CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana
The following summary of the eighteenth chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. In the village of Āriṭ-grāma, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu discovered the transcendental lakes known as Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śyāma-kuṇḍa. He then saw the Deity Harideva at Govardhana Village. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had no desire to climb Govardhana Hill because the hill is worshiped as Kṛṣṇa. The Gopāla Deity could understand the mind of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; therefore on the plea of being attacked by Muslims, Gopāla transferred Himself to the village of Gāṅṭhuli-grāma. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Gāṅṭhuli-grāma to see Lord Gopāla. Some years later, Lord Gopāla also went to Mathurā, to the house of Viṭhṭhaleśvara, and stayed there for one month just to give an audience to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
After visiting Nandīśvara, Pāvana-sarovara, Śeṣaśāyī, Khelā-tīrtha, Bhāṇḍīravana, Bhadravana, Lohavana and Mahāvana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Gokula and then finally returned to Mathurā. Seeing a great crowd in Mathurā, He moved His residence near Akrūra-ghāṭa, and from there He went every day to Vṛndāvana to see Kālīya-hrada, Dvādaśāditya-ghāṭa, Keśī-ghāṭa, Rāsa-sthalī, Cīra-ghāṭa and Āmli-talā. At Kālīya Lake, many people mistook a fisherman for Kṛṣṇa. When some respectable people came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they expressed their opinion that when one takes sannyāsa, he becomes Nārāyaṇa. Their mistake was corrected by the Lord. In this way, their Kṛṣṇa consciousness was awakened, and they could understand that a sannyāsī is simply a living entity and not the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His bath at Akrūra-ghāṭa, He submerged Himself in the water for a long time. Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya decided to take Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Prayāga after visiting the holy place known as Soro-kṣetra. While stopping near a village on the way to Prayāga, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fainted in ecstatic love. Some Pāṭhāna soldiers who were passing through saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and falsely concluded that the Lord’s associates, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya and others, had killed the Lord with a poison named dhuturā and were taking His wealth. Thus the soldiers arrested them. However, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regained His senses, His associates were released. He talked with a person who was supposed to be a holy man in the party. From the Koran, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu established devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. Thus the leader of the soldiers, named Vijulī Khān, surrendered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he and his party became devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The same village today is known as the village of Pāṭhāna Vaiṣṇavas. After bathing in the Ganges at Soro, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived at Prayāga, at the confluence of three rivers — the Ganges, Yamunā and Sarasvatī.
Bengali
আত্মানঞ্চ তদালোকাদ্গৌরাঙ্গঃ পরিতোঽভ্রমৎ ॥ ১ ॥
Text
nandayan svāvalokanaiḥ
ātmānaṁ ca tad-ālokād
gaurāṅgaḥ parito ’bhramat
Synonyms
vṛndāvane — in Vṛndāvana; sthira-carān — to the living entities, both moving and not moving; nandayan — giving pleasure; sva-avalokanaiḥ — by His personal glances; ātmānam — to Himself; ca — also; tat-ālokāt — by seeing them; gaurāṅgaḥ — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; paritaḥ — all around; abhramat — traveled.
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu traveled all over Vṛndāvana and pleased all living entities, moving and nonmoving, with His glances. The Lord took much personal pleasure in seeing everyone. In this way Lord Gaurāṅga traveled in Vṛndāvana.
Bengali
জয়াদ্বৈতচন্দ্র জয় গৌরভক্তবৃন্দ ॥ ২ ॥
Text
jayādvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
Synonyms
Translation
All glories to Lord Gauracandra! All glories to Nityānanda Prabhu! All glories to Advaita Prabhu! And all glories to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura!
Bengali
‘আরিট্’-গ্রামে আসি’ ‘বাহ্য’ হৈল আচম্বিতে ॥ ৩ ॥
Text
‘āriṭ’-grāme āsi’ ‘bāhya’ haila ācambite
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced in ecstasy, but when He arrived at Āriṭ-grāma, His sense perception was awakened.
Purport
Āriṭ-grāma is also called Ariṣṭa-grāma. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu understood that in that village Ariṣṭāsura had been killed by Śrī Kṛṣṇa. While there, He inquired about Rādhā-kuṇḍa, but no one could tell Him where it was. The brāhmaṇa accompanying Him could also not ascertain its whereabouts. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu could then understand that the holy places known as Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śyāma-kuṇḍa were at that time lost to everyone’s vision. He therefore discovered Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śyāma-kuṇḍa, which were two reservoirs of water in two paddy fields. Although there was very little water, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was omniscient and could understand that formerly these two ponds were called Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śyāma-kuṇḍa. In this way Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śyāma-kuṇḍa were discovered.
Bengali
কেহ নাহি কহে, সঙ্গের ব্রাহ্মণ না জানে ॥ ৪ ॥
Text
keha nāhi kahe, saṅgera brāhmaṇa nā jāne
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked the local people, “Where is Rādhā-kuṇḍa?” No one could inform Him, and the brāhmaṇa accompanying Him did not know either.
Bengali
দুই ধান্যক্ষেত্রে অল্পজলে কৈলা স্নান ॥ ৫ ॥
Text
dui dhānya-kṣetre alpa-jale kailā snāna
Synonyms
Translation
The Lord then understood that the holy place called Rādhā-kuṇḍa was no longer visible. However, being the omniscient Supreme Personality of Godhead, He discovered Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śyāma-kuṇḍa in two paddy fields. There was only a little water, but He took His bath there.
Bengali
প্রেমে প্রভু করে রাধাকুণ্ডের স্তবন ॥ ৬ ॥
Text
preme prabhu kare rādhā-kuṇḍera stavana
Synonyms
Translation
When the people of the village saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taking His bath in those two ponds in the middle of the paddy fields, they were very much astonished. The Lord then offered His prayers to Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa.
Bengali
তৈছে রাধাকুণ্ড প্রিয় ‘প্রিয়ার সরসী’ ॥ ৭ ॥
Text
taiche rādhā-kuṇḍa priya ‘priyāra sarasī’
Synonyms
Translation
“Of all the gopīs, Rādhārāṇī is the dearmost. Similarly, the lake known as Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very dear to the Lord because it is very dear to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
Bengali
সর্বগোপীষু সৈবৈকা বিষ্ণোরত্যন্তবল্লভা ॥ ৮ ॥
Text
tasyāḥ kuṇḍaṁ priyaṁ tathā
sarva-gopīṣu saivaikā
viṣṇor atyanta-vallabhā
Synonyms
Translation
“ ‘Just as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is most dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa, so Her lake, known as Rādhā-kuṇḍa, is also very dear to Him. Of all the gopīs, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is certainly the most beloved.’
Purport
This is a verse from the Padma Purāṇa.
Bengali
জলে জলকেলি করে, তীরে রাস-রঙ্গে ॥ ৯ ॥
Text
jale jala-keli kare, tīre rāsa-raṅge
Synonyms
Translation
“In that lake, Lord Kṛṣṇa and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī used to sport daily in the water and have a rāsa dance on the bank.
Bengali
তাঁরে রাধা-সম ‘প্রেম’ কৃষ্ণ করে দান ॥ ১০ ॥
Text
tāṅre rādhā-sama ‘prema’ kṛṣṇa kare dāna
Synonyms
Translation
“Indeed, Lord Kṛṣṇa gives ecstatic love like that of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to whoever bathes in that lake even once in his life.
Bengali
কুণ্ডের ‘মহিমা’ — যেন রাধার ‘মহিমা’ ॥ ১১ ॥
Text
kuṇḍera ‘mahimā’ — yena rādhāra ‘mahimā’
Synonyms
Translation
“The attraction of Rādhā-kuṇḍa is as sweet as that of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Similarly, the glories of the kuṇḍa [lake] are as great as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s.
Bengali
র্যস্যাং শ্রীযুত-মাধববেন্দুরনিশং প্রীত্যা তয়া ক্রীড়তি ।
প্রেমাস্মিন্ বত রাধিকেব লভতে যস্যাং সকৃৎ স্নানকৃৎ
তস্যা বৈ মহিমা তথা মধুরিমা কেনাস্তু বর্ণ্যঃ ক্ষিতৌ ॥ ১২ ॥
Text
yasyāṁ śrī-yuta-mādhavendur aniśaṁ prītyā tayā krīḍati
premāsmin bata rādhikeva labhate yasyāṁ sakṛt snāna-kṛt
tasyā vai mahimā tathā madhurimā kenāstu varṇyaḥ kṣitau
Synonyms
śrī-rādhā — Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; iva — like; hareḥ — of Kṛṣṇa; tadīya — Her; sarasī — lake; preṣṭhā — very dear; adbhutaiḥ — by wonderful; svaiḥ — own; guṇaiḥ — transcendental qualities; yasyām — in which; śrī-yuta — all-opulent; mādhava — Śrī Kṛṣṇa; induḥ — like the moon; aniśam — incessantly; prītyā — with great affection; tayā — in association with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; krīḍati — performs pastimes; premā — love; asmin — for Lord Kṛṣṇa; bata — certainly; rādhikā iva — exactly like Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; labhate — obtains; yasyām — in which; sakṛt — once; snāna-kṛt — one who takes a bath; tasyāḥ — of the lake; vai — certainly; mahimā — glories; tathā — as well as; madhurimā — sweetness; kena — by whom; astu — can be; varṇyaḥ — described; kṣitau — on this earth.
Translation
“ ‘Because of its wonderful transcendental qualities, Rādhā-kuṇḍa is as dear to Kṛṣṇa as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. It was in that lake that the all-opulent Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa performed His pastimes with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī with great pleasure and transcendental bliss. Whoever bathes just once in Rādhā-kuṇḍa attains Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s loving attraction for Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Who within this world can describe the glories and sweetness of Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa?’ ”
Purport
This verse is found in the Govinda-līlāmṛta (7.102).
Bengali
তীরে নৃত্য করে কুণ্ডলীলা সঙরিয়া ॥ ১৩ ॥
Text
tīre nṛtya kare kuṇḍa-līlā saṅariyā
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thus offered prayers to Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Overwhelmed by ecstatic love, He danced on the bank, remembering the pastimes Lord Kṛṣṇa performed on the bank of Rādhā-kuṇḍa.
Bengali
ভট্টাচার্য-দ্বারা মৃত্তিকা সঙ্গে করি’ লৈল ॥ ১৪ ॥
Text
bhaṭṭācārya-dvārā mṛttikā saṅge kari’ laila
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then marked His body with tilaka made from the mud of Rādhā-kuṇḍa, and with the help of Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, He collected some of the mud and took it with Him.
Bengali
তাহাঁ ‘গোবর্ধন’ দেখি’ হইলা বিহ্বল ॥ ১৫ ॥
Text
tāhāṅ ‘govardhana’ dekhi’ ha-ilā vihvala
Synonyms
Translation
From Rādhā-kuṇḍa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Sumanas Lake. When He saw Govardhana Hill from there, He was overwhelmed with joy.
Bengali
‘এক শিলা’ আলিঙ্গিয়া হইলা উন্মত্ত ॥ ১৬ ॥
Text
‘eka śilā’ āliṅgiyā ha-ilā unmatta
Synonyms
Translation
When the Lord saw Govardhana Hill, He immediately offered obeisances, falling down on the ground like a rod. He embraced one piece of rock from Govardhana Hill and became mad.
Bengali
‘হরিদেব’ দেখি’ তাহাঁ হইলা প্রণাম ॥ ১৭ ॥
Text
‘harideva’ dekhi’ tāhāṅ ha-ilā praṇāma
Synonyms
Translation
Mad with ecstatic love, the Lord came to the village known as Govardhana. There He saw the Deity named Harideva and offered His obeisances unto Him.
Bengali
‘হরিদেব’ নারায়ণ — আদি পরকাশ ॥ ১৮ ॥
Text
‘harideva’ nārāyaṇa — ādi parakāśa
Synonyms
Translation
Harideva is an incarnation of Nārāyaṇa, and His residence is on the western petal of the lotus of Mathurā.
Bengali
সব লোক দেখিতে আইল আশ্চর্য শুনিয়া ॥ ১৯ ॥
Text
saba loka dekhite āila āścarya śuniyā
Synonyms
Translation
Mad with ecstatic love, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to dance before the Harideva Deity. Hearing of the Lord’s wonderful activities, all the people came to see Him.
Bengali
হরিদেবের ভৃত্য প্ৰভুর করিল সত্কার ॥ ২০ ॥
Text
haridevera bhṛtya prabhura karila satkāra
Synonyms
Translation
The people were astonished when they saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic love and personal beauty. The priests who served the Harideva Deity offered the Lord a good reception.
Bengali
ব্রহ্মকুণ্ডে স্নান করি’ প্রভু ভিক্ষা কৈল ॥ ২১ ॥
Text
brahma-kuṇḍe snāna kari’ prabhu bhikṣā kaila
Synonyms
Translation
At Brahma-kuṇḍa, the Bhaṭṭācārya cooked food, and the Lord, after taking His bath at Brahma-kuṇḍa, accepted His lunch.
Bengali
রাত্রে মহাপ্রভু করে মনেতে বিচারে ॥ ২২ ॥
Text
rātre mahāprabhu kare manete vicāre
Synonyms
se-rātri — that night; rahilā — remained; haridevera — of Harideva; mandire — in the temple; rātre — at night; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kare — does; manete — in the mind; vicāre — consideration.
Translation
That night the Lord stayed at the temple of Harideva, and during the night He began to reflect.
Bengali
গোপাল-রায়ের দরশন কেমনে পাইব ?’ ২৩ ॥
Text
gopāla-rāyera daraśana kemane pāiba?’
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought, “Since I shall not at any time climb Govardhana Hill, how shall I be able to see Gopāla Rāya?”
Bengali
জানিয়া গোপাল কিছু ভঙ্গী উঠাইলা ॥ ২৪ ॥
Text
jāniyā gopāla kichu bhaṅgī uṭhāilā
Synonyms
Translation
Thinking in this way, the Lord remained silent, and Lord Gopāla, knowing His contemplation, played a trick.
Bengali
অবরুহ্য গিরেঃ কৃষ্ণো গৌরায় স্বমদর্শয়ৎ ॥ ২৫ ॥
Text
svasmai bhaktābhimānine
avaruhya gireḥ kṛṣṇo
gaurāya svam adarśayat
Synonyms
anārurukṣave — who was unwilling to climb up; śailam — the mountain; svasmai — unto Himself; bhakta-abhimānine — considering Himself a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa; avaruhya — getting down; gireḥ — from the hill; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; gaurāya — unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; svam — Himself; adarśayat — showed.
Translation
Coming down from Govardhana Hill, Lord Gopāla granted an interview to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who was unwilling to climb the hill, thinking Himself a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Bengali
রাজপুত-লোকের সেই গ্রামে বসতি ॥ ২৬ ॥
Text
rājaputa-lokera sei grāme vasati
Synonyms
Translation
Gopāla stayed in a village called Annakūṭa-grāma on Govardhana Hill. The villagers who lived in that village were mainly from Rajasthan.
Purport
The village named Annakūṭa-grāma is referred to in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):
ei hetu ‘āniyora’ nāma se ihāra
e-sthāna darśane haya pūrṇa abhilāṣa
“Here all the gopīs and the gopas enjoyed wonderful pastimes with Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Therefore this place is also called Āniyora. The Annakūṭa ceremony was celebrated here. O Śrīnivāsa, whoever sees this place has all his desires fulfilled.” It is also stated:
ethāi ‘gopāla’ chilā hañā saṅgopana
“Look at the dense forest near the kuṇḍa. It was there that Gopāla was concealed.” Also, the Stavāvalī (Vraja-vilāsa-stava 75), by Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, states:
dhṛtvā bṛhat-kāyam aghārir utkaḥ
vareṇa rādhāṁ chalayan vibhuṅkte
yatrānna-kūṭaṁ tad ahaṁ prapadye
“When Nanda Mahārāja offered a large quantity of food to Govardhana Hill, Kṛṣṇa assumed a gigantic form and eagerly invited everyone to ask boons from Him. Then, deceiving even Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, He ate all the offered food. Let me take shelter of the place known as Annakūṭa, where Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoyed these pastimes.”
Bengali
‘তোমার গ্রাম মারিতে তুরুক-ধারী সাজিল ॥ ২৭ ॥
Text
‘tomāra grāma mārite turuka-dhārī sājila
Synonyms
Translation
One person who came to the village informed the inhabitants, “The Turkish soldiers are now preparing to attack your village.
Bengali
ঠাকুর লঞা ভাগ’, আসিবে কালি যবন ॥’ ২৮ ॥
Text
ṭhākura lañā bhāga’, āsibe kāli yavana’
Synonyms
Translation
“Flee this village tonight, and do not allow one person to remain. Take the Deity with you and leave, for the Muslim soldiers will come tomorrow.”
Bengali
প্রথমে গোপাল লঞা গাঁঠুলি-গ্রামে খুইল ॥ ২৯ ॥
Text
prathame gopāla lañā gāṅṭhuli-grāme khuila
Synonyms
Translation
Hearing this, all the villagers became very anxious. They first took Gopāla and moved Him to a village known as Gāṅṭhuli.
Bengali
গ্রাম উজাড় হৈল, পলাইল সর্বজন ॥ ৩০ ॥
Text
grāma ujāḍa haila, palāila sarva-jana
Synonyms
Translation
The Gopāla Deity was kept in the house of a brāhmaṇa, and His worship was conducted secretly. Everyone fled, and thus the village of Annakūṭa was deserted.
Bengali
মন্দির ছাড়ি’ কুঞ্জে রহে, কিবা গ্রামান্তরে ॥ ৩১ ॥
Text
mandira chāḍi’ kuñje rahe, kibā grāmāntare
Synonyms
Translation
Due to fear of the Muslims, the Gopāla Deity was moved from one place to another again and again. Thus giving up His temple, Lord Gopāla would sometimes live in a bush and sometimes in one village after another.
Bengali
গোবর্ধন-পরিক্রমায় করিলা প্ৰয়াণ ॥ ৩২ ॥
Text
govardhana-parikramāya karilā prayāṇa
Synonyms
Translation
In the morning, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His bath in a lake called Mānasa-gaṅgā. He then circumambulated Govardhana Hill.
Bengali
নাচিতে নাচিতে চলিলা শ্লোক পড়িয়া ॥ ৩৩ ॥
Text
nācite nācite calilā śloka paḍiyā
Synonyms
Translation
Just by seeing Govardhana Hill, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became ecstatic with love of Kṛṣṇa. While dancing and dancing, He recited the following verse.
Bengali
যদ্রামকৃষ্ণচরণস্পরশপ্রমোদঃ ।
মানং তনোতি সহ-গোগণয়োস্তয়োর্যৎ
পানীয়-সুযবস-কন্দর-কন্দমূলৈঃ ॥ ৩৪ ॥
Text
yad rāma-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa-sparaśa-pramodaḥ
mānaṁ tanoti saha-go-gaṇayos tayor yat
pānīya-sūyavasa-kandara-kanda-mūlaiḥ
Synonyms
hanta — oh; ayam — this; adriḥ — hill; abalāḥ — O friends; hari-dāsa-varyaḥ — the best among the servants of the Lord; yat — because; rāma-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa — of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; sparaśa — by the touch; pramodaḥ — jubilant; mānam — respects; tanoti — offers; saha — with; go-gaṇayoḥ — cows, calves and cowherd boys; tayoḥ — to Them (Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma); yat — because; pānīya — drinking water; sūyavasa — very soft grass; kandara — caves; kanda-mūlaiḥ — and by roots.
Translation
“ ‘Of all the devotees, this Govardhana Hill is the best! O my friends, this hill supplies Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, as well as Their calves, cows and cowherd friends, with all kinds of necessities — water for drinking, very soft grass, caves, fruits, flowers and vegetables. In this way the hill offers respect to the Lord. Being touched by the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, Govardhana Hill appears very jubilant.’ ”
Purport
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.21.18). It was spoken by the gopīs when Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma entered the forest in the autumn. The gopīs spoke among themselves and glorified Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma for Their pastimes.
Bengali
তাহাঁ শুনিলা — গোপাল গেল গাঁঠুলি গ্রাম ॥ ৩৫ ॥
Text
tāhāṅ śunilā — gopāla gela gāṅṭhuli grāma
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then took His bath in a lake called Govinda-kuṇḍa, and while He was there, He heard that the Gopāla Deity had already gone to Gāṅṭhuli-grāma.
Bengali
প্রেমাবেশে প্রভু করে কীর্তন-নর্তন ॥ ৩৬ ॥
Text
premāveśe prabhu kare kīrtana-nartana
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to the village of Gāṅṭhuli-grāma and saw the Lord Gopāla Deity. Overwhelmed by ecstatic love, He began to chant and dance.
Bengali
এই শ্লোক পড়ি’ নাচে, হৈল দিন-শেষ ॥ ৩৭ ॥
Text
ei śloka paḍi’ nāce, haila dina-śeṣa
Synonyms
Translation
As soon as the Lord saw the beauty of the Gopāla Deity, He was immediately overwhelmed by ecstatic love, and He recited the following verse. He then chanted and danced until the day ended.
Purport
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura gives the following information about Govinda-kuṇḍa. There is a village named Āniyora on Govardhana Hill, a little distance from the village of Paiṭha. Govinda-kuṇḍa is situated near here, and there are two temples to Govinda and Baladeva there. According to some, Queen Padmāvatī excavated this lake. In the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave), the following statement is found:
ethā indra kaila govindera abhiṣeka
“Govinda-kuṇḍa is exalted for its many spiritual activities. It was here that Indra, defeated by Lord Govinda, offered prayers to Him and bathed Him.” In the book Stavāvalī (Vraja-vilāsa-stava 74) the following verse is found:
svar-gaṅgā-salilaiś cakāra surabhi-dvārābhiṣekotsavam
govindasya navaṁ gavām adhipatā rājye sphuṭaṁ kautukāt
tair yat prādurabhūt sadā sphuratu tad govinda-kuṇḍaṁ dṛśoḥ
“With humility caused by great fear, Indra took hold of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa and, in the company of a surabhi cow, performed His coronation festival by bathing Him with the waters of the heavenly Ganges River. Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa’s kingship over the cows became splendidly manifest. I pray that Govinda-kuṇḍa, the lake created by that ceremonial bath, may eternally appear before my eyes.”
Also, in the Mathurā-khaṇḍa it is stated:
govinda-kuṇḍaṁ taj-jātaṁ snāna-mātreṇa mokṣa-dam
“Simply by bathing in Govinda-kuṇḍa, one is awarded liberation. This lake was produced when Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa was bathed by Lord Indra.”
Gāṅṭhuli-grāma is situated near the two villages Bilachu and Gopāla-pura. According to hearsay, Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa first met here. In the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave), it is stated, sakhī duṅha vastre gāṅṭhi dila saṅgopane: “The two concealed Themselves by tying Their outer garments together.” It is also stated, phāguyā laiyā keha gāṅṭhi khuli’ dilā: “With a phāguyā They undid the knot.” For this reason the village is known as Gāṅṭhuli.
Bengali
ক্রীড়াকন্দুকতাং যেন নীতো গোবর্ধনো গিরিঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥
Text
bhuja-daṇḍaḥ sa pātu vaḥ
krīḍā-kandukatāṁ yena
nīto govardhano giriḥ
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “ ‘May the left arm of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose eyes are like the petals of a lotus flower, always protect you. With His left arm He raised Govardhana Hill as if it were a toy.’ ”
Purport
This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.1.62).
Bengali
চতুর্থ-দিবসে গোপাল স্বমন্দিরে গেলা ॥ ৩৯ ॥
Text
caturtha-divase gopāla svamandire gelā
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the Gopāla Deity for three days. On the fourth day, the Deity returned to His own temple.
Bengali
আনন্দ-কোলাহলে লোক বলে ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ॥ ৪০ ॥
Text
ānanda-kolāhale loka bale ‘hari’ ‘hari’
Synonyms
Translation
Caitanya Mahāprabhu walked with the Deity of Gopāla, and He chanted and danced. A large and jubilant crowd of people also chanted the transcendental name of Kṛṣṇa, “Hari! Hari!”
Bengali
প্রভুর বাঞ্ছা পূর্ণ সব করিল গোপালে ॥ ৪১ ॥
Text
prabhura vāñchā pūrṇa saba karila gopāle
Synonyms
Translation
The Gopāla Deity then returned to His own temple, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at the bottom of the hill. Thus all the desires of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were satisfied by the Gopāla Deity.
Bengali
যেই ভক্ত জনের দেখিতে হয় ‘ভাব’ ॥ ৪২ ॥
Text
yei bhakta janera dekhite haya ‘bhāva’
Synonyms
Translation
This is the way of Lord Gopāla’s kind behavior to His devotees. Seeing this, the devotees were overwhelmed by ecstatic love.
Bengali
কোন ছলে গোপাল আসি’ উতরে আপনে ॥ ৪৩ ॥
Text
kona chale gopāla āsi’ utare āpane
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very eager to see Gopāla, but He did not want to climb Govardhana Hill. Therefore by some trick the Gopāla Deity personally descended.
Bengali
সেই ভক্ত, তাহাঁ আসি’ দেখয়ে তাঁহারে ॥ ৪৪ ॥
Text
sei bhakta, tāhāṅ āsi’ dekhaye tāṅhāre
Synonyms
Translation
In this way, giving some excuse, Gopāla sometimes remains in the bushes of the forest, and sometimes He stays in a village. One who is a devotee comes to see the Deity.
Bengali
এইরূপে তাঁ-সবারে দিয়াছেন দরশন ॥ ৪৫ ॥
Text
ei-rūpe tāṅ-sabāre diyāchena daraśana
Synonyms
Translation
The two brothers Rūpa and Sanātana did not climb the hill. To them also Lord Gopāla granted an interview.
Bengali
বাঞ্ছা হৈল গোপালের সৌন্দর্য দেখিতে ॥ ৪৬ ॥
Text
vāñchā haila gopālera saundarya dekhite
Synonyms
Translation
In ripe old age, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī could not go there, but he had a desire to see the beauty of Gopāla.
Bengali
একমাস রহিল বিঠ্ঠলেশ্বর-ঘরে ॥ ৪৭ ॥
Text
eka-māsa rahila viṭhṭhaleśvara-ghare
Synonyms
Translation
Due to fear of the Muslims, Gopāla went to Mathurā, where He remained in the house of Viṭhṭhaleśvara for one full month.
Purport
When the two brothers Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī went to Vṛndāvana, they decided to live there. Following Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s example, they did not climb the hill because they considered it nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. On some pretext, the Gopāla Deity granted Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu an audience beneath the hill, and Gopāla similarly favored Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī. During his ripe old age, when Rūpa Gosvāmī could not go to Govardhana Hill because of invalidity, Gopāla kindly went to Mathurā and remained at the house of Viṭhṭhaleśvara for one month. It was then that Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī could see Gopāla’s beauty to his heart’s content.
The following description concerning Viṭhṭhaleśvara is given in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):
tāhāra darśane haila parama āgraha
karilā yateka prīti kahile nā haya
tāṅre dekhi’ nṛtya-gīte magna gaurahari
śrī-viṭhṭhaleśvare kailā sevā-adhikārī
kata-dina mathurāya chilena nirjane
Śrī Vallabha Bhaṭṭa had two sons. The elder, Gopīnātha, was born in 1432 Śakābda Era (A.D. 1510), and the younger, Viṭhṭhaleśvara, was born in 1437 (A.D. 1515) and died in 1507 (A.D. 1585). Viṭhṭhaleśvara had seven sons: Giridhara, Govinda, Bālakṛṣṇa, Gokuleśa, Raghunātha, Yadunātha and Ghanaśyāma. Viṭhṭhaleśvara completed many of his father’s unfinished books, including his commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra, the Subodhinī commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Vidvan-maṇḍana, Śṛṅgāra-rasa-maṇḍana and Nyāsādeśa-vivaraṇa. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Vṛndāvana before the birth of Viṭhṭhaleśvara. As previously mentioned, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was very old at the time Gopāla stayed at the house of Viṭhṭhaleśvara.
Bengali
একমাস দরশন কৈলা মথুরায় রহিয়া ॥ ৪৮ ॥
Text
eka-māsa daraśana kailā mathurāya rahiyā
Synonyms
Translation
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and his associates stayed in Mathurā for one month and saw the Gopāla Deity.
Bengali
রঘুনাথ-ভট্টগোসাঞি, আর লোকনাথ ॥ ৪৯ ॥
Text
raghunātha-bhaṭṭa-gosāñi, āra lokanātha
Synonyms
saṅge — with Rūpa Gosvāmī; gopāla-bhaṭṭa — Gopāla Bhaṭṭa; dāsa-raghunātha — Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī; raghunātha-bhaṭṭa-gosāñi — Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī; āra — and; lokanātha — Lokanātha dāsa Gosvāmī.
Translation
When Rūpa Gosvāmī stayed at Mathurā, he was accompanied by Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī and Lokanātha dāsa Gosvāmī.
Purport
Śrī Lokanātha Gosvāmī was a personal associate of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and a great devotee of the Lord. He was a resident of a village named Tālakhaḍi in the district of Yaśohara (Jessore), in Bengal. Previously he lived in Kācanāpāḍā. His father’s name was Padmanābha, and his only sibling was a younger brother named Pragalbha. Following the orders of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrī Lokanātha went to Vṛndāvana to live. He established a temple named Gokulānanda. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura selected Lokanātha dāsa Gosvāmī to be his spiritual master, and Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura was his only disciple. Because Lokanātha dāsa Gosvāmī did not want his name mentioned in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, we do not often see it in this celebrated book. On the E.B.R. Railroad, the Yaśohara station is located in Bangladesh. From the railway station one has to go by bus to the village of Sonākhāli and from there to Khejurā. From there one has to walk or, during the rainy season, go by boat to the village of Tālakhaḍi. In this village there are still descendants of Lokanātha Gosvāmī’s younger brother.
Bengali
শ্রীযাদব-আচার্য, আর গোবিন্দ গোসাঞি ॥ ৫০ ॥
Text
śrī-yādava-ācārya, āra govinda gosāñi
Synonyms
Translation
Bhūgarbha Gosvāmī, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī, Śrī Yādava Ācārya and Govinda Gosvāmī also accompanied Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Bengali
শ্রীগোপাল-দাস, আর দাস-নারায়ণ ॥ ৫১ ॥
Text
śrī-gopāla-dāsa, āra dāsa-nārāyaṇa
Synonyms
Translation
He was also accompanied by Śrī Uddhava dāsa, Mādhava, Śrī Gopāla dāsa and Nārāyaṇa dāsa.
Bengali
পুণ্ডরীকাক্ষ, ঈশান, আর লঘু-হরিদাস ॥ ৫২ ॥
Text
puṇḍarīkākṣa, īśāna, āra laghu-haridāsa
Synonyms
Translation
The great devotee Govinda, Vāṇī Kṛṣṇadāsa, Puṇḍarīkākṣa, Īśāna and Laghu Haridāsa also accompanied him.
Purport
Laghu Haridāsa should not be confused with Junior Haridāsa, who committed suicide at Prayāga. Generally a devotee is called Haridāsa, and consequently there are many Haridāsas. The chief was Ṭhākura Haridāsa. There was also a Madhyama Haridāsa.
In the Bhakti-ratnākara (Sixth Wave), there is a list of many of the chief devotees who accompanied Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
bhūgarbha, śrī-lokanātha — guṇera ālaya
śrī-madhu-paṇḍita — yāṅra caritra āścarya
yādava ācārya, nārāyaṇa kṛpāvān
śrī-govinda vāṇī-kṛṣṇadāsa aty-udāra
dvija-haridāsa kṛṣṇadāsa kavirāja
śrī-gopāla, mādhavādi yateka vaiṣṇava
“The following Vaiṣṇavas were present with Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī: the merciful Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī; Bhūgarbha Gosvāmī; Śrī Lokanātha dāsa Gosvāmī, a reservoir of good qualities; Śrī Mādhava; Śrī Paramānanda Bhaṭṭācārya; Śrī Madhu Paṇḍita, whose characteristics are all wonderful; Premī Kṛṣṇadāsa; Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī; Yādava Ācārya; the merciful Nārāyaṇa; Śrī Puṇḍarīkākṣa Gosvāmī; Govinda; Īśāna; Śrī Govinda; the magnanimous Vāṇī Kṛṣṇadāsa; Śrī Uddhava, who occasionally visited Bengal; Dvija Haridāsa; Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja; Śrī Gopāla dāsa, whose body is completely spiritual; Śrī Gopāla; Mādhava; and many others.”
Bengali
শ্রীগোপাল দরশন কৈলা বহু-রঙ্গে ॥ ৫৩ ॥
Text
śrī-gopāla daraśana kailā bahu-raṅge
Synonyms
Translation
It was with great jubilation that Rūpa Gosvāmī visited Lord Gopāla, accompanied by all these devotees.
Bengali
শ্রীরূপ-গোসাঞি আইলা শ্ৰীবৃন্দাবনে ॥ ৫৪ ॥
Text
śrī-rūpa-gosāñi āilā śrī-vṛndāvane
Synonyms
Translation
After staying at Mathurā for one month, the Gopāla Deity returned to His own place, and Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī returned to Vṛndāvana.
Bengali
তবে মহাপ্ৰভু গেলা ‘শ্রীকাম্যবন’ ॥ ৫৫ ॥
Text
tabe mahāprabhu gelā ‘śrī-kāmyavana’
Synonyms
Translation
In the course of this story, I have given a description of Lord Gopāla’s mercy. After seeing the Gopāla Deity, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Śrī Kāmyavana.
Purport
Kāmyavana is mentioned in the Ādi-varāha Purāṇa:
tatra gatvā naro devi mama loke mahīyate
Lord Śiva said, “The best of all forests is the fourth of these, named Kāmyaka. O goddess Devī, any person who goes there is eligible to enjoy the glories of my abode.”
In the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave) it is also said:
karibe darśana sthāna kuṇḍa bahutara
kāmyavane yata tīrtha lekhā nāhi tāra
“In this Kāmyavana, Kṛṣṇa performed enchanting pastimes. Here you will be able to take darśana of many ponds and other transcendental spots. I cannot even describe in writing all the sacred tīrthas found at Kāmyavana.”
Bengali
সেইমত বৃন্দাবনে তাবৎ দেখিল ॥ ৫৬ ॥
Text
sei-mata vṛndāvane tāvat dekhila
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s touring Vṛndāvana has been previously described. In the same ecstatic way, He traveled all over Vṛndāvana.
Bengali
‘নন্দীশ্বর’ দেখি’ প্রেমে হইলা বিহ্বল ॥ ৫৭ ॥
Text
‘nandīśvara’ dekhi’ preme ha-ilā vihvala
Synonyms
Translation
After visiting the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes at Kāmyavana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Nandīśvara. While there, He was overwhelmed with ecstatic love.
Purport
Nandīśvara is the house of Mahārāja Nanda.
Bengali
লোকেরে পুছিল, পর্বত-উপরে যাঞা ॥ ৫৮ ॥
Text
lokere puchila, parvata-upare yāñā
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed in all the celebrated lakes, beginning with Lake Pāvana. Thereafter He climbed a hill and spoke to the people.
Purport
The Pāvana-sarovara is described in the Mathurā-māhātmya:
dṛṣṭvā nandaṁ yaśodāṁ ca sarvābhīṣṭam avāpnuyāt
“One who bathes in Pāvana Lake by Nandīśvara Hill will see Kṛṣṇa there along with Nanda and Yaśodā and will fufill all his desires.”
Bengali
লোক কহে, — মূর্তি হয় গোফার ভিতরে ॥ ৫৯ ॥
Text
loka kahe, — mūrti haya gophāra bhitare
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Are there any deities on top of this hill?”
Purport
The local people replied, “There are deities on this hill, but they are located within a cave.
Bengali
মধ্যে এক ‘শিশু’ হয় ত্রিভঙ্গ-সুন্দর ॥ ৬০ ॥
Text
madhye eka ‘śiśu’ haya tribhaṅga-sundara
Synonyms
Translation
“There are a father and mother with well-built bodies, and between them is a very beautiful child who is curved in three places.”
Bengali
‘তিন’ মূর্তি দেখিলা সেই গোফা উঘাড়িয়া ॥ ৬১ ॥
Text
‘tina’ mūrti dekhilā sei gophā ughāḍiyā
Synonyms
Translation
Hearing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very happy. After excavating the cave, He saw the three deities.
Bengali
প্রেমাবেশে কৃষ্ণের কৈল সর্বাঙ্গ-স্পর্শন ॥ ৬২ ॥
Text
premāveśe kṛṣṇera kaila sarvāṅga-sparśana
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered His respects to Nanda Mahārāja and mother Yaśodā, and with great ecstatic love He touched the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Bengali
তাহাঁ হৈতে মহাপ্রভু ‘খদির-বন’ আইলা ॥ ৬৩ ॥
Text
tāhāṅ haite mahāprabhu ‘khadira-vana’ āilā
Synonyms
Translation
Every day the Lord chanted and danced in ecstatic love. Finally He went to Khadiravana.
Purport
Khadiravana is described in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):
viṣṇu-loka-prāpti ethā gamana-mātrete
“Behold the forest named Khadiravana, renowned throughout the universe. If one comes to Khadiravana, he can immediately be elevated to Viṣṇuloka.”
Bengali
‘লক্ষ্মী’ দেখি’ এই শ্লোক পড়েন গোসাঞি ॥ ৬৪ ॥
Text
‘lakṣmī’ dekhi’ ei śloka paḍena gosāñi
Synonyms
Translation
After seeing the places of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, Śrī Caitanya went to Śeṣaśāyī, where He saw Lakṣmī and recited the following verse.
Bengali
ভীতাঃ শনৈঃ প্রিয় দধিমহি কর্কশেষু ।
তেনাটবীমটসি তদ্ব্যথতে ন কিংস্বিৎ
কূর্পাদিভির্ভ্রমতি ধীর্ভবদায়ুষাং নঃ ॥ ৬৫ ॥
Text
bhītāḥ śanaiḥ priya dadhīmahi karkaśeṣu
tenāṭavīm aṭasi tad vyathate na kiṁ svit
kūrpādibhir bhramati dhīr bhavad-āyuṣāṁ naḥ
Synonyms
yat — which; te — Your; sujāta — very fine; caraṇa-ambu-ruham — lotus feet; staneṣu — on the breasts; bhītāḥ — being afraid; śanaiḥ — gently; priya — O dear one; dadhīmahi — we place; karkaśeṣu — rough; tena — with them; aṭavīm — the path; aṭasi — You roam; tat — they; vyathate — are distressed; na — not; kim svit — we wonder; kūrpa-ādibhiḥ — by small stones and so on; bhramati — flutters; dhīḥ — the mind; bhavat-āyuṣām — of those of whom Your Lordship is the very life; naḥ — of us.
Translation
“ ‘O dearly beloved! Your lotus feet are so soft that we place them gently on our breasts, fearing that Your feet will be hurt. Our life rests only in You. Our minds, therefore, are filled with anxiety that Your tender feet might be wounded by pebbles as You roam about on the forest path.’ ”
Purport
This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.31.19) spoken by the gopīs when Kṛṣṇa left them in the midst of the rāsa-līlā.
Bengali
যমুনা পার হঞা ‘ভদ্র-বন’ গেলা ॥ ৬৬ ॥
Text
yamunā pāra hañā ‘bhadra-vana’ gelā
Synonyms
Translation
Afterwards, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Khelā-tīrtha and then went to Bhāṇḍīravana. After crossing the Yamunā River, He went to Bhadravana.
Purport
In the Bhakti-ratnākara it is said that Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma used to play at Khelā-tīrtha with the cowherd boys during the entire day. Mother Yaśodā had to call Them to take Their baths and eat Their lunch.
Bengali
‘মহাবন’ গিয়া কৈলা জন্মস্থান-দরশন ॥ ৬৭ ॥
Text
‘mahāvana’ giyā kailā janma-sthāna-daraśana
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then visited Śrīvana and Lohavana. He then went to Mahāvana and saw Gokula, the place of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s early childhood pastimes.
Purport
Of Śrīvana (also called Bilvavana), the Bhakti-ratnākara states, devatā-pūjita bilvavana śobhāmaya: “The beautiful forest of Bilvavana is worshiped by all the demigods.”
About Lohavana, the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave) states:
ethā loha-jaṅghāsure vadhe bhagavān
“At Lohavana, Lord Kṛṣṇa used to tend cows. The demon named Lohajaṅgha was killed at this place.”
Mahāvana is described as follows in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):
ei dekha śrī-kṛṣṇa-candrera janma sthala
śrī-gokula, mahāvana — dui ‘eka’ haya
“Behold the house of Nanda and Yaśodā in Mahāvana. See the birthplace of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Mahāvana and the birthplace of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Gokula, are one and the same.”
Bengali
প্রেমাবেশে প্রভুর মন হৈল টলমল ॥ ৬৮ ॥
Text
premāveśe prabhura mana haila ṭalamala
Synonyms
Translation
Upon seeing the place where the twin arjuna trees had been broken by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was moved to great ecstatic love.
Bengali
‘জন্মস্থান’ দেখি’ রহে সেই বিপ্র-ঘরে ॥ ৬৯ ॥
Text
janma-sthāna’ dekhi’ rahe sei vipra-ghare
Synonyms
Translation
After seeing Gokula, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Mathurā, where He saw the birthplace of the Lord. While there, He stayed at the house of the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa.
Bengali
একান্তে ‘অক্রূর তীর্থে’ রহিলা আসিয়া ॥ ৭০ ॥
Text
ekānte ‘akrūra-tīrthe’ rahilā āsiyā
Synonyms
Translation
Seeing a great crowd assemble at Mathurā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left and went to Akrūra-tīrtha. He remained there in a solitary place.
Purport
Akrūra-tīrtha is also mentioned in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhu chilena nibhṛte
“Śrīnivāsa, look at this village of Akrūra. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed there in a solitary place.”
Bengali
‘কালীয়-হ্রদে’ স্নান কৈলা আর প্রস্কন্দন ॥ ৭১ ॥
Text
‘kālīya-hrade’ snāna kailā āra praskandana
Synonyms
Translation
The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Vṛndāvana and took His bath at Kālīya Lake and Praskandana.
Purport
Kālīya-hrada is mentioned in the Bhakti-ratnākara (Fifth Wave):
kālīya-tīrtha-sthāne bahu-kārya-siddhi haya
“When one takes a bath in Kālīya-hrada, he is freed from all sinful reactions. One can also be successful in business by bathing in Kālīya-hrada.”
Bengali
রাস-স্থলী দেখি’ প্রেমে মূর্চ্ছিত হইলা ॥ ৭২ ॥
Text
rāsa-sthalī dekhi’ preme mūrcchita ha-ilā
Synonyms
Translation
After seeing the holy place called Praskandana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Dvādaśāditya. From there He went to Keśī-tīrtha, and when He saw the place where the rāsa dance had taken place, He immediately lost consciousness due to ecstatic love.
Bengali
হাসে, কান্দে, নাচে, পড়ে, উচ্চৈঃস্বরে গায় ॥ ৭৩ ॥
Text
hāse, kānde, nāce, paḍe, uccaiḥ-svare gāya
Synonyms
Translation
When the Lord regained His senses, He began to roll on the ground. He would sometimes laugh, cry, dance and fall down. He would also chant very loudly.
Bengali
সন্ধ্যাকালে অক্রূরে আসি’ ভিক্ষা নিৰ্বাহিলা ॥ ৭৪ ॥
Text
sandhyā-kāle akrūre āsi’ bhikṣā nirvāhilā
Synonyms
Translation
Being thus transcendentally amused, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed that day happily at Keśī-tīrtha. In the evening He returned to Akrūra-tīrtha, where He took His meal.
Bengali
তেঁতুলী-তলাতে আসি’ করিলা বিশ্রাম ॥ ৭৫ ॥
Text
teṅtulī-talāte āsi’ karilā viśrāma
Synonyms
Translation
The next morning Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Vṛndāvana and took His bath at Cīra-ghāṭa. He then went to Teṅtulī-talā, where He took rest.
Bengali
তার তলে পিঁড়ি-বান্ধা পরম চিক্কণ ॥ ৭৬ ॥
Text
tāra tale piṅḍi-bāndhā parama-cikkaṇa
Synonyms
Translation
The tamarind tree named Teṅtulī-talā was very old, having been there since the time of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes. Beneath the tree was a very shiny platform.
Bengali
বৃন্দাবন-শোভা দেখে যমুনার নীর ॥ ৭৭ ॥
Text
vṛndāvana-śobhā dekhe yamunāra nīra
Synonyms
Translation
Since the river Yamunā flowed near Teṅtulī-talā, a very cool breeze blew there. While there, the Lord saw the beauty of Vṛndāvana and the water of the river Yamunā.
Bengali
মধ্যাহ্ন করি’ আসি’ করে ‘অক্রূরে’ ভোজন ॥ ৭৮ ॥
Text
madhyāhna kari’ āsi’ kare ‘akrūre’ bhojana
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to sit beneath the old tamarind tree and chant the holy name of the Lord. At noon He would return to Akrūra-tīrtha to take lunch.
Bengali
লোক-ভিড়ে স্বচ্ছন্দে নারে ‘কীর্তন’ করিতে ॥ ৭৯ ॥
Text
loka-bhiḍe svacchande nāre ‘kīrtana’ karite
Synonyms
Translation
All the people who lived near Akrūra-tīrtha came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and due to the large crowds, the Lord could not peacefully chant the holy name.
Bengali
নামসংকীর্তন করে মধ্যাহ্ন-পর্যন্ত ॥ ৮০ ॥
Text
nāma-saṅkīrtana kare madhyāhna-paryanta
Synonyms
Translation
Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would go to Vṛndāvana and sit in a solitary place, where He would chant the holy name until noon.
Bengali
সবারে-উপদেশ করে ‘নামসংকীর্তন’ ॥ ৮১ ॥
Text
sabāre upadeśa kare ‘nāma-saṅkīrtana’
Synonyms
Translation
In the afternoon, people were able to speak to Him. The Lord told everyone of the importance of chanting the holy name.
Bengali
রাজপুত-জাতি, গৃহস্থ, যমুনা-পারে গ্রাম ॥ ৮২ ॥
Text
rājaputa-jāti, — gṛhastha, yamunā-pāre grāma
Synonyms
Translation
During this time, a Vaiṣṇava named Kṛṣṇadāsa came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He was a householder belonging to the kṣatriya caste, and his house was located on the other side of the Yamunā.
Bengali
আম্লি-তলায় গোসাঞিরে দেখে আচম্বিতে ॥ ৮৩ ॥
Text
āmli-talāya gosāñire dekhe ācambite
Synonyms
Translation
After bathing at Keśī-tīrtha, Kṛṣṇadāsa went toward Kālīya-daha and suddenly saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sitting at Āmli-talā [Teṅtulī-talā].
Bengali
প্রেমাবেশে প্ৰভুরে করেন নমস্কার ॥ ৮৪ ॥
Text
premāveśe prabhure karena namaskāra
Synonyms
Translation
Upon seeing the Lord’s personal beauty and ecstatic love, Kṛṣṇadāsa was very much astonished. Out of ecstatic love, he offered his respectful obeisances unto the Lord.
Bengali
কৃষ্ণদাস কহে, — মুঞি গৃহস্থ পামর ॥ ৮৫ ॥
Text
kṛṣṇadāsa kahe, — mui gṛhastha pāmara
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Kṛṣṇadāsa, “Who are you? Where is your home?”
Purport
Kṛṣṇadāsa replied, “I am a most fallen householder.
Bengali
মোর ইচ্ছা হয় — ‘হঙ বৈষ্ণব-কিঙ্কর’ ॥ ৮৬ ॥
Text
mora icchā haya — ‘haṅa vaiṣṇava-kiṅkara’
Synonyms
Translation
“I belong to the Rājaputa caste, and my home is just on the other side of the river Yamunā. But I wish to be the servant of a Vaiṣṇava.
Bengali
সেই স্বপ্ন পরতেক তোমা আসি’ পাইনু ॥ ৮৭ ॥
Text
sei svapna parateka tomā āsi’ pāinu
Synonyms
Translation
“Today I have had a dream, and according to that dream I have come here and found You.”
Bengali
প্রেমে মত্ত কৈল সেই নাচে, বলে ‘হরি’ ॥ ৮৮ ॥
Text
preme matta haila sei nāce, bale ‘hari’
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then bestowed upon Kṛṣṇadāsa His causeless mercy by embracing him. Kṛṣṇadāsa became mad with ecstatic love and began to dance and to chant the holy name of Hari.
Bengali
প্ৰভুর অবশিষ্টপাত্র-প্রসাদ পাইলা ॥ ৮৯ ॥
Text
prabhura avaśiṣṭa-pātra-prasāda pāilā
Synonyms
Translation
Kṛṣṇadāsa returned to Akrūra-tīrtha with the Lord, and remnants of the Lord’s food were given to him.
Bengali
প্ৰভু-সঙ্গে রহে গৃহ-স্ত্রী-পুত্র ছাড়িয়া ॥ ৯০ ॥
Text
prabhu-saṅge rahe gṛha-strī-putra chāḍiyā
Synonyms
Translation
The next morning, Kṛṣṇadāsa went with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Vṛndāvana and carried His waterpot. Kṛṣṇadāsa thus left his wife, home and children in order to remain with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Bengali
যাহাঁ তাহাঁ লোক সব কহিতে লাগিল ॥ ৯১ ॥
Text
yāhāṅ tāhāṅ loka saba kahite lāgila
Synonyms
Translation
Everywhere the Lord went, all the people said, “Kṛṣṇa has again manifested at Vṛndāvana.”
Bengali
বৃন্দাবন হৈতে আইসে করি’ কোলাহলে ॥ ৯২ ॥
Text
vṛndāvana haite āise kari’ kolāhale
Synonyms
Translation
One morning many people came to Akrūra-tīrtha. As they came from Vṛndāvana, they made a tumultuous sound.
Bengali
প্রভু কহে, — কাহাঁ হৈতে করিলা আগমন ? ৯৩ ॥
Text
prabhu kahe, — kāhāṅ haite karilā āgamana?
Synonyms
Translation
Upon seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, all the people offered respects at His lotus feet. The Lord then asked them, “Where are you all coming from?”
Bengali
কালীয়-শিরে নৃত্য করে, ফণা-রত্ন জ্বলে ॥ ৯৪ ॥
Text
kālīya-śire nṛtya kare, phaṇā-ratna jvale
Synonyms
Translation
The people replied, “Kṛṣṇa has again manifested Himself on the waters of Kālīya Lake. He dances on the hoods of the serpent Kālīya, and the jewels on those hoods are blazing.
Bengali
শুনি’ হাসি’ কহে প্রভু, — সব ‘সত্য’ হয় ॥ ৯৫ ॥
Text
śuni’ hāsi’ kahe prabhu, — saba ‘satya’ haya
Synonyms
Translation
“Everyone has seen Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. There is no doubt about it.” Hearing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to laugh. He then said, “Everything is correct.”
Bengali
সবে আসি’ কহে, — কৃষ্ণ পাইলুঁ দরশন ॥ ৯৬ ॥
Text
sabe āsi’ kahe, — kṛṣṇa pāiluṅ daraśana
Synonyms
Translation
For three successive nights people went to Kālīya-daha to see Kṛṣṇa, and everyone returned saying, “Now we have seen Kṛṣṇa Himself.”
Bengali
‘সরস্বতী’ এই বাক্যে ‘সত্য’ কহাইল ॥ ৯৭ ॥
Text
‘sarasvatī’ ei vākye ‘satya’ kahāila
Synonyms
Translation
Everyone came before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and said, “Now we have directly seen Lord Kṛṣṇa.” Thus by the mercy of the goddess of learning they were made to speak the truth.
Bengali
নিজাজ্ঞানে সত্য ছাড়ি’ ‘অসত্যে সত্য-ভ্রম’ ॥ ৯৮ ॥
Text
nijājñāne satya chāḍi’ ‘asatye satya-bhrama’
Synonyms
Translation
When the people saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they actually saw Kṛṣṇa, but because they were following their own imperfect knowledge, they accepted the wrong thing as Kṛṣṇa.
Bengali
‘আজ্ঞা দেহ’, যাই’ করি কৃষ্ণ দরশনে !’ ৯৯ ॥
Text
‘ājñā deha’, yāi’ kari kṛṣṇa daraśane!’
Synonyms
Translation
At that time Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya placed a request at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He said, “Please give me permission to go see Lord Kṛṣṇa directly.”
Purport
The puzzled people who visited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were actually seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa, but they were mistaken in thinking that Lord Kṛṣṇa had come to Kālīya Lake. They all said that they had seen Kṛṣṇa directly performing His pastimes on the hoods of the serpent Kālīya and that the jewels on Kālīya’s hoods were blazing brilliantly. Because they were speculating with their imperfect knowledge, they saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as an ordinary human being and a boatman’s light in the lake as Kṛṣṇa. One must see things as they are through the mercy of a spiritual master; otherwise, if one tries to see Kṛṣṇa directly, he may mistake an ordinary man for Kṛṣṇa or Kṛṣṇa for an ordinary man. Everyone has to see Kṛṣṇa according to the verdict of Vedic literatures presented by the self-realized spiritual master. A sincere person is able to see Kṛṣṇa through the transparent via medium of Śrī Gurudeva, the spiritual master. Unless one is enlightened by the knowledge given by the spiritual master, he cannot see things as they are, even though he remains constantly with the spiritual master. This incident at Kālīya-daha is very instructive for those eager to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Bengali
“মূর্খের বাক্যে ‘মূর্খ’ হৈলা পণ্ডিত হঞা ॥ ১০০ ॥
Text
“mūrkhera vākye ‘mūrkha’ hailā paṇḍita hañā
Synonyms
Translation
When Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya asked to see Kṛṣṇa at Kālīya-daha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mercifully slapped him, saying, “You are a learned scholar, but you have become a fool, being influenced by the statements of other fools.
Purport
Māyā is so strong that even a person like Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, who was constantly staying with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, was influenced by the words of fools. He wanted to see Kṛṣṇa directly by going to Kālīya-daha, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being the original spiritual master, would not allow His servant to fall into such foolishness. He therefore chastised him, slapping him just to bring him to a real sense of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Bengali
নিজ-ভ্রমে মূর্খ লোক করে কোলাহলে ॥ ১০১ ॥
Text
nija-bhrame mūrkha-loka kare kolāhale
Synonyms
Translation
“Why would Kṛṣṇa appear in the Age of Kali? Foolish people who are mistaken are simply causing agitation and making a tumult.
Purport
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s first statement (kṛṣṇa kene daraśana dibe kali-kāle) refers to the scriptures. According to scripture, Kṛṣṇa appears in Dvāpara-yuga, but He never appears as Himself in Kali-yuga. Rather, He appears in Kali-yuga in a covered form. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.32), kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam. Kṛṣṇa appears in the Age of Kali in the garb of a devotee, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who always associates with His internal soldiers — Śrī Advaita Prabhu, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, Śrīvāsa Prabhu and Gadādhara Prabhu. Although Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya was personally serving Lord Kṛṣṇa in His role as a devotee (Caitanya Mahāprabhu), he mistook Lord Kṛṣṇa for an ordinary man and an ordinary man for Lord Kṛṣṇa because he did not follow the rules set down by śāstra and guru.
Bengali
‘কৃষ্ণ’ দরশন করিহ কালি রাত্র্যে যাঞা ॥” ১০২ ॥
Text
‘kṛṣṇa’ daraśana kariha kāli rātrye yāñā”
Synonyms
Translation
“Do not become mad. Simply sit down here, and tomorrow night you will go see Kṛṣṇa.”
Bengali
‘কৃষ্ণ দেখি’ আইলা?’ — প্ৰভু তাঁহারে পুছিলা ॥ ১০৩ ॥
Text
‘kṛṣṇa dekhi’ āilā?’ — prabhu tāṅhāre puchilā
Synonyms
Translation
The next morning some respectable gentlemen came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord asked them, “Have you seen Kṛṣṇa?”
Bengali
কালীয়দহে মৎস্য মারে, দেউটী জ্বালিয়া ॥ ১০৪ ॥
Text
kālīya-dahe matsya māre, deuṭī jvāliyā
Synonyms
Translation
These respectable gentlemen replied, “At night in Kālīya Lake a fisherman lights a torch in his boat and catches many fish.
Bengali
‘কালীয়ের শরীরে কৃষ্ণ করিছে নর্তন’ ! ১০৫ ॥
Text
‘kālīyera śarīre kṛṣṇa kariche nartana’!
Synonyms
Translation
“From a distance, people mistakenly think that they are seeing Kṛṣṇa dancing on the body of the Kālīya serpent.
Bengali
জালিয়ারে মূঢ়-লোক ‘কৃষ্ণ’ করি’ মানে ! ১০৬ ॥
Text
jāliyāre mūḍha-loka ‘kṛṣṇa’ kari’ māne!
Synonyms
Translation
“These fools think that the boat is the Kālīya serpent and the torchlight the jewels on his hoods. People also mistake the fisherman for Kṛṣṇa.
Bengali
কৃষ্ণেরে দেখিল লোক, — ইহা ‘মিথ্যা’ নয় ॥ ১০৭ ॥
Text
kṛṣṇere dekhila loka, — ihā ‘mithyā’ naya
Synonyms
Translation
“Actually Lord Kṛṣṇa has returned to Vṛndāvana. That is the truth, and it is also true that people have seen Him.
Bengali
স্থাণু-পুরুষে যৈছে বিপরীত-জ্ঞানে ॥ ১০৮ ॥
Text
sthāṇu-puruṣe yaiche viparīta-jñāne
Synonyms
Translation
“But where they are seeing Kṛṣṇa is their mistake. It is like considering a dry tree to be a person.”
Purport
The word sthāṇu means “a dry tree without leaves.” From a distance one may mistake such a tree for a person. This is called sthāṇu-puruṣa. Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was living in Vṛndāvana, the inhabitants considered Him an ordinary human being, and they mistook the fisherman to be Kṛṣṇa. Every human being is prone to make such mistakes. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was mistaken for an ordinary sannyāsī, the fisherman was mistaken for Kṛṣṇa, and the torchlight was mistaken for bright jewels on Kālīya’s hoods.
Bengali
লোক কহে, — ‘সন্ন্যাসী তুমি জঙ্গম-নারায়ণ ॥ ১০৯ ॥
Text
loka kahe, — ‘sannyāsī tumi jaṅgama-nārāyaṇa
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then asked them, “Where have you seen Kṛṣṇa directly?”
Purport
The people replied, “You are a sannyāsī, a renunciant; therefore You are a moving Nārāyaṇa [jaṅgama-nārāyaṇa].”
This is the viewpoint of Māyāvāda philosophy. Māyāvāda philosophy supports the impersonalist view that Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has no form. One can imagine impersonal Brahman in any form — as Viṣṇu, Lord Śiva, Vivasvān, Gaṇeśa or Devī Durgā. According to the Māyāvāda philosophy, when one becomes a sannyāsī he is to be considered a moving Nārāyaṇa. Māyāvāda philosophy holds that the real Nārāyaṇa does not move because, being impersonal, He has no legs. Thus according to Māyāvāda philosophy, whoever becomes a sannyāsī declares himself Nārāyaṇa. Foolish people accept such ordinary human beings as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is called vivarta-vāda.
In this regard, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura comments that jaṅgama-nārāyaṇa means that the impersonal Brahman takes a shape and moves here and there in the form of a Māyāvādī sannyāsī. The Māyāvāda philosophy confirms this. Daṇḍa-grahaṇa-mātreṇa naro nārāyaṇo bhavet: “Simply by accepting the daṇḍa of the order of sannyāsa, one is immediately transformed into Nārāyaṇa.” Therefore Māyāvādī sannyāsīs address one another by saying oṁ namo nārāyaṇāya. In this way one Nārāyaṇa worships another Nārāyaṇa.
Actually an ordinary human being cannot become Nārāyaṇa. As the chief Māyāvādī sannyāsī, Śrī Śaṅkarācārya, says, nārāyaṇaḥ paro ’vyaktāt: “Nārāyaṇa is not a creation of this material world. Nārāyaṇa is above the material creation.” Due to their poor fund of knowledge, Māyāvādī sannyāsīs think that Nārāyaṇa, the Absolute Truth, takes birth as a human being and that when He realizes this, He becomes Nārāyaṇa again. They never consider why Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, would accept an inferior position as a human being and then again become Nārāyaṇa when He is perfect. Why should Nārāyaṇa be imperfect? Why should He appear as a human being? Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very nicely explained these points while at Vṛndāvana.
Bengali
তোমা দেখি’ সর্বলোক হইল নিস্তার ॥’ ১১০ ॥
Text
tomā dekhi’ sarva-loka ha-ila nistāra
Synonyms
Translation
The people then said, “You have appeared in Vṛndāvana as an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa. Just by seeing You, everyone is now liberated.”
Bengali
জীবাধমে ‘কৃষ্ণ’-জ্ঞান কভু না করিবা ! ১১১ ॥
Text
jīvādhame ‘kṛṣṇa’-jñāna kabhu nā karibā!
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately exclaimed, “Viṣṇu! Viṣṇu! Do not call Me the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A jīva cannot become Kṛṣṇa at any time. Do not even say such a thing!
Purport
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately stated that a living being, however exalted he may be, should never be compared to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s preaching protests the monistic philosophy of the Māyāvāda school. The central point of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is that the jīva, the living entity, can never be accepted as Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu. This viewpoint is elaborated in the following verses.
Bengali
ষড়ৈশ্বর্যপূর্ণ কৃষ্ণ হয় সূর্যোপম ॥ ১১২ ॥
Text
ṣaḍ-aiśvarya-pūrṇa kṛṣṇa haya sūryopama
Synonyms
Translation
“A sannyāsī in the renounced order is certainly part and parcel of the complete whole, just as a shining molecular particle of sunshine is part and parcel of the sun itself. Kṛṣṇa is like the sun, full of six opulences, but the living entity is only a fragment of the complete whole.
Bengali
জ্বলদগ্নিরাশি যৈছে স্ফুলিঙ্গের ‘কণ’ ॥ ১১৩ ॥
Text
jvalad-agni-rāśi yaiche sphuliṅgera ‘kaṇa’
Synonyms
Translation
“A living entity and the Absolute Personality of Godhead are never to be considered equal, just as a fragmental spark can never be considered the original flame.
Purport
Māyāvādī sannyāsīs consider themselves Brahman, and they superficially speak of themselves as Nārāyaṇa. The monistic disciples of the Māyāvāda school (known as smārta-brāhmaṇas) are generally householder brāhmaṇas who accept the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs as Nārāyaṇa incarnate; therefore they offer their obeisances to them. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately protested this unauthorized system, specifically mentioning that a sannyāsī is nothing but a fragmental portion of the Supreme (cit-kaṇa jīva). In other words, he is nothing more than an ordinary living being. He is never Nārāyaṇa, just as a molecular portion of sunshine is never the sun itself. The living entity is nothing but a fragmental part of the Absolute Truth; therefore at no stage of perfection can a living entity become the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This Māyāvāda viewpoint is always condemned by the Vaiṣṇava school. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself protested this philosophy. When the Māyāvādīs accept sannyāsa and consider themselves Nārāyaṇa, they become so puffed up that they do not even enter the temple of Nārāyaṇa to offer respects, for they falsely think themselves Nārāyaṇa Himself. Although Māyāvādī sannyāsīs may offer respects to other sannyāsīs and address them as Nārāyaṇa, they do not go to a Nārāyaṇa temple and offer respects. These Māyāvādī sannyāsīs are always condemned and are described as demons. The Vedas clearly state that living entities are subordinate parts and parcels of the supreme. Eko bahūnāṁ yo vidadhāti kāmān: the Supreme Being, Kṛṣṇa, maintains all living entities.
Bengali
স্বাবিদ্যা-সংবৃতো জীবঃ সংক্লেশনিকরাকরঃ ॥ ১১৪ ॥
Text
sac-cid-ānanda īśvaraḥ
svāvidyā-saṁvṛto jīvaḥ
saṅkleśa-nikarākaraḥ
Synonyms
hlādinyā — by the hlādinī potency; saṁvit — by the saṁvit potency; āśliṣṭaḥ — surrounded; sat-cit-ānandaḥ — always transcendentally blissful; īśvaraḥ — the supreme controller; sva — own; avidyā — by ignorance; saṁvṛtaḥ — surrounded; jīvaḥ — the living entity; saṅkleśa — of the threefold miseries; nikara — of the multitude; ākaraḥ — the mine.
Translation
“ ‘The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller, is always full of transcendental bliss and is accompanied by the potencies known as hlādinī and saṁvit. The conditioned soul, however, is always covered by ignorance and embarrassed by the threefold miseries of life. Thus he is a treasure-house of all kinds of tribulations.’
Purport
This quotation of Viṣṇu Svāmī is cited in Śrīdhara Svāmī’s Bhāvārtha-dīpikā commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.7.6).
Bengali
সেইত ‘পাষণ্ডী’ হয়, দণ্ডে তারে যম ॥ ১১৫ ॥
Text
seita ‘pāṣaṇḍī’ haya, daṇḍe tāre yama
Synonyms
Translation
“A foolish person who says that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the same as the living entity is an atheist, and he becomes subject to punishment by the superintendent of death, Yamarāja.
Purport
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says that the word pāṣaṇḍī refers to one who considers the living entity under the control of the illusory energy to be equal with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is transcendental to all material qualities. Another kind of pāṣaṇḍī is one who does not believe in the spirit soul, the superior potency of the Lord, and therefore does not distinguish between spirit and matter. While describing one of the offenses against chanting the holy names, specifically the offense called śruti-śāstra-nindana (blaspheming the Vedic literature), Jīva Gosvāmī states in his Bhakti-sandarbha, yathā pāṣaṇda-mārgeṇa dattātreyarṣabha-devopāsakānāṁ pāṣaṇḍīnām. “Worshipers of impersonalists like Dattātreya are also pāṣaṇḍīs.” Concerning the offense of ahaṁ-mama-buddhi, or dehātma-buddhi (considering the body to be the self), Jīva Gosvāmī states, deva-draviṇādi-nimittaka-‘pāṣaṇḍa’-śabdena ca daśāparādhā eva lakṣyante, pāṣaṇḍa-mayatvāt teṣām: “Those who are overly absorbed in the conception of the body and the bodily necessities are also called pāṣaṇḍīs.” Elsewhere in the Bhakti-sandarbha it is stated:
sa pāṣaṇḍīti vijñeyaḥ svatantro vāpi karmasu
“A pāṣaṇḍī is one who considers the demigods and the Supreme Personality of Godhead to be one; therefore a pāṣaṇḍī worships any kind of demigod as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” One who disobeys the orders of the spiritual master is also considered a pāṣaṇḍī. The word pāṣaṇḍī has been described in many places in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, including 4.2.28, 30 and 32, 5.6.9, and 12.2.13 and 3.43.
On the whole, a pāṣaṇḍī is a nondevotee who does not accept the Vedic conclusions. In the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (1.117) there is a verse quoted from the Padma Purāṇa describing the pāṣaṇḍī. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu quotes this verse as the following text.
Bengali
সমত্বেনৈব বীক্ষেত স পাষণ্ডী ভবেদ্ধ্রুবম্ ॥ ১১৬ ॥
Text
brahma-rudrādi-daivataiḥ
samatvenaiva vīkṣeta
sa pāṣaṇḍī bhaved dhruvam
Synonyms
yaḥ — any person who; tu — however; nārāyaṇam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of such demigods as Brahmā and Śiva; devam — the Lord; brahma — Lord Brahmā; rudra — Lord Śiva; ādi — and others; daivataiḥ — with such demigods; samatvena — on an equal level; eva — certainly; vīkṣeta — observes; saḥ — such a person; pāṣaṇḍī — pāsaṇḍī; bhavet — must be; dhruvam — certainly.
Translation
“ ‘A person who considers demigods like Brahmā and Śiva to be on an equal level with Nārāyaṇa is to be considered an offender, or pāṣaṇḍī.’ ”
Bengali
কৃষ্ণের সদৃশ তোমার আকৃতি-প্রকৃতি ॥ ১১৭ ॥
Text
kṛṣṇera sadṛśa tomāra ākṛti-prakṛti
Synonyms
Translation
After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the difference between an ordinary living being and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the people said, “No one considers You an ordinary human being. You are like Kṛṣṇa in every respect, in both bodily features and characteristics.
Bengali
দেহকান্তি পীতাম্বর কৈল আচ্ছাদন ॥ ১১৮ ॥
Text
deha-kānti pītāmbara kaila ācchādana
Synonyms
Translation
“By Your bodily features we can see that You are none other than the son of Nanda Mahārāja, although the golden luster of Your body has covered Your original complexion.
Bengali
‘ঈশ্বর-স্বভাব’ তোমার ঢাকা নাহি যায় ॥ ১১৯ ॥
Text
‘īśvara-svabhāva’ tomāra ḍhākā nāhi yāya
Synonyms
Translation
“As the aroma of deer musk cannot be concealed by wrapping it in a cloth, Your characteristics as the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be concealed by any means.
Bengali
তোমা দেখি’ কৃষ্ণপ্রেমে জগৎ পাগল ॥ ১২০ ॥
Text
tomā dekhi’ kṛṣṇa-preme jagat pāgala
Synonyms
Translation
“Indeed, Your characteristics are uncommon and beyond the imagination of an ordinary living being. Simply by seeing You, the entire universe becomes mad with ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
Bengali
যেই তোমার একবার পায় দরশন ॥ ১২১ ॥
আচার্য হইল সেই, তারিল জগত ॥ ১২২ ॥
Text
yei tomāra eka-bāra pāya daraśana
ācārya ha-ila sei, tārila jagata
Synonyms
strī — women; bāla — children; vṛddha — old men; āra — and; caṇḍāla — the lowest of men; yavana — persons who eat meat; yei — anyone who; tomāra — Your; eka-bāra — once; pāya daraśana — gets the sight; kṛṣṇa-nāma — the holy name of Kṛṣṇa; laya — chants; nāce — dances; hañā unmatta — like a madman; ācārya ha-ila — becomes a spiritual master; sei — that man; tārila jagata — delivers the whole world.
Translation
“If they see You just once, even women, children, old men, meat-eaters and members of the lowest caste immediately chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, dance like madmen and become spiritual masters capable of delivering the whole world.
Bengali
সেই কৃষ্ণপ্রেমে মত্ত, তারে ত্রিভুবনে ॥ ১২৩ ॥
Text
sei kṛṣṇa-preme matta, tāre tribhuvane
Synonyms
Translation
“Apart from seeing You, whoever listens to Your holy name is made mad with ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa and is able to deliver the three worlds.
Bengali
অলৌকিক শক্তি তোমার না যায় কথন ॥ ১২৪ ॥
Text
alaukika śakti tomāra nā yāya kathana
Synonyms
Translation
“Simply by hearing Your holy name, dog-eaters become holy saints. Your uncommon potencies cannot be described in words.
Bengali
যৎপ্রহ্বণাদ্যত্স্মরণাদপি ক্বচিৎ ।
শ্বাদোঽপি সদ্যঃ সবনায় কল্পতে
কুতঃ পুনস্তে ভগবন্নু দর্শনাৎ ॥ ১২৫ ॥
Text
yat-prahvaṇād yat-smaraṇād api kvacit
śvādo ’pi sadyaḥ savanāya kalpate
kutaḥ punas te bhagavan nu darśanāt
Synonyms
yat — of whom; nāmadheya — of the name; śravaṇa — from hearing; anukīrtanāt — and thereafter from chanting; yat — to whom; prahvaṇāt — from offering respects; yat — of whom; smaraṇāt — from simply remembering; api — also; kvacit — sometimes; śva-adaḥ — a dog-eater; api — even; sadyaḥ — immediately; savanāya — for performing Vedic sacrifices; kalpate — becomes eligible; kutaḥ — what to speak; punaḥ — again; te — of You; bhagavan — O Supreme Personality of Godhead; nu — certainly; darśanāt — from seeing.
Translation
“ ‘To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the Supreme Person face to face, even a person born in a family of dog-eaters becomes immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or chants about Him, hears about His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him.’
Purport
For an explanation of this verse (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.33.6), see Madhya-līlā, chapter 16, text 186.
Bengali
‘স্বরূপ’-লক্ষণে তুমি — ‘ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন’ ॥ ১২৬ ॥
Text
‘svarūpa’-lakṣaṇe tumi — ‘vrajendra-nandana’
Synonyms
Translation
“These glories of Yours are only marginal. Originally You are the son of Mahārāja Nanda.”
Purport
The original characteristics of a substance are called svarūpa, and the subsequent corollaries are called taṭastha-lakṣaṇa, or marginal characteristics. The glories of the Lord’s marginal characteristics prove Him to be the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the son of Mahārāja Nanda. As soon as one understands this, one accepts Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Bengali
কৃষ্ণপ্রেমে মত্ত লোক নিজ-ঘরে গেল ॥ ১২৭ ॥
Text
kṛṣṇa-preme matta loka nija-ghare gela
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then bestowed His causeless mercy upon all the people there, and everyone became ecstatic with love of God. Finally they all returned to their homes.
Bengali
কৃষ্ণ-নাম-প্রেম দিয়া লোক নিস্তারিলা ॥ ১২৮ ॥
Text
kṛṣṇa-nāma-prema diyā loka nistārilā
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained for some days in Akrūra-tīrtha. He delivered everyone there simply by distributing the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and ecstatic love for the Lord.
Bengali
মথুরার ঘরে-ঘরে করা’ন নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ১২৯ ॥
Text
mathurāra ghare-ghare karā’na nimantraṇa
Synonyms
Translation
The brāhmaṇa disciple of Mādhavendra Purī went from house to house in Mathurā and inspired other brāhmaṇas to invite Caitanya Mahāprabhu to their homes.
Bengali
ভট্টাচার্য-স্থানে আসি’ করে নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ১৩০ ॥
Text
bhaṭṭācārya-sthāne āsi’ kare nimantraṇa
Synonyms
Translation
Thus all the respectable people of Mathurā, headed by the brāhmaṇas, came to Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya and extended invitations to the Lord.
Bengali
ভট্টাচার্য একের মাত্র করেন গ্রহণ ॥ ১৩১ ॥
Text
bhaṭṭācārya ekera mātra karena grahaṇa
Synonyms
Translation
In one day, ten to twenty invitations were received, but Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya would accept only one of them.
Bengali
সেই বিপ্রে সাধে লোক নিমন্ত্রণ নিতে ॥ ১৩২ ॥
Text
sei vipre sādhe loka nimantraṇa nite
Synonyms
Translation
Since not everyone got an opportunity to offer invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally, those who did not requested the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa to ask the Lord to accept their invitations.
Bengali
দৈন্য করি, করে মহাপ্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
Text
dainya kari, kare mahāprabhura nimantraṇa
Synonyms
kānyakubja — brāhmaṇas from Kānyakubja; dākṣiṇātyera — certain brāhmaṇas from South India; vaidika — followers of the Vedic religion; brāhmaṇa — brāhmaṇas; dainya kari — with great humility; kare — do; mahāprabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nimantraṇa — invitation.
Translation
The brāhmaṇas from different places, such as Kānyakubja and South India, who were all strict followers of the Vedic religion, offered invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great humility.
Bengali
প্রভুরে ভিক্ষা দেন শালগ্রামে সমর্পিয়া ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
Text
prabhure bhikṣā dena śālagrāme samarpiyā
Synonyms
Translation
In the morning they would come to Akrūra-tīrtha and cook food. After offering it to the śālagrāma-śilā, they offered it to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Purport
There are brāhmaṇas known as pañca-gauḍa-brāhmaṇas, who come from five places in northern India, and there are brāhmaṇas known as pañca-dākṣiṇātya-brāhmaṇas, who come from five places in southern India. In northern India the places are Kānyakubja, Sārasvata, Gauḍa, Maithila and Utkala. In southern India the places are Andhra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Drāviḍa and Maharashtra. The brāhmaṇas from these places are considered to be very strict followers of the Vedic principles, and they are accepted as pure brāhmaṇas. They strictly observe Vedic principles and are not polluted by tantric misdeeds. All of these brāhmaṇas respectfully invited Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch.
Bengali
বসি’ মহাপ্রভু কিছু করেন বিচারে ॥ ১৩৫ ॥
Text
vasi’ mahāprabhu kichu karena vicāre
Synonyms
Translation
One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sat at the bathing ghat of Akrūra-tīrtha and thought the following thoughts.
Purport
Akrūra-tīrtha is located on the road between Vṛndāvana and Mathurā. When Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were being taken to Mathurā by Akrūra, the Lord rested at this place and took His bath in the Yamunā. When Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma took Their baths, Akrūra saw the entire world of Vaikuṇṭha within the water. The inhabitants of Vṛndāvana also saw the Vaikuṇṭha planets within the water.
Bengali
ব্রজবাসী লোক ‘গোলোক’ দর্শন কৈল ॥ ১৩৬ ॥
Text
vrajavāsī loka ‘goloka’ darśana kaila
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought, “At this bathing place, Akrūra saw Vaikuṇṭha, the spiritual world, and all the inhabitants of Vraja saw Goloka Vṛndāvana.”
Bengali
ডুবিয়া রহিলা প্রভু জলের ভিতরে ॥ ১৩৭ ॥
Text
ḍubiyā rahilā prabhu jalera bhitare
Synonyms
Translation
While considering how Akrūra remained within the water, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately jumped in and stayed under water for some time.
Bengali
ভট্টাচার্য শীঘ্র আসি’ প্রভুরে উঠাইল ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
Text
bhaṭṭācārya śīghra āsi’ prabhure uṭhāila
Synonyms
Translation
When Kṛṣṇadāsa saw that Caitanya Mahāprabhu was drowning, he cried and shouted very loudly. Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya immediately came and pulled the Lord out.
Bengali
যুক্তি করিলা কিছু নিভৃতে বসিয়া ॥ ১৩৯ ॥
Text
yukti karilā kichu nibhṛte vasiyā
Synonyms
Translation
After this, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya took the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa to a secluded place and consulted with him.
Bengali
বৃন্দাবনে ডুবেন যদি, কে উঠাবে তাঁরে ? ১৪০ ॥
Text
vṛndāvane ḍubena yadi, ke uṭhābe tāṅre?
Synonyms
Translation
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Since I was present today, it was possible for me to pull the Lord up. But if He starts to drown at Vṛndāvana, who will help Him?
Bengali
নিরন্তর আবেশ প্রভুর না দেখিয়ে ভাল ॥ ১৪১ ॥
Text
nirantara āveśa prabhura nā dekhiye bhāla
Synonyms
Translation
“Now there is a crowd of people here, and these invitations are causing much disturbance. In addition, the Lord is always ecstatic and emotional. I do not find the situation here very good.
Bengali
তবে মঙ্গল হয়, — এই ভাল যুক্তি হয়ে ॥ ১৪২ ॥
Text
tabe maṅgala haya, — ei bhāla yukti haye
Synonyms
Translation
“It would be good if we could get Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu out of Vṛndāvana. That is my final conclusion.”
Bengali
গঙ্গাতীর-পথে যাই, তবে সুখ পাই ॥ ১৪৩ ॥
Text
gaṅgā-tīra-pathe yāi, tabe sukha pāi
Synonyms
Translation
The Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa said, “Let us take Him to Prayāga and go along the banks of the Ganges. It will be very pleasurable to go that way.
Bengali
সেই পথে প্রভু লঞা করিয়ে পয়ান ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
Text
sei pathe prabhu lañā kariye payāna
Synonyms
Translation
“After going to the holy place named Soro-kṣetra and bathing in the Ganges, let us take Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu that way and go.
Bengali
মকরে প্রয়াগ-স্নান কত দিন পাইয়ে ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
Text
makare prayāga-snāna kata dina pāiye
Synonyms
Translation
“It is now the beginning of the month of Māgha. If we go to Prayāga at this time, we shall have an opportunity to bathe for a few days during Makara-saṅkrānti.”
Purport
Bathing during the month of Māgha at the Māgha-melā still takes place. This is a very old melā (assembly), dating from time immemorial. It is said that ever since the Lord in the form of Mohinī took a bucket of nectar and kept it at Prayāga, holy men have gathered there every year and observed the Māgha-melā. Every twelfth year there is a Kumbha-melā, a great festival, and all the holy men from all over India assemble there. The brāhmaṇa wanted to take advantage of the Māgha-melā and bathe there.
Bathing at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamunā, near the fort at Allahabad (Prayāga), is mentioned in the revealed scriptures:
gavāṁ śata-sahasrasya samyag dattaṁ ca yat-phalam
prayāge māgha-māse vai try-ahaṁ snātasya tat-phalam
“If one goes to Prayāga and bathes at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamunā in the month of Māgha, he attains the result of giving hundreds and thousands of cows in charity. Simply by bathing for three days there, he attains the results of such a pious activity.” Because of this, the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa was very eager to go to Prayāga and bathe. Generally karmīs (fruitive laborers) take advantage of bathing there during the month of Māgha, thinking that they will be rewarded in the future. Those who are situated in devotional service do not very strictly follow this karma-kāṇḍīya process.
Bengali
‘মকর-পঁচসি প্রয়াগে’ করিহ সূচন ॥ ১৪৬ ॥
Text
‘makara-paṅcasi prayāge’ kariha sūcana
Synonyms
Translation
The Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa continued, “Kindly submit to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the unhappiness you are feeling within yourself. Then propose that we all go to Prayāga on the full-moon day of the month of Māgha.
Bengali
ভট্টাচার্য আসি’ তবে কহিল প্রভুরে ॥ ১৪৭ ॥
Text
bhaṭṭācārya āsi’ tabe kahila prabhure
Synonyms
Translation
“Tell the Lord of the happiness you will feel in traveling via the banks of the Ganges.” Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya therefore submitted this prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Bengali
নিমন্ত্রণ লাগি’ লোক করে হুড়াহুড়ি ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
Text
nimantraṇa lāgi’ loka kare huḍāhuḍi
Synonyms
Translation
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya told the Lord, “I can no longer tolerate the disturbance of the crowd. People are coming one after another to offer invitations.
Bengali
তোমারে না পাঞা লোক মোর মাথা খায় ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
Text
tomāre nā pāñā loka mora māthā khāya
Synonyms
Translation
“Early in the morning people come here, and not seeing You present, they simply tax my brain.
Bengali
এবে যদি যাই, ‘মকরে’ গঙ্গাস্নান পাইয়ে ॥ ১৫০ ॥
Text
ebe yadi yāi, ‘makare’ gaṅgā-snāna pāiye
Synonyms
Translation
“I will be very happy if we all leave and take the path by the banks of the Ganges. Then we can have the opportunity of bathing in the Ganges at Prayāga during Makara-saṅkrānti.
Purport
There are two great occasions for bathing in the Ganges during Māgha-melā. One is on the day of the dark moon, and the other is on the day of the full moon during the month of Māgha.
Bengali
প্রভুর যে আজ্ঞা হয়, সেই শিরে ধরি ॥” ১৫১ ॥
Text
prabhura ye ājñā haya, sei śire dhari”
Synonyms
Translation
“My mind has become very much agitated, and I cannot bear this anxiety. Now everything rests on the permission of Your Lordship. I will accept whatever You want to do.”
Bengali
ভক্ত-ইচ্ছা পূরিতে কহে মধুর বচন ॥ ১৫২ ॥
Text
bhakta-icchā pūrite kahe madhura vacana
Synonyms
Translation
Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had no desire to leave Vṛndāvana, He began to speak sweet words just to fulfill the desire of His devotee.
Bengali
এই ‘ঋণ’ আমি নারিব করিতে শোধন ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
Text
ei ‘ṛṇa’ āmi nāriba karite śodhana
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “You have brought Me here to show Me Vṛndāvana. I am very much indebted to you, and I shall not be able to repay this debt.
Bengali
যাহাঁ লঞা যাহ তুমি, তাহাঁই যাইব ॥” ১৫৪ ॥
Text
yāhāṅ lañā yāha tumi, tāhāṅi yāiba”
Synonyms
Translation
“Whatever you desire, I must do. Wherever you take Me, I shall go.”
Bengali
‘বৃন্দাবন ছাড়িব’ জানি’ প্রেমাবেশ হৈল ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
Text
‘vṛndāvana chāḍiba’ jāni’ premāveśa haila
Synonyms
Translation
The next morning, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu got up early. After taking His bath, He became ecstatic with love, knowing that He now had to leave Vṛndāvana.
Bengali
ভট্টাচার্য কহে, — চল, যাই মহাবন ॥ ১৫৬ ॥
Text
bhaṭṭācārya kahe, — cala, yāi mahāvana
Synonyms
Translation
Although the Lord did not exhibit any external symptoms, His mind was filled with ecstatic love. At that time, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Let us go to Mahāvana [Gokula].”
Bengali
পার করি’ ভট্টাচার্য চলিলা লঞা ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
Text
pāra kari’ bhaṭṭācārya calilā lañā
Synonyms
eta bali’ — saying this; mahāprabhure — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; naukāya — on a boat; vasāñā — making sit down; pāra kari’ — crossing the river; bhaṭṭācārya — Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya; calilā — went; lañā — taking.
Translation
Saying this, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya made Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sit aboard a boat. After they crossed the river, he took the Lord with him.
Bengali
গঙ্গাতীর-পথে যাইবার বিজ্ঞ দুইজন ॥ ১৫৮ ॥
Text
gaṅgā-tīra-pathe yāibāra vijña dui-jana
Synonyms
Translation
Both Rājaputa Kṛṣṇadāsa and the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa knew the path along the Ganges bank very well.
Bengali
বসিলা, সবার পথ-শ্রান্তি দেখিয়া ॥ ১৫৯ ॥
Text
vasilā, sabāra patha-śrānti dekhiyā
Synonyms
Translation
While walking, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, understanding that the others were fatigued, took them all beneath a tree and sat down.
Bengali
তাহা দেখি’ মহাপ্রভুর উল্লসিত মন ॥ ১৬০ ॥
Text
tāhā dekhi’ mahāprabhura ullasita mana
Synonyms
Translation
There were many cows grazing near that tree, and the Lord was very pleased to see them.
Bengali
শুনি’ মহাপ্ৰভুর মহা-প্রেমাবেশ হৈল ॥ ১৬১ ॥
Text
śuni’ mahāprabhura mahā-premāveśa haila
Synonyms
Translation
Suddenly a cowherd boy blew on his flute, and immediately the Lord was struck with ecstatic love.
Bengali
মুখে ফেনা পড়ে, নাশায় শ্বাস রুদ্ধ হৈলা ॥ ১৬২ ॥
Text
mukhe phenā paḍe, nāsāya śvāsa ruddha hailā
Synonyms
Translation
Filled with ecstatic love, the Lord fell to the ground unconscious. He foamed about the mouth, and His breathing stopped.
Bengali
ম্লেচ্ছ-পাঠান ঘোড়া হৈতে উত্তরিলা ॥ ১৬৩ ॥
Text
mleccha-pāṭhāna ghoḍā haite uttarilā
Synonyms
Translation
While the Lord was unconscious, ten cavalry soldiers belonging to the Muslim Pāṭhāna military order rode up and dismounted.
Bengali
এই যতি-পাশ ছিল সুবর্ণ অপার ॥ ১৬৪ ॥
Text
ei yati-pāśa chila suvarṇa apāra
Synonyms
Translation
Seeing the Lord unconscious, the soldiers thought, “This sannyāsī must have possessed a large quantity of gold.
Bengali
মারি’ ডারিয়াছে, যতির সব ধন লঞা ॥ ১৬৫ ॥
Text
māri’ ḍāriyāche, yatira saba dhana lañā
Synonyms
Translation
“These four rogues here must have taken away that sannyāsī’s riches after killing Him by making Him take the poison dhuturā.”
Bengali
কাটিতে চাহে, গৌড়িয়া সব কাঁপিতে লাগিল ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
Text
kāṭite cāhe, gauḍiyā saba kāṅpite lāgila
Synonyms
Translation
Thinking this, the Pāṭhāna soldiers arrested the four persons and decided to kill them. Because of this, the two Bengalis began to tremble.
Purport
The four persons were Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, his assistant brāhmaṇa, Rājaputa Kṛṣṇadāsa and the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa devotee of Mādhavendra Purī.
Bengali
সেই বিপ্র — নির্ভয়, সে — মুখে বড় দড় ॥ ১৬৭ ॥
Text
sei vipra — nirbhaya, se — mukhe baḍa daḍa
Synonyms
Translation
The devotee Kṛṣṇadāsa, who belonged to the Rājaputa race, was very fearless. The Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa was also fearless, and he spoke very bravely.
Bengali
চল তুমি আমি সিক্দার-পাশ যাই ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
Text
cala tumi āmi sikdāra-pāśa yāi
Synonyms
Translation
The brāhmaṇa said, “You Pāṭhāna soldiers are all under the protection of your king. Let us go to your commander and get his decision.
Bengali
পাৎসার আগে আছে মোর ‘শত জন’ ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
Text
pātsāra āge āche mora ‘śata jana’
Synonyms
Translation
“This sannyāsī is my spiritual master, and I am from Mathurā. I am a brāhmaṇa, and I know many people who are in the service of the Muslim king.
Bengali
অবঁহি চেতন পাইবে, হইবে সম্বিত ॥ ১৭০ ॥
Text
abaṅhi cetana pāibe, ha-ibe samvita
Synonyms
Translation
“This sannyāsī sometimes falls unconscious due to the influence of a disease. Please sit down here, and you will see that He will very soon regain consciousness and His normal condition.
Bengali
ইঁহাকে পুছিয়া, তবে মারিহ সবারে ॥ ১৭১ ॥
Text
iṅhāke puchiyā, tabe māriha sabāre
Synonyms
Translation
“Sit down here for a while and keep us all under arrest. When the sannyāsī regains his senses, you can question Him. Then, if you like, you can kill us all.”
Bengali
‘গৌড়িয়া’ ঠক্ এই কাঁপে দুইজন ॥ ১৭২ ॥
Text
‘gauḍiyā’ ṭhak ei kāṅpe dui-jana
Synonyms
Translation
The Pāṭhāna soldiers said, “You are all rogues. One of you belongs to the western lands, one to the district of Mathurā, and the other two, who are trembling, belong to Bengal.”
Bengali
দুইশত তুর্কী আছে, শতেক কামানে ॥ ১৭৩ ॥
Text
dui-śata turkī āche, śateka kāmāne
Synonyms
Translation
Rājaputa Kṛṣṇadāsa said, “I have my home here, and I also have about two hundred Turkish soldiers and about one hundred cannons.
Bengali
ঘোড়া-পিড়া লুটি’ লবে তোমা-সবা মারি’ ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
Text
ghoḍā-piḍā luṭi’ labe tomā-sabā māri’
Synonyms
Translation
“If I call loudly, they will come immediately to kill you and plunder your horses and saddles.
Bengali
তীর্থবাসী লুঠ’, আর চাহ’ মারিবার ॥ ১৭৫ ॥
Text
tīrtha-vāsī luṭha’, āra cāha’ māribāra
Synonyms
Translation
“The Bengali pilgrims are not rogues. You are rogues, for you want to kill the pilgrims and plunder them.”
Bengali
হেনকালে মহাপ্রভু ‘চৈতন্য’ পাইল ॥ ১৭৬ ॥
Text
hena-kāle mahāprabhu ‘caitanya’ pāila
Synonyms
Translation
Upon hearing this challenge, the Pāṭhāna soldiers became hesitant. Then suddenly Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regained consciousness.
Bengali
প্রেমাবেশে নৃত্য করে ঊর্ধ্ববাহু করি’ ॥ ১৭৭ ॥
Text
premāveśe nṛtya kare ūrdhva-bāhu kari’
Synonyms
Translation
Coming to His senses, the Lord very loudly began chanting the holy name, “Hari! Hari!” The Lord raised His arms upward and began to dance in ecstatic love.
Bengali
ম্লেচ্ছের হৃদয়ে যেন লাগে শেলধার ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
Text
mlecchera hṛdaye yena lāge śeladhāra
Synonyms
Translation
When the Lord shouted very loudly in ecstatic love, it appeared to the Muslim soldiers that their hearts were struck by thunderbolts.
Bengali
প্রভু না দেখিল নিজ-গণের বন্ধন ॥ ১৭৯ ॥
Text
prabhu nā dekhila nija-gaṇera bandhana
Synonyms
Translation
Seized by fear, all the Pāṭhāna soldiers immediately released the four persons. Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not see His personal associates arrested.
Bengali
ম্লেচ্ছগণ দেখি’ মহাপ্রভুর ‘বাহ্য’ হৈল ॥ ১৮০ ॥
Text
mleccha-gaṇa dekhi’ mahāprabhura ‘bāhya’ haila
Synonyms
Translation
At that time, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya went to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and made Him sit down. Seeing the Muslim soldiers, the Lord regained His normal senses.
Bengali
প্রভু-আগে কহে, — এই ঠক্ চারিজন ॥ ১৮১ ॥
Text
prabhu-āge kahe, — ei ṭhak cāri-jana
Synonyms
Translation
All the Muslim soldiers then came before the Lord, worshiped His lotus feet and said, “Here are four rogues.
Bengali
তোমার ধন লৈল তোমায় পাগল করিয়া ॥ ১৮২ ॥
Text
tomāra dhana laila tomāya pāgala kariyā
Synonyms
Translation
“These rogues have made You take dhuturā. Having made You mad, they have taken all Your possessions.”
Bengali
ভিক্ষুক সন্ন্যাসী, মোর নাহি কিছু ধন ॥ ১৮৩ ॥
Text
bhikṣuka sannyāsī, mora nāhi kichu dhana
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “These are not rogues. They are My associates. Being a sannyāsī beggar, I do not possess anything.
Bengali
এই চারি দয়া করি’ করেন পালন ॥ ১৮৪ ॥
Text
ei cāri dayā kari’ karena pālana
Synonyms
Translation
“Due to epilepsy, I sometimes fall unconscious. Out of their mercy, these four men maintain Me.”
Bengali
কাল বস্ত্র পরে সেই, — লোকে কহে ‘পীর’ ॥ ১৮৫ ॥
Text
kāla vastra pare sei, — loke kahe ‘pīra’
Synonyms
Translation
Among the Muslims was a grave person who was wearing a black dress. People called him a saintly person.
Bengali
‘নির্বিশেষ-ব্রহ্ম’ স্থাপে স্বশাস্ত্র উঠাঞা ॥ ১৮৬ ॥
Text
‘nirviśeṣa-brahma’ sthāpe svaśāstra uṭhāñā
Synonyms
Translation
The heart of that saintly person softened upon seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He wanted to talk to Him and establish impersonal Brahman on the basis of his own scripture, the Koran.
Bengali
তার শাস্ত্রযুক্ত্যে তারে প্রভু কৈলা খণ্ডন ॥ ১৮৭ ॥
Text
tāra śāstra-yuktye tāre prabhu kailā khaṇḍana
Synonyms
Translation
When that person tried to establish the impersonal Brahman conception of the Absolute Truth on the basis of the Koran, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu refuted his argument.
Bengali
উত্তর না আইসে মুখে, মহাস্তব্ধ হৈল ॥ ১৮৮ ॥
Text
uttara nā āise mukhe, mahā-stabdha haila
Synonyms
Translation
Whatever arguments he put forward, the Lord refuted them all. Finally the person became stunned and could not speak.
Bengali
তাহা খণ্ডি’ ‘সবিশেষ’ স্থাপিয়াছে শেষে ॥ ১৮৯ ॥
Text
tāhā khaṇḍi’ ‘saviśeṣa’ sthāpiyāche śeṣe
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “The Koran certainly establishes impersonalism, but at the end it refutes that impersonalism and establishes the personal God.
Bengali
‘সর্বৈশ্বর্যপূর্ণ তেঁহো — শ্যাম-কলেবর ॥ ১৯০ ॥
Text
‘sarvaiśvarya-pūrṇa teṅho — śyāma-kalevara
Synonyms
Translation
“The Koran accepts the fact that ultimately there is only one God. He is full of opulence, and His bodily complexion is blackish.
Purport
The revealed scripture of the Muslims is the Koran. There is one Muslim sampradāya known as the Sufis. The Sufis accept impersonalism, believing in the oneness of the living entity with the Absolute Truth. Their supreme slogan is “analahak.” The Sufi sampradāya was certainly derived from Śaṅkarācārya’s impersonalists.
Bengali
‘সর্বাত্মা’, ‘সর্বজ্ঞ’, নিত্য সর্বাদি-স্বরূপ ॥ ১৯১ ॥
Text
‘sarvātmā’, ‘sarvajña’, nitya sarvādi-svarūpa
Synonyms
Translation
“According to the Koran, the Lord has a supreme, blissful, transcendental body. He is the Absolute Truth, the all-pervading, omniscient and eternal being. He is the origin of everything.
Bengali
স্থূল-সূক্ষ্ম-জগতের তেঁহো সমাশ্রয় ॥ ১৯২ ॥
Text
sthūla-sūkṣma-jagatera teṅho samāśraya
Synonyms
Translation
“Creation, maintenance and dissolution come from Him. He is the original shelter of all gross and subtle cosmic manifestations.
Bengali
তাঁর ভক্ত্যে হয় জীবের সংসার-তারণ ॥ ১৯৩ ॥
Text
tāṅra bhaktye haya jīvera saṁsāra-tāraṇa
Synonyms
Translation
“The Lord is the Supreme Truth, worshipable by everyone. He is the cause of all causes. By engaging in His devotional service, the living entity is relieved from material existence.
Bengali
তাঁহার চরণে প্রীতি — ‘পুরুষার্থ-সার’ ॥ ১৯৪ ॥
Text
tāṅhāra caraṇe prīti — ‘puruṣārtha-sāra’
Synonyms
Translation
“No conditioned soul can get out of material bondage without serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Love at His lotus feet is the ultimate goal of life.
Purport
According to the Muslim scripture, without evādat, offering prayers at a mosque or elsewhere five times daily (namāz), one cannot be successful in life. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu pointed out that in the revealed scripture of the Muslims, love of Godhead is the ultimate goal. Karma-yoga and jñāna-yoga are certainly described in the Koran, but ultimately the Koran states that the ultimate goal is the offering of prayers to the Supreme Person (evādat).
Bengali
পূর্ণানন্দ-প্রাপ্তি তাঁর চরণ-সেবন ॥ ১৯৫ ॥
Text
pūrṇānanda-prāpti tāṅra caraṇa-sevana
Synonyms
Translation
“The happiness of liberation, whereby one merges into the Lord’s existence, cannot even be compared to a fragment of the transcendental bliss obtained by service unto the Lord’s lotus feet.
Bengali
সব খণ্ডি’ স্থাপে ‘ঈশ্বর’, ‘তাঁহার সেবন’ ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
Text
saba khaṇḍi’ sthāpe ‘īśvara’, ‘tāṅhāra sevana’
Synonyms
Translation
“In the Koran there are descriptions of fruitive activity, speculative knowledge, mystic power and union with the Supreme, but ultimately all this is refuted and the Lord’s personal feature established, along with His devotional service.
Bengali
পূর্বাপর-বিধি-মধ্যে ‘পর’ — বলবান্ ॥ ১৯৭ ॥
Text
pūrvāpara-vidhi-madhye ‘para’ — balavān
Synonyms
Translation
“The scholars of the Koran are not very advanced in knowledge. Although there are many methods prescribed, they do not know that the ultimate conclusion should be considered the most powerful.
Bengali
কি লিখিয়াছে শেষে কহ নির্ণয় করিয়া ॥ ১৯৮ ॥
Text
ki likhiyāche śeṣe kaha nirṇaya kariyā
Synonyms
Translation
“Seeing your own Koran and deliberating over what is written there, what is your conclusion?”
Bengali
শাস্ত্রে লিখিয়াছে, কেহ লইতে না পারয় ॥ ১৯৯ ॥
Text
śāstre likhiyāche, keha la-ite nā pāraya
Synonyms
Translation
The saintly Muslim replied, “All that You have said is true. This has certainly been written in the Koran, but our scholars can neither understand nor accept it.
Bengali
‘সাকার-গোসাঞি’ — সেব্য, কারো নাহি জ্ঞান ॥ ২০০ ॥
Text
‘sākāra-gosāñi’ — sevya, kāro nāhi jñāna
Synonyms
Translation
“Usually they describe the Lord’s impersonal aspect, but they hardly know that the Lord’s personal feature is worshipable. They are undoubtedly lacking this knowledge.
Purport
The saintly Muslim admitted that those who were supposedly conversant in the teachings of the Koran could not ultimately understand the essence of the Koran. Because of this, they accepted only the Lord’s impersonal feature. Generally they recite and explain this portion only. Although the transcendental body of the Lord is worshipable, most of them are unaware of this.
Bengali
মোরে কৃপা কর, মুঞি — অযোগ্য পামর ॥ ২০১ ॥
Text
more kṛpā kara, muñi — ayogya pāmara
Synonyms
Translation
“Since You are that very same Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, please be merciful upon me. I am fallen and unfit.
Bengali
‘সাধ্য-সাধন-বস্তু’ নারি নির্ধারিতে ॥ ২০২ ॥
Text
‘sādhya-sādhana-vastu’ nāri nirdhārite
Synonyms
Translation
“I have studied the Muslim scripture very extensively, but from it I cannot conclusively decide what the ultimate goal of life is or how I can approach it.
Bengali
‘আমি — বড় জ্ঞানী’ — এই গেল অভিমান ॥ ২০৩ ॥
Text
‘āmi — baḍa jñānī’ — ei gela abhimāna
Synonyms
Translation
“Now that I have seen You, my tongue is chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. The false prestige I felt from being a learned scholar is now gone.”
Bengali
এত বলি’ পড়ে মহাপ্রভুর চরণে ॥ ২০৪ ॥
Text
eta bali’ paḍe mahāprabhura caraṇe
Synonyms
Translation
Saying this, the saintly Muslim fell at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and requested Him to speak of life’s ultimate goal and the process by which it could be obtained.
Bengali
কোটি-জন্মের পাপ গেল, ‘পবিত্র’ হইলা ॥ ২০৫ ॥
Text
koṭi-janmera pāpa gela, ‘pavitra’ ha-ilā
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Please get up. You have chanted the holy name of Kṛṣṇa; therefore the sinful reactions you have accrued for many millions of lives are now gone. You are now pure.”
Bengali
সবে ‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহে, সবার হৈল প্রেমাবেশ ॥ ২০৬ ॥
Text
sabe ‘kṛṣṇa’ kahe, sabāra haila premāveśa
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then told all the Muslims there, “Chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa! Chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa!” As they all began to chant, they were overwhelmed by ecstatic love.
Bengali
আর এক পাঠান, তাঁর নাম — ‘বিজুলী-খাঁন’ ॥ ২০৭ ॥
Text
āra eka pāṭhāna, tāṅra nāma — ‘vijulī-khāṅna’
Synonyms
Translation
In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directly initiated the saintly Muslim by advising him to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. The Muslim’s name was changed to Rāmadāsa. Another Pāṭhāna Muslim present there was named Vijulī Khān.
Purport
After being initiated, the devotees in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement change their names. Whenever a person in the Western world becomes interested in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, he is initiated by this process. In India we are falsely accused of converting mlecchas and yavanas to the Hindu religion. In India there are many Māyāvādī sannyāsīs known as jagad-guru, although they have hardly visited the whole world. Some are not even sufficiently educated, yet they make accusations against our movement and accuse us of destroying the principles of the Hindu religion by accepting Muslims and yavanas as Vaiṣṇavas. Such people are simply envious. We are not spoiling the Hindu system of religion but are simply following in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by traveling all over the world and accepting those who are interested in understanding Kṛṣṇa as Kṛṣṇadāsa or Rāmadāsa. By the process of a bona fide initiation, their names are changed.
Bengali
‘রামদাস’ আদি পাঠান — চাকর তাঁহার ॥ ২০৮ ॥
Text
‘rāmadāsa’ ādi pāṭhāna — cākara tāṅhāra
Synonyms
Translation
Vijulī Khān was very young, and he was the son of the king. All the other Muslims, or Pāṭhānas, headed by Rāmadāsa, were his servants.
Bengali
প্রভু শ্রীচরণ দিল তাঁহার মাথায় ॥ ২০৯ ॥
Text
prabhu śrī-caraṇa dila tāṅhāra māthāya
Synonyms
Translation
Vijulī Khān also fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord placed His foot on his head.
Bengali
সেইত পাঠান সব ‘বৈরাগী’ হইলা ॥ ২১০ ॥
Text
seita pāṭhāna saba ‘vairāgī’ ha-ilā
Synonyms
Translation
After bestowing His mercy upon them in this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left. All those Pāṭhāna Muslims then became mendicants.
Bengali
সর্বত্র গাহিয়া বুলে মহাপ্রভুর কীর্তি ॥ ২১১ ॥
Text
sarvatra gāhiyā bule mahāprabhura kīrti
Synonyms
Translation
Later these very Pāṭhānas became celebrated as the Pāṭhāna Vaiṣṇavas. They toured all over the country and chanted the glorious activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Bengali
সর্বতীর্থে হৈল তাঁর পরম-মহত্ত্ব ॥ ২১২ ॥
Text
sarva-tīrthe haila tāṅra parama-mahattva
Synonyms
Translation
Vijulī Khān became a greatly advanced devotee, and his importance was celebrated at every holy place of pilgrimage.
Bengali
‘পশ্চিমে’ আসিয়া কৈল যবনাদি ধন্য ॥ ২১৩ ॥
Text
‘paścime’ āsiyā kaila yavanādi dhanya
Synonyms
Translation
In this way Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed His pastimes. Coming to the western part of India, He bestowed good fortune upon the yavanas and mlecchas.
Purport
The word yavana means “meat-eater.” Anyone from a meat-eating community is called a yavana. One who does not strictly observe the Vedic regulative principles is called a mleccha. These words do not refer to any particular man. Even if a person is born in a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra family, he is a mleccha or yavana if he does not strictly follow the regulative principles or if he eats meat.
Bengali
গঙ্গাতীর-পথে কৈলা প্রয়াগে প্রয়াণ ॥ ২১৪ ॥
Text
gaṅgā-tīra-pathe kailā prayāge prayāṇa
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next went to a holy place of pilgrimage called Soro-kṣetra. He took His bath in the Ganges there and started for Prayāga on the path along the banks of the Ganges.
Bengali
যোড়-হাতে দুইজন কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ২১৫ ॥
Text
yoḍa-hāte dui-jana kahite lāgilā
Synonyms
Translation
At Soro-kṣetra, the Lord requested the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa and Rājaputa Kṛṣṇadāsa to return home, but with folded hands they began to speak as follows.
Bengali
তোমার চরণ-সঙ্গ পুনঃ কাহাঁ পাব ? ২১৬ ॥
Text
tomāra caraṇa-saṅga punaḥ kāhāṅ pāba?
Synonyms
Translation
They prayed, “Let us go to Prayāga with You. If we do not go, when shall we again get the association of Your lotus feet?
Bengali
ভট্টাচার্য — পণ্ডিত, কহিতে না জানেন বাত্ ॥ ২১৭ ॥
Text
bhaṭṭācārya — paṇḍita, kahite nā jānena bāt
Synonyms
Translation
“This country is mainly occupied by Muslims. At any place someone can create a disturbance, and although Your companion Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya is a learned scholar, he does not know how to speak the local language.”
Bengali
সেই দুইজন প্রভুর সঙ্গে চলি’ আইলা ॥ ২১৮ ॥
Text
sei dui-jana prabhura saṅge cali’ āilā
Synonyms
Translation
Hearing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted their proposal by smiling mildly. Thus those two persons continued to accompany Him.
Bengali
সেই প্রেমে মত্ত হয়, করে কৃষ্ণ-সংকীর্তন ॥ ২১৯ ॥
Text
sei preme matta haya, kare kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana
Synonyms
Translation
Whoever got to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would feel himself overwhelmed with ecstatic love and would begin to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
Bengali
এইমত ‘বৈষ্ণব’ কৈলা সব দেশ-গ্রাম ॥ ২২০ ॥
Text
ei-mata ‘vaiṣṇava’ kailā saba deśa-grāma
Synonyms
Translation
Whoever met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became a Vaiṣṇava, and whoever met that Vaiṣṇava also became a Vaiṣṇava. In this way, all the towns and villages became Vaiṣṇava, one after the other.
Bengali
সেইমত পশ্চিম দেশ, প্রেমে ভাসাইলা ॥ ২২১ ॥
Text
sei-mata paścima deśa, preme bhāsāilā
Synonyms
Translation
Just as the Lord inundated South India on His tour there, He also inundated the western part of the country with love of Godhead.
Purport
According to some opinions, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Kurukṣetra while going to Prayāga from Vṛndāvana. There is a temple of Bhadra-kālī in Kurukṣetra, and near that temple there is a temple containing the Deity of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Bengali
দশ-দিন ত্রিবেণীতে মকর-স্নান কৈলা ॥ ২২২ ॥
Text
daśa-dina triveṇīte makara-snāna kailā
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu finally arrived at Prayāga and for ten successive days bathed in the confluence of the rivers Yamunā and Ganges during the festival of Makara-saṅkrānti [Māgha-melā].
Purport
Actually the word triveṇī indicates the confluence of three rivers — namely the Ganges, Yamunā and Sarasvatī. Presently the Sarasvatī River is not visible, but the river Ganges and the river Yamunā merge at Allahabad.
Bengali
‘সহস্র-বদন’ যাঁর নাহি পা’ন অন্ত ॥ ২২৩ ॥
Text
‘sahasra-vadana’ yāṅra nāhi pā’na anta
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s visit to Vṛndāvana and His activities there are unlimited. Even Lord Śeṣa, who has thousands of hoods, cannot reach the end of His activities.
Bengali
দিগ্-দরশন কৈলুঁ মুঞি সূত্র করিয়া ॥ ২২৪ ॥
Text
dig-daraśana kailuṅ muñi sūtra kariyā
Synonyms
Translation
What ordinary living being can describe the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu? I have only indicated the general direction in the form of a summary.
Bengali
শুনিলেও ভাগ্যহীনের না হয় প্রতীতি ॥ ২২৫ ॥
Text
śunileo bhāgya-hīnera nā haya pratīti
Synonyms
Translation
The pastimes and methods of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are uncommon. Unfortunate is he who cannot believe even after hearing all these things.
Bengali
শ্রদ্ধা করি’ শুন ইহা, ‘সত্য’ করি’ মান’ ॥ ২২৬ ॥
Text
śraddhā kari’ śuna ihā, ‘satya’ kari’ māna’
Synonyms
Translation
From beginning to end the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are uncommon. Just hear them with faith and accept them as true and correct.
Bengali
আপনার মুণ্ডে সে আপনি পাড়ে বাজ ॥ ২২৭ ॥
Text
āpanāra muṇḍe se āpani pāḍe vāja
Synonyms
Translation
Whoever argues about this is a great fool. He intentionally and personally brings a thunderbolt down upon his head.
Bengali
জগৎ আনন্দে ভাসায় যার একবিন্দু ॥ ২২৮ ॥
Text
jagat ānande bhāsāya yāra eka-bindu
Synonyms
Translation
The pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are an ocean of nectar. Even a drop of this ocean can inundate the whole world with transcendental bliss.
Bengali
চৈতন্যচরিতামৃত কহে কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ২২৯ ॥
Text
caitanya-caritāmṛta kahe kṛṣṇadāsa
Synonyms
śrī-rūpa — Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; raghunātha — Śrīla Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī; pade — at the lotus feet; yāra — whose; āśa — expectation; caitanya-caritāmṛta — the book named Caitanya-caritāmṛta; kahe — describes; kṛṣṇadāsa — Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī.
Translation
Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.
Purport
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, eighteenth chapter, describing the Lord’s visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana and His conversion of the Muslim soldiers on the way to Prayāga.