Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation
The following is a Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation By His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on 10th September 2021 in Śrīdhāma 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 be continuing with the compilation of Caitanya līlā book, todays chapter entitled:
Seeing Mahāvana Part 3
Under the Section: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.159
mahāvana-dakṣiṇe dekha gokulanagara
śiśu-saṅge vatsa rākhe ethā dāmodara
Jayapatākā Swami: Just see the village of Gokula, situated south of Mahāvana. Dāmodara and His gopa friends used to tend calves there.
So, Kṛṣṇa dāsa is taking Lord Caitanya on Vṛndāvana Parikramā and here after seeing Mahāvana, He went to the south to see Gokula.
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.12
Translation: “O controller of all controllers, here You may see Gopeśvara-deva. And here is Sapta-Sāmudra Kuṇḍa, which purifies all the worlds.”
Jayapatākā Swami: So, Gopeśvara-deva is Lord Śiva who protects the dhāma of Vṛndāvana.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.160
hera dekha gopeśvara-mūrtti manohara
sapta-samudraka-kuṇḍa dekhaha sundara
Jayapatākā Swami: See the enchanting Deity of Gopeśvara, Lord Siva. See the beautiful Sapta-samudra-kuṇḍa
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.13
Translation: “In the town to the west of this place stands the home of the gopa named āyāna, husband of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, which is an abode filled with rasa. To the south, the cowherd named ānanda also dwelt.”
Jayapatākā Swami: So, Rādhārānī had an official husband, although Her real love and real husband was Lord Kṛṣṇa but to increase the taste of rasa, to meet Kṛṣṇa, avoiding Her mother-in-law and other relatives.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.161
āyānera ghara dekha grāmera paścime
sundara-gopera ghara tāhāra dakṣiṇe
Jayapatākā Swami: See the house of Ayana (official husband of Srimati Rādhārāṇī) located on the western side of the village. Sundara Gopa’s house stands south of it.
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.14
Translation: “In the midst of this town is the house of Upananda, where Kṛṣṇa took much pleasure. On the western side of the town is the forest where Rāvaṇa performed austerities.
Jayapatākā Swami: So, this Murāri Gupta Kaḍacā is written in Sanskrit and the Caitanya-maṅgala is written in Bengali, so it takes inspiration from Murāri Gupta Kaḍacā, Upananda is the brother of Yaśoda’s husband Nanda Mahārāja.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.162
upanandera ghara ei grāmera madhyakhāne
paścime dekhaha rāvaṇera tapobane
Jayapatākā Swami: Here is Upananda’s house which stands in the middle of the village. The forest where Ravaṇa did austerities lies to the west.
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.15
Translation: “O Kṛṣṇa! To the north of this spot lies the āśrama of Durvāsa Muni. Nearby, O Prabhu, are the forests of Lohavana and Bilvavana.”
Jayapatākā Swami: So, in the Navadvīpa, there is also Bīlva-pukur or Belpūkur where the ancestral home of Śacī Mātā exists. It is interesting that in Vṛndāvana, Druvāsa muni and Rāvaṇa they all had their special āśramas. Since Vṛndāvana is a holy dhāma, people do tapasyā here and which brings multiple benefits.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.163
dekhaha durvāsāśrama ihāra uttara-
nikaṭe dekhaha lohavana manohara
Jayapatākā Swami: North of that is the āśrama of Durvāsa Muni. See before You the charming forest of Lohavana
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.164
aparūpa kahiba ei hera bilvavane
kṛṣṇa kole kari’ nanda āchilā ekhāne
Jayapatākā Swami: Over there is the incomparable forest of Bilvavana. At this place Nanda Mahārāja came carrying Kṛṣṇa.
So, the pastime which happened in Bilvavana is described here in brief.
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.16
Translation: “Here also You may see the spot where Nanda Mahārāja’s son Kṛṣṇa happily played many games. Kṛṣṇa awarded to Nanda the very wonderful rasa of His boyhood pastimes.”
Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Kṛṣṇa performed His childhood pastimes and gave great pleasure to Yaśoda and Nanda Mahārāja.
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.17
Translation: “Observing the approach of some storm clouds, King Nanda said to a nice gopī, ‘Quickly take baby Kṛṣṇa to the queen of my home.’
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.165
rādhāke dekhiyā nanda kahila uttara
kole kari’ leha kṛṣṇa thoo lañā ghara
Jayapatākā Swami: Seeing Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Nanda Maharaj asked Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to take Kṛṣṇa from His lap carry Him home.
So, in Murāri Gupta Kaḍacā it is mentioned that Nanada Mahārāja saw a gopī and asked her to take Kṛṣṇa to mother Yaśoda, His queen. But in Caitanya-maṅgala it reveals that the gopī was none other than Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.18
Translation: “That lady placed Him on her lap and, feeling overwhelmed with joy, kissed Him all over. Being warmly embraced by Him, she became amazed and utterly captivated by that child.”
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.166
nandera ādeśe Śrī Rādhā kṛṣṇa kaila kole
cumbana karaye bālya-ācaraṇa-chale
Jayapatākā Swami: Following Nanda Mahārāja’s order, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī embraced Kṛṣṇa and kissed Him affectionately following the ways of the baby Kṛṣṇa.
So, Kṛṣṇa was embracing Rādhārāṇī as a baby and Rādhārāṇī kissed baby Kṛṣṇa.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.167
kāja nāhi bujhe Śrī Rādhā lañā yāya pathe
gāḍha-āliṅgane kuca cire nakhāghāte
Jayapatākā Swami: Śrīmati Rādhārāṇī could not understand the activity of Kṛṣṇa on the way when Lord Kṛṣṇa being embraced tightly by Śrīmati Rādhārāṇī scratched Śrīmati Rādhārāṇīs breast with His nails.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.168
dekhiyā caritra rādhāra vismaya lāgila
hiyā upajila prema-vekata nā kaila
Jayapatākā Swami: Śrīmati Rādhārāṇī was surprised by His behavior. Although She didn’t express it, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī felt intense love for Kṛṣṇa.
Śrīmatī Rādhārānī had spontaneous love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.19
Translation: After hearing about the shining rasa of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s childhood pastimes and transcendental glories, Gaura Kṛṣṇa gave a heart-felt loving embrace to Kṛṣṇa Dāsa.
So, Lord Caitanya, on hearing the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa, he was completely overwhelmed in spiritual ecstasy and embraced Kṛṣṇa dāsa.
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.20
Translation: Kṛṣṇa Dāsa continued, “He Gaura-Govinda! Just see! Here Gopāla enacted the sublime pastime of tending the cows. And here is the kuṇḍa dug by Lord Śrī Hari.”
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.169
hera āra dekha punaḥ kṛṣṇera carita
maraye sakala śiśu tṛṣṇāya pīḍita
Jayapatākā Swami: Witness here again the activity of Kṛṣṇa when the cowherd boys were on the verge of death due to thirst.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.170
pāṅcanī-khanila kuṇḍa dekha vidyamāna
śuni’ mātra gauracandra nāhi vāhyajñāna
Jayapatākā Swami: Here Lord Kṛṣṇa dug a well [Veṇu-kūpa] to serve His thirsty friends. Merely by hearing this, Lord Gauracandra became overwhelmed with ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa and fell unconscious.
Lord Caitanya was experiencing love of Kṛṣṇa at every step, when HE heard the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa, He became overwhelmed and fell unconscious and this is the symptom of real love for Kṛṣṇa.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.171
kathokṣaṇe gaura-candrera haila ta’ vāhya
prabhu kahe—kṛṣṇadāsa ki haila kārya
Jayapatākā Swami: After some time, Lord Caitanya came back to external consciousness, and asked Kṛṣṇadāsa as to what happened.
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.21
Translation: “In this place, the handsome Upananda was surrounded by the other cowherds as he addressed Nanda in order to determine the proper course of action for the welfare of baby Kṛṣṇa.”
Jayapatākā Swami: So, King Kaṁsā was sending demons to try to kill Kṛṣṇa. The cowherd men could understand that something was strange, and they thought that something should be done to protect the baby.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.172
eikhāne dekha upananda-ādi yata
yukati karila saba goyālā-sammata
Jayapatākā Swami: See here, Upananda and so on had meeting with the cowherd men.
Murāri Gupta Kaḍaca, 4.6.22
Translation: “Together with the cowherd men, their wives, children and cows, Nanda Mahārāja mounted a cart and travelled to the forests of Bhadraka and Bhāṇḍīra. There they dwelt for two months.”
Jayapatākā Swami: So, Nanda Mahārāja went to Bhaṇḍīravana
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.173
asahya rājapīḍā-nityai saṅkaṭa
rajanīprabhāte sabhe sājila śakaṭa
Jayapatākā Swami: Due to Kaṁsa’s constant atrocities, in the dawn they loaded all their belongings on their bullock carts.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.174
gopīgaṇa śakaṭe kariyā gopagaṇa
nikaṭa basati karibāre vṛndāvana
Jayapatākā Swami: The cowherd men arranged the bullocks to carry the gopīs and children in order to reside near Vṛndāvana.
So, they were staying close to Mathurā, close to King Kaṁsā’s city, so they decide that they would move further away, so they will safer from his atrocities.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.175
hai hai rabe yāya godhana cālāiyā
pāye bādhā hāte naḍi māthe pāga diyā
Jayapatākā Swami: “Hai, hai!” with these sound of the bullocks carrying the wealth of the cowherds, with sticks in the hand and turban tied on the head the cowherd men proceeded.
cowherd men proceeded. So, the cowherd men of Gokula had decided to proceed and go to Vṛndāvana.
Caitanya Maṅgala, Śeṣa-khaṇḍa 2.176
bhadra-bhāṇḍīra-vane chilā dui māsa
ānande gāyena guṇa e locanadāsa
Jayapatākā Swami: Thus, they stayed in Bhadravana and Bhāṇḍīravana for two months. Locana Dāsa narrates these feeling with tremendous joy within His heart.
Spearing about the transcendental pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa naturally gives spiritual joy, therefore everyone is recommended to glorify and hear about the Lord. Since the Lord is Supreme Personality of Godhead, His activities are also transcendental, non-different from Him. So, these activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa, were enjoyed by Lord Caitanya
Thus ends the chapter entitled, Seeing Mahāvana, Part 3
Under The Section: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana
Lecture Suggetions
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20210919 Govardhana, Part 2
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20210918 Govardhana, Part 1
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20210918 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam on Vāmana Dvādaśī
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20210918 Go To Goloka Bhādra Campaign
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20210917 Rādhā-kuṇḍa
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20210916 Cows, Birds, Deer and All the Moving and Nonmoving Living Entities of Vṛndāvana Become very Jubilant to See Lord Caitanya
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20210915 Śuka Sings the Glories of Kṛṣṇa; Śārī Sings the Glories of Rādhā, Part 2
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20210914 51st Sannyāsa Anniversary Address
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20210914 Special Class on Rādhāṣṭamī Day
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20210914 Śuka Sings the Glories of Kṛṣṇa; Śārī Sings the Glories of Rādhā, Part 1
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20210913 Seeing the Boyhood Pastime Places Part 3
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20210912 Seeing the Boyhood Pastime Places Part 2
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20210911 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.11.11-12
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20210911 Seeing the Boyhood Pastime Places Part 1
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20210911 Questions & Answers
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20210909 Seeing Mahavana Part 2
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20210908 Seeing Mahāvana Part 1
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20210907 Setu-bandha Sarovara Part 2
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20210906 Setu-bandha Sarovara Part 1
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20210905 Bathing Places, Wells and Other Holy Places of Mathurā Maṇḍala, Part 2
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20210905 Addressing JSSS Worldwide Online Retreat
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20210904 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.11.2
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20210904 Addressing JSSS Worldwide Online Retreat
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20210904 Bathing Places, Wells and Other Holy Places of Mathurā Maṇḍala, Part 1
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20210903 Twelve Forests of Vṛndāvana, Part 3
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20210902 Twelve Forests of Vṛndāvana, Part 2
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20210902 Homage to His Holiness Gopāla Kṛṣṇa Goswami Mahārāja
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20210901 Twelve Forests of Vṛndāvana, Part 1
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20210831 Vyāsa-pūjā Offering to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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20210831 Discussion Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and The Sanoḍiyā Brāhmaṇa Part 3