisfaceresemblingafullyblossomedlotus,LordŚrīKṛṣṇaislookingatMeandsmilingsweetly.InthiswaythebeautyofHisfaceisincreasing.”


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prabhubale,—“dekhaprāsāderaagramūlehāsenaāmāredekhi’śrī-bāla-gopāle”

TheLordsaid,“Justsee,atthetopofthetempleŚrīBāla-gopālaislookingatMeandsmiling!”Regardingthetopofthetemple,oneshouldseeHari-bhakti-vilāsa,ChaptersNineteenandTwenty.


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eiślokapunaḥpunaḥpaḍiyāpaḍiyāāchāḍakhāyenaprabhuvivaśahaiyā

Recitingthisverseagainandagain,theLordhelplesslyfellwithgreatforcetotheground.


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sedinerayeāchāḍa,yeārti-krandanaananterajihvāyasenāyāyavarṇana

EvenAnantacannotdescribethewayHeforcefullyfelltothegroundandthewayHepatheticallycriedthatday.


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cakra-pratidṛṣṭi-mātrakarenasakaleseiślokapaḍiyāpaḍenabhūmi-tale

WhentheLordandHisassociateslookedatthecakraontopofthetemple,theyofferedobeisancesandrecitedthatverse.


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eimatadaṇḍavathaitehaitesarva-pathaāilenapremaprakāśite

InthiswaytheLordexhibitedecstaticloveofGodwhileofferingobeisancestheentireway.


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ihāresebaliprema-mayaavatāraeśakticaitanyavahianyenāhiāra

ThatiswhyHeiscalledtheincarnationofloveofGod.NooneotherthanŚrīCaitanyahasthepowertodisplaysuchlove.


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patheyatadekhayesukṛtinara-gaṇatārābale,—“eita’sākṣātnārāyaṇa”

ThosepiouspersonswhosawtheLordontheroadsaid,“HeisdirectlyLordNārāyaṇa.”


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catur-dikeveḍiyāāisebhakta-gaṇaānanda-dhārāyapūrṇasabāranayana

ThedevoteessurroundedtheLordastheywalkeddowntheroad.Everyone’seyeswerefilledwithtearsofecstasy.


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sabecāri-daṇḍapathapremeraāveśeprahara-tineteāsi’hailapraveśe

TheroadthatcouldbecoveredinoneandahalfhourstookthemninehoursbecauseoftheLord’sabsorptioninecstaticlove.ThejourneybetweenKamalapuraandtheJagannāthatempletakesonlyoneandahalfhours.ButsincetheLordwasfullyabsorbedinecstatic

loveandHewasrepeatedlyofferingobeisances,ittookHimninehours.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.419

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āilenamātraprabhuāṭhāranālāyasarva-bhāvasamvaraṇakailāgaura-rāya

AssoonasLordGaurāṅgaarrivedatĀṭhāranālāHeconcealedthesymptomsofHisecstaticlove.AttheentrancetoJagannāthaPurīthereisabridgecalledĀṭhāranālā.SincethatbridgeoverasmallriverhaseighteenarchesitiscalledĀṭhāranālā.[Āṭhārameans“eighteen,”andnālāmeans“canal.”]


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sthirahai’vasilenaprabhusabā’la‘yāsabārebalenaativinayakariyā

TheLordpeacefullysatdownwithHisassociatesandhumblyspoketothem.


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“tomarāta’āmārakarilābandhu-kājadekhāilāāni’jagannāthamahārāja

“YouhavealldoneafavortoMe,foryouhavebroughtMetoseeLordJagannātha.


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ebeāgetomarācalahadekhibāre

āmivāyāibaāge,tāhābalamore”

“NowtellMewhetheryoushouldgofirsttoseeJagannāthaorIshouldgofirst.”


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mukundabalena,—“tabetumiāgeyāo”`bhāla’,bali’calilenaśrī-gaurāṅga-rāo

Mukundasaid,“ThenYoushouldgofirst.”Gaurāṅgareplied,“Allright,”andthendeparted.


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matta-siṁha-gatijini’calilāsatvarapraviṣṭahailaāsi’purīrabhitara

TheLordwalkedlikeanintoxicatedlionandsoonenteredthewithinthetownofJagannāthaPurī.


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praveśahailāgauracandranīlācaleihāyeśunayeseibhāseprema-jale

AnyonewhohearsaboutGauracandra’sentranceintoNīlācalafloatsinanoceanofecstaticlove.


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īśvara-icchāyasārvabhaumaseikāle

jagannāthadekhiteāchenakutūhale

BythewilloftheSupremeLord,SārvabhaumawashappilytakingdarśanaofLordJagannāthaatthattime.


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hena-kālegauracandrajagata-jīvanadekhilenajagannātha,subhadrā,saṅkarṣaṇa

JustthenGauracandra,thelifeandsouloftheuniverse,cametoseeJagannātha,Subhadrā,andSaṅkarṣaṇa(Baladeva).


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dekhi’mātraprabhukareparamahuṅkāreicchāhailajagannāthakolekaribāre

AssoonastheLordsawJagannātha,HeroaredloudlyandfeltanintensedesiretoembraceHim.


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lamphadenaviśvambharaānandevihvalacatur-dikechuṭesabanayanerajala

Beingoverwhelmedwithecstaticlove,ViśvambharaleaptintotheairandtearsshotfromHiseyesinalldirections.


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kṣaṇekepaḍilāhai’ānandemūrcchita

kebujheeīśvareraagādhacarita

ThenextmomentHefelltothegroundunconsciousinecstasy.WhocanunderstandtheunfathomablecharacteristicsoftheSupremeLord?


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ajñapaḍihārīsabauṭhilamāriteāthe-vyathesārvabhaumapaḍilāpṛṣṭhete

AstheignorantguardspreparedtobeattheLord,SārvabhaumahurriedlythrewhimselfontotheLord’sback.Theguardsaresupposedtochastisethosepilgrimswhocommitsevā-aparādha,oroffensesinDeityworship.AsthoseextremelyfoolishguardspreparedtobeatŚrīGaurasundaraforfallingunconsciousinecstaticlovewithinthetemple,whichtheyconsideredanoffense,Sārvabhaumacheckedthem.Thewordpaḍihārī,whichisacorruptionofthewordpratihārī,means“watchman”or“internalsecurityguard.”


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hṛdayecintenasārvabhaumamahāśaya“etaśaktimānuṣerakonakālenaya

SārvabhaumaMahāśayathought,“Nohumanbeingcaneverexhibitsuchpotency.


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ehuṅkāraegarjanaepremeradhāra

yatakichualaukika-śaktirapracāra

“Thisloudroaring,thisbellowing,andthiscurrentofecstaticloveareallexhibitionsofextraordinarypotencies.


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eijanahenabujhi—śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya”eimatacintesārvabhaumaatidhanya

“ThispersonappearstobeŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.”ThefortunateSārvabhaumathoughtinthisway.


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sārvabhauma-nivāraṇesarvapaḍihārīrahilenadūresabemahā-bhayakari’

BeingcheckedbySārvabhauma,theguardswerefrightenedandstoodatadistance.


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prabhusehaiyāāchenaacetana-prāyadekhi’mātrajagannātha-nija-priya-kāya

FromthemomenttheLordsawtheformofHisbelovedJagannātha,Heremainedunconscious.


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kiānandemagnahailāvaikuṇṭha-īśvara

vedeoesabatattvajāniteduṣkara

ItisdifficultforeventheVedastoknowhowdeeplytheLordofVaikuṇṭhamergedinecstaticlove.


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seiprabhugauracandracatur-vyūha-rūpeāpanevasiyāāchesiṁhāsanesukhe

ThatsameLordGauracandrawashappilysittingonthesiṁhāsanainHisquadrupleexpansionsasJagannāthaandSaṅkarṣaṇa.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.11.21)itisstated:

vāsudevaḥsaṅkarṣaṇaḥpradyumnaḥpuruṣaḥsvayamaniruddhaitibrahmanmūrti-vyūho‘bhidhīyate

“Vāsudeva,Saṅkarṣaṇa,Pradyumna,andAniruddhaarethenamesofthedirectpersonalexpansionsoftheSupremeGodhead,ObrāhmaṇaŚaunaka.”


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āpaneiupāsakahai’karebhaktiataevakebujhayeīśvareraśakti

āpanāratattvaprabhuāpanesejānevede,bhāgavateeimatasevākhāne

TheLordHimselfbecametheworshiperandexecuteddevotionalservice.ThereforewhocanunderstandthepotenciesoftheSupremeLord?TheLordaloneknowsHisownglories.ThisistheexplanationoftheVedasandtheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.SinceGaurasundarajumpedontothejewel-studdedaltaronwhichthe

threedeitieswereseated,theconsiderationofcatur-vyūhaarose.InthiscaseGaurasundaraconsideredHimselfaworshiperandnottheobjectofworshipasMāyāvādīsdo.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.87.41)itisstated:

dyu-patayaevatenayayurantamanantatayātvamapiyad-antarāṇḍa-nicayānanusāvaraṇāḥ

“BecauseYouareunlimited,neitherthelordsofheavennorevenYouYourselfcaneverreachtheendofYourglories.Thecountlessuniverses,eachenvelopedinitsshell,wanderwithinYou.”


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tathāpiyelīlāprabhukarenayakhanetāhākahevedejīva-uddhāra-kāraṇe

YettheVedasdescribethepastimesthattheLordperformsforthepurposeofdeliveringthelivingentities.


TEXT442

magnahailenaprabhuvaiṣṇava-āveśebāhyadūregelaprema-sindhu-mājhebhāse

TheLordbecameabsorbedinthemoodofaVaiṣṇava.Helostexternalconsciousnessandfloatedinanoceanofecstaticlove.


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āvariyāsārvabhaumaāchenaāpaneprabhuraānanda-mūrcchānāhayakhaṇḍane

SārvabhaumacontinuedtoguardtheLord,whoseecstatictrance

remainedunbroken.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.444

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śeṣesārvabhaumayuktikarilenamaneprabhulai’yāibāreāpanabhavane

EventuallySārvabhaumadecidedtotaketheLordtohishouse.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.445

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sārvabhaumabale,—“bhāipaḍihāri-gaṇa!sabetuli’lahaeipuruṣa-ratana”

Sārvabhaumasaid,“Obrotherguards,pleasepickupthisjewel-likepersonality.”


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pāṇḍu-vijayerayatanijabhṛtya-gaṇasabeprabhukolekari’karilāgamana

LordJagannātha’spersonalservants,whocarrythedeitiestotheirchariotsduringthePāṇḍu-vijayaceremony,thenpickeduptheLordanddeparted.AsLordJagannāthaiscarriedtoHischariotduringthePāṇḍu-vijayaceremony,theservantsofJagannāthapickeduptheunconsciousGaurasundaraandbroughtHimtoSārvabhauma’shouse.


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kebujhibeīśvareracaritragahana

hena-rūpesārvabhauma-mandiregamana

WhocanunderstandthegravecharacteristicsoftheSupremeLord?InthiswaytheLordwascarriedtoSārvabhauma’shouse.


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catur-dikehari-dhvanikariyākariyāvahiyāānenasabehariṣahaiyā

ThoseservantsallbecamejoyfulastheycarriedtheLordandfilledthefourdirectionswiththeirchantingofHari’snames.


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henaisamayesarvabhaktasiṁha-dvāreāsiyāmililāsabehariṣa-antare

AtthattimethedevoteesarrivedattheSiṁha-dvāraentranceandbecamefilledwithhappinesswhentheysawtheLord.


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paramaadbhutasabedekhenaāsiyāpipīlikā-gaṇayenaannayāyala’yā

Theyallcameandsawthatsupremelywonderfulscene,whichresembledantscarryingawayalumpoffoodgrains.


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eimataprabhureanekalokadhari’

laiyāyāyenasabemahānandakari’

InthiswaymanypeoplecaughtholdoftheLordandcarriedHimingreatecstasy.


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siṁha-dvārenamaskari’sarvabhakta-gaṇahariṣeprabhurapāchekarilāgamana

AfterofferingtheirobeisancesattheSiṁha-dvāra,thedevoteesjoyfullyfollowedtheLord.


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sarva-lokedhari’sārvabhaumeramandireānilena,kapāṭapaḍilatāṅradvāre

AllthepeoplebroughttheLordintoSārvabhauma’shouse,andthenthedoorwaslockedfromwithin.


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prabhureāsiyāyemililābhakta-gaṇadekhi’hailāsārvabhaumaharaṣitamana

SārvabhaumawaspleasedtoseeallthedevoteeswhohadcometoseetheLord.


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yathāyogyasambhāṣākariyāsabā’-sane

vasilena,sandehabhāṅgilatata-kṣaṇe

Afterappropriatelygreetingthedevotees,Sārvabhaumasatdownandhisdoubtswereremoved.


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baḍasukhīhailāsārvabhaumamahāśayaāratāṅrakibābhāgya-phaleraudaya

SārvabhaumaMahāśayawasmostpleased.Whocouldbemorefortunatethanhim?


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yārakīrti-mātrasarvavedevyākhyākareanāyāseseīśvaraāilāmandire

TheLord,whosegloriesaredescribedintheVedas,hasnowpersonallycometohishouse.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(6.4.25)itisstated:

sarvaṁpumānvedaguṇāṁścataj-jñonavedasarva-jñamanantamīḍe

“Althoughthelivingbeingmayknowthequalitiesofmaterialnature,heisunabletoseetheSupremeBeing,whoisomniscientandunlimited.IthereforeoffermyrespectfulobeisancesuntoHim.”IntheMahābhārata(Svargārohaṇa-parva6.93)andintheHari-vaṁśa(Bhaviṣyat-parva132.95)itisstated:

vederāmāyaṇecaivapurāṇebhāratetathāādāv

antecamadhyeca

hariḥsarvatragīyate

“IntheVedicliterature,includingtheRāmāyaṇa,Purāṇas,andMahābhārata,fromtheverybeginning(ādau)totheend(anteca),aswellaswithinthemiddle(madhyeca),onlyHari,theSupremePersonalityofGodhead,isexplained.”


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nityānandadekhi’sārvabhaumamahāśayalailācaraṇa-dhūlikariyāvinaya

WhenSārvabhaumaMahāśayasawNityānanda,hehumblytookdustfromHislotusfeet.


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manuṣyadilenasārvabhaumasabā’-sanecalilenasabejagannātha-daraśane

SārvabhaumathendeputedonemantotakethemfordarśanaofLordJagannātha.


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yemanuṣyayāyadekhāitejagannāthanivedanakaresekariyāyoḍa-hāta

ThemanwhowasdeputedtotakethemtoseeJagannāthafoldedhishandsandappealedtothem.


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“sthirahai’jagannāthasabeidekhibāpūrva-gosāñiramatakehanākaribā

“MaintainyourcomposurewhileseeingLordJagannātha.Don’tdoanythinglikethatlastGosvāmīhasdone.


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ki-rūpatomarā,kichunāpāribujhitesthirahai’dekha,tabeyāidekhāite

“Icannotunderstandwhatkindofpersonsyouare.IfyouremainpeacefulwhileseeingJagannātha,thenIwilltakeyou.


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ye-rūpatomārakarilenaekajanejagannāthadaiverahilenasiṁhāsane

“ItwasbythearrangementofprovidencethatJagannātharemainedonHissiṁhāsanaafterwhatyourcompaniondid.


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viśeṣevākikahibayedekhilatānaseāchāḍeanyerakideheraheprāṇa

“WhatmorewillIsay?EveryonewhosawHimfallforcefullytothegroundthoughtthatHecouldnotsurvive.


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eteketomarāsaba-acintya-kathanasamvariyādekhibā,kariluṅnivedana”

“Thesetopicsarebeyondmyunderstanding.Thereforemyrequestisthatyoushouldallcontrolyourselveswhiletakingdarśana.”


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śuni’sabehāsitelāgilābhakta-gaṇa`cintānāhi’bali’sabekarilāgamana

Onhearinghiswords,thedevoteesbegantolaugh.Theytoldhim,“Don’tworry,”anddeparted.


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āsi’dekhilenacatur-vyūhajagannāthaprakaṭa-paramānandabhakta-varga-sātha

Theywenttothetempleandsawcatur-vyūhaJagannātha,whoisthesourceofalltranscendentalhappinessandwhoisaccompaniedbyHisdevotees.ŚrīJagannāthaisnondifferentfromVāsudeva,oneofthequadrupleexpansionsoftheSupremeLord.PradyumnaandAniruddhaareincludedinHim.


TEXT468

dekhi’sabelāgilenakaritekrandanadaṇḍavatapradakṣiṇakarenastavana

WhenthedevoteessawJagannātha,theybegantocry.Theyofferedtheirobeisances,circumambulatedtheLord,andthenrecited

prayers.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.469

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prabhuragalāramālābrāhmaṇaāniyādilenasabāragalesantoṣitahaiyā

ThebrāhmaṇapriestshappilybroughtLordJagannātha’sflowergarlandsandofferedthemtothedevotees.


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ājñā-mālāpāiyāsabesantoṣita-maneāilāsatvaresārvabhaumerabhavane

HavingreceivedtheLord’smercyintheformofHisgarlands,thedevoteesjoyfullyreturnedtoSārvabhauma’shouse.


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prabhuraānanda-mūrcchāhailaye-matebāhyanāhibhileka,āchenaseimate

TheLordremainedunconsciousinecstasy.Hedidnotdisplayevenatingeofexternalconsciousness.


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vasiyāāchenasārvabhaumapada-talecatur-dikebhakta-gaṇa`rāma-kṛṣṇa’bale

SārvabhaumawassittingattheLord’sfeet,andthedevoteeschanted

thenamesofRāmaandKṛṣṇaonallsides.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.473

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acintyaagamyagauracandreracaritatina-prahareobāhyanahekadācita

ThecharacteristicsofGauracandraareinconceivableandunfathomable.Hedidnotregainexternalconsciousnessevenafterninehours.InthisregardoneshouldseeMadhvācārya’scommentaryontheVedānta-sūtra(1.1.10).IntheMahābhārata(Śānti-parva207.49)itisstated:

evamesamahābāhuḥkeśavaḥsatya-vikramaḥacintya-puṇḍarīkākṣonaiṣakevala-mānuṣaḥ

“OYudhiṣṭhira,thismostpowerful,lotus-eyedKeśavaistheinconceivablePersonalityofGodhead.NooneshouldconsiderHimanordinaryhumanbeing.”


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kṣaṇekeuṭhilāsarva-jagata-jīvanahari-dhvanikaritelāgilābhakta-gaṇa

AfterawhilethelifeandsouloftheuniverseregainedexternalconsciousnessandthedevoteesbeganchantingthenameofHari.


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sthirahai’prabhujijñāsenasabā’-sthāne“kahadekhiājimorakonvivaraṇe”

TheLordpeacefullyaskedeveryone,“TellMe,whathappenedtoMetoday?”


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śeṣenityānandaprabhukahitelāgilā“jagannāthadekhi’mātratumimūrcchāgelā

NityānandaPrabhureplied,“ImmediatelyafterseeingJagannātha,Youfellunconscious.


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daivesārvabhaumaāchilenaseisthānedhari’tomā’ānilenaāpana-bhavane

“Byprovidence,Sārvabhaumawaspresentthereatthetime.HecaughtholdofYouandbroughtYoutohishouse.


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ānanda-āveśetumihai’paravaśabāhyanājānilātina-praharadivasa

“YouweresooverwhelmedinecstasythatYoudidnotregainconsciousnessforninehours.


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eisārvabhaumanamaskarenatomāre”āthe-vyatheprabhusārvabhaumekolekare

“ThisisSārvabhaumaofferingYouobeisances.”TheLordthenhurriedlyembracedSārvabhauma.


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prabhubale,—“jagannāthabaḍakṛpā-mayaānilenamoresārvabhaumeraālaya

TheLordsaid,“Jagannāthaismostmerciful,forHebroughtMetothehouseofSārvabhauma.


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paramasandehacitteāchilaāmāraki-rūpepāibaāmisaṁhatitomāra

“IwasgreatlyanxiousabouthowIwouldattainyourassociation.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.482

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kṛṣṇatāhāpūrṇakarilenaanāyāse”etabali’sārvabhaumecāhi’prabhuhāse

“ButKṛṣṇahaseasilyfulfilledMydesire.”Afterspeakingthesewords,theLordlookedatSārvabhaumaandsmiled.


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prabhubale,—“śunaājiāmāraākhyāna

jagannāthaāsi’dekhilāṅavidyamāna

TheLordthensaid,“NowhearwhathappenedtoMetoday.IwentandsawJagannātha.


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jagannāthadekhi’cittehailaāmāradhari’āni’vakṣa-mājhethuiāpanāra

“WhenIsawJagannātha,IhadanurgetograbHimandembraceHimtoMychest.


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dharitegelāmamātrajagannāthaāmitabekihailaśeṣeāranāhijāni

“ButafterIwenttoembraceJagannātha,Idon’tknowwhathappened.


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daivesārvabhaumaājiāchilānikaṭeataevarakṣāhailaemahāsaṅkaṭe

“ByprovidenceSārvabhaumawasthereatthetime,soIwassavedfromagreatcalamity.


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ājihaiteāmieibalidaḍāiyā

jagannāthadekhibāṅabāhirethākiyā

“IdeclarethatfromtodayonIwilltakedarśanaofLordJagannāthafromoutside.


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abhyantareāraāmipraveśanahibagaruḍerapācherahi’īśvaradekhiba

“Iwillnotenterthetemple.IwillseetheLordwhilestandingnexttoGaruḍa.


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bhāgyeāmiājinādhariluṅjagannāthatabeta’saṅkaṭaājihaitaāmā’ta”

“ItwasfortunatethatIdidnotgrabJagannāthatoday.IfIhaddoneso,Iwouldbeintrouble.”


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nityānandabale,—“baḍaeḍāilebhālavelānāhiebe,snānakarahasakāla”

Nityānandathensaid,“ItisgoodthatYouavoidedthatcalamity.Nowitislate.Letusallgotakebath.”


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prabhubale,—“nityānanda,samvariyāmore

eiāmidehasamarpilāṅatomāre”

TheLordreplied,“Nityānanda,YoushouldprotectMe.IamsurrenderingMybodytoYou.”


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tabekata-kṣaṇesnānakari’prema-sukhevasilenasabārasahitahāsya-mukhe

TheLordenjoyedecstaticloveasHetookbaththereafter.HethensmiledasHesatdownwiththedevotees.


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bahuvidhamahāprasādaāniyāsatvaresārvabhaumathuilenaprabhuragocare

Sārvabhaumaquicklybroughtmanyvarietiesofmahā-prasādaandplacedthembeforetheLord.


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mahāprasādereprabhukari’namaskāravasilābhuñjitelai’sarvaparivāra

AfterofferingHisobeisancestothemahā-prasāda,theLordbegantoeatalongwithHisassociates.


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prabhubale,—“vistaralāpharāmoredeha’

pīṭhāpānāchenā-baḍātomarāsabelaha”

TheLordsaid,“GiveMealargeportionofboiledvegetables.Youcanalltakethecurdsweetballs,cakes,andpreparationsmadewithcondensedmilk.”InCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Madhya6.43-44)itisstated:

prabhukahe,—moredehalāphrā-vyañjanepīṭhā-pānādehatumiiṅhā-sabākāre

“LordCaitanyaMahāprabhurequested,`PleasegiveMeonlyboiledvegetables.Youcanofferthecakesandpreparationsmadewithcondensedmilktoallthedevotees.’”AlsoinCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Madhya12.167)itisstated:

prabhukahe,—moredeha’lāphrā-vyañjanepiṭhā-pānā,amṛta-guṭikādeha’bhakta-gaṇe

“ŚrīCaitanyaMahāprabhusaid,`YoucangiveMetheordinaryvegetableknownaslāphrā-vyañjana,andyoumaydelivertoallthedevoteesbetterpreparationslikecakes,sweetrice,andamṛta-guṭikā.’”


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eimatabali’prabhumahāprema-raselāpharākhāyenaprabhu,bhakta-gaṇahāse

Afterspeakinginthisway,theLordbegantoeattheboiledvegetablesinecstaticloveandthedevoteesbegantolaugh.


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janmajanmasārvabhaumaprabhurapārṣadaanyathāanyeranāhihayaesampada

SārvabhaumaisanassociateoftheLordbirthafterbirth.Otherwise,whoelsecouldhavesuchgoodfortune?


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suvarṇa-thāliteannaāniyāāpanesārvabhaumadena,prabhukarenabhojane

SārvabhaumabroughtriceonagoldplateandofferedittotheLord,andtheLordate.SārvabhaumafedtheLordonagoldplate.Foolishpeoplewillthink,“Howcanasannyāsīeatoffofametalplate?”Sincefoolishpeoplethinktheyareequaltotheobjectofservice,theirmentalityleadsthemtohell.


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sebhojaneyatekahailaprema-raṅgavedavyāsavarṇibenasesabaprasaṅga

TheecstatichappinessthatmanifestedwhiletheLordatewillbedescribedinthefuturebyVedavyāsa.


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aśeṣakautukekari’bhojana-vilāsavasilenaprabhu,bhakta-vargacāri-pāśa

AfterjoyfullycompletingHispastimeofeating,theLordsatdowninthemidstofHisdevotees.


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nīlācaleprabhurabhojanamahā-raṅgaihāraśravaṇehayacaitanyerasaṅga

ByhearingtheecstaticpastimesoftheLord’seatingatNīlācala,oneattainstheassociationofLordCaitanya.


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śeṣa-khaṇḍecaitanyaāilānīlācaleeākhyānaśunilebhāsayeprema-jale

AnyonewhohearstheseAntya-khaṇḍadescriptionsofLordCaitanya’sjourneytoNīlācalawillfloatintheoceanofloveofGod.


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AcceptingŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuasmylifeandsoul,I,Vṛndāvanadāsa,singthegloriesofTheirlotusfeet.ThusendsthisEnglishtranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwo,entitled“DescriptionoftheLord’sTravelThroughBhuvaneśvaraandOtherPlacestoJagannāthaPurī.”

ChapterThree:Mahāprabhu’sDeliveranceofSarvabhauma,ExhibitionofHisSix-

armedForm,andJourneytoBengal

ThischapterdescribesSārvabhaumaBhaṭṭācārya’sbewildermentbytheLord’sillusoryenergyandhisofferinginstructionstoMahāprabhu,Mahāprabhu’smanifestationofHissix-armedformbeforeSārvabhaumaBhaṭṭācārya,Sārvabhauma’sofferingofprayerstoMahāprabhuandhisacceptanceofMahāprabhuastheoriginalPersonalityofGodhead,theLord’smeetingwithParamānandaPurī,thearrivalofthedevotees,ŚrīNityānanda’sactofembracingŚrīBalarāma,theLord’sinvokingtheGangesinŚrīParamānandaPurī’swell,theLord’sauspiciousarrivalinGauḍa-deśaandHisstayatthehouseofVidyāVācaspatiinVidyānagara,theLord’svisittoKuliyāandHisexcusingtheoffensesoftheoffendersthere,andtheLord’sglorificationofŚrīmadBhāgavatamandHisdescriptionoftheprocessofrecitingŚrīmadBhāgavataminreplytoDevānandaPaṇḍita’sinquiryontheprocessofrecitingŚrīmadBhāgavatam.OnedayinNīlācala,Mahāprabhu,onthepretextofhumilityandwithHisactualidentityconcealed,inquiredfromSārvabhaumaBhaṭṭācāryaaboutHisprescribedduties.BeingbewilderedbytheLord’sillusoryenergyandconsideringMahāprabhuanordinarylivingentityandasannyāsī,SārvabhaumagavetheLordvariousinstructionsandascertainedtheuselessnessofacceptingMāyāvādasannyāsainVaiṣṇavadharma.HealsoquotedstatementsofŚrīŚaṅkarācāryatosubstantiatethatitwasnotŚrīŚaṅkara’sinternalintentiontoestablishthephilosophyofoneness

betweenthelivingentitiesandtheLord.OnthepretextofhumilitytheLordrevealedtoSārvabhaumathatHissolepurposeinacceptingsannyāsawastodisplaythepastimeofcultivatingKṛṣṇaconsciousness.SārvabhaumaBhaṭṭācāryawasconsideringMahāprabhuassimplyanexaltedsannyāsī.WhenMahāprabhuinquiredfromSārvabhaumaBhaṭṭācāryaaboutthemeaningoftheātmārāmaverse,SārvabhaumaBhaṭṭācāryaexplaineditinthirteendifferentways.Withouttouchinganyofthoseexplanations,MahāprabhuastonishedSārvabhaumawithmanynewmeaningsandthendisplayedtoSārvabhaumaHissix-armedform.Sārvabhaumathusfellunconscioustotheground,andMahāprabhubroughthimbacktoconsciousnessbyplacingHishandonSārvabhauma’sbody.Then,outofHiscauselessmercy,MahāprabhuplacedHislotusfeetonthechestofSārvabhauma,whobytheLord’smercybecamefilledwithecstasyandprofuselyrepentedforhisaudacityofpreviouslyinstructingMahāprabhu.HethenprayedtotheLordforlovingdevotionalserviceandbegantoglorifyHimbycomposingonehundredverses.MahāprabhuthentoldSārvabhaumathatpersonswhorecitethoseonehundredverses,calledSārvabhauma-śataka,wouldcertainlyattainpuredevotionalservicetoHim.TheLordalsotoldSārvabhaumanottoinformthepublicaboutthesix-armedformthatHehadmanifestedforaslongasHeremainedinthisworld.AfterdeliveringSārvabhauma,theLordmadethelivesoftheresidentsofNīlācalasuccessfulbydistributingtothemthemellowsoftheholynamesofHari.GraduallydevoteeslikeŚrīParamānandaPurī,ŚrīSvarūpaDāmodara,PradyumnaMiśra,andRāyaRāmānandacametojointheLordandbegantoenjoyecstaticsaṅkīrtanapastimeswiththeLord.WhiletakingdarśanaofLordJagannātha,ŚrīNityānanda,whowasintoxicatedbythemellowsofecstaticloveforŚrīCaitanya,wouldsometimesattempttograbJagannātha.OnedayHeclimbedonthegoldenthrone,andafterembracingBalarāma,HetooktheflowergarlandfromBalarāma’sneckandputitonHisownneck.Mahāprabhulivedwiththedevoteesontheseashoreandwouldpasstheentirenightenjoyingkīrtanapastimesand

displayingsymptomsofecstaticlove.TheLordwouldexhibitwonderfulecstaticemotionswheneverHeheardŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍita’srecitationofŚrīmadBhāgavatam.OnedayMahāprabhucametoŚrīPurīGosvāmī’smonasteryandfoundoutthatthewaterinhiswellwasunfitforanyuse.BytheLord’sbenedictionthesacredGangesenteredhiswelltheverynextday,andthewellwasfilledwithpurewater.WhenMahāprabhucametoseethewellwater,HetoldthedevoteesthatanyonewhotakesbathinthatwaterwouldattainpuredevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa,thesameresultoneattainsbytakingbathintheGanges.AtthattimeMahāprabhuelaboratelydescribedthegloriesofŚrīlaPurīGosvāmī.WhenMahāprabhufirstarrivedinNīlācala,Pratāparudra,theKingofUtkal,wasengagedelsewhereinamilitarycampaign,sohewasnotabletoseetheLord.AfterMahāprabhustayedforsometimeinNīlācala,HereturnedtoGauḍa-deśa.InspiteoftryingtolivesecretlyinVidyānagaraatthehouseofVidyāVācaspati,thebrotherofSārvabhauma,newsofHisarrivalwasmadepublicandtheplaceofVācaspatifilledwithpeople.OnhearingtheloudcommotionoftheholynameofHari,Mahāprabhugavedarśanatoeveryone.Heblessedeveryonebysaying,“MayyourmindsbefixedonKṛṣṇa,”andHeinstructedthemtoworshipKṛṣṇa.InordertoavoidthecrowdMahāprabhusecretlyleftforKuliyāwithoutinformingVācaspati.Meanwhile,VācaspatibecameafflictedbytheLord’sseparationononehandandontheotherhandthecrowdcontinuallyaccusedhimofhidingMahāprabhuinhishouse.WhenVācaspatiheardfromabrāhmaṇaabouttheLord’sdepartureforKuliyā,heimmediatelyinformedeveryoneandpersonallyledthemtoKuliyā.Tocounterpeople’sbaselesschargeagainstVācaspati,Mahāprabhu,onVācaspati’srequest,gavedarśanatoeveryoneandmadetheirlivesgloriousbyawardingthemthemellowsofsaṅkīrtanadesiredbythebestofthesagesandyogis.WhenabrāhmaṇaaskedtheLordabouttheatonementforcommittingoffensestoaVaiṣṇava,theLordsaidthatonewhodrinkspoisonshouldcounteracttheeffectofthepoisonbydrinkingnectarwiththesamemouth.Similarly,glorificationofaVaiṣṇava’stranscendental

qualitiesistheonlyatonementforblasphemingaVaiṣṇava.BytheinfluenceofVakreśvaraPaṇḍita’sassociation,DevānandaPaṇḍitadevelopedfaithinMahāprabhuandattainedHismercy.MahāprabhudescribedthegloriesofVakreśvaraPaṇḍitatoDevānandaPaṇḍita.Afterhisoffensewasnullified,DevānandaPaṇḍitadevelopedhumilityandinquiredfromtheLordabouttheprocessofexplainingŚrīmadBhāgavatam.MahāprabhurepliedthatpuredevotionalserviceistheultimategoalofŚrīmadBhāgavatam,andthatŚrīmadBhāgavatamiseternalandunique.ThosewhotrytoequateotherliteratureswithŚrīmadBhāgavatamortrytoequateotheropinions,paths,ormentalspeculationswithpuredevotionalservice,whichisthegoalofŚrīmadBhāgavatam,donotknowanythingaboutŚrīmadBhāgavatam.AcceptingthebookBhāgavataandthedevoteeBhāgavatatobenondifferent,oneshouldalwaysservetheBhāgavatabyofferingsofglorification.LordNityānandaisthepersonificationofthedevotionalmellowsofŚrīmadBhāgavatam.ThefullytranscendentalŚrīmadBhāgavatamisnotunderthejurisdictionofmundaneimagination.


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jayajayaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-guṇa-dhāmajayajayanityānanda-svarūperaprāṇa

AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,thereservoirofalltranscendentalqualities!AllgloriestothelifeandsoulofNityānandaSvarūpa!


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jayajayavaikuṇṭha-nāyakakṛpā-sindhujayajayanyāsi-cūḍāmaṇidīna-bandhu

AllgloriestotheLordofVaikuṇṭha,whoisanoceanofmercy!All

gloriestothecrestjewelofallsannyāsīsandfriendofthepoor!CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.003

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śeṣa-khaṇḍakathābhāiśunaekaciteśrī-gaurāṅga-candraviharilayenamate

Obrothers,hearwithattentionthetopicsoftheAntya-khaṇḍa,whereinŚrīGauracandra’spastimesaredescribed.


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amṛteraamṛtaśrī-gaurāṅgerakathābrahmā,śivayeamṛtavāñchenasarvathā

ThetopicsofŚrīGaurāṅgaaretheessenceofallnectar.SuchnectarisalwaysdesiredbypersonalitieslikeBrahmāandŚiva.ThetopicsofŚrīGauraarethemostrelishableofallnectar.Sincethesetopicsarenotinfluencedbytemporarytimefactorslikebirthanddeath,theseeternaltopicsareworshipableanddesiredbypersonalitieslikeBrahmāandŚiva.IntheMuṇḍakaUpaniṣad(2.2.5)itisstated:

tamevaikaṁjānathaātmānamanyāvācovimuñcathāmṛtasyaiṣasetuḥ

“KnowthatHeistheall-pervadingSupersoul.Giveuptalkingofanyoneelse.Heisthebridgetoimmortality.”SeealsoŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.31.9).


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ataevaśrī-caitanya-kathāraśravaṇesabārasantoṣahaya,duṣṭa-gaṇavine

ThereforesimplybyhearingtopicsofŚrīCaitanyaeveryoneexceptthemiscreantbecomespleased.ThetopicsofŚrīCaitanyapleaseeveryoneexceptunfortunate,wickedpeople,becausebyhearingtopicsofŚrīCaitanyalivingbeingsattainknowledgeofKṛṣṇa,servicetoKṛṣṇa,andloveforKṛṣṇa.InthisregardoneshouldseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.60.44,3.13.50,and10.1.4)


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śunaśeṣa-khaṇḍakathācaitanya-rahasyaihāraśravaṇekṛṣṇapāibāavaśya

HeartheconfidentialtopicsofLordCaitanyadescribedintheAntya-khaṇḍa,forbyhearingthesetopicsonewillcertainlyattainKṛṣṇa.


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hena-mateśrī-gaurasundaranīlācaleātma-saṅgopanakari’āchekutūhale

InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaraconcealedHisidentitywhilehappilyresidinginNīlācala.


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yaditiṅhovyaktanākarenaāpanāretabekāraśaktiāchetāṅrejānibāre

WhohasthepowertoknowHimifHedoesnotrevealHimself?CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.009

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daiveeka-dinasārvabhaumerasahitevasilenaprabhutānelaiyānibhṛte

BythearrangementofprovidencetheLordonedaysatdowninasolitaryplacewithSārvabhauma.


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prabhubale,—“śunasārvabhaumamahāśaya!tomārekahiyeāmiāpana-hṛdaya

TheLordsaid,“Listen,SārvabhaumaMahāśaya!LetMerevealMyhearttoyou.


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jagannāthadekhiteyeāilāmaāmiuddeśyaāmāramūla-ethāāchatumi

“AlthoughIcametoseeJagannātha,Mymainpurposeherewastomeetyou.


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jagannāthaāmārekikahibenakathā?tumiseāmārabandhachiṇḍibesarvathā

“WillJagannāthaspeaktoMe?ItisyouwhowillcompletelydestroyMymaterialbondage.Anotherreadingofbandhachiṇḍibe(“willdestroybondage”)isbandhuāchaha(“youareMyfriend”).


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tomātesevaiseśrī-kṛṣṇerapūrṇaśaktitumisedibārepāra’kṛṣṇa-prema-bhakti

“YouarefullyempoweredbyLordKṛṣṇa,soyouareabletoawardonelovingdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(5.18.12).RealizingthatSārvabhauma’sdesireforthefourobjectivesoflifewassimplydeceitful,ŚrīGaurasundaraalsodeceitfullytoldhimthatHehadcometoNīlācalatotakeinstructionfromSārvabhaumaandthatSārvabhaumahadthepowertobestowononelovingdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.


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eteketomāraāmilainuāśrayatāhākara’ye-rūpeāmārabhālahaya

“ThereforeItakeshelterofYou.DowhateveryouconsiderisbeneficialforMe.


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kividhikaribamuñi,thākibaki-rūpe?ye-matenāpaḍoṅmuñiesaṁsāra-kūpe

“WhatrulesandregulationsshouldIfollow?HowshouldIlive?PleaseinstructMesothatIdonotfallintothewellofmateriallife.


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sabaupadeśamorekahaamāyāya

`āmisetomārahaijānasarvathāya’”

“PleaseinstructMewithoutreservation.KnowforcertainthatIamasoulsurrenderedtoyou.”Anotherreadingforthesecondlineistomāriseāmiihājānihaniścaya,whichmeansthesame.


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eimateaneka-prakāremāyākari’sārvabhauma-pratikahilenagaurahari

InthiswayGaurahariusedvariousmeanstodeludeSārvabhaumawhilespeakingtohim.


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nājāniyāsārvabhaumaīśvareramarmakahitelāgilāyejīverayatadharma

WithoutrealizingtheLord’sintention,Sārvabhaumabegantospeakaboutthereligiousdutiesoflivingentities.


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sārvabhaumabalena,—“kahilāyatatumisakalatomārabhālavāsilāmaāmi

Sārvabhaumasaid,“IappreciateeverythingYouhavesaid.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.020

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yetomārahaiyāchebhaktiraudayaatyantaapūrvasekahilekabhunaya

“ThedevotionthathasawakenedinYouiscertainlymostwonderfulandbeyonddescription.


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kṛṣṇa-kṛpāhaiyāchetomārauparesabeekakariyāchanahevyavahāre

“YouhaveattainedKṛṣṇa’smercy,butYouhavedoneonethingthatisimproper.


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paramasubuddhitumihaiyāāpanetabetumisannyāsakarilākikāraṇe

“AlthoughYouaremostintelligent,whydidYoutakesannyāsa?Sārvabhaumasaid,“OKṛṣṇaCaitanya,YouhaveattainedKṛṣṇa’smercyandYouaremostintelligent.SowhydidYoutakesannyāsa?WhatqualificationdoYouhavetotakesannyāsa?Youaretooyoung.PersonalitieslikeMādhavendraPurīhavetakensannyāsa,buttheyhavedonesoaftermaturelyenjoyingmateriallife.Beforeacceptingsannyāsa,Youshouldhaveparticularlyconsideredthateveryonerespectsasannyāsīasamemberofthetopmostāśrama.SinceYouhaveacceptedVaiṣṇavaprinciples,whichentailbecominghumblerthanabladeofgrass,whatneedwastheretobecomeacandidateforreceivingthehighestrespectfoundinsocialetiquette?Givingupśikhāandbrāhmaṇathreadisanexampleofpride.Itissimplythedesiretoascendtothehighestleveloffame.ApersonfollowingVaiṣṇavaprinciplesshouldofferobeisancestoadog,adog-eater,acow,andanass,andheshould

notacceptrespectfromanyone.MāyāvādīsannyāsīsinparticularconsiderthemselvesequaltotheSupremeLord,whoisthecreator,maintainer,andannihilator.Thereforetheyareunworthysonsandfoolish.


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bujhadekhivicāriyākiāchesannyāseprathameibaddhahayaahaṅkāra-pāśe

“Justconsider,whatistheuseofacceptingsannyāsa?Oneimmediatelybecomesboundbytheropesoffalseego.


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daṇḍadhari’mahā-jñānahayaāpanārekāhāreobaleyoḍa-hastanāhikare

“Onewhocarriesadaṇḍaconsidershimselfagreatpersonanddoesnotfoldhishandsbeforeanyone.


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yārapada-dhūlilaitevederavihitahenajanenamaskare,tabunahebhīta

“AsannyāsīisnotafraidtoacceptobeisancesfromsuchapersonalitythattheVedasdeclarethedustofhisfeetshouldberespected.Thewordnamaskaremeans“offersobeisances.”


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ahaṅkāradharmaeikabhubhālanahebujhaeibhāgavateyenamatakahe

“Falseegoisnevergood.TrytounderstandthewordsofŚrīmadBhāgavataminthisregard.Thephraseyenamatameans“theway”or“as.”


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IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam11.29.16and3.29.34itisstated:

praṇameddaṇḍa-vadbhūmāvā-śva-cāṇḍāla-go-kharampraviṣṭojīva-kalayātatraivabhagavāniti

RealizingthattheSupremePersonalityofGodheadhasenteredthebodyofeverylivingentityastheSupersoul,oneshouldofferobeisancesbeforeall—eventhedogs,outcastes,cows,andasses—fallingflatuponthegroundlikearod.


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“brāhmaṇādikukkuracaṇḍālaantakari’daṇḍavatkaribekabahumānyakari’

“Youshouldofferfullobeisancestoalllivingentities,includingthebrāhmaṇas,dogs,anddog-eaters.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.29.34)itisstated:

manasaitānibhūtānipraṇamedbahu-mānayanīśvarojīva-kalayāpraviṣṭobhagavāniti

“Suchaperfectdevoteeoffersrespectstoeverylivingentitybecausehe

isunderthefirmconvictionthattheSupremePersonalityofGodheadhasenteredthebodyofeverylivingentityastheSupersoul,orcontroller.”InŚrīCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Antya20.25)itisstated:

uttamahañāvaiṣṇavahabenirabhimānajīvesammānadibejāni’`kṛṣṇa’-adhiṣṭhāna

“AlthoughaVaiṣṇavaisthemostexaltedperson,heispridelessandgivesallrespecttoeveryone,knowingeveryonetobetherestingplaceofKṛṣṇa.”Anotherreadingforkari(“todo”)isdhari(“tohold”).


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eisevaiṣṇava-dharma-sabārepraṇatiseidharmadhvajī,yāraithenāhirati

Vaiṣṇavaetiquetteistoofferrespectstoeveryone,butonewhoisahypocritehasnoattachmentforthis.Theworddharmadhvajīreferstoapseudodevoteeorhypocrite.


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śikhā-sūtraghucāiyāsabeeilābhanamaskārakareāsi’mahā-mahā-bhāga

“Theonlygainingivingupone’sśikhāandbrāhmaṇathreadisthatrespectablepeopleofferonetheirobeisances.


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prathameśuniyeeiekaapaceyaebeāraśunasarva-nāśabuddhi-kṣaya

“Thisisthefirstlossinacceptingsannyāsa.Nowhearabouttheotherlossbywhichone’sintelligencebecomespolluted.


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jīverasvabhāva-dharmaīśvara-bhajanatāhāchāḍi’āpanārebale`nārāyaṇa’

“TheconstitutionaldutyofthelivingentityistoworshiptheSupremeLord.Butaftertakingsannyāsa,onegivesupthatworshipandcallshimselfNārāyaṇa.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(5.10.23)itisstated:

sva-dharmamārādhanamacyutasyayadīhamānovijahātyaghaugham

“IfoneisengagedinhisownoccupationaldutyasorderedbytheSupremeLord,hissinfulactivitiesarecertainlydiminished.”AlsointheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.2.33)itisstated:

manye‘kutaścid-bhayamacyutasyapādāmbujopāsanamatranityam

udvigna-buddherasad-ātma-bhāvādviśvātmanāyatranivartatebhīḥ

“IconsiderthatonewhoseintelligenceisconstantlydisturbedbyhisfalselyidentifyinghimselfwiththetemporarymaterialworldcanachieverealfreedomfromfearonlybyworshipingthelotusfeetoftheinfallibleSupremeLord.Insuchdevotionalservice,allfearceasesentirely.”


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garbhavāseyeīśvarakarilenarakṣāyāhāraprasādehailabuddhi-jñāna-śikṣā

“TheSupremeLordprotectsthelivingentitywhenheiswithinthewombofhismother.BytheLord’smercythatlivingentityobtainsintelligenceandknowledge.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,CantoThree,ChapterThirty-one,verses12-21.


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yāradāsyalāgi’śeṣa-aja-bhava-ramāpāiyāoniravadhikarenakāmanā

sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayayāhāradāsekarelajjānāhihena`prabhu’baleāpanāre

nidrāhaile`āpaneke’ihāonājāneāpanāre`nārāyaṇa’balehenajane

`jagaterapitākṛṣṇa’sarvavedekayapitāresebhaktikareyesuputrahaya

“AnantaŚeṣa,Brahmā,Śiva,andthegoddessoffortunealwaysdesiretoobtaintheserviceofthatSupremeLordwhoseservantscarryoutthecreation,maintenance,anddestructionofthematerialmanifestation.YettheshamelesssannyāsīclaimstobethatSupremeLord.AsannyāsīclaimstobeNārāyaṇaeventhoughhedoesnotknowwhoheiswhenhesleeps.TheVedasdeclarethatKṛṣṇaisthefatheroftheentireuniverse,andtheobedientsonwillrespecthisfather.IntheMāyāvāda-śata-dūṣaṇī(7)itisstated:

sarva-jñaḥsarva-darśītribhuvanamakhilaṁhastayasyedṛśaṁtatsarveṣāṁsrṣṭi-rakṣālayamapikurutebhruvi-bhaṅgenasadyaḥ,ajñaḥsāpekṣa-darśītvamasisabhagavānsarva-lokaikasākṣīnānātvaṁvaisa

ekojaḍa-malinatarastvaṁhinaivaṁvidhaḥsaḥ

“Ofriend,theSupremeisall-knowing,andHeseeseverything.From

Him,thisentireastonishingandvariegatedmaterialcosmoshasemanated.Hecreates,maintains,anddestroystheentireuniversebyaslightmovementofHiseyebrows.Ofriend,youarenotlikeHim.Youareignorantofsomanythings,andyourvisionislimited,althoughyouwishtoseeeverything.TheSupremeLordisfullofallopulences,andHeistheultimatewitnesswhoobserveseveryone.Ofriend,theindividuallivingentitiesarenumerous,buttheSupremeisoneonly.Youarestuntedandimpurebecauseofmaterialcontact,butHeremainsalwayspureandfreefromthetouchofmatter.Ofriend,yournatureiscompletelydifferentfromHisintheseways.”AlsointheMāyāvāda-śata-dūṣaṇī(67)itisstated:

lakṣmī-kāntaḥprakaṭaparamānandapūrṇāmṛtābdhiḥsevyorudraprabhṛtivibudhairyasyapādāmbugaṅgā,

sṛṣṭaiḥpūrvaṁsṛjatinikhilaṁbhruvibhaṅgenasadyaḥso‘haṁvākyaṁvadasivatarejīvarakṣyonarājā

“TheSupremeLordisthehusbandofthegoddessoffortune.Heisanectareanoceanoftranscendentalbliss.LordŚivaandallthegreatdemigodsserveHim.ThesacredGangesiswaterthathaswashedHisfeet.Beforethematerialcosmoswasmanifested,HecreatedeverythinginamomentsimplybyslightlymovingHiseyebrows.Oindividualspiritsoul,yourcontinualmutteringofso‘ham(`IamtheSupreme’)iscompletelyunreasonableandillogical.Heisthesuprememaster,themonarchwhorulesallexistence,andyouareHissmallson,alwaysdependentonHisprotection.”InthePraśnaUpaniṣad(2.11)itisstated:vayamādyasyadātāraḥpitātvaṁmātariśvanaḥ—“Wearethegiversofyourfood.Youaretheparentofthewind.”SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,FirstCanto,ChapterOne,verse1andEleventhCanto,ChapterFive,verses2and3.IntheMāyāvāda-śata-dūṣaṇī(69)itisstated:

so‘haṁmāvadasevya-sevaka-tayānityaṁbhajaśrī-hariṁtenasyāttavasad-gatidhruvamadhaḥpātobhavedanyathā

nānā-yoniṣugarbha-vāsa-viṣayeduḥkhaṁmahatprāpyatesvargevānarakepunaḥpunarahojīvatvayābhrāmyate

“Oindividualspiritsoul,pleasegiveupthismutteringofso‘ham(`IamtheSupreme’).KnowthatyouaretheeternalservantofLordHari,engageinHispuredevotionalservice,andthusbecomequalifiedtoentertheeternalspiritualworld.IfyourejecttheserviceofLordHari,youwillfalldownintothewombsofmothersinmanydifferentspeciesandyouwillsuffergreatanguishasyouwanderamongthehellsandheavensofthematerialworld.”IntheMāyāvāda-śata-dūṣaṇī(73-74)itisalsostated:

yasyaivacaitanya-lavenajīvajāto‘sicaitanya-vatovareṇyaḥ

mābruhiso‘haṁśaṭhakaḥkṛtaghnādanyaḥpadaṁvañcatihastabhartuḥ?

nyastaḥśrī-parameśvareṇakṛpayācaitanya-leśastvayitvaṁtasmātparameśvaraḥsvayamahaṁnāyātivaktuṁśaṭha

labdhvākaścanadurjanaḥkhaluyathāhasty-aśva-pādātakaṁbhūpādevatadīyarāja-padavīṁcakregrahītuṁmanaḥ

“BythemercyoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,theindividuallivingentitiesareendowedwithatinyfragmentofconsciousness.OrascalMāyāvādī,donot,onthisaccount,arrogantlyproclaim,`IamactuallytheSupreme.’Bysayingthis,youhavebecomelikeacriminal-mindedpersonwhoobtainselephants,cavalry,andinfantryfromthekingonthepleaofbeggingforprotectionduringajourneyandthendecidestouseallthosesoldiersashisownpersonalarmyofbanditstoplundertheking’spropertyontheroyalroads.”


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pitāhamasyajagatomātādhātāpitāmahaḥ

“Iamthefatherofthisuniverse,themother,thesupport,andthegrandsire.”


TEXT39

“gītā-śāstrearjunerasannyāsa-karaṇaśunaeiyāhākahiyāchenārāyaṇa”

“NowhearwhatNārāyaṇasaidtoArjunaintheBhagavad-gītāaboutrenouncingone’sduty.”


TEXT40

anāśritaḥkarma-phalaṁkāryaṁkarmakarotiyaḥsasannyāsīcayogīcananiragnirnacākriyaḥ

“Onewhoisunattachedtothefruitsofhisworkandwhoworksasheisobligatedisintherenouncedorderoflife,andheisthetruemystic,nothewholightsnofireandperformsnoduty.”


TEXT41

“niṣkāmahaiyākareyekṛṣṇa-bhajanatāhāresebali`yogī’`sannyāsī’lakṣaṇa

“OnewhoworshipsKṛṣṇawithoutanyselfishdesiresiscalledayogiandasannyāsī.Onewhogivesupthefourobjectivesoflife—religiosity,economicdevelopment,sensegratification,andliberation—andcultivatesdevotionalservicewithoutmotivesisanactualyogiorsannyāsī.


TEXT42

viṣṇu-kriyānākarileparānnakhāilekichunahe,sākṣāteieivedebale”

“TheVedasclearlystatethatifonedoesnotworshipViṣṇuanddependsonothersforhisfood,hecannotmakeanyadvancement.”Thephraseviṣṇu-kriyāreferstotheworshipofHari.AcceptingsannyāsadevoidofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇuislikedependingonothersforone’sfood.Itisuseless.TheperfectionofactivitiesistoattainloveofGod,asstatedinŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.23.56):

nehayatkarmadharmāyanavirāgāyakalpatenatīrtha-pada-sevāyaijīvannapimṛtohisaḥ

“Anyonewhoseworkisnotmeanttoelevatehimtoreligiouslife,anyonewhosereligiousritualisticperformancesdonotraisehimtorenunciation,andanyonesituatedinrenunciationthatdoesnotleadhimtodevotionalservicetotheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,mustbeconsidereddead,althoughheisbreathing.”


TEXT43

IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.29.49-50)itisstated:

āstīryadarbhaiḥprāg-agraiḥkārtsnyenakṣiti-maṇḍalamstabdhobṛhad-vadhānmānīkarmanāvaiṣiyatparamtatkarmahari-toṣaṁyatsāvidyātan-matiryayā

“One’sonlyactivitiesshouldbethosethatcanpleasethePersonalityofGodhead,andeducationshouldbesuchthatonebecomeselevated

toKṛṣṇaconsciousness.SinceŚrīHariistheSupersoulofalllivingentitieswhohaveacceptedmaterialbodieswithinthisworld,Heisthesupremecauseandcontrollerofeverything.”


TEXT44

“tāhāresebalidharma,karma,sadācāraīśvareseprītijanmesammatasabāra

“Realreligiousprinciples,activities,andpropercodesofconductarethosebywhichonedevelopslovefortheSupremeLord.


TEXT45

tāhāresebalividyā,mantra,adhyayanakṛṣṇa-pāda-padmeyekarayesthiramana

“Realeducation,chantingofmantras,andstudyofthescripturesarethosebywhichonefixeshismindatthelotusfeetofKṛṣṇa.Otherreadingsformantraisanta(“end”)ormanta(“opinion”).


TEXT46

sabārajīvanakṛṣṇa,janakasabārahenakṛṣṇayenābhaje,sarvavyarthatāra

“Kṛṣṇaisthelifeandfatherofeveryone.EverythingisuselessforonewhodoesnotworshipKṛṣṇa.


TEXT47

yadibalaśaṅkareramatasehanahe

tāṅraabhiprāyadāsya,tāṅrimukhekahe”

“IfyousaythatthephilosophyofŚaṅkarācāryadoesnotagreewiththis,thenIwillquotehiswordstoprovethathedesiredtheserviceoftheLord.AlthoughŚaṅkarācāryadidnotopenlysaythatworshipofKṛṣṇaistheeternaldutyofthelivingentities,heconsideredhimselflikeawaveoftheocean.Awaveisnottheocean;thiswashisconviction.Suppressingthedualitiesorconditionalstateofthematerialworlddoesnotmeanliberation.Actualliberationentailsrenouncingone’sunconstitutionalpositionandbecomingsituatedinone’sconstitutionalposition.ThereforeeveninsomepartsofŚaṅkarācārya’sphilosophyaversiontodevotionalserviceisnotseen.Śaṅkara’sfollowerswhocannotunderstandhisintentionsproudlyidentifythemselvesasliberatedsoulsonthestrengthoftheirexternaldress.Actually,givingupexternalsignsliketheśikhāandbrāhmaṇathreadisnotthebasisfordevotionalservice.Givinguptheśikhāandbrāhmaṇathreadwhileacceptingekadaṇḍasannyāsaisalsonotthebasisfordevotionalservice.DevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇabecomesenhancedbyacceptanceoftridaṇḍasannyāsa,notbyekadaṇḍasannyāsa.AfterhearingtheseexplanationsofSārvabhauma,ŚrīGaurasundarabecameverypleased.


TEXT48

ŚrīŚaṅkarācāryahasstatedasfollows:

satyapibhedāpagamenātha!tavāhaṁnamāmakīyastvamsāmudrohitaraṅgaḥkvacanasamudronatāraṅgaḥ

“OLord,althoughthelivingentitiesandtheSupremeBrahmanarenondifferent,thelivingentitiesaresubordinatetoYou.Inotherwords,theirexistenceisdependentonYou.You,however,areneverdependentonanyone.Althoughthereisnodifferencebetweenthe

oceananditswaves,theexistenceofthewavesisdependentontheocean.Theoceanisneverdependentonthewaves.”IntheMāyāvāda-śata-dūṣaṇī(48and10)itisstated:

avatārāvatāritvadīśo’pidvividhaḥsmṛtaḥbhaktābhaktavibhedenajīvo’pibhavatidvidhā

“TheSupremePersonalityofGodheadmanifestsHimselfintwofeatures:(1)inHisoriginalformasthesourceofallincarnations,and(2)inHismanyviṣṇu-tattvaincarnations.Themanylivingentitiesmayalsobedividedintotwogroups:(1)thedevotees,whoarefreefromtheinfluenceoftheillusoryenergy,and(2)thenondevotees,whoareboundbytheillusionofmāyā.”

yathāsamudrevahavastaraṅgāstathāvayaṁbrahmaṇibhūri-jīvāḥ

bhavettaraṅgonakadācidabdhistvaṁbrahmakasmādbhavitāsijīva?

“Innumerablewavessplashwithinthegreatoceanand,inthesameway,countlessspiritsoulsexistwithintheSupremeBrahman.Oindividualspiritsoul,asinglewavecanneverbecometheocean,sohowdoyouthinkyouwillbecometheSupremeBrahman?”


TEXT49

“yadyapihajagateīśvarebhedanāisarva-maya-paripūrṇaāchesarvaṭhāñi

“AlthoughthereisnodifferencebetweentheSupremeLordandthismaterialworld,Heispresenteverywhereasthecompletewhole.


TEXT50

tabutomā’haitesehaiyāchiāmiāmā’haitenāhikabhuhaiyāchatumi

“StillIhavecomefromYou.Youhavenevercomefromme.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.051

TEXT51

yena`samudrerasetaraṅga’lokebale`taraṅgerasamudra’nāhayakonakāle

“Aspeoplesay,`thosewavesoftheocean,’theywillneversay,`theoceanofthewaves.’


TEXT52

ataevajagatatomāra,tumipitāiha-lokepara-loketumiserakṣitā

“ThereforeYouaretheproprietorandfatheroftheuniverse.Youaretheprotectorinthislifeandthenext.Thewordrakṣitāmeans“theprotector.”


TEXT53

yāhāhaitehayajanma,yekarepālanatāreyenābhaje,varjyahayaseijana

“Anyonewhodoesnotworshipthepersonfromwhomheisbornandbywhomheismaintainedisfittoberejected.


TEXT54

eiśaṅkareravākya—eiabhiprāyaihānājāniyāmāthākikāryemuḍāya?

“ThesearethestatementsandintentionsofŚaṅkarācārya.Whywouldoneshavehisheadwithoutunderstandingthis?Anotherreadingforvākya(“statements”)isśloka(“verse”).


TEXT55

sannyāsīhaiyāniravadhi`nārāyaṇa’balibekaprema-bhakti-yogeanukṣaṇa

“AsannyāsīshouldconstantlychantthenameofNārāyaṇawithloveanddevotion.


TEXT56

nābujhiyāśaṅkarācāryeraabhiprāyabhaktichāḍi’māthāmuḍāiyāduḥkhapāya

“ThosedonotunderstandŚaṅkarācārya’sintentionandgiveupdevotionalservicesufferevenaftershavingtheirheads.


TEXT57

ataevatomāresekahieiāmihenapathepraviṣṭahailākenetumi?

“ThereforeIaskYou,whyhaveYoutakensuchapath?CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.058

TEXT58

yadikṛṣṇa-bhakti-yogekaribauddhāratabeśikhā-sutra-tyāgekonlabhyaāra

“IfYouwishtodelivertheworldbydistributingdevotionalservicetoLordKṛṣṇa,thenwhatneedistheretogiveupYourśikhāandbrāhmaṇathread?Anotherreadingforāra(“whatelse”)istāra(“his”).


TEXT59

yadibalamādhavendra-ādimahābhāgatāṅhārāokariyācheśikhā-sūtra-tyāga

“YoumaysaythatgreatpersonalitieslikeMādhavendraPurīhavealsogivenuptheirśikhāsandbrāhmaṇathreads.


TEXT60

tathāpihatomārasannyāsakaribāraesamayeke-matehaibeadhikāra

“StillYouarenotyetreadytoacceptsannyāsa.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.061

TEXT61

sesabamahāntaśeṣatribhāga-vayasegrāmya-rasabhuñjiyāsekarilāsannyāse

“Allthosegreatsoulsrelishedmaterialenjoymentandtooksannyāsaafterthree-fourthsoftheirlifehadpassed.Thephrasegrāmya-rasabhuñjiyāmeans“afterrelishingmaterial

enjoyment.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.062

TEXT62

yauvana-praveśamātrasakaletomārake-matevāhaibasannyāseadhikāra

“YouhavejustenteredtheprimeofYourlife,sohowcanYoubequalifiedtotakesannyāsa?


TEXT63

paramārthesannyāsekikaribatomāreyeibhaktihaiyāchetomāraśarīre

“WhatistheuseofacceptingsannyāsawhenYouhavealreadydevelopedsuchdevotionalsentiments?


TEXT64

yogīndrādi-saberayedurlabhaprasādatabekenekariyāchee-matapramāda”

“Thisdevotionalserviceisrarelyattainedbyeventhebestoftheyogis,sowhyhaveYoumadesuchamistake?”


TEXT65

śuni’bhakti-yogasārvabhaumeravacanabaḍasukhīhailāgauracandranārāyaṇa

AfterhearingSārvabhauma’sglorificationofdevotionalservice,LordGauracandrabecamegreatlypleased.


TEXT66

prabhubale,—“śunasārvabhaumamahāśaya`sannyāsī’āmārenāhijānihaniścaya

TheLordsaid,“Listen,SārvabhaumaMahāśaya!DonotconsiderMeasannyāsī.


TEXT67

kṛṣṇeravirahemuñivikṣiptahaiyābāhirahailuṅśikhā-sūtramuḍāiyā

“IlefthomeandshavedMyheadbecauseIwasdisturbedbyfeelingsofseparationfromKṛṣṇa.


TEXT68

`sannyāsī’kariyājñānachāḍamorapratikṛpākara,yenamorakṛṣṇehayamati”

“ForgetthatIamasannyāsīandbestowyourmercyonMesothatMymindbecomesfixedonKṛṣṇa.”Gaurasundarasaid,“Don’tthinkthatbecauseIwearthedressofasannyāsīIamaMāyāvādīsannyāsī.Ihavegivenuptheśikhāandbrāhmaṇathread,whicharetheassetsofabrāhmaṇa,becauseIwassufferingoutofseparationfromKṛṣṇa.PleasedonotconsiderMeaMāyāvādīsannyāsī.AlwaysbestowyourmercyonMesothatMypropensitytoserveKṛṣṇaprogressivelyincreasesandsothatImayattainloveofKṛṣṇa.”


TEXT69

prabhuhainija-dāsemohehenamateemāyāyadāseprabhujānibeke-mate

WhentheSupremeLordbewildersHisownservantsinthisway,howwillHisservantsunderstandHim?AlthoughGaurasundaraisthecontrollerofmāyā,HedeceptivelytookinstructionsfromSārvabhauma,whowasunderthecontrolofmāyā.


TEXT70

yaditiṅhonāhijānāyenaāpanāretabekāraśaktiāchejānitetāṅhāre

WhohasthepowertoknowtheLordifHedoesnotrevealHimself?ThewordtiṅhoreferstotheLord.


TEXT71

nājāniyāsevakeyatekakathākayatāhāteoīśvareramahāprītahaya

TheLordisgreatlypleasedwithwhateverHisservantspeaks,evenifthatservantlacksproperknowledge.


TEXT72

sarva-kālabhṛtya-saṅgeprabhukrīḍākaresevākeranimittaāpaneavatare

TheLordalwaysenjoyspastimeswithHisservants.HeincarnatesforthesakeofHisservants.

IntheKaṭhaUpaniṣad(1.2.23)itisstated:

nāyamātmāpravacanenalabhyonamedhasānabahunāśrutena

yamevaiṣavṛṇutetenalabhyastasyaiṣaātmāvivṛṇutetanuṁsvām

“TheSupremeLordisnotobtainedbyexpertexplanations,byvastintelligence,orevenbymuchhearing.HeisobtainedonlybyonewhomHeHimselfchooses.Tosuchaperson,HemanifestsHisownform.”SeealsoŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.63.27and10.38.13).


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ye-matesevakebhajekṛṣṇeracaraṇekṛṣṇaseimatedāsebhajenaāpane

eitānasvabhāvaye-śrī-bhakta-vatsalaihātānenivāritekāraāchebala

AsthedevoteeworshipsthelotusfeetofKṛṣṇa,Kṛṣṇareciprocateswiththatservantinasimilarway.ThenatureoftheSupremeLordisthatHeisaffectionatetoHisdevotees.Whohasthepowertochangethatnature?LordKṛṣṇa’seternalāśraya-vigrahas,ormanifestationsoftheLordofwhomonemusttakeshelter,andtheirseparatedpartsandparcelsworshipHiminoneofthefivevarietiesofrasas.KṛṣṇaacceptstheirserviceaccordingtohowtheyserveHim.SincetheMāyāvādīs,whoaredevoidofrasa,andthematerialistickarmiscannotunderstandtheSupremeLord,theyaremisguidedasifseatedonamachine.IntheBhagavad-gītā(4.11)theLorddeclares:

yeyathāmāṁprapadyantetāṁstathaivabhajāmyahammamavartmānuvartantemanuṣyāḥpārthasarvaśaḥ

“AsallsurrenderuntoMe,Irewardthemaccordingly.EveryonefollowsMypathinallrespects,OsonofPṛthā.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.38.22)itisstated:

natasyakaściddayitaḥsuhṛttamonacāpriyodveṣyaupekṣyaevavātathāpibhaktānbhajateyathātathāsura-drumoyadvadupāśrito‘rtha-daḥ

“TheSupremeLordhasnofavoriteandnodearmostfriend,nordoesHeconsideranyoneundesirable,despicable,orfittobeneglected.Allthesame,HelovinglyreciprocateswithHisdevoteesinwhatevermannertheyworshipHim,justasthetreesofheavenfulfillthedesiresofwhoeverapproachesthem.”


TEXT75

hāseprabhusārvabhaumecāhiyācāhiyānābujhenasārvabhaumamāyā-mugdhahaiyā

TheLordsmiledasHelookedatSārvabhauma,yetSārvabhaumacouldnotunderstandtheLord’swords,forhewasbewilderedbytheLord’sillusoryenergy.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(8.20.28)itisstated:

chāyāsumṛtyuṁhasitecamāyāṁtanū-ruheṣvoṣadhi-jātayaśca

“OnHisshadowwasdeath,inHissmilewastheillusoryenergy,andonthehairsofHisbodywereallthedrugsandherbs.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.1.31)itisstated:

chandāṁsyanantasyaśirogṛṇantidaṁṣṭrāyamaḥsneha-kalādvijānihāsojanonmāda-karīcamāyā

duranta-sargoyad-apāṅga-mokṣaḥ

“ThemostalluringillusorymaterialenergyisHissmile.ThisgreatoceanofmaterialcreationisbutthecastingofHisglanceoverus.”


TEXT76

sārvabhaumabalena,—“āśramebaḍatumiśāstra-matetumivandya,upāsakaāmi

Sārvabhaumasaid,“Youareseniortomebyāśrama,soaccordingtothescripturesYouareworshipableandIamtoworshipYou.Sārvabhaumasaid,“AlthoughIamelderandlearned,Youaresuperiortomebyāśrama.ThereforeYouareworshipabletome.Accordingtothescriptures,IamYourservant.ThereforeIambeingoffensivebyacceptingYourhumilityandsubmission.”


TEXT77

tumiyeāmārestavakara,yuktinayatāhāteāmārapācheaparādhahaya”

“ItisnotproperthatYouofferprayerstome,forthiswillmakemeanoffender.”


TEXT78

prabhubale,—“chāḍamoreesakalamāyāsarva-bhāvetomāralainumuichāyā”

TheLordsaid,“Giveupallyourdeception.Ihavetakenfullshelterofyou.”Thewordmāyāmeans“deception.”

Gauraharisaid,“DonotdeceiveMebyspeakinginthisway,forIamunderyourshelter.”ByperformingsuchpastimeswithHisservantSārvabhauma,MahāprabhudidnotallowhimtoknowHistrueidentity.RatherHeexpressedadesiretohearfromhimanexplanationontheātmārāmaversefromtheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.

TEXT79


henamateprabhubhṛtya-saṅgekarekhelākebujhitepāregaurasundareralīlā

InthiswaytheLordperformspastimeswithHisservants.WhocanunderstandthepastimesofGaurasundara?


TEXT80

prabhubale,—“moraekaāchemanorathatomāramukheteśunibāṅabhāgavata

TheLordsaid,“Ihaveonedesire.IwishtohearŚrīmadBhāgavatamfromyourmouth.Thewordśunibāṅameans“Iwillhear.”Anotherreadingformanoratha(“desire”)isnivedana(“request”).Anotherreadingforśunibāṅabhāgavata(“IwillhearŚrīmadBhāgavatam”)isbhāgavateraśravaṇa(“hearingofŚrīmadBhāgavatam”).


TEXT81

yatekasaṁśayacitteāchayeāmāratomā’-baighucāitehenanāhiāra”

“OnlyyouareabletoremovewhateverdoubtsIhave.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.082

TEXT82

sārvabhaumabale,—“tumisakalavidyāyaparamapravīṇa,āmijānisarvathāya

Sārvabhaumasaid,“IknowwellthatYouarewell-versedinallfieldsofknowledge.


TEXT83

konbhāgavata-arthanājāna’vātumitomārevākona-rūpeprabodhibaāmi

“IsthereanymeaningofŚrīmadBhāgavatamthatYoudonotknow?How,then,canIteachYou?


TEXT84

tathāpihaanyo’nyebhaktiravicārakaribeka,—sujanerasvabhāva-vyābhāra

“Still,itisthenatureofpiouspersonstodiscussdevotionalserviceamongthemselves.Thephraseanyo’nyemeans“betweenoneanother.”IntheBhagavad-gītā(10.9)itisstated:

mac-cittāmad-gata-prāṇābodhayantaḥparasparamkathayantaścamāṁnityaṁtuṣyanticaramantica

“ThethoughtsofMypuredevoteesdwellinMe,theirlivesarefullydevotedtoMyservice,andtheyderivegreatsatisfactionandblissfrom

alwaysenlighteningoneanotherandconversingaboutMe.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.3.30)itisstated:

parasparānukathanaṁpāvanaṁbhagavad-yaśaḥmithoratirmithastuṣṭirnivṛttirmithaātmanaḥ

“OneshouldlearnhowtoassociatewiththedevoteesoftheLordbygatheringwiththemtochantthegloriesoftheLord.Thisprocessismostpurifying.Asdevoteesthusdeveloptheirlovingfriendship,theyfeelmutualhappinessandsatisfaction.Andbythusencouragingoneanothertheyareabletogiveupmaterialsensegratification,whichisthecauseofallsuffering.”


TEXT85

baladekhisandehatomārakonsthāneāche?tāhāyathā-śaktikaribavākhāne”

“Tellme,whatparticularversedoYouhavesomedoubtabout?Iwilltrytoexplainittothebestofmyability.”


TEXT86

tabeśrī-vaikuṇṭha-nāthaīṣathāsiyābalilenaekaślokaaṣṭa-ākhariyā

TheLordofVaikuṇṭhathensmiledandrecitedoneversefromtheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.


TEXT87

ātmārāmāścamunayonirgranthāapyurukramekurvantyahaitukīṁbhaktimittham-bhūta-guṇohariḥ

“Alldifferentvarietiesofātmārāmas[thosewhotakepleasureinātmā,orspiritself],especiallythoseestablishedonthepathofself-realization,thoughfreedfromallkindsofmaterialbondage,desiretorenderunalloyeddevotionalserviceuntothePersonalityofGodhead.ThismeansthattheLordpossessestranscendentalqualitiesandthereforecanattracteveryone,includingliberatedsouls.”


TEXT88

sarasvatī-patigauracandreraagretekṛpāyalāgilāsārvabhaumavākhānite

Then,inthepresenceofGauracandra,thehusbandofSarasvatī,andbyHismercy,Sārvabhaumabegantoexplainthisverse.ŚrīVāgdevī(Sarasvatī,thegoddessofspeech)ismentionedintheVājasaneya-saṁhitā,quotedintheGovinda-bhāṣya(3.3.40),asfollows:śrīścatelakṣmīścapatnyau—“OSupremePersonalityofGodhead,ŚrīandLakṣmīareYourwives.”IntheNārada-pañcarātra(2.3.64)itisstated:

sarasvatībhāratīcayogenasiddha-yoginī

bhāratībrahma-patnīcaviṣṇu-patnīsarasvatī

“BytheorderofLordHari,Sarasvatīdevīacceptedtwoforms.InoneformshewasSarasvatī,theperfectmysticyogini,andinanotherformshewasBhāratī.BhāratībecamethewifeofBrahmā,andSarasvatībecamethewifeofViṣṇu.”


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sārvabhaumabalena,—“ślokārthaeisatyakṛṣṇa-padebhaktisesabāramūlatattva

Sārvabhaumasaid,“ThetruemeaningofthisverseisthatdevotionalservicetothelotusfeetofKṛṣṇaistheoriginaltruth.TheactualpurportoftheātmārāmaverseisthatKṛṣṇa,theobjectofworship,istheoriginaltruthofall.ThosepersonswhoarecompletelyliberatedfromallformsofmaterialbondagearequalifiedtoachievedevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.ThequalitiesofKṛṣṇaareverypowerful.ThosepeoplewhodesirematerialenjoymentnotrelatedtoKṛṣṇaareconditionedsoulsaversetotheworshipofKṛṣṇa.


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sarva-kālaparipūrṇahayayeyejanaantarebāhireyāranāhikabandhana

evam-vidhamuktasabakarekṛṣṇa-bhaktihenakṛṣṇa-guṇerasvabhāvamahā-śakti

“ThosewhoareinternallyandexternallyalwayscompletelyliberatedfrommaterialbondagerenderdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.SuchisthepowerfulinfluenceofKṛṣṇa’squalities.


TEXT92

henakṛṣṇa-guṇa-nāmamuktasabegāyaitheanādarayāra,seināśayāya”

“LiberatedsoulssingthegloriesofKṛṣṇa’squalitiesandnames,whilethosewhodisrespectthemarevanquished.”


TEXT93

eimatanānāmatapakṣatolāiyāvyākhyākaresārvabhaumaāviṣṭahaiyā

InthiswaySārvabhaumaputforthvariousargumentsasheexplainedtheversewithfullconcentration.


TEXT94

trayodaśa-prakāraślokārthavākhāniyārahilena“āraśaktināhika”baliyā

Afterexplainingtheverseinthirteendifferentways,hestoppedandsaid,“Iamunabletospeakfurther.”


TEXT95

īṣathāsiyāgauracandraprabhukaya“yatavākhānilātumi,sabasatyahaya

LordGauracandrasmiledandsaid,“Whateveryouexplainediscertainlytrue.


TEXT96

ebeśunaāmikichukariyevyākhyānabujhadekhivicāriyāhayakipramāṇa”

“NowhearMyexplanationsanddecidewhethertheyareauthorized.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.097

TEXT97

takhanevismitasārvabhaumamahāśaya“āroarthanareraśaktitekabhunaya!”

SārvabhaumaMahāśayabecamestruckwithwonderashethought,“Furtherexplanationsarebeyondtheabilityofahumanbeing!”


TEXT98

āpanāraarthaprabhuāpanevākhāneyāhākehakonakalpeuddeśanājāne

TheLordthenexplainedthemeaninginHisownways,whichnooneatanytimecouldconceive.GaurasundaraisdirectlyKṛṣṇacandra,thereforeonlyHeknowstheactualpurportofthisversespokenbyKṛṣṇa.GaurasundarabegantopersonallyexplainthisverseinmanydifferentwayswithouttouchingthethirteenexplanationsgivenbySārvabhauma.NolivingentityotherthanKṛṣṇacouldeverconceiveofsuchexplanations.


TEXT99

vyākhyāśuni’sārvabhaumaparamavismitamanebhāve“eikibāīśvaravidita”

SārvabhaumawasastonishedtoheartheLord’sexplanationsandthought,“IsHetheSupremeLord?”


TEXT100-105

ślokavyākhyākareprabhukariyāhuṅkāraātma-bhāvehailāṣaḍ-bhuja-avatāra

prabhubale,—“sārvabhauma,kitoravicāra

sannyāseāmāranāhihayaadhikāra?

`sannyāsī’kiāmihenatoracittelaya?toralāgi’ethāāmihailuṅudaya

bahujanmamorapremetyajilijīvanaataevatoreāmidiluṅdaraśana

saṅkīrtanaārambhemohāraavatāraananta-brahmāṇḍemuñivahināhiāra

janmajanmatumimoraśuddha-prema-dāsaataevatoremuñihailuṅprakāśa

Afterexplainingtheverse,theLordroaredloudlyandmanifestedHissix-armedform.TheLordsaid,“OSārvabhauma,whatdoyouthink?AmInotqualifiedtotakesannyāsa?DoyouthinkthatIamameresannyāsī?Icamehereforyoursake.YouhavespentmanylifetimestryingtoattainloveforMe.ThereforeIamrevealingMyselftoyou.Ihaveincarnatedtoinauguratethesaṅkīrtanamovement.ThroughouttheinnumerableuniversesIaloneamqualified.YouareMypurelydevotedservantbirthafterbirth,thereforeIhaverevealedMyselftoyou.Thewordmohārameans“My.”SārvabhaumahadsaidthatsinceGaurasundarawasyoung,Hewasnotqualifiedforsannyāsa.Inprotestofthisstatement,ŚrīGaurasundaradisplayedHissix-armedformandsaid,“Ialoneamqualified.SinceyouperformedsevereausteritiesformanylifetimesinyoureagernesstoseeMe,IhavecometoyouinNīlācala.InnumerableuniversesarewithinMe.YouhankeredforMyaffectionbirthafterbirth.”


TEXT106

sādhuuddhārimu,duṣṭavināśimusabacintākichunāhitora,paḍamorastava”

“Iwilldeliverthepiousandannihilatethemiscreants.Donotworry.JustofferprayerstoMe.”


TEXT107

apūrvaṣaḍ-bhuja-mūrti—koṭisūrya-mayadekhi’mūrcchāgelāsārvabhaumamahāśaya

Thatsix-armedformoftheLordwasmostwonderfulandaseffulgentasmillionsofsuns.Sārvabhaumalostconsciousnessonseeingthatform.


TEXT108

viśālakarenaprabhuhuṅkāragarjanaānandeṣaḍ-bhujagauracandranārāyaṇa

Thesix-armedLordGauracandrathenroaredloudlyinecstasy.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.109

TEXT109

baḍasukhīprabhusārvabhaumereantare`uṭha’bali’śrī-hastadilenatānaśire

TheLordwasgreatlypleasedwithSārvabhauma.HeplacedHislotushandonSārvabhauma’sheadandsaid,“Getup.”Insomeeditionsthefollowingversesareaddedafterthisverse.

saṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma-śrī-hala-mūṣalaratna-maṇi-paripūrṇaśrī-aṅgaujjvala

śrīvatsa-kaustubha-hāravakṣeśobhākarevāma-kakṣeśiṅgā-vetramuralījaṭhare

“TheLordheldtheconchshell,cakra,club,lotus,mallet,andplowinHissixarms.Hiseffulgentbodywasdecoratedwithjewelsandpreciousstones.HischestwasdecoratedwiththeKaustubhajewelandthemarkofŚrīvatsa.AstickandhornadornedtheleftofHiswaist,andaflutewastuckedinfront.”


TEXT110

śrī-hasta-paraśeviprapāilacetanatathāpiānandejaḍanāsphurevacana

BythetouchoftheLord’slotushand,thebrāhmaṇaregainedconsciousness,yetheremainedspeechlessandstunnedinecstasy.


TEXT111

karuṇā-samudraprabhuśrī-gaurasundarapāda-padmadilātāṅrahṛdaya-upara

LordŚrīGaurasundara,theoceanofmercy,thenplacedHisfeetonSārvabhauma’schest.Onseeingthemosteffulgentsix-armedformoftheSupremeLord,Sārvabhaumalostconsciousness.ŚrīGaurahari,whohadassumedthesix-armedform,thenplacedHislotusfeetonSārvabhauma’schest.


TEXT112

pāi’śrī-caraṇasārvabhaumamahāśayahailākevalaparānanda-prema-maya

HavingreceivedthetouchoftheLord’slotusfeet,SārvabhaumaMahāśayabecamecompletelyfilledwithtranscendentalecstasy.


TEXT113

dṛḍhakari’pāda-padmadhari’premānande“ājisepāinucitta-cora”bali’kānde

HetightlygrabbedtheLord’slotusfeetandcriedinecstasywhilesaying,“TodayIhavecapturedthethiefwhostolemyheart.”


TEXT114

ārta-nādesārvabhaumakarenarodanadhariyāapūrvapāda-padmaramā-dhana

Sārvabhaumacriedpatheticallyasheheldthosewonderfullotusfeet,whicharethewealthofRamā,thegoddessoffortune.


TEXT115

“prabhumoraśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaprāṇa-nāthamuñiadhamereprabhu,karadṛṣṭi-pāta

“OLordŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,mylifeandsoul,pleaseglancemercifullyonthisfallensoul!


TEXT116

tomāresemuñipāpīśikhāimudharmanājāniyātomāraacintyaśuddhamarma

“IamsosinfulthatIdaredtoteachYoureligiousprinciples.IdidnotunderstandYourpure,inconceivableglories.


TEXT117-118

henakevāācheprabhu,tomāramāyāyamahā-yogeśvara-ādimohanāhipāya

setumiyeāmāremohibekonśaktiebedeha’tomāracaraṇeprema-bhakti

“OLord,whodoesnotbecomebewilderedbyYourillusoryenergy,whichbewilderseventhebestofthegreatyogis?SoitisnotatallastonishingthatYouhavebewilderedme.NowpleasebestowonmelovingdevotionalserviceatYourfeet.IntheKenaUpaniṣad(1.5)itisstated:

yanmanasānamanuteyenāhurmanomatamtadevabrahmatvaṁviddhinedaṁyadidamupāsate

“Thatwhichthemindcannotknow,throughwhichthemindisconsideredknown—knowthattobetheSupreme,notwhatthisworldreveres.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.1.1)itisstated:muhyantiyatsūrayaḥ—“ByHimeventhegreatsagesanddemigodsareplacedintoillusion.”AlsoseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.3.37,6.3.14-15,7.5.13,10.14.21,9.4.56,11.7.17,and11.29.40).


TEXT119

jayajayaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaprāṇa-nāthajayajayaśacīpuṇyavatī-garbha-jāta

“AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,theLordofmylife!AllgloriestoYou,whohavetakenbirthfromthewombofthepiousŚacī!


TEXT120

jayajayaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyasarva-prāṇajayajayaveda-vipra-sādhu-dharma-trāṇa

“AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,thelifeandsoulofall!AllgloriestotheprotectoroftheVedas,brāhmaṇas,saintlypersons,andreligiousprinciples!


TEXT121

jayajayavaikuṇṭhādilokeraīśvarajayajayaśuddha-sattva-rūpanyāsi-vara”

“AllgloriestotheLordoftheVaikuṇṭhaplanets!Allgloriestothebestofthesannyāsīs,whoseformconsistsofpuregoodness.”


TEXT122

paramasubuddhisārvabhaumamahāmatiślokapaḍi’paḍi’punaḥpunaḥkarestuti

Thesupremelyintelligent,broad-mindedSārvabhaumarepeatedlyofferedobeisancesandrecitedvariousverses.


TEXT123

kālānnaṣṭaṁbhakti-yogaṁnijaṁyaḥprāduṣkartuṁkṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmā

āvirbhūtastasyapādāravindegāḍhaṁgāḍhaṁlīyatāṁcitta-bhṛṅgaḥ

“Letmyconsciousness,whichislikeahoneybee,takeshelterofthe

lotusfeetoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,whohasjustnowappearedasŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaMahāprabhutoteachtheancientsystemofdevotionalservicetoHimself.Thissystemhadalmostbeenlostduetotheinfluenceoftime.”


TEXT124-125

“kāla-vaśebhaktilukāiyādinedinepunar-bāranijabhakti-prakāśa-kāraṇe

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāma-prabhuavatāratāṅrapāda-padmecittarahukaāmāra”

“Wheninthecourseoftimedevotionalservicebecamelost,theLordincarnatedasŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyatoagainmanifestHisowndevotionalservice.MaymymindremainattachedtoHislotusfeet.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.14.3)theSupremeLordhasstated:

śrī-bhagavānuvācakālenanaṣṭāpralayevāṇīyaṁveda-saṁjñitā

mayādaubrahmaṇeproktādharmoyasyāṁmad-ātmakaḥ

“Bytheinfluenceoftime,thetranscendentalsoundofVedicknowledgewaslostatthetimeofannihilation.Therefore,whenthesubsequentcreationtookplace,IspoketheVedicknowledgetoBrahmābecauseIMyselfamthereligiousprinciplesenunciatedintheVedas.”Inthisgodlessmaterialworld,devotionalserviceremainsmanifestedinproportiontoone’sgoodfortune.Ifoutofmisfortuneoneisattachedtothepathofargument,thenhisservicepropensitybecomesmixed,orinsomecaseslost.Torevealthatpuredevotionalservice,ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaincarnatedinthisworld.


TEXT126

vairāgya-vidyā-nija-bhakti-yoga-śikṣārthamekaḥpuruṣaḥpurāṇaḥ

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-śarīra-dhārīkṛpāmbudhiryastamahaṁprapadye

“LetmetakeshelteroftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,ŚrīKṛṣṇa,whohasdescendedintheformofLordCaitanyaMahāprabhutoteachusrealknowledge,Hisdevotionalservice,anddetachmentfromwhateverdoesnotfosterKṛṣṇaconsciousness.HehasdescendedbecauseHeisanoceanoftranscendentalmercy.LetmesurrenderuntoHislotusfeet.”


TEXT127

“vairāgyasahitanijabhaktibujhāiteyeprabhukṛpāyaavatīrṇapṛthivīte

“TheLordhasincarnatedinthisworldtorevealHisowndevotionalservicealongwithrenunciation.Toestablishtheinsignificanceoffalserenunciation,theneedforproperrenunciation,theuselessnessofmaterialenjoyment,theuselessnessofdryrenunciation,andtheneedforknowledgebasedonservice,theeternalPersonalityofGodheadmercifullyincarnatedinthismaterialworld.Inthisway,Sārvabhaumacomposedonehundredverses,suchastheversebeginningkālānnaṣṭaṁ[verse123].


TEXT128

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyatanu—puruṣapurāṇatribhuvanenāhiyāraadhikasamāna

“TheformofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaistheoriginalPersonalityofGodhead.ThereisnoonegreaterthanorequaltoHimwithinthethreeworlds.


TEXT129

henakṛpā-sindhuracaraṇa-guṇa-nāmasphurukāmārahṛdayeteavirāma”

“Letthequalities,names,andlotusfeetofsuchanoceanofmercyconstantlymanifestwithinmyheart.”Anotherreadingforguṇa-nāma(“qualitiesandnames”)isguṇa-dhāma(“reservoirofqualities”).


TEXT130

eimatasārvabhaumaśataślokakari’stutikarecaitanyerapāda-padmadhari’

InthiswaySārvabhaumacomposedonehundredversesasheglorifiedLordCaitanyawhileholdingHislotusfeet.


TEXT131

“patitatāritesetomāraavatāramuñi-patitereprabhu,karahauddhāra

“Youhaveincarnatedtodeliverthefallensouls.Therefore,OLord,pleasedeliverthisfallensoul.


TEXT132

bandīkariyāchamoreaśeṣabandhanevidyā,dhane,kule—tomājānimukemane

“Youhaveentangledmeinunlimitedbondage.HowcanIunderstandYouwhenIamabsorbedinknowledge,wealth,andhighbirth?Mundaneknowledge,perishablewealth,andhighbirtharethecausesofvariousbondage.Beingentangledbythese,humanbeingscannotrealizetheeternalAbsoluteTruth.BeingbereftofŚrīGaurakṛṣṇa’sdarśana,pseudodevoteesandpersonsaversetodevotionalservicecannotrealizetheimportanceoftheLord’sservice.Thatiswhy,accordingtotheconsiderationoftheversebeginningjanmaiśvarya-śruta-śrībhir[janmaiśvarya-śruta-śrībhiredhamāna-madaḥpumān,naivārhatyabhidhātuṁvaitvāmakiñcana-gocaram,“MyLord,YourLordshipcaneasilybeapproached,butonlybythosewhoaremateriallyexhausted.Onewhoisonthepathof[material]progress,tryingtoimprovehimselfwithrespectableparentage,greatopulence,higheducationandbodilybeauty,cannotapproachYouwithsincerefeeling.”],suchpeoplebecomerebelliousagainstŚrīHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇavaratherthanengageinchantingthenamesoftheSupremeLord.Theirsuchinevitabledegradationisduetomistakenlyacceptingtheuntruthastruth.


TEXT133

ebeeikṛpākara,sarva-jīva-nāthaahar-niśacittamorarahukatomā’ta

“OLordofalllivingentities,pleasenowbestowYourmercyonmesothatmymindmayremainfixedonYoudayandnight.


TEXT134

acintyaagamyaprabhu,tomāravihāra

tuminājānā’lejānibāreśaktikāra

“OLord,Yourpastimesareinconceivableandunfathomable.NoonecanknowthemunlessYougiveonethepower.


TEXT135

āpaneidāru-brahma-rūpenīlācalevasiyāāchahabhojanerakutūhale

“AsLordJagannātha,theAbsoluteTruthappearinginwood,YouresideinNīlācalaandrelishpalatablefoodstuffs.Onthepretextofeatingpalatablefoodstuffs,theAbsoluteTruthresidesinNīlācalaintheformofaDeitytodistributeHisremnantstoHisdevotees.


TEXT136

āpanaprasādakara,āpanebhojanaāpaneāpanādekhi’karahakrandana

“YounoweatYourownremnantsandcrywhenYouseeYourownform.


TEXT137

āpaneāpanādekhi’haomahā-mattaetekekebujheprabhu,tomāramahattva

“YoubecomeintoxicatedonseeingYourownform.Therefore,OLord,whocanunderstandYourglories?


TEXT138

āpaneseāpanārejānatumimātraārajāneyejanatomārakṛpā-pātra

“OnlyYouknowYourself.AndonlyapersonwhoisfavoredbyYoucanalsoknowYou.ŚrīHari,Guru,VaiṣṇavaalonecanknowŚrīHari,Guru,Vaiṣṇava.Otherpeoplecannotrecognizethem,becausetheyarenotHari,Guru,orVaiṣṇava.EventhedemigodsarebaffledinascertainingtheAbsoluteTruth.


TEXT139

muñichāratomārevājānimukemaneyātemohamāneaja-bhava-deva-gaṇe”

“Iamsoinsignificant!HowcanIknowYouwheneventhedemigodsheadedbyBrahmāandŚivaarefrustratedintheirattemptstoknowYou?”


TEXT140

eimataanekakariyākākurvādastutikaresārvabhaumapāiyāprasāda

HavingreceivedtheLord’smercy,Sārvabhaumaofferedprayerswithgreathumilityinthisway.Thewordkākurvādameans“patheticappeal”or“humblewords.”


TEXT141

śuniyāṣaḍ-bhujagauracandranārāyaṇa

hāsi’sārvabhauma-pratibalilāvacana

Afterhearinghisprayers,thesix-armedLordGauracandrasmiledandspoketoSārvabhaumaasfollows.


TEXT142

“śunasārvabhauma,tumiāmārapārṣadaetekedekhilātumiesabasampada

“Listen,Sārvabhauma,youareMyassociate,henceyouwereabletoseeMyopulences.


TEXT143

tomāranimittemoraethāāgamanaanekakariyāāchamoraārādhana

“Ihavecomehereforyoursake,foryouhaveworshipedMeprofusely.


TEXT144

bhaktiramahimātumiyatekakahilāihāteāmārebaḍasantoṣakarilā

“Ihavebecomegreatlypleasedonhearingyourexplanationsondevotionalservice.


TEXT145

yatekakahilātumi—sabasatyakathā

tomāramukhetekeneāsibeanyathā

“Whateveryouhavesaidisthetruth.Howcananythingelsecomefromyourmouth?


TEXT146-147

śataślokakari’tumiyekailestavanayejanakaribeihāśravaṇa-paṭhana

āmātetāhārabhaktihaibeniścaya`sārvabhauma-śataka’yehenakīrtiraya

“AnyonewhohearsorrecitesthehundredversesyoucomposedwillcertainlyattaindevotionalservicetoMe.TheseverseswillberenownedasSārvabhauma-śataka.Anotherreadingforyehenakīrtiraya(“willberenownedas”)isbalilokeyenakaya(“peoplewillcallthem”).


TEXT148

yekichudekhilātumiprakāśaāmārasaṅgopakaribāpāchejānekehaāra

“DonottellanyoneabouttheformIhavemanifestedbeforeyou.Keepthistoyourself.


TEXT149-150

yatekadivasamuñithākoṅpṛthivītetāvatniṣedhakainukāhārekahite

āmāradvitīyadeha—nityānanda-candrabhaktikari’sevihatāṅhārapada-dvandva

“IorderyoutonotdisclosethisaslongasIremaininthisworld.NityānandaisMysecondbody.ServeHislotusfeetwithdevotion.ŚrīGaurasundarasaid,“AslongasIampresentinthisworld,youshouldnotinformanyoneofthisincident.”MahāprabhualsoinstructedSārvabhaumatoacceptŚrīNityānandaPrabhuastheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.


TEXT151

paramanigūḍhatiṅhoāmāravacaneāmiyārejānāiseisejānetāne”

“IdeclarethatHeisverygraveanddeep.OnecanknowHimonlywhenIrevealHim.”Thewordtānemeans“Him.”Anotherreadingforāmāravacane(“Ideclare”)iskehonāhijāne(“nooneknowsHim”).


TEXT152

eisabatattvasārvabhaumakahiyārahilenaāpaneaiśvaryasamvariyā

AfterrevealingthistruthtoSārvabhauma,theLordconcealedHisopulence.


TEXT153

cini’nijaprabhusārvabhaumamahāśayabāhyaāranāhi,hailaparānanda-maya

WhenSārvabhaumaMahāśayarecognizedhisLord,helost

consciousnessandbecamefilledwithtranscendentalhappiness.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.154

TEXT154

yeśunayeesabacaitanya-guṇa-grāmaseyāyasaṁsāratari’śrī-caitanya-dhāma

OnewhohearsthesecharacteristicsofLordCaitanyawillcrosstheoceanofmaterialexistenceandattainLordCaitanya’sabode.


TEXT155

paramanigūḍhaesakalakṛṣṇa-kathāihāraśravaṇekṛṣṇapāiyesarvathā

ThesetopicsofKṛṣṇaaremostconfidential.Byhearingthem,onecertainlyattainsKṛṣṇa.


TEXT156

henamatekari’sārvabhaumereuddhāranīlācalekareprabhukīrtana-vihāra

AfterdeliveringSārvabhaumainthisway,theLordbegantoenjoykīrtanapastimesinNīlācala.


TEXT157

niravadhinṛtya-gīta-ānanda-āveśerātri-dinanājānenakṛṣṇa-prema-rase

Byconstantlychantinganddancinginecstasy,theLordwasso

absorbedinthemellowsofloveforKṛṣṇathatHedidnotknowwhetheritwasdayornight.


TEXT158

nīlācala-vāsīyataapūrvadekhiyāsarva-loka`hari’baleḍākiyāḍākiyā

WhentheresidentsofNīlācalasawthosewonderfulpastimes,theyalsobegantochantthenamesofHari.


TEXT159

eita’`sacalajagannātha’lokebalehenanāhiyeprabhuredekhiyānābhole

Theywouldsay,“HereisthemovingJagannātha.”TherewasnoonewhowasnotbewilderedonseeingtheLord.LordJagannātha,theAbsolutePersonappearinginwood,isstationary.LordGaurasundaraisamovingJagannātha.BydirectlyseeingtheSupremeLord,everyoneforgetsaboutthematerialenjoymentofthismortalworld.


TEXT160

yepatheyāyenacali’śrī-gaurasundaraseidikehari-dhvaniśuninirantara

OnwhateverroadŚrīGaurasundarawalked,peoplewouldconstantlychantthenameofHari.


TEXT161

yekhānepaḍayeprabhuracaraṇa-yugalasesthāneradhūliluṭakarayesakala

WherevertheLordwouldplaceHisfeet,peoplewouldplunderthedustfromthatplace.


TEXT162

dhūliluṭi’pāyamātrayesukṛti-janatāhāraānandaatiakathyakathana

Onlypiouspeoplewereabletoplunderthatdust.Theirecstasyisbeyonddescription.Anotherreadingforluṭi’(“plunder”)isguṭi(“particles”).


TEXT163

kibāseśrī-vigraherasaundaryaanupāmadekhiteisarvacittahareavirāma

HowsweetwastheLord’smatchlessform!JustbyseeingHim,theheartsofeveryonebecamecaptivated.Thewordanupāmameans“matchless”or“incomparable.”Anotherreadingforkibāseśrī-vigraherasaundaryaanupāma(“HowsweetwastheLord’smatchlessform!”)iskiśobhāśrī-vigraherasaundaryānupāma,whichmeansthesame.


TEXT164

niravadhiśrī-ānanda-dhārāśrī-nayane`harekṛṣṇa’nāma-mātraśuniśrī-vadane

TearsofecstaticloveconstantlyflowedfromHislotuseyesasHechantedtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantrawithHislotusmouth.InhisŚrīCaitanyāṣṭaka(5),ŚrīpādaRūpaGosvāmīhasstated:

harekṛṣṇetyuccaiḥsphurita-rasanonāma-gaṇanā-kṛta-granthi-śreṇī-subhaga-kaṭi-sūtrojjvala-karaḥ

“ŚriCaitanyaMahāprabhuchantstheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantrainaloudvoice.TheholynamedancesonHistongueasHecountsthenumberofrecitationswithHiseffulgenthand.”


TEXT165

candana-mālāyaparipūrṇakalevaramatta-siṁhajini’gatimantharasundara

Hisentirebodywasdecoratedwithsandalwoodpasteandflowergarlands,andHissweetslowgaitwaslikethatofanintoxicatedlion.IntheMahābhārata(Dāna-dharma149)itisstated:suvarṇa-varṇohemāṅgovarāṅgaścandanāṅgadī—“InHisearlypastimesHeappearsasahouseholderwithagoldencomplexion.Hislimbsarebeautiful,andHisbody,smearedwiththepulpofsandalwood,seemslikemoltengold.”


TEXT166

pathecaliteoīśvarerabāhyanāibhakti-raseviharenacaitanya-gosāñi

LordCaitanyahadnoexternalconsciousnessevenwhenHewaswalkingontheroad,becauseHewasmergedinthemellowsofdevotionalservice.


TEXT167

kathodinavilambeparamānandapurīāsiyāmililātīrtha-paryaṭanakari’

AfterafewdaysParamānandaPurīreturnedaftercompletinghispilgrimage.


TEXT168

dūreprabhu—dekhiyāparamānanda-purīsambhrameuṭhilāprabhugaurāṅgaśrī-hari

OnseeingParamānandaPurīfromadistance,LordGaurāṅgastoodupwithrespect.


TEXT169

priyabhaktadekhi’prabhuparama-hariṣestutikari’nṛtyakaremahā-prema-rase

TheLordwasgreatlypleasedtoseeHisdeardevotee.Heofferedrespectstohimandbegantodanceinecstaticlove.


TEXT170

bāhutuli’balitelāgilā“hariharidekhilāmanayaneparamānanda-purī

TheLordraisedHisarmsandexclaimed,“Hari!Hari!NowIhaveseenParamānandaPurī.


TEXT171

ājidhanyalocana,saphaladhanyajanmasaphalaāmāraājihailasarvadharma”

“TodayMyeyesandMylifehavebecomesuccessful.TodayallMyreligiousactivitieshavebecomefruitful.”InthisregardoneshouldseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.84.9-10and10.84.21).InŚrīHari-bhakti-sudhodaya(13.2)itisstated:

akṣṇoḥphalaṁtvādṛśa-darśanaṁhitanoḥphalaṁtvādṛśa-gātra-saṅgaḥ

jihvā-phalaṁtvādṛśa-kīrtanaṁhisu-durlabhābhāgavatāhiloke

“MydearVaiṣṇava,seeingapersonlikeyouistheperfectionofone’seyesight,touchingyourlotusfeetistheperfectionofthesenseoftouch,andglorifyingyourgoodqualitiesisthetongue’srealactivity,forinthematerialworlditisverydifficulttofindapuredevoteeoftheLord.”IntheCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Madhya20.60)CaitanyaMahāprabhuhasdeclared:

tomādekhi,tomāsparśi,gāitomāraguṇasarvendriya-phala,——eiśāstra-nirūpaṇa

“Byseeingyou,bytouchingyou,andbyglorifyingyourtranscendentalqualities,onecanperfectthepurposeofallsenseactivity.Thisistheverdictoftherevealedscriptures.


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prabhubale,—“ājimorasaphalasannyāsaājimādhavendramorehailāprakāśa”

TheLordthensaid,“TodayMyacceptanceofsannyāsahasborn

fruit,forŚrīMādhavendraPurīhasmanifestedbeforeMe.”AfterseeingŚrīParamānandaPurī,whowasanintimatediscipleofŚrīMādhavendraPurī,thoughtsofMādhavendraPurīwereawakenedinŚrīGaurasundara.


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etabali’priya-bhaktalai’prabhukolesiñcilenaaṅgatānapadma-netra-jale

Afterspeakingthesewords,theLordembracedHisdeardevoteeandsoakedhisbodywithtearsfromHislotuseyes.Thewordsiñcilenameans“soaked.”


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purīoprabhuracandraśrī-mukhadekhiyāānandeāchenaātma-vismṛtahaiyā

ParamānandaPurīalsobecameecstaticandforgothimselfuponseeingtheLord’smoonlikeface.


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kata-kṣaṇeanyo’nyekarenaparaṇāmaparamānanda-purī-caitanyeraprema-dhāma

Theycontinuallyofferedrespectstoeachotherforsometime.ParamānandaPurīwastheabodeofLordCaitanya’slove.


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paramasantoṣaprabhutāṅhārepāiyārākhilenanijasaṅgepārṣadakariyā

TheLordwasgreatlypleasedtoreceiveParamānandaPurī,andHekepthimasoneofHisassociates.


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nijaprabhupāiyāparamānanda-purīrahilāānandepāda-padmasevākari’

HavingattainedhisLord,ParamānandaPurīstayedthereandservedHislotusfeetinecstasy.


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mādhava-purīrapriya-śiṣyamahāśayaśrī-paramānanda-purīprema-rasa-maya

ŚrīParamānandaPurīwasadeardiscipleofŚrīMādhavendraPurīandwasfilledwiththemellowsofecstaticlove.


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dāmodara-svarūpamililākatadinerātri-dineyāhāravihāraprabhu-sane

AfterafewdaysSvarūpaDāmodaraalsojoinedtheLordthereandenjoyedpastimeswiththeLorddayandnight.


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dāmodara-svarūpasaṅgīta-rasa-mayayāradhvaniśunileprabhuranṛtyahaya

SvarūpaDāmodarawasexpertintheartofmusic.Onhearinghisvoice,theLordwouldbegindancing.


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dāmodara-svarūpaparamānanda-purīśeṣa-khaṇḍaeiduisaṅgeadhikārī

SvarūpaDāmodaraandParamānandaPurīweretwooftheprincipalassociatesintheLord’sfinalpastimes.ŚrīPuruṣottamaBhaṭṭācārya,wholatterbecameknownasSvarūpaDāmodara,andŚrīParamānandaPurī,whowasadiscipleofŚrīMādhavendraPurī,attainedtheconstantassociationofŚrīGaurasundara.TheybecameprincipalassociatesoftheLordbecauseMahāprabhustayedwiththemdayandnightandheardsongsinglorificationofŚrīRādhā-GovindafromthemouthofSvarūpaDāmodara.


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eimatenīlācaleyeyebhakta-gaṇaalpealpeāsi’hailāsabāramilana

InthiswayvariousdevoteesgraduallyjoinedtheLordinNīlācala.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.183

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yeyepārṣaderajanmautkalehailātāṅhārāoalpealpeāsiyāmililā

AlltheLord’sassociateswhohadtakenbirthinOrissaalsogradually

joinedtheLord.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.184

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mililāpradyumnamiśra—premeraśarīraparamānanda,rāmānanda—duimahādhīra

PradyumnaMiśra,whobodywasfilledwithloveofGod,aswellasParamānandaandRāmānanda,twomostsoberpersonalities,alljoinedtheLord.


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dāmodarapaṇḍita,śrī-śaṅkarapaṇḍitakatadineāsiyāhailāupanīta

DāmodaraPaṇḍitaandŚrīŚaṅkaraPaṇḍitaalsocametherewithinafewdays.


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śrī-pradyumnabrahmacārīnṛsiṁheradāsayāṅhāraśarīrenṛsiṁheraparakāśa

ŚrīPradyumnaBrahmacārīwasaservantofLordNṛsiṁhadeva.LordNṛsiṁhamanifestedinhisbody.


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`kīrtaneviharenarasiṁhanyāsī-rūpe’jāniyārahilāāsi’prabhurasamīpe

WhenheunderstoodthatNṛsiṁhadevawasenjoyingkīrtanapastimesintheformofasannyāsī,hecameandjoinedtheLord.


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bhagavānācāryaāilāmahāśayaśravaṇeoyārenāhiparaśeviṣaya

ThegreatpersonalityBhagavānĀcārya,whowouldneverhearofmaterialenjoyment,alsocamethere.ŚrīBhagavānĀcāryawouldneverhearanytopicsconcerningsensegratification.HewouldhearonlytopicsrelatedtoLordKṛṣṇa’snames,forms,andqualities.


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ei-matayatekasevakayathāchilāsabeiprabhurapārśveāsiyāmililā

InthiswaytheservantsoftheLordcamefromvariousplacesandjoinedtheLord.


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prabhudekhi’sabārahailaduḥkha-nāśasabekareprabhu-saṅgekīrtana-vilāsa

WhentheysawtheLord,theirdistresswasvanquished.TheyallparticipatedintheLord’skīrtanapastimes.


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sannyāsīrarūpevaikuṇṭheraadhipatikīrtanakarenasarvabhakterasaṁhati

TheLordofVaikuṇṭha,intheformofasannyāsī,thusperformedkīrtanaintheassociationofallthedevotees.


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caitanyerarasenityānandamahādhīraparamauddāma—ekasthānenahesthira

ThemostsoberNityānandarelishedthemellowsofLordCaitanya’slove.Hewassupremelyindependentandcouldnotremainsteadyinoneplace.Theworduddāmameans“fullyindependent.”


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jagannāthadekhiyāyayenadharibārepaḍihāri-gaṇekeharākhitenāpāre

AsHetriedtograbholdofLordJagannātha,thetempleguardswereunabletostopHim.Thephrasepaḍihāri-gaṇe(derivedfromacorruptedformoftheSanskritwordpratihārī)means“doorkeepers”or“thosewhopunishpersonswhocommitsevā-aparādhatoLordJagannātha.”


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eka-dinauṭhiyāsuvarṇasiṁhāsanebalarāmadhariyākarilāāliṅgane

OnedayHeclimbedontothegoldensiṁhāsanaandembraced

Balarāma.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.195

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uṭhiteipaḍihārīdharilehātedharitepaḍilāgiyāhātapāṅca-sāte

AsHeclimbedup,atempleguardcaughtholdofHishandbutwassuddenlythrownbackfivetosevenfeet.


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nityānandaprabhubalarāmeragalāramālālai’parilenagaleāpanāra

NityānandaPrabhutookthegarlandfromBalarāma’sneckandputitaroundHisownneck.


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mālāpari’calilenagajendra-gamanepaḍihārīuṭhiyācintayemanemane

Afterputtingthegarlandon,NityānandawalkedawayliketheKingofelephants.Thetempleguardgotupandthoughtasfollows.


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“eiavadhūteramanuṣya-śaktinahebalarāma-sparśekianyeradeharahe

“Thisavadhūta’sstrengthisnotthatofahumanbeing,forhowelse

couldonesurviveaftertouchingBalarāma?Thewordavadhūtameans“sannyāsī.”


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matta-hastīdhari’muñipāroṅrākhibāremuñidharileokimanuṣyayāitepāre

“Icancontrolamadelephant,sohowcouldahumanbeingescapemygrip?


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henamuñihastadṛḍhakariyādhariluṅtṛṇa-prāyahai’giyākothāvāpaḍiluṅ”

“AlthoughIcaughttightlyholdofHishand,Iwasthrownbacklikeabladeofgrass.”


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ematacintepaḍihārīmahāśayanityānandadekhileikarenavinaya

Therespectabletempleguardthoughtinthisway.WhenHesawNityānandalater,hefelthumbled.


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nityānanda-svarūpasvabhāvabālya-bhāveāliṅganakarenaparamaanurāge

YetNityānandaSvarūpa,whosenaturalcharacteristicwaslikethatofachild,embracedthatguardwithaffection.


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tabekata-dinegauracandralakṣmīpatisamudra-kūleteāsi’karilāvasati

SomedaysafterthatGauracandra,thehusbandofLakṣmī,tookupresidenceontheshoreoftheocean.


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sindhu-tīresthānaatiramyamanoharadekhiyāsantoṣabaḍaśrī-gaurasundara

ŚrīGaurasundarawasgreatlypleasedtoseethatmostenchantingspotontheshoreoftheocean.


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candravatīrātri,vahedakṣiṇa-pavanavaisenasamudra-kūleśrī-śacīnandana

Asthemoonshoneandthewindblewfromthesouth,ŚrīŚacīnandanasatdownontheshoreoftheocean.Thewordcandravatīmeans“filledwiththeraysofthemoon”or“illuminatedbytheraysofthemoon.”


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sarvaaṅgaśrī-mastakaśobhitacandane

niravadhi`hare-kṛṣṇa’boleśrī-vadane

TheforeheadandentirebodyoftheLordwasadornedwithsandalwoodpulp.HealwayschantedtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantrawithHislotusmouth.


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mālāyapūrṇitavakṣa—atimanoharacatur-dikeveḍiyāāchayeanucara

Hischestwasbeautifullyadornedwithflowergarlands,andHewassurroundedonallsidesbyHisdevotees.


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samudrerataraṅganiśāyaśobheatihāsi’dṛṣṭikareprabhutaraṅgeraprati

Thewavesoftheoceanlookedmostattractiveatnight.TheLordsmiledasHelookedatthosewaves.


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gaṅgā-yamunārayatabhāgyeraudayaebetāhāpāilenasindhumahāśaya

NowthepersonifiedoceanattainedthesamegoodfortunethattheGangesandtheYamunāhadattained.GaṅgādevībecamefortunateduringtheLord’sNavadvīpapastimes.YamunādevīattainedthesamegoodfortuneduringtheLord’sVṛndāvanapastimes.ThepersonifiedoceanattainedthesamegoodfortuneasthatattainedbythesetwogoddesseswhenŚrīGaurasundararesidedonthe

shoreoftheocean.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.210

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henamatesindhu-tīrevaikuṇṭha-īśvaravasatikarenalai’sarvaanucara

InthiswaytheLordofVaikuṇṭharesidedontheshoreoftheoceanalongwithHisassociates.


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sarva-rātrisindhu-tīreparama-viralekīrtanakarenaprabhumahā-kutūhale

TheLordjoyfullyperformedkīrtanathroughoutthenightonthemostsecludedshoreoftheocean.


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tāṇḍava-paṇḍitaprabhunija-prema-rasekarenatāṇḍavabhakta-gaṇasukhebhāse

TheLord,whowasexpertindancingwildly,dancedwildlyinthemellowsofHisownecstaticlove,andthedevoteesfloatedinanoceanofhappiness.Thewordtāṇḍavameans“dancing”or“vigorousdancing.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.16.26)itisstated:

tan-mūrdha-ratna-nikara-sparśāti-tāmra-pādāmbujo‘khila-kalādi-gururnanarta

“ThusLordŚrīKṛṣṇa,theoriginalmasterofallfinearts,begantodance,

Hislotusfeetdeeplyreddenedbythetouchofthenumerousjewelsupontheserpent’sheads.”


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romaharṣa,aśru,kampa,huṅkāra,garjanasveda,bahuvidha-varṇahayakṣaṇekṣaṇa

AteverymomenttheLorddisplayedvarioussymptomsofecstaticlovelikehairsstandingonend,crying,shivering,thundering,bellowing,perspiring,andchangingcolor.


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yatabhakti-vikāra—sakalaekebāreparipūrṇahayaāsi’prabhuraśarīre

AlltheecstaticsymptomsofdevotionalservicesimultaneouslyandfullymanifestintheLord’sbody.


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yatabhakti-vikāra—sabeimurtimantasabeiīśvara-kalāmahājñānavanta

Alltheecstaticsymptomsofdevotionalservicemanifestedintheirpersonifiedforms.TheywereallfullycognizantportionsoftheLord’splenaryportions.Thevariouscharacteristicsofdevotionalserviceassumedtheirrespective,fullycognizantformsandbegantoexpandtheLord’sservice.Inthematerialworldthewordvikāraindicatesastateofdistasteorabomination,butinreferencetothedevotionalserviceoftheLordthe

vikārasofdevotionalservicearenotdisrespectable.Theconceptofnondevotionalvikāras,ortheconceptofvivarta,iscondemnableaccordingtoVedānta.Thevikārasofdevotionalservicearemostwonderfulandtranscendental.


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āpaneīśvaranācevaiṣṇava-āveśejāni’sabeniravadhithākeprabhu-pāśe

TheLorddancedinthemoodofaVaiṣṇava.Realizingthis,allthepersonifiedecstaticsymptomsofdevotionalserviceconstantlyremainedatHisside.


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ataevatilārddhavicchedaprema-sanenāhikaśrī-gaurasundarerakonakṣaṇe

ThereforeŚrīGaurasundarawasneverseparatedforevenamomentfromfeelingsofecstaticlove.


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yataśaktiīṣatlīlāyakareprabhusehaāraanyesambhāvanānahekabhu

EvenasmallpotencyexhibitedbytheLordinHispastimescouldneverbeexhibitedbyanyoneelse.


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ihātesetānaśaktiasambhāvyanayasarvavedeīśvareraeitattvakaya

ThatiswhyHispotenciesareunfathomable.ThisistheverdictofalltheVedas.AllvarietiesofcontradictorypotenciesarepresentintheSupremeLord,becauseHeneverlacksanypotency.ThisistheopinionofallVedicliteraturesregardingtheAbsoluteTruth.IntheŚvetāśvataraUpaniṣad(6.8)itisstated:

parāsyaśaktirvividhaivaśrūyatesvābhāvikījñāna-bala-kriyāca

“TheSupremeLordhasmultipotencies,whichactsoperfectlythatallconsciousness,strength,andactivityarebeingdirectedsolelybyHiswill.”IntheŚvetāśvataraUpaniṣad(1.3)itisstated:

tedhyāna-yogānugataapaśyandevātma-śaktiṁsva-guṇairnigūḍhām

“ThosewhomeditateontheSupremePersonalityofGodheadcanseeHisconfidential,divinepower(cit-śakti).”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.39.55)itisstated:

śriyāpuṣṭyāgirākāntyākīrtyātuṣṭyelayorjayāvidyayāvidyayāśaktyāmāyayācaniṣevitam

“AlsoinattendanceweretheLord’sprincipalinternalpotencies—Śrī,Puṣṭi,Gīr,Kānti,Kīrti,Tuṣṭi,Ilā,andŪrjāaswereHismaterialpotenciesVidyā,Avidyā,andMāyā,andHisinternalpleasurepotency,Śakti.”


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yeprema-prakāśeprabhucaitanyagosāñitāṅhā’baianantabrahmāṇḍeāranāi

TheloveofGodthatLordCaitanyamanifestedcannotbemanifestedbyanyoneelsewithintheinnumerableuniverses.ThereisnothingsignificantintheinnumerableuniversesotherthanŚrīCaitanyadeva’smanifestationofecstaticloveofGod.Allobjectswithintheuniversearemeanttoassistinthatmanifestationofecstaticlove.


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etekeyeśrī-caitanyaprabhuraupamātāṅhā’-baiāraditenāhikabhusīmā

ThereforeonecannevercompareLordCaitanyawithanyoneotherthantheLordHimself.


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sabeyāreśubha-dṛṣṭikarenaāpanesetāhānaśaktidare,tāṅratattvajāne

AnyonewhoreceivesHismercifulglanceisempoweredbyHimandcanunderstandHimintruth.


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ataevasarva-bhāveīśvara-śaraṇalailesebhaktihaya,khaṇḍayebandhana

ThereforebytakingcompleteshelteroftheSupremeLord,oneattainsdevotionalserviceandisfreedfromallentanglement.BytakingshelteroftheSupremeLord,livingentitiesbecomecompletely

liberatedfromtheentanglementofmaterialenjoyment.IntheBhagavad-gītā(18.66)itisstated:

sarva-dharmānparityajyamāmekaṁśaraṇaṁvrajaahaṁtvāṁsarva-pāpebhyomokṣayiṣyāmimāśucaḥ

“AbandonallvarietiesofreligionandjustsurrenderuntoMe.Ishalldeliveryoufromallsinfulreactions.Donotfear.”SeealsoŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.7.42).


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yeprabhureaja-bhava-ādiīśa-gaṇepūrṇahaiyāoniravadhibhāvemane

henaprabhuāpanesakalabhakta-saṅgenṛtyakareāpanāraprema-yoga-raṅge

ThesameLordwhomcontrollersoftheuniverselikeBrahmāandŚivaconstantlymeditateonwasnowabsorbedinecstaticloveandpersonallydancingintheassociationofHisdevotees.


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sesababhakterapāyemoranamaskāragauracandrasaṅgeyāṅrakīrtana-vihāra

IoffermyobeisancesatthefeetofallthosedevoteeswithwhomGauracandraenjoyedHiskīrtanapastimes.


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henamatesindhu-tīreśrī-gaurasundarasarva-rātrinṛtyakareatimanohara

InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaraenchantinglydancedthroughoutthenightontheshoreoftheocean.


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niravadhigadādharathākenasaṁhatiprabhu-gadādhareravicchedanāhikati

GadādharaconstantlyremainedwiththeLord.TherewasneveranyseparationbetweenGadādharaandtheLord.Thewordkatimeans“evenalittle”or“ever.”


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kibhojane,kiśayane,kibāparyaṭanegadādharaprabhuresevenaanukṣaṇe

GadādharaalwaysservedtheLordevenwhilehewaseating,sleeping,ormovingabout.


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gadādharasammukhepaḍenabhāgavataśuni’prabhuhenaprema-rasemahāmatta

WhenGadādhararecitedŚrīmadBhāgavatambeforetheLord,theLordwouldbecomeintoxicatedbythemellowsofecstaticlove.


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gadādhara-vākyemātraprabhusukhīhayabhramegadādhara-saṅgevaiṣṇava-ālaya

TheLordwaspleasedwithwhateverGadādharawouldsay,andHewouldtakeGadādharaalongonvisitstotheresidencesoftheVaiṣṇavas.ŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaGosvāmīwouldalwaysremainwithMahāprabhu,andhewouldpleaseGaurasundarabychantinganddancingthroughoutthenightontheshoreoftheocean.ŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaPrabhuwouldneverliveseparatefromtheLord.Whileeating,sleeping,orwanderingaround,GadādharaPaṇḍitaPrabhualwaysservedtheLord.ItwasGadādharaPaṇḍitawhoconstantlyrecitedŚrīmadBhāgavatambeforeMahāprabhu.ŚrīGaurasundarawouldvisittheresidencesoftheVaiṣṇavaswithGadādharaPaṇḍitaPrabhu.


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eka-dinaprabhupurī-gosāñiramaṭhevasilenagiyātānaparamanikaṭe

OnedaytheLordwenttoŚrīParamānandaPurī’smonasteryandsatdownnexttohim.


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paramānandapurīreprabhurabaḍaprītapūrveyenaśrī-kṛṣṇa-arjunaduimita

TheLordhadgreataffectionforParamānandaPurī,justlikethatfoundbetweenthetwoclosefriendsKṛṣṇaandArjuna.


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kṛṣṇa-kathāparaspararahasya-prasaṅgeniravadhipurī-saṅgethākeprabhuraṅge

TheLordwouldalwaysenjoypassingHistimediscussingtopicsofKṛṣṇawithParamānandaPurī.


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purīgosāñirakūpebhālanahejalaantaryāmīprabhutāhājānilasakala

BeingtheindwellingSupersoul,theLordunderstoodthatthewaterinPurīGosvāmī’swellwasnotgood.ThewellofParamānandaPurīisalittlewestofLordJagannātha’stemple.ŚrīmadBhaktivinodaṬhākurahasdiscoveredthelocationofthiswell.Itisrightnexttothepolicestation.


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purīgosāñireprabhupuchilāāpani“kūpejalake-matahailakahaśuni”

TheLordaskedPurīGosvāmī,“Howisthewaterinyourwell?”CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.237

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purībale,—“sehabaḍaabhāgiyākūpajalahailayenaghorakardamerarūpa”

ParamānandaPurīreplied,“Thiswellisveryunfortunate,foritswaterisalwayscompletelymuddy.”


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śuni’prabhuhāyahāyakaritelāgilā

prabhubale,—“jagannāthakṛpaṇahailā

Onhearingthis,theLordsaid,“Alas,Jagannāthahasbecomemiserly.


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purīrakūperajalaparaśibeyesarvapāpathākileotaribekase

“AnyonewhotouchesthewaterfromParamānandaPurī’swellwillbedelivered,evenifheismostsinful.


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ataevajagannātha-deveramāyāyanaṣṭajalahaila—yenakehanāhikhāya”

“Therefore,bythepotencyofLordJagannātha,thewaterhasbecomesobadthatnoonecandrinkit.”


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etabali’mahāprabhuāpaneuṭhilātuliyāśrī-bhujaduikahitelāgilā

Afterspeakingthesewords,Mahāprabhustoodup,raisedHisarms,andbegantospeakasfollows.


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“jagannāthamahāprabhu,eimoravara

gaṅgāpraveśukaeikūperabhitara

“OLordJagannātha,giveMethebenedictionthattheGangesmayenterintothiswell.


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bhogavatīgaṅgāyeāchenapātāletetāṅreājñākaraeikūpepraveśite”

“PleaseordertheBhogavatiGaṅgā,whichflowsinPātālaloka,toenterthiswell.”


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sarvabhakta-gaṇaśrī-mukheravākyaśuni’uccakari’balitelāgilāhari-dhvani

WhenallthedevoteesheardthesewordsfromtheLord’slotusmouth,theybegantoloudlychantthenameofHari.


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tabekata-kṣaṇeprabhuvāsāyacalilābhakta-gaṇasabegiyāśayanakarilā

AfterawhiletheLorddepartedforHisresidence,andthedevoteeswenttotakerest.


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sei-kṣaṇegaṅgādevīājñākari’śire

pūrṇahai’praveśilākūperabhitare

Then,acceptingtheLord’sorderonherhead,Gaṅgādevīenteredthatwell.


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prabhāteuṭhiyāsabedekhenaadbhutaparama-nirmala-jaleparipūrṇakūpa

Inthemorningeveryonesawthatwonder—ParamānandaPurī’swellhadbecomefilledwithcrystal-clearwater.


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āścaryadekhiyā`hari’balebhakta-gaṇapurīgosāñihailāānandeacetana

Onseeingthiswonder,thedevoteeschantedthenameofHari,andPurīGosvāmīlostconsciousnessinecstasy.


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gaṅgāravijayasabebujhiyākūpetekūpapradakṣiṇasabelāgilākarite

WheneveryonerealizedthattheGangeshadenteredthewell,theybegantocircumambulateit.Thewordviyayameans“arrival.”


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mahāprabhuśuniyāāilāseikṣaṇejaladekhi’parama-ānanda-yuktamane

AssoonasMahāprabhuheardthenews,Hecamethere.Hewasgreatlypleasedtoseetheclearwater.


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prabhubale,—“śunahasakalabhakta-gaṇaekūperajaleyekaribesnānapāna

satyasatyahaibatāragaṅgā-snāna-phalakṛśṇa-bhaktihaibatāraparamanirmala”

TheLordsaid,“Listen,devotees,anyonewhotakesbathinthewaterofthiswellwillcertainlyattaintheresultofbathingintheGanges;hewillobtainpuredevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.”


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sarvabhakta-gaṇaśrī-mukheravākyaśuni’uccakari’balitelāgilāhari-dhvani

WhenallthedevoteesheardthesewordsfromthelotusmouthoftheLord,theybegantoloudlychantthenameofHari.


TEXT254

purīgosāñirakūpeseidivyajalesnānapānakareprabhumahā-kutūhale

TheLordwouldjoyfullytakebathanddrinkthatdivinewaterfromPurīGosvāmī’swell.


TEXT255

prabhubale,—“āmiyeāchiyepṛthivītejānihakevalapurīgosāñiraprīte

TheLordsaid,“KnowforcertainthatIliveinthisworldsimplybecauseofPurīGosvāmī’saffection.


TEXT256

purīgosāñiraāmi—nāhikaanyathāpurīvecileoāmivikāisarvathā

“IbelongtoPurīGosvāmī.Thereisnodoubtaboutthis.IfhelikeshecanevensellMe.


TEXT257

sakṛtyedekhepurīgosāñiremātrasehahaibekaśrī-kṛṣṇeraprema-pātra”

“AnyonewhoseesPurīGosvāmīevenoncewillbecomequalifiedtoattainloveforKṛṣṇa.”Thewordsakṛtmeans“onetime.”


TEXT258

purīramahimātabekahiyāsabārekūpadhanyakari’prabhucalilāvāsāre

AfterglorifyingParamānandaPurīandsanctifyinghiswell,theLord

returnedtoHisresidence.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.259

TEXT259

īśvarasejānebhakta-mahimābāḍā’tehenaprabhunābhajekṛtaghnakonamate

OnlytheSupremeLordknowshowtoincreasethegloriesofHisdevotees.ThereforeonlyanungratefulpersonfailstoworshipHim.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.4.17and10.48.26).


TEXT260

bhakta-rakṣālāgi’prabhukareavatāraniravadhibhakta-saṅgekarenavihāra

TheLordincarnatestoprotectHisdevotees.HealwaysenjoyspastimeswithHisdevotees.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.20and3.2.15-16).


TEXT261

akartavyakarenijasevakarākhitetārasākṣīvālivadhesugrīva-nimitte

ForthesakeofHisdevotees,theLordperformsactivitiesthatmaybeconsideredimproper.AnexampleofthisisthekillingofVāliontherequestofSugrīva.Thewordakartavyameans“thatwhichisconsideredimproperinthismaterialworld.”Anotherreadingofthisverseis:

bhakti-vātsalyaprabhurakeparekahiteakartavyakareprabhusevakarākhite

“WhocandescribetheLord’saffectionforHisdevotees?ForthesakeofHisdevotees,theLordperformsactivitiesthatmaybeconsideredimproper.”


TEXT262

sevakeradāsyaprabhukarenijānandeajayacaitanya-siṁhajinebhakta-vṛnde

TheLordservesHisservantsinHisownecstasy.Thedevoteesconquertheunconquerable,lionlikeLordCaitanya.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.86.59and10.9.19).


TEXT263

bhakta-gaṇa-saṅgeprabhusamudreratīresarvavaikuṇṭhādi-nāthakīrtanevihare

TheLordoftheVaikuṇṭhasandallotherplanetsenjoyedHiskīrtanapastimeswiththedevoteesontheshoreoftheocean.


TEXT264

vāsākarilenaprabhusamudreratīreviharenaprabhubhakti-ānanda-sāgare

TheLordmadeHisresidenceontheshoreoftheoceanandenjoyedtheecstaticoceanofdevotionalservice.


TEXT265

eiavatāresindhukṛtārthahaite

ataevalakṣmījanmilenatāhāhaite

SincetheoceanattainedperfectionduringthisincarnationoftheLord,thereforeLakṣmīappearedfromitswaters.SinceŚrīmanMahāprabhuwastocomeinthefuturetotheshoreoftheoceaninNīlācala,Lakṣmīdevītookbirthasthedaughteroftheocean.


TEXT266

nīlācala-vāsīrayekichupāpahayaataevasindhu-snānesabayāyakṣaya

ThesinscommittedbytheresidentsofNīlācalaarethereforenullifiedsimplybytakingbathintheocean.


TEXT267

ataevagaṅgādevīvegavatīhaiyāseibhāgyesindhu-mājhemililāāsiyā

Therefore,becauseoftheocean’sgoodfortune,Gaṅgādevīswiftlyflowstomergewithitswaters.


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henamatesindhu-tīreśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyavaisenasakalamatesindhukari’dhanya

InthiswayŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyamadetheoceangloriousbyresidingonitsshore.


TEXT269

yesamayeīśvaraāilānīlācaletakhanepratāparudranāhikautkale

WhentheLordcametoNīlācala,MahārājaPratāparudrawasnotpresentinOrissa.


TEXT270

yuddha-rasegiyāchenavijayanagareataevaprabhunadekhilāseibāre

HehadgonetoVijaya-nagaraonamilitarycampaign.ThereforehedidnotseetheLordatthattime.WhenMahāprabhuarrivedinNīlācala,MahārājaPratāparudrawasnotpresentthere.HehadgonesouthtofightinVijaya-nagara.


TEXT271

ṭhākurathākiyākata-dinanīlācalepunaḥgauḍa-deśeāilenakutūhale

AfterspendingsomedaysinNīlācala,theLordreturnedinjubilationtoGauḍa-deśa.


TEXT272

gaṅgā-pratimahā-anurāgabāḍāiyāatiśīghragauḍa-deśeāilācaliyā

FeelingincreasedattachmentfortheGanges,theLordquicklyreturnedtoGauḍa-deśa.


TEXT273

sārvabhauma-bhrātāvidyā-vācaspatināmaśānta-dānta-dharmaśīlamahābhāgyavān

SārvabhaumahadabrothernamedVidyā-vācaspati,whowaspeaceful,forgiving,pious,andmostfortunate.Vidyā-vācaspatiwasthesonofPaṇḍitaViśārada,aresidentofVidyānagara,andhewasthebrotherofŚrīVāsudevaSārvabhauma.MahāprabhuspentafewdaysinhishouseinVidyānagara.


TEXT274

sarva-pāriṣada-saṅgeśrī-gaurasundaraācambiteāsi’uttarilātāṅraghara

TheLordsuddenlycametoVidyānagarawithafullpartyandstayedthereinthehouseofVidyā-vācaspati.


TEXT275

vaikuṇṭha-nāyakagṛheatithipāiyāpaḍilenavācaspatidaṇḍavathaiyā

ReceivingtheLordofVaikuṇṭhaashisguest,Vidyā-vācaspatiofferedobeisances,fallingflatbeforetheLord.


TEXT276

henaseānandahailavipreraśarīrekividhikaribatāhākichuināsphure

Thatbrāhmaṇawassohappythathedidnotknowwhattodo.


TEXT277

prabhuotāṅhārekarilenaāliṅganaprabhubale,—“śunakichuāmāravacana

TheLordembracedhimandsaid,“ListentoMywords.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.278

TEXT278

cittamorahaiyāchemathurāyāitekathodinagaṅgā-snānakarimuethāte

“IhavedevelopedadesiretogotoMathurā.IwillstayhereafewdaysandtakebathintheGanges.


TEXT279

nibhṛteāmāreekathānidibāsthānayenakathodinamuñikaroṅgaṅgā-snāna

“GiveMeaprivateroomsothatIcanstayhereandbatheintheGanges.


TEXT280

tabeśeṣemoremathurāyacālāibāyadimorecāhaihāavaśyakaribā”

“ThenyoucanmakearrangementssothatcangotoMathurā.IfyouhaveaffectionforMe,thenyoumustdothisforMe.”


TEXT281

śuniyāprabhuravākyavidyā-vācaspatilāgilenakahitehaiyānamra-mati

OnhearingtheLord’swords,Vidyā-vācaspatihumblyreplied.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.282

TEXT282

viprabale,—“bhāgyasabavaṁśeraāmārayathāyacaraṇa-dhūliāilatomāra

Thebrāhmaṇasaid,“ItisthegoodfortuneofmyentirefamilythatthedustfromYourlotusfeethasblessedourhouse.


TEXT283

moraghara-dvārayata—sakalatomārasukhethākatumikehanājānibaāra”

“MyhouseandeverythinginitbelongtoYou.Youremainherepeacefully.NoonewilldisturbYou.”


TEXT284

śuni’tāṅravākyaprabhusantoṣahailātānabhāgyekata-dinatathāirahilā

TheLordwassatisfiedwithhiswords.Hethenblessedhimbystayingthereafewdays.


TEXT285

sūryeraudayakikakhanagopyahayasarva-lokaśunilekaprabhuravijaya

Cantherisingsuneverbehidden?EveryonecametoknowoftheLord’sarrival.


TEXT286

navadvīpa-ādisarva-dikehailadhvani“vācaspati-ghareāilānyāsi-cūḍāmaṇi”

NewsspreadthroughouttheareaofNavadvīpathatthecrestjewelofsannyāsīshadarrivedinthehouseofVidyā-vācaspati.


TEXT287

śuniyālokerahailacitteraullāsasaśarīreyenahailavaikuṇṭhetevāsa

TheheartsofthepeoplebecamesojoyfulthatitappearedtheywerelivinginVaikuṇṭhaintheirpresentbodies.


TEXT288

ānandesakalalokabale`harihari’strī-putra-deha-gehasakalapāsari

EveryonechantedthenamesofHariinecstasy,andtheyforgottheirwives,children,bodies,andhouses.Thewordgehameans“house.”


TEXT289

anyo’nyesarvalokekarekolāhala“caladekhigiyātānacaraṇa-yugala”

Peoplesaidtoeachother,“LetusgoandseeHislotusfeet.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.290

TEXT290

etabali’sarva-lokaparama-ullāseāgupāchuguru-lokanāhikasambhāṣe

Speakinginthisway,everyonewentingreatjoywithouteveninformingtheirelders.


TEXT291

anantaarbudalokabali’`harihari’calilenadekhibāregaurāṅgaśrī-hari

UnlimitedmillionsofpeoplechantedthenamesofHariastheywenttoseeLordGaurāṅga.


TEXT292

pathanāhipāyakehalokeragahanevana-ḍālabhāṅgi’yāyaprabhuradarśane

Thecrowdwassothickthatitwasdifficulttoseetheroad,sopeoplebrokethroughtheforestontheirwaytoseetheLord.Thephraselokeragahanemeans“adensecrowd.”


TEXT293

śunaśunaārebhāi,caitanya-ākhyānaye-rūpekarilāprabhusarva-jīva-trāṇa

Obrothers,justhearthetopicsofhowLordCaitanyadeliveredallthelivingentities.


TEXT294

vana-ḍāla-kaṇṭakabhāṅgiyālokadhāyatathāpiānandekehaduḥkhanāhipāya

Althoughpeoplecutthroughthethornyforest,theyfeltsuchecstasythattheydidnotfeelanydistress.


TEXT295

lokeragahaneyataaraṇyaāchilakṣaṇekesakaladivyapatha-mayahaila

Thedensecrowdssoonfilledtheentireforestwithmanyexcellentpaths.


TEXT296

saba-dikelokasaba`hari’bali’yāyahenaraṅgakareprabhuśrī-gaurāṅgarāya

PeoplechantedthenameofHariinalldirections.SucharethepastimesofLordGaurāṅga!


TEXT297

kehabale,—“muñitānadhariyācaraṇamāgimu-ye-matemorakhaṇḍayebandhana”

Someonesaid,“IwillgrabholdofHislotusfeetandbegforHismercysothatImayfreedfromallbondage.”


TEXT298

kehabale,—“muñitānedekhilenayanetabeisakalapāṅa,māgimuvākene”

Someoneelsesaid,“IfIjustseeHimIwillhaveeverything.WhyshouldIaskforanything?”


TEXT299

kehabale,—“muñitānanājānoṅmahimāyatanindākariyāchoṅ,tāranāhisīmā

Anothersaid,“IdidnotknowHisglories,soIblasphemedHimwithoutlimit.


TEXT300

ebetānapāda-padmadhariyāhṛdayemāgimuki-rūpemorasepāpaghucaye”

“NowIwillholdHislotusfeettomychestandbegHimtorescuemefromthosesins.”


TEXT301

kehabale,—“moraputraparamajuyāramoreeivarayenanākhelāyaāra”

Someoneelsesaid,“Mysonisahabitualgambler.Iwillaskforthebenedictionthathemaynotgambleanymore.”


TEXT302

kehabale,—“eimoravarakāya-manetāṅrapāda-padmayenanāchāḍoṅkakhane”

Someonesaid,“MyheartfeltrequestisthatImaynevergiveupHislotusfeet.”


TEXT303

kehabale,—“dhanyadhanyamoraeivarakabhuyenanāpāsaroṅgaurāṅga-sundara”

Someoneelsesaid,“IwillaskforthemostgloriousbenedictionthatImayneverforgetLordGaurasundara.”


TEXT304

eimatabaliyāānandesarva-janacaliyāyāyenasabe,parānandamana

Everyonefelttranscendentalecstasyastheywalkedalongspeakinginthisway.


TEXT305

kṣaṇekeāilasabalokakheyā-ghāṭekheyārikaritepārapaḍilasaṅkaṭe

Theysooncametotheboatghāṭa,andtheboatmenfellintoanxietyoverhowtoferryeveryoneacrosstheriver.


TEXT306

sahasrasahasralokaekanā’yecaḍebaḍabaḍanaukāsei-kṣaṇebhāṅgi’paḍe

Thousandsofpeopleclimbedintoeachboat,soeventhelargeboatsbrokeapart.


TEXT307

nānā-dikelokakheyārirevastradiyāpārahai’yāyasabeānanditahaiyā

Peoplejoyfullycrossedtheriveratvariouspointsbypayingtheirfareswithevenclothing.


TEXT308

naukāyenāpāya,tārānānābuddhikareghaṭabukediyākehagaṅgāyasāṅtāre

Thosewhocouldnotfindspaceinaboatswamacrosstheriverbyfloatingontopofoverturnedpots.


TEXT309

kehavākalāragāchabāndhi’karebhelākehakehasāṅtāriyāyāyakari’khelā

Somemadeboatsbytyingbananatreestogether,andsomeplayfullyswamacrosstheriver.


TEXT310

catur-dikesarva-lokakarehari-dhvanibrahmāṇḍabhedayeyenahenamataśuni

PeopleinalldirectionschantedthenameofHari,andthesoundvibrationpenetratedtheentireuniverse.


TEXT311

satvareāsilāvācaspatimahāśayakarilenaanekanaukārasamuccaya

WhenVidyā-vācaspatisuddenlyarrived,hegatheredmanyboatstotransportthepeople.Thewordsamuccayameans“gathered.”


TEXT312

naukāraapekṣāārakehanāhikarenānāmatepārahayayeye-matepāre

Butthepeoplewouldnotwaitfortheboatsandsomehoworothercrossedtheriver.


TEXT313

henaākarṣeṇamanaśrī-caitanya-deveehokiīśvara-vineanyerisambhave?

SuchwastheattractionofLordŚrīCaitanya.IssuchattractionpossibleforanyoneotherthantheSupremeLord?


TEXT314

henamategaṅgāpārahai’sarva-janasabeidharenavācaspatiracaraṇa

InthiswayeveryonecrossedtheGangesandgrabbedholdofVidyā-vācaspati’sfeet.


TEXT315

“paramasukṛtitumimahābhāgyavānyāraghareāilācaitanyabhagavān

“Youaremostpiousandfortunate,forLordCaitanyahascometoyourhouse.


TEXT316

eteketomārabhāgyakebalitepāreekhanenistārakaraāmā’-sabākāre

“Thereforewhocanestimateyourgoodfortune?Nowpleasedeliverus.


TEXT317

bhava-kūpepatitapāpiṣṭhaāmi-sabaekagrāme—nājānilatānaanubhava

“Wearesinfulandhavefalleninthewellofmaterialexistence.Eventhoughwelivedinthesamevillage,wedidnotunderstandHisglories.


TEXT318

ekhanedekhāotānacaraṇa-yugalatabeāmipāpīsabahaibasaphala”

“NowpleaseshowusHislotusfeet,thenthelivesofussinnerswillbesuccessful.”


TEXT319

dekhiyālokeraārtividyā-vācaspatisantoṣerodanakarevipramahāmati

Onhearingthepeople’spatheticappeals,Vidyā-vācaspati,themagnanimousbrāhmaṇa,criedoutofaffection.


TEXT320

sabā’lai’āilenaāpanamandirelakṣakoṭilokamahā-hari-dhvanikare

Asheledeveryonetohishouse,millionsofpeoplebegantochantthenameofHari.


TEXT321

hari-dhvanimātraśunisabāravadaneāravākyakehanāhibolenāhiśune

ThenameofHariwastheonlysoundthatcamefromeveryone’smouth.Theyneitherspokenorheardanythingelse.


TEXT322

karuṇā-sāgaraprabhuśrī-gaurasundarasabā’uddhāritehaiyāchenagocara

LordŚrīGaurasundaraisanoceanofmercy,andHeadventedtodelivereveryone.


TEXT323

hari-dhvaniśuni’prabhuparama-santoṣehailenabāhiralokerabhāgyavaśe

WhentheLordheardthevibrationofthenameofHari,Hewasgreatlypleased.Feelingobligedbythepeople’sgoodfortune,Hecameoutofthehouse.


TEXT324

kiseśrī-vigraherasaundaryamanoharaserūperaupamāseisekalevara

HowsweetlyenchantingwastheLord’sform!HisformcanbecomparedonlywithHisownform.


TEXT325

sarvadāyaprasannaśrī-mukhavilakṣaṇaānanda-dhārāyapūrṇaduiśrī-nayana

Hislotusfacewasalwayspleasing,andtearsofloveflowedfromHislotuseyes.


TEXT326

bhakta-gaṇelepiyācheśrī-aṅgecandanamālāyapūrṇitavakṣa,gajendra-gamana

ThedevoteeshadsmearedsandalwoodpasteontheLord’sbody.Hischestwasadornedwithflowergarlands,andHewalkedlikethekingofelephants.


TEXT327

ājānu-lambitaduiśrī-bhujatuliyā`hari’bali’siṁha-nādakarenagarjiyā

TheLordraisedHistwolongarmsandroaredlikealionasHechantedthenameofHari.


TEXT328

dekhiyāprabhurecatur-dikesarva-loke`hari’bali’nṛtyasabekarenakautuke

WhenpeopleinallthedirectionssawtheLord,theyjoyfullydancedandalsochantedthenameofHari.


TEXT329

daṇḍavathai’sabepaḍebhūmi-taleānandehaiyāmagna`harihari’bale

Theyofferedobeisancesbyfallingflatontheground,andtheybecameabsorbedinecstasyastheychantedthenameofHari.


TEXT330

duibāhutuli’sarva-lokastutikare“uddhārahaprabhu,āmā’-sabapāpiṣṭhere”

Everyoneraisedtheirtwoarmsandprayed,“OLord,pleasedeliverallofussinners.”


TEXT331

īṣathāsiyāprabhusarva-loka-pratiāśīrvādakarena“kṛṣṇetehaumati

TheLordslightlysmiledasHelookedateveryoneandblessedthemwiththewords,“MayyourmindsbefixedonKṛṣṇa.”


TEXT332

balakṛṣṇabhajakṛṣṇaśunakṛṣṇanāmakṛṣṇahausabārajīvanadhana-prāṇa”

“ChantthenameofKṛṣṇa,worshipKṛṣṇa,andhearthenamesofKṛṣṇa.MayKṛṣṇabecomeyourlife,wealth,andsoul.”


TEXT333

sarva-loke`hari’baleśuni’āśīrvādapunaḥpunaḥsabeikarenakākurvāda

OnhearingtheLord’sbenediction,everyonechantedthenameofHari.TheythenrepeatedlyappealedtotheLordwithhumility.


TEXT334

“jagat-uddhāralāgi’tumigūḍha-rūpeavatīrṇahailāśacī-garbhenavadvīpe

“YouhaveappearedinacoveredformfromthewombofŚacīinNavadvīpatodelivertheentireworld.


TEXT335

āmi-sabapāpiṣṭhatomārenāciniyāandha-kūpepaḍilāṅaāpanā’khāiyā

“YetweweresosinfulthatwecouldnotrecognizeYou.Wethusfellinthedarkwellandruinedourselves.


TEXT336

karuṇā-sāgaratumiparahitakārīkṛpākaraārayenatomā’nāpāsari”

“Youareanoceanofmercyandthebenefactorofall.PleasebemercifulonussothatwemaynotforgetYou.”


TEXT337

eimatesarva-dikelokestutikarehenaraṅgakarāyenagaurāṅga-sundare

Inthiswaypeopleofferedprayersfromalldirections.SucharethepastimesofLordGaurāṅga!


TEXT338

manuṣyehailaparipūrṇasarva-grāmanagara-catvara-prāntareonāhisthāna

Theentirevillagebecamefilledwithpeople.Therewasnotasinglevacantplaceeitherinthestreet,inthevillage,orintheoutskirts.


TEXT339

dekhitesabārapunaḥpunaḥārtibāḍesahasrasahasralokaeka-vṛkṣecaḍe

AstheireagernesstoseetheLordincreasedmoreandmore,thousandsofpeopleclimbedeachofthetrees.


TEXT340

gṛherauparevākatalokacaḍeīśvara-īcchāyagharabhāṅgiyānāpaḍe

Manypeopleclimbedontopofthehouses,butbythewilloftheLord,noneofthehouseswerebroken.


TEXT341

dekhi’mātrasarvalokaśrī-candra-vadana`hari’bali’siṁha-nādakareghaneghana

AssoonasthepeoplesawthemoonlikefaceoftheLord,theyrepeatedlyroaredlikelionsandchantedthenameofHari.


TEXT342

nānā-dikthāki’lokaāisesadāyaśrī-mukhadekhiyākehagharenāhiyāya

Peoplecontinuallycamefromvariousdirections,andafterseeingtheLord’slotusface,noonereturnedhome.


TEXT343

nānāraṅgajāneprabhugaurāṅga-sundaralukāiyāgelāprabhukuliyā-nagara

LordGaurasundarawasexpertinvarioussportingactivities.HeslippedawayunnoticedanddepartedforKuliyā.


TEXT344

nityānanda-ādijanakatasaṅgelaiyācalilenavācaspatireonākahiyā

HetookafewassociatesheadedbyNityānandaandleftwithoutinformingevenVācaspati.


TEXT345

kuliyāyaāilenavaikuṇṭha-īśvaratathāsarva-lokahailaparamakātara

AstheLordofVaikuṇṭhatraveledtoKuliyā,thepeopleinVidyānagarabecameafflictedwithfeelingsofseparation.


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catur-dikevācaspatilāgilācāhitekothāgelāprabhu,nāhipāyenadekhite

VācaspatibegantolookaroundfortheLord,buthewasunabletofindHim.


TEXT347

vicārakariyāvipraprabhunādekhiyākānditelāgilāūrddha-vadanakariyā

WhenthebrāhmaṇagaveuplookingfortheLord,hebegantocryloudlyashelookedtowardsthesky.


TEXT348

`viraleāchenaprabhubāḍīrabhitare’eijñānahaiyāchesabāraantare

EveryoneelsethoughtthattheLordhadgoneintohidinginsidethehouse.


TEXT349

bāhirahayenaprabhuhari-nāmaśuni’ataevasabebolemahā-hari-dhvani

TheythoughttheLordcameoutsideonlywhenHeheardthenameofHari,sotheyallbegantoloudlychantthenameofHari.


TEXT350

koṭikoṭilokehenahari-dhvanikaresvarga-martya-pātālādisarva-lokapūre

MillionsofpeoplechantedthenameofHarisoloudlythatthesoundvibrationfilledthethreeplanetarysystemsofSvarga,Martya,andPātāla.


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kata-kṣaṇevācaspatihaiyābāhireprabhuravṛttāntaāsi’kahilāsabāre

AftersometimeVācaspaticameoutofhishouseandinformedeveryoneabouttheLord’sdeparture.


TEXT352

“katarātrikondikehenanāhijāniāmā’-pāpiṣṭherevañci’gelānyāsi-maṇi

“Idonotknowwhattimeduringthenightorinwhatdirection,butthecrestjewelofsannyāsīshasdeceivedussinnersanddeparted.


TEXT353

satyakahibhāisaba,tomā’-sabā’-sthānenājānicaitanyagiyāchenakongrāme”

“Obrothers,Itellyouthetruth.IdonotknowwhereLordCaitanyahasgone.”


TEXT354

yatamatevācaspatikahenalokerepratītakāhāronāhijanmayeantare

InwhateverwayVācaspatitriedtoexplain,thepeopledidnothavetrustinhiswords.


TEXT355

`lokeragahanadekhi’āchenavirale’eijñānesabāiāchenakutūhale

IntheirecstasythepeopleknewthattheLordhadgonetoasecludedplaceawayfromthecrowds.


TEXT356

kehakehasādhevācaspatirevirale“āmāredekhāoāmikevalaekale”

SomeofthemprivatelyrequestedVācaspati,“Iamalone.PleaseletmeseetheLord.”


TEXT357

sarva-lokadharevācaspatiracaraṇe“eka-bāramātratāṅredekhimunayane

ThepeoplecaughtholdofVācaspati’sfeetandsaid,“WewanttoseeHimjustonce.


TEXT358

tabesabeghareyāiānanditahaiyāeivākyaprabhu-sthānejānāibāgiyā

“Thenwewillreturnhomeinhappiness.PleaseputthisrequestbeforetheLord.


TEXT359

kabhunāhilaṅghibenatomāravacanaye-mateāmarāpāpīpāidaraśana”

“TheLordwillnotrefuseyourrequest.PleasehelpussinnersgetHisdarśanainthisway.”


TEXT360

yatamatevācaspatiprabodhiyākayakāhāracitteteārapratyayanāhaya

InwhateverwayVācaspatitriedtosolacethem,theydidnothavetrustinhiswords.


TEXT361

kathokṣaṇesarvalokadekhānāpāiyāvācaspatireobolemukharahaiyā

WhenafterwaitingsometimethepeoplecouldstillnotseetheLord,theybegantospeakharshlyaboutVācaspati.


TEXT362

“gharelukāiyāvācaspatinyāsi-maṇiāmā’-sabā’bhāṇḍenakahiyāmithyāvāṇī

“Vācaspatihashiddenthecrestjewelofsannyāsīsinhishouse,andheistryingtodeceiveuswithsomelies.FromVidyā-vācaspati’shousetheLordsecretlywenttoKuliyā,whichisashortdistancefromVidyā-vācaspati’shouseandwhichissituatedontheothersideoftheGangesinpresentdayNavadvīpa.Butthepeople,beingeagertoseeMahāprabhu,didnotbelieveVācaspati’swordsandconsideredhimmiserly.


TEXT363

āmarātarilevāuhārakonduḥkhaāpaneitari’mātraeikonsukha”

“Whatisthedifficultyforhimifwearedelivered?Whatkindofhappinessisittobedeliveredalone?”


TEXT364

kehabale,—“sujaneraeidharmahayasabārauddhārakarehaiyāsadaya

Someonesaid,“Itisthedutyofpiouspeopletocompassionately

delivereveryone.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.4.25).


TEXT365

`āpanārabhālahau’ye-te-janadekhesujanaāpanā’chāḍiyāopararākhe”

“Onlyordinarypeopledesiretheirownbenefit,whileapiouspersonsacrificeshislifetodeliverothers.”


TEXT366

kehabale,—“vyābhāreomiṣṭa-dravyaāni’ekāupabhogakaileaparādhagaṇi’

Someoneelsesaid,“Eveninordinarydealingsitisanoffensetobuysweetsandenjoythemalone.


TEXT367

etamiṣṭatribhuvaneatianupāmaekeśvaraihākikariteāchepāna”

“TheLord’ssweetnessisincomparablewithinthethreeworlds.Shouldonerelishsuchsweetnessalone?”


TEXT368

kehabale,—“viprakichukapaṭa-hṛdayaparaupakāretatanahenasadaya”

Anotherpersonsaid,“Thisbrāhmaṇaissomewhatdeceitful.Hedoesnothavethecompassiontohelpothers.”


TEXT369

ekevācaspatiduḥkhīprabhuraviraheārosarvalokeodurjaya-vāṇīkahe

VācaspatiwasalreadyunhappybecauseofseparationfromtheLord,andthenpeoplebegantospeakharshwordsagainsthim.Thephrasedurjaya-vāṇīmeans“unbearablewords.”


TEXT370

duimateduḥkhīvipraparamaudāranājānenakonmatehayapratīkāra

Thatmagnanimousbrāhmaṇawasdistressedintwoways,sohedidnotknowwhattodo.


TEXT371

henaisamayeekaāsiyābrāhmaṇavācaspati-karṇa-mūlekahilāvacana

AtthattimeabrāhmaṇacameandwhisperedsomethinginVācaspati’sear.


TEXT372

“caitanya-gosāñigelākuliyā-nagaraebeyeyuyāyatāhākarahasatvara”

“LordCaitanyahasgonetothevillageofKuliyā.Nowyouquicklydowhateverisnecessary.”Thephraseyeyuyāyameans“whateverisconsideredreasonable.”


TEXT373

śuni’mātravācaspatiparama-santoṣebrāhmaṇereāliṅganadilenahariṣe

AssoonasVācaspatiheardthisnews,hebecamegreatlypleasedandjoyfullyembracedthatbrāhmaṇa.


TEXT374

tata-kṣaṇeāilenasarva-lokayathāsabāreiāsi’kahilenagopya-kathā

Heimmediatelywentbeforethepeopleandinformedthemoftheconfidentialnews.


TEXT375

“tomarāsakalalokatattvanājāniyādoṣaāmā’`āmithuiyāchilukāiyā’

“WithoutknowingtheactualtruthyouhaveallaccusedmeofhidingtheLord.


TEXT376

ebeśunilāṅaprabhukuliyā-nagareāchena,āsiyākahilenadvijavare

“NowIhavecometoknowthattheLordisinKuliyā.Thisbestofthebrāhmaṇashascomeandtoldme.


TEXT377

sabecala,yadisatyahayaevacanatabeseāmāresabebalihabrāhmaṇa”

“Letusallgo.Ifthisinformationiscorrect,youshouldacceptmeasabrāhmaṇa.”


TEXT378

sarva-loka`hari’bali’vācaspati-saṅgeseikṣaṇesabecalilenamahāraṅge

IngreatjoyeveryonechantedthenameofHariandimmediatelydepartedwithVācaspati.


TEXT379

“kuliyā-nagareāilenanyāsi-maṇi”seikṣaṇesarva-dikehailamahādhvani

Immediatelythenewsspreadinalldirections:“ThecrestjewelofsannyāsīshasgonetoKuliyā.”


TEXT380

sabegaṅgā-madhyenadīyāyakuliyāyaśuni’mātrasarva-lokamahānandedhāya

OnlytheGangeslaybetweenNadiaandKuliyā.Hearingthenews,everyonerushedtowardsKuliyāingreatecstasy.OnlytheGangesseparatedancientNavadvīpafromKuliyā.ToreachKuliyāfromŚrīMāyāpur,onehastocrosstheGangesonce,andtoreachVidyā-vācaspati’shousefromKuliyāonehastoagaincrosstheGanges.BecausetogotoVidyānagarafromŚrīMāyāpurtherewasonlyonepaththroughdenseforest.RatherthancrosstheGangestwotimes,onecouldreachVācaspati’shousebyanotherroadthatpassedbyViśārada’sdam.IntheCaitanya-bhāgavata(CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.709)itisstated:gaṅgāraopārakabhuyāyenakuliyā—“NityānandasometimesvisitedKuliyāontheothersideoftheGanges.”


TEXT381

vācaspati-grāmeteyatekalokachilatārakoṭikoṭiguṇesakalabāḍila

ThenumberofpeoplecomingfromVācaspati’svillagemultipliedmillionsoftimesbythetimetheyreachedKuliyā.


TEXT382

kuliyāraākarṣaṇanāyāyakathanatāhāvarṇibāreśaktasahasra-vadana

Itisnotpossibleforanyoneotherthanthethousand-headedAnantatodescribethehugecrowdsthatwereattractedtoKuliyā.


TEXT383

lakṣalakṣalokavāāilākothāhaitenājānikatekapārahayakatamate

Nooneknewwherethehundredsofthousandsofpeoplecamefromorhowtheyallcrossedtheriver.


TEXT384

katavāḍubayenaukāgaṅgārabhitaretathāpisabeitare,janekanāmare

AlthoughmanyboatssunkintheGanges,everyonegotacross.Notevenasinglepersondrown.


TEXT385

naukāḍubileimātragaṅgāhayasthalahenacaitanyeraanugrahaicchā-bala

WheneveraboatwouldbegintosinkintheGanges,itwouldbefoundthatasandbarwasrightbelowit.SuchwasLordCaitanya’smercifulwill.


TEXT386

yeprabhuranāma-guṇasakṛtyegāyasesaṁsāra-abdhitarevatsa-pada-prāya

ApersonwhoevenonceglorifiesthenamesandqualitiesoftheSupremeLordcrossesoverthematerialoceanasifitwerethewatercontainedinthehoofprintofacalf.Thephrasevatsa-padareferstothesmallimpressioncreatedbythehoofofacalf.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.8.36,4.22.40,10.2.30,and10.14.58).Thewordabdhimeans“ocean”or“sea.”


TEXT387

henaprabhusākṣātedekhiteyeāisetāṅrāgaṅgātaribekavicitravākise

ThereforewhatisthewonderthatpersonswhoweregoingtodirectlyseethatLordwouldcrosstheGanges?


TEXT388

lakṣalakṣalokabhāsejāhnavīrajalesabepārahayenaparama-kutūhale

HundredsofthousandsofpeoplejoyfullycrossedtheGangesbyfloatinginthosewaters.


TEXT389

gaṅgāyahaiyāpāraāpanā’-āpanikolā-kulikariyākarenahari-dhvani

AftereasilycrossingtheGanges,peopleembracedoneanotherandchantedthenameofHari.


TEXT390

keyārirakatavāhailaupārjanakatahāṭa-bājāravasāyakatajana

Theboatmenearnedabundantwealth,andanumberofpeoplesetupshops.


TEXT391

catur-dikeyārayeiicchāseikinehenanāhijāniihākarekonjane

Peopleinthefourdirectionspurchasedwhatevertheydesired.Noonecouldunderstandwhowasarrangingallthis.


TEXT392

kṣaṇekeramadhyegrāma-nagara-prāstaraparipūrṇahaila,sthalanāhiavasara

Withinashorttimetheentirevillage,includingthestreetsandtheoutskirts,becamesofilledwithpeoplethattherewasnoemptyspace.


TEXT393

anantaarbudalokakarehari-dhvanibāhiranāhaya,gupteāchenyāsi-maṇi

UnlimitedmillionsofpeoplechantedthenameofHari,yetthecrestjewelofsannyāsīsstayedhiddenanddidnotcomeout.


TEXT394

kṣaṇekeāilāmahāśayavācaspatitiṅhonāhipāyenaprabhurakothāsthiti

AfterawhileVācaspatiMahāśayaarrivedthere,yethewasalsounabletofindoutwheretheLordwas.


TEXT395

kata-kṣaṇetathivācaspatiekeśvaraḍāki’ānāilāprabhugaurāṅga-sundara

Afterawhile,LordGaurasundarasummonedVācaspatitocomealonetoseeHim.Thewordtathimeans“there”or“atthatplace.”


TEXT396

dekhi’mātraprabhu—viśāraderanandanadaṇḍavathaiyāpaḍilāseikṣaṇa

AssoonasthesonofViśāradasawtheLord,heofferedHimhisfullobeisances.


TEXT397

caitanyeraavatāravarṇiyāvarṇiyāślokapaḍepunaḥpunaḥpraṇatahaiyā

HerepeatedlyofferedobeisancesandrecitedvariousversesdescribingtheincarnationofLordCaitanya.


TEXT398

“saṁsāra-uddhāra-lāgi’yecaitanya-rūpetārilenayatekapatitabhava-kūpe

“IntheformofLordCaitanyaYouhavedeliveredtheentireuniverse

byrescuingthefallensoulsfromthedeepwellofmaterialexistence.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.399

TEXT399

segaurasundara-kṛpāsamudreraprāyajanmajanmacittemoravasukasadāya

“MayGaurasundara,whosemercyisunlimitedliketheocean,kindlyremainseatedinmyheartbirthafterbirth.


TEXT400

saṁsāra-sāgaremagnajagatdekhiyāniravadhivarṣepremakṛpā-yuktahaiyā

“Onseeingeveryoneintheentireworlddrowningintheoceanofmaterialexistence,Youmercifullyblessedthemwithaconstantshowerofecstaticlove.


TEXT401

henayeatulakṛpā-mayagaura-dhāmasphurukaāmārahṛdayeteavirāma”

“MayGaurāṅga,theabodeofincomparablemercy,alwaysmanifestwithinmyheart.”


TEXT402

eimateślokapaḍi’kareviprastutipunaḥpunaḥdaṇḍavathayavācaspati

InthiswaythebrāhmaṇaVācaspatiprayedtotheLordbyrecitingvariousversesandofferedHimrepeatedobeisances.


TEXT403

viśārada-caraṇeāmāranamaskārasārvabhaumavācaspatinandanayāṅhāra

IoffermyhumbleobeisancesatthefeetofViśārada,whohadSārvabhaumaandVācaspatiashissons.


TEXT404

vācaspatidekhi’prabhuśrī-gaurasundarakṛpā-dṛṣṭikaribārebalilāuttara

LordGaurasundaraacknowledgedVācaspatiwithHismercifulglance.


TEXT405

dāṇḍāiyākara-juḍi’balevācaspati“moraekanivedanaśunamahāmati

Vācaspatithenstoodupwithhishandsfoldedandsaid,“OmagnanimousLord,pleaselistentomyrequest.


TEXT406

svacchandaparamānandatumimahāśayasarvakarmatomāraāpanaicchā-maya

“Youarefullyindependentandalwaysfilledwithecstasy.AllofYouractivitiesareperformedaccordingtoYourownsweetwill.Thewordsvacchandameans“independent”or“byone’sownwill.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.2)itisstated:

asyāpidevavapuṣomad-anugrahasyasvecchā-mayasyanatubhūta-mayasyako‘pi

“MydearLord,YouhaveappearedinthistranscendentalbodyofYourstoshowmercyonmeandtofulfillthedesiresofYourpuredevotees.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.32)itisstated:

ahobhāgyamahobhāgyaṁnanda-gopa-vrajaukasāmyan-mitraṁparamānandaṁpūrṇaṁbrahmasanātanam

“HowgreatlyfortunateareNandaMahārāja,thecowherdmen,andalltheotherinhabitantsofVrajabhūmi!Thereisnolimittotheirgoodfortune,becausetheAbsoluteTruth,thesourceoftranscendentalbliss,theeternalSupremeBrahman,hasbecometheirfriend.”


TEXT407

āpanaicchāyathāka,calahaāpaneāpanejānāha,teñiloketomā’jāne

“YoustayatoneplaceormovetoanotheraccordingtoYourownsweetwill.OnlywhenYourevealYourselfcanoneknowYou.Thewordteñimeans“therefore.”


TEXT408

eteketomārakarmatumisepramāṇavidhivāniṣedhaketomāredibaāna

“ThereforeYoualoneknowYouractivities.WhocansubjectYoutorulesorregulations?Thewordānameans“someoneelse”or“anotherperson.”


TEXT409

sabetomā’sarvalokatattvanājāniyādoṣenaantaremore`krūra’yebaliyā

“PeopledonotknowtheactualtruthaboutYou,sotheyaccusemeofbeingcruel.


TEXT410

tomāreāpanagharemuñilukāiyāthuiyāchoṅlokebaletattvanājaniyā

“InignorancetheyclaimthatIhidYouinmyhouse.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.411

TEXT411

tumiprabhu,tilārdhekabāhirahailetabemore`brāhmaṇa’kariyālokebale”

“Therefore,OLord,ifYoucomeoutforjustamoment,thenpeoplewillacceptmeasabrāhmaṇa.”Brāhmaṇasaretruthful.WhenthosewhocametoseeMahāprabhuatthehouseofVācaspaticouldnotseeHim,theyassumedthatVācaspatiwasaliar.ThereforetheywenttoKuliyāandrequestedMahāprabhutocomeoutofChakaḍiCaṭṭopādhyāya’shouse.ThenonlywouldtheybelievethatVācaspatiwasatruthfulperson,forthenitwouldbeprovedthattheLordwasnotinVidyā-vācaspati’shouse.


TEXT412

hāsitelāgilāprabhubrāhmaṇa-vacanetāṅraicchāpāliyācalilāseikṣaṇe

Afterhearingthatbrāhmaṇa’srequest,theLordsmiledandimmediatelywentoutsidetofulfillhisrequest.


TEXT413

yei-mātramahāprabhubāhirahailādekhi’sabeānanda-sāgaremagnahailā

AssoonasMahāprabhuwentoutside,everyonebecamemergedinanoceanofecstasy.


TEXT414

catur-dikelokadaṇḍavathai’paḍeyārayenamatasphure,seistutipaḍe

Peopleofferedfullobeisancesfromalldirections.Everyoneofferedprayersaccordingtotheirrealization.


TEXT415

anantaarbudalokahari-dhvanikarebhāsilasakalalokaānanda-sāgare

UnlimitedmillionsofpeoplechantedthenameofHariandfloatedinanoceanofecstasy.


TEXT416

sahasrasahasrakīrtanīya-sampradāyasthānesthānesabeiparamānandegāya

Therewerethousandsandthousandsofkīrtanagroups,andtheyallsangintranscendentalecstasy.


TEXT417

ahar-niśaparānandakṛṣṇa-nāma-dhvanisakalabhuvanapūrṇakailānyāsi-maṇi

InthiswaythecrestjewelofsannyāsīsdayandnightfilledtheentireworldwiththetranscendentalsoundvibrationofKṛṣṇa’sholynames.


TEXT418-419

brahmaloka-śivaloka-ādiyatalokayesukherakaṇā-leśesabeiaśoka

yogīndramunīndramattayesukheraleśepṛthivītekṛṣṇaprakāśilānyāsi-veśe

EvenaparticleofthehappinessdistributedinthisworldbyKṛṣṇainthedressofasannyāsīfreedtheinhabitantsofplanetsheadedbyBrahmalokaandŚivalokafromalldistressandintoxicatedeventhebestoftheyogisandsages.Thewordnyāsireferstoasannyāsī.


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henasarva-śakti-samanvitabhagavānyepāpiṣṭhamāyā-vaśebaleapramāṇa

tārajanma-karma-vidyā-brahmaṇya-ācārasabamithyā,seipāpīśocyasabākāra

Thebirth,activities,education,andbrahminicalbehaviorofasinfulpersonwhounderthecontrolofmāyādeniestheexistenceoftheSupremeLord,whoisfullofallpotencies,areuseless.Suchasinfulpersoniscondemnedbyall.ApersonwhodoesnotacceptGaurasundaraastheall-powerfulSupremeLordissinful.MāyābindssuchapersonwitheightropesanddoesnotallowhimtounderstandGaurasundara’ssupremacy.Thebirth,activities,education,andbehaviorofabrāhmaṇawhodoesnotacceptMahāprabhuastheSupremeLordarealluseless.Suchapersonbecomesknownasacondemned,sinfulliar.


TEXT422

bhajabhajaārebhāi,caitanya-caraṇeavidyā-bandhanakhaṇḍeyāhāraśravaṇe

Obrothers,justworshipthelotusfeetofLordCaitanya!ByhearingHistopicsoneisfreedfromthebondageofignorance.


TEXT423

yāhārasmaraṇesarva-tāpa-vimocanabhajabhajahenanyāsi-maṇiracaraṇa

Justworshipthelotusfeetofthatcrestjewelamongsannyāsīs.ByrememberingHimoneisliberatedfromallmaterialmiseries.


TEXT424

eimatacatur-dikedekhi’saṅkīrtanaānandebhāsenaprabhulai’bhakta-gaṇa

AstheLordandHisdevoteessaweveryoneengagedincongregationalchanting,theyfloatedinanoceanofecstasy.


TEXT425

ānanda-dhārāyapūrṇaśrī-gaurasundarayenacatur-dikevahejāhnavīrajala

ThetearsofecstaticlovethatflowedfromtheeyesofŚrīGaurasundararesembledtheGangesflowinginthefourdirections.


TEXT426

bāhyanāhiparānanda-sukheāpanārasaṅkīrtana-ānanda-vihvala-avatāra

TheLordlostexternalconsciousnessintranscendentalecstasy.Hewastheincarnationoftheoverwhelmingecstasyofsaṅkīrtana.


TEXT427

yeisampradāyaprabhudekhenasammukhetāhāteinṛtyakareparānanda-sukhe

TheLordjubilantlydancedinthemidstofwhicheverkīrtanapartycamebeforeHim.


TEXT428

tāhārākṛtārthahenamāneāpanārehenamateraṅgakareśrī-gaurasundare

Themembersofthosekīrtanapartiesconsideredthemselvesmostfortunate.SucharethepastimesofŚrīGaurasundara.


TEXT429

vihvaleraagragaṇyanityānanda-rāyakakhanodhariyātāṅreāpanenācāya

LordNityānandawastheforemostofthosewhowereoverwhelmedwithecstasy.SometimesHewouldgrabtheLordandinduceHimtodance.High-classpersonsinOrissaarecalledvihvaliyā.NityānandaPrabhuwasintoxicatedwithloveforKṛṣṇaandtheforemostamongthosewhowerevihvala,oroverwhelmed.


TEXT430

āpanekakhananṛtyakaretāṅrasaṅgeāpanevihvalaāpanāraprema-raṅge

SometimesHedancedwiththeLord.HeremainedoverwhelmedinHisownecstaticlove.


TEXT431

nṛtyakaremahāprabhukari’siṁha-nādasenādaśravaṇekhaṇḍesakalaviṣāda

MahāprabhuroaredlikealionasHedanced.Thelamentationofthosewhoheardthatvibrationwastotallydestroyed.


TEXT432

yāṅrarasematta-vastranājāneśaṅkarahenaprabhunācesarvalokerabhitara

ŚaṅkarabecomesintoxicatedandforgetshisclothwhilerelishingthemellowsofecstaticloveforthatLordwhowasnowdancingamongstthecommonpeople.


TEXT433

anantabrahmāṇḍahayayāṅraśakti-vaśeseprabhunācayepṛthivīteprema-rase

InnumerableuniversesaremaintainedbythepotencyofthatLordwhowasnowdancinginthisworldinthemellowsofecstaticlove.


TEXT434

yeprabhudekhitesarvadevekāmyakareseprabhunācayesarva-gaṇeragocare

AllthedemigodsdesiretoseethatLordwhowasnowdancingbeforetheeyesofoneandall.


TEXT435

eimatasarva-lokamahānandebhāsesaṁsāratarilacaitanyeraparakāśe

Inthiswayeveryonefloatedinanoceanofecstasy.TheentireworldwasdeliveredbyappearanceofLordCaitanya.


TEXT436

yatekaāiselokadaśadikhaitesabeiāsiyādekheprabhurenācite

PeoplecamefromthetendirectionstoseetheLorddance.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.437

TEXT437

bāhyanāhiprabhura—vihvalaprema-rasedekhi’sarva-lokasukha-sindhu-mājhebhāse

Beingoverwhelmedwithecstaticlove,theLordlostexternalconsciousness.Onseeingthis,everyonefloatedinanoceanofhappiness.


TEXT438

kuliyāraprakāśeyatekapāpīchilauttamamadhyamanīca—sabepārahaila

AllthesinnersofKuliyātheslightlysinful,themoderatelysinful,andthegreatlysinful—weredelivered.VariousclassesofsinfulpeoplelivedinKuliyā,whichwassituatedacrosstheGangesfromŚrīMāyāpur.Allthreetypesofsinners—theslightlysinful,themoderatelysinful,andthegreatlysinful—werefreedfromtheiroffensesbytheLord’smercy.


TEXT439

kuliyā-grāmetecaitanyeraparakāśaihāraśravaṇesarva-karma-bandha-nāśa

OnewhohearsabouttheLord’smanifestationinKuliyāisfreedfromthebondageofallfruitiveactivity.


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sakalajīvereprabhudaraśanadiyāsukha-maya-citta-vṛttisabārakariyā

tabesabaāpanapārṣada-gaṇalaiyāvasilenamahāprabhubāhyaprakāśiyā

Aftergivingdarśanatoeveryoneandfillingtheirheartswithhappiness,MahāprabhusatdownwithHisassociatesandreturnedtoexternalconsciousness.


TEXT442

henaisamayeekaāsiyābrāhmaṇadṛḍhakari’dharilenaprabhuracaraṇa

AtthattimeonebrāhmaṇacamethereandfirmlygrabbedtheLord’sfeet.


TEXT443

dvijabale,—“prabhu,moraekanivedanaāche,tāhākahiyadikṣaṇedeha’mana

Thatbrāhmaṇasaid,“OLord,Ihaveonerequest.IwilltellYouwhat

itisifYouwillhearmewithattentionforonemoment.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.444

TEXT444

bhaktiraprabhāvamuñipāpīnājāniyāvaiṣṇavakarinunindāāpanā’khāiyā

“IamsosinfulthatIdidnotknowthegloriesofdevotionalservice,soIdegradedmyselfbyblasphemingtheVaiṣṇavas.


TEXT445

`kali-yugekiseravaiṣṇava,kikīrtana’eimataanekanindinuanukṣaṇa

“Iwouldalwaysmakeblasphemousstatementslike,`WhocanbeaVaiṣṇavainKali-yuga,andwhatisthiskīrtana?’PeopleafflictedbyargumentinKali-yugacannotbecomeVaiṣṇavas,becausethereisnopossibilityforthemtoengageinchantingthegloriesoftheLord.ThereforetrueVaiṣṇavismandperformanceofkīrtanaarenotpossibleinKali-yuga—sinnerswouldalwaysmakesuchblasphemousstatements.


TEXT446

ebeprabhu,seipāpa-karmasaṅariteanukṣaṇacittamoradahesarva-mate

“OLord,whenInowrememberthosesinfulactivitiesmyheartconstantlyburnswithrepentance.Thewordsaṅarite“whenIthink”or“whenIremember.”


TEXT447

saṁsāra-uddhāra-siṁhatomārapratāpabalamoraki-rūpekhaṇḍayeseipāpa”

“Todelivertheentireworld,Youareaspowerfulasalion.Pleasetellmehowtonullifythosesins.”


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śuni’prabhuakaitavavipreravacanahāsiyāupāyakaheśrī-śacīnandana

Onhearingthesincerewordsofthatbrāhmaṇa,ŚrīŚacīnandanasmiledandgavehimtheremedy.Thewordakaitavameans“withoutduplicity”or“simple.”


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“śunadvija,viṣakariyemukhebhakṣaṇaseimukhekariyabeamṛta-grahaṇa

“Listen,Obrāhmaṇa,onewhohastakenpoisonmustdrinknectarwiththesamemouth.


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viṣahayajīrṇa,dehahayataamaraamṛta-prabhāve,ebeśunaseuttara

“Thentheeffectofthepoisonwillbeneutralized,andbytheinfluenceofthenectarhisbodywillbecomeimmortal.NowIwillexplainthemeaningofthis.


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nājāniyātumiyatakarilānindanasekevalaviṣatumikarilābhojana

“Alltheblasphemousstatementsthatyouspokeinignorancearejustliketakingpoison.


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paramaamṛtaebekṛṣṇa-guṇa-nāmaniravadhiseimukhekara’tumipāna

“NowyoumustconstantlydrinkthesupremenectarofchantingthenamesandqualitiesofKṛṣṇawiththesamemouth.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.4.15)itisstated:

yat-kīrtanaṁyat-smaraṇaṁyad-īkṣaṇaṁyad-vandanaṁyac-chravaṇaṁyad-arhaṇam

lokasyasadyovidhunotikalmaṣaṁtasmaisubhadra-śravasenamonamaḥ

“Letmeoffermyrespectfulobeisancesuntotheall-auspiciousLordŚrīKṛṣṇa,aboutwhomglorification,remembrances,audience,prayers,hearing,andworshipcanatoncecleansetheeffectsofallsinsoftheperformer.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.18.4)itisstated:

nottamaśloka-vārtānāṁjuṣatāṁtat-kathāmṛtamsyātsambhramo‘nta-kāle‘pismaratāṁtat-padāmbujam

“ThiswassobecausethosewhohavededicatedtheirlivestothetranscendentaltopicsofthePersonalityofGodhead,ofwhomtheVedichymnssing,andwhoareconstantlyengagedinrememberingthelotus

feetoftheLord,donotruntheriskofhavingmisconceptionsevenatthelastmomentoftheirlives.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.6.37)itisstated:

ekānta-lābhaṁvacasonupuṁsāṁsuśloka-maulerguṇa-vādamāhuḥśruteścavidvadbhirupākṛtāyāṁkathā-sudhāyāmupasamprayogam

“ThehighestperfectionalgainofhumanityistoengageindiscussionsoftheactivitiesandgloriesofthePiousActor.Suchactivitiesaresonicelyarrangedinwritingbythegreatlylearnedsagesthattheactualpurposeoftheearisservedjustbybeingnearthem.”


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yemukhekarilātumivaiṣṇava-nindanaseimukhekara’tumivaiṣṇava-vandana

“BythesamemouthwithwhichyoublasphemedtheVaiṣṇavasyoushouldglorifytheVaiṣṇavas.IfanoffenderblasphemesVaiṣṇavas,hecanattainauspiciousnessifheglorifiestheVaiṣṇavaswhilerepentingandadmittinghisoffenses.Similarly,ifbytakingpoisonone’sbodybecomeswastedbytheeffectsofthatpoison,thebodycanagainbecomehealthybydrinkingremedialnectar.ThesinbornofblasphemingVaiṣṇavas,whichisnotnullifiedbymillionsofatonements,canbedestroyedatoncebyglorifyingVaiṣṇavas,ifonedoesnotblasphemeVaiṣṇavasagain.


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sabā’haitebhakteramahimābāḍāiyāsaṅgītakavitvaviprakara’tumigiyā

“Obrāhmaṇa,goandcomposesongsandpoetrydescribingthesupremacyofthedevotees’glories.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.16.6)itisstated:

tatkathyatāṁmahā-bhāgayadikṛṣṇa-kathāśrayamathavāsyapadāmbhoja-makaranda-lihāṁsatām

“PleasedescribealltheseincidentsiftheyrelatetothetopicsofLordKṛṣṇa.ThedevoteesoftheLordareaccustomedtolickingupthehoneyavailablefromthelotusfeetoftheLord.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(6.17.40)itisstated:

māhātmyaṁviṣṇu-bhaktānāṁśrutvābandhādvimucyate

“IfonehearsthegloriesofCitraketufromapuredevotee,heisfreedfromtheconditionallifeofmaterialexistence.”


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kṛṣṇa-yaśa-parānanda-amṛtetomāranindā-viṣayatasabakaribasaṁhāra

“ThegloriesofKṛṣṇaarefulloftranscendentalnectar,andtheyneutralizethepoisonouseffectsofblasphemy.


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eisatyakahi,tomā’-sabārekevalanājāniyānindāyebākarilasakala

ārayadinindya-karmakabhunāācarenirantaraviṣṇu-vaiṣṇaverastutikare

esakalapāpagucheeiseupāya

koṭiprāyaściteoanyathānāhiyāya

“Iamtellingyouthetruth.ThosewhounknowinglyblasphemeViṣṇuortheVaiṣṇavascanbedeliveredfromallsinfulreactionsiftheyalwaysglorifyViṣṇuandtheVaiṣṇavasandneveragainengageinblasphemy.Evenmillionsofatonementscannotdeliverthem.


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caladvija,kara’giyābhakteravarṇanatabesetomārasaba-pāpa-vimocana”

“Obrāhmaṇa,goanddescribethegloriesofthedevoteesandallyoursinfulreactionswillbedestroyed.”


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sakalavaiṣṇavaśrī-mukheravākyaśuni’ānandekarayejayajayahari-dhvani

OnhearingthesewordsfromtheLord’slotusmouth,alltheVaiṣṇavasjubilantlychanted,“Jaya,allgloriestoLordHari!”


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nindā-pātakeraeiprāyaścittasārakahilenaśrī-gaurasundaraavatāra

ŚrīGaurasundarathusrevealedtheessenceofallatonementsforsinfulpeoplewhoengageinblasphemy.


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eiājñāyenāmāne,nindesādhu-janaduḥkha-sindhu-mājhebhāseseipāpi-gaṇa

Thosesinfulpeoplewhodonotacceptthisinstructionandblasphemesaintlypersonsfloatinanoceanofmisery.


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caitanyeraājñāyemānayeveda-sārasukheseijanahayabhava-sindhu-pāra

ThosepersonswhoaccepttheinstructionsofLordCaitanyaastheessenceoftheVedashappilycrosstheoceanofmaterialexistence.ThosesinfulpersonswhoacceptŚrīCaitanyadevaastheAbsoluteTruthandfollowHisinstructionsbybeggingforgivenessfromtheVaiṣṇavasfortheiroffensesareabletocrosstheoceanofmaterialexistence,keepfaithinthewordsofŚrīCaitanya,andattaintheirownwelfare.


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viprerekariteprabhutattva-upadeśakṣaṇekepaṇḍitadevānanderapraveśa

AstheLordwasinstructingthebrāhmaṇainspiritualknowledge,DevānandaPaṇḍitaarrivedthere.


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gṛha-vāseyakhanaāchilāgauracandratakhaneyatekakarilenaparānanda

prema-mayadevānandapaṇḍiteramanenahilaviśvāsa,nādekhilatekāraṇe

WhenGauracandrawasenactingHisecstaticpastimesasahouseholder,DevānandaPaṇḍitadidnothavefaithinHim.HewasthereforeunabletounderstandtheLord.


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dekhibārayogyatāāchayepunaḥtānatabekenenādekhilā,kṛṣṇasepramāṇa

AlthoughhehadthequalificationtoseetheLord,onlyKṛṣṇaknowswhyhewasunable.


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sannyāsakariyāyadiṭhākuracalilātānabhāgyevakreśvaraāsiyāmililā

WhentheLordlefthomeandtooksannyāsa,DevānandaPaṇḍitahadthegoodfortuneofmeetingVakreśvaraPaṇḍita.


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vakreśvarapaṇḍita-caitanya-priya-pātrabrahmāṇḍapavitrayāṅrasmaraṇeimātra

VakreśvaraPaṇḍitawasadearassociateofLordCaitanya.Simplybyrememberinghim,theentireuniversebecomessanctified.


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niravadhikṛṣṇa-prema-virahavihvalayāṅranṛtyedevāsura-mohitasakala

HewasalwaysoverwhelmedwithecstaticfeelingsofseparationfromKṛṣṇa.Eventhedemigodsanddemonswereamazedbyhisdancing.


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aśru,kampa,sveda,hāsya,pulaka,huṅkāravaivarṇya-ānanda-mūrcchā-ādiyevikāra

caitanya-kṛpāyamātranṛtyepraveśilesakaleāsiyāvakreśvara-dehemile

WheneverVakreśvaraPaṇḍitabegantodance,bythemercyofLordCaitanyaalltheecstatictransformationsofloveliketears,shivering,perspiration,laughing,hairsstandingonend,roaring,andbecomingpaleappearedinhisbody.


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vakreśvarapaṇḍiterauddāmavikārasakalakahiteśaktiāchayekāhāra

WhohasthepowertodescribeVakreśvaraPaṇḍita’sunlimitedtransformationsofecstaticlove?


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daivedevānandapaṇḍiterabhakti-vaśerahilenatāṅhāraāśrameprema-rase

BythearrangementofprovidenceandbeingboundbyDevānandaPaṇḍita’saffection,VakreśvaraPaṇḍitastayedforsometimeinDevānanda’sāśramaandenjoyedthemellowsofecstaticlove.


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dekhiyātāṅhāratejaḥpuñjakalevaratribhuvaneatulitaviṣṇu-bhakti-dhara

devānandapaṇḍitaparamasukhīmaneakaitaveprema-bhāvekarenasevane

SeeingVakreśvaraPaṇḍita’seffulgentbodyandhisdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu,whichwasincomparablewithinthethreeworlds,DevānandaPaṇḍitabecamegreatlypleasedandsincerelyservedhimwithaffectionatelove.


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vakreśvarapaṇḍitanācenayata-kṣaṇavetra-hasteāpanebulenatata-kṣaṇa

AslongasVakreśvaraPaṇḍitadanced,DevānandaPaṇḍitawouldguardhimwithastickinhand.Thewordbulenameans“walkedaround.”


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āpanekarenasabalokaekabhitepaḍileāpanedhari’rākhenakolete

HewouldpersonallykeeppeopleawayfromVakreśvara,andwhenVakreśvarawasabouttofallunconscious,Devānandawouldcatchhiminhisarms.


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tāṅhāraaṅgeradhūlābaḍabhakti-mane

āpanārasarvaaṅgekarenalepane

HewouldaffectionatelycleanthedustfromVakreśvaraPaṇḍita’sbodyandsmearthatdustalloverhisownbody.


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tāṅrasaṅgethāki’,tānadekhiyāprakāśatakhanejanmilaprabhucaitanyeviśvāsa

WhileVakreśvaraPaṇḍitastayedwithDevānandaPaṇḍita,DevānandaobservedhisgloriesandthusdevelopedfaithinLordCaitanya.


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vaiṣṇava-sevāraphalakaheyepurāṇetārasākṣīeisabedekhavidyāmāne

ThefruitsofservingVaiṣṇavasdescribedinthePurāṇasweredirectlyseeninthisincident.AsaresultofservingaVaiṣṇava,DevānandaPaṇḍitaofKuliyādevelopedfaithinthelotusfeetofMahāprabhu.VakreśvaraPaṇḍita’sstayinthehouseofDevānandabecamethecauseofDevānanda’sauspiciousness.AlthoughthisDevānandaPaṇḍitatooktothepathofsmārtareligiousprinciples,hewasgreatlylearnedandself-controlled.HedidnotreciteanyliteratureotherthanŚrīmadBhāgavatam.HewasfixedintheSupremeLord,andhewasnotcontrolledbyhissenses.ButhehadalackoffaithinŚrīGaurasundara.BythemercyofŚrīVakreśvara,hissinfulmentalitywasremovedandhebecamefaithfultotheSupremeLord.


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ājanmadhārmikaudāsīnajñānavānbhāgavata-adhyāpanāvinānāhiāna

Fromhisbirthhewasreligious-minded,detached,andlearned.HedidnotteachanyliteratureotherthanŚrīmadBhāgavatam.


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śanta,dānta,jitendriya,nirlobhaviṣayaprāyaārakatekavāguṇatānehaya

Hewaspeaceful,self-controlled,sense-controlled,freefromgreed,andendowedwithmanyothergoodqualities.


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tathāpihagauracandrenahilaviśvāsavakreśvaraprasādesekubuddhi-vināśa

YethehadnofaithinGauracandra.ThatsinfulmentalitywasdestroyedbythemercyofVakreśvaraPaṇḍita.


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`kṛṣṇa-sevāhaiteovaiṣṇava-sevābaḍa’bhāgavata-ādisabaśāstrekailadaḍha

TheserviceofVaiṣṇavasissuperiortotheserviceofKṛṣṇa.AllscripturesheadedbytheŚrīmadBhāgavatamconfirmthis.TheŚrīmadBhāgavatamhasfirmlyestablishedthatdevotiontoaVaiṣṇavaservantofKṛṣṇaissuperiortodevotiontoKṛṣṇa.

SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.2.5,11.11.47-48,and11.19.21).InthePadmaPurāṇaitisstated:

ārādhanānāṁsarveṣāṁviṣṇorārādhanaṁparamtasmātparataraṁdevitadīyānāṁsamarcanam

“Ofalltypesofworship,worshipofLordViṣṇuisbest,andbetterthantheworshipofLordViṣṇuistheworshipofHisdevotee,theVaiṣṇava.”Itisalsostated:

sarvatravaiṣṇavāḥpūjyāḥsvargemartyerasātaledevatānāṁmanuṣyāṇāṁtathaivayakṣa-rakṣanām

“TheVaiṣṇavasareworshipableintheheavenlyplanets,intheearthlyplanets,andinthehellishplanets.Theyaresuperiortothedemigods,humanbeings,Yakṣas,andRakṣas.”


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siddhirbhavativānetisaṁśayo‘cyuta-sevināmniḥsaṁśayastutad-bhakta-paricaryā-ratātmanām

“TheremaybeadoubtwhethertheservantsoftheSupremePersonalityofGodheadwillattainperfection,butthereisabsolutelynodoubtthatthosewhoareattachedtoservingtheLord’sdevoteeswillattainperfection.”SeeItihāsa-samuccayaandGovinda-bhāṣya(3.3.51).


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etekevaiṣṇava-sevāparamaupāyabhakta-sevāhaitesesabāikṛṣṇapāya

ThereforeservicetotheVaiṣṇavasisthebestmeansofdeliverance.EveryonecanattainKṛṣṇabyservingthedevotees.

Thewordetekemeans“forthisreason”or“thatiswhy.”ManypeoplemaynotattainanyfruitsbyservingKṛṣṇa,butbyservingthedevoteesofKṛṣṇaattainmentofKṛṣṇaisguaranteed.IfoneservesthelotusfeetofanyonewhoservesthelotusfeetofŚrīVakreśvaraPaṇḍita,hewillcertainlybecomequalifiedtoattainloveforKṛṣṇa.SinceKṛṣṇaresidesinthebodyofVakreśvara,wheneverVakreśvaradances,Kṛṣṇahappilydancesalongwithhim.WhereverVakreśvararesidesismoresanctifiedthanallholyplaces;itisVaikuṇṭha.


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vakreśvarapaṇḍiterasaṅgeraprabhāvegauracandradekhitecalilāanurāge

BytheinfluenceofVakreśvaraPaṇḍita’sassociation,DevānandadevelopedanintensedesiretoseeGauracandra.


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vasiyāāchenagauracandrabhagavāndevānandapaṇḍitahailāvidyamāna

AsLordGauracandrawassitting,DevānandaPaṇḍitacamebeforetheLord.


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daṇḍavatdevānandapaṇḍitakariyārahilenaekabhitesaṅkocitahaiyā

Afterofferinghishumbleobeisances,DevānandaPaṇḍitastoodhesitantlyinthecorner.


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prabhuotāhānedekhi’santoṣitahailāviralahaiyātānelaiyāvasilā

TheLord,however,waspleasedtoseehimandhadhimsitdownnexttoHim.


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pūrvetānayatakichuchilaaparādhasakalakṣamiyāprabhukarilāprasāda

TheLordexcusedallofDevānanda’spreviousoffensesandbestowedHismercyonhim.


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prabhubale,—“tumiyesevilāvakreśvaraataevahailātumiāmāragocara

TheLordsaid,“YouareabletoseeMebecauseyouservedVakreśvaraPaṇḍita.


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vakreśvarapaṇḍita-prabhurapūrṇa-śaktiseikṛṣṇapāyayetāṅhārekarebhakti

“VakreśvaraPaṇḍitapossessesthefullpotenciesoftheSupremeLord.AnyonewhoserveshimattainsKṛṣṇa.


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vakreśvara-hṛdayekṛṣṇeranija-gharakṛṣṇanṛtyakarenanācitevakreśvara

“KṛṣṇapersonallyresidesintheheartofVakreśvaraPaṇḍita.WhenVakreśvaradances,Kṛṣṇadances.


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ye-te-sthāneyadivakreśvara-saṅgahayaseisthānasarva-tīrthaśrī-vaikuṇṭha-maya”

“AnyplacethatisassociatedwithVakreśvaraPaṇḍitaisequaltoalltheholyplacesandisasgoodasVaikuṇṭha.”


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śuni’vipra-devānandaprabhuravacanayoḍa-hastelāgilenakaritestavana

WhenthebrāhmaṇaDevānandaPaṇḍitaheardtheLord’swords,hefoldedhishandsandbegantoofferprayers.


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“jagatuddhāralāgi’tumikṛpā-mayanavadvīpa-mājheāsi’hailāudaya

“Youaremostmerciful.YouhaveappearedinNavadvīpatodeliverthepeopleoftheentireuniverse.


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muñipāpīdaiva-doṣetomā’nājāniluṅtomāraparamānandevañcitahailuṅ

“IcouldnotrecognizeYoubecauseIamsinfulandunfortunate.IwasthereforedeprivedoftheopportunitytorelishtranscendentalhappinessinYourassociation.


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sarva-bhūta-kṛpālutātomārasvabhāvaeimāgoṅ`tomātehaukaanurāga’

“Youarebynaturecompassionatetoalllivingentities.IbegthatImayhaveattachmentforYou.


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ekanivedanaprabhutomāracaraṇekikariupāyaprabhu,balahaāpane

“OLord,IhaveonerequestatYourlotusfeet.Pleaseinstructme.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.502

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muñiasarvajña-sarvajñeragranthalaiyābhāgavatapaḍāṅaāpaneajñahaiyā

“IamanignorantpersonyetIteachŚrīmadBhāgavatam,whichisabookmeantforthemostintelligentpersons.

SarvajñaViṣṇusvāmīhasacceptedŚrīmadBhāgavatamasthecommentaryonVedānta.DevānandaPaṇḍitasaid,“ItistruethatIamproudofteachingŚrīmadBhāgavatam,whichisabookmeantforthemostintelligentpersons,butIamignorantandlessintelligent.Pleasethereforeinstructme.HowshouldIreciteŚrīmadBhāgavatam?”


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kibāvākhānimu,paḍāimuvākemaneihāmoreājñāprabhu,karahaāpane”

“HowshouldIexplainit,andwhatshouldIteach?OLord,kindlyinstructme.”


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śuni’tānavākyagauracandrabhagavānkahitelāgilābhāgavaterapramāṇa

OnhearingDevānanda’swords,LordGauracandrabegantoquoteevidencefromŚrīmadBhāgavatam.


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“śunavipra,bhāgavateeivākhānibā`bhakti’vināārakichumukhenāānibā

“Listen,Obrāhmaṇa,whileteachingŚrīmadBhāgavatamyoushouldnotexplainanythingotherthandevotionalservice.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.7.51-52).


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ādi-madhya-antyebhāgavateeikayaviṣṇu-bhaktinitya-siddhaakṣayaavyaya

“Inthebeginning,middle,andendofŚrīmadBhāgavatamdevotionalservicetoViṣṇuisdescribedaseternallyperfect,inexhaustible,andinfallible.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.13.11).


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anantebrahmāṇḍesabesatyaviṣṇu-bhaktimahāpralayeoyārathākepūrṇa-śakti

“DevotionalservicetoViṣṇuistheonlytruththroughouttheinnumerableuniverses.Itremainsfullypotentevenduringtheuniversaldevastation.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.9.4-18and3.25.38).IntheṚgVeda(1.22.20)itisstated:oṁtadviṣṇoḥparamaṁpadaṁsadāpaśyantisūrayaḥ—“ThosewhoarespirituallyadvancedsimplylooktothelotusfeetofViṣṇu.”IntheViṣṇuPurāṇaitisstated:nacyavantiyatobhaktimahatipralayesati—“Evenduringtheuniversaldevastation,devotionalserviceisnotlost.”


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mokṣadiyābhaktigopyakarenārāyaṇehenabhaktinājānikṛṣṇerakṛpāvine

“Nārāyaṇaawardsliberationbuthidesdevotionalservice.OnecannotattaindevotionalservicewithoutKṛṣṇa’smercy.InanswertoDevānanda’squestions,ŚrīmanMahāprabhusaid,

“DevotionalserviceisthesumandsubstanceofŚrīmadBhāgavatam.Thatdevotionalserviceiseternallyperfect,devoidofdeterioration,andisnotlostevenduringtheuniversaldevastation.Byawardingmaterialenjoymentandliberation,theSupremeLordkeepsdevotionalservicehiddenfromthelivingentities.WithoutthemercyoftheSupremeLordthereisnopossibilityofattainingdevotionalservice.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(5.6.18).


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bhāgavata-śāstresebhaktiratattvakaheteñibhāgavata-samakonaśāstranahe

“BecauseŚrīmadBhāgavatamglorifiesdevotionalservice,thereisnoliteratureequaltoit.Thewordteñimeans“therefore.”SinceŚrīmadBhāgavatamdescribesthegloriesofdevotionalservice,thereisnoliteratureintheentireworldequaltoŚrīmadBhāgavatam.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.13.14-15and1.7.7).


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yenarūpamatsya-kūrma-ādiavatāraāvirbhāva-tirobhāvayenatā’-sabāra

eimatabhāgavatakārokṛtanayaāvirbhāvatirobhāvaāpaneihaya

“AsthevariousincarnationsoftheLordheadedbyMatsyaandKūrmaappearanddisappear,theŚrīmadBhāgavatam,whichisnotcomposedbyman,appearsanddisappearsbyitsownsweetwill.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.14.3and1.3.43).IntheBṛhad-āraṇyakaUpaniṣad(2.4.10)itisstated:

are‘syamahatobhūtasyaniśvasitametadyadṛg-vedoyajur-vedaḥsāma-vedo‘tharvāṅgirasaitihāsaḥpurāṇaṁvidyāupaniṣadaḥślokāḥsūtrānyānuvyākhyānānyasyaivaitānisarvāṇiniśvasitāni

“TheṚgVeda,YajurVeda,SāmaVeda,andAtharvaVeda,theItihāsas,orhistories,thePurāṇas,theUpaniṣads,theślokas,ormantraschantedbythebrāhmaṇas,thesūtras,oraccumulationsofVedicstatements,aswellasvidyā,transcendentalknowledge,andtheexplanationsofthesūtrasandmantrasareallemanationsfromthebreathingofthegreatPersonalityofGodhead.”


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bhakti-yogebhāgavatavyāserajihvāyasphūrtisehailamātrakṛṣṇerakṛpāya

“SimplybythemercyofKṛṣṇaandthedevotionofVyāsadeva,ŚrīmadBhāgavatammanifestedfromthetongueofVyāsa.ŚrīmadBhāgavatamisaneternalliterature.Evenwhenitislostinthecourseoftime,bytheLord’smercyitagainappearsonthetongueandfromthewritingofŚrīVyāsa.ThisliteratureisincomprehensibletothosemortalbeingswhoarepunishedbyYamarāja.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.7.2-7).


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īśvareratattvayenabujhanenāyāyaeimatabhāgavata—sarvaśāstregāya

“TheŚrīmadBhāgavatamisasincomprehensibleasthescienceoftheSupremeLord.Thisisthestatementofallscriptures.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(6.3.21).


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`bhāgavatabujhi’henayāraāchejñānaseinājānayebhāgavaterapramāṇa

“Onewhothinks,`IunderstandŚrīmadBhāgavatam,’doesnotknowthegloriesofŚrīmadBhāgavatam.OnewhoisqualifiedforŚrīmadBhāgavatamknowsthatŚrīmadBhāgavatamiscertainlythecrestjewelofallscriptures.IfevenfoolishpeopletakeshelterofŚrīmadBhāgavatam,ŚrīmadBhāgavatammanifestsintheirhearts.


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ajñahai’bhāgavateyelayaśaraṇabhāgavata-arthatārahayadaraśana

“IfafoolishpersontakesshelterofŚrīmadBhāgavatam,thepurportofŚrīmadBhāgavatamisrevealedtohim.


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prema-mayabhāgavata—śrī-kṛṣṇeraaṅgatāhātekahenayatagopyakṛṣṇa-raṅga

“TheŚrīmadBhāgavatamisfilledwithecstaticlove.ItisthebodyofLordKṛṣṇa.AllconfidentialpastimesofKṛṣṇaaredescribedinit.ŚrīmadBhāgavatam,whichisfilledwithecstaticlove,isknownasaformofŚrīKṛṣṇa.


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veda-śāstrapurāṇakahiyāvedavyāsa

tathāpicitteranāhipāyenaprakāśa

“AftercompilingtheVedicliteraturesandthePurāṇas,Vedavyāsadidnotfeelsatisfied.Thewordprakāśameans“enlivened.”


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yakhaneśrī-bhāgavatajihvāyasphurilatata-kṣaṇecitta-vṛttiprasannahaila

“ButassoonasŚrīmadBhāgavatammanifestedonhistongue,hisheartwasfilledwithjoy.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.7.4-7)itisstated:

bhakti-yogenamanasisamyakpraṇihite‘maleapaśyatpuruṣaṁpūrṇaṁmāyāṁcatad-apāśrayam

yayāsammohitojīvaātmānaṁtri-guṇātmakamparo‘pimanute‘narthaṁtat-kṛtaṁcābhipadyate

anarthopaśamaṁsākṣādbhakti-yogamadhokṣajelokasyājānatovidvāṁścakresātvata-saṁhitām

yasyāṁvaiśrūyamāṇāyāṁkṛṣṇeparama-pūruṣebhaktirutpadyatepuṁsaḥśoka-moha-bhayāpahā

“Thushefixedhismind,perfectlyengagingitbylinkingitindevotionalservice[bhakti-yoga]withoutanytingeofmaterialism,andthushesawtheAbsolutePersonalityofGodheadalongwithHisexternalenergy,whichwasunderfullcontrol.Duetothisexternalenergy,thelivingentity,althoughtranscendentaltothethreemodesofmaterialnature,thinksofhimselfasamaterialproductandthusundergoesthereactionsofmaterialmiseries.Thematerialmiseriesofthelivingentity,whicharesuperfluoustohim,canbedirectlymitigatedbythelinkingprocessof

devotionalservice.Butthemassofpeopledoesnotknowthis,andthereforethelearnedVyāsadevacompiledthisVedicliterature,whichisinrelationtotheSupremeTruth.SimplybygivingauralreceptiontothisVedicliterature,thefeelingforlovingdevotionalservicetoLordKṛṣṇa,theSupremePersonalityofGodhead,sproutsupatoncetoextinguishthefireoflamentation,illusion,andfearfulness.”ŚrīmadBhāgavatamisnotaliteratureintendedforMāyāvādīsandkarmis.ThereisnothingotherthandevotionalserviceintheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.Ifoneunderstandsthis,onecanattaintranscendentalpeaceatheart.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.7.11and2.4.14).


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henagranthapaḍi’kehasaṅkaṭepaḍilaśunaakapaṭedvija,tomārekahila

“Obrāhmaṇa,listensincerely.Itellyouthatsomepeopleevenbecomeperplexedafterreadingsuchaliterature.


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ādi-madhya-avasānetumibhāgavatebhakti-yogamātravākhaniosarva-mate

“Youshouldexplaindevotionalserviceinthebeginning,middle,andendofŚrīmadBhāgavatam.


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tabeāratomāranahibaaparādhasei-kṣaṇecitta-vṛttyepāibāprasāda

“Thenyouwillnolongercommitanyoffense,andyouwillimmediatelybecomejoyfulatheart.Thewordprasādameans“joy”or“happiness.”


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sakalaśāstreimātra`kṛṣṇa-bhakti’kayaviśeṣeśrī-bhāgavata—kṛṣṇa-rasa-maya

“AllthescripturesglorifydevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.ŚrīmadBhāgavatamisespeciallyfilledwiththemellowsofdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.IntheHari-vaṁśa(Bhaviṣyat-parva132.95)itisstated:

vederāmāyaṇecaivapurāṇebhāratetathāādāvantecamadhyecahariḥsarvatragīyate

“IntheVedicliterature,includingtheRāmāyaṇa,Purāṇas,andMahābhārata,fromtheverybeginning(ādau)totheend(anteca),aswellaswithinthemiddle(madhyeca),onlyHari,theSupremePersonalityofGodhead,isexplained.”SeealsoŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.1.3).


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calatumiyāhaadhyāpanākaragiyākṛṣṇa-bhakti-amṛtasabārebujhāiyā”

“GoandteachŚrīmadBhāgavatambyexplainingthenectareandevotionalserviceofKṛṣṇa.”


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devānandapaṇḍitaprabhuravākyaśuni’daṇḍavathailenabhāgyahenamāni’

AfterhearingtheLord’sinstructions,DevānandaPaṇḍitaofferedhisfullobeisancesandconsideredhimselffortunate.


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prabhuracaraṇakāya-manekari’dhyānacalilenaviprakari’vistarapraṇāma

AfterofferingtheLordrepeatedobeisances,hemeditatedonthelotusfeetoftheLordwithfullconcentrationashedeparted.


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sabāreieibhāgavateraākhyānakahilenaśrī-gaurasundarabhagavān

InthiswayLordGaurasundararevealedthegloriesofŚrīmadBhāgavatamtoeveryone.


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bhakti-yogamātrabhāgavateravyākhyānaādi-madhya-antyekabhunābujhāyeāna

DevotionalserviceistheonlytopicdescribedintheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.Nothingelseisexplainedinthebeginning,middle,orend.


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nāvākhānebhakti,bhāgavatayepaḍāyavyarthavākyavyayakare,aparādhapāya

OnewhoteachesŚrīmadBhāgavatambutdoesnotexplaindevotionalservicespeaksuselesslyandcommitsoffense.IfnondevoteesreciteŚrīmadBhāgavatam,theirwordsareuseless.Moreover,theyaredrownedinanoceanofoffenses.Thisinauspiciousnessresultsfromtheirdisrespecttodevotionalservice.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.12.51and12.12.49).


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mūrtimantabhāgavata—bhakti-rasamātraihābujheyehayakṛṣṇerapriya-pātra

ŚrīmadBhāgavatamisthedirectformofthemellowsofdevotionalservice.OnewhounderstandsthisbecomesdeartoKṛṣṇa.


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bhāgavata-pustakathākayeyāragharekonaamaṅgalanāhiyāyatathākāre

bhāgavatapūjilekṛṣṇerapūjāhayabhāgavata-paṭhana-śravaṇabhakti-maya

NoinauspiciousnesscanenterahousewhereinŚrīmadBhāgavatamiskept.ByworshipingŚrīmadBhāgavatam,Kṛṣṇaisworshiped.ThereadingandhearingofŚrīmadBhāgavatamawardsonedevotionalservice.ThosewhokeepŚrīmadBhāgavatam,whichisworshipedbythedevotees,intheirhousedonotfaceanyinauspiciousness.SimplybyworshipingŚrīmadBhāgavatam,Kṛṣṇaisworshiped.Simplybyhearing

andreadingŚrīmadBhāgavatam,oneattainsdevotionalserviceandexecutestheworshipofKṛṣṇa.IntheconversationbetweenKṛṣṇaandArjunaintheSkandaPurāṇaitisstated:

yatrayatrabhavedvipraśāstraṁbhāgavataṁkalautatratatrahariryātitridaśaiḥsahanārada

tatrasarvanitīrthaninadīnadasarāṁsicayatrabhāgavataḥśāstraṁtiṣṭhatemuni-sattama

tatrasarvanitīrthanisarveyajñāsudakṣiṇāḥyatrabhāgavataḥśāstraṁpūjitaṁtiṣṭhategṛhe

“ObrāhmaṇaNārada,whereverinKali-yugathescriptureBhāgavatamispresent,thereLordHariwillgoalongwiththethirteenprincipaldemigods.WhereverthescriptureBhāgavatamispresent,allthesacredplaces,rivers,andlakesarepresent.InthathomewherethescriptureBhāgavatamisworshiped,allsacredplacesandsacrificesperformedwithamplecharityarepresent.”


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duisthānebhāgavata-nāmaśuni-mātragrantha-bhāgavata,ārakṛṣṇa-kṛpā-pātra

TherearetwotypesofBhāgavatas,namelythebookBhāgavataandthepersonwhohasattainedthemercyofKṛṣṇa.TherearetwotypesofBhāgavatas,namelythebookBhāgavataandthedevoteeBhāgavata.OnewhofaithfullyrecitesŚrīmadBhāgavatamiscertainlyadevoteeBhāgavata.IntheCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Ādi1.99)itisstated:

ekabhāgavatabaḍa——bhāgavata-śāstraārabhāgavata——bhaktabhakti-rasa-pātra

“OneoftheBhāgavatasisthegreatscriptureŚrīmadBhāgavatam,andtheotheristhepuredevoteeabsorbedinthemellowsoflovingdevotion.”


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nityāpūjepaḍeśunecāhebhāgavatasatyasatyasehahaibekaseimata

Itistruethatonewhoregularlyworships,hears,reads,orseesŚrīmadBhāgavatamwillalsobecomeaBhāgavata.


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henabhāgavatakonaduṣkṛtipaḍiyānityānandanindākaretattvanājāniyā

YetevenafterreadingthisŚrīmadBhāgavatamsomesinfulpeopleblasphemeNityānanda,withoutknowingHisglories.IfoutofmisfortuneareciterofŚrīmadBhāgavatamblasphemesNityānanda,heaccumulatessinratherthanrecitesŚrīmadBhāgavatam.ŚrīNityānandacertainlyalwayssingsthegloriesofŚrīmadBhāgavatamwithHisthousandtonguesandmouths.


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bhāgavata-rasa—nityānandamūrtimantaihājāneyehayaparamabhāgyavanta

LordNityānandaisthepersonificationofthedevotionalmellowsofŚrīmadBhāgavatam.Onewhoknowsthisbecomesmostfortunate.


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niravadhinityānandasahasra-vadanebhāgavata-arthasegāyenaanukṣaṇe

NityānandaconstantlysingsthepurportofŚrīmadBhāgavatamwithHisthousandmouths.


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āpaneinityānandaanantayadyapitathāpiopāranāhipāyenaadyāpi

AlthoughNityānandaisHimselfAnantaŚeṣa,HeneverthelesscouldnotyetfullydescribethegloriesofŚrīmadBhāgavatam.


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henabhāgavatayenaananteropāraihātekahilasababhakti-rasasāra

ŚrīmadBhāgavatamissogloriousthatitisbeyondthegraspofevenAnanta.Itdescribestheessenceofallthemellowsofdevotionalservice.


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devānandapaṇḍiteralakṣyesabākārebhāgavata-arthabujhāilenaīśvare

ThroughHisinstructionstoDevānandaPaṇḍita,theLordrevealedthegloriesofŚrīmadBhāgavatamtoeveryone.


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eimatayeyataāisejijñāsitesabāreipratikārakarenasu-rīte

InthiswaythosewhoapproachedtheLordweregivensuitableanswerstotheirinquiries.


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kuliyā-grāmeteāsi’śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyahenanāhi,yāreprabhunākarilādhanya

AftercomingtoKuliyā,theLorddidnotneglectanyone,butmadeeveryoneglorious.ŚrīCaitanyadevamadealltheinhabitantsofKuliyāgloriousbyforgivingtheiroffenses.Thatiswhythepresent-daycityofNavadvīpa,whichissituatedacrosstheGangesfromMāyāpur,isstillknowasaparādha-bhañjanerapāṭa,ortheplacewhereoffensesareexcused.ButthosewholiveinKuliyāandcommitoffensesatthefeetofpuredevoteesbybecominghostiletotheoriginalMāyāpurneverattainauspiciousness.


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sarvalokasukhīhailāprabhuredekhiyāpunaḥpunaḥdekhesabenayanabhariyā

EveryonebecamehappyonseeingtheLord.TheyallcontinuallygazedonHimtothefullsatisfactionoftheireyes.


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manorathapūrṇakari’dekhesarvaloka

ānandebhāsayepāsariyāduḥkha-śoka

TheirheartsbecamefullysatisfiedastheylookedattheLord.Theyforgotalldistressandlamentationandfloatedinecstasy.


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esabavilāsayeśunayeharṣa-maneśrī-caitanya-saṅgapāyaseisaba-jane

ThosewhohappilyhearthesepastimesattaintheassociationofLordCaitanya.


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yathātathājanmuka—sabāraśreṣṭhahayakṛṣṇa-yaśaśunilekakhanomandanaya

OnewhohearsthegloriesofKṛṣṇaisneverunfortunate;heisthebestofallpersons,regardlessofwhatkindofbirthhetook.Afterhavingtakenbirthinanycasteoratanyplace,ifonefaithfullyhearsthegloriesofKṛṣṇa,hewillnevermeetwithinauspiciousness.


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AcceptingŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuasmylifeandsoul,I,Vṛndāvanadāsa,singthegloriesofTheirlotusfeet.ThusendsthisEnglishtranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterThree,entitled“Mahāprabhu’sDeliveranceofSarvabhauma,ExhibitionofHisSix-armedForm,and

JourneytoBengal.”

ChapterFour:DescriptionsofŚrīAcyutānanda’sPastimesandtheWorshipofŚrī

Mādhavendra

ThischapterdescribesMahāprabhu’sjourneywithHisdevoteestowardsMathurā,HisstayforafewdaysduringthejourneyatRāmakeli,theinfidelKingofBengalHussainShah’sdeductionafterhearingaboutMahāprabhu’sopulencesthatMahāprabhuwastheSupremeLord,theLord’sreturnjourneytowardsthesouthfromRāmakeliratherthancontinuingontowardsMathurā,theLord’sarrivalatthehouseofAdvaitainŚāntipuraonHiswaytoNīlācala,thechildAcyutānanda’sfirmfaithinLordCaitanya,MotherŚacī’sarrivalatthehouseofAdvaita,Śacī’sfullsatisfactionwhileofferingfoodstuffstoMahāprabhu,ŚrīMurāriGupta’srecitationofprayerstoLordRāmacandrabeforeMahāprabhu,theLord’squestioningaleperwhocommittedanoffenseatthefeetofŚrīvāsaaboutthecauseofhisleprosy,theLord’sdisplayofangerathimandHisarrangementforforgivingtheoffenseofthatleperbyhavinghimbegforgivenessfromŚrīvāsa,andŚrīAdvaitaAcarya’sengagingMahaprabhuandHisassociatesinagrandsaṅkīrtanafestivalfortheworshipofŚrīMādhavendraPurī.AfterremovingtheoffensesoftheoffendersinKuliyā,theplacewhereoffensesareeliminated,andafterdeliveringthelivingentitiesthere,MahāprabhuwithagroupofdevoteesdepartedforMathurādowntheroadbythesideoftheGanges.TheLordwenttothevillageofRāmakeli,situatedonthebankoftheGangesnearGauḍa,withthedesiretospendfourorfivedaysatasolitaryplacethere.ButafternewsofMahāprabhu’s

arrivalinRāmakeliquicklyspreadeverywhere,Hisloudroaring,kīrtana,crying,andHisappealtoeveryonetochanttheholynameofHariattractedtheattentionofeventheinfidels.WhenthelocalconstablerelatedthetopicsofthiswonderfulsannyāsītotheKing,eventhatinfidelKingHussainShahconsideredthatMahāprabhuwastheSupremeLord.Still,fearingthatitwasnotimpossiblethattheKing’smindmightchangethroughtheconspiracyofwickedpeople,somedevoteessecretlysentamessengertotheLordrequestingHimtoleaveRāmakeli.WhenabrāhmaṇainformedtheLord’sassociatesaboutthis,theirheartsfilledwithanxiety.TheLord,whoistheSupersoulofeveryone,theninstilledfearlessnessinthembypersonallyrevealingHisownomnipotenceandHissupremacythatisunknowneventotheVedas,andHepromisedthatHewoulddistributetheholynametoeveryoneinthisageexcepttheoffendersatthefeetofVaiṣṇavas.MahāprabhualsopredictedthatHisnamewouldbespreadtoeverytownandvillagethroughouttheworld.ChangingHisplantogotoMathurā,MahāprabhustartedwalkingsouthfromRāmakeliandeventuallyreachedthehouseofAdvaitainŚāntipura.InthisconnectiontheauthorrelatesanincidenttoshowthedifferencebetweentheextraordinaryattachmentforLordCaitanyaofŚrīAcyutānandathesonofŚrīAdvaitaandthebehaviorofAdvaita’sotherso-calledsons,whoareaversetoLordCaitanya.OnedayanexaltedsannyāsīcametoŚrīAdvaita’shouseandinquiredfromHimabouthowKeśavaBhāratīwasrelatedtoCaitanya.AccordingtoworldlyetiquetteŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryasaidthatKeśavaBhāratīwasthespiritualmasterofCaitanya.Onhearingthisreply,thefive-year-oldnakedAcyutānandasmilinglyyetinanangrymoodaskedhisfatherwhatkindofconclusionwasitthattheSupremePersonalityofGodheadLordCaitanya,thespiritualmasterofall,hasaspiritualmaster?AfterhearingthisconclusivestatementfromHisfive-year-oldsonAcyutānanda,ŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryasaidthatAcyutawasactuallythefatherandHewastheson.AcyutānandahasappearedinthisworldasHissontoteachtheactualtruth.WhenafterspeakinginthiswayAdvaitabeggedforgiveness

fromHisson,Acyutānandabecameembarrassedandbenthisheaddown.Andonseeingtheproperexchangeofetiquettebetweenaperfectfatherandaperfectson,thesannyāsībecamestunnedandthenhappilyleftthatplacewhilechantingtheholynameofHari.InthisregardṬhākuraVṛndāvanadescribesthegloriesofŚrīAcyutānanda,whoisfixedatthelotusfeetofŚrīCaitanya,andthepositionofŚrīAdvaita’sotherso-calledsons,whoarefittobepunishedbyYamarāja.WhenŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryawasthusoverwhelmedbythebehaviorofŚrīAcyutānanda,ŚrīGaurasundaraarrivedtherewithHisassociates.ŚrīmanMahāprabhubestowedspecialmercyonAcyutānandaandstayedatthehouseofAdvaitatoenjoyHissaṅkīrtanapastimes.AdvaitaĀcāryathensentapalanquinandsomementoNavadvīpatobringmotherŚacī,whowasafflictedwithseparationfromtheLordandwhowasnondifferentfrommotherYaśodā,toŚāntipura.ImmediatelyafterhearingabouttheLord’sarrival,whenmotherŚacīalongwithGaṅgādāsaPaṇḍita,MurāriGupta,andotherdevoteescametoŚāntipura,MahāprabhucircumambulatedherandofferedprayerstoherbyaddressingherasDevakī,Yaśodā,Devahūti,Pṛśni,Kauśalyā,andAditi.ThedevoteesglorifiedthewonderfulextentofmotherŚacī’sdevotionalserviceandpraisedthegloriesofthenameāi.AdvaitaĀcāryatookpermissionfromtheLordformotherŚacītopersonallycookandfeedHim.AfterMotherŚacīcookedvarioustypesofvegetablesandasmanyastwentyvarietiesoftheLord’sfavoriteśāka(spinach)andofferedthemtotheLord,MahāprabhurelishedthosefoodstuffswithgreatsatisfactionwhilepraisingmotherŚacī’swonderfulcookingandthestimulationforvarietiesofserviceawakenedbythosevariousśākas,whicharedeartoKṛṣṇa.ThenectareanremnantsofMahāprabhuwereplunderedandrelishedbythedevotees.ThenŚrīMurāriGuptarecitedprayersinglorificationtoLordRāmacandrabeforeMahāprabhuandHisassociates.PlacingHislotusfeetonMurāri’shead,MahāprabhuawardedhimthebenedictionthathewouldremaintheeternalservantofRāma.WhenaleperapproachedMahāprabhuandrelatedtoHimtopicsofhispathetic

condition,Mahāprabhubecameveryangry,andafterdeclaringthattheleperwasuntouchableandunworthyofbeingspokento,Mahāprabhuaskedhimtoleavethatplace.Hefurtherpointedoutthatifhewereunabletotolerateatpresentthepainsofleprosy,thenhowwouldhetoleratethepainsofsufferingforunlimitedfuturebirthsinthehellknownasKumbhipāka?HispresentpatheticconditionwastheresultofhiscommittingoffenseatthefeetofŚrīvāsa.InthisregardMahāprabhuglorifiedtheunparalleledpositionoftheVaiṣṇavasbydescribinghowworshipofVaiṣṇavaswassuperiortoworshipofKṛṣṇaandhowoffensetotheVaiṣṇavaswasmoregravethanoffenseatthefeetofKṛṣṇa.WhentheoffendingleperrepentedforhisoffensiveactandsurrenderedatthelotusfeetoftheLord,theLordrevealedtohimthattheonlymeansforgettingfreedomfromoffensetoaVaiṣṇavawastosincerelybegforgivenessatthefeetoftheVaisnavawhomonehadoffended.WhentheleperthenbeggedŚrīvāsaforforgiveness,byŚrīvāsa’smercyhebecamefreefromoffense.AttheoutsetofdescribingŚrīMādhavendraPurī’sappearancefestivaltheauthordescribesinbriefthegloriesofŚrīMādhavendraPurīandhowhemetŚrīAdvaitaPrabhu.WhileMahāprabhuandHisassociatesstayedatthehouseofAdvaita,theappearancefestivalofŚrīMādhavendraPurīarrived.ŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaPrabhualongwithMahāprabhuandthedevoteescelebratedtheoccasionwithahugesaṅkīrtanafestival.InthisregardtheauthordescribestheecstaticconditionofMahāprabhu,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhu,ŚrīAdvaitaPrabhu,andotherdevoteesduringthecelebrationofthefestival,thecookingarrangementsmadebytheVaiṣṇavas’wivesunderthedirectionofmotherŚacī,Mahāprabhu’secstasyinthekīrtana,HisrevelationofAdvaita’sgloriesandthemethodforworshipingKṛṣṇa’sdeardevoteeLordŚiva,Mahāprabhuandthedevotee’skīrtanaduringthefestivalhonoringMādhavendraPurī,theLord’spastimeofhonoringprasāda,andtopicssuchastheLord’sofferingflowergarlandsandsandalwoodpulptothedevoteesheadedbyŚrīNityānanda.


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jayajayakṛpā-sindhujayagauracandrajayajayasakala-maṅgala-pada-dvandva

AllgloriestoGauracandra,theoceanofmercy!AllgloriestoHisall-auspiciouslotusfeet!


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jayajayaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyanyāsi-rājajayajayacaitanyerabhakata-samāja

AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,thebestofsannyāsīs!AllgloriestoallthedevoteesofLordCaitanya!


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henamateprabhusarvajīvauddhāriyāmathurāyacalilenabhakta-goṣṭhīlaiyā

Afterdeliveringalllivingentitiesinthisway,theLorddepartedforMathurāalongwithHisdevotees.Thephrasebhakta-goṣṭhīmeans“thedevotees.”


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gaṅgā-tīre-tīreprabhulailenapathasnāna-pānepurāṇagaṅgāramanoratha

TheLordtookthepathalongthesideoftheGangesandfulfilledherdesirebybathinginanddrinkingherwaters.


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gauḍeranikaṭegaṅgā-tīreekagrāmabrāhmaṇa-samāja-tāra`rāmakeli’nāma

ThereisonevillageonthebankoftheGangesnearthecapitolofGauḍanamedRāmakeli.Theinhabitantsofthatvillagewereallbrāhmaṇas.ŚrīRāmakeliissituatedeightandahalfmilessouthofEnglishBazaar,nearthepresentcityofMaldah.Withinthisvillagethereisaconcrete-pavedarea,andinthemiddleofthisthereisalargetamālatreewithtwokadambatreesoneachsideofit.ThetwokadambatreesontherightsidearereferredtoasŚrīAdvaitaPrabhu,themiddletamālatreeisreferredtoasŚrīGaurasundara,andthetwokadambatreesontheleftsidearereferredtoasŚrīNityānandaPrabhu.ItissaidthatŚrīmanMahāprabhufirstmetŚrīlaRūpaandŚrīlaSanātanaGosvāmīPrabhusinthedeadofnightunderthistree.Sittinginthisplace,ŚrīmanMahāprabhuinstructedŚrīSanātanatojoinHim.NexttothekadambatreesthereisasmalltemplewhereinŚrīMadana-mohanadevaisworshiped.TheDeityofŚrīMadana-mohanadevawasestablishedbyŚrīRūpaandSanātana.TherearefoursetsofDeitieswithinthistemple.OneofthosesetsisŚrīBaladevaandRevatī.ThenamesoftheDeities,fromleft,are(1)Vraja-mohana(withRādhā),(2)Revatī-ramaṇa(withRevatī),and(3)Madana-mohanaand(4)Gopīnātha(bothwithRādhā).Therearealsośālagrāma-śilāsinthetemple.InthemidstoftheDeitiestherearetwoDeitiesofŚrīGaurasundara,oneofŚrīAdvaitaPrabhu,andoneofŚrīNityānandaPrabhu.Thereareonehundredtwenty-fivebighāsofland(aboutforty-twoacres)allottedtotheserviceoftheDeities.Fromthepublicasumofonehundredtwenty-tworupeeswascollected,outofwhicheightyrupeeswasgiventothegovernment.NorthoftheŚrīMadana-mohanatempleisŚrīSanātana-kuṇḍa.AroundthatplaceareeightotherkuṇḍasheadedbyRādhā-kuṇḍa,Śyāma-kuṇḍa,Lalitā-kuṇḍa,andViśākhā-kuṇḍa.Alittledistancefromhereisalarge

lakenamedŚrīRūpa-sāgara,whichwasestablishedbyŚrīRūpaGosvāmī.ThisRūpa-sāgaraissituatedbetweentheŚrīMadana-mohanatempleandthecourtofHussainShah.ThebathingghāṭasofRūpa-sāgaraarecoveredwithmarble.Ononeofthosemarbleslabsitiswritten:“ThisRūpa-sāgara-ghāṭaofŚrīRāmakeliwasbuiltin1268oftheBengalierafromthedonationsofthemercantilecommunitiesoftheMaldahdistrictofBengal.Thewatercoverstenbighās(aboutthreeandahalfacres),andwiththebanksitcovers20bighās(aboutsixandahalfacres).”AboutaquarterofamilesouthofŚrīRāmakeliisalargehallthatisnamedBāra-duyārī,becauseithastwelvedoors.Upto1801,duringthetimeofKrentSahib,thepillarsofthishallwerecoveredwithgold.ThishallisknownbypeopleasthecourtofHussainShah.ItissaidthatDabiraKhāsahadhisofficeinthiscourt.Therearefourgatewayssituatedonthefoursidesofthishall.ItissaidthattheKingusedtoenjoyhāoyā,orfreshair,attheHāoyāsa-khāna-ghāṭa.ItisfurthersaidthatwhenŚrīSanātanaescapedfromprisonbygivingseventhousandgoldcoinstotheYavanaguard,hecrossedtheGangesthatnight,cametothisplace,andbegantocryout,“ŚrīGaurāṅga!ŚrīGaurāṅga!”AtthattimeacrocodilecamethereandcircumambulatedŚrīSanātanaseventimes.ŚrīSanātanathensatonthebackofthatcrocodileandcrossedtheGanges.ŚrīGaṅgādevīpresentlyflowsaboutahalfmilefromtheŚrīMadana-mohanatemple.Apartfromthese,manygloriesofHussainShahBādasāhaarestillpresentthere.Thereisadakhala-daraoyājā(themainentrance),aparikhā(themoat),andaphirojakhān(theoldestruin—atalltowerfromwhichonecouldseetheentirecityofancientGauḍa).Therearealsoruinsofthetreasury,thelibrary,andtheLoṭanaMosque(whichisoneofthefinestexamplesofarchitecturalwork).BeforeMoslemrule,thisplacewasthecapitalofLakṣmaṇaSenaknownasLakṣmaṇāvatī.Itsruinscanstillbeseenhere.ThecapitaloftheSenadynastysituatedintheMaldahdistrictwasthecapitalofGauḍa.TheGangespresentlyflowssomedistancefromthisplace.ThevillageofRāmakeliissituatedashortdistancefromthe

capitalofGauḍa.BothŚrīSanātanaandŚrīRūpaGosvāmīusedtoliveinthisvillageofRāmakeli.


TEXT6

dina-cāri-pāñcaprabhuseipuṇya-sthāneāsiyārahilāyenakehanāhijāne

TheLordcametothatholyplaceandstayedthereforfourorfivedayswithouttheknowledgeofothers.


TEXT7

sūryeraudayakikakhanagopyahaya?sarvalokaśunilenacaitanya-vijaya

Howisitpossibletohidethesun?EveryonesoonheardaboutLordCaitanya’sarrival.


TEXT8

sarvalokadekhiteāiseharṣa-manestrī-bālaka-vṛddha-ādisajjana-durjjane

Everyone—women,children,oldpeople,piouspersons,andsinners—joyfullycametoseetheLord.


TEXT9

niravadhiprabhuraāveśa-mayaaṅgaprema-bhaktivināāranāhikonaraṅga

TheLordwasfullyabsorbedinecstasy.Hedidnotrelishanythingotherthanlovingdevotionalservice.


TEXT10

huṅkāra,garjana,kampa,pulaka,krandananirantaraāchāḍapaḍayeghaneghana

Heroared,criedout,trembled,andshedtears.ThehairsofHisbodystoodonend,andHerepeatedlyfelltothegroundwithgreatforce.


TEXT11

niravadhibhakta-gaṇakarenakīrtanatilārdhekoanyakarmanāhikonakṣaṇa

Allthedevoteescontinuouslyperformedkīrtana.Theydidnotdoanythingelseforevenamoment.


TEXT12

henasekrandanaprabhukarenaḍākiyālokeśunekrośekerapathetethākiyā

TheLordcriedsoloudlythatpeopletwomilesawaycouldhearHim.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.013

TEXT13

yadyapihabhakti-raseajñasarvalokatathāpihaprabhudekhi’sabārasantoṣa

Althoughthepeoplewereignorantaboutthemellowsofdevotional

service,theywereallpleasedtoseetheLord.Sincepeoplemadeadvancementonthepathsofmaterialdesires,karma,jñāna,yoga,vows,andausterities,theywereignorantaboutthedevotionalserviceoftheLord.EvensuchignorantpeoplebecamepleaseduponseeingŚrīMahāprabhu.


TEXT14

dūrethāki’sarva-lokadaṇḍavatkari’sabemeli’uccakari’bale`harihari’

PeopleofferedtheirobeisancesfromadistanceandloudlychantedtogetherthenameofHari.


TEXT15

śuni’mātraprabhu`hari-nāma’loka-mukheviśeṣeullāsabāḍepremānanda-sukhe

AstheLordheardthenameofHarifromthemouthsofthepeople,thehappinessHerelishedinecstaticloveincreased.


TEXT16

`bolabolabola’prabhubalebāhutuli’viśeṣebolenasabehayekutūhalī

TheLordraisedHisarmsandexclaimed,“Chant!Chant!Chant!”Andthepeoplerespondedwithgreatenthusiasm.


TEXT17

henaseānandaprakāśenagaura-rāyayavaneobale`hari’anyerakidāya

LordGaurāṅgamanifestedsuchecstasythatwhattospeakofothers,eventheYavanaschantedthenameofHari.


TEXT18

yavaneodūrethāki’karenamaskārahenagauracandrerakāruṇya-avatāra

EventheYavanasofferedobeisancesfromadistance.SuchisthemercifulincarnationofLordGauracandra!


TEXT19

tilārdhekoprabhuranāhikaanyakarmanirantaralaoyāyenasaṅkīrtana-dharma

TheLordhadnoengagementotherthaninducingeveryonetoparticipateinthesaṅkīrtanamovement.


TEXT20

catur-dikahaitelokaāisedekhitedekhiyākāhārocittanālayayāite

PeoplecamefromthefourdirectionstoseetheLord.AfterseeingHim,theydidnotfeellikeleaving.


TEXT21

sabemeli’ānandekarenahari-dhvaninirantaracatur-dikeāranāhiśuni

TheyalljoyfullychantedthenameofHari.Noothersoundcouldbeheardinthefourdirections.


TEXT22

nikaṭeyavana-rāja—paramadurbāratathāpihacittebhayanājanmekāhāra

AlthoughthemostcruelYavanakinglivednearby,noonewasafraidofhim.TheYavanaking’sBāra-duyārīwasnearRāmakeli.TheYavanakingsruledfromthecapitaloftheSenadynasty.OrdinarypeopleknewthatthosekingswouldnaturallyattacktheVedicreligion,sotheywerefullofanxiety.ButbythemercyofGaurasundara,HisdevoteeswerenotafraidofloudlychantingthenameofHari.


TEXT23

nirbhayahaiyāsarva-lokebale`hari’duḥkha-śoka-gṛha-karmasakalapāsari’

Peopleforgottheirdistress,lamentation,andhouseholddutiesastheyfearlesslychantedthenameofHari.


TEXT24

kotoyālagiyākahilekarāja-sthāneekanyāsīāsiyācherāmakeli-grāme

ThelocalconstablewentandinformedtheKing,“Asannyāsīhas

cometothevillageofRāmakeli.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.025

TEXT25

niravadhikarayebhūterasaṅkīrtananājānitāṅhārasthānemilekatajana

“Thatsannyāsīisperformingsomekindofghastlysaṅkīrtana.IdonotknowhowmanypeoplehavejoinedHim.”


TEXT26

rājābale,—“kahakahasannyāsīkemanakikhāya,kināma,kaichedeheragaṭhana”

TheKingsaid,“Tellmesomethingaboutthesannyāsī.WhatdoesHeeat,whatisHisname,andwhatdoesHelooklike?”


TEXT27

kotoyālabale,—“śunaśunahagosāñie-mataadbhutakabhudekhiśunināi

Theconstablereplied,“Listen,Olord,Ihaveneverheardoforseensuchapersonality.


TEXT28

sannyāsīraśarīrerasaundaryadekhitekāmadeva-samahenanāpāribalite

“Thatsannyāsī’sbodyissobeautifulitcannotbecomparedwiththat

ofevenCupid.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.029

TEXT29

jiniyākanaka-kānti,prakāṇḍaśarīraājānu-lambitabhuja,nābhisugabhīra

“Hiseffulgencedefeatstheeffulgenceofgold.Hisbodyislarge,HisarmsreachtoHisknees,andHisnavelisdeep.


TEXT30

siṁha-grīva,gaja-skandha,kamala-nayānakoṭi-candrasemukheranākarisamāna

“Hisneckislikethatofalion,Hisshouldersarelikethoseofanelephant,andHiseyesresemblelotusflowers.Hisfacecannotbecomparedwithmillionsofmoons.


TEXT31

suraṅgaadhara,muktājiniyādaśanakāma-śarāsanayenabhru-bhaṅgi-pattana

“Hislipsarereddish,Histeethdefeatthebeautyofpearls,andHiseyebrowsarelikeCupid’sbow.Thewordsuraṅgameans“reddish.”Thephrasebhru-bhaṅgi-pattanaisexplainedasfollows:Thewordbhaṅgimeans“picture.”Histwoeyebrows(bhru-dvaya)wereshapedlikeabow,andHisnoseresembledanarrowplacedonthatbow.ThisisthewaytheLord’seyebrowswereportrayed.


TEXT32

sundarasupīnavakṣelepita-candanamahā-kaṭi-taṭeśobhearuṇa-vasana

“Hisbeautifulbroadchestissmearedwithsandalwoodpulp,andHiswaistisadornedwithsaffroncloth.


TEXT33

aruṇakamalayenacaraṇa-yugaladaśanakhayenadaśatarpaṇanirmala

“Histwofeetarelikereddishlotusflowers,andHistentoenailsareliketenshinymirrors.


TEXT34

konavārājyerakonarājāranandanajñānapāi’nyāsīhai’karayebhramaṇa

“Helookslikeaking’ssonwhohasattainedspiritualknowledgeandisnowwanderingaboutasasannyāsī.

TEXT35


navanītahaiteokomalasarvaaṅgatāhāteadbhutaśunaāchāḍeraraṅga

“Hisbodilylimbsaresofterthanbutter,yethearaboutthewonderwhenHefallsforcefullytotheground.


TEXT36

eka-daṇḍepaḍenaāchāḍaśataśatapāṣāṇabhāṅgayetabuaṅganahekṣata

“WithinahalfhourHefallstothegroundhundredsoftimessoforcefullythatevenastonewouldbebroken,butthereisnotasinglemarkonHisbody.


TEXT37

nirantarasannyāsīraūrddharomāvalīpanaseraprāyaaṅgepulaka-maṇḍalī

“Thehairsofthatsannyāsī’sbodyalwaysstandonend,andHethenresemblesajackfruit.Thewordpanasameans“jackfruit.”


TEXT38

kṣaṇekṣaṇesannyāsīrahenakampahayasahasrajaneodharibāreśaktinaya

“ThatsannyāsīfrequentlyshiversinsuchawaythatevenathousandpeoplecannotholdHimstill.


TEXT39

duilocanerajalaadbhutadekhitekatanadīvahehenanāpārikahite

“ThetearsthatflowfromHiseyesarewonderfultosee.IcannotdescribehowmanystreamsareflowingfromHiseyes.


TEXT40

kakhanavāsannyāsīrahenahāsyahayaaṭṭaaṭṭaduiprahareokṣaṇānaya

“Sometimesthatsannyāsīcontinueslaughingloudlyforsixhourswithoutstop.Thephrasekṣaṇānayameans“noendtotheloudlaughter.”


TEXT41

kakhanamūrcchitahayaśuniyākīrtanasabebhayapāya,kichunāthākecetana

“SometimesHelosesconsciousnesswhilelisteningtothekīrtana.EveryonethenbecomesafraidbecauseHeshowsnosignoflife.


TEXT42

bāhutuli’nirantarabalehari-nāmabhojana,śayanaāranāhikichukāma

“HeraisesHisarmsandconstantlychantsthenameofHari.Hedoesnothingelseevenwhileeatingandsleeping.


TEXT43

catur-dikethāki’lokaāisedekhitekāhāranālayacittaghareteyāite

“PeoplecomefromthefourdirectionstoseeHim,andafterseeing

Him,noonedesirestoreturnhome.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.044

TEXT44

katadekhiyāchiāminyāsīyogījñānīe-mataadbhutakabhunāhidekhiśuni

“Ihaveseenmanysannyāsīs,yogis,andjñānīs,butIhaveneverbeforeseenorheardofanyonelikeHim.


TEXT45

kahilāṅaeimahārāja,tomā’-sthānedeśadhanyahailaepuruṣa-āgamane

“OMahārāja,Icantellyouthatbythearrivalofthispersonalitythewholekingdomhasbecomeglorious.


TEXT46

nākhāya,nālayakāro,nākaresambhāṣasabeniravadhiekakīrtana-vilāsa”

“Hedoesnoteat,acceptcharity,ortalkwithothers.Hisonlyengagementistoalwaysrelishkīrtana.”


TEXT47

yadyapiyavana-rājāparamadurbārakathāśuni’cittebaḍahailacamatkāra

AlthoughtheYavanakingwasmostruthless,hewasstruckwith

wonderonhearingthisdescription.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.048

TEXT48

keśava-khānererājāḍākiyāāniyājijñāsayerājābaḍavismitahaiyā

TheKingthensummonedKeśavaKhānandinquiredfromhimingreatwonder.


TEXT49

“kahatakeśava-khāṅna,kimatatomāra`śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya’`bali’nāmabalayāṅra

“Tellme,KeśavaKhān,whatisyouropinionaboutthepersonnamedŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya?


TEXT50

ke-matatāṅhārakathā,ke-matamanuṣyake-matagosāñitiṅho,kahibāavaśya

“Tellme,whatdoesHepreach,whatkindofpersonisHe,andwhatkindofsannyāsīisHe?Thewordtiṅhomeans“He.”


TEXT51

catur-dikethāki’lokatāṅhāredekhitekinimitteāise—kahibābhāla-mate”

“AlsotellmeclearlywhypeoplecomefromthefourdirectionstoseeHim.”


TEXT52

śuniyākeśavakhāṅna—paramasajjanabhayapāi’lukāiyākahenakathana

WhenthemostpiousKeśavaKhānheardthesequestions,hebecameworriedandspokeinawaytosuppressthetruth.


TEXT53

“kebale`gosāñi’?—ekabhikṣukasannyāsīdeśāntarīgarība-vṛkṣeratalavāsī”

“WhosaysHeisaGosāñi?Heisjustamendicantsannyāsī.Heisapoorfellowfromanothercountrywholivesundertrees.”


TEXT54

rājābale,—“garībanābalakabhutānemahādoṣahayaihāśunileśravaṇe

TheKingsaid,“Don’tevercallHimpoor,foritisagreatoffensetohearsuchadescription.


TEXT55

hinduyāṅrebale`kṛṣṇa’,`khodāya’yavanese-itiṅho,niścayajānihasarva-jane

“KnowforcertainthatHeisthesamepersonalitywhomtheHindusaddressasKṛṣṇaandtheYavanasaddressasKhodā.


TEXT56

āpanārarājyeseāmāraājñārahetāṅraājñāśirekari’sarva-deśevahe

“Myorderiscarriedoutonlyinmykingdom,butHisorderisrespectfullycarriedoutinallplaces.


TEXT57

einijarājyeiāmārekatajanemandakaribārelāgiyāchemanemane

“Evensomepersonsinmyownkingdomhavebegunconspiringtoharmme.

TEXT58

tāṅhāresakaladeśekāya-vākya-maneīśvaranahilevinā-arthebhajekene?

“ButthepeopleofallplacesrespectHimwiththeirbody,mind,andspeech.WhywouldtheyworshipHimifHewerenotGod?


TEXT59-60

chayamāsaājiāmijīvikānādilenānāyuktikaribekasevaka-sakale

āpanārakhāi’lokatāhānesevitecāhe,tāhākehanāhipāyabhāla-mate

“IfIdonotprovidesalariestomyservantsforsixmonths,theywillconspireagainstmeinvariousways.YetthesepeoplemaintainthemselvesandstilldesiretoserveHim,eventhoughtheydonotgetaproperopportunity.WhentheYavanakingdevelopedadoubtaboutMahāprabhu,hesummonedoneofhisservantsnamedKeśavaKhānandaskedhimabouttheLord.Inreply,Keśavasaid,“Mahāprabhuisaverypoorforeigner.”HussainShahthensaid,“IfIstoppayingmyservantsforsixmonths,theywillnotremainloyaltome.ButinthiscaseIcanseethatontheorderofMahāprabhu,HisservantsexhibitenthusiasmtoserveHimwithoutsalary.TheyfollowHisorderswhilearrangingtheirownfoodandshelter.Myorderisfollowedonlyinmykingdom,buteventhoughHeisaforeignerHisorderisbeingfollowedinmycountry.”


TEXT61

ataevatiṅhosatyajāniha`īśvara’`garība’kariyātānenābalauttara”

“ThereforeknowforcertainthatHeistheSupremeLord.DonotcallHim`poor.’”


TEXT62

rājābale,—“eimuñibaliluṅsabārekehayadiupadravakarayetāṅhāre

TheKingthensaid,“IorderthatnooneshoulddisturbHiminanyway.


TEXT63

yekhanetāhānaicchā,thākunasekhāneāpanāraśāstra-matakarunavidhāne

“LetHimstaywhereverHedesires,andletHimpreachtheteachingsofHisscripturesinwhateverwayHewants.


TEXT64

sarva-lokalai’sukhekarunakīrtanaviralethākuna,kibāyenalayamana

“LetHimpeacefullyperformkīrtanawithHisfollowers,andletHimstayinasolitaryplaceoranywhereelseHelikes.


TEXT65

kājivākoṭālakibāhaukonajanakichubalileitāralaimujīvana”

“IfanyoneattemptstoopposeHim,Iwilltakehislife,whetherheisaKazioraconstable.”


TEXT66

eiājñākari’rājāgelāabhyantarahenaraṅgakareprabhuśrī-gaurasundara

AftertheKingissuedthisorder,hewentinsidehispalace.SucharethepastimesofŚrīGaurasundara.


TEXT67

yehusenasāhasarvauḍiyāradeśedeva-mūrtibhāṅgilekadeula-viśeṣe

ThissameHussainShahbrokedeitiesandtemplesthroughoutOrissa.Theworddeulameans“temple.”


TEXT68

henayavaneomānilekagauracandratathāpihaebenāmānayeyataandha

EvensuchaYavanarespectedGauracandra,yetnowadaysmanyblindpersonsdonot.


TEXT69

māthāmuḍāiyāsannyāsīraveśadharecaitanyeraguṇaśuni’poḍayeantare

Somepeopleshavetheirheadsanddonthedressofsannyāsīs,buttheirheartsburnwhentheyhearthegloriesofLordCaitanya.PeoplewhorenouncetheentireworldandacceptthedressofMāyāvādīsannyāsīscannotbecomefreeofenvy,becausetheirheartsarefullofhatredforhearingthetranscendentalqualitiesofŚrīCaitanyadeva.AlthoughMāyāvādīsannyāsīsproudlyconsiderthemselvesthegurusofHindusociety,theyareatheartaversetoMahāprabhu.ButeventhoughtheYavanakingbelongedtoadifferentreligion,heacceptedthequalitiesofMahāprabhu,andinspiteofknowingthatMahāprabhubelongedtoanothercommunityheorderedthatnoonefromhisowncommunityshouldopposeorbecomeenviousofMahāprabhu.Eventhoughmanyenviouspseudo-religionistsseethemagnanimityandfaithinMahāprabhupossessedbytheKing,whobelongedtoanopposing

religionandwhowassuperiortotheenviousso-called-HinduMāyāvādīs,theyneverthelessopposeMahāprabhu.


TEXT70-72

yāṅrayaśeananta-brahmāṇḍaparipūrṇayāṅrayaśeavidyā-samūhakarecūrṇa

yāṅrayaśeśeṣa-ramā-aja-bhava-mattayāṅrayaśagāyacārivedekari’tattva

henaśrī-caitanya-yaśeyāraasantoṣasarva-guṇathākileotārasarva-doṣa

Apersonmaybefullofallgoodqualities,butifheisunhappytohearLordCaitanya’sglories,whicharespreadthroughoutinnumerableuniverses,whichdestroyallignorance,whichintoxicateŚeṣa,Lakṣmī,Brahmā,andŚiva,andwhicharesungbythefourVedas,thensuchaperson’squalitiesarenothingbutfaults.


TEXT73

sarva-guṇa-hīnayadicaitanya-caraṇesmaraṇakarileyāyavaikuṇṭha-bhuvane

ButifapersonwhohasnogoodqualitiesremembersthelotusfeetofLordCaitanya,thenheattainstheabodeofVaikuṇṭha.


TEXT74

śunaārebhāiśunaśeṣa-khaṇḍa-līlāye-rūpekhelilākṛṣṇasaṅkīrtana-khelā

Obrothers,justheartheAntya-khaṇḍapastimes,whichincludethe

saṅkīrtanapastimesperformedbyKṛṣṇa.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.075

TEXT75

śuniyārājāramukhesusatyavacanatuṣṭahailenayatasusajjana-gaṇa

AfterhearingthetruthfulwordsoftheKing,allthepiouspersonsbecamepleased.


TEXT76

sabemeli’ekasthānevasiyānibhṛtelāgilenayuktivāda-mantraṇākarite

Theyallgatheredinasolitaryplaceandconsideredthesituation.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.077

TEXT77

“svabhāveirājāmahā-kāla-yavanamahātamo-guṇa-vṛddhihayaghaneghana

“TheYavanakingisbynaturelikedeathpersonified,forhecultivatesthemodeofignorance.


TEXT78

oḍra-deśekoṭikoṭipratimā,prāsādabhāṅgileka,katakatakarilapramāda

“HebrokemillionsofdeitiesandtemplesinOrissaandcreatedgreathavocthere.

Thephraseoḍra-deśemeans“inOrissa.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.079

TEXT79

daiveāsi’sattva-guṇaupajilamaneteñibhālakahilekaāmā’-sabā’-sthāne

“Bythearrangementofprovidencehehasnowdevelopedthemodeofgoodness.Thereforehehasspokennicelytous.


TEXT80

ārakonapātraāsi’kumantraṇādileārabārakubuddhiāsiyāpāchemile

“Butifsomeoneapproacheshimandgiveshimsomebadadvice,hewillagainbecomewicked-minded.


TEXT81

jānikadācitbale`kemanagosāñiāna’giyādekhibārecāhieiṭhāñi’

“Whatifhesays,`WhatkindofsannyāsīisHe?BringHimhere,Iwanttosee.’


TEXT82

ataevagosāñirepāṭhāikahiyā`rājāranikaṭa-grāmekikāryarahiyā’”

“LetusthereforesendsomeonetotheLordwiththemessage,`What

istheuseofstayinginaplaceneartheKing?’”CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.083

TEXT83

eiyuktikari’sabeekasubrāhmaṇapāṭhāiyāsaṅgopedilenatata-kṣaṇa

Afterplanninginthisway,theyatoncesecretlysentapiousbrāhmaṇatomeettheLord.


TEXT84

nijānandemahāprabhumattasarva-kṣaṇaprema-raseniravadhihuṅkāragarjana

Mahāprabhu,however,wascontinuallyintoxicatedinHisownecstasy.Heconstantlyroaredloudlyinthemellowsofecstaticlove.


TEXT85

lakṣa-koṭilokamili’karehari-dhvaniānandenācayemājheprabhunyāsi-maṇi

MillionsofpeoplechantedthenameofHariasthecrestjewelofsannyāsīsjoyfullydanced.


TEXT86

anyakathāanyakāryanāhikonakṣaṇaahar-niśabolenabolāyenasaṅkīrtana

TheLorddidnotspeakordoanythingforevenamomentotherthan

chantandinduceotherstochantinsaṅkīrtanadayandnight.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.087

TEXT87

dekhiyāvismitabaḍahailābrāhmaṇakathākahibāreavasaranāhikṣaṇa

ThebrāhmaṇabecamestruckwithwonderwhenhecouldnotfindevenamomenttospeakwiththeLord.


TEXT88

anya-jana-sahitakathārakondāya?nija-pāriṣadeisambhāṣānāhipāya

Whattospeakofconversingwithothers,theLorddidnotevenconversewithHisownassociates.ManyintimateassociatesofMahāprabhuwouldnotfindanopportunitytoconversewithHim.ŚrīGaurasundaraspentHisdaysandnightsconstantlyperformingkīrtanaHimselfandencouragingotherstoperformkīrtana.ThereforeoutsidepersonswouldnotgetanopportunitytogiveHimadvice.


TEXT89-90

kibādibā,kibārātre,kibānija-parakibājala,kibāsthala,kigrāma-prāntara

kichunāhijāneprabhunija-bhakti-raseahar-niśanija-prema-sindhu-mājhebhāse

TheLordwasunawarewhetheritwasdayornight,whetheronewasaninsideroranoutsider,whetherHewasonlandorinwater,or

whetherHewasinthevillageoroutsidethevillage.HesimplyfloateddayandnightintheoceanofHisownecstaticlove.


TEXT91

prabhu-saṅgekathākahibārenāhikṣaṇabhakta-varga-sthānekathākahilabrāhmaṇa

BeingunabletofindanyopportunitytospeaktotheLord,thebrāhmaṇagavehismessagetothedevotees.


TEXT92

dvijabale,—“tumi-sabagosāñiragaṇa!samayapāileeikahiokathana

Thebrāhmaṇasaid,“YouareallassociatesoftheLord.Whenyoufindtime,pleasegiveHimthismessage.


TEXT93

`rājāranikaṭa-grāmekikāryarahiyā’eikathāsabepāṭhāilenakahiyā”

“IhavebeensentbyconcernedpersonstoasktheLord,`WhatistheuseofstayinginaplaceneartheKing?’”Ifasannyāsīlivesinacapitalcityandbecomesentangledbytheinhabitants’affection,thenundertheinfluenceofmentalspeculationandother’sbadcounseltheKing’smindmayturnhostileandhemaybegintocausetrouble.ThereforeeveryonedecidedthatitwasdesirableforGaurasundaratogoelsewhere.


TEXT94

kahi’eikathādvijagelānija-sthāneprabhurekariyākoṭi-daṇḍa-paraṇāme

AfterdeliveringthemessageandofferingmillionsofobeisancestotheLord,thebrāhmaṇareturnedtohishome.


TEXT95

kathāśuni’īśvarerapāriṣada-gaṇesabecintā-yuktahailenamanemane

WhentheLord’sassociatesheardthatmessage,theybecamesomewhatworried.


TEXT96

īśvarerasthānesekahetenāhikṣaṇabāhyanāhiprakāśenaśrī-śacīnandana

YettheyalsocouldnotfindamomenttospeaktotheLord,becauseŚrīŚacīnandanadidnotmanifestexternalconsciousness.


TEXT97

`bolabolahari-bolahari-bola’bali’eimātrabaleprabhuduibāhutuli’

TheLordraisedHistwoarmsandwouldsayonly,“Chant!Chant!ChantthenameofHari!ChantthenameofHari!”


TEXT98

catur-dikemahānandekoṭikoṭilokatālidiyā`hari’baleparamakautuka

Inthefourdirections,millionsofpeopleclappedtheirhandsandjoyfullychantedthenamesofHari.


TEXT99

yāṅrasevakeranāmakarilesmaraṇasarva-vighnadūrahaya,khaṇḍayebandhana

SimplybyrememberingthenamesofHisservants,allobstaclesarevanquishedandallentanglementisbroken.


TEXT100

yāṅhāraśaktitejīvabalakari’caleparaṁ-brahmanitya-śuddha’yāṅrevedebale

ThelivingentitiessurvivesimplybyHispotencies.TheVedasglorifyHimastheeternallypureSupremeBrahman.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(7.8.7)itisstated:savaibalaṁbalināṁcāpareṣām—“Heisnotonlyyourstrengthormine,buttheonlystrengthforeveryone.”


TEXT101

yāṅhāramāyāyajīvapāsari’āpanābaddhahai’pāiyāchesaṁsāra-vāsanā

Thelivingentitieshaveforgottenwhotheyare.Theyhavebecome

conditionedandhavedevelopedmaterialdesiressimplybytheinfluenceofHisillusoryenergy.IntheCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Madhya20.117)itisstated:

kṛṣṇabhuli’seijīvaanādi-bahirmukhaataevamāyātāredeyasaṁsāra-duḥkha

“ForgettingKṛṣṇa,thelivingentityhasbeenattractedbytheexternalfeaturefromtimeimmemorial.Thereforetheillusoryenergy[māyā]giveshimallkindsofmiseryinhismaterialexistence.”


TEXT102

se-prabhuāpanesarva-jīvauddhāriteavatariyāchebhakti-rasepṛthivīte

ThatLordpersonallyappearedinthisworldtorelishthemellowsofdevotionalserviceandtodeliveralllivingentities.


TEXT103

konvātāhanerājā,kāretāṅrabhaya?`yama-kāla-ādiyāṅrabhṛtyavedekaya’

WhatcanakingdotoHim,andwhocaninstillfearinHim?TheVedasdeclarethatevenYamarājaandTimeareHisservants.Intheśrutisitisstated:

yad-bhayādvativāto‘yaṁsūryastapatiyad-bhayātdahatyagnirvarṣatīndromṛtyuścaratipañcamaḥ

“OutoffearofHimthewindblows.OutoffearofHimthesunshines.OutoffearofHimfireburnsandIndragivesrain.OutoffearofHimdeathwandersabouttakingitstoll.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.4.54)it

isstated:sarvevayaṁyan-niyamaṁprapannā—“AllofussurrendertoHissupremedirection.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(7.8.7)itisstated:brahmādayoyenavaśaṁpraṇītāḥ—“Everyone,includingLordBrahmā,iscontrolledbythestrengthoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.”


TEXT104

svacchandekarenasabā’lai’saṅkīrtanasarva-loka-cūḍāmaṇiśrī-śacī-nandana

OutofHisownsweetwillŚrīŚacīnandana,thecrestjewelofalllivingentities,continuedtoperformsaṅkīrtanawitheveryone.


TEXT105

āchukatāhānabhaya,tāhānedekhiteyatekaāiselokacatur-dikahaite

WhattospeakoftheLord,eventhosewhocamefromthefourdirectionstoseeHimbecamefearless.


TEXT106

tāhārāikehobhayanākarerājārehenaseānandadiyāchenasabākāre

NoonehadanyfearoftheKing.SuchwastheecstasybestowedoneveryonebytheLord.


TEXT107-108

yadyapihasarva-lokaparamaajñāna

tathāpihadekhiyācaitanyabhagavān

henaseānandajanmelokeraśarīre`yama’kari’bhayanāhi,kidāyarājāre?

Althoughthepeoplewereallcompletelyuneducated,afterseeingLordCaitanyatheyexperiencedsuchhappinessthattheywerenotafraidofYamarāja,andwhattospeakoftheKing?


TEXT109

nirantarasarva-lokakarehari-dhvanikāramukheārakonaśabdanāhiśuni

TheyallconstantlychantedthenameofHari.Indeed,noothersoundcouldbeheardcomingfromtheirmouths.


TEXT110

henamatemahāprabhuvaikuṇṭha-īśvarasaṅkīrtanakaresarva-lokerabhitara

InthiswayMahāprabhu,theLordofVaikuṇṭha,performedsaṅkīrtanainthemidstofthegeneralpopulace.


TEXT111

manekichucintāpāilenabhakta-gaṇajānilenaantaryāmīśrī-śacī-nandana

AstheSupersoulineveryone’sheart,ŚrīŚacīnandanarealizedthatHisdevoteeswerealittleworried.


TEXT112

īṣathāsiyākichubāhyaprakāśiyālāgilākahiteprabhumāyāghucāiyā

TheLordsmiledasHesomewhatreturnedtoexternalconsciousnessandbeganspeakingtoremovetheirdoubts.Thewordmāyāmeans“doubt,”“suspicion,”or“anxiety.”


TEXT113

prabhubale,—“tumi-sababhayapāomanerājāāmā’dekhibārenibekikāraṇe?

TheLordsaid,“Youareallafraid.ButwhywouldtheKingwanttoseeMe?


TEXT114

āmā’cāhehenajanaāmiotā’cāṅasabā’āmā’cāhehenakothāonāpāṅa

“IwillmeetanyonewhodesirestomeetMe,butIhavenotfoundthateveryonewantstoseeMe.


TEXT115

tomarāihātekenebhayapāomane?rājāāmā’cāheāmiyāibaāpane

“Sowhyareyouafraid?IftheKingwantstoseeMe,Iwillgoseehim.


TEXT116

rājāvāāmārekenebalibacāhite?kiśaktirājārae-vābolauccārite?

“HowcantheKingsayhewantstoseeMe?WhatpowerdoestheKinghavetosaysuchthings?


TEXT117

āmiyadibalāiserājāramukhetetabesebaliberājāāmārecāhite

“TheKingwillsaythathewantstoseeMeonlyifIinspirehimtodoso.


TEXT118

āmā’dekhibāreśaktikonvātāhāra?vedeanveṣiyādekhānāpāyaāmāra

“OtherwisewhatpowerdoeshehavetoseeMe?EventheVedascannotseeMeafterintensesearch.“TheSupremeLordistheultimategoalofallVedicliteratures.EventhepersonifiedVedascannotattainMydarśanaafterintensesearch.ThereforenoonecanseeMebytheirownstrengthunlessIpersonallyempowerthem.TheAbsoluteTruthisAdhokṣaja,orbeyondthejurisdictionofsenseperception.IfforanyreasontheKingbecomessuspicious,hemayorderthatIbebroughtbeforehim.Thereisnoneedtobeafraidofthis.ApersonwantsordesiresMeonlyifIwanthim.OnlyapersonwhoacceptstheworshipofHariashisgoaloflifewilldesireMe,otherswillnot.”


TEXT119

devarṣirājarṣisiddhapurāṇabhārateāmā’anveṣaye,kehanāpāyadekhite

“Thesaintlydemigods,thesaintlykings,theperfectedbeings,thePurāṇas,andtheMahābhāratacannotseeMeevenafterintensesearch.


TEXT120

saṅkīrtana-ārambhemohāraavatārauddhārakarimusarvapatitasaṁsāra

“Ihaveincarnatedtoinauguratethesaṅkīrtanamovement.Iwilldeliverallthefallensoulsofthisworld.


TEXT121

yedaityayavanemorekabhunāhimānee-yugetāhārākāndibekamoranāme

“InthisagethedemonsandYavanaswhohavenofaithinMewillalsocrywhilechantingMynames.SinfulpeopletakebirthinlowerspeciesoflifeandbecomeenviousoftheSupremeLord,butbytheadventofŚrīCaitanyadevaallfallensoulsaredelivered.TheyexpresseagernesstoseeŚrīCaitanya.


TEXT122-123

yatekaaspṛṣṭaduṣṭayavanacaṇḍālastrī-śūdra-ādiyataadhamarākhāla

henabhakti-yogadimue-yugesabāresuramunisiddhayenimittakāmyakare

“InthisageIwilldistributedevotionalservicethatisdesiredbythedemigods,sages,andperfectedbeingstoeveryone,includingtheuntouchables,miscreants,Yavanas,dog-eaters,women,śūdras,andotherfallensoulsbelongingtothelowercastes.


TEXT124-125

vidyā-dhana-kula-jñāna-tapasyāramadeyemorabhakterasthānekareaparādhe

sei-sabajanaha’bee-yugevañcitasabetārānāmānibeāmāracarita

“Butpeoplewhoareintoxicatedbyeducation,wealth,highbirth,knowledge,andausterityandwhoasaresultcommitoffensesatthefeetofMydevoteeswillbecheatedinthisage,fortheywillnotacceptMyglories.“Althoughmanyofthedemigodsandperfectsagesarerenownedfortheirpurecharacter,theylackdevotionforMe,butwithadesiretoattainauspiciousness,theyprayforMymercy.Thosewhoareproudoftheireducation,wealth,highbirth,knowledge,andausterityandwhocommitoffensesatthefeetofdevoteeswithnoaffinityforthematerialworldarecheatedbyMe.TheycanneverunderstandMytrueidentity.”


TEXT126

pṛthivī-paryāntayataāchedeśa-grāmasarvatrasañcārahaibekamoranāma

“Ineverytownandvillageoftheworld,thechantingofMynamewillbeheard.

Mynameswillbebroadcastinallthevillagesandcitiesoftheworld.EventhoughpersonsaversetotheSupremeLordhaveneverheardoftheforms,qualities,andactivitiesoftheSupremeLord,theholynamesoftheLordwillbepreachedinallthevillagesoftheworld.


TEXT127

pṛthivīteāsiyāāmihaihācāṅakhoñjehenajanamorekothāonapāṅa

“ThisisthereasonIhaveadventedinthisworld.ButIhavenotfoundanyonewhoissearchingforMe.“MydesireisthatpeopleshouldsearchforMe,butnoonesearchesforMe.ThereforeitisunbelievablethattheYavanakingwillforciblytakeMetohiscourt.”


TEXT128

rājāmorekothācāhibekadekhibāre?ekathāsakalamithyā-kahilasabāre”

“WhywilltheKingwanttoseeMe?Icantellallofyouthatsuchrumorsareallfalse.”


TEXT129

bāhyaprakāśilāprabhuetekakahiyābhaktasabasantoṣitahailāśuniyā

Afterspeakingthesewordstothedevotees,theLordmanifestedexternalconsciousnessandthedevoteesallbecamesatisfied.


TEXT130

eimataprabhukata-dinaseigrāmenirbhayeāchenanija-kīrtana-vidhāne

InthiswaytheLordpassedafewmoredaysfearlesslyenjoyingsaṅkīrtanapastimesinthatvillage.


TEXT131

īśvareraicchābujhibāraśaktikāra?nāgelenamathurā,phirilāārabāra

WhohasthepowertounderstandthewilloftheLord?HedidnotgotoMathurābutreturnedback.


TEXT132

bhakta-saba-sthānekahilenaeikathā“āmicalibāṅanīlācala-candrayathā”

Hesaidtoallthedevotees,“IwillgotoseeNīlācala-candra.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.133

TEXT133

etabali’svatantraparamānanda-rāyacalilādakṣiṇa-mukhekīrtana-līlāya

Afterspeakingthesewords,thesupremelyindependentblissfulLordproceededsouthwhileenjoyingkīrtana.


TEXT134

nijānanderahiyārahiyāgaṅgā-tīrekata-dineāilenaadvaita-mandire

AfterwalkingonthebankoftheGangesinHisownecstasyforafewdays,theLordarrivedatthehouseofAdvaita.


TEXT135

putreramahimādekhi’advaitaācāryaāviṣṭahaiyāāchechāḍi’sarvakārya

AdvaitaĀcāryahadbecameoverwhelmedonseeingthegloriesofHissonandhadgivenupallactivities.


TEXT136

henaisamayegauracandrabhagavānadvaiteragṛheāsi’hailāadhiṣṭhāna

AtthattimeLordGauracandraarrivedatthehouseofAdvaita.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.137

TEXT137

yenimittaadvaitaāviṣṭaputra-saṅgesebaḍaadbhutakathā,kahiśunaraṅge

ThereasonAdvaitabecameoverwhelmedinHisson’sassociationismostwonderful.Listenhappilytothatnarration.


TEXT138

yogyaputraadvaitera—seiseucita

`śrī-acyutānanda’nāma—jagata-vidita

AdvaitahadonesonnamedŚrīAcyutānanda,whowasaqualifiedson.Hewasrenownedthroughouttheworld.


TEXT139

daiveeka-dinaekauttamasannyāsīadvaita-ācārya-sthānemililenaāsi’

Bythearrangementofprovidence,onedayanexaltedsannyāsīcametothehouseofAdvaitaĀcārya.


TEXT140

advaitadekhiyānyāsīsaṅkocerahilaadvaitanyāsīrenamaskari’vasāila

OnseeingAdvaita,thesannyāsīhesitantlystoodthere.Advaitaofferedrespectstothesannyāsīandhadhimsitdown.


TEXT141

advaitabalena,—“bhikṣākarahagosāñi!”sannyāsībalena,—“bhikṣādeha’yāhācāi

Advaitasaid,“OGosāñi,kindlytakeyourmealhere.”Thesannyāsīreplied,“GivemethealmsthatIdesire.


TEXT142

kichumorajijñāsāāchayetomā’-sthāne

moraseibhikṣātāhākahibāāpane”

“IhaveasimplequestionIwishtoaskYou.YouranswerisallIrequest.


TEXT143

ācāryabalena,—“āgekarahabhojanaśeṣejijñāsāratabehaibekathana”

AdvaitaĀcāryasaid,“Firsttakeyourmeal,thenyoumayinquirefromMe.”


TEXT144

nyāsībale,—“āgeāchejijñāsyaāmāra”ācāryabalena,—“balayeicchātomāra”

Thesannyāsīthensaid,“Iwillaskmyquestionfirst.”AdvaitaĀcāryareplied,“Asyouwish.”


TEXT145

sannyāsībalena,—“eikeśavabhāratīcaitanyerakehayena,kahamoraprati”

Thesannyāsīsaid,“Tellme,howisKeśavaBhāratīrelatedtoCaitanya?”


TEXT146

manemanecintenaadvaitamahāśaya

“vyavahāra,paramārtha—duipakṣahaya

AdvaitaMahāśayathought,“Therearetworelationships—worldlyandspiritual.


TEXT147

yadyapihaīśvarerapitā-mātānāitathāpiha`devakīnandana’kari’gāi

“AlthoughtheSupremeLordhasnofatherormother,HeisglorifiedasthesonofDevakī.


TEXT148

paramārthe—gurusetāṅhārakehanāitathāpiyekareprabhu,tāhāsabegāi

“FromthespiritualpointofviewHehasnospiritualmaster.YetwhateverHedoesisglorifiedbyeveryone.


TEXT149

prathameiparamārthakikāryakahiyā?vyavahārakahiyāiyāiprabodhiyā”

“SowhyshouldIfirstspeakaboutthespiritualaspect?LetMefirstsatisfyhimbyexplainingtheirworldlyrelationship.”AdvaitaPrabhuunderstoodfromthequestionofthesannyāsīthathewantedtoknowsomethingaboutCaitanyadeva’ssannyāsaguru.AfterthinkingaboutwhatanswerHeshouldgive,AdvaitaPrabhutoldhimthatbyworldlystandardsKeśavaBhāratīwasŚrīCaitanya’ssannyāsaguru.


TEXT150

etabhāvi’balilāadvaitamahāśaya“keśava-bhāratīcaitanyeraguruhaya

Afterthinkinginthisway,AdvaitaMahāśayatoldthesannyāsī,“KeśavaBhāratīisCaitanya’sguru.


TEXT151

dekhitecha—gurutānakeśavabhāratīārakenetabejijñāsahaāmā’-prati?”

“YoualreadyknowthatKeśavaBhāratīisHisguru,sowhyareyouaskingMe?”


TEXT152

eimātraadvaitabalitesei-kṣaṇedhāiyāacyutānandaāilāseisthāne

AsAdvaitawasstillspeaking,Acyutānandacamerunningtothatplace.


TEXT153

pañca-varṣavayasa—madhuradigambarakhelākheli’sarvaaṅgadhūlāyadhusara

Hewasonlyfiveyearsoldandstoodtherenaked,hisentirebodycoveredwithdustfromchildhoodplay.


TEXT154

abhinnakārttikayenasarvāṅgasundarasarvajñaparamabhaktasarva-śakti-dhara

HisbodywasasattractiveasthatofKārtikeya.Hehadfullknowledge,hewasagreatdevotee,andhepossessedallpotencies.


TEXT155

`caitanyeraguruāche’vacanaśuniyākrodhāveśekahekichuhāsiyāhāsiyā

WhenheheardLordCaitanyahadaspiritualmaster,hebecameveryangryyetsmiledashespoke.


TEXT156

“kibalilābāpa!baladekhiārabāra`caitanyeraguruāche’vicāratomāra

“Ofather,whatdidYousay?CouldYourepeatthat?DoYouthinkLordCaitanyahasaspiritualmaster?


TEXT157

konvāsāhasetumie-matavacanajihvāyaānilā,ihānābujhikāraṇa

“HowdoYoudaresaysuchathing?Idon’tunderstandthereason.Whenthefive-year-oldchild,ŚrīAcyutānanda,heardŚrīAdvaitaPrabhusaythatKeśavaBhāratīwasŚrīCaitanyadeva’sspiritualmaster,hebecameveryangryandsaid,“ThisisKali-yuga.Otherwisehowcanone

saythatKeśavaBhāratīisŚrīCaitanyadeva’sspiritualmaster?”TheattempttobelittletheSupremeLordwithatonguesuitableforpersonsofKali-yugaisindicativeofŚrīAdvaitaPrabhu’saudacity.DidAdvaitaPrabhumakesuchastatementundertheinfluenceoftheLord’sillusoryenergy,whichbewildersevendemigodslikeBrahmāandŚiva?Onlylivingentitiesconditionedbymāyācanspeaksuchabsurdstatements.


TEXT158

tomārajihvāyayadie-mataāilahenabujhi—ekhanesekali-kālahaila

“SincesuchwordscamefromYourmouth,IcanunderstandthattheageofKalihasarrived.


TEXT159-160

athavācaitanya-māyāparamadustarayāhātepāyenamohabrahmādiśaṅkara

bujhilāma-viṣṇu-māyāhailatomārekebācaitanyeramāyātaribārepāre?

“OtherwiseLordCaitanya’smostdifficulttoovercomeillusoryenergy,whichbewildersevenpersonalitieslikeBrahmāandŚaṅkarahasbewilderedYou.WhocanovercometheillusionofLordCaitanya?


TEXT161

`caitanyeraguruāche’balilāyakhanemāyā-vaśavināihākahilākemane?

“WhenYousay,`LordCaitanyahasaspiritualmaster,’itmeansthatYouareinfluencedbymāyā.OtherwisehowcouldYousaysuchthings?


TEXT162

anantabrahmāṇḍaseicaitanya-icchāyasabacaitanyeraloma-kūpetemiśāya

“BythesupremewillofLordCaitanyainnumerableuniversesenterthehairporesofHisbody.


TEXT163

jala-krīḍā-parāyaṇacaitanya-gosāñiviharenaātma-krīḍa-āraduināi

“ItisLordCaitanyawhoenjoysHisownpastimesinthewater.ByHisownsweetwillŚrīGaurasundaraenjoyspastimesintheCausalOceanasKāraṇābdhiśāyīPuruṣa,whoisthecontrollerofalllivingentities;intheGarbhodakaOceanasGarbhodaśāyīPuruṣa,whoisthesoulofHiraṇyagarbha,thesumtotalofalllivingentities;andintheMilkOceanasKṣīrodaśāyīPuruṣa,whoistheSupersouloftheindividuallivingentities.


TEXT164

yatadekhamahāmuni—mahāabhimānauddeśanāthākekāro,kothākāranāma

“Ithasbeenseenthatgreatsageswhowereproudoftheirpositiondidnotknowwhotheywereorwhatwastheirstatus.


TEXT165-166

punaḥseicaitanyeraacintya-icchāyanābhi-padmahaitebrahmāhayenalīlāya

haiyāonāthākedekhitekichuśaktiavaśeṣekarenaekānta-bhāvebhakti

“BytheinconceivabledesireofLordCaitanya,BrahmāappearsfromthelotusflowerthatsproutsfromHisnavel.Yetafterhisappearance,hehadnopowertoseeanythinguntilheengagedinunalloyeddevotionalservicetotheLord.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,SecondCanto,ChapterNine.


TEXT167

tabebhakti-vaśetuṣṭahaiyātāhānetattva-upadeśaprabhukahenaāpane

“WhentheLordwassatisfiedbyhisdevotionalservice,HepersonallyimpartedinBrahmāknowledgeoftheAbsoluteTruth.


TEXT168

tabeseibrahmāprabhu-ājñākari’śiresṛṣṭikari’seijñānakahenasabāre

“AcceptingtheLord’sinstructionsonhishead,Brahmāthenbegantocreate.Hethereafterimpartedthatspiritualknowledgetoothers.


TEXT169

seijñānasanakādipāi’brahmāhaitepracārakarenatabekṛpāyajagate

“ThefourKumārasheadedbySanakareceivedthatknowledgefromBrahmāandthenmercifullydistributedthatknowledgetotheworld.


TEXT170

yāhāhaitehayaāsi’jñānerapracāratānaguruke-matebolahaācheāra

“HowthencanYousaythatHewhoisthesourceofthatknowledgehasaguru?


TEXT171

bāpatumi,—tomā’haiteśikhibāṅakothāśikṣā-guruhai’kenabolahaanyathā”

“Youaremyfatherandinstructingspiritualmaster,sohowcanYouspeaksomethingotherthantheactualtruth?”ŚrīAcyutānandasaid,“Youaremyfatherandmyinstructingspiritualmaster.IamsupposedtolearnthetruthfromYou.SohowcanYousaythatŚrīCaitanya,theLordandshelterofalllivingentities,hasaguru?TheSupremeLordisthespiritualmasterofeveryone;nooneisHisguru.”


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etabali’śrī-acyutānandamaunahailāśuniyāadvaitaparānandepraveśilā

Afterspeakingthesewords,ŚrīAcyutānandabecamesilentand

AdvaitaPrabhubecamefilledwithecstasy.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.173

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`bāpa’`bāpa’bali’dhari’karilenakolesiñcilenaacyuteraaṅgaprema-jale

Advaitaexclaimed,“Mydearson,”asHeembracedAcyutaandsoakedhisbodywithtearsoflove.


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“tumisejanakabāpa,muisetanayaśikhāiteputra-rūpehaileudaya

“YouareMyfatherandIamyourson.YouhaveappearedasMysontoteachMe.


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aparādhakariluṅkṣamahabāpa,moreāranābalimu,eikahiluṅtomāre”

“Ihavecommittedanoffense.ForgiveMe,Mydearson.Iassureyou,Iwillnotsaythatagain.”


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ātma-stutiśuni’śrī-acyutamahāśayalajjāyarahilāprabhumāthānātolaya

WhenŚrīAcyutaMahāśayaheardAdvaitaglorifyhim,hefelt

embarrassedandhunghisheaddown.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.177

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śuniyāsannyāsīśrī-acyuta-vacanadaṇḍavathaiyāpaḍilāsei-kṣaṇa

AfterthesannyāsīheardAcyuta’sstatements,heimmediatelyofferedobeisancestohim.


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sannyāsībalena,—“yogyaadvaita-nandanayenapitā,tenaputra—acintya-kathana

Thesannyāsīsaid,“ThisisaqualifiedsonofAdvaita.Likefather,likeson.Theirconversationistrulyamazing.Thesannyāsīsaid,“InthesamewayŚrīAdvaitaPrabhuisgreat,Hissonisalsogreatlylearned.BytheadviceofHisson,thefatherrectifiedHisownstatement.Thistypeoffatherandsonareveryrareinthisworld.ThischildwasabletospeaksuchelevatedtopicsbecauseheisempoweredbytheSupremeLord.”


TEXT179

eita’īśvara-śaktivahianyanayabālakeramukhekie-matakathāhaya?

“HemustbeempoweredbytheSupremeLord,otherwisehowcouldachildspeaksuchthings?


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śubhalagneāilāṅaadvaitadekhiteadbhutamahimādekhilāṅanayanete”

“ImusthavecometoseeAdvaitaatanauspiciousmoment.ThatiswhyIcouldseethiswonderfulincident.”


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putrerasahitaadvaiterenamaskari’pūrṇahai’nyāsīcalebale,—`harihari’

AfterofferingobeisancestoAdvaitaandHisson,thesannyāsīdepartedwhilechantingthenameofHari.


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ihāresebaliyogyaadvaita-nandanayecaitanya-pāda-padmeekānta-śaraṇa

Asresultofthisincident,AcyutaiscalledthequalifiedsonofAdvaita.HeiscompletelysurrenderedtothefeetofLordCaitanya.


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advaiterebhaje,gauracandrekarehelāputrahauadvaiteratabutiṅhagelā

IfoneworshipsAdvaitabutneglectsGauracandra,heisdoomed,evenifheisthesonofAdvaita.BecauseofthemisfortuneofthisworldafewofAdvaitaPrabhu’sunqualifiedsonsdisplayedrespect(?)fortheirfather,yettheyhadno

activityotherthandisplayingdisrespectforŚrīGaurasundara.OnlyfoolishignorantpeoplerespectthoseunqualifiedsonsassonsofAdvaita.ThoseunqualifiedsonsofAdvaitawhowereaversetotheserviceofHaribroughtabouttheirowndestructionbyopenlyidentifyingthemselvesassonsofAdvaita.


TEXT184

putreramahimādekhi’advaita-ācāryaputrakolekari’kāndechāḍi’sarvakārya

OnseeingthegloriesofHisson,AdvaitaĀcāryastoppedallotheractivities,embracedhim,andcried.


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putreraaṅgeradhūlāāpanāraaṅgelepenaadvaitaatiparānanda-raṅge

AdvaitathensmearedthedustfromHisson’sbodyonHisownbodyingreatecstasy.


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caitanyerapārṣadajanmilāmoraghareetabali’nāceprabhutālidiyākare

HeclappedHishandsanddancedasHedeclared,“LordCaitanya’sassociatehastakenbirthinMyhouse!”


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putrakolekari’nāceadvaitagosāñitribhuvaneyāhārabhaktirasīmānāi

AdvaitaGosāñi,whosedevotionalserviceisunrivaledwithinthethreeworlds,thenbegantodancewithHissoninHisarms.


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putreramahimādekhi’advaitavihvalahenakāleupasannasarvasumaṅgala

WhileAdvaitabecameoverwhelmedonseeingHisson’sglories,allauspicioussignsmanifestedinHishouse.


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sapārṣadeśrī-gaurasundarasei-kṣaṇeāsi’āvirbhāvahailāadvaita-bhavane

AtthatmomentŚrīGaurasundaraandHisassociatesarrivedatAdvaita’shouse.


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prāṇa-nāthaiṣṭa-deveadvaitadekhiyāpaḍilenapṛthivītedaṇḍavathaiyā

WhenAdvaitasawtheworshipableLordofHislife,Hefelltothegroundofferingobeisances.


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`hari’bali’śrī-advaitakarenahuṅkārapremānandedehapāsarilāāpanāra

ŚrīAdvaitacriedoutthenameofHariandinecstaticloveforgotaboutHisownbody.


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jaya-jayakāradhvanikarenārī-gaṇeuṭhilaparamānandaadvaita-bhavane

Theladiesmadeauspicioussounds,andAdvaita’sentirehousebecamefilledwithecstasy.


TEXT193

prabhuokarilāadvaiterenija-kolesiñcilenaaṅgatāṅrapremānanda-jale

TheLordreciprocatedbyembracingAdvaitaandthensoakedAdvaita’sbodywithtearsofecstaticlove.

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pāda-padmavakṣekari’ācāryagosāñirodanakarenaatibāhyakichunāi

ĀcāryaGosāñilostallexternalconsciousnessasHeheldtheLord’slotusfeettoHischestandbegantocryprofusely.


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catur-dikebhakta-gaṇakarenakrandanakiadbhutaprema,sneha,—nāyāyavarṇana

Thedevoteesonallsidesbegantocry.Theexhibitionofsuchwonderfulloveandaffectionisbeyonddescription.


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sthirahai’kṣaṇekeadvaitamahāśayavasiteāsanadilākariyāvinaya

AfterashorttimeAdvaitaMahāśayabecamepacified.HethenhumblyofferedtheLordasittingplace.


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vasilenamahāprabhuuttamaāsanecatur-dikeśobhākarepāriṣada-gaṇe

AsMahāprabhusatdownonthatfinesittingplace,HisassociatessurroundedHimonallsides.


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nityānandeadvaitehailakolākuliduṅhādekhi’antaretedoṅhekutūhalī

NityānandaandAdvaitaembraced.Theybothbecamejubilantonseeingeachother.


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ācāryerenamaskarilenabhakta-gaṇaācāryasabārekailāprema-āliṅgana

AllthedevoteesofferedobeisancestoAdvaitaĀcārya,whointurnaffectionatelyembracedthemall.


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yeānandaupajilaadvaiteragharevedavyāsavinātāhāvarṇitekepāre?

NooneotherthanVedavyāsaisabletodescribetheecstasythatmanifestedinAdvaita’shouse.


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kṣaṇekeacyutānanda-advaita-kumāraprabhuracaraṇeāsi’hailānamaskāra

Shortlythereafter,Advaita’ssonAcyutānandacameandofferedobeisancesattheLord’slotusfeet.


TEXT202

acyuterekolekari’śrī-gaurasundaraprema-jaledhuilenatāṅrakalevara

ŚrīGaurasundaraembracedAcyutaandsoakedhisbodywithtearsoflove.


TEXT203

acyutereprabhunāchāḍenavakṣahaiteacyutapraviṣṭahailāprabhuradehete

TheLordwouldnotreleaseAcyutafromHischest,andAcyutaappearedtomergeintheLord’sbody.


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acyuterekṛpādekhi’sarvabhakta-gaṇapremesabelāgilenakaritekrandana

OnseeingtheLord’smercyonAcyuta,allthedevoteesbegantocrywithlove.


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yatacaitanyerapriyapāriṣada-gaṇaacyuterapriyanahe,henanāhijana

TherewasnotasinglebelovedassociateofLordCaitanyawhodidnothaveaffectionforAcyuta.


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nityānanda-svarūperaprāṇerasamānagadādhara-paṇḍiteraśiṣyerapradhāna

NityānandaconsideredhimasequaltoHisownlife,andhewastheprincipaldiscipleofGadādharaPaṇḍita.


TEXT207

ihāresebaliyogyaadvaita-nandanayenapitātenaputra,ucitamilana

ThereforeAcyutaiscalledthequalifiedsonofAdvaita.Theywereanexemplarycombinationoffatherandson.


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ei-mataśrī-advaitagoṣṭīrasahiteānandeḍubilāprabhupāiyāsākṣāte

InthiswayŚrīAdvaitaandHisfamilymergedinecstasyastheyreceivedtheLordintheirhome.Thephraseprabhupāiyāmeans“havingreceivedMahāprabhu.”


TEXT209

śrī-caitanyakata-dinaadvaita-icchāyarahilāadvaite-gharekīrtana-līlāya

BythedesireofAdvaita,LordCaitanyastayedandenjoyedkīrtanapastimesforfewdaysinAdvaita’shouse.


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prāṇa-nāthagṛhepāi’ācāryagosāñinājāneānandeāchenakonṭhāñi

HavingreceivedtheLordofHislifeinHishouse,ĀcāryaGosāñiwasinsuchecstasythatdidnotknowwhereHewas.


TEXT211

kichusthirahaiyāadvaitamahāmatiāi-sthānelokapāṭhāilāśīghra-gati

Afterbecomingsomewhatpacified,themostmagnanimousAdvaitaquicklysentsomepersonstomotherŚacī.Thewordāireferstoarespectableladyoramother.InthiscaseitreferstoŚrīŚacīmātā.


TEXT212

dolālai’navadvīpeāilāsatvareāirevṛttāntakahecalibāratare

TheyquicklywenttoNavadvīpawithapalanquinanddeliveredthemessagethatmotherŚacīshouldcome.


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prema-rasa-samudreḍubiyāācheāikibalena,kiśunena,bāhyakichunāi

MotherŚacīwasdrowninanoceanofecstaticlove.Shehadnoexternalconsciousness,soshedidnotknowwhatshesaidorwhatsheheard.


TEXT214

sammukheyāhāreāidekhena,tāhārejijñāsena,—“mathurārakathākahamore

Sheaskedwhoevershesawbeforeher,“TellmesomethingaboutMathurā.


TEXT215

rāma-kṛṣṇake-mataāchenamathurāyapāpīkaṁsake-matavākarevyāvasāya

“HowareKṛṣṇaandBalarāmadoinginMathurā?WhatisthatsinfulKaṁsadoingnow?


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coraakrūrerakathākahajāna’kerāma-kṛṣṇamoracurikari’nilase

“TellmewhatyouknowaboutthatthiefAkrūra,whostoleawaymyKṛṣṇaandBalarāma.


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śunilāṅapāpīkaṁsamari’gelahenamathurārarājākihailaugrasena”

“IheardthatthesinfulKaṁsaisdead.HasUgrasenabecometheKingofMathurā?”


TEXT218

“rāmakṛṣṇa”,baliyākakhanaḍākeāi“jhāṭagābhīdoha’dugdhavecibāreyāi”

SometimesmotherŚacīwouldcallout,“Rāma!Kṛṣṇa!Comequicklyandmilkthecows.Imustgosellthemilk.”Thewordjhāṭameans“quickly,”“soon,”or“withoutdelay.”


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hātebāḍikariyākakhanaāidhāya“dharadharasabe,einanī-corāyāya

SometimesmotherŚacīwouldrunwithastickinherhand,saying,“CatchHim!CatchHim!Theregoesthatbutterthief!Thewordbāḍimeans“stick”or“pole.”


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kothāpalāibāājieḍimubāndhiyā”etabali’dhāyaāiāviṣṭahaiyā

“WherewillYouflee?IwillbindYoutoday.”Speakinginthisway,sheranaroundabsorbedinecstasy.


TEXT221

kakhanakāhārekahesammukhedekhiyā“calayāiyamunāyasnānakari’giyā”

Sometimeswhenshesawsomeonenearbyshewouldsay,“LetusgobatheintheYamunā.”


TEXT222

kakhanayeuccakari’karenakrandanahṛdayadravayetāhākariteśravaṇa

Sometimesshewouldcrysoloudlythattheheartofanyonewhoheardwouldmelt.


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avicchinnadhārāduinayanetejharesekākuśuniyākāṣṭhapāṣāṇavidare

Tearsconstantlyflowedfromhereyes.ThesoundofherpatheticcryingmeltedevenwoodandstoneThewordkākumeans“patheticwords”or“chokedvoice.”


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kakhanavādhyānekṛṣṇasākṣātyekari’aṭṭaaṭṭahaseāiāpanā’pāsari

SometimesinmeditationshewouldseeKṛṣṇa,andshewouldforgetherselfandlaughloudly.


TEXT225

henaseadbhutahāsyaānandaparamadui-prahareokabhunaheupaśama

Herwonderfulandblissfullaughterwouldsometimescontinueforsixhours.


TEXT226

kakhanavāāihayaānandemūrcchitaprahareodhātunāhithākekadācita

SometimesmotherŚacīwouldloseconsciousnessinecstasyandwouldshownosignoflifeforuptothreehours.Theworddhātumeans“consciousness”or“knowledge.”


TEXT227

kakhanavāhenakampaupajeāsiyāpṛthivītekehoyenatoleāchāḍiyā

Sometimesshewouldtrembleinsuchawaythatitappearedasifsomeonehadpickedherupandthrownhertotheground.


TEXT228

āirayekṛṣṇāveśakitāraupamāāibaianyeāranāhitārasīmā

Śacī’secstaticloveforKṛṣṇahadnocomparison.Shealoneexhibitedsuchboundlesslove.


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gauracandraśrī-vigraheyatakṛṣṇa-bhaktiāireoprabhudiyāchenaseiśakti

GauracandraendowedmotherŚacīwiththesamepotencyofdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇathatisfoundinHim.


TEXT230

ataevaāirayebhaktiravikāratāhāvarṇibekasaba—henaśaktikāra

ThereforewhohasthepowertodescribethetransformationsofmotherŚacī’secstaticlove?


TEXT231

henamatepremānandasamudra-taraṅgebhāsenadivasaniśiāimahāraṅge

InthiswaymotherŚacījoyfullyfloateddayandnightinthewavesoftheoceanofecstaticlove.


TEXT232

kadācitaāirayekichubāhyahayaseiviṣṇu-pūjālāgi’—jānihaniścaya

KnowforcertainthatwhateverexternalconsciousnessmotherŚacīsometimesexhibitedwasonlyforthepurposeofworshipingViṣṇu.InseparationfromŚrīGaura,ŚrīŚacīmātāspentherentiredayabsorbedinthepastimesofKṛṣṇa.ThetranscendentalactivitiesofŚrīYaśodācapturedtheheartofŚrīŚacī.IfmotherŚacīeverexhibitedexternalconsciousness,itwasonlyforthepurposeofworshipingtheSupremeLord.


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kṛṣṇeraprasaṅgeāiāchenavasiyāhenaisamayeśubha-vārtāhailagiyā

MotherŚacīwassittingfullyabsorbedinKṛṣṇaconsciousness.Atthattimehereceivedtheauspiciousnews.


TEXT234

“śāntipureāilenaśrī-gaurasundaracalaāi,jhāṭagiyādekhahasatvara”

“ŚrīGaurasundarahasarrivedinŚāntipura.ComequicklyandseeHim.”


TEXT235

vārtāśuni’santoṣitahailenaāitāhāraavadhiārakahibārenāi

Hearingthisnews,motherŚacībecamepleasedbeyonddescription.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.236

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vārtāśuni’prabhurayatekabhakta-gaṇasabeihailāatipremānanda-mana

Whenthisnewsspreadamongthedevotees,theirmindsbecamefilledwithtranscendentalbliss.


TEXT237

gaṅgādāsapaṇḍitaprabhurapriya-pātraāilai’calilenaseikṣaṇa-mātra

GaṅgādāsaPaṇḍita,thedearassociateoftheLord,immediatelydepartedwithmotherŚacī.


TEXT238

śrī-murārigupta-ādiyatabhakta-gaṇa

sabeiāirasaṅgekarilāgamana

ŚrīMurāriGuptaandtheotherdevoteesallaccompaniedmotherŚacī.


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satvareāilāśacī-āiśāntipurevārtāśunilenaprabhuśrī-gaurasundare

MotherŚacīquicklycametoŚāntipura,andŚrīGaurasundarawasinformed.


TEXT240

śrī-gaurasundaraprabhuāiredekhiyāsatvarepaḍilādūredaṇḍavatahaiyā

AssoonasŚrīGaurasundarasawHismother,Heimmediatelyofferedherobeisancesfromadistance.


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punaḥpunaḥpradakṣiṇahaiyāhaiyādaṇḍavatahayaślokapaḍiyāpaḍiyā

HerepeatedlycircumambulatedherandrecitedversesasHeofferedobeisances.


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“tumiviśva-jananīkevalabhakti

mayītomāreseguṇātītasattva-rūpakahi

“Youarethemotheroftheuniverseandthepersonificationofdevotionalservice.Youaretheformofpuregoodness,beyondthemodesofmaterialnature.


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tumiyadiśubha-dṛṣṭikara’jīva-pratitabesejīverahayakṛṣṇerati-mati

“Ifyouglancemercifullyonthelivingentities,theirmindswilldevelopattachmentforKṛṣṇa.


TEXT244

tumisekevalamūrtimatīviṣṇu-bhaktiyāhāhaitesabahaya,tumiseiśakti

“YouarethepersonificationofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.Youarethepotencyfromwhicheverythingemanates.


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tumigaṅgādevakīyaśodādevahūtitumipṛśnianasūyākauśalyāaditi

“YouareGaṅgā,youareDevakī,youareYaśodā,andyouareDevahūti.YouarePṛśni,Anasūyā,Kauśalyā,andyouareAditi.ŚrīGaurasundaraglorifiedŚacīdevībyaddressingherasYaśodā,Devakī,Gaṅgā,DevahūtithemotherofKapila,Pṛśni,AnasūyāthemotherofDattatreya,Kauśalyā,andAditi.


TEXT246

yatadekhisabatomā’haiteseudayapālayitātumise,tomātelīnahaya

“Everythingthatweseehasemanatedfromyou.Youarethemaintainer,andeverythingultimatelymergesinyou.


TEXT247

tomāraprabhāvabalibāraśaktikārasabārahṛdayepūrṇavasatitomāra”

“Whohasthepowertodescribeyourglories?Youresideintheheartofeveryone.”


TEXT248

śloka-vandheeimatakariyāstavanadaṇḍavathayaprabhudharma-sanātana

TheLord,whoestablishesreligiousprinciples,offeredobeisancesandrecitedversesinthisway.


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kṛṣṇabaiekipitṛ-mātṛ-guru-bhaktikaribāredharayee-matakāraśakti

WhootherthanKṛṣṇahasthepotencytodisplaysuchdevotiontoafather,mother,orsuperior?


TEXT250

ānandāśru-dhārāvahesakalaaṅgeteślokapaḍi’namaskārahayabahumate

AstheLordrepeatedlyrecitedversesandofferedobeisances,tearsoflovebathedHisentirebody.


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āidekhi’mātraśrī-gaurāṅga-vadanaparānandejaḍahailenaseikṣaṇa

AssoonasmotherŚacīsawthefaceofLordGaurāṅga,shebecamestunnedwithtranscendentalecstasy.


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rahiyācheāiyenakṛtrima-putalistutikarevaikuṇṭha-īśvarakutūhalī

MotherŚacīstoodtherelikeawoodendollastheLordofVaikuṇṭharespectfullyofferedherprayers.


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prabhubale,—“kṛṣṇa-bhaktiyekichuāmārakevalaekāntasabaprasādetomāra

TheLordsaid,“WhateverdevotiontoKṛṣṇaIhaveissimplybyyourmercy.


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koṭi-dāsa-dāseroyesambandhetomāraseijanaprāṇahaitevallabhaāmāra

“Iftheservantoftheservantoftheservantamilliontimesremovedisrelatedtoyou,heismoredeartoMethanMyownlife.ConsideringtherelationshipoftheSupremeLord’sinnumerableservantsandmaidservantswithHismother,ŚrīGaurasundarasaid,“Becauseofthatrelationship,theyareextremelydeartoMe.”


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bār-ekayejanatomā’karibesmaraṇatārakabhunahibekasaṁsāra-bandhana

“Ifapersonremembersyouevenonce,hewillneverbeentangledinmaterialbondage.


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sakalapavitrakareyegaṅgātulasītārāohayenadhanyatomāreparaśi’

“Gaṅgāandtulasīareknowntopurifyeverything.Buteventheyarepurifiedbyyourtouch.


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tumiyatakariyāchaāmārapālanaāmāraśaktiyetāhānahibaśodhana

“Ihavenoabilitytorepayyoufortheaffectionyoudisplayedwhile

maintainingMe.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.258

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daṇḍedaṇḍeyatasnehakarileāmāretomārasād-guṇyasetāhārapratikāre”

“ThereforeletyourowngoodqualitiesbeyourcompensationfortheaffectionyoudisplayedforMeateveryhour.”


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eimatastutiprabhukarenasantoṣeśuniyāvaiṣṇava-gaṇamahānandebhāse

AstheLordofferedprayerswithgreatsatisfactioninthisway,alltheVaiṣṇavasfloatedinecstasy.


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āijāneavatīrṇaprabhunārāyaṇayakhaneyeicchātānakahenatemana

MotherŚacīknewthathersonwasLordNārāyaṇa,whohadappearedonearth,andthatHewouldspeakwhateverHedesired.

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kato-kṣaṇeāibalilenaeimātra“tomāravacanabujhekebāāchepātra

AfterafewmomentsmotherŚacīsimplysaid,“Whoiscapableof

understandingYourwords?CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.262

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prāṇa-hīna-janayenasindhu-mājhebhāsesroteyahilaye,tahicalayeavaśe

“Theconditionedsoulsarelikedeadbodieshelplesslytossedaboutinthewavesoftheocean.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(6.15.3).


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eimatasarva-jīvasaṁsāra-sāgaretomāramāyāyayekarāyatahikare

“AlllivingentitiesintheoceanofmaterialexistenceareforcedinthiswaytoactunderthedictationofYourillusoryenergy.


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sabebāpabalieitomāreuttarabhālahayaye-matesetomāragocara

“Mydearson,IcanonlysaythatYoualoneknowwhatisgoodforeveryone.

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stuti,pradakṣiṇakibākaranamaskāramuñita’yābujhikichuyeicchātomāra”

“IunderstandthatYoudoasYoulike,whetherYoucircumambulate,offerprayers,orofferobeisances.”


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śuniyāāiravākyasarvabhāgavatemahā-jaya-jaya-dhvanilāgilākarite

AfterhearingmotherŚacī’swords,alltheLord’sdevoteesbegantochant,“Jaya!Jaya!”


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āirabhaktirasīmākebalitepāregauracandraavatīrṇayāṅhāraudare

GauracandraappearedfromthewombofmotherŚacī,thereforewhocandescribetheextentofherdevotionalservice?


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prākṛta-śabdeoyevābalibeka`āi’`āi’śabda-prabhāvetāhāraduḥkhanāi

Evenifoneuttersthewordāiasamundaneword,bytheinfluenceofthewordāionewillbefreedfromallsuffering.IftherespectableŚacīdevī,themotherofGaura,isaddressedintheunculturedlanguageasāi,allone’smiserieswillbedestroyed.


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prabhudekhi’santoṣepūrṇitahailāāi

bhakta-gaṇaānandekāhāraobāhyanāi

MotherŚacībecamefullysatisfiedonseeingtheLord,andthedevoteeslostexternalconsciousnessinecstasy.


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ekhāneyehailaānanda-samuccayamanuṣyeraśaktitekitāhākahāhaya

Humanbeingshavenopowertodescribethehappinessthatwasexperiencedthere.


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nityānandamahāmattaāirasantoṣeparānanda-sindhu-mājhebhāsenahariṣe

WhenthegreatlyintoxicatedNityānandasawhowhappymotherŚacīwas,Hejoyfullyfloatedinanoceanoftranscendentalecstasy.


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devakīrastutipaḍi’ācāryagosāñiāirekarenadaṇḍavat—antanāñi

ĀcāryaGosāñirecitedprayersglorifyingDevakīwhileofferingunlimitedobeisancestomotherŚacī.


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haridāsa,murāri,śrīgarbha,nārāyaṇa

jagadīśa-gopīnātha-ādibhakta-gaṇa

āirasantoṣesabehenasehailāparānandeyehenasabeimiśāilā

DevoteesheadedbyHaridāsa,Murāri,Śrīgarbha,Nārāyaṇa,Jagadīśa,andGopīnāthabecamesohappyonseeingmotherŚacī’ssatisfactionthattheyappearedtomergeintranscendentalecstasy.


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esabaānandapaḍe,śuneyeijanaavaśyamilayetārekṛṣṇa-prema-dhana

AnyonewhoreadsorhearstheseecstaticpastimeswillcertainlyattainthewealthofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa.


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`prabhuredibenabhikṣāāibhāgyavatī’prabhu-sthāneadvaitalailāanumati

AdvaitathentookpermissionfromtheLordforthefortunatemotherŚacītocookforHim.


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santoṣecalilāāikariterandhanaprema-yogecinti’`gauracandra-nārāyaṇa’

AsmotherŚacīwenttocookingreatsatisfaction,withloveshethought,“GauracandraisLordNārāyaṇaHimself.”


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katekaprakāreāikarilārandhananāmanāhijānihenarāndhilāvyañjana

MotherŚacīcookedsuchavarietyofvegetablepreparationsthatIdonotknowthenamesofthemall.


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āijāne—prabhurasantoṣabaḍaśākeviṁśatiprakāraśākarāndhilaeteke

MotherŚacīknewthattheLordwasveryfondofśāka(spinach),soshecookedtwentydifferentvarieties.


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ekekavyañjana—prakāradaśa-biśerāndhilenaāiaticitterasantoṣe

ToherfullsatisfactionmotherŚacīcookedeachvegetableintentotwentydifferentways.


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aśeṣaprakāretaberandhanakariyābhojanerasthāneparethuilenalaiyā

Aftercookingnumerouspreparations,shetookthemtothediningroom.

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śrī-anna-vyañjanasabaupaskārakari’sabārauparedilatulasī-mañjarī

Sheputthericeandthevegetablesontheplatesandthenplacedtulasīmañjarīsontop.Thephraseupaskārakari’means“properlyserving(ontheplate).”


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catur-dikesārikari’śrī-anna-vyañjanamadhyepātilenaatiuttamaāsana

Sheplacedriceandvegetablepreparationsinrowsonallsides,andthensheplacedafineseatinthemiddle.


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āilenamahāprabhukaritebhojanasaṁhatilaiyāsabapāriṣada-gaṇa

MahāprabhuthencamewithHisassociatestoeat.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.285

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dekhi’prabhuśrī-anna-vyañjaneraupaskāradaṇḍavathaiyākarilānamaskāra

WhentheLordsawthearrangementofriceandvegetablepreparations,HeofferedHisfullobeisances.


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prabhubale,—“eannerathākukabhojanaeannadekhilehayabandha-vimocana

TheLordsaid,“Whattospeakofeatingthisrice,oneisfreedfrommaterialbondagejustbyseeingit.ŚrīŚacīdevīcookedtwentyvarietiesofśākaandtentotwentydifferentpreparationsfromeachvegetable,andafterplacingtulasīmañjarīsontopsheofferedeverythingtoViṣṇu.WhenGaurasundarasawthisoffering,Heofferedobeisancesandsaid,“Whattospeakofeatingthesefoodpreparations,anyonewhoseesthemwillbefreedfromthebondageresultingfromenjoyingthismaterialworld.AnyonewhosmellsthedivinefragranceofthisricewillbecomeinclinedtotheserviceofKṛṣṇa.”


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kirandhana—ihāta’kahilekichunayaeanneragandheokṛṣṇetebhaktihaya

“Iamunabletodescribesuchcooking.EvenbysmellingthisriceonedevelopsdevotiontoKṛṣṇa.


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bujhilāmakṛṣṇalai’sabaparivāraeannakariyāchenaāpanesvīkāra”

“IthinkKṛṣṇaandHisassociateshavepersonallytastedthisrice.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.289

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etabali’prabhuanna-pradakṣiṇakari’bhojanevasilāśrī-gaurāṅga-narahari

Afterspeakingthesewords,LordGaurāṅgacircumambulatedthericeandsatdowntoeat.


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prabhuraājñāyasabapāriṣada-gaṇavasilenacatur-dikedekhitebhojana

OntheorderoftheLord,allofHisassociatessatdownonallsidestowatchtheLordeat.


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bhojanakarenavaikuṇṭheraadhipatinayanabhariyādekheāibhāgyavatī

AstheLordofVaikuṇṭhabeganeating,thefortunatemotherŚacīwatchedtothefullsatisfactionofhereyes.


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pratyekepratyekeprabhusakalavyañjanamahāāmodiyānāthakarenabhojana

TheLordrelishedeachvegetablepreparationwithgreatsatisfaction.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.293

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sabā’haitebhāgyavanta—śrī-śāka-vyañjana

punaḥpunaḥyāhāprabhukarenagrahaṇa

Yetofallthepreparations,theśākapreparationsweremostglorious,fortheLordrepeatedlyatethem.


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śāketedekhiyābaḍaprabhuraādarahāsenaprabhurayatasabaanucara

OnseeingtheLord’sfondnessforśāka,allofHisdevoteessmiled.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.295

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śākeramahimāprabhusabārekahiyābhojanakarenaprabhuīṣathāsiyā

TheLordsmiledandglorifiedtheśākapreparationsasHeate.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.296

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prabhubale,—“eiye`acyutā’nāmeśākaihārabhojanehayakṛṣṇeanurāga

TheLordsaid,“Thisśākaisknownasacyutā.Byeatingthis,onedevelopsattachmentforKṛṣṇa.Acyutāisatypeofśāka.AstheLordate,HeglorifiedthevariousqualitiesofthevariousśākasandtheirrelationshipstoKṛṣṇa.


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`paṭala’`vāstuka’`kāla’śākerabhojane

janmajanmaviharayevaiṣṇaverasane

“Byeatingpaṭala,vāstuka,andkālaśākas,oneenjoystheVaiṣṇavas’associationbirthafterbirth.


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`sāliñcā’`heleñcā’śākabhakṣaṇakarileārogyathākayetārekṛṣṇa-bhaktimile”

“Byeatingsāliñcāandheleñcāśāka,oneremainsfreefromdiseaseandattainsthedevotionalserviceofKṛṣṇa.”


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eimataśākeramahimākahi’kahi’bhojanakarenaprabhupulakitahai’

TheLord’shairsstoodonendasHenarratedinthiswaythegloriesofthevariousśākaswhileeating.


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yatekaānandahailaedinabhojanesabeihājāneprabhusahasra-vadane

Onlythethousand-headedAnantaknowsthehappinessthattheLordenjoyedwhileeatingthatday.


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eiyaśasahasra-jihvāyanirantara

gāyenaanantaādidevamahīdhara

TheoriginalLordAnanta,whosupportstheuniverse,constantlyglorifiesthesepastimeswithHisthousandsoftongues.


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seiprabhukali-yuge—avadhūtarāyasūtramātralikhiāmitāhānaājñāya

ThatsameLordhasappearedinKali-yugaastheavadhūta,NityānandaPrabhu.OnHisorderIamwritingonlyasummaryofthesepastimes.


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vedavyāsa-ādikari’yatamuni-gaṇaeisabayaśasabekarenavarṇana

ThesagesheadedbyVedavyāsaelaboratelydescribethesegloriouspastimes.


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eyaśerayadikareśravaṇa-paṭhanatabesejīverakhaṇḍeavidyā-bandhana

Ifalivingentityhearsorreadsaboutthesegloriouspastimes,heisfreedfromthebondageofignorance.


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hena-raṅgemahāprabhukariyābhojanavasilenagiyāprabhukari’ācamana

AfterfinishingHispastimeofeating,MahāprabhuwashedHishandsandsatdown.


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ācamanakari’mātraīśvaravasilābhakta-gaṇaavaśeṣeluṭitelāgilā

AssoonastheLordwashedHishands,thedevoteesbegantoplunderHisremnants.


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kehabale,—“brāhmaṇeraihātekidāyaśudraāmi,āmāreseucchiṣṭayuyāya”

Someonesaid,“Whatrightdoesabrāhmaṇahavetoeattheseremnants?Iamaśūdra,soIamqualifiedtoeatthem.”


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ārakehabale,—“āminahirebrāhmaṇa”āḍethāki’lai’kehakarepalāyana

Someoneelsesaid,“Iamnotabrāhmaṇa,”andanotherpersongrabbedsomeremnantsandranaway.


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kehabale,—“śūdreraucchiṣṭayogyanahe`haya’`naya’vicāriyābujha—śāstrekahe”

Someonesaid,“Śūdrasarenotqualifiedtoeatremnants.Youshouldtrytounderstandwhetherthisisrightorwrongaccordingtothescriptures.”


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kehabale,—“āmiavaśeṣanāhicāiśudhupātakhānā-mātraāmilai’yāi”

Anotherpersonsaid,“Idonotwantanyremnants,Iwillsimplytaketheemptyplateandgo.”


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kehabale,—“āmipātaphelisarvakālatomarāyelaosekevalaṭhākurāla”

Someoneelsesaid,“Ihavealwaysthrownouttheemptyplates,butnowoutofarroganceyouaretakingmyduty.”


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eimatakautukecapalabhakta-gaṇaīśvara-adharāmṛtakarenabhojana

InthiswaytherestlessdevoteeseagerlyhonoredtheLord’snectareanremnants.AllclassesofdevoteeshonoredtheLord’sremnants.ThosewhoidentifiedthemselvesasśūdrassaidthattheyalonehadtherighttohonortheLord’sremnants.Someonesecretlygrabbedsomeremnantsandran

away.AnothersaidthatśūdrasareneverqualifiedtoeattheLord’sremnants;onlybrāhmaṇasarequalified.Someoneelsesaidthatitwashisdutytothrowouttheplates,sohealonehadtherighttotaketheLord’splate.


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āirarandhana—īśvareraavaśeṣakāravāihātelobhanājanmeviśeṣa

WhowouldnothankerforremnantsofthefoodthatwascookedbymotherŚacīandtastedbytheLord?


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parānandebhojanakariyābhakta-gaṇaprabhurasammukhesabekarilāgamana

Aftertheyblissfullyfinishedeating,thedevoteesallwentbeforetheLord.


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vasiyāāchenaprabhuśrī-gaurasundaracatur-dikevasilenasarvaanucara

AllofLordGaurasundara’sassociatescameandsatdownaroundHim.


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murāriguptereprabhusammukhedekhiyā

balilenatāṅrekichuīṣathāsiyā

WhentheLordsawMurāriGuptabeforeHim,Hesmiledandspoketohim.


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“paḍagupta,rāghavendravarṇiyāchatumiaṣṭa-ślokakariyācha,śuniyāchiāmi”

“OGupta,IhaveheardthatyoucomposedeightversesdescribingRāghavendra.Pleaserecitethem.”


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īśvareraājñāgupta-mūrāriśuniyāpaḍitelāgilāślokabhāvāviṣṭahaiyā

BeingorderedbytheLord,MurāriGuptabecameabsorbedinecstasyashebegantorecitethoseverses.


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agredhanurdhara-varaḥkanakojjvalāṅgojyeṣṭhānusevana-ratovarabhūṣaṇāṭyaḥ

śeṣākhyādhāmavaralakṣmaṇa-nāmayasyarāmaṁjagat-traya-guruṁsatataṁbhajāmi

“IconstantlyworshipLordRāmacandra,theguruofthethreeworlds.BeforeHimstandsŚrīLakṣmaṇa,whoisthebestofthearchers,whosebodilycomplexionislikemoltengold,whoisengagedintheserviceofHiselderbrother,whoiswonderfullydecorated,andwhoistheformofAnantaŚeṣa.”


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hatvākhara-triśirasausagaṇaukabandhaṁśrī-daṇḍakānanamadūṣaṇam

evakṛtvāsūgrīva-maitramakarodvinihatyaśakraṁrāmaṁjagat-traya-guruṁsatataṁbhajāmi

“IconstantlyworshipLordRāmacandra,theguruofthethreeworlds,whodestroyedKhara,Triśira,Kambandha,andtheirfollowers,whoridtheDaṇḍakāraṇyaForestofthedemonDūṣaṇa,andwhokilledVāliandmadefriendswithSugrīva.”


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eimataaṣṭaślokamurāripaḍilāprabhuraājñāyavyākhyākaritelāgilā

InthiswayMurāriGuptarecitedeightverses,andontheorderoftheLordhethenexplainedthem.TheothersixversesofŚrīRāmāṣṭaka,asfoundintheSecondPrakrama,SeventhSarga,oftheŚrīCaitanya-carita-mahākāvya,areasfollows:

rājat-kirīṭa-maṇi-dīdhiti-dīpitāśamudyad-bhaspati-kavi-pratimevahanta

dvekuṇḍale‘ṅka-rahitendu-samāna-vaktrarāmaṁjagat-traya-guruṁsatataṁbhajāmi

“AlthoughHisfaceislikeaspotlessmoon,itisfurtherbrightenedbyashiningcrownofjewels.HisearringsresembleJupiterandVenusrisingintheeveningsky.IforeverworshipthisLord,ŚrīRāma,guruofthethreeworlds.

udyad-vibhākara-marīci-vibodhitābja-

netrasu-bimba-daśana-cchada-cāru-nāsam

śubhrāśu-raśmi-parinirjjita-cāru-hāsarāmaṁjagat-traya-guruṁsatataṁbhajāmi

“WhenHeawakensandopensHislotuseyes,theirlusterresemblestheearlyraysoftherisingsun.HisteethareencircledbyHischarminglips,whichareredlikethebimbafruit.Hisnoseisshapelyandgraceful,anduponseeingthebeamsofHisbeautifulsmile,themoonwithitswhiteraysacceptsdefeat.IforeverworshipthisLord,ŚrīRāma,guruofthethreeworlds.

takambu-kaṇṭhamajamambuja-tulya-rūpamuktāvalī-kanaka-hāra-dhtavibhāntam

vidyud-balāka-gaṇa-sayutamambu-davārāmaṁjagat-traya-guruṁsatataṁbhajāmi

“ThethroatoftheunbornLordislikeathree-ringedconchshell,andHisformisassoftasthelotus.Hewearsashiningnecklaceofpearlssetingold,andthusHeresemblesawater-ladencloudaccompaniedbyflashesoflightningandaflockofcranes.SuchisŚrīRāma,guruofthethreeworlds,whomIperpetuallyadore.

uttāna-hasta-tala-sastha-sahasra-patrapañca-cchadādhika-śatapravarāṅgulībhiḥ

kurvvatyaśīta-kanaka-dyutiyasyasītāpārśve‘stitaraghu-varasatatabhajāmi

“InHerupraisedhandSītādevīholdsathousand-petaledlotusflower,andHerfivegracefulfingersmakeitappearthattheflower’shundredsofpetalsarecoveredbyanotherfivepetals.IforeverworshipRāma,bestoftheRaghudynasty,bywhosesideforeverremainsthisSītā,whoseradianceislikemoltengold.

yorāghavendra-kula-sindhu-sudhāśu-rūpo

mārīca-rākasa-subāhu-mukhānnihatya

yajñararakakuśikānvaya-puṇya-rāśirāmaṁjagat-traya-guruṁsatataṁbhajāmi

“HewhowaslikethemoonshiningnectarontheoceanoftheRaghudynastyslewtheforemostamongtheman-eatingdemons,MārīcaandSubāhu,andthusprotectedthesacrificeperformedbythesageViśvāmitraforthewelfareofHisancestors.IworshipthisLord,ŚrīRāma,guruofthethreeworlds.

bhaṅktvāpinākamakarojjanakātmajāyāvaivāhikotsava-vidhipathibhārgavendram

jitvāpiturmudamuvāhakakutstha-varyarāmaṁjagat-traya-guruṁsatataṁbhajāmi

“AfterbreakingŚiva’sbow,HemarriedSītā,daughterofMahārājaJanaka.ThenonthepathhomeHedefeatedthemightyParaśurāma,bestofBhṛgu’sline,bringingpleasuretoMahārājaDaśaratha,Hisfather.IforeverworshipthisLord,ŚrīRāma,theforemostdescendantofKakutsthaandguruofthethreeworlds.”


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“durvā-dala-śyāmala—kodaṇḍa-dīkṣā-gurubhakta-gaṇa-prativāñchātītakalpa-taru

“Hiscomplexionisdarklikedurvāgrass,andHeisthesupremeteacheroftheartofarchery.HeislikeadesiretreeforfulfillingthedesiresofHisdevotees.Thephrasekodaṇḍa-dīkṣā-gurureferstoateacherofdhanur-vidyā,theartofarchery.


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hāsya-mukheratna-maya-rāja-siṁhāsanevasiyāāchenaśrī-jānakīdevīvāme

“HeissmilingasHesitsontheroyalthronedecoratedwithjewelswithŚrīJānakīdevīonHisleft.


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agremahā-dhanur-dharaanujalakṣmaṇakanakeraprāyajyotikanaka-bhūṣaṇa

“InfrontofHimisHisyoungerbrother,thegreatarcherLakṣmaṇa,whosecomplexionisaseffulgentasgoldandwhoisdecoratedwithgoldenornaments.


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āpaneanujahai’śrī-ananta-dhāmajyeṣṭherasevāyarata`śrī-lakṣmaṇa’nāma

“AppearingastheLord’syoungerbrother,ŚrīLakṣmaṇa,whoistheoriginofLordAnanta,engagesintheserviceofHiselderbrother.


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sarva-mahā-guruhenaśrī-raghunandanajanmajanmabhajoṅmuñitāṅhāracaraṇa

“BirthafterbirthIworshipthelotusfeetofŚrīRaghunandana,whoisthesupremeteacherofeveryone.


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bharataśatrughnaduicāmaraḍhulāyasammukhekapīndra-gaṇapuṇya-kīrtigāya

“HistwobrothersBharataandŚatrughnafanHimwithcāmaras,astheleadersofthemonkeyssingHisauspiciousgloriesbeforeHim.


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yeprabhukarilāguha-caṇḍāleremitajanmajanmagāṅayenatāṅhāracarita

“MayIbirthafterbirthsingthegloriesofthatLordwhomadefriendswiththecaṇḍālaGuha.


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guru-ājñāśiredhari’chāḍi’nija-rājyavanabhramilenakaribāresura-kārya

“HeleftHiskingdomontheorderofHisguru.Hethenwanderedintheforesttoperformsomepleasingworkforthedemigods.


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vālimāri’sugrīvererājyabhāradiyāmitra-padadilātārekaruṇākariyā

“TheLordkilledVāliandentrustedthekingdomtoSugrīva.Outofcompassion,HemadefriendswithSugrīva.


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yeprabhukarilāahalyāravimocanabhajoṅhenatribhuvanagururacaraṇa

“Iworshipthelotusfeetofthemasterofthethreeworlds,whodeliveredAhalyā.


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dustara-taraṅga-sindhu—īṣatlīlāyakapi-dvāreyebāndhilalakṣmaṇa-sahāya

“WiththehelpofLakṣmaṇaandthemonkeys,theLordeffortlesslycreatedabridgeovertheinsurmountableocean.


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indrādiraajayarāvaṇa-vaṁśa-gaṇeyeprabhumārilabhajoṅtāṅhāracaraṇe

“IworshipthelotusfeetofthatLordwhokilledRāvaṇaandhisfamilymembers,whomevenIndracouldnotdefeat.


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yāhārakṛpāyavibhīṣaṇadharma-paraicchānāhitathāpihailālaṅkeśvara

“ByHismercythereligious-mindedVibhīṣaṇabecametheKingofLaṅkā,eventhoughhedidnotwantto.


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yavaneoyāṅrakīrtiśraddhākari’śunebhajoṅhenarāghavendraprabhuracaraṇe

“IworshipthelotusfeetofRāghavendra,whosegloriesarefaithfullyheardbyeventheYavanas.


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duṣṭakṣayalāgi’nirantaradhanurdharaputrerasamānaprajā-pālanetatpara

“Healwayscarriedabowandarrowstoannihilatethemiscreants,andHeenthusiasticallymaintainedHissubjectsasiftheywereHissons.


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yāṅhārakṛpāyasabaayodhyā-nivāsīsa-śarīrehailenaśrī-vaikuṇṭha-vāsī

“ByHismercyalltheinhabitantsofAyodhyāwenttoVaikuṇṭhaintheirsamebodies.


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yāṅranāma-rasemaheśvaradigambararamāyāṅrapāda-padmasevenirantara

“MaheśvaraforgetshisclotheswhileabsorbedinthemellowsofHisname,andLakṣmīconstantlyengagesintheserviceofHislotusfeet.


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`paraṁbrahmajagannātha’vedeyāṅregāyabhajoṅhenasarva-gururāghavendra-pāya”

“IworshipthelotusfeetofRāghavendra,themasterofall,whotheVedasglorifyastheSupremeBrahmanandLordoftheuniverse.”


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eimataaṣṭaślokaāpanārakṛtapaḍilāmurārirāma-mahimā-amṛta

InthiswayMurāriGuptaexplainedtheeightversesthathehadcomposeddescribingthenectareangloriesofRāma.


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śuni’tuṣṭahai’tabeśrī-gaurasundarapāda-padmadilātāṅramastaka-upara

Afterhearinghisprayers,ŚrīGaurasundarawaspleasedandplacedHislotusfeetonMurāri’shead.


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“śunagupta,eitumiāmāraprasādejanmajanmarāma-dāsahaonirvirodhe

“Listen,Gupta,byMymercyyouwillbetheservantofRāmawithoutdisturbancebirthafterbirth.IntheCaitanya-carita,SecondPrakrama,SeventhSarga,andintheBhakti-ratnākara,TwelfthWave,itisstated:

ithaṁniśamyaraghu-nandana-rāja-siṁha-ślokāṣṭakaṁsabhagavāncaraṇamurāreḥ

vaidyasyamūrddhnivinidhāyalilekhabhāletvaṁrāma-dāsaitibhobhavamat-prasādāt

“AfterhearingtheseeightversescomposedbythephysicianMurāridescribingŚrīRāma,lionamongkingsanddelightoftheRaghudynasty,theSupremeLordGaurahariplacedHisfeetonthephysician’shead,wrotethewords`RāmaDāsa’onhisforehead,andproclaimed,`OMurāri,byMymercy,beforeverŚrīRāma’sservant.’”


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kṣaṇekoyekaribekatomāraāśrayaseharāma-padāmbujapāibeniścaya”

“Ifapersontakesshelterofyouforevenamoment,hewillcertainlyattainthelotusfeetofRāma.”


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murārigupterecaitanyeravaraśuni’sabeikarenamahā-jaya-jaya-dhvani

WheneveryoneheardthebenedictionLordCaitanyagavetoMurāriGupta,theyallexclaimed,“Jaya!Jaya!”


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eimatakautukeāchenagaura-siṁhacatur-dikeśobhesabacaraṇerabhṛṅga

InthiswaythelionlikeGauraenjoyedHispastimessurroundedby

Hisservants,whowerelikebumblebeesatthelotusfeetoftheLord.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.346

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henaisamayekuṣṭha-rogīekajanaprabhurasammukheāsi’diladaraśana

AtthattimeonelepercameandstoodbeforetheLord.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.347

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daṇḍavatahaiyāpaḍilaārta-nādeduibāhutuli’mahā-ārtikari’kānde

HefellflatbeforetheLord,raisedhistwoarms,andcriedpathetically.


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saṁsāra-uddhāralāgi’tumikṛpā-mayapṛthivīramājheāsi’hailāudaya

Hesaid,“OmercifulLord,Youhaveappearedinthisworldtodeliverthelivingentities.


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para-duḥkhadekhi’tumisvabhāvekātaraethekeāiluṅmuñitomāragocara

“Youarebynatureunhappytoseethedistressofothers.ThereforeIhavecomebeforeYou.


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kuṣṭha-rogepīḍita,jvālāyamuñimaribalahaupāyamorekonamatetari

“Iamsufferingfromleprosyandmybodyisburning.PleasetellmehowImayberelieved.”


TEXT351

śuni’mahāprabhukuṣṭha-rogīravacanabalitelāgilākrodhekariyātarjana

WhenMahāprabhuheardtheleper’swords,Hebegantochastisehiminanangrymood.


TEXT352

“ghucaghucamahā-pāpi,vidyamānahaitetoredekhileopāpajanmayelokete

“Getoutofhere,yougreatsinner!LeaveMysight!Justbyseeingyou,oneincurssin.Thephraseghucaghucameans“getlost,getlost.”


TEXT353

parama-dhārmikayadidekhetoramukhasedivasetāhāraavaśyahayaduḥkha

“Ifevenamostpiouspersonseesyourface,hewillcertainlymeet

withdistressthatday.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.354

TEXT354

vaiṣṇava-nindakatuipāpīdurācāraihāhaiteduḥkhatorakataācheāra

“Youarethemostsinful,wretched,blasphemerofVaiṣṇavas.Thereismuchmoremiseryawaitingyou.


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eijvālāsahitenāpāra’duṣṭa-matike-matekaribākumbhīpāketevasati

“Owicked-mindedone,youareunabletotoleratethisburningpain,sohowwilltoleratethesufferinginKumbhīpāka?


TEXT356

ye`vaiṣṇava’nāmehayasaṁsārapavitrabrahmādigāyenayevaiṣṇava-caritra

“TheentireworldispurifiedbychantingthenameofaVaiṣṇava.PersonalitiesheadedbyBrahmāglorifythecharacteristicsofsuchVaiṣṇavas.


TEXT357

yevaiṣṇavabhajileacintyakṛṣṇapāisevaiṣṇava-pūjāhaitebaḍaāranāi

“ThereisnothingsuperiortotheworshipoftheVaiṣṇavas,forbyworshipingsuchVaiṣṇavasoneattainstheinconceivableLordKṛṣṇa.


TEXT358

`śeṣa-ramā-aja-bhavanija-dehahaitevaiṣṇavakṛṣṇerapriya’kahebhāgavate

“IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam,KṛṣṇadeclaresthataVaiṣṇavaismoredeartoHimthanŚeṣa,Lakṣmī,Brahmā,Śiva,andHisownbody.


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natathāmepriyatamaātma-yonirnaśaṅkaraḥnacasaṅkarṣaṇonaśrīrnaivātmācayathābhavān

“OUddhava,neitherMysonBrahmā,norMyformasŚaṅkara,norMybrotherSaṅkarṣaṇa,norMywifeLakṣmīisasdeartoMeasyouoradevotee.What’smore,evenMyownselfisnotasdear.”


TEXT360

“henavaiṣṇaveranindākareyeijanase-ipāyaduḥkha—janma-jīvana-maraṇa

“ThereforeanyonewhoblasphemessuchaVaiṣṇavasuffersmiseriesinbirth,life,anddeath.


TEXT361

vidyā-kula-tapasabaviphalatāhāravaiṣṇavanindayeyeyepāpīdurācāra

“Theeducation,highbirth,andausteritiesofasinful,wretchedpersonwhoblasphemesVaiṣṇavasarealluseless.


TEXT362

pūjāotāhārakṛṣṇanākaregrahaṇavaiṣṇaveranindākareyepāpiṣṭhajana

“KṛṣṇadoesnotaccepttheworshipofasinfulpersonwhoblasphemesVaiṣṇavas.


TEXT363

yevaiṣṇavanācitepṛthivīdhanyahayayāṅradṛṣṭi-mātradaśa-dikepāpakṣaya

“WhenaVaiṣṇavadances,theearthbecomesglorious,andhisglancecounteractssinsinthetendirections.


TEXT364

yevaiṣṇava-janabāhutuliyānācitesvargerosakalavighnaghucebhāla-mate

“WhenaVaiṣṇavaraiseshisarmsanddances,theinauspiciousnessintheheavenlyplanetsistotallyvanquished.SeeĀdi-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwo,verses182-184.


TEXT365

henamahābhāgavataśrīvāsa-paṇḍitatuipāpīnindākailitāhāracarita

“ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitaissuchanexalteddevotee,yetyouaresosinfulthatyoublasphemedhim.


TEXT366

eteketohārakuṣṭha-jvālākonkājamūlaśāstāpaścāteāchenadharmarāja

“ThereforethisburningpainofleprosyisnothingcomparedtothepunishmentthatyouwillreceivelaterfromYamarāja.


TEXT367

etekeāmāradṛśya-yogyanahatumitomāraniṣkṛtikaribārenāriāmi”

“YouarenotfittobeseenbyMe,andIamunabletodeliveryou.”TheVaiṣṇavasareworshipabletoallthedemigods,worshipabletoallhumanbeings,andtotallyworshipabletoall.ByblasphemingsuchVaiṣṇavas,theblasphemersuffersthepainsofleprosy.Gaurasundarasaid,“BurningpainandinconvenienceresultingfromleprosyareonlyatokenpunishmentfortheblasphemeroftheVaiṣṇavas.Yamarājaawardsgreaterpunishment.Suchasinfulpersonisneverfittobeseenbyanyone.TheSupremeLordneverdeliverssuchatheisticoffendersofVaiṣṇavasfromtheirsufferings.”


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seikuṣṭha-rogīśuni’prabhurauttaradantetṛṇakari’balehaiyākātara

WhenthatleperheardtheLord’sreply,hetookstrawbetweenhis

teethandspokewithgreathumility.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.369

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“kichunājāniluṅmuñiāpanā’khāiyāvaiṣṇaveranindākailuṅpramattahaiyā

“Ididnotknowanything.OutofmadnessIruinedmyselfbyblasphemingaVaiṣṇava.Thelepersaid,“OutofmadnessIhaveblasphemedaVaiṣṇavawithoutunderstandinghisglories.Ihavealreadysufferedthepunishmentthatwasdestinedformyoffense.Youaloneknowtheatonementformyoffense.”Inreply,theLordsaid,“Thisordinarysufferingisjustthebeginning.UnlimitedfurthersufferingisgivenbyYamarājatotheblasphemerofaVaiṣṇava.Yamarājaawardseighty-fourthousandvarietiesofpunishment.Anoffenseisnullifiedonlywhenthepersonwhowasoffendedforgivestheoffenderjustasathornistakenoutfromwhereitenteredbythehelpofanotherthorn.”


TEXT370

ataevatāraśāstipāiluṅucitaekhaneīśvaratumi-cintamorahita

“ThereforeIhavereceivedappropriatepunishment.OLord,nowthinkaboutmywelfare.


TEXT371

sādhurasvabhāva-dharma—duḥkhīreuddhārekṛta-aparādhīreosādhukṛpākare

“Itisthenaturaldutyofasaintlypersontodeliverthedistressed.Saintlypersonsdisplaymercyevenontheoffenders.


TEXT372

eteketomāremuñilainuśaraṇatumiupekṣileuddhāribekonjana?

“ThereforeItakeshelterofYou.IfYouneglectme,whowilldeliverme?


TEXT373

yāhārayeprāyaścitta-sabatumijñātāprāyaścittabala’more—tumisarva-pitā

“Youknowtheproperatonementforeveryone,andYouarethefatherofall.Pleasethereforetellmewhatismyatonement.


TEXT374

vaiṣṇava-janerayenanindanakariluṅucitatāhāraeiśāstiyepāiluṅ”

“IhavealreadyreceivedsuitablepunishmentforblasphemingaVaiṣṇava.”


TEXT375

prabhubale,—“vaiṣṇavanindayeyeijanakuṣṭha-rogakontāraśāstiyelikhana

TheLordsaid,“Leprosyisinsignificantcomparedtotheotherthe*punishmentsforapersonwhoblasphemesaVaiṣṇava.


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āpātataḥśāstikichuhaiyāchemātraārakataācheyama-yātanārapātra

“Youhavereceivedonlyatemporarypunishment.Thereismoretocome,foryouarefittobepunishedbyYamarāja.


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caurāśi-sahasrayama-yātanāpratyakṣepunaḥpunaḥkaribhuñjevaiṣṇava-nindake

“TheblasphemerofVaiṣṇavasrepeatedlysufferseighty-fourthousandpunishmentsawardedbyYamarāja.


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calakuṣṭha-rogi,tumiśrīvāserasthānesatvarepaḍayagiyātāṅhāracaraṇe

“Oleper,goquicklyandtakeshelteratthefeetofŚrīvāsa.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.379

TEXT379

tāṅraṭhāñitumikariyāchaaparādhaniṣkṛtitomāratiṅhokarileprasāda

“Sinceyouhavecommittedanoffenseagainsthim,youwillbe

relievedwhenheforgivesyou.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.380

TEXT380

kāṅṭāphuṭeyeimukhe,se-imukheyāyapāyekāṅṭāphuṭilekiskandhebāhirāya?

“Whenathornentersthebody,itmustcomeoutfromthesameplace.Ifathorngetsstuckinthefoot,canitbetakenoutoftheshoulder?


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eikahilāṅatoranistāra-upāyaśrīvāsa-paṇḍitakṣamileseduḥkhayāya

“Ihavetoldyouthemeansforyourdeliverance.IfŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitaforgivesyou,youwillberelievedofyoursuffering.


TEXT382

mahā-śuddha-buddhitiṅhotāṅraṭhāñigelekṣamibenasabatore,nistāribahele”

“Hisintelligenceismostpure.Ifyouapproachhim,hewilleasilyforgiveyouroffenseanddeliveryou.”


TEXT383

śuniyāprabhuraatisusatyavacanamahā-jaya-jaya-dhvanikailābhakta-gaṇa

AfterhearingtheLord’smosttruthfulstatements,thedevoteesallchanted,“Jaya!Jaya!”


TEXT384

seikuṣṭha-rogīśuni’prabhuravacanadaṇḍavatahaiyācalilātata-kṣaṇa

AfterhearingtheLord’sinstructions,thatleperofferedobeisancesandimmediatelyleft.


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seikuṣṭha-rogīpāi’śrīvāsa-prasādamuktahaila-khaṇḍilasakalaaparādha

ThereafterthatleperreceivedthemercyofŚrīvāsaPaṇḍita.Hewasthusdeliveredfromhissufferingashisoffensesweredestroyed.


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yatekaanarthahayavaiṣṇava-nindāyaāpanekahilāeiśrī-vaikuṇṭha-rāya

TheLordofVaikuṇṭhathuspersonallyexplainedthehavocthatiscreatedbyblasphemingaVaiṣṇava.


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tathāpihavaiṣṇaverenindeyeijanatāṅraśāstāācheśrī-caitanya-nārāyaṇa

IfanyonestillblasphemesaVaiṣṇava,hewillbepunishedbytheSupremeLord,ŚrīCaitanya.


TEXT388

vaiṣṇavevaiṣṇaveyedekhahagālāgāliparamārthenahe,ithekṛṣṇakutūhalī

ThequarrelsbetweenVaiṣṇavasthatoneseesarenottobetakenseriously,fortheyarepastimesinrelationshiptoKṛṣṇa.WhenfoolishpeopleseeVaiṣṇavasquarrel,theythinkthattheirquarrelingislikethatofthenondevotees.Butthisisnotthecase.Rather,suchquarrelingincreasestheirloveforKṛṣṇa.TheloveforKṛṣṇathatRukmiṇīandSatyabhāmāamasswhilecompetitivelyreproachingeachotherisenhancedbysuchquarrelingandcompetition.Therefore,bycreatingquarrelsanddifferencesofopinionamongVaiṣṇavas,ŚrīCaitanyadevahasestablishedtheidealofquarrelsinthisworld.


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satyabhāmā-rukmiṇīyegālāgāliyenaparamārtheekatānā,dekhibhinnahena

AlthoughSatyabhāmāandRukmiṇīabuseeachotherandappearasopponents,theyhaveacommonspiritualgoal.


TEXT390

eimatavaiṣṇavevaiṣṇavebhinnanāibhinnakarāyenaraṅgacaitanya-gosāñi

Similarly,therearenodifferencesbetweenoneVaiṣṇavaand

another.DifferencesarecreatedbyLordCaitanyaforHispastimes.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.391

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itheyeiekavaiṣṇaverapakṣahayaanyavaiṣṇavereninde,se-iyāyakṣaya

ThereforeifonetakesthesideofoneVaiṣṇavaandblasphemesanother,heisdoomed.


TEXT392

ekahasteīśvarerasevayekevalaārahasteduḥkhadiletārakikuśala?

IfoneservestheSupremeLordwithonehandandgivesHimdistresswiththeotherhand,thenhowcanhebebenefited?IfoneservestheSupremeLordwithonehandandgivesHimtroublewiththeotherhand,hecanneverachieveanyauspiciousness.TheLord’sdevoteesarelikethelimbsofKṛṣṇa’sbody.ThereforetheyneverbecomeaversetoHisservice.ŚrīHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇavaareequalinthevisionofonewhoseesalllivingentitiesasdevoteesoftheSupremeLord.Onlysuchapersonisqualifiedtoattainliberationfrommaterialexistence.


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eimatasarvabhakta-kṛṣṇeraśarīraihābujhe,yehayaparamamahādhīra

OnewhounderstandsthatalldevoteesarelimbsofKṛṣṇa’sbodyisamostsoberperson.


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abheda-dṛṣṭitekṛṣṇa-vaiṣṇavabhajiyāyekṛṣṇa-caraṇaseve,seyāyatariyā

OnewhoregardsKṛṣṇaandtheVaiṣṇavasasnondifferentwhileservingthelotusfeetofKṛṣṇaisdeliveredfrommaterialexistence.


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yegāya,yeśune,esakalapuṇya-kathāvaiṣṇavāparādhatāranājanmesarvathā

OnewhochantsorhearstheseauspicioustopicsnevercommitsoffensestotheVaiṣṇavas.ByconsideringthattherearedifferencesbetweenthedevoteesoftheSupremeLordorthattheSupremeLordisnotbeingservedbyadevotee,onecommitsvaiṣṇava-aparādha.ButthereisnopossibilityofonecommittinganoffenseifherealizesthattherearenodifferencesbetweenHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇava.Suchapersoncannevercommitanyvaiṣṇava-aparādha.


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hena-mateśrī-gaurasundaraśāntipureāchenaparamānandeadvaita-mandire

InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaraenjoyedtranscendentalhappinessasHeresidedinthehouseofAdvaitaatŚāntipura.


TEXT397

mādhava-purīraārādhanāpuṇya-tithi

daiva-yogeupasannahailaāsi’tathi

BydivinearrangementtheauspiciousappearancedayofŚrīlaMādhavendraPurīarrived.ŚrīlaMādhavendraPurī’sappearancedayismentionedinverse441.


TEXT398

mādhavendra-advaiteyadyapibhedanāitathāpitāhānaśiṣya-ācārya-gosāñi

AlthoughthereisnodifferencebetweenMādhavendraandAdvaita,ĀcāryaGosāñiwasMādhavendra’sdisciple.AlthoughŚrīAdvaitaPrabhuenactedthepastimeofbeingadiscipleofŚrīlaMādhavendraPurī,accordingtotheprincipleofdisciplicsuccessiononeshouldnotseeanydifferencebetweenthem.


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mādhavendra-purīradeheśrī-gaurasundarasatyasatyasatyaviharayenirantara

ItisacertainfactthatŚrīGaurasundaraconstantlyresidedinthebodyofŚrīlaMādhavendraPurī.TopreachthegloriesoftheSupremeLordinthisworld,ŚrīGaurasundaraappearedwithinŚrīlaMādhavendraPurīandpreachedpuredevotionalservice.ŚrīlaMādhavendraPurīwasalwaysinvestedwiththefullpotencyofSupremeLord.Hisincomparableserviceattitudeisbeyondthedescriptionofhumanlanguage.


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mādhavendra-purīraakathyaviṣṇu-bhaktikṛṣṇeraprasādesarva-kālapurṇa-śakti

MādhavendraPurī’sdevotionalservicetoViṣṇuisindescribable.ByKṛṣṇa’smercyhewasalwaysfullyempowered.


TEXT401

ye-mateadvaitaśiṣyahailenatānacittadiyāśunaseimaṅgala-ākhyāna

NowhearattentivelytheauspiciousnarrationofhowAdvaitabecamehisdisciple.


TEXT402

yesamayenāchilacaitanya-avatāraviṣṇu-bhakti-śūnyasabaāchilasaṁsāra

BeforetheadventofLordCaitanyatheentireworldwasdevoidofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.


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takhaneomādhavendracaitanya-kṛpāyaprema-sukha-sindhu-mājhebhāsenasadāya

YetbythemercyofLordCaitanya,evenatthattimeMādhavendraalwaysfloatedinanoceanofecstaticlove.


TEXT404

niravadhideheroma-harṣa,aśru,kampahuṅkāra,garjana,mahā-hāsya,stambha,gharma

Hisbodywasalwaysdecoratedwithhairsstandingonend,tears,shivering,roaring,thundering,laughing,becomingstunned,andperspiration.


TEXT405

niravadhigovinderadhyānenāhibāhyaāpaneonājānena—kikarenakārya

HewasalwayssoabsorbedinmeditationonGovindathathedidnotknowwhathewasdoing


TEXT406

pathecali’yāiteoāpanā’-āpaninācenaparama-raṅgekari’hari-dhvani

EvenwhilewalkingontheroadhewoulddanceinecstasyandchantthenameofHari.


TEXT407

kakhanovāhenaseānanda-mūrcchāhayadui-tina-prahareodehebāhyanaya

Sometimeshewouldloseconsciousnessinecstasyforsixtoninehours.


TEXT408

kakhanovāviraheyekarenarodanagaṅgā-dhārāvaheyena—adbhuta-kathana

SometimeswhileabsorbedinfeelingsofseparationhewouldshedtearslikestreamsoftheGanges.Suchtopicsarecertainlywonderful.


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kakhanahāsenaathiaṭṭaaṭṭahāsaparānanda-rasekṣaṇehayadig-vāsa

Sometimeshewouldlaughloudly,andsometimesinthemellowsofecstaticlovehewouldforgettodress.


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eimatakṛṣṇa-sukhemādhavendrasukhīsabebhakti-śūnyalokadekhi’baḍaduḥkhī

InthiswayMādhavendraenjoyedthehappinessofKṛṣṇaconsciousness,yethewasmostunhappytoseethattheworldwasdevoidofdevotionalservice.


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tārahitacintitebhāvenanitinitikṛṣṇaprakaṭahayenaeitāṅramati

Hewoulddailythinkaboutpeople’swelfare.HisdesirewasthatKṛṣṇawouldadvent.


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kṛṣṇa-yātrā,ahorātrikṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanaihārauddeśanāhijānekonajana

NooneknewanythingaboutthefestivalsrelatedtoKṛṣṇaortheall-nightchantingofKṛṣṇa’snamesandglories.


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dharmakarma’lokasabaeimātrajānemaṅgala-caṇḍīragītekarejāgaraṇe

TheonlyreligiousprincipleandpiousactivitythatpeopleknewwastosingthegloriesofMaṅgala-caṇḍīthroughoutthenight.


TEXT414

devatājānenasabe`ṣaṣṭhī’`viṣahari’tāhāresevenasabemahā-dambhakari’

TheonlydeitiestheyknewwereṢaṣṭhīandViṣahari,thegoddessofsnakes.Theyworshipedthesedeitieswithgreatpride.


TEXT415

`dhana-vaṁśabāḍuka’kariyākāmyamanemadya-māṁsedānavapūjayekonajane

Somepeopleworshipedthedemonswithwineandmeatforthepurposeofincreasingtheirwealthandfamily.


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yogīpāla,bhogīpāla,mahīpāleragītaihāśunibāresarva-lokaānandita

Everyonewashappytohearthegloriesofthebestoftheyogis,thebestofthesenseenjoyers,andthebestoftherulers.


TEXT417

atibaḍasukṛtiyesnānerasamaya`govinda-puṇḍarīkākṣa’nāmauccāraya

OnlythemostpiouspersonswouldrecitethenamesofPuṇḍarīkākṣaandGovindaatthetimeoftakingbath.


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kārevā`vaiṣṇava’bali,kibāsaṅkīrtanakenevākṛṣṇeranṛtya,kenevākrandana

viṣṇu-māyā-vaśelokakichuinājānesakalajagatbaddhamahā-tamo-guṇe

BytheinfluenceofViṣṇu’sillusoryenergy,peopledidnotknowwhowasaVaiṣṇava,whatwassaṅkīrtana,orwhatwasdancingandcryingforKṛṣṇa.Theentireworldwasentangledinthemodeofignorance.


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lokadekhi’duḥkhabhāveśrī-mādhava-purī`henanāhi,tilārddhasambhāṣāyārekari’

ŚrīMādhavendraPurībecamedistressedonseeingtheconditionofthepeople.Hedidnotfindanyonefittoconversewith.


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sannyāsīrasanevākarenasambhāṣaṇasehaāpanāremātrabale`nārāyaṇa’

Whenhetriedtospeakwithasannyāsī,thesannyāsīwouldclaimtobeNārāyaṇa.


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eduḥkhesannyāsī-saṅgenākahenakathāhenasthānanāhi,kṛṣṇa-bhaktiśuniyathā

Becauseofthisunhappysituation,hewouldnotspeakwithsannyāsīs.HecouldnotfindanyplacewheredevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇawasdiscussed.


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`jñānīyogītapasvīsannyāsī’khyātiyārakāramukhenāhidāsya-mahimā-pracāra

Eventhoserenownedasjñānīs,yogis,ascetics,andsannyāsīsneverspokeaboutthegloriesofservicetotheLord.PeoplewhowereintoxicatedbymateriallifeconsideredthatbyworshipingMaṅgala-caṇḍīandsinginghergloriestheyhadattainedthehighestplatformofreligiousprinciplesandpiousactivities.TheytookgreatprideintheserviceofViṣahariandṢaṣṭhī;inotherwords,theyconsideredtheirserviceasequaltotheserviceoftheSupremeLord,andinthiswaytheypropagatedtheirlearnedstature.SomeofthemworshipedthedemonsandDaityastoincreasetheirwealthandfamily

andtofulfilltheirmaterialdesires.Someofthemglorifiedtheirtemporaryfruitiveactivitiesbypraisingtheactivitiesofthebestoftheyogis,thebestofthesenseenjoyers,andthebestoftherulers.ThemostpiouspeoplechantedthenamesofPuṇḍarīkākṣaandGovindaonlyatthetimeoftakingbath.PeopleintoxicatedwithmateriallifewouldneverdiscusstheglorificationofKṛṣṇa,Vaiṣṇavas,orthepurposeofKṛṣṇa’svariegatedpastimes.Onseeingsuchabominablebehaviorofthematerialisticpeople,ŚrīMādhavendrabecameparticularlyunhappy.MādhavendraPurīdidnoteventrytoconversewiththebestofsannyāsīswhoproudlyclaimedtobeNārāyaṇa.Hemergedinanoceanofdistressbecausehesawthatthepeopleoftheentireworldweredevoidofdevotionalservice.AlthoughheintroducedtheperformanceofcongregationallyglorifyingKṛṣṇa’spastimeswiththedesiretodeliversuchpeople,theycouldnotunderstandhisintention.Theso-calledjñānīs,yogis,ascetics,andsannyāsīscouldnotunderstandthegloriesofdevotionalservicetotheSupremeLord.


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yataadhyapakasabatarkasevākhānetārāsabakṛṣṇeravigrahanāhimāne

Alltheteacherssimplytaughtdryargument.TheydidnotacceptthatKṛṣṇahasaform.ThebestoftheSanskritteacherswerethecrestjewelsamongdryspeculators.TheybecameaversetoKṛṣṇa’sservicebyconsideringthatHisformwasordinary.TheytriedtoestablishthroughargumentthatdevotionalservicetotheLordwasuseless.


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dekhiteśuniteduḥkhīśrī-mādhava-purī

manemanecintevanevāsagiyākari’

Onseeingandhearingsuchthings,ŚrīMādhavendraPurībecameunhappy.Heconsideredgoingtoresideintheforest.


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“loka-madhyebhramikenevaiṣṇavadekhitekothāo`vaiṣṇava’nāmanāśunijagate

“WhyamIlookingforaVaiṣṇavaamongordinarypeople?InthisworldIhavenotevenheardtheword`Vaiṣṇava.’


TEXT427

ataevaesakalaloka-madhyahaitevaneyāi,yathālokanāpāidekhite

“ThereforeIshouldleavethesepeopleandgototheforestsothatIdonothavetoseethem.


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etekesevanabhālaesabahaitevanekathānaheavaiṣṇaverasahite”

“Theforestisabetterplacetolive,becauseIdonothavetospeakwithnondevoteesthere.”“WhenthereisnopublicdiscussionoftopicsregardingtheSupremeLord,ifIspeakwithanyone,IhearonlyabouttheillusoryenergyoftheLord.Soitisbetterformetoliveintheforest,wheretherearenoordinarypeopleandnonondevotees.”TheseconsiderationsprominentlyaroseinthemindofŚrīMādhavendraPurī.


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eimatamanoduḥkhabhāvitecintiteīśvara-icchāyadekhāadvaita-sahite

WhileHewasunhappilycontemplatinginthisway,bythewilloftheSupremeLordhemetAdvaita.


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viṣṇu-bhakti-śūṇyadekhi’sakala-saṁsāraadvaitaācāryaduḥkhabhāvenaapāra

AdvaitaĀcāryawasgreatlyunhappytoseetheentireworlddevoidofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.


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tathāpiadvaita-siṁhakṛṣṇerakṛpāyadṛḍhakari’viṣṇu-bhaktivākhānesadāya

Still,bythemercyofKṛṣṇa,thelionlikeAdvaitaalwayspreachedthedevotionalserviceofViṣṇuwithfirmdetermination.WhileŚrīMādhavendrawasfeelingdistressbecauseoftheabsenceofassociationwithKṛṣṇa’sdevotees,ŚrīAdvaitaPrabhu,bythemercyoftheSupremeLord,begantoforcefullypreachthedevotionalserviceofViṣṇu.


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nirantarapaḍāyenagītā-bhāgavata

bhaktivākhānenamātra—grantherayemata

HeconstantlytaughtBhagavad-gītāandŚrīmadBhāgavatam.Hetaughtthatdevotionalservicewasthepurportofthesetwoliteratures.MāyāvādīsaversetotheLord’sservicedonotdiscussŚrīmadBhāgavatam,andtheycannotunderstandthepurportofBhagavad-gītā.ThereforeŚrīAdvaitaPrabhugavethekarmis,yogis,andMāyāvādīsanopportunitytohearexplanationsofBhagavad-gītāandŚrīmadBhāgavatambasedondevotionalservice.Bhagavad-gītāandŚrīmadBhāgavatamneverrecommendanypathotherthandevotionalservice.Becausepeopleaversetothemellowsofdevotionalservicedonotunderstandthis,theyconsiderBhagavad-gītāandŚrīmadBhāgavatamasliteraturesaversetotheprinciplesofdevotionalservice.ActuallytheonlyaimofBhagavad-gītāandŚrīmadBhāgavatamistomakealllivingentitiesinclinedtoKṛṣṇa.


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henaisamayemādhavendramahāśayaadvaiteragṛheāsi’hailāudaya

AtthattimeMādhavendraMahāśayaarrivedatthehouseofAdvaita.MādhavendraPurīarrivedatthehouseofAdvaitaPrabhuinŚāntipurawhenAdvaitawasexhibitingenthusiasmforpreaching.


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dekhiyāadvaitatānavaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇapraṇāmahaiyāpaḍilenasei-kṣaṇa

AssoonasAdvaitasawthesignsofaVaiṣṇavainMādhavendra,Advaitaofferedhimobeisances.


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mādhavendra-purīoadvaitakari’kolesiñcilenaaṅgatānapremānanda-jale

AndMādhavendraPurīembracedAdvaitaandsoakedHisbodywithtearsofecstaticlove.


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anyo’nyekṛṣṇa-kathā-rasedui-janaāpanāradehakāronāhayasmaraṇa

TheybothbecamesoabsorbedindiscussingtopicsofKṛṣṇaconsciousnessbetweenthemselvesthattheyforgotabouttheirbodies.ŚrīMādhavendraandŚrīAdvaitabecamesointoxicatedbythemellowsofdiscussingKṛṣṇa’stopicsthattheyforgotabouttheirownbodies.Theconditionedsoulsofthismaterialworldarealwaysabsorbedincontrarytopics.TheyaresointoxicatedbythebodilyconceptoflifethattheyhavenoremembranceofKṛṣṇa.


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mādhava-purīraprema—akathyakathanamegha-daraśanemūrcchāhayaseikṣaṇa

TheecstaticloveofMādhavaPurīisbeyonddescription.Hewouldloseconsciousnessuponseeingacloud.TheecstaticloveofŚrīMādhavendraisextraordinary.Whenordinarypeopleseeacloud,theythinkitmayrain,andnicecropswillgrow,andtheearthwillcool.ButMādhavendraPurīsawthecomplexionofKṛṣṇa

withinthecloud,andhebecamesoabsorbedinthoughtsofKṛṣṇathathebecamecompletelyalooffromthepropensitytoenjoythisexternalworldandlostconsciousness.


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`kṛṣṇa’nāmaśunileikarenahuṅkārakṣaṇekesahasrahayakṛṣṇeravikāra

AssoonasheheardthenameofKṛṣṇa,hewouldroarloudly.InonemomentthousandsoftransformationsofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇawouldmanifestinhisbody.


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dekhiyātāṅhāraviṣṇu-bhaktiraudayabaḍasukhīhailāadvaitamahāśaya

AdvaitaMahāśayawasmostpleasedtoseethemanifestationofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇuinMādhavendraPurī.


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tāṅraṭhāñiupadeśakarilāgrahaṇahena-matemādhavendra-advaita-milana

Advaitathentookinstructionfromhim.ThisishowMādhavendraandAdvaitamet.Thewordṭhāñimeans“near”or“from.”OnseeingthefullmanifestationofdevotionalserviceinŚrīMādhavendraPurī,ŚrīAdvaitaPrabhutookmantraandinstructionsonworshipfromhim.ThedesirethatAdvaitanourishedinHisheartasa

budnowhadtheopportunitytoblossom.ManypeoplethinkthatoneshouldtakemantraandinstructionfromafamilyguruandthatthereisnoneedtoconsiderwhetherthatguruhasdevotiontoKṛṣṇaornot,orthattheywillattainauspiciousnessbyartificiallylearningdevotionalservicefromthosewhodeceiveordinarypeopletoattainfamebymanifestingeightkindsofbodilytransformationswhileclappingtheirhands.Sometimeagothepracticesofheatingthebodybybindingapieceofgarlictothethroatandsheddingtearsbyrubbingtheeyeswithhandssmearedwithchilipowderwereacceptedaslimbsofdevotionalservicebydeceitfulpeople,whotherebyalwaysremainedinertandartificiallyshedtearsfromtheirdryeyes.Todelivertheunfortunatepeoplewhoseheartswerecapturedbytheunauthorizedpracticeoftakinginstructionsfromsuchdeceitfulpeople,personswhotakeshelteratthefeetofAdvaitagenuinelycultivateandaspireforŚrīMādhavendra’stransformationsofecstaticlove,whicharedevoidofthedesireforenjoyingwealth,women,andfame.ŚrīGauḍīyaMaṭhadoesnotencourageanyformofduplicity.ThereforethesincereservantsofGauḍīyaMaṭhaarefollowersofŚrīMādhavendraPurīandinstructorsforuprootingthesecheatingpractices.


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mādhava-purīraārādhanāradivasesarvasvanikṣepakareadvaitahariṣe

Sincethen,AdvaitajoyfullycelebratedMādhavendraPurī’sappearancedayeveryyear.


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daiveseipuṇya-tithiāsiyāmililāsantoṣeadvaitasajjakaritelāgilā

Bydivinearrangementthatauspiciousdayarrived,andAdvaitahappilybegantomakearrangementsfortheoccasion.Thewordsajjameans“arrangements”or“preparations.”


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śrī-gaurasundarasaba-pāriṣada-sanebaḍasukhīhailenaseipuṇya-dine

ŚrīGaurasundaraandHisassociatesallfeltgreathappinessonthatauspiciousday.


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seitithipūjibāreācārya-gosāñiyatasajjakarilena,tāraantanāi

TherewasnoendtothearrangementsmadebyĀcāryaGosāñitocelebratethatoccasion.


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nānādikhaitesajjalāgilaāsitehenanāhijānikeānayekonbhite

Ingredientsflowedinfromalldirections.Nooneknewwhobroughtthemorwheretheycamefrom.


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mādhavendra-purī-pratiprītisabākārasabeilailenayathā-yogyaadhikāra

SinceeveryonehadloveforMādhavendraPurī,theyallacceptedappropriateresponsibilities.


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āilailenayatarandhanerabhāraāiveḍi’sarva-vaiṣṇaveraparivāra

MotherŚacītooktheresponsibilityofcooking,andthewivesoftheVaiṣṇavasagreedtohelpher.


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nityānanda-prabhu-varasantoṣaapāravaiṣṇavapūjitelailenaadhikāra

NityānandaPrabhuwasunlimitedlyhappy.HetooktheresponsibilityofworshipingtheVaiṣṇavas.


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kehabale,—“āmisabaghaṣibacandana”kehabale,—“mālāāmikaribagranthana”

Someonesaid,“Iwillgrindwhateversandalwoodpasteisrequired.”Anothersaid,“Iwillmakeflowergarlands.”


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kehabale,—“jalaānibāremorabhāra”kehabale,—“moradāyasthāna-upaskāra”

Someoneelsesaid,“Iwillbringthewater.”Anotherpersonsaid,“Mydutywillbetocleantheplace.”Thewordupaskārameans“toclean”or“tosweep.”


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kehabale,—“muñiyatavaiṣṇava-caraṇamorabhārasakalakaribaprakṣālana”

Someonesaid,“MyresponsibilitywillbetowashthefeetofalltheVaiṣṇavas.”


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kehabāndhepatākā,cāndoyākehaṭānekehabhāṇḍāreradravyadeya,kehaāne

Someonepreparedflags,someoneputupthecanopy,someonebroughttheingredientstothestoreroom,andsomeonedistributedthem.


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katajanelāgilākaritesaṅkīrtanaānandekarenanṛtyaārakatajana

Somedevoteesbegankīrtana,andsomedancedinecstasy.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.454

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ārakatajana`hari’balayekīrtaneśaṅkha-ghanṭābājāyenaārokatajane

SomeofthedevoteeschantedthenameofHariinthekīrtana,whilesomeblewconchshellsandsomerangbells.


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katajanakaretithipūjibārakāryakehavāhailātithi-pūjāraācārya

Someofthemengagedinpreparingtheingredientsforworship,whilesomeonetooktheroleastheheadpūjārī.


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eimataparānanda-rasebhakta-gaṇasabeikarenakāryayārayenamana

Beingabsorbedinthemellowsoftranscendentalhappiness,allthedevoteesengagedinvariousactivitiesaccordingtotheirdesires.ThevariousdevoteesbegantodisplaytheirskillsintheworshipofŚrīMādhavendraPurīduringthegrandfestivalofAdvaitaandGaura’smeeting.IfthosewhopasstheirdaysrelishingpalatablefoodsanddisplayinglazinessfortheserviceoftheSupremeLordratherthanacceptingtheresponsibilityofservingduringthepresentartificialfestivalsreadthisportionofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,theywillunderstandthatGaurasundara,Nityānanda,andAdvaitaPrabhu’sfestivalisnotmeantforsensegratificationliketheordinaryfestivalsofthekarmis.ŚrīGauḍīyaMaṭhadoesnotencouragesuchnon-Vaiṣṇavafestivals.ThegrandfestivalsoftheGauḍīyaMaṭhaarealwayscelebratedbyenthusiasticdevoteeswithlife.Butignorantpersonssaythatfestivalorganizerswithlifemustsavemoneyforlifelesssacrificestobeperformedaftertheirdeath.WhenthoseclaimingtobeGauḍīyaMaṭhapreachersdesiretoenjoyaccumulatedwealthandbeginendeavoringlike

karmisattachedtomaterialenjoyment,theybetterstartsavingmoneynowtosatisfythatdesire.TheGauḍīyaMaṭhadevoteeswithlifearenotaccumulatorsofsuchlifelesswealth.Theysaythatwhenpreachersbecomelifelessandentrusttheresponsibilityofpreachingtohiredpreachers,thenifthehiredpreachersaccumulateexcesswealth,theybecomeenjoyersratherthanservants.Thereforetheyarenotpreparedtoacceptthekarmis’andjñānīs’ambitions,whichleadonetohell.


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khāopiolehadeha’ārahari-dhvaniihābaicatur-digeāranāhiśuni

NothingcouldbeheardinthefourdirectionsotherthanthenameofHariandtheinstructionstoeat,drink,take,orgive.


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śaṅkha,ghanṭā,mṛdaṅga,mandirā,karatālasaṅkīrtana-saṅgedhvanibājayeviśāla

Thesoundofthesaṅkīrtanaaccompaniedbyconchshells,bells,mṛdaṅgas,mandirās,andkartālaswastumultuous.


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parānandekāhāronāhikabāhya-jñānaadvaita-bhavanahailaśrī-vaikuṇṭha-dhāma

Intheirtranscendentalecstasy,noonedisplayedexternalconsciousness.ThehouseofAdvaitathustransformedintotheabodeofVaikuṇṭha.


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āpaneśrī-gauracandraparama-santoṣesambhārerasajjadekhi’bulenahariṣe

ŚrīGauracandrapersonallywanderedaboutcheckingthearrangementswithgreatsatisfaction.Thephrasesambhārerasajjameans“thearrangementofingredients.”


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taṇḍuladekhayeprabhughara-dui-cāriparvata-pramāṇadekhekāṣṭhasārisāri

TheLordsawthatthereweretwotofourroomsfilledwithrice,andtherewererowsofwoodforburningstackedlikemountains.


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ghara-pāñcadekheghaṭarandhanerasthālīghara-dui-cāridekhemudgeraviyali

Hesawfiveroomsfilledwithearthenpotsforcooking,andHesawtwotofourroomsfilledwithskinlessmungdahl.Thephrasemudgeraviyalireferstomungdahlwithouttheskin.


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nānā-vidhavastradekheghara-pāñca-sātaghara-daśa-bāraprabhudekhekholā-pāta

Hesawfivetosevenroomsfilledwithvariouscloth,andtentotwelveroomsfilledwithleafplatesandleafcups.


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ghara-dui-cāriprabhudekhecipiṭakasahasrasahasrakāndidekhekadalaka

TheLordalsosawtwotofourroomsfilledwithflatrice,andHesawthousandsofbananabunches.


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nājānikatekanārikelaguyāpānakothāhaiteāsiyāhailavidyamāna

Nooneknewfromwheresomanycoconuts,betelnuts,andbetelleavescame.


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paṭolabārtākuthoḍaāluśākamānakatagharabhariyāche—nāhikapramāṇa

Noonecouldestimatehowmanyroomswerefilledwithpaṭola,eggplant,bananastems,potatoes,śāka,andtheupperportionsofthearabīplant.


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sahasrasahasraghaḍādekhedadhidugdhakṣīraikṣu-daṇḍaaṅkurerasanemudga

Hesawthousandsofpitchersfilledwithmilkandyogurt,andHesawcondensedmilk,sugarcandy,andsproutedmung.


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taila-lavaṇa-ghṛta-kalasadekheprabhuyatasakalaananta—likhibārepārikata

TheLordsawunlimitedpotsofoil,salt,andghee.Iamunabletodescribeeverything.


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atiamānuṣīdekhi’sakalasambhāracitteyenaprabhurahailacamatkāra

Onseeingthoseextraordinaryarrangements,theLord’sheartwasstruckwithwonder.


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prabhubale,—“esampattimanuṣyeranayaācārya`maheśa’henamoracittelaya

TheLordsaid,“Theseopulencesarenotpossibleforanordinaryhumanbeing.IthinkAdvaitaĀcāryamustbeMaheśa.


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manuṣyeroetekakisampattisambhave!esampattisakalesambhavemahādeve

“Howcananordinaryhumanbeingpossesssuchopulence?OnlyMahādevapossessessuchopulence.


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bujhilāṅa-ācāryamaheśa-avatāra”eimatahāsi’prabhubalebārabāra

chaleadvaiteratattvamahāprabhukayayehayasukṛtiseparamānandelaya

tānavākyeanādaraanāsthāyāhāratāreśrī-advaitahayaagni-avatāra

yadyapiadvaitakoṭi-candra-suśītalatathāpicaitanya-vimukherakālānala

“IcanunderstandthatAdvaitaĀcāryaisanincarnationofMaheśa.”TheLordsmiledasHerepeatedlyspokeinthisway.InthiswayMahāprabhuindirectlyglorifiedthepositionofAdvaita.Apiouspersonacceptsthistruthwithgreatpleasure.AdvaitaisliketheincarnationoffireforanyonewhoisfaithlessandwhodisrespectsthewordsofMahāprabhu.AlthoughAdvaitaisascoolingasmillionsofmoons,HeislikethefireofdestructionforpersonsaversetoLordCaitanya.AfterseeingvariousopulencesandthearrangementoffoodstuffsatthehouseofŚrīAdvaita,GaurasundarabecamegreatlypleasedandencouragedAdvaitaPrabhuandfutureācāryasfollowinginthefootstepsofAdvaitaPrabhutoconductfestivalswithgreatopulentlikethis.ButenviouspeopleengagedinservicewithgreatopulencedesiretogotohellbyconsideringHimprimarilyconcernedwithopulence.TheminimizationoftheĀcārya’spositionbecauseofHisexternaldisplayofopulenceinthecourseofHisowncultivationofsweetnessmaybeconsideredproperintheeyesofimpersonalists,butitisnotapprovedby

eitherGaurasundaraorHisdevotees.ThedevoteesoftheLordarelikefireorYama,thelordofdeath,forthosewhoareenviousoftheLordandthedevotees.WhentheGauḍīyaMaṭhaconductedfestivals,processions,andotheropulentfunctionstobenefitthelivingentities,thesinfulsahajiyāsinitiatedintheprincipleofenviousnesspracticedbymembersoftheKuliyāapa-sampradāyasbroughtabouttheirowninauspiciousnessbycriticizingtheactivitiesoftheservantsintheGauḍīyaMaṭha.Thosepeople,whowereenviousofLordCaitanya,realizedthattheactivitiesoftheĀcāryawerelikefirethatburnssinfulreactionstoashesandcriedout,“Ofather,Omother,help!”


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sakṛtyejanabale`śiva’henanāmasehakonaprasaṅgenājānetattvatāna

sei-kṣaṇesarvapāpahaiteśuddhahayavedeśāstrebhāgavateeitattvakaya

EvenifonedoesnotknowthegloriesofŚiva,simplybychantinghisnameonceonewillimmediatelybepurifiedofallsinfulreactions.ThisistheverdictoftheVedicliteraturesandtheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.ItisdescribedintheVedicliteraturesandintheŚrīmadBhāgavatamthatonewhoinspiteofnotknowingŚiva’sglorieschantshisnameevenonceisbytheinfluenceofhisnamepurifiedofallsins.SimplybythemercyofeitherŚrīHari,Guru,orVaiṣṇavathelivingentitiescanbecomeliberatedfromthesinfulreactionsthatinduceonetoenjoythematerialworld.ThosewhoconsiderthespiritualmasterandŚrīŚivaseparatefromtheSupremeLordcommitoffense.AssoonasonebecomesaversetoHari,heisswallowedbysin.TheworshipofŚrīGuruandVaiṣṇavaismoreessentialthantheworshipoftheSupremeLord.Thesetopicsare

confirmedbytheLord,whoisknownasbhakta-vatsala,HewhoisveryaffectionatetoHisdevotees.


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hena`śiva’nāmaśuni’yāraduḥkhahayaseijanaamaṅgala-samudrebhāsaya

OnewhobecomesunhappyonhearingthenameofŚivafloatsinanoceanofinauspiciousness.


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yaddvy-akṣaraṁnāmagireritaṁnṛṇāṁsakṛtprasaṅgādaghamāśuhantitatpavitra-kīrtiṁtamalaṅghya-śāsanaṁbhavānahodveṣṭiśivaṁśivetaraḥ

“Mydearfather,youarecommittingthegreatestoffensebyenvyingLordŚiva,whoseveryname,consistingoftwosyllables,śiandva,purifiesoneofallsinfulactivities.Hisorderisneverneglected.LordŚivaisalwayspure,andnoonebutyouenvieshim.Alas,youarethepersonificationofinauspiciousness!”


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śrī-vadanekṛṣṇacandrabolenaāpane“śivayenāpūje,sevāmorepūjekene?

LordKṛṣṇacandrahasdeclaredwithHisownmouth,“WhywouldanyonewhodoesnotworshipŚivaworshipMe?


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morapriyaśiva-pratianādarayārake-matevāmorebhaktihaibetāhāra”

“HowcanapersonwhodisrespectsMydearŚivaattainMydevotionalservice?”


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kathaṁvāmayibhaktiṁsalabhatāṁpāpa-puruṣaḥyomadīyaṁparaṁbhaktaṁśivaṁsampūjayennahi

“HowcanasinfulpersonwhoisenviousoftheVaiṣṇavasattaindevotionalserviceifhedoesnotrespectfullyworshipMydeardevoteeŚiva?”


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“ataevasarvādyeśrī-kṛṣṇapūji’tabeprīteśivapūji’pūjibekasarva-deve”

“ThereforeoneshouldfirstworshipLordKṛṣṇa,thenafterworshipingLordŚivawithlove,heshouldworshipallthedemigods.”


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IntheSkandaPurāṇaitisstated:

prathamaṁkeśavaṁpūjāṁkṛtvādevamaheśvarampūjanīyāmahābhaktyāyecānyesantidevatāḥ

“FirstoneshouldworshipŚrīKṛṣṇa,theSupremePersonalityofGodheadandcauseofallcauses,thenoneshouldworshipMaheśvara,

thebestofthedemigods,thereafteroneshouldworshipallthedemigodswithfulldevotion.


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hena`śiva’advaiterebalesādhu-janesehaśrī-caitanyacandra-iṅgita-kāraṇe

BecauseofLordCaitanya’sindication,AdvaitaisacceptedbysaintlypersonsasthatŚiva.ŚrīCaitanyadevahasrevealedthatŚrīAdvaitaPrabhuisviṣṇu-tattvaastheupādāna-kāraṇa(ingredientcauseofcreation),orthepureMaheśa-tattva.ThatiswhythedevoteesacceptŚrīAdvaitaPrabhuasequaltotheSupremeLord.ThereasonthatunalloyedVaiṣṇavasdonotseeorassociatewithRudraisbecausetheacceptanceofRudraastheSupremeLordindependentoftheSupremeLordiscertainlyanoffenseagainsttheholynames.IfoneacceptsŚivaasonlyaguṇa-avatāraandnotasadevoteeoftheSupremeLord,hecommitsagraveoffense.

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ihāteabudha-gaṇamahā-kalikareadvaiteramāyānābujhiyābhālemare

IgnorantpeoplewhodisagreewiththisfactcannotunderstandAdvaita’sgloriesandarethereforevanquished.Thewordkalimeans“argument”or“quarrel.”


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navanavavastrasabadekheprabhuyata

sakalaananta-lekhibārepārikata

IamunabletodescribetheunlimitedvarietiesofnewcloththattheLordsaw.


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sambhāradekhiyāprabhumahā-harṣa-manaācāryerapraśaṁsākarenaanukṣaṇa

TheLordwasgreatlypleasedtoseethearrangements,andHecontinuallypraisedAdvaitaĀcārya.


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ekeekedekhi’prabhusakalasambhārasaṅkīrtana-sthāneteāilāpunar-bāra

Afterseeingeveryoneofthearrangements,theLordreturnedtowherethesaṅkīrtanawasbeingperformed.


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prabhumātraāilenasaṅkīrtana-sthāneparānandapāilenasarva-bhakta-gaṇe

AssoonastheLordcametotheplaceofsaṅkīrtana,allthedevoteestherebecamefilledwithecstasy.


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nājānikekondikenācegāyavā’ya

nājānikekondikemahānandedhāya

Whocandescribethewaythatthedevoteesdanced,sang,playedinstruments,andranaboutinecstasy?Thewordvā’yameans“playedinstruments.”


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sabekarejayajayamahā-hari-dhvani`balabalaharibala’āranāhiśuni

Everyoneexclaimed,“Jaya!Jaya!”astheychantedthenameofHari.Nothingcouldbeheardotherthan,“Chant!Chant!Haribol!”


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sarva-vaiṣṇaveraaṅgacandanebhūṣitasabārasundaravakṣa-mālāyapūrṇita

ThebodiesofalltheVaiṣṇavasweredecoratedwithsandalwoodpulp,andtheirattractivechestswereadornedwithflowergarlands.


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sabeiprabhurapāriṣaderapradhānasabenṛtya-gītakareprabhu-vidyamāna

TheywereallintimateassociatesoftheLord.TheydancedandsanginthecompanyoftheLord.


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mahānandeuṭhilaśrī-hari-saṅkīrtanayedhvanipavitrakareananta-bhuvana

ThesoundvibrationoftheecstaticcongregationalchantingofthegloriesoftheLordpurifiedtheentireuniverse.


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nityānandamahā-mallaprema-sukha-mayabālya-bhāvenṛtyakarilenaatiśaya

Nityānanda,whowaslikeawrestlerandwhowasfilledwiththehappinessofecstaticlove,dancedwildlyinthemoodofachild.


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vihvalahaiyāatiācārya-gosāñiyatanṛtyakarilena—tāraantanāi

AdvaitaĀcāryawasoverwhelmedwithecstasyasHedancedwithoutstop.


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nācilenaanekaṭhākuraharidāsasabeinācenaatipāiyāullāsa

ṬhākuraHaridāsadancedinmanydifferentways,aseveryoneelsedancedjoyfully.


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mahāprabhuśrī-gaurasundarasarva-śeṣenṛtyakarilenaatiaśeṣaviśeṣe

EventuallyŚrīGaurasundaraMahāprabhubegandancinginunlimitedways.


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sarva-pāriṣadaprabhuāgenācāiyāśeṣenṛtyakarenaāpanesabā’laiyā

AfterfirstinducingallofHisassociatestodance,theLordfinallybegandancingalongwitheveryone.


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maṇḍalīkariyānācesarvabhakta-gaṇamadhyenācemahāprabhuśrī-śacīnandana

Thedevoteesdancedingroups,andMahāprabhuŚrīŚacīnandanadancedinthemiddle.


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eimatasarvadinanāciyāgāiyāvasilenamahāprabhusabārelaiyā

Afterdancingandsingingthroughouttheday,Mahāprabhusatdownwitheveryone.Anotherreadingforthefirstlineissabārakīrtana-śramaantarejāniyā—“Understandingthateveryonewasbecomingfatiguedfromthekīrtana.”


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tabeśeṣeājñāmāgi’advaita-ācāryabhojanerakaritelāgilāsarva-kārya

AdvaitaĀcāryathentookpermissionfromtheLordandwenttomakeallthearrangementsforeating.


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vasilenamahāprabhukaritebhojanamadhyeprabhu—catur-dikesarvabhakta-gaṇa

Mahāprabhusatdowninthemiddletoeat,andallthedevoteessataroundHim.


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catur-dikebhakta-gaṇayenatārācayamadhyekoṭi-candrayenaprabhuraudaya

TheLordinthemiddleappearedaseffulgentasmillionsofmoons,andthedevoteessurroundingHimresembledthestars.


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divyaannabahu-vidhapiṣṭakavyañjanamādhavendra-ārādhanāāirarandhana

Thereweremanyvarietiesofdivinerice,milkcakes,andvegetablepreparationsthatmotherŚacīhadcookedfortheworshipofMādhavendraPurī.


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mādhava-purīrakathākahiyākahiyābhojanakarenaprabhusarva-bhaktalaiyā

AstheLordatewithallthedevotees,HecontinuallynarratedthegloriesofMādhavendraPurī.


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prabhubale,—“mādhavendra-ārādhanā-tithibhaktihayagovinde,bhojanakaileithi”

TheLordsaid,“IfonehonorstheprasādathathasbeenofferedduringtheappearancefestivalofŚrīMādhavendraPurī,hewillattainthedevotionalserviceofGovinda.”


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eimataraṅgeprabhukariyābhojanavasilenagiyāprabhukari’ācamana

AfterjoyfullyfinishingHismealinthisway,theLordwashedHishandsandmouthandsatdown.


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tabedivyasugandhicandanadivya-mālāprabhurasammukheāni’advaitathuilā

AdvaitathenbroughtfragrantsandalwoodpulpandbeautifulgarlandsbeforetheLord.


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tabeprabhunityānanda-svarūperaāgedilenacandana-mālāmahā-anurāge

TheLordthenfirstaffectionatelyofferedsandalwoodpulpandaflowergarlandtoNityānandaSvarūpa.


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tabeprabhusarva-vaiṣṇaverejanejaneśrī-hastecandana-mālādilenaāpane

ThereaftertheLordpersonallyofferedsandalwoodpulpandaflowergarlandtoeachandeveryVaiṣṇava.


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śrī-hasteraprasādapāiyābhakta-gaṇasabārahailaparānanda-mayamana

WhenthedevoteesreceivedtheseitemsfromthehandsoftheLord,theirheartsbecamefilledwithecstasy.


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uccakari’sabeikarenahari-dhvanikibāseānandahailakahitenājāni

IcannotdescribehowhappytheyallwereastheythenloudlychantedthenameofHari.


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advaiterayeānanda—antanāhitāraāpanevaikuṇṭha-nāthagṛha-madhyeyāṅra

TherewasnoendtoAdvaita’secstasy,fortheLordofVaikuṇṭhawaspersonallypresentinHishouse.


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esakalaraṅgaprabhukarilenayatamanuṣyeraśaktiihāvarṇibekakata

HowcanahumanbeinghavethepowertodescribeallthesepastimesoftheSupremeLord?


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ekodivaserayatacaitanya-vihārakoṭivatsareokehanārevarṇibāra

EveninmillionsofyearsnoonecoulddescribethepastimesthatLordCaitanyaperformedinoneday.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.18.23)itisstated:

nabhaḥpatantyātma-samaṁpatattriṇastathāsamaṁviṣṇu-gatiṁvipaścitaḥ

“Asthebirdsflyintheskyasfarastheircapacityallows,sodothelearneddevoteesdescribetheLordasfarastheirrealizationallows.”


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pakṣīyenaākāśeraantanāhipāya

yata-dūraśaktitata-dūrauḍi’yāya

Abirdcannotreachtheendofthesky,itonlyfliesasfarasitisable.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.519

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ei-matacaitanya-yaśeraantanāitiṅhoyatadenaśaktitatamātragāi

InthesamewaythereisnoendtoLordCaitanya’sglories,onecandescribethemonlyasfarasoneisable.


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kāṣṭeraputalīyenakuhakenācāyaei-matagauracandramoreyebalāya

WhateverIdescribeisonlybythedirectionofŚrīGauracandra,justasapuppetdancesonlybythedirectionofthepuppeteer.


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e-sabakathāraanukramanāhijāniye-te-matecaitanyerayaśasevākhāni

IdonotknowthepropersequenceofLordCaitanya’spastimes,yetIamsomehoworothertryingtoglorifyHim.TheauthordoesnothavetheabilitytodescribeŚrīGaurasundara’spastimesinchronologicalorder.HedidnotdescribetheexactdayandmonthofMādhavendraPurī’sappearanceday.HesimplychantedandexplainedŚrīCaitanya’sgloriesundertheinfluenceofhisheart’semotions.


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sarva-vaiṣṇaverapāyemoranamaskāraitheaparādhakichunahukaāmāra

LetmeoffermyrespectfulobeisancesatthefeetoftheVaiṣṇavassothattheymaynotconsidermyoffenses.


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esakalapuṇya-kathāyekareśravaṇaavaśyamilayetārekṛṣṇa-prema-dhana

WhoeverhearstheseauspiciousnarrationswillcertainlyattainthewealthofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa.


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AcceptingŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuasmylifeandsoul,I,Vṛndāvanadāsa,singthegloriesofTheirlotusfeet.ThusendsthisEnglishtranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterFour,entitled“DescriptionsofŚrīAcyutānanda’sPastimesandtheWorshipofŚrīMādhavendra.”

ChapterFive:ThePastimesofNityānanda

ThischapterdescribesMahāprabhu’sjourneyfromŚāntipuratoŚrīnivāsa’shouseinKumārahaṭṭa,theLord’smeetingwithŚivānandaSenaandVāsudevaṬhākura,thebenedictionawardedtoŚrīvāsa,theLord’sarrivalatthehouseofŚrīRāghavaPaṇḍitainPānihāṭi,Hismeetingwiththedevoteesthere,theLord’svisittoVarāhanagaraandawardingthedesignationBhāgavataĀcāryatoaparticulardevoteebrāhmaṇaBhāgavatareciter,theLord’sreturntoNīlācala,Pratāparudra’sintenseeagernesstomeetMahāprabhu,theKing’sobservationinadreamthatLordJagannāthaandLordGaurasundaraarenondifferent,theKing’smeetingwiththeLordinaflowergardenandhumbleprayerstotheLord,theLord’sordertoNityānandaandHisassociatestogotoBengalandpreach,ŚrīNityānanda’spreachingloveofGodinBengalandHispastimesofdeliveringthefallensouls,andthechapterendswithanintroductionofŚrīNityānanda’sassociatesandtheauthor’shumblepresentationofhimselfasthelastservantofŚrīNityānanda.FromAdvaita’shouseinŚāntipura,ŚrīGaurasundarawenttothehouseofŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitainKumārahaṭṭa,anddevoteessuchasŚivānandaSenaandVāsudevaDattaṬhākuracametheretomeettheLordinŚrīvāsa’shouse.AtthemeetingbetweenVāsudevaDattaṬhākuraandMahāprabhu,MahāprabhunarratedthegloriesofVāsudevaDatta.ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitaandhisbrotherRāmāiwereverydeartoMahāprabhuonaccountoftheirunlimitedserviceslikeperformingsaṅkīrtana,recitingŚrīmad

Bhāgavatam,andperformingdramas.OnedayMahāprabhuaskedŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitawhyhedidn’tendeavoratalltofeedandclothhisextensivefamily.Howwouldhemaintaintheirlivelihood?Inreply,ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitasaidthathedidnotwishtogoanywheretoearnmoney,forwhateverwasdestinedwouldcertainlyhappen.ThenMahāprabhusaid,“Śrīvāsa,youshouldtakesannyāsa.”ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitareplied,“Icannotdothat.”Mahāprabhusaid,“Thenhowwillyoumaintainyourfamilymembers?”ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitaclappedhishandsandcounted,“One,two,three.”Mahāprabhuaskedhimthemeaningofthis,andŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitasaid,“IfIdonotgetanyfoodevenafterfastingforthreeconsecutivedays,thenIwilltieaheavypitchertomyneckandjumpintotheGanges.”AssoonasMahāprabhuheardŚrīvāsa’swords,Heroaredloudlyandsaid,“EvenifLakṣmī,thegoddessoffortune,happenstobeg,youwillnotbeaffectedbypoverty.DidyouforgetMywordsinBhagavad-gītāthatanyonewhothinksofMewithoutdeviation(ananyāścinta),Isupplywhattheylackandpreservewhattheyhave?Forsomeonewhoispersonallymaintainedbythesuprememaintaineroftheentireuniverse,whatanxietywillhehaveforfoodandcloth?Igiveyouthebenedictionthatevenifyousitathome,allingredientsforKṛṣṇa’sservicewillautomaticallycometoyou.”MahāprabhuthenorderedRāmāitocontinuallyservehiselderbrotherandexaltedVaiṣṇavaŚrīvāsa.FromŚrīvāsa’shouse,MahāprabhuwenttoRāghavaPaṇḍita’shouseinPānihāṭi,wherewanydevoteesgatheredtoseetheLord.TheLordprivatelyinstructedRāghavaPaṇḍitatoseeHimself(ŚrīGaurasundara)andNityānandaasnondifferent,andHeorderedMakaradhvajaKaratoserveŚrīRāghavaPaṇḍita.ThereafterMahāprabhuwentfromPānihāṭitoahouseinVarāhanagarabelongingtoaparticulardevoteebrāhmaṇawhowasexpertinrecitingŚrīmadBhāgavatam.OnhearinghisrecitationofŚrīmadBhāgavatam,theLordbecameespeciallypleasedandawardedhimthedesignationBhāgavataĀcārya.InthiswaytheLordstayedinvariousdevotees’housesineachofthe

villagesalongthebanksoftheGangesinBengalandperformedkīrtanaanddancingandfulfilledthedesiresofeveryone,thenHeagainwenttoNīlācalaandstayedatthehouseofKāśīMiśra.OnhearingthatMahāprabhuhadreturnedtoNīlācala,KingPratāparudracametoPurīfromhiscapitalofCuttackanddisplayedintenseeagernesstoseetheLordashemadespecialrequeststoSārvabhaumaBhaṭṭācāryaandotherdevoteestoarrangeforhimtomeettheLord.WhenthedevoteessawtheKing’sintenseeagerness,theyadvisedhimtowatchtheLord’sdancingfromahiddenplace.ButwhentheKingsawsalivafrothingfromtheLord’smouth,dustontheLord’sbody,andothersymptomsMahāprabhudisplayedwhiledancingintranscendentalmadness,hewasunabletounderstandMahāprabhu’stranscendentalecstatictransformationsandafterfallingasleepwithadoubtfulmindhesawinadreamthatthebodyofŚrīJagannāthawasalsocoveredwithsalivaanddust.WhentheKingtriedtotouchŚrīJagannāthainthedream,Jagannāthacautionedhimbysaying,“YourbodilylimbsadornedwithsandalwoodpulpmixedwithmuskareneverfittotouchMybodycoveredwithsalivaanddust.”AtthatmomentKingPratāparudrasawŚrīCaitanyadevasittinginthesameplacewhereJagannāthahadbeensittingandHisbodycoveredinthesamewaywithsalivaanddust.AstheKingattemptedtotouchHim,ŚrīGauraharisaidtoPratāparudra,“SinceyouhaveaversionforMeinyourmind,whydoyouwanttotouchMe?”AstheKingwokeup,hebecameextremelyrepentantandrealizedthatŚrīGaurasundarawasnondifferentfromŚrīJagannātha.OnedayasMahāprabhuwassittinginaflowergardenwithHisassociates,KingPratāparudracameandofferedobeisancestotheLordbyfallingflatlikeanuprootedbananatreeandsymptomsofecstaticlovemanifestedinthebodyoftheKing.TheKingthenbegantospeaktotheLordwithutmosthumility.TheLordshoweredHismercifulbenedictionontheKingandtoldhimthatHecametoNīlācalaonlyforthesakeofRāyaRāmānanda,Sārvabhauma,andPratāparudra.HealsotoldtheKingthatheshouldnotrevealtheactualidentityoftheLord,whowasenacting

thepastimesofacoveredincarnation,foraslongastheLordwaspresentonthisplanet.TheLordthenofferedthegarlandHewaswearingtotheKingandgavehimpermissiontoleave.OnedayinNīlācala,ŚrīMahāprabhucalledNityānandatoasolitaryplace,andwhilediscussingwithHimaboutthepreachingofpuredevotionalserviceinBengal,theLordsentNityānandaalongwithHisassociatestoBengaltofulfillHismissionthere.DuringtheirjourneytoBengaltheeternallyperfectVrajaassociatesofŚrīBaladevaNityānandamanifestedtheirself-evidentsentimentsofVraja.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuwenttothehouseofRāghavaPaṇḍitainPānihāṭi,whereNityānandaheardakīrtanaperformedbytheexpertkīrtanaleaderMādhavaGhoṣaandbecameabsorbedinwonderfulecstaticlove.AsŚrīNityānandaPrabhuclimbedonthethroneofLordViṣṇu,thedevoteesheadedbyRāghavaPaṇḍitaperformedtheLord’sabhiṣekaceremony.WhenNityānandaPrabhuorderedRāghavaPaṇḍitatoquicklybringagarlandofkadambaflowers,RāghavaPaṇḍitasawthatbythewillofŚrīNityānandamanykadambaflowershadblossomedoutofseasoninthelimetreesituatedinhiscourtyard.RāghavaPaṇḍitapreparedagarlandfromthosekadambaflowersandofferedittoNityānanda.Shortlythereafter,thetendirectionsweresuddenlyfilledwiththearomaofdamanaka(Artemisiaindica)flowers,andNityānandaexplainedthatŚrīGaurasundarahadputonagarlandofdamanakaflowersandcomefromNīlācalatohearthekīrtana.ThenNityānandaandHisassociatesallmanifestedtransformationsofecstaticlove.ŚrīNityānandastayedinPānihāṭiforthreemonthsandexhibitedvariouspastimesofdevotionalservice.LordNityānandaPrabhuusedtodecorateHisbodywithvariousornaments.AlongwithHisassociates,NityānandavisitedthehousesofthedevoteessituatedonbothsidesoftheGanges.ThechildrenwereshoweredwithHismercy.OnedayŚrīNityānandawenttothehouseofŚrīGadādharadāsa.InthecourseofthisnarrationthereisadescriptionofŚrīGadādharaDāsa’seternalmoodasagopī.ŚrīNityānandatooktheBāla-gopālaDeityfrom

ŚrīDāsaGadādharaPrabhu’stempleandembracedputHimtoHischest.WhenŚrīNityānandaheardŚrīMādhavānanda’ssongdescribingthedāna-khaṇḍa-līlā,thepastimesoftakingtaxes,symptomsofecstaticlovemanifestedinHisbody.InGadādharadāsa’svillagelivedoneKazi,whowasveryenvious,cruel,andopposedtokīrtana.OnedaywhileintoxicatedbyloveofGod,DāsaGadādharaPrabhufearlesslywentatnighttothehouseoftheKaziwhilechantingthenameofHariandsaid,“WhereisthatfellowKazi?HebetterchantthenameofKṛṣṇaquickly,orIwillbreakhishead.”WhentheKazicamebeforeDāsaGadādharaandaskedwhyhewascomingtothehouseofanatheistlikehim,DāsaGadādharareplied,“DuringtheincarnationofŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaeveryoneintheworldhaschantedthenameofKṛṣṇa,onlyyouhaveremainedaloof.IhavecometomakeyouchantthenameofHari.”TheKazireplied,“Gadādhara,yougohometoday,IwillchantthenameofHaritomorrow.”OnhearingtheKazisaythenameHari,Gadādharasaid,“Whytomorrow?YouhavealreadychantedthenameofHari.”AtthispointtheauthordescribesvariouswonderfulsymptomsofloveofGodmanifestedbytheassociatesofŚrīNityānanda.ThereafterNityānandawithHisassociatesdepartedforNavadvīpatoseemotherŚacī,andonthewaytheystayedatPurandaraPaṇḍita’stempleinKhaḍadaha.WhiledescribingatthispointthemostwonderfultransformationsoflovingdevotionalservicemanifestedbyŚrīCaitanya’sservantMurāriPaṇḍita,theauthorthenrefutesthesinfulactivitiesoftheso-calledservantsofŚrīCaitanyawhoindependentlyidentifythemselveswithprideasfollowersofŚrīAdvaita.AfterspendingafewdaysatKhaḍadaha,ŚrīNityānandaandHisassociateswenttothevillageofSaptagrāmaandtookbaththereattheTriveṇībathingghāṭaonthebanksoftheGanges.HestayedonthebankattheTriveṇīinthehouseofUddhāraṇaDatta,andHeinspiredtheentiremercantilecommunitytoworshipKṛṣṇabypreachingtheholynamesofKṛṣṇafromdoortodoor.EvengodlessYavanastookshelteratthelotusfeetofŚrīNityānanda,thedelivererofthefallensouls.

AftersometimeŚrīNityānandacametoŚrīAdvaita’shouseinŚāntipura.ŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaofferedprayerstoNityānandaPrabhu,andthenthetwospenttheentiredayingreatecstasydiscussingtopicsofKṛṣṇa.FromŚāntipura,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuwenttoNavadvīpaandwentstraighttoŚrīdhāmaMāyāpurtomeetmotherŚacī.ŚrīNityānandaandHisassociatesenjoyedecstatickīrtanapastimesinNavadvīpaandenactedpastimesofdeliveringthefallensouls.InthisconnectiontheauthordescribesanincidentinvolvingadacoitofNavadvīpa.InNavadvīpatherewasaparticularyoungbrāhmaṇa,whowastheleaderofthedacoits.ThatleaderofdacoitssawtheopulentornamentsonthebodyofŚrīNityānandaanddesiredtostealthem.Thinkinginthisway,hebegantotravelwithNityānandawithadesiretostealHisornaments.RealizingthatŚrīNityānandawaslivingaloneatthehouseofHiraṇyaPaṇḍita,thatleaderofdacoitsalongwithhisfellowdacoitswaitedatnightfullypreparedinasolitaryplacenearthehouseofHiraṇyaPaṇḍita.TheybegantocontemplatewhowouldtakewhichornamentofNityānanda.ButbythewillofŚrīNityānanda,thedacoitssoonfellasleep.Whentheywokeearlythenextmorningtothesoundofthecrows,theyhastilyhidtheirweaponsatsomeplaceandreturnedtotheirrespectivehomewhileblamingeachother.OnthenextnightthedacoitsfirstworshipedgoddessCaṇḍīwithgreatpompbyofferingherwineandflesh,andaftercollectingvariousweaponsandwearingkavacas,orprotectiveamulets,theysurroundedthehouseofNityānandaatthedeadofnight.Butcontrarytotheirexpectationstheyfoundinnumerable,fullyprepared,fierce-lookingsoldierswhowereconstantlychantingthenameofHariwereguardingthehouseofNityānanda.Theybecamegreatlyastonishedtoseethisandaftermakingvariousargumentsamongthemselvestheyconcludedthatthereisnohopeoftheirsuccessonthatparticularnightandleft.WhenonthethirdnightthedacoitsenteredintotheresidenceofŚrīNityānanda,theyimmediatelylosttheirsightandstartedfallingintofilthypitsandthornybushes.AtthatmomentLordIndrabegantoshowerheavyrainandstormtherebymakingthelivesof

thedacoitsmiserable.Afterthisincidenttheleaderofthedacoitshadachangeofheart,sohetookshelteratthelotusfeetofNityānandaandprayedforhisowndeliverancewhileofferingprayerstoNityānanda.ŚrīNityānandabestowedmercyontheleaderofthedacoitsbyforbiddinghimtoagainengageinsinfulactivitieswhilemisusinghisindependence.Moreover,ŚrīNityānandadeliveredotherdacoitsthroughthisleaderofthedacoits.InthisconnectiontheauthordescribesthegloriesofNityānanda’smercy,HispreachingoftheholynamesthroughoutNavadvīpa,HisfrequentvisitstoKulīyāontheothersideoftheGanges,thecharacteristicsofŚrīNityānanda’sassociates,abriefintroductionofsomeofNityānanda’sassociates,andhimselfasthelastservantofNityānandaandthesonofNārāyaṇīdevī,arecipientofCaitanya’smercy.


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jayajayaśrī-gaurasundarasarva-gurujayajayabhakta-jana-vāñchā-kalpa-taru

AllgloriestoŚrīGaurasundara,thespiritualmasterofeveryone!AllgloriestotheSupremeLord,wholikeadesiretreefulfillsthedesiresofHisdevotees!Thephrasesarva-guruisexplainedasfollows:Heisthespiritualmasterofallentitiesinthespiritualworldandinthematerialworld.HeisKṛṣṇaHimself,theorginalPersonalityofGodhead.Thecontrollersofthematerialuniverseareinvolvedwiththethreemodesofmaterialnature,butHeistheLordofVaikuṇṭha.


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jayajayanyāsi-maṇiśrī-vaikuṇṭha-nāthajīva-pratikara’prabhuśubha-dṛṣṭi-pāta

Allgloriestothebestofsannyāsīs,theLordofVaikuṇṭha!OLord,pleaseglancemercifullyonthelivingentities.


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bhakta-goṣṭhī-sahitegaurāṅgajayajayajayajayaśrī-karuṇā-sindhudayā-maya

AllgloriestoGaurāṅga,alongwithHisdevotees!Allgloriestotheoceanofmercy,whoisfullofcompassion!


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śeṣa-khaṇḍakathābhāi,śunaekamaneśrī-gaurasundaraviharilenayemane

Obrothers,hearwithattentionthetopicsofAntya-khaṇḍa,whereinthepastimesofŚrīGaurasundaraaredescribed.


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katadinathāki’prabhuadvaiteraghareāilākumārahaṭṭa-śrīvāsa-mandire

AfterstayingafewdaysatthehouseofAdvaita,theLordwenttothehouseofŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitainKumārahaṭṭa.ThepresentnameofKumārahaṭṭaisHālisahara.ItissituatedneartheKāṅcarāpāḍāstationontheEastBengalrailwayline.Śrīvāsa,ŚrīŚivānandaSena,ŚrīVāsudevaṬhākura,andotherdevoteesofGauralivedatthisplace.


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kṛṣṇa-dhyānānandevasi’āchenaśrīvāsaācambitedhyāna-phalasammukheprakāśa

ŚrīvāsawassittinginmeditationonKṛṣṇawhenhesuddenlysawtheobjectofhismeditationpresentbeforehim.


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nija-prāṇa-nāthadekhi’śrīvāsapaṇḍitadaṇḍavathaiyāpaḍilāpṛthivīta

SeeingtheLordofhislife,ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitafelltothegroundofferingobeisances.


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śrī-caraṇavakṣekari’paṇḍita-ṭhākurauccaiḥ-svaredīrgha-śvāsekāndenapracura

PaṇḍitaṬhākuraheldtheLord’slotusfeettohischestandsigheddeeplyashecriedloudly.


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gaurāṅga-sundaraśrīvāserekari’kolesiñcilenaaṅgatānapremānanda-jale

GaurasundaraembracedŚrīvāsaandsoakedhisbodywithtearsofecstaticlove.


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sukṛtiśrīvāsa-goṣṭhīcaitanya-prasādesabeprabhudekhi’ūrddha-bāhukari’kānde

BythemercyofLordCaitanya,everyoneinŚrīvāsa’shouseholdwasmostpious.TheyallraisedtheirarmsandcriedonseeingtheLord.


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vaikuṇṭha-nāyakagṛhepāiyāśrīvāsahenanāhijānenakijanmilaullāsa

OnreceivingtheLordofVaikuṇṭhainhishouse,Śrīvāsa’shappinessknewnobounds.


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āpanemāthāyakari’uttamaāsanadilena,vasilātathikamala-locana

Hebroughtafineseatonhisheadandofferedittothelotus-eyedLord,whosatdownonit.


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catur-dikevasilenapāriṣada-gaṇasabeigāyanakṛṣṇa-nāmaanukṣaṇa

AlltheLord’sassociatessataroundHimandcontinuouslychantedthenamesofKṛṣṇa.


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jayajayakaregṛhepati-vratā-gaṇahailaānanda-mayaśrīvāsa-bhavana

Thechasteladiesofthehousevibratedauspicioussounds,andŚrīvāsa’sentirehousebecamefilledwithecstasy.


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prabhuāilenamātrapaṇḍiteragharavārtāpāi’āilāācārya-purandara

WhenĀcāryaPurandaraheardthattheLordhadarrivedatŚrīvāsaPaṇḍita’shouse,heimmediatelycamethere.


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tāhānedekhiyāprabhu‘pitākari’balepremāveśemattatānekarilenakole

Uponseeinghim,theLordaddressedhimasfather.Then,inecstaticlove,theLordembracedhim.


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paramasukṛtiseācārya-purandaraprabhudekhi’kāndeatihai’asamvara

ĀcāryaPurandarawasmostfortunate.HebegantocryuncontrollablyonseeingtheLord.Thewordasamvarameans“impatient”or“uncontrolled.”


TEXT18

vāsudevadattaāilenaseikṣaṇeśivānanda-sena-ādiāpta-varga-sane

AtthatmomentVāsudevaDattaandvariousotherassociatesheadedbyŚivānandaSenaarrivedthere.


TEXT19

prabhuraparamapriya—vāsudevadattatāṅhārakṛpāyasejānenasarvatattva

VāsudevaDattawasmostdeartotheLord.BytheLord’smercy,heknewallconclusivetruths.DescriptionsofŚrīVāsudevaDattaṬhākuraarefoundintheCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,10.41-42,12.57;Madhya-līlā,10.81,11.87,11.137-139,11.141-142,13.40,14.98,15.93,15.158-179,16.206;Antya-līlā,3.74,4.108,6.161,7.47,10.9,121,and140,and12.98.


TEXT20

jagaterahitakārīvāsudevadattasarva-bhūtekṛpālu—caitanya-rasematta

VāsudevaDattawasthebenefactoroftheentireworld.Hewascompassionatetoalllivingentities,andhewasintoxicatedbythemellowsofloveforLordCaitanya.VāsudevaṬhākurawasthebenefactorofeveryoneinthisworld,hewascompassionatetoalllivingentities,andhewasintoxicatedbythetopmostofthefiverasasdescribedbyŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.Becausehewasamahā-bhāgavata,hedidnotfindfaultsinothers,hewasalwayseagertobenefitothers,andhehadunflinchingloveforŚrīHari,Guru,

andVaiṣṇava.IntheEnglishlanguagehewouldbecalled“aGreaterAltruist.”


TEXT21

guṇa-grāhīadoṣa-daraśīsabā-pratiīśvarevaiṣṇaveyathāyogyarati-mati

Hewouldseeonlythegoodqualitiesofothersanddidnotfindfaultsinanyone.HehadappropriateloveandrespectfortheSupremeLordandtheVaiṣṇavas.


TEXT22

vāsudevadattadekhi’śrī-gaurasundarakolekari’kānditelāgilābahutara

WhenŚrīGaurasundarasawVāsudevaDatta,Heembracedhimandcriedprofusely.


TEXT23

vāsudevadattadhari’prabhuracaraṇauccaiḥ-svarelāgilenakaritekrandana

VāsudevaDattagrabbedtheLord’slotusfeetandbegantocryloudly.


TEXT24

vāsudevakānditekeāchehenajanaśuṣkakāṣṭha-pāṣāṇādikarayekrandana

WhowasnotaffectedbythecryingofVāsudeva?Evenpersonswithheartsashardasdrywoodorstoneweremovedtotears.EvenpersonswhoseheartswereashardasinanimateobjectswereunabletomaintaintheircomposurewhentheysawVāsudevacry.


TEXT25

vāsudevadatterayatekaguṇa-sīmāvāsudevadattavahināhikaupamā

VāsudevaDattahadsuchwonderfulqualitiesthathecouldbecomparedonlywithhimself.


TEXT26

henaseprabhuraprītidatteraviṣayaprabhubale,—“āmivāsudeveraniścaya”

TheLordhadsuchloveforVāsudevaDattathatHewouldsay,“IcertainlybelongtoVāsudeva.”


TEXT27

āpaneśrī-gauracandrabalebārabāra“eśarīravāsudevadatteraāmāra

ŚrīGaurasundarawouldrepeatedlydeclare,“ThisbodyofMinebelongstoVāsudevaDatta.ŚrīGaurasundaraconsideredthatHehadbeenpurchasedbyŚrīVāsudevaṬhākura;inotherwords,HeconsideredHimselfthepropertyofVāsudeva.


TEXT28

dattaāmāyathāvece,tathāyavikāisatyasatyaihāteanyathākichunāi

“VāsudevaDattamaysellMewhereverhelikes.Thisisafact.Nooneshoulddisbelievethisstatement.


TEXT29

vāsudevadatteravātāsayāragāyalāgiyāche,tāṅrekṛṣṇarakṣibesadāya

“OnewhoistouchedbyairthathastouchedthebodyofVāsudevaDattawillalwaysbeprotectedbyKṛṣṇa.


TEXT30

satyaāmikahi—śunavaiṣṇava-maṇḍala!edehaāmāra—vāsudeverakevala”

“Listen,OVaiṣṇavas,Itellyouthetruth!ThisbodyofMinebelongstoVāsudevaalone.”


TEXT31

vāsudevadattereprabhurakṛpāśuni’ānandevaiṣṇava-gaṇakarehari-dhvani

WhentheVaiṣṇavasheardtheLord’smercifulstatementsaboutVāsudevaDatta,theyjoyfullychantedthenameofHari.


TEXT32

bhaktabāḍāitegaurasundarasejāneyenakarebhakta,tenakarenaāpane

Gaurasundaraknowshowtoincreasethegloriesofthedevotees.AsthedevoteesglorifytheLord,theLordglorifiesthedevotees.


TEXT33

eimataraṅgeprabhuśrī-gaurasundarakatadinarahilenaśrīvāseraghara

InthiswayŚrīGaurasundarajoyfullystayedafewdaysinthehouseofŚrīvāsa.


TEXT34

śrīvāsa-rāmāi—duibhāiguṇagāyavihvalahaiyānācevaikuṇṭherarāya

Thetwobrothers—ŚrīvāsaandRāmāi—glorifiedtheLord’squalities,andtheLordofVaikuṇṭhabecameoverwhelmedwithecstasyasHedanced.


TEXT35

caitanyeraatipriya—śrīvāsa,rāmāiduicaitanyeradeha,dvidhākichunāi

ŚrīvāsaandRāmāiweremostdeartoLordCaitanya.ThereisnodoubtthatthetwowereasgoodasLordCaitanya’sbody.


TEXT36-37

saṅkīrtana-bhāgavata-pāṭha-vyavahārevidūṣaka-līlāyaaśeṣaprakāre

janmāyenaprabhurasantoṣaśrīnivāsayāṅragṛheprabhurasarvādyaparakāśa

ŚrīnivāsapleasedtheLordinvariouswaysbyperformingsaṅkīrtana,recitingŚrīmadBhāgavatam,anddisplayingproperetiquette.ItwasinhishousethattheLordfirstrevealedHimself.ŚrīvāsapleasedŚrīGaurasundarainvariouswaysbyperformingsaṅkīrtana,recitingŚrīmadBhāgavatam,anddisplayingproperetiquettefilledwithgreataffectionandlovedevoidofaweandveneration.


TEXT38

eka-dinaprabhuśrīnivāserasahitavyavahāra-kathākichukahenanibhṛta

OnedayinasolitaryplacetheLordaskedŚrīvāsaabouthishouseholdaffairs.


TEXT39

prabhubale,—“tumidekhikothāonāyāoke-matevākulāibā,ke-matekulāo”

TheLordasked,“Iseethatyoudonotgoanywhere.Howthendoyoumaintainyourfamily,andhowwillyoumaintainthem?”


TEXT40

śrīvāsabalena,—“prabhukothāoyāitenālayaāmāracittakahinutomāte”

Śrīvāsareplied,“OLord,ItellYouthatIdon’tliketogoanywhere.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.041

TEXT41

prabhubale,—“parivāraanekatomāranirbāhake-matetabehaibesabāra?”

TheLordthensaid,“Youhavealargefamily.Howwillyoumaintainthemall?”


TEXT42

śrīvāsabalena,—“yāraadṛṣṭeyāthākese-ihaibeka,milibekaye-te-pāke”

Śrīvāsasaid,“Onewillsomehoworotherreceivewhateverheisdestinedtoreceive.”


TEXT43

prabhubale,—“tabetumikarahasannyāsa”“tāhānāpāribamuñi”balenaśrīvāsa

TheLordthensaid,“Thenyoushouldtakesannyāsa,”andŚrīvāsareplied,“Icannotdothat.”


TEXT44

prabhubale,—“sannyāsagrahaṇanākaribā

bhikṣākariteokārodvārenāyaibā

TheLordsaid,“Youwillnottakesannyāsa,andyouwillnotgotoanyone’sdoortobegalms.


TEXT45

ke-matekaribāparivārerapoṣaṇakichuinābujhimuñitomāravacana

“Howthenwillyoumaintainyourfamily?Idonotunderstandwhatyouaresaying.


TEXT46

e-kāletekothāonāgelenāāilevaṭamātrakāhāreoāsiyānāmile

“Nowadaysifonedoesnotgooutandbringanything,nothingwillcome.Thephrasevaṭamātrameans“justalittle”or“eventhesmallestportion.”


TEXT47

nāmililayadiāsi’tomāraduyāretabetumikikaribā?balahaāmāre”

“TellMe,ifnothingcomestoyourdoor,whatwillyoudo?”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.048

TEXT48

śrīvāsabalenahātetinatālidiyā“eka,dui,tinaeikahiluṅbhāṅgiyā”

Śrīvāsaclappedhishandsthreetimesandsaid,“One,two,three—thisisthesecret.”


TEXT49

prabhubale,—“ekaduitinayekarilākiarthaihārabalakenatālidilā?”

TheLordsaid,“Whatisthemeaningofthis‘one,two,three’?Whydidyouclap?”


TEXT50-51

śrīvāsabalena,—“eidaḍhānaāmāratinaupavāseyadināmileāhāra

tabesatyakahoṅghaṭabāndhiyāgalāyapraveśakarimumuñisarvathāgaṅgāya”

Śrīvāsareplied,“Thisismyfirmconviction.IfIdonotreceivefoodforthreedays,then,ItellYouthetruth,IwilltieapottomyneckanddrownmyselfintheGanges.”Theworddaḍhānameans“fixeddetermination.”


TEXT52

eimātraśrīvāseraśuniyāvacanahuṅkārakariyāuṭheśacīranandana

AssoonasthesonofŚacīheardŚrīvāsa’swords,Heroaredloudlyandstoodup.


TEXT53

prabhubale,—“kibalilipaṇḍita-śrīvāsa!torakiannerajanyahaibeupāsa!

TheLordsaid,“Whatdidyousay,PaṇḍitaŚrīvāsa!Youwillstarveforwantoffood!


TEXT54

yadikadācitlakṣmīobhikṣākaretathāpihadāridryanahibatoraghare

“EvenifLakṣmīhastobeg,yourhouseholdwillnotbeafflictedbypoverty.EvenifLakṣmīdevī,thesourceofunlimitedpotenciesandallopulences,everfacespoverty,theunalloyedtopmostdevoteeŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitawillneverfacepoverty.


TEXT55

āpaneyegītā-śāstrebaliyāchoṅmuñitāhokiśrīvāsa,ebepāsariletuñi!”

“OŚrīvāsa,haveyouforgottenwhatIpersonallysaidintheBhagavad-gītā?”


TEXT56

ananyāścintayantomāṁyejanāḥparyupāsate

teṣāṁnityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁvahāmyaham

“ButthosewhoalwaysworshipMewithexclusivedevotion,meditatingonMytranscendentalform—tothemIcarrywhattheylack,andIpreservewhattheyhave.”


TEXT57

“ye-ye-janacintemoreananyahaiyātārebhikṣādeṅamuñimāthāyavahiyā

“IpersonallycarryonMyheadtheneedsofanypersonwhothinksofMewithoutdeviation.


TEXT58

yeimorecinte,nāhiyāyakārodvāreāpaneāsiyāsarva-siddhimiletāre

“AllperfectionwillautomaticallycometoonewhothinksofMebutdoesnotgotoanyone’sdoor.


TEXT59

dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣa—āpaneāisetathāpihanācāyanālayamoradāse

“Eventhoughreligiosity,economicdevelopment,sensegratification,andliberationautomaticallycometoMyservants,theydonotlookatthemoracceptthem.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.29.13)itisstated:

sālokya-sārṣṭi-sāmīpya-sārūpyaikatvamapyutadīyamānaṁnagṛhṇantivināmat-sevanaṁjanāḥ

“Apuredevoteedoesnotacceptanykindofliberation—sālokya,sārṣṭi,sāmīpya,sārūpya,orekatva—eventhoughtheyareofferedbytheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.”


TEXT60

morasudarśana-cakrerākhemoradāsamahāpralayeoyāranāhikavināśa

“MySudarśanacakraalwaysprotectsMydevotees.Evenduringthefinaldissolutiontheyarenotdestroyed.


TEXT61

yemohāradāsereokarayesmaraṇatāhāreokaroṅmuñipoṣaṇa-pālana

“IpersonallyprotectandmaintainanyonewhoremembersevenMyservant.“IbestowmercyonanyonewhoremembersMe.ImaintainandprotectonewhoremembersevenMyservant.ThedevoteeofMydevoteeismostdeartoMe.”


TEXT62

sevakeradāsasemohārapriyabaḍaanāyāsese-isemohārepāyadaḍha

“TheservantofMyservantismostdeartoMe.SuchapersoneasilyattainsMewithoutadoubt.


TEXT63

koncintāmorasevakerabhakṣyakari’muñiyārapoṣṭāāchoṅsabāraupari

“HowcanMyservantbeinanxietyforfood,whenIamtheretomaintainhiminallrespects?


TEXT64

sukheśrīnivāsa,tumivasi’thākaghareāpaniāsibesabatomāraduyāre

“OŚrīnivāsa,youjustsithappilyathome.Everythingwillcometoyourdoorstep.


TEXT65

advaiteretomāreāmāraeivara‘jarā-grastanahibedoṅhārakalevara’”

“MybenedictiontoAdvaitaandyouisthatyourbodieswillneverbeaffectedbyoldage.”ŚrīMahāprabhugavethebenedictionthatoldagewouldneveraffectthetranscendentalbodiesofŚrīvāsaandŚrīAdvaitaPrabhu.


TEXT66

rāma-paṇḍitereḍāki’śrī-gaurasundaraprabhubale,—“śunarāma,āmārauttara

ŚrīGaurasundarathencalledRāmaPaṇḍitaandsaid,“ORāma,listentowhatIsay.


TEXT67

jyeṣṭha-bhāi-śrīvāseretumisarvathāyasevibeīśvara-buddhyeāmāraājñāya

“MyorderisthatyoumustalwaysserveyourelderbrotherasifheweretheSupremeLord.


TEXT68

prāṇa-sahatumimora,śrī-rāmapaṇḍitaśrīvāserasevānāchāḍibākadācita”

“OŚrīRāmaPaṇḍita,youareasdeartoMeasMyownlife.YoushouldnevergiveuptheserviceofŚrīvāsa.”


TEXT69

śuniyāprabhuravākyaśrīvāsaśrī-rāmaantanāhiānande,hailāpūrṇa-kāma

HearingtheLord’swords,ŚrīvāsaandŚrīRāmabecameunlimitedlyhappyandtheirdesireswerefulfilled.


TEXT70

adyāpihaśrīvāserecaitanya-kṛpāyadvāresabaupasannahaitechelīlāya

BythemercyofLordCaitanya,everythingcomestothedoorofŚrīvāsaeventoday.


TEXT71

kikahibaśrīvāseraudāracaritratribhuvanahayayāṅrasmaraṇepavitra

HowcanIdescribethemagnanimouscharacteristicsofŚrīvāsa?Thethreeworldsbecomepurifiedsimplybyrememberinghim.


TEXT72

satyasevilenacaitanyereśrīnivāsayāṅragharecaitanyerasakalavilāsa

ŚrīnivāsatrulyservedLordCaitanya,forLordCaitanyaenactedHispastimesinhishouse.


TEXT73

henaraṅgeśrīvāsa-mandiregaura-rāyarahilenakatadinaśrīvāsa-icchāya

Inthisway,bythedesireofŚrīvāsa,LordGaurāṅgahappilystayedinthehouseofŚrīvāsaforafewdays.


TEXT74

ṭhākurapaṇḍitasarvagoṣṭhīrasahiteānandebhāsenaprabhudekhitedekhite

PaṇḍitaṬhākuraandhisfamilymembersallfloatedinanoceanofblissastheyconstantlysawtheLord.


TEXT75

kata-dinathāki’prabhuśrīvāseragharetabegelāpānihāṭīrāghava-mandire

AfterstayingafewdaysatŚrīvāsa’shouse,theLordwenttoRāghava’shouseinPānihāṭi.


TEXT76

kṛṣṇa-kāryeāchenaśrī-rāghava-paṇḍitasammukheśrī-gauracandrahailāvidita

WhileŚrīRāghavaPaṇḍitawasengagedintheworshipofKṛṣṇa,ŚrīGaurasundaracametherebeforehim.ManykarmisthinkthatpuredevoteesoftheSupremeLordalsodesirelikethemselvestoenjoythefruitsoftheiractivitiesandengageastheydoinactivitiesforobtainingthosefruits.ButthedevoteesoftheLordhavenobusinessotherthanengaginginactivitiesforpleasingKṛṣṇa.EngaginginactivitiesforthepleasureofKṛṣṇaiscalledbhakti,ordevotionalservice.Onewhoworksundertheconceptionthatheisthedoerofactivitiesenjoysthefruitsofhiswork.ButthoseactivitiesperformedbyaVaiṣṇavaforthepleasureofKṛṣṇaaredevotionalservice.Karmaandbhaktiaredifferentfromeachother,andthereisalargegapbetweenthem.


TEXT77

prāṇa-nāthadekhiyāśrī-rāghava-paṇḍita

daṇḍavatahaiyāpaḍilāpṛthivīta

WhenŚrīRāghavaPaṇḍitasawtheLordofhislife,hefelltothegroundandofferedobeisances.


TEXT78

dṛḍhakari’dhari’ramā-vallabha-caraṇaānanderāghavānandakarenakrandana

RāghavānandacriedinecstasyashefirmlygrabbedtheLord’slotusfeet,whicharecherishedbyRamā,thegoddessoffortune.


TEXT79

prabhuorāghava-paṇḍiterekari’kolesiñcilenaaṅgatānapremānanda-jale

AndtheLordthenembracedRāghavaPaṇḍitaandsoakedhisbodywithtearsofecstaticlove.


TEXT80

henaseānandahailarāghava-śarīrekonvidhikaribena,kichuināsphure

Rāghava’sbodywasfilledwithsuchecstasythathedidnotknowwhatheshoulddo.


TEXT81

rāghaverabhaktidekhi’śrī-vaikuṇṭha-nātha

rāghaverekarilenaśubha-dṛṣṭi-pāta

WhentheLordofVaikuṇṭhasawRāghava’sdisplayofdevotion,HeglancedmercifullyonRāghava.


TEXT82

prabhubale,—“rāghaveraālayeāsiyāpāsariluṅsabaduḥkharāghavadekhiyā

TheLordsaid,“AftercomingtoRāghava’shouseandseeingRāghava,IhaveforgottenallMytroubles.


TEXT83

gaṅgāyamajjanakaileyesantoṣahayaseisukhapāilāṅarāghava-ālaya”

“IhaveobtainedthesamesatisfactionatRāghava’shouseasonegetsbytakingbathintheGanges.”ŚrīGaurasundaraobtainedthesamesatisfactionatRāghava’shouseasthefreshnessandpleasureoneattainsbybathingintheGanges.


TEXT84

hāsi’baleprabhu,—“śunarāghavapaṇḍita!kṛṣṇerarandhanagiyākarahatvarita”

TheLordsmiledandsaid,“Listen,RāghavaPaṇḍita!GoandquicklycookforKṛṣṇa.”


TEXT85

ājñāpāi’śrī-rāghavaparama-santoṣecalilenarandanakariteprema-rase

ŚrīRāghavawasgreatlypleasedtoreceivetheLord’sorder,andhebecameabsorbedinthemellowsofecstasyashewenttocook.


TEXT86

citta-vṛttiyatekamānasaāpanāraseimatapākaviprakarilāapāra

Followingthedictatesofhisheart,thatbrāhmaṇacookedunlimitedvarietiesoffoods.


TEXT87

āilenamahāprabhukaritebhojananityānanda-saṅgeārayataāpta-gaṇa

MahāprabhuthencamewithNityānandaandotherassociatestoeat.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.088

TEXT88

bhojanakarenagauracandralakṣmī-kāntasakalavyañjanaprabhupraśaṁseekānta

Gauracandra,thehusbandofLakṣmī,lavishlypraisedeachofthevegetablepreparationsasHeate.


TEXT89

prabhubale,—“rāghaverakisundarapāka

e-matakothāoāmināhikhāiśāka”

TheLordsaid,“HowwonderfulisRāghava’scooking!Ihavenevereatenśākalikethisbefore.”


TEXT90

śāketeprabhuraprītarāghavajāniyārāndhiyāāchenaśākavividhaāniyā

RāghavaknewthattheLordwasfondofśāka,sohehadcookedvariouskindsofśāka.


TEXT91

eimataraṅgeprabhukariyābhojanavasilenagiyāprabhukari’ācamana

AfterjoyfullyfinishingHismeal,theLordwashedHishandsandmouthandsatdown.


TEXT92

rāghava-mandireśuni’śrī-gaurasundaragadādhara-dāsadhāi’āilāsatvara

AssoonasGadādharadāsaheardthatŚrīGaurasundarawasatRāghava’shouse,hequicklycamethere.


TEXT93

prabhuraparamapriya—gadādharadāsa

bhakti-sukhepūrṇayāṅravigraha-prakāśa

GadādharadāsawasextremelydeartotheLord.Hisbodywasfilledwiththehappinessofdevotionalservice.


TEXT94

prabhuodekhiyāgadādharasukṛtireśrī-caraṇatuliyādilenatānaśire

WhentheLordsawthefortunateGadādhara,HeplacedHislotusfeetonhishead.


TEXT95-96

purandara-paṇḍitaparameśvarī-dāsayāṅhāravigrahegauracandreraprakāśa

satvaredhāiyāāilenasei-kṣaṇeprabhudekhi’prema-yogekāndeduijane

AtthattimePurandaraPaṇḍitaandParameśvarīdāsa,inwhoseDeityGauracandramanifestHimself,quicklycamethere.OnseeingtheLord,theybothcriedinecstasy.ŚrīmanMahāprabhumanifestintheGaurāṅgaDeityworshipedbyParameśvarīdāsa,wholivedinthevillageofTaḍā-āṇṭapura.HebegantheworshipoftheDeityformofŚrīGaurasundara.


TEXT97

raghunāthavaidyaāilenatata-kṣaṇeparamavaiṣṇava,antanāhiyaṅraguṇe

RaghunāthaVaidyaalsocameatthattime.HewasagreatVaiṣṇavawithunlimitedgoodqualities.


TEXT98

eimatayathāyatavaiṣṇavaāchilāsabeiprabhurasthāneāsiyāmililā

InthiswayVaiṣṇavascamefromwherevertheyweretomeettheLord.


TEXT99

pāṇihāṭī-grāmehailaparamaānandaāpanesākṣātyathāprabhugauracandra

ThevillageofPānihāṭibecamefilledwithecstasy,forLordGauracandrawaspersonallypresentthere.


TEXT100

rāghavapaṇḍita-pratiśrī-gaurasundaranibhṛtekarilakichurahasya-uttara

ŚrīGaurasundaraspokesomeconfidentialtopicstoRāghavaPaṇḍitainasolitaryplace.


TEXT101

“rāghava,tomāreāminija-gopyakaiāmāradvitīyanāhinityānanda-bai

“ORāghava,Ihavesomethingconfidentialtotellyou.NityānandaisnondifferentfromMe.


TEXT102

einityānandayeikarāyaāmārese-ikariāmi,eibalilatomāre

“Itellyou,IdowhateverNityānandawantsMetodo.

TEXT103


āmārasakalakarma-nityānanda-dvāreakapaṭeeiāmikahilatomāre

“ItellyoufranklythatallMyactivitiesareperformedthroughNityānanda.


TEXT104

yeiāmi,se-inityānanda—bhedanāitomāraghareisabajānibāethāi

“ThereisnodifferencebetweenMyselfandNityānanda.Everyoneinyourhousewillcometoknowthis.


TEXT105

mahā-yogeśvareyāhāpāitedurlabhanityānandahaitetāhāpāibāsulabha

“FromNityānandayouwilleasilyobtainthatwhichisrarelyattained

bythebestofthemysticyogis.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.106

TEXT106

etekehaiyātumimahā-sāvadhānanityānandaseviha—yehenabhagavān”

“ThereforeyoushouldverycarefullyserveNityānanda,knowingHimtobetheSupremeLordHimself.”


TEXT107

makaradhvaja-kara-pratiśrī-gaurāṅga-candrabalilena,—“sevihatumiśrī-rāghavānanda

ŚrīGaurāṅgathensaidtoMakaradhvajaKara,“YoushouldserveŚrīRāghavānanda.ForadescriptionofMakaradhvajaKaraseeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text24.IntheGaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā(141)itisstated:naṭaścandramukhaḥprāgyaḥsakaromakaradhvajaḥ—“Candramukha,afamousdancerinVṛndāvana,appearedinLordCaitanya’spastimesasMakaradhvajaKara.”


TEXT108

rāghava-paṇḍita-pratiyeprītitomārasekevalasuniścayajānihaāmāra”

“KnowforcertainthatyourloveforMewillbeshownbyyourloveforRāghavaPaṇḍita.


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hena-matepānihāṭī-grāmadhanyakari’āchilenakata-dinaśrī-gaurāṅga-hari

InthiswayLordGaurāṅgamadethevillageofPānihāṭigloriousbystayingthereafewdays.


TEXT110

tabeprabhuāilenavarāha-nagaremahābhāgyavantaekabrāhmaṇeraghare

ThereaftertheLordwenttoVarāha-nagaraandstayedinthehouseofonemostfortunatebrāhmaṇa.Thenameofthebrāhmaṇaindicatedinthephraseekabrāhmaṇeraghare(“inthehouseofonebrāhmaṇa”)isŚrīRaghunāthaBhāgavataĀcārya.AnelaboratedescriptionofhimcanbefoundintheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text113.


TEXT111

seiviprabaḍasuśikṣitabhāgavateprabhudekhi’bhāgavatalāgilāpaḍite

ThatbrāhmaṇawasexpertinrecitingŚrīmadBhāgavatam,soonseeingtheLordhebegantoreciteŚrīmadBhāgavatam.


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śuniyātāhānabhakti-yogerapaṭhanaāviṣṭahailāgauracandranārāyaṇa

WhenGauracandraNārāyaṇaheardhisrecitationofversesglorifyingdevotionalservice,Hebecameabsorbedinecstasy.


TEXT113

‘balabala’baleprabhuśrī-gaurāṅga-rāyahuṅkāragarjanaprabhukarayesadāya

LordGaurāṅgarepeatedlyroaredloudly,“Readon!Readon!”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.114

TEXT114

seiviprapaḍeparānandemagnahaiyāprabhuokarenanṛtyabāhyapāsariyā

Asthatbrāhmaṇarecited,hebecameabsorbedinecstasy,andtheLordlostexternalconsciousnessasHedanced.


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bhaktiramahimā-ślokaśuniteśunitepunaḥpunaḥāchāḍapaḍenapṛthivīte

TheLordrepeatedlyfellwithforcetothegroundasHeheardthoseversesglorifyingdevotionalservice.


TEXT116

henasekarenaprabhupremeraprakāśaāchāḍadekhitesarva-lokepāyatrāsa

TheLordmanifestwonderfulecstaticloveandthenfrightened

everyoneasHefellforcefullytotheground.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.117

TEXT117

eimatarātritina-prahara-avadhibhāgavataśuniyānācilāguṇa-nidhi

InthiswaytheLord,whoisanoceanoftranscendentalqualities,dancedforninehoursthatnightwhilehearingŚrīmadBhāgavatam.


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bāhyapāi’vasilenaśrī-śacīnandanasantoṣedvijerekarilenaāliṅgana

ThereafterŚrīŚacīnandanaregainedexternalconsciousnessandhappilyembracedthatbrāhmaṇa.


TEXT119

prabhubale,—“bhāgavatae-matapaḍitekabhunāhiśuniārakāharomukhete

TheLordsaid,“IhaveneverheardsuchaniceexplanationofŚrīmadBhāgavatamfromanyone!


TEXT120

eteketomāranāma‘bhāgavatācārya’ihāvināārakonanākarihakārya”

“IthereforedesignateyouBhāgavataĀcārya.Youronlydutyisto

reciteŚrīmadBhāgavatam.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.121

TEXT121

vipra-pratiprabhurapadavīyogyaśuni’sabekarilenamahā-hari-hari-dhvani

WheneveryoneheardthesuitabledesignationthattheLordgavethebrāhmaṇa,theyallchantedthenameofHari.


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eimataprati-grāmegrāmegaṅgā-tīrerahiyārahiyāprabhubhakteramandire

InthiswaytheLordstayedinthehousesofvariousdevoteesasHepassedthroughallthevillagesonthebankoftheGanges.


TEXT123

sabārakariyāmanorathapūrṇakāmapunaḥāilenaprabhunīlācala-dhāma

TheLordfulfilledeveryone’sdesiresandthenreturnedtoNīlācala.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.124

TEXT124

gauḍa-deśepunar-bāraprabhuravihāraihāyeśunayetāraduḥkhanaheāra

OnewhohearsthesepastimesoftheLord’sreturntoBengalwillneversufferanydistress.


TEXT125

sarvanīlācala-deśeupajiladhvani‘punaḥāilenaprabhunyāsi-cūḍāmaṇi’

ThroughoutNīlācalathenewsspread:“Thecrestjewelofsannyāsīshasreturned.”


TEXT126

mahānandesarva-loke‘jayajaya’bale“āilāsacala-jagannāthanīlacale”

Ingreatecstasyeveryoneexclaimed,“Jaya!Jaya!ThemovingJagannāthahascometoNīlācala.”


TEXT127

śuni’sabautkalerapariṣada-gaṇasārvabhauma-ādiāilenaseikṣaṇa

WhenSārvabhaumaandtheotherassociatesoftheLordinUtkalaheardthenews,theyimmediatelywenttoseetheLord.


TEXT128

cira-dinaprabhuravirahebhakta-gaṇaānandeprabhuredekhi’karenakīrtana

ThedevoteeshadbeenafflictedformanydayswithfeelingsofseparationfromtheLord.Now,onseeingtheLord,theyjoyfullybegankīrtana.


TEXT129

prabhuosabāremahā-premekari’kolesiñcilāsabāraaṅganayanerajale

TheLordembracedeveryonewithgreataffectionandsoakedthemwithtearsfromHiseyes.


TEXT130

hena-mateśrī-gaurasundaranīlācalerahilenakāśī-miśra-gṛhekutūhale

InthiswayŚrīGaurasundarajoyfullyresidedinNīlācalaatthehouseofKāśīMiśra.


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nirantaranṛtya-gīta-ānanda-āveśaprakāśenagauracandra,dekhesarva-deśa

PeoplefromallprovincessawGauracandrabecomeoverwhelmedwithecstasywhileconstantlydancingandsinging.


TEXT132

kakhanonācenajagannātherasammukhetilārdhekobāhyanāhipremānanda-sukhe

SometimesHewoulddancebeforeLordJagannāthainsuchecstaticlovethatHeshowednoexternalconsciousness.


TEXT133

kakhananācenakāśī-miśreramandirekakhananācenamahāprabhusindhu-tīre

SometimesMahāprabhudancedatthehouseofKāśīMiśra,andsometimesHedancedontheshoreoftheocean.


TEXT134

e-matanirantarapremeravilāsatilārdhekoanyakarmanāhikaprakāśa

InthiswayHeconstantlymanifestedecstaticpastimes.Hedidnotengageinanyotheractivityforevenamoment.


TEXT135

pāṇi-śaṅkhabājileuṭhenaseikṣaṇakapāṭakhulilejagannātha-daraśana

Whentheconchshellwasblowninthetempleandthedoorsopened,HewastheretogreetLordJagannātha.


TEXT136

jagannāthadekhiteyeprakāśenapremaakathyaadbhuta!—gaṅgādhārāvaheyena

TheecstaticloveHemanifestedwhileseeingLordJagannāthawaswonderfulandindescribable.TearsflowedfromHiseyeslikecurrentsoftheGanges.


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dekhiyāadbhutasabautkaleralokakārodeheāranāhiraheduḥkha-śoka

ThepeopleofUtkalawereamazedtoseethis,andasaresulttheydidnotfeelanydistressorlamentation.


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yedikecaitanyamahāprabhucali’yāyaseidikesarva-loka‘harihari’gāya

OnwhateverpathCaitanyaMahāprabhutraveled,everyonewouldbegintochantthenameofHari.


TEXT139

pratāparudrerasthānehailagocara“nīlācaleāilenaśrī-gaurasundara”

SoonPratāparudracametoknow:“ŚrīGaurasundarahascometoNīlācala.”


TEXT140

seikṣaṇeśuni’mātranṛpatipratāpakaṭakachāḍiyāāilenajagannātha

Assoonasheheardthisnews,KingPratāparudraleftCuttackandcametoJagannāthaPurī.

Pratāparudra,whowasakingintheGaṅgādynasty,livedinhiscapitalofCuttackduringthetimeofMahāprabhu.OnhearingthenewsofGaurasundara’sarrival,hecamefromCuttacktoPurī.


TEXT141

prabhuredekhiteserājārabaḍaprītaprabhusenādenadaraśanakadācita

AlthoughtheKinghadagreatdesiretoseetheLord,theLordwouldnotseehimunderanycircumstances.


TEXT142

sārvabhauma-ādisabā-sthānerājākahetathāpiprabhurekehanājānāyabhaye

AlthoughtheKingrequestedSārvabhaumaandotherstoarrangehismeetingwiththeLord,theywouldnotdosooutoffear.


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rājābale,—“tumi-saba,yadikarabhayaagocareāmāredekhāhamahāśaya”

TheKingsaid,“Ifyouareallafraid,thenatleastarrangethatImayseeHimwithoutHisknowledge.Itisprohibitedforasannyāsītoseeandconversewithakingorawoman.Apersonwhodesirestofulfillhissensegratificationbyobtainingaking’sfavordesirestomeettheking.Toestablishtheprinciplesofproperetiquette,Mahāprabhuneithersaworconversedwithwomen,whoareobjectsofenjoyment,ortheking,whoisapproachedfor

obtainingfavors.ThatiswhynoneofthedevoteesdaredtotaketheKingofUtkalatoseeMahāprabhu;theyweretooafraid.


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dekhiyārājāraārtisarvabhakta-gaṇesabemeli’eiyuktikarilenamane

WhenthedevoteesallsawtheKing’sintenseeagernesstoseetheLord,theygottogetherandmadethisplan.


TEXT145

“ye-samayeprabhunṛtyakarenakīrtanebāhya-jñānadaivenāhithākayetakhane

“WhentheLorddancesinkīrtana,bythearrangementofprovidenceHelosesexternalconsciousness.


TEXT146

rājāoparamabhakta—seiavasaredekhibenaprabhure,thākiyāagocare”

“TheKingisalsoagreatdevotee,sohecanusethatopportunitytoseetheLordwithouttheLord’sknowledge.”


TEXT147

eiyuktisabekahilenarājā-sthānerājābale,—“ye-te-matedekhoṅmātratāne”

Aftermakingthisplan,theyinformedtheKing,whoreplied,“SomehoworotherIwanttoseeHim.”


TEXT148

daiveeka-dinanṛtyakarenaīśvaraśuni’rājāekeśvaraāilenasatvara

Oneday,bythearrangementofprovidence,theKingheardthattheLordwasdancingandquicklycamethere.


TEXT149

āḍethāki’dekherājānṛtyakareprabhuparamaadbhuta!—yāhānāhidekhikabhu

TheKingremainedoutofsightashewatchedtheLorddance.Hehadneverseensuchawonderbefore!TheKingstayedawayfromthesightoftheLordandconcealedhisidentityashewatchedGaurasundaradance.


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avicchinnakatadhārāvaheśrī-nayanekampasvedapulakavairvarṇyakṣaṇekṣaṇe

StreamsoftearsincessantlyflowedfromtheLord’seyes,andHisbodymanifestedshivering,perspiring,hairsstandingonend,andlossofcolorateverymoment.


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henaseāchāḍaprabhupaḍenabhūmitehenanāhiyevātrāsanāpāyadekhite

TheLordfellsoforcefullytothegroundthattherewasnotasinglepersonwhowasnotfrightened.


TEXT152

henasekarenaprabhuhuṅkāragarjanaśuniyāpratāparudradharenaśravaṇa

TheLordroaredsoloudlythatKingPratāparudrahadtocoverhisears.


TEXT153

kakhanakarenahenarodanaviraherājādekheśrī-nayaneyenanadīvahe

SometimestheLordcriedsointenselyinseparationthattheKingsawstreamsoftearsflowfromHiseyes.


TEXT154

eimatakatahayaanantavikārakatahayakatayāyalekhānāhitāra

Inthiswaytheunlimitedtransformationsoflovethatappearedanddisappearedcannotbedescribed.

TEXT155

niravadhiduimahā-bāhu-daṇḍatuli’‘haribala’baliyānācenakutūhalī

TheLordraisedHistwopowerfularmsandjoyfullydancedasHechanted,“Haribol!”


TEXT156

eimatanṛtyaprabhukari’kata-kṣaṇebāhyaprakāśiyāvasilenasarva-gaṇe

Afterdancingforsometimeinthisway,theLordmanifestedexternalconsciousnessandsatdownwithHisassociates.


TEXT157

rājāocalilāalakṣitesei-kṣaṇedekhiyāprabhuranṛtyaparānanda-mane

TheKingthenleftunnoticed.HismindwasfilledwithecstasyfromseeingtheLord’sdancing.


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dekhiyāadbhutanṛtyaadbhutavikārarājāramanetehailasantoṣaapāra

TheKingwasunlimitedlysatisfiedafterseeingtheLord’swonderfuldancingandwonderfultransformationsoflove.


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sabeekakhānimātradharilenamanesehatānaanugrahahaibārakāraṇe

Butinhismindtherearoseonedoubt,whichlaterbecamethecauseofhisachievingtheLord’smercy.


TEXT160

prabhuranayaneyatadivyadhārāvayaniravadhināciteśrī-mukhelālāhaya

WhentheLordwascontinuouslydancing,divinetearsflowedfromHiseyesandsalivaflowedfromHismouth.


TEXT161

dhūlāyalālāyanāsikāraprema-dhāresakalaśrī-aṅgavyāptakīrtana-vikāre

Intheecstasyofkīrtana,theLord’sentirebodybecamecoveredwithdust,saliva,andwaterfromHisnose.


TEXT162

esakalakṛṣṇa-bhāvanābujhi’nṛpatiīṣatsandehatānadharilekamati

TheKingwasunabletounderstandthosetransformationsofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,sosomedoubtaroseinhismind.


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kārosthāneihārājānākari’prakāśaparamasantoṣerājāgelānija-vāsa

TheKingdidnotrevealthistoanyonebutreturnedtohisresidenceingreatsatisfaction.


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prabhuredekhiyārājāmahāsukhīhaiyāthākilenagṛhegiyāśayanakariyā

TheKingwasmosthappytohaveseentheLord.Hereturnedhomeandwenttosleep.


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‘āpaneśrī-jagannāthanyāsi-rūpadhari’nijesaṅkīrtana-krīḍākareavatari’

LordJagannāthapersonallyappearedinthisworldintheformofasannyāsītopropagatethesaṅkīrtanamovement.


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īśvara-māyāyarājāmarmanāhijāneseiprabhujānāitelāgilāāpane

YetbytheinfluenceoftheLord’sillusoryenergy,theKingdidnotknowthisconfidentialfact.ThereforetheLordrevealedthistruthtotheKing.AlthoughtheoffensescommittedbyPratāparudraresultingfromhispreviousaversiontoKṛṣṇaweredestroyeduponseeingtheLord,sincehedependedonthestrengthofhissensualknowledge,hecouldnotunderstandthatŚrīGaurasundarawasKṛṣṇa.Rather,hebecamedoubtfulaboutŚrīCaitanya,thinkingthatHewassimplyadevotee.Histhoughts

werebewilderedbyKṛṣṇa’sillusoryenergy.Todisplaymercyonhim,LordJagannāthaappearedtohiminadream.Asaresult,theKingbecamerepentantandbeggedforgivenessforhisoffense.


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sukṛtipratāparudrarātresvapnadekhesvapnegiyāchenajagannātherasammukhe

ThatnightthefortunatePratāparudrasawLordJagannāthaappearbeforehiminadream.


TEXT168

rājādekhe—jagannātha-aṅgadhūlā-mayaduiśrī-nayaneyenagaṅgā-dhārāvaya

TheKingsawthatthebodyofJagannāthawascoveredwithdust,andtearsflowedfromHistwoeyeslikestreamsfromtheGanges.


TEXT169

duiśrī-nāsāyajalapaḍenirantaraśrī-mukheralālapaḍe,titekalevara

WatercontinuouslyflowedfromHistwonostrils,andHisbodybecamesoakedwithsalivafromHismouth.


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svapnerājāmanecinte—“eki-rūpalīlā!bujhitenāpārijagannātherakikhelā!”

InthatdreamtheKingthought,“Whatkindofpastimeisthis!IamunabletounderstandwhatJagannāthaisdoing!”


TEXT171

jagannātheracaraṇasparśiterājāyāyajagannāthabale,—“rājā,eta’nāyuyāya

TheKingwenttotouchJagannātha’sfeet,butJagannāthasaid,“OKing,thisisnotproper.


TEXT172

karpūra,kasturī,gandha,candana,kuṅkumelepitatomāraaṅgasakalauttame

“Yourbodyissmearedwithfragrantcamphor,musk,sandalwoodpaste,andkuṅkuma.


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āmāraśarīradekha—dhūlā-lālā-mayaāmāparaśitekitomārayogyahaya

“AndseeMybody,itiscoveredwithdustandsaliva.IsitproperforyoutotouchMe?


TEXT174

āmiyenāciteājitumigiyāchilāghṛṇākailemoraaṅgedekhi’dhūlā-lālā

“WhenyouwenttoseeMedancingtoday,youfeltrepugnantonseeingMybodycoveredwithdustandsaliva.


TEXT175

seidhūlā-lālādekhasarvāṅgeāmāratumimahārājāmahārājārakumāra

“Justsee,Myentirebodyiscoveredwiththatdustandsaliva,andyouareakingaswellasthesonofaking.


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āmāresparśitekitomārayogyahaya?”etabali’bhṛtyecāhi’hāsedayā-maya

“AmIfittobetouchedbyyou?”Afterspeakingthesewords,themercifulLordlookedatHisservantandsmiled.


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sei-kṣaṇedekherājāseisiṁhāsanecaitanya-gosāñivasi’āchenaāpane

AtthatmomenttheKingsawLordCaitanyasittingonthethronewhereJagannāthawaspreviouslysitting.


TEXT178

seimatasakalaśrī-aṅgadhūlā-mayarājārebalenahāsi’—“eta’yogyanaya

Hisentirebodywascoveredwithdustinthesamewayasbefore.HesmiledattheKingandsaid,“Thisisnotproper.


TEXT179

tumiyeāmāreghṛṇākari’gelāmanetabetumiāmāresparśibekikāraṇe”

“EarliertodayyoufeltaversiontoMeandwenthome,sowhywouldyoutouchMenow?”


TEXT180

eimatepratāparūdrerekṛpākari’siṁhāsanevasi’hāsegaurāṅga-śrī-hari

AfterbestowingmercyonPratāparudrainthisway,LordGaurāṅgasmiledasHesatonthethrone.


TEXT181

rājārahailakata-kṣaṇejāgaraṇacaitanyapāiyārājākarenakrandana

Shortlythereafter,theKingwokeupandbegantocry.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.182

TEXT182

“mahā-aparādhīmuñipāpīdurācāranājāniluṅcaitanya—īśvara-avatāra

“Iamasinful,misbehaved,greatoffender.IdidnotknowthatLord

CaitanyawastheSupremeLord.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.183

TEXT183

jīveravākonśaktitāhānejānitebrahmādiramohahayayāṅhāramāyāte

“WhatpowerdoesalivingentityhavetoknowHim?EvenpersonalitieslikeBrahmāarebewilderedbyHisillusoryenergy.


TEXT184

etekekṣamahaprabhu,moraaparādhanija-dāsakari’morekarahaprasāda”

“Therefore,OLord,pleaseforgivemyoffenses.BestowmercyonmebyacceptingmeasYourservant.”


TEXT185

āpaneśrī-jagannātha—caitanya-gosāñirājājānilena,ithekichubhedanāi

TheKingthusrealizedthatLordJagannāthaandLordCaitanyawerenondifferent.


TEXT186

viśeṣautkaṇṭhāhailaprabhuredekhitetathāpināpārekehadekhākarāite

HedevelopedintenseeagernesstoseetheLord,butnoonewasable

toarrangeameeting.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.187

TEXT187

daiveeka-dinaprabhupuṣperaudyānevasiyāāchenakatapāriṣada-sane

Bythearrangementofprovidence,theLordwasonedaysittinginaflowergardeninthecompanyofHisassociates.


TEXT188

ekākīpratāparudragiyāseisthānedīrghahai’paḍilenaprabhuracaraṇe

PratāparudrawenttherealoneandfellflatatthelotusfeetoftheLord.


TEXT189

aśru-kampa-pulakerājāraantanāñiānandemūrcchitahailenaseiṭhāṅi

Crying,shivering,andhairsstandingonendcontinuouslymanifestedonthebodyoftheKing.Hethenlostconsciousnessatthatplace.


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viṣṇu-bhakti-cihnaprabhudekhiyārājāra“uṭha”bali’śrī-hastadilenaaṅgetāṅra

WhentheLordsawsymptomsofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇuonthe

bodyoftheKing,HetouchedtheKing’sbodywithHislotushandandsaid,“Getup.”


TEXT191

śrī-hasta-paraśerājāpāilacetanaprabhuracaraṇadhari’karenakrandana

BythetouchoftheLord’slotushand,theKingregainedconsciousness.HethencaughtholdoftheLord’slotusfeetandbegantocry.


TEXT192

“trāhitrāhikṛpā-sindhusarva-jīva-nātha!muñi-pātakīrekara’śubha-dṛṣṭi-pāta

“Saveme,saveme,OoceanofmercyandLordofalllivingentities!Pleaseglancemercifullyonthissinfulperson.


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trāhitrāhisvatantra-vihārikṛpā-sindhu!trāhitrāhiśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyadīna-bandhu!

“Saveme,Osupremelyindependentoceanofmercy!Saveme,ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,thefriendofthepoor!


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trāhitrāhisarva-deva-vandyaramā-kānta!trāhitrāhibhakta-jana-vallabhaekānta!

“Saveme,ObelovedLordofLakṣmī!Youareworshipedbyallthedemigods.Saveme,OYouwhoaremostaffectionatetothedevotees!


TEXT195

trāhitrāhimahāśuddha-sattva-rūpa-dhāri!trāhitrāhisaṅkīrtana-lampaṭamurāri!

“Saveme,OYouwhoassumesaformofpuregoodness!Saveme,OMurāri,Oinauguratorofthesaṅkīrtanamovement!


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trāhitrāhiavijñāta-tattva-guṇa-nāma!trāhitrāhiparama-komalaguṇa-dhāma!

“Saveme,OYouwhoseglories,qualities,andnamesarenotknowntoall!Saveme,OmostgentleLord!Saveme,Oreservoirofalltranscendentalqualities!


TEXT197

trāhitrāhiaja-bhava-vandya-śrī-caraṇa!trāhitrāhisannyāsa-dharmeravibhūṣaṇa!

“Saveme,OLordwhoselotusfeetareworshipedbyBrahmāandŚiva!Saveme,Oornamentoftherenouncedorderoflife!


TEXT198

trāhitrāhiśrī-gaurasundaramahāprabhu!eikṛpākara’nātha,nāchāḍibākabhu”

“Saveme,LordGaurasundaraMahāprabhu!PleasebestowonmethemercythatYouwillneverleaveme.”


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śuni’prabhupratāparudrerakākuvādatuṣṭahai’prabhutānekarilāprasāda

OnhearingMahārājaPratāparudra’shumbleprayers,theLordbecamepleasedandbestowedHismercyonhim.


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prabhubale,—“kṛṣṇa-bhaktihaukatomārakṛṣṇa-kāryavinātuminākaribāāra

TheLordsaid,“MayyouattainthedevotionalserviceofKṛṣṇa.MayyounotengageinanythingotherthantheserviceofKṛṣṇa.AfterhearingMahārājaPratāparudra’shumbleprayers,ŚrīGaurasundarablessedhimbysaying,“MayyouattaindevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.”SincethelivingentitieshavenodutyotherthantheserviceofKṛṣṇa,MahāprabhublessedtheKingbytellinghimthatservicetoKṛṣṇaisthemainpurposeofallactivitiesandthatallactivitiesshouldbeperformedwiththeaimofservingKṛṣṇa.


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nirantarakara’giyākṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanatomārarakṣitāviṣṇu-cakra-sudarśana

“GoandconstantlyengageincongregationalglorificationofKṛṣṇa,andyouwillbeprotectedbyViṣṇu’sSudarśanacakra.


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tumi,sārvabhauma,ārarāmānanda-rāyatineranimittamuñiāiluṅethāya

“Icameherebecauseofyou,Sārvabhauma,andRāmānandaRāya.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.203

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sabeekavākyamātrapālibāāmāramorenākaribātumikothāopracāra

“JustdoonefavorforMe:DonotdiscloseMyidentitytoanyone.ŚrīGaurasundarasaidtoMahārājaPratāparudra,“DonottellanyoneyourpresentrealizationaboutMe.Ifyoudo,Iwillleavethisplaceandgoaway.”


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ebeyadiāmārepracārakara’tumitabeethāchāḍi’satyacalibāṅaāmi”

“IfyoudiscloseMyidentitytoanyone,Iwillcertainlyleavethisplaceandgoelsewhere.”


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etabali’āpanagalāramālādiyāvidāyadilenatānesantoṣahaiyā

Afterspeakingthesewords,theLordgavetheKingHisowngarland

andsenthimawayinsatisfaction.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.206

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calilāpratāparūdraājñākari’śirepunaḥpunaḥdaṇḍavatakariyāprabhure

AfterofferingrepeatedobeisancestotheLord,MahārājaPratāparudraleftwiththeLord’sorderonhishead.


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prabhudekhi’nṛpatihailāpūrṇa-kāmaniravadhikarenacaitanya-pada-dhyāna

TheKing’sdesirewasfulfilledbyseeingtheLord.AfterthathealwaysmeditatedonthelotusfeetofLordCaitanya.


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pratāparudreraprabhu-sahitadarśanaihāyeśunayetāremileprema-dhana

OnewhohearsthenarrationofMahārājaPratāparudra’smeetingwiththeLordattainsthetreasureofecstaticlove.


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hena-mateśrī-gaurasundaranīlācalerahilenakīrtana-vihāra-kutūhale

InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaraenjoyedpastimesofkīrtanawhile

residinginNīlācala.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.210

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nīlācalejanmilāyatekaanucarasabecinilenanijaprāṇeraīśvara

AlltheLord’sassociateswhoappearedinNīlācalagraduallyrecognizedtheLordoftheirlife.


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śrī-pradyumna-miśrakṛṣṇa-premerasāgaraātma-padayāṅredilāśrī-gaurasundara

ŚrīPradyumnaMiśrawasanoceanofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa.ŚrīGaurasundarapersonallygavehimshelteratHislotusfeet.


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paramānanda-mahāpātramahāśayayāṅratanuśrī-caitanya-bhakti-rasa-maya

ThebodyofParamānandaMahāpātraMahāśayawasfilledwiththemellowsofdevotionalservicetoLordCaitanya.


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kāśī-miśraparama-vihvalakṛṣṇa-raseāpanerahilāprabhuyāṅhāraāvāse

KāśīMiśrawasgreatlyoverwhelmedinthemellowsoflovefor

Kṛṣṇa.TheLordpersonallystayedinhishouse.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.214

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eimataprabhusarvabhṛtyakari’saṅgeniravadhigoṅāyenasaṅkīrtana-raṅge

InthiswaytheLordandallHisservantsconstantlyenjoyedpastimesofsaṅkīrtana.


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yatayataudāsīnaśrī-caitanya-dāsasabekarilenaāsi’nīlācalevāsa

AlltherenouncedservantsofLordCaitanyagraduallycameandtookupresidenceinNīlācala.ThosewholivedathomeandservedŚrīmanMahāprabhuweretheLord’shouseholderdevotees,andthosewhohadtheopportunitytoliveandconstantlyheartopicsoftheSupremeLordintheLord’sholyabodeafterhavingseveredhouseholdtiesbecameindifferenttotheirhouseandfamilymembersandwenttoresideinNīlācalawithŚrīCaitanyadeva.ThatiswhythosewhoatpresenthavetheopportunitytoretirefromfamilylifeliveinatempletoconstantlyserveŚrīCaitanyadeva.


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nityānanda-prabhuvara—paramauddāmasarva-nīlācalebhramemahājyotir-dhāma

NityānandaPrabhuwasmostindependentandeffulgent.HewanderedalloverNīlācala.


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niravadhiparānanda-raseunamattalakhitenāpārekeha—avijñāta-tattva

Hewasalwaysintoxicatedbythemellowsoftranscendentalecstasy.NoonecouldunderstandHisincomprehensibleglories.


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sadāijapenanāma—śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyasvapneonāhikanityānanda-mukheanya

Heconstantlychantedthename,“ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.”EveninHisdreamHewouldnotspeakanythingelse.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuconstantlychantedthename,“ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.”LordKṛṣṇapersonallyappearedasLordCaitanya,andthisformofLordCaitanyaismeanttorevivethespiritualconsciousnessofpeoplewhoareaversetoKṛṣṇabypreachingtheteachingsofKṛṣṇa.NityānandaPrabhudidnotspeakanywordotherthan,“ŚrīCaitanya,”eitherwhileawakeorasleep.


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yenarāmacandrelakṣmaṇeraratimatiseimatanitāyeraśrī-caitanyeprīti

Nitāi’sloveforLordCaitanyawasliketheloveandattachmentLakṣmaṇahadforRāmacandra.


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nityānanda-prasādesesakalasaṁsāraadyāpihagāyaśrī-caitanya-avatāra

BythemercyofLordNityānanda,theentireworldisnowsingingthegloriesofLordCaitanya.


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hena-matemahāprabhucaitanya-nitāinīlacalevasatikarenaduibhāi

Inthiswaythetwobrothers—CaitanyaMahāprabhuandNitāi—livedatNīlācala.


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eka-dinaśrī-gaurasundaranaraharinibhṛtevasilānityānandasaṅgekari’

OnedayŚrīGaurasundara,theSupremeLordintheformofahumanbeing,satdownwithNityānandainasolitaryplace.


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prabhubale,—“śunanityānandamahāmati!satvarecalahatuminavadvīpa-prati

TheLordsaid,“Listen,OmagnanimousNityānanda,goquicklytoNavadvīpa!


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pratijñākariyāāchiāminija-mukhe‘mūrkhanīcadaridrabhāsābaprema-sukhe’

“Ihavepersonallypromisedtoinundatethefools,thefallen,andthepoorinthehappinessofecstaticlove.


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tumiothākilāyadimuni-dharmakari’āpana-uddāma-bhāvasabaparihari’

tabemūrkhanīcayatapatitasaṁsārabaladekhiārakevākaribeuddhāra?

“IfYoualsoremainsilentlikeamuniandrenounceYourmagnanimousnature,thentellMewhowilldeliverthefoolsandthewretchedsoulswhohavefallenintomateriallife?


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bhakti-rasa-dātātumitumisamvariletabeavatāravākinimittekarile?

“Youarethedistributorofthemellowsofdevotionalservice.IfYouhidethem,thenwhatistheuseofYourincarnationinthisworld?


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etekeāmāravākyayadisatyacāotabeavilambetumigauḍa-deśeyāo

“NowifYouwishtofulfillMypromise,thenYoushouldgotoBengal

withoutdelay.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.229

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mūrkhanīcapatitaduḥkhitayatajanabhaktidiyākara’giyāsabāremocana”

“Deliverthefoolish,wretched,fallen,anddistressedpersonsbygivingthemdevotionalservice.”ŚrīGaurasundaraorderedŚrīNityānandaPrabhutogotoGauḍa-deśa.Allintelligent,aristocratic,learnedpeopleofGauḍa-deśaacceptedthereligionpreachedbyGaurasundara.Butfoolish,wretched,sinfulpeoplecouldnotunderstandthetopicsofdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇapreachedbyGaurasundara.Tobenefitthosefoolish,wretched,fallensouls—toliberatethemfromtheirnondevotionalpropensities—ŚrīGaurasundarasentŚrīNityānandatoGauḍa-deśa.ŚrīMahāprabhuhadpersonallypromisedthatHewoulddeliverallignorant,fallenpeoplewhoaremoreorlessuseless.Butsincepseudo-devoteeenjoyersofthefruitsoftheirkarmawhoareattachedtosensegratificationaswellasimpersonalMāyāvādīswhodesireliberationareallincludedamongthefools,wretched,andfallen,themostmercifulLord,ŚrīGaurasundara,sentŚrīNityānandatoupliftthem.SincetheMāyāvādīs’extremearroganceandtheritualisticsmārtas’pridebornofadeptnessbecameimpedimentsintheirattainingdevotionalservicetotheSupremeLord,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhu,whowasunhappytoseethedistressofothers,wenttoGauḍa-deśatofulfilltheinternaldesireofŚrīmanMahāprabhu.AlthoughtheinhabitantsofBengalarestillmoreorlesspollutedbyfaultslikesentimentality,theRajasthanisandGujaratisglorifythem.


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ājñāpāi’nityānanda-candratata-kṣaṇe

calilenagauḍa-deśelai’nija-gaṇe

HavingreceivedtheLord’sorder,NityānandaCandraimmediatelyleftforGauḍa-deśawithHisassociates.


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rāmadāsa-gadādharadāsamahāśayaraghunātha-vaidya-ojhā-bhakti-rasa-maya

kṛṣṇadāsapaṇḍita,parameśvarīdāsapurandara-paṇḍiteraparamaullāsa

nityānanda-svarūperayataāpta-gaṇanityānandasaṅgesabekarilāgamana

NityānandaSvarūpawasaccompaniedbyHisintimateassociatessuchasRāmadāsa,GadādharadāsaMahāśaya,RaghunāthaVaidya,whowasfilledwiththemellowsofdevotionalservice,KṛṣṇadāsaPaṇḍita,Parameśvarīdāsa,andthemostjubilantPurandaraPaṇḍita.


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pathecaliteinityānandamahāśayasarva-pāriṣadaāgekailāprema-maya

Astheybegantheirjourney,LordNityānandafirstbestowedecstaticloveonallofHisassociates.


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sabārahailaātma-vismṛtiatyantakāradehekatabhāvanāhitāraanta

Asaresult,theycompletelyforgotthemselves.Therewasnoendtotheecstaticsymptomsthatmanifestintheirbodies.


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prathameivaiṣṇavāgragaṇyarāmadāsatānadehehailenagopāla-prakāśa

ThetopmostVaiṣṇavaRāmadāsawasthefirsttomanifestthemoodofacowherdboy.


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madhya-patherāmadāsatribhaṅgahaiyāāchilāprahara-tinabāhyapāsariyā

SomewhereonthewayRāmadāsaforgottheexternalworldandstoodforninehoursinathreefold-bendingform.


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hailārādhikā-bhāva—gadādharadāse‘dadhikekinibe?’baleaṭṭaaṭṭahāse

GadādharadāsabecameabsorbedinthemoodofRādhikā.Heloudlylaughedandsaid,“Whowillbuyyogurt?”Beingabsorbedinthemoodofagopī,ŚrīGadādharadāsabegantolaughloudlyandask,“Whowillbuyyogurt?”Foolishpeoplewithoutunderstandingthetruemeaningofthewordbhāvaendupbecomingsakhībhekīs[SakhībhekīsarethosewhothinkofKrishnaasanobjectofsensegratificationanddresstheirmaterialmalebodyuptolooklikeoneofKrishna’sgirlfriends.],thinkingthatitreferstotheexternaldressand

ornaments.ThistypeofdegradationofthelivingentitiesresultingfromexternalknowledgeisanimpedimenttothedevotionalserviceoftheSupremeLord.


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raghunātha-vaidya-upādhyāyamahāmatihailenamūrtimatīye-henarevatī

ThemostmagnanimousRaghunāthaVaidyaUpādhyāyabecamefullyabsorbedinthemoodofRevatī.ŚrīmadRaghunāthaVaidyadisplayedthemoodofRevatīandbeganactingaccordingly.ThosewhodiscussJīvaGosvāmīsDurgama-saṅgamanīcommentary[onBhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu]knowthatsādhakas,whoarepreparingforperfection,andsiddhas,whoarealreadyperfect,neverconsiderthemselvesequaltotheāśraya-vigraha.Butinthevisionofothers,theyareseenasbhagavad-āśraya-vigraha,ordirectlyrelatedtotheSupremeLord.Exhibitionofsentimentsbefittingtheviṣaya-vigraha(theSupremeLord)likeŚrīRāmadāsaassumingathreefold-bendingforminthemoodofacowherdboyoftenmisguidefoolishpeople.Thatiswhytheauthorhasusedtheadjective,vaiṣṇavāgragaṇya—“thetopmostVaiṣṇava,”todescribeŚrīRāmadāsaanddidnotcreatemisconceptionsbydescribinghimas“Viṣṇu.”


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kṛṣṇadāsaparameśvarī-dāsadui-janagopāla-bhāve‘haihai’kareanukṣaṇa

KṛṣṇadāsaandParameśvarīdāsawouldalwaysraisealouduproarinthemoodofcowherdboys.BothParameśvarīdāsaandKṛṣṇadāsawereservantsofŚrīNityānanda

Prabhu.Thereforeitshouldbeunderstoodthatthegopāla-bhāvamentionedhereinreferstothemoodfoundinthetwelvecowherdboysofVrajaandnotasfoundinGopālaKṛṣṇa.Bhāvareferstotheinternalmood,nottotheexternalappearance.Thereforenooneshouldaccepttheactivitiesoffoolishpeoplelikethesakhībhekīsandgopāla-bhekīsaslimbsofdevotionalservice.Moreover,nooneshouldfallintoillusionbyacceptingtheactivitiesofthespiritualmasterasordinarymortalactivities.


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purandara-paṇḍitagāchetegiyācaḍe‘muñireaṅgada’bali’lamphadiyāpaḍe

PurandaraPaṇḍitawouldclimbatreeandjumpfromit,declaring,“IamAṅgada.”


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eimatanityānanda—śrī-ananta-dhāmasabāredilenabhāvaparama-uddāma

InthiswayNityānanda,theoriginofAnanta,arousedallofthedevotees’transcendentalsentiments.


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daṇḍepathacalesabekrośaduicāriyāyenadakṣiṇa-vāmeāpanāpāsari’

Withinahalfhourtheywouldcoverfourtoeightmiles.Theydidnotknowwhethertheyweregoingleftorright.


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kata-kṣaṇepathajijñāsenaloka-sthāne“balabhāi,gaṅgā-tīreyāibakemane”

Aftersometimetheywouldasksomepeople,“Obrothers,tellus,howcanwereachtheGanges?”


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lokabale,—“hāyahāyapathapāsarilādui-praharerapathaphiriyāāilā”

Thosepeoplewouldreply,“Alas,youhavetakenthewrongpath.Youhavecomesixhoursawayfromtheproperpath.”


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loka-vākyephiriyayāyenayathāpathapunaḥpathachāḍiyāyāyenaseimata

Afterhearingtheirwords,theywouldreturntotherightpath,buttheywouldthengointhewrongdirectionasbefore.


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punaḥpathajijñāsākarayeloka-sthānelokabale,—“patharahedaśakrośavāme”

Againtheywouldasksomepeople,whowouldreply,“Theproperpathistwentymilestotheleft.”


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punaḥhāsi’sabeicalenapathayathānija-dehanājānena,patherakākathā

Theythenlaughedandwentagaintowardstheproperpath.Theywerenotevenawareoftheirownbodies,sowhattospeakoftheroad.


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yatadeha-dharma—kṣudhātṛṣṇābhayaduḥkhakāhāronāhika—pāiparānanda-sukha

Theydidnotfeelanybodilyurgeslikehunger,thirst,fear,ordistress,fortheywereallrelishingtranscendentalhappiness.


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patheyatalīlākarilenanityānandakevarṇibe—kevājāne—sakaliananta

WhocanknowordescribeallthepastimesthatNityānandaperformedontheway?Theywereallunlimited(or:OnlyAnantacanknowanddescribethem).


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hena-matenityānandaśrī-ananta-dhāmaāilenagaṅgā-tīrepānihāṭī-grāma

InthiswayNityānanda,theoriginofLordAnanta,cametothevillageofPānihāṭionthebankoftheGanges.


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rāghava-paṇḍita-gṛhesarvādyeāsiyārahilenasakalapārṣada-gaṇalaiyā

HefirstwenttoRāghavaPaṇḍita’shouse,whereHestayedalongwithallHisassociates.


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paramaānandahailārāghava-paṇḍitaśrī-makaradhvaja-karagoṣṭhīrasahita

RāghavaPaṇḍita,ŚrīMakaradhvajaKara,andtheirfamiliesbecamegreatlypleased.


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hena-matenityānandapānihāṭī-grāmerahilenasakala-pārṣada-gaṇa-sane

InthiswayNityānandastayedwithHisassociatesinthevillageofPānihāṭi.


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nirantaraparānandekarenahuṅkāravihvalatāvinādehebāhyanāhiāra

Hewouldconstantlyroarloudlyinecstasy,andHewasalwaysoverwhelmedwithnosignofexternalconsciousness.


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nṛtyakaribāreicchāhailaantaregāyakasakalaāsi’mililāsatvare

WhenHefeltthedesiretodance,allthesingersquicklygatheredaroundHim.


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sukṛtimādhava-ghoṣa—kīrtanetatparahenakīrtanīyānāhipṛthivī-bhitara

ThemostpiousMādhavaGhoṣawasexpertinperformingkīrtana.Therewasnokīrtanaleaderlikehimintheentireworld.ŚrīMādhava,Vāsudeva,andGovindaGhoṣawereallexpertinperformingkīrtana.Theywerenotlikeordinarymundanekīrtanaleaders.ThereforetheywereaddressedasthesingersofVṛndāvana.Whenone’smundaneconceptionsarecompletelydestroyed,one’spropensityforservingHariincreases.Specifically,Mādhava,Vāsudeva,andGovindawerepersonalexpansionsof[Rādhārāṇī]theāśraya-vigrahaofthemadhura-rasaofVraja.


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yāhārekahena—vṛndāvaneragāyananityānanda-svarūperamahā-priyatama

HewasknownasthesingerofVṛndāvana,andhewasmostdeartoNityānandaSvarūpa.


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mādhava,govinda,vāsudeva—tinabhāigāitelāgilā,nāceīśvara-nitāi

Mādhava,Vāsudeva,andGovindawerethreebrothers.Whentheybegantosing,LordNityānandawoulddance.


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henasenācenaavadhūtamahābalapada-bharepṛthivīkarayeṭala-mala

ThemostpowerfulavadhūtawoulddanceinsuchawaythattheearthwouldswayundertheweightofHisfeet.


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niravadhi‘hari’bali’karayehuṅkāraāchāḍadekhitelokapāyacamatkāra

HewouldalwayschantthenameofHariandroarloudly.PeoplewouldbestruckwithwonderonseeingHimforcefullyfalltotheground.


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yāhārekarenadṛṣṭinācitenāciteseipremeḍhaliyāpaḍenapṛthivīte

AnyonewhoreceivedHisglanceasHewasdancingwouldfalltothegroundinecstaticlove.


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paripūrṇaprema-rasa-mayanityānandasaṁsāratāritekarilenaśubhārambha

Nityānanda,whowasfilledwiththemellowsofecstaticlove,nowbeganHisauspicioustaskofdeliveringtheentireworld.ŚrīNityānandabeganHisauspicioustaskofdeliveringthepeopleofthisworldbydistributingecstaticloveofGod.HepersonallydemonstratedhowonecanfullysurrenderintheserviceoftheSupremeLordsothatonecanattainperfectionindevotionalservice.


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yatekaāchilaprema-bhaktiravikārasabaprakāśiyānṛtyakarenaapāra

HemanifestedallthevarioustransformationsoflovingdevotionalserviceasHedancedwonderfully.


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kata-kṣaṇevasilenakhaṭṭāraupareājñāhailaabhiṣekakaribāratare

AftersometimeHesatdownontheDeitythroneandinstructedthedevoteestoperformabhiṣeka.


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rāghava-paṇḍita-ādipāriṣada-gaṇeabhiṣekakaritelāgilāsei-kṣaṇe

RāghavaPaṇḍitaandtheLord’sotherassociatesimmediatelybegantoperformabhiṣeka.


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sahasrasahasraghaṭaāni’gaṅgā-jalanānāgandhesuvāsitakariyāsakala

TheybroughtthousandsofpotsfilledwithGangeswatermixedwithvariousscentedoils.


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santoṣesabeidenaśrī-mastakoparicatur-dikesabeibalena‘harihari’

EveryonehappilypouredwateronHisheadastheyallchantedthenameofHariinthefourdirections.


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sabeipaḍenaabhiṣeka-mantra-gītaparamasantoṣesabehailapulakita

Theyallchantedthemantrasandsongsthatwereappropriateforabhiṣeka,andeveryone’shairsstoodonendastheybecamefilledwithgreatsatisfaction.

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abhiṣekakarāiyā,nūtanavasanaparāiyā,lepilenaśrī-aṅgecandana

Aftercompletingtheabhiṣeka,theydressedNityānandainnewclothandsmearedHisbodywithsandalwoodpulp.


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divyavana-mālātāyatulasī-sahitepīna-vakṣapūrṇakarilenanānā-mate

TheydecoratedHisbroadchestwithgarlandsofforestflowersandtulasīleaves.


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tabedivya-khaṭṭāsvarṇekariyābhūṣitasammukheāniyākarilenaupanīta

ThentheybroughtaopulentthronedecoratedwithgoldandplaceditbeforeHim.


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khaṭṭāyavasilāprabhuvaranityānandachatradharilenaśireśrī-rāghavānanda

AsLordNityānandasatonthethrone,ŚrīRāghavānandaheldanumbrellaoverHishead.


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jaya-dhvanikaritelāgilābhakta-gaṇacatur-dikehailamahā-ānanda-vādana

Allthedevoteesbegantochant,“Jaya!Jaya!”Musicalinstrumentsproducedecstaticvibrationsinthefourdirections.


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‘trāhitrāhi’sabeibalenabāhutuli’kārobāhyanahi,sabemahākutūhalī

Everyoneraisedtheirarmsandexclaimed,“Saveus!Saveus!”Theywereinsuchecstasythattheyforgotthemselves.


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svānubhāvānandeprabhunityānanda-rāyaprema-dṛṣṭi-vṛṣṭikari’cāridikecāya

InHisownecstaticmood,LordNityānandaPrabhushoweredeveryoneinthefourdirectionswithecstaticlovebyHismercifulglance.


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ājñākarilena,—“śunarāghava-paṇḍita!kadamberamālājhāṭaānahatvarita

Heordered,“Listen,RāghavaPaṇḍita!QuicklybringMeagarlandofkadambaflowers.


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baḍaprītaāmārakadamba-puṣpa-pratikadamberavanenityaāmāravasati”

“Iamveryfondofkadambaflowers.InfactIalwaysresideinakadambaforest.”


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kara-yoḍakariyārāghavānandakahe“kadamba-puṣperayogaesamayenahe”

WithfoldedhandsRāghavānandasaid,“Thisisnottheseasonforkadambaflowers.”


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prabhubale,—“bāḍīgiyācāhabhāla-manekadācitaphuṭiyāvāthākekona-sthāne”

TheLordthensaid,“Gohomeandlookcarefully.Theremaybesomebloomingsomewhere.”


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bāḍīrabhitaregiyācāhenarāghavavismitahailādekhi’mahā-anubhava

Rāghavawentinsidethehouseandwasstruckwithwonderatwhathesaw.


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jambīreravṛkṣesabakadamberaphulaphuṭiyāāchayeati-parama-atula

Hesawthatthelimetreewasfilledwiththemostamazingbloomingkadambaflowers.Thewordjambīrareferstoalimeorcitrontree.


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kiapūrvavarṇasevākiapūrvagandhasepuṣpadekhilekṣayayāyasarva-bandha

Howwonderfulwasthecolorandfragranceofthoseflowers!Allone’smaterialbondagewasdestroyedbyseeingthoseflowers.


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dekhiyākadamba-puṣparāghava-paṇḍitabāhyadūragela,hailāmahā-haraṣita

WhenRāghavaPaṇḍitasawthosekadambaflowers,helostexternalconsciousnessandbecamefilledwithjubilation.


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āpanāsamvari’mālāgāṅthiyāsatvareānilenanityānanda-prabhuragocare

Hethencheckedhisemotionsandquicklypreparedagarland,whichhebroughttoNityānandaPrabhu.BytheorderofŚrīNityānanda,RāghavaPaṇḍitafoundkadambaflowersinthelimetree.HepreparedagarlandwiththoseflowersandofferedittoNityānandaPrabhu.Atthattimeitwasimpossibletofindkadambaflowers.KadambaflowersgenerallyblossominthebeginningoftherainyseasonduringthemonthofĀṣāḍha(June-July).Butitwasnotthat

time.Althoughfromtheexternalpointofviewitwasimpossibletofindkadambaflowers,especiallyinalimetree,itisneverimpossibleinpastimesthataretranscendentaltomaterialnature.Thosewhoareadornedwithspiritualrealizationdonotenterintotheargumentsofthisexternalworld.Aservice-inclinedheartchecksalivingentity’sinclinationforenjoyingthismaterialworldandhelpshimenterthekingdomofdevotionalservice.Inthatstateone’segodoesnotremainconfinedtomundanerelationships.


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kadamberamālādekhi’nityānanda-rāyaparamasantoṣemālādilenagalāya

WhenLordNityānandasawthegarlandofkadambaflowers,Heaccepteditwithgreatsatisfaction.


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kadamba-mālāragandhesakalavaiṣṇavavihvalahailādekhi’mahā-anubhava

AlltheVaiṣṇavasbecameoverwhelmedonseeingthatwonderfulincidentandonsmellingthesweetfragranceofthatkadambagarland.


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āramahā-āścaryahailakata-kṣaṇeapūrvadanāragandhapāyasarva-jane

Shortlythereafteranothermostwonderfulincidenttookplace.Everyonesmelledthewonderfulfragranceofdamanakaflowers.

Theworddanāreferstodamanakaflowers,orArtemisiaindica.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.289

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damanaka-puśperasugandhemanaharedaśa-dikvyāptahailasakalamandire

Thefragranceofdamanakaflowersenchantedeveryone’smind.Alltendirectionswerefilledwiththatfragrance.


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hāsi’nityānandabale,—“ārebhāisaba!baladekhikigandherapāoanubhava?”

Nityānandasmiledandsaid,“Obrothers,tellMe,doyousmellsomething?”


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kara-yoḍakari’sabelāgilākahite“apūrvadanāragandhapāicāri-bhite”

Everyonefoldedtheirhandsandsaid,“Wesmellthewonderfulfragranceofdamanakaflowersinthefourdirections.”


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sabāravacanaśuni’nityānanda-rāyakahitelāgilāgopyaparama-kṛpāya

Onhearingtheirwords,LordNityānandamercifullyrevealedthe

secretbehindthis.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.293

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prabhubale,—“śunasabeparamarahasyatomarāsakaleihājānibāavaśya

NityānandaPrabhusaid,“Listentothismostconfidentialtopic.Allofyoushouldunderstandthis.


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caitanya-gosāñiājiśunitekīrtananīlācalahaitekarilenaāgamana

“LordCaitanyacametodayfromNīlācalatohearthekīrtana.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.295

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sarvāṅgepariyādivyadamanaka-mālāekavṛkṣeavalambanakariyārahilā

“Hisbodywasdecoratedwithadivinegarlandofdamanakaflowers,andHestayedhereforawhileleaningagainstonetree.


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seiśrī-aṅgeradivya-damanaka-gandhecatur-dikepūrṇahai’āchayeānande

“ThefourdirectionswerefilledwiththedivinefragranceofthedamanakaflowersthatweredecoratingHisbody.


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tomā-sabākāranṛtya-kīrtanadekhiteāpaneāilāprabhunīlācalahaite

“TheLordpersonallycamefromNīlācalatoseeyoualldanceandchantinkīrtana.


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eteketomarāsarvakāryaparihari’niravadhi‘kṛṣṇa’gāoāpanāpāsari’

“ThereforeyoushouldgiveupallotherengagementsandabsorbyourselvesintheconstantglorificationofLordKṛṣṇa.


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niravadhiśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyacandra-yaśesabāraśarīrapūrṇahauprema-rase”

“MayallofyoubecomefilledwiththemellowsofecstaticlovebyconstantlyglorifyingŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaCandra.”


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etakahi’‘hari’bali’karayehuṅkārasarvā-dikeprema-dṛṣṭikarilāvistāra

Afterspeakingthesewords,NityānandaloudlychantedthenameofHari.HethencastHislove-filledglanceinallthedirections.


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nityānanda-svarūperaprema-dṛṣṭi-pātesabārahailaātma-vismṛtidehete

Bythelove-filledglanceofNityānandaSvarūpa,theyallforgotthemselves.Bythelove-filledglanceofŚrīNityānandaPrabhu,theyallforgottheexternalworldandtheyrealizedthatŚrīGaurasundarahadcomefromNīlācalaandalldirectionswerefilledwiththesweetfragranceofdamanakaflowers.InSouthIndiadamanakaflowersarewidelyusedbecauseoftheirfragrance.Theylookliketheleavesofthetamarisktree,buttheyareverysoft.Unlessoneforgetsabouttheexternalworld,thereisnopossibilityofapproachingthebeautyoftranscendentalservice.


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śunaśunaārebhāi,nityānanda-śaktiye-rūpedilenasarva-jagaterebhakti

Obrothers,hearaboutthepowerofNityānandaandhowHedistributeddevotionalservicethroughouttheentireworld.


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yebhaktigopikā-gaṇerakahebhāgavatenityānandahaitetāhāpāilajagate

ThedevotionofthegopīsdescribedinŚrīmadBhāgavatamwasawardedtothepeopleoftheworldbyNityānanda.


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nityānandavasiyāāchenasiṁhāsanesammukhekarayenṛtyapāriṣada-gaṇe

AsNityānandawassittingonthethrone,allofHisassociatesdancedbeforeHim.


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kehagiyāvṛkṣeraupara-ḍālecaḍepātepāteveḍāya,tathāpināhipaḍe

Someoneclimbedoutonthebranchofatreeandwalkedontheleaves,yethedidnotfall.


TEXT306

kehakehaprema-sukhehuṅkārakariyāvṛkṣerauparethāki’paḍelamphadiyā

Someoneroaredloudlyinecstaticloveandjumpeddownfromthetopofatree.


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kehavāhuṅkārakarevṛkṣa-mūladhari’upāḍiyāphelevṛkṣabali’‘harihari’

SomeoneroaredloudlyashegrabbedtherootofatreeandthenuprooteditwhilechantingthenameofHari.


TEXT308

kehavāguvāka-vaneyāyaraḍadiyāgācha-pāñca-sāta-guyāekatrakariyā

Someoneranintoabetelnutforest,grabbedfiveorseventrees,anduprootedthemtogether.


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henasedehetejanmiyācheprema-balatṛṇa-prāyaupāḍiyāphelāyasakala

Hisbodywasfilledwithsuchpowerfulecstaticlovethatheuprootedthosetreesasiftheywerebladesofgrass.


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aśru,kampa,stambha,gharma,pulaka,huṅkārasvara-bhaṅga,vaivarṇya,garjana,siṁhasāra

śrī-ānanda-mūrcchā-ādiyataprema-bhāvabhāgavatekaheyatakṛṣṇa-anurāga

sabāraśarīrepūrṇahailasakalahenanityānanda-svarūperaprema-bala

NityānandaSvarūpa’secstaticlovewassopowerfulthateveryone’sbodybecamefilledwiththetransformationsofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇadescribedintheŚrīmadBhāgavatamsuchascrying,shivering,beingstunned,perspiring,hairsstandingonend,shoutingloudly,voicechoking,turningpale,thundering,roaringlikealion,andfallingunconsciousinecstasy.


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ye-dikedekhenanityānandamahāśayaseidikemahā-prema-bhakti-vṛṣṭihaya

TherewasanintenseshowerofecstaticdevotionalloveinwhateverdirectionLordNityānandacastHisglance.


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yāhārecāhena,se-iprememūrcchāpāyavastranāsamvare,bhūmepaḍi’gaḍi’yāya

WhoeverHelookedatlostconsciousnessinecstaticloveandrolledontheground,forgettinghiscloth.


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nityānanda-svarūperedharibāredhāyahāsenityānandaprabhuvasiyākhaṭṭāya

AssomeonetriedtocatchholdofNityānandaSvarūpa’sfeet,NityānandaPrabhusatonthethroneandsmiled.


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yatapāriṣadanityānanderapradhānasabārehailasarva-śakti-adhiṣṭhāna

sarva-jñatāvāk-siddhihailasabārasabehailenayenakandarpa-ākāra

AlltheprincipalassociatesofNityānandawerefullyempowered.Theybecameomniscientandwhatevertheyspokecametrue.Their

featuresresembledthoseofCupid.TheprincipaldevoteesofŚrīNityānandabecamefilledwithvariouspotenciesandbegantodisplaymanywonderfulfeats.Theywereomniscient,whichisrareamonghumanbeings,theirwordscametrue,andtheirbodiesmanifestbeautifulfeatures.


TEXT318

sabeyāreparaśakarenahastadiyāse-ihayavihvalasakalapāsariyā

Anyonewhowastouchedbytheirhandsforgoteverythingandbecameoverwhelmedwithecstasy.


TEXT319

ei-rūpepānihāṭī-grāmetinamāsanityānandaprabhukarebhaktiravilāsa

InthiswayNityānandaPrabhurelisheddevotionalserviceforthreemonthsinthevillageofPānihāṭi.


TEXT320

tina-māsakārobāhyanāhikaśarīredeha-dharmatilārdhekokārenāhisphure

Forthreemonthsnoonemanifestexternalconsciousness.Theydidnotfeeleventheslightesturgeofthebody.


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tina-māsakehanāhikarilaāhārasabeprema-sukhenṛtyabaināhiāra

Noneofthemateanythingforthreemonths.Theydidnothingotherthandanceinthehappinessofecstaticlove.


TEXT322

pānihāṭī-grāmeyatahailaprema-sukhacārivedevarṇibekasesabakautuka

ThehappinessofecstaticlovethatmanifestinthevillageofPānihāṭiwillbedescribedinthefourVedas.


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ekodaṇḍenityānandakarilenayatatāhāvarṇibāraśaktiāchekārakata

WhohastheabilitytodescribeallthepastimesthatNityānandaperformedinahalfhour?


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kṣaṇekṣaṇeāpanekarenanṛtya-raṅgacatur-dikelai’sabapāriṣada-saṅga

NityānandapassedeverymomentdancinginecstasyinthemidstofHisassociates.


TEXT325

kakhanavāāpanevasiyāvīrāsanenācāyenasakalabhakatajanejane

SometimesHewouldsitinthevīrāsanapostureandhavethedevoteesdanceoneafteranotherbeforeHim.


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ekosevakeranṛtyehenaraṅgahayacatur-dikedekhiyenaprema-vanyā-maya

Thedancingofeachdevoteewassosublimethatthefourdirectionsbecamefilledwithafloodofecstaticlove.


TEXT327

mahājhaḍepaḍeyenakadalaka-vanaei-mataprema-sukhepaḍesarva-jana

Inthehappinessofecstaticlove,everyonewouldfalltothegroundlikebananatreesfallinginagreatstorm.


TEXT328

āpaneyekahemahāprabhunityānandasei-matakarilenasarvabhakta-vṛnda

AllthedevoteesdidwhateverLordNityānandaaskedthemtodo.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.329

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niravadhiśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-saṅkīrtana

karāyena,karenalaiyābhakta-gaṇa

Hewouldinduceallthedevoteestoconstantlyperformsaṅkīrtana,asinauguratedbyŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhualwaysengagedthedevoteesinhari-saṅkīrtana,asinauguratedbyŚrīCaitanya.ThroughthesongsHesangHewouldrevealthatŚrīGaurasundarawasnondifferentfromVrajendra-nandana.


TEXT330

henaselāgilāpremaprakāśakaritese-ihayavihvala,yeāisedekhite

Hebegantomanifestsuchecstaticlovethatanyonewhocametowatchbecameoverwhelmed.


TEXT331

yesevakayakhaneyeicchākaremanese-iāsi’upasannahayatata-kṣaṇe

Wheneveranyservantdesiredsomething,hewouldimmediatelyreceiveit.


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ei-mataparānandaprema-sukha-rasekṣaṇahenakehanājānilatinamāse

Inthiswaytheywereallsoabsorbedinthemellowsofecstaticlovethatthosethreemonthsseemedtothemlikeonlyamoment.


TEXT333

tabenityānandaprabhuvarakatadinealaṅkāraparitehailāicchāmane

AftersomedaysNityānandaPrabhudesiredtodecorateHimselfwithsomeornaments.


TEXT334

icchāmātrasarva-alaṅkāraseikṣaṇeupasannaāsiyāhailavidyamāne

AssoonasthatdesireawokeinHim,allvarietiesofornamentsappearedthere.


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sūvarṇarajatamarakatamanoharanānā-vidhabahu-mūlyakatekaprastara

maṇisu-prabālapaṭṭavāsamuktāhārasukṛtisakalediyākarenamaskāra

PiouspeopleofferedtheirobeisancesandgaveNityānandaattractiveornamentsmadeofgold,silver,variouspreciousstoneslikediamonds,emeralds,andcorals,finesilkcloth,andpearlnecklaces.


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katavānirmitakatakariyānirmāṇaparilenaalaṅkāra—yenaicchātāna

HethendecoratedHimselfwithornamentsthathadalreadybeen

madeandothersthatweremadeaccordingtoHisowndesire.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.338

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duihastesuvarṇeraaṅgadabalayapuṣṭakari’parilenaātma-icchā-maya

AccordingtoHisowndesireHedecoratedHistwowristsandarmswithgoldbraceletsandarmlets.


TEXT339

suvarṇamudrikāratnekariyākhicanadaśa-śrī-aṅguleśobhākarevibhūṣaṇa

HedecoratedHistenfingerswithgoldringsstuddedwithjewels.Thewordmudrikāreferstoringsmadeofgoldandothermetalsfromobjectslikemohara(goldcoins),rupees,andpayasā.Thewordkhicanameans“studdedwith”or“setwith.”


TEXT340

kanṭhaśobhākarebahu-vidhadivyahāramaṇi-mūktā-prabālādi-yatasarva-sāra

HedecoratedHisneckwithmanyvarietiesoffinenecklacesmadeofdiamonds,pearls,andcorals.


TEXT341

rudrākṣaviḍālākṣaduisuvarṇarajatebāndhiyāparilākanṭhemaheśvaraprīte

ForthepleasureofMaheśvara,Heworeagoldandsilvernecklacesetwithrudrākṣaandcat’s-eyegems.


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muktā-kasā-suvarṇakariyāsuracanaduiśruti-mūleśobheparamaśobhana

Histwoearswerebeautifiedbygoldearringsstuddedwithpearls.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.343

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pāda-padmerajata-nūpurasuśobhanatad-uparimalaśobhejagata-mohana

Hislotusfeetwereadornedwithsilveranklebells,withanenchantingbandofsilverabovethem.


TEXT344

śukla-paṭṭa-nīla-pīta—bahuvidhavāsaapūrvaśobhayeparidhāneravilāsa

Hewasdressedinvarietiesofwhite,blue,andyellowsilkcloth.InthiswayHelookedwonderfullyattractive.


TEXT345

mālatī,mallikā,yūthī,campakeramālāśrī-vakṣekarayeśobhāāndolana-khelā

Flowergarlandsofmālatī,mallikā,yūthī,andcampakaswungtoand

froonHisattractivechest.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.346

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gorocanā-sahitacandanadivya-gandhevicitrakariyālepiyāchenaśrī-aṅge

HesmearedHisbodywithfragrantsandalwoodpastemixedwithgorocanā.


TEXT347

śrī-mastakeśobhitavividhapaṭṭavāsataduparinānā-varṇa-mālyeravilāsa

Hisheadwasdecoratedwithvarietiesofsilkclothwithvarietiesofflowergarlandsontop.


TEXT348

prasannaśrī-mukha—koṭiśaśadharajini’hāsiyākarenaniravadhihari-dhvani

Hispleasingfacedefeatedthebeautyofmillionsofmoons.HesmiledasHeconstantlychantedthenameofHari.


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ye-dikecāhenadui-kamala-nayanesei-dikeprema-varṣe,bhāsesarva-jane

InwhateverdirectionHislotuseyesglanced,therewasashowerof

ecstaticlovethatinundatedeveryone.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.350-351

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rajateraprāyalauha-daṇḍasuśobhanadui-dikekaritathisuvarṇa-bandhana

niravadhiseilauha-daṇḍaśobhekaremuṣaladharilāyenaprabhuhaladhare

JustasLordHaladharaheldaclub,NityānandaalwaysheldinHishandabeautifulironrodthatlookedasifitweresilverandthatwasboundontwosideswithgold.


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pāriṣadasabadharilenaalaṅkāraaṅgada,balaya,malla,nūpura,su-hāra

śiṅgā,vetra,vaṁśī,chāṅda-daḍi,guñjā-mālāsabedharilenagopāleraaṁśa-kalā

Hisassociatesdecoratedthemselveswithvariousornamentslikebracelets,bangles,legbands,anklebells,beautifulnecklaces,buffalohorns,sticks,flutes,ropes,andgarlandsofguñjā(smallred-and-blackseeds),fortheywereallexpansionsofthecowherdboysofVraja.


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eimatanityānandasvānubhāva-raṅgeviharenasakalapārṣadakari’saṅge

InthiswayNityānandaenjoyedHisownecstaticmoodasHesported

inthecompanyofHisassociates.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.355

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tabeprabhusarva-pāriṣada-gaṇameli’bhakta-gṛhegṛhekareparyaṭana-keli

TheLordthentookHisassociatestothehousesofvariousdevotees.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.356

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jāhnavīraduikūleyataāchegrāmasarvatrabhramenanityānandajyotir-dhāma

ThemosteffulgentNityānandavisitedeachofthevillagesonbothbanksoftheGanges.


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daraśana-mātrasarva-jīvamugdhahayanāma-tattvadui—nityānanda-rasa-maya

AlllivingentitiesbecameastonishedwhentheysawHim.ThemostblissfulNityānandaisthecombinedformoftheholynameandformoftheSupremeLord.SinceŚrīNityānandaPrabhudecoratedHimselfwithvariousvaluableornamentsandgarments,foolishpeoplesawthatHewasabsorbedinthemoodofopulenceratherthaninthetranscendentalmoodofVraja.Ordinarypoorpeople,whoasaresultofpovertyconsideredthemselvesdestitute,didnotcommitoffensesatthelotusfeetofAvadhūtaŚrīNityānandawhileseeingHisopulentmanifestationofdecoratingHimselfwithvariousornaments;rather,sincethoseornamentswerewornto

attracttheattentionofpeoplebewilderedbyopulence,theybecameastonishedandfoundinthemsweetnessandtopicsrelatedtotheserviceofKṛṣṇa.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuisdirectlysvayaṁ-prakāśa-tattva.TheholynameoftheLordandtheLordHimselfcombinetogetherandmanifestassvayaṁ-prakāśaNityānanda,thereservoiroftranscendentalhappiness.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuandthenameŚrīNityānandaaremostrelishabletranscendentalobjects.ThiswasrevealedtothelivingentitiesbythemercyofŚrīNityānanda.


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pāṣaṇḍīodekhileimātrakarestutisarvasvadibāreseikṣaṇehayamati

EventheatheistswhosawHimofferedHimrespectsandconsideredofferingeverythingtoHim.ThosewhoconsidertranscendentalViṣṇuandVaiṣṇavasasequaltomundaneobjectsorordinarypersonsarecalledpāṣaṇḍīs,oratheists.EvensuchgodlesspeoplewouldofferrespecttoNityānandaPrabhuwhentheysawHim.ByseeingtheSupremeLord,theirmundaneconceptionsbasedonmaterialenjoymentwerevanquished.ThereforetheyendedupsurrenderingeverythingtotheLord.ThosewhosurrendereverythingtotheSupremeLorddonotseetheexternalworldastheobjectoftheirenjoyment,inotherwords,theybecomeliberatedsouls.


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nityānanda-svarūperaśarīramadhurasabāreikṛpā-dṛṣṭikarenapracura

ThebodyofNityānandaSvarūpawasmostenchanting.Heglanced

mercifullyoneveryone.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.360

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kibhojanekiśayanekibāparyaṭanekṣaṇekanāyāyavyarthasaṅkīrtanavine

WhenHewaseating,sleeping,orwanderingabout,Hedidnotwasteamomentwithoutsaṅkīrtana.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuwouldalwaysglorifythetopicsofŚrīGaurahari,evenwhileeating,sleeping,ortraveling.HespokeonlyabouttopicsorKṛṣṇa,nothingelse.Hiseveryactivitywasaccompaniedbyhari-kīrtana.Therefore,whiledescribingŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadeva’steachingsinhiscommentaryontheSeventhCantooftheŚrīmadBhāgavatamandintheBhakti-sandarbha,ŚrīJīvaGosvāmīPrabhuhaswrittenabouttheactivitiesofŚrīNityānandaasfollows:yadyapianyābhaktiḥkalaukartavyātadākīrtanākhya-bhakti-saṁyogenaivakartavyā—“AlthoughotherprocessesofdevotionalserviceshouldbeperformedinKali-yuga,theymustallbeaccompaniedbythechantingoftheholynames.”


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yekhānekarenanṛtyakṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanatathāyavihvalahayakatakatajana

WhereverHeperformeddancingandcongregationalglorificationofKṛṣṇa,manypeoplebecameoverwhelmedwithecstaticlove.


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gṛhastheraśiśukonakichuinājānetāhārāomahā-mahā-vṛkṣadhari’ṭāne

Eventhehouseholders’childrenwhodidnotknowanythinguprootedlargetrees.


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huṅkārakariyāvṛkṣapheleupāḍiyā“muñiregopāla”bali’veḍāyadhāiyā

Theyroaredloudly,uprootedtrees,andranaroundexclaiming,“Iamacowherdboy.”


TEXT364

henasesāmarthyaekaśisuraśarīreśata-janemiliyāodharitenāpāre

Eachboypossessedsuchstrengththatevenahundredpeoplewereunabletocontrolhim.


TEXT365

“śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyajayanityānanda”bali’siṁha-nādakareśiśuhai’kutūhalī

Thechildrenwouldjoyfullyroarlikelionsandcallout,“AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaandNityānanda!”


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ei-matanityānanda—bālaka-jīvanavihvalakaritelāgilenaśiśu-gaṇa

InthiswayNityānanda,thelifeandsoulofallchildren,overwhelmedthosechildrenwithecstaticlove.


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māsekeoekaśiśunākareāhāradekhitelokeracittelāgecamatkāra

Foronemonththosechildrendidnoteatanything.Peoplebecamestruckwithwonderonseeingthis.


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hailenavihvalasakalabhakta-vṛndasabārarakṣakahailenanityānanda

Allthedevoteesbecameoverwhelmedwithecstaticlove,andNityānandabecamethechildren’ssoleprotector.


TEXT369

putra-prāyakari’prabhusabāredhariyākarāyenabhojanaāpanehastadiyā

TheLordwouldfeedthechildrenwithHisownhandasiftheywereHischildren.


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kāreovābāndhiyārākhenanija-pāśemārenabāndhena—tabuaṭṭaaṭṭahāse

Hewouldsometimesbindoneofthemandkeephimnearby.AlthoughHebeatthemandboundthem,theywouldlaughloudly.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuindiscriminatelydistributedHisaffectiontothechildren.SometimesHewouldfeedthem,andsometimesHewoulddisplaythepastimeoftyingthemuptostoptheirmischief.Everyonewassatisfiedbytheirbehavior.ThechildrenacceptedHimasBaladevaandthemselvesascowherdboyssubordinatetopersonalitieslikeŚrīdāma.


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eka-dinagadādhara-dāseramandireāilenatāneprītikaribāratare

OnedayNityānandawenttothehouseofGadādharadāsatobestowmercyonhim.


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gopī-bhāvegadādhara-dāsamahāśayahaiyāāchenaatiparānanda-maya

GadādharadāsaMahāśayawasfullyabsorbedinecstaticloveinthemoodofagopī.


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mastakekariyāgaṅgā-jalerakalasaniravadhiḍāke,—“kekinibego-rasa?”

HeheldapotofGangeswateronhisheadandcontinuouslycalledout,“Whowantstobuymilk?”


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śrī-bāla-gopāla-mūrtitānadevālayaāchenaparama-lāvaṇyerasamuccaya

TherewasamostenchantingDeityofŚrīBāla-gopālainhistemple.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.375

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dekhi’bāla-gopāleramūrtimanoharaprītenityānandalailāvakṣeraupara

WhenNityānandasawthatenchantingDeityofBāla-gopāla,HeaffectionatelyembracedtheDeitytoHischest.


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ananta-hṛdayedekhi’śrī-bāla-gopālasarva-gaṇehari-dhvanikarenaviśāla

WheneveryonesawŚrīBāla-gopālaonthechestofAnanta,theybegantoloudlychantthenameofHari.


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huṅkārakariyānityānanda-malla-rāyakaritelāgilānṛtyagopāla-līlāya

ThegreatwrestlerNityānandaroaredloudlyandbegantodanceinthemoodofacowherdboy.


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dāna-khaṇḍagāyenamādhavānandaghoṣaśuni’avadhūta-siṁhaparamasantoṣa

ThenMādhavānandaGhoṣasangaboutthedāna-līlā,andthelionlikeAvadhūtabecamegreatlysatisfied.Thephrasedāna-khaṇḍa-gānareferstoasongdescribingKṛṣṇa’sdāna-līlā,orpastimeofchargingtax,whichiselaboratelydescribedin[RūpaGosvāmīs]Dāna-keli-kaumudī.


TEXT379

bhāgyavantamādhaverahenakanṭha-dhvaniśuniteāviṣṭahayaavadhūta-maṇi

ThevoiceofthefortunateMādhavawassosweetthatthecrestjewelofavadhūtasbecameabsorbedinecstasy.


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ei-rūpalīlātānanija-prema-raṅgesukṛtiśrī-gadādharadāsakari’saṅge

InthehappinessofHisownecstaticlove,NityānandaenjoyedsuchpastimeswiththefortunateŚrīGadādharadāsa.


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gopī-bhāvebāhyanāhigadādharadāseniravadhiāpanāke‘gopīhenavāse

Gadādharadāsahadnoexternalconsciousness,forhewasabsorbedinthemoodofagopīandalwaysconsideredhimselftobeagopī.ŚrīGadādharadāsaalwaysremainedabsorbedinhisconstitutional

positionanddidnotexternallyacceptthedressofasakhī.Hecertainlywasalwaysabsorbedinthemoodofagopī,buthedidnotdisplayduplicitybywearingagopīsdress.


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dāna-khaṇḍa-līlāśuni’nityānanda-rāyayenṛtyakarena,tāhāvarṇananāyāya

WhenLordNityānandaheardtopicsofthedāna-līlā,Hedancedinawaythatisbeyonddescription.


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prema-bhakti-vikārerayataāchenāmasabaprakāśiyānṛtyakareanupāma

HedisplayedallthetransformationsofecstaticloveasHedancedincomparably.Thereareeighttypesofsāttvika-bhāvas,ortranscendentalsymptoms,andthirty-threekindsofsañcāri-bhāvas,orcontinuouslyexistingecstaticsymptoms.


TEXT384

vidyuteraprāyanṛtyagatirabhaṅgimākibāseadbhutabhuja-cālana-mahimā

AsHedanced,themovementofHisbodilylimbsappearedlikelightning.HowwonderfulwasthemovementofHisarms!


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kivāsenayana-bhaṅgī,kisundarahāsakibāseadbhutaśira-kampana-vilāsa

HowwonderfulwasthemovementofHiseyes,howbeautifulwasHissmile,andhowwonderfulwastheswayingofHishead!


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ekatrakariyāduicaraṇasundarakibāyoḍeyoḍelamphadenamanohara

HowwonderfullyHejumpedabout,keepingHistwobeautifulfeettogether!


TEXT387

ye-dikecāhenanityānandaprema-rasesei-dikestrī-puruṣekṛṣṇa-rasebhāse

ThemenandwomeninwhateverdirectionNityānandacastHislove-filledglanceallfloatedinthemellowsofloveforKṛṣṇa.


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henasekarenakṛpā-dṛṣṭiatiśayaparānandedeha-smṛtikāranāthākaya

Hisglancewasfilledwithsuchmercythateveryoneforgottheirownbodiesinecstasy.


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yebhaktivāñchenayogīndrādi-muni-gaṇenityānanda-prasādesebhuñjeye-te-jane

ByNityānanda’smercy,anyoneandeveryonerelishedthedevotionthatthebestoftheyogisandsagesdesire.


TEXT390

hasti-samajananākhāiletinadinacalitenāpāre,dehahayaatikṣīṇa

Ifapersonasstrongasanelephantdoesnoteatforthreedays,hewillnotbeabletowalkandhisbodywillbecomeweak.Ifahumanbeingasstrongasanelephantfastsforthreedays,helosestheabilitytowalkandhisbodybecomesweak.


TEXT391

eka-māsaekaśiśunākareāhāratathāpihasiṁha-prāyasabavyavahāra

Althougheachofthosechildrendidnoteatforonemonth,theybehavedlikelions.


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henaśaktiprakāśenanityānanda-rāyatathāpinābujhekehacaitanya-māyāya

SuchwasthepotencythatwasmanifestbyLordNityānanda,yetbytheinfluenceofLordCaitanya’sillusoryenergy,noonecouldunderstand.


TEXT393

ei-matakata-dinapremānanda-rasegadādharadāseramandireprabhuvaise

InthiswayNityānandastayedafewdaysinthehouseofGadādharadāsa,absorbedinthemellowsofecstaticlove.


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bāhyanāhigadādharadāseraśarīreniravadhi‘hari-bala’balāyasabāre

Gadādharadāsadidnotdisplayexternalconsciousness.Hewouldalwaysinduceeveryonetochant,“Haribol!”


TEXT395

seigrāmekājīācheparamadurbārakīrtanerapratidveṣakarayeapāra

TherewasamostsinfulKazilivinginthatvillage.Hestronglyopposedtheperformanceofkīrtana.InthatvillageofEṅḍiyādahatherelivedamostpowerfulKaziwhowasgreatlyinimicaltoreligiousprinciplesandwhostronglyopposedthecongregationalglorificationofHari.


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parānandemattagadādharamahāśayaniśā-bhāgegelāseikājīraālaya

GadādharaMahāśayawasalwaysintoxicatedwithtranscendentalecstasy.OnenighthewenttothehouseofthatKazi.


TEXT397

yekājīrabhayelokapalāyaantarenirbhayecalilāniśā-bhāgetāraghare

AlthoughpeoplegenerallyranawayinfearofthatKazi,Gadādharafearlesslywentatnighttohishouse.


TEXT398

niravadhihari-dhvanikaritekaritepraviṣṭahailāgiyākājīrabāḍīte

GadādharacontinuallychantedthenameofHariasheenteredtheKazi’shouse.


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dekhemātravasiyākājīrasarva-gaṇebalibārekārokichunāāisevadane

TheKazi’sservantssatdownspeechlessastheywatchedGadādharaenter.


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gadādharabale,—“āre,kājībeṭākothājhāṭa‘kṛṣṇa’bala,nahechiṇḍoṅtoramāthā”

Gadādharasaid,“Whereisthatfellow,Kazi?QuicklychantthenameofKṛṣṇa,orIwillseveryourhead.”Thewordjhāṭameans“quickly,”“withoutdelay,”or“soon.”


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agni-henakrodhekājīhailābāhiragadādharadāsadekhi’mātrahailāsthira

TheKaziwasangryasfireashecameoutoftheroom,butonseeingGadādharadāsa,hebecamepacified.


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kājībale,—“gadādhara,tumikeneethā?”gadādharabalena,—“āchayekichukathā

TheKazisaid,“Gadādhara,whyareyouhere?”Gadādharareplied,“Ihavesomethingtosay.


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śrī-caitanyanityānandaprabhuavatari’jagateramukhebalāilā’harihari’

“LordCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuhaveincarnatedinthisworldtoinduceeveryonetochantthenameofHari.


TEXT404

sabetumimātranāhibalahari-nāmatāhābalāiteāilāṅatomā-sthāna

“YoualonehavenotchantedthenameofHari,thereforeIhavecometoyourhousetomakeyouchant.


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parama-maṅgalahari-nāmabalatumitomārasakalapāpauddhāribaāmi”

“JustchantthemostauspiciousnameofHari,andIwilldeliveryoufromallsinfulreactions.”


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yadyapihakājīmahā-hiṁsaka-caritatathāpinābalekichuhailāstambhita

AlthoughtheKaziwasmostenviousbynature,hewasstunnedandcouldnotsayanything.


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hāsibalekājī,—“śunadāsagadādhara!kālibalibāṅa‘hari’,ājiyāhaghara”

TheKazithensmiledandsaid,“Listen,Gadādharadāsa,yougohomenow.IwillchantthenameofHaritomorrow.”AlthoughtheKaziwasmostenviousandopposedtoreligiousprinciples,hesmiledonseeingGadādhara’ssimplicity.Whilesmiling,hesaid,“ByyourrequestIwillchantthenameofHaritomorrow.Fornow,yougohome.”Asaresult,GadādharabecameespeciallyhappytohearthenameofHariissuefromthemouthoftheKazi.


TEXT408

hari-nāma-mātraśunilenatāramukhegadādhara-dāsapūrṇahailāprema-sukhe

AssoonasGadādharadāsaheardthenameofHaricomefromtheKazi’smouth,hebecamefilledwithecstaticjubilation.


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gadādharadāsabale,—“ārakālikeneeita’balilā’hari’āpana-vadane

Gadādharadāsathensaid,“Whytomorrow?YoujustnowutteredthenameofHari.


TEXT410

āratoraamaṅgalanāhikonakṣaṇayakhanakarilāhari-nāmeragrahaṇa”

“SinceyouhaveutteredthenameofHari,allyourinauspiciousnesshasbeenimmediatelyvanquished.”


TEXT411

etabali’parama-unmādegadādharahātetālidiyānṛtyakarebahutara

Afterspeakingthesewords,Gadādharaclappedhishandsanddancedwildlyintoxicatedwithecstasy.


TEXT412

kata-kṣaṇeāilenaāpana-mandirenityānanda-adhiṣṭhānayāṅhāraśarīre

AftersometimeGadādharareturnedtohishouse.Nityānandaalwaysresidedinhisbody.


TEXT413

hena-matagadādharadāseramahimācaitanya-pārṣada-madhyeyāṅhāragaṇanā

SucharethegloriesofGadādharadāsa,whoiscountedamongtheassociatesofLordCaitanya.


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yekājīravātāsanālayasādhu-janepāileimātrajātilayasei-kṣaṇe

henakājīdurbāradekhilejātilayahenajanekṛpā-dṛṣṭikailāmahāśaya

henajanapāsarilasabahiṁsā-dharmaihāresebali—‘kṛṣṇa’-āveśerakarma

SaintlypersonsdidnotwanttobetouchedbytheairthattouchedtheKazi,fortheyfeltthatsuchcontactwouldmakethemlosetheircaste.YetGadādharadāsaMahāśayaglancedmercifullyonthatmostsinfulKazi,whotookawaythecasteofanyHinduheencountered.Whensuchapersongivesuphisenviousnature,itistobeunderstoodthatthisisthepotencyofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.TheKaziofEṅḍiyādahawasmostsinful.Wheneverhegottheopportunityhewouldtakeawaythecasteofthosewhodidnotrespect

him.ŚrīGadādharadāsadestroyedtheenviousnatureofsuchclassesofpeople.ThereforehedisplayedthepotencyofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.


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satyakṛṣṇa-bhāvahayayāṅhāraśarīreagni-sarpavyāghratārelaṅghitenāpāre

Fire,snakes,andtigerscannotharmapersonwhoistrulyabsorbedinKṛṣṇaconsciousness.CreatureslikesnakesandtigersdonotharmpersonsintoxicatedwithecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,andfirewillnotburnthem.


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brahmādiraabhīṣṭayesabakṛṣṇa-bhāvagopī-gaṇevyaktayesakalaanurāga

iṅgitesesababhāvanityānanda-rāyadilenasakalapriya-gaṇerekṛpāya

OutofHiscauselessmercyLordNityānandafreelydistributedtoHisdearassociatestheloveforKṛṣṇathatisdesiredbypersonalitieslikeBrahmāandtheattachmenttoKṛṣṇadisplayedbythegopīs.DemigodsheadedbyBrahmācannotunderstandthegopīs’cultivationofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.ButŚrīNityānandaPrabhumercifullyandfreelygaveHisownservantsthegopīs’attachmenttoKṛṣṇa,whichisrareforevenpersonalitieslikeBrahmā.


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bhajabhāi,henanityānanderacaraṇayāṅhāraprasādepāicaitanya-śaraṇa

Obrothers,justworshipthelotusfeetofNityānanda,bywhosemercyonecanattaintheshelterofLordCaitanya.


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tabenityānandaprabhuvarakata-dineśacī-āidekhibāreicchāhailamane

AftersomedaysNityānandaPrabhufeltadesiretoseemotherŚacī.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.422

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śubha-yātrākarilenanavadvīpa-pratipāriṣada-gaṇasabakariyāsaṁhati

SoHebegananauspiciousjourneytoNavadvīpa,accompaniedbyHisassociates.


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tabeāilenaprabhukhaḍadaha-grāmepurandara-paṇḍiteradevālaya-sthāne

Ontheway,theLordcametothehouseofPurandaraPaṇḍitainthevillageofKhaḍadaha.


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khaḍadaha-grāmeāsi’nityānanda-rāyayatanṛtyakarilena—kahanenāyāya

AsHeenteredthevillageofKhaḍadaha,LordNityānandadancedso

wonderfullythatitisbeyonddescription.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.425

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purandara-paṇḍiteraparamaunmādavṛkṣerauparecaḍi’karesiṁha-nāda

PurandaraPaṇḍitabecamesointoxicatedwithecstaticlovethatheclimbedatreeandroaredlikealion.


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bāhyanāhiśrī-caitanya-dāseraśarīrevyāghratāḍāiyāyāyavanerabhitare

ThebodyofŚrīCaitanyadāsadisplayednosignofexternalconsciousness.Hewouldchasetigersthroughtheforest.


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kabhulamphadiyāuṭhevyāghrerauparekṛṣṇeraprasādevyāghralaṅghitenāpāre

Sometimeshewouldjumponatiger’sback,yetbythemercyofKṛṣṇathetigerwouldnotharmhim.


TEXT428

mahā-ajagara-sarpalai’nija-kolenirbhayecaitanya-dāsathākekutūhale

SometimesCaitanyadāsawouldfearlesslytakealargepythononhis

lapandplaywithit.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.429

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vyāghrerasahitakhelākhelenanirbhayahenakṛpākareavadhūtamahāśaya

Hewouldfearlesslyplaywithtigers.AllthiswaspossiblebythemercyofAvadhūtaNityānanda.


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sevaka-vatsalaprabhunityānanda-rāyabrahmāradurlabharasaiṅgitebhuñjāya

LordNityānandaPrabhuwasaffectionatetoHisservants.HefreelygavethemmellowsoflovethatwererarelyattainedbyBrahmā.


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caitanya-dāseraātma-vismṛtisarvathānirantarakahenaānanda-manaḥ-kathā

Caitanyadāsahadnofearforhisexternalbody,ofwhichhewascompletelyforgetful.Hecouldspendalltwenty-fourhoursofthedaychantingtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantraorspeakingaboutLordCaitanyaandNityānanda.


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duitinadinamajji’jalerabhitarethākena,kakhanoduḥkhanāhayaśarīre

Sometimeshewouldremainsubmergedinwaterfortwoorthreedays,buthewouldfeelnobodilyinconvenience.Aquaticsalwaysliveinthewater,butland-animalsareunabletostayunderwaterforalongtime.ButŚrīCaitanyadāsacouldliveunderwaterlikeastonewithoutfeelinganydiscomfort.Hedidnotmanifestanychangeinhisconsciousness.


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jaḍa-prāyaalakṣitasarvavyavahāraparamauddāmasiṁha-vikramaapāra

Thushebehavedalmostlikeinertmatter,yetsometimeshedisplayedgreatenthusiasmlikethatofalion.


TEXT434

caitanya-dāserayatabhaktiravikārakatavākahitepāri—sakalaapāra

ItisnotpossibletodescribethetransformationsofdevotionalservicedisplayedbyCaitanyadāsa,fortheywereallunlimited.


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yogyaśrī-caitanya-dāsamurāri-paṇḍitayāṅravātāseokṛṣṇapāiyeniścita

ButitisunderstoodthatanyonewhowastouchedbytheairthatcameincontactwithMurāriCaitanyadāsawouldcertainlybeenlightenedinKṛṣṇaconsciousness.


TEXT436

ebekehabalāya‘caitanya-dāsa’nāmasvapnehanābaleśrī-caitanya-guṇa-grāma

NowadayssomeonecallshimselfCaitanyadāsa,thoughheneverchantsthegloriesofLordCaitanyaeveninhisdreams.


TEXT437

advaiteraprāṇa-nātha—śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyayāṅrabhakti-prasādeadvaitasatyadhanya

ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaisthebelovedLordofAdvaita.AdvaitabecametrulygloriousasaresultofHisdevotionalservicetoLordCaitanya.


TEXT438

jayajayaadvaiterayecaitanya-bhaktiyāṅhāraprasādeadvaiterasarva-śakti

AllgloriestoAdvaita’sdevotionalservicetoLordCaitanya!AdvaitawasfullyempoweredbythemercyofLordCaitanya.

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sādhu-lokeadvaiteraemahimāghoṣekehaihāadvaiteranindāhenavāse

SaintlypersonsalwaysglorifyAdvaitainthisway,butsomepeopleconsiderthisaninsulttoAdvaita.

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sehachārabalāya‘caitanya-dāsa’nāmapāpīkemaneyāyaadvaiterasthāna

SomeuselesspersonlikethismaycallhimselfCaitanyadāsa,buthowcansuchasinfulpersonattaintheshelterofAdvaita?OneduplicitousdevoteeofAdvaitaPrabhuusedtocallhimselfCaitanyadāsa.HisideawasthatŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyawasRādhikāandAdvaitawasKṛṣṇa.ButactuallyLordCaitanyaisthecombinedformofRādhāandGovinda,andŚrīAdvaitaPrabhuisadevoteeofLordCaitanya.Thisso-calledservantofLordCaitanyawasactuallyaversetoLordCaitanya.ŚrīAdvaitaPrabhubecamefullyempoweredsimplybythemercyofLordCaitanya.Yetthatativāḍī,oroverlyproudperson,whoconsideredhimselfadevoteeofAdvaitadidnotrealizethisfactandthoughtthatsuchastatementwasaninsulttoŚrīAdvaita.AnyonewhoconsidersthissinfulpersonafollowerofAdvaitacouldnotandcannotunderstandthementalityofAdvaita.


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epāpīre‘advaiteraloka’baleyeadvaita-hṛdayakabhunāhijānese

OnewhoconsiderssuchasinfulpersonafollowerofAdvaitaneverunderstandstheheartofAdvaita.


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rākṣaseranāmayenakahe‘puṇya-jana’eimataesabacaitanya-dāsa-gaṇa

ThesepersonsmaybeknownbythenameCaitanyadāsa,orservantofCaitanya,justasdemonsareknownbythenamepuṇya-jana,orpiousperson.

InSanskritlanguagethephrasepuṇya-janaisusedasasynonymforRākṣasa,ordemon.ThereforetocalloneselfCaitanyadāsaissimplyamethodofdeceivingpeople.Thosewhodonotunderstandthedeepmeaningofthephrasepuṇya-janaconsiderthatithasagoodconnotation,butinactualityitisusedtogivetheoppositemeaning.Similarly,ifnameslikeCaitanyadāsaarenotindicativeoftheactualmeaningbutareusedtoindicateanoffenderofLordCaitanya,thenthepersonwithsuchanamecanneverbecomeanactualservantofLordCaitanya.


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kata-dinethāki’nityānandakhaḍadahesaptagrāmaāilenasarva-gaṇa-sahe

AfterpassingsomedaysatKhaḍadaha,NityānandawentwithHisassociatestoSaptagrāma.ForanelaboratedescriptionofSaptagrāma,seetheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text41.


TEXT444

seisaptagrāmeāche-sapta-ṛṣi-sthānajagateviditase‘triveṇī-ghāṭa’nāma

InthisvillageofSaptagrāmathereisaplaceassociatedwiththesevensagesknownthroughouttheworldasTriveṇī-ghāṭa.TheconfluenceoftheGanges,Sarasvatī,andYamunāisknownasTriveṇīeventoday.TheriverbedoftheYamunāisstillfoundnearKāñcarāpāḍā.SometimeagothisriverusedtoflowintotheTriveṇī-saṅgama.ReportsthattheYamunāriverbedexistednearGovaraḍāṅgāarestillcurrent.


TEXT445

seigaṅgā-ghāṭepūrvesapta-ṛṣi-gaṇatapakari’pāilenagovinda-caraṇa

ThesevensagespreviouslyperformedausteritiesandattainedthelotusfeetofGovindaonthebankoftheGangesatthisplace.


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tinadevīseisthāneekatramilanajāhnavī-yamunā-sarasvatīrasaṅgama

Thethreegoddesses—Jāhnavī,Yamunā,andSarasvatīmergetogetheratthisplace.


TEXT447

prasiddha‘triveṇī-ghāṭa’sakalabhuvanesarvapāpa-kṣayahayayāṅradaraśane

ThisplaceisrenownedthroughouttheworldasTriveṇī-ghāṭa.Bytakingdarśanaofthisplace,allone’ssinsaredestroyed.


TEXT448

nityānandaprabhuvaraparama-ānandeseighāṭesnānakarilenasarva-vṛnde

NityānandaandHisassociatestookbathatthisghāṭaingreatecstasy.


TEXT449

uddhāraṇa-dattabhāgyavanteramandirerahilenatathāprabhutriveṇīratīre

LordNityānandastayedonthebankoftheTriveṇīatthehouseofthefortunateUddhāraṇaDatta.


TEXT450

kāya-mano-vākyenityānanderacaraṇabhajilenaakaitavedatta-uddhāraṇa

UddhāraṇaDattasincerelyworshipedthefeetofNityānandawithhisbody,mind,andspeech.


TEXT451

nityānanda-svarūperasevā-adhikārapāilenauddhāraṇa,kibābhāgyatāṅra

HowfortunatewasUddhāraṇa,whoachievedtheopportunityofservingNityānandaSvarūpa!NityānandaPrabhuisnondifferentfromBaladeva.ToachieveHisserviceisrareforevendemigodslikeBrahmā.ButHisdearservantŚrīUddhāraṇaṬhākurareceivedthatopportunity.


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janmajanmanityānanda-svarūpaīśvarajanmajanmauddhāraṇotāṅhārakiṅkara

BirthafterbirthNityānandaSvarūpawashismaster,andbirthafter

birthUddhāraṇaDattawasHisservant.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.453

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yatekavaṇik-kulauddhāraṇahaitepavitrahaila,dvidhānāhikaihāte

ThereisnodoubtthattheentiremercantilecommunitywasdeliveredbyUddhāraṇaDatta.ŚrīUddhāraṇaṬhākuraappearedinthesuvarṇa-vaṇikcommunity,thecommunityofbankersandgoldmerchants.Accordingtosocialconsideration,thiscommunityisinferior.Althoughheappearedinaninferiorcommunity,hewastherecipientofŚrīNityānanda’smercy.Thereisnodoubtthatallthepeoplefrominferiorcommunitiesfollowedhisexampleandgaveuptheirrespectivefamilyprestige.InferiormercantilecommunitieslikeKāleyoraandBhāṅgārīalsobecameinclinedtoworshipHari.


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vaṇiktāritenityānanda-avatāravaṇikeredilāprema-bhakti-adhikāra

LordNityānandaadventedtodeliverthemercantilecommunity.HegavethemthequalificationtodevelopecstaticloveofGod.


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saptagrāmesabavaṇikeraghareghareāpanenitāicāṅdakīrtanevihare

NitāiCandrawouldpersonallyenjoykīrtanapastimesinthehousesof

allthemerchantsinSaptagrāma.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.456

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vaṇik-sakalanityānanderacaraṇasarva-bhāvebhajilenalaiyāśaraṇa

AllthemerchantstookshelteratthelotusfeetofNityānandaandworshipedHiminallrespects.


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vaṇiksabārakṛṣṇa-bhajanadekhitemanecamatkārapāyasakalajagate

Peopleoftheentireworldbecameastonishedonseeingthemerchants’devotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.


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nityānanda-prabhuvara-mahimāapāravaṇikadhamamūrkhayekailanistāra

ThegloriesofNityānandaPrabhuareunlimited.Hedeliveredeventhefoolish,degradedmerchants.Sincethesuvarṇa-vaṇikswerenaturallyuneducatedfoolsandwerealwaysabsorbedinthinkingaboutmundanewealth,theirheartsbecamepolluted.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhudeliveredallthemerchantswhowerepresentatthetime.Lateronsomeso-calleddevoteesinimicaltoNityānandatookbirthamongthosemerchantsandhavebecomeaswellasarebecomingaversetoHari.


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saptagrāmeprabhuvaranityānanda-rāyagaṇa-sahasaṅkīrtanakarenalīlāya

LordNityānandaenjoyedsaṅkīrtanapastimeswithHisassociatesinSaptagrāma.


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saptagrāmeyatahailakīrtana-vihāraśata-vatsareotāhānārivarṇibāra

ThekīrtanapastimesthattookplaceinSaptagrāmacannotbedescribedeveninahundredyears.


TEXT461

pūrveyenasukhahailanadīyā-nagaresei-matasukhahailasaptagrāma-pure

SaptagrāmabecamefilledwiththesameecstasythathadpreviouslyfilledtheentiredistrictofNadia.


TEXT462

rātri-dinekṣudhā-tṛṣṇānāhinidrā-bhayasarva-dikehailahari-saṅkīrtana-maya

Whetherdayornight,peopledidnotfeeltheurgesofhunger,thirst,fear,orsleep.AlldirectionswerefilledwiththecongregationalchantingoftheholynameoftheLord.


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prati-ghareghareprati-nagarecatvarenityānandaprabhuvarakīrtanevihare

NityānandaPrabhuenjoyedkīrtanapastimesineveryhouse,everyneighborhood,andeveryvillage.Thewordcatvarareferstoaneighborhoodorapark.


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nityānanda-svarūperaāveśadekhitehenanāhiyevihvalanāhayajagate

TherewasnooneintheworldwhowasnotoverwhelmedonseeingtheecstaticmoodofNityānandaSvarūpa.


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anyerakidāya,viṣṇu-drohīyeyavanatāhārāopāda-padmelailaśaraṇa

Whattospeakofothers,evenYavanaswhoareinimicaltoViṣṇutookshelteratHislotusfeet.YavanasarebynaturenondevoteesandenviousoftheSupremeLord.


TEXT466

yavaneranayanedekhiyāprema-dhārabrāhmaṇeoāpanākekarenadhikkāra

WhenthebrāhmaṇassawtheYavanas’tearsofecstaticlove,theycondemnedthemselves.

Thebrāhmaṇasareexalted,andtheYavanasaredegraded,beingdevoidofallsaṁskāras,orpurificatoryprocesses.


TEXT467

jayajayaavadhūta-candramahāśayayāṅhārakṛpāyahenasabaraṅgahaya

AllgloriestoAvadhūta-candraMahāśaya,bywhosemercyallsuchpastimestookplace.


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eimatesaptagrāme,āmbuyā-mullukeviharenanityānanda-svarūpakautuke

InthiswayNityānandaSvarūpahappilyenjoyedpastimesinSaptagrāmaandĀmbuyā-mulluka.


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tabekata-dineāilenaśāntipureācārya-gosāñipriya-vigraheraghare

ThenaftersomedaysHewenttothehouseofHisdearAdvaitaĀcāryainŚāntipura.


TEXT470

dekhiyāadvaitanityānanderaśrī-mukhahenanāhijānenajanmilakonasukha

WhenAdvaitasawNityānanda’sface,HecouldnotunderstandhowjoyfulHebecame.


TEXT471

‘hari’bali’lāgilenakaritehuṅkārapradakṣiṇadaṇḍavatakarenaapāra

HeroaredloudlyandchantedthenameofHari.ThenAdvaitacircumambulatedNityānandaandofferedHimobeisances.


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nityānanda-svarūpaadvaitakari’kolesiñcilenaaṅgatānapremānanda-jale

NityānandaSvarūpaembracedAdvaitaandsoakedHisbodywithtearsofecstaticlove.


TEXT473

doṅhedoṅhādekhi’baḍahailāvivaśajanmilaanantaanirvacanīyarasa

Theybothbecameoverwhelmeduponseeingeachother,andTheyfeltunlimited,indescribableecstasy.


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doṅhedoṅhādhari’gaḍi’yāyenaaṅganedoṅhecāhedharibāredoṅhāracaraṇe

Theyrolledonthegroundineachother’sembrace,andTheytriedtograbeachother’sfeet.


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koṭisiṁhajini’doṅhekaresiṁha-nādasamvaraṇanahedui-prabhuraunmāda

Thetworoaredmoreloudlythanmillionsoflions,andTheywereunabletocontrolTheirmadness.


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tabekata-kṣaṇedui-prabhuhailāsthiravasilenaeka-sthāneduimahādhīra

AfterawhilethetwomostsoberPrabhusbecamepacifiedandsatdowntogetherinoneplace.


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kara-yoḍakariyāadvaitamahāmatisantoṣekarenanityānanda-pratistuti

Thebroad-mindedAdvaitafoldedHishandsandhappilyofferedprayerstoNityānanda.


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“tuminityānanda-mūrtinityānanda-nāmamūrtimantatumicaitanyeraguṇa-dhāma

“YourformisNityānanda,andYournameisNityānanda.YouarethepersonificationofLordCaitanya’stranscendentalqualities.


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sarva-jīva-paritrāṇatumimahā-hetumahā-pralayetetumisatya-dharma-setu

“Youaretheultimatecauseofalllivingentities’deliverance.Youprotectreligiousprinciplesevenduringthetotalannihilation.


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tumisebujhāocaitanyeraprema-bhaktitumisecaitanya-vṛkṣedharapūrṇa-śakti

“YoupropagateLordCaitanya’sdevotionalserviceinecstaticlove.YouarethefullyempoweredbranchofthetreeofLordCaitanya.


TEXT481

brahmā-śiva-nāradādi‘bhakta’nāmayāṅratumiseparamaupadeṣṭāsabākāra

“YouarethesupremeinstructorofalldevoteesheadedbyBrahmā,Śiva,andNārada.


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viṣṇu-bhaktisabeipāyenatomāhaitetathāpihaabhimānanāsparśetomāte

“EveryoneattainsdevotionalservicetoViṣṇubyYourmercy,yetYouarenevertouchedbypride.


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patita-pāvanatumidoṣa-dṛṣṭi-śūnyatomāresejāneyāraāchebahupuṇya

sarva-yajña-mayaeivigrahatomāraavidyā-bandhanakhaṇḍesmaraṇeyāṅhāra

“Youarethedelivererofthefallensouls.Youdonotfindfaultsinothers.OnlyapersonwhohasheapsofpietycanunderstandYou.Youarethepersonificationofallsacrifice.SimplybyrememberingYou,allbondageofignoranceisdestroyed.WhileglorifyingŚrīNityānandaPrabhu,ŚrīAdvaitaPrabhusaid,“Youarethedelivererofthefallensouls,andYoudonotfindanyfaultsinthedistressed.NooneotherthanthemostpiouspersoncanunderstandYou.Youarethepersonificationofallsacrifice.SimplybyrememberingYou,allbondageofignoranceisdestroyed.”


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yaditumiprakāśanākara’āpanāretabekāraśaktiāchejānitetomāre?

“IfYoudonotrevealYourself,whowillhavethepowertoknowYou?CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.486

TEXT486

akrodhaparamānandatumimaheśvarasahasra-vadana-ādidevamahīdhara

“Youarefreefromanger,Youaresupremelyblissful,andYouaretheultimatecontroller.Youarethethousand-headedoriginalLordwhosustainstheuniverse.


TEXT487

rakṣa-kula-hantātumiśrī-lakṣmaṇa-candratumigopa-putrahaladharamūrtimanta

“YouareŚrīLakṣmaṇa,thedestroyerofthedemoniacdynasty.YouareHaladhara,thesonofthecowherd.


TEXT488

mūrkhanīcaadhamapatitauddhāritetumiavatīrṇahaiyāchapṛthivīte

“Youhaveincarnatedinthisworldtodeliverthefoolish,fallen,andwretchedsouls.


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yebhaktivāñchayeyogeśvaramuni-gaṇetomāhaitetāhāpāibekaye-tejane”

“ThedevotionalservicedesiredbythebestofthemysticyogisandsageswillbeobtainedbyanyoneandeveryonebyYourmercy.”


TEXT490

kahiteadvaitanityānanderamahimāānanda-āveśepāsarilenaāpanā

AsAdvaitaglorifiedNityānanda,HebecameabsorbedinecstasyandforgotHimself.


TEXT491

advaitasejñātānityānanderaprabhāvaemarmajānayekonakonamahābhāga

AdvaitaknowsthegloriesofNityānanda,andsomemostfortunatesoulsalsoknow.


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tabeyekalahaheraanyo’nyebājesekevalaparānanda,yadijanebujhe

ButthequarrelsthatareseenbetweenThemarenothingbutsourcesoftranscendentalhappiness,providedoneunderstandsthem.


TEXT493

advaiteravākyabujhibāraśaktikāra?jānihaīśvara-sanebhedanāhiyāṅra

WhohasthepowertounderstandthewordsofAdvaita?Indeed,HeisnondifferentfromtheSupremeLord.SeetheverseadvaitaṁhariṇādvaitādfromŚrīSvarūpaDāmodara’snotebook[andquotedherealso)inCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterOne,verse13].


TEXT494

henamateduiprabhuvaramahāraṅgeviharenakṛṣṇa-kathā-maṅgala-prasaṅge

InthiswaythetwoPrabhusjoyfullyrelishedtheauspicioustopicsofLordKṛṣṇa.


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anekarahasyakari’advaita-sahitaaśeṣaprakāretānajanmāilāprīta

NityānandaexchangedmanyconfidentialtopicswithAdvaitaandtherebyunlimitedlyincreasedHishappiness.


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tabeadvaiterasthānelai’anumatinityānandaāilenanavadvīpa-prati

ThereafterNityānandatookpermissionfromAdvaitaanddepartedforNavadvīpa.


TEXT497

sei-matesarvādyeāilāāi-sthāneāsi’namaskarilenaāiracaraṇe

HewentfirsttothehouseofmotherŚacīandofferedobeisancesatherfeet.


TEXT498

nityānanda-svarūperedekhi’śacī-āikiānandapāilena—tāraantanāi

OnseeingNityānandaSvarūpa,motherŚacīshappinesswasboundless.


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āibale,—“bāpa,tumisatyaantaryāmītomāredekhiteicchākarilāṅaāmi

MotherŚacīsaid,“Mydearson,YouarecertainlytheSupersoul,forIjusthadadesiretoseeYou.


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moracittajāni’tumiāilāsatvaraketomācinitepāresaṁsāra-bhitara

“Realizingmydesire,Youcamequicklyhere.ThereforewhowithinthisworldcanunderstandYou?


TEXT501

kata-dinathākabāpa,navadvīpa-vāseyenatomādekhoṅmuñidaśepakṣemāse

“Mydearson,stayhereinNavadvīpaforsomedays,sothatIcanseeYoueveryten,fifteen,orthirtydays.Thephrasedaśepakṣemāsemeans“aftertendays,afterfifteendays,orafteramonth.”


TEXT502

muñiduḥkhinīraicchātomāredekhitedaivetumiāsiyāchaduḥkhitātārite”

“IamdistressedanddesiretoseeYou.NowbythearrangementofprovidenceYouhavecometoremovemydistress.”


TEXT503

śuniyāāiravākyahāsenityānandayejāneāiraprabhāveraādi-anta

OnhearingmotherŚacīswords,Nityānandasmiled,forHeknewthebeginningandendofmotherŚacīsglories.


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nityānandabale,—“śunaāi,sarva-mātātomāredekhitemuñiāsiyachoṅhethā

Nityānandasaid,“Listen,motherŚacī,Omotherofall!Ihavecomeheretoseeyou.


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morabaḍaicchātomādekhitehethāyarahilāṅanavadvīpetomāraājñāya”

“Ihadagreatdesiretoseeyouhere.ThereforeonyourorderIwillstayinNavadvīpa.”


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hena-matenityānandaāisambhāṣiyānavadvīpebhramenaānanda-yuktahaiyā

AfterspeakingwithmotherŚacīinthisway,NityānandahappilywanderedthroughoutNavadvīpa.


TEXT507

navadvīpenityānandaprati-gharegharesaba-pāriṣada-saṅgekīrtanavihare

NityānandaenjoyedkīrtanapastimeswithHisassociatesineachofthehouseswithinNavadvīpa.


TEXT508

navadvīpeāsi’prabhuvara-nityānandahailenakīrtaneānandamūrtimanta

AfterarrivinginNavadvīpa,NityānandaPrabhubecamethepersonificationofecstasyinkīrtana.


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prati-gharegharesabapāriṣada-saṅgeniravadhiviharenasaṅkīrtana-raṅge

HeconstantlyenjoyedsaṅkīrtanawithHisassociatesineachandeveryhouse.


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paramamohanasaṅkīrtana-malla-veśadekhitesukṛtipāyaānanda-viśeṣa

SimplyonseeingHismostenchantingdressastheleaderofthesaṅkīrtanaparty,piouspeopleweregreatlysatisfied.PiouspersonsbecameespeciallypleasedonseeingŚrīNityānandaPrabhu’senthusiasmforsaṅkīrtana.


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śrī-mastakeśobhebahuvidhapaṭṭa-vāsatad-uparibahuvidhamālyeravilāsa

Hisheadwasdecoratedwithvariousfinesilkcloths,uponwhichwasplacedvariousflowergarlands.


TEXT512

kaṇṭhebahuvidhamaṇi-muktā-svarṇa-hāraśrutimūleśobhemuktākāñcanaapāra

AroundHisneckHeworevarietiesofnecklacesmadeofjewels,pearls,andgold.Hisearswereadornedwithgoldearringssetwithpearls.


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suvarṇeraaṅgadabalayaśobhekarenajānikatekamālāśobhekalevare

Heworebeautifulgoldarmletsandbracelets.IdonotknowhowmanyflowergarlandsdecoratedHisbody.


TEXT514

gorocanā-candanelepitasarva-aṅganiravadhibāla-gopāleraprāyaraṅga

Hisentirebodywassmearedwithsandalwoodpulpmixedwithgorocana.Healwayssportedlikeacowherdboy.


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kiapūrvalauha-daṇḍadharenalīlāyapūrṇadaśa-aṅgulisuvarṇa-mudrikāya

Heeffortlesslyheldawonderfulironstaff.Histenfingerswerealldecoratedwithgoldrings.


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śukla,nīla,pīta—bahuvidhipaṭṭa-vāsaparamavicitraparidhāneravilāsa

Hewasmostcharminglydressedwithvarietiesoffinewhite,blue,andyellowsilkcloth.


TEXT517

vetra,vaṁśī,pācanījaṭhara-paṭeśobheyāradaraśanadhyānajaga-manolobhe

Hehadacane,aflute,andabamboostickstuckinHisbelt.ByseeingorrememberingHim,themindsofeveryoneintheworldbecome

enchanted.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.518

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rajata-nūpura-mallaśobheśrī-caraṇeparamamadhura-dhvani,gajendra-gamane

Hislotusfeetwereadornedwithsilveranklebellsandbands,whichproducedsweetsoundsasHemovedlikethekingofelephants.


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ye-dikecāhenaprabhuvaranityānandasei-dikehayakṛṣṇa-rasamūrtimanta

InwhicheverdirectionNityānandaPrabhuglanced,everyonebecamefilledwiththemellowsofloveforKṛṣṇa.


TEXT520

hena-matenityānandaparama-kautukeāchenacaitanya-janma-bhūminavadvīpe

InthiswayNityānandaresidedinNavadvīpa,thebirthplaceofLordCaitanya,ingreathappiness.ThebirthplaceofŚrīCaitanyadevaisNavadvīpa.ThatparticularportionofNavadvīpaisknownasŚrīdhāmaMāyāpur.


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navadvīpa—yehenamathurā-rājadhānīkatamatalokaāche,antanāhijāni

NavadvīpaisjustlikethecapitalcityofMathurā.Nooneknewhowmanypeoplelivedthere.


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henasabasujanaāchena,yāhādekhi’sarvamahāpāpahaitemuktahayapāpī

Thereweresomanypiouspeoplethatsimplybyseeingthem,sinfulpeoplebecameliberatedfromallsinfulreactions.


TEXT523

tathimadhyedurjanayekatakatavaisesarva-dharmaghucetārachāyāraparaśe

Manysinfulpeoplealsolivedamongthem.Simplybytouchingtheirshadows,allone’sreligiousprinciplesweredestroyed.


TEXT524

tāhārāonityānanda-prabhurakṛpāyakṛṣṇa-patheratahailaatiāmāyāya

YetbythemercyofNityānandaPrabhutheywerealsobroughttothepathofpureKṛṣṇaconsciousness.


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āpanecaitanyakatakarilāmocananityānanda-dvāreuddhārilātribhuvana

LordCaitanyapersonallydeliveredmanylivingentities,andthroughNityānanda,Hedeliveredthethreeworlds.


TEXT526

cora-dasyu-adhama-patita-nāmayāranānā-matenityānandakailenauddhāra

InsomewayorotherNityānandadeliveredthethieves,therogues,thefallen,andthewretched.


TEXT527

śunaśunanityānandaprabhuraākhyānacoradasyuye-matekarilāparitrāṇa

NowlistentothetopicsofhowNityānandaPrabhudeliveredthedacoits.


TEXT528

navadvīpevaiseekabrāhmaṇa-kumāratāhārasamānacoradasyunāhiāra

InNavadvīpatherelivedoneparticularbrāhmaṇa’ssonwhohadnoequalamongthedacoitsandrogues.


TEXT529

yatacoradasyu—tāramahā-senāpatināmesebrāhmaṇa,atiparamakumati

Hewastheleaderofallotherdacoits.Thatevil-mindedpersonwasabrāhmaṇainnameonly.Thephrasenāmesebrāhmaṇareferstoabrāhmaṇa-bruva,oraso-calledbrāhmaṇa.SeethePadmaPurāṇaandtheManu-saṁhitā(7.85)fordefinitionsandsymptomsofthebrāhmaṇa-bruvas.


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para-vadhedayā-mātranāhikaśarīrenirantaradasyu-gaṇa-saṁhativihare

Hemercilesslykilledothersandalwaysremainedinthecompanyofotherdacoits.


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nityānanda-svarūperadekhi’alaṅkārasuvarṇaprabāla-maṇimuktādivya-hāra

OnetimehesawthatNityānandaSvarūpawasdecoratedwithdivinenecklacesandornamentsmadeofgold,coral,jewels,andpearls.


TEXT532

prabhuraśrī-aṅgedekhi’bahuvidhadhanaharitehailadasyu-brāhmaṇeramana

OnseeingthevariousvaluableornamentsontheLord’sbody,thatdacoitbrāhmaṇadecidedtostealthem.


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māyākari’niravadhinityānanda-saṅgebhramayetāhānadhanaharibāraraṅge

WhereverNityānandawentthatbrāhmaṇastealthilyfollowedHimforthepurposeofstealingHiswealth.


TEXT534

antareparamaduṣṭadvijabhālanayajānilenanityānandaantara-hṛdaya

Nityānanda,asSupersoulineveryone’sheart,knewtheintentionsofthatwicked-mindedbrāhmaṇa.


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hiraṇya-paṇḍita-nāmeekasubrāhmaṇaseinavadvīpevaise—mahā-akiñcana

InNavadvīpatherelivedonequalifiedbrāhmaṇanamedHiraṇyaPaṇḍita,whohadnomaterialassets.Onesymptomofaqualifiedbrāhmaṇaisfreedomfrommaterialpossessions.


TEXT536

seibhāgyavanteramandirenityānandathākilāviraleprabhuhaiyāasaṅga

NityānandaleftHisassociatesandquietlyresidedinthehouseofthatfortunateHiraṇyaPaṇḍita.


TEXT537

seiduṣṭabrāhmaṇa—paramaduṣṭa-matilaiyāsakaladasyukarayeyukati

Thesinfulbrāhmaṇawasmostwicked.Hegatheredtheotherdacoitsandmadeaplan.


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“ārebhāi,sabeārakeneduḥkhapāicaṇḍī-māyenidhimilāilāekaṭhāñi

“Obrothers,whyarewestillsuffering?GoddessCaṇḍīhasprovidedforusatreasureinoneplace.“ŚrīCaṇḍī-mātāistheonlyshelterforfulfillingourmaterialdesires.Shehasmercifullyprovidedtheingredientsforouractofplundering.”


TEXT539

eiavadhūteraaṅgetealaṅkārasonāmuktāhīrākasābaināhiāra

“Theornamentsdecoratingthebodyofthisavadhūtaareallmadeofgold,pearls,anddiamonds.


TEXT540

katalakṣaṭākārapadārthanāhijānicaṇḍī-māyeekaṭhāñimilāilāāni’

“IcannotsayhowmanyhundredsofthousandsofrupeesHisornamentsareworth,andgoddessCaṇḍīhasbroughtthemtogetherinoneplace.


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śūnyabāḍī-mājhethākehiraṇyeragharekāḍiyāānibaekadaṇḍerabhitare

“HelivesaloneinthehouseofHiraṇya.Wecangothereandtakeeverythingwithinahalfhour.


TEXT542

ḍhālakhāṅḍālai’sabehaosamavāyaājigiyāhānādibakatakaniśāya”

“Collectyourswordsandshields,fortonightwewillraidthathouse.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.543

TEXT543

eimatayuktikari’sabadasyu-gaṇasabeniśā-bhāgajāni’karilagamana

Aftermakingplansinthisway,thedacoitswaitedforthenightandthensetoutforthehouse.


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khāṅḍāchuritriśūlalaiyājanejaneāsiyāveḍiyānityānandayeisthāne

Equippedwithswords,knives,andtridents,theygatherednearthehousewhereNityānandawasstaying.


TEXT545

ekasthānerahiyāsakaladasyu-gaṇaāgecarapāṭhāiyādilaekajana

Thosedacoitsallwaitedatoneplacewhiletheysentaspytocheckoutthesituation.


TEXT546

nityānandaprabhuvarakarenabhojanacatur-dikehari-nāmalayabhakta-gaṇa

NityānandaPrabhuwastakingHismeal,andthedevoteeswerechantingthenameofHariinthefourdirections.


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kṛṣṇānandemattanityānanda-bhṛtya-gaṇakehakaresiṁha-nāda,kehavāgarjana

TheservantsofNityānandaweresointoxicatedintheecstasyofKṛṣṇaconsciousnessthatsomeofthemroaredlikelionsandsomethundered.


TEXT548

rodanakarayekehaparānanda-rasekehakaratālidiyāaṭṭaaṭṭahāse

Somecriedinthemellowsofecstaticlove,whileotherslaughedloudlyandclappedtheirhands.


TEXT549

‘haihaihāyahāya’karekonajanakṛṣṇānandenidrānāhisabāicetana

Otherscalledout,“Haya!Haya!”IntheecstasyofKṛṣṇaconsciousness,nooneslept.


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caraāsi’kahilekadasyu-gaṇa-sthāne“bhātakhāyaavadhūta,jāgesarva-jane”

Thespyreturnedandsaidtothedacoits,“TheAvadhūtaistakingHismeal,andtheothersareallawake.”


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dasyu-gaṇabale,—“sabeśuukakhāiyāāmarāovasi’sabehānādibagiyā”

Thedacoitsreplied,“Letthemeatandgotosleep.Wewillwaitawhileandthenraidthehouse.”Thewordhānāmeans“attackingwithcriesandshouts.”


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vasilāsakaladasyueka-vṛkṣa-taleparadhanalaibeka—eikutūhale

Allthedacoitssatunderatree,satisfiedthattheywouldsoonplundersomeone’swealth.


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kehabale,—“mohārasonāratāḍa-bālā”kehabale,—“muñinimumukutāramālā”

Oneofthemsaid,“IwilltakeHisgoldbracelets.”Anothersaid,“IwilltakeHispearlnecklace.”


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kehabale,—“muñinimukarṇa-ābharaṇa”“svarṇa-hāranimumuñi”balekonajana

Someoneelsesaid,“IwilltakeHisearrings.”Onesaid,“IwilltakeHisgoldnecklace.”


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kehabale,—“muñinimurajatanūpura”sabeeimana-kalākhāyenapracura

Someonesaid,“IwilltakeHissilveranklebells.”Inthiswaytheyalldreamtaboutthewealththeyexpectedtoget.Thephrasemana-kalāmeans“anobjectofenjoymentdesiredinadream.”


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henaisamayenityānanderaicchāyanidrā-bhagavatīāsi’cāpilāsabāya

BythewillofNityānanda,atthattimethegoddessofsleepcastherglanceonthedacoits.


TEXT557

seikhāneghumāilāsabadasyu-gaṇanidrāyahailāsabemahā-acetana

Allthedacoitsfellasleepatthatplace.Theybecamepracticallyunconsciousindeepsleep.


TEXT558

prabhuramāyāyahenahailamohitarātripohāila,tabunāhikasamvita

TheyweresobewilderedbytheLord’spotencythattheydidnotwakeupevenwhenthenighthadpassed.


TEXT559

kāka-ravejāgilāsakaladasyu-gaṇarātrināhidekhi’sabehailaduḥkha-mana

Thenthecrowsbegantocallout,andthedacoitsawoke.Theywereallunhappytoseethatnighthadalreadypassed.


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āste-vyasteḍhālakhāṅḍāphelāiyāvanesatvarecalilāsabadasyugaṅgā-snāne

TheyquicklyhidtheirswordsandshieldsintheforestandwenttotakebathintheGanges.


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śeṣesabadasyu-gaṇanija-sthānegelāsabesabāregālipāḍitelāgilā

Thereafterthedacoitsabusedeachotherastheyreturnedtotheirhomes.


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kehabale,—“tuiāgeghumāyepaḍili”kehabale,—“tuibaḍajāgiyāāchili”

Onedacoitsaid,“Youfellasleepfirst,”andanotherreplied,“Asifyouwereawake!”


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kehabale,—“kalahakarahakeneāralajjā-dharmacaṇḍīājirākhilasabāra”

Anothersaid,“Whyareyouquarreling?Caṇḍīhassavedusfromembarrassment.”


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dasyu-senāpatiyebrāhmaṇadurācārasebalaye,—“kalahakarahakeneāra

Thesinfulbrāhmaṇa,whowastheleaderofthedacoits,said,“Whyquarrelanymore?


TEXT565

yehailasehailacaṇḍīraicchāyaekadinagelekisakaladinayāya

“WhateverhashappenedtookplacebythewillofCaṇḍī.Welostonlyoneday,buttherewillbeothers.


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bujhilāmacaṇḍīājimohilāāpanevinicaṇḍīpūjiyāgelāṅate-kāraṇe

“IthinkCaṇḍīhasbewilderedustodaybecausewewentwithoutfirstworshipingher.Anotherreadingforāji(“today”)isāsi(“came”).


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bhālakari’ājisabemadya-māṁsadiyācalasabeekaṭhāñicaṇḍīpūjigiyā”

“LetusgotogetherandproperlyworshipCaṇḍīwithwineandmeat.”WineandmeatareingredientsfortheworshipofgoddessCaṇḍī.


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etekakariyāyuktisabadasyu-gaṇamadya-māṁsadiyāsabekarilāpūjana

Aftermakingplansinthisway,allofthedacoitsworshipedCaṇḍī

withwineandmeat.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.569

TEXT569

āradinadasyu-gaṇakāci’nānāastraāilenavīrachāṅdepari’nīla-vastra

Thenextdaythedacoitstookupvariousweapons.Theydressedinblueclothandlookedlikebraveheroes.


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mahā-niśāsarva-lokaāchayeśayanehenaisamayeveḍilekadasyu-gaṇe

Inthedeadofnight,wheneveryonewasasleep,thedacoitssurroundedthehouse.


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bāḍīranikaṭethāki’dasyu-gaṇadekhecatur-dikeanekapāikebāḍīrākhe

Asthedacoitscamenearthehouse,theysawthatitwasguardedbymanysoldiers.Thewordpāikameans“infantry,”andthewordrākhemeans“protects


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catur-dikeastradhārīpadātika-gaṇaniravadhihari-nāmakarenagrahaṇa

Thosesoldierswerearmed,theysurroundedthehouseonallfoursides,andtheyconstantlychantedthenameofHari.


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paramaprakāṇḍa-mūrti—sabeiuddaṇḍanānā-astradhārīsabe—paramapracaṇḍa

Theyhadlarge,powerfulbodies,andtheylookedmostformidable,beingequippedwithvariousweapons.


TEXT574

sarva-dasyu-gaṇadekhetāraeko-janeśata-janomāritepārayesei-kṣaṇe

Thedacoitscouldseethateachofthosesoldierswaspowerfulenoughtokillahundredpeopleinamoment.


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sabāragalāyamālā,sarvāṅgecandananiravadhikaritechenāma-saṅkīrtana

Theyallhadflowergarlands,theirbodiesweresmearedwithsandalwoodpaste,andtheycontinuouslyengagedincongregationalchantingoftheholynames.


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nityānanda-prabhuvaraāchenaśayanecatur-dike‘kṛṣṇa’gāyaseisabagaṇe

NityānandaPrabhuwassleepingasthosesoldierschantedthenameofKṛṣṇainthefourdirections.


TEXT577

dasyu-gaṇadekhi’baḍahailāvismitabāḍīchāḍi’sabevasilenaekabhita

Onseeingthesituation,thedacoitswerestruckwithwonder.Theywentawayfromthehouseandsatdowntooneside.


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sarva-dasyu-gaṇeyuktilāgilākarite“kothākārapadātikaāilaethāte”

Thenthedacoitsallbegantodiscussamongthemselves,“Fromwherehaveallthesesoldierscome?”


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kehabale,—“avadhūtake-matejāniyākāhārapāikaāniñāchayemāgiyā”

Onedacoitsaid,“TheAvadhūtamusthavesomehowunderstoodourplanandborrowedthesesoldiersfromsomeone.”


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kehabale,—“bhāi,avadhūtabaḍa‘jñānī’mājhemājheanekalokeramukheśuni

Anothersaid,“Obrothers,IhaveheardfromanumberofpeoplethatthisAvadhūtaisverywise.


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jñānavānbaḍaavadhūtamahāśayaāpanārarakṣākibāāpanekaraya

“ThisAvadhūtaMahāśayaissointelligentHearrangesforHisownprotection.


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anyathāyesabadekhipadātika-gaṇamanuṣyeramatanāhidekhiekajana

“Otherwisethosesoldierswesawdidnotevenlooklikehumanbeings.


TEXT583

henabujhi—eisabaśaktiraprabhāve‘gosāñi’kariyātānekahesabe”

“IthinkpeoplecallHimGosāñibecauseHehassuchgreatinfluence.”


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ārakehabale,—“tumiabudhayebhāi!yekhāyayeparesevāke-matagosāñi”

Someoneelsesaid,“Obrother,youareafool!HowcanonewhoeatsanddresseslikeHimbecalledaGosāñi?”Howcanonewhofeastsanddecorateshimselfwithclothandornamentsbecalledaself-controlledperson?


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sakaladasyurasenāpatiyebrāhmaṇasebalaye,—“jānilāṅasakalakarāṇa

Thebrāhmaṇaleaderofthedacoitssaid,“Iknowthereason.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.586

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yatabaḍabaḍalokacāri-dikhaitesabeiāisenaavadhūteradekhite

“ManyinfluentialpersonscomefromallovertoseethisAvadhūta.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.587

TEXT587

konadikhaitekonarājāralaskaraāsiyāche,tārapadātikabahutara

“Aking’smilitarycommanderhascomefromsomewherewithmanyofhissoldiers.


TEXT588

ataevapadātikasakalabhāvakaeisekāraṇe‘harihari’karejapa

“Thosesoldiersareallsentimental,andthereforetheychantthenameofHari.Thewordbhāvakaisgenerallyspelledbhāvuka,whichmeans“sentimental.”


TEXT589

ebānahe,konapadātikaānithāketabekatadinaeḍāibaeipāke

“Thisisnottherighttime.Sincethesoldiersarehere,wewillwaitforafewdays.


TEXT590

ataevacalasabeājighareyāicupecāpedinadaśavasi’thākibhāi”

“Soletusallgohometoday,Obrothers,wewillwaitquietlyforabouttendays.”


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etabali’dasyu-gaṇagelanija-ghareavadhūta-candraprabhusvacchandevihare

Aftertheirleaderspokeinthisway,thedacoitsallreturnedtotheirhomes.MeanwhileAvadhūta-candraPrabhucontinuedtoenjoyHispastimes.


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nityānanda-caraṇabhajayeyeyejanesarva-vighnakhaṇḍetāhāsabārasmaraṇe

ByrememberingeventhosewhoworshipthelotusfeetofNityānanda,allobstaclesarevanquished.


TEXT593

henanityānandaprabhuvihareāpanetāhānekaritevighnapārekonjane

SowhenNityānandaPrabhuHimselfenjoysHispastimes,whocancreateanyobstacles?Enviouspeoplealwaystrytocreateobstaclesintheendeavorsofsaintlypersons.Undertheinfluenceoftheirsinfulmentality,theycreateobstaclesforallsortsofbeneficialactivitiesinthisworld.ButnoenviouspersonwilleverbeabletocreateobstaclesinanyoftheactivitiesŚrīNityānandaperformsinHisdesiretoserveLordKṛṣṇa.


TEXT594

avidyākhaṇḍayeyāṅradāserasmaraṇeseprabhurevighnakaribekakonjane

WhocanplaceimpedimentsbeforetheLord,whenallignoranceisdestroyedbyrememberingevenHisservant?NooneisabletoplaceimpedimentsbeforeŚrīNityānanda,whoisthemasteroftheSupremeLord’sservants,forifapersonrememberstopicsofevenŚrīNityānanda’sservants,theactionsofignorance,intheformofaversiontotheSupremeLord,cannotbemaintainedandallhissinfulthoughtsaredestroyed.


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sarva-gaṇa-sahavighna-nāthayāṅradāsayāṅraaṁśarudrakarejagata-vināśa

yāṅraaṁśanaḍitebhuvanakampahayahenaprabhunityānanda,kāretānabhaya

Gaṇeśa,thedestroyerofallobstacles,andhisassociatesengageinHisservice.Rudra,Hisplenaryportion,annihilatestheuniverse.AndwhenAnanta,Hisplenaryportion,becomesrestlesstheentireuniversetrembles.How,then,canthatNityānandaPrabhubeafraidofanyone?Whentheguṇa-avatāraRudra,whoisaportionoftheplenaryportionofNityānandaPrabhu,isabletoannihilatetheuniverse;whenGaṇapatiandhisassociatesarealwaysengagedinHisservice;andwhenHisplenaryportionŚrīAnanta,whosupportstheuniverse,becomesalittlerestless,thefourteenworldstremble.ThenhowcanthatNityānandaPrabhubeafraidofanyone?IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.85.31)itisstated:

yasyāṁśāṁśāṁśa-bhāgenaviśvotpatti-layodayāḥ

bhavantikilaviśvātmaṁstaṁtvādyāhaṁgatiṁgatā

“OSoulofallthatbe,thecreation,maintenanceanddestructionoftheuniverseareallcarriedoutbyafractionofanexpansionofanexpansionofYourexpansion.TodayIhavecometotakeshelterofYou,theSupremeLord.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.25.42)itisstated:

mad-bhayādvātivāto‘yaṁsūryastapatimad-bhayātvarṣatīndrodahatyagnirmṛtyuścaratimad-bhayāt

“ItisbecauseofMysupremacythatthewindblows,outoffearofMe;thesunshinesoutoffearofMe,andthelordoftheclouds,Indra,sendsforthshowersoutoffearofMe.FireburnsoutoffearofMe,anddeathgoesabouttakingitstolloutoffearofMe.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.29.38-45)itisstated:

yo‘ntaḥpraviśyabhūtānibhūtairattyakhilāśrayaḥ

saviṣṇv-ākhyo‘dhiyajño‘saukālaḥkalayatāṁprabhuḥ

“LordViṣṇu,theSupremePersonalityofGodhead,whoistheenjoyerofallsacrifices,isthetimefactorandthemasterofallmasters.Heenterseveryone’sheart,Heisthesupportofeveryone,andHecauseseverybeingtobeannihilatedbyanother.

nacāsyakaściddayitonadveṣyonacabāndhavaḥāviśatyapramatto‘sau

pramattaṁjanamanta-kṛt

“NooneisdeartotheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,norisanyoneHisenemyorfriend.ButHegivesinspirationtothosewhohavenotforgottenHimanddestroysthosewhohave.

yad-bhayādvātivāto‘yaṁsūryastapatiyad-bhayātyad-bhayādvarṣatedevobha-gaṇobhātiyad-bhayāt

“OutoffearoftheSupremePersonalityofGodheadthewindblows,outoffearofHimthesunshines,outoffearofHimtherainpoursforthshowers,andoutoffearofHimthehostofheavenlybodiesshedtheirluster.

yadvanaspatayobhītā

atāścauṣadhibhiḥsahasvesvekāle‘bhigṛhṇantipuṣpāṇicaphalānica

“OutoffearoftheSupremePersonalityofGodheadthetrees,creepers,herbsandseasonalplantsandflowersblossomandfructify,eachinitsownseason.

sravantisaritobhītānotsarpatyudadhiryataḥagnirindhesa-giribhir

bhūrnamajjatiyad-bhayāt

“OutoffearoftheSupremePersonalityofGodheadtheriversflow,andtheoceanneveroverflows.OutoffearofHimonlydoesfireburnanddoestheearth,withitsmountains,notsinkinthewateroftheuniverse.

nabhodadātiśvasatāṁpadaṁyan-niyamādadaḥlokaṁsva-dehaṁtanutemahānsaptabhirāvṛtam

“SubjecttothecontroloftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,theskyallowsouterspacetoaccommodateallthevariousplanets,whichholdinnumerablelivingentities.ThetotaluniversalbodyexpandswithitssevencoveringsunderHissupremecontrol.

guṇābhimāninodevāḥsargādiṣvasyayad-bhayātvartante‘nuyugaṁyeṣāṁvaśaetaccarācaram

“OutoffearoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,thedirectingdemigodsinchargeofthemodesofmaterialnaturecarryoutthefunctionsofcreation,maintenanceanddestruction;everythinganimateandinanimatewithinthismaterialworldisundertheircontrol.

so‘nanto‘nta-karaḥkālo‘nādirādi-kṛdavyayaḥjanaṁjanenajanayanmārayanmṛtyunāntakam

“Theeternaltimefactorhasnobeginningandnoend.ItistherepresentativeoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,themakerofthecriminalworld.Itbringsabouttheendofthephenomenalworld,itcarriesontheworkofcreationbybringingoneindividualintoexistencefromanother,andlikewiseitdissolvestheuniversebydestroyingeventhelordofdeath,Yamarāja.”IntheBrahma-saṁhitā(5.50)itisstated:

yat-pāda-pallava-yugaṁvinidhāyakumbha-dvandvepraṇāma-samayesagaṇādhirājaḥvighnānvihantumalamasyajagat-trayasyagovindamādi-puruṣaṁtamahaṁbhajāmi

“IworshiptheprimevalLord,Govinda.GaṇeśaalwaysholdsHislotusfeetuponthepairoftumuliprotrudingfromhiselephantheadinordertoobtainpowerforhisfunctionofdestroyingallobstaclesonthepathofprogressinthethreeworlds.”


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sarvanavadvīpekaresvacchandekīrtanasvacchandekarenakrīḍābhojanaśayana

HefreelyperformedkīrtanathroughoutNavadvīpa,andHefreelyenjoyedpastimesofeatingandsleeping.


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sarva-aṅgesakalaamūlyaalaṅkāra

yenadekhibaladeva—rohiṇī-kumāra

WithpricelessornamentsdecoratingHisentirebody,HelookedjustlikeBaladeva,thesonofRohiṇī.


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karpūra,tāmbūlaprabhukarenacarvaṇaīṣathāsiyāmohejaga-jana-mana

Hechewedbetelnutsmixedwithcamphor,andHissweetsmileenchantedpeopleoftheentireworld.


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abhaya-paramānandabūlesarva-sthāneabhaya-paramānandabhakta-goṣṭhī-sane

Hefearlesslyandhappilywanderedabouteverywhereinthecompanyofthedevotees.


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āra-bārayuktikari’pāpīdasyu-gaṇeāilenanityānanda-candrerabhavane

ThesinfuldacoitssoonmadeanotherplanandgatherednearthehousewhereNityānandaCandrawasstaying.


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daiveseidinemahā-megheandhakāra

mahā-ghora-niśānāhilokerasañcāra

Bythearrangementofprovidence,itwascompletelydarkthatnightbecauseofdenseclouds.Nootherpersonswereoutthatnight.


TEXT603

mahā-bhayaṅkara-niśācora-dasyu-gaṇadaśa-pāñcaastraekojanerakācana

Onthatformidablenight,eachofthosedacoitscarriedfivetotenweapons.Thewordkācanameans“carried.”


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praviṣṭahailamātrabāḍīrabhitaresabehailaandha,kehacāhitenāpāre

Assoonastheyenteredthecourtyardofthehouse,theywerecompletelyblindedandunabletoseeanything.


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kichunāhedekhe,andhahailadasyu-gaṇasabeihailahata-prāṇa-buddhi-mana

Thosedacoitsbecamesoblindthattheycouldnotseeathing,andtheirlifeairs,theirintelligence,andtheirmindsbecameparalyzed


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kehagiyāpaḍegaḍa-khāirabhitarejoṅkepokeḍāṅsetārekāmaḍāi’māre

Somefellintothetrenchandwerebittenbyleeches,insects,andbees.Thephrasegaḍa-khāirareferstoatrenchsurroundingthepalaceorresidenceofakingorlandlord.


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ucchiṣṭagartetekehakehagiyāpaḍetathāyamarayevichā-pokerakāmaḍe

Somefellintoapitwherefoodremnantswerethrownandsufferedfromthebitesofinsectsandscorpions.


TEXT608

kehakehapaḍegiyākāṅṭārauparesarvaaṅgephuṭekāṅṭā,naḍitenāpāre

Somefellonthornsthatpiercedtheirentirebodiessotheywereunabletomove.


TEXT609

khālerabhitaregiyāpaḍekonajanahasta-padabhāṅgi’kehakarayekrandana

Somefellintoahole,whereintheirhandsandlegswerebroken,andtheybegantocry.


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seikhānekārokārogāyeāilajvarasarvadasyu-gaṇacintāpāilaantara

Someofthedacoitstherewereafflictedbyfever,buteveryoneofthembecamefrightened.


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henaisamayeindraparama-kautukīkaritelāgilāmahā-jhaḍa-vṛṣṭitathi

AtthattimethemischievousIndrasentagreatrainstormthere.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.612

TEXT612

ekemaredasyupoka-joṅkerakāmaḍeviśeṣemarayeāromahāvṛṣṭi-jhaḍe

Firstthedacoitssufferedthebitesofleechesandinsects,thentheysufferedfurtherfromthegreatrainstorm.


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śilāvṛṣṭipaḍesabaaṅgeraupareprāṇanāhiyāya,bhāseduḥkherasāgare

Hailfellonthem,yettheydidnotdiebutsimplyfloatedinanoceanofmisery.


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henasepaḍayeekomahā-jhanjhanā

trāsemūrcchāyāyasabepāsari’āpanā

Thenonelightningboltstruckthere,andtheyforgotthemselvesandlostconsciousnessoutoffear.Thewordmahā-jhanjhanāmeans“lightningbolt.”


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mahāvṛṣṭidasyu-gaṇabhijenirantaramahā-śītesabhārakampitakalevara

Becauseoftheheavyrain,thedacoitswerecompletelysoakedandbegantoshiverfromtheextremecold.


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andhahaiyāche—kichunāpāyadekhitemaredasyu-gaṇamahā-jhaḍa-vṛṣṭi-śīte

Theywereblindedandunabletoseeathing,andnowtheysufferedfromthegreatrainstormandcold.


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nityānanda-droheāsiyācheejāniyākrodhaindraviśeṣemārenaduḥkhadiyā

RealizingthattheyhadcometotroubleNityānanda,theangryIndraawardedthemseverepunishment.


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kato-kṣaṇedasyu-senāpatiyebrāhmaṇaakasmātbhāgyetārahailasmaraṇa

Aftersometimethebrāhmaṇaleaderofthosedacoitssuddenlyhadathoughtoutofsomegoodfortunate.


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manebhāvevipra—“nityānandanaranahesatyaehoīśvara,—manuṣyakabhukahe

Thebrāhmaṇathought,“Nityānandaisnotahumanbeing.HeiscertainlytheSupremeLord.Hecannotbeanordinaryman.


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eka-dinamohilenasabārenidrāyatathāpihanābujhiluṁīśvara-māyāya

“OnedayHebewildereduswithsleep,yetwecouldnotunderstandbecauseoftheinfluenceoftheLord’sillusoryenergy.


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āradinamahā-adbhutapadātika-gaṇadekhāila,tabumoranahilacetana

“AnotherdayHeshowedusthosemostwonderfulsoldiers,butstillwedidnotcometooursenses.


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yogyamuñi-pāpiṣṭheraesabadurgatihariteprabhuradhanayenakailuṅmati

“Thissufferingisappropriateforsinfulpersonslikeus,forwetriedtoplundertheLord’swealth.


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emahāsaṅkaṭemorekekaribepāranityānandabaimoragatināhiāra”

“Sowhocanprotectmefromthisgreatdanger?IhavenoshelterotherthanNityānanda.”


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etabhāvi’dvijanityānanderacaraṇacintiyāekānta-bhāvelailaśaraṇa

Afterthinkinginthisway,thebrāhmaṇameditatedonandtookcompleteshelterofthelotusfeetofNityānanda.


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secaraṇacintileāpadanāhiārasei-kṣaṇekoṭiaparādhīraonistāra

BymeditatingonHislotusfeet,evenonewhohascommittedmillionsofoffensesisimmediatelydeliveredfromalldifficulties.


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“rakṣarakṣanityānandaśrī-bāla-gopāla!rakṣākara’prabhu,tumisarva-jīva-pāla

“ONityānanda,OŚrīBāla-gopāla,pleaseprotectme!OLord,Youarethemaintainerofalllivingentities,pleaseprotectme!


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yejanaāchāḍaprabhu,pṛthivītekhāyapunaścapṛthivītārehayenasahāya

“OLord,ifapersonfallsforcefullytotheground,theearthagainsupportshim.Whenapersonfallstotheground,theearthdoesnotallowhimtofallfurtherbutkindlyprotectshim.Itisstated:

bhūmauskhalita-pādānāṁbhūmirevāvalambanamtvayijātāparādhānāṁtvamevaśaraṇaṁprabho

“Thosewhotripandfallhaveonlythegroundassupporttoagaingetup.Similarly,OLord,thosewhocommitoffensestoYouhavenoonebutYouforrefuge.”


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e-matayetomāteaparādhakareśeṣesehotomārasmaraṇeduḥkhatare

“Inthesameway,thedistressofonewhocommitsoffensesatYourlotusfeetisdestroyedsimplybyrememberingYou.IfapersonwhosuffersdistressorpovertybecomesangryordisappointedwiththeSupremeLord,thenthatangryordisappointedpersoncommitsanoffense.Forafterfacingsomeformofdistressorpovertyonecan

understandthatYouaretheonlyprotector.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.629

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tumisejīverakṣamasarvaaparādhapatita-janerotumikarahaprasāda

“Youforgivealloffensesofthelivingentities,andYoubestowmercyonthefallensouls.


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tathāpiyadyapiāmibrahmaghnagovadhīmoravāḍāāraprabhunāhiaparādhī

“Ihavekilledbrāhmaṇasandcows.OLord,thereisnogreateroffenderthanme.


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sarvamahāpātakīotomāraśaraṇalaile,khaṇḍayetārasaṁsāra-bandhana

“IfthemostsinfulpersontakesshelterofYou,heisfreedfromallmaterialbondage.


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janmāvadhitumisejīverarākhaprāṇaanteotumiseprabhu,karaparitrāṇa

“OLord,Youprotectthelivingentitiesfromthetimeoftheirbirthandalsoatthetimeoftheirdeath.


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esaṅkaṭahaiteprabhu,karaājirakṣāyadijīṅaprabhu,tabekainueiśikṣā

“OLord,pleaseprotectmefromthiscalamitytoday.IfIsurvive,Iwillrememberthislesson.


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janmajanmaprabhutumi,muñitoradāsakibājīṅamaroṅeihaumoraāśa”

“BirthafterbirthYouaremyLordandIamYourservant.WhetherIliveordie,Ihavenootherdesire.”


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kṛpā-mayanityānanda-candraavatāraśuni’karilenadasyu-gaṇerauddhāra

WhenthemostmercifulNityānandaCandraheardtheseprayers,Hedeliveredthosedacoits.


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eimatacintitesakaladasyu-gaṇasabārahailaduicakṣu-vimocana

Asthedacoitsthoughtlikethis,theyregainedtheireyesight.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.637

TEXT637

nityānanda-svarūperaśaraṇa-prabhāvejhaḍa-vṛṣṭiārakāradehenāhilāge

BytheinfluenceofsurrenderingtoNityānandaSvarūpa,theywerefreedfromthedistresscausedbytherainstorm.


TEXT638

kata-kṣaṇepathadekhi’sabadasyu-gaṇamṛta-prāyahayesabekarilāgamana

Shortlythereafterthedacoitsfoundtheirwayandreturnedhomealmostdead.


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sabegharegiyāseimatedasyu-gaṇagaṅgā-snānakarilenagiyāsei-kṣaṇa

Afterreturninghomeinthisway,thedacoitsimmediatelywenttotakebathintheGanges.


TEXT640

dasyu-senāpatidvijakānditekānditenityānanda-caraṇeāilāseimate

ThebrāhmaṇaleaderofthedacoitsthencamecryingtothelotusfeetofNityānanda.


TEXT641

vasiyāāchenanityānandaviśvanāthapatita-janerekari’śubhadṛṣṭi-pāta

Nityānanda,theLordoftheuniverse,wassittingcastingHismercifulglanceonthefallensouls.


TEXT642

catur-dikebhakta-gaṇakarehari-dhvaniānandehuṅkārakareavadhūta-maṇi

ThedevoteesinthefourdirectionswerechantingthenameofHari,andthecrestjeweloftheavadhūtasroaredinecstasy.


TEXT643

seimahādasyudvijahenaisamaya‘trāhi’bali’bāhutuli’daṇḍavathaya

Atthattimethatgreatdacoitbrāhmaṇaarrivedthere,raisedhisarms,calledout,“Pleaseprotectme!”andofferedhisobeisances.


TEXT644

āpāda-mastakapulakitasabaaṅganiravadhiaśru-dhārāvahe,mahākampa

Thehairsofhisentirebodystoodonend,andheshedincessanttearswhilehisbodytrembled.


TEXT645

huṅkāragarjananiravadhikarepremebāhyanāhijāneviprakarayekrandane

Heconstantlyroaredandthunderedinecstaticlove.Thatbrāhmaṇalostallexternalconsciousnessashecried.


TEXT646

nityānanda-svarūperaprabhāvadekhiyāāpanā-āpanināceharaṣitahaiyā

WhileseeingtheopulencesofNityānandaSvarūpa,hebegantodanceinjoy.

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“trāhibāpanityānandapatita-pāvana!”bāhutuli’ei-matabaleghaneghana

Heraisedhisarmsandrepeatedlycalledout,“ONityānanda,delivererofthefallensouls,saveme!”


TEXT648

dekhi’hailenasabeparamavismita“e-matadasyurakenae-matacarita”

Wheneveryonesawthebehaviorofthedacoit,theywerestruckwithwonderandthought,“Howcouldsuchadacoitbehavelikethis?”


TEXT649

kehabale,—“māyāvākariyāāsiyāchekonapākakariyāvāhānādeyapāche”

Someonesaid,“Hemustbeplayingsometrick.Underthispretexthemayraidthehouselatter.”Bynature,duplicitouspeopleexternallyexhibitsimplicityandhumility,butwhentheopportunityarisestheyengageinillicitactivities.


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kehabale,—“nityānandapatita-pāvanakṛpāyaihāravāhailabhālamana”

Someoneelsesaid,“Nityānandaisthedelivererofthefallensouls.ByHismercyhishearthaschanged.”


TEXT651

vipreraatyantaprema-vikāradekhiyājijñāsilanityānandaīṣathāsiyā

Onseeingthetransformationsofecstaticloveinthatbrāhmaṇa,Nityānandasmiledandinquiredfromhim.


TEXT652

prabhubale,—“kahadvija,kitomārarītabaḍata’tomāradekhiadbhuta-carita

TheLordsaid,“TellMe,Obrāhmaṇa,whatkindofbehavioristhis?Iseeyourbehaviorappearsmostwonderful.


TEXT653

kidekhilā,kiśunilākṛṣṇa-anubhavakichucintānāhi,akapaṭekahasaba”

“DidyouseeorhearsomethingthatgaveyourealizationofKṛṣṇa?Donotworry,telleverythingfrankly.”


TEXT654

śuniyāprabhuravākyasukṛtibrāhmaṇakahitenāpārekichu,karayekrandana

HearingtheLord’swords,thefortunatebrāhmaṇacouldnotspeakbutcontinuedtocry.


TEXT655

gaḍāgaḍi’yāyapaḍi’sakalaaṅganehāse,kāndenāce,gāyaāpanā-āpane

Herolledonthegroundthroughoutthecourtyard.Hespontaneouslylaughed,cried,danced,andsang.


TEXT656

susthirahaiyādvijatabekata-kṣaṇekahitelāgilāsabaprabhu-vidyamāne

AftersometimethebrāhmaṇabecamepacifiedandbegantospeaktotheLord.


TEXT657

“einadīyāyaprabhuvasatiāmāranāmase‘brāhmaṇa’—vyādha-caṇḍāla-ācāra

“OLord,IliveinthisNadia.AlthoughIamknownasabrāhmaṇa,mybehaviorislikethatofahunterordog-eater.


TEXT658

nirantaraduṣṭa-saṅgekariḍākācuriparahiṁsāvahijanmeāranāhikari

“Ialwaysengageinthieveryinthecompanyofwickedpeople.SincebirthIhavedonenothingbutcommitviolencetoothers.


TEXT659

moredekhi’sarvanavadvīpakāṅpeḍarekibāpāpanāhihayaāmāraśarīre

“ThepeopleofNavadvīpatrembleinfearwhentheyseeme.ThereisnosinthatIhavenotcommitted.


TEXT660

dekhiyātomāraaṅgedivyaalaṅkāratāhāharibārecittahailaāmāra

“WhenIsawthatYourbodywasdecoratedwithvaluableornaments,Idecidedtostealthem.


TEXT661

ekadinasāji’bahulai’dasyu-gaṇahariteāilumuñiśrī-aṅgeradhana

“OnedayIbroughtmybandofarmeddacoitstostealtheornamentsfromYourdivinebody.


TEXT662

se-dinanidrāyaprabhu,mohilāsabāretomāramāyāyanāhijāniluṅtomāre

“Thatnight,OLord,Youbewildereduswithsleep,butbyYourillusoryenergy,IcouldnotunderstandYou.


TEXT663

āra-dinanānā-matecaṇḍikāpūjiyāāilāṅakhāṅḍā-churi-triśūlakāciyā

“AnothernightweworshipedCaṇḍīwithvariousingredientsandthencamewithchoppers,knives,andtridents.


TEXT664

adbhutamahimādekhilāṅasei-dinesarvabāḍīācheveḍi’padātika-gaṇe

“Thatnightwesawsomethingwonderful.Theentirehousewassurroundedbysoldiers.


TEXT665

ekekapadātikayenamatta-hasti-prāyaājānu-lambitamālāsabāragalāya

“Eachsoldierwasaspowerfulasamadelephant.Theywerealldecoratedwithgarlandsthatreacheddowntotheirknees.


TEXT666

niravadhihari-dhvanisabāravadanetumiāchagṛha-mājheānandeśayane

“TheyallincessantlychantedthenameofHariasYoublissfullysleptinsidethehouse.


TEXT667

henasepāpiṣṭha-cittaāmā-sabākāratabunāhibujhilāṅamahimātomāra

“YetourheartsweresosinfulthatwecouldnotunderstandYourglories.


TEXT668

‘kārapadātikaāsiyāchekothāhaite’etabhāvi’se-dinagelāṅasei-mate

“Wethoughtthatthesoldiershadcomefromanotherplace.Thinkinglikethis,wereturnedhomethatnight.


TEXT669

tabekatadinavyājekāliāilāṅaāsiyāimātraduicakṣukhāilāṅa

“Thenafterafewdayswecameagainlastnight.Butassoonaswecame,welostourvision.


TEXT670

bāḍitepraviṣṭahai’sabadasyu-gaṇeandhahai’sabepaḍilāṅanānā-sthāne

“WhenIenteredthecourtyardofthehousewithmybandofdacoits,wealllostourvisionandfellinvariousplaces.


TEXT671

kāṅṭājoṅkapokajhaḍavṛṣṭiśilāghātesabemari,kārośaktināhikayāite

“Wesufferedgreatlyfromthorns,leeches,insects,rainstorm,andhail.Beingafflictedinthisway,wehadnostrengthtoreturnhome.


TEXT672

mahā-yama-yātanāhailayadibhogatabeśeṣesabārahailabhakti-yoga

“WhenwehadthussufferedthepunishmentofYamarāja,weeventuallydevelopeddevotiontoYou.


TEXT673

tomārakṛpāyasabetoxmāracaraṇakariluṅekānta-bhāvesabeismaraṇa

“ByYourmercywerememberedYourlotusfeetwithfullattention.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.674

TEXT674

hailasabāratabecakṣu-vimocanahenamahāprabhutumipatita-pāvana

“Thenourvisionwasrestored.SuchisYourgreatness,Odelivererofthefallen!


TEXT675

āmi-sabaeḍāiluṅesabayātanāetomārasmaraṇerakonvāmahimā

“ThatwewereallreleasedfromsuchsufferingisnottherealbenefitofrememberingYou.


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yāṅhārasmaraṇekhaṇḍeavidyā-bandhanaanāyāsecali’yāyavaikuṇṭhabhuvana”

“ByrememberingYou,oneisfreedfromallbondageofignoranceandeasilyattainstheabodeofVaikuṇṭha.”


TEXT677

kahiyākahiyādvijakāndeūrddhvarāyahenalīlākareprabhuavadhūta-rāya

Asthebrāhmaṇaspoke,hecriedloudly.SucharethepastimesofAvadhūtaNityānandaPrabhu.


TEXT678

śuniyāsabārahailamahāścarya-jñānabrāhmaṇerapratisabekarenapraṇāma

Wheneveryoneheardwhathadhappened,theywereastonished.Thentheyallofferedobeisancestothebrāhmaṇa.


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dvijabale,—“prabhu,ebeāmāravidāyaedeharākhiteāramorenāhibhāya

Thebrāhmaṇasaid,“OLord,nowletmego.Itisnotproperformetokeepthisbodyanylonger.


TEXT680

yenamoracittahailatomārahiṁsāyaseimoraprāyaścitta—marimugaṅgāya”

“SinceIintendedtoharmYou,myatonementshouldbetodrownmyselfintheGanges.”


TEXT681

śuni’atiakaitavadvijeravacanatuṣṭahailenaprabhu,sarvabhakta-gaṇa

Onhearingthesincerewordsofthebrāhmaṇa,theLordandthedevoteesbecamepleased.


TEXT682

prabhubale,—“dvija,tumibhāgyavantabaḍajanmajanmakṛṣṇerasevakatumidaḍha

TheLordsaid,“Obrāhmaṇa,youaremostfortunate.YouarecertainlyKṛṣṇa’sservantbirthafterbirth.


TEXT683

nahilee-matakṛpākaribenakeneeprakāśaanyekidekhayebhṛtyavine

“OtherwisewhywouldHebestowsuchmercyonyou?WhootherthanHisservantcanseesuchopulence?


TEXT684

patita-tāraṇa-hetucaitanya-gosāñiavatariāchenaihāteanyanāñi

“CaitanyaGosāñihasappearedtodeliverthefallensouls.Thereisnodoubtaboutthis.


TEXT685

śunadvija,yatekapātakakailituiārayadinākarissabanimumuñi

“Listen,Obrāhmaṇa,Iwillrelieveyouofwhateversinsyouhavecommittedifyoudonotcommitthemagain.Ifsinsthatarecommittedareconfessedbeforeabonafidespiritualmaster,thesinnerbecomesrelievedofthereactions.Thenhenolongerengagesinsuchsinfulactivities.Ifahumanbeingacceptsthepunishmentthatisprescribedbytherulesofatonement,helearnsforthefuture.Insomecases,however,apunishedpersoncommitsthesamesinforwhichhehadundergonepunishment.Whenthereisnolongerapropensityforcommittingfurthersin,apersondesirestoberelievedofthereactionsforthesinshehascommitted.Ifthatdesireissincere,thenthereisnopossibilityofrevivingthepropensitytocommitsin.Butifoneisnotcompletelyfreefromsin,thentheseedofsinnaturallyinducesonetoengageagaininsinfulactivities.Asabankruptpersonunabletorepayhisdebtsisgivenafreshopportunitytorepayhisdebtsunderaformulaprescribedbythejudge,themindofonewhoisinclinedtoleadapiouslifebygivingupdesirestocommitsinfulactivitieslikeharmingothersdoesnotrunaftersin.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuexcusedthepreviousdeedsofthatsinfulbrāhmaṇaandgavehimanewlife.


TEXT686

parahiṁsā,ḍākā-curi,sabaanācārachāḍagiyāihātumi,nākarihaāra

“Giveupviolencetoothers,stealing,andotherimmoralactivities.Donotdosuchthingsagain.


TEXT687

dharma-pathegiyātumilahahari-nāmatabetumianyerekaribāparitrāṇa

“LeadareligiouslifeandchantthenameofHari,thenyoucanalsodeliverothers.


TEXT688

yatasabadasyu-coraḍākiyāāniyādharma-pathesabārelaoyāotumigiyā”

“Youshouldgatheralltheroguesanddacoitstogetherandinducethemtoleadreligiouslives.”


TEXT689

etabali’āpana-galāyamālāāni’tuṣṭahai’brāhmaṇeredilenaāpani

Afterspeakingthesewords,NityānandatookthegarlandfromHisneckandhappilygaveittothebrāhmaṇa.


TEXT690

mahā-jaya-jaya-dhvanihailatakhanadvijerahailasarva-bandha-vimocana

Everyonethenchanted,“Jaya!Jaya!”Inthiswaythebrāhmaṇawasrelievedfromallmaterialbondage.


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kākukaredvijaprabhu-caraṇedhariyākrandanakarayebahuḍākiyāḍākiyā

ThebrāhmaṇacaughtholdoftheLord’slotusfeet,shedtears,andlamentedwithgreathumility.


TEXT692

“aheprabhunityānandapātakī-pāvana!muñipātakīredeha’caraṇeśaraṇa

“ONityānandaPrabhu,Odelivererofthefallen,pleasegivethissinfulpersonshelteratYourlotusfeet!


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tomārahiṁsāyasehailamoramatimuñipāpiṣṭherakonlokehaibegati”

“SinceIdesiredtoharmYou,whatwillbethefateofthissinfulperson?”


TEXT694

nityānandaprabhuvara—karuṇā-sāgarapāda-padmadilātāramastaka-upara

NityānandaPrabhu,theoceanofmercy,thenplacedHislotusfeetonthatbrāhmaṇa’shead.


TEXT695

caraṇāravindapāi’mastakeprasādabrāhmaṇerakhaṇḍilasakalaaparādha

HavingreceivedtheLord’slotusfeetonhishead,allofthebrāhmaṇa’soffenseswerenullified.


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seidvija-dvāreyatacora-dasyu-gaṇadharma-patheāsi’lailacaitanya-śaraṇa

Bytheinfluenceofthatbrāhmaṇa,allsortsofdacoitstookshelterofLordCaitanyaandledreligiouslives.


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ḍākācuriparahiṁsāchāḍi’anācārasabelailenaatisādhuvyavahāra

Theygaveupthievery,violencetoothers,andimmoralactivitiesandbehavedlikegreatsaintlypersons.


TEXT698

sabeilayenahari-nāmalakṣalakṣasabehailenaviṣṇu-bhakti-yogedakṣa

TheyallchantedthenameofHarihundredsofthousandsoftimes,andtheybecameexpertinthedevotionalserviceofLordViṣṇu.ThereisadifferencebetweendevotiontoViṣṇuanddevotiontoobjectsotherthanViṣṇu.IndevotionalservicetoViṣṇuthereisnosensegratification,butindevotiontodemigodsotherthanViṣṇuthereisthedesireforfulfillingone’sselfishmotives.Yetindevotionalserviceto

Viṣṇutherearethreecategories—kṣīṇa(weak),madhyam(medium),andnipuṇa(expert).BychantingthenameofHari,loveforKṛṣṇaisawakenedandonebecomesqualifiedtorelishthetopmosttranscendentalmellows.


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kṛṣṇa-premematta,kṛṣṇa-gānanirantaranityānanda-prabhuhenakaruṇā-sāgara

TheybecameintoxicatedwithloveforKṛṣṇaandconstantlychantedKṛṣṇa’snames.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuissuchanoceanofmercy.


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anyaavatārekehajhāṭanāhipāyaniravadhinityānanda‘caitanya’laoyāya

TheshelteroftheSupremeLordwasnoteasilyattainableinotherincarnations,butNityānandaalwaysinducedeveryonetosurrendertoLordCaitanya.


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yebrāhmaṇanityānanda-svarūpanāmānetāhārelaoyāyaseicora-dasyu-gaṇe

AnybrāhmaṇawhodoesnotacceptNityānandaSvarūpaiscountedamongthethievesandrogues.IfeventhetopmostbrāhmaṇaendowedwithhumilityandknowledgedoesnotacceptsubordinationtoŚrīNityānandaSvarūpa,thenthatfoolishbrāhmaṇaiswelcomedbyroguesandthievesasoneoftheirown,

orŚrīNityānandaincludeshiminthecategoryofroguesandthieves.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.702-703

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yogeśvara-sabevāñcheyeprema-vikārayeaśru,yekampa,yevāpulakahuṅkāra

coraḍākāitehailahenabhaktihenaprabhu-nityānanda-svarūperaśakti

Thetransformationsofecstaticlovedesiredbythebestoftheyogislikesheddingtears,shivering,hairsstandingonend,androaringwereachievedbyeventhievesandrogues.SuchwasthepotencyofNityānandaSvarūpa.Thewordḍākāita(Hindi)means“rogues”or“plunderers.”


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bhajabhajabhāi,henaprabhu-nityānandayāṅhāraprasādepāiprabhu-gauracandra

Obrothers,justworshipNityānandaPrabhu,bywhosemercyonecanattainLordGauracandra.


TEXT705

yeśunayenityānanda-prabhuraākhyānatāhāremilibagauracandrabhagavān

OnewhohearsthetopicsofNityānandaPrabhuwillattainthelotusfeetofLordGauracandra.


TEXT706

dasyu-gaṇa-mocanayecittadiyāśunenityānanda-caitanyadekhibeseijane

AnyonewhohearsthesetopicsofdeliveringthedacoitswillseeNityānandaPrabhuandLordCaitanya.


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hena-matenityānandaparama-kautukeviharenaabhaya-paramānanda-sukhe

InthiswayNityānandafearlesslyandhappilyenjoyedHispastimes.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.708

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tabenityānandasarvapāriṣada-saṅgeprati-grāmegrāmebhramekīrtaneraraṅge

ThereafterNityānandainthecompanyofHisassociateswentfromvillagetovillageandperformedblissfulkīrtana.


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khānacauḍābaḍagāchiāradogāchiyāgaṅgāraopārakabhuyāyenakuliyā

HevisitedKhānacauḍā,Baḍagāchi,andDogāchiyā,andsometimesHewenttoKuliyā,whichissituatedontheothersideoftheGanges.AnotherreadingforKhānacauḍāisKhālāchādā.Somepeoplecallit(Khānacauḍā)Khānājoḍā,Khānācautā,orKhānācauḍā.Khālāchādāreferstoanoldriverbedoradried-upbedorditchwheretheGangespreviously

flowed.ThevillageofBaḍagāchiexistseventodayandissituatednearthevillagesofKālaśira-khālaandRukunapura.ThehouseofŚrīNityānanda’sfather-in-lawisinthisvillage.ThevillageofDogāchiyāissituatednearKṛṣṇanagara.OneofNityānanda’sservantsusedtolivethere.ŚrīNavadvīpareferstoŚrīMāyāpur,whichissituatedontheeasternbankoftheGanges.Koladvīpa,orKuliyā,issituatedonthewesternbankoftheGanges.Accordingtotheopinionofalllearnedpersons,thepresentcityofNavadvīpawasknowasKuliyāduringthetimeofMahāprabhu.ŚrīMāyāpur-Navadvīpaissituatedontheeasternbank,acrossfromthevillageKuliyā.AccordingtothestatementofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata:sabemātragaṅgānadīyāyakuliyāya—“OnlytheGangeslaybetweenNadiaandKuliyā,”ŚrīNavadvīpa-MāyāpurisalwayssituatedontheeasternbankoftheGanges,andKuliyāwasandisalwayssituatedonthewesternbankoftheGanges.Evennow,placeslikeKuliyāra-gañja,Āmāda-kola,Tegharira-kola,andKuliyāra-dahaindicatethelocationofancientKuliyā.


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viśeṣesukṛtiatibaḍagāchi-grāmanityānanda-svarūperavihārerasthāna

ThevillageofBaḍagāchiisespeciallyglorious,forNityānandaSvarūpaenjoyedmanypastimesthere.


TEXT711

baḍagāchi-grāmerayatekabhāgyodayatāhārakaritenāipārisamuccaya

ItisdifficulttoestimatethegoodfortuneofBaḍagāchivillage.

Thewordsamuccayameans“tofathom,”“tocount,”or“toestimate.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.712

TEXT712

nityānanda-svarūperapāriṣada-gaṇaniravadhisabeiparamānanda-mana

AlltheassociatesofNityānandaSvarūpawerealwaysfilledwithgreatecstasy.


TEXT713

kārokonakarmanāisaṅkīrtana-vinesabāragopāla-bhāvabāḍekṣaṇekṣaṇe

Theyhadnoengagementotherthantoperformsaṅkīrtana,andtheyallbecameincreasinglyabsorbedinthemoodofcowherdboys.


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vetravaṁśīsiṅgāchāṅda-daḍiguñjā-hāratāḍakhāḍuhāte,pāyenūpurasabāra

Theycarriedsticks,flutes,horns,andropes,theyworenecklacesofguñjā,andtheydecoratedtheirwristswithbanglesandbraceletsandtheirankleswithanklebells.


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niravadhisabāraśarīrekṛṣṇa-bhāvaaśru-kampa-pulaka—yatekaanurāga

TheirbodieswerealwaysfilledwiththeecstasyofKṛṣṇaconsciousness,andtheymanifestedthesymptomsofpuredevotionalservicelikecrying,shivering,andhairsstandingonend.


TEXT716

sabārasaundaryayenaabhinnamadananiravadhisabeikarenasaṅkīrtana

TheirbeautywasequaltothatofCupid,andtheyalwaysperformedsaṅkīrtana.


TEXT717

pāiyāabhayasvāmīprabhunityānandaniravadhikautukethākenabhakta-vṛnda

Havingattainedtheirfearlessmaster,NityānandaPrabhu,thedevoteeswerealwaysjoyful.


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nityānanda-svarūperadāseramahimāśatavatsareokaribārenāhisīmā

IcannotdescribeallthegloriesofNityānandaSvarūpa’sservantseveninahundredyears.


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tathāpihanāmakahi—jāniyāṅrayāṅranāmamātrasmaraṇeotariyesaṁsāra

StillIwillmentionthenamesofthosewhomIknow,forsimplybyrememberingtheirnamesoneisdeliveredfrommaterialexistence.


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yāṅrayāṅrasaṅgenityānanderavihārasabenanda-goṣṭhīgopa-gopī-avatāra

ThedevoteeswithwhomNityānandaenjoyedpastimeswereallincarnationsofthecowherdboyandcowherdgirlassociatesofNandaMahārāja.TheassociatesofŚrīNityānandawerecowherdboys,cowherdgirls,andfamilymembersofNandaMahārājainKṛṣṇa’spastimes.


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nityānanda-svarūperaniṣedhalāgiyāpūrva-nāmanālikhilaviditakariyā

BeingprohibitedbyNityānandaSvarūpa,Iamnotdisclosingtheirpreviousnames.ŚrīNityānandaprohibitedHisdevoteesfromdiscussinginpublicthenamesbywhichHisassociatesandcompanionswereknownduringthepastimesofKṛṣṇa.Butfortheinformationofthedevotees,thenamesbywhichŚrīNityānanda’sassociatesinthepastimesofGaurawereknowninthepastimesofKṛṣṇaaredescribedbyŚrīKavi-karṇapūrainthebookŚrīGaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā.


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paramapārṣada—rāmadāsamahāśayaniravadhiīśvara-bhāvesekathākaya

HisprincipalassociatewasRāmadāsaMahāśaya,whoalwaysspokeinthemoodoftheSupremeLord.


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yāṅravākyakehajhāṭanāpārebujhiteniravadhinityānandayāṅrahṛdayete

Noonecouldeasilyunderstandhiswords.Nityānandaalwaysresidedinhisheart.


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sabāraadhikabhāva-grastarāmadāsayāṅradehekṛṣṇaāchilenatinamāsa

Ofallthedevotees,Rāmadāsahadthemostintensefeelingsofecstaticlove.Kṛṣṇaresidedinhisbodyforthreemonths.Rāmadāsa,whowasthetopmostassociateofŚrīNityānanda,alwaysspokeinthemoodoftheviṣaya-vigraha,theobjectofworship,yethewasnotaMāyāvādīfollowerofŚaṅkarācārya.Manypeoplewhodidnotunderstandhisactualpositionmisunderstoodhimasanahaṅgrahopāsaka,oronewhoworshipshimselfastheSupreme.ActuallyRāmadāsawasalwayseagertogratifythesensesoftheSupremeLord.SincefoolishMāyāvādīsconsiderthelivingentitiesandtheSupremeBrahmanasone,theycannotunderstandtheendeavorsofthedevotees.OnceŚrīRāmadāsaconcealedhismoodasaservantandKṛṣṇaenteredhisbodyandresidedthereforthreemonths.IfonetakesadvantageofthisincidentandindependentlyactslikeKṛṣṇa,hisattainmentofhellisguaranteed.ManyfollowersoftheRāmānandi-sampradāya[ThissampradāyaisabranchoftheRāmānuja-sampradāyaandisnotassociatedwithRāmadāsa.]followthepathofahaṅgrahopāsanā.Since

theMāyāvādaphilosophyisprominentlyfoundintheirliterature,theVaiṣṇavasofthefourauthorizedsampradāyasdonotagreewiththemonallmatters.ForadescriptionofRāmadāsa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text13andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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prasiddhacaitanya-dāsamurāripaṇḍitayāṅrakhelāmahāsarpa-vyāghrerasahita

MurāriCaitanyadāsawasarenownedassociatewhosportedwithlargesnakesandtigers.ForadescriptionofMurāriPaṇḍita,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text20andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


raghunātha-vaidyaupādhyāyamahāmatiyāṅradṛṣṭi-pātekṛṣṇehayaratimati

RaghunāthaVaidyaUpādhyāyawasmostmagnanimous.ByhisglanceattachmentforKṛṣṇawouldawakeninone’smind.ForadescriptionofRaghunāthaVaidyaUpādhyāya,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text22andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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prema-bhakti-rasamayagadādhara-dāsayāṅradaraśana-mātrasarva-pāpa-nāśa

Gadādharadāsawasfilledwiththetranscendentalmellowsofecstaticlove.Simplybyseeinghim,allsinfulreactionsweredestroyed.

ForadescriptionofGadādharadāsa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text53andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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prema-rasa-samudra—sundarānandanāmanityānanda-svarūperapārṣada-pradhāna

Sundarānandawasanoceanofthemellowsofecstaticlove.HewasthechiefofNityānandaSvarūpa’sassociates.ForadescriptionofSundarānanda,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text23andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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paṇḍita-kamalākānta—parama-uddāmayāṅhāredilenanityānandasaptagrāma

PaṇḍitaKamalākāntawasmostgrave.NityānandaentrustedthevillageofSaptagrāmatohim.


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gaurīdāsa-paṇḍita—parama-bhāgyavānkāya-mano-vākyenityānandayāṅraprāṇa

GaurīdāsaPaṇḍitawasmostfortunate,forheacceptedNityānandaashislifeandsoulwithhisbody,mind,andspeech.ForadescriptionofGaurīdāsaPaṇḍita,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text26andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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purandara-paṇḍita—paramaśānta-dāntanityānanda-svarūperavallabhaekānta

PurandaraPaṇḍitawasgreatlypeacefulandself-controlled.HewasextremelydeartoNityānandaSvarūpa.ForadescriptionofPurandaraPaṇḍita,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text28andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


nityānanda-jīvanaparameśvarī-dāsayāṅhāravigrahenityānanderavilāsa

NityānandawasthelifeandsoulofParameśvarīdāsa.Nityānandaenjoyedpastimesinhisbody.

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ForadescriptionofParameśvarīdāsa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text29andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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dhanañjaya-paṇḍita—mahāntavilakṣaṇayāṅhārahṛdayenityānandasarva-kṣaṇa

DhanañjayaPaṇḍitawasanextraordinarydevotee.Nityānandaalwaysresidedinhisheart.ForadescriptionofDhanañjayaPaṇḍita,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text31andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


TEXT734

prema-rasemahāmatta—balarāma-dāsa

yāṅhāravātāsesabapāpayāyanāśa

Balarāmadāsawasintoxicatedwiththemellowsofecstaticlove.Thebreezesthattouchedhisbodydestroyedallsins.ForadescriptionofBalarāmadāsa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text34andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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yadunāthakavicandra—prema-rasa-mayaniravadhinityānandayāṅhāresadaya

YadunāthaKavicandrawasfilledwiththemellowsofecstaticlove.Nityānandawasalwaysmercifultohim.ForadescriptionofYadunāthaKavicandra,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text35andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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jagadīśa-paṇḍita—parama-jyotir-dhāmasa-pārṣadenityānandayāṅradhanaprāṇa

JagadīśaPaṇḍitawastheabodeofgreateffulgence.NityānandaandHisassociateswerehislifeandsoul.ForadescriptionofJagadīśaPaṇḍita,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text30andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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paṇḍitapuruṣottama—navadvīpejanmanityānanda-svarūperamahābhṛtyamarma

PaṇḍitaPuruṣottamatookbirthinNavadvīpa.Hewasaconfidential

servantofNityānandaSvarūpa.ForadescriptionofPaṇḍitaPuruṣottama,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text33andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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pūrveyāṅragharenityānanderavasatiyāṅhāraprasādehayanityānandemati

Nityānandahadpreviouslystayedinhishouse.Byhismercyone’smindwouldbefixedonNityānanda.


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rāḍhejanmamahāśayadvija-kṛṣṇadāsanityānanda-pāriṣadeyāṅhāravilāsa

DvijaKṛṣṇadāsaMahāśayawasborninRāḍha-deśa.HeenjoyedtheassociationofNityānanda’sassociates.ForadescriptionofDvijaKṛṣṇadāsa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text36andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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prasiddhakāliyā-kṛṣṇadāsatribhuvanegauracandralabhyahayayāṅhārasmaraṇe

KāliyāKṛṣṇadāsawasfamousthroughoutthethreeworlds.ByrememberinghimonecanattainGauracandra.ForadescriptionofKālā-Kṛṣṇa(KāliyāKṛṣṇadāsa),seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text37andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


TEXT741

sadāśiva-kavirāja—mahā-bhāgyavānyāṅraputra—puruṣottama-dāsa-nāma

SadāśivaKavirājawasmostfortunate.HehadasonnamedPuruṣottamadāsa.ForadescriptionofSadāśivaKavirāja,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text38andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.ForadescriptionofPuruṣottamadāsa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text38andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


TEXT742

bāhyanāhipuruṣottamadāseraśarīrenityānanda-candrayāṅrahṛdayevihare

ThebodyofPuruṣottamadāsadisplayednoexternalconsciousness,forNityānandaCandraresidedinhisheart.


TEXT743

uddhāraṇa-datta—mahā-vaiṣṇavaudāranityānanda-sevāyayāṅhāraadhikāra

UddhāraṇaDattawasagreatmagnanimousVaiṣṇava.HewasqualifiedfortheserviceofNityānanda.ForadescriptionofUddhāraṇaDatta,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text41andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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maheśa-paṇḍita—atiparamamahāntaparamānanda-upādhyāya—vaiṣṇavaekānta

MaheśaPaṇḍitawasthemostexalteddevotee.ParamānandaUpādhyāyawasanunalloyedVaiṣṇava.ForadescriptionofMaheśaPaṇḍita,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text32andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.ForadescriptionofParamānandaUpādhyāya,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text44andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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caturbhuja-paṇḍita-nandanagaṅgādāsapūrveyāṅragharenityānanaderavilāsa

GaṅgādāsawasthesonofCaturbhujaPaṇḍita.Nityānandahadpreviouslystayedinhishouse.ForadescriptionofGaṅgādāsa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text43andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


TEXT746

ācāryavaiṣṇavānanda—parama-udārapūrveraghunātha-purīnāmakhyātiyāṅra

ĀcāryaVaiṣṇavānandawasmostmagnanimous.HewasformerlyknownasRaghunāthaPurī.ForadescriptionofĀcāryaVaiṣṇavānanda,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text42andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


TEXT747

prasiddhaparamānanda-guptamahāśayapūrveyāṅragharenityānanderaālaya

ParamānandaGuptaMahāśayawaswellknown.Nityānandaenjoyedpastimesinhishouse.ForadescriptionofParamānandaGupta,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text45andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


TEXT748

baḍagāchi-nivāsīsukṛtikṛṣṇadāsayāṅhāramandirenityānanderavilāsa

ThefortunateKṛṣṇadāsawasaresidentofBaḍagāchi.Nityānandaenjoyedpastimesinhishouse.ForadescriptionofKṛṣṇadāsa(theresidentofBaḍagāchi),seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text23andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


TEXT749

kṛṣṇadāsa,devānanda—duiśuddha-matimahāntaācāryacandra—nityānanda-gati

KṛṣṇadāsaandDevānandawerebothpure-hearted.TheexalteddevoteeĀcāryacandraacceptedNityānandaashisgoaloflife.ForadescriptionofKṛṣṇadāsa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text46andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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gāyanamādhavānanda-ghoṣamahāśayavāsudeva-ghoṣa—atiprema-rasa-maya

MādhavānandaGhoṣaMahāśayawasasinger.VāsudevaGhoṣawasfilledwiththemellowsofecstaticlove.ForadescriptionofMādhavaGhoṣa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text15andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.ForadescriptionofVāsudevaGhoṣa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text15andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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mahābhāgyavantajīva-paṇḍitaudārayāṅragharenityānanda-candreravihāra

ThemostfortunateJīvaPaṇḍitawasmagnanimous.NityānandaCandraenjoyedpastimesinhishouse.ForadescriptionofJīvaPaṇḍita,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text44andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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nityānanda-priya—manohara,nārāyaṇakṛṣṇadāsa,devānanda—eicāri-jana

Thefourdevotees—Manohara,Nārāyaṇa,Kṛṣṇadāsa,andDevānanda—weredeartoNityānanda.FordescriptionsofManohara,Nārāyaṇa,Kṛṣṇadāsa,andDevānanda,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text46andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.


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yatabhṛtyanityānanda-candrerasahiteśata-vatsareotāhānāpārilikhite

IamunabletowriteaboutalltheservantsofNityānandaCandraeveninahundredyears.


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sahasrasahasraekosevakeragaṇasabāracaitanya-nityānandadhana-prāṇa

Eachofthoseservantshadthousandsoffollowers.TheyallacceptedLordCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuastheirwealthandlife.


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nityānanda-prasādetāṅhārāguru-samaśrī-caitanya-rasesabeparamauddāma

BythemercyofNityānanda,theywereallqualifiedspiritualmasters.TheywereallgreatlyintoxicatedbythemellowsofloveforLordCaitanya.


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kichu-mātraāmilikhilāṅajāni’yāṅresakalaviditahaibavedavyāsa-dvāre

IhavementionedonlythosewhomIknow.TheotherswillbedescribedbyVedavyāsa.


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sarva-śeṣa-bhṛtyatāna—vṛndāvana-dāsaavaśeṣa-pātra-nārāyaṇī-garbha-jāta

ThelastofHisservantsisVṛndāvanadāsa.HetookbirthfromthewombofNārāyaṇī,whowastherecipientoftheLord’sremnants.Theauthor,ŚrīVṛndāvanadāsaṬhākura,isnotidentifiedasadescendentbyhispaternalline.Ratherhebecamefamousforhisrelationshipwithhismother,whowasadevoteeofGaura.Itiswellknownthathismother,ŚrīNārāyaṇīdevī,acceptedtheremnantsofŚrīCaitanyadeva.ŚrīVṛndāvanadāsaṬhākura,thesonofthisNārāyaṇī,wasthefinalservantofŚrīNityānandaPrabhu.


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adyāpihavaiṣṇava-maṇḍaleyāṅradhvani‘caitanyeraavaśeṣa-pātranārāyaṇī’

EventodaytheVaiṣṇavasglorifyNārāyaṇīastherecipientofLordCaitanya’sremnants.


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śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānanda-cāndajānavṛndāvanadāsatachupada-yugegāna

AcceptingŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuasmylifeandsoul,I,Vṛndāvanadāsa,singthegloriesofTheirlotusfeet.ThusendstheEnglishtranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterFive,entitled“ThePastimesofNityānanda.”

ChapterSix:TheGloriesofŚrīNityānandaPrabhu

ThischapterdescribeshowabrāhmaṇacolleagueofŚrīMahāprabhubecamesuspiciousonseeingthedressandbehaviorofŚrīNityānandaPrabhuandinquiredfromŚrīGaurasundaraabouthisdoubts,andthenhowbyscripturalevidenceŚrīGaurahariremovedthatbrāhmaṇa’sdoubtsconcerningŚrīNityānandaandalsodescribedtohimthegloriesofboththetranscendentalVaiṣṇavasandŚrīNityānanda,whoisbeyondthejurisdictionofrulesandregulations.WhenŚrīNityānandaPrabhu,whoisnondifferentfromBaladeva,wasenactingvariouspastimesinNavadvīpaandattractingpeopletothelotusfeetofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyawhiledressingwithvariousornamentsandclothing,whileacceptingsandalwoodpulpandflowergarlands,andwhilechewingbetelnutswithcamphor;oneofŚrīGaurasundara’sbrāhmaṇaclassmatesfromNavadvīpabecamesuspiciousonseeingŚrīNityānandaengageinsuchpastimesandbehaviorcontrarytotherulesandregulationsprescribedinthescriptures.EventhoughthatbrāhmaṇahadfirmfaithinthelotusfeetofŚrīCaitanya,hedevelopedsomedoubtinNityānandaPrabhu’sbehavior,whichwasbeyondVedicrulesandregulations.ThisbrāhmaṇawentonetimetoNīlācalaandsecretlyrevealedtoŚrīmanMahāprabhuhisdoubtsaboutŚrīNityānanda.HesaidthateveryonecallsNityānandaasannyāsī,andasannyāsīisprohibitedtotouchanyobjectmadeofmetal;butNityānandaisalwaysdecoratedwithvariousgold,silver,andjewel-studdedornaments;Hewearsfinesilkclothratherthansaffronloincloth;Hecarriesanironrodratherthana

daṇḍa;Healwaysstaysandeatsatthehousesofśūdras;andassuchHisbehaviorisnotseentobeinaccordancewiththeśāstras.Whyshouldapersonwhoisacceptedbyeveryoneasagreatpersonalityactinawaythatiscontrarytotheprinciplesofāśrama?Toremovethedoubtsofthatbrāhmaṇa,MahāprabhuquotedevidencefromŚrīmadBhāgavatamtoestablishthatthefaultsseenthroughmundanevisioninuttama-adhikārīVaiṣṇavasarenotactuallyfaults.LordKṛṣṇacandraissupremelyindependent,andassuchHeconstantlyresidesandenjoyspastimeswithinthebodyoftheuttama-adhikārīVaiṣṇava.Thereforeallactivitiesofanuttama-adhikārīaremeantforKṛṣṇa’spleasure.Thisispossibleonlyforanonduplicitousuttama-adhikārīVaiṣṇava.OnlyRudracandrinkpoisonandbeaddressedasNīlakaṇṭha;itisnotpossibleforothers.Byimitatingtheactivitiesandbehaviorofanuttama-adhikārī,one’sdestructionisinevitable.InthisregardŚrīGaurasundaraquotedtwoversesfromtheTenthCantoofŚrīmadBhāgavatamasevidence.HealsodescribedanincidentfromtheEighty-fifthChapteroftheTenthCantoofŚrīmadBhāgavatamasanexampleofhowseverelyonehastosufferandtakebirthinsinfulspeciesoflifeifheevenmakescommentsontheexternalso-calledsinfulactivitiesofnonduplicitousexaltedpersonalities.Whenevenperfectedpersonalitiescansufferunlimitedmiseriesandfallintothepitofkarmabyridiculingthebehaviorofatranscendentalmahā-bhāgavataVaiṣṇava,thenwhatcanbesaidaboutordinarypeople?TheworshipandpretensionofchantingtheholynamesperformedbyapersonwhoworshipsViṣṇuandchantstheholyname(?)ofHaributblasphemesthedevoteesofHariarealluseless.AndapersonwhoengageswithloveanddevotionintheserviceofthedevoteesoftheSupremeLordcanundoubtedlyattaintheserviceofKṛṣṇa.ApersonwhomakesashowofworshipingViṣṇubutdisregardstheworshipofaVaiṣṇavaisaproudperson.ThecharacteristicsofthesupremelyindependentŚrīNityānanda,whoisnondifferentfromBaladeva,areincomprehensibleandinconceivabletoordinarylivingentities.Theyarebeyondallrulesandregulations.If

anyoneevenunknowinglyblasphemesNityānanda,hewillfalldownforeverevenafterachievingthedevotionalserviceofViṣṇu.Toinformeveryoneoftheseinstructions,ŚrīGaurasundaraimmediatelysentthatbrāhmaṇatoNavadvīpa.ŚrīGaurasundarasaid,“AnyonewhohasunflinchingloveforNityānandacertainlyhasloveforMealso.Ofthis,thereisnodoubt.BeingnondifferentfromBaladeva,ŚrīNityānandaistheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.EvenifHeeverappearstodrinkwineorassociatewithwomen,HeiseternallyworshipableforLordBrahmā.”AfterhearingthesewordsfromŚrīMahāprabhu,thedoubtsofthatbrāhmaṇaweredestroyedandhedevelopedfaithinthelotusfeetofŚrīNityānanda.ThebrāhmaṇawenttoNavadvīpaandimmediatelybeggedforgivenessforhisoffencesfromŚrīNityānandaPrabhuandthusattainedHismercy.Inconclusion,ṬhākuraVṛndāvanaexplainsthatevenifdifferentpeoplefromdifferentstatusesoflifesayanythingaboutŚrīNityānanda,ifalivingentitysomehoworothertakesshelterofNityānandaandGauracandra,then,asaworshiperofthespiritualmasterandGaurāṅga,thatpersoncertainlybecomesworshipabletotheauthor.“Nityānandaaloneismyeternalmaster,andIamHiseternalservant,birthafterbirth.IbegeveryoneforservitorshiptoNityānanda.If,inspiteofŚrīNityānanda’smatchlessglories,apersonblasphemesHim,thenthereisnopossibilityofauspiciousnessforthatpersonotherthanakickfromthelotusfeetofNityānanda’sservants.”TheauthorconcludesthischapterbydescribingtheserviceofŚrīNitāi-GauraalongwithTheirassociatesandattributes.


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jayajayagauracandrajayanityānandajayajayaprabhurayatekabhakta-vṛnda

AllgloriestoGauracandra!AllgloriestoNityānanda!AllgloriestothedevoteesoftheLord!


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hena-matemahāprabhunityānanda-candrasarva-dāsa-sahakarekīrtana-ānanda

InthiswayLordNityānandaCandraenjoyedtheecstasyofkīrtanawithallofHisservants.


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vṛndāvana-madhyeyenakarilenalīlāsei-matanityānanda-svarūperakhelā

NityānandaSvarūpaenjoyedHispastimesasHedidinVṛndāvana.CBAntya-khaṇḍa6.004

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akaitava-rūpesarva-jagaterapratilaoyāyenaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyarati-mati

HesincerelyinducedeveryoneintheworldtobecomeattachedtoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.Themajorityofthepeopleintheworldareattractedtosensegratificationandliberation.Onthepretextofpresentingreligiosity,economicdevelopment,sensegratification,andliberation,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuattractedeveryonetothepuredevotionalservicepropagatedbyŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.


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saṅgepāriṣada-gaṇa—paramauddāmasarvanavadvīpebhramemahājyotir-dhāma

ThegreatlyeffulgentNityānandawanderedthroughoutNavadvīpainthecompanyofHisenthusiasticassociates.


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alaṅkāra-mālāyapūrṇitakalevarakarpūra-tāmbūlaśobhesuraṅgaadhara

Hisbodywasdecoratedwithornamentsandgarlands.BecauseHechewedbetelnutsmixedwithcamphor,Hislipswerereddish.Thewordsuraṅgameans“red”or“bloodred.”


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dekhi’rāma-nityānandaprabhuravilāsakehosukhapāya,kāronājanmeviśvāsa

OnseeingthepastimesofNityānandaRāmaPrabhu,somepeoplebecamehappyandsomefeltnofaithinHim.


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seinavadvīpeekaāchenabrāhmaṇacaitanyerasaṅgetānapūrvaadhyayana

InNavadvīpatherewasonebrāhmaṇawhopreviouslystudiedwithLordCaitanya.


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nityānanda-svarūperadekhiyāvilāsacittekichutānajanmiyācheaviśvāsa

OnseeingNityānandaSvarūpa’sactivities,hedevelopedsomedoubts.


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caitanya-candretetārabaḍadṛḍha-bhaktinityānanda-svarūperanājānenaśakti

HehadfirmdevotioninCaitanyaCandra,butHewasnotawareofthepotencyofNityānandaSvarūpa.


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daiveseibrāhmaṇagelenanīlācaletathāiāchenakata-dinakutūhale

BythearrangementofprovidencethatbrāhmaṇawenttoNīlācalaandhappilystayedthereforsometime.


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prati-dinayāyavipraśrī-caitanyerasthāneparamaviśvāsatānaprabhuracaraṇe

ThatbrāhmaṇawentdailytoseeLordCaitanya,forhehadgreatfaithinthelotusfeetoftheLord.


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daiveekadinaseibrāhmaṇanibhṛtecitteicchākarilenakichujijñāsite

OnedaythatbrāhmaṇafoundanopportunitytoprivatelyasktheLordaboutsomethinghehadonhismind.


TEXT14

viprabale,—“prabhu,moraekanivedanakarimutomārasthāne,yadideha’mana

Thebrāhmaṇasaid,“OLord,IhavesomethingtoaskYou.Kindlyhearme.


TEXT15

moreyadi‘bhṛtya’henajñānathākemaneihārakāraṇaprabhukahaśrī-vadane

“OLord,ifyouconsidermeYourservant,thenpleasepersonallyexplainsomethingforme.


TEXT16

navadvīpegiyānityānanda-avadhūtakichuta’nābujhoṅmuñikarenaki-rūpa

“IcannotunderstandanythingaboutwhatNityānandaAvadhūtaisdoinginNavadvīpa.


TEXT17

sannyāsa-āśramatānabalesarva-janakarpūra-tāmbūlasebhojanasarva-kṣaṇa

“EveryonesaysHeisasannyāsī,butHealwayschewsbetelnutsmixedwithcamphor.SinceŚrīNityānandaPrabhutaughtthepeopleofthisworldtoacceptscentedoils,sandalwoodpaste,finedress,andornamentsastheremnantsofKṛṣṇa,foolishpeoplebrandedHimas“fondofenjoyment.”Asaresult,manypeoplehadnofaithinHim.Thenagain,theintelligentpersonswhoconsideredthatgivingupobjectsrelatedtoHariwasphalgu-vairāgya,orfalserenunciation,tookpleasureinNityānandaPrabhu’spreaching.Accordingtotheinjunctionsofthescriptures,asannyāsīisprohibitedfromacceptingobjectsofenjoymentlikescentedoil,sandalwoodpaste,andbetelnuts,buttheprecocious,proud,prākṛta-sahajiyāsfreelyenjoyanabundanceofbetelnutsonthepretextofhonoringprasāda.Sincetheimitationofparamahaṁsabehaviorbysuchunqualifiedpeopleisalwayscondemnable,ordinaryfoolishpeoplefellintoillusionbyconsideringevenŚrīNityānanda,theoriginalshelterofparamahaṁsaprinciples,asavivikta(dryrenunciant)oradhīra-sannyāsī(neophytesannyāsī).


TEXT18

dhātu-dravyaparaśitenāhisannyāsīresonā,rūpā,muktāsetāṅhārakalevare

“Asannyāsīisprohibitedfromtouchingitemsmadeofmetal,butHisbodyisdecoratedwithgold,silver,andpearls.Theprākṛta-sahajiyāssaythatatthepresenttimeŚrīRāmakṛṣṇadāsahasprotectedthehonorofthesannyāsa-āśramabyrefusingtoacceptitemsmadeofmetal.Adevoteesannyāsīshouldnotusegoldandsilver

likeŚrīNityānanda.ThereisnodoubtthattheprinciplesoftheindependentVedicsannyāsībecomepollutedbyusingtheseitems,butifoneinternallyconsidershimselfaparamahaṁsaandexternallydoesnotuseitemsmadeofmetal,thedesireforfamewillcapturehisheartand,asaresultofcheatingpeople,suchbehaviorwillbeacceptedaslow-class.Ifonerefrainsfromusingitemsmadeofmetalduringprocessionsandfestivalsbecausepeoplewillcriticize,andifonedisplayspovertyintheperformanceoftheLord’sservice,thenthemisguided,materialisticphilanthropistswillnotbeabletounderstandthepurportoftheversebeginningārādhanānāṁsarveṣāṁ.Ifinthepresentdayonegivesupsaffronloinclothandbecomesmisguidedbywearingfinesilkclothanddecoratinghisbodywithsandalwoodpasteandflowergarlands,then,asaresultofimitatingthebehaviorofparamahaṁsas,hewillbringabouthisownruination.AndifsomeportionoftheidealcharacteristicsofŚrīPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,ŚrīRāmānandaRāya,andŚrīmatNityānandaPrabhuisseeninadevoteesituatedinparamahaṁsaprinciplesanddevoidbynatureofthedesireforfame,theneveryintelligentpersonwillunderstand.UnfortunatepeopleaccumulateoffensesbyseeingmaterialisminVaiṣṇavas.


TEXT19

kāṣāyakaupīnachāḍi’divyapaṭṭavāsadharenacandanamālāsadāivilāsa

“Hehasgivenupsaffronloinclothandwearsfinesilkcloth.HealwaysdecoratesHimselfwithsandalwoodpasteandflowergarlands.


TEXT20

daṇḍachāḍi’lauha-daṇḍadharenavākeneśūdreraāśramesethākenasarva-kṣaṇe

“WhydidHegiveupthedaṇḍaandtakeupanironstaff?WhydoesHealwaysliveinthehomesofśūdras?WhileexplainingtheactivitiesofŚrīNityānandatoŚrīGaurasundara,theenthusiasticbrāhmaṇawithsuperficialvisionsaidthatasannyāsīissupposedtocarryadaṇḍa,butinsteadofdoingthat,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuhastakenupanironstaffandspendstimewithunseeableanduntouchableśūdrasratherthangivinguptheirassociation.SinceŚrīNityānandaexhibitedsuchbehavior,whichwasopposedtothescripturalinjunctions,thebrāhmaṇahadnofaithinHimandwasthereforedoubtful.


TEXT21

śāstra-matamuñitānanādekhoṅācāraetekemohāracittesandehaapāra

“IdonotfindHisbehaviorinaccordancewiththescriptures,somymindhasbecomefullofdoubts.IntheBrahma-vaivartaPurāṇa,ŚrīKṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa,Chapter83,itisstated:

tāmbūlaṁvidhavā-strīṇāṁyatīnāṁbrahmacarināmsannyāsināṁcago-māṁsasurā-tulyaṁśrutauśrutam

“Forawidow,abrahmacārī,arenunciate,orasannyāsītoeatbetelnutsisasgoodaseatingbeefanddrinkingwine.ThisisheardintheVedas.”IntheParamahaṁsaUpaniṣaditisstated:

aniketa-sthitirevasabhikṣurhāṭakādīnāṁnaivaparigrahet

“Asannyāsīshouldnothaveafixedresidenceandshouldneveracceptopulentitemslikegold.”IntheKūrmaPurāṇaitisstated:

grāmāntevṛkṣa-mulevāvāsaṁdevālaye‘pivādhauta-kāṣāya-vasanobhasmacchannatanūruhaḥ

“Asannyāsīshouldliveoutsidethevillage,underatree,orinatemple.Heshouldwearcleansaffronclothandcoverhisbodywithashes.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(7.13.2)itisstated:

bibhṛyādyadyasauvāsaḥkaupīnācchādanaṁparam

“Apersonintherenouncedorderoflifemaytrytoavoidevenadresstocoverhimself.Ifhewearsanythingatall,itshouldbeonlyaloincloth.”InthecommentaryontheParamahaṁsaUpaniṣaditisstated:

hiraṇmayānipātrāṇikṛṣṇāya-samayānicayatīnāṁtanyapātrāṇivarjayetjñānibhikṣukaḥ

yasmātbhikṣurhiraṇyaṁrasenadṛṣṭaṁcasabrahmahābhavet

yasmātbhikṣuṛhiraṇyaṁrasenaspṛṣṭaṁcasapaulkaśobhavet

yasmātbhikṣuṛhiraṇyaṁrasenagrāhyaṁcasaātmahābhavet

“AwisesannyāsīshouldgiveupgoldutensilsforthepleasureofKṛṣṇa,becauseifhedecorateshimselfwithgoldhebecomesthekillerofabrāhmaṇa,ifhetouchesgoldwiththespiritofenjoymenthebecomesadog-eater,andifheacceptsgoldasannyāsībecomesthekilleroftheself.IntheĀruṇeyaUpaniṣaditisstated:

daṇḍamācchādanaṁcakaupīnaṁcaparigrahetśeṣaṁvisṛjetśeṣaṁvisṛjet

“Asannyāsīshouldacceptonlyasannyāsadaṇḍa,loincloth,andouterclothandgiveupeverythingelse.”IntheBrahma-vaivartaPurāṇa,Prakṛti-khaṇḍa,Chapter33,itisstated:

daṇḍaṁkamaṇḍaluṁrakta-vastra-mātraṁcadhārayetnityaṁpravāsīnaikatrasasannyāsītikīrtitaḥ

śuddhācāradvijānaṁcabhuṅktelobhādivarjitaḥ

“Asannyāsīisonewhokeepsonlyadaṇḍa,awaterpot,andsaffronclothandwhoalwaystravelsanddoesnotstayatoneplace.Heshouldmaintainhislivelihoodbygivingupgreedandacceptingmealsatthehousesofpiousbrāhmaṇas.”


TEXT22

‘baḍa-loka’bali’tāṅrebalesarva-janetathāpiāśramācāranākarenakene

“EveryonesaysHeisagreatpersonality,butthenwhydoesn’tHebehaveaccordingtoHisāśrama?


TEXT23

yadimore‘bhṛtya’henajñānathākemanekimarmaihāra?prabhu,kahaśrī-vadane”

“IfYouconsidermeYourservant,OLord,thenpleaseexplainthismystery.”


TEXT24

sukṛtibrāhmaṇapraśnakailaśubha-kṣaṇeamāyāyaprabhutattvakahilenatāne

Thepiousbrāhmaṇahadmadethisinquiryatapropertime,sotheLordexplainedthetruthwithoutreservation.ThedoubtthatthebrāhmaṇadevelopedonseeingŚrīNityānandaPrabhu’sdeviationfromproperbehaviorwasactuallyanindicationofhisgoodfortune.


TEXT25

śuniñāvipreravākyaśrī-gaurasundarahāsiyāviprerapratikarilāuttara

Onhearingthewordsofthebrāhmaṇa,ŚrīGaurasundarasmiledandreplied.


TEXT26

“śunavipra,mahā-adhikārīyebāhayatabetānadoṣa-guṇakichunājanmaya

“Listen,Obrāhmaṇa,whenoneishighlyqualified,oneisnotaffectedbyfaultsandvirtues.Gaurasundarasaidtothatpious,doubtfulbrāhmaṇa,“Materialqualification,orsuperficialvision,isonething,andtograsptheprofoundmeaningthroughkeenvisionisanotherthing.ThequalificationofthosewhoalwaysfavorablycultivateKṛṣṇaconsciousnessaftergivingupthecoveringsofextraneousdesires,karma,andjñānaisdifferentfromthatofothers.Materialisticpeopleareunderthecontroloftheirmind,intelligence,andfalseego.Materialfaultsandvirtuescannotenterthetranscendentalrealm.Asalotusleafcannotholdmercuryorwater,aheartengagedingivingpleasuretoKṛṣṇaneverinvitesinauspiciousnessbasedonselfishinterest.”


TEXT27

AsstatedinŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.20.36):

namayyekānta-bhaktānāṁguṇa-doṣodbhavāguṇāḥsādhūnāṁsama-cittānāṁbuddheḥparamupeyuṣām

“Materialpietyandsin,whicharisefromthegoodandevilofthisworld,cannotexistwithinMyunalloyeddevotees,who,beingfreefrommaterialhankering,maintainsteadyspiritualconsciousnessinallcircumstances.Indeed,suchdevoteeshaveachievedMe,theSupremeLord,whoambeyondanythingthatcanbeconceivedbymaterialintelligence.’


TEXT28

“padma-patreyenakabhunāhilāgejalaei-matanityānanda-svarūpanirmala

“NityānandaSvarūpaispure,justasthelotusleafisuntouchedbywater.


TEXT29

paramārthekṛṣṇacandratāhānaśarīreniścayajānihavipra,sarvadāvihare

“Obrāhmaṇa,knowforcertainthatKṛṣṇacandraalwaysenjoyspastimesinthebodyofNityānanda.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuisalwaysengagedinthefavorablecultivationofKṛṣṇaconsciousness,therefore,sinceKṛṣṇaissituatedwithinHim,whateveractionsHeperformsshouldnotbeconsideredliketheactivities

ofordinarylivingentities,whoareforcedtoenjoythefruitsoftheirkarma.


TEXT30

adhikārībaikaretāhānaācāraduḥkhapāyasei-jana,pāpajanmetāra

“IfanunqualifiedpersonimitatesHisbehavior,hewillsufferandbecomeimplicatedinsin.


TEXT31

rudravineanyeyadikareviṣa-pānasarvathāyamare,sarva-purāṇapramāṇa”

“IfanyoneotherthanRudradrinkspoison,hewillcertainlydie.ThisistheverdictofallthePurāṇas.”Mṛtuñjaya,orŚivawhohasconquereddeath,easilydrankpoisonandbecameknownasNīlakaṇṭha.Butif,onseeingthat,unqualifiedworthlesslivingentitiesconsiderthemselvesequaltohim,theybringabouttheirownruinationbyfallingintoinauspiciousness.Asfirecanburnanyobjecttoashes,personswithspiritualintelligencecanremainindifferenttomaterialwealthandactivitiesbynotusingthemfortheirownenjoyment.


TEXT32-33

AsstatedinŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.33.29-30):

śrī-śukauvācadharma-vyatikramodṛṣṭaīśvarāṇāṁcasāhasam

tejīyasāṁnadoṣāyavahneḥsarva-bhujoyathā

naitatsamācarejjātumanasāpihyanīśvaraḥ

vinaśyatyācaranmauḍhyādyathārudro‘bdhi-jaṁviṣam

“Thestatusofpowerfulcontrollersisnotharmedbyanyapparentlyaudacioustransgressionofmorality,suchasseeingwomen,wemayseeinthem,fortheyarejustlikefire,whichdevourseverythingfedintoitandremainsunpolluted.CertainlyonewhoisnottheSupremePersonalityofGodheadshouldnever,evenwithinhismind,imitateHisactivities.Ifoutofignoranceonedoesso,hewillbedestroyed,justasifheweretoimitateLordŚiva,whodrankpoisonproducedfromtheocean.”


TEXT34

“etekeyenājāniñānindetānakarmanija-doṣese-iduḥkhapāyajanmajanma

“ThereforeapersonwithoutknowledgewhocriticizesHisactivitiessuffersbirthafterbirthbecauseofhisfaults.


TEXT35

garhitakarayeyadimahā-adhikārīnindārakidāya,tāṅrehāsileimari

“Whattospeakofcriticizing,ifapersonevenlaughsataqualifiedpersonwhoperformsanimmoralactivity,heisvanquished.Personswhoarequalifiedmahā-bhāgavatasarenottobecriticizedbythosewhoarelessqualified.Apersonwhoridiculestheactivitiesofa

mahā-bhāgavataisinevitablydegraded.ByhearingŚrīmadBhāgavatamfromaVaiṣṇavaguru,allthesetopicscanbeproperlyunderstood.IntheSkandaPurāṇa(Maheśvara-khaṇḍa17.106)itisstated:

sādhūnāṁsama-cittānāmupahāsaṁkarotiyaḥdevovāpyathavāmartyaḥsavijñeyo‘dhamādhamaḥ

“Onewhoridiculesadevoteewhoseeseveryoneequallyshouldbeunderstoodtobemostfallen,whetherheisademigodoramortalbeing.”


TEXT36

bhāgavatahaiteesabatattvajānitāhoyadivaiṣṇava-gururamukheśuni

“AllthesetruthscanbeknownfromŚrīmadBhāgavatam,ifonehearsfromthemouthofaVaiṣṇavaguru.


TEXT37

mahānteraācaraṇehāsileyehayacittadiyāśunabhāgavateyeikaya

“NowhearattentivelywhattheŚrīmadBhāgavatamsaysaboutwhathappenstoapersonwholaughsatthebehaviorofadevotee.


TEXT38

eka-kālerāma-kṛṣṇagelenapaḍitevidyāpūrṇakari’cittakarilāāsite

“OnceKṛṣṇaandBalarāmawentforstudies.AfterfinishingTheirstudies,Theydecidedtoreturn.


TEXT39

‘kidakṣiṇādiba?’balilenaguru-pratitabepatnī-saṅgegurukarilāyukati

“TheyaskedTheirguru,‘WhatdakṣiṇāshouldWegiveyou?’Theirguruthenconsultedwithhiswife.


TEXT40

mṛtaputramāgilenarāma-kṛṣṇa-sthānetaberāma-kṛṣṇagelāyama-vidyamāne

“WhenheaskedKṛṣṇaandBalarāmatobringbackhisdeadson,TheywentstraighttotheabodeofYamarāja.


TEXT41

ājñāyaśiśurasarvakarmaghucāiyāyamālayahaiteputradilenaāniyā

“OnTheirorderthechildwasdeliveredfromthereactionsofhiskarma.TheythenbroughtthechildfromtheabodeofYamarājaandreturnedhimtoTheirspiritualmaster.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam10.45.30-46.


TEXT42

paramaadbhutaśuni’esabaākhyānadevakīomāgilenamṛta-putra-dana

“WhenDevakīheardaboutthiswonderfulincident,shealsoaskedThemtoreturnherdeadsons.


TEXT43

daiveekadinarāma-kṛṣṇesambodhiyākahenadevakīatikātarahaiyā

“Bythearrangementofprovidence,DevakīonedayspokeingreatafflictiontoBalarāmaandKṛṣṇa.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam10.85.27-28.


TEXT44

‘śunaśunarāma-kṛṣṇayogeśvareśvara!tumiduiādinitya-śuddhakalevara

“Listen,RāmaandKṛṣṇa,Obestofthetopmostmysticyogis!Yourbodiesareprimeval,eternal,andpure.


TEXT45

sarva-jagaterapitā-tumidui-janamuñijānoṅtumi-duiparama-kāraṇa

“Youtwoarethefathersofalluniverses.IknowYoutwoarethecauseofallcauses.


TEXT46

jagaterautpattisthitivāpralayatomāraaṁśeraaṁśahaitesabahaya

“Thecreation,maintenance,andannihilationoftheuniverseiscarriedoutbytheportionofYourplenaryportion.


TEXT47

tathāpihapṛthivīrakhaṇḍāitebhārahaiyāchamoraputra-rūpeavatāra

“YetYouhavepersonallyappearedasmysonstodiminishtheburdenoftheearth.


TEXT48

yama-gharahaiteyenagururanandanaāniñādakṣiṇādiletumiduijana

“YoutwobroughtthesonofYourspiritualmasterfromtheabodeofYamarājaasdakṣiṇāforYourguru.


TEXT49

morachaya-putrayemarilakaṁsahaitebaḍacittahayatāhā-sabāredekhite

“Iamanxioustoseemysixsons,whowerekilledbyKaṁsa.CBAntya-khaṇḍa6.050

TEXT50

katakālaguru-putraāchilamariyātāhāyenaāni’dilāśaktiprakāśiyā

“AlthoughYourguru’ssonhadbeendeadforsometime,byYour

potencyYoubroughthimback.CBAntya-khaṇḍa6.051

TEXT51

ei-mataāmāreokara’pūrṇa-kāmaāni’deha’moremṛtachayaputradāna

“InthesamewayYoucanfulfillmydesirebybringingbackmysixdeadsons.’SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam10.85.30-33.


TEXT52

śuni’jananīravākyakṛṣṇa-saṅkarṣaṇaseikṣaṇecali’gelābalirabhavana

“AfterhearingthewordsofTheirmother,KṛṣṇaandSaṅkarṣaṇaimmediatelywenttotheabodeofBali.


TEXT53

nija-iṣṭa-devadekhi’balimahārājamagnahailenapremānanda-sindhu-mājha

“WhenBaliMahārājasawhisworshipableLords,hewasmergedinanoceanofecstaticlove.


TEXT54

gṛha-putra-deha-vittasakalabāndhavasei-kṣaṇepāda-padmeāni’dilāsaba

“Heimmediatelysurrenderedhishouse,children,body,wealth,andassociatesatthelotusfeetoftheLords.


TEXT55

loma-harṣaaśru-pātapulakaānandestutikarepāda-padmadhari’balikānde

“Bali’shairstoodonendandtearsflowedfromhiseyesashegrabbedholdofTheirlotusfeetandofferedprayersinecstasy.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam10.85.34-38.


TEXT56

‘jayajayaanantaprakaṭasaṅkarṣaṇajayajayakṛṣṇacandragokula-bhūṣaṇa

“AllgloriestoAnanta,whohasappearedasSaṅkarṣaṇa!AllgloriestoKṛṣṇacandra,theornamentofGokula!


TEXT57

jayasakhyagopācāryahaladhararāmajayajayakṛṣṇa-bhakta-dhana-mana-prāṇa

“AllgloriestoHaladharaRāma,whoisthefriendandleaderofthecowherdboys!AllgloriestoKṛṣṇa,thewealth,life,andsoulofthedevotees!


TEXT58

yadyapihaśuddha-sattvadeva-ṛṣi-gaṇa

tā-sabārodurlabhatomāradaraśana

“Althoughthedemigodsandsagesaresituatedinpuregoodness,itisveryrareforthemtoattainYourdarśana.


TEXT59

tathāpihenaseprabhu,kāruṇyatomāratamo-guṇaasureohaosākṣātkāra

“Yet,OLords,YouaresomercifulthatYouappearbeforeevendemonsinthemodeofignorance.


TEXT60

ataevaśatru-mitranāhikatomātevedeokahena,ihādekhiosākṣāte

“ThereforeYouhavenofriendsorenemies.ThisisthestatementoftheVedas,andthiswhatIhavepersonallyseen.


TEXT61

māriteyeāilalaiyāviṣa-stanatāhāreopāṭhāilāvaikuṇṭha-bhuvana

“EvenshewhosmearedherbreastwithpoisontokillYouwasawardedaplaceinVaikuṇṭha.


TEXT62

ataevatomārahṛdayabujhibāre

vedeśāstreyogeśvarasabeonāpāre

“ThereforetheVedasandthebestofthemysticyogiscannotunderstandYourheart.


TEXT63

yogeśvarasabayāṅramāyānāhijānemuñipāpīasuravājanibakemane

“WheneventhebestoftheyogiscannotunderstandYourpotencies,howcanasinfuldemonlikemeknowYou?


TEXT64

eikṛpākaramoresarva-lokanātha!gṛha-andha-kūpemorenākarihapāta

“OLordsofallplanets,pleasegivemethebenedictionthatImayneverbeputinthedarkwelloffamilylife.


TEXT65

toraduipāda-padmahṛdayedhariyāśāntahai’vṛkṣa-mūlepaḍithākoṅgiyā

“IsimplywishthatIcanholdYourlotusfeettomychestandpeacefullyresideunderatree.


TEXT66

tomāradāserasaṅgemorekaradāsa

ārayenacittemoranāthākayeāśa’

“PleasemakemeaservantofYourservant.MayIneverdesireanythingotherthanthis.’LiberatedsoulshavenodesireotherthantoliveintheassociationoftheLord’sdevoteesandservetheactualdevotees.Atpresent,sincetheservantsofŚrīGauḍīyaMaṭhahaveclearlyunderstoodthistopic,theyresideinmaṭhasandtempleswithHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇava.


TEXT67

rāma-kṛṣṇa-pāda-padmadhariyāhṛdayeeimatastutikarebali-mahāśaye

“HoldingthelotusfeetofRāmaandKṛṣṇatohischest,BaliMahāśayaofferedprayersinthisway.


TEXT68

brahma-lokaśiva-lokayecaraṇodakepavitrakaritechenabhāgīrathī-rūpe

“IntheformoftheGanges,thewaterthathaswashedthelotusfeetoftheLordpurifiestheabodesofBrahmāandŚiva.


TEXT69

henapuṇya-jalabaligoṣṭhīrasahitepānakareśiredharebhāgyodayahaite

“Becauseofhisgoodfortunate,Baliandhisassociatesdranksuchauspiciouswaterandsprinkleditontheirheads.


TEXT70

gandha,puṣpa,dhūpa,dīpa,vastra,alaṅkārapāda-padmediyābalikarenamaskāra

“Baliofferedsandalwoodpulp,flowers,incense,lamp,cloth,andornamentsatthelotusfeetoftheLordsandbowedbeforeThem.


TEXT71

‘ājñākaraprabhumoreśikhāoāpaneyadimorebhṛtyahenajñānathākemane

“OLords,ifYouconsidermeYourservant,pleaseordermeandpersonallyinstructme.


TEXT72

yekarayeprabhu,ājñā-pālanatomāraseijanahayavidhi-niṣedherapāra’

“OLords,onewhofollowsYourordereasilytranscendsallrulesandregulations.’


TEXT73

śuniyābaliravākyaprabhutuṣṭahailāyenimittaāgamanakahitelāgilā

“TheLordbecamepleasedonhearingthewordsofBali.HethenexplainedthepurposeofTheirvisit.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam10.85.39-46.


TEXT74

prabhubale,—“śunaśunabali-mahāśaya!yenimitteāilāṅatomāraālaya

“TheLordsaid,‘Listen,BaliMahāśaya,thisiswhyWehavecometoyourabode.


TEXT75

āmāramāyerachayaputrapāpīkaṁsemārileka,seipāpesehamailaśeṣe

“ThesinfulKaṁsakilledMymother’ssixsons.Becauseofthissin,hewasultimatelykilled.


TEXT76

niravadhiseiputra-śokasaṅariyākāndenadevakī-mātāduḥkhitāhaiyā

“Becauseofconstantlyrememberingandlamentingforthosesons,motherDevakīfeelsdistressedandcries.


TEXT77

tomāranikaṭeācheseichayajanatāhānibajananīrasantoṣa-kāraṇa

“Thosesixsonsareherewithyou.IwilltakethemforMymother’ssatisfaction.


TEXT78

sesababrahmārapautrasiddhadeva-gaṇatā-sabāraetaduḥkhaśunaye-kāraṇa

“Theywereperfectedbeings,grandsonsofBrahmā.Listentowhytheyhadtosuffersomuch.


TEXT79

prajāpatimarīci-yebrahmāranandanapūrvetānaputrachilaeichaya-jana

“ThesesixwerepreviouslysonsofPrajāpatiMarīci,thesonofBrahmā.


TEXT80

daivebrahmākāmaśarehailāmohitalajjāchāḍi’kanyā-pratikarilenacita

“Byprovidence,BrahmāoncebecamebewilderedbythearrowofCupid.Hegaveupallshameanddesiredtoenjoyhisdaughter.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam3.12.28.


TEXT81

tāhādekhi’hāsilenaeichayajanaseidoṣeadhaḥpātahailasei-kṣaṇa

“Seeingthis,thesesixpersonslaughed.Forthisfaulttheyimmediatelyfelldown.


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mahānterakarmetekarilaupahāsaasura-yonitepāilenagarbhavāsa

“Asaresultofridiculingtheactivitiesofanexaltedpersonality,theywereforcedtotakebirthinafamilyofdemons.


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hiraṇyakaśipujagateradrohakaredeva-dehachāḍi’janmilenatāraghare

“Hiraṇyakaśipugavetroubletotheentireuniverse.Thesesixpersonsrelinquishedthebodiesofdemigodsandtookbirthinhishouse.


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tathāyaindreravajrāghātechaya-jananānāduḥkhayātanāyapāilamaraṇa

“ThesesixpersonssufferedvariousmiseriesinflictedbyIndra’sthunderboltanddied.


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tabeyogamāyādhari’āniāra-bāradevakīragarbhelaiñākailenasañcāra

“ThereafterYogamāyāagaintookthemandplacedtheminthewombofDevakī.


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brahmāreyehāsilena,seipāpahaiteseideheduḥkhapāilenanānā-mate

“BecauseofthesinincurredbylaughingatBrahmā,theyhadtosufferinvariousways.


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janmahaiteaśeṣa-prakārayātanāyabhāginātathāpimārilenakaṁsa-rāya

“Fromthetimeoftheirbirththeysufferedunlimitedmiseries.Althoughtheywerehisnephews,KingKaṁsakilledthem.


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devakīesabagupta-rahasyanājāneāpanāraputrabali’tā’—sabāregaṇe

“Devakīdoesnotknowalltheseconfidentialtopics.Shetreatedthemasherownsons.


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seichayaputrajananīredibadānaseikāryalāgi’āilāṅatomā-sthāna

“IwillreturnthosesixsonstoMymother.ThisisthereasonIhavecometoyou.


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devakīrastana-pāneseichaya-janaśāpahaitemuktahaibenasei-kṣaṇa’

“AssoonastheydrinkmilkfromDevakīsbreast,theywillimmediatelyberelievedfromthecurse.’


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prabhubale,—’śunaśunabalimahāśaya!vaiṣṇaverakarmetehāsilehenahaya

“TheLordfurthersaid,‘Listen,BaliMahāśaya,thisiswhathappensifoneridiculestheactivitiesofaVaiṣṇava.


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siddha-sabopāilenaetekayātanāasiddha-janeraduḥkhakikahibasīmā

“Ifperfectedbeingssuffersomuch,thenwhatcanbesaidofthedistressordinarybeingswillsuffer.


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yeduṣkṛtijanavaiṣṇaveranindākarejanmajanmaniravadhise-iduḥkhemare

“AsinfulpersonwhoblasphemesaVaiṣṇavasuffersbirthafterbirthbecauseofthatoffense.PeoplewhoaredevoidofservicetoHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇavaandwhoareservantsoflustandangerblasphemeVaiṣṇavas.Asaresultof

criticizingtheVaiṣṇavas,theyfallfromgoodfortunebirthafterbirth.CBAntya-khaṇḍa6.094

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śunabali,eiśikṣākarāitomārekabhupāchenindā-hāsyakaravaiṣṇavere

“Listen,Bali,IamteachingyouthissothatyouwillneverblasphemeorridiculeVaiṣṇavas.


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morapūjā,moranāma-grahaṇayekaremorabhaktanindeyaditārovighnadhare

“IfonewhoworshipsMeandchantsMynameblasphemesMydevotee,hisprogressischecked.


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morabhakta-pratiprema-bhaktikareyeniḥsaṁśayabalilāṅamorepāyase’

“ThereisnodoubtthatonewhohasloveanddevotionforMydevoteewillattainMe.’


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siddhirbhavativānetisaṁśayo‘cyutasevināmniḥsaṁśayastutadbhaktaparicaryāratātmanām

“ThereisdoubtwhetherornottheservantsoftheSupremePersonalityofGodheadwillattainperfection,butthereisabsolutelynodoubtthatthosewhoareattachedtoservingHisdevoteeswillattainperfection.


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‘morabhaktanāpūje,āmārepūjemātrasedāmbhika,nahemoraprasāderapātra’

“OnewhosimplyworshipsMebutdoesnotworshipMydevoteeisproud.HeisnotqualifiedforMymercy.’


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abhyarcayitvāgovindaṁtadīyānarcayantiyenateviṣṇu-prasādasya

bhājanaṁdambhikājanāḥ

“ProudandarrogantpersonswhoworshipLordKṛṣṇabutdonotworshiptheLord’sdevoteesdonotattainLordKṛṣṇa’smercy.”


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‘tumibalimorapriyasevakasarvathāataevatomārekahiluṅgopya-kathā’

“OBali,youareMydearservant,thereforeIhaveexplainedthisconfidentialtopictoyou.’


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śuniñāprabhuraśikṣābali-mahāśayaatyantaānanda-yuktahailāhṛdaya

“WhenBaliMahāśayaheardtheLord’sinstructions,hisheartwasfilledwithgreathappiness.


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seikṣaṇechayaputraājñāśiredhari’sammukhedilenaāni’puraskārakari’

“AcceptingtheLord’sorder,heimmediatelybroughtDevakīssixsonsandpresentedthemtothetwoLords.


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taberāma-kṛṣṇaprabhulaichaya-janajananīreāniñādilenatata-kṣaṇa

“ThereafterKṛṣṇaandBalarāmatookthesixpersonsandimmediatelybroughtthemtotheirmother.


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mṛta-putradekhiyādevakīsei-kṣaṇesnehestanasabāredilenaharṣa-mane

“AssoonasDevakīsawherdeadsons,shefedthemherbreastmilk.CBAntya-khaṇḍa6.105

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īśvareraavaśeṣa-stanakari’pānasei-kṣaṇesabārahailadivya-jñāna

“BydrinkingthebreastmilkthathadbeendrunkbytheLord,theyimmediatelyattainedtranscendentalknowledge.AlthoughthesonsofBrahmāweredeprivedofdrinkingDevakīsbreastmilkbeforetheadventofKṛṣṇa,now,asaresultofdrinkingthebreastmilkthatKṛṣṇahaddrunk,theyattainedtranscendentalknowledge.TheythenimmediatelysurrenderedtotheSupremeLord.ThedegradationthattheyachievedbecauseofridiculingaVaiṣṇavaguruwasdestroyedbydrinkingtheLord’sremnants.Ifonewhoseesasuperficialdisplayofsinfulactivitiesdoesnotunderstandtheirmeaning,onecommitsanoffenseatthefeetoftheLord’sdevotees.Andifoneunderstandstheinauspiciousconsequencesofseeingsuperficially,hisqualificationforcommittingsuchoffenseswillbedestroyedandhewillattainthequalificationtoserveVaiṣṇavas.


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daṇḍavathai’sabeīśvara-caraṇepaḍilenasākṣātedekhayesarva-jane

“Aseveryonetherewatched,theyofferedobeisancesatthefeetoftheLord.


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tabeprabhukṛpā-dṛṣṭyesabārecāhiyābalitelāgilāprabhusadayahaiyā

“TheLordthencastHismercifulglanceonthemandbegantospeakwithcompassion.


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‘calacaladeva-gaṇa,yāhanija-vāsamahāntereāranāhikaraupahāsa

“Odemigods,returntoyourabodes.Donotridiculeexaltedpersonalitiesagain.


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īśvareraśaktibrahmāīśvara-samānamandakarmakarileomandanahetāna

“BrahmāhasthepotencyoftheSupremeLord,soheisasgoodastheLord.Evenifhedoessomethingwrong,heisnottobeblamed.


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tāhānehāsiyāetapāileyātanāhenabuddhināhiārakarihakāmanā

“Yousufferedsomuchbecauseyoulaughedathim.Donotmaintainsuchamentalityagain.


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brahmā-sthānegiyāmāgi’lahaaparādhatabesabecittepunaḥpāibāprasāda’

“GoandbegforgivenessfromBrahmā,thenyouwillagainattainsatisfaction.’


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īśvareraājñāśuni’seichayajanaparama-ādareājñākariyāgrahaṇa

“AfterhearingtheLord’sorder,thosesixpersonsaccepteditwithgreatrespect.


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pitā-mātā-rāma-kṛṣṇa-padenamaskari’calilenasarva-deva-gaṇanija-purī

“Afterofferingobeisancestotheirfather,mother,Balarāma,andKṛṣṇa,thosedemigodsreturnedtotheirownabode.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.85.47-58).


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“kahilāṅaeivipra,bhāgavata-kathānityānanda-pratidvidhāchāḍahasarvathā

“Obrāhmaṇa,IhavethusexplainedtoyoutopicsfromtheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.CompletelygiveupyourdoubtsaboutNityānanda.


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nityānanda-svarūpa—paramaadhikārīalpabhāgyetāhānejānitenāhipāri

“NityānandaSvarūpaissupremelyqualified,yetlessfortunatepeoplecannotunderstandHim.


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alaukika-ceṣṭāyevākichudekhatānatāhāteoādarakarilepāitrāṇa

“AnyonewhoseesHisextraordinaryactivitieswithrespectwillbedelivered.


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patiteratrāṇalāgi’tāṅraavatārayāṅhārahaitesarva-jīvahaibeuddhāra

“Heincarnatedtosavethefallensouls.AlllivingentitieswillbedeliveredbyHim.


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tāṅhāraācāra—vidhi-niṣedherapāratāṅhārejāniteśaktiāchayekāhāra

“Hisbehaviorisbeyondallrulesandregulations.WhohasthepowertounderstandHim?FoolishpeoplewithnounderstandingofŚrīNityānanda,thesourceofallviṣṇu-tattvas,considerHimanordinarylivingentityforcedtoenjoythefruitsofkarmalikethemselves,andthustheytraversethepathtohell.Ifasaresultofcommittingoffensesdescribedinverseslikearcyeviṣṇauśilā-dhīr,oneseesLordViṣṇuasequaltootherpersonalities,thenheiscertaintogotohell.Peoplewhoarepuffed-upwithfalseegoandcheatedbymundaneknowledgebringabouttheirownruinationbyseeingthemthroughexternalvisionasequal.Asaresult,theyfallfromthelotusfeetofGopīnātha.Whattospeakofthis,theyevenfallfromthelotusfeetofĀloyārnātha.Whenapersonlosesthegoodfortuneofserving

Āloyārnātha,hebeginstoworshiptheJagannāthaofthepañcopāsakas.WhileworshipingJagannātha,hefixeshismindintheworshipofBhuvaneśvara.Thereafter,whenhecommitsoffenseatthefeetofBhuvaneśvara,thebestofthedevotees,hedevelopsthepropensitytoperformpiousactivities.Asaresult,thedesireawakensinhimtotakebathinandperformfruitiveactivitiesattheVaitaraṇīRiverinYājapura.Whenhefallsfrompiousactivitiesandbeginstocommitsinfulactivities,hebecomesahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā,orbewilderedbyfalseego,andthesenseofconsideringhimselfthedoerdistractshimfromthepathofspirituallife.Whenhefurtherincreaseshisoffenses,hebecomesaversetoseeingthebeautyofŚrīGopīnātha’slotusfeet.Therefore,thosewhohavenotdiscussedthepurportoftheVedicstatement:nāyamātmābala-hīnena(“OnecannotattainthegoaloflifewithoutthemercyofBalarāma”)areinevitablydegraded.WithoutthemercyofNityānandaPrabhu,nolivingentitycanattainanyauspiciousness.IfasaresultofmundaneknowledgeonefeelspowerfulandgivesuptheserviceofBaladeva,thenhecannotattainthegoodfortuneofservingKṛṣṇa.


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nābujhiyānindetāṅracaritraagādhapāiyāoviṣṇu-bhaktihayatāravādha

“IfonewhodoesnotunderstandHimblasphemesHisunfathomablecharacteristics,thenhisadvancementwillbechecked,evenifhehasattainedthedevotionalserviceofViṣṇu.


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calavipra,tumiśīghranavadvīpeyāoeikathākahi’tumisabārebujhāo

“Obrāhmaṇa,goquicklytoNavadvīpa.Explainthesetopicssothateveryonewillunderstand.


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pāchetāṅrekehakona-rūpenindākaretabeārarakṣātāranāhiyama-ghare

“IfanyoneblasphemesHiminanyway,hewillnotescapethepunishmentofYamarāja.


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yetāṅhāreprītikare,sekareāmāresatyasatyasatyavipra,kahilatomāre

madirāyavanīyadinityānandadharetathāpibrahmāravandyakahilatomāre”

“OnewholovesHim,lovesMe.Obrāhmaṇa,Itellyouthisisthetruth,thetruth,thetruth.EvenifNityānandagoestoaliquorhouseorassociateswithanoutcastegirl,HeisworshipableforBrahmā.”OnewhohasgreatloveforthelotusfeetofŚrīGuruandVaiṣṇavaisextremelydeartotheSupremeLord.ItisimpossibleforapersonwhohasnoloveforthelotusfeetofŚrīGuruandVaiṣṇavatoattainKṛṣṇa’smercy.Loveforone’sfellowhumanbeingsandservicetotheconditionedsoulscannotattracttheSupremeLord’slove.TheconditionalknowledgeofalivingentityisdispelledonlybytheinfluenceofservicetoŚrīGuruandVaiṣṇava.Asaresultoftheknowledgeofone’srelationshiptoKṛṣṇathatthespiritualmasterimpartsintheirears,theconditionedsoulsdeveloploveforŚrīHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇavaandengageintheireternalservice.Onthatplatform,thespiritofmaterialenjoymentcannotattackthem.Thetastethatsinfulpeopledevelopby

acceptingmisconceptionsaboutso-calledgurusandtheSupremeLord,theoriginalshelter,iscompletelyseparatefromtheeternaltruthandissimplyillusion.ThatiswhyŚrīGaurasundarausedthewordsatyathreetimes.Ifduplicitousso-calledgurusacceptthisteachingoftheSupremeLordinapervertedwayanduseittoaccumulateingredientsfortheirownsensegratification,thensuchso-calledguruswillfallwiththeirdisciplesintohellforeverandneverreturn.


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gṛhṇīyādyavanīpāṇiṁviśedvāśauṇḍikālayamtathāpibrahmaṇovandyaṁnityānanda-padām-bujam

“WhetherŚrīNityānandaacceptsthehandofawomanorentersaliquorshop,HislotusfeetarestillworshipablebyevenBrahmā.”


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śuniñāprabhuravākyasukṛtibrāhmaṇaparamaānanda-yuktahailatakhana

AfterhearingtheLord’swords,thefortunatebrāhmaṇabecamefilledwithecstasy.


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nityānanda-pratibaḍajanmilaviśvāsatabeāilenavipranavadvīpa-vāsa

HedevelopedgreatfaithinNityānanda.ThereafterthebrāhmaṇareturnedtohisresidenceinNavadvīpa.


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seibhāgyavantavipraāsi’navadvīpesarvādyeāilānityānanderasamīpe

AfterreturningtoNavadvīpa,thatfortunatebrāhmaṇafirstwenttoseeNityānanda.


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akaitavekahilenanijaaparādhaprabhuośuniñātāṅrekarilāpraśāda

Headmittedhisoffensewithoutduplicity,andNityānandaPrabhubestowedHismercyonhim.


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henanityānandasvarūperavyavahāraveda-guhyaloka-bāhyayāṅhāraācāra

SuchisthebehaviorofNityānandaSvarūpa.HisdealingsareincomprehensibletotheVedasandordinarypeople.


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paramārthenityānanda—paramayogendrayāṅrekahi—ādidevadharaṇī-dharendra

Accordingtospiritualconsideration,Nityānandaissupremeamongthebestofthemysticyogis.HeisknownasĀdideva,thesustainerofalluniverses.


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sahasravadananitya-śuddha-kalevaracaitanyerakṛpāvinājāniteduṣkara

Hehasthousandsofheads,andHisbodyiseternallypure.NoonecanunderstandHimwithoutthemercyofLordCaitanya.


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kehabale,—“nityānandayenabalarāma”kehabale,—“caitanyerabaḍapriya-dhāma”

Somepeoplesay,“NityānandaislikeBalarāma.”Otherssay,“HeismostdeartoLordCaitanya.”


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kehabale,—“mahātejīaṁśaadhikārī”kehabale,—“kona-rūpabujhitenāpāri”

Somepeoplesay,“HeisapowerfulplenaryportionoftheSupremeLord.”Otherpeoplesay,“WecannotunderstandanythingaboutHim.”


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kibājīvanityānanda,kibābhakta-jñānīyāṅrayenamataicchānābalayekeni

SomeonemayconsiderNityānandaanordinarylivingentity,someonemayconsiderHimadevotee,andsomeonemayconsiderHimajñānī.Theymaysaywhatevertheylike.


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ye-se-kenecaitanyeranityānandanahetānapāda-padmamorarahukahṛdaye

EvenifNityānandawasamostinsignificantservantofLordCaitanya,stillIwouldkeepHislotusfeetinmyheart.


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‘seāmāraprabhu,āmijanmajanmadāsa’sabāracaraṇemoraeiabhilāṣa

Heismymaster,andIamHisservantbirthafterbirth.Thisismyaspirationatthefeetofeveryone.


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etaparihāreoyepāpīnindākaretabelāthimāroṅtāraśireraupare

ThereforeIkicktheheadofanysinfulpersonwhodisregardsthegloriesofLordNityānandaanddarestocriticizeHim.IntheHari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā(2.46)itisstated:

nasahantesatāṁnindamapisarva-sahiṣṇavaḥkāmayantenakimapisadadāsyābhilāṣiṇaḥ

“Althoughthedevoteesareall-tolerant,theycannottoleratetheblasphemyofotherdevotees.AlwaysdesiringLordKṛṣṇa’sservice,theydonotdesireanythingelse.”AndintheHari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā(3.15)itisstated:

bhavaddāsyekāmaḥkrudhapitavanindākṛti-janetvaducchiṣṭelobhoyadibhavatimohobhavaticatadīyatvemānastavacaraṇa-pāthoja-madhunāmanaścedasmābhirniyataṣaḍamitrairapijitam

“OLord,ifwebecomelustytoattainYourdevotionalservice,angryatthosewhoblasphemeYou,greedytoacceptfood,flowers,andotherthingsofferedtoYou,enchantedbyYou,proudtoidentifyasYourdevotee,andintoxicatedbydrinkingthehoneyofYourlotusfeet,thenwemayeasilydefeatthelust,anger,greed,enchantment,pride,andintoxicationthatareourenemies.”


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āmāraprabhuraprabhuśrī-gaurasundaraebaḍabharasāāmidhariyeantara

ŚrīGaurasundaraistheLordofmyLord.Ialwayskeepthisconvictioninmyheart.


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henadinahaibekicaitanyanityānandadekhibaveṣṭitacatur-digebhakta-vṛnda

WillthatdayevercomewhenImayseeLordCaitanyaandNityānandainthemidstofTheirdevotees?


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jayajayajayamahāprabhugauracandradilāomilāotumiprabhunityānanda

AllgloriestoYou,LordGauracandra!KindlygivemetheshelterofNityānandaPrabhuandallowmetomeetHim.


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tathāpihaeikṛpākaragauraharinityānanda-saṅgeyenatomānāpāsari’

OGaurahari,IfurtherpraythatevenaftergainingLordNityānanda’sassociationImayneverforgetYourlotusfeet.Nityānandaisśrīguru-tattva.ItisnotproperfortheLord’sdevoteestohaveanyrelationshipwiththosewhoassociatewithanyatheistenviousofNityānanda,whosebodyisnondifferentfromKṛṣṇa.Thequalificationtoservethelotusfeetofthespiritualmasterdiminishesbytheinfluenceofbadassociation.Thereforeoneshouldneveractinawaythatwilldisruptremembranceofone’sspiritualmaster,whoistheunalloyedeternalservantofŚrīGaurasundaraandwhosebodyisnondifferentfromŚrīGaurasundara.Thosewhousespirituallifeformaterialgainarenotdevoteesbutservantsofsensegratification.Aso-calleddevoteeandadevoteehavecompletelyoppositecharacteristics.Thatiswhyitisveryunfortunatetoconsiderthosewhoindulgeinmaterialisticassociationasmembersofaspiritualsociety.Whenoneinviteshisowndestruction,hebecomesdeprivedofspirituallifeandconsidersthespiritualmaster,whoisnondifferentfromNityānanda,asseparatefromŚrīNityānanda,theprakāśa-vigrahaofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.SuchpeoplecanneverattaintheserviceofŚrīGaurasundara.Theysufferperpetuallybecauseofdisrespectingtheirguru.Thepathcurrentlypursuedbysomecompletelyduplicitousso-calleddevoteesopposedtoŚrīGauḍīyaMaṭhawillresultininauspiciousness.Thatiswhythedevoteesaregreatlydistressedtoseetheirimpendinginauspiciousness.


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yathāyathātumiduikaraavatāratathātathādāsyemorahauadhikāra

MayIachievethequalificationtobecomeYourservantwhereverthetwoofYouincarnate.


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AcceptingŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuasmylifeandsoul,I,Vṛndāvanadāsa,singthegloriesofTheirlotusfeet.ThusendstheEnglishtranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterSix,entitled“TheGloriesofŚrīNityānanda.”

ChapterSeven:PastimesinŚrīGadādhara’sGarden

ThischapterdescribesŚrīNityānanda’sreturnjourneytoNīlācalafromNavadvīpa,ŚrīGaurasundara’sdescriptionofNityānanda’sornamentsastheninetypesofdevotionalservice,ŚrīNityānanda’spastimeofseeingLordJagannātha,andtheecstaticpastimeofŚrīGaurasundaraandNityānanda’seatingattheṬoṭā-gopīnāthatemple.AftertakingleaveofmotherŚacīinŚrīdhāmaMāyāpur-Navadvīpa,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhualongwithHisassociateswenttoNīlācala,whereHestayedinoneflowergarden.WhenŚrīGaurasundaracamealonetothatgardentomeetŚrīNityānanda,theLordofferedprayerstoNityānandabyrecitingtheślokabeginninggṛnhīyādyavanīpāninandthencircumambulatedHim.ŚrīNityānandaalsomanifestedecstaticloveuponseeingthemoonlikefaceofŚrīGaura.AcurrentofgreatecstasyswelledinthelovingconversationbetweenŚrīCaitanyaandNityānanda.WhileglorifyingŚrīNityānanda,ŚrīmanMahāprabhusaidthatthegold,silver,pearls,rudrākṣa,etc.,thatarefoundonŚrīNityānanda’sbodyaretheninetypesofdevotionalservice.ŚrīNityānandahasawardedtoevenfallensoulsthemostrarelovingdevotionalservicethatisdesiredbyevengreatsagesandmysticyogis,andNityānandaiscapableofgivingawayevenLordKṛṣṇa,whoissupremelyindependent.NityānandaisthepersonificationofthemellowsofdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa,andthebodyofNityānandaistheabodeofKṛṣṇa’spastimes.ŚrīNityānandaalsorevealedHisownsubordinatenaturetoŚrīGaurasundara.Mahāprabhusaidthattheninetypesofdevotionalservicecertainlyadorn

thetranscendentallimbsofŚrīNityānandaasHisornaments.AsordinarypeoplewhodonotunderstandwhyLordŚivadecorateshisheadwithasnakeimagineorthinkdifferentlyabouthim,similarly,onseeingtheornamentsonŚrīNityānanda’stranscendentalbody,peopleproudoftheirmaterialknowledgebecomeoffendersatHislotusfeet.LordŚivaistheservantofŚrīSaṅkarṣaṇa,orŚrīAnanta,sooutofloveforhisworshipableLord,ŚivaalwayskeepsŚrīAnantaonhishead.Similarly,forthepleasureofŚrīGaurasundara,ŚrīNityānandaalsodecoratesHistranscendentalbodywiththeornamentsoftheninetypesofdevotionalservice.Fortunatepersonscanunderstandtheseconfidentialtopics,andthustheybecomehappyandattainserviceatthelotusfeetofŚrīKṛṣṇa.Sinfulpeople,however,becomedestroyedbybeingdeceivedbytheirmaterialknowledge.ŚrīNityānandaandHisassociatesareŚrīBaladevaandBaladeva’sassociatesofVraja.ThedevotionalsentimentsenjoyedbytheassociatesofNandaMahārājaarepresentonthetranscendentalbodyofŚrīNityānandaasHisornaments.ŚrīCaitanyaandŚrīNityānandasatinthatsolitaryflowergardenanddiscussedconfidentialtopicsandtheraretranscendentalsentimentsofGokuladesiredbypersonalitieslikeŚrīUddhava.InthisregardtheauthorglorifiesthesupremepositionofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaandwarnsaboutthegraveconsequencesapersonfacesif,withoutunderstandingtheconfidentiallovingquarrelsbetweenŚrīNityānandaandŚrīGauracandra,hetakesthesideofoneLordandblasphemestheotherLord.AftertakingleavefromNityānanda,ŚrīGaurasundarareturnedtoHisownresidence.ŚrīNityānandawenttoseeLordJagannātha,whereHemanifestedpastimesofmahābhāva,andfromthereHewenttothehouseofŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitainonegarden.TheDeityofGopīnāthawassituatedinthehouseofGadādhara.ThisDeityissoattractivethateventheheartsofatheistsbecomemeltedonseeingHim.ŚrīCaitanyadevapersonallyembracedthisDeity.WhenŚrīGadādharaheardthenewsofŚrīNityānanda’sarrivalathishouse,helefthisrecitationofŚrīmadBhāgavatamandcametogreetHim.Duringtheirmeeting,theyboth

becameoverwhelmedwithlovewhileglorifyingeachother.Neitherofthemwouldeverconversewiththeother’senemy.GadādhararesolvedthathewouldneverseethefaceofapersonwhoblasphemesNityānanda.ŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitainvitedŚrīNityānandaPrabhutohavelunchathishouse,andŚrīNityānandagaveGadādharaPaṇḍitasomefinericefitforofferingtheLordthatHehadpersonallybroughtfromBengalforofferingtoGopīnātha.HealsopresentedabeautifulcoloredclothtoGopīnātha.GadādharaputthatcoloredclothonthetranscendentalbodyofŚrīGopīnātha.HethencookedthericethatNityānandahadbroughtfromBengalandofferedittoGopīnāthaalongwithvegetablesandapreparationofspinachpickedfromthecourtyardoftheṬoṭā-gopīnāthatemple.AtthattimeŚrīGaurasundaraalsoarrivedatGadādhara’shouseandtoldGadādharathatHewascertainlyentitledtoaportionofNityānanda’sgoods,Gadādhara’scooking,andGopīnātha’sremnants.OnhearingŚrīMahāprabhu’smercifulwords,Gadādharabecameextremelyhappy,andheplacedaplateofGopīnātha’sprasādabeforeMahāprabhu.WhilehonoringthericegivenbyNityānandaandwhilepraisingthecookingofGadādhara,MahāprabhumanifestedthepastimeofhonoringGopīnātha’sprasāda.ŚrīGaurasundara,Nityānanda,andGadādharafinishedtheirpastimeofhonoringprasādainthemidstoflaughingandteasingeachother.ThenthedevoteesgatheredthereplunderedtheremnantsofthethreePrabhus.ṬhākuraVṛndāvanaconcludesthischapterbydeclaringthatonewhohearsorreadsaboutŚrīGaura-Nityānanda’spastimeofeatingatthehouseofGadādharawillattaindevotionalserviceandbydescribingtopicsofGaura,Gadādhara,andNityānanda’slivingtogetherinNīlācala.


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jayajayaśrī-vaikuṇṭha-nāthagauracandrajayajayaśrī-sevā-vigrahanityānanda

AllgloriestoŚrīGauracandra,theLordofVaikuṇṭha!AllgloriestoŚrīNityānanda,thepersonificationoftheLord’sservice!Thephraseśrī-sevā-vigrahaisexplainedasfollows:ŚrīBaladevaPrabhuservestheLordbyassumingtendifferentforms.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuservesLordGaurasundarabyenactingthepastimesofdistributingloveofGod.ThatiswhyHeisśrī-gaura-sevā-vigraha,thepersonificationofGaura’sservice.


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jayajayaadvaita-śrīvāsa-priya-dhāmajayagadādhara-śrī-jagadānanda-prāṇa

AllgloriestotheobjectofŚrīAdvaitaandŚrīvāsa’slove!AllgloriestothelifeandsoulofGadādharaandŚrīJagadānanda!


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jayaśrī-paramānanda-purīrajīvanajayaśrī-dāmodara-svarūperaprāṇa-dhana

AllgloriestothelifeandsoulofParamānandaPurī!AllgloriestothetreasureofSvarūpaDāmodara’slife!


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jayavakreśvarapaṇḍiterapriyakārījayapuṇḍarīkavidyānidhimanohārī

AllgloriestothebenefactorofVakreśvaraPaṇḍita!AllgloriestotheenchanterofPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi!


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jayajayadvāra-pālagovinderanāthajīva-pratikaraprabhu,śubha-dṛṣṭi-pāta

AllgloriestotheLordofGovindathedoorkeeper!OLord,pleaseglancemercifullyonthelivingentities.GovindausedtoprotectGaurasundara.Thereforeheiscalleddvāra-pāla,thedoorkeeper.


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hena-matenityānandanavadvīpa-pureviharenaprema-bhakti-ānanda-sāgare

InthiswayNityānandaenjoyedintheoceanofecstaticloveofGodwhilestayinginNavadvīpa.


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niravadhibhakta-saṅgekarenakīrtanakṛṣṇa-nṛtya-gītahailasabārabhajana

LordNityānandawouldconstantlyengageinsaṅkīrtanaalongwithHisdevotees.Indeed,chantinganddancinginglorificationofKṛṣṇabecametheironlyoccupation.


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gopa-śiśu-gaṇa-saṅgeprati-ghareghareyenakrīḍākarilenagokula-nagare

sei-matagokuleraānandaprakāśi’kīrtanakarenanityānandasuvilāsī

AsNityānandapreviouslysportedhousetohousewiththecowherdboysinGokula,HemanifestedthoseblissfulGokulapastimeswhileperformingkīrtana.


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icchā-mayanityānanda-candrabhagavāngauracandradekhitehailaicchātāna

ThesupremelyindependentLordNityānandaoncedesiredtoseeGauracandra.


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āi-sthānehailenasantoṣevidāyanīlācalecalilenacaitanya-icchāya

TakingpermissionfrommotherŚacī,HedepartedforNīlācalabythewillofŚrīCaitanya.

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parama-vihvalapāriṣada-saba-saṅgeāilenaśrī-caitanya-nāma-guṇa-raṅge

HebecameoverwhelmedasHechantedLordCaitanya’snamesandqualitieswhiletravelingonthepathtoNīlācalawithHisassociates.


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huṅkāra,garjana,nṛtya,ānandakrandananiravadhikaresabapāriṣada-gaṇa

Hisassociateswouldconstantlyroar,shoutloudly,dance,andcryinecstasy.


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ei-matasarva-pathapremānanda-raseāilenanīlācalekatekadivase

PassingtheentirejourneyabsorbedinloveofKṛṣṇa,theyarrivedatNīlācalaaftersomedays.


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kamalapureteāsi’prāsādadekhiyāpaḍilenanityānandamūrcchitahaiyā

ArrivingatKamalapura,NityānandafellunconsciousuponseeingthetempleofLordJagannātha.


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niravadhinayanevahayeprema-dhāra‘śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya’bali’karenahuṅkāra

ConstanttearsflowedfromHiseyes,andHeloudlyroared,“ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya!”


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āsiyārahilāekapuṣperaudyānekebujhetāṅhāraicchāśrī-caitanyavine

Nityānandacameandstayedinoneflowergarden.WhocanunderstandHisdesireotherthanŚrīCaitanya?


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nityānanda-vijayajāniyāgauracandraekeśvaraāilenachāḍi’bhakta-vṛnda

UnderstandingthatNityānandahadarrived,ŚrīGauracandraleftHisdevoteesandwenttherealone.


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dhyānānandeyekhāneāchenanityānandaseisthānevijayakarilāgauracandra

ŚrīGauracandraarrivedthereasNityānandawassittingabsorbedintranscendentalbliss.


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prabhuāsi’dekhe—nityānandadhyānaparapradakṣiṇakaritelāgilābahutara

WhentheLordsawNityānandasittinginmeditation,HebegantorepeatedlycircumambulateHim.


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śloka-vandhenityānanda-mahimāvarṇiyāpradakṣiṇakareprabhuprema-pūrṇahaiyā

TheLordwasfilledwithlove,andasHecircumambulatedNityānanda,HerecitedaversedescribingHisglories.


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śrī-mukheraślokaśuna—nityānanda-stutiyeślokaśunilehayanityānandemati

PleaseheartheversedescribingNityānanda’sgloriesthatŚrīCaitanyarecited.Byhearingthisverse,one’smindwillbeattractedtoNityānanda.


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gṛhṇīyādyavanī-pāṇiṁviśedvāśauṇḍikālayamtathāpibrahmaṇovandyaṁnityānanda-padāmbujam

“WhetherŚrīNityānandaacceptsthehandofanoutcastewomanorentersaliquorshop,HislotusfeetarestillworshipablebyevenBrahmā.”


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“madirāyavanīyadidharenityānandatathāpibrahmāravandya”,—balegauracandra

Gauracandrasaid,“IfNityānandaentersaliquorshoporacceptsthehandofanoutcastewoman,HeisstillworshipablebyevenBrahmā.”Bydrinkingwine,humanbeingslosetheirsenseofdiscrimination.Byconsumingintoxicants,sinfulpeoplebringabouttheirowndegradation.Toassociatewithanoutcastewomandevoidofgoodbehaviorismostsinful.Brahmāistheoriginofalldemigodsandisworshipable.Ason

onesideamostsinfulpersonisdegraded,Brahmā,ontheotherside,isworshipablebyall.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuandŚrīGuru-Vaiṣṇava,whoarenondifferentfromŚrīNityānanda,aresoworshipablebyallthatevenifthroughexternalvisioncheatedbymāyātheyarefoundtobeengagedinextremelyabominableactivities,theyalwaysremainsuperiortoeveryoneandrespectabletoall.Itisagreatoffensetoconsiderthroughexternalvisionthattheyarepollutedbysin.


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eiślokapaḍi’prabhuprema-vṛṣṭikari’nityānandapradakṣiṇakaregaurahari

GaurahariproducedashowerofecstaticloveofGodasHerecitedthisverseandcircumambulatedNityānanda.


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nityānanda-svarūpojāniñāsei-kṣaṇeuṭhilena‘haribali’paramasambhrame

AtthatmomentNityānandagotupwithgreatreverencewhilechanting,“Hari!Hari!”


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dekhi’nityānandagauracandreravadanakiānandahaila,tāhānāyāyavarṇana

ThehappinessNityānandafeltbyseeingthefaceofŚrīGauracandraisdifficulttodescribe.


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‘hari’bali’siṁha-nādalāgilākaritepremānandeāchāḍapaḍenapṛthivīte

Nityānandaroaredlikealion,chantedthenameofHari,andfellforcefullytothegroundinecstaticloveofGod.


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dui-janapradakṣiṇakareduṅhākāreduṅhedaṇḍavatahai’paḍenaduṅhāre

ThetwoLordsthencircumambulatedeachotherandofferedobeisancestoeachother.


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kṣaṇeduiprabhukareprema-āliṅganakṣaṇegalādhari’kareānanda-krandana

OnemomentTheyembracedwithlove,andthenextmomentTheycriedasTheyheldeachother’sneck.


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kṣaṇeparānandegaḍi’yāyaduijanamahāmattasiṁhajini’duṅhāragarjana

Inanothermomentthetworolledonthegroundintranscendentalhappinessandroaredlouderthanmaddenedlions.


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kiadbhutaprītisekarenadui-janepūrveyenaśuniyāchiśrī-rāma-lakṣmaṇe

ThewonderfulreciprocationoflovebetweenthetwowaslikethatpreviouslyfoundbetweenRāmaandLakṣmaṇa.


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duijaneślokapaḍi’varṇenaduṅhāreduṅhāreiduṅheyoḍa-hastenamaskare

Theybothrecitedversesglorifyingtheother,andthenTheyofferedobeisanceswithfoldedhandstoeachother.


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aśru,kampa,hāsya,mūrcchā,pulaka,vaivarṇyakṛṣṇa-bhakti-vikārerayataāchemarma

Sheddingtears,shivering,laughing,losingconsciousness,hairsstandingonend,changingofbodilycolor,andotherbodilytransformationsproducedbydevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇawerefullymanifestinthosetwoLords.


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ihābaiduiśrī-vigraheāranāisabekarekarāyenacaitanya-gosāñi

ThosesymptomswerefoundonlyinthebodiesofthosetwoLords.LordCaitanyapersonallymanifestedsuchsymptomsandalsomanifestedtheminothers.


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kiadbhutaprema-bhaktihailaprakāśanayanabhariyādekheyeekānta-dāsa

SuchwonderfulecstaticdevotionalloveisseenbyanunalloyedservantoftheLordtohisfullsatisfaction.Thephraseekānta-dāsa,orunalloyedservants,referstothosewhodonothaveandneverwillhaveseparateinterests.Manybusiness-mindedpeoplewithincompletevisionopposetheeternalmaster-servantrelationship—theirserviceishardlyunalloyed.Theirdeceitfuldisplayofopportunisticserviceisamanifestationofcheating,notofpuredevotionalservice.LivingentitiesaversetotheserviceoftheLordexhibitsamplesofeternalserviceforaslongasitsuitstheirdesires.Butthemomenttheirsensegratificationisdisturbed,theyimmediatelygiveupserviceandbegintoharassandrebelagainsttheirmasterbyposingthemselvesasmasters.


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tabekata-kṣaṇeprabhuyoḍa-hastakari’nityānanda-pratistutikaregaurahari

AftersometimeGauraharifoldedHishandsandbegantoofferprayerstoNityānanda.


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“nāma-rūpetuminityānandamūrtimantaśrī-vaiṣṇava-dhāmatumi—īśvaraananta

“ONityānanda,Youarethepersonifiedformoftheholynameandtheformofeternalbliss.YouaretheabodeofalltheVaiṣṇavas,andYouYourselfareLordAnanta.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuisAnanta,thesupremecontroller,andtheoriginofallVaiṣṇavas.HeisthepersonificationofHisholynameandform.Temporarymundanenamesandformsaresubordinateobjects.IntheGopāla-tāpanīUpaniṣad(1.44)itisstated:paraṁbrahmakṛṣṇātmakonityānandaika-rūpaḥ—“HeistheSupremeBrahman,HeistheexpansionofKṛṣṇa,andHeistheformofeternalbliss.”IntheNirālamba-śrutiitisstated:nityānandamakhaṇḍaika-rasaṁadvitīyaṁ—“Heiseternallyblissful,Heisthesourceofallrelishablerelationships,andHeisonewithoutasecond.”IntheMuṇḍakaUpaniṣad(3.2.1)itisstated:savedaitatparamaṁbrahma-dhāmayatraviśvaṁnihitaṁbhātiśubhram—“AlearnedtranscendentalistknowsLordAnanta,thesuperintendingDeityofthespiritualworldandthepersonificationofthesandhinīenergy,inwhomboththematerialandspiritualworldsrest.”IntheBrahma-saṁhitā(5.2)itisstated:

sahasra-patra-kamalaṁgokulākhyaṁmahatpadamtat-karṇikāraṁtad-dhāmatad-anantāṁśa-sambhavam

“ThesuperexcellentstationofKṛṣṇa,whichisknownasGokula,hasthousandsofpetalsandacorollalikethatofalotussproutedfromapartofHisinfinitaryaspect,thewhorloftheleavesbeingtheactualabodeofKṛṣṇa.”


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yatakichutomāraśrī-aṅgeraalaṅkārasatyasatyasatyabhakti-yoga-avatāra

“AlltheornamentsdecoratingYourtranscendentalbodyare

incarnationsofdevotionalservicetoLordKṛṣṇa.Thisisthetruth,thetruth,thetruth.


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svarṇa-muktā-hīrā-kasā-rudrākṣādirūpenava-vidhābhaktidhariyāchanija-sukhe

“YoutakepleasuredecoratingYourselfwiththenineprocessesofdevotionalserviceintheformofornamentsbedeckedwithgold,pearls,diamonds,andrudrākṣa.Thewordkasāmeans“bedecked”or“setwith.”


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nīca-jātipatitaadhamayatajanatomāhaitehailaebesabāramocana

“Allthefallen,wretched,lowbornlivingentitieswillnowbedeliveredbyYourmercy.Thespiritualmasterremovesthestigmaofhisdisciple’slowbirthresultingfrompastactivities.Healsofreeshimfrommisdirectedlearningandfallenconditions.Hedoesnotsitidlyasapureandmostexaltedpersonalitywhileleavinghisdisciplefallen,wretched,andlow-class.NityānandaPrabhudeliversalllivingentitiesfromtheconceptionsofpietyandimpietyandsuperiorityandinferioritybasedoncastebygivingthemthescienceofself-realization.


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yebhaktidiyāchatumivaṇik-sabāretāhāvāñchesura-siddha-muni-yogeśvare

“ThedevotionalservicethatYouhavegiventothemercantilecommunityisdesiredbythedemigods,sages,perfectmystics,andgreatyogis.TheservicepropensitythatYouhavegiventothefortunatebankersandgoldmerchants,whoaresociallyclassifiedasinferior,isdesiredbythedemigods,perfectmystics,andgreatsages,whoareallfreefromthedesiretoenjoytheexternalworld.ButthosewhohavetakenbirthinthemercantilecommunityandthinkthattheyhaveattaineddevotionalserviceinspiteofcommittingoffensesatthelotusfeetofNityānandabyopposingthedevoteesandthedevotionalserviceoftheLordareunderstoodtobebereftofdevotionalservice.Theyareunqualifiedtoachievethemercyofthespiritualmaster,whoisnondifferentfromNityānanda.


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‘svatantra’kariyāvedeyekṛṣṇerekayahenakṛṣṇapāratumikaritevikraya

“YouareabletosellKṛṣṇa,whoisproclaimedasfullyindependentintheVedas.TheSupremeLordisnotdependentonanyone,butŚrīNityānandaPrabhuhastakencontrolofHimbyservingKṛṣṇa.ŚrīKṛṣṇaiscertainlythepropertyofŚrīNityānanda.


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tomāramahimājānibāreśaktikāramūrtimantatumikṛṣṇa-rasa-avatāra

“WhohasthepowertoknowYourglories?YouarethepersonificationofthetranscendentalmellowsofloveforKṛṣṇa.

ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuisthepersonificationofthetranscendentalmellowsofloveforKṛṣṇa.Astheāśraya-vigraha,orthemanifestationorformoftheLordofwhomonemusttakeshelter,HeenhancesthefivetypesofrasainrelationshipwithKṛṣṇa.


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bāhyanāhijānatumisaṅkīrtana-sukheahar-niśakṛṣṇa-guṇatomāraśrī-mukhe

“YouhaveforgottentheexternalworldandareengageddayandnightinglorifyingthequalitiesofLordKṛṣṇa.


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kṛṣṇacandratomārahṛdayenirantaratomāravigrahakṛṣṇa-vilāseraghara

“KṛṣṇacandraalwaysresidesinYourheart.ThusYourbodyistheabodeofKṛṣṇa’spastimes.ThebodyofŚrīNityānandaistheshelterofKṛṣṇa’spastimes.


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ataevatomāreyejaneprītikaresatyasatyakṛṣṇakabhunāchāḍibetāre”

“ThereforeitiscertainlytruethatKṛṣṇawillneverleaveanyonewhobecomesattachedtoYou.”


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tabekata-kṣaṇenityānandamahāśayabalitelāgilāatikariyāvinaya

ThereafterLordNityānandahumblyspoketotheLordasfollows.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.049

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“prabhuhai’tumiyeāmārekara’stutietomāravātsalyabhakterapratiati

“AlthoughYouaretheLord,YouofferprayerstoMe.ThisisproofofYouraffectionforYourdevotees.


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pradakṣiṇakara,kibākaranamaskārakibāmāra,kibārākha,yeicchātomāra

“YoumaycircumambulateMe,offerobeisancestoMe,killMe,orprotectMeaccordingtoYourownwill.


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konvāvaktavyaprabhu,āchetomā-sthānekibānāhidekhatumidivya-daraśane

“OLord,whatcanIsaytoYou?YouseeeverythingthroughYourtranscendentaleyes.


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mana-prāṇasabāraīśvaraprabhu,tumi

tumiyekarāha,sei-rūpakariāmi

“YouaretheLordandlifeofallbeings.IdowhateverYoumakeMedo.


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āpaneimoretumidaṇḍadharāilāāpaneighucāiyāe-rūpakarilā

“YouinducedMetoacceptadaṇḍa,andthenYouYourselfmadeMerejectit.


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tāḍa,khāḍu,vetra,vaṁśī,śiṅgā,chānda-daḍiihādharilāṅaāmimuni-dharmachāḍi’

“Igaveupthedutiesofamendicantandacceptedbracelets,anklets,astick,aflute,abuffalohorn,andarope.TonourishthevariegatedpastimesoftheSupremeLord,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuacceptedadaṇḍa.YetŚrīGaurasundaramadeHimgiveupthatdaṇḍa.HethusgaveuptheprinciplesofanasceticandacceptedthenecessaryingredientsforservingKṛṣṇa.


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ācāryāditomārayatekapriya-gaṇasabāreidilātapa-bhakti-ācaraṇa

“YouhavetaughttheprinciplesofausterityanddevotionalservicetoAdvaitaĀcāryaandotherdearassociates.


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muni-dharmachāḍāiyāyekaileāmārevyavahāri-janesesakalehāsyakare

“YetYouinducedMetogiveupthedutiesofamendicantandmadeMeanobjectoflaughterforthecommonpeople.


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tomāranartakaāmi,nācāoye-rūpesei-rūpanāciāmitomārakautuke

“IamonlyadancerinYourhands;IdanceforYourpleasureasYouwish.


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nigrahakianugraha—tumisepramāṇavṛkṣa-dvārekaratumitomārasenāma”

“Youalonecanbestowmercyorneglect.TheproofisthatYouhaveinducedeventreestochantYourname.”Nityānandasaid,“OnlyYouarequalifiedtodisplaymercyorneglect.Notonlyhumanbeings,evenlowerspecieslikeplantsareeligibletoattainYourmercyandtheserviceoftheSupremeLord.IftheholynameofKṛṣṇaischanted,thenevenlivingentitieswhoseconsciousnessisundevelopedcanattainbenefit.”


TEXT59

prabhubale,—“tomārayedehaalaṅkāranava-vidhābhaktibaikichunaheāra

TheLordreplied,“TheornamentsonYourbodyarenothingbutthenineprocessesofdevotionalservice.


TEXT60

śravaṇa-kīrtana-smaraṇādinamaskāraeisetomārasarva-kālaalaṅkāra

“Yourbodyiseternallydecoratedwithornamentslikehearing,chanting,remembering,andofferingobeisances.


TEXT61

nāga-vibhuṣaṇayenadharenaśaṅkaretāhānāhisarva-janebujhibārepāre

“Yetpeoplecannotunderstandthis,justastheydonotunderstandwhyŚaṅkaradecorateshisbodywithaserpent.


TEXT62

paramārthemahādeva—ananta-jīvananāga-chaleanantadharenasarva-kṣaṇa

“ActuallyMahādevaacceptsAnantaashislifeandsoul.HethereforealwayskeepsAnantaintheformofaserpentwrappedaroundhisneck.


TEXT63

nābujhiyānindetānacaritraagādhayatekanindayetārahayakārya-vādha

“Peoplewithoutunderstandinghisunfathomablecharacteristicscriticizehim,andasaresulttheirprogressischecked.


TEXT64

muñita’tomāraaṅgebhakti-rasavineanyanāhidekhoṅkabhukāya-vākya-mane

“IdonotseeanythinginYourtranscendentalbody,mind,andspeechotherthanthemellowsofdevotionalservice.ŚrīGaurasundarasaidthatHecouldnotseeanythingotherthanthemellowsofdevotionalserviceinthelimbsofNityānanda.TheninetypesofdevotionalservicearetheornamentsofHisbody.Thebody,mind,andspeechofNityānandaarealwaysengagedintheserviceofKṛṣṇa.Gaurasundaradidnotseeanythingotherthanthis.


TEXT65

nanda-goṣṭhi-rasetumivṛndāvana-sukhedhariyāchaalaṅkāraāpanakautuke

“ForYourownpleasureYouhavewillinglyacceptedthetranscendentalmellowsrelishedbytheVrajavāsīsasYourornaments.NityānandadecoratedHisbodywiththeornamentsofthetranscendentalmellowsthatarealwaysfoundintheassociatesofŚrīVrajendra-nandanainVṛndāvana.Thephrasenanda-goṣṭhireferstotheVrajavāsīssituatedinthevariousrasas.


TEXT66

ihādekhi’yesukṛticittepāyasukha

seavaśyadekhibekṛṣṇeraśrī-mukha

“AfortunatepersonwhotakespleasurehearingthesetopicswillcertainlyseeKṛṣṇa’sbeautifulface.


TEXT67

vetra,vaṁśī,śiṅgā,guñjā-hāra,mālya,gandhasarva-kālaei-rūpatomāraśrī-aṅga

“Youarealwaysadornedwithastick,flute,buffalohorn,guñjanecklace,flowergarland,andsandalwoodpulp.


TEXT68

yatekabālakadekhitomārasaṁhatiśrīdāma-sudāma-prāyalayamoramati

“TheboyswhoassociatewithYouremindMeofŚrīdāmāandSudāmā.


TEXT69

vṛndāvana-krīḍārayatekaśiśu-gaṇasakalatomārasaṅge—layamoramana

“IthereforethinkthatallYourassociatesareboyswhousedtoplaywithYouinVṛndāvana.


TEXT70

seibhāva,seikānti,seisabaśakti

sarva-dehedekhiseinanda-goṣṭhi-bhakti

“IseeinYourbodythesentiments,beauty,andpotenciesmanifestedinthedevotionalserviceoftheresidentsofVṛndāvana.


TEXT71

etekeyetomāre,tomārasevakereprītikare,satyasatyasekareāmāre”

“ThereforewhoeverlovesYouorYourservantsfactuallylovesMe.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.072

TEXT72

svānubhāvānandedui—mukunda,anantaki-rūpekikahekejānibatāraanta

WhocanfullyunderstandwhatMukundaandAnantaspokeinTheirownecstaticmood?


TEXT73

kata-kṣaṇeduiprabhubāhyaprakāśiyāvasilenanibhṛtepuṣperavanegiyā

WhenaftersometimethetwoLordsregainedTheirexternalconsciousness,Theywentandsatinasecludedplacewithintheflowergarden.


TEXT74

īśvareparameśvarehailakikathāvede

seihāratattvajānenasarvathā

TheconversationthattookplacebetweenthetwoLordsisknownonlytotheVedas.


TEXT75

nityānandecaitanyeyakhanedekhāhayaprāyaārakehanāhithākesesamaya

WheneverLordCaitanyaandNityānandameteachother,therewasusuallynooneelsearound.


TEXT76

kikarenaānanda-vigrahadui-janacaitanya-icchāyakehanāthāketakhana

Therefore,bythedesireofLordCaitanya,theactivitiesofthesetwoLords,whoarethepersonificationsofecstasy,arenotknowntoanyoneelse.


TEXT77

nityānanda-svarūpaoprabhu-icchājāni’ekānteseāsiyādekhenanyāsi-maṇi

KnowingthedesireofLordCaitanya,NityānandaSvarūpawouldalwaysmeetHimalone.


TEXT78

āpanāreyenaprabhunākarenavyaktaei-matalukāyenanityānanda-tattva

AstheLorddidnotrevealHisownidentity,HealsoconcealedthegloriesofNityānanda.


TEXT79

sukomaladurvijñeyaīśvarahṛdayaveda-śāstrebrahmā,śivasabaeikaya

TheheartoftheSupremeLordisverysoftanddifficulttounderstand.ThisisconfirmedintheVedicliteraturesbyLordBrahmāandLordŚiva.IntheUttaraRāma-carita(3.23)itisstated:

vajrādapikaṭhorāṇimṛdūnikusumādapilokottarāṇāṁcetāṁsikohivijñātumīśvaraḥ

“Theheartsofthoseabovecommonbehavioraresometimesharderthanathunderboltandsometimessofterthanaflower.Howcanoneaccommodatesuchcontradictionsingreatpersonalities?”


TEXT80

nābujhi’,nājāni’mātrasabegāyagāthālakṣmīroeisevākya,anyerakikathā

PeoplewhochantthegloriesoftheLordadmitthattheydonotknoworunderstandHisheart.EvenLakṣmīsayslikethis,sowhattospeakofothers.


TEXT81

eimatabhāva-raṅgecaitanya-gosāñieikathānākahenaeka-jana-ṭhāñi

InthiswayLordCaitanyaenjoyedecstaticexchangesthatHedidnotdisclosetoanyone.


TEXT82

henasetāṅhāraraṅga,—sabeimānena“āmāraadhikaprītakāronāvāsena

Yeteveryonethought,“TheLorddoesnotloveanyonemorethanme.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.083

TEXT83

āmāresekahenasakalagopyakathā‘muni-dharmakari’kṛṣṇabhajibesarvathā

“Hetellsmeallconfidentialtopicslike,‘FollowtheprinciplesofamendicantandalwaysworshipKṛṣṇa.’


TEXT84

vetra,vaṁśī,barhā,guñjā-mālā,chāṅda-daḍiihāvādharenakenemuni-dharmachāḍi’”

“ThenHetellsmetogiveuptheprinciplesofamendicantandacceptastick,flute,peacockfeather,guñja-mālā,andrope.”Thewordbarhāmeans“peacockfeather.”Thephrasechāṅda-daḍireferstotheropeusedtobindthehindlegsofacowwhilemilking.


TEXT85

kehabale,—“bhakta-nāmayatekaprakāravṛndāvanegopa-krīḍāadhikasabāra

Somesay,“TheLord’spastimeswiththecowherdboysofVṛndāvanaaresuperiortoHispastimeswithallotherdevotees.”TheperfectionofalltypesofdevoteesanddevotionalserviceisfoundintheexchangesbetweenthetranscendentalresidentsofthetranscendentalabodeofVṛndāvana.


TEXT86

gopa-gopī-bhakti—sabatapasyāraphalayāhāvāñchebrahmā,śivaīśvara-sakala

ThedevotionattainedbythegopasandgopīsofVṛndāvanaistheresultofgreatausterities.ThatplatformisdesiredbyBrahmā,Śiva,andothergreatpersonalities.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.12.11)itisstated:

itthaṁsatāṁbrahma-sukhānubhūtyādāsyaṁgatānāṁpara-daivatenamāyāśritānāṁnara-dārakeṇa

sākaṁvijahruḥkṛta-puṇya-puñjāḥ

“Inthisway,allthecowherdboysusedtoplaywithKṛṣṇa,whoisthesourceoftheBrahmaneffulgenceforjñānīsdesiringtomergeintothateffulgence,whoistheSupremePersonalityofGodheadfordevoteeswhohaveacceptedeternalservitorship,andwhoforordinarypersonsisbutanotherordinarychild.Thecowherdboys,havingaccumulatedtheresultsofpiousactivitiesformanylives,wereabletoassociateinthiswaywiththeSupremePersonalityofGodhead.Howcanoneexplaintheirgreatfortune?”

SeeHari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā(2.16-18).CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.087

TEXT87

atikṛpā-pātrasegokula-bhāvapāyayebhaktivāñchenaprabhuśrī-uddhavarāya

OnlyamostfortunatepersoncanachievethemoodofaresidentofGokula,amoodthatisdesiredbyUddhava.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.47.61).


TEXT88

vandenanda-vraja-strīṇāṁpāda-reṇumabhīkṣṇaśaḥyāsāṁhari-kathodgītaṁpunātibhuvana-trayam

“IrepeatedlyoffermyrespectstothedustfromthefeetofthewomenofNandaMahārāja’scowherdvillage.WhenthesegopīsloudlychantthegloriesofŚrīKṛṣṇa,thevibrationpurifiesthethreeworlds.”


TEXT89

ei-matayevaiṣṇavakarenavicārasarvatraśrī-gauracandrakarenasvīkāra

Inthisway,whatevermoodaVaiṣṇavadevelopsisalwaysacceptedbyLordGauracandra.


TEXT90

anyo’nyebājāyenaīśvara-icchāyahenaraṅgīmahāprabhuśrī-gaurāṅga-rāya

BytheLord’swill,thedevoteeswouldsometimesengageinlovingquarrels,andLordGaurāṅgaMahāprabhuwouldalsoenjoytakingpartinsuchexchanges.


TEXT91

kṛṣṇerakṛpāyasabeānandevihvalakakhanokakhanobājeānanda-kandala

ByKṛṣṇa’smercyeveryonewasoverwhelmedintranscendentalhappiness,yetsometimeslovingquarrelstookplaceevenbetweenGauracandraandNityānanda.


TEXT92

ihāteyeekaīśvarerapakṣahaiyāanyaīśvarereninde,se-iabhāgiyā

WhoevertakesthesideofoneLord,criticizingtheotherLord,ismostunfortunate.


TEXT93

īśvareraabhinna—sakalabhakta-gaṇadeherayehenabāhu,aṅguli,caraṇa

AllthedevoteesarenondifferentfromtheLord,asthelegs,fingers,andarmsarenondifferentfromthebody.AlthoughtheLordisone,thedevoteesareconsideredHisbodilylimbsandsublimbs.Nooneisindependent.Theconceptofseparationattributedtothelivingentitieswhoarecoveredandthrownbytheinfluenceofmāyāisremovedwhenoneseesthingsinproperperspective.

Whentheactivitiesofthelimbsandsublimbsareincompleteharmonywiththeownerofthelimbs,thereisnoquestionofseparation.Yetforthesakeofvarietytheyappeartobeseparate.ThedevoteesoftheLordareinclinedtotheserviceoftheLord.Theyhavenopropensityformaterialenjoyment,becausetheydonotmaintaintheconceptionofseparationfromtheLord.


TEXT94

yathāpumānnasvāṅgeṣuśiraḥ-pāṇy-ādiṣukvacitpārakya-buddhiṁkuruteevaṁbhūteṣumat-paraḥ

“Apersonwithaverageintelligencedoesnotthinktheheadandotherpartsofthebodytobeseparate.Similarly,MydevoteedoesnotdifferentiateViṣṇu,theall-pervadingPersonalityofGodhead,fromanythingoranylivingentity.Inotherwords,heconsidersalllivingentitiesassimultaneouslyonewithanddifferentfromtheAbsoluteTruth.”


TEXT95

tathāpihasarva-vaiṣṇaveraeikathāsabāraīśvara—kṛṣṇa-caitanyasarvathā

Still,theVaiṣṇavas’conclusionisthatLordŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaistheSupremeLordofall.


TEXT96

niyantāpālakasraṣṭādurvijñeyatattvasabemili’eimantragāyenamahattva

TheyglorifytheLordasthecontroller,maintainer,creator,and

incomprehensibleTruth.InMadhvācārya’scommentaryonŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.1.2)hequotestheSkandaPurāṇaasfollows:

utpatti-sthitisaṁhārāniyati-jñānam-ākṛtiḥbandha-mokṣaucapuruṣādyasmātsaharirekarāṭ

“LordHariistheultimatecauseofthecreation,maintenance,andannihilationofthecosmicmanifestation.Oneknowsthisbecomesliberated,andonewhodoesnotremainsentangled.”SeeMadhvācārya’scommentaryonŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.3.1-3,2.4.21,and3.2.22)aswellasŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.16.49,10.57.15,and10.63.44).


TEXT97

āvirbhāvahaitecheye-sabaśarīretāṅ-sabāraanugrahebhakti-phaladhare

DevotionalserviceisattainedthroughthemercyofthoseinwhosebodiestheSupremeLordmanifests.


TEXT98

sarva-jñatāsarva-śaktidiyāoāpaneaparādheśāstiokarenabhāla-mane

AlthoughtheLordawardsallknowledgeandstrength,Heneverthelessawardspunishmenttothosewhocommitoffenses.


TEXT99

iti-madhyeviśeṣaāchayeduiprati

nityānanda-advaiterenāchāḍenastuti

YetLordCaitanyahadspecialaffectionforNityānandaPrabhuandAdvaitaĀcārya.HeneverhesitatedtoglorifyThem.


TEXT100

koṭialaukikoyadieduikarenatathāpihagauracandrakichunābalena

Evenifthosetwoviolatedsocialetiquettemillionsoftimes,LordGauracandrawouldnotsayanything.


TEXT101

ei-matakata-kṣaṇaparānandakari’avadhūta-candra-saṅgegaurāṅgaśrī-hari

Inthisway,LordGaurāṅgaandAvadhūtacandra,ŚrīNityānanda,spentsometimetogetheringreatecstasy.


TEXT102

tabenityānanda-sthanehaiyāvidāyavāsāyaāilāprabhuśrī-gaurāṅga-rāya

ThenLordGaurāṅgatookleaveofNityānandaandreturnedtoHisresidence.


TEXT103

nityānanda-svarūpoparama-harṣa-mane

ānandecalilājagannātha-daraśane

NityānandaSvarūpaalsohappilydepartedtoseeLordJagannātha.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.104

TEXT104

nityānanda-caitanyeyehailadaraśanaihāraśravaṇesarva-banda-vimocana

ByhearingaboutthismeetingbetweenLordCaitanyaandLordNityānanda,oneisfreedfromallbondage.


TEXT105

jagannāthadekhi’mātranityānanda-rāyaānandevihvalahai’gaḍāgaḍi’yāya

WhenLordNityānandasawLordJagannātha,Hebecameoverwhelmedinecstasyandbeganrollingontheground.


TEXT106

āchāḍapaḍenaprabhuprastara-upareśatajanedharileodharitenāpāre

HefellonthestonefloorwithsuchforcethatahundredpeoplecouldnotbreakHisfall.


TEXT107

jagannātha,balarāma,subhadrā,sudarśanasabādekhi’nityānandakarenakrandana

NityānandaPrabhushedtearswhilelookingatJagannātha,Baladeva,Subhadrā,andSudarśana.


TEXT108

sabāragalāramālābrāhmaṇeāniñāpunaḥpunaḥdenasabeprabhāvajāniñā

UnderstandingNityānanda’sinfluence,thebrāhmaṇasgarlandedHimagainandagainwiththeLord’sgarlands.


TEXT109

nityānandadekhi’,yatajagannātha-dāsasabārajanmilaati-parama-ullāsa

AlltheservantsofLordJagannāthabecamejubilantonseeingNityānanda.


TEXT110

yejananācine,sejijñāsekāroṭhāñisabekahe,—“eikṛṣṇa-caitanyerabhāi”

Anyonewhodidn’tknowNityānanda’sidentityinquiredfromothers,whoreplied,“HeisthebrotherofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.”


TEXT111

nityānanda-svarūposabārekari’kolesiñcilāsabāraaṅganayanerajale

LordNityānandaembracedeveryoneandsoakedthemwithHistears.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.112

TEXT112

tabejagannāthaheri’harṣasarva-gaṇeānandecalilāgadādhara-daraśane

AfterseeingLordJagannāthaandHisservants,LordNityānandahappilywenttomeetGadādharaPaṇḍita.


TEXT113

nityānanda-gadādhareyeprītiantaretāhākahibāreśaktiīśvaresedhare

ThetranscendentalaffectionbetweenNityānandaandGadādharacanbedescribedonlybytheSupremeLord.


TEXT114

gadādhara-bhavanemohanagopīnāthaāchena,yehenananda-kumārasākṣāta

ThesonofNandaMahārāja,inthebeautifulformofGopīnātha,residedinthehouseofGadādhara.TheDeityofŚrīGopīnāthaworshipedbyŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaisstillpresentinoneṭoṭā,orgarden,inŚrī-kṣetra.ThisYameśvara-ṭoṭāissituatedsouthwestofŚrīJagannāthatempleonthesandsoftheocean.SeeŚrīCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Madhya-līlā,ChapterFifteen,text183.


TEXT115

āpanecaitanyatānekariyāchenakoleatipāṣaṇḍīosevigrahadekhi’bhule

LordCaitanyaoncepersonallyembracedthatDeityofGopīnātha.EvenatheistsforgeteverythinguponseeingthatDeity.


TEXT116

dekhi’śrī-muralī-mukhaaṅgerabhaṅgimānityānanda-ānanda-aśruranāhisīmā

AsNityānandaPrabhulookedatGopīnātha’sbeautifulface,whichwasadornedwithaflute,Histearsoflovecouldnotbechecked.


TEXT117

nityānanda-vijayajāniñāgadādharabhāgavata-pāṭhachāḍi’āilāsatvara

WhenGadādharaunderstoodthatNityānandahadarrived,heimmediatelylefthisrecitationofBhāgavatamandcametoreceiveHim.


TEXT118

duṅhemātradekhiyāduṅhāraśrī-vadanagalādhari’lāgilenakaritekrandana

Uponseeingeachother,theyembracedandbegantocry.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.119

TEXT119

anyo’nyeduiprabhukarenamaskāraanyo’ṇyedoṅhebalemahimāduṅhāra

ThetwoPrabhusthenofferedobeisancesandglorifiedeachother.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.120

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doṅhebale,—“ājihailalocananirmala”doṅhebale,—“ājihailajīvanasaphala”

Theybothexclaimed,“Todaymyeyeshavebecomepurifiedandmylifehasbecomesuccessful!”


TEXT121

bāhyajñānanāhiduiprabhuraśarīreduiprabhubhāsebhakti-ānanda-sāgare

Theybothlostexternalconsciousnessandfloatedinoceansofecstaticlove.


TEXT122

henasehailaprema-bhaktiraprakāśadekhi’catur-dikepaḍi’kāndesarvadāsa

Whenthedevoteessurroundingthemsawtheirmanifestationofecstaticlove,theybegantocry.


TEXT123

kiadbhutaprītinityānanda-gadādhare

ekeraapriyaāresambhāṣānākare

WhatwonderfulaffectionthereisbetweenNityānandaandGadādhara!Neitherofthemwouldeverspeaktoanyonewhowasdislikedbytheother.


TEXT124

gadādhara-deverasaṅkalpaei-rūpanityānanda-nindakeranādekhenamukha

ThiswasthevowofGadādhara:hewouldneverseethefaceofonewhooffendsNityānanda.


TEXT125

nityānanda-svarūpereprītiyāranāñidekhāonādenatārepaṇḍita-gosāñi

GadādharaPaṇḍitawouldavoidbeingseenbyanyonewhohadnoloveforNityānandaSvarūpa.


TEXT126

tabedui-prabhusthirahai’eka-sthānevasilenacaitanya-maṅgala-saṅkīrtane

ThereafterthetwoPrabhusbecamepacifiedandsatdowntoengageinLordCaitanya’sauspicioussaṅkīrtana.


TEXT127

tabegadādhara-devanityānanda-pratinimantraṇakarilena—“ājibhikṣāithi”

ThenGadādharasaidtoNityānanda,“TakeYourmealheretoday.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.128

TEXT128

nityānandagadādhara-bhikṣārakāraṇeekamānacāulaāniñāchenayatane

Nityānandahadcarefullybroughtonemound(40kilos)ofriceforGadādharatooffertoGopīnātha.


TEXT129

atisūkṣmaśukladeva-yogyasarva-mategopīnāthalāgi’āniñāchegauḍahaite

Hehadbroughtthisveryfinewhiterice,fittobeofferedtoGopīnātha,fromBengal.


TEXT130

āraekakhānivastra—raṅgimasundaraduiāni’dilāgadādhareragocara

Alongwiththerice,HehadbroughtabeautifullycoloredclothforGopīnātha.


TEXT131

“gadādhara,etaṇḍulakariyārandhana

śrī-gopīnātherediyākaribābhojana”

Hesaid,“OGadādhara,cookthisrice,and,afterofferingittoGopīnātha,eatit.”


TEXT132

taṇḍuladekhiyāhāsepaṇḍita-gosāñi“nayaneta’e-matataṇḍuladekhi’nāñi

Onseeingtherice,PaṇḍitaGosāñilaughedandsaid,“Ihaveneverseensuchricebefore.

TEXT133


etaṇḍulagosāñi,kivaikuṇṭhethākiyāyatneāniñāchenagopīnātheralāgiyā

“YoumusthavebroughtthisriceforGopīnāthafromVaikuṇṭha.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.134

TEXT134

lakṣmī-mātraetaṇḍulakarenarandhanakṛṣṇaseihārabhoktātabe,bhakta-gaṇa”

“LakṣmīalonecookssuchriceforKṛṣṇatoeat.ThedevoteesthenenjoyHisremnants.”


TEXT135

ānandetaṇḍulapraśaṁsenagadādharavastralai’gelāgopīnātheragocara

Afterjoyfullyglorifyingthericeinthisway,GadādharatooktheclothforofferingtoGopīnātha.


TEXT136

divya-raṅga-vastragopīnātheraśrī-aṅgedilena,dekhiyāśobhābhāsenaānande

GadādharadecoratedGopīnāthawiththatbeautifullycoloredclothandfloatedinecstasyonseeingthebeautyoftheLord.


TEXT137

taberandhanerakāryakaritelāgilāāpaneṭoṭāraśākatulitelāgilā

Gadādharathenmadearrangementsforcooking.Hehimselfpickedtheśākafromhiscompound.Thewordṭoṭāreferstoagardenorgrove.


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kehabonenāhi—daivehaiyācheśākatāhātuli’āniyākarilāekapāka

Noonehadplantedthatśāka;itgrewtherenaturally.ThisśākawaspickedandcookedbyGadādhara.


TEXT139

teṅtulavṛkṣerayatapatrasukomalatāhāāni’vāṭitāyadilāloṇa-jala

Gadādharathenpickedsoft,newlygrowntamarindleaves,whichhegroundandmixedwithsaltwater.Thephraseloṇa-jalareferstosaltywaterfromtheocean.


TEXT140

tāraekavyañjanakarilāamla-nāmarandhanakarilāgadādharabhāgyavān

ThefortunateGadādharathenpreparedasourvegetablepreparationwiththis.


TEXT141

gopīnātha-agreniñābhogalāgāilāhena-kālegauracandraāsiyāmililā

AsheofferedthepreparationstoGopīnātha,ŚrīGauracandraarrivedthere.


TEXT142

prasannaśrī-mukhe‘harekṛṣṇakṛṣṇa’bali’vijayahailāgauracandrakutūhalī

GauracandrawasjoyfullychantingtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantrawhenHecame.


TEXT143

‘gadādhara,gadādhara’,ḍākegauracandrasambhramegadādharavandepada-dvandva

Gauracandrathencalledout,“Gadādhara!Gadādhara!”andGadādharaquicklycameandofferedhisobeisancestotheLord.


TEXT144

hāsiyābalenaprabhu—“kenagadādhara!āmikināhainimantraṇerabhitara?

LordCaitanyathensmiledandasked,“OGadādhara,amInotincludedonyourinvitationlist?


TEXT145

āmita’tomarāduihaitebhinnanainādileotomarā,baleteāmilai

“Iamnotdifferentfromeitherofyou.Evenifyoudon’tofferMeanything,Iwilltakebyforce.


TEXT146

nityānanda-dravya,gopīnātheraprasādatomārarandhana—moraitheāchebhāga”

“IamcertainlyentitledtoashareoftheitemsbroughtbyNityānanda,cookedbyyou,andrelishedbyGopīnātha.”

TEXT147

kṛpā-vākyaśuni’nityānanda,gadādharamagnahailenasukha-sāgara-bhitara

WhenNityānandaandGadādharaheardthismercifulstatementoftheLord,theybothmergedinanoceanofhappiness.


TEXT148

santoṣeprasādaāni’deva-gadādharathuilenagauracandra-prabhuragocara

Ingreatsatisfaction,ŚrīGadādharathenbroughttheprasādaandplaceditbeforeLordGauracandra.


TEXT149

sarva-ṭoṭāvyāpilekaannerasaugandhebhaktikari’prabhupunaḥpunaḥannavande

Thefragranceofthericepermeatedtheentiregarden.InadevotionalmoodLordCaitanyarepeatedlyofferedprayerstotherice.


TEXT150

prabhubale,—“tinabhāgasamānakariyābhuñjibaprasāda-annaekatravasiyā”

ThentheLordsaid,“Dividethisriceintothreeportions,andwewillsittogetherandeat.”


TEXT151

nityānanda-svarūperataṇḍuleraprītevasilenamahāprabhubhojanakarite

BeingattractedbythericebroughtbyNityānandaSvarūpa,

Mahāprabhusatdowntoeat.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.152

TEXT152

duiprabhubhojanakarenaduipāśesantoṣeīśvaraanna-vyañjanapraśaṁse

GadādharaandNityānandasatoneithersideoftheLord,whoglorifiedthericeandthevegetablepreparation.


TEXT153

prabhubale,—“eanneragandheosarvathākṛṣṇa-bhaktihaya,ithenāhikaanyathā

TheLorddeclared,“ThefragranceofthisricewillwithoutdoubtbestowononedevotiontoKṛṣṇa.


TEXT154

gadādhara,kitomāramanoharapākaāmita’e-matakabhunāhikhāiśāka

“OGadādhara,whatawonderfulcookyouare!Ihavenevertastedsuchśākabefore.


TEXT155

gadādhara,kitomāravicitrarandhanateṅtula-patrerakarae-matavyañjana

“OGadādhara,yourcookingissoamazing!Youhavemadesucha

nicevegetablepreparationwithtamarindleaves.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.156

TEXT156

bujhilāṅavaikuṇṭherandhanakaratumitabeāraāpanākelukāovākeni”

“IcanunderstandthatyoucookinVaikuṇṭha.Sowhyareyouhidingyourself?”ThedaughterofŚrīVṛṣabhānucooksforKṛṣṇa.SinceŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaGosvāmīdisplayedexpertiseincookingofferingsforŚrīGopīnātha,ŚrīGaurasundaraunderstoodwhoheactuallywasandidentifiedhimasacookofVaikuṇṭha.


TEXT157

eimatasantoṣetehāsya-parihāsebhojanakarenatinaprabhuprema-rase

AsthethreePrabhuslaughedandjokedinthisway,theyrelishedthemellowsofecstaticloveastheyateinsatisfaction.


TEXT158

e-tina-janeraprītie-tinesejānegauracandrajhāṭanākahenakārosthāne

Theaffectionsharedbetweenthesethreeisknownonlytothem.Gauracandrawouldgenerallynotdiscussthiswithanyoneelse.


TEXT159

kata-kṣaṇeprabhusabakariyābhojanacalilena,pātraluṭakailabhakta-gaṇa

Afterfinishingtheirmeal,theygotupandleft.Thedevoteesthensnatchedtheirremnants.


TEXT160

eānanda-bhojanayepaḍevāśunekṛṣṇa-bhaktihaya,kṛṣṇapāyaseijane

WhoeverhearsorreadsabouttheseblissfuleatingpastimesachievesKṛṣṇaandHisdevotionalservice.


TEXT161

gadādharaśubha-dṛṣṭikarenayāhāresejānitepārenityānanda-svarūpere

WhoeverreceivesthemercifulglanceofGadādharacanknowNityānandaSvarūpa.


TEXT162

nityānanda-svarūpoyāhāreprītamanelaoyāyenagadādharajānese-ijane

AndwhoeverpleasesNityānandacanknowŚrīGadādhara.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.163

TEXT163

hena-matenityānanda-prabhunīlācale

viharenagauracandra-saṅgekutūhale

InthiswayNityānandaPrabhuhappilyenjoyedpastimeswithGauracandrainNīlācala.


TEXT164

tina-janaekatrathākenanirantaraśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya,nityānanda,gadādhara

InNīlācalathesethree—ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,Nityānanda,andGadādhara—wouldalwaysstaytogether.


TEXT165

jagannāthoekatradekhenatinajaneānandevihvalasabemātrasaṅkīrtane

TogethertheywouldvisitthetempleofLordJagannāthaandbecomeoverwhelmedwithecstaticlovewhileperformingsaṅkīrtana.


TEXT166


AcceptingŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuasmylifeandsoul,I,Vṛndāvanadāsa,singthegloriesofTheirlotusfeet.ThusendstheEnglishtranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterSeven,entitled“PastimesinŚrīGadādhara’sGarden.”

ChapterEight:Mahāprabhu’sWaterSportsinNarendra-sarovara

Inthischaptertheauthorintroducesandglorifiesvariousdevoteeswhiledescribingthedevotees’arrivalinNīlācalafromBengaljustbeforetheRatha-yātrā.HealsodescribesŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaandotherdevotees’arrivalinNīlācalawiththeirwives,sons,servants,andmaidservants;Mahāprabhu’sgoingtoĀṭhāranālātoreceiveŚrīAdvaitaĀcārya;Balarāma,Kṛṣṇa,andGovinda’sarrivalatthelakecalledNarendra-sarovarafortheCandana-yātrāceremony;theLord’swatchingtheCandana-yātrāfestivalalongwiththedevoteesfromBengal;theLord’sperformanceofwatersportsinNarendra-sarovara;theLord’stakingdarśanaofLordJagannātha;Mahāprabhu’spastimeofsettingtheexampleofservingtulasī;ŚrīAdvaitaĀcārya’sglorificationofMahāprabhu’sassociatesandtheiruniqueposition;andthetranscendentalpositionoftheVaiṣṇavas.WhenthetimeforLordJagannātha’sRatha-yātrāfestivalcamecloser,thedevoteesfromBengalleftforNīlācalatoseetheRatha-yātrāfestivalundertheorderofŚrīmanMahāprabhu.PaṇḍitaŚrīvāsa,ŚrīCandraśekhara,PaṇḍitaGadādharadāsa,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,PaṇḍitaVakreśvara,PradyumnaBrahmacārī,ṬhākuraHaridāsa,VāsudevaDattaṬhākura,ŚrīMukundaDattaṬhākura,ŚivānandaSena,Govindānanda,thescribeVijayadāsa,SadāśivaPaṇḍita,PuruṣottamaSañjaya,NandanaĀcārya,ŚuklāmbaraBrahmacārī,Śrīdhara,BhagavānPaṇḍita,GopīnāthaPaṇḍita,ŚrīgarbhaPaṇḍita,VanamālīPaṇḍita,JagadiśaandHiraṇyaPaṇḍita,BuddhimantaKhān,ĀcāryaPurandara,MurāriGupta,Garuḍa

Paṇḍita,GopīnāthaSiṁha,ŚrīRāmaPaṇḍita,NārāyaṇaPaṇḍita,PaṇḍitaDāmodarawhohadgonetoseemotherŚacī,andŚrīAdvaitaPrabhutookvariouseatablesthatweredeartotheLordandjourneyedwiththeirwives,sons,servants,maidservants,andrelativestoNīlācalawhilechantingtheholynamesofKṛṣṇaalongtheway.AtKamalapurathedevoteessawtheflagontopoftheJagannāthatempleandofferedtheirrespectfulobeisances.MahāprabhucouldunderstandthatthedevoteesfromBengalheadedbyŚrīAdvaitawerecoming,soHehadsentJagannāthamahā-prasādaallthewaytoCuttacktowelcomethemandHepersonallyledthedevoteesofNīlācalatoĀṭhāranālātogreettheGauḍīyaVaiṣṇavas.AsthedevoteesofBengalheadedbyŚrīAdvaitaandthedevoteesofNīlācalaheadedbyŚrīGaurasundarameteachotheratĀṭhāranālā,theirgreatecstasyswelledandoverflowedliketheconfluenceoftheGangesandtheocean.Then,keepingŚrīMahāprabhuinfront,theŚrīGauḍīyaVaiṣṇavaswenttothebanksofNarendra-sarovarawhileperformingsaṅkīrtanaanddancinginecstasy.SincebythearrangementofprovidencetheCandana-yātrā,orboatfestivalofŚrīRāma-Kṛṣṇa-Govinda,fellonthatday,thedevoteesfromBengalandthedevoteesfromNīlācalatogetherperformedahugekīrtana.OnseeingtheboatfestivalofŚrīRāma-Kṛṣṇa-Govinda,MahāprabhujumpedintothewaterofNarendra-sarovarawiththedevoteesandperformedvariouswatersports.Althoughallkindsofpeoplesuchasmaterialists,sannyāsīs,andbrahmacārīsengagedinswimminginthewatersofNarendralakeduringtheboatfestivalofŚrīRāma-Kṛṣṇa-Govinda,bytheinfluenceofŚrīCaitanya’sillusoryenergy,theycouldnotcomeanywherenearŚrīCaitanyaorHisdevotees.ŚrīCaitanya’smercyisobtainableonlybyunmotivatedserviceattitude.ItisnotpossibletoassociatewithŚrīCaitanyaandHisdevoteesorseetheirpastimesthrougheducation,wealth,orausterities.NotunderstandingthetranscendentalgloriesofchantingoftheholynameofHari,theproudMāyāvādīsannyāsīsfalldownbyregularlyblasphemingŚrīCaitanyadevaforfailingtostudy

Vedānta,practiceprāṇāyāma,orexecutedutiesbefittingasannyāsī.AlthoughsomeexaltedsannyāsīsglorifyŚrīCaitanyadevaasamahājana,someconsiderHimalearnedscholar,andsomeconsiderHimagreatdevotee,theyareunabletounderstandtheactualidentityofŚrīCaitanya.SinceGaurasundara,whoisnondifferentfromthesonoftheKingofVraja,andHisdevotees,whoarenondifferentfromKṛṣṇa’sassociatesofVraja,engagedinwatersportsinNarendra-sarovara,thewatersofNarendrabecameasfortunateastheriversYamunāandGanges.AftercompletingtheirwatersportsinNarendra,ŚrīmanMahāprabhualongwithHisdevoteeswenttotheJagannāthatempletoseeLordJagannātha.OnseeingbothmovingandstationaryJagannāthatogether,thedevoteesofferedrepeatedobeisancestoThem.KāśīMiśragreetedallthedevoteeswithremnantsofLordJagannātha’sgarland.TheLord,enactingthepastimeofaninstructingspiritualmaster,displayedthepastimeofacceptingtheremnantsofJagannātha’sgarland.ŚrīmanMahāprabhualoneknowsthegloriesofservingtheVaiṣṇavas,tulasī,theGanges,andmahā-prasāda.MahāprabhuthereforetaughtVaiṣṇavastheprinciplesofdevotionalservicebyexhibitingthepastimeofofferingobeisancestotheswanlikeVaiṣṇavas.Therenouncedorderoflifeisthetopmostamongtheāśramas.Ifthesonofapersontakessannyāsa,theneventheformerlyrespectablefatherofthatsonmustofferhissonrespects.Inthesameway,Mahāprabhu,theall-respectableSupremeLordengagedinpastimesasasannyāsī,usedtodisplaythepastimeofofferingrespecttotheVaiṣṇavasinordertorevealthesupremacyoftheswanlikeVaiṣṇavas.Mahāprabhu’spastimesofworshipingtulasīwereunique.TheLordwouldfillasmallpotwithchoicedirtandplanttulasīinit.ThenwhenevertheLordwouldwalkinthestreetchantingthenameofHari,someonewouldwalkwiththatpottedtulasīinfrontoftheLord.ThustheLordwouldchanttheholynamewhileseeingandfollowingtulasī.WheneverMahāprabhuwouldsitdownandchant,Hewouldplacetulasī

byHissidesothatHecouldseeherwhilechantingtheholyname.ŚrīmanMahāprabhudeclaredthatHecouldnotlivewithoutseeingtulasīasafishcannotliveoutofwater.Onlythosewho,ratherthanimitate,sincerelyfollowśikṣā-guruNārāyaṇa’steachingsundertheguidanceofthespiritualmasterandtheVaiṣṇavasaredeliveredfromthehandsofinauspiciousness.AftertakingdarśanaofLordJagannātha,ŚrīMahāprabhureturnedtoHisresidencewiththedevotees.TheLord,whoislikeadesiretreeforthedevotees,wouldsatisfythedevoteesaccordingtotheirrespectivedesires.MahāprabhualwayskeptthedevoteeswithHim,showingthemaffectionasonewouldhisownson,andthedevoteesalsoconstantlyremainedabsorbedintheblissfulserviceoftheLord.ThedevoteesfromBengalandNīlācalalivedtogetherandengagedinkṛṣṇa-kīrtanawithoutconsiderationofcasteorplaceofbirth.BythemercyofŚrīCaitanyadeva,everyonereceivedanopportunitytoseetheVaiṣṇavasfromŚvetadvīpa.ŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryarepeatedlysaidwithHisownmouththatonlybythemercyofŚrīCaitanyadidHealsohavetheopportunitytoseethoseexaltedVaiṣṇavas,whomeventhedemigodsareunabletosee.TheVaiṣṇavasareactuallytheSupremeLord’seternalassociates,whoaccompanytheLordwhenHedescendsinthisworld.JustasLordVāsudevaappearswithPradyumna,Aniruddha,andSaṅkarṣaṇa,andasLordRāmacandraappearswithLakṣmaṇa,Bharata,andŚatrughna,similarly,theseVaiṣṇavasappearbytheorderofMahāprabhutoassisttheLordinHispastimes.ThereforethebirthandpastimesenjoyedbyVaiṣṇavasarenotthefruitsoftheirkarma.BytheLord’swilltheVaiṣṇavasappearinthisworldtoassisttheLordinHispastimes,andbytheLord’swilltheydisappearfromthisworld.


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jayajayamahāprabhuśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya

jayajayanityānandatribhuvana-dhanya

AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaMahāprabhu!AllgloriestoNityānandaPrabhu,whomadethethreeworldsglorious!


TEXT2

bhakta-goṣṭhī-sahitagaurāṅgajayajayaśunilecaitanya-kathābhakti-labhyahaya

AllgloriestoŚrīGaurāṅgaandHisdevotees!JustbyhearingthegloriesofLordCaitanyaoneattainsdevotionalservice.


TEXT3

ebeśunavaiṣṇava-sabāraāgamanaācārya-gosāñiādiyatabhakta-gaṇa

PleasehearnowaboutthearrivaloftheVaiṣṇavasheadedbyAdvaitaĀcārya.


TEXT4

śrī-ratha-yātrāraāsi’hailasamayanīlācalebhakta-goṣṭhīhailavijaya

WhenthetimeforRatha-yātrāarrived,allthedevoteescametoNīlācala.


TEXT5

īśvara-ājñāyaprativatsarevatsare

sabeāisenaratha-yātrādekhibāre

BytheinstructionoftheLord,thedevoteeswouldcomeeveryyeartoattendtheRatha-yātrā.


TEXT6

ācārya-gosāñīagrekari’bhakta-gaṇasabenīlācala-pratikarilāgamana

KeepingAdvaitaĀcāryainfront,thedevoteestraveledtoNīlācala.CBAntya-khaṇḍa8.007

TEXT7

calilenaṭhākura-paṇḍitaśrīnivāsayāṅhāramandirehailacaitanya-vilāsa

ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍita,inwhosehouseLordCaitanyaperformedHispastimes,camealong.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwenty-five.


TEXT8

calilaācāryaratnaśrī-candraśekharadevī-bhāveyāṅragṛhenācilāīśvara

CandraśekharaĀcārya,inwhosehousetheLorddancedasDevī,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterEighteen,text31.


TEXT9

calilenahariṣepaṇḍita-gaṅgādāsayāṅhārasmaraṇehayakarma-bandha-nāśa

GaṅgādāsaPaṇḍitacame.Simplybyrememberinghim,one’sfruitivebondageisdestroyed.SeeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,andCaitanya-bhāgavata,Ādi-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwo,text99.


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puṇḍarīka-vidyānidhicalilāānandeuccaiḥ-svareyāṅresmari’gauracandrakānde

PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhialsojoyfullycame.Whilerememberinghim,theLordcriedloudly.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterSeven,texts11-13and15.


TEXT11

calilenahariṣepaṇḍitavakreśvarayenācitekīrtanīyāśrī-gaurasundara

VakreśvaraPaṇḍita,whodancedwhiletheLordperformedkīrtana,happilycamealong.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterThree,texts469-473.


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calilapradyumnabrahmacārīmahāśayasākṣātnṛsiṁhayāṅrasaṅgekathākaya

PradyumnaBrahmācārīalsocame.LordNṛsiṁhadevausedtotalk

withhimdirectly.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterThree,texts186-187.


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calilenaullāseṭhākuraharidāsaāraharidāsayāṅrasindhu-kūlevāsa

HaridāsaṬhākurajoyfullycame,andanotherHaridāsawhostayedattheshoreoftheoceanalsocame.


TEXT14

calilenavāsudeva-dattamahāśayayāṅrasthānekṛṣṇahayaāpanevikraya

VāsudevaDatta,untowhomLordKṛṣṇasoldHimself,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterFive,texts26-28.


TEXT15

calilāmukunda-dattakṛṣṇeragāyanaśivānanda-sena-ādilaiyāāpta-gaṇa

MukundaDatta,LordKṛṣṇa’ssinger,alsocame.ŚivānandaSenaandothersbroughttheirfamiliesalong.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwenty-six,texts158-159,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterOne,texts84-85,andChapterTwo,text122.


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calilāgovindānandapremetevihvaladaśadikhayayāṅrasmaraṇenirmala

Govindānanda,whowasoverwhelmedwithecstaticloveofGod,alsocame.Byrememberinghim,thetendirectionsarepurified.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterEight,text113,andChapterThirteen,text337.


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calilagovinda-dattamahāharṣamanemūlahaiyāyekīrtanakareprabhu-sane

ŚrīGovindaDatta,wholedkīrtanaintheLord’sparty,alsojubilantlycame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwenty-three,text20.


TEXT18

calilenaāṅkhariyāśrī-vijaya-dāsa‘ratnabāhu’yāṅreprabhukarilaprakāśa

ŚrīVijayadāsa,thewriterwhomtheLordcalledRatnabāhu[“jewel-handed”],alsocame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwenty-six,texts37-55.


TEXT19

sadāśiva-paṇḍitacalilaśuddha-matiyāṅragharepūrvenityānanderavasati

Thepure-heartedSadāśivaPaṇḍita,inwhosehouseNityānanda

previouslyresided,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text34.


TEXT20

puruṣottama-sañjayacalilāharṣa-maneyeprabhuramukhyaśiṣyapūrvaadhyayane

PuruṣottamaSañjaya,whowastheLord’sprincipalstudentwhentheLordtaught,alsojubilantlycame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterOne,text129.


TEXT21

‘hari’bali’calilenapaṇḍitaśrīmānprabhu-nṛtyeyedeuṭīdharenasāvadhāna

ŚrīmānPaṇḍitachanted,“Haribol!”ashecame.HecarriedatorchtolightthewaywhentheLordperformedkīrtana.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterEighteen,text157.


TEXT22

nandana-ācāryacalilenaprīta-manenityānandayāṅragṛheāilāprathame

NandanaĀcārya,inwhosehouseLordNityānandafirststayed,alsocamealonginecstasy.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterThree,text123.


TEXT23

hariṣecalilāśuklāmbarabrahmacārīyāṅraannamāgi’khāilenagaurahari

ŚuklāmbaraBrahmācārīalsohappilycame.Gauraharipersonallybeggedricefromhimandateit.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterSixteen,texts108-148.


TEXT24

akiñcanakṛṣṇadāsacalilāśrīdharayāṅrajalapānakailāprabhuviśvambhara

Śrīdhara,themateriallyimpoverishedservantofKṛṣṇa,alsocame.LordViśvambharadrankhiswater.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwenty-three,texts432-490.


TEXT25

calilenalekhaka—paṇḍitabhagavānyāṅradehekṛṣṇahaiyāchilaadhiṣṭhāna

BhagavānPaṇḍita,thewriterinwhosebodyLordKṛṣṇaappeared,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text69.


TEXT26

gopīnāthapaṇḍitaāraśrīgarbha-paṇḍitacalilenaduikṛṣṇa-vigrahaniścita

GopīnāthaPaṇḍitaandŚrīgarbhaPaṇḍita,whowerebothcertainly

formsofKṛṣṇa,alsocame.CBAntya-khaṇḍa8.027

TEXT27

calilenavanamālīpaṇḍitamaṅgalayedekhilasuvarṇeraśrī-hala-muṣala

TheauspiciousVanamālīPaṇḍitaalsocame.HesawagoldenclubandplowintheLord’shands.


TEXT28

jagadīśa-paṇḍitahiraṇya-bhāgavatahariṣecalilāduikṛṣṇa-rasematta

ŚrīJagadīśaPaṇḍitaandHiraṇyaBhāgavata,whowerebothintoxicatedinthemellowsofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,alsojoyfullycame.


TEXT29

pūrveśiśu-rūpeprabhuyeduiragharenaivedyakhāilāāni’śrī-hari-vāsare

InHischildhood,theLordatethegrainsthattheyhadofferedintheirhousetoKṛṣṇaononeEkādaśī.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Ādi-khaṇḍa,ChapterSix,texts20-35.


TEXT30

calilenabuddhimantakhānmahāśayaājanmacaitanya-ājñāyāṅhāraviṣaya

BuddhimantaKhān,whofromthetimeofhisbirthcarriedouttheorderofLordCaitanya,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterEighteen,texts7-10,andtexts13-17.


TEXT31

hariṣecalilāśrī-ācāryapurandara‘bāpa’bali’yāṅreḍākeśrī-gaurasundara

ŚrīĀcāryaPurandaraalsohappilycame.ŚrīGaurasundaraaddressedhimasfather.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterFive,texts15-17.


TEXT32

calilenaśrī-rāghava-paṇḍitaudāragupteyāṅragharehailacaitanya-vihāra

ThemagnanimousRāghavaPaṇḍita,inwhosehouseLordCaitanyasecretlyperformedmanypastimes,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterFive,texts75-108.


TEXT33

bhava-roga-vaidya-siṁhacalilāmurārigupteyāṅradehevaisegaurāṅga-śrī-hari

ŚrīMurāriGupta,thelionlikedoctorwhocuredthediseaseofmateriallife,alsocame.LordGaurāṅgasecretlyresidedinhisbody.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTen,texts7-34.


TEXT34

calilenaśrī-garuḍa-paṇḍitahariṣenāma-baleyāṅrenālaṅghilasarpa-viṣe

ŚrīGaruḍaPaṇḍitaalsohappilycame.Bytheinfluenceoftheholynameshewasnotaffectedbythepoisonofasnake.SeeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text75.


TEXT35

calilenagopīnātha-siṁhamahāśayaakrūrakariyāyāṅregauracandrakaya

ŚrīGopīnāthaSiṁhaalsocame.LordGauracandrawouldaddresshimasAkrūra.SeeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text76.


TEXT36

prabhuraparama-priyaśrīrāma-paṇḍitacalilenanārāyaṇa-paṇḍita-sahita

ŚrīRāmaPaṇḍita,whowasverydeartotheLord,camewithNārāyaṇaPaṇḍita.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterFive,texts34-35.


TEXT37

āi-daraśaneśrī-paṇḍita-dāmodaraāsichilāāidekhi’calilāsatvara

AfterseeingmotherŚacī,ŚrīDāmodaraPaṇḍitaalsoreturnedto

Nīlācala.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterNine,texts91-111,andCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Antya-līlā,ChapterThree,texts21-45.


TEXT38

anantacaitanya-bhakta—katajānināmacalilenasabepurīānanderadhāma

InnumerabledevoteesofLordCaitanyawhosenamesarenotknowntome,butwhowereabodesofecstaticlove,alsocame.


TEXT39

āi-sthānebhaktikari’vidāyahaiyācalilāadvaita-siṁhabhakta-goṣṭhīlaiyā

ThelionlikeAdvaitaPrabhuhadrespectfullytakenpermissionfrommotherŚacīandcomealongwiththedevotees.


TEXT40

yeyedravyejānenaprabhurapūrvaprītasabalailāsabeprabhurabhikṣāranimitta

EveryonebroughttheLord’sfavoritefoodstuffstoofferHim.CBAntya-khaṇḍa8.041

TEXT41

sarva-pathesaṅkīrtanakaritekariteāilenapavitrakariyāsarva-pathe

Thedevoteesperformedsaṅkīrtanathroughoutthejourneyandthuspurifiedtheplacesalongtheway.


TEXT42

ullāseyehari-dhvanikarebhakta-gaṇaśuniyāpavitrahailatribhuvana-jana

Thepeopleofthethreeworldsbecamepurifiedbyhearingthetumultuousvibrationof“Hari!Hari!”madebythedevotees.


TEXT43

patnī-putra-dāsa-dāsī-gaṇerasahiteāilenaparānandecaitanyadekhite

Thedevoteesbroughttheirwives,sons,andservantsandwentingreatecstasytoseeLordCaitanya.


TEXT44

yesthānerahenaāsi’sabevāsākari’seisthānahayayenaśrī-vaikuṇṭha-purī

Wherevertheystoppedalongtheway,thatplacebecamelikeVaikuṇṭha.


TEXT45

śunaśunaārebhāi,maṅgala-ākhyānayāhāgāyaādidevaśeṣabhagavān

Pleaselisten,dearbrothers,totheseauspicioustopics,whichareglorifiedbytheSupremeLordAnantaŚeṣa.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.8.2-7).


TEXT46

eimataraṅgemahāpuruṣasakalasakalamaṅgaleāilenanīlācala

InthiswayallthosegreatdevoteeshappilyandsafelyarrivedatNīlācala.


TEXT47

kamalapuretedhvaja-prāsādadekhiyāpaḍilenakāndi’sabedaṇḍavatahaiyā

WhenthedevoteescametoKamalapuraandsawtheflagontopofLordJagannātha’stemple,theyallofferedobeisancesandbegantocry.KamalapuraisavillagesituatedashortdistancefromĀṭhāranālā.FromthereonecanseetheflagontopofLordJagannātha’stemple.


TEXT48

prabhuojāniyābhakta-goṣṭhīravijayaāgubāḍibārecittakailāicchā-maya

TheindependentLordunderstoodthatthedevoteeshadarrivedanddesiredtogoandgreetthem.


TEXT49

advaiterapratiatiprīti-yuktahaiyāagremahāprasādadilenapāṭhāiyā

OutofaffectionforAdvaitaĀcārya,theLordsentmahā-prasādatoHim.


TEXT50

kiadbhutaprītisetāhāranāhiantaprasādapāṭhāyeyāṅrekaṭakaparyanta

ThereisnoendtotheLord’sloveandaffectionforAdvaitaĀcārya.TheLordhadsentprasādaallthewaytoCuttackforHim.


TEXT51

“śayaneāchiluṅ,kṣīra-sāgara-bhitarenidrā-bhaṅgahailamoranāḍārahuṅkāre

“Iwaslyingintheoceanofmilk,buttheloudcallingofNāḍābrokeMysleep.


TEXT52

advaita-nimittamoraeiavatāra”eimatamahāprabhubalebārabāra

“ŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaisthecauseofthisincarnationofMine.”Mahāprabhuwouldrepeatedlyspeaklikethis.


TEXT53

etekeīśvara-tulyayatekamahāntaadvaita-siṁherebhaktikarenaekānta

Thereforeallexalteddevotees,whoareasgoodastheLord,offerallrespectstoŚrīAdvaita.


TEXT54

“āilāadvaita”śuni’śrī-vaikuṇṭha-patiāgubāḍilenapriya-goṣṭhīrasaṁhati

WhentheLordofVaikuṇṭhaheardaboutthearrivalofAdvaitaPrabhu,HetookalongHisassociatesandwenttogreetHim.


TEXT55

nityānanda,gadādhara,śrī-purī-gosāñicalilenahariṣekāhārobāhyanāi

Nityānanda,Gadādhara,andŚrīPurīGosvāmīforgoteverythingelseandhappilyaccompaniedtheLord.


TEXT56-61

sārvabhauma,jagadānanda,kāśī-miśra-varadāmodara-svarūpa,śrī-paṇḍita-śaṅkara

kāśīśvara-paṇḍita,ācārya-bhagavānśrī-pradyumna-miśra—prema-bhaktirapradhāna

pātraśrī-parāmānanda,rāya-rāmānandacaitanyeradvārapāla—sukṛtigovinda

brahmānanda-bhāratī,śrī-rūpa-sanātanaraghunātha-vaidya,śivānanda,nārāyaṇa

advaiterajyeṣṭha-putra-śrī-acyutānandavāṇīnātha,śikhi-māhātiādibhakta-vṛnda

anantacaitanya-bhṛtya,katajānināmakichoṭa,kibaḍasabekarilāpayāna

SārvabhaumaBhaṭṭācārya,JagadānandaPaṇḍita,KāśīMiśra,SvarūpaDāmodara,ŚrīŚaṅkaraPaṇḍita,KāśīśvaraPaṇḍita,BhagavānĀcārya,ŚrīPradyumnaMiśra,ParamānandaPurī,RāmānandaRāya,theLord’spiousdoorkeeperGovinda,BrahmānandaBhāratī,ŚrīRūpaandSanātana,RaghunāthaVaidya,Śivānanda,Nārāyaṇa,ŚrīAcyutānandatheeldestsonofAdvaita,Vāṇīnātha,ŚikhiMāhiti,andinnumerableothertopmostdevotees,bothprominentandobscure,whosenamesareunknowntomeallforgoteverythingandjoyfullywentwiththeLordtogreetthedevotees.ŚrīAcyutānandawasmoreadvancedindevotionalservicetoViṣṇuthantheothersonsofAdvaita.Theothersonswerenotadvancedintheirdevotionalservice.


TEXT62

paramānandesabecalilenaprabhu-saṅgebāhya-dṛṣṭi,bāhya-jñānanāhikāroaṅge

TheyallwentwiththeLordingreatecstasy.Theyhadneitherexternalvisionnorexternalconsciousness.


TEXT63

śrī-advaita-siṁhasarvavaiṣṇava-sahite

āsiyāmililāprabhuāṭhāranālāte

ThelionlikeŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaandHisgroupofVaiṣṇavasmettheLord’sgroupatĀṭhāranālā.


TEXT64

prabhuoāilānarendereāguyānaduigoṣṭhīdekhādekhihailavidyamāna

WhentheLordpassedbyNarendra-sarovara,Hesawthetwogroupsmeet.


TEXT65

dūredekhi’duigoṣṭhīanyo’nyesabadaṇḍavatahai’sabapaḍilāvaiṣṇava

Whenthetwogroupsofdevoteessaweachotherfromadistance,theyallfellflatandofferedobeisancestoeachother.


TEXT66

dūreadvaiteredekhi’śrī-vaikuṇṭha-nāthaaśru-mukhekaritelāgilādaṇḍapāta

WhentheLordofVaikuṇṭhasawAdvaitaĀcāryainthedistance,HeofferedobeisanceswithtearsinHiseyes.


TEXT67

śrī-advaitadūredekhi’nija-prāṇa-nātha

punaḥpunaḥhaitelāgilāpraṇipāta

Similarly,whenŚrīAdvaitasawtheLordofHislifeinthedistance,Heofferedrepeatedobeisances.


TEXT68

aśru,kampa,sveda,mūrcchā,pulaka,huṅkāradaṇḍavatabaikichunāhidekhiāra

Tearsoflove,shivering,perspiration,fainting,hairsstandingonend,loudroaring,andofferingobeisanceswasallthatcouldbeseenatthattime.


TEXT69

duigoṣṭhīdaṇḍavatakevākārekaresabeicaitanya-rasevihvalaantare

Althoughthetwogroupsofdevoteesofferedtheirobeisancestooneanother,nooneknewwhowasofferingobeisancestowhom,becausetheywereallabsorbedinLordCaitanya’slovingmellows.


TEXT70

kibāchoṭa,kibābaḍa,jñānīvāajñānīdaṇḍavatakari’sabekarehari-dhvani

Whetherjuniororsenior,learnedornot,theyallchantedthenamesofHariandofferedobeisances.


TEXT71

īśvarokarenabhakta-saṅgedaṇḍavataadvaitādi-prabhuokarenasei-mata

TheLordalsoofferedHisobeisancesalongwiththedevotees,andAdvaitaĀcāryadidlikewise.Mahāprabhu,Nityānanda,andAdvaitaPrabhureciprocatedwithallthedevoteesbyofferingthemobeisances.Suchpuredealingsbasedontranscendentalliteraturesarenotfoundinthenondevoteesmārtacommunity.


TEXT72

ei-matadaṇḍavatakaritekariteduigoṣṭhīekatramililābhāla-mate

Afterofferingobeisancesinthisway,thetwogroupsofdevoteesmergedtogetherandexchangedgreetings.


TEXT73

ekhāneyehailaānanda-daraśanauccahari-dhvani,uccaānanda-krandana

AtthatplacethedevoteesjoyfullymeteachotherandloudlychantedthenameofHariwhilecryinginecstasy.


TEXT74

manuṣyekipāreihākaritevarṇanasabevedavyāsa,ārasahasra-vadana

Ahumanbeingcannotpossiblydescribeallthis;onlyVedavyāsaandAnantaŚeṣaareable.


TEXT75

advaitadekhiyāprabhulailenakolesiñcilenaaṅgatānapremānanda-jale

SeeingAdvaita,theLordembracedHimandsoakedHimwithtearsofecstaticlove.


TEXT76

ślokapaḍi’advaitakarenanamaskārahailenaadvaitaānanda-avatāra

AdvaitaPrabhuappearedtobetheincarnationofblissasHerecitedaversewhileofferingobeisancestotheLord,.


TEXT77

yatasajjaānichilāprabhupūjibāresabadravyapāsarilā,kichunāhisphure

HecompletelyforgotaboutwhateveritemsHehadbroughtforworshipingtheLord.


TEXT78

ānandaadvaita-siṁhakarenahuṅkāra“āniluṅāniluṅ”bali’ḍākebārabāra

IngreathappinessthelionlikeŚrīAdvaitaloudlyroaredandrepeatedlyexclaimed,“IbroughtYou!IbroughtYou!”


TEXT79

henasehailaatiucca-hari-dhvanilokālokapūrṇahailahenaanumāni

AtthatpointtheloudvibrationoftheholynamesoftheLordfilledtheentireuniverse.


TEXT80

vaiṣṇaverakidāya,ajñānayatajanatāhārāo‘hari’balekarayekrandana

WhattospeakoftheVaiṣṇavas,eventhefoolscriedandchantedthenameofHari.Therearetwoclassesofpeopleinthisworld—theVaiṣṇavasandthefools.ThosewhoareaversetothedevotionalserviceofHariarefools,andthoseservantsofHariwhoareaversetomaterialenjoymentareVaiṣṇavas.AlthougheverylivingentityisbynatureaVaiṣṇava,theyareneverthelessdividedintotwoclasses—thosewhoareinclinedtotheSupremeLordandthosewhoareaversetoHim.


TEXT81

sarva-bhakta-goṣṭhīanyo’nyegalādhari’ānanderodanakarebale‘harihari’

AllthedevoteesembracedoneanotherastheychantedthenameofHariandcriedinjoy.


TEXT82

advaiteresabekarilenanamaskārayāṅhāranimittaśrī-caitanya-avatāra

TheyallofferedobeisancestoAdvaitaPrabhu,whowasthecauseofLordCaitanya’sadvent.


TEXT83

mahā-ucca-dhvanimahākari’saṅkīrtanaduigoṣṭhīkaritelāgilātata-kṣaṇa

Thenthetwogroupsofdevoteesmadeagreatcommotionastheyengagedintheloudperformanceofsaṅkīrtana.


TEXT84

kothākevānācekevākondikegāyakevākondikepaḍi’gaḍāgaḍi’yāya

Nooneknewwhowasdancingwhere,whowassinginginwhatway,orwhowasrollingonthegroundinwhichdirection.


TEXT85

prabhudekhi’sabehailāānandevihvalaprabhuonācenamājheparamamaṅgala

EveryonebecameoverwhelmedwithhappinessonseeingtheLord,andtheLordmadeeverythingmostauspiciousbydancingintheirmidst.


TEXT86

nityānanda-advaitekariyākolākolināceduimatta-siṁhahaikutūhalī

NityānandaandAdvaitaembracedeachotheranddancedliketwomadlions.


TEXT87

sarva-vaiṣṇavereprabhudhari’janejaneāliṅganakarenaparama-prīti-mane

TheLordembracedeachandeveryVaiṣṇavawithgreataffection.CBAntya-khaṇḍa8.088

TEXT88

bhakta-nātha,bhakta-vaśa,bhakterajīvanabhakta-galādhari’prabhukarenarodana

LordCaitanya,whoistheLordofthedevotees,whoiscontrolledbythedevotees,andwhoisthelifeofthedevotees,criedasHeembracedthedevotees.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(8.3.28)itisstated:

prapanna-pālāyaduranta-śaktayekad-indriyāṇāmanavāpya-vartmane

“Youaretheprotectorofthesurrenderedsouls,andYoupossessunlimitedenergy,butYouareunapproachablebythosewhoareunabletocontroltheirsenses.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.9.19)itisstated:

evaṁsandarśitāhyaṅgahariṇābhṛtya-vaśyatā

sva-vaśenāpikṛṣṇenayasyedaṁseśvaraṁvaśe

“OMahārājaParīkṣit,thisentireuniverse,withitsgreat,exalteddemigodslikeLordŚiva,LordBrahmā,andLordIndra,isunderthecontroloftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.YettheSupremeLordhasonetranscendentalattribute:HecomesunderthecontrolofHisdevotees.ThiswasnowexhibitedbyKṛṣṇainthispastime.”


TEXT89

jagannātha-deveraājñāyasei-kṣaṇasahasrasahasramālāāilacandana

BytheorderofLordJagannātha,sandalwoodpulpandthousandsofflowergarlandswerebroughtthereatthattime.LordJagannātha,asthecaitya-guru,thespiritualmasterwithintheheart,orderedHisNīlācalaservantstohonorthevisitingdevoteesbyofferinggarlandstothem.Thosewerebhagavad-ājñā-mālās,garlandssignifyingtheLord’sorder.


TEXT90

ājñā-mālādekhi’harṣeśrī-gaurāṅga-rāyaagredilāśrī-advaita-siṁheragalāya

SeeingthegarlandssentbyJagannātha,LordGaurasundarabecameveryhappyandfirstgarlandedŚrīAdvaitaĀcārya.


TEXT91

sarva-vaiṣṇaveraaṅgaśrī-hasteāpane

paripūrṇakarilenamālāyacandane

TheLordthengarlandedandappliedsandalwoodpasteoneachdevoteewithHisownhand.


TEXT92

dekhiyāprabhurakṛpāsarvabhakta-gaṇabāhutuli’uccaiḥ-svarekarenakrandana

SeeingthisdisplayoftheLord’smercy,allthedevoteesraisedtheirarmsandcriedloudly.


TEXT93

sabeimāgenavaraśrī-caraṇadhari’“janmajanmayenaprabhu,tomānāpāsari

ThedevoteesheldthelotusfeetoftheLordandaskedthefollowingbenediction,“MayweneverforgetYou,lifeafterlife.


TEXT94

kimanuṣya,paśu,pakṣīhai’yathātathātomāracaraṇayenadekhiyesarvathā

“Whereverwemaytakebirth—ashumanbeings,animals,orbirds—maywealwaysseeYourlotusfeet.


TEXT95

eivaradeha’prabhukaruṇā-sāgara!”

pāda-padmadhari’kāndesabaanucara

“OLord,Ooceanofmercy,pleasegiveusthisbenediction!”ThedevoteescriedoutinthiswayastheyheldthelotusfeetoftheLord.


TEXT96

vaiṣṇava-gṛhiṇīyatapati-vratā-gaṇadūrethāki’prabhudekhi’karayekrandana

ThechastewivesoftheVaiṣṇavasbegantocryastheystoodgazingattheLordfromadistance.


TEXT97

tāṅ-sabārapremādhāreantanāhipāisabeivaiṣṇavī-śaktibhedakichunāi

TherewasnoendtotheiraffectionfortheLord,fortheywereallexpansionsoftheSupremeLord’sinternalenergy.


TEXT98

‘jñāna-bhakti-yogesabepatirasamāna’kahiyāāchenaśrī-caitanya-bhagavān

Theywereallasgoodastheirhusbandsinknowledgeanddevotion.ThiswastheverdictofLordCaitanya.OneshoulddiscussthefollowingversefromŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.12.55):



“RemembranceofLordKṛṣṇa’slotusfeetdestroyseverythinginauspiciousandawardsthegreatestgoodfortune.ItpurifiestheheartandbestowsdevotionfortheSupremeSoul,alongwithknowledgeenrichedwithrealizationandrenunciation.”


TEXT99

ei-matavādya-gīta-nṛtya-saṅkīrtaneāilenasabāicaliyāprabhurasane

InthiswayallthedevoteesenteredtownwiththeLordwhilesinging,dancing,chanting,andplayingmusicalinstruments.


TEXT100

henasehailaprema-bhaktiraprakāśahenanāhidekhiyāranāhayaullāsa

Therewassuchamanifestationofecstaticlovethatnotevenasinglepersonwasunhappy.


TEXT101

āṭhāranālāhaitedaśa-daṇḍahailemahāprabhuāilenanarendrerakūle

MahāprabhuledthemfromĀṭhāranālātothebankofNarendra-sarovaraintendaṇḍas[aboutfourhours].


TEXT102

hena-kālerāma-kṛṣṇaśrī-yātrāgovindajala-kelikaribāreāilānarendra

AtthattimeBalarāma,Kṛṣṇa,andGovinda,thevijaya-vigraha,arrivedatNarendra-sarovaraforperformingwatersports.IntheSkandaPurāṇa(Utkala-khaṇḍa,Chapter29)itisstated:

vaiśākhasyasitepakṣetṛtīyākṣayasaṁjñikātatramāṁlepayedgandhalepanairatiśobhanam

“SmearfragrantsandalwoodpasteonMybodyonthedayofAkṣaya-tṛtīyāduringthewaxingmooninthemonthofVaiśākha.”ŚrīPuruṣottamadevaorderedHisservant,theexaltedVaiṣṇavaŚrīIndradyumnadeva,tosmearfragrantsandalwoodpasteonHisbodyonthedayofAkṣaya-tṛtīyāduringthewaxingmooninthemonthofVaiśākha.Followingthis,eventoday,LordJagannātha’svijaya-vigraha,ŚrīMadana-mohana,isbroughtonapalanquinfromthetempletoŚrīNarendra-sarovaraeverydayfromAkṣaya-tṛtīyāinVaiśākhauptotheeighthdayofthewaningmooninJyaiṣṭha.ŚrīMadana-mohanadevaenjoystheseboatpastimesinthelakealongwithHisministersheadedbyLokanāthaandMahādeva.SincetheCandana-yātrāfestivalofŚrīMadana-mohanaisheldinŚrīNarendra-sarovara,thelakeisalsocalledCandana-pukura.Thephraseśrī-yātrāreferstoCandana-yātrā.


TEXT103

hari-dhvanikolāhalamṛdaṅga-kāhālaśaṅkha,bherī,jayaḍhākabājayeviśāla

TherewasatumultuousvibrationofthechantingoftheLord’sholynamesmixedwiththesoundsofmṛdaṅgas,conchshells,kettledrums,andotherlargedrums.


TEXT104

sahasrasahasrachatrapatākācāmaracatur-dikeśobhākareparamasundara

Thescenewasbeautifiedwiththousandsofumbrellas,flags,andcāmarasonallsides.


TEXT105

mahā-jaya-jaya-śabda,mahā-hari-dhvaniihābaiārakonaśabdanāhiśuni

Nosoundcouldbeheardotherthantheloudchantingof,“Jaya!Jaya!”and“Hari!Hari!”


TEXT106

rāma-kṛṣṇaśrī-govindamahā-kutūhaleuttarilāāsi’sabenarendrerakūle

InthiswayBalarāma,Kṛṣṇa,andGovinda,thevijaya-vigraha,werebroughttothebankofNarendra-sarovarawithgreatpomp.ThewordnarendrareferstoŚrīNarendra-sarovara.


TEXT107

jagannātha-goṣṭhīśrī-caitanya-goṣṭhī-sanemiśāilātānāobhulilā-saṅkīrtane

TheassociatesofLordJagannāthaandtheassociatesofLord

Caitanyamixedtogether,andeveryoneforgotthemselvesintheecstasyofsaṅkīrtana.


TEXT108

duigoṣṭhīekahai’kihailaānandakivaikuṇṭha-sukhaāsi’hailamūrtimanta

SuchhappinesswasexperiencedwhenthetwogroupsjoinedtogetherthatitseemedasifthehappinessofVaikuṇṭhahadappearedinperson.


TEXT109

catur-dikelokeraānanda-antanāisabakarenakarāyenacaitanya-gosāñi

LordCaitanyapersonallyenjoyedendlesshappinessanddistributedthathappinesstoeveryoneinthefourdirections.


TEXT110

rāma-kṛṣṇaśrī-govindauṭhilānaukāyacatur-dikebhakta-gaṇacāmaraḍhulāya

Balarāma,Kṛṣṇa,andGovindawerethenplacedinaboat,whiledevoteesonallsidesfannedThemwithcāmaras.


TEXT111

rāma-kṛṣṇaśrī-govindanaukāyavijayadekhiyāsantoṣaśrī-gaurāṅgamahāśaya

LordGaurāṅgafeltsatisfiedonseeingtheboatfestivalofBalarāma,Kṛṣṇa,andGovinda.


TEXT112

prabhuosakalabhaktalai’kutūhalejhāṅpadiyāpaḍilenanarendrerajale

ThentheLordandHisdevoteesalljoyfullyjumpedintothewatersofNarendra-sarovara.


TEXT113

śunabhāi,śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-avatāraye-rūpenarendra-jalekarilāvihāra

Obrothers,nowhearthepastimesperformedbyŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyainthewatersofNarendra-sarovara.


TEXT114

pūrveyamunāyayenaśiśu-gaṇameli’maṇḍalīhaiyākarilenajala-keli

PreviouslytheLordandHiscowherdboyfriendsformedcirclesandenjoyedwatersportsintheYamunā.


TEXT115

sei-rūpesakalavaiṣṇava-gaṇameli’parasparakaredhari’hailāmaṇḍalī

InthesamewaytheLordandHisdevoteesnowformedcirclesinthewaterbyholdingeachother’shands.


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gauḍa-deśejala-keliāce‘kayānāmeseijala-krīḍāārambhilenaprathame

Theybegantheirwatersportswithonewell-knownBengaliwatersportnamed“Kayā.”


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‘kayākayābali’karatālidenajalejalevādyabājāyenavaiṣṇavasakale

TheVaiṣṇavascalledout,“Kayā!Kayā!”Theyclappedtheirhandsinthewaterandproducedmusicalsoundsbyhittingthewaterinacertainway.


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gokuleraśiśu-bhāvahailasabāraprabhuohailāgokulendra-avatāra

ThedevoteesbecameabsorbedinthemoodofthecowherdboysofGokula,andtheLordacceptedthemoodofKṛṣṇa,theLordofGokula.


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bāhyanāhikāro,sabeānandevihvala

nirbhayeīśvara-dehesabedenajala

Overwhelmedinecstasy,thedevoteesforgoteverythingandfearlesslysplashedwaterontheLord.


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advaita,caitanyaduṅhejala-phelāpheliprathamelāgilāduṅhemahā-kutūhalī

LordCaitanyaandAdvaitaĀcāryabeganbysplashingwateringreatsportoneachother.


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advaitahārenakṣaṇe,kṣaṇevāīśvaranirghātanayanejaladenaparaspara

Whileforcefullysplashingwaterintheeyesofeachother,sometimesAdvaitawouldbedefeatedandthenextmomenttheLordwouldbedefeated.Thewordnirghātameans“forcefully”or“vigorously.”


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nityānanda,gadādhara,śrī-purī-gosāñitina-janejala-yuddhakārohārināi

NityānandaPrabhu,Gadādhara,andPurīGosvāmīallbeganwaterfightswithoneanother,yetnoneofthemweredefeated.


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datteguptejala-yuddhalāgebārabāraparānandeduijanekarenahuṅkāra

MukundaDattaandMurāriGuptahadrepeatedwaterfights,inwhichtheyshoutedloudlyinecstasy.


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duisakhāvidyānidhi,svarūpa-dāmodarahāsiyāānandejaladenaparaspara

Thetwofriends,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiandSvarūpaDāmodara,smiledastheysplashedwateroneachotherinecstasy.


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śrīvāsa,śrīrāma,haridāsa,vakreśvaragaṅgādāsa,gopīnātha,śrī-candraśekhara

eimataanyo’nyedenasabejalacaitanya-ullāsesabehailāvihvala

Śrīvāsa,Śrīrāma,Haridāsa,Vakreśvara,Gaṅgādāsa,Gopīnātha,andCandraśekharaallbecameoverwhelmedintheecstasyofLordCaitanya’spastimesastheysplashedwaterononeanother.


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śrī-govinda-rāma-kṛṣṇa-vijayanaukāyalakṣalakṣalokajalehariṣeveḍāya

HundredsofthousandsofpeopleinthewatertookgreatpleasureasBalarāma,Kṛṣṇa,andGovinda,thevijaya-vigraha,rodeinaboat.

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seijaleviṣayī,sannyāsī,brahmacārīsabeiānandebhāsejala-krīḍākari’

Sannyāsīs,brahmacārīs,andhouseholdersallsportedinthewatersofNarendra-sarovaraandfloatedinwavesofbliss.Thewordviṣayīreferstomateriallyattachedpersonsinthegṛhastha-āśrama.


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henasecaitanya-māyāse-sthāneāsitekārośaktināhi,kehanāpāyadekhite

TheinfluenceofLordCaitanyaissuchthatlessfortunatepersonscouldneitherseenorenterthatplace


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alpa-bhāgyeśrī-caitanya-goṣṭhīnāhipāikevalabhaktiravaśacaitanya-gosāñi

ThosewhoarelessfortunatecannotbecountedamongtheassociatesofLordCaitanya,whoiscontrolledonlybydevotion.OneisnotqualifiedtobeincludedamongtheassociatesofŚrīCaitanyasimplyonthestrengthofordinarypietyoradvancedmorallife.Accomplishmentsinextraneousdesires,fruitiveactivities,speculativeknowledge,andmysticperfectionareexamplesofinsignificantpiety.Puredevotionalservicealoneisabletodiminishthereactionsofsuchactivities,andonlythenisoneabletoattainthemercyofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadeva.InhiscommentaryontheVedānta-sūtra(3.3.50)ŚrīMadhvācāryahas

quotedtheMāṭhara-śrutiasfollows:

bhaktirevainaṁnayatibhaktirevainaṁdarśayatibhakti-vaśaḥpuruṣaḥbhaktirevabhūyasī

“OnlydevotionalservicecanleadonetothePersonalityofGodhead.OnlydevotionalservicecanhelpadevoteemeettheSupremeLordfacetoface.TheSupremePersonalityofGodheadisattractedbydevotionalservice,andassuchtheultimatesupremacyofVedicknowledgerestsinknowingthescienceofdevotionalservice.”AndinVedānta-sūtra(3.3.54)ŚrīMadhvācāryahasquotedthefollowingverse:

bhakti-sthaḥparamoviṣṇus-tathaivaināṁvaśenayettathaivadarśanaṁyātaḥpradadyānmuktimetayā

“LordViṣṇudwellsindevotionalservice.TheSupremeLordViṣṇuiscontrolledonlybydevotionalservice.OnlythroughdevotionalservicecanoneattainHisdarśana,andonlythroughdevotionalservicedoesHeawardoneliberation.”


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bhaktivinākevalavidyāya,tapasyāyakichunāhihaya,sabeduḥkha-mātrapāya

Knowledgeandausterityhavenovaluewithoutdevotionalservice.Theybringonlymisery.ProficiencyinknowledgeandausteritiesthatareopposedtotheserviceoftheSupremeLordcertainlyresultindistress.OnlyapersonwhohasdevotiontotheSupremeLordisqualifiedinrealknowledgeandausterity.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.12.9)itisstated:

yaṁnayogenasāṅkhyena

dāna-vrata-tapo-’dhvaraiḥvyākhyā-svādhyāya-sannyāsaiḥ

prāpnuyādyatnavānapi

“Eventhoughoneengageswithgreatendeavorinthemysticyogasystem,philosophicalspeculation,charity,vows,penances,ritualisticsacrifices,teachingofVedicmantrastoothers,personalstudyoftheVedas,ortherenouncedorderoflife,stillonecannotachieveMe.”TheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.14.20-21)furtherstates:

nasādhayatimāṁyogonasāṅkhyaṁdharmauddhavanasvādhyāyastapastyāgoyathābhaktirmamorjitā

bhaktyāhamekayāgrāhyaḥśraddhayātmāpriyaḥsatāmbhaktiḥpunātiman-niṣṭhāśva-pākānapisambhavāt

“MydearUddhava,theunalloyeddevotionalservicerenderedtoMebyMydevoteesbringsMeundertheircontrol.Icannotbethuscontrolledbythoseengagedinmysticyoga,Sāṅkhyaphilosophy,piouswork,Vedicstudy,austerity,orrenunciation.OnlybypracticingunalloyeddevotionalservicewithfullfaithinMecanoneobtainMe,theSupremePersonalityofGodhead.IamnaturallydeartoMydevotees,whotakeMeastheonlygoaloftheirlovingservice.Byengaginginsuchpuredevotionalservice,evendog-eaterscanpurifythemselvesfromthecontaminationoftheirlowbirth.”


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sākṣātedekhahaeiseinīlācaleetekacaitanyasaṅkīrtana-kutūhale

OnecanrealizethesuperiorityofdevotionalservicebytheblissfulsaṅkīrtanapastimesofLordCaitanyainNīlācala.


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yata‘mahājana’,—nāmasannyāsi-sakaladekhiteobhāgyakāronahilavirala

Alltheso-calledmahājanasandsannyāsīswereunabletoseesuchpastimesbecausetheywerelessfortunate.


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ārobale—“caitanyavedāntapāṭhachāḍi’kikāryevākarenakīrtana-huḍāhuḍi

Theywouldsay,“WhydidCaitanyaleavethestudyofVedāntatomakeabigshowofkīrtana?Theimpersonalisticso-calledVedāntistswhocannotunderstandtheactualpurportofVedāntabecomearrogantwithprideovertheirknowledgenourishedbyfalse-egoratherthanbecomingintoxicatedwithecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa.Theyarelogicians,self-proclaimedscholars,aversetoservice,andbewilderedbyfalseego.IntheHari-bhakti-vilāsa(11.181)theViṣṇu-dharmottaraisquotedasfollows:

ṛg-vedohiyajur-vedaḥsāma-vedo‘pyatharvaṇaḥadhītāstenayenoktaṁharirityakṣara-dvayam

“Apersonwhochantsthetwosyllablesha-rihasalreadystudiedthefourVedas—Sāma,Ṛg,Yajur,andAtharva.”IntheHari-bhakti-vilāsa(11.182)theSkandaPurāṇaisquotedasfollows:

māṛcomāyajustātamāsāmapaṭhakiñcanagovindetiharernāmageyaṁgāyasvanityaśaḥ

“Mydearson,thereisnoneedtostudytheṚgVeda,thereisnoneedtostudytheYajurVeda,andthereisnoneedtostudytheSāmaVeda.JustalwayschanttheholynamesofHarisuchasGovinda.”ThePadmaPurāṇaisquotedintheHari-bhakti-vilāsa(11.183)asfollows:

viṣṇorekaika-nāmāpisarva-vedādhikaṁmatamtādṛknāma-sahasreṇarāma-nāma-samaṁsmṛtam

“OnenameofLordViṣṇuissuperiortoalltheVedas,andonenameofLordRāmaisequaltoathousandnamesofViṣṇu.”SeealsoŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.33.7).IntheBṛhan-nāradīyaPurāṇa(25.54)itisstated:

vedāntābhyāsanirataḥśāntodāntojitendriyaḥnirdvandvonirahaṅkāronirmamaḥsarvadābhavet

“PersonswhostudyVedāntaarealwayspeaceful,forgiving,self-controlled,andfreefromdualities,falseego,andfalsesenseofproprietorship.”


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sarvadāiprāṇāyāma—eiseyati-dharmanācibe,kāṅdibeekisannyāsīrakarma”

“Thedutyofasannyāsīistoalwayspracticeprāṇāyāma,butHeisdancingandcryinginstead.Isthisthebusinessofasannyāsī?”Theoccupationofnondevotee,so-calledsannyāsīsistoalwaysremainengagedinthepracticeofpūraka,kumbhaka,andrecaka[Inhalingthebreathiscalledpūraka,sustainingitwithiniscalledkumbhaka,andfinallyexhalingitiscalledrecaka.],buttridaṇḍi-sannyāsīsareconcernedwithcontrollingthethreeurges[ofthebody,mind,andspeech].Thedutyofgenuinetridaṇḍi-sannyāsīsinclinedtotheserviceofKṛṣṇaistoperformkīrtanaratherthanobservesilence,displayangertothosewho

areenviousofthedevotees,makefriendshipwithdevotees,andengageintheserviceofKṛṣṇaratherthanengagethebody,mind,andspeechinpursuitofsensegratification.ButfoolishproudpeopleconsiderdancingandsinginginecstaticloveforKṛṣṇaasequaltodancingandsingingbasedonmaterialenjoyment.Thatisthefoolishnessofthosewhoprofesstobesynthesizersofmatterandspirit.


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tāhāteiye-sabauttamanyāsi-gaṇatāṅrābale,—“śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyamahājana”

Thebestofthesannyāsīs,however,wouldsay,“ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaisamahājana.”


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kehabale,—’jñānī,kehabale,—’baḍabhakta’praśaṁsenasabe,kehanājānenatattva

SomepersonswouldcallHimajñānī,andsomepersonswouldcallHimagreatdevotee.InthiswaytheywouldpraiseHimwithoutknowingHisrealidentity.

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ei-matajala-krīḍā-raṅgakutūhalekarenaīśvara-saṅgevaiṣṇava-sakale

InthiswayalltheVaiṣṇavasenjoyedsportinginthewaterwiththeLord.


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pūrvayenajala-krīḍāhailayamunāyaseisababhaktalai’śrī-caitanya-rāya

LordCaitanyaandHisassociatesenjoyedthesamewatersportsastheyhadpreviouslyenjoyedintheYamunā.


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yeprasādapāilenajāhnavī-yamunānarendra-jalerohailaseibhāgya-sīmā

ThesamemercyattainedbytheGangesandtheYamunāwasnowattainedbyNarendra-sarovara.


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esakalalīlā,jīvauddhāra-kāraṇekarma-bandhachiṇḍeihāśravaṇe-paṭhane

Allthesepastimeswereperformedtodeliverthelivingentities.Byhearingandstudyingthesetopics,one’sbondagetofruitiveactivitiesisdestroyed.


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tabeprabhujala-krīḍāsampannakariyājagannāthadekhitecalilāsabālaiyā

AfterfinishingHiswatersports,LordCaitanyawentwithHisdevoteestoseeLordJagannātha.


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jagannāthadekhi’prabhusarva-bhakta-gaṇalāgilākaritesabeānanderodana

TheLordandHisdevoteesallbegantocryinecstasyonseeingLordJagannātha.


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jagannāthadekhi’prabhuhayenavihvalaānanda-dhārāyāaṅgatitilasakala

OnseeingJagannātha,LordCaitanyabecameoverwhelmedandHiswholebodybecamesoakedwithtearsofecstasy.


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advaitādi-bhakta-goṣṭhīdekhenasantoṣekevalaānanda-sindhu-madhyesabebhāse

AllthedevoteesheadedbyAdvaitaPrabhulookedonwithgreatsatisfactionandfloatedintheoceanofbliss.


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dui-dikesacalaniścalajagannāthadekhi’dekhi’bhakta-goṣṭhīhayadaṇḍapāta

ThedevoteesfellflatofferingobeisancestoboththemovingandthenonmovingLordoftheuniverse.


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kāśī-miśraāni’jagannātheragalāramālāāni’aṅga-bhūṣākailenasabāra

KāśīMiśrathenbroughtLordJagannātha’sgarlandsanddecoratedthedevotees.


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mālālayaprabhumahābhaya-bhaktikari’śikṣā-gurunārāyaṇanyāsi-veśa-dhārī

Theoriginalinstructingspiritualmaster,LordCaitanya,whoisNārāyaṇadressedasasannyāsī,acceptedthegarlandofLordJagannāthawithgreatreverenceanddevotion.Forasannyāsīthereisnoprescriptionforacceptingobjectsofenjoymentlikesandalwoodpasteorscentedoils.ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadevaacceptedthegarlandofŚrīJagannāthawithgreatrespecttodisplayanattitudeofserviceandtopreachinthisworldthepurportoftheverse:

prāpañcikatayābuddhyāhari-sambandhi-vastunaḥmumukṣubhiḥparityāgovairāgyaṁphalgukathyate

“WhenpersonseagertoachieveliberationrenouncethingsrelatedtotheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,thinkingthemtobematerial,theirrenunciationiscalledincomplete.”


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vaiṣṇava,tulasī,gaṅgā,prasāderabhaktitiṅhosejānena,anyenādhareseśakti

OnlyLordCaitanyaknowsthegloriesoftheVaiṣṇavas,tulasī,theGanges,andmahā-prasāda—nooneelsehastheabilitytoknow.

ŚrīMahāprabhualoneknowshowtorespecttheVaiṣṇavadevotees,tulasī,Gaṅgā,andtheLord’sprasāda.ApartfromŚrīMahāprabhu,othersconsiderthoseobjectsequaltoordinaryobjects.


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vaiṣṇaverabhaktieidekhānasākṣātamahāśramīvaiṣṇaverekaredaṇḍapāta

TheLorddemonstratedVaiṣṇavabehaviorbyofferingrespecttootherVaiṣṇavas.Amongthefourāśramas,thesannyāsa-āśramaisthetopmost.AlthoughHewassituatedinthesannyāsa-āśrama,ŚrīGaurasundaradisplayedthepastimeofofferingobeisancestoVaiṣṇavassituatedinotherāśramas.Ifevenayoungboyissituatedinthesannyāsa-āśrama,heisofferedobeisancesbyhisfatherandmother.Althoughafatherissupposedtobealwaysrespectedbyhisson,afterthesontakessannyāsa,thefathermustofferrespecttohissannyāsīson.


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sannyāsagrahaṇakailehenadharmatāṅrapitāāsi’putrerekarenanamaskāra

Religiousprinciplesprescribethatafathershouldofferrespecttohissonafterthesonacceptssannyāsa.


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ataevasannyāsāśramasabāravanditasannyāsīsannyāsīnamaskārasevihita

Thereforethesannyāsaorderistoberespectedbyall.Itisprescribedthatasannyāsīshouldofferobeisancestoothersannyāsīs.Thesmṛtishaveprescribedtheatonementfornotofferingobeisancestoasannyāsīasfollows:

devatā-pratimāṁdṛṣṭvāyatiṁcaivatridaṇḍinamnamaskāraṁnakuryāccedupavāsenaśudhyati

“OnewhodoesnotofferrespecttotheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,toHisDeityinthetemple,ortoatridaṇḍīsannyāsīmustpurifyhimselfbyfasting.”InhiscommentaryonBhagavad-gītā(5.2)ŚrīMadhvācāryaquotestheNāradīyaPurāṇaasfollows:

sannyāsastuturīyoyoniṣkriyākhyaḥsadharmakaḥnatasmāduttamodharmolokekaścanavidyate

“Thefourthspiritualorderissannyāsa,inwhichonerenouncesallkindsofactivities.Thereisnosuperiorreligiousprincipleintheworldthanthis.”


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tathāpiāśrama-dharmachāḍi’vaiṣṇavereśikṣā-guruśrī-kṛṣṇaāpanenamaskare

Still,theLord,whoisśikṣa-guruKṛṣṇa,rejectedāśrama-dharmatoofferobeisancestotheVaiṣṇavas.Personssituatedinthetopmostāśramagenerallyshowaffectiontopersonssituatedinlowerāśramas;theydonotofferthemobeisances.Butśikṣa-guruŚrīKṛṣṇapersonallyoffersobeisancestoaVaiṣṇava.


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tulasīrabhaktiebeśunamanadiyāye-rūpekailenalīlātulasīlaiyā

NowhearattentivelythepastimeofhowLordCaitanyaexhibiteddevotionfortulasī.


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ekakṣudra-bhāṇḍedivyamṛttikāpūriyātulasīdekhenaseighaṭeāropiyā

OnedaytheLordtookasmallclaypot,filleditwithchoicedirt,andplantedtulasīinit.


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prabhubale,—“āmitulasīrenādekhilebhālanāhivāsoṅyenamatsyavinejale”

TheLordthensaid,“IfIdon’tseetulasī,Icannotsurvive,justasafishcannotsurviveoutofwater.”


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yabecalesaṅkhyā-nāmakariyāgrahaṇatulasīlaiyāagrecaleeka-jana

WhenevertheLordwouldchantjapawhilewalkinginthestreet,HewouldhavesomeonecarryatulasīplantbeforeHim.


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paścātecalenaprabhutulasīdekhiyāpaḍayeānanda-dhārāśrī-aṅgavahiyā

AstheLordfollowedbehindlookingattulasī,tearsofecstasywouldflowdownHisbody.


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saṅkhyā-nāmalaiteyesthāneprabhuvaisetathāyarākhenatulasīreprabhupāśe

WhentheLordwouldsittochantjapa,atulasīplantwouldbeplacednexttoHim.Thephrasesaṅkhyā-nāmaisexplainedasfollows:Itistheinjunctionthatoneshouldchanttheholynamesaprescribednumberoftimesontulasībeads.InthiscaseitisunderstoodthattheLordchantedafixednumberofnameswhilesittingnexttoatulasīplant.ŚrīGaurasundaraexhibitedthepastimeofassociatingwithkeśava-priyātulasītoteachthosewhodonotconsidertheassociationofkṛṣṇa-priyātulasīasfavorabletodevotionalservicebutratheracceptherasanordinaryplant.Tulasīistadīya,orrelatedtoKṛṣṇa.TheendeavorsofthosewhoareeagertoserveKṛṣṇabytransgressingHisdearservantsarefutile.Inthisregardoneshoulddiscussthefollowingverse:

abhyarcayitvāgovindaṁtadīyānarcayantiyenateviṣṇu-prasādasyabhājanaṁdambhikājanāḥ

“ProudpersonswhoworshipLordKṛṣṇabutdonotworshiptheLord’sdevoteesdonotattainLordKṛṣṇa’smercy.”


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tulasīredekhena,japenasaṅkhyā-nāma

ebhakti-yogeratattvakebujhibeāna

TheLordwouldconstantlylookattulasīwhilechanting.Whocanunderstandthisprincipleofdevotionalservice?


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punaḥseisaṅkhyā-nāmasampūrṇakariyācalenaīśvarasaṅgetulasīlaiyā

Afterchantingtheholynamesafixednumberoftimes,theLordwouldreturnwithtulasīagaincarriedinfront.


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śikṣā-gurunārāyaṇayekarāyenaśikṣātāhāyemānaye,se-ijanapāyarakṣā

Onlyonewhoacceptstheteachingsofśikṣa-guruNārāyaṇareceivesprotectionfromHim.


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jagannāthadekhi’jagannāthanamaskari’vāsāyacalilāgoṣṭhī-saṅgegaurahari

AfterseeingandofferingobeisancestoLordJagannātha,GauraharireturnedtoHisresidencewithHisdevotees.


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yebhakterayena-rūpa-citteravāsanā

sei-rūpasiddhakaresabārakāmanā

Whateverdesiresthosedevoteeshadwithintheirheartswereallfulfilled.


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putra-prāyakari’saberākhilenakācheniravadhibhaktasabathākeprabhu-pāche

TheLordtreatedthedevoteeslikeHisownchildren,andtheywouldalwaysremainwiththeLord.GaurasundarawouldalwaysgivethehappinessofHisassociationtothedevoteesbyaffectionatelykeepingthemwithHim.Itisstated:

yeyathāmāṁprapadyantetāṁstathaivabhajāmyaham

“AsallsurrenderuntoMe,Irewardthemaccordingly.”[Bg4.11]Accordingtothepurportofthisverse,allclassesofdevoteesreceivedtheopportunitytoservetheLordaccordingtotheirownmentality.


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yatekavaiṣṇava—gauḍa-deśenīlācaleekatrethākenasabekṛṣṇa-kutūhale

AlltheVaiṣṇavasfromBengalandNīlācalastayedtogether,blissfullyabsorbedinKṛṣṇaconsciousness.


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śvetadvīpa-nivāsīoyatekavaiṣṇava

caitanya-prasādedekhilekalokasaba

BythemercyofLordCaitanya,peoplewereabletoseeallthosedevotees,someofwhomwereresidentsofŚvetadvīpa.IntheMahābhārata(Śānti-parva344.43andŚānti-parva336.30)itisstated:

tatrayepuruṣāḥśvetāḥpañcendriya-vivarjitāḥpratibuddhāścatesarvebhaktāścapuruśottame

“AlltheresidentsofŚvetadvīpaaredevoidofthefivematerialsenses,inotherwords,theirbodiesarenotcomposedofthefivematerialelements.TheyarelearnedanddevotedtotheSupremeLord,Puruṣottama.”

anindriyāḥnirāhārāḥaniṣpandāḥsugandhinaḥekāntinastepuruṣāḥśvetadvīpa-nivāsinaḥ

“Theyhavenomaterialsenses,theycansurvivewithouteating,andtheydonotengageinmaterialactivities.Theirbodieshaveanicefragrance.TheseresidentsofŚvetadvīpaareMyunalloyeddevotees.”


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śrī-mukheadvaita-candrabārabārakahe“esabavaiṣṇava—devatārodṛśyanahe”

AdvaitaĀcāryawouldrepeatedlydeclare,“AlltheseVaiṣṇavascannotbeseenbyeventhedemigods.”Asaresultofpietylivingentitiesattainthepositionofdemigods,andasaresultofsinfulactivitiestheytakebirthindemoniacspeciesandbecomeattachedtosinfulactivities.ThedevoteesoftheLordareworshipableandaredesiredtobeseenbyeventhosewhoasaresultofpiousactivitieshavebecomedemigods.ThiswasrepeatedlydeclaredbyŚrīAdvaitaPrabhu.


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rodanakariyākahecaitanya-caraṇe“vaiṣṇavadekhilaprabhu,—tomārakāraṇe”

CryingwhileholdingthefeetofLordCaitanya,Hesaid,“OLord,onlybecauseofYouamIabletoseealltheseVaiṣṇavas!”


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esabavaiṣṇava-avatāreavatārīprabhuavatareihā-sabeagrekari’

TheLord,whoisthesourceofallincarnations,wouldfirsthaveHisdevoteesappearinthisworldandthenHeHimselfwouldadvent.


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ye-rūpepradyumna,anirūddha,saṅkarṣaṇasei-rūpalakṣmaṇa,bharata,śatrughana

Pradyumna,Aniruddha,andSaṅkarṣaṇaincarnatewiththeLordasLakṣmaṇa,Bharata,andŚatrughna.


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tāṅhārāye-rūpaprabhu-saṅgeavatarevaiṣṇaveresei-rūpaprabhuājñākare

InthesamewaytheVaiṣṇavasappearwiththeLordaccordingtoHisorder.


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ataevavaiṣṇaverajanma-mṛtyunāisaṅgeāisena,saṅgeyāyenatathāi

ThereforetheVaiṣṇavasneithertakebirthnordie,buttheycomewiththeLordandreturnwiththeLord.


TEXT174

dharma-karma-janmavaiṣṇaverakabhunahepadma-purāṇeteihāvyaktakari’kahe

Thereisnobirth,fruitivereactions,ordutiesfortheVaiṣṇavas.ThisisclearlystatedinthePadmaPurāṇa.


TEXT175-176

yathāsaumitri-bharatauyathāsaṅkarṣaṇādayaḥtathātenaivajāyantemartya-lokaṁyadṛcchayā

punastenaivayāsyantitadviṣṇoḥpāśvataṁpadamnakarma-bandhanaṁjanmavaiṣṇavānāṁcavidyate

“JustasBharataandLakṣmaṇa,thesonofSumitrā,andjustasSaṅkarṣaṇaandotherformsoftheSupremeLordappearinthisworldbyTheirownwill,similarlytheVaiṣṇavaassociatesoftheLordappearwiththeLordandthenreturntotheLord’seternalabodewiththeLord.LiketheLord,theVaiṣṇavasdonottakebirthaccordingtotheirpastkarma.”


TEXT177

hena-mateīśvarerasaṅgebhakta-gaṇa

premepūrṇahaiyāthākenasarva-kṣaṇa

InthiswaythedevoteeswerealwaysfilledwithecstaticloveintheLord’sassociation.


TEXT178

bhaktikari’yeśunayeesabaākhyānabhakta-saṅgetāremilegaura-bhagavān

WhoeverhearsthesepastimeswithdevotionattainstheassociationLordGaurāṅgaandHisdevotees.


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AcceptingŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuasmylifeandsoul,I,Vṛndāvanadāsa,singthegloriesofTheirlotusfeet.ThusendstheEnglishtranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterEight,entitled“Mahāprabhu’sWaterSportsinNarendra-sarovara.”

ChapterNine:TheGloriesofAdvaita

ThischapterdescribesMahāprabhu’sacceptanceoflunchaloneatAdvaita’shouseinNīlācala,Mahāprabhu’sinquiryfromDāmodaraPaṇḍitaaboutMotherŚacīsdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu,Mahāprabhu’sresolvenottoeatatthehouseofanyonewhodidnotdailychantonehundredthousandnamesofHari,theLord’sinquirytoŚrīKeśavaBhāratiwhetherjñānaorbhaktiwassuperiorandHisjubilationonhearingbhaktiwassuperior,thedevotees’glorificationofLordCaitanyaundertheorderofŚrīAdvaita,theLord’smeetingwithŚrīRūpaandSanātana,ŚrīmanMahāprabhu’sawardingthenameSanātanatoSākaraMallika,Mahāprabhu’sconfirmationtoŚrīvāsaofAdvaitaĀcārya’spositionastheSupersoulandmaterialcauseofallingredients,theestablishmentofLordKṛṣṇaastheSupremePersonalityofGodheadbyquotingtheincidentofthegreatsageBhṛgufromŚrīmadBhāgavatam,andtheinconceivablenatureoftheexaltedVaiṣṇavas’behavior.TheVaiṣṇavascametoNīlācalawithalltheingredientsandeatablesthatMahāprabhulovedtoeatinHischildhood,andtheLord,whoisaffectionatetoHisdevotees,acceptedlunchatthehousesofdifferentdevoteeswhentheirdevoteewives,whowereexpertcooks,cookedvariouspreparationsfromtheingredientsthattheybrought.OnedayAdvaitaPrabhuinvitedMahāprabhuforlunchandpersonallycookedfortheLord.Advaita’swifeassistedHimbymakingallthearrangementsforcooking.ŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryahadthedesiretofeedMahāprabhualonetoHisheart’ssatisfactionandsuddenly,bythearrangementofprovidence,

thesannyāsīswhousuallyatewiththeLordwereseparatedfromHim.ThusMahāprabhuwentalonetothehouseofAdvaitaandfulfilledHisdesire.SinceIndraassistedAdvaitaĀcāryainHisdischargeofdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇabysendingastormandrain,AdvaitaĀcāryabegantoofferIndraprayers,consideringhimaservantofKṛṣṇa.UnderstandingAdvaitaĀcārya’sheart,MahāprabhuglorifiedAdvaitabysayingthatitwasnotatallastonishingthatIndrawouldfollowtheorderofonewhoseresolutionevenLordKṛṣṇawasboundtofulfill.Theso-calledfollowersofAdvaitawhoratherthanacceptŚrīAdvaitaĀcārya’ssubordinationtoŚrīCaitanyathinkotherwisearenotfittobeseenbyAdvaitaĀcārya.WhenDāmodaraPaṇḍitareturnedfromBengalandMahāprabhuaskedhimaboutMotherŚacīsdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu,theimpartialDāmodaraglorifiedmotherŚacīasmūrtimatīviṣṇu-bhakti,theembodimentofdevotionalservicetoLordViṣṇu,anddescribedthegloriesofthewordāi.Mahāprabhu,whowasperformingthepastimesofteachingordinarypeople,askedDāmodarasuchaquestionjusttoteachordinarypeople.Inquiriesaboutone’sdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇaareproperinquiriesaboutsomeone’swell-being.DevoteesofViṣṇuarecertainlywealthy.MahāprabhuleteveryoneknowthatHewouldnoteatatanyone’shouseunlessthatpersonchantsonehundredthousandnamesofHari.Therefore,forthesakeoffeedingMahāprabhu,manydevoteesbegantochantonehundredthousandnamesofHari.OnedaywhenMahāprabhuaskedŚrīKeśavaBhāratiwhetherjñānaordevotionalservicewassuperior,Bhāratipādarepliedthatdevotionalservicewascertainlysuperior;becauseexaltedpersonalitieslikeBrahmā,Śiva,Nārada,Prahlāda,Śukadeva,Vyāsa,thefourKumāras,thePāṇḍavasheadedbyYudhiṣṭhira,Prīyavrata,Pṛthu,Dhruva,Akrūra,andUddhavahaveallprayedfordevotionalserviceatthelotusfeetoftheSupremeLord.Someofthemevenbeggedfordevotionalserviceaftergivinguptheirpreviousattachmentforjñāna.Thereforethepathofdevotionalserviceapprovedbythemahājanasistheultimategoalforallliving

entitiesandforalltime.AfterhearingthewordsofBhārati,MahāprabhuexpressedHispleasureandbegantodanceinecstasy.OnedaywhenundertheorderofŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaallthedevoteesbegantoglorifythenames,qualities,andpastimesoftheincarnationofLordCaitanya,theĀcāryabegantodanceandroarloudly.TheĀcāryabegantodancewiththedevoteeswhilechantingasongHepersonallycomposedaboutLordCaitanya.WhenMahāprabhuheardthesoundofkīrtanaandcamethere,thedevoteesundertheleadershipofAdvaitaĀcāryabegantoglorifyLordCaitanya’snames,forms,qualities,andpastimesevenmoreenthusiastically.ToprotectthemissionofHiscoveredincarnation,Mahāprabhu,whoistheteacherofalllivingentitiesandwhoacceptedthemoodofadevotee,leftthatplaceandreturnedtoHisresidencetoenactthepastimeofgoingtobedinanangrymood.ThedevoteesheadedbyŚrīvāsawenttotheLord’sresidence,andMahāprabhuindicatedthatHisidentityinHiscoveredincarnationwastoremainconcealed.Inresponse,Śrīvāsamadeagestureoftryingtocoverthesunwithhistwohandstoshowthatbycoveringaself-manifestedobjectitcouldneverremainhidden.Infact,evenifitwerepossibletocoverthesunwithone’shands,itwasnotpossibleforLordCaitanyatoremainhidden,forHisglorieswerespreadthroughouttheentireworld.Atthattime,innumerabledevoteesfromvariousprovincessuddenlyarrivedthereglorifyingthenames,forms,qualities,andpastimesoftheincarnationofŚrīCaitanyaandtherebysubstantiatedthewordsofŚrīvāsa.Asaresult,MahāprabhuenhancedthegloriesofHisdevoteebyacceptingdefeat.ThescienceofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya’spositionastheoriginofallincarnationsisacceptedthroughdisciplicsuccession.WhenHeisacceptedbypersonalitieslikeŚrīAdvaitaandŚrīNityānandaasthesourceofallincarnations,andwhenHeexhibitsthespecialcharacteristicsfoundonlyinLordKṛṣṇa,thentonotacceptHimastheSupremePersonalityofGodheadbuttoconsiderHimassomethingelseisnothingbutatheism.

WhenŚrīRūpaandSanātanacamebeforeMahāprabhuandexpressedtheirhumility,MahāprabhuglorifiedtheirrenunciationandinstructedthemtotakeshelterofthelotusfeetofŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryatoobtainlovingdevotionalservice.WhenMahāprabhusaidthatAdvaitaĀcāryawasthestorekeeperofdevotionalservice,theĀcāryarepliedthatMahāprabhuwasactuallytheproprietorofthatstorehouse,andthestorekeeperisallowedtogiveoutgoodsonlyundertheorderoftheproprietor.Inotherwords,HerevealedHissubordinationtoMahāprabhu.MahāprabhuorderedŚrīRūpaandSanātanatogotoMathurā-maṇḍalaanddeliverthepeopleofthewesterncountriesfromtheclutchesofsinfulactivitiesandimproperbehaviorbypreachingpuredevotionalservice.ThenMahāprabhuawardedSākaraMallikathespiritualnameSanātana.WhenMahāprabhuinquiredfromŚrīvāsaabouttheVaiṣṇavastatusofAdvaita,ŚrīvāsasaidthatŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryawasaVaiṣṇavainthecategoryofŚukadevaandPrahlāda.ThiscausedMahāprabhutomanifestHispastimeofanger.InthatangrymoodtheLordpickedupafishingrodandwasabouttobeatŚrīvāsa.TheLordthenrevealedthatŚrīAdvaitawastheprimevalLord,thesourceofallingredients,theSupersoulofeveryone,andtheincarnationofMahā-Viṣṇu;therefore,comparedtoHim,personalitieslikeŚukadevaandPrahlādawerenothingbutchildren.TheexaltedauthorthenprovestheinconceivableanduniquebehavioroftheperfectedVaiṣṇavasbyrelatingtheincidentofBhṛgudescribedintheTenthCantoofŚrīmadBhāgavatam.HeconcludesthischapterbysayingthatonlybythemercyofKṛṣṇaandbytakingshelterofKṛṣṇacanonerealizethedifficulttocomprehendcharacteristicsoftheVaiṣṇavas.


TEXT1

jayajayaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaramā-kāntajayasarva-vaiṣṇaveravallabhaekānta

AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,thehusbandofthegoddessof

fortune!AllgloriestotheonlybelovedLordofallVaiṣṇavas!ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadevaisKṛṣṇa,thefountainheadofallincarnations,thereforeHeistheoriginofViṣṇu,thehusbandofLakṣmī.ThatiswhyHeisalsoaddressedasRamā-kānta.ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaisKṛṣṇacandra,theworshipableLordofallthedevoteesintherasasofśānta(neutrality),dāsya(servitorship),sakhya(fraternity),vātsalya(parentalaffection),andmadhura(conjugallove).


TEXT2

jayajayakṛpā-mayaśrī-vaikuṇṭha-nāthajīva-pratikaraprabhu,śubha-dṛṣṭi-pāta

AllgloriestothemercifulLordofVaikuṇṭha!OLord,pleaseglancemercifullyonthelivingentities.


TEXT3

hena-matebhakta-goṣṭhīīśvarerasaṅgethākilāparamānandesaṅkīrtana-raṅge

InthiswayallthedevoteesremainedwiththeLordenjoyingtheecstasyofsaṅkīrtana.


TEXT4

yedravyeprabhuraprītapūrveśiśu-kālesakalajānenatāhāvaiṣṇava-maṇḍale

AlltheVaiṣṇavasknewwhatfoodstuffstheLordlikedinHischildhood.


TEXT5

seisabadravyasabeprema-yuktahaiyāāniyācheyatasabaprabhuralāgiyā

ThereforetheyalllovinglybroughtthoseitemsforofferingtotheLord.


TEXT6

seisabadravyaprītekariyārandhanaīśvarereāsiyākarenanimantraṇa

ThedevoteeswouldaffectionatelycookthoseitemsandinvitetheLordtoaccepttheiroffering.


TEXT7

yedineyebhakta-gṛhehayanimantraṇatāhāiparamaprītekarenabhojana

WhenevertheLordwasinvitedtotheresidenceofadevotee,Hewouldeattherewithgreataffection.


TEXT8

śrī-lakṣmīraaṁśa—yatavaiṣṇava-gṛhiṇīkivicitrarandhanakarenanāhijāni

AllthewivesoftheVaiṣṇavaswereexpansionsofLakṣmī,thegoddessoffortune.ThereforetheircookingwassowonderfulIcannotdescribeit.ThewivesofVaiṣṇavasareexpansionsofŚrīLakṣmī.Althoughthejīva

servantsandmaidservantsoftheSupremeLordareseparatedexpansionsoftheLord’senergy,theyareactuallytransformationsofthemarginalenergyandarethereforeexpansionsofŚakti.Whenthelivingentitieslackknowledgeoftheirconstitutionalposition,theybecomeillusionedabouttheiractualidentity,butthewivesofVaiṣṇavasalwaysremainengagedintheserviceofHariontheliberatedplatformratherthanforgettingtheiractualidentity.


TEXT9

niravadhisabāranayaneprema-dhārakṛṣṇa-nāmeparipūrṇavadanasabāra

Theireyeswerealwaysfilledwithtearsoflove,andtheirmouthswerealwaysfilledwiththeholynameofKṛṣṇa.


TEXT10

pūrveīśvareraprītiyesabavyañjanenavadvīpeśrī-vaiṣṇavīsabetāhājāne

ThoseVaiṣṇavīsknewwhatvegetablepreparationstheLordlikedwhenHewaspreviouslyinNavadvīpa.


TEXT11

prema-yogesei-matakarenarandhanaprabhuoparamapremekarenabhojana

Thereforetheycookedthosepreparationswithlove,andtheLordalsoatealltheirofferingswithgreatlove.


TEXT12

eka-dinaśrī-advaita-siṁhamahāmatiprabhurebalilā,—“ājibhikṣākaraithi

Onedaythemagnanimous,lionlikeAdvaitaĀcāryarequestedtheLord,“PleasetakeYourlunchatMyhousetoday.


TEXT13

muṣṭy-ekataṇḍulaprabhu,rāndhibaāpanahastamoradhanyahautomārabhakṣaṇe”

“Icookonlyahandfulofrice.PleaseacceptitsothatMyhandswillbecomeglorious.”


TEXT14

prabhubale,—“yejanatomāraannakhāya‘kṛṣṇa-bhakti’,‘kṛṣṇa’se-ipāyasarvathāya

TheLordreplied,“WhoevereatsYourricecertainlyattainsKṛṣṇaandHisdevotionalservice.


TEXT15

ācārya,tomāraannaāmārajīvanatumikhāoyāilehayakṛṣṇerabhojana

“OĀcārya,YourriceisMylife.KṛṣṇacertainlyeatswhateverYoucook.


TEXT16

tumiyenaivedyakarakariyārandhanamāgiyāokhāiteāmāratathimana

“WhenYouprepareanofferingforKṛṣṇa,Iamreadytoevenbegfortheremnants.”


TEXT17

śuniñāprabhurabhakta-vatsalatā-vāṇīkiānandeadvaitabhāsenanāhijāni

WhocanunderstandtheecstasyAdvaitafeltwhenHeheardsuchaffectionatewordsfromtheLord?


TEXT18

paramasantoṣetabevāsāyaāilāprabhurabhikṣārasajjakaritelāgilā

IngreatsatisfactionAdvaitathenreturnedhomeandmadearrangementsfortheLord’smeal.


TEXT19

lakṣmī-aṁśejanma—advaiterapati-vratālāgilākaritekāryahai’haraṣitā

Advaita’schastewife,whowasanexpansionofLakṣmī,begantojoyfullyprepareforcooking.


TEXT20

prabhuraprīteradravyagauḍa-deśahaiteyataāniyāchenasabalāgilenadite

ShegaveAdvaitathoseitemsthatweredeartotheLordthatshehadbroughtfromBengal.


TEXT21

randhanevasilāśrī-advaitamahāśayacaitanya-candrerekari’hṛdayevijaya

ŚrīAdvaitaMahāśayathenmeditatedonLordCaitanyaasHesatdownandbegancooking.


TEXT22

pati-vratāvyañjaneraparipāṭīkareyatekaprakārakareyenacittesphure

Hischastewifemadepreparationsforcookingdifferentvegetablesaccordingtotheinspirationthatmanifestedinherheart.


TEXT23

‘śākeīsvarerabaḍaprīti’ihājāni’nānāśākadilena—prakāradaśaāni’

SheknewtheLordwasveryfondofśāka,soshegaveAdvaitatenvarietiesofśākashehadbrought.


TEXT24

ācāryarāndhena,pati-vratākāryakareduijanābhāseyenaānanda-sāgare

AdvaitaĀcāryacooked,andHischastewifeassisted.Inthiswaytheybothfloatedinanoceanofhappiness.


TEXT25

advaitabalena,—“śunakṛṣṇadāseramātā!tomārekahiyeāmiekamanaḥ-kathā

Advaitasaid,“OmotherofKṛṣṇadāsa,listen.LetMetellyouwhatIamthinking.TheKṛṣṇadāsareferredtohereinisKṛṣṇaMiśra,thesonofAdvaitaPrabhu.


TEXT26

yatakichueimorākariluṅsambhārakon-rūpeprabhusabakarenasvīkāra

“Idon’tknowhow,butIwanttheLordtorelisheverythingthatwehavecooked.


TEXT27

yadiāsibenasannyāsīragoṣṭhīlaiyākichunākhāibatabe,jāniāmiihā

“IfHecomesalongwiththeothersannyāsīs,IamcertainHewillnoteatverymuch.

TEXT28

apekṣitayatayatamahāntasannyāsīsabeiprabhurasaṅgebhikṣākarenaāsi’

“GenerallyallthesannyāsīsaccompanytheLordeverydaytotaketheirmeals.


TEXT29

sabeiprabhurekarenaparamaapekṣāprabhu-saṅgesabaāsi’prītekarenabhikṣā”

“TheyallhavegreatrespectfortheLord,sooutofaffectiontheytaketheirmealswithHim.”


TEXT30

advaitacintenamane“henapākahayaekeśvaraprabhuāsi’karenavijaya

Advaitathought,“Howniceareallthesepreparations!IfonlytheLordwouldcomealone.


TEXT31

tabeāmiihāsabapārikhāoyāiteekāmanāmorasiddhahayakonmate”

“ThenIcouldmakeHimeatallthesepreparations.ButhowcanIfulfillthisdesireofMine?”


TEXT32

ei-matamanecinteadvaita-ācāryarandhanakarenamanebhāvi’seikārya

AdvaitaĀcāryacontinuedtothinkinthiswayasHecooked.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.033

TEXT33

īśvaraokariyāsaṅkhyā-nāmeragrahaṇamadyāhnādikriyākaribārehailamana

Meanwhile,theLordcompletedthechantingofHisfixednumberofholynamesandpreparedtoperformHisnoonduties.Thephrasesaṅkhyā-nāmareferstochantingtheholynamesoftheLordacertainnumberoftimes,asopposedtochantingtheholynameswithoutcounting.Thewordgrahaṇareferstochanting.


TEXT34

ye-sabasannyāsīprabhu-saṅgebhikṣākaretāṅrāsabacalilāmadhyāhnakaribāre

ThesannyāsīswhogenerallytooktheirmealwiththeLordalsowenttoperformtheirnoonduties.


TEXT35

hena-kālemahā-jhaḍa-vṛṣṭiācambiteārambhilādevarājaadvaiterahite

Atthattime,however,Indra,theKingofthedemigods,suddenlysentanintenseshowerofrainandstrongwindsforthesatisfactionof

Advaita.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.036

TEXT36

śilāvṛṣṭicatur-dikebājejhanjhanāasambhavavātāsa,vṛṣṭiranāhisīmā

Hailstonesbegantofalleverywhere,thewindblewfiercely,anditrainedwithoutlimit.


TEXT37

sarva-dikandhakārahailadhūlāyavāsāyayāitekehapathanāhipāya

Allthedirectionsbecamesodarkenedwithdustintheairthatthesannyāsīscouldnotfindthewaytotheirresidences.


TEXT38

henajhaḍavahe,kehasthirahaitenārekehanāhijānekothālaiyāyāyakāre

Thewindwassoforcefulthatnoonecouldstandstill,andnoonecouldunderstandwhatdirectiontheyweregoing.


TEXT39

sabeyathāśrī-advaitakarenarandhanatathāmātrahayaalpajhaḍavariṣaṇa

TheareawhereŚrīAdvaitawascooking,however,hadonlyalittle

rainandwind.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.040

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yatanyāsībhikṣākareprabhusaṁhatināhikauddeśakārokebāgelākati

ThesannyāsīswhogenerallytooktheirmealswiththeLordgotlost,andnooneknewwheretheywent.


TEXT41

ethāśrī-advaita-siṁhakariyārandhanaupaskari’thuilenaśrī-anna-vyañjana

Meanwhile,thelionlikeAdvaitafinishedcookingandcleanedaspot,whereHeplacedthericeandvegetablepreparations.


TEXT42

ghṛta,dadhi,dugdha,sara,navanī,piṣṭakanānā-vidhaśarkarā,sandeśa,kadalaka

Healsosetoutghee,yogurt,milk,cream,butter,piṣṭaka(asweetpreparationmadewithrice),varietiesofsweets,sandeśa,andbananas.


TEXT43

sabārauparediyātulasī-mañjarīdhyānevasilenaānibāregaurahari

Afterputtingatulasī-mañjarīoneachpreparation,AdvaitasatdownandmeditatedonbringingGauraharithere.


TEXT44

ekeśvaraprabhuāisenayena-mateei-matamanedhyānakarenaadvaite

AdvaitameditatedinsuchawaythattheLordwouldcomealone.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.045

TEXT45

satyagauracandraadvaiteraicchā-mayaekeśvaramahāprabhukarilāvijaya

Infact,bythedesireofAdvaita,ŚrīGauracandradidcometoHishousealone.


TEXT46

“harekṛṣṇaharekṛṣṇa”bali’prema-sukhepratyakṣahailāāsi’advaita-sammukhe

TheLordwaschantingtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantrainecstaticloveasHecamebeforeAdvaita.


TEXT47

sambhrameadvaitapāda-padmenamaskari’āsanadilena,vasilenagaurahari

AdvaitaofferedrespectfulobeisancesattheLord’slotusfeet,and

thenHeofferedaseatonwhichGauraharisat.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.048

TEXT48

bhinnasaṅgakehanāhi,īśvarakevaladekhiyāadvaitahailāānandevihvala

SeeingthatnoonehadcomewiththeLord,Advaitabecameoverwhelmedwithecstasy.


TEXT49

hariṣekarenapatnī-sahitesevanapāda-prakṣāliyādenacandanavyajana

AlongwithHiswife,AdvaitahappilywashedtheLord’sfeet,offeredHimsandalwoodpulp,andfannedHim.


TEXT50

vasilenagauracandraānanda-bhojaneadvaitakarenapariveśanaāpane

Gauracandrathenhappilysatdowntoeat,andAdvaitabegantoserveHim.


TEXT51

yatekavyañjanadenaadvaitahariṣeprabhuokarenaparigrahaprema-rase

TheLordacceptedwithlovewhatevervegetablepreparationwas

joyfullyofferedtoHimbyAdvaita.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.052

TEXT52

yatekavyañjanaprabhubhojanakarenasakalerakichukichuavaśyaeḍena

TheLordwouldleaveasmallportionofeachvegetablepreparationuneaten.Thewordeḍenameans“savedasremnants”or“leftbehind.”


TEXT53

advaiteregauracandrabalenahāsiyā“keneeḍivyañjana,jānahatumiihā?

GauracandrathensmiledandsaidtoAdvaita,“DoYouknowwhyIamleavingtheseremnants?


TEXT54

yatekavyañjanakhāi,cāhijānibāraataevakichukichueḍiyesabāra”

“IleftaportionofeachpreparationbehindbecauseIwanttoseewhatpreparationsIhaveeaten.”


TEXT55

hāsiyābalenaprabhu,—“śunahaācārya!kothāyaśikhilāetarandhanerakārya?

TheLordsmiledasHeasked,“Listen,Ācārya,wherehaveYoulearnedtocookallthesepreparations?


TEXT56

āmita’e-matakabhunāhikhāiśākasakalivicitra—yatakariyāchapāka”

“Ihaveneverbeforeeatensuchśāka.WhateverYouhavecookediswonderful.”


TEXT57

yatadenaśrī-advaita,prabhusabakhāyabhakta-vāñchā-kalpa-taruśrī-gaurāṅga-rāya

TheLordatewhateverAdvaitaoffered,forLordGaurāṅgaislikeadesiretree,fulfillingallthedesiresofHisdevotees.


TEXT58

dadhi,dugdha,ghṛta,sara,sandeśaapārayatadena,prabhusabakarenasvavīkāra

TheLordacceptedtheyogurt,milk,ghee,cream,sandeśa,andwhateverelsewasgivenbyAdvaita.


TEXT59

bhojanakarenaśrī-caitanya-bhagavānadvaita-siṁherakari’pūrṇamanas-kāma

InthiswaytheSupremeLordŚrīCaitanyatookHismealandsatisfiedthedesiresofthelionlikeAdvaita.


TEXT60

paripūrṇahailayadiprabhurabhojanatakhaneadvaitakareindrerastavana

AstheLordwasfinishingHismeal,AdvaitabeganofferingprayerstoIndra.


TEXT61

“ājiindra,jāniluṅtomāraanubhavaājijānilāṅatuminiścaya‘vaiṣṇava’

“OIndra,todayIhavecometoknowyourprowess.TodayIhavecometoknowthatyouarecertainlyaVaiṣṇava.Thewordanubhavameans“influence”or“glories.”


TEXT62

ājihaitetomāredibāṅapuṣpa-jalaājiindra,tumimorekinilākevala”

“Fromtoday,Indra,Iwillofferyouwaterandflowers,fortodayyouhavecertainlypurchasedMe.”


TEXT63

prabhubale,—“ājiyeindrerabaḍastutikihetuihā?kahadekhimoraprati”

TheLordinquired,“WhyareYouofferingniceprayerstoIndratoday?PleasetellMe.”


TEXT64

advaitabalena,—“tumikarahabhojanakikāryatomāraihākariyāśravaṇa”

Advaitareplied,“Youjusteat.ThereisnoneedforYoutohearaboutthis.”


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prabhubale,—“ārakenelukāoācārya!yatajhaḍa-vṛṣṭi—sabatomārisekārya

TheLordsaid,“OĀcārya,whyareYoutryingtohidethetruth?TherainandwindsthatcamewereallYourdoing.


TEXT66

jhaḍerasamayanahe,tabeakasmātmahājhaḍa,mahāvṛṣṭi,mahāśīlāpāta

“Thisisnottheseasonforstrongwinds,yetstrongwinds,intenserain,andagreathailstormsuddenlyappeared.


TEXT67

tumiicchākariyāseesabautpātakarāiyāācha,tāhābujhilasākṣāta

“IhaveunderstoodwithoutdoubtthatallthesedisturbanceswerearrangedbyYourwill.


TEXT68

yelāgi’indreradvārākarāilāihātāhākahieiāmividitakariyā

“IwillnowexplainwhyYouhadIndradoallthis.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.069

TEXT69

‘sannyāsīrasaṅgeāmikarilebhojanakichunākhāibaāmi’eitomāramana

“YouthoughtthatifIcamewiththesannyāsīs,Iwouldnoteatverymuch.


TEXT70

ekeśvaraāileseāmāresakalakhāoyāiyānija-icchākaribāsaphala

“ButifIcamealone,YoucouldfulfilYourdesirebyfeedingMeeverythingYoucooked.


TEXT71

ataevaesakalautpātasṛjiyāniṣedhilenyāsi-gaṇamaneājñādiyā

“ThereforeYoucreatedallthesedisturbancestostoptheother

sannyāsīsfromcoming.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.072

TEXT72

indraājñā-kārīetomārakonśaktibhāgyaseindrera,yetomārekarebhakti

“ThefactthatIndracarriedoutYourorderdoesnotdemonstrateYouractualpotency.ItwashisgoodfortunethathegotanopportunitytoserveYou.


TEXT73

kṛṣṇanākarenayāṅrasaṅkalpaanyathāyekaritepārekṛṣṇa-sākṣātsarvathā

“EvenLordKṛṣṇadoesnotrefuseYourrequest.YouareabletomakeHimappearanywhere.


TEXT74

kṛṣṇacandrayāṅravākyakarenapālanakiadbhutatāreeijhaḍavariṣaṇa

“IsarrangingforsomewindandrainwonderfulforonewhosewordsarerespectedbyKṛṣṇacandra?


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yama,kāla,mṛtyuyāṅraājñāśiredhareyāṅrapadavāñcheyogeśvaramunīśvare

ye-tomā-smaraṇesarva-banda-vimocanakivicitratāreeijhaḍavariṣaṇa

IsarrangingsomewindandrainwonderfulforonewhoseorderYamarāja,Time,andDeathcarryontheirhead,whoselotusfeetaredesiredbythebestoftheyogisandmunis,andbyrememberingwhomoneisfreedfromallbondage?


TEXT77

tomājānehenajanakeāchesaṁsāretumikṛpākarilesebhakti-phaladhare”

“WhointhisworldknowsYouperfectly?OnlybyYourmercycanonegetthefruitofdevotionalservice.”


TEXT78

advaitabalena,—“tumisevaka-vatsalakāya-mano-vākyeāmidharieibala

Advaitasaid,“YouareveryaffectionatetoYourservants.IderivestrengthbecauseIhaveacceptedthisfactwithMybody,mind,andwords.


TEXT79

sarva-kāla-siṁhaāmitorabhakti-baleeivara—’morenāchāḍibākonakāle’”

“MayIalwaysremainaspowerfulasalionbythestrengthofdevotionalservicetoYou.PleasegiveMethebenedictionthatYouwillneverabandonMe.”


TEXT80

ei-mataduiprabhuvākovākya-rasebhojanasampūrṇahailaānanda-viśeṣe

InthiswaythetwoPrabhusrelishedTheirdiscussion,astheLordhappilyfinishedHismeal.


TEXT81

advaiteraśrī-mukheraesakalakathāsatyasatyasatyaithenāhikaanyathā

ThestatementscomingfromAdvaita’slotusmouthareallcertainlytrue.Thereisnootherpossibility.


TEXT82

śuniteesabakathāyāraprītanayaseadhamaadvaiteraadṛśyaniścaya

AnyonewhodoesnotrelishhearingthisnarrationisthelowestofmenandwillcertainlybebereftofAdvaita’smercifulglance.SinceŚrīAdvaitaPrabhudesiredtobecomehappybyfeedingŚrīMahāprabhualone,Indra,theKingofthedemigods,createdanaturalcalamitytostoptheothersannyāsīsfromcoming.Asaresult,MahāprabhucamealoneandAdvaitaPrabhufeltsatisfactionbyfeedingHim.ThistopicwasrevealedbyŚrīAdvaitaPrabhutoHisownservants.ButsomepeoplewhodonotacceptAdvaitaPrabhuasanunalloyedservantofMahāprabhudonotapproveofsuchfactualincidents.RathertheyconsiderŚrīGaurasundarasubordinatetoŚrīAdvaitaandthus

endeavortomodifytheserviceattitudeofAdvaitaPrabhu.AlthoughsuchignorantmaterialisticpeopleidentifythemselvesasfollowersofAdvaita,theyarenottobeseen;inotherwords,ifonehappenstoseethefaceofsuchaperson,onewouldhavetopurifyhimselffromthatbadassociationbytakingbathintheGanges.


TEXT83

hari-śaṅkarerayenaprītasatyakathāabudhaprākṛtajanenābujhesarvathā

ThebondoflovebetweenHariandŚaṅkaraisfactual,yetitcannotbeunderstoodbyignorantmaterialisticpersons.


TEXT84

ekeraaprītehayadoṅhāraaprītahari-hareyena—tenacaitanya-advaita

Ifsomeonedispleaseseitherofthem,theywillbothbedispleased.ThissamerelationshipbetweenHariandŚaṅkarawasmanifestedbetweenLordCaitanyaandAdvaita.


TEXT85

niravadhiadvaitaesabakathākayajagateratrāṇalāgi’kṛpāluhṛdaya

Thekind-heartedAdvaitaPrabhualwaysdescribedthesetopicsforthedeliveranceoftheworld.


TEXT86

advaiteravākyabujhibāraśaktiyāṅrajānihaīśvarasaṅgebhedanāhitāṅra

OnewhoisabletounderstandAdvaita’sstatementsknowsthatthereisnodifferencebetweenHimandtheSupremeLord.Asstated:

advaitaṁhariṇādvaitādācāryaṁbhakti-śaṁsanātbhaktāvatāramīśaṁtamadvaitācāryamāśraye

“BecauseHeisnondifferentfromHari,theSupremeLord,HeiscalledAdvaita,andbecauseHepropagatesthecultofdevotion,HeiscalledĀcārya.HeistheLordandtheincarnationoftheLord’sdevotee.ThereforeItakeshelterofHim.”[Cc.Ādi1.13]


TEXT87

bhaktikari’yeśunayeesabaākhyānakṛṣṇebhaktihayatārasarvatrakalyāṇa

AnyonewhohearsthesepastimeswithdevotionwillachievethemostauspiciousdevotionalserviceofLordKṛṣṇa.


TEXT88

advaita-siṁherakari’pūrṇamanas-kāmavāsāyacalilāśrī-caitanya-bhagavān

AfterfulfillingthedesireofthelionlikeAdvaita,LordCaitanyareturnedtoHisresidence.


TEXT89

eimataśrīvāsādi-bhakta-gaṇa-gharebhikṣākari’sabāreipūrṇa-kāmakare

InthiswaytheLordacceptedmealsatthehousesofŚrīvāsaandotherdevoteesandtherebyfulfilledtheirdesires.


TEXT90

sarva-goṣṭhīlai’niravadhisaṅkīrtananācāyenanācenaāpaneanukṣaṇa

TheLordwouldgatherallHisdevoteesandconstantlyengageinsaṅkīrtana.Hewouldcontinuallydanceandinduceotherstodance.


TEXT91

dāmodarapaṇḍitaāiredekhibāregiyāchilā,āidekhi’āilāsatvare

AftergoingtoNavadvīpatoseemotherŚacī,DāmodaraPaṇḍitaquicklyreturnedtoNīlācala.


TEXT92

dāmodaradekhi’prabhuāniyānibhṛteāiravṛttāntalāgilenajijñāsite

WhentheLordsawDāmodara,HetookhimtoasecludedplaceandinquiredfromhimaboutmotherŚacī.


TEXT93

prabhubale,—“tumiyeāchilātānakāchesatyakaha,āirakiviṣṇu-bhaktiāche?”

TheLordasked,“YoustayedwithMymother.NowtellMethetruth,doesshehavedevotiontoLordViṣṇu?”


TEXT94

paramatapasvīnirapekṣadāmodaraśuni’krodhelāgilenakariteuttara

Onhearingthisquestion,DāmodaraPaṇḍita,whowasveryaustereandimpartial,becameangryandreplied.


TEXT95

“kibalilāgosāñi,āirabhaktiāche?ihāojijñāsaprabhu,tumikonkāje

“OLord,whatdidYousay?AreYouaskingwhetherYourmotherhasanydevotion?


TEXT96

āiraprasādesetomāraviṣṇu-bhaktiyatakichutomāra,sakalatāṅraśakti

“ItisbyYourmother’smercythatYouhavedevotionforViṣṇu.WhateverYouhaveisbyherpotency.


TEXT97

yatekatomāraviṣṇu-bhaktiraudayaāiraprasādesabajānihaniścaya

“KnowforcertainthatwhateverdevotionforViṣṇuYouhaveisbyhermercy.


TEXT98-99

aśru,kampa,sveda,mūrcchā,pulaka,huṅkārayatekaāchayeviṣṇu-bhaktiravikāra

kṣaṇekaāiradehenāhikavirāmaniravadhiśrī-vadanesphurekṛṣṇa-nāma

“TransformationsofloveforViṣṇulikecrying,shivering,perspiring,fainting,standingofhairsonend,andloudroaringareconstantlyvisibleonthebodyofmotherŚacī,andsheisalwayschantingtheholynameofKṛṣṇa.


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āirabhaktirakathājijñāsagosāñi‘viṣṇu-bhakti’yāṅrebale,se-idekhaāi

“OLord,YouhaveaskedaboutthedevotionofmotherŚacī?ItismotherŚacīwhoisaddressedasdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.


TEXT101

mūrtimatībhaktiāi—kahilatomārejāniyāomāyākari’jijñāsaāmāre

“ItellYou,sheistheembodimentofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.AlthoughYouknowthis,YouaskmeasifYoudidnotknow.


TEXT102

prākṛta-śabdeoyevābalibeka‘āi’‘āi’śabda-prabhāvetāhāraduḥkhanāi”

“Ifevensomeonewhoconsidersthewordāianordinaryworduttersthisword,bytheinfluenceofthatsound,heisfreedfromalldistress.”


TEXT103

dāmodara-mukheśuni’āiramahimāgauracandraprabhuraānanderanāhisīmā

OnhearingthegloriesofmotherŚacīfromthemouthofDāmodaraPaṇḍita,thehappinessofLordGauracandraincreasedwithoutlimit.WhentheLordaskedDāmodaraPaṇḍitahowmuchdevotiontoKṛṣṇaHismotherhadafterbeingseparatedfromherson,DāmodaraPaṇḍitaglorifiedthedevotionalactivitiesofŚacīdevī.WhenMahāprabhuheardthis,Hebecameextremelyjoyful.


TEXT104

dāmodarapaṇḍiteredhari’prema-rasepunaḥpunaḥāliṅganakarenasantoṣe

Absorbedinthemellowsofecstaticlove,theLordrepeatedlyembracedDāmodaraPaṇḍitawithsatisfaction.


TEXT105

“ājidāmodara,tumiāmārekinilāmaneravṛttāntayataāmārekahilā

“ODāmodara,todayyouhavepurchasedMe,foryouhaveconfirmedwhatwasinMyheart.


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yatakichuviṣṇu-bhakti-sampattiāmāraāiraprasādesaba—dvidhānāhitāra

“WhateverassetofdevotiontoViṣṇuIhaveisbyMymother’smercy.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.


TEXT107

tāhānaicchāyaāmiāchoṅpṛthivītetānaṛṇaāmikabhunāribaśudhite

“Iamlivinginthisworldbyherwill.ThereforeIwillneverbeabletorepayher.


TEXT108

āi-sthānebaddhaāmi,śunadāmodara!āiredekhiteāmiāchinirantara”

“ODāmodara,pleaselisten.Iamalwaysboundbyheraffection,andIalwaysseeher.”


TEXT109

dāmodara-paṇḍitereprabhukṛpākari’bhakta-goṣṭhī-saṅgevasilenagaurahari

AfterblessingDāmodaraPaṇḍitainthisway,GauraharisatdownwithHisdevotees.


TEXT110

āirayebhaktiāchejijñāseīśvaresekevalaśikṣākarāyenajagatere

TheLord’sinquiryaboutmotherŚacīsdevotionwasonlytoteachthepeopleofthisworld.ItistobeunderstoodthatMahāprabhu’spastimeofinquiringfromDāmodaraaboutŚacīdevīsdevotiontoKṛṣṇawasmeantforteachingpeople.ThispastimewasmanifestedtorevealhowaffectionatelytheLord’sservantsserveHim,andhowtheLordbecomescontrolledbytheirlove.


TEXT111

bāndhaveravārtāyenajijñāsebāndhave‘kahabandhu-saba,kikuśaleāchesabe?’

Apersonsometimesinquiresfromhisfriend,“Pleasetellme,areourfriendsdoingwell?”


TEXT112

‘kuśala’śabderaarthavyaktakaribāre‘bhaktiāche’kari’vārtālayenasabāre

ButtheLordrevealedtheactualmeaningofthewordkuśala,or“well,”byinquiringwhetherapersonhaddevotion.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.22.14)PṛthuMahārājaspeaksthefollowingwords:

bhavatsukuśala-praśnaātmārāmeṣuneṣyatekuśalākuśalāyatranasantimati-vṛttayaḥ

“Mydearsirs,thereisnoneedtoaskaboutyourgoodandbadfortunebecauseyouarealwaysabsorbedinspiritualbliss.Thementalconcoctionoftheauspiciousandinauspiciousdoesnotexistinyou.”InhisBhāgavata-tātparyacommentaryonŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.14.34)MadhvācāryaquotestheNāradīyaPurāṇaasfollows:

atyuttamānāṁkuśalapraśnoloka-sukhecchayānityadāpta-sukhatvāttunateṣāṁyujyatekvacit

“Exaltedpersonsinquireaboutpeople’swellbeingtomakethemhappy.Otherwisetheyarenottooconcernedaboutthehappinessoftheirownpeople.”InhisBhāgavata-tātparyacommentaryonŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.1.26)MadhvācāryaquotesthePadmaPurāṇaasfollows:

lokānāṁsukha-kartṛtvamapekṣyakuśalaṁvibhoḥpṛcchyatesatatānandātkathaṁtasyevapṛcchyate

“Inquiriesaboutpeople’swellbeingaremadetomakepeoplehappy.ThatiswhytheyarealwaysdonejoyfullyandinrelationshiptotheLord.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.23.26)itisstated:

nanvaddhāmayikurvantikuśalāḥsvārtha-darśinaḥahaitukyavyavahitāṁbhaktimātma-priyeyathā

“Certainlyexpertpersonalities,whocanseetheirowntrueinterest,renderunmotivatedanduninterrupteddevotionalservicedirectlyunto

Me,forIammostdeartothesoul.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(5.18.12)itisstated:

yasyāstibhaktirbhagavatyakiñcanāsarvairguṇaistatrasamāsatesurāḥharāvabhaktasyakutomahad-guṇāmano-rathenāsatidhāvatobahiḥ

“InonewhohasunflinchingdevotionalfaithinKṛṣṇa,allthegoodqualitiesofKṛṣṇaandthedemigodsareconsistentlymanifested.However,onewhohasnodevotiontotheSupremePersonalityofGodheadhasnogoodqualificationsbecauseheisengagedbymentalconcoctioninmaterialexistence,whichistheexternalfeatureoftheLord.”


TEXT113

bhakti-yogathāke,tabesakalakuśalabhaktivinārājāhaileoamaṅgala

Ifsomeonehasdevotion,theneverythingiswell,butwithoutdevotion,eventhepositionofakingisinauspicious.Amongalltypesofauspiciousness,thepresenceofdevotionalservicetotheLordinone’sheartisthetopmost.Evenkingsadornedwithvarioussignsofworldlyauspiciousnesscannotattainauspiciousnesslikethatofthedevotees.WorldlysupremacyismostinsignificantincomparisontodevotionalservicetotheLord.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.12.55)itisstated:



“RemembranceofLordKṛṣṇa’slotusfeetdestroyseverything

inauspiciousandawardsthegreatestgoodfortune.ItpurifiestheheartandbestowsdevotionfortheSupremeSoul,alongwithknowledgeenrichedwithrealizationandrenunciation.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.3.15)itisstated:

yastūttamaḥ-śloka-guṇānuvādaḥsaṅgīyate‘bhīkṣṇamamaṅgala-ghnaḥtamevanityaṁśṛṇuyādabhīkṣṇaṁkṛṣṇe‘malāṁbhaktimabhīpsamānaḥ

“ThepersonwhodesirespuredevotionalservicetoLordKṛṣṇashouldhearthenarrationsofLordUttamaḥśloka’sgloriousqualities,theconstantchantingofwhichdestroyseverythinginauspicious.Thedevoteeshouldengageinsuchlisteninginregulardailyassembliesandshouldalsocontinuehishearingthroughouttheday.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.83.3)LordKṛṣṇa’srelativesspeakasfollows:

kuto‘śivaṁtvac-caraṇāmbujāsavaṁmahan-manastomukha-niḥsṛtaṁkvacitpibantiyekarṇa-puṭairalaṁprabho

dehaṁ-bhṛtāṁdeha-kṛd-asmṛti-cchidam

“Omaster,howcanmisfortuneariseforthosewhohaveevenoncefreelydrunkthenectarcomingfromYourlotusfeet?Thisintoxicatingliquorpoursintothedrinkingcupsoftheirears,havingflowedfromthemindsofgreatdevoteesthroughtheirmouths.Itdestroystheembodiedsouls’forgetfulnessofthecreatoroftheirbodilyexistence.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.30.31)itisstated:

ekaḥprapadyatedhvāntaṁhitvedaṁsva-kalevaramkuśaletara-pātheyobhūta-droheṇayadbhṛtam

“Hegoesalonetothedarkestregionsofhellafterquittingthepresentbody,andthemoneyheacquiredbyenvyingotherlivingentitiesisthepassagemoneywithwhichheleavesthisworld.”

IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.73.10)itisstated:

rājyaiśvarya-madonnaddhonaśreyovindatenṛpaḥtvan-māyā-mohito‘nityāmanyatesampado‘calāḥ

“Infatuatedwithhisopulenceandrulingpower,akinglosesallself-restraintandcannotobtainhistruewelfare.ThusbewilderedbyYourillusoryenergy,heimagineshistemporaryassetstobepermanent.”AlsoseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.7.11-23).


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dhanayaśabhogayāraāchayesakalabhaktiyāranāi,tārasabaamaṅgala

Ifonehaswealth,fame,andmaterialenjoymentbutisbereftofdevotion,theneverythingisinauspicious.Covetedobjectslikewealth,fame,andmaterialenjoymentmakeoneforgetKṛṣṇa.Asaresult,misfortuneandinauspiciousnessarise.Onlydevotionalserviceisthereservoirofallauspiciousness.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.5.2)Viduraspeaksthefollowingwords:

sukhāyakarmāṇikarotilokonataiḥsukhaṁvānyad-upāramaṁvāvindetabhūyastataevaduḥkhaṁ

yadatrayuktaṁbhagavānvadennaḥ

“Ogreatsage,everyoneinthisworldengagesinfruitiveactivitiestoattainhappiness,butonefindsneithersatiationnorthemitigationofdistress.Onthecontrary,oneisonlyaggravatedbysuchactivities.Please,therefore,giveusdirectionsonhowoneshouldliveforrealhappiness.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.7.41)itisstated:

sarvevedāścayajñāścatapodānānicānagha

jīvābhaya-pradānasyanakurvīrankalāmapi

“Ospotlessone,youranswerstoallthesequestionswillgrantimmunityfromallmaterialmiseries.SuchcharityisgreaterthanallVediccharities,sacrifices,penances,etc.”AlsoseeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.9.7-19,10.51.45-57,and4.3.9-13).IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(5.19.14)itisstated:

yathaihikāmuṣmika-kāma-lampaṭaḥsuteṣudāreṣudhaneṣucintayanśaṅketavidvānkukalevarātyayādyastasyayatnaḥśramaevakevalam

“Materialistsaregenerallyveryattachedtotheirpresentbodilycomfortsandtothebodilycomfortstheyexpectinthefuture.Thereforetheyarealwaysabsorbedinthoughtsoftheirwives,children,andwealthandareafraidofgivinguptheirbodies,whicharefullofstoolandurine.IfapersonengagedinKṛṣṇaconsciousness,however,isalsoafraidofgivinguphisbody,whatistheuseofhishavinglaboredtostudytheśāstras?Itwassimplyawasteoftime.”


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adya-khādyanāhiyāra—daridreraantaviṣṇu-bhaktithākile,se-isedhanavanta

AndifoneissopoorthathehasnofoodforadaybuthehasdevotiontoLordViṣṇu,thenheistherichestperson.IfevenapoorpersonunabletoaccumulatefoodisinclinedtotheserviceoftheLord,thennoonecanbeasrichashim,becausehisLordistheproprietorofallopulences.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.8.27)itisstated:

namo‘kiñcana-vittāyanivṛtta-guṇa-vṛttaye

ātmārāmāyaśāntāyakaivalya-patayenamaḥ

“MyobeisancesareuntoYou,whoarethepropertyofthemateriallyimpoverished.Youhavenothingtodowiththeactionsandreactionsofthematerialmodesofnature.Youareself-satisfied,andthereforeYouarethemostgentleandaremasterofthemonists.”


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bhikṣā-nimantraṇa-chaleprabhusabā-sthānevyaktakari’ihākariyāchenaāpane

AsthedevoteesinvitedtheLordtotakeHismealintheirhouses,theLordtooktheopportunitytoteachthemallthistopic.


TEXT117

bhikṣā-nimantraṇeprabhubalenahāsiyā“calatumiāgelakṣeśvarahaogiyā

Wheninvitedtotakeameal,theLordsmiledandsaid,“Firstyoushouldbecomealakṣeśvara[Thewordlakṣeśvaraisacombinationoflakṣa(“hundredthousand”)andīśvara(“master”).Incommonusageitwouldrefertosomeonewhopossessedahundredthousandrupees.].


TEXT118

tathābhikṣāāmāra,yehayalakṣeśvara”śuniyābrāhmaṇasabacintita-antara

“Itakemealsonlyinthehouseofalakṣeśvara.”Hearingthis,thebrāhmaṇasbecameworried.


TEXT119

vipra-gaṇastutikari’balena“gosāñi!lakṣerakidāya,sahasrekokāronāi

ThebrāhmaṇasofferedprayerstotheLord,“OGosāñi,whattospeakofahundredthousand,noneofuspossessevenathousand.


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tuminākarilebhikṣā,gārhasthyaāmāraekhaneipuḍiyāhaukchārakhāra”

“IfYoudon’tacceptmealsfromus,thenletourentirehouseholdbeburnttoashes.”


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prabhubale,—“jāna,‘lakṣeśvara’balikāre?prati-dinalakṣa-nāmayegrahaṇakare

TheLordreplied,“Doyouknowwhoisalakṣeśvara?Heissomeonewhodailychantsahundredthousandholynames.ŚrīGaurasundarasaid,“TheLordisservedinthehouseofonlyonewhodailychantsahundredthousandnames.TheLordacceptsitemslikefoodstuffsfromonlysuchaperson.Foronewhodoesnotchantahundredthousandnames,theLorddoesnotawardthegoodfortuneofHisservicebyacceptinghisoffering.”AlldevoteesoftheLordmustdailychantahundredthousandnames,otherwisetheywillbecomeattachedtovarietiesofmaterialenjoymentandwillbeunabletoservetheLord.ThatiswhyeveryoneundertheshelterofŚrīCaitanyadevachantsatleastonehundredthousandnames.OtherwiseGaurasundarawillnotacceptthefoodstuffsthatareofferedtoHim.


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sejaneranāmaāmibali‘lakṣeśvara’tathābhikṣāāmāra,nāyāianyaghara”

“Icallthatapersonalakṣeśvara.Itakemealsinonlysuchaperson’shouse,notinthehousesofothers.”


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śuniyāprabhurakṛpā-vākyavipra-gaṇecintāchāḍi’mahānandahailāmanemane

HearingthismercifulstatementoftheLord,thebrāhmaṇasgaveuptheiranxietyandbecamejoyful.


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“lakṣanāmalaibaprabhu,tumikarabhikṣāmahābhāgya,—e-matakarāotumiśikṣā”

“OLord,wewillchantahundredthousandnames.PleasethereforetakeYourmealsinourhouses.ItisourgoodfortunethatYouareteachingusinthisway.”


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prati-dinalakṣanāmasarva-dvija-gaṇelayenacaitanyacandrabhikṣārakāraṇe

AllthebrāhmaṇasthenbegantochantahundredthousandnameseverydaysothattheycouldofferfoodtoLordCaitanyacandra.


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hena-matebhakti-yogalaoyāyaīśvarevaikuṇṭha-nāyakabhakti-sāgarevihare

InthiswaytheLordofVaikuṇṭhaenjoyedintheoceanofdevotionalservicebyinducingotherstotakeuptheprocessofdevotionalservice.


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bhaktilaoyāiteśrī-caitanya-avatārabhaktivinājijñāsānākareprabhuāra

ThemissionofHisincarnationwastodistributetheprocessofdevotionalservice.ForthisreasonHedidnotaskforanythingotherthanengagementindevotionalservice.ThedevoteesofŚrīCaitanyadonotconversewithnondevotees.Itisnotpropertohavefriendshipwiththosewhoareintoxicatedbytopicsofkarma,jñāna,andextraneousdesiresratherthanbytopicsofdevotionalservice.Unlessthefallensoulsdailychantahundredthousandnames,theirpropensityformaterialenjoymentwillincrease.ThentheywillnolongerbeabletoserveŚrīGaurasundara.TheGauḍīyaVaiṣṇavasdonotapproveasidealanyexampleofdevotionalservicetoGaurathatdoesnotincludechantingonehundredthousandnames.AsaresultofaversiontochantingtheLord’snames,whichisthesupremeformofworship,thefallensoulspretendtoexecuteotherformsofworshipratherthanchantahundredthousandnames.Bydoingso,theydonotachieveanybenefit.


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prabhubale,—“ye-janerakṛṣṇa-bhaktiāchekuśalamaṅgalatāranityathākepāche”

TheLordsaid,“Well-beingandauspiciousnessalwaysaccompanyonewhohasdevotiontoKṛṣṇa.”IntheBhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu(1.3.17)itisstated:

sarva-maṅgala-mūrdhanyāpūrṇānanda-mayīsadādvijendratavamayyastubhaktiravyabhicāriṇī

“OKing,amongthetwice-born,mayyoudevelopunalloyeddevotiontoMe,whichisthecrest-jewelofallauspiciousnessandwhichisfullofecstasy.”InŚrīKṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta(107)itisstated:

bhaktistvayisthiratarābhagavanyadisyāddaivenanaḥphalatidivya-kiśora-mūrtiḥmuktiḥsvayaṁmukulitāñjalisevate‘smāndharmārtha-kāma-gatayaḥsamaya-pratīkṣāḥ

“OmyLord,ifoneengagesinYourpuredevotionalservicewithdetermination,YoubecomevisibleinYouroriginaltranscendentalyouthfulformastheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.Asfarasliberationisconcerned,shestandsbeforethedevoteewithfoldedhandswaitingtorenderservice.Religion,economicdevelopment,andsensegratificationareallautomaticallyattainedwithoutseparateendeavor.”


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yāramukhebhaktiramahattvanāhikathātāramukhagauracandranādekhesarvathā

Gauracandradoesnotevenseethefaceofonewhodoesnotspeakaboutthegloriesofdevotionalservice.Onewhodoesnotacceptthatdevotionalserviceistheonlyprocessfor

attainingthegoaloflifeisnotacceptedbyŚrīGaurasundaraasaGauḍīya.WhattospeakofacceptinghimasaGauḍīya,Heconsidersthatevenseeingthefaceofsuchapersonisunfavorabletodevotionalservice.


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nija-guruśrī-keśava-bhāratīrasthāne‘bhakti,jñāna’duijijñāsilāekadine

OnedaytheLordaskedHisspiritualmaster,KeśavaBhāratī,aboutbhaktiandjñāna.


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prabhubale,—“jñāna,bhaktiduitekebaḍavicāriyāgosāñi,kahata’kari’daḍha”

TheLordinquired,“Whichisgreater,jñānaorbhakti?OGosāñi,pleaseconsiderandtellMeconclusively.”


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kata-kṣaṇebhāratīvicārakari’manekahitelāgila,gaurasundarerasthāne

KeśavaBhāratīthoughtforawhileandthenrepliedtoGaurasundara.


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bhāratībalena,—“manevicārilatattvasabāhaitedekhibaḍabhaktiramahattva”

KeśavaBhāratīsaid,“Afterconsideringthetopic,Ihaveconcludedthatthegloriesofbhaktiaresuperiortoall.”IntheCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Ādi8.17)thefollowingversefromthetantrasisfound:

jñānataḥsu-labhāmuktirbhuktiryajñādi-puṇyataḥseyaṁsādhana-sāhasrairhāri-bhaktiḥsu-durlabhā

“Bycultivatingphilosophicalknowledgeonecanunderstandhisspiritualpositionandthusbeliberated,andbyperformingsacrificesandpiousactivitiesonecanachievesensegratificationinahigherplanetarysystem,butthedevotionalserviceoftheLordissorarethatevenbyexecutinghundredsandthousandsofsuchsacrificesonecannotobtainit.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.2.6)itisstated:

savaipuṁsāṁparodharmoyatobhaktiradhokṣaje

“Thesupremeoccupation[dharma]forallhumanityisthatbywhichmencanattaintolovingdevotionalserviceuntothetranscendentLord.”AlsointheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.2.22)itisstated:

atovaikavayonityaṁbhaktiṁparamayāmudāvāsudevebhagavatikurvantyātma-prasādanīm

“Certainly,therefore,sincetimeimmemorial,alltranscendentalistshavebeenrenderingdevotionalservicetoLordKṛṣṇa,thePersonalityofGodhead,withgreatdelight,becausesuchdevotionalserviceisenliveningtotheself.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.9.21)itisstated:

nāyaṁsukhāpobhagavāndehināṁgopikā-sutaḥjñānināṁcātma-bhūtānāṁyathābhaktimatāmiha

“TheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,Kṛṣṇa,thesonofmotherYaśodā,

isaccessibletodevoteesengagedinspontaneouslovingservice,butHeisnotaseasilyaccessibletomentalspeculators,tothosestrivingforself-realizationbysevereausteritiesandpenances,ortothosewhoconsiderthebodythesameastheself.”


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prabhubale,—“jñānahaitebhaktibaḍakene?‘jñānabaḍa’kariyāsekahenyāsi-gaṇe”

TheLordasked,“Whyisbhaktigreaterthanjñāna?Thesannyāsīssaythatjñānaisgreater.”


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bhāratībalena,—“tārānābujhevicāramahājana-pathesegamanasabākāra

KeśavaBhāratīreplied,“Theyhavenotunderstoodtheconclusionacceptedbyallthemahājanas.IntheMahābhārata(Vana-parva313.117)itisstated:

tarko‘pratiṣṭhaḥśrutayovibhinnānāsāvṛṣiryasyamataṁnabhinnamdharmasyatattvaṁnihitaṁguhāyāṁmahājanoyenagataḥsapanthāḥ

“Dryargumentsareinconclusive.Agreatpersonalitywhoseopiniondoesnotdifferfromothersisnotconsideredagreatsage.SimplybystudyingtheVedas,whicharevariegated,onecannotcometotherightpathbywhichreligiousprinciplesareunderstood.Thesolidtruthofreligiousprinciplesishiddenintheheartofanunadulterated,self-realizedperson.Consequently,astheśāstrasconfirm,oneshouldacceptwhatever

progressivepaththemahājanasadvocate.”SeealsoŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.23.57).


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veda-śāstremahājana-pathaselaoyāyatāhāchāḍi’abodheseanyapatheyāya

“TheVedicliteratureteachesonetoacceptthepathofthemahājanas.Foolsgiveupthatpathtoacceptanother.IntheHari-bhakti-vilāsa(15.35)thefollowingstatementfromtheChāndogya-pariśiṣṭaisquoted:

sahovācayājñavalkyastatpumānātma-hitayepremṇāhariṁbhajet.

“Yājñavalkyaexplainedthatforone’sownbenefitoneshouldlovinglyworshipLordHari.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.2.33-34)itisstated:

nahyato‘nyaḥśivaḥpanthāviśataḥsaṁsṛtāvihavāsudevebhagavatibhakti-yogoyatobhavet

bhagavānbrahmakārtsnyenatriranvīkṣyamanīṣayātadadhyavasyatkūṭa-sthoratirātmanyatobhavet

“Forthosewhoarewanderinginthematerialuniverse,thereisnomoreauspiciousmeansofdeliverancethanwhatisaimedatinthedirectdevotionalserviceofLordKṛṣṇa.ThegreatpersonalityBrahmā,withgreatattentionandconcentrationofthemind,studiedtheVedasthreetimes,andafterscrutinizinglyexaminingthem,heascertainedthatattractionfortheSupremePersonalityofGodheadŚrīKṛṣṇaisthehighestperfectionofreligion.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.18.4-5)itisstated:

tānātiṣṭhatiyaḥsamyagupāyānpūrva-darśitān

avaraḥśraddhayopetaupeyānvindate‘ñjasā

tānanādṛtyayo‘vidvānarthānārabhatesvayamtasyavyabhicarantyarthāārabdhāścapunaḥpunaḥ

“Onewhofollowstheprinciplesandinstructionsenjoinedbythegreatsagesofthepastcanutilizetheseinstructionsforpracticalpurposes.Suchapersoncanveryeasilyenjoylifeandpleasures.Afoolishpersonwhomanufactureshisownwaysandmeansthroughmentalspeculationanddoesnotrecognizetheauthorityofthesageswholaydownunimpeachabledirectionsissimplyunsuccessfulagainandagaininhisattempts.”


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brahmā,śiva,nārada,prahlāda,śuka,vyāsasanakādikari’yudhiṣṭhirapañcadāsa

priyavrata,pṛthu,dhruva,akrūra,uddhava‘mahājana’henanāmayataāchesaba

“Brahmā,Śiva,Nārada,Prahlāda,Śukadeva,Vyāsa,thefourKumārasheadedbySanaka,thefivePāṇḍavasheadedbyYudhiṣṭhira,Priyavrata,Pṛthu,Dhruva,Akrūra,andUddhavaarealladdressedasmahājanas.SeetheentireŚrīmadBhāgavatam.SeeHari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā(2.4).SeeLaghu-bhāgavatāmṛta,Bhaktāmṛta,text2.


TEXT139

‘bhakti’semāgenasabeīśvara-caraṇe‘jñāna’baḍahaile‘bhakti’māgekikāraṇe?

“TheyalwaysbegfordevotionalserviceattheLord’slotusfeet.If

jñānawasgreater,whywouldtheybegforbhakti?CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.140

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vināvicāriyākisesabamahājanamuktichāḍi’bhaktikenemāgeanukṣaṇa

“Whywouldthesemahājanasrejectliberationandalwaysbegforbhaktiwithoutcarefulconsideration?ThepathofthemahājanasandthepurportoftheVedicliteraturesispuredevotionalservice.ThoseunfortunatepeoplewhocannotunderstandthisbecomemisguidedandopposedtotheprinciplesoftheVedas.PersonalitieslikeBrahmāandŚivaaredevoteesoftheSupremeLord.Ifjñānawassuperiortodevotionalservice,thesemahājanaswouldneverhaveacceptedthepathofbhakti,theywouldhaveremainedjñānīs.Throughreasoning,KeśavaBhāratīshowedthataccordingtotheconsiderationsofthemahājanas,bhaktiissupreme.Allmahājanashaverejectedliberation,whichisthedesiredgoalofthejñānīs,andhaveacceptedthepathofbhakti.


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sabāravacanaeipurāṇepramāṇakivaramāgilābrahmāīśvarerasthāna

“AlltheirstatementsaresupportedbythePurāṇas.WhatbenedictiondidBrahmāaskfromtheLord?


TEXT142

IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.30)itisstated:

tadastumenāthasabhūri-bhāgobhave‘travānyatratuvātiraścāmyenāhameko‘pibhavaj-janānāṁbhūtvāniṣevetavapāda-pallavam

“MydearLord,IthereforepraytobesofortunatethatinthislifeasLordBrahmāorinanotherlife,whereverItakemybirth,ImaybecountedasoneofYourdevotees.IpraythatwhereverImaybe,evenamongtheanimalspecies,IcanengageindevotionalservicetoYourlotusfeet.’


TEXT143

kibābrahma-janma,kibāhauyathātathādāsahai’yenatomāseviyesarvathā

“OmyLord,inthisbirthasBrahmāorinwhateverotherbirthImaytake,letmebeYourservantandalwaysengageinYourservice.’WhetherornotItakeanelevatedbirthlikethatofademigodorabrāhmaṇa,mayIneverforgetYourservice.


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ei-matayatamahājana-sampradāyasabeisakalachāḍi’bhakti-mātracāya”

“Inthiswayallthemahājanasandtheirfollowersdesireonlydevotionalserviceandrejecteverythingelse.”


TEXT145

IntheViṣṇuPurāṇa(1.20.18)itisstated:

nātha,yoni-sahasreṣuyeṣuyeṣuvrajāmyaham

teṣuteṣvacyutābhaktiracyutāstusadātvayi

“OLordAcyuta,whereverImaybebornamongthethousandsofspeciesoflife,mayIalwayshaveunflinchingdevotionforYou.


TEXT146

svakarma-phala-nirdiṣṭāṁyāṁyāṁyoniṁvrajāmyahamtasyāṁtasyāṁhṛṣīkeśa,tvayibhaktirdṛḍhā’stume

“OLordHṛṣīkeśa,inwhateverspeciesoflifeItakebirthasaresultofmypastactivities,letmealwaysremainfixedinYourdevotionalservice.”


TEXT147

IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.47.67)Nandaandtheothercowherdspeakasfollows:

karmabhirbhrāmyamāṇānāṁyatrakvāpīśvarecchayāmaṅgalācaritairdānairatirnaḥkṛṣṇaīśvare

“WhereverwearemadetowanderaboutthisworldbytheSupremeLord’swill,inaccordancewiththereactionstoourfruitivework,mayourgoodworksandcharityalwaysgrantusloveforLordKṛṣṇa.”


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ataevasarva-matebhaktisepradhānamahājana-pathasarva-śāstrerapramāṇa

“Thereforethepathofdevotionalservicefollowedbythemahājanasisthebestineveryrespect.Thisisconfirmedinallthescriptures.”


TEXT149

IntheMahābhārata(Vana313.117)itisstated:

tarko‘pratiṣṭhaḥśrutayovibhinnānāsāvṛṣiryasyamataṁnabhinnamdharmasyatattvaṁnihitaṁguhāyāṁmahājanoyenagataḥsapanthāḥ

“Dryargumentsareinconclusive.Agreatpersonalitywhoseopiniondoesnotdifferfromothersisnotconsideredagreatsage.SimplybystudyingtheVedas,whicharevariegated,onecannotcometotherightpathbywhichreligiousprinciplesareunderstood.Thesolidtruthofreligiousprinciplesishiddenintheheartofanunadulterated,self-realizedperson.Consequently,astheśāstrasconfirm,oneshouldacceptwhateverprogressivepaththemahājanasadvocate.”


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‘bhaktibaḍa’śuni’prabhubhāratīramukhe‘hari’bali’garjitelāgilāprema-sukhe

HearingfromthemouthofKeśavaBhāratīthatbhaktiisgreater,theLordloudlyshoutedthenameofHariinecstaticlove.


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prabhubale,—“āmikata-dinapṛthivītethākilāṅa,eisatyakahilatomāte

TheLorddeclared,“Iwillstayforsomemoretimeinthisworld.I

amtellingyouthetruth.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.152

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yaditumi‘jñānabaḍa’baliteāmārepraveśitāmaājitabesamudra-bhitare”

“IfyouwouldhavetoldMethatjñānawasgreater,Iwouldhaveenteredtheoceantoday.”ŚrīGaurasundarasaid,“Ihavestayedinthisworldallthistimejusttoestablishthesupremacyofdevotionalservice.”IfinhispositionasaguruKeśavaBhāratīwouldhaveminimizeddevotionalservice,thenGaurasundarawouldhavewoundupHispastimesbyenteringtheocean.


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santoṣedharenaprabhugururacaraṇeguruoprabhurenamaskareprīta-mane

InsatisfactiontheLordcaughtholdofthefeetofHisguru,andHisguruaffectionatelyofferedhisobeisancestotheLord.


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prabhubale,—“yāramukhenāhibhakti-kathātapa,śikhā-sūtra-tyāgatārasabavṛthā”

TheLordsaid,“ForanyonewhodoesnotdiscussdevotionalservicetotheSupremeLord,givinguptheśikhāandbrāhmaṇathreadandengaginginausterityarealluseless.”IfpeoplewhocultivateKṛṣṇaconsciousnessdonotdiscusstopicsofdevotionalservice,thentheiractivitieslikesevereausterities,vows,and

acceptanceofekadaṇḍasannyāsaaftergivingupśikhāandbrāhmaṇathreadallbecomeuseless.


TEXT155

bhaktivināprabhurajijñāsānāhiārabhakti-rasa-mayaśrī-caitanya-avatāra

TheLorddidnotdiscussanythingbesidesdevotionalservice,becauseLordCaitanyawastheincarnationofthemellowsofdevotionalservice.


TEXT156

rātridinaekonājānenabhakta-gaṇasarvadākarenanṛtya-kīrtana-garjana

Forgettingwhetheritwasdayornight,thedevoteesconstantlyengagedinloudchantinganddancing.ŚrīGaurasundaraneverapprovesofanyirrelevantritualsdevoidofdevotionalservice.


TEXT157

eka-dinaadvaitasakalabhakta-pratibalilāparamānandemattahai’ati

OnedaywhenAdvaitaPrabhuwasintoxicatedwithecstasy,Hespoketoallthedevotees.


TEXT158

“śunabhāi-saba,ekakarasamavāyamukhabhari’gāi’ājiśrī-caitanya-rāya

“Pleaselisten,Mydearbrothers.LetusalltogetherglorifyŚrīCaitanyaMahāprabhu.Thewordsamavāyameans“together.”


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ājiārakonaavatāragāoyānāisarva-avatāra-maya—caitanya-gosāñi

“TodaywewillnotglorifyanyincarnationotherthanLordCaitanya,whoisthesourceofallotherincarnations.


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yeprabhukarilasarva-jagata-uddhāraāmā-sabālāgi’yegaurāṅga-avatāra

“ThisLordisthedelivereroftheentireuniverse,andHehasincarnatedasGaurāṅgaforourbenefit.


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sarvatraāmarāyāṅraprasādepūjitasaṅkīrtana-henadhanayekailavidita

“BecauseofHim,weareworshipedeverywhere.ItwasHewhointroducedthewealthofsaṅkīrtana.Itiswell-knownthroughouttheworldthatŚrīGaurasundarahasestablishedthesupremacyofsaṅkīrtana.InŚrīGaurasundara’sownwords:sarvātma-snapanaṁparaṁvijayateśrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam—“All

gloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇasaṅkīrtana,whichfullyrefresheseveryone.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.162

TEXT162

nāciāmi,tomarācaitanya-yaśagāosiṁhahai’gāhi,pāchemanebhayapāo”

“IwilldancewhileyouallsingthegloriesofLordCaitanya,forifIsingasloudasalion,youwillallbefrightened.”


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prabhuseāpanālukāyenanirantara‘kruddhapāchehayena’sabāraeiḍara

TheLordgenerallyconcealedHimself,sotheywereafraidthatHemightbecomeangry.


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tathāpiadvaita-vākyaalaṅghyasabāragāitelāgilaśrī-caitanya-avatāra

Still,Advaita’sinstructioncouldnotbedisregarded.ThereforethedevoteesbegansingingthegloriesofLordCaitanya.


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nācenaadvaita-siṁhaparamavihvalacatur-dikegāyasabecaitanya-maṅgala

ThelionlikeAdvaitadancedandbecameoverwhelmedinecstasyasthedevoteesallaroundHimsangtheauspiciousgloriesofLord

Caitanya.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.166

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navaavatāreraśuniyānāmayaśasakalavaiṣṇavahailaānandevivaśa

Allthedevoteesbecamestunnedwithecstasyastheyheardthechantingofthenameandgloriesofthismostrecentincarnation.


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āpaneadvaitacaitanyeragītakari’baliyānācenaprabhujagatanistāri’

AsAdvaitadanced,HesangasongHecomposedinglorificationofLordCaitanyaforthedeliveranceoftheentireuniverse


TEXT168

“śrī-caitanya-nārāyaṇakaruṇā-sāgara!duḥkhiterabandhuprabhu,moredayākara”

“OLordCaitanya,YouareLordNārāyaṇaHimself.Youareanoceanofmercy,andYouarethefriendofthedistressed.PleasebemercifulonMe.”


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advaita-siṁheraśrī-mukheraeipadaihārakīrtanebāḍesakalasampada

Bychantingthisverse,whichissuedfromthemouthofAdvaitaSiṁha,allone’sopulencesareincreased.


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kehabale,—“jayajayaśrī-śacīnandana”kehabale,—“jayagauracandra-nārāyaṇa

Somedevoteeschanted,“JayaŚacīnandana!”Otherdevoteeschanted,“JayaGauracandra-Nārāyaṇa!


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jayasaṅkīrtana-priyaśrī-gaura-gopālajayabhakta-jana-priyapāṣaṇḍīrakāla”

“AllgloriestoŚrīGaura-gopāla,whoisfondofsaṅkīrtana!AllgloriestotheLord,whoisdeartothedevoteesandwhoisdeathpersonifiedfortheatheists.


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nācenaadvaita-siṁha—paramauddāmagāyasabecaitanyeraguṇa-karma-nāma

AdvaitaSiṁhadancedwithgreatenthusiasmasthedevoteessangthenames,qualities,andpastimesofLordCaitanya.


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“pulakecaritagāya,sukhegaḍāgaḍi’yāya,dekharecaitanya-avatārā

vaikuṇṭha-nāyakahari,dvija-rūpeavatari’,saṅkīrtanekarenavihārā

“JustbeholdtheincarnationofLordCaitanya,whosingsHisownglories,whosehairsstandonend,andwhorollsonthegroundinecstasy.LordHari,theheroofVaikuṇṭha,hasincarnatedintheformofabrāhmaṇatoenjoypastimesofsaṅkīrtana.


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kanakajiniyākānti,śrī-vigrahaśobheati,ājānu-lambitabhujasājere

nyāsi-vara-rūpa-dhara,āpanā-rasevihvala,nājānikemanasukhenācere

“Hiscomplexionislikegold,HishandsextendtoHisknees,andHisformismostattractive.Hehasacceptedtheformofasannyāsī,andHebecomesoverwhelmedinHisownecstaticmood.IcannotdescribehowjubilantlyHedances.


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(ThissongwascomposedbyAdvaita)

jayaśrī-gaurasundara,karuṇā-sindhu,jayajayavṛndāvana-rāyājayajayasampratijaya,navadvīpa-purandara,

caraṇa-kamaladeha’chāyā”

“AllgloriestoŚrīGaurasundara,theoceanofmercy!AllgloriestotheLordofVṛndāvana!AllgloriestotherecentlyadventedLordofNavadvīpa!PleasegivemeshelteratYourlotusfeet.”


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eisabakīrtanakarenabhakta-gaṇanācenaadvaitabhāvi’śrī-gaura-caraṇa

Asallthedevoteeschanted,AdvaitaPrabhudancedandmeditatedonthelotusfeetofGaurāṅga.


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nava-avatāreranūtanapadaśuni’ullāsevaiṣṇavasabakarehari-dhvani

Hearingthenewversesglorifyingthemostrecentincarnation,alltheVaiṣṇavaschantedthenameofHariingreatjoy.


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kiadbhutahailasekīrtana-ānandasabetāhāvarṇitepārenanityānanda

Theblissofthatkīrtanawaswonderful,indeedonlyNityānandacandescribeit.


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paramauddāmaśuni’kīrtaneradhvaniśrī-vijayaāsiyāhailānyāsi-maṇi

Hearingthetumultuoussoundofthatkīrtana,thebestofthesannyāsīscametothatplace.


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prabhudekhi’bhaktasabaadhikahariṣegāyena,advaitanṛtyakarenaullāse

WhenthedevoteessawtheLord,theysangwithgreaterenthusiasmandAdvaitadancedjubilantly.


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ānandeprabhurekehanāhikarebhayasākṣātegāyenasabecaitanya-vijaya

IntheirecstasythedevoteesdidnotbecomefrightenedbutcontinuedchantingtheLord’sgloriesinHispresence.


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niravadhidāsya-bhāveprabhuravihāra‘muñikṛṣṇadāsa’bainābalayeāra

YettheLordalwaysenjoyedthemoodofaservantandwouldsay,“IamKṛṣṇa’sservant.”Hedidnotclaimanythingotherthanthis.


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henakārośaktināhisammukhetāhāne‘īśvara’kariyābalibeka‘dāsa’vine

NoonehadthepowertostandbeforetheLordandaddressHimasīśvararatherthandāsa.


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tathāpihasabeadvaiterabaladhari’gāyenanirbhayahaiyācaitanyaśrī-hari

Still,bythestrengthofAdvaita,thedevoteesfearlesslyglorifiedLordCaitanya.


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kṣaṇekathākiyāprabhuātma-stutiśuni’lajjāyenapāitelāgilānyāsi-maṇi

TheLordstoodthereforamoment,butonhearingHisownglorification,Hebecamesomewhatembarrassed.


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sabāśikṣāiteśikṣā-gurubhagavānvāsāyacalilāśuni’āpana-kīrtana

Toteacheveryone,theSupremeLord,whoistheinstructingspiritualmaster,thenleftthatplaceforHisownresidence.


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tathāpikāhārocittenājanmilabhayaviśeṣegāyenaārocaitanya-vijaya

Eventhenthedevoteesdidnotbecomefrightened.Rathertheychantedwithgreaterenthusiasm.


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ānandekāhārobāhyanāhikaśarīresabedekhe—prabhuāchekīrtana-bhitare

Theyallbecamesoabsorbedinecstasythattheylostexternalconsciousness.ThentheysawtheLorddancinginthekīrtana.


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matta-prāyasabeicaitanya-yaśagāyasukheśunesukṛti,duṣkṛtiduḥkhapāya

TheyallchantedthegloriesofLordCaitanyalikemadmen.Thepiousonlookersfelthappy,whiletheimpiousonlookersfeltdistressed.


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śrī-caitanya-yaśeprītanāhayayāhārabrahmacarya-sannyāsevākikāryatāhāra

WhatistheuseofbeingasannyāsīorabrahmacārīifoneisnotattractedtotheglorificationofLordCaitanya?Thebrahmacaryaandsannyāsaāśramasaresuperiortothegṛhasthaandvānaprasthaāśramas.Yetthecultivationofāśrama-dharmabythosewho,inspiteofbeingsituatedinsuperiorāśramas,havenolovefortheglorificationofŚrīCaitanyaisuseless.


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eimataparānanda-sukhebhakta-gaṇasarva-kālakarenaśrī-hari-saṅkīrtana

Inthisway,thedevoteesalwaysengagedincongregationallychantingthenameofHariintranscendentalecstasy.


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esabaānanda-krīḍāpaḍileśunileesabagoṣṭhīteāsiyāosehamile

Whoeverreadsorhearsabouttheseblissfulpastimescertainlyattainstheassociationofsuchdevotees.


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nṛtya-gītakari’sabemahā-bhakta-gaṇaāilenaprabhurekaritedaraśana

Whilechantinganddancinginthisway,allthedevoteeswenttomeettheLordatHisresidence.


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śrī-caitanyaprabhunija-kīrtanaśuniyāsabāredekhāibhayaāchenaśuiyā

ButafterhearingthedevoteeschantHisglories,ŚrīCaitanyalaiddowntoinducefearinthem.


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sukṛtigovindajānāilenaprabhure“vaiṣṇavasakalaāsiyāchenaduyāre”

ThepiousGovindainformedtheLord,“AlltheVaiṣṇavashavecometoseeYou.”


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govindereājñāhailasabāreāniteśayaneāchena,nācāhenakārobhite

Onreceivingpermission,Govindabroughtthedevoteesin,buttheLordremainedlyingdownignoringthem.


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bhaya-yuktahaiyāsakalabhakta-gaṇacintitelāgilāgauracandreracaraṇa

Thenallthedevoteesbecamefearful,andtheybegantomeditateonGauracandra’slotusfeet.


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kṣaṇekeuṭhilāprabhuśrī-bhakta-vatsalabalitelāgilā,—“ayevaiṣṇava-sakala!

Afteramoment,theLord,whoisaffectionatetoHisdevotees,begantospeak:“OVaiṣṇavas!


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aheaheśrīnivāsa-paṇḍitaudāra!ājitumisabakikarilāavatāra

“OmagnanimousŚrīvāsaPaṇḍita,whatwereyoudoingtoday?CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.200

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chāḍiyākṛṣṇeranāma,kṛṣṇerakīrtanakigāilāāmāretābujhāhaekhana”

“YougaveuptheglorificationofKṛṣṇaandHisname,andthenwhodidyouglorify?PleasetellMe.”


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mahāvaktāśrīnivāsabalena,—“gosāñi!jīverasvatantra-śaktimūlekichunāi

TheeloquentŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitareplied,“OGosāñi,thereisnoindependenceatallforthelivingentity.


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yenakarāyena,yenabalāyenaīśvarese-iājibalilāṅa,kahilatomāre”

“IcanclearlytellYouthattodayweactedandspokeinwhateverwaytheLordinspiredus.”


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prabhubale,—“tumi-sabahaiyāpaṇḍitalukāyaye,kenetārekarahavidita”

TheLordsaid,“Youarealllearnedscholars.Whywouldyouexpose

someonewhowantstoremainhidden?”ŚrīGaurasundarasaidtoŚrīvāsaandtheotherdevotees,“Youarealllearned,sowhydidyoubeginglorifyingGaurainsteadofglorifyingthenamesofKṛṣṇa?WhenLordKṛṣṇadesirestoconcealHisownidentity,whatwillyougainbydisclosingthosetopics?”


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śuniyāprabhuravākyapaṇḍita-śrīvāsehastesūryaācchādiyāmanemanehāse

OnhearingtheLord’swords,ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitachuckledtohimselfashetriedtocoverthesunwithhistwohands.


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prabhubale,—“kisaṅketakailahastadiyātomārasaṅketatumikahata’bhāṅgiyā”

TheLordthenaskedhim,“Whatisthemeaningofthisgestureyouaremakingwithyourhands?Pleaseexplain.”


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śrīvāsabalena—“hastesūryaḍhākilāṅatomāreviditakari’eikahilāṅa

ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitasaid,“TotellYouthetruth,Iwascoveringthesunwithmyhands.


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hastekikakhanapārisūryaācchāditeseimataasambhavatomālukāite

“Buthowisitpossibletocoverthesunwithone’shands?Similarly,itisimpossibletohideYou.


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sūryayadihastevāhayenaācchāditatabutumilukāitenāra’kadācita

“Evenifthesuncansomehoworotherbecoveredbyone’shands,YouwillneverbeabletohideYourself.


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yenārilalukāitekṣīroda-sāgarelokālayeācchādanakisekari’tāṅre

“HowcouldonehideinthisworldwhenHecouldnothideintheoceanofmilk?


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hemagirisetubandhapṛthivīparyantatomāranirmalayaśepūriladiganta

“FromtheHimalayastoSetubandha,throughouttheworld,Yourspotlessgloriesarespreadinalldirections.


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ā-brahmāṇḍapūrṇahailatomārakīrtanekatajanadaṇḍatumikaribākemane”

“ThechantingofYourglorieshasfilledtheentireuniverse.HowmanypeoplecanYoupunishforthis?”


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sarva-kālabhakta-jayabāḍānaīśvarehena-kāleadbhutahailaāsi’dvāre

TheLordalwaysincreasesthegloriesofHisdevotees.Atthattimesomethingwonderfulhappenedjustoutsidethedoor.


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sahasrasahasrajananājānikothārajagannāthadekhi’āilaprabhudekhibāra

ThousandsofpeoplewhohadcometotakedarśanaofLordJagannāthasuddenlycametoseeLordCaitanya.


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kehavātripurā,kehacāṭigrāma-vāsīśrīhaṭṭiyālokakeha,kehabaṅga-deśī

SomepeoplecamefromTripura,somecamefromCāṭigrāma,somecamefromŚrīhaṭṭa,andsomecamefromBengal.


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sahasrasahasralokakarenakīrtanaśrī-caitanya-avatārakariyāvarṇana

TherewerethousandsofpeopleperformingkīrtanainglorificationofLordCaitanya.


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“jayajayaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyavanamālījayajayanija-bhakti-rasa-kutūhalī

“AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,whowearsagarlandofforestflowers!AllgloriestotheLord,whoeagerlyenjoysthemellowsofHisowndevotionalservice!


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jayajayaparamasannyāsi-rūpa-dhārījayajayasaṅkīrtana-lampaṭa-murāri

“AllgloriestotheSupremeLord,whohasacceptedtheformofthetopmostsannyāsī!AllgloriestoMurāri,whoismostattachedtotheprocessofsaṅkīrtana!Thephrasesaṅkīrtana-lampaṭareferstoonewhoismoreintenselyattachedtothecongregationalchantingofKṛṣṇa’sgloriesthantootherlimbsofdevotionalservice.


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jayajayadvija-rājavaikuṇṭha-vihārījayajayasarva-jagateraupakārī

“Allgloriestothebestofthebrāhmaṇas,whoalwaysenjoysin

Vaikuṇṭha!AllgloriestotheSupremeLord,whoisthegreatestbenefactoroftheworld!


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jayakṛṣṇa-caitanyaśrī-śacīranandanaei-matagāināceśata-saṅkhyājana

“AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,thesonofŚacī!”Inthiswayhundredsofpeoplechantedanddanced.


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śrīvāsabalena,—“prabhu,ebekikaribāsakalasaṁsāragāya,kothālukāibā

ThenŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitasaid,“OmyLord,whatwillYoudonow?ThewholeworldissingingYourglories.WherewillYouhide?


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muñikiśikhāiprabhuesabalokereei-matagāyaprabhu,sakalasaṁsāre

“HaveItaughtallthesepeople?OLord,theentireworldchantsYourgloriesinthisway.


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adṛśyaavyaktatumihaiyāonātha!karuṇāyahaiyāchajīverasākṣāta

lukāoāpanetumi,prakāśaāpaneyāreanugrahakara’jānese-ijane”

“OLord,althoughYouareunseenandunmanifest,YouhavenowmercifullymanifestYourselfbeforethepeopleofthisworld.YouhideYourself,andYoumanifestYourself.OnlyonewhoreceivesYourfavorcanknowYou.”TheMuṇḍakaUpaniṣad(1.1.5-6)says:

yattadadreśyamagrāhyamagotramavarṇamacakṣuḥ-śrotraṁtadapāṇi-pādaṁnityaṁvibhuṁsarva-gataṁsu-sūkṣmaṁtadavyayaṁyad

bhūta-yoniṁparipaśyantidhīrāḥ

“Self-controlledpersonsareabletoseetheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,whocannotbeseenbymaterialeyesorunderstoodbythematerialmind,whohasnomaterialfamily,nomaterialcaste,andnomaterialeyes,ears,hands,orfeet,whoiseternal,all-powerful,all-pervading,subtle,andunchanging,andwhoisthecreatorofall.”IntheNārāyaṇaUpaniṣaditisstated:

yadekamavyaktamananta-rūpamviśvaṁpurāṇaṁtamasaḥparastāttadevartaṁtadusatyamāhustadevabrahmaparaṁkavīnām

“Theone,unmanifested,whopossessesunlimitedforms,theprimevalLordoftheuniverseandtheLordwhoistranscendentaltothematerialcreation,iscertainlythesustainer,theAbsoluteTruth,andtheSupremeBrahmanofthesages.”TheLaghu-bhāgavatāmṛta(404-405)quotesthefollowingversesfromtheMahābhārata(Śānti339.44-45):

etattvayānavijñeyaṁrūpavānitidṛśyateicchanmuhūrtātnaśyeyamīśo‘haṁjagatāṁguruḥ

māyāhyeṣāmayāsṛṣṭāyanmāṁpaśyasinārada

sarva-bhūta-guṇairyuktaṁnaivatvaṁjñātumarhasi

“DonotconsiderthatIamvisiblebecauseIhaveamaterialform.IfIwishIcandisappearwithinamoment.Iamthecontrollerandspiritualmasteroftheuniverse.ONārada,theformofMinethatyouarenowseeingisthecreatoroftheillusoryenergy,thereforeyoushouldknowthatIamcompletelyunaffectedbythethreemodesofmaterialnature.”TheLaghu-bhāgavatāmṛta(419)furtherquotestheMahābhārataasfollows:

naśakyaḥsatvayādraṣṭumasmābhirvābṛhaspateyasyaprasādaṁkurutesavataṁdraṣṭumarhati"

“OBṛhaspati,neitheryounorweareabletoseetheLord.OnlyonewhoattainstheLord’smercyisabletoseeHim.”TheLaghu-bhāgavatāmṛta(423)quotesthePadmaPurāṇaasfollows:

sac-cid-ānanda-rūpatvātsyātkṛṣṇo‘dhokṣajo‘pyasaunija-śakteḥprabhāvenasvaṁbhaktāndarśayetprabhuḥ

“BecauseHisformiseternalandfullofknowledgeandbliss,LordKṛṣṇaisbeyondtheperceptionofthesenses.BythepowerofHisowntranscendentalpotency,theLordshowsHimselftoHisdevotees.”


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prabhubale,—“tuminija-śaktiprakāśiyābalāolokeramukhejānilāṅaihā

TheLordsaid,“IcanunderstandthatyouhavemadethesepeopleglorifyMebymanifestingyourspiritualpotency.


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tomārehārilamuñiśunahapaṇḍita!jānilāṅa—tumisarva-śakti-samanvita”

“OPaṇḍita,Ihavebeendefeatedbyyou.Icanunderstandthatyoupossessallpotencies.”


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sarva-kālaprabhubāḍāyenabhakta-jayaetānasvabhāva—vedebhāgavatekaya

ItisthenatureoftheLordtoalwaysincreasethegloriesofHisdevotees.ThisisconfirmedintheVedasandintheBhāgavatam.


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hāsya-mukhesarva-vaiṣṇaveregaura-rāyavidāyadilena,sabecalilāvāsāya

Then,smilingonthedevotees,theLordsentthemoff,andtheyreturnedtotheirresidences.


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henasecaitanyadevaśrī-bhakta-vatsalaihānese‘kṛṣṇa’kari’gāyenasakala

SuchwastheaffectionshowntothedevoteesbyLordCaitanya,whoisglorifiedbyeveryoneasKṛṣṇaHimself.


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nityānanda-advaitādiyatekapradhānasabebale“śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyabhagavān”

NityānandaPrabhu,AdvaitaĀcārya,andallotherleadingdevoteesdeclarethatŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaistheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.


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esakalaīśvareravacanalaṅghiyāanyerebalaye‘kṛṣṇa’se-iabhāgiyā

AnyonewhodoesnotaccepttheverdictofsuchgreatpersonalitiesbutacceptssomeoneelseasKṛṣṇaiscertainlyunfortunate.Theviṣṇu-tattvasŚrīNityānandaandŚrīAdvaitaaswellasotherprominentdevoteesofGauraacceptedŚrīCaitanyadevaastheoriginalPersonalityofGodhead.ButunfortunatepeoplebydefectiveintelligencedesignatelivingentitiesinfluencedbythethreefoldmaterialmiseriesasKṛṣṇa.ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadevataughtlivingentitieshowtoattainecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,thetopmostofallgoalsoflife.PeoplewhoattributethepositionofGodonhumanbeingsacceptpreachersofextraneousdesires,karma,andjñānaasGodratherthanacceptingthemaslumpsofmatterforcedtoenjoytheresultsofkarma.Thisisthesymptomoftheirgreatmisfortune.


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śeṣaśāyīlakṣmīkāntaśrīvatsa-lāñchanakaustubha-bhūṣaṇaāragaruḍa-vāhana

TheSupremeLordliesonŚeṣaNāga,Heisthehusbandofthegoddessoffortune,HischestisdecoratedwiththemarkofŚrīvatsaandtheKaustubhajewel,andHiscarrierisGaruḍa.


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esabakṛṣṇeracihnajānihaniścayagaṅgāārakāropāda-padmenājanmaya

śrī-caitanyavināihāanyenāsambhaveeikahevedeśāstresakalavaiṣṇave

KnowforcertainthatallthesesymptomsarefoundinKṛṣṇa,andthatmotherGangesdoesnotappearfromthelotusfeetofanyoneelse.ExceptforLordCaitanya,thesesymptomsarenotpossiblyfoundinanyoneelse.ThisisthestatementoftheVedicliteraturesandtheVaiṣṇavas.TheGangesemanatesfromthelotusfeetofKṛṣṇa,whoisthecauseofallcauses,whoseformiseternal,fullofknowledgeandbliss,andwhoistheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.ExceptŚrīKṛṣṇa,allthedemigodsholdtheGangeswaterontheirheads.TheGangescannotemanatefromthefeetofanydemigod.ToattainthelotusfeetofŚrīGaurasundara,GaṅgādevīinducedcommonpeopletogiveuptheobservanceoftheŚrīVaiṣṇavasfromtheRāmānuja-sampradāyaandtakebathintheGanges,becauseŚrīGaurasundarafollowedthelocaltraditionandtookbathintheJāhnavī,whoemanatedfromHislotusfeet.SeetheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.4.63-68and1.9.37).IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.14.15)itisstated:

natathāmepriya-tamaātma-yonirnaśaṅkaraḥnacasaṅkarṣaṇonaśrīr

naivātmācayathābhavān

“OUddhava,neitherBrahmā,norŚaṅkara,norSaṅkarṣaṇa,norLakṣmī,norevenMyownselfisasdeartoMeasyou.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.3.8-9)itisstated:

niśīthetama-udbhūtejāyamānejanārdane

devakyāṁdeva-rūpiṇyāṁviṣṇuḥsarva-guhā-śayaḥāvirāsīdyathāprācyāṁdiśīndurivapuṣkalaḥ

tamadbhutaṁbālakamambujekṣaṇaṁcatur-bhujaṁśaṅkha-gadādy-udāyudhamśrīvatsa-lakṣmaṁgala-śobhi-kaustubhaṁpītāmbaraṁsāndra-payoda-saubhagam

“ThentheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,Viṣṇu,whoissituatedinthecoreofeveryone’sheart,appearedfromtheheartofDevakīlikethefullmoonrisingontheeasternhorizon,becauseDevakīwasofthesamecategoryasŚrīKṛṣṇa.Vāsudevathensawthenewbornchild,whohadverywonderfullotuslikeeyesandwhoboreinHisfourhandsthefourweaponsśaṅkha,cakra,gadā,andpadma.OnHischestwasthemarkofŚrīvatsaandonHisneckthebrilliantKaustubhagem.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.3.13)itisstated:

vidito‘sibhavānsākṣātpuruṣaḥprakṛteḥparaḥ

“NowIcanunderstandthatYouaretheSupremePerson,beyondmaterialexistence.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.66.13-14)itisstated:

śaṅkhāry-asi-gadā-śārṅga-śrīvatsādy-upalakṣitambibhrāṇaṁkaustubha-maṇiṁvana-mālā-vibhūṣitam

kauśeya-vāsasīpītevasānaṁgaruḍa-dhvajamamūlya-mauly-ābharaṇaṁsphuran-makara-kuṇḍalam

“Hecarriedtheconchshell,disc,sword,club,andŚārṅgabow.HewasdecoratedwiththemarkofŚrīvatsa,theKaustubhagem,andagarlandof

forestflowers.Hewasdressedinupperandlowergarmentsoffineyellowsilk.HisbannerboretheimageofGaruḍa,andHeworeavaluablecrownandgleaming,shark-shapedearrings.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.18.21)itisstated:

athāpiyat-pāda-nakhāvasṛṣṭaṁjagadviriñcopahṛtārhaṇāmbhaḥseśaṁpunātyanyatamomukundātkonāmalokebhagavat-padārthaḥ

“WhocanbeworthyofthenameoftheSupremeLordbutthePersonalityofGodheadŚrīKṛṣṇa?BrahmājīcollectedthewateremanatingfromthenailsofHisfeetinordertoawardittoLordŚivaasaworshipfulwelcome.Thisverywater[theGanges]ispurifyingthewholeuniverse,includingLordŚiva.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.70.44)itisstated:

yasyāmalaṁdiviyaśaḥprathitaṁrasāyāṁbhūmaucatebhuvana-maṅgaladig-vitānam

mandākinītidivibhogavatīticādhogaṅgeticehacaraṇāmbupunātiviśvam

“MydearLord,Youarethesymbolofeverythingauspicious.Yourtranscendentalnameandfameisspreadlikeacanopyallovertheuniverse,includingthehigher,middle,andlowerplanetarysystems.ThetranscendentalwaterthatwashesYourlotusfeetisknowninthehigherplanetarysystemsastheMandākinīRiver,inthelowerplanetarysystemsastheBhogavatī,andinthisearthlyplanetarysystemastheGanges.Thissacred,transcendentalwaterflowsthroughouttheentireuniverse,purifyingwhereveritgoes.”


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sarva-vaiṣṇaveravākyayeādarelaya

seisabajanapāyasarvatravijaya

WhoeverrespectfullyacceptsthestatementsoftheVaiṣṇavasisvictoriouseverywhere.ThosewhoarededicatedtothescripturalconclusionsandwhofaithfullyaccepttheinstructionsandunderstandingoftheLord’sdevoteesbecomevictoriouseverywhere.


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hena-matemahāprabhuśrī-gaurasundarabhakta-goṣṭhī-saṅgeviharenanirantara

InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaraalwaysenjoyedpastimesinthecompanyofHisdevotees.


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prabhuveḍi’bhakta-gaṇavasenasakalacaudigeśobhayeyenacandreramaṇḍala

OnedayallthedevoteesweresittingaroundtheLordlikethestarssurroundingthemoon.


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madhyeśrī-vaikuṇṭha-nāthanyāsi-cūḍāmaṇiniravadhikṛṣṇa-kathākari’hari-dhvani

TheLordofVaikuṇṭhaandcrestjewelofthesannyāsīswassittinginthemiddleincessantlynarratingthegloriesofLordKṛṣṇa.


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henaisamayeduimahābhāgyavānhailenaāsiyāprabhuravidyamāna

AtthattimetwomostfortunatesoulscamebeforetheLord.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.239

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sākara-mallika,ārarūpa—duibhāidui-pratikṛpā-dṛṣṭyecāhilāgosāñi

TheLordthenmercifullyglancedonthosetwobrothers,SākaraMallikaandRūpa.


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dūrethāki’duibhāidaṇḍavatakari’kākurvādakarenadaśanetṛṇadhari’

Fromadistancethetwobrothersfellflat,offeringobeisancestotheLord.Takingstrawintheirmouths,theyspokewithgreathumility.


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“jayajayamahāprabhuśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyayāṅhārakṛpāyahailasarva-lokadhanya

“AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaMahāprabhu,bywhosemercyallpeoplehavebecomefortunate!


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jayadīna-vatsalajagata-hitakārījayajayaparama-sannyāsi-rūpa-dhārī

“AllgloriestotheSupremeLord,whoiskindtothefallenandwhoisthebenefactoroftheworld!AllgloriestotheSupremeLord,whohasacceptedtheformofasannyāsī!


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jayajayasaṅkīrtana-vinodaanantajayajayajayasarva-ādi-madhya-ananta

“AllgloriestotheSupremeLord,whoenjoysunlimitedpastimesofsaṅkīrtana!AllgloriestotheLord,whoisthebeginning,middle,andendofeverything!


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āpanehaiyāśrī-vaiṣṇava-avatārabhaktidiyāuddhārilāsakalasaṁsāra

“YouhaveincarnatedasaVaiṣṇava,andbydistributingdevotionalservice,Youhavedeliveredtheentireworld.


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tabeprabhu,morenāuddhārakonkājemuñikināhaoprabhu,saṁsāreramājhe

“Thenforwhatreason,myLord,areYounotdeliveringus?Dowenotbelongtothisworld?


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ājanmaviṣaya-bhogehaiyāmohitanābhajiluṅtomāracaraṇa-nija-hita

“Sinceourbirthwehavebeenbewilderedbysensegratification,thereforewehavenotworshipedYourlotusfeetforourownbenefit.


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tomārabhakterasaṅgegoṣṭhīnākariluṅtomārakīrtananākariluṅnāśuniluṅ

“WehaveneitherassociatedwithYourdevoteesnorhavewechantedorheardYourkīrtanas.


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rājapātrakari’morevañcanākarilātabemoremanuṣya-janamakenedilā

“Youhavedeceivedusbymakingusministersofaking.WhythenhaveYougivenusthishumanformoflife?


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yemanuṣya-janmalāgi’devekāmyakarehenajanmadiyāovañcilāprabhu,more

“Thedemigodsprayforahumanbirth.YeteventhoughYouhavegivenusahumanbirth,Youhavedeceivedus.


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ebeeikṛpākaraamāyāhaiyāvṛkṣa-mūlepaḍi’thākoṅtoranāmalaiyā

“Thereforepleasebemercifulonusthistime,withoutduplicity,sothatwemayliveunderatreeandchantYournames.


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yetomārapriya-pātralaoyāyatomāreavaśeṣa-pātrayenahaṅatāradvāre”

“MaywebeblessedwiththeopportunitytoreceivetheremnantsofYourdearservantatthedoorofhishouse.”ŚrīRūpaandSanātanaPrabhussaidtoMahāprabhuŚrīGaurasundara,“YouarethemostmagnanimousbestowerofecstaticloveforLordKṛṣṇa.Youhaveacceptedthedressofadevoteeforthebenefitoftheentireworld.YouareKṛṣṇa,theoriginalPersonalityofGodhead,theonlyworshipableLordforalllivingentities.YourservantsbringtheentireworldtoYourlotusfeet.Wewishtobecomedogs,eatingremnantsintheirhouse.TheperfectionofhumanlifeistobecomeservantsofGaura’sdevotees.Sincewearehighlyplacedrepresentativesofaking,wehavebeendeprivedofbecomingservantsoftheVaiṣṇavas.TheonlygoalofhumanlifeistoserveKṛṣṇaunderthesubordinationofGaura.ThosewhocannotunderstandthisbecomeaversetoKṛṣṇaandthusinviteinauspiciousnessonthemselves.”


TEXT252

ei-matarūpa-sanātana—duibhāistutikare,śuneprabhucaitanya-gosāñi

Inthiswaythetwobrothers,RūpaandSanātana,offeredprayers,whichwereheardbyLordCaitanya.


TEXT253

kṛpā-dṛṣṭyeprabhudui-bhāirecāhiyābalitelāgilāatisadayahaiyā

TheLordthenmercifullyglancedatthetwobrothersandbegantospeakwithcompassion.


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prabhubale,—“bhāgyavantatumi-duijanabāhirahailāchiṇḍi’saṁsāra-bandhana

TheLordsaid,“Bothofyouarefortunate,foryouhavecutthroughthebondsofmateriallifeandlefthome.


TEXT255

viṣaya-bandhanebaddhasakalasaṁsārasebandhanahaitetumiduihailāpāra

“Thewholeworldisboundbytheknotsofmaterialenjoyment,yetyouhavefreedyourselvesfromthatbondage.


TEXT256

prema-bhakti-vāñchāyadikarahaekhanetabedhari’paḍaeiadvaita-caraṇe

“Now,ifyoudesirepureloveofGod,thengrabholdofthelotusfeetofAdvaitaPrabhu.


TEXT257

bhaktirabhāṇḍārīśrī-advaitamahāśayaadvaiterakṛpāyasekṛṣṇa-bhaktihaya”

“ŚrīAdvaitaPrabhuisinchargeofthestorehouseofdevotionalservice.DevotionalserviceisachievedbyHismercy.”


TEXT258

śuniñāprabhuraājñāduimahājanedaṇḍavatapaḍilenaadvaita-caraṇe

HearingtheLord’sinstruction,thosetwogreatsoulsfellflatatthefeetofAdvaitaPrabhu.


TEXT259

“jaya-jayaśrī-advaitapatita-pāvanamui-dui-patiterekarahamocana”

“AllgloriestoŚrīAdvaita,thedelivererofthefallensouls!Wearemostfallen,sopleasedeliverus.”


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prabhubale,—“śunaśunaācārya-gosāñi!kali-yugeemanaviraktajhāṭanāi

TheLordthensaid,“Pleaselisten,AdvaitaGosāñi.TherearenopersonsinKali-yugaasrenouncedasthesetwo.


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rājya-sukhachāḍi’,kāṅthākaraṅgalaiyāmathurāyathākenakṛṣṇeranāmalaiyā

“Theyleftroyalpleasuresandacceptedonlyloinclothsandtornquilts.TheyresideinMathurāandalwayschantKṛṣṇa’sname.


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amāyāyakṛṣṇa-bhaktideha’e-doṅherejanma-janmaārayenakṛṣṇanāpāsare

“PleasebestowpuredevotionalserviceonthemsothattheydonotforgetKṛṣṇalifeafterlife.


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bhaktirabhāṇḍārītumi,vinebhaktidilekṛṣṇa-bhakti,kṛṣṇa-bhakta,kṛṣṇakāremile?”

“Youarethestorekeeperofdevotionalservice.WhocanattaindevotiontoKṛṣṇa,theassociationofKṛṣṇa’sdevotees,orKṛṣṇaHimselfunlessYougivehimdevotionalservice?”


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advaitabalena,—“prabhu!sarva-dātātumitumiājñādilesedibārepāriāmi

AdvaitaPrabhureplied,“OLord,Youarethegiverofeverything.IfYouorderMe,thenIcangive.


TEXT265

prabhuājñādilesebhāṇḍārīditepāreeimatayārekṛpākara’yāradvāre

“Astorekeepercandispensegoodsonlyontheorderoftheproprietor.Inthesameway,apersonwhoisfavoredbyYouwillcertainlyreceivedevotionalservice.ŚrīGauraharisaidtoŚrīAdvaitaPrabhu,“Youaloneareresponsibleforthestorehouseofdevotionalservice.WithoutYourmercy,evenaservantofKṛṣṇacannotattaintheserviceofKṛṣṇa.”Inreply,ŚrīAdvaitasaid,“ThestorehouseofdevotionalserviceactuallybelongstoYou.Youaretheproprietor.AlthoughbyYourorderIamtheprotectorofdevotionalservice,IcannotgiveittoanyonewithoutYourpermission.”


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kāya-mano-vacanemohāraeikathāe-duiraprema-bhaktihaukasarvathā”

“WithMybody,mind,andspeechIblessthembothtohaveprema-bhaktiineveryrespect.”


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śuni’prabhuadvaiterakṛpā-yukta-vāṇīuccakari’balitelāgilāhari-dhvani

HearingthemercifulstatementofAdvaita,theLordloudlychanted

theholynameofHari.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.268

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dabira-khāsereprabhubalitelāgilā“ekhanetomārakṛṣṇa-prema-bhaktihailā

LordCaitanyathenspoketoDabiraKhāsa,“NowyouhavereceivedecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa.


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advaiteraprasādeyehayakṛṣṇa-bhaktijānihaadvaitekṛṣṇerapūrṇa-śakti

“DevotionalserviceispossiblebythemercyofAdvaitaPrabhu.KnowforcertainthatHepossessesallthepotenciesofKṛṣṇa.


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kata-dinajagannātha-śrī-mukhadekhiyātabeduibhāimathurāyathāka’giyā

“BothofyouremainhereforsometimetoseethelotusfaceofLordJagannātha,thengoresideinMathurā.


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tomā-sabāhaiteyatarājasatāmasapaścimāsabāregiyādeha’bhakti-rasa

“Youshouldbothdistributethemellowsofdevotionalservicetothe

peopleoftheWest,whoareundertheinfluenceofthemodesofpassionandignorance.ManyatrocitieswerecommittedbyhostileelementsinŚrīMathurā-maṇḍala.PlaceslikeGokulaandthehouseofNandaMahārājashowexamplesofthoseatrocities.Undertheinfluenceoftheirinherentqualities,manyinhabitantsoftheWestareenviousofdevoteesandsituatedinthemodeofignorance.ŚrīRūpaandSanātana,thecommanders-in-chiefofŚrīGaura’sarmy,empoweredpeoplefromtheWestbysofteningtheirhardheartswithafloodofthemellowsofdevotionalservice.


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āmihadekhibagiyāmathurā-maṇḍalaāmāthākibāresthalakarihavirala”

sākara-mallikanāmaghucāiyātānasanātanaavadhūtathuilenanāma

“LaterIwillcometoMathurā.ArrangeasecludedplaceforMystay.”TheLordthenchangedthenameofSākaraMallikatoSanātana.Sincethetwobrothers,whobelongedtoaKarnatakabrāhmaṇafamily,engagedintheserviceofaMohammedanKinginthedistrictofMaldah,theywereknownasDabiraKhāsaandSākaraMallika.Atthetimeofawardingthemspiritualnames,ŚrīGaurasundaragaveSākaraMallikathenameAvadhūtaSanātana,andHegaveDabiraKhāsathenameŚrīRūpa.IntheancientKharoṣṭilanguageofNorthwestIndiatheyarenotreferredtobyanynameotherthanŚrīRūpaandŚrīSanātana.ŚrīmanMahāprabhuexpressedadesiretogoliveinasolitaryplaceinVṛndāvana.HedecidedthatHewouldnotpersonallytakeupthepreachingworkbutwouldhaveŚrīRūpaandSanātanadothepreaching.


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adyāpihaduibhāi—rūpa-sanātanacaitanya-kṛpāyahailāvikhyāta-bhuvana

BythemercyofLordCaitanya,thetwobrothersRūpaandSanātanaarefamousthroughouttheworldeventoday.


TEXT275

yārayatakīrtibhakti-mahimāudāraśrī-caitanya-candrasesabakarayepracāra

ŚrīCaitanyacandraalwaysbroadcastthegloriesoftheirfame,devotionalservice,andmagnanimity.


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nityānanda-tattvakibāadvaiteratattvayatamahāpriya-bhakta-goṣṭhīramahattva

caitanya-prabhusesabakarilāprakāśeseiprabhusabaihākahenasantoṣe

IngreatsatisfactionLordCaitanyaproclaimedthegloriesofNityānandaPrabhu,AdvaitaPrabhu,andHisotherdeardevoteeassociates.


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yebhaktayevastu-yāṅrayenaavatāravaiṣṇava,vaiṣṇavīyāṅraaṁśejanmayāṅra

yāṅrayenamatapūjāyāṅrayemahattva

caitanya-prabhusesabakarilenavyakta

LordCaitanyarevealedwhowereHisdevotees,whatwastheirpreviousidentity,whichVaiṣṇavaorVaiṣṇavīthedevoteeswereexpansionsof,whatwastheirmodeofworship,andwhatweretheirglories.


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eka-dinaprabhuvasiyāchesuprakāśeadvaita-śrīvāsa-ādi-bhaktacāri-pāśe

OnedaytheLordwassittingamongthedevoteesheadedbyAdvaitaandŚrīvāsa.


TEXT281

śrīvāsa-paṇḍitetabeīśvaraāpaneācāryeravārtājijñāsenatānasthāne

TheLordthenaskedŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitaaboutAdvaitaĀcārya.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.282

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prabhubale,—“śrīnivāsa,kahata’āmāreki-rūpavaiṣṇavatumivāsa’advaitere”

TheLordsaid,“OŚrīvāsa,pleasetellMewhatkindofVaiṣṇavayouthinkAdvaitaPrabhuis.”


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manebhāvi’balilāśrīvāsamahāśaya“śukavāprahlādayenamoramanelaya”

ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitathoughtforamomentandthensaid,“IconsiderHimsimilartoŚukadevaorPrahlāda.”


TEXT284

advaiteraupamāprahlāda,śukayenaśuni’prabhukrodheśrīvāseremārilena

HearingthecomparisonofAdvaitawithPrahlādaandŚukadeva,theLordbecameangryandhitŚrīvāsa.


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pitāyenaputreśikhāitesnehemāreeimataekacaḍahailaśrīvāsere

Asanaffectionatefatherspankshissontoteachhim,inthesamewaytheLordgaveoneslaptoŚrīvāsa.


TEXT286

“kibalilikibalilipaṇḍita-śrīvāsa!mohāranāḍārekahaśukavāprahlāda!

“Whatdidyousay?Whatdidyousay,PaṇḍitaŚrīvāsa?YouaresayingMyNāḍāislikeŚukadevaorPrahlāda!


TEXT287

yeśukere‘mukta’tumibalasarva-matekālikārabālakaśukanāḍāraāgete

“YoumaysaythatŚukadevaisfullyliberated,butinfrontofNāḍā,heislikeaninfant.


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etabaḍavākyamoranāḍārebaliliājibaḍaśrīvāsiyāmoreduḥkhadili”

“HowdareyousaysuchthingsaboutMyNāḍā?OŚrīvāsa,youhavegivenMegreatdistresstoday.”


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ethabali’krodhehātechipa-yaṣṭilaiyāśrīvāseremāribāreyānakhedāḍiyā

Sayingthis,theLordangrilytookafishingrodinHishandandchasedafterŚrīvāsatohithim.


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sambhrameuṭhiyāśrī-advaitamahāśayadharilāprabhurahastakariyāvinaya

ŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaquicklystoodupandgentlycaughtholdoftheLord’shand.


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“bālakerebāpa,śikhāibākṛpā-manekeāchetomārakrodha-pātratribhuvane”

“OLord,afatherteacheshissonsoutofcompassion.ThereforewhointhethreeworldsisasuitablecandidateforYouranger?”


TEXT292

ācāryeravākyeprabhukrodhakari’dūraāveśekahenatānamahimāpracura

HearingthewordsofAdvaitaĀcārya,theLordgaveupHisangerandinecstasybegantoprofuselyglorifyAdvaita.


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prabhubale,—“tohārābālakaśiśumoraetekesakalakrodhadūragelamora

TheLordsaid,“SinceallofyouarelikeMychildren,Myangerisnowvanished.


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moranāḍājānibāreāchehenajanayemohāreānilekabhāṅgiyāśayana”

“WhocouldknowthegloriesofNāḍā?ItwasHewhowokeMefromsleepandbroughtMehere.


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prabhubale,—“aheśrīnivāsamahāśaya!mohāranāḍāreeitomāravinaya

TheLordsaid,“OŚrīvāsa,isthishowyourespectMyNāḍā?CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.296

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śuka-ādikari’sababālakauhāranāḍārapāchesejanmajānihasabāra

“ŚukaandothersarelikeHischildren.YoushouldknowthattheyarealljuniortoNāḍā.


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advaiteralāgi’moraeiavatāramorakarṇebājeāsi’nāḍārahuṅkāra

“IhaveincarnatedonlybecauseofAdvaitaPrabhu.HisloudcryingisstillringinginMyears.


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śayaneāchinumuñikṣīroda-sāgarejāgāi’ānilamorenāḍārahuṅkāre”

“IwaslyingdownintheoceanofmilkandMyNāḍāsloudcrieswokeMeandbroughtMehere.”


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śrīvāseraadvaiterapratibaḍaprīta

prabhu-vākyaśuni’hailaatiharaṣita

Śrīvāsa,whohadnaturalaffectionforAdvaita,becameveryhappywhenheheardtheLord’sstatements.


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mahābhayekampahai’balenaśrīvāsa“aparādhakariluṅkṣamahamorenātha

Tremblinginfear,Śrīvāsasaid,“OmyLord,IhaveoffendedYou.Pleaseforgiveme.


TEXT301

tomāraadvaita-tattvajānahatumisetumijānāilesejānayeanyadāse

“YoualoneknowthetruthaboutAdvaita.IfYoudisclosethistruth,thenotherservantscanknow.


TEXT302

ājimoramahābhāgyasakalamaṅgalaśikhāiyāāmāreāpanekailāphala

“TodayIhavebecomefortunateandeverythinghasbecomeauspiciousasaresultofreceivingYourinstructions.


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ekhaneseṭhākurālibaliyeyetomāra

ājibaḍamanebalabāḍilaāmāra

“NowYouhaverevealedYourauthority,andmymindhasbecomestrengthenedtoday.


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eimoramanerasaṅkalpaājihaitemadirāyavanīyadidharenaadvaite

tathāpikaribabhaktiadvaiterapratikahiluṅtomāreprabhusatyakari’ati”

“FromtodaymyresolveisthatifAdvaitaPrabhutouchesevenwineorwomen,stillIwillhavestaunchdevotionforHim.ImakethispromisebeforeYou.”WhenŚrīGaurasundaraaskedŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitaaboutthepositionofAdvaitaandŚrīvāsarepliedthatAdvaitaPrabhuwasamongthetopmostdevoteeslikeŚrīŚukadevaorPrahlāda,Gaurasundarabecameveryangryabouthisevaluationandsaid,“ŚrīAdvaitaPrabhuistheprimecauseofMyadvent.FromHim,allthedevoteeshaveappeared.HeisthemanifestationofLordViṣṇu’supādāna-kāraṇa.ThereforeHeisnondifferentfromLordViṣṇuanddoesnotbelongtothecategoryofdevotees.”WhenŚrīvāsaunderstoodfromGaurasundara’sstatementthatoneshouldnotcountAdvaitaPrabhubyexternalworldlyconsiderationasadevotee,hesaid,“Fromtodayon,IwillacceptAdvaitaPrabhuasviṣṇu-tattva.ThereforeIwillnotconsiderAdvaitaPrabhuonthesamelevelaslivingentitiesattachedtoindulginginintoxicantsandsensegratification.Iwillalsounderstandthatthereisnopossibilityforviṣṇu-tattvastobecomemateriallyaffected,asconfirmedintheverse:naprākṛtatvamihabhaktajanasyapaśyet—’Apuredevoteeshouldnotbeseenfromamaterialisticpointofview.’”


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tuṣṭahailenaprabhuśrīvāsa-vacanepūrva-prāyaānandevasilatinajane

TheLordbecamesatisfiedonhearingŚrīvāsa’swords.Thethreeofthemthenhappilysatdowntogetherasbefore.


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parama-rahasyaesakalapuṇya-kathā!ihāraśravaṇekṛṣṇapāiyesarvathā

Alltheseauspiciousnarrationsaremostconfidential.ByhearingthesetopicsonesurelyattainsKṛṣṇa.


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yārayenaprabhāva,yāhārayenabhaktiyevāāge,yevāpācheyārayenaśakti

sabārasarva-jñaekaprabhugaura-rāyaārajāne—yetāhānebhajeamāyāya

TheomniscientLordGauracandraaloneknowstheinfluenceanddevotionofeachdevotee.Heknowstheirpoweraswellaswhoisseniorandwhoisjunior.WhoeverservestheLordwithoutduplicitycanalsoknowthesethings.


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viṣṇu-tattvayenaabhijñātaveda-vāṇīeimatavaiṣṇaverotattvanāhijāni

JustasthescienceofLordViṣṇudescribedintheVedasisdifficulttounderstand,inthesamewaythescienceoftheVaiṣṇavasisalsodifficulttounderstand.ThescienceoftheSupremeLordisnotknowntoordinarypeople.TheVedicliteraturesrevealthatSupremeLordbymantraslike:

oṁtadviṣṇoḥparamaṁpadaṁsadāpaśyantisūrayaḥdivīvacakṣurātatam

“ThePersonalityofGodheadViṣṇuistheAbsoluteTruth,whoselotusfeetallthedemigodsarealwayseagertosee.Likethesun-god,HepervadeseverythingbytheraysofHisenergy.Heappearsimpersonaltoimperfecteyes.”OnecanunderstandthescienceofLordViṣṇuonlyonthestrengthofone’ssincereworshipofGaurasundara.ThewordsofGaurasundaraarecertainlyequaltoVedicstatements.MisunderstandingoftheindependentVedicstatementsdisturbsandmisdirectsthelimitedknowledgeofhumans.JustasthescienceoftheSupremeLordisincomprehensible,thescienceoftheVaiṣṇavasisincomprehensibletoordinarypeople.IntheMuṇḍakaUpaniṣad(3.1.7)itisstated:

bṛhaccataddivyamacintya-rūpaṁsūkṣmāccatatsūkṣmataraṁvibhātidūrātsa-dūretadihāntikeca

paśyatsvihaivanihitaṁguhāyām

“TheSupremePersonalityofGodheadisthegreatest.Heissplendidandtranscendental.Hisformisbeyondtheunderstandingofthematerialmind.Heismoresubtlethanthemostsubtle.Hestaysfarawayfromtheimpious.ThedevoteesseeHimintheirhearts.”IntheKaṭhaUpaniṣad(2.2.14)itisstated:

tadetaditimanyante‘nirdeśyaṁparamaṁsukham

“(Thewise)understandthatHeis(theembodimentof)indescribable,

supremespiritualbliss.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(2.6.37)itisstated:

nāhaṁnayūyaṁyad-ṛtāṁgatiṁvidurnavāmadevaḥkimutāparesurāḥ

tan-māyayāmohita-buddhayastvidaṁvinirmitaṁcātma-samaṁvicakṣmahe

“SinceneitherLordŚivanoryounorIcouldascertainthelimitsofspiritualhappiness,howcanotherdemigodsknowit?AndbecauseallofusarebewilderedbytheillusoryexternalenergyoftheSupremeLord,wecanseeonlythismanifestedcosmosaccordingtoourindividualability.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(6.17.32and35)itisstated:

nāhaṁviriñconakumāra-nāradaunabrahma-putrāmunayaḥsureśāḥvidāmayasyehitamaṁśakāṁśakā

natat-svarūpaṁpṛthag-īśa-māninaḥ

“NeitherI[LordŚiva],norBrahmā,northeAśvinī-kumāras,norNāradaortheothergreatsageswhoareBrahmāssons,noreventhedemigodscanunderstandthepastimesandpersonalityoftheSupremeLord.AlthoughwearepartoftheSupremeLord,weconsiderourselvesindependent,separatecontrollers,andthuswecannotunderstandHisidentity.”

tasmānnavismayaḥkāryaḥpuruṣeṣumahātmasumahāpuruṣa-bhakteṣuśānteṣusama-darśiṣu

“Therefore,nooneshouldbeastonishedtoseetheactivitiesofthemostexalteddevoteesofNārāyaṇa,fortheyarefreefromattachmentandenvy.Theyarealwayspeaceful,andtheyareequaltoeveryone.”


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siddha-vaiṣṇaveraativiṣamavyavahāranābujhi’nindiyāmaresakalasaṁsāra

ThecharacteristicsofaperfectVaiṣṇavaaremostextraordinary.Notunderstandingthis,peoplecriticizethemandthensuffertheconsequences.DevoteesattachedtotheserviceoftheSupremeLordaretheLord’sviśrambhasevakas,orconfidentialservants.Ordinarypeopledrivenbyexternalknowledgecannotunderstandthis.TransgressionofetiquettebyKṛṣṇa’sdevoteeisseeninthedescriptionsofBhṛgu’scharacteristics(ŚrīmadBhāgavatam,CantoTen,Chapter89).BhṛgudidnothesitatetoplacehisfeetonthechestoftheSupremeLord.AlthoughbyordinaryconsiderationBhṛguinsultedtheSupremeLord,whoisaffectionatetoHisdevotees,Bhṛgudemonstratedbyhisactionshisativiśrambha-bhāva(veryconfidentialmood)andatyāsakti(intenseattachment)intheserviceoftheSupremeLord.FoolishpeoplewhocannotunderstandbutactuallymisunderstandtheactualpurportengageindisrespectingViṣṇuandtheVaiṣṇavasbyimitatingBhṛgu.


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siddhavaiṣṇaverayenaviṣamavyavahārasākṣātedekhahabhāgavata-kathā-sāra

ThecharacteristicsofaperfectVaiṣṇavaaremostextraordinary.JustseeyourselftheexamplegiveninthetopicsofŚrīmadBhāgavatam.


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vaiṣṇava-pradhānabhṛgu—brahmāranandanaahar-niśamanebhāveyāṅhāracaraṇa

BhṛguMuni,thegreatVaiṣṇavasonofBrahmā,thinksdayandnightaboutthelotusfeetofLordViṣṇu.


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seprabhuravakṣekarilenapadāghātatathāpivaiṣṇava-śreṣṭhadekhahasākṣāta

AlthoughBhṛgukickedthatLordViṣṇuinthechest,heisneverthelessacceptedasatopmostVaiṣṇava.


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prasaṅgeśunahabhāgavateraākhyānayenimittabhṛgukarilenahenakāma

InthisconnectionpleasehearthestatementsoftheŚrīmadBhāgavatamregardingBhṛgu.


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pūrvesarasvatī-tīremahā-ṛṣi-gaṇaārambhilāmahāyajñapurāṇa-śravaṇa

Long,longago,manygreatsagesgatheredonthebankoftheRiverSarasvatītoperformagreatsacrificeandtohearfromthePurāṇas.


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sabeśāstra-kartāsabemahā-tapodhanaanyo’nyelāgilabrahma-vicāra-kathana

Thosesageswerealllearnedinthescripturesandwereexpertintheperformanceofausterities.InthisparticularmeetingtheybegantodiscusstheAbsoluteTruth.


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brahmā-viṣṇu-maheśvara—tina-jana-mājhekepradhāna?vicārenamunirasamāje

ThesagesinthatassemblydiscussedwhowasSupremeamongthethreepredominatingdeities—LordBrahmā,LordViṣṇu,andLordŚiva.


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kehabale,—’brahmābaḍa’,keha,‘maheśvara’kehabale,—’viṣṇubaḍasabāraupara’

SomeonesaidthatBrahmāwasthegreatest,someonesaidthatŚivawasthegreatest,andsomeonesaidthatViṣṇuwasthegreatestofall.


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purāṇeinānāmatakarenakathana‘śivabaḍa’kothāo,kothāo‘nārāyaṇa’

EveninthePurāṇasdifferentstatementsarefound.InsomeplacesitissaidŚivaisthegreatest,andsomewhereelseitissaidNārāyaṇaisthegreatest.


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tabesabaṛṣi-gaṇamiliyābhṛgureādeśilāepramāṇa-tattvajānibāre

ThenallthesagesrequestedBhṛgutogatherevidencetoestablishtheactualtruth.


TEXT322

“brahmāramānasa-putratumimahāśaya!sarva-matetumijyeṣṭhaśreṣṭhatattva-maya

“Youarethemind-bornsonofBrahmā.Youareseniortousineveryrespect,andyouarethebestoftheknowersoftheTruth.


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tumiihājānagiyākariyāvicārasandehabhañjahaāsi’āmā-sabākāra

“Yougoanddeterminewhoisthegreatest,thenreturnandremoveourdoubts.”


TEXT324

tumiyekahibāse-isabārapramāṇa”śuni’bhṛgucalilenaāgebrahmā-sthāna

“Wewillacceptwhateveryousayasconclusive.”Afterhearingthis,Bhṛgufirstofallwenttohisfather’sresidenceinBrahmaloka.


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brahmārasabhāyagiyābhṛgumunivaradambhakari’rahilenabrahmāragocara

BhṛguMunifirstwenttotheassemblyofhisfather,Brahmā,andproudlystoodtherebeforehim.


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putradekhi’brahmābaḍasantoṣahailāsakalakuśalajijñāsibārelāgilā

Brahmābecamegreatlypleasedonseeinghisson,andheinquiredaboutBhṛgu’swelfare.


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satyaparīkṣitebhṛgubrahmāranandanaśraddhākari’nāśunenabāperavacana

BecauseBhṛguwantedtotestwhetherBrahmāhadthequalityofgoodness,hedidnotlistenattentivelytohisfather.


TEXT328

stutikivāvinayagauravanamaskārakichunākarenapitā-putra-vyavahāra

Heneitherofferedprayersnorrespectfulobeisancestohisfather.Heneglectedwhateveretiquetteasonisexpectedtoshowhisfather.AlthoughBhṛguwasaneldersonofBrahmā,BhṛguneitherofferedBrahmāprayers,respectfulwords,orobeisancesathisfeet.Itisnotproperforasontodiminishtheprestigeofhisfatherinanyway,yetBhṛgudisplayedsuchdiscourtesytotestBrahmāsqualityofomniscience.

ThismadeBrahmādispleased,andheimmediatelywantedtoburnBhṛgutoashes.FromthisitisprovedthatacloserelativecouldnotunderstandthegloriesofthedevoteeBhṛgu.ThereforeBrahmāwasnotacceptedasthebestamongtheguṇa-avatāras.BhṛgucouldunderstandthatBrahmāwasnotthecauseofallcauses,hewasonlythecreatoroftheuniverse.Later,whenthesagespacifiedBrahmā,hisangersubsided.ThereafterBhṛguwentbeforeRudra,andRudra,consideringhimselfseniorandBhṛguasjunior,wenttoembraceBhṛguwithaffection.Bhṛgu,however,rebukedRudra.WhenthejuniorBhṛgudisplayedsuchimproperbehaviortohisseniorthree-eyedbrother,Rudrabecameangry.WhenRudrainhisformastheannihilatorwasabouttokillBhṛgu,ittooknotimeforBhṛgutounderstandthepositionofRudra.ThereafterBhṛguwenttotheoceanofmilk,wherehefoundLordViṣṇu,whoselotusfeetwereservedbyLakṣmī,andimmediatelykickedLordViṣṇu.TheLordimmediatelygotup,andratherthanbecomingangrylikeBrahmāandRudra,HejoyfullyofferedrespectfulobeisancestoBhṛguandprayedthatBhṛguwouldexcuseHisoffense.TheLordfurthersaidtoBhṛguthatHeacceptedthefeetofagreatdevoteeonHischestwhereHismaidservantLakṣmīresides.Pastimesdisplayingexpertiseonthepathofattachmentwithintimacyorequalityaredepictedinvariouswaysinasocietyoffools.ButintelligentdevoteesdisplaytheiraffectionfortheLordandthesupremeexpertiseofdevoteesbymanifestingtheirhumility.ThatiswhywecanunderstandfromversescomposedbyŚrīMādhavendraPurīpāda,whoisrenownedforplantingtheseedofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,thataslongasoneisunderthecontrolofqualitieslikelustandanger,onecontinuestoremainaversetotheserviceoftheLord.HumanbeingscanbecomefreefromtheclutchesofqualitieslikelustandangeronlywhentheyattaintheserviceofKṛṣṇa.


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dekhiyāputreraanādara-vyavahāra

krodhebrahmāhailenaagni-avatāra

Seeingthedisrespectfulbehaviorofhisson,BrahmābecameveryangryandappearedliketheincarnationofAgni.


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bhasmakaribenahenakrodhemanahailādekhiyāpitāramūrtibhṛgupalāilā

WhenBhṛgusawhisfather’sangrymood,heranawayinfearthathewouldbecursedandturnedtoashes.


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sabebujhāilenabrahmārapāyedhari’“putrerekigosāñi,e-matakrodhakari?”

EveryonepresentthereheldthefeetofBrahmāandpacifiedhim,saying,“Pleasedon’tbesocrueltoyourson.”


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tabeputra-snehebrahmākrodhapāsarilājalapāi’yenaagnisusāmyahailā

Outofaffectionforhisson,Brahmāthencontrolledhisangerasfireisextinguishedwithwater.


TEXT333

tabebhṛgubrahmārebujhiyābhāla-mate

kailāseāilāmaheśvaraparīkṣite

AftertestingBrahmā,BhṛguMuniwentdirectlytoKailāsatotestŚiva.


TEXT334

bhṛgudekhi’maheśvaraānanditahaiyāuṭhilāpārvatī-saṅgeādarakariyā

WhenŚivasawBhṛguMuni,hebecamehappy.HeandPārvatīstoodupwithduerespect.


TEXT335

jyeṣṭha-bhāi-gauraveāpanetrilocanaprema-yogeuṭhilākariteāliṅgana

Displayingtheetiquetteofanelderbrother,thethree-eyedŚivapersonallyrosetoembraceBhṛguwithaffection.


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bhṛgubale,—“maheśa,paraśanāhikarayatekapāṣaṇḍa-veśasabatumidhara

ButBhṛguMunisaid,“MydearMaheśa,pleasedonottouchme.Youwearallthesymbolsofanatheist.


TEXT337

bhūta,preta,piśāca-aspṛśyayataāche

henasabapāṣaṇḍarākhahatumikāche

“YoualwayskeepBhūtas,Pretas,Piśācas,andotheruntouchableatheistsaroundyou.


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yatekautpathasetomāravyavahārabhasmāsthi-dhāraṇakonśāstreraācāra

“Yourbehaviorisfullofcontradictions.Whatscripturesaysthatonecandecoratehisbodywithbonesandashes?


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tomāraparaśesnānakariteyuyāyadūrethāka,dūrethāka,ayebhūta-rāya!”

“Ifyoutouchme,Iwillhavetobathe.Therefore,OlordoftheBhūtas,pleasestayawayfromme!”


TEXT340

parīkṣānimittebhṛgubalenakautukekabhuśiva-nindānāhibhṛguraśrī-mukhe

BhṛguMunispokelikethistotestŚiva,otherwisehewouldnevercriticizeŚiva.


TEXT341

bhṛgu-vākyemahākrodhedevatrilocana

triśūlatuliyālailenasei-kṣaṇa

Whenthethree-eyedŚivaheardBhṛgu’sinsultingwords,hebecameangryandatoncepickeduphistrident.


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jyeṣṭha-bhāi-dharmapāsarilenaśaṅkarahailenayehenasaṁhāra-mūrtidhara

Śaṅkaraforgotalltherespectanelderbrothergenerallygivestohisbrother,andheassumedhisformastheannihilator.


TEXT343

śūlatulilenaśivabhṛguremāriteāthevyathedevīāsi’dharilenahāte

AsŚivatookuphistridenttokillBhṛguMuni,PārvatīquicklycameandcaughtholdofŚiva’shand.


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caraṇedhariyābujhāyenamaheśvarī“jyeṣṭhabhāirekiprabhu,etakrodhakari?”

ShethengrabbedŚiva’sfeetandsaid,“OLord,shouldanolderbrotherbecomesoangry?”


TEXT345

devī-vākyelajjāpāi’rahilāśaṅkara

bhṛguocalilāśrī-vaikuṇṭha—kṛṣṇa-ghara

OnhearingPārvatīswords,Śaṅkarabecameembarrassed.BhṛguthenwentontoVaikuṇṭha,theabodeofKṛṣṇa.


TEXT346

śrī-ratna-khaṭṭāyaprabhuāchenaśayanelakṣmīsevākariteāchenaśrī-caraṇe

TheLordwaslyingonajeweledbed,andLakṣmī,thegoddessoffortune,wasengagedinmassagingHislotusfeet.


TEXT347

henaisamayebhṛguāsi’alakṣitepadāghātakarilenaprabhuravakṣete

AtthattimeBhṛguMunicamethereunnoticedandkickedtheLord’schestwithhisfoot.


TEXT348

bhṛgudekhi’mahāprabhusambhrameuṭhiyānamaskarilenaprabhumahā-prītahaiyā

OnseeingBhṛguMuni,theLordimmediatelygotupfromHisbedandaffectionatelyofferedHisobeisancestothebrāhmaṇa.


TEXT349

lakṣmīrasahiteprabhubhṛguracaraṇa

santoṣekaritelāgilenaprakṣālana

ThentheLord,alongwithLakṣmī,joyfullywashedBhṛguMuni’sfeet.


TEXT350

vasitedilenaāni’uttamaāsanaśrī-hastetāhānaaṅgelepenacandana

AfterofferingBhṛguanexcellentsittingplace,theLordpersonallysmearedsandalwoodpulponBhṛgu’sbody.


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aparādhi-prāyayenahaiyāāpaneaparādhamāgiyālayenatāṅrasthāne

TheLordthenbeggedforgivenessfromBhṛgu,asifHehadcommittedanoffense.


TEXT352

“tomāraśubha-vijayaāminājāniñāaparādhakariyāchi,kṣamamoreihā

“IhavecommittedanoffensebecauseIwasunawareofyourarrivalanddidnotreceiveyouproperly.IbegyoutopardonMe.


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eiyetomārapādodakapuṇya-jala

tīrtherekarayetīrthahenasunirmala

“Thiswaterthatwasusedtowashyourfeetissopureitcansanctifytheplacesofpilgrimage.


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yatekabrahmāṇḍavaiseāmāradeheteyatalokapālasabaāmārasahite

pādodakadiyāājikarilāpavitraakṣayahaiyārahutomāracaritra

“AllthebrahmāṇḍassituatedwithinMybodyaswellastherulersofalltheplanets—allofushavebeenpurifiedtodaybythiswaterthathaswashedyourfeet.Thereforeletyourcharacteristicsremainimperishable.


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eiyetomāraśrī-caraṇa-cihna-dhūlivakṣerākhilāṅaāmihai’kutūhalī

“IwillgladlykeepthemarkanddustofyourfootprintonMychest.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.357

TEXT357

lakṣmī-saṅgenija-vakṣedilaāmisthānavedeyena‘śrīvatsa-lāñchana’balenāma”

“IwillkeepthemarkofyourfootprintonMychestalongwithLakṣmī,whoseresidenceonMychestisglorifiedbytheVedasasthemarkofŚrīvatsa.”


TEXT358

śuniyāprabhuravākya,vinaya-vyavahārakāma-krodha-lobha-moha—sakalerapāra

HearingtheLord’swordsandseeingHishumblebehavior,BhṛguMuniconcludedthatLordViṣṇuwascertainlybeyondtheinfluenceoflust,anger,greed,andillusion.


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dekhi’mahā-ṛṣipāilenacamatkāralajjitahaiyāmāthānātolenaāra

BhṛguMuniwasstruckwithwonder,andheloweredhisheadinshame.


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yāhākarilenasetāhānakarmanayaāveśerakarmaihājānihaniścaya

WhateverBhṛguMunididwasnotonhisaccount,ratherheactedontheinspirationofprovidence.AlthoughBhṛgu,thesonofBrahmā,wasaninsignificantlivingentity,andheperformedanactthatappearedmostabominabletotheeyesofordinarypeopleandthatwasnotbefittingadevotee,yetheactedthatwayasanempoweredincarnationforthebenefitofthosewhooutoffoolishnesscannotunderstandthesupremepositionofViṣṇuamongHari,Hara,andViriñci.ŚrīŚaṅkara,theMāyāvādaācārya,concealedhismoodasaneternalservantwhilealsoactingasanempoweredincarnation.Śrī

ŚaṅkarācāryawastheempoweredincarnationofRudra,whileŚrīBhṛguandŚrīVyāsadevawereempoweredincarnationsofViṣṇu.ThesagescominginBrahmāslinewereempoweredincarnationsofBrahmā.ThereforeitistheSupremeLordresidingasthedirectorintheheartsofalllivingentitieswhoinspiresthemtodisplayvariouspastimes.Althoughinsignificantlivingentitieslikethekarmīsandthesmārtaso-calledbrāhmaṇasgiveBhṛguanexaltedposition,thedevoteesdonotseehimlikethat.Onlythosewhohavediscussedtheviśrambha-sevā,orconfidentialservice,oftheSupremeLordinthemadhura-rasapracticedintheVallabha-sampradāya,whichfollowsthepathofanurāga,orattachment,canunderstandthecharacteristicsofBhṛgu.


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bāhyapāi’prītiśraddhādekhitedekhitebhakti-rasepūrṇahai’lāgilānācite

BhṛguMunithenregainedhisexternalconsciousnessand,afterseeingthatexhibitionoftheLord’sloveandaffection,hewasfilledwithdevotionalloveandbegantodance.


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hāsya,kampa,gharma,mūrcchā,pulaka,huṅkārabhakti-rasemagnahailābrahmārakumāra

AsthesonofBrahmābecameabsorbedindevotionalsentiments,heexhibitedsymptomslikelaughing,shivering,perspiring,lossofconsciousness,hairsstandingonend,andshoutingloudly.


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“sabāraīśvarakṛṣṇa,sabārajīvana”eisatyabali’nācebrahmāranandana

“KṛṣṇaistheLordandthelifeofall!”ThesonofBrahmādancedashedeclaredthistruth.Thesāttvika-vikāras,ortranscendentaltransformations,exhibitedbyBhṛguMuniindicatedthepresenceofdevotionalsentiments.Bhṛgudisplayedcompassiononallthesagesbysingingthefollowingsupremetruth:

īśvaraḥparamaḥkṛṣṇaḥsac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥanādirādirgovindaḥsarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam

“Govinda,Kṛṣṇa,isthecauseofallcauses.Heistheprimalcause,andHeistheveryformofeternity,knowledge,andbliss.”


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dekhiyākṛṣṇeraśānta-vinaya-vyavahāraprema-bhaktiyekothāonāsambhaveāra

AfterobservingthehumbleandpeacefulbehavioroftheLord,BhṛguMuniconcludedthatsuchloveanddevotionwasnotpossibleanywhereelse.


TEXT365

bhakti-jaḍahailā,vākyanāāisevadaneānandāśru-dhārāmātravaheśrī-nayane

BhṛguMuni’seyesbecamefilledwithtearsofecstasy.Hebecamestunnedwithdevotionandwasunabletospeak.


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sarva-bhāveīśvareredehasamarpiyāpunaḥmunisabhā-madhyemililāāsiyā

HefullysurrenderedhimselftotheLordandthenreturnedtotheassemblyofgreatsages.


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bhṛgudekhi’sabehailāānandaapāra“kahabhṛgukārakondekhilevyavahāra

SeeingBhṛguMuni,everyonebecamejoyfulandasked,“OBhṛgu,whatsortofbehaviorhaveyouseen?


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tumiye-ikaha,se-isabārapramāṇa”tabesabakahilenabhṛgubhagavān

“Wewillacceptwhateveryousayasconclusive.”ThenBhṛguMunidescribedhisexperiences.


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brahmā,viṣṇumaheśvaratineravyavahārasakalakahiyāeikahilenasāra

HeexplainedindetailthecharacteristicsofBrahmā,Viṣṇu,andŚivaandthenspokethefollowingwordsinconclusion.


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sarva-śreṣṭha—śrī-vaikuṇṭha-nāthanārāyaṇasatyasatyasatyaeibalilavacana

“Nārāyaṇa,theLordofVaikuṇṭha,isthegreatestofall.Thisisthetruth,thetruth,thetruth.


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sabāraīśvarakṛṣṇa—janakasabārabrahmā,śivakarenayāṅhāraadhikāra

“Kṛṣṇaisthecontrollerandfatherofall,evenLordBrahmāandLordŚivaworkunderHisdirection.


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kartā-hartā-rakṣitāsabāranārāyaṇaniḥsandehebhajagiyātāṅhāracaraṇa

“LordNārāyaṇaisthedoer,creator,andprotector.ThereforeoneshouldworshipHislotusfeetwithoutdoubt.


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dharma,jñāna,puṇya-kīrti,aiśvarya,viraktiātma-śreṣṭhamadhyamayāhārayataśakti

sakalakṛṣṇera,ihājānihaniścayaataevagāobhajakṛṣṇeravijaya”

“Knowforcertainthatreligiosity,knowledge,piousactivities,opulences,andrenunciation,aswellasone’sexaltedpositionandinfluencealloriginatefromKṛṣṇa.ThereforesingthegloriesofKṛṣṇaandworshipHim.”


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seikṛṣṇasākṣāt—caitanyabhagavānkīrtana-vihārehaiyāchenavidyamāna

LordCaitanyaisthatsameLordKṛṣṇa,andHeappearedtoenjoythepastimesofsaṅkīrtana.


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bhṛguravacanaśuni’sabaṛṣi-gaṇaniḥsandehahailā,sarva-śreṣṭhanārāyaṇa’

AfterhearingBhṛguMuni’sstatementwithgreatattention,thesagesbecamefreefromdoubtandconcludedthatNārāyaṇaisthegreatest.


TEXT377

bhṛgurepūjiyābalesabaṛṣi-gaṇa“saṁśayachiṇḍiyātumibhālakailāmana”

ThesagesthenofferedtheirrespectstoBhṛguMuniandsaid,“Youhaveclearedourdoubtsandmadeourmindspeaceful.”SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,Chapter89.


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kṛṣṇa-bhaktisabelailenadṛḍha-manebhakta-rūpebrahmā-śivapūjenayatane

AllthesagesthenacceptedthedevotionalserviceofKṛṣṇawithdetermination,andtheyfaithfullyworshipedBrahmāandŚivawiththeunderstandingthattheyaredevotees.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.89.19)itisstated:

itthaṁsārasvatāviprānṛṇāmsaṁśaya-nuttayepuruṣasyapadāmbhoja-sevayātad-gatiṁgatāḥ

“ThelearnedbrāhmaṇaslivingalongtheriverSarasvatīcametothisconclusioninordertodispelthedoubtsofallpeople.ThereaftertheyrendereddevotionalservicetotheSupremeLord’slotusfeetandattainedHisabode.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.38.8)itisstated:

yadarcitaṁbrahma-bhavādibhiḥsuraiḥśriyācadevyāmunibhiḥsa-sātvataiḥgo-cāraṇāyānucaraiścaradvane

yadgopikānāṁkuca-kuṅkumāṅkitam

“ThoselotusfeetareworshipedbyBrahmā,Śiva,andalltheotherdemigods,bythegoddessoffortune,andalsobythegreatsagesandVaiṣṇavas.UponthoselotusfeettheLordwalksabouttheforestwhileherdingthecowswithHiscompanions,andthosefeetaresmearedwiththekuṅkumafromthegopīs’breasts.”


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siddha-vaiṣṇaverayenaviṣamavyavahārakahilāṅa,ihābujhibāreśaktikāra

IhavethusexplainedtheextraordinarycharacteristicsofaperfectVaiṣṇava,yetwhocanunderstandthis?


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parīkṣitekarmakināchilakichuāratāralāgi’karilenacaraṇa-prahāra

WastherenootherwayforBhṛgutotesttheLordthanbykickingHimwithhisfeet?


TEXT381

sṛṣṭi-kartābhṛgu-devayāṅraanugrahekisāhasecaraṇadilenasehṛdaye

ItwasbythemercyofthesupremecreatorthatBhṛguhadtheaudacitytokicktheLordinHischest.


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‘abodhyaagamyaadhikārīravyavahāra’ihābaisiddhāntanādekhikichuāra

Thebehaviorofanexaltedpersonalityisincomprehensibleandunfathomable.Idonotseeanyconclusionotherthanthis.


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mūlekṛṣṇapraveśiyābhṛguradehetekarāilā,bhaktiramahimāprakāśite

LordKṛṣṇaenteredthebodyofBhṛguMuniandcausedthisincidenttotakeplacetobroadcastthegloriesofdevotionalservice.

TheLordenteredBhṛgu’sbodyandinducedhimtoactinthatwaytomanifestthegloriesofdevotionalservice.Bhṛguwouldnothavedaredtoactinthatwayifhewasconsciousofproperetiquette.TheLordenactedsuchapastimetobroadcastthegloriesofthedevotees.


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jñāna-pūrvabhṛguraekarmakabhunayakṛṣṇabāḍāyenaadhikāri-bhakta-jaya

BhṛguMunicouldneverperformsuchanactknowingly,butKṛṣṇawantedtoincreasethegloriesofHispuredevotee.


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viriñci-śaṅkarabāḍāitekṛṣṇa-jayabhṛgurehailākruddhadekhāiyābhaya

BrahmāandŚaṅkaradisplayedangerandthreatenedBhṛguMunitoincreasethegloriesofKṛṣṇa.


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bhaktasabayenagāyanityakṛṣṇa-jayakṛṣṇabāḍāyenabhakta-jayaatiśaya

AsthedevoteesalwayssingthegloriesofLordKṛṣṇa,KṛṣṇaincreasesthegloriesofHisdevotees.


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adhikāri-vaiṣṇaveranābujhi’vyavahāra

yejananindaye,tāranāhikanistāra

IfonecriticizesanexaltedVaiṣṇavawithoutunderstandinghisbehavior,onecanneverbedelivered.IntheBhagavad-gītā(9.30)itisstated:

apicetsu-durācārobhajatemāmananya-bhāksādhurevasamantavyaḥsamyagvyavasitohisaḥ

“Evenifonecommitsthemostabominableaction,ifheisengagedindevotionalserviceheistobeconsideredsaintlybecauseheisproperlysituatedinhisdetermination.”IntheUpadeśāmṛta(6)itisstated:

dṛṣṭaiḥsvabhāva-janitairvapuṣaścadoṣairnaprākṛtatvamihabhaktajanasyapaśyet

gaṅgāmbhasāṁnakhalubudbuda-phena-paṅkairbrahma-dravatvamapagacchatinīra-dharmaiḥ

“BeingsituatedinhisoriginalKṛṣṇaconsciousposition,apuredevoteedoesnotidentifywiththebody.Suchadevoteeshouldnotbeseenfromamaterialisticpointofview.Indeed,oneshouldoverlookadevotee’shavingabodyborninalowfamily,abodywithabadcomplexion,adeformedbody,oradiseasedorinfirmbody.Accordingtoordinaryvision,suchimperfectionsmayseemprominentinthebodyofapuredevotee,butdespitesuchseemingdefects,thebodyofapuredevoteecannotbepolluted.ItisexactlylikethewatersoftheGanges,whichsometimesduringtherainyseasonarefullofbubbles,foamandmud.TheGangeswatersdonotbecomepolluted.ThosewhoareadvancedinspiritualunderstandingwillbatheintheGangeswithoutconsideringtheconditionofthewater.”


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adhama-janerayeācāra,yenadharmaadhikāri-vaiṣṇaveokareseikarma

SometimesanexaltedVaiṣṇavaexhibitsthesamebehaviorandcharacteristicsasamaterialisticperson.Foolish,unqualifiedpeoplegotohellbecauseofconsideringVaiṣṇavasandnon-Vaiṣṇavasonanequallevel.TheyfindthesinfulbehaviorofnondevoteesinVaiṣṇavas.ButactuallytheVaiṣṇavasareneversinful.AtpresentinKoladvīpamanypeopleareunabletounderstandtheextraordinarycharacteristicsofŚrīVaṁśīdāsaBābājī.


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kṛṣṇa-kṛpāyeseihājānibārepāreesabasaṅkaṭekehamare,kehatare

TheconclusionisthatonlybythemercyofKṛṣṇacanoneunderstandagreatVaiṣṇava.Otherwiseinsuchintricatesituationsonemaybeeitherliberatedordestroyed.OnewhoisnotfavoredbytheSupremeLordmaybringabouthisownruinationbyseeingsuperficiallythecharacteristicsofdevotees,whereasanotherpersonmayremainalooffromoffensebynotcommittingoffenses.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.4.68)itisstated:

sādhavohṛdayaṁmahyaṁsādhūnāṁhṛdayaṁtvahammad-anyattenajānantināhaṁtebhyomanāgapi

“ThepuredevoteeisalwayswithinthecoreofMyheart,andIamalwaysintheheartofthepuredevotee.MydevoteesdonotknowanythingelsebutMe,andIdonotknowanyoneelsebutthem.”


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sabeithedekhiekamahā-pratikārasabārekaribastutivinaya-vyavahāra

ButIhavefoundawonderfulsolutiontothisproblem:Oneshouldalwaysglorifyandbehavehumblywithall.IntheHari-bhakti-vilāsa(10.32)itisstated:

viṣṇu-bhaktamathāyātaṁyodṛṣṭvāsamukhaḥpriyaḥpraṇāmādikarotyevavāsudeveyathātathāsavaibhaktaitijñeyaḥsapunātijagat-trayam

rukṣākṣarāgiraḥśṛṇvantathābhāgavateritāḥ

praṇāma-purvakaṁkṣāntvāyovadedvaiṣṇavohisaḥ

“OnewhogreetsadevoteeofViṣṇuandjoyfullyoffershimobeisances,justasoneoffersobeisancestoVāsudeva,isconsideredadevoteeoftheSupremeLordandisabletopurifythethreeworlds.Ifapersonwhoevenafterhearingharshwordsfromadevoteeremainstolerant,offersthedevoteeobeisances,andconverseswiththedevotee,thenthereisnodoubtthatpersonisaVaiṣṇava.”


TEXT391

ajñahai’laibekakṛṣṇeraśaraṇasāvadhāneśunibekamahānta-vacana

Thinkingoneselfafool,oneshouldsurrendertoKṛṣṇaandcarefullylistentothewordsofadvanceddevotees.


TEXT392

tabekṛṣṇatāredenahena-divya-matisarvatranistārapāya,nāṭhekayekati

ThenLordKṛṣṇawillimpartonewithtranscendentalintelligencebywhichoneiscompletelydeliveredwithouthindrance.ThosewhodonotcarefullystudyŚrīmadBhāgavatamandwhocannotunderstandtheextraordinarycharacteristicsofthedevoteesattaininauspiciousness.ButtheSupremeLordimpartstranscendentalintelligencetoactualdevoteessothattheydonotmeetwithanyinauspiciousness.Eventhoughtheyarefacedwithdangeroussituations,theydonotmeetwithanyinauspiciousness.AboutsixtyyearsagoLordKṛṣṇadisplayedonesimilarmercifulpastimebytestingŚrīSvarūpadāsaBābājīMahāśaya.


TEXT393

bhaktikari’yeśunecaitanya-avatāraseisabajanasukhepāibenistāra

WhoeverlistenstotheactivitiesofLordCaitanyawithdevotionwillbeeasilyfreedfrommaterialbondage.


TEXT394


AcceptingŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuasmylifeandsoul,I,Vṛndāvanadāsa,singthegloriesofTheirlotusfeet.ThusendstheEnglishtranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterNine,entitled“TheGloriesof

Advaita.”

ChapterTen:TheGloriesofŚrīPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi

ThischapterdescribesthegloriesofŚrīSvarūpaDāmodaraandŚrīParamānandaPurī,GadādharaPaṇḍita’sacceptanceofmantrainitiationfromPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiforthesecondtime,Mahāprabhu’shearingŚrīmadBhāgavatamfromGadādhara,Vidyānidhi’scriticismofLordJagannātha’sservantsbecausetheydressedJagannāthaandBalarāmainstarchedclothonthedayofOḍana-ṣaṣṭhī,andJagannāthaandBalarāma’sslappingthecheeksofVidyānidhi.Oneday,whenŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryacamebeforeMahāprabhuaftertakingdarśanaofLordJagannāthaatthetemple,theLordinquiredfromAdvaitaandfoundoutthatafterAdvaitatookdarśanaofLordJagannātha’sface,HehadcircumambulatedJagannāthafivetoseventimes.Asaresult,ŚrīMahāprabhujokinglytoldAdvaitaĀcāryathatHewasdefeated,becauseinthecourseofcircumambulationoneisunabletoseetheLord’sfacewhilewalkingbehindtheLord.WhenŚrīMahāprabhutookdarśanaofLordJagannātha,however,HiseyeswouldnotwanderfromLordJagannātha’sfaceforevenamoment,infactHewouldseethemoonlikefaceofLordJagannāthaeverywhere.AdvaitaĀcāryagladlyaccepteddefeatfromMahāprabhuandsaidthatonlyŚrīMahāprabhuknewtheconfidentialmeaningofsuchastatement.OnedayGadādharaPaṇḍita,thediscipleofPuṇḍarīka,informedMahāprabhuthathehadforgottenhisinitiationmantraanddesiredtohearitfromtheLord.ButMahāprabhurepliedtoGadādharaPaṇḍitathatheshouldwaittillPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhicametoNīlācala.Mahāprabhu

begantohearŚrīmadBhāgavatamfromGadādharaPaṇḍita,andinthiswayHeheardthecharacteristicsofPrahlādaandDhruvahundredsoftimes.WhilehearingGadādhara’srecitationofŚrīmadBhāgavatamandSvarūpaDāmodara’skīrtana,Mahāprabhusimultaneouslymanifestedtheeighttransformationsofecstaticlove.Amongthesannyāsīs,ŚrīSvarūpaDāmodaraandŚrīParamānandaPurīweretheLord’sprincipalassociatesandconstantcompanions.Oneday,whenMahāprabhuwasoverwhelmedinecstaticloveofGod,Hefellintoawell,andthedevoteesheadedbyAdvaitaĀcāryapulledtheLordout.WhenPuṇḍarīkaarrivedatNīlācala,MahāprabhucriedwithloveandGadādharatookmantrainitiationagainfromVidyānidhi.DuringtheOḍana-ṣaṣṭhīfestivaltheservantsofLordJagannāthawoulddressLordJagannāthaandBalarāmawithstarchedcloth.WhenPuṇḍarīkacriticizedthisbehaviorofJagannātha’sservants,SvarūpaDāmodaraexplainedthatthecharacteristicsoftheSupremeLordarebeyondthejurisdictionofworldlyetiquette.ButsincethisdidnotsatisfyVidyānidhi,JagannāthaandBalarāmaenactingthepastimeofslappingVidyānidhionhischeeksinadreaminordertodestroythekarmajaḍa-smārtas’sinfulmentalityofcriticizingthebehavioroftheSupremeLord’sservants.TheLorddistributesmercyindreamsonlytoHisselectanddearassociates.WhenVidyānidhitoldSvarūpaDāmodaraaboutthedream,theybothhappilyjokedwitheachother.MahāprabhuusedtoaddressVidyānidhiasbāpa,orfather.Vidyānidhi’sdevotionfortheGangeswasgenuineandincomparable.


TEXT1

jayajayagauracandraśrīvatsa-lāñchanajayaśacī-garbha-ratnadharma-sanātana

AllgloriestoŚrīGauracandra,whobearsthemarkofŚrīvatsa!AllgloriestothejewelofŚacīswomb,thepersonificationofSanātana-

dharma!Thephraseśrīvatsa-lāñchanaindicatesthatŚrīGauraisnondifferentfromLordNārāyaṇa.SinceHeistheultimatebeneficiaryoftheeternalreligiousprinciples,HeisthepersonificationofSanātana-dharma.


TEXT2

jayasaṅkīrtana-priyagaurāṅga-gopālajayaśiṣṭa-jana-priyajayaduṣṭa-kāla

AllgloriestoGaurāṅga-gopāla,whoenjoystheperformanceofsaṅkīrtana!AllgloriestotheSupremeLord,whoisdeartothedevoteesandwhoisdeathtothemiscreants!SinceŚrīGaurasundaraisKṛṣṇacandra,HeiscalledGaurāṅga-gopāla.ThespecialcharacteristicofŚrīGaurasundara’spastimesistheglorificationoftopicsregardingKṛṣṇa.SinceactivitieslikeworshipandmeditationareunabletofullymanifesttheSupremeLord,theprocessofsaṅkīrtanaissupreme.Thissaṅkīrtanaisthebestofallactivitiesforrevivingone’srelationshipwiththeSupremeLord.ThatiswhyinHisGaurapastimesŚrīKṛṣṇacandraisaddressedassaṅkīrtana-priya,orHewhoisfondofsaṅkīrtana.HeisthesupremeworshipableLordofalldevotees.ThosewhohavenoloveforHimarecertainlynondevotees.Heislikedeathpersonifiedforboththesinfulsenseenjoyersandthewicked-mindedrenunciants.


TEXT3

bhakta-goṣṭhī-sahitagaurāṅgajayajayaśunilecaitanya-kathābhaktilabhyahaya

AllgloriestoŚrīGaurāṅgaalongwithHisdevotees!ByhearingthesetopicsaboutLordCaitanya,oneattainsdevotionalservice.


TEXT4

hena-matevaikuṇṭha-nāyakanyāsi-rūpeviharenabhakta-goṣṭhīlaiyākautuke

InthiswaytheheroofVaikuṇṭha,intheformofasannyāsī,enjoyedblissfulpastimeswithHisdevotees.


TEXT5

eka-dinavasiyāāchenaprabhusukhehena-kāleśrī-advaitaāilasammukhe

OnedayastheLordwassittingcomfortably,ŚrīAdvaitacamebeforeHim.


TEXT6

vasilenaadvaitaprabhurenamaskari’hāsi’advaiterejijñāsenagaurahari

AdvaitaofferedHisobeisancestotheLordandsatdown.ThenGauraharismiledandinquiredfromHim.


TEXT7

santoṣebalenaprabhu,“kahata’ācārya!kothāhaiteāilā,kariyākonkārya?”

Insatisfaction,theLordasked,“OĀcārya,tellMe,wherehaveYoucomefrom?WhatwereYoudoing?”


TEXT8

advaitabalena,—“dekhilāṅajagannāthatabeāilāṅaeitomārasākṣāta”

AdvaitaĀcāryareplied,“IwenttoseeLordJagannātha,andthenIcameheretoseeYou.”


TEXT9

prabhubale,—“jagannātha-śrī-mukhadekhiyātabeārakikarilā,kahadekhitāhā”

TheLordthenasked,“AfterseeingLordJagannātha,whatelsedidYoudo?”


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advaitabalena,—“āgedekhi’jagannāthatabekarilāṅapradakṣiṇapāñcasāta”

Advaitareplied,“AfterseeingLordJagannātha,IcircumambulatedHimfiveorseventimes.”IntheHari-bhakti-vilāsa,ChapterEight,verses181-182and184-189itisstated:

athapradakṣiṇātataḥpradakṣiṇāṁkuryādbhaktyābhagavatohareḥnāmānikīrtayanśaktautaṁcasāṣṭāṅga-vandanam

Theprocedureforcircumambulationisdescribedasfollows:“ChantingLordHari’sholynamesoneshouldperformcircumambulationwithdevotion.Ifoneisable,heshouldcircumambulatebyagainandagainbowingdownwitheightpartsofthebody.”

pradakṣiṇā-saṅkhyāvnārasiṁheekaṁcaṇḍyāṁravausaptatisrodadyādvināyakecatasraḥkeśavedadyātśivetvardha-pradakṣiṇām

Regardingthenumberofcircumambulations,intheNṛsiṁhaPurāṇaitissaid:“OneshouldcircumambulateCaṇḍīonetime,thesun-godseventimes,Gaṇeśathreetimes,LordKṛṣṇafourtimes,andŚivahalfatime.”

athapradakṣiṇā-māhātmyaṁvārāhepradakṣiṇāṁyekurvantibhakti-yuktenacetasānateyama-puraṁyānti

yāntipuṇya-kṛtāṁgatim

ThegloriesofcircumambulationaredescribedintheVarāhaPurāṇaasfollows:“ThosewhoseheartsarefilledwithdevotionastheycircumambulatethetempleofLordViṣṇudonotenterYamarāja’scity.Theygototheplacewherethesaintlydevoteesgo.”

tatraivacāturmāsya-māhātmye

catur-vāraṁbhramībhistujagatsarvaṁcarācaramkrāntaṁbhavativiprāgryatattīrtha-gamanādhikam

IntheSkandaPurāṇa,Cāturmāsya-māhātmya,itissaid:“Obestofthebrāhmaṇas,apersonwhocircumambulatesthetempleofLordViṣṇufourtimesattainstheresultofcircumambulatingtheentireuniversefilledwithmovingandunmovingbeings.Heattainsaresultbetterthangoingonallpilgrimages.”

tatraivānyatra

pradakṣiṇaṁtuyaḥkuryāthariṁbhaktyāsamanvitaḥhaṁsa-yukta-vimānenaviṣṇulokaṁsagacchati

ElsewhereintheSkandaPurāṇaitissaid:“ApersonwhowithdevotioncircumambulatesthetempleofLordHariiscarriedonaswanairplanetoVaikuṇṭha.”

nārasiṁhe

pradakṣiṇenacaikenadeva-devasyamandirekṛtenayatphalaṁnṛṇāṁtacchṛnuṣvanṛpātmaja

pṛthvī-pradakṣiṇa-phalaṁyattatprāpyahariṁvrajet

IntheNṛsiṁhaPurāṇaitissaid:“Oprince,pleasehearthegloriousresultattainedbyapersonwhooncecircumambulatesthetempleofLordViṣṇu,theLordoflords.Suchapersonattainstheresultofcircumambulatingtheearth.HegoestoLordHari.”

anyatraca

evaṁkṛtvātukṛṣṇasyayaḥkuryāddviḥpradakṣiṇamsapta-dvīpavatī-puṇyaṁlabhatetupadepade

paṭhannāma-sahasraṁtunāmānyevāthakevalam

Itisfurtherstated:“ApersonwhocircumambulatesthetempleofŚrīHariashechantstheholynamesofLordKṛṣṇaorthethousandnamesofKṛṣṇaattainstheresultofcircumambulatingtheearth,whichconsistsofsevenislands,orgivingtheearthincharity.”

hari-bhakti-sudhodaye

viṣṇuṁpradakṣiṇī-kurvanyastatrāvartatepunaḥtad

evāvartanaṁtasyapunarnāvartatebhave

IntheHari-bhakti-sudhodayaitissaid:“ApersonwhoaftercircumambulatingthetempleofŚrīHarionetimeagaincircumambulatesthetempleisnotsubjectedtoreturntothisworldofrepeatedbirthanddeath.”

bṛhan-nāradīyeyama-bhagīratha-samvāde

pradakṣiṇa-trayaṁkuryādyoviṣṇormanujeśvarasarva-pāpa-vinirmuktodevendratvaṁsamaśnute

IntheBṛhan-nāradīyaPurāṇa,YamarājatellsKingBhagīratha:“OKing,apersonwhocircumambulatesthetempleofŚrīHarithreetimesbecomesfreeofallsinsandheenjoysthepostofKingIndra.”

tatraivapradakṣiṇa-māhātmyesudharmopākhyānārambhe

bhaktyākurvantiyeviṣṇoḥpradakṣiṇa-catuṣṭayamte‘piyāntiparaṁsthānaṁsarva-lokottamottamam.iti.

tatkhyātaṁyatsu-dharmasyapūrvasmingṛdhra-janmanikṛṣṇa-pradakṣiṇābhyāsānmahā-siddhirabhūditi

IntheNāradaPurāṇa,Pradakṣiṇa-māhātmya,inthebeginningofSudharma’sstory,itissaid:“ThosewhodevotedlycircumambulatethetempleofLordViṣṇufourtimesgotothesupremeabode,whichissituatedbeyondallotherplanets.Inhispreviouslifeasavulture,SudharmacircumambulatedthetempleofLordKṛṣṇaandtherebyattainedthehighestperfection.”

athapradakṣiṇāyāṁniṣiddhaṁviṣṇu-smṛtaueka-hasta-praṇāmaścaekacaivapradakṣiṇā

akāledarśanaṁviṣṇorhantipuṇyaṁpurā-kṛtam

ProhibitionsintheperformanceofcircumambulationaredescribedintheViṣṇu-smṛtiasfollows:“OfferingobeisancestoŚrīViṣṇuwithonlyonehand,circumambulating

thetempleofŚrīKṛṣṇaonlyonce,andseeingtheDeityofŚrīKṛṣṇaatanimpropertimedestroyone’spreviouspiousmerits.”

kiṁca

kṛṣṇasyapuratonaivasūryasyaivapradakṣiṇāmkuryādbhramarikā-rūpaṁvaimukhyāpadanīṁprabhoḥ

Itisalsosaid:“Oneshouldnotcircumambulatethesun-godinacirclelikeabumblebeebeforethetempleofŚrīHari,forthenonemustturnone’sbacktotheDeity.”

tathācoktaṁpradakṣiṇaṁnakartavyaṁvimukhatvāccakaraṇāt

Itisalsosaid:“CircumambulatingthetempleofŚrīHariinthesewaysisprohibited,forsuchactivitieswillmakeoneaversetotheLord.”


TEXT11

‘pradakṣiṇa’śuni’prabhuhāsitelāgilāhāsi’balenaprabhu,—“tumihārilāhārilā”

WhentheLordheardtheword“circumambulated,”Helaughedandsaid,“Youaredefeated.”


TEXT12

ācāryabalena,—“kisāmagrīhāribārelakṣaṇadekhāo,tabejinihaāmāre”

AdvaitaĀcāryainquired,“WhathaveIlost?GiveMeevidence,then

IcanbelieveYou.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.013-014

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prabhubale,—“sāmagrīśunahahāribāratumiyekarilāpradakṣiṇa-vyavahāra

yata-kṣaṇatumipṛṣṭhā-digerecalilātata-kṣaṇatomārayedarśananahilā

TheLordthensaid,“Listen,thisiswhatYouhavelost.WhenYouarebehindtheLordwhilecircumambulatingHim,YouaredeprivedoftheLord’sdarśana.


TEXT15

āmiyata-kṣaṇadhari’dekhijagannāthaāmāralocanaāranāyāyakothāta

“ForaslongasItakedarśanaofLordJagannātha,Myeyesdonotmoveanywhereelse.WhenŚrīGaurasundarawouldseeLordJagannātha,HewouldsimplygazeattheLord’sface.InhisbookKṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta,ŚrīBilvamaṅgalahasdescribedthesweetnessoftheLord’sbeautifulface.ThesweetnessoftheLord’sfaceissuperiortothesweetnessofHisotherlimbs,andthesweetnessofHisenchantingsmileissuperiortothesweetnessofHisface.ŚrīGaurasundarahasexpressedthattheLord’slotusface,composedoffiveknowledge-acquiringsenses,ismoreattractivethanHisotherlimbs.AndtheLord’ssmile,whichisindicativeofHispleasure,stimulatesandacknowledgesresoluteservice.ŚrīAdvaitaPrabhucircumambulatedLordŚrīJagannāthafivetoseventimes.HisobjectofvisionwasthebodyoftheLord,butŚrī

Gaurasundara’sobjectofvisionwasLordJagannātha’slotusface.ThereforeŚrīGaurasundaradefeatedAdvaitaPrabhuinthecontest.WhenoneisbehindJagannāthawhilecircumambulatingHim,onecanseeonlythebackhalfofHisbody,butwhenoneseesfromthefront,onecanhaveeye-to-eyecontact.


TEXT16

kidakṣiṇe,kibāvāme,kibāpradakṣiṇeāranāhidekhijagannātha-mukhavine”

“Idonotlooktotheleftorright,nordoIcircumambulate.IdonotseeanythingotherthanthebeautifulfaceofLordJagannātha.”


TEXT17

kara-yoḍakari’baleācāryagosāñi“e-rūpesakalahāritomāraseṭhāñi

AdvaitaĀcāryafoldedHishandsandsaidtotheLord,“MayIalwaysbedefeatedbyYouinthisway.


TEXT18

ekathāraadhikārīāratribhuvanesatyakahilāṅaeināhitomā-vine

“ButItellYoufrankly,thereisnooneinthethreeworldsqualifiedtoactlikeYou.


TEXT19

tumiseihāraprabhu,ekaadhikārīekathāyatomāresemātraāmihāri”

“Youalonearequalifiedinthisway.OnlybeforeYouamIdefeatedinthistopic.”


TEXT20

śuniñāhāsenasarvavaiṣṇava-maṇḍala‘hari’bali’uṭhilamaṅgala-kolāhala

Onhearingthisconversation,alltheVaiṣṇavassmiledandraisedanauspicioustumultbychanting,“Hari!Hari!”


TEXT21

ei-mataprabhuravicitrasarva-kathāadvaitereatiprītakarenasarvathā

Inthisway,theLord’stopicsareallamazing.TheLordalwaysshowedgreataffectionforAdvaitaĀcārya.


TEXT22

eka-dinagadādhara-devaprabhu-sthānekahilenapūrva-mantra-dīkṣārakāraṇe

OnedayŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaaskedtheLordabouttheinitiationmantrahehadbeengiven.


TEXT23

“iṣṭa-mantraāmiyekahiluṅkāropratiseihaiteāmāranāsphurebhālamati

“Ihavegivensomeonemyinitiationmantra,andnowIamnotgettingrealizationfromchantingit.


TEXT24

seimantratumimorekahapunar-bāratabemana-prasannatāhaibeāmāra”

“Youpleasegivethatmantratomeagain,andthenmymindwillbejoyful.”Mantrareferstothesoundvibrationbywhichonecangiveupthoughtsofmaterialenjoyment.Ifaninstructorinstructsmantrastoafaithlessperson,hisheartbecomespolluted.Ifonelosestranscendentalknowledgebecauseofbadassociation,thenonemustgatheritagain.Knowingthisfact,ŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaGosvāmīrequestedŚrīGaurasundaratogivehimreinitiation,butMahāprabhutoldhimtoreceivemantraagainfromhisoriginalguru.ŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍita’sguruwasŚrīlaPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi.


TEXT25

prabhubale,—“tomārayeupadeṣṭāāchesāvadhāna—tathāaparādhīhaopāche

TheLordsaid,“Youalreadyhaveaspiritualmaster,sobecareful.Don’tbecomeanoffender.


TEXT26

mantrerakidāya,prāṇoāmāratomāraupadeṣṭāthākitenāhayavyavahāra”

“Whattospeakofamantra,IcangiveevenMylifetoyou.Butitwouldnotbepropertogiveyoumantrawhileyourspiritualmasterisalive.”


TEXT27

gadādharabale,—“tiṅhonāāchenaethātānaparivartetumikarāhasarvathā”

Gadādharareplied,“Heisnotherenow,soYoucandoitinhisplace.”


TEXT28

prabhubale,—“tomārayeguruvidyānidhianāyāsetomāramiliyādibevidhi”

TheLordthensaid,“Bythearrangementofprovidenceyourspiritualmaster,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,willsooncome,andyouwilleasilymeethim.”


TEXT29

sarvajña-cūḍāmaṇi—jānenasakala“vidyānidhiśīghra-gatiāsibeutkala

Thecrestjewelofomniscientpersonskneweverything.Hesaid,“PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwillsoonarriveinPurī.


TEXT30

ethāidekhibādina-daśerabhitareāisenakevalaāmāredekhibāre

“Youwillmeethimhereintendays,forheiscomingjusttoseeMe.CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.031

TEXT31

niravadhividyānidhihayamoramanebujhilāṅatumiākarṣiyāānatāne”

“IalwaysrememberPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi.NowIunderstandthatyouhaveattractedhimtocomehere.”


TEXT32

ei-mataprabhupriyagadādhara-saṅgetānamukhebhāgavataśuni’thākeraṅge

InthiswaytheLordhappilyspentHisdayshearingŚrīmadBhāgavatamfromGadādhara.


TEXT33

gadādharapaḍenasammukhebhāgavataśuniñāprakāśeprabhuprema-bhāvayata

WheneverGadādharawouldreciteBhāgavatam,theLordwouldmanifestvarioussymptomsofecstaticlove.


TEXT34

prahlāda-caritraāradhruveracaritraśatāvṛttikariyāśunenasāvahita

TheLordattentivelyheardthegloriesofPrahlādaandDhruvahundredsoftimes.ThecharacteristicsofPrahlādaaredescribedintheSeventhCantooftheŚrīmadBhāgavatam,andthecharacteristicsofDhruvaaredescribedintheFourthCantooftheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.ŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaGosvāmīwasthespeakerofŚrīmadBhāgavatam,andŚrīGaurasundarawasthelistener.HeattentivelyheardtopicsofPrahlādaandDhruva’scultivationofdevotionalservicefromthemouthofŚrīGadādharahundredsoftimes.


TEXT35

ārakāryeprabhuranāhikaavasaranāma-guṇabalenaśunenanirantara

Hehadnotimeforanyotheractivity,forHewasconstantlyengagedinhearingandchantingthenamesandqualitiesofKṛṣṇaandHisdevotees.Ratherthanspeakingaboutanyothertopic,ŚrīGaurasundaraalwaysglorifiedtopicsregardingtheSupremeLord’snames,forms,qualities,andpastimesasifHehadonehundredmouths.HehadnotimetopayanyattentiontoanysubjectotherthanKṛṣṇa’snames,forms,qualities,associates,characteristics,andpastimes.


TEXT36

bhāgavata-pāṭhegadādharamahāśayadāmodara-svarūperakīrtanaviṣaya

JustasGadādharawasexpertinrecitingBhāgavatam,Svarūpa

Dāmodarawasexpertinperformingkīrtana.ŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitawasmostexpertinexplainingŚrīmadBhāgavatam.Thefourobjectivesoflife—religiosity,economicdevelopment,sensegratification,andliberation—ultimatelybecomethegoalofthosewhostudyandteachŚrīmadBhāgavatamtoaccumulatefood,cloth,familymaintenance,andotherinsignificantfruits.ButŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍita’srecitationofŚrīmadBhāgavatamandŚrīmanMahāprabhu’shearingandchantingofŚrīmadBhāgavatamwerenotaimedatattainingthesefourobjectivesoflife.ŚrīDāmodaraSvarūpawasalwaysengagedinglorifyingthetopicsofHari.HehadnoengagementotherthanglorifyingthequalitiesofHari.ŚrīDāmodaraSvarūpawasthetopmostauthorityontheconclusionsregardingdevotionalservice.Hewouldalwaysengageinpurekṛṣṇa-kīrtanawithoutbecominginfluencedbyother’sopinions,persistentrequests,ormixeddoctrines.TheMāyāvādīs’desireforliberationandtheattachedhouseholders’desireforsensegratificationdidnotinduceŚrīDāmodaraSvarūpatoindulgeinassociatingwithoutsiders.HeexclusivelygavepleasuretoŚrīGaurasundara’sheart.


TEXT37

ekeśvaradāmodara-svarūpaguṇagāyavihvalahaiyānāceśrī-gaurāṅga-rāya

WheneverSvarūpaDāmodarachantedthequalitiesofKṛṣṇa,whoisonewithoutasecond,LordGaurāṅgawouldbecomeoverwhelmedandwoulddanceinecstasy.


TEXT38-39

aśru,kampa,hāsya,mūrcchā,pulaka,huṅkārayatakichuācheprema-bhaktiravikāra

mūrtimantasabethākeīśvarerasthānenācenacaitanyacandraiṅhā-sabā-sane

Transformationsofecstaticlovelikesheddingtears,shivering,laughing,losingconsciousness,hairsstandingonend,andloudcryingmanifestedintheirpersonifiedformsanddancedalongwithCaitanyacandra.


TEXT40

dāmodara-svarūperaucca-saṅkīrtanaśunilenāthākebāhya,paḍesei-kṣaṇa

WhentheLordheardtheloudchantingofSvarūpaDāmodara,Hewouldloseconsciousnessandfalltotheground.OnhearingtheloudkīrtanaofŚrīDāmodaraSvarūpa,ŚrīGaurasundaraforgottheconceptionoftheexternalworldandmanifestthecultivationofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.


TEXT41

sannyāsi-pārṣadayataīśvarerahayadāmodara-svarūpa-samānakehonaya

AmongallthesannyāsīassociatesoftheLord,noonewasequaltoSvarūpaDāmodara.ManypeoplethinkthatsinceaccordingtosocialetiquetterenunciantsbelongingtothefourthāśramaaresuperiortobrahmacārīsfixedinecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,theyaremoredeartoŚrīGaurasundara.YetnoneofthesannyāsīsheadedbyParamānandaPurīwereasdeartotheLordasDāmodaraSvarūpa.


TEXT42

yataprītiīśvarerapurī-gosāñiredāmodara-svarūperetataprītikare

TheLordhadsimilaraffectionforSvarūpaDāmodaraasHehadforParamānandaPurī.ŚrīSvarūpaDāmodarawasrenownedasLordGaurasundara’sfirstmanifestation.ŚrīGaurasundaradidnotdisplayanylessrespectforDāmodaraSvarūpathanHedisplayedforŚrīParamānandaPurī.

TEXT43


dāmodara-svarūpa—saṅgīta-rasa-mayayāṅradhvani-śravaṇeprabhuranṛtyahaya

DāmodaraSvarūpawasexpertintheartofmelodioussinging.TheLordwoulddancewheneverHeheardhimsing.


TEXT44

alakṣita-rūpa—kehocinitenāpārekapaṭīrarūpeyenabulenanagare

SvarūpaDāmodararemainedincognitoashewanderedaroundthecitysothatnoonecouldrecognizehim.MahāprabhuwouldbegintodancewheneverSvarūpasangmelodiously.Ifapersondisguiseshimselfwheneverhewandersabout,peoplewillnotunderstandhisactualidentity.MahāprabhusimilarlycoveredHispositionastheSupremeLordandconcealedHisactualidentitywheneverHewanderedthroughoutthecitydisguisedasadevotee.


TEXT45

kīrtanakariteyenatumburunāradaekāprabhunācāyena—kiārasampad

SvarūpaDāmodarawouldinducetheLordtodancebyperformingkīrtanaasnicelyasNāradaMunisingsaccompaniedbyhisstringedinstrument[oracelestialsinger]knownasTumburu.Whatcouldbemoreglorious?SeethepurporttoCaitanya-bhāgavata,Ādi-khaṇḍa,ChapterOne,text52.


TEXT46

sannyāsīramadhyeīśvarerapriya-pātraāranāhi,ekapurī-gosāñisemātra

AmongtheLord’ssannyāsīassociates,therewasnooneasdeartotheLordasParamānandaPurī.


TEXT47

dāmodara-svarūpa,paramānanda-purīsannyāsi-pārṣadeeiduiadhikārī

ParamānandaPurīandSvarūpaDāmodarawerethetwomostqualifieddevoteesamongtheLord’ssannyāsīassociates.DāmodaraSvarūpawasoneoftheLord’ssannyāsīassociates.


TEXT48

niravadhinikaṭethākenaduijanaprabhurasannyāsekaredaṇḍeragrahaṇa

ThesetwopersonalitiesalwaysremainedwiththeLord.TheyacceptedsannyāsatoassisttheLordinHissannyāsapastimes.


TEXT49

purīdhyānapara,dāmodarerakīrtananyāsi-rūpenyāsi-dehebāhuduijana

ParamānandaPurīwasalwaysengagedinmeditation,andŚrīSvarūpawasalwaysengagedinchantingtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantra.InthiswaythesetwosannyāsīswerelikethearmsofLordCaitanya.DāmodaraSvarūpawasfondofperformingkīrtana,andParamānandaPurīwasrenouncedandengagedinworshipingtheLordthroughmeditation.InthesannyāsabodyofLordGaurasundara,thesetwowerelikeHisarms.


TEXT50

ahar-niśagauracandrasaṅkīrtana-raṅgeviharenadāmodara-svarūperasaṅge

Dayandnight,GauracandraenjoyedperformingkīrtanawithSvarūpaDāmodara.


TEXT51

kiśayane,kibhojane,kibāparyaṭanedāmodareprabhunāchāḍenakona-kṣaṇe

Whilesleeping,eating,ormovingabout,SvarūpaDāmodarawouldneverleavetheLordforevenamoment.

ŚrīDāmodaraalwaysassistedtheLord,whethertheLordwassleeping,eating,ortraveling.TherewasnotamomentwhenSvarūpaDāmodarawasseparatedfromtheLord.


TEXT52

pūrvāśramepuruṣottamācāryanāmatānapriya-sakhāpuṇḍarīkavidyānidhi-nāma

Inhispreviousāśrama,SvarūpaDāmodarawasknownasPuruṣottamaĀcārya,andhehadadearfriendnamedPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi.HewhowasknownintheLord’sNavadvīpapastimesasPuruṣottamaBhaṭṭācāryabecamefamousasDāmodaraSvarūpaduringMahāprabhu’sNīlācalapastimes.TheelderlyPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwashisdearmostfriend.


TEXT53

pathecaliteoprabhudāmodara-gānenācenavihvalahaiyā,pathanāhijāne

Evenwhilewalkingontheroad,whenevertheLordheardSvarūpaDāmodarasing,Hewouldbecomeoverwhelmedwithecstasyandforgettheway.


TEXT54

ekeśvaradāmodara-svarūpa-saṁhatiprabhuseānandepaḍe,nājānenakati

TheLordwouldrelishsuchecstasyinthecompanyofDāmodaraSvarūpathatHewouldnotunderstandwhereHewas.


TEXT55

kibājala,kibāsthala,kibāvana,ḍālakichunājānenaprabhu,garjenaviśāla

TheLordwouldnotknowwhetherHewasinthewater,ontheground,intheforest,orinthebushes,andHewouldloudlycryout.


TEXT56

ekeśvaradāmodarakīrtanakarenaprabhureovaneḍālepaḍitedharena

SvarūpaDāmodarawouldperformkīrtanaalonewiththeLord.WhenevertheLordwouldfallintheforestorinthebushes,SvarūpaDāmodarawouldcatchholdofHim.


TEXT57

dāmodara-svarūperabhāgyerayesīmādāmodara-svarūpasetāhāraupamā

ThelimitofSvarūpaDāmodara’sgoodfortuneisfoundonlyinSvarūpaDāmodarahimself.BecauseŚrīDāmodaraSvarūpawastheconstantcompanionofŚrīGaurasundara,hisgoodfortunesurpassedthatofotherdevoteesofGaura.WheneverMahāprabhuwouldfallintheforestorinthebranchesoftreesoutofecstasy,ŚrīDāmodaraSvarūpawoulddisplayhismatchlessservicepropensitybycompletelyprotectingMahāprabhu’stranscendentalbodyfromallkindsofinjury.SinceMahāprabhualwaysremainedintoxicatedwithecstaticlove,Heseldomdisplayedexternal

consciousness.AtsuchtimesDāmodarawouldserveHiminallrespects.CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.058

TEXT58

eka-dinamahāprabhuāviṣṭahaiyāpaḍilākūperamājheāchāḍakhāiyā

OnedayMahāprabhubecamecompletelyabsorbedinecstaticloveandfellintoawell.


TEXT59

dekhiyāadvaita-ādisammohapāiyākrandanakarenasabeśirehātadiyā

Seeingthis,AdvaitaĀcāryaandtheotherdevoteesbecamebewildered,andtheybegancryingastheyheldtheirheadsintheirhands.


TEXT60

kichunājānenaprabhuprema-bhakti-rasebālakeraprāyayenakūpepaḍi’bhāse

TheLordwasenjoyingecstaticlove,soHedidnotunderstandwhathadhappened.Hesimplyfloatedinthatwelllikeachild.


TEXT61

seikṣaṇekūpahailanavanīta-mayaprabhuraśrī-aṅgekichukṣatanāhihaya

WhentheLordfell,thewellbecamelikebutter,soHisbodywasnot

scratched.CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.062

TEXT62

ekonadbhuta,yāṅrabhaktiraprabhāvevaiṣṇavanāciteaṅgekanṭakanālāge

Thiswasnotverywonderful.BytheinfluenceofdevotionalserviceaVaiṣṇavaalsodoesnotfeelthepainofathornhestepsonwhiledancing.


TEXT63

tabeadvaitādimili’sarva-bhakta-gaṇetulilenaprabhuredhariyākata-kṣaṇe

AdvaitaPrabhuandtheotherdevoteesthenquicklypulledtheLordoutofthewell.


TEXT64

paḍilākūpeteprabhutāhānāhijāne“kibala,kikathā”prabhujijñāseāpane

TheLorddidnotunderstandthatHehadfalleninthewell.Hethereforeaskedthedevotees,“Whatisgoingon?Whyareyourcrying?”


TEXT65

bāhyanājānenaprabhuprema-bhakti-raseasarvajña-prāyaprabhusabārejijñāse

TheLordwasrelishingthemellowsofecstaticloveandwasunawareofexternalevents.HeinquiredfromothersasifHedidnotknowwhathadhappened.LordGaurasundarawassoabsorbedinthemellowsofecstaticdevotionalservicethatnomemoryoftheexternalworldobstructedHiscultivationofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.Moreover,afterregainingHisexternalconsciousness,HewouldsometimesactasifHedidnotunderstandanything.InthiswayHewouldcoverHisomniscienceandHispositionastheSupremeLord.


TEXT66

śrī-mukheraśuni’ati-amṛta-vacanaānandebhāsenaadvaitādibhakta-gaṇa

HearingthenectareanwordsfromthemouthoftheLord,thedevoteesheadedbyAdvaitaPrabhufloatedinecstasy.


TEXT67

eimatebhakti-raseīśvaraviharevidyānidhiāilenajāniñāantare

AstheLordwasenjoyingthemellowsofdevotionalserviceinthisway,HeunderstoodthatPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhihadarrived.


TEXT68

cittemātrakariteīśvaraseikṣaṇevidyānidhiāsiyādilenadaraśane

AssoonastheLordrememberedhim,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhicame

theretomeetHim.CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.069

TEXT69

vidyānidhidekhi’prabhuhāsitelāgilā“bāpaāilā,bāpaāilā”balitelāgilā

WhentheLordsawPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,Hesmiledandsaid,“Myfatherhascome.Myfatherhascome.”


TEXT70

premanidhipremānandehailāvihvalapūrṇahailahṛdayerasakalamaṅgala

ŚrīPremanidhibecameoverwhelmedinecstaticloveandhisheartbecamefilledwithallauspiciousness.PremanidhiwasanothernameofVidyānidhi.


TEXT71

śrī-bhakta-vatsalagauracandranārāyaṇapremanidhivakṣekari’karenakrandana

TheSupremeLord,ŚrīGauracandra,whoisaffectionatetoHisdevotees,embracedPremanidhiandbegancrying.


TEXT72

sakalavaiṣṇava-vṛndakāndecāri-bhitevaikuṇṭha-svarūpasukhamililāsākṣāte

TheVaiṣṇavasonallsidesbegantoweepastheyexperiencedthecompletehappinessofVaikuṇṭha.


TEXT73

īśvara-sahitayataāchebhakta-gaṇapremanidhi-prītepremabāḍeanukṣaṇa

TheLordandtheassembleddevotees’affectionforPremanidhiincreasedincessantly.


TEXT74

dāmodara-svarūpatāhānapūrva-sakhācaitanyeraagredui-janehailadekhā

DāmodaraSvarūpawashisoldfriend,andnowtheymeteachotherinthepresenceoftheLord.


TEXT75

dui-janecāhenaduṅhārapada-dhūliduṅhedharādhari,ṭhelāṭheli,phelāpheli

Theybothdesiredthedustoftheother’sfeet,sotheypulledandpushedeachotherandfelltotheground.


TEXT76

kehokārenāpārena,duṅhemahābalīkarāyena,hāsena,gaurāṅgakutūhalī

Theywerebothstrongandpowerful,andthereforeneitherwasdefeated.LordGaurāṅga,whoinspiredtheminthisway,smiledasHeeagerlywatched.


TEXT77

tabebāhyapāi’prabhuvidyānidhi-prati“katodinanīlācaletumikarasthiti”

ThentheLordregainedHisexternalconsciousnessandrequestedPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,“YoupleasestayinNīlācalaforsometime.”


TEXT78

śuni’premanidhimahā-santoṣahailābhāgyahenamāni’prabhu-nikaṭerahilā

WhenPremanidhiheardtheLord’srequest,hebecameverysatisfied.HeconsideredhimselffortunateandsetuphisresidenceneartheLord.


TEXT79

gadādhara-devoiṣṭa-mantrapunar-bārapremanidhi-sthānepremekailenasvīkāra

GadādharaPaṇḍitatooktheopportunitytolovinglyacceptmantrainitiationagainfromPremanidhi.


TEXT80

ārakikahibapremanidhiramahimāyāṅ

raśiṣyagadādharaeiprema-sīmā

WhatmorecanIsayaboutthegloriesofPremanidhi?TheextentofhisloveisunderstoodbythefactthathehadadisciplesuchasGadādharaPaṇḍita.


TEXT81

yāṅrakīrtivākhāneadvaita,śrīnivāsayāṅrakīrtibalenamurāri,haridāsa

Indeed,Premanidhi’sglorieswerenarratedbyAdvaitaPrabhu,Śrīvāsa,Murāri,andHaridāsa.


TEXT82

henanāhivaiṣṇavayetānenāvākhānepuṇḍarīkosarva-bhaktakāya-vākya-mane

TherewasnotasingleVaiṣṇavawhodidnotglorifyhim.Similarly,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwouldservethedevoteeswithhisbody,mind,andspeech.


TEXT83

ahaṅkāratānadehenāhitilamātranābujhikiadbhutacaitanya-kṛpā-pātra

Therewasnotaspeckoffalseegoinhisperson.IamunabletounderstandthewonderfulmercythathereceivedfromLordCaitanya.


TEXT84

ye-rūpakṛṣṇerapriya-pātravidyānidhigadādhara-śrī-mukherakathākichulikhi

NowIwillwritesomethingregardingPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi’spositionasadearservantofKṛṣṇaaccordingtowhatIheardfromthemouthofGadādharaPaṇḍita.Thephrasegadādhara-śrī-mukherakathāmeans“whateverIheardfromthelotusmouthofGadādhara.”


TEXT85

vidyānidhirākhi’prabhuāpananikaṭevāsādilāyameśvare—samudrerataṭe

TheLordkeptPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwithHiminJagannāthaPurīandassignedhimaresidenceatYameśvara,ontheshoreoftheocean.PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwasgivenaresidenceatYameśvara-ṭoṭā(agarden).HelivedthereandspentalotoftimewithŚrīGaurasundara.


TEXT86

nīlācalerahiyādekhenajagannāthadāmodara-svarūperabaḍaprema-pātra

WhileresidinginNīlācala,heregularlywenttoseeLordJagannātha.PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwasverydeartoSvarūpaDāmodara.


TEXT87

dui-janejagannāthadekheeka-saṅgeanyo’nyethākenaśrī-kṛṣṇa-rasa-kathā-raṅge

TheywouldgotogethertoseeLordJagannāthaandthenenjoydiscussingtopicsofKṛṣṇa.


TEXT88

yātrāāsi’bājila‘oḍana-ṣaṣṭhīnāmanayā-vastraparejagannāthabhagavān

SoonthetimecameforthefestivalcalledOḍana-ṣaṣṭhī.Onthisoccasion,LordJagannāthawearsanewdress.BecauseLordJagannāthainŚrīdhāmaPurīwearsanewwinterdressonthesixthdayofthewaxingmooninthemonthofAgrahāyaṇa(November-December),thisfestivaliscalledOḍana-ṣaṣṭhī(oḍanameans“towear”andṣaṣṭhīmeans“sixthday”),orthefestivalofdressingLordJagannātha.ThefestivalhastakenthisnamebecauseLordJagannāthawearsawinterdress.ThisfestivalcontinuesuptothefourthdayofthewaxingmooninthemonthofMāgha(January-February).


TEXT89

sedinamāṇḍuyā-vastraparenaīśvaretānayeiicchāsei-matadāsekare

BythedesireofLordJagannātha,HisservantsdressHiminastarcheddressonthisday.Thephrasemāṇḍuyā-vastrareferstounwashed,starchedcloth.


TEXT90

śrī-gaurasundarolai’sarva-bhakta-gaṇaāilādekhiteyātrāśrī-vastra-oḍana

LordGaurasundaratookallofHisdevoteesandwenttoseethisfestivalofOḍana-ṣaṣṭhī.


TEXT91

mṛdaṅga,muharī,śaṅkha,dundūbhi,kāhālaḍhāka,dagaḍa,kāḍābājāyeviśāla

Mṛdaṅgas,muharīs,conchshells,kettledrums,kāhālas,ḍhākas,dagaḍas,andkāḍāswereloudlyplayed.


TEXT92

sedinenānāvastraparenaanantaṣaṣṭhīhaitelāgi’rahemakara-paryanta

OnthatdayLordJagannāthawearsvariousdresses.ThisfestivalcontinuesfromthesixthdayofthewaxingmooninthemonthofAgrahāyaṇa(November-December)totheendofthemonthofMāgha(January-February).Thephrasemakara-paryantameans“uptotheendofMāgha.”


TEXT93

vastralāgi’haitelāgilarātri-śeṣebhakta-goṣṭhī-sahaprabhudekhi’premebhāse

Theofferingofdressesgoesontilltheendofnight.AsLordCaitanyawatchedthisfestivalwithHisdevotees,Hefloatedinwavesofecstaticlove.Thephraselāgihaitelāgilameans“toofferclothtothebodyofLordJagannātha.”InNīlācalathephraselāgihaoya(“tooffer”)isstillusedin

phraseslikecandaneralāgihaoyāandpuṣperalāgihaoyā.CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.094

TEXT94

āpaneiupāsaka,upāsyaāpanekebujhetāhānamana,tānakṛpāvine

LordCaitanyawasHimselftheworshiperandtheobjectofworship.ButwithoutHismercy,whocouldunderstandHismind?


TEXT95

eiprabhudāru-rūpevaiseyogāsanenyāsi-rūpebhakti-yogakarenaāpane

IntheformoftheDeity,theLordsatonthethrone,andintheformofasannyāsī,Hepracticeddevotionalservice.InHisDeityformŚrīGaurasundarawasLordJagannātha,andinHissannyāsīformHeacceptedthemoodofadevoteeanddistributedknowledgetopeople.


TEXT96

paṭṭa-neta—śukla,pīta,nīlanānāvarṇedivyavastradena,muktāracitasuvarṇe

Finewhite,yellow,andbluesilkclothesdecoratedwithpearlsandgoldwereofferedtotheDeityformoftheLord.Thephrasepaṭṭa-netameans“finesilkcloth(thewordpaṭṭareferstojute,silk,etc.,andthewordnetareferstofinecloth.)


TEXT97

vastralāgi’hailedenapuṣpa-alaṅkārapuṣperakaṅkaṇa,śrī-kirīṭapuṣpahāra

AfterLordJagannāthawasdressed,Hewasdecoratedwithflowerornaments,flowerbangles,aflowercrown,andflowergarlands.


TEXT98

gandha,puṣpa,dhūpa,dīpaṣoḍaśopacārepūjākari’bhogadilāvividha-prakāre

Jagannāthawasthenworshipedwithsixteenitemslikesandalwoodpulp,flowers,incense,andgheelamps.Hewasthenofferedvarioustypesoffoodstuffs.


TEXT99

tabeprabhuyātrādekhi’sarva-goṣṭhī-saṅgeāilāvāsāyapremānandasukha-raṅge

AftertheLordsawthisfestivalinthecompanyofallHisassociates,HereturnedtoHisresidenceabsorbedinecstaticlove.


TEXT100

vāsāyavidāyakailāvaiṣṇava-sabāreviralerahilānijānandeekeśvare

AftersendingalltheVaiṣṇavashome,theLordremainedaloneinHisownecstaticmood.


TEXT101

yāṅrayevāsāyasabekarilāgamanavidyānidhidāmodara-saṅgeanukṣaṇa

AllthedevoteesleftfortheirrespectiveresidencesexceptPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,whoremainedwithSvarūpaDāmodara.


TEXT102

anyo’nyeduṅhārayatekamanaḥkathāniṣkapaṭeduṅhekaheduṅhāresarvathā

Theywouldbothdisclosetheirmindstoeachotherwithouthesitation.


TEXT103

māṇḍuyā-vasanayedharilājagannāthesandehajanmilavidyānidhiraihāte

AfterseeingLordJagannāthawearingstarchedcloth,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhidevelopedsomedoubt.


TEXT104

jijñāsilādāmodara-svarūperasthāne“māṇḍuyā-vasanaīśvareredenakene

HeaskedSvarūpaDāmodara,“WhydotheyofferstarcheddresstoLordJagannātha?


TEXT105

edeśeta’śruti-smṛti-sakalapracuretabekenevinādhautemaṇḍa-vastrapare?”

“Theśrutisandsmṛtisarewidelyacceptedinthisplace,sowhyisstarchedclothofferedbeforeitiswashed?”


TEXT106

dāmodara-svarūpakahena,—“śunakathādeśācāreithedoṣanālayenaethā

SvarūpaDāmodarareplied,“Pleaselisten.Thereisnofaultinthis,becausethatisthecustomofthisplace.


TEXT107

śruti-smṛtiyejāne,senākaresarvathāeyātrāraei-matasarva-kālaethā

“Personswhoknowtheśrutisandsmṛtismaynotobservethisfestival,buthereithasalwaysbeenobservedinthisway.


TEXT108

īśvareraicchāyadināthākeantaretabedekharājākeneniṣedhanākare”

“IfthiswasnotthedesireofLordJagannātha,thenwhyhasn’ttheKingstoppedit?”


TEXT109

vidyānidhibale,—“bhāla,karukaīśvareīśvarerayekarma,sevakekenekare

PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhisaid,“TheLordmaydoasHelikes,butwhydotheservantsimitatetheactivitiesoftheLord?


TEXT110

pūjā-pāṇḍā,paśu-pāla,paḍichā,vehārāapavitra-vastrakenedharevāihārā

“Whydothepriests,thepūjārīs,thetemplesuperintendents,andtheservantstouchtheunwashedclothes?Thephrasepūjā-pāṇḍāreferstothepūjārīpaṇḍās,orlearnedpriests.Thephrasepaśu-pālareferstothosepaṇḍāswhodressLordJagannātha(SeeCaitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka,ChapterEight).


TEXT111

jagannātha-īśvara,sambhavesabatānetānaācaraṇakikaribasarva-jane

“LordJagannāthaisthesupremecontroller.ForHim,everythingispossible.ButhowcanothersimitateHisactivities?


TEXT112

maṇḍa-vastra-sparśehastadhuileseśuddhiihāvānākarekenehaiyāsubuddhi

“Ifonetouchesstarchedcloth,heshouldwashhishandstopurify

himself.Whydon’tsuchlearnedpersonsfollowthisinjunction?CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.113

TEXT113

rājapātraabudhayeihānāvicārerājāomāṇḍuyā-vastradenanija-śire”

“Thegovernmentofficersareignorantbecausetheydonotconsiderthis.TheKingevenwrapsthisstarchedclothonhishead.”


TEXT114

dāmodara-svarūpabalena,—“śunabhāi!henabujhi,oḍana-yātrāyadoṣanāi

DāmodaraSvarūpareplied,“Pleaselisten,mydearbrother.IthinkthereisnofaultinthisOḍanafestival.


TEXT115

paraṁbrahma-jagannātha-rūpa-avatāravidhivāniṣedhaethānākarevicāra”

“TheSupremeBrahmanhasincarnatedastheDeityofLordJagannātha.ThereforerulesandregulationsdonotapplytoHim.”


TEXT116

vidyānidhibale,—“bhāi,śunaekakathāparaṁbrahma—jagannātha-vigrahasarvathā

PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhisaid,“Pleaselisten,brother.TheDeityofLord

JagannāthaistheSupremeBrahmaninallrespects.CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.117

TEXT117

tānedoṣanāhividhi-niṣedhalaṅghilee-gulāobrahmahailathāki’nīlācale

“HeisnotatfaultevenifHeviolatestherulesandregulations.ButhavealltheseothersbecomeBrahmanbystayinginNīlācala?Followinglocalcustom,thekingwouldwrapanunwashedstarchedclotharoundhishead.Yetthesmṛtiinjunctionisthatstarchedclothisimpure.AlthoughthiscustomofwearingstarchedclothispermissiblefortheSupremeLord,itisproperforHisservantstoalwaysremaininapurestate.Brahmanisanonvariegatedobject.Itisdevoidofallmaterialqualities.TheDeityformoftheLordistranscendental,sothiscustommaybesuitableforHim,butHisservantsarenotBrahmandevoidofmaterialqualities.Thereforetheymustconsiderqualitiesandfaults.TheservantsarenotDeityincarnations.VidyānidhiconsideredthatthebehaviorofLordJagannātha’sservantswasfaulty.


TEXT118

ihārāochāḍilekaloka-vyavahārasabeihailabrahma-rūpa-avatāra!”

“TheyhavegivenupproperetiquetteandhavebecomelikeincarnationsoftheSupremeBrahman.”


TEXT119

etabali’sarva-pathehāsiyāhāsiyāyāyenayehenahāsyāveśa-yuktahaiyā

Whilespeakinginthisway,theylaughedagainandagainastheywalkeddowntheroad.


TEXT120

duisakhāhātāhātikariyāhāsenajagannātha-dāsereoācāradoṣena

Thetwofriendsheldeachother’shandsandlaughedastheydiscussedwhetherLordJagannātha’sservantswereatfault.


TEXT121

sabenājānenasarva-dāseraprabhāvakṛṣṇasejānenayāṅrayataanurāga

NoonecanunderstandthegloriesoftheLord’sservants.OnlyKṛṣṇaknowstheirattachmentforHim.


TEXT122

bhramokarāyenakṛṣṇaāpana-dāserebhramac-chedokarepāchesadaya-antare

KṛṣṇasometimesbewildersHisdevotee,andthen,feelingcompassionforhim,Hedestroyshisillusion.AlthoughPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwasagreatdevotee,whenheenactedthepastimeoffindingfaultinthedevoteesofLordJagannātha,theaffectionateSupremeLordperformedonepastimetodestroyhisstagedillusion.


TEXT123

bhramakarāilāvidyānidhireāpanebhramac-cheda-kṛpāośunibāei-kṣaṇe

FirsttheLordbewilderedPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,nowyouwillhearhowtheLorddestroyedhisillusion.


TEXT124

ei-mataraṅge-ḍhaṅgeduipriya-sakhācalilenakṛṣṇa-kāryeyāṅrayathāvāsā

InthiswaythetwointimatefriendswenttotheirresidencestoperformtheirKṛṣṇaconsciousnessduties.


TEXT125

bhikṣākari’āilenagaurāṅgerasthāneprabhu-sthāneāsi’sabethākilāśayane

Aftertakingtheirmeals,theywenttoGaurāṅga’sresidenceforsometime,thentheyreturnedtotheirresidencesandtookrest.


TEXT126

sakalajānenaprabhucaitanya-gosāñijagannātha-rūpesvapnegelātānaṭhāñi

InHisformasLordJagannātha,theomniscientLordCaitanyaappearedbeforePuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiinadream.


TEXT127

svapanedekhenavidyānidhimahāśayajagannātha-balāiāsi’hailāvijaya

VidyānidhiMahāśayasawLordJagannāthaandBalarāmaappearbeforehiminhisdream.


TEXT128

krodha-rūpajagannātha—vidyānidhidekheāpanedhariyātāṅrecaḍāyenamukhe

VidyānidhisawLordJagannāthacatchholdofhimandslaphisfaceinanangrymood.


TEXT129

duibhāimili’caḍamāreduigālehenadaḍhacaḍhañayeaṅguligālephule

Thetwobrothers,JagannāthaandBalarāma,slappedhimonhischeekssohardthathisswollenfaceboreimpressionsofTheirfingers.


TEXT130

duḥkhapāi’vidyānidhi‘kṛṣṇarakṣa’bale‘aparādhakṣama’bali’paḍepada-tale

Feelingdistress,VidyānidhifellatTheirfeetandprayed,“Kṛṣṇasaveme!Forgivemyoffenses!AsaresultofVidyānidhi’sfindingfaultwiththebehaviorofJagannātha’sservants,ŚrīJagannāthaandŚrīBalarāmaappearedina

dreambeforeVidyānidhiandprofuselyslappedhimontheface.VidyānidhiaskedKānāiandBalāiwhyTheywereunnecessarilypunishinghim.Whatwashisoffense?Whenhisoffensewasdisclosed,hebeggedpardonfromThem.


TEXT131

“konaparādhemoremārahagosāñi!”prabhubale,—“toraaparādheraantanāñi

“OLord,forwhatoffenseareYoubeatingme?”TheLordreplied,“Thereisnoendtoyouroffenses.


TEXT132

morajāti,morasevakerajātināñisakalajānilātumirahi’eiṭhāñi

“Idonotbelongtoanycaste,andMyservantsalsodonotbelongtoanycaste.Youshouldhavelearnedthiswhilestayinghere.


TEXT133

tabekenerahiyāchajāti-nāśā-sthānejātirākhi’calatumiāpana-bhavane

“Whythenareyoustayinginaplacewhereyouwillloseyourcaste?Ifyouwanttoprotectyourcaste,youbettergohome.


TEXT134

āmiyekariyāāchiyātrāranirbandha

tāhāteobhāvaanācārerasambandha

“Ihaveinauguratedthetraditionalobservanceofthisfestival.Howthencanyouthinkthatthereisanyimproperbehaviorinit?


TEXT135

āmārekariyābrahma,sevakanindiyāmāṇḍuyā-kāpaḍa-sthānedoṣa-dṛṣṭidiyā”

“YouacceptMeastheSupremeBrahman,butyouoffendMyservantsbyfindingfaultintheirdressingMewithstarchedcloth.”Whatwashisoffense?Inanswertothis,JagannāthasaidthathehadcommittedtheoffenseofcriticizingHisservantsfordressingHiminstarchedcloth.IfVidyānidhiwishedtoprotecthisreligiousprinciplesandcaste,heshouldleaveŚrī-kṣetraandreturntohisownresidence.Theseactivitiesappearfaultyonlyfromtheexternalpointofview.


TEXT136

svapnevidyānidhimahābhayapāi’manekrandanakarenamāthādhari’śrī-caraṇe

Vidyānidhifeltgreatfear.HethereforeplacedhisheadatthelotusfeetoftheLordandcried.


TEXT137

“sabaaparādhaprabhu,kṣama’pāpiṣṭhereghāṭiluṅghāṭiluṅ,prabhubaliluṅtomāre

“Pleaseforgivetheoffensesofthismostsinfulperson!Iamdefeated!Iapologize!

Thewordghāṭiluṅmeans“Iapologize”or“Iacceptdefeat.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.138

TEXT138

yemukhehāsiluṅprabhu,torasevakeresemukheraśāstiprabhu,bhālakailāmore

“OLord,withthismouthIhavelaughedatYourservants,soYouhavenowproperlypunishedthatmouth.


TEXT139

bhāla-dinahailamoraājisuprabhātamukha-kapolerabhāgyebājilaśrī-hāta”

“Thisistheauspiciousbeginningofanewday,formyfaceandforeheadweretouchedbyYourlotushand.”ŚrīPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhithoughtabouthisbodilypainsandunderstoodthatthetouchoftheLord’slotushandshadawakenedhisgoodfortune.HewasextremelyhappybecausetheLordhadpersonallypunishedhim.ThisistherealmercyoftheLordonhisservant.


TEXT140

prabhubale,—“toreanugraheralāgiyātomārekariluṅśāstisevakadekhiyā”

TheLordreplied,“Ihavepunishedyoutobestowmercyonyou,forIconsideryouMyservant.”


TEXT141

svapnepremanidhi-pratiprema-dṛṣṭikari’deuleāilāduibhāi—rāma-hari

Inthiswaythetwobrothers,JagannāthaandBalarāma,mercifullyglancedonPremanidhiinhisdreamandthenreturnedtoTheirtemple.


TEXT142

svapnadekhi’vidyānidhijāgiyāuṭhilāgālecaḍadekhi’sabahāsitelāgilā

Afterseeingthisdream,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwokeup.Thenhesawtheslapmarksonhischeeksandbegantolaugh.


TEXT143

śrī-hasteracaḍesabaphuliyāchegāladekhi’premanidhibale,—“baḍabhālabhāla

HischeekswereswollenfromtheslappingofthelotushandsoftheSupremeLord.Seeingthis,Premanidhisaid,“Thisisverygood!


TEXT144

yenakailuṅaparādha,tāraśāstipāiluṅbhālaikailenaprabhu,alpeeḍāiluṅ”

“Ihavereceivedpunishmentformyoffense,yettheLordhasmercifullyawardedmeonlyatokenpunishment.”


TEXT145

dekhadekhaeividyānidhiramahimāsevakeredayāyata,tāraeisīmā

JustseethegloriesofPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi!ThisisthelimitoftheLord’smercyonHisdevotees.


TEXT146

putrayepradyumna—tāhāneohena-matecaḍanāmārenaprabhuśikṣāranimitte

TheLorddidnotslapevenHisownsonPradyumnatoteachhiminthisway.


TEXT147-148

jānakī-rukmiṇī-satyabhāmā-ādiyataīśvara-īśvarīāraāchekatakata

sākṣāteimāreyāraaparādhahayasvapneraprasāda-śāstidṛśyakabhunaya

TheLord’sassociatesandconsortslikeJānakī,Rukmiṇī,andSatyabhāmā,aswellasthevariousgodsandgoddessesaredirectlypunishediftheycommitanoffense,buttoreceivetheLord’smercybybeingpunishedinadreamisrarelyseen.


TEXT149

svapnedaṇḍapāya,kibāartha-lābhahayajāgilepuruṣasesakalakichunaya

Someonewhoreceivespunishmentorwealthinadreamhasnothingtoshowforitwhenhewakesup.


TEXT150

śāstivāprasādaprabhusvapneyārekareyeyadisākṣātalokedekhephaladhare

ButiftheLordpunishesorbestowsmercyonsomeoneinadream,theresultsareseenbyeveryone.


TEXT151

tāṅrabaḍabhāgyavānnāhikasaṁsāresvapnehonākahekichuabhakta-janere

Thereisnoonesofortunateinthisworld,fortheLorddoesnotspeaktonondevoteesevenintheirdreams.


TEXT152-153

sākṣāteseeisababujhahavicāreeiyeyavana-gaṇenindā-hiṁsākare

tāhārāosvapneanubhavamātracāhenindā-hiṁsākaredekhi,svapnanāhipāye

Byanalyzingthisincidentonecandirectlyunderstandthatbecausetheyavanasengageinblasphemyandviolence,theycanneverseetheLordintheirdreams,eveniftheywantto.


TEXT154-155

yavanerakidāya,yebrāhmaṇasajjanatārāyataaparādhakareanukṣaṇa

aparādhahaileduilokeduḥkhapāyasvapnehoabhaktapāpiṣṭherenāśikhāya

Whattospeakofyavanas,evenrespectablebrāhmaṇaswhoconstantlycommitoffensesattainmiseriesinthislifeandinthenextasaresultoftheiroffenses.YettheLorddoesnotteachsuchsinfulnondevoteesintheirdreams.TheSupremeLordalwaysremainsalooffromeitherrewardingorpunishingthenondevotees.ButsinceHeisthewell-wisherofthedevotees,HerectifiesHisdeardevoteebypunishinghiminhisdream.


TEXT156

svapnepratyādeśaprabhukarenayāhārese-imahābhāgyahenamāneāpanāre

ApersonwhoreceivesinstructionsfromtheLordinadreamconsidershimselfmostfortunate.


TEXT157

sākṣāteāpanesvapnemārilatāhāreeprasādesabedekheśrī-premanidhire

EvidenceofthemercyŚrīPremanidhireceivedwhenhewasbeatenbytheLordinadreamcouldbeseenbyeveryone.


TEXT158

tabepuṇḍarīka-devauṭhilāprabhātecaḍegālaphuliyāchedekheduihāte

WhenPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhigotupinthemorning,hecouldfeelwithhishandsthathischeekswereswollen.


TEXT159

prati-dinadāmodara-svarūpaāsiyājagannāthadekhedoṅheeka-saṅgahaiyā

SvarūpaDāmodarawouldcomeeveryday,andthetwowouldgotogethertoseeLordJagannātha.


TEXT160

pratyahaāisesvarūpasedinaāilāāsiyātāṅhākekichukahitelāgilā

WhenSvarūpaDāmodaracameashedidregularly,hebegantospeaktoVidyānidhi.


TEXT161

“sakāleāisajagannātha-daraśaneājiśayāhaitenāhiuṭhekikāraṇe?”

“EverymorningyoucomewithmetoseeJagannātha.Whyhaven’tyougottenupyettoday?”


TEXT162

vidyānidhibale,—“bhāi,hethāyaāisasabakathākaramoraethāāsi’vaisa”

Vidyānidhireplied,“Obrother,pleasecomeandsitdownandIwillexplaineverything.”


TEXT163

dāmodaraāsi’dekhe—tānaduigālaphuliyāche,caḍa-cihnadekhenaviśāla

WhenSvarūpaDāmodaracamenear,hesawthatPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi’scheekswereswollenwithslapmarks.


TEXT164

dāmodara-svarūpajijñāse,—“e-kikathākenegālaphuliyāche,kibāpāilevyathā”

SvarūpaDāmodaraaskedhim,“Whatisthis?Whyareyourcheeksswollen?Didyougethurt?”


TEXT165

hāsiyābalenavidyānidhimahāśaya“śunabhāi,kāligelayatekasaṁśaya

PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhismiledandsaid,“Pleaselisten,brother.Allmydoubtswerevanquishedlastnight.


TEXT166

māṇḍuyā-vastrereyekariluṅavajñānatāraśāstigāleeidekhavidyamāna

“LookatmycheeksandseetheevidenceofthepunishmentIreceivedbecauseofcriticizingtheofferingofstarchedclothestoLordJagannātha.


TEXT167

ājisvapneāsi’jagannātha-balarāmadui-daṇḍacaḍāyenanāhikaviśrāma

“LastnightLordJagannāthaandBalarāmaappearedbeforemeinadreamandcontinuallyslappedmefortwodaṇḍas(aboutforty-eightminutes).


TEXT168

‘moraparidhāna-vastrakarilinindana’etabali’gālecaḍāyenaduijana

“Theybothslappedmycheekswhilesaying,‘YouhavecriticizedtheclothesWewear.’


TEXT169

gālebājiyācheyataaṅguleraaṅguribhāla-mateuttarokaritenāhipāri

“SeethemarksofTheirfingersonmycheeks.IwasunabletopacifyThem.


TEXT170

elajjāyakāhāresambhāṣānāhikari

gālabālahailesebāhirahaitepāri

“Iamtooembarrassedtospeaktoanyone.Iwillgooutonlyaftermycheeksbecomenormal.


TEXT171

eta’kathāanyatrakahiteyogyanahebaḍabhāgyahenabhāi,mānilahṛdaye

“Itisnotpropertotellothersaboutthisincident.Obrother,inmyheartIconsidermyselfmostfortunate.


TEXT172

bhālaśāstipāiluṅaparādha-anurūpeenahilepaḍitāmamahā-andha-kūpe”

“Ihavereceivedaproperpunishmentformyoffense,otherwiseIwouldhavefallenintoablindwell.”


TEXT173

vidyānidhi-pratidekhi’sneheraudayaānandebhāsenadāmodaramahāśaya

SeeingtheLord’saffectiontowardsPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,SvarūpaDāmodarafloatedinecstasy.


TEXT174

sakhārasampadehayasakhāraullāsa

duijanehāsenaparamānanda-hāsa

Asonebecomeshappyuponseeingthegoodfortuneofafriend,thetwobothlaughedingreathappiness.


TEXT175

dāmodara-svarūpabalena,—“śunabhāi!e-mataadbhutadaṇḍadekhiśunināi

DāmodaraSvarūpasaid,“Listen,mybrother,Ihaveneverheardaboutorseensuchawonderfulpunishment.


TEXT176

svapneāsi’śāstikareāpanesākṣāteāraśunināi,sabedekhiluṅtomāte”

“TheLordappearedinadreamandpersonallypunishedyou.Ihaveneverbeforeheardofsuchathing,butIcandirectlyseethatyouhavebeenpunished.”


TEXT177

hena-mateduisakhābhāsenasantoṣerātra-dinanājānenakṛṣṇa-kathā-rase

InthiswaythetwofriendsfloatedinhappinessandforgotwhetheritwasdayornightastheycontinuallyenjoyedtopicsofKṛṣṇa.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.1.19)itisstated:

vayaṁtunavitṛpyāmauttama-śloka-vikrameyac-chṛṇvatāṁrasa-jñānāṁsvādusvādupadepade

“WenevertireofhearingthetranscendentalpastimesofthePersonalityofGodhead,whoisglorifiedbyhymnsandprayers.ThosewhohavedevelopedatastefortranscendentalrelationshipswithHimrelishhearingofHispastimesateverymoment.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.1.3)itisstated:

nigama-kalpa-tarorgalitaṁphalaṁśuka-mukhādamṛta-drava-saṁyutampibatabhāgavataṁrasamālayaṁmuhurahorasikābhuvibhāvukāḥ

“Oexpertandthoughtfulmen,relishŚrīmadBhāgavatam,thematurefruitofthedesiretreeofVedicliteratures.ItemanatedfromthelipsofŚrīŚukadevaGosvāmī.Thereforethisfruithasbecomeevenmoretasteful,althoughitsnectareanjuicewasalreadyrelishableforall,includingliberatedsouls.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(1.18.14)itisstated:

konāmatṛpyedrasavitkathāyāṁmahattamaikānta-parāyaṇasya

nāntaṁguṇānāmaguṇasyajagmuryogeśvarāyebhava-pādma-mukhyāḥ

“ThePersonalityofGodhead,LordKṛṣṇa[Govinda],istheexclusiveshelterforallgreatlivingbeings,andHistranscendentalattributescannotevenbemeasuredbysuchmastersofmysticpowersasLordŚivaandLordBrahmā.Cananyonewhoisexpertinrelishingnectar[rasa]everbefullysatiatedbyhearingtopicsaboutHim?”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.52.20)itisstated:

brahmankṛṣṇa-kathāḥpuṇyāmādhvīrloka-malāpahāḥkonutṛpyetaśṛṇvānaḥśruta-jñonitya-nūtanāḥ

“Whatexperiencedlistener,Obrāhmaṇa,couldevergrowsatiatedwhile

listeningtothepious,charmingandever-freshtopicsofLordKṛṣṇa,whichcleanseawaytheworld’scontamination?”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.20.24)itisstated:

nakāmayenāthatadapyahaṁkvacinnayatrayuṣmac-caraṇāmbujāsavaḥmahattamāntar-hṛdayānmukha-cyutovidhatsvakarṇāyutameṣamevaraḥ

“MydearLord,IthereforedonotwishtohavethebenedictionofmergingintoYourexistence,abenedictioninwhichthereisnoexistenceofthenectareanbeverageofYourlotusfeet.Iwantthebenedictionofatleastonemillionears,forthusImaybeabletohearaboutthegloriesofYourlotusfeetfromthemouthsofYourpuredevotees.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.20.26)itisstated:

yaśaḥśivaṁsuśravaārya-saṅgameyadṛcchayācopaśṛṇotitesakṛt

kathaṁguṇa-jñoviramedvināpaśuṁśrīryatpravavreguṇa-saṅgrahecchayā

“MydearhighlyglorifiedLord,ifone,intheassociationofpuredevotees,hearsevenoncethegloriesofYouractivities,hedoesnot,unlessheisnothingbutananimal,giveuptheassociationofdevotees,fornointelligentpersonwouldbesocarelessastoleavetheirassociation.TheperfectionofchantingandhearingaboutYourglorieswasacceptedevenbythegoddessoffortune,whodesiredtohearofYourunlimitedactivitiesandtranscendentalglories.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.1.4)itisstated:

nivṛtta-tarṣairupagīyamānādbhavauṣadhācchrotra-mano-’bhirāmāt

kauttamaśloka-guṇānuvādātpumānvirajyetavināpaśughnāt

“GlorificationoftheSupremePersonalityofGodheadisperformedinthe

paramparāsystem;thatis,itisconveyedfromspiritualmastertodisciple.Suchglorificationisrelishedbythosenolongerinterestedinthefalse,temporaryglorificationofthiscosmicmanifestation.DescriptionsoftheLordaretherightmedicinefortheconditionedsoulundergoingrepeatedbirthanddeath.Therefore,whowillceasehearingsuchglorificationoftheLordexceptabutcheroronewhoiskillinghisownself?”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.13.2)itisstated:

satāmayaṁsāra-bhṛtāṁnisargoyad-artha-vāṇī-śruti-cetasāmapi

prati-kṣaṇaṁnavya-vadacyutasyayatstriyāviṭānāmivasādhuvārtā

“Paramahaṁsas,devoteeswhohaveacceptedtheessenceoflife,areattachedtoKṛṣṇainthecoreoftheirhearts,andHeistheaimoftheirlives.ItistheirnaturetotalkonlyofKṛṣṇaateverymoment,asifsuchtopicswerenewerandnewer.Theyareattachedtosuchtopics,justasmaterialistsareattachedtotopicsofwomenandsex.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.87.11)itisstated:

tulya-śruta-tapaḥ-śīlāstulya-svīyāri-madhyamāḥapicakruḥpravacanamekaṁśuśrūṣavo‘pare

“AlthoughthesesageswereallequallyqualifiedintermsofVedicstudyandausterity,andalthoughtheyallsawfriends,enemies,andneutralpartiesequally,theychoseoneoftheirnumbertobethespeaker,andtherestbecameeagerlisteners.”Itisalsostated[intheHari-bhakti-vilāsa,TenthVilāsa]:

tathāvaiṣṇava-dharmāṁścakriyamāṇānapisvayamsaṁpṛcchettadvidaḥsādhūnanyo‘nyaprītivṛddhaye

“AlthoughonepersonallyengagesinVaiṣṇava-dharma,heshouldmake

inquiriesfromlike-mindeddevoteestoincreasehislove.”IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.31.9)itisstated:

tavakathāmṛtaṁtapta-jīvanaṁkavibhirīḍitaṁkalmaṣāpahamśravaṇa-maṅgalaṁśrīmadātataṁbhuvigṛṇantiyebhūri-dājanāḥ

“ThenectarofYourwordsandthedescriptionsofYouractivitiesarethelifeandsoulofthosesufferinginthismaterialworld.Thesenarrations,transmittedbylearnedsages,eradicateone’ssinfulreactionsandbestowgoodfortuneuponwhoeverhearsthem.Thesenarrationsarebroadcastallovertheworldandarefilledwithspiritualpower.CertainlythosewhospreadthemessageofGodheadaremostmunificent.”


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henapuṇḍarīkavidyānidhiraprabhāvaihānesegauracandraprabhubale‘bāpa’

SuchwastheinfluenceofPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi.LordGauracandrawouldaddresshimasfather.


TEXT179

pāda-sparśa-bhayenākarenagaṅgā-snānasabegaṅgādekhena,karenajala-pāna

PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwouldnottakebathintheGangesinfearoftouchingherwithhisfeet.HewouldsimplytakedarśanaoftheGangesanddrinkthewater.SomedevoteesdonottakebathintheGangesoutofconsiderationthattheGangeswaterisnectaremanatingfromKṛṣṇa’slotusfeet.Ratherthan

touchingthewateroftheGangeswiththeirfeet,theydrinkthewaterandtakedarśanaoftheGanges.


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ebhakteranāmalaiñāgaurāṅgaīśvara‘puṇḍarīkabāpa’bali’kāndenavistara

LordGaurāṅgawouldcryprofuselyandcalloutthenameofthisdevotee,“Ofather,Puṇḍarīka!”


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puṇḍarīka-vidyānidhi-caritraśunileavaśyatāṅhārekṛṣṇa-pāda-padmamile

WhoeverhearsthecharacteristicsofPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwillcertainlyachievethelotusfeetofKṛṣṇa.


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AcceptingŚrīCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuasmylifeandsoul,I,Vṛndāvanadāsa,singthegloriesofTheirlotusfeet.ThusendstheEnglishtranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaofŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTen,entitled“TheGloriesofŚrīPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi.”EndofAntya-khaṇḍaENDOFŚRĪŚRĪMADVṚNDĀVANADĀSAṬHĀKURA’SŚRĪCAITANYA-BHĀGAVATA

śrī-gaurasundara-varalīlātāṅramanoharanityānanda-svarūpa-prakāśa

ācāryaadvaitaāragadādhara-śaktitāṅrapañca-tattvabhaktaśrīnivāsa

ThepastimesofthePañca-tattvaaremostenchanting.ŚrīGaurasundaraistheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,LordNityānandaisHispersonalmanifestation,AdvaitaisHisseparateexpansion,GadādharaisHisenergy,andŚrīnivāsaisHisdevotee.

patita-pāvana-śreṣṭhaśrī-gaura-kiśora-preṣṭhapatita-janeratāṅrāgati

śrīvāserabhrātṛ-sutānārāyaṇī-nāmemātāviśvambhara-padeyāṅramati

Theyarethesupremedeliverersofthefallensouls,theyaremostdeartoŚrīGaurakiśora,andtheyaretheultimategoalofthefallensouls.Śrīvāsa’sbrotherhadadaughternamedNārāyaṇī,whowastheauthor’smother.HermindwasfixedatthelotusfeetofViśvambhara.

vṛndāvanasutatāṅrakaruṇārapārābāra‘śrī-caitanya-bhāgavata’yāṅra

nityānanda-śeṣa-bhṛtyahari-jana-sevā-kṛtyabujha’layesarva-sāra-sāra

HersonwasVṛndāvanadāsa,whowasunlimitedlymerciful,whocompiledŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavata,whowasthelastservantofNityānanda,andwhorevealedthatservicetothedevoteesofHariistheessenceofall.

vaiṣṇava-mahimāyatavarṇilenasusaṅgatatāhāratulanākothānāi

vaiṣṇava-virodhi-janasatatatāpitamanamūlya-hīnaseibhasmachāi

HeperfectlydescribedtheincomparablegloriesoftheVaiṣṇavas.

ThemindsofthosewhoareaversetotheVaiṣṇavasarealwaysdisturbedbythematerialmiseries.Suchpersonsareasworthlessasash.

nitāi-vimukha-janedayā-pātratāregaṇepadā-ghātakaretāraśire

ehenadāyālavīranāhitribhuvanedhīralayeyāyavirajāratīre

VṛndāvanadāsaconsideredthatpeopleaversetoNitāiweresuitablecandidatesforcompassion,sohekickedtheminthehead.Thereisnooneinthethreeworldsasgreatlycompassionateorsoberashim,forhedeliverssuchpersonsfrommaterialexistence.

mūḍha-jananābujhiyāahaṅkāremattahiyā‘krodhībali’karayesthāpana

vaiṣṇaveradayā-daṇḍakabhunābujhayebhaṇḍanīca-cittakariyāgopana

Foolishpeopleintoxicatedbyfalseegocannotunderstandhim,sotheyattempttoestablishhimasanangryperson.Thehypocriteshidetheirownlow-classmentalityandcanneverunderstandthepunishmentawardedbyaVaiṣṇava,whichissimplyanexhibitionofcompassion.

‘śrī-gauḍīya-bhāṣya’nāmabhakta-jana-sevā-kāmalikhi,chāḍi’kapaṭādichala

bhāgavata-vyākhyā-kāleprabhumoresadāpalecittadeyayathocitabala

Inthecourseofwritingthiscommentary,ŚrīGauḍīya-bhāṣya,withthedesiretoservethedevotees,Ihaverejectedallformsofcheatingheadedbyduplicity.WhilewritingthiscommentaryonCaitanya-bhāgavata,theLordalwaysmaintainedmeandgavemethenecessarystrengthofheart.

śrī-caitanya-bhāgavatagranthaśuddha-bhakti-mata

kahesadāśrī-bhaktivinodanirantarapāṭha-phalekubuddhiyāibeca’le

kṛṣṇa-premelabhibepramoda

ŚrīBhaktivinodawouldalwayssaythatŚrīCaitanya-bhāgavatadescribestheprocessofpuredevotionalservice.Byconstantlystudyingthisbook,one’ssinfulmentalityisdestroyedandonewillachievethejoyofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa.

nijendriya-prīti-kāmanahekabhubhakti-dhāmavaiṣṇava-sevāyanāhibhoga

bhakta-sevā-phalepremaseimūlyavānkṣemavigatahaibesarva-roga

Thedesiretosatisfyone’ssenseshasnoplaceindevotionalservice.ThereisnoquestionofsensegratificationintheserviceofVaiṣṇavas.Asaresultofservingthedevotees,oneattainsprema,themostvaluableasset,andallmaterialdiseasesarevanquished.

līnahaibāraāśācālilekapaṭa-pāśādūreyābesakalamaṅgala

sthūlasūkṣmadeha-dvayabhakti-balehayakṣayabhāgavata-bhajana-kauśala

ThedesiretomergeintheexistenceoftheLordisascrookedasplayingdice,foritdeprivesoneofallauspiciousness.Thegrossandsubtlebodiesofapersonexpertintheworshipofthebhāgavatasaredestroyedbythestrengthofhisdevotionalservice.

śrī-vārṣabhānavīāśatāṅhāradayita-dāsabhāṣya-lekhakeraparicaya

bhakati-vimukhajanaviṣayetekliṣṭa-manatabuyāceprabhupadāśraya

ThewriterofthiscommentaryisŚrīVārṣabhānavī-dayita-dāsa,whodesirestoattainŚrīVārṣabhānavīandwhoistheservantofHerbelovedLord.Althoughheisaversetodevotionalserviceandhis

mindisattachedtomaterialenjoyment,hebegsfortheshelteroftheLord’slotusfeet.

śrī-gauḍa-maṇḍala-mājhanavadvīpatīrtharājamāyāpuragaura-janma-sthala

tathāyacaitanya-maṭhanāhivaseyathāśaṭhagaura-janekariyāsambala

ŚrīCaitanyaMaṭhaissituatedwithinŚrīGauḍa-maṇḍalainMāyāpur-Navadvīpa,thetopmosttīrthaandsiteofGaura’sappearance.Nocheatersareresidingtherein;onlyGaura’sdevoteeslivethere.

bhakativinoda-dāsa-saṅgemorasadāvāsatāṅderaanujñāśiredhari’

cāri-śata-cha’calliśesamāpinujyaiṣṭha-śeṣeuṭakāmaṇḍeraśailopari

IalwaysresideintheassociationofŚrīlaBhaktivinoda’sservants.Acceptingtheirorderonmyhead,IcompletedthiscommentaryonthehillofUṭkāmandattheendofthemonthofJyaiṣṭha,intheGaurābdayear446(A.D.1932).

bhāṣya-racanārakālebhakta-gaṇamorepālegaurava-sambhramemorechale

avakāśasadādiyābhakti-pathecālāiyāsneheraḍorikādiyāgale

Whilewritingthiscommentary,thedevoteestookcareofmeanddeceivedmewithaweandrespect.Theyboundmewithropesofaffectionbyalwaysprovidingfacilitiesformeandencouragingmeinmydevotionalservice.

śrī-gaurāṅga-bhakta-gaṇaśrī-bhaktivinoda-janatāṅderacaraṇemoragati

bhāṣya-likhaneravyājetridaṇḍi-sevaka-sājerahuyenanityā-sevā-mati

MaymymindalwaysremainfixedatthelotusfeetofLordGaurāṅga’sdevoteeslikeŚrīBhaktivinoda.Maymymindalwaysremainfixedineternalserviceasitwaswhilewritingthiscommentaryastheservantofthetridaṇḍi-sannyāsīs.

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