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CHAPTER TWELVE

The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita

A summary of the twelfth chapter is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya as follows. This chapter discusses the transformations of ecstatic love that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited day and night. The devotees from Bengal again journeyed to Jagannātha Purī to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. As usual, the leader was Śivānanda Sena, who traveled with his wife and children. Because arrangements were delayed en route and Lord Nityānanda did not have a suitable place to reside, He became somewhat disturbed. Thus He became very angry with Śivānanda Sena, who was in charge of the affairs of the party, and kicked him in loving anger. Śivānanda Sena felt highly favored to have been kicked by Nityānanda Prabhu, but his nephew Śrīkānta Sena became upset and therefore left their company. He met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī before the rest of the party arrived.
That year a devotee named Parameśvara dāsa Modaka also went with his family to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. The devotees often invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat with them. When the Lord bade them all farewell, He talked very pleasingly with them. The year before, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita had been sent to Śacīmātā with prasādam and cloth. This year he returned to Purī with a big pot of floral-scented sandalwood oil to massage the Lord’s head. The Lord, however, would not accept the oil, and because of His refusal, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita broke the pot in front of Him and began to fast. The Lord tried to pacify him and asked Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to cook for Him. Jagadānanda Paṇḍita became so pleased when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted his cooking that he broke his fast.

Text 1

শ্রূয়তাং শ্রূয়তাং নিত্যং গীয়তাং গীয়তাং মুদা ।
চিন্ত্যতাং চিন্ত্যতাং ভক্তাশ্চৈতন্যচরিতামৃতম্ ॥ ১ ॥
śrūyatāṁ śrūyatāṁ nityaṁ
gīyatāṁ gīyatāṁ mudā
cintyatāṁ cintyatāṁ bhaktāś
caitanya-caritāmṛtam

Synonyms

śrūyatām — let it be heard; śrūyatām — let it be heard; nityam — always; gīyatām — let it be chanted; gīyatām — let it be chanted; mudā — with great happiness; cintyatām — let it be meditated upon; cintyatām — let it be meditated upon; bhaktāḥ — O devotees; caitanya-caritāmṛtam — the transcendental life and characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Translation

O devotees, may the transcendental life and characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu always be heard, chanted and meditated upon with great happiness.

Text 2

জয় জয় শ্রীচৈতন্য জয় দয়াময় ।
জয় জয় নিত্যানন্দ কৃপাসিন্ধু জয় ॥ ২ ॥
jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya dayāmaya
jaya jaya nityānanda kṛpā-sindhu jaya

Synonyms

jaya jaya — all glories; śrī-caitanya — to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; jaya — all glories; dayā-maya — all-merciful; jaya jaya — all glories; nityānanda — to Nityānanda Prabhu; kṛpā-sindhu — the ocean of mercy; jaya — all glories.

Translation

All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is all-merciful! All glories to Nityānanda Prabhu, who is an ocean of mercy!

Text 3

জয়াদ্বৈতচন্দ্র জয় করুণা-সাগর ।
জয় গৌরভক্তগণ কৃপা-পূর্ণান্তর ॥ ৩ ॥
jayādvaita-candra jaya karuṇā-sāgara
jaya gaura-bhakta-gaṇa kṛpā-pūrṇāntara

Synonyms

jaya — all glories; advaita-candra — to Advaita Ācārya; jaya — all glories; karuṇā-sāgara — the ocean of mercy; jaya — all glories; gaura-bhakta-gaṇa — to the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kṛpā-pūrṇa-antara — whose hearts are always filled with mercy.

Translation

All glories to Advaita Ācārya, who is also an ocean of mercy! All glories to all the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, whose hearts are always filled with mercy!

Text 4

অতঃপর মহাপ্রভুর বিষণ্ণ-অন্তর ।
কৃষ্ণের বিয়োগ-দশা স্ফুরে নিরন্তর ॥ ৪ ॥
ataḥpara mahāprabhura viṣaṇṇa-antara
kṛṣṇera viyoga-daśā sphure nirantara

Synonyms

ataḥpara — thereafter; mahāprabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; viṣaṇṇa-antara — morose mind; kṛṣṇera — of Kṛṣṇa; viyoga-daśā — feeling of separation; sphure — manifests; nirantara — continuously.

Translation

The mind of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was always morose because of a continuously manifested feeling of separation from Kṛṣṇa.

Text 5

‘হাহা কৃষ্ণ প্রাণনাথ ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ! কাহাঁ যাঙ কাহাঁ পাঙ, মুরলীবদন !’ ৫ ।। ॥ ৫ ॥
‘hāhā kṛṣṇa prāṇa-nātha vrajendra-nandana!
kāhāṅ yāṅa kāhāṅ pāṅa, muralī-vadana!’

Synonyms

hāhā — O; kṛṣṇa — My dear Kṛṣṇa; prāṇa-nātha — My life and soul; vrajendra-nandana — the son of Mahārāja Nanda; kāhāṅ yāṅa — where shall I go; kāhāṅ pāṅa — where shall I get; muralī — flute; vadana — mouth.

Translation

The Lord would cry, “O My Lord Kṛṣṇa, My life and soul! O son of Mahārāja Nanda, where shall I go? Where shall I attain You? O Supreme Personality who play with Your flute to Your mouth!”

Text 6

রাত্রি-দিন এই দশা স্বস্তি নাহি মনে ।
কষ্টে রাত্রি গোঙায় স্বরূপ-রামানন্দ-সনে ॥ ৬ ॥
rātri-dina ei daśā svasti nāhi mane
kaṣṭe rātri goṅāya svarūpa-rāmānanda-sane

Synonyms

rātri-dina — day and night; ei daśā — this situation; svasti nāhi mane — no peace of mind; kaṣṭe — with great difficulty; rātri goṅāya — passes the night; svarūpa-rāmānanda-sane — in the company of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya.

Translation

This was His situation day and night. Unable to find peace of mind, He passed His nights with great difficulty in the company of Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya.

Text 7

এথা গৌড়দেশে প্রভুর যত ভক্তগণ ।
প্রভু দেখিবারে সবে করিলা গমন ॥ ৭ ॥
ethā gauḍa-deśe prabhura yata bhakta-gaṇa
prabhu dekhibāre sabe karilā gamana

Synonyms

ethā — on the other hand; gauḍa-deśe — in Bengal; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yata — all; bhakta-gaṇa — devotees; prabhu dekhibāre — to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sabe — all; karilā gamana — went.

Translation

Meanwhile, all the devotees journeyed from their homes in Bengal to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Text 8

শিবানন্দ-সেন আর আচার্য-গোসাঞি ।
নবদ্বীপে সব ভক্ত হৈলা এক ঠাঞি ॥ ৮ ॥
śivānanda-sena āra ācārya-gosāñi
navadvīpe saba bhakta hailā eka ṭhāñi

Synonyms

śivānanda-sena — Śivānanda Sena; āra — and; ācārya-gosāñi — Advaita Ācārya; navadvīpe — at Navadvīpa; saba bhakta — all devotees; hailā — became; eka ṭhāñi — assembled in one place.

Translation

Headed by Śivānanda Sena, Advaita Ācārya and others, all the devotees assembled in Navadvīpa.

Text 9

কুলীনগ্রামবাসী আর যত খণ্ডবাসী ।
একত্র মিলিলা সব নবদ্বীপে আসি’ ॥ ৯ ॥
kulīna-grāma-vāsī āra yata khaṇḍa-vāsī
ekatra mililā saba navadvīpe āsi’

Synonyms

kulīna-grāma-vāsī — the inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma; āra — as well as; yata — all; khaṇḍa-vāsī — the inhabitants of Khaṇḍa; ekatra — at one place; mililā — met; saba — all of them; navadvīpe āsi’ — coming to Navadvīpa.

Translation

The inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma and Khaṇḍa village also assembled at Navadvīpa.

Text 10

নিত্যানন্দ-প্রভুরে যদ্যপি আজ্ঞা নাই ।
তথাপি দেখিতে চলেন চৈতন্য-গোসাঞি ॥ ১০ ॥
nityānanda-prabhure yadyapi ājñā nāi
tathāpi dekhite calena caitanya-gosāñi

Synonyms

nityānanda-prabhure — unto Lord Nityānanda; yadyapi — although; ājñā nāi — there was no order; tathāpi — still; dekhite — to see; calena — He went; caitanya-gosāñi — Lord Caitanya.

Translation

Because Nityānanda Prabhu was preaching in Bengal, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had ordered Him not to come to Jagannātha Purī. That year, however, He went with the rest of the party to see the Lord.

Text 11

শ্রীবাসাদি চারি ভাই, সঙ্গেতে মালিনী ।
আচার্যরত্নের সঙ্গে তাঁহার গৃহিণী ॥ ১১ ॥
śrīvāsādi cāri bhāi, saṅgete mālinī
ācāryaratnera saṅge tāṅhāra gṛhiṇī

Synonyms

śrīvāsa-ādi — headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; cāri bhāi — four brothers; saṅgete mālinī — accompanied by his wife, Mālinī; ācāryaratnera saṅge — and with Ācāryaratna; tāṅhāra gṛhiṇī — his wife.

Translation

Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura was also there with his three brothers and his wife, Mālinī. Ācāryaratna was similarly accompanied by his wife.

Text 12

শিবানন্দ-পত্নী চলে তিন-পুত্র লঞা ।
রাঘব-পণ্ডিত চলে ঝালি সাজাঞা ॥ ১২ ॥
śivānanda-patnī cale tina-putra lañā
rāghava-paṇḍita cale jhāli sājāñā

Synonyms

śivānanda-patnī — the wife of Śivānanda; cale — was going; tina-putra lañā — accompanied by her three sons; rāghava-paṇḍita cale — Rāghava Paṇḍita was going; jhāli sājāñā — carrying his bags.

Translation

The wife of Śivānanda Sena also came, along with their three sons. Rāghava Paṇḍita joined them, carrying his famous bags of food.

Text 13

দত্ত, গুপ্ত, বিদ্যানিধি, আর যত জন ।
দুই-তিন শত ভক্ত করিলা গমন ॥ ১৩ ॥
datta, gupta, vidyānidhi, āra yata jana
dui-tina śata bhakta karilā gamana

Synonyms

datta — Vāsudeva Datta; gupta — Murāri Gupta; vidyānidhi — Vidyānidhi; āra — and; yata jana — all persons; dui-tina śata — two hundred to three hundred; bhakta — devotees; karilā gamana — went.

Translation

Vāsudeva Datta, Murāri Gupta, Vidyānidhi and many other devotees went to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. All together, they numbered two or three hundred.

Text 14

শচীমাতা দেখি’ সবে তাঁর আজ্ঞা লঞা ।
আনন্দে চলিলা কৃষ্ণকীর্তন করিয়া ॥ ১৪ ॥
śacīmātā dekhi’ sabe tāṅra ājñā lañā
ānande calilā kṛṣṇa-kīrtana kariyā

Synonyms

śacī-mātā dekhi’ — seeing Śacīmātā; sabe — all of them; tāṅra ājñā lañā — taking her permission; ānande — with great jubilation; calilā — they proceeded; kṛṣṇa-kīrtana kariyā — performing congregational chanting.

Translation

The devotees first saw Śacīmātā and took her permission. Then in great happiness they started for Jagannātha Purī, congregationally chanting the holy name of the Lord.

Text 15

শিবানন্দ-সেন করে ঘাটী-সমাধান ।
সবারে পালন করি’ সুখে লঞা যান ॥ ১৫ ॥
śivānanda-sena kare ghāṭī-samādhāna
sabāre pālana kari’ sukhe lañā yāna

Synonyms

śivānanda-sena — Śivānanda Sena; kare — does; ghāṭī-samādhāna — management of payment of tolls; sabāre pālana kari’ — maintaining everyone; sukhe — in happiness; lañā — taking; yāna — goes.

Translation

Śivānanda Sena managed the payment of tolls at different places. Maintaining everyone, he guided all the devotees in great happiness.

Purport

Ghāṭī refers to the different toll booths used by the zamindars to collect taxes in each state. Generally, this tax was collected to maintain the roads governed by the various zamindars. Since the devotees from Bengal were going to Jagannātha Purī, they had to pass through many such toll booths. Śivānanda Sena was in charge of paying the tolls.

Text 16

সবার সব কার্য করেন, দেন বাসস্থান ।
শিবানন্দ জানে উড়িয়া-পথের সন্ধান ॥ ১৬ ॥
sabāra saba kārya karena, dena vāsa-sthāna
śivānanda jāne uḍiyā-pathera sandhāna

Synonyms

sabāra — of everyone; saba — all; kārya — business; karena — performs; dena — gives; vāsa-sthāna — place of residence; śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; jāne — knows; uḍiyā-pathera — of the path going to Orissa; sandhāna — junctions.

Translation

Śivānanda Sena took care of everyone and gave each devotee places to stay. He knew all the paths leading to Orissa.

Text 17

একদিন সব লোক ঘাটিয়ালে রাখিলা ।
সবা ছাড়াঞা শিবানন্দ একেলা রহিলা ॥ ১৭ ॥
eka-dina saba loka ghāṭiyāle rākhilā
sabā chāḍāñā śivānanda ekalā rahilā

Synonyms

eka-dina — one day; saba loka — all the members of the party; ghāṭiyāle rākhilā — were checked by the toll collector; sabā — all of them; chāḍāñā — causing to be let go; śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; ekalā rahilā — remained alone.

Translation

One day when the party was being checked by a toll collector, the devotees were allowed to pass, and Śivānanda Sena remained behind alone to pay the taxes.

Text 18

সবে গিয়া রহিলা গ্রাম-ভিতর বৃক্ষতলে ।
শিবানন্দ বিনা বাসস্থান নাহি মিলে ॥ ১৮ ॥
sabe giyā rahilā grāma-bhitara vṛkṣa-tale
śivānanda vinā vāsa-sthāna nāhi mile

Synonyms

sabe — all of them; giyā — going; rahilā — remained; grāma-bhitara — inside a village; vṛkṣa-tale — under a tree; śivānanda vinā — without Śivānanda Sena; vāsa-sthāna — residential quarters; nāhi mile — no one could get.

Translation

The party went into a village and waited beneath a tree because no one but Śivānanda Sena could arrange for their residential quarters.

Text 19

নিত্যানন্দপ্রভু ভোখে ব্যাকুল হঞা ।
শিবানন্দে গালি পাড়ে বাসা না পাঞা ॥ ১৯ ॥
nityānanda-prabhu bhokhe vyākula hañā
śivānande gāli pāḍe vāsā nā pāñā

Synonyms

nityānanda-prabhu — Lord Nityānanda Prabhu; bhokhe — became very hungry; vyākula hañā — being disturbed; śivānande gāli pāḍe — was calling Śivānanda ill names; vāsā nā pāñā — not getting residential quarters.

Translation

Nityānanda Prabhu meanwhile became very hungry and upset. Because He had not yet obtained a suitable residence, He began calling Śivānanda Sena ill names.

Text 20

‘তিন পুত্র মরুক শিবার, এখন না আইল ।
ভোখে মরি’ গেনু, মোরে বাসা না দেওয়াইল’ ॥ ২০ ॥
‘tina putra maruka śivāra, ekhana nā āila
bhokhe mari’ genu, more vāsā nā deoyāila’

Synonyms

tina putra — three sons; maruka — let them die; śivāra — of Śivānanda Sena; ekhana — here; nā āila — he does not come; bhokhe mari’ genu — I am dying from hunger; more — for Me; vāsā — residential place; nā deoyāila — he did not arrange.

Translation

“Śivānanda Sena has not arranged for My residence,” He complained, “and I am so hungry I could die. Because he has not come, I curse his three sons to die.”

Text 21

শুনি’ শিবানন্দের পত্নী কান্দিতে লাগিলা ।
হেনকালে শিবানন্দ ঘাটী হৈতে আইলা ॥ ২১ ॥
śuni’ śivānandera patnī kāndite lāgilā
hena-kāle śivānanda ghāṭī haite āilā

Synonyms

śuni’ — hearing; śivānandera — of Śivānanda Sena; patnī — the wife; kāndite lāgilā — began to cry; hena-kāle — at this time; śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; ghāṭī haite — from the toll station; āilā — came.

Translation

Hearing this curse, Śivānanda Sena’s wife began to cry. Just then, Śivānanda returned from the toll station.

Text 22

শিবানন্দের পত্নী তাঁরে কহেন কান্দিয়া ।
‘পুত্রে শাপ দিছেন গোসাঞি বাসা না পাঞা’ ॥ ২২ ॥
śivānandera patnī tāṅre kahena kāndiyā
‘putre śāpa dichena gosāñi vāsā nā pāñā’

Synonyms

śivānandera — of Śivānanda Sena; patnī — the wife; tāṅre — unto him; kahena — says; kāndiyā — crying; putre — on our sons; śāpa — curse; dichena — awarded; gosāñi — Nityānanda Prabhu; vāsā nā pāñā — not getting His residential quarters.

Translation

Crying, his wife informed him, “Lord Nityānanda has cursed our sons to die because His quarters have not been provided.”

Text 23

তেঁহো কহে, — “বাউলি, কেনে মরিস্ কান্দিয়া ? মরুক আমার তিন পুত্র তাঁর বালাই লঞা ।।” ২৩ ।। ॥ ২৩ ॥
teṅho kahe, — “bāuli, kene maris kāndiyā?
maruka āmāra tina putra tāṅra bālāi lañā”

Synonyms

teṅho kahe — he said; bāuli — crazy woman; kene — why; maris — are you dying; kāndiyā — crying; maruka — let die; āmāra — my; tina — three; putra — sons; tāṅra — His; bālāi — inconveniences; lañā — taking.

Translation

Śivānanda Sena replied, “You crazy woman! Why are you needlessly crying? Let my three sons die for all the inconvenience we have caused Nityānanda Prabhu.”

Text 24

এত বলি’ প্রভু-পাশে গেলা শিবানন্দ ।
উঠি’ তাঁরে লাথি মাইলা প্রভু নিত্যানন্দ ॥ ২৪ ॥
eta bali’ prabhu-pāśe gelā śivānanda
uṭhi’ tāṅre lāthi māilā prabhu nityānanda

Synonyms

eta bali’ — saying this; prabhu-pāśe — to Nityānanda Prabhu; gelā — went; śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; uṭhi’ — standing up; tāṅre — him; lāthi māilā — kicked; prabhu — the Lord; nityānanda — Nityānanda.

Translation

After saying this, Śivānanda Sena went to Nityānanda Prabhu, who then stood up and kicked him.

Text 25

আনন্দিত হৈলা শিবাই পাদপ্রহার পাঞা ।
শীঘ্র বাসা-ঘর কৈলা গৌড়-ঘরে গিয়া ॥ ২৫ ॥
ānandita hailā śivāi pāda-prahāra pāñā
śīghra vāsā-ghara kailā gauḍa-ghare giyā

Synonyms

ānandita hailā — became very pleased; śivāi — Śivānanda Sena; pāda-prahāra pāñā — being kicked; śīghra — very soon; vāsā-ghara — residential place; kailā — arranged; gauḍa-ghare — to a milkman’s house; giyā — going.

Translation

Very pleased at being kicked, Śivānanda Sena quickly arranged for a milkman’s house to be the Lord’s residence.

Text 26

চরণে ধরিয়া প্রভুরে বাসায় লঞা গেলা ।
বাসা দিয়া হৃষ্ট হঞা কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ২৬ ॥
caraṇe dhariyā prabhure vāsāya lañā gelā
vāsā diyā hṛṣṭa hañā kahite lāgilā

Synonyms

caraṇe — the feet; dhariyā — catching; prabhure — Lord Nityānanda Prabhu; vāsāya — to His residence; lañā — taking; gelā — went; vāsā diyā — after giving His residential quarters; hṛṣṭa hañā — being very pleased; kahite lāgilā — began to speak.

Translation

Śivānanda Sena touched the lotus feet of Nityānanda Prabhu and led Him to His residence. After giving the Lord His quarters, Śivānanda Sena, being very pleased, spoke as follows.

Text 27

“আজি মোরে ভৃত্য করি’ অঙ্গীকার কৈলা ।
যেমন অপরাধ ভৃত্যের, যোগ্য ফল দিলা ॥ ২৭ ॥
“āji more bhṛtya kari’ aṅgīkāra kailā
yemana aparādha bhṛtyera, yogya phala dilā

Synonyms

āji — today; more — me; bhṛtya — servant; kari’ — as; aṅgīkāra — acceptance; kailā — You have done; yemana — as; aparādha — offense; bhṛtyera — of the servant; yogya — proper; phala — result; dilā — You have given.

Translation

“Today You have accepted me as Your servant and have properly punished me for my offense.

Text 28

‘শাস্তি’-ছলে কৃপা কর, — এ তোমার ‘করুণা’ ।
ত্রিজগতে তোমার চরিত্র বুঝে কোন্ জনা ? ২৮ ।। ॥ ২৮ ॥
‘śāsti’-chale kṛpā kara, — e tomāra ‘karuṇā’
trijagate tomāra caritra bujhe kon janā?

Synonyms

śāsti-chale — on the pretext of chastisement; kṛpā kara — You bestow mercy; e — this; tomāra karuṇā — Your causeless mercy; tri-jagate — within the three worlds; tomāra — Your; caritra — character; bujhe — understands; kon janā — what person.

Translation

“My dear Lord, Your chastising me is Your causeless mercy. Who within the three worlds can understand Your real character?

Text 29

ব্রহ্মার দুর্লভ তোমার শ্রীচরণ-রেণু ।
হেন চরণ-স্পর্শ পাইল মোর অধম তনু ॥ ২৯ ॥
brahmāra durlabha tomāra śrī-caraṇa-reṇu
hena caraṇa-sparśa pāila mora adhama tanu

Synonyms

brahmāra — by Lord Brahmā; durlabha — almost unattainable; tomāra — Your; śrī-caraṇa-reṇu — dust of the lotus feet; hena — such; caraṇa-sparśa — touch of the lotus feet; pāila — got; mora — my; adhama — most fallen; tanu — body.

Translation

“The dust of Your lotus feet is not attainable even by Lord Brahmā, yet Your lotus feet have touched my wretched body.

Text 30

আজি মোর সফল হৈল জন্ম, কুল, কর্ম ।
আজি পাইনু কৃষ্ণভক্তি, অর্থ, কাম, ধর্ম ।।” ৩০ ।। ॥ ৩০ ॥
āji mora saphala haila janma, kula, karma
āji pāinu kṛṣṇa-bhakti, artha, kāma, dharma”

Synonyms

āji — today; mora — my; sa-phala — successful; haila — became; janma — birth; kula — family; karma — activities; āji — today; pāinu — I have gotten; kṛṣṇa-bhakti — devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa; artha — economic development; kāma — satisfaction of the senses; dharma — religion.

Translation

“Today my birth, my family and my activities have all become successful. Today I have achieved the fulfillment of religious principles, economic development, satisfaction of the senses and ultimately devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

Text 31

শুনি’ নিত্যানন্দপ্রভুর আনন্দিত মন ।
উঠি’ শিবানন্দে কৈলা প্রেম-আলিঙ্গন ॥ ৩১ ॥
śuni’ nityānanda-prabhura ānandita mana
uṭhi’ śivānande kailā prema-āliṅgana

Synonyms

śuni’ — hearing; nityānanda-prabhura — of Lord Nityānanda; ānandita — very pleased; mana — mind; uṭhi’ — standing up; śivānande — unto Śivānanda Sena; kailā — performed; prema — in love; āliṅgana — embracing.

Translation

When Lord Nityānanda heard this, He was very happy. He rose and embraced Śivānanda Sena in great love.

Text 32

আনন্দিত শিবানন্দ করে সমাধান ।
আচার্যাদি-বৈষ্ণবেরে দিলা বাসাস্থান ॥ ৩২ ॥
ānandita śivānanda kare samādhāna
ācāryādi-vaiṣṇavere dilā vāsā-sthāna

Synonyms

ānandita — pleased; śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; kare samādhāna — began to arrange things; ācārya-ādi-vaiṣṇavere — unto all the Vaiṣṇavas, headed by Advaita Ācārya; dilā — gave; vāsā-sthāna — residential places.

Translation

Being very much pleased by Nityānanda Prabhu’s behavior, Śivānanda Sena began to arrange residential quarters for all the Vaiṣṇavas, headed by Advaita Ācārya.

Text 33

নিত্যানন্দপ্রভুর সব চরিত্র — ‘বিপরীত’ ।
ক্রুদ্ধ হঞা লাথি মারি’ করে তার হিত ॥ ৩৩ ॥
nityānanda-prabhura saba caritra — ‘viparīta’
kruddha hañā lāthi māri’ kare tāra hita

Synonyms

nityānanda-prabhura — of Lord Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu; saba caritra — all characteristics; viparīta — contradictory; kruddha hañā — becoming angry; lāthi māri’ — kicking; kare — performs; tāra hita — his benefit.

Translation

One of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s characteristics is His contradictory nature. When He becomes angry and kicks someone, it is actually for his benefit.

Text 34

শিবানন্দের ভাগিনা, — শ্রীকান্ত-সেন নাম ।
মামার অগোচরে কহে করি’ অভিমান ॥ ৩৪ ॥
śivānandera bhāginā, — śrīkānta-sena nāma
māmāra agocare kahe kari’ abhimāna

Synonyms

śivānandera — of Śivānanda Sena; bhāginā — the sister’s son; śrīkānta-sena nāma — named Śrīkānta Sena; māmāra — of his maternal uncle; agocare — in the absence of; kahe — said; kari’ abhimāna — with an offended state of mind.

Translation

Śivānanda Sena’s nephew, Śrīkānta, the son of his sister, felt offended, and he commented on the matter when his uncle was absent.

Text 35

“চৈতন্যের পারিষদ মোর মাতুলের খ্যাতি ।
‘ঠাকুরালী’ করেন গোসাঞি, তাঁরে মারে লাথি” ॥ ৩৫ ॥
“caitanyera pāriṣada mora mātulera khyāti
‘ṭhākurālī’ karena gosāñi, tāṅre māre lāthi”

Synonyms

caitanyera pāriṣada — associate of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; mora — my; mātulera — of the maternal uncle; khyāti — reputation; ṭhākurālī — superiority; karena — exhibits; gosāñi — Nityānanda Prabhu; tāṅre — him; māre lāthi — kicks.

Translation

“My uncle is well known as one of the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, but Lord Nityānanda Prabhu asserts His superiority by kicking him.”

Text 36

এত বলি শ্রীকান্ত, বালক আগে চলি’ যান ।
সঙ্গ ছাড়ি’ আগে গেলা মহাপ্রভুর স্থান ॥ ৩৬ ॥
eta bali’ śrīkānta, bālaka āge cali’ yāna
saṅga chāḍi’ āge gelā mahāprabhura sthāna

Synonyms

eta bali’ — saying this; śrīkānta — the nephew of Śivānanda Sena; bālaka — a boy; āge cali’ yāna — went forward; saṅga chāḍi’ — giving up their association; āge — forward; gelā — went; mahāprabhura sthāna — to the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Translation

After saying this, Śrīkānta, who was only a boy, left the group and traveled on alone to the residence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Text 37

পেটাঙ্গি-গায় করে দণ্ডবৎ-নমস্কার ।
গোবিন্দ কহে, — ‘শ্রীকান্ত, আগে পেটাঙ্গি উতার’ ॥ ৩৭ ॥
peṭāṅgi-gāya kare daṇḍavat-namaskāra
govinda kahe, — ‘śrīkānta, āge peṭāṅgi utāra’

Synonyms

peṭāṅgi — shirt and coat; gāya — on the body; kare — performs; daṇḍavat-namaskāra — offering of obeisances; govinda kahe — Govinda said; śrīkānta — my dear Śrīkānta; āge — first; peṭāṅgi utāra — take off your shirt and coat.

Translation

When Śrīkānta offered obeisances to the Lord, he was still wearing his shirt and coat. Therefore Govinda told him, “My dear Śrīkānta, first take off these garments.”

Purport

One is forbidden to enter the Deity room or offer anything to the Deity while wearing a shirt or coat. In the tantras it is said:
vastreṇāvṛta-dehas tu yo naraḥ praṇamed dharim
śvitrī bhavati mūḍhātmā sapta janmāni bhāvini
“Anyone who offers respects and obeisances to the Deity while wearing garments on the upper portion of his body is condemned to be a leper for seven births.”

Text 38

প্রভু কহে, — “শ্রীকান্ত আসিয়াছে পাঞা মনোদুঃখ ।
কিছু না বলিহ, করুক, যাতে ইহার সুখ ।।” ৩৮ ।। ॥ ৩৮ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “śrīkānta āsiyāche pāñā mano-duḥkha
kichu nā baliha, karuka, yāte ihāra sukha”

Synonyms

prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; śrīkānta — Śrīkānta; āsiyāche — has come; pāñā — getting; manaḥ-duḥkha — distress in the mind; kichu — anything; nā baliha — do not say; karuka — let him do; yāte — by which; ihāra — his; sukha — happiness.

Translation

As Govinda was warning Śrīkānta, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Don’t bother him. Let Śrīkānta do whatever he likes, for he has come here in a distressed state of mind.”

Text 39

বৈষ্ণবের সমাচার গোসাঞি পুছিলা ।
একে একে সবার নাম শ্রীকান্ত জানাইলা ॥ ৩৯ ॥
vaiṣṇavera samācāra gosāñi puchilā
eke eke sabāra nāma śrīkānta jānāilā

Synonyms

vaiṣṇavera — of all the Vaiṣṇavas; samācāra — news; gosāñi — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; puchilā — inquired; eke eke — one after another; sabāra — of all of them; nāma — names; śrīkānta — the nephew of Śivānanda Sena; jānāilā — informed.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu inquired from Śrīkānta about all the Vaiṣṇavas, and the boy informed the Lord about them, naming them one after another.

Text 40

‘দুঃখ পাঞা আসিয়াছে’ — এই প্রভুর বাক্য শুনি’ ।
জানিলা ‘সর্বজ্ঞ প্রভু’ — এত অনুমানি’ ॥ ৪০ ॥
‘duḥkha pāñā āsiyāche’ — ei prabhura vākya śuni’
jānilā ‘sarvajña prabhu’ — eta anumāni’

Synonyms

duḥkha — unhappiness; pāñā — getting; āsiyāche — he has come; ei — this; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vākya — statement; śuni’ — hearing; jānilā — could understand; sarva-jña prabhu — the Lord is omniscient; eta — this; anumāni’ — guessing.

Translation

When Śrīkānta Sena heard the Lord say “He is distressed,” he could understand that the Lord is omniscient.

Text 41

শিবানন্দে লাথি মারিলা, — ইহা না কহিলা ।
এথা সব বৈষ্ণবগণ আসিয়া মিলিলা ॥ ৪১ ॥
śivānande lāthi mārilā, — ihā nā kahilā
ethā saba vaiṣṇava-gaṇa āsiyā mililā

Synonyms

śivānande — Śivānanda Sena; lāthi mārilā — (Lord Nityānanda) has kicked; ihā — this; nā kahilā — he did not say; ethā — here; saba — all; vaiṣṇava-gaṇa — devotees; āsiyā — coming; mililā — met.

Translation

As he described the Vaiṣṇavas, therefore, he did not mention Lord Nityānanda’s kicking Śivānanda Sena. Meanwhile, all the devotees arrived and went to meet the Lord.

Text 42

পূর্ববৎ প্রভু কৈলা সবার মিলন ।
স্ত্রী-সব দূর হইতে কৈলা প্রভুর দরশন ॥ ৪২ ॥
pūrvavat prabhu kailā sabāra milana
strī-saba dūra ha-ite kailā prabhura daraśana

Synonyms

pūrva-vat — as previously; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kailā — performed; sabāra milana — meeting everyone; strī — women; saba — all; dūra ha-ite — from a distance; kailā — performed; prabhura daraśana — seeing the Lord.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received them all, just as He had in previous years. The women, however, saw the Lord from a distance.

Text 43

বাসাঘর পূর্ববৎ সবারে দেওয়াইলা ।
মহাপ্রসাদ-ভোজনে সবারে বোলাইলা ॥ ৪৩ ॥
vāsā-ghara pūrvavat sabāre deoyāilā
mahāprasāda-bhojane sabāre bolāilā

Synonyms

vāsā-ghara — residential quarters; pūrva-vat — as previously; sabāre — unto all of them; deoyāilā — caused to be given; mahā-prasāda — the remnants of food from Jagannātha; bhojane — to eat; sabāre — unto everyone; bolāilā — He called.

Translation

The Lord again arranged for the residential quarters of all the devotees and thereafter called them to partake of the remnants of food offered to Lord Jagannātha.

Text 44

শিবানন্দ তিনপুত্রে গোসাঞিরে মিলাইলা ।
শিবানন্দ-সম্বন্ধে সবায় বহুকৃপা কৈলা ॥ ৪৪ ॥
śivānanda tina-putre gosāñire milāilā
śivānanda-sambandhe sabāya bahu-kṛpā kailā

Synonyms

śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; tina-putre — three sons; gosāñire — unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; milāilā — introduced; śivānanda-sambandhe — because they were sons of Śivānanda Sena; sabāya — unto all of them; bahu-kṛpā kailā — showed much mercy.

Translation

Śivānanda Sena introduced his three sons to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Because they were his sons, the Lord showed the boys great mercy.

Text 45

ছোটপুত্রে দেখি’ প্রভু নাম পুছিলা ।
‘পরমানন্দদাস’-নাম সেন জানাইলা ॥ ৪৫ ॥
choṭa-putre dekhi’ prabhu nāma puchilā
‘paramānanda-dāsa’-nāma sena jānāilā

Synonyms

choṭa-putre — the youngest son; dekhi’ — seeing; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nāma puchilā — inquired about his name; paramānanda-dāsa — Paramānanda dāsa; nāma — name; sena — Śivānanda Sena; jānāilā — informed.

Translation

Lord Caitanya asked the youngest son’s name, and Śivānanda Sena informed the Lord that his name was Paramānanda dāsa.

Texts 46-47

পূর্বে যবে শিবানন্দ প্রভুস্থানে আইলা ।
তবে মহাপ্রভু তাঁরে কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৪৬ ॥
“এবার তোমার যেই হইবে কুমার ।
‘পুরীদাস’ বলি’ নাম ধরিহ তাহার ॥ ৪৭ ॥
pūrve yabe śivānanda prabhu-sthāne āilā
tabe mahāprabhu tāṅre kahite lāgilā
“e-bāra tomāra yei ha-ibe kumāra
‘purī-dāsa’ bali’ nāma dhariha tāhāra

Synonyms

pūrve — formerly; yabe — when; śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; prabhu-sthāne — to the place of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āilā — came; tabe — at that time; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tāṅre — unto him; kahite lāgilā — began to speak; e-bāra — this time; tomāra — your; yei — that; ha-ibe — will be; kumāra — son; purī-dāsa — Purī dāsa; bali’ — as; nāma — name; dhariha — gave; tāhāra — his.

Translation

Once before when Śivānanda Sena had visited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at His residence, the Lord had told him, “When this son is born, give him the name Purī dāsa.”

Text 48

তবে মায়ের গর্ভে হয় সেই ত’ কুমার ।
শিবানন্দ ঘরে গেলে, জন্ম হৈল তার ॥ ৪৮ ॥
tabe māyera garbhe haya sei ta’ kumāra
śivānanda ghare gele, janma haila tāra

Synonyms

tabe — at that time; māyera garbhe — the womb of the mother; haya — was; sei ta’ kumāra — that son; śivānanda ghare gele — when Śivānanda Sena returned home; janma haila tāra — he was born.

Translation

The son was in the womb of Śivānanda’s wife, and when Śivānanda returned home the son was born.

Text 49

প্রভু-আজ্ঞায় ধরিলা নাম — ‘পরমানন্দ-দাস’ ।
‘পুরীদাস’ করি’ প্রভু করেন উপহাস ॥ ৪৯ ॥
prabhu-ājñāya dharilā nāma — ‘paramānanda-dāsa’
‘purī-dāsa’ kari’ prabhu karena upahāsa

Synonyms

prabhu-ājñāya — under the order of Śrī-Caitanya Mahāprabhu; dharilā nāma — held the name; paramānanda-dāsa — Paramānanda dāsa; purī-dāsa — Purī dāsa; kari’ — as; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karena upahāsa — began to joke.

Translation

The child was named Paramānanda dāsa in accordance with the Lord’s order, and the Lord jokingly called him Purī dāsa.

Text 50

শিবানন্দ যবে সেই বালকে মিলাইলা ।
মহাপ্রভু পাদাঙ্গুষ্ঠ তার মুখে দিলা ॥ ৫০ ॥
śivānanda yabe sei bālake milāilā
mahāprabhu pādāṅguṣṭha tāra mukhe dilā

Synonyms

śivānanda — Śivānanda Sena; yabe — when; sei — that; bālake — child; milāilā — introduced; mahāprabhu — Mahāprabhu; pāda-aṅguṣṭha — His toe; tāra — his; mukhe — within the mouth; dilā — pushed.

Translation

When Śivānanda Sena introduced the child to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord put His toe in the child’s mouth.

Purport

In this connection one may refer to Antya-līlā, chapter sixteen, verses 65-75, for information about the later manifestations of the Lord’s mercy on Purī dāsa.

Text 51

শিবানন্দের ভাগ্যসিন্ধু কে পাইবে পার ? যাঁর সব গোষ্ঠীকে প্রভু কহে ‘আপনার’ ॥ ৫১ ॥
śivānandera bhāgya-sindhu ke pāibe pāra?
yāṅra saba goṣṭhīke prabhu kahe ‘āpanāra’

Synonyms

śivānandera — of Śivānanda Sena; bhāgya-sindhu — the ocean of good fortune; ke — who; pāibe pāra — can cross over; yāṅra — whose; saba goṣṭhīke — whole family; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kahe — says; āpanāra — His own.

Translation

No one can cross over the ocean of Śivānanda Sena’s good fortune, for the Lord considered Śivānanda’s whole family His own.

Text 52

তবে সব ভক্ত লঞা করিলা ভোজন ।
গোবিন্দেরে আজ্ঞা দিলা করি’ আচমন ॥ ৫২ ॥
tabe saba bhakta lañā karilā bhojana
govindere ājñā dilā kari’ ācamana

Synonyms

tabe — then; saba bhakta lañā — with all the devotees; karilā bhojana — took lunch; govindere — unto Govinda; ājñā dilā — gave the order; kari’ ācamana — after washing His hands and mouth.

Translation

The Lord ate lunch in the company of all the devotees, and after washing His hands and mouth He gave an order to Govinda.

Text 53

শিবানন্দের ‘প্রকৃতি’, পুত্র — যাবৎ এথায় ।
আমার অবশেষ-পাত্র তারা যেন পায় ।।” ৫৩ ॥ ৫৩ ॥
“śivānandera ‘prakṛti’, putra — yāvat ethāya
āmāra avaśeṣa-pātra tārā yena pāya”

Synonyms

śivānandera — of Śivānanda Sena; prakṛti — wife; putra — sons; yāvat — as long as; ethāya — here; āmāra — My; avaśeṣa-pātra — plate of the remnants of food; tārā — all of them; yena — must; pāya — get.

Translation

“As long as Śivānanda Sena’s wife and children stay in Jagannātha Purī,” He said, “they must be given the remnants of My food.”

Text 54

নদীয়া-বাসী মোদক, তার নাম — ‘পরমেশ্বর’ ।
মোদক বেচে, প্রভুর বাটীর নিকট তার ঘর ॥ ৫৪ ॥
nadīyā-vāsī modaka, tāra nāma — ‘parameśvara’
modaka vece, prabhura vāṭīra nikaṭa tāra ghara

Synonyms

nadīyā-vāsī — inhabitant of the district of Nadia; modaka — one confectioner; tāra nāma — his name; parameśvara — Parameśvara; modaka vece — does the business of a confectioner; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vāṭīra nikaṭa — near the house; tāra ghara — his house.

Translation

There was a resident of Nadia named Parameśvara, who was a confectioner living near the home of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Text 55

বালক-কালে প্রভু তার ঘরে বারবার যা’ন ।
দুগ্ধ, খণ্ড মোদক দেয়, প্রভু তাহা খা’ন ॥ ৫৫ ॥
bālaka-kāle prabhu tāra ghare bāra bāra yā’na
dugdha, khaṇḍa modaka deya, prabhu tāhā khā’na

Synonyms

bālaka-kāle — when He was a boy; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tāra ghare — at his house; bāra bāra — again and again; yā’na — used to go; dugdha — milk; khaṇḍa — sweetmeats; modaka deya — the confectioner used to give; prabhu — Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tāhā — that; khā’na — used to eat.

Translation

When the Lord was a boy, He would visit the house of Parameśvara Modaka again and again. The confectioner would supply the Lord milk and sweetmeats, and the Lord would eat them.

Text 56

প্রভু-বিষয়ে স্নেহ তার বালক-কাল হৈতে ।
সে বৎসর সেহ আইল প্রভুরে দেখিতে ॥ ৫৬ ॥
prabhu-viṣaye sneha tāra bālaka-kāla haite
se vatsara seha āila prabhure dekhite

Synonyms

prabhu-viṣaye — in regard to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sneha — affection; tāra — of Parameśvara Modaka; bālaka-kāla haite — since He was a boy; se vatsara — that year; seha — he also; āila — came; prabhure dekhite — to see the Lord.

Translation

Parameśvara Modaka had been affectionate toward the Lord since His childhood, and he was one of those who came that year to see the Lord at Jagannātha Purī.

Text 57

‘পরমেশ্বরা মুঞি’ বলি’ দণ্ডবৎ কৈল ।
তারে দেখি’ প্রভু প্রীতে তাহারে পুছিল ॥ ৫৭ ॥
‘parameśvarā muñi’ bali’ daṇḍavat kaila
tāre dekhi’ prabhu prīte tāhāre puchila

Synonyms

parameśvarā — Parameśvara; muñi’ — I am; bali’ — saying; daṇḍavat kaila — he offered obeisances; tāre — him; dekhi’ — seeing; prabhu — the Lord; prīte — with affection; tāhāre — him; puchila — asked.

Translation

When he offered his obeisances to the Lord, he said, “I am the same Parameśvara.” Upon seeing him, the Lord asked him questions with great affection.

Text 58

‘পরমেশ্বর কুশল হও, ভাল হৈল, আইলা’ ।
‘মুকুন্দার মাতা আসিয়াছে’, সেহ প্রভুরে কহিলা ॥ ৫৮ ॥
‘parameśvara kuśala hao, bhāla haila, āilā’
‘mukundāra mātā āsiyāche’ seha prabhure kahilā

Synonyms

parameśvara — O Parameśvara; kuśala hao — be blessed; bhāla haila — it is very good; āilā — you have come; mukundāra mātā — the mother of Mukunda; āsiyāche — has come; seha — he; prabhure kahilā — informed the Lord.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Parameśvara, may you be blessed. It is very good that you have come here.”
Parameśvara then informed the Lord, “Mukundāra Mātā has also come.”

Text 59

মুকুন্দার মাতার নাম শুনি’ প্রভু সঙ্কোচ হৈলা ।
তথাপি তাহার প্রীতে কিছু না বলিলা ॥ ৫৯ ॥
mukundāra mātāra nāma śuni’ prabhu saṅkoca hailā
tathāpi tāhāra prīte kichu nā balilā

Synonyms

mukundāra mātāra — of the mother of Mukunda; nāma — name; śuni’ — hearing; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; saṅkoca hailā — felt some hesitation; tathāpi — still; tāhāra — of Parameśvara; prīte — out of affection; kichu — anything; nā balilā — did not say.

Translation

Hearing the name of Mukundāra Mātā, Lord Caitanya hesitated, but because of affection for Parameśvara, He did not say anything.

Purport

A sannyāsī is restricted from even hearing a woman’s name, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu conducted Himself very strictly in His vow. Parameśvara informed the Lord that his wife, Mukundāra Mātā, had come with him. He should not have mentioned her, and therefore the Lord hesitated for a moment, but due to His affection for Parameśvara, He did not say anything. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had known Parameśvara Modaka since His childhood, and therefore Parameśvara did not think twice about informing the Lord of his wife’s arrival.

Text 60

প্রশ্রয়-পাগল শুদ্ধ-বৈদগ্ধী না জানে ।
অন্তরে সুখী হৈলা প্রভু তার সেই গুণে ॥ ৬০ ॥
praśraya-pāgala śuddha-vaidagdhī nā jāne
antare sukhī hailā prabhu tāra sei guṇe

Synonyms

praśraya — due to indulgence; pāgala — foolish; śuddha — pure; vaidagdhī — etiquette; nā jāne — does not know; antare — within the heart; sukhī hailā — became very happy; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tāra — his; sei guṇe — by that attribute.

Translation

An intimate relationship sometimes makes a person overstep formal etiquette. Thus Parameśvara actually pleased the Lord in His heart by his simple and affectionate behavior.

Purport

Praśraya means affection, humility, faith, a demand for some special concession, or indulgence in such a concession. Pāgala means impudence, arrogance, and influence. Vaidagdhī means cunningness, humor, beauty, expertise, learning, tricky behavior, and indications.

Text 61

পূর্ববৎ সবা লঞা গুণ্ডিচা-মার্জন ।
রথ-আগে পূর্ববৎ করিলা নর্তন ॥ ৬১ ॥
pūrvavat sabā lañā guṇḍicā-mārjana
ratha-āge pūrvavat karilā nartana

Synonyms

pūrva-vat — as previously; sabā — all the devotees; lañā — taking; guṇḍicā-mārjana — the cleaning of the Guṇḍicā temple; ratha-āge — in front of the chariot; pūrva-vat — as previously; karilā nartana — danced.

Translation

All the devotees engaged in the cleansing ceremony of the Guṇḍicā temple and danced in front of the Ratha-yātrā chariot, just as they had done in the past.

Text 62

চাতুর্মাস্য সব যাত্রা কৈলা দরশন ।
মালিনী প্রভৃতি প্রভুরে কৈলা নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ৬২ ॥
cāturmāsya saba yātrā kailā daraśana
mālinī-prabhṛti prabhure kailā nimantraṇa

Synonyms

cāturmāsya — for four months; saba yātrā — all the festivals; kailā daraśana — saw; mālinī-prabhṛti — ladies like Mālinī, the wife of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; prabhure — unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kailā nimantraṇa — made invitations.

Translation

For four consecutive months, the devotees observed all the festivals. The wives, such as Mālinī, extended invitations for lunch to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Text 63

প্রভুর প্রিয় নানা দ্রব্য আনিয়াছে দেশ হৈতে ।
সেই ব্যঞ্জন করি’ ভিক্ষা দেন ঘর-ভাতে ॥ ৬৩ ॥
prabhura priya nānā dravya āniyāche deśa haite
sei vyañjana kari’ bhikṣā dena ghara-bhāte

Synonyms

prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; priya — dear; nānā dravya — varieties of things; āniyāche — brought; deśa haite — from their country; sei vyañjana kari’ — preparing those vegetables; bhikṣā dena — offer food; ghara-bhāte — cooking at home.

Translation

From Bengal the devotees had brought varieties of Bengali food that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu liked. They also cooked various grains and vegetables in their homes and offered them to the Lord.

Text 64

দিনে নানা ক্রীড়া করে লঞা ভক্তগণ ।
রাত্র্যে কৃষ্ণ-বিচ্ছেদে প্রভু করেন রোদন ॥ ৬৪ ॥
dine nānā krīḍā kare lañā bhakta-gaṇa
rātrye kṛṣṇa-vicchede prabhu karena rodana

Synonyms

dine — during the day; nānā — various; krīḍā kare — performed pastimes; lañā bhakta-gaṇa — with His devotees; rātrye — at night; kṛṣṇa-vicchede — because of separation from Kṛṣṇa; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karena rodana — cries.

Translation

During the day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu engaged in various activities with His devotees, but at night He felt great separation from Kṛṣṇa and used to cry.

Text 65

এইমত নানা-লীলায় চাতুর্মাস্য গেল ।
গৌড়দেশে যাইতে তবে ভক্তে আজ্ঞা দিল ॥ ৬৫ ॥
ei-mata nānā-līlāya cāturmāsya gela
gauḍa-deśe yāite tabe bhakte ājñā dila

Synonyms

ei-mata — in this way; nānā-līlāya — in various pastimes; cāturmāsya gela — the four months of the rainy season passed; gauḍa-deśe yāite — to return to Bengal; tabe — at that time; bhakte — all the devotees; ājñā dila — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered.

Translation

In this way the Lord spent the four months of the rainy season in various pastimes, and then He ordered the Bengali devotees to return to their homes.

Text 66

সব ভক্ত করেন মহাপ্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণ ।
সর্বভক্তে কহেন প্রভু মধুর বচন ॥ ৬৬ ॥
saba bhakta karena mahāprabhura nimantraṇa
sarva-bhakte kahena prabhu madhura vacana

Synonyms

saba bhakta — all the devotees; karena mahāprabhura nimantraṇa — invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to lunch; sarva-bhakte — to all the devotees; kahena — speaks; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; madhura vacana — sweet words.

Translation

All the devotees from Bengal would regularly invite Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch, and the Lord would speak to them in very sweet words.

Text 67

“প্রতিবর্ষে আইস সবে আমারে দেখিতে ।
আসিতে যাইতে দুঃখ পাও বহুমতে ॥ ৬৭ ॥
“prati-varṣe āisa sabe āmāre dekhite
āsite yāite duḥkha pāo bahu-mate

Synonyms

prati-varṣe — every year; āisa — come; sabe — all of you; āmāre dekhite — to see Me; āsite — to come; yāite — to return; duḥkha pāo — you get much trouble; bahu-mate — in various ways.

Translation

“All of you come to see Me every year,” the Lord said. “To come here and then return must certainly give you great trouble.

Text 68

তোমা-সবার দুঃখ জানি’ চাহি নিষেধিতে ।
তোমা-সবার সঙ্গসুখে লোভ বাড়ে চিত্তে ॥ ৬৮ ॥
tomā-sabāra duḥkha jāni’ cāhi niṣedhite
tomā-sabāra saṅga-sukhe lobha bāḍe citte

Synonyms

tomā-sabāra — of all of you; duḥkha — trouble; jāni’ — understanding; cāhi niṣedhite — I want to stop this; tomā-sabāra — of all of you; saṅga-sukhe — for the happiness of association; lobha — desire; bāḍe — increases; citte — in My mind.

Translation

“I would like to forbid you to do this, but I enjoy your company so much that My desire for your association only increases.

Text 69

নিত্যানন্দে আজ্ঞা দিলুঁ গৌড়েতে রহিতে ।
আজ্ঞা লঙ্ঘি’ আইলা, কি পারি বলিতে ? ৬৯ ।। ॥ ৬৯ ॥
nityānande ājñā diluṅ gauḍete rahite
ājñā laṅghi’ āilā, ki pāri balite?

Synonyms

nityānande — unto Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu; ājñā diluṅ — I ordered; gauḍete rahite — to stay in Bengal; ājñā laṅghi’ — transgressing My order; āilā — He has come; ki — what; pāri balite — can I say.

Translation

“I ordered Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu not to leave Bengal, but He has transgressed My order and come to see Me. What can I say?

Text 70

আইলেন আচার্য-গোসাঞি মোরে কৃপা করি’ ।
প্রেম-ঋণে বদ্ধ আমি, শুধিতে না পারি ॥ ৭০ ॥
āilena ācārya-gosāñi more kṛpā kari’
prema-ṛṇe baddha āmi, śudhite nā pāri

Synonyms

āilena — has come; ācārya-gosāñi — Advaita Ācārya; more — to Me; kṛpā kari’ — giving mercy; prema — of love; ṛṇe — by the debt; baddha āmi — I am bound; śudhite — to pay back; nā pāri — I am unable.

Translation

“Out of His causeless mercy upon Me, Advaita Ācārya has also come here. I am indebted to Him for His affectionate behavior. This debt is impossible for Me to liquidate.

Text 71

মোর লাগি’ স্ত্রী-পুত্র-গৃহাদি ছাড়িয়া ।
নানা দুর্গম পথ লঙ্ঘি’ আইসেন ধাঞা ॥ ৭১ ॥
mora lāgi’ strī-putra -gṛhādi chāḍiyā
nānā durgama patha laṅghi’ āisena dhāñā

Synonyms

mora lāgi’ — for Me; strī — wife; putra — sons; gṛha-ādi — home and so on; chāḍiyā — leaving aside; nānā — various; durgama — difficult; patha — paths; laṅghi’ — crossing; āisena dhāñā — come here with great haste.

Translation

“All My devotees come here just for Me. Leaving aside their homes and families, they travel by very difficult paths to come here in great haste.

Text 72

আমি এই নীলাচলে রহি যে বসিয়া ।
পরিশ্রম নাহি মোর তোমা সবার লাগিয়া ॥ ৭২ ॥
āmi ei nīlācale rahi ye vasiyā
pariśrama nāhi mora tomā sabāra lāgiyā

Synonyms

āmi — I; ei — this; nīlācale — at Jagannātha Purī; rahi — remain; ye vasiyā — sitting; pariśrama nāhi mora — I have no fatigue; tomā sabāra lāgiyā — due to all of you.

Translation

“There is no fatigue or trouble for Me, for I stay here at Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, and do not move at all. This is the favor of all of you.

Text 73

সন্ন্যাসী মানুষ মোর, নাহি কোন ধন ।
কি দিয়া তোমার ঋণ করিমু শোধন ? ৭৩ ।। ॥ ৭৩ ॥
sannyāsī mānuṣa mora, nāhi kona dhana
ki diyā tomāra ṛṇa karimu śodhana?

Synonyms

sannyāsī mānuṣa — in the renounced order of life; mora — My; nāhi — there is not; kona — any; dhana — money; ki — what; diyā — giving; tomāra ṛṇa — the debt to you; karimu śodhana — shall I repay.

Translation

“I am a mendicant and have no money. How can I clear My debt for the favor you have shown Me?

Text 74

দেহমাত্র ধন তোমায় কৈলুঁ সমর্পণ ।
তাহাঁ বিকাই, যাহাঁ বেচিতে তোমার মন ।।” ৭৪ ।। ॥ ৭৪ ॥
deha-mātra dhana tomāya kailuṅ samarpaṇa
tāhāṅ vikāi, yāhāṅ vecite tomāra mana”

Synonyms

deha — body; mātra — only; dhana — asset; tomāya — unto you; kailuṅ samarpaṇa — I have dedicated; tāhāṅ — there; vikāi — I sell; yāhāṅ — where; vecite — to sell; tomāra mana — your mind.

Translation

“I have only this body, and therefore I surrender it unto you. Now, if you wish, you may sell it anywhere you like. It is your property.”

Text 75

প্রভুর বচনে সবার দ্রবীভূত মন ।
অঝোর-নয়নে সবে করেন ক্রন্দন ॥ ৭৫ ॥
prabhura vacane sabāra dravī-bhūta mana
ajhora-nayane sabe karena krandana

Synonyms

prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vacane — by the words; sabāra — of everyone; dravī-bhūta — melted; mana — hearts; ajhora — incessantly pouring tears; nayane — eyes; sabe — all; karena krandana — were crying.

Translation

When all the devotees heard these sweet words of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, their hearts melted, and they began to shed incessant tears.

Text 76

প্রভু সবার গলা ধরি’ করেন রোদন ।
কান্দিতে কান্দিতে সবায় কৈলা আলিঙ্গন ॥ ৭৬ ॥
prabhu sabāra galā dhari’ karena rodana
kāndite kāndite sabāya kailā āliṅgana

Synonyms

prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sabāra — of all of them; galā — necks; dhari’ — catching; karena rodana — began to cry; kāndite kāndite — crying and crying; sabāya — all of them; kailā āliṅgana — He embraced.

Translation

Catching hold of His devotees, the Lord embraced them all and began to cry and cry.

Text 77

সবাই রহিল, কেহ চলিতে নারিল ।
আর দিন পাঁচ-সাত এইমতে গেল ॥ ৭৭ ॥
sabāi rahila, keha calite nārila
āra dina pāṅca-sāta ei-mate gela

Synonyms

sabāi rahila — all of them stayed; keha calite nārila — no one could move; āra — further; dina pāṅca-sāta — five to seven days; ei-mate — in this way; gela — passed.

Translation

Unable to leave, everyone remained there, and five to seven more days thus passed by.

Text 78

অদ্বৈত অবধূত কিছু কহে প্রভু-পায় ।
“সহজে তোমার গুণে জগৎ বিকায় ॥ ৭৮ ॥
advaita avadhūta kichu kahe prabhu-pāya
“sahaje tomāra guṇe jagat vikāya

Synonyms

advaita — Advaita Prabhu; avadhūta — Nityānanda Prabhu; kichu — something; kahe — said; prabhu-pāya — at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sahaje — naturally; tomāra — Your; guṇe — because of transcendental attributes; jagat vikāya — the whole world is obligated to You.

Translation

Advaita Prabhu and Lord Nityānanda Prabhu submitted these words at the lotus feet of the Lord: “The entire world is naturally obligated to You for Your transcendental attributes.

Text 79

আবার তাতে বান্ধ’ — ঐছে কৃপা-বাক্য-ডোরে ।
তোমা ছাড়ি’ কেবা কাঁহা যাইবারে পারে ?” ৭৯ ।। ॥ ৭৯ ॥
ābāra tāte bāndha’ — aiche kṛpā-vākya-ḍore
tomā chāḍi’ kebā kāhāṅ yāibāre pāre?”

Synonyms

ābāra — again; tāte — by that; bāndha’ — You bind; aiche — such; kṛpā — merciful; vākya — of words; ḍore — by the rope; tomā chāḍi’ — leaving You; kebā — who; kāhāṅ — anywhere; yāibāre pāre — can go.

Translation

“Yet You bind Your devotees again with Your sweet words. Under these circumstances, who can go anywhere?”

Text 80

তবে প্রভু সবাকারে প্রবোধ করিয়া ।
সবারে বিদায় দিলা সুস্থির হঞা ॥ ৮০ ॥
tabe prabhu sabākāre prabodha kariyā
sabāre vidāya dilā susthira hañā

Synonyms

tabe — thereafter; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sabākāre — all of them; prabodha kariyā — pacifying; sabāre — to every one of them; vidāya dilā — bade farewell; su-sthira hañā — being in a peaceful condition.

Translation

Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu peacefully calmed them all and bade each of them farewell.

Text 81

নিত্যানন্দে কহিলা — “তুমি না আসিহ বারবার ।
তথাই আমার সঙ্গ হইবে তোমার ।।” ৮১ ।। ॥ ৮১ ॥
nityānande kahilā — “tumi nā āsiha bāra-bāra
tathāi āmāra saṅga ha-ibe tomāra”

Synonyms

nityānande — unto Nityānanda Prabhu; kahilā — said; tumi — You; nā āsiha — do not come; bāra-bāra — again and again; tathāi — there (in Bengal); āmāra — My; saṅga — association; ha-ibe — there will be; tomāra — Your.

Translation

The Lord specifically advised Nityānanda Prabhu, “You should not come here again and again. You will have My association in Bengal.”

Text 82

চলে সব ভক্তগণ রোদন করিয়া ।
মহাপ্রভু রহিলা ঘরে বিষণ্ণ হঞা ॥ ৮২ ॥
cale saba bhakta-gaṇa rodana kariyā
mahāprabhu rahilā ghare viṣaṇṇa hañā

Synonyms

cale — proceed; saba — all; bhakta-gaṇa — the devotees; rodana kariyā — crying; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; rahilā — remained; ghare — at His place; viṣaṇṇa hañā — being very morose.

Translation

The devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began their journey crying, while the Lord remained morosely at His residence.

Text 83

নিজ-কৃপাগুণে প্রভু বান্ধিলা সবারে ।
মহাপ্রভুর কৃপা-ঋণ কে শোধিতে পারে ? ৮৩ ।। ॥ ৮৩ ॥
nija-kṛpā-guṇe prabhu bāndhilā sabāre
mahāprabhura kṛpā-ṛṇa ke śodhite pāre?

Synonyms

nija — own; kṛpā-guṇe — by the attribute of mercy; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bāndhilā — bound; sabāre — everyone; mahāprabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kṛpā-ṛṇa — debt for the mercy; ke — who; śodhite pāre — can repay.

Translation

The Lord bound everyone by His transcendental mercy. Who can repay his debt for the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

Text 84

যারে যৈছে নাচায় প্রভু স্বতন্ত্র ঈশ্বর ।
তাতে তাঁরে ছাড়ি’ লোক যায় দেশান্তর ॥ ৮৪ ॥
yāre yaiche nācāya prabhu svatantra īśvara
tāte tāṅre chāḍi’ loka yāya deśāntara

Synonyms

yāre — whomever; yaiche — as; nācāya — causes to dance; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; svatantra īśvara — the fully independent Personality of Godhead; tāte — therefore; tāṅre — Him; chāḍi’ — leaving; loka — people; yāya — go; deśa-antara — to different parts of the country.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the fully independent Personality of Godhead and makes everyone dance as He likes. Leaving His company, therefore, all the devotees returned to their homes in different parts of the country.

Text 85

কাষ্ঠের পুতলী যেন কুহকে নাচায় ।
ঈশ্বর-চরিত্র কিছু বুঝন না যায় ॥ ৮৫ ॥
kāṣṭhera putalī yena kuhake nācāya
īśvara-caritra kichu bujhana nā yāya

Synonyms

kāṣṭhera — made of wood; putalī — doll; yena — as; kuhake — a magician; nācāya — causes to dance; īśvara-caritra — the characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kichu bujhana nā yāya — no one can understand.

Translation

As a wooden doll dances to the will of a puppeteer, everything is accomplished by the will of the Lord. Who can understand the characteristics of the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

Text 86

পূর্ববর্ষে জগদানন্দ ‘আই’ দেখিবারে ।
প্রভু-আজ্ঞা লঞা আইলা নদীয়া-নগরে ॥ ৮৬ ॥
pūrva-varṣe jagadānanda ‘āi’ dekhibāre
prabhu-ājñā lañā āilā nadīyā-nagare

Synonyms

pūrva-varṣe — in the previous year; jagadānanda — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; āi — Śacīmātā; dekhibāre — to see; prabhu-ājñā lañā — taking the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āilā — came; nadīyā-nagare — to the city of Nadia.

Translation

The previous year, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, following the Lord’s order, had returned to the city of Nadia to see Śacīmātā.

Text 87

আইর চরণ যাই’ করিলা বন্দন ।
জগন্নাথের বস্ত্র-প্রসাদ কৈলা নিবেদন ॥ ৮৭ ॥
āira caraṇa yāi’ karilā vandana
jagannāthera vastra-prasāda kailā nivedana

Synonyms

āira — of Śacīmātā; caraṇa — to the lotus feet; yāi’ — going; karilā vandana — offered prayers; jagannāthera — of Lord Jagannātha; vastra-prasāda — cloth and prasādam; kailā nivedana — offered.

Translation

When he arrived, he offered prayers at her lotus feet and then offered her the cloth and prasādam of Lord Jagannātha.

Text 88

প্রভুর নামে মাতারে দণ্ডবৎ কৈলা ।
প্রভুর বিনতি-স্তুতি মাতারে কহিলা ॥ ৮৮ ॥
prabhura nāme mātāre daṇḍavat kailā
prabhura vinati-stuti mātāre kahilā

Synonyms

prabhura nāme — in the name of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; mātāre — to His mother; daṇḍavat kailā — he offered obeisances; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vinati-stuti — very submissive prayers; mātāre — to His mother; kahilā — he informed.

Translation

He offered obeisances to Śacīmātā in the name of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and informed her of all the Lord’s submissive prayers to her.

Text 89

জগদানন্দে পাঞা মাতা আনন্দিত মনে ।
তেঁহো প্রভুর কথা কহে, শুনে রাত্রি-দিনে ॥ ৮৯ ॥
jagadānande pāñā mātā ānandita mane
teṅho prabhura kathā kahe, śune rātri-dine

Synonyms

jagadānande — Jagadānanda; pāñā — getting; mātā — Śacīmātā; ānandita mane — in great satisfaction; teṅho — he; prabhura kathā — the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kahe — speaks; śune — listens; rātri-dine — day and night.

Translation

Jagadānanda’s coming pleased mother Śacī very much. As he talked of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, she listened day and night.

Text 90

জগদানন্দ কহে, — “মাতা, কোন কোন দিনে ।
তোমার এথা আসি’ প্রভু করেন ভোজনে ॥ ৯০ ॥
jagadānanda kahe, — “mātā, kona kona dine
tomāra ethā āsi’ prabhu karena bhojane

Synonyms

jagadānanda kahe — Jagadānanda said; mātā — mother; kona kona dine — sometimes; tomāra ethā āsi’ — coming here to your place; prabhu — the Lord; karena bhojane — accepts food.

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita said, “My dear mother, sometimes the Lord comes here and eats all the food you have offered.

Text 91

ভোজন করিয়া কহে আনন্দিত হঞা ।
মাতা আজি খাওয়াইলা আকণ্ঠ পূরিয়া ॥ ৯১ ॥
bhojana kariyā kahe ānandita hañā
mātā āji khāoyāilā ākaṇṭha pūriyā

Synonyms

bhojana kariyā — after eating; kahe — says; ānandita hañā — being very pleased; mātā — Mother; āji — today; khāoyāilā — fed; ākaṇṭha — up to the neck; pūriyā — filling.

Translation

“After eating the food, the Lord says, ‘Today Mother has fed Me up to My neck.

Text 92

আমি যাই’ ভোজন করি — মাতা নাহি জানে ।
সাক্ষাতে খাই আমি’ তেঁহো ‘স্বপ্ন’ হেন মানে ।।” ৯২ ।। ॥ ৯২ ॥
āmi yāi’ bhojana kari — mātā nāhi jāne
sākṣāte khāi āmi’ teṅho ‘svapna’ hena māne”

Synonyms

āmi — I; yāi’ — going; bhojana kari — eat; mātā — mother; nāhi jāne — cannot understand; sākṣāte — directly; khāi āmi’ — I eat; teṅho — she; svapna — a dream; hena — as; māne — thinks.

Translation

“ ‘I go there and eat the food My mother offers, but she cannot understand that I am eating it directly. She thinks that this is a dream.’ ”

Text 93

মাতা কহে, — “কত রান্ধি উত্তম ব্যঞ্জন ।
নিমাঞি ইঁহা খায়, — ইচ্ছা হয় মোর মন ॥ ৯৩ ॥
mātā kahe, — “kata rāndhi uttama vyañjana
nimāñi ihāṅ khāya, — icchā haya mora mana

Synonyms

mātā kahe — mother said; kata — how many; rāndhi — I cook; uttama vyañjana — first-class vegetables; nimāñi — Nimāi; ihāṅ — here; khāya — may eat; icchā — desire; haya — is; mora mana — my mind.

Translation

Śacīmātā said, “I wish Nimāi would eat all the nice vegetables I cook. That is my desire.

Text 94

নিমাঞি খাঞাছে, — ঐছে হয় মোর মন ।
পাছে জ্ঞান হয়, — মুঞি দেখিনু ‘স্বপন’ ।।” ৯৪ ।। ॥ ৯৪ ॥
nimāñi khāñāche, — aiche haya mora mana
pāche jñāna haya, — muñi dekhinu ‘svapana’ ”

Synonyms

nimāñi khāñāche — Nimāi has eaten; aiche — such; haya — is; mora — my; mana — mind; pāche — afterwards; jñāna haya — I think; muñi — I; dekhinu svapana — saw a dream.

Translation

“Sometimes I think that Nimāi has eaten them, but afterwards I think that I was only dreaming.”

Text 95

এইমত জগদানন্দ শচীমাতা-সনে ।
চৈতন্যের সুখ-কথা কহে রাত্রি-দিনে ॥ ৯৫ ॥
ei-mata jagadānanda śacīmātā-sane
caitanyera sukha-kathā kahe rātri-dine

Synonyms

ei-mata — in this way; jagadānanda — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; śacīmātā-sane — with mother Śacī; caitanyera — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sukha-kathā — words of happiness; kahe — says; rātri-dine — day and night.

Translation

In this way, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and mother Śacī talked day and night about the happiness of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Text 96

নদীয়ার ভক্তগণে সবারে মিলিলা ।
জগদানন্দে পাঞা সবে আনন্দিত হৈলা ॥ ৯৬ ॥
nadīyāra bhakta-gaṇe sabāre mililā
jagadānande pāñā sabe ānandita hailā

Synonyms

nadīyāra — of Nadia, or Navadvīpa; bhakta-gaṇe — the devotees; sabāre — all; mililā — met; jagadānande — Jagadānanda; pāñā — getting; sabe — everyone; ānandita hailā — became very happy.

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita met all the other devotees in Nadia. They were all very happy to have him present.

Text 97

আচার্য মিলিতে তবে গেলা জগদানন্দ ।
জগদানন্দে পাঞা হৈল আচার্য আনন্দ ॥ ৯৭ ॥
ācārya milite tabe gelā jagadānanda
jagadānande pāñā haila ācārya ānanda

Synonyms

ācārya milite — to meet Advaita Ācārya; tabe — thereafter; gelā — went; jagadānanda — Jagadānanda; jagadānande pāñā — getting Jagadānanda; haila — became; ācārya — Advaita Ācārya; ānanda — very happy.

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita thereafter went to meet Advaita Ācārya, who also was very happy to have him.

Text 98

বাসুদেব, মুরারি-গুপ্ত জগদানন্দে পাঞা ।
আনন্দে রাখিলা ঘরে, না দেন ছাড়িয়া ॥ ৯৮ ॥
vāsudeva, murāri-gupta jagadānande pāñā
ānande rākhilā ghare, nā dena chāḍiyā

Synonyms

vāsudeva — Vāsudeva; murāri-gupta — Murāri Gupta; jagadānande pāñā — getting Jagadānanda; ānande — in great happiness; rākhilā — kept; ghare — at home; nā dena chāḍiyā — did not allow to go out.

Translation

Vāsudeva Datta and Murāri Gupta were so pleased to see Jagadānanda Paṇḍita that they kept him at their homes and would not allow him to leave.

Text 99

চৈতন্যের মর্মকথা শুনে তাঁর মুখে ।
আপনা পাসরে সবে চৈতন্য-কথা-সুখে ॥ ৯৯ ॥
caitanyera marma-kathā śune tāṅra mukhe
āpanā pāsare sabe caitanya-kathā-sukhe

Synonyms

caitanyera — of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; marma-kathā — confidential talks; śune — they hear; tāṅra mukhe — through his mouth; āpanā pāsare — forget themselves; sabe — all of them; caitanya-kathā-sukhe — in the happiness of talks of Lord Caitanya.

Translation

They heard confidential narrations about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu from the mouth of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and forgot themselves in the great happiness of hearing about the Lord.

Text 100

জগদানন্দ মিলিতে যায় যেই ভক্ত-ঘরে ।
সেই সেই ভক্ত সুখে আপনা পাসরে ॥ ১০০ ॥
jagadānanda milite yāya yei bhakta-ghare
sei sei bhakta sukhe āpanā pāsare

Synonyms

jagadānanda — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; milite — to meet; yāya — goes; yei — which; bhakta-ghare — to a devotee’s house; sei sei — that; bhakta — devotee; sukhe — in happiness; āpanā pāsare — forgets himself.

Translation

Whenever Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to visit a devotee’s house, that devotee immediately forgot himself in great happiness.

Text 101

চৈতন্যের প্রেমপাত্র জগদানন্দ ধন্য ।
যারে মিলে সেই মানে, — ‘পাইলুঁ চৈতন্য’ ॥ ১০১ ॥
caitanyera prema-pātra jagadānanda dhanya
yāre mile sei māne, — ‘pāiluṅ caitanya’

Synonyms

caitanyera — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; prema-pātra — recipient of affection; jagadānanda — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; dhanya — glorious; yāre mile — whomever he meets; sei māne — he understands; pāiluṅ caitanya — I have gotten Lord Caitanya.

Translation

All glories to Jagadānanda Paṇḍita! He is so favored by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu that anyone who meets him thinks, “Now I have gotten the association of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directly.”

Text 102

শিবানন্দসেন-গৃহে যাঞা রহিলা ।
‘চন্দনাদি’ তৈল তাহাঁ একমাত্রা কৈলা ॥ ১০২ ॥
śivānanda-sena-gṛhe yāñā rahilā
‘candanādi’ taila tāhāṅ eka-mātrā kailā

Synonyms

śivānanda-sena-gṛhe — to the house of Śivānanda Sena; yāñā — going; rahilā — remained; candana-ādi taila — oil distilled from sandalwood and other substances; tāhāṅ — there; eka-mātrā — one mātrā (sixteen seers, or about fifteen kilograms); kailā — prepared.

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita stayed at the house of Śivānanda Sena for some time, and they prepared about sixteen seers of scented sandalwood oil.

Text 103

সুগন্ধি করিয়া তৈল গাগরী ভরিয়া ।
নীলাচলে লঞা আইলা যতন করিয়া ॥ ১০৩ ॥
sugandhi kariyā taila gāgarī bhariyā
nīlācale lañā āilā yatana kariyā

Synonyms

su-gandhi kariyā — making aromatic; taila — oil; gāgarī — a big pot; bhariyā — filling; nīlācale — to Jagannātha Purī; lañā — taking; āilā — came; yatana kariyā — with great care.

Translation

They filled a large earthen pot with the aromatic oil, and with great care Jagadānanda Paṇḍita brought it to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī.

Text 104

গোবিন্দের ঠাঞি তৈল ধরিয়া রাখিলা ।
“প্রভু-অঙ্গে দিহ’ তৈল” গোবিন্দে কহিলা ॥ ১০৪ ॥
govindera ṭhāñi taila dhariyā rākhilā
“prabhu-aṅge diha’ taila” govinde kahilā

Synonyms

govindera ṭhāñi — in the care of Govinda; taila — the oil; dhariyā rākhilā — was kept; prabhu-aṅge — over the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; diha’ — put; taila — oil; govinde kahilā — he advised Govinda.

Translation

This oil was placed in the care of Govinda, and Jagadānanda requested him, “Please rub this oil on the body of the Lord.”

Text 105

তবে প্রভু-ঠাঞি গোবিন্দ কৈল নিবেদন ।
“জগদানন্দ চন্দনাদি-তৈল আনিয়াছেন ॥ ১০৫ ॥
tabe prabhu-ṭhāñi govinda kaila nivedana
jagadānanda candanādi-taila āniyāchena

Synonyms

tabe — thereafter; prabhu-ṭhāñi — before Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; govinda — Govinda; kaila nivedana — submitted; jagadānanda — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; candana-ādi-taila — scented sandalwood oil; āniyāchena — has brought.

Translation

Govinda therefore told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Jagadānanda Paṇḍita has brought some scented sandalwood oil.

Text 106

তাঁর ইচ্ছা, — প্রভু অল্প মস্তকে লাগায় ।
পিত্ত-বায়ু-ব্যাধি-প্রকোপ শান্ত হঞা যায় ॥ ১০৬ ॥
tāṅra icchā, — prabhu alpa mastake lāgāya
pitta-vāyu-vyādhi-prakopa śānta hañā yāya

Synonyms

tāṅra icchā — his desire; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; alpa — very little; mastake lāgāya — smears over the head; pitta-vāyu-vyādhi — of blood pressure due to bile and air; prakopa — severity; śānta hañā yāya — will be decreased.

Translation

“It is his desire that Your Lordship apply a little of this oil on Your head so that blood pressure due to bile and air will be considerably diminished.

Text 107

এক-কলস সুগন্ধি তৈল গৌড়েতে করিয়া ।
ইঁহা আনিয়াছে বহু যতন করিয়া ।।” ১০৭ ।। ॥ ১০৭ ॥
eka-kalasa sugandhi taila gauḍete kariyā
ihāṅ āniyāche bahu yatana kariyā”

Synonyms

eka-kalasa — one big full jug; su-gandhi taila — scented oil; gauḍete kariyā — manufacturing in Bengal; ihāṅ — here; āniyāche — has brought; bahu yatana kariyā — with great care.

Translation

“He prepared a large jug of it in Bengal, and with great care he has brought it here.”

Text 108

প্রভু কহে, — “সন্ন্যাসীর নাহি তৈলে অধিকার ।
তাহাতে সুগন্ধি তৈল, — পরম ধিক্কার ! ১০৮ ।। ॥ ১০৮ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “sannyāsīra nāhi taile adhikāra
tāhāte sugandhi taila, — parama dhikkāra!

Synonyms

prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied; sannyāsīra — for a sannyāsī; nāhi — there is not; taile — with oil; adhikāra — use; tāhāte — over and above this; su-gandhi taila — perfumed oil; parama dhik-kāra — immediately to be rejected.

Translation

The Lord replied, “A sannyāsī has no use for oil, especially perfumed oil such as this. Take it out immediately.”

Purport

According to Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācārya, the spokesman for the smārta regulative principles:
prātaḥ-snāne vrate śrāddhe dvādaśyāṁ grahaṇe tathā
madya-lepa-samaṁ tailaṁ tasmāt tailaṁ vivarjayet
“One who smears oil on his body while observing a vow in conjunction with a ritual, while bathing in the morning, while performing the śrāddha ceremony, or on dvādaśī day may as well pour wine over his body. Therefore, oil should be rejected.” This word vrata (vow) is sometimes understood to refer to the sannyāsa-vrata. Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācārya has also said in his book Tithi-tattva:
ghṛtaṁ ca sārṣapaṁ tailaṁ yat tailaṁ puṣpa-vāsitam
aduṣṭaṁ pakva-tailaṁ ca tailābhyaṅge ca nityaśaḥ
This means that clarified butter (ghee), mustard oil, floral oil and boiled oil may be used only by gṛhasthas, householders.

Text 109

জগন্নাথে দেহ’ তৈল, — দীপ যেন জ্বলে ।
তার পরিশ্রম হৈব পরম-সফলে ।।” ১০৯ ।। ॥ ১০৯ ॥
jagannāthe deha’ taila, — dīpa yena jvale
tāra pariśrama haiba parama-saphale”

Synonyms

jagannāthe — unto Lord Jagannātha; deha’ — deliver; taila — oil; dīpa — lamps; yena — so; jvale — burn; tāra pariśrama — his labor; haiba — will become; parama-saphale — completely successful.

Translation

“Deliver this oil to the temple of Jagannātha, where it may be burned in the lamps. In this way, Jagadānanda’s labor in manufacturing the oil will be perfectly successful.”

Text 110

এই কথা গোবিন্দ জগদানন্দেরে কহিল ।
মৌন করি’ রহিল পণ্ডিত, কিছু না কহিল ॥ ১১০ ॥
ei kathā govinda jagadānandere kahila
mauna kari’ rahila paṇḍita, kichu nā kahila

Synonyms

ei kathā — this message; govinda — Govinda; jagadānandere kahila — informed Jagadānanda; mauna kari’ — keeping silent; rahila — remained; paṇḍita — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; kichu — anything; nā kahila — did not reply.

Translation

When Govinda informed Jagadānanda Paṇḍita of this message, Jagadānanda remained silent, not saying even a word.

Text 111

দিন দশ গেলে গোবিন্দ জানাইল আরবার ।
পণ্ডিতের ইচ্ছা, — ‘তৈল প্রভু করে অঙ্গীকার’ ॥ ১১১ ॥
dina daśa gele govinda jānāila āra-bāra
paṇḍitera icchā, — ‘taila prabhu kare aṅgīkāra’

Synonyms

dina daśa gele — when ten days had passed; govinda — Govinda; jānāila — informed; āra-bāra — again; paṇḍitera icchā — the desire of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; taila — oil; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kare aṅgīkāra — accepts.

Translation

When ten days had passed, Govinda again told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “It is the desire of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita that Your Lordship accept the oil.”

Text 112

শুনি’ প্রভু কহে কিছু সক্রোধ বচন ।
মর্দনিয়া এক রাখ করিতে মর্দন ! ১১২ ।। ॥ ১১২ ॥
śuni’ prabhu kahe kichu sakrodha vacana
mardaniyā eka rākha karite mardana!

Synonyms

śuni’ — hearing; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kahe — says; kichu — some; sa-krodha vacana — angry words; mardaniyā — masseur; eka — one; rākha — keep; karite mardana — to give massages.

Translation

When the Lord heard this, He angrily said, “Why not keep a masseur to massage Me?

Text 113

এই সুখ লাগি’ আমি করিলুঁ সন্ন্যাস ! আমার ‘সর্বনাশ’ — তোমা-সবার ‘পরিহাস’ ॥ ১১৩ ॥
ei sukha lāgi’ āmi kariluṅ sannyāsa!
āmāra ‘sarva-nāśa’ — tomā-sabāra ‘parihāsa’

Synonyms

ei — this; sukha — happiness; lāgi’ — for; āmi — I; kariluṅ sannyāsa — have taken to the renounced order; āmāra sarva-nāśa — My ruination; tomā-sabāra — of all of you; parihāsa — joking.

Translation

“Have I taken sannyāsa for such happiness? Accepting this oil would bring My ruination, and all of you would laugh.

Purport

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu declared Himself a strict sannyāsī. A sannyāsī is not supposed to take help from anyone. Retaining a masseur to give Him massages would indicate His dependence on others. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to follow very strictly the principle of not accepting anyone’s help for His bodily comfort.

Text 114

পথে যাইতে তৈলগন্ধ মোর যেই পাবে ।
‘দারী সন্ন্যাসী’ করি’ আমারে কহিবে ॥ ১১৪ ॥
pathe yāite taila-gandha mora yei pābe
‘dārī sannyāsī’ kari’ āmāre kahibe

Synonyms

pathe yāite — while passing on the road; taila-gandha — the scent of the oil; mora — My; yei pābe — anyone who smells; dārī sannyāsī — a tantric sannyāsī who keeps women for sense gratification; kari’ — as; āmāre kahibe — they will speak of Me.

Translation

“If someone passing on the road smelled this oil on My head, he would think Me a dārī sannyāsī, a tantric sannyāsī who keeps women.”

Text 115

শুনি প্রভুর বাক্য গোবিন্দ মৌন করিলা ।
প্রাতঃকালে জগদানন্দ প্রভু-স্থানে আইলা ॥ ১১৫ ॥
śuni prabhura vākya govinda mauna karilā
prātaḥ-kāle jagadānanda prabhu-sthāne āilā

Synonyms

śuni — hearing; prabhura vākya — the statement of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; govinda — Govinda; mauna karilā — remained silent; prātaḥ-kāle — in the morning; jagadānanda — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; prabhu-sthāne — to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āilā — came.

Translation

Hearing these words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Govinda remained silent. The next morning, Jagadānanda went to see the Lord.

Text 116

প্রভু কহে, — “পণ্ডিত, তৈল আনিলা গৌড় হইতে ।
আমি ত’ সন্ন্যাসী, — তৈল না পারি লইতে ॥ ১১৬ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “paṇḍita, taila ānilā gauḍa ha-ite
āmi ta’ sannyāsī, — taila nā pāri la-ite

Synonyms

prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; paṇḍita — My dear Paṇḍita; taila — oil; ānilā — you have brought; gauḍa ha-ite — from Bengal; āmi — I; ta’ — but; sannyāsī — a sannyāsī; taila — oil; nā pāri la-ite — I cannot accept.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said to Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, “My dear Paṇḍita, you have brought Me some oil from Bengal, but since I am in the renounced order, I cannot accept it.

Text 117

জগন্নাথে দেহ’ লঞা দীপ যেন জ্বলে ।
তোমার সকল শ্রম হইবে সফলে ।।” ১১৭ ।। ॥ ১১৭ ॥
jagannāthe deha’ lañā dīpa yena jvale
tomāra sakala śrama ha-ibe saphale”

Synonyms

jagannāthe — unto Lord Jagannātha; deha’ — deliver; lañā — taking; dīpa — lamps; yena — so that; jvale — burn; tomāra — your; sakala — all; śrama — labor; ha-ibe sa-phale — will be fruitful.

Translation

“Deliver the oil to the temple of Jagannātha so that it may be burned in the lamps. Thus your labor in preparing the oil will be fruitful.”

Text 118

পণ্ডিত কহে, — ‘কে তোমারে কহে মিথ্যা বাণী ।
আমি গৌড় হৈতে তৈল কভু নাহি আনি ।।’ ১১৮ ।। ॥ ১১৮ ॥
paṇḍita kahe, — ‘ke tomāre kahe mithyā vāṇī
āmi gauḍa haite taila kabhu nāhi āni’

Synonyms

paṇḍita kahe — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita said; ke — who; tomāre — unto You; kahe — says; mithyā vāṇī — false stories; āmi — I; gauḍa haite — from Bengal; taila — oil; kabhu nāhi āni — never brought.

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita replied, “Who tells You all these false stories? I never brought any oil from Bengal.”

Text 119

এত বলি’ ঘর হৈতে তৈল-কলস লঞা ।
প্রভুর আগে আঙ্গিনাতে ফেলিলা ভাঙ্গিয়া ॥ ১১৯ ॥
eta bali’ ghara haite taila-kalasa lañā
prabhura āge āṅgināte phelilā bhāṅgiyā

Synonyms

eta bali’ — saying this; ghara haite — from the room; taila-kalasa — the jugful of oil; lañā — taking; prabhura āge — in front of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āṅgināte — in the courtyard; phelilā — threw; bhāṅgiyā — breaking.

Translation

After saying this, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita took the jug of oil from the room and threw it down before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the courtyard and broke it.

Text 120

তৈল ভাঙ্গি’ সেই পথে নিজ-ঘর গিয়া ।
শুইয়া রহিলা ঘরে কপাট খিলিয়া ॥ ১২০ ॥
taila bhāṅgi’ sei pathe nija-ghara giyā
śuiyā rahilā ghare kapāṭa khiliyā

Synonyms

taila bhāṅgi’ — breaking the pot of oil; sei — he; pathe — by the path; nija-ghara — to his room; giyā — going; śuiyā rahilā — lay down; ghare — in the room; kapāṭa — the door; khiliyā — bolting closed.

Translation

After breaking the jug, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to his residence, bolted the door and lay down.

Text 121

তৃতীয় দিবসে প্রভু তাঁর দ্বারে যাঞা ।
‘উঠহ’ পণ্ডিত’ — করি’ কহেন ডাকিয়া ॥ ১২১ ॥
tṛtīya divase prabhu tāṅra dvāre yāñā
‘uṭhaha’ paṇḍita’ — kari’ kahena ḍākiyā

Synonyms

tṛtīya divase — on the third day; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; tāṅra — of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; dvāre — to the door; yāñā — going; uṭhaha’ — please get up; paṇḍita — My dear Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; kari’ — saying; kahena — said; ḍākiyā — calling.

Translation

Three days later, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the door of his room and said, “My dear Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, please get up.

Text 122

‘আজি ভিক্ষা দিবা আমায় করিয়া রন্ধনে ।
মধ্যাহ্নে আসিব, এবে যাই দরশনে ।।’ ১২২ ।। ॥ ১২২ ॥
‘āji bhikṣā dibā āmāya kariyā randhane
madhyāhne āsiba, ebe yāi daraśane’

Synonyms

āji — today; bhikṣā dibā — give lunch; āmāya — unto Me; kariyā randhane — cooking; madhyāhne āsiba — I shall come at noon; ebe — now; yāi daraśane — I am going to see Lord Jagannātha.

Translation

“I want you personally to cook My lunch today. I am going now to see the Lord in the temple. I shall return at noon.”

Text 123

এত বলি’ প্রভু গেলা, পণ্ডিত উঠিলা ।
স্নান করি’ নানা ব্যঞ্জন রন্ধন করিলা ॥ ১২৩ ॥
eta bali’ prabhu gelā, paṇḍita uṭhilā
snāna kari’ nānā vyañjana randhana karilā

Synonyms

eta bali’ — saying this; prabhu gelā — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left; paṇḍita uṭhilā — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita got up; snāna kari’ — taking his bath; nānā — various; vyañjana — vegetables; randhana karilā — cooked.

Translation

After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said this and left, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita got up from his bed, bathed and began to cook varieties of vegetables.

Text 124

মধ্যাহ্ন করিয়া প্রভু আইলা ভোজনে ।
পাদ প্রক্ষালন করি’ দিলেন আসনে ॥ ১২৪ ॥
madhyāhna kariyā prabhu āilā bhojane
pāda prakṣālana kari’ dilena āsane

Synonyms

madhyāhna kariyā — after finishing his noon ritualistic ceremonies; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āilā — came; bhojane — to take lunch; pāda prakṣālana kari’ — after washing His feet; dilena āsane — offered a sitting place.

Translation

After finishing His noontime ritualistic duties, the Lord arrived for lunch. Jagadānanda Paṇḍita washed the Lord’s feet and gave the Lord a sitting place.

Text 125

সঘৃত শাল্যন্ন কলাপাতে স্তূপ কৈলা ।
কলার ডোঙ্গা ভরি’ ব্যঞ্জন চৌদিকে ধরিলা ॥ ১২৫ ॥
saghṛta śālyanna kalā-pāte stūpa kailā
kalāra ḍoṅgā bhari’ vyañjana caudike dharilā

Synonyms

sa-ghṛta — mixed with ghee; śāli-anna — very fine rice; kalā-pāte — on a banana leaf; stūpa kailā — stacked; kalāra ḍoṅgā — pots made of the bark of a banana tree; bhari’ — filling; vyañjana — vegetables; cau-dike — all around; dharilā — placed.

Translation

He had cooked fine rice, mixed it with ghee and piled it high on a banana leaf. There were also varieties of vegetables, placed all around in pots made of banana tree bark.

Text 126

অন্ন-ব্যঞ্জনোপরি তুলসী-মঞ্জরী ।
জগন্নাথের পিঠা-পানা আগে আনে ধরি’ ॥ ১২৬ ॥
anna-vyañjanopari tulasī-mañjarī
jagannāthera piṭhā-pānā āge āne dhari’

Synonyms

anna — rice; vyañjana — vegetables; upari — on; tulasī-mañjarī — flowers of tulasī; jagannāthera — of Lord Jagannātha; piṭhā-pānā — cakes and sweet rice; āge — in front; āne dhari’ — brings.

Translation

On the rice and vegetables were tulasī flowers, and in front of the Lord were cakes, sweet rice and other prasādam of Jagannātha.

Text 127

প্রভু কহে, — “দ্বিতীয়-পাতে বাড়’ অন্ন-ব্যঞ্জন ।
তোমায় আমার আজি একত্র করিব ভোজন ॥ ১২৭ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “dvitīya-pāte bāḍa’ anna-vyañjana
tomāya āmāya āji ekatra kariba bhojana

Synonyms

prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; dvitīya-pāte — on a second leaf; bāḍa’ — deliver; anna-vyañjana — cooked rice and vegetables; tomāya āmāya — both you and I; āji — today; ekatra — together; kariba bhojana — will take lunch.

Translation

The Lord said, “Spread another leaf with a helping of rice and vegetables so that today you and I may take lunch together.”

Text 128

হস্ত তুলি’ রহেন প্রভু, না করেন ভোজন ।
তবে পণ্ডিত কহেন কিছু সপ্রেম বচন ॥ ১২৮ ॥
hasta tuli’ rahena prabhu, nā karena bhojana
tabe paṇḍita kahena kichu saprema vacana

Synonyms

hasta tuli’ — raising His hands; rahena prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained; nā karena bhojana — did not eat; tabe — at that time; paṇḍita kahena — Jagadānanda said; kichu — some; sa-prema vacana — words with great affection and love.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu kept His hands raised and would not accept the prasādam until Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, with great affection and love, spoke the following words.

Text 129

“আপনে প্রসাদ লহ, পাছে মুঞি লইমু ।
তোমার আগ্রহ আমি কেমনে খণ্ডিমু ?” ১২৯ ॥ ১২৯ ॥
“āpane prasāda laha, pāche muñi la-imu
tomāra āgraha āmi kemane khaṇḍimu?”

Synonyms

āpane — Yourself; prasāda laha — take prasādam; pāche — afterwards; muñi la-imu — I shall take; tomāra — Your; āgraha — insistence; āmi — I; kemane — how; khaṇḍimu — shall disobey.

Translation

“Please first take prasādam Yourself, and I shall eat later. I shall not refuse Your request.”

Text 130

তবে মহাপ্রভু সুখে ভোজনে বসিলা ।
ব্যঞ্জনের স্বাদ পাঞা কহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ১৩০ ॥
tabe mahāprabhu sukhe bhojane vasilā
vyañjanera svāda pāñā kahite lāgilā

Synonyms

tabe — thereafter; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sukhe — in happiness; bhojane vasilā — sat to take His food; vyañjanera svāda — the taste of the vegetables; pāñā — getting; kahite lāgilā — began to say.

Translation

In great happiness, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then accepted the lunch. When He had tasted the vegetables, He again began to speak.

Text 131

“ক্রোধাবেশের পাকের হয় ঐছে স্বাদ ! এই ত’ জানিয়ে তোমায় কৃষ্ণের ‘প্রসাদ’ ॥ ১৩১ ॥
“krodhāveśera pākera haya aiche svāda!
ei ta’ jāniye tomāya kṛṣṇera ‘prasāda’

Synonyms

krodha-āveśera — in an angry mood; pākera — of cooking; haya — is; aiche — such; svāda — taste; ei ta’ — for this reason; jāniye — I can understand; tomāya — unto you; kṛṣṇera prasāda — the mercy of Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

“Even when you cook in an angry mood,” He said, “the food is very delicious. This shows how pleased Kṛṣṇa is with you.

Text 132

আপনে খাইবে কৃষ্ণ, তাহার লাগিয়া ।
তোমার হস্তে পাক করায় উত্তম করিয়া ॥ ১৩২ ॥
āpane khāibe kṛṣṇa, tāhāra lāgiyā
tomāra haste pāka karāya uttama kariyā

Synonyms

āpane — personally; khāibe — will eat; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; tāhāra lāgiyā — for that reason; tomāra haste — by your hands; pāka karāya — causes to cook; uttama kariyā — so nicely.

Translation

“Because He will personally eat the food, Kṛṣṇa makes you cook so nicely.

Text 133

ঐছে অমৃত-অন্ন কৃষ্ণে কর সমর্পণ ।
তোমার ভাগ্যের সীমা কে করে বর্ণন ?” ১৩৩ ।। ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
aiche amṛta-anna kṛṣṇe kara samarpaṇa
tomāra bhāgyera sīmā ke kare varṇana?”

Synonyms

aiche — such; amṛta-anna — nectarean rice; kṛṣṇe — unto Lord Kṛṣṇa; kara samarpaṇa — you offer; tomāra — your; bhāgyera — of fortune; sīmā — limit; ke — who; kare varṇana — can describe.

Translation

“You offer such nectarean rice to Kṛṣṇa. Who can estimate the limit of your fortune?”

Text 134

পণ্ডিত কহে, — “যে খাইবে, সেই পাককর্তা ।
আমি-সব — কেবলমাত্র সামগ্রী-আহর্তা ।।” ১৩৪ ।। ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
paṇḍita kahe, — “ye khāibe, sei pāka-kartā
āmi-saba — kevala-mātra sāmagrī-āhartā”

Synonyms

paṇḍita kahe — the Paṇḍita said; ye khāibe — He who will eat; sei — He; pāka-kartā — the cook; āmi-saba — as far as I am concerned; kevala-mātra — only; sāmagrī — of ingredients; āhartā — collector.

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita replied, “He who will eat has cooked this. As far as I am concerned, I simply collect the ingredients.”

Text 135

পুনঃ পুনঃ পণ্ডিত নানা ব্যঞ্জন পরিবেশে ।
ভয়ে কিছু না বলেন প্রভু, খায়েন হরিষে ॥ ১৩৫ ॥
punaḥ punaḥ paṇḍita nānā vyañjana pariveśe
bhaye kichu nā balena prabhu, khāyena hariṣe

Synonyms

punaḥ punaḥ — again and again; paṇḍita — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; nānā vyañjana — various vegetables; pariveśe — administered; bhaye — out of fear; kichu — anything; nā balena — does not speak; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; khāyena — eats; hariṣe — very happily.

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita continued to offer the Lord varieties of vegetables. Out of fear, the Lord said nothing but continued eating happily.

Text 136

আগ্রহ করিয়া পণ্ডিত করাইলা ভোজন ।
আর দিন হৈতে ভোজন হৈল দশগুণ ॥ ১৩৬ ॥
āgraha kariyā paṇḍita karāilā bhojana
āra dina haite bhojana haila daśa-guṇa

Synonyms

āgraha kariyā — with great eagerness; paṇḍita — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; karāilā bhojana — fed; āra dina — other days; haite — than; bhojana — the eating; haila — was; daśa-guṇa — ten times greater.

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita eagerly forced the Lord to eat so much that He ate ten times more than on other days.

Text 137

বার বার প্রভু উঠিতে করেন মন ।
সেইকালে পণ্ডিত পরিবেশে ব্যঞ্জন ॥ ১৩৭ ॥
bāra-bāra prabhu uṭhite karena mana
sei-kāle paṇḍita pariveśe vyañjana

Synonyms

bāra-bāra — again and again; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; uṭhite — to get up; karena mana — desires; sei-kāle — at that time; paṇḍita — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; pariveśe — gives; vyañjana — vegetables.

Translation

Again and again when the Lord wished to get up, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita would feed Him more vegetables.

Text 138

কিছু বলিতে নারেন প্রভু, খায়েন তরাসে ।
না খাইলে জগদানন্দ করিবে উপবাসে ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
kichu balite nārena prabhu, khāyena tarāse
nā khāile jagadānanda karibe upavāse

Synonyms

kichu — anything; balite nārena — could not say; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; khāyena — eats; tarāse — out of fear; nā khāile — if He did not eat; jagadānanda — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; karibe upavāse — would fast.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dared not forbid him to feed Him more. He just continued eating, fearful that Jagadānanda would fast if He stopped.

Text 139

তবে প্রভু কহেন করি’ বিনয়-সম্মান ।
‘দশগুণ খাওয়াইলা এবে কর সমাধান’ ॥ ১৩৯ ॥
tabe prabhu kahena kari’ vinaya-sammāna
‘daśa-guṇa khāoyāilā ebe kara samādhāna’

Synonyms

tabe — at that time; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kahena — says; kari’ — making; vinaya-sammāna — submissive respect; daśa-guṇa — ten times more; khāoyāilā — you have made to eat; ebe — now; kara samādhāna — please stop.

Translation

At last the Lord respectfully submitted, “My dear Jagadānanda, you have already made Me eat ten times more than I am used to. Now please stop.”

Text 140

তবে মহাপ্রভু উঠি’ কৈলা আচমন ।
পণ্ডিত আনিল, মুখবাস, মাল্য, চন্দন ॥ ১৪০ ॥
tabe mahāprabhu uṭhi’ kailā ācamana
paṇḍita ānila, mukhavāsa, mālya, candana

Synonyms

tabe — at that time; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; uṭhi’ — getting up; kailā ācamana — performed washing of the hands and mouth; paṇḍita — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; ānila — brought; mukha-vāsa — spices; mālya — flower garland; candana — sandalwood pulp.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood up and washed His hands and mouth, while Jagadānanda Paṇḍita brought spices, a garland and sandalwood pulp.

Text 141

চন্দনাদি লঞা প্রভু বসিলা সেই স্থানে ।
‘আমার আগে আজি তুমি করহ ভোজনে’ ॥ ১৪১ ॥
candanādi lañā prabhu vasilā sei sthāne
‘āmāra āge āji tumi karaha bhojane’

Synonyms

candana-ādi lañā — accepting the sandalwood pulp and other items; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vasilā — sat down; sei sthāne — at that place; āmāra āge — in front of Me; āji — now; tumi — you; karaha — perform; bhojane — eating.

Translation

Accepting the sandalwood pulp and garland, the Lord sat down and said, “Now, in front of Me, you must eat.”

Text 142

পণ্ডিত কহে, — “প্রভু যাই’ করুন বিশ্রাম ।
মুই, এবে লইব প্রসাদ করি’ সমাধান ॥ ১৪২ ॥
paṇḍita kahe, — “prabhu yāi’ karuna viśrāma
mui, ebe la-iba prasāda kari’ samādhāna

Synonyms

paṇḍita kahe — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita said; prabhu — my Lord; yāi’ — going; karuna viśrāma — take rest; mui — I; ebe — now; la-iba prasāda — shall take prasādam; kari’ samādhāna — after arranging.

Translation

Jagadānanda replied, “My Lord, You go take rest. I shall take prasādam after I finish making some arrangements.

Text 143

রসুইর কার্য কৈরাছে রামাই, রঘুনাথ ।
ইঁহা সবায় দিতে চাহি কিছু ব্যঞ্জন-ভাত ।।” ১৪৩ ।। ॥ ১৪৩ ॥
rasuira kārya kairāche rāmāi, raghunātha
iṅhā sabāya dite cāhi kichu vyañjana-bhāta”

Synonyms

rasuira — of cooking; kārya — the work; kairāche — have done; rāmāi — Rāmāi; raghunātha — Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa; iṅhā — to them; sabāya — all; dite cāhi — I want to give; kichu — some; vyañjana-bhāta — rice and vegetables.

Translation

“Rāmāi Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa did the cooking, and I want to give them some rice and vegetables.”

Text 144

প্রভু কহেন, — “গোবিন্দ, তুমি ইহাঁই রহিবা ।
পণ্ডিত ভোজন কৈলে, আমারে কহিবা ।।” ১৪৪ ।। ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
prabhu kahena, — “govinda, tumi ihāṅi rahibā
paṇḍita bhojana kaile, āmāre kahibā”

Synonyms

prabhu kahena — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; govinda — Govinda; tumi — you; ihāṅi rahibā — will stay here; paṇḍita — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; bhojana kaile — after he has taken his meal; āmāre kahibā — you should inform Me.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then told Govinda, “You remain here. When the Paṇḍita has taken his food, come inform Me.”

Text 145

এত কহি’ মহাপ্রভু করিলা গমন ।
গোবিন্দেরে পণ্ডিত কিছু কহেন বচন ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
eta kahi’ mahāprabhu karilā gamana
govindere paṇḍita kichu kahena vacana

Synonyms

eta kahi’ — saying this; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karilā gamana — left; govindere — unto Govinda; paṇḍita — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; kichu — some; kahena — said; vacana — words.

Translation

After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had said this and left, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita spoke to Govinda.

Text 146

“তুমি শীঘ্র যাহ করিতে পাদসম্বাহনে ।
কহিহ, — ‘পণ্ডিত এবে বসিল ভোজনে’ ॥ ১৪৬ ॥
“tumi śīghra yāha karite pāda-samvāhane
kahiha, — ‘paṇḍita ebe vasila bhojane’

Synonyms

tumi — you; śīghra — hastily; yāha — go; karite — to perform; pāda-samvāhane — massaging the feet; kahiha — say; paṇḍita — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; ebe — just now; vasila bhojane — sat down to eat.

Translation

“Go quickly and massage the Lord’s feet,” he said. “You may tell Him, ‘The Paṇḍita has just sat down to take his meal.’

Text 147

তোমারে প্রভুর ‘শেষ’ রাখিমু ধরিয়া ।
প্রভু নিদ্রা গেলে, তুমি খাইহ আসিয়া ।।” ১৪৭ ।। ॥ ১৪৭ ॥
tomāre prabhura ‘śeṣa’ rākhimu dhariyā
prabhu nidrā gele, tumi khāiha āsiyā”

Synonyms

tomāre — for you; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śeṣa — remnants of food; rākhimu — I shall keep; dhariyā — taking; prabhu nidrā gele — when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is asleep; tumi — you; khāiha āsiyā — come and eat.

Translation

“I shall keep some remnants of the Lord’s food for you. When He is asleep, come and take your portion.”

Text 148

রামাই, নন্দাই, আর গোবিন্দ, রঘুনাথ ।
সবারে বাঁটিয়া দিলা প্রভুর ব্যঞ্জন-ভাত ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
rāmāi, nandāi āra govinda, raghunātha
sabāre bāṅṭiyā dilā prabhura vyañjana-bhāta

Synonyms

rāmāi — Rāmāi Paṇḍita; nandāi — Nandāi; āra — and; govinda — Govinda; raghunātha — Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa; sabāre — for all of them; bāṅṭiyā dilā — distributed; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; vyañjana-bhāta — vegetables and rice.

Translation

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita thus distributed remnants of the Lord’s food to Rāmāi, Nandāi, Govinda and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa.

Text 149

আপনে প্রভুর ‘শেষ’ করিলা ভোজন ।
তবে গোবিন্দেরে প্রভু পাঠাইলা পুনঃ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
āpane prabhura ‘śeṣa’ karilā bhojana
tabe govindere prabhu pāṭhāilā punaḥ

Synonyms

āpane — personally; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śeṣa — remnants of food; karilā bhojana — ate; tabe — at that time; govindere — Govinda; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; pāṭhāilā — sent; punaḥ — again.

Translation

He also personally ate the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Then the Lord again sent Govinda.

Text 150

“দেখ, — জগদানন্দ প্রসাদ পায় কি না পায় ।
শীঘ্র আসি’ সমাচার কহিবে আমায় ।।” ১৫০ ।। ॥ ১৫০ ॥
“dekha, — jagadānanda prasāda pāya ki nā pāya
śīghra āsi’ samācāra kahibe āmāya”

Synonyms

dekha — see; jagadānanda — Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; prasāda — prasādam; pāya — gets; ki — or; nā — not; pāya — gets; śīghra āsi’ — coming hastily; samācāra — the news; kahibe — inform; āmāya — to Me.

Translation

The Lord told him, “Go see whether Jagadānanda Paṇḍita is eating. Then quickly return and let Me know.”

Text 151

গোবিন্দ আসি’ দেখি’ কহিল পণ্ডিতের ভোজন ।
তবে মহাপ্রভু স্বস্ত্যে করিল শয়ন ॥ ১৫১ ॥
govinda āsi’ dekhi’ kahila paṇḍitera bhojana
tabe mahāprabhu svastye karila śayana

Synonyms

govinda — Govinda; āsi’ — coming; dekhi’ — seeing; kahila — informed; paṇḍitera bhojana — the eating of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; tabe — thereupon; mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; svastye — in peace; karila śayana — went to sleep.

Translation

Seeing that Jagadānanda Paṇḍita was indeed eating, Govinda informed the Lord, who then became peaceful and went to sleep.

Text 152

জগদানন্দে-প্রভুতে প্রেম চলে এইমতে ।
সত্যভামা-কৃষ্ণে যৈছে শুনি ভাগবতে ॥ ১৫২ ॥
jagadānande-prabhute prema cale ei-mate
satyabhāmā-kṛṣṇe yaiche śuni bhāgavate

Synonyms

jagadānande-prabhute — between Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and the Lord; prema — affection; cale — goes on; ei-mate — in this way; satyabhāmā-kṛṣṇe — between Satyabhāmā and Kṛṣṇa; yaiche — as; śuni — we learn; bhāgavate — in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam..

Translation

The affectionate loving exchanges between Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued in this manner, exactly like the exchanges between Satyabhāmā and Lord Kṛṣṇa related in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Text 153

জগদানন্দের সৌভাগ্যের কে কহিবে সীমা ? জগদানন্দের সৌভাগ্যের তেঁহ সে উপমা ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
jagadānandera saubhāgyera ke kahibe sīmā?
jagadānandera saubhāgyera teṅha se upamā

Synonyms

jagadānandera — of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita; saubhāgyera — of the fortune; ke — who; kahibe — shall speak; sīmā — the limit; jagadānandera — of Jagadānanda; saubhāgyera — of the fortune; teṅha — he; se — the; upamā — example.

Translation

Who can estimate the limit of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s fortune? He himself is the example of his own great fortune.

Text 154

জগদানন্দের ‘প্রেমবিবর্ত’ শুনে যেই জন ।
প্রেমের ‘স্বরূপ’ জানে, পায় প্রেমধন ॥ ১৫৪ ॥
jagadānandera ‘prema-vivarta’ śune yei jana
premera ‘svarūpa’ jāne, pāya prema-dhana

Synonyms

jagadānandera — of Jagadānanda; prema-vivarta — loving exchange; śune — hears; yei jana — any person who; premera — of love; svarūpa — identity; jāne — he knows; pāya — gets; prema-dhana — the wealth of ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

Anyone who hears about the loving exchanges between Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, or who reads Jagadānanda’s book Prema-vivarta, can understand what love is. Moreover, he achieves ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.

Purport

The word vivarta means accepting something to be the opposite of what it appears. Here, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita appeared very angry, but this anger was a manifestation of his great love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Prema-vivarta is also the name of a book written by Jagadānanda Paṇḍita. Therefore the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, uses the words prema-vivarta to refer to one who reads the book or hears about Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s loving dealings with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In either case, such a person very soon achieves love of Kṛṣṇa.

Text 155

শ্রীরূপ-রঘুনাথ-পদে যার আশ ।
চৈতন্যচরিতামৃত কহে কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
śrī-rūpa-raghunātha-pade yāra āśa
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, Antya-līlā, twelfth chapter, describing Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s loving dealings with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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