20221123 Working through the body of Sanātana Gosvāmī, Part 1

The following is a Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Book Compilation given by His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja on November 23rd,2022 in Śrī Dhāma Māyāpur, India.

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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:

Working through the body of Sanātana Gosvāmī, Part 1
Under the section: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 4.76

prabhura uttara; sanātanera kāya-mano-vākyādi sarvasvai gaura-kṛṣṇera svāṅgīkṛta, taddvārāi gaura-kṛṣṇera svasevā kārya-sādhanaḥ—

prabhu kahe,—“tomāra deha mora nija-dhana
tumi more kariyācha ātma-samarpaṇa

Translation: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Your body is My property. You have already surrendered unto Me. Therefore you no longer have any claim to your body.

Jayapatākā Swami: Those who have surrendered to Kṛṣṇa through the spiritual master, they have no claim on their body, their body is offered to Kṛṣṇa. They are just using it in the service of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa is the real owner.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 4.77

dīkṣā-siddha bhaktera kṛṣṇecchākei āpanāra paricālikā jāniyā tadānugatye svakarttṛtvābhimāna vā ahaṅkāra-tyāga-karttavyatāḥ—

parera dravya tumi kene cāha vināśite?
dharmādharma vicāra kibā nā pāra karite?

Translation: “Why should you want to destroy another’s property? Can’t you consider what is right and wrong?

Jayapatākā Swami: So, because Sanātana Gosvāmī was considering to commit suicide so Lord Caitanya was saying, why he wanted to destroy another’s property? Since he has already surrendered to Kṛṣṇa, his body belongs to Kṛṣṇa and he has no right to destroy it by committing suicide.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 4.78

sanātana bhagavat-kṛṣṇa-caitanyābhinna prakāśavigraha cidvilāsa śrī-sanātana-prabhuḥ—

tomāra śarīra—mora pradhāna ‘sādhana’
e śarīre sādhimu āmi bahu prayojana

Translation: “Your body is My principal instrument for executing many necessary functions. By your body I shall carry out many tasks.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Kṛṣṇa Caitanya through the body of Sanātana Gosvāmī He would execute many tasks.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 4.79

māthura-maṇḍale sanātanadvāre prabhukarttṛka

(1) bhakta o bhagavattattva vā abhidheya, sambandha o prayojana-tattva prakāśa,

(2) vaiṣṇava-smṛti-saṅkalana-pūrvaka vaiṣṇava-sadācāra-pravarttana,

(3) maṭha-mandirādite kṛṣṇavigrahārccanarūpa vaidhī-bhakti, mānase rāga vā premasevāra ādarśa-pradarśana o

(4) lupta-tīrthoddhāra o yukta-vairāgyasaha śuddha-bhaktimaya jīvana dekhāiyā śikṣāḥ—

bhakta-bhakti-kṛṣṇaprema-tattvera nirdhāra
vaiṣṇavera kṛtya, āra vaiṣṇava-ācāra

Translation: “You shall have to ascertain the basic principles of a devotee, devotional service, love of Godhead, Vaiṣṇava duties and Vaiṣṇava characteristics.

Jayapatākā Swami: Some of the activities Lord Caitanya wanted to do through the body of Sanātana Gosvāmī are:

1. Establishing what sambandha, abhidheya, and prayojana are.

2. Explaining what Vaiṣṇava-ācāra is.

3. To establish worship of deities in different maṭhas and mandiras – through vidhi-mārga, rāga-mārga and prema-sevā.

4. Reveal lost or hidden tīrthas.

5. To expand the process of yukta-vairāgya.

6. To distribute the teachings of pure Vaiṣṇava activities.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 4.80

kṛṣṇa-bhakti, kṛṣṇaprema-sevā-pravartana
lupta-tīrtha-uddhāra, āra vairāgya-śikṣaṇa

Translation: “You will also have to explain Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service, establish centers for cultivation of love of Kṛṣṇa, excavate lost places of pilgrimage and teach people how to adopt the renounced order.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 4.81

nija-priya-sthāna mora—mathurā-vṛndāvana
tāhāṅ eta dharma cāhi karite pracāraṇa

Translation: “Mathurā-Vṛndāvana is My own very dear abode. I want to do many things there to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Purport: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to accomplish many purposes through the exegetical endeavors of Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī. First Sanātana Gosvāmī compiled the book called Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta to teach people how to become devotees, execute devotional service and attain love of Kṛṣṇa. Second, he compiled the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, wherein he collected authoritative scriptural injunctions regarding how a Vaiṣṇava should behave. Only by the endeavors of Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī were all the lost places of pilgrimage in the Vṛndāvana area excavated. He established Madana-mohana, the first Deity in the Vṛndāvana area, and by his personal behavior he taught how one should act in the renounced order, completely devoted to the service of the Lord. By his personal example, he taught people how to stay in Vṛndāvana to execute devotional service. The principal mission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Mathurā and Vṛndāvana are the abodes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore these two places are very dear to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and He wanted to develop their glories through Sanātana Gosvāmī.

Jayapatākā Swami: Now we have many holy places in Mathurā and Vṛndāvana and we started to establish the lotus footprint of Lord Caitanya in each of these. Lord Caitanya has personally found the Śyama-kuṇḍa and Rādhā-kuṇḍa. We have established the lotus footprint there. We are systematically trying to teach people how Vṛndāvana was revealed by Lord Caitanya. And Lord Caitanya did it both personally and through Sanātana Gosvāmī.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 4.82

mātṛ-ājñāya svayaṁ kṣetramaṇḍale avasthānapūrvaka nijābhinna prakāśa-vigraha cidvilāsa śrī-sanātana-rūpe māthura-maṇḍale pūrvokta caturvidha mano’bhīṣṭa kṛṣṇasevā-sampādanaḥ—

mātāra ājñāya āmi vasi nīlācale
tāhāṅ ‘dharma’ śikhāite nāhi nija-bale

Translation: “By the order of My mother I am sitting here in Jagannātha Purī; therefore, I cannot go to Mathurā-Vṛndāvana to teach people how to live there according to religious principles.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Caitanya was ordered by His mother to reside in Jagannātha Purī but He go and visit Vṛndāvana but to reside in Jagannātha Purī. So He was depending on Sanātana Gosvāmī and the six Gosvāmīs, how to practice the renounced order and live in Vṛndāvana.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 4.83

eta saba karma āmi ye-dehe karimu
tāhā chāḍite cāha tumi, kemane sahimu?”

Translation: “I have to do all this work through your body, but you want to give it up. How can I tolerate this?”

Jayapatākā Swami: So, Lord Caitanya is revealing what He wants to perform through Sanātana Gosvāmī’s body. The purport is that one should not commit suicide.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 4.84

āpanāke yantri-prabhura yantra-jñāne sanātanera prabhustutiḥ—

tabe sanātana kahe,—“tomāke namaskāre
tomāra gambhīra hṛdaya ke bujhite pāre?

Translation: At that time Sanātana Gosvāmī said to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. No one can understand the deep ideas You plan within Your heart.

Jayapatākā Swami: Similarly, His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda wanted to do many things through his disciples and followers. So they should take the austerity to fulfill his desires.

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, 4.85

kāṣṭhera putalī yena kuhake nācāya
āpane nā jāne, putalī kibā nāce gāya!

Translation: “A wooden doll chants and dances according to the direction of a magician but does not know how he is dancing and singing.

Jayapatākā Swami: So, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, he made a similar prayer when he was landing in Boston, USA. Therefore, he allowed Kṛṣṇa to make him dance anyway he wanted, that’s the great potency of the pure devotee.