20230212 The fortune of Śivānanda Sena to get the Kick of Nityānanda

The following is a Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation given by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on December 12th, 2022 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!

Reading from compilation of Lord Caitanya's pastimes,

The fortune of Śivānanda Sena to get the Kick of Nityānanda

Under the section: Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s loving dealings with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.1

bhaktagaṇake sarvadā caitanya-caritāmṛta śravaṇa, kīrttana o smaraṇārtha anurodha :—

śrūyatāṁ śrūyatāṁ nityaṁ
gīyatāṁ gīyatāṁ mudā
cintyatāṁ cintyatāṁ bhaktāś
caitanya-caritāmṛtam

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

Jayapatākā Swami: This is the mission of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, that one should be thinking about, meditating and hearing about the transcendental pastimes of Lord Caitanya. Haribol!

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.2

jaya jaya śrī-caitanya jaya dayāmaya
jaya jaya nityānanda kṛpā-sindhu jaya

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

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.3

jayādvaita-candra jaya karuṇā-sāgara
jaya gaura-bhakta-gaṇa kṛpā-pūrṇāntara

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!

Jayapatākā Swami: So the special characteristics of Lord Caitanya, His expansions and His energies, His mercy, everyone in Kali-yuga needs the Lord’s mercy, so He had come down with His associates from the spiritual world just to give out mercy.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.4

prabhura kṛṣṇaviraha-sphūrti :—

ataḥpara mahāprabhura viṣaṇṇa-antara
kṛṣṇera viyoga-daśā sphure nirantara

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

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Caitanya was the combined form of Kṛṣṇa and Rādhārāṇī. As Rādhārāṇī was always feeling separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa, Lord Caitanya was also absorbed in separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.5

prabhura kṛṣṇasaṅga-vyākulatā :—

‘hāhā kṛṣṇa prāṇa-nātha vrajendra-nandana!
kāhāṅ yāṅa kāhāṅ pāṅa, muralī-vadana!’

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 plays with Your flute to Your mouth!”

Jayapatākā Swami: This was the transcendental mood of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He was absorbed in separation. We can also be in this mood of separation because Kṛṣṇa came in Dvāpara-yuga, Lord Caitanya came five centuries ago. So by serving the Lord in separation one can always have the Lord very close.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.6

divārātri kṛṣṇavirahajbālā :—

rātri-dina ei daśā svasti nāhi mane
kaṣṭe rātri goṅāya svarūpa-rāmānanda-sane

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.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya was manifesting this transcendental ecstasy of separation. Therefore, He was always absorbed in kṛṣṇa-prema.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.7

prativarṣera nyāya gauḍīya-bhaktagaṇera prabhu-darśanārtha purī-gamanodyoga :—

ethā gauḍa-deśe prabhura yata bhakta-gaṇa
prabhu dekhibāre sabe karilā gamana

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

Jayapatākā Swami: Devotees walked from Bengal to Jagannātha Purī, just to see the Lord.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.8

sakala bhaktera navadvīpe āgamana :—

śivānanda-sena āra ācārya-gosāñi
navadvīpe saba bhakta hailā eka ṭhāñi

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

Jayapatākā Swami: Śivānanda Sena guided all the devotees on the journey walking to Jagannātha Purī. So it had become famous that devotees would walk and go to Jagannātha Purī and see Lord Caitanya every year.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.9

kulīna-grāma-vāsī āra yata khaṇḍa-vāsī
ekatra mililā saba navadvīpe āsi’

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

Jayapatākā Swami: There were many devotees from Kulīna-grāma and Śrī Khaṇḍa. They would all gather together in Navadvīpa and go together as one group.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.10

prabhura niṣedhasattveo nityānandera yātrā :—

nityānanda-prabhure yadyapi ājñā nāi
tathāpi dekhite calena caitanya-gosāñi

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.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Nityananda had such pure love for Lord Caitanya that sometimes He could not resist going out of love. Lord Caitanya understanding His breaking the order out of pure love, accepted that.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.11

saparivāra gaurabhakta gṛhasthagaṇera yātrā :—

śrīvāsādi cāri bhāi, saṅgete mālinī
ācāryaratnera saṅge tāṅhāra gṛhiṇī

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

Jayapatākā Swami; Many gṛhasthas took their wives along with and they walked all the way to Jagannātha Purī.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.12

śivānanda-patnī cale tina-putra lañā
rāghava-paṇḍita cale jhāli sājāñā

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

Jayapatākā Swami: Rāghava Paṇḍita’s jhālis, bags of food, were described earlier.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.13

datta, gupta, vidyānidhi, āra yata jana
dui-tina śata bhakta karilā gamana

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

Jayapatākā Swami: Just like a small parikramā party. Śivānanda Sena, Advaita Ācārya, they were heading the party. Śivānanda Sena was taking active control to find a place for all the devotees to stay, bathing, talking to the toll agents, toll payment.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.14

śacīke praṇāmapūrvaka kīrtanamukhe sakalera yātrā :—

śacīmātā dekhi’ sabe tāṅra ājñā lañā
ānande calilā kṛṣṇa-kīrtana kariyā

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.

Jayapatākā Swami: All the devotees were absorbed in meditating on the Lord’s qualities, pastimes and the holy names, thus the journey was very ecstatically performed.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.15

sampanna śivānandera pathakara-pradāna o bhaktagaṇera paricālanapūrvaka bhaktagaṇerai sevā :—

śivānanda-sena kare ghāṭī-samādhāna
sabāre pālana kari’ sukhe lañā yāna

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.

Jayapatākā Swami: So Śivānanda Sena took this service as a sevā to the Vaiṣṇavas. And he was doing this as part of his care to the Vaiṣṇavas.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.16

śivānandera uḍiṣyā-pathābhijñatā

sabāra saba kārya karena, dena vāsa-sthāna
śivānanda jāne uḍiyā-pathera sandhāna

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

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.17

eka-dina saba loka ghāṭiyāle rākhilā
sabā chāḍāñā śivānanda ekalā rahilā

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.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.18

sabe giyā rahilā grāma-bhitara vṛkṣa-tale
śivānanda vinā vāsa-sthāna nāhi mile

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

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.19

nityānandera aprākṛta vraja-gopabālaka-veśe kṣuṇnivṛttira abhāve śivānandake kṛtrima roṣābhāsa-pradarśana :—

nityānanda-prabhu bhokhe vyākula hañā
śivānande gāli pāḍe vāsā nā pāñā

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.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Nityānanda was displaying this special pastime, showing as if He was angry.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.20

‘tina putra maruka śivāra, ekhana nā āila
bhokhe mari’ genu, more vāsā nā deoyāila’

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.”

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Nityananda was showing great anger, but He is an ocean of mercy. Let us see what happens.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.21

nityānandaśāpa-śravaṇe śivānandapatnīra krandana o śivānandake śāpavṛttānta-varṇana :—

śuni’ śivānandera patnī kāndite lāgilā
hena-kāle śivānanda ghāṭī haite āilā

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

Jayapatākā Swami: The mother of the three sons was very concerned, that out of curse they may die.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.22

śivānandera patnī tāṅre kahena kāndiyā
’putre śāpa dichena gosāñi vāsā nā pāñā’

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

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.23

patnīke śivānandera āśvāsana :—

teṅho kahe,—“bāuli, kene maris kāndiyā?
maruka āmāra tina putra tāṅra bālāi lañā”

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.”

Jayapatākā Swami: Actually, when she said, (Śivānanda Sena) he was concerned about the inconvenience caused to Nityānanda Prabhu.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 12.24

śivānandera nityānanda-padāghāta-saubhāgyaprāpti :—

eta bali’ prabhu-pāśe gelā śivānanda
uṭhi’ tāṅre lāthi māilā prabhu nityānanda

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

Jayapatākā Swami: Who would like to be kicked by Lord Nityānanda? So, this was the pastime of giving special mercy to Śivānanda Sena.

Thus ends the chapter entitled, The fortune of Śivānanda Sena to get the Kick of Nityānanda

Under the section: Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s loving dealings with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu