20190123 Explanation of Offence of Mother Śacī (Part 1)

Come join us as His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja reads from the new Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book on January 23rd, 2019 in Chennai, 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!

Introduction: So the topic of today is Explanation of offence of mother Śacī. So we will start Caitanya-bhāgavata, Madhya-kaṇḍa, Chapter 22, 58th verses. So today, happy January 23 to all of you… Everyday is a happy day if we can serve Kṛṣṇa, I was hearing how they had discovered a city submerged in the water above the modern city of Dvārakā in the sea, 5 kms off the shore and they got all kinds of artifacts, they say that the city was five to six thousand years ago. Some of the Vedic texts that they were attacked by Sālvā who had extraterrestrial airplanes and how Kṛṣṇa fired special weapons. So the people who are thinking this all mythology, but with the finding of the city of Dvārakā they are realizing these are history and not mythology. So, similarly the pastimes of Lord Caitanya are only five hundred years old! Lord Caitanya was 6 years old when Christopher Columbus discovered America. So, this is the thing which has been recorded in history. So, we are very happy to be remembering how the Lord comes down to earth to show His pastimes, five thousand years ago Kṛṣṇa came in His original form and five hundred years ago Kṛṣṇa came as a devotee to give people a chance to enter into His nītya-līlā.

So today, I had my physiotherapy this morning. I went on cycle ride and did 720 cycles. And I am giving a class here! So that is just a short explanation we have.

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śacīdevīra vaiṣṇaba aparādha ki

vastu-vicārete seha aparādha nahe 
tathāpiha `aparādha' kari' prabhu kahe

Jayapatākā Swami: If it is analyzed, mother Śacī did not really commit any offence. Even then, Prabhu Lord Caitanya said it was an offence.

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`ihāre advaita-nāma kene loke ghoṣe?' 
`dvaita' balilena āi kona asantoṣe

Jayapatākā Swami: Why do people call Him Advaita? And what dissatisfaction caused mother Śacī to call Him Dvaita?

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sei kathā kahi, śuna hai' sāvadhāna 
prasaṅge kahiye viśvarūpera ākhyāna

Jayapatākā Swami: I will narrate that topic, listen carefully! That topic is related to Viśvarūpa, the elder brother of Lord Caitanya.

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prabhura agraja—viśvarūpa mahāśaya 
bhuvana-durlabha-rūpa, mahā-tejomaya

Jayapatākā Swami: Viśvarūpa Mahāśaya was the Lord’s elder brother. He was greatly powerful and effulgent. His form was rare in this material world!

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sarva-śāstre viśārada parama sudhīra 
nityānanda-svarūpera abheda śarīra

Jayapatākā Swami: He was expert in all the scriptures and He was very sober. He is non-different from Nityānanda prabhu! And His form is non-different from Nityānanda prabhu.

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tāna vyākhyā bujhe, hena nāhi navadvīpe 
śiśu-bhāve thāke prabhu bālaka-samīpe

Jayapatākā Swami: There was no one in Navadvīpa who was able to understand His explanation of the śāstras. Yet He remained in a child mood. Prabhu remained in the association of young boys.

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eka-dina sabhāya calilā miśravara 
pāche viśvarūpa putra parama sundara

Jayapatākā Swami: One day Jagannatha Miśra went to an assembly of scholars. After him, Viśvarūpa prabhu his son, followed. He was very handsome.

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bhaṭṭācārya-sabhāya calilā jagannātha 
viśvarūpa dekhi' baḍa kautuka sabhā'ta

Jayapatākā Swami: As Jagannātha Miśra entered the assembly of the Bhaṭṭācāryas, the learned brāhmaṇas, seeing Viśvarūpa, everyone there became very pleased, on seeing Viśvarūpa!

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nityānanda-rūpa prabhu parama sundara 
harilena sarva-citta sarva-śakti-dhara

Jayapatākā Swami: The eternal blissful form is non-different from Prabhu Nityānanda and Viśvarūpa was most beautiful. He stole away everyone’s heart, for He possesses all the potencies!

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eka bhaṭṭācārya bale,—“ki paḍa chāoyāla?” 
viśvarūpa bale,—“kichu kichu sabākāra”

Jayapatākā Swami: One Bhaṭṭācārya said, oh child, what are you studying? Viśvarūpa replied, I know a little of everything! So, a Bhaṭṭācārya is a learned brāhmaṇa scholar. So when he asked Viśvarūpa oh child, how far have you progressed, in the field of education, and in reply Viśvarūpa replied that I have studied something from all scriptures. As a result of this His father Jagannātha Miśra became disturbed and chastised the child Viśvarūpaa.

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śiśu-jñāne keha kichu nā balila āra 
miśra pāilena duḥkha śuni' ahaṅkāra

Jayapatākā Swami: Considering Him a child, no one said anything else to Him. Jagannātha Miśra was disturbed on hearing his son’s arrogance.

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para nija kārya kari' miśra calilena ghara 
pathe viśvarūpere mārilā eka caḍa

Jayapatākā Swami: So after finishing his business, Jagannātha Miśra headed for home. On the path, Jagannātha Miśra slapped one time, Viśvarūpa.

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ye puṅthi paḍis beṭā, tāhā nā baliyā 
ki bola balili tui sabhā-mājhe giyā

Jayapatākā Swami: Son, rather than telling them what books you read, why did You speak like that in the assembly?

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tomāre ta' sabāra haila mūrkha-jñāna 
āmāre o dile lāja kari' apamāna”

Jayapatākā Swami: Everyone thought You to be a fool! And You insulted me by embarrassing me!

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parama udāra jagannātha mahābhaga 
ghare gelā putrere kariyā baḍa rāga

Jayapatākā Swami: The greatly magnanimous Jagannātha Miśra who was most fortunate, returned to his home, after showing great anger to his son.

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punaḥ viśvarūpa sei sabhā-mājhe giyā 
bhaṭṭācārya-saba prati balena hāsiyā

Jayapatākā Swami: Meanwhile, Viśvarūpa went back to that assembly and spoke to the Bhaṭṭācāryas with a smile on His face!

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“tomarā ta' āmāre jijñāsā nā karilā 
bāpera sthānete āmā' śāsti karāilā

Jayapatākā Swami: None of you have questioned Me and so My father punished Me.

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jijñāsā karite yāhā kāro laya mane 
sabe meli' tāhā jijñāsaha āmā'-sthāne”

Jayapatākā Swami: Whatever you want to ask Me, ask Me now! Or you all can unite and ask Me whatever you want!

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hāsi' bale eka bhaṭṭācārya,—“śuna śiśu! 
āji ye paḍile, tāhā vākhānaha kichu”

Jayapatākā Swami: One Bhaṭṭācārya with a smile on his face, said, listen child, today what You have read, please give some explanation.

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vākhānaye sūtra viśvarūpa-bhagavān 
sabāra cittete vyākhyā haila pramāṇa

Jayapatākā Swami: Viśvarūpa Bhagavān started to explain some of the sūtras. And everyone became struck that what He was saying was conclusive!

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sabei balena,—“sūtra bhāla vākhānilā” 
prabhu bale,—“bhāṇḍāiluṅ, kichu nā bujhilā

Jayapatākā Swami: So everyone said, You have explained the sūtras very nicely! The Lord said, My dear, I have cheated you, I have deceived you. You have understood nothing. Or you have not understood anything. kichu nā bujhilā.

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yata vākhānila, saba karila khaṇḍana 
vismaya sabāra citte haila takhana

Jayapatākā Swami: Whatever He had said, He refuted everything. Everyone’s heart was struck with wonder at that time!

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ei mate tina-bāra kariyā khaṇḍana 
punaḥ sei tina-bāra karila sthāpana

Jayapatākā Swami: In this way, He established and refuted His arguments three times. And then He would reestablish His arguments explanations’ three times. So after being chastised by His father, Viśvarūpa returned to the assembly of brāhmaṇas or scholars or Paṇḍitas, and then when he was questioned by the scholars, He began to explain the Vedānta-sūtras. He gave the audience great satisfaction with His explanations. He then refuted His explanations, and then He reestablished his refuted explanations, and then he refuted them again! Ha! Viśvarūpa ki jai! Ha Ha Ha Ha!

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`parama subuddhi' kari' sabe vākhānila 
viṣṇu-māyā-mohe keha tattva nā jānila

Jayapatākā Swami: Greatly intelligent, He explained everything very intellectually, but by the influence of the illusion of Vishnu māyā, no one could understand what He said. Viśvarūpa is Himself the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, all these scholars being bewildered by the illusory energy of Viṣṇu, they could not understand anything about the science of the Absolute Truth. Since devotional service, the eternal propensity of the soul, had not awakened in them, they were unable to understand those explanation This did not surprise Saṅkarṣaṇa prabhu. Viśvarūpa is the incarnation of Saṅkarṣaṇa, who is the expansion of Nityānanda prabhu.

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hena mate navadvīpe vaise viśvarūpa 
bhakti-śūnya loka dekhi' nā pāya kautuka

Jayapatākā Swami: Viśvarūpa in this way lived, resided in Navadvīpa. Yet He was not happy or pleased that people were bereft of devotional service – not pleased.

So we will stop here verse 83 of chapter 22, Caitanya-bhāgavata, Madhya-khaṇda.

This tells a little bit about the situation in Navadvīpa prior to the sankīrtana movement.