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Adi 13-1975: The Advent of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

Chapter 13

The Advent of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

This Thirteenth Chapter of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta describes Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance. The entire Adi-lila section describes

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's household life, and similarly the Antya-lila

describes His life in the sannyasa order. Within the Antya-lila,

the first six years of His sannyasa life are called Madhya-lila.

During this time, Caitanya Mahaprabhu toured southern India, went to

Vrndavana, returned from Vrndavana and preached the sankirtana movement.

A learned brahmana named Upendra Misra who resided in the district of

Srihatta was the father of Jagannatha Misra, who came to Navadvipa to

study under the direction of Nilambara Cakravarti and then settled there

after marrying Nilambara Cakravarti's daughter, Sacidevi. Sri Sacidevi

gave birth to eight children, all daughters, who died one after another

immediately after birth. After her ninth pregnancy, she gave birth to a

son, who was named Visvarupa. Then, in 1407 Saka Era on

the full moon evening of the month of Phalguna, during the constellation

of simhalagna, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared as

the son of Sri Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra. After hearing of the birth

of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, learned scholars and brahmanas, bringing many

gifts, came to see the newly born baby. Nilambara Cakravarti, who was

a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by

astrological calculation he saw that the child was a great personality.

This chapter describes the symptoms of this great personality.

Adi 13.1

TEXT 1

TEXT

sa prasidatu caitanya-

devo yasya prasadatah

tal-lila-varnane yogyah

sadyah syad adhamo 'py ayam

SYNONYMS

sah -- He; prasidatu -- may bestow His blessings; caitanya-devah -- Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yasya -- of whom; prasadatah -- by the grace;

tat-lila -- His pastimes; varnane -- in the description; yogyah -- able;

sadyah -- immediately; syat -- becomes possible; adhamah -- the most

fallen; api -- although; ayam -- I am.

TRANSLATION

I wish the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, by whose mercy even one

who is fallen can describe the pastimes of the Lord.

PURPORT

To describe Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu or Lord Sri Krsna, one needs

supernatural power, which is the grace and mercy of the Lord. Without

this grace and mercy, one cannot compose transcendental literature. By

dint of the grace of the Lord, however, even one who is unfit for a

literary career can describe wonderful transcendental topics.

Description of Krsna is possible for one who is empowered. Krsna-sakti

vina nahe tara pravartana (Cc. Antya 7.11). Unless endowed with the

mercy of the Lord, one cannot preach of the Lord's name, fame, quality,

form, entourage and so on. It should be concluded, therefore, that the

description of Caitanya-caritamrta by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami

manifests specific mercy bestowed upon the author, although he thought

of himself as the most fallen. We should not consider him fallen because

he describes himself as such. Rather, anyone who is able to compose such

transcendental literature is our esteemed master.

Adi 13.2

TEXT 2

TEXT

jaya jaya sri-krsna-caitanya gauracandra

jayadvaitacandra jaya jaya nityananda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-krsna-caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; gauracandra -- Lord Gauracandra; jayadvaitacandra

-- all glories to Advaita Acarya; jaya jaya -- all

glories to; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to

Advaitacandra! All glories to Lord Nityananda Prabhu!

Adi 13.3

TEXT 3

TEXT

jaya jaya gadadhara jaya srinivasa

jaya mukunda vasudeva jaya haridasa

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya gadadhara -- all glories to Gadadhara Prabhu; jaya srinivasa --

all glories to Srinivasa Acarya; jaya mukunda -- all glories to

Mukunda; vasudeva -- all glories to Vasudeva; jaya haridasa -- all

glories to Haridasa Thakura.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Gadadhara Prabhu! All glories to Srinivasa Acarya Prabhu!

All glories to Mukunda Prabhu and Vasudeva Prabhu! All glories to

Haridasa Thakura!

Adi 13.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

jaya damodara-svarupa jaya murari gupta

ei saba candrodaye tamah kaila lupta

SYNONYMS

jaya -- all glories; damodara-svarupa -- of the name Svarupa Damodara;

jaya -- all glories; murari gupta -- of the name Murari Gupta; ei saba --

of all these; candra-udaye -- such moons having arisen; tamah --

darkness; kaila -- made; lupta -- dissipated.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Svarupa Damodara and Murari Gupta! All these brilliant

moons have together dissipated the darkness of this material world.

Adi 13.5

TEXT 5

TEXT

jaya sri-caitanyacandrera bhakta candra-gana

sabara prema-jyotsnaya ujjvala tri-bhuvana

SYNONYMS

jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

candrera -- who is as bright as the moon; bhakta -- devotees; candra-

gana -- other moons; sabara -- of all of them; prema-jyotsnaya -- by the

full light of love of Godhead; ujjvala -- bright; tri-bhuvana -- all the

three worlds.

TRANSLATION

All glories to the moons who are devotees of the principal moon, Lord

Caitanyacandra! Their bright moonshine illuminates the entire universe.

PURPORT

In this verse we find the moon described as candra-gana, which is plural

in number. This indicates that there are many moons. In Bhagavad-

gita the Lord says, naksatranam aham sasi: "Among the stars, I

am the moon." (Bg. 10.21) All the stars are like the moon. Western

astronomers consider the stars to be suns, but Vedic astronomers,

following the Vedic scriptures, consider them moons. The sun has the

ability to shine powerfully, and the moons reflect the sunshine and

therefore look brilliant. In Caitanya-caritamrta Krsna is described

to be like the sun. The supreme powerful is the Supreme Personality of

Godhead Sri Krsna, or Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and His devotees are

also bright and illuminating because they reflect the supreme sun. The

Caitanya-caritamrta states:

krsna -- surya-sama; maya haya andhakara

yahan krsna, tahan nahi mayara adhikara

"Krsna is bright like the sun. As soon as the sun appears, there is no

question of darkness or nescience." (Cc. Madhya 22.31) Similarly, this

verse also describes that by the illumination of all the moons,

brightened by the reflection of the Krsna sun, or by the grace of all

the devotees of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the entire world will be

illuminated, despite the darkness of Kali-yuga. Only the devotees of

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu can dissipate the darkness of Kali-yuga, the

ignorance of the population of this age. No one else can do so. We

therefore wish that all the devotees of the Krsna consciousness movement

may reflect the supreme sun and thus dissipate the darkness of the

entire world.

Adi 13.6

TEXT 6

TEXT

ei ta' kahila grantharambhe mukha-bandha

ebe kahi caitanya-lila-krama-anubandha

SYNONYMS

ei ta' -- thus; kahila -- I have spoken; grantha-arambhe -- in the

beginning of the book; mukha-bandha -- preface; ebe -- now; kahi -- I

speak; caitanya -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lila-krama -- the

chronological order of His pastimes; anubandha -- as they are combined

together.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have spoken the preface of Caitanya-caritamrta. Now I shall

give a synopsis of the entire book in the

form of codes.

Adi 13.7

TEXT 7

TEXT

prathame ta' sutra-rupe kariye ganana

pache taha vistari kariba vivarana

SYNONYMS

prathame -- in the beginning; ta' -- however; sutra-rupe -- in the form

of codes; kariye -- do; ganana -- counting; pache -- thereafter;

taha -- that; vistari -- describing; kariba -- I shall do; vivarana --

expansion.

TRANSLATION

First let me state the pastimes of the Lord in codes. Then I

shall describe them in detail.

Adi 13.8

TEXT 8

TEXT

sri-krsna-caitanya navadvipe avatari

ata-callisa vatsara prakata vihari

SYNONYMS

sri-krsna-caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; navadvipe -- at

Navadvipa; avatari -- adventing Himseif; ata-callisa -- forty-eight;

vatsara -- years; prakata -- visible; vihari -- enjoying.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, adventing Himself in Navadvipa, was

visible for forty-eight years, enjoying His pastimes.

Adi 13.9

TEXT 9

TEXT

caudda-sata sata sake janmera pramana

caudda-sata pancanne ha-ila antardhana

SYNONYMS

caudda-sata -- 1400; sata -- and seven; sake -- in the Saka Era;

janmera -- of birth; pramana -- evidence; caudda-sata pancanne -- in the

year 1455; ha-ila -- became; antardhana -- disappearance.

TRANSLATION

In the year 1407 of the Saka Era, Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu appeared, and in the year 1455 He disappeared

from this world.

Adi 13.10

TEXT 10

TEXT

cabbisa vatsara prabhu kaila grha-vasa

nirantara kaila krsna-kirtana-vilasa

SYNONYMS

cabbisa -- twenty-four; vatsara -- years; prabhu -- the Lord; kaila --

did; grha-vasa -- residing at home; nirantara -- always; kaila -- did;

krsna-kirtana -- chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; vilasa -- pastimes.

TRANSLATION

For twenty-four years Lord Caitanya lived in the grhastha-asrama [

household life], always engaging in the pastimes of the Hare Krsna

movement.

Adi 13.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

cabbisa vatsara-sese kariya sannyasa

ara cabbisa vatsara kaila nilacale vasa

SYNONYMS

cabbisa -- twenty-four; vatsara -- years; sese -- at the end of; kariya -

- accepting; sannyasa -- renounced order; ara -- another; cabbisa --

twenty-four; vatsara -- years; kaila -- did; nilacale -- at Jagannatha

Puri; vasa -- reside.

TRANSLATION

After twenty-four years He accepted the renounced order of life,

sannyasa, and He resided for twenty-four years more at Jagannatha Puri.

Adi 13.12

TEXT 12

TEXT

tara madhye chaya vatsara -- gamanagamana

kabhu daksina, kabhu gauda, kabhu vrndavana

SYNONYMS

tara madhye -- out of that; chaya vatsara -- six years;

gamanagamana -- touring; kabhu -- sometimes; daksina -- in South

India; kabhu -- sometimes; gauda -- in Bengal; kabhu -- sometimes;

vrndavana -- in Vrndavana.

TRANSLATION

Of these last twenty-four years, He spent the first six years

continuously touring India, sometimes in South India, sometimes in

Bengal and sometimes in Vrndavana.

Adi 13.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

astadasa vatsara rahila nilacale

krsna-prema-namamrte bhasa'la sakale

SYNONYMS

astadasa -- eighteen; vatsara -- years; rahila -- remained; nilacale --

at Jagannatha Puri; krsna-prema -- love of Godhead; nama-amrte -- in the

nectar of the Hare Krsna mantra; bhasa'la -- inundated; sakale --

everyone.

TRANSLATION

For the remaining eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannatha

Puri. Chanting the nectarean Hare Krsna maha-mantra, He inundated

everyone there in a flood of love of Krsna.

Adi 13.14

TEXT 14

TEXT

garhasthye prabhura lila -- 'adi'-lilakhyana

'madhya'- 'antya'-lila -- sesa-lilara dui nama

SYNONYMS

garhasthye -- in household life; prabhura -- of the Lord; lila --

pastimes; adi -- the original; lila -- pastimes; akhyana -- has the name

of; madhya -- middle; antya -- last; lila -- pastimes; sesa-lilara --

the last part of the pastimes; dui -- two; nama -- names.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of His household life are known as Adi-lila, or the

original pastimes. His later pastimes are known as Madhya-lila

and Antya-lila, or the middle and final pastimes.

Adi 13.15

TEXT 15

TEXT

adi-lila-madhye prabhura yateka carita

sutra-rupe murari gupta karila grathita

SYNONYMS

adi-lila -- the original pastimes; madhye -- within; prabhura -- of the

Lord; yateka -- whatever; carita -- activities; sutra-rupe -- in the

form of codes or notes; murari gupta -- of the name Murari Gupta; karila

-- has; grathita -- recorded.

TRANSLATION

All the pastimes enacted by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His Adi-lila

were recorded in the form of codes by Murari Gupta.

Adi 13.16

TEXT 16

TEXT

prabhura ye sesa-lila svarupa-damodara

sutra kari' granthilena granthera bhitara

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of the Lord; ye -- whatever; sesa-lila -- pastimes at the

end; svarupa- damodara -- of the name Svarupa Damodara; sutra kari' --

in the form of notes; granthilena -- recorded; granthera -- a book;

bhitara -- within.

TRANSLATION

His later pastimes [Madhya-lila and Antya-lila] were recorded

by His secretary, Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, and thus

kept within a book.

Adi 13.17

TEXT 17

TEXT

ei dui janera sutra dekhiya suniya

varnana karena vaisnava krama ye kariya

SYNONYMS

ei -- of these; dui -- two; janera -- persons; sutra -- notes; dekhiya --

after looking at; suniya -- and hearing; varnana -- description; karena

-- does; vaisnava -- the devotee; krama -- chronological; ye -- which;

kariya -- making.

TRANSLATION

By seeing and hearing the notes recorded by these two great

personalities, a Vaisnava, a devotee of the Lord, can know these

pastimes one after another.

Adi 13.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

balya, pauganda, kaisora, yauvana, -- cari bheda

ataeva adi-khande lila cari bheda

SYNONYMS

balya -- childhood; pauganda -- early boyhood; kaisora -- later boyhood;

yauvana -- youth; cari -- four; bheda -- divisions; ataeva -- therefore;

adi-khande -- in the original part; lila -- of the pastimes; cari --

four; bheda -- divisions.

TRANSLATION

In His original pastimes there are four divisions: balya, pauganda,

kaisora and yauvana [childhood, early boyhood, later boyhood and youth].

Adi 13.19

TEXT 19

TEXT

sarva-sad-guna-purnam tam

vande phalguna-purnimam

yasyam sri-krsna-caitanyo

'vatirnah krsna-namabhih

SYNONYMS

sarva -- all; sat -- auspicious; guna -- qualities; purnam -- filled

with; tam -- that; vande -- I offer obeisances; phalguna -- of the month

of Phalguna; purnimam -- the full-moon evening; yasyam -- in which; sri-

krsna-caitanyah -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avatirnah -- advented;

krsna -- Lord Krsna's; namabhih -- with the chanting of the holy names.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the full-moon evening in the month

of Phalguna, an auspicious time full of auspicious symptoms, when Lord

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advented Himself with the chanting of the holy

name, Hare Krsna.

Adi 13.20

TEXT 20

TEXT

phalguna-purnima-sandhyaya prabhura janmodaya

sei-kale daiva-yoge candra-grahana haya

SYNONYMS

phalguna-purnima -- of the full moon of the month of Phalguna; sandhyaya

-- in the evening; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; janma-

udaya -- at the time of His birth; sei-kale -- at that moment; daiva-

yoge -- accidentally; candra-grahana -- lunar eclipse; haya -- takes

place.

TRANSLATION

On the full-moon evening of the month of Phalguna when the Lord took

birth, coincidentally there was also a lunar eclipse.

Adi 13.21

TEXT 21

TEXT

'hari' 'hari' bale loka harasita hana

janmila caitanya-prabhu 'nama' janmaiya

SYNONYMS

hari hari -- the holy names of the Lord; bale -- speak; loka -- the

people; harasita -- jubilant; hana -- becoming; janmila -- took birth;

caitanya-prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nama -- the holy name;

janmaiya -- after causing to appear.

TRANSLATION

In jubilation everyone was chanting the holy name of the Lord -- "Hari!

Hari!" -- and Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then appeared, after first

causing the appearance of the holy name.

Adi 13.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

janma-balya-pauganda-kaisora-yuva-kale

hari-nama laoyaila prabhu nana chale

SYNONYMS

janma -- time of birth; balya -- childhood; pauganda -- early boyhood;

kaisora -- end of boyhood; yuva-kale -- youth; hari-nama -- the holy

name of the Lord; laoyaila -- caused to take; prabhu -- the Lord; nana --

various; chale -- under different pleas.

TRANSLATION

At His birth, in His childhood, in His early and later boyhood as

well as in His youth, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, under different pleas,

induced people to chant the holy name of Hari [the Hare Krsna maha-

mantra].

Adi 13.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

balya-bhava chale prabhu karena krandana

'krsna' 'hari' nama suni' rahaye rodana

SYNONYMS

balya-bhava chale -- as if in His childhood state; prabhu -- the Lord;

karena -- does; krandana -- crying; krsna -- Lord Krsna; hari -- Lord

Hari; nama -- names; suni' -- hearing; rahaye -- stops; rodana -- crying.

TRANSLATION

In His childhood, when the Lord was crying, He would stop immediately

upon hearing the holy names Krsna and Hari.

Adi 13.24

TEXT 24

TEXT

ataeva 'hari' 'hari' bale narigana

dekhite aise yeba sarva bandhu-jana

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; hari hari -- the holy name of the Lord; bale --

chant; narigana -- all the ladies; dekhite -- to see; aise -- they

come; yeba -- whoever; sarva -- all; bandhu-jana -- friends.

TRANSLATION

All the friendly ladies who came to see the child would chant the holy

names, "Hari, Hari!" as soon as the child would cry.

Adi 13.25

TEXT 25

TEXT

'gaurahari' bali' tare hase sarva nari

ataeva haila tanra nama 'gaurahari'

SYNONYMS

gaurahari -- of the name Gaurahari; bali' -- addressing Him thus; tare --

unto the Lord; hase -- laugh; sarva nari -- all the ladies; ataeva --

therefore; haila -- became; tanra -- His; nama -- name; gaurahari -- of

the name Gaurahari.

When all the ladies saw this fun, they enjoyed laughing and called the

Lord "Gaurahari." Since then, Gaurahari became another of His names.

Adi 13.26

TEXT 26

TEXT

balya vayasa -- yavat hate khadi dila

pauganda vayasa -- yavat vivaha na kaila

SYNONYMS

balya vayasa -- childhood age; yavat -- until the time; hate -- in His

hand; khadi -- chalk; dila -- was given; pauganda vayasa -- the part of

boyhood known as pauganda; yavat -- until; vivaha -- marriage; na -- not;

kaila -- did take place.

TRANSLATION

His childhood lasted until the date of hate khadi, the beginning of His

education, and His age from the end of His childhood until He married is

called pauganda.

Adi 13.27

TEXT 27

TEXT

vivaha karile haila navina yauvana

sarvatra laoyaila prabhu nama-sankirtana

SYNONYMS

vivaha karile -- after getting married; haila -- began; navina -- new;

yauvana -- youth; sarvatra -- everywhere; laoyaila -- caused to take;

prabhu -- the Lord; nama-sankirtana -- the sankirtana movement.

TRANSLATION

After His marriage His youth began, and in His youth He induced everyone

to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra anywhere and everywhere.

Adi 13.28

TEXT 28

TEXT

pauganda-vayase padena, padana sisyagane

sarvatra karena krsna-namera vyakhyane

SYNONYMS

pauganda-vayase -- in the age of pauganda; padena -- studies; padana --

teaches; sisya-gane -- disciples; sarvatra -- everywhere; karena -- does;

krsna-namera -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; vyakhyane -- description.

TRANSLATION

During His pauganda age He became a serious student and also taught

disciples. In this way He used to explain the holy name of Krsna

everywhere.

Adi 13.29

TEXT 29

TEXT

sutra-vrtti-panji-tika krsnete tatparya

sisyera pratita haya, -- prabhava ascarya

SYNONYMS

sutra -- codes; vrtti -- explanation; panji -- application; tika --

notes; krsnete -- unto Krsna; tatparya -- culmination; sisyera -- of the

disciple; pratita -- realization; haya -- becomes; prabhava -- influence;

ascarya -- wonderful.

TRANSLATION

When teaching a course in grammar [vyakarana] and explaining it with

notes, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught His disciples about the glories of

Lord Krsna. All explanations culminated in Krsna, and His disciples

would understand them very easily. Thus His influence was wonderful.

PURPORT

Srila Jiva Gosvami compiled a grammar in two parts named Laghu-hari-

namamrta-vyakarana and Brhad-dhari-namamrta-vyakarana. If someone

studies these two texts in vyakarana, or grammar, he learns the

grammatical rules of the Sanskrit language and simultaneously learns how

to become a great devotee of Lord Krsna.

In the Caitanya-bhagavata, First Chapter, there is a

statement about the method by which Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught

grammar. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu explained the codes of grammar to

be eternal, like the holy name of Krsna. As stated in Bhagavad-gita (

15.15), vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah. The purport of all revealed

scriptures is understanding of Krsna. Therefore if a person explains

anything that is not Krsna, he simply wastes his time laboring hard

without fulfilling the aim of his life. If one simply becomes a teacher

or professor of education but does not understand Krsna, it is to be

understood that he is among the lowest of mankind, as stated in

Bhagavad-gita (naradhamah mayayapahrta-jnanah). If one

does not know the essence of all revealed scriptures but still becomes a

teacher, his teaching is like the disturbing braying of an ass.

Adi 13.30

TEXT 30

TEXT

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

krsna-name bhasaila navadvipa-grama

SYNONYMS

yare -- whomever; dekhe -- He sees; tare -- to him; kahe -- He says;

kaha -- speak; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; krsna-name --

by the holy name of Lord Krsna; bhasaila -- was inundated; navadvipa --

the place of the name Navadvipa; grama -- village.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a student, He asked whomever He met to

chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. In this way He inundated the whole

town of Navadvipa with the chanting of Hare Krsna.

PURPORT

The present Navadvipa-dhama is but a part of the whole of Navadvipa.

Navadvipa means "nine islands." These nine islands, which occupy an area

of land estimated at thirty-two square miles, are surrounded by

different branches of the Ganges. In all nine of those islands of the

Navadvipa area there are different places for cultivating devotional

service. It is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam that there are

nava-vidha bhakti, nine different activities of devotional service:

sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam

arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam. There are different

islands in the Navadvipa area for cultivation of these nine varieties of

devotional service. They are as follows: (1) Antardvipa, (2)

Simantadvipa, (3) Godrumadvipa, (4) Madhyadvipa, (5) Koladvipa, (6)

Rtudvipa, (7) Jahnudvipa, (8) Modadruma-dvipa and (9) Rudradvipa.

According to the settlement map, our ISKCON Navadvipa center is situated

on the Rudradvipa island. Below Rudradvipa, in Antardvipa, is Mayapur.

There Sri Jagannatha Misra, the father of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, used to

reside. In all these different islands, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as a

young man, used to lead His sankirtana party. He thus inundated the

entire area with the waves of love of Krsna.

Adi 13.31

TEXT 31

TEXT

kisora vayase arambhila sankirtana

ratra-dine preme nrtya, sange bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

kisora vayase -- just before the beginning of His youthful life;

arambhila -- began; sankirtana -- the sankirtana movement; ratra-dine --

night and day; preme -- in ecstasy; nrtya -- dancing; sange -- along

with; bhakta-gana -- the devotees.

TRANSLATION

Just prior to His youthful life, He began the sankirtana movement. Day

and night He used to dance in ecstasy with His devotees.

Adi 13.32

TEXT 32

TEXT

nagare nagare bhrame kirtana kariya

bhasaila tri-bhuvana prema-bhakti diya

SYNONYMS

nagare nagare -- in different parts of the town; bhrame -- wanders;

kirtana -- chanting; kariya -- performing; bhasaila -- inundated; tri-

bhuvana -- all the three worlds; prema-bhakti -- love of Godhead; diya --

distributing.

TRANSLATION

The sankirtana movement went on from one part of the town to another, as

the Lord wandered everywhere performing kirtana. In this way He

inundated the whole world by distributing love of Godhead.

PURPORT

One may raise the question how all three worlds became inundated with

love of Krsna since Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed kirtana only in the

Navadvipa area. The answer is that Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krsna

Himself. The entire cosmic manifestation results from the Lord's first

setting it in motion. Similarly, since the sankirtana movement was first

set in motion five hundred years ago by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's desire

that it spread all over the universe, the Krsna consciousness movement,

in continuity of that same motion, is now spreading all over the world,

and in this way it will gradually spread all over the universe. With the

spread of the Krsna consciousness movement, everyone will merge in an

ocean of love of Krsna.

Adi 13.33

TEXT 33

TEXT

cabbisa vatsara aiche navadvipa-grame

laoyaila sarva-loke krsna-prema-name

SYNONYMS

cabbisa -- twenty-four; vatsara -- years; aiche -- in that way;

navadvipa -- of the name Navadvipa; grame -- in the village; laoyaila --

induced; sarva-loke -- every man; krsna-prema -- love of Krsna; name --

in the holy name.

TRANSLATION

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu lived in the Navadvipa area for twenty-four

years, and He induced every person to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra

and thus merge in love of Krsna.

Adi 13.34

TEXT 34

TEXT

cabbisa vatsara chila kariya sannyasa

bhakta-gana lana kaila nilacale vasa

SYNONYMS

cabbisa -- twenty-four; vatsara -- years; chila -- remained; kariya --

accepting; sannyasa -- the renounced order; bhakta-gana -- devotees;

lana -- taking with Him; kaila -- did; nilacale -- in Jagannatha Puri;

vasa -- reside.

TRANSLATION

For His remaining twenty-four years, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, after

accepting the renounced order of life, stayed at Jagannatha Puri with

His devotees.

Adi 13.35

TEXT 35

TEXT

tara madhye nilacale chaya vatsara

nrtya, gita, premabhakti-dana nirantara

SYNONYMS

tara madhye -- out of those twenty-four years; nilacale -- while He was

staying at Jagannatha Puri; chaya vatsara -- continuously for six years;

nrtya -- dancing; gita -- chanting; prema-bhakti -- love of Krsna; dana -

- distribution; nirantara -- always.

TRANSLATION

For six of these twenty-four years in Nilacala [Jagannatha Puri], He

distributed love of Godhead by always chanting and dancing.

Adi 13.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

setubandha, ara gauda-vyapi vrndavana

prema-nama pracariya karila bhramana

SYNONYMS

setubandha -- Cape Comorin; ara -- and; gauda -- Bengal; vyapi --

extending; vrndavana -- to Vrndavana; prema-nama -- love of Krsna and

the holy name of Krsna; pracariya -- distributing; karila -- performed;

bhramana -- touring.

TRANSLATION

Beginning from Cape Comorin and extending through Bengal to Vrndavana,

during these six years He toured all of India, chanting, dancing and

distributing love of Krsna.

Adi 13.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

ei 'madhyalila' nama -- lila-mukhyadhama

sesa astadasa varsa -- 'antyalila' nama

SYNONYMS

ei -- these; madhyalila nama -- named the middle pastimes; lila --

pastimes; mukhya-dhama -- principal place; sesa -- last; astadasa --

eighteen; varsa -- years; antyalila -- the final pastimes; nama --

named.

TRANSLATION

The activities of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His travels after He

accepted sannyasa are His principal pastimes. His activities during His

remaining eighteen years are called antya-lila, or the final portion

of His pastimes.

Adi 13.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

tara madhye chaya vatsara bhaktagana-sange

prema-bhakti laoyaila nrtya-gita-range

SYNONYMS

tara madhye -- out of that; chaya vatsara -- six years; bhakta-gana-

sange -- along with devotees; prema-bhakti -- love of Krsna; laoyaila --

induced; nrtya -- dancing; gita -- chanting; range -- in transcendental

bliss.

TRANSLATION

For six of the eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannatha Puri,

He regularly performed kirtana, inducing all the devotees to love Krsna

simply by chanting and dancing.

Adi 13.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

dvadasa vatsara sesa rahila nilacale

premavastha sikhaila asvadana-cchale

SYNONYMS

dvadasa -- twelve; vatsara -- years; sesa -- balance; rahila -- remained;

nilacale -- at Jagannatha Puri; prema-avastha -- a state of ecstasy;

sikhaila -- instructed everyone; asvadana-chale -- under the plea of

tasting it Himself.

TRANSLATION

For the remaining twelve years He stayed in Jagannatha Puri, He taught

everyone how to taste the transcendental mellow ecstasy of love of Krsna

by tasting it Himself.

PURPORT

A person who is advanced in Krsna consciousness always feels separation

from Krsna because such a feeling of separation excels the feeling of

meeting Krsna. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in His last twelve years of

existence within this world at Jagannatha Puri, taught the people of the

world how, with a feeling of separation, one can develop His dormant

love of Krsna. Such feelings of separation or meeting with Krsna are

different stages of love of Godhead. These feelings develop in time when

a person seriously engages in devotional service. The highest stage is

called prema-bhakti, but this stage is attained by executing sadhana-

bhakti. One should not try to elevate himself artificially to the stage

of prema-bhakti without seriously following the regulative principles of

sadhana-bhakti. Prema-bhakti is the stage of relishing, whereas sadhana-

bhakti is the stage of improving in devotional service. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu taught this cult of devotional service in full detail by

practical application in His own life. It is said, therefore, apani

acari' bhakti sikhaimu sabare. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krsna Himself,

and in the role of a krsna-bhakta, a devotee of Krsna, He instructed the

entire world how one can execute devotional service and thus go back

home, back to Godhead, in due course of time.

Adi 13.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

ratri-divase krsna-viraha-sphurana

unmadera cesta kare pralapa-vacana

SYNONYMS

ratri-divase -- day and night; krsna-viraha -- feelings of separation

from Krsna; sphurana -- awakening; unmadera -- of a madman; cesta --

activities; kare -- performs; pralapa -- talking inconsistently; vacana -

- words.

TRANSLATION

Day and night Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu felt separation from Krsna.

Manifesting symptoms of this separation, He cried and talked very

inconsistently, like a madman.

Adi 13.41

TEXT 41

TEXT

sri-radhara pralapa yaiche uddhava-darsane

seimata unmada-pralapa kare ratri-dine

SYNONYMS

sri-radhara -- of Srimati Radharani; pralapa -- talking; yaiche -- as

She did; uddhava-darsane -- by meeting Uddhava; seimata -- exactly

like that; unmada -- madness; pralapa -- talking inconsistently; kare --

does; ratri-dine -- day and night.

TRANSLATION

As Srimati Radharani talked inconsistently when She met Uddhava, so also

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relished, both day and night, such ecstatic talk

in the mood of Srimati Radharani.

PURPORT

In this connection one should refer to Srimati Radharani's soliloquy

after meeting Uddhava in Vrndavana. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu presented a

similar picture of such ecstatic imaginary talking. Full of jealousy and

madness symptomizing neglect of Krsna, Srimati Radharani, criticizing a

bumblebee, talked just like a madwoman. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in the

last days of His pastimes, exhibited all the symptoms of such ecstasy.

In this connection one should refer to the Fourth Chapter of Adi-

lila, verses 107 and 108.

Adi 13.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

vidyapati, jayadeva, candidasera gita

asvadena ramananda-svarupa-sahita

SYNONYMS

vidyapati -- the author of the name Vidyapati; jayadeva -- of the name

Jayadeva; candidasera -- of the name Candidasa; gita -- their songs;

asvadena -- tastes; ramananda -- of the name Ramananda; svarupa -- of

the name Svarupa; sahita -- along with.

TRANSLATION

The Lord used to read the books of Vidyapati, Jayadeva and Candidasa,

relishing their songs with His confidential associates like Sri

Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara Gosvami.

PURPORT

Vidyapati was a famous composer of songs about the pastimes of Radha-

Krsna. He was an inhabitant of Mithila, born in a brahmana family. It is

calculated that he composed his songs during the reign of King Sivasimha

and Queen Lachimadevi in the beginning of the Fourteenth Century of the

Saka Era, almost one hundred years before the appearance of Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The twelfth generation of Vidyapati's descendants

is still living. Vidyapati's songs about the pastimes of Lord Krsna

express intense feelings of separation from Krsna, and Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu relished all those songs in His ecstasy of separation from

Krsna.

Jayadeva was born during the reign of Maharaja Laksmana Sena of Bengal

in the Eleventh or Twelfth Century of the Saka Era. His father was

Bhojadeva, and his mother was Vamadevi. For many years he lived in

Navadvipa, then the capital of Bengal. His birthplace was in the Birbhum

district in the village Kendubilva. In the opinion of some authorities,

however, he was born in Orissa, and still others say that he was born in

Southern India. He passed the last days of his life in Jagannatha Puri.

One of his famous books is Gita-govinda, which is full of transcendental

mellow feelings of separation from Krsna. The gopis felt separation from

Krsna before the rasa dance, as mentioned in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, and

the Gita-govinda expresses such feelings. There are many commentaries on

the Gita-govinda by many Vaisnavas.

Candidasa was born in the village of Nannura, which is also in the

Birbhum district of Bengal. He was born of a brahmana family, and it is

said that he also took birth in the beginning of the Fourteenth Century,

Sakabda Era. It has been suggested that Candidasa and Vidyapati were

great friends because the writings of both express the transcendental

feelings of separation profusely. The feelings of ecstasy described by

Candidasa and Vidyapati were actually exhibited by Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. He relished all those feelings in the role of Sri

Radharani, and His appropriate associates for this purpose were Sri

Ramananda Raya and Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami. These intimate

associates of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu helped the Lord very much in the

pastimes in which He felt like Radharani.

Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments in this connection that

such feelings of separation as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoyed from the

books of Vidyapati, Candidasa and Jayadeva are especially reserved for

persons like Sri Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara, who were

paramahamsas, men of the topmost perfection, because of their advanced

spiritual consciousness. Such topics are not to be discussed by ordinary

persons imitating the activities of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. For

critical students of mundane poetry and literary men without God

consciousness who are after bodily sense gratification, there is no need

to read such a high standard of transcendental literature. Persons who

are after sense gratification should not try to imitate raganuga

devotional service. In their songs, Candidasa, Vidyapati and

Jayadeva have described the transcendental activities of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead. Mundane reviewers of the songs of Vidyapati,

Jayadeva and Candidasa simply help people in general become debauchees,

and this leads only to social scandals and atheism in the world. One

should not misunderstand the pastimes of Radha and Krsna to be the

activities of a mundane young boy and girl. The mundane sexual

activities of young boys and girls are most abominable. Therefore, those

who are in bodily consciousness and who desire sense gratification are

forbidden to indulge in discussions of the transcendental pastimes of

Sri Radha and Krsna.

Adi 13.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

krsnera viyoge yata prema-cestita

asvadiya purna kaila apana vanchita

SYNONYMS

krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; viyoge -- in separation; yata -- as many;

prema -- loving affairs; cestita -- activities; asvadiya -- tasting them;

purna -- fulfilled; kaila -- made; apana -- own; vanchita -- desires.

TRANSLATION

In separation from Krsna, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relished all these

ecstatic activities, and thus He fulfilled His own desires.

PURPORT

In the beginning of Caitanya-caritamrta it is said that Lord

Caitanya appeared to taste the feelings Radharani felt upon

seeing Krsna. Krsna Himself could not understand the ecstatic feelings

of Radharani toward Him, and therefore He desired to accept the role of

Radharani and thereby taste these feelings. Lord Caitanya is Krsna with

the feelings of Radharani; in other words, He is a combination of Radha

and Krsna. It is therefore said, sri-krsna-caitanya radha-krsna nahe

anya. By worshiping Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu alone, one can relish the

loving affairs of Radha and Krsna together. One should therefore try to

understand Radha-Krsna not directly but through Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

and through His devotees. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura therefore says,

rupa-raghunatha-pade haibe akuti, kabe hama bujhaba se yugala-piriti: "

When shall I develop a mentality of service toward Sri Rupa Gosvami,

Sanatana Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami and the other devotees of Lord

Caitanya and thus become eligible to understand the pastimes of Sri

Radha and Krsna?"

Adi 13.44

TEXT 44

TEXT

ananta caitanya-lila ksudra jiva hana

ke varnite pare, taha vistara kariya

SYNONYMS

ananta -- unlimited; caitanya-lila -- the pastimes of Lord Caitanya;

ksudra -- a small; jiva -- living entity; hana -- being; ke -- who;

varnite -- describe; pare -- can; taha -- that; vistara -- expanding;

kariya -- doing so.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu are unlimited. How much can a

small living entity elaborate about those transcendental pastimes?

Adi 13.45

TEXT 45

TEXT

sutra kari' gane yadi apane ananta

sahasra-vadane tenho nahi paya anta

SYNONYMS

sutra -- codes; kari' -- making; gane -- counts; yadi -- if; apane --

personally; ananta -- Sesanaga, the Personality of Godhead;

sahasra-vadane -- by thousands of mouths; tenho -- He also; nahi -- does

not; paya -- get; anta -- the limit.

TRANSLATION

If Sesanaga Ananta personally were to make the pastimes of Lord

Caitanya into codes, even with His thousands of mouths there is no

possibility that He could find their limit.

Adi 13.46

TEXT 46

TEXT

damodara-svarupa, ara gupta murari

mukhya-mukhya-lila sutre likhiyache vicari'

SYNONYMS

damodara-svarupa -- of the name Svarupa Damodara; ara -- and; gupta

murari -- of the name Murari Gupta; mukhya-mukhya -- most important;

lila -- pastimes; sutre -- in codes; likhiyache -- have written; vicari'

-- by mature deliberation.

TRANSLATION

Devotees like Sri Svarupa Damodara and Murari Gupta have recorded all

the principal pastimes of Lord Caitanya in the form of notes, after

deliberate consideration.

Adi 13.47

TEXT 47

TEXT

sei, anusare likhi lila-sutragana

vistari' varniyachena taha dasa-vrndavana

SYNONYMS

sei -- that; anusare -- following; likhi -- I write; lila -- pastimes;

sutragana -- codes; vistari' -- very explicitly; varniyachena --

has described; taha -- that; dasa-vrndavana -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura.

TRANSLATION

The notes kept by Sri Svarupa Damodara and Murari Gupta are the basis of

this book. Following those notes, I write of all the pastimes of the

Lord. The notes have been described elaborately by Vrndavana dasa

Thakura.

Adi 13.48

TEXT 48

TEXT

caitanya-lilara vyasa, -- dasa vrndavana

madhura kariya lila karila racana

SYNONYMS

caitanya-lilara -- of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; vyasa -- the

authorized writer Vyasadeva; dasa vrndavana -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura;

madhura -- sweet; kariya -- making it; lila -- pastimes; karila -- did;

racana -- compilation.

TRANSLATION

Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura, the authorized writer of the pastimes of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is as good as Srila Vyasadeva. He has described

the pastimes in such a way as to make them sweeter and sweeter.

Adi 13.49

TEXT 49

TEXT

grantha-vistara-bhaye chadila ye ye sthana

sei sei sthane kichu kariba vyakhyana

SYNONYMS

grantha -- of the book; vistara -- of expansion; bhaye -- being afraid;

chadila -- gave up; ye ye sthana -- which different places; sei sei

sthane -- in those places; kichu -- something; kariba -- I shall make;

vyakhyana -- description.

TRANSLATION

Being afraid of his book's becoming too voluminous, he left some places

without vivid descriptions. I shall try to fill those places as far as

possible.

Adi 13.50

TEXT 50

TEXT

prabhura lilamrta tenho kaila asvadana

tanra bhukta-sesa kichu kariye carvana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of the Lord; lilamrta -- the nectar of the pastimes; tenho --

he (Vrndavana dasa Thakura); kaila -- did; asvadana -- taste; tanra --

his; bhukta -- remnants; sesa -- balance; kichu -- something;

kariye -- I do; carvana -- chew.

TRANSLATION

The transcendental pastimes of Lord Caitanya have actually been relished

by Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura. I am simply trying to chew the remnants

of foodstuffs left by him.

Adi 13.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

adi-lila-sutra likhi, suna, bhakta-gana

sanksepe likhiye samyak na yaya likhana

SYNONYMS

adi-lila -- the first part of His pastimes; sutra likhi -- I write in

codes; suna -- hear; bhakta-gana -- all you devotees; sanksepe -- in

brief; likhiye -- I write; samyak -- full; na -- not; yaya -- possible;

likhana -- to write.

TRANSLATION

My dear devotees of Lord Caitanya, let me now write the codes of the

Adi-lila in brief because it is not possible

to describe these pastimes in full.

Adi 13.52

TEXT 52

TEXT

kona vancha purana lagi' vrajendra-kumara

avatirna haite mane karila vicara

SYNONYMS

kona -- some; vancha -- desire; purana -- fulfillment; lagi' -- for the

matter of; vrajendra-kumara -- Lord Krsna; avatirna haite -- to descend

as an incarnation; mane -- in the mind; karila -- did; vicara --

consideration.

TRANSLATION

To fulfill a particular desire within His mind, Lord Krsna, Vrajendra-

kumara, decided to descend on this planet after mature contemplation.

Adi 13.53

TEXT 53

TEXT

age avatarila ye ye guru-parivara

sanksepe kahiye, kaha na yaya vistara

SYNONYMS

age -- first of all; avatarila -- allowed to descend; ye ye -- all those;

guru-parivara -- family of spiritual masters; sanksepe -- in brief;

kahiye -- I describe; kaha -- to describe; na -- not; yaya -- possible;

vistara -- expansively.

TRANSLATION

Lord Krsna therefore first allowed His family of superiors to descend on

the earth. I shall try to describe them in brief because it is not

possible to describe them fully.

Adi 13.54-55

TEXTS 54-55

TEXT

sri-saci-jagannatha, sri-madhava puri

kesava bharati, ara sri-isvara puri

advaita acarya, ara pandita srivasa

acaryaratna, vidyanidhi, thakura haridasa

SYNONYMS

sri-saci-jagannatha -- Srimati Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra; sri-

madhava puri -- Sri Madhavendra Puri; kesava bharati -- of the name

Kesava Bharati; ara -- and; sri-isvara puri -- of the name Sri Isvara

Puri; advaita acarya -- of the name Advaita Acarya; ara -- and; pandita

srivasa -- of the name Srivasa Pandita; acarya-ratna -- of the name

Acaryaratna; vidyanidhi -- of the name Vidyanidhi; thakura haridasa --

of the name Thakura Haridasa.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Krsna, before appearing as Lord Caitanya, requested these

devotees to precede Him: Sri Sacidevi, Jagannatha Misra, Madhavendra

Puri, Kesava Bharati, Isvara Puri, Advaita Acarya, Srivasa Pandita,

Acaryaratna, Vidyanidhi and Thakura Haridasa.

Adi 13.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

sri-hatta-nivasi sri-upendra-misra-nama

vaisnava, pandita, dhani, sad-guna-pradhana

SYNONYMS

sri-hatta-nivasi -- a resident of Srihatta; sri-upendra-misra-nama -- by

the name of Upendra Misra; vaisnava -- a devotee of Lord Visnu; pandita -

- learned; dhani -- rich; sat-guna-pradhana -- qualified with all good

qualities.

TRANSLATION

There was also Sri Upendra Misra, a resident of the district of Srihatta.

He was a great devotee of Lord Visnu, a learned scholar, a rich man and

a reservoir of all good qualities.

PURPORT

Upendra Misra is described in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 35, as

the gopala named Parjanya. The same personality who was formerly the

grandfather of Lord Krsna appeared as Upendra Misra at Srihatta and

begot seven sons. He was a resident of Dhaka-daksina-grama in the

district of Srihatta. There are still many residents of that part of the

country who introduce themselves as belonging to the Misra family of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Adi 13.57-58

TEXTS 57-58

TEXT

sapta misra tanra putra -- sapta rsisvara

kamsari, paramananda, padmanabha, sarvesvara

jagannatha, janardana, trailokyanatha

nadiyate ganga-vasa kaila jagannatha

SYNONYMS

sapta misra -- seven Misras; tanra -- his; putra -- sons; sapta -- seven;

rsi -- great saintly persons; isvara -- most influential; kamsari -- of

the name Kamsari; paramananda -- of the name Paramananda; padmanabha --

of the name Padmanabha; sarvesvara -- of the name Sarvesvara; jagannatha

-- of the name Jagannatha; janardana -- of the name Janardana;

trailokyanatha -- of the name Trailokyanatha; nadiyate -- at Navadvipa;

ganga-vasa -- living on the bank of the Ganges; kaila -- did; jagannatha

-- the fifth son of Upendra Misra.

TRANSLATION

Upendra Misra had seven sons, who were all saintly and most influential:

(1) Kamsari, (2) Paramananda, (3) Padmanabha, (4) Sarvesvara, (5)

Jagannatha, (6) Janardana and (7) Trailokyanatha. Jagannatha Misra, the

fifth son, decided to reside on the bank of the Ganges at Nadia.

Adi 13.59

TEXT 59

TEXT

jagannatha misravara -- padavi 'purandara'

nanda-vasudeva-rupa sadguna-sagara

SYNONYMS

jagannatha misravara -- Jagannatha Misra, who was the chief among

the seven; padavi -- designation; purandara -- another name of Vasudeva;

nanda -- Nanda, the father of Krsna; vasudeva -- the father of Krsna;

rupa -- like; sat-guna -- good qualities; sagara -- ocean.

TRANSLATION

Jagannatha Misra was designated as Purandara. Exactly like Nanda

Maharaja and Vasudeva, he was an ocean of all good qualities.

Adi 13.60

TEXT 60

TEXT

tanra patni 'saci'-nama, pativrata sati

yanra pita 'nilambara' nama cakravarti

SYNONYMS

tanra patni -- his wife; saci -- of the name Saci; nama -- named;

pativrata -- devoted to her husband; sati -- chaste; yanra --

whose; pita -- father; nilambara -- of the name Nilambara; nama -- named;

cakravarti -- with the title Cakravarti.

TRANSLATION

His wife, Srimati Sacidevi, was a chaste woman highly devoted to her

husband. Sacidevi's father's name was Nilambara, and his surname was

Cakravarti.

PURPORT

In the

Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 104, it is mentioned that Nilambara

Cakravarti was formerly Gargamuni. Some of the family descendants

of Nilambara Cakravarti still live in the village of the name Magdoba

in the district of Faridpur in Bangladesh. His nephew was Jagannatha

Cakravarti, also known as Mamu Thakura, who became a disciple of Pandita

Gosvami and stayed at Jagannatha Puri as the priest of Tota-gopinatha.

Nilambara Cakravarti lived at Navadvipa in the neighborhood of

Belapukuriya. This fact is mentioned in the book Prema-vilasa. Because

he lived near the house of the Kazi, the Kazi was also considered one of

the maternal uncles of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The Kazi used to

address Nilambara Cakravarti as kaka, or "uncle." One cannot separate

the residence of the Kazi from Vamanapukura because the tomb of the Kazi

is still existing there. Formerly the place was known as Belapukuriya,

and now it is called Vamanapukura. This has been ascertained by

archeological evidence.

Adi 13.61

TEXT 61

TEXT

radhadese janmila thakura nityananda

gangadasa pandita, gupta murari, mukunda

SYNONYMS

radhadese -- the place where there is no Ganges; janmila -- took

birth; thakura nityananda -- Nityananda Prabhu; gangadasa pandita -- of

the name Gangadasa Pandita; gupta murari -- of the name Murari Gupta;

mukunda -- of the name Mukunda.

TRANSLATION

In Radhadesa, the part of Bengal where the Ganges is not visible,

Nityananda Prabhu, Gangadasa Pandita, Murari Gupta and Mukunda took

birth.

PURPORT

Here radhadese refers to the village of the name Ekacakra in the

district of Birbhum, next to Burdwan. After the Burdwan railway station

there is another branch line, which is called the Loop Line of the

eastern railway, and there is a railway station of the name Mallarapura.

Eight miles east of this railway station Ekacakra Village is still

situated. Ekacakra Village extends north and south for an area of about

eight miles. Other villages, namely Viracandra-pura and Virabhadra-pura,

are situated within the area of the village of Ekacakra. In honor of the

holy name of Virabhadra Gosvami, these places are renowned as Viracandra-

pura and Virabhadra-pura.

In the Bengali year 1331 a thunderbolt struck the temple of

Ekacakra-grama. Therefore the temple is now in a broken state. Before

this, there were no such accidents in that quarter. Within the temple

there is a Deity of Sri Krsna established by Sri Nityananda Prabhu. The

name of the Deity is Bankima Raya or Banka Raya. On the right side of

Bankima Raya is a Deity of Jahnava, and on His left side is Srimati

Radharani. The priests of the temple describe that Lord Nityananda

Prabhu entered within the body of Bankima Raya and that the Deity of

Jahnava-mata was therefore later placed on the right side of Bankima

Raya. Afterwards, many other Deities were installed within the temple.

On another throne within the temple are Deities of Muralidhara and Radha-

Madhava. On another throne are Deities of Manomohana, Vrndavana-candra

and Gaura-Nitai. But Bankima Raya is the Deity originally installed by

Nityananda Prabhu.

On the eastern side of the temple is a ghata known as Kadamba-khandi on

the bank of the Yamuna, and it is said that the Deity of

Bankima Raya was floating in the water and Lord Nityananda Prabhu picked

Him up and then installed Him in the temple. Thereafter, in a place

known as Bhaddapura in the village of Viracandra-pura, about half a

mile west, in a place underneath a nima tree, Srimati Radharani was

found. For this reason, the Radharani of Bankima Raya was known as

Bhaddapurera Thakurani, the mistress of Bhaddapura. On another throne,

on the right side of Bankima Raya, is a Deity of Yogamaya.

Now the temple and temple corridor rest on a high plinth, and on a

concrete structure in front of the temple is a meeting hall. It is also

said that on the northern side of the temple there was a Deity of Lord

Siva named Bhandisvara and that the father of Nityananda Prabhu, Hadai

Pandita, used to worship that Deity. At present, however, the

Bhandisvara Deity is missing, and in his place a Jagannatha Svami Deity

has been installed. Lord Nityananda Prabhu did not factually construct

any temples. The temple was constructed at the time of Virabhadra Prabhu.

In the Bengali year 1298, the temple being in a delapidated condition,

a brahmacari of the name Sivananda Svami repaired it

In this temple there is an arrangement to offer foodstuffs to the Deity

on the basis of seventeen seers of rice and

necessary vegetables. The present priestly order of the temple belongs

to the family of Gopijana-vallabhananda, one of the branches of

Nityananda Prabhu. There is a land settlement in the name of the temple,

and income from this land finances the expenditures for the temple.

There are three parties of priestly gosvamis who take charge of the

temple management one after another. A few steps onward from the temple

is a place known as Visramatala, where it is said that Nityananda Prabhu

in His childhood used to enjoy sporting in various pastimes of

Vrndavana and the pastime of rasa-lila with His boy

friends.

Near the temple is a place named Amalitala, which is so named

because of a big tamarind tree there. According to a party named the

Nedadi-sampradaya, Virabhadra Prabhu, with the assistance of twelve

hundred Nedas, dug a great lake of the name Svetaganga.

Outside of the temple are tombs of the Gosvamis, and there is a small

river known as the Maudesvara, which is called the water of Yamuna.

Within half a mile from this small river is the birthplace of Sri

Nityananda Prabhu. It appears that there was a big meeting hall in front

of the temple, but later it became dilapidated. It is now covered by

banyan trees. Later on, a temple was constructed within which Gaura-

Nityananda Deities are existing. The temple was constructed by the late

Prasannakumara Karapharma. A tablet was installed in his memory in the

Bengali year 1323 in the month of Vaisakha (April-May).

The place where Nityananda Prabhu appeared is called Garbhavasa. There

is an allotment of about forty-three bighas of land to

continue the worship in a temple there. The Maharaja of Dinajapura

donated twenty bighas of land in this

connection. It is said that near the place known as Garbhavasa, Hadai

Pandita conducted a primary school. The priests of this place, listed in

a genealogical table, were as follows: (1) Sri Raghavacandra, (2)

Jagadananda dasa, (3) Krsnadasa, (4) Nityananda dasa, (5) Ramadasa, (6)

Vrajamohana dasa, (7) Kanai dasa, (8) Gauradasa, (9) Sivananda dasa and (

10) Haridasa. Krsnadasa belonged to the Cidiya-kunja at Vrndavana. The

date of his disappearance is Krsna-janmastami. Cidiya-kunja is a place

now managed by the gosvamis of Singara-ghata in Vrndavana. They are also

known as belonging to the Nityananda family, most probably on the basis

of their relationship with Krsnadasa.

Near Garbhavasa is a place called Bakulatala, where Sri Nityananda

Prabhu and His boyfriends used to take part in sporting activities known

as jhala-jhapeta. There is a bakula tree there that is wonderful because

all its branches and sub-branches look like the hoods of

serpents. It has been suggested that by the desire of Sri Nityananda

Prabhu, Anantadeva manifested Himself in that way. The tree is very old.

It is said that formerly it had two branches, but later on, when the

playmates of Nityananda Prabhu felt inconvenience in jumping from

one branch to another, Nityananda Prabhu, by

His mercy, merged the two branches into one.

Another place nearby is named Hantugada. It is said that Lord Nityananda

Prabhu brought all the holy places there. Therefore the people in the

surrounding villages go there instead of to the Ganges to take bath. It

is named Hantugada because Srila Nityananda Prabhu used to perform the

dadhi-cida festival of distributing chipped rice with yogurt prasada

there and He took the prasada kneeling down. A sanctified lake in this

place is always full of water throughout the year. A great fair is held

there during Gosthastami, and there is another big fair on the birthday

of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika it is

described that Halayudha, Baladeva, Visvarupa and Sankarsana appeared as

Nityananda Avadhuta.

Adi 13.62

TEXT 62

TEXT

asankhya bhaktera karaila avatara

sese avatirna haila vrajendra-kumara

SYNONYMS

asankhya -- unlimited; bhaktera -- of devotees; karaila -- made into

being; avatara -- incarnation; sese -- at last; avatirna -- descended;

haila -- became; vrajendra-kumara -- Lord Krsna, the son of Nanda

Maharaja.

TRANSLATION

Lord Krsna, Vrajendra-kumara, first caused countless devotees to appear,

and at last He appeared Himself.

Adi 13.63

TEXT 63

TEXT

prabhura avirbhava-purve yata vaisnava-gana

advaita-acaryera sthane karena gamana

SYNONYMS

prabhura -- of the Lord; avirbhava -- appearance; purve -- before; yata -

- all; vaisnava-gana -- devotees; advaita-acaryera -- of Advaita Acarya;

sthane -- place; karena -- do; gamana -- go.

TRANSLATION

Before the appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the devotees of

Navadvipa used to gather in the house of Advaita Acarya.

Adi 13.64

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TEXT

gita-bhagavata kahe acarya-gosani

jnana-karma nindi' kare bhaktira badai

SYNONYMS

gita -- Bhagavad-gita; bhagavata -- Srimad-Bhagavatam; kahe --

recites; acarya-gosani -- Advaita Acarya; jnana -- the path of

philosophical speculation; karma -- fruitive activity; nindi' --

decrying; kare -- establishes; bhaktira -- of devotional service; badai -

- excellence.

TRANSLATION

In these meetings of the Vaisnavas, Advaita Acarya used to recite

Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, decrying the paths of philosophical

speculation and fruitive activity and establishing the superexcellence

of devotional service.

Adi 13.65

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TEXT

sarva-sastre kahe krsna-bhaktira vyakhyana

jnana, yoga, tapo-dharma nahi mane ana

SYNONYMS

sarva-sastre -- in all revealed scriptures; kahe -- says; krsna-bhaktira

-- of devotional service to Lord Krsna; vyakhyana -- explanation; jnana -

- philosophical speculation; yoga -- mystic hatha-yoga; tapas --

austerities; dharma -- religious procedures; nahi -- does not; mane --

accept; ana -- other.

TRANSLATION

In all the revealed scriptures of Vedic culture, devotional service to

Lord Krsna is explained throughout. Therefore devotees of Lord Krsna do

not recognize the processes of philosophical speculation, mystic yoga,

unnecessary austerity and so-called religious rituals. They do not

accept any process but devotional service.

PURPORT

Our Krsna consciousness movement follows this principle. We do not

recognize any method for spiritual realization other than Krsna

consciousness, devotional service. Sometimes we are criticized by groups

following jnana, yoga, tapas or dharma, but fortunately we are unable to

make any compromises with them. We simply stand on the platform of

devotional service and preach the same principles all over the world.

Adi 13.66

TEXT 66

TEXT

tanra sange ananda kare vaisnavera gana

krsna-katha, krsna-puja, nama-sankirtana

SYNONYMS

tanra sange -- with Him (Advaita Acarya); ananda -- pleasure; kare --

takes; vaisnavera -- of the devotees; gana -- assembly; krsna-katha --

topics of Lord Krsna; krsna-puja -- worship of Krsna; nama-sankirtana --

chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

TRANSLATION

In the house of Advaita Acarya, all the Vaisnavas took pleasure in

always talking of Krsna, always worshiping Krsna and always chanting the

Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

PURPORT

On these principles only does the Krsna consciousness movement go on. We

have no business other than to talk of Krsna, worship Krsna and chant

the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

Adi 13.67

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TEXT

kintu sarva-loka dekhi' krsna-bahirmukha

visaye nimagna loka dekhi' paya duhkha

SYNONYMS

kintu -- but; sarva-loka -- all people; dekhi' -- seeing; krsna-

bahirmukha -- without Krsna consciousness; visaye -- material enjoyment;

nimagna -- merged; loka -- all people; dekhi' -- seeing; paya duhkha --

felt pained.

TRANSLATION

But Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu felt pained to see all the people without

Krsna consciousness simply merging in material sense enjoyment.

PURPORT

A bona fide devotee of Lord Krsna is always pained to see the fallen

condition of the whole world. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura

used to say, "There is no scarcity of anything within this world. The

only scarcity is of Krsna consciousness." That is the vision of all pure

devotees. Because of this lack of Krsna consciousness in human society,

people are suffering terribly, being merged in an ocean of nescience and

sense gratification. A devotee onlooker is very much aggrieved to see

such a situation in the world.

Adi 13.68

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TEXT

lokera nistara-hetu karena cintana

kemate e saba lokera ha-ibe tarana

SYNONYMS

lokera -- of all people; nistara-hetu -- for the matter of deliverance;

karena -- does; cintana -- contemplation; kemate -- how; e -- these;

saba -- all; lokera -- of people in general; ha-ibe -- will become;

tarana -- liberation.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the condition of the world, He began to think seriously of how

all these people could be delivered from the clutches of maya.

Adi 13.69

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TEXT

krsna avatari' karena bhaktira vistara

tabe ta' sakala lokera ha-ibe nistara

SYNONYMS

krsna -- Lord Krsna; avatari' -- descending; karena -- does; bhaktira --

of devotional service; vistara -- expansion; tabe -- then; ta' --

certainly; sakala -- all; lokera -- of the people; ha-ibe -- there will

be; nistara -- liberation.

TRANSLATION

Srila Advaita Acarya Prabhu thought: "If Krsna Himself appears

to distribute the cult of devotional service, then only will liberation

be possible for all people."

PURPORT

Just as a condemned person can be relieved by a special favor of the

chief executive head, the president or king, so the condemned people of

this Kali-yuga can be delivered only by the Supreme Personality of

Godhead Himself or a person especially empowered for this purpose. Srila

Advaita Acarya Prabhu desired that the Supreme Personality of Godhead

advent Himself to deliver the fallen souls of this age.

Adi 13.70

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TEXT

krsna avatarite acarya pratijna kariya

krsna-puja kare tulasi-gangajala diya

SYNONYMS

krsna -- Lord Krsna; avatarite -- to cause His advent; acarya -- Advaita

Acarya; pratijna -- promise; kariya -- making; krsna-puja -- worship of

Lord Krsna; kare -- does; tulasi -- tulasi leaves; ganga-jala diya --

with Ganga-jala, the water of the Ganges.

TRANSLATION

With this consideration, Advaita Acarya Prabhu, promising to cause Lord

Krsna to descend, began to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

Krsna, with tulasi leaves and water of the Ganges.

PURPORT

Tulasi leaves and Ganges water, with, if possible, a little pulp of

sandalwood, is sufficient paraphernalia to worship the Supreme

Personality of Godhead. The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita:

patram puspam phalam toyam

yo me bhaktya prayacchati

tad aham bhakty-upahrtam

asnami prayatatmanah

"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or

water, I will accept it." (Bg. 9.26) Following this principle, Advaita

Prabhu pleased the Supreme Personality of Godhead with tulasi leaves and

water of the Ganges.

Adi 13.71

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TEXT

krsnera ahvana kare saghana hunkara

hunkare akrsta haila vrajendra-kumara

SYNONYMS

krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; ahvana -- invitation; kare -- does; saghana --

with great gravity; hunkara -- vibration; hunkare -- and by such loud

cries; akrsta -- attracted; haila -- became; vrajendra-kumara -- the son

of Vrajendra, Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

By loud cries He invited Krsna to appear, and this repeated invitation

attracted Lord Krsna to descend.

Adi 13.72

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TEXT

jagannathamisra-patni sacira udare

asta kanya krame haila, janmi' janmi' mare

SYNONYMS

jagannatha-misra -- of the name Jagannatha Misra; patni -- his wife;

sacira -- of Sacimata; udare -- within the womb; asta -- eight; kanya --

daughters; krame -- one after another; haila -- appeared; janmi' --

after taking birth; janmi' -- after taking birth; mare -- all died.

TRANSLATION

Before the birth of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, eight daughters took birth

one after another from the womb of Sacimata, the wife of Jagannatha

Misra. But just after their birth, they all died.

Adi 13.73

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TEXT

apatya-virahe misrera duhkhi haila mana

putra lagi' aradhila visnura carana

SYNONYMS

apatya -- of children; virahe -- in separation; misrera -- of Jagannatha

Misra; duhkhi -- unhappy; haila -- became; mana -- mind; putra -- son;

lagi' -- for the matter of; aradhila -- worshiped; visnura -- of Lord

Visnu; carana -- lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

Jagannatha Misra was very unhappy at the death of his children one after

another. Therefore, desiring a son, he worshiped the lotus feet of Lord

Visnu.

Adi 13.74

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TEXT

tabe putra janamila 'visvarupa' nama

maha-gunavan tenha -- 'baladeva'-dhama

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; putra -- son; janamila -- took birth; visvarupa --

Visvarupa; nama -- named; maha-gunavan -- highly qualified; tenha -- He;

baladeva -- of Lord Baladeva; dhama -- incarnation.

TRANSLATION

After this, Jagannatha Misra got a son of the name Visvarupa, who was

most powerful and highly qualified because He was an incarnation of

Baladeva.

PURPORT

Visvarupa was the elder brother of Gaurahari, Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. When arrangements were being made for His marriage

, He took sannyasa and left home. He took the sannyasa name of

Sankararanya. In 1431, Sakabda Era, He disappeared in

Panderapura in the district of Solapura. As an incarnation of

Sankarsana, He is both the ingredient and immediate cause of the

creation of this material world. He is nondifferent from Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, as amsa and amsi, or the part and the whole, are

not different. He belongs to the quadruple manifestation

of caturvyuha as an incarnation of Sankarsana. In

the Gaura-candrodaya it is said that Visvarupa, after His so-called

demise, remained mixed within Sri Nityananda Prabhu.

Adi 13.75

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TEXT

baladeva-prakasa -- parama-vyome 'sankarsana'

tenha -- visvera upadana-nimitta-karana

SYNONYMS

baladeva-prakasa -- manifestation of Baladeva; parama-vyome -- in the

spiritual sky; sankarsana -- of the name Sankarsana; tenha -- He;

visvera -- the cosmic manifestation; upadana -- ingredient; nimitta-

karana -- immediate cause.

TRANSLATION

The expansion of Baladeva known as Sankarsana in the spiritual world is

the ingredient and immediate cause of this material cosmic manifestation.

Adi 13.76

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TEXT

tanha ba-i visve kichu nahi dekhi ara

ataeva 'visvarupa' nama ye tanhara

SYNONYMS

tanha ba-i -- except Him; visve -- within this cosmic manifestation;

kichu -- something; nahi -- there is none; dekhi -- I see; ara --

further; ataeva -- therefore; visvarupa -- universal form; nama -- name;

ye -- that; tanhara -- His.

TRANSLATION

The gigantic universal form is called the Visvarupa incarnation of Maha-

Sankarsana. Thus we do not find anything within this cosmic

manifestation except the Lord Himself.

Adi 13.77

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TEXT

naitac citram bhagavati hy anante jagad-isvare

otam protam idam yasmin tantusv anga yatha patah

SYNONYMS

na -- not; etat -- this; citram -- wonderful; bhagavati -- in the

Supreme Personality of Godhead; hi -- certainly; anante -- in the

unlimited; jagat-isvare -- the master of the universe; otam --

lengthwise; protram -- breadthwise; idam -- this universe; yasmin -- in

whom; tantusu -- in the threads; anga -- O King; yatha -- as much as;

patah -- a cloth.

TRANSLATION

"As the thread in a cloth spreads both lengthwise and breadthwise, so

everything we see within this cosmic manifestation is

directly and indirectly existing in the Supreme Personality of

Godhead. This is not very wonderful for Him."

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.15.35).

Adi 13.78

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TEXT

ataeva prabhu tanre bale, 'bada bhai'

krsna, balarama dui -- caitanya, nitai

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya; tanre -- unto Visvarupa;

bale -- says; bada bhai -- elder brother; krsna -- Lord Krsna; balarama -

- and Baladeva; dui -- two; caitanya -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nitai -

- and Lord Nityananda Prabhu.

TRANSLATION

Because Maha-Sankarsana is the ingredient and efficient cause of the

cosmic manifestation, He is present in every detail of it. Lord Caitanya

therefore called Him His elder brother. The two brothers are known as

Krsna and Balarama in the spiritual world, but at the present moment

they are Caitanya and Nitai. Therefore the conclusion is that Nityananda

Prabhu is the original Sankarsana, Baladeva.

Adi 13.79

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TEXT

putra pana dampati haila anandita mana

visese sevana kare govinda-carana

SYNONYMS

putra -- son; pana -- having gotten; dampati -- husband and wife; haila -

- became; anandita -- pleased; mana -- mind; visese -- specifically;

sevana -- service; kare -- render; govinda-carana -- the lotus feet of

Lord Govinda.

TRANSLATION

The husband and wife [Jagannatha Misra and Sacimata], having gotten

Visvarupa as their son, were very pleased within their minds. Because of

their pleasure, they specifically began to serve the lotus feet of

Govinda.

PURPORT

There is a common saying in India that everyone goes to worship the

Supreme Personality of Godhead when he is in distress, but when a person

is in an opulent position, he forgets God. In Bhagavad-gita (7.16)

this is also confirmed:

catur-vidha bhajante mam

janah sukrtino 'rjuna

arto jijnasur artharthi

jnani ca bharatarsabha

"If backed by pious activities in the past, four kinds of men -- namely,

those who are distressed, those in need of money, those searching after

knowledge and those who are inquisitive -- become interested in

devotional service." The husband and wife, Jagannatha Misra and Sacimata,

were very unhappy because their eight daughters had passed away. Now,

when they got Visvarupa as their son, certainly they became extremely

happy. They knew that it was by the grace of the Lord that they were

endowed with such happiness and opulence. Therefore instead of

forgetting the Lord, they become more and more adherent in rendering

service to the lotus feet of Govinda. When a common man becomes opulent,

he forgets God; but the more opulent a devotee becomes by the grace of

the Lord, the more he becomes attached to the service of the Lord.

Adi 13.80

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TEXT

caudda-sata chaya sake sesa magha mase

jagannatha-sacira dehe krsnera pravese

SYNONYMS

caudda-sata -- 1400; chaya -- 6; sake -- in the year of the Saka Era;

sesa -- last; magha -- Magha; mase -- in the month; jagannatha -- of

Jagannatha Misra; sacira -- and of Sacidevi; dehe -- in the bodies;

krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; pravese -- by the entrance.

TRANSLATION

In the month of January in the year 1406 of the Saka Era,

Lord Krsna entered the bodies of both Jagannatha Misra and Saci.

PURPORT

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu took His birth in the year 1407, Saka Era

, in the month of Phalguna. But here we see that He entered the

bodies of His parents in the year 1406 in the month of Magha. Therefore,

the Lord entered the bodies of His parents thirteen full months before

His birth. Generally a common child remains within the womb of his

mother for ten months, but here we see that the Lord remained

within the body of His mother for thirteen months.

Adi 13.81

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TEXT

misra kahe saci-sthane, -- dekhi ana rita

jyotirmaya deha, geha laksmi-adhisthita

SYNONYMS

misra kahe -- Jagannatha Misra began to speak; saci-sthane -- in the

presence of Sacidevi-mata; dekhi -- I see; ana -- extraordinary; rita --

behavior; jyotirmaya -- effulgent; deha -- body; geha -- home;

laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; adhisthita -- situated.

TRANSLATION

Jagannatha Misra said to Sacimata: "I see wonderful things! Your body is

effulgent, and it appears as if the goddess of fortune were now staying

personally in my home.

Adi 13.82

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yahan tahan sarva-loka karaye sammana

ghare pathaiya deya dhana, vastra, dhana

SYNONYMS

yahan -- wherever; tahan -- anywhere; sarva-loka -- all people; karaye --

show; sammana -- respect; ghare -- at home; pathaiya -- sending; deya --

give; dhana -- riches; vastra -- cloth; dhana -- paddy.

TRANSLATION

"Anywhere and everywhere I go, all people offer me respect. Even without

my asking, they voluntarily give me riches, clothing and paddy."

PURPORT

A brahmana does not become anyone's servant. To render service to

someone else is the business of the sudras. A brahmana is always

independent because he is a teacher, spiritual master and advisor to

society. The members of society provide him with all the necessities for

life. In Bhagavad-gita the Lord has divided society into

four divisions -- brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra. A society cannot

run smoothly without this scientific division. A brahmana should give

good advice to all the members of the society, a ksatriya should look

after the administration, law and order of the society,

vaisyas should produce and trade in all the needs of the society,

whereas sudras should render service to the higher sections of society (

the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas).

Jagannatha Misra was a brahmana. Therefore people would send him all

bodily necessities-money, cloth, grain and so on. While Lord Caitanya

was in the womb of Sacimata, Jagannatha Misra received all these

necessities of life without asking for them. Because of the presence of

the Lord in his family, everyone offered him due respect as a brahmana.

In other words, if a brahmana or Vaisnava sticks to his position as an

eternal servant of the Lord and executes the will of the Lord, there is

no question of scarcity for his personal maintenance or the needs of his

family.

Adi 13.83

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saci kahe, -- muni dekhon akasa-upare

divya-murti loka saba yena stuti kare

SYNONYMS

saci kahe -- mother Sacidevi replied; muni -- I; dekhon -- see; akasa-

upare -- in outer space; divya-murti -- brilliant forms; loka -- people;

saba -- all; yena -- as if; stuti -- prayers; kare -- offering.

TRANSLATION

Sacimata told her husband: "I also see wonderfully brilliant human

beings appearing in outer space, as if offering prayers."

PURPORT

Jagannatha Misra was honored by everyone on the earth and was supplied

with all necessities. Similarly, mother Saci saw many demigods in outer

space offering prayers to her because of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's

presence in her womb.

Adi 13.84

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TEXT

jagannatha misra kahe, -- svapna ye dekhila

jyotirmaya-dhama mora hrdaye pasila

SYNONYMS

jagannatha misra kahe -- Jagannatha Misra replied; svapna -- dream; ye --

that; dekhila -- I have seen; jyotirmaya -- with a brilliant

effulgence; dhama -- abode; mora -- my; hrdaye -- in the heart; pasila --

entered.

TRANSLATION

Jagannatha Misra then replied: "In a dream I saw the effulgent abode of

the Lord enter my heart.

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TEXT

amara hrdaya haite gela tomara hrdaye

hena bujhi, janmibena kona mahasaye

SYNONYMS

amara hrdaya haite -- from my heart; gela -- transferred; tomara hrdaye -

- into your heart; hena -- like this; bujhi -- I understand; janmibena --

will take birth; kona -- some; mahasaye -- very great personality.

TRANSLATION

"From my heart it entered your heart. I therefore understand that a

great personality will soon take birth."

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TEXT

eta bali' dunhe rahe harasita hana

salagrama seva kare visesa kariya

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- after this conversation; dunhe -- both of them; rahe --

remained; harasita -- jubilant; hana -- becoming; salagrama -- salagrama-

narayana-sila; seva -- service; kare -- rendered; visesa -- with special

attention; kariya -- giving it.

TRANSLATION

After this conversation, both husband and wife were very jubilant, and

together they rendered service to the household salagrama-sila.

PURPORT

Especially in every brahmana's house there must be a salagrama-sila to

be worshiped by the brahmana family. This system is still current.

People who are brahmana by caste, who are born in a brahmana family,

must worship the salagrama-sila. Unfortunately, with the progress of

Kali-yuga, the so-called brahmanas, although very proud of taking birth

in brahmana families, no longer worship the salagrama-sila. But actually

it has been a custom since time immemorial that a person born in a

brahmana family must worship the salagrama-sila in all circumstances. In

our Krsna consciousness society, some of the members are very anxious to

introduce the salagrama-sila, but we have purposely refrained

from introducing it because most of the members of the Krsna

consciousness movement do not originally come from families of the

brahmana caste. After some time, when we find that they are actually

situated strictly in the line of brahminical behavior, this salagrama-

sila will be introduced.

In this age, the worship of the salagrama-sila is not as important as

the chanting of the holy name of the Lord. That is the injunction of the

sastra. Harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam kalau nasty eva

nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha. Srila Jiva Gosvami's

opinion is that by chanting the holy name offenselessly one becomes

completely perfect. Nevertheless, just to purify the situation of the

mind, worship of the Deity in the temple is also necessary. Therefore

when one is advanced in spiritual consciousness or is perfectly situated

on a spiritual platform he may take to the worship of the salagrama-

sila.

The transferring of the Lord from the heart of Jagannatha Misra to the

heart of Sacimata is explained by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

Thakura as follows: "It is to be concluded that Jagannatha Misra and

Sacimata are nitya-siddhas, ever purified associates of the Lord. Their

hearts are always uncontaminated, and therefore they never forget the

Supreme Personality of Godhead. A common man in this material world has

a contaminated heart. He must therefore first purify his heart to come

to the transcendental position. But Jagannatha Misra and Sacimata were

not a common man and woman with contaminated hearts. When the heart is

uncontaminated, it is said to be in the existential position of Vasudeva.

Vasudeva can beget Vasudeva, or Krsna, who is transcendentally situated.

It is to be understood that Sacidevi did not become pregnant as an

ordinary woman becomes pregnant because of sense indulgence. One should

not think the pregnancy of Sacimata to be that of an ordinary woman

because that is an offense. One can understand the pregnancy of Sacimata

when one is actually advanced in spiritual consciousness and fully

engaged in the devotional service of the Lord.

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.2.16) it is stated:

bhagavan api visvatma

bhaktanam abhayankarah

avivesamsa-bhagena

mana anakadundubheh

This is a statement regarding the birth of Lord Krsna. The incarnation

of the Lord entered the mind of Vasudeva and was then transferred to the

mind of Devaki. Srila Sridhara Svami gives the following annotation in

this connection: 'mana avivesa' manasy avirbabhuva; jivanam iva na dhatu-

sambandha ity arthah. There was no question of the seminal discharge

necessary for the birth of an ordinary human being. Srila Rupa Gosvami

also comments in this connection that Lord Krsna first appeared in the

mind of Anakadundubhi, Vasudeva, and was then transferred to the mind of

Devaki-devi. Thus the spiritual bliss in the mind of Devaki-devi

gradually increased, just as the moon increases every night until it

becomes a full moon. At the time of His appearance, Lord Krsna came out

of the mind of Devaki and appeared within the prison house of Kamsa by

the side of Devaki's bed. At that time, by the spell of yogamaya, Devaki

thought that her child had now been born. In this connection, even the

demigods from the celestial kingdom were also bewildered. As it is

stated, muhyanti yat surayah (Bhag. 1.1.1). They came to offer their

prayers to Devaki, thinking that the Supreme Lord was within her womb.

The demigods came to Mathura from their celestial kingdom. This

indicates that Mathura is still more important than the celestial

kingdom of the upper planetary system.

Lord Krsna, as the eternal son of Yasodamayi, is always present in

Vrndavana. The pastimes of Lord Krsna are continuously going on within

both this material world and the spiritual world. In such pastimes, the

Lord always thinks Himself the eternal son of mother Yasoda and father

Nanda Maharaja. In the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Chapter Six,

verse 43, it is stated, "When magnanimous, broad-hearted Nanda Maharaja

came back from a tour, he immediately took his son Krsna on his lap and

experienced transcendental bliss by smelling His head." Similarly, in

the Tenth Canto, Ninth Chapter, verse 21, it is said, "This Personality

of Godhead, appearing as the son of a cowherd damsel, is easily

available and understandable to devotees, whereas those who are under

the concept of bodily life, even though they are very advanced in

austerity and penance or even though they are great philosophers, are

unable to understand Him."

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura next quotes Sripada Baladeva

Vidyabhusana, who refers to the prayers offered by the demigods to Lord

Krsna in the womb of Devaki and summarizes the birth of Krsna as follows:

"As the rising moon manifests light in the east, so Devaki, who was

always situated on the transcendental platform, having been initiated in

the Krsna mantra by Vasudeva, the son of Surasena, kept Krsna within her

heart." From this statement of Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.2.18) it is

understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, having been

transferred from the heart of Anakadundubhi, or Vasudeva, manifested

Himself in the heart of Devaki. According to Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana,

the "heart of Devaki" means the womb of Devaki because in the Srimad-

Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Second Chapter, verse 41, the demigods say,

distyamba te kuksi-gatah parah puman: "Mother Devaki, the Lord is

already within your womb." Therefore, that the Lord was transferred from

the heart of Vasudeva to the heart of Devaki means that He was

transferred to the womb of Devaki.

Similarly, in regard to the appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu as

described in the Caitanya-caritamrta, the words visese sevana kare

govinda-carana, "they specifically began to worship the lotus feet of

Govinda," indicate that exactly as Krsna appeared in the heart of Devaki

through the heart of Vasudeva, so Lord Caitanya appeared in the heart of

Sacidevi through the heart of Jagannatha Misra. This is the mystery of

the appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Consequently, one should not

think of Lord Caitanya's appearance as that of a common man or living

entity. This subject matter is a little difficult to understand, but for

devotees of the Lord it will not at all be difficult to realize the

statements given by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

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TEXT

haite haite haila garbha trayodasa masa

tathapi bhumistha nahe, -- misrera haila trasa

SYNONYMS

haite haite -- thus becoming; haila -- it so became; garbha -- pregnancy;

trayodasa -- thirteenth; masa -- month; tathapi -- still; bhumistha --

delivery; nahe -- there was no sign; misrera -- of Jagannatha Misra;

haila -- became; trasa -- apprehension.

TRANSLATION

In this way the pregnancy approached its thirteenth month, but still

there was no sign of the delivery of the child. Thus Jagannatha Misra

became greatly apprehensive.

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TEXT

nilambara cakravarti kahila ganiya

ei mase putra habe subha-ksana pana

SYNONYMS

nilambara cakravarti -- of the name Nilambara Cakravarti; kahila -- said;

ganiya -- by astrological calculation; ei mase -- in this month; putra -

- son; habe -- will take birth; subha-ksana -- auspicious moment; pana --

taking advantage of.

TRANSLATION

Nilambara Cakravarti [the grandfather of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu] then

did an astrological calculation and said that in that month, taking

advantage of an auspicious moment, the child would take birth.

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TEXT

caudda-sata sata-sake masa ye phalguna

paurnamasira sandhya-kale haile subha-ksana

SYNONYMS

caudda-sata sata-sake -- in 1407 of the Saka Era; masa --

month; ye -- which; phalguna -- of the name Phalguna; paurnamasira -- of

the full moon; sandhya-kale -- in the evening; haile -- there was;

subha-ksana -- an auspicious constellation.

TRANSLATION

Thus in the year 1407 of the Saka Era in the month of

Phalguna [March-April] on the evening of the full moon, the

desired auspicious moment appeared.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, has presented

the horoscope of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as follows:

saka 1407/10/22/28/45

dinam

7 11 8

15 54 38

40 37 40

13 6 23

The explanation of the horoscope given by Bhaktivinoda Thakura is that

at the time of the birth of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu the constellations

were situated as follows: Sukra (Venus) and the constellation of the

Asvini stars were in the Mesa-rasi (Aries)

; Ketu (the ninth planet) and Uttaraphalguni were in

the Simha-rasi (Leo); Candra (the moon) was in

Purvaphalguni (the eleventh lunar mansion); Sani (Saturn) and Jyestha

were in Vrscika (Scorpio); Brhaspati (Jupiter) and

Purvasadha were in Dhanu (Sagittarius); Mangala (

Mars) and Sravana were in Makara (Capricorn); Ravi (the

sun) was in Kumbha-rasi (Aquarius); Rahu was in

Purvabhadrapada; and Budha (Mercury) and Uttarabhadrapada were in

Mina (Pisces). The day was simhalagna.

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TEXT

simha-rasi, simha-lagna, ucca graha-gana

sad-varga, asta-varga, sarva sulaksana

SYNONYMS

simha -- the lion; rasi -- sign of the zodiac; simha -- the lion; lagna -

- birth moment; ucca -- high; graha-gana -- all planets; sat-varga --

six area; asta-varga -- eight area; sarva -- all; su-laksana --

auspiciousness.

TRANSLATION

According to the Jyotir Veda, or Vedic astronomy, when the figure

of the lion appears both in the zodiac and the

time of birth [lagna], this indicates a very high conjunction

of planets, an area under the influence of sad-

varga and asta-varga, which are all-auspicious moments.

PURPORT

The divisions of the

sad-varga area

are technically called ksetra, hora, drekkana, navamsa,

dvadasamsa and trimsamsa. According to Jyotir-vedic astrology, when it

is calculated who rules the constellation of six areas, the

auspicious moment is calculated. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

Thakura, who was previously also a great astrologer,

says that in the book named Brhaj-jataka and other books there

are directions for knowing the movements of the stars and planets.

One who knows the process of drawing a straight line and thus

understands the area of asta-varga can explain the

auspicious constellations. This science is known

especially by persons who are called hora-sastra-vit, or those who know

the scripture of the name Hora. On the strength of astrological

calculations from the Hora scripture, Nilambara Cakravarti, the

grandfather of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, ascertained the auspicious

moment in which the Lord would appear.

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TEXT

a-kalanka gauracandra dila darasana

sa-kalanka candre ara kon prayojana

SYNONYMS

a-kalanka -- without contamination; gauracandra -- the moon of Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dila -- gave; darasana -- audience; sa-kalanka --

with contamination; candre -- for a moon; ara -- also; kon -- what;

prayojana -- necessity.

TRANSLATION

When the spotless moon of Caitanya Mahaprabhu became visible, what would

be the need for a moon full of black marks on its body?

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TEXT

eta jani' rahu kaila candrera grahana

'krsna' 'krsna' 'hari' name bhase tri-bhuvana

SYNONYMS

eta jani' -- knowing all this; rahu -- the zodiac figure Rahu; kaila --

attempted; candrera -- of the moon; grahana -- eclipse; krsna krsna --

the holy name of Krsna; hari -- the holy name of Hari; name -- the names;

bhase -- inundated; tri-bhuvana -- the three worlds.

TRANSLATION

Considering this, Rahu, the black planet, covered the full moon, and

immediately vibrations of "Krsna! Krsna! Hari!" inundated the three

worlds.

PURPORT

According to the Jyotir Veda, the Rahu

planet comes in front of the full moon, and thus a lunar eclipse takes

place. It is customary in India that all the followers of the Vedic

scriptures take bath in the Ganges or the sea as soon as there is a

lunar or solar eclipse. All strict followers of Vedic religion stand

up in the water throughout the whole period of the eclipse and chant the

Hare Krsna maha-mantra. At the time of the birth of Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu such a lunar eclipse took place, and naturally all the

people standing in the water were chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna

Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

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TEXT

jaya jaya dhvani haila sakala bhuvana

camatkara haiya loka bhave mane mana

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; dhvani -- vibration; haila -- there was;

sakala -- all; bhuvana -- worlds; camatkara -- wonderful; haiya --

becoming; loka -- all the people; bhave -- state; mane mana -- within

their minds.

TRANSLATION

All people thus chanted the Hare Krsna maha-mantra during the lunar

eclipse, and their minds were struck with wonder.

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TEXT

jagat bhariya loka bale -- 'hari' 'hari'

seiksane gaurakrsna bhume avatari

SYNONYMS

jagat -- the whole world; bhariya -- fulfilling; loka -- people; bale --

said; hari hari -- the holy name of the Lord; sei-ksane -- at that time;

gaurakrsna -- Lord Krsna in the form of Gaurahari; bhume -- on the earth;

avatari -- advented.

TRANSLATION

When the whole world was thus chanting the holy name of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, Krsna in the form of Gaurahari advented Himself

on the earth.

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TEXT

prasanna ha-ila saba jagatera mana

'hari' bali' hinduke hasya karaye yavana

SYNONYMS

prasanna -- joyful; ha-ila -- became; saba -- all; jagatera -- of the

whole world; mana -- the mind; hari -- the holy name of the Lord; bali' -

- saying; hinduke -- unto the Hindus; hasya -- laughing; karaye -- do so;

yavana -- the Mohammedans.

TRANSLATION

The whole world was pleased. While the Hindus chanted the holy name of

the Lord, the non-Hindus, especially the Mohammedans, jokingly imitated

the words.

PURPORT

Although the Mohammedans or non-Hindus have no interest in chanting

the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, while the Hindus

in Navadvipa chanted during the lunar eclipse the Mohammedans

also imitated them. Thus the Hindus and Mohammedans joined together

in chanting the holy name of the Lord when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

advented Himself.

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TEXT

'hari' bali' narigana dei hulahuli

svarge vadya-nrtya kare deva kutuhali

SYNONYMS

hari bali' -- by saying the word Hari; nari-gana -- all the ladies; dei -

- chanting; hulahuli -- the sound of hulahuli; svarge -- in the heavenly

planets; vadya-nrtya -- music and dance; kare -- do; deva -- demigods;

kutuhali -- curious.

TRANSLATION

While all the ladies vibrated the holy name of Hari on earth, in the

heavenly planets dancing and music were going on, for the demigods were

very curious.

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TEXT

prasanna haila dasa dik, prasanna nadijala

sthavara-jangama haila anande vihvala

SYNONYMS

prasanna -- jubilant; haila -- became; dasa -- ten; dik -- directions;

prasanna -- satisfied; nadi-jala -- the water of the rivers; sthavara --

immovable; jangama -- movable; haila -- became; anande -- in joy;

vihvala -- overwhelmed.

TRANSLATION

In this atmosphere, all the ten directions became jubilant, as did the

waves of the rivers. Moreover, all beings, moving and non-moving,

were overwhelmed with transcendental bliss.

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TEXT

nadiya-udayagiri, purnacandra gaurahari,

krpa kari' ha-ila udaya

papa-tamah haila nasa, tri-jagatera ullasa,

jagabhari' hari-dhvani haya

SYNONYMS

nadiya -- the place known as Nadiya; udayagiri -- is the appearing place;

purnacandra -- the full moon; gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; krpa -- by mercy; kari' -- doing so; ha-ila -- became; udaya

-- risen; papa -- sinful; tamah -- darkness; haila -- became; nasa --

dissipated; tri-jagatera -- of the three worlds; ullasa -- happiness;

jaga-bhari' -- filling the whole world; hari-dhvani -- the

transcendental vibration of Hari; haya -- resounded.

TRANSLATION

Thus by His causeless mercy the full moon, Gaurahari, rose in the

district of Nadia, which is compared to Udayagiri, where the sun first

becomes visible. His rising in the sky dissipated the darkness of sinful

life, and thus the three worlds became joyful and chanted the holy name

of the Lord.

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TEXT

sei-kale nijalaya, uthiya advaita raya,

nrtya kare anandita-mane

haridase lana sange, hunkara-kirtana-range

kene nace, keha nahi jane

SYNONYMS

sei-kale -- at that time; nija-alaya -- in His own house; uthiya --

standing; advaita -- Advaita Acarya; raya -- the rich man; nrtya --

dancing; kare -- performs; anandita -- with joyful; mane -- mind;

haridase -- Thakura Haridasa; lana -- taking; sange -- with Him; hunkara

-- loudly; kirtana -- sankirtana; range -- performing; kene -- why; nace

-- dances; keha nahi -- no one; jane -- knows.

TRANSLATION

At that time Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu, in His own house at Santipura,

was dancing in a pleasing mood. Taking Haridasa Thakura with Him, He

danced and loudly chanted Hare Krsna. But why they were dancing, no one

could understand.

PURPORT

It is understood that Advaita Prabhu, at that time, was in His own

paternal house at Santipura. Haridasa Thakura frequently used to meet

Him. Coincidentally, therefore, he was also there, and upon the birth of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu both of them immediately began to dance. But no

one in Santipura could understand why those two saintly persons were

dancing.

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TEXT

dekhi' uparaga hasi', sighra ganga-ghate asi'

anande karila ganga-snana

pana uparaga-chale, apanara mano-bale,

brahmanere dila nana dana

SYNONYMS

dekhi' -- seeing; uparaga -- the eclipse; hasi' -- laughing; sighra --

very soon; ganga-ghate -- on the bank of the Ganges; asi' -- coming;

anande -- in jubilation; karila -- took; ganga-snana -- bath in the

Ganges; pana -- taking advantage of; uparaga-chale -- on the event of

the lunar eclipse; apanara -- His own; manas-bale -- by the strength of

mind; brahmanere -- unto the brahmanas; dila -- gave; nana -- various;

dana -- charities.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the lunar eclipse and laughing, both Advaita Acarya and Haridasa

Thakura immediately went to the bank of the Ganges and bathed in the

Ganges in great jubilation. Taking advantage of the occasion of the

lunar eclipse, Advaita Acarya, by His own mental strength, distributed

various types of charity to the brahmanas.

PURPORT

It is the custom of Hindus to give in charity to the poor as much as

possible during the time of a lunar or solar eclipse. Advaita Acarya,

therefore, taking advantage of this eclipse, distributed many varieties

of charity to the brahmanas. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam there is

a statement in the Tenth Canto, Third Chapter, verse 11, that when Krsna

took His birth, immediately Vasudeva, taking advantage of this

moment, distributed ten thousand cows to the brahmanas. It is

customary among Hindus that at the time a child is born, especially a

male child, the parents distribute great charity in jubilation. Advaita

Acarya was actually interested in distributing charity because of Lord

Caitanya's birth at the time of the lunar eclipse. People could not

understand, however, why Advaita Acarya was giving such a great variety

of things in charity. He did so not because of the lunar eclipse but

because of the Lord's taking birth at that moment. He distributed

charity exactly as Vasudeva did at the time of Lord Krsna's appearance.

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TEXT

jagat anandamaya, dekhi' mane sa-vismaya,

tharethore kahe haridasa

tomara aichana ranga, mora mana parasanna,

dekhi -- kichu karye ache bhasa

SYNONYMS

jagat -- the whole world; anandamaya -- full of pleasure; dekhi' --

seeing; mane -- within the mind; sa-vismaya -- with amazement;

tharethore -- by direct and indirect indications; kahe -- says; haridasa

-- Haridasa Thakura; tomara -- Your; aichana -- that kind of; ranga --

performance; mora -- my; mana -- mind; parasanna -- very much pleased;

dekhi -- I can understand; kichu -- something; karye -- in work; ache --

there is; bhasa -- indication.

TRANSLATION

When he saw that the whole world was jubilant, Haridasa Thakura, his

mind astonished, directly and indirectly expressed himself to Advaita

Acarya: "Your dancing and distributing charity are very pleasing to me.

I can understand that there is some special purpose in these actions."

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TEXT

acaryaratna, srivasa, haila mane sukhollasa

yai' snana kaila ganga-jale

anande vihvala mana, kare hari-sankirtana

nana dana kaila mano-bale

SYNONYMS

acaryaratna -- of the name Acaryaratna; srivasa -- of the name Srivasa;

haila -- became; mane -- in the mind; sukha-ullasa -- happy; yai' --

going; snana -- bathing; kaila -- executed; ganga-jale -- in the water

of the Ganges; anande -- in jubilation; vihvala -- overwhelmed; mana --

mind; kare -- does; hari-sankirtana -- performance of sankirtana; nana --

various; dana -- charities; kaila -- did; manas-bale -- by the strength

of the mind.

TRANSLATION

Acaryaratna [Candrasekhara] and Srivasa Thakura were overwhelmed with

joy, and immediately they went to the bank of the Ganges to take bath

in the water of the Ganges. Their minds full of happiness, they chanted

the Hare Krsna mantra and gave charity by mental strength.

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TEXT

ei mata bhakta-tati, yanra yei dese sthiti,

tahan tahan pana mano-bale

nace, kare sankirtana, anande vihvala mana,

dana kare grahanera chale

SYNONYMS

ei mata -- in this way; bhakta-tati -- all the devotees there; yanra --

whose; yei -- whichever; dese -- in the country; sthiti -- resident;

tahan tahan -- there and there; pana -- taking advantage; manas-bale --

by the strength of the mind; nace -- dance; kare sankirtana -- perform

sankirtana; anande -- in joyfulness; vihvala -- overwhelmed; mana --

mind; dana -- in charity; kare -- give; grahanera -- of the lunar

eclipse; chale -- on the pretense.

TRANSLATION

In this way all the devotees, wherever they were situated, in every city

and every country, danced, performed sankirtana, and gave charity by

mental strength on the plea of the lunar eclipse, their minds

overwhelmed with joy.

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TEXT

brahmana-sajjana-nari, nana-dravye thali bhari'

aila sabe yautuka la-iya

yena kanca-sona-dyuti, dekhi' balakera murti,

asirvada kare sukha pana

SYNONYMS

brahmana -- the respectful brahmanas; sat-jana -- gentlemen; nari --

ladies; nana -- varieties; dravye -- with gifts; thali -- plates; bhari'

-- filled up; aila -- came; sabe -- all; yautuka -- presentations; la-

iya -- taking; yena -- like; kanca -- raw; sona -- gold; dyuti --

glaring; dekhi' -- seeing; balakera -- of the child; murti -- form;

asirvada -- blessings; kare -- offered; sukha -- happiness; pana --

achieving.

TRANSLATION

All sorts of respectful brahmana gentlemen and ladies, carrying plates

filled with various gifts, came with their presentations. Seeing the

newborn child, whose form resembled natural glaring gold, all of them

with happiness offered their blessings.

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TEXT

savitri, gauri, sarasvati, saci, rambha, arundhati

ara yata deva-narigana

nana-dravye patra bhari', brahmanira vesa dhari',

asi' sabe kare darasana

SYNONYMS

savitri -- the wife of Lord Brahma; gauri -- the wife of Lord Siva;

sarasvati -- the wife of Lord Nrsimhadeva; saci -- the wife of King

Indra; rambha -- a dancing girl of heaven; arundhati -- the wife of

Vasistha; ara -- and; yata -- all; deva -- celestial; nari-gana -- women;

nana -- varieties; dravye -- with gifts; patra bhari' -- filling up the

baskets; brahmanira -- in the forms of brahmana ladies; vesa dhari' --

dressing like that; asi' -- coming there; sabe -- all; kare -- do;

darasana -- visit.

TRANSLATION

Dressing themselves as the wives of brahmanas, all the celestial ladies,

including the wives of Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Lord Nrsimhadeva, King

Indra and Vasistha Rsi, and Rambha, a dancing girl of heaven,

came there with varieties of gifts.

PURPORT

When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a newly born baby, He was visited by

the neighboring ladies, most of whom were the wives of respectable

brahmanas. In the dress of brahmanas' wives, celestial ladies like the

wives of Lord Brahma and Lord Siva also came to see the newly born

child. Ordinary people saw them as neighborhood respectable brahmana

ladies, but actually they were all celestial ladies

dressed in that way.

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TEXT 106

TEXT

antarikse deva-gana, gandharva, siddha, carana,

stuti-nrtya kare vadya-gita

nartaka, vadaka, bhata, navadvipe yara nata,

sabe asi' nace pana prita

SYNONYMS

antarikse -- in outer space; deva-gana -- the demigods; gandharva -- the

inhabitants of Gandharvaloka; siddha -- the inhabitants of Siddhaloka;

carana -- the professional singers of the heavenly planets; stuti --

prayers; nrtya -- dancing; kare -- do; vadya -- music; gita -- song;

nartaka -- dancers; vadaka -- professional drummers; bhata --

professional blessing-givers; navadvipe -- in the city of Navadvipa;

yara -- of whom; nata -- stage; sabe -- all of them; asi' -- coming;

nace -- began to dance; pana -- achieving; prita -- happiness.

TRANSLATION

In outer space all the demigods, including the inhabitants of

Gandharvaloka, Siddhaloka and Caranaloka, offered their prayers and

danced with musical songs and the beating of

drums. Similarly, in Navadvipa city all the professional dancers,

musicians and blessers gathered together, dancing in great jubilation.

PURPORT

As there are professional singers, dancers and reciters of prayers in

the heavenly planets, so in India still there are professional dancers,

givers of blessings and singers, all of whom assemble together during

householder ceremonies, especially marriages and birth ceremonies. These

professional men earn their livelihood by taking charity on such

occasions from the homes of the Hindus. Eunuchs also take advantage of

such ceremonies to receive charity. That is their means of livelihood.

Such men never become servants or engage themselves in agriculture or

business occupations; they simply take charity from neighborhood friends

to maintain themselves peacefully. The bhatas are a class of brahmanas

who go to such ceremonies to offer blessings by composing poems with

references to the Vedic scriptures.

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TEXT 107

TEXT

keba ase keba yaya, keba nace keba gaya,

sambhalite nare kara bola

khandileka duhkha-soka, pramoda-purita loka,

misra haila anande vihvala

SYNONYMS

keba -- who; ase -- is coming; keba -- who; yaya -- is going; keba --

who; nace -- is dancing; keba -- who; gaya -- is singing; sambhalite --

to understand; nare -- cannot; kara -- others; bola -- language;

khandileka -- dissipated; duhkha -- unhappiness; soka -- lamentation;

pramoda -- jubilation; purita -- full of; loka -- all people; misra --

Jagannatha Misra; haila -- became; anande -- in happiness; vihvala --

overwhelmed.

TRANSLATION

No one could understand who was coming and who was going, who was

dancing and who was singing. Nor could they understand each other's

language. But in effect all unhappiness and lamentation were immediately

dissipated, and people became all-jubilant. Thus Jagannatha Misra was

also overwhelmed with joy.

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TEXT 108

TEXT

acaryaratna, srivasa, jagannatha-misra-pasa,

asi' tanre kare savadhana

karaila jatakarma, ye achila vidhi-dharma,

tabe misra kare nana dana

SYNONYMS

acaryaratna -- Candrasekhara Acarya; srivasa -- Srivasa Thakura;

jagannatha-misra pasa -- at the house of Jagannatha Misra; asi' --

coming; tanre -- unto him; kare -- do; savadhana -- attention; karaila --

executed; jatakarma -- the auspicious ceremony at the time of

birth; ye -- whatever; achila -- there was; vidhi-dharma -- regulative

principles of religion; tabe -- at that time; misra -- Jagannatha Misra;

kare -- does; nana -- varieties; dana -- charities.

TRANSLATION

Candrasekhara Acarya and Srivasa Thakura both came to Jagannatha Misra

and drew his attention in various ways. They performed the ritualistic

ceremonies prescribed at the time of birth according to religious

principles. Jagannatha Misra also gave varieties of charity.

Adi 13.109

TEXT 109

TEXT

yautuka paila yata, ghare va achila kata,

saba dhana vipre dila dana

yata nartaka, gayana, bhata, akincana jana,

dhana diya kaila sabara mana

SYNONYMS

yautuka -- presentation; paila -- received; yata -- as much as; ghare --

in the house; va -- or; achila -- there was; kata -- whatever; saba

dhana -- all riches; vipre -- unto the brahmanas; dila -- gave; dana --

in charity; yata -- all; nartaka -- dancers; gayana -- singers; bhata --

blessers; akincana jana -- poor men; dhana diya -- giving them riches;

kaila -- did; sabara -- everyone's; mana -- honor.

TRANSLATION

Whatever riches Jagannatha Misra collected in the form of gifts and

presentations, and whatever he had in his house, he distributed among

the brahmanas, professional singers, dancers, bhatas and the poor. He

honored them all by giving them riches in charity.

Adi 13.110

TEXT 110

TEXT

srivasera brahmani, nama tanra 'malini',

acaryaratnera patni-sange

sindura, haridra, taila, kha-i, kala, narikela,

diya puje narigana range

SYNONYMS

srivasera brahmani -- the wife of Srivasa Thakura; nama -- name; tanra --

her; malini -- of the name Malini; acaryaratnera -- of Candrasekhara (

Acaryaratna); patni -- wife; sange -- along with; sindura -- vermilion;

haridra -- turmeric; taila -- oil; kha-i -- fused rice; kala -- banana;

narikela -- coconut; diya -- giving; puje -- worship; nari-gana --

ladies; range -- in a happy mood.

TRANSLATION

The wife of Srivasa Thakura, whose name was Malini, accompanied by the

wife of Candrasekhara [Acaryaratna] and other ladies, came there in

great happiness to worship the baby with paraphernalia such as vermilion,

turmeric, oil, fused rice, bananas and coconuts.

PURPORT

Vermilion, kha-i (fused rice), bananas, coconuts and turmeric mixed with

oil are all auspicious gifts for such a ceremony. As there is puffed

rice, so there is another preparation of rice called kha-i, or fused

rice, which, along with bananas, is taken as a very auspicious

presentation. Also, turmeric mixed with oil and vermilion makes an

auspicious ointment that is smeared over the body of a newly born baby

or a person who is going to marry. These are all auspicious activities

in family affairs. We see that five hundred years ago at the birth of

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu all these ceremonies were performed rigidly,

but at present such ritualistic performances hardly ever take place.

Generally a pregnant mother is sent to the hospital, and as soon as her

child is born he is washed with an antiseptic, and this concludes

everything.

Adi 13.111

TEXT 111

TEXT

advaita-acarya-bharya, jagat-pujita arya,

nama tanra 'sita thakurani'

acaryera ajna pana, gela upahara lana,

dekhite balaka-siromani

SYNONYMS

advaita-acarya-bharya -- the wife of Advaita Acarya; jagat-pujita --

worshiped by the whole world; arya -- the most advanced cultured lady;

nama -- name; tanra -- her; sita thakurani -- mother Sita; acaryera ajna

pana -- taking the order of Advaita Acarya; gela -- went; upahara --

presentation; lana -- taking; dekhite -- to see; balaka -- the child;

siromani -- topmost.

TRANSLATION

One day shortly after Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was born, Advaita Acarya'

s wife Sitadevi, who is worshipable by the whole world, taking

permission of her husband, went to see that topmost

child with all kinds of gifts and presentations.

PURPORT

It appears that Advaita Acarya had two different houses, one at

Santipura and one at Navadvipa. When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was born,

Advaita Acarya was residing not at His Navadvipa house but at His

Santipura house. Therefore, as formerly explained, "nijalaya," from

Advaita's old paternal house in Santipura, Sita came to

Navadvipa to present gifts to the newly born child, Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Adi 13.112

TEXT 112

TEXT

suvarnera kadi-ba-uli, rajatamudra-pasuli,

suvarnera angada, kankana

du-bahute divya sankha, rajatera malabanka,

svarna-mudrara nana haragana

SYNONYMS

suvarnera -- made of gold; kadi-ba-uli -- bangles worn on the hand;

rajata-mudra -- gold coins; pasuli -- a kind of ornament covering the

foot; suvarnera -- made of gold; angada -- a kind of ornament; kankana --

another kind of ornament for the hand; du-bahute -- in two arms; divya -

- celestial; sankha -- conchshell; rajatera -- made of gold; malabanka --

bangles for the foot; svarna-mudrara -- made of gold; nana -- varieties;

haragana -- necklaces.

TRANSLATION

She brought different kinds of golden ornaments, including bangles for

the hand, armlets, necklaces and anklets.

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TEXT 113

TEXT

vyaghra-nakha hema-jadi, kati-pattasutra-dori

hasta-padera yata abharana

citra-varna patta-sadi, buni photo pattapadi,

svarna-raupya-mudra bahu-dhana

SYNONYMS

vyaghra-nakha -- tiger nails; hema-jadi -- set in gold; kati-pattasutra-

dori -- silken thread for the waist; hasta-padera -- of the hands and

legs; yata -- all kinds of; abharana -- ornaments; citra-varna --

printed with varieties of colors; patta-sadi -- silken saris; buni --

woven; photo -- small jackets for children; patta-padi -- with

embroidery of silk; svarna -- gold; raupya -- silver; mudra -- coins;

bahu-dhana -- all kinds of riches.

TRANSLATION

There were also tiger nails set in gold, waist decorations of silk and

lace, ornaments for the hands and legs, nicely printed silken saris and

a child's garment, also made of silk. Many other riches, including gold

and silver coins, were also presented to the child.

PURPORT

From the gifts presented by Sita Thakurani, Advaita Acarya's wife, it

appears that Advaita Acarya was at that time a very rich man. Although

brahmanas are not the rich men of society, Advaita Acarya, being the

leader of the brahmanas in Santipura, was considerably well-to-do.

Therefore He presented many ornaments to the baby, Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. But Kamalakanta Visvasa's asking for three hundred rupees

from the King of Jagannatha Puri, Maharaja Prataparudra, on the plea

that Advaita Acarya was in debt for that amount, indicates that such a

rich man, who could present many valuable ornaments, saris, etc.,

thought it difficult to repay three hundred rupees. Therefore the value

of a rupee at that time was many thousands of times greater than it is

now. At the present, no one feels difficulty over a debt of three

hundred rupees, nor can an ordinary man accumulate such valuable

ornaments to present to a friend's son. Probably the value of three

hundred rupees at that time was equal to the present value of thirty

thousand rupees.

Adi 13.114

TEXT 114

TEXT

durva, dhanya, gorocana, haridra, kunkuma, candana,

mangala-dravya patra bhariya

vastra-gupta dola cadi' sange lana dasi cedi,

vastralankara petari bhariya

SYNONYMS

durva -- fresh grass; dhanya -- rice paddy; gorocana -- a yellow patch

for the head of a cow; haridra -- turmeric; kunkuma -- a kind of scent

produced in Kashmir; candana -- sandalwood; mangala-dravya -- auspicious

things; patra bhariya -- filling up a dish; vastra-gupta -- covered by

cloth; dola -- palanquin; cadi' -- riding; sange -- along with; lana --

taking; dasi -- maidservant; cedi -- female attendants; vastra-alankara -

- ornaments and clothes; petari -- basket; bhariya -- filled up.

TRANSLATION

Riding in a palanquin covered with cloth and accompanied by maidservants,

Sita Thakurani came to the house of Jagannatha Misra, bringing with her

many auspicious articles such as fresh grass, paddy, gorocana, turmeric,

kunkuma and sandalwood. All these presentations filled a large basket.

PURPORT

The words vastra-gupta dola are very significant in this verse. Even

fifty or sixty years ago in Calcutta, all respectable ladies would go to

a neighboring place riding on a palanquin carried by four men. The

palanquin was covered with soft cotton, and in that way there was no

chance to see a respectable lady traveling in public. Ladies,

especially those coming from respectable families, could not be seen by

ordinary men. This system is still current in remote places. The

Sanskrit word asurya-pasya indicates that a respectable lady could not

be seen even by the sun. In the oriental culture this system was very

much prevalent and was strictly observed by respectable ladies, both

Hindu and Moslem. We have actual experience in our childhood that our

mother would not go next door to her house to observe an

invitation by walking; she would go in either a carriage or a

palanquin carried by four men. This custom was also strictly followed

five hundred years ago, and the wife of Advaita Acarya, being a very

respectable lady, observed the customary rules current in that social

environment.

Adi 13.115

TEXT 115

TEXT

bhaksya, bhojya, upahara, sange la-ila bahu bhara,

sacigrhe haila upanita

dekhiya balaka-thama, saksat gokula-kana,

varna-matra dekhi viparita

SYNONYMS

bhaksya -- foodstuffs; bhojya -- fried foodstuffs; upahara --

presentation; sange -- along with her; la-ila -- took; bahu bhara --

many packages; saci-grhe -- in the house of mother Saci; haila -- was;

upanita -- carried; dekhiya -- seeing; balaka-thama -- the feature of

the child; saksat -- directly; gokula-kana -- Lord Krsna of Gokula;

varna-matra -- only the color; dekhi -- seeing; viparita -- opposite.

TRANSLATION

When Sita Thakurani came to the house of Sacidevi, bringing with her

many kinds of eatables, dresses and other gifts, she was astonished to

see the newly born child, for she appreciated that except for a

difference in color, the child was directly Krsna of Gokula Himself.

PURPORT

A petari is a kind of big basket that is carried in pairs on the ends of

a rod balanced over the shoulders. The man who carries such a load is

called a bhari. This system of carrying luggage and packages is still

current in India and other oriental countries, and we have seen that the

same system is still current even in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Adi 13.116

TEXT 116

TEXT

sarva anga -- sunirmana, suvarna-pratima-bhana,

sarva anga -- sulaksanamaya

balakera divya jyoti, dekhi' paila bahu priti,

vatsalyete dravila hrdaya

SYNONYMS

sarva anga -- all different parts of the body; sunirmana -- well

constructed; suvarna -- gold; pratima -- form; bhana -- like; sarva --

all; anga -- parts of the body; sulaksanamaya -- full of auspicious

signs; balakera -- of the child; divya -- transcendental; jyoti --

effulgence; dekhi' -- seeing; paila -- got; bahu -- much; priti --

satisfaction; vatsalyete -- by parental affection; dravila -- melted;

hrdaya -- her heart.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the transcendental bodily effulgence of the child, each of His

nicely constructed limbs full of auspicious signs and resembling a form

of gold, Sita Thakurani was very much pleased, and because of her

maternal affection, she felt as if her heart were melting.

Adi 13.117

TEXT 117

TEXT

durva, dhanya, dila sirse, kaila bahu asise,

cirajivi hao dui bhai

dakini-sankhini haite, sanka upajila cite,

dare nama thuila 'nimai'

SYNONYMS

durva -- fresh grass; dhanya -- paddy; dila -- gave; sirse -- on the

head; kaila -- did; bahu -- with much; asise -- blessing; cira-jivi --

live long; hao -- become; dui bhai -- two brothers; dakini-sankhini --

ghosts and witches; haite -- from; sanka -- doubt; upajila -- grew; cite

-- in the heart; dare -- out of fear; nama -- name; thuila -- kept;

nimai -- Lord Caitanya's childhood name, derived from the nima (nimba)

tree.

TRANSLATION

She blessed the newly born child by placing fresh grass and paddy on

His head and saying, "May You be blessed with a long duration of life."

But being afraid of ghosts and witches, she gave the child the name

Nimai.

PURPORT

Dakini and Sankhini are two companions of Lord Siva and his wife who are

supposed to be extremely inauspicious, having been born of ghostly life.

It is believed that such inauspicious living creatures cannot go near a

nima tree. At least medically it is accepted that nima wood is extremely

antiseptic, and formerly it was customary to have a nima tree in front

of one's house. On very large roads in India, especially in Uttar

Pradesh, there are hundreds and thousands of nima trees. Nima wood is so

antiseptic that the Ayurvedic science uses it to cure leprosy. Medical

scientists have extracted the active principle of the nima tree, which

is called margosic acid. Nima is used for many purposes, especially to

brush the teeth. In Indian villages ninety percent of the people use

nima twigs for this purpose. Because of all the antiseptic effects of

the nima tree and because Lord Caitanya was born beneath a nima tree,

Sita Thakurani gave the Lord the name Nimai. Later in His youth He was

celebrated as Nimai Pandita, and in the neighborhood villages He was

called by that name, although His real name was Visvambhara.

Adi 13.118

TEXT 118

TEXT

putramata-snanadine, dila vastra vibhusane,

putra-saha misrere sammani'

saci-misrera puja lana, manete harisa hana,

ghare aila sita thakurani

SYNONYMS

putra-mata -- of the mother and child; snana-dine -- on the day of

bathing; dila -- gave; vastra -- cloth; vibhusane -- ornaments; putra-

saha -- with the child; misrere -- unto Jagannatha Misra; sammani' --

congratulating; saci -- Sacidevi; misrera -- Jagannatha Misra; puja --

honor; lana -- receiving; manete -- within the mind; harisa -- pleased;

hana -- becoming; ghare -- home; aila -- returned; sita thakurani --

mother Sita, wife of Advaita Acarya.

TRANSLATION

On the day the mother and son took bath and left the maternity home,

Sita Thakurani gave them all kinds of ornaments and garments and then

also honored Jagannatha Misra. Then Sita Thakurani, being honored by

mother Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra, was greatly happy within her mind,

and thus she returned home.

PURPORT

On the fifth day from the birth of a child, as also on the ninth day,

the mother takes bath either in the Ganges or in a sacred place.

This is called niskramana, or the ceremony of coming out of the

maternity home. Nowadays the maternity home is a hospital, but formerly

in every respectable house one room was set aside as a maternity home

where children would take birth, and on the ninth day after the birth of

a child the mother would come into the regular rooms in the ceremony

called niskramana. Of the ten purificatory processes, niskramana is one.

Formerly, especially in Bengal, the higher castes observed four months

after the birth of a child as a quarantine. At the end of the fourth

month, the mother first had to see the sun rise. Later the higher castes,

namely, the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas, observed only twenty-one

days as a quarantine, whereas the sudras had to observe thirty days. For

the sections of society known as kartabhaja and satima, the mother of

the child was immediately purified after the quarantine by the throwing

of hari-nuta, small pieces of sweetmeat, in sankirtana. Sacidevi and

Jagannatha Misra, with the newly born child, were honored by Sita

Thakurani. Similarly, while Sita Thakurani was returning home, she was

also honored by Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra. That was the system in

respectable families of Bengal.

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TEXT 119

TEXT

aiche saci-jagannatha, putra pana laksminatha,

purna ha-ila sakala vanchita

dhana-dhanye bhare ghara, lokamanya kalevara,

dine dine haya anandita

SYNONYMS

aiche -- in that way; saci-jagannatha -- mother Sacidevi and Jagannatha

Misra; putra -- son; pana -- having obtained; laksmi-natha -- personally

the husband of the goddess of fortune; purna -- fulfilled; ha-ila --

became; sakala -- all; vanchita -- desires; dhana-dhanye -- with riches

and grains; bhare ghara -- the house filled up; lokamanya kalevara

-- the body beloved by the people in general; dine dine -- day after day;

haya -- becomes; anandita -- pleased.

TRANSLATION

In this way mother Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra, having obtained a son

who was the husband of the goddess of fortune, had all their desires

fulfilled. Their house was always filled with riches and grains. As they

saw the beloved body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, day after day their

pleasure increased.

PURPORT

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Therefore everyone offered their respects to Him. Even the denizens of

heaven used to come in the dress of ordinary men to offer their respect

to the Lord. His father and mother, Jagannatha Misra and Sacidevi,

seeing the honor of their transcendental son, also became very much

pleased within their hearts.

Adi 13.120

TEXT 120

TEXT

misra -- vaisnava, santa, alampata, suddha, danta,

dhana-bhoge nahi abhimana

putrera prabhave yata, dhana asi' mile, tata,

visnu-prite dvije dena dana

SYNONYMS

misra -- Jagannatha Misra; vaisnava -- a great devotee; santa --

peaceful; alampata -- very regular; suddha -- purified; danta --

controlled; dhana-bhoge -- in the matter of enjoying material happiness;

nahi -- there is no; abhimana -- desire; putrera -- of their son;

prabhave -- by the influence; yata -- all; dhana -- riches; asi' --

coming; mile -- gets; tata -- so much so; visnu-prite -- for the

satisfaction of Lord Visnu; dvije -- to the brahmanas; dena -- gives;

dana -- charity.

TRANSLATION

Jagannatha Misra was an ideal Vaisnava. He was peaceful, restrained in

sense gratification, pure and controlled. Therefore he had no desire to

enjoy material opulence. Whatever money came because of the influence of

his transcendental son, he gave it in charity to the brahmanas for the

satisfaction of Visnu.

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TEXT 121

TEXT

lagna gani' harsamati, nilambara cakravarti,

gupte kichu kahila misrere

mahapurusera cihna, lagne ange bhinna bhinna,

dekhi, -- ei taribe samsare

SYNONYMS

lagna gani' -- by astrological calculation of the birth moment;

harsamati -- very pleased; nilambara cakravarti -- of the name

Nilambara Cakravarti; gupte -- in private; kichu -- something; kahila --

said; misrere -- unto Jagannatha Misra; mahapurusera cihna --

all the symptoms of a great personality; lagne -- in the birth moment;

ange -- on the body; bhinna bhinna -- different; dekhi -- I see; ei --

this child; taribe -- shall deliver; samsare -- all the three worlds.

TRANSLATION

After calculating the birth moment of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

Nilambara Cakravarti privately said to Jagannatha Misra that he saw all

the different symptoms of a great personality in both the body and birth

moment of the child. Thus he understood that in the future this child

would deliver all the three worlds.

Adi 13.122

TEXT 122

TEXT

aiche prabhu saci-ghare, krpaya kaila avatare,

yei iha karaye sravana

gaura-prabhu dayamaya, tanre hayena sadaya,

sei paya tanhara carana

SYNONYMS

aiche -- in this way; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saci-ghare

-- in the home of Sacidevi; krpaya -- by His causeless mercy; kaila --

made; avatare -- advent; yei -- anyone who; iha -- this; karaye -- does;

sravana -- hear; gaura-prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dayamaya

-- being very merciful; tanre -- upon him; hayena -- becomes;

sadaya -- merciful; sei -- that person; paya -- gets; tanhara --

His; carana -- lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

In this way Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, out of His causeless mercy, made

His advent in the house of Sacidevi. Lord Caitanya is very merciful to

anyone who hears this narration of His birth, and thus such a person

attains the lotus feet of the Lord.

Adi 13.123

TEXT 123

TEXT

paiya manusa janma, ye na sune gaura-guna,

hena janma tara vyartha haila

paiya amrtadhuni, piye visa-garta-pani

janmiya se kene nahi maila

SYNONYMS

paiya manusa janma -- anyone who has gotten the form of a human body; ye

-- who; na -- does not; sune -- hear; gaura-guna -- the qualities of

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hena janma -- such a birth; tara -- his;

vyartha haila -- becomes useless; paiya -- getting the opportunity;

amrtadhuni -- of the river of nectar; piye -- drinks; visa-garta-pani --

water in a poison pit of material happiness; janmiya -- taking birth as

a human being; se -- he; kene -- why; nahi -- did not; maila -- die.

TRANSLATION

Anyone who attains a human body but does not take to the cult of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu is baffled in his opportunity. Amrtadhuni is a

flowing river of the nectar of devotional service. If after getting a

human body one drinks the water in a poison pit of material happiness

instead of the water of such a river, it would be better for him not to

have lived, but to have died long ago.

PURPORT

In this connection Srimat Prabodhananda Sarasvati has composed the

following verses in his Caitanya-candramrta:

acaitanyam idam visvam yadi caitanyam isvaram

na viduh sarva-sastra-jna hy api bhramyanti te janah

"This material world is without Krsna consciousness. Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu is Krsna consciousness personified. Therefore if a very

learned scholar or scientist does not understand Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

certainly he is wandering uselessly in this world."

prasarita-mahaprema-piyusa-rasa-sagare

caitanyacandre prakate yo dino dina eva sah

"A person who does not take advantage of the nectar of devotional

service overflowing during the presence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's

cult is certainly the poorest of the poor."

avatirne gauracandre vistirne prema-sagare

suprakasita-ratnaughe yo dino dina eva sah

"The advent of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is just like an expanding ocean

of nectar. One who does not collect the valuable jewels within this

ocean is certainly the poorest of the poor."

Similarly, the Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.3.19, 20, 23) states:

sva-vid-varahostra-kharaih

samstutah purusah pasuh

na yat-karna-pathopeto

jatu nama gadagrajah

bile batorukrama-vikraman ye

na srnvatah karna-pute narasya

jihvasati dardurikeva suta

na copagayaty urugaya-gathah

jivanchavo bhagavatanghri-renum

na jatu martyo 'bhilabheta yas tu

sri-visnu-padya manu-jas tulasyah

svasan chavo yas tu na veda gandham

"A person who has no connection with Krsna consciousness may be a very

great personality in so-called human society, but actually he is no

better than a great animal. Such big animals are generally praised by

other animals like dogs, hogs, camels and asses. A person who does not

lend his aural reception to hearing about the Supreme Personality of

Godhead must be considered to have earholes like holes in a field.

Although that person has a tongue, it is like the tongue of a frog,

which unnecessarily creates a disturbance by croaking, inviting the

snake of death. Similarly, a person who neither takes advantage of the

dust of the lotus feet of great devotees nor smells the tulasi leaves

offered to the lotus feet of the Lord must be considered dead even

though he is supposedly working."

Similarly, the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter One, verse 4,

states:

nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanad

bhavausadhacchrotra-mano 'bhiramat

ka uttama-sloka-gunanuvadat

puman virajyeta vina pasu-ghnat

"Who but the animal-killer or the killer of the soul will not care to

hear glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Such

glorification is enjoyed by persons liberated from the contamination of

this material world."

Similarly, in the Third Canto, Chapter Twenty-three, verse

56, the Bhagavatam says, na tirthapada-sevayai jivann api mrto

hi sah: "Although a person is apparently living, if he does not serve

the lotus feet of great devotees he is to be considered a dead body."

Adi 13.124

TEXT 124

TEXT

sri-caitanya-nityananda, acarya advaitacandra,

svarupa-rupa-raghunathadasa

inha-sabara sri-carana, sire vandi nija-dhana,

janma-lila gaila krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

sri-caitanya-nityananda -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda

Prabhu; acarya advaitacandra -- Acarya Sri Advaitacandra; svarupa-rupa-

raghunathadasa -- Svarupa Damodara, Rupa Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa

Gosvami; inha-sabara -- of all of them; sri-carana -- the lotus feet;

sire -- on the head; vandi -- offering respect; nija-dhana -- personal

property; janma-lila -- narration of the birth; gaila -- sang; krsnadasa

-- Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Taking on my head as my own property the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu, Acarya Advaitacandra, Svarupa Damodara,

Rupa Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, I, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami,

have thus described the advent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda, Advaita Prabhu, Svarupa Damodara,

Rupa Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa and their followers are all accepted by

Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami. Anyone who follows in the footsteps of

Kaviraja Gosvami also accepts the lotus feet of the above-mentioned

lords as his personal property. For a materialistic person, material

wealth and opulence are only illusory. Actually they are not possessions

but entanglements because by enjoying the material world a conditioned

soul becomes more and more entangled by incurring debts for his present

enjoyment. Unfortunately, a conditioned soul considers property for

which he is in debt to be his own, and he is very busy acquiring such

property. But a devotee considers such property not real property but

simply an entanglement in the material world. If Lord Krsna is very much

pleased with a devotee, He takes away his material property, as stated

in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.88.8), where Lord Krsna says,

yasyaham anugrhnami harisye tad-dhanam sanaih: "To show special favor to

a devotee, I take away all his material property." Similarly, Narottama

dasa Thakura says:

dhana mora nityananda,

radhakrsna-sricarana

sei mora pranadhana

"My real riches are Nityananda Prabhu and the lotus feet of Sri Radha

and Krsna." He further prays, "O Lord, kindly give me this opulence. I

do not want anything but Your lotus feet as my property." Srila

Narottama dasa Thakura has sung in many places that his real property is

the lotus feet of Radha and Krsna. Unfortunately we are interested in

unreal property and are neglecting our real property (adhane yatana kari'

dhana teyaginu).

Sometimes smartas consider Raghunatha dasa Gosvami a sudra. But

Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami here especially mentions svarupa-rupa-

raghunathadasa. Therefore one who considers the lotus feet of Raghunatha

dasa to be transcendental to all divisions of the caste system enjoys

the riches of actual spiritual bliss.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

Adi-lila, Thirteenth Chapter, describing the advent of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

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Adi 13: The Advent of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
 
Chapter 13: 
 
The Advent of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
 
The Thirteenth Chapter describes Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance. The entire Adi-lila describes 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's household life, and similarly the Antya-lila 
describes His life in the sannyasa order. Within the Lord's antya-lila, 
the first six years of His sannyasa life are called the madhya-lila. 
During this time, Caitanya Mahaprabhu toured southern India, went to 
Vrndavana, returned from Vrndavana and preached the sankirtana movement.
 
A learned brahmana named Upendra Misra, who resided in the district of 
Srihatta, was the father of Jagannatha Misra, who came to Navadvipa to 
study under the direction of Nilambara Cakravarti and then settled there 
after marrying Nilambara Cakravarti's daughter, Sacidevi. Sri Sacidevi 
gave birth to eight children, all daughters, who died one after another 
immediately after birth. After her ninth pregnancy she gave birth to a 
son, who was named Visvarupa. Then, in 1407 Saka Era (A.D. 1486), in 
the full-moon evening of the month of Phalguna, with the constellation 
of Simha (Leo) on the horizon, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared as 
the son of Sri Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra. After hearing of the birth 
of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, learned scholars and brahmanas, bringing many 
gifts, came to see the newborn baby. Nilambara Cakravarti, who was 
a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by 
astrological calculation he saw that the child was a great personality. 
This chapter describes the symptoms of this great personality.
 
Adi 13.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
sa prasidatu caitanya-
devo yasya prasadatah
tal-lila-varnane yogyah
sadyah syad adhamo ‘py ayam
SYNONYMS
 
sah -- He; prasidatu -- may bestow His blessings; caitanya-devah -- Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yasya -- of whom; prasadatah -- by the grace; 
tat-lila -- His pastimes; varnane -- in the description; yogyah -- able; 
sadyah -- immediately; syat -- becomes possible; adhamah -- the most 
fallen; api -- although; ayam -- I am.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I wish the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, by whose mercy even one 
who is fallen can describe the pastimes of the Lord.
 
PURPORT
 
To describe Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu or Lord Sri Krsna, one needs 
supernatural power, which is the grace and mercy of the Lord. Without 
this grace and mercy, one cannot compose transcendental literature. By 
dint of the grace of the Lord, however, even one who is unfit for a 
literary career can describe wonderful transcendental topics. 
Description of Krsna is possible for one who is empowered. Krsna-sakti 
vina nahe tara pravartana (Cc. Antya 7.11). Unless endowed with the 
mercy of the Lord, one cannot preach of the Lord's name, fame, qualities,
 form, entourage and so on. It should be concluded, therefore, that the 
writing of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami 
manifests specific mercy bestowed upon the author, although he thought 
of himself as the most fallen. We should not consider him fallen because 
he describes himself as such. Rather, anyone who is able to compose such 
transcendental literature is our esteemed master.
 
Adi 13.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya sri-krsna-caitanya gauracandra
jayadvaitacandra jaya jaya nityananda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-krsna-caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; gaura-candra -- Lord Gauracandra; jaya 
advaita-candra -- all glories to Advaita Acarya; jaya jaya -- all 
glories to; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to 
Advaitacandra! All glories to Lord Nityananda Prabhu!
 
Adi 13.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya gadadhara jaya srinivasa
jaya mukunda vasudeva jaya haridasa
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya gadadhara -- all glories to Gadadhara Prabhu; jaya srinivasa --
 all glories to Srivasa Thakura; jaya mukunda -- all glories to 
Mukunda; vasudeva -- all glories to Vasudeva; jaya haridasa -- all 
glories to Haridasa Thakura.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Gadadhara Prabhu! All glories to Srivasa Thakura!
 All glories to Mukunda Prabhu and Vasudeva Prabhu! All glories to 
Haridasa Thakura!
 
Adi 13.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
jaya damodara-svarupa jaya murari gupta
ei saba candrodaye tamah kaila lupta
SYNONYMS
 
jaya -- all glories; damodara-svarupa -- Svarupa Damodara; 
jaya -- all glories; murari gupta -- Murari Gupta; ei saba --
 of all these; candra-udaye -- such moons having arisen; tamah -- 
darkness; kaila -- made; lupta -- dissipated.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Svarupa Damodara and Murari Gupta! All these brilliant 
moons have together dissipated the darkness of this material world.
 
Adi 13.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
jaya sri-caitanyacandrera bhakta candra-gana
sabara prema jyotsnaya ujjvala tri-bhuvana
SYNONYMS
 
jaya -- all glories; sri-caitanya -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
candrera -- who is as bright as the moon; bhakta -- devotees; candra-
gana -- other moons; sabara -- of all of them; prema-jyotsnaya -- by the 
full light of love of Godhead; ujjvala -- bright; tri-bhuvana -- all the 
three worlds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to the moons who are devotees of the principal moon, Lord 
Caitanyacandra! Their bright moonshine illuminates the entire universe.
 
PURPORT
 
In this verse we find the moon described as candra-gana, which is plural 
in number. This indicates that there are many moons. In the Bhagavad-
gita (10.21) the Lord says, naksatranam aham sasi: "Among the stars, I 
am the moon." All the stars are like the moon. Western 
astronomers consider the stars to be suns, but Vedic astronomers, 
following the Vedic scriptures, consider them moons. The sun has the 
ability to shine powerfully, and the moons reflect the sunshine and 
therefore look brilliant. In the Caitanya-caritamrta Krsna is described 
to be like the sun. The supreme powerful is the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead Sri Krsna, or Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and His devotees are 
also bright and illuminating because they reflect the supreme sun. The 
Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 22.31) states:
 
krsna -- surya-sama; maya haya andhakara
yahan krsna, tahan nahi mayara adhikara
 
"Krsna is bright like the sun. As soon as the sun appears, there is no 
question of darkness or nescience." Similarly, the 
present verse also describes that by the illumination of all the moons, 
brightened by the reflection of the Krsna sun, or by the grace of all 
the devotees of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the entire world will be 
illuminated, despite the darkness of Kali-yuga. Only the devotees of 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu can dissipate the darkness of Kali-yuga, the 
ignorance of the population of this age. No one else can do so. We 
therefore wish that all the devotees of the Krsna consciousness movement 
may reflect the supreme sun and thus dissipate the darkness of the 
entire world.
 
Adi 13.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
ei ta' kahila grantharambhe mukha-bandha
ebe kahi caitanya-lila-krama-anubandha
SYNONYMS
 
ei ta' -- thus; kahila -- I have spoken; grantha-arambhe -- in the 
beginning of the book; mukha-bandha -- preface; ebe -- now; kahi -- I 
speak; caitanya -- of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lila-krama -- the 
chronological order of His pastimes; anubandha -- as they are combined 
together.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus I have spoken the preface of the Caitanya-caritamrta. Now I shall 
describe Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes in chronological
 order.
 
Adi 13.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
prathame ta' sutra-rupe kariye ganana
pacne taha vistari kariba vivarana
SYNONYMS
 
prathame -- in the beginning; ta' -- however; sutra-rupe -- in the form 
of a synopsis; kariye -- do; ganana -- counting; pache -- thereafter;
 taha -- that; vistari -- describing; kariba -- I shall do; vivarana -- 
expansion.
 
TRANSLATION
 
First let me give a synopsis of the Lord's pastimes. Then I 
shall describe them in detail.
 
Adi 12.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
sri-krsna-caitanya navadvipe avatari
ata-callisa vatsara prakata vihari
SYNONYMS
 
sri-krsna-caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; navadvipe -- at 
Navadvipa; avatari -- adventing Himself; ata-callisa -- forty-eight; 
vatsara -- years; prakata -- visible; vihari -- enjoying.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, adventing Himself in Navadvipa, was 
visible for forty-eight years, enjoying His pastimes.
 
Adi 13.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
caudda-sata sata sake janmera pramana
caudda-sata pancanne ha-ila antardhana
SYNONYMS
 
caudda-sata-sata -- 1407; sake -- in the Saka Era; 
janmera -- of birth; pramana -- evidence; caudda-sata pancanne -- in the 
year 1455; ha-ila -- became; antardhana -- disappearance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the year 1407 of the Saka Era (A.D. 1486), Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu appeared, and in the year 1455 (A.D. 1534) He disappeared 
from this world.
 
Adi 13.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
cabbisa vatsara prabhu kaila grha-vasa
nirantara kaila krsna-kirtana-vilasa
SYNONYMS
 
cabbisa -- twenty-four; vatsara -- years; prabhu -- the Lord; kaila -- 
did; grha-vasa -- residing at home; nirantara -- always; kaila -- did; 
krsna-kirtana -- chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; vilasa -- pastimes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For twenty-four years Lord Caitanya lived in the grhastha-asrama [
household life], always engaging in the pastimes of the Hare Krsna 
movement.
 
Adi 13.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
cabbisa vatsara-sese kariya sannyasa
ara cabbisa vatsara kaila nilacale vasa
SYNONYMS
 
cabbisa -- twenty-four; vatsara -- years; sese -- at the end of; kariya -
- accepting; sannyasa -- renounced order; ara -- another; cabbisa -- 
twenty-four; vatsara -- years; kaila -- did; nilacale -- at Jagannatha 
Puri; vasa -- reside.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After twenty-four years He accepted the renounced order of life, 
sannyasa, and He resided for twenty-four years more at Jagannatha Puri.
 
Adi 13.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
tara madhye chaya vatsara -- gamanagamana
kabhu daksina, kabhu gauda, kabhu vrndavana
SYNONYMS
 
tara madhye -- out of that; chaya vatsara -- six years; gamana-
agamana -- touring; kabhu -- sometimes; daksina -- in South India; kabhu 
-- sometimes; gauda -- in Bengal; kabhu -- sometimes; vrndavana -- in 
Vrndavana.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Of these last twenty-four years, He spent the first six continuoually
 touring India, sometimes in South India, sometimes in 
Bengal and sometimes in Vrndavana.
 
Adi 13.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
astadasa vatsara rahila nilacale
krsna-prema-namamrte bhasa'la sakale
SYNONYMS
 
astadasa -- eighteen; vatsara -- years; rahila -- remained; nilacale -- 
at Jagannatha Puri; krsna-prema -- love of Godhead; nama-amrte -- in the 
nectar of the Hare Krsna mantra; bhasa'la -- inundated; sakale -- 
everyone.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For the remaining eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannatha 
Puri. Chanting the nectarean Hare Krsna maha-mantra, He inundated 
everyone there in a flood of love of Krsna.
 
Adi 13.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
garhasthye prabhura lila -- ‘adi'-lilakhyana
‘madhya'- ‘antya'-lila -- sesa-lilara dui nama
SYNONYMS
 
garhasthye -- in household life; prabhura -- of the Lord; lila -- 
pastimes; adi -- the original; lila -- pastimes; akhyana -- has the name 
of; madhya -- middle; antya -- last; lila -- pastimes; sesa-lilara -- 
the last part of the pastimes; dui -- two; nama -- names.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The pastimes of His household life are known as the adi-lila, or the 
original pastimes. His later pastimes are known as the madhya-lila 
and antya-lila, or the middle and final pastimes.
 
Adi 13.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
adi-lila-madhye prabhura yateka carita
sutra-rupe murari gupta karila grathita
SYNONYMS
 
adi-lila -- the original pastimes; madhye -- within; prabhura -- of the 
Lord; yateka -- whatever; carita -- activities; sutra-rupe -- in the 
form of notes; murari gupta -- Murari Gupta; karila 
-- has; grathita -- recorded.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the pastimes enacted by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His adi-lila 
were recorded in summary form by Murari Gupta.
 
Adi 13.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
prabhura ye sesa-lila svarupa-damodara
sutra kari' granthilena granthera bhitara
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of the Lord; ye -- whatever; sesa-lila -- pastimes at the 
end; svarupa- damodara -- Svarupa Damodara; sutra kari' -- 
in the form of notes; granthilena -- recorded; granthera -- a book; 
bhitara -- within.
 
TRANSLATION
 
His later pastimes [the madhya-lila and antya-lila] were recorded in 
the form of notes by His secretary, Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, and thus 
kept within a book.
 
Adi 13.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
ei dui janera sutra dekhiya suniya
varnana karena vaisnava krama ye kariya
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- of these; dui -- two; janera -- persons; sutra -- notes; dekhiya --
 after looking at; suniya -- and hearing; varnana -- description; karena 
-- does; vaisnava -- the devotee; krama -- chronological; ye -- which; 
kariya -- making.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By seeing and hearing the notes recorded by these two great 
personalities, a Vaisnava, a devotee of the Lord, can know these 
pastimes one after another.
 
Adi 13.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
balya, pauganda, kaisora, yauvana, -- cari bheda
ataeva adi-khande lila cari bheda
SYNONYMS
 
balya -- childhood; pauganda -- early boyhood; kaisora -- later boyhood; 
yauvana -- youth; cari -- four; bheda -- divisions; ataeva -- therefore; 
adi-khande -- in the original part; lila -- of the pastimes; cari -- 
four; bheda -- divisions.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In His original pastimes there are four divisions: balya, pauganda, 
kaisora and yauvana [childhood, early boyhood, later boyhood and youth ].
 
Adi 13.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
sarva-sad-guna-purnam tam
vande phalguna-purnimam
yasyam sri-krsna-caitanyo
'vatirnah krsna-namabhih
SYNONYMS
 
sarva -- all; sat -- auspicious; guna -- qualities; purnam -- filled 
with; tam -- that; vande -- I offer obeisances; phalguna -- of the month 
of Phalguna; purnimam -- the full-moon evening; yasyam -- in which; sri-
krsna-caitanyah -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avatirnah -- advented; 
krsna -- Lord Krsna's; namabhih -- with the chanting of the holy names.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the full-moon evening in the month 
of Phalguna, an auspicious time full of auspicious symptoms, when Lord 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advented Himself with the chanting of the holy 
name, Hare Krsna.
 
Adi 13.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
phalguna-purnima-sandhyaya prabhura janmodaya
sei-kale daiva-yoge candra-grahana haya
SYNONYMS
 
phalguna-purnima -- of the full moon of the month of Phalguna; sandhyaya 
-- in the evening; prabhura -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; janma-
udaya -- at the time of His birth; sei-kale -- at that moment; daiva-
yoge -- accidentally; candra-grahana -- lunar eclipse; haya -- takes 
place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
On the full-moon evening of the month of Phalguna when the Lord took 
birth, coincidentally there was also a lunar eclipse.
 
Adi 13.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
‘hari' ‘hari' bale loka harasita hana
janmila caitanya-prabhu ‘nama' janmaiya
SYNONYMS
 
hari hari -- the holy names of the Lord; bale -- speak; loka -- the 
people; harasita -- jubilant; hana -- becoming; janmila -- took birth; 
caitanya-prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nama -- the holy name; 
janmaiya -- after causing to appear.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In jubilation everyone was chanting the holy name of the Lord -- "Hari! 
Hari!" -- and Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then appeared, after first 
causing the appearance of the holy name.
 
Adi 13.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
janma-balya-pauganda-kaisora-yuva-kale
hari-nama laoyaila prabhu nana chale
SYNONYMS
 
janma -- time of birth; balya -- childhood; pauganda -- early boyhood; 
kaisora -- end of boyhood; yuva-kale -- youth; hari-nama -- the holy 
name of the Lord; laoyaila -- caused to take; prabhu -- the Lord; nana --
 various; chale -- under different pleas.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At His birth, in His childhood and in His early and later boyhood, as 
well as in His youth, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, under different pleas, 
induced people to chant the holy name of Hari [the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra].
 
Adi 13.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
balya-bhava chale prabhu karena krandana
‘krsna' ‘hari' nama suni' rahaye rodana
SYNONYMS
 
balya-bhava chale -- as if in His childhood state; prabhu -- the Lord; 
karena -- does; krandana -- crying; krsna -- Lord Krsna; hari -- Lord 
Hari; nama -- names; suni' -- hearing; rahaye -- stops; rodana -- crying.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In His childhood, when the Lord was crying He would stop immediately 
upon hearing the holy names Krsna and Hari.
 
Adi 13.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
ataeva ‘hari' ‘hari' bale narigana
dekhite aise yeba sarva bandhu jana
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; hari hari -- the holy name of the Lord; bale -- 
chant; nari-gana -- all the ladies; dekhite -- to see; aise -- they 
come; yeba -- whoever; sarva -- all; bandhu-jana -- friends.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the friendly ladies who came to see the child would chant the holy 
names, "Hari, Hari!" as soon as the child would cry.
 
Adi 13.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
‘gaurahari' bali' tare hase sarva nari
ataeva haila tanra nama ‘gaurahari'
SYNONYMS
 
gaurahari -- Gaurahari; bali' -- addressing Him thus; tare --
 unto the Lord; hase -- laugh; sarva nari -- all the ladies; ataeva -- 
therefore; haila -- became; tanra -- His; nama -- name; gaurahari --
 Gaurahari.
 
When all the ladies saw this fun, they enjoyed laughing and called the 
Lord "Gaurahari." From then on, Gaurahari became another of His names.
 
Adi 13.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
balya vayasa -- yavat hate khadi dila
pauganda vayasa -- yavat vivaha na kaila
SYNONYMS
 
balya vayasa -- childhood age; yavat -- until the time; hate -- in His 
hand; khadi -- chalk; dila -- was given; pauganda vayasa -- the part of 
boyhood known as pauganda; yavat -- until; vivaha -- marriage; na -- not;
 kaila -- did take place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
His childhood lasted until the date of hate khadi, the beginning of His 
education, and His age from the end of His childhood until He married is 
called pauganda.
 
Adi 13.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
vivaha karile haila navina yauvana
sarvatra laoyaila prabhu nama-sankirtana
SYNONYMS
 
vivaha karile -- after getting married; haila -- began; navina -- new; 
yauvana -- youth; sarvatra -- everywhere; laoyaila -- caused to take; 
prabhu -- the Lord; nama-sankirtana -- the sankirtana movement.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After His marriage His youth began, and in His youth He induced everyone 
to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra anywhere and everywhere.
 
Adi 13.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
pauganda-vayase padena, padana sisyagane
sarvatra karena krsna-namera vyakhyane
SYNONYMS
 
pauganda-vayase -- in the age of pauganda; padena -- studies; padana -- 
teaches; sisya-gane -- disciples; sarvatra -- everywhere; karena -- does;
 krsna-namera -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; vyakhyane -- description.
 
TRANSLATION
 
During His pauganda age He became a serious student and also taught 
disciples. In this way He used to explain the holy name of Krsna 
everywhere.
 
Adi 13.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
sutra-vrtti-panji-tika krsnete tatparya
sisyera pratita haya, -- prabhava ascarya
SYNONYMS
 
sutra -- aphorisms; vrtti -- explanation; panji -- application; tika -- 
notes; krsnete -- unto Krsna; tatparya -- culmination; sisyera -- of the 
disciple; pratita -- realization; haya -- becomes; prabhava -- influence;
 ascarya -- wonderful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When teaching a course in grammar [vyakarana] and explaining it with 
notes, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught His disciples about the glories of 
Lord Krsna. All explanations culminated in Krsna, and His disciples 
would understand them very easily. Thus His influence was wonderful.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Jiva Gosvami compiled a grammar in two parts, named Laghu-hari-
namamrta-vyakarana and Brhad-dhari-namamrta-vyakarana. If someone 
studies these two texts in vyakarana, or grammar, he learns the 
grammatical rules of the Sanskrit language and simultaneously learns how 
to become a great devotee of Lord Krsna.
 
In the Caitanya-bhagavata, Madhya-khanda, First Chapter, there is a 
statement about the method by which Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught 
grammar. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu explained the aphorisms of grammar to 
be eternal, like the holy name of Krsna. As stated in the Bhagavad-gita (
15.15), vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah. The purport of all revealed 
scriptures is understanding of Krsna. Therefore if a person explains 
anything that is not Krsna, he simply wastes his time laboring hard 
without fulfilling the aim of his life. If one simply becomes a teacher 
or professor of education but does not understand Krsna, it is to be 
understood that he is among the lowest of mankind, as stated in the 
Bhagavad-gita (7.15): naradhama mayayapahrta-jnanah. If one 
does not know the essence of all revealed scriptures but still becomes a 
teacher, his teaching is like the disturbing braying of an ass.
 
Adi 13.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
yare dekhe, tare kahe, -- kaha krsna-nama
krsna-name bhasaila navadvipa-grama
SYNONYMS
 
yare -- whomever; dekhe -- He sees; tare -- to him; kahe -- He says; 
kaha -- speak; krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; krsna-name -- 
by the holy name of Lord Krsna; bhasaila -- was inundated; navadvipa -- 
Navadvipa; grama -- village.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a student, He asked whomever He met to 
chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. In this way He inundated the whole 
town of Navadvipa with the chanting of Hare Krsna.
 
PURPORT
 
The present Navadvipa-dhama is but a part of the whole of Navadvipa. 
Navadvipa means "nine islands." These nine islands, which occupy an area 
of land estimated at thirty-two square miles, are surrounded by 
different branches of the Ganges. In all nine of those islands of the 
Navadvipa area there are different places for cultivating devotional 
service. It is stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.23) that there are 
nava-vidha bhakti, nine different activities of devotional service:
 
sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam
arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam
 [SB 7.5.23]
 
There are different 
islands in the Navadvipa area for cultivation of these nine varieties of 
devotional service. They are as follows: (1) Antardvipa, (2) 
Simantadvipa, (3) Godrumadvipa, (4) Madhyadvipa, (5) Koladvipa, (6) 
Rtudvipa, (7) Jahnudvipa, (8) Modadruma-dvipa and (9) Rudradvipa. 
According to the settlement map, our ISKCON Navadvipa center is situated 
on the Rudradvipa island. Below Rudradvipa, in Antardvipa, is Mayapur. 
There Sri Jagannatha Misra, the father of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, used to 
reside. In all these different islands, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as a 
young man, used to lead His sankirtana party. He thus inundated the 
entire area with the waves of love of Krsna.
 
Adi 13.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
kisora vayase arambhila sankirtana
ratra-dine preme nrtya, sange bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS
 
kisora vayase -- just before the beginning of His youthful life; 
arambhila -- began; sankirtana -- the sankirtana movement; ratra-dine -- 
night and day; preme -- in ecstasy; nrtya -- dancing; sange -- along 
with; bhakta-gana -- the devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Just prior to His youthful life, He began the sankirtana movement. Day 
and night He used to dance in ecstasy with His devotees.
 
Adi 13.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
nagare nagare bhrame kirtana kariya
bhasaila tri-bhuvana prema-bhakti diya
SYNONYMS
 
nagare nagare -- in different parts of the town; bhrame -- wanders; 
kirtana -- chanting; kariya -- performing; bhasaila -- inundated; tri-
bhuvana -- all the three worlds; prema-bhakti -- love of Godhead; diya --
 distributing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The sankirtana movement went on from one part of the town to another, as 
the Lord wandered everywhere performing kirtana. In this way He 
inundated the whole world by distributing love of Godhead.
 
PURPORT
 
One may raise the question how all three worlds became inundated with 
love of Krsna, since Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed kirtana only in the 
Navadvipa area. The answer is that Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krsna 
Himself. The entire cosmic manifestation results from the Lord's first 
setting it in motion. Similarly, since the sankirtana movement was first 
set in motion five hundred years ago by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's desire 
that it spread all over the universe, the Krsna consciousness movement, 
in continuity of that same motion, is now spreading all over the world, 
and in this way it will gradually spread all over the universe. With the 
spread of the Krsna consciousness movement, everyone will merge in an 
ocean of love of Krsna.
 
Adi 13.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
cabbisa vatsara aiche navadvipa-grame
laoyaila sarva-loke krsna-prema-name
SYNONYMS
 
cabbisa -- twenty-four; vatsara -- years; aiche -- in that way; 
navadvipa -- Navadvipa; grame -- in the village; laoyaila -- 
induced; sarva-loke -- every man; krsna-prema -- love of Krsna; name -- 
in the holy name.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu lived in the Navadvipa area for twenty-four 
years, and He induced every person to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra 
and thus merge in love of Krsna.
 
Adi 13.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
cabbisa vatsara chila kariya sannyasa
bhakta-gana lana kaila nilacale vasa
SYNONYMS
 
cabbisa -- twenty-four; vatsara -- years; chila -- remained; kariya -- 
accepting; sannyasa -- the renounced order; bhakta-gana -- devotees; 
lana -- taking with Him; kaila -- did; nilacale -- in Jagannatha Puri; 
vasa -- reside.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For His remaining twenty-four years, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, after 
accepting the renounced order of life, stayed at Jagannatha Puri with 
His devotees.
 
Adi 13.35
 
TEXT 35
 
TEXT
 
tara madhye nilacale chaya vatsara
nrtya, gita, premabhakti-dana nirantara
SYNONYMS
 
tara madhye -- out of those twenty-four years; nilacale -- while He was 
staying at Jagannatha Puri; chaya vatsara -- continuously for six years; 
nrtya -- dancing; gita -- chanting; prema-bhakti -- love of Krsna; dana -
- distribution; nirantara -- always.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For six of these twenty-four years in Nilacala [Jagannatha Puri], He 
distributed love of Godhead by always chanting and dancing.
 
Adi 13.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
setubandha, ara gauda-vyapi vrndavana
prema-nama pracariya karila bhramana
SYNONYMS
 
setubandha -- Cape Comorin; ara -- and; gauda -- Bengal; vyapi -- 
extending; vrndavana -- to Vrndavana; prema-nama -- love of Krsna and 
the holy name of Krsna; pracariya -- distributing; karila -- performed; 
bhramana -- touring.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Beginning from Cape Comorin and extending through Bengal to Vrndavana, 
during these six years He toured all of India, chanting, dancing and 
distributing love of Krsna.
 
Adi 13.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
ei ‘madhya-lila' nama -- lila-mukhyadhama
sesa astadasa varsa -- ‘antya-lila' nama
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- these; madhya-lila nama -- named the middle pastimes; lila -- 
pastimes; mukhya-dhama -- principal place; sesa -- last; astadasa -- 
eighteen; varsa -- years; antya-lila -- the final pastimes; nama -- 
named.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The activities of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His travels after He 
accepted sannyasa are His principal pastimes. His activities during His 
remaining eighteen years are called the antya-lila, or the final portion 
of His pastimes.
 
Adi 13.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
tara madhye chaya vatsara bhaktagana-sange
prema-bhakti laoyaila nrtya-gita-range
SYNONYMS
 
tara madhye -- out of that; chaya vatsara -- six years; bhakta-gana-
sange -- along with devotees; prema-bhakti -- love of Krsna; laoyaila -- 
induced; nrtya -- dancing; gita -- chanting; range -- in transcendental 
bliss.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For six of the eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannatha Puri, 
He regularly performed kirtana, inducing all the devotees to love Krsna 
simply by chanting and dancing.
 
Adi 13.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
dvadasa vatsara sesa rahila nilacale
premavastha sikhaila asvadana-cchale
SYNONYMS
 
dvadasa -- twelve; vatsara -- years; sesa -- balance; rahila -- remained;
 nilacale -- at Jagannatha Puri; prema-avastha -- a state of ecstasy; 
sikhaila -- instructed everyone; asvadana-chale -- under the plea of 
tasting it Himself.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For the remaining twelve years He stayed in Jagannatha Puri, He taught 
everyone how to taste the transcendental mellow ecstasy of love of Krsna 
by tasting it Himself.
 
PURPORT
 
A person who is advanced in Krsna consciousness always feels separation 
from Krsna because such a feeling of separation excels the feeling of 
meeting Krsna. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in His last twelve years of 
existence within this world at Jagannatha Puri, taught the people of the 
world how, with a feeling of separation, one can develop His dormant 
love of Krsna. Such feelings of separation or meeting with Krsna are 
different stages of love of Godhead. These feelings develop in time when 
a person seriously engages in devotional service. The highest stage is 
called prema-bhakti, but this stage is attained by executing sadhana-
bhakti. One should not try to elevate himself artificially to the stage 
of prema-bhakti without seriously following the regulative principles of 
sadhana-bhakti. Prema-bhakti is the stage of relishing, whereas sadhana-
bhakti is the stage of improving in devotional service. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu taught this cult of devotional service in full detail by 
practical application in His own life. It is said, therefore, apani 
acari' bhakti sikhaimu sabare. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krsna Himself, 
and in the role of a krsna-bhakta, a devotee of Krsna, He instructed the 
entire world how one can execute devotional service and thus go back 
home, back to Godhead, in due course of time.
 
Adi 13.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
ratri-divase krsna-viraha-sphurana
unmadera cesta kare pralapa-vacana
SYNONYMS
 
ratri-divase -- day and night; krsna-viraha -- feelings of separation 
from Krsna; sphurana -- awakening; unmadera -- of a madman; cesta -- 
activities; kare -- performs; pralapa -- talking inconsistently; vacana -
- words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Day and night Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu felt separation from Krsna. 
Manifesting symptoms of this separation, He cried and talked very 
inconsistently, like a madman.
 
Adi 13.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
sri-radhara pralapa yaiche uddhava-darsane
seimata unmada-pralapa kare ratri-dine
SYNONYMS
 
sri-radhara -- of Srimati Radharani; pralapa -- talking; yaiche -- as 
She did; uddhava-darsane -- by meeting Uddhava; sei-mata -- exactly 
like that; unmada -- madness; pralapa -- talking inconsistently; kare -- 
does; ratri-dine -- day and night.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As Srimati Radharani talked inconsistently when She met Uddhava, so also 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relished, both day and night, such ecstatic talk 
in the mood of Srimati Radharani.
 
PURPORT
 
In this connection one should refer to Srimati Radharani's soliloquy 
after meeting Uddhava in Vrndavana. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu presented a 
similar picture of such ecstatic imaginary talking. Full of jealousy and 
madness symptomizing neglect by Krsna, Srimati Radharani, criticizing a 
bumblebee, talked just like a madwoman. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in the 
last days of His pastimes, exhibited all the symptoms of such ecstasy. 
In this connection one should refer to the Fourth Chapter of the Adi-
lila, verses 107 and 108.
 
Adi 13.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
vidyapati, jayadeva, candidasera gita
asvadena ramananda-svarupa-sahita
SYNONYMS
 
vidyapati -- the author of the name Vidyapati; jayadeva -- 
Jayadeva; candidasera -- Candidasa; gita -- their songs; 
asvadena -- tastes; ramananda -- Ramananda; svarupa --
 Svarupa; sahita -- along with.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord used to read the books of Vidyapati, Jayadeva and Candidasa, 
relishing their songs with His confidential associates like Sri 
Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara Gosvami.
 
PURPORT
 
Vidyapati was a famous composer of songs about the pastimes of Radha-
Krsna. He was an inhabitant of Mithila, born in a brahmana family. It is 
calculated that he composed his songs during the reign of King Sivasimha 
and Queen Lachimadevi, in the beginning of the fourteenth century of the 
Saka Era, almost one hundred years before the appearance of Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The twelfth generation of Vidyapati's descendants 
is still living. Vidyapati's songs about the pastimes of Lord Krsna 
express intense feelings of separation from Krsna, and Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu relished all those songs in His ecstasy of separation from 
Krsna.
 
Jayadeva was born during the reign of Maharaja Laksmana Sena of Bengal, 
in the eleventh or twelfth century of the Saka Era. His father was 
Bhojadeva, and his mother was Vamadevi. For many years he lived in 
Navadvipa, then the capital of Bengal. His birthplace was in the Birbhum 
district, in the village Kendubilva. In the opinion of some authorities, 
however, he was born in Orissa, and still others say that he was born in 
southern India. He passed the last days of his life in Jagannatha Puri. 
One of his famous books is Gita-govinda, which is full of transcendental 
mellow feelings of separation from Krsna. The gopis felt separation from 
Krsna before the rasa dance, as mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam, and 
the Gita-govinda expresses such feelings. There are many commentaries on 
the Gita-govinda by many Vaisnavas.
 
Candidasa was born in the village of Nannura, which is also in the 
Birbhum district of Bengal. He was born of a brahmana family, and it is 
said that he also took birth in the beginning of the fourteenth century, 
Sakabda Era. It has been suggested that Candidasa and Vidyapati were 
great friends because the writings of both express the transcendental 
feelings of separation profusely. The feelings of ecstasy described by 
Candidasa and Vidyapati were actually exhibited by Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. He relished all those feelings in the role of Srimati 
Radharani, and His appropriate associates for this purpose were Sri 
Ramananda Raya and Sri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami. These intimate 
associates of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu helped the Lord very much in the 
pastimes in which He felt like Radharani.
 
Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments in this connection that 
such feelings of separation as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoyed from the 
books of Vidyapati, Candidasa and Jayadeva are especially reserved for 
persons like Sri Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara, who were 
paramahamsas, men of the topmost perfection, because of their advanced 
spiritual consciousness. Such topics are not to be discussed by ordinary 
persons imitating the activities of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. For 
critical students of mundane poetry and literary men without God 
consciousness who are after bodily sense gratification, there is no need 
to read such a high standard of transcendental literature. Persons who 
are after sense gratification should not try to imitate raganuga 
devotional service. The songs of Candidasa, Vidyapati and 
Jayadeva describe the transcendental activities of the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead. Mundane reviewers of these songs
 simply help people in general become debauchees, 
and this leads only to social scandals and atheism in the world. One 
should not misunderstand the pastimes of Radha and Krsna to be the 
activities of a mundane young boy and girl. The mundane sexual 
activities of young boys and girls are most abominable. Therefore, those 
who are in bodily consciousness and who desire sense gratification are 
forbidden to indulge in discussions of the transcendental pastimes of 
Sri Radha and Krsna.
 
Adi 13.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
krsnera viyoge yata prema-cestita
asvadiya purna kaila apana vanchita
SYNONYMS
 
krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; viyoge -- in separation; yata -- as many; 
prema -- loving affairs; cestita -- activities; asvadiya -- tasting them;
 purna -- fulfilled; kaila -- made; apana -- own; vanchita -- desires.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In separation from Krsna, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relished all these 
ecstatic activities, and thus He fulfilled His own desires.
 
PURPORT
 
In the beginning of the Caitanya-caritamrta it is said that Lord 
Caitanya appeared in order to taste the feelings Radharani felt upon 
seeing Krsna. Krsna Himself could not understand the ecstatic feelings 
of Radharani toward Him, and therefore He desired to accept the role of 
Radharani and thereby taste these feelings. Lord Caitanya is Krsna with 
the feelings of Radharani; in other words, He is a combination of Radha 
and Krsna. It is therefore said, sri-krsna-caitanya radha-krsna nahe 
anya. By worshiping Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu alone, one can relish the 
loving affairs of Radha and Krsna together. One should therefore try to 
understand Radha-Krsna not directly but through Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
and through His devotees. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura therefore says, 
rupa-raghunatha-pade haibe akuti, kabe hama bujhaba se yugala-piriti: "
When shall I develop a mentality of service toward Sri Rupa Gosvami, 
Sanatana Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami and the other devotees of Lord 
Caitanya and thus become eligible to understand the pastimes of Sri 
Radha and Krsna?"
 
Adi 13.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
ananta caitanya-lila ksudra jiva hana
ke varnite pare, taha vistara kariya
SYNONYMS
 
ananta -- unlimited; caitanya-lila -- the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; 
ksudra -- a small; jiva -- living entity; hana -- being; ke -- who; 
varnite -- describe; pare -- can; taha -- that; vistara -- expanding; 
kariya -- doing so.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu are unlimited. How much can a 
small living entity elaborate about those transcendental pastimes?
 
Adi 13.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
sutra kari' gane yadi apane ananta
sahasra-vadane tenho nahi paya anta
SYNONYMS
 
sutra -- aphorisms; kari' -- making; gane -- counts; yadi -- if; apane --
 personally; ananta -- Sesa Naga, the Personality of Godhead; 
sahasra-vadane -- by thousands of mouths; tenho -- He also; nahi -- does 
not; paya -- get; anta -- the limit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
If Sesa Naga Ananta personally were to make the pastimes of Lord 
Caitanya into sutras, even with His thousands of mouths there is no 
possibility that He could find their limit.
 
Adi 13.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
damodara-svarupa, ara gupta murari
mukhya-mukhya-lila sutre likhiyache vicari'
SYNONYMS
 
damodara-svarupa -- Svarupa Damodara; ara -- and; gupta 
murari -- Murari Gupta; mukhya-mukhya -- most important; 
lila -- pastimes; sutre -- in notes; likhiyache -- have written; vicari' 
-- by mature deliberation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Devotees like Sri Svarupa Damodara and Murari Gupta have recorded all 
the principal pastimes of Lord Caitanya in the form of notes, after 
deliberate consideration.
 
Adi 13.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
sei, anusare likhi lila-sutragana
vistari' varniachena taha dasa-vrndavana
SYNONYMS
 
sei -- that; anusare -- following; likhi -- I write; lila -- pastimes; 
sutra-gana -- notes; vistari' -- very explicitly; varniyachena -- 
has described; taha -- that; dasa-vrndavana -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The notes kept by Sri Svarupa Damodara and Murari Gupta are the basis of 
this book. Following those notes, I write of all the pastimes of the 
Lord. The notes have been described elaborately by Vrndavana dasa 
Thakura.
 
Adi 13.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-lilara vyasa, -- dasa vrndavana
madhura kariya lila karila racana
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-lilara -- of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya; vyasa -- the 
authorized writer Vyasadeva; dasa vrndavana -- Vrndavana dasa Thakura; 
madhura -- sweet; kariya -- making it; lila -- pastimes; karila -- did; 
racana -- compilation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura, the authorized writer of the pastimes of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is as good as Srila Vyasadeva. He has described 
the pastimes in such a way as to make them sweeter and sweeter.
 
Adi 13.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
grantha-vistara-bhaye chadila ye ye sthana
sei sei sthane kichu kariba vyakhyana
SYNONYMS
 
grantha -- of the book; vistara -- of expansion; bhaye -- being afraid; 
chadila -- gave up; ye ye sthana -- which different places; sei sei 
sthane -- in those places; kichu -- something; kariba -- I shall make; 
vyakhyana -- description.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Being afraid of his book's becoming too voluminous, he left some places 
without vivid descriptions. I shall try to fill those places as far as 
possible.
 
Adi 13.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
prabhura lilamrta tenho kaila asvadana
tanra bhukta-sesa kichu kariye carvana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of the Lord; lilamrta -- the nectar of the pastimes; tenho --
 he (Vrndavana dasa Thakura); kaila -- did; asvadana -- taste; tanra -- 
his; bhukta -- of food; sesa -- remnants; kichu -- something; 
kariye -- I do; carvana -- chew.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The transcendental pastimes of Lord Caitanya have actually been relished 
by Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura. I am simply trying to chew the remnants 
of food left by him.
 
Adi 13.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
adi-lila-sutra likhi, suna, bhakta-gana
sanksepe likhiye samyak na yaya likhana
SYNONYMS
 
adi-lila -- the first part of His pastimes; sutra likhi -- I write a 
synopsis; suna -- hear; bhakta-gana -- all you devotees; sanksepe -- in 
brief; likhiye -- I write; samyak -- full; na -- not; yaya -- possible; 
likhana -- to write.
 
TRANSLATION
 
My dear devotees of Lord Caitanya, let me now write a synopsis of the 
adi-lila; I write of these pastimes in brief because it is not possible 
to describe them in full.
 
Adi 13.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
kona vancha purana lagi' vrajendra-kumara
avatirna haite mane karila vicara
SYNONYMS
 
kona -- some; vancha -- desire; purana -- fulfillment; lagi' -- for the 
matter of; vrajendra-kumara -- Lord Krsna; avatirna haite -- to descend 
as an incarnation; mane -- in the mind; karila -- did; vicara -- 
consideration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
To fulfill a particular desire within His mind, Lord Krsna, Vrajendra-
kumara, decided to descend to this planet after mature contemplation.
 
Adi 13.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
age avatarila ye ye guru-parivara
sanksepe kahiye, kaha na yaya vistara
SYNONYMS
 
age -- first of all; avatarila -- allowed to descend; ye ye -- all those;
 guru-parivara -- family of spiritual masters; sanksepe -- in brief; 
kahiye -- I describe; kaha -- to describe; na -- not; yaya -- possible; 
vistara -- expansively.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Krsna therefore first allowed His family of superiors to descend to 
the earth. I shall try to describe them in brief because it is not 
possible to describe them fully.
 
Adi 13.54–55
 
TEXTS 54–55
 
TEXT
 
sri-saci-jagannatha, sri-madhava-puri
kesava bharati, ara sri-isvara puri
advaita acarya, ara pandita srivasa
acaryaratna, vidyanidhi, thakura haridasa
SYNONYMS
 
sri-saci-jagannatha -- Srimati Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra; sri-
madhava puri -- Sri Madhavendra Puri; kesava bharati -- 
Kesava Bharati; ara -- and; sri-isvara puri -- Sri Isvara 
Puri; advaita acarya -- Advaita Acarya; ara -- and; pandita 
srivasa -- Srivasa Pandita; acarya-ratna -- 
Acaryaratna; vidyanidhi -- Vidyanidhi; thakura haridasa --
 Thakura Haridasa.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Sri Krsna, before appearing as Lord Caitanya, requested these 
devotees to precede Him: Sri Sacidevi, Jagannatha Misra, Madhavendra 
Puri, Kesava Bharati, Isvara Puri, Advaita Acarya, Srivasa Pandita, 
Acaryaratna, Vidyanidhi and Thakura Haridasa.
 
Adi 13.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
srihatta-nivasi sri-upendra-misra-nama
vaisnava, pandita, dhani, sad-guna-pradhana
SYNONYMS
 
sri-hatta-nivasi -- a resident of Srihatta; sri-upendra-misra-nama -- by 
the name of Upendra Misra; vaisnava -- a devotee of Lord Visnu; pandita -
- learned; dhani -- rich; sat-guna-pradhana -- qualified with all good 
qualities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There was also Sri Upendra Misra, a resident of the district of Srihatta.
 He was a great devotee of Lord Visnu, a learned scholar, a rich man and 
a reservoir of all good qualities.
 
PURPORT
 
Upendra Misra is described in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (35) as 
the gopala named Parjanya. The same personality who was formerly the 
grandfather of Lord Krsna appeared as Upendra Misra at Srihatta and 
begot seven sons. He was a resident of Dhaka-daksina-grama, in the 
district of Srihatta. There are still many residents of that part of the 
country who introduce themselves as belonging to the Misra family of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Adi 13.57–58
 
TEXTS 57–58
 
TEXT
 
sapta misra tanra putra -- sapta rsisvara
kamsari, paramananda, padmanabha, sarvesvara
jagannatha, janardana, trailokyanatha
nadiyate ganga-vasa kaila jagannatha
SYNONYMS
 
sapta misra -- seven Misras; tanra -- his; putra -- sons; sapta -- seven;
 rsi -- great saintly persons; isvara -- most influential; kamsari -- 
Kamsari; paramananda -- Paramananda; padmanabha -- 
Padmanabha; sarvesvara -- Sarvesvara; jagannatha 
-- Jagannatha; janardana -- Janardana; 
trailokyanatha -- Trailokyanatha; nadiyate -- at Navadvipa; 
ganga-vasa -- living on the bank of the Ganges; kaila -- did; jagannatha 
-- the fifth son of Upendra Misra.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upendra Misra had seven sons, who were all saintly and most influential: 
(1) Kamsari, (2) Paramananda, (3) Padmanabha, (4) Sarvesvara, (5) 
Jagannatha, (6) Janardana and (7) Trailokyanatha. Jagannatha Misra, the 
fifth son, decided to reside on the bank of the Ganges at Nadia.
 
Adi 13.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
jagannatha misravara -- padavi ‘purandara'
nanda-vasudeva-rupa sadguna-sagara
SYNONYMS
 
jagannatha misra-vara -- Jagannatha Misra, who was the chief among 
the seven; padavi -- designation; purandara -- another name of Vasudeva; 
nanda -- Nanda, the father of Krsna; vasudeva -- the father of Krsna; 
rupa -- like; sat-guna -- good qualities; sagara -- ocean.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Jagannatha Misra was designated as Purandara. Exactly like Nanda 
Maharaja and Vasudeva, he was an ocean of all good qualities.
 
Adi 13.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
tanra patni ‘saci'-nama, pativrata sati
yanra pita ‘nilambara' nama cakravarti
SYNONYMS
 
tanra patni -- his wife; saci -- Saci; nama -- named; 
pati-vrata -- devoted to her husband; sati -- chaste; yanra -- 
whose; pita -- father; nilambara -- Nilambara; nama -- named;
 cakravarti -- with the title Cakravarti.
 
TRANSLATION
 
His wife, Srimati Sacidevi, was a chaste woman highly devoted to her 
husband. Sacidevi's father's name was Nilambara, and his surname was 
Cakravarti.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes in his Anubhasya, "In the 
Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (104) it is mentioned that Nilambara 
Cakravarti was formerly Garga Muni. Some of the family descendants 
of Nilambara Cakravarti still live in the village of the name Magdoba, 
in the district of Faridpur, in Bangladesh. His nephew was Jagannatha 
Cakravarti, also known as Mamu Thakura, who became a disciple of Pandita 
Gosvami and stayed at Jagannatha Puri as the priest of Tota-gopinatha. 
Nilambara Cakravarti lived at Navadvipa, in the neighborhood of 
Belapukuriya. This fact is mentioned in the book Prema-vilasa. Because 
he lived near the house of the Kazi, the Kazi was also considered one of 
the maternal uncles of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The Kazi used to 
address Nilambara Cakravarti as kaka, or ‘uncle.' One cannot separate 
the residence of the Kazi from Vamanapukura because the tomb of the Kazi 
is still existing there. Formerly the place was known as Belapukuriya, 
and now it is called Vamanapukura. This has been ascertained by 
archeological evidence."
 
Adi 13.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
radhadese janmila thakura nityananda
gangadasa pandita, gupta murari, mukunda
SYNONYMS
 
radha-dese -- the place where there is no Ganges; janmila -- took 
birth; thakura nityananda -- Nityananda Prabhu; gangadasa pandita -- 
Gangadasa Pandita; gupta murari -- Murari Gupta; 
mukunda -- Mukunda.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In Radhadesa, the part of Bengal where the Ganges is not visible, 
Nityananda Prabhu, Gangadasa Pandita, Murari Gupta and Mukunda took 
birth.
 
PURPORT
 
Here radha-dese refers to the village of the name Ekacakra, in the 
district of Birbhum, next to Burdwan. After the Burdwan railway station 
there is another branch line, which is called the Loop Line of the 
Eastern Railway, and there is a railway station of the name Mallarapura. 
Eight miles east of this railway station, Ekacakra village is still 
situated. Ekacakra village extends north and south for an area of about 
eight miles. Other villages, namely Viracandra-pura and Virabhadra-pura, 
are situated within the area of the village of Ekacakra. In honor of the 
holy name of Virabhadra Gosvami, these places are renowned as Viracandra-
pura and Virabhadra-pura.
 
In the Bengali year 1331 (A.D. 1924) a thunderbolt struck the temple of 
Ekacakra-grama. Therefore the temple is now in a broken state. Before 
this, there were no such accidents in that quarter. Within the temple 
there is a Deity of Sri Krsna established by Sri Nityananda Prabhu. The 
name of the Deity is Bankima Raya or Banka Raya
.
 
On Bankima Raya's right side is a deity of Jahnava, and on His left side 
is Srimati Radharani. The priests of the temple describe that Lord 
Nityananda Prabhu entered within the body of Bankima Raya and that the 
deity of Jahnava-mata was therefore later placed on the right side of 
Bankima Raya. Afterwards, many other Deities were installed within the 
temple. On another throne within the temple are Deities of Muralidhara 
and Radha-Madhava. On another throne are Deities of Manomohana, 
Vrndavana-candra and Gaura-Nitai. But Bankima Raya is the Deity 
originally installed by Nityananda Prabhu.
 
On the eastern side of the temple is a ghata known as Kadamba-khandi on 
the bank of a river called the Yamuna, and it is said that the Deity of 
Bankima Raya was floating in the water and Lord Nityananda Prabhu picked 
Him up and then installed Him in the temple. Thereafter, in a place 
known as Bhaddapura, in the village of Viracandra-pura, about half a 
mile west, in a place underneath a nima tree, Srimati Radharani was 
found. For this reason, the Radharani of Bankima Raya was known as 
Bhaddapurera Thakurani, the mistress of Bhaddapura. On another throne, 
on the right side of Bankima Raya, is a Deity of Yogamaya.
 
Now the temple and temple corridor rest on a high plinth, and on a 
concrete structure in front of the temple is a kirtana hall. It is also 
said that on the northern side of the temple there was a Deity of Lord 
Siva named Bhandisvara and that the father of Nityananda Prabhu, Hadai 
Pandita, used to worship that Deity. At present, however, the 
Bhandisvara Deity is missing, and in his place a Jagannatha Svami Deity 
has been installed. Lord Nityananda Prabhu did not factually construct 
any temples. The temple was constructed at the time of Virabhadra Prabhu.
 In the Bengali year 1298 (A.D. 1891), 
a brahmacari of the name Sivananda Svami repaired the temple, for it had 
become dilapidated.
 
In this temple there is an arrangement to offer food to the Deity 
on the basis of seventeen seers (about thirty-four pounds) of rice and 
necessary vegetables. The present priestly order of the temple belongs 
to the family of Gopijana-vallabhananda, one of the branches of 
Nityananda Prabhu. There is a land settlement in the name of the temple, 
and income from this land finances the expenditures for the temple. 
There are three parties of priestly gosvamis who take charge of the 
temple management, one after another. A few steps from the temple 
is a place known as Visramatala, where it is said that Nityananda Prabhu 
in His childhood used to enjoy sporting with His boyfriends by 
enacting the rasa-lila and various other pastimes of 
Vrndavana.
 
Near the temple is a place named Amalitala (Imlitala), which is so named 
because of a big tamarind tree there. According to a party named the 
Nedadi-sampradaya, Virabhadra Prabhu, with the assistance of twelve 
hundred Nedas (Buddhist monks), dug a great lake of the name Svetaganga. 
Outside of the temple are tombs of the Gosvamis, and there is a small 
river known as the Maudesvara, which is called the water of Yamuna. 
Within half a mile from this small river is the birthplace of Sri 
Nityananda Prabhu. It appears that there was a big kirtana hall in front 
of the temple, but later it became dilapidated. It is now covered by 
banyan trees. Later on, a temple was constructed within which Gaura-
Nityananda Deities are existing. The temple was constructed by the late 
Prasannakumara Karapharma. A tablet was installed in his memory in the 
Bengali year 1323 (A.D. 1916), in the month of Vaisakha (April-May).
 
The place where Nityananda Prabhu appeared is called Garbhavasa. There 
is an allotment of about forty-three bighas (fourteen acres) of land to 
continue the worship in a temple there. The Maharaja of Dinajapura 
donated twenty bighas of land (about six and a half acres) in this 
connection. It is said that near the place known as Garbhavasa, Hadai 
Pandita conducted a primary school. The priests of this place, listed in 
a genealogical table, were as follows: (1) Sri Raghavacandra, (2) 
Jagadananda dasa, (3) Krsnadasa, (4) Nityananda dasa, (5) Ramadasa, (6) 
Vrajamohana dasa, (7) Kanai dasa, (8) Gauradasa, (9) Sivananda dasa and (
10) Haridasa. Krsnadasa belonged to the Cidiya-kunja at Vrndavana. The 
date of his disappearance is Krsna-janmastami. Cidiya-kunja is a place 
now managed by the gosvamis of Srngara-ghata in Vrndavana. They are also 
known as belonging to the Nityananda family, most probably on the basis 
of their relationship with Krsnadasa.
 
Near Garbhavasa is a place called Bakulatala, where Sri Nityananda 
Prabhu and His boyfriends used to take part in sporting activities known 
as jhala-jhapeta. There is a bakula tree there that is wonderful because 
all its branches and subbranches look like the hoods of 
serpents. It has been suggested that by the desire of Sri Nityananda 
Prabhu, Anantadeva manifested Himself in that way. The tree is very old. 
It is said that formerly it had two trunks, but later on, when the 
playmates of Nityananda Prabhu felt inconvenience in jumping from the 
branches of one trunk to those of the other, Nityananda Prabhu, by 
His mercy, merged the two trunks into one.
 
Another place nearby is named Hantugada. It is said that Lord Nityananda 
Prabhu brought all the holy places there. Therefore the people in the 
surrounding villages go there instead of to the Ganges to take bath. It 
is named Hantugada because Srila Nityananda Prabhu used to perform the 
dadhi-cida festival of distributing chipped rice with yogurt prasadam 
there and He took the prasadam kneeling down. A sanctified lake in this 
place is always full of water throughout the year. A great fair is held 
there during Gosthastami, and there is another big fair on the birthday 
of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (58–63) it is 
described that Halayudha, Baladeva, Visvarupa and Sankarsana appeared as 
Nityananda Avadhuta.
 
Adi 13.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
asankhya bhaktera karaila avatara
sese avatirna haila vrajendra-kumara
SYNONYMS
 
asankhya -- unlimited; bhaktera -- of devotees; karaila -- made into 
being; avatara -- incarnation; sese -- at last; avatirna -- descended; 
haila -- became; vrajendra-kumara -- Lord Krsna, the son of Nanda 
Maharaja.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Krsna, Vrajendra-kumara, first caused countless devotees to appear, 
and at last He appeared Himself.
 
Adi 13.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
prabhura avirbhava-purve yata vaisnava-gana
advaita-acaryera sthane karena gamana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhura -- of the Lord; avirbhava -- appearance; purve -- before; yata -
- all; vaisnava-gana -- devotees; advaita-acaryera -- of Advaita Acarya; 
sthane -- place; karena -- do; gamana -- go.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Before the appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, all the devotees of 
Navadvipa used to gather in the house of Advaita Acarya.
 
Adi 13.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
gita-bhhagavata kahe acarya-gosani
jnana-karma nindi' kare bhaktira badai
SYNONYMS
 
gita -- the Bhagavad-gita; bhagavata -- Srimad-Bhagavatam; kahe -- 
recites; acarya-gosani -- Advaita Acarya; jnana -- the path of 
philosophical speculation; karma -- fruitive activity; nindi' -- 
decrying; kare -- establishes; bhaktira -- of devotional service; badai -
- excellence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In these meetings of the Vaisnavas, Advaita Acarya used to recite the 
Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, decrying the paths of philosophical 
speculation and fruitive activity and establishing the superexcellence 
of devotional service.
 
Adi 13.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
sarva-sastre kahe krsna-bhaktira vyakhyana
jnana, yoga, tapo-dharma nahi mane ana
SYNONYMS
 
sarva-sastre -- in all revealed scriptures; kahe -- says; krsna-bhaktira 
-- of devotional service to Lord Krsna; vyakhyana -- explanation; jnana -
- philosophical speculation; yoga -- mystic hatha-yoga; tapas -- 
austerities; dharma -- religious procedures; nahi -- does not; mane -- 
accept; ana -- other.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In all the revealed scriptures of Vedic culture, devotional service to 
Lord Krsna is explained throughout. Therefore devotees of Lord Krsna do 
not recognize the processes of philosophical speculation, mystic yoga, 
unnecessary austerity and so-called religious rituals. They do not 
accept any process but devotional service.
 
PURPORT
 
Our Krsna consciousness movement follows this principle. We do not 
recognize any method for spiritual realization other than Krsna 
consciousness, devotional service. Sometimes we are criticized by groups 
following jnana, yoga, tapas or dharma, but fortunately we are unable to 
make any compromises with them. We simply stand on the platform of 
devotional service and preach the same principles all over the world.
 
Adi 13.66
 
TEXT 66
 
TEXT
 
tanra sange ananda kare vaisnavera gana
krsna-katha, krsna-puja, nama-sankirtana
SYNONYMS
 
tanra sange -- with Him (Advaita Acarya); ananda -- pleasure; kare -- 
takes; vaisnavera -- of the devotees; gana -- assembly; krsna-katha -- 
topics of Lord Krsna; krsna-puja -- worship of Krsna; nama-sankirtana -- 
chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the house of Advaita Acarya, all the Vaisnavas took pleasure in 
always talking of Krsna, always worshiping Krsna and always chanting the 
Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
PURPORT
 
On these principles only does the Krsna consciousness movement go on. We 
have no business other than to talk of Krsna, worship Krsna and chant 
the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
Adi 13.67
 
TEXT 67
 
TEXT
 
kintu sarva-loka dekhi' krsna-bahirmukha
visaye nimagna loka dekhi' paya duhkha
SYNONYMS
 
kintu -- but; sarva-loka -- all people; dekhi' -- seeing; krsna-
bahirmukha -- without Krsna consciousness; visaye -- material enjoyment; 
nimagna -- merged; loka -- all people; dekhi' -- seeing; paya duhkha -- 
felt pained.
 
TRANSLATION
 
But Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu felt pained to see all the people without 
Krsna consciousness simply merging in material sense enjoyment.
 
PURPORT
 
A bona fide devotee of Lord Krsna is always pained to see the fallen 
condition of the whole world. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura 
used to say, "There is no scarcity of anything within this world. The 
only scarcity is of Krsna consciousness." That is the vision of all pure 
devotees. Because of this lack of Krsna consciousness in human society, 
people are suffering terribly, being merged in an ocean of nescience and 
sense gratification. A devotee onlooker is very much aggrieved to see 
such a situation in the world.
 
Adi 13.68
 
TEXT 68
 
TEXT
 
lokera nistara-hetu karena cintana
kemate e saba lokera ha-ibe tarana
SYNONYMS
 
lokera -- of all people; nistara-hetu -- for the matter of deliverance; 
karena -- does; cintana -- contemplation; kemate -- how; e -- these; 
saba -- all; lokera -- of people in general; ha-ibe -- will become; 
tarana -- liberation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing the condition of the world, He began to think seriously of how 
all these people could be delivered from the clutches of maya.
 
Adi 13.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
krsna avatari' karena bhaktira vistara
tabe ta' sakala lokera ha-ibe nistara
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; avatari' -- descending; karena -- does; bhaktira -- 
of devotional service; vistara -- expansion; tabe -- then; ta' -- 
certainly; sakala -- all; lokera -- of the people; ha-ibe -- there will 
be; nistara -- liberation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Srila Advaita Acarya Prabhu thought, "If Krsna Himself appears in order 
to distribute the cult of devotional service, then only will liberation 
be possible for all people."
 
PURPORT
 
Just as a condemned person can be relieved by a special favor of the 
chief executive head, the president or king, so the condemned people of 
this Kali-yuga can be delivered only by the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead Himself or a person especially empowered for this purpose. Srila 
Advaita Acarya Prabhu desired that the Supreme Personality of Godhead 
advent Himself to deliver the fallen souls of this age.
 
Adi 13.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
krsna avatarite acarya pratijna kariya
krsna-puja kare tulasi-gangajala diya
SYNONYMS
 
krsna -- Lord Krsna; avatarite -- to cause His advent; acarya -- Advaita 
Acarya; pratijna -- promise; kariya -- making; krsna-puja -- worship of 
Lord Krsna; kare -- does; tulasi -- tulasi leaves; ganga-jala diya -- 
with the water of the Ganges .
 
TRANSLATION
 
With this consideration, Advaita Acarya Prabhu, promising to cause Lord 
Krsna to descend, began to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, 
Krsna, with tulasi leaves and water of the Ganges.
 
PURPORT
 
Tulasi leaves and Ganges water, with, if possible, a little pulp of 
sandalwood, is sufficient paraphernalia to worship the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead. The Lord says in the Bhagavad-gita (9.26):
 
patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami prayatatmanah
 
 
"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or 
water, I will accept it." Following this principle, Advaita 
Prabhu pleased the Supreme Personality of Godhead with tulasi leaves and 
water of the Ganges.
 
Adi 13.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
krsnera ahvana kare saghana hunkara
hunkare akrsta haila vrajendra-kumara
SYNONYMS
 
krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; ahvana -- invitation; kare -- does; saghana -- 
with great gravity; hunkara -- vibration; hunkare -- and by such loud 
cries; akrsta -- attracted; haila -- became; vrajendra-kumara -- the son 
of Vrajendra, Lord Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By loud cries He invited Krsna to appear, and this repeated invitation 
attracted Lord Krsna to descend.
 
Adi 13.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
jagannathamisra-patni sacira udare
asta kanya krame haila, janmi' janmi' mare
SYNONYMS
 
jagannatha-misra -- Jagannatha Misra; patni -- his wife; 
sacira -- of Sacimata; udare -- within the womb; asta -- eight; kanya -- 
daughters; krame -- one after another; haila -- appeared; janmi' -- 
after taking birth; janmi' -- after taking birth; mare -- all died.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Before the birth of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, eight daughters took birth 
one after another from the womb of Sacimata, the wife of Jagannatha 
Misra. But just after their birth, they all died.
 
Adi 13.73
 
TEXT 73
 
TEXT
 
apatya-virahe misrera duhkhi haila mana
putra lagi' aradhila visnura carana
SYNONYMS
 
apatya -- of children; virahe -- in separation; misrera -- of Jagannatha 
Misra; duhkhi -- unhappy; haila -- became; mana -- mind; putra -- son; 
lagi' -- for the matter of; aradhila -- worshiped; visnura -- of Lord 
Visnu; carana -- lotus feet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Jagannatha Misra was very unhappy at the death of his children one after 
another. Therefore, desiring a son, he worshiped the lotus feet of Lord 
Visnu.
 
Adi 13.74
 
TEXT 74
 
TEXT
 
tabe putra janamila ‘visvarupa' nama
maha-gunavan tenha -- ‘baladeva'-dhama
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; putra -- son; janamila -- took birth; visvarupa -- 
Visvarupa; nama -- named; maha-gunavan -- highly qualified; tenha -- He; 
baladeva -- of Lord Baladeva; dhama -- incarnation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After this, Jagannatha Misra got a son of the name Visvarupa, who was 
most powerful and highly qualified because He was an incarnation of 
Baladeva.
 
PURPORT
 
Visvarupa was the elder brother of Gaurahari, Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. When arrangements were being made for the marriage of 
Visvarupa, He took sannyasa and left home. He took the sannyasa name of 
Sankararanya. In 1431 Sakabda Era (A.D. 1509), He disappeared in 
Pandarapura, in the district of Sholapur. As an incarnation of 
Sankarsana, He is both the ingredient and immediate cause of the 
creation of this material world. He is nondifferent from Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, for the amsa and the amsi, or the part and the whole, are 
not different. As an incarnation of Sankarsana, Visvarupa 
belongs to the quadruple manifestation of catur-vyuha. In 
the Gaura-candrodaya it is said that Visvarupa, after His so-called 
demise, remained mixed within Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
 
Adi 13.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
baladeva-prakasa -- parama-vyome ‘sankarsana'
tenha -- visvera upadana-nimitta-karana
SYNONYMS
 
baladeva-prakasa -- manifestation of Baladeva; parama-vyome -- in the 
spiritual sky; sankarsana -- Sankarsana; tenha -- He; 
visvera -- the cosmic manifestation; upadana -- ingredient; nimitta-
karana -- immediate cause.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The expansion of Baladeva known as Sankarsana in the spiritual world is 
the ingredient and immediate cause of this material cosmic manifestation.
 
Adi 13.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
tanha ba-i visve kichu nahi dekhi ara
ataeva ‘visvarupa' nama ye tanhara
SYNONYMS
 
tanha ba-i -- except Him; visve -- within this cosmic manifestation; 
kichu -- something; nahi -- there is none; dekhi -- I see; ara -- 
further; ataeva -- therefore; visvarupa -- universal form; nama -- name; 
ye -- that; tanhara -- His.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The gigantic universal form is called the Visvarupa incarnation of Maha-
sankarsana. Thus we do not find anything within this cosmic 
manifestation except the Lord Himself.
 
Adi 13.77
 
TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
naitac citram bhagavati
hy anante jagad-isvare
otam protam idam yasmin
tantusv anga yatha patah
SYNONYMS
 
na -- not; etat -- this; citram -- wonderful; bhagavati -- in the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead; hi -- certainly; anante -- in the 
unlimited; jagat-isvare -- the master of the universe; otam -- 
lengthwise; protam -- breadthwise; idam -- this universe; yasmin -- in 
whom; tantusu -- in the threads; anga -- O King; yatha -- as much as; 
patah -- a cloth.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"As the threads in a cloth spread both lengthwise and breadthwise, so 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead exists 
directly and indirectly within everything we see in this 
cosmic manifestation. This is not very wonderful for Him."
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.15.35).
 
Adi 13.78
 
TEXT 78
 
TEXT
 
ataeva prabhu tanre bale, ‘bada bhai'
krsna, balarama dui -- caitanya, nitai
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; prabhu -- Lord Caitanya; tanre -- unto Visvarupa; 
bale -- says; bada bhai -- elder brother; krsna -- Lord Krsna; balarama -
- and Baladeva; dui -- two; caitanya -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nitai -
- and Lord Nityananda Prabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Because Maha-sankarsana is the ingredient and efficient cause of the 
cosmic manifestation, He is present in every detail of it. Lord Caitanya 
therefore called Him His elder brother. The two brothers are known as 
Krsna and Balarama in the spiritual world, but at the present moment 
they are Caitanya and Nitai. Therefore the conclusion is that Nityananda 
Prabhu is the original Sankarsana, Baladeva.
 
Adi 13.79
 
TEXT 79
 
TEXT
 
putra pana dampati haila anandita mana
visese sevana kare govinda-carana
SYNONYMS
 
putra -- son; pana -- having gotten; dampati -- husband and wife; haila -
- became; anandita -- pleased; mana -- mind; visese -- specifically; 
sevana -- service; kare -- render; govinda-carana -- the lotus feet of 
Lord Govinda.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The husband and wife [Jagannatha Misra and Sacimata], having gotten 
Visvarupa as their son, were very pleased within their minds. Because of 
their pleasure, they specifically began to serve the lotus feet of 
Govinda.
 
PURPORT
 
There is a common saying in India that everyone goes to worship the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead when he is in distress, but when a person 
is in an opulent position, he forgets God. In the Bhagavad-gita (7.16) 
this is confirmed:
 
catur-vidha bhajante mam janah sukrtino 'rjuna
arto jijnasur artharthi jnani ca bharatarsabha
 
 
"If backed by pious activities in the past, four kinds of men -- namely 
those who are distressed, those in need of money, those searching after 
knowledge and those who are inquisitive -- become interested in 
devotional service." The husband and wife, Jagannatha Misra and Sacimata,
 were very unhappy because their eight daughters had passed away. Now, 
when they got Visvarupa as their son, certainly they became extremely 
happy. They knew that it was by the grace of the Lord that they were 
endowed with such happiness and opulence. Therefore instead of 
forgetting the Lord, they became more and more adherent in rendering 
service to the lotus feet of Govinda. When a common man becomes opulent, 
he forgets God; but the more opulent a devotee becomes by the grace of 
the Lord, the more he becomes attached to the service of the Lord.
 
Adi 13.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
caudda-sata chaya sake sesa magha mase
jagannatha-sacira dehe krsnera pravese
SYNONYMS
 
caudda-sata -- 1400; chaya -- 6; sake -- in the year of the Saka Era; 
sesa -- last; magha -- Magha; mase -- in the month; jagannatha -- of 
Jagannatha Misra; sacira -- and of Sacidevi; dehe -- in the bodies; 
krsnera -- of Lord Krsna; pravese -- by the entrance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the month of January in the year 1406 of the Saka Era (A.D. 1485), 
Lord Krsna entered the bodies of both Jagannatha Misra and Saci.
 
PURPORT
 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu took His birth in the year 1407 Saka Era (A.D. 
1486), in the month of Phalguna. But here we see that He entered the 
bodies of His parents in the year 1406, in the month of Magha. Therefore,
 the Lord entered the bodies of His parents thirteen full months before 
His birth. Generally a common child remains within the womb of his 
mother for ten lunar months, but here we see that the Lord remained 
within the body of His mother for thirteen months.
 
Adi 13.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
misra kahe saci-sthane, -- dekhi ana rita
jyotirmaya deha, geha laksmi-adhisthita
SYNONYMS
 
misra kahe -- Jagannatha Misra began to speak; saci-sthane -- in the 
presence of Sacidevi-mata; dekhi -- I see; ana -- extraordinary; rita -- 
behavior; jyotir-maya -- effulgent; deha -- body; geha -- home; 
laksmi -- the goddess of fortune; adhisthita -- situated.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Jagannatha Misra said to Sacimata, "I see wonderful things! Your body is 
effulgent, and it appears as if the goddess of fortune were now staying 
personally in my home.
 
Adi 13.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
yahan tahan sarva-loka karaye sammana
ghare pathaiya deya dhana, vastra, dhana
SYNONYMS
 
yahan -- wherever; tahan -- anywhere; sarva-loka -- all people; karaye --
 show; sammana -- respect; ghare -- at home; pathaiya -- sending; deya --
 give; dhana -- riches; vastra -- cloth; dhana -- paddy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Anywhere and everywhere I go, all people offer me respect. Even without 
my asking, they voluntarily give me riches, clothing and paddy."
 
PURPORT
 
A brahmana does not become anyone's servant. To render service to 
someone else is the business of the sudras. A brahmana is always 
independent because he is a teacher, spiritual master and advisor to 
society. The members of society provide him with all the necessities of 
life. In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord says He has divided society into 
four divisions -- brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra. A society cannot 
run smoothly without this scientific division. A brahmana should give 
good advice to all the members of society, a ksatriya should look 
after the administration, maintaining law and order in society, 
vaisyas should produce and trade to meet all the needs of society, 
whereas sudras should render service to the higher sections of society (
the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas).
 
Jagannatha Misra was a brahmana; therefore people would send him all 
bodily necessities -- money, cloth, grain and so on. While Lord Caitanya 
was in the womb of Sacimata, Jagannatha Misra received all these 
necessities of life without asking for them. Because of the presence of 
the Lord in his family, everyone offered him due respect as a brahmana. 
In other words, if a brahmana or Vaisnava sticks to his position as an 
eternal servant of the Lord and executes the will of the Lord, there is 
no question of scarcity for his personal maintenance or the needs of his 
family.
 
Adi 13.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
saci kahe, -- muni dekhon akasa-upare
divya-murti loka saba yena stuti kare
SYNONYMS
 
saci kahe -- mother Sacidevi replied; muni -- I; dekhon -- see; akasa-
upare -- in outer space; divya-murti -- brilliant forms; loka -- people; 
saba -- all; yena -- as if; stuti -- prayers; kare -- offering.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sacimata told her husband, "I see wonderfully brilliant human 
beings appearing in outer space, as if offering prayers."
 
PURPORT
 
Jagannatha Misra was honored by everyone on the earth and was supplied 
with all necessities. Similarly, mother Saci saw many demigods in outer 
space offering prayers to her because of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's 
presence in her womb.
 
Adi 13.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
jagannatha misra kahe, -- svapna ye dekhila
jyotirmaya-dhama mora hrdaye pasila
SYNONYMS
 
jagannatha misra kahe -- Jagannatha Misra replied; svapna -- dream; ye --
 that; dekhila -- I have seen; jyotir-maya -- with a brilliant 
effulgence; dhama -- abode; mora -- my; hrdaye -- in the heart; pasila --
 entered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Jagannatha Misra then replied, "In a dream I saw the effulgent abode of 
the Lord enter my heart.
 
Adi 13.85
 
TEXT 85
 
TEXT
 
amara hrdaya haite gela tomara hrdaye
hena bujhi, janmibena kona mahasaye
SYNONYMS
 
amara hrdaya haite -- from my heart; gela -- transferred; tomara hrdaye -
- into your heart; hena -- like this; bujhi -- I understand; janmibena --
 will take birth; kona -- some; mahasaye -- very great personality.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"From my heart it entered your heart. I therefore understand that a 
great personality will soon take birth."
 
Adi 13.86
 
TEXT 86
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' dunhe rahe harasita hana
salagrama seva kare visesa kariya
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- after this conversation; dunhe -- both of them; rahe -- 
remained; harasita -- jubilant; hana -- becoming; salagrama -- salagrama-
narayana-sila; seva -- service; kare -- rendered; visesa -- with special 
attention; kariya -- giving it.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After this conversation, both husband and wife were very jubilant, and 
together they rendered service to the household salagrama-sila.
 
PURPORT
 
Especially in every brahmana's house there must be a salagrama-sila to 
be worshiped by the brahmana family. This system is still current. 
People who are brahmanas by caste, who are born in a brahmana family, 
must worship the salagrama-sila. Unfortunately, with the progress of 
Kali-yuga, the so-called brahmanas, although very proud of taking birth 
in brahmana families, no longer worship the salagrama-sila. But actually 
it has been a custom since time immemorial that a person born in a 
brahmana family must worship the salagrama-sila in all circumstances. In 
our Krsna consciousness society, some of the members are very anxious to 
introduce worship of the salagrama-sila, but we have purposely refrained 
from introducing it because most of the members of the Krsna 
consciousness movement do not originally come from families of the 
brahmana caste. After some time, when we find that they are actually 
situated strictly in the line of brahminical behavior, salagrama-
sila worship will be introduced.
 
In this age, the worship of the salagrama-sila is not as important as 
the chanting of the holy name of the Lord. That is the injunction of the 
sastra: harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam/ kalau nasty eva 
nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha [Cc. Adi 17.21]. Srila Jiva Gosvami's 
opinion is that by chanting the holy name offenselessly one becomes 
completely perfect. Nevertheless, just to purify the situation of the 
mind, worship of the Deity in the temple is also necessary. Therefore 
when one is advanced in spiritual consciousness or is perfectly situated 
on a spiritual platform, he may take to the worship of the salagrama-
sila.
 
The transference of the Lord from the heart of Jagannatha Misra to the 
heart of Sacimata is explained by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati 
Thakura as follows: "It is to be concluded that Jagannatha Misra and 
Sacimata are nitya-siddhas, ever-pure associates of the Lord. Their 
hearts are always uncontaminated, and therefore they never forget the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead. A common man in this material world has 
a contaminated heart. He must therefore first purify his heart to come 
to the transcendental position. But Jagannatha Misra and Sacimata were 
not a common man and woman with contaminated hearts. When the heart is 
uncontaminated, it is said to be in the existential position of Vasudeva.
 Vasudeva can beget Vasudeva, or Krsna, who is transcendentally situated.
"
 
It is to be understood that Sacidevi did not become pregnant as an 
ordinary woman becomes pregnant because of sense indulgence. One should 
not think the pregnancy of Sacimata to be that of an ordinary woman, 
because that is an offense. One can understand the pregnancy of Sacimata 
when one is actually advanced in spiritual consciousness and fully 
engaged in the devotional service of the Lord.
 
In Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.2.16) it is stated:
 
bhagavan api visvatma bhaktanam abhayan-karah
avivesamsa-bhagena mana anakadundubheh
 
 
 
This is a statement regarding the birth of Lord Krsna. The incarnation 
of the Lord entered the mind of Vasudeva and was then transferred to the 
mind of Devaki. Srila Sridhara Svami gives the following annotation in 
this connection: ‘mana avivesa' manasy avirbabhuva; jivanam iva na dhatu-
sambandha ity arthah. There was no question of the seminal discharge 
necessary for the birth of an ordinary human being. Srila Rupa Gosvami 
also comments in this connection that Lord Krsna first appeared in the 
mind of Anakadundubhi, Vasudeva, and was then transferred to the mind of 
Devaki-devi. Thus the spiritual bliss in the mind of Devaki-devi 
gradually increased, just as the moon increases every night until it 
becomes a full moon. At the time of His appearance, Lord Krsna came out 
of the mind of Devaki and appeared within the prison house of Kamsa, by 
the side of Devaki's bed. At that time, by the spell of yogamaya, Devaki 
thought that her child had now been born. In this connection, even the 
demigods from the celestial kingdom were also bewildered. As it is 
stated, muhyanti yat surayah (SB 1.1.1). They came to offer their 
prayers to Devaki, thinking that the Supreme Lord was within her womb. 
The demigods came to Mathura from their celestial kingdom. This 
indicates that Mathura is still more important than the celestial 
kingdom of the upper planetary system.
 
Lord Krsna, as the eternal son of Yasodamayi, is always present in 
Vrndavana. The pastimes of Lord Krsna are continuously going on within 
both this material world and the spiritual world. In such pastimes, the 
Lord always thinks Himself the eternal son of mother Yasoda and father 
Nanda Maharaja. In the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Chapter Six, 
verse 43, it is stated, "When magnanimous, broad-hearted Nanda Maharaja 
came back from a tour, he immediately took his son Krsna on his lap and 
experienced transcendental bliss by smelling His head." Similarly, in 
the Tenth Canto, Ninth Chapter, verse 21, it is said, "This Personality 
of Godhead, appearing as the son of a cowherd damsel, is easily 
available and understandable to devotees, whereas those who are under 
the concept of bodily life, even though they are very much advanced in 
austerity and penance, or even though they are great philosophers, are 
unable to understand Him."
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura next quotes Sripada Baladeva 
Vidyabhusana, who refers to the prayers offered by the demigods to Lord 
Krsna in the womb of Devaki and summarizes the birth of Krsna as follows:
 "As the rising moon manifests light in the east, so Devaki, who was 
always situated on the transcendental platform, having been initiated in 
the Krsna mantra by Vasudeva, the son of Surasena, kept Krsna within her 
heart." From this statement of Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.2.18) it is 
understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, having been 
transferred from the heart of Anakadundubhi, or Vasudeva, manifested 
Himself in the heart of Devaki. According to Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana,
 "the heart of Devaki" means the womb of Devaki because in Srimad-
Bhagavatam 10.2.41 the demigods say,
 distyamba te kuksi-gatah parah puman: "Mother Devaki, the Lord is 
already within your womb." Therefore, that the Lord was transferred from 
the heart of Vasudeva to the heart of Devaki means that He was 
transferred to the womb of Devaki.
 
Similarly, in regard to the appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu as 
described in the Caitanya-caritamrta, the words visese sevana kare 
govinda-carana, "they specifically began to worship the lotus feet of 
Govinda," indicate that exactly as Krsna appeared in the heart of Devaki 
through the heart of Vasudeva, so Lord Caitanya appeared in the heart of 
Sacidevi through the heart of Jagannatha Misra. This is the mystery of 
the appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Consequently, one should not 
think of Lord Caitanya's appearance as that of a common man or living 
entity. This subject matter is a little difficult to understand, but for 
devotees of the Lord it will not at all be difficult to realize the 
statements given by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
 
Adi 13.87
 
TEXT 87
 
TEXT
 
haite haite haila garbha trayodasa masa
tathapi bhumistha nahe, -- misrera haila trasa
SYNONYMS
 
haite haite -- thus becoming; haila -- it so became; garbha -- pregnancy;
 trayodasa -- thirteenth; masa -- month; tathapi -- still; bhumistha -- 
delivery; nahe -- there was no sign; misrera -- of Jagannatha Misra; 
haila -- became; trasa -- apprehension.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way the pregnancy approached its thirteenth month, but still 
there was no sign of the delivery of the child. Thus Jagannatha Misra 
became greatly apprehensive.
 
Adi 13.88
 
TEXT 88
 
TEXT
 
nilambara cakravarti kahila ganiya
ei mase putra habe subha-ksana pana
SYNONYMS
 
nilambara cakravarti -- Nilambara Cakravarti; kahila -- said;
 ganiya -- by astrological calculation; ei mase -- in this month; putra -
- son; habe -- will take birth; subha-ksana -- auspicious moment; pana --
 taking advantage of.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Nilambara Cakravarti [the grandfather of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu] then 
did an astrological calculation and said that in that very month, taking 
advantage of an auspicious moment, the child would take birth.
 
Adi 13.89
 
TEXT 89
 
TEXT
 
caudda-sata sata-sake masa ye phalguna
paurnamasira sandhya-kale haile subha-ksana
SYNONYMS
 
caudda-sata sata-sake -- in 1407 of the Saka Era (A.D. 1486); masa -- 
month; ye -- which; phalguna -- Phalguna; paurnamasira -- of 
the full-moon day; sandhya-kale -- in the evening; haile -- there was; 
subha-ksana -- an auspicious moment.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus in the year 1407 of the Saka Era [A.D. 1486], in the month of 
Phalguna [February-March], in the evening of the full-moon day, the 
desired auspicious moment arrived.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, has presented 
the horoscope of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as follows:
 
The line of numbers labeled saka defines the time of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's appearance. One thousand four hundred seven years of the 
Saka era had passed: it was the 1408th year. Ten months of that year had 
passed: it was the eleventh month (Phalguna). Twenty-two days of 
Phalguna had passed: it was the 23rd day. Twenty-eight ghatis (11 hours, 
12 minutes) and 45 palas (18 minutes) had passed since sunrise: it was 
just after sunset. The square of numbers gives further astrological 
information concerning the time of the Lord's birth.saka 1407/10/22/28/45
 
dinam
 
7     11     8
 
15     54     38
 
40     37     40
 
13     6     23
 
The explanation of the horoscope given by Bhaktivinoda Thakura is that 
at the time of the birth of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu the planets 
were situated as follows: Sukra (Venus) was
 in Mesa-rasi (Aries) and the naksatra (lunar 
mansion) of Asvini; Ketu (the ninth planet) was in 
Simha-rasi (Leo) and Uttaraphalguni; Candra (the moon) was in 
Purvaphalguni (the eleventh lunar mansion); Sani (Saturn) was
 in Vrscika-rasi (Scorpio) and Jyestha; Brhaspati (Jupiter) was
 in Dhanu-rasi (Sagittarius) and Purvasadha; Mangala (
Mars) was in Makara-rasi (Capricorn) and Sravana; Ravi (the 
sun) was in Kumbha-rasi (Aquarius) and Purvabhadrapada; Rahu was in 
Purvabhadrapada; and Budha (Mercury) was in Mina-
rasi (Pisces) and Uttarabhadrapada. The lagna was Simha.
 
Adi 13.90
 
TEXT 90
 
TEXT
 
simha-rasi, simha-lagna, ucca graha-gana
 
sad-varga, asta-varga, sarva sulaksana
SYNONYMS
 
simha -- the lion; rasi -- sign of the zodiac; simha -- the lion; lagna -
 
- birth moment; ucca -- high; graha-gana -- all planets; sat-varga -- 
six divisions; asta-varga -- eight divisions; sarva -- all; su-laksana --
 symptoms of auspiciousness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
[According to the Jyotir-veda, or Vedic astrology, the auspicious 
birth moment is described as follows:] The moon was in Leo [the 
figure of the lion  in the zodiac], Leo was 
the ascendant, several planets were strongly positioned, and the sad-
varga and asta-varga showed all-auspicious influences.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, who was previously a great 
astrologer, explains this verse as follows: The sad-varga (six 
divisions) are technically called ksetra, hora, drekkana, navamsa, 
dvadasamsa and trimsamsa. According to Jyotir-vedic astrology, when the
 relationship between the planets and the 
rulers of these six divisions is 
determined, the auspiciousness of the moment of birth 
can be calculated. In the book named Brhaj-jataka and other 
books there are directions for interpreting the movements of the stars 
and planets. One who knows the process of calculating 
the asta-varga (eight divisions) can 
predict auspicious and inauspicious events. This science is 
known especially by persons who are called hora-sastra-vit, or those who 
know the astrological scriptures. On the strength of 
astrological calculations from the hora scriptures, Nilambara Cakravarti,
 the grandfather of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, had ascertained the 
auspicious moment when the Lord would appear.
 
Adi 13.91
 
TEXT 91
 
TEXT
 
a-kalanka gauracandra dila darasana
 
sa-kalanka candre ara kon prayojana
SYNONYMS
 
a-kalanka -- without contamination; gauracandra -- the moon of Lord 
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dila -- gave; darasana -- audience; sa-kalanka -- 
with contamination; candre -- for a moon; ara -- also; kon -- what; 
prayojana -- necessity.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the spotless moon of Caitanya Mahaprabhu became visible, what would 
 
be the need for a moon full of black marks on its body?
 
Adi 13.92
 
TEXT 92
 
TEXT
 
eta jani' rahu kaila candrera grahana
 
‘krsna' ‘krsna' ‘hari' name bhase tri-bhuvana
SYNONYMS
 
eta jani' -- knowing all this; rahu -- the zodiac figure Rahu; kaila -- 
 
attempted; candrera -- of the moon; grahana -- eclipse; krsna krsna -- 
the holy name of Krsna; hari -- the holy name of Hari; name -- the names;
 bhase -- inundated; tri-bhuvana -- the three worlds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Considering this, Rahu, the black planet, covered the full moon, and 
 
immediately vibrations of "Krsna! Krsna! Hari!" inundated the three 
worlds.
 
PURPORT
 
According to the Jyotir-veda, a lunar eclipse takes place when the Rahu 
planet comes in front of the full moon
 
. It is customary in India that all the followers of the Vedic 
scriptures bathe in the Ganges or the sea as soon as there is a 
lunar or solar eclipse. All strict followers of the Vedic religion stand 
up in the water throughout the whole period of the eclipse and chant the 
Hare Krsna maha-mantra. At the time of the birth of Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, such a lunar eclipse took place, and naturally all the 
people standing in the water were chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna 
Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
 
Adi 13.93
 
TEXT 93
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya dhvani haila sakala bhuvana
 
camatkara haiya loka bhave mane mana
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; dhvani -- vibration; haila -- there was; 
 
sakala -- all; bhuvana -- worlds; camatkara -- wonderful; haiya -- 
becoming; loka -- all the people; bhave -- state; mane mana -- within 
their minds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All people thus chanted the Hare Krsna maha-mantra during the lunar 
 
eclipse, and their minds were struck with wonder.
 
Adi 13.94
 
TEXT 94
 
TEXT
 
jagat bhariya loka bale -- ‘hari' ‘hari'
 
sei-ksane gaurakrsna bhume avatari
SYNONYMS
 
jagat -- the whole world; bhariya -- fulfilling; loka -- people; bale -- 
 
said; hari hari -- the holy name of the Lord; sei-ksane -- at that time; 
gaurakrsna -- Lord Krsna in the form of Gaurahari; bhume -- on the earth;
 avatari -- advented.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the whole world was thus chanting the holy name of the Supreme 
 
Personality of Godhead, Krsna in the form of Gaurahari advented Himself 
on the earth.
 
Adi 13.95
 
TEXT 95
 
TEXT
 
prasanna ha-ila saba jagatera mana
 
‘hari' bali' hinduke hasya karaye yavana
SYNONYMS
 
prasanna -- joyful; ha-ila -- became; saba -- all; jagatera -- of the 
 
whole world; mana -- the mind; hari -- the holy name of the Lord; bali' -
- saying; hinduke -- unto the Hindus; hasya -- laughing; karaye -- do so;
 yavana -- the Muslims.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The whole world was pleased. While the Hindus chanted the holy name of 
the Lord, the non-Hindus, especially the Muslims, jokingly imitated 
the words.
 
PURPORT
 
Although Muslims, or non-Hindus, have no interest in chanting 
 
the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the Muslims 
in Navadvipa imitated the Hindus as they chanted during 
the lunar eclipse. Thus the Hindus and Muslims joined together 
in chanting the holy name of the Lord when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
advented Himself.
 
Adi 13.96
 
TEXT 96
 
TEXT
 
‘hari' bali' narigana dei hulahuli
 
svarge vadya-nrtya kare deva kutuhali
SYNONYMS
 
hari bali' -- by saying the word Hari; nari-gana -- all the ladies; dei -
 
- chanting; hulahuli -- the sound of hulahuli; svarge -- in the heavenly 
planets; vadya-nrtya -- music and dance; kare -- do; deva -- demigods; 
kutuhali -- curious.
 
TRANSLATION
 
While all the ladies vibrated the holy name of Hari on earth, in the 
 
heavenly planets dancing and music were going on, for the demigods were 
very curious.
 
Adi 13.97
 
TEXT 97
 
TEXT
 
prasanna haila dasa dik, prasanna nadijala
 
sthavara-jangama haila anande vihvala
SYNONYMS
 
prasanna -- jubilant; haila -- became; dasa -- ten; dik -- directions; 
 
prasanna -- satisfied; nadi-jala -- the water of the rivers; sthavara -- 
immovable; jangama -- movable; haila -- became; anande -- in joy; 
vihvala -- overwhelmed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this atmosphere, all the ten directions became jubilant, as did the 
 
waves of the rivers. Moreover, all beings, moving and nonmoving, 
were overwhelmed with transcendental bliss.
 
Adi 13.98
 
TEXT 98
 
TEXT
 
nadiya-udayagiri, purnacandra gaurahari,
 
krpa kari' ha-ila udaya
papa-tamah haila nasa, tri-jagatera ullasa,
jagabhari' hari-dhvani haya
SYNONYMS
 
nadiya -- the place known as Nadia; udayagiri -- is the appearing place;
 
 purna-candra -- the full moon; gaurahari -- Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; krpa -- by mercy; kari' -- doing so; ha-ila -- became; udaya 
-- risen; papa -- sinful; tamah -- darkness; haila -- became; nasa -- 
dissipated; tri-jagatera -- of the three worlds; ullasa -- happiness; 
jaga-bhari' -- filling the whole world; hari-dhvani -- the 
transcendental vibration of Hari; haya -- resounded.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus by His causeless mercy the full moon, Gaurahari, rose in the 
 
district of Nadia, which is compared to Udayagiri, where the sun first 
becomes visible. His rising in the sky dissipated the darkness of sinful 
life, and thus the three worlds became joyful and chanted the holy name 
of the Lord.
 
Adi 13.99
 
TEXT 99
 
TEXT
 
sei-kale nijalaya, uthiya advaita raya,
 
nrtya kare anandita-mane
haridase lana sange, hunkara-kirtana-range
kene nace, keha nahi jane
SYNONYMS
 
sei-kale -- at that time; nija-alaya -- in His own house; uthiya -- 
 
standing; advaita -- Advaita Acarya; raya -- the rich man; nrtya -- 
dancing; kare -- performs; anandita -- with joyful; mane -- mind; 
haridase -- Thakura Haridasa; lana -- taking; sange -- with Him; hunkara 
-- loudly; kirtana -- sankirtana; range -- performing; kene -- why; nace 
-- dances; keha nahi -- no one; jane -- knows.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At that time Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu, in His own house at Santipura, 
 
was dancing in a pleasing mood. Taking Haridasa Thakura with Him, He 
danced and loudly chanted Hare Krsna. But why they were dancing, no one 
could understand.
 
PURPORT
 
It is understood that Advaita Prabhu, at that time, was in His own 
 
paternal house at Santipura. Haridasa Thakura frequently used to meet 
Him. Coincidentally, therefore, he was also there, and upon the birth of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu both of them immediately began to dance. But no 
one in Santipura could understand why those two saintly persons were 
dancing.
 
Adi 13.100
 
TEXT 100
 
TEXT
 
dekhi' uparaga hasi', sighra ganga-ghate asi'
 
anande karila ganga-snana
pana uparaga-chale, apanara mano-bale,
brahmanere dila nana dana
SYNONYMS
 
dekhi' -- seeing; uparaga -- the eclipse; hasi' -- laughing; sighra -- 
 
very soon; ganga -- ghate -- on the bank of the Ganges; asi' -- coming; 
anande -- in jubilation; karila -- took; ganga-snana -- bath in the 
Ganges; pana -- taking advantage of; uparaga-chale -- on the event of 
the lunar eclipse; apanara -- His own; manah-bale -- by the strength of 
mind; brahmanere -- unto the brahmanas; dila -- gave; nana -- various; 
dana -- charities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing the lunar eclipse and laughing, Advaita Acarya and Haridasa 
 
Thakura immediately went to the bank of the Ganges and bathed in the 
river in great jubilation. Taking advantage of the occasion of the 
lunar eclipse, Advaita Acarya, by His mental strength, distributed 
various types of charity to the brahmanas.
 
PURPORT
 
It is the custom of Hindus to give in charity to the poor as much as 
 
possible during the time of a lunar or solar eclipse. Advaita Acarya, 
therefore, taking advantage of this eclipse, distributed many varieties 
of charity to the brahmanas. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.3.11) there is 
a statement that when Krsna 
took His birth, Vasudeva immediately took advantage of this 
moment and distributed ten thousand cows to the brahmanas. It is 
customary among Hindus that at the time a child is born, especially a 
male child, the parents distribute great charity in jubilation. Advaita 
Acarya was actually interested in distributing charity because of Lord 
Caitanya's birth at the time of the lunar eclipse. People could not 
understand, however, why Advaita Acarya was giving such a great variety 
of things in charity. He did so not because of the lunar eclipse but 
because of the Lord's taking birth at that moment. He distributed 
charity exactly as Vasudeva did at the time of Lord Krsna's appearance.
 
Adi 13.101
 
TEXT 101
 
TEXT
 
jagat anandamaya, dekhi' mane sa-vismaya,
 
tharethore kahe haridasa
tomara aichana ranga, mora mana parasanna,
dekhi -- kichu karye ache bhasa
SYNONYMS
 
jagat -- the whole world; ananda-maya -- full of pleasure; dekhi' -- 
 
seeing; mane -- within the mind; sa-vismaya -- with amazement; 
tharethore -- by direct and indirect indications; kahe -- says; haridasa 
-- Haridasa Thakura; tomara -- Your; aichana -- that kind of; ranga -- 
performance; mora -- my; mana -- mind; parasanna -- very pleased; 
dekhi -- I can understand; kichu -- something; karye -- in work; ache -- 
there is; bhasa -- indication.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When he saw that the whole world was jubilant, Haridasa Thakura, his 
 
mind astonished, directly and indirectly expressed himself to Advaita 
Acarya: "Your dancing and distributing charity are very pleasing to me. 
I can understand that there is some special purpose in these actions."
 
Adi 13.102
 
TEXT 102
 
TEXT
 
acaryaratna, srivasa, haila mane sukhollasa
 
yai' snana kaila ganga-jale
anande vihvala mana, kare hari-sankirtana
nana dana kaila mano-bale
SYNONYMS
 
acaryaratna -- Acaryaratna; srivasa -- Srivasa; 
 
haila -- became; mane -- in the mind; sukha-ullasa -- happy; yai' -- 
going; snana -- bathing; kaila -- executed; ganga-jale -- in the water 
of the Ganges; anande -- in jubilation; vihvala -- overwhelmed; mana -- 
mind; kare -- does; hari-sankirtana -- performance of sankirtana; nana --
 various; dana -- charities; kaila -- did; manah-bale -- by the strength 
of the mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Acaryaratna [Candrasekhara] and Srivasa Thakura were overwhelmed with 
 
joy, and immediately they went to the bank of the Ganges to bathe 
in her waters. Their minds full of happiness, they chanted 
the Hare Krsna mantra and gave charity by mental strength.
 
Adi 13.103
 
TEXT 103
 
TEXT
 
ei mata bhakta-tati, yanra yei dese sthiti,
 
tahan tahan pana mano-bale
nace, kare sankirtana, anande vihvala mana,
dana kare grahanera chale
SYNONYMS
 
ei mata -- in this way; bhakta-tati -- all the devotees there; yanra -- 
 
whose; yei -- whichever; dese -- in the country; sthiti -- resident; 
tahan tahan -- there and there; pana -- taking advantage; manah-bale -- 
by the strength of the mind; nace -- dance; kare sankirtana -- perform 
sankirtana; anande -- in joyfulness; vihvala -- overwhelmed; mana -- 
mind; dana -- in charity; kare -- give; grahanera -- of the lunar 
eclipse; chale -- on the pretense.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way all the devotees, wherever they were situated, in every city 
 
and every country, danced, performed sankirtana and gave charity by 
mental strength on the plea of the lunar eclipse, their minds 
overwhelmed with joy.
 
Adi 13.104
 
TEXT 104
 
TEXT
 
brahmana-sajjana-nari, nana-dravye thali bhari'
 
aila sabe yautuka la-iya
yena kanca-sona-dyuti, dekhi' balakera murti,
asirvada kare sukha pana
SYNONYMS
 
brahmana -- the respectable brahmanas; sat-jana -- gentlemen; nari -- 
 
ladies; nana -- varieties; dravye -- with gifts; thali -- plates; bhari' 
-- filled up; aila -- came; sabe -- all; yautuka -- presentations; la-
iya -- taking; yena -- like; kanca -- raw; sona -- gold; dyuti -- 
glaring; dekhi' -- seeing; balakera -- of the child; murti -- form; 
asirvada -- blessings; kare -- offered; sukha -- happiness; pana -- 
achieving.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All sorts of respectable brahmana gentlemen and ladies, carrying plates 
 
filled with various gifts, came with their presentations. Seeing the 
newborn child, whose form resembled natural glaring gold, all of them 
happily offered their blessings.
 
Adi 13.105
 
TEXT 105
 
TEXT
 
savitri, gauri, sarasvati, saci, rambha, arundhati
 
ara yata deva-narigana
nana-dravye patra bhari', brahmanira vesa dhari',
asi' sabe kare darasana
SYNONYMS
 
savitri -- the wife of Lord Brahma; gauri -- the wife of Lord Siva; 
 
sarasvati -- the wife of Lord Nrsimhadeva; saci -- the wife of King 
Indra; rambha -- a dancing girl of heaven; arundhati -- the wife of 
Vasistha; ara -- and; yata -- all; deva -- celestial; nari-gana -- women;
 nana -- varieties; dravye -- with gifts; patra bhari' -- filling up the 
baskets; brahmanira -- in the forms of brahmana ladies; vesa dhari' -- 
dressing like that; asi' -- coming there; sabe -- all; kare -- do; 
darasana -- visit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Dressing themselves as the wives of brahmanas, all the celestial ladies, 
 
including the wives of Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Lord Nrsimhadeva, King 
Indra and Vasistha Rsi, along with Rambha, a dancing girl of heaven, 
came there with varieties of gifts.
 
PURPORT
 
When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a newborn baby, He was visited by 
 
the neighboring ladies, most of whom were the wives of respectable 
brahmanas. In the dress of brahmanas' wives, celestial ladies like the 
wives of Lord Brahma and Lord Siva also came to see the newborn 
child. Ordinary people saw them as respectable brahmana 
ladies of the neighborhood , but actually they were all celestial ladies 
dressed in that way.
 
Adi 13.106
 
TEXT 106
 
TEXT
 
antarikse deva-gana, gandharva, siddha, carana,
 
stuti-nrtya kare vadya-gita
nartaka, vadaka, bhata, navadvipe yara nata,
sabe asi' nace pana prita
SYNONYMS
 
antarikse -- in outer space; deva-gana -- the demigods; gandharva -- the 
 
inhabitants of Gandharvaloka; siddha -- the inhabitants of Siddhaloka; 
carana -- the professional singers of the heavenly planets; stuti -- 
prayers; nrtya -- dancing; kare -- do; vadya -- music; gita -- song; 
nartaka -- dancers; vadaka -- professional drummers; bhata -- 
professional blessers; navadvipe -- in the city of Navadvipa; 
yara -- of whom; nata -- stage; sabe -- all of them; asi' -- coming; 
nace -- began to dance; pana -- achieving; prita -- happiness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In outer space all the demigods, including the inhabitants of 
 
Gandharvaloka, Siddhaloka and Caranaloka, offered their prayers and 
danced to the accompaniment of  music, songs and the beating of 
drums. Similarly, in Navadvipa city all the professional dancers, 
musicians and blessers gathered together, dancing in great jubilation.
 
PURPORT
 
As there are professional singers, dancers and reciters of prayers in 
 
the heavenly planets, so in India still there are professional dancers, 
blessers and singers, all of whom assemble together during 
householder ceremonies, especially marriages and birth ceremonies. These 
professional men earn their livelihood by taking charity on such 
occasions from the homes of the Hindus. Eunuchs also take advantage of 
such ceremonies to receive charity. That is their means of livelihood. 
Such men never become servants or engage themselves in agriculture or 
business occupations; they simply take charity from neighborhood friends 
to maintain themselves peacefully. The bhatas are a class of brahmanas 
who go to such ceremonies to offer blessings by composing poems with 
references to the Vedic scriptures.
 
Adi 13.107
 
TEXT 107
 
TEXT
 
keba ase keba yaya, keba nace keba gaya,
 
sambhalite nare kara bola
khandileka duhkha-soka, pramoda-purita loka,
misra haila anande vihvala
SYNONYMS
 
keba -- who; ase -- is coming; keba -- who; yaya -- is going; keba -- 
 
who; nace -- is dancing; keba -- who; gaya -- is singing; sambhalite -- 
to understand; nare -- cannot; kara -- others; bola -- language; 
khandileka -- dissipated; duhkha -- unhappiness; soka -- lamentation; 
pramoda -- jubilation; purita -- full of; loka -- all people; misra -- 
Jagannatha Misra; haila -- became; anande -- in happiness; vihvala -- 
overwhelmed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
No one could understand who was coming and who was going, who was 
 
dancing and who was singing. Nor could they understand one another's 
language. Yet all unhappiness and lamentation were immediately 
dissipated, and people became all-jubilant. Thus Jagannatha Misra was 
also overwhelmed with joy.
 
Adi 13.108
 
TEXT 108
 
TEXT
 
acaryaratna, srivasa, jagannatha-misra-pasa,
 
asi' tanre kare savadhana
karaila jatakarma, ye achila vidhi-dharma,
tabe misra kare nana dana
SYNONYMS
 
acaryaratna -- Candrasekhara Acarya; srivasa -- Srivasa Thakura; 
 
jagannatha-misra pasa -- at the house of Jagannatha Misra; asi' -- 
coming; tanre -- unto him; kare -- do; savadhana -- attention; karaila --
 executed; jata-karma -- the auspicious ceremony at the time of 
birth; ye -- whatever; achila -- there was; vidhi-dharma -- regulative 
principles of religion; tabe -- at that time; misra -- Jagannatha Misra; 
kare -- does; nana -- varieties; dana -- charities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Candrasekhara Acarya and Srivasa Thakura both came to Jagannatha Misra 
 
and drew his attention in various ways. They performed the ritualistic 
ceremonies prescribed at the time of birth according to religious 
principles. Jagannatha Misra also gave varieties of charity.
 
Adi 13.109
 
TEXT 109
 
TEXT
 
yautuka paila yata, ghare va achila kata,
 
saba dhana vipre dila dana
yata nartaka, gayana, bhata, akincana jana,
dhana diya kaila sabara mana
SYNONYMS
 
yautuka -- presentation; paila -- received; yata -- as much as; ghare -- 
 
in the house; va -- or; achila -- there was; kata -- whatever; saba 
dhana -- all riches; vipre -- unto the brahmanas; dila -- gave; dana -- 
in charity; yata -- all; nartaka -- dancers; gayana -- singers; bhata -- 
blessers; akincana jana -- poor men; dhana diya -- giving them riches; 
kaila -- did; sabara -- everyone's; mana -- honor.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Whatever riches Jagannatha Misra collected in the form of gifts and 
 
presentations, and whatever he had in his house, he distributed among 
the brahmanas, professional singers, dancers, bhatas and the poor. He 
honored them all by giving them riches in charity.
 
Adi 13.110
 
TEXT 110
 
TEXT
 
srivasera brahmani, nama tanra ‘malini',
 
acaryaratnera patni-sange
sindura, haridra, taila, kha-i, kala, narikela,
diya puje narigana range
SYNONYMS
 
srivasera brahmani -- the wife of Srivasa Thakura; nama -- name; tanra --
 
 her; malini -- Malini; acaryaratnera -- of Candrasekhara (
Acaryaratna); patni -- wife; sange -- along with; sindura -- vermilion; 
haridra -- turmeric; taila -- oil; kha-i -- fused rice; kala -- banana; 
narikela -- coconut; diya -- giving; puje -- worship; nari-gana -- 
ladies; range -- in a happy mood.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The wife of Srivasa Thakura, whose name was Malini, accompanied by the 
 
wife of Candrasekhara [Acaryaratna] and other ladies, came there in 
great happiness to worship the baby with paraphernalia such as vermilion,
 turmeric, oil, fused rice, bananas and coconuts.
 
PURPORT
 
Vermilion, kha-i (fused rice), bananas, coconuts and turmeric mixed with 
 
oil are all auspicious gifts for such a ceremony. As there is puffed 
rice, so there is another preparation of rice called kha-i, or fused 
rice, which, along with bananas, is taken as a very auspicious 
presentation. Also, turmeric mixed with oil and vermilion makes an 
auspicious ointment that is smeared over the body of a newborn baby 
or a person who is going to marry. These are all auspicious activities 
in family affairs. We see that five hundred years ago at the birth of 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu all these ceremonies were performed rigidly, 
but at present such ritualistic performances hardly ever take place. 
Generally a pregnant mother is sent to the hospital, and as soon as her 
child is born he is washed with an antiseptic, and this concludes 
everything.
 
Adi 13.111
 
TEXT 111
 
TEXT
 
advaita-acarya-bharya, jagat-pujita arya,
 
nama tanra ‘sita thakurani'
acaryera ajna pana, gela upahara lana,
dekhite balaka-siromani
SYNONYMS
 
advaita-acarya-bharya -- the wife of Advaita Acarya; jagat-pujita -- 
 
worshiped by the whole world; arya -- the most advanced cultured lady; 
nama -- name; tanra -- her; sita thakurani -- mother Sita; acaryera ajna 
pana -- taking the order of Advaita Acarya; gela -- went; upahara -- 
presentation; lana -- taking; dekhite -- to see; balaka -- the child; 
siromani -- topmost.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day shortly after Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was born, Advaita Acarya'
 
s wife, Sitadevi, who is worshipable by the whole world, took
 her husband's permission and went to see that topmost 
child with all kinds of gifts and presentations
 
PURPORT
 
It appears that Advaita Acarya had two different houses, one at 
 
Santipura and one at Navadvipa. When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was born, 
Advaita Acarya was residing not at His Navadvipa house but at His 
Santipura house. Therefore, as formerly explained (text 99), from 
Advaita's old paternal house (nijalaya) in Santipura, Sita came to 
Navadvipa to present gifts to the newborn child, Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Adi 13.112
 
TEXT 112
 
TEXT
 
suvarnera kadi-ba-uli, rajatamudra-pasuli,
 
suvarnera angada, kankana
du-bahute divya sankha, rajatera malabanka,
svarna-mudrara nana haragana
SYNONYMS
 
suvarnera -- made of gold; kadi-ba-uli -- bangles worn on the hand; 
 
rajata-mudra -- gold coins; pasuli -- a kind of ornament covering the 
foot; suvarnera -- made of gold; angada -- a kind of ornament; kankana --
 another kind of ornament for the hand; du-bahute -- in two arms; divya -
- celestial; sankha -- conchshell; rajatera -- made of gold; malabanka --
 bangles for the foot; svarna-mudrara -- made of gold; nana -- varieties;
 hara-gana -- necklaces.
 
TRANSLATION
 
She brought different kinds of golden ornaments, including 
armlets, necklaces, anklets and bangles for the hands.
 
Adi 13.113
 
TEXT 113
 
TEXT
 
vyaghra-nakha hema-jadi, kati-pattasutra-dori
 
hasta-padera yata abharana
citra-varna patta-sadi, buni photo pattapadi,
svarna-raupya-mudra bahu-dhana
SYNONYMS
 
vyaghra-nakha -- tiger nails; hema-jadi -- set in gold; kati-pattasutra-
 
dori -- silken thread for the waist; hasta-padera -- of the hands and 
legs; yata -- all kinds of; abharana -- ornaments; citra-varna -- 
printed with varieties of colors; patta-sadi -- silken saris; buni -- 
woven; photo -- small jackets for children; patta-padi -- with 
embroidery of silk; svarna -- gold; raupya -- silver; mudra -- coins; 
bahu-dhana -- all kinds of riches.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There were also tiger nails set in gold, waist decorations of silk and 
 
lace, ornaments for the hands and legs, nicely printed silken saris, and 
a child's garment, also made of silk. Many other riches, including gold 
and silver coins, were also presented to the child.
 
PURPORT
 
From the gifts presented by Sita Thakurani, Advaita Acarya's wife, it 
 
appears that Advaita Acarya was at that time a very rich man. Although 
brahmanas are not the rich men of society, Advaita Acarya, being the 
leader of the brahmanas in Santipura, was considerably well-to-do. 
Therefore He presented many ornaments to the baby, Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. But Kamalakanta Visvasa's asking for three hundred rupees 
from the King of Jagannatha Puri, Maharaja Prataparudra, on the plea 
that Advaita Acarya was in debt for that amount, indicates that such a 
rich man, who could present many valuable ornaments, saris, etc., 
thought it difficult to repay three hundred rupees. Therefore the value 
of a rupee at that time was many thousands of times what it is 
now. At present, no one feels difficulty over a debt of three 
hundred rupees, nor can an ordinary man accumulate such valuable 
ornaments to present to a friend's son. Probably the value of three 
hundred rupees at that time was equal to the present value of thirty 
thousand rupees.
 
Adi 13.114
 
TEXT 114
 
TEXT
 
durva, dhanya, gorocana, haridra, kunkuma, candana,
 
mangala-dravya patra bhariya
vastra-gupta dola cadi' sange lana dasi cedi,
vastralankara petari bhariya
SYNONYMS
 
durva -- fresh grass; dhanya -- rice paddy; gorocana -- a yellow patch 
 
for the head of a cow; haridra -- turmeric; kunkuma -- a kind of scent 
produced in Kashmir; candana -- sandalwood; mangala-dravya -- auspicious 
things; patra bhariya -- filling up a dish; vastra-gupta -- covered by 
cloth; dola -- palanquin; cadi' -- riding; sange -- along with; lana -- 
taking; dasi -- maidservant; cedi -- female attendants; vastra-alankara -
- ornaments and clothes; petari -- basket; bhariya -- filled up.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Riding in a palanquin covered with cloth and accompanied by maidservants,
 
 Sita Thakurani came to the house of Jagannatha Misra, bringing with her 
many auspicious articles such as fresh grass, paddy, gorocana, turmeric, 
kunkuma and sandalwood. All these presentations filled a large basket.
 
PURPORT
 
The words vastra-gupta dola are very significant in this verse. Even 
 
fifty or sixty years ago in Calcutta, all respectable ladies would go to 
a neighboring place riding on a palanquin carried by four men. The 
palanquin was covered with soft cotton, and in that way there was no 
chance of seeing a respectable lady traveling in public. Ladies, 
especially those coming from respectable families, could not be seen by 
ordinary men. This system is still current in remote places. The 
Sanskrit word asurya-pasya indicates that a respectable lady could not 
be seen even by the sun. In the oriental culture this system was very 
prevalent and was strictly observed by respectable ladies, both 
Hindu and Muslim. We have actual experience in our childhood that our 
mother would not walk even next door to observe an 
invitation; rather, she would go in either a carriage or a 
palanquin carried by four men. This custom was also strictly followed 
five hundred years ago, and the wife of Advaita Acarya, being a very 
respectable lady, observed the customary rules current in that social 
environment.
 
Adi 13.115
 
TEXT 115
 
TEXT
 
bhaksya, bhojya, upahara, sange la-ila bahu bhara,
 
saci-grhe haila upanita
dekhiya balaka-thama, saksat gokula-kana,
varna-matra dekhi viparita
SYNONYMS
 
bhaksya -- foods; bhojya -- fried foods; upahara -- 
 
presentation; sange -- along with her; la-ila -- took; bahu bhara -- 
many packages; saci-grhe -- in the house of mother Saci; haila -- was; 
upanita -- carried; dekhiya -- seeing; balaka-thama -- the feature of 
the child; saksat -- directly; gokula-kana -- Lord Krsna of Gokula; 
varna-matra -- only the color; dekhi -- seeing; viparita -- opposite.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sita Thakurani came to the house of Sacidevi, bringing with her 
 
many kinds of eatables, dresses and other gifts, she was astonished to 
see the newborn child, for she appreciated that except for a 
difference in color, the child was directly Krsna of Gokula Himself.
 
PURPORT
 
A petari is a kind of big basket that is carried in pairs on the ends of 
 
a rod balanced over the shoulders. The man who carries such a load is 
called a bhari. This system of carrying luggage and packages is still 
current in India and other oriental countries, and we have seen that the 
same system is still current even in Jakarta, Indonesia.
 
Adi 13.116
 
TEXT 116
 
TEXT
 
sarva anga -- sunirmana, suvarna-pratima-bhana,
 
sarva anga -- sulaksanamaya
balakera divya jyoti, dekhi' paila bahu priti,
vatsalyete dravila hrdaya
SYNONYMS
 
sarva anga -- all different parts of the body; sunirmana -- well 
 
constructed; suvarna -- gold; pratima -- form; bhana -- like; sarva -- 
all; anga -- parts of the body; sulaksana-maya -- full of auspicious 
signs; balakera -- of the child; divya -- transcendental; jyoti -- 
effulgence; dekhi' -- seeing; paila -- got; bahu -- much; priti -- 
satisfaction; vatsalyete -- by parental affection; dravila -- melted; 
hrdaya -- her heart.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing the transcendental bodily effulgence of the child, each of His 
 
nicely constructed limbs full of auspicious signs and resembling a form 
of gold, Sita Thakurani was very pleased, and because of her 
maternal affection, she felt as if her heart were melting.
 
Adi 13.117
 
TEXT 117
 
TEXT
 
durva, dhanya, dila sirse, kaila bahu asise,
 
cirajivi hao dui bhai
dakini-sankhini haite, sanka upajila cite,
dare nama thuila ‘nimai'
SYNONYMS
 
durva -- fresh grass; dhanya -- paddy; dila -- gave; sirse -- on the 
 
head; kaila -- did; bahu -- with much; asise -- blessing; cira-jivi -- 
live long; hao -- become; dui bhai -- two brothers; dakini-sankhini -- 
ghosts and witches; haite -- from; sanka -- doubt; upajila -- grew; cite 
-- in the heart; dare -- out of fear; nama -- name; thuila -- kept; 
nimai -- Lord Caitanya's childhood name, derived from the nima (nimba) 
tree.
 
TRANSLATION
 
She blessed the newborn child by placing fresh grass and paddy on 
 
His head and saying, "May You be blessed with a long duration of life." 
But being afraid of ghosts and witches, she gave the child the name 
Nimai.
 
PURPORT
 
Dakini and Sankhini are two companions of Lord Siva and his wife who are 
 
supposed to be extremely inauspicious, having been born of ghostly life. 
It is believed that such inauspicious living creatures cannot go near a 
nima tree. At least medically it is accepted that nima wood is extremely 
antiseptic, and formerly it was customary to have a nima tree in front 
of one's house. On very large roads in India, especially in Uttar 
Pradesh, there are hundreds and thousands of nima trees. Nima wood is so 
antiseptic that the Ayurvedic science uses it to cure leprosy. Medical 
scientists have extracted the active principle of the nima tree, which 
is called margosic acid. Nima is used for many purposes, especially to 
brush the teeth. In Indian villages ninety percent of the people use 
nima twigs for this purpose. Because of all the antiseptic effects of 
the nima tree and because Lord Caitanya was born beneath a nima tree, 
Sita Thakurani gave the Lord the name Nimai. Later in His youth He was 
celebrated as Nimai Pandita, and in the neighborhood villages He was 
called by that name, although His real name was Visvambhara.
 
Adi 13.118
 
TEXT 118
 
TEXT
 
putramata-snanadine, dila vastra vibhusane,
 
putra-saha misrere sammani'
saci-misrera puja lana, manete harisa hana,
ghare aila sita thakurani
SYNONYMS
 
putra-mata -- of the mother and child; snana-dine -- on the day of 
 
bathing; dila -- gave; vastra -- cloth; vibhusane -- ornaments; putra-
saha -- with the child; misrere -- unto Jagannatha Misra; sammani' -- 
congratulating; saci -- Sacidevi; misrera -- Jagannatha Misra; puja -- 
honor; lana -- receiving; manete -- within the mind; harisa -- pleased; 
hana -- becoming; ghare -- home; aila -- returned; sita thakurani -- 
mother Sita, wife of Advaita Acarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
On the day the mother and son bathed and left the maternity home, 
 
Sita Thakurani gave them all kinds of ornaments and garments and then 
also honored Jagannatha Misra. Then Sita Thakurani, being honored by 
mother Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra, was greatly happy within her mind, 
and thus she returned home.
 
PURPORT
 
On the fifth day from the birth of a child, as also on the ninth day, 
 
the mother bathes either in the Ganges or in another sacred place. 
This is called niskramana, or the ceremony of coming out of the 
maternity home. Nowadays the maternity home is a hospital, but formerly 
in every respectable house one room was set aside as a maternity home 
where children would take birth, and on the ninth day after the birth of 
a child the mother would come into the regular rooms in the ceremony 
called niskramana. Of the ten purificatory processes, niskramana is one. 
Formerly, especially in Bengal, the higher castes observed four months 
after the birth of a child as a quarantine. At the end of the fourth 
month, the mother could see the sun rise. Later the higher castes,
 namely the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas, observed only twenty-one 
days as a quarantine, whereas the sudras had to observe thirty days. For 
the sections of society known as kartabhaja and satima, the mother of 
the child was immediately purified after the quarantine by the throwing 
of hari-nuta, small pieces of sweetmeat, in sankirtana. Sacidevi and 
Jagannatha Misra, with the newborn child, were honored by Sita 
Thakurani. Similarly, while Sita Thakurani was returning home, she was 
also honored by Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra. That was the system in 
respectable families of Bengal.
 
Adi 13.119
 
TEXT 119
 
TEXT
 
aiche saci-jagannatha, putra pana laksminatha,
 
purna ha-ila sakala vanchita
dhana-dhanye bhare ghara, lokamanya kalevara,
dine dine haya anandita
SYNONYMS
 
aiche -- in that way; saci-jagannatha -- mother Sacidevi and Jagannatha 
 
Misra; putra -- son; pana -- having obtained; laksmi-natha -- personally 
the husband of the goddess of fortune; purna -- fulfilled; ha-ila -- 
became; sakala -- all; vanchita -- desires; dhana-dhanye -- with riches 
and grains; bhare ghara -- the house filled up; loka-manya kalevara 
-- the body beloved by the people in general; dine dine -- day after day;
 haya -- becomes; anandita -- pleased.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way mother Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra, having obtained a son 
 
who was the husband of the goddess of fortune, had all their desires 
fulfilled. Their house was always filled with riches and grains. As they 
saw the beloved body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, day after day their 
pleasure increased.
 
PURPORT
 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 
 
Therefore everyone offered respects to Him. Even the denizens of 
heaven used to come in the dress of ordinary men to offer their respect 
to the Lord. His father and mother, Jagannatha Misra and Sacidevi, 
seeing the honor of their transcendental son, also became very 
pleased within their hearts.
 
Adi 13.120
 
TEXT 120
 
TEXT
 
misra -- vaisnava, santa, alampata, suddha, danta,
 
dhana-bhoge nahi abhimana
putrera prabhave yata, dhana asi' mile, tata,
visnu-prite dvije dena dana
SYNONYMS
 
misra -- Jagannatha Misra; vaisnava -- a great devotee; santa -- 
 
peaceful; alampata -- very regular; suddha -- purified; danta -- 
controlled; dhana-bhoge -- in the matter of enjoying material happiness; 
nahi -- there is no; abhimana -- desire; putrera -- of their son; 
prabhave -- by the influence; yata -- all; dhana -- riches; asi' -- 
coming; mile -- gets; tata -- so much so; visnu-prite -- for the 
satisfaction of Lord Visnu; dvije -- to the brahmanas; dena -- gives; 
dana -- charity.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Jagannatha Misra was an ideal Vaisnava. He was peaceful, restrained in 
 
sense gratification, pure and controlled. Therefore he had no desire to 
enjoy material opulence. Whatever money came because of the influence of 
his transcendental son, he gave it in charity to the brahmanas for the 
satisfaction of Visnu.
 
Adi 13.121
 
TEXT 121
 
TEXT
 
lagna gani' harsamati, nilambara cakravarti,
 
gupte kichu kahila misrere
mahapurusera cihna, lagne ange bhinna bhinna,
dekhi, -- ei taribe samsare
SYNONYMS
 
lagna gani' -- by astrological calculation of the birth moment; 
 
harsa-mati -- very pleased; nilambara cakravarti -- 
Nilambara Cakravarti; gupte -- in private; kichu -- something; kahila -- 
said; misrere -- unto Jagannatha Misra; maha-purusera cihna -- 
all the symptoms of a great personality; lagne -- in the birth moment; 
ange -- on the body; bhinna bhinna -- different; dekhi -- I see; ei -- 
this child; taribe -- shall deliver; samsare -- all the three worlds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After calculating the birth moment of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
 
Nilambara Cakravarti privately said to Jagannatha Misra that he saw all 
the different symptoms of a great personality in both the body and birth 
moment of the child. Thus he understood that in the future this child 
would deliver all the three worlds.
 
Adi 13.122
 
TEXT 122
 
TEXT
 
aiche prabhu saci-ghare, krpaya kaila avatare,
 
yei iha karaye sravana
gaura-prabhu dayamaya, tanre hayena sadaya,
sei paya tanhara carana
SYNONYMS
 
aiche -- in this way; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saci-ghare 
 
-- in the home of Sacidevi; krpaya -- by His causeless mercy; kaila -- 
made; avatare -- advent; yei -- anyone who; iha -- this; karaye -- does; 
sravana -- hear; gaura-prabhu -- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; daya-maya 
-- being very merciful; tanre -- upon him; hayena -- becomes; sa-
daya -- merciful; sei -- that person; paya -- gets; tanhara -- His; 
carana -- lotus feet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, out of His causeless mercy, made 
 
His advent in the house of Sacidevi. Lord Caitanya is very merciful to 
anyone who hears this narration of His birth, and thus such a person 
attains the lotus feet of the Lord.
 
Adi 13.123
 
TEXT 123
 
TEXT
 
paiya manusa janma, ye na sune gaura-guna,
 
hena janma tara vyartha haila
paiya amrtadhuni, piye visa-garta-pani,
janmiya se kene nahi maila
SYNONYMS
 
paiya manusa janma -- anyone who has gotten the form of a human body; ye 
 
-- who; na -- does not; sune -- hear; gaura-guna -- the qualities of 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hena janma -- such a birth; tara -- his; 
vyartha haila -- becomes useless; paiya -- getting the opportunity; 
amrtadhuni -- of the river of nectar; piye -- drinks; visa-garta-pani -- 
water in a poison pit of material happiness; janmiya -- taking birth as 
a human being; se -- he; kene -- why; nahi -- did not; maila -- die.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Anyone who attains a human body but does not take to the cult of Sri 
 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu is baffled in his opportunity. Amrtadhuni is a 
flowing river of the nectar of devotional service. If after getting a 
human body one drinks the water in a poison pit of material happiness 
instead of the water of such a river, it would be better for him not to 
have lived, but to have died long ago.
 
PURPORT
 
In this connection Srimat Prabodhananda Sarasvati has composed the 
 
following verses in his Caitanya-candramrta (37, 36, 34):
 
acaitanyam idam visvam yadi caitanyam isvaram
 
na viduh sarva-sastra-jna hy api bhramyanti te janah
 
"This material world is without Krsna consciousness. Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu is Krsna consciousness personified. Therefore if a very 
learned scholar or scientist does not understand Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
 certainly he is wandering uselessly in this world."
 
prasarita-maha-prema-piyusa-rasa-sagare
 
caitanya-candre prakate yo dino dina eva sah
 
"A person who does not take advantage of the nectar of devotional 
service overflowing during the presence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's 
cult is certainly the poorest of the poor."
 
avatirne gaura-candre vistirne prema-sagare
 
suprakasita-ratnaughe yo dino dina eva sah
 
"The advent of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is just like an expanding ocean 
of nectar. One who does not collect the valuable jewels within this 
ocean is certainly the poorest of the poor."
 
Similarly, Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.3.19, 20, 23) states:
 
sva-vid-varahostra-kharaih samstutah purusah pasuh
na yat-karna-pathopeto jatu nama gadagrajah
 
 
 
 
bile batorukrama-vikraman ye
na srnvatah karna-pute narasya
 
jihvasati dardurikeva suta
na copagayaty urugaya-gathah
 
jivan chavo bhagavatanghri-renum
na jatu martyo 'bhilabheta yas tu
 
sri-visnu-padya manujas tulasyah
svasan chavo yas tu na veda gandham
 
"A person who has no connection with Krsna consciousness may be a very 
great personality in so-called human society, but actually he is no 
better than a great animal. Such big animals are generally praised by 
other animals like dogs, hogs camels and asses. A person who does not 
lend his aural reception to hearing about the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead must be considered to have earholes like holes in a field. 
Although that person has a tongue, it is like the tongue of a frog, 
which unnecessarily creates a disturbance by croaking, inviting the 
snake of death. Similarly, a person who neither takes advantage of the 
dust of the lotus feet of great devotees nor smells the tulasi leaves 
offered to the lotus feet of the Lord must be considered dead even 
though he is supposedly working."
 
Similarly, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.1.
 
4 states:
 
nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanad
bhavausadhac chrotra-mano-'bhiramat
ka uttamasloka-gunanuvadat
puman virajyeta vina pasu-ghnat
 
"Who but the animal-killer or the killer of the soul will not care to 
hear glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Such 
glorification is enjoyed by persons liberated from the contamination of 
this material world."
 
Similarly, Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.23.
 
56 says, na tirtha-pada-sevayai jivann api mrto hi 
sah: "Although a person is apparently living, if he does not serve the 
lotus feet of great devotees he is to be considered a dead body."
 
Adi 13.124
 
TEXT 124
 
TEXT
 
sri-caitanya-nityananda, acarya advaitacandra,
 
svarupa-rupa-raghunathadasa
inha-sabara sri-carana, sire vandi nija-dhana,
janma-lila gaila krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
sri-caitanya-nityananda -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda 
 
Prabhu; acarya advaitacandra -- Acarya Sri Advaitacandra; svarupa-rupa-
raghunathadasa -- Svarupa Damodara, Rupa Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa 
Gosvami; inha-sabara -- of all of them; sri-carana -- the lotus feet; 
sire -- on the head; vandi -- offering respect; nija-dhana -- personal 
property; janma-lila -- narration of the birth; gaila -- sang; krsnadasa 
-- Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Taking on my head as my own property the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya 
 
Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu, Acarya Advaitacandra, Svarupa Damodara, 
Rupa Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, I, Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, 
have thus described the advent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda, Advaita Prabhu, Svarupa Damodara, 
 
Rupa Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa and their followers are all accepted by 
Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami. Anyone who follows in the footsteps of 
Kaviraja Gosvami also accepts the lotus feet of the above-mentioned 
lords as his personal property. For a materialistic person, material 
wealth and opulence are only illusory. Actually they are not possessions 
but entanglements because by enjoying the material world a conditioned 
soul becomes more and more entangled by incurring debts for his present 
enjoyment. Unfortunately, a conditioned soul considers property for 
which he is in debt to be his own, and he is very busy acquiring such 
property. But a devotee considers such property not real property but 
simply an entanglement in the material world. If Lord Krsna is very 
pleased with a devotee, He takes away his material property, as He 
states in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.88.8): 
yasyaham anugrhnami harisye tad-dhanam sanaih. "To show special favor to 
a devotee, I take away all his material property." Similarly, Narottama 
dasa Thakura says:
 
dhana mora nityananda, radha-krsna-sricarana
 
 
sei mora pranadhana
 
"My real riches are Nityananda Prabhu and the lotus feet of Sri Radha 
and Krsna." He further prays, "O Lord, kindly give me this opulence. I 
do not want anything but Your lotus feet as my property." Srila 
Narottama dasa Thakura has sung in many places that his real property is 
the lotus feet of Radha and Krsna. Unfortunately, we are interested in 
unreal property and are neglecting our real property (adhane yatana kari'
 dhana teyaginu).
 
Sometimes smartas consider Raghunatha dasa Gosvami a sudra. But 
 
Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami here especially mentions svarupa-rupa-
raghunathadasa. Therefore one who considers the lotus feet of Raghunatha 
dasa to be transcendental to all divisions of the caste system enjoys 
the riches of actual spiritual bliss.
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
 
Adi-lila, Thirteenth Chapter, describing the advent of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 