20210318 King Pratāparudra Sees the Six-handed Form of Lord Caitanya (Part 1)

The following is a Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation given by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on March 18th, 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 Sees the Six-handed Form of Lord Caitanya

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.70

ānandita mahāprabhu āche nīlācale
hari-guṇa-saṅkīrtana kare bhaktamele
gaurāguṇa gāore gāore saba bhuvana-maṅgala

Jayapatākā Swami: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lives in Nīlācala Jagannātha Purī very happily, He chants with His devotees Hari's qualities and saṅkīrtana.

The transcendental qualities of Lord Gaura, the chanting! Chanting! makes the whole universe whole world auspicious.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.71

aneka bhakatagaṇa mililā tathāya
nityai nūtana prakāśaye gaurārāya

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya, He joined with many devotees there. Lord Gaurarāya manifested many eternally new pastimes.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.72

henai samaye kathā kahiba ekhane
pratāpa-rudrere kṛpā kaila yena mane

Jayapatākā Swami: At that time, I will tell now the story of how King Pratāparudra was given mercy by Lord Caitanya.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.73

lokamukhe śuni’ rājā mahāprabhura guṇa
āścaryya mānaye se nā kahe kichu punaḥ

Jayapatākā Swami: King Pratāparudra heard from many people’s mouths Caitanya Mahāprabhu's glories. King Pratāparudra was filled with wonder. Still, he did not say a word about this.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.74

ekadina gelā jagannātha dekhibāre
jagannātha nā dekhaye-dekhe nyāsibare

Jayapatākā Swami: One day King Pratāparudra went to have darśana of Lord Jagannātha. But on that day, he did not see Lord Jagannātha instead, He saw a sannyāsī.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.75

ki ki bali’ mane guṇe vismita hiyāya
paḍichāke puche rājā-ki dekhaha rāya

Jayapatākā Swami: "Who is He? Who is He? the king thought. His heart was bewildered. The King asked his attendant: Whom do you see on the altar?”

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.76

paḍichā kahaye-deva jagannātha dekhi
rājā kahe-to sabhāke vyartha āmi rākhi

Jayapatākā Swami: The attendant replied to the King, I see Lord Jagannātha. The king said: I am dissatisfied with what all of you say.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.77

jagannātha sthāne nyāsi basi’ āche hera
mora daṇḍabhaye kichu nā dekhiye bola

Jayapatākā Swami: “In the place of Lord Jagannātha I see a sannyāsī sitting there. Being afraid that I will punish you, you do not tell me what you truly see.”

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.78

āṁkhi tāḍimu yena hena nahe kabhu
nahe bā ki dekha satya kari’ kaha tabhu

Jayapatākā Swami: “I will never punish you. Now tell me whom do you see in truth."

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.79

Jayapatākā Swami: Hearing these words the attendant replied, "I can see only Lord Jagannātha. I do not see anyone but Him.”

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.80

tabe ta’ pratāparudra guṇe mane mane
sannyāsīke kene dekhi āmāra nayane

Jayapatākā Swami: Then King Pratāparudra thought and thought again, “Why do I see a sannyāsī, with my eyes?”

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.81

śuniyāchi sannyāsīra mahimā-apāra
ihāra kāraṇa tabhu kariba vicāra

Jayapatākā Swami: “I heard the unlimited glories of this sannyāsī for this reason I will consider this.”

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.82

eteka guṇiyā rājā calila satvara
āpani calilā yathā āche nyāsibara

Jayapatākā Swami: Thinking in this way the king hurried to the place and went to the place where the sannyāsī Lord Gaura was staying.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.83

dekhila ṭoṭāye nyāsī āche nija mele
vṛndāvana-kathā kahe- hari hari bole

Translation: The king saw Lord Caitanya in the Ṭoṭa-Gopīnātha temple, as a sannyāsī, surrounded by the devotees. He was talking about Vrndavana and He was chanting Haribol! Haribol!

Jayapatākā Swami: He saw a sannyāsī sitting in the altar but His attendants only saw Lord Jagannātha so he was confused why is he seeing a sannyāsī. Then he heard that Lord Caitanya had unlimited good qualities, so he wondered, is this one of Lord Caitanya’s transcendental qualities?

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.84

punarapi jagannātha dekhi’ ārabāra.
dekhila sannyāsī sei sumeru ākāra

Jayapatākā Swami: Again, the king went to see Lord Jagannātha. Instead, he saw a sannyāsī who had a form like the golden mount Sumeru.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.85

dekhiyā rājāra bhela hiyā-camatkāra
ei jagannātha sei nyāsi-avatāra

Jayapatākā Swami: Seeing this vision again the King’s heart was filled with wonder. He thought that “This Lord Jagannātha has descended to this world in the form of this sannyāsī."

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.86

pratāparudrera mane bāḍhe anurāga
satvare calilā yathā āche mahābhāga

Jayapatākā Swami: King Pratāparudra's heart became filled with love. Quickly he left to see the greatly fortunate Lord Caitanya.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.87

ṭoṭāya nāhika keho-bhāṅgila deoyāna
govindere kahe rājā kātara-bayāna

Jayapatākā Swami: No person was present in the Ṭoṭa-Gopīnātha temple. The king felt broken. The king spoke to Lord Gaurāṅga's servant Govinda, these sorrowful words:

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.88

kona mate dekho muñi gosāñira caraṇa
ihāra upāya more kaha mahājana

Jayapatākā Swami: “In which way will I see the lotus feet of the Gosvāmī who was here before? O great soul please tell me the way.”

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.89

govinda kahaye—rājā nā hao kātara
ekhāne nā pābe dekhā-haila anavasara

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Govinda replied, “O king do not be sorrowful. Now, You cannot see Him. He is very busy.”

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.90

kakhana āsiba muñi kaha mahābhāga
kātara-bayāna rājā bāḍhe anurāga

Jayapatākā Swami: “O great fortunate one, please tell me when I caould come to see the sannyāsī, when I could come to see the sannyāsī?” With sorrowful eyes the kings love increased.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.91

sedina rahila rājā sei ta’ nagare
saṅgigaṇa dekhi’ kāku karaye sabhāre

Jayapatākā Swami: That day the king stayed in the city. When he saw the Lord's associates, he begged them with plaintive words.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.92

purī-gosāñi ādi kari’ yata bhaktagaṇa
gosāñira gocara karibāre haila mana

Jayapatākā Swami: Purī Gosvāmī and the other devotees thought to approach Lord Caitanya and tell Him of the situation.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.93

eimane dina dui-cāri gela yabe
kāśīmiśra gharete ekatra hailā sabhe

Jayapatākā Swami: After two or four days had passed, they met at Kāsī Miśra's house and they were all together.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.94

sakala bhakata meli’ yukati karila
sabhe meli’ gocariba—ei yukti kaila

Jayapatākā Swami: All the devotees gathered together and considered and made this plan. “We will go together and approach the Lord”, they all decided.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.95

āra dina mahāprabhu kāśī-miśra-ghare
ācambite base āche nija bhakta-mele

Jayapatākā Swami: On another day Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Kāśī Miśra’s suddenly was seated with all His devotees surrounding Him.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.96

rājāra vyagratāya sabhāra kātara-antara
purī-gosāñi kahila se prabhura-gocara

Jayapatākā Swami: The devotees were all concerned at heart for the king. To Lord Caitanya, Purī Gosāñi said the following:

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.97

eka nivedana gosāñi kahite ḍarāṅa
nirbhaye kaho, tabe yadi ājñā pāṅa

Jayapatākā Swami: “I have a request that I like to speak to You, Gosvāmī, but I fear to speak it. If You give me the command, I will feel free of fear to speak.”

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.98

ṭhākura kahaye-śuna purī ye gosāñi
mora ṭhāñi tora ḍara konakāle nāñi

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya said: “Dear Purī Gosvāmī, listen to Me, In My presence you need not to fear anytime.”

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.99

ki kahibe, kaha śuni’ hṛdaya tomāra
purī-gosāñi bole-bola rākhibe āmāra

Jayapatākā Swami: What you wish to say, speak I will hear what is in your heart. Purī Gosvāmī said, “then please keep my words”.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.100

kāśī-miśra ādi kari’ yata bhaktagaṇa
sabhāra vacane muñi bali e vacana

Jayapatākā Swami: On behalf of Kāsī Miśra and all the other devotees I speak these words.

Caitanya-Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 3.101

śrī-jagannāthadeva nīlācale vāsa
pratāparudra rājā haya tāra nija dāsa

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Jagannāthadeva resides in Nīlācala. The king of Nīlācala is Rāja Pratāparudra, he is also Your servant, Missing and so he is the servant of Lord Jagannātha.