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TitlePageAntyaKhaṇḍaChapterOne:MeetingAgainattheHouseofŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaChapterTwo:DescriptionoftheLord’sTravelThroughBhuvaneśvaraandOtherPlacestoJagannāthaPurīChapterThree:Mahāprabhu’sDeliveranceofSarvabhauma,ExhibitionofHisSix-armedForm,andJourneytoBengalChapterFour:DescriptionsofŚrīAcyutānanda’sPastimesandtheWorshipofŚrīMādhavendraChapterFive:ThePastimesofNityānandaChapterSix:TheGloriesofŚrīNityānandaPrabhuChapterSeven:PastimesinŚrīGadādhara’sGardenChapterEight:Mahāprabhu’sWaterSportsinNarendra-sarovaraChapterNine:TheGloriesofAdvaitaChapterTen:TheGloriesofŚrīPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi
ŚrīCaitanyaBhāgavata
ŚrīlaVṛndāvanadāsaṬhākuraThevyāsa-avatāraofCaitanya-līlā
WithEnglishTranslationoftheGauḍīya-bhāṣyaCommentaryand
ChapterSummariesofHisDivineGraceOṁViṣṇupādaParamahaṁsaParivrājakācārya
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.
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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
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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”].
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śacīdevīśokerahilenajaḍahaiyākṛtrima-putalīyenaāchedāṇḍāiyā
Inlamentation,motherŚacībecamestunned.Shestoodtherelikeaartificialdoll.Theworddāṇḍāiyāmeans“remainedstanding.”Anotherreadingforśoke(“inlamentation”)isbola(“speech”).
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bhakta-patnīārayatapati-vratā-gaṇabhūmitepaḍiyāsabekarenakrandana
Thedevotees’wivesandotherchasteladiesfelltothegroundcrying.Anotherreadingforāra(“and”)issaba(“all”).
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advaitabalaye,—“ārakikāryajīvanese-henaṭhākuramorachāḍilayakhane
AdvaitaPrabhusaid,“WhatistheuseofthislifewhensuchaLordhasleftMe?
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praviṣṭahaimuājisarvathāgaṅgāyadinelokedharibeka,calimuniśāya”
“TodayIwillcertainlydrownMyselfintheGanges.PeoplewillstopMeduringtheday,soIwillgoatnight.”Anotherreadingforāji(“today”)ismuñi(“I”).
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eimatavirahesakalabhakta-gaṇasabārahailabaḍacittaucāṭana
Inthiswaytheheartsofallthedevoteeswereagitatedwithfeelingsofseparation.
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konamatecittekehasvāsthyanāhipāyadehaeḍibāresabecāhenasadāya
Theycouldnotfindanymeanstopacifytheirhearts,sotheyconstantlydesiredtogiveuptheirlives.Thewordeḍibāremeans“togiveup.”Anotherreadingforcāhenasadāya
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yadyapihasabeiparamamahādhīratabukehakāhārekaritenāresthira
Althoughtheywereallmostsober,noneofthemwereabletopacifyanyoftheothers.Anotherreadingforkāhāre(“anyone”)iskā’ro(“anyone”).
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bhakta-gaṇadeha-tyāgabhāvilāniścayajānisabā’prabodhi,ākāśa-vāṇīhaya
Whenthedevoteesallresolvedtogiveuptheirbodies,theyheardsolacingwordsfromavoiceinthesky.Anotherreadingforbhāvilā(“thought”)isjāniyā(“decided”)orbhāviyā(“thought”),andanotherreadingforjāni(“knowing”)istabe(“then”).
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“duḥkhanābhāvihaadvaitādi-bhakta-gaṇa!sabesukhekarakṛṣṇacandra-ārādhana
“OdevoteesheadedbyAdvaita,donotfeelsaddened.YoushouldallhappilyengageintheworshipofLordKṛṣṇa.
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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”).
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deha-tyāgakehokichunābhāvihamanepūrvavatsabeviharibeprabhu-sane”
“Thereforedonotthinkaboutgivingupyourbodies.YouwillagainenjoypastimeswiththeLordlikebefore.”Anotherreadingofviharibeprabhu-sane(“willenjoywiththeLord”)isvihariyāeka-sthāne(“willenjoytogether”).
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śuniyāākāśa-vāṇīsarva-bhakta-gaṇadeha-tyāga-pratisabechāḍilenamana
Afterhearingthevoicefromthesky,allthedevoteesgaveuptheirplanstocommitsuicide.
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kari’avalambanaprabhuraguṇa-nāmaśacīveḍi’bhakta-gaṇathākeavirāma
AcceptingtheLord’squalitiesandnamesastheironlysolace,thedevoteesconstantlyremainedinthecompanyofmotherŚacī.
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tabegauracandrasannyāsīracūḍāmaṇicalilāpaścima-mukhekari’hari-dhvani
ThereafterGauracandra,thecrestjewelofsannyāsīs,headedwestwhilechantingthenameofHari.Anotherreadingofsannyāsīra(“ofthesannyāsīs”)issarva-nyāsi(“ofallsannyāsīs”).
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nityānanda-gadādhara-mukunda-saṁhatigovindapaścāte,agrekeśavabhāratī
KeśavaBhāratīwalkedinfrontoftheLord,GovindawalkedbehindtheLord,andNityānanda,Gadādhara,andMukundawalkedalongwiththeLord.
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calilenamātraprabhumatta-siṁha-prāyalakṣakoṭilokakāndi’pāchepāchedhāya
AstheLordwalkedlikeanmaddenedlion,millionsofpeoplefollowedbehindcrying.Anotherreadingof[thefirst]pāche(“behind”)isprabhura(“ofthe
Lord”).CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.054
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catur-digelokakāndi’vanabhāṅgi’yāyasabārekarenaprabhukṛpāamāyāya
Peopleshedtearsandtrampleddowntheforestastheycamerushingfromalldirections.TheLordsincerelybestowedHismercyonthem.
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“sabegṛheyāhagiyālahakṛṣṇa-nāmasabārahaukakṛṣṇacandradhana-prāṇa
“ReturnhomeandchantthenamesofKṛṣṇa.MayKṛṣṇacandrabecomeyourwealthandlife.ManydevoteesbegantofollowŚrīGaurasundara.Hetoldallofthem,“YoushouldallreturntoyourhousesandworshipKṛṣṇabychantingHisholynames.ThenyouwillunderstandthatKṛṣṇacandraisyourwealthandlife.ThedemigodsarecheatedfromthemellowsofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.MaythosemellowsofKṛṣṇaconsciousnessenterwithinmortalbeingslikeyou,whohavedifferentcharacteristicsthanthedemigods.”
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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.”
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varaśuni’sarvalokakāndeuccaiḥ-svareparavaśa-prāyasabeāilanaghare
OnhearingtheLord’sbenediction,everyonecriedloudly.Astheythenreturnedtotheirhomes,theyappearedtobecontrolledbysomeoneelse.
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rāḍheāsi’gauracanadrahailāpraveśaadyāpihaseibhāgyedhanyarāḍha-deśa
GauracandrathenenteredtheprovinceofRāḍha-deśa,whichasaresultofthatgoodfortuneisglorifiedeventoday.AnothernameforRāḍha-deśaisRāṣṭra-pradeśa.Itwasaprovincesituatedfarawayfromtheadministrationthatcontrolledit.Rāḍha-deśa,situatedonthewesternbankoftheGanges,wascalledRāṣṭra-pradeśainGauḍapura,thecapitolofBengal.
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rāḍha-deśabhūmiyatadekhitesundaracatur-dikeaśvattha-maṇḍalīmanohara
ThelandofRāḍha-deśawasbeautifiedwithenchantingbanyantreesinalldirections.
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svabhāva-sundarasthānaśobhegābhī-gaṇedekhiyāāviṣṭaprabhuhayaseikṣaṇe
Onseeingherdsofcowsinthatbeautiful,naturalsetting,theLordimmediatelybecameabsorbedinecstasy.
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`hari’`hari’bali’prabhuārambhilānṛtyacatur-dikesaṅkīrtanakaresababhṛtya
TheLordbegantodanceandchant,“Hari!Hari!”ThenallHisservantssurroundedHimandperformedsaṅkīrtana.
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huṅkāragarjanakarevaikuṇṭherarāyajagateracitta-vṛttiśuni’śodhapāya
TheheartsofallpeopleintheworldbecamepurifiedonhearingtheloudroaringoftheLordofVaikuṇṭha.Thephraseśodhapāyameans“becamepurified”or“attainedpurity.”Otherreadingsforśodha(“purified”)areśosthya(“healthy”)orsādha(“desire”).
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ei-mataprabhudhanyakari’rāḍha-deśasarva-pathecalilenakari’nṛtyāveśa
InthiswaytheLordmadeRāḍha-deśagloriousbydancinginecstasyonthevariouspathsthere.Anotherreadingforsarva-pathecalilenakari’nṛtyāveśa(“dancinginecstasyonthevariouspathsthere”)ispathecalilenakari’prema-nṛtyāveśa(“danceddowntheroadinecstaticlove”).
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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.].
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etekabaliyāpremāveśecali’yāyanityānanda-ādisabapāchepāchedhāya
Afterspeakinginthisway,theLordproceededoninecstaticlove.ThedevoteesheadedbyNityānandafollowedbehind.
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adbhutaprabhuranṛtya,adbhutakīrtanaśuni’mātradhāiyāāisesarva-jana
OnseeingtheLord’swonderfuldancingandonhearingthewonderfulkīrtana,everyonecamerunning.
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yadyapihakonadeśenāhisaṅkīrtanakehanāhidekhekṛṣṇa-premerakrandana
tathāpiprabhuradekhi’adbhutakrandanadaṇḍavatahaiyāpaḍayesarva-jana
AlthoughsaṅkīrtanahadneverbeenperformedanywhereinthatprovinceandnoonehadeverseenanyoneshedtearsofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,whenpeoplesawtheLord’swonderfulcryingtheyfelltothegroundofferingHimobeisances.Anotherreadingforyadyapiha(“although”)isadyāpiha(“eventoday”).Anotherreadingofhaiyāpaḍaye(“felltotheground”)ishaiyāpathepaḍe(“fellontheroad”).
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tathi-madhyekehakehaatyantapāmaratārābale,—“etakenekāndenavistara”
Amongthem,therewereafewmostsinfulpeople,whoasked,“WhydoesHecrysomuch?”Thephrasetathi-madhyemeans“amongthem.”AccordingtotheMedinīdictionary:pāmaraḥkhala-nīcayoḥ—“thewordpāmarareferstothecheatersandthewretched.”
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sehosabajanaebeprabhurakṛpāyaseipremasaṅariyākāndi’gaḍiyāya
Butnow,bytheLord’smercy,evensuchpeoplebegantorollonthegroundandcryastheyrememberedthatdisplayoflove.Anotherreadingofkāndi’(“cry”)iskānde(“cry”).Thewordgaḍimeans“rollingontheground”or“fallingtotheground.”
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sakalabhuvanaebegāyagauracandra
tathāpihasabenāhigāyabhūta-vṛnda
TheentireworldwasnowsingingthegloriesofGauracandra.Onlysomeghostly-hauntedlivingentitiesdidnot.
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śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmevimukhayejananiścayajānihaseipāpībhūta-gaṇa
KnowforcertainthatanyonewhoisaversetochantingthenameofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaisasinful,ghostly-hauntedperson.Amonghumanbeings,thoseunfortunatepeoplewhooutofenvydonotdisplayanyinclinationfortheserviceofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaaresinfulandghostly-haunted.Thereisnodoubtaboutthis.WhenonelacksinterestforachievingloveforKṛṣṇa,hedevelopssinfulpropensities.Asaresult,thatpersonbecomesinterestedonlyinsensegratificationandfallsintoalowerspeciesoflife.InthisregardoneshouldrefertoCaitanya-candrāmṛta(31-32).
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henamatenṛtya-rasevaikuṇṭheranāthanāciyāyāyenasaba-bhakta-gaṇa-sātha
InthiswaytheLordofVaikuṇṭhadancedinthemellowsofecstaticlovewhileproceedingwiththedevotees.Anotherreadingofnāciyāyāyenasaba-bhakta-gaṇa-sāthaiscaliyāyāyenasarva-bhakta-vargasātha(bothmean“dancedalongthewaywiththedevotes”).
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dina-avaśeṣeprabhuekadhanyagrāmerahilenapuṇyavanta-brāhmaṇa-āśrame
AttheendofthedaytheLordcametoonefortunatevillageandstayedinthehouseofonepiousbrāhmaṇa.IntheŚabda-nirṇayadictionarythefollowingstatementisfound:anapekṣoguṇaiḥpūrṇodhanyaityucyatebudhaiḥ—“Whenextraordinaryqualitiesarefoundinanobjectitiscalleddhanyabythosewhoarelearned.”
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bhikṣākari’mahāprabhukarilāśayanacatur-digeveḍiyāśuilābhakta-gaṇa
AfteracceptingHismeal,Mahāprabhuwenttosleep.ThedevoteessleptaroundHim.
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prahara-khānekaniśāthākiteṭhākurasabā’chāḍi’palāiyāgelakathodūra
Whenthreehoursofthenightremained,theLordlefteveryonebehindandwentsomedistanceaway.
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śeṣesabeuṭhiyācāhenabhakta-gaṇanādekhiyāprabhusabekarenakrandana
WhenthedevoteesfinallywokeupandwereunabletofindtheLord,theybegantocry.
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sarvagrāmavicārakariyābhakta-gaṇaprāntara-bhūmitetabekarilāgamana
Thedevoteessearchedthroughouttheentirevillageandeventuallycametosomevacantlandoutsidethevillage.Thephraseprāntara-bhūmimeans“avacantplotofland”or“anopenpasture.”
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nijaprema-rasevaikuṇṭheraadhīśvaraprāntarerodanakarekari’uccaiḥ-svara
Inthatvacantplot,theLordofVaikuṇṭhawasloudlycryinginthemellowsofHisownecstasy.
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“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”).
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henaseḍākiyākāndenyāsi-cūḍāmaṇikrośekerapathayāyarodaneradhvani
Thecrestjewelofallsannyāsīscriedsoloudlythatthesoundcouldbeheardtwomilesaway.Anotherreadingforkrośekera(“onekrośa”)iskrośaeka(“onekrośa”).
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katho-dūrethākiyāsakalabhakta-gaṇaśunenaprabhuraatiadbhutarodana
FromadistancethedevoteesheardtheLord’swonderfulcrying.CBAntya-khaṇḍa1.083
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calilenasaberodaneraanusāredekhilenasabeprabhukāndeuccaiḥ-svare
TheyfollowedthesoundofthatcryingandfoundtheLordweepingloudly.
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prabhurarodanekāndesarvabhakta-gaṇamukundalāgilātabekaritekīrtana
AsallthedevoteesbegantocrywiththeLord,Mukundabegantoperformkīrtana.
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śuniyākīrtanaprabhulāgilānāciteānandegāyenasabeveḍi’cāribhite
WhentheLordheardthekīrtana,Hebegantodance,andtheothersalljoyfullysangaroundHim.
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eimatesarva-pathenāciyānāciyāyāyenapaścima-mukheānanditahañā
InthiswaytheLordcontinuallydancedtheentirewaywhilehappilyproceedingtowardsthewest.
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krośa-cārisakaleāchenavakreśvarasei-sthānephirilenagaurāṅga-sundara
WhenHecamewithineightmilesofVakreśvara,Gaurasundarawentinanotherdirection.
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nāciyāyāyenaprabhupaścimābhimukhepūrva-mukhapunaḥhailenanija-sukhe
AstheLordwasdancingandproceedingtowardsthewest,HesuddenlyheadedbacktowardstheeastinHisownhappiness.Anotherreadingofprabhu(“theLord”)ispunaḥ(“again”).
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pūrva-mukhecaliyāyāyenanṛtya-raseanantaānandeprabhuaṭṭaaṭṭahāse
TheLordthenjoyfullydancedtowardstheeastandlaughedwildlyoutofunlimitedecstasy.Anotherreadingforananta(“unlimited”)isantara(“internal”).
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bāhyaprakāśiyāprabhunijakutūhalebalilena,—“āmicalilāṅanīlācale
AfterregainingHisexternalconsciousness,theLordenthusiasticallysaid,“IwillgotoJagannāthaPurī.WhentheLordcamewithineightmilesofVakreśvara,HechangedHisplanofgoingtoVakreśvaraandexpressedadesiretogoseetheLordofNīlācala.SoinsteadofgoingwestfromKatwa,Heproceededtowardstheeast.
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jagannāthaprabhurahailaājñāmore`nīlācaletumijhāṭaāisasatvare’”
“LordJagannāthahasorderedMe,`YoushouldimmediatelycometoNīlācala.’”
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etabali’calilenahai’pūrva-mukhabhaktasabapāilenaparānandasukha
Afterspeakingthesewords,theLordproceededtowardstheeast,andallthedevoteesfelttranscendentalhappiness.
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tānaicchātiṅhosejānenasabemātratānaanugrahejānetānakṛpā-pātra
OnlytheLordknowsHisownwill.OnewhohasachievedHismercycan,byHismercy,alsoknow.
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kiicchāyacalilenavakreśvara-pratikenevānāgelā,bujhekāhāraśakati
WhocanunderstandtheintentionthattheLordhadinproceedingtowardsVakreśvaraandwhyHedidnotgo?
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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.
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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?
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kenehenadeśemuñikariluṅpayānanārākhimudehamuñichāḍoṅeiprāṇa”
“WhydidIcometosuchaplace?Iwillnotkeepthisbodyanylonger.Iwillgiveupthislife.”Thewordpayānameans“exit”or“departure.”WhenŚrīGaurasundarawenttoaplacewheretherewasnodiscussionontopicsofKṛṣṇa—aplacethatbyvisitingoneneedstoundergoatonement—HeresolvedtogiveupHislife.
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henaisamayedhenurākheśiśu-gaṇatāramadhyesukṛtiāchayeekajana
hari-dhvanikaritelāgilāācambitaśuniyāhailāprabhuatiharaṣita
AtthattimeonepiouschildamongagroupofcowherdboyssuddenlybegantochantthenameofHari.WhentheLordheardthat,Hebecamegreatlypleased.Thephrasedhenurākhemeans“protectorofthecows,”“maintainerofthecows,”or“acowherd.”Anotherreadingfordhenu(“cow”)isgaru(“cow”).
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`hari-bola’vākyaprabhuśuni’śiśu-mukhevicārakaritelāgilenamahāsukhe
WhentheLordheardthesoundof“Haribol!”fromthemouthofthatchild,Hebegantohappilycontemplate.
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“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
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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
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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”).
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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bhakta-goṣṭhi-sahitagaurāṅgajayajayakṛpākaraprabhu,yenatoṅhemanaraya
AllgloriestoGaurāṅgaalongwithHisdevotees!OLord,pleasebemercifultomesothatmymindmayremainfixedonYou.
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hena-mateśrī-gaurasundaraśāntipurekarilāaśeṣaraṅgaadvaiteraghare
InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaraperformedunlimitedpastimesatthehouseofAdvaitainŚāntipura.
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bahuvidhaāpanarahasyakathāraṅgesukherātrigoṅāilābhakta-gaṇa-saṅge
TheLordhappilypassedtheentirenightwiththedevoteesdiscussingvariousconfidentialtopicsaboutKṛṣṇa.TheLordpassedtheentirenightwiththedevoteesrelishinguninterruptedhappinessbydiscussingconfidentialtopicsregardingKṛṣṇa,thetranscendentalformofattractionforallkindsofdevotees.
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pohāilaniśāprabhukari’nija-kṛtyavasilenacatur-digeveḍi’sababhṛtya
AttheendofthenighttheLordperformedHisdailymorningdutiesandsatdowninthemidstofHisservants.
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prabhubale,—“āmicalilāṅanīlācalekichuduḥkhanābhāvihatomarā-sakale
TheLordsaid,“IwillgotoNīlācala.Donotfeelunhappy.
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nīlācala-candradekhi’āmipunar-bāraāsiyāhaibasaṅgītomā’-sabākāra
“AfterseeingtheLordofNīlācala,Iwillreturnandmeetyouallagain.
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sabegiyāsukhegṛhekarahakīrtanajanmajanmatumisabaāmārajīvana”
“Allofyougohomeandjoyfullyengageinkīrtana.BirthafterbirthyouareMyverylife.”
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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
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tathāpihahaiyāchedurghaṭasamayaserājyeekhanakehapathanāhivaya
“Still,travelingnowadaysisdangerous,thereforenoonegoestothatkingdomnow.SincetheMohammedankingsofBengalmadeahugearrangementtoattackthekingdomofOrissa,travelersfromBengaltoNīlācalabecamegreatlyapprehensive.TheMohammedankingofBengalhadforalongtimeinstigatedhissubordinatestoattackOrissa.Whattospeakofthis,shortlythereaftertheKingevenplannedtopersonallyleadanattacktodestroyOrissawithSanātanaGosvāmīathisside.ThesameyearthatŚrīGaurasundarareturnedfromKānāiNāṭaśālāwhileonthewaytoVṛndāvana,thedevoteeshadwarnedHimofthedangersoftravelingtoVṛndāvana.
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duirājyehaiyācheatyantavivādamahā-dasyusthānesthāneparamapramāda
“Thereisgreatanimositybetweenthetwokingdoms,andmanyroguesarecreatinghavocatvariousplaces.
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yāvatutpātanāhiupaśamahayatāvatviśrāmakara’yadicittelaya”
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prabhubale,—“ye-se-keneutpātanāhayaavaśyacalibamuñikahinuniścaya”
TheLordsaid,“IhavedecidedImustgoregardlessofanydisturbances.”
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bujhilenaadvaitaprabhuracitta-vṛttacalilenanīlācale,nāhailanivṛtta
AdvaitaunderstoodtheLord’sintention.HewouldnotbestoppedfromgoingtoNīlācala.
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yoḍa-hastesatyakathālāgilākahite“kepāretomārapatha-virodhakarite?
HefoldedHishandsandspokethefollowingtruth:“WhocanobstructYourpath?
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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.
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yakhanekariyāāchacittanīlācaletakhanecalibāprabhumahā-kutūhale”
“SinceYouhavedecidedtogotoNīlācala,Youshouldgoingreathappiness.”
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śuniyāadvaita-vākyaprabhusukhīhailāparamasantoṣe`hari’balitelāgilā
OnhearingAdvaita’swords,theLordbecamepleased.HebegantochantthenameofHariingreatsatisfaction.
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seikṣaṇemahāprabhumatta-siṁha-gaticalilenaśubhakari’nīlācala-prati
AtthatmomentMahāprabhudepartedforNīlācala,walkinglikeamaddenedlion.
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dhāiyācalilāpāchesababhakta-gaṇakehanāhipāresamvaribārekrandana
ThedevoteesallranbehindHim.Noneofthemcouldcontroltheircrying.
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katadūragiyāprabhuśrī-gaurasundarasabā’prabodhenabali’madhurauttara
Afterwalkingsomedistance,ŚrīGaurasundarasolacedeveryonewithsweetwords.
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“cittekehakonakichunābhāvihavyathātomā’-sabā’āmināhichāḍibasarvathā
“Donotbeunhappyatheart,forIwillneverleaveyouunderanycircumstance.
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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.”
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etabali’mahāprabhusarvavaiṣṇaverepratyekepratyekedhari’āliṅganakare
Afterspeakingthesewords,MahāprabhuembracedeveryoneoftheVaiṣṇavas.
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prabhuranayana-jalesarvabhakta-gaṇasiñcitahaiyāaṅgakarenakrandana
AllthedevoteesbecamesoakedwiththeLord’stears,andtheybegantocry.
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eimatanānā-rūpesabā’prabodhiyācalilenaprabhudakṣiṇābhimukhahañā
Aftersolacingeveryoneinthisway,theLordproceededtowardsthesouth.
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kāndiyākāndiyāpremesababhakta-gaṇauṭhenapaḍenapṛthivīteanukṣaṇa
Thedevoteesshedtearsinecstaticlove,andtheyrepeatedlyfelltothegroundandgotup.
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yenagopī-gaṇakṛṣṇamathurācalileḍubilenamahā-śoka-samudrerajale
ye-rūperahilatāṅhāsabārajīvanaseimataviraherahilābhakta-gaṇa
AsthegopīsmergedinanoceanofgreatlamentationwhenKṛṣṇaleftforMathurā,thedevoteesfeltsimilarfeelingsofseparationandsomehowsurvivedinthesameway.Foranexplanationofthispastime,seeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,TenthCanto,ChapterThirty-nine,verses13-37.
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daivese-iprabhu,bhakta-gaṇose-isabaupamāose-ise,se-iseanubhava
Byprovidence,HewasthesameLord,theywerethesamedevotees,thesituationwasthesame,andtheirfeelingswerethesame.
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jīvana-maraṇakṛṣṇa-icchāyasehayaviṣavāamṛtabhakṣileokichunaya
LifeanddeathdependsonthewillofKṛṣṇaDrinkingpoisonornectardoesnothingonitsown.Apersonmaydieinthismaterialworldbydrinkingpoison,andalivingentitymaygaineternallifebydrinkingnectar.OnlybythewillofKṛṣṇacanmaterialobjectsandspiritualobjectsawardfruits.ButifthewillofKṛṣṇawithdrawsthepowerandpropensitiesofthoseobjects,theyareunabletoawardsuchfruits.TheconversationbetweenUmāandŚivaiswitnessandevidenceofthisfact.
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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.”
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hena-mateśrī-gaurasundaranīlācaleāisenacaliyāāpana-kutūhale
InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaradepartedforNīlācalainHisownjoyfulmood.
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nityānanda,gadādhara,mukunda,govindasaṁhatijagadānanda,ārabrahmānanda
TheLordwasaccompaniedbyNityānanda,Gadādhara,Mukunda,Govinda,Jagadānanda,andBrahmānanda.
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patheprabhuparīkṣākarenasabā’-prati“kisambalaāchebalakāhārasaṁhati
OnthewaytheLordtestedeveryonebyasking,“Whatassetsdoyouhavewithyou?
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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!”
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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.
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yeāveśamahāprabhukarenaprakāśatāhākekahitepārevinevedavyāsa
WhootherthanVedavyāsacandescribetheecstasythatMahāprabhumanifested?
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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.”
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kārevākarenaārti,kāndenavākāreemarmajānitenityānandaśaktidhare
OnlyNityānandahasthepowertounderstandwhytheLordlamentedandcried.
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nija-bhakti-raseḍubi’vaikuṇṭherarāyaāpanānājāneprabhuāpana-līlāya
AstheLordofVaikuṇṭhadrownedinthemellowsofHisowndevotionalservice,HeenactedthepastimeofforgettingHimself.
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āpaneijagannāthabhāvenaāpaneāpanekariyāārtilaoyāyenajane
TheLordmeditatedonHisownformasJagannāthaandexhibitedlamentationtoteachothers.
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yadikṛpā-dṛṣṭinākarenajīva-pratitabekāraāchetānejāniteśakati
IftheLorddidnotglancemercifullyonthelivingentities,whowouldhavethepowertoknowHim?
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nityānanda-ādisabapriyavargalaiyābhojanakariteprabhuvasilenagiyā
TheLordthensatdowntoeatwithHisdearassociatesheadedbyNityānanda.
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kichu-mātraannaprabhuparigrahakari’uṭhilenahuṅkārakariyāgaurahari
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āviṣṭahailāprabhukari’ācamana“katadūrajagannātha?”baleghaneghana
TheLordbecameoverwhelmedasHewashedHishandsandmouthandrepeatedlyasked,“HowfarisJagannāthaPurī?”IfŚrīGauraharidoesnotglancemercifullyontheconditionedsouls,theycanneverbecomeVaiṣṇavasbybecomingliberatedfromtheirconditionallife.ThatiswhyMahāprabhupersonallydisplayedtheafflictionofseparationfromtheLordandascertainedtheessentialcharacteristicsoftheobjectofworship.ŚrīGaurasundaraisLordJagannāthaHimself.Bybeingcontinuallyforgetfulofthisfact,Hedidnotallowunqualifiedpeopletounderstandthis.ForotherwiseunqualifieddevoteeswouldconsiderHimassimplyaMāyāvādī,andthentheywouldthemselvestaketothepathofMāyāvāda.ThatiswhyHedid
notrevealtoeveryonethatallofHisothermanifestationsareincludedinHismanifestationasadevotee.
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mukundalāgilāmātrakīrtanakariteārambhilāvaikuṇṭheraīśvaranācite
AssoonasMukundabegantoperformkīrtana,theLordofVaikuṇṭhabegantodance.
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puṇyavantayatayatachatrabhoga-vāsīsabedekhenṛtyakarevaikuṇṭha-vilāsī
AllthepiouspersonsofChatrabhogawatchedastheLordwhoenjoyspastimesinVaikuṇṭhadanced.
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aśru,kampa,huṅkāra,pulaka,stambha,gharmakatahaya,kejānesevikāreramarma
WhocanunderstandthemysteryoftheLord’sdisplayoftransformationsofecstaticlovelikecrying,shivering,roaring,hairsstandingonend,becomingstunned,andperspiring?
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kibāseadbhutanayaneraprema-dhārabhādra-māseye-henagaṅgāraavatāra
ThewonderfulstreamoftearsthatflowedfromHiseyesresembledthedescentoftheGangesinthemonthofBhadra[duringthemonsoonseason].
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pākadiyānṛtyakaritenayanechuṭejalatāhāteilokasnānakarilasakala
EveryonetherewasbathedbythetearsemanatingfromtheLord’seyesasHewhirledarounddancing.
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ihāresekahiprema-maya-avatāraeśakticaitanyacandravinenāhiāra
ThatiswhyHeisdescribedastheincarnationofloveofGod.NooneotherthanCaitanyacandrahadsuchpower.
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eimategelarātritṛtīyapraharasthirahailenaprabhuśrī-gaurasundara
Afterninehoursofthenightpassedinthisway,ŚrīGaurasundarabecamepacified.
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sakalalokeracitte`yenakṣaṇa-prāya’sabāranistārahailacaitanya-kṛpāya
Everyonetherethoughtthathardlyamomenthadpassed.TheywerealldeliveredbythemercyofLordCaitanya.
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henaisamayekaherāmacandrakhāṅna“naukāāsi’ghāṭeprabhu,hailavidyamāna”
AtthattimeRāmacandraKhāncameandsaid,“OLord,theboathasarrivedattheghāṭa.”
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tata-kṣaṇe`hari’bali’śrī-gaurasundarauṭhilenagiyāprabhunaukāraupara
ŚrīGaurasundaraimmediatelychantedthenameofHariandwenttositintheboat.
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śubha-dṛṣṭyelokerevidāyadiyāgharecalilenaprabhunīlācala—nija-pure
TheLordcastHisauspiciousglanceoneveryoneandsentthemhome.ThenHedepartedforHisownabodeofNīlācala.
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prabhuraājñāyaśrī-mukundamahāśayakīrtanakarenaprabhunaukāyavijaya
BytheorderoftheLord,ŚrīMukundaMahāśayabegantoperformkīrtanaastheLordboardedtheboat.
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abodhanāvikabale,—“hailasaṁśayabujhilāṅaājiāraprāṇanāhiraya
Thefoolishboatmansaid,“Iamindoubt.Ithinkwewillnotsurvivetheday.
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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.
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etekeyāvatauḍiyāradeśepāitāvatanīrabahaosakalagosāñi!”
“Therefore,OGosāñis,untilwereachOrissa,pleaseremainsilent!”CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.138
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saṅkocahailasabenāvikeraboleprabhusebhāsenaniravadhiprema-jale
Whentheyheardtheboatman’swords,theybecamesomewhathesitant.TheLord,however,continuallyfloatedinthewatersofecstaticlove.
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kṣaṇekeuṭhilāprabhukariyāhuṅkārasabārebalena,—“kenebhayakarakāra
AfterawhiletheLordstoodupandroaredloudly.Hesaidtoeveryone,“Whyareyouafraid?
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eināsammukhesudarśana-cakraphirevaiṣṇava-janeraniravadhivighnahare
“Can’tyouseetheSudarśanacakraescortingus?ItalwaysremovestheobstaclesfacedbyVaiṣṇavas.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(9.4.28)itisstated:
tasmāadāddhariścakraṁpratyanīka-bhayāvahamekānta-bhakti-bhāvenaprītobhaktābhirakṣaṇam
“BeingverypleasedbytheunalloyeddevotionofMahārājaAmbarīṣa,theSupremePersonalityofGodheadgavetheKingHisdisc,whichisfearfultoenemiesandwhichalwaysprotectsthedevoteefromenemiesandadversities.”
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kichucintānahi,karakṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanatorākinādekha-heraphiresudarśana”
“Donotworry.ChantthegloriesofKṛṣṇa.Don’tyouseeSudarśanaguardingus?”
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śuniyāprabhuravākyasarvabhakta-gaṇaānandelāgilāsabekaritekīrtana
OnhearingtheLord’swords,allthedevoteesjoyfullybegantoperformkīrtana.
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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.”
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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.
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hena-matemahāprabhusaṅkīrtana-rasepraveśahailāāsi’śrī-utkala-deśe
InthiswayMahāprabhuwasmergedinthemellowsofsaṅkīrtanaasHeenteredthekingdomofOrissa.
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uttarilāgiyānaukāśrī-prayāga-ghāṭenaukāhaitemahāprabhuuṭhilenataṭe
WhentheboatarrivedatŚrīPrayāga-ghāṭa,Mahāprabhusteppedontotheshore.
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praveśakarilāgauracandraoḍra-deśeihāyeśunayesebhāsayeprema-rase
AnyonewhohearsaboutGauracandra’sarrivalinOrissafloatsinthemellowsofecstaticlove.
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ānandeṭhākuraoḍra-deśahai’pārasarva-gaṇa-sahitahailānamaskāra
AfterjoyfullyarrivinginOrissa,theLordandHisassociatesofferedobeisances.
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seisthāneāchetāra`gaṅgā-ghāṭa’nāmatahiṅgauracandraprabhukarilenasnāna
There,attheplaceknownasGaṅgā-ghāṭa,LordGauracandratookHisbath.
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yudhiṣṭhira-sthāpitamaheśatathiāchesnānakari’tāṅrenamaskarilenapāche
Aftertakingbath,theLordofferedobeisancestothedeityofMaheśathatwasestablishedtherebyYudhiṣṭhira.
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oḍra-deśepraveśakarilāgauracandragaṇa-sahahailenaparamaānanda
GauracandraandHisassociatesweremosthappytohaveenteredOrissa.
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ekadeva-sthāneprabhuthuiyāsabāreāpanecalilāprabhubhikṣākaribāre
TheLordthenleftHisassociatesinonetempleandwentouttobegalms.
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yāragharegiyāprabhuupasannahayasevigrahadekhitekāhāramohanaya
Inwhoever’shousetheLordwenttobegat,thepeopletherebecamebewilderedonseeingHisform.
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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
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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
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.414
TEXT414
eimatadaṇḍavathaitehaitesarva-pathaāilenapremaprakāśite
InthiswaytheLordexhibitedecstaticloveofGodwhileofferingobeisancestheentireway.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.415
TEXT415
ihāresebaliprema-mayaavatāraeśakticaitanyavahianyenāhiāra
ThatiswhyHeiscalledtheincarnationofloveofGod.NooneotherthanŚrīCaitanyahasthepowertodisplaysuchlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.416
TEXT416
patheyatadekhayesukṛtinara-gaṇatārābale,—“eita’sākṣātnārāyaṇa”
ThosepiouspersonswhosawtheLordontheroadsaid,“HeisdirectlyLordNārāyaṇa.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.417
TEXT417
catur-dikeveḍiyāāisebhakta-gaṇaānanda-dhārāyapūrṇasabāranayana
ThedevoteessurroundedtheLordastheywalkeddowntheroad.Everyone’seyeswerefilledwithtearsofecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.418
TEXT418
sabecāri-daṇḍapathapremeraāveśeprahara-tineteāsi’hailapraveśe
TheroadthatcouldbecoveredinoneandahalfhourstookthemninehoursbecauseoftheLord’sabsorptioninecstaticlove.ThejourneybetweenKamalapuraandtheJagannāthatempletakesonlyoneandahalfhours.ButsincetheLordwasfullyabsorbedinecstatic
loveandHewasrepeatedlyofferingobeisances,ittookHimninehours.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.419
TEXT419
āilenamātraprabhuāṭhāranālāyasarva-bhāvasamvaraṇakailāgaura-rāya
AssoonasLordGaurāṅgaarrivedatĀṭhāranālāHeconcealedthesymptomsofHisecstaticlove.AttheentrancetoJagannāthaPurīthereisabridgecalledĀṭhāranālā.SincethatbridgeoverasmallriverhaseighteenarchesitiscalledĀṭhāranālā.[Āṭhārameans“eighteen,”andnālāmeans“canal.”]
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.420
TEXT420
sthirahai’vasilenaprabhusabā’la‘yāsabārebalenaativinayakariyā
TheLordpeacefullysatdownwithHisassociatesandhumblyspoketothem.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.421
TEXT421
“tomarāta’āmārakarilābandhu-kājadekhāilāāni’jagannāthamahārāja
“YouhavealldoneafavortoMe,foryouhavebroughtMetoseeLordJagannātha.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.422
TEXT422
ebeāgetomarācalahadekhibāre
āmivāyāibaāge,tāhābalamore”
“NowtellMewhetheryoushouldgofirsttoseeJagannāthaorIshouldgofirst.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.423
TEXT423
mukundabalena,—“tabetumiāgeyāo”`bhāla’,bali’calilenaśrī-gaurāṅga-rāo
Mukundasaid,“ThenYoushouldgofirst.”Gaurāṅgareplied,“Allright,”andthendeparted.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.424
TEXT424
matta-siṁha-gatijini’calilāsatvarapraviṣṭahailaāsi’purīrabhitara
TheLordwalkedlikeanintoxicatedlionandsoonenteredthewithinthetownofJagannāthaPurī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.425
TEXT425
praveśahailāgauracandranīlācaleihāyeśunayeseibhāseprema-jale
AnyonewhohearsaboutGauracandra’sentranceintoNīlācalafloatsinanoceanofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.426
TEXT426
īśvara-icchāyasārvabhaumaseikāle
jagannāthadekhiteāchenakutūhale
BythewilloftheSupremeLord,SārvabhaumawashappilytakingdarśanaofLordJagannāthaatthattime.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.427
TEXT427
hena-kālegauracandrajagata-jīvanadekhilenajagannātha,subhadrā,saṅkarṣaṇa
JustthenGauracandra,thelifeandsouloftheuniverse,cametoseeJagannātha,Subhadrā,andSaṅkarṣaṇa(Baladeva).
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.428
TEXT428
dekhi’mātraprabhukareparamahuṅkāreicchāhailajagannāthakolekaribāre
AssoonastheLordsawJagannātha,HeroaredloudlyandfeltanintensedesiretoembraceHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.429
TEXT429
lamphadenaviśvambharaānandevihvalacatur-dikechuṭesabanayanerajala
Beingoverwhelmedwithecstaticlove,ViśvambharaleaptintotheairandtearsshotfromHiseyesinalldirections.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.430
TEXT430
kṣaṇekepaḍilāhai’ānandemūrcchita
kebujheeīśvareraagādhacarita
ThenextmomentHefelltothegroundunconsciousinecstasy.WhocanunderstandtheunfathomablecharacteristicsoftheSupremeLord?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.431
TEXT431
ajñapaḍihārīsabauṭhilamāriteāthe-vyathesārvabhaumapaḍilāpṛṣṭhete
AstheignorantguardspreparedtobeattheLord,SārvabhaumahurriedlythrewhimselfontotheLord’sback.Theguardsaresupposedtochastisethosepilgrimswhocommitsevā-aparādha,oroffensesinDeityworship.AsthoseextremelyfoolishguardspreparedtobeatŚrīGaurasundaraforfallingunconsciousinecstaticlovewithinthetemple,whichtheyconsideredanoffense,Sārvabhaumacheckedthem.Thewordpaḍihārī,whichisacorruptionofthewordpratihārī,means“watchman”or“internalsecurityguard.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.432
TEXT432
hṛdayecintenasārvabhaumamahāśaya“etaśaktimānuṣerakonakālenaya
SārvabhaumaMahāśayathought,“Nohumanbeingcaneverexhibitsuchpotency.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.433
TEXT433
ehuṅkāraegarjanaepremeradhāra
yatakichualaukika-śaktirapracāra
“Thisloudroaring,thisbellowing,andthiscurrentofecstaticloveareallexhibitionsofextraordinarypotencies.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.434
TEXT434
eijanahenabujhi—śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya”eimatacintesārvabhaumaatidhanya
“ThispersonappearstobeŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.”ThefortunateSārvabhaumathoughtinthisway.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.435
TEXT435
sārvabhauma-nivāraṇesarvapaḍihārīrahilenadūresabemahā-bhayakari’
BeingcheckedbySārvabhauma,theguardswerefrightenedandstoodatadistance.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.436
TEXT436
prabhusehaiyāāchenaacetana-prāyadekhi’mātrajagannātha-nija-priya-kāya
FromthemomenttheLordsawtheformofHisbelovedJagannātha,Heremainedunconscious.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.437
TEXT437
kiānandemagnahailāvaikuṇṭha-īśvara
vedeoesabatattvajāniteduṣkara
ItisdifficultforeventheVedastoknowhowdeeplytheLordofVaikuṇṭhamergedinecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.438
TEXT438
seiprabhugauracandracatur-vyūha-rūpeāpanevasiyāāchesiṁhāsanesukhe
ThatsameLordGauracandrawashappilysittingonthesiṁhāsanainHisquadrupleexpansionsasJagannāthaandSaṅkarṣaṇa.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.11.21)itisstated:
vāsudevaḥsaṅkarṣaṇaḥpradyumnaḥpuruṣaḥsvayamaniruddhaitibrahmanmūrti-vyūho‘bhidhīyate
“Vāsudeva,Saṅkarṣaṇa,Pradyumna,andAniruddhaarethenamesofthedirectpersonalexpansionsoftheSupremeGodhead,ObrāhmaṇaŚaunaka.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.439-440
TEXT439-440
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.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.441
TEXT441
tathāpiyelīlāprabhukarenayakhanetāhākahevedejīva-uddhāra-kāraṇe
YettheVedasdescribethepastimesthattheLordperformsforthepurposeofdeliveringthelivingentities.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.442
TEXT442
magnahailenaprabhuvaiṣṇava-āveśebāhyadūregelaprema-sindhu-mājhebhāse
TheLordbecameabsorbedinthemoodofaVaiṣṇava.Helostexternalconsciousnessandfloatedinanoceanofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.443
TEXT443
āvariyāsārvabhaumaāchenaāpaneprabhuraānanda-mūrcchānāhayakhaṇḍane
SārvabhaumacontinuedtoguardtheLord,whoseecstatictrance
remainedunbroken.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.444
TEXT444
śeṣesārvabhaumayuktikarilenamaneprabhulai’yāibāreāpanabhavane
EventuallySārvabhaumadecidedtotaketheLordtohishouse.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.445
TEXT445
sārvabhaumabale,—“bhāipaḍihāri-gaṇa!sabetuli’lahaeipuruṣa-ratana”
Sārvabhaumasaid,“Obrotherguards,pleasepickupthisjewel-likepersonality.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.446
TEXT446
pāṇḍu-vijayerayatanijabhṛtya-gaṇasabeprabhukolekari’karilāgamana
LordJagannātha’spersonalservants,whocarrythedeitiestotheirchariotsduringthePāṇḍu-vijayaceremony,thenpickeduptheLordanddeparted.AsLordJagannāthaiscarriedtoHischariotduringthePāṇḍu-vijayaceremony,theservantsofJagannāthapickeduptheunconsciousGaurasundaraandbroughtHimtoSārvabhauma’shouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.447
TEXT447
kebujhibeīśvareracaritragahana
hena-rūpesārvabhauma-mandiregamana
WhocanunderstandthegravecharacteristicsoftheSupremeLord?InthiswaytheLordwascarriedtoSārvabhauma’shouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.448
TEXT448
catur-dikehari-dhvanikariyākariyāvahiyāānenasabehariṣahaiyā
ThoseservantsallbecamejoyfulastheycarriedtheLordandfilledthefourdirectionswiththeirchantingofHari’snames.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.449
TEXT449
henaisamayesarvabhaktasiṁha-dvāreāsiyāmililāsabehariṣa-antare
AtthattimethedevoteesarrivedattheSiṁha-dvāraentranceandbecamefilledwithhappinesswhentheysawtheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.450
TEXT450
paramaadbhutasabedekhenaāsiyāpipīlikā-gaṇayenaannayāyala’yā
Theyallcameandsawthatsupremelywonderfulscene,whichresembledantscarryingawayalumpoffoodgrains.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.451
TEXT451
eimataprabhureanekalokadhari’
laiyāyāyenasabemahānandakari’
InthiswaymanypeoplecaughtholdoftheLordandcarriedHimingreatecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.452
TEXT452
siṁha-dvārenamaskari’sarvabhakta-gaṇahariṣeprabhurapāchekarilāgamana
AfterofferingtheirobeisancesattheSiṁha-dvāra,thedevoteesjoyfullyfollowedtheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.453
TEXT453
sarva-lokedhari’sārvabhaumeramandireānilena,kapāṭapaḍilatāṅradvāre
AllthepeoplebroughttheLordintoSārvabhauma’shouse,andthenthedoorwaslockedfromwithin.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.454
TEXT454
prabhureāsiyāyemililābhakta-gaṇadekhi’hailāsārvabhaumaharaṣitamana
SārvabhaumawaspleasedtoseeallthedevoteeswhohadcometoseetheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.455
TEXT455
yathāyogyasambhāṣākariyāsabā’-sane
vasilena,sandehabhāṅgilatata-kṣaṇe
Afterappropriatelygreetingthedevotees,Sārvabhaumasatdownandhisdoubtswereremoved.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.456
TEXT456
baḍasukhīhailāsārvabhaumamahāśayaāratāṅrakibābhāgya-phaleraudaya
SārvabhaumaMahāśayawasmostpleased.Whocouldbemorefortunatethanhim?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.457
TEXT457
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.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.458
TEXT458
nityānandadekhi’sārvabhaumamahāśayalailācaraṇa-dhūlikariyāvinaya
WhenSārvabhaumaMahāśayasawNityānanda,hehumblytookdustfromHislotusfeet.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.459
TEXT459
manuṣyadilenasārvabhaumasabā’-sanecalilenasabejagannātha-daraśane
SārvabhaumathendeputedonemantotakethemfordarśanaofLordJagannātha.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.460
TEXT460
yemanuṣyayāyadekhāitejagannāthanivedanakaresekariyāyoḍa-hāta
ThemanwhowasdeputedtotakethemtoseeJagannāthafoldedhishandsandappealedtothem.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.461
TEXT461
“sthirahai’jagannāthasabeidekhibāpūrva-gosāñiramatakehanākaribā
“MaintainyourcomposurewhileseeingLordJagannātha.Don’tdoanythinglikethatlastGosvāmīhasdone.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.462
TEXT462
ki-rūpatomarā,kichunāpāribujhitesthirahai’dekha,tabeyāidekhāite
“Icannotunderstandwhatkindofpersonsyouare.IfyouremainpeacefulwhileseeingJagannātha,thenIwilltakeyou.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.463
TEXT463
ye-rūpatomārakarilenaekajanejagannāthadaiverahilenasiṁhāsane
“ItwasbythearrangementofprovidencethatJagannātharemainedonHissiṁhāsanaafterwhatyourcompaniondid.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.464
TEXT464
viśeṣevākikahibayedekhilatānaseāchāḍeanyerakideheraheprāṇa
“WhatmorewillIsay?EveryonewhosawHimfallforcefullytothegroundthoughtthatHecouldnotsurvive.
TCBAntya-khaṇḍa2.465
TEXT465
eteketomarāsaba-acintya-kathanasamvariyādekhibā,kariluṅnivedana”
“Thesetopicsarebeyondmyunderstanding.Thereforemyrequestisthatyoushouldallcontrolyourselveswhiletakingdarśana.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.466
TEXT466
śuni’sabehāsitelāgilābhakta-gaṇa`cintānāhi’bali’sabekarilāgamana
Onhearinghiswords,thedevoteesbegantolaugh.Theytoldhim,“Don’tworry,”anddeparted.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.467
TEXT467
āsi’dekhilenacatur-vyūhajagannāthaprakaṭa-paramānandabhakta-varga-sātha
Theywenttothetempleandsawcatur-vyūhaJagannātha,whoisthesourceofalltranscendentalhappinessandwhoisaccompaniedbyHisdevotees.ŚrīJagannāthaisnondifferentfromVāsudeva,oneofthequadrupleexpansionsoftheSupremeLord.PradyumnaandAniruddhaareincludedinHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.468
TEXT468
dekhi’sabelāgilenakaritekrandanadaṇḍavatapradakṣiṇakarenastavana
WhenthedevoteessawJagannātha,theybegantocry.Theyofferedtheirobeisances,circumambulatedtheLord,andthenrecited
prayers.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.469
TEXT469
prabhuragalāramālābrāhmaṇaāniyādilenasabāragalesantoṣitahaiyā
ThebrāhmaṇapriestshappilybroughtLordJagannātha’sflowergarlandsandofferedthemtothedevotees.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.470
TEXT470
ājñā-mālāpāiyāsabesantoṣita-maneāilāsatvaresārvabhaumerabhavane
HavingreceivedtheLord’smercyintheformofHisgarlands,thedevoteesjoyfullyreturnedtoSārvabhauma’shouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.471
TEXT471
prabhuraānanda-mūrcchāhailaye-matebāhyanāhibhileka,āchenaseimate
TheLordremainedunconsciousinecstasy.Hedidnotdisplayevenatingeofexternalconsciousness.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.472
TEXT472
vasiyāāchenasārvabhaumapada-talecatur-dikebhakta-gaṇa`rāma-kṛṣṇa’bale
SārvabhaumawassittingattheLord’sfeet,andthedevoteeschanted
thenamesofRāmaandKṛṣṇaonallsides.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.473
TEXT473
acintyaagamyagauracandreracaritatina-prahareobāhyanahekadācita
ThecharacteristicsofGauracandraareinconceivableandunfathomable.Hedidnotregainexternalconsciousnessevenafterninehours.InthisregardoneshouldseeMadhvācārya’scommentaryontheVedānta-sūtra(1.1.10).IntheMahābhārata(Śānti-parva207.49)itisstated:
evamesamahābāhuḥkeśavaḥsatya-vikramaḥacintya-puṇḍarīkākṣonaiṣakevala-mānuṣaḥ
“OYudhiṣṭhira,thismostpowerful,lotus-eyedKeśavaistheinconceivablePersonalityofGodhead.NooneshouldconsiderHimanordinaryhumanbeing.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.474
TEXT474
kṣaṇekeuṭhilāsarva-jagata-jīvanahari-dhvanikaritelāgilābhakta-gaṇa
AfterawhilethelifeandsouloftheuniverseregainedexternalconsciousnessandthedevoteesbeganchantingthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.475
TEXT475
sthirahai’prabhujijñāsenasabā’-sthāne“kahadekhiājimorakonvivaraṇe”
TheLordpeacefullyaskedeveryone,“TellMe,whathappenedtoMetoday?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.476
TEXT476
śeṣenityānandaprabhukahitelāgilā“jagannāthadekhi’mātratumimūrcchāgelā
NityānandaPrabhureplied,“ImmediatelyafterseeingJagannātha,Youfellunconscious.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.477
TEXT477
daivesārvabhaumaāchilenaseisthānedhari’tomā’ānilenaāpana-bhavane
“Byprovidence,Sārvabhaumawaspresentthereatthetime.HecaughtholdofYouandbroughtYoutohishouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.478
TEXT478
ānanda-āveśetumihai’paravaśabāhyanājānilātina-praharadivasa
“YouweresooverwhelmedinecstasythatYoudidnotregainconsciousnessforninehours.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.479
TEXT479
eisārvabhaumanamaskarenatomāre”āthe-vyatheprabhusārvabhaumekolekare
“ThisisSārvabhaumaofferingYouobeisances.”TheLordthenhurriedlyembracedSārvabhauma.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.480
TEXT480
prabhubale,—“jagannāthabaḍakṛpā-mayaānilenamoresārvabhaumeraālaya
TheLordsaid,“Jagannāthaismostmerciful,forHebroughtMetothehouseofSārvabhauma.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.481
TEXT481
paramasandehacitteāchilaāmāraki-rūpepāibaāmisaṁhatitomāra
“IwasgreatlyanxiousabouthowIwouldattainyourassociation.CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.482
TEXT482
kṛṣṇatāhāpūrṇakarilenaanāyāse”etabali’sārvabhaumecāhi’prabhuhāse
“ButKṛṣṇahaseasilyfulfilledMydesire.”Afterspeakingthesewords,theLordlookedatSārvabhaumaandsmiled.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.483
TEXT483
prabhubale,—“śunaājiāmāraākhyāna
jagannāthaāsi’dekhilāṅavidyamāna
TheLordthensaid,“NowhearwhathappenedtoMetoday.IwentandsawJagannātha.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.484
TEXT484
jagannāthadekhi’cittehailaāmāradhari’āni’vakṣa-mājhethuiāpanāra
“WhenIsawJagannātha,IhadanurgetograbHimandembraceHimtoMychest.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.485
TEXT485
dharitegelāmamātrajagannāthaāmitabekihailaśeṣeāranāhijāni
“ButafterIwenttoembraceJagannātha,Idon’tknowwhathappened.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.486
TEXT486
daivesārvabhaumaājiāchilānikaṭeataevarakṣāhailaemahāsaṅkaṭe
“ByprovidenceSārvabhaumawasthereatthetime,soIwassavedfromagreatcalamity.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.487
TEXT487
ājihaiteāmieibalidaḍāiyā
jagannāthadekhibāṅabāhirethākiyā
“IdeclarethatfromtodayonIwilltakedarśanaofLordJagannāthafromoutside.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.488
TEXT488
abhyantareāraāmipraveśanahibagaruḍerapācherahi’īśvaradekhiba
“Iwillnotenterthetemple.IwillseetheLordwhilestandingnexttoGaruḍa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa2.489
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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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śrīkṛṣṇa-caitanyanityānanda-cāndajānavṛndāvana-dāsatachupada-yugegāna
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
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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
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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.”
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“gītā-śāstrearjunerasannyāsa-karaṇaśunaeiyāhākahiyāchenārāyaṇa”
“NowhearwhatNārāyaṇasaidtoArjunaintheBhagavad-gītāaboutrenouncingone’sduty.”
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anāśritaḥkarma-phalaṁkāryaṁkarmakarotiyaḥsasannyāsīcayogīcananiragnirnacākriyaḥ
“Onewhoisunattachedtothefruitsofhisworkandwhoworksasheisobligatedisintherenouncedorderoflife,andheisthetruemystic,nothewholightsnofireandperformsnoduty.”
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“niṣkāmahaiyākareyekṛṣṇa-bhajanatāhāresebali`yogī’`sannyāsī’lakṣaṇa
“OnewhoworshipsKṛṣṇawithoutanyselfishdesiresiscalledayogiandasannyāsī.Onewhogivesupthefourobjectivesoflife—religiosity,economicdevelopment,sensegratification,andliberation—andcultivatesdevotionalservicewithoutmotivesisanactualyogiorsannyāsī.
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viṣṇu-kriyānākarileparānnakhāilekichunahe,sākṣāteieivedebale”
“TheVedasclearlystatethatifonedoesnotworshipViṣṇuanddependsonothersforhisfood,hecannotmakeanyadvancement.”Thephraseviṣṇu-kriyāreferstotheworshipofHari.AcceptingsannyāsadevoidofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇuislikedependingonothersforone’sfood.Itisuseless.TheperfectionofactivitiesistoattainloveofGod,asstatedinŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.23.56):
nehayatkarmadharmāyanavirāgāyakalpatenatīrtha-pada-sevāyaijīvannapimṛtohisaḥ
“Anyonewhoseworkisnotmeanttoelevatehimtoreligiouslife,anyonewhosereligiousritualisticperformancesdonotraisehimtorenunciation,andanyonesituatedinrenunciationthatdoesnotleadhimtodevotionalservicetotheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,mustbeconsidereddead,althoughheisbreathing.”
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IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(4.29.49-50)itisstated:
āstīryadarbhaiḥprāg-agraiḥkārtsnyenakṣiti-maṇḍalamstabdhobṛhad-vadhānmānīkarmanāvaiṣiyatparamtatkarmahari-toṣaṁyatsāvidyātan-matiryayā
“One’sonlyactivitiesshouldbethosethatcanpleasethePersonalityofGodhead,andeducationshouldbesuchthatonebecomeselevated
toKṛṣṇaconsciousness.SinceŚrīHariistheSupersoulofalllivingentitieswhohaveacceptedmaterialbodieswithinthisworld,Heisthesupremecauseandcontrollerofeverything.”
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“tāhāresebalidharma,karma,sadācāraīśvareseprītijanmesammatasabāra
“Realreligiousprinciples,activities,andpropercodesofconductarethosebywhichonedevelopslovefortheSupremeLord.
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tāhāresebalividyā,mantra,adhyayanakṛṣṇa-pāda-padmeyekarayesthiramana
“Realeducation,chantingofmantras,andstudyofthescripturesarethosebywhichonefixeshismindatthelotusfeetofKṛṣṇa.Otherreadingsformantraisanta(“end”)ormanta(“opinion”).
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sabārajīvanakṛṣṇa,janakasabārahenakṛṣṇayenābhaje,sarvavyarthatāra
“Kṛṣṇaisthelifeandfatherofeveryone.EverythingisuselessforonewhodoesnotworshipKṛṣṇa.
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yadibalaśaṅkareramatasehanahe
tāṅraabhiprāyadāsya,tāṅrimukhekahe”
“IfyousaythatthephilosophyofŚaṅkarācāryadoesnotagreewiththis,thenIwillquotehiswordstoprovethathedesiredtheserviceoftheLord.AlthoughŚaṅkarācāryadidnotopenlysaythatworshipofKṛṣṇaistheeternaldutyofthelivingentities,heconsideredhimselflikeawaveoftheocean.Awaveisnottheocean;thiswashisconviction.Suppressingthedualitiesorconditionalstateofthematerialworlddoesnotmeanliberation.Actualliberationentailsrenouncingone’sunconstitutionalpositionandbecomingsituatedinone’sconstitutionalposition.ThereforeeveninsomepartsofŚaṅkarācārya’sphilosophyaversiontodevotionalserviceisnotseen.Śaṅkara’sfollowerswhocannotunderstandhisintentionsproudlyidentifythemselvesasliberatedsoulsonthestrengthoftheirexternaldress.Actually,givingupexternalsignsliketheśikhāandbrāhmaṇathreadisnotthebasisfordevotionalservice.Givinguptheśikhāandbrāhmaṇathreadwhileacceptingekadaṇḍasannyāsaisalsonotthebasisfordevotionalservice.DevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇabecomesenhancedbyacceptanceoftridaṇḍasannyāsa,notbyekadaṇḍasannyāsa.AfterhearingtheseexplanationsofSārvabhauma,ŚrīGaurasundarabecameverypleased.
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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?”
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“yadyapihajagateīśvarebhedanāisarva-maya-paripūrṇaāchesarvaṭhāñi
“AlthoughthereisnodifferencebetweentheSupremeLordandthismaterialworld,Heispresenteverywhereasthecompletewhole.
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tabutomā’haitesehaiyāchiāmiāmā’haitenāhikabhuhaiyāchatumi
“StillIhavecomefromYou.Youhavenevercomefromme.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.051
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yena`samudrerasetaraṅga’lokebale`taraṅgerasamudra’nāhayakonakāle
“Aspeoplesay,`thosewavesoftheocean,’theywillneversay,`theoceanofthewaves.’
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ataevajagatatomāra,tumipitāiha-lokepara-loketumiserakṣitā
“ThereforeYouaretheproprietorandfatheroftheuniverse.Youaretheprotectorinthislifeandthenext.Thewordrakṣitāmeans“theprotector.”
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yāhāhaitehayajanma,yekarepālanatāreyenābhaje,varjyahayaseijana
“Anyonewhodoesnotworshipthepersonfromwhomheisbornandbywhomheismaintainedisfittoberejected.
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eiśaṅkareravākya—eiabhiprāyaihānājāniyāmāthākikāryemuḍāya?
“ThesearethestatementsandintentionsofŚaṅkarācārya.Whywouldoneshavehisheadwithoutunderstandingthis?Anotherreadingforvākya(“statements”)isśloka(“verse”).
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sannyāsīhaiyāniravadhi`nārāyaṇa’balibekaprema-bhakti-yogeanukṣaṇa
“AsannyāsīshouldconstantlychantthenameofNārāyaṇawithloveanddevotion.
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nābujhiyāśaṅkarācāryeraabhiprāyabhaktichāḍi’māthāmuḍāiyāduḥkhapāya
“ThosedonotunderstandŚaṅkarācārya’sintentionandgiveupdevotionalservicesufferevenaftershavingtheirheads.
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ataevatomāresekahieiāmihenapathepraviṣṭahailākenetumi?
“ThereforeIaskYou,whyhaveYoutakensuchapath?CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.058
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yadikṛṣṇa-bhakti-yogekaribauddhāratabeśikhā-sutra-tyāgekonlabhyaāra
“IfYouwishtodelivertheworldbydistributingdevotionalservicetoLordKṛṣṇa,thenwhatneedistheretogiveupYourśikhāandbrāhmaṇathread?Anotherreadingforāra(“whatelse”)istāra(“his”).
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yadibalamādhavendra-ādimahābhāgatāṅhārāokariyācheśikhā-sūtra-tyāga
“YoumaysaythatgreatpersonalitieslikeMādhavendraPurīhavealsogivenuptheirśikhāsandbrāhmaṇathreads.
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tathāpihatomārasannyāsakaribāraesamayeke-matehaibeadhikāra
“StillYouarenotyetreadytoacceptsannyāsa.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.061
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sesabamahāntaśeṣatribhāga-vayasegrāmya-rasabhuñjiyāsekarilāsannyāse
“Allthosegreatsoulsrelishedmaterialenjoymentandtooksannyāsaafterthree-fourthsoftheirlifehadpassed.Thephrasegrāmya-rasabhuñjiyāmeans“afterrelishingmaterial
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yauvana-praveśamātrasakaletomārake-matevāhaibasannyāseadhikāra
“YouhavejustenteredtheprimeofYourlife,sohowcanYoubequalifiedtotakesannyāsa?
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paramārthesannyāsekikaribatomāreyeibhaktihaiyāchetomāraśarīre
“WhatistheuseofacceptingsannyāsawhenYouhavealreadydevelopedsuchdevotionalsentiments?
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yogīndrādi-saberayedurlabhaprasādatabekenekariyāchee-matapramāda”
“Thisdevotionalserviceisrarelyattainedbyeventhebestoftheyogis,sowhyhaveYoumadesuchamistake?”
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śuni’bhakti-yogasārvabhaumeravacanabaḍasukhīhailāgauracandranārāyaṇa
AfterhearingSārvabhauma’sglorificationofdevotionalservice,LordGauracandrabecamegreatlypleased.
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prabhubale,—“śunasārvabhaumamahāśaya`sannyāsī’āmārenāhijānihaniścaya
TheLordsaid,“Listen,SārvabhaumaMahāśaya!DonotconsiderMeasannyāsī.
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kṛṣṇeravirahemuñivikṣiptahaiyābāhirahailuṅśikhā-sūtramuḍāiyā
“IlefthomeandshavedMyheadbecauseIwasdisturbedbyfeelingsofseparationfromKṛṣṇa.
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`sannyāsī’kariyājñānachāḍamorapratikṛpākara,yenamorakṛṣṇehayamati”
“ForgetthatIamasannyāsīandbestowyourmercyonMesothatMymindbecomesfixedonKṛṣṇa.”Gaurasundarasaid,“Don’tthinkthatbecauseIwearthedressofasannyāsīIamaMāyāvādīsannyāsī.Ihavegivenuptheśikhāandbrāhmaṇathread,whicharetheassetsofabrāhmaṇa,becauseIwassufferingoutofseparationfromKṛṣṇa.PleasedonotconsiderMeaMāyāvādīsannyāsī.AlwaysbestowyourmercyonMesothatMypropensitytoserveKṛṣṇaprogressivelyincreasesandsothatImayattainloveofKṛṣṇa.”
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prabhuhainija-dāsemohehenamateemāyāyadāseprabhujānibeke-mate
WhentheSupremeLordbewildersHisownservantsinthisway,howwillHisservantsunderstandHim?AlthoughGaurasundaraisthecontrollerofmāyā,HedeceptivelytookinstructionsfromSārvabhauma,whowasunderthecontrolofmāyā.
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yaditiṅhonāhijānāyenaāpanāretabekāraśaktiāchejānitetāṅhāre
WhohasthepowertoknowtheLordifHedoesnotrevealHimself?ThewordtiṅhoreferstotheLord.
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nājāniyāsevakeyatekakathākayatāhāteoīśvareramahāprītahaya
TheLordisgreatlypleasedwithwhateverHisservantspeaks,evenifthatservantlacksproperknowledge.
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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.”
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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.”
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sārvabhaumabalena,—“āśramebaḍatumiśāstra-matetumivandya,upāsakaāmi
Sārvabhaumasaid,“Youareseniortomebyāśrama,soaccordingtothescripturesYouareworshipableandIamtoworshipYou.Sārvabhaumasaid,“AlthoughIamelderandlearned,Youaresuperiortomebyāśrama.ThereforeYouareworshipabletome.Accordingtothescriptures,IamYourservant.ThereforeIambeingoffensivebyacceptingYourhumilityandsubmission.”
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tumiyeāmārestavakara,yuktinayatāhāteāmārapācheaparādhahaya”
“ItisnotproperthatYouofferprayerstome,forthiswillmakemeanoffender.”
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prabhubale,—“chāḍamoreesakalamāyāsarva-bhāvetomāralainumuichāyā”
TheLordsaid,“Giveupallyourdeception.Ihavetakenfullshelterofyou.”Thewordmāyāmeans“deception.”
Gauraharisaid,“DonotdeceiveMebyspeakinginthisway,forIamunderyourshelter.”ByperformingsuchpastimeswithHisservantSārvabhauma,MahāprabhudidnotallowhimtoknowHistrueidentity.RatherHeexpressedadesiretohearfromhimanexplanationontheātmārāmaversefromtheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.
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henamateprabhubhṛtya-saṅgekarekhelākebujhitepāregaurasundareralīlā
InthiswaytheLordperformspastimeswithHisservants.WhocanunderstandthepastimesofGaurasundara?
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prabhubale,—“moraekaāchemanorathatomāramukheteśunibāṅabhāgavata
TheLordsaid,“Ihaveonedesire.IwishtohearŚrīmadBhāgavatamfromyourmouth.Thewordśunibāṅameans“Iwillhear.”Anotherreadingformanoratha(“desire”)isnivedana(“request”).Anotherreadingforśunibāṅabhāgavata(“IwillhearŚrīmadBhāgavatam”)isbhāgavateraśravaṇa(“hearingofŚrīmadBhāgavatam”).
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yatekasaṁśayacitteāchayeāmāratomā’-baighucāitehenanāhiāra”
“OnlyyouareabletoremovewhateverdoubtsIhave.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.082
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sārvabhaumabale,—“tumisakalavidyāyaparamapravīṇa,āmijānisarvathāya
Sārvabhaumasaid,“IknowwellthatYouarewell-versedinallfieldsofknowledge.
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konbhāgavata-arthanājāna’vātumitomārevākona-rūpeprabodhibaāmi
“IsthereanymeaningofŚrīmadBhāgavatamthatYoudonotknow?How,then,canIteachYou?
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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.”
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baladekhisandehatomārakonsthāneāche?tāhāyathā-śaktikaribavākhāne”
“Tellme,whatparticularversedoYouhavesomedoubtabout?Iwilltrytoexplainittothebestofmyability.”
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tabeśrī-vaikuṇṭha-nāthaīṣathāsiyābalilenaekaślokaaṣṭa-ākhariyā
TheLordofVaikuṇṭhathensmiledandrecitedoneversefromtheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.
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ātmārāmāścamunayonirgranthāapyurukramekurvantyahaitukīṁbhaktimittham-bhūta-guṇohariḥ
“Alldifferentvarietiesofātmārāmas[thosewhotakepleasureinātmā,orspiritself],especiallythoseestablishedonthepathofself-realization,thoughfreedfromallkindsofmaterialbondage,desiretorenderunalloyeddevotionalserviceuntothePersonalityofGodhead.ThismeansthattheLordpossessestranscendentalqualitiesandthereforecanattracteveryone,includingliberatedsouls.”
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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.
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henakṛṣṇa-guṇa-nāmamuktasabegāyaitheanādarayāra,seināśayāya”
“LiberatedsoulssingthegloriesofKṛṣṇa’squalitiesandnames,whilethosewhodisrespectthemarevanquished.”
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eimatanānāmatapakṣatolāiyāvyākhyākaresārvabhaumaāviṣṭahaiyā
InthiswaySārvabhaumaputforthvariousargumentsasheexplainedtheversewithfullconcentration.
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trayodaśa-prakāraślokārthavākhāniyārahilena“āraśaktināhika”baliyā
Afterexplainingtheverseinthirteendifferentways,hestoppedandsaid,“Iamunabletospeakfurther.”
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īṣathāsiyāgauracandraprabhukaya“yatavākhānilātumi,sabasatyahaya
LordGauracandrasmiledandsaid,“Whateveryouexplainediscertainlytrue.
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ebeśunaāmikichukariyevyākhyānabujhadekhivicāriyāhayakipramāṇa”
“NowhearMyexplanationsanddecidewhethertheyareauthorized.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.097
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takhanevismitasārvabhaumamahāśaya“āroarthanareraśaktitekabhunaya!”
SārvabhaumaMahāśayabecamestruckwithwonderashethought,“Furtherexplanationsarebeyondtheabilityofahumanbeing!”
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āpanāraarthaprabhuāpanevākhāneyāhākehakonakalpeuddeśanājāne
TheLordthenexplainedthemeaninginHisownways,whichnooneatanytimecouldconceive.GaurasundaraisdirectlyKṛṣṇacandra,thereforeonlyHeknowstheactualpurportofthisversespokenbyKṛṣṇa.GaurasundarabegantopersonallyexplainthisverseinmanydifferentwayswithouttouchingthethirteenexplanationsgivenbySārvabhauma.NolivingentityotherthanKṛṣṇacouldeverconceiveofsuchexplanations.
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vyākhyāśuni’sārvabhaumaparamavismitamanebhāve“eikibāīśvaravidita”
SārvabhaumawasastonishedtoheartheLord’sexplanationsandthought,“IsHetheSupremeLord?”
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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.”
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sādhuuddhārimu,duṣṭavināśimusabacintākichunāhitora,paḍamorastava”
“Iwilldeliverthepiousandannihilatethemiscreants.Donotworry.JustofferprayerstoMe.”
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apūrvaṣaḍ-bhuja-mūrti—koṭisūrya-mayadekhi’mūrcchāgelāsārvabhaumamahāśaya
Thatsix-armedformoftheLordwasmostwonderfulandaseffulgentasmillionsofsuns.Sārvabhaumalostconsciousnessonseeingthatform.
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viśālakarenaprabhuhuṅkāragarjanaānandeṣaḍ-bhujagauracandranārāyaṇa
Thesix-armedLordGauracandrathenroaredloudlyinecstasy.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.109
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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.”
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śrī-hasta-paraśeviprapāilacetanatathāpiānandejaḍanāsphurevacana
BythetouchoftheLord’slotushand,thebrāhmaṇaregainedconsciousness,yetheremainedspeechlessandstunnedinecstasy.
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karuṇā-samudraprabhuśrī-gaurasundarapāda-padmadilātāṅrahṛdaya-upara
LordŚrīGaurasundara,theoceanofmercy,thenplacedHisfeetonSārvabhauma’schest.Onseeingthemosteffulgentsix-armedformoftheSupremeLord,Sārvabhaumalostconsciousness.ŚrīGaurahari,whohadassumedthesix-armedform,thenplacedHislotusfeetonSārvabhauma’schest.
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pāi’śrī-caraṇasārvabhaumamahāśayahailākevalaparānanda-prema-maya
HavingreceivedthetouchoftheLord’slotusfeet,SārvabhaumaMahāśayabecamecompletelyfilledwithtranscendentalecstasy.
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dṛḍhakari’pāda-padmadhari’premānande“ājisepāinucitta-cora”bali’kānde
HetightlygrabbedtheLord’slotusfeetandcriedinecstasywhilesaying,“TodayIhavecapturedthethiefwhostolemyheart.”
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ārta-nādesārvabhaumakarenarodanadhariyāapūrvapāda-padmaramā-dhana
Sārvabhaumacriedpatheticallyasheheldthosewonderfullotusfeet,whicharethewealthofRamā,thegoddessoffortune.
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“prabhumoraśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaprāṇa-nāthamuñiadhamereprabhu,karadṛṣṭi-pāta
“OLordŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,mylifeandsoul,pleaseglancemercifullyonthisfallensoul!
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tomāresemuñipāpīśikhāimudharmanājāniyātomāraacintyaśuddhamarma
“IamsosinfulthatIdaredtoteachYoureligiousprinciples.IdidnotunderstandYourpure,inconceivableglories.
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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).
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jayajayaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyaprāṇa-nāthajayajayaśacīpuṇyavatī-garbha-jāta
“AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,theLordofmylife!AllgloriestoYou,whohavetakenbirthfromthewombofthepiousŚacī!
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jayajayaśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyasarva-prāṇajayajayaveda-vipra-sādhu-dharma-trāṇa
“AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,thelifeandsoulofall!AllgloriestotheprotectoroftheVedas,brāhmaṇas,saintlypersons,andreligiousprinciples!
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jayajayavaikuṇṭhādilokeraīśvarajayajayaśuddha-sattva-rūpanyāsi-vara”
“AllgloriestotheLordoftheVaikuṇṭhaplanets!Allgloriestothebestofthesannyāsīs,whoseformconsistsofpuregoodness.”
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paramasubuddhisārvabhaumamahāmatiślokapaḍi’paḍi’punaḥpunaḥkarestuti
Thesupremelyintelligent,broad-mindedSārvabhaumarepeatedlyofferedobeisancesandrecitedvariousverses.
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kālānnaṣṭaṁbhakti-yogaṁnijaṁyaḥprāduṣkartuṁkṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmā
āvirbhūtastasyapādāravindegāḍhaṁgāḍhaṁlīyatāṁcitta-bhṛṅgaḥ
“Letmyconsciousness,whichislikeahoneybee,takeshelterofthe
lotusfeetoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,whohasjustnowappearedasŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaMahāprabhutoteachtheancientsystemofdevotionalservicetoHimself.Thissystemhadalmostbeenlostduetotheinfluenceoftime.”
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“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.
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vairāgya-vidyā-nija-bhakti-yoga-śikṣārthamekaḥpuruṣaḥpurāṇaḥ
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-śarīra-dhārīkṛpāmbudhiryastamahaṁprapadye
“LetmetakeshelteroftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,ŚrīKṛṣṇa,whohasdescendedintheformofLordCaitanyaMahāprabhutoteachusrealknowledge,Hisdevotionalservice,anddetachmentfromwhateverdoesnotfosterKṛṣṇaconsciousness.HehasdescendedbecauseHeisanoceanoftranscendentalmercy.LetmesurrenderuntoHislotusfeet.”
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“vairāgyasahitanijabhaktibujhāiteyeprabhukṛpāyaavatīrṇapṛthivīte
“TheLordhasincarnatedinthisworldtorevealHisowndevotionalservicealongwithrenunciation.Toestablishtheinsignificanceoffalserenunciation,theneedforproperrenunciation,theuselessnessofmaterialenjoyment,theuselessnessofdryrenunciation,andtheneedforknowledgebasedonservice,theeternalPersonalityofGodheadmercifullyincarnatedinthismaterialworld.Inthisway,Sārvabhaumacomposedonehundredverses,suchastheversebeginningkālānnaṣṭaṁ[verse123].
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śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyatanu—puruṣapurāṇatribhuvanenāhiyāraadhikasamāna
“TheformofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaistheoriginalPersonalityofGodhead.ThereisnoonegreaterthanorequaltoHimwithinthethreeworlds.
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henakṛpā-sindhuracaraṇa-guṇa-nāmasphurukāmārahṛdayeteavirāma”
“Letthequalities,names,andlotusfeetofsuchanoceanofmercyconstantlymanifestwithinmyheart.”Anotherreadingforguṇa-nāma(“qualitiesandnames”)isguṇa-dhāma(“reservoirofqualities”).
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eimatasārvabhaumaśataślokakari’stutikarecaitanyerapāda-padmadhari’
InthiswaySārvabhaumacomposedonehundredversesasheglorifiedLordCaitanyawhileholdingHislotusfeet.
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“patitatāritesetomāraavatāramuñi-patitereprabhu,karahauddhāra
“Youhaveincarnatedtodeliverthefallensouls.Therefore,OLord,pleasedeliverthisfallensoul.
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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.
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ebeeikṛpākara,sarva-jīva-nāthaahar-niśacittamorarahukatomā’ta
“OLordofalllivingentities,pleasenowbestowYourmercyonmesothatmymindmayremainfixedonYoudayandnight.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.134
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acintyaagamyaprabhu,tomāravihāra
tuminājānā’lejānibāreśaktikāra
“OLord,Yourpastimesareinconceivableandunfathomable.NoonecanknowthemunlessYougiveonethepower.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.135
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āpaneidāru-brahma-rūpenīlācalevasiyāāchahabhojanerakutūhale
“AsLordJagannātha,theAbsoluteTruthappearinginwood,YouresideinNīlācalaandrelishpalatablefoodstuffs.Onthepretextofeatingpalatablefoodstuffs,theAbsoluteTruthresidesinNīlācalaintheformofaDeitytodistributeHisremnantstoHisdevotees.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.136
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āpanaprasādakara,āpanebhojanaāpaneāpanādekhi’karahakrandana
“YounoweatYourownremnantsandcrywhenYouseeYourownform.
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āpaneāpanādekhi’haomahā-mattaetekekebujheprabhu,tomāramahattva
“YoubecomeintoxicatedonseeingYourownform.Therefore,OLord,whocanunderstandYourglories?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.138
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āpaneseāpanārejānatumimātraārajāneyejanatomārakṛpā-pātra
“OnlyYouknowYourself.AndonlyapersonwhoisfavoredbyYoucanalsoknowYou.ŚrīHari,Guru,VaiṣṇavaalonecanknowŚrīHari,Guru,Vaiṣṇava.Otherpeoplecannotrecognizethem,becausetheyarenotHari,Guru,orVaiṣṇava.EventhedemigodsarebaffledinascertainingtheAbsoluteTruth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.139
TEXT139
muñichāratomārevājānimukemaneyātemohamāneaja-bhava-deva-gaṇe”
“Iamsoinsignificant!HowcanIknowYouwheneventhedemigodsheadedbyBrahmāandŚivaarefrustratedintheirattemptstoknowYou?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.140
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eimataanekakariyākākurvādastutikaresārvabhaumapāiyāprasāda
HavingreceivedtheLord’smercy,Sārvabhaumaofferedprayerswithgreathumilityinthisway.Thewordkākurvādameans“patheticappeal”or“humblewords.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.141
TEXT141
śuniyāṣaḍ-bhujagauracandranārāyaṇa
hāsi’sārvabhauma-pratibalilāvacana
Afterhearinghisprayers,thesix-armedLordGauracandrasmiledandspoketoSārvabhaumaasfollows.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.142
TEXT142
“śunasārvabhauma,tumiāmārapārṣadaetekedekhilātumiesabasampada
“Listen,Sārvabhauma,youareMyassociate,henceyouwereabletoseeMyopulences.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.143
TEXT143
tomāranimittemoraethāāgamanaanekakariyāāchamoraārādhana
“Ihavecomehereforyoursake,foryouhaveworshipedMeprofusely.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.144
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bhaktiramahimātumiyatekakahilāihāteāmārebaḍasantoṣakarilā
“Ihavebecomegreatlypleasedonhearingyourexplanationsondevotionalservice.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.145
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yatekakahilātumi—sabasatyakathā
tomāramukhetekeneāsibeanyathā
“Whateveryouhavesaidisthetruth.Howcananythingelsecomefromyourmouth?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.146-147
TEXT146-147
śataślokakari’tumiyekailestavanayejanakaribeihāśravaṇa-paṭhana
āmātetāhārabhaktihaibeniścaya`sārvabhauma-śataka’yehenakīrtiraya
“AnyonewhohearsorrecitesthehundredversesyoucomposedwillcertainlyattaindevotionalservicetoMe.TheseverseswillberenownedasSārvabhauma-śataka.Anotherreadingforyehenakīrtiraya(“willberenownedas”)isbalilokeyenakaya(“peoplewillcallthem”).
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.148
TEXT148
yekichudekhilātumiprakāśaāmārasaṅgopakaribāpāchejānekehaāra
“DonottellanyoneabouttheformIhavemanifestedbeforeyou.Keepthistoyourself.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.149-150
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yatekadivasamuñithākoṅpṛthivītetāvatniṣedhakainukāhārekahite
āmāradvitīyadeha—nityānanda-candrabhaktikari’sevihatāṅhārapada-dvandva
“IorderyoutonotdisclosethisaslongasIremaininthisworld.NityānandaisMysecondbody.ServeHislotusfeetwithdevotion.ŚrīGaurasundarasaid,“AslongasIampresentinthisworld,youshouldnotinformanyoneofthisincident.”MahāprabhualsoinstructedSārvabhaumatoacceptŚrīNityānandaPrabhuastheSupremePersonalityofGodhead.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.151
TEXT151
paramanigūḍhatiṅhoāmāravacaneāmiyārejānāiseisejānetāne”
“IdeclarethatHeisverygraveanddeep.OnecanknowHimonlywhenIrevealHim.”Thewordtānemeans“Him.”Anotherreadingforāmāravacane(“Ideclare”)iskehonāhijāne(“nooneknowsHim”).
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eisabatattvasārvabhaumakahiyārahilenaāpaneaiśvaryasamvariyā
AfterrevealingthistruthtoSārvabhauma,theLordconcealedHisopulence.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.153
TEXT153
cini’nijaprabhusārvabhaumamahāśayabāhyaāranāhi,hailaparānanda-maya
WhenSārvabhaumaMahāśayarecognizedhisLord,helost
consciousnessandbecamefilledwithtranscendentalhappiness.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.154
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yeśunayeesabacaitanya-guṇa-grāmaseyāyasaṁsāratari’śrī-caitanya-dhāma
OnewhohearsthesecharacteristicsofLordCaitanyawillcrosstheoceanofmaterialexistenceandattainLordCaitanya’sabode.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.155
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paramanigūḍhaesakalakṛṣṇa-kathāihāraśravaṇekṛṣṇapāiyesarvathā
ThesetopicsofKṛṣṇaaremostconfidential.Byhearingthem,onecertainlyattainsKṛṣṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.156
TEXT156
henamatekari’sārvabhaumereuddhāranīlācalekareprabhukīrtana-vihāra
AfterdeliveringSārvabhaumainthisway,theLordbegantoenjoykīrtanapastimesinNīlācala.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.157
TEXT157
niravadhinṛtya-gīta-ānanda-āveśerātri-dinanājānenakṛṣṇa-prema-rase
Byconstantlychantinganddancinginecstasy,theLordwasso
absorbedinthemellowsofloveforKṛṣṇathatHedidnotknowwhetheritwasdayornight.
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nīlācala-vāsīyataapūrvadekhiyāsarva-loka`hari’baleḍākiyāḍākiyā
WhentheresidentsofNīlācalasawthosewonderfulpastimes,theyalsobegantochantthenamesofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.159
TEXT159
eita’`sacalajagannātha’lokebalehenanāhiyeprabhuredekhiyānābhole
Theywouldsay,“HereisthemovingJagannātha.”TherewasnoonewhowasnotbewilderedonseeingtheLord.LordJagannātha,theAbsolutePersonappearinginwood,isstationary.LordGaurasundaraisamovingJagannātha.BydirectlyseeingtheSupremeLord,everyoneforgetsaboutthematerialenjoymentofthismortalworld.
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yepatheyāyenacali’śrī-gaurasundaraseidikehari-dhvaniśuninirantara
OnwhateverroadŚrīGaurasundarawalked,peoplewouldconstantlychantthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.161
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yekhānepaḍayeprabhuracaraṇa-yugalasesthāneradhūliluṭakarayesakala
WherevertheLordwouldplaceHisfeet,peoplewouldplunderthedustfromthatplace.
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dhūliluṭi’pāyamātrayesukṛti-janatāhāraānandaatiakathyakathana
Onlypiouspeoplewereabletoplunderthatdust.Theirecstasyisbeyonddescription.Anotherreadingforluṭi’(“plunder”)isguṭi(“particles”).
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.163
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kibāseśrī-vigraherasaundaryaanupāmadekhiteisarvacittahareavirāma
HowsweetwastheLord’smatchlessform!JustbyseeingHim,theheartsofeveryonebecamecaptivated.Thewordanupāmameans“matchless”or“incomparable.”Anotherreadingforkibāseśrī-vigraherasaundaryaanupāma(“HowsweetwastheLord’smatchlessform!”)iskiśobhāśrī-vigraherasaundaryānupāma,whichmeansthesame.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.164
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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.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.165
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candana-mālāyaparipūrṇakalevaramatta-siṁhajini’gatimantharasundara
Hisentirebodywasdecoratedwithsandalwoodpasteandflowergarlands,andHissweetslowgaitwaslikethatofanintoxicatedlion.IntheMahābhārata(Dāna-dharma149)itisstated:suvarṇa-varṇohemāṅgovarāṅgaścandanāṅgadī—“InHisearlypastimesHeappearsasahouseholderwithagoldencomplexion.Hislimbsarebeautiful,andHisbody,smearedwiththepulpofsandalwood,seemslikemoltengold.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.166
TEXT166
pathecaliteoīśvarerabāhyanāibhakti-raseviharenacaitanya-gosāñi
LordCaitanyahadnoexternalconsciousnessevenwhenHewaswalkingontheroad,becauseHewasmergedinthemellowsofdevotionalservice.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.167
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kathodinavilambeparamānandapurīāsiyāmililātīrtha-paryaṭanakari’
AfterafewdaysParamānandaPurīreturnedaftercompletinghispilgrimage.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.168
TEXT168
dūreprabhu—dekhiyāparamānanda-purīsambhrameuṭhilāprabhugaurāṅgaśrī-hari
OnseeingParamānandaPurīfromadistance,LordGaurāṅgastoodupwithrespect.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.169
TEXT169
priyabhaktadekhi’prabhuparama-hariṣestutikari’nṛtyakaremahā-prema-rase
TheLordwasgreatlypleasedtoseeHisdeardevotee.Heofferedrespectstohimandbegantodanceinecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.170
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bāhutuli’balitelāgilā“hariharidekhilāmanayaneparamānanda-purī
TheLordraisedHisarmsandexclaimed,“Hari!Hari!NowIhaveseenParamānandaPurī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.171
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.172
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prabhubale,—“ājimorasaphalasannyāsaājimādhavendramorehailāprakāśa”
TheLordthensaid,“TodayMyacceptanceofsannyāsahasborn
fruit,forŚrīMādhavendraPurīhasmanifestedbeforeMe.”AfterseeingŚrīParamānandaPurī,whowasanintimatediscipleofŚrīMādhavendraPurī,thoughtsofMādhavendraPurīwereawakenedinŚrīGaurasundara.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.173
TEXT173
etabali’priya-bhaktalai’prabhukolesiñcilenaaṅgatānapadma-netra-jale
Afterspeakingthesewords,theLordembracedHisdeardevoteeandsoakedhisbodywithtearsfromHislotuseyes.Thewordsiñcilenameans“soaked.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.174
TEXT174
purīoprabhuracandraśrī-mukhadekhiyāānandeāchenaātma-vismṛtahaiyā
ParamānandaPurīalsobecameecstaticandforgothimselfuponseeingtheLord’smoonlikeface.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.175
TEXT175
kata-kṣaṇeanyo’nyekarenaparaṇāmaparamānanda-purī-caitanyeraprema-dhāma
Theycontinuallyofferedrespectstoeachotherforsometime.ParamānandaPurīwastheabodeofLordCaitanya’slove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.176
TEXT176
paramasantoṣaprabhutāṅhārepāiyārākhilenanijasaṅgepārṣadakariyā
TheLordwasgreatlypleasedtoreceiveParamānandaPurī,andHekepthimasoneofHisassociates.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.177
TEXT177
nijaprabhupāiyāparamānanda-purīrahilāānandepāda-padmasevākari’
HavingattainedhisLord,ParamānandaPurīstayedthereandservedHislotusfeetinecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.178
TEXT178
mādhava-purīrapriya-śiṣyamahāśayaśrī-paramānanda-purīprema-rasa-maya
ŚrīParamānandaPurīwasadeardiscipleofŚrīMādhavendraPurīandwasfilledwiththemellowsofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.179
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dāmodara-svarūpamililākatadinerātri-dineyāhāravihāraprabhu-sane
AfterafewdaysSvarūpaDāmodaraalsojoinedtheLordthereandenjoyedpastimeswiththeLorddayandnight.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.180
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dāmodara-svarūpasaṅgīta-rasa-mayayāradhvaniśunileprabhuranṛtyahaya
SvarūpaDāmodarawasexpertintheartofmusic.Onhearinghisvoice,theLordwouldbegindancing.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.181
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dāmodara-svarūpaparamānanda-purīśeṣa-khaṇḍaeiduisaṅgeadhikārī
SvarūpaDāmodaraandParamānandaPurīweretwooftheprincipalassociatesintheLord’sfinalpastimes.ŚrīPuruṣottamaBhaṭṭācārya,wholatterbecameknownasSvarūpaDāmodara,andŚrīParamānandaPurī,whowasadiscipleofŚrīMādhavendraPurī,attainedtheconstantassociationofŚrīGaurasundara.TheybecameprincipalassociatesoftheLordbecauseMahāprabhustayedwiththemdayandnightandheardsongsinglorificationofŚrīRādhā-GovindafromthemouthofSvarūpaDāmodara.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.182
TEXT182
eimatenīlācaleyeyebhakta-gaṇaalpealpeāsi’hailāsabāramilana
InthiswayvariousdevoteesgraduallyjoinedtheLordinNīlācala.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.183
TEXT183
yeyepārṣaderajanmautkalehailātāṅhārāoalpealpeāsiyāmililā
AlltheLord’sassociateswhohadtakenbirthinOrissaalsogradually
joinedtheLord.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.184
TEXT184
mililāpradyumnamiśra—premeraśarīraparamānanda,rāmānanda—duimahādhīra
PradyumnaMiśra,whobodywasfilledwithloveofGod,aswellasParamānandaandRāmānanda,twomostsoberpersonalities,alljoinedtheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.185
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dāmodarapaṇḍita,śrī-śaṅkarapaṇḍitakatadineāsiyāhailāupanīta
DāmodaraPaṇḍitaandŚrīŚaṅkaraPaṇḍitaalsocametherewithinafewdays.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.186
TEXT186
śrī-pradyumnabrahmacārīnṛsiṁheradāsayāṅhāraśarīrenṛsiṁheraparakāśa
ŚrīPradyumnaBrahmacārīwasaservantofLordNṛsiṁhadeva.LordNṛsiṁhamanifestedinhisbody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.187
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`kīrtaneviharenarasiṁhanyāsī-rūpe’jāniyārahilāāsi’prabhurasamīpe
WhenheunderstoodthatNṛsiṁhadevawasenjoyingkīrtanapastimesintheformofasannyāsī,hecameandjoinedtheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.188
TEXT188
bhagavānācāryaāilāmahāśayaśravaṇeoyārenāhiparaśeviṣaya
ThegreatpersonalityBhagavānĀcārya,whowouldneverhearofmaterialenjoyment,alsocamethere.ŚrīBhagavānĀcāryawouldneverhearanytopicsconcerningsensegratification.HewouldhearonlytopicsrelatedtoLordKṛṣṇa’snames,forms,andqualities.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.189
TEXT189
ei-matayatekasevakayathāchilāsabeiprabhurapārśveāsiyāmililā
InthiswaytheservantsoftheLordcamefromvariousplacesandjoinedtheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.190
TEXT190
prabhudekhi’sabārahailaduḥkha-nāśasabekareprabhu-saṅgekīrtana-vilāsa
WhentheysawtheLord,theirdistresswasvanquished.TheyallparticipatedintheLord’skīrtanapastimes.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.191
TEXT191
sannyāsīrarūpevaikuṇṭheraadhipatikīrtanakarenasarvabhakterasaṁhati
TheLordofVaikuṇṭha,intheformofasannyāsī,thusperformedkīrtanaintheassociationofallthedevotees.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.192
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caitanyerarasenityānandamahādhīraparamauddāma—ekasthānenahesthira
ThemostsoberNityānandarelishedthemellowsofLordCaitanya’slove.Hewassupremelyindependentandcouldnotremainsteadyinoneplace.Theworduddāmameans“fullyindependent.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.193
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jagannāthadekhiyāyayenadharibārepaḍihāri-gaṇekeharākhitenāpāre
AsHetriedtograbholdofLordJagannātha,thetempleguardswereunabletostopHim.Thephrasepaḍihāri-gaṇe(derivedfromacorruptedformoftheSanskritwordpratihārī)means“doorkeepers”or“thosewhopunishpersonswhocommitsevā-aparādhatoLordJagannātha.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.194
TEXT194
eka-dinauṭhiyāsuvarṇasiṁhāsanebalarāmadhariyākarilāāliṅgane
OnedayHeclimbedontothegoldensiṁhāsanaandembraced
Balarāma.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.195
TEXT195
uṭhiteipaḍihārīdharilehātedharitepaḍilāgiyāhātapāṅca-sāte
AsHeclimbedup,atempleguardcaughtholdofHishandbutwassuddenlythrownbackfivetosevenfeet.
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TEXT196
nityānandaprabhubalarāmeragalāramālālai’parilenagaleāpanāra
NityānandaPrabhutookthegarlandfromBalarāma’sneckandputitaroundHisownneck.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.197
TEXT197
mālāpari’calilenagajendra-gamanepaḍihārīuṭhiyācintayemanemane
Afterputtingthegarlandon,NityānandawalkedawayliketheKingofelephants.Thetempleguardgotupandthoughtasfollows.
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TEXT198
“eiavadhūteramanuṣya-śaktinahebalarāma-sparśekianyeradeharahe
“Thisavadhūta’sstrengthisnotthatofahumanbeing,forhowelse
couldonesurviveaftertouchingBalarāma?Thewordavadhūtameans“sannyāsī.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.199
TEXT199
matta-hastīdhari’muñipāroṅrākhibāremuñidharileokimanuṣyayāitepāre
“Icancontrolamadelephant,sohowcouldahumanbeingescapemygrip?
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henamuñihastadṛḍhakariyādhariluṅtṛṇa-prāyahai’giyākothāvāpaḍiluṅ”
“AlthoughIcaughttightlyholdofHishand,Iwasthrownbacklikeabladeofgrass.”
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TEXT201
ematacintepaḍihārīmahāśayanityānandadekhileikarenavinaya
Therespectabletempleguardthoughtinthisway.WhenHesawNityānandalater,hefelthumbled.
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TEXT202
nityānanda-svarūpasvabhāvabālya-bhāveāliṅganakarenaparamaanurāge
YetNityānandaSvarūpa,whosenaturalcharacteristicwaslikethatofachild,embracedthatguardwithaffection.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.203
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tabekata-dinegauracandralakṣmīpatisamudra-kūleteāsi’karilāvasati
SomedaysafterthatGauracandra,thehusbandofLakṣmī,tookupresidenceontheshoreoftheocean.
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sindhu-tīresthānaatiramyamanoharadekhiyāsantoṣabaḍaśrī-gaurasundara
ŚrīGaurasundarawasgreatlypleasedtoseethatmostenchantingspotontheshoreoftheocean.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.205
TEXT205
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.
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purīgosāñirakūpeseidivyajalesnānapānakareprabhumahā-kutūhale
TheLordwouldjoyfullytakebathanddrinkthatdivinewaterfromPurīGosvāmī’swell.
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prabhubale,—“āmiyeāchiyepṛthivītejānihakevalapurīgosāñiraprīte
TheLordsaid,“KnowforcertainthatIliveinthisworldsimplybecauseofPurīGosvāmī’saffection.
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purīgosāñiraāmi—nāhikaanyathāpurīvecileoāmivikāisarvathā
“IbelongtoPurīGosvāmī.Thereisnodoubtaboutthis.IfhelikeshecanevensellMe.
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sakṛtyedekhepurīgosāñiremātrasehahaibekaśrī-kṛṣṇeraprema-pātra”
“AnyonewhoseesPurīGosvāmīevenoncewillbecomequalifiedtoattainloveforKṛṣṇa.”Thewordsakṛtmeans“onetime.”
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purīramahimātabekahiyāsabārekūpadhanyakari’prabhucalilāvāsāre
AfterglorifyingParamānandaPurīandsanctifyinghiswell,theLord
returnedtoHisresidence.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.259
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īśvarasejānebhakta-mahimābāḍā’tehenaprabhunābhajekṛtaghnakonamate
OnlytheSupremeLordknowshowtoincreasethegloriesofHisdevotees.ThereforeonlyanungratefulpersonfailstoworshipHim.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.4.17and10.48.26).
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bhakta-rakṣālāgi’prabhukareavatāraniravadhibhakta-saṅgekarenavihāra
TheLordincarnatestoprotectHisdevotees.HealwaysenjoyspastimeswithHisdevotees.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.20and3.2.15-16).
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akartavyakarenijasevakarākhitetārasākṣīvālivadhesugrīva-nimitte
ForthesakeofHisdevotees,theLordperformsactivitiesthatmaybeconsideredimproper.AnexampleofthisisthekillingofVāliontherequestofSugrīva.Thewordakartavyameans“thatwhichisconsideredimproperinthismaterialworld.”Anotherreadingofthisverseis:
bhakti-vātsalyaprabhurakeparekahiteakartavyakareprabhusevakarākhite
“WhocandescribetheLord’saffectionforHisdevotees?ForthesakeofHisdevotees,theLordperformsactivitiesthatmaybeconsideredimproper.”
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sevakeradāsyaprabhukarenijānandeajayacaitanya-siṁhajinebhakta-vṛnde
TheLordservesHisservantsinHisownecstasy.Thedevoteesconquertheunconquerable,lionlikeLordCaitanya.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.86.59and10.9.19).
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bhakta-gaṇa-saṅgeprabhusamudreratīresarvavaikuṇṭhādi-nāthakīrtanevihare
TheLordoftheVaikuṇṭhasandallotherplanetsenjoyedHiskīrtanapastimeswiththedevoteesontheshoreoftheocean.
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vāsākarilenaprabhusamudreratīreviharenaprabhubhakti-ānanda-sāgare
TheLordmadeHisresidenceontheshoreoftheoceanandenjoyedtheecstaticoceanofdevotionalservice.
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eiavatāresindhukṛtārthahaite
ataevalakṣmījanmilenatāhāhaite
SincetheoceanattainedperfectionduringthisincarnationoftheLord,thereforeLakṣmīappearedfromitswaters.SinceŚrīmanMahāprabhuwastocomeinthefuturetotheshoreoftheoceaninNīlācala,Lakṣmīdevītookbirthasthedaughteroftheocean.
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nīlācala-vāsīrayekichupāpahayaataevasindhu-snānesabayāyakṣaya
ThesinscommittedbytheresidentsofNīlācalaarethereforenullifiedsimplybytakingbathintheocean.
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ataevagaṅgādevīvegavatīhaiyāseibhāgyesindhu-mājhemililāāsiyā
Therefore,becauseoftheocean’sgoodfortune,Gaṅgādevīswiftlyflowstomergewithitswaters.
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henamatesindhu-tīreśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyavaisenasakalamatesindhukari’dhanya
InthiswayŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyamadetheoceangloriousbyresidingonitsshore.
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yesamayeīśvaraāilānīlācaletakhanepratāparudranāhikautkale
WhentheLordcametoNīlācala,MahārājaPratāparudrawasnotpresentinOrissa.
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yuddha-rasegiyāchenavijayanagareataevaprabhunadekhilāseibāre
HehadgonetoVijaya-nagaraonamilitarycampaign.ThereforehedidnotseetheLordatthattime.WhenMahāprabhuarrivedinNīlācala,MahārājaPratāparudrawasnotpresentthere.HehadgonesouthtofightinVijaya-nagara.
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ṭhākurathākiyākata-dinanīlācalepunaḥgauḍa-deśeāilenakutūhale
AfterspendingsomedaysinNīlācala,theLordreturnedinjubilationtoGauḍa-deśa.
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gaṅgā-pratimahā-anurāgabāḍāiyāatiśīghragauḍa-deśeāilācaliyā
FeelingincreasedattachmentfortheGanges,theLordquicklyreturnedtoGauḍa-deśa.
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sārvabhauma-bhrātāvidyā-vācaspatināmaśānta-dānta-dharmaśīlamahābhāgyavān
SārvabhaumahadabrothernamedVidyā-vācaspati,whowaspeaceful,forgiving,pious,andmostfortunate.Vidyā-vācaspatiwasthesonofPaṇḍitaViśārada,aresidentofVidyānagara,andhewasthebrotherofŚrīVāsudevaSārvabhauma.MahāprabhuspentafewdaysinhishouseinVidyānagara.
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sarva-pāriṣada-saṅgeśrī-gaurasundaraācambiteāsi’uttarilātāṅraghara
TheLordsuddenlycametoVidyānagarawithafullpartyandstayedthereinthehouseofVidyā-vācaspati.
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vaikuṇṭha-nāyakagṛheatithipāiyāpaḍilenavācaspatidaṇḍavathaiyā
ReceivingtheLordofVaikuṇṭhaashisguest,Vidyā-vācaspatiofferedobeisances,fallingflatbeforetheLord.
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henaseānandahailavipreraśarīrekividhikaribatāhākichuināsphure
Thatbrāhmaṇawassohappythathedidnotknowwhattodo.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.277
TEXT277
prabhuotāṅhārekarilenaāliṅganaprabhubale,—“śunakichuāmāravacana
TheLordembracedhimandsaid,“ListentoMywords.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.278
TEXT278
cittamorahaiyāchemathurāyāitekathodinagaṅgā-snānakarimuethāte
“IhavedevelopedadesiretogotoMathurā.IwillstayhereafewdaysandtakebathintheGanges.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.279
TEXT279
nibhṛteāmāreekathānidibāsthānayenakathodinamuñikaroṅgaṅgā-snāna
“GiveMeaprivateroomsothatIcanstayhereandbatheintheGanges.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.280
TEXT280
tabeśeṣemoremathurāyacālāibāyadimorecāhaihāavaśyakaribā”
“ThenyoucanmakearrangementssothatcangotoMathurā.IfyouhaveaffectionforMe,thenyoumustdothisforMe.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.281
TEXT281
śuniyāprabhuravākyavidyā-vācaspatilāgilenakahitehaiyānamra-mati
OnhearingtheLord’swords,Vidyā-vācaspatihumblyreplied.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.282
TEXT282
viprabale,—“bhāgyasabavaṁśeraāmārayathāyacaraṇa-dhūliāilatomāra
Thebrāhmaṇasaid,“ItisthegoodfortuneofmyentirefamilythatthedustfromYourlotusfeethasblessedourhouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.283
TEXT283
moraghara-dvārayata—sakalatomārasukhethākatumikehanājānibaāra”
“MyhouseandeverythinginitbelongtoYou.Youremainherepeacefully.NoonewilldisturbYou.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.284
TEXT284
śuni’tāṅravākyaprabhusantoṣahailātānabhāgyekata-dinatathāirahilā
TheLordwassatisfiedwithhiswords.Hethenblessedhimbystayingthereafewdays.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.285
TEXT285
sūryeraudayakikakhanagopyahayasarva-lokaśunilekaprabhuravijaya
Cantherisingsuneverbehidden?EveryonecametoknowoftheLord’sarrival.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.286
TEXT286
navadvīpa-ādisarva-dikehailadhvani“vācaspati-ghareāilānyāsi-cūḍāmaṇi”
NewsspreadthroughouttheareaofNavadvīpathatthecrestjewelofsannyāsīshadarrivedinthehouseofVidyā-vācaspati.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.287
TEXT287
śuniyālokerahailacitteraullāsasaśarīreyenahailavaikuṇṭhetevāsa
TheheartsofthepeoplebecamesojoyfulthatitappearedtheywerelivinginVaikuṇṭhaintheirpresentbodies.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.288
TEXT288
ānandesakalalokabale`harihari’strī-putra-deha-gehasakalapāsari
EveryonechantedthenamesofHariinecstasy,andtheyforgottheirwives,children,bodies,andhouses.Thewordgehameans“house.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.289
TEXT289
anyo’nyesarvalokekarekolāhala“caladekhigiyātānacaraṇa-yugala”
Peoplesaidtoeachother,“LetusgoandseeHislotusfeet.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.290
TEXT290
etabali’sarva-lokaparama-ullāseāgupāchuguru-lokanāhikasambhāṣe
Speakinginthisway,everyonewentingreatjoywithouteveninformingtheirelders.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.291
TEXT291
anantaarbudalokabali’`harihari’calilenadekhibāregaurāṅgaśrī-hari
UnlimitedmillionsofpeoplechantedthenamesofHariastheywenttoseeLordGaurāṅga.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.292
TEXT292
pathanāhipāyakehalokeragahanevana-ḍālabhāṅgi’yāyaprabhuradarśane
Thecrowdwassothickthatitwasdifficulttoseetheroad,sopeoplebrokethroughtheforestontheirwaytoseetheLord.Thephraselokeragahanemeans“adensecrowd.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.293
TEXT293
śunaśunaārebhāi,caitanya-ākhyānaye-rūpekarilāprabhusarva-jīva-trāṇa
Obrothers,justhearthetopicsofhowLordCaitanyadeliveredallthelivingentities.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.294
TEXT294
vana-ḍāla-kaṇṭakabhāṅgiyālokadhāyatathāpiānandekehaduḥkhanāhipāya
Althoughpeoplecutthroughthethornyforest,theyfeltsuchecstasythattheydidnotfeelanydistress.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.295
TEXT295
lokeragahaneyataaraṇyaāchilakṣaṇekesakaladivyapatha-mayahaila
Thedensecrowdssoonfilledtheentireforestwithmanyexcellentpaths.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.296
TEXT296
saba-dikelokasaba`hari’bali’yāyahenaraṅgakareprabhuśrī-gaurāṅgarāya
PeoplechantedthenameofHariinalldirections.SucharethepastimesofLordGaurāṅga!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.297
TEXT297
kehabale,—“muñitānadhariyācaraṇamāgimu-ye-matemorakhaṇḍayebandhana”
Someonesaid,“IwillgrabholdofHislotusfeetandbegforHismercysothatImayfreedfromallbondage.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.298
TEXT298
kehabale,—“muñitānedekhilenayanetabeisakalapāṅa,māgimuvākene”
Someoneelsesaid,“IfIjustseeHimIwillhaveeverything.WhyshouldIaskforanything?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.299
TEXT299
kehabale,—“muñitānanājānoṅmahimāyatanindākariyāchoṅ,tāranāhisīmā
Anothersaid,“IdidnotknowHisglories,soIblasphemedHimwithoutlimit.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.300
TEXT300
ebetānapāda-padmadhariyāhṛdayemāgimuki-rūpemorasepāpaghucaye”
“NowIwillholdHislotusfeettomychestandbegHimtorescuemefromthosesins.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.301
TEXT301
kehabale,—“moraputraparamajuyāramoreeivarayenanākhelāyaāra”
Someoneelsesaid,“Mysonisahabitualgambler.Iwillaskforthebenedictionthathemaynotgambleanymore.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.302
TEXT302
kehabale,—“eimoravarakāya-manetāṅrapāda-padmayenanāchāḍoṅkakhane”
Someonesaid,“MyheartfeltrequestisthatImaynevergiveupHislotusfeet.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.303
TEXT303
kehabale,—“dhanyadhanyamoraeivarakabhuyenanāpāsaroṅgaurāṅga-sundara”
Someoneelsesaid,“IwillaskforthemostgloriousbenedictionthatImayneverforgetLordGaurasundara.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.304
TEXT304
eimatabaliyāānandesarva-janacaliyāyāyenasabe,parānandamana
Everyonefelttranscendentalecstasyastheywalkedalongspeakinginthisway.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.305
TEXT305
kṣaṇekeāilasabalokakheyā-ghāṭekheyārikaritepārapaḍilasaṅkaṭe
Theysooncametotheboatghāṭa,andtheboatmenfellintoanxietyoverhowtoferryeveryoneacrosstheriver.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.306
TEXT306
sahasrasahasralokaekanā’yecaḍebaḍabaḍanaukāsei-kṣaṇebhāṅgi’paḍe
Thousandsofpeopleclimbedintoeachboat,soeventhelargeboatsbrokeapart.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.307
TEXT307
nānā-dikelokakheyārirevastradiyāpārahai’yāyasabeānanditahaiyā
Peoplejoyfullycrossedtheriveratvariouspointsbypayingtheirfareswithevenclothing.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.308
TEXT308
naukāyenāpāya,tārānānābuddhikareghaṭabukediyākehagaṅgāyasāṅtāre
Thosewhocouldnotfindspaceinaboatswamacrosstheriverbyfloatingontopofoverturnedpots.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.309
TEXT309
kehavākalāragāchabāndhi’karebhelākehakehasāṅtāriyāyāyakari’khelā
Somemadeboatsbytyingbananatreestogether,andsomeplayfullyswamacrosstheriver.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.310
TEXT310
catur-dikesarva-lokakarehari-dhvanibrahmāṇḍabhedayeyenahenamataśuni
PeopleinalldirectionschantedthenameofHari,andthesoundvibrationpenetratedtheentireuniverse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.311
TEXT311
satvareāsilāvācaspatimahāśayakarilenaanekanaukārasamuccaya
WhenVidyā-vācaspatisuddenlyarrived,hegatheredmanyboatstotransportthepeople.Thewordsamuccayameans“gathered.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.312
TEXT312
naukāraapekṣāārakehanāhikarenānāmatepārahayayeye-matepāre
Butthepeoplewouldnotwaitfortheboatsandsomehoworothercrossedtheriver.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.313
TEXT313
henaākarṣeṇamanaśrī-caitanya-deveehokiīśvara-vineanyerisambhave?
SuchwastheattractionofLordŚrīCaitanya.IssuchattractionpossibleforanyoneotherthantheSupremeLord?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.314
TEXT314
henamategaṅgāpārahai’sarva-janasabeidharenavācaspatiracaraṇa
InthiswayeveryonecrossedtheGangesandgrabbedholdofVidyā-vācaspati’sfeet.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.315
TEXT315
“paramasukṛtitumimahābhāgyavānyāraghareāilācaitanyabhagavān
“Youaremostpiousandfortunate,forLordCaitanyahascometoyourhouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.316
TEXT316
eteketomārabhāgyakebalitepāreekhanenistārakaraāmā’-sabākāre
“Thereforewhocanestimateyourgoodfortune?Nowpleasedeliverus.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.317
TEXT317
bhava-kūpepatitapāpiṣṭhaāmi-sabaekagrāme—nājānilatānaanubhava
“Wearesinfulandhavefalleninthewellofmaterialexistence.Eventhoughwelivedinthesamevillage,wedidnotunderstandHisglories.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.318
TEXT318
ekhanedekhāotānacaraṇa-yugalatabeāmipāpīsabahaibasaphala”
“NowpleaseshowusHislotusfeet,thenthelivesofussinnerswillbesuccessful.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.319
TEXT319
dekhiyālokeraārtividyā-vācaspatisantoṣerodanakarevipramahāmati
Onhearingthepeople’spatheticappeals,Vidyā-vācaspati,themagnanimousbrāhmaṇa,criedoutofaffection.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.320
TEXT320
sabā’lai’āilenaāpanamandirelakṣakoṭilokamahā-hari-dhvanikare
Asheledeveryonetohishouse,millionsofpeoplebegantochantthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.321
TEXT321
hari-dhvanimātraśunisabāravadaneāravākyakehanāhibolenāhiśune
ThenameofHariwastheonlysoundthatcamefromeveryone’smouth.Theyneitherspokenorheardanythingelse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.322
TEXT322
karuṇā-sāgaraprabhuśrī-gaurasundarasabā’uddhāritehaiyāchenagocara
LordŚrīGaurasundaraisanoceanofmercy,andHeadventedtodelivereveryone.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.323
TEXT323
hari-dhvaniśuni’prabhuparama-santoṣehailenabāhiralokerabhāgyavaśe
WhentheLordheardthevibrationofthenameofHari,Hewasgreatlypleased.Feelingobligedbythepeople’sgoodfortune,Hecameoutofthehouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.324
TEXT324
kiseśrī-vigraherasaundaryamanoharaserūperaupamāseisekalevara
HowsweetlyenchantingwastheLord’sform!HisformcanbecomparedonlywithHisownform.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.325
TEXT325
sarvadāyaprasannaśrī-mukhavilakṣaṇaānanda-dhārāyapūrṇaduiśrī-nayana
Hislotusfacewasalwayspleasing,andtearsofloveflowedfromHislotuseyes.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.326
TEXT326
bhakta-gaṇelepiyācheśrī-aṅgecandanamālāyapūrṇitavakṣa,gajendra-gamana
ThedevoteeshadsmearedsandalwoodpasteontheLord’sbody.Hischestwasadornedwithflowergarlands,andHewalkedlikethekingofelephants.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.327
TEXT327
ājānu-lambitaduiśrī-bhujatuliyā`hari’bali’siṁha-nādakarenagarjiyā
TheLordraisedHistwolongarmsandroaredlikealionasHechantedthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.328
TEXT328
dekhiyāprabhurecatur-dikesarva-loke`hari’bali’nṛtyasabekarenakautuke
WhenpeopleinallthedirectionssawtheLord,theyjoyfullydancedandalsochantedthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.329
TEXT329
daṇḍavathai’sabepaḍebhūmi-taleānandehaiyāmagna`harihari’bale
Theyofferedobeisancesbyfallingflatontheground,andtheybecameabsorbedinecstasyastheychantedthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.330
TEXT330
duibāhutuli’sarva-lokastutikare“uddhārahaprabhu,āmā’-sabapāpiṣṭhere”
Everyoneraisedtheirtwoarmsandprayed,“OLord,pleasedeliverallofussinners.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.331
TEXT331
īṣathāsiyāprabhusarva-loka-pratiāśīrvādakarena“kṛṣṇetehaumati
TheLordslightlysmiledasHelookedateveryoneandblessedthemwiththewords,“MayyourmindsbefixedonKṛṣṇa.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.332
TEXT332
balakṛṣṇabhajakṛṣṇaśunakṛṣṇanāmakṛṣṇahausabārajīvanadhana-prāṇa”
“ChantthenameofKṛṣṇa,worshipKṛṣṇa,andhearthenamesofKṛṣṇa.MayKṛṣṇabecomeyourlife,wealth,andsoul.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.333
TEXT333
sarva-loke`hari’baleśuni’āśīrvādapunaḥpunaḥsabeikarenakākurvāda
OnhearingtheLord’sbenediction,everyonechantedthenameofHari.TheythenrepeatedlyappealedtotheLordwithhumility.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.334
TEXT334
“jagat-uddhāralāgi’tumigūḍha-rūpeavatīrṇahailāśacī-garbhenavadvīpe
“YouhaveappearedinacoveredformfromthewombofŚacīinNavadvīpatodelivertheentireworld.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.335
TEXT335
āmi-sabapāpiṣṭhatomārenāciniyāandha-kūpepaḍilāṅaāpanā’khāiyā
“YetweweresosinfulthatwecouldnotrecognizeYou.Wethusfellinthedarkwellandruinedourselves.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.336
TEXT336
karuṇā-sāgaratumiparahitakārīkṛpākaraārayenatomā’nāpāsari”
“Youareanoceanofmercyandthebenefactorofall.PleasebemercifulonussothatwemaynotforgetYou.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.337
TEXT337
eimatesarva-dikelokestutikarehenaraṅgakarāyenagaurāṅga-sundare
Inthiswaypeopleofferedprayersfromalldirections.SucharethepastimesofLordGaurāṅga!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.338
TEXT338
manuṣyehailaparipūrṇasarva-grāmanagara-catvara-prāntareonāhisthāna
Theentirevillagebecamefilledwithpeople.Therewasnotasinglevacantplaceeitherinthestreet,inthevillage,orintheoutskirts.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.339
TEXT339
dekhitesabārapunaḥpunaḥārtibāḍesahasrasahasralokaeka-vṛkṣecaḍe
AstheireagernesstoseetheLordincreasedmoreandmore,thousandsofpeopleclimbedeachofthetrees.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.340
TEXT340
gṛherauparevākatalokacaḍeīśvara-īcchāyagharabhāṅgiyānāpaḍe
Manypeopleclimbedontopofthehouses,butbythewilloftheLord,noneofthehouseswerebroken.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.341
TEXT341
dekhi’mātrasarvalokaśrī-candra-vadana`hari’bali’siṁha-nādakareghaneghana
AssoonasthepeoplesawthemoonlikefaceoftheLord,theyrepeatedlyroaredlikelionsandchantedthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.342
TEXT342
nānā-dikthāki’lokaāisesadāyaśrī-mukhadekhiyākehagharenāhiyāya
Peoplecontinuallycamefromvariousdirections,andafterseeingtheLord’slotusface,noonereturnedhome.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.343
TEXT343
nānāraṅgajāneprabhugaurāṅga-sundaralukāiyāgelāprabhukuliyā-nagara
LordGaurasundarawasexpertinvarioussportingactivities.HeslippedawayunnoticedanddepartedforKuliyā.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.344
TEXT344
nityānanda-ādijanakatasaṅgelaiyācalilenavācaspatireonākahiyā
HetookafewassociatesheadedbyNityānandaandleftwithoutinformingevenVācaspati.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.345
TEXT345
kuliyāyaāilenavaikuṇṭha-īśvaratathāsarva-lokahailaparamakātara
AstheLordofVaikuṇṭhatraveledtoKuliyā,thepeopleinVidyānagarabecameafflictedwithfeelingsofseparation.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.346
TEXT346
catur-dikevācaspatilāgilācāhitekothāgelāprabhu,nāhipāyenadekhite
VācaspatibegantolookaroundfortheLord,buthewasunabletofindHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.347
TEXT347
vicārakariyāvipraprabhunādekhiyākānditelāgilāūrddha-vadanakariyā
WhenthebrāhmaṇagaveuplookingfortheLord,hebegantocryloudlyashelookedtowardsthesky.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.348
TEXT348
`viraleāchenaprabhubāḍīrabhitare’eijñānahaiyāchesabāraantare
EveryoneelsethoughtthattheLordhadgoneintohidinginsidethehouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.349
TEXT349
bāhirahayenaprabhuhari-nāmaśuni’ataevasabebolemahā-hari-dhvani
TheythoughttheLordcameoutsideonlywhenHeheardthenameofHari,sotheyallbegantoloudlychantthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.350
TEXT350
koṭikoṭilokehenahari-dhvanikaresvarga-martya-pātālādisarva-lokapūre
MillionsofpeoplechantedthenameofHarisoloudlythatthesoundvibrationfilledthethreeplanetarysystemsofSvarga,Martya,andPātāla.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.351
TEXT351
kata-kṣaṇevācaspatihaiyābāhireprabhuravṛttāntaāsi’kahilāsabāre
AftersometimeVācaspaticameoutofhishouseandinformedeveryoneabouttheLord’sdeparture.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.352
TEXT352
“katarātrikondikehenanāhijāniāmā’-pāpiṣṭherevañci’gelānyāsi-maṇi
“Idonotknowwhattimeduringthenightorinwhatdirection,butthecrestjewelofsannyāsīshasdeceivedussinnersanddeparted.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.353
TEXT353
satyakahibhāisaba,tomā’-sabā’-sthānenājānicaitanyagiyāchenakongrāme”
“Obrothers,Itellyouthetruth.IdonotknowwhereLordCaitanyahasgone.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.354
TEXT354
yatamatevācaspatikahenalokerepratītakāhāronāhijanmayeantare
InwhateverwayVācaspatitriedtoexplain,thepeopledidnothavetrustinhiswords.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.355
TEXT355
`lokeragahanadekhi’āchenavirale’eijñānesabāiāchenakutūhale
IntheirecstasythepeopleknewthattheLordhadgonetoasecludedplaceawayfromthecrowds.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.356
TEXT356
kehakehasādhevācaspatirevirale“āmāredekhāoāmikevalaekale”
SomeofthemprivatelyrequestedVācaspati,“Iamalone.PleaseletmeseetheLord.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.357
TEXT357
sarva-lokadharevācaspatiracaraṇe“eka-bāramātratāṅredekhimunayane
ThepeoplecaughtholdofVācaspati’sfeetandsaid,“WewanttoseeHimjustonce.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.358
TEXT358
tabesabeghareyāiānanditahaiyāeivākyaprabhu-sthānejānāibāgiyā
“Thenwewillreturnhomeinhappiness.PleaseputthisrequestbeforetheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.359
TEXT359
kabhunāhilaṅghibenatomāravacanaye-mateāmarāpāpīpāidaraśana”
“TheLordwillnotrefuseyourrequest.PleasehelpussinnersgetHisdarśanainthisway.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.360
TEXT360
yatamatevācaspatiprabodhiyākayakāhāracitteteārapratyayanāhaya
InwhateverwayVācaspatitriedtosolacethem,theydidnothavetrustinhiswords.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.361
TEXT361
kathokṣaṇesarvalokadekhānāpāiyāvācaspatireobolemukharahaiyā
WhenafterwaitingsometimethepeoplecouldstillnotseetheLord,theybegantospeakharshlyaboutVācaspati.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.362
TEXT362
“gharelukāiyāvācaspatinyāsi-maṇiāmā’-sabā’bhāṇḍenakahiyāmithyāvāṇī
“Vācaspatihashiddenthecrestjewelofsannyāsīsinhishouse,andheistryingtodeceiveuswithsomelies.FromVidyā-vācaspati’shousetheLordsecretlywenttoKuliyā,whichisashortdistancefromVidyā-vācaspati’shouseandwhichissituatedontheothersideoftheGangesinpresentdayNavadvīpa.Butthepeople,beingeagertoseeMahāprabhu,didnotbelieveVācaspati’swordsandconsideredhimmiserly.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.363
TEXT363
āmarātarilevāuhārakonduḥkhaāpaneitari’mātraeikonsukha”
“Whatisthedifficultyforhimifwearedelivered?Whatkindofhappinessisittobedeliveredalone?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.364
TEXT364
kehabale,—“sujaneraeidharmahayasabārauddhārakarehaiyāsadaya
Someonesaid,“Itisthedutyofpiouspeopletocompassionately
delivereveryone.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.4.25).
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.365
TEXT365
`āpanārabhālahau’ye-te-janadekhesujanaāpanā’chāḍiyāopararākhe”
“Onlyordinarypeopledesiretheirownbenefit,whileapiouspersonsacrificeshislifetodeliverothers.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.366
TEXT366
kehabale,—“vyābhāreomiṣṭa-dravyaāni’ekāupabhogakaileaparādhagaṇi’
Someoneelsesaid,“Eveninordinarydealingsitisanoffensetobuysweetsandenjoythemalone.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.367
TEXT367
etamiṣṭatribhuvaneatianupāmaekeśvaraihākikariteāchepāna”
“TheLord’ssweetnessisincomparablewithinthethreeworlds.Shouldonerelishsuchsweetnessalone?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.368
TEXT368
kehabale,—“viprakichukapaṭa-hṛdayaparaupakāretatanahenasadaya”
Anotherpersonsaid,“Thisbrāhmaṇaissomewhatdeceitful.Hedoesnothavethecompassiontohelpothers.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.369
TEXT369
ekevācaspatiduḥkhīprabhuraviraheārosarvalokeodurjaya-vāṇīkahe
VācaspatiwasalreadyunhappybecauseofseparationfromtheLord,andthenpeoplebegantospeakharshwordsagainsthim.Thephrasedurjaya-vāṇīmeans“unbearablewords.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.370
TEXT370
duimateduḥkhīvipraparamaudāranājānenakonmatehayapratīkāra
Thatmagnanimousbrāhmaṇawasdistressedintwoways,sohedidnotknowwhattodo.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.371
TEXT371
henaisamayeekaāsiyābrāhmaṇavācaspati-karṇa-mūlekahilāvacana
AtthattimeabrāhmaṇacameandwhisperedsomethinginVācaspati’sear.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.372
TEXT372
“caitanya-gosāñigelākuliyā-nagaraebeyeyuyāyatāhākarahasatvara”
“LordCaitanyahasgonetothevillageofKuliyā.Nowyouquicklydowhateverisnecessary.”Thephraseyeyuyāyameans“whateverisconsideredreasonable.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.373
TEXT373
śuni’mātravācaspatiparama-santoṣebrāhmaṇereāliṅganadilenahariṣe
AssoonasVācaspatiheardthisnews,hebecamegreatlypleasedandjoyfullyembracedthatbrāhmaṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.374
TEXT374
tata-kṣaṇeāilenasarva-lokayathāsabāreiāsi’kahilenagopya-kathā
Heimmediatelywentbeforethepeopleandinformedthemoftheconfidentialnews.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.375
TEXT375
“tomarāsakalalokatattvanājāniyādoṣaāmā’`āmithuiyāchilukāiyā’
“WithoutknowingtheactualtruthyouhaveallaccusedmeofhidingtheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.376
TEXT376
ebeśunilāṅaprabhukuliyā-nagareāchena,āsiyākahilenadvijavare
“NowIhavecometoknowthattheLordisinKuliyā.Thisbestofthebrāhmaṇashascomeandtoldme.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.377
TEXT377
sabecala,yadisatyahayaevacanatabeseāmāresabebalihabrāhmaṇa”
“Letusallgo.Ifthisinformationiscorrect,youshouldacceptmeasabrāhmaṇa.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.378
TEXT378
sarva-loka`hari’bali’vācaspati-saṅgeseikṣaṇesabecalilenamahāraṅge
IngreatjoyeveryonechantedthenameofHariandimmediatelydepartedwithVācaspati.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.379
TEXT379
“kuliyā-nagareāilenanyāsi-maṇi”seikṣaṇesarva-dikehailamahādhvani
Immediatelythenewsspreadinalldirections:“ThecrestjewelofsannyāsīshasgonetoKuliyā.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.380
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.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.381
TEXT381
vācaspati-grāmeteyatekalokachilatārakoṭikoṭiguṇesakalabāḍila
ThenumberofpeoplecomingfromVācaspati’svillagemultipliedmillionsoftimesbythetimetheyreachedKuliyā.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.382
TEXT382
kuliyāraākarṣaṇanāyāyakathanatāhāvarṇibāreśaktasahasra-vadana
Itisnotpossibleforanyoneotherthanthethousand-headedAnantatodescribethehugecrowdsthatwereattractedtoKuliyā.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.383
TEXT383
lakṣalakṣalokavāāilākothāhaitenājānikatekapārahayakatamate
Nooneknewwherethehundredsofthousandsofpeoplecamefromorhowtheyallcrossedtheriver.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.384
TEXT384
katavāḍubayenaukāgaṅgārabhitaretathāpisabeitare,janekanāmare
AlthoughmanyboatssunkintheGanges,everyonegotacross.Notevenasinglepersondrown.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.385
TEXT385
naukāḍubileimātragaṅgāhayasthalahenacaitanyeraanugrahaicchā-bala
WheneveraboatwouldbegintosinkintheGanges,itwouldbefoundthatasandbarwasrightbelowit.SuchwasLordCaitanya’smercifulwill.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.386
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.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.387
TEXT387
henaprabhusākṣātedekhiteyeāisetāṅrāgaṅgātaribekavicitravākise
ThereforewhatisthewonderthatpersonswhoweregoingtodirectlyseethatLordwouldcrosstheGanges?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.388
TEXT388
lakṣalakṣalokabhāsejāhnavīrajalesabepārahayenaparama-kutūhale
HundredsofthousandsofpeoplejoyfullycrossedtheGangesbyfloatinginthosewaters.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.389
TEXT389
gaṅgāyahaiyāpāraāpanā’-āpanikolā-kulikariyākarenahari-dhvani
AftereasilycrossingtheGanges,peopleembracedoneanotherandchantedthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.390
TEXT390
keyārirakatavāhailaupārjanakatahāṭa-bājāravasāyakatajana
Theboatmenearnedabundantwealth,andanumberofpeoplesetupshops.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.391
TEXT391
catur-dikeyārayeiicchāseikinehenanāhijāniihākarekonjane
Peopleinthefourdirectionspurchasedwhatevertheydesired.Noonecouldunderstandwhowasarrangingallthis.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.392
TEXT392
kṣaṇekeramadhyegrāma-nagara-prāstaraparipūrṇahaila,sthalanāhiavasara
Withinashorttimetheentirevillage,includingthestreetsandtheoutskirts,becamesofilledwithpeoplethattherewasnoemptyspace.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.393
TEXT393
anantaarbudalokakarehari-dhvanibāhiranāhaya,gupteāchenyāsi-maṇi
UnlimitedmillionsofpeoplechantedthenameofHari,yetthecrestjewelofsannyāsīsstayedhiddenanddidnotcomeout.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.394
TEXT394
kṣaṇekeāilāmahāśayavācaspatitiṅhonāhipāyenaprabhurakothāsthiti
AfterawhileVācaspatiMahāśayaarrivedthere,yethewasalsounabletofindoutwheretheLordwas.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.395
TEXT395
kata-kṣaṇetathivācaspatiekeśvaraḍāki’ānāilāprabhugaurāṅga-sundara
Afterawhile,LordGaurasundarasummonedVācaspatitocomealonetoseeHim.Thewordtathimeans“there”or“atthatplace.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.396
TEXT396
dekhi’mātraprabhu—viśāraderanandanadaṇḍavathaiyāpaḍilāseikṣaṇa
AssoonasthesonofViśāradasawtheLord,heofferedHimhisfullobeisances.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.397
TEXT397
caitanyeraavatāravarṇiyāvarṇiyāślokapaḍepunaḥpunaḥpraṇatahaiyā
HerepeatedlyofferedobeisancesandrecitedvariousversesdescribingtheincarnationofLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.398
TEXT398
“saṁsāra-uddhāra-lāgi’yecaitanya-rūpetārilenayatekapatitabhava-kūpe
“IntheformofLordCaitanyaYouhavedeliveredtheentireuniverse
byrescuingthefallensoulsfromthedeepwellofmaterialexistence.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.399
TEXT399
segaurasundara-kṛpāsamudreraprāyajanmajanmacittemoravasukasadāya
“MayGaurasundara,whosemercyisunlimitedliketheocean,kindlyremainseatedinmyheartbirthafterbirth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.400
TEXT400
saṁsāra-sāgaremagnajagatdekhiyāniravadhivarṣepremakṛpā-yuktahaiyā
“Onseeingeveryoneintheentireworlddrowningintheoceanofmaterialexistence,Youmercifullyblessedthemwithaconstantshowerofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.401
TEXT401
henayeatulakṛpā-mayagaura-dhāmasphurukaāmārahṛdayeteavirāma”
“MayGaurāṅga,theabodeofincomparablemercy,alwaysmanifestwithinmyheart.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.402
TEXT402
eimateślokapaḍi’kareviprastutipunaḥpunaḥdaṇḍavathayavācaspati
InthiswaythebrāhmaṇaVācaspatiprayedtotheLordbyrecitingvariousversesandofferedHimrepeatedobeisances.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.403
TEXT403
viśārada-caraṇeāmāranamaskārasārvabhaumavācaspatinandanayāṅhāra
IoffermyhumbleobeisancesatthefeetofViśārada,whohadSārvabhaumaandVācaspatiashissons.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.404
TEXT404
vācaspatidekhi’prabhuśrī-gaurasundarakṛpā-dṛṣṭikaribārebalilāuttara
LordGaurasundaraacknowledgedVācaspatiwithHismercifulglance.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.405
TEXT405
dāṇḍāiyākara-juḍi’balevācaspati“moraekanivedanaśunamahāmati
Vācaspatithenstoodupwithhishandsfoldedandsaid,“OmagnanimousLord,pleaselistentomyrequest.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.406
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.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.407
TEXT407
āpanaicchāyathāka,calahaāpaneāpanejānāha,teñiloketomā’jāne
“YoustayatoneplaceormovetoanotheraccordingtoYourownsweetwill.OnlywhenYourevealYourselfcanoneknowYou.Thewordteñimeans“therefore.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.408
TEXT408
eteketomārakarmatumisepramāṇavidhivāniṣedhaketomāredibaāna
“ThereforeYoualoneknowYouractivities.WhocansubjectYoutorulesorregulations?Thewordānameans“someoneelse”or“anotherperson.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.409
TEXT409
sabetomā’sarvalokatattvanājāniyādoṣenaantaremore`krūra’yebaliyā
“PeopledonotknowtheactualtruthaboutYou,sotheyaccusemeofbeingcruel.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.410
TEXT410
tomāreāpanagharemuñilukāiyāthuiyāchoṅlokebaletattvanājaniyā
“InignorancetheyclaimthatIhidYouinmyhouse.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.411
TEXT411
tumiprabhu,tilārdhekabāhirahailetabemore`brāhmaṇa’kariyālokebale”
“Therefore,OLord,ifYoucomeoutforjustamoment,thenpeoplewillacceptmeasabrāhmaṇa.”Brāhmaṇasaretruthful.WhenthosewhocametoseeMahāprabhuatthehouseofVācaspaticouldnotseeHim,theyassumedthatVācaspatiwasaliar.ThereforetheywenttoKuliyāandrequestedMahāprabhutocomeoutofChakaḍiCaṭṭopādhyāya’shouse.ThenonlywouldtheybelievethatVācaspatiwasatruthfulperson,forthenitwouldbeprovedthattheLordwasnotinVidyā-vācaspati’shouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.412
TEXT412
hāsitelāgilāprabhubrāhmaṇa-vacanetāṅraicchāpāliyācalilāseikṣaṇe
Afterhearingthatbrāhmaṇa’srequest,theLordsmiledandimmediatelywentoutsidetofulfillhisrequest.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.413
TEXT413
yei-mātramahāprabhubāhirahailādekhi’sabeānanda-sāgaremagnahailā
AssoonasMahāprabhuwentoutside,everyonebecamemergedinanoceanofecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.414
TEXT414
catur-dikelokadaṇḍavathai’paḍeyārayenamatasphure,seistutipaḍe
Peopleofferedfullobeisancesfromalldirections.Everyoneofferedprayersaccordingtotheirrealization.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.415
TEXT415
anantaarbudalokahari-dhvanikarebhāsilasakalalokaānanda-sāgare
UnlimitedmillionsofpeoplechantedthenameofHariandfloatedinanoceanofecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.416
TEXT416
sahasrasahasrakīrtanīya-sampradāyasthānesthānesabeiparamānandegāya
Therewerethousandsandthousandsofkīrtanagroups,andtheyallsangintranscendentalecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.417
TEXT417
ahar-niśaparānandakṛṣṇa-nāma-dhvanisakalabhuvanapūrṇakailānyāsi-maṇi
InthiswaythecrestjewelofsannyāsīsdayandnightfilledtheentireworldwiththetranscendentalsoundvibrationofKṛṣṇa’sholynames.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.418-419
TEXT418-419
brahmaloka-śivaloka-ādiyatalokayesukherakaṇā-leśesabeiaśoka
yogīndramunīndramattayesukheraleśepṛthivītekṛṣṇaprakāśilānyāsi-veśe
EvenaparticleofthehappinessdistributedinthisworldbyKṛṣṇainthedressofasannyāsīfreedtheinhabitantsofplanetsheadedbyBrahmalokaandŚivalokafromalldistressandintoxicatedeventhebestoftheyogisandsages.Thewordnyāsireferstoasannyāsī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.420-421
TEXT420-421
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.422
TEXT422
bhajabhajaārebhāi,caitanya-caraṇeavidyā-bandhanakhaṇḍeyāhāraśravaṇe
Obrothers,justworshipthelotusfeetofLordCaitanya!ByhearingHistopicsoneisfreedfromthebondageofignorance.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.423
TEXT423
yāhārasmaraṇesarva-tāpa-vimocanabhajabhajahenanyāsi-maṇiracaraṇa
Justworshipthelotusfeetofthatcrestjewelamongsannyāsīs.ByrememberingHimoneisliberatedfromallmaterialmiseries.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.424
TEXT424
eimatacatur-dikedekhi’saṅkīrtanaānandebhāsenaprabhulai’bhakta-gaṇa
AstheLordandHisdevoteessaweveryoneengagedincongregationalchanting,theyfloatedinanoceanofecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.425
TEXT425
ānanda-dhārāyapūrṇaśrī-gaurasundarayenacatur-dikevahejāhnavīrajala
ThetearsofecstaticlovethatflowedfromtheeyesofŚrīGaurasundararesembledtheGangesflowinginthefourdirections.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.426
TEXT426
bāhyanāhiparānanda-sukheāpanārasaṅkīrtana-ānanda-vihvala-avatāra
TheLordlostexternalconsciousnessintranscendentalecstasy.Hewastheincarnationoftheoverwhelmingecstasyofsaṅkīrtana.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.427
TEXT427
yeisampradāyaprabhudekhenasammukhetāhāteinṛtyakareparānanda-sukhe
TheLordjubilantlydancedinthemidstofwhicheverkīrtanapartycamebeforeHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.428
TEXT428
tāhārākṛtārthahenamāneāpanārehenamateraṅgakareśrī-gaurasundare
Themembersofthosekīrtanapartiesconsideredthemselvesmostfortunate.SucharethepastimesofŚrīGaurasundara.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.429
TEXT429
vihvaleraagragaṇyanityānanda-rāyakakhanodhariyātāṅreāpanenācāya
LordNityānandawastheforemostofthosewhowereoverwhelmedwithecstasy.SometimesHewouldgrabtheLordandinduceHimtodance.High-classpersonsinOrissaarecalledvihvaliyā.NityānandaPrabhuwasintoxicatedwithloveforKṛṣṇaandtheforemostamongthosewhowerevihvala,oroverwhelmed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.430
TEXT430
āpanekakhananṛtyakaretāṅrasaṅgeāpanevihvalaāpanāraprema-raṅge
SometimesHedancedwiththeLord.HeremainedoverwhelmedinHisownecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.431
TEXT431
nṛtyakaremahāprabhukari’siṁha-nādasenādaśravaṇekhaṇḍesakalaviṣāda
MahāprabhuroaredlikealionasHedanced.Thelamentationofthosewhoheardthatvibrationwastotallydestroyed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.432
TEXT432
yāṅrarasematta-vastranājāneśaṅkarahenaprabhunācesarvalokerabhitara
ŚaṅkarabecomesintoxicatedandforgetshisclothwhilerelishingthemellowsofecstaticloveforthatLordwhowasnowdancingamongstthecommonpeople.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.433
TEXT433
anantabrahmāṇḍahayayāṅraśakti-vaśeseprabhunācayepṛthivīteprema-rase
InnumerableuniversesaremaintainedbythepotencyofthatLordwhowasnowdancinginthisworldinthemellowsofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.434
TEXT434
yeprabhudekhitesarvadevekāmyakareseprabhunācayesarva-gaṇeragocare
AllthedemigodsdesiretoseethatLordwhowasnowdancingbeforetheeyesofoneandall.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.435
TEXT435
eimatasarva-lokamahānandebhāsesaṁsāratarilacaitanyeraparakāśe
Inthiswayeveryonefloatedinanoceanofecstasy.TheentireworldwasdeliveredbyappearanceofLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.436
TEXT436
yatekaāiselokadaśadikhaitesabeiāsiyādekheprabhurenācite
PeoplecamefromthetendirectionstoseetheLorddance.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.437
TEXT437
bāhyanāhiprabhura—vihvalaprema-rasedekhi’sarva-lokasukha-sindhu-mājhebhāse
Beingoverwhelmedwithecstaticlove,theLordlostexternalconsciousness.Onseeingthis,everyonefloatedinanoceanofhappiness.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.438
TEXT438
kuliyāraprakāśeyatekapāpīchilauttamamadhyamanīca—sabepārahaila
AllthesinnersofKuliyātheslightlysinful,themoderatelysinful,andthegreatlysinful—weredelivered.VariousclassesofsinfulpeoplelivedinKuliyā,whichwassituatedacrosstheGangesfromŚrīMāyāpur.Allthreetypesofsinners—theslightlysinful,themoderatelysinful,andthegreatlysinful—werefreedfromtheiroffensesbytheLord’smercy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.439
TEXT439
kuliyā-grāmetecaitanyeraparakāśaihāraśravaṇesarva-karma-bandha-nāśa
OnewhohearsabouttheLord’smanifestationinKuliyāisfreedfromthebondageofallfruitiveactivity.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.440-441
TEXT440-441
sakalajīvereprabhudaraśanadiyāsukha-maya-citta-vṛttisabārakariyā
tabesabaāpanapārṣada-gaṇalaiyāvasilenamahāprabhubāhyaprakāśiyā
Aftergivingdarśanatoeveryoneandfillingtheirheartswithhappiness,MahāprabhusatdownwithHisassociatesandreturnedtoexternalconsciousness.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.442
TEXT442
henaisamayeekaāsiyābrāhmaṇadṛḍhakari’dharilenaprabhuracaraṇa
AtthattimeonebrāhmaṇacamethereandfirmlygrabbedtheLord’sfeet.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.443
TEXT443
dvijabale,—“prabhu,moraekanivedanaāche,tāhākahiyadikṣaṇedeha’mana
Thatbrāhmaṇasaid,“OLord,Ihaveonerequest.IwilltellYouwhat
itisifYouwillhearmewithattentionforonemoment.CBAntya-khaṇḍa3.444
TEXT444
bhaktiraprabhāvamuñipāpīnājāniyāvaiṣṇavakarinunindāāpanā’khāiyā
“IamsosinfulthatIdidnotknowthegloriesofdevotionalservice,soIdegradedmyselfbyblasphemingtheVaiṣṇavas.
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`kali-yugekiseravaiṣṇava,kikīrtana’eimataanekanindinuanukṣaṇa
“Iwouldalwaysmakeblasphemousstatementslike,`WhocanbeaVaiṣṇavainKali-yuga,andwhatisthiskīrtana?’PeopleafflictedbyargumentinKali-yugacannotbecomeVaiṣṇavas,becausethereisnopossibilityforthemtoengageinchantingthegloriesoftheLord.ThereforetrueVaiṣṇavismandperformanceofkīrtanaarenotpossibleinKali-yuga—sinnerswouldalwaysmakesuchblasphemousstatements.
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ebeprabhu,seipāpa-karmasaṅariteanukṣaṇacittamoradahesarva-mate
“OLord,whenInowrememberthosesinfulactivitiesmyheartconstantlyburnswithrepentance.Thewordsaṅarite“whenIthink”or“whenIremember.”
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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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śrīkṛṣṇa-caitanyanityānanda-cāndajānavṛndāvana-dāsatachupada-yugegāna
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.
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dina-cāri-pāñcaprabhuseipuṇya-sthāneāsiyārahilāyenakehanāhijāne
TheLordcametothatholyplaceandstayedthereforfourorfivedayswithouttheknowledgeofothers.
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sūryeraudayakikakhanagopyahaya?sarvalokaśunilenacaitanya-vijaya
Howisitpossibletohidethesun?EveryonesoonheardaboutLordCaitanya’sarrival.
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sarvalokadekhiteāiseharṣa-manestrī-bālaka-vṛddha-ādisajjana-durjjane
Everyone—women,children,oldpeople,piouspersons,andsinners—joyfullycametoseetheLord.
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niravadhiprabhuraāveśa-mayaaṅgaprema-bhaktivināāranāhikonaraṅga
TheLordwasfullyabsorbedinecstasy.Hedidnotrelishanythingotherthanlovingdevotionalservice.
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huṅkāra,garjana,kampa,pulaka,krandananirantaraāchāḍapaḍayeghaneghana
Heroared,criedout,trembled,andshedtears.ThehairsofHisbodystoodonend,andHerepeatedlyfelltothegroundwithgreatforce.
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niravadhibhakta-gaṇakarenakīrtanatilārdhekoanyakarmanāhikonakṣaṇa
Allthedevoteescontinuouslyperformedkīrtana.Theydidnotdoanythingelseforevenamoment.
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henasekrandanaprabhukarenaḍākiyālokeśunekrośekerapathetethākiyā
TheLordcriedsoloudlythatpeopletwomilesawaycouldhearHim.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.013
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yadyapihabhakti-raseajñasarvalokatathāpihaprabhudekhi’sabārasantoṣa
Althoughthepeoplewereignorantaboutthemellowsofdevotional
service,theywereallpleasedtoseetheLord.Sincepeoplemadeadvancementonthepathsofmaterialdesires,karma,jñāna,yoga,vows,andausterities,theywereignorantaboutthedevotionalserviceoftheLord.EvensuchignorantpeoplebecamepleaseduponseeingŚrīMahāprabhu.
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dūrethāki’sarva-lokadaṇḍavatkari’sabemeli’uccakari’bale`harihari’
PeopleofferedtheirobeisancesfromadistanceandloudlychantedtogetherthenameofHari.
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śuni’mātraprabhu`hari-nāma’loka-mukheviśeṣeullāsabāḍepremānanda-sukhe
AstheLordheardthenameofHarifromthemouthsofthepeople,thehappinessHerelishedinecstaticloveincreased.
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`bolabolabola’prabhubalebāhutuli’viśeṣebolenasabehayekutūhalī
TheLordraisedHisarmsandexclaimed,“Chant!Chant!Chant!”Andthepeoplerespondedwithgreatenthusiasm.
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henaseānandaprakāśenagaura-rāyayavaneobale`hari’anyerakidāya
LordGaurāṅgamanifestedsuchecstasythatwhattospeakofothers,eventheYavanaschantedthenameofHari.
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yavaneodūrethāki’karenamaskārahenagauracandrerakāruṇya-avatāra
EventheYavanasofferedobeisancesfromadistance.SuchisthemercifulincarnationofLordGauracandra!
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tilārdhekoprabhuranāhikaanyakarmanirantaralaoyāyenasaṅkīrtana-dharma
TheLordhadnoengagementotherthaninducingeveryonetoparticipateinthesaṅkīrtanamovement.
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catur-dikahaitelokaāisedekhitedekhiyākāhārocittanālayayāite
PeoplecamefromthefourdirectionstoseetheLord.AfterseeingHim,theydidnotfeellikeleaving.
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sabemeli’ānandekarenahari-dhvaninirantaracatur-dikeāranāhiśuni
TheyalljoyfullychantedthenameofHari.Noothersoundcouldbeheardinthefourdirections.
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nikaṭeyavana-rāja—paramadurbāratathāpihacittebhayanājanmekāhāra
AlthoughthemostcruelYavanakinglivednearby,noonewasafraidofhim.TheYavanaking’sBāra-duyārīwasnearRāmakeli.TheYavanakingsruledfromthecapitaloftheSenadynasty.OrdinarypeopleknewthatthosekingswouldnaturallyattacktheVedicreligion,sotheywerefullofanxiety.ButbythemercyofGaurasundara,HisdevoteeswerenotafraidofloudlychantingthenameofHari.
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nirbhayahaiyāsarva-lokebale`hari’duḥkha-śoka-gṛha-karmasakalapāsari’
Peopleforgottheirdistress,lamentation,andhouseholddutiesastheyfearlesslychantedthenameofHari.
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kotoyālagiyākahilekarāja-sthāneekanyāsīāsiyācherāmakeli-grāme
ThelocalconstablewentandinformedtheKing,“Asannyāsīhas
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niravadhikarayebhūterasaṅkīrtananājānitāṅhārasthānemilekatajana
“Thatsannyāsīisperformingsomekindofghastlysaṅkīrtana.IdonotknowhowmanypeoplehavejoinedHim.”
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rājābale,—“kahakahasannyāsīkemanakikhāya,kināma,kaichedeheragaṭhana”
TheKingsaid,“Tellmesomethingaboutthesannyāsī.WhatdoesHeeat,whatisHisname,andwhatdoesHelooklike?”
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kotoyālabale,—“śunaśunahagosāñie-mataadbhutakabhudekhiśunināi
Theconstablereplied,“Listen,Olord,Ihaveneverheardoforseensuchapersonality.
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sannyāsīraśarīrerasaundaryadekhitekāmadeva-samahenanāpāribalite
“Thatsannyāsī’sbodyissobeautifulitcannotbecomparedwiththat
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jiniyākanaka-kānti,prakāṇḍaśarīraājānu-lambitabhuja,nābhisugabhīra
“Hiseffulgencedefeatstheeffulgenceofgold.Hisbodyislarge,HisarmsreachtoHisknees,andHisnavelisdeep.
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siṁha-grīva,gaja-skandha,kamala-nayānakoṭi-candrasemukheranākarisamāna
“Hisneckislikethatofalion,Hisshouldersarelikethoseofanelephant,andHiseyesresemblelotusflowers.Hisfacecannotbecomparedwithmillionsofmoons.
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suraṅgaadhara,muktājiniyādaśanakāma-śarāsanayenabhru-bhaṅgi-pattana
“Hislipsarereddish,Histeethdefeatthebeautyofpearls,andHiseyebrowsarelikeCupid’sbow.Thewordsuraṅgameans“reddish.”Thephrasebhru-bhaṅgi-pattanaisexplainedasfollows:Thewordbhaṅgimeans“picture.”Histwoeyebrows(bhru-dvaya)wereshapedlikeabow,andHisnoseresembledanarrowplacedonthatbow.ThisisthewaytheLord’seyebrowswereportrayed.
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sundarasupīnavakṣelepita-candanamahā-kaṭi-taṭeśobhearuṇa-vasana
“Hisbeautifulbroadchestissmearedwithsandalwoodpulp,andHiswaistisadornedwithsaffroncloth.
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aruṇakamalayenacaraṇa-yugaladaśanakhayenadaśatarpaṇanirmala
“Histwofeetarelikereddishlotusflowers,andHistentoenailsareliketenshinymirrors.
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konavārājyerakonarājāranandanajñānapāi’nyāsīhai’karayebhramaṇa
“Helookslikeaking’ssonwhohasattainedspiritualknowledgeandisnowwanderingaboutasasannyāsī.
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navanītahaiteokomalasarvaaṅgatāhāteadbhutaśunaāchāḍeraraṅga
“Hisbodilylimbsaresofterthanbutter,yethearaboutthewonderwhenHefallsforcefullytotheground.
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eka-daṇḍepaḍenaāchāḍaśataśatapāṣāṇabhāṅgayetabuaṅganahekṣata
“WithinahalfhourHefallstothegroundhundredsoftimessoforcefullythatevenastonewouldbebroken,butthereisnotasinglemarkonHisbody.
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nirantarasannyāsīraūrddharomāvalīpanaseraprāyaaṅgepulaka-maṇḍalī
“Thehairsofthatsannyāsī’sbodyalwaysstandonend,andHethenresemblesajackfruit.Thewordpanasameans“jackfruit.”
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kṣaṇekṣaṇesannyāsīrahenakampahayasahasrajaneodharibāreśaktinaya
“ThatsannyāsīfrequentlyshiversinsuchawaythatevenathousandpeoplecannotholdHimstill.
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duilocanerajalaadbhutadekhitekatanadīvahehenanāpārikahite
“ThetearsthatflowfromHiseyesarewonderfultosee.IcannotdescribehowmanystreamsareflowingfromHiseyes.
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kakhanavāsannyāsīrahenahāsyahayaaṭṭaaṭṭaduiprahareokṣaṇānaya
“Sometimesthatsannyāsīcontinueslaughingloudlyforsixhourswithoutstop.Thephrasekṣaṇānayameans“noendtotheloudlaughter.”
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kakhanamūrcchitahayaśuniyākīrtanasabebhayapāya,kichunāthākecetana
“SometimesHelosesconsciousnesswhilelisteningtothekīrtana.EveryonethenbecomesafraidbecauseHeshowsnosignoflife.
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bāhutuli’nirantarabalehari-nāmabhojana,śayanaāranāhikichukāma
“HeraisesHisarmsandconstantlychantsthenameofHari.Hedoesnothingelseevenwhileeatingandsleeping.
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catur-dikethāki’lokaāisedekhitekāhāranālayacittaghareteyāite
“PeoplecomefromthefourdirectionstoseeHim,andafterseeing
Him,noonedesirestoreturnhome.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.044
TEXT44
katadekhiyāchiāminyāsīyogījñānīe-mataadbhutakabhunāhidekhiśuni
“Ihaveseenmanysannyāsīs,yogis,andjñānīs,butIhaveneverbeforeseenorheardofanyonelikeHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.045
TEXT45
kahilāṅaeimahārāja,tomā’-sthānedeśadhanyahailaepuruṣa-āgamane
“OMahārāja,Icantellyouthatbythearrivalofthispersonalitythewholekingdomhasbecomeglorious.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.046
TEXT46
nākhāya,nālayakāro,nākaresambhāṣasabeniravadhiekakīrtana-vilāsa”
“Hedoesnoteat,acceptcharity,ortalkwithothers.Hisonlyengagementistoalwaysrelishkīrtana.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.047
TEXT47
yadyapiyavana-rājāparamadurbārakathāśuni’cittebaḍahailacamatkāra
AlthoughtheYavanakingwasmostruthless,hewasstruckwith
wonderonhearingthisdescription.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.048
TEXT48
keśava-khānererājāḍākiyāāniyājijñāsayerājābaḍavismitahaiyā
TheKingthensummonedKeśavaKhānandinquiredfromhimingreatwonder.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.049
TEXT49
“kahatakeśava-khāṅna,kimatatomāra`śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya’`bali’nāmabalayāṅra
“Tellme,KeśavaKhān,whatisyouropinionaboutthepersonnamedŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.050
TEXT50
ke-matatāṅhārakathā,ke-matamanuṣyake-matagosāñitiṅho,kahibāavaśya
“Tellme,whatdoesHepreach,whatkindofpersonisHe,andwhatkindofsannyāsīisHe?Thewordtiṅhomeans“He.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.051
TEXT51
catur-dikethāki’lokatāṅhāredekhitekinimitteāise—kahibābhāla-mate”
“AlsotellmeclearlywhypeoplecomefromthefourdirectionstoseeHim.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.052
TEXT52
śuniyākeśavakhāṅna—paramasajjanabhayapāi’lukāiyākahenakathana
WhenthemostpiousKeśavaKhānheardthesequestions,hebecameworriedandspokeinawaytosuppressthetruth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.053
TEXT53
“kebale`gosāñi’?—ekabhikṣukasannyāsīdeśāntarīgarība-vṛkṣeratalavāsī”
“WhosaysHeisaGosāñi?Heisjustamendicantsannyāsī.Heisapoorfellowfromanothercountrywholivesundertrees.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.054
TEXT54
rājābale,—“garībanābalakabhutānemahādoṣahayaihāśunileśravaṇe
TheKingsaid,“Don’tevercallHimpoor,foritisagreatoffensetohearsuchadescription.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.055
TEXT55
hinduyāṅrebale`kṛṣṇa’,`khodāya’yavanese-itiṅho,niścayajānihasarva-jane
“KnowforcertainthatHeisthesamepersonalitywhomtheHindusaddressasKṛṣṇaandtheYavanasaddressasKhodā.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.056
TEXT56
āpanārarājyeseāmāraājñārahetāṅraājñāśirekari’sarva-deśevahe
“Myorderiscarriedoutonlyinmykingdom,butHisorderisrespectfullycarriedoutinallplaces.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.057
TEXT57
einijarājyeiāmārekatajanemandakaribārelāgiyāchemanemane
“Evensomepersonsinmyownkingdomhavebegunconspiringtoharmme.
TEXT58
tāṅhāresakaladeśekāya-vākya-maneīśvaranahilevinā-arthebhajekene?
“ButthepeopleofallplacesrespectHimwiththeirbody,mind,andspeech.WhywouldtheyworshipHimifHewerenotGod?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.059-060
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.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.061
TEXT61
ataevatiṅhosatyajāniha`īśvara’`garība’kariyātānenābalauttara”
“ThereforeknowforcertainthatHeistheSupremeLord.DonotcallHim`poor.’”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.062
TEXT62
rājābale,—“eimuñibaliluṅsabārekehayadiupadravakarayetāṅhāre
TheKingthensaid,“IorderthatnooneshoulddisturbHiminanyway.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.063
TEXT63
yekhanetāhānaicchā,thākunasekhāneāpanāraśāstra-matakarunavidhāne
“LetHimstaywhereverHedesires,andletHimpreachtheteachingsofHisscripturesinwhateverwayHewants.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.064
TEXT64
sarva-lokalai’sukhekarunakīrtanaviralethākuna,kibāyenalayamana
“LetHimpeacefullyperformkīrtanawithHisfollowers,andletHimstayinasolitaryplaceoranywhereelseHelikes.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.065
TEXT65
kājivākoṭālakibāhaukonajanakichubalileitāralaimujīvana”
“IfanyoneattemptstoopposeHim,Iwilltakehislife,whetherheisaKazioraconstable.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.066
TEXT66
eiājñākari’rājāgelāabhyantarahenaraṅgakareprabhuśrī-gaurasundara
AftertheKingissuedthisorder,hewentinsidehispalace.SucharethepastimesofŚrīGaurasundara.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.067
TEXT67
yehusenasāhasarvauḍiyāradeśedeva-mūrtibhāṅgilekadeula-viśeṣe
ThissameHussainShahbrokedeitiesandtemplesthroughoutOrissa.Theworddeulameans“temple.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.068
TEXT68
henayavaneomānilekagauracandratathāpihaebenāmānayeyataandha
EvensuchaYavanarespectedGauracandra,yetnowadaysmanyblindpersonsdonot.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.069
TEXT69
māthāmuḍāiyāsannyāsīraveśadharecaitanyeraguṇaśuni’poḍayeantare
Somepeopleshavetheirheadsanddonthedressofsannyāsīs,buttheirheartsburnwhentheyhearthegloriesofLordCaitanya.PeoplewhorenouncetheentireworldandacceptthedressofMāyāvādīsannyāsīscannotbecomefreeofenvy,becausetheirheartsarefullofhatredforhearingthetranscendentalqualitiesofŚrīCaitanyadeva.AlthoughMāyāvādīsannyāsīsproudlyconsiderthemselvesthegurusofHindusociety,theyareatheartaversetoMahāprabhu.ButeventhoughtheYavanakingbelongedtoadifferentreligion,heacceptedthequalitiesofMahāprabhu,andinspiteofknowingthatMahāprabhubelongedtoanothercommunityheorderedthatnoonefromhisowncommunityshouldopposeorbecomeenviousofMahāprabhu.Eventhoughmanyenviouspseudo-religionistsseethemagnanimityandfaithinMahāprabhupossessedbytheKing,whobelongedtoanopposing
religionandwhowassuperiortotheenviousso-called-HinduMāyāvādīs,theyneverthelessopposeMahāprabhu.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.070-072
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.073
TEXT73
sarva-guṇa-hīnayadicaitanya-caraṇesmaraṇakarileyāyavaikuṇṭha-bhuvane
ButifapersonwhohasnogoodqualitiesremembersthelotusfeetofLordCaitanya,thenheattainstheabodeofVaikuṇṭha.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.074
TEXT74
śunaārebhāiśunaśeṣa-khaṇḍa-līlāye-rūpekhelilākṛṣṇasaṅkīrtana-khelā
Obrothers,justheartheAntya-khaṇḍapastimes,whichincludethe
saṅkīrtanapastimesperformedbyKṛṣṇa.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.075
TEXT75
śuniyārājāramukhesusatyavacanatuṣṭahailenayatasusajjana-gaṇa
AfterhearingthetruthfulwordsoftheKing,allthepiouspersonsbecamepleased.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.076
TEXT76
sabemeli’ekasthānevasiyānibhṛtelāgilenayuktivāda-mantraṇākarite
Theyallgatheredinasolitaryplaceandconsideredthesituation.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.077
TEXT77
“svabhāveirājāmahā-kāla-yavanamahātamo-guṇa-vṛddhihayaghaneghana
“TheYavanakingisbynaturelikedeathpersonified,forhecultivatesthemodeofignorance.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.078
TEXT78
oḍra-deśekoṭikoṭipratimā,prāsādabhāṅgileka,katakatakarilapramāda
“HebrokemillionsofdeitiesandtemplesinOrissaandcreatedgreathavocthere.
Thephraseoḍra-deśemeans“inOrissa.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.079
TEXT79
daiveāsi’sattva-guṇaupajilamaneteñibhālakahilekaāmā’-sabā’-sthāne
“Bythearrangementofprovidencehehasnowdevelopedthemodeofgoodness.Thereforehehasspokennicelytous.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.080
TEXT80
ārakonapātraāsi’kumantraṇādileārabārakubuddhiāsiyāpāchemile
“Butifsomeoneapproacheshimandgiveshimsomebadadvice,hewillagainbecomewicked-minded.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.081
TEXT81
jānikadācitbale`kemanagosāñiāna’giyādekhibārecāhieiṭhāñi’
“Whatifhesays,`WhatkindofsannyāsīisHe?BringHimhere,Iwanttosee.’
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.082
TEXT82
ataevagosāñirepāṭhāikahiyā`rājāranikaṭa-grāmekikāryarahiyā’”
“LetusthereforesendsomeonetotheLordwiththemessage,`What
istheuseofstayinginaplaceneartheKing?’”CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.083
TEXT83
eiyuktikari’sabeekasubrāhmaṇapāṭhāiyāsaṅgopedilenatata-kṣaṇa
Afterplanninginthisway,theyatoncesecretlysentapiousbrāhmaṇatomeettheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.084
TEXT84
nijānandemahāprabhumattasarva-kṣaṇaprema-raseniravadhihuṅkāragarjana
Mahāprabhu,however,wascontinuallyintoxicatedinHisownecstasy.Heconstantlyroaredloudlyinthemellowsofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.085
TEXT85
lakṣa-koṭilokamili’karehari-dhvaniānandenācayemājheprabhunyāsi-maṇi
MillionsofpeoplechantedthenameofHariasthecrestjewelofsannyāsīsjoyfullydanced.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.086
TEXT86
anyakathāanyakāryanāhikonakṣaṇaahar-niśabolenabolāyenasaṅkīrtana
TheLorddidnotspeakordoanythingforevenamomentotherthan
chantandinduceotherstochantinsaṅkīrtanadayandnight.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.087
TEXT87
dekhiyāvismitabaḍahailābrāhmaṇakathākahibāreavasaranāhikṣaṇa
ThebrāhmaṇabecamestruckwithwonderwhenhecouldnotfindevenamomenttospeakwiththeLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.088
TEXT88
anya-jana-sahitakathārakondāya?nija-pāriṣadeisambhāṣānāhipāya
Whattospeakofconversingwithothers,theLorddidnotevenconversewithHisownassociates.ManyintimateassociatesofMahāprabhuwouldnotfindanopportunitytoconversewithHim.ŚrīGaurasundaraspentHisdaysandnightsconstantlyperformingkīrtanaHimselfandencouragingotherstoperformkīrtana.ThereforeoutsidepersonswouldnotgetanopportunitytogiveHimadvice.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.089-090
TEXT89-90
kibādibā,kibārātre,kibānija-parakibājala,kibāsthala,kigrāma-prāntara
kichunāhijāneprabhunija-bhakti-raseahar-niśanija-prema-sindhu-mājhebhāse
TheLordwasunawarewhetheritwasdayornight,whetheronewasaninsideroranoutsider,whetherHewasonlandorinwater,or
whetherHewasinthevillageoroutsidethevillage.HesimplyfloateddayandnightintheoceanofHisownecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.091
TEXT91
prabhu-saṅgekathākahibārenāhikṣaṇabhakta-varga-sthānekathākahilabrāhmaṇa
BeingunabletofindanyopportunitytospeaktotheLord,thebrāhmaṇagavehismessagetothedevotees.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.092
TEXT92
dvijabale,—“tumi-sabagosāñiragaṇa!samayapāileeikahiokathana
Thebrāhmaṇasaid,“YouareallassociatesoftheLord.Whenyoufindtime,pleasegiveHimthismessage.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.093
TEXT93
`rājāranikaṭa-grāmekikāryarahiyā’eikathāsabepāṭhāilenakahiyā”
“IhavebeensentbyconcernedpersonstoasktheLord,`WhatistheuseofstayinginaplaceneartheKing?’”Ifasannyāsīlivesinacapitalcityandbecomesentangledbytheinhabitants’affection,thenundertheinfluenceofmentalspeculationandother’sbadcounseltheKing’smindmayturnhostileandhemaybegintocausetrouble.ThereforeeveryonedecidedthatitwasdesirableforGaurasundaratogoelsewhere.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.094
TEXT94
kahi’eikathādvijagelānija-sthāneprabhurekariyākoṭi-daṇḍa-paraṇāme
AfterdeliveringthemessageandofferingmillionsofobeisancestotheLord,thebrāhmaṇareturnedtohishome.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.095
TEXT95
kathāśuni’īśvarerapāriṣada-gaṇesabecintā-yuktahailenamanemane
WhentheLord’sassociatesheardthatmessage,theybecamesomewhatworried.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.096
TEXT96
īśvarerasthānesekahetenāhikṣaṇabāhyanāhiprakāśenaśrī-śacīnandana
YettheyalsocouldnotfindamomenttospeaktotheLord,becauseŚrīŚacīnandanadidnotmanifestexternalconsciousness.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.097
TEXT97
`bolabolahari-bolahari-bola’bali’eimātrabaleprabhuduibāhutuli’
TheLordraisedHistwoarmsandwouldsayonly,“Chant!Chant!ChantthenameofHari!ChantthenameofHari!”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.098
TEXT98
catur-dikemahānandekoṭikoṭilokatālidiyā`hari’baleparamakautuka
Inthefourdirections,millionsofpeopleclappedtheirhandsandjoyfullychantedthenamesofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.099
TEXT99
yāṅrasevakeranāmakarilesmaraṇasarva-vighnadūrahaya,khaṇḍayebandhana
SimplybyrememberingthenamesofHisservants,allobstaclesarevanquishedandallentanglementisbroken.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.100
TEXT100
yāṅhāraśaktitejīvabalakari’caleparaṁ-brahmanitya-śuddha’yāṅrevedebale
ThelivingentitiessurvivesimplybyHispotencies.TheVedasglorifyHimastheeternallypureSupremeBrahman.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(7.8.7)itisstated:savaibalaṁbalināṁcāpareṣām—“Heisnotonlyyourstrengthormine,buttheonlystrengthforeveryone.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.101
TEXT101
yāṅhāramāyāyajīvapāsari’āpanābaddhahai’pāiyāchesaṁsāra-vāsanā
Thelivingentitieshaveforgottenwhotheyare.Theyhavebecome
conditionedandhavedevelopedmaterialdesiressimplybytheinfluenceofHisillusoryenergy.IntheCaitanya-caritāmṛta(Madhya20.117)itisstated:
kṛṣṇabhuli’seijīvaanādi-bahirmukhaataevamāyātāredeyasaṁsāra-duḥkha
“ForgettingKṛṣṇa,thelivingentityhasbeenattractedbytheexternalfeaturefromtimeimmemorial.Thereforetheillusoryenergy[māyā]giveshimallkindsofmiseryinhismaterialexistence.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.102
TEXT102
se-prabhuāpanesarva-jīvauddhāriteavatariyāchebhakti-rasepṛthivīte
ThatLordpersonallyappearedinthisworldtorelishthemellowsofdevotionalserviceandtodeliveralllivingentities.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.103
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.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.104
TEXT104
svacchandekarenasabā’lai’saṅkīrtanasarva-loka-cūḍāmaṇiśrī-śacī-nandana
OutofHisownsweetwillŚrīŚacīnandana,thecrestjewelofalllivingentities,continuedtoperformsaṅkīrtanawitheveryone.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.105
TEXT105
āchukatāhānabhaya,tāhānedekhiteyatekaāiselokacatur-dikahaite
WhattospeakoftheLord,eventhosewhocamefromthefourdirectionstoseeHimbecamefearless.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.106
TEXT106
tāhārāikehobhayanākarerājārehenaseānandadiyāchenasabākāre
NoonehadanyfearoftheKing.SuchwastheecstasybestowedoneveryonebytheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.107-108
TEXT107-108
yadyapihasarva-lokaparamaajñāna
tathāpihadekhiyācaitanyabhagavān
henaseānandajanmelokeraśarīre`yama’kari’bhayanāhi,kidāyarājāre?
Althoughthepeoplewereallcompletelyuneducated,afterseeingLordCaitanyatheyexperiencedsuchhappinessthattheywerenotafraidofYamarāja,andwhattospeakoftheKing?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.109
TEXT109
nirantarasarva-lokakarehari-dhvanikāramukheārakonaśabdanāhiśuni
TheyallconstantlychantedthenameofHari.Indeed,noothersoundcouldbeheardcomingfromtheirmouths.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.110
TEXT110
henamatemahāprabhuvaikuṇṭha-īśvarasaṅkīrtanakaresarva-lokerabhitara
InthiswayMahāprabhu,theLordofVaikuṇṭha,performedsaṅkīrtanainthemidstofthegeneralpopulace.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.111
TEXT111
manekichucintāpāilenabhakta-gaṇajānilenaantaryāmīśrī-śacī-nandana
AstheSupersoulineveryone’sheart,ŚrīŚacīnandanarealizedthatHisdevoteeswerealittleworried.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.112
TEXT112
īṣathāsiyākichubāhyaprakāśiyālāgilākahiteprabhumāyāghucāiyā
TheLordsmiledasHesomewhatreturnedtoexternalconsciousnessandbeganspeakingtoremovetheirdoubts.Thewordmāyāmeans“doubt,”“suspicion,”or“anxiety.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.113
TEXT113
prabhubale,—“tumi-sababhayapāomanerājāāmā’dekhibārenibekikāraṇe?
TheLordsaid,“Youareallafraid.ButwhywouldtheKingwanttoseeMe?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.114
TEXT114
āmā’cāhehenajanaāmiotā’cāṅasabā’āmā’cāhehenakothāonāpāṅa
“IwillmeetanyonewhodesirestomeetMe,butIhavenotfoundthateveryonewantstoseeMe.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.115
TEXT115
tomarāihātekenebhayapāomane?rājāāmā’cāheāmiyāibaāpane
“Sowhyareyouafraid?IftheKingwantstoseeMe,Iwillgoseehim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.116
TEXT116
rājāvāāmārekenebalibacāhite?kiśaktirājārae-vābolauccārite?
“HowcantheKingsayhewantstoseeMe?WhatpowerdoestheKinghavetosaysuchthings?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.117
TEXT117
āmiyadibalāiserājāramukhetetabesebaliberājāāmārecāhite
“TheKingwillsaythathewantstoseeMeonlyifIinspirehimtodoso.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.118
TEXT118
āmā’dekhibāreśaktikonvātāhāra?vedeanveṣiyādekhānāpāyaāmāra
“OtherwisewhatpowerdoeshehavetoseeMe?EventheVedascannotseeMeafterintensesearch.“TheSupremeLordistheultimategoalofallVedicliteratures.EventhepersonifiedVedascannotattainMydarśanaafterintensesearch.ThereforenoonecanseeMebytheirownstrengthunlessIpersonallyempowerthem.TheAbsoluteTruthisAdhokṣaja,orbeyondthejurisdictionofsenseperception.IfforanyreasontheKingbecomessuspicious,hemayorderthatIbebroughtbeforehim.Thereisnoneedtobeafraidofthis.ApersonwantsordesiresMeonlyifIwanthim.OnlyapersonwhoacceptstheworshipofHariashisgoaloflifewilldesireMe,otherswillnot.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.119
TEXT119
devarṣirājarṣisiddhapurāṇabhārateāmā’anveṣaye,kehanāpāyadekhite
“Thesaintlydemigods,thesaintlykings,theperfectedbeings,thePurāṇas,andtheMahābhāratacannotseeMeevenafterintensesearch.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.120
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saṅkīrtana-ārambhemohāraavatārauddhārakarimusarvapatitasaṁsāra
“Ihaveincarnatedtoinauguratethesaṅkīrtanamovement.Iwilldeliverallthefallensoulsofthisworld.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.121
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yedaityayavanemorekabhunāhimānee-yugetāhārākāndibekamoranāme
“InthisagethedemonsandYavanaswhohavenofaithinMewillalsocrywhilechantingMynames.SinfulpeopletakebirthinlowerspeciesoflifeandbecomeenviousoftheSupremeLord,butbytheadventofŚrīCaitanyadevaallfallensoulsaredelivered.TheyexpresseagernesstoseeŚrīCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.122-123
TEXT122-123
yatekaaspṛṣṭaduṣṭayavanacaṇḍālastrī-śūdra-ādiyataadhamarākhāla
henabhakti-yogadimue-yugesabāresuramunisiddhayenimittakāmyakare
“InthisageIwilldistributedevotionalservicethatisdesiredbythedemigods,sages,andperfectedbeingstoeveryone,includingtheuntouchables,miscreants,Yavanas,dog-eaters,women,śūdras,andotherfallensoulsbelongingtothelowercastes.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.124-125
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.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.126
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pṛthivī-paryāntayataāchedeśa-grāmasarvatrasañcārahaibekamoranāma
“Ineverytownandvillageoftheworld,thechantingofMynamewillbeheard.
Mynameswillbebroadcastinallthevillagesandcitiesoftheworld.EventhoughpersonsaversetotheSupremeLordhaveneverheardoftheforms,qualities,andactivitiesoftheSupremeLord,theholynamesoftheLordwillbepreachedinallthevillagesoftheworld.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.127
TEXT127
pṛthivīteāsiyāāmihaihācāṅakhoñjehenajanamorekothāonapāṅa
“ThisisthereasonIhaveadventedinthisworld.ButIhavenotfoundanyonewhoissearchingforMe.“MydesireisthatpeopleshouldsearchforMe,butnoonesearchesforMe.ThereforeitisunbelievablethattheYavanakingwillforciblytakeMetohiscourt.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.128
TEXT128
rājāmorekothācāhibekadekhibāre?ekathāsakalamithyā-kahilasabāre”
“WhywilltheKingwanttoseeMe?Icantellallofyouthatsuchrumorsareallfalse.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.129
TEXT129
bāhyaprakāśilāprabhuetekakahiyābhaktasabasantoṣitahailāśuniyā
Afterspeakingthesewordstothedevotees,theLordmanifestedexternalconsciousnessandthedevoteesallbecamesatisfied.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.130
TEXT130
eimataprabhukata-dinaseigrāmenirbhayeāchenanija-kīrtana-vidhāne
InthiswaytheLordpassedafewmoredaysfearlesslyenjoyingsaṅkīrtanapastimesinthatvillage.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.131
TEXT131
īśvareraicchābujhibāraśaktikāra?nāgelenamathurā,phirilāārabāra
WhohasthepowertounderstandthewilloftheLord?HedidnotgotoMathurābutreturnedback.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.132
TEXT132
bhakta-saba-sthānekahilenaeikathā“āmicalibāṅanīlācala-candrayathā”
Hesaidtoallthedevotees,“IwillgotoseeNīlācala-candra.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.133
TEXT133
etabali’svatantraparamānanda-rāyacalilādakṣiṇa-mukhekīrtana-līlāya
Afterspeakingthesewords,thesupremelyindependentblissfulLordproceededsouthwhileenjoyingkīrtana.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.134
TEXT134
nijānanderahiyārahiyāgaṅgā-tīrekata-dineāilenaadvaita-mandire
AfterwalkingonthebankoftheGangesinHisownecstasyforafewdays,theLordarrivedatthehouseofAdvaita.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.135
TEXT135
putreramahimādekhi’advaitaācāryaāviṣṭahaiyāāchechāḍi’sarvakārya
AdvaitaĀcāryahadbecameoverwhelmedonseeingthegloriesofHissonandhadgivenupallactivities.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.136
TEXT136
henaisamayegauracandrabhagavānadvaiteragṛheāsi’hailāadhiṣṭhāna
AtthattimeLordGauracandraarrivedatthehouseofAdvaita.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.137
TEXT137
yenimittaadvaitaāviṣṭaputra-saṅgesebaḍaadbhutakathā,kahiśunaraṅge
ThereasonAdvaitabecameoverwhelmedinHisson’sassociationismostwonderful.Listenhappilytothatnarration.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.138
TEXT138
yogyaputraadvaitera—seiseucita
`śrī-acyutānanda’nāma—jagata-vidita
AdvaitahadonesonnamedŚrīAcyutānanda,whowasaqualifiedson.Hewasrenownedthroughouttheworld.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.139
TEXT139
daiveeka-dinaekauttamasannyāsīadvaita-ācārya-sthānemililenaāsi’
Bythearrangementofprovidence,onedayanexaltedsannyāsīcametothehouseofAdvaitaĀcārya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.140
TEXT140
advaitadekhiyānyāsīsaṅkocerahilaadvaitanyāsīrenamaskari’vasāila
OnseeingAdvaita,thesannyāsīhesitantlystoodthere.Advaitaofferedrespectstothesannyāsīandhadhimsitdown.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.141
TEXT141
advaitabalena,—“bhikṣākarahagosāñi!”sannyāsībalena,—“bhikṣādeha’yāhācāi
Advaitasaid,“OGosāñi,kindlytakeyourmealhere.”Thesannyāsīreplied,“GivemethealmsthatIdesire.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.142
TEXT142
kichumorajijñāsāāchayetomā’-sthāne
moraseibhikṣātāhākahibāāpane”
“IhaveasimplequestionIwishtoaskYou.YouranswerisallIrequest.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.143
TEXT143
ācāryabalena,—“āgekarahabhojanaśeṣejijñāsāratabehaibekathana”
AdvaitaĀcāryasaid,“Firsttakeyourmeal,thenyoumayinquirefromMe.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.144
TEXT144
nyāsībale,—“āgeāchejijñāsyaāmāra”ācāryabalena,—“balayeicchātomāra”
Thesannyāsīthensaid,“Iwillaskmyquestionfirst.”AdvaitaĀcāryareplied,“Asyouwish.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.145
TEXT145
sannyāsībalena,—“eikeśavabhāratīcaitanyerakehayena,kahamoraprati”
Thesannyāsīsaid,“Tellme,howisKeśavaBhāratīrelatedtoCaitanya?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.146
TEXT146
manemanecintenaadvaitamahāśaya
“vyavahāra,paramārtha—duipakṣahaya
AdvaitaMahāśayathought,“Therearetworelationships—worldlyandspiritual.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.147
TEXT147
yadyapihaīśvarerapitā-mātānāitathāpiha`devakīnandana’kari’gāi
“AlthoughtheSupremeLordhasnofatherormother,HeisglorifiedasthesonofDevakī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.148
TEXT148
paramārthe—gurusetāṅhārakehanāitathāpiyekareprabhu,tāhāsabegāi
“FromthespiritualpointofviewHehasnospiritualmaster.YetwhateverHedoesisglorifiedbyeveryone.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.149
TEXT149
prathameiparamārthakikāryakahiyā?vyavahārakahiyāiyāiprabodhiyā”
“SowhyshouldIfirstspeakaboutthespiritualaspect?LetMefirstsatisfyhimbyexplainingtheirworldlyrelationship.”AdvaitaPrabhuunderstoodfromthequestionofthesannyāsīthathewantedtoknowsomethingaboutCaitanyadeva’ssannyāsaguru.AfterthinkingaboutwhatanswerHeshouldgive,AdvaitaPrabhutoldhimthatbyworldlystandardsKeśavaBhāratīwasŚrīCaitanya’ssannyāsaguru.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.150
TEXT150
etabhāvi’balilāadvaitamahāśaya“keśava-bhāratīcaitanyeraguruhaya
Afterthinkinginthisway,AdvaitaMahāśayatoldthesannyāsī,“KeśavaBhāratīisCaitanya’sguru.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.151
TEXT151
dekhitecha—gurutānakeśavabhāratīārakenetabejijñāsahaāmā’-prati?”
“YoualreadyknowthatKeśavaBhāratīisHisguru,sowhyareyouaskingMe?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.152
TEXT152
eimātraadvaitabalitesei-kṣaṇedhāiyāacyutānandaāilāseisthāne
AsAdvaitawasstillspeaking,Acyutānandacamerunningtothatplace.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.153
TEXT153
pañca-varṣavayasa—madhuradigambarakhelākheli’sarvaaṅgadhūlāyadhusara
Hewasonlyfiveyearsoldandstoodtherenaked,hisentirebodycoveredwithdustfromchildhoodplay.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.154
TEXT154
abhinnakārttikayenasarvāṅgasundarasarvajñaparamabhaktasarva-śakti-dhara
HisbodywasasattractiveasthatofKārtikeya.Hehadfullknowledge,hewasagreatdevotee,andhepossessedallpotencies.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.155
TEXT155
`caitanyeraguruāche’vacanaśuniyākrodhāveśekahekichuhāsiyāhāsiyā
WhenheheardLordCaitanyahadaspiritualmaster,hebecameveryangryyetsmiledashespoke.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.156
TEXT156
“kibalilābāpa!baladekhiārabāra`caitanyeraguruāche’vicāratomāra
“Ofather,whatdidYousay?CouldYourepeatthat?DoYouthinkLordCaitanyahasaspiritualmaster?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.157
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.158
TEXT158
tomārajihvāyayadie-mataāilahenabujhi—ekhanesekali-kālahaila
“SincesuchwordscamefromYourmouth,IcanunderstandthattheageofKalihasarrived.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.159-160
TEXT159-160
athavācaitanya-māyāparamadustarayāhātepāyenamohabrahmādiśaṅkara
bujhilāma-viṣṇu-māyāhailatomārekebācaitanyeramāyātaribārepāre?
“OtherwiseLordCaitanya’smostdifficulttoovercomeillusoryenergy,whichbewildersevenpersonalitieslikeBrahmāandŚaṅkarahasbewilderedYou.WhocanovercometheillusionofLordCaitanya?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.161
TEXT161
`caitanyeraguruāche’balilāyakhanemāyā-vaśavināihākahilākemane?
“WhenYousay,`LordCaitanyahasaspiritualmaster,’itmeansthatYouareinfluencedbymāyā.OtherwisehowcouldYousaysuchthings?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.162
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anantabrahmāṇḍaseicaitanya-icchāyasabacaitanyeraloma-kūpetemiśāya
“BythesupremewillofLordCaitanyainnumerableuniversesenterthehairporesofHisbody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.163
TEXT163
jala-krīḍā-parāyaṇacaitanya-gosāñiviharenaātma-krīḍa-āraduināi
“ItisLordCaitanyawhoenjoysHisownpastimesinthewater.ByHisownsweetwillŚrīGaurasundaraenjoyspastimesintheCausalOceanasKāraṇābdhiśāyīPuruṣa,whoisthecontrollerofalllivingentities;intheGarbhodakaOceanasGarbhodaśāyīPuruṣa,whoisthesoulofHiraṇyagarbha,thesumtotalofalllivingentities;andintheMilkOceanasKṣīrodaśāyīPuruṣa,whoistheSupersouloftheindividuallivingentities.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.164
TEXT164
yatadekhamahāmuni—mahāabhimānauddeśanāthākekāro,kothākāranāma
“Ithasbeenseenthatgreatsageswhowereproudoftheirpositiondidnotknowwhotheywereorwhatwastheirstatus.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.165-166
TEXT165-166
punaḥseicaitanyeraacintya-icchāyanābhi-padmahaitebrahmāhayenalīlāya
haiyāonāthākedekhitekichuśaktiavaśeṣekarenaekānta-bhāvebhakti
“BytheinconceivabledesireofLordCaitanya,BrahmāappearsfromthelotusflowerthatsproutsfromHisnavel.Yetafterhisappearance,hehadnopowertoseeanythinguntilheengagedinunalloyeddevotionalservicetotheLord.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam,SecondCanto,ChapterNine.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.167
TEXT167
tabebhakti-vaśetuṣṭahaiyātāhānetattva-upadeśaprabhukahenaāpane
“WhentheLordwassatisfiedbyhisdevotionalservice,HepersonallyimpartedinBrahmāknowledgeoftheAbsoluteTruth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.168
TEXT168
tabeseibrahmāprabhu-ājñākari’śiresṛṣṭikari’seijñānakahenasabāre
“AcceptingtheLord’sinstructionsonhishead,Brahmāthenbegantocreate.Hethereafterimpartedthatspiritualknowledgetoothers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.169
TEXT169
seijñānasanakādipāi’brahmāhaitepracārakarenatabekṛpāyajagate
“ThefourKumārasheadedbySanakareceivedthatknowledgefromBrahmāandthenmercifullydistributedthatknowledgetotheworld.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.170
TEXT170
yāhāhaitehayaāsi’jñānerapracāratānaguruke-matebolahaācheāra
“HowthencanYousaythatHewhoisthesourceofthatknowledgehasaguru?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.171
TEXT171
bāpatumi,—tomā’haiteśikhibāṅakothāśikṣā-guruhai’kenabolahaanyathā”
“Youaremyfatherandinstructingspiritualmaster,sohowcanYouspeaksomethingotherthantheactualtruth?”ŚrīAcyutānandasaid,“Youaremyfatherandmyinstructingspiritualmaster.IamsupposedtolearnthetruthfromYou.SohowcanYousaythatŚrīCaitanya,theLordandshelterofalllivingentities,hasaguru?TheSupremeLordisthespiritualmasterofeveryone;nooneisHisguru.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.172
TEXT172
etabali’śrī-acyutānandamaunahailāśuniyāadvaitaparānandepraveśilā
Afterspeakingthesewords,ŚrīAcyutānandabecamesilentand
AdvaitaPrabhubecamefilledwithecstasy.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.173
TEXT173
`bāpa’`bāpa’bali’dhari’karilenakolesiñcilenaacyuteraaṅgaprema-jale
Advaitaexclaimed,“Mydearson,”asHeembracedAcyutaandsoakedhisbodywithtearsoflove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.174
TEXT174
“tumisejanakabāpa,muisetanayaśikhāiteputra-rūpehaileudaya
“YouareMyfatherandIamyourson.YouhaveappearedasMysontoteachMe.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.175
TEXT175
aparādhakariluṅkṣamahabāpa,moreāranābalimu,eikahiluṅtomāre”
“Ihavecommittedanoffense.ForgiveMe,Mydearson.Iassureyou,Iwillnotsaythatagain.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.176
TEXT176
ātma-stutiśuni’śrī-acyutamahāśayalajjāyarahilāprabhumāthānātolaya
WhenŚrīAcyutaMahāśayaheardAdvaitaglorifyhim,hefelt
embarrassedandhunghisheaddown.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.177
TEXT177
śuniyāsannyāsīśrī-acyuta-vacanadaṇḍavathaiyāpaḍilāsei-kṣaṇa
AfterthesannyāsīheardAcyuta’sstatements,heimmediatelyofferedobeisancestohim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.178
TEXT178
sannyāsībalena,—“yogyaadvaita-nandanayenapitā,tenaputra—acintya-kathana
Thesannyāsīsaid,“ThisisaqualifiedsonofAdvaita.Likefather,likeson.Theirconversationistrulyamazing.Thesannyāsīsaid,“InthesamewayŚrīAdvaitaPrabhuisgreat,Hissonisalsogreatlylearned.BytheadviceofHisson,thefatherrectifiedHisownstatement.Thistypeoffatherandsonareveryrareinthisworld.ThischildwasabletospeaksuchelevatedtopicsbecauseheisempoweredbytheSupremeLord.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.179
TEXT179
eita’īśvara-śaktivahianyanayabālakeramukhekie-matakathāhaya?
“HemustbeempoweredbytheSupremeLord,otherwisehowcouldachildspeaksuchthings?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.180
TEXT180
śubhalagneāilāṅaadvaitadekhiteadbhutamahimādekhilāṅanayanete”
“ImusthavecometoseeAdvaitaatanauspiciousmoment.ThatiswhyIcouldseethiswonderfulincident.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.181
TEXT181
putrerasahitaadvaiterenamaskari’pūrṇahai’nyāsīcalebale,—`harihari’
AfterofferingobeisancestoAdvaitaandHisson,thesannyāsīdepartedwhilechantingthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.182
TEXT182
ihāresebaliyogyaadvaita-nandanayecaitanya-pāda-padmeekānta-śaraṇa
Asresultofthisincident,AcyutaiscalledthequalifiedsonofAdvaita.HeiscompletelysurrenderedtothefeetofLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.183
TEXT183
advaiterebhaje,gauracandrekarehelāputrahauadvaiteratabutiṅhagelā
IfoneworshipsAdvaitabutneglectsGauracandra,heisdoomed,evenifheisthesonofAdvaita.BecauseofthemisfortuneofthisworldafewofAdvaitaPrabhu’sunqualifiedsonsdisplayedrespect(?)fortheirfather,yettheyhadno
activityotherthandisplayingdisrespectforŚrīGaurasundara.OnlyfoolishignorantpeoplerespectthoseunqualifiedsonsassonsofAdvaita.ThoseunqualifiedsonsofAdvaitawhowereaversetotheserviceofHaribroughtabouttheirowndestructionbyopenlyidentifyingthemselvesassonsofAdvaita.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.184
TEXT184
putreramahimādekhi’advaita-ācāryaputrakolekari’kāndechāḍi’sarvakārya
OnseeingthegloriesofHisson,AdvaitaĀcāryastoppedallotheractivities,embracedhim,andcried.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.185
TEXT185
putreraaṅgeradhūlāāpanāraaṅgelepenaadvaitaatiparānanda-raṅge
AdvaitathensmearedthedustfromHisson’sbodyonHisownbodyingreatecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.186
TEXT186
caitanyerapārṣadajanmilāmoraghareetabali’nāceprabhutālidiyākare
HeclappedHishandsanddancedasHedeclared,“LordCaitanya’sassociatehastakenbirthinMyhouse!”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.187
TEXT187
putrakolekari’nāceadvaitagosāñitribhuvaneyāhārabhaktirasīmānāi
AdvaitaGosāñi,whosedevotionalserviceisunrivaledwithinthethreeworlds,thenbegantodancewithHissoninHisarms.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.188
TEXT188
putreramahimādekhi’advaitavihvalahenakāleupasannasarvasumaṅgala
WhileAdvaitabecameoverwhelmedonseeingHisson’sglories,allauspicioussignsmanifestedinHishouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.189
TEXT189
sapārṣadeśrī-gaurasundarasei-kṣaṇeāsi’āvirbhāvahailāadvaita-bhavane
AtthatmomentŚrīGaurasundaraandHisassociatesarrivedatAdvaita’shouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.190
TEXT190
prāṇa-nāthaiṣṭa-deveadvaitadekhiyāpaḍilenapṛthivītedaṇḍavathaiyā
WhenAdvaitasawtheworshipableLordofHislife,Hefelltothegroundofferingobeisances.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.191
TEXT191
`hari’bali’śrī-advaitakarenahuṅkārapremānandedehapāsarilāāpanāra
ŚrīAdvaitacriedoutthenameofHariandinecstaticloveforgotaboutHisownbody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.192
TEXT192
jaya-jayakāradhvanikarenārī-gaṇeuṭhilaparamānandaadvaita-bhavane
Theladiesmadeauspicioussounds,andAdvaita’sentirehousebecamefilledwithecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.193
TEXT193
prabhuokarilāadvaiterenija-kolesiñcilenaaṅgatāṅrapremānanda-jale
TheLordreciprocatedbyembracingAdvaitaandthensoakedAdvaita’sbodywithtearsofecstaticlove.
TEXT194
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.194
pāda-padmavakṣekari’ācāryagosāñirodanakarenaatibāhyakichunāi
ĀcāryaGosāñilostallexternalconsciousnessasHeheldtheLord’slotusfeettoHischestandbegantocryprofusely.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.195
TEXT195
catur-dikebhakta-gaṇakarenakrandanakiadbhutaprema,sneha,—nāyāyavarṇana
Thedevoteesonallsidesbegantocry.Theexhibitionofsuchwonderfulloveandaffectionisbeyonddescription.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.196
TEXT196
sthirahai’kṣaṇekeadvaitamahāśayavasiteāsanadilākariyāvinaya
AfterashorttimeAdvaitaMahāśayabecamepacified.HethenhumblyofferedtheLordasittingplace.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.197
TEXT197
vasilenamahāprabhuuttamaāsanecatur-dikeśobhākarepāriṣada-gaṇe
AsMahāprabhusatdownonthatfinesittingplace,HisassociatessurroundedHimonallsides.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.198
TEXT198
nityānandeadvaitehailakolākuliduṅhādekhi’antaretedoṅhekutūhalī
NityānandaandAdvaitaembraced.Theybothbecamejubilantonseeingeachother.
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ācāryerenamaskarilenabhakta-gaṇaācāryasabārekailāprema-āliṅgana
AllthedevoteesofferedobeisancestoAdvaitaĀcārya,whointurnaffectionatelyembracedthemall.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.200
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yeānandaupajilaadvaiteragharevedavyāsavinātāhāvarṇitekepāre?
NooneotherthanVedavyāsaisabletodescribetheecstasythatmanifestedinAdvaita’shouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.201
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kṣaṇekeacyutānanda-advaita-kumāraprabhuracaraṇeāsi’hailānamaskāra
Shortlythereafter,Advaita’ssonAcyutānandacameandofferedobeisancesattheLord’slotusfeet.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.202
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acyuterekolekari’śrī-gaurasundaraprema-jaledhuilenatāṅrakalevara
ŚrīGaurasundaraembracedAcyutaandsoakedhisbodywithtearsoflove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.203
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acyutereprabhunāchāḍenavakṣahaiteacyutapraviṣṭahailāprabhuradehete
TheLordwouldnotreleaseAcyutafromHischest,andAcyutaappearedtomergeintheLord’sbody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.204
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acyuterekṛpādekhi’sarvabhakta-gaṇapremesabelāgilenakaritekrandana
OnseeingtheLord’smercyonAcyuta,allthedevoteesbegantocrywithlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.205
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yatacaitanyerapriyapāriṣada-gaṇaacyuterapriyanahe,henanāhijana
TherewasnotasinglebelovedassociateofLordCaitanyawhodidnothaveaffectionforAcyuta.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.206
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nityānanda-svarūperaprāṇerasamānagadādhara-paṇḍiteraśiṣyerapradhāna
NityānandaconsideredhimasequaltoHisownlife,andhewastheprincipaldiscipleofGadādharaPaṇḍita.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.207
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ihāresebaliyogyaadvaita-nandanayenapitātenaputra,ucitamilana
ThereforeAcyutaiscalledthequalifiedsonofAdvaita.Theywereanexemplarycombinationoffatherandson.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.208
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ei-mataśrī-advaitagoṣṭīrasahiteānandeḍubilāprabhupāiyāsākṣāte
InthiswayŚrīAdvaitaandHisfamilymergedinecstasyastheyreceivedtheLordintheirhome.Thephraseprabhupāiyāmeans“havingreceivedMahāprabhu.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.209
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śrī-caitanyakata-dinaadvaita-icchāyarahilāadvaite-gharekīrtana-līlāya
BythedesireofAdvaita,LordCaitanyastayedandenjoyedkīrtanapastimesforfewdaysinAdvaita’shouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.210
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prāṇa-nāthagṛhepāi’ācāryagosāñinājāneānandeāchenakonṭhāñi
HavingreceivedtheLordofHislifeinHishouse,ĀcāryaGosāñiwasinsuchecstasythatdidnotknowwhereHewas.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.211
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kichusthirahaiyāadvaitamahāmatiāi-sthānelokapāṭhāilāśīghra-gati
Afterbecomingsomewhatpacified,themostmagnanimousAdvaitaquicklysentsomepersonstomotherŚacī.Thewordāireferstoarespectableladyoramother.InthiscaseitreferstoŚrīŚacīmātā.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.212
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dolālai’navadvīpeāilāsatvareāirevṛttāntakahecalibāratare
TheyquicklywenttoNavadvīpawithapalanquinanddeliveredthemessagethatmotherŚacīshouldcome.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.213
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prema-rasa-samudreḍubiyāācheāikibalena,kiśunena,bāhyakichunāi
MotherŚacīwasdrowninanoceanofecstaticlove.Shehadnoexternalconsciousness,soshedidnotknowwhatshesaidorwhatsheheard.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.214
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sammukheyāhāreāidekhena,tāhārejijñāsena,—“mathurārakathākahamore
Sheaskedwhoevershesawbeforeher,“TellmesomethingaboutMathurā.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.215
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rāma-kṛṣṇake-mataāchenamathurāyapāpīkaṁsake-matavākarevyāvasāya
“HowareKṛṣṇaandBalarāmadoinginMathurā?WhatisthatsinfulKaṁsadoingnow?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.216
TEXT216
coraakrūrerakathākahajāna’kerāma-kṛṣṇamoracurikari’nilase
“TellmewhatyouknowaboutthatthiefAkrūra,whostoleawaymyKṛṣṇaandBalarāma.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.217
TEXT217
śunilāṅapāpīkaṁsamari’gelahenamathurārarājākihailaugrasena”
“IheardthatthesinfulKaṁsaisdead.HasUgrasenabecometheKingofMathurā?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.218
TEXT218
“rāmakṛṣṇa”,baliyākakhanaḍākeāi“jhāṭagābhīdoha’dugdhavecibāreyāi”
SometimesmotherŚacīwouldcallout,“Rāma!Kṛṣṇa!Comequicklyandmilkthecows.Imustgosellthemilk.”Thewordjhāṭameans“quickly,”“soon,”or“withoutdelay.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.219
TEXT219
hātebāḍikariyākakhanaāidhāya“dharadharasabe,einanī-corāyāya
SometimesmotherŚacīwouldrunwithastickinherhand,saying,“CatchHim!CatchHim!Theregoesthatbutterthief!Thewordbāḍimeans“stick”or“pole.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.220
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kothāpalāibāājieḍimubāndhiyā”etabali’dhāyaāiāviṣṭahaiyā
“WherewillYouflee?IwillbindYoutoday.”Speakinginthisway,sheranaroundabsorbedinecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.221
TEXT221
kakhanakāhārekahesammukhedekhiyā“calayāiyamunāyasnānakari’giyā”
Sometimeswhenshesawsomeonenearbyshewouldsay,“LetusgobatheintheYamunā.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.222
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kakhanayeuccakari’karenakrandanahṛdayadravayetāhākariteśravaṇa
Sometimesshewouldcrysoloudlythattheheartofanyonewhoheardwouldmelt.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.223
TEXT223
avicchinnadhārāduinayanetejharesekākuśuniyākāṣṭhapāṣāṇavidare
Tearsconstantlyflowedfromhereyes.ThesoundofherpatheticcryingmeltedevenwoodandstoneThewordkākumeans“patheticwords”or“chokedvoice.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.224
TEXT224
kakhanavādhyānekṛṣṇasākṣātyekari’aṭṭaaṭṭahaseāiāpanā’pāsari
SometimesinmeditationshewouldseeKṛṣṇa,andshewouldforgetherselfandlaughloudly.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.225
TEXT225
henaseadbhutahāsyaānandaparamadui-prahareokabhunaheupaśama
Herwonderfulandblissfullaughterwouldsometimescontinueforsixhours.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.226
TEXT226
kakhanavāāihayaānandemūrcchitaprahareodhātunāhithākekadācita
SometimesmotherŚacīwouldloseconsciousnessinecstasyandwouldshownosignoflifeforuptothreehours.Theworddhātumeans“consciousness”or“knowledge.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.227
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kakhanavāhenakampaupajeāsiyāpṛthivītekehoyenatoleāchāḍiyā
Sometimesshewouldtrembleinsuchawaythatitappearedasifsomeonehadpickedherupandthrownhertotheground.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.228
TEXT228
āirayekṛṣṇāveśakitāraupamāāibaianyeāranāhitārasīmā
Śacī’secstaticloveforKṛṣṇahadnocomparison.Shealoneexhibitedsuchboundlesslove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.229
TEXT229
gauracandraśrī-vigraheyatakṛṣṇa-bhaktiāireoprabhudiyāchenaseiśakti
GauracandraendowedmotherŚacīwiththesamepotencyofdevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇathatisfoundinHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.230
TEXT230
ataevaāirayebhaktiravikāratāhāvarṇibekasaba—henaśaktikāra
ThereforewhohasthepowertodescribethetransformationsofmotherŚacī’secstaticlove?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.231
TEXT231
henamatepremānandasamudra-taraṅgebhāsenadivasaniśiāimahāraṅge
InthiswaymotherŚacījoyfullyfloateddayandnightinthewavesoftheoceanofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.232
TEXT232
kadācitaāirayekichubāhyahayaseiviṣṇu-pūjālāgi’—jānihaniścaya
KnowforcertainthatwhateverexternalconsciousnessmotherŚacīsometimesexhibitedwasonlyforthepurposeofworshipingViṣṇu.InseparationfromŚrīGaura,ŚrīŚacīmātāspentherentiredayabsorbedinthepastimesofKṛṣṇa.ThetranscendentalactivitiesofŚrīYaśodācapturedtheheartofŚrīŚacī.IfmotherŚacīeverexhibitedexternalconsciousness,itwasonlyforthepurposeofworshipingtheSupremeLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.233
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kṛṣṇeraprasaṅgeāiāchenavasiyāhenaisamayeśubha-vārtāhailagiyā
MotherŚacīwassittingfullyabsorbedinKṛṣṇaconsciousness.Atthattimehereceivedtheauspiciousnews.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.234
TEXT234
“śāntipureāilenaśrī-gaurasundaracalaāi,jhāṭagiyādekhahasatvara”
“ŚrīGaurasundarahasarrivedinŚāntipura.ComequicklyandseeHim.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.235
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vārtāśuni’santoṣitahailenaāitāhāraavadhiārakahibārenāi
Hearingthisnews,motherŚacībecamepleasedbeyonddescription.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.236
TEXT236
vārtāśuni’prabhurayatekabhakta-gaṇasabeihailāatipremānanda-mana
Whenthisnewsspreadamongthedevotees,theirmindsbecamefilledwithtranscendentalbliss.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.237
TEXT237
gaṅgādāsapaṇḍitaprabhurapriya-pātraāilai’calilenaseikṣaṇa-mātra
GaṅgādāsaPaṇḍita,thedearassociateoftheLord,immediatelydepartedwithmotherŚacī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.238
TEXT238
śrī-murārigupta-ādiyatabhakta-gaṇa
sabeiāirasaṅgekarilāgamana
ŚrīMurāriGuptaandtheotherdevoteesallaccompaniedmotherŚacī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.239
TEXT239
satvareāilāśacī-āiśāntipurevārtāśunilenaprabhuśrī-gaurasundare
MotherŚacīquicklycametoŚāntipura,andŚrīGaurasundarawasinformed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.240
TEXT240
śrī-gaurasundaraprabhuāiredekhiyāsatvarepaḍilādūredaṇḍavatahaiyā
AssoonasŚrīGaurasundarasawHismother,Heimmediatelyofferedherobeisancesfromadistance.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.241
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punaḥpunaḥpradakṣiṇahaiyāhaiyādaṇḍavatahayaślokapaḍiyāpaḍiyā
HerepeatedlycircumambulatedherandrecitedversesasHeofferedobeisances.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.242
TEXT242
“tumiviśva-jananīkevalabhakti
mayītomāreseguṇātītasattva-rūpakahi
“Youarethemotheroftheuniverseandthepersonificationofdevotionalservice.Youaretheformofpuregoodness,beyondthemodesofmaterialnature.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.243
TEXT243
tumiyadiśubha-dṛṣṭikara’jīva-pratitabesejīverahayakṛṣṇerati-mati
“Ifyouglancemercifullyonthelivingentities,theirmindswilldevelopattachmentforKṛṣṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.244
TEXT244
tumisekevalamūrtimatīviṣṇu-bhaktiyāhāhaitesabahaya,tumiseiśakti
“YouarethepersonificationofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.Youarethepotencyfromwhicheverythingemanates.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.245
TEXT245
tumigaṅgādevakīyaśodādevahūtitumipṛśnianasūyākauśalyāaditi
“YouareGaṅgā,youareDevakī,youareYaśodā,andyouareDevahūti.YouarePṛśni,Anasūyā,Kauśalyā,andyouareAditi.ŚrīGaurasundaraglorifiedŚacīdevībyaddressingherasYaśodā,Devakī,Gaṅgā,DevahūtithemotherofKapila,Pṛśni,AnasūyāthemotherofDattatreya,Kauśalyā,andAditi.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.246
TEXT246
yatadekhisabatomā’haiteseudayapālayitātumise,tomātelīnahaya
“Everythingthatweseehasemanatedfromyou.Youarethemaintainer,andeverythingultimatelymergesinyou.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.247
TEXT247
tomāraprabhāvabalibāraśaktikārasabārahṛdayepūrṇavasatitomāra”
“Whohasthepowertodescribeyourglories?Youresideintheheartofeveryone.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.248
TEXT248
śloka-vandheeimatakariyāstavanadaṇḍavathayaprabhudharma-sanātana
TheLord,whoestablishesreligiousprinciples,offeredobeisancesandrecitedversesinthisway.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.249
TEXT249
kṛṣṇabaiekipitṛ-mātṛ-guru-bhaktikaribāredharayee-matakāraśakti
WhootherthanKṛṣṇahasthepotencytodisplaysuchdevotiontoafather,mother,orsuperior?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.250
TEXT250
ānandāśru-dhārāvahesakalaaṅgeteślokapaḍi’namaskārahayabahumate
AstheLordrepeatedlyrecitedversesandofferedobeisances,tearsoflovebathedHisentirebody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.251
TEXT251
āidekhi’mātraśrī-gaurāṅga-vadanaparānandejaḍahailenaseikṣaṇa
AssoonasmotherŚacīsawthefaceofLordGaurāṅga,shebecamestunnedwithtranscendentalecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.252
TEXT252
rahiyācheāiyenakṛtrima-putalistutikarevaikuṇṭha-īśvarakutūhalī
MotherŚacīstoodtherelikeawoodendollastheLordofVaikuṇṭharespectfullyofferedherprayers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.253
TEXT253
prabhubale,—“kṛṣṇa-bhaktiyekichuāmārakevalaekāntasabaprasādetomāra
TheLordsaid,“WhateverdevotiontoKṛṣṇaIhaveissimplybyyourmercy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.254
TEXT254
koṭi-dāsa-dāseroyesambandhetomāraseijanaprāṇahaitevallabhaāmāra
“Iftheservantoftheservantoftheservantamilliontimesremovedisrelatedtoyou,heismoredeartoMethanMyownlife.ConsideringtherelationshipoftheSupremeLord’sinnumerableservantsandmaidservantswithHismother,ŚrīGaurasundarasaid,“Becauseofthatrelationship,theyareextremelydeartoMe.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.255
TEXT255
bār-ekayejanatomā’karibesmaraṇatārakabhunahibekasaṁsāra-bandhana
“Ifapersonremembersyouevenonce,hewillneverbeentangledinmaterialbondage.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.256
TEXT256
sakalapavitrakareyegaṅgātulasītārāohayenadhanyatomāreparaśi’
“Gaṅgāandtulasīareknowntopurifyeverything.Buteventheyarepurifiedbyyourtouch.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.257
TEXT257
tumiyatakariyāchaāmārapālanaāmāraśaktiyetāhānahibaśodhana
“Ihavenoabilitytorepayyoufortheaffectionyoudisplayedwhile
maintainingMe.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.258
TEXT258
daṇḍedaṇḍeyatasnehakarileāmāretomārasād-guṇyasetāhārapratikāre”
“ThereforeletyourowngoodqualitiesbeyourcompensationfortheaffectionyoudisplayedforMeateveryhour.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.259
TEXT259
eimatastutiprabhukarenasantoṣeśuniyāvaiṣṇava-gaṇamahānandebhāse
AstheLordofferedprayerswithgreatsatisfactioninthisway,alltheVaiṣṇavasfloatedinecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.260
TEXT260
āijāneavatīrṇaprabhunārāyaṇayakhaneyeicchātānakahenatemana
MotherŚacīknewthathersonwasLordNārāyaṇa,whohadappearedonearth,andthatHewouldspeakwhateverHedesired.
TEXT261
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.261
kato-kṣaṇeāibalilenaeimātra“tomāravacanabujhekebāāchepātra
AfterafewmomentsmotherŚacīsimplysaid,“Whoiscapableof
understandingYourwords?CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.262
TEXT262
prāṇa-hīna-janayenasindhu-mājhebhāsesroteyahilaye,tahicalayeavaśe
“Theconditionedsoulsarelikedeadbodieshelplesslytossedaboutinthewavesoftheocean.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(6.15.3).
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.263
TEXT263
eimatasarva-jīvasaṁsāra-sāgaretomāramāyāyayekarāyatahikare
“AlllivingentitiesintheoceanofmaterialexistenceareforcedinthiswaytoactunderthedictationofYourillusoryenergy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.264
TEXT264
sabebāpabalieitomāreuttarabhālahayaye-matesetomāragocara
“Mydearson,IcanonlysaythatYoualoneknowwhatisgoodforeveryone.
TEXT265
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.265
stuti,pradakṣiṇakibākaranamaskāramuñita’yābujhikichuyeicchātomāra”
“IunderstandthatYoudoasYoulike,whetherYoucircumambulate,offerprayers,orofferobeisances.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.266
TEXT266
śuniyāāiravākyasarvabhāgavatemahā-jaya-jaya-dhvanilāgilākarite
AfterhearingmotherŚacī’swords,alltheLord’sdevoteesbegantochant,“Jaya!Jaya!”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.267
TEXT267
āirabhaktirasīmākebalitepāregauracandraavatīrṇayāṅhāraudare
GauracandraappearedfromthewombofmotherŚacī,thereforewhocandescribetheextentofherdevotionalservice?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.268
TEXT268
prākṛta-śabdeoyevābalibeka`āi’`āi’śabda-prabhāvetāhāraduḥkhanāi
Evenifoneuttersthewordāiasamundaneword,bytheinfluenceofthewordāionewillbefreedfromallsuffering.IftherespectableŚacīdevī,themotherofGaura,isaddressedintheunculturedlanguageasāi,allone’smiserieswillbedestroyed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.269
TEXT269
prabhudekhi’santoṣepūrṇitahailāāi
bhakta-gaṇaānandekāhāraobāhyanāi
MotherŚacībecamefullysatisfiedonseeingtheLord,andthedevoteeslostexternalconsciousnessinecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.270
TEXT270
ekhāneyehailaānanda-samuccayamanuṣyeraśaktitekitāhākahāhaya
Humanbeingshavenopowertodescribethehappinessthatwasexperiencedthere.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.271
TEXT271
nityānandamahāmattaāirasantoṣeparānanda-sindhu-mājhebhāsenahariṣe
WhenthegreatlyintoxicatedNityānandasawhowhappymotherŚacīwas,Hejoyfullyfloatedinanoceanoftranscendentalecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.272
TEXT272
devakīrastutipaḍi’ācāryagosāñiāirekarenadaṇḍavat—antanāñi
ĀcāryaGosāñirecitedprayersglorifyingDevakīwhileofferingunlimitedobeisancestomotherŚacī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.273-274
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haridāsa,murāri,śrīgarbha,nārāyaṇa
jagadīśa-gopīnātha-ādibhakta-gaṇa
āirasantoṣesabehenasehailāparānandeyehenasabeimiśāilā
DevoteesheadedbyHaridāsa,Murāri,Śrīgarbha,Nārāyaṇa,Jagadīśa,andGopīnāthabecamesohappyonseeingmotherŚacī’ssatisfactionthattheyappearedtomergeintranscendentalecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.275
TEXT275
esabaānandapaḍe,śuneyeijanaavaśyamilayetārekṛṣṇa-prema-dhana
AnyonewhoreadsorhearstheseecstaticpastimeswillcertainlyattainthewealthofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.276
TEXT276
`prabhuredibenabhikṣāāibhāgyavatī’prabhu-sthāneadvaitalailāanumati
AdvaitathentookpermissionfromtheLordforthefortunatemotherŚacītocookforHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.277
TEXT277
santoṣecalilāāikariterandhanaprema-yogecinti’`gauracandra-nārāyaṇa’
AsmotherŚacīwenttocookingreatsatisfaction,withloveshethought,“GauracandraisLordNārāyaṇaHimself.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.278
TEXT278
katekaprakāreāikarilārandhananāmanāhijānihenarāndhilāvyañjana
MotherŚacīcookedsuchavarietyofvegetablepreparationsthatIdonotknowthenamesofthemall.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.279
TEXT279
āijāne—prabhurasantoṣabaḍaśākeviṁśatiprakāraśākarāndhilaeteke
MotherŚacīknewthattheLordwasveryfondofśāka(spinach),soshecookedtwentydifferentvarieties.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.280
TEXT280
ekekavyañjana—prakāradaśa-biśerāndhilenaāiaticitterasantoṣe
ToherfullsatisfactionmotherŚacīcookedeachvegetableintentotwentydifferentways.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.281
TEXT281
aśeṣaprakāretaberandhanakariyābhojanerasthāneparethuilenalaiyā
Aftercookingnumerouspreparations,shetookthemtothediningroom.
TEXT282
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.282
śrī-anna-vyañjanasabaupaskārakari’sabārauparedilatulasī-mañjarī
Sheputthericeandthevegetablesontheplatesandthenplacedtulasīmañjarīsontop.Thephraseupaskārakari’means“properlyserving(ontheplate).”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.283
TEXT283
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.349
TEXT349
para-duḥkhadekhi’tumisvabhāvekātaraethekeāiluṅmuñitomāragocara
“Youarebynatureunhappytoseethedistressofothers.ThereforeIhavecomebeforeYou.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.350
TEXT350
kuṣṭha-rogepīḍita,jvālāyamuñimaribalahaupāyamorekonamatetari
“Iamsufferingfromleprosyandmybodyisburning.PleasetellmehowImayberelieved.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.351
TEXT351
śuni’mahāprabhukuṣṭha-rogīravacanabalitelāgilākrodhekariyātarjana
WhenMahāprabhuheardtheleper’swords,Hebegantochastisehiminanangrymood.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.352
TEXT352
“ghucaghucamahā-pāpi,vidyamānahaitetoredekhileopāpajanmayelokete
“Getoutofhere,yougreatsinner!LeaveMysight!Justbyseeingyou,oneincurssin.Thephraseghucaghucameans“getlost,getlost.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.353
TEXT353
parama-dhārmikayadidekhetoramukhasedivasetāhāraavaśyahayaduḥkha
“Ifevenamostpiouspersonseesyourface,hewillcertainlymeet
withdistressthatday.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.354
TEXT354
vaiṣṇava-nindakatuipāpīdurācāraihāhaiteduḥkhatorakataācheāra
“Youarethemostsinful,wretched,blasphemerofVaiṣṇavas.Thereismuchmoremiseryawaitingyou.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.355
TEXT355
eijvālāsahitenāpāra’duṣṭa-matike-matekaribākumbhīpāketevasati
“Owicked-mindedone,youareunabletotoleratethisburningpain,sohowwilltoleratethesufferinginKumbhīpāka?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.356
TEXT356
ye`vaiṣṇava’nāmehayasaṁsārapavitrabrahmādigāyenayevaiṣṇava-caritra
“TheentireworldispurifiedbychantingthenameofaVaiṣṇava.PersonalitiesheadedbyBrahmāglorifythecharacteristicsofsuchVaiṣṇavas.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.357
TEXT357
yevaiṣṇavabhajileacintyakṛṣṇapāisevaiṣṇava-pūjāhaitebaḍaāranāi
“ThereisnothingsuperiortotheworshipoftheVaiṣṇavas,forbyworshipingsuchVaiṣṇavasoneattainstheinconceivableLordKṛṣṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.358
TEXT358
`śeṣa-ramā-aja-bhavanija-dehahaitevaiṣṇavakṛṣṇerapriya’kahebhāgavate
“IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam,KṛṣṇadeclaresthataVaiṣṇavaismoredeartoHimthanŚeṣa,Lakṣmī,Brahmā,Śiva,andHisownbody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.359
TEXT359
natathāmepriyatamaātma-yonirnaśaṅkaraḥnacasaṅkarṣaṇonaśrīrnaivātmācayathābhavān
“OUddhava,neitherMysonBrahmā,norMyformasŚaṅkara,norMybrotherSaṅkarṣaṇa,norMywifeLakṣmīisasdeartoMeasyouoradevotee.What’smore,evenMyownselfisnotasdear.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.360
TEXT360
“henavaiṣṇaveranindākareyeijanase-ipāyaduḥkha—janma-jīvana-maraṇa
“ThereforeanyonewhoblasphemessuchaVaiṣṇavasuffersmiseriesinbirth,life,anddeath.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.361
TEXT361
vidyā-kula-tapasabaviphalatāhāravaiṣṇavanindayeyeyepāpīdurācāra
“Theeducation,highbirth,andausteritiesofasinful,wretchedpersonwhoblasphemesVaiṣṇavasarealluseless.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.362
TEXT362
pūjāotāhārakṛṣṇanākaregrahaṇavaiṣṇaveranindākareyepāpiṣṭhajana
“KṛṣṇadoesnotaccepttheworshipofasinfulpersonwhoblasphemesVaiṣṇavas.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.363
TEXT363
yevaiṣṇavanācitepṛthivīdhanyahayayāṅradṛṣṭi-mātradaśa-dikepāpakṣaya
“WhenaVaiṣṇavadances,theearthbecomesglorious,andhisglancecounteractssinsinthetendirections.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.364
TEXT364
yevaiṣṇava-janabāhutuliyānācitesvargerosakalavighnaghucebhāla-mate
“WhenaVaiṣṇavaraiseshisarmsanddances,theinauspiciousnessintheheavenlyplanetsistotallyvanquished.SeeĀdi-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwo,verses182-184.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.365
TEXT365
henamahābhāgavataśrīvāsa-paṇḍitatuipāpīnindākailitāhāracarita
“ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitaissuchanexalteddevotee,yetyouaresosinfulthatyoublasphemedhim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.366
TEXT366
eteketohārakuṣṭha-jvālākonkājamūlaśāstāpaścāteāchenadharmarāja
“ThereforethisburningpainofleprosyisnothingcomparedtothepunishmentthatyouwillreceivelaterfromYamarāja.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.367
TEXT367
etekeāmāradṛśya-yogyanahatumitomāraniṣkṛtikaribārenāriāmi”
“YouarenotfittobeseenbyMe,andIamunabletodeliveryou.”TheVaiṣṇavasareworshipabletoallthedemigods,worshipabletoallhumanbeings,andtotallyworshipabletoall.ByblasphemingsuchVaiṣṇavas,theblasphemersuffersthepainsofleprosy.Gaurasundarasaid,“BurningpainandinconvenienceresultingfromleprosyareonlyatokenpunishmentfortheblasphemeroftheVaiṣṇavas.Yamarājaawardsgreaterpunishment.Suchasinfulpersonisneverfittobeseenbyanyone.TheSupremeLordneverdeliverssuchatheisticoffendersofVaiṣṇavasfromtheirsufferings.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.368
TEXT368
seikuṣṭha-rogīśuni’prabhurauttaradantetṛṇakari’balehaiyākātara
WhenthatleperheardtheLord’sreply,hetookstrawbetweenhis
teethandspokewithgreathumility.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.369
TEXT369
“kichunājāniluṅmuñiāpanā’khāiyāvaiṣṇaveranindākailuṅpramattahaiyā
“Ididnotknowanything.OutofmadnessIruinedmyselfbyblasphemingaVaiṣṇava.Thelepersaid,“OutofmadnessIhaveblasphemedaVaiṣṇavawithoutunderstandinghisglories.Ihavealreadysufferedthepunishmentthatwasdestinedformyoffense.Youaloneknowtheatonementformyoffense.”Inreply,theLordsaid,“Thisordinarysufferingisjustthebeginning.UnlimitedfurthersufferingisgivenbyYamarājatotheblasphemerofaVaiṣṇava.Yamarājaawardseighty-fourthousandvarietiesofpunishment.Anoffenseisnullifiedonlywhenthepersonwhowasoffendedforgivestheoffenderjustasathornistakenoutfromwhereitenteredbythehelpofanotherthorn.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.370
TEXT370
ataevatāraśāstipāiluṅucitaekhaneīśvaratumi-cintamorahita
“ThereforeIhavereceivedappropriatepunishment.OLord,nowthinkaboutmywelfare.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.371
TEXT371
sādhurasvabhāva-dharma—duḥkhīreuddhārekṛta-aparādhīreosādhukṛpākare
“Itisthenaturaldutyofasaintlypersontodeliverthedistressed.Saintlypersonsdisplaymercyevenontheoffenders.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.372
TEXT372
eteketomāremuñilainuśaraṇatumiupekṣileuddhāribekonjana?
“ThereforeItakeshelterofYou.IfYouneglectme,whowilldeliverme?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.373
TEXT373
yāhārayeprāyaścitta-sabatumijñātāprāyaścittabala’more—tumisarva-pitā
“Youknowtheproperatonementforeveryone,andYouarethefatherofall.Pleasethereforetellmewhatismyatonement.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.374
TEXT374
vaiṣṇava-janerayenanindanakariluṅucitatāhāraeiśāstiyepāiluṅ”
“IhavealreadyreceivedsuitablepunishmentforblasphemingaVaiṣṇava.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.375
TEXT375
prabhubale,—“vaiṣṇavanindayeyeijanakuṣṭha-rogakontāraśāstiyelikhana
TheLordsaid,“Leprosyisinsignificantcomparedtotheotherthe*punishmentsforapersonwhoblasphemesaVaiṣṇava.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.376
TEXT376
āpātataḥśāstikichuhaiyāchemātraārakataācheyama-yātanārapātra
“Youhavereceivedonlyatemporarypunishment.Thereismoretocome,foryouarefittobepunishedbyYamarāja.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.377
TEXT377
caurāśi-sahasrayama-yātanāpratyakṣepunaḥpunaḥkaribhuñjevaiṣṇava-nindake
“TheblasphemerofVaiṣṇavasrepeatedlysufferseighty-fourthousandpunishmentsawardedbyYamarāja.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.378
TEXT378
calakuṣṭha-rogi,tumiśrīvāserasthānesatvarepaḍayagiyātāṅhāracaraṇe
“Oleper,goquicklyandtakeshelteratthefeetofŚrīvāsa.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.379
TEXT379
tāṅraṭhāñitumikariyāchaaparādhaniṣkṛtitomāratiṅhokarileprasāda
“Sinceyouhavecommittedanoffenseagainsthim,youwillbe
relievedwhenheforgivesyou.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.380
TEXT380
kāṅṭāphuṭeyeimukhe,se-imukheyāyapāyekāṅṭāphuṭilekiskandhebāhirāya?
“Whenathornentersthebody,itmustcomeoutfromthesameplace.Ifathorngetsstuckinthefoot,canitbetakenoutoftheshoulder?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.381
TEXT381
eikahilāṅatoranistāra-upāyaśrīvāsa-paṇḍitakṣamileseduḥkhayāya
“Ihavetoldyouthemeansforyourdeliverance.IfŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitaforgivesyou,youwillberelievedofyoursuffering.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.382
TEXT382
mahā-śuddha-buddhitiṅhotāṅraṭhāñigelekṣamibenasabatore,nistāribahele”
“Hisintelligenceismostpure.Ifyouapproachhim,hewilleasilyforgiveyouroffenseanddeliveryou.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.383
TEXT383
śuniyāprabhuraatisusatyavacanamahā-jaya-jaya-dhvanikailābhakta-gaṇa
AfterhearingtheLord’smosttruthfulstatements,thedevoteesallchanted,“Jaya!Jaya!”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.384
TEXT384
seikuṣṭha-rogīśuni’prabhuravacanadaṇḍavatahaiyācalilātata-kṣaṇa
AfterhearingtheLord’sinstructions,thatleperofferedobeisancesandimmediatelyleft.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.385
TEXT385
seikuṣṭha-rogīpāi’śrīvāsa-prasādamuktahaila-khaṇḍilasakalaaparādha
ThereafterthatleperreceivedthemercyofŚrīvāsaPaṇḍita.Hewasthusdeliveredfromhissufferingashisoffensesweredestroyed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.386
TEXT386
yatekaanarthahayavaiṣṇava-nindāyaāpanekahilāeiśrī-vaikuṇṭha-rāya
TheLordofVaikuṇṭhathuspersonallyexplainedthehavocthatiscreatedbyblasphemingaVaiṣṇava.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.387
TEXT387
tathāpihavaiṣṇaverenindeyeijanatāṅraśāstāācheśrī-caitanya-nārāyaṇa
IfanyonestillblasphemesaVaiṣṇava,hewillbepunishedbytheSupremeLord,ŚrīCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.388
TEXT388
vaiṣṇavevaiṣṇaveyedekhahagālāgāliparamārthenahe,ithekṛṣṇakutūhalī
ThequarrelsbetweenVaiṣṇavasthatoneseesarenottobetakenseriously,fortheyarepastimesinrelationshiptoKṛṣṇa.WhenfoolishpeopleseeVaiṣṇavasquarrel,theythinkthattheirquarrelingislikethatofthenondevotees.Butthisisnotthecase.Rather,suchquarrelingincreasestheirloveforKṛṣṇa.TheloveforKṛṣṇathatRukmiṇīandSatyabhāmāamasswhilecompetitivelyreproachingeachotherisenhancedbysuchquarrelingandcompetition.Therefore,bycreatingquarrelsanddifferencesofopinionamongVaiṣṇavas,ŚrīCaitanyadevahasestablishedtheidealofquarrelsinthisworld.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.389
TEXT389
satyabhāmā-rukmiṇīyegālāgāliyenaparamārtheekatānā,dekhibhinnahena
AlthoughSatyabhāmāandRukmiṇīabuseeachotherandappearasopponents,theyhaveacommonspiritualgoal.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.390
TEXT390
eimatavaiṣṇavevaiṣṇavebhinnanāibhinnakarāyenaraṅgacaitanya-gosāñi
Similarly,therearenodifferencesbetweenoneVaiṣṇavaand
another.DifferencesarecreatedbyLordCaitanyaforHispastimes.CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.391
TEXT391
itheyeiekavaiṣṇaverapakṣahayaanyavaiṣṇavereninde,se-iyāyakṣaya
ThereforeifonetakesthesideofoneVaiṣṇavaandblasphemesanother,heisdoomed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.392
TEXT392
ekahasteīśvarerasevayekevalaārahasteduḥkhadiletārakikuśala?
IfoneservestheSupremeLordwithonehandandgivesHimdistresswiththeotherhand,thenhowcanhebebenefited?IfoneservestheSupremeLordwithonehandandgivesHimtroublewiththeotherhand,hecanneverachieveanyauspiciousness.TheLord’sdevoteesarelikethelimbsofKṛṣṇa’sbody.ThereforetheyneverbecomeaversetoHisservice.ŚrīHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇavaareequalinthevisionofonewhoseesalllivingentitiesasdevoteesoftheSupremeLord.Onlysuchapersonisqualifiedtoattainliberationfrommaterialexistence.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.393
TEXT393
eimatasarvabhakta-kṛṣṇeraśarīraihābujhe,yehayaparamamahādhīra
OnewhounderstandsthatalldevoteesarelimbsofKṛṣṇa’sbodyisamostsoberperson.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.394
TEXT394
abheda-dṛṣṭitekṛṣṇa-vaiṣṇavabhajiyāyekṛṣṇa-caraṇaseve,seyāyatariyā
OnewhoregardsKṛṣṇaandtheVaiṣṇavasasnondifferentwhileservingthelotusfeetofKṛṣṇaisdeliveredfrommaterialexistence.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.395
TEXT395
yegāya,yeśune,esakalapuṇya-kathāvaiṣṇavāparādhatāranājanmesarvathā
OnewhochantsorhearstheseauspicioustopicsnevercommitsoffensestotheVaiṣṇavas.ByconsideringthattherearedifferencesbetweenthedevoteesoftheSupremeLordorthattheSupremeLordisnotbeingservedbyadevotee,onecommitsvaiṣṇava-aparādha.ButthereisnopossibilityofonecommittinganoffenseifherealizesthattherearenodifferencesbetweenHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇava.Suchapersoncannevercommitanyvaiṣṇava-aparādha.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.396
TEXT396
hena-mateśrī-gaurasundaraśāntipureāchenaparamānandeadvaita-mandire
InthiswayŚrīGaurasundaraenjoyedtranscendentalhappinessasHeresidedinthehouseofAdvaitaatŚāntipura.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.397
TEXT397
mādhava-purīraārādhanāpuṇya-tithi
daiva-yogeupasannahailaāsi’tathi
BydivinearrangementtheauspiciousappearancedayofŚrīlaMādhavendraPurīarrived.ŚrīlaMādhavendraPurī’sappearancedayismentionedinverse441.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.398
TEXT398
mādhavendra-advaiteyadyapibhedanāitathāpitāhānaśiṣya-ācārya-gosāñi
AlthoughthereisnodifferencebetweenMādhavendraandAdvaita,ĀcāryaGosāñiwasMādhavendra’sdisciple.AlthoughŚrīAdvaitaPrabhuenactedthepastimeofbeingadiscipleofŚrīlaMādhavendraPurī,accordingtotheprincipleofdisciplicsuccessiononeshouldnotseeanydifferencebetweenthem.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.399
TEXT399
mādhavendra-purīradeheśrī-gaurasundarasatyasatyasatyaviharayenirantara
ItisacertainfactthatŚrīGaurasundaraconstantlyresidedinthebodyofŚrīlaMādhavendraPurī.TopreachthegloriesoftheSupremeLordinthisworld,ŚrīGaurasundaraappearedwithinŚrīlaMādhavendraPurīandpreachedpuredevotionalservice.ŚrīlaMādhavendraPurīwasalwaysinvestedwiththefullpotencyofSupremeLord.Hisincomparableserviceattitudeisbeyondthedescriptionofhumanlanguage.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.400
TEXT400
mādhavendra-purīraakathyaviṣṇu-bhaktikṛṣṇeraprasādesarva-kālapurṇa-śakti
MādhavendraPurī’sdevotionalservicetoViṣṇuisindescribable.ByKṛṣṇa’smercyhewasalwaysfullyempowered.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.401
TEXT401
ye-mateadvaitaśiṣyahailenatānacittadiyāśunaseimaṅgala-ākhyāna
NowhearattentivelytheauspiciousnarrationofhowAdvaitabecamehisdisciple.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.402
TEXT402
yesamayenāchilacaitanya-avatāraviṣṇu-bhakti-śūnyasabaāchilasaṁsāra
BeforetheadventofLordCaitanyatheentireworldwasdevoidofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.403
TEXT403
takhaneomādhavendracaitanya-kṛpāyaprema-sukha-sindhu-mājhebhāsenasadāya
YetbythemercyofLordCaitanya,evenatthattimeMādhavendraalwaysfloatedinanoceanofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.404
TEXT404
niravadhideheroma-harṣa,aśru,kampahuṅkāra,garjana,mahā-hāsya,stambha,gharma
Hisbodywasalwaysdecoratedwithhairsstandingonend,tears,shivering,roaring,thundering,laughing,becomingstunned,andperspiration.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.405
TEXT405
niravadhigovinderadhyānenāhibāhyaāpaneonājānena—kikarenakārya
HewasalwayssoabsorbedinmeditationonGovindathathedidnotknowwhathewasdoing
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.406
TEXT406
pathecali’yāiteoāpanā’-āpaninācenaparama-raṅgekari’hari-dhvani
EvenwhilewalkingontheroadhewoulddanceinecstasyandchantthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.407
TEXT407
kakhanovāhenaseānanda-mūrcchāhayadui-tina-prahareodehebāhyanaya
Sometimeshewouldloseconsciousnessinecstasyforsixtoninehours.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.408
TEXT408
kakhanovāviraheyekarenarodanagaṅgā-dhārāvaheyena—adbhuta-kathana
SometimeswhileabsorbedinfeelingsofseparationhewouldshedtearslikestreamsoftheGanges.Suchtopicsarecertainlywonderful.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.409
TEXT409
kakhanahāsenaathiaṭṭaaṭṭahāsaparānanda-rasekṣaṇehayadig-vāsa
Sometimeshewouldlaughloudly,andsometimesinthemellowsofecstaticlovehewouldforgettodress.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.410
TEXT410
eimatakṛṣṇa-sukhemādhavendrasukhīsabebhakti-śūnyalokadekhi’baḍaduḥkhī
InthiswayMādhavendraenjoyedthehappinessofKṛṣṇaconsciousness,yethewasmostunhappytoseethattheworldwasdevoidofdevotionalservice.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.411
TEXT411
tārahitacintitebhāvenanitinitikṛṣṇaprakaṭahayenaeitāṅramati
Hewoulddailythinkaboutpeople’swelfare.HisdesirewasthatKṛṣṇawouldadvent.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.412
TEXT412
kṛṣṇa-yātrā,ahorātrikṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanaihārauddeśanāhijānekonajana
NooneknewanythingaboutthefestivalsrelatedtoKṛṣṇaortheall-nightchantingofKṛṣṇa’snamesandglories.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.413
TEXT413
dharmakarma’lokasabaeimātrajānemaṅgala-caṇḍīragītekarejāgaraṇe
TheonlyreligiousprincipleandpiousactivitythatpeopleknewwastosingthegloriesofMaṅgala-caṇḍīthroughoutthenight.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.414
TEXT414
devatājānenasabe`ṣaṣṭhī’`viṣahari’tāhāresevenasabemahā-dambhakari’
TheonlydeitiestheyknewwereṢaṣṭhīandViṣahari,thegoddessofsnakes.Theyworshipedthesedeitieswithgreatpride.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.415
TEXT415
`dhana-vaṁśabāḍuka’kariyākāmyamanemadya-māṁsedānavapūjayekonajane
Somepeopleworshipedthedemonswithwineandmeatforthepurposeofincreasingtheirwealthandfamily.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.416
TEXT416
yogīpāla,bhogīpāla,mahīpāleragītaihāśunibāresarva-lokaānandita
Everyonewashappytohearthegloriesofthebestoftheyogis,thebestofthesenseenjoyers,andthebestoftherulers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.417
TEXT417
atibaḍasukṛtiyesnānerasamaya`govinda-puṇḍarīkākṣa’nāmauccāraya
OnlythemostpiouspersonswouldrecitethenamesofPuṇḍarīkākṣaandGovindaatthetimeoftakingbath.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.418-419
TEXT418-419
kārevā`vaiṣṇava’bali,kibāsaṅkīrtanakenevākṛṣṇeranṛtya,kenevākrandana
viṣṇu-māyā-vaśelokakichuinājānesakalajagatbaddhamahā-tamo-guṇe
BytheinfluenceofViṣṇu’sillusoryenergy,peopledidnotknowwhowasaVaiṣṇava,whatwassaṅkīrtana,orwhatwasdancingandcryingforKṛṣṇa.Theentireworldwasentangledinthemodeofignorance.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.420
TEXT420
lokadekhi’duḥkhabhāveśrī-mādhava-purī`henanāhi,tilārddhasambhāṣāyārekari’
ŚrīMādhavendraPurībecamedistressedonseeingtheconditionofthepeople.Hedidnotfindanyonefittoconversewith.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa4.421
TEXT421
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.’
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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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śrīkṛṣṇa-caitanyanityānanda-cāndajānavṛndāvana-dāsatachupada-yugegāna
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.”
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vāsudevadattaāilenaseikṣaṇeśivānanda-sena-ādiāpta-varga-sane
AtthatmomentVāsudevaDattaandvariousotherassociatesheadedbyŚivānandaSenaarrivedthere.
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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.
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jagaterahitakārīvāsudevadattasarva-bhūtekṛpālu—caitanya-rasematta
VāsudevaDattawasthebenefactoroftheentireworld.Hewascompassionatetoalllivingentities,andhewasintoxicatedbythemellowsofloveforLordCaitanya.VāsudevaṬhākurawasthebenefactorofeveryoneinthisworld,hewascompassionatetoalllivingentities,andhewasintoxicatedbythetopmostofthefiverasasdescribedbyŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.Becausehewasamahā-bhāgavata,hedidnotfindfaultsinothers,hewasalwayseagertobenefitothers,andhehadunflinchingloveforŚrīHari,Guru,
andVaiṣṇava.IntheEnglishlanguagehewouldbecalled“aGreaterAltruist.”
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guṇa-grāhīadoṣa-daraśīsabā-pratiīśvarevaiṣṇaveyathāyogyarati-mati
Hewouldseeonlythegoodqualitiesofothersanddidnotfindfaultsinanyone.HehadappropriateloveandrespectfortheSupremeLordandtheVaiṣṇavas.
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vāsudevadattadekhi’śrī-gaurasundarakolekari’kānditelāgilābahutara
WhenŚrīGaurasundarasawVāsudevaDatta,Heembracedhimandcriedprofusely.
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vāsudevadattadhari’prabhuracaraṇauccaiḥ-svarelāgilenakaritekrandana
VāsudevaDattagrabbedtheLord’slotusfeetandbegantocryloudly.
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vāsudevakānditekeāchehenajanaśuṣkakāṣṭha-pāṣāṇādikarayekrandana
WhowasnotaffectedbythecryingofVāsudeva?Evenpersonswithheartsashardasdrywoodorstoneweremovedtotears.EvenpersonswhoseheartswereashardasinanimateobjectswereunabletomaintaintheircomposurewhentheysawVāsudevacry.
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vāsudevadatterayatekaguṇa-sīmāvāsudevadattavahināhikaupamā
VāsudevaDattahadsuchwonderfulqualitiesthathecouldbecomparedonlywithhimself.
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henaseprabhuraprītidatteraviṣayaprabhubale,—“āmivāsudeveraniścaya”
TheLordhadsuchloveforVāsudevaDattathatHewouldsay,“IcertainlybelongtoVāsudeva.”
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āpaneśrī-gauracandrabalebārabāra“eśarīravāsudevadatteraāmāra
ŚrīGaurasundarawouldrepeatedlydeclare,“ThisbodyofMinebelongstoVāsudevaDatta.ŚrīGaurasundaraconsideredthatHehadbeenpurchasedbyŚrīVāsudevaṬhākura;inotherwords,HeconsideredHimselfthepropertyofVāsudeva.
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dattaāmāyathāvece,tathāyavikāisatyasatyaihāteanyathākichunāi
“VāsudevaDattamaysellMewhereverhelikes.Thisisafact.Nooneshoulddisbelievethisstatement.
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vāsudevadatteravātāsayāragāyalāgiyāche,tāṅrekṛṣṇarakṣibesadāya
“OnewhoistouchedbyairthathastouchedthebodyofVāsudevaDattawillalwaysbeprotectedbyKṛṣṇa.
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satyaāmikahi—śunavaiṣṇava-maṇḍala!edehaāmāra—vāsudeverakevala”
“Listen,OVaiṣṇavas,Itellyouthetruth!ThisbodyofMinebelongstoVāsudevaalone.”
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vāsudevadattereprabhurakṛpāśuni’ānandevaiṣṇava-gaṇakarehari-dhvani
WhentheVaiṣṇavasheardtheLord’smercifulstatementsaboutVāsudevaDatta,theyjoyfullychantedthenameofHari.
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bhaktabāḍāitegaurasundarasejāneyenakarebhakta,tenakarenaāpane
Gaurasundaraknowshowtoincreasethegloriesofthedevotees.AsthedevoteesglorifytheLord,theLordglorifiesthedevotees.
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eimataraṅgeprabhuśrī-gaurasundarakatadinarahilenaśrīvāseraghara
InthiswayŚrīGaurasundarajoyfullystayedafewdaysinthehouseofŚrīvāsa.
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śrīvāsa-rāmāi—duibhāiguṇagāyavihvalahaiyānācevaikuṇṭherarāya
Thetwobrothers—ŚrīvāsaandRāmāi—glorifiedtheLord’squalities,andtheLordofVaikuṇṭhabecameoverwhelmedwithecstasyasHedanced.
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caitanyeraatipriya—śrīvāsa,rāmāiduicaitanyeradeha,dvidhākichunāi
ŚrīvāsaandRāmāiweremostdeartoLordCaitanya.ThereisnodoubtthatthetwowereasgoodasLordCaitanya’sbody.
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saṅkīrtana-bhāgavata-pāṭha-vyavahārevidūṣaka-līlāyaaśeṣaprakāre
janmāyenaprabhurasantoṣaśrīnivāsayāṅragṛheprabhurasarvādyaparakāśa
ŚrīnivāsapleasedtheLordinvariouswaysbyperformingsaṅkīrtana,recitingŚrīmadBhāgavatam,anddisplayingproperetiquette.ItwasinhishousethattheLordfirstrevealedHimself.ŚrīvāsapleasedŚrīGaurasundarainvariouswaysbyperformingsaṅkīrtana,recitingŚrīmadBhāgavatam,anddisplayingproperetiquettefilledwithgreataffectionandlovedevoidofaweandveneration.
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eka-dinaprabhuśrīnivāserasahitavyavahāra-kathākichukahenanibhṛta
OnedayinasolitaryplacetheLordaskedŚrīvāsaabouthishouseholdaffairs.
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prabhubale,—“tumidekhikothāonāyāoke-matevākulāibā,ke-matekulāo”
TheLordasked,“Iseethatyoudonotgoanywhere.Howthendoyoumaintainyourfamily,andhowwillyoumaintainthem?”
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śrīvāsabalena,—“prabhukothāoyāitenālayaāmāracittakahinutomāte”
Śrīvāsareplied,“OLord,ItellYouthatIdon’tliketogoanywhere.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.041
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prabhubale,—“parivāraanekatomāranirbāhake-matetabehaibesabāra?”
TheLordthensaid,“Youhavealargefamily.Howwillyoumaintainthemall?”
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śrīvāsabalena,—“yāraadṛṣṭeyāthākese-ihaibeka,milibekaye-te-pāke”
Śrīvāsasaid,“Onewillsomehoworotherreceivewhateverheisdestinedtoreceive.”
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prabhubale,—“tabetumikarahasannyāsa”“tāhānāpāribamuñi”balenaśrīvāsa
TheLordthensaid,“Thenyoushouldtakesannyāsa,”andŚrīvāsareplied,“Icannotdothat.”
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prabhubale,—“sannyāsagrahaṇanākaribā
bhikṣākariteokārodvārenāyaibā
TheLordsaid,“Youwillnottakesannyāsa,andyouwillnotgotoanyone’sdoortobegalms.
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ke-matekaribāparivārerapoṣaṇakichuinābujhimuñitomāravacana
“Howthenwillyoumaintainyourfamily?Idonotunderstandwhatyouaresaying.
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e-kāletekothāonāgelenāāilevaṭamātrakāhāreoāsiyānāmile
“Nowadaysifonedoesnotgooutandbringanything,nothingwillcome.Thephrasevaṭamātrameans“justalittle”or“eventhesmallestportion.”
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nāmililayadiāsi’tomāraduyāretabetumikikaribā?balahaāmāre”
“TellMe,ifnothingcomestoyourdoor,whatwillyoudo?”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.048
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śrīvāsabalenahātetinatālidiyā“eka,dui,tinaeikahiluṅbhāṅgiyā”
Śrīvāsaclappedhishandsthreetimesandsaid,“One,two,three—thisisthesecret.”
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prabhubale,—“ekaduitinayekarilākiarthaihārabalakenatālidilā?”
TheLordsaid,“Whatisthemeaningofthis‘one,two,three’?Whydidyouclap?”
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śrīvāsabalena,—“eidaḍhānaāmāratinaupavāseyadināmileāhāra
tabesatyakahoṅghaṭabāndhiyāgalāyapraveśakarimumuñisarvathāgaṅgāya”
Śrīvāsareplied,“Thisismyfirmconviction.IfIdonotreceivefoodforthreedays,then,ItellYouthetruth,IwilltieapottomyneckanddrownmyselfintheGanges.”Theworddaḍhānameans“fixeddetermination.”
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eimātraśrīvāseraśuniyāvacanahuṅkārakariyāuṭheśacīranandana
AssoonasthesonofŚacīheardŚrīvāsa’swords,Heroaredloudlyandstoodup.
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prabhubale,—“kibalilipaṇḍita-śrīvāsa!torakiannerajanyahaibeupāsa!
TheLordsaid,“Whatdidyousay,PaṇḍitaŚrīvāsa!Youwillstarveforwantoffood!
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yadikadācitlakṣmīobhikṣākaretathāpihadāridryanahibatoraghare
“EvenifLakṣmīhastobeg,yourhouseholdwillnotbeafflictedbypoverty.EvenifLakṣmīdevī,thesourceofunlimitedpotenciesandallopulences,everfacespoverty,theunalloyedtopmostdevoteeŚrīvāsaPaṇḍitawillneverfacepoverty.
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āpaneyegītā-śāstrebaliyāchoṅmuñitāhokiśrīvāsa,ebepāsariletuñi!”
“OŚrīvāsa,haveyouforgottenwhatIpersonallysaidintheBhagavad-gītā?”
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ananyāścintayantomāṁyejanāḥparyupāsate
teṣāṁnityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁvahāmyaham
“ButthosewhoalwaysworshipMewithexclusivedevotion,meditatingonMytranscendentalform—tothemIcarrywhattheylack,andIpreservewhattheyhave.”
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“ye-ye-janacintemoreananyahaiyātārebhikṣādeṅamuñimāthāyavahiyā
“IpersonallycarryonMyheadtheneedsofanypersonwhothinksofMewithoutdeviation.
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yeimorecinte,nāhiyāyakārodvāreāpaneāsiyāsarva-siddhimiletāre
“AllperfectionwillautomaticallycometoonewhothinksofMebutdoesnotgotoanyone’sdoor.
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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.”
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morasudarśana-cakrerākhemoradāsamahāpralayeoyāranāhikavināśa
“MySudarśanacakraalwaysprotectsMydevotees.Evenduringthefinaldissolutiontheyarenotdestroyed.
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yemohāradāsereokarayesmaraṇatāhāreokaroṅmuñipoṣaṇa-pālana
“IpersonallyprotectandmaintainanyonewhoremembersevenMyservant.“IbestowmercyonanyonewhoremembersMe.ImaintainandprotectonewhoremembersevenMyservant.ThedevoteeofMydevoteeismostdeartoMe.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.062
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sevakeradāsasemohārapriyabaḍaanāyāsese-isemohārepāyadaḍha
“TheservantofMyservantismostdeartoMe.SuchapersoneasilyattainsMewithoutadoubt.
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koncintāmorasevakerabhakṣyakari’muñiyārapoṣṭāāchoṅsabāraupari
“HowcanMyservantbeinanxietyforfood,whenIamtheretomaintainhiminallrespects?
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sukheśrīnivāsa,tumivasi’thākaghareāpaniāsibesabatomāraduyāre
“OŚrīnivāsa,youjustsithappilyathome.Everythingwillcometoyourdoorstep.
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advaiteretomāreāmāraeivara‘jarā-grastanahibedoṅhārakalevara’”
“MybenedictiontoAdvaitaandyouisthatyourbodieswillneverbeaffectedbyoldage.”ŚrīMahāprabhugavethebenedictionthatoldagewouldneveraffectthetranscendentalbodiesofŚrīvāsaandŚrīAdvaitaPrabhu.
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TEXT66
rāma-paṇḍitereḍāki’śrī-gaurasundaraprabhubale,—“śunarāma,āmārauttara
ŚrīGaurasundarathencalledRāmaPaṇḍitaandsaid,“ORāma,listentowhatIsay.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.067
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jyeṣṭha-bhāi-śrīvāseretumisarvathāyasevibeīśvara-buddhyeāmāraājñāya
“MyorderisthatyoumustalwaysserveyourelderbrotherasifheweretheSupremeLord.
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prāṇa-sahatumimora,śrī-rāmapaṇḍitaśrīvāserasevānāchāḍibākadācita”
“OŚrīRāmaPaṇḍita,youareasdeartoMeasMyownlife.YoushouldnevergiveuptheserviceofŚrīvāsa.”
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śuniyāprabhuravākyaśrīvāsaśrī-rāmaantanāhiānande,hailāpūrṇa-kāma
HearingtheLord’swords,ŚrīvāsaandŚrīRāmabecameunlimitedlyhappyandtheirdesireswerefulfilled.
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adyāpihaśrīvāserecaitanya-kṛpāyadvāresabaupasannahaitechelīlāya
BythemercyofLordCaitanya,everythingcomestothedoorofŚrīvāsaeventoday.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.071
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kikahibaśrīvāseraudāracaritratribhuvanahayayāṅrasmaraṇepavitra
HowcanIdescribethemagnanimouscharacteristicsofŚrīvāsa?Thethreeworldsbecomepurifiedsimplybyrememberinghim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.072
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satyasevilenacaitanyereśrīnivāsayāṅragharecaitanyerasakalavilāsa
ŚrīnivāsatrulyservedLordCaitanya,forLordCaitanyaenactedHispastimesinhishouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.073
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henaraṅgeśrīvāsa-mandiregaura-rāyarahilenakatadinaśrīvāsa-icchāya
Inthisway,bythedesireofŚrīvāsa,LordGaurāṅgahappilystayedinthehouseofŚrīvāsaforafewdays.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.074
TEXT74
ṭhākurapaṇḍitasarvagoṣṭhīrasahiteānandebhāsenaprabhudekhitedekhite
PaṇḍitaṬhākuraandhisfamilymembersallfloatedinanoceanofblissastheyconstantlysawtheLord.
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kata-dinathāki’prabhuśrīvāseragharetabegelāpānihāṭīrāghava-mandire
AfterstayingafewdaysatŚrīvāsa’shouse,theLordwenttoRāghava’shouseinPānihāṭi.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.076
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kṛṣṇa-kāryeāchenaśrī-rāghava-paṇḍitasammukheśrī-gauracandrahailāvidita
WhileŚrīRāghavaPaṇḍitawasengagedintheworshipofKṛṣṇa,ŚrīGaurasundaracametherebeforehim.ManykarmisthinkthatpuredevoteesoftheSupremeLordalsodesirelikethemselvestoenjoythefruitsoftheiractivitiesandengageastheydoinactivitiesforobtainingthosefruits.ButthedevoteesoftheLordhavenobusinessotherthanengaginginactivitiesforpleasingKṛṣṇa.EngaginginactivitiesforthepleasureofKṛṣṇaiscalledbhakti,ordevotionalservice.Onewhoworksundertheconceptionthatheisthedoerofactivitiesenjoysthefruitsofhiswork.ButthoseactivitiesperformedbyaVaiṣṇavaforthepleasureofKṛṣṇaaredevotionalservice.Karmaandbhaktiaredifferentfromeachother,andthereisalargegapbetweenthem.
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prāṇa-nāthadekhiyāśrī-rāghava-paṇḍita
daṇḍavatahaiyāpaḍilāpṛthivīta
WhenŚrīRāghavaPaṇḍitasawtheLordofhislife,hefelltothegroundandofferedobeisances.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.078
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dṛḍhakari’dhari’ramā-vallabha-caraṇaānanderāghavānandakarenakrandana
RāghavānandacriedinecstasyashefirmlygrabbedtheLord’slotusfeet,whicharecherishedbyRamā,thegoddessoffortune.
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prabhuorāghava-paṇḍiterekari’kolesiñcilenaaṅgatānapremānanda-jale
AndtheLordthenembracedRāghavaPaṇḍitaandsoakedhisbodywithtearsofecstaticlove.
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henaseānandahailarāghava-śarīrekonvidhikaribena,kichuināsphure
Rāghava’sbodywasfilledwithsuchecstasythathedidnotknowwhatheshoulddo.
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rāghaverabhaktidekhi’śrī-vaikuṇṭha-nātha
rāghaverekarilenaśubha-dṛṣṭi-pāta
WhentheLordofVaikuṇṭhasawRāghava’sdisplayofdevotion,HeglancedmercifullyonRāghava.
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prabhubale,—“rāghaveraālayeāsiyāpāsariluṅsabaduḥkharāghavadekhiyā
TheLordsaid,“AftercomingtoRāghava’shouseandseeingRāghava,IhaveforgottenallMytroubles.
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gaṅgāyamajjanakaileyesantoṣahayaseisukhapāilāṅarāghava-ālaya”
“IhaveobtainedthesamesatisfactionatRāghava’shouseasonegetsbytakingbathintheGanges.”ŚrīGaurasundaraobtainedthesamesatisfactionatRāghava’shouseasthefreshnessandpleasureoneattainsbybathingintheGanges.
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hāsi’baleprabhu,—“śunarāghavapaṇḍita!kṛṣṇerarandhanagiyākarahatvarita”
TheLordsmiledandsaid,“Listen,RāghavaPaṇḍita!GoandquicklycookforKṛṣṇa.”
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ājñāpāi’śrī-rāghavaparama-santoṣecalilenarandanakariteprema-rase
ŚrīRāghavawasgreatlypleasedtoreceivetheLord’sorder,andhebecameabsorbedinthemellowsofecstasyashewenttocook.
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citta-vṛttiyatekamānasaāpanāraseimatapākaviprakarilāapāra
Followingthedictatesofhisheart,thatbrāhmaṇacookedunlimitedvarietiesoffoods.
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āilenamahāprabhukaritebhojananityānanda-saṅgeārayataāpta-gaṇa
MahāprabhuthencamewithNityānandaandotherassociatestoeat.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.088
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bhojanakarenagauracandralakṣmī-kāntasakalavyañjanaprabhupraśaṁseekānta
Gauracandra,thehusbandofLakṣmī,lavishlypraisedeachofthevegetablepreparationsasHeate.
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prabhubale,—“rāghaverakisundarapāka
e-matakothāoāmināhikhāiśāka”
TheLordsaid,“HowwonderfulisRāghava’scooking!Ihavenevereatenśākalikethisbefore.”
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śāketeprabhuraprītarāghavajāniyārāndhiyāāchenaśākavividhaāniyā
RāghavaknewthattheLordwasfondofśāka,sohehadcookedvariouskindsofśāka.
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eimataraṅgeprabhukariyābhojanavasilenagiyāprabhukari’ācamana
AfterjoyfullyfinishingHismeal,theLordwashedHishandsandmouthandsatdown.
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rāghava-mandireśuni’śrī-gaurasundaragadādhara-dāsadhāi’āilāsatvara
AssoonasGadādharadāsaheardthatŚrīGaurasundarawasatRāghava’shouse,hequicklycamethere.
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prabhuraparamapriya—gadādharadāsa
bhakti-sukhepūrṇayāṅravigraha-prakāśa
GadādharadāsawasextremelydeartotheLord.Hisbodywasfilledwiththehappinessofdevotionalservice.
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prabhuodekhiyāgadādharasukṛtireśrī-caraṇatuliyādilenatānaśire
WhentheLordsawthefortunateGadādhara,HeplacedHislotusfeetonhishead.
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purandara-paṇḍitaparameśvarī-dāsayāṅhāravigrahegauracandreraprakāśa
satvaredhāiyāāilenasei-kṣaṇeprabhudekhi’prema-yogekāndeduijane
AtthattimePurandaraPaṇḍitaandParameśvarīdāsa,inwhoseDeityGauracandramanifestHimself,quicklycamethere.OnseeingtheLord,theybothcriedinecstasy.ŚrīmanMahāprabhumanifestintheGaurāṅgaDeityworshipedbyParameśvarīdāsa,wholivedinthevillageofTaḍā-āṇṭapura.HebegantheworshipoftheDeityformofŚrīGaurasundara.
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raghunāthavaidyaāilenatata-kṣaṇeparamavaiṣṇava,antanāhiyaṅraguṇe
RaghunāthaVaidyaalsocameatthattime.HewasagreatVaiṣṇavawithunlimitedgoodqualities.
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eimatayathāyatavaiṣṇavaāchilāsabeiprabhurasthāneāsiyāmililā
InthiswayVaiṣṇavascamefromwherevertheyweretomeettheLord.
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pāṇihāṭī-grāmehailaparamaānandaāpanesākṣātyathāprabhugauracandra
ThevillageofPānihāṭibecamefilledwithecstasy,forLordGauracandrawaspersonallypresentthere.
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rāghavapaṇḍita-pratiśrī-gaurasundaranibhṛtekarilakichurahasya-uttara
ŚrīGaurasundaraspokesomeconfidentialtopicstoRāghavaPaṇḍitainasolitaryplace.
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TEXT101
“rāghava,tomāreāminija-gopyakaiāmāradvitīyanāhinityānanda-bai
“ORāghava,Ihavesomethingconfidentialtotellyou.NityānandaisnondifferentfromMe.
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einityānandayeikarāyaāmārese-ikariāmi,eibalilatomāre
“Itellyou,IdowhateverNityānandawantsMetodo.
TEXT103
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āmārasakalakarma-nityānanda-dvāreakapaṭeeiāmikahilatomāre
“ItellyoufranklythatallMyactivitiesareperformedthroughNityānanda.
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TEXT104
yeiāmi,se-inityānanda—bhedanāitomāraghareisabajānibāethāi
“ThereisnodifferencebetweenMyselfandNityānanda.Everyoneinyourhousewillcometoknowthis.
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mahā-yogeśvareyāhāpāitedurlabhanityānandahaitetāhāpāibāsulabha
“FromNityānandayouwilleasilyobtainthatwhichisrarelyattained
bythebestofthemysticyogis.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.106
TEXT106
etekehaiyātumimahā-sāvadhānanityānandaseviha—yehenabhagavān”
“ThereforeyoushouldverycarefullyserveNityānanda,knowingHimtobetheSupremeLordHimself.”
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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.”
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rāghava-paṇḍita-pratiyeprītitomārasekevalasuniścayajānihaāmāra”
“KnowforcertainthatyourloveforMewillbeshownbyyourloveforRāghavaPaṇḍita.
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TEXT109
hena-matepānihāṭī-grāmadhanyakari’āchilenakata-dinaśrī-gaurāṅga-hari
InthiswayLordGaurāṅgamadethevillageofPānihāṭigloriousbystayingthereafewdays.
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tabeprabhuāilenavarāha-nagaremahābhāgyavantaekabrāhmaṇeraghare
ThereaftertheLordwenttoVarāha-nagaraandstayedinthehouseofonemostfortunatebrāhmaṇa.Thenameofthebrāhmaṇaindicatedinthephraseekabrāhmaṇeraghare(“inthehouseofonebrāhmaṇa”)isŚrīRaghunāthaBhāgavataĀcārya.AnelaboratedescriptionofhimcanbefoundintheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text113.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.111
TEXT111
seiviprabaḍasuśikṣitabhāgavateprabhudekhi’bhāgavatalāgilāpaḍite
ThatbrāhmaṇawasexpertinrecitingŚrīmadBhāgavatam,soonseeingtheLordhebegantoreciteŚrīmadBhāgavatam.
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TEXT112
śuniyātāhānabhakti-yogerapaṭhanaāviṣṭahailāgauracandranārāyaṇa
WhenGauracandraNārāyaṇaheardhisrecitationofversesglorifyingdevotionalservice,Hebecameabsorbedinecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.113
TEXT113
‘balabala’baleprabhuśrī-gaurāṅga-rāyahuṅkāragarjanaprabhukarayesadāya
LordGaurāṅgarepeatedlyroaredloudly,“Readon!Readon!”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.114
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seiviprapaḍeparānandemagnahaiyāprabhuokarenanṛtyabāhyapāsariyā
Asthatbrāhmaṇarecited,hebecameabsorbedinecstasy,andtheLordlostexternalconsciousnessasHedanced.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.115
TEXT115
bhaktiramahimā-ślokaśuniteśunitepunaḥpunaḥāchāḍapaḍenapṛthivīte
TheLordrepeatedlyfellwithforcetothegroundasHeheardthoseversesglorifyingdevotionalservice.
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TEXT116
henasekarenaprabhupremeraprakāśaāchāḍadekhitesarva-lokepāyatrāsa
TheLordmanifestwonderfulecstaticloveandthenfrightened
everyoneasHefellforcefullytotheground.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.117
TEXT117
eimatarātritina-prahara-avadhibhāgavataśuniyānācilāguṇa-nidhi
InthiswaytheLord,whoisanoceanoftranscendentalqualities,dancedforninehoursthatnightwhilehearingŚrīmadBhāgavatam.
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TEXT118
bāhyapāi’vasilenaśrī-śacīnandanasantoṣedvijerekarilenaāliṅgana
ThereafterŚrīŚacīnandanaregainedexternalconsciousnessandhappilyembracedthatbrāhmaṇa.
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TEXT119
prabhubale,—“bhāgavatae-matapaḍitekabhunāhiśuniārakāharomukhete
TheLordsaid,“IhaveneverheardsuchaniceexplanationofŚrīmadBhāgavatamfromanyone!
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TEXT120
eteketomāranāma‘bhāgavatācārya’ihāvināārakonanākarihakārya”
“IthereforedesignateyouBhāgavataĀcārya.Youronlydutyisto
reciteŚrīmadBhāgavatam.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.121
TEXT121
vipra-pratiprabhurapadavīyogyaśuni’sabekarilenamahā-hari-hari-dhvani
WheneveryoneheardthesuitabledesignationthattheLordgavethebrāhmaṇa,theyallchantedthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.122
TEXT122
eimataprati-grāmegrāmegaṅgā-tīrerahiyārahiyāprabhubhakteramandire
InthiswaytheLordstayedinthehousesofvariousdevoteesasHepassedthroughallthevillagesonthebankoftheGanges.
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TEXT123
sabārakariyāmanorathapūrṇakāmapunaḥāilenaprabhunīlācala-dhāma
TheLordfulfilledeveryone’sdesiresandthenreturnedtoNīlācala.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.124
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gauḍa-deśepunar-bāraprabhuravihāraihāyeśunayetāraduḥkhanaheāra
OnewhohearsthesepastimesoftheLord’sreturntoBengalwillneversufferanydistress.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.125
TEXT125
sarvanīlācala-deśeupajiladhvani‘punaḥāilenaprabhunyāsi-cūḍāmaṇi’
ThroughoutNīlācalathenewsspread:“Thecrestjewelofsannyāsīshasreturned.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.126
TEXT126
mahānandesarva-loke‘jayajaya’bale“āilāsacala-jagannāthanīlacale”
Ingreatecstasyeveryoneexclaimed,“Jaya!Jaya!ThemovingJagannāthahascometoNīlācala.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.127
TEXT127
śuni’sabautkalerapariṣada-gaṇasārvabhauma-ādiāilenaseikṣaṇa
WhenSārvabhaumaandtheotherassociatesoftheLordinUtkalaheardthenews,theyimmediatelywenttoseetheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.128
TEXT128
cira-dinaprabhuravirahebhakta-gaṇaānandeprabhuredekhi’karenakīrtana
ThedevoteeshadbeenafflictedformanydayswithfeelingsofseparationfromtheLord.Now,onseeingtheLord,theyjoyfullybegankīrtana.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.129
TEXT129
prabhuosabāremahā-premekari’kolesiñcilāsabāraaṅganayanerajale
TheLordembracedeveryonewithgreataffectionandsoakedthemwithtearsfromHiseyes.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.130
TEXT130
hena-mateśrī-gaurasundaranīlācalerahilenakāśī-miśra-gṛhekutūhale
InthiswayŚrīGaurasundarajoyfullyresidedinNīlācalaatthehouseofKāśīMiśra.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.131
TEXT131
nirantaranṛtya-gīta-ānanda-āveśaprakāśenagauracandra,dekhesarva-deśa
PeoplefromallprovincessawGauracandrabecomeoverwhelmedwithecstasywhileconstantlydancingandsinging.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.132
TEXT132
kakhanonācenajagannātherasammukhetilārdhekobāhyanāhipremānanda-sukhe
SometimesHewoulddancebeforeLordJagannāthainsuchecstaticlovethatHeshowednoexternalconsciousness.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.133
TEXT133
kakhananācenakāśī-miśreramandirekakhananācenamahāprabhusindhu-tīre
SometimesMahāprabhudancedatthehouseofKāśīMiśra,andsometimesHedancedontheshoreoftheocean.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.134
TEXT134
e-matanirantarapremeravilāsatilārdhekoanyakarmanāhikaprakāśa
InthiswayHeconstantlymanifestedecstaticpastimes.Hedidnotengageinanyotheractivityforevenamoment.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.135
TEXT135
pāṇi-śaṅkhabājileuṭhenaseikṣaṇakapāṭakhulilejagannātha-daraśana
Whentheconchshellwasblowninthetempleandthedoorsopened,HewastheretogreetLordJagannātha.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.136
TEXT136
jagannāthadekhiteyeprakāśenapremaakathyaadbhuta!—gaṅgādhārāvaheyena
TheecstaticloveHemanifestedwhileseeingLordJagannāthawaswonderfulandindescribable.TearsflowedfromHiseyeslikecurrentsoftheGanges.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.137
TEXT137
dekhiyāadbhutasabautkaleralokakārodeheāranāhiraheduḥkha-śoka
ThepeopleofUtkalawereamazedtoseethis,andasaresulttheydidnotfeelanydistressorlamentation.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.138
TEXT138
yedikecaitanyamahāprabhucali’yāyaseidikesarva-loka‘harihari’gāya
OnwhateverpathCaitanyaMahāprabhutraveled,everyonewouldbegintochantthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.139
TEXT139
pratāparudrerasthānehailagocara“nīlācaleāilenaśrī-gaurasundara”
SoonPratāparudracametoknow:“ŚrīGaurasundarahascometoNīlācala.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.140
TEXT140
seikṣaṇeśuni’mātranṛpatipratāpakaṭakachāḍiyāāilenajagannātha
Assoonasheheardthisnews,KingPratāparudraleftCuttackandcametoJagannāthaPurī.
Pratāparudra,whowasakingintheGaṅgādynasty,livedinhiscapitalofCuttackduringthetimeofMahāprabhu.OnhearingthenewsofGaurasundara’sarrival,hecamefromCuttacktoPurī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.141
TEXT141
prabhuredekhiteserājārabaḍaprītaprabhusenādenadaraśanakadācita
AlthoughtheKinghadagreatdesiretoseetheLord,theLordwouldnotseehimunderanycircumstances.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.142
TEXT142
sārvabhauma-ādisabā-sthānerājākahetathāpiprabhurekehanājānāyabhaye
AlthoughtheKingrequestedSārvabhaumaandotherstoarrangehismeetingwiththeLord,theywouldnotdosooutoffear.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.143
TEXT143
rājābale,—“tumi-saba,yadikarabhayaagocareāmāredekhāhamahāśaya”
TheKingsaid,“Ifyouareallafraid,thenatleastarrangethatImayseeHimwithoutHisknowledge.Itisprohibitedforasannyāsītoseeandconversewithakingorawoman.Apersonwhodesirestofulfillhissensegratificationbyobtainingaking’sfavordesirestomeettheking.Toestablishtheprinciplesofproperetiquette,Mahāprabhuneithersaworconversedwithwomen,whoareobjectsofenjoyment,ortheking,whoisapproachedfor
obtainingfavors.ThatiswhynoneofthedevoteesdaredtotaketheKingofUtkalatoseeMahāprabhu;theyweretooafraid.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.144
TEXT144
dekhiyārājāraārtisarvabhakta-gaṇesabemeli’eiyuktikarilenamane
WhenthedevoteesallsawtheKing’sintenseeagernesstoseetheLord,theygottogetherandmadethisplan.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.145
TEXT145
“ye-samayeprabhunṛtyakarenakīrtanebāhya-jñānadaivenāhithākayetakhane
“WhentheLorddancesinkīrtana,bythearrangementofprovidenceHelosesexternalconsciousness.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.146
TEXT146
rājāoparamabhakta—seiavasaredekhibenaprabhure,thākiyāagocare”
“TheKingisalsoagreatdevotee,sohecanusethatopportunitytoseetheLordwithouttheLord’sknowledge.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.147
TEXT147
eiyuktisabekahilenarājā-sthānerājābale,—“ye-te-matedekhoṅmātratāne”
Aftermakingthisplan,theyinformedtheKing,whoreplied,“SomehoworotherIwanttoseeHim.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.148
TEXT148
daiveeka-dinanṛtyakarenaīśvaraśuni’rājāekeśvaraāilenasatvara
Oneday,bythearrangementofprovidence,theKingheardthattheLordwasdancingandquicklycamethere.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.149
TEXT149
āḍethāki’dekherājānṛtyakareprabhuparamaadbhuta!—yāhānāhidekhikabhu
TheKingremainedoutofsightashewatchedtheLorddance.Hehadneverseensuchawonderbefore!TheKingstayedawayfromthesightoftheLordandconcealedhisidentityashewatchedGaurasundaradance.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.150
TEXT150
avicchinnakatadhārāvaheśrī-nayanekampasvedapulakavairvarṇyakṣaṇekṣaṇe
StreamsoftearsincessantlyflowedfromtheLord’seyes,andHisbodymanifestedshivering,perspiring,hairsstandingonend,andlossofcolorateverymoment.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.151
TEXT151
henaseāchāḍaprabhupaḍenabhūmitehenanāhiyevātrāsanāpāyadekhite
TheLordfellsoforcefullytothegroundthattherewasnotasinglepersonwhowasnotfrightened.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.152
TEXT152
henasekarenaprabhuhuṅkāragarjanaśuniyāpratāparudradharenaśravaṇa
TheLordroaredsoloudlythatKingPratāparudrahadtocoverhisears.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.153
TEXT153
kakhanakarenahenarodanaviraherājādekheśrī-nayaneyenanadīvahe
SometimestheLordcriedsointenselyinseparationthattheKingsawstreamsoftearsflowfromHiseyes.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.154
TEXT154
eimatakatahayaanantavikārakatahayakatayāyalekhānāhitāra
Inthiswaytheunlimitedtransformationsoflovethatappearedanddisappearedcannotbedescribed.
TEXT155
niravadhiduimahā-bāhu-daṇḍatuli’‘haribala’baliyānācenakutūhalī
TheLordraisedHistwopowerfularmsandjoyfullydancedasHechanted,“Haribol!”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.156
TEXT156
eimatanṛtyaprabhukari’kata-kṣaṇebāhyaprakāśiyāvasilenasarva-gaṇe
Afterdancingforsometimeinthisway,theLordmanifestedexternalconsciousnessandsatdownwithHisassociates.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.157
TEXT157
rājāocalilāalakṣitesei-kṣaṇedekhiyāprabhuranṛtyaparānanda-mane
TheKingthenleftunnoticed.HismindwasfilledwithecstasyfromseeingtheLord’sdancing.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.158
TEXT158
dekhiyāadbhutanṛtyaadbhutavikārarājāramanetehailasantoṣaapāra
TheKingwasunlimitedlysatisfiedafterseeingtheLord’swonderfuldancingandwonderfultransformationsoflove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.159
TEXT159
sabeekakhānimātradharilenamanesehatānaanugrahahaibārakāraṇe
Butinhismindtherearoseonedoubt,whichlaterbecamethecauseofhisachievingtheLord’smercy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.160
TEXT160
prabhuranayaneyatadivyadhārāvayaniravadhināciteśrī-mukhelālāhaya
WhentheLordwascontinuouslydancing,divinetearsflowedfromHiseyesandsalivaflowedfromHismouth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.161
TEXT161
dhūlāyalālāyanāsikāraprema-dhāresakalaśrī-aṅgavyāptakīrtana-vikāre
Intheecstasyofkīrtana,theLord’sentirebodybecamecoveredwithdust,saliva,andwaterfromHisnose.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.162
TEXT162
esakalakṛṣṇa-bhāvanābujhi’nṛpatiīṣatsandehatānadharilekamati
TheKingwasunabletounderstandthosetransformationsofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,sosomedoubtaroseinhismind.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.163
TEXT163
kārosthāneihārājānākari’prakāśaparamasantoṣerājāgelānija-vāsa
TheKingdidnotrevealthistoanyonebutreturnedtohisresidenceingreatsatisfaction.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.164
TEXT164
prabhuredekhiyārājāmahāsukhīhaiyāthākilenagṛhegiyāśayanakariyā
TheKingwasmosthappytohaveseentheLord.Hereturnedhomeandwenttosleep.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.165
TEXT165
‘āpaneśrī-jagannāthanyāsi-rūpadhari’nijesaṅkīrtana-krīḍākareavatari’
LordJagannāthapersonallyappearedinthisworldintheformofasannyāsītopropagatethesaṅkīrtanamovement.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.166
TEXT166
īśvara-māyāyarājāmarmanāhijāneseiprabhujānāitelāgilāāpane
YetbytheinfluenceoftheLord’sillusoryenergy,theKingdidnotknowthisconfidentialfact.ThereforetheLordrevealedthistruthtotheKing.AlthoughtheoffensescommittedbyPratāparudraresultingfromhispreviousaversiontoKṛṣṇaweredestroyeduponseeingtheLord,sincehedependedonthestrengthofhissensualknowledge,hecouldnotunderstandthatŚrīGaurasundarawasKṛṣṇa.Rather,hebecamedoubtfulaboutŚrīCaitanya,thinkingthatHewassimplyadevotee.Histhoughts
werebewilderedbyKṛṣṇa’sillusoryenergy.Todisplaymercyonhim,LordJagannāthaappearedtohiminadream.Asaresult,theKingbecamerepentantandbeggedforgivenessforhisoffense.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.167
TEXT167
sukṛtipratāparudrarātresvapnadekhesvapnegiyāchenajagannātherasammukhe
ThatnightthefortunatePratāparudrasawLordJagannāthaappearbeforehiminadream.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.168
TEXT168
rājādekhe—jagannātha-aṅgadhūlā-mayaduiśrī-nayaneyenagaṅgā-dhārāvaya
TheKingsawthatthebodyofJagannāthawascoveredwithdust,andtearsflowedfromHistwoeyeslikestreamsfromtheGanges.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.169
TEXT169
duiśrī-nāsāyajalapaḍenirantaraśrī-mukheralālapaḍe,titekalevara
WatercontinuouslyflowedfromHistwonostrils,andHisbodybecamesoakedwithsalivafromHismouth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.170
TEXT170
svapnerājāmanecinte—“eki-rūpalīlā!bujhitenāpārijagannātherakikhelā!”
InthatdreamtheKingthought,“Whatkindofpastimeisthis!IamunabletounderstandwhatJagannāthaisdoing!”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.171
TEXT171
jagannātheracaraṇasparśiterājāyāyajagannāthabale,—“rājā,eta’nāyuyāya
TheKingwenttotouchJagannātha’sfeet,butJagannāthasaid,“OKing,thisisnotproper.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.172
TEXT172
karpūra,kasturī,gandha,candana,kuṅkumelepitatomāraaṅgasakalauttame
“Yourbodyissmearedwithfragrantcamphor,musk,sandalwoodpaste,andkuṅkuma.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.173
TEXT173
āmāraśarīradekha—dhūlā-lālā-mayaāmāparaśitekitomārayogyahaya
“AndseeMybody,itiscoveredwithdustandsaliva.IsitproperforyoutotouchMe?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.174
TEXT174
āmiyenāciteājitumigiyāchilāghṛṇākailemoraaṅgedekhi’dhūlā-lālā
“WhenyouwenttoseeMedancingtoday,youfeltrepugnantonseeingMybodycoveredwithdustandsaliva.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.175
TEXT175
seidhūlā-lālādekhasarvāṅgeāmāratumimahārājāmahārājārakumāra
“Justsee,Myentirebodyiscoveredwiththatdustandsaliva,andyouareakingaswellasthesonofaking.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.176
TEXT176
āmāresparśitekitomārayogyahaya?”etabali’bhṛtyecāhi’hāsedayā-maya
“AmIfittobetouchedbyyou?”Afterspeakingthesewords,themercifulLordlookedatHisservantandsmiled.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.177
TEXT177
sei-kṣaṇedekherājāseisiṁhāsanecaitanya-gosāñivasi’āchenaāpane
AtthatmomenttheKingsawLordCaitanyasittingonthethronewhereJagannāthawaspreviouslysitting.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.178
TEXT178
seimatasakalaśrī-aṅgadhūlā-mayarājārebalenahāsi’—“eta’yogyanaya
Hisentirebodywascoveredwithdustinthesamewayasbefore.HesmiledattheKingandsaid,“Thisisnotproper.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.179
TEXT179
tumiyeāmāreghṛṇākari’gelāmanetabetumiāmāresparśibekikāraṇe”
“EarliertodayyoufeltaversiontoMeandwenthome,sowhywouldyoutouchMenow?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.180
TEXT180
eimatepratāparūdrerekṛpākari’siṁhāsanevasi’hāsegaurāṅga-śrī-hari
AfterbestowingmercyonPratāparudrainthisway,LordGaurāṅgasmiledasHesatonthethrone.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.181
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.184
TEXT184
etekekṣamahaprabhu,moraaparādhanija-dāsakari’morekarahaprasāda”
“Therefore,OLord,pleaseforgivemyoffenses.BestowmercyonmebyacceptingmeasYourservant.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.185
TEXT185
āpaneśrī-jagannātha—caitanya-gosāñirājājānilena,ithekichubhedanāi
TheKingthusrealizedthatLordJagannāthaandLordCaitanyawerenondifferent.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.186
TEXT186
viśeṣautkaṇṭhāhailaprabhuredekhitetathāpināpārekehadekhākarāite
HedevelopedintenseeagernesstoseetheLord,butnoonewasable
toarrangeameeting.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.187
TEXT187
daiveeka-dinaprabhupuṣperaudyānevasiyāāchenakatapāriṣada-sane
Bythearrangementofprovidence,theLordwasonedaysittinginaflowergardeninthecompanyofHisassociates.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.188
TEXT188
ekākīpratāparudragiyāseisthānedīrghahai’paḍilenaprabhuracaraṇe
PratāparudrawenttherealoneandfellflatatthelotusfeetoftheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.189
TEXT189
aśru-kampa-pulakerājāraantanāñiānandemūrcchitahailenaseiṭhāṅi
Crying,shivering,andhairsstandingonendcontinuouslymanifestedonthebodyoftheKing.Hethenlostconsciousnessatthatplace.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.190
TEXT190
viṣṇu-bhakti-cihnaprabhudekhiyārājāra“uṭha”bali’śrī-hastadilenaaṅgetāṅra
WhentheLordsawsymptomsofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇuonthe
bodyoftheKing,HetouchedtheKing’sbodywithHislotushandandsaid,“Getup.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.191
TEXT191
śrī-hasta-paraśerājāpāilacetanaprabhuracaraṇadhari’karenakrandana
BythetouchoftheLord’slotushand,theKingregainedconsciousness.HethencaughtholdoftheLord’slotusfeetandbegantocry.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.192
TEXT192
“trāhitrāhikṛpā-sindhusarva-jīva-nātha!muñi-pātakīrekara’śubha-dṛṣṭi-pāta
“Saveme,saveme,OoceanofmercyandLordofalllivingentities!Pleaseglancemercifullyonthissinfulperson.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.193
TEXT193
trāhitrāhisvatantra-vihārikṛpā-sindhu!trāhitrāhiśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyadīna-bandhu!
“Saveme,Osupremelyindependentoceanofmercy!Saveme,ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,thefriendofthepoor!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.194
TEXT194
trāhitrāhisarva-deva-vandyaramā-kānta!trāhitrāhibhakta-jana-vallabhaekānta!
“Saveme,ObelovedLordofLakṣmī!Youareworshipedbyallthedemigods.Saveme,OYouwhoaremostaffectionatetothedevotees!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.195
TEXT195
trāhitrāhimahāśuddha-sattva-rūpa-dhāri!trāhitrāhisaṅkīrtana-lampaṭamurāri!
“Saveme,OYouwhoassumesaformofpuregoodness!Saveme,OMurāri,Oinauguratorofthesaṅkīrtanamovement!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.196
TEXT196
trāhitrāhiavijñāta-tattva-guṇa-nāma!trāhitrāhiparama-komalaguṇa-dhāma!
“Saveme,OYouwhoseglories,qualities,andnamesarenotknowntoall!Saveme,OmostgentleLord!Saveme,Oreservoirofalltranscendentalqualities!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.197
TEXT197
trāhitrāhiaja-bhava-vandya-śrī-caraṇa!trāhitrāhisannyāsa-dharmeravibhūṣaṇa!
“Saveme,OLordwhoselotusfeetareworshipedbyBrahmāandŚiva!Saveme,Oornamentoftherenouncedorderoflife!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.198
TEXT198
trāhitrāhiśrī-gaurasundaramahāprabhu!eikṛpākara’nātha,nāchāḍibākabhu”
“Saveme,LordGaurasundaraMahāprabhu!PleasebestowonmethemercythatYouwillneverleaveme.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.199
TEXT199
śuni’prabhupratāparudrerakākuvādatuṣṭahai’prabhutānekarilāprasāda
OnhearingMahārājaPratāparudra’shumbleprayers,theLordbecamepleasedandbestowedHismercyonhim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.200
TEXT200
prabhubale,—“kṛṣṇa-bhaktihaukatomārakṛṣṇa-kāryavinātuminākaribāāra
TheLordsaid,“MayyouattainthedevotionalserviceofKṛṣṇa.MayyounotengageinanythingotherthantheserviceofKṛṣṇa.AfterhearingMahārājaPratāparudra’shumbleprayers,ŚrīGaurasundarablessedhimbysaying,“MayyouattaindevotionalservicetoKṛṣṇa.”SincethelivingentitieshavenodutyotherthantheserviceofKṛṣṇa,MahāprabhublessedtheKingbytellinghimthatservicetoKṛṣṇaisthemainpurposeofallactivitiesandthatallactivitiesshouldbeperformedwiththeaimofservingKṛṣṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.201
TEXT201
nirantarakara’giyākṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanatomārarakṣitāviṣṇu-cakra-sudarśana
“GoandconstantlyengageincongregationalglorificationofKṛṣṇa,andyouwillbeprotectedbyViṣṇu’sSudarśanacakra.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.202
TEXT202
tumi,sārvabhauma,ārarāmānanda-rāyatineranimittamuñiāiluṅethāya
“Icameherebecauseofyou,Sārvabhauma,andRāmānandaRāya.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.203
TEXT203
sabeekavākyamātrapālibāāmāramorenākaribātumikothāopracāra
“JustdoonefavorforMe:DonotdiscloseMyidentitytoanyone.ŚrīGaurasundarasaidtoMahārājaPratāparudra,“DonottellanyoneyourpresentrealizationaboutMe.Ifyoudo,Iwillleavethisplaceandgoaway.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.204
TEXT204
ebeyadiāmārepracārakara’tumitabeethāchāḍi’satyacalibāṅaāmi”
“IfyoudiscloseMyidentitytoanyone,Iwillcertainlyleavethisplaceandgoelsewhere.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.205
TEXT205
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.213
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.217
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.220
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nityānanda-prasādesesakalasaṁsāraadyāpihagāyaśrī-caitanya-avatāra
BythemercyofLordNityānanda,theentireworldisnowsingingthegloriesofLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.221
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hena-matemahāprabhucaitanya-nitāinīlacalevasatikarenaduibhāi
Inthiswaythetwobrothers—CaitanyaMahāprabhuandNitāi—livedatNīlācala.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.222
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.225-226
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tumiothākilāyadimuni-dharmakari’āpana-uddāma-bhāvasabaparihari’
tabemūrkhanīcayatapatitasaṁsārabaladekhiārakevākaribeuddhāra?
“IfYoualsoremainsilentlikeamuniandrenounceYourmagnanimousnature,thentellMewhowilldeliverthefoolsandthewretchedsoulswhohavefallenintomateriallife?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.227
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bhakti-rasa-dātātumitumisamvariletabeavatāravākinimittekarile?
“Youarethedistributorofthemellowsofdevotionalservice.IfYouhidethem,thenwhatistheuseofYourincarnationinthisworld?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.228
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.234
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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).
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.251
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.277
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ājñākarilena,—“śunarāghava-paṇḍita!kadamberamālājhāṭaānahatvarita
Heordered,“Listen,RāghavaPaṇḍita!QuicklybringMeagarlandofkadambaflowers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.278
TEXT278
baḍaprītaāmārakadamba-puṣpa-pratikadamberavanenityaāmāravasati”
“Iamveryfondofkadambaflowers.InfactIalwaysresideinakadambaforest.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.279
TEXT279
kara-yoḍakariyārāghavānandakahe“kadamba-puṣperayogaesamayenahe”
WithfoldedhandsRāghavānandasaid,“Thisisnottheseasonforkadambaflowers.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.280
TEXT280
prabhubale,—“bāḍīgiyācāhabhāla-manekadācitaphuṭiyāvāthākekona-sthāne”
TheLordthensaid,“Gohomeandlookcarefully.Theremaybesomebloomingsomewhere.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.281
TEXT281
bāḍīrabhitaregiyācāhenarāghavavismitahailādekhi’mahā-anubhava
Rāghavawentinsidethehouseandwasstruckwithwonderatwhathesaw.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.282
TEXT282
jambīreravṛkṣesabakadamberaphulaphuṭiyāāchayeati-parama-atula
Hesawthatthelimetreewasfilledwiththemostamazingbloomingkadambaflowers.Thewordjambīrareferstoalimeorcitrontree.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.283
TEXT283
kiapūrvavarṇasevākiapūrvagandhasepuṣpadekhilekṣayayāyasarva-bandha
Howwonderfulwasthecolorandfragranceofthoseflowers!Allone’smaterialbondagewasdestroyedbyseeingthoseflowers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.284
TEXT284
dekhiyākadamba-puṣparāghava-paṇḍitabāhyadūragela,hailāmahā-haraṣita
WhenRāghavaPaṇḍitasawthosekadambaflowers,helostexternalconsciousnessandbecamefilledwithjubilation.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.285
TEXT285
āpanāsamvari’mālāgāṅthiyāsatvareānilenanityānanda-prabhuragocare
Hethencheckedhisemotionsandquicklypreparedagarland,whichhebroughttoNityānandaPrabhu.BytheorderofŚrīNityānanda,RāghavaPaṇḍitafoundkadambaflowersinthelimetree.HepreparedagarlandwiththoseflowersandofferedittoNityānandaPrabhu.Atthattimeitwasimpossibletofindkadambaflowers.KadambaflowersgenerallyblossominthebeginningoftherainyseasonduringthemonthofĀṣāḍha(June-July).Butitwasnotthat
time.Althoughfromtheexternalpointofviewitwasimpossibletofindkadambaflowers,especiallyinalimetree,itisneverimpossibleinpastimesthataretranscendentaltomaterialnature.Thosewhoareadornedwithspiritualrealizationdonotenterintotheargumentsofthisexternalworld.Aservice-inclinedheartchecksalivingentity’sinclinationforenjoyingthismaterialworldandhelpshimenterthekingdomofdevotionalservice.Inthatstateone’segodoesnotremainconfinedtomundanerelationships.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.286
TEXT286
kadamberamālādekhi’nityānanda-rāyaparamasantoṣemālādilenagalāya
WhenLordNityānandasawthegarlandofkadambaflowers,Heaccepteditwithgreatsatisfaction.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.287
TEXT287
kadamba-mālāragandhesakalavaiṣṇavavihvalahailādekhi’mahā-anubhava
AlltheVaiṣṇavasbecameoverwhelmedonseeingthatwonderfulincidentandonsmellingthesweetfragranceofthatkadambagarland.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.288
TEXT288
āramahā-āścaryahailakata-kṣaṇeapūrvadanāragandhapāyasarva-jane
Shortlythereafteranothermostwonderfulincidenttookplace.Everyonesmelledthewonderfulfragranceofdamanakaflowers.
Theworddanāreferstodamanakaflowers,orArtemisiaindica.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.289
TEXT289
damanaka-puśperasugandhemanaharedaśa-dikvyāptahailasakalamandire
Thefragranceofdamanakaflowersenchantedeveryone’smind.Alltendirectionswerefilledwiththatfragrance.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.290
TEXT290
hāsi’nityānandabale,—“ārebhāisaba!baladekhikigandherapāoanubhava?”
Nityānandasmiledandsaid,“Obrothers,tellMe,doyousmellsomething?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.291
TEXT291
kara-yoḍakari’sabelāgilākahite“apūrvadanāragandhapāicāri-bhite”
Everyonefoldedtheirhandsandsaid,“Wesmellthewonderfulfragranceofdamanakaflowersinthefourdirections.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.292
TEXT292
sabāravacanaśuni’nityānanda-rāyakahitelāgilāgopyaparama-kṛpāya
Onhearingtheirwords,LordNityānandamercifullyrevealedthe
secretbehindthis.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.293
TEXT293
prabhubale,—“śunasabeparamarahasyatomarāsakaleihājānibāavaśya
NityānandaPrabhusaid,“Listentothismostconfidentialtopic.Allofyoushouldunderstandthis.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.294
TEXT294
caitanya-gosāñiājiśunitekīrtananīlācalahaitekarilenaāgamana
“LordCaitanyacametodayfromNīlācalatohearthekīrtana.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.295
TEXT295
sarvāṅgepariyādivyadamanaka-mālāekavṛkṣeavalambanakariyārahilā
“Hisbodywasdecoratedwithadivinegarlandofdamanakaflowers,andHestayedhereforawhileleaningagainstonetree.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.296
TEXT296
seiśrī-aṅgeradivya-damanaka-gandhecatur-dikepūrṇahai’āchayeānande
“ThefourdirectionswerefilledwiththedivinefragranceofthedamanakaflowersthatweredecoratingHisbody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.297
TEXT297
tomā-sabākāranṛtya-kīrtanadekhiteāpaneāilāprabhunīlācalahaite
“TheLordpersonallycamefromNīlācalatoseeyoualldanceandchantinkīrtana.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.298
TEXT298
eteketomarāsarvakāryaparihari’niravadhi‘kṛṣṇa’gāoāpanāpāsari’
“ThereforeyoushouldgiveupallotherengagementsandabsorbyourselvesintheconstantglorificationofLordKṛṣṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.299
TEXT299
niravadhiśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyacandra-yaśesabāraśarīrapūrṇahauprema-rase”
“MayallofyoubecomefilledwiththemellowsofecstaticlovebyconstantlyglorifyingŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaCandra.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.300
TEXT300
etakahi’‘hari’bali’karayehuṅkārasarvā-dikeprema-dṛṣṭikarilāvistāra
Afterspeakingthesewords,NityānandaloudlychantedthenameofHari.HethencastHislove-filledglanceinallthedirections.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.301
TEXT301
nityānanda-svarūperaprema-dṛṣṭi-pātesabārahailaātma-vismṛtidehete
Bythelove-filledglanceofNityānandaSvarūpa,theyallforgotthemselves.Bythelove-filledglanceofŚrīNityānandaPrabhu,theyallforgottheexternalworldandtheyrealizedthatŚrīGaurasundarahadcomefromNīlācalaandalldirectionswerefilledwiththesweetfragranceofdamanakaflowers.InSouthIndiadamanakaflowersarewidelyusedbecauseoftheirfragrance.Theylookliketheleavesofthetamarisktree,buttheyareverysoft.Unlessoneforgetsabouttheexternalworld,thereisnopossibilityofapproachingthebeautyoftranscendentalservice.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.302
TEXT302
śunaśunaārebhāi,nityānanda-śaktiye-rūpedilenasarva-jagaterebhakti
Obrothers,hearaboutthepowerofNityānandaandhowHedistributeddevotionalservicethroughouttheentireworld.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.303
TEXT303
yebhaktigopikā-gaṇerakahebhāgavatenityānandahaitetāhāpāilajagate
ThedevotionofthegopīsdescribedinŚrīmadBhāgavatamwasawardedtothepeopleoftheworldbyNityānanda.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.304
TEXT304
nityānandavasiyāāchenasiṁhāsanesammukhekarayenṛtyapāriṣada-gaṇe
AsNityānandawassittingonthethrone,allofHisassociatesdancedbeforeHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.305
TEXT305
kehagiyāvṛkṣeraupara-ḍālecaḍepātepāteveḍāya,tathāpināhipaḍe
Someoneclimbedoutonthebranchofatreeandwalkedontheleaves,yethedidnotfall.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.306
TEXT306
kehakehaprema-sukhehuṅkārakariyāvṛkṣerauparethāki’paḍelamphadiyā
Someoneroaredloudlyinecstaticloveandjumpeddownfromthetopofatree.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.307
TEXT307
kehavāhuṅkārakarevṛkṣa-mūladhari’upāḍiyāphelevṛkṣabali’‘harihari’
SomeoneroaredloudlyashegrabbedtherootofatreeandthenuprooteditwhilechantingthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.308
TEXT308
kehavāguvāka-vaneyāyaraḍadiyāgācha-pāñca-sāta-guyāekatrakariyā
Someoneranintoabetelnutforest,grabbedfiveorseventrees,anduprootedthemtogether.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.309
TEXT309
henasedehetejanmiyācheprema-balatṛṇa-prāyaupāḍiyāphelāyasakala
Hisbodywasfilledwithsuchpowerfulecstaticlovethatheuprootedthosetreesasiftheywerebladesofgrass.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.310-312
TEXT310-312
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.313
TEXT313
ye-dikedekhenanityānandamahāśayaseidikemahā-prema-bhakti-vṛṣṭihaya
TherewasanintenseshowerofecstaticdevotionalloveinwhateverdirectionLordNityānandacastHisglance.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.314
TEXT314
yāhārecāhena,se-iprememūrcchāpāyavastranāsamvare,bhūmepaḍi’gaḍi’yāya
WhoeverHelookedatlostconsciousnessinecstaticloveandrolledontheground,forgettinghiscloth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.315
TEXT315
nityānanda-svarūperedharibāredhāyahāsenityānandaprabhuvasiyākhaṭṭāya
AssomeonetriedtocatchholdofNityānandaSvarūpa’sfeet,NityānandaPrabhusatonthethroneandsmiled.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.316-317
TEXT316-317
yatapāriṣadanityānanderapradhānasabārehailasarva-śakti-adhiṣṭhāna
sarva-jñatāvāk-siddhihailasabārasabehailenayenakandarpa-ākāra
AlltheprincipalassociatesofNityānandawerefullyempowered.Theybecameomniscientandwhatevertheyspokecametrue.Their
featuresresembledthoseofCupid.TheprincipaldevoteesofŚrīNityānandabecamefilledwithvariouspotenciesandbegantodisplaymanywonderfulfeats.Theywereomniscient,whichisrareamonghumanbeings,theirwordscametrue,andtheirbodiesmanifestbeautifulfeatures.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.318
TEXT318
sabeyāreparaśakarenahastadiyāse-ihayavihvalasakalapāsariyā
Anyonewhowastouchedbytheirhandsforgoteverythingandbecameoverwhelmedwithecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.319
TEXT319
ei-rūpepānihāṭī-grāmetinamāsanityānandaprabhukarebhaktiravilāsa
InthiswayNityānandaPrabhurelisheddevotionalserviceforthreemonthsinthevillageofPānihāṭi.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.320
TEXT320
tina-māsakārobāhyanāhikaśarīredeha-dharmatilārdhekokārenāhisphure
Forthreemonthsnoonemanifestexternalconsciousness.Theydidnotfeeleventheslightesturgeofthebody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.321
TEXT321
tina-māsakehanāhikarilaāhārasabeprema-sukhenṛtyabaināhiāra
Noneofthemateanythingforthreemonths.Theydidnothingotherthandanceinthehappinessofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.322
TEXT322
pānihāṭī-grāmeyatahailaprema-sukhacārivedevarṇibekasesabakautuka
ThehappinessofecstaticlovethatmanifestinthevillageofPānihāṭiwillbedescribedinthefourVedas.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.323
TEXT323
ekodaṇḍenityānandakarilenayatatāhāvarṇibāraśaktiāchekārakata
WhohastheabilitytodescribeallthepastimesthatNityānandaperformedinahalfhour?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.324
TEXT324
kṣaṇekṣaṇeāpanekarenanṛtya-raṅgacatur-dikelai’sabapāriṣada-saṅga
NityānandapassedeverymomentdancinginecstasyinthemidstofHisassociates.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.325
TEXT325
kakhanavāāpanevasiyāvīrāsanenācāyenasakalabhakatajanejane
SometimesHewouldsitinthevīrāsanapostureandhavethedevoteesdanceoneafteranotherbeforeHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.326
TEXT326
ekosevakeranṛtyehenaraṅgahayacatur-dikedekhiyenaprema-vanyā-maya
Thedancingofeachdevoteewassosublimethatthefourdirectionsbecamefilledwithafloodofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.327
TEXT327
mahājhaḍepaḍeyenakadalaka-vanaei-mataprema-sukhepaḍesarva-jana
Inthehappinessofecstaticlove,everyonewouldfalltothegroundlikebananatreesfallinginagreatstorm.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.328
TEXT328
āpaneyekahemahāprabhunityānandasei-matakarilenasarvabhakta-vṛnda
AllthedevoteesdidwhateverLordNityānandaaskedthemtodo.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.329
TEXT329
niravadhiśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-saṅkīrtana
karāyena,karenalaiyābhakta-gaṇa
Hewouldinduceallthedevoteestoconstantlyperformsaṅkīrtana,asinauguratedbyŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhualwaysengagedthedevoteesinhari-saṅkīrtana,asinauguratedbyŚrīCaitanya.ThroughthesongsHesangHewouldrevealthatŚrīGaurasundarawasnondifferentfromVrajendra-nandana.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.330
TEXT330
henaselāgilāpremaprakāśakaritese-ihayavihvala,yeāisedekhite
Hebegantomanifestsuchecstaticlovethatanyonewhocametowatchbecameoverwhelmed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.331
TEXT331
yesevakayakhaneyeicchākaremanese-iāsi’upasannahayatata-kṣaṇe
Wheneveranyservantdesiredsomething,hewouldimmediatelyreceiveit.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.332
TEXT332
ei-mataparānandaprema-sukha-rasekṣaṇahenakehanājānilatinamāse
Inthiswaytheywereallsoabsorbedinthemellowsofecstaticlovethatthosethreemonthsseemedtothemlikeonlyamoment.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.333
TEXT333
tabenityānandaprabhuvarakatadinealaṅkāraparitehailāicchāmane
AftersomedaysNityānandaPrabhudesiredtodecorateHimselfwithsomeornaments.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.334
TEXT334
icchāmātrasarva-alaṅkāraseikṣaṇeupasannaāsiyāhailavidyamāne
AssoonasthatdesireawokeinHim,allvarietiesofornamentsappearedthere.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.335-336
TEXT335-336
sūvarṇarajatamarakatamanoharanānā-vidhabahu-mūlyakatekaprastara
maṇisu-prabālapaṭṭavāsamuktāhārasukṛtisakalediyākarenamaskāra
PiouspeopleofferedtheirobeisancesandgaveNityānandaattractiveornamentsmadeofgold,silver,variouspreciousstoneslikediamonds,emeralds,andcorals,finesilkcloth,andpearlnecklaces.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.337
TEXT337
katavānirmitakatakariyānirmāṇaparilenaalaṅkāra—yenaicchātāna
HethendecoratedHimselfwithornamentsthathadalreadybeen
madeandothersthatweremadeaccordingtoHisowndesire.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.338
TEXT338
duihastesuvarṇeraaṅgadabalayapuṣṭakari’parilenaātma-icchā-maya
AccordingtoHisowndesireHedecoratedHistwowristsandarmswithgoldbraceletsandarmlets.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.339
TEXT339
suvarṇamudrikāratnekariyākhicanadaśa-śrī-aṅguleśobhākarevibhūṣaṇa
HedecoratedHistenfingerswithgoldringsstuddedwithjewels.Thewordmudrikāreferstoringsmadeofgoldandothermetalsfromobjectslikemohara(goldcoins),rupees,andpayasā.Thewordkhicanameans“studdedwith”or“setwith.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.340
TEXT340
kanṭhaśobhākarebahu-vidhadivyahāramaṇi-mūktā-prabālādi-yatasarva-sāra
HedecoratedHisneckwithmanyvarietiesoffinenecklacesmadeofdiamonds,pearls,andcorals.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.341
TEXT341
rudrākṣaviḍālākṣaduisuvarṇarajatebāndhiyāparilākanṭhemaheśvaraprīte
ForthepleasureofMaheśvara,Heworeagoldandsilvernecklacesetwithrudrākṣaandcat’s-eyegems.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.342
TEXT342
muktā-kasā-suvarṇakariyāsuracanaduiśruti-mūleśobheparamaśobhana
Histwoearswerebeautifiedbygoldearringsstuddedwithpearls.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.343
TEXT343
pāda-padmerajata-nūpurasuśobhanatad-uparimalaśobhejagata-mohana
Hislotusfeetwereadornedwithsilveranklebells,withanenchantingbandofsilverabovethem.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.344
TEXT344
śukla-paṭṭa-nīla-pīta—bahuvidhavāsaapūrvaśobhayeparidhāneravilāsa
Hewasdressedinvarietiesofwhite,blue,andyellowsilkcloth.InthiswayHelookedwonderfullyattractive.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.345
TEXT345
mālatī,mallikā,yūthī,campakeramālāśrī-vakṣekarayeśobhāāndolana-khelā
Flowergarlandsofmālatī,mallikā,yūthī,andcampakaswungtoand
froonHisattractivechest.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.346
TEXT346
gorocanā-sahitacandanadivya-gandhevicitrakariyālepiyāchenaśrī-aṅge
HesmearedHisbodywithfragrantsandalwoodpastemixedwithgorocanā.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.347
TEXT347
śrī-mastakeśobhitavividhapaṭṭavāsataduparinānā-varṇa-mālyeravilāsa
Hisheadwasdecoratedwithvarietiesofsilkclothwithvarietiesofflowergarlandsontop.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.348
TEXT348
prasannaśrī-mukha—koṭiśaśadharajini’hāsiyākarenaniravadhihari-dhvani
Hispleasingfacedefeatedthebeautyofmillionsofmoons.HesmiledasHeconstantlychantedthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.349
TEXT349
ye-dikecāhenadui-kamala-nayanesei-dikeprema-varṣe,bhāsesarva-jane
InwhateverdirectionHislotuseyesglanced,therewasashowerof
ecstaticlovethatinundatedeveryone.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.350-351
TEXT350-351
rajateraprāyalauha-daṇḍasuśobhanadui-dikekaritathisuvarṇa-bandhana
niravadhiseilauha-daṇḍaśobhekaremuṣaladharilāyenaprabhuhaladhare
JustasLordHaladharaheldaclub,NityānandaalwaysheldinHishandabeautifulironrodthatlookedasifitweresilverandthatwasboundontwosideswithgold.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.352-353
TEXT352-353
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.354
TEXT354
eimatanityānandasvānubhāva-raṅgeviharenasakalapārṣadakari’saṅge
InthiswayNityānandaenjoyedHisownecstaticmoodasHesported
inthecompanyofHisassociates.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.355
TEXT355
tabeprabhusarva-pāriṣada-gaṇameli’bhakta-gṛhegṛhekareparyaṭana-keli
TheLordthentookHisassociatestothehousesofvariousdevotees.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.356
TEXT356
jāhnavīraduikūleyataāchegrāmasarvatrabhramenanityānandajyotir-dhāma
ThemosteffulgentNityānandavisitedeachofthevillagesonbothbanksoftheGanges.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.357
TEXT357
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.358
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pāṣaṇḍīodekhileimātrakarestutisarvasvadibāreseikṣaṇehayamati
EventheatheistswhosawHimofferedHimrespectsandconsideredofferingeverythingtoHim.ThosewhoconsidertranscendentalViṣṇuandVaiṣṇavasasequaltomundaneobjectsorordinarypersonsarecalledpāṣaṇḍīs,oratheists.EvensuchgodlesspeoplewouldofferrespecttoNityānandaPrabhuwhentheysawHim.ByseeingtheSupremeLord,theirmundaneconceptionsbasedonmaterialenjoymentwerevanquished.ThereforetheyendedupsurrenderingeverythingtotheLord.ThosewhosurrendereverythingtotheSupremeLorddonotseetheexternalworldastheobjectoftheirenjoyment,inotherwords,theybecomeliberatedsouls.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.359
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nityānanda-svarūperaśarīramadhurasabāreikṛpā-dṛṣṭikarenapracura
ThebodyofNityānandaSvarūpawasmostenchanting.Heglanced
mercifullyoneveryone.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.360
TEXT360
kibhojanekiśayanekibāparyaṭanekṣaṇekanāyāyavyarthasaṅkīrtanavine
WhenHewaseating,sleeping,orwanderingabout,Hedidnotwasteamomentwithoutsaṅkīrtana.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuwouldalwaysglorifythetopicsofŚrīGaurahari,evenwhileeating,sleeping,ortraveling.HespokeonlyabouttopicsorKṛṣṇa,nothingelse.Hiseveryactivitywasaccompaniedbyhari-kīrtana.Therefore,whiledescribingŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyadeva’steachingsinhiscommentaryontheSeventhCantooftheŚrīmadBhāgavatamandintheBhakti-sandarbha,ŚrīJīvaGosvāmīPrabhuhaswrittenabouttheactivitiesofŚrīNityānandaasfollows:yadyapianyābhaktiḥkalaukartavyātadākīrtanākhya-bhakti-saṁyogenaivakartavyā—“AlthoughotherprocessesofdevotionalserviceshouldbeperformedinKali-yuga,theymustallbeaccompaniedbythechantingoftheholynames.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.361
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yekhānekarenanṛtyakṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanatathāyavihvalahayakatakatajana
WhereverHeperformeddancingandcongregationalglorificationofKṛṣṇa,manypeoplebecameoverwhelmedwithecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.362
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gṛhastheraśiśukonakichuinājānetāhārāomahā-mahā-vṛkṣadhari’ṭāne
Eventhehouseholders’childrenwhodidnotknowanythinguprootedlargetrees.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.363
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huṅkārakariyāvṛkṣapheleupāḍiyā“muñiregopāla”bali’veḍāyadhāiyā
Theyroaredloudly,uprootedtrees,andranaroundexclaiming,“Iamacowherdboy.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.364
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henasesāmarthyaekaśisuraśarīreśata-janemiliyāodharitenāpāre
Eachboypossessedsuchstrengththatevenahundredpeoplewereunabletocontrolhim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.365
TEXT365
“śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyajayanityānanda”bali’siṁha-nādakareśiśuhai’kutūhalī
Thechildrenwouldjoyfullyroarlikelionsandcallout,“AllgloriestoŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaandNityānanda!”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.366
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ei-matanityānanda—bālaka-jīvanavihvalakaritelāgilenaśiśu-gaṇa
InthiswayNityānanda,thelifeandsoulofallchildren,overwhelmedthosechildrenwithecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.367
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māsekeoekaśiśunākareāhāradekhitelokeracittelāgecamatkāra
Foronemonththosechildrendidnoteatanything.Peoplebecamestruckwithwonderonseeingthis.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.368
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hailenavihvalasakalabhakta-vṛndasabārarakṣakahailenanityānanda
Allthedevoteesbecameoverwhelmedwithecstaticlove,andNityānandabecamethechildren’ssoleprotector.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.369
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putra-prāyakari’prabhusabāredhariyākarāyenabhojanaāpanehastadiyā
TheLordwouldfeedthechildrenwithHisownhandasiftheywereHischildren.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.370
TEXT370
kāreovābāndhiyārākhenanija-pāśemārenabāndhena—tabuaṭṭaaṭṭahāse
Hewouldsometimesbindoneofthemandkeephimnearby.AlthoughHebeatthemandboundthem,theywouldlaughloudly.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuindiscriminatelydistributedHisaffectiontothechildren.SometimesHewouldfeedthem,andsometimesHewoulddisplaythepastimeoftyingthemuptostoptheirmischief.Everyonewassatisfiedbytheirbehavior.ThechildrenacceptedHimasBaladevaandthemselvesascowherdboyssubordinatetopersonalitieslikeŚrīdāma.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.371
TEXT371
eka-dinagadādhara-dāseramandireāilenatāneprītikaribāratare
OnedayNityānandawenttothehouseofGadādharadāsatobestowmercyonhim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.372
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gopī-bhāvegadādhara-dāsamahāśayahaiyāāchenaatiparānanda-maya
GadādharadāsaMahāśayawasfullyabsorbedinecstaticloveinthemoodofagopī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.373
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mastakekariyāgaṅgā-jalerakalasaniravadhiḍāke,—“kekinibego-rasa?”
HeheldapotofGangeswateronhisheadandcontinuouslycalledout,“Whowantstobuymilk?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.374
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śrī-bāla-gopāla-mūrtitānadevālayaāchenaparama-lāvaṇyerasamuccaya
TherewasamostenchantingDeityofŚrīBāla-gopālainhistemple.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.375
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dekhi’bāla-gopāleramūrtimanoharaprītenityānandalailāvakṣeraupara
WhenNityānandasawthatenchantingDeityofBāla-gopāla,HeaffectionatelyembracedtheDeitytoHischest.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.376
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ananta-hṛdayedekhi’śrī-bāla-gopālasarva-gaṇehari-dhvanikarenaviśāla
WheneveryonesawŚrīBāla-gopālaonthechestofAnanta,theybegantoloudlychantthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.377
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huṅkārakariyānityānanda-malla-rāyakaritelāgilānṛtyagopāla-līlāya
ThegreatwrestlerNityānandaroaredloudlyandbegantodanceinthemoodofacowherdboy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.378
TEXT378
dāna-khaṇḍagāyenamādhavānandaghoṣaśuni’avadhūta-siṁhaparamasantoṣa
ThenMādhavānandaGhoṣasangaboutthedāna-līlā,andthelionlikeAvadhūtabecamegreatlysatisfied.Thephrasedāna-khaṇḍa-gānareferstoasongdescribingKṛṣṇa’sdāna-līlā,orpastimeofchargingtax,whichiselaboratelydescribedin[RūpaGosvāmīs]Dāna-keli-kaumudī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.379
TEXT379
bhāgyavantamādhaverahenakanṭha-dhvaniśuniteāviṣṭahayaavadhūta-maṇi
ThevoiceofthefortunateMādhavawassosweetthatthecrestjewelofavadhūtasbecameabsorbedinecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.380
TEXT380
ei-rūpalīlātānanija-prema-raṅgesukṛtiśrī-gadādharadāsakari’saṅge
InthehappinessofHisownecstaticlove,NityānandaenjoyedsuchpastimeswiththefortunateŚrīGadādharadāsa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.381
TEXT381
gopī-bhāvebāhyanāhigadādharadāseniravadhiāpanāke‘gopīhenavāse
Gadādharadāsahadnoexternalconsciousness,forhewasabsorbedinthemoodofagopīandalwaysconsideredhimselftobeagopī.ŚrīGadādharadāsaalwaysremainedabsorbedinhisconstitutional
positionanddidnotexternallyacceptthedressofasakhī.Hecertainlywasalwaysabsorbedinthemoodofagopī,buthedidnotdisplayduplicitybywearingagopīsdress.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.382
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dāna-khaṇḍa-līlāśuni’nityānanda-rāyayenṛtyakarena,tāhāvarṇananāyāya
WhenLordNityānandaheardtopicsofthedāna-līlā,Hedancedinawaythatisbeyonddescription.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.383
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prema-bhakti-vikārerayataāchenāmasabaprakāśiyānṛtyakareanupāma
HedisplayedallthetransformationsofecstaticloveasHedancedincomparably.Thereareeighttypesofsāttvika-bhāvas,ortranscendentalsymptoms,andthirty-threekindsofsañcāri-bhāvas,orcontinuouslyexistingecstaticsymptoms.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.384
TEXT384
vidyuteraprāyanṛtyagatirabhaṅgimākibāseadbhutabhuja-cālana-mahimā
AsHedanced,themovementofHisbodilylimbsappearedlikelightning.HowwonderfulwasthemovementofHisarms!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.385
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kivāsenayana-bhaṅgī,kisundarahāsakibāseadbhutaśira-kampana-vilāsa
HowwonderfulwasthemovementofHiseyes,howbeautifulwasHissmile,andhowwonderfulwastheswayingofHishead!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.386
TEXT386
ekatrakariyāduicaraṇasundarakibāyoḍeyoḍelamphadenamanohara
HowwonderfullyHejumpedabout,keepingHistwobeautifulfeettogether!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.387
TEXT387
ye-dikecāhenanityānandaprema-rasesei-dikestrī-puruṣekṛṣṇa-rasebhāse
ThemenandwomeninwhateverdirectionNityānandacastHislove-filledglanceallfloatedinthemellowsofloveforKṛṣṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.388
TEXT388
henasekarenakṛpā-dṛṣṭiatiśayaparānandedeha-smṛtikāranāthākaya
Hisglancewasfilledwithsuchmercythateveryoneforgottheirownbodiesinecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.389
TEXT389
yebhaktivāñchenayogīndrādi-muni-gaṇenityānanda-prasādesebhuñjeye-te-jane
ByNityānanda’smercy,anyoneandeveryonerelishedthedevotionthatthebestoftheyogisandsagesdesire.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.390
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hasti-samajananākhāiletinadinacalitenāpāre,dehahayaatikṣīṇa
Ifapersonasstrongasanelephantdoesnoteatforthreedays,hewillnotbeabletowalkandhisbodywillbecomeweak.Ifahumanbeingasstrongasanelephantfastsforthreedays,helosestheabilitytowalkandhisbodybecomesweak.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.391
TEXT391
eka-māsaekaśiśunākareāhāratathāpihasiṁha-prāyasabavyavahāra
Althougheachofthosechildrendidnoteatforonemonth,theybehavedlikelions.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.392
TEXT392
henaśaktiprakāśenanityānanda-rāyatathāpinābujhekehacaitanya-māyāya
SuchwasthepotencythatwasmanifestbyLordNityānanda,yetbytheinfluenceofLordCaitanya’sillusoryenergy,noonecouldunderstand.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.393
TEXT393
ei-matakata-dinapremānanda-rasegadādharadāseramandireprabhuvaise
InthiswayNityānandastayedafewdaysinthehouseofGadādharadāsa,absorbedinthemellowsofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.394
TEXT394
bāhyanāhigadādharadāseraśarīreniravadhi‘hari-bala’balāyasabāre
Gadādharadāsadidnotdisplayexternalconsciousness.Hewouldalwaysinduceeveryonetochant,“Haribol!”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.395
TEXT395
seigrāmekājīācheparamadurbārakīrtanerapratidveṣakarayeapāra
TherewasamostsinfulKazilivinginthatvillage.Hestronglyopposedtheperformanceofkīrtana.InthatvillageofEṅḍiyādahatherelivedamostpowerfulKaziwhowasgreatlyinimicaltoreligiousprinciplesandwhostronglyopposedthecongregationalglorificationofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.396
TEXT396
parānandemattagadādharamahāśayaniśā-bhāgegelāseikājīraālaya
GadādharaMahāśayawasalwaysintoxicatedwithtranscendentalecstasy.OnenighthewenttothehouseofthatKazi.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.397
TEXT397
yekājīrabhayelokapalāyaantarenirbhayecalilāniśā-bhāgetāraghare
AlthoughpeoplegenerallyranawayinfearofthatKazi,Gadādharafearlesslywentatnighttohishouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.398
TEXT398
niravadhihari-dhvanikaritekaritepraviṣṭahailāgiyākājīrabāḍīte
GadādharacontinuallychantedthenameofHariasheenteredtheKazi’shouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.399
TEXT399
dekhemātravasiyākājīrasarva-gaṇebalibārekārokichunāāisevadane
TheKazi’sservantssatdownspeechlessastheywatchedGadādharaenter.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.400
TEXT400
gadādharabale,—“āre,kājībeṭākothājhāṭa‘kṛṣṇa’bala,nahechiṇḍoṅtoramāthā”
Gadādharasaid,“Whereisthatfellow,Kazi?QuicklychantthenameofKṛṣṇa,orIwillseveryourhead.”Thewordjhāṭameans“quickly,”“withoutdelay,”or“soon.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.401
TEXT401
agni-henakrodhekājīhailābāhiragadādharadāsadekhi’mātrahailāsthira
TheKaziwasangryasfireashecameoutoftheroom,butonseeingGadādharadāsa,hebecamepacified.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.402
TEXT402
kājībale,—“gadādhara,tumikeneethā?”gadādharabalena,—“āchayekichukathā
TheKazisaid,“Gadādhara,whyareyouhere?”Gadādharareplied,“Ihavesomethingtosay.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.403
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śrī-caitanyanityānandaprabhuavatari’jagateramukhebalāilā’harihari’
“LordCaitanyaandNityānandaPrabhuhaveincarnatedinthisworldtoinduceeveryonetochantthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.404
TEXT404
sabetumimātranāhibalahari-nāmatāhābalāiteāilāṅatomā-sthāna
“YoualonehavenotchantedthenameofHari,thereforeIhavecometoyourhousetomakeyouchant.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.405
TEXT405
parama-maṅgalahari-nāmabalatumitomārasakalapāpauddhāribaāmi”
“JustchantthemostauspiciousnameofHari,andIwilldeliveryoufromallsinfulreactions.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.406
TEXT406
yadyapihakājīmahā-hiṁsaka-caritatathāpinābalekichuhailāstambhita
AlthoughtheKaziwasmostenviousbynature,hewasstunnedandcouldnotsayanything.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.407
TEXT407
hāsibalekājī,—“śunadāsagadādhara!kālibalibāṅa‘hari’,ājiyāhaghara”
TheKazithensmiledandsaid,“Listen,Gadādharadāsa,yougohomenow.IwillchantthenameofHaritomorrow.”AlthoughtheKaziwasmostenviousandopposedtoreligiousprinciples,hesmiledonseeingGadādhara’ssimplicity.Whilesmiling,hesaid,“ByyourrequestIwillchantthenameofHaritomorrow.Fornow,yougohome.”Asaresult,GadādharabecameespeciallyhappytohearthenameofHariissuefromthemouthoftheKazi.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.408
TEXT408
hari-nāma-mātraśunilenatāramukhegadādhara-dāsapūrṇahailāprema-sukhe
AssoonasGadādharadāsaheardthenameofHaricomefromtheKazi’smouth,hebecamefilledwithecstaticjubilation.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.409
TEXT409
gadādharadāsabale,—“ārakālikeneeita’balilā’hari’āpana-vadane
Gadādharadāsathensaid,“Whytomorrow?YoujustnowutteredthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.410
TEXT410
āratoraamaṅgalanāhikonakṣaṇayakhanakarilāhari-nāmeragrahaṇa”
“SinceyouhaveutteredthenameofHari,allyourinauspiciousnesshasbeenimmediatelyvanquished.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.411
TEXT411
etabali’parama-unmādegadādharahātetālidiyānṛtyakarebahutara
Afterspeakingthesewords,Gadādharaclappedhishandsanddancedwildlyintoxicatedwithecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.412
TEXT412
kata-kṣaṇeāilenaāpana-mandirenityānanda-adhiṣṭhānayāṅhāraśarīre
AftersometimeGadādharareturnedtohishouse.Nityānandaalwaysresidedinhisbody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.413
TEXT413
hena-matagadādharadāseramahimācaitanya-pārṣada-madhyeyāṅhāragaṇanā
SucharethegloriesofGadādharadāsa,whoiscountedamongtheassociatesofLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.414-416
TEXT414-416
yekājīravātāsanālayasādhu-janepāileimātrajātilayasei-kṣaṇe
henakājīdurbāradekhilejātilayahenajanekṛpā-dṛṣṭikailāmahāśaya
henajanapāsarilasabahiṁsā-dharmaihāresebali—‘kṛṣṇa’-āveśerakarma
SaintlypersonsdidnotwanttobetouchedbytheairthattouchedtheKazi,fortheyfeltthatsuchcontactwouldmakethemlosetheircaste.YetGadādharadāsaMahāśayaglancedmercifullyonthatmostsinfulKazi,whotookawaythecasteofanyHinduheencountered.Whensuchapersongivesuphisenviousnature,itistobeunderstoodthatthisisthepotencyofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.TheKaziofEṅḍiyādahawasmostsinful.Wheneverhegottheopportunityhewouldtakeawaythecasteofthosewhodidnotrespect
him.ŚrīGadādharadāsadestroyedtheenviousnatureofsuchclassesofpeople.ThereforehedisplayedthepotencyofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.417
TEXT417
satyakṛṣṇa-bhāvahayayāṅhāraśarīreagni-sarpavyāghratārelaṅghitenāpāre
Fire,snakes,andtigerscannotharmapersonwhoistrulyabsorbedinKṛṣṇaconsciousness.CreatureslikesnakesandtigersdonotharmpersonsintoxicatedwithecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,andfirewillnotburnthem.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.418-419
TEXT418-419
brahmādiraabhīṣṭayesabakṛṣṇa-bhāvagopī-gaṇevyaktayesakalaanurāga
iṅgitesesababhāvanityānanda-rāyadilenasakalapriya-gaṇerekṛpāya
OutofHiscauselessmercyLordNityānandafreelydistributedtoHisdearassociatestheloveforKṛṣṇathatisdesiredbypersonalitieslikeBrahmāandtheattachmenttoKṛṣṇadisplayedbythegopīs.DemigodsheadedbyBrahmācannotunderstandthegopīs’cultivationofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.ButŚrīNityānandaPrabhumercifullyandfreelygaveHisownservantsthegopīs’attachmenttoKṛṣṇa,whichisrareforevenpersonalitieslikeBrahmā.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.420
TEXT420
bhajabhāi,henanityānanderacaraṇayāṅhāraprasādepāicaitanya-śaraṇa
Obrothers,justworshipthelotusfeetofNityānanda,bywhosemercyonecanattaintheshelterofLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.421
TEXT421
tabenityānandaprabhuvarakata-dineśacī-āidekhibāreicchāhailamane
AftersomedaysNityānandaPrabhufeltadesiretoseemotherŚacī.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.422
TEXT422
śubha-yātrākarilenanavadvīpa-pratipāriṣada-gaṇasabakariyāsaṁhati
SoHebegananauspiciousjourneytoNavadvīpa,accompaniedbyHisassociates.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.423
TEXT423
tabeāilenaprabhukhaḍadaha-grāmepurandara-paṇḍiteradevālaya-sthāne
Ontheway,theLordcametothehouseofPurandaraPaṇḍitainthevillageofKhaḍadaha.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.424
TEXT424
khaḍadaha-grāmeāsi’nityānanda-rāyayatanṛtyakarilena—kahanenāyāya
AsHeenteredthevillageofKhaḍadaha,LordNityānandadancedso
wonderfullythatitisbeyonddescription.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.425
TEXT425
purandara-paṇḍiteraparamaunmādavṛkṣerauparecaḍi’karesiṁha-nāda
PurandaraPaṇḍitabecamesointoxicatedwithecstaticlovethatheclimbedatreeandroaredlikealion.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.426
TEXT426
bāhyanāhiśrī-caitanya-dāseraśarīrevyāghratāḍāiyāyāyavanerabhitare
ThebodyofŚrīCaitanyadāsadisplayednosignofexternalconsciousness.Hewouldchasetigersthroughtheforest.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.427
TEXT427
kabhulamphadiyāuṭhevyāghrerauparekṛṣṇeraprasādevyāghralaṅghitenāpāre
Sometimeshewouldjumponatiger’sback,yetbythemercyofKṛṣṇathetigerwouldnotharmhim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.428
TEXT428
mahā-ajagara-sarpalai’nija-kolenirbhayecaitanya-dāsathākekutūhale
SometimesCaitanyadāsawouldfearlesslytakealargepythononhis
lapandplaywithit.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.429
TEXT429
vyāghrerasahitakhelākhelenanirbhayahenakṛpākareavadhūtamahāśaya
Hewouldfearlesslyplaywithtigers.AllthiswaspossiblebythemercyofAvadhūtaNityānanda.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.430
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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.
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caitanya-dāserayatabhaktiravikārakatavākahitepāri—sakalaapāra
ItisnotpossibletodescribethetransformationsofdevotionalservicedisplayedbyCaitanyadāsa,fortheywereallunlimited.
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yogyaśrī-caitanya-dāsamurāri-paṇḍitayāṅravātāseokṛṣṇapāiyeniścita
ButitisunderstoodthatanyonewhowastouchedbytheairthatcameincontactwithMurāriCaitanyadāsawouldcertainlybeenlightenedinKṛṣṇaconsciousness.
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ebekehabalāya‘caitanya-dāsa’nāmasvapnehanābaleśrī-caitanya-guṇa-grāma
NowadayssomeonecallshimselfCaitanyadāsa,thoughheneverchantsthegloriesofLordCaitanyaeveninhisdreams.
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advaiteraprāṇa-nātha—śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanyayāṅrabhakti-prasādeadvaitasatyadhanya
ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaisthebelovedLordofAdvaita.AdvaitabecametrulygloriousasaresultofHisdevotionalservicetoLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.438
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jayajayaadvaiterayecaitanya-bhaktiyāṅhāraprasādeadvaiterasarva-śakti
AllgloriestoAdvaita’sdevotionalservicetoLordCaitanya!AdvaitawasfullyempoweredbythemercyofLordCaitanya.
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CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.439
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.442
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.443
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kata-dinethāki’nityānandakhaḍadahesaptagrāmaāilenasarva-gaṇa-sahe
AfterpassingsomedaysatKhaḍadaha,NityānandawentwithHisassociatestoSaptagrāma.ForanelaboratedescriptionofSaptagrāma,seetheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text41.
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seisaptagrāmeāche-sapta-ṛṣi-sthānajagateviditase‘triveṇī-ghāṭa’nāma
InthisvillageofSaptagrāmathereisaplaceassociatedwiththesevensagesknownthroughouttheworldasTriveṇī-ghāṭa.TheconfluenceoftheGanges,Sarasvatī,andYamunāisknownasTriveṇīeventoday.TheriverbedoftheYamunāisstillfoundnearKāñcarāpāḍā.SometimeagothisriverusedtoflowintotheTriveṇī-saṅgama.ReportsthattheYamunāriverbedexistednearGovaraḍāṅgāarestillcurrent.
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seigaṅgā-ghāṭepūrvesapta-ṛṣi-gaṇatapakari’pāilenagovinda-caraṇa
ThesevensagespreviouslyperformedausteritiesandattainedthelotusfeetofGovindaonthebankoftheGangesatthisplace.
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tinadevīseisthāneekatramilanajāhnavī-yamunā-sarasvatīrasaṅgama
Thethreegoddesses—Jāhnavī,Yamunā,andSarasvatīmergetogetheratthisplace.
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prasiddha‘triveṇī-ghāṭa’sakalabhuvanesarvapāpa-kṣayahayayāṅradaraśane
ThisplaceisrenownedthroughouttheworldasTriveṇī-ghāṭa.Bytakingdarśanaofthisplace,allone’ssinsaredestroyed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.448
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nityānandaprabhuvaraparama-ānandeseighāṭesnānakarilenasarva-vṛnde
NityānandaandHisassociatestookbathatthisghāṭaingreatecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.449
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uddhāraṇa-dattabhāgyavanteramandirerahilenatathāprabhutriveṇīratīre
LordNityānandastayedonthebankoftheTriveṇīatthehouseofthefortunateUddhāraṇaDatta.
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kāya-mano-vākyenityānanderacaraṇabhajilenaakaitavedatta-uddhāraṇa
UddhāraṇaDattasincerelyworshipedthefeetofNityānandawithhisbody,mind,andspeech.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.451
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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.
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pūrveyenasukhahailanadīyā-nagaresei-matasukhahailasaptagrāma-pure
SaptagrāmabecamefilledwiththesameecstasythathadpreviouslyfilledtheentiredistrictofNadia.
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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.
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yavaneranayanedekhiyāprema-dhārabrāhmaṇeoāpanākekarenadhikkāra
WhenthebrāhmaṇassawtheYavanas’tearsofecstaticlove,theycondemnedthemselves.
Thebrāhmaṇasareexalted,andtheYavanasaredegraded,beingdevoidofallsaṁskāras,orpurificatoryprocesses.
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jayajayaavadhūta-candramahāśayayāṅhārakṛpāyahenasabaraṅgahaya
AllgloriestoAvadhūta-candraMahāśaya,bywhosemercyallsuchpastimestookplace.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.468
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eimatesaptagrāme,āmbuyā-mullukeviharenanityānanda-svarūpakautuke
InthiswayNityānandaSvarūpahappilyenjoyedpastimesinSaptagrāmaandĀmbuyā-mulluka.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.469
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tabekata-dineāilenaśāntipureācārya-gosāñipriya-vigraheraghare
ThenaftersomedaysHewenttothehouseofHisdearAdvaitaĀcāryainŚāntipura.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.470
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dekhiyāadvaitanityānanderaśrī-mukhahenanāhijānenajanmilakonasukha
WhenAdvaitasawNityānanda’sface,HecouldnotunderstandhowjoyfulHebecame.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.471
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‘hari’bali’lāgilenakaritehuṅkārapradakṣiṇadaṇḍavatakarenaapāra
HeroaredloudlyandchantedthenameofHari.ThenAdvaitacircumambulatedNityānandaandofferedHimobeisances.
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nityānanda-svarūpaadvaitakari’kolesiñcilenaaṅgatānapremānanda-jale
NityānandaSvarūpaembracedAdvaitaandsoakedHisbodywithtearsofecstaticlove.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.43
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.476
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.479
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sarva-jīva-paritrāṇatumimahā-hetumahā-pralayetetumisatya-dharma-setu
“Youaretheultimatecauseofalllivingentities’deliverance.Youprotectreligiousprinciplesevenduringthetotalannihilation.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.480
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tumisebujhāocaitanyeraprema-bhaktitumisecaitanya-vṛkṣedharapūrṇa-śakti
“YoupropagateLordCaitanya’sdevotionalserviceinecstaticlove.YouarethefullyempoweredbranchofthetreeofLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.481
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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
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akrodhaparamānandatumimaheśvarasahasra-vadana-ādidevamahīdhara
“Youarefreefromanger,Youaresupremelyblissful,andYouaretheultimatecontroller.Youarethethousand-headedoriginalLordwhosustainstheuniverse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.487
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rakṣa-kula-hantātumiśrī-lakṣmaṇa-candratumigopa-putrahaladharamūrtimanta
“YouareŚrīLakṣmaṇa,thedestroyerofthedemoniacdynasty.YouareHaladhara,thesonofthecowherd.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.488
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mūrkhanīcaadhamapatitauddhāritetumiavatīrṇahaiyāchapṛthivīte
“Youhaveincarnatedinthisworldtodeliverthefoolish,fallen,andwretchedsouls.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.489
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yebhaktivāñchayeyogeśvaramuni-gaṇetomāhaitetāhāpāibekaye-tejane”
“ThedevotionalservicedesiredbythebestofthemysticyogisandsageswillbeobtainedbyanyoneandeveryonebyYourmercy.”
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kahiteadvaitanityānanderamahimāānanda-āveśepāsarilenaāpanā
AsAdvaitaglorifiedNityānanda,HebecameabsorbedinecstasyandforgotHimself.
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advaitasejñātānityānanderaprabhāvaemarmajānayekonakonamahābhāga
AdvaitaknowsthegloriesofNityānanda,andsomemostfortunatesoulsalsoknow.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.492
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tabeyekalahaheraanyo’nyebājesekevalaparānanda,yadijanebujhe
ButthequarrelsthatareseenbetweenThemarenothingbutsourcesoftranscendentalhappiness,providedoneunderstandsthem.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.493
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advaiteravākyabujhibāraśaktikāra?jānihaīśvara-sanebhedanāhiyāṅra
WhohasthepowertounderstandthewordsofAdvaita?Indeed,HeisnondifferentfromtheSupremeLord.SeetheverseadvaitaṁhariṇādvaitādfromŚrīSvarūpaDāmodara’snotebook[andquotedherealso)inCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterOne,verse13].
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.494
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henamateduiprabhuvaramahāraṅgeviharenakṛṣṇa-kathā-maṅgala-prasaṅge
InthiswaythetwoPrabhusjoyfullyrelishedtheauspicioustopicsofLordKṛṣṇa.
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anekarahasyakari’advaita-sahitaaśeṣaprakāretānajanmāilāprīta
NityānandaexchangedmanyconfidentialtopicswithAdvaitaandtherebyunlimitedlyincreasedHishappiness.
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tabeadvaiterasthānelai’anumatinityānandaāilenanavadvīpa-prati
ThereafterNityānandatookpermissionfromAdvaitaanddepartedforNavadvīpa.
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sei-matesarvādyeāilāāi-sthāneāsi’namaskarilenaāiracaraṇe
HewentfirsttothehouseofmotherŚacīandofferedobeisancesatherfeet.
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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?
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kata-dinathākabāpa,navadvīpa-vāseyenatomādekhoṅmuñidaśepakṣemāse
“Mydearson,stayhereinNavadvīpaforsomedays,sothatIcanseeYoueveryten,fifteen,orthirtydays.Thephrasedaśepakṣemāsemeans“aftertendays,afterfifteendays,orafteramonth.”
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muñiduḥkhinīraicchātomāredekhitedaivetumiāsiyāchaduḥkhitātārite”
“IamdistressedanddesiretoseeYou.NowbythearrangementofprovidenceYouhavecometoremovemydistress.”
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śuniyāāiravākyahāsenityānandayejāneāiraprabhāveraādi-anta
OnhearingmotherŚacīswords,Nityānandasmiled,forHeknewthebeginningandendofmotherŚacīsglories.
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nityānandabale,—“śunaāi,sarva-mātātomāredekhitemuñiāsiyachoṅhethā
Nityānandasaid,“Listen,motherŚacī,Omotherofall!Ihavecomeheretoseeyou.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.505
TEXT505
morabaḍaicchātomādekhitehethāyarahilāṅanavadvīpetomāraājñāya”
“Ihadagreatdesiretoseeyouhere.ThereforeonyourorderIwillstayinNavadvīpa.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.506
TEXT506
hena-matenityānandaāisambhāṣiyānavadvīpebhramenaānanda-yuktahaiyā
AfterspeakingwithmotherŚacīinthisway,NityānandahappilywanderedthroughoutNavadvīpa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.507
TEXT507
navadvīpenityānandaprati-gharegharesaba-pāriṣada-saṅgekīrtanavihare
NityānandaenjoyedkīrtanapastimeswithHisassociatesineachofthehouseswithinNavadvīpa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.508
TEXT508
navadvīpeāsi’prabhuvara-nityānandahailenakīrtaneānandamūrtimanta
AfterarrivinginNavadvīpa,NityānandaPrabhubecamethepersonificationofecstasyinkīrtana.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.509
TEXT509
prati-gharegharesabapāriṣada-saṅgeniravadhiviharenasaṅkīrtana-raṅge
HeconstantlyenjoyedsaṅkīrtanawithHisassociatesineachandeveryhouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.510
TEXT510
paramamohanasaṅkīrtana-malla-veśadekhitesukṛtipāyaānanda-viśeṣa
SimplyonseeingHismostenchantingdressastheleaderofthesaṅkīrtanaparty,piouspeopleweregreatlysatisfied.PiouspersonsbecameespeciallypleasedonseeingŚrīNityānandaPrabhu’senthusiasmforsaṅkīrtana.
TCBAntya-khaṇḍa5.511
TEXT511
śrī-mastakeśobhebahuvidhapaṭṭa-vāsatad-uparibahuvidhamālyeravilāsa
Hisheadwasdecoratedwithvariousfinesilkcloths,uponwhichwasplacedvariousflowergarlands.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.512
TEXT512
kaṇṭhebahuvidhamaṇi-muktā-svarṇa-hāraśrutimūleśobhemuktākāñcanaapāra
AroundHisneckHeworevarietiesofnecklacesmadeofjewels,pearls,andgold.Hisearswereadornedwithgoldearringssetwithpearls.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.513
TEXT513
suvarṇeraaṅgadabalayaśobhekarenajānikatekamālāśobhekalevare
Heworebeautifulgoldarmletsandbracelets.IdonotknowhowmanyflowergarlandsdecoratedHisbody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.514
TEXT514
gorocanā-candanelepitasarva-aṅganiravadhibāla-gopāleraprāyaraṅga
Hisentirebodywassmearedwithsandalwoodpulpmixedwithgorocana.Healwayssportedlikeacowherdboy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.515
TEXT515
kiapūrvalauha-daṇḍadharenalīlāyapūrṇadaśa-aṅgulisuvarṇa-mudrikāya
Heeffortlesslyheldawonderfulironstaff.Histenfingerswerealldecoratedwithgoldrings.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.516
TEXT516
śukla,nīla,pīta—bahuvidhipaṭṭa-vāsaparamavicitraparidhāneravilāsa
Hewasmostcharminglydressedwithvarietiesoffinewhite,blue,andyellowsilkcloth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.517
TEXT517
vetra,vaṁśī,pācanījaṭhara-paṭeśobheyāradaraśanadhyānajaga-manolobhe
Hehadacane,aflute,andabamboostickstuckinHisbelt.ByseeingorrememberingHim,themindsofeveryoneintheworldbecome
enchanted.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.518
TEXT518
rajata-nūpura-mallaśobheśrī-caraṇeparamamadhura-dhvani,gajendra-gamane
Hislotusfeetwereadornedwithsilveranklebellsandbands,whichproducedsweetsoundsasHemovedlikethekingofelephants.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.519
TEXT519
ye-dikecāhenaprabhuvaranityānandasei-dikehayakṛṣṇa-rasamūrtimanta
InwhicheverdirectionNityānandaPrabhuglanced,everyonebecamefilledwiththemellowsofloveforKṛṣṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.520
TEXT520
hena-matenityānandaparama-kautukeāchenacaitanya-janma-bhūminavadvīpe
InthiswayNityānandaresidedinNavadvīpa,thebirthplaceofLordCaitanya,ingreathappiness.ThebirthplaceofŚrīCaitanyadevaisNavadvīpa.ThatparticularportionofNavadvīpaisknownasŚrīdhāmaMāyāpur.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.521
TEXT521
navadvīpa—yehenamathurā-rājadhānīkatamatalokaāche,antanāhijāni
NavadvīpaisjustlikethecapitalcityofMathurā.Nooneknewhowmanypeoplelivedthere.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.522
TEXT522
henasabasujanaāchena,yāhādekhi’sarvamahāpāpahaitemuktahayapāpī
Thereweresomanypiouspeoplethatsimplybyseeingthem,sinfulpeoplebecameliberatedfromallsinfulreactions.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.523
TEXT523
tathimadhyedurjanayekatakatavaisesarva-dharmaghucetārachāyāraparaśe
Manysinfulpeoplealsolivedamongthem.Simplybytouchingtheirshadows,allone’sreligiousprinciplesweredestroyed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.524
TEXT524
tāhārāonityānanda-prabhurakṛpāyakṛṣṇa-patheratahailaatiāmāyāya
YetbythemercyofNityānandaPrabhutheywerealsobroughttothepathofpureKṛṣṇaconsciousness.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.525
TEXT525
āpanecaitanyakatakarilāmocananityānanda-dvāreuddhārilātribhuvana
LordCaitanyapersonallydeliveredmanylivingentities,andthroughNityānanda,Hedeliveredthethreeworlds.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.526
TEXT526
cora-dasyu-adhama-patita-nāmayāranānā-matenityānandakailenauddhāra
InsomewayorotherNityānandadeliveredthethieves,therogues,thefallen,andthewretched.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.527
TEXT527
śunaśunanityānandaprabhuraākhyānacoradasyuye-matekarilāparitrāṇa
NowlistentothetopicsofhowNityānandaPrabhudeliveredthedacoits.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.528
TEXT528
navadvīpevaiseekabrāhmaṇa-kumāratāhārasamānacoradasyunāhiāra
InNavadvīpatherelivedoneparticularbrāhmaṇa’ssonwhohadnoequalamongthedacoitsandrogues.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.529
TEXT529
yatacoradasyu—tāramahā-senāpatināmesebrāhmaṇa,atiparamakumati
Hewastheleaderofallotherdacoits.Thatevil-mindedpersonwasabrāhmaṇainnameonly.Thephrasenāmesebrāhmaṇareferstoabrāhmaṇa-bruva,oraso-calledbrāhmaṇa.SeethePadmaPurāṇaandtheManu-saṁhitā(7.85)fordefinitionsandsymptomsofthebrāhmaṇa-bruvas.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.530
TEXT530
para-vadhedayā-mātranāhikaśarīrenirantaradasyu-gaṇa-saṁhativihare
Hemercilesslykilledothersandalwaysremainedinthecompanyofotherdacoits.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.531
TEXT531
nityānanda-svarūperadekhi’alaṅkārasuvarṇaprabāla-maṇimuktādivya-hāra
OnetimehesawthatNityānandaSvarūpawasdecoratedwithdivinenecklacesandornamentsmadeofgold,coral,jewels,andpearls.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.532
TEXT532
prabhuraśrī-aṅgedekhi’bahuvidhadhanaharitehailadasyu-brāhmaṇeramana
OnseeingthevariousvaluableornamentsontheLord’sbody,thatdacoitbrāhmaṇadecidedtostealthem.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.533
TEXT533
māyākari’niravadhinityānanda-saṅgebhramayetāhānadhanaharibāraraṅge
WhereverNityānandawentthatbrāhmaṇastealthilyfollowedHimforthepurposeofstealingHiswealth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.534
TEXT534
antareparamaduṣṭadvijabhālanayajānilenanityānandaantara-hṛdaya
Nityānanda,asSupersoulineveryone’sheart,knewtheintentionsofthatwicked-mindedbrāhmaṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.535
TEXT535
hiraṇya-paṇḍita-nāmeekasubrāhmaṇaseinavadvīpevaise—mahā-akiñcana
InNavadvīpatherelivedonequalifiedbrāhmaṇanamedHiraṇyaPaṇḍita,whohadnomaterialassets.Onesymptomofaqualifiedbrāhmaṇaisfreedomfrommaterialpossessions.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.536
TEXT536
seibhāgyavanteramandirenityānandathākilāviraleprabhuhaiyāasaṅga
NityānandaleftHisassociatesandquietlyresidedinthehouseofthatfortunateHiraṇyaPaṇḍita.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.537
TEXT537
seiduṣṭabrāhmaṇa—paramaduṣṭa-matilaiyāsakaladasyukarayeyukati
Thesinfulbrāhmaṇawasmostwicked.Hegatheredtheotherdacoitsandmadeaplan.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.538
TEXT538
“ārebhāi,sabeārakeneduḥkhapāicaṇḍī-māyenidhimilāilāekaṭhāñi
“Obrothers,whyarewestillsuffering?GoddessCaṇḍīhasprovidedforusatreasureinoneplace.“ŚrīCaṇḍī-mātāistheonlyshelterforfulfillingourmaterialdesires.Shehasmercifullyprovidedtheingredientsforouractofplundering.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.539
TEXT539
eiavadhūteraaṅgetealaṅkārasonāmuktāhīrākasābaināhiāra
“Theornamentsdecoratingthebodyofthisavadhūtaareallmadeofgold,pearls,anddiamonds.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.540
TEXT540
katalakṣaṭākārapadārthanāhijānicaṇḍī-māyeekaṭhāñimilāilāāni’
“IcannotsayhowmanyhundredsofthousandsofrupeesHisornamentsareworth,andgoddessCaṇḍīhasbroughtthemtogetherinoneplace.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.541
TEXT541
śūnyabāḍī-mājhethākehiraṇyeragharekāḍiyāānibaekadaṇḍerabhitare
“HelivesaloneinthehouseofHiraṇya.Wecangothereandtakeeverythingwithinahalfhour.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.542
TEXT542
ḍhālakhāṅḍālai’sabehaosamavāyaājigiyāhānādibakatakaniśāya”
“Collectyourswordsandshields,fortonightwewillraidthathouse.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.543
TEXT543
eimatayuktikari’sabadasyu-gaṇasabeniśā-bhāgajāni’karilagamana
Aftermakingplansinthisway,thedacoitswaitedforthenightandthensetoutforthehouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.544
TEXT544
khāṅḍāchuritriśūlalaiyājanejaneāsiyāveḍiyānityānandayeisthāne
Equippedwithswords,knives,andtridents,theygatherednearthehousewhereNityānandawasstaying.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.545
TEXT545
ekasthānerahiyāsakaladasyu-gaṇaāgecarapāṭhāiyādilaekajana
Thosedacoitsallwaitedatoneplacewhiletheysentaspytocheckoutthesituation.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.546
TEXT546
nityānandaprabhuvarakarenabhojanacatur-dikehari-nāmalayabhakta-gaṇa
NityānandaPrabhuwastakingHismeal,andthedevoteeswerechantingthenameofHariinthefourdirections.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.547
TEXT547
kṛṣṇānandemattanityānanda-bhṛtya-gaṇakehakaresiṁha-nāda,kehavāgarjana
TheservantsofNityānandaweresointoxicatedintheecstasyofKṛṣṇaconsciousnessthatsomeofthemroaredlikelionsandsomethundered.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.548
TEXT548
rodanakarayekehaparānanda-rasekehakaratālidiyāaṭṭaaṭṭahāse
Somecriedinthemellowsofecstaticlove,whileotherslaughedloudlyandclappedtheirhands.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.549
TEXT549
‘haihaihāyahāya’karekonajanakṛṣṇānandenidrānāhisabāicetana
Otherscalledout,“Haya!Haya!”IntheecstasyofKṛṣṇaconsciousness,nooneslept.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.550
TEXT550
caraāsi’kahilekadasyu-gaṇa-sthāne“bhātakhāyaavadhūta,jāgesarva-jane”
Thespyreturnedandsaidtothedacoits,“TheAvadhūtaistakingHismeal,andtheothersareallawake.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.551
TEXT551
dasyu-gaṇabale,—“sabeśuukakhāiyāāmarāovasi’sabehānādibagiyā”
Thedacoitsreplied,“Letthemeatandgotosleep.Wewillwaitawhileandthenraidthehouse.”Thewordhānāmeans“attackingwithcriesandshouts.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.552
TEXT552
vasilāsakaladasyueka-vṛkṣa-taleparadhanalaibeka—eikutūhale
Allthedacoitssatunderatree,satisfiedthattheywouldsoonplundersomeone’swealth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.553
TEXT553
kehabale,—“mohārasonāratāḍa-bālā”kehabale,—“muñinimumukutāramālā”
Oneofthemsaid,“IwilltakeHisgoldbracelets.”Anothersaid,“IwilltakeHispearlnecklace.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.554
TEXT554
kehabale,—“muñinimukarṇa-ābharaṇa”“svarṇa-hāranimumuñi”balekonajana
Someoneelsesaid,“IwilltakeHisearrings.”Onesaid,“IwilltakeHisgoldnecklace.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.555
TEXT555
kehabale,—“muñinimurajatanūpura”sabeeimana-kalākhāyenapracura
Someonesaid,“IwilltakeHissilveranklebells.”Inthiswaytheyalldreamtaboutthewealththeyexpectedtoget.Thephrasemana-kalāmeans“anobjectofenjoymentdesiredinadream.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.556
TEXT556
henaisamayenityānanderaicchāyanidrā-bhagavatīāsi’cāpilāsabāya
BythewillofNityānanda,atthattimethegoddessofsleepcastherglanceonthedacoits.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.557
TEXT557
seikhāneghumāilāsabadasyu-gaṇanidrāyahailāsabemahā-acetana
Allthedacoitsfellasleepatthatplace.Theybecamepracticallyunconsciousindeepsleep.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.558
TEXT558
prabhuramāyāyahenahailamohitarātripohāila,tabunāhikasamvita
TheyweresobewilderedbytheLord’spotencythattheydidnotwakeupevenwhenthenighthadpassed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.559
TEXT559
kāka-ravejāgilāsakaladasyu-gaṇarātrināhidekhi’sabehailaduḥkha-mana
Thenthecrowsbegantocallout,andthedacoitsawoke.Theywereallunhappytoseethatnighthadalreadypassed.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.560
TEXT560
āste-vyasteḍhālakhāṅḍāphelāiyāvanesatvarecalilāsabadasyugaṅgā-snāne
TheyquicklyhidtheirswordsandshieldsintheforestandwenttotakebathintheGanges.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.561
TEXT561
śeṣesabadasyu-gaṇanija-sthānegelāsabesabāregālipāḍitelāgilā
Thereafterthedacoitsabusedeachotherastheyreturnedtotheirhomes.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.562
TEXT562
kehabale,—“tuiāgeghumāyepaḍili”kehabale,—“tuibaḍajāgiyāāchili”
Onedacoitsaid,“Youfellasleepfirst,”andanotherreplied,“Asifyouwereawake!”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.563
TEXT563
kehabale,—“kalahakarahakeneāralajjā-dharmacaṇḍīājirākhilasabāra”
Anothersaid,“Whyareyouquarreling?Caṇḍīhassavedusfromembarrassment.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.564
TEXT564
dasyu-senāpatiyebrāhmaṇadurācārasebalaye,—“kalahakarahakeneāra
Thesinfulbrāhmaṇa,whowastheleaderofthedacoits,said,“Whyquarrelanymore?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.565
TEXT565
yehailasehailacaṇḍīraicchāyaekadinagelekisakaladinayāya
“WhateverhashappenedtookplacebythewillofCaṇḍī.Welostonlyoneday,buttherewillbeothers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.566
TEXT566
bujhilāmacaṇḍīājimohilāāpanevinicaṇḍīpūjiyāgelāṅate-kāraṇe
“IthinkCaṇḍīhasbewilderedustodaybecausewewentwithoutfirstworshipingher.Anotherreadingforāji(“today”)isāsi(“came”).
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.567
TEXT567
bhālakari’ājisabemadya-māṁsadiyācalasabeekaṭhāñicaṇḍīpūjigiyā”
“LetusgotogetherandproperlyworshipCaṇḍīwithwineandmeat.”WineandmeatareingredientsfortheworshipofgoddessCaṇḍī.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.568
TEXT568
etekakariyāyuktisabadasyu-gaṇamadya-māṁsadiyāsabekarilāpūjana
Aftermakingplansinthisway,allofthedacoitsworshipedCaṇḍī
withwineandmeat.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.569
TEXT569
āradinadasyu-gaṇakāci’nānāastraāilenavīrachāṅdepari’nīla-vastra
Thenextdaythedacoitstookupvariousweapons.Theydressedinblueclothandlookedlikebraveheroes.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.570
TEXT570
mahā-niśāsarva-lokaāchayeśayanehenaisamayeveḍilekadasyu-gaṇe
Inthedeadofnight,wheneveryonewasasleep,thedacoitssurroundedthehouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.571
TEXT571
bāḍīranikaṭethāki’dasyu-gaṇadekhecatur-dikeanekapāikebāḍīrākhe
Asthedacoitscamenearthehouse,theysawthatitwasguardedbymanysoldiers.Thewordpāikameans“infantry,”andthewordrākhemeans“protects
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.572
TEXT572
catur-dikeastradhārīpadātika-gaṇaniravadhihari-nāmakarenagrahaṇa
Thosesoldierswerearmed,theysurroundedthehouseonallfoursides,andtheyconstantlychantedthenameofHari.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.573
TEXT573
paramaprakāṇḍa-mūrti—sabeiuddaṇḍanānā-astradhārīsabe—paramapracaṇḍa
Theyhadlarge,powerfulbodies,andtheylookedmostformidable,beingequippedwithvariousweapons.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.574
TEXT574
sarva-dasyu-gaṇadekhetāraeko-janeśata-janomāritepārayesei-kṣaṇe
Thedacoitscouldseethateachofthosesoldierswaspowerfulenoughtokillahundredpeopleinamoment.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.575
TEXT575
sabāragalāyamālā,sarvāṅgecandananiravadhikaritechenāma-saṅkīrtana
Theyallhadflowergarlands,theirbodiesweresmearedwithsandalwoodpaste,andtheycontinuouslyengagedincongregationalchantingoftheholynames.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.576
TEXT576
nityānanda-prabhuvaraāchenaśayanecatur-dike‘kṛṣṇa’gāyaseisabagaṇe
NityānandaPrabhuwassleepingasthosesoldierschantedthenameofKṛṣṇainthefourdirections.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.577
TEXT577
dasyu-gaṇadekhi’baḍahailāvismitabāḍīchāḍi’sabevasilenaekabhita
Onseeingthesituation,thedacoitswerestruckwithwonder.Theywentawayfromthehouseandsatdowntooneside.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.578
TEXT578
sarva-dasyu-gaṇeyuktilāgilākarite“kothākārapadātikaāilaethāte”
Thenthedacoitsallbegantodiscussamongthemselves,“Fromwherehaveallthesesoldierscome?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.579
TEXT579
kehabale,—“avadhūtake-matejāniyākāhārapāikaāniñāchayemāgiyā”
Onedacoitsaid,“TheAvadhūtamusthavesomehowunderstoodourplanandborrowedthesesoldiersfromsomeone.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.580
TEXT580
kehabale,—“bhāi,avadhūtabaḍa‘jñānī’mājhemājheanekalokeramukheśuni
Anothersaid,“Obrothers,IhaveheardfromanumberofpeoplethatthisAvadhūtaisverywise.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.581
TEXT581
jñānavānbaḍaavadhūtamahāśayaāpanārarakṣākibāāpanekaraya
“ThisAvadhūtaMahāśayaissointelligentHearrangesforHisownprotection.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.582
TEXT582
anyathāyesabadekhipadātika-gaṇamanuṣyeramatanāhidekhiekajana
“Otherwisethosesoldierswesawdidnotevenlooklikehumanbeings.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.583
TEXT583
henabujhi—eisabaśaktiraprabhāve‘gosāñi’kariyātānekahesabe”
“IthinkpeoplecallHimGosāñibecauseHehassuchgreatinfluence.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.584
TEXT584
ārakehabale,—“tumiabudhayebhāi!yekhāyayeparesevāke-matagosāñi”
Someoneelsesaid,“Obrother,youareafool!HowcanonewhoeatsanddresseslikeHimbecalledaGosāñi?”Howcanonewhofeastsanddecorateshimselfwithclothandornamentsbecalledaself-controlledperson?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.585
TEXT585
sakaladasyurasenāpatiyebrāhmaṇasebalaye,—“jānilāṅasakalakarāṇa
Thebrāhmaṇaleaderofthedacoitssaid,“Iknowthereason.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.586
TEXT586
yatabaḍabaḍalokacāri-dikhaitesabeiāisenaavadhūteradekhite
“ManyinfluentialpersonscomefromallovertoseethisAvadhūta.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.587
TEXT587
konadikhaitekonarājāralaskaraāsiyāche,tārapadātikabahutara
“Aking’smilitarycommanderhascomefromsomewherewithmanyofhissoldiers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.588
TEXT588
ataevapadātikasakalabhāvakaeisekāraṇe‘harihari’karejapa
“Thosesoldiersareallsentimental,andthereforetheychantthenameofHari.Thewordbhāvakaisgenerallyspelledbhāvuka,whichmeans“sentimental.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.589
TEXT589
ebānahe,konapadātikaānithāketabekatadinaeḍāibaeipāke
“Thisisnottherighttime.Sincethesoldiersarehere,wewillwaitforafewdays.
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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.
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henanityānandaprabhuvihareāpanetāhānekaritevighnapārekonjane
SowhenNityānandaPrabhuHimselfenjoysHispastimes,whocancreateanyobstacles?Enviouspeoplealwaystrytocreateobstaclesintheendeavorsofsaintlypersons.Undertheinfluenceoftheirsinfulmentality,theycreateobstaclesforallsortsofbeneficialactivitiesinthisworld.ButnoenviouspersonwilleverbeabletocreateobstaclesinanyoftheactivitiesŚrīNityānandaperformsinHisdesiretoserveLordKṛṣṇa.
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avidyākhaṇḍayeyāṅradāserasmaraṇeseprabhurevighnakaribekakonjane
WhocanplaceimpedimentsbeforetheLord,whenallignoranceisdestroyedbyrememberingevenHisservant?NooneisabletoplaceimpedimentsbeforeŚrīNityānanda,whoisthemasteroftheSupremeLord’sservants,forifapersonrememberstopicsofevenŚrīNityānanda’sservants,theactionsofignorance,intheformofaversiontotheSupremeLord,cannotbemaintainedandallhissinfulthoughtsaredestroyed.
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TEXT595-596
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.
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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.
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kehakehapaḍegiyākāṅṭārauparesarvaaṅgephuṭekāṅṭā,naḍitenāpāre
Somefellonthornsthatpiercedtheirentirebodiessotheywereunabletomove.
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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
TEXT629
tumisejīverakṣamasarvaaparādhapatita-janerotumikarahaprasāda
“Youforgivealloffensesofthelivingentities,andYoubestowmercyonthefallensouls.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.630
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tathāpiyadyapiāmibrahmaghnagovadhīmoravāḍāāraprabhunāhiaparādhī
“Ihavekilledbrāhmaṇasandcows.OLord,thereisnogreateroffenderthanme.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.631
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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.
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kata-kṣaṇepathadekhi’sabadasyu-gaṇamṛta-prāyahayesabekarilāgamana
Shortlythereafterthedacoitsfoundtheirwayandreturnedhomealmostdead.
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sabegharegiyāseimatedasyu-gaṇagaṅgā-snānakarilenagiyāsei-kṣaṇa
Afterreturninghomeinthisway,thedacoitsimmediatelywenttotakebathintheGanges.
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dasyu-senāpatidvijakānditekānditenityānanda-caraṇeāilāseimate
ThebrāhmaṇaleaderofthedacoitsthencamecryingtothelotusfeetofNityānanda.
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vasiyāāchenanityānandaviśvanāthapatita-janerekari’śubhadṛṣṭi-pāta
Nityānanda,theLordoftheuniverse,wassittingcastingHismercifulglanceonthefallensouls.
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catur-dikebhakta-gaṇakarehari-dhvaniānandehuṅkārakareavadhūta-maṇi
ThedevoteesinthefourdirectionswerechantingthenameofHari,andthecrestjeweloftheavadhūtasroaredinecstasy.
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seimahādasyudvijahenaisamaya‘trāhi’bali’bāhutuli’daṇḍavathaya
Atthattimethatgreatdacoitbrāhmaṇaarrivedthere,raisedhisarms,calledout,“Pleaseprotectme!”andofferedhisobeisances.
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āpāda-mastakapulakitasabaaṅganiravadhiaśru-dhārāvahe,mahākampa
Thehairsofhisentirebodystoodonend,andheshedincessanttearswhilehisbodytrembled.
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huṅkāragarjananiravadhikarepremebāhyanāhijāneviprakarayekrandane
Heconstantlyroaredandthunderedinecstaticlove.Thatbrāhmaṇalostallexternalconsciousnessashecried.
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nityānanda-svarūperaprabhāvadekhiyāāpanā-āpanināceharaṣitahaiyā
WhileseeingtheopulencesofNityānandaSvarūpa,hebegantodanceinjoy.
TEXT647
“trāhibāpanityānandapatita-pāvana!”bāhutuli’ei-matabaleghaneghana
Heraisedhisarmsandrepeatedlycalledout,“ONityānanda,delivererofthefallensouls,saveme!”
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dekhi’hailenasabeparamavismita“e-matadasyurakenae-matacarita”
Wheneveryonesawthebehaviorofthedacoit,theywerestruckwithwonderandthought,“Howcouldsuchadacoitbehavelikethis?”
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kehabale,—“māyāvākariyāāsiyāchekonapākakariyāvāhānādeyapāche”
Someonesaid,“Hemustbeplayingsometrick.Underthispretexthemayraidthehouselatter.”Bynature,duplicitouspeopleexternallyexhibitsimplicityandhumility,butwhentheopportunityarisestheyengageinillicitactivities.
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kehabale,—“nityānandapatita-pāvanakṛpāyaihāravāhailabhālamana”
Someoneelsesaid,“Nityānandaisthedelivererofthefallensouls.ByHismercyhishearthaschanged.”
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vipreraatyantaprema-vikāradekhiyājijñāsilanityānandaīṣathāsiyā
Onseeingthetransformationsofecstaticloveinthatbrāhmaṇa,Nityānandasmiledandinquiredfromhim.
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prabhubale,—“kahadvija,kitomārarītabaḍata’tomāradekhiadbhuta-carita
TheLordsaid,“TellMe,Obrāhmaṇa,whatkindofbehavioristhis?Iseeyourbehaviorappearsmostwonderful.
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kidekhilā,kiśunilākṛṣṇa-anubhavakichucintānāhi,akapaṭekahasaba”
“DidyouseeorhearsomethingthatgaveyourealizationofKṛṣṇa?Donotworry,telleverythingfrankly.”
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śuniyāprabhuravākyasukṛtibrāhmaṇakahitenāpārekichu,karayekrandana
HearingtheLord’swords,thefortunatebrāhmaṇacouldnotspeakbutcontinuedtocry.
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gaḍāgaḍi’yāyapaḍi’sakalaaṅganehāse,kāndenāce,gāyaāpanā-āpane
Herolledonthegroundthroughoutthecourtyard.Hespontaneouslylaughed,cried,danced,andsang.
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susthirahaiyādvijatabekata-kṣaṇekahitelāgilāsabaprabhu-vidyamāne
AftersometimethebrāhmaṇabecamepacifiedandbegantospeaktotheLord.
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“einadīyāyaprabhuvasatiāmāranāmase‘brāhmaṇa’—vyādha-caṇḍāla-ācāra
“OLord,IliveinthisNadia.AlthoughIamknownasabrāhmaṇa,mybehaviorislikethatofahunterordog-eater.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.658
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nirantaraduṣṭa-saṅgekariḍākācuriparahiṁsāvahijanmeāranāhikari
“Ialwaysengageinthieveryinthecompanyofwickedpeople.SincebirthIhavedonenothingbutcommitviolencetoothers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.659
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moredekhi’sarvanavadvīpakāṅpeḍarekibāpāpanāhihayaāmāraśarīre
“ThepeopleofNavadvīpatrembleinfearwhentheyseeme.ThereisnosinthatIhavenotcommitted.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.660
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dekhiyātomāraaṅgedivyaalaṅkāratāhāharibārecittahailaāmāra
“WhenIsawthatYourbodywasdecoratedwithvaluableornaments,Idecidedtostealthem.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.661
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ekadinasāji’bahulai’dasyu-gaṇahariteāilumuñiśrī-aṅgeradhana
“OnedayIbroughtmybandofarmeddacoitstostealtheornamentsfromYourdivinebody.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.662
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se-dinanidrāyaprabhu,mohilāsabāretomāramāyāyanāhijāniluṅtomāre
“Thatnight,OLord,Youbewildereduswithsleep,butbyYourillusoryenergy,IcouldnotunderstandYou.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.663
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āra-dinanānā-matecaṇḍikāpūjiyāāilāṅakhāṅḍā-churi-triśūlakāciyā
“AnothernightweworshipedCaṇḍīwithvariousingredientsandthencamewithchoppers,knives,andtridents.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.664
TEXT664
adbhutamahimādekhilāṅasei-dinesarvabāḍīācheveḍi’padātika-gaṇe
“Thatnightwesawsomethingwonderful.Theentirehousewassurroundedbysoldiers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.665
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ekekapadātikayenamatta-hasti-prāyaājānu-lambitamālāsabāragalāya
“Eachsoldierwasaspowerfulasamadelephant.Theywerealldecoratedwithgarlandsthatreacheddowntotheirknees.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.666
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niravadhihari-dhvanisabāravadanetumiāchagṛha-mājheānandeśayane
“TheyallincessantlychantedthenameofHariasYoublissfullysleptinsidethehouse.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.667
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henasepāpiṣṭha-cittaāmā-sabākāratabunāhibujhilāṅamahimātomāra
“YetourheartsweresosinfulthatwecouldnotunderstandYourglories.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.668
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‘kārapadātikaāsiyāchekothāhaite’etabhāvi’se-dinagelāṅasei-mate
“Wethoughtthatthesoldiershadcomefromanotherplace.Thinkinglikethis,wereturnedhomethatnight.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.669
TEXT669
tabekatadinavyājekāliāilāṅaāsiyāimātraduicakṣukhāilāṅa
“Thenafterafewdayswecameagainlastnight.Butassoonaswecame,welostourvision.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.670
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bāḍitepraviṣṭahai’sabadasyu-gaṇeandhahai’sabepaḍilāṅanānā-sthāne
“WhenIenteredthecourtyardofthehousewithmybandofdacoits,wealllostourvisionandfellinvariousplaces.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.671
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kāṅṭājoṅkapokajhaḍavṛṣṭiśilāghātesabemari,kārośaktināhikayāite
“Wesufferedgreatlyfromthorns,leeches,insects,rainstorm,andhail.Beingafflictedinthisway,wehadnostrengthtoreturnhome.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.672
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mahā-yama-yātanāhailayadibhogatabeśeṣesabārahailabhakti-yoga
“WhenwehadthussufferedthepunishmentofYamarāja,weeventuallydevelopeddevotiontoYou.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.673
TEXT673
tomārakṛpāyasabetoxmāracaraṇakariluṅekānta-bhāvesabeismaraṇa
“ByYourmercywerememberedYourlotusfeetwithfullattention.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.674
TEXT674
hailasabāratabecakṣu-vimocanahenamahāprabhutumipatita-pāvana
“Thenourvisionwasrestored.SuchisYourgreatness,Odelivererofthefallen!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.675
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āmi-sabaeḍāiluṅesabayātanāetomārasmaraṇerakonvāmahimā
“ThatwewereallreleasedfromsuchsufferingisnottherealbenefitofrememberingYou.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.676
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yāṅhārasmaraṇekhaṇḍeavidyā-bandhanaanāyāsecali’yāyavaikuṇṭhabhuvana”
“ByrememberingYou,oneisfreedfromallbondageofignoranceandeasilyattainstheabodeofVaikuṇṭha.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.677
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kahiyākahiyādvijakāndeūrddhvarāyahenalīlākareprabhuavadhūta-rāya
Asthebrāhmaṇaspoke,hecriedloudly.SucharethepastimesofAvadhūtaNityānandaPrabhu.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.678
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śuniyāsabārahailamahāścarya-jñānabrāhmaṇerapratisabekarenapraṇāma
Wheneveryoneheardwhathadhappened,theywereastonished.Thentheyallofferedobeisancestothebrāhmaṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.679
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dvijabale,—“prabhu,ebeāmāravidāyaedeharākhiteāramorenāhibhāya
Thebrāhmaṇasaid,“OLord,nowletmego.Itisnotproperformetokeepthisbodyanylonger.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.680
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yenamoracittahailatomārahiṁsāyaseimoraprāyaścitta—marimugaṅgāya”
“SinceIintendedtoharmYou,myatonementshouldbetodrownmyselfintheGanges.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.681
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śuni’atiakaitavadvijeravacanatuṣṭahailenaprabhu,sarvabhakta-gaṇa
Onhearingthesincerewordsofthebrāhmaṇa,theLordandthedevoteesbecamepleased.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.682
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prabhubale,—“dvija,tumibhāgyavantabaḍajanmajanmakṛṣṇerasevakatumidaḍha
TheLordsaid,“Obrāhmaṇa,youaremostfortunate.YouarecertainlyKṛṣṇa’sservantbirthafterbirth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.683
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nahilee-matakṛpākaribenakeneeprakāśaanyekidekhayebhṛtyavine
“OtherwisewhywouldHebestowsuchmercyonyou?WhootherthanHisservantcanseesuchopulence?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.684
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patita-tāraṇa-hetucaitanya-gosāñiavatariāchenaihāteanyanāñi
“CaitanyaGosāñihasappearedtodeliverthefallensouls.Thereisnodoubtaboutthis.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.685
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śunadvija,yatekapātakakailituiārayadinākarissabanimumuñi
“Listen,Obrāhmaṇa,Iwillrelieveyouofwhateversinsyouhavecommittedifyoudonotcommitthemagain.Ifsinsthatarecommittedareconfessedbeforeabonafidespiritualmaster,thesinnerbecomesrelievedofthereactions.Thenhenolongerengagesinsuchsinfulactivities.Ifahumanbeingacceptsthepunishmentthatisprescribedbytherulesofatonement,helearnsforthefuture.Insomecases,however,apunishedpersoncommitsthesamesinforwhichhehadundergonepunishment.Whenthereisnolongerapropensityforcommittingfurthersin,apersondesirestoberelievedofthereactionsforthesinshehascommitted.Ifthatdesireissincere,thenthereisnopossibilityofrevivingthepropensitytocommitsin.Butifoneisnotcompletelyfreefromsin,thentheseedofsinnaturallyinducesonetoengageagaininsinfulactivities.Asabankruptpersonunabletorepayhisdebtsisgivenafreshopportunitytorepayhisdebtsunderaformulaprescribedbythejudge,themindofonewhoisinclinedtoleadapiouslifebygivingupdesirestocommitsinfulactivitieslikeharmingothersdoesnotrunaftersin.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuexcusedthepreviousdeedsofthatsinfulbrāhmaṇaandgavehimanewlife.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.686
TEXT686
parahiṁsā,ḍākā-curi,sabaanācārachāḍagiyāihātumi,nākarihaāra
“Giveupviolencetoothers,stealing,andotherimmoralactivities.Donotdosuchthingsagain.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.687
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dharma-pathegiyātumilahahari-nāmatabetumianyerekaribāparitrāṇa
“LeadareligiouslifeandchantthenameofHari,thenyoucanalsodeliverothers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.688
TEXT688
yatasabadasyu-coraḍākiyāāniyādharma-pathesabārelaoyāotumigiyā”
“Youshouldgatheralltheroguesanddacoitstogetherandinducethemtoleadreligiouslives.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.689
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etabali’āpana-galāyamālāāni’tuṣṭahai’brāhmaṇeredilenaāpani
Afterspeakingthesewords,NityānandatookthegarlandfromHisneckandhappilygaveittothebrāhmaṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.690
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mahā-jaya-jaya-dhvanihailatakhanadvijerahailasarva-bandha-vimocana
Everyonethenchanted,“Jaya!Jaya!”Inthiswaythebrāhmaṇawasrelievedfromallmaterialbondage.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.691
TEXT691
kākukaredvijaprabhu-caraṇedhariyākrandanakarayebahuḍākiyāḍākiyā
ThebrāhmaṇacaughtholdoftheLord’slotusfeet,shedtears,andlamentedwithgreathumility.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.692
TEXT692
“aheprabhunityānandapātakī-pāvana!muñipātakīredeha’caraṇeśaraṇa
“ONityānandaPrabhu,Odelivererofthefallen,pleasegivethissinfulpersonshelteratYourlotusfeet!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.693
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tomārahiṁsāyasehailamoramatimuñipāpiṣṭherakonlokehaibegati”
“SinceIdesiredtoharmYou,whatwillbethefateofthissinfulperson?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.694
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nityānandaprabhuvara—karuṇā-sāgarapāda-padmadilātāramastaka-upara
NityānandaPrabhu,theoceanofmercy,thenplacedHislotusfeetonthatbrāhmaṇa’shead.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.695
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caraṇāravindapāi’mastakeprasādabrāhmaṇerakhaṇḍilasakalaaparādha
HavingreceivedtheLord’slotusfeetonhishead,allofthebrāhmaṇa’soffenseswerenullified.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.696
TEXT696
seidvija-dvāreyatacora-dasyu-gaṇadharma-patheāsi’lailacaitanya-śaraṇa
Bytheinfluenceofthatbrāhmaṇa,allsortsofdacoitstookshelterofLordCaitanyaandledreligiouslives.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.697
TEXT697
ḍākācuriparahiṁsāchāḍi’anācārasabelailenaatisādhuvyavahāra
Theygaveupthievery,violencetoothers,andimmoralactivitiesandbehavedlikegreatsaintlypersons.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.698
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sabeilayenahari-nāmalakṣalakṣasabehailenaviṣṇu-bhakti-yogedakṣa
TheyallchantedthenameofHarihundredsofthousandsoftimes,andtheybecameexpertinthedevotionalserviceofLordViṣṇu.ThereisadifferencebetweendevotiontoViṣṇuanddevotiontoobjectsotherthanViṣṇu.IndevotionalservicetoViṣṇuthereisnosensegratification,butindevotiontodemigodsotherthanViṣṇuthereisthedesireforfulfillingone’sselfishmotives.Yetindevotionalserviceto
Viṣṇutherearethreecategories—kṣīṇa(weak),madhyam(medium),andnipuṇa(expert).BychantingthenameofHari,loveforKṛṣṇaisawakenedandonebecomesqualifiedtorelishthetopmosttranscendentalmellows.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.699
TEXT699
kṛṣṇa-premematta,kṛṣṇa-gānanirantaranityānanda-prabhuhenakaruṇā-sāgara
TheybecameintoxicatedwithloveforKṛṣṇaandconstantlychantedKṛṣṇa’snames.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuissuchanoceanofmercy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.700
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anyaavatārekehajhāṭanāhipāyaniravadhinityānanda‘caitanya’laoyāya
TheshelteroftheSupremeLordwasnoteasilyattainableinotherincarnations,butNityānandaalwaysinducedeveryonetosurrendertoLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.701
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yebrāhmaṇanityānanda-svarūpanāmānetāhārelaoyāyaseicora-dasyu-gaṇe
AnybrāhmaṇawhodoesnotacceptNityānandaSvarūpaiscountedamongthethievesandrogues.IfeventhetopmostbrāhmaṇaendowedwithhumilityandknowledgedoesnotacceptsubordinationtoŚrīNityānandaSvarūpa,thenthatfoolishbrāhmaṇaiswelcomedbyroguesandthievesasoneoftheirown,
orŚrīNityānandaincludeshiminthecategoryofroguesandthieves.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.702-703
TEXT702-703
yogeśvara-sabevāñcheyeprema-vikārayeaśru,yekampa,yevāpulakahuṅkāra
coraḍākāitehailahenabhaktihenaprabhu-nityānanda-svarūperaśakti
Thetransformationsofecstaticlovedesiredbythebestoftheyogislikesheddingtears,shivering,hairsstandingonend,androaringwereachievedbyeventhievesandrogues.SuchwasthepotencyofNityānandaSvarūpa.Thewordḍākāita(Hindi)means“rogues”or“plunderers.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.704
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bhajabhajabhāi,henaprabhu-nityānandayāṅhāraprasādepāiprabhu-gauracandra
Obrothers,justworshipNityānandaPrabhu,bywhosemercyonecanattainLordGauracandra.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.705
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yeśunayenityānanda-prabhuraākhyānatāhāremilibagauracandrabhagavān
OnewhohearsthetopicsofNityānandaPrabhuwillattainthelotusfeetofLordGauracandra.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.706
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dasyu-gaṇa-mocanayecittadiyāśunenityānanda-caitanyadekhibeseijane
AnyonewhohearsthesetopicsofdeliveringthedacoitswillseeNityānandaPrabhuandLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.707
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hena-matenityānandaparama-kautukeviharenaabhaya-paramānanda-sukhe
InthiswayNityānandafearlesslyandhappilyenjoyedHispastimes.CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.708
TEXT708
tabenityānandasarvapāriṣada-saṅgeprati-grāmegrāmebhramekīrtaneraraṅge
ThereafterNityānandainthecompanyofHisassociateswentfromvillagetovillageandperformedblissfulkīrtana.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.709
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.710
TEXT710
viśeṣesukṛtiatibaḍagāchi-grāmanityānanda-svarūperavihārerasthāna
ThevillageofBaḍagāchiisespeciallyglorious,forNityānandaSvarūpaenjoyedmanypastimesthere.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.711
TEXT711
baḍagāchi-grāmerayatekabhāgyodayatāhārakaritenāipārisamuccaya
ItisdifficulttoestimatethegoodfortuneofBaḍagāchivillage.
Thewordsamuccayameans“tofathom,”“tocount,”or“toestimate.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.712
TEXT712
nityānanda-svarūperapāriṣada-gaṇaniravadhisabeiparamānanda-mana
AlltheassociatesofNityānandaSvarūpawerealwaysfilledwithgreatecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.713
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kārokonakarmanāisaṅkīrtana-vinesabāragopāla-bhāvabāḍekṣaṇekṣaṇe
Theyhadnoengagementotherthantoperformsaṅkīrtana,andtheyallbecameincreasinglyabsorbedinthemoodofcowherdboys.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.714
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vetravaṁśīsiṅgāchāṅda-daḍiguñjā-hāratāḍakhāḍuhāte,pāyenūpurasabāra
Theycarriedsticks,flutes,horns,andropes,theyworenecklacesofguñjā,andtheydecoratedtheirwristswithbanglesandbraceletsandtheirankleswithanklebells.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.715
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niravadhisabāraśarīrekṛṣṇa-bhāvaaśru-kampa-pulaka—yatekaanurāga
TheirbodieswerealwaysfilledwiththeecstasyofKṛṣṇaconsciousness,andtheymanifestedthesymptomsofpuredevotionalservicelikecrying,shivering,andhairsstandingonend.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.716
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sabārasaundaryayenaabhinnamadananiravadhisabeikarenasaṅkīrtana
TheirbeautywasequaltothatofCupid,andtheyalwaysperformedsaṅkīrtana.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.717
TEXT717
pāiyāabhayasvāmīprabhunityānandaniravadhikautukethākenabhakta-vṛnda
Havingattainedtheirfearlessmaster,NityānandaPrabhu,thedevoteeswerealwaysjoyful.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.718
TEXT718
nityānanda-svarūperadāseramahimāśatavatsareokaribārenāhisīmā
IcannotdescribeallthegloriesofNityānandaSvarūpa’sservantseveninahundredyears.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.719
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tathāpihanāmakahi—jāniyāṅrayāṅranāmamātrasmaraṇeotariyesaṁsāra
StillIwillmentionthenamesofthosewhomIknow,forsimplybyrememberingtheirnamesoneisdeliveredfrommaterialexistence.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.720
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yāṅrayāṅrasaṅgenityānanderavihārasabenanda-goṣṭhīgopa-gopī-avatāra
ThedevoteeswithwhomNityānandaenjoyedpastimeswereallincarnationsofthecowherdboyandcowherdgirlassociatesofNandaMahārāja.TheassociatesofŚrīNityānandawerecowherdboys,cowherdgirls,andfamilymembersofNandaMahārājainKṛṣṇa’spastimes.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.721
TEXT721
nityānanda-svarūperaniṣedhalāgiyāpūrva-nāmanālikhilaviditakariyā
BeingprohibitedbyNityānandaSvarūpa,Iamnotdisclosingtheirpreviousnames.ŚrīNityānandaprohibitedHisdevoteesfromdiscussinginpublicthenamesbywhichHisassociatesandcompanionswereknownduringthepastimesofKṛṣṇa.Butfortheinformationofthedevotees,thenamesbywhichŚrīNityānanda’sassociatesinthepastimesofGaurawereknowninthepastimesofKṛṣṇaaredescribedbyŚrīKavi-karṇapūrainthebookŚrīGaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.722
TEXT722
paramapārṣada—rāmadāsamahāśayaniravadhiīśvara-bhāvesekathākaya
HisprincipalassociatewasRāmadāsaMahāśaya,whoalwaysspokeinthemoodoftheSupremeLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.723
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yāṅravākyakehajhāṭanāpārebujhiteniravadhinityānandayāṅrahṛdayete
Noonecouldeasilyunderstandhiswords.Nityānandaalwaysresidedinhisheart.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.724
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa5.725
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prasiddhacaitanya-dāsamurāripaṇḍitayāṅrakhelāmahāsarpa-vyāghrerasahita
MurāriCaitanyadāsawasarenownedassociatewhosportedwithlargesnakesandtigers.ForadescriptionofMurāriPaṇḍita,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text20andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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sadāśiva-kavirāja—mahā-bhāgyavānyāṅraputra—puruṣottama-dāsa-nāma
SadāśivaKavirājawasmostfortunate.HehadasonnamedPuruṣottamadāsa.ForadescriptionofSadāśivaKavirāja,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text38andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.ForadescriptionofPuruṣottamadāsa,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text38andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.
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bāhyanāhipuruṣottamadāseraśarīrenityānanda-candrayāṅrahṛdayevihare
ThebodyofPuruṣottamadāsadisplayednoexternalconsciousness,forNityānandaCandraresidedinhisheart.
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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.
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ācāryavaiṣṇavānanda—parama-udārapūrveraghunātha-purīnāmakhyātiyāṅra
ĀcāryaVaiṣṇavānandawasmostmagnanimous.HewasformerlyknownasRaghunāthaPurī.ForadescriptionofĀcāryaVaiṣṇavānanda,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text42andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.
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prasiddhaparamānanda-guptamahāśayapūrveyāṅragharenityānanderaālaya
ParamānandaGuptaMahāśayawaswellknown.Nityānandaenjoyedpastimesinhishouse.ForadescriptionofParamānandaGupta,seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text45andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.
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baḍagāchi-nivāsīsukṛtikṛṣṇadāsayāṅhāramandirenityānanderavilāsa
ThefortunateKṛṣṇadāsawasaresidentofBaḍagāchi.Nityānandaenjoyedpastimesinhishouse.ForadescriptionofKṛṣṇadāsa(theresidentofBaḍagāchi),seeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterEleven,text23andtheAnubhāṣyacommentaryonit.
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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.
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viprabale,—“prabhu,moraekanivedanakarimutomārasthāne,yadideha’mana
Thebrāhmaṇasaid,“OLord,IhavesomethingtoaskYou.Kindlyhearme.
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moreyadi‘bhṛtya’henajñānathākemaneihārakāraṇaprabhukahaśrī-vadane
“OLord,ifyouconsidermeYourservant,thenpleasepersonallyexplainsomethingforme.
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navadvīpegiyānityānanda-avadhūtakichuta’nābujhoṅmuñikarenaki-rūpa
“IcannotunderstandanythingaboutwhatNityānandaAvadhūtaisdoinginNavadvīpa.
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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).
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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.
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kāṣāyakaupīnachāḍi’divyapaṭṭavāsadharenacandanamālāsadāivilāsa
“Hehasgivenupsaffronloinclothandwearsfinesilkcloth.HealwaysdecoratesHimselfwithsandalwoodpasteandflowergarlands.
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daṇḍachāḍi’lauha-daṇḍadharenavākeneśūdreraāśramesethākenasarva-kṣaṇe
“WhydidHegiveupthedaṇḍaandtakeupanironstaff?WhydoesHealwaysliveinthehomesofśūdras?WhileexplainingtheactivitiesofŚrīNityānandatoŚrīGaurasundara,theenthusiasticbrāhmaṇawithsuperficialvisionsaidthatasannyāsīissupposedtocarryadaṇḍa,butinsteadofdoingthat,ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuhastakenupanironstaffandspendstimewithunseeableanduntouchableśūdrasratherthangivinguptheirassociation.SinceŚrīNityānandaexhibitedsuchbehavior,whichwasopposedtothescripturalinjunctions,thebrāhmaṇahadnofaithinHimandwasthereforedoubtful.
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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.”
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‘baḍa-loka’bali’tāṅrebalesarva-janetathāpiāśramācāranākarenakene
“EveryonesaysHeisagreatpersonality,butthenwhydoesn’tHebehaveaccordingtoHisāśrama?
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yadimore‘bhṛtya’henajñānathākemanekimarmaihāra?prabhu,kahaśrī-vadane”
“IfYouconsidermeYourservant,OLord,thenpleaseexplainthismystery.”
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sukṛtibrāhmaṇapraśnakailaśubha-kṣaṇeamāyāyaprabhutattvakahilenatāne
Thepiousbrāhmaṇahadmadethisinquiryatapropertime,sotheLordexplainedthetruthwithoutreservation.ThedoubtthatthebrāhmaṇadevelopedonseeingŚrīNityānandaPrabhu’sdeviationfromproperbehaviorwasactuallyanindicationofhisgoodfortune.
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śuniñāvipreravākyaśrī-gaurasundarahāsiyāviprerapratikarilāuttara
Onhearingthewordsofthebrāhmaṇa,ŚrīGaurasundarasmiledandreplied.
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“śunavipra,mahā-adhikārīyebāhayatabetānadoṣa-guṇakichunājanmaya
“Listen,Obrāhmaṇa,whenoneishighlyqualified,oneisnotaffectedbyfaultsandvirtues.Gaurasundarasaidtothatpious,doubtfulbrāhmaṇa,“Materialqualification,orsuperficialvision,isonething,andtograsptheprofoundmeaningthroughkeenvisionisanotherthing.ThequalificationofthosewhoalwaysfavorablycultivateKṛṣṇaconsciousnessaftergivingupthecoveringsofextraneousdesires,karma,andjñānaisdifferentfromthatofothers.Materialisticpeopleareunderthecontroloftheirmind,intelligence,andfalseego.Materialfaultsandvirtuescannotenterthetranscendentalrealm.Asalotusleafcannotholdmercuryorwater,aheartengagedingivingpleasuretoKṛṣṇaneverinvitesinauspiciousnessbasedonselfishinterest.”
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AsstatedinŚrīmadBhāgavatam(11.20.36):
namayyekānta-bhaktānāṁguṇa-doṣodbhavāguṇāḥsādhūnāṁsama-cittānāṁbuddheḥparamupeyuṣām
“Materialpietyandsin,whicharisefromthegoodandevilofthisworld,cannotexistwithinMyunalloyeddevotees,who,beingfreefrommaterialhankering,maintainsteadyspiritualconsciousnessinallcircumstances.Indeed,suchdevoteeshaveachievedMe,theSupremeLord,whoambeyondanythingthatcanbeconceivedbymaterialintelligence.’
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“padma-patreyenakabhunāhilāgejalaei-matanityānanda-svarūpanirmala
“NityānandaSvarūpaispure,justasthelotusleafisuntouchedbywater.
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paramārthekṛṣṇacandratāhānaśarīreniścayajānihavipra,sarvadāvihare
“Obrāhmaṇa,knowforcertainthatKṛṣṇacandraalwaysenjoyspastimesinthebodyofNityānanda.ŚrīNityānandaPrabhuisalwaysengagedinthefavorablecultivationofKṛṣṇaconsciousness,therefore,sinceKṛṣṇaissituatedwithinHim,whateveractionsHeperformsshouldnotbeconsideredliketheactivities
ofordinarylivingentities,whoareforcedtoenjoythefruitsoftheirkarma.
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adhikārībaikaretāhānaācāraduḥkhapāyasei-jana,pāpajanmetāra
“IfanunqualifiedpersonimitatesHisbehavior,hewillsufferandbecomeimplicatedinsin.
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rudravineanyeyadikareviṣa-pānasarvathāyamare,sarva-purāṇapramāṇa”
“IfanyoneotherthanRudradrinkspoison,hewillcertainlydie.ThisistheverdictofallthePurāṇas.”Mṛtuñjaya,orŚivawhohasconquereddeath,easilydrankpoisonandbecameknownasNīlakaṇṭha.Butif,onseeingthat,unqualifiedworthlesslivingentitiesconsiderthemselvesequaltohim,theybringabouttheirownruinationbyfallingintoinauspiciousness.Asfirecanburnanyobjecttoashes,personswithspiritualintelligencecanremainindifferenttomaterialwealthandactivitiesbynotusingthemfortheirownenjoyment.
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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.”
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“etekeyenājāniñānindetānakarmanija-doṣese-iduḥkhapāyajanmajanma
“ThereforeapersonwithoutknowledgewhocriticizesHisactivitiessuffersbirthafterbirthbecauseofhisfaults.
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garhitakarayeyadimahā-adhikārīnindārakidāya,tāṅrehāsileimari
“Whattospeakofcriticizing,ifapersonevenlaughsataqualifiedpersonwhoperformsanimmoralactivity,heisvanquished.Personswhoarequalifiedmahā-bhāgavatasarenottobecriticizedbythosewhoarelessqualified.Apersonwhoridiculestheactivitiesofa
mahā-bhāgavataisinevitablydegraded.ByhearingŚrīmadBhāgavatamfromaVaiṣṇavaguru,allthesetopicscanbeproperlyunderstood.IntheSkandaPurāṇa(Maheśvara-khaṇḍa17.106)itisstated:
sādhūnāṁsama-cittānāmupahāsaṁkarotiyaḥdevovāpyathavāmartyaḥsavijñeyo‘dhamādhamaḥ
“Onewhoridiculesadevoteewhoseeseveryoneequallyshouldbeunderstoodtobemostfallen,whetherheisademigodoramortalbeing.”
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bhāgavatahaiteesabatattvajānitāhoyadivaiṣṇava-gururamukheśuni
“AllthesetruthscanbeknownfromŚrīmadBhāgavatam,ifonehearsfromthemouthofaVaiṣṇavaguru.
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mahānteraācaraṇehāsileyehayacittadiyāśunabhāgavateyeikaya
“NowhearattentivelywhattheŚrīmadBhāgavatamsaysaboutwhathappenstoapersonwholaughsatthebehaviorofadevotee.
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eka-kālerāma-kṛṣṇagelenapaḍitevidyāpūrṇakari’cittakarilāāsite
“OnceKṛṣṇaandBalarāmawentforstudies.AfterfinishingTheirstudies,Theydecidedtoreturn.
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‘kidakṣiṇādiba?’balilenaguru-pratitabepatnī-saṅgegurukarilāyukati
“TheyaskedTheirguru,‘WhatdakṣiṇāshouldWegiveyou?’Theirguruthenconsultedwithhiswife.
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mṛtaputramāgilenarāma-kṛṣṇa-sthānetaberāma-kṛṣṇagelāyama-vidyamāne
“WhenheaskedKṛṣṇaandBalarāmatobringbackhisdeadson,TheywentstraighttotheabodeofYamarāja.
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ājñāyaśiśurasarvakarmaghucāiyāyamālayahaiteputradilenaāniyā
“OnTheirorderthechildwasdeliveredfromthereactionsofhiskarma.TheythenbroughtthechildfromtheabodeofYamarājaandreturnedhimtoTheirspiritualmaster.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam10.45.30-46.
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paramaadbhutaśuni’esabaākhyānadevakīomāgilenamṛta-putra-dana
“WhenDevakīheardaboutthiswonderfulincident,shealsoaskedThemtoreturnherdeadsons.
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daiveekadinarāma-kṛṣṇesambodhiyākahenadevakīatikātarahaiyā
“Bythearrangementofprovidence,DevakīonedayspokeingreatafflictiontoBalarāmaandKṛṣṇa.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam10.85.27-28.
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‘śunaśunarāma-kṛṣṇayogeśvareśvara!tumiduiādinitya-śuddhakalevara
“Listen,RāmaandKṛṣṇa,Obestofthetopmostmysticyogis!Yourbodiesareprimeval,eternal,andpure.
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sarva-jagaterapitā-tumidui-janamuñijānoṅtumi-duiparama-kāraṇa
“Youtwoarethefathersofalluniverses.IknowYoutwoarethecauseofallcauses.
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jagaterautpattisthitivāpralayatomāraaṁśeraaṁśahaitesabahaya
“Thecreation,maintenance,andannihilationoftheuniverseiscarriedoutbytheportionofYourplenaryportion.
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tathāpihapṛthivīrakhaṇḍāitebhārahaiyāchamoraputra-rūpeavatāra
“YetYouhavepersonallyappearedasmysonstodiminishtheburdenoftheearth.
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yama-gharahaiteyenagururanandanaāniñādakṣiṇādiletumiduijana
“YoutwobroughtthesonofYourspiritualmasterfromtheabodeofYamarājaasdakṣiṇāforYourguru.
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morachaya-putrayemarilakaṁsahaitebaḍacittahayatāhā-sabāredekhite
“Iamanxioustoseemysixsons,whowerekilledbyKaṁsa.CBAntya-khaṇḍa6.050
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katakālaguru-putraāchilamariyātāhāyenaāni’dilāśaktiprakāśiyā
“AlthoughYourguru’ssonhadbeendeadforsometime,byYour
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ei-mataāmāreokara’pūrṇa-kāmaāni’deha’moremṛtachayaputradāna
“InthesamewayYoucanfulfillmydesirebybringingbackmysixdeadsons.’SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam10.85.30-33.
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śuni’jananīravākyakṛṣṇa-saṅkarṣaṇaseikṣaṇecali’gelābalirabhavana
“AfterhearingthewordsofTheirmother,KṛṣṇaandSaṅkarṣaṇaimmediatelywenttotheabodeofBali.
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nija-iṣṭa-devadekhi’balimahārājamagnahailenapremānanda-sindhu-mājha
“WhenBaliMahārājasawhisworshipableLords,hewasmergedinanoceanofecstaticlove.
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gṛha-putra-deha-vittasakalabāndhavasei-kṣaṇepāda-padmeāni’dilāsaba
“Heimmediatelysurrenderedhishouse,children,body,wealth,andassociatesatthelotusfeetoftheLords.
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loma-harṣaaśru-pātapulakaānandestutikarepāda-padmadhari’balikānde
“Bali’shairstoodonendandtearsflowedfromhiseyesashegrabbedholdofTheirlotusfeetandofferedprayersinecstasy.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam10.85.34-38.
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‘jayajayaanantaprakaṭasaṅkarṣaṇajayajayakṛṣṇacandragokula-bhūṣaṇa
“AllgloriestoAnanta,whohasappearedasSaṅkarṣaṇa!AllgloriestoKṛṣṇacandra,theornamentofGokula!
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jayasakhyagopācāryahaladhararāmajayajayakṛṣṇa-bhakta-dhana-mana-prāṇa
“AllgloriestoHaladharaRāma,whoisthefriendandleaderofthecowherdboys!AllgloriestoKṛṣṇa,thewealth,life,andsoulofthedevotees!
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yadyapihaśuddha-sattvadeva-ṛṣi-gaṇa
tā-sabārodurlabhatomāradaraśana
“Althoughthedemigodsandsagesaresituatedinpuregoodness,itisveryrareforthemtoattainYourdarśana.
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tathāpihenaseprabhu,kāruṇyatomāratamo-guṇaasureohaosākṣātkāra
“Yet,OLords,YouaresomercifulthatYouappearbeforeevendemonsinthemodeofignorance.
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ataevaśatru-mitranāhikatomātevedeokahena,ihādekhiosākṣāte
“ThereforeYouhavenofriendsorenemies.ThisisthestatementoftheVedas,andthiswhatIhavepersonallyseen.
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māriteyeāilalaiyāviṣa-stanatāhāreopāṭhāilāvaikuṇṭha-bhuvana
“EvenshewhosmearedherbreastwithpoisontokillYouwasawardedaplaceinVaikuṇṭha.
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ataevatomārahṛdayabujhibāre
vedeśāstreyogeśvarasabeonāpāre
“ThereforetheVedasandthebestofthemysticyogiscannotunderstandYourheart.
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yogeśvarasabayāṅramāyānāhijānemuñipāpīasuravājanibakemane
“WheneventhebestoftheyogiscannotunderstandYourpotencies,howcanasinfuldemonlikemeknowYou?
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eikṛpākaramoresarva-lokanātha!gṛha-andha-kūpemorenākarihapāta
“OLordsofallplanets,pleasegivemethebenedictionthatImayneverbeputinthedarkwelloffamilylife.
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toraduipāda-padmahṛdayedhariyāśāntahai’vṛkṣa-mūlepaḍithākoṅgiyā
“IsimplywishthatIcanholdYourlotusfeettomychestandpeacefullyresideunderatree.
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tomāradāserasaṅgemorekaradāsa
ārayenacittemoranāthākayeāśa’
“PleasemakemeaservantofYourservant.MayIneverdesireanythingotherthanthis.’LiberatedsoulshavenodesireotherthantoliveintheassociationoftheLord’sdevoteesandservetheactualdevotees.Atpresent,sincetheservantsofŚrīGauḍīyaMaṭhahaveclearlyunderstoodthistopic,theyresideinmaṭhasandtempleswithHari,Guru,andVaiṣṇava.
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rāma-kṛṣṇa-pāda-padmadhariyāhṛdayeeimatastutikarebali-mahāśaye
“HoldingthelotusfeetofRāmaandKṛṣṇatohischest,BaliMahāśayaofferedprayersinthisway.
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brahma-lokaśiva-lokayecaraṇodakepavitrakaritechenabhāgīrathī-rūpe
“IntheformoftheGanges,thewaterthathaswashedthelotusfeetoftheLordpurifiestheabodesofBrahmāandŚiva.
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henapuṇya-jalabaligoṣṭhīrasahitepānakareśiredharebhāgyodayahaite
“Becauseofhisgoodfortunate,Baliandhisassociatesdranksuchauspiciouswaterandsprinkleditontheirheads.
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gandha,puṣpa,dhūpa,dīpa,vastra,alaṅkārapāda-padmediyābalikarenamaskāra
“Baliofferedsandalwoodpulp,flowers,incense,lamp,cloth,andornamentsatthelotusfeetoftheLordsandbowedbeforeThem.
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‘ājñākaraprabhumoreśikhāoāpaneyadimorebhṛtyahenajñānathākemane
“OLords,ifYouconsidermeYourservant,pleaseordermeandpersonallyinstructme.
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yekarayeprabhu,ājñā-pālanatomāraseijanahayavidhi-niṣedherapāra’
“OLords,onewhofollowsYourordereasilytranscendsallrulesandregulations.’
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śuniyābaliravākyaprabhutuṣṭahailāyenimittaāgamanakahitelāgilā
“TheLordbecamepleasedonhearingthewordsofBali.HethenexplainedthepurposeofTheirvisit.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam10.85.39-46.
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prabhubale,—“śunaśunabali-mahāśaya!yenimitteāilāṅatomāraālaya
“TheLordsaid,‘Listen,BaliMahāśaya,thisiswhyWehavecometoyourabode.
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āmāramāyerachayaputrapāpīkaṁsemārileka,seipāpesehamailaśeṣe
“ThesinfulKaṁsakilledMymother’ssixsons.Becauseofthissin,hewasultimatelykilled.
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niravadhiseiputra-śokasaṅariyākāndenadevakī-mātāduḥkhitāhaiyā
“Becauseofconstantlyrememberingandlamentingforthosesons,motherDevakīfeelsdistressedandcries.
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tomāranikaṭeācheseichayajanatāhānibajananīrasantoṣa-kāraṇa
“Thosesixsonsareherewithyou.IwilltakethemforMymother’ssatisfaction.
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sesababrahmārapautrasiddhadeva-gaṇatā-sabāraetaduḥkhaśunaye-kāraṇa
“Theywereperfectedbeings,grandsonsofBrahmā.Listentowhytheyhadtosuffersomuch.
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prajāpatimarīci-yebrahmāranandanapūrvetānaputrachilaeichaya-jana
“ThesesixwerepreviouslysonsofPrajāpatiMarīci,thesonofBrahmā.
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daivebrahmākāmaśarehailāmohitalajjāchāḍi’kanyā-pratikarilenacita
“Byprovidence,BrahmāoncebecamebewilderedbythearrowofCupid.Hegaveupallshameanddesiredtoenjoyhisdaughter.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam3.12.28.
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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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śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānanda-cāndajānavṛndāvanadāsatachupada-yugegāna
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.”
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prabhubale,—“tomārayedehaalaṅkāranava-vidhābhaktibaikichunaheāra
TheLordreplied,“TheornamentsonYourbodyarenothingbutthenineprocessesofdevotionalservice.
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śravaṇa-kīrtana-smaraṇādinamaskāraeisetomārasarva-kālaalaṅkāra
“Yourbodyiseternallydecoratedwithornamentslikehearing,chanting,remembering,andofferingobeisances.
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nāga-vibhuṣaṇayenadharenaśaṅkaretāhānāhisarva-janebujhibārepāre
“Yetpeoplecannotunderstandthis,justastheydonotunderstandwhyŚaṅkaradecorateshisbodywithaserpent.
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paramārthemahādeva—ananta-jīvananāga-chaleanantadharenasarva-kṣaṇa
“ActuallyMahādevaacceptsAnantaashislifeandsoul.HethereforealwayskeepsAnantaintheformofaserpentwrappedaroundhisneck.
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nābujhiyānindetānacaritraagādhayatekanindayetārahayakārya-vādha
“Peoplewithoutunderstandinghisunfathomablecharacteristicscriticizehim,andasaresulttheirprogressischecked.
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muñita’tomāraaṅgebhakti-rasavineanyanāhidekhoṅkabhukāya-vākya-mane
“IdonotseeanythinginYourtranscendentalbody,mind,andspeechotherthanthemellowsofdevotionalservice.ŚrīGaurasundarasaidthatHecouldnotseeanythingotherthanthemellowsofdevotionalserviceinthelimbsofNityānanda.TheninetypesofdevotionalservicearetheornamentsofHisbody.Thebody,mind,andspeechofNityānandaarealwaysengagedintheserviceofKṛṣṇa.Gaurasundaradidnotseeanythingotherthanthis.
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nanda-goṣṭhi-rasetumivṛndāvana-sukhedhariyāchaalaṅkāraāpanakautuke
“ForYourownpleasureYouhavewillinglyacceptedthetranscendentalmellowsrelishedbytheVrajavāsīsasYourornaments.NityānandadecoratedHisbodywiththeornamentsofthetranscendentalmellowsthatarealwaysfoundintheassociatesofŚrīVrajendra-nandanainVṛndāvana.Thephrasenanda-goṣṭhireferstotheVrajavāsīssituatedinthevariousrasas.
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ihādekhi’yesukṛticittepāyasukha
seavaśyadekhibekṛṣṇeraśrī-mukha
“AfortunatepersonwhotakespleasurehearingthesetopicswillcertainlyseeKṛṣṇa’sbeautifulface.
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vetra,vaṁśī,śiṅgā,guñjā-hāra,mālya,gandhasarva-kālaei-rūpatomāraśrī-aṅga
“Youarealwaysadornedwithastick,flute,buffalohorn,guñjanecklace,flowergarland,andsandalwoodpulp.
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yatekabālakadekhitomārasaṁhatiśrīdāma-sudāma-prāyalayamoramati
“TheboyswhoassociatewithYouremindMeofŚrīdāmāandSudāmā.
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vṛndāvana-krīḍārayatekaśiśu-gaṇasakalatomārasaṅge—layamoramana
“IthereforethinkthatallYourassociatesareboyswhousedtoplaywithYouinVṛndāvana.
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seibhāva,seikānti,seisabaśakti
sarva-dehedekhiseinanda-goṣṭhi-bhakti
“IseeinYourbodythesentiments,beauty,andpotenciesmanifestedinthedevotionalserviceoftheresidentsofVṛndāvana.
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etekeyetomāre,tomārasevakereprītikare,satyasatyasekareāmāre”
“ThereforewhoeverlovesYouorYourservantsfactuallylovesMe.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.072
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svānubhāvānandedui—mukunda,anantaki-rūpekikahekejānibatāraanta
WhocanfullyunderstandwhatMukundaandAnantaspokeinTheirownecstaticmood?
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kata-kṣaṇeduiprabhubāhyaprakāśiyāvasilenanibhṛtepuṣperavanegiyā
WhenaftersometimethetwoLordsregainedTheirexternalconsciousness,Theywentandsatinasecludedplacewithintheflowergarden.
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īśvareparameśvarehailakikathāvede
seihāratattvajānenasarvathā
TheconversationthattookplacebetweenthetwoLordsisknownonlytotheVedas.
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nityānandecaitanyeyakhanedekhāhayaprāyaārakehanāhithākesesamaya
WheneverLordCaitanyaandNityānandameteachother,therewasusuallynooneelsearound.
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kikarenaānanda-vigrahadui-janacaitanya-icchāyakehanāthāketakhana
Therefore,bythedesireofLordCaitanya,theactivitiesofthesetwoLords,whoarethepersonificationsofecstasy,arenotknowntoanyoneelse.
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nityānanda-svarūpaoprabhu-icchājāni’ekānteseāsiyādekhenanyāsi-maṇi
KnowingthedesireofLordCaitanya,NityānandaSvarūpawouldalwaysmeetHimalone.
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āpanāreyenaprabhunākarenavyaktaei-matalukāyenanityānanda-tattva
AstheLorddidnotrevealHisownidentity,HealsoconcealedthegloriesofNityānanda.
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sukomaladurvijñeyaīśvarahṛdayaveda-śāstrebrahmā,śivasabaeikaya
TheheartoftheSupremeLordisverysoftanddifficulttounderstand.ThisisconfirmedintheVedicliteraturesbyLordBrahmāandLordŚiva.IntheUttaraRāma-carita(3.23)itisstated:
vajrādapikaṭhorāṇimṛdūnikusumādapilokottarāṇāṁcetāṁsikohivijñātumīśvaraḥ
“Theheartsofthoseabovecommonbehavioraresometimesharderthanathunderboltandsometimessofterthanaflower.Howcanoneaccommodatesuchcontradictionsingreatpersonalities?”
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nābujhi’,nājāni’mātrasabegāyagāthālakṣmīroeisevākya,anyerakikathā
PeoplewhochantthegloriesoftheLordadmitthattheydonotknoworunderstandHisheart.EvenLakṣmīsayslikethis,sowhattospeakofothers.
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eimatabhāva-raṅgecaitanya-gosāñieikathānākahenaeka-jana-ṭhāñi
InthiswayLordCaitanyaenjoyedecstaticexchangesthatHedidnotdisclosetoanyone.
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henasetāṅhāraraṅga,—sabeimānena“āmāraadhikaprītakāronāvāsena
Yeteveryonethought,“TheLorddoesnotloveanyonemorethanme.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.083
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āmāresekahenasakalagopyakathā‘muni-dharmakari’kṛṣṇabhajibesarvathā
“Hetellsmeallconfidentialtopicslike,‘FollowtheprinciplesofamendicantandalwaysworshipKṛṣṇa.’
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vetra,vaṁśī,barhā,guñjā-mālā,chāṅda-daḍiihāvādharenakenemuni-dharmachāḍi’”
“ThenHetellsmetogiveuptheprinciplesofamendicantandacceptastick,flute,peacockfeather,guñja-mālā,andrope.”Thewordbarhāmeans“peacockfeather.”Thephrasechāṅda-daḍireferstotheropeusedtobindthehindlegsofacowwhilemilking.
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kehabale,—“bhakta-nāmayatekaprakāravṛndāvanegopa-krīḍāadhikasabāra
Somesay,“TheLord’spastimeswiththecowherdboysofVṛndāvanaaresuperiortoHispastimeswithallotherdevotees.”TheperfectionofalltypesofdevoteesanddevotionalserviceisfoundintheexchangesbetweenthetranscendentalresidentsofthetranscendentalabodeofVṛndāvana.
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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
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atikṛpā-pātrasegokula-bhāvapāyayebhaktivāñchenaprabhuśrī-uddhavarāya
OnlyamostfortunatepersoncanachievethemoodofaresidentofGokula,amoodthatisdesiredbyUddhava.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.47.61).
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vandenanda-vraja-strīṇāṁpāda-reṇumabhīkṣṇaśaḥyāsāṁhari-kathodgītaṁpunātibhuvana-trayam
“IrepeatedlyoffermyrespectstothedustfromthefeetofthewomenofNandaMahārāja’scowherdvillage.WhenthesegopīsloudlychantthegloriesofŚrīKṛṣṇa,thevibrationpurifiesthethreeworlds.”
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ei-matayevaiṣṇavakarenavicārasarvatraśrī-gauracandrakarenasvīkāra
Inthisway,whatevermoodaVaiṣṇavadevelopsisalwaysacceptedbyLordGauracandra.
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anyo’nyebājāyenaīśvara-icchāyahenaraṅgīmahāprabhuśrī-gaurāṅga-rāya
BytheLord’swill,thedevoteeswouldsometimesengageinlovingquarrels,andLordGaurāṅgaMahāprabhuwouldalsoenjoytakingpartinsuchexchanges.
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kṛṣṇerakṛpāyasabeānandevihvalakakhanokakhanobājeānanda-kandala
ByKṛṣṇa’smercyeveryonewasoverwhelmedintranscendentalhappiness,yetsometimeslovingquarrelstookplaceevenbetweenGauracandraandNityānanda.
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ihāteyeekaīśvarerapakṣahaiyāanyaīśvarereninde,se-iabhāgiyā
WhoevertakesthesideofoneLord,criticizingtheotherLord,ismostunfortunate.
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īśvareraabhinna—sakalabhakta-gaṇadeherayehenabāhu,aṅguli,caraṇa
AllthedevoteesarenondifferentfromtheLord,asthelegs,fingers,andarmsarenondifferentfromthebody.AlthoughtheLordisone,thedevoteesareconsideredHisbodilylimbsandsublimbs.Nooneisindependent.Theconceptofseparationattributedtothelivingentitieswhoarecoveredandthrownbytheinfluenceofmāyāisremovedwhenoneseesthingsinproperperspective.
Whentheactivitiesofthelimbsandsublimbsareincompleteharmonywiththeownerofthelimbs,thereisnoquestionofseparation.Yetforthesakeofvarietytheyappeartobeseparate.ThedevoteesoftheLordareinclinedtotheserviceoftheLord.Theyhavenopropensityformaterialenjoyment,becausetheydonotmaintaintheconceptionofseparationfromtheLord.
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yathāpumānnasvāṅgeṣuśiraḥ-pāṇy-ādiṣukvacitpārakya-buddhiṁkuruteevaṁbhūteṣumat-paraḥ
“Apersonwithaverageintelligencedoesnotthinktheheadandotherpartsofthebodytobeseparate.Similarly,MydevoteedoesnotdifferentiateViṣṇu,theall-pervadingPersonalityofGodhead,fromanythingoranylivingentity.Inotherwords,heconsidersalllivingentitiesassimultaneouslyonewithanddifferentfromtheAbsoluteTruth.”
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tathāpihasarva-vaiṣṇaveraeikathāsabāraīśvara—kṛṣṇa-caitanyasarvathā
Still,theVaiṣṇavas’conclusionisthatLordŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyaistheSupremeLordofall.
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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).
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āvirbhāvahaitecheye-sabaśarīretāṅ-sabāraanugrahebhakti-phaladhare
DevotionalserviceisattainedthroughthemercyofthoseinwhosebodiestheSupremeLordmanifests.
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sarva-jñatāsarva-śaktidiyāoāpaneaparādheśāstiokarenabhāla-mane
AlthoughtheLordawardsallknowledgeandstrength,Heneverthelessawardspunishmenttothosewhocommitoffenses.
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iti-madhyeviśeṣaāchayeduiprati
nityānanda-advaiterenāchāḍenastuti
YetLordCaitanyahadspecialaffectionforNityānandaPrabhuandAdvaitaĀcārya.HeneverhesitatedtoglorifyThem.
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koṭialaukikoyadieduikarenatathāpihagauracandrakichunābalena
Evenifthosetwoviolatedsocialetiquettemillionsoftimes,LordGauracandrawouldnotsayanything.
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ei-matakata-kṣaṇaparānandakari’avadhūta-candra-saṅgegaurāṅgaśrī-hari
Inthisway,LordGaurāṅgaandAvadhūtacandra,ŚrīNityānanda,spentsometimetogetheringreatecstasy.
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tabenityānanda-sthanehaiyāvidāyavāsāyaāilāprabhuśrī-gaurāṅga-rāya
ThenLordGaurāṅgatookleaveofNityānandaandreturnedtoHisresidence.
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nityānanda-svarūpoparama-harṣa-mane
ānandecalilājagannātha-daraśane
NityānandaSvarūpaalsohappilydepartedtoseeLordJagannātha.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.104
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nityānanda-caitanyeyehailadaraśanaihāraśravaṇesarva-banda-vimocana
ByhearingaboutthismeetingbetweenLordCaitanyaandLordNityānanda,oneisfreedfromallbondage.
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jagannāthadekhi’mātranityānanda-rāyaānandevihvalahai’gaḍāgaḍi’yāya
WhenLordNityānandasawLordJagannātha,Hebecameoverwhelmedinecstasyandbeganrollingontheground.
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āchāḍapaḍenaprabhuprastara-upareśatajanedharileodharitenāpāre
HefellonthestonefloorwithsuchforcethatahundredpeoplecouldnotbreakHisfall.
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jagannātha,balarāma,subhadrā,sudarśanasabādekhi’nityānandakarenakrandana
NityānandaPrabhushedtearswhilelookingatJagannātha,Baladeva,Subhadrā,andSudarśana.
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sabāragalāramālābrāhmaṇeāniñāpunaḥpunaḥdenasabeprabhāvajāniñā
UnderstandingNityānanda’sinfluence,thebrāhmaṇasgarlandedHimagainandagainwiththeLord’sgarlands.
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nityānandadekhi’,yatajagannātha-dāsasabārajanmilaati-parama-ullāsa
AlltheservantsofLordJagannāthabecamejubilantonseeingNityānanda.
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yejananācine,sejijñāsekāroṭhāñisabekahe,—“eikṛṣṇa-caitanyerabhāi”
Anyonewhodidn’tknowNityānanda’sidentityinquiredfromothers,whoreplied,“HeisthebrotherofŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya.”
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nityānanda-svarūposabārekari’kolesiñcilāsabāraaṅganayanerajale
LordNityānandaembracedeveryoneandsoakedthemwithHistears.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.112
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tabejagannāthaheri’harṣasarva-gaṇeānandecalilāgadādhara-daraśane
AfterseeingLordJagannāthaandHisservants,LordNityānandahappilywenttomeetGadādharaPaṇḍita.
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nityānanda-gadādhareyeprītiantaretāhākahibāreśaktiīśvaresedhare
ThetranscendentalaffectionbetweenNityānandaandGadādharacanbedescribedonlybytheSupremeLord.
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gadādhara-bhavanemohanagopīnāthaāchena,yehenananda-kumārasākṣāta
ThesonofNandaMahārāja,inthebeautifulformofGopīnātha,residedinthehouseofGadādhara.TheDeityofŚrīGopīnāthaworshipedbyŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaisstillpresentinoneṭoṭā,orgarden,inŚrī-kṣetra.ThisYameśvara-ṭoṭāissituatedsouthwestofŚrīJagannāthatempleonthesandsoftheocean.SeeŚrīCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Madhya-līlā,ChapterFifteen,text183.
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āpanecaitanyatānekariyāchenakoleatipāṣaṇḍīosevigrahadekhi’bhule
LordCaitanyaoncepersonallyembracedthatDeityofGopīnātha.EvenatheistsforgeteverythinguponseeingthatDeity.
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dekhi’śrī-muralī-mukhaaṅgerabhaṅgimānityānanda-ānanda-aśruranāhisīmā
AsNityānandaPrabhulookedatGopīnātha’sbeautifulface,whichwasadornedwithaflute,Histearsoflovecouldnotbechecked.
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nityānanda-vijayajāniñāgadādharabhāgavata-pāṭhachāḍi’āilāsatvara
WhenGadādharaunderstoodthatNityānandahadarrived,heimmediatelylefthisrecitationofBhāgavatamandcametoreceiveHim.
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duṅhemātradekhiyāduṅhāraśrī-vadanagalādhari’lāgilenakaritekrandana
Uponseeingeachother,theyembracedandbegantocry.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.119
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anyo’nyeduiprabhukarenamaskāraanyo’ṇyedoṅhebalemahimāduṅhāra
ThetwoPrabhusthenofferedobeisancesandglorifiedeachother.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.120
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doṅhebale,—“ājihailalocananirmala”doṅhebale,—“ājihailajīvanasaphala”
Theybothexclaimed,“Todaymyeyeshavebecomepurifiedandmylifehasbecomesuccessful!”
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bāhyajñānanāhiduiprabhuraśarīreduiprabhubhāsebhakti-ānanda-sāgare
Theybothlostexternalconsciousnessandfloatedinoceansofecstaticlove.
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henasehailaprema-bhaktiraprakāśadekhi’catur-dikepaḍi’kāndesarvadāsa
Whenthedevoteessurroundingthemsawtheirmanifestationofecstaticlove,theybegantocry.
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kiadbhutaprītinityānanda-gadādhare
ekeraapriyaāresambhāṣānākare
WhatwonderfulaffectionthereisbetweenNityānandaandGadādhara!Neitherofthemwouldeverspeaktoanyonewhowasdislikedbytheother.
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gadādhara-deverasaṅkalpaei-rūpanityānanda-nindakeranādekhenamukha
ThiswasthevowofGadādhara:hewouldneverseethefaceofonewhooffendsNityānanda.
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nityānanda-svarūpereprītiyāranāñidekhāonādenatārepaṇḍita-gosāñi
GadādharaPaṇḍitawouldavoidbeingseenbyanyonewhohadnoloveforNityānandaSvarūpa.
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tabedui-prabhusthirahai’eka-sthānevasilenacaitanya-maṅgala-saṅkīrtane
ThereafterthetwoPrabhusbecamepacifiedandsatdowntoengageinLordCaitanya’sauspicioussaṅkīrtana.
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tabegadādhara-devanityānanda-pratinimantraṇakarilena—“ājibhikṣāithi”
ThenGadādharasaidtoNityānanda,“TakeYourmealheretoday.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.128
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nityānandagadādhara-bhikṣārakāraṇeekamānacāulaāniñāchenayatane
Nityānandahadcarefullybroughtonemound(40kilos)ofriceforGadādharatooffertoGopīnātha.
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atisūkṣmaśukladeva-yogyasarva-mategopīnāthalāgi’āniñāchegauḍahaite
Hehadbroughtthisveryfinewhiterice,fittobeofferedtoGopīnātha,fromBengal.
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āraekakhānivastra—raṅgimasundaraduiāni’dilāgadādhareragocara
Alongwiththerice,HehadbroughtabeautifullycoloredclothforGopīnātha.
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“gadādhara,etaṇḍulakariyārandhana
śrī-gopīnātherediyākaribābhojana”
Hesaid,“OGadādhara,cookthisrice,and,afterofferingittoGopīnātha,eatit.”
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taṇḍuladekhiyāhāsepaṇḍita-gosāñi“nayaneta’e-matataṇḍuladekhi’nāñi
Onseeingtherice,PaṇḍitaGosāñilaughedandsaid,“Ihaveneverseensuchricebefore.
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etaṇḍulagosāñi,kivaikuṇṭhethākiyāyatneāniñāchenagopīnātheralāgiyā
“YoumusthavebroughtthisriceforGopīnāthafromVaikuṇṭha.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.134
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lakṣmī-mātraetaṇḍulakarenarandhanakṛṣṇaseihārabhoktātabe,bhakta-gaṇa”
“LakṣmīalonecookssuchriceforKṛṣṇatoeat.ThedevoteesthenenjoyHisremnants.”
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ānandetaṇḍulapraśaṁsenagadādharavastralai’gelāgopīnātheragocara
Afterjoyfullyglorifyingthericeinthisway,GadādharatooktheclothforofferingtoGopīnātha.
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divya-raṅga-vastragopīnātheraśrī-aṅgedilena,dekhiyāśobhābhāsenaānande
GadādharadecoratedGopīnāthawiththatbeautifullycoloredclothandfloatedinecstasyonseeingthebeautyoftheLord.
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taberandhanerakāryakaritelāgilāāpaneṭoṭāraśākatulitelāgilā
Gadādharathenmadearrangementsforcooking.Hehimselfpickedtheśākafromhiscompound.Thewordṭoṭāreferstoagardenorgrove.
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kehabonenāhi—daivehaiyācheśākatāhātuli’āniyākarilāekapāka
Noonehadplantedthatśāka;itgrewtherenaturally.ThisśākawaspickedandcookedbyGadādhara.
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teṅtulavṛkṣerayatapatrasukomalatāhāāni’vāṭitāyadilāloṇa-jala
Gadādharathenpickedsoft,newlygrowntamarindleaves,whichhegroundandmixedwithsaltwater.Thephraseloṇa-jalareferstosaltywaterfromtheocean.
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tāraekavyañjanakarilāamla-nāmarandhanakarilāgadādharabhāgyavān
ThefortunateGadādharathenpreparedasourvegetablepreparationwiththis.
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gopīnātha-agreniñābhogalāgāilāhena-kālegauracandraāsiyāmililā
AsheofferedthepreparationstoGopīnātha,ŚrīGauracandraarrivedthere.
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prasannaśrī-mukhe‘harekṛṣṇakṛṣṇa’bali’vijayahailāgauracandrakutūhalī
GauracandrawasjoyfullychantingtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantrawhenHecame.
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‘gadādhara,gadādhara’,ḍākegauracandrasambhramegadādharavandepada-dvandva
Gauracandrathencalledout,“Gadādhara!Gadādhara!”andGadādharaquicklycameandofferedhisobeisancestotheLord.
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hāsiyābalenaprabhu—“kenagadādhara!āmikināhainimantraṇerabhitara?
LordCaitanyathensmiledandasked,“OGadādhara,amInotincludedonyourinvitationlist?
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āmita’tomarāduihaitebhinnanainādileotomarā,baleteāmilai
“Iamnotdifferentfromeitherofyou.Evenifyoudon’tofferMeanything,Iwilltakebyforce.
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nityānanda-dravya,gopīnātheraprasādatomārarandhana—moraitheāchebhāga”
“IamcertainlyentitledtoashareoftheitemsbroughtbyNityānanda,cookedbyyou,andrelishedbyGopīnātha.”
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kṛpā-vākyaśuni’nityānanda,gadādharamagnahailenasukha-sāgara-bhitara
WhenNityānandaandGadādharaheardthismercifulstatementoftheLord,theybothmergedinanoceanofhappiness.
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santoṣeprasādaāni’deva-gadādharathuilenagauracandra-prabhuragocara
Ingreatsatisfaction,ŚrīGadādharathenbroughttheprasādaandplaceditbeforeLordGauracandra.
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sarva-ṭoṭāvyāpilekaannerasaugandhebhaktikari’prabhupunaḥpunaḥannavande
Thefragranceofthericepermeatedtheentiregarden.InadevotionalmoodLordCaitanyarepeatedlyofferedprayerstotherice.
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prabhubale,—“tinabhāgasamānakariyābhuñjibaprasāda-annaekatravasiyā”
ThentheLordsaid,“Dividethisriceintothreeportions,andwewillsittogetherandeat.”
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nityānanda-svarūperataṇḍuleraprītevasilenamahāprabhubhojanakarite
BeingattractedbythericebroughtbyNityānandaSvarūpa,
Mahāprabhusatdowntoeat.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.152
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duiprabhubhojanakarenaduipāśesantoṣeīśvaraanna-vyañjanapraśaṁse
GadādharaandNityānandasatoneithersideoftheLord,whoglorifiedthericeandthevegetablepreparation.
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prabhubale,—“eanneragandheosarvathākṛṣṇa-bhaktihaya,ithenāhikaanyathā
TheLorddeclared,“ThefragranceofthisricewillwithoutdoubtbestowononedevotiontoKṛṣṇa.
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gadādhara,kitomāramanoharapākaāmita’e-matakabhunāhikhāiśāka
“OGadādhara,whatawonderfulcookyouare!Ihavenevertastedsuchśākabefore.
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gadādhara,kitomāravicitrarandhanateṅtula-patrerakarae-matavyañjana
“OGadādhara,yourcookingissoamazing!Youhavemadesucha
nicevegetablepreparationwithtamarindleaves.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.156
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bujhilāṅavaikuṇṭherandhanakaratumitabeāraāpanākelukāovākeni”
“IcanunderstandthatyoucookinVaikuṇṭha.Sowhyareyouhidingyourself?”ThedaughterofŚrīVṛṣabhānucooksforKṛṣṇa.SinceŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaGosvāmīdisplayedexpertiseincookingofferingsforŚrīGopīnātha,ŚrīGaurasundaraunderstoodwhoheactuallywasandidentifiedhimasacookofVaikuṇṭha.
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eimatasantoṣetehāsya-parihāsebhojanakarenatinaprabhuprema-rase
AsthethreePrabhuslaughedandjokedinthisway,theyrelishedthemellowsofecstaticloveastheyateinsatisfaction.
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e-tina-janeraprītie-tinesejānegauracandrajhāṭanākahenakārosthāne
Theaffectionsharedbetweenthesethreeisknownonlytothem.Gauracandrawouldgenerallynotdiscussthiswithanyoneelse.
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kata-kṣaṇeprabhusabakariyābhojanacalilena,pātraluṭakailabhakta-gaṇa
Afterfinishingtheirmeal,theygotupandleft.Thedevoteesthensnatchedtheirremnants.
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eānanda-bhojanayepaḍevāśunekṛṣṇa-bhaktihaya,kṛṣṇapāyaseijane
WhoeverhearsorreadsabouttheseblissfuleatingpastimesachievesKṛṣṇaandHisdevotionalservice.
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gadādharaśubha-dṛṣṭikarenayāhāresejānitepārenityānanda-svarūpere
WhoeverreceivesthemercifulglanceofGadādharacanknowNityānandaSvarūpa.
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nityānanda-svarūpoyāhāreprītamanelaoyāyenagadādharajānese-ijane
AndwhoeverpleasesNityānandacanknowŚrīGadādhara.CBAntya-khaṇḍa7.163
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hena-matenityānanda-prabhunīlācale
viharenagauracandra-saṅgekutūhale
InthiswayNityānandaPrabhuhappilyenjoyedpastimeswithGauracandrainNīlācala.
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tina-janaekatrathākenanirantaraśrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya,nityānanda,gadādhara
InNīlācalathesethree—ŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanya,Nityānanda,andGadādhara—wouldalwaysstaytogether.
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jagannāthoekatradekhenatinajaneānandevihvalasabemātrasaṅkīrtane
TogethertheywouldvisitthetempleofLordJagannāthaandbecomeoverwhelmedwithecstaticlovewhileperformingsaṅkīrtana.
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śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānanda-cāndajānavṛndāvanadāsatachupada-yugegāna
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!
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bhakta-goṣṭhī-sahitagaurāṅgajayajayaśunilecaitanya-kathābhakti-labhyahaya
AllgloriestoŚrīGaurāṅgaandHisdevotees!JustbyhearingthegloriesofLordCaitanyaoneattainsdevotionalservice.
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ebeśunavaiṣṇava-sabāraāgamanaācārya-gosāñiādiyatabhakta-gaṇa
PleasehearnowaboutthearrivaloftheVaiṣṇavasheadedbyAdvaitaĀcārya.
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śrī-ratha-yātrāraāsi’hailasamayanīlācalebhakta-goṣṭhīhailavijaya
WhenthetimeforRatha-yātrāarrived,allthedevoteescametoNīlācala.
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īśvara-ājñāyaprativatsarevatsare
sabeāisenaratha-yātrādekhibāre
BytheinstructionoftheLord,thedevoteeswouldcomeeveryyeartoattendtheRatha-yātrā.
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ācārya-gosāñīagrekari’bhakta-gaṇasabenīlācala-pratikarilāgamana
KeepingAdvaitaĀcāryainfront,thedevoteestraveledtoNīlācala.CBAntya-khaṇḍa8.007
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calilenaṭhākura-paṇḍitaśrīnivāsayāṅhāramandirehailacaitanya-vilāsa
ŚrīvāsaPaṇḍita,inwhosehouseLordCaitanyaperformedHispastimes,camealong.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwenty-five.
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calilaācāryaratnaśrī-candraśekharadevī-bhāveyāṅragṛhenācilāīśvara
CandraśekharaĀcārya,inwhosehousetheLorddancedasDevī,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterEighteen,text31.
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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.
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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.
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calilenavāsudeva-dattamahāśayayāṅrasthānekṛṣṇahayaāpanevikraya
VāsudevaDatta,untowhomLordKṛṣṇasoldHimself,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterFive,texts26-28.
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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.
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calilenaāṅkhariyāśrī-vijaya-dāsa‘ratnabāhu’yāṅreprabhukarilaprakāśa
ŚrīVijayadāsa,thewriterwhomtheLordcalledRatnabāhu[“jewel-handed”],alsocame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwenty-six,texts37-55.
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sadāśiva-paṇḍitacalilaśuddha-matiyāṅragharepūrvenityānanderavasati
Thepure-heartedSadāśivaPaṇḍita,inwhosehouseNityānanda
previouslyresided,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text34.
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puruṣottama-sañjayacalilāharṣa-maneyeprabhuramukhyaśiṣyapūrvaadhyayane
PuruṣottamaSañjaya,whowastheLord’sprincipalstudentwhentheLordtaught,alsojubilantlycame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterOne,text129.
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‘hari’bali’calilenapaṇḍitaśrīmānprabhu-nṛtyeyedeuṭīdharenasāvadhāna
ŚrīmānPaṇḍitachanted,“Haribol!”ashecame.HecarriedatorchtolightthewaywhentheLordperformedkīrtana.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterEighteen,text157.
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nandana-ācāryacalilenaprīta-manenityānandayāṅragṛheāilāprathame
NandanaĀcārya,inwhosehouseLordNityānandafirststayed,alsocamealonginecstasy.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterThree,text123.
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hariṣecalilāśuklāmbarabrahmacārīyāṅraannamāgi’khāilenagaurahari
ŚuklāmbaraBrahmācārīalsohappilycame.Gauraharipersonallybeggedricefromhimandateit.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterSixteen,texts108-148.
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akiñcanakṛṣṇadāsacalilāśrīdharayāṅrajalapānakailāprabhuviśvambhara
Śrīdhara,themateriallyimpoverishedservantofKṛṣṇa,alsocame.LordViśvambharadrankhiswater.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTwenty-three,texts432-490.
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calilenalekhaka—paṇḍitabhagavānyāṅradehekṛṣṇahaiyāchilaadhiṣṭhāna
BhagavānPaṇḍita,thewriterinwhosebodyLordKṛṣṇaappeared,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text69.
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gopīnāthapaṇḍitaāraśrīgarbha-paṇḍitacalilenaduikṛṣṇa-vigrahaniścita
GopīnāthaPaṇḍitaandŚrīgarbhaPaṇḍita,whowerebothcertainly
formsofKṛṣṇa,alsocame.CBAntya-khaṇḍa8.027
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calilenavanamālīpaṇḍitamaṅgalayedekhilasuvarṇeraśrī-hala-muṣala
TheauspiciousVanamālīPaṇḍitaalsocame.HesawagoldenclubandplowintheLord’shands.
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jagadīśa-paṇḍitahiraṇya-bhāgavatahariṣecalilāduikṛṣṇa-rasematta
ŚrīJagadīśaPaṇḍitaandHiraṇyaBhāgavata,whowerebothintoxicatedinthemellowsofecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,alsojoyfullycame.
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pūrveśiśu-rūpeprabhuyeduiragharenaivedyakhāilāāni’śrī-hari-vāsare
InHischildhood,theLordatethegrainsthattheyhadofferedintheirhousetoKṛṣṇaononeEkādaśī.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Ādi-khaṇḍa,ChapterSix,texts20-35.
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calilenabuddhimantakhānmahāśayaājanmacaitanya-ājñāyāṅhāraviṣaya
BuddhimantaKhān,whofromthetimeofhisbirthcarriedouttheorderofLordCaitanya,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterEighteen,texts7-10,andtexts13-17.
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hariṣecalilāśrī-ācāryapurandara‘bāpa’bali’yāṅreḍākeśrī-gaurasundara
ŚrīĀcāryaPurandaraalsohappilycame.ŚrīGaurasundaraaddressedhimasfather.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterFive,texts15-17.
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calilenaśrī-rāghava-paṇḍitaudāragupteyāṅragharehailacaitanya-vihāra
ThemagnanimousRāghavaPaṇḍita,inwhosehouseLordCaitanyasecretlyperformedmanypastimes,alsocame.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterFive,texts75-108.
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bhava-roga-vaidya-siṁhacalilāmurārigupteyāṅradehevaisegaurāṅga-śrī-hari
ŚrīMurāriGupta,thelionlikedoctorwhocuredthediseaseofmateriallife,alsocame.LordGaurāṅgasecretlyresidedinhisbody.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Madhya-khaṇḍa,ChapterTen,texts7-34.
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calilenaśrī-garuḍa-paṇḍitahariṣenāma-baleyāṅrenālaṅghilasarpa-viṣe
ŚrīGaruḍaPaṇḍitaalsohappilycame.Bytheinfluenceoftheholynameshewasnotaffectedbythepoisonofasnake.SeeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text75.
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calilenagopīnātha-siṁhamahāśayaakrūrakariyāyāṅregauracandrakaya
ŚrīGopīnāthaSiṁhaalsocame.LordGauracandrawouldaddresshimasAkrūra.SeeCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Ādi-līlā,ChapterTen,text76.
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prabhuraparama-priyaśrīrāma-paṇḍitacalilenanārāyaṇa-paṇḍita-sahita
ŚrīRāmaPaṇḍita,whowasverydeartotheLord,camewithNārāyaṇaPaṇḍita.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterFive,texts34-35.
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āi-daraśaneśrī-paṇḍita-dāmodaraāsichilāāidekhi’calilāsatvara
AfterseeingmotherŚacī,ŚrīDāmodaraPaṇḍitaalsoreturnedto
Nīlācala.SeeCaitanya-bhāgavata,Antya-khaṇḍa,ChapterNine,texts91-111,andCaitanya-caritāmṛta,Antya-līlā,ChapterThree,texts21-45.
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anantacaitanya-bhakta—katajānināmacalilenasabepurīānanderadhāma
InnumerabledevoteesofLordCaitanyawhosenamesarenotknowntome,butwhowereabodesofecstaticlove,alsocame.
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āi-sthānebhaktikari’vidāyahaiyācalilāadvaita-siṁhabhakta-goṣṭhīlaiyā
ThelionlikeAdvaitaPrabhuhadrespectfullytakenpermissionfrommotherŚacīandcomealongwiththedevotees.
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yeyedravyejānenaprabhurapūrvaprītasabalailāsabeprabhurabhikṣāranimitta
EveryonebroughttheLord’sfavoritefoodstuffstoofferHim.CBAntya-khaṇḍa8.041
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sarva-pathesaṅkīrtanakaritekariteāilenapavitrakariyāsarva-pathe
Thedevoteesperformedsaṅkīrtanathroughoutthejourneyandthuspurifiedtheplacesalongtheway.
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ullāseyehari-dhvanikarebhakta-gaṇaśuniyāpavitrahailatribhuvana-jana
Thepeopleofthethreeworldsbecamepurifiedbyhearingthetumultuousvibrationof“Hari!Hari!”madebythedevotees.
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patnī-putra-dāsa-dāsī-gaṇerasahiteāilenaparānandecaitanyadekhite
Thedevoteesbroughttheirwives,sons,andservantsandwentingreatecstasytoseeLordCaitanya.
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yesthānerahenaāsi’sabevāsākari’seisthānahayayenaśrī-vaikuṇṭha-purī
Wherevertheystoppedalongtheway,thatplacebecamelikeVaikuṇṭha.
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śunaśunaārebhāi,maṅgala-ākhyānayāhāgāyaādidevaśeṣabhagavān
Pleaselisten,dearbrothers,totheseauspicioustopics,whichareglorifiedbytheSupremeLordAnantaŚeṣa.SeeŚrīmadBhāgavatam(3.8.2-7).
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eimataraṅgemahāpuruṣasakalasakalamaṅgaleāilenanīlācala
InthiswayallthosegreatdevoteeshappilyandsafelyarrivedatNīlācala.
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kamalapuretedhvaja-prāsādadekhiyāpaḍilenakāndi’sabedaṇḍavatahaiyā
WhenthedevoteescametoKamalapuraandsawtheflagontopofLordJagannātha’stemple,theyallofferedobeisancesandbegantocry.KamalapuraisavillagesituatedashortdistancefromĀṭhāranālā.FromthereonecanseetheflagontopofLordJagannātha’stemple.
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prabhuojāniyābhakta-goṣṭhīravijayaāgubāḍibārecittakailāicchā-maya
TheindependentLordunderstoodthatthedevoteeshadarrivedanddesiredtogoandgreetthem.
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advaiterapratiatiprīti-yuktahaiyāagremahāprasādadilenapāṭhāiyā
OutofaffectionforAdvaitaĀcārya,theLordsentmahā-prasādatoHim.
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kiadbhutaprītisetāhāranāhiantaprasādapāṭhāyeyāṅrekaṭakaparyanta
ThereisnoendtotheLord’sloveandaffectionforAdvaitaĀcārya.TheLordhadsentprasādaallthewaytoCuttackforHim.
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“śayaneāchiluṅ,kṣīra-sāgara-bhitarenidrā-bhaṅgahailamoranāḍārahuṅkāre
“Iwaslyingintheoceanofmilk,buttheloudcallingofNāḍābrokeMysleep.
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advaita-nimittamoraeiavatāra”eimatamahāprabhubalebārabāra
“ŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaisthecauseofthisincarnationofMine.”Mahāprabhuwouldrepeatedlyspeaklikethis.
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etekeīśvara-tulyayatekamahāntaadvaita-siṁherebhaktikarenaekānta
Thereforeallexalteddevotees,whoareasgoodastheLord,offerallrespectstoŚrīAdvaita.
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“āilāadvaita”śuni’śrī-vaikuṇṭha-patiāgubāḍilenapriya-goṣṭhīrasaṁhati
WhentheLordofVaikuṇṭhaheardaboutthearrivalofAdvaitaPrabhu,HetookalongHisassociatesandwenttogreetHim.
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nityānanda,gadādhara,śrī-purī-gosāñicalilenahariṣekāhārobāhyanāi
Nityānanda,Gadādhara,andŚrīPurīGosvāmīforgoteverythingelseandhappilyaccompaniedtheLord.
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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.
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paramānandesabecalilenaprabhu-saṅgebāhya-dṛṣṭi,bāhya-jñānanāhikāroaṅge
TheyallwentwiththeLordingreatecstasy.Theyhadneitherexternalvisionnorexternalconsciousness.
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śrī-advaita-siṁhasarvavaiṣṇava-sahite
āsiyāmililāprabhuāṭhāranālāte
ThelionlikeŚrīAdvaitaĀcāryaandHisgroupofVaiṣṇavasmettheLord’sgroupatĀṭhāranālā.
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prabhuoāilānarendereāguyānaduigoṣṭhīdekhādekhihailavidyamāna
WhentheLordpassedbyNarendra-sarovara,Hesawthetwogroupsmeet.
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dūredekhi’duigoṣṭhīanyo’nyesabadaṇḍavatahai’sabapaḍilāvaiṣṇava
Whenthetwogroupsofdevoteessaweachotherfromadistance,theyallfellflatandofferedobeisancestoeachother.
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dūreadvaiteredekhi’śrī-vaikuṇṭha-nāthaaśru-mukhekaritelāgilādaṇḍapāta
WhentheLordofVaikuṇṭhasawAdvaitaĀcāryainthedistance,HeofferedobeisanceswithtearsinHiseyes.
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śrī-advaitadūredekhi’nija-prāṇa-nātha
punaḥpunaḥhaitelāgilāpraṇipāta
Similarly,whenŚrīAdvaitasawtheLordofHislifeinthedistance,Heofferedrepeatedobeisances.
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aśru,kampa,sveda,mūrcchā,pulaka,huṅkāradaṇḍavatabaikichunāhidekhiāra
Tearsoflove,shivering,perspiration,fainting,hairsstandingonend,loudroaring,andofferingobeisanceswasallthatcouldbeseenatthattime.
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duigoṣṭhīdaṇḍavatakevākārekaresabeicaitanya-rasevihvalaantare
Althoughthetwogroupsofdevoteesofferedtheirobeisancestooneanother,nooneknewwhowasofferingobeisancestowhom,becausetheywereallabsorbedinLordCaitanya’slovingmellows.
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kibāchoṭa,kibābaḍa,jñānīvāajñānīdaṇḍavatakari’sabekarehari-dhvani
Whetherjuniororsenior,learnedornot,theyallchantedthenamesofHariandofferedobeisances.
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īśvarokarenabhakta-saṅgedaṇḍavataadvaitādi-prabhuokarenasei-mata
TheLordalsoofferedHisobeisancesalongwiththedevotees,andAdvaitaĀcāryadidlikewise.Mahāprabhu,Nityānanda,andAdvaitaPrabhureciprocatedwithallthedevoteesbyofferingthemobeisances.Suchpuredealingsbasedontranscendentalliteraturesarenotfoundinthenondevoteesmārtacommunity.
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ei-matadaṇḍavatakaritekariteduigoṣṭhīekatramililābhāla-mate
Afterofferingobeisancesinthisway,thetwogroupsofdevoteesmergedtogetherandexchangedgreetings.
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ekhāneyehailaānanda-daraśanauccahari-dhvani,uccaānanda-krandana
AtthatplacethedevoteesjoyfullymeteachotherandloudlychantedthenameofHariwhilecryinginecstasy.
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manuṣyekipāreihākaritevarṇanasabevedavyāsa,ārasahasra-vadana
Ahumanbeingcannotpossiblydescribeallthis;onlyVedavyāsaandAnantaŚeṣaareable.
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advaitadekhiyāprabhulailenakolesiñcilenaaṅgatānapremānanda-jale
SeeingAdvaita,theLordembracedHimandsoakedHimwithtearsofecstaticlove.
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ślokapaḍi’advaitakarenanamaskārahailenaadvaitaānanda-avatāra
AdvaitaPrabhuappearedtobetheincarnationofblissasHerecitedaversewhileofferingobeisancestotheLord,.
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yatasajjaānichilāprabhupūjibāresabadravyapāsarilā,kichunāhisphure
HecompletelyforgotaboutwhateveritemsHehadbroughtforworshipingtheLord.
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ānandaadvaita-siṁhakarenahuṅkāra“āniluṅāniluṅ”bali’ḍākebārabāra
IngreathappinessthelionlikeŚrīAdvaitaloudlyroaredandrepeatedlyexclaimed,“IbroughtYou!IbroughtYou!”
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henasehailaatiucca-hari-dhvanilokālokapūrṇahailahenaanumāni
AtthatpointtheloudvibrationoftheholynamesoftheLordfilledtheentireuniverse.
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vaiṣṇaverakidāya,ajñānayatajanatāhārāo‘hari’balekarayekrandana
WhattospeakoftheVaiṣṇavas,eventhefoolscriedandchantedthenameofHari.Therearetwoclassesofpeopleinthisworld—theVaiṣṇavasandthefools.ThosewhoareaversetothedevotionalserviceofHariarefools,andthoseservantsofHariwhoareaversetomaterialenjoymentareVaiṣṇavas.AlthougheverylivingentityisbynatureaVaiṣṇava,theyareneverthelessdividedintotwoclasses—thosewhoareinclinedtotheSupremeLordandthosewhoareaversetoHim.
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sarva-bhakta-goṣṭhīanyo’nyegalādhari’ānanderodanakarebale‘harihari’
AllthedevoteesembracedoneanotherastheychantedthenameofHariandcriedinjoy.
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advaiteresabekarilenanamaskārayāṅhāranimittaśrī-caitanya-avatāra
TheyallofferedobeisancestoAdvaitaPrabhu,whowasthecauseofLordCaitanya’sadvent.
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mahā-ucca-dhvanimahākari’saṅkīrtanaduigoṣṭhīkaritelāgilātata-kṣaṇa
Thenthetwogroupsofdevoteesmadeagreatcommotionastheyengagedintheloudperformanceofsaṅkīrtana.
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kothākevānācekevākondikegāyakevākondikepaḍi’gaḍāgaḍi’yāya
Nooneknewwhowasdancingwhere,whowassinginginwhatway,orwhowasrollingonthegroundinwhichdirection.
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prabhudekhi’sabehailāānandevihvalaprabhuonācenamājheparamamaṅgala
EveryonebecameoverwhelmedwithhappinessonseeingtheLord,andtheLordmadeeverythingmostauspiciousbydancingintheirmidst.
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nityānanda-advaitekariyākolākolināceduimatta-siṁhahaikutūhalī
NityānandaandAdvaitaembracedeachotheranddancedliketwomadlions.
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sarva-vaiṣṇavereprabhudhari’janejaneāliṅganakarenaparama-prīti-mane
TheLordembracedeachandeveryVaiṣṇavawithgreataffection.CBAntya-khaṇḍa8.088
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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.”
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jagannātha-deveraājñāyasei-kṣaṇasahasrasahasramālāāilacandana
BytheorderofLordJagannātha,sandalwoodpulpandthousandsofflowergarlandswerebroughtthereatthattime.LordJagannātha,asthecaitya-guru,thespiritualmasterwithintheheart,orderedHisNīlācalaservantstohonorthevisitingdevoteesbyofferinggarlandstothem.Thosewerebhagavad-ājñā-mālās,garlandssignifyingtheLord’sorder.
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ājñā-mālādekhi’harṣeśrī-gaurāṅga-rāyaagredilāśrī-advaita-siṁheragalāya
SeeingthegarlandssentbyJagannātha,LordGaurasundarabecameveryhappyandfirstgarlandedŚrīAdvaitaĀcārya.
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sarva-vaiṣṇaveraaṅgaśrī-hasteāpane
paripūrṇakarilenamālāyacandane
TheLordthengarlandedandappliedsandalwoodpasteoneachdevoteewithHisownhand.
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dekhiyāprabhurakṛpāsarvabhakta-gaṇabāhutuli’uccaiḥ-svarekarenakrandana
SeeingthisdisplayoftheLord’smercy,allthedevoteesraisedtheirarmsandcriedloudly.
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sabeimāgenavaraśrī-caraṇadhari’“janmajanmayenaprabhu,tomānāpāsari
ThedevoteesheldthelotusfeetoftheLordandaskedthefollowingbenediction,“MayweneverforgetYou,lifeafterlife.
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kimanuṣya,paśu,pakṣīhai’yathātathātomāracaraṇayenadekhiyesarvathā
“Whereverwemaytakebirth—ashumanbeings,animals,orbirds—maywealwaysseeYourlotusfeet.
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eivaradeha’prabhukaruṇā-sāgara!”
pāda-padmadhari’kāndesabaanucara
“OLord,Ooceanofmercy,pleasegiveusthisbenediction!”ThedevoteescriedoutinthiswayastheyheldthelotusfeetoftheLord.
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vaiṣṇava-gṛhiṇīyatapati-vratā-gaṇadūrethāki’prabhudekhi’karayekrandana
ThechastewivesoftheVaiṣṇavasbegantocryastheystoodgazingattheLordfromadistance.
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tāṅ-sabārapremādhāreantanāhipāisabeivaiṣṇavī-śaktibhedakichunāi
TherewasnoendtotheiraffectionfortheLord,fortheywereallexpansionsoftheSupremeLord’sinternalenergy.
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‘jñāna-bhakti-yogesabepatirasamāna’kahiyāāchenaśrī-caitanya-bhagavān
Theywereallasgoodastheirhusbandsinknowledgeanddevotion.ThiswastheverdictofLordCaitanya.OneshoulddiscussthefollowingversefromŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.12.55):
avismṛtiḥkṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥkṣiṇotyabhadrāṇicaśaṁtanoti
sattvasyaśuddhiṁparamātma-bhaktiṁjñānaṁcavijñāna-virāga-yuktam
“RemembranceofLordKṛṣṇa’slotusfeetdestroyseverythinginauspiciousandawardsthegreatestgoodfortune.ItpurifiestheheartandbestowsdevotionfortheSupremeSoul,alongwithknowledgeenrichedwithrealizationandrenunciation.”
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ei-matavādya-gīta-nṛtya-saṅkīrtaneāilenasabāicaliyāprabhurasane
InthiswayallthedevoteesenteredtownwiththeLordwhilesinging,dancing,chanting,andplayingmusicalinstruments.
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henasehailaprema-bhaktiraprakāśahenanāhidekhiyāranāhayaullāsa
Therewassuchamanifestationofecstaticlovethatnotevenasinglepersonwasunhappy.
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āṭhāranālāhaitedaśa-daṇḍahailemahāprabhuāilenanarendrerakūle
MahāprabhuledthemfromĀṭhāranālātothebankofNarendra-sarovaraintendaṇḍas[aboutfourhours].
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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.
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hari-dhvanikolāhalamṛdaṅga-kāhālaśaṅkha,bherī,jayaḍhākabājayeviśāla
TherewasatumultuousvibrationofthechantingoftheLord’sholynamesmixedwiththesoundsofmṛdaṅgas,conchshells,kettledrums,andotherlargedrums.
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sahasrasahasrachatrapatākācāmaracatur-dikeśobhākareparamasundara
Thescenewasbeautifiedwiththousandsofumbrellas,flags,andcāmarasonallsides.
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mahā-jaya-jaya-śabda,mahā-hari-dhvaniihābaiārakonaśabdanāhiśuni
Nosoundcouldbeheardotherthantheloudchantingof,“Jaya!Jaya!”and“Hari!Hari!”
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rāma-kṛṣṇaśrī-govindamahā-kutūhaleuttarilāāsi’sabenarendrerakūle
InthiswayBalarāma,Kṛṣṇa,andGovinda,thevijaya-vigraha,werebroughttothebankofNarendra-sarovarawithgreatpomp.ThewordnarendrareferstoŚrīNarendra-sarovara.
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jagannātha-goṣṭhīśrī-caitanya-goṣṭhī-sanemiśāilātānāobhulilā-saṅkīrtane
TheassociatesofLordJagannāthaandtheassociatesofLord
Caitanyamixedtogether,andeveryoneforgotthemselvesintheecstasyofsaṅkīrtana.
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duigoṣṭhīekahai’kihailaānandakivaikuṇṭha-sukhaāsi’hailamūrtimanta
SuchhappinesswasexperiencedwhenthetwogroupsjoinedtogetherthatitseemedasifthehappinessofVaikuṇṭhahadappearedinperson.
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catur-dikelokeraānanda-antanāisabakarenakarāyenacaitanya-gosāñi
LordCaitanyapersonallyenjoyedendlesshappinessanddistributedthathappinesstoeveryoneinthefourdirections.
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rāma-kṛṣṇaśrī-govindauṭhilānaukāyacatur-dikebhakta-gaṇacāmaraḍhulāya
Balarāma,Kṛṣṇa,andGovindawerethenplacedinaboat,whiledevoteesonallsidesfannedThemwithcāmaras.
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rāma-kṛṣṇaśrī-govindanaukāyavijayadekhiyāsantoṣaśrī-gaurāṅgamahāśaya
LordGaurāṅgafeltsatisfiedonseeingtheboatfestivalofBalarāma,Kṛṣṇa,andGovinda.
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prabhuosakalabhaktalai’kutūhalejhāṅpadiyāpaḍilenanarendrerajale
ThentheLordandHisdevoteesalljoyfullyjumpedintothewatersofNarendra-sarovara.
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śunabhāi,śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-avatāraye-rūpenarendra-jalekarilāvihāra
Obrothers,nowhearthepastimesperformedbyŚrīKṛṣṇaCaitanyainthewatersofNarendra-sarovara.
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pūrveyamunāyayenaśiśu-gaṇameli’maṇḍalīhaiyākarilenajala-keli
PreviouslytheLordandHiscowherdboyfriendsformedcirclesandenjoyedwatersportsintheYamunā.
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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.
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dharma-karma-janmavaiṣṇaverakabhunahepadma-purāṇeteihāvyaktakari’kahe
Thereisnobirth,fruitivereactions,ordutiesfortheVaiṣṇavas.ThisisclearlystatedinthePadmaPurāṇa.
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yathāsaumitri-bharatauyathāsaṅkarṣaṇādayaḥtathātenaivajāyantemartya-lokaṁyadṛcchayā
punastenaivayāsyantitadviṣṇoḥpāśvataṁpadamnakarma-bandhanaṁjanmavaiṣṇavānāṁcavidyate
“JustasBharataandLakṣmaṇa,thesonofSumitrā,andjustasSaṅkarṣaṇaandotherformsoftheSupremeLordappearinthisworldbyTheirownwill,similarlytheVaiṣṇavaassociatesoftheLordappearwiththeLordandthenreturntotheLord’seternalabodewiththeLord.LiketheLord,theVaiṣṇavasdonottakebirthaccordingtotheirpastkarma.”
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hena-mateīśvarerasaṅgebhakta-gaṇa
premepūrṇahaiyāthākenasarva-kṣaṇa
InthiswaythedevoteeswerealwaysfilledwithecstaticloveintheLord’sassociation.
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bhaktikari’yeśunayeesabaākhyānabhakta-saṅgetāremilegaura-bhagavān
WhoeverhearsthesepastimeswithdevotionattainstheassociationLordGaurāṅgaandHisdevotees.
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śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānanda-cāndajānavṛndāvanadāsatachupada-yugegāna
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.
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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).
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jayajayakṛpā-mayaśrī-vaikuṇṭha-nāthajīva-pratikaraprabhu,śubha-dṛṣṭi-pāta
AllgloriestothemercifulLordofVaikuṇṭha!OLord,pleaseglancemercifullyonthelivingentities.
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hena-matebhakta-goṣṭhīīśvarerasaṅgethākilāparamānandesaṅkīrtana-raṅge
InthiswayallthedevoteesremainedwiththeLordenjoyingtheecstasyofsaṅkīrtana.
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yedravyeprabhuraprītapūrveśiśu-kālesakalajānenatāhāvaiṣṇava-maṇḍale
AlltheVaiṣṇavasknewwhatfoodstuffstheLordlikedinHischildhood.
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seisabadravyasabeprema-yuktahaiyāāniyācheyatasabaprabhuralāgiyā
ThereforetheyalllovinglybroughtthoseitemsforofferingtotheLord.
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seisabadravyaprītekariyārandhanaīśvarereāsiyākarenanimantraṇa
ThedevoteeswouldaffectionatelycookthoseitemsandinvitetheLordtoaccepttheiroffering.
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yedineyebhakta-gṛhehayanimantraṇatāhāiparamaprītekarenabhojana
WhenevertheLordwasinvitedtotheresidenceofadevotee,Hewouldeattherewithgreataffection.
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śrī-lakṣmīraaṁśa—yatavaiṣṇava-gṛhiṇīkivicitrarandhanakarenanāhijāni
AllthewivesoftheVaiṣṇavaswereexpansionsofLakṣmī,thegoddessoffortune.ThereforetheircookingwassowonderfulIcannotdescribeit.ThewivesofVaiṣṇavasareexpansionsofŚrīLakṣmī.Althoughthejīva
servantsandmaidservantsoftheSupremeLordareseparatedexpansionsoftheLord’senergy,theyareactuallytransformationsofthemarginalenergyandarethereforeexpansionsofŚakti.Whenthelivingentitieslackknowledgeoftheirconstitutionalposition,theybecomeillusionedabouttheiractualidentity,butthewivesofVaiṣṇavasalwaysremainengagedintheserviceofHariontheliberatedplatformratherthanforgettingtheiractualidentity.
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niravadhisabāranayaneprema-dhārakṛṣṇa-nāmeparipūrṇavadanasabāra
Theireyeswerealwaysfilledwithtearsoflove,andtheirmouthswerealwaysfilledwiththeholynameofKṛṣṇa.
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pūrveīśvareraprītiyesabavyañjanenavadvīpeśrī-vaiṣṇavīsabetāhājāne
ThoseVaiṣṇavīsknewwhatvegetablepreparationstheLordlikedwhenHewaspreviouslyinNavadvīpa.
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prema-yogesei-matakarenarandhanaprabhuoparamapremekarenabhojana
Thereforetheycookedthosepreparationswithlove,andtheLordalsoatealltheirofferingswithgreatlove.
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eka-dinaśrī-advaita-siṁhamahāmatiprabhurebalilā,—“ājibhikṣākaraithi
Onedaythemagnanimous,lionlikeAdvaitaĀcāryarequestedtheLord,“PleasetakeYourlunchatMyhousetoday.
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muṣṭy-ekataṇḍulaprabhu,rāndhibaāpanahastamoradhanyahautomārabhakṣaṇe”
“Icookonlyahandfulofrice.PleaseacceptitsothatMyhandswillbecomeglorious.”
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prabhubale,—“yejanatomāraannakhāya‘kṛṣṇa-bhakti’,‘kṛṣṇa’se-ipāyasarvathāya
TheLordreplied,“WhoevereatsYourricecertainlyattainsKṛṣṇaandHisdevotionalservice.
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ācārya,tomāraannaāmārajīvanatumikhāoyāilehayakṛṣṇerabhojana
“OĀcārya,YourriceisMylife.KṛṣṇacertainlyeatswhateverYoucook.
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tumiyenaivedyakarakariyārandhanamāgiyāokhāiteāmāratathimana
“WhenYouprepareanofferingforKṛṣṇa,Iamreadytoevenbegfortheremnants.”
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śuniñāprabhurabhakta-vatsalatā-vāṇīkiānandeadvaitabhāsenanāhijāni
WhocanunderstandtheecstasyAdvaitafeltwhenHeheardsuchaffectionatewordsfromtheLord?
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paramasantoṣetabevāsāyaāilāprabhurabhikṣārasajjakaritelāgilā
IngreatsatisfactionAdvaitathenreturnedhomeandmadearrangementsfortheLord’smeal.
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lakṣmī-aṁśejanma—advaiterapati-vratālāgilākaritekāryahai’haraṣitā
Advaita’schastewife,whowasanexpansionofLakṣmī,begantojoyfullyprepareforcooking.
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prabhuraprīteradravyagauḍa-deśahaiteyataāniyāchenasabalāgilenadite
ShegaveAdvaitathoseitemsthatweredeartotheLordthatshehadbroughtfromBengal.
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randhanevasilāśrī-advaitamahāśayacaitanya-candrerekari’hṛdayevijaya
ŚrīAdvaitaMahāśayathenmeditatedonLordCaitanyaasHesatdownandbegancooking.
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pati-vratāvyañjaneraparipāṭīkareyatekaprakārakareyenacittesphure
Hischastewifemadepreparationsforcookingdifferentvegetablesaccordingtotheinspirationthatmanifestedinherheart.
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‘śākeīsvarerabaḍaprīti’ihājāni’nānāśākadilena—prakāradaśaāni’
SheknewtheLordwasveryfondofśāka,soshegaveAdvaitatenvarietiesofśākashehadbrought.
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ācāryarāndhena,pati-vratākāryakareduijanābhāseyenaānanda-sāgare
AdvaitaĀcāryacooked,andHischastewifeassisted.Inthiswaytheybothfloatedinanoceanofhappiness.
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advaitabalena,—“śunakṛṣṇadāseramātā!tomārekahiyeāmiekamanaḥ-kathā
Advaitasaid,“OmotherofKṛṣṇadāsa,listen.LetMetellyouwhatIamthinking.TheKṛṣṇadāsareferredtohereinisKṛṣṇaMiśra,thesonofAdvaitaPrabhu.
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yatakichueimorākariluṅsambhārakon-rūpeprabhusabakarenasvīkāra
“Idon’tknowhow,butIwanttheLordtorelisheverythingthatwehavecooked.
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yadiāsibenasannyāsīragoṣṭhīlaiyākichunākhāibatabe,jāniāmiihā
“IfHecomesalongwiththeothersannyāsīs,IamcertainHewillnoteatverymuch.
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apekṣitayatayatamahāntasannyāsīsabeiprabhurasaṅgebhikṣākarenaāsi’
“GenerallyallthesannyāsīsaccompanytheLordeverydaytotaketheirmeals.
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sabeiprabhurekarenaparamaapekṣāprabhu-saṅgesabaāsi’prītekarenabhikṣā”
“TheyallhavegreatrespectfortheLord,sooutofaffectiontheytaketheirmealswithHim.”
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advaitacintenamane“henapākahayaekeśvaraprabhuāsi’karenavijaya
Advaitathought,“Howniceareallthesepreparations!IfonlytheLordwouldcomealone.
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tabeāmiihāsabapārikhāoyāiteekāmanāmorasiddhahayakonmate”
“ThenIcouldmakeHimeatallthesepreparations.ButhowcanIfulfillthisdesireofMine?”
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ei-matamanecinteadvaita-ācāryarandhanakarenamanebhāvi’seikārya
AdvaitaĀcāryacontinuedtothinkinthiswayasHecooked.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.033
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īśvaraokariyāsaṅkhyā-nāmeragrahaṇamadyāhnādikriyākaribārehailamana
Meanwhile,theLordcompletedthechantingofHisfixednumberofholynamesandpreparedtoperformHisnoonduties.Thephrasesaṅkhyā-nāmareferstochantingtheholynamesoftheLordacertainnumberoftimes,asopposedtochantingtheholynameswithoutcounting.Thewordgrahaṇareferstochanting.
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ye-sabasannyāsīprabhu-saṅgebhikṣākaretāṅrāsabacalilāmadhyāhnakaribāre
ThesannyāsīswhogenerallytooktheirmealwiththeLordalsowenttoperformtheirnoonduties.
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hena-kālemahā-jhaḍa-vṛṣṭiācambiteārambhilādevarājaadvaiterahite
Atthattime,however,Indra,theKingofthedemigods,suddenlysentanintenseshowerofrainandstrongwindsforthesatisfactionof
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śilāvṛṣṭicatur-dikebājejhanjhanāasambhavavātāsa,vṛṣṭiranāhisīmā
Hailstonesbegantofalleverywhere,thewindblewfiercely,anditrainedwithoutlimit.
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sarva-dikandhakārahailadhūlāyavāsāyayāitekehapathanāhipāya
Allthedirectionsbecamesodarkenedwithdustintheairthatthesannyāsīscouldnotfindthewaytotheirresidences.
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henajhaḍavahe,kehasthirahaitenārekehanāhijānekothālaiyāyāyakāre
Thewindwassoforcefulthatnoonecouldstandstill,andnoonecouldunderstandwhatdirectiontheyweregoing.
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sabeyathāśrī-advaitakarenarandhanatathāmātrahayaalpajhaḍavariṣaṇa
TheareawhereŚrīAdvaitawascooking,however,hadonlyalittle
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yatanyāsībhikṣākareprabhusaṁhatināhikauddeśakārokebāgelākati
ThesannyāsīswhogenerallytooktheirmealswiththeLordgotlost,andnooneknewwheretheywent.
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ethāśrī-advaita-siṁhakariyārandhanaupaskari’thuilenaśrī-anna-vyañjana
Meanwhile,thelionlikeAdvaitafinishedcookingandcleanedaspot,whereHeplacedthericeandvegetablepreparations.
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ghṛta,dadhi,dugdha,sara,navanī,piṣṭakanānā-vidhaśarkarā,sandeśa,kadalaka
Healsosetoutghee,yogurt,milk,cream,butter,piṣṭaka(asweetpreparationmadewithrice),varietiesofsweets,sandeśa,andbananas.
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sabārauparediyātulasī-mañjarīdhyānevasilenaānibāregaurahari
Afterputtingatulasī-mañjarīoneachpreparation,AdvaitasatdownandmeditatedonbringingGauraharithere.
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ekeśvaraprabhuāisenayena-mateei-matamanedhyānakarenaadvaite
AdvaitameditatedinsuchawaythattheLordwouldcomealone.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.045
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satyagauracandraadvaiteraicchā-mayaekeśvaramahāprabhukarilāvijaya
Infact,bythedesireofAdvaita,ŚrīGauracandradidcometoHishousealone.
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“harekṛṣṇaharekṛṣṇa”bali’prema-sukhepratyakṣahailāāsi’advaita-sammukhe
TheLordwaschantingtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantrainecstaticloveasHecamebeforeAdvaita.
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sambhrameadvaitapāda-padmenamaskari’āsanadilena,vasilenagaurahari
AdvaitaofferedrespectfulobeisancesattheLord’slotusfeet,and
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bhinnasaṅgakehanāhi,īśvarakevaladekhiyāadvaitahailāānandevihvala
SeeingthatnoonehadcomewiththeLord,Advaitabecameoverwhelmedwithecstasy.
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hariṣekarenapatnī-sahitesevanapāda-prakṣāliyādenacandanavyajana
AlongwithHiswife,AdvaitahappilywashedtheLord’sfeet,offeredHimsandalwoodpulp,andfannedHim.
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vasilenagauracandraānanda-bhojaneadvaitakarenapariveśanaāpane
Gauracandrathenhappilysatdowntoeat,andAdvaitabegantoserveHim.
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yatekavyañjanadenaadvaitahariṣeprabhuokarenaparigrahaprema-rase
TheLordacceptedwithlovewhatevervegetablepreparationwas
joyfullyofferedtoHimbyAdvaita.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.052
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yatekavyañjanaprabhubhojanakarenasakalerakichukichuavaśyaeḍena
TheLordwouldleaveasmallportionofeachvegetablepreparationuneaten.Thewordeḍenameans“savedasremnants”or“leftbehind.”
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advaiteregauracandrabalenahāsiyā“keneeḍivyañjana,jānahatumiihā?
GauracandrathensmiledandsaidtoAdvaita,“DoYouknowwhyIamleavingtheseremnants?
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yatekavyañjanakhāi,cāhijānibāraataevakichukichueḍiyesabāra”
“IleftaportionofeachpreparationbehindbecauseIwanttoseewhatpreparationsIhaveeaten.”
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hāsiyābalenaprabhu,—“śunahaācārya!kothāyaśikhilāetarandhanerakārya?
TheLordsmiledasHeasked,“Listen,Ācārya,wherehaveYoulearnedtocookallthesepreparations?
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āmita’e-matakabhunāhikhāiśākasakalivicitra—yatakariyāchapāka”
“Ihaveneverbeforeeatensuchśāka.WhateverYouhavecookediswonderful.”
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yatadenaśrī-advaita,prabhusabakhāyabhakta-vāñchā-kalpa-taruśrī-gaurāṅga-rāya
TheLordatewhateverAdvaitaoffered,forLordGaurāṅgaislikeadesiretree,fulfillingallthedesiresofHisdevotees.
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dadhi,dugdha,ghṛta,sara,sandeśaapārayatadena,prabhusabakarenasvavīkāra
TheLordacceptedtheyogurt,milk,ghee,cream,sandeśa,andwhateverelsewasgivenbyAdvaita.
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bhojanakarenaśrī-caitanya-bhagavānadvaita-siṁherakari’pūrṇamanas-kāma
InthiswaytheSupremeLordŚrīCaitanyatookHismealandsatisfiedthedesiresofthelionlikeAdvaita.
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paripūrṇahailayadiprabhurabhojanatakhaneadvaitakareindrerastavana
AstheLordwasfinishingHismeal,AdvaitabeganofferingprayerstoIndra.
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“ājiindra,jāniluṅtomāraanubhavaājijānilāṅatuminiścaya‘vaiṣṇava’
“OIndra,todayIhavecometoknowyourprowess.TodayIhavecometoknowthatyouarecertainlyaVaiṣṇava.Thewordanubhavameans“influence”or“glories.”
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ājihaitetomāredibāṅapuṣpa-jalaājiindra,tumimorekinilākevala”
“Fromtoday,Indra,Iwillofferyouwaterandflowers,fortodayyouhavecertainlypurchasedMe.”
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prabhubale,—“ājiyeindrerabaḍastutikihetuihā?kahadekhimoraprati”
TheLordinquired,“WhyareYouofferingniceprayerstoIndratoday?PleasetellMe.”
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advaitabalena,—“tumikarahabhojanakikāryatomāraihākariyāśravaṇa”
Advaitareplied,“Youjusteat.ThereisnoneedforYoutohearaboutthis.”
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prabhubale,—“ārakenelukāoācārya!yatajhaḍa-vṛṣṭi—sabatomārisekārya
TheLordsaid,“OĀcārya,whyareYoutryingtohidethetruth?TherainandwindsthatcamewereallYourdoing.
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jhaḍerasamayanahe,tabeakasmātmahājhaḍa,mahāvṛṣṭi,mahāśīlāpāta
“Thisisnottheseasonforstrongwinds,yetstrongwinds,intenserain,andagreathailstormsuddenlyappeared.
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tumiicchākariyāseesabautpātakarāiyāācha,tāhābujhilasākṣāta
“IhaveunderstoodwithoutdoubtthatallthesedisturbanceswerearrangedbyYourwill.
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yelāgi’indreradvārākarāilāihātāhākahieiāmividitakariyā
“IwillnowexplainwhyYouhadIndradoallthis.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.069
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‘sannyāsīrasaṅgeāmikarilebhojanakichunākhāibaāmi’eitomāramana
“YouthoughtthatifIcamewiththesannyāsīs,Iwouldnoteatverymuch.
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ekeśvaraāileseāmāresakalakhāoyāiyānija-icchākaribāsaphala
“ButifIcamealone,YoucouldfulfilYourdesirebyfeedingMeeverythingYoucooked.
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ataevaesakalautpātasṛjiyāniṣedhilenyāsi-gaṇamaneājñādiyā
“ThereforeYoucreatedallthesedisturbancestostoptheother
sannyāsīsfromcoming.CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.072
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indraājñā-kārīetomārakonśaktibhāgyaseindrera,yetomārekarebhakti
“ThefactthatIndracarriedoutYourorderdoesnotdemonstrateYouractualpotency.ItwashisgoodfortunethathegotanopportunitytoserveYou.
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kṛṣṇanākarenayāṅrasaṅkalpaanyathāyekaritepārekṛṣṇa-sākṣātsarvathā
“EvenLordKṛṣṇadoesnotrefuseYourrequest.YouareabletomakeHimappearanywhere.
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kṛṣṇacandrayāṅravākyakarenapālanakiadbhutatāreeijhaḍavariṣaṇa
“IsarrangingforsomewindandrainwonderfulforonewhosewordsarerespectedbyKṛṣṇacandra?
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yama,kāla,mṛtyuyāṅraājñāśiredhareyāṅrapadavāñcheyogeśvaramunīśvare
ye-tomā-smaraṇesarva-banda-vimocanakivicitratāreeijhaḍavariṣaṇa
IsarrangingsomewindandrainwonderfulforonewhoseorderYamarāja,Time,andDeathcarryontheirhead,whoselotusfeetaredesiredbythebestoftheyogisandmunis,andbyrememberingwhomoneisfreedfromallbondage?
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tomājānehenajanakeāchesaṁsāretumikṛpākarilesebhakti-phaladhare”
“WhointhisworldknowsYouperfectly?OnlybyYourmercycanonegetthefruitofdevotionalservice.”
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advaitabalena,—“tumisevaka-vatsalakāya-mano-vākyeāmidharieibala
Advaitasaid,“YouareveryaffectionatetoYourservants.IderivestrengthbecauseIhaveacceptedthisfactwithMybody,mind,andwords.
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sarva-kāla-siṁhaāmitorabhakti-baleeivara—’morenāchāḍibākonakāle’”
“MayIalwaysremainaspowerfulasalionbythestrengthofdevotionalservicetoYou.PleasegiveMethebenedictionthatYouwillneverabandonMe.”
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ei-mataduiprabhuvākovākya-rasebhojanasampūrṇahailaānanda-viśeṣe
InthiswaythetwoPrabhusrelishedTheirdiscussion,astheLordhappilyfinishedHismeal.
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advaiteraśrī-mukheraesakalakathāsatyasatyasatyaithenāhikaanyathā
ThestatementscomingfromAdvaita’slotusmouthareallcertainlytrue.Thereisnootherpossibility.
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śuniteesabakathāyāraprītanayaseadhamaadvaiteraadṛśyaniścaya
AnyonewhodoesnotrelishhearingthisnarrationisthelowestofmenandwillcertainlybebereftofAdvaita’smercifulglance.SinceŚrīAdvaitaPrabhudesiredtobecomehappybyfeedingŚrīMahāprabhualone,Indra,theKingofthedemigods,createdanaturalcalamitytostoptheothersannyāsīsfromcoming.Asaresult,MahāprabhucamealoneandAdvaitaPrabhufeltsatisfactionbyfeedingHim.ThistopicwasrevealedbyŚrīAdvaitaPrabhutoHisownservants.ButsomepeoplewhodonotacceptAdvaitaPrabhuasanunalloyedservantofMahāprabhudonotapproveofsuchfactualincidents.RathertheyconsiderŚrīGaurasundarasubordinatetoŚrīAdvaitaandthus
endeavortomodifytheserviceattitudeofAdvaitaPrabhu.AlthoughsuchignorantmaterialisticpeopleidentifythemselvesasfollowersofAdvaita,theyarenottobeseen;inotherwords,ifonehappenstoseethefaceofsuchaperson,onewouldhavetopurifyhimselffromthatbadassociationbytakingbathintheGanges.
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hari-śaṅkarerayenaprītasatyakathāabudhaprākṛtajanenābujhesarvathā
ThebondoflovebetweenHariandŚaṅkaraisfactual,yetitcannotbeunderstoodbyignorantmaterialisticpersons.
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ekeraaprītehayadoṅhāraaprītahari-hareyena—tenacaitanya-advaita
Ifsomeonedispleaseseitherofthem,theywillbothbedispleased.ThissamerelationshipbetweenHariandŚaṅkarawasmanifestedbetweenLordCaitanyaandAdvaita.
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niravadhiadvaitaesabakathākayajagateratrāṇalāgi’kṛpāluhṛdaya
Thekind-heartedAdvaitaPrabhualwaysdescribedthesetopicsforthedeliveranceoftheworld.
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advaiteravākyabujhibāraśaktiyāṅrajānihaīśvarasaṅgebhedanāhitāṅra
OnewhoisabletounderstandAdvaita’sstatementsknowsthatthereisnodifferencebetweenHimandtheSupremeLord.Asstated:
advaitaṁhariṇādvaitādācāryaṁbhakti-śaṁsanātbhaktāvatāramīśaṁtamadvaitācāryamāśraye
“BecauseHeisnondifferentfromHari,theSupremeLord,HeiscalledAdvaita,andbecauseHepropagatesthecultofdevotion,HeiscalledĀcārya.HeistheLordandtheincarnationoftheLord’sdevotee.ThereforeItakeshelterofHim.”[Cc.Ādi1.13]
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bhaktikari’yeśunayeesabaākhyānakṛṣṇebhaktihayatārasarvatrakalyāṇa
AnyonewhohearsthesepastimeswithdevotionwillachievethemostauspiciousdevotionalserviceofLordKṛṣṇa.
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advaita-siṁherakari’pūrṇamanas-kāmavāsāyacalilāśrī-caitanya-bhagavān
AfterfulfillingthedesireofthelionlikeAdvaita,LordCaitanyareturnedtoHisresidence.
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eimataśrīvāsādi-bhakta-gaṇa-gharebhikṣākari’sabāreipūrṇa-kāmakare
InthiswaytheLordacceptedmealsatthehousesofŚrīvāsaandotherdevoteesandtherebyfulfilledtheirdesires.
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sarva-goṣṭhīlai’niravadhisaṅkīrtananācāyenanācenaāpaneanukṣaṇa
TheLordwouldgatherallHisdevoteesandconstantlyengageinsaṅkīrtana.Hewouldcontinuallydanceandinduceotherstodance.
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dāmodarapaṇḍitaāiredekhibāregiyāchilā,āidekhi’āilāsatvare
AftergoingtoNavadvīpatoseemotherŚacī,DāmodaraPaṇḍitaquicklyreturnedtoNīlācala.
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dāmodaradekhi’prabhuāniyānibhṛteāiravṛttāntalāgilenajijñāsite
WhentheLordsawDāmodara,HetookhimtoasecludedplaceandinquiredfromhimaboutmotherŚacī.
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prabhubale,—“tumiyeāchilātānakāchesatyakaha,āirakiviṣṇu-bhaktiāche?”
TheLordasked,“YoustayedwithMymother.NowtellMethetruth,doesshehavedevotiontoLordViṣṇu?”
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paramatapasvīnirapekṣadāmodaraśuni’krodhelāgilenakariteuttara
Onhearingthisquestion,DāmodaraPaṇḍita,whowasveryaustereandimpartial,becameangryandreplied.
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“kibalilāgosāñi,āirabhaktiāche?ihāojijñāsaprabhu,tumikonkāje
“OLord,whatdidYousay?AreYouaskingwhetherYourmotherhasanydevotion?
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āiraprasādesetomāraviṣṇu-bhaktiyatakichutomāra,sakalatāṅraśakti
“ItisbyYourmother’smercythatYouhavedevotionforViṣṇu.WhateverYouhaveisbyherpotency.
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yatekatomāraviṣṇu-bhaktiraudayaāiraprasādesabajānihaniścaya
“KnowforcertainthatwhateverdevotionforViṣṇuYouhaveisbyhermercy.
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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.
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mūrtimatībhaktiāi—kahilatomārejāniyāomāyākari’jijñāsaāmāre
“ItellYou,sheistheembodimentofdevotionalservicetoViṣṇu.AlthoughYouknowthis,YouaskmeasifYoudidnotknow.
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prākṛta-śabdeoyevābalibeka‘āi’‘āi’śabda-prabhāvetāhāraduḥkhanāi”
“Ifevensomeonewhoconsidersthewordāianordinaryworduttersthisword,bytheinfluenceofthatsound,heisfreedfromalldistress.”
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dāmodara-mukheśuni’āiramahimāgauracandraprabhuraānanderanāhisīmā
OnhearingthegloriesofmotherŚacīfromthemouthofDāmodaraPaṇḍita,thehappinessofLordGauracandraincreasedwithoutlimit.WhentheLordaskedDāmodaraPaṇḍitahowmuchdevotiontoKṛṣṇaHismotherhadafterbeingseparatedfromherson,DāmodaraPaṇḍitaglorifiedthedevotionalactivitiesofŚacīdevī.WhenMahāprabhuheardthis,Hebecameextremelyjoyful.
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dāmodarapaṇḍiteredhari’prema-rasepunaḥpunaḥāliṅganakarenasantoṣe
Absorbedinthemellowsofecstaticlove,theLordrepeatedlyembracedDāmodaraPaṇḍitawithsatisfaction.
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“ājidāmodara,tumiāmārekinilāmaneravṛttāntayataāmārekahilā
“ODāmodara,todayyouhavepurchasedMe,foryouhaveconfirmedwhatwasinMyheart.
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yatakichuviṣṇu-bhakti-sampattiāmāraāiraprasādesaba—dvidhānāhitāra
“WhateverassetofdevotiontoViṣṇuIhaveisbyMymother’smercy.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.
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tāhānaicchāyaāmiāchoṅpṛthivītetānaṛṇaāmikabhunāribaśudhite
“Iamlivinginthisworldbyherwill.ThereforeIwillneverbeabletorepayher.
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āi-sthānebaddhaāmi,śunadāmodara!āiredekhiteāmiāchinirantara”
“ODāmodara,pleaselisten.Iamalwaysboundbyheraffection,andIalwaysseeher.”
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dāmodara-paṇḍitereprabhukṛpākari’bhakta-goṣṭhī-saṅgevasilenagaurahari
AfterblessingDāmodaraPaṇḍitainthisway,GauraharisatdownwithHisdevotees.
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āirayebhaktiāchejijñāseīśvaresekevalaśikṣākarāyenajagatere
TheLord’sinquiryaboutmotherŚacīsdevotionwasonlytoteachthepeopleofthisworld.ItistobeunderstoodthatMahāprabhu’spastimeofinquiringfromDāmodaraaboutŚacīdevīsdevotiontoKṛṣṇawasmeantforteachingpeople.ThispastimewasmanifestedtorevealhowaffectionatelytheLord’sservantsserveHim,andhowtheLordbecomescontrolledbytheirlove.
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bāndhaveravārtāyenajijñāsebāndhave‘kahabandhu-saba,kikuśaleāchesabe?’
Apersonsometimesinquiresfromhisfriend,“Pleasetellme,areourfriendsdoingwell?”
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‘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.”
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bhakti-yogathāke,tabesakalakuśalabhaktivinārājāhaileoamaṅgala
Ifsomeonehasdevotion,theneverythingiswell,butwithoutdevotion,eventhepositionofakingisinauspicious.Amongalltypesofauspiciousness,thepresenceofdevotionalservicetotheLordinone’sheartisthetopmost.Evenkingsadornedwithvarioussignsofworldlyauspiciousnesscannotattainauspiciousnesslikethatofthedevotees.WorldlysupremacyismostinsignificantincomparisontodevotionalservicetotheLord.IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(12.12.55)itisstated:
avismṛtiḥkṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥkṣiṇotyabhadrāṇicaśaṁtanoti
sattvasyaśuddhiṁparamātma-bhaktiṁjñānaṁcavijñāna-virāga-yuktam
“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.
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bhikṣā-nimantraṇeprabhubalenahāsiyā“calatumiāgelakṣeśvarahaogiyā
Wheninvitedtotakeameal,theLordsmiledandsaid,“Firstyoushouldbecomealakṣeśvara[Thewordlakṣeśvaraisacombinationoflakṣa(“hundredthousand”)andīśvara(“master”).Incommonusageitwouldrefertosomeonewhopossessedahundredthousandrupees.].
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tathābhikṣāāmāra,yehayalakṣeśvara”śuniyābrāhmaṇasabacintita-antara
“Itakemealsonlyinthehouseofalakṣeśvara.”Hearingthis,thebrāhmaṇasbecameworried.
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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.
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‘bhakti’semāgenasabeīśvara-caraṇe‘jñāna’baḍahaile‘bhakti’māgekikāraṇe?
“TheyalwaysbegfordevotionalserviceattheLord’slotusfeet.If
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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?
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IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.14.30)itisstated:
tadastumenāthasabhūri-bhāgobhave‘travānyatratuvātiraścāmyenāhameko‘pibhavaj-janānāṁbhūtvāniṣevetavapāda-pallavam
“MydearLord,IthereforepraytobesofortunatethatinthislifeasLordBrahmāorinanotherlife,whereverItakemybirth,ImaybecountedasoneofYourdevotees.IpraythatwhereverImaybe,evenamongtheanimalspecies,IcanengageindevotionalservicetoYourlotusfeet.’
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kibābrahma-janma,kibāhauyathātathādāsahai’yenatomāseviyesarvathā
“OmyLord,inthisbirthasBrahmāorinwhateverotherbirthImaytake,letmebeYourservantandalwaysengageinYourservice.’WhetherornotItakeanelevatedbirthlikethatofademigodorabrāhmaṇa,mayIneverforgetYourservice.
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ei-matayatamahājana-sampradāyasabeisakalachāḍi’bhakti-mātracāya”
“Inthiswayallthemahājanasandtheirfollowersdesireonlydevotionalserviceandrejecteverythingelse.”
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IntheViṣṇuPurāṇa(1.20.18)itisstated:
nātha,yoni-sahasreṣuyeṣuyeṣuvrajāmyaham
teṣuteṣvacyutābhaktiracyutāstusadātvayi
“OLordAcyuta,whereverImaybebornamongthethousandsofspeciesoflife,mayIalwayshaveunflinchingdevotionforYou.
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svakarma-phala-nirdiṣṭāṁyāṁyāṁyoniṁvrajāmyahamtasyāṁtasyāṁhṛṣīkeśa,tvayibhaktirdṛḍhā’stume
“OLordHṛṣīkeśa,inwhateverspeciesoflifeItakebirthasaresultofmypastactivities,letmealwaysremainfixedinYourdevotionalservice.”
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IntheŚrīmadBhāgavatam(10.47.67)Nandaandtheothercowherdspeakasfollows:
karmabhirbhrāmyamāṇānāṁyatrakvāpīśvarecchayāmaṅgalācaritairdānairatirnaḥkṛṣṇaīśvare
“WhereverwearemadetowanderaboutthisworldbytheSupremeLord’swill,inaccordancewiththereactionstoourfruitivework,mayourgoodworksandcharityalwaysgrantusloveforLordKṛṣṇa.”
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ataevasarva-matebhaktisepradhānamahājana-pathasarva-śāstrerapramāṇa
“Thereforethepathofdevotionalservicefollowedbythemahājanasisthebestineveryrespect.Thisisconfirmedinallthescriptures.”
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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
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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.
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bhaktivināprabhurajijñāsānāhiārabhakti-rasa-mayaśrī-caitanya-avatāra
TheLorddidnotdiscussanythingbesidesdevotionalservice,becauseLordCaitanyawastheincarnationofthemellowsofdevotionalservice.
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rātridinaekonājānenabhakta-gaṇasarvadākarenanṛtya-kīrtana-garjana
Forgettingwhetheritwasdayornight,thedevoteesconstantlyengagedinloudchantinganddancing.ŚrīGaurasundaraneverapprovesofanyirrelevantritualsdevoidofdevotionalservice.
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eka-dinaadvaitasakalabhakta-pratibalilāparamānandemattahai’ati
OnedaywhenAdvaitaPrabhuwasintoxicatedwithecstasy,Hespoketoallthedevotees.
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“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
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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
TEXT166
navaavatāreraśuniyānāmayaśasakalavaiṣṇavahailaānandevivaśa
Allthedevoteesbecamestunnedwithecstasyastheyheardthechantingofthenameandgloriesofthismostrecentincarnation.
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āpaneadvaitacaitanyeragītakari’baliyānācenaprabhujagatanistāri’
AsAdvaitadanced,HesangasongHecomposedinglorificationofLordCaitanyaforthedeliveranceoftheentireuniverse
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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!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.171
TEXT171
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.174
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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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TEXT175
(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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.230
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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!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.243
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jayajayasaṅkīrtana-vinodaanantajayajayajayasarva-ādi-madhya-ananta
“AllgloriestotheSupremeLord,whoenjoysunlimitedpastimesofsaṅkīrtana!AllgloriestotheLord,whoisthebeginning,middle,andendofeverything!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.244
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.251
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yetomārapriya-pātralaoyāyatomāreavaśeṣa-pātrayenahaṅatāradvāre”
“MaywebeblessedwiththeopportunitytoreceivetheremnantsofYourdearservantatthedoorofhishouse.”ŚrīRūpaandSanātanaPrabhussaidtoMahāprabhuŚrīGaurasundara,“YouarethemostmagnanimousbestowerofecstaticloveforLordKṛṣṇa.Youhaveacceptedthedressofadevoteeforthebenefitoftheentireworld.YouareKṛṣṇa,theoriginalPersonalityofGodhead,theonlyworshipableLordforalllivingentities.YourservantsbringtheentireworldtoYourlotusfeet.Wewishtobecomedogs,eatingremnantsintheirhouse.TheperfectionofhumanlifeistobecomeservantsofGaura’sdevotees.Sincewearehighlyplacedrepresentativesofaking,wehavebeendeprivedofbecomingservantsoftheVaiṣṇavas.TheonlygoalofhumanlifeistoserveKṛṣṇaunderthesubordinationofGaura.ThosewhocannotunderstandthisbecomeaversetoKṛṣṇaandthusinviteinauspiciousnessonthemselves.”
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ei-matarūpa-sanātana—duibhāistutikare,śuneprabhucaitanya-gosāñi
Inthiswaythetwobrothers,RūpaandSanātana,offeredprayers,whichwereheardbyLordCaitanya.
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kṛpā-dṛṣṭyeprabhudui-bhāirecāhiyābalitelāgilāatisadayahaiyā
TheLordthenmercifullyglancedatthetwobrothersandbegantospeakwithcompassion.
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prabhubale,—“bhāgyavantatumi-duijanabāhirahailāchiṇḍi’saṁsāra-bandhana
TheLordsaid,“Bothofyouarefortunate,foryouhavecutthroughthebondsofmateriallifeandlefthome.
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viṣaya-bandhanebaddhasakalasaṁsārasebandhanahaitetumiduihailāpāra
“Thewholeworldisboundbytheknotsofmaterialenjoyment,yetyouhavefreedyourselvesfromthatbondage.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.256
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prema-bhakti-vāñchāyadikarahaekhanetabedhari’paḍaeiadvaita-caraṇe
“Now,ifyoudesirepureloveofGod,thengrabholdofthelotusfeetofAdvaitaPrabhu.
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bhaktirabhāṇḍārīśrī-advaitamahāśayaadvaiterakṛpāyasekṛṣṇa-bhaktihaya”
“ŚrīAdvaitaPrabhuisinchargeofthestorehouseofdevotionalservice.DevotionalserviceisachievedbyHismercy.”
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śuniñāprabhuraājñāduimahājanedaṇḍavatapaḍilenaadvaita-caraṇe
HearingtheLord’sinstruction,thosetwogreatsoulsfellflatatthefeetofAdvaitaPrabhu.
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“jaya-jayaśrī-advaitapatita-pāvanamui-dui-patiterekarahamocana”
“AllgloriestoŚrīAdvaita,thedelivererofthefallensouls!Wearemostfallen,sopleasedeliverus.”
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prabhubale,—“śunaśunaācārya-gosāñi!kali-yugeemanaviraktajhāṭanāi
TheLordthensaid,“Pleaselisten,AdvaitaGosāñi.TherearenopersonsinKali-yugaasrenouncedasthesetwo.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.261
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rājya-sukhachāḍi’,kāṅthākaraṅgalaiyāmathurāyathākenakṛṣṇeranāmalaiyā
“Theyleftroyalpleasuresandacceptedonlyloinclothsandtornquilts.TheyresideinMathurāandalwayschantKṛṣṇa’sname.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.262
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amāyāyakṛṣṇa-bhaktideha’e-doṅherejanma-janmaārayenakṛṣṇanāpāsare
“PleasebestowpuredevotionalserviceonthemsothattheydonotforgetKṛṣṇalifeafterlife.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.263
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.264
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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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.269
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advaiteraprasādeyehayakṛṣṇa-bhaktijānihaadvaitekṛṣṇerapūrṇa-śakti
“DevotionalserviceispossiblebythemercyofAdvaitaPrabhu.KnowforcertainthatHepossessesallthepotenciesofKṛṣṇa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa9.270
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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advaiteraupamāprahlāda,śukayenaśuni’prabhukrodheśrīvāseremārilena
HearingthecomparisonofAdvaitawithPrahlādaandŚukadeva,theLordbecameangryandhitŚrīvāsa.
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pitāyenaputreśikhāitesnehemāreeimataekacaḍahailaśrīvāsere
Asanaffectionatefatherspankshissontoteachhim,inthesamewaytheLordgaveoneslaptoŚrīvāsa.
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“kibalilikibalilipaṇḍita-śrīvāsa!mohāranāḍārekahaśukavāprahlāda!
“Whatdidyousay?Whatdidyousay,PaṇḍitaŚrīvāsa?YouaresayingMyNāḍāislikeŚukadevaorPrahlāda!
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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?”
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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.
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tomāraadvaita-tattvajānahatumisetumijānāilesejānayeanyadāse
“YoualoneknowthetruthaboutAdvaita.IfYoudisclosethistruth,thenotherservantscanknow.
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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.
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“brahmāramānasa-putratumimahāśaya!sarva-matetumijyeṣṭhaśreṣṭhatattva-maya
“Youarethemind-bornsonofBrahmā.Youareseniortousineveryrespect,andyouarethebestoftheknowersoftheTruth.
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tumiihājānagiyākariyāvicārasandehabhañjahaāsi’āmā-sabākāra
“Yougoanddeterminewhoisthegreatest,thenreturnandremoveourdoubts.”
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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.
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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.
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tabebhṛgubrahmārebujhiyābhāla-mate
kailāseāilāmaheśvaraparīkṣite
AftertestingBrahmā,BhṛguMuniwentdirectlytoKailāsatotestŚiva.
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bhṛgudekhi’maheśvaraānanditahaiyāuṭhilāpārvatī-saṅgeādarakariyā
WhenŚivasawBhṛguMuni,hebecamehappy.HeandPārvatīstoodupwithduerespect.
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jyeṣṭha-bhāi-gauraveāpanetrilocanaprema-yogeuṭhilākariteāliṅgana
Displayingtheetiquetteofanelderbrother,thethree-eyedŚivapersonallyrosetoembraceBhṛguwithaffection.
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bhṛgubale,—“maheśa,paraśanāhikarayatekapāṣaṇḍa-veśasabatumidhara
ButBhṛguMunisaid,“MydearMaheśa,pleasedonottouchme.Youwearallthesymbolsofanatheist.
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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!”
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parīkṣānimittebhṛgubalenakautukekabhuśiva-nindānāhibhṛguraśrī-mukhe
BhṛguMunispokelikethistotestŚiva,otherwisehewouldnevercriticizeŚiva.
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bhṛgu-vākyemahākrodhedevatrilocana
triśūlatuliyālailenasei-kṣaṇa
Whenthethree-eyedŚivaheardBhṛgu’sinsultingwords,hebecameangryandatoncepickeduphistrident.
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jyeṣṭha-bhāi-dharmapāsarilenaśaṅkarahailenayehenasaṁhāra-mūrtidhara
Śaṅkaraforgotalltherespectanelderbrothergenerallygivestohisbrother,andheassumedhisformastheannihilator.
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śūlatulilenaśivabhṛguremāriteāthevyathedevīāsi’dharilenahāte
AsŚivatookuphistridenttokillBhṛguMuni,PārvatīquicklycameandcaughtholdofŚiva’shand.
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caraṇedhariyābujhāyenamaheśvarī“jyeṣṭhabhāirekiprabhu,etakrodhakari?”
ShethengrabbedŚiva’sfeetandsaid,“OLord,shouldanolderbrotherbecomesoangry?”
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devī-vākyelajjāpāi’rahilāśaṅkara
bhṛguocalilāśrī-vaikuṇṭha—kṛṣṇa-ghara
OnhearingPārvatīswords,Śaṅkarabecameembarrassed.BhṛguthenwentontoVaikuṇṭha,theabodeofKṛṣṇa.
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śrī-ratna-khaṭṭāyaprabhuāchenaśayanelakṣmīsevākariteāchenaśrī-caraṇe
TheLordwaslyingonajeweledbed,andLakṣmī,thegoddessoffortune,wasengagedinmassagingHislotusfeet.
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henaisamayebhṛguāsi’alakṣitepadāghātakarilenaprabhuravakṣete
AtthattimeBhṛguMunicamethereunnoticedandkickedtheLord’schestwithhisfoot.
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bhṛgudekhi’mahāprabhusambhrameuṭhiyānamaskarilenaprabhumahā-prītahaiyā
OnseeingBhṛguMuni,theLordimmediatelygotupfromHisbedandaffectionatelyofferedHisobeisancestothebrāhmaṇa.
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lakṣmīrasahiteprabhubhṛguracaraṇa
santoṣekaritelāgilenaprakṣālana
ThentheLord,alongwithLakṣmī,joyfullywashedBhṛguMuni’sfeet.
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vasitedilenaāni’uttamaāsanaśrī-hastetāhānaaṅgelepenacandana
AfterofferingBhṛguanexcellentsittingplace,theLordpersonallysmearedsandalwoodpulponBhṛgu’sbody.
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aparādhi-prāyayenahaiyāāpaneaparādhamāgiyālayenatāṅrasthāne
TheLordthenbeggedforgivenessfromBhṛgu,asifHehadcommittedanoffense.
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“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
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lakṣmī-saṅgenija-vakṣedilaāmisthānavedeyena‘śrīvatsa-lāñchana’balenāma”
“IwillkeepthemarkofyourfootprintonMychestalongwithLakṣmī,whoseresidenceonMychestisglorifiedbytheVedasasthemarkofŚrīvatsa.”
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.”
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ajñahai’laibekakṛṣṇeraśaraṇasāvadhāneśunibekamahānta-vacana
Thinkingoneselfafool,oneshouldsurrendertoKṛṣṇaandcarefullylistentothewordsofadvanceddevotees.
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tabekṛṣṇatāredenahena-divya-matisarvatranistārapāya,nāṭhekayekati
ThenLordKṛṣṇawillimpartonewithtranscendentalintelligencebywhichoneiscompletelydeliveredwithouthindrance.ThosewhodonotcarefullystudyŚrīmadBhāgavatamandwhocannotunderstandtheextraordinarycharacteristicsofthedevoteesattaininauspiciousness.ButtheSupremeLordimpartstranscendentalintelligencetoactualdevoteessothattheydonotmeetwithanyinauspiciousness.Eventhoughtheyarefacedwithdangeroussituations,theydonotmeetwithanyinauspiciousness.AboutsixtyyearsagoLordKṛṣṇadisplayedonesimilarmercifulpastimebytestingŚrīSvarūpadāsaBābājīMahāśaya.
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bhaktikari’yeśunecaitanya-avatāraseisabajanasukhepāibenistāra
WhoeverlistenstotheactivitiesofLordCaitanyawithdevotionwillbeeasilyfreedfrommaterialbondage.
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śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānanda-cāndajānavṛndāvanadāsatachupada-yugegāna
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.
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jayajayagauracandraśrīvatsa-lāñchanajayaśacī-garbha-ratnadharma-sanātana
AllgloriestoŚrīGauracandra,whobearsthemarkofŚrīvatsa!AllgloriestothejewelofŚacīswomb,thepersonificationofSanātana-
dharma!Thephraseśrīvatsa-lāñchanaindicatesthatŚrīGauraisnondifferentfromLordNārāyaṇa.SinceHeistheultimatebeneficiaryoftheeternalreligiousprinciples,HeisthepersonificationofSanātana-dharma.
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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.
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bhakta-goṣṭhī-sahitagaurāṅgajayajayaśunilecaitanya-kathābhaktilabhyahaya
AllgloriestoŚrīGaurāṅgaalongwithHisdevotees!ByhearingthesetopicsaboutLordCaitanya,oneattainsdevotionalservice.
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hena-matevaikuṇṭha-nāyakanyāsi-rūpeviharenabhakta-goṣṭhīlaiyākautuke
InthiswaytheheroofVaikuṇṭha,intheformofasannyāsī,enjoyedblissfulpastimeswithHisdevotees.
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eka-dinavasiyāāchenaprabhusukhehena-kāleśrī-advaitaāilasammukhe
OnedayastheLordwassittingcomfortably,ŚrīAdvaitacamebeforeHim.
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vasilenaadvaitaprabhurenamaskari’hāsi’advaiterejijñāsenagaurahari
AdvaitaofferedHisobeisancestotheLordandsatdown.ThenGauraharismiledandinquiredfromHim.
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santoṣebalenaprabhu,“kahata’ācārya!kothāhaiteāilā,kariyākonkārya?”
Insatisfaction,theLordasked,“OĀcārya,tellMe,wherehaveYoucomefrom?WhatwereYoudoing?”
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advaitabalena,—“dekhilāṅajagannāthatabeāilāṅaeitomārasākṣāta”
AdvaitaĀcāryareplied,“IwenttoseeLordJagannātha,andthenIcameheretoseeYou.”
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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.”
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‘pradakṣiṇa’śuni’prabhuhāsitelāgilāhāsi’balenaprabhu,—“tumihārilāhārilā”
WhentheLordheardtheword“circumambulated,”Helaughedandsaid,“Youaredefeated.”
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ācāryabalena,—“kisāmagrīhāribārelakṣaṇadekhāo,tabejinihaāmāre”
AdvaitaĀcāryainquired,“WhathaveIlost?GiveMeevidence,then
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prabhubale,—“sāmagrīśunahahāribāratumiyekarilāpradakṣiṇa-vyavahāra
yata-kṣaṇatumipṛṣṭhā-digerecalilātata-kṣaṇatomārayedarśananahilā
TheLordthensaid,“Listen,thisiswhatYouhavelost.WhenYouarebehindtheLordwhilecircumambulatingHim,YouaredeprivedoftheLord’sdarśana.
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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.
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kidakṣiṇe,kibāvāme,kibāpradakṣiṇeāranāhidekhijagannātha-mukhavine”
“Idonotlooktotheleftorright,nordoIcircumambulate.IdonotseeanythingotherthanthebeautifulfaceofLordJagannātha.”
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kara-yoḍakari’baleācāryagosāñi“e-rūpesakalahāritomāraseṭhāñi
AdvaitaĀcāryafoldedHishandsandsaidtotheLord,“MayIalwaysbedefeatedbyYouinthisway.
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ekathāraadhikārīāratribhuvanesatyakahilāṅaeināhitomā-vine
“ButItellYoufrankly,thereisnooneinthethreeworldsqualifiedtoactlikeYou.
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tumiseihāraprabhu,ekaadhikārīekathāyatomāresemātraāmihāri”
“Youalonearequalifiedinthisway.OnlybeforeYouamIdefeatedinthistopic.”
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śuniñāhāsenasarvavaiṣṇava-maṇḍala‘hari’bali’uṭhilamaṅgala-kolāhala
Onhearingthisconversation,alltheVaiṣṇavassmiledandraisedanauspicioustumultbychanting,“Hari!Hari!”
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ei-mataprabhuravicitrasarva-kathāadvaitereatiprītakarenasarvathā
Inthisway,theLord’stopicsareallamazing.TheLordalwaysshowedgreataffectionforAdvaitaĀcārya.
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eka-dinagadādhara-devaprabhu-sthānekahilenapūrva-mantra-dīkṣārakāraṇe
OnedayŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaaskedtheLordabouttheinitiationmantrahehadbeengiven.
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“iṣṭa-mantraāmiyekahiluṅkāropratiseihaiteāmāranāsphurebhālamati
“Ihavegivensomeonemyinitiationmantra,andnowIamnotgettingrealizationfromchantingit.
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seimantratumimorekahapunar-bāratabemana-prasannatāhaibeāmāra”
“Youpleasegivethatmantratomeagain,andthenmymindwillbejoyful.”Mantrareferstothesoundvibrationbywhichonecangiveupthoughtsofmaterialenjoyment.Ifaninstructorinstructsmantrastoafaithlessperson,hisheartbecomespolluted.Ifonelosestranscendentalknowledgebecauseofbadassociation,thenonemustgatheritagain.Knowingthisfact,ŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaGosvāmīrequestedŚrīGaurasundaratogivehimreinitiation,butMahāprabhutoldhimtoreceivemantraagainfromhisoriginalguru.ŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍita’sguruwasŚrīlaPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi.
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prabhubale,—“tomārayeupadeṣṭāāchesāvadhāna—tathāaparādhīhaopāche
TheLordsaid,“Youalreadyhaveaspiritualmaster,sobecareful.Don’tbecomeanoffender.
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mantrerakidāya,prāṇoāmāratomāraupadeṣṭāthākitenāhayavyavahāra”
“Whattospeakofamantra,IcangiveevenMylifetoyou.Butitwouldnotbepropertogiveyoumantrawhileyourspiritualmasterisalive.”
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gadādharabale,—“tiṅhonāāchenaethātānaparivartetumikarāhasarvathā”
Gadādharareplied,“Heisnotherenow,soYoucandoitinhisplace.”
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prabhubale,—“tomārayeguruvidyānidhianāyāsetomāramiliyādibevidhi”
TheLordthensaid,“Bythearrangementofprovidenceyourspiritualmaster,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,willsooncome,andyouwilleasilymeethim.”
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sarvajña-cūḍāmaṇi—jānenasakala“vidyānidhiśīghra-gatiāsibeutkala
Thecrestjewelofomniscientpersonskneweverything.Hesaid,“PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwillsoonarriveinPurī.
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ethāidekhibādina-daśerabhitareāisenakevalaāmāredekhibāre
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niravadhividyānidhihayamoramanebujhilāṅatumiākarṣiyāānatāne”
“IalwaysrememberPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi.NowIunderstandthatyouhaveattractedhimtocomehere.”
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ei-mataprabhupriyagadādhara-saṅgetānamukhebhāgavataśuni’thākeraṅge
InthiswaytheLordhappilyspentHisdayshearingŚrīmadBhāgavatamfromGadādhara.
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gadādharapaḍenasammukhebhāgavataśuniñāprakāśeprabhuprema-bhāvayata
WheneverGadādharawouldreciteBhāgavatam,theLordwouldmanifestvarioussymptomsofecstaticlove.
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prahlāda-caritraāradhruveracaritraśatāvṛttikariyāśunenasāvahita
TheLordattentivelyheardthegloriesofPrahlādaandDhruvahundredsoftimes.ThecharacteristicsofPrahlādaaredescribedintheSeventhCantooftheŚrīmadBhāgavatam,andthecharacteristicsofDhruvaaredescribedintheFourthCantooftheŚrīmadBhāgavatam.ŚrīGadādharaPaṇḍitaGosvāmīwasthespeakerofŚrīmadBhāgavatam,andŚrīGaurasundarawasthelistener.HeattentivelyheardtopicsofPrahlādaandDhruva’scultivationofdevotionalservicefromthemouthofŚrīGadādharahundredsoftimes.
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ārakāryeprabhuranāhikaavasaranāma-guṇabalenaśunenanirantara
Hehadnotimeforanyotheractivity,forHewasconstantlyengagedinhearingandchantingthenamesandqualitiesofKṛṣṇaandHisdevotees.Ratherthanspeakingaboutanyothertopic,ŚrīGaurasundaraalwaysglorifiedtopicsregardingtheSupremeLord’snames,forms,qualities,andpastimesasifHehadonehundredmouths.HehadnotimetopayanyattentiontoanysubjectotherthanKṛṣṇa’snames,forms,qualities,associates,characteristics,andpastimes.
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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.
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ekeśvaradāmodara-svarūpaguṇagāyavihvalahaiyānāceśrī-gaurāṅga-rāya
WheneverSvarūpaDāmodarachantedthequalitiesofKṛṣṇa,whoisonewithoutasecond,LordGaurāṅgawouldbecomeoverwhelmedandwoulddanceinecstasy.
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aśru,kampa,hāsya,mūrcchā,pulaka,huṅkārayatakichuācheprema-bhaktiravikāra
mūrtimantasabethākeīśvarerasthānenācenacaitanyacandraiṅhā-sabā-sane
Transformationsofecstaticlovelikesheddingtears,shivering,laughing,losingconsciousness,hairsstandingonend,andloudcryingmanifestedintheirpersonifiedformsanddancedalongwithCaitanyacandra.
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dāmodara-svarūperaucca-saṅkīrtanaśunilenāthākebāhya,paḍesei-kṣaṇa
WhentheLordheardtheloudchantingofSvarūpaDāmodara,Hewouldloseconsciousnessandfalltotheground.OnhearingtheloudkīrtanaofŚrīDāmodaraSvarūpa,ŚrīGaurasundaraforgottheconceptionoftheexternalworldandmanifestthecultivationofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.
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sannyāsi-pārṣadayataīśvarerahayadāmodara-svarūpa-samānakehonaya
AmongallthesannyāsīassociatesoftheLord,noonewasequaltoSvarūpaDāmodara.ManypeoplethinkthatsinceaccordingtosocialetiquetterenunciantsbelongingtothefourthāśramaaresuperiortobrahmacārīsfixedinecstaticloveforKṛṣṇa,theyaremoredeartoŚrīGaurasundara.YetnoneofthesannyāsīsheadedbyParamānandaPurīwereasdeartotheLordasDāmodaraSvarūpa.
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yataprītiīśvarerapurī-gosāñiredāmodara-svarūperetataprītikare
TheLordhadsimilaraffectionforSvarūpaDāmodaraasHehadforParamānandaPurī.ŚrīSvarūpaDāmodarawasrenownedasLordGaurasundara’sfirstmanifestation.ŚrīGaurasundaradidnotdisplayanylessrespectforDāmodaraSvarūpathanHedisplayedforŚrīParamānandaPurī.
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dāmodara-svarūpa—saṅgīta-rasa-mayayāṅradhvani-śravaṇeprabhuranṛtyahaya
DāmodaraSvarūpawasexpertintheartofmelodioussinging.TheLordwoulddancewheneverHeheardhimsing.
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alakṣita-rūpa—kehocinitenāpārekapaṭīrarūpeyenabulenanagare
SvarūpaDāmodararemainedincognitoashewanderedaroundthecitysothatnoonecouldrecognizehim.MahāprabhuwouldbegintodancewheneverSvarūpasangmelodiously.Ifapersondisguiseshimselfwheneverhewandersabout,peoplewillnotunderstandhisactualidentity.MahāprabhusimilarlycoveredHispositionastheSupremeLordandconcealedHisactualidentitywheneverHewanderedthroughoutthecitydisguisedasadevotee.
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kīrtanakariteyenatumburunāradaekāprabhunācāyena—kiārasampad
SvarūpaDāmodarawouldinducetheLordtodancebyperformingkīrtanaasnicelyasNāradaMunisingsaccompaniedbyhisstringedinstrument[oracelestialsinger]knownasTumburu.Whatcouldbemoreglorious?SeethepurporttoCaitanya-bhāgavata,Ādi-khaṇḍa,ChapterOne,text52.
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sannyāsīramadhyeīśvarerapriya-pātraāranāhi,ekapurī-gosāñisemātra
AmongtheLord’ssannyāsīassociates,therewasnooneasdeartotheLordasParamānandaPurī.
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dāmodara-svarūpa,paramānanda-purīsannyāsi-pārṣadeeiduiadhikārī
ParamānandaPurīandSvarūpaDāmodarawerethetwomostqualifieddevoteesamongtheLord’ssannyāsīassociates.DāmodaraSvarūpawasoneoftheLord’ssannyāsīassociates.
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niravadhinikaṭethākenaduijanaprabhurasannyāsekaredaṇḍeragrahaṇa
ThesetwopersonalitiesalwaysremainedwiththeLord.TheyacceptedsannyāsatoassisttheLordinHissannyāsapastimes.
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purīdhyānapara,dāmodarerakīrtananyāsi-rūpenyāsi-dehebāhuduijana
ParamānandaPurīwasalwaysengagedinmeditation,andŚrīSvarūpawasalwaysengagedinchantingtheHareKṛṣṇamahā-mantra.InthiswaythesetwosannyāsīswerelikethearmsofLordCaitanya.DāmodaraSvarūpawasfondofperformingkīrtana,andParamānandaPurīwasrenouncedandengagedinworshipingtheLordthroughmeditation.InthesannyāsabodyofLordGaurasundara,thesetwowerelikeHisarms.
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ahar-niśagauracandrasaṅkīrtana-raṅgeviharenadāmodara-svarūperasaṅge
Dayandnight,GauracandraenjoyedperformingkīrtanawithSvarūpaDāmodara.
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kiśayane,kibhojane,kibāparyaṭanedāmodareprabhunāchāḍenakona-kṣaṇe
Whilesleeping,eating,ormovingabout,SvarūpaDāmodarawouldneverleavetheLordforevenamoment.
ŚrīDāmodaraalwaysassistedtheLord,whethertheLordwassleeping,eating,ortraveling.TherewasnotamomentwhenSvarūpaDāmodarawasseparatedfromtheLord.
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pūrvāśramepuruṣottamācāryanāmatānapriya-sakhāpuṇḍarīkavidyānidhi-nāma
Inhispreviousāśrama,SvarūpaDāmodarawasknownasPuruṣottamaĀcārya,andhehadadearfriendnamedPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi.HewhowasknownintheLord’sNavadvīpapastimesasPuruṣottamaBhaṭṭācāryabecamefamousasDāmodaraSvarūpaduringMahāprabhu’sNīlācalapastimes.TheelderlyPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwashisdearmostfriend.
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pathecaliteoprabhudāmodara-gānenācenavihvalahaiyā,pathanāhijāne
Evenwhilewalkingontheroad,whenevertheLordheardSvarūpaDāmodarasing,Hewouldbecomeoverwhelmedwithecstasyandforgettheway.
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ekeśvaradāmodara-svarūpa-saṁhatiprabhuseānandepaḍe,nājānenakati
TheLordwouldrelishsuchecstasyinthecompanyofDāmodaraSvarūpathatHewouldnotunderstandwhereHewas.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.055
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kibājala,kibāsthala,kibāvana,ḍālakichunājānenaprabhu,garjenaviśāla
TheLordwouldnotknowwhetherHewasinthewater,ontheground,intheforest,orinthebushes,andHewouldloudlycryout.
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ekeśvaradāmodarakīrtanakarenaprabhureovaneḍālepaḍitedharena
SvarūpaDāmodarawouldperformkīrtanaalonewiththeLord.WhenevertheLordwouldfallintheforestorinthebushes,SvarūpaDāmodarawouldcatchholdofHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.057
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dāmodara-svarūperabhāgyerayesīmādāmodara-svarūpasetāhāraupamā
ThelimitofSvarūpaDāmodara’sgoodfortuneisfoundonlyinSvarūpaDāmodarahimself.BecauseŚrīDāmodaraSvarūpawastheconstantcompanionofŚrīGaurasundara,hisgoodfortunesurpassedthatofotherdevoteesofGaura.WheneverMahāprabhuwouldfallintheforestorinthebranchesoftreesoutofecstasy,ŚrīDāmodaraSvarūpawoulddisplayhismatchlessservicepropensitybycompletelyprotectingMahāprabhu’stranscendentalbodyfromallkindsofinjury.SinceMahāprabhualwaysremainedintoxicatedwithecstaticlove,Heseldomdisplayedexternal
consciousness.AtsuchtimesDāmodarawouldserveHiminallrespects.CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.058
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eka-dinamahāprabhuāviṣṭahaiyāpaḍilākūperamājheāchāḍakhāiyā
OnedayMahāprabhubecamecompletelyabsorbedinecstaticloveandfellintoawell.
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dekhiyāadvaita-ādisammohapāiyākrandanakarenasabeśirehātadiyā
Seeingthis,AdvaitaĀcāryaandtheotherdevoteesbecamebewildered,andtheybegancryingastheyheldtheirheadsintheirhands.
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kichunājānenaprabhuprema-bhakti-rasebālakeraprāyayenakūpepaḍi’bhāse
TheLordwasenjoyingecstaticlove,soHedidnotunderstandwhathadhappened.Hesimplyfloatedinthatwelllikeachild.
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seikṣaṇekūpahailanavanīta-mayaprabhuraśrī-aṅgekichukṣatanāhihaya
WhentheLordfell,thewellbecamelikebutter,soHisbodywasnot
scratched.CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.062
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ekonadbhuta,yāṅrabhaktiraprabhāvevaiṣṇavanāciteaṅgekanṭakanālāge
Thiswasnotverywonderful.BytheinfluenceofdevotionalserviceaVaiṣṇavaalsodoesnotfeelthepainofathornhestepsonwhiledancing.
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tabeadvaitādimili’sarva-bhakta-gaṇetulilenaprabhuredhariyākata-kṣaṇe
AdvaitaPrabhuandtheotherdevoteesthenquicklypulledtheLordoutofthewell.
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paḍilākūpeteprabhutāhānāhijāne“kibala,kikathā”prabhujijñāseāpane
TheLorddidnotunderstandthatHehadfalleninthewell.Hethereforeaskedthedevotees,“Whatisgoingon?Whyareyourcrying?”
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bāhyanājānenaprabhuprema-bhakti-raseasarvajña-prāyaprabhusabārejijñāse
TheLordwasrelishingthemellowsofecstaticloveandwasunawareofexternalevents.HeinquiredfromothersasifHedidnotknowwhathadhappened.LordGaurasundarawassoabsorbedinthemellowsofecstaticdevotionalservicethatnomemoryoftheexternalworldobstructedHiscultivationofKṛṣṇaconsciousness.Moreover,afterregainingHisexternalconsciousness,HewouldsometimesactasifHedidnotunderstandanything.InthiswayHewouldcoverHisomniscienceandHispositionastheSupremeLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.066
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śrī-mukheraśuni’ati-amṛta-vacanaānandebhāsenaadvaitādibhakta-gaṇa
HearingthenectareanwordsfromthemouthoftheLord,thedevoteesheadedbyAdvaitaPrabhufloatedinecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.067
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eimatebhakti-raseīśvaraviharevidyānidhiāilenajāniñāantare
AstheLordwasenjoyingthemellowsofdevotionalserviceinthisway,HeunderstoodthatPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhihadarrived.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.068
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cittemātrakariteīśvaraseikṣaṇevidyānidhiāsiyādilenadaraśane
AssoonastheLordrememberedhim,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhicame
theretomeetHim.CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.069
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vidyānidhidekhi’prabhuhāsitelāgilā“bāpaāilā,bāpaāilā”balitelāgilā
WhentheLordsawPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,Hesmiledandsaid,“Myfatherhascome.Myfatherhascome.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.070
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premanidhipremānandehailāvihvalapūrṇahailahṛdayerasakalamaṅgala
ŚrīPremanidhibecameoverwhelmedinecstaticloveandhisheartbecamefilledwithallauspiciousness.PremanidhiwasanothernameofVidyānidhi.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.071
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śrī-bhakta-vatsalagauracandranārāyaṇapremanidhivakṣekari’karenakrandana
TheSupremeLord,ŚrīGauracandra,whoisaffectionatetoHisdevotees,embracedPremanidhiandbegancrying.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.072
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sakalavaiṣṇava-vṛndakāndecāri-bhitevaikuṇṭha-svarūpasukhamililāsākṣāte
TheVaiṣṇavasonallsidesbegantoweepastheyexperiencedthecompletehappinessofVaikuṇṭha.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.073
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īśvara-sahitayataāchebhakta-gaṇapremanidhi-prītepremabāḍeanukṣaṇa
TheLordandtheassembleddevotees’affectionforPremanidhiincreasedincessantly.
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dāmodara-svarūpatāhānapūrva-sakhācaitanyeraagredui-janehailadekhā
DāmodaraSvarūpawashisoldfriend,andnowtheymeteachotherinthepresenceoftheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.075
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dui-janecāhenaduṅhārapada-dhūliduṅhedharādhari,ṭhelāṭheli,phelāpheli
Theybothdesiredthedustoftheother’sfeet,sotheypulledandpushedeachotherandfelltotheground.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.076
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kehokārenāpārena,duṅhemahābalīkarāyena,hāsena,gaurāṅgakutūhalī
Theywerebothstrongandpowerful,andthereforeneitherwasdefeated.LordGaurāṅga,whoinspiredtheminthisway,smiledasHeeagerlywatched.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.077
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tabebāhyapāi’prabhuvidyānidhi-prati“katodinanīlācaletumikarasthiti”
ThentheLordregainedHisexternalconsciousnessandrequestedPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,“YoupleasestayinNīlācalaforsometime.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.078
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śuni’premanidhimahā-santoṣahailābhāgyahenamāni’prabhu-nikaṭerahilā
WhenPremanidhiheardtheLord’srequest,hebecameverysatisfied.HeconsideredhimselffortunateandsetuphisresidenceneartheLord.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.079
TEXT79
gadādhara-devoiṣṭa-mantrapunar-bārapremanidhi-sthānepremekailenasvīkāra
GadādharaPaṇḍitatooktheopportunitytolovinglyacceptmantrainitiationagainfromPremanidhi.
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ārakikahibapremanidhiramahimāyāṅ
raśiṣyagadādharaeiprema-sīmā
WhatmorecanIsayaboutthegloriesofPremanidhi?TheextentofhisloveisunderstoodbythefactthathehadadisciplesuchasGadādharaPaṇḍita.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.081
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yāṅrakīrtivākhāneadvaita,śrīnivāsayāṅrakīrtibalenamurāri,haridāsa
Indeed,Premanidhi’sglorieswerenarratedbyAdvaitaPrabhu,Śrīvāsa,Murāri,andHaridāsa.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.082
TEXT82
henanāhivaiṣṇavayetānenāvākhānepuṇḍarīkosarva-bhaktakāya-vākya-mane
TherewasnotasingleVaiṣṇavawhodidnotglorifyhim.Similarly,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwouldservethedevoteeswithhisbody,mind,andspeech.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.083
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ahaṅkāratānadehenāhitilamātranābujhikiadbhutacaitanya-kṛpā-pātra
Therewasnotaspeckoffalseegoinhisperson.IamunabletounderstandthewonderfulmercythathereceivedfromLordCaitanya.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.084
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ye-rūpakṛṣṇerapriya-pātravidyānidhigadādhara-śrī-mukherakathākichulikhi
NowIwillwritesomethingregardingPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi’spositionasadearservantofKṛṣṇaaccordingtowhatIheardfromthemouthofGadādharaPaṇḍita.Thephrasegadādhara-śrī-mukherakathāmeans“whateverIheardfromthelotusmouthofGadādhara.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.085
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vidyānidhirākhi’prabhuāpananikaṭevāsādilāyameśvare—samudrerataṭe
TheLordkeptPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwithHiminJagannāthaPurīandassignedhimaresidenceatYameśvara,ontheshoreoftheocean.PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwasgivenaresidenceatYameśvara-ṭoṭā(agarden).HelivedthereandspentalotoftimewithŚrīGaurasundara.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.086
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nīlācalerahiyādekhenajagannāthadāmodara-svarūperabaḍaprema-pātra
WhileresidinginNīlācala,heregularlywenttoseeLordJagannātha.PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwasverydeartoSvarūpaDāmodara.
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dui-janejagannāthadekheeka-saṅgeanyo’nyethākenaśrī-kṛṣṇa-rasa-kathā-raṅge
TheywouldgotogethertoseeLordJagannāthaandthenenjoydiscussingtopicsofKṛṣṇa.
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yātrāāsi’bājila‘oḍana-ṣaṣṭhīnāmanayā-vastraparejagannāthabhagavān
SoonthetimecameforthefestivalcalledOḍana-ṣaṣṭhī.Onthisoccasion,LordJagannāthawearsanewdress.BecauseLordJagannāthainŚrīdhāmaPurīwearsanewwinterdressonthesixthdayofthewaxingmooninthemonthofAgrahāyaṇa(November-December),thisfestivaliscalledOḍana-ṣaṣṭhī(oḍanameans“towear”andṣaṣṭhīmeans“sixthday”),orthefestivalofdressingLordJagannātha.ThefestivalhastakenthisnamebecauseLordJagannāthawearsawinterdress.ThisfestivalcontinuesuptothefourthdayofthewaxingmooninthemonthofMāgha(January-February).
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.089
TEXT89
sedinamāṇḍuyā-vastraparenaīśvaretānayeiicchāsei-matadāsekare
BythedesireofLordJagannātha,HisservantsdressHiminastarcheddressonthisday.Thephrasemāṇḍuyā-vastrareferstounwashed,starchedcloth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.090
TEXT90
śrī-gaurasundarolai’sarva-bhakta-gaṇaāilādekhiteyātrāśrī-vastra-oḍana
LordGaurasundaratookallofHisdevoteesandwenttoseethisfestivalofOḍana-ṣaṣṭhī.
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mṛdaṅga,muharī,śaṅkha,dundūbhi,kāhālaḍhāka,dagaḍa,kāḍābājāyeviśāla
Mṛdaṅgas,muharīs,conchshells,kettledrums,kāhālas,ḍhākas,dagaḍas,andkāḍāswereloudlyplayed.
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sedinenānāvastraparenaanantaṣaṣṭhīhaitelāgi’rahemakara-paryanta
OnthatdayLordJagannāthawearsvariousdresses.ThisfestivalcontinuesfromthesixthdayofthewaxingmooninthemonthofAgrahāyaṇa(November-December)totheendofthemonthofMāgha(January-February).Thephrasemakara-paryantameans“uptotheendofMāgha.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.093
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vastralāgi’haitelāgilarātri-śeṣebhakta-goṣṭhī-sahaprabhudekhi’premebhāse
Theofferingofdressesgoesontilltheendofnight.AsLordCaitanyawatchedthisfestivalwithHisdevotees,Hefloatedinwavesofecstaticlove.Thephraselāgihaitelāgilameans“toofferclothtothebodyofLordJagannātha.”InNīlācalathephraselāgihaoya(“tooffer”)isstillusedin
phraseslikecandaneralāgihaoyāandpuṣperalāgihaoyā.CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.094
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āpaneiupāsaka,upāsyaāpanekebujhetāhānamana,tānakṛpāvine
LordCaitanyawasHimselftheworshiperandtheobjectofworship.ButwithoutHismercy,whocouldunderstandHismind?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.095
TEXT95
eiprabhudāru-rūpevaiseyogāsanenyāsi-rūpebhakti-yogakarenaāpane
IntheformoftheDeity,theLordsatonthethrone,andintheformofasannyāsī,Hepracticeddevotionalservice.InHisDeityformŚrīGaurasundarawasLordJagannātha,andinHissannyāsīformHeacceptedthemoodofadevoteeanddistributedknowledgetopeople.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.096
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paṭṭa-neta—śukla,pīta,nīlanānāvarṇedivyavastradena,muktāracitasuvarṇe
Finewhite,yellow,andbluesilkclothesdecoratedwithpearlsandgoldwereofferedtotheDeityformoftheLord.Thephrasepaṭṭa-netameans“finesilkcloth(thewordpaṭṭareferstojute,silk,etc.,andthewordnetareferstofinecloth.)
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vastralāgi’hailedenapuṣpa-alaṅkārapuṣperakaṅkaṇa,śrī-kirīṭapuṣpahāra
AfterLordJagannāthawasdressed,Hewasdecoratedwithflowerornaments,flowerbangles,aflowercrown,andflowergarlands.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.098
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gandha,puṣpa,dhūpa,dīpaṣoḍaśopacārepūjākari’bhogadilāvividha-prakāre
Jagannāthawasthenworshipedwithsixteenitemslikesandalwoodpulp,flowers,incense,andgheelamps.Hewasthenofferedvarioustypesoffoodstuffs.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.099
TEXT99
tabeprabhuyātrādekhi’sarva-goṣṭhī-saṅgeāilāvāsāyapremānandasukha-raṅge
AftertheLordsawthisfestivalinthecompanyofallHisassociates,HereturnedtoHisresidenceabsorbedinecstaticlove.
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vāsāyavidāyakailāvaiṣṇava-sabāreviralerahilānijānandeekeśvare
AftersendingalltheVaiṣṇavashome,theLordremainedaloneinHisownecstaticmood.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.101
TEXT101
yāṅrayevāsāyasabekarilāgamanavidyānidhidāmodara-saṅgeanukṣaṇa
AllthedevoteesleftfortheirrespectiveresidencesexceptPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,whoremainedwithSvarūpaDāmodara.
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anyo’nyeduṅhārayatekamanaḥkathāniṣkapaṭeduṅhekaheduṅhāresarvathā
Theywouldbothdisclosetheirmindstoeachotherwithouthesitation.
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māṇḍuyā-vasanayedharilājagannāthesandehajanmilavidyānidhiraihāte
AfterseeingLordJagannāthawearingstarchedcloth,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhidevelopedsomedoubt.
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jijñāsilādāmodara-svarūperasthāne“māṇḍuyā-vasanaīśvareredenakene
HeaskedSvarūpaDāmodara,“WhydotheyofferstarcheddresstoLordJagannātha?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.105
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edeśeta’śruti-smṛti-sakalapracuretabekenevinādhautemaṇḍa-vastrapare?”
“Theśrutisandsmṛtisarewidelyacceptedinthisplace,sowhyisstarchedclothofferedbeforeitiswashed?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.106
TEXT106
dāmodara-svarūpakahena,—“śunakathādeśācāreithedoṣanālayenaethā
SvarūpaDāmodarareplied,“Pleaselisten.Thereisnofaultinthis,becausethatisthecustomofthisplace.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.107
TEXT107
śruti-smṛtiyejāne,senākaresarvathāeyātrāraei-matasarva-kālaethā
“Personswhoknowtheśrutisandsmṛtismaynotobservethisfestival,buthereithasalwaysbeenobservedinthisway.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.108
TEXT108
īśvareraicchāyadināthākeantaretabedekharājākeneniṣedhanākare”
“IfthiswasnotthedesireofLordJagannātha,thenwhyhasn’ttheKingstoppedit?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.109
TEXT109
vidyānidhibale,—“bhāla,karukaīśvareīśvarerayekarma,sevakekenekare
PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhisaid,“TheLordmaydoasHelikes,butwhydotheservantsimitatetheactivitiesoftheLord?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.110
TEXT110
pūjā-pāṇḍā,paśu-pāla,paḍichā,vehārāapavitra-vastrakenedharevāihārā
“Whydothepriests,thepūjārīs,thetemplesuperintendents,andtheservantstouchtheunwashedclothes?Thephrasepūjā-pāṇḍāreferstothepūjārīpaṇḍās,orlearnedpriests.Thephrasepaśu-pālareferstothosepaṇḍāswhodressLordJagannātha(SeeCaitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka,ChapterEight).
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.111
TEXT111
jagannātha-īśvara,sambhavesabatānetānaācaraṇakikaribasarva-jane
“LordJagannāthaisthesupremecontroller.ForHim,everythingispossible.ButhowcanothersimitateHisactivities?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.112
TEXT112
maṇḍa-vastra-sparśehastadhuileseśuddhiihāvānākarekenehaiyāsubuddhi
“Ifonetouchesstarchedcloth,heshouldwashhishandstopurify
himself.Whydon’tsuchlearnedpersonsfollowthisinjunction?CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.113
TEXT113
rājapātraabudhayeihānāvicārerājāomāṇḍuyā-vastradenanija-śire”
“Thegovernmentofficersareignorantbecausetheydonotconsiderthis.TheKingevenwrapsthisstarchedclothonhishead.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.114
TEXT114
dāmodara-svarūpabalena,—“śunabhāi!henabujhi,oḍana-yātrāyadoṣanāi
DāmodaraSvarūpareplied,“Pleaselisten,mydearbrother.IthinkthereisnofaultinthisOḍanafestival.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.115
TEXT115
paraṁbrahma-jagannātha-rūpa-avatāravidhivāniṣedhaethānākarevicāra”
“TheSupremeBrahmanhasincarnatedastheDeityofLordJagannātha.ThereforerulesandregulationsdonotapplytoHim.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.116
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.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.118
TEXT118
ihārāochāḍilekaloka-vyavahārasabeihailabrahma-rūpa-avatāra!”
“TheyhavegivenupproperetiquetteandhavebecomelikeincarnationsoftheSupremeBrahman.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.119
TEXT119
etabali’sarva-pathehāsiyāhāsiyāyāyenayehenahāsyāveśa-yuktahaiyā
Whilespeakinginthisway,theylaughedagainandagainastheywalkeddowntheroad.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.120
TEXT120
duisakhāhātāhātikariyāhāsenajagannātha-dāsereoācāradoṣena
Thetwofriendsheldeachother’shandsandlaughedastheydiscussedwhetherLordJagannātha’sservantswereatfault.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.121
TEXT121
sabenājānenasarva-dāseraprabhāvakṛṣṇasejānenayāṅrayataanurāga
NoonecanunderstandthegloriesoftheLord’sservants.OnlyKṛṣṇaknowstheirattachmentforHim.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.122
TEXT122
bhramokarāyenakṛṣṇaāpana-dāserebhramac-chedokarepāchesadaya-antare
KṛṣṇasometimesbewildersHisdevotee,andthen,feelingcompassionforhim,Hedestroyshisillusion.AlthoughPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwasagreatdevotee,whenheenactedthepastimeoffindingfaultinthedevoteesofLordJagannātha,theaffectionateSupremeLordperformedonepastimetodestroyhisstagedillusion.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.123
TEXT123
bhramakarāilāvidyānidhireāpanebhramac-cheda-kṛpāośunibāei-kṣaṇe
FirsttheLordbewilderedPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,nowyouwillhearhowtheLorddestroyedhisillusion.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.124
TEXT124
ei-mataraṅge-ḍhaṅgeduipriya-sakhācalilenakṛṣṇa-kāryeyāṅrayathāvāsā
InthiswaythetwointimatefriendswenttotheirresidencestoperformtheirKṛṣṇaconsciousnessduties.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.125
TEXT125
bhikṣākari’āilenagaurāṅgerasthāneprabhu-sthāneāsi’sabethākilāśayane
Aftertakingtheirmeals,theywenttoGaurāṅga’sresidenceforsometime,thentheyreturnedtotheirresidencesandtookrest.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.126
TEXT126
sakalajānenaprabhucaitanya-gosāñijagannātha-rūpesvapnegelātānaṭhāñi
InHisformasLordJagannātha,theomniscientLordCaitanyaappearedbeforePuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiinadream.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.127
TEXT127
svapanedekhenavidyānidhimahāśayajagannātha-balāiāsi’hailāvijaya
VidyānidhiMahāśayasawLordJagannāthaandBalarāmaappearbeforehiminhisdream.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.128
TEXT128
krodha-rūpajagannātha—vidyānidhidekheāpanedhariyātāṅrecaḍāyenamukhe
VidyānidhisawLordJagannāthacatchholdofhimandslaphisfaceinanangrymood.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.129
TEXT129
duibhāimili’caḍamāreduigālehenadaḍhacaḍhañayeaṅguligālephule
Thetwobrothers,JagannāthaandBalarāma,slappedhimonhischeekssohardthathisswollenfaceboreimpressionsofTheirfingers.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.130
TEXT130
duḥkhapāi’vidyānidhi‘kṛṣṇarakṣa’bale‘aparādhakṣama’bali’paḍepada-tale
Feelingdistress,VidyānidhifellatTheirfeetandprayed,“Kṛṣṇasaveme!Forgivemyoffenses!AsaresultofVidyānidhi’sfindingfaultwiththebehaviorofJagannātha’sservants,ŚrīJagannāthaandŚrīBalarāmaappearedina
dreambeforeVidyānidhiandprofuselyslappedhimontheface.VidyānidhiaskedKānāiandBalāiwhyTheywereunnecessarilypunishinghim.Whatwashisoffense?Whenhisoffensewasdisclosed,hebeggedpardonfromThem.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.131
TEXT131
“konaparādhemoremārahagosāñi!”prabhubale,—“toraaparādheraantanāñi
“OLord,forwhatoffenseareYoubeatingme?”TheLordreplied,“Thereisnoendtoyouroffenses.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.132
TEXT132
morajāti,morasevakerajātināñisakalajānilātumirahi’eiṭhāñi
“Idonotbelongtoanycaste,andMyservantsalsodonotbelongtoanycaste.Youshouldhavelearnedthiswhilestayinghere.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.133
TEXT133
tabekenerahiyāchajāti-nāśā-sthānejātirākhi’calatumiāpana-bhavane
“Whythenareyoustayinginaplacewhereyouwillloseyourcaste?Ifyouwanttoprotectyourcaste,youbettergohome.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.134
TEXT134
āmiyekariyāāchiyātrāranirbandha
tāhāteobhāvaanācārerasambandha
“Ihaveinauguratedthetraditionalobservanceofthisfestival.Howthencanyouthinkthatthereisanyimproperbehaviorinit?
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.135
TEXT135
āmārekariyābrahma,sevakanindiyāmāṇḍuyā-kāpaḍa-sthānedoṣa-dṛṣṭidiyā”
“YouacceptMeastheSupremeBrahman,butyouoffendMyservantsbyfindingfaultintheirdressingMewithstarchedcloth.”Whatwashisoffense?Inanswertothis,JagannāthasaidthathehadcommittedtheoffenseofcriticizingHisservantsfordressingHiminstarchedcloth.IfVidyānidhiwishedtoprotecthisreligiousprinciplesandcaste,heshouldleaveŚrī-kṣetraandreturntohisownresidence.Theseactivitiesappearfaultyonlyfromtheexternalpointofview.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.136
TEXT136
svapnevidyānidhimahābhayapāi’manekrandanakarenamāthādhari’śrī-caraṇe
Vidyānidhifeltgreatfear.HethereforeplacedhisheadatthelotusfeetoftheLordandcried.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.137
TEXT137
“sabaaparādhaprabhu,kṣama’pāpiṣṭhereghāṭiluṅghāṭiluṅ,prabhubaliluṅtomāre
“Pleaseforgivetheoffensesofthismostsinfulperson!Iamdefeated!Iapologize!
Thewordghāṭiluṅmeans“Iapologize”or“Iacceptdefeat.”CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.138
TEXT138
yemukhehāsiluṅprabhu,torasevakeresemukheraśāstiprabhu,bhālakailāmore
“OLord,withthismouthIhavelaughedatYourservants,soYouhavenowproperlypunishedthatmouth.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.139
TEXT139
bhāla-dinahailamoraājisuprabhātamukha-kapolerabhāgyebājilaśrī-hāta”
“Thisistheauspiciousbeginningofanewday,formyfaceandforeheadweretouchedbyYourlotushand.”ŚrīPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhithoughtabouthisbodilypainsandunderstoodthatthetouchoftheLord’slotushandshadawakenedhisgoodfortune.HewasextremelyhappybecausetheLordhadpersonallypunishedhim.ThisistherealmercyoftheLordonhisservant.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.140
TEXT140
prabhubale,—“toreanugraheralāgiyātomārekariluṅśāstisevakadekhiyā”
TheLordreplied,“Ihavepunishedyoutobestowmercyonyou,forIconsideryouMyservant.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.141
TEXT141
svapnepremanidhi-pratiprema-dṛṣṭikari’deuleāilāduibhāi—rāma-hari
Inthiswaythetwobrothers,JagannāthaandBalarāma,mercifullyglancedonPremanidhiinhisdreamandthenreturnedtoTheirtemple.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.142
TEXT142
svapnadekhi’vidyānidhijāgiyāuṭhilāgālecaḍadekhi’sabahāsitelāgilā
Afterseeingthisdream,PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhiwokeup.Thenhesawtheslapmarksonhischeeksandbegantolaugh.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.143
TEXT143
śrī-hasteracaḍesabaphuliyāchegāladekhi’premanidhibale,—“baḍabhālabhāla
HischeekswereswollenfromtheslappingofthelotushandsoftheSupremeLord.Seeingthis,Premanidhisaid,“Thisisverygood!
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.144
TEXT144
yenakailuṅaparādha,tāraśāstipāiluṅbhālaikailenaprabhu,alpeeḍāiluṅ”
“Ihavereceivedpunishmentformyoffense,yettheLordhasmercifullyawardedmeonlyatokenpunishment.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.145
TEXT145
dekhadekhaeividyānidhiramahimāsevakeredayāyata,tāraeisīmā
JustseethegloriesofPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi!ThisisthelimitoftheLord’smercyonHisdevotees.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.146
TEXT146
putrayepradyumna—tāhāneohena-matecaḍanāmārenaprabhuśikṣāranimitte
TheLorddidnotslapevenHisownsonPradyumnatoteachhiminthisway.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.147-148
TEXT147-148
jānakī-rukmiṇī-satyabhāmā-ādiyataīśvara-īśvarīāraāchekatakata
sākṣāteimāreyāraaparādhahayasvapneraprasāda-śāstidṛśyakabhunaya
TheLord’sassociatesandconsortslikeJānakī,Rukmiṇī,andSatyabhāmā,aswellasthevariousgodsandgoddessesaredirectlypunishediftheycommitanoffense,buttoreceivetheLord’smercybybeingpunishedinadreamisrarelyseen.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.149
TEXT149
svapnedaṇḍapāya,kibāartha-lābhahayajāgilepuruṣasesakalakichunaya
Someonewhoreceivespunishmentorwealthinadreamhasnothingtoshowforitwhenhewakesup.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.150
TEXT150
śāstivāprasādaprabhusvapneyārekareyeyadisākṣātalokedekhephaladhare
ButiftheLordpunishesorbestowsmercyonsomeoneinadream,theresultsareseenbyeveryone.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.151
TEXT151
tāṅrabaḍabhāgyavānnāhikasaṁsāresvapnehonākahekichuabhakta-janere
Thereisnoonesofortunateinthisworld,fortheLorddoesnotspeaktonondevoteesevenintheirdreams.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.152-153
TEXT152-153
sākṣāteseeisababujhahavicāreeiyeyavana-gaṇenindā-hiṁsākare
tāhārāosvapneanubhavamātracāhenindā-hiṁsākaredekhi,svapnanāhipāye
Byanalyzingthisincidentonecandirectlyunderstandthatbecausetheyavanasengageinblasphemyandviolence,theycanneverseetheLordintheirdreams,eveniftheywantto.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.154-155
TEXT154-155
yavanerakidāya,yebrāhmaṇasajjanatārāyataaparādhakareanukṣaṇa
aparādhahaileduilokeduḥkhapāyasvapnehoabhaktapāpiṣṭherenāśikhāya
Whattospeakofyavanas,evenrespectablebrāhmaṇaswhoconstantlycommitoffensesattainmiseriesinthislifeandinthenextasaresultoftheiroffenses.YettheLorddoesnotteachsuchsinfulnondevoteesintheirdreams.TheSupremeLordalwaysremainsalooffromeitherrewardingorpunishingthenondevotees.ButsinceHeisthewell-wisherofthedevotees,HerectifiesHisdeardevoteebypunishinghiminhisdream.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.156
TEXT156
svapnepratyādeśaprabhukarenayāhārese-imahābhāgyahenamāneāpanāre
ApersonwhoreceivesinstructionsfromtheLordinadreamconsidershimselfmostfortunate.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.157
TEXT157
sākṣāteāpanesvapnemārilatāhāreeprasādesabedekheśrī-premanidhire
EvidenceofthemercyŚrīPremanidhireceivedwhenhewasbeatenbytheLordinadreamcouldbeseenbyeveryone.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.158
TEXT158
tabepuṇḍarīka-devauṭhilāprabhātecaḍegālaphuliyāchedekheduihāte
WhenPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhigotupinthemorning,hecouldfeelwithhishandsthathischeekswereswollen.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.159
TEXT159
prati-dinadāmodara-svarūpaāsiyājagannāthadekhedoṅheeka-saṅgahaiyā
SvarūpaDāmodarawouldcomeeveryday,andthetwowouldgotogethertoseeLordJagannātha.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.160
TEXT160
pratyahaāisesvarūpasedinaāilāāsiyātāṅhākekichukahitelāgilā
WhenSvarūpaDāmodaracameashedidregularly,hebegantospeaktoVidyānidhi.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.161
TEXT161
“sakāleāisajagannātha-daraśaneājiśayāhaitenāhiuṭhekikāraṇe?”
“EverymorningyoucomewithmetoseeJagannātha.Whyhaven’tyougottenupyettoday?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.162
TEXT162
vidyānidhibale,—“bhāi,hethāyaāisasabakathākaramoraethāāsi’vaisa”
Vidyānidhireplied,“Obrother,pleasecomeandsitdownandIwillexplaineverything.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.163
TEXT163
dāmodaraāsi’dekhe—tānaduigālaphuliyāche,caḍa-cihnadekhenaviśāla
WhenSvarūpaDāmodaracamenear,hesawthatPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi’scheekswereswollenwithslapmarks.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.164
TEXT164
dāmodara-svarūpajijñāse,—“e-kikathākenegālaphuliyāche,kibāpāilevyathā”
SvarūpaDāmodaraaskedhim,“Whatisthis?Whyareyourcheeksswollen?Didyougethurt?”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.165
TEXT165
hāsiyābalenavidyānidhimahāśaya“śunabhāi,kāligelayatekasaṁśaya
PuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhismiledandsaid,“Pleaselisten,brother.Allmydoubtswerevanquishedlastnight.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.166
TEXT166
māṇḍuyā-vastrereyekariluṅavajñānatāraśāstigāleeidekhavidyamāna
“LookatmycheeksandseetheevidenceofthepunishmentIreceivedbecauseofcriticizingtheofferingofstarchedclothestoLordJagannātha.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.167
TEXT167
ājisvapneāsi’jagannātha-balarāmadui-daṇḍacaḍāyenanāhikaviśrāma
“LastnightLordJagannāthaandBalarāmaappearedbeforemeinadreamandcontinuallyslappedmefortwodaṇḍas(aboutforty-eightminutes).
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.168
TEXT168
‘moraparidhāna-vastrakarilinindana’etabali’gālecaḍāyenaduijana
“Theybothslappedmycheekswhilesaying,‘YouhavecriticizedtheclothesWewear.’
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.169
TEXT169
gālebājiyācheyataaṅguleraaṅguribhāla-mateuttarokaritenāhipāri
“SeethemarksofTheirfingersonmycheeks.IwasunabletopacifyThem.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.170
TEXT170
elajjāyakāhāresambhāṣānāhikari
gālabālahailesebāhirahaitepāri
“Iamtooembarrassedtospeaktoanyone.Iwillgooutonlyaftermycheeksbecomenormal.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.171
TEXT171
eta’kathāanyatrakahiteyogyanahebaḍabhāgyahenabhāi,mānilahṛdaye
“Itisnotpropertotellothersaboutthisincident.Obrother,inmyheartIconsidermyselfmostfortunate.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.172
TEXT172
bhālaśāstipāiluṅaparādha-anurūpeenahilepaḍitāmamahā-andha-kūpe”
“Ihavereceivedaproperpunishmentformyoffense,otherwiseIwouldhavefallenintoablindwell.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.173
TEXT173
vidyānidhi-pratidekhi’sneheraudayaānandebhāsenadāmodaramahāśaya
SeeingtheLord’saffectiontowardsPuṇḍarīkaVidyānidhi,SvarūpaDāmodarafloatedinecstasy.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.174
TEXT174
sakhārasampadehayasakhāraullāsa
duijanehāsenaparamānanda-hāsa
Asonebecomeshappyuponseeingthegoodfortuneofafriend,thetwobothlaughedingreathappiness.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.175
TEXT175
dāmodara-svarūpabalena,—“śunabhāi!e-mataadbhutadaṇḍadekhiśunināi
DāmodaraSvarūpasaid,“Listen,mybrother,Ihaveneverheardaboutorseensuchawonderfulpunishment.
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.176
TEXT176
svapneāsi’śāstikareāpanesākṣāteāraśunināi,sabedekhiluṅtomāte”
“TheLordappearedinadreamandpersonallypunishedyou.Ihaveneverbeforeheardofsuchathing,butIcandirectlyseethatyouhavebeenpunished.”
CBAntya-khaṇḍa10.177
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.
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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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śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānanda-cāndajānavṛndāvanadāsatachupada-yugegāna
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.