20210424 Expressing Anger Externally, Lord Caitanya is Very Satisfied with King Pratāparudra

The following is a Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation given by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on April 24th, 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! Dear Devotees! Today we will continue with the compilation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book, Today's chapter is entitled as:

Expressing Anger Externally, Lord Caitanya is Very Satisfied with King Pratāparudra

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.168

jagannāthera śrīrūpa-varṇana:—

śrī-jagannāthera dekhe śrī-mukha-kamala
tāhāra upara sundara nayana-yugala

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu looked upon the beautiful lotus-like face and eyes of Lord Jagannātha.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.169

sūryera kiraṇe mukha kare jhalamala
mālya, vastra, divya alaṅkāra, parimala

Translation: Lord Jagannātha was garlanded, dressed with nice garments and adorned with beautiful ornaments. His face was glittering from the rays of sunshine, and the entire atmosphere was fragrant.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Caitanya expressed great devotion, appreciation for the beauty of Lord Jagannātha, He was noticing every aspect of the Lord’s presentation and He was in intense love for Lord Jagannātha.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.170

prabhura divyonmāda:—

prabhura hṛdaye ānanda-sindhu uthalila
unmāda, jhañjhā-vāta tat-kṣaṇe uṭhila

Translation: An ocean of transcendental bliss expanded in the heart of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and symptoms of madness immediately intensified like a hurricane.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.171

ānandonmāde uṭhāya bhāvera taraṅga
nānā-bhāva-sainye upajila yuddha-raṅga

Translation: The madness of transcendental bliss created waves of various emotions. The emotions appeared like opposing soldiers staging a fight.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya was experiencing different emotions, which emotion would be prominent depended on the competition between one and another, and in this way He was experiencing a variety of opposing different emotions, which was inspiring different ecstatic symptoms.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.172

bhāvodaya, bhāva-śānti, sandhi, śābalya
sañcārī, sāttvika, sthāyī svabhāva-prābalya

Translation: There was an increase in all the natural emotional symptoms. Thus there were awakening emotions, peacefulness, joined, mixed, transcendental and prevalent emotions, and impetuses for emotion.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.173

svarṇa-girisaha prabhutanura o puṣpa-vṛkṣasaha sāttvika bhāvera upamā:—

prabhura śarīra yena śuddha-hemācala
bhāva-puṣpa-druma tāhe puṣpita sakala

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s body appeared like a transcendental Himalayan mountain bearing ecstatic emotional flower trees, all of them blooming.

Jayapatākā Swami: This is a poetic description of Lord Caitanya’s ecstatic symptoms, loving symptoms.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.174

prabhuprema-darśane sakalei kṛṣṇapreme unmatta:—

dekhite ākarṣaye sabāra citta-mana
premāmṛta-vṛṣṭye prabhu siñce sabāra mana

Translation: The sight of all these symptoms attracted everyone’s mind and consciousness. Indeed, the Lord sprinkled everyone’s mind with the nectar of transcendental love of Godhead.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya’s ecstatic symptoms were not only experienced by Himself, but they also sprinkled on everyone's mind with transcendental love of Godhead.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.175

jagannātha-sevaka yata rāja-pātra-gaṇa
yātrika loka, nīlācala-vāsī yata jana

Translation: He sprinkled the minds of the servants of Lord Jagannātha, the government officers, the pilgrim visitors, the general populace and all the residents of Jagannātha Purī.

Jayapatākā Swami: All these persons were inspired by the presence and the activities of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Everyone was feeling inspired by different degrees of love for Kṛṣṇa

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.176

prabhura nṛtya prema dekhi’ haya camatkāra
kṛṣṇa-prema uchalila hṛdaye sabāra

Translation: Upon seeing the dancing and ecstatic love of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, everyone became astonished. In their hearts they became infatuated with love of Kṛṣṇa.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya’s presence inspired everyone’s heart, which awakened love of Kṛṣṇa, lying dormant in their heart.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.177

sakalera prema-kalaraba:—

preme nāce, gāya, loka, kare kolāhala
prabhura nṛtya dekhi’ sabe ānande vihvala

Translation: Everyone danced and chanted in ecstatic love, and a great noise resounded. Everyone was overwhelmed with transcendental bliss just to see the dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.178

kṛṣṇa-balarāmera prabhu-nṛtya-darśana:—

anyera ki kāya, jagannātha-haladhara
prabhura nṛtya dekhi’ sukhe calilā manthara

Translation: Apart from the others, even Lord Jagannātha and Lord Balarāma, with great happiness, began to move very slowly upon seeing the dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, the chariots of Balarāma and Jagannātha began to move slowly, being very infatuated with the dancing of Lord Caitanya.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.179

gamana-virata haiyā ubhayera prabhu-nṛtya-darśana:—

kabhu sukhe nṛtya-raṅga dekhe ratha rākhi’
se kautuka ye dekhila, sei tāra sākṣī

Translation: Lord Jagannātha and Lord Balarāma sometimes stopped the car and happily observed Lord Caitanya’s dancing. Anyone who was able to see Them stop and watch the dancing bore witness to Their pastimes.

Jayapatākā Swami: Some people may thing that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were just wood, they are considered as pāṣaṇḍīs or unbelievers. Actually, Lord Jagannātha, Balarāma are actual worshipable incarnations of the Lord. That’s why They would stop Their car and go to see the dancing of Lord Caitanya.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.180

nṛtya karite karite prabhura rājāgre patanon-mukhatā:—

ei-mata prabhu nṛtya karite bhramite
pratāparudrera āge lāgilā paḍite

Translation: When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was dancing and wandering in this way, He fell down in front of Mahārāja Pratāparudra.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.181

rājāra prabhuke dhāraṇa, prabhura vāhyadaśā:—

sambhrame pratāparudra prabhuke dharila
tāṅhāke dekhite prabhura bāhya-jñāna ha-ila

Translation: Mahārāja Pratāparudra picked the Lord up with great respect, but upon seeing the King, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to His external senses.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.182

vāhya-daśāya loka-śikṣaka jagadguru ācārya-līlākārī prabhura rāja-sparśe ātmadhikāra:—

rājā dekhi’ mahāprabhu karena dhikkāra
chi, chi, viṣayīra sparśa ha-ila āmāra

Translation: After seeing the King, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu condemned Himself, saying, “Oh, how pitiful it is that I have touched a person who is interested in mundane affairs!”

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya as the teacher of the whole wolrd, was indicating this in order to reach everyone, what the standard of sannyāsī was!

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.183

āveśete nityānanda nā hailā asāvadhāne
kāśīśvara-govinda ādi chilā anya-sthāne

Translation: Not even Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, Kāśīśvara or Govinda took care of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He fell down. Nityānanda was in great ecstasy, and Kāśīśvara and Govinda were elsewhere.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, these are the normal devotees who would care for Lord Caitanya but with this reason they are not present to take the Lord but King Pratāparudra

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.184

rājāra dainyamayī kṛṣṇasevā-darśane antare santoṣa, bhakti-sādhaka-hitārthe bāhire roṣābhāsa:—

yadyapi rājāra dekhi’ hāḍira sevana
prasanna hañāche tāṅre milibāre mana

Translation: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had already been satisfied by the King’s behavior, for the King had accepted the service of a sweeper for Lord Jagannātha. Therefore Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu actually desired to see the King.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.185

tathāpi āpana-gaṇe karite sāvadhāna
bāhye kichu roṣābhāsa kailā bhagavān

Translation: However, just to warn His personal associates, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, externally expressed feelings of anger.

Purport: When Mahārāja Pratāparudra asked to see the Lord, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately refused, saying:

(Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka 8.23)

The word niṣkiñcanasya refers to a person who has finished his material activities. Such a person can begin to execute his activities in Kṛṣṇa consciousness to cross over the ocean of nescience. It is very dangerous for such a person to have intimate relationships with mundane people or to become intimately related with women. This formality is to be observed by anyone who is serious about going back home, back to Godhead. To teach His personal associates these principles, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu expressed external anger when touched by the King. Since the Lord was very much satisfied with the humble behavior of the King, He intentionally allowed the King to touch Him, but externally He expressed anger just to warn His personal associates.

Jayapatākā Swami: Lord Caitanya as the Supreme controller, He allowed King Pratāparudra to touch Him and help Him, but externally He showed some anger to warn His devotees but internally He was satisfied because of the humble behavior of the King.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.186

prabhu-vākye rājāra bhaya, sārvabhaumera āśvāsa:—

prabhura vacane rājāra mane haila bhaya
sārvabhauma kahe,—tumi nā kara saṁśaya

Translation: King Pratāparudra became frightened when Lord Caitanya showed external anger, but Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya told the King, “Don’t worry.”

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.187

tomāra upare prabhura suprasanna mana
tomā lakṣya kari’ śikhāyena nija gaṇa

Translation: Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya informed the King, “The Lord is very satisfied with you. By pointing you out, He was teaching His personal associates how to behave with mundane people.”

Purport: Although outwardly the King was a mundane man interested in money and women, internally he was purified by devotional activities. He showed this by engaging as a street sweeper to please Lord Jagannātha. A person may appear to be a pounds-and-shillings man interested in money and women, but if he is actually very meek and humble and surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is not mundane. Such a judgment can be made only by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His very confidential devotees. As a general principle, however, no devotee should intimately mix with mundane people interested in money and women.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, this is the principle that was being taught by Lord Caitanya to His associates. Since, He had allowed the King to help Him, this was actually because He was satisfied with the King.

Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.188

avasara jāni’ āmi kariba nivedana
sei-kāle yāi’ kariha prabhura milana

Translation: Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continued, “I shall submit your petition when there is an opportune moment. It will then be easy for you to come and meet the Lord.”

Jayapatākā Swami: Since Lord Caitanya was actually pleased by King Pratāparudra’s sweeping the floor in the road before Lord Jagannātha. For His serving all devotees, for his releasing Rāmānanda Rāya and for many other reasons. But He didn’t want to give example that would somehow authorize His associates to intimately mix with materialistic people.

Thus ends the chapter entitled, Expressing Anger Externally, Lord Caitanya is Very Satisfied with King Pratāparudra.