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Antya 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridasa

Chapter Two:

The Chastisement of Junior Haridasa

The purport of this chapter is explained by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya as follows. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, the

author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, wanted to explain direct meetings

with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, meetings with those empowered by Him, and

His avirbhava appearance. Thus he described the glories of Nrsimhananda

and other devotees. A devotee named Bhagavan Acarya was exceptionally

faithful to the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Nevertheless, his

brother, Gopala Bhatta Acarya, discoursed upon the commentary of

impersonalism (Mayavada). Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, the secretary

of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, forbid Bhagavan Acarya to indulge in hearing

that commentary. Later, when Junior Haridasa, following the order of

Bhagavan Acarya, went to collect alms from Madhavidevi, he committed an

offense by talking intimately with a woman although he was in the

renounced order. Because of this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu rejected

Junior Haridasa, and despite all the requests of the Lord's stalwart

devotees, the Lord did not accept him again. One year after this

incident, Junior Haridasa went to the confluence of the Ganges and

Yamuna and committed suicide. In his spiritual body, however, he

continued to sing devotional songs, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard

them. When the Vaisnavas of Bengal went to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

these incidents became known to Svarupa Damodara and others.

Antya 2.1

TEXT 1

TEXT

vande ‘ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaisnavams ca

sri-rupam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa-jivam

sadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devam

sri-radha-krsna-padan saha-gana-lalita-sri-visakhanvitams ca

SYNONYMS

vande -- offer my respectful obeisances; aham -- I; sri-guroh -- of my

initiating spiritual master or instructing spiritual master; sri-yuta-

pada-kamalam -- unto the opulent lotus feet; sri-gurun -- unto the

spiritual masters in the parampara system, beginning from Madhavendra

Puri down to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada;

vaisnavan -- unto all the Vaisnavas, beginning from Lord Brahma and

others coming from the very start of the creation; ca -- and; sri-rupam -

- unto Srila Rupa Gosvami; sa-agra-jatam -- with his elder brother, Sri

Sanatana Gosvami; saha-gana-raghunatha-anvitam -- with Raghunatha dasa

Gosvami and his associates; tam -- unto him; sa-jivam -- with Jiva

Gosvami; sa-advaitam -- with Advaita Acarya; sa-avadhutam -- with

Nityananda Prabhu; parijana-sahitam -- and with Srivasa Thakura and all

the other devotees; krsna-caitanya-devam -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; sri-radha-krsna-padan -- unto the lotus feet of the all-

opulent Sri Krsna and Radharani; saha-gana -- with associates; lalita-

sri-visakha-anvitan -- accompanied by Lalita and Sri Visakha; ca -- also.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual

master and of all the other preceptors on the path of devotional service.

I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaisnavas and unto the

six Gosvamis, including Srila Rupa Gosvami, Srila Sanatana Gosvami,

Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Jiva Gosvami and their associates. I offer my

respectful obeisances unto Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu, Sri Nityananda

Prabhu, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and all His devotees, headed by Srivasa

Thakura. I then offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of

Lord Krsna, Srimati Radharani and all the gopis, headed by Lalita and

Visakha.

Antya 2.2

TEXT 2

TEXT

jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda

jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- to Sri Caitanya; jaya -- all

glories; nityananda -- to Lord Nityananda; jaya advaita-candra -- all

glories to Advaita Acarya; jaya -- all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda -- to

the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Nityananda Prabhu!

All glories to Advaita Acarya! And all glories to all the devotees of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!

Antya 2.3

TEXT 3

TEXT

sarva-loka uddharite gaura-avatara

nistarera hetu tara trividha prakara

SYNONYMS

sarva-loka -- all the worlds; uddharite -- to deliver; gaura-avatara --

the incarnation of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nistarera hetu --

causes of the deliverance of all people; tara -- His; tri-vidha prakara -

- three kinds.

TRANSLATION

In His incarnation as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Sri Krsna descended

to deliver all the living beings in the three worlds, from Brahmaloka

down to Patalaloka. He caused their deliverance in three ways.

Antya 2.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

saksat-darsana, ara yogya-bhakta-jive

'avesa' karaye kahan, kahan ‘avirbhave'

SYNONYMS

saksat-darsana -- direct meeting; ara -- and; yogya-bhakta -- perfect

devotee; jive -- living beings; avesa karaye -- empowers with specific

spiritual potencies; kahan -- somewhere; kahan -- in other places;

avirbhave -- by appearing Himself.

TRANSLATION

The Lord delivered the fallen souls in some places by meeting them

directly, in other places by empowering a pure devotee, and in still

other places by appearing before someone Himself.

Antya 2.5–6

TEXTS 5–6

TEXT

'saksat-darsane' praya saba nistarila

nakula-brahmacarira dehe ‘avista' ha-ila

pradyumna-nrsimhananda age kaila ‘avirbhava'

'loka nistariba', -- ei isvara-svabhava

SYNONYMS

saksat-darsane -- by direct meeting; praya -- almost; saba -- all;

nistarila -- delivered; nakula-brahmacarira -- of a brahmacari named

Nakula; dehe -- in the body; avista ha-ila -- entered; pradyumna-

nrsimhananda -- Pradyumna Nrsimhananda; age -- in front of; kaila --

made; avirbhava -- appearance; loka nistariba -- I shall deliver all the

fallen souls; ei -- this; isvara-svabhava -- the characteristic of the

Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered almost all the fallen souls by

directly meeting them. He delivered others by entering the bodies of

great devotees, such as Nakula Brahmacari. And He delivered still others

by appearing before them, as in the case of Nrsimhananda Brahmacari. "I

shall deliver the fallen souls." This statement characterizes the

Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

The Lord always manifested His avirbhava appearance in the following

four places: (1) the house of Srimati Sacimata, (2) wherever Nityananda

Prabhu danced in ecstasy, (3) the house of Srivasa (when kirtana was

performed), and (4) the house of Raghava Pandita. Lord Caitanya Himself

appeared in these four places. (In this connection, one may consult text

34.)

Antya 2.7

TEXT 7

TEXT

saksat-darsane saba jagat tarila

eka-bara ye dekhila, se krtartha ha-ila

SYNONYMS

saksat-darsane -- by direct meetings; saba -- all; jagat -- the universe;

tarila -- He delivered; eka-bara -- once; ye -- anyone who; dekhila --

saw; se -- he; krta-artha -- fully satisfied; ha-ila -- became.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was personally present, anyone in the world

who met Him even once was fully satisfied and became spiritually

advanced.

Antya 2.8

TEXT 8

TEXT

gauda-desera bhakta-gana pratyabda asiya

punah gauda-dese yaya prabhure miliya

SYNONYMS

gauda-desera -- of Bengal; bhakta-gana -- devotees; prati-abda -- every

year; asiya -- coming; punah -- again; gauda-dese -- to Bengal; yaya --

return; prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; miliya -- after meeting.

TRANSLATION

Every year, devotees from Bengal would go to Jagannatha Puri to meet Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and after the meeting they would return to Bengal.

Antya 2.9

TEXT 9

TEXT

ara nana-desera loka asi' jagannatha

caitanya-carana dekhi' ha-ila krtartha

SYNONYMS

ara -- again; nana-desera -- of different provinces; loka -- people; asi'

-- coming; jagannatha -- to Jagannatha Puri; caitanya-carana -- the

lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dekhi' -- seeing; ha-ila --

became; krta-artha -- fully satisfied.

TRANSLATION

Similarly, people who went to Jagannatha Puri from various provinces of

India were fully satisfied after seeing the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Antya 2.10

TEXT 10

TEXT

sapta-dvipera loka ara nava-khanda-vasi

deva, gandharva, kinnara manusya-vese asi'

SYNONYMS

sapta-dvipera loka -- people from all of the seven islands within the

universe; ara -- and; nava-khanda-vasi -- the inhabitants of the nine

khandas; deva -- demigods; gandharva -- the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka;

kinnara -- the inhabitants of Kinnaraloka; manusya-vese -- in the form

of human beings; asi' -- coming.

TRANSLATION

People from all over the universe, including the seven islands, the nine

khandas, the planets of the demigods, Gandharvaloka and Kinnaraloka,

would go there in the forms of human beings.

PURPORT

For an explanation of sapta-dvipa, see Madhya-lila, Chapter Twenty,

verse 218, and Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fifth Canto, Chapters Sixteen and

Twenty. In the Siddhanta-siromani, Chapter One (Goladhyaya), in the

Bhuvana-kosa section, the nine khandas are mentioned as follows:

aindram kaseru sakalam kila tamraparnam

anyad gabhastimad atas ca kumarikakhyam

nagam ca saumyam iha varunam antya-khandam

gandharva-samjnam iti bharata-varsa-madhye

"Within Bharata-varsa, there are nine khandas. They are known as (1)

Aindra, (2) Kaseru, (3) Tamraparna, (4) Gabhastimat, (5) Kumarika, (6)

Naga, (7) Saumya, (8) Varuna and (9) Gandharva."

Antya 2.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

prabhure dekhiya yaya ‘vaisnava' hana

krsna bali' nace saba premavista hana

SYNONYMS

prabhure dekhiya -- by seeing the Lord; yaya -- they return; vaisnava

hana -- having become devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

Krsna; krsna bali' -- chanting Krsna; nace -- dance; saba -- all of them;

prema-avista hana -- overwhelmed by ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

Having seen the Lord, they all became Vaisnavas. Thus in ecstatic love

of Godhead they chanted the Hare Krsna mantra and danced.

Antya 2.12

TEXT 12

TEXT

ei-mata darsane trijagat nistari

ye keha asite nare aneka samsari

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; darsane -- by direct visits; tri-jagat -- the

three worlds; nistari -- delivering; ye keha -- some who; asite nare --

could not come; aneka -- many; samsari -- persons entangled in this

material world.

TRANSLATION

Thus by direct meetings, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered the three

worlds. Some people, however, were entangled in material activities and

could not go.

Antya 2.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

ta-saba tarite prabhu sei saba dese

yogya-bhakta jiva-dehe karena ‘avese'

SYNONYMS

ta-saba -- all of them; tarite -- to deliver; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; sei -- those; saba -- all; dese -- in countries; yogya-

bhakta -- a suitable devotee; jiva-dehe -- in the body of such a living

entity; karena -- does; avese -- entrance.

TRANSLATION

To deliver people in regions throughout the universe who could not meet

Him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally entered the bodies of pure

devotees.

Antya 2.14

TEXT 14

TEXT

sei jive nija-bhakti karena prakase

tahara darsane ‘vaisnava' haya sarva-dese

SYNONYMS

sei jive -- in that living being; nija-bhakti -- His own devotion;

karena prakase -- manifests directly; tahara darsane -- by seeing such

an empowered devotee; vaisnava -- devotees of Krsna; haya -- become;

sarva-dese -- in all other countries.

TRANSLATION

Thus He empowered living beings [His pure devotees] by manifesting in

them so much of His own devotion that people in all other countries

became devotees by seeing them.

PURPORT

As stated in the Caitanya-caritamrta (Antya 7.11):

kali-kalera dharma -- krsna-nama-sankirtana

krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana

Unless one is empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, one cannot spread the holy names of the Hare Krsna

maha-mantra throughout the world. Persons who do so are empowered.

Therefore they are sometimes called avesa-avataras, or empowered

incarnations, for they are endowed with the power of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Antya 2.15

TEXT 15

TEXT

ei-mata avese tarila tribhuvana

gaude yaiche avesa, kari dig-darasana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; avese -- by empowering; tarila tri-bhuvana --

delivered the entire three worlds; gaude -- in Bengal; yaiche -- how;

avesa -- empowering; kari dik-darasana -- I shall describe in brief.

TRANSLATION

In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered the entire three worlds,

not only by His personal presence but also by empowering others. I shall

briefly describe how He empowered a living being in Bengal.

Antya 2.16

TEXT 16

TEXT

ambuya-muluke haya nakula-brahmacari

parama-vaisnava tenho bada adhikari

SYNONYMS

ambuya-muluke -- in the province known as Ambuya; haya -- there is;

nakula-brahmacari -- a person known as Nakula Brahmacari; parama-

vaisnava -- a perfectly pure devotee; tenho -- he; bada adhikari -- very

advanced in devotional service.

TRANSLATION

In Ambuya-muluka there was a person named Nakula Brahmacari, who was a

perfectly pure devotee, greatly advanced in devotional service.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that Ambuya-muluka is the present Ambika,

a city in the Vardhamana district of West Bengal. Formerly, during the

Muslim regime, it was known as Ambuya-muluka. In this city there is a

neighborhood called Pyariganja, and that is where Nakula Brahmacari used

to live.

Antya 2.17

TEXT 17

TEXT

gauda-desera loka nistarite mana haila

nakula-hrdaye prabhu ‘avesa' karila

SYNONYMS

gauda-desera loka -- the people of Bengal; nistarite -- to deliver; mana

haila -- wanted; nakula-hrdaye -- in the heart of Nakula Brahmacari;

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesa karila -- entered.

TRANSLATION

Desiring to deliver all the people of Bengal, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

entered the heart of Nakula Brahmacari.

Antya 2.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

graha-grasta-praya nakula premavista hana

hase, kande, nace, gaya unmatta hana

SYNONYMS

graha-grasta-praya -- exactly like one haunted by a ghost; nakula --

Nakula Brahmacari; prema-avista hana -- being overwhelmed by ecstatic

love of God; hase -- laughs; kande -- cries; nace -- dances; gaya --

chants; unmatta hana -- just like a madman.

TRANSLATION

Nakula Brahmacari became exactly like a man haunted by a ghost. Thus he

sometimes laughed, sometimes cried, sometimes danced and sometimes

chanted like a madman.

Antya 2.19

TEXT 19

TEXT

asru, kampa, stambha, sveda, sattvika vikara

nirantara preme nrtya, saghana hunkara

SYNONYMS

asru -- tears; kampa -- trembling; stambha -- becoming stunned; sveda --

perspiration; sattvika vikara -- all such transcendental transformations;

nirantara -- continuously; preme nrtya -- dancing in ecstatic love; sa-

ghana hunkara -- a sound like that of a cloud.

TRANSLATION

He continuously exhibited bodily transformations of transcendental love.

Thus he cried, trembled, became stunned, perspired, danced in love of

Godhead and made sounds like those of a cloud.

Antya 2.20

TEXT 20

TEXT

taiche gaura-kanti, taiche sada premavesa

taha dekhibare aise sarva gauda-desa

SYNONYMS

taiche -- in that way; gaura-kanti -- a bodily luster like that of Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; taiche -- similarly; sada -- always; prema-

avesa -- absorbed in ecstatic love; taha dekhibare -- to see that; aise -

- come; sarva -- all; gauda-desa -- people from all provinces of Bengal.

TRANSLATION

His body shone with the same luster as that of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

and he showed the same absorption in ecstatic love of Godhead. People

came from all provinces of Bengal to see these symptoms.

Antya 2.21

TEXT 21

TEXT

yare dekhe tare kahe, -- ‘kaha krsna-nama'

tanhara darsane loka haya premoddama

SYNONYMS

yare dekhe -- to whomever he saw; tare kahe -- he addresses him; kaha

krsna-nama -- my dear friend, chant Krsna's holy name; tanhara darsane --

by seeing him; loka haya -- people became; prema-uddama -- highly

elevated in love of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

He advised whomever he met to chant the holy names Hare Krsna. Thus upon

seeing him, people were overwhelmed with love of Godhead.

Antya 2.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

caitanyera avesa haya nakulera dehe

suni' sivananda aila kariya sandehe

SYNONYMS

caitanyera -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesa -- taking possession;

haya -- there is; nakulera dehe -- in the body of Nakula Brahmacari;

suni' -- hearing; sivananda aila -- Sivananda Sena came; kariya sandehe -

- doubting.

TRANSLATION

When Sivananda Sena heard that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had entered the

body of Nakula Brahmacari, he went there with doubts in his mind.

Antya 2.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

pariksa karite tanra yabe iccha haila

bahire rahiya tabe vicara karila

SYNONYMS

pariksa karite -- to test; tanra -- of Sivananda Sena; yabe -- when;

iccha -- desire; haila -- there was; bahire rahiya -- staying outside;

tabe -- at that time; vicara karila -- considered.

TRANSLATION

Desiring to test the authenticity of Nakula Brahmacari, he stayed

outside, thinking as follows.

Antya 2.24–25

TEXTS 24–25

TEXT

"apane bolana more, iha yadi jani

amara ista-mantra jani' kahena apani

tabe jani, inhate haya caitanya-avese"

eta cinti' sivananda rahila dura-dese

SYNONYMS

apane -- personally; bolana -- calls; more -- me; iha -- this; yadi --

if; jani -- I understand; amara -- my; ista-mantra -- worshipable mantra;

jani' -- knowing; kahena apani -- he says himself; tabe jani -- then I

shall understand; inhate -- in him; haya -- there is; caitanya-avese --

being possessed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; eta cinti' -- thinking this;

sivananda -- Sivananda Sena; rahila -- remained; dura-dese -- a little

far off.

TRANSLATION

"If Nakula Brahmacari personally calls me and knows my worshipable

mantra, then I shall understand that he is inspired by the presence of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu." Thinking in this way, he stayed some distance

apart.

Antya 2.26

TEXT 26

TEXT

asankhya lokera ghata, -- keha aise yaya

lokera sanghatte keha darsana na paya

SYNONYMS

asankhya lokera ghata -- a great crowd of people; keha -- some; aise --

come; yaya -- go; lokera sanghatte -- in the great crowd of people; keha

-- some of them; darsana na paya -- could not see Nakula Brahmacari.

TRANSLATION

There was a large crowd of people, some coming and some going. Indeed,

some people in that great crowd could not even see Nakula Brahmacari.

Antya 2.27

TEXT 27

TEXT

avese brahmacari kahe, -- ‘sivananda ache dure

jana dui cari yaha, bolaha tahare'

SYNONYMS

avese -- in that state of possession; brahmacari kahe -- Nakula

Brahmacari said; sivananda -- Sivananda Sena; ache dure -- is staying

some distance off; jana -- persons; dui -- two; cari -- four; yaha -- go;

bolaha tahare -- call him.

TRANSLATION

In his inspired state, Nakula Brahmacari said, "Sivananda Sena is

staying some distance away. Two or four of you go call him."

Antya 2.28

TEXT 28

TEXT

cari-dike dhaya loke ‘sivananda' bali

sivananda kon, tomaya bolaya brahmacari

SYNONYMS

cari-dike -- in four directions; dhaya loke -- people began to run;

sivananda bali -- calling loudly the name of Sivananda; sivananda kon --

whoever is Sivananda; tomaya -- unto you; bolaya -- calls; brahmacari --

Nakula Brahmacari.

TRANSLATION

Thus people began running here and there, calling in all directions, "

Sivananda! Whoever is Sivananda, please come. Nakula Brahmacari is

calling you."

Antya 2.29

TEXT 29

TEXT

suni', sivananda sena tanha sighra aila

namaskara kari' tanra nikate vasila

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; sivananda sena -- Sivananda Sena; tanha -- there;

sighra -- quickly; aila -- came; namaskara kari' -- offering obeisances;

tanra nikate -- near him; vasila -- sat down.

TRANSLATION

Hearing these calls, Sivananda Sena quickly went there, offered

obeisances to Nakula Brahmacari, and sat down near him.

Antya 2.30

TEXT 30

TEXT

brahmacari bale, -- "tumi karila samsaya

eka-mana hana suna tahara niscaya

SYNONYMS

brahmacari bale -- Nakula Brahmacari said; tumi -- you; karila samsaya --

have doubted; eka-mana hana -- with great attention; suna -- please

hear; tahara -- for that; niscaya -- settlement.

TRANSLATION

Nakula Brahmacari said, "I know that you are doubtful. Now please hear

this evidence with great attention.

Antya 2.31

TEXT 31

TEXT

'gaura-gopala mantra' tomara cari aksara

avisvasa chada, yei kariyacha antara"

SYNONYMS

gaura-gopala mantra -- the Gaura-gopala mantra; tomara -- your; cari

aksara -- composed of four syllables; avisvasa chada -- give up your

doubts; yei -- which; kariyacha antara -- you have kept within your mind.

TRANSLATION

"You are chanting the Gaura-gopala mantra, composed of four syllables.

Now please give up the doubts that have resided within you."

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains the Gaura-gopala mantra in his Amrta-

pravaha-bhasya. Worshipers of Sri Gaurasundara accept the four syllables

gau-ra-an-ga as the Gaura mantra, but pure worshipers of Radha and Krsna

accept the four syllables ra-dha krs-na as the Gaura-gopala mantra.

However, Vaisnavas consider Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu nondifferent from

Radha-Krsna (sri-krsna-caitanya radha-krsna nahe anya). Therefore one

who chants the mantra "gauranga" and one who chants the names of Radha

and Krsna are on the same level.

Antya 2.32

TEXT 32

TEXT

tabe sivanandera mane pratiti ha-ila

aneka sammana kari' bahu bhakti kaila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereupon; sivanandera -- of Sivananda Sena; mane -- in the mind;

pratiti ha-ila -- there was confidence; aneka sammana kari' -- offering

him much respect; bahu bhakti kaila -- offered him devotional service.

TRANSLATION

Sivananda Sena thereupon developed full confidence in his mind that

Nakula Brahmacari was filled with the presence of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. Sivananda Sena then offered him respect and devotional

service.

Antya 2.33

TEXT 33

TEXT

ei-mata mahaprabhura acintya prabhava

ebe suna prabhura yaiche haya ‘avirbhava'

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

acintya prabhava -- inconceivable influence; ebe -- now; suna -- hear;

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yaiche -- in which way; haya --

there is; avirbhava -- appearance.

TRANSLATION

In this way, one should understand the inconceivable potencies of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Now please hear how His appearance [avirbhava]

takes place.

Antya 2.34–35

TEXTS 34–35

TEXT

sacira mandire, ara nityananda-nartane

srivasa-kirtane, ara raghava-bhavane

ei cari thani prabhura sada ‘avirbhava'

premakrsta haya, -- prabhura sahaja svabhava

SYNONYMS

sacira mandire -- in the household temple of mother Saci; ara -- and;

nityananda-nartane -- at the time of Sri Nityananda Prabhu's dancing;

srivasa-kirtane -- at the time of congregational chanting headed by

Srivasa Pandita; ara -- and; raghava-bhavane -- in the house of Raghava;

ei cari thani -- in these four places; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; sada -- always; avirbhava -- appearance; prema-akrsta haya --

is attracted by love; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sahaja

svabhava -- natural characteristic.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu always appeared in four places -- in the

household temple of mother Saci, in the places where Sri Nityananda

Prabhu danced, in the house of Srivasa Pandita during congregational

chanting, and in the house of Raghava Pandita. He appeared because of

His attraction to the love of His devotees. That is His natural

characteristic.

Antya 2.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

nrsimhanandera age avirbhuta hana

bhojana karila, taha suna mana diya

SYNONYMS

nrsimhanandera -- the brahmacari known as Nrsimhananda; age -- before;

avirbhuta hana -- appearing; bhojana karila -- He accepted offerings of

food; taha -- that; suna -- hear; mana diya -- with attention.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared before Nrsimhananda Brahmacari and ate

his offerings. Please hear about this with attention.

Antya 2.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

sivanandera bhagina srikanta-sena nama

prabhura krpate tenho bada bhagyavan

SYNONYMS

sivanandera -- of Sivananda Sena; bhagina -- nephew; srikanta-sena nama -

- named Srikanta Sena; prabhura krpate -- by the causeless mercy of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tenho -- he; bada -- very; bhagyavan -- fortunate.

TRANSLATION

Sivananda Sena had a nephew named Srikanta Sena, who by the grace of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu was extremely fortunate.

Antya 2.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

eka vatsara tenho prathama ekesvara

prabhu dekhibare aila utkantha-antara

SYNONYMS

eka vatsara -- one year; tenho -- Srikanta Sena; prathama -- first;

ekesvara -- alone; prabhu dekhibare -- to see the Lord; aila -- came;

utkantha-antara -- with great eagerness in the mind.

TRANSLATION

One year, Srikanta Sena came alone to Jagannatha Puri in great eagerness

to see the Lord.

Antya 2.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

mahaprabhu tare dekhi' bada krpa kaila

masa-dui tenho prabhura nikate rahila

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare -- him; dekhi' -- seeing;

bada krpa kaila -- bestowed great mercy; masa-dui -- for two months;

tenho -- Srikanta Sena; prabhura nikate -- near Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

rahila -- stayed.

TRANSLATION

Seeing Srikanta Sena, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bestowed causeless mercy

upon him. Srikanta Sena stayed near Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for about

two months at Jagannatha Puri.

Antya 2.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

tabe prabhu tanre ajna kaila gaude yaite

"bhakta-gane nisedhiha ethake asite

SYNONYMS

tabe -- then; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto him; ajna

kaila -- ordered; gaude yaite -- returning to Bengal; bhakta-gane -- the

devotees; nisedhiha -- forbid; ethake asite -- to come to this place.

TRANSLATION

When he was about to return to Bengal, the Lord told him, "Forbid the

devotees of Bengal to come to Jagannatha Puri this year.

Antya 2.41

TEXT 41

TEXT

e-vatsara tanha ami yaimu apane

tahai milimu saba advaitadi sane

SYNONYMS

e-vatsara -- this year; tanha -- there (to Bengal); ami -- I; yaimu --

shall go; apane -- personally; tahai -- there; milimu -- I shall meet;

saba -- all; advaita-adi -- beginning with Advaita Acarya; sane -- with.

TRANSLATION

"This year I shall personally go to Bengal and meet all the devotees

there, headed by Advaita Acarya.

Antya 2.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

sivanande kahiha, -- ami ei pausa-mase

acambite avasya ami yaiba tanra pase

SYNONYMS

sivanande kahiha -- speak to Sivananda Sena; ami -- I; ei -- this; pausa-

mase -- in the month of Pausa (December-January); acambite -- all of a

sudden; avasya -- certainly; ami -- I; yaiba -- shall go; tanra pase --

to his place.

TRANSLATION

"Please inform Sivananda Sena that in the month of Pausa [December-

January] I shall certainly go to his home.

Antya 2.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

jagadananda haya tahan, tenho bhiksa dibe

sabare kahiha, -- e vatsara keha na asibe"

SYNONYMS

jagadananda -- Jagadananda; haya -- is; tahan -- there; tenho -- he;

bhiksa dibe -- will give offerings of food; sabare kahiha -- inform all

of them; e vatsara -- this year; keha na asibe -- no one should come.

TRANSLATION

"Jagadananda is there, and he will give Me offerings of food. Inform

them all that no one should come to Jagannatha Puri this year."

Antya 2.44

TEXT 44

TEXT

srikanta asiya gaude sandesa kahila

suni' bhakta-gana-mane ananda ha-ila

SYNONYMS

srikanta -- Srikanta Sena; asiya -- coming back; gaude -- in Bengal;

sandesa -- message; kahila -- delivered; suni' -- hearing; bhakta-gana-

mane -- in the minds of the devotees; ananda ha-ila -- there was great

happiness.

TRANSLATION

When Srikanta Sena returned to Bengal and delivered this message, the

minds of all the devotees were very pleased.

Antya 2.45

TEXT 45

TEXT

calitechila acarya, rahila sthira hana

sivananda, jagadananda rahe pratyasa kariya

SYNONYMS

calitechila -- was ready to go; acarya -- Advaita Acarya; rahila --

remained; sthira hana -- being without movement; sivananda -- Sivananda;

jagadananda -- Jagadananda; rahe -- remain; pratyasa kariya -- expecting.

TRANSLATION

Advaita Acarya was just about to go to Jagannatha Puri with the other

devotees, but upon hearing this message, He waited. Sivananda Sena and

Jagadananda also stayed back, awaiting the arrival of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Antya 2.46

TEXT 46

TEXT

pausa-mase aila dunhe samagri kariya

sandhya-paryanta rahe apeksa kariya

SYNONYMS

pausa-mase -- the month of Pausa (December-January); aila -- came; dunhe

-- Sivananda Sena and Jagadananda; samagri kariya -- making all

arrangements; sandhya-paryanta -- until the evening; rahe -- remain;

apeksa kariya -- waiting.

TRANSLATION

When the month of Pausa arrived, Jagadananda and Sivananda collected all

kinds of paraphernalia for the Lord's reception. Every day, they would

wait until evening for the Lord to come.

Antya 2.47

TEXT 47

TEXT

ei-mata masa gela, gosani na aila

jagadananda, sivananda duhkhita ha-ila

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; masa gela -- the month passed; gosani na aila --

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not come; jagadananda -- Jagadananda;

sivananda -- Sivananda; duhkhita ha-ila -- became very unhappy.

TRANSLATION

As the month passed but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not come,

Jagadananda and Sivananda became most unhappy.

Antya 2.48–49

TEXTS 48–49

TEXT

acambite nrsimhananda tahani aila

dunhe tanre mili' tabe sthane vasaila

dunhe duhkhi dekhi' tabe kahe nrsimhananda

'toma dunhakare kene dekhi nirananda?'

SYNONYMS

acambite -- all of a sudden; nrsimhananda -- Nrsimhananda; tahani aila --

came there; dunhe -- Sivananda and Jagadananda; tanre -- him; mili' --

meeting; tabe -- then; sthane vasaila -- caused to sit; dunhe -- both;

duhkhi -- unhappy; dekhi' -- seeing; tabe -- then; kahe nrsimhananda --

Nrsimhananda began to speak; toma dunhakare -- both of you; kene -- why;

dekhi -- I see; nirananda -- unhappy.

TRANSLATION

Suddenly Nrsimhananda arrived, and Jagadananda and Sivananda arranged

for him to sit near them. Seeing them both so unhappy, Nrsimhananda

inquired, "Why do I see that you are both despondent?"

Antya 2.50

TEXT 50

TEXT

tabe sivananda tanre sakala kahila

'asiba ajna dila prabhu kene na aila?'

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereupon; sivananda -- Sivananda; tanre -- unto Nrsimhananda;

sakala kahila -- told everything; asiba -- I shall come; ajna dila --

promised; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kene -- why; na aila -- has

He not come.

TRANSLATION

Then Sivananda Sena told him, "Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu promised that He

would come. Why, then, has He not arrived?"

Antya 2.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

suni' brahmacari kahe, -- ‘karaha santose

ami ta' aniba tanre trtiya divase'

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; brahmacari -- Nrsimhananda Brahmacari; kahe -- said;

karaha santose -- become happy; ami -- I; ta' -- certainly; aniba --

shall bring; tanre -- Him (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu); trtiya divase -- on

the third day.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, Nrsimhananda Brahmacari replied, "Please be satisfied. I

assure you that I shall bring Him here three days from now."

Antya 2.52

TEXT 52

TEXT

tanhara prabhava-prema jane dui-jane

anibe prabhure ebe niscaya kaila mane

SYNONYMS

tanhara -- his; prabhava -- influence; prema -- love of Godhead; jane --

know; dui-jane -- both of them; anibe prabhure -- he will bring Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ebe -- now; niscaya kaila mane -- they were greatly

assured within their minds.

TRANSLATION

Sivananda and Jagadananda knew of Nrsimhananda Brahmacari's influence

and love of Godhead. Therefore they now felt assured that he would

certainly bring Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 2.53

TEXT 53

TEXT

'pradyumna brahmacari' -- tanra nija-nama

'nrsimhananda' nama tanra kaila gaura-dhama

SYNONYMS

pradyumna brahmacari -- Pradyumna Brahmacari; tanra -- his; nija-nama --

real name; nrsimhananda -- Nrsimhananda; nama -- name; tanra -- his;

kaila gaura-dhama -- was given by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

His real name was Pradyumna Brahmacari. The name Nrsimhananda had been

given to him by Lord Gaurasundara Himself.

Antya 2.54

TEXT 54

TEXT

dui dina dhyana kari' sivanandere kahila

"panihati grame ami prabhure anila

SYNONYMS

dui dina -- for two days; dhyana kari' -- after meditating; sivanandere

kahila -- he said to Sivananda Sena; panihati grame -- to the village

called Panihati; ami -- I; prabhure anila -- have brought Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

After meditating for two days, Nrsimhananda Brahmacari told Sivananda

Sena, "I have already brought Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to the village

known as Panihati.

Antya 2.55

TEXT 55

TEXT

kali madhyahne tenho asibena tomara ghare

paka-samagri anaha, ami bhiksa dimu tanre

SYNONYMS

kali madhyahne -- tomorrow at noon; tenho -- He; asibena -- will come;

tomara ghare -- to your place; paka-samagri anaha -- please bring

everything necessary for cooking; ami -- I; bhiksa dimu -- shall cook

and offer food; tanre -- to Him.

TRANSLATION

"Tomorrow at noon He will come to your home. Therefore please bring all

kinds of cooking ingredients. I shall personally cook and offer Him food.

Antya 2.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

tabe tanre etha ami aniba satvara

niscaya kahilana, kichu sandeha na kara

SYNONYMS

tabe -- in this way; tanre -- Him; etha -- here; ami -- I; aniba satvara

-- shall bring very soon; niscaya -- with certainty; kahilana -- I spoke;

kichu sandeha na kara -- do not be doubtful.

TRANSLATION

"In this way I shall bring Him here very soon. Be assured that I am

telling you the truth. Do not be doubtful.

Antya 2.57

TEXT 57

TEXT

ye cahiye, taha kara hana tatpara

ati tvaraya kariba paka, suna atahpara

SYNONYMS

ye cahiye -- whatever I want; taha kara -- arrange for that; hana

tatpara -- being intent; ati tvaraya -- very soon; kariba paka -- I

shall begin cooking; suna atahpara -- just hear.

TRANSLATION

"Bring all the ingredients very soon, for I want to begin cooking

immediately. Please do what I say."

Antya 2.58

TEXT 58

TEXT

paka-samagri anaha, ami yaha cai'

ye magila, sivananda ani' dila tai

SYNONYMS

paka-samagri anaha -- bring all cooking ingredients; ami yaha cai --

whatever I want; ye magila -- whatever he wanted; sivananda -- Sivananda

Sena; ani' -- bringing; dila tai -- delivered everything.

TRANSLATION

Nrsimhananda Brahmacari said to Sivananda, "Please bring whatever

cooking ingredients I want." Thus Sivananda Sena immediately brought

whatever he asked for.

Antya 2.59

TEXT 59

TEXT

pratah-kala haite paka karila apara

nana vyanjana, pitha, ksira nana upahara

SYNONYMS

pratah-kala haite -- beginning from the morning; paka karila apara --

cooked many varieties of food; nana vyanjana -- varieties of vegetables;

pitha -- cakes; ksira -- sweet rice; nana -- various; upahara --

offerings of food.

TRANSLATION

Beginning early in the morning, Nrsimhananda Brahmacari cooked many

varieties of food, including vegetables, cakes, sweet rice and other

preparations.

Antya 2.60

TEXT 60

TEXT

jagannathera bhinna bhoga prthak badila

caitanya prabhura lagi' ara bhoga kaila

SYNONYMS

jagannathera -- of Lord Jagannatha; bhinna -- separate; bhoga --

offerings; prthak -- separately; badila -- arranged; caitanya prabhura

lagi' -- for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ara -- other; bhoga -- offerings

of food; kaila -- made.

TRANSLATION

After he finished cooking, he brought separate dishes for Jagannatha and

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 2.61

TEXT 61

TEXT

ista-deva nrsimha lagi' prthak badila

tina-jane samarpiya bahire dhyana kaila

SYNONYMS

ista-deva -- the worshipable Deity; nrsimha -- Lord Nrsimhadeva;

lagi' -- for; prthak -- separately; badila -- arranged; tina-jane -- to

the three Deities; samarpiya -- offering; bahire -- outside; dhyana

kaila -- meditated.

TRANSLATION

He also separately offered dishes to Nrsimhadeva, his worshipable

Deity. Thus he divided all the food into three offerings. Then, outside

the temple, he began to meditate upon the Lord.

Antya 2.62

TEXT 62

TEXT

dekhe, sighra asi' vasila caitanya-gosani

tina bhoga khaila, kichu avasista nai

SYNONYMS

dekhe -- he sees; sighra asi' -- coming quickly; vasila -- sat down;

caitanya-gosani -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tina bhoga -- the three

separate offerings; khaila -- He ate; kichu avasista nai -- there were

no remnants left.

TRANSLATION

In his meditation he saw Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu quickly come, sit down

and eat all three offerings, leaving behind no remnants.

Antya 2.63

TEXT 63

TEXT

anande vihvala pradyumna, pade asru-dhara

"haha kiba kara" bali' karaye phutkara

SYNONYMS

anande vihvala -- overwhelmed by transcendental ecstasy; pradyumna --

Pradyumna Brahmacari; pade asru-dhara -- tears fell from his eyes; haha -

- alas, alas; kiba kara -- what are You doing; bali' -- saying; karaye

phut-kara -- began to express disappointment.

TRANSLATION

Pradyumna Brahmacari was overwhelmed by transcendental ecstasy upon

seeing Caitanya Mahaprabhu eating everything. Thus tears flowed from his

eyes. Nevertheless, he expressed dismay, saying, "Alas, alas! My dear

Lord, what are You doing? You are eating everyone's food!

Antya 2.64

TEXT 64

TEXT

'jagannathe-tomaya aikya, khao tanra bhoga

nrsimhera bhoga kene kara upayoga?

SYNONYMS

jagannathe -- with Lord Jagannatha; tomaya -- and You; aikya -- oneness;

khao tanra bhoga -- You may eat His offering; nrsimhera bhoga -- the

offering of Nrsimhadeva; kene kara upayoga -- why are You eating.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, You are one with Jagannatha; therefore I have no

objection to Your eating His offering. But why are You touching the

offering for Lord Nrsimhadeva?

Antya 2.65

TEXT 65

TEXT

nrsimhera haila jani aji upavasa

thakura upavasi rahe, jiye kaiche dasa?'

SYNONYMS

nrsimhera -- of Lord Nrsimha; haila -- there was; jani -- I understand;

aji -- today; upavasa -- fasting; thakura upavasi rahe -- the master

remains fasting; jiye kaiche dasa -- how can the servant sustain his

life.

TRANSLATION

"I think that Nrsimhadeva could not eat anything today, and

therefore He is fasting. If the master fasts, how can the servant live?"

Antya 2.66

TEXT 66

TEXT

bhojana dekhi' yadyapi tanra hrdaye ullasa

nrsimha laksya kari' bahye kichu kare duhkhabhasa

SYNONYMS

bhojana dekhi' -- seeing the eating; yadyapi -- although; tanra hrdaye --

within his heart; ullasa -- jubilation; nrsimha -- Lord

Nrsimhadeva; laksya kari' -- for the sake of; bahye -- externally;

kichu -- some; kare -- does; duhkha-abhasa -- expression of

disappointment.

TRANSLATION

Although Nrsimha Brahmacari felt jubilation within his heart to see Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu eating everything, for the sake of Lord

Nrsimhadeva he externally expressed disappointment.

Antya 2.67

TEXT 67

TEXT

svayam bhagavan krsna-caitanya-gosani

jagannatha-nrsimha-saha kichu bheda nai

SYNONYMS

svayam -- personally; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead;

krsna-caitanya-gosani -- Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jagannatha-

nrsimha-saha -- with Lord Jagannatha and Nrsimhadeva; kichu bheda --

any difference; nai -- there is not.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.

Therefore there is no difference between Him, Lord Jagannatha and Lord

Nrsimhadeva.

Antya 2.68

TEXT 68

TEXT

iha janibare pradyumnera gudha haita mana

taha dekhaila prabhu kariya bhojana

SYNONYMS

iha -- this fact; janibare -- to know; pradyumnera -- of Pradyumna

Brahmacari; gudha -- deeply; haita mana -- was eager; taha -- that;

dekhaila -- exhibited; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kariya bhojana

-- by eating.

TRANSLATION

Pradyumna Brahmacari was deeply eager to understand this fact. Therefore

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu revealed it to him by a practical demonstration.

Antya 2.69

TEXT 69

TEXT

bhojana kariya prabhu gela panihati

santosa paila dekhi' vyanjana-paripati

SYNONYMS

bhojana kariya -- after eating all the offerings; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; gela panihati -- started for Panihati; santosa paila -- He

became very satisfied; dekhi' -- seeing; vyanjana-paripati --

arrangement of vegetables.

TRANSLATION

After eating all the offerings, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu started for

Panihati. There, He was greatly satisfied to see the different varieties

of vegetables prepared in the house of Raghava.

Antya 2.70

TEXT 70

TEXT

sivananda kahe, -- ‘kene karaha phutkara?'

tenha kahe, -- "dekha tomara prabhura vyavahara

SYNONYMS

sivananda kahe -- Sivananda Sena said; kene karaha phut-kara -- why are

you expressing dismay; tenha kahe -- he replied; dekha -- see; tomara

prabhura -- of your Lord; vyayahara -- the behavior.

TRANSLATION

Sivananda said to Nrsimhananda, "Why are you expressing dismay?"

Nrsimhananda replied, "Just see the behavior of your Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Antya 2.71

TEXT 71

TEXT

tina janara bhoga tenho ekela khaila

jagannatha-nrsimha upavasi ha-ila"

SYNONYMS

tina janara -- of the three Deities; bhoga -- offerings; tenho -- He;

ekela -- alone; khaila -- ate; jagannatha-nrsimha -- Lord Jagannatha and

Lord Nrsimhadeva; upavasi ha-ila -- remained fasting.

TRANSLATION

"He alone has eaten the offerings for all three Deities. Because of this,

both Jagannatha and Nrsimhadeva remain fasting."

Antya 2.72

TEXT 72

TEXT

suni sivanandera citte ha-ila samsaya

kiba premavese kahe, kiba satya haya

SYNONYMS

suni -- hearing; sivanandera -- of Sivananda; citte -- in the mind; ha-

ila samsaya -- there was some doubt; kiba -- whether; prema-avese kahe --

was speaking something in ecstatic love; kiba -- or; satya haya -- it

was a fact.

TRANSLATION

When Sivananda Sena heard this statement, he was unsure whether

Nrsimhananda Brahmacari was speaking that way because of ecstatic love

or because it was actually a fact.

Antya 2.73

TEXT 73

TEXT

tabe sivanande kichu kahe brahmacari

'samagri ana nrsimha lagi punah paka kari'

SYNONYMS

tabe -- upon this; sivanande -- unto Sivananda; kichu -- something; kahe

-- says; brahmacari -- Nrsimhananda Brahmacari; samagri ana -- bring

more ingredients; nrsimha lagi' -- for Lord Nrsimhadeva; punah --

again; paka kari' -- let me cook.

TRANSLATION

When Sivananda Sena was thus perplexed, Nrsimhananda Brahmacari said to

him, "Bring more food. Let me cook again for Lord Nrsimhadeva."

Antya 2.74

TEXT 74

TEXT

tabe sivananda bhoga-samagri anila

paka kari' nrsimhera bhoga lagaila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereupon; sivananda -- Sivananda Sena; bhoga-samagri --

ingredients for preparing food; anila -- brought; paka kari' -- after

cooking; nrsimhera -- of Lord Nrsimhadeva; bhoga lagaila -- offered

the food.

TRANSLATION

Then Sivananda Sena again brought the ingredients with which to cook,

and Pradyumna Brahmacari again cooked and offered the food to

Nrsimhadeva.

Antya 2.75

TEXT 75

TEXT

varsantare sivananda lana bhakta-gana

nilacale dekhe yana prabhura carana

SYNONYMS

varsa-antare -- the next year; sivananda -- Sivananda Sena; lana --

taking; bhakta-gana -- all the devotees; nilacale -- at Jagannatha Puri;

dekhe -- sees; yana -- going; prabhura carana -- the lotus feet of the

Lord.

TRANSLATION

The next year, Sivananda went to Jagannatha Puri with all the other

devotees to see the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 2.76

TEXT 76

TEXT

eka-dina sabhate prabhu bata calaila

nrsimhanandera guna kahite lagila

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; sabhate -- in the presence of all the devotees;

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bata calaila -- raised the topic (of

eating at Nrsimhananda's house); nrsimhanandera -- of Nrsimhananda

Brahmacari; guna -- transcendental qualities; kahite lagila -- began to

speak.

TRANSLATION

One day, in the presence of all the devotees, the Lord raised these

topics concerning Nrsimhananda Brahmacari and praised his transcendental

qualities.

Antya 2.77

TEXT 77

TEXT

'gata-varsa pause more karaila bhojana

kabhu nahi khai aiche mistanna-vyanjana'

SYNONYMS

gata-varsa -- last year; pause -- in the month of Pausa (December-

January); more -- unto Me; karaila bhojana -- offered many foods; kabhu

nahi khai -- I never tasted; aiche -- such; mistanna -- sweetmeats;

vyanjana -- vegetables.

TRANSLATION

The Lord said, "Last year in the month of Pausa, when Nrsimhananda gave

Me varieties of sweetmeats and vegetables to eat, they were so good that

I felt I had never before eaten such preparations."

Antya 2.78

TEXT 78

TEXT

suni' bhakta-gana mane ascarya manila

sivanandera mane tabe pratyaya janmila

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; bhakta-gana -- all the devotees; mane -- in the mind;

ascarya manila -- felt wonder; sivanandera -- of Sivananda Sena; mane --

in the mind; tabe -- thereupon; pratyaya janmila -- there was confidence.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, all the devotees were struck with wonder, and Sivananda

became confident that the incident was true.

Antya 2.79

TEXT 79

TEXT

ei-mata saci-grhe satata bhojana

srivasera grhe karena kirtana-darsana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; saci-grhe -- at the house of Sacimata; satata --

always; bhojana -- eating; srivasera grhe -- in the house of Srivasa

Thakura; karena -- performs; kirtana-darsana -- visiting the kirtana

performances.

TRANSLATION

In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to eat at the temple of

Sacimata every day and also visit the house of Srivasa Thakura when

kirtana was performed.

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TEXT 80

TEXT

nityanandera nrtya dekhena asi' bare bare

'nirantara avirbhava' raghavera ghare

SYNONYMS

nityanandera nrtya -- the dancing of Sri Nityananda Prabhu; dekhena --

He sees; asi' -- coming; bare bare -- again and again; nirantara

avirbhava -- constant appearance; raghavera ghare -- in the house of

Raghava.

TRANSLATION

Similarly, He was always present when Nityananda Prabhu danced, and He

regularly appeared at the house of Raghava.

Antya 2.81

TEXT 81

TEXT

prema-vasa gaura-prabhu, yahan premottama

prema-vasa hana taha dena darasana

SYNONYMS

prema-vasa -- subdued by loving service; gaura-prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, Gaurasundara; yahan prema-uttama -- wherever there is pure

love; prema-vasa hana -- being subdued by such love; taha -- there; dena

darasana -- appears personally.

TRANSLATION

Lord Gaurasundara is greatly influenced by the love of His devotees.

Therefore wherever there is pure devotion to the Lord, the Lord Himself,

subdued by such love, appears, and His devotees see Him.

Antya 2.82

TEXT 82

TEXT

sivanandera prema-sima ke kahite pare?

yanra preme vasa prabhu aise bare bare

SYNONYMS

sivanandera -- of Sivananda Sena; prema-sima -- the limit of love; ke --

who; kahite pare -- can estimate; yanra -- whose; preme -- by loving

affairs; vasa -- influenced; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aise --

comes; bare bare -- again and again.

TRANSLATION

Influenced by the loving affairs of Sivananda Sena, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu came again and again. Therefore who can estimate the limits

of his love?

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TEXT 83

TEXT

ei ta' kahilu gaurera ‘avirbhava'

iha yei sune, jane caitanya-prabhava

SYNONYMS

ei ta' -- thus; kahilu -- I have described; gaurera -- of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; avirbhava -- appearance; iha -- this incident; yei sune --

whoever hears; jane -- knows; caitanya-prabhava -- the opulence of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have described the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Anyone

who hears about these incidents can understand the transcendental

opulence of the Lord.

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TEXT 84

TEXT

purusottame prabhu-pase bhagavan acarya

parama vaisnava tenho supandita arya

SYNONYMS

purusottame -- at Jagannatha Puri; prabhu-pase -- in the association of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhagavan acarya -- Bhagavan Acarya; parama

vaisnava -- pure devotee; tenho -- he; su-pandita -- very learned

scholar; arya -- gentleman.

TRANSLATION

At Jagannatha Puri, in the association of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, lived

Bhagavan Acarya, who was certainly a gentleman, a learned scholar and a

great devotee.

PURPORT

For a description of Bhagavan Acarya, one may refer to Adi-lila, Tenth

Chapter, verse 136.

Antya 2.85

TEXT 85

TEXT

sakhya-bhavakranta-citta, gopa-avatara

svarupa-gosani-saha sakhya-vyavahara

SYNONYMS

sakhya-bhava -- by fraternal love; akranta -- overwhelmed; citta --

heart; gopa-avatara -- an incarnation of one of the cowherd boys;

svarupa-gosani-saha -- with Svarupa Damodara; sakhya-vyavahara --

dealings just like those of a friend.

TRANSLATION

He was fully absorbed in thoughts of fraternal relationships with God.

He was an incarnation of a cowherd boy, and thus his dealings with

Svarupa Damodara Gosvami were very friendly.

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TEXT 86

TEXT

ekanta-bhave asriyachena caitanya-carana

madhye madhye prabhura tenho karena nimantrana

SYNONYMS

ekanta-bhave -- with full attention; asriyachena -- has taken shelter of;

caitanya-carana -- the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya; madhye madhye --

sometimes; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tenho -- he; karena --

does; nimantrana -- invitation.

TRANSLATION

He sought the shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus feet with full

surrender. Sometimes he would invite the Lord to dine at his home.

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TEXT 87

TEXT

ghare bhata kari' karena vividha vyanjana

ekale gosani lana karana bhojana

SYNONYMS

ghare -- at home; bhata kari' -- preparing rice; karena -- prepares;

vividha vyanjana -- varieties of vegetables; ekale -- alone; gosani lana

-- taking Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karana bhojana -- makes to eat.

TRANSLATION

Bhagavan Acarya prepared varieties of rice and vegetables at home and

brought the Lord there alone to eat.

PURPORT

Generally those who invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for dinner used to

offer Him the remnants of food that had first been offered to Lord

Jagannatha. Bhagavan Acarya, however, instead of giving Him the remnants

of Jagannatha's food, prepared dinner at his home. In Orissa, food

offered to Lord Jagannatha is called prasadi, and that which is not

offered to Lord Jagannatha is known as amani or ghara-bhata, rice

prepared at home.

Antya 2.88

TEXT 88

TEXT

tanra pita ‘visayi' bada satananda-khanna

'visaya-vimukha' acarya -- ‘vairagya-pradhana'

SYNONYMS

tanra pita -- his father; visayi -- a statesman; bada -- expert;

satananda-khanna -- named Satananda Khan; visaya-vimukha -- not

interested in state management; acarya -- Bhagavan Acarya; vairagya-

pradhana -- mostly in the renounced order of life.

TRANSLATION

Bhagavan Acarya's father, whose name was Satananda Khan, was an expert

statesman, whereas Bhagavan Acarya was not at all interested in the

management of the state. Indeed, he was almost in the renounced order of

life.

Antya 2.89

TEXT 89

TEXT

'gopala-bhattacarya' nama tanra chota-bhai

kasite vedanta padi' gela tanra thani

SYNONYMS

gopala-bhattacarya -- Gopala Bhattacarya; nama -- named; tanra -- his;

chota-bhai -- younger brother; kasite -- at Benares; vedanta padi' --

studying Vedanta philosophy; gela -- went; tanra thani -- to his place.

TRANSLATION

Bhagavan Acarya's brother, whose name was Gopala Bhattacarya, had

studied Vedanta philosophy at Benares and had then returned to Bhagavan

Acarya's home.

PURPORT

During those days and also at the present, Vedanta philosophy is

understood through the commentary of Sankaracarya, which is known as the

Sariraka-bhasya. Thus it appears that Gopala Bhattacarya, the younger

brother of Bhagavan Acarya, had studied Vedanta according to the way of

the Sariraka-bhasya, which expounds the Mayavada philosophy of the

impersonalists.

Antya 2.90

TEXT 90

TEXT

acarya tahare prabhu-pade milaila

antaryami prabhu citte sukha na paila

SYNONYMS

acarya -- Bhagavan Acarya; tahare -- him (his brother); prabhu-pade

milaila -- got to meet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; antaryami prabhu -- Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who could study anyone's heart; citte -- within

Himself; sukha -- happiness; na paila -- could not get.

TRANSLATION

Bhagavan Acarya took his brother to meet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, but

the Lord, knowing that Gopala Bhattacarya was a Mayavadi philosopher,

could not get much happiness from meeting him.

Antya 2.91

TEXT 91

TEXT

acarya-sambandhe bahye kare prityabhasa

krsna-bhakti vina prabhura na haya ullasa

SYNONYMS

acarya-sambandhe -- because he was related with Bhagavan Acarya; bahye --

externally; kare -- does; priti-abhasa -- appearance of pleasure; krsna-

bhakti -- devotional service to Lord Krsna; vina -- without; prabhura --

of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na haya -- there is no; ullasa -- jubilation.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu derives no happiness from meeting one who is not

a pure devotee of Krsna. Thus because Gopala Bhattacarya was a Mayavadi

scholar, the Lord felt no jubilation in meeting him. Nevertheless,

because Gopala Bhattacarya was related to Bhagavan Acarya, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu feigned pleasure in seeing him.

Antya 2.92

TEXT 92

TEXT

svarupa gosanire acarya kahe ara dine

'vedanta padiya gopala aisache ekhane

SYNONYMS

svarupa gosanire -- unto Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; acarya -- Bhagavan

Acarya; kahe -- says; ara dine -- the next day; vedanta padiya -- after

studying Vedanta; gopala -- Gopala; aisache -- has come back; ekhane --

here.

TRANSLATION

Bhagavan Acarya said to Svarupa Damodara, "Gopala, my younger brother,

has returned to my home, having concluded his study of Vedanta

philosophy."

Antya 2.93

TEXT 93

TEXT

sabe meli' aisa, suni ‘bhasya' ihara sthane'

prema-krodha kari' svarupa balaya vacane

SYNONYMS

sabe meli' -- all together; aisa -- come; suni -- let us hear; bhasya --

the commentary; ihara sthane -- from him; prema-krodha kari' -- in an

angry mood of love; svarupa -- Svarupa Damodara; balaya vacane -- said

these words.

TRANSLATION

Bhagavan Acarya requested Svarupa Damodara Gosvami to hear from Gopala

the commentary upon Vedanta. Svarupa Damodara, however, somewhat angry

because of love, spoke as follows.

Antya 2.94

TEXT 94

TEXT

"buddhi bhrasta haila tomara gopalera sange

mayavada sunibare upajila range

SYNONYMS

buddhi -- intelligence; bhrasta -- lost; haila -- has been; tomara --

your; gopalera sange -- in the association of Gopala; mayavada sunibare -

- to hear the commentary of Mayavada philosophy; upajila range -- has

awakened the propensity.

TRANSLATION

"You have lost your intelligence in the association of Gopala, and

therefore you are eager to hear the Mayavada philosophy.

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TEXT 95

TEXT

vaisnava hana yeba sariraka-bhasya sune

sevya-sevaka-bhava chadi' apanare ‘isvara' mane

SYNONYMS

vaisnava hana -- being a Vaisnava; yeba -- anyone who; sariraka-bhasya --

the Mayavada commentary Sariraka-bhasya; sune -- listens to; sevya-

sevaka-bhava -- the Krsna conscious attitude that the Lord is the master

and the living entity is His servant; chadi' -- giving up; apanare --

himself; isvara -- the Supreme Lord; mane -- considers.

TRANSLATION

"When a Vaisnava listens to the Sariraka-bhasya, the Mayavada commentary

upon the Vedanta-sutra, he gives up the Krsna conscious attitude that

the Lord is the master and the living entity is His servant. Instead, he

considers himself the Supreme Lord.

PURPORT

The philosophers known as kevaladvaita-vadis generally occupy themselves

with hearing the Sariraka-bhasya, a commentary by Sankaracarya

advocating that one impersonally consider oneself the Supreme Lord. Such

Mayavada philosophical commentaries upon the Vedanta-sutra are simply

imaginary, but there are other commentaries on the Vedanta-sutra. The

commentary by Srila Ramanujacarya, known as Sri-bhasya, establishes the

visistadvaita-vada philosophy. Similarly, in the Brahma-sampradaya,

Madhvacarya's Purnaprajna-bhasya establishes suddha-dvaita-vada. In the

Kumara-sampradaya, or Nimbarka-sampradaya, Sri Nimbarka establishes the

philosophy of dvaitadvaita-vada in the Parijata-saurabha-bhasya. And in

the Visnu-svami-sampradaya, or Rudra-sampradaya, which comes from Lord

Siva, Visnu Svami has written a commentary called Sarvajna-bhasya, which

establishes suddhadvaita-vada.

A Vaisnava should study the commentaries on the Vedanta-sutra written by

the four sampradaya-acaryas, namely Sri Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya,

Visnu Svami and Nimbarka, for these commentaries are based upon the

philosophy that the Lord is the master and that all living entities are

His eternal servants. One interested in studying Vedanta philosophy

properly must study these commentaries, especially if he is a Vaisnava.

These commentaries are always adored by Vaisnavas. The commentary by

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati is elaborately given in the Adi-lila,

Chapter Seven, text 101. The Mayavada commentary Sariraka-bhasya is like

poison for a Vaisnava. It should not be touched at all. Srila

Bhaktivinoda Thakura remarks that even a maha-bhagavata, or highly

elevated devotee who has surrendered himself unto the lotus feet of

Krsna, sometimes falls down from pure devotional service if he hears the

Mayavada philosophy of the Sariraka-bhasya. This commentary should

therefore be shunned by all Vaisnavas.

Antya 2.96

TEXT 96

TEXT

maha-bhagavata yei, krsna prana-dhana yara

mayavada-sravane citta avasya phire tanra"

SYNONYMS

maha-bhagavata yei -- one who is a highly elevated devotee; krsna --

Lord Krsna; prana-dhana yara -- whose life and soul; mayavada-sravane --

by hearing the Mayavada philosophy; citta -- the heart; avasya --

certainly; phire -- changes; tanra -- his.

TRANSLATION

"The Mayavada philosophy presents such a jugglery of words that even a

highly elevated devotee who has accepted Krsna as his life and soul

changes his decision when he reads the Mayavada commentary on the

Vedanta-sutra."

Antya 2.97

TEXT 97

TEXT

acarya kahe, -- ‘ama sabara krsna-nistha-citte

ama sabara mana bhasya nare phiraite'

SYNONYMS

acarya kahe -- Bhagavan Acarya replied; ama sabara -- of all of us;

krsna-nistha -- devoted to Krsna; citte -- hearts; ama sabara -- of all

of us; mana -- minds; bhasya -- Sariraka-bhasya; nare phiraite -- cannot

change.

TRANSLATION

In spite of Svarupa Damodara's protest, Bhagavan Acarya continued, "We

are all fixed at the lotus feet of Krsna with our hearts and souls.

Therefore the Sariraka-bhasya cannot change our minds."

Antya 2.98

TEXT 98

TEXT

svarupa kahe, "tathapi mayavada-sravane

'cit, brahma, maya, mithya' -- ei-matra sune

SYNONYMS

svarupa kahe -- Svarupa Damodara replied; tathapi -- still; mayavada-

sravane -- by hearing the Mayavada commentary; cit -- knowledge; brahma -

- the Absolute Truth; maya -- external energy; mithya -- false; ei-matra

-- only these; sune -- hears.

TRANSLATION

Svarupa Damodara replied, "Nevertheless, when we hear the Mayavada

philosophy, we hear that Brahman is knowledge and that the universe of

maya is false, but we gain no spiritual understanding.

Antya 2.99

TEXT 99

TEXT

jivajnana-kalpita isvare, sakala-i ajnana

yahara sravane bhaktera phate mana prana"

SYNONYMS

jiva -- the ordinary living being; ajnana -- by ignorance; kalpita --

imagined; isvare -- in the Supreme Lord; sakala-i ajnana -- all

ignorance; yahara sravane -- hearing of which; bhaktera -- of the

devotee; phate -- breaks; mana prana -- mind and life.

TRANSLATION

"The Mayavadi philosopher tries to establish that the living entity is

only imaginary and that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is under the

influence of maya. Hearing this kind of commentary breaks the heart and

life of a devotee."

PURPORT

Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami wanted to impress upon Bhagavan Acarya

that even though someone firmly fixed in devotion to Krsna's service

might not be deviated by hearing the Mayavada bhasya, that bhasya is

nevertheless full of impersonal words and ideas -- such as Brahman --

which represent knowledge but which are impersonal. The Mayavadis say

that the world created by maya is false and that actually there is no

living entity but only one spiritual effulgence. They further say that

God is imaginary, that people think of God only because of ignorance,

and that when the Supreme Absolute Truth is befooled by the external

energy, maya, He becomes a jiva, or living entity. Upon hearing all

these nonsensical ideas from the nondevotee, a devotee is greatly

afflicted, as if his heart and soul were broken.

Antya 2.100

TEXT 100

TEXT

lajja-bhaya pana acarya mauna ha-ila

ara dina gopalere dese pathaila

SYNONYMS

lajja-bhaya -- fear and shame; pana -- getting; acarya -- Bhagavan

Acarya; mauna ha-ila -- became silent; ara dina -- the next day;

gopalere -- Gopala Bhattacarya; dese -- to his own country; pathaila --

sent.

TRANSLATION

Thus Bhagavan Acarya, greatly ashamed and fearful, remained silent. The

next day, he asked Gopala Bhattacarya to return to his own district.

Antya 2.101

TEXT 101

TEXT

eka-dina acarya prabhure kaila nimantrana

ghare bhata kari' kare vividha vyanjana

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; acarya -- Bhagavan Acarya; prabhure -- unto Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila nimantrana -- made an invitation for dinner;

ghare -- at home; bhata kari' -- cooking rice; kare -- prepares; vividha

vyanjana -- varieties of vegetable preparations.

TRANSLATION

One day Bhagavan Acarya invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to dine at his

home. Thus he was preparing rice and various types of vegetables.

Antya 2.102

TEXT 102

TEXT

'chota-haridasa' nama prabhura kirtaniya

tahare kahena acarya dakiya aniya

SYNONYMS

chota-haridasa nama -- a devotee named Chota Haridasa; prabhura

kirtaniya -- a chanter of songs for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tahare --

unto him; kahena -- says; acarya -- the acarya; dakiya aniya -- calling

him to his place.

TRANSLATION

A devotee named Chota Haridasa used to sing for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Bhagavan Acarya called him to his home and spoke as follows.

Antya 2.103

TEXT 103

TEXT

'mora name sikhi-mahitira bhagini-sthane giya

sukla-caula eka mana anaha magiya'

SYNONYMS

mora name -- in my name; sikhi-mahitira -- of Sikhi Mahiti; bhagini-

sthane -- at the place of the sister; giya -- going; sukla-caula --

white rice; eka mana -- the measurement of one mana (almost two pounds);

anaha -- please bring; magiya -- requesting.

TRANSLATION

"Please go to the sister of Sikhi Mahiti. In my name, ask her for a mana

of white rice and bring it here."

PURPORT

In India sukla-caula (white rice) is also called atapa-caula, or rice

that has not been boiled before being threshed. Another kind of rice,

called siddha-caula (brown rice), is boiled before being threshed.

Generally, first-class fine white rice is required for offerings to the

Deity. Thus Bhagavan Acarya asked Chota Haridasa, or Junior Haridasa, a

singer in the assembly of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to get some of this

rice from the sister of Sikhi Mahiti. A mana is a standard of

measurement in Orissa for rice and other food grains.

Antya 2.104

TEXT 104

TEXT

mahitira bhagini sei, nama -- madhavi-devi

vrddha tapasvini ara parama vaisnavi

SYNONYMS

mahitira bhagini -- sister of Sikhi Mahiti; sei -- that; nama -- named;

madhavi-devi -- Madhavi-devi; vrddha -- an elderly lady; tapasvini --

very strict in executing devotional service; ara -- and; parama vaisnavi

-- a first-class devotee.

TRANSLATION

Sikhi Mahiti's sister was named Madhavi-devi. She was an elderly lady

who always performed austerities. She was very advanced in devotional

service.

Antya 2.105

TEXT 105

TEXT

prabhu lekha kare yare -- radhikara ‘gana'

jagatera madhye ‘patra' -- sade tina jana

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lekha kare -- accepts; yare -- whom;

radhikara gana -- as one of the associates of Srimati Radharani;

jagatera madhye -- throughout the whole world; patra -- most

confidential devotees; sade tina -- three and a half; jana -- persons.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted her as having formerly been an

associate of Srimati Radharani. In the entire world, three and a half

people were His intimate devotees.

Antya 2.106

TEXT 106

TEXT

svarupa gosani, ara raya ramananda

sikhi-mahiti -- tina, tanra bhagini -- ardha-jana

SYNONYMS

svarupa gosani -- Svarupa Gosvami; ara -- and; raya ramananda --

Ramananda Raya; sikhi-mahiti -- Sikhi Mahiti; tina -- three; tanra

bhagini -- his sister; ardha-jana -- half a person.

TRANSLATION

The three were Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, Ramananda Raya and Sikhi Mahiti,

and the half a person was Sikhi Mahiti's sister.

Antya 2.107

TEXT 107

TEXT

tanra thani tandula magi' anila haridasa

tandula dekhi' acaryera adhika ullasa

SYNONYMS

tanra thani -- from her; tandula magi' -- begging rice; anila haridasa --

Haridasa brought; tandula dekhi' -- seeing the rice; acaryera -- of

Bhagavan Acarya; adhika ullasa -- very great satisfaction.

TRANSLATION

After begging the rice from her, Junior Haridasa brought it to Bhagavan

Acarya, who was very pleased to see its quality.

Antya 2.108

TEXT 108

TEXT

snehe randhila prabhura priya ye vyanjana

deula prasada, ada-caki, lembu-salavana

SYNONYMS

snehe -- in great affection; randhila -- cooked; prabhura -- of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; priya -- dear; ye -- whatever; vyanjana --

vegetables; deula prasada -- remnants from the temple of Jagannatha; ada-

caki -- ground ginger; lembu -- lime; sa-lavana -- with salt.

TRANSLATION

In great affection, Bhagavan Acarya cooked varieties of vegetables and

other preparations dear to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He also obtained

remnants of food from Lord Jagannatha and digestive aids such as ground

ginger and also lime with salt.

Antya 2.109

TEXT 109

TEXT

madhyahne asiya prabhu bhojane vasila

salyanna dekhi' prabhu acarye puchila

SYNONYMS

madhyahne -- at noon; asiya -- coming; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

bhojane vasila -- sat down to eat; sali-anna -- the rice of fine

quality; dekhi' -- seeing; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; acarye

puchila -- inquired from Bhagavan Acarya.

TRANSLATION

At noon, when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to eat the offerings of

Bhagavan Acarya, He first appreciated the fine rice and therefore

questioned him.

Antya 2.110

TEXT 110

TEXT

uttama anna eta tandula kanhate paila?

acarya kahe, -- madhavi-pasa magiya anila

SYNONYMS

uttama anna -- fine rice; eta -- such; tandula -- rice; kanhate paila --

where did you get; acarya kahe -- Bhagavan Acarya replied; madhavi-pasa -

- from Madhavi-devi; magiya -- begging; anila -- have brought.

TRANSLATION

"Where did you get such fine rice?" the Lord asked.

Bhagavan Acarya replied, "I got it by begging from Madhavi-devi."

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TEXT 111

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- ‘kon yai' magiya anila?'

chota-haridasera nama acarya kahila

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; kon yai' -- who went;

magiya -- begging; anila -- brought; chota-haridasera -- of Junior

Haridasa; nama -- the name; acarya kahila -- Bhagavan Acarya informed.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked who had begged the rice and brought

it back, Bhagavan Acarya mentioned the name of Junior Haridasa.

Antya 2.112

TEXT 112

TEXT

anna prasamsiya prabhu bhojana karila

nija-grhe asi' govindere ajna dila

SYNONYMS

anna prasamsiya -- praising the rice; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

bhojana karila -- partook of the prasadam; nija-grhe -- to His own

residence; asi' -- coming back; govindere -- to Govinda; ajna dila -- He

gave an order.

TRANSLATION

Praising the quality of the rice, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu partook of the

prasadam. Then, after returning to His residence, He gave the following

order to Govinda, His personal assistant.

Antya 2.113

TEXT 113

TEXT

'aji haite ei mora ajna paliba

chota haridase ihan asite na diba'

SYNONYMS

aji haite -- from today; ei -- this; mora -- My; ajna -- order; paliba --

you should carry out; chota haridase -- Chota Haridasa; ihan -- here;

asite -- to come; na diba -- do not allow.

TRANSLATION

"From this day forward, do not allow Chota Haridasa to come here."

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TEXT 114

TEXT

dvara mana haila, haridasa duhkhi haila mane

ki lagiya dvara-mana keha nahi jane

SYNONYMS

dvara mana -- closed door; haila -- there was; haridasa -- Chota

Haridasa; duhkhi -- very unhappy; haila mane -- became within his mind;

ki lagiya -- for what reason; dvara-mana -- the door was closed; keha

nahi jane -- no one could understand.

TRANSLATION

When Junior Haridasa heard that he had been ordered not to approach Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he was very unhappy. No one could understand why he

had been ordered not to come.

Antya 2.115

TEXT 115

TEXT

tina-dina haila haridasa kare upavasa

svarupadi asi, puchila mahaprabhura pasa

SYNONYMS

tina-dina haila -- for three days; haridasa -- Junior Haridasa; kare

upavasa -- was fasting; svarupa-adi -- Svarupa Damodara and other

confidential devotees; asi -- coming; puchila -- inquired; mahaprabhura

pasa -- from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa fasted continuously for three days. Then Svarupa Damodara

Gosvami and other confidential devotees approached Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu to inquire from Him.

Antya 2.116

TEXT 116

TEXT

"kon aparadha, prabhu, kaila haridasa?

ki lagiya dvara-mana, kare upavasa?"

SYNONYMS

kon aparadha -- what great offense; prabhu -- O Lord; kaila haridasa --

has Haridasa committed; ki lagiya -- for what reason; dvara-mana -- the

closed door; kare upavasa -- he is now fasting.

TRANSLATION

"What great offense has Junior Haridasa committed? Why has he been

forbidden to come to Your door? He has now been fasting for three days."

Antya 2.117

TEXT 117

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- "vairagi kare prakrti sambhasana

dekhite na paron ami tahara vadana

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; vairagi -- a person in

the renounced order of life; kare -- does; prakrti sambhasana --

intimate talking with a woman; dekhite na paron -- cannot see; ami -- I;

tahara vadana -- his face.

TRANSLATION

The Lord replied, "I cannot tolerate seeing the face of a person who has

accepted the renounced order of life but who still talks intimately with

a woman.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that saralata, or

simplicity, is the first qualification of a Vaisnava, whereas duplicity

or cunning behavior is a great offense against the principles of

devotional service. As one advances in Krsna consciousness, one must

gradually become disgusted with material attachment and thus become more

and more attached to the service of the Lord. If one is not factually

detached from material activities but still proclaims himself advanced

in devotional service, he is cheating. No one will be happy to see such

behavior.

Antya 2.118

TEXT 118

TEXT

durvara indriya kare visaya-grahana

daravi prakrti hare munerapi mana

SYNONYMS

durvara -- uncontrollable; indriya -- the senses; kare -- do; visaya-

grahana -- accepting sense objects; daravi prakrti -- a wooden statue of

a woman; hare -- attracts; munerapi -- even of a great sage; mana -- the

mind.

TRANSLATION

"So strongly do the senses adhere to the objects of their enjoyment that

indeed a wooden statue of a woman attracts the mind of even a great

saintly person.

PURPORT

The senses and the sense objects are so intimately connected that the

mind of even a great saintly person is attracted to a wooden doll if it

is attractively shaped like a young woman. The sense objects, namely

form, sound, smell, taste and touch, are always attractive for the eyes,

ears, nose, tongue and skin. Since the senses and sense objects are

naturally intimately related, sometimes even a person claiming control

over his senses remains always subject to the control of sense objects.

The senses are impossible to control unless purified and engaged in the

service of the Lord. Thus even though a saintly person vows to control

his senses, the senses are still sometimes perturbed by sense objects.

Antya 2.119

TEXT 119

TEXT

matra svasra duhitra va

na viviktasano bhavet

balavan indriya-gramo

vidvamsam api karsati

SYNONYMS

matra -- with one's mother; svasra -- with one's sister; duhitra -- with

one's daughter; va -- or; na -- not; vivikta-asanah -- sitting together;

bhavet -- there should be; balavan -- very strong; indriya-gramah -- the

group of senses; vidvamsam -- a person with knowledge of liberation; api

-- even; karsati -- attract.

TRANSLATION

"‘One should not sit closely with one's mother, sister or daughter, for

the senses are so strong that they may attract even a person advanced in

knowledge.'

PURPORT

This verse appears in the Manu-samhita (2.215) and Srimad-Bhagavatam (9.

19.17).

Antya 2.120

TEXT 120

TEXT

ksudra-jiva saba markata-vairagya kariya

indriya carana bule ‘prakrti' sambhasiya"

SYNONYMS

ksudra-jiva -- poor living entities; saba -- all; markata vairagya -- a

renounced life like that of a monkey; kariya -- accepting; indriya

carana -- satisfying the senses; bule -- wander here and there; prakrti

sambhasiya -- talking intimately with women.

TRANSLATION

"There are many persons with little in their possession who accept the

renounced order of life like monkeys. They go here and there engaging in

sense gratification and speaking intimately with women."

PURPORT

One should strictly follow the regulative principles, namely no illicit

sex, no meat-eating, no intoxication and no gambling, and in this way

one should make progress in spiritual life. If an unfit person

sentimentally accepts vairagya or takes sannyasa but at the same time

remains attached to women, he is in a very dangerous position. His

renunciation is called markata-vairagya, or renunciation like that of a

monkey. The monkey lives in the forest, eats fruit and does not even

cover itself with a cloth. In this way it resembles a saint, but the

monkey always thinks of female monkeys and sometimes keeps dozens of

them for sexual intercourse. This is called markata-vairagya. Therefore

one who is unfit should not accept the renounced order of life. One who

accepts the order of sannyasa but again becomes agitated by sensual

disturbances and talks privately with women is called dharma-dhvaji or

dharma-kalanka, which means that he brings condemnation upon the

religious order. Therefore one should be extremely careful in this

connection. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura explains the word

markata to mean "restless." A restless person cannot be steady;

therefore he simply wanders about, gratifying his senses. Just to get

praise from others, to get cheap adoration from his followers or people

in general, such a person sometimes accepts the dress of a sannyasi or

babaji in the renounced order, but he cannot give up desires for sense

gratification, especially for the association of women. Such a person

cannot make advancement in spiritual life. There are eight different

kinds of sensual enjoyment with women, including talking about them and

thinking about them. Thus for a sannyasi, a person in the renounced

order, talking intimately with women is a great offense. Sri Ramananda

Raya and Srila Narottama dasa Thakura actually achieved the most

elevated stage of the renounced order, but those who imitate them,

accepting them as ordinary human beings, fall under the influence of the

material energy, for that is a great misunderstanding.

Antya 2.121

TEXT 121

TEXT

eta kahi' mahaprabhu abhyantare gela

gosanira avesa dekhi' sabe mauna haila

SYNONYMS

eta kahi' -- saying this; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

abhyantare gela -- entered His room; gosanira -- of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; avesa -- absorption in anger; dekhi' -- seeing; sabe -- all

the devotees; mauna haila -- became silent.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu entered His room. Seeing Him

in such an angry mood, all the devotees fell silent.

Antya 2.122

TEXT 122

TEXT

ara dine sabe meli' prabhura carane

haridasa lagi, kichu kaila nivedane

SYNONYMS

ara dine -- the next day; sabe meli' -- all the devotees, coming

together; prabhura carane -- unto the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; haridasa lagi -- on behalf of Junior Haridasa; kichu -- some;

kaila nivedane -- submitted a petition.

TRANSLATION

The next day, all the devotees together approached the lotus feet of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu to submit an appeal on behalf of Junior Haridasa.

Antya 2.123

TEXT 123

TEXT

"alpa aparadha, prabhu karaha prasada

ebe siksa ha-ila na karibe aparadha"

SYNONYMS

alpa aparadha -- the offense is not very great; prabhu -- O Lord; karaha

prasada -- be merciful; ebe -- now; siksa ha-ila -- he has gotten a

sufficient lesson; na karibe -- he will not do; aparadha -- offense.

TRANSLATION

"Haridasa has committed a small offense," they said. "Therefore, O Lord,

please be merciful to him. Now he has received a sufficient lesson. In

the future he will not commit such an offense."

Antya 2.124

TEXT 124

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- "mora vasa nahe mora mana

prakrti-sambhasi vairagi na kare darsana

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; mora vasa -- under My

control; nahe -- is not; mora -- My; mana -- mind; prakrti-sambhasi --

one who talks with women; vairagi -- a person in the renounced order; na

kare darsana -- does not see.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My mind is not under My control. It does

not like to see anyone in the renounced order who talks intimately with

women.

Antya 2.125

TEXT 125

TEXT

nija karye yaha sabe, chada vrtha katha

punah yadi kaha ama na dekhibe hetha"

SYNONYMS

nija karye -- your own business; yaha sabe -- you can all go about;

chada -- give up; vrtha katha -- useless talk; punah -- again; yadi kaha

-- if you speak; ama -- Me; na dekhibe -- you will not see; hetha --

here.

TRANSLATION

"You should all tend to your respective engagements. Give up this

useless talk. If you speak this way again, I shall go away, and you will

no longer see Me here."

Antya 2.126

TEXT 126

TEXT

eta suni' sabe nija-karne hasta diya

nija nija karye sabe gela ta' uthiya

SYNONYMS

eta suni' -- hearing this; sabe -- all the devotees; nija-karne -- over

their ears; hasta diya -- putting their hands; nija nija karye -- to

their respective duties; sabe -- all of them; gela -- went; ta' --

certainly; uthiya -- getting up.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, all the devotees covered their ears with their hands, got

up and went about their respective duties.

Antya 2.127

TEXT 127

TEXT

mahaprabhu madhyahna karite cali, gela

bujhana na yaya ei mahaprabhura lila

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; madhyahna karite -- to execute

His noon activities; cali -- walking; gela -- left; bujhana na yaya --

no one could understand; ei -- this; mahaprabhura lila -- pastime of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also left that place to perform His noon duties.

No one could understand His pastimes.

Antya 2.128

TEXT 128

TEXT

ara dina sabe paramananda-puri-sthane

'prabhuke prasanna kara' -- kaila nivedane

SYNONYMS

ara dina -- the next day; sabe -- all the devotees; paramananda-puri-

sthane -- at the place of Paramananda Puri; prabhuke -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; prasanna kara -- please try to pacify; kaila nivedane --

submitted.

TRANSLATION

The next day, all the devotees went to Sri Paramananda Puri and

requested him to pacify the Lord.

Antya 2.129

TEXT 129

TEXT

tabe puri-gosani eka prabhu-sthane aila

namaskari' prabhu tanre sambhrame vasaila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereupon; puri-gosani -- Paramananda Puri; eka -- alone; prabhu-

sthane -- to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila -- came;

namaskari' -- after offering obeisances; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; sambhrame -- with great respect; vasaila --

got to sit down.

TRANSLATION

Paramananda Puri thereupon went alone to the residence of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. The Lord, after offering him obeisances, seated him by His

side with great respect.

Antya 2.130

TEXT 130

TEXT

puchila, -- ki ajna, kene haila agamana?

'haridase prasada lagi' kaila nivedana

SYNONYMS

puchila -- the Lord inquired; ki ajna -- what is your order; kene haila

agamana -- what is the reason you have come; haridase prasada lagi' --

for a favor to Junior Haridasa; kaila nivedana -- he made a request.

TRANSLATION

The Lord inquired, "What is your order? For what purpose have you come

here?" Paramananda Puri then submitted his prayer that the Lord show

favor to Junior Haridasa.

Antya 2.131

TEXT 131

TEXT

suniya kahena prabhu, -- "sunaha, gosani

saba vaisnava lana tumi raha ei thani

SYNONYMS

suniya -- hearing; kahena prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; sunaha

-- please hear; gosani -- My lord; saba vaisnava -- all the Vaisnavas;

lana -- taking; tumi -- your lordship; raha -- stay; ei thani -- in this

place.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this request, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "My dear lord,

please hear Me. It is better for you to stay here with all the Vaisnavas.

Antya 2.132

TEXT 132

TEXT

more ajna haya, muni yana alalanatha

ekale rahiba tahan, govinda-matra satha"

SYNONYMS

more -- to Me; ajna haya -- please give permission; muni -- I; yana --

go; alalanatha -- to the place known as Alalanatha; ekale rahiba -- I

shall remain alone; tahan -- there; govinda-matra satha -- with only

Govinda.

TRANSLATION

"Please give Me permission to go to Alalanatha. I shall remain there

alone; only Govinda will go with Me."

Antya 2.133

TEXT 133

TEXT

eta bali' prabhu yadi govinde bolaila

purire namaskara kari' uthiya calila

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi --

when; govinde bolaila -- called for Govinda; purire -- to Paramananda

Puri; namaskara kari' -- offering respect; uthiya calila -- got up and

began to go away.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, the Lord called for Govinda. Offering obeisances to

Paramananda Puri, He got up and began to leave.

Antya 2.134

TEXT 134

TEXT

aste-vyaste puri-gosani prabhu age gela

anunaya kari' prabhure ghare vasaila

SYNONYMS

aste-vyaste -- with great haste; puri-gosani -- Paramananda Puri; prabhu

age -- in front of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gela -- went; anunaya kari' -

- with great humility; prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ghare -- in

His room; vasaila -- got to sit down.

TRANSLATION

In great haste Paramananda Puri Gosani went before Him and with great

humility persuaded Him to sit down in His room.

Antya 2.135

TEXT 135

TEXT

"tomara ye iccha, kara, svatantra isvara

keba ki balite pare tomara upara?

SYNONYMS

tomara ye iccha -- whatever is Your desire; kara -- You can do;

svatantra isvara -- the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead; keba

-- who; ki balite pare -- can speak; tomara upara -- above You.

TRANSLATION

Paramananda Puri said, "My dear Lord Caitanya, You are the independent

Personality of Godhead. You can do whatever You like. Who can say

anything above You?

Antya 2.136

TEXT 136

TEXT

loka-hita lagi' tomara saba vyavahara

ami saba na jani gambhira hrdaya tomara"

SYNONYMS

loka-hita lagi' -- for the benefit of people in general; tomara -- Your;

saba -- all; vyavahara -- activities; ami saba -- all of us; na jani --

cannot understand; gambhira -- very deep and grave; hrdaya -- heart;

tomara -- Your.

TRANSLATION

"All Your activities are for the benefit of people in general. We cannot

understand them, for Your intentions are deep and grave."

Antya 2.137

TEXT 137

TEXT

eta bali' puri-gosani gela nija-sthane

haridasa-sthane gela saba bhakta-gane

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; puri-gosani -- Paramananda Gosani; gela --

left; nija-sthane -- for his own place; haridasa-sthane -- unto the

place of Junior Haridasa; gela -- went; saba bhakta-gane -- all the

other devotees.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Paramananda Puri Gosani left for his own home. Then

all the devotees went to see Junior Haridasa.

Antya 2.138

TEXT 138

TEXT

svarupa-gosani kahe, -- "suna, haridasa

sabe tomara hita vanchi, karaha visvasa

SYNONYMS

svarupa-gosani kahe -- Svarupa Damodara Gosani said; suna haridasa --

just hear, Haridasa; sabe -- all of us; tomara hita vanchi -- wish well

for you; karaha visvasa -- just believe it.

TRANSLATION

Svarupa Damodara Gosani said, "Please hear us, Haridasa, for we all wish

you well. Please believe this.

Antya 2.139

TEXT 139

TEXT

prabhu hathe padiyache svatantra isvara

kabhu krpa karibena yate dayalu antara

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hathe padiyache -- has taken up a

persistently angry mood; svatantra isvara -- the independent Personality

of Godhead; kabhu -- some time; krpa karibena -- He will be merciful (to

you); yate -- because; dayalu -- merciful; antara -- at heart.

TRANSLATION

"At present Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is persisting in His mood of anger

because He is the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead. At some

time, however, He will surely be merciful, for at heart He is very kind.

Antya 2.140

TEXT 140

TEXT

tumi hatha kaile tanra hatha se badibe

snana bhojana kara, apane krodha yabe"

SYNONYMS

tumi hatha kaile -- if you go on persisting; tanra -- His; hatha --

persistence; se -- that; badibe -- will increase; snana bhojana kara --

take your bath and take prasadam; apane krodha yabe -- automatically His

anger will subside.

TRANSLATION

"The Lord is persisting, and if you also persist, His persistence will

increase. It is better for you to bathe and take prasadam. In due course,

His anger will automatically subside."

Antya 2.141

TEXT 141

TEXT

eta bali tare snana bhojana karana

apana bhavana aila tare asvasiya

SYNONYMS

eta bali -- saying this; tare -- him; snana bhojana karana -- inducing

to bathe and take prasadam; apana bhavana -- to his own place; aila --

returned; tare asvasiya -- assuring him.

TRANSLATION

Having said this, Svarupa Damodara Gosvami induced Haridasa to bathe and

take prasadam. After thus reassuring him, he returned home.

Antya 2.142

TEXT 142

TEXT

prabhu yadi yana jagannatha-darasane

dure rahi' haridasa karena darsane

SYNONYMS

prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi -- when; yana -- goes;

jagannatha-darasane -- to see Lord Jagannatha; dure rahi' -- remaining

in a distant place; haridasa -- Junior Haridasa; karena darsane -- sees.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to see Lord Jagannatha in the temple,

Haridasa would stay a long distance away and see Him.

Antya 2.143

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TEXT

mahaprabhu -- krpa-sindhu, ke pare bujhite?

priya bhakte danda karena dharma bujhaite

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa-sindhu -- the ocean of mercy;

ke pare bujhite -- who can understand; priya bhakte -- unto His dear

devotees; danda karena -- makes chastisement; dharma bujhaite -- to

establish principles of religion or duty.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the ocean of mercy. Who can understand Him?

When He chastises His dear devotees, He certainly does so to reestablish

the principles of religion or duty.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says in this connection that Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the ocean of mercy, chastised Junior Haridasa,

although Junior Haridasa was His dear devotee, to establish that one in

the devotional line, engaged in pure devotional service, should not be a

hypocrite. For a person engaged in devotional service in the renounced

order, having intimate relationships with women is certainly hypocrisy.

This chastisement was given to Junior Haridasa as an example to future

sahajiyas who might adopt the dress of the renounced order to imitate

Rupa Gosvami and other bona fide sannyasis but secretly have illicit

connections with women. To teach such men, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

chastised His dear devotee Haridasa for a slight deviation from the

regulative principles. Srimati Madhavi-devi was a highly elevated

devotee; therefore approaching her to ask for some rice to serve Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu was certainly not very offensive. Nevertheless, just

to preserve the regulative principles for the future, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu enforced the hard-and-fast rule that no one in the renounced

order should intimately mix with women. Had Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu not

chastised Junior Haridasa for this slight deviation, so-called devotees

of the Lord would have exploited the example of Junior Haridasa to

continue their habit of illicit connections with women unrestrictedly.

Indeed, they still preach that such behavior is allowed for a Vaisnava.

But it is strictly not allowed. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the teacher

of the entire world, and therefore He enforced this exemplary punishment

to establish that illicit sexual connections are never allowed by

Vaisnava philosophy. This was His purpose in chastising Junior Haridasa.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is in fact the most magnanimous incarnation of

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but He strictly prohibited illicit

sex.

Antya 2.144

TEXT 144

TEXT

dekhi' trasa upajila saba bhakta-gane

svapne-ha chadila sabe stri-sambhasane

SYNONYMS

dekhi' -- seeing; trasa -- an atmosphere of fear; upajila -- grew; saba

bhakta-gane -- among all the devotees; svapne-ha -- even in dreams;

chadila -- gave up; sabe -- all; stri-sambhasane -- talk with women.

TRANSLATION

After all the devotees saw this example, a mentality of fear grew among

them. Therefore they all stopped talking with women, even in dreams.

PURPORT

In connection with stri-sambhasana, talking with women, Srila

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that talking with women for the

purpose of mingling with them for sense gratification, subtle or gross,

is strictly prohibited. Canakya Pandita, the great moral instructor,

says, matr-vat para-daresu. Thus not only a person in the renounced

order or one engaged in devotional service but everyone should avoid

mingling with women. One should consider another's wife his mother.

Antya 2.145

TEXT 145

TEXT

ei-mate haridasera eka vatsara gela

tabu mahaprabhura mane prasada nahila

SYNONYMS

ei-mate -- in this way; haridasera -- of Junior Haridasa; eka vatsara --

one year; gela -- passed; tabu -- still; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; mane -- in the mind; prasada nahila -- there were no

symptoms of mercy.

TRANSLATION

In this way a complete year passed for Junior Haridasa, but still there

was not a sign of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy toward him.

Antya 2.146

TEXT 146

TEXT

ratri avasese prabhure dandavat hana

prayagete gela kareha kichu na baliya

SYNONYMS

ratri avasese -- at the end of one night; prabhure -- unto Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; dandavat hana -- offering obeisances; prayagete -- to the

holy place known as Prayaga (Allahabad); gela -- went; kareha -- to

anyone; kichu -- anything; na baliya -- not saying.

TRANSLATION

Thus at the end of one night, Junior Haridasa, after offering Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu his respectful obeisances, departed for Prayaga

without saying anything to anyone.

Antya 2.147

TEXT 147

TEXT

prabhu-pada-prapti lagi' sankalpa karila

triveni pravesa kari' prana chadila

SYNONYMS

prabhu-pada -- the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prapti lagi' --

with a view to getting; sankalpa karila -- decided definitely; tri-veni

pravesa kari' -- entering into the water at the confluence of the Ganges

and Yamuna at Prayaga; prana chadila -- give up his life.

TRANSLATION

Junior Haridasa had conclusively decided to attain shelter at the lotus

feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thus he entered deep into the water at

Triveni, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna at Prayaga, and in this

way gave up his life.

Antya 2.148

TEXT 148

TEXT

sei-ksane divya-dehe prabhu-sthane aila

prabhu-krpa pana antardhanei rahila

SYNONYMS

sei-ksane -- immediately thereupon; divya-dehe -- in a spiritual body;

prabhu-sthane aila -- came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu-krpa --

the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pana -- getting; antardhanei

rahila -- remained invisible.

TRANSLATION

Immediately after committing suicide in this way, he went in his

spiritual body to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and received the mercy of the

Lord. However, he still remained invisible.

Antya 2.149

TEXT 149

TEXT

gandharva-dehe gana karena antardhane

ratrye prabhure sunaya gita, anye nahi jane

SYNONYMS

gandharva-dehe -- in the body of a Gandharva; gana karena -- he sings;

antardhane -- without being visible; ratrye -- at night; prabhure --

unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sunaya gita -- he was singing; anye --

others; nahi jane -- could not understand.

TRANSLATION

In a spiritual body resembling that of a Gandharva, Junior Haridasa,

although invisible, would sing at night for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to

hear. No one but the Lord, however, knew of this.

Antya 2.150

TEXT 150

TEXT

eka-dina mahaprabhu puchila bhakta-gane

'haridasa kanha? tare anaha ekhane'

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; puchila

bhakta-gane -- inquired from the devotees; haridasa kanha -- where is

Haridasa; tare -- him; anaha ekhane -- bring here.

TRANSLATION

One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu inquired from the devotees, "Where is

Haridasa? Now you may bring him here."

Antya 2.151

TEXT 151

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sabe kahe, -- "haridasa varsa-purna dine

ratre uthi kanha gela, keha nahi jane"

SYNONYMS

sabe kahe -- everyone spoke; haridasa -- Haridasa; varsa-purna dine --

at the end of one full year; ratre -- at night; uthi -- getting up;

kanha gela -- where he went; keha nahi jane -- no one knows.

TRANSLATION

The devotees all replied, "One night at the end of a full year, Junior

Haridasa got up and went away. No one knows where he has gone."

Antya 2.152

TEXT 152

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suni' mahaprabhu isat hasiya rahila

saba bhakta-gana mane vismaya ha-ila

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; isat --

slightly; hasiya rahila -- remained smiling; saba bhakta-gana -- all the

devotees; mane -- in the minds; vismaya ha-ila -- became surprised.

TRANSLATION

While hearing the devotees lament, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was mildly

smiling. Thus all the devotees were very much astonished.

Antya 2.153–154

TEXTS 153–154

TEXT

eka-dina jagadananda, svarupa, govinda

kasisvara, sankara, damodara, mukunda

samudra-snane gela sabe, sune katho dure

haridasa gayena, yena daki' kantha-svare

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; jagadananda -- Jagadananda; svarupa -- Svarupa;

govinda -- Govinda; kasisvara -- Kasisvara; sankara -- Sankara; damodara

-- Damodara; mukunda -- Mukunda; samudra-snane -- bathing in the sea;

gela -- went; sabe -- all of them; sune -- could hear; katho dure --

from a distant place; haridasa gayena -- Junior Haridasa was singing;

yena -- as if; daki' -- calling; kantha-svare -- in his original voice.

TRANSLATION

One day Jagadananda, Svarupa, Govinda, Kasisvara, Sankara, Damodara and

Mukunda all went to bathe in the sea. They could hear Haridasa singing

from a distant place as if calling them in his original voice.

Antya 2.155

TEXT 155

TEXT

manusya na dekhe -- madhura gita-matra sune

govindadi sabe meli' kaila anumane

SYNONYMS

manusya -- a man; na dekhe -- could not see; madhura -- very sweet; gita

-- singing; matra -- only; sune -- one could hear; govinda-adi sabe --

all the devotees, headed by Govinda; meli' -- coming together; kaila

anumane -- guessed.

TRANSLATION

No one could see him, but they could hear him singing in a sweet voice.

Therefore all the devotees, headed by Govinda, made this guess.

Antya 2.156

TEXT 156

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'visadi khana haridasa atma-ghata kaila

sei pape jani ‘brahma-raksasa' haila

SYNONYMS

visa-adi khana -- by drinking poison; haridasa -- Junior Haridasa; atma-

ghata kaila -- has committed suicide; sei pape -- on account of that

sinful activity; jani -- we understand; brahma-raksasa -- a brahmana

ghost; haila -- he has become.

TRANSLATION

"Haridasa must have committed suicide by drinking poison, and because of

this sinful act, he has now become a brahmana ghost.

Antya 2.157

TEXT 157

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akara na dekhi, matra suni tara gana'

svarupa kahena, -- "ei mithya anumana

SYNONYMS

akara -- form; na dekhi -- we cannot see; matra -- only; suni -- we hear;

tara -- his; gana -- singing; svarupa kahena -- Svarupa Damodara said;

ei -- this; mithya -- false; anumana -- guess.

TRANSLATION

"We cannot see his material form," they said, "but still we hear his

sweet singing. Therefore he must have become a ghost."

Svarupa Damodara, however, protested, "This is a false guess.

Antya 2.158

TEXT 158

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ajanma krsna-kirtana, prabhura sevana

prabhu-krpa-patra, ara ksetrera marana

SYNONYMS

ajanma -- throughout the whole life; krsna-kirtana -- chanting of the

Hare Krsna mantra; prabhura sevana -- service to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

prabhu-krpa-patra -- very dear to the Lord; ara -- and; ksetrera marana

-- his death in a holy place.

TRANSLATION

"Junior Haridasa chanted the Hare Krsna mantra throughout his entire

life and served the Supreme Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Moreover, he

is dear to the Lord and has died in a holy place.

Antya 2.159

TEXT 159

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durgati na haya tara, sad-gati se haya

prabhu-bhangi ei, pache janiba niscaya"

SYNONYMS

durgati -- a bad result; na haya tara -- is not his; sat-gati se haya --

he must have achieved liberation; prabhu-bhangi -- a sport of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ei -- this; pache -- later; janiba -- you will

understand; niscaya -- the real fact.

TRANSLATION

"Haridasa cannot have been degraded; he must have attained liberation.

This is a pastime of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's. You will all understand

it later."

Antya 2.160

TEXT 160

TEXT

prayaga ha-ite eka vaisnava navadvipa aila

haridasera varta tenho sabare kahila

SYNONYMS

prayaga ha-ite -- from Prayaga; eka -- one; vaisnava -- devotee of Lord

Krsna; navadvipa aila -- came to Navadvipa; haridasera varta -- the news

of Haridasa; tenho -- he; sabare kahila -- informed everyone.

TRANSLATION

A devotee returned to Navadvipa from Prayaga and told everyone the

details of Junior Haridasa's suicide.

Antya 2.161

TEXT 161

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yaiche sankalpa, yaiche triveni pravesila

suni', srivasadira mane vismaya ha-ila

SYNONYMS

yaiche sankalpa -- how he was determined; yaiche -- how; triveni

pravesila -- he entered into Triveni; suni' -- hearing; srivasa-adira --

of Srivasa Thakura and others; mane -- in the minds; vismaya ha-ila --

there was surprise.

TRANSLATION

He explained how Junior Haridasa had made his resolution and had thus

entered the waters at the confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges. Hearing

these details, Srivasa Thakura and the other devotees were very

surprised.

Antya 2.162

TEXT 162

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varsantare sivananda saba bhakta lana

prabhure milila asi' anandita hana

SYNONYMS

varsa-antare -- at the end of the year; sivananda -- Sivananda Sena;

saba -- all; bhakta lana -- taking the devotees; prabhure milila -- met

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asi' -- coming; anandita hana -- becoming

greatly happy.

TRANSLATION

At the end of the year, Sivananda Sena came to Jagannatha Puri as usual,

accompanied by the other devotees, and thus in great happiness met Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 2.163

TEXT 163

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'haridasa kanha?' yadi srivasa puchila

"sva-karma-phala-bhuk puman" -- prabhu uttara dila

SYNONYMS

haridasa kanha -- where is Junior Haridasa; yadi -- when; srivasa

puchila -- Srivasa Thakura inquired; sva-karma-phala-bhuk -- sure to

accept the resultant action of his fruitive activities; puman -- a

person; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; uttara dila -- replied.

TRANSLATION

When Srivasa Thakura inquired from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "Where is

Junior Haridasa?" the Lord replied, "A person is sure to achieve the

results of his fruitive activities."

Antya 2.164

TEXT 164

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tabe srivasa tara vrttanta kahila

yaiche sankalpa, yaiche triveni pravesila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- at that time; srivasa -- Srivasa Thakura; tara -- of Junior

Haridasa; vrttanta -- story; kahila -- spoke; yaiche -- how; sankalpa --

he decided; yaiche -- how; triveni pravesila -- he entered the waters at

the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna.

TRANSLATION

Then Srivasa Thakura related the details of Haridasa's decision and his

entering the waters at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna.

Antya 2.165

TEXT 165

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suni' prabhu hasi' kahe suprasanna citta

'prakrti darsana kaile ei prayascitta'

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasi' -- smiling;

kahe -- replied; su-prasanna citta -- being in a happy mood; prakrti

darsana kaile -- if someone sees women with a sensual propensity; ei

prayascitta -- this is the atonement.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard these details, He smiled in a pleased

mood and said, "If with sensual intentions one looks at women, this is

the only process of atonement."

Antya 2.166

TEXT 166

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svarupadi mili' tabe vicara karila

triveni-prabhave haridasa prabhu-pada paila

SYNONYMS

svarupa-adi -- devotees headed by Svarupa Damodara; mili' -- coming

together; tabe -- then; vicara karila -- discussed; triveni-prabhave --

by the influence of the holy place at the confluence of the Ganges and

Yamuna; haridasa -- Junior Haridasa; prabhu-pada paila -- achieved the

shelter of the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Then all the devotees, headed by Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, concluded

that because Haridasa had committed suicide at the confluence of the

rivers Ganges and Yamuna, he must have ultimately attained shelter at

the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura remarks that after one adopts the renounced

order and accepts the dress of either a sannyasi or a babaji, if he

entertains the idea of sense gratification, especially in relationship

with a woman, the only atonement is to commit suicide at the confluence

of the Ganges and Yamuna. Only by such atonement can his sinful life be

purified. If such a person is thus punished, it is possible for him to

attain the shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Without such punishment,

however, the shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is very difficult to

regain.

Antya 2.167

TEXT 167

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ei-mata lila kare sacira nandana

yaha suni' bhakta-ganera yudaya karna-mana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; lila kare -- continues to execute pastimes;

sacira nandana -- the son of mother Saci; yaha suni' -- hearing which;

bhakta-ganera -- of the devotees; yudaya -- satisfies; karna-mana -- the

ears and the mind.

TRANSLATION

In this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of mother Saci, performs

His pastimes, which greatly satisfy the ears and minds of pure devotees

who hear about them.

Antya 2.168

TEXT 168

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apana karunya, loke vairagya-siksana

sva-bhaktera gadha-anuraga-prakati-karana

SYNONYMS

apana -- personal; karunya -- favor; loke -- to the people in general;

vairagya-siksana -- teaching about the order of renunciation; sva-

bhaktera -- of His devotees; gadha -- deep; anuraga -- of attachment;

prakati -- manifestation; karana -- causing.

TRANSLATION

This incident manifests the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His

teaching that a sannyasi should remain in the renounced order, and the

deep attachment to Him felt by His faithful devotees.

Antya 2.169

TEXT 169

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tirthera mahima, nija bhakte atmasat

eka lilaya karena prabhu karya panca-sata

SYNONYMS

tirthera mahima -- the glories of a holy place; nija bhakte atmasat --

accepting His devotee again; eka lilaya -- by one pastime; karena --

executes; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karya panca-sata -- five to

seven different purposes.

TRANSLATION

It also demonstrates the glories of holy places and shows how the Lord

accepts His faithful devotee. Thus the Lord fulfilled five or seven

purposes by performing one pastime.

Antya 2.170

TEXT 170

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madhura caitanya-lila -- samudra-gambhira

loke nahi bujhe, bujhe yei ‘bhakta' ‘dhira'

SYNONYMS

madhura -- sweet; caitanya-lila -- pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; samudra-gambhira -- as deep as the ocean; loke nahi bujhe --

people in general cannot understand; bujhe -- can understand; yei -- one

who; bhakta -- devotee; dhira -- sober.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are like nectar, and they are

deep like the ocean. People in general cannot understand them, but a

sober devotee can.

Antya 2.171

TEXT 171

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visvasa kariya suna caitanya-carita

tarka na kariha, tarke habe viparita

SYNONYMS

visvasa kariya -- with faith and confidence; suna -- just hear; caitanya-

carita -- the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tarka na kariha -- do

not uselessly argue; tarke -- by argument; habe viparita -- will get the

opposite result.

TRANSLATION

Please hear the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with faith and

confidence. Do not argue, for arguments will produce a contrary result.

Antya 2.172

TEXT 172

TEXT

sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa

Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation;

Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe --

describes; krsna-dasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always

desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

following in their footsteps.

Instructions from this Chapter

Summarizing this chapter, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says

that one should derive from it the following lessons. (1) Although Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is an

incarnation of mercy, He nevertheless gave up the company of one of His

personal associates, namely Junior Haridasa, for if He had not done so,

pseudo devotees would have taken advantage of Junior Haridasa's fault by

using it as an excuse to live as devotees and at the same time have

illicit sexual connections. Such activities would have demoralized the

cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and as a result, devotees would surely

have gone to a hellish life in the name of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. (2)

By chastising Junior Haridasa, the Lord set the standard for acaryas, or

the heads of institutions propagating the Caitanya cult, and for all

actual devotees. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to maintain the highest

standard. (3) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed that a pure devotee

should be simple and free from sinful activities, for thus one can be

His bona fide servant. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught His followers how

to observe the renounced order strictly. (4) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

wanted to prove that His devotees are exalted and that their character

is ideal. He kindly accepts His faithful devotees and teaches them how

much tribulation and disturbance can be produced by even a slight

deviation from the strict principles of devotional life. (5) By

chastising Junior Haridasa, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited His mercy

toward him, thus showing how elevated was Junior Haridasa's devotion for

Him. Because of this transcendental relationship, the Lord corrected

even a slight offense committed by His pure devotee. Therefore one who

wants to be a pure devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu should give up all

material sense gratification; otherwise, the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu are very difficult to attain. (6) If one dies in such a

celebrated holy place as Prayaga, Mathura or Vrndavana, one can be

relieved of the reactions to sinful life and then attain the shelter of

the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (7) Although a pure or faithful

devotee may fall down, he nevertheless ultimately gets the chance to go

back home, back to Godhead, by the mercy of the Lord.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-

lila, Second Chapter, describing the chastisement of Junior Haridasa.

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Antya 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridasa
 
Chapter Two: 
The Chastisement of Junior Haridasa
 
The purport of this chapter is explained by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura 
in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya as follows. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, the 
author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, wanted to explain direct meetings 
with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, meetings with those empowered by Him, and 
His avirbhava appearance. Thus he described the glories of Nrsimhananda 
and other devotees. A devotee named Bhagavan Acarya was exceptionally 
faithful to the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Nevertheless, his 
brother, Gopala Bhatta Acarya, discoursed upon the commentary of 
impersonalism (Mayavada). Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, the secretary 
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, forbid Bhagavan Acarya to indulge in hearing 
that commentary. Later, when Junior Haridasa, following the order of 
Bhagavan Acarya, went to collect alms from Madhavidevi, he committed an 
offense by talking intimately with a woman although he was in the 
renounced order. Because of this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu rejected 
Junior Haridasa, and despite all the requests of the Lord's stalwart 
devotees, the Lord did not accept him again. One year after this 
incident, Junior Haridasa went to the confluence of the Ganges and 
Yamuna and committed suicide. In his spiritual body, however, he 
continued to sing devotional songs, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard 
them. When the Vaisnavas of Bengal went to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
these incidents became known to Svarupa Damodara and others.
 
Antya 2.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
vande ‘ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaisnavams ca
 sri-rupam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa-jivam
sadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devam
 sri-radha-krsna-padan saha-gana-lalita-sri-visakhanvitams ca
SYNONYMS
 
vande -- offer my respectful obeisances; aham -- I; sri-guroh -- of my 
initiating spiritual master or instructing spiritual master; sri-yuta-
pada-kamalam -- unto the opulent lotus feet; sri-gurun -- unto the 
spiritual masters in the parampara system, beginning from Madhavendra 
Puri down to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada; 
vaisnavan -- unto all the Vaisnavas, beginning from Lord Brahma and 
others coming from the very start of the creation; ca -- and; sri-rupam -
- unto Srila Rupa Gosvami; sa-agra-jatam -- with his elder brother, Sri 
Sanatana Gosvami; saha-gana-raghunatha-anvitam -- with Raghunatha dasa 
Gosvami and his associates; tam -- unto him; sa-jivam -- with Jiva 
Gosvami; sa-advaitam -- with Advaita Acarya; sa-avadhutam -- with 
Nityananda Prabhu; parijana-sahitam -- and with Srivasa Thakura and all 
the other devotees; krsna-caitanya-devam -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; sri-radha-krsna-padan -- unto the lotus feet of the all-
opulent Sri Krsna and Radharani; saha-gana -- with associates; lalita-
sri-visakha-anvitan -- accompanied by Lalita and Sri Visakha; ca -- also.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual 
master and of all the other preceptors on the path of devotional service.
 I offer my respectful obeisances unto all the Vaisnavas and unto the 
Six Gosvamis, including Srila Rupa Gosvami, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, 
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Jiva Gosvami and their associates. I offer my 
respectful obeisances unto Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu, Sri Nityananda 
Prabhu, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and all His devotees, headed by Srivasa 
Thakura. I then offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of 
Lord Krsna, Srimati Radharani and all the gopis, headed by Lalita and 
Visakha.
 
Antya 2.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- to Sri Caitanya; jaya -- all 
glories; nityananda -- to Lord Nityananda; jaya advaita-candra -- all 
glories to Advaita Acarya; jaya -- all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda -- to 
the devotees of Lord Caitanya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Nityananda Prabhu!
 All glories to Advaita Acarya! And all glories to all the devotees of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
 
Antya 2.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
sarva-loka uddharite gaura-avatara
nistarera hetu tara trividha prakara
SYNONYMS
 
sarva-loka -- all the worlds; uddharite -- to deliver; gaura-avatara -- 
the incarnation of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nistarera hetu -- 
causes of the deliverance of all people; tara -- His; tri-vidha prakara -
- three kinds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In His incarnation as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Sri Krsna descended 
to deliver all the living beings in the three worlds, from Brahmaloka 
down to Patalaloka. He caused their deliverance in three ways.
 
Antya 2.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
saksat-darsana, ara yogya-bhakta-jive
'avesa' karaye kahan, kahan ‘avirbhave'
SYNONYMS
 
saksat-darsana -- direct meeting; ara -- and; yogya-bhakta -- perfect 
devotee; jive -- living beings; avesa karaye -- empowers with specific 
spiritual potencies; kahan -- somewhere; kahan -- in other places; 
avirbhave -- by appearing Himself.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord delivered the fallen souls in some places by meeting them 
directly, in other places by empowering a pure devotee, and in still 
other places by appearing before someone Himself.
 
Antya 2.5–6
 
TEXTS 5–6
 
TEXT
 
'saksat-darsane' praya saba nistarila
nakula-brahmacarira dehe ‘avista' ha-ila
pradyumna-nrsimhananda age kaila ‘avirbhava'
'loka nistariba', -- ei isvara-svabhava
SYNONYMS
 
saksat-darsane -- by direct meeting; praya -- almost; saba -- all; 
nistarila -- delivered; nakula-brahmacarira -- of a brahmacari named 
Nakula; dehe -- in the body; avista ha-ila -- entered; pradyumna-
nrsimhananda -- Pradyumna Nrsimhananda; age -- in front of; kaila -- 
made; avirbhava -- appearance; loka nistariba -- I shall deliver all the 
fallen souls; ei -- this; isvara-svabhava -- the characteristic of the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered almost all the fallen souls by 
directly meeting them. He delivered others by entering the bodies of 
great devotees, such as Nakula Brahmacari. And He delivered still others 
by appearing before them, as in the case of Nrsimhananda Brahmacari. "I 
shall deliver the fallen souls." This statement characterizes the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
PURPORT
 
The Lord always manifested His avirbhava appearance in the following 
four places: (1) the house of Srimati Sacimata, (2) wherever Nityananda 
Prabhu danced in ecstasy, (3) the house of Srivasa (when kirtana was 
performed), and (4) the house of Raghava Pandita. Lord Caitanya Himself 
appeared in these four places. (In this connection, one may consult text 
34.)
 
Antya 2.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
saksat-darsane saba jagat tarila
eka-bara ye dekhila, se krtartha ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
saksat-darsane -- by direct meetings; saba -- all; jagat -- the universe;
 tarila -- He delivered; eka-bara -- once; ye -- anyone who; dekhila -- 
saw; se -- he; krta-artha -- fully satisfied; ha-ila -- became.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was personally present, anyone in the world 
who met Him even once was fully satisfied and became spiritually 
advanced.
 
Antya 2.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
gauda-desera bhakta-gana pratyabda asiya
punah gauda-dese yaya prabhure miliya
SYNONYMS
 
gauda-desera -- of Bengal; bhakta-gana -- devotees; prati-abda -- every 
year; asiya -- coming; punah -- again; gauda-dese -- to Bengal; yaya -- 
return; prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; miliya -- after meeting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Every year, devotees from Bengal would go to Jagannatha Puri to meet Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and after the meeting they would return to Bengal.
 
Antya 2.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
ara nana-desera loka asi' jagannatha
caitanya-carana dekhi' ha-ila krtartha
SYNONYMS
 
ara -- again; nana-desera -- of different provinces; loka -- people; asi'
 -- coming; jagannatha -- to Jagannatha Puri; caitanya-carana -- the 
lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dekhi' -- seeing; ha-ila -- 
became; krta-artha -- fully satisfied.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Similarly, people who went to Jagannatha Puri from various provinces of 
India were fully satisfied after seeing the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 2.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
sapta-dvipera loka ara nava-khanda-vasi
deva, gandharva, kinnara manusya-vese asi'
SYNONYMS
 
sapta-dvipera loka -- people from all of the seven islands within the 
universe; ara -- and; nava-khanda-vasi -- the inhabitants of the nine 
khandas; deva -- demigods; gandharva -- the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka;
 kinnara -- the inhabitants of Kinnaraloka; manusya-vese -- in the form 
of human beings; asi' -- coming.
 
TRANSLATION
 
People from all over the universe, including the seven islands, the nine 
khandas, the planets of the demigods, Gandharvaloka and Kinnaraloka, 
would go there in the forms of human beings.
 
PURPORT
 
For an explanation of sapta-dvipa, see Madhya-lila, Chapter Twenty, 
verse 218, and Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fifth Canto, Chapters Sixteen and 
Twenty. In the Siddhanta-siromani, Chapter One (Goladhyaya), in the 
Bhuvana-kosa section, the nine khandas are mentioned as follows:
 
aindram kaseru sakalam kila tamraparnam
 anyad gabhastimad atas ca kumarikakhyam
nagam ca saumyam iha varunam antya-khandam
 gandharva-samjnam iti bharata-varsa-madhye
 
"Within Bharata-varsa, there are nine khandas. They are known as (1) 
Aindra, (2) Kaseru, (3) Tamraparna, (4) Gabhastimat, (5) Kumarika, (6) 
Naga, (7) Saumya, (8) Varuna and (9) Gandharva."
 
Antya 2.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
prabhure dekhiya yaya ‘vaisnava' hana
krsna bali' nace saba premavista hana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhure dekhiya -- by seeing the Lord; yaya -- they return; vaisnava 
hana -- having become devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, 
Krsna; krsna bali' -- chanting Krsna; nace -- dance; saba -- all of them;
 prema-avista hana -- overwhelmed by ecstatic love.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Having seen the Lord, they all became Vaisnavas. Thus in ecstatic love 
of Godhead they chanted the Hare Krsna mantra and danced.
 
Antya 2.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata darsane trijagat nistari
ye keha asite nare aneka samsari
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; darsane -- by direct visits; tri-jagat -- the 
three worlds; nistari -- delivering; ye keha -- some who; asite nare -- 
could not come; aneka -- many; samsari -- persons entangled in this 
material world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus by direct meetings, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered the three 
worlds. Some people, however, were entangled in material activities and 
could not go.
 
Antya 2.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
ta-saba tarite prabhu sei saba dese
yogya-bhakta jiva-dehe karena ‘avese'
SYNONYMS
 
ta-saba -- all of them; tarite -- to deliver; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; sei -- those; saba -- all; dese -- in countries; yogya-
bhakta -- a suitable devotee; jiva-dehe -- in the body of such a living 
entity; karena -- does; avese -- entrance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
To deliver people in regions throughout the universe who could not meet 
Him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally entered the bodies of pure 
devotees.
 
Antya 2.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
sei jive nija-bhakti karena prakase
tahara darsane ‘vaisnava' haya sarva-dese
SYNONYMS
 
sei jive -- in that living being; nija-bhakti -- His own devotion; 
karena prakase -- manifests directly; tahara darsane -- by seeing such 
an empowered devotee; vaisnava -- devotees of Krsna; haya -- become; 
sarva-dese -- in all other countries.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus He empowered living beings [His pure devotees] by manifesting in 
them so much of His own devotion that people in all other countries 
became devotees by seeing them.
 
PURPORT
 
As stated in the Caitanya-caritamrta (Antya 7.11):
 
kali-kalera dharma -- krsna-nama-sankirtana
krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana
 
Unless one is empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, one cannot spread the holy names of the Hare Krsna 
maha-mantra throughout the world. Persons who do so are empowered. 
Therefore they are sometimes called avesa-avataras, or empowered 
incarnations, for they are endowed with the power of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 2.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata avese tarila tribhuvana
gaude yaiche avesa, kari dig-darasana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; avese -- by empowering; tarila tri-bhuvana -- 
delivered the entire three worlds; gaude -- in Bengal; yaiche -- how; 
avesa -- empowering; kari dik-darasana -- I shall describe in brief.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivered the entire three worlds, 
not only by His personal presence but also by empowering others. I shall 
briefly describe how He empowered a living being in Bengal.
 
Antya 2.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
ambuya-muluke haya nakula-brahmacari
parama-vaisnava tenho bada adhikari
SYNONYMS
 
ambuya-muluke -- in the province known as Ambuya; haya -- there is; 
nakula-brahmacari -- a person known as Nakula Brahmacari; parama-
vaisnava -- a perfectly pure devotee; tenho -- he; bada adhikari -- very 
advanced in devotional service.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In Ambuya-muluka there was a person named Nakula Brahmacari, who was a 
perfectly pure devotee, greatly advanced in devotional service.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that Ambuya-muluka is the present Ambika,
 a city in the Vardhamana district of West Bengal. Formerly, during the 
Muslim regime, it was known as Ambuya-muluka. In this city there is a 
neighborhood called Pyariganja, and that is where Nakula Brahmacari used 
to live.
 
Antya 2.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
gauda-desera loka nistarite mana haila
nakula-hrdaye prabhu ‘avesa' karila
SYNONYMS
 
gauda-desera loka -- the people of Bengal; nistarite -- to deliver; mana 
haila -- wanted; nakula-hrdaye -- in the heart of Nakula Brahmacari; 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesa karila -- entered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Desiring to deliver all the people of Bengal, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
entered the heart of Nakula Brahmacari.
 
Antya 2.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
graha-grasta-praya nakula premavista hana
hase, kande, nace, gaya unmatta hana
SYNONYMS
 
graha-grasta-praya -- exactly like one haunted by a ghost; nakula -- 
Nakula Brahmacari; prema-avista hana -- being overwhelmed by ecstatic 
love of God; hase -- laughs; kande -- cries; nace -- dances; gaya -- 
chants; unmatta hana -- just like a madman.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Nakula Brahmacari became exactly like a man haunted by a ghost. Thus he 
sometimes laughed, sometimes cried, sometimes danced and sometimes 
chanted like a madman.
 
Antya 2.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
asru, kampa, stambha, sveda, sattvika vikara
nirantara preme nrtya, saghana hunkara
SYNONYMS
 
asru -- tears; kampa -- trembling; stambha -- becoming stunned; sveda -- 
perspiration; sattvika vikara -- all such transcendental transformations;
 nirantara -- continuously; preme nrtya -- dancing in ecstatic love; sa-
ghana hunkara -- a sound like that of a cloud.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He continuously exhibited bodily transformations of transcendental love. 
Thus he cried, trembled, became stunned, perspired, danced in love of 
Godhead and made sounds like those of a cloud.
 
Antya 2.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
taiche gaura-kanti, taiche sada premavesa
taha dekhibare aise sarva gauda-desa
SYNONYMS
 
taiche -- in that way; gaura-kanti -- a bodily luster like that of Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; taiche -- similarly; sada -- always; prema-
avesa -- absorbed in ecstatic love; taha dekhibare -- to see that; aise -
- come; sarva -- all; gauda-desa -- people from all provinces of Bengal.
 
TRANSLATION
 
His body shone with the same luster as that of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
and he showed the same absorption in ecstatic love of Godhead. People 
came from all provinces of Bengal to see these symptoms.
 
Antya 2.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
yare dekhe tare kahe, -- ‘kaha krsna-nama'
tanhara darsane loka haya premoddama
SYNONYMS
 
yare dekhe -- to whomever he saw; tare kahe -- he addresses him; kaha 
krsna-nama -- my dear friend, chant Krsna's holy name; tanhara darsane --
 by seeing him; loka haya -- people became; prema-uddama -- highly 
elevated in love of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He advised whomever he met to chant the holy names Hare Krsna. Thus upon 
seeing him, people were overwhelmed with love of Godhead.
 
Antya 2.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
caitanyera avesa haya nakulera dehe
suni' sivananda aila kariya sandehe
SYNONYMS
 
caitanyera -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesa -- taking possession; 
haya -- there is; nakulera dehe -- in the body of Nakula Brahmacari; 
suni' -- hearing; sivananda aila -- Sivananda Sena came; kariya sandehe -
- doubting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sivananda Sena heard that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had entered the 
body of Nakula Brahmacari, he went there with doubts in his mind.
 
Antya 2.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
pariksa karite tanra yabe iccha haila
bahire rahiya tabe vicara karila
SYNONYMS
 
pariksa karite -- to test; tanra -- of Sivananda Sena; yabe -- when; 
iccha -- desire; haila -- there was; bahire rahiya -- staying outside; 
tabe -- at that time; vicara karila -- considered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Desiring to test the authenticity of Nakula Brahmacari, he stayed 
outside, thinking as follows.
 
Antya 2.24–25
 
TEXTS 24–25
 
TEXT
 
"apane bolana more, iha yadi jani
amara ista-mantra jani' kahena apani
tabe jani, inhate haya caitanya-avese"
eta cinti' sivananda rahila dura-dese
SYNONYMS
 
apane -- personally; bolana -- calls; more -- me; iha -- this; yadi -- 
if; jani -- I understand; amara -- my; ista-mantra -- worshipable mantra;
 jani' -- knowing; kahena apani -- he says himself; tabe jani -- then I 
shall understand; inhate -- in him; haya -- there is; caitanya-avese -- 
being possessed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; eta cinti' -- thinking this; 
sivananda -- Sivananda Sena; rahila -- remained; dura-dese -- a little 
far off.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If Nakula Brahmacari personally calls me and knows my worshipable 
mantra, then I shall understand that he is inspired by the presence of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu." Thinking in this way, he stayed some distance 
apart.
 
Antya 2.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
asankhya lokera ghata, -- keha aise yaya
lokera sanghatte keha darsana na paya
SYNONYMS
 
asankhya lokera ghata -- a great crowd of people; keha -- some; aise -- 
come; yaya -- go; lokera sanghatte -- in the great crowd of people; keha 
-- some of them; darsana na paya -- could not see Nakula Brahmacari.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There was a large crowd of people, some coming and some going. Indeed, 
some people in that great crowd could not even see Nakula Brahmacari.
 
Antya 2.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
avese brahmacari kahe, -- ‘sivananda ache dure
jana dui cari yaha, bolaha tahare'
SYNONYMS
 
avese -- in that state of possession; brahmacari kahe -- Nakula 
Brahmacari said; sivananda -- Sivananda Sena; ache dure -- is staying 
some distance off; jana -- persons; dui -- two; cari -- four; yaha -- go;
 bolaha tahare -- call him.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In his inspired state, Nakula Brahmacari said, "Sivananda Sena is 
staying some distance away. Two or four of you go call him."
 
Antya 2.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
cari-dike dhaya loke ‘sivananda' bali
sivananda kon, tomaya bolaya brahmacari
SYNONYMS
 
cari-dike -- in four directions; dhaya loke -- people began to run; 
sivananda bali -- calling loudly the name of Sivananda; sivananda kon -- 
whoever is Sivananda; tomaya -- unto you; bolaya -- calls; brahmacari -- 
Nakula Brahmacari.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus people began running here and there, calling in all directions, "
Sivananda! Whoever is Sivananda, please come. Nakula Brahmacari is 
calling you."
 
Antya 2.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
suni', sivananda sena tanha sighra aila
namaskara kari' tanra nikate vasila
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; sivananda sena -- Sivananda Sena; tanha -- there; 
sighra -- quickly; aila -- came; namaskara kari' -- offering obeisances; 
tanra nikate -- near him; vasila -- sat down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing these calls, Sivananda Sena quickly went there, offered 
obeisances to Nakula Brahmacari, and sat down near him.
 
Antya 2.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
brahmacari bale, -- "tumi karila samsaya
eka-mana hana suna tahara niscaya
SYNONYMS
 
brahmacari bale -- Nakula Brahmacari said; tumi -- you; karila samsaya --
 have doubted; eka-mana hana -- with great attention; suna -- please 
hear; tahara -- for that; niscaya -- settlement.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Nakula Brahmacari said, "I know that you are doubtful. Now please hear 
this evidence with great attention.
 
Antya 2.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
'gaura-gopala mantra' tomara cari aksara
avisvasa chada, yei kariyacha antara"
SYNONYMS
 
gaura-gopala mantra -- the Gaura-gopala mantra; tomara -- your; cari 
aksara -- composed of four syllables; avisvasa chada -- give up your 
doubts; yei -- which; kariyacha antara -- you have kept within your mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You are chanting the Gaura-gopala mantra, composed of four syllables. 
Now please give up the doubts that have resided within you."
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains the Gaura-gopala mantra in his Amrta-
pravaha-bhasya. Worshipers of Sri Gaurasundara accept the four syllables 
gau-ra-an-ga as the Gaura mantra, but pure worshipers of Radha and Krsna 
accept the four syllables ra-dha krs-na as the Gaura-gopala mantra. 
However, Vaisnavas consider Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu nondifferent from 
Radha-Krsna (sri-krsna-caitanya radha-krsna nahe anya). Therefore one 
who chants the mantra "gauranga" and one who chants the names of Radha 
and Krsna are on the same level.
 
Antya 2.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
tabe sivanandera mane pratiti ha-ila
aneka sammana kari' bahu bhakti kaila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereupon; sivanandera -- of Sivananda Sena; mane -- in the mind;
 pratiti ha-ila -- there was confidence; aneka sammana kari' -- offering 
him much respect; bahu bhakti kaila -- offered him devotional service.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sivananda Sena thereupon developed full confidence in his mind that 
Nakula Brahmacari was filled with the presence of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. Sivananda Sena then offered him respect and devotional 
service.
 
Antya 2.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata mahaprabhura acintya prabhava
ebe suna prabhura yaiche haya ‘avirbhava'
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
acintya prabhava -- inconceivable influence; ebe -- now; suna -- hear; 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yaiche -- in which way; haya -- 
there is; avirbhava -- appearance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, one should understand the inconceivable potencies of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Now please hear how His appearance [avirbhava] 
takes place.
 
Antya 2.34–35
 
TEXTS 34–35
 
TEXT
 
sacira mandire, ara nityananda-nartane
srivasa-kirtane, ara raghava-bhavane
ei cari thani prabhura sada ‘avirbhava'
premakrsta haya, -- prabhura sahaja svabhava
SYNONYMS
 
sacira mandire -- in the household temple of mother Saci; ara -- and; 
nityananda-nartane -- at the time of Sri Nityananda Prabhu's dancing; 
srivasa-kirtane -- at the time of congregational chanting headed by 
Srivasa Pandita; ara -- and; raghava-bhavane -- in the house of Raghava; 
ei cari thani -- in these four places; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; sada -- always; avirbhava -- appearance; prema-akrsta haya --
 is attracted by love; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sahaja 
svabhava -- natural characteristic.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu always appeared in four places -- in the 
household temple of mother Saci, in the places where Sri Nityananda 
Prabhu danced, in the house of Srivasa Pandita during congregational 
chanting, and in the house of Raghava Pandita. He appeared because of 
His attraction to the love of His devotees. That is His natural 
characteristic.
 
Antya 2.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
nrsimhanandera age avirbhuta hana
bhojana karila, taha suna mana diya
SYNONYMS
 
nrsimhanandera -- the brahmacari known as Nrsimhananda; age -- before; 
avirbhuta hana -- appearing; bhojana karila -- He accepted offerings of 
food; taha -- that; suna -- hear; mana diya -- with attention.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared before Nrsimhananda Brahmacari and ate 
his offerings. Please hear about this with attention.
 
Antya 2.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
sivanandera bhagina srikanta-sena nama
prabhura krpate tenho bada bhagyavan
SYNONYMS
 
sivanandera -- of Sivananda Sena; bhagina -- nephew; srikanta-sena nama -
- named Srikanta Sena; prabhura krpate -- by the causeless mercy of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tenho -- he; bada -- very; bhagyavan -- fortunate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sivananda Sena had a nephew named Srikanta Sena, who by the grace of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was extremely fortunate.
 
Antya 2.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
eka vatsara tenho prathama ekesvara
prabhu dekhibare aila utkantha-antara
SYNONYMS
 
eka vatsara -- one year; tenho -- Srikanta Sena; prathama -- first; 
ekesvara -- alone; prabhu dekhibare -- to see the Lord; aila -- came; 
utkantha-antara -- with great eagerness in the mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One year, Srikanta Sena came alone to Jagannatha Puri in great eagerness 
to see the Lord.
 
Antya 2.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
mahaprabhu tare dekhi' bada krpa kaila
masa-dui tenho prabhura nikate rahila
SYNONYMS
 
mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tare -- him; dekhi' -- seeing; 
bada krpa kaila -- bestowed great mercy; masa-dui -- for two months; 
tenho -- Srikanta Sena; prabhura nikate -- near Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
rahila -- stayed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing Srikanta Sena, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bestowed causeless mercy 
upon him. Srikanta Sena stayed near Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for about 
two months at Jagannatha Puri.
 
Antya 2.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
tabe prabhu tanre ajna kaila gaude yaite
"bhakta-gane nisedhiha ethake asite
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- then; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre -- unto him; ajna 
kaila -- ordered; gaude yaite -- returning to Bengal; bhakta-gane -- the 
devotees; nisedhiha -- forbid; ethake asite -- to come to this place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When he was about to return to Bengal, the Lord told him, "Forbid the 
devotees of Bengal to come to Jagannatha Puri this year.
 
Antya 2.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
e-vatsara tanha ami yaimu apane
tahai milimu saba advaitadi sane
SYNONYMS
 
e-vatsara -- this year; tanha -- there (to Bengal); ami -- I; yaimu -- 
shall go; apane -- personally; tahai -- there; milimu -- I shall meet; 
saba -- all; advaita-adi -- beginning with Advaita Acarya; sane -- with.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"This year I shall personally go to Bengal and meet all the devotees 
there, headed by Advaita Acarya.
 
Antya 2.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
sivanande kahiha, -- ami ei pausa-mase
acambite avasya ami yaiba tanra pase
SYNONYMS
 
sivanande kahiha -- speak to Sivananda Sena; ami -- I; ei -- this; pausa-
mase -- in the month of Pausa (December-January); acambite -- all of a 
sudden; avasya -- certainly; ami -- I; yaiba -- shall go; tanra pase -- 
to his place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please inform Sivananda Sena that in the month of Pausa [December-
January] I shall certainly go to his home.
 
Antya 2.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
jagadananda haya tahan, tenho bhiksa dibe
sabare kahiha, -- e vatsara keha na asibe"
SYNONYMS
 
jagadananda -- Jagadananda; haya -- is; tahan -- there; tenho -- he; 
bhiksa dibe -- will give offerings of food; sabare kahiha -- inform all 
of them; e vatsara -- this year; keha na asibe -- no one should come.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Jagadananda is there, and he will give Me offerings of food. Inform 
them all that no one should come to Jagannatha Puri this year."
 
Antya 2.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
srikanta asiya gaude sandesa kahila
suni' bhakta-gana-mane ananda ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
srikanta -- Srikanta Sena; asiya -- coming back; gaude -- in Bengal; 
sandesa -- message; kahila -- delivered; suni' -- hearing; bhakta-gana-
mane -- in the minds of the devotees; ananda ha-ila -- there was great 
happiness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Srikanta Sena returned to Bengal and delivered this message, the 
minds of all the devotees were very pleased.
 
Antya 2.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
calitechila acarya, rahila sthira hana
sivananda, jagadananda rahe pratyasa kariya
SYNONYMS
 
calitechila -- was ready to go; acarya -- Advaita Acarya; rahila -- 
remained; sthira hana -- being without movement; sivananda -- Sivananda; 
jagadananda -- Jagadananda; rahe -- remain; pratyasa kariya -- expecting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Advaita Acarya was just about to go to Jagannatha Puri with the other 
devotees, but upon hearing this message, He waited. Sivananda Sena and 
Jagadananda also stayed back, awaiting the arrival of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 2.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
pausa-mase aila dunhe samagri kariya
sandhya-paryanta rahe apeksa kariya
SYNONYMS
 
pausa-mase -- the month of Pausa (December-January); aila -- came; dunhe 
-- Sivananda Sena and Jagadananda; samagri kariya -- making all 
arrangements; sandhya-paryanta -- until the evening; rahe -- remain; 
apeksa kariya -- waiting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the month of Pausa arrived, Jagadananda and Sivananda collected all 
kinds of paraphernalia for the Lord's reception. Every day, they would 
wait until evening for the Lord to come.
 
Antya 2.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata masa gela, gosani na aila
jagadananda, sivananda duhkhita ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; masa gela -- the month passed; gosani na aila -- 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not come; jagadananda -- Jagadananda; 
sivananda -- Sivananda; duhkhita ha-ila -- became very unhappy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As the month passed but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not come, 
Jagadananda and Sivananda became most unhappy.
 
Antya 2.48–49
 
TEXTS 48–49
 
TEXT
 
acambite nrsimhananda tahani aila
dunhe tanre mili' tabe sthane vasaila
dunhe duhkhi dekhi' tabe kahe nrsimhananda
'toma dunhakare kene dekhi nirananda?'
SYNONYMS
 
acambite -- all of a sudden; nrsimhananda -- Nrsimhananda; tahani aila --
 came there; dunhe -- Sivananda and Jagadananda; tanre -- him; mili' -- 
meeting; tabe -- then; sthane vasaila -- caused to sit; dunhe -- both; 
duhkhi -- unhappy; dekhi' -- seeing; tabe -- then; kahe nrsimhananda -- 
Nrsimhananda began to speak; toma dunhakare -- both of you; kene -- why; 
dekhi -- I see; nirananda -- unhappy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Suddenly Nrsimhananda arrived, and Jagadananda and Sivananda arranged 
for him to sit near them. Seeing them both so unhappy, Nrsimhananda 
inquired, "Why do I see that you are both despondent?"
 
Antya 2.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
tabe sivananda tanre sakala kahila
'asiba ajna dila prabhu kene na aila?'
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereupon; sivananda -- Sivananda; tanre -- unto Nrsimhananda; 
sakala kahila -- told everything; asiba -- I shall come; ajna dila -- 
promised; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kene -- why; na aila -- has 
He not come.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then Sivananda Sena told him, "Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu promised that He 
would come. Why, then, has He not arrived?"
 
Antya 2.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
suni' brahmacari kahe, -- ‘karaha santose
ami ta' aniba tanre trtiya divase'
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; brahmacari -- Nrsimhananda Brahmacari; kahe -- said; 
karaha santose -- become happy; ami -- I; ta' -- certainly; aniba -- 
shall bring; tanre -- Him (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu); trtiya divase -- on 
the third day.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this, Nrsimhananda Brahmacari replied, "Please be satisfied. I 
assure you that I shall bring Him here three days from now."
 
Antya 2.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
tanhara prabhava-prema jane dui-jane
anibe prabhure ebe niscaya kaila mane
SYNONYMS
 
tanhara -- his; prabhava -- influence; prema -- love of Godhead; jane -- 
know; dui-jane -- both of them; anibe prabhure -- he will bring Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ebe -- now; niscaya kaila mane -- they were greatly 
assured within their minds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sivananda and Jagadananda knew of Nrsimhananda Brahmacari's influence 
and love of Godhead. Therefore they now felt assured that he would 
certainly bring Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 2.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
'pradyumna brahmacari' -- tanra nija-nama
'nrsimhananda' nama tanra kaila gaura-dhama
SYNONYMS
 
pradyumna brahmacari -- Pradyumna Brahmacari; tanra -- his; nija-nama -- 
real name; nrsimhananda -- Nrsimhananda; nama -- name; tanra -- his; 
kaila gaura-dhama -- was given by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
His real name was Pradyumna Brahmacari. The name Nrsimhananda had been 
given to him by Lord Gaurasundara Himself.
 
Antya 2.54
 
TEXT 54
 
TEXT
 
dui dina dhyana kari' sivanandere kahila
"panihati grame ami prabhure anila
SYNONYMS
 
dui dina -- for two days; dhyana kari' -- after meditating; sivanandere 
kahila -- he said to Sivananda Sena; panihati grame -- to the village 
called Panihati; ami -- I; prabhure anila -- have brought Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After meditating for two days, Nrsimhananda Brahmacari told Sivananda 
Sena, "I have already brought Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to the village 
known as Panihati.
 
Antya 2.55
 
TEXT 55
 
TEXT
 
kali madhyahne tenho asibena tomara ghare
paka-samagri anaha, ami bhiksa dimu tanre
SYNONYMS
 
kali madhyahne -- tomorrow at noon; tenho -- He; asibena -- will come; 
tomara ghare -- to your place; paka-samagri anaha -- please bring 
everything necessary for cooking; ami -- I; bhiksa dimu -- shall cook 
and offer food; tanre -- to Him.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Tomorrow at noon He will come to your home. Therefore please bring all 
kinds of cooking ingredients. I shall personally cook and offer Him food.
 
Antya 2.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
tabe tanre etha ami aniba satvara
niscaya kahilana, kichu sandeha na kara
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- in this way; tanre -- Him; etha -- here; ami -- I; aniba satvara 
-- shall bring very soon; niscaya -- with certainty; kahilana -- I spoke;
 kichu sandeha na kara -- do not be doubtful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In this way I shall bring Him here very soon. Be assured that I am 
telling you the truth. Do not be doubtful.
 
Antya 2.57
 
TEXT 57
 
TEXT
 
ye cahiye, taha kara hana tatpara
ati tvaraya kariba paka, suna atahpara
SYNONYMS
 
ye cahiye -- whatever I want; taha kara -- arrange for that; hana 
tatpara -- being intent; ati tvaraya -- very soon; kariba paka -- I 
shall begin cooking; suna atahpara -- just hear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Bring all the ingredients very soon, for I want to begin cooking 
immediately. Please do what I say."
 
Antya 2.58
 
TEXT 58
 
TEXT
 
paka-samagri anaha, ami yaha cai'
ye magila, sivananda ani' dila tai
SYNONYMS
 
paka-samagri anaha -- bring all cooking ingredients; ami yaha cai -- 
whatever I want; ye magila -- whatever he wanted; sivananda -- Sivananda 
Sena; ani' -- bringing; dila tai -- delivered everything.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Nrsimhananda Brahmacari said to Sivananda, "Please bring whatever 
cooking ingredients I want." Thus Sivananda Sena immediately brought 
whatever he asked for.
 
Antya 2.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
pratah-kala haite paka karila apara
nana vyanjana, pitha, ksira nana upahara
SYNONYMS
 
pratah-kala haite -- beginning from the morning; paka karila apara -- 
cooked many varieties of food; nana vyanjana -- varieties of vegetables; 
pitha -- cakes; ksira -- sweet rice; nana -- various; upahara -- 
offerings of food.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Beginning early in the morning, Nrsimhananda Brahmacari cooked many 
varieties of food, including vegetables, cakes, sweet rice and other 
preparations.
 
Antya 2.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
jagannathera bhinna bhoga prthak badila
caitanya prabhura lagi' ara bhoga kaila
SYNONYMS
 
jagannathera -- of Lord Jagannatha; bhinna -- separate; bhoga -- 
offerings; prthak -- separately; badila -- arranged; caitanya prabhura 
lagi' -- for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ara -- other; bhoga -- offerings 
of food; kaila -- made.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After he finished cooking, he brought separate dishes for Jagannatha and 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 2.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
ista-deva nrsimha lagi' prthak badila
tina-jane samarpiya bahire dhyana kaila
SYNONYMS
 
ista-deva -- the worshipable Deity; nrsimha -- Lord Nrsimha-deva; 
lagi' -- for; prthak -- separately; badila -- arranged; tina-jane -- to 
the three Deities; samarpiya -- offering; bahire -- outside; dhyana 
kaila -- meditated.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He also separately offered dishes to Nrsimha-deva, his worshipable 
Deity. Thus he divided all the food into three offerings. Then, outside 
the temple, he began to meditate upon the Lord.
 
Antya 2.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
dekhe, sighra asi' vasila caitanya-gosani
tina bhoga khaila, kichu avasista nai
SYNONYMS
 
dekhe -- he sees; sighra asi' -- coming quickly; vasila -- sat down; 
caitanya-gosani -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tina bhoga -- the three 
separate offerings; khaila -- He ate; kichu avasista nai -- there were 
no remnants left.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In his meditation he saw Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu quickly come, sit down 
and eat all three offerings, leaving behind no remnants.
 
Antya 2.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
anande vihvala pradyumna, pade asru-dhara
"haha kiba kara" bali' karaye phutkara
SYNONYMS
 
anande vihvala -- overwhelmed by transcendental ecstasy; pradyumna -- 
Pradyumna Brahmacari; pade asru-dhara -- tears fell from his eyes; haha -
- alas, alas; kiba kara -- what are You doing; bali' -- saying; karaye 
phut-kara -- began to express disappointment.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Pradyumna Brahmacari was overwhelmed by transcendental ecstasy upon 
seeing Caitanya Mahaprabhu eating everything. Thus tears flowed from his 
eyes. Nevertheless, he expressed dismay, saying, "Alas, alas! My dear 
Lord, what are You doing? You are eating everyone's food!
 
Antya 2.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
'jagannathe-tomaya aikya, khao tanra bhoga
nrsimhera bhoga kene kara upayoga?
SYNONYMS
 
jagannathe -- with Lord Jagannatha; tomaya -- and You; aikya -- oneness; 
khao tanra bhoga -- You may eat His offering; nrsimhera bhoga -- the 
offering of Nrsimha-deva; kene kara upayoga -- why are You eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, You are one with Jagannatha; therefore I have no 
objection to Your eating His offering. But why are You touching the 
offering for Lord Nrsimha-deva?
 
Antya 2.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
nrsimhera haila jani aji upavasa
thakura upavasi rahe, jiye kaiche dasa?'
SYNONYMS
 
nrsimhera -- of Lord Nrsimha; haila -- there was; jani -- I understand; 
aji -- today; upavasa -- fasting; thakura upavasi rahe -- the master 
remains fasting; jiye kaiche dasa -- how can the servant sustain his 
life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I think that Nrsimha-deva could not eat anything today, and 
therefore He is fasting. If the master fasts, how can the servant live?"
 
Antya 2.66
 
TEXT 66
 
TEXT
 
bhojana dekhi' yadyapi tanra hrdaye ullasa
nrsimha laksya kari' bahye kichu kare duhkhabhasa
SYNONYMS
 
bhojana dekhi' -- seeing the eating; yadyapi -- although; tanra hrdaye --
 within his heart; ullasa -- jubilation; nrsimha -- Lord Nrsimha-
deva; laksya kari' -- for the sake of; bahye -- externally; kichu -- 
some; kare -- does; duhkha-abhasa -- expression of disappointment.
 
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although Nrsimha Brahmacari felt jubilation within his heart to see Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu eating everything, for the sake of Lord Nrsimha-
deva he externally expressed disappointment.
 
Antya 2.67
 
TEXT 67
 
TEXT
 
svayam bhagavan krsna-caitanya-gosani
jagannatha-nrsimha-saha kichu bheda nai
SYNONYMS
 
svayam -- personally; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; 
krsna-caitanya-gosani -- Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jagannatha-
nrsimha-saha -- with Lord Jagannatha and Nrsimha-deva; kichu bheda --
 any difference; nai -- there is not.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. 
Therefore there is no difference between Him, Lord Jagannatha and Lord 
Nrsimha-deva.
 
Antya 2.68
 
TEXT 68
 
TEXT
 
iha janibare pradyumnera gudha haita mana
taha dekhaila prabhu kariya bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
iha -- this fact; janibare -- to know; pradyumnera -- of Pradyumna 
Brahmacari; gudha -- deeply; haita mana -- was eager; taha -- that; 
dekhaila -- exhibited; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kariya bhojana 
-- by eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Pradyumna Brahmacari was deeply eager to understand this fact. Therefore 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu revealed it to him by a practical demonstration.
 
Antya 2.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
bhojana kariya prabhu gela panihati
santosa paila dekhi' vyanjana-paripati
SYNONYMS
 
bhojana kariya -- after eating all the offerings; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; gela panihati -- started for Panihati; santosa paila -- He 
became very satisfied; dekhi' -- seeing; vyanjana-paripati -- 
arrangement of vegetables.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After eating all the offerings, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu started for 
Panihati. There, He was greatly satisfied to see the different varieties 
of vegetables prepared in the house of Raghava.
 
Antya 2.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
sivananda kahe, -- ‘kene karaha phutkara?'
tenha kahe, -- "dekha tomara prabhura vyavahara
SYNONYMS
 
sivananda kahe -- Sivananda Sena said; kene karaha phut-kara -- why are 
you expressing dismay; tenha kahe -- he replied; dekha -- see; tomara 
prabhura -- of your Lord; vyayahara -- the behavior.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sivananda said to Nrsimhananda, "Why are you expressing dismay?"
 
Nrsimhananda replied, "Just see the behavior of your Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 2.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
tina janara bhoga tenho ekela khaila
jagannatha-nrsimha upavasi ha-ila"
SYNONYMS
 
tina janara -- of the three Deities; bhoga -- offerings; tenho -- He; 
ekela -- alone; khaila -- ate; jagannatha-nrsimha -- Lord Jagannatha and 
Lord Nrsimha-deva; upavasi ha-ila -- remained fasting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"He alone has eaten the offerings for all three Deities. Because of this,
 both Jagannatha and Nrsimha-deva remain fasting."
 
Antya 2.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
suni sivanandera citte ha-ila samsaya
kiba premavese kahe, kiba satya haya
SYNONYMS
 
suni -- hearing; sivanandera -- of Sivananda; citte -- in the mind; ha-
ila samsaya -- there was some doubt; kiba -- whether; prema-avese kahe --
 was speaking something in ecstatic love; kiba -- or; satya haya -- it 
was a fact.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sivananda Sena heard this statement, he was unsure whether 
Nrsimhananda Brahmacari was speaking that way because of ecstatic love 
or because it was actually a fact.
 
Antya 2.73
 
TEXT 73
 
TEXT
 
tabe sivanande kichu kahe brahmacari
'samagri ana nrsimha lagi punah paka kari'
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- upon this; sivanande -- unto Sivananda; kichu -- something; kahe 
-- says; brahmacari -- Nrsimhananda Brahmacari; samagri ana -- bring 
more ingredients; nrsimha lagi' -- for Lord Nrsimha-deva; punah -- 
again; paka kari' -- let me cook.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sivananda Sena was thus perplexed, Nrsimhananda Brahmacari said to 
him, "Bring more food. Let me cook again for Lord Nrsimha-deva."
 
Antya 2.74
 
TEXT 74
 
TEXT
 
tabe sivananda bhoga-samagri anila
paka kari' nrsimhera bhoga lagaila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereupon; sivananda -- Sivananda Sena; bhoga-samagri -- 
ingredients for preparing food; anila -- brought; paka kari' -- after 
cooking; nrsimhera -- of Lord Nrsimha-deva; bhoga lagaila -- offered 
the food.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then Sivananda Sena again brought the ingredients with which to cook, 
and Pradyumna Brahmacari again cooked and offered the food to 
Nrsimha-deva.
 
Antya 2.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
varsantare sivananda lana bhakta-gana
nilacale dekhe yana prabhura carana
SYNONYMS
 
varsa-antare -- the next year; sivananda -- Sivananda Sena; lana -- 
taking; bhakta-gana -- all the devotees; nilacale -- at Jagannatha Puri; 
dekhe -- sees; yana -- going; prabhura carana -- the lotus feet of the 
Lord.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next year, Sivananda went to Jagannatha Puri with all the other 
devotees to see the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 2.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina sabhate prabhu bata calaila
nrsimhanandera guna kahite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; sabhate -- in the presence of all the devotees; 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bata calaila -- raised the topic (of 
eating at Nrsimhananda's house); nrsimhanandera -- of Nrsimhananda 
Brahmacari; guna -- transcendental qualities; kahite lagila -- began to 
speak.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day, in the presence of all the devotees, the Lord raised these 
topics concerning Nrsimhananda Brahmacari and praised his transcendental 
qualities.
 
Antya 2.77
 
TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
'gata-varsa pause more karaila bhojana
kabhu nahi khai aiche mistanna-vyanjana'
SYNONYMS
 
gata-varsa -- last year; pause -- in the month of Pausa (December-
January); more -- unto Me; karaila bhojana -- offered many foods; kabhu 
nahi khai -- I never tasted; aiche -- such; mistanna -- sweetmeats; 
vyanjana -- vegetables.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord said, "Last year in the month of Pausa, when Nrsimhananda gave 
Me varieties of sweetmeats and vegetables to eat, they were so good that 
I felt I had never before eaten such preparations."
 
Antya 2.78
 
TEXT 78
 
TEXT
 
suni' bhakta-gana mane ascarya manila
sivanandera mane tabe pratyaya janmila
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; bhakta-gana -- all the devotees; mane -- in the mind; 
ascarya manila -- felt wonder; sivanandera -- of Sivananda Sena; mane -- 
in the mind; tabe -- thereupon; pratyaya janmila -- there was confidence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this, all the devotees were struck with wonder, and Sivananda 
became confident that the incident was true.
 
Antya 2.79
 
TEXT 79
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata saci-grhe satata bhojana
srivasera grhe karena kirtana-darsana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; saci-grhe -- at the house of Sacimata; satata -- 
always; bhojana -- eating; srivasera grhe -- in the house of Srivasa 
Thakura; karena -- performs; kirtana-darsana -- visiting the kirtana 
performances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to eat at the temple of 
Sacimata every day and also visit the house of Srivasa Thakura when 
kirtana was performed.
 
Antya 2.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
nityanandera nrtya dekhena asi' bare bare
'nirantara avirbhava' raghavera ghare
SYNONYMS
 
nityanandera nrtya -- the dancing of Sri Nityananda Prabhu; dekhena -- 
He sees; asi' -- coming; bare bare -- again and again; nirantara 
avirbhava -- constant appearance; raghavera ghare -- in the house of 
Raghava.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Similarly, He was always present when Nityananda Prabhu danced, and He 
regularly appeared at the house of Raghava.
 
Antya 2.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
prema-vasa gaura-prabhu, yahan premottama
prema-vasa hana taha dena darasana
SYNONYMS
 
prema-vasa -- subdued by loving service; gaura-prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, Gaurasundara; yahan prema-uttama -- wherever there is pure 
love; prema-vasa hana -- being subdued by such love; taha -- there; dena 
darasana -- appears personally.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Gaurasundara is greatly influenced by the love of His devotees. 
Therefore wherever there is pure devotion to the Lord, the Lord Himself, 
subdued by such love, appears, and His devotees see Him.
 
Antya 2.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
sivanandera prema-sima ke kahite pare?
yanra preme vasa prabhu aise bare bare
SYNONYMS
 
sivanandera -- of Sivananda Sena; prema-sima -- the limit of love; ke -- 
who; kahite pare -- can estimate; yanra -- whose; preme -- by loving 
affairs; vasa -- influenced; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aise -- 
comes; bare bare -- again and again.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Influenced by the loving affairs of Sivananda Sena, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu came again and again. Therefore who can estimate the limits 
of his love?
 
Antya 2.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
ei ta' kahilu gaurera ‘avirbhava'
iha yei sune, jane caitanya-prabhava
SYNONYMS
 
ei ta' -- thus; kahilu -- I have described; gaurera -- of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; avirbhava -- appearance; iha -- this incident; yei sune -- 
whoever hears; jane -- knows; caitanya-prabhava -- the opulence of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus I have described the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Anyone 
who hears about these incidents can understand the transcendental 
opulence of the Lord.
 
Antya 2.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
purusottame prabhu-pase bhagavan acarya
parama vaisnava tenho supandita arya
SYNONYMS
 
purusottame -- at Jagannatha Puri; prabhu-pase -- in the association of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhagavan acarya -- Bhagavan Acarya; parama 
vaisnava -- pure devotee; tenho -- he; su-pandita -- very learned 
scholar; arya -- gentleman.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At Jagannatha Puri, in the association of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, lived 
Bhagavan Acarya, who was certainly a gentleman, a learned scholar and a 
great devotee.
 
PURPORT
 
For a description of Bhagavan Acarya, one may refer to Adi-lila, Tenth 
Chapter, verse 136.
 
Antya 2.85
 
TEXT 85
 
TEXT
 
sakhya-bhavakranta-citta, gopa-avatara
svarupa-gosani-saha sakhya-vyavahara
SYNONYMS
 
sakhya-bhava -- by fraternal love; akranta -- overwhelmed; citta -- 
heart; gopa-avatara -- an incarnation of one of the cowherd boys; 
svarupa-gosani-saha -- with Svarupa Damodara; sakhya-vyavahara -- 
dealings just like those of a friend.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He was fully absorbed in thoughts of fraternal relationships with God. 
He was an incarnation of a cowherd boy, and thus his dealings with 
Svarupa Damodara Gosvami were very friendly.
 
Antya 2.86
 
TEXT 86
 
TEXT
 
ekanta-bhave asriyachena caitanya-carana
madhye madhye prabhura tenho karena nimantrana
SYNONYMS
 
ekanta-bhave -- with full attention; asriyachena -- has taken shelter of;
 caitanya-carana -- the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya; madhye madhye -- 
sometimes; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tenho -- he; karena --
 does; nimantrana -- invitation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He sought the shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus feet with full 
surrender. Sometimes he would invite the Lord to dine at his home.
 
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TEXT 87
 
TEXT
 
ghare bhata kari' karena vividha vyanjana
ekale gosani lana karana bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
ghare -- at home; bhata kari' -- preparing rice; karena -- prepares; 
vividha vyanjana -- varieties of vegetables; ekale -- alone; gosani lana 
-- taking Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karana bhojana -- makes to eat.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Bhagavan Acarya prepared varieties of rice and vegetables at home and 
brought the Lord there alone to eat.
 
PURPORT
 
Generally those who invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for dinner used to 
offer Him the remnants of food that had first been offered to Lord 
Jagannatha. Bhagavan Acarya, however, instead of giving Him the remnants 
of Jagannatha's food, prepared dinner at his home. In Orissa, food 
offered to Lord Jagannatha is called prasadi, and that which is not 
offered to Lord Jagannatha is known as amani or ghara-bhata, rice 
prepared at home.
 
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TEXT 88
 
TEXT
 
tanra pita ‘visayi' bada satananda-khanna
'visaya-vimukha' acarya -- ‘vairagya-pradhana'
SYNONYMS
 
tanra pita -- his father; visayi -- a statesman; bada -- expert; 
satananda-khanna -- named Satananda Khan; visaya-vimukha -- not 
interested in state management; acarya -- Bhagavan Acarya; vairagya-
pradhana -- mostly in the renounced order of life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Bhagavan Acarya's father, whose name was Satananda Khan, was an expert 
statesman, whereas Bhagavan Acarya was not at all interested in the 
management of the state. Indeed, he was almost in the renounced order of 
life.
 
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TEXT 89
 
TEXT
 
'gopala-bhattacarya' nama tanra chota-bhai
kasite vedanta padi' gela tanra thani
SYNONYMS
 
gopala-bhattacarya -- Gopala Bhattacarya; nama -- named; tanra -- his; 
chota-bhai -- younger brother; kasite -- at Benares; vedanta padi' -- 
studying Vedanta philosophy; gela -- went; tanra thani -- to his place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Bhagavan Acarya's brother, whose name was Gopala Bhattacarya, had 
studied Vedanta philosophy at Benares and had then returned to Bhagavan 
Acarya's home.
 
PURPORT
 
During those days and also at the present, Vedanta philosophy is 
understood through the commentary of Sankaracarya, which is known as the 
Sariraka-bhasya. Thus it appears that Gopala Bhattacarya, the younger 
brother of Bhagavan Acarya, had studied Vedanta according to the way of 
the Sariraka-bhasya, which expounds the Mayavada philosophy of the 
impersonalists.
 
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TEXT 90
 
TEXT
 
acarya tahare prabhu-pade milaila
antaryami prabhu citte sukha na paila
SYNONYMS
 
acarya -- Bhagavan Acarya; tahare -- him (his brother); prabhu-pade 
milaila -- got to meet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; antaryami prabhu -- Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who could study anyone's heart; citte -- within 
Himself; sukha -- happiness; na paila -- could not get.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Bhagavan Acarya took his brother to meet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, but 
the Lord, knowing that Gopala Bhattacarya was a Mayavadi philosopher, 
could not get much happiness from meeting him.
 
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TEXT 91
 
TEXT
 
acarya-sambandhe bahye kare prityabhasa
krsna-bhakti vina prabhura na haya ullasa
SYNONYMS
 
acarya-sambandhe -- because he was related with Bhagavan Acarya; bahye --
 externally; kare -- does; priti-abhasa -- appearance of pleasure; krsna-
bhakti -- devotional service to Lord Krsna; vina -- without; prabhura -- 
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na haya -- there is no; ullasa -- jubilation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu derives no happiness from meeting one who is not 
a pure devotee of Krsna. Thus because Gopala Bhattacarya was a Mayavadi 
scholar, the Lord felt no jubilation in meeting him. Nevertheless, 
because Gopala Bhattacarya was related to Bhagavan Acarya, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu feigned pleasure in seeing him.
 
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TEXT 92
 
TEXT
 
svarupa gosanire acarya kahe ara dine
'vedanta padiya gopala aisache ekhane
SYNONYMS
 
svarupa gosanire -- unto Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; acarya -- Bhagavan 
Acarya; kahe -- says; ara dine -- the next day; vedanta padiya -- after 
studying Vedanta; gopala -- Gopala; aisache -- has come back; ekhane -- 
here.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Bhagavan Acarya said to Svarupa Damodara, "Gopala, my younger brother, 
has returned to my home, having concluded his study of Vedanta 
philosophy."
 
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TEXT 93
 
TEXT
 
sabe meli' aisa, suni ‘bhasya' ihara sthane'
prema-krodha kari' svarupa balaya vacane
SYNONYMS
 
sabe meli' -- all together; aisa -- come; suni -- let us hear; bhasya -- 
the commentary; ihara sthane -- from him; prema-krodha kari' -- in an 
angry mood of love; svarupa -- Svarupa Damodara; balaya vacane -- said 
these words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Bhagavan Acarya requested Svarupa Damodara Gosvami to hear from Gopala 
the commentary upon Vedanta. Svarupa Damodara, however, somewhat angry 
because of love, spoke as follows.
 
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TEXT 94
 
TEXT
 
"buddhi bhrasta haila tomara gopalera sange
mayavada sunibare upajila range
SYNONYMS
 
buddhi -- intelligence; bhrasta -- lost; haila -- has been; tomara -- 
your; gopalera sange -- in the association of Gopala; mayavada sunibare -
- to hear the commentary of Mayavada philosophy; upajila range -- has 
awakened the propensity.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You have lost your intelligence in the association of Gopala, and 
therefore you are eager to hear the Mayavada philosophy.
 
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TEXT 95
 
TEXT
 
vaisnava hana yeba sariraka-bhasya sune
sevya-sevaka-bhava chadi' apanare ‘isvara' mane
SYNONYMS
 
vaisnava hana -- being a Vaisnava; yeba -- anyone who; sariraka-bhasya --
 the Mayavada commentary Sariraka-bhasya; sune -- listens to; sevya-
sevaka-bhava -- the Krsna conscious attitude that the Lord is the master 
and the living entity is His servant; chadi' -- giving up; apanare -- 
himself; isvara -- the Supreme Lord; mane -- considers.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When a Vaisnava listens to the Sariraka-bhasya, the Mayavada commentary 
upon the Vedanta-sutra, he gives up the Krsna conscious attitude that 
the Lord is the master and the living entity is His servant. Instead, he 
considers himself the Supreme Lord.
 
PURPORT
 
The philosophers known as kevaladvaita-vadis generally occupy themselves 
with hearing the Sariraka-bhasya, a commentary by Sankaracarya 
advocating that one impersonally consider oneself the Supreme Lord. Such 
Mayavada philosophical commentaries upon the Vedanta-sutra are simply 
imaginary, but there are other commentaries on the Vedanta-sutra. The 
commentary by Srila Ramanujacarya, known as Sri-bhasya, establishes the 
visistadvaita-vada philosophy. Similarly, in the Brahma-sampradaya, 
Madhvacarya's Purnaprajna-bhasya establishes suddha-dvaita-vada. In the 
Kumara-sampradaya, or Nimbarka-sampradaya, Sri Nimbarka establishes the 
philosophy of dvaitadvaita-vada in the Parijata-saurabha-bhasya. And in 
the Visnu-svami-sampradaya, or Rudra-sampradaya, which comes from Lord 
Siva, Visnu Svami has written a commentary called Sarvajna-bhasya, which 
establishes suddhadvaita-vada.
 
A Vaisnava should study the commentaries on the Vedanta-sutra written by 
the four sampradaya-acaryas, namely Sri Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, 
Visnu Svami and Nimbarka, for these commentaries are based upon the 
philosophy that the Lord is the master and that all living entities are 
His eternal servants. One interested in studying Vedanta philosophy 
properly must study these commentaries, especially if he is a Vaisnava. 
These commentaries are always adored by Vaisnavas. The commentary by 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati is elaborately given in the Adi-lila, 
Chapter Seven, text 101. The Mayavada commentary Sariraka-bhasya is like 
poison for a Vaisnava. It should not be touched at all. Srila 
Bhaktivinoda Thakura remarks that even a maha-bhagavata, or highly 
elevated devotee who has surrendered himself unto the lotus feet of 
Krsna, sometimes falls down from pure devotional service if he hears the 
Mayavada philosophy of the Sariraka-bhasya. This commentary should 
therefore be shunned by all Vaisnavas.
 
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TEXT 96
 
TEXT
 
maha-bhagavata yei, krsna prana-dhana yara
mayavada-sravane citta avasya phire tanra"
SYNONYMS
 
maha-bhagavata yei -- one who is a highly elevated devotee; krsna -- 
Lord Krsna; prana-dhana yara -- whose life and soul; mayavada-sravane -- 
by hearing the Mayavada philosophy; citta -- the heart; avasya -- 
certainly; phire -- changes; tanra -- his.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The Mayavada philosophy presents such a jugglery of words that even a 
highly elevated devotee who has accepted Krsna as his life and soul 
changes his decision when he reads the Mayavada commentary on the 
Vedanta-sutra."
 
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TEXT 97
 
TEXT
 
acarya kahe, -- ‘ama sabara krsna-nistha-citte
ama sabara mana bhasya nare phiraite'
SYNONYMS
 
acarya kahe -- Bhagavan Acarya replied; ama sabara -- of all of us; 
krsna-nistha -- devoted to Krsna; citte -- hearts; ama sabara -- of all 
of us; mana -- minds; bhasya -- Sariraka-bhasya; nare phiraite -- cannot 
change.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In spite of Svarupa Damodara's protest, Bhagavan Acarya continued, "We 
are all fixed at the lotus feet of Krsna with our hearts and souls. 
Therefore the Sariraka-bhasya cannot change our minds."
 
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TEXT 98
 
TEXT
 
svarupa kahe, "tathapi mayavada-sravane
'cit, brahma, maya, mithya' -- ei-matra sune
SYNONYMS
 
svarupa kahe -- Svarupa Damodara replied; tathapi -- still; mayavada-
sravane -- by hearing the Mayavada commentary; cit -- knowledge; brahma -
- the Absolute Truth; maya -- external energy; mithya -- false; ei-matra 
-- only these; sune -- hears.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Svarupa Damodara replied, "Nevertheless, when we hear the Mayavada 
philosophy, we hear that Brahman is knowledge and that the universe of 
maya is false, but we gain no spiritual understanding.
 
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TEXT 99
 
TEXT
 
jivajnana-kalpita isvare, sakala-i ajnana
yahara sravane bhaktera phate mana prana"
SYNONYMS
 
jiva -- the ordinary living being; ajnana -- by ignorance; kalpita -- 
imagined; isvare -- in the Supreme Lord; sakala-i ajnana -- all 
ignorance; yahara sravane -- hearing of which; bhaktera -- of the 
devotee; phate -- breaks; mana prana -- mind and life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The Mayavadi philosopher tries to establish that the living entity is 
only imaginary and that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is under the 
influence of maya. Hearing this kind of commentary breaks the heart and 
life of a devotee."
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami wanted to impress upon Bhagavan Acarya 
that even though someone firmly fixed in devotion to Krsna's service 
might not be deviated by hearing the Mayavada bhasya, that bhasya is 
nevertheless full of impersonal words and ideas -- such as Brahman -- 
which represent knowledge but which are impersonal. The Mayavadis say 
that the world created by maya is false and that actually there is no 
living entity but only one spiritual effulgence. They further say that 
God is imaginary, that people think of God only because of ignorance, 
and that when the Supreme Absolute Truth is befooled by the external 
energy, maya, He becomes a jiva, or living entity. Upon hearing all 
these nonsensical ideas from the nondevotee, a devotee is greatly 
afflicted, as if his heart and soul were broken.
 
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TEXT 100
 
TEXT
 
lajja-bhaya pana acarya mauna ha-ila
ara dina gopalere dese pathaila
SYNONYMS
 
lajja-bhaya -- fear and shame; pana -- getting; acarya -- Bhagavan 
Acarya; mauna ha-ila -- became silent; ara dina -- the next day; 
gopalere -- Gopala Bhattacarya; dese -- to his own country; pathaila -- 
sent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus Bhagavan Acarya, greatly ashamed and fearful, remained silent. The 
next day, he asked Gopala Bhattacarya to return to his own district.
 
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TEXT 101
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina acarya prabhure kaila nimantrana
ghare bhata kari' kare vividha vyanjana
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; acarya -- Bhagavan Acarya; prabhure -- unto Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila nimantrana -- made an invitation for dinner; 
ghare -- at home; bhata kari' -- cooking rice; kare -- prepares; vividha 
vyanjana -- varieties of vegetable preparations.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Bhagavan Acarya invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to dine at his 
home. Thus he was preparing rice and various types of vegetables.
 
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TEXT 102
 
TEXT
 
'chota-haridasa' nama prabhura kirtaniya
tahare kahena acarya dakiya aniya
SYNONYMS
 
chota-haridasa nama -- a devotee named Chota Haridasa; prabhura 
kirtaniya -- a chanter of songs for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tahare -- 
unto him; kahena -- says; acarya -- the acarya; dakiya aniya -- calling 
him to his place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
A devotee named Chota Haridasa used to sing for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
Bhagavan Acarya called him to his home and spoke as follows.
 
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TEXT 103
 
TEXT
 
'mora name sikhi-mahitira bhagini-sthane giya
sukla-caula eka mana anaha magiya'
SYNONYMS
 
mora name -- in my name; sikhi-mahitira -- of Sikhi Mahiti; bhagini-
sthane -- at the place of the sister; giya -- going; sukla-caula -- 
white rice; eka mana -- the measurement of one mana (almost two pounds); 
anaha -- please bring; magiya -- requesting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please go to the sister of Sikhi Mahiti. In my name, ask her for a mana 
of white rice and bring it here."
 
PURPORT
 
In India sukla-caula (white rice) is also called atapa-caula, or rice 
that has not been boiled before being husked. Another kind of rice, 
called siddha-caula (brown rice), is boiled before being husked. 
Generally, first-class fine white rice is required for offerings to the 
Deity. Thus Bhagavan Acarya asked Chota Haridasa, or Junior Haridasa, a 
singer in the assembly of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to get some of this 
rice from the sister of Sikhi Mahiti. A mana is a standard of 
measurement in Orissa for rice and other food grains.
 
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TEXT 104
 
TEXT
 
mahitira bhagini sei, nama -- madhavi-devi
vrddha tapasvini ara parama vaisnavi
SYNONYMS
 
mahitira bhagini -- sister of Sikhi Mahiti; sei -- that; nama -- named; 
madhavi-devi -- Madhavi-devi; vrddha -- an elderly lady; tapasvini -- 
very strict in executing devotional service; ara -- and; parama vaisnavi 
-- a first-class devotee.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sikhi Mahiti's sister was named Madhavi-devi. She was an elderly lady 
who always performed austerities. She was very advanced in devotional 
service.
 
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TEXT 105
 
TEXT
 
prabhu lekha kare yare -- radhikara ‘gana'
jagatera madhye ‘patra' -- sade tina jana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lekha kare -- accepts; yare -- whom; 
radhikara gana -- as one of the associates of Srimati Radharani; 
jagatera madhye -- throughout the whole world; patra -- most 
confidential devotees; sade tina -- three and a half; jana -- persons.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted her as having formerly been an 
associate of Srimati Radharani. In the entire world, three and a half 
people were His intimate devotees.
 
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TEXT 106
 
TEXT
 
svarupa gosani, ara raya ramananda
sikhi-mahiti -- tina, tanra bhagini -- ardha-jana
SYNONYMS
 
svarupa gosani -- Svarupa Gosvami; ara -- and; raya ramananda -- 
Ramananda Raya; sikhi-mahiti -- Sikhi Mahiti; tina -- three; tanra 
bhagini -- his sister; ardha-jana -- half a person.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The three were Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, Ramananda Raya and Sikhi Mahiti,
 and the half a person was Sikhi Mahiti's sister.
 
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TEXT 107
 
TEXT
 
tanra thani tandula magi' anila haridasa
tandula dekhi' acaryera adhika ullasa
SYNONYMS
 
tanra thani -- from her; tandula magi' -- begging rice; anila haridasa --
 Haridasa brought; tandula dekhi' -- seeing the rice; acaryera -- of 
Bhagavan Acarya; adhika ullasa -- very great satisfaction.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After begging the rice from her, Junior Haridasa brought it to Bhagavan 
Acarya, who was very pleased to see its quality.
 
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TEXT 108
 
TEXT
 
snehe randhila prabhura priya ye vyanjana
deula prasada, ada-caki, lembu-salavana
SYNONYMS
 
snehe -- in great affection; randhila -- cooked; prabhura -- of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; priya -- dear; ye -- whatever; vyanjana -- 
vegetables; deula prasada -- remnants from the temple of Jagannatha; ada-
caki -- ground ginger; lembu -- lime; sa-lavana -- with salt.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In great affection, Bhagavan Acarya cooked varieties of vegetables and 
other preparations dear to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He also obtained 
remnants of food from Lord Jagannatha and digestive aids such as ground 
ginger and also lime with salt.
 
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TEXT 109
 
TEXT
 
madhyahne asiya prabhu bhojane vasila
salyanna dekhi' prabhu acarye puchila
SYNONYMS
 
madhyahne -- at noon; asiya -- coming; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
 bhojane vasila -- sat down to eat; sali-anna -- the rice of fine 
quality; dekhi' -- seeing; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; acarye 
puchila -- inquired from Bhagavan Acarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At noon, when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to eat the offerings of 
Bhagavan Acarya, He first appreciated the fine rice and therefore 
questioned him.
 
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TEXT 110
 
TEXT
 
uttama anna eta tandula kanhate paila?
acarya kahe, -- madhavi-pasa magiya anila
SYNONYMS
 
uttama anna -- fine rice; eta -- such; tandula -- rice; kanhate paila -- 
where did you get; acarya kahe -- Bhagavan Acarya replied; madhavi-pasa -
- from Madhavi-devi; magiya -- begging; anila -- have brought.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Where did you get such fine rice?" the Lord asked.
 
Bhagavan Acarya replied, "I got it by begging from Madhavi-devi."
 
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TEXT 111
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- ‘kon yai' magiya anila?'
chota-haridasera nama acarya kahila
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; kon yai' -- who went; 
magiya -- begging; anila -- brought; chota-haridasera -- of Junior 
Haridasa; nama -- the name; acarya kahila -- Bhagavan Acarya informed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked who had begged the rice and brought 
it back, Bhagavan Acarya mentioned the name of Junior Haridasa.
 
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TEXT 112
 
TEXT
 
anna prasamsiya prabhu bhojana karila
nija-grhe asi' govindere ajna dila
SYNONYMS
 
anna prasamsiya -- praising the rice; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
bhojana karila -- partook of the prasadam; nija-grhe -- to His own 
residence; asi' -- coming back; govindere -- to Govinda; ajna dila -- He 
gave an order.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Praising the quality of the rice, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu partook of the 
prasadam. Then, after returning to His residence, He gave the following 
order to Govinda, His personal assistant.
 
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TEXT 113
 
TEXT
 
'aji haite ei mora ajna paliba
chota haridase ihan asite na diba'
SYNONYMS
 
aji haite -- from today; ei -- this; mora -- My; ajna -- order; paliba --
 you should carry out; chota haridase -- Chota Haridasa; ihan -- here; 
asite -- to come; na diba -- do not allow.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"From this day forward, do not allow Chota Haridasa to come here."
 
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TEXT 114
 
TEXT
 
dvara mana haila, haridasa duhkhi haila mane
ki lagiya dvara-mana keha nahi jane
SYNONYMS
 
dvara mana -- closed door; haila -- there was; haridasa -- Chota 
Haridasa; duhkhi -- very unhappy; haila mane -- became within his mind; 
ki lagiya -- for what reason; dvara-mana -- the door was closed; keha 
nahi jane -- no one could understand.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Junior Haridasa heard that he had been ordered not to approach Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he was very unhappy. No one could understand why he 
had been ordered not to come.
 
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TEXT 115
 
TEXT
 
tina-dina haila haridasa kare upavasa
svarupadi asi, puchila mahaprabhura pasa
SYNONYMS
 
tina-dina haila -- for three days; haridasa -- Junior Haridasa; kare 
upavasa -- was fasting; svarupa-adi -- Svarupa Damodara and other 
confidential devotees; asi -- coming; puchila -- inquired; mahaprabhura 
pasa -- from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa fasted continuously for three days. Then Svarupa Damodara 
Gosvami and other confidential devotees approached Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu to inquire from Him.
 
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TEXT 116
 
TEXT
 
"kon aparadha, prabhu, kaila haridasa?
ki lagiya dvara-mana, kare upavasa?"
SYNONYMS
 
kon aparadha -- what great offense; prabhu -- O Lord; kaila haridasa -- 
has Haridasa committed; ki lagiya -- for what reason; dvara-mana -- the 
closed door; kare upavasa -- he is now fasting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"What great offense has Junior Haridasa committed? Why has he been 
forbidden to come to Your door? He has now been fasting for three days."
 
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TEXT 117
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "vairagi kare prakrti sambhasana
dekhite na paron ami tahara vadana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; vairagi -- a person in 
the renounced order of life; kare -- does; prakrti sambhasana -- 
intimate talking with a woman; dekhite na paron -- cannot see; ami -- I; 
tahara vadana -- his face.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord replied, "I cannot tolerate seeing the face of a person who has 
accepted the renounced order of life but who still talks intimately with 
a woman.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that saralata, or 
simplicity, is the first qualification of a Vaisnava, whereas duplicity 
or cunning behavior is a great offense against the principles of 
devotional service. As one advances in Krsna consciousness, one must 
gradually become disgusted with material attachment and thus become more 
and more attached to the service of the Lord. If one is not factually 
detached from material activities but still proclaims himself advanced 
in devotional service, he is cheating. No one will be happy to see such 
behavior.
 
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TEXT 118
 
TEXT
 
durvara indriya kare visaya-grahana
daravi prakrti hare munerapi mana
SYNONYMS
 
durvara -- uncontrollable; indriya -- the senses; kare -- do; visaya-
grahana -- accepting sense objects; daravi prakrti -- a wooden statue of 
a woman; hare -- attracts; munerapi -- even of a great sage; mana -- the 
mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"So strongly do the senses adhere to the objects of their enjoyment that 
indeed a wooden statue of a woman attracts the mind of even a great 
saintly person.
 
PURPORT
 
The senses and the sense objects are so intimately connected that the 
mind of even a great saintly person is attracted to a wooden doll if it 
is attractively shaped like a young woman. The sense objects, namely 
form, sound, smell, taste and touch, are always attractive for the eyes, 
ears, nose, tongue and skin. Since the senses and sense objects are 
naturally intimately related, sometimes even a person claiming control 
over his senses remains always subject to the control of sense objects. 
The senses are impossible to control unless purified and engaged in the 
service of the Lord. Thus even though a saintly person vows to control 
his senses, the senses are still sometimes perturbed by sense objects.
 
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TEXT 119
 
TEXT
 
matra svasra duhitra va
 na viviktasano bhavet
balavan indriya-gramo
 vidvamsam api karsati
SYNONYMS
 
matra -- with one's mother; svasra -- with one's sister; duhitra -- with 
one's daughter; va -- or; na -- not; vivikta-asanah -- sitting together; 
bhavet -- there should be; balavan -- very strong; indriya-gramah -- the 
group of senses; vidvamsam -- a person with knowledge of liberation; api 
-- even; karsati -- attract.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘One should not sit closely with one's mother, sister or daughter, for 
the senses are so strong that they may attract even a person advanced in 
knowledge.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse appears in the Manu-samhita (2.215) and Srimad-Bhagavatam (9.
19.17).
 
Antya 2.120
 
TEXT 120
 
TEXT
 
ksudra-jiva saba markata-vairagya kariya
indriya carana bule ‘prakrti' sambhasiya"
SYNONYMS
 
ksudra-jiva -- poor living entities; saba -- all; markata vairagya -- a 
renounced life like that of a monkey; kariya -- accepting; indriya 
carana -- satisfying the senses; bule -- wander here and there; prakrti 
sambhasiya -- talking intimately with women.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"There are many persons with little in their possession who accept the 
renounced order of life like monkeys. They go here and there engaging in 
sense gratification and speaking intimately with women."
 
PURPORT
 
One should strictly follow the regulative principles, namely no illicit 
sex, no meat-eating, no intoxication and no gambling, and in this way 
one should make progress in spiritual life. If an unfit person 
sentimentally accepts vairagya or takes sannyasa but at the same time 
remains attached to women, he is in a very dangerous position. His 
renunciation is called markata-vairagya, or renunciation like that of a 
monkey. The monkey lives in the forest, eats fruit and does not even 
cover itself with a cloth. In this way it resembles a saint, but the 
monkey always thinks of female monkeys and sometimes keeps dozens of 
them for sexual intercourse. This is called markata-vairagya. Therefore 
one who is unfit should not accept the renounced order of life. One who 
accepts the order of sannyasa but again becomes agitated by sensual 
disturbances and talks privately with women is called dharma-dhvaji or 
dharma-kalanka, which means that he brings condemnation upon the 
religious order. Therefore one should be extremely careful in this 
connection. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura explains the word 
markata to mean "restless." A restless person cannot be steady; 
therefore he simply wanders about, gratifying his senses. Just to get 
praise from others, to get cheap adoration from his followers or people 
in general, such a person sometimes accepts the dress of a sannyasi or 
babaji in the renounced order, but he cannot give up desires for sense 
gratification, especially for the association of women. Such a person 
cannot make advancement in spiritual life. There are eight different 
kinds of sensual enjoyment with women, including talking about them and 
thinking about them. Thus for a sannyasi, a person in the renounced 
order, talking intimately with women is a great offense. Sri Ramananda 
Raya and Srila Narottama dasa Thakura actually achieved the most 
elevated stage of the renounced order, but those who imitate them, 
accepting them as ordinary human beings, fall under the influence of the 
material energy, for that is a great misunderstanding.
 
Antya 2.121
 
TEXT 121
 
TEXT
 
eta kahi' mahaprabhu abhyantare gela
gosanira avesa dekhi' sabe mauna haila
SYNONYMS
 
eta kahi' -- saying this; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
abhyantare gela -- entered His room; gosanira -- of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; avesa -- absorption in anger; dekhi' -- seeing; sabe -- all 
the devotees; mauna haila -- became silent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu entered His room. Seeing Him 
in such an angry mood, all the devotees fell silent.
 
Antya 2.122
 
TEXT 122
 
TEXT
 
ara dine sabe meli' prabhura carane
haridasa lagi, kichu kaila nivedane
SYNONYMS
 
ara dine -- the next day; sabe meli' -- all the devotees, coming 
together; prabhura carane -- unto the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; haridasa lagi -- on behalf of Junior Haridasa; kichu -- some;
 kaila nivedane -- submitted a petition.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next day, all the devotees together approached the lotus feet of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu to submit an appeal on behalf of Junior Haridasa.
 
Antya 2.123
 
TEXT 123
 
TEXT
 
"alpa aparadha, prabhu karaha prasada
ebe siksa ha-ila na karibe aparadha"
SYNONYMS
 
alpa aparadha -- the offense is not very great; prabhu -- O Lord; karaha 
prasada -- be merciful; ebe -- now; siksa ha-ila -- he has gotten a 
sufficient lesson; na karibe -- he will not do; aparadha -- offense.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Haridasa has committed a small offense," they said. "Therefore, O Lord, 
please be merciful to him. Now he has received a sufficient lesson. In 
the future he will not commit such an offense."
 
Antya 2.124
 
TEXT 124
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "mora vasa nahe mora mana
prakrti-sambhasi vairagi na kare darsana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; mora vasa -- under My 
control; nahe -- is not; mora -- My; mana -- mind; prakrti-sambhasi -- 
one who talks with women; vairagi -- a person in the renounced order; na 
kare darsana -- does not see.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My mind is not under My control. It does 
not like to see anyone in the renounced order who talks intimately with 
women.
 
Antya 2.125
 
TEXT 125
 
TEXT
 
nija karye yaha sabe, chada vrtha katha
punah yadi kaha ama na dekhibe hetha"
SYNONYMS
 
nija karye -- your own business; yaha sabe -- you can all go about; 
chada -- give up; vrtha katha -- useless talk; punah -- again; yadi kaha 
-- if you speak; ama -- Me; na dekhibe -- you will not see; hetha -- 
here.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You should all tend to your respective engagements. Give up this 
useless talk. If you speak this way again, I shall go away, and you will 
no longer see Me here."
 
Antya 2.126
 
TEXT 126
 
TEXT
 
eta suni' sabe nija-karne hasta diya
nija nija karye sabe gela ta' uthiya
SYNONYMS
 
eta suni' -- hearing this; sabe -- all the devotees; nija-karne -- over 
their ears; hasta diya -- putting their hands; nija nija karye -- to 
their respective duties; sabe -- all of them; gela -- went; ta' -- 
certainly; uthiya -- getting up.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this, all the devotees covered their ears with their hands, got 
up and went about their respective duties.
 
Antya 2.127
 
TEXT 127
 
TEXT
 
mahaprabhu madhyahna karite cali, gela
bujhana na yaya ei mahaprabhura lila
SYNONYMS
 
mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; madhyahna karite -- to execute 
His noon activities; cali -- walking; gela -- left; bujhana na yaya -- 
no one could understand; ei -- this; mahaprabhura lila -- pastime of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also left that place to perform His noon duties. 
No one could understand His pastimes.
 
Antya 2.128
 
TEXT 128
 
TEXT
 
ara dina sabe paramananda-puri-sthane
'prabhuke prasanna kara' -- kaila nivedane
SYNONYMS
 
ara dina -- the next day; sabe -- all the devotees; paramananda-puri-
sthane -- at the place of Paramananda Puri; prabhuke -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; prasanna kara -- please try to pacify; kaila nivedane -- 
submitted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next day, all the devotees went to Sri Paramananda Puri and 
requested him to pacify the Lord.
 
Antya 2.129
 
TEXT 129
 
TEXT
 
tabe puri-gosani eka prabhu-sthane aila
namaskari' prabhu tanre sambhrame vasaila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereupon; puri-gosani -- Paramananda Puri; eka -- alone; prabhu-
sthane -- to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aila -- came; 
namaskari' -- after offering obeisances; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; tanre -- him; sambhrame -- with great respect; vasaila -- 
got to sit down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Paramananda Puri thereupon went alone to the residence of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. The Lord, after offering him obeisances, seated him by His 
side with great respect.
 
Antya 2.130
 
TEXT 130
 
TEXT
 
puchila, -- ki ajna, kene haila agamana?
'haridase prasada lagi' kaila nivedana
SYNONYMS
 
puchila -- the Lord inquired; ki ajna -- what is your order; kene haila 
agamana -- what is the reason you have come; haridase prasada lagi' -- 
for a favor to Junior Haridasa; kaila nivedana -- he made a request.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord inquired, "What is your order? For what purpose have you come 
here?" Paramananda Puri then submitted his prayer that the Lord show 
favor to Junior Haridasa.
 
Antya 2.131
 
TEXT 131
 
TEXT
 
suniya kahena prabhu, -- "sunaha, gosani
saba vaisnava lana tumi raha ei thani
SYNONYMS
 
suniya -- hearing; kahena prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; sunaha 
-- please hear; gosani -- My lord; saba vaisnava -- all the Vaisnavas; 
lana -- taking; tumi -- your lordship; raha -- stay; ei thani -- in this 
place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this request, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "My dear lord, 
please hear Me. It is better for you to stay here with all the Vaisnavas.
 
Antya 2.132
 
TEXT 132
 
TEXT
 
more ajna haya, muni yana alalanatha
ekale rahiba tahan, govinda-matra satha"
SYNONYMS
 
more -- to Me; ajna haya -- please give permission; muni -- I; yana -- 
go; alalanatha -- to the place known as Alalanatha; ekale rahiba -- I 
shall remain alone; tahan -- there; govinda-matra satha -- with only 
Govinda.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please give Me permission to go to Alalanatha. I shall remain there 
alone; only Govinda will go with Me."
 
Antya 2.133
 
TEXT 133
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' prabhu yadi govinde bolaila
purire namaskara kari' uthiya calila
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi -- 
when; govinde bolaila -- called for Govinda; purire -- to Paramananda 
Puri; namaskara kari' -- offering respect; uthiya calila -- got up and 
began to go away.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, the Lord called for Govinda. Offering obeisances to 
Paramananda Puri, He got up and began to leave.
 
Antya 2.134
 
TEXT 134
 
TEXT
 
aste-vyaste puri-gosani prabhu age gela
anunaya kari' prabhure ghare vasaila
SYNONYMS
 
aste-vyaste -- with great haste; puri-gosani -- Paramananda Puri; prabhu 
age -- in front of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gela -- went; anunaya kari' -
- with great humility; prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ghare -- in 
His room; vasaila -- got to sit down.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In great haste Paramananda Puri Gosani went before Him and with great 
humility persuaded Him to sit down in His room.
 
Antya 2.135
 
TEXT 135
 
TEXT
 
"tomara ye iccha, kara, svatantra isvara
keba ki balite pare tomara upara?
SYNONYMS
 
tomara ye iccha -- whatever is Your desire; kara -- You can do; 
svatantra isvara -- the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead; keba 
-- who; ki balite pare -- can speak; tomara upara -- above You.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Paramananda Puri said, "My dear Lord Caitanya, You are the independent 
Personality of Godhead. You can do whatever You like. Who can say 
anything above You?
 
Antya 2.136
 
TEXT 136
 
TEXT
 
loka-hita lagi' tomara saba vyavahara
ami saba na jani gambhira hrdaya tomara"
SYNONYMS
 
loka-hita lagi' -- for the benefit of people in general; tomara -- Your; 
saba -- all; vyavahara -- activities; ami saba -- all of us; na jani -- 
cannot understand; gambhira -- very deep and grave; hrdaya -- heart; 
tomara -- Your.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"All Your activities are for the benefit of people in general. We cannot 
understand them, for Your intentions are deep and grave."
 
Antya 2.137
 
TEXT 137
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' puri-gosani gela nija-sthane
haridasa-sthane gela saba bhakta-gane
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; puri-gosani -- Paramananda Gosani; gela -- 
left; nija-sthane -- for his own place; haridasa-sthane -- unto the 
place of Junior Haridasa; gela -- went; saba bhakta-gane -- all the 
other devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Paramananda Puri Gosani left for his own home. Then 
all the devotees went to see Junior Haridasa.
 
Antya 2.138
 
TEXT 138
 
TEXT
 
svarupa-gosani kahe, -- "suna, haridasa
sabe tomara hita vanchi, karaha visvasa
SYNONYMS
 
svarupa-gosani kahe -- Svarupa Damodara Gosani said; suna haridasa -- 
just hear, Haridasa; sabe -- all of us; tomara hita vanchi -- wish well 
for you; karaha visvasa -- just believe it.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Svarupa Damodara Gosani said, "Please hear us, Haridasa, for we all wish 
you well. Please believe this.
 
Antya 2.139
 
TEXT 139
 
TEXT
 
prabhu hathe padiyache svatantra isvara
kabhu krpa karibena yate dayalu antara
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hathe padiyache -- has taken up a 
persistently angry mood; svatantra isvara -- the independent Personality 
of Godhead; kabhu -- some time; krpa karibena -- He will be merciful (to 
you); yate -- because; dayalu -- merciful; antara -- at heart.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"At present Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is persisting in His mood of anger 
because He is the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead. At some 
time, however, He will surely be merciful, for at heart He is very kind.
 
Antya 2.140
 
TEXT 140
 
TEXT
 
tumi hatha kaile tanra hatha se badibe
snana bhojana kara, apane krodha yabe"
SYNONYMS
 
tumi hatha kaile -- if you go on persisting; tanra -- His; hatha -- 
persistence; se -- that; badibe -- will increase; snana bhojana kara -- 
take your bath and take prasadam; apane krodha yabe -- automatically His 
anger will subside.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The Lord is persisting, and if you also persist, His persistence will 
increase. It is better for you to bathe and take prasadam. In due course,
 His anger will automatically subside."
 
Antya 2.141
 
TEXT 141
 
TEXT
 
eta bali tare snana bhojana karana
apana bhavana aila tare asvasiya
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali -- saying this; tare -- him; snana bhojana karana -- inducing 
to bathe and take prasadam; apana bhavana -- to his own place; aila -- 
returned; tare asvasiya -- assuring him.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Having said this, Svarupa Damodara Gosvami induced Haridasa to bathe and 
take prasadam. After thus reassuring him, he returned home.
 
Antya 2.142
 
TEXT 142
 
TEXT
 
prabhu yadi yana jagannatha-darasane
dure rahi' haridasa karena darsane
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yadi -- when; yana -- goes; 
jagannatha-darasane -- to see Lord Jagannatha; dure rahi' -- remaining 
in a distant place; haridasa -- Junior Haridasa; karena darsane -- sees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to see Lord Jagannatha in the temple, 
Haridasa would stay a long distance away and see Him.
 
Antya 2.143
 
TEXT 143
 
TEXT
 
mahaprabhu -- krpa-sindhu, ke pare bujhite?
priya bhakte danda karena dharma bujhaite
SYNONYMS
 
mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa-sindhu -- the ocean of mercy;
 ke pare bujhite -- who can understand; priya bhakte -- unto His dear 
devotees; danda karena -- makes chastisement; dharma bujhaite -- to 
establish principles of religion or duty.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the ocean of mercy. Who can understand Him? 
When He chastises His dear devotees, He certainly does so to reestablish 
the principles of religion or duty.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says in this connection that Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the ocean of mercy, chastised Junior Haridasa, 
although Junior Haridasa was His dear devotee, to establish that one in 
the devotional line, engaged in pure devotional service, should not be a 
hypocrite. For a person engaged in devotional service in the renounced 
order, having intimate relationships with women is certainly hypocrisy. 
This chastisement was given to Junior Haridasa as an example to future 
sahajiyas who might adopt the dress of the renounced order to imitate 
Rupa Gosvami and other bona fide sannyasis but secretly have illicit 
connections with women. To teach such men, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
chastised His dear devotee Haridasa for a slight deviation from the 
regulative principles. Srimati Madhavi-devi was a highly elevated 
devotee; therefore approaching her to ask for some rice to serve Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was certainly not very offensive. Nevertheless, just 
to preserve the regulative principles for the future, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu enforced the hard-and-fast rule that no one in the renounced 
order should intimately mix with women. Had Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu not 
chastised Junior Haridasa for this slight deviation, so-called devotees 
of the Lord would have exploited the example of Junior Haridasa to 
continue their habit of illicit connections with women unrestrictedly. 
Indeed, they still preach that such behavior is allowed for a Vaisnava. 
But it is strictly not allowed. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the teacher 
of the entire world, and therefore He enforced this exemplary punishment 
to establish that illicit sexual connections are never allowed by 
Vaisnava philosophy. This was His purpose in chastising Junior Haridasa. 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is in fact the most magnanimous incarnation of 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but He strictly prohibited illicit 
sex.
 
Antya 2.144
 
TEXT 144
 
TEXT
 
dekhi' trasa upajila saba bhakta-gane
svapne-ha chadila sabe stri-sambhasane
SYNONYMS
 
dekhi' -- seeing; trasa -- an atmosphere of fear; upajila -- grew; saba 
bhakta-gane -- among all the devotees; svapne-ha -- even in dreams; 
chadila -- gave up; sabe -- all; stri-sambhasane -- talk with women.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After all the devotees saw this example, a mentality of fear grew among 
them. Therefore they all stopped talking with women, even in dreams.
 
PURPORT
 
In connection with stri-sambhasana, talking with women, Srila 
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that talking with women for the 
purpose of mingling with them for sense gratification, subtle or gross, 
is strictly prohibited. Canakya Pandita, the great moral instructor, 
says, matr-vat para-daresu. Thus not only a person in the renounced 
order or one engaged in devotional service but everyone should avoid 
mingling with women. One should consider another's wife his mother.
 
Antya 2.145
 
TEXT 145
 
TEXT
 
ei-mate haridasera eka vatsara gela
tabu mahaprabhura mane prasada nahila
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mate -- in this way; haridasera -- of Junior Haridasa; eka vatsara -- 
one year; gela -- passed; tabu -- still; mahaprabhura -- of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; mane -- in the mind; prasada nahila -- there were no 
symptoms of mercy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way a complete year passed for Junior Haridasa, but still there 
was not a sign of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy toward him.
 
Antya 2.146
 
TEXT 146
 
TEXT
 
ratri avasese prabhure dandavat hana
prayagete gela kareha kichu na baliya
SYNONYMS
 
ratri avasese -- at the end of one night; prabhure -- unto Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; dandavat hana -- offering obeisances; prayagete -- to the 
holy place known as Prayaga (Allahabad); gela -- went; kareha -- to 
anyone; kichu -- anything; na baliya -- not saying.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus at the end of one night, Junior Haridasa, after offering Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu his respectful obeisances, departed for Prayaga 
without saying anything to anyone.
 
Antya 2.147
 
TEXT 147
 
TEXT
 
prabhu-pada-prapti lagi' sankalpa karila
triveni pravesa kari' prana chadila
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu-pada -- the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prapti lagi' --
 with a view to getting; sankalpa karila -- decided definitely; tri-veni 
pravesa kari' -- entering into the water at the confluence of the Ganges 
and Yamuna at Prayaga; prana chadila -- give up his life.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Junior Haridasa had conclusively decided to attain shelter at the lotus 
feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thus he entered deep into the water at 
Triveni, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna at Prayaga, and in this 
way gave up his life.
 
Antya 2.148
 
TEXT 148
 
TEXT
 
sei-ksane divya-dehe prabhu-sthane aila
prabhu-krpa pana antardhanei rahila
SYNONYMS
 
sei-ksane -- immediately thereupon; divya-dehe -- in a spiritual body; 
prabhu-sthane aila -- came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu-krpa -- 
the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pana -- getting; antardhanei 
rahila -- remained invisible.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Immediately after committing suicide in this way, he went in his 
spiritual body to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and received the mercy of the 
Lord. However, he still remained invisible.
 
Antya 2.149
 
TEXT 149
 
TEXT
 
gandharva-dehe gana karena antardhane
ratrye prabhure sunaya gita, anye nahi jane
SYNONYMS
 
gandharva-dehe -- in the body of a Gandharva; gana karena -- he sings; 
antardhane -- without being visible; ratrye -- at night; prabhure -- 
unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sunaya gita -- he was singing; anye -- 
others; nahi jane -- could not understand.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In a spiritual body resembling that of a Gandharva, Junior Haridasa, 
although invisible, would sing at night for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to 
hear. No one but the Lord, however, knew of this.
 
Antya 2.150
 
TEXT 150
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina mahaprabhu puchila bhakta-gane
'haridasa kanha? tare anaha ekhane'
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; puchila 
bhakta-gane -- inquired from the devotees; haridasa kanha -- where is 
Haridasa; tare -- him; anaha ekhane -- bring here.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu inquired from the devotees, "Where is 
Haridasa? Now you may bring him here."
 
Antya 2.151
 
TEXT 151
 
TEXT
 
sabe kahe, -- "haridasa varsa-purna dine
ratre uthi kanha gela, keha nahi jane"
SYNONYMS
 
sabe kahe -- everyone spoke; haridasa -- Haridasa; varsa-purna dine -- 
at the end of one full year; ratre -- at night; uthi -- getting up; 
kanha gela -- where he went; keha nahi jane -- no one knows.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The devotees all replied, "One night at the end of a full year, Junior 
Haridasa got up and went away. No one knows where he has gone."
 
Antya 2.152
 
TEXT 152
 
TEXT
 
suni' mahaprabhu isat hasiya rahila
saba bhakta-gana mane vismaya ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; isat -- 
slightly; hasiya rahila -- remained smiling; saba bhakta-gana -- all the 
devotees; mane -- in the minds; vismaya ha-ila -- became surprised.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While hearing the devotees lament, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was mildly 
smiling. Thus all the devotees were very much astonished.
 
Antya 2.153–154
 
TEXTS 153–154
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina jagadananda, svarupa, govinda
kasisvara, sankara, damodara, mukunda
samudra-snane gela sabe, sune katho dure
haridasa gayena, yena daki' kantha-svare
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; jagadananda -- Jagadananda; svarupa -- Svarupa; 
govinda -- Govinda; kasisvara -- Kasisvara; sankara -- Sankara; damodara 
-- Damodara; mukunda -- Mukunda; samudra-snane -- bathing in the sea; 
gela -- went; sabe -- all of them; sune -- could hear; katho dure -- 
from a distant place; haridasa gayena -- Junior Haridasa was singing; 
yena -- as if; daki' -- calling; kantha-svare -- in his original voice.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Jagadananda, Svarupa, Govinda, Kasisvara, Sankara, Damodara and 
Mukunda all went to bathe in the sea. They could hear Haridasa singing 
from a distant place as if calling them in his original voice.
 
Antya 2.155
 
TEXT 155
 
TEXT
 
manusya na dekhe -- madhura gita-matra sune
govindadi sabe meli' kaila anumane
SYNONYMS
 
manusya -- a man; na dekhe -- could not see; madhura -- very sweet; gita 
-- singing; matra -- only; sune -- one could hear; govinda-adi sabe -- 
all the devotees, headed by Govinda; meli' -- coming together; kaila 
anumane -- guessed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
No one could see him, but they could hear him singing in a sweet voice. 
Therefore all the devotees, headed by Govinda, made this guess.
 
Antya 2.156
 
TEXT 156
 
TEXT
 
‘visadi khana haridasa atma-ghata kaila
sei pape jani ‘brahma-raksasa' haila
SYNONYMS
 
visa-adi khana -- by drinking poison; haridasa -- Junior Haridasa; atma-
ghata kaila -- has committed suicide; sei pape -- on account of that 
sinful activity; jani -- we understand; brahma-raksasa -- a brahmana 
ghost; haila -- he has become.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Haridasa must have committed suicide by drinking poison, and because of 
this sinful act, he has now become a brahmana ghost.
 
Antya 2.157
 
TEXT 157
 
TEXT
 
akara na dekhi, matra suni tara gana'
svarupa kahena, -- "ei mithya anumana
SYNONYMS
 
akara -- form; na dekhi -- we cannot see; matra -- only; suni -- we hear;
 tara -- his; gana -- singing; svarupa kahena -- Svarupa Damodara said; 
ei -- this; mithya -- false; anumana -- guess.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"We cannot see his material form," they said, "but still we hear his 
sweet singing. Therefore he must have become a ghost."
 
Svarupa Damodara, however, protested, "This is a false guess.
 
Antya 2.158
 
TEXT 158
 
TEXT
 
ajanma krsna-kirtana, prabhura sevana
prabhu-krpa-patra, ara ksetrera marana
SYNONYMS
 
ajanma -- throughout the whole life; krsna-kirtana -- chanting of the 
Hare Krsna mantra; prabhura sevana -- service to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
 prabhu-krpa-patra -- very dear to the Lord; ara -- and; ksetrera marana 
-- his death in a holy place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Junior Haridasa chanted the Hare Krsna mantra throughout his entire 
life and served the Supreme Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Moreover, he 
is dear to the Lord and has died in a holy place.
 
Antya 2.159
 
TEXT 159
 
TEXT
 
durgati na haya tara, sad-gati se haya
prabhu-bhangi ei, pache janiba niscaya"
SYNONYMS
 
durgati -- a bad result; na haya tara -- is not his; sat-gati se haya -- 
he must have achieved liberation; prabhu-bhangi -- a sport of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ei -- this; pache -- later; janiba -- you will 
understand; niscaya -- the real fact.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Haridasa cannot have been degraded; he must have attained liberation. 
This is a pastime of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's. You will all understand 
it later."
 
Antya 2.160
 
TEXT 160
 
TEXT
 
prayaga ha-ite eka vaisnava navadvipa aila
haridasera varta tenho sabare kahila
SYNONYMS
 
prayaga ha-ite -- from Prayaga; eka -- one; vaisnava -- devotee of Lord 
Krsna; navadvipa aila -- came to Navadvipa; haridasera varta -- the news 
of Haridasa; tenho -- he; sabare kahila -- informed everyone.
 
TRANSLATION
 
A devotee returned to Navadvipa from Prayaga and told everyone the 
details of Junior Haridasa's suicide.
 
Antya 2.161
 
TEXT 161
 
TEXT
 
yaiche sankalpa, yaiche triveni pravesila
suni', srivasadira mane vismaya ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
yaiche sankalpa -- how he was determined; yaiche -- how; triveni 
pravesila -- he entered into Triveni; suni' -- hearing; srivasa-adira -- 
of Srivasa Thakura and others; mane -- in the minds; vismaya ha-ila -- 
there was surprise.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He explained how Junior Haridasa had made his resolution and had thus 
entered the waters at the confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges. Hearing 
these details, Srivasa Thakura and the other devotees were very 
surprised.
 
Antya 2.162
 
TEXT 162
 
TEXT
 
varsantare sivananda saba bhakta lana
prabhure milila asi' anandita hana
SYNONYMS
 
varsa-antare -- at the end of the year; sivananda -- Sivananda Sena; 
saba -- all; bhakta lana -- taking the devotees; prabhure milila -- met 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asi' -- coming; anandita hana -- becoming 
greatly happy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At the end of the year, Sivananda Sena came to Jagannatha Puri as usual, 
accompanied by the other devotees, and thus in great happiness met Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 2.163
 
TEXT 163
 
TEXT
 
'haridasa kanha?' yadi srivasa puchila
"sva-karma-phala-bhuk puman" -- prabhu uttara dila
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa kanha -- where is Junior Haridasa; yadi -- when; srivasa 
puchila -- Srivasa Thakura inquired; sva-karma-phala-bhuk -- sure to 
accept the resultant action of his fruitive activities; puman -- a 
person; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; uttara dila -- replied.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Srivasa Thakura inquired from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "Where is 
Junior Haridasa?" the Lord replied, "A person is sure to achieve the 
results of his fruitive activities."
 
Antya 2.164
 
TEXT 164
 
TEXT
 
tabe srivasa tara vrttanta kahila
yaiche sankalpa, yaiche triveni pravesila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- at that time; srivasa -- Srivasa Thakura; tara -- of Junior 
Haridasa; vrttanta -- story; kahila -- spoke; yaiche -- how; sankalpa -- 
he decided; yaiche -- how; triveni pravesila -- he entered the waters at 
the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then Srivasa Thakura related the details of Haridasa's decision and his 
entering the waters at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna.
 
Antya 2.165
 
TEXT 165
 
TEXT
 
suni' prabhu hasi' kahe suprasanna citta
'prakrti darsana kaile ei prayascitta'
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasi' -- smiling; 
kahe -- replied; su-prasanna citta -- being in a happy mood; prakrti 
darsana kaile -- if someone sees women with a sensual propensity; ei 
prayascitta -- this is the atonement.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard these details, He smiled in a pleased 
mood and said, "If with sensual intentions one looks at women, this is 
the only process of atonement."
 
Antya 2.166
 
TEXT 166
 
TEXT
 
svarupadi mili' tabe vicara karila
triveni-prabhave haridasa prabhu-pada paila
SYNONYMS
 
svarupa-adi -- devotees headed by Svarupa Damodara; mili' -- coming 
together; tabe -- then; vicara karila -- discussed; triveni-prabhave -- 
by the influence of the holy place at the confluence of the Ganges and 
Yamuna; haridasa -- Junior Haridasa; prabhu-pada paila -- achieved the 
shelter of the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then all the devotees, headed by Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, concluded 
that because Haridasa had committed suicide at the confluence of the 
rivers Ganges and Yamuna, he must have ultimately attained shelter at 
the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura remarks that after one adopts the renounced 
order and accepts the dress of either a sannyasi or a babaji, if he 
entertains the idea of sense gratification, especially in relationship 
with a woman, the only atonement is to commit suicide at the confluence 
of the Ganges and Yamuna. Only by such atonement can his sinful life be 
purified. If such a person is thus punished, it is possible for him to 
attain the shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Without such punishment, 
however, the shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is very difficult to 
regain.
 
Antya 2.167
 
TEXT 167
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata lila kare sacira nandana
yaha suni' bhakta-ganera yudaya karna-mana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; lila kare -- continues to execute pastimes; 
sacira nandana -- the son of mother Saci; yaha suni' -- hearing which; 
bhakta-ganera -- of the devotees; yudaya -- satisfies; karna-mana -- the 
ears and the mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the son of mother Saci, performs 
His pastimes, which greatly satisfy the ears and minds of pure devotees 
who hear about them.
 
Antya 2.168
 
TEXT 168
 
TEXT
 
apana karunya, loke vairagya-siksana
sva-bhaktera gadha-anuraga-prakati-karana
SYNONYMS
 
apana -- personal; karunya -- favor; loke -- to the people in general; 
vairagya-siksana -- teaching about the order of renunciation; sva-
bhaktera -- of His devotees; gadha -- deep; anuraga -- of attachment; 
prakati -- manifestation; karana -- causing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
This incident manifests the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His 
teaching that a sannyasi should remain in the renounced order, and the 
deep attachment to Him felt by His faithful devotees.
 
Antya 2.169
 
TEXT 169
 
TEXT
 
tirthera mahima, nija bhakte atmasat
eka lilaya karena prabhu karya panca-sata
SYNONYMS
 
tirthera mahima -- the glories of a holy place; nija bhakte atmasat -- 
accepting His devotee again; eka lilaya -- by one pastime; karena -- 
executes; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karya panca-sata -- five to 
seven different purposes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
It also demonstrates the glories of holy places and shows how the Lord 
accepts His faithful devotee. Thus the Lord fulfilled five or seven 
purposes by performing one pastime.
 
Antya 2.170
 
TEXT 170
 
TEXT
 
madhura caitanya-lila -- samudra-gambhira
loke nahi bujhe, bujhe yei ‘bhakta' ‘dhira'
SYNONYMS
 
madhura -- sweet; caitanya-lila -- pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; samudra-gambhira -- as deep as the ocean; loke nahi bujhe -- 
people in general cannot understand; bujhe -- can understand; yei -- one 
who; bhakta -- devotee; dhira -- sober.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are like nectar, and they are 
deep like the ocean. People in general cannot understand them, but a 
sober devotee can.
 
Antya 2.171
 
TEXT 171
 
TEXT
 
visvasa kariya suna caitanya-carita
tarka na kariha, tarke habe viparita
SYNONYMS
 
visvasa kariya -- with faith and confidence; suna -- just hear; caitanya-
carita -- the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tarka na kariha -- do 
not uselessly argue; tarke -- by argument; habe viparita -- will get the 
opposite result.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Please hear the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with faith and 
confidence. Do not argue, for arguments will produce a contrary result.
 
Antya 2.172
 
TEXT 172
 
TEXT
 
sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa 
Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation; 
Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe -- 
describes; krsna-dasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always 
desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
following in their footsteps.
 
Instructions from this Chapter
 
Summarizing this chapter, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says 
that one should derive from it the following lessons. (1) Although Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is an 
incarnation of mercy, He nevertheless gave up the company of one of His 
personal associates, namely Junior Haridasa, for if He had not done so, 
pseudo devotees would have taken advantage of Junior Haridasa's fault by 
using it as an excuse to live as devotees and at the same time have 
illicit sexual connections. Such activities would have demoralized the 
cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and as a result, devotees would surely 
have gone to a hellish life in the name of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. (2) 
By chastising Junior Haridasa, the Lord set the standard for acaryas, or 
the heads of institutions propagating the Caitanya cult, and for all 
actual devotees. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to maintain the highest 
standard. (3) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed that a pure devotee 
should be simple and free from sinful activities, for thus one can be 
His bona fide servant. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught His followers how 
to observe the renounced order strictly. (4) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
wanted to prove that His devotees are exalted and that their character 
is ideal. He kindly accepts His faithful devotees and teaches them how 
much tribulation and disturbance can be produced by even a slight 
deviation from the strict principles of devotional life. (5) By 
chastising Junior Haridasa, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited His mercy 
toward him, thus showing how elevated was Junior Haridasa's devotion for 
Him. Because of this transcendental relationship, the Lord corrected 
even a slight offense committed by His pure devotee. Therefore one who 
wants to be a pure devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu should give up all 
material sense gratification; otherwise, the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu are very difficult to attain. (6) If one dies in such a 
celebrated holy place as Prayaga, Mathura or Vrndavana, one can be 
relieved of the reactions to sinful life and then attain the shelter of 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (7) Although a pure or faithful 
devotee may fall down, he nevertheless ultimately gets the chance to go 
back home, back to Godhead, by the mercy of the Lord.
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-
lila, Second Chapter, describing the chastisement of Junior Haridasa.
 