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
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
jaya jaya nityānanda kṛpā-sindhu jaya
Synonyms
Translation
All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is all-merciful! All glories to Nityānanda Prabhu, who is an ocean of mercy!
Text
jaya gaura-bhakta-gaṇa kṛpā-pūrṇāntara
Synonyms
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
kṛṣṇera viyoga-daśā sphure nirantara
Synonyms
Translation
The mind of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was always morose because of a continuously manifested feeling of separation from Kṛṣṇa.
Text
kāhāṅ yāṅa kāhāṅ pāṅa, muralī-vadana!’
Synonyms
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
kaṣṭe rātri goṅāya svarūpa-rāmānanda-sane
Synonyms
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
prabhu dekhibāre sabe karilā gamana
Synonyms
Translation
Meanwhile, all the devotees journeyed from their homes in Bengal to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Text
navadvīpe saba bhakta hailā eka ṭhāñi
Synonyms
Translation
Headed by Śivānanda Sena, Advaita Ācārya and others, all the devotees assembled in Navadvīpa.
Text
ekatra mililā saba navadvīpe āsi’
Synonyms
Translation
The inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma and Khaṇḍa village also assembled at Navadvīpa.
Text
tathāpi dekhite calena caitanya-gosāñi
Synonyms
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
ācāryaratnera saṅge tāṅhāra gṛhiṇī
Synonyms
Translation
Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura was also there with his three brothers and his wife, Mālinī. Ācāryaratna was similarly accompanied by his wife.
Text
rāghava-paṇḍita cale jhāli sājāñā
Synonyms
Translation
The wife of Śivānanda Sena also came, along with their three sons. Rāghava Paṇḍita joined them, carrying his famous bags of food.
Text
dui-tina śata bhakta karilā gamana
Synonyms
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
ānande calilā kṛṣṇa-kīrtana kariyā
Synonyms
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
sabāre pālana kari’ sukhe lañā yāna
Synonyms
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
śivānanda jāne uḍiyā-pathera sandhāna
Synonyms
Translation
Śivānanda Sena took care of everyone and gave each devotee places to stay. He knew all the paths leading to Orissa.
Text
sabā chāḍāñā śivānanda ekalā rahilā
Synonyms
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
śivānanda vinā vāsa-sthāna nāhi mile
Synonyms
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
śivānande gāli pāḍe vāsā nā pāñā
Synonyms
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
bhokhe mari’ genu, more vāsā nā deoyāila’
Synonyms
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
hena-kāle śivānanda ghāṭī haite āilā
Synonyms
Translation
Hearing this curse, Śivānanda Sena’s wife began to cry. Just then, Śivānanda returned from the toll station.
Text
‘putre śāpa dichena gosāñi vāsā nā pāñā’
Synonyms
Translation
Crying, his wife informed him, “Lord Nityānanda has cursed our sons to die because His quarters have not been provided.”
Text
maruka āmāra tina putra tāṅra bālāi lañā”
Synonyms
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
uṭhi’ tāṅre lāthi māilā prabhu nityānanda
Synonyms
Translation
After saying this, Śivānanda Sena went to Nityānanda Prabhu, who then stood up and kicked him.
Text
śīghra vāsā-ghara kailā gauḍa-ghare giyā
Synonyms
Translation
Very pleased at being kicked, Śivānanda Sena quickly arranged for a milkman’s house to be the Lord’s residence.
Text
vāsā diyā hṛṣṭa hañā kahite lāgilā
Synonyms
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
yemana aparādha bhṛtyera, yogya phala dilā
Synonyms
Translation
“Today You have accepted me as Your servant and have properly punished me for my offense.
Text
trijagate tomāra caritra bujhe kon janā?
Synonyms
Translation
“My dear Lord, Your chastising me is Your causeless mercy. Who within the three worlds can understand Your real character?
Text
hena caraṇa-sparśa pāila mora adhama tanu
Synonyms
Translation
“The dust of Your lotus feet is not attainable even by Lord Brahmā, yet Your lotus feet have touched my wretched body.
Text
āji pāinu kṛṣṇa-bhakti, artha, kāma, dharma”
Synonyms
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
uṭhi’ śivānande kailā prema-āliṅgana
Synonyms
Translation
When Lord Nityānanda heard this, He was very happy. He rose and embraced Śivānanda Sena in great love.
Text
ācāryādi-vaiṣṇavere dilā vāsā-sthāna
Synonyms
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
kruddha hañā lāthi māri’ kare tāra hita
Synonyms
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
māmāra agocare kahe kari’ abhimāna
Synonyms
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
‘ṭhākurālī’ karena gosāñi, tāṅre māre lāthi”
Synonyms
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
saṅga chāḍi’ āge gelā mahāprabhura sthāna
Synonyms
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
govinda kahe, — ‘śrīkānta, āge peṭāṅgi utāra’
Synonyms
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:
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
kichu nā baliha, karuka, yāte ihāra sukha”
Synonyms
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
eke eke sabāra nāma śrīkānta jānāilā
Synonyms
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
jānilā ‘sarvajña prabhu’ — eta anumāni’
Synonyms
Translation
When Śrīkānta Sena heard the Lord say “He is distressed,” he could understand that the Lord is omniscient.
Text
ethā saba vaiṣṇava-gaṇa āsiyā mililā
Synonyms
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
strī-saba dūra ha-ite kailā prabhura daraśana
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received them all, just as He had in previous years. The women, however, saw the Lord from a distance.
Text
mahāprasāda-bhojane sabāre bolāilā
Synonyms
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
śivānanda-sambandhe sabāya bahu-kṛpā kailā
Synonyms
Translation
Śivānanda Sena introduced his three sons to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Because they were his sons, the Lord showed the boys great mercy.
Text
‘paramānanda-dāsa’-nāma sena jānāilā
Synonyms
Translation
Lord Caitanya asked the youngest son’s name, and Śivānanda Sena informed the Lord that his name was Paramānanda dāsa.
Text
tabe mahāprabhu tāṅre kahite lāgilā
‘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
śivānanda ghare gele, janma haila tāra
Synonyms
Translation
The son was in the womb of Śivānanda’s wife, and when Śivānanda returned home the son was born.
Text
‘purī-dāsa’ kari’ prabhu karena upahāsa
Synonyms
Translation
The child was named Paramānanda dāsa in accordance with the Lord’s order, and the Lord jokingly called him Purī dāsa.
Text
mahāprabhu pādāṅguṣṭha tāra mukhe dilā
Synonyms
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
yāṅra saba goṣṭhīke prabhu kahe ‘āpanāra’
Synonyms
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
govindere ājñā dilā kari’ ācamana
Synonyms
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
āmāra avaśeṣa-pātra tārā yena pāya”
Synonyms
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
modaka vece, prabhura vāṭīra nikaṭa tāra ghara
Synonyms
Translation
There was a resident of Nadia named Parameśvara, who was a confectioner living near the home of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Text
dugdha, khaṇḍa modaka deya, prabhu tāhā khā’na
Synonyms
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
se vatsara seha āila prabhure dekhite
Synonyms
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
tāre dekhi’ prabhu prīte tāhāre puchila
Synonyms
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
‘mukundāra mātā āsiyāche’ seha prabhure kahilā
Synonyms
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
tathāpi tāhāra prīte kichu nā balilā
Synonyms
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
antare sukhī hailā prabhu tāra sei guṇe
Synonyms
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
ratha-āge pūrvavat karilā nartana
Synonyms
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
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
sei vyañjana kari’ bhikṣā dena ghara-bhāte
Synonyms
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
rātrye kṛṣṇa-vicchede prabhu karena rodana
Synonyms
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
gauḍa-deśe yāite tabe bhakte ājñā dila
Synonyms
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
sarva-bhakte kahena prabhu madhura vacana
Synonyms
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
āsite yāite duḥkha pāo bahu-mate
Synonyms
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
tomā-sabāra saṅga-sukhe lobha bāḍe citte
Synonyms
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
ājñā laṅghi’ āilā, ki pāri balite?
Synonyms
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
prema-ṛṇe baddha āmi, śudhite nā pāri
Synonyms
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
nānā durgama patha laṅghi’ āisena dhāñā
Synonyms
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
pariśrama nāhi mora tomā sabāra lāgiyā
Synonyms
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
ki diyā tomāra ṛṇa karimu śodhana?
Synonyms
Translation
“I am a mendicant and have no money. How can I clear My debt for the favor you have shown Me?
Text
tāhāṅ vikāi, yāhāṅ vecite tomāra mana”
Synonyms
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
ajhora-nayane sabe karena krandana
Synonyms
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
kāndite kāndite sabāya kailā āliṅgana
Synonyms
Translation
Catching hold of His devotees, the Lord embraced them all and began to cry and cry.
Text
āra dina pāṅca-sāta ei-mate gela
Synonyms
Translation
Unable to leave, everyone remained there, and five to seven more days thus passed by.
Text
“sahaje tomāra guṇe jagat vikāya
Synonyms
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
tomā chāḍi’ kebā kāhāṅ yāibāre pāre?”
Synonyms
Translation
“Yet You bind Your devotees again with Your sweet words. Under these circumstances, who can go anywhere?”
Text
sabāre vidāya dilā susthira hañā
Synonyms
Translation
Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu peacefully calmed them all and bade each of them farewell.
Text
tathāi āmāra saṅga ha-ibe tomāra”
Synonyms
Translation
The Lord specifically advised Nityānanda Prabhu, “You should not come here again and again. You will have My association in Bengal.”
Text
mahāprabhu rahilā ghare viṣaṇṇa hañā
Synonyms
Translation
The devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began their journey crying, while the Lord remained morosely at His residence.
Text
mahāprabhura kṛpā-ṛṇa ke śodhite pāre?
Synonyms
Translation
The Lord bound everyone by His transcendental mercy. Who can repay his debt for the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Text
tāte tāṅre chāḍi’ loka yāya deśāntara
Synonyms
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
īśvara-caritra kichu bujhana nā yāya
Synonyms
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
prabhu-ājñā lañā āilā nadīyā-nagare
Synonyms
Translation
The previous year, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, following the Lord’s order, had returned to the city of Nadia to see Śacīmātā.
Text
jagannāthera vastra-prasāda kailā nivedana
Synonyms
Translation
When he arrived, he offered prayers at her lotus feet and then offered her the cloth and prasādam of Lord Jagannātha.
Text
prabhura vinati-stuti mātāre kahilā
Synonyms
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
teṅho prabhura kathā kahe, śune rātri-dine
Synonyms
Translation
Jagadānanda’s coming pleased mother Śacī very much. As he talked of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, she listened day and night.
Text
tomāra ethā āsi’ prabhu karena bhojane
Synonyms
Translation
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita said, “My dear mother, sometimes the Lord comes here and eats all the food you have offered.
Text
mātā āji khāoyāilā ākaṇṭha pūriyā
Synonyms
Translation
“After eating the food, the Lord says, ‘Today Mother has fed Me up to My neck.
Text
sākṣāte khāi āmi’ teṅho ‘svapna’ hena māne”
Synonyms
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
nimāñi ihāṅ khāya, — icchā haya mora mana
Synonyms
Translation
Śacīmātā said, “I wish Nimāi would eat all the nice vegetables I cook. That is my desire.
Text
pāche jñāna haya, — muñi dekhinu ‘svapana’ ”
Synonyms
Translation
“Sometimes I think that Nimāi has eaten them, but afterwards I think that I was only dreaming.”
Text
caitanyera sukha-kathā kahe rātri-dine
Synonyms
Translation
In this way, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and mother Śacī talked day and night about the happiness of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Text
jagadānande pāñā sabe ānandita hailā
Synonyms
Translation
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita met all the other devotees in Nadia. They were all very happy to have him present.
Text
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
ānande rākhilā ghare, nā dena chāḍiyā
Synonyms
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
āpanā pāsare sabe caitanya-kathā-sukhe
Synonyms
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
sei sei bhakta sukhe āpanā pāsare
Synonyms
Translation
Whenever Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to visit a devotee’s house, that devotee immediately forgot himself in great happiness.
Text
yāre mile sei māne, — ‘pāiluṅ caitanya’
Synonyms
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
‘candanādi’ taila tāhāṅ eka-mātrā kailā
Synonyms
Translation
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita stayed at the house of Śivānanda Sena for some time, and they prepared about sixteen seers of scented sandalwood oil.
Text
nīlācale lañā āilā yatana kariyā
Synonyms
Translation
They filled a large earthen pot with the aromatic oil, and with great care Jagadānanda Paṇḍita brought it to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī.
Text
“prabhu-aṅge diha’ taila” govinde kahilā
Synonyms
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
jagadānanda candanādi-taila āniyāchena
Synonyms
Translation
Govinda therefore told Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Jagadānanda Paṇḍita has brought some scented sandalwood oil.
Text
pitta-vāyu-vyādhi-prakopa śānta hañā yāya
Synonyms
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
ihāṅ āniyāche bahu yatana kariyā”
Synonyms
Translation
“He prepared a large jug of it in Bengal, and with great care he has brought it here.”
Text
tāhāte sugandhi taila, — parama dhikkāra!
Synonyms
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:
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:
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
tāra pariśrama haiba parama-saphale”
Synonyms
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
mauna kari’ rahila paṇḍita, kichu nā kahila
Synonyms
Translation
When Govinda informed Jagadānanda Paṇḍita of this message, Jagadānanda remained silent, not saying even a word.
Text
paṇḍitera icchā, — ‘taila prabhu kare aṅgīkāra’
Synonyms
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
mardaniyā eka rākha karite mardana!
Synonyms
Translation
When the Lord heard this, He angrily said, “Why not keep a masseur to massage Me?
Text
āmāra ‘sarva-nāśa’ — tomā-sabāra ‘parihāsa’
Synonyms
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
‘dārī sannyāsī’ kari’ āmāre kahibe
Synonyms
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
prātaḥ-kāle jagadānanda prabhu-sthāne āilā
Synonyms
Translation
Hearing these words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Govinda remained silent. The next morning, Jagadānanda went to see the Lord.
Text
āmi ta’ sannyāsī, — taila nā pāri la-ite
Synonyms
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
tomāra sakala śrama ha-ibe saphale”
Synonyms
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
āmi gauḍa haite taila kabhu nāhi āni’
Synonyms
Translation
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita replied, “Who tells You all these false stories? I never brought any oil from Bengal.”
Text
prabhura āge āṅgināte phelilā bhāṅgiyā
Synonyms
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
śuiyā rahilā ghare kapāṭa khiliyā
Synonyms
Translation
After breaking the jug, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita returned to his residence, bolted the door and lay down.
Text
‘uṭhaha’ paṇḍita’ — kari’ kahena ḍākiyā
Synonyms
Translation
Three days later, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the door of his room and said, “My dear Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, please get up.
Text
madhyāhne āsiba, ebe yāi daraśane’
Synonyms
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
snāna kari’ nānā vyañjana randhana karilā
Synonyms
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
pāda prakṣālana kari’ dilena āsane
Synonyms
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
kalāra ḍoṅgā bhari’ vyañjana caudike dharilā
Synonyms
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
jagannāthera piṭhā-pānā āge āne dhari’
Synonyms
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
tomāya āmāya āji ekatra kariba bhojana
Synonyms
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
tabe paṇḍita kahena kichu saprema vacana
Synonyms
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
tomāra āgraha āmi kemane khaṇḍimu?”
Synonyms
Translation
“Please first take prasādam Yourself, and I shall eat later. I shall not refuse Your request.”
Text
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
ei ta’ jāniye tomāya kṛṣṇera ‘prasāda’
Synonyms
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
tomāra haste pāka karāya uttama kariyā
Synonyms
Translation
“Because He will personally eat the food, Kṛṣṇa makes you cook so nicely.
Text
tomāra bhāgyera sīmā ke kare varṇana?”
Synonyms
Translation
“You offer such nectarean rice to Kṛṣṇa. Who can estimate the limit of your fortune?”
Text
āmi-saba — kevala-mātra sāmagrī-āhartā”
Synonyms
Translation
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita replied, “He who will eat has cooked this. As far as I am concerned, I simply collect the ingredients.”
Text
bhaye kichu nā balena prabhu, khāyena hariṣe
Synonyms
Translation
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita continued to offer the Lord varieties of vegetables. Out of fear, the Lord said nothing but continued eating happily.
Text
āra dina haite bhojana haila daśa-guṇa
Synonyms
Translation
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita eagerly forced the Lord to eat so much that He ate ten times more than on other days.
Text
sei-kāle paṇḍita pariveśe vyañjana
Synonyms
Translation
Again and again when the Lord wished to get up, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita would feed Him more vegetables.
Text
nā khāile jagadānanda karibe upavāse
Synonyms
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
‘daśa-guṇa khāoyāilā ebe kara samādhāna’
Synonyms
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
paṇḍita ānila, mukhavāsa, mālya, candana
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood up and washed His hands and mouth, while Jagadānanda Paṇḍita brought spices, a garland and sandalwood pulp.
Text
‘āmāra āge āji tumi karaha bhojane’
Synonyms
Translation
Accepting the sandalwood pulp and garland, the Lord sat down and said, “Now, in front of Me, you must eat.”
Text
mui, ebe la-iba prasāda kari’ samādhāna
Synonyms
Translation
Jagadānanda replied, “My Lord, You go take rest. I shall take prasādam after I finish making some arrangements.
Text
iṅhā sabāya dite cāhi kichu vyañjana-bhāta”
Synonyms
Translation
“Rāmāi Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa did the cooking, and I want to give them some rice and vegetables.”
Text
paṇḍita bhojana kaile, āmāre kahibā”
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then told Govinda, “You remain here. When the Paṇḍita has taken his food, come inform Me.”
Text
govindere paṇḍita kichu kahena vacana
Synonyms
Translation
After Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had said this and left, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita spoke to Govinda.
Text
kahiha, — ‘paṇḍita ebe vasila bhojane’
Synonyms
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
prabhu nidrā gele, tumi khāiha āsiyā”
Synonyms
Translation
“I shall keep some remnants of the Lord’s food for you. When He is asleep, come and take your portion.”
Text
sabāre bāṅṭiyā dilā prabhura vyañjana-bhāta
Synonyms
Translation
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita thus distributed remnants of the Lord’s food to Rāmāi, Nandāi, Govinda and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa.
Text
tabe govindere prabhu pāṭhāilā punaḥ
Synonyms
Translation
He also personally ate the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Then the Lord again sent Govinda.
Text
śīghra āsi’ samācāra kahibe āmāya”
Synonyms
Translation
The Lord told him, “Go see whether Jagadānanda Paṇḍita is eating. Then quickly return and let Me know.”
Text
tabe mahāprabhu svastye karila śayana
Synonyms
Translation
Seeing that Jagadānanda Paṇḍita was indeed eating, Govinda informed the Lord, who then became peaceful and went to sleep.
Text
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
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
premera ‘svarūpa’ jāne, pāya prema-dhana
Synonyms
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
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.