1|Madhya 15-1975: The Lord Accepts Prasada at the House of
>|Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya
2|Chapter 15
3|The Lord Accepts Prasada at the House of Sarvabhauma
>|Bhattacarya
4|The following summary of this chapter is given by Srila
>|Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. After the
>|Ratha-yatra festival, Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu worshiped
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with flowers and tulasi. Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Acarya
>|with the flowers and tulasi that remained on the offered
>|plate and said a mantra, yo 'si so 'si ("
>|What You are, You are "
>|). Then Advaita Acarya Prabhu invited Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu for prasada. When Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|and His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the
>|Lord personally dressed Himself as a cowherd boy. Thus the
>|ceremony was very jubilant. Then the Lord and His devotees
>|observed Vijayadasami , the day of victory when Lord
>|Ramacandra conquered Lanka. The devotees all became
>|soldiers of Lord Ramacandra, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>|in the ecstasy of Hanuman, manifested various
>|transcendentally blissful activities. Thereafter, the Lord
>|and His devotees observed various other ceremonies.
5|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then asked all the devotees to
>|return to Bengal. Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sent
>|Nityananda Prabhu to Bengal for preaching and also sent
>|Ramadasa, Gadadhara dasa and several other devotees with
>|Him. Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, with great humility,
>|sent some Jagannatha prasada and a cloth from Lord
>|Jagannatha to His mother through Srivasa Thakura. When the
>|Lord bade farewell to Raghava Pandita, Vasudeva Datta, the
>|residents of Kulinagrama and other devotees, He
>|praised them for their transcendental qualities. Ramananda
>|Vasu and Satyaraja Khan asked some questions, and Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed them that all householder
>|devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaisnavas
>|exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord.
>|He also directed the Vaisnavas from Khanda, instructed
>| Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Vidya-vacaspati, and
>| praised Murari Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus
>|feet of Lord Ramacandra. Considering the humble prayer of
>|Vasudeva Datta, He established that Lord Sri Krsna is
>|qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.
6|Thereafter, when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was accepting
>|prasada at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya,
>|Sarvabhauma's son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the
>|family with his criticisms. The following morning, he was
>|attacked by the disease of visucika (cholera). Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu very kindly saved him from death and
>|enlivened him in chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna.
7|Madhya 15.1
8|TEXT 1
9|TEXT
10|sarvabhauma-grhe bhunjan
11|sva-nindakam amoghakam
12|angikurvan sphutam cakre
13|gaurah svam bhakta-vasyatam
14|SYNONYMS
15|sarvabhauma-grhe-at the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;
>|bhunjan-while eating; sva-nindakam-a person who was
>|criticizing Him; amoghakam-named Amogha; angikurvan -
>|accepting; sphutam-manifested; cakre-made; gaurah-Lord Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; svam-His; bhakta-vasyatam-obligation
>|to His devotees.
16|TRANSLATION
17|While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was accepting prasada at the
>|house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Amogha criticized Him.
>|At that time the Lord also showed
>|how much He was obliged to His devotees.
18|Madhya 15.2
19|TEXT 2
20|TEXT
21|jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
22|jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
23|SYNONYMS
24|jaya jaya-all glories; sri-caitanya-to Lord Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; jaya-all glories; nityananda-unto Nityananda
>|Prabhu; jaya advaita-candra-all glories to Advaita Prabhu;
>|jaya-all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda-to the devotees of
>|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
25|TRANSLATION
26|All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord
>|Nityananda Prabhu! All glories to Advaitacandra! And all
>|glories to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya!
27|Madhya 15.3
28|TEXT 3
29|TEXT
30|jaya sri-caitanya-caritamrta-srota-gana
31|caitanya-caritamrta-yanra prana-dhana
32|SYNONYMS
33|jaya-all glories; sri-caitanya-caritamrta-srota-gana-to the
>|listeners of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta; caitanya-caritamrta-
>|Caitanya-caritamrta; yanra-of whom; prana-dhana-the life
>|and soul.
34|TRANSLATION
35|All glories to the listeners of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta who
>|have accepted it as their life and soul.
36|Madhya 15.4
37|TEXT 4
38|TEXT
39|ei-mata mahaprabhu bhakta-gana-sange
40|nilacale rahi' kare nrtya-gita-range
41|SYNONYMS
42|ei-mata-in this way; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|bhakta-gana-sange-with His devotees; nilacale rahi'-staying
>|at Nilacala, Jagannatha Puri; kare-performs; nrtya-gita-
>|range-chanting and dancing with great pleasure.
43|TRANSLATION
44|While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at Jagannatha Puri, He
>|constantly enjoyed chanting and dancing with His devotees.
45|Madhya 15.5
46|TEXT 5
47|TEXT
48|prathamavasare jagannatha-darasana
49|nrtya-gita kare danda-paranama, stavana
50|SYNONYMS
51|prathama-avasare-in the beginning; jagannatha-
>|darasana-seeing the Deity of Lord Jagannatha; nrtya-gita
>|kare-performs chanting and dancing; danda-paranama-offering
>|obeisances; stavana-offering prayers.
52|TRANSLATION
53|In the beginning, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu saw
>|the Deity of Lord Jagannatha in the temple. He offered Him
>|obeisances and prayers and danced and sang before Him.
54|Madhya 15.6
55|TEXT 6
56|TEXT
57|'upala-bhoga' lagile kare bahire vijaya
58|haridasa mili' aise apana nilaya
59|SYNONYMS
60|upala-bhoga lagile-when there is an offering of food known
>|as upala-bhoga; kare bahire vijaya-He remains outside;
>|haridasa mili'-meeting Haridasa Thakura; aise-comes back;
>|apana nilaya-to His residence.
61|TRANSLATION
62|After visiting the temple, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would
>|remain outside during the upala-bhoga offering. He would
>|then go meet Haridasa Thakura and return to His residence.
63|PURPORT
64|At noon, when there was an upala-bhoga offering in a place
>|called bhoga-vardhana-khanda, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would
>|go outside the temple. Before going outside, He used to
>|stand near the Garuda-stambha column and offer His
>|obeisances and prayers. Afterwards, the Lord would visit
>|Siddha-bakula, where Haridasa Thakura lived. After visiting
>|with Haridasa Thakura, the Lord would return to His own
>|place at the abode of Kasi Misra.
65|Madhya 15.7
66|TEXT 7
67|TEXT
68|ghare vasi' kare prabhu nama sankirtana
69|advaita asiya kare prabhura pujana
70|SYNONYMS
71|ghare vasi'-sitting in His room; kare-performs; prabhu-Lord
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nama sankirtana-chanting on beads;
>|advaita-Advaita Acarya; asiya-coming; kare-performs;
>|prabhura pujana-worship of the Lord.
72|TRANSLATION
73|Sitting in His room, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would chant on
>|His beads, and Advaita Prabhu would come there to worship
>|the Lord.
74|Madhya 15.8
75|TEXT 8
76|TEXT
77|sugandhi-salile dena padya, acamana
78|sarvange lepaye prabhura sugandhi candana
79|SYNONYMS
80|su-gandhi-salile-with scented water; dena-offers; padya-
>|water for washing the feet; acamana-washing the mouth;
>|sarva-ange-all over the body; lepaye-smears; prabhura-of
>|the Lord; su-gandhi candana-fragrant sandalwood pulp.
81|TRANSLATION
82|While worshiping Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Advaita Acarya
>|would offer Him scented water to wash His mouth and feet.
>|Then Advaita Acarya would smear very fragrant sandalwood
>|pulp all over His body.
83|Madhya 15.9
84|TEXT 9
85|TEXT
86|gale mala dena, mathaya tulasi-manjari
87|yoda-hate stuti kare pade namaskari'
88|SYNONYMS
89|gale-on the neck; mala-garland; dena-offers; mathaya-on the
>|head; tulasi-manjari-flowers of tulasi; yoda-hate-with
>|folded hands; stuti kare-offers prayers; pade-unto the
>|lotus feet; namaskari'-offering obeisances.
90|TRANSLATION
91|Sri Advaita Prabhu would also place a flower garland around
>|the Lord's neck and tulasi flowers [manjaris] on His head.
>|Then, with folded hands, Advaita Acarya would offer
>|obeisances and prayers unto the Lord.
92|Madhya 15.10
93|TEXT 10
94|TEXT
95|puja-patre puspa-tulasi sesa ye achila
96|sei saba lana prabhu acarye pujila
97|SYNONYMS
98|puja-patre-on the dish that holds flowers and tulasi; puspa-
>|tulasi-flowers and tulasi; sesa-remaining; ye achila-
>|whatever there were; sei saba-all of them; lana-taking;
>|prabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; acarye pujila-worshiped
>|Advaita Acarya.
99|TRANSLATION
100|After being worshiped by Advaita Acarya, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu would take the dish containing flowers and
>|tulasi and, with whatever paraphernalia remained, would
>|also worship Advaita Acarya.
101|Madhya 15.11
102|TEXT 11
103|TEXT
104|"yo 'si so 'si namo 'stu te" ei mantra pade
105|mukha-vadya kari' prabhu hasaya acaryere
106|SYNONYMS
107|yah asi-whatever You are; sah asi-so You are; namah astu te-
>|I offer My respects unto You; ei mantra pade-chants this
>|mantra; mukha-vadya kari'-making a sound within the mouth;
>|prabhu-Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasaya-causes to laugh;
>| acaryere-Advaita Acarya.
108|TRANSLATION
109|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would worship Advaita Acarya by
>|chanting the mantra, "Whatever You are, You are-but I offer
>|My respects unto You." In addition, the Lord would make
>|some sounds within His mouth that would make Advaita Acarya
>|laugh.
110|Madhya 15.12
111|TEXT 12
112|TEXT
113|ei-mata anyonye karena namaskara
114|prabhure nimantrana kare acarya bara bara
115|SYNONYMS
116|ei-mata-in this way; anyonye-to one another; karena-offer;
>|namaskara-obeisances; prabhure-unto Lord Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; nimantrana-invitation; kare-does; acarya-
>|Advaita Acarya; bara bara-again and again.
117|TRANSLATION
118|In this way both Advaita Acarya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|would offer Their respectful obeisances unto one another.
>|Then Advaita Acarya would extend invitations to
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu again and again.
119|Madhya 15.13
120|TEXT 13
121|TEXT
122|acaryera nimantrana-ascarya-kathana
123|vistari' varniyachena dasa-vrndavana
124|SYNONYMS
125|acaryera nimantrana-the invitation of Advaita Acarya;
>|ascarya-kathana-wonderful story; vistari'-very vividly;
>|varniyachena-described; dasa-vrndavana-Vrndavana dasa
>|Thakura.
126|TRANSLATION
127|Indeed, Sri Advaita Acarya's invitation is another
>|wonderful story. It has been very vividly described by
>|Vrndavana dasa Thakura.
128|Madhya 15.14
129|TEXT 14
130|TEXT
131|punarukti haya, taha na kailun varnana
132|ara bhakta-gana kare prabhure nimantrana
133|SYNONYMS
134|punah-ukti-reputation; haya-there is; taha-that; na-not;
>|kailun-I have done; varnana-description; ara bhakta-gana-
>|other devotees; kare-do; prabhure-unto Lord Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; nimantrana-invitation.
135|TRANSLATION
136|Since Advaita Acarya's invitation has been described by
>|Vrndavana dasa Thakura, I shall not repeat the story.
>|However , I shall say that other devotees also extended
>|invitations to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
137|Madhya 15.15
138|TEXT 15
139|TEXT
140|eka eka dina eka eka bhakta-grhe mahotsava
141|prabhu-sange tahan bhojana kare bhakta saba
142|SYNONYMS
143|eka eka dina-each and every day; eka eka bhakta-grhe-in the
>|house of one devotee after another; mahotsava-festival;
>|prabhu-sange-with Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tahan-there;
>| bhojana-lunch; kare-accept; bhakta-devotees; saba-all.
144|TRANSLATION
145|Every day one devotee after another would invite
>|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the other devotees to lunch and
>|would also hold a festival.
146|Madhya 15.16
147|TEXT 16
148|TEXT
149|cari-masa rahila sabe mahaprabhu-sange
150|jagannathera nana yatra dekhe maha-range
151|SYNONYMS
152|cari-masa-four months; rahila-remain; sabe-all the devotees;
>| mahaprabhu-sange-with Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|jagannathera-of Lord Jagannatha; nana yatra-many festivals;
>|dekhe-they see; maha-range-with great pleasure.
153|TRANSLATION
154|All the devotees remained at Jagannatha Puri for four
>|continuous months, and they observed all Lord Jagannatha's
>|festivals with great pleasure.
155|Madhya 15.17
156|TEXT 17
157|TEXT
158|krsna-janma-yatra-dine nanda-mahotsava
159|gopa-vesa haila prabhu lana bhakta saba
160|SYNONYMS
161|krsna-janma-yatra-observance of the birth of Lord Krsna;
>|dine-on the day of; nanda-mahotsava-the festival observed
>|by Nanda Maharaja, the father of Krsna; gopa-vesa haila-
>|dressed Himself as a cowherd boy; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; lana-taking; bhakta saba-all the devotees.
162|TRANSLATION
163|The devotees also celebrated the festival of Janmastami,
>|Krsna's birthday, which is also called Nanda-mahotsava, the
>|festival of Nanda Maharaja. At that time Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu and His devotees dressed themselves as cowherd
>|boys.
164|Madhya 15.18
165|TEXT 18
166|TEXT
167|dadhi-dugdha-bhara sabe nija-skandhe kari'
168|mahotsava-sthane aila bali 'hari' 'hari'
169|SYNONYMS
170|dadhi-dugdha-of milk and yogurt; bhara-carriers; sabe-all
>|of them; nija-skandhe-on their shoulders; kari'-keeping;
>|mahotsava-sthane-to the place of the festival; aila-came;
>|bali hari hari-chanting Hari, Hari.
171|TRANSLATION
172|Having dressed up like cowherd boys, all the devotees
>|carried pots of milk and yogurt balanced on rods over their
>|shoulders. Thus they all arrived at the festival grounds
>|chanting the holy name of Hari.
173|Madhya 15.19
174|TEXT 19
175|TEXT
176|kanani-khutiya achena 'nanda'-vesa dhari'
177|jagannatha-mahati hanachena 'vrajesvari'
178|SYNONYMS
179|kanani-khutiya-Kanani Khutiya; achena-is; nanda-vesa dhari'-
>|in the dress of Nanda Maharaja; jagannatha-mahati-
>|Jagannatha Mahati; hanachena-was; vrajesvari-mother Yasoda.
180|TRANSLATION
181|Kanani Khutiya dressed himself like Nanda Maharaja, and
>|Jagannatha Mahati dressed himself as mother Yasoda.
182|Madhya 15.20
183|TEXT 20
184|TEXT
185|apane prataparudra, ara misra-kasi
186|sarvabhauma, ara padicha-patra tulasi
187|SYNONYMS
188|apane prataparudra-personally King Prataparudra; ara-and;
>|misra-kasi-Kasi Misra; sarvabhauma-Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya;
>|ara-and; padicha-patra tulasi-Padichapatra Tulasi, the
>|temple superintendent.
189|TRANSLATION
190|At that time, King Prataparudra was also personally present
>|with Kasi Misra, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and Tulasi
>|Padichapatra.
191|Madhya 15.21
192|TEXT 21
193|TEXT
194|inha-saba lana prabhu kare nrtya-ranga
195|dadhi-dugdha haridra-jale bhare sabara anga
196|SYNONYMS
197|inha-saba lana-taking all of them; prabhu-Lord Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; kare nrtya-ranga-performed dancing in
>|jubilation; dadhi-yogurt; dugdha-milk; haridra-turmeric;
>|jale-with water; bhare-covered; sabara-of all of them; anga-
>|bodies.
198|TRANSLATION
199|As usual, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced jubilantly.
>|Everyone was covered with milk, yogurt and yellow turmeric
>|water.
200|Madhya 15.22
201|TEXT 22
202|TEXT
203|advaita kahe,-satya kahi, na kariha kopa
204|laguda phiraite para, tabe jani gopa
205|SYNONYMS
206|advaita kahe-Advaita Acarya says; satya kahi-I speak the
>|truth; na kariha kopa-please do not be angry; laguda-stick,
>|staff; phiraite para-if You can wheel around; tabe jani-
>|then I shall understand; gopa-cowherd boy.
207|TRANSLATION
208|It was at this time that Srila Advaita Acarya said, "Please
>|do not be angry. I speak the truth. I shall know whether
>|You are a cowherd boy only if You can wheel this rod about."
209|Madhya 15.23
210|TEXT 23
211|TEXT
212|tabe laguda lana prabhu phiraite lagila
213|bara bara akase pheli' luphiya dharila
214|SYNONYMS
215|tabe-then; laguda-rod; lana-taking; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; phiraite lagila-began to wheel it around; bara
>|bara-again and again; akase-in the sky; pheli'-throwing;
>|luphiya-tossing; dharila-He captured.
216|TRANSLATION
217|Accepting Advaita Acarya's challenge, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu took a big rod and began to wheel it around and
>|around. Again and again He threw the rod into the sky and
>|caught it when it fell.
218|Madhya 15.24
219|TEXT 24
220|TEXT
221|sirera upare, prsthe, sammukhe, dui-pase
222|pada-madhye phiraya laguda,-dekhi' loka hase
223|SYNONYMS
224|sirera upare-over the head; prsthe-behind the back;
>|sammukhe-in front; dui-pase-on the two sides; pada-madhye-
>|between the two legs; phiraya-wheels around; laguda-the rod;
>| dekhi'-seeing; loka hase-all the people began to laugh.
225|TRANSLATION
226|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wheeled and threw the rod,
>|sometimes over His head, sometimes behind His back,
>|sometimes in front of Him, sometimes to His side and
>|sometimes between His legs. Indeed, all the people laughed
>|to see this.
227|Madhya 15.25
228|TEXT 25
229|TEXT
230|alata-cakrera praya laguda phiraya
231|dekhi' sarva-loka-citte camatkara paya
232|SYNONYMS
233|alata-cakrera-the circle of a firebrand; praya-like; laguda
>|phiraya-wheels the rod; dekhi'-seeing; sarva-loka-all the
>|people; citte-within the heart; camatkara paya-became very
>|astonished.
234|TRANSLATION
235|When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu whirled the rod in a circle
>|like a firebrand, the heart of everyone who saw it was
>|astonished.
236|Madhya 15.26
237|TEXT 26
238|TEXT
239|ei-mata nityananda phiraya laguda
240|ke bujhibe tanha dunhara gopa-bhava gudha
241|SYNONYMS
242|ei-mata-in this way; nityananda-Lord Nityananda Prabhu;
>|phiraya laguda-wheels a rod; ke-who; bujhibe-will
>|understand; tanha-there; dunhara-of both of Them; gopa-
>|bhava-the ecstasy of the cowherd boys; gudha-very deep.
243|TRANSLATION
244|Nityananda Prabhu also played at whirling the rod. Who can
>|understand how They were ecstatically immersed in the deep
>|emotions of the cowherd boys?
245|Madhya 15.27
246|TEXT 27
247|TEXT
248|prataparudrera ajnaya padicha-tulasi
249|jagannathera prasada-vastra eka lana asi
250|SYNONYMS
251|prataparudrera-of King Prataparudra; ajnaya-on the order;
>|padicha-tulasi-the temple superintendent named Tulasi;
>|jagannathera-of Lord Jagannatha; prasada-vastra-used cloth;
>|eka-one; lana-taking; asi-came.
252|TRANSLATION
253|Following the orders of Maharaja Prataparudra, the temple
>|superintendent named Tulasi brought one of Lord
>|Jagannatha's used cloths.
254|Madhya 15.28
255|TEXT 28
256|TEXT
257|bahu-mulya vastra prabhu-mastake bandhila
258|acaryadi prabhura ganere paraila
259|SYNONYMS
260|bahu-mulya-very valuable; vastra-cloth; prabhu-mastake-on
>|the head of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bandhila-wrapped;
>|acarya-adi-headed by Advaita Acarya; prabhura-of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ganere-on the associates; paraila-put.
261|TRANSLATION
262|This valuable cloth was wrapped around the head of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The other devotees, headed by Advaita
>|Acarya, also had cloths wrapped about their heads.
263|Madhya 15.29
264|TEXT 29
265|TEXT
266|kanani-khutiya, jagannatha,-dui-jana
267|avese bilaila ghare chila yata dhana
268|SYNONYMS
269|kanani-khutiya-Kanani Khutiya; jagannatha-Jagannatha Mahati;
>| dui-jana-two persons; avese-in ecstatic love; bilaila-
>|distributed; ghare-at home; chila-was; yata-all; dhana-
>|riches.
270|TRANSLATION
271|In ecstasy, Kanani Khutiya, who was dressed as Nanda
>|Maharaja, and Jagannatha Mahati, who was dressed as mother
>|Yasoda, distributed all the riches they had stocked at home.
272|Madhya 15.30
273|TEXT 30
274|TEXT
275|dekhi' mahaprabhu bada santosa paila
276|mata-pita-jnane dunhe namaskara kaila
277|SYNONYMS
278|dekhi'-seeing; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bada-
>|very much; santosa-satisfaction; paila-felt; mata-pita-
>|jnane-accepting as father and mother; dunhe-unto both of
>|them; namaskara kaila-offered obeisances.
279|TRANSLATION
280|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was greatly satisfied to see this.
>|Accepting them both as His father and mother, He offered
>|them obeisances.
281|Madhya 15.31
282|TEXT 31
283|TEXT
284|parama-avese prabhu aila nija-ghara
285|ei-mata lila kare gauranga-sundara
286|SYNONYMS
287|parama-avese-in great ecstasy; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; aila-returned; nija-ghara-to His own residence;
>|ei-mata-in this way; lila-pastimes; kare-performed;
>|gauranga-sundara-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
288|TRANSLATION
289|In great ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to His
>|residence. In this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, known as
>|Gauranga-sundara, performed various pastimes.
290|Madhya 15.32
291|TEXT 32
292|TEXT
293|vijaya-dasami-lanka-vijayera dine
294|vanara-sainya kaila prabhu lana bhakta-gane
295|SYNONYMS
296|vijaya-victory; dasami-tenth day; lanka-vijayera dine-on
>|the day celebrating the conquering of Lanka; vanara-sainya-
>|monkey soldiers; kaila-arranged; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; lana bhakta-gane-taking all the devotees.
297|TRANSLATION
298|On the victory day celebrating the conquest of Lanka-a day
>|known as Vijaya-dasami-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dressed up
>|all His devotees like monkey soldiers.
299|Madhya 15.33
300|TEXT 33
301|TEXT
302|hanuman-avese prabhu vrksa-sakha lana
303|lanka-gade cadi' phele gada bhangiya
304|SYNONYMS
305|hanuman-avese-in the emotion of being Hanuman; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vrksa-sakha lana-taking a large branch
>|of a tree; lanka-gade-on the Lanka fort; cadi'-ascending;
>|phele-breaks down; gada-the fort; bhangiya-dismantling.
306|TRANSLATION
307|Displaying the emotions of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|took up a large tree branch, and, mounting the walls of the
>|Lanka fort, began to dismantle it.
308|Madhya 15.34
309|TEXT 34
310|TEXT
311|'kahanre ravna' prabhu kahe krodhavese
312|jagan-mata hare papi, marimu savamse'
313|SYNONYMS
314|kahanre ravna-where is the rascal Ravana; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahe-says; krodha-avese-in great anger;
>| jagat-mata-the mother of the universe; hare-kidnaps; papi-
>|sinful; marimu-I shall kill; sa-vamse-with all his family.
315|TRANSLATION
316|In the ecstasy of Hanuman, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu angrily
>|said, "Where is the rascal Ravana? He has kidnapped the
>|universal mother, Sita. Now I shall kill him and all his
>|family."
317|Madhya 15.35
318|TEXT 35
319|TEXT
320|gosanira avesa dekhi' loke camatkara
321|sarva-loka jaya' jaya' bale bara bara
322|SYNONYMS
323|gosanira-of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avesa-ecstasy; dekhi'-
>|by seeing; loke-all people; camatkara-astonished; sarva-
>|loka-all people; jaya jaya-all glories; bale-speak; bara
>|bara-again and again.
324|TRANSLATION
325|Everyone became very astonished to see the emotional
>|ecstasy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and everyone began to
>|chant, "All glories! All glories!" again and again.
326|Madhya 15.36
327|TEXT 36
328|TEXT
329|ei-mata rasa-yatra, ara dipavali
330|utthana-dvadasi-yatra dekhila sakali
331|SYNONYMS
332|ei-mata-in this way; rasa-yatra-rasa dancing of Lord Krsna;
>|ara-and; dipa-avali-a row of lights, the day of
>|Dipavali ; utthana-dvadasi-yatra-the festival of
>|Utthana-dvadasi; dekhila sakali-participated in all of them.
333|TRANSLATION
334|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His devotees participated in
>|all the festivals known as Rasa-yatra, Dipavali and
>|Utthana-dvadasi.
335|PURPORT
336|The Dipavali festival takes place on the dark-moon night in
>|the month of Karttika (October-November). The Rasa-yatra,
>|or rasa dancing of Krsna, takes place on the full-moon
>|night of the same month. Utthana-dvadasi takes place the
>|day after Ekadasi in the waxing fortnight of the moon in
>|the same month. All the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|participated in all these festivals.
337|Madhya 15.37
338|TEXT 37
339|TEXT
340|eka-dina mahaprabhu nityanande lana
341|dui bhai yukti kaila nibhrte vasiya
342|SYNONYMS
343|eka-dina-one day; mahaprabhu-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
>|nityanande lana-taking Lord Nityananda Prabhu; dui bhai-two
>|brothers; yukti kaila-consulted; nibhrte vasiya-sitting in
>|a solitary place.
344|TRANSLATION
345|One day the two brothers, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
>|Nityananda Prabhu, consulted one another ,
>|sitting together in a solitary place.
346|Madhya 15.38
347|TEXT 38
348|TEXT
349|kiba yukti kaila dunhe, keha nahi jane
350|phale anumana pache kaila bhakta-gane
351|SYNONYMS
352|kiba yukti kaila-what consultation They had; dunhe-both
>| of Them; keha nahi jane-no one knows; phale-by the
>|result; anumana-guess; pache-later; kaila-did; bhakta-gane-
>|all the devotees.
353|TRANSLATION
354|No one could understand what the brothers discussed between
>|Themselves, but later all the devotees could guess what the
>|subject matter was.
355|Madhya 15.39
356|TEXT 39
357|TEXT
358|tabe mahaprabhu saba bhakte bolaila
359|gauda-dese yaha sabe vidaya karila
360|SYNONYMS
361|tabe mahaprabhu-thereafter Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saba-
>|all; bhakte-the devotees; bolaila-called; gauda-dese-to
>|Bengal; yaha-return; sabe-all of you; vidaya karila-bade
>|farewell.
362|TRANSLATION
363|Thereafter, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu called for all the
>|devotees and asked them to return to Bengal. In this way,
>|He bade farewell to them.
364|Madhya 15.40
365|TEXT 40
366|TEXT
367|sabare kahila prabhu-pratyabda asiya
368|gundica dekhiya yabe amare miliya
369|SYNONYMS
370|sabare-to all of them; kahila-said; prabhu-Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu; prati-abda-every year; asiya-coming; gundica-
>|the function at the Gundica temple; dekhiya-seeing; yabe-
>|you should go; amare miliya-after meeting Me.
371|TRANSLATION
372|Bidding farewell to all the devotees, Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu requested them to return to Jagannatha Puri
>|every year to see Him and then see the cleansing of the
>|Gundica temple.
373|Madhya 15.41
374|TEXT 41
375|TEXT
376|acaryere ajna dila kariya sammana
377|'a-candala adi krsna-bhakti dio dana'
378|SYNONYMS
379|acaryere-unto Advaita Acarya; ajna dila-ordered; kariya
>|sammana-with great respect; a-candala-even to the lowest of
>|men, known as the candala; adi-beginning with; krsna-bhakti-
>|Krsna consciousness, or devotional service to Lord Krsna;
>|dio-deliver; dana-in charity.
380|TRANSLATION
381|With great respect, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested
>|Advaita Acarya, "Give Krsna consciousness, devotion to
>|Krsna, even to the lowest of men [candalas]."
382|PURPORT
383|This is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's order to all His devotees.
>| Krsna-bhakti, devotion to Krsna, is open to everyone, even
>|low-class men like candalas. One should follow this order
>|in the disciplic succession stemming from Sri Advaita and
>|Nityananda Prabhu and distribute Krsna consciousness
>|without discrimination throughout the world.
384|There are different kinds of men, beginning with the
>|brahmana and going down to the lowest platform known as
>|candala. Whatever one's position, everyone in this Age of
>|Kali needs to be enlightened in Krsna consciousness. That
>|is the greatest need of the day. Everyone is acutely
>|feeling the pangs of material existence. Even in the ranks
>|and files of the American Senate, the pinpricks of material
>|existence are felt, so much so that April 30, 1974, was
>|actually set aside as Prayer Day. Thus everyone is feeling
>|the resultant pinpricks of Kali-yuga brought about by human
>|society's indulging in illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling
>|and intoxication. Now is the time for the members