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I wor!hi# their "ord!hi#! Sri Caitan%a &aha#rabh' and Sri Nit%ananda (rabh') who!e long arm!

e*tend down to their knee!) who!e bea'tif'l om#le*ion! are the radiant %ellow of molten gold

and who!e elongated e%e! are like red lot'!e!+ The% are the to#mo!t of the brahmana!) the

g'ardian! of religio'! #rini#le! for thi! age) the m'nifient benefator! of all living entitie!) andthe mo!t om#a!!ionate inarnation! of Godhead+ The% initiated the ongregational hanting of th

name! of "ord ,r!na+

- "ord. Yo' are the eternal tr'th / #a!t) #re!ent) and f't're / and Yo' a##eared a! the !on of Sri

0agannatha &i!ra+ I offer m% re#eated obei!ane! 'nto Yo' along with Yo'r in!e#arable !ervitor!

Yo'r 'nallo%ed devotee!) Yo'r !on! 1referring to Hi! reno'ned Go!vami di!i#le!) or the

devotional #roe!! of hanting the hol% name of "ord ,ri!hna2) and Yo'r relative! 1Bh'devi a! S

Vi!hn' (ri%a) Sridevi a! Sri "ak!mi (ri%a) and "ila) Nila or 3'rga a! Navadvi#a 3hama2+

Aording to devotional ta!te! there are the two Gadadhara!) 3amodara) Narahari) Ramananda)

0agadananda et+ -ne i! Sri Gadadhara (andita / the e*#an!ion of Srimati Radharani and Sri

Gadadhara Bhatta from So'th India who i! Rangadevi+

I wor!hi# the two brother!) Sri Caitan%a &aha#rabh' and Sri Nit%ananda (rabh') who are the

embodiment of magnanimit%+ B% Their inoneivable #oten% The% are the tran!endental) eterna

!'#reme ontroller! of all+ Now The% have de!ended to the material world+

All glorie! to Sri Ga'ra!'ndara) the !'#remel% #owerf'l "ord of #'re tran!endene+ He ha! an

a'ra of molten gold) with lot'! #etal e%e!) and Hi! long graef'l arm! e*tend to Hi! knee!+ 4hile

He !ing! the glorie! of the "ord) He dane! in vario'! #lea!ing #o!t're!) Hi! heart in'ndated b%the e!tati emotion! of devotional mellow!+

All glorie!) all glorie! to the moonlike Sri ,ri!hna Caitan%a+ He i! the f'll% inde#endent S'#reme

(er!on) alwa%! engaged in tran!endental #a!time!+ He i! the "ord of the 'niver!e) the !'#reme

ontroller of all ontroller!) and the #er!onifiation of tran!endene+ All glorie!) all glorie! to the

devotee! of Sri Ga'raandra+ All glorie!) all glorie! to the e!tati daning of the "ord5! intimate

a!!oiate!+

In the beginning I offer m% h'mble obei!ane! to the feet of the loving) onfidential devotee! of

"ord Sri Caitan%a+ I then offer m% obei!ane! to the S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead) Sri ,ri!hn

Caitan%a+ He inarnated in Navadvi#a) and He i! known a! Vi!vambhara+

That !ame S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead ha! delared in the Veda! and Bhagavat) 64or!hi# o

&% devotee! i! !'#erior to wor!hi# of &e+6 "ord ,ri!hna !aid to 7ddhava) 6- 7ddhava) !erving

&% devotee! i! man% time! better than wor!hi#ing &e+6 1SB $$8$98:$2+ Therefore) I offer m%

wor!hi#f'l #ra%er! 'nto the devotee! of the "ord before I begin to write thi! book+ B% thi! at ma

m% #re!ent endeavor be !'e!!f'l+


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,r!na and "ord Balarama) aom#anied b% Their owherd bo% friend!) en;o%ed Them!elve! in th

mid!t of the bea'tif'l maiden! of Vrndavana+ The% were both #lea!ingl% deorated with the fine!t

;ewelr%) !andalwood #'l#) wildflower garland! and e*


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0'!t b% Hi! glane) He !et! in motion the three mode! of material nat're whih are the a'!e of th

world5! reation) maintenane) and annihilation+ Altho'gh He i! one) He !'##ort! the entire

variegated material o!mi manife!tation Him!elf 1within the #ore! of Hi! #er!on2+ He i!

beginningle!! and eternal+

-ther then "ord Sankar!ana) who an offer !helter to #er!on! devoid of all material a!#iration!?

He i! the !'##ort on whih the material world manife!t! and at!+ That S'#reme "ord) the a'!e o

all a'!e!) ha! a##eared in Hi! !'blime !#irit'al form+ He i! the mo!t #owerf'l in om#ari!on) th#ower of a lion i! in!ignifiant+ He #erform! #'re tran!endental #a!time! to a#t're the heart! of

Hi! dear devotee!) and He de!tro%! o'ntle!! !in! b% manife!ting Hi! tran!endental form+ 4hat

more i! there to !a% than thi!? -ne beome! #'rified b% hearing or alling o't the name of "ord

Anantadeva) either re!#etf'll% or aidentall%+ @ven a degraded #er!on i! #'rified when he

ta'ntingl% 'tter! the name of Sri Ananta+

Anantadeva5! might% #oten% i! be%ond mea!'re+ That S'#reme "ord arrie! on ;'!t one of Hi!

tho'!and head! the entire 'niver!e with all it! living entitie!) mo'ntain!) and river!) and that

'niver!e a##ear! to be onl% a min'te) atomi !#ek+ @ven if a #er!on a


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- Narada) I Brahma) and %o'r elder!) Sanaka and other !age! annot even fathom the e*tent of th

material nat're) what to !#eak of knowing the S'#reme "ord5! !#irit'al #otenie!+ Anantadeva) th

origin of all demigod!) i! 'nable to e*ha'!tivel% glorif% the S'#reme "ord5! tran!endental

o#'lene and #otenie! with Hi! tho'!and mo'th!+ Therefore how i! it #o!!ible for ordinar%

mortal! to 'nder!tand the!e divine #otenie!? Anantadeva i! Him!elf the ma!ter of 'nlimited

attrib'te!) and He re!ide! in ra!atala !im#l% to !'##ort the va!t material reation+

In the o'rt of Brahma) Narada &'ni #la%! Hi! vina and !ing! abo't the!e ver% !ametran!endental


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The #io'! Sri 0agannatha &i!ra) Caitan%a5! father) lived in Navadvi#a+ "ike Va!'deva) he

on!ientio'!l% #erformed hi! !#irit'al d'tie!+ Hi! devo't and faithf'l wife Srimati Saidevi wa!

!eond 3evaki / the beloved mother of ever%one+ The S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead "ord

Nara%ana a##eared in the womb of Srimati Saidevi) and a! Sri ,r!na Caitan%a) He beame the

mo!t #reio'! #o!!e!!ion of ever%one5! heart+

The Adi ,handa begin! b% de!ribing the a##earane of "ord Caitan%a on an a'!#iio'! f'll mooevening in the month of (halg'na when the moon went into eli#!e+ The t'm'lt'o'! hanting of

"ord Hari5! hol% name filled all diretion!) in!#iring ever%one to !ing together+ The S'#reme "ord

Caitan%a wa! born amid!t the hanting+

The Adi ,handa al!o de!ribe! the "ord5! n'mero'! hildhood #a!time!+ "ord Caitan%a revealed

to Hi! #arent! Hi! otherwi!e 'nmanife!t #lae of re!idene) the hol% dhama+ And a! the% !tared in

wonder) He !howed them the #h%!ial !ign! of divinit% on Hi! feet+

Thi! #ortion of the book de!ribe! how one da% thieve! kidna#ed bab% Nimai from hi! ho'!e) b't

He triked them into bringing Him bak home+ Another !tor% narrated here i! how the "ord ate althe food offered to Vi!hn' in the ho'!e of 0agadi!a and Hiran%a on ekada!i da%+ Yet another !tor%

de!ribe! how the "ord one !at on a #ile of ontaminated ooking #ot! and '!ed the !it'ation to

in!tr't Hi! mother in #hilo!o#h%+ He al!o ated like a r%ing bab%) '!ing Hi! tear! a! a #lo% to

make ever%one hant the hol% name! of God+

The Adi ,handa di!'!!e! the "ord a! a hild #la%ing with Hi! friend! a! if He were ,r!na in

Gok'la+ It de!ribe! how He began Hi! ed'ation and with little effort ma!tered all the !ri#t're!+

It narrate! Sri 0agannatha &i!ra5! di!a##earane and Vi!var'#a5! ae#tane of !ann%a!a and how

the!e two di!a!ter! afflited &other Sai+ Then it de!ribe! the "ord5! wonderf'l #a!time! a! a!t'dent+ He wa! #ride #er!onified before the other !t'dent !holar!+ Caitan%a5! travel! thro'gh

ea!tern Bengal are al!o de!ribed here) elaborating on how the land beame a #lae of #ilgrimage

b% the to'h of Hi! lot'! feet+ Caitan%a wa! the ma!ter of all different !ri#t're!+ There wa! no on

in the three world! to hallenge Hi! er'dition+

The Adi ,handa de!ribe! the "ord !#orting with Hi! fellow !t'dent! and their water #a!time! in

the wave! of the Ganga+ Then ame the "ord5! fir!t marriage and the glorio'! di!a##earane of Hi

fir!t wife+ He d'l% ae#ted a !eond wife) the da'ghter of a ro%al !holar+ -ne He #retended to

be !ik from a wind di!order+ He took that o##ort'nit% to reveal !%m#tom! of love of Godhead+

4hile the "ord roamed abo't a! a great !holar) He em#owered all the devotee! who !'rrendered

to Him+

The narration of the earl% life of Sri Caitan%a inl'de! a de!ri#tion of the immen!e ;o% on &othe

Sai5! fae when !he looked at the moon/like) bli!!f'l fae and the graef'l lothe! of the "ord+

Then there i! the !tor% of how Nimai (andita #i


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dhama and how He !howered a'!ele!! mer% on I!vara ('ri b% ae#ting him a! Hi! !#irit'al

ma!ter+

Adi ,handa i! a re!ervoir of the "ord5! never/ending #lea!'rable #a!time!+ In the f't're Srila

V%a!adeva) the greate!t of !age!) will de!ribe other #a!time!+ B't herein I reveal the earl%

#a!time! of the "ord '# to the time He ret'rn! from Hi! vi!it to Ga%a dhama+

In &adh%a ,handa the "ord5! omni#otene beome! known) and grad'all% Hi! devotee! areidentified a! the% ollet aro'nd Hi! lot'! feet like bee!+ Caitan%a reveal! Hi! ab!ol'te identit% a!

"ord Nara%ana b% !itting on the altar of Vi!hn' in the ho'!e! of Sri Advaita and Sriva!a (andita+

Sri Caitan%a meet! Nit%ananda (rabh' and together the brother! make wonderf'l ,r!na kirtana+

Then Nit%ananda5! vi!ion of the tran!endental !i*/handed form of Caitan%a &aha#rabh' i!

de!ribed+ "ater the "ord e*hibited Hi! 'niver!al form to Advaita Aar%a (rabh'+

Nit%ananda5! v%a!a#';a ha! been de!ribed in &adh%a ,handa along with a !tor% of how He wa!

!landered b% !ome faithle!! athei!t!+ Thereafter ome! the de!ri#tion of "ord Caitan%a5!

manife!tation a! Balarama when Nit%ananda gave Him Hi! #lo'gh and l'b+ The wonderf'l

redem#tion of the two re#robate! 0agai and &adhai / who were later to beome


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in!tr'ted Hi! mother and !im'ltaneo'!l% warned the whole world abo't the grievo'!

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Caitan%a5! travel! to Rame!varam in So'th India and Hi! ;o'rne% to &ath'ra thro'gh the

0harakhanda fore!t are al!o de!ribed in Se!a ,handa+ "ater the "ord !howered grae on Ra%a

Ramananda and revealed other divine #a!time! He had #revio'!l% #erformed in &ath'ra+ The

magnanimo'! Caitan%a &aha#rabh' al!o graed 3abir ,ha! b% revealing Hi! identit% to him+ He

liberated 3abir ,ha! and hi! brother and renamed them both+ The% beame the famo'! R'#a

Go!vami and Sanatana Go!vami+

In Se!a ,handa the "ord5! travel! to Varana!i are de!ribed+ The !ann%a!i! of Varana!i o'ld notreogni=e the S'#reme "ord bea'!e the% were too ritial of the Vai!nava!+ Caitan%a

&aha#rabh' thereafter ret'rned to Nilaala and beame engro!!ed in ongregational Hari kirtana

thro'gho't the da% and night+

Nit%ananda traveled thro'gho't India a! a wandering mendiant+ Hi! #ilgrimage i! de!ribed in

Se!a ,handa+ 4ho an 'nder!tand Nit%ananda5! 'nfathomable tran!endental harater? He

roamed abo't &ath'ra with ankle bell! on Hi! feet+ -n Sri Caitan%a5! re


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"ord5! lot'! feet and at the lot'! feet of all Hi! a!!oiate! !o that the #a!time! of the "ord ma%

a##ear on m% tong'e+ All glorie!) all glorie! to "ord Caitan%a) the oean of om#a!!ion and all

glorie!) all glorie! to "ord Nit%ananda) the embodiment of loving devotional !ervie+

The !#irit'al identitie! of "ord Caitan%a and "ord Nit%ananda a! brother! and a! !ervitor! of the

S'#reme "ord are 'nknown) %et b% Their a'!ele!! mer% Their ab!ol'te identitie! were revealed

"ord Brahma wa! enlightened abo't the Ab!ol'te Tr'th b% "ord ,r!na5! mer%+ Srimad

Bhagavatam and all Vedi !ri#t're! de!ribe thi!+ &a% the "ord) 4ho in the beginning ofreation am#lified the #otent knowledge of Brahma from within hi! heart and in!#ired him with

f'll knowledge of reation and of hi! own !elf) and who a##eared to be generated from the mo'th

of Brahma) be #lea!ed with me+

In the beginning "ord Brahma did not have the #ower to !ee an%thing altho'gh he had been born

on a lot'! from the "ord5! navel+ B't when he om#letel% !'rrendered him!elf to the S'#reme

"ord) the "ord b% Hi! a'!ele!! mer% a##eared before him+ That !ame mer% enlightened "ord

Brahma with ab!ol'te knowledge of the S'#reme "ord) the origin of all inarnation!+ Thereafter)

!#ontaneo'! #'re glorifiation of Him !#rang from Brahma5! mo'th+

4itho't "ord ,r!na5! a'!ele!! mer%) it i! im#o!!ible to know the tr'th abo't Hi! inarnation+

Hi! !'#ram'ndane #a!time! are inoneivable and inae!!ible+ "ord Brahma de!ribed them in

the Bhagavata ('rana+

- "ord of the 7niver!e) - S'#reme (er!on) - S'#reme !o'l) - "ord of the m%!ti!) how

marvelo'! %o' are. 4ho within the three world! an know when) where) wh% and how %o' e*#an

%o'r internal !#irit'al #oten% 6Yogama%a6 and #erform %o'r tran!endental #a!time!? 4ho an

fathom the ontologial rea!on for Yo'r advent in thi! world? Therefore) I an onl% !'bmit the

onl'!ion! of Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavata ('rana a! rea!on! for Yo'r a##earane+

64henever and wherever there i! a deline in religio'! #ratie) - de!endent of Bharata) and a

#redominant ri!e of irreligion) at that time I de!end m%!elf+ In order to deliver the #io'! and

annihilate the mi!reant!) a! well a! to re/e!tabli!h the #rini#le! of religion) I advent &%!elf

millenni'm after millenni'm+6

4henever religio'! #ratie beome! weak) irreligion grad'all% inrea!e!+

Therefore) "ord Brahma and other! h'mbl% re


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reg'lation! for the !ati!fation of the S'#reme "ord+ In thi! age of ,ali) #eo#le who are endowed

with !'ffiient intelligene will wor!hi# the "ord) 4ho i! aom#anied b% Hi! a!!oiate!) b%

#erformane of !ankirtana %a;na+6

The S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead) "ord Caitan%a) #ro#agated the e!!ene of all religion for th

age of ,ali / ongregational hanting of "ord Hari5! hol% name+ Aom#anied b% Hi! a!!oiate!)

He a##eared in ,ali Y'ga !im#l% to e!tabli!h the religio'! #ratie of ongregational hanting+

Aording to Hi! de!ire) Hi! eternal a!!oiate! a##eared before Him) taking birth a! h'man!+

Ananta Se!a) Siva) Brahma) the !age! and other a!!oiate! of the "ord all took birth a! highl%

elevated) #'re Vai!nava devotee! / Bhagavata!+ "ord Caitan%a) ,r!na) knew ever%one5! #o!ition

and identit%+ &o!t of them took birth in Navadvi#a) %et !ome were born in Cattogram) Radhade!h

or Srihatta 1Bengal2 and !till other! in -ri!!a+ All the!e a!!oiate! a##eared in different #lae!) b'

ever%one met in Navadvi#a+

Sriva!a (andita) Sri Rama (andita and Sri Candra!ekhar are #er!onalitie! wor!hi#ed in all three

world!+ Sri &'rari G'#ta an 're the di!ea!e of material entanglement+ Vai!nava! of thi! aliber

a##eared in Srihatta+ ('ndarika Vid%anidhi 1the foremo!t Vai!nava devotee2) Caitan%a Vallabha)1who wa! ver% dear to "ord Caitan%a2 and Va!'deva 3atta all a##eared in Cattogram+ Harida!

Thak'ra a##eared in B'dhan+

The village @kaakra i! in the Radhade!a di!trit of Bengal+ The S'#reme "ord Nit%ananda made

Hi! a##earane there+ "ord Nit%ananda i! fat'all% the S'#reme >ather of all living entitie!) b't to

!how mer% on Hadai (andita) a brahmin and #'re devotee) He took birth a! Hi! !on+ "ord

Nit%ananda i! an oean of mer%) the !helter of all Vai!nava devotee! and the giver of devotion+

He a##eared in the di!trit of Radhade!a+ @*#re!!ing their ha##ine!! at the a##earane of "ord

Nit%ananda) the demigod! made ;o%o'! !o'nd! and !howered flower!+ All thi! wa! #erformed)'n!een b% ordinar% m'ndane e%e!+ >rom the time of Nit%ananda5! a##earane Radhade!a di!trit

grew more and more #ro!#ero'! eah da%+

Sri (aramananda ('ri) who wa! "ord Caitan%a5! lo!e a!!oiate in Nilaala) a##eared in Trih't) in

&ithila) Bihar+

4hen the land on the bank! of &other Ganga are #lae! of #ilgrimage) wh% did the Vai!nava

devotee! a##ear in im#io'! land!? Caitan%a Him!elf de!ended on the bank! of &other Ganga) !o

wh% did Hi! eternal a!!oiate! a##ear in far awa% #lae!? In their travel! the (andava! avoided

o'ntrie! devoid of the !o'nd of the hol% name of the "ord and the water! of &other Ganga+

"ord ,r!na Caitan%a) being om#a!!ionate on the 'nfort'nate !o'l! born in tho!e land!) arranged

for the #'re Vai!nava devotee! to a##ear there+ Hi! own a##earane wa! re


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"ord Caitan%a arranged that Hi! a!!oiate! take birth in man% different #lae!+ And altho'gh the%

were all born in different #lae!) the% met) a! if b% aident) in Navadvi#a+

"ord Caitan%a5! birth#lae wa! Navadvi#a) hene Navadvi#a wa! the meeting #lae of all the

devotee!+ The glor% of Navadvi#a an not be om#ared to an% other #lae in the world+ ,nowing

abo't "ord Caitan%a5! de!ent in Navadvi#a) (rovidene made it a #ro!#ero'! and flo'ri!hing

town to reeive the "ord+ 4ho i! a#able of de!ribing Navadvi#a5! o#'lene? H'ndred! of

tho'!and! rowded to bathe on the bank! of the Ganga+ B% Godde!! Sara!vati5! grae re!ident! ofNavadvi#a of all different age! were learned e*#onent! of the !ri#t're!+ The #eo#le were #ro'd o

their material knowledge even %o'ng bo%! arg'ed logi with !enior !holar!+ St'dent! ame from

different #art! of the o'ntr% to !t'd% in Navadvi#a) bea'!e there the% o'ld get a ta!te for

!hola!ti!+ The n'mber of !t'dent! in Navadvi#a wa! inal'lable) and the e*at o'nt of

#rofe!!or! wa! al!o 'ndetermined+

The re!ident! were ontent) favored b% the favorable glane! of Rama 1"ak!mi) the Godde!! of

wealth2) b't the% wa!ted their time !#ending mone% for !en!e #lea!'re! and other worldl% affair!+

A! the% grew #ro'der and more materiali!ti) #eo#le5! ta!te! for devotional !ervie to the S'#rem

"ord had derea!ed alarmingl%) and the beginning of ,ali Y'ga had '!hered in immoral ativitie!

The onl% religio'! or devotional ativitie! the% knew were invoation! to the demigod! and

demigodde!!e! / e!#eiall% 3'rga devi / and #ra%er! for tem#orar% material benedition!+

Some arrogantl% wor!hi#ed &ana!a the Godde!! of !nake! other! wa!ted h'ge amo'nt! of wealt

wor!hi#ing doll!+

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The Vai!nava devotee! of the "ord beame di!tre!!ed !eeing the ma!! engro!!ed in material

e*i!tene 'nder the e*ternal energ% of the "ord+

How an all the!e living entitie! be liberated? The% are om#letel% me!meri=ed b% the m%th of

!en!e #lea!'re!+

Altho'gh #eo#le were reoremo!t of the great Vai!nava! in Navadvi#a wa! Advaita Aar%a who wa! glorified thro'gho't

the world+

The #reeminent !#irit'al #ree#tor wa! the e*#onent on knowledge of the ab!ol'te !iene of

devotion and ren'niation Hi! delineation of ,r!na on!io'! to#i! e


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Some wor!hi#ed Va!'ti 1a female deit% identified with Candi2 with man% gift!) while other!

wor!hi#ed the Yak!a! with fle!h and wine+ The% drowned in the endle!! t'm'lt of !inging)

daning and m'!i) their ear! deaf to the netarine all of the a'!#iio'! name of "ord ,r!na+

The demigod! are not !ati!fied with wor!hi# from h'man! whih i! 'ltimatel% not #lea!ing to "or

,r!na+ Advaita Aar%a in #arti'lar wa! e*tremel% 'nha##% abo't !'h wor!hi#+

Advaita Aar%a (rabh' had a ver% om#a!!ionate nat're he wa! alwa%! thinking of how toliberate the onditioned !o'l!+

6If m% "ord de!end! then He an liberate ever%one+

6I an boa!t of being an inarnation of "ord &aha Vi!hn' onl% if I an onvine the "ord of

Vaik'ntha) ,r!na) to a##ear in thi! world+

6And when that "ord of Vaik'ntha de!end! in #er!on) I !hall !ing and dane in ;o% and liberate

all the onditioned !o'l!+6

Con!idering matter! in thi! wa%) He on!tantl% wor!hi#ed the lot'! feet of ,r!na with 'ndeviating

re!olve+

"ord Caitan%a made hi! a##earane bea'!e of Advaita Aar%a (rabh'5! !inere #lea+ The "ord

Him!elf often re#eated thi! fat+

Sriva!a (andita and hi! three brother! were re!ident! of Navadvi#a+ The% alwa%! hanted "ord

,r!na5! name) bathed in the Ganga and wor!hi#ed ,r!na thrie a da%+ "ater "ord Caitan%a

#erformed man% #a!time! in Sriva!a5! ho'!e+

-n the in!tr'tion of "ord Caitan%a) man% of Hi! eternal a!!oiate! like Sri Candra!ekhar) Sri

0agadi!a) Sri Go#inatha) Sriman) Sri &'rari) Sri Gar'da and Sri Gangada!a a##eared before the

"ord+

In onnetion with the!e vario'! inident! I mention onl% tho!e #er!onalitie! known #er!onall% to

me+ -therwi!e) to mention ever% individ'al wo'ld make thi! book b'lk%+

@ah one of the magnanimo'! devotee! e*e'ted hi! !#irit'al d'tie! and wa! onerned onl% with

devotional !ervie! to ,r!na+

@ah wa! 'naware of the other!5 !#irit'al identitie! 1!var'#a2 %et the% mi*ed intimatel% a!

onfidential friend!+

4herever the% looked the% !aw a world devoid of devotion and their heart! were !eared with

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The% fo'nd no one with an% ta!te for the netar of "ord ,r!na5! #a!time!) !o the% !im#l% glorified

the "ord among!t them!elve!+

The% often !#ent !everal ho'r! together in Sri Advaita Aar%a5! re!idene di!'!!ing to#i! of

"ord ,r!na) and in thi! manner the% di!#elled all di!ontent+

The devotee! !aw the world b'rning in the flame! of material e*i!tene) and the% fo'nd no

oa!ion to in!#ire the #eo#le to an awarene!! of God+ Thi! a'!ed them great !orrow+

Sri Advaita Aar%a ;oined the omm'nit% of Vai!nava! in an attem#t to make the #eo#le

on!io'! of God) b't not a !o'l 'nder!tood them+

Striken with grief d'e to #eo#le5! !'ffering) Sri Advaita Aar%a began fa!ting all the Vai!nava!

!ighed dee#l% at the !it'ation+

4h% !ing and dane for ,r!na? 4hat i! the meaning of ongregational hanting of the "ord5! hol

name? 4ho are the Vai!nava!? Gro!! materiali!ti #eo#le r'nning after wealth and famil% do not

om#rehend an% of the!e thing!+ Indeed !'h athei!t! onl% ta'nt and la'gh at the Vai!nava!+

A! evening de!ended Sriva!a Thak'ra and Hi! three brother! wo'ld voifero'!l% !ing the "ord5!

name in their ho'!e+ The athei!ti neighbor! vilified Sriva!a Thak'ra) #rono'ning him mad+ The

delared that the entire village wo'ld be de!tro%ed bea'!e of him+

The t%rannial &'!lim r'ler! wo'ld tear the village a#art if the% heard #eo#le lo'dl% hanting

God5! name+

Some envio'! neighbor! !aid the% wo'ld break down Sriva!a Thak'ra5! ho'!e and float it downthe river in order to get rid of him+

64hen Sriva!a Thak'ra leave!) then onl% will the village be #eaef'l again+ -therwi!e the &'!lim

r'ler! will tort're '! 6

4hen the !aintl% Vai!nava! heard !'h threat! from the athei!t! the% !im#l% we#t) telling their

!orrow! to "ord ,r!na+

Sri Advaita Aar%a b'rned with rage on hearing thi! new!) and 'nonerned with hi! !tate of

'ndre!! he addre!!ed the Vai!nava!+

6"i!ten Sriva!a Thak'ra) Sri Gangada!a and S'klambara) I !hall make "ord ,r!na a##ear before

ever%one5! e%e!+

6"ord ,r!na will ome #er!onall% and liberate ever%one ) and along with all %o' Vai!nava! the

"ord will teah the athei!t! love of Godhead+

6And if I fail to kee# m% #romi!e) I !hall manife!t m% fo'r handed form and take '# the di!+


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6I !hall !ever the head! of all the athei!t!+ -nl% then will I ae#t that "ord ,r!na i! m% "ord and

ma!ter and I am Hi! #ro#er !ervitor6+

Sri Advaita Aar%a !#oke e*ten!ivel%) and then re!olving Him!elf He wor!hi#ed the lot'! feet of

"ord kr!na+

The olletive devotee! al!o wor!hi#ed "ord kr!na5! lot'! feet with great attention and ontin'o'!tear!+ A! the devotee! went abo't their d'tie! in Navadvi#a town) nowhere did the% find an%

di!'!!ion abo't God or devotion+

Thi! !hoked the devotee! with grief !ome ontem#lated leaving their bodie!) while other! !obbe

,r!na5! name) letting o't dee# long !igh!+

So !evere wa! their #ain at the !ight of the f'tile endeavor! of a godle!! !oiet% that the% lo!t all

a##etite+

At la!t the% reno'ned all material omfort where'#on the S'#reme "ord made #re#aration! tode!end to the material world+

B% the S'#reme "ord5! de!ire) "ord Nit%ananda) the origin of "ord Ananta Se!a) de!ended befor

Him in the land alled Radha+

"ord Nit%ananda made hi! a##earane in the world of Srimati (admavati devi on the a'!#iio'!

thirteenth da% of the wa*ing moon in a village alled @kaakra+

Altho'gh He i! the original S'#reme >ather of ever%one) Nit%ananda allowed Sri Hadai (andita) a#'re and elevated brahman) to #la% the role of hi! father+

The S'#reme "ord Sri Balarama i! an oean of mer% and i! the giver of #'re devotional !ervie t

,r!na He ha! again a##eared) thi! time with the name Nit%ananda+

The deni=en! of heavenl% #lanet! !eretl% elebrated thi! oa!ion) !howering flower onfetti with

t'm'lt'o'! !o'nd! of ;o% and #rai!e+

"ord Nit%ananda5! a##earane in the land of Radhade!a grad'all% inrea!ed that di!trit5! good

fort'ne in ever% re!#et+

The S'#reme (er!onalit%) who a##eared to liberate the fallen !o'l!) took the dre!! of a mendiant

and traveled ever%where+

In thi! manner "ord Ananta made hi! advent+ Now hear de!ri#tion! of "ord ,r!na5! advent+

Sri 0agannatha &i!ra) the great tran!endental #er!onalit%) re!ided in Navadvi#a+ He wa! like

Va!'deva 1"ord ,r!na5! father2) alwa%! engaged in !#irit'al ativitie!+


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He wa! magnanimo'! and #o!!e!!ed the be!t of all brahminial


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All glorie!. All glorie! to "ord Caitan%a+ Yo'r tran!endental form i! ab!ol'te) eternal and f'll of

bli!! Yo' are the S'#reme "ord of lord! 4ho!e de!ire! annot be ob!tr'ted+

Yo' are 'nmanife!t in million! and million! of 'niver!e!) Yet %o' manife!t Yo'r!elf in the womb

of Srimati Saidevi+

4ho an 'nder!tand the ativitie! of Yo'r !weet will? Creation) maintenane and annihilation ofthe 'niver!e! are ;'!t a!#et! of Yo'r wonderf'l #a!time!+

Yo'r might / ignited onl% b% Yo'r de!ire / an de!tro% the entire o!mi manife!tation+ I! it not

#o!!ible then for Yo' to kill demon! like Ravana and ,am!a with mere word!?

In !#ite of Yo'r abilit% Yo' a##eared in the ho'!e! of ,ing 3a!aratha and Sri Va!'deva to kill

the!e demon!+

4ho an 'nravel the m%!ter% behind Yo'r ativitie!? -nl% %o' know Yo'r own !weet will+

Sim#l% b% Yo'r de!ire an% one of Yo'r !ervitor! an liberate all the inn'merable 'niver!e!+

In !#ite of it) Yo' de!end Yo'r!elf to teah religio'! #rini#le! to the #eo#le of the world and

th'! benedit them+

In Sat%a Y'ga Yo' a##eared with a whiti!h om#le*ion to teah the #ath of a'!terit% and

meditation b% #erforming a'!terit% Yo'r!elf+

To e!tabli!h religio'! #rini#le! Yo' took the role of a elibate brahmin with matted hair) arr%in

an antelo#e !kin) mendiant! !taff and water #ot+

In Treta Y'ga Yo' a##eared in a bea'tif'l reddi!h om#le*ion a! the "ord of Sarifie! to teah

the religio'! #ratie of !arifie+

4ith !r'k and !r'va in hand) Yo' Yo'r!elf ond'ted the !arifiial rit'al!+

In 3va#ara Y'ga Yo' ame with the tran!endentall% bea'tif'l dark om#le*ion of a mon!oon

lo'd and e!tabli!hed deit% wor!hi# in ever% ho'!e+

4earing a %ellow loth and deorated with the Srivat!a !ign whih i! e*l'!ivel% Yo'r!) Yo'

#erformed o#'lent deit% wor!hi#+

In ,ali Y'ga Yo' a##eared a! a learned brahman with a golden Yellow om#le*ion to di!!emina

the mo!t onfidential religio'! #ratie of ongregational hanting of the "ord5! hol% name+

Yo' ae#t 'nlimited inarnation!+ 4ho ha! the #ower to o'nt them?


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In Yo'r inarnation a! the tran!endental fi!h) &at!%a) Yo' ame with the water! of annihilation

and a! ,'rma the tortoi!e Yo' were the !'##ort of all living being! 1holding the &andara

mo'ntain2+

A! Ha%agriva Yo' #re!erved the Veda! and killed the two demon! &adh' and ,aitatha+

A! Varaha) the boar inarnation) Yo' re!'ed the earth and a! "ord Nr!imhadeva Yo' #ieredand killed the demon Hiran%aka!i#'+

A! the dwarf inarnation "ord Varaha Yo' o'twitted the demon ,ing Bali a! (ara!'rama %o' rid

the world of k!atri%a! / the fighting la!!+

A! "ord Ramaandra Yo' de!tro%ed the demon Ravana and a! "ord Balarama) who hold! the

#lo'gh) %o' e*#anded 'nlimitedl%+

A! "ord B'ddha %o' #reahed the religion of om#a!!ion and non/violene and a! "ord ,alki

Yo' de!tro%ed the degraded mleha! 1tho!e who do not follow the Vedi in;'ntion!2+

A! "ord 3hanvantari Yo' di!trib'ted the netar of immortalit%) Amrta and a! "ord Ham!a) the

!wan inarnation) Yo' !#oke the knowledge of the Ab!ol'te to "ord Brahma and other!+

A! Narada &'ni Yo' held the vina and !ang !weetl% and a! Srila V%a!adeva Yo' e*#lained the

Tr'th abo't Yo'r!elf+

"ord ,r!na i! above all the inarnation! and their bea'tif'l eternal #a!time! He eternall% re!ide!

in Gok'la with man% variegated #lea!'re/#a!time!+

In thi! #re!ent inarnation %o' a##eared a! a #'re 'nallo%ed devotee Yo' di!!eminated the

knowledge devotional !ervie and hanted the hol% name+

The netar of ongregational hanting of the hol% name drowned the entire 'niver!e in wave! of

bli!! and ever% ho'!e knew the #roe!! of love of Godhead+

How an we de!ribe the 'niver!al e!ta!% aro'!ed when %o' daned with all %o'r devotee! and

!ervitor!+

0'!t b% on!tant remembrane of Yo'r lot'! feet Yo'r #'re devotee! freed thi! world of all ill! an

ina'!#iio'!ne!!+

The to'h of their feet di!#elled the dark omen! of the world) and a mere glane from them

#'rified all diretion!+

- "ord Caitan%a) !o glorio'! are Yo'r !ervitor! that when the% dane wonderf'll% with their arm

rai!ed the% remove all di!t'rbane! in the heavenl% #lanet!+


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6- ,ing) when "ord ,r!na5! devotee! dane 1aom#an%ing the hanting of the "ord5! name2 the

to'h of their feet on the earth #'rifie! the whole world) their glane #'rifie! all diretion! and

their '#rai!ed arm! #'rif% the higher #lanetar% !%!tem!+6

- "ord Caitan%a) Yo' are that !elf !ame S'#reme (er!onalit%) inarnated in #er!on to #erform

ongregational hanting and di!trib'te love of Godhead with Yo'r devotee!+

- "ord) who #o!!e!!e! the word! to de!ribe %o'r wonderf'l #oten% to freel% be!tow the mo!t

onfidential and hidden knowledge of the Veda!?

- "ord) we ardentl% de!ire and #ra% for that !'blime love of Godhead whih %o' kee# a! a great

m%!ter%) offering liberation in!tead to !#irit'al a!#irant!+

Yo' are the !#irit'al ma!ter of the entire reation and Yo' di!trib'te #riele!! wealth bea'!e of

Yo'r magnanimit%+

The hanting of %o'r hol% name i! the f'lfillment of all religio'! rit'al! and !arifie!) %et Yo'have #er!onall% a##eared in Navadvi#a+

- "ord) be kind '#on '!) !o that we ma% be fort'nate eno'gh to !ee %o'r wonderf'l ativitie! in

Navadvi#a+

- "ord) Yo' have f'lfilled the innermo!t de!ire of Ganga devi b% !#orting in her water!+

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I) Vrndavana da!a !ing the netarine glorie! of "ord Caitan%a and "ord Nit%ananda+

The r'mble of 3'nd'bhi dr'm!) h%mn!) #ra%er! and !weet m'!i mingled and re!o'nded in the

air+ Toda%) witho't dela%) we an meet that S'#reme (er!onalit% who i! a m%!ter% even in the

Veda!+

The demigod! in Indra#'ra were t'm'lt'o'!l% ha##% b'!il% deorating them!elve!) the% felte*tremel% fort'nate that the% o'ld reeive "ord Caitan%a5! ble!!ed a!!oiation in Navadvi#a+

The% embraed and ki!!ed eah other witho't !hame in e*'ltation that the "ord of Navadvi#a)

"ord Caitan%a) had taken hi! birth+ There wa! no di!tintion of friend or foe+

In great 'rio!it% the demigod! ame to Navadvi#a amid!t lo'd hanting of God5! name+ Infeted

b% the tran!endental mellow of "ord Caitan%a the% beame almo!t 'non!io'! in e!ta!% and

;oined in !inging the glorie! of "ord Caitan%a+

The% !aw the bea'tif'l form of "ord Caitan%a+ He wa! more e*


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Sri 0agannatha &i!ra and Srimati Saidevi glaned at their hild5! bea'tif'l fae and were

overome with 'nbo'nded ;o%+

"adie! !tood aro'nd the hild not knowing what to do f'!!il% the% 'l'lated in ;'bilation+

Relative! and friend! h'rried to !ee the new born hild Sri 0agannatha &i!ra5! ho'!e wa! a !ene

of great e*'ltation+

Srimati Saidevi5! father) Sri Nilambara Cakravarti) fo'nd e!oteri and wonderf'l !ign! in ever%

ho'!e of the hild5! a!trologial hart+

Sri Cakravarti wa! a!to'nded b% the bab%5! bea't% and !aw all divine !%mbol! on Hi! #er!on+

A m'h ae#ted #ro#he!% in Bengal wa! that !omeda% a king wo'ld be born in Bengal a! a

brahmin5! !on) !o Sri Cakravarti tho'ght that onl% the f't're wo'ld #rove whether thi! wa! the

hild+

In the #re!ene of all) Sri Nilambara Cakravarti) an e*#ert a!trologer) began e*#laining theramifiation! of different a!trologial !ign! in the "ord5! hart+

The f'rther he delved into the hild5! e*alted hart) the more diffi'lt% he fo'nd in de!ribing the

"ord5! #o!ition+

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6He i! the #er!onifiation of #'re Bhagavat religion 1eternal religion2) the benefator of

brahmana!) ow! and devotee! and the affetionate) devoted !on of Hi! #arent!+

6Thi! hild ha! ome to aom#li!h great work!) ;'!t a! the S'#reme "ord Nara%ana inarnated to

re/e!tabli!h religio'! #rini#le!

64ho an e*#lain the im#ort! of thi! hild5! e*alted a!trologial and e!oteri !%m#tom!?

6How fort'nate %o' are) Sri 0agannatha &i!ra) a leader among!t men+ I offer m% obei!ane! to

%o') the ill'!trio'! father of thi! hild+

6I feel greatl% fort'nate that I o'ld al'late hi! a!trologial hart+ Hi! name aordingl% will be

Sri Vi!vambhara+

6He will be known to all a! Navadvi#a/andra 1the moon of Navadvi#a2+ He i! !#irit'al bli!!

#er!onified+6

The brahmin did not !#eak f'rther abo't "ord Caitan%a5! #a!time of ae#ting the reno'ned ordeof !ann%a!a !ine that wo'ld di!t'rb the loving emotion of Hi! #arent!+

Sri 0agannatha &i!ra wa! enthralled with e!ta!% over the de!ri#tion! of hi! !on+ He immediatel%

wanted to offer gift! to the brahmin+

He wa! a #oor man with few #o!!e!!ion!) %et feeling great ;'bilation Sri &i!ra fell at the

brahmin5! feet and ried+

The brahman al!o a'ght Sri &i!ra5! feet) and ever%one #re!ent !ho'ted 6Hari) Hari6 in great ;o%+

The relative! and friend! were all #rai!e for the hild) and the% ble!!ed Him a! the% heard the

!'#er/nat'ral #redition! abo't Hi! f't're+

Soon the m'!iian! arrived #la%ing their re!#etive in!tr'ment! / la% dr'm!) fl'te! and !hanhai 1

reed in!tr'ment2 / and filled the air with wonderf'l m'!i+

"adie! from the higher #lanet! mingled freel% %et 'nnotied with the ladie! from earth in thi!

wonderf'l gathering+

The mother of the demigod! 1Aditi2 !miled and #laed her right hand holding a'!#iio'! gra!! an

#add% on the hild5! head to ble!! him !a%ing) 6"ong life6+

6(lea!e remain eternall% in thi! material world and manife!t Yo'r #a!time!6+ Thi! e*#lained the

e*#re!!ion 6"ong life6+

Srimati Saidevi and the other! notied the e*traordinar% bea't% of the!e ladie! b't the% he!itated

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The demigod! re!#etf'll% took the d'!t from Saidevi5! feet) and !he lo!t her !#eeh in e*treme

e*'ltation+

Neither the Veda! nor "ord Ananta Se!a o'ld de!ribe the wave! of ;'bilation that drowned Sri

0agannatha &i!ra5! ho'!e+ @ntire Nadia !eemed to be #re!ent at Saidevi5! ho'!e to e*#eriene tha

'nde!ribable ;o%+

4herever the #eo#le were / in their ho'!e!) or on the bank! of the Ganga) or on the !treet!) / the%

all lo'dl% hanted the "ord5! name+

@ver%one ;'bilantl% elebrated the "ord5! birth) 'nknowingl% thinking the fe!tivit% wa! at'all% fo

the l'nar eli#!e+

"ord Caitan%a a##eared on the f'll moon night of the month of (halg'na thi! da% i! the mo!t

wor!hi#able b% "ord Brahma and other great #er!onalitie!+

Thi! da% of the "ord5! a##earane i! the holie!t of hol% oa!ion! thi! da% i! devotion #er!onified

"ord Caitan%a a##eared on the f'll moon night of (halg'na and "ord Nit%ananda a##eared on the

$th night of the wa*ing moon+ Both the!e da%! are all a'!#iio'! and tran!endental oa!ion!+

If one #ro#erl% follow! the!e two hol% oa!ion! he develo#! love of Godhead and 't! a!'nder

the knot! of material ill'!ion+

The a##earane da%! of #'re Vai!nava devotee! like the a##earane da% of the S'#reme "ord) are

al!o all/a'!#iio'! and tran!endental+

4ho!oever hear! the narration! of "ord Caitan%a5! birth i! freed from all mi!erie! in life and in

death+

An%one who hear! "ord Caitan%a5! #a!time! immediatel% get! love of God and beome! hi!

eternal !ervitor he ome! with the "ord eah time He advent! in thi! material world+

The Adi ,handa te*t i! wonderf'l to hear bea'!e it ontain! de!ri#tion! of "ord Caitan%a5!

a##earane+

The Vedi literat're de!ribe! the!e #a!time! of the "ord a! eternal) altho'gh He !ometime!

a##ear! and !ometime! di!a##ear!+

"ord Caitan%a5! #a!time! have no beginning and no end I write them down b% the mer% of the

"ord+

I offer m% h'mble obei!ane! at the "ord5! feet and at the feet of all Hi! devotee!+ I #ra% that I ma

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I) Vrndavana da!a) offer thi! !ong to the lot'! feet of m% life and !o'l) "ord Sri ,r!na Caitan%a

and "ord Sri Nit%ananda (rabh'+

Ne*t Cha#ter

SRI CAITANYA BHAGAVATA

Adi "ila Cha#ter

All glorie!) all glorie! to the lot'! feet/e%ed) moon/like "ord Caitan%a all glorie!) all glorie! to al

Yo'r loving devotee!+

- "ord) look '#on me merif'll% !o that m% del'!ion i! di!#elled and I ma% be able to !erve and

wor!hi# Yo' da% and night+

The wonderf'l a##earane of the "ord inrea!ed the ha##ine!! of ever%one in Srimati Saidevi5!ho'!e+ Both Sri 0agannatha &i!ra5! and Srimati Saidevi5! heart! heaved ;o%o'! wave! while

looking at the "ord5! bea'tif'l fae+

Sri Vi!var'#a wo'ld #ik '# hi! brother in hi! arm! and !mile gleef'll% at the S'#reme "ord) the

abode of all tran!endental ;o%!+

>riend! and relative! lingered) !'rro'nding the "ord affetionatel% all the time+

Some hanted mantra! of enhantment! in the "ord5! room for Hi! #rotetion+ The Vi!hn' Rak!amantra 1invoking "ord Vi!hn'5! #rotetion2 or 3evi mantra 1invoking 3'rga devi5! #rotetion2

were hanted while !ome #eo#le ir'mamb'lated the "ord5! ho'!e+

And when the "ord wo'ld r%) !hedding tear! from Hi! lot'! e%e!) onl% the !o'nd of the hol%

name of ,r!na wo'ld #aif% Him+

>inall% ever%one 'nder!tood the !eret me!!age and whenever the "ord ried) the% immediatel%

hanted "ord Hari5! name+

The demigod! were in a ;ovial mood and deided to #la% !ome #ratial ;oke! on the #eo#le who

alwa%! !'rro'nded Nimai+

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4hile man% #er!on! were going aro'nd the ho'!e hanting all different mantra! and #ra%er!) a

great ommotion wa! heard from in!ide Srimati Saidevi5! ho'!e+

The demigod! had a!!embled to !ee the "ord) b't the #eo#le o't!ide tho'ght that thieve! were

entering+

Some !ho'ted) 6Cath the thief. Thief.6) while other! ontin'o'!l% hanted) 6Nr!imha) Nr!imha6+

A brahmin #rie!t endowed with #ower! of e*ori!ing gho!t! threatened the invi!ible demigod!)

6Yo'5re l'k% %o' got awa% toda%) b't %o' do not know the tremendo'! #ower of "ord

Nr!imhadeva+6

7n!een b% an%one) the demigod! la'ghed to them!elve!+ In thi! wa% a month #a!!ed+

Com#leting her one month of onfinement) the #eriod of ontamination after hild birth) Srimati

Saidevi went for a bath in the Ganga with the other ladie!+

Among!t !inging and ;o%o'! lamor Saidevi bathed in the Ganga+ She wor!hi#ed Ganga devi anthereafter !he wor!hi#ed a village godde!! alled Sa!thi+

After wor!hi#ing different demigod! in aordane with #ro#er rite!) Saidevi ret'rned with the

!ati!fied ladie!+

Aording to the !oial '!tom) Saidevi re!#etf'll% offered all the ladie! roa!ted #add%) banana

oil) vermilion #owder betel n't! and betel leaf+

The ladie! in t'rn ble!!ed the hild and offered re!#et! to Saidevi before the% ret'rned to theirre!#etive home!+

In thi! wa% the S'#reme "ord Caitan%a #erformed Hi! hildhood #a!time!+ 4itho't the "ord5!

mer% the!e #a!time! are inom#rehen!ible+

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7nknown to all) "ord Caitan%a5! hildhood #a!time! in Sri 0agannatha &i!ra5! ho'!e were a

fa!imile to Go#ala ,r!na5! hildhood #a!time!+

4hen no one wa! #re!ent in a room) He wo'ld intentionall% !atter thing! aro'nd after #o'ring

milk) b'tter or oil on the floor+

>orewarned that mother Sai devi wa! a##roahing) He wo'ld


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A! !oon a! He wa! born) famine ended in the land and the farmer! were ble!!ed with the long/

awaited rain+

Ha##% and health% ondition! ret'rned to the land at Hi! birth+ It wa! !imilar to the anient !tor%

of "ord Nara%ana #roteting and '#holding the 'niver!e d'ring deva!tation+

Hene) Hi! name !ho'ld be Sri Vi!vambhara 1!'!tainer of the world2+ Thi! i! onfirmed in Hi!

horo!o#e) for He i! the brighte!t torh/bearer of Hi! famil%+

The name Nimai that the re!#eted ladie! gave will be Hi! !eond name+

The name wa! given at a a'!#iio'! moment when all the #lanetar% indiation! were right and

amid!t reading! of Bhagavad Gita) Srimad Bhagavatam) and the Veda!) et+ b% the brahmin!+

The demigod! and h'man! a!!embled together on thi! oa!ion and offered benedition!+ The%

hanted "ord Hari5! all/a'!#iio'! hol% name! while blowing onh !hell! and ringing bell!+

Rie) #add%) book!) roa!ted #add%) oin!) gold and !ilver were #laed for the hild to hold 1te!tingthe hild5! tenden%2+

Sri 0agannatha eno'raged hi! !on) 6&% dear Vi!vambhara) take whatever %o'r heart de!ire!6+

Saidevi5! !on) the S'#reme "ord) ignored all item! and #iked '# the Srimad Bhagavatam and

embraed it+

The ladie! lo'dl% glorified the "ord+ @ver%one wa! im#re!!ed and !aid) 6He will be a great

!holar6+

Some ommented that the hild wo'ld t'rn o't to be an elevated Vai!nava devotee with the

e*traordinar% a#ait% to ea!il% gra!# the im#ort! of the !ri#t're!+

4hoever !aw "ord Vi!vambhara5! enhanting !mile beame drenhed in !hower! of bli!!+

-ne the ladie! had the hild on their la#!) the% wo'ld not #'t Him down+ Thi! hild) the S'#rem

"ord) i! almo!t 'na##roahable even b% demigod!+

And whenever the "ord !tarted r%ing the ladie! la##ed their hand! and hanted "ord Hari5!

name+

Hearing the hanting the "ord !wa%ed bli!!f'll% a! tho'gh He were daning on their la#!+ Thi!

e*ited the ladie! who in t'rn inrea!ed their hanting+

The S'#reme "ord) b% Hi! de!ire) had ever%one on!tantl% hanting the "ord5! name) on an%

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The Veda!) Srimad Bhagavatam and other !ri#t're! onl'de that no 'ndertaking reahe! !'e!

witho't the S'#reme "ord5! de!ire+

Saidevi5! !on) the S'#reme "ord Caitan%a) grew da% b% da%) motivating ever%one to hant Hi!

own hol% name+

4hen the "ord began to rawl on Hi! knee! He looked mo!t harming+ The !mall ankle bell! on

Hi! feet were #lea!ing to hear+

The "ord fearle!!l% moved aro'nd ever%where) athing an%thing he !aw / fire) !nake!) an%thing+

-ne da% a !nake !lithered thro'gh the o'rt%ard and the "ord a'ght hold of him !im#l% to enat

another #a!time+

The "ord la% down on the oil! of the !nake+

4hen the re!ident! of the ho'!e !aw Him the% !reamed in alarm) b't the "ord alml% !miled and

remained in that rela*ed #o!ition+

The #eo#le !ho'ted) 6Gar'da. Gar'da.6 while Nimai5! #arent! waited in an*iet%+

The !nake) who wa! reall% "ord Ananta Se!a) !tarted to !lither awa% when he heard all the r%ing

and ommotion) b't little Nimai tried to !to# him+

The ladie! r'!hed over and grabbed '# the "ord in their arm!) eah one ble!!ing Him that he migh

have a long life+

Some relative! tied a tali!man on Nimai for hi! #rotetion) while !ome hanted benedition h%mn

and other! #o'red Ganga water on different #art! of Hi! bod%+

Some of them tho'ght that the hild had got a new life while other! reali=ed that the !nake wa!

Ananta Se!a+

The S'#reme "ord Caitan%a who wa! radiant like the moon) tried re#eatedl% to go bak to the

!nake) b't ever%one !to##ed Him+

The!e #a!time! are not revealed even in the Veda!) and an%one who hear! them i! free from the

bite of the !er#ent of material ill'!ion+

"ord Caitan%a) the #lea!'re of Saidevi !oon toddled abo't the ho'!e+

"ord Caitan%a5! e*traordinar% bea't% eli#!ed the bea't% of million! of '#id!8 even the radiant

moon longed to behold the "ord5! bea't%+


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Stranger! gave Him !ande!h or banana) and #lea!ed with Hi! gift! the "ord ret'rned home+ He

then di!trib'ted the food to tho!e ladie! who !ang "ord Hari5! name+

@ver%one merril% a##la'ded the hild5! ingen'it% and ontin'o'!l% !ang "ord Hari5! name+

The "ord wandered freel% in and o't of the ho'!e) whether morning) noon) evening or night+

3ail% He went to a friendl% neighbor5! ho'!e and m%!terio'!l% !tole from him+

In !ome ho'!e! He drank all the milk and in other! He ate all the rie+ 4herever He fo'nd nothin

to eat He wa! !ati!fied to break all the earthen #ot!+

If He fo'nd a !mall hild in an% ho'!e He wo'ld tea!e him to tear!) b't when He wa! ob!erved H

fled+

B't if b% hane !ome one a'ght Him) Nimai wo'ld ath the #er!on5! feet and #lead+

6(lea!e let me go thi! one la!t time I !hall never ome bak again+ I will never !teal an%more+(lea!e be merif'l+6

A!to'nded b% the bo%5! !har# intelligene) no one o'ld remain angr% with Him+ 7ltimatel%

ever%one wa! affetionate toward! Him+

(eo#le were nat'rall% a#tivated ;'!t b% !eeing Him) and #arent! loved Him more than the% loved

their own hildren+

The "ord of Vaik'ntha) "ord Caitan%a) #a!!ed Hi! hildhood in thi! manner) moving andmi!hievo'!+

-ne da% two thieve! !aw the "ord roaming abo't the !treet! alone+ Seeing Hi! fine ornament!)

the% on!#ired to !teal them+

-ne of the thieve! #iked Him '# !a%ing 6-h dear. -h dear.6) while the other ;oined him !a%ing)

64here have %o' been for !o long?6

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The% arried Him on their !ho'lder! toward their hideo't while the "ord rode along h'kling to

Him!elf+

-ne thief #a!!ed a !ande!h into the "ord5! hand) while the other !aid omfortingl%) 64e have

almo!t reahed home6+

The thieve! had kidna#ed the "ord and r'n far awa% when the "ord5! relative! began to !earh forHim+

6Vi!vambhara. Come home) Nimai.6 the% !ho'ted +

@ver%one grew franti and re!tle!! like fi!h o't of water+

In di!tre!! the% remembered "ord Govinda) while far awa% the thieve! arried Nimai toward their

ho'!e+

3el'ded b% the S'#reme "ord5! ill'!or% #oten%) 6ma%a6) the thieve! mi!took the wa% to their

hideo't the% arrived in!tead at the re!idene of Sri 0agannatha &i!ra+

The bewildered thieve! tho'ght the% were in their own ho'!e) !o the% b'!ied them!elve! tr%ing to

remove the "ord5! ornament!+

6Get down now+ 4e are home+6 !aid the thieve!) and the "ord re#lied) 6Ye!) %e! #'t me down+6

In!ide Sri 0agannatha &i!ra5! ho'!e ever%one !at aro'nd with their head! in their hand! in 'tter

de!#air+

The beg'iled thieve! took the "ord down from their !ho'lder!) thinking the ho'!e to be their own

A! !oon a! Nimai wa! on the gro'nd He ran !traight to hi! father+ A ;o%o'! '#roar !hook the ho'!

a! the relative! lo'dl% hanted) 6Hari) Hari6+

An 'nder!tandable tran!formation overwhelmed the #eo#le a! if life had ret'rned to their bodie!+

The thieve! reali=ed that the ho'!e wa! not their own) b't the% o'ld not reogni=e where the%

were+

Taking advantage of the ommotion) the fearf'l thieve! !tealthil% left the #lae witho't being

notied b% an%one+

Refleting on the !trange and wonderf'l inident) the thieve! tho'ght) 64ho i! #la%ing trik! with

'!?6

6Candidevi 1godde!! 3'rga2 ertainl% !aved '! toda%)6 the% !aid after regaining their om#o!'re+

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The thieve! at'all% gained immea!'rable #iet% and good fort'ne bea'!e the% arried the

S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead on their !ho'lder!+

In Sri 0agannatha &i!ra5! ho'!e the ha##% relative! a!ked) 64ho bro'ght the hild bak? 4e

!ho'ld offer him nie gift! and tie a t'rban on hi! head+6

Some one !aid) 6I !aw two #er!on! ome with the hild) #'t him down and leave) b't I do notknow whih diretion the% went after that+6

@ver%one wa! !'r#ri!ed that whoever bro'ght the hild bak did not !ta% to be aknowledged+

The% t'rned to Nimai and a!ked) 6-'r dear hild) tell '! who bro'ght %o' bak+ 4e are #'==led+6

The "ord re#lied) 6I went to the bank! of the Ganga b't I lo!t m% wa% home and wa! roaming

abo't in the town+ Two #er!on! took me in their arm! and bro'ght me home6+

6The word! of the !ri#t're! are never wrong) The 'n!een hand of God alwa%! #rotet! hildren)old #er!on! and the hel#le!!)6 the% all !aid+

Being bewildered b% the "ord5! ill'!or% energ%) 6ma%a6) the relative! on;et'red in man% wa%!+

The S'#reme "ord #erformed Hi! wonderf'l #a!time! in thi! manner no one an 'nder!tand them

witho't the "ord5! diret mer%+

4hoever hear! the!e narration! / whih are a m%!ter% even in the Veda! / an ea!il% get

'ndeviating devotion at "ord Caitan%a5! lot'! feet+

I) Vrndavana da!a) offer m% h'mble !ong at the lot'! feet of Sri ,r!na Caitan%a and Sri

Nit%ananda (rabh') who are m% life and !o'l+

Ne*t Cha#ter


Adi "ila Cha#ter D

All glorie!) all glorie! to the S'#reme (er!onalit% Sri Vi!vambhara) "ord Caitan%a He i! the

S'#reme "ord of lord5! and Hi! feet are deorated b% the mark! of a flag) lightning) goad) et+

The S'#reme "ord #erformed vario'! tran!endental #a!time! while re!iding in 0agannatha

&i!ra5! ho'!e+

-ne da% Sri 0agannatha &i!ra alled hi! dear !on Vi!vambhara and told Him) 6Bring m% book+6


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Nimai ha!tened to the ho'!e when He heard Hi! father5! all) and the ankle bell! on Hi! feet

;ingled lo'dl% a! He moved+

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After vi!iting man% #ilgrimage !ite! the fort'nate brahmin at la!t ame to the ho'!e of "ord

Caitan%a+

A! a #er!on of inom#arable #'rit%) he wa! envelo#ed in a great !#irit'al eff'lgene+ He arried

"ord Go#ala and Salagrama Sila aro'nd hi! nek a! hi! mo!t wonderf'l deoration!+

4ith half/lo!ed e%e! the brahmin on!tantl% hanted ,ri!hna) ,r!na and dee# in hi! heart he

ta!ted the netar of love of God+

Seeing thi! !hining #er!onalit%) 0agannatha &i!ra !tood '# o't of re!#et and then offered hi!

obei!ane!+

The mo!t re!#etable Sri 0agannatha &i!ra did ever%thing to #ro#erl% look after hi! e!teemed

g'e!t+

He #er!onall% wa!hed the g'e!t! feet and offered him a fine elevated !eat+

-ne the brahmin wa! !eated omfortabl%) Sri 0agannatha &i!ra en


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Smiling) He took a handf'l of food from the brahmin5! offering and ate it while the brahmin

looked on+

Altho'gh favored b% good fort'ne) the brahmin alled o't) 6Ala!. ala!. Thi! re!tle!! bo% ha! !tole

the food meant for offering+6

4hen Sri 0agannatha &i!ra ame he !aw that the S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead) SriGa'ra!'ndara wa! ha##il% !miling and eating rie+

Intending to beat the "ord) an angr% &i!ra ha!ed after Him) b't the brahmin !tood '# fearf'll%

and a'ght hold of &i!ra5! hand+

The brahmin !aid) 6&% dear &i!ra) %o' are a re!#etable and knowledgeable #er!on) b't what

knowledge doe! thi! little bo% have? 4hat will beating him aom#li!h? It i! one thing to beat a

#er!on who an rea!on right from wrong) b't I forbid %o' to beat thi! bo%+6

>eeling mi!erable) Sri &i!ra !at down holding hi! head+ He did not !#eak a word nor did he lift hihead+

63o not feel !ad) dear &i!ra)6 !aid the brahmin+ 6The S'#reme "ord ertainl% know! ever%thing

that ha##en! at all time!+

6(lea!e bring whatever fr'it! or vegetable! %o' have in the ho'!e+ I !hall !im#l% eat that toda%+6

Sri &i!ra !aid) 6If %o' kindl% on!ider me %o'r !ervant) then let me arrange for %o' to ook again

6I !hall onl% be !ati!fied when %o' ook one again+ I have all the nee!!ar% ingredient! for

ooking in the ho'!e+6

The other friend! and relative! in the ho'!e al!o im#lored him to ook again+

6Sine %o' all de!ire it)6 agreed the brahmin) 6I !hall ook ever% #re#aration again+6

@ver%one wa! !ati!fied that he had agreed and the% leaned the ooking #lae for him+

The%


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The %o'ng ladie! all tea!ed 6He% Nimai. I! thi! the wa% %o' !ho'ld at) !tealing the brahmin5!

food?6

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The #eo#le in the ho'!e a'ght hold of Sri &i!ra to di!!'ade him) b't the angr% father in!i!ted+

6"eave me. Toda% I !hall beat him+6

The% tried to rea!on with him) 63ear &i!ra) %o' are known to be liberal+ 4hat !'#erior

intelligene will %o' di!#la% b% beating Him?

Hi! !en!e of di!rimination between good and bad i! !till 'ndevelo#ed d'e to Hi! tender age) andonl% a ver% fooli!h #er!on wo'ld beat !'h a !mall hild+ B% nat're hildren are re!tle!! it i! not

tr'e that one an teah them b% beating them+6

The #ilgrim h'rriedl% r'!hed to the !ene and a'ght hold of Sri &i!ra5! hand+

6Re!#eted Sir) #lea!e hear me+ The %o'ng bo% i! not at fa'lt whatever i! de!tined to o'r on a

ertain da% m'!t ha##en+

I am not de!tined to have "ord ,r!na5! rie offering! toda%+ 4hat I am !a%ing i! the onfidential

tr'th in thi! matter+6

Sri 0agannatha &i!ra h'ng hi! head in de;etion) and bea'!e of hi! #ert'rbed mind he o'ld not

look at an%one+

At that moment) Vi!var'#a) the S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead and the abode of !#irit'al

eff'lgene) arrived on the !ene+

Hi! entire form wa! !o harming that no bea't% in all the fo'rteen world! o'ld math it+ He !tood

there) an embodiment of all !#irit'al #otenie!) a brahmin5! thread aro!! Hi! !ho'lder!+ Hea##eared a! the idential e*#an!ion of "ord Nit%ananda Him!elf+

Vi!var'#a wa! alwa%! engaged in e*#laining the #rime e!!ene of all !ri#t're!) devotional !ervi

to the S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead) "ord ,r!na+

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6Yo' are on!tant and ha##% within %o'r!elf %o' travel ever%where !im#l% to !antif% the earth+

6It i! m% immen!e fort'ne that I have a g'e!t like %o'r good !elf) b't at the !ame time I feel ver%

'nfort'nate that %o' have to go witho't eating+

6If a g'e!t in a ho'!e m'!t fa!t) then that ho'!e will inevitabl% fall vitim to a!#er!ion! and

ina'!#iio'!ne!!+

6I reeived immen!e #lea!'re on !eeing %o') b't it #ained me greatl% to hear abo't all that

o'rred here+6

The brahmin !aid) 6(lea!e do not feel !orr%+ I !hall eat !ome fr'it! and vegetable!+6

6I am a fore!t dweller+ I annot get rie or ooked food in the fore!t) !o I live mo!tl% on fr'it!)

root! and vegetable!+

6I !eldom eat rie / onl% if it ome! m% wa% witho't m% endeavoring for it+

6I feel I have eaten a million time! over !im#l% from the #lea!'re of !eeing %o'+

6(lea!e go and bring whatever %o' have in the ho'!e / fr'it!) vegetable! or offering! / and I will

eat them now+6

An e*tremel% de#re!!ed Sri 0agannatha &i!ra !at holding hi! head between hi! hand) not re#l%ing

to an%one+

Sri Vi!var'#a !aid) 6Sir %o' are a magnanimo'! oean of mer%) %et I feel he!itant to a!k %o'!omething+

Saintl% #er!on! b% nat're feel di!tre!!ed at other!5 !'ffering and are alwa%! read% to e*#and other

feeling! of ;o%+

4ith a little endeavor %o' an ook a nie offering for "ord ,r!na+

Thi! will di!#el all the mi!erie! of m% famil% toda%) and I will feel ma*im'm #lea!'re and

ha##ine!!+6

The brahmin !aid) 6I alread% ooked twie) %et "ord ,r!na did not allow me to eat+

6So I an 'nder!tand I am de!tined not to eat toda%+ Thi! i! "ord ,r!na5! de!ire) !o wh% !ho'ld I

make !'h an endeavor?

6-ne ma% have 'nlimited food !t'ff in the ho'!e b't he an eat onl% if "ord ,r!na allow!+


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6-ne ma% endle!!l% tr% for !omething) b't if "ord ,r!na doe! not de!ire it) he will be

'n!'e!!f'l+

6It i! now #a!t one/thirt% in the night) going on two o5lok+ I! it a##ro#riate to !tart ooking thi!

late?

6Therefore #lea!e do not make an% arrangement! for ooking+ I will !im#l% eat !ome fr'it! and

vegetable!+6

Sri Vi!var'#a re#lied) 6There i! nothing wrong with the time+ @ver%one will be #lea!ed if %o'

ook+6

Sri Vi!var'#a then a'ght hold of the brahmin5! feet and ever%one in the ho'!e entreated him to

ook again+

The brahmin wa! harmed b% Sri Vi!var'#a) and he agreed to ook+

@ver%one 'ttered Sri Hari5! name in ;o% and leaned the #lae for ooking+

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4hen the brahmin !aw the %o'ng bo% Nimai he rai!ed an alarm) b't no one heard him bea'!e

the% were all in dee# !lee#+

Nimai) the S'#reme "ord !aid) 6- brahmin) %o' are known to be a magnanimo'! !o'l+ Yo' alled

for &e !o I ame+ 4h% !ho'ld I be blamed for it?

6Yo' hanted mantra! to invoke &e %o' bekoned &e+ So I ame to %o'+ How o'ld I re!i!t?

6Yo' ine!!antl% meditate on &e) !o I deided to a##ear before %o'+6

At that moment the brahmin !aw a wonderf'l !ight+ The S'#reme "ord !tood before him in Hi!

eight/handed form holding in fo'r of Hi! hand! the fo'r !%mbol! / onh !hell) di!) mae and

lot'!+

4ith two other hand! He held b'tter and ate it and with the la!t two hand! he #la%ed the fl'te+

He !aw the "ord5! entire form deorated with gem/!t'dded ornament! Hi! brea!t wa! marked wit

"ak!mi devi5! !ign of !rivat!a) and the #riele!! ,a'!t'bha ;ewel h'ng brilliantl% with other#reio'! gem! in a neklae+

Hi! head wa! deorated with fre!h fore!t flower! that irled Hi! #eaok feather+ Hi! r'bi'nd

li#!) like the ri!ing !'n) !et off Hi! !oftl% glowing moon/like fae+ Hi! #ink lot'! #etal #air of e%e

!miled !weetl% a! Hi! knee/length Vai;a%anti flower garland and Hi! e*


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Aknowledging the brahmin5! eagerne!!) the S'#reme "ord Sri Ga'ra!'ndara !#oke a few word!

with Hi! enhanting !mile+

The S'#reme "ord !aid) 6- learned brahmin) #lea!e li!ten+ In man% #a!t live! %o' were m%

!ervitor+

6Yo' have alwa%! meditated on &e) therefore I ame to !how &%!elf to %o'+

6In &% #revio'! inarnation I a##eared to %o' in the ho'!e of &ahara;a Nanda in thi! !elf/!ame

form) b't %o' have forgotten+

6In &% #revio'! inarnation 1a! ,r!na2 I a##eared in Gok'la dhama) and in that lifetime %o' were

making #ilgrimage! to hol% !ite! with !inere !#irit'al fervor+ B% divine arrangement %o' ame a

a g'e!t to Nanda &ahara;a5! ho'!e and offered &e %o'r food!t'ff+ In that eno'nter we al!o

e*hanged affetion! ;'!t a! we are now+ I ate %o'r offering then a! I have done tonight+

6Yo' are &% !ervant birth after birth) therefore I have a##eared before %o'+

6No one other than &% !ervant! an !ee &e a! I am+

6I am entr'!ting the!e onfidential to#i! to %o' do not reveal them to an%bod%+ A! long a! &%

#re!ent inarnation remain! on thi! earth) if %o' reveal &% identit%) I !hall de!tro% %o'+

6I made m% a##earane where the ongregational hanting of "ord ,r!na5! hol% name ha! alread%

beg'n) and I will initiate the #ro#agation of that hanting thro'gho't the world+

6I will freel% di!trib'te to ever% ho'!e the #roe!! of loving devotional !ervie to the S'#reme"ord whih i! !o ferventl% de!ired even b% "ord Brahma and other elevated #er!onalitie!+

6Remain with '! for !ome time to ome and %o' will !ee man% thing!+ B't %o' are !tritl%

forbidden to de!ribe them to an%one+6

The S'#reme "ord Ga'ra!'ndara went bak to Hi! room after He !howered Hi! mer% on the

brahmin b% giving him all a!!'rane+

He la% down like a hild in Hi! #revio'! !lee#ing #o!t're+ no one wa! aware of an%thing bea'!e

of the dee# !l'mber a'!ed b% the "ord5! m%!ti #oten%+

The #io'! brahmin wa! filled with great e*hilaration after !eeing the e*traordinar% #a!time! of th

"ord+

He !meared that tran!endental rie over hi! entire bod% and then ate it while r%ing ine!!antl% in

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He daned) !ang) la'ghed and made lo'd roaring !o'nd! while ontin'o'!l% !ho'ting) 6All glorie

to "ord Balago#ala.6

The brahmin5! lo'd roaring awakened the re!ident! of the ho'!e) !o he


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The Veda! alwa%! glorif% two S'#reme (er!onalitie! "ord &'k'nda 1,r!na2 and "ord Ananta

Se!a 1Balarama2+ ,now for ertain that the!e two S'#reme (er!onalitie! have now a##eared a!

"ord Caitan%a and "ord Nit%ananda+

Ne*t Cha#ter


Adi "ila Cha#ter E

"ord Ga'ranga) like the hild Go#ala ,r!na) #erformed Hi! #la%f'l #a!time! in vario'! wa%!+ The

time for Hi! formal ed'ation a##roahed+

>i*ing an a'!#iio'! da% and an a'!#iio'! moment) Sri &i!ra) the mo!t elevated brahmin)

formall% #laed the writing halk in the hand of hi! !on+

After a few da%! the Sri C'dakarna eremon% 1when %o'ng brahmin bo%! !have their head!leaving onl% a !ikha2 wa! #erformed amid!t all of Nimai5! friend!+

The ,arnabedha eremon% whih marked the beginning of Nimai5! Vedi !t'die! wa! al!o

ob!erved+

@ver%one wa! ama=ed that Nimai o'ld write down all the al#habet letter! immediatel% on !eeing

them+

4ithin two or three da%! Nimai had learned all the on;'nt letter!) and he !#ent Hi! time writingman% different name! of S'#reme "ord ,r!na) like Rama) ,r!na) &'rari) Banamali) et+ He

!t'died eagerl% and wrote da% and night+

Nara%ana) the "ord of the Vaik'ntha #lanet!) took the g'i!e of the hild Nimai and !t'died with

the other hildren in Nadia+ -nl% the mo!t fort'nate !o'l! o'ld !ee Hi! wonderf'l #a!time+

The living entitie! beame enra#t'red ;'!t hearing Nimai5! !weet reitation of the Bengali

al#habet+

4henever or wherever "ord Ga'ra!'ndar #erformed Hi! e*traordinar% #a!time!) the% remained

inom#rehen!ible+

If Nimai o'ld not ath the bird He !aw fl%ing in the !k%) then He we#t bitterl% and rolled in the

d'!t+

Sometime! He ried for the moon and !tar! in the heaven and thra!hed Hi! arm! and leg! violentl

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At !'h time! ever%one tried to #aif% the hild+ 0agannatha &i!ra wo'ld take Him in hi! arm! b'

the hild wo'ld ref'!e to be #aified+ 6Give. Give.6 He wo'ld r%+

The onl% remed% for Nimai5! r%ing wa! kirtana of the name! of "ord Hari+

@ver%one wo'ld la# their hand! and hant) 6Hari) Hari6 onl% then wo'ld Nimai forget Hi!

di!tre!! and beome alm+

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The two Vai!nava brahmin! deided to give all the offering! to Nimai and the% took ever%thing to

Hi! ho'!e with great delight+

6@at the!e offering! we made to the "ord)6 the% told Nimai+ 6-'r de!ire to !ati!f% "ord ,r!na wil

th'! be f'lfilled+6

-nl% b% ,r!na5! mer% an one develo# the !#irit'al intelligene to #erform devotional !ervieother than the "ord5! !ervant) no one #o!!e!!e! !'h intelligene+

-nl% thro'gh devotional !ervie an the S'#reme "ord) Sri Caitan%a &aha#rabh') be known a!

He i!+ The entire o!mi manife!tation ha! emanated from the #ore! of the hair of Hi! bod%+

The "ord5! eternal !ervant!) 0agadi!a and Hiran%a (andita) !aw to their f'll !ati!fation how the

S'#reme "ord a! a brahmin hild #erform Hi! tran!endentall% #la%f'l #a!time!+

The "ord ha##il% reeived all the offering! from Hi! devotee!) and He ta!ted a little !omething

from ever% #re#aration+

Smiling with #lea!'re "ord Nimai ate ,r!na5! offering and all of Hi! 'n'!'al whim! were

a##ea!ed+

@ver%one in the ho'!e !ang) 6Hari) Hari6 and the "ord ate and daned to the hanting of Hi! own

name+

Nimai dro##ed !ome of the food on the gro'nd and !ome got !meared on the other famil%

member!+ In thi! wa% the "ord of the 'niver!e) the Controller of the threefold mi!erie!) #erformedHi! tran!endental #a!time!+

The S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead) who i! de!ribed in all the Veda! and ('rana!) #la%ed like

hild in &other Saidevi5! o'rt%ard+

A! He grew) Nimai beame totall% ab!orbed in the re!tle!! mood of a %o'ng bo% with the other

re!tle!! %o'ng !on! of the Navadvi#a brahmin!+

No one o'ld re!train Him and He wandered freel% with Hi! friend!+

7#on meeting another %o'ng bo%) Nimai wo'ld #oke f'n at him and the bo% wo'ld ret'rn the

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After fini!hing their !t'die! eah da% at noon) Nimai and Hi! friend! went to bathe in the Ganga)

am'!ing them!elve! all the while+

3iving in the water! of the Ganga) Nimai and Hi! friend! hallenged one another b% !#la!hing+

4ho an de!ribe Nadia5! o#'lene in tho!e da%!? H'ndred! of #eo#le gathered in one bathing

#lae on the river+

It wa! im#o!!ible to kee# trak of the n'mber of different #eo#le who ame to the bathing #lae+

Ren'niate! in !affron robe!) ho'!eholder!) #eaef'l gentlemen) hildren) et+) ame there to

bathe+

The "ord #erformed wonderf'l water !#ort! with Hi! friend!) !ometime! floating with the 'rrent

of the Ganga+

7!ing the e*'!e of water !#ort!) Nimai !#la!hed water from Hi! divine lot'! feet on whoever wa

near Him) th'! !howering Hi! grae '#on them+

(eo#le warned Nimai not to be !o mi!hievo'! b't He #aid no heed+ Nor o'ld an%one ath Him

a! He wa! the !wifte!t !wimmer+

Nimai fored ever%one to bathe !everal time! b% ontaminating them) b% to'hing them after thei

bath or !ometime! b% !#itting on them+

7nable to ath Nimai to reb'ke Him) the enraged brahmin! !tormed off to Hi! father+

63ear &i!ra) m% good friend6) one gentleman !aid+ 6(lea!e li!ten well+ I have ome to om#lain

abo't %o'r !on5! mi!ond't+ He doe! not allow '! to #erform o'r dail% abl'tion! in the Ganga

#ro#erl%+6 Another man om#lained) 6He !#la!he! water on '! and di!t'rb! o'r meditation+6

6>'rthermore) Nimai !a%!) F4ho are %o' meditating on? 0'!t look at &e+ In thi! ,ali Y'ga I am

diretl% "ord Nara%ana Him!elf5+6

The% all ame with different om#laint!+ -ne man !aid) 6He !tole m% Siva linga deit%+6 Another

!aid) 6He ran awa% with m% o'ter lothe!+6 Still another re#orted) 6I #re#ared for "ord Vi!hn'5!

wor!hi# and olleted in one #lae different ingredient! like flower!) d'rva gra!!) !andalwood and

a !eat for "ord Vi!hn'+ 4hen I went for m% bath) Nimai !at on "ord Vi!hn'5! !eat) ate the offerin

and threw the other ingredient! awa%+

6Then Nimai !aid) F4h% do %o' feel !o !ad? The "ord of %o'r wor!hi# ha! Him!elf eaten %o'r

offering5+6

The #eo#le ontin'ed to om#lain+ -ne brahmin !aid) 6I !te##ed into the water to reite m%

Ga%atri mantra and from nowhere Nimai ame 'nder the water and #'lled me awa% b% m% feet+6


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Another !aid) 6&% lothe! and flower! are invariabl% taken awa%+6 Yet another !aid) 6He !teal! m

Bhagavad Gita !ri#t're+6 Another e*a!#erated voie added) 6&% !on i! ver% %o'ng+ Nimai #'t!

water in hi! ear! and make! him wee# mi!erabl%+6 Someone el!e om#lained) 6He !neak! aro'nd

to m% bak and limb! onto m% !ho'lder! !ho'ting) 5I am &ahe!h.5 and then ;'m#! down+6

Another om#lained) 6He !it! on m% !eat of wor!hi# and eat! all m% offering! then He #erform!

wor!hi# of "ord Vi!hn'+ He throw! !and at an%one who ha! fini!hed bathing and all the other

re!tle!!) mi!hievo'! bo%! ;oin Him+ -ne of Hi! wor!t trik! i! that while the women and men are

bathing He mi*e! '# their lothe! and when the% want to dre!! the% beome


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The S'#reme Controller of ever%one and ever%thing) Sri Ga'ranga) knew that Sri &i!ra wa!

looking for Him in a !tate of rage+

"ord Sri Ga'ra!'ndar ontin'ed to #erform Hi! wonderf'l water !#ort!+ Among!t all the bo%!) He

wa! the mo!t harming+

The %o'ng maiden! took #it% on Nimai and !aid) 6"i!ten Vi!vambhara) %o'r angr% father i!oming in thi! diretion+ Right now e!a#e6+

Sri &i!ra !earhed for Nimai #la%ing among!t Hi! friend! while all the brahmin maiden! ran awa

in fear+

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The #er!onalitie! of Nadia were eternal devotee! and a!!oiate! of the S'#reme (er!onalit% of

Godhead Sri ,r!na+ >or thi! rea!on the% were endowed with the !'#erior intelligene re


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6All the!e #eo#le are behaving im#ro#erl% toward! &e+ Altho'gh I have not been near them) the%

fal!el% a'!e &e of being at fa'lt+

6If the% ontin'e to find fa'lt and fal!el% a'!e me) then I will at'all% mi!behave and reate

tro'ble for them+6

The "ord !miled and left for the Ganga where He met again with all Hi! friend!+

Nimai5! friend! embraed Him and la'ghed merril% when the% heard Hi! witt% !tor%+ The% all

#rai!ed Him !a%ing) 6Yo' were ver% lever) Nimai+ Yo' niel% !aved %o'r!elf from a good beatin

toda%+6

Nimai wa! one again engro!!ed in water !#ort! with Hi! friend! while bak in the ho'!e &other

Saidevi and Sri &i!ra !erio'!l% on!idered ertain #oint!+

All the om#laint! bro'ght again!t Nimai were ertainl% not lie!) %et there wa! no indiation that

Nimai had taken a bath+

@ver%thing wa! ;'!t a! it !ho'ld be+ Hi! bod% wa! overed with d'!t) He wa! dre!!ed in the !ame

lothe! and the% were dr%+ Hi! hair wa! al!o dr% and he had Hi! book!+

6I think o'r Vi!vambhara i! not an ordinar% #er!on)6 !aid Sri &i!ra+ 6(erha#! the S'#reme

(er!onalit% of Godhead ,r!na) b% Hi! internal #oten%) ha! a##eared in o'r ho'!e a! o'r !on+

6-r #erha#! Nimai i! !ome great !aintl% #er!onalit%+ I am at a lo!! to know+6 Sri &i!ra) the ;ewel/

like brahmin) #ondered the matter !erio'!l%+

Sri 0agannatha &i!ra and &other Saidevi felt !o ha##% to !ee their !on that all their ogitation!

vani!hed+ Their heart! filled with tender affetion for Nimai and nothing el!e mattered to them+

Both of them felt their !on5! ab!ene inten!el%+ Nimai5! two ho'r! of !t'd% !eemed like two %'ga!

to Hi! #arent!+

If the Veda! were to de!ribe the great fort'ne! of &other Saidevi and Sri &i!ra in a o'ntle!!

variet% of wa%! and with inn'merable mo'th!) that fort'ne wo'ld !till remain inoneivable+

I offer o'ntle!! obei!ane! at the lot'! feet of &other Saidevi and Sri &i!ra who reeived the

S'#reme "ord and ontroller of the limitle!! o!mi manife!tation a! their !on+

The "ord of Vaik'ntha) "ord Vi!vambhara) #erformed wonderf'l #a!time! in a #lea!ing manner+

No one o'ld #ereive the!e tran!endental ativitie! bea'!e of the infl'ene of the S'#reme

"ord5! !#irit'al energ%+

I) Vrndavana da!a) offer thi! h'mble !ong at the lot'! feet of Sri ,r!na Caitan%a and Sri

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Ne*t Cha#ter


Adi "ila Cha#ter

All glorie!) all glorie! to "ord Ga'raandra 4ho i! the S'#reme "ord of lord!+ All glorie!) all

glorie! to Sri Vi!vambhara and Hi! dear mo!t devotee!+

All glorie! to the ill'!trio'! !on of Sri 0agannatha &i!ra and &other Saidevi+ He i! the life and

!o'l of all !'rrendered devotee!+ - "ord Vi!vambhara) #lea!e glane '#on '! merif'll% and

deliver '! all+

7!ing the #rete*t of mirthf'l hildi!h #a!time!) "ord Ga'ra!'ndara e*#anded Hi! 'nlimited

!#irit'al form! and Hi! tran!endental devotional !ervie in Navadvi#a dhama+

The re!tle!! Nimai)tirele!!l% reated mi!hief with ever%one+Tho'gh Hi! mother tried to orret

Him with !weet advie) He #aid not the !lighte!t attention+

In the #re!ene of good in!tr'tion He reated twie a! m'h mi!hief+ 4hatever He o'ld reah

in the ho'!e) He wo'ld gleef'll% !ma!h+

-'t of a##rehen!ion) the #arent! at la!t refrained from giving an% f'rther in!tr'tion!+ The

'nre!trained Nimai #la%ed at will) di!#la%ing Hi! wonderf'l #a!time!+

The de!ri#tion! of Nimai in Adi ,handa are like netar to the ear!+ The wonderf'l hildhood

#a!time! of the S'#reme "ord Nara%ana are de!ribed there+

The "ord feared no one / not Hi! father nor mother+ B't in the #re!ene of Hi! elder brother

Vi!var'#a) He beame !oft and h'mble+

Sri Vi!var'#a) the S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead) wa! the trea!'re ho'!e of all divine


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6Thi! %o'ng bo% i! not an ordinar% m'ndane #er!onalit%+ Hi! bea'tif'l form and e*traordinar%

behavior make! me think He i! "ord Balago#ala+

6I have !een Him #erform ontin'o'! !'#erh'man ativitie!) b't I #er!onall% believe it i! at'all%

the S'#reme "ord ,r!na who enat! the!e #a!time! in the bod% of thi! hild+6

The magnanimo'! Vi!var'#a #ondered thi! matter for !ome time b't did not reveal Hi! reali=atio

to an%one) #referring to remain engro!!ed in Hi! own !ervie+

Vi!var'#a wa! alwa%! fo'nd in the a!!oiation of #'re Vai!nava devotee! di!'!!ing to#i! abo't

,r!na) engaging in ,r!na5! !ervie or wor!hi#ing the "ord in devotion+

(eo#le of the world have alwa%! been mad after m'ndane life) wealth) hildren) ed'ation) et+

4hen the materiali!ti #eo#le of Nadia wo'ld !ee the Vai!nava devotee! / who are nat'rall%

di!g'!ted with material life / the% wo'ld ta'nt them+

The materiali!t! om#o!ed ver!e! and reited them whenever the% !aw a Vai!nava+ 6The

reno'ned !ann%a!i!) the ha!te ladie! and the %ogi! #erforming a'!terit% will all have to die+ Thewh% their f'tile endeavor?6

6B% o'r !tandard a fort'nate #er!on ha! the mean! to ride on a hor!e or be arried on a #alan


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Sri Advaita Aar%a (rabh' and the other Vai!nava devotee! were overome with #it% and !orrow

for the 'nfort'nate living entitie! who were afflited b% #erverted one#tion! of life+

Sri Vi!var'#a wa! de#re!!ed b% the environment and !aid to Him!elf)6I do not like to !ee the

!inf'l fae! of the #eo#le of thi! materiali!ti !oiet%+ I will go live in the fore!t+6

@ah da% at dawn) after a bath in the Ganga) Sri Vi!var'#a wo'ld vi!it the ho'!e of Sri Advaita

Aar%a (rabh'+

Sri Aar%a (rabh' '!ed to roar in delight when He heard Sri Vi!var'#a e*#lain that the e!!ene o

all !ri#t're! wa! the #roe!! of devotional !ervie to "ord ,r!na+

He wo'ld leave a!ide Hi! reg'lar wor!hi# ;'!t to hear Sri Vi!var'#a5! di!o'r!e!+ and the

a!!embled Vai!nava! wo'ld e*laim) 6Hari. Hari.6 in a##reiation of the di!'!!ion+

The devotee! roared like lion! in the e!ta!% of ,r!na on!io'!ne!! and felt the heav% b'rden of

gloom lift from their heart!+

-n !'h da%! no one wanted to leave Vi!var'#a5! a!!oiation) nor o'ld He !e#arate Him!elf from

the devotee!+

-ne da% when &other Sai had om#leted her ooking !he told Sri Vi!vambhara to bring Hi!

elder brother home to eat+

Bearing that in!tr'tion "ord Vi!vambhara ran to Sri Advaita Aar%a5! re!idene to retrieve Hi!

brother+

At the Aar%a5! ho'!e He !aw the a!!embl% of Vai!nava! di!'!!ing the mo!t a'!#iio'! to#i! of

,r!na lila+

Sri Ga'ra!'ndara) who i! "ord ,r!na Him!elf) felt !ati!fied to hear the devotee! glorif% Him) and

He a#tivated them with Hi! glane!+

@ver% line of the "ord5! tran!endental form !eemed to def% the e*tremitie! of deliate bea't% the

radiane of million! '#on million! of moon! lo!t their l'!ter when om#ared to the eff'lgene of

even one of the "ord5! finger nail!+

Bare/he!ted and overed with d'!t) Vi!vambhara !miled and addre!!ed Hi! elder brother+

6Brother) ome to eat+ &other i! alling %o'+6 He a'ght hold of Vi!var'#a5! dhoti and together

The% walked home+

Sri Vi!vambhara5! enhanting bea't% held the devotee! in a trane+ The% !tared at Him in wonder

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The devotee! entered into meditation) e*#eriening the e!ta!% of love of Godhead+ @ven the

di!'!!ion! on ,r!na o'ld not be ontin'ed+

The materiali!ti #er!on i! 'nable to om#rehend the "ord5! tran!endental ativitie! of attrating

and all'ring the heart! of Hi! devotee!+

Thi! m%!ter% wa! revealed in the Srimad Bhagavatam where the mathle!! me!!age of S'kadeva

Go!vami wa! given to &ahara;a (arik!ita+

In a #revio'! millenni'm) thi! Sri Ga'ra!'ndara a##eared in Gok'la a! ,r!na+ He roamed abo't i

different ho'!e! enating Hi! hildhood #a!time! in the om#an% of other hildren+

The owherd ladie! of Gok'la were more fond of bab% ,r!na than of their own !on!+

Altho'gh the Go#i! did not 'nder!tand that "ord ,r!na wa! the S'#reme "ord) the% nat'rall% felt

more affetion for Him than for their own !on!+

,ing (arik!ita wa! ama=ed b% S'kadeva Go!vami5! 'ne


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6@ver%one agree! that the !weetne!! of !'gar i! ea!il% di!ernible onl% a di!ea!ed #er!on will find

it! ta!te bitter+

6The tong'e i! di!ea!ed it i! not the fa'lt of the !'gar+ The S'#reme (er!onalit% of Godhead) "or

Caitan%a i! the !weete!t of all+6

@ver%one !aw the "ord in Navadvi#a) %et no one be!ide! the devotee! reogni=ed Him+

4herever He wandered in Navadvi#a) Nimai a#tivated the heart! of the devotee! while

#erforming Hi! wonderf'l #a!time!+

-n the da% that Vi!vambhara ame to all Hi! brother home) He enhanted the heart! of the

Vai!nava!+

The magnanimo'! Advaita &aha!a%a tho'ght) 6Thi! %o'ng bo% i! ertainl% not an ordinar%

m'ndane #er!onalit%+6

6I annot determine what !'b!tane thi! bo% i! made of)6 !aid Advaita to the a!!embled devotee!+

The devotee! !im'ltaneo'!l% glorified Hi! e*traordinar% bea't%+

Sri Vi!var'#a ret'rned home briefl% and then went !traight bak to Sri Advaita Aar%a5! ho'!e+

@n;o%ment! of material life had no attration for Sri Vi!var'#a+ He e*#eriened ;o% onl% in !ingin

the glorie! of "ord ,r!na+

In Hi! own ho'!e Sri Vi!var'#a !#ent all Hi! time in the Vi!n' grha) a room !et a!ide forSalagrama !ila+ He wa! 'nfamiliar with the wa%! of familial dealing+

Hi! #arent! were eager to have Him married) b't when He heard their #lan! He grew moro!e+

He wa! on!'med b% onl% one tho'ght) 6I will leave &% famil% and go to the fore!t+6

The S'#reme "ord alone i! able to know Hi! own inner inlination!) th'! Sri Vi!var'#a) the

S'#reme "ord) took the reno'ned order of !ann%a!a within a few da%! of that time+

4ith the name Sri Sankararan%a whih wo'ld beome famo'! thro'gho't the 'niver!e) that

foremo!t Vai!nava !et o't on the eternal #ath+

Sri Vi!var'#a5! di!a##earane left the heart! of &other Sai and Sri &i!ra in inten!e grief+

4ith the other famil% member! and friend!) the #arent! wailed in lamentation+ Sri Vi!vambhara

wa! 'nable to bear the !e#aration of Hi! brother and He fell 'non!io'!+


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I am 'nable to de#it the !ene of inten!e grief and lamentation whih !tr'k the ho'!e of Sri

&i!ra+

Sri Advaita Aar%a (rabh' and all the other devotee! !hed #rof'!e tear! in the 'nbearable

!e#aration from Sri Vi!var'#a+

(eo#le from all la!!e! of Nadia !oiet% were moved with grief when the% heard the new! of the

bo%5! !ann%a!a+

Their heart! broken with !orrow) &other Sai and Sri &i!ra ontin'o'!l% alled o't) 6Vi!var'#a)

Vi!var'#a+6

Sri 0agannatha wa! overwhelmed with the throbbing #ain! of !e#aration from hi! !on) and hi!

friend! and relative! tried to on!ole him+

63ear &i!ra) #lea!e om#o!e %o'r!elf+ 3o not feel !ad thi! magnanimo'! #er!onalit% ha!

delivered %o'r entire famil%+

6If an% member in the famil% take! the !ann%a!a order of life) then inn'merable generation!

beome eligible to live in the tran!endental abode of Vaik'ntha+

6The o'r!e of ation %o'r !on ado#ted i! ertainl% the #erfetion of all ed'ation+

64e !ho'ld e*#re!! o'r great ha##ine!! for %o')6 the% !aid a! the% held the feet and hand! of the

afflited #arent!+

6Think abo't Vi!vambhara+ He i! the glor% of %o'r famil%+ Thi! !on of %o'r! will be the !ion ofthe entire famil% line+

6He will eliminate all %o'r !'ffering!+ 4hat i! the need to have o'ntle!! million! of !on! when

%o' have a !on like thi! one?6

>riend! and relative! tried to make Sri &i!ra 'nder!tand hi! fort'nate #o!ition+ The% offered good

o'n!el b't failed to mitigate hi! mi!er%+

&i!ra &aha!a%a tried to ontrol hi! emotion) b't a! !oon a! he remembered the wonderf'l


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6The infinite!imal living entitie! #o!!e!! b't in!ignifiant #ower over life5! #henomena+ I therefor

!'rrender m% bod%) !en!e! and ever%thing to Yo' "ord ,r!na) the S'#reme omni#otent "ord+ Yo

are m% !helter+6

@*erting tr'e wi!dom and e!tabli!hed in knowledge of the ab!ol'te) &i!ra &aha!a%a grad'all%

om#o!ed hi! di!t'rbed mind+

In thi! wa% Sri Vi!var'#a enated the #a!time of leaving Hi! ho'!e and ae#ting !ann%a!a+ He i!the non/different) diret e*#an!ion of "ord Nit%ananda) the original Sankar!ana+

4hoever hear! the #a!time of Sri Vi!var'#a ae#ting the !ann%a!a order of life i! freed from the

noo!e of karma and attain! devotional !ervie to "ord ,r!na+

The devotee! e*#eriened mi*ed feeling! over Sri Vi!var'#a5! !ann%a!a+ The% were a'ght

between elation and de#re!!ion+

6"ord ,r!na ha! taken from '! the onl% !aintl% Vai!nava a!!oiation we had+

54ith Sri Vi!var'#a we di!'!!ed to#i! of ,r!na on!io'!ne!!) b't now He i! gone+

64e !ho'ld al!o leave ever%thing and go to the fore!t where we no longer have to !ee the fae! of

thi! !inf'l !oiet%+

6The entire #o#'lation i! engro!!ed in re#robate ativitie!+ How long i! one !'##o!ed to tolerate

in!'lt! inflited b% the vile word! of athei!t!?

6Nowhere i! the hol% name of "ord ,r!na 'ttered+ The entire world i! inviting it! doom) drowningit!elf in ill'!or%) !en!e gratif%ing ativitie!+

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6Go and ha##il% !ing "ord ,r!na5! hol% name+ In a few da%! %o' will !ee o'r beloved "ord ,r!na

right here+

6"ord ,r!na will #erform man% #lea!'rable #a!time! a!!i!ted b% all of %o'+

6-nl% then will I) Advaita) beome an 'nallo%ed !ervitor of "ord ,r!na+

6That rare mer% whih i! !eldom e*#eriened b% Srila S'kadeva Go!vami or (rahlada &ahara;awill be reeived b% all of %o'+6

In!#ired b% the netarine word! of Srila Advaita Aar%a (rabh' the devotee! !ang the name of

Hari ;'bilantl%+

A! the devotee! roared with the re#etition of "ord Hari5! name) their heart! beame filled with

ha##ine!!+

"ord Ga'ra!'ndara wa! b'!% #la%ing with Hi! friend! when the !o'nd of "ord Hari5! name

reahed Hi! ho'!e+

4hen he arrived in the mid!t of the devotee! the% enrom the da% Sri Vi!var'#a left the ho'!e to beome a !ann%a!i) "ord Vi!vambhara minimi=ed

Hi! re!tle!! and mi!hievo'! behavior+

Nimai !ta%ed b% the !ide of Hi! mother and father to mitigate their grief in !e#aration from

Vi!var'#a+

He re!trained Him!elf from #la%ing and while !t'd%ing He wo'ld not leave Hi! book! for a

moment+

After !t'd%ing an% a#hori!m one) Nimai ma!tered it !o well that when


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6He an #re!ent Hi! own !#ontaneo'! e*#lanation! on an% #oint) b't no one i! able to defeat Hi!

dee#tive arg'ment!+6

&other Sai wa! ha##% to hear abo't her !on5! wonderf'l attrib'te!) b't Sri &i!ra felt moro!e on

again+

6Thi! !on of o'r! will never remain involved in ho'!ehold life)6 Sri &i!ra told Saimata+

6Vi!var'#a !t'died the !ri#t're! ;'!t a! Nimai i! doing now+ He 'nder!tood that there i!n5t a !hre

of realit% in material e*i!tene+

6,nowing the e!!ene of all !ri#t're!) o'r wi!e Vi!var'#a re;eted tran!ient material life and

went awa%+

6If Nimai al!o learn! all the

sri caitanya bhagavata adi lila

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