20210403 King Pratāparudra Gets the Bahirvāsa of Lord Caitanya by the Tact of Nityānanda Prabhu

The following is a Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation given by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on April 3rd, 2021 in Śrī Dhāma Māyāpur, India.

mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate girim
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṁ vande śrī-guruṁ dīna-tāraṇam
paramānandaṁ mādhavaṁ śrī caitanya iśvaram
Hariḥ oṁ tat sat!

Hare Kṛṣṇa! Today we will continue with the compilation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book, today’s chapter is entitled as:

King Pratāparudra Gets the Bahirvāsa of Lord Caitanya by the Tact of Nityānanda Prabhu

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.4

dākṣiṇātya haite āsāra para pratāparudrera prabhu-darśanotkaṇṭhā:—
pūrve dakṣiṇa haite prabhu yabe āilā
tāṅre milite gajapati utkaṇṭhita hailā

Translation: When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned from His South Indian tour, Mahārāja Pratāparudra, the King of Orissa, became very anxious to meet Him.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.5

darśanārthe bhaṭṭācāryake prabhura anumatira janya lipi-preraṇa:—
kaṭaka haite patrī dila sārvabhauma-ṭhāñi
prabhura ājñā haya yadi, dekhibāre yāi

Translation: The King sent a letter from his capital, Kaṭaka, to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, entreating him to obtain the Lord’s permission so that he could go and see Him.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.6

bhaṭṭakarttṛka prabhura niṣedhājñā-jñāpana, punaḥ laulyalipi-preraṇa:—
bhaṭṭācārya likhila,-prabhura ājñā nā haila
punarapi rājā tāṅre patrī pāṭhāila

Translation: Replying to the King’s letter, the Bhaṭṭācārya wrote that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had not given His permission. After this, the King wrote him another letter.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.7

bhaktagaṇa-samīpe abhīṣṭhasiddhira janya prārthanā:—
prabhura nikaṭe āche yata bhakta-gaṇa
mora lāgi’ tāṅ-sabāre kariha nivedana

Translation: In this letter the King requested Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, “Please appeal to all the devotees associated with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and submit this petition to them on my behalf.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Mahārāja Pratāparudra was very anxious to have a personal audience with Lord Caitanya. So when his direct approach didn’t work, he is trying another strategy. He is very anxious to meet Lord Caitanya personally.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.8

sei saba dayālu more hañā sadaya
mora lāgi’ prabhu-pade karibe vinaya

Translation: “If all the devotees associated with the Lord are favorably disposed toward me, they can submit my petition at the lotus feet of the Lord.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Mahārāja Pratāparudra is trying to have other devotees to plead on his behalf.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.9

tāṅ-sabāra prasāde mile śrī-prabhura pāya
prabhu-kṛpā vinā mora rājya nāhi bhāya

Translation: “By the mercy of all the devotees, one can attain the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. Without His mercy, my kingdom does not appeal to me.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.10

prabhu-kṛpāra abhāve rājāra nirveda evaṁ rājya-tyāgera pratijñā:—
yadi more kṛpā nā karibe gaurahari
rājya chāḍi’ yogī ha-i’ ha-iba bhikhārī

Translation: “If Gaurahari, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, will not show mercy to me, I shall give up my kingdom, become a mendicant and beg from door to door.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.11

sakala bhaktake rājapatra-pradarśana:—
bhaṭṭācārya patrī dekhi’ cintita hañā
bhakta-gaṇa-pāśa gelā sei patrī lañā

Translation: When the Bhaṭṭācārya received this letter, he became very anxious. He then took the letter and went to the devotees of the Lord.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.12

sabāre miliyā kahila rāja-vivaraṇa
piche sei patrī sabāre karāila daraśana

Translation: Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya met with all the devotees and described the King’s wishes. Then he presented the letter to all of them for inspection.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Caitanya is by nature independent, He may do or He may not do, but since the King is asking, so Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya is trying.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.13

rājāra prabhubhakti-darśane sakala bhakterai vismaya:—
patrī dekhi’ sabāra mane ha-ila vismaya
prabhu-pade gajapatira eta bhakti haya!

Translation: Upon reading the letter, everyone was astonished to see that King Pratāparudra had so much devotion for the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.14

sakalerai prabhura dṛḍha-saṅkalpa-hetu bhaya o rājāke apriya satya kathane anicchā:—
sabe kahe,-prabhu tāṅre kabhu nā milibe
āmi-saba kahi yadi, duḥkha se mānibe

Translation: The devotees gave their opinion and said, “The Lord will never meet the King, and if we requested Him to do so, the Lord would surely feel very unhappy.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, devotees naturally they want to please the Lord and make Him happy. But they thought if they present the King's request, He will not accept and He will feel unhappy.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.15

sārvabhaumera yukti—prabhura nikaṭa rājāra bhagavad-bhakti-niṣṭhā-varṇanecchā:—
sārvabhauma kahe,-sabe cala’ eka-bāra
milite nā kahiba, kahiba rāja-vyavahāra

Translation: Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then said, “We shall go once again to the Lord, but we shall not request Him to meet the King. Rather, we shall simply describe the good behavior of the King.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.16

prabhu-samīpe āsiyāo sakalera rājāra kathā jñāpana karite bhaya:—
eta bali’ sabe gelā mahāprabhura sthāne
kahite unmukha sabe, nā kahe vacane

Translation: Having thus reached a decision, they all went to the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. There, although ready to speak, they could not even utter a word.

Jayapatākā Swami: Because Lord Caitanya had forbade them for bringing up the request from the King, so they were naturally hesitant to say anything.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.17

sakalera bhayacakita dṛṣṭi-darśane prabhura āgamana kāraṇa-jijñāsā:—
prabhu kahe,-ki kahite sabāra āgamana
dekhiye kahite cāha,-nā kaha, ki kāraṇa?

Translation: After they arrived at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s place, the Lord, seeing them, said, “What have you all come here to say? I see that you want to say something, but you do not speak. What is the reason?”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Caitanya He can understand that something is going on.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.18

nityānandera sabhaye vaktavya-nivedana:—
nityānanda kahe,-tomāya cāhi nivedite
nā kahile rahite nāri, kahite bhaya citte

Translation: Nityānanda Prabhu then said, “We want to tell You something. Although we cannot stay without speaking, we are still very much afraid to speak.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.19

yogyāyogya tomāya saba cāhi nivedite
tomā nā milile rājā cāhe yogī haite

Translation: “We want to submit before You something that may or may not be befitting. The matter is this: unless he sees You, the King of Orissa will become a mendicant.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.20

gaurakṛpāra abhāve rāja-pratijñā nivedana:—
kāṇe mudrā la-i’ muñi ha-iba bhikhārī
rājya-bhoga nahe citte vinā gaurahari

Translation: Nityānanda Prabhu continued, “The King has decided to become a mendicant and accept the sign of a mendicant by wearing an ivory earring. He does not want to enjoy his kingdom without seeing the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Purport: In India there is still a class of professional mendicants who are very much like the gypsies of Western countries. They know some magical art and mystical processes, and their business is to beg from door to door, sometimes pleading and sometimes threatening. Such mendicants are sometimes called yogīs and sometimes kāṇaphāṭā yogīs. The word kāṇaphāṭā refers to one who has put a hole in his ear to wear an earring made of ivory. Mahārāja Pratāparudra was so depressed by not getting to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu that he decided to become such a yogī. Ordinary men think that a yogī must have an ivory earring in his ear, but this is not the sign of a real yogī. Mahārāja Pratāparudra also thought that to become a mendicant yogī, one must wear such an earring.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, this was a part of speculation on the part of Mahārāja Pratāparudra but it means that from inside he was feeling great depression. Everyone in his Kingdom could see Lord Caitanya except him, so he thought what is the use of keeping the Kingdom, He had lot of devotion to Lord Caitanya. That’s why the devotees presented his case.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.21

rājāra gāḍha gaurānurāga:—
dekhiba se mukha-candra nayana bhariyā
dhariba se pāda-padma hṛdaye tuliyā

Translation: Nityānanda Prabhu continued, “The King also expressed his desire to see the moonlike face of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his eyes’ full satisfaction. He would like to raise the lotus feet of the Lord to his heart.”

Jayapatākā Swami: One minster in Bengal he came and touched the lotus feet of Śrīla Prabhupāda, and the secretary of Śrīla Prabhupāda wanted to physically stop him, which could have caused some significant problem. But Śrīla Prabhupāda stopped the secretary and said that it is a local custom that people touch the feet of the guru. So, like that Mahārāja Gajapatī Pratāparudra wanted to see the Lord’s lotus feet and take the dust

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.22

prabhura ācāryocita kaṭhora sannyāsa-dharmapara vākya:—
yadyapi śuniyā prabhura komala haya mana
tathāpi bāhire kahe niṣṭhura vacana

Translation: Hearing all these statements, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mind was certainly softened, but externally He wished to speak some harsh words.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Caitanya naturally soft hearted but it had affected Him, but still He wanted to speak harsh words.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.23

rāja-darśana-rūpa bhaktagaṇera icchā jāniyā prabhura anuyoga:—
tomā-sabāra icchā,-ei āmāre lañā
rājāke milaha ihaṅ kaṭakete giyā

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I can understand that you all desire to take Me to Kaṭaka to see the King.”

Purport: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is naturally the reservoir of all kindness, and as soon as He heard the statement made by the King, His heart immediately softened. Thus the Lord was ready to go see the King even at Kaṭaka. He did not even consider allowing the King to come from Kaṭaka to Jagannātha Purī to see Him. It is significant that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was so kind that He was ready to go see the King at Kaṭaka. Apparently it was never expected that the King wanted to see the Lord at His place, but by way of being externally harsh, the Lord indicated that if all the devotees so desired, He would go to Kaṭaka to see the King.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, He was responding in an extreme way, that if you want to take Me to Cuttack to see the King. Actually, the King will go to Jagannātha Purī to see Lord Caitanya. But Lord Caitanya is expressing in a harsh way.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.24

vidhi-laṅghane lokanindā o dāmodara paṇḍitera vāg-daṇḍera sambhāvanā:—
paramārtha thākuka-loke karibe nindana
loke rahu-dāmodara karibe bhartsana

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “What to speak of spiritual advancement — all the people will blaspheme Me. And what to speak of all the people — Dāmodara would chastise Me.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Dāmodara Paṇḍita, he was a moralist who would advise Lord Caitanya, if He did anything wrong. Although Lord Caitanya was beyond all the rules and regulations Dāmodara Paṇḍita was criticizing the Lord for everything and anything, but it’s a kind of a service he was doing.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.25

maryādā-pradarśanachale dāmodarera anadhikāra carccāra prati kaṭākṣa:—
tomā-sabāra ājñāya āmi nā mili rājāre
dāmodara kahe yabe, mili tabe tāṅre

Translation: “I shall not meet the King at the request of all the devotees, but I shall do so if Dāmodara will give his permission.”

Purport:  From the spiritual point of view, a sannyāsī is strictly forbidden to see materialistic people, especially a king who is always engaged in counting pounds, shillings and pence. Indeed, the meeting between a sannyāsī and a king is always considered abominable. A sannyāsī is always subjected to public criticism, and a small fault on his part is taken seriously by the public. People actually expect a sannyāsī to preach and not take part in any social or political matters. If a sannyāsī is subject to public criticism, his preaching will not be fruitful. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu specifically wanted to avoid such criticism so that His preaching work would not be hampered. It so happened that while the Lord was talking to His disciples at that time, the devotee Dāmodara Paṇḍita was present. This Dāmodara Paṇḍita was a very faithful devotee and a staunch lover of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Whenever there was anything that might touch or taint the character of the Lord, Dāmodara Paṇḍita would immediately point it out, not even considering the exalted position of the Lord. It is sometimes said that fools rush in where angels dare not, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to point out Dāmodara Paṇḍita’s foolishness in coming forward to criticize the Lord. This is why the Lord stated that if Dāmodara Paṇḍita would give Him permission, He would go to see the King. There was deep meaning in this statement, for it is a warning that Dāmodara should not dare criticize the Lord any more, for it was not befitting his position as a devotee. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was considered the guide and spiritual master of all the devotees living with Him. Dāmodara Paṇḍita was one of them, and the Lord rendered Dāmodara Paṇḍita a special favor by warning him to avoid criticizing Him any further. A devotee or a disciple should never attempt to criticize the Lord or His representative, the spiritual master.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Dāmodara Paṇḍita he was doing maryādā-laṅghane, he would disregard the senior position of Lord Caitanya and criticize Him for what he considered would be beneficial for him. But it would not be befitting for a devotee, he was so outspoken against the Lord.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.26

dāmodarera abhimāna o anuyoga:—
dāmodara kahe,-tumi svatantra īśvara
kartavyākartavya saba tomāra gocara

Translation: Dāmodara immediately replied, “My Lord, You are the fully independent Supreme Personality of Godhead. Since everything is known to You, You know what is permissible and what is not permissible.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.27

āmi kon kṣudra-jīva, tomāke vidhi diba?
āpani milibe tāṅre, tāhāo dekhiba

Translation: “I am merely an insignificant jīva, so what power do I have to give directions to You? By Your own personal choice You will meet with the King. I shall see it.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.28

rājā tomāre sneha kare, tumi-sneha-vaśa
tāṅra snehe karābe tāṅre tomāra paraśa

Translation: “The King is very much attached to You, and You are feeling affection and love toward him. Thus I can understand that by virtue of the King’s affection for You, You will touch him.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.29

yadyapi īśvara tumi parama svatantra
tathāpi svabhāve hao prema-paratantra

Translation: “Although You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead and are completely independent, still You are dependent on the love and affection of Your devotees. That is Your nature.”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Dāmodara Pandit made this reply, being put on the spotlight. He said how the Lord was independent. Sometimes He would also venture to advise Lord Caitanya, what he should or should not do.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.30

prabhura mate mata diyā nityānandera rājānurāga samarthana:—
nityānanda kahe-aiche haya kon jana
ye tomāre kahe, ’kara rāja-daraśana’

Translation: Nityānanda Prabhu then said, “Who is there in the three worlds who can ask You to see the King?

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.31

kṛṣṇānurāgīra svabhāva o yājñika- vipra-patnīgaṇera dṛṣṭānta:—
kintu anurāgī lokera svabhāva eka haya
iṣṭa nā pāile nija prāṇa se chāḍaya

Translation: “Still, isn’t it the nature of an attached man to give up his life if he does not attain his desired object?

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Nityānanda is bringing to light that the king is so desperate that he may take his life. Therefore, although the king asked Lord Caitanya to see him, they went somehow to save the King. Since he is devotee and doing much service.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.32

yājñika-brāhmaṇī saba tāhāte pramāṇa
kṛṣṇa lāgi’ pati-āge chāḍileka prāṇa

Translation: “For instance, some of the wives of the brāhmaṇas who were performing sacrifices gave up their lives in the presence of their husbands for the sake of Kṛṣṇa.”

Purport: This refers to the day Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His cowherd boys and flocks of animals were present in the pasturing grounds near Mathurā. At that time the cowherd boys, being a little hungry, requested food, and Lord Kṛṣṇa asked them to go to the brāhmaṇas who were engaged nearby in performing yajña, or sacrifice, and to get some food from that yajña. Being so ordered by the Lord, all the cowherd boys went to the brāhmaṇas and asked them for food, but they were denied. After this, the cowherd boys begged food from the wives of the brāhmaṇas. All these wives were very much devoted to Lord Kṛṣṇa in spontaneous love, and as soon as they heard the request of the cowherd boys and understood that Kṛṣṇa wanted some food, they immediately left the place of sacrifice. They were very much chastised for this by their husbands, and they were ready to give up their lives. It is the nature of a pure devotee to sacrifice his life for the transcendental loving service of the Lord.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, this shows how the ladies were more devoted to the Lord, they were unconditional but because they were brāhmaṇa and Kṛṣṇa was playing the part of a vaiśya therefore Kṛṣṇa could not satisfy them.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.33

nityānandera yukti:—
eka yukti āche, yadi kara avadhāna
tumi nā milileha tāṅre, rahe tāṅra prāṇa

Translation: Nityānanda Prabhu then submitted one suggestion for the Lord’s consideration. “There is a way,” He suggested, “by which You need not meet the King but which would enable the King to continue living.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, wow Lord Nityānanda had a strategy, Aha! Let us listen! 

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.34

eka bahirvāsa yadi deha’ kṛpā kari’
tāhā pāñā prāṇa rākhe tomāra āśā dhari’

Translation: “If You, out of Your mercy, send one of Your outer garments to the King, the King would live hoping to see You some time in the future.”

Purport: Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu was thus very tactfully suggesting that Caitanya Mahāprabhu give a piece of His old clothing to the King. Even though the King was not to meet the Lord, the King would then be pacified by receiving such a cloth. The King was very anxious to see the Lord, yet it was not possible for the Lord to see him. Just to resolve the situation, Nityānanda Prabhu suggested that the Lord send an old piece of clothing. Thus, the King would understand that the Lord was showing mercy to him. The King would then not do anything drastic like giving up his life or becoming a mendicant.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Nityānanda He understood what would satisfy the King to some extent and what would preserve the Lord’s good reputation. He says that, white cloth with a little ink spot, the whole cloth appears tainted. So a sannyāsī, with a little blemish in his character, that would impede his preaching work.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.35

nityānandādira vaśa prabhu:—
prabhu kahe,-tumi-saba parama vidvān
yei bhāla haya, sei kara samādhāna

Translation: The Lord said, “Since you are all very learned personalities, whatever you decide I shall accept.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.36

nityānanda-karttṛka govinda-samīpe prabhura bahirvāsa grahaṇa:—
tabe nityānanda-gosāñi govindera pāśa
māgiyā la-ila prabhura eka bahirvāsa

Translation: Lord Nityānanda Prabhu then obtained an external garment used by the Lord by requesting it from Govinda.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, a sannyāsī he has a certain cloth, he wears a kaupīna which is like a loin cloth then he wears an external cloth which reaches from the waist down to the feet, this is called as the bahirvāsa. Then he wears a cloth around His neck which can also be used for begging and the cloth is called uttariya. Then in the tropical climates, the sannyāsī would wear a cloth on the upper body which is like cādara, it is called as a cādara. This is the standard clothing of a sannyāsī. So, in the cold weather you might see him wearing a shirt that is kind of a modern adaption.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.37

sārvabhauma-dvāre rājāke uhā preraṇa:—
sei bahirvāsa sārvabhauma-pāśa dila
sārvabhauma sei vastra rājāre pāṭhā’la

Translation: Thus, Nityānanda Prabhu delivered the old cloth into the care of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya sent it to the King.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 12.38

prabhura vastra prabhusaha abhinna jāniyā rājāra sevā:—
vastra pāñā rājāra haila ānandita mana
prabhu-rūpa kari’ kare vastrera pūjana

Translation: When the King received the old cloth, he began to worship it exactly as he would worship the Lord personally.

Purport: This is also the conclusion of the Vedic injunctions. Since the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Absolute Truth, everything in relation to Him is on the same platform. The King had great affection for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and although he did not see the Lord, he had nonetheless already attained the conclusion of devotional service. Immediately upon receiving the cloth from Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, the King began to worship it, accepting it as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord’s clothing, bedding, slippers and everything required as an ordinary necessity are all transformations of Śeṣa, Viṣṇu, the expansion of Śrī Baladeva. Thus the cloth and other paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are but other forms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everything connected to the Lord is worshipable. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructs us that just as Kṛṣṇa is worshipable, Kṛṣṇa’s place, Vṛndāvana, is also worshipable. And as Vṛndāvana is worshipable, similarly the paraphernalia in Vṛndāvana — the trees, roads, river, everything — is worshipable. A pure devotee thus sings, jaya jaya vṛndāvana-vāsī yata jana: “All glories to the residents of Vṛndāvana!” Haribol! If a devotee has a staunch devotional attitude, all these conclusions will be awakened or revealed within the heart.

yasya deve parā bhaktir
yathā deve tathā gurau
tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ
prakāśante mahātmanaḥ

“Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed.” (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.23)

Thus following in the footsteps of Mahārāja Pratāparudra and other devotees, we should learn to worship everything belonging to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is referred to by Lord Śiva as tadīyānām. In the Padma Purāṇa it is said:

ārādhanānāṁ sarveṣāṁ
viṣṇor ārādhanaṁ param
tasmāt parataraṁ devi
tadīyānāṁ samarcanam

“O Devī, the most exalted system of worship is the worship of Lord Viṣṇu. Greater than that is the worship of tadīya, or anything belonging to Viṣṇu. Śrī Viṣṇu is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha. Similarly, the most confidential servant of Kṛṣṇa, the spiritual master, and all devotees of Viṣṇu are tadīya. The sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha, guru, Vaiṣṇavas and things used by them must be considered tadīya and without a doubt worshipable by all living beings.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, similarly non-different from Vṛndāvana is Navadvīpa dhāma, and Navadvīpa is connected with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and therefore Navadvīpa is also a tadīyā. Lord Caitanya spent eighteen years in Śrī Kṣetra, so Jagannātha Purī can also be considered a tadīyā of Lord Caitanya. So those things that are connected with Lord Caitanya they are all Absolute, Śrīla Prabhupāda as the ISKCON Founder ācārya who was dedicated in carrying out the will of Lord Caitanya and the previous, He is also a tadīyā. Hare Kṛṣṇa

Thus ends the chapter entitled, King Pratāparudra Gets the Bahirvāsa of Lord Caitanya by the Tact of Nityānanda Prabhu.