1|Madhya 1-1975: The Later Pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu
2|Chapter 1
3|The Later Pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
4|In this chapter there is a summary description of all the
>|pastimes performed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu during the
>|middle period of His activities as well as the six years at
>|the end of His activities. All of these are described in
>|brief. There is also a description of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu's ecstasy that occurred when He recited the
>|verse beginning yah kaumara-harah, and there is also
>|an explanation of that ecstasy given
>| in the verse priyah so 'yam krsnah, by
>|Srila Rupa Gosvami. Because he wrote that verse, Srila Rupa
>|Gosvami was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also
>|a description of the many books written by Srila Rupa
>|Gosvami, Srila Sanatana Gosvami and Srila Jiva Gosvami.
>|There is also a description of the meeting between Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana
>|Gosvami in the village known as Ramakeli.
5|Madhya 1.1
6|TEXT 1
7|TEXT
8|yasya prasadad ajno 'pi
9|sadyah sarva-jnatam vrajet
10|sa sri-caitanya-devo me
11|bhagavan samprasidatu
12|SYNONYMS
13|yasya-of whom; prasadat-by the mercy; ajnah api-even a
>|person who has no knowledge; sadyah-immediately; sarva-
>|jnatam-all knowledge; vrajet-can achieve; sah-that; sri-
>|caitanya-devah-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; me-on me;
>|bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; samprasidatu-
>|may He bestow His causeless mercy.
14|TRANSLATION
15|Even a person with no knowledge can immediately acquire all
>|knowledge simply by the benediction of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu. Therefore I am praying to the Lord for His
>|causeless mercy upon me.
16|Madhya 1.2
17|TEXT 2
18|TEXT
19|vande sri-krsna-caitanya-
20|nityanandau sahoditau
21|gaudodaye puspavantau
22|citrau san-dau tamo-nudau
23|SYNONYMS
24|vande-I offer respectful obeisances; sri-krsna-caitanya-to
>|Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya; nityanandau-and to Lord Nityananda;
>| saha-uditau-simultaneously arisen; gauda-udaye-on the
>|eastern horizon of Gauda; puspavantau-the sun and moon
>|together; citrau-wonderful; sam-dau-bestowing benediction;
>|tamah-nudau-dissipating darkness.
25|TRANSLATION
26|I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krsna Caitanya
>|and Lord Nityananda, who are like the sun and moon. They
>|have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauda to
>|dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully
>|bestow benediction upon all.
27|Madhya 1.3
28|TEXT 3
29|TEXT
30|jayatam suratau pangor
31|mama manda-mater gati
32|mat-sarvasva-padambhojau
33|radha-madana-mohanau
34|SYNONYMS
35|jayatam-all glory to; su-ratau-most merciful, or attached
>|in conjugal love; pangoh-of one who is lame; mama-of me;
>|manda-mateh-foolish; gati-refuge; mat-my; sarva-sva-
>|everything; pada-ambhojau-whose lotus feet; radha-madana-
>|mohanau-Radharani and Madana-mohana.
36|TRANSLATION
37|Glory to the all-merciful Radha and Madana-mohana! I am
>|lame and ill-advised, yet They are my directors, and Their
>|lotus feet are everything to me.
38|Madhya 1.4
39|TEXT 4
40|TEXT
41|divyad-vrndaranya-kalpa-drumadhah-
42|srimad-ratnagara-simhasana-sthau
43|srimad-radha-srila-govinda-devau
44|presthalibhih sevyamanau smarami
45|SYNONYMS
46|divyat-shining; vrnda-aranya-in the forest of Vrndavana;
>|kalpa-druma-desire tree; adhah-beneath; srimat-most
>|beautiful; ratna-agara-in a temple of jewels; simha-asana-
>|sthau-sitting on a throne; srimat-very beautiful; radha-
>|Srimati Radharani; srila-govinda-devau-and Sri Govindadeva;
>|prestha-alibhih-by most confidential associates; sevyamanau-
>|being served; smarami-I remember.
47|TRANSLATION
48|In a temple of jewels in Vrndavana, underneath a desire
>|tree, Sri Sri Radha-Govinda, served by Their most
>|confidential associates, sit upon an effulgent throne. I
>|offer my humble obeisances unto Them.
49|Madhya 1.5
50|TEXT 5
51|TEXT
52|sriman rasa-rasarambhi
53|vamsi-vata-tata-sthitah
54|karsan venu-svanair gopir
55|gopinathah sriye 'stu nah
56|SYNONYMS
57|sriman-the most beautiful form; rasa-of the rasa dance;
>|rasa-arambhi-the initiator of the mellow; vamsi-vata-the
>|celebrated place named Vamsivata; tata-on the bank of
>|Yamuna; sthitah-being situated; karsan-attracting; venu-
>|svanaih-by the sounds of the flute; gopih-all the gopis;
>|gopi-nathah-the master of all the gopis; sriye-the opulence
>|of love and affection; astu-let there be; nah-upon us.
58|TRANSLATION
59|May Gopinathaji, who attracts all the gopis with the song
>|of His flute and who has begun the most melodious rasa
>|dance on the bank of the Yamuna in Vamsivata, be merciful
>|upon us.
60|Madhya 1.6
61|TEXT 6
62|TEXT
63|jaya jaya gauracandra jaya krpa-sindhu
64|jaya jaya saci-suta jaya dina-bandhu
65|SYNONYMS
66|jaya jaya-all glories; gauracandra-to Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; krpa-sindhu-to the ocean of
>|mercy; jaya jaya-all glories unto You; saci-suta-the son of
>|Saci; jaya-all glories unto You; dina-bandhu-the friend of
>|the fallen.
67|TRANSLATION
68|All glories unto Sri Gaurahari, who is an ocean of mercy!
>|All glories unto You, the son of Sacidevi, for You are the
>|only friend of all fallen souls!
69|Madhya 1.7
70|TEXT 7
71|TEXT
72|jaya jaya nityananda jayadvaita-candra
73|jaya srivasadi jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
74|SYNONYMS
75|jaya jaya-all glories; nityananda-to Lord Nityananda; jaya
>|advaita-candra-all glories to Advaita Prabhu; jaya-all
>|glories; srivasa-adi-to all the devotees, headed by Srivasa
>|Thakura; jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda-all glories unto the
>|devotees of Lord Gaurasundara.
76|TRANSLATION
77|All glories unto Lord Nityananda and Advaita Prabhu, and
>|all glories unto all the devotees of Lord Caitanya, headed
>|by Srivasa Thakura!
78|Madhya 1.8
79|TEXT 8
80|TEXT
81|purve kahilun adi-lilara sutra-gana
82|yaha vistariyachena dasa-vrndavana
83|SYNONYMS
84|purve-previously; kahilun-I have described; adi-lilara-of
>|the adi-lila; sutra-gana-the synopsis; yaha-which;
>|vistariyachena-has elaborately explained; dasa-vrndavana-
>|Vrndavana dasa Thakura.
85|TRANSLATION
86|I have previously described in synopsis the adi-lila [
>|initial pastimes], which have already been fully described
>|by Vrndavana dasa Thakura.
87|Madhya 1.9
88|TEXT 9
89|TEXT
90|ataeva tara ami sutra-matra kailun
91|ye kichu visesa, sutra-madhyei kahilun
92|SYNONYMS
93|ataeva-therefore; tara-of that; ami-I; sutra-matra-only the
>|synopsis; kailun-did; ye kichu-whatever; visesa-specifics;
>|sutra-madhyei kahilun-I have already stated within the
>|synopsis.
94|TRANSLATION
95|I have therefore given only a synopsis of those incidents,
>|and whatever specifics were to be related have already been
>|given in that synopsis.
96|Madhya 1.10
97|TEXT 10
98|TEXT
99|ebe kahi sesa-lilara mukhya sutra-gana
100|prabhura asesa lila na yaya varnana
101|SYNONYMS
102|ebe-now; kahi-I describe; sesa-lilara-of the pastimes at
>|the end; mukhya-chief; sutra-gana-synopsis; prabhura-of
>|Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asesa-unlimited; lila-pastimes;
>|na yaya varnana-it is not possible to describe.
103|TRANSLATION
104|To describe the unlimited pastimes of Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu is not possible, but I now wish to relate the
>|chief incidents and give a synopsis of those pastimes
>|occurring at the end.
105|Madhya 1.11-12
106|TEXTS 11-12
107|TEXT
108|tara madhye yei bhaga dasa-vrndavana
109|'caitanya-mangale' vistari' karila varnana
110|sei bhagera ihan sutra-matra likhiba
111|tahan ye visesa kichu, ihan vistariba
112|SYNONYMS
113|tara madhye-amongst them; yei-which; bhaga-portion; dasa-
>|vrndavana-Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; caitanya-mangale-in
>|his book Caitanya-mangala; vistari'-elaborating; karila
>|varnana-has described; sei bhagera-of that portion; ihan-
>|here in this book; sutra-matra-the synopsis only; likhiba-I
>|shall write; tahan-there; ye-whatever; visesa-special
>|details; kichu-something; ihan vistariba-I shall describe
>|elaborately.
114|TRANSLATION
115|I shall describe only in synopsis that portion which
>|Vrndavana dasa Thakura has described very elaborately in
>|his book Caitanya-mangala. Whatever incidents are
>|outstanding, however, I shall later elaborate.
116|Madhya 1.13
117|TEXT 13
118|TEXT
119|caitanya-lilara vyasa-dasa vrndavana
120|tanra ajnaya karon tanra ucchista carvana
121|SYNONYMS
122|caitanya-lilara vyasa-the Vyasadeva, or compiler of the
>|pastimes, of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dasa vrndavana-
>|Vrndavana dasa Thakura; tanra-of him; ajnaya-upon the order;
>| karon-I do; tanra-his; ucchista-of the remnants of food;
>|carvana-chewing.
123|TRANSLATION
124|Actually the authorized compiler of the pastimes of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Srila Vrndavana dasa, the
>|incarnation of Vyasadeva. Only upon his orders am I trying
>|to chew the remnants of food that he has left.
125|Madhya 1.14
126|TEXT 14
127|TEXT
128|bhakti kari' sire dhari tanhara carana
129|sesa-lilara sutra-gana kariye varnana
130|SYNONYMS
131|bhakti kari'-with great devotion; sire-on my head; dhari-I
>|hold; tanhara-his; carana-lotus feet; sesa-lilara-of the
>|pastimes at the end; sutra-gana-the synopsis; kariye-I do;
>|varnana-describe.
132|TRANSLATION
133|Placing his lotus feet upon my head in great devotion, I
>|shall now describe in summary the Lord's final pastimes.
134|Madhya 1.15
135|TEXT 15
136|TEXT
137|cabbisa vatsara prabhura grhe avasthana
138|tahan ye karila lila-'adi-lila' nama
139|SYNONYMS
140|cabbisa vatsara-for twenty-four years; prabhura-of the Lord;
>| grhe-at home; avasthana-residing; tahan-there; ye-whatever;
>| karila-He performed; lila-pastimes; adi-lila nama-are
>|called adi-lila.
141|TRANSLATION
142|For twenty-four years, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|remained at home, and whatever pastimes He performed during
>|that time are called the adi-lila.
143|Madhya 1.16
144|TEXT 16
145|TEXT
146|cabbisa vatsara sese yei magha-masa
147|tara sukla-pakse prabhu karila sannyasa
148|SYNONYMS
149|cabbisa vatsara-of those twenty-four years; sese-at the end;
>| yei-which; magha-masa-the month of Magha (January-February)
>|; tara-of that month; sukla-pakse-during the fortnight of
>|the waxing moon; prabhu-the Lord; karila-accepted; sannyasa-
>|the renounced order of life.
150|TRANSLATION
151|At the end of His twenty-fourth year, in the month of Magha,
>| during the fortnight of the waxing moon, the Lord accepted
>|the renounced order of life, sannyasa.
152|Madhya 1.17
153|TEXT 17
154|TEXT
155|sannyasa kariya cabbisa vatsara avasthana
156|tahan yei lila, tara 'sesa-lila' nama
157|SYNONYMS
158|sannyasa kariya-after accepting the order of sannyasa;
>|cabbisa vatsara-the twenty-four years; avasthana-remaining
>|in this material world; tahan-in that portion; yei lila-
>|whatever pastimes (were performed); tara-of those pastimes;
>|sesa-lila-the pastimes at the end; nama-named.
159|TRANSLATION
160|After accepting sannyasa, Lord Caitanya remained within
>|this material world for another twenty-four years. Within
>|this period, whatever pastimes He enacted are called the
>|sesa-lila, or pastimes occurring at the end.
161|Madhya 1.18
162|TEXT 18
163|TEXT
164|sesa-lilara 'madhya' 'antya',-dui nama haya
165|lila-bhede vaisnava saba nama-bheda kaya
166|SYNONYMS
167|sesa-lilara-of the sesa-lila, or pastimes at the end;
>|madhya-the middle; antya-the final; dui-two; nama-names;
>|haya-are; lila-bhede-by the difference of pastimes;
>|vaisnava-the devotees of the Supreme Lord; saba-all; nama-
>|bheda-different names; kaya-say.
168|TRANSLATION
169|The final pastimes of the Lord, occurring in His last
>|twenty-four years, are called madhya [middle] and antya [
>|final]. All the devotees of the Lord refer to His pastimes
>|according to these divisions.
170|Madhya 1.19
171|TEXT 19
172|TEXT
173|tara madhye chaya vatsara-gamanagamana
174|nilacala-gauda-setubandha-vrndavana
175|SYNONYMS
176|tara madhye-within that period; chaya vatsara-for six years;
>| gamana-agamana-going and coming; nilacala-from Jagannatha
>|Puri; gauda-to Bengal; setubandha-and from Cape Comorin;
>|vrndavana-to Vrndavana-dhama.
177|TRANSLATION
178|For six years of the last twenty-four, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu traveled all over India from Jagannatha Puri to
>|Bengal and from Cape Comorin to Vrndavana.
179|Madhya 1.20
180|TEXT 20
181|TEXT
182|tahan yei lila, tara 'madhya-lila' nama
183|tara pache lila-'antya-lila' abhidhana
184|SYNONYMS
185|tahan-in those places; yei lila-all the pastimes; tara-of
>|those; madhya-lila-the middle pastimes; nama-named; tara
>|pache lila-all the pastimes after that period; antya-lila-
>|last pastimes; abhidhana-the nomenclature.
186|TRANSLATION
187|All the pastimes performed by the Lord in those places are
>|known as the madhya-lila, and whatever pastimes were
>|performed after that are called the antya-lila.
188|Madhya 1.21
189|TEXT 21
190|TEXT
191|'adi-lila', 'madhya-lila', 'antya-lila' ara
192|ebe 'madhya-lilara' kichu kariye vistara
193|SYNONYMS
194|adi-lila madhya-lila antya-lila ara-therefore there are
>|three periods, namely the adi-lila, madhya-lila and antya-
>|lila; ebe-now; madhya-lilara-of the madhya-lila; kichu-
>|something; kariye-I shall do; vistara-elaboration.
195|TRANSLATION
196|The pastimes of the Lord are therefore divided into three
>|periods-the adi-lila, madhya-lila and antya-lila. Now I
>|shall very elaborately describe the madhya-lila.
197|Madhya 1.22
198|TEXT 22
199|TEXT
200|astadasa-varsa kevala nilacale sthiti
201|apani acari' jive sikhaila bhakti
202|SYNONYMS
203|astadasa-varsa-for eighteen years; kevala-only; nilacale-in
>|Jagannatha Puri; sthiti-staying; apani-personally; acari'-
>|behaving; jive-unto the living entities; sikhaila-
>|instructed; bhakti-devotional service.
204|TRANSLATION
205|For eighteen continuous years, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|remained at Jagannatha Puri and, through His personal
>|behavior, instructed all living entities in the mode of
>|devotional service.
206|Madhya 1.23
207|TEXT 23
208|TEXT
209|tara madhye chaya vatsara bhakta-gana-sange
210|prema-bhakti pravartaila nrtya-gita-range
211|SYNONYMS
212|tara madhye-within that period; chaya vatsara-for six years;
>| bhakta-gana-sange-with all the devotees; prema-bhakti-the
>|loving service of the Lord; pravartaila-introduced; nrtya-
>|gita-range-in the matter of chanting and dancing.
213|TRANSLATION
214|Of these eighteen years at Jagannatha Puri, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu spent six years with His many devotees. By
>|chanting and dancing, He introduced the loving service of
>|the Lord.
215|Madhya 1.24
216|TEXT 24
217|TEXT
218|nityananda-gosanire pathaila gauda-dese
219|tenho gauda-desa bhasaila prema-rase
220|SYNONYMS
221|nityananda-gosanire-Nityananda Gosvami; pathaila-sent;
>|gauda-dese-to Bengal; tenho-He; gauda-desa-the tract of
>|land known as Gauda-desa, or Bengal; bhasaila-overflooded;
>|prema-rase-with ecstatic love of Krsna.
222|TRANSLATION
223|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sent Nityananda Prabhu from
>|Jagannatha Puri to Bengal, which was known as Gauda-desa,
>|and Lord Nityananda Prabhu overflooded this country with
>|the transcendental loving service of the Lord.
224|Madhya 1.25
225|TEXT 25
226|TEXT
227|sahajei nityananda-krsna-premoddama
228|prabhu-ajnaya kaila yahan tahan prema-dana
229|SYNONYMS
230|sahajei-by nature; nityananda-Lord Nityananda Prabhu; krsna-
>|prema-uddama-very much inspired in transcendental loving
>|service to Lord Krsna; prabhu-ajnaya-by the order of the
>|Lord; kaila-did; yahan tahan-anywhere and everywhere; prema-
>|dana-distribution of that love.
231|TRANSLATION
232|Sri Nityananda Prabhu is by nature very much inspired in
>|rendering transcendental loving service to Lord Krsna. Now,
>|being ordered by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He distributed
>|this loving service anywhere and everywhere.
233|Madhya 1.26
234|TEXT 26
235|TEXT
236|tanhara carane mora koti namaskara
237|caitanyera bhakti yenho laoyaila samsara
238|SYNONYMS
239|tanhara carane-unto His lotus feet; mora-my; koti-unlimited;
>| namaskara-obeisances; caitanyera-of Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; bhakti-the devotional service; yenho-one who;
>|laoyaila-caused to take; samsara-the whole world.
240|TRANSLATION
241|I offer innumerable obeisances unto the lotus feet of Sri
>|Nityananda Prabhu, who is so kind that He spread the
>|service of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu all over the world.
242|Madhya 1.27
243|TEXT 27
244|TEXT
245|caitanya-gosani yanre bale 'bada bhai'
246|tenho kahe, mora prabhu-caitanya-gosani
247|SYNONYMS
248|caitanya-gosani-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yanre-unto
>|whom; bale-says; bada bhai-elder brother; tenho-He; kahe-
>|says; mora prabhu-My Lord; caitanya-gosani-the supreme
>|master, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
249|TRANSLATION
250|Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to address Nityananda Prabhu as
>|His elder brother, whereas Nityananda Prabhu addressed Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu as His Lord.
251|Madhya 1.28
252|TEXT 28
253|TEXT
254|yadyapi apani haye prabhu balarama
255|tathapi caitanyera kare dasa-abhimana
256|SYNONYMS
257|yadyapi-although; apani-personally; haye-is; prabhu-Lord;
>|balarama-Balarama; tathapi-still; caitanyera-of Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare-accepts; dasa-abhimana-conception
>|as the eternal servant.
258|TRANSLATION
259|Although Nityananda Prabhu is none other than Balarama
>|Himself, He nonetheless always thinks of Himself as the
>|eternal servant of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
260|Madhya 1.29
261|TEXT 29
262|TEXT
263|'caitanya' seva, 'caitanya' gao, lao 'caitanya'-nama
264|'caitanye' ye bhakti kare, sei mora prana
265|SYNONYMS
266|caitanya seva-serve Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; caitanya gao-
>|chant about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lao-always take;
>|caitanya-nama-the name of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|caitanye-unto Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ye-anyone who;
>|bhakti-devotional service; kare-renders; sei-that person;
>|mora-My; prana-life and soul.
267|TRANSLATION
268|Nityananda Prabhu requested everyone to serve Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu, chant His glories and utter His name.
>|Nityananda Prabhu claimed that person to be His life and
>|soul who rendered devotional service unto Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu.
269|Madhya 1.30
270|TEXT 30
271|TEXT
272|ei mata loke caitanya-bhakti laoyaila
273|dina-hina, nindaka, sabare nistarila
274|SYNONYMS
275|ei mata-in this way; loke-the people in general; caitanya-
>|of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakti-the devotional service;
>|laoyaila-He caused to accept; dina-hina-poor fallen souls;
>|nindaka-blasphemers; sabare-everyone; nistarila-He
>|delivered.
276|TRANSLATION
277|In this way, Srila Nityananda Prabhu introduced the cult of
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to everyone without discrimination.
>|Even though the people were fallen souls and blasphemers,
>|they were delivered by this process.
278|Madhya 1.31
279|TEXT 31
280|TEXT
281|tabe prabhu vraje pathaila rupa-sanatana
282|prabhu-ajnaya dui bhai aila vrndavana
283|SYNONYMS
284|tabe-after this; prabhu-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vraje-
>|to Vrndavana-dhama; pathaila-sent; rupa-sanatana-the two
>|brothers Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami; prabhu-ajnaya-
>|upon the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dui bhai-the two
>|brothers; aila-came; vrndavana-to Vrndavana-dhama.
285|TRANSLATION
286|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then sent the two brothers
>|Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami to Vraja. By
>|His order, they went to Sri Vrndavana-dhama.
287|Madhya 1.32
288|TEXT 32
289|TEXT
290|bhakti pracariya sarva-tirtha prakasila
291|madana-gopala-govindera seva pracarila
292|SYNONYMS
293|bhakti pracariya-broadcasting devotional service; sarva-
>|tirtha-all the places of pilgrimage; prakasila-discovered;
>|madana-gopala-of Sri Radha-Madana-mohana; govindera-of Sri
>|Radha-Govindaji; seva-the service: pracarila-introduced.
294|TRANSLATION
295|After going to Vrndavana, the brothers preached devotional
>|service and discovered many places of pilgrimage. They
>|specifically initiated the service of Madana-mohana and
>|Govindaji.
296|Madhya 1.33
297|TEXT 33
298|TEXT
299|nana sastra ani' kaila bhakti-grantha sara
300|mudha adhama-janere tenho karila nistara
301|SYNONYMS
302|nana sastra-different types of scriptures; ani'-collecting;
>|kaila-compiled; bhakti-grantha-of books on devotional
>|service; sara-the essence; mudha-rascals; adhama-janere-and
>|fallen souls; tenho-they; karila nistara-delivered.
303|TRANSLATION
304|Both Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami brought various
>|scriptures to Vrndavana and collected the essence of these
>|by compiling many scriptures on devotional service. In this
>|way they delivered all rascals and fallen souls.
305|PURPORT
306|Srila Srinivasa Acarya has sung:
307|nana-sastra-vicaranaika-nipunau sad-dharma-samsthapakau
308|lokanam hita-karinau tri-bhuvane manyau saranyakarau
309|radha-krsna-padaravinda-bhajananandena mattalikau
310|vande rupa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva-gopalakau
311|The six Gosvamis, under the direction of Srila Rupa Gosvami
>|and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, studied various Vedic
>|scriptures and picked up the essence of them, the
>|devotional service of the Lord. This means that all the
>|Gosvamis wrote many scriptures on devotional service with
>|the support of the Vedic literature. Devotional service is
>|not a sentimental activity. The essence of Vedic knowledge
>|is devotional service, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (
>|15.15): vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah. All the Vedic
>|literature aims at understanding Krsna, and how to
>|understand Krsna through devotional service has been
>|explained by Srila Rupa and Sanatana Gosvamis, with
>|evidence from all the Vedic scriptures. They have put it
>|so nicely that even a rascal or first-class fool can be
>|delivered by devotional service under the guidance of the
>|Gosvamis.
312|Madhya 1.34
313|TEXT 34
314|TEXT
315|prabhu ajnaya kaila saba sastrera vicara
316|vrajera nigudha bhakti karila pracara
317|SYNONYMS
318|prabhu ajnaya-upon the order of Lord Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; kaila-they did; saba sastrera-of all scriptures;
>| vicara-analytical study; vrajera-of Sri Vrndavana-dhama;
>|nigudha-most confidential; bhakti-devotional service;
>|karila-did; pracara-preaching.
319|TRANSLATION
320|The Gosvamis carried out the preaching work of devotional
>|service on the basis of an analytical study of all
>|confidential Vedic scriptures. This was in compliance with
>|the order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thus one can
>|understand the most confidential devotional service of
>|Vrndavana.
321|PURPORT
322|This proves that bona fide devotional service is based on
>|the conclusions of the Vedic literature. It is not based on
>|the type of sentiment exhibited by the prakrta-sahajiyas.
>|The prakrta-sahajiyas do not consult the Vedic literature,
>|and they are debauchees, woman-hunters and smokers of ganja.
>| Sometimes they give a theatrical performance and cry for
>|the Lord with tears in their eyes. Of course, all
>|scriptural conclusions are washed off by these tears. The
>|prakrta-sahajiyas do not realize that they are violating
>|the orders of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who specifically
>|said that to understand Vrndavana and the pastimes of
>|Vrndavana one must have sufficient knowledge of the sastras
>|(Vedic scriptures). As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.2.12)
>|, bhaktya sruta-grhitaya. This means that devotional
>|service is acquired from Vedic knowledge. Tac chraddadhanah
>|munayah. Devotees who are actually serious attain bhakti,
>|scientific devotional service, by hearing Vedic scriptures
>|(bhaktya sruta-grhitaya). It is not that one should create
>|something out of sentimentality, become a sahajiya and
>|advocate such concocted devotional service. However, Srila
>|Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura considered such sahajiyas
>|to be more favorable than the impersonalists, who are
>|hopelessly atheistic. The impersonalists have no idea of
>|the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The position of the
>|sahajiyas is far better than that of the Mayavadi sannyasis.
>| Although the sahajiyas do not think much of Vedic
>|knowledge, they nonetheless have accepted Lord Krsna as the
>|Supreme Lord. Unfortunately, they mislead others from
>|authentic devotional service.
323|Madhya 1.35
324|TEXT 35
325|TEXT
326|hari-bhakti-vilasa, ara bhagavatamrta
327|dasama-tippani, ara dasama-carita
328|SYNONYMS
329|hari-bhakti-vilasa-the scripture named Hari-bhakti-vilasa;
>|ara-and; bhagavatamrta-the scripture named Brhad-
>|bhagavatamrta; dasama-tippani-comments on the Tenth Canto
>|of Srimad-Bhagavatam; ara-and; dasama-carita-poetry about
>|the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam.
330|TRANSLATION
331|Some of the books compiled by Srila Sanatana Gosvami were
>|the Hari-bhakti-vilasa, Brhad-bhagavatamrta, Dasama-tippani
>|and Dasama-carita.
332|PURPORT
333|In the First Wave of the book known as Bhakti-ratnakara,
>| it is said that Sanatana Gosvami understood Srimad-
>|Bhagavatam by thorough study and explained it in his
>|commentary known as Vaisnava-tosani All the knowledge
>|that Sri Sanatana Gosvami and Rupa Gosvami directly
>|acquired from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was broadcast all
>|over the world by their expert service. Sanatana Gosvami
>|gave his Vaisnava-tosani commentary to Srila Jiva Gosvami
>|for editing, and Srila Jiva Gosvami edited this under the
>|name of Laghu-tosani. Whatever he immediately put down in
>|writing was finished in the year 1476 Saka (A.D. 1555).
>|Srila Jiva Gosvami completed Laghu-tosani in the year
>|Sakabda 1504 (A.D. 1583).
334|The subject matter of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa, by Sri
>|Sanatana Gosvami, was collected by Srila Gopala Bhatta
>|Gosvami and is known as a vaisnava-smrti. This vaisnava-
>|smrti-grantha was finished in twenty chapters, known as
>|vilasas. In the first vilasa there is a description of how
>|a relationship is established between the spiritual master
>|and the disciple, and mantras are explained. In the second
>|vilasa, the process of initiation is described. In the
>|third vilasa, the methods of Vaisnava behavior are given,
>|with emphasis on cleanliness, constant remembrance of the
>|Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the chanting of the
>|mantras given by the initiating spiritual master. In the
>|fourth vilasa are descriptions of samskara, the reformatory
>|method; tilaka, the application of twelve tilakas on twelve
>|places of the body; mudra, marks on the body; mala,
>|chanting with beads; and guru-puja, worship of the
>|spiritual master. In the fifth vilasa, one is instructed on
>|how to make a place to sit for meditation, and there are
>|descriptions of breathing exercises, meditation and worship
>|of the salagrama-sila representation of Lord Visnu. In the
>|sixth vilasa, the required practices for inviting the
>|transcendental form of the Lord and bathing Him are given.
>|In the seventh vilasa, one is instructed on how to collect
>|flowers used for the worship of Lord Visnu. In the eighth
>|vilasa, there is a description of the Deity and
>|instructions on how to set up incense, light lamps, make
>|offerings, dance, play music, beat drums, garland the Deity,
>| offer prayers and obeisances and counteract offenses. In
>|the ninth vilasa, there are descriptions about collecting
>|tulasi leaves, offering oblations to forefathers according
>|to Vaisnava rituals, and offering food. In the tenth vilasa
>|there are descriptions of the devotees of the Lord (
>|Vaisnavas, or saintly persons). In the eleventh vilasa,
>|there are elaborate descriptions of Deity worship and the
>|glories of the holy name of the Lord. One is instructed on
>|how to chant the holy name of the Deity, and there are
>|discussions about offenses committed while chanting the
>|holy name, along with methods for getting relief from such
>|offenses. There are also descriptions of the glories of
>|devotional service and the surrendering process. In the
>|twelfth vilasa, Ekadasi is described. In the thirteenth
>|vilasa, fasting is discussed, as well as observance of the
>|Maha-dvadasi ceremony. In the fourteenth vilasa, different
>|duties for different months are outlined. In the fifteenth
>|vilasa, there are instructions on how to observe Ekadasi
>|fasting without even drinking water. There are also
>|descriptions of branding the body with the symbols of Visnu,
>| discussions of Caturmasya observations during the rainy
>|season, and discussions of Janmastami, Parsvaikadasi,
>|Sravana-dvadasi, Rama-navami and Vijaya-dasami. The
>|sixteenth vilasa discusses duties to be observed in the
>|month of Karttika (October-November), or the Damodara month,
>| or Urja, when lamps are offered in the Deity room or above
>|the temple. There are also descriptions of the Govardhana-
>|puja and Ratha-yatra. The seventeenth vilasa discusses
>|preparations for Deity worship, maha-mantra chanting and
>|the process of japa. In the eighteenth vilasa the different
>|forms of Sri Visnu are described. The nineteenth vilasa
>|discusses the establishment of the Deity and the rituals
>|observed in bathing the Deity before installation. The
>|twentieth vilasa discusses the construction of temples,
>|referring to those constructed by the great devotees. The
>|details of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa-grantha are given by Sri
>|Kaviraja Gosvami in the Madhya-lila (24.329 -345). The
>|descriptions given in those verses by Krsnadasa Kaviraja
>|Gosvami are actually a description of those portions
>|compiled by Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. According to Srila
>|Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, the regulative
>|principles of devotional service compiled by Gopala Bhatta
>|Gosvami do not strictly follow our Vaisnava principles.
>|Actually, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami collected only a summary of
>|the elaborate descriptions of Vaisnava regulative
>|principles from the Hari-bhakti-vilasa. It is Srila
>|Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami's opinion, however, that
>|to follow the Hari-bhakti-vilasa strictly is to actually
>|follow the Vaisnava rituals in perfect order. He claims
>|that the smarta-samaja, which is strictly followed by caste
>|brahmanas, has influenced portions that Gopala Bhatta
>|Gosvami collected from the original Hari-bhakti-vilasa. It
>|is therefore very difficult to find out Vaisnava directions
>|from the book of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. It is better to
>|consult the commen