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r Caitanya-candrodaya
Act One
Introduction (Nnd-loka)
nidhiu kumuda-padma-akha-mukhyev aruci-karo
nava-bhakti-candrakntaiviracita-kali-koka-oka-akur viaya-tamsi
hinastu gauracandra
nidhiufor the treasure; kumuda-padma-akha-mukhyeuheaded by
Kumuda, Padmaand ankha; aruci-karacreating distaste;
nava-bhakticonsisting of the nine varieties(nava can alternately be
read as "new") of devotional service; candrakntaiby themoon-stones;
viracitawho has fashioned; kaliof the current degraded age,
Kali-yuga;kokato the personification as a goose; okagiving
distress; akua spear; viayaofsense gratification; tamsiall
varieties of darkness; hinastumay He dispel;gaura-candrathe golden
moon, Lord Caitanya Mahprabhu.
Its nine new candraknta jewels of devotional service eclipsing
Kuvera's lily, lotus,conch, and other treasures, and its arrows of
light wounding the cakravka bird ofKali-yuga, may the moon of Lord
Gaura destroy the darkness of the world.
Text 1
(nndy-ante)
stradhra: alam ati-prasagena. bho bho, samkaryatm.
adyharatnkara-vel-kandalita-dalita-kajjalojjvalan-mah-nlamai-kaalasyanla-giri-dar-dardyamna-ghana-dala-mla-tamla-taru-kaambasyagabhratara-koara-mahvaa-vaa-nikaa-prakaa-pramada-mtagasya
bhagavatar-puruottama-devasya
guic-ytrysakala-dig-vidig-vihri-hri-nara-nikara-mukhara-mukha-ramama-jaya-jaya-dhvani-dhvanita-jagadaa-bha-kuhare
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pramoda-modamna-mnasa-rasvibhakta-bhakta-jana-janita-bhagavat-sakrtana-kuthala-hala-hal-svna-svndita-dig-vadh-nikaresa-vimarda-mardala-shacarya-lampaa-paaha-mahpaa-paava-svana-svanalpa-hakk-hakkra-gabhratara-bher-bhkti-dundubhi-dukra-kranya-abdgraha-grahila-niravadhi-vadhiryama-jana-nikare
kvacana samaye sevdhikritayratay samupasdat sdat
cabhagavac-chr-ka-caitanya-tanyamna-tirobhva-bhva-bhvita-mnasruparupad-davaa
ata-ta-vaimukhyena vai mukhyena hetuna tath-vidhe 'pi paramnandemna
deyam api na kurvatvatvani-bht nibhtbhilea gaja-patin
pratparudredio'smi.
nndi-anteafter the above auspicious invocation (the Stradhra
speaks as follows);alamenough; atiexcessive; prasagenawith this
discussion; bho bhogentlemen;samkaryatmplease hear me with
attention adyatoday; ahamI; ratna-akaraof theocean, which functions
as a jewel mine; velupon the shore; kandalita produced inabundance;
dalitaand scattered in fragments; kajjalalike black powdered
collyrium;ujjvalabrilliant; mahhuge; nla-maiof sapphires;
kandalasya(of Lord Jaganntha,who appeared as) a heap; nla-giriof
the Blue mountain (after which Pur-dhma, the abodeof Jagannatha, is
also known as Nlcala); darwithin the caves; dardyamnawhich isoften
seen; ghanadense; dala-mlawith rows of leaves; tamla-taruof the
tamla tree;kadambasya(of Lord Jaganntha, who appeared as) the end
of a branch; gabhra-taraverydeep; koaraof a cavern; mah-avaain a
great recess; vaaa banyan tree; nikaanear;prakaamanifest;
pramadaintoxicated; mtagasya(of Lord Jaganntha, who appearedas) en
elephant; bhagavataof the Supreme Lord;
r-puruottama-devasyarPuruottama, Jaganntha; guic-ytrymon the
Ratha-ytr procession to the Guictemple; sakalaall; hri charming;
naraof men; nikarathe throong; mukhara-mukhaboisterous;
ramamarejoicing; jaya-jaya-dhavanisounds of jaya, jaya, "Glories,
glories(to the Lord)!"; dhvanita resounding; jagat-aaof the
universe; bhdathe confines;kuharein the far corners;
pramoda-modamnataking pleasure in the festive atmosphere;mnasaof
the mind; rasa ecstatic mood; avibhaktaundivided; bhakta-janaby
theLord's own men; janitastarted; bhagavat-krtanathe chanting of
God's glories;kuthalain their excitement; hala-hal hallooing;
svanasound; su-nanditagreatlyenthused; dik-vadh(of the women
imitating the sounds of) the goddesses of the directions;nikarethe
crowd; sa-vimardapounding; mardalamdagas, clay
drums;shacaryaaccompanying; lampaa raucous; paahatabors;
mahpaaanother kind ofdrum; paavaa certain kind of small drum
covered with skin; svana by the sound of allthese; su-analpafar
from few; dhakka large kind of drum; dhakkraa still largerversion
of the same; gabhra-taravery grave; bherof kettledrums;
bhktitherumbling; dundubhiof larger kettledrums; dukrathe roaring;
kraabecause of allthis; anyaand other; abdaof sounds; grahathe
excess; grahila persistent;niravadhiwithout cessation; vadhiryama
making deaf; jana-nikarethe assembled
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people; kvacana samaye at that particular time; sev-adhikratayon
account of hisqualification as a servant of the Supreme Lord;
arataywho was indifferent to materialthings; samupasdathaving
approached (me); sdatwho was distressed; caalso;bhagavatof the
Lord; r-caitanyar Caitanya Mahprabhu; tanyamna extended,constant;
tirobhvaof His disappearance; bhvain the ecstatic mood (of
separation);bhvitaabsorbed in thought; mnasaon account of his mind
being; arubecause of hisinjury; paruharsh; pat-dathe misfortunate
condition; avathelplessly;ataunhappy; sato the happiness;
vaimuhyenabecause of his indifference;vaiindeed; mukhyenachiefly;
hetunfor this reason; tath-vidhein the midst of
such;parama-nandeunequeled joy; mnamattention; deyamworth giving;
apialthough; nakurvatwho was not giving; avatby that protector;
avaniof the earth; bht themaintainer (the King); nibhtasecret;
abhilea (disclosing) his desire; gaja-patinbyKing Gajapati;
pratrudreanamed Pratparudra; dia asmiI was ordered.
Stradhra: Enough with these pompous words! Listen. Today, as,
likekajjala-splendid sapphires scattered by sea waves on the shore,
like a great forest ofmany-leaved tamla trees seen from a cave of
Nlcala mountain, and like an intoxicatedelephant playing deep in a
banyan forest, Lord Jaganntha went on procession to Guic,and as the
entire universe became filled with jubilant calls of "jaya! jaya!"
from mouths ofmen in every direction, and as blissful-hearted
devotees filled the directions with a tumultof bhagavat-krtana, and
as women filled the directions with shouts of joy, and as therewas
a deafening tumult of sweet mdagas, vigorous paahas, mahpaas,
paavas, manyakks and akkras, and deep bhers, bhktis, and dundubhis,
I was suddenlyapproached by Lord Jaganntha's servant, King
Pratparudra, whose heart was woundedby the disappearance of Lord r
Ka Caitanya, and who said to me:
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yath haho caracrya
so 'ya nlagirvara sa vibhavo ytr ca s guic te te dig-vidig-gat
suktinas ts t didkrtayarma ca ta eva nandana-vana-rn tiraskria
sarvy eva mahprabhu bata vin nyni manymahe
yathas follows; hamhohello; caraa-acaryaO drama master; sah
ayamthis same;nila-giriof Puri-dhama; isvarathe Lord;
vibhavaalmighty; yatraprocession;caand; sathis; gundicato Gundica
temple; te teall these; dik-vidikfrom alldirections; agatacome;
su-ktinapious, fortunate men; tah tathese women also;
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didrksa-artayaanxious to see; aramapleasure gardens; caand;
tethese;evaindeed; nandana-vanaof the heavenly garden of Indra,
named Nandana; rnamtheopulences; tiraskarinaputting to shame;
sarvaniall these; evabut;mahaprabhumLord Caitanya; bataalas;
vinawithout; sunyanivoid; manyamaheIconsider.
"O playright, here is the same all-powerful Lord Jaganntha. Here
is the sameRathaytr festival. Here is the same Guic temple. Here
are the same pilgrims comefrom all directions to see the Lord. Here
is the same garden that eclipses the beauties ofNandanandana.
Still, without Lord Caitanya Mahprabhu I think everything here is
adesert.
Text 3
tad idn prema-saubhagavato bhagavato yatndrasya tasyaiva
gua-parimalodgra-srearasrea kenpi prayogena ubhavat bhavatham
nandanya. yata
tattherefore; idnmnow; premaof ecstatic love; saubhaga-vatawho
possesses thegood fortune; bhagavataof the Supreme Lord;
yati-indrasyaof the king of renunciants;tasyaHis; evaindeed; gunaof
the qualities; parimalathe fragance; udgaraemitting;sarenafrom its
essence; rasa-arenainspired with the taste of love of God; kena
apiwithsome; prayogenadramatic performance; subha-vata bhavataby
your good self; ahamI;nandaniyashould be restored to good spirits;
yatasince.
"To please me, write a sweet, beautiful play fragrant with the
virtues of affectionateLord Caitanya, the best of sannyss.
Text 4
priyasya skd aviloka-janya bdh visohu na hi ko py upyasuhdbhir
uktd atha vbhintd te tadyd gua-samprayogt
iti tad avayam atra prayatanyam.
priyasyaa loved one; sakatdirectly; avilokafrom not seeing;
janyamgenerated;
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badhamthe hurt; vidodhumto endure; nathere is not; hiindeed; kah
apiany;upayameans; suhdbhiby well-wishers; uktatother than
something spoken; athavaor else; abhinitatenacted as a play;
rteexcept for; tdiyatin relation to that lovedone;
guna-samprayogata collection of (descriptions of) hi good
qualities; itithus spokethe king; itithus; tadthat;
avayaminevitably; atrahere; prayatanyamshould bedone.
"Except for our friends' words or a play filled with His
qualities we have no way to bearthe pain of not seeing our dear
Lord." I must do it.
Text 5
citram caitat.
nirdhmo 'py anumyate prati-dia yasya pratpnala sdhn sukhado
vipaka-salabha-vyhasya dhoddhuraprg eva sphuane viakita-dhiy
yasyomana prakramai renvaraair akri bahubhir brahma-lepo bahi
citramwonderful; ca also; etatthis; nirdhumawithout smoke;
apialthough;anumiyateseen; prati-disamall directions; yasyaof whom;
pratapa-analahpowerfulfire; sadhunamto the saintly persons;
sukha-dawhich gives pleasure; salabhaof locust(the demons appearing
as such); vyuhasyaof the swarm; dahathe
burning;uddhuraunrestrained; prakpremature; evaindeed; sphutaneof
manifestation;visankitaapprehensive; dhiyaHis mind being; yasyaits;
usmanamof the heat;prakramaiconsecutive; r-senaby Lord Maha-visnu,
the husband of goddess r;avaraaiwith coverings; akariHe made;
bahubhiwith many; brahmandaof theuniverse; lepaa coating; bahion
its outside.
This is wonderful. Visible everywhere, the smokeless fire of
cosmic destructiondelights the saintly devotees and burns the
locust demons. Fearing the fire's heart wouldburn it, at the time
of creation the Lord put many coverings around the universe.
Text 6
so 'ya mrtimn iva nivah-bhta parkrama
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krama-samupacyamna-bhagavad-bhva-svabhva-svayam-virbhta-nti-rasvagha-nirdhta-rajas-tamastaystay
vidyay ama iva arr parem api manasi na sidhyantviaya-vsan
karoti.
sah ayamsimilarly this Prataparudra; mrti-man
personified;nivahi-bhtaconcentrated; prakramavalor;
kramagradually;samupaciyamanaincreasing; bhagavat-bhava love for
the Supreme Lord; svabhavawhosenature (is like that);
svayamautomatically; avirbhtaappeared; santiof peace; rasainthe
mood; avagahaby submersion; nirdhutawho was completely
cleansed;rajah-tamastayaof the material modes of passion and
ignorance; astayawhich erdicates;vidyayawith that spiritual
knowledge; samaSelf-control; ivaas if; saririincarnate;paresamof
other persons; apieven; manasiin the minds; nanot;
siddhyatimeffecting;visayaof inferior sense enjoyment;
vasanamthought; karotidoes he creates.
The king was once like that fire. Although at first the form of
great chivalrous power,gradually increasing love for the Lord
plunged the king into an ocean of peace and washedaway all passion
and ignorance. Knowledge made him the personification of peace. Now
inhis heart he no longer desires material things.
Text 7
tad adhun dhunna sandeha deha ca ktrthayann ayam aha
r-nthennughtenatasyaiva bhagavato 'vato nija-karu rka-caitanyasya
priya-pradasya sivnanda-senasyatanujena nirmita
paramnanda-dsa-kavin vinita-ht-kaya-timirar-caitanya-candrodaya nma
nakam abhinya samihita-hitam asya npate kariymi.
tattherefore; adhunnow; dhunanashaking off; sandehammy
doubts;deham(having taken birth in this) body; caand; ayamthis;
ahamI; r-nathenavythe Supreme Lord, the husband of the goddes of
fortune; anughtena(written) by him whohas been favored; tasyaof
Him; evaindeed; bhagavataof the Lord; avataof theprotector;
nija-karunam(this play which is) His own mercy; r-ka-caitanyasyaof
Lordr Ka Caitanya Mahaprabhu; priya-parsadasyaof His dear
associates;sivnanda-senasyanamed Sivnanda Sena; tanujenaby the son;
nirmitamcomposed;paramnanda-dasa-kavinaby the poet Paramnanda dasa
Kavi-karna-pura; vinasitawhichdestroys; hrtof the heart;
kasayafilth; timiramand darkness;r-caitanya-candra-udayamThe
Moonrise of Lord Caitanya; namaentitled; natakamtheplay; abhiniyaby
having performed; samihitadesired; hitambenefit; kariyamiI
willcause.
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Shaking all doubts and thus making this life a success, for the
king's good I will nowpresent this play named r Caitanya-candrodaya
(The Moonrise of ri Caitanya), whichdestroys the darkness of
ignorance in the heart, and which was written by the poetParamnanda
Kavi-karapra, to whom the Lord was kind and who is the son of Lord
rKa Caitanya's dear associate ivnanda Sena.
Text 8
(agrato 'valokya) bho bho, ita ita. priprvika: (praviya) bhava,
caryam caryam.
agratain front; avalokyalooking; bhoh bhomy friend; itah itaover
here, overhere; praviya(the Pripasvika) having entered; bhavaO
master; ascaryamascaryamamazing, amazing.
(Looking ahead) Oh! Oh! Here! Here! Priprvika: (enters) O great
one! Wonderful! Wonderful!
Text 9
stradhra: mria, ki tat. priprvika: etvaty api bhagavata
r-nlcala-calad-nanda-kndasyasyandana-ytr-paramnande katipaye
sukhoparme parama-vimnaskas tamaskanda-bhamiva brahma manyamna
vilapanta santi. tath hi.
marisaO gentle one; kimwhat; tatis that; etavatiso much;
apialthough;bhagavataof the Lord; r-nilacalaof r Nilacala,
Jagannatha Puri; calatmoving;nandaof ecstasy; kandasyaof He who is
the root; syandana-yatraof the cart festival;parama-nandeamidst the
extreme hapiness; katipayea few persons;sukha-uparamegiving up
being happy; parama-vimanaskaextremely depressed;tamaskandapitch
black; bhandama vessel; ivaas if; brahmandamthe
universe;manyamanaso thinking; vilapanta santithey are lamenting;
tath hias follows.
Stradhra: O gentle one, what is it? Priprvika: In the bliss of
blissful Lord Jaganntha's Rathaytra some unhappy menare crying as
of they think the world is a cauldron of darkness. They said:
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aho so 'ya nlcala-tilaka-ytr-vidhir aya navodyna-reir atha
vijaya-vartmpi tad idamdahaty uccai pitta-jvara iva dau kntati mana
khaln vva vyathati tanu hd-vraa iva
tat kathaya, kim atra rahasyam.
ahoah; sah ayamthis same; nilacala-tilakaof the ornament of
Nilacala (LordJagannatha); yatra-vidhithe obervance of the
procession; ayamthis; navanew;udyanaof gardens; vartmathe path; tat
idamthis very same; dahatiit burns;uccaigreatly; pitta-jvarabilious
fever; ivaas if entire world had become an empty darkpit.it were;
dauin the eyes; krntatiit cuts; manathe mind; khalanamof
enviouspersons; vanithe speech; ivaas if; vyathtiit torments;
tanumthe body; hrtof theheart; vraaa wound; ivaas if; tatthus;
kathayaplease tell; kimwhat; atrain this;rahasyamthe hidden
meaning.
"This is the same Rathaytr of Lord Jaganntha, the tilaka mark of
Nlcala. These arethe same newly-blossoming gardens. This is the
same glorious path. Still, my eyes burn asif consumed by a fever's
flames. My mind breaks as if attacked by demons' words. My
bodysuffers as if my heart were wounded." Tell me: What is the
secret meaning of these words?
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stradhra: mria, dhanyo 'si, yasya te te kilnayor nayanor
nayana-saphalya-kriaparama-bhgavat batdya gocar-bht
bh-taraa-kt.
marisaO gentle soul; dhanya fortunate; asiyou are; yasyaof whom;
teyour;kilaindeed; anayowith these; nayanayoeyes;
nayana-saphalyathe purpose ofhaving eyes; karinawho fulfill;
parama-bhagavatathe topmost devotees of the Lord;bataoh; adyatoday;
gocari-bhtathey have been perceived; bhuof the earth;taraa-ktathe
delivers.
Stradhra: Gentle one, you are fortunate. By seeing the great
devotees, who deliver
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the entire world, your eyes have become perfect.
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priprvika: bhava, ke 'm. stradhra: r-ka-caitanya-priya-prad.
bhavanoble master; kewho; amithese; r-ka-caitanyaof r Ka
CaitanyaMahaprabhu; priyathe dear; parsadapersonal associates.
Priprvika: Master, who are they? Stradhra: The dear associates
of r Ka Caitanya.
Text 13
priprvika: ko 'sau caitanya-gosvm. stradhra: mria, adypi
janan-jahara-pihara-pihita evsi, yad ida r-mahprabhostasya nma nma
ca na rutam. ryatm.
kawho; asauthis; caitanya-gosvamiCaitanya Gosvami; marisagentle
one; adyaapieven now; jananiof your mother; jatharaof the womb;
pitharawithin that vessel;pihitaconfined; evastill; asiyou must be;
yatsince; idamthis (name);r-mahaprabhoof Lord Mahaprabhu; namain
particular; namathe name; caand; narutamyou have not heard;
ruyatamjust listen.
Priprvika: Who is Caitanya Gosvm? Stradhra: Gentle one, to not
have heard the name Caitanya Mahprabhu you musteven now be staying
in your mother's womb. Listen.
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carya yasya kndo yati-mukua-mair mdhavkhyo munndra
rldvaita-prarohas tri-bhuvana-vidita skandha
evvadhtarmad-vakrevardy rasa-maya-vapua skandha-kha-svarp vistro
bhakti-yoga kusumam atha phala prema nikaitava yat
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api ca
brahmnanda ca bhittv vilasati ikhara yasya yatrtta-na
rdh-ka-ll-maya-khaga-mithuna bhinna-bhvena hnamyasya cchy
bhavdhva-rama-samana-kar bhakta-sakalpa-siddher hetu
caitanya-kalpadruma iha bhuvane kacana prdurst
ascaryamwonder; yasyaof which; kandathe root; yatiof
sannyasis;mukuta-manithe crest jewel; madhava-akhyaknown as r
Madhavendra Puri;muni-indrathe king of sages; rla-advaitarla
Advaita Acarya; prarohathe firstsprouting; tri-bhuvanathroughout
the three worlds; viditafamous; skandhathe maintrunk; evaindeed;
avadhutathe mad mendicant, r Nitynanda Prabhu;rmat-vakresvara-adyar
Vakresvara Pandita and others; rasa-mayasaturated with thetaste of
spiritual ecstasy; vapusawhose bodies; skandha-sakhathe branches of
the trunk;svarpabeing by nature; vistaraexpansive; bhakti-yogathe
process of devotionalservice to the Supreme Lord; kusumamthe
flower; athaand; premaunalloyed love ofGod; niskaitavamfree from
deceit; yatwhich is; brahma-nandam(the realm of) thespiritual bliss
beyong all material dualities; caand; bhittvcutting
through;vilasatishines; sikharamthe peak; yasyaof which tree;
yatrawhere; attaThey havemade; nidamTheir nest; radha-kar Radha and
Ka; lila-mayaplayful; khagaofbirds; mithunamthe couple;
bhinna-bhavenaof any dualistic (material) conception;hinamwho are
devoid; yasyaof which tree; chaya the shade; bhavaof
materialexistance; adhva(from travelling on) the road; sramathe
weariness; samana-kariwhichrelieves; bhaktaof the devotees;
sankalpaof their desires; siddheof the achievement;hetuthe cause;
caitanya-kalpa-drumathe Caitanya desire-tree; iha bhuvanein
thisworld; kascanathat certain; pradurasithas appeared.
Its wonderful root the great sage Mdhavendra Pur, the crest
jewel of sannyss, itsnew sprout rla Advaita, who is famous in the
three worlds, its first branch AvadhtaNitynanda, its other branches
rmn Vakrevara Paita and other sweet devotees, itsflower blossoming
devotional service, its fruit sincere love, its highest branches
breakingthrough the boundaries of the material worlds and providing
a place for the nest of the twoplayful birds Rdh and Ka to stay
without ever being separated, and its shade aresting-place for they
who travel on the path of repeated birth and death, the
Caitanyakalpa-druma tree grows on this earth to fulfill the
devotees' desires.
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priprvika: bhava, ki prayojano janoha-dro 'yam avatra.
bhavamaster; kim prayojanafor what purpose; janaof the people;
uhamentalspeculation; durawho erdicates; ayamthis;
avataraincarnation.
Priprvika: Master, why has this incarnation, whose purpose is
far from whatordinary people can guess, come?
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stradhra: mria, avadhedhi vdhe hi manaso nirviee 'ee pare
brahmai laya eva parapururthas tat-sdhana dhana hi kevalam
advaita-bhavanetisarva-stra-pratipdyatvendyatvenpi mnvann vidu
sva-matgraha-graha-ghtnmankalita tatra tatraiva streu
ghatayodhatayottamatvena sthitam apisac-cid-nanda-ghana-vigraho
nitya-llo 'khila-saubhagavn bhagavn r-ka eva sa-vieabrahmeti tattva
tasyopsana sanandandy-upagtam avigtam avikala pururthas tasyasdhana
dhana nma nma-sakrtana-pradhna
vividha-bhakti-bhaktiyogamvirbhvayitu bhagavn r-caitanya-rp bhavann
virst.
marisagentle one; avadhehiplease give your attention; vadhein
the killing;manasaof the mind; nirvisesein the formless;
aseselimitless; paresupreme;brahmaniAbsolute Truth;
layadissolution; evaindeed; parathe highest;purua-arthagoal of
life; tatof that; sadhanamthe regulated practice which is themeans
of attaining; dhanamtreasure; hicertainly;
kevalamonly;advaita-bhavanaimpersonal meditation on the "one
without a second"; itithus speaking;sarva-straof all the
scriptures; pratipadyatvenaas the conclusion; adyatvenaas
beingsuperexcellent; apialso; manvanamthinking thus; vidusamfor
these "wise men";sva-matafor their own theories; agrahaby their
excess zeal; graha(as if) by a ghost;ghtanamwho have become
possessed; anakalitamunnoticed; tatra tatrahere and
there;evaindeed; stresuin the scriptures; gudhatayaas confidential;
udhatayaasprogresive; uttamatvenaas most superior;
sthitamestablished; apiindeed;sat-cit-nandacomplete in eternal
existence, awareness, and pleasure; vigrahawhosepersonal form;
nitya-lilawho is perpetually enjoying pastimes;
akhila-saubhagavanwhois the proprietor of all good fortune;
bhagavanthe Supreme Personality; r-kaLordr Ka; evaindeed;
sa-visesam(He is) possessing a distinct form; brahmathe
AbsoluteTruth; itithus speaking; tattvamthat conclusive fact;
tasyaof Him; upasanamworship;snandana-diby Snandana-kumara and
others; upagitamsung; avagitamunanimously;avikalaperfect, spotless;
purua-arthagoal of life; tasyaof that; sadhanamthe meansof
practice; dhanamthe treasure; namain particular;
namasankirtanathe
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congregational chanting of God's holy names; pradhanamconsisting
of chiefly;vividhavarious kinds; bhaktiof devotion; bhakti-yogamthe
practice of service to theSupreme Lord; avirbhavayitumin order to
cause its manifestation bhagavanthe Lord;r-caitanya-rpiassuming the
form of r Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhavanso becoming;avirasitHe has
advented. Stradhra: Gentle one, listen. To teach the many
activities of devotional service, whichbegin with nma-sakrtana,
which are the highest goal of life, which are described bySanandana
Kumara and other sages, which are the worship of the Supreme Truth,
whohas transcendental qualities, who is the supremely opulent
Personality of Godhead, LordKa, who eternally enjoys transcendental
pastimes and whose form is eternal and full oftranscendental
knowledge and bliss, which are the confidential truth hidden in the
Vedicscriptures, and which are not understood by the impersonalist
philosophers, who arehaunted by the ghosts of their own foolish
theories of the meaning of all the scriptures,and who claim that
the supreme goal of life is the merge into the quality-less
Brahman, theSupreme Personality of Godhead has appeared in the form
of r Caitanya.
Text 18
priprvika: bhva, ki teneha tene hari svbhimata-mata-vyanjako
grantha.
bhavamaster; kimwhether; tenaby Him; ihain this world; tenehas
beenpromulgated; harinaby Lord Hari; sva-abhimatacherished by Him;
matathe philosophy;vyanjakaelaborating upon; granta(any) book.
Priprvika: Master, in this incarnation did Lord Hari write any
books to teach this?
Text 19
stradhra: yadyapi ko na veda veda-karttva bhagavatas tathpi
khalv antarym yamhate preraam. na khalu sa bhyopadeato deato va
kalata ca paricchinn bhavitum arhati.
yadi apialthough; kah nano one; vedaknows; vedaof all the Vedic
literatures;kartrtvamthe authorship; bhagavataof the Lord; tath
apinonetheless;khalucertainly; antaryamidwelling within everyone's
heart; yamithe controller;ihateHe effects; preraaminspiration;
nanot; khaluindeed; sathat (inspiration);bahya-upadesataaccording
to (there being or not being any) external giving of
instruction;desataaccording to place; vaor; kalataaccording to
time; caand;
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paricchinnalimited; bhavitum arhatican it be.
Stradhra: Although the Lord did not personally write any
scriptures, as theall-pervading Supersoul He inspired others to
write. He is not limited by time, place, orthe need to directly
teach anyone.
Text 20
priprvika: bhva, tarhi katha tatraivodra-mate ramate na
sarvam.
bhavaO noble master; tarhiin that case; kathamwhy; tatrain that;
evaindeed;udaramagnanimous; matephilosophy; ramatefind pleasure;
nado not;sarvameveryone.
Priprvika: Master, why does not everyone appreciate His wise
teaching?
Text 21
stradhra: vividha-vasan-santho hi loko lokottare vartmani katha
sarva evapravartatam. vasan-baddh raddh rayati hi bhedakata mater
iti.
vividhavarious; vasanaby mental conceptions; sa-natharuled over;
hiindeed;lokathe people in general; loka-uttareotherworldly;
vartmanion such a path;kathamwhy; sarveall of them; evaindeed;
pravartatamwould set out; vasanabywhimsy; baddhabound;
sraddhafaith; srayatitakes shelter; hiindeed;
bhedakatamofdifferentiation; mateof opinions; itithus.
Stradhra: How can they who make a host material desires their
masters follow thespiritual path? Bound by material desires they
take shelter of many different philosophies.
Text 22
priprvika: bhva, bhakti-yogo yo 'gocara stra-ktam, sa ca
sa-camatkra jnameva janayati, tasya brahma-kaivalya blya phalam iti
ko bheda.
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bhavamaster; bhakti-yogathe process of devotional service;
yawhich was;agocaranot perceived; stra-ktam(even) by the compilers
of the stras; sait;caalso; sa-camatkaramamazing; jnamknowledge;
janayatigenerates; tasyaof that(knowledge); brahma-kaivalyammerging
into the existence of the Supreme;balyampowerful; phalamfruit,
product; itithus; kah bhedawhat is the difference(between bhakti
and brahma-kaivalya).
Priprvika: Master, devotional service, which even the authors of
scripture cannotunderstand, creates wonderful transcendental
knowledge and therefore must bearimpersonal liberation as its
fruit. What is the difference between devotional service
andimpersonalism?
Text 23
stradhra: mria,
eva-vrata sva-priya-nma-krty jtnurago druta-citta uccaihasaty
atho roditi rauti gyaty unmdavan ntyati loka-bhya
marisaO gentle soul; evam-vratawhen one thus engages in the vow
to chant anddance; svaown; priyavery dear; namaholy name; kirtyaby
chanting; jatain this waydevelops; anuragaattachment;
druta-cittavery eagerly; uccailoudly; hasatilaughs;gayatichants;
unmada-vatlike a madman; nrtyatidances; loka-bahyanot caring
foroutsiders.
Stradhra: Gentle one, rmad-Bhgavatam (11.2.40) explains:
"When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in
chanting the holy name ofthe Lord, who is very dear to him, he is
agitated and loudly chants the holy name. He alsolaughs, cries,
becomes agitated and chants just like a madman, not caring for
outsiders."*
Text 24
ity-din bhagavan-nma-sakrtandi-rpasya bhakti-yogasya yo 'gasya
rati-janaka-bhvah,sa khalu prada-bhva bhvam avatihate.
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iti dinaand so forth; bhagavat-namaof the holy names of the
Lord;sankirtana-dibeginning with the congregational chanting;
rpayaconsisting of;bhakti-yogasyaof the process of devotional
service; yawhich; agasyafree from sin;rati-janakastimulating
transcendental attraction; bhavaecstatic sentiment;
sathat;khaluindeed; parsada-bhavamthe attitude of a personal
associate of the Lord; bhavambhavamsuch loving ecstasy;
avatisthateevolves into;
Devotional service, which begins with chanting the Lord's holy
name, and which makes onefree from sin, makes one fall in love with
the Supreme Lord. It makes one the Lord's personalassociate.
Text 25
tath ca tair daranyvayavai ity rabhya
payanti te me rucirany amba santa prasanna-vaktrrua-locannirpi
divyni vara-pradni ska vca sphanya vadanti
iti tad-rpataiva te moko na tu kaivalyam ata eva ta evam ucire
kapila-pd. bhaktisiddher garyasti. ata khalu kalau nma
nma-sakrtanam
evapururtha-sdhakattiraskri-puraskri-raty-khya-bhvasya.
tath caand also; taiby those; daraniyabeautiful to behold;
avayavailimbs ofthe Deity of the Lord; itithus;
arabhyaadaubeginning with (these words); payantisee;tethey;
ruciranibeautiful; ambaO mother; santadevotees;
prasannasmiling;vaktraface; arunalike the mornign sun;
locananieyes; rpaniforms; divyanitranscendental;
vara-pradanibenevolent; sakamwith Me; vacam
words;sprhaniyamfavorable; vadantithey speak; itithus; tad-rpatthat
form; evaindeed;teof them; moko=liberation; nanot; tuindeed;
kaivalyamimpersonal liberation;ata evatherefore; tethey; evamin
this way; uciresay; kapila-pdLord Kapila;bhakti siddher garyasi
itirmad-Bhgavatam 3.25.32; atathen; khaluindeed;kalauin Kali-yuga;
nmaindeed; nma-sakrtanamnama-sankirtana;
evaindeed;pururtha-sdhakatthe means of attaining the goal of life;
atiraskrinot eclipsing;puraskriplacing before;
raty-khya-bhvasyalove named rati.
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The Lord says (rmad-Bhgavatam 3.25.35-36):
"My devotees always see the smiling face of My form, with eyes
like the rising sun.They like to see My various transcendental
forms, which are all benevolent, and they alsotalk favorably with
Me. Upon seeing My charming forms, smiling and attractive,
andhearing My very pleasing words, the pure devotee almost loses
other consciousness. Hissenses are freed from all other
engagements, and he becomes absorbed in devotionalservice. Thus in
spite of his unwillingness, he gets liberation without separate
endeavor."*
This is the liberation the devotees attain. They do not attain
impersonal liberatiion.Lord Kapila says (rmad-Bhgavatam 3.25.32):
"When the service spirit is engaged indevotional service to the
Personality of Godhead, without any motive, that is far bettereven
than impersonal salvation."* In Kali-yuga by chanting the Lord's
holy name oneattains the ecstatic love known as "rati", which
eclipses all other goals of life.
Text 26
priprvika: bhva, bhavatmaka vacanam idam atva vismpakam, yato
bhagavan-nmamuktim eva janayatti stra tat anyath ced ucyate.
vastutas tu, nryaeti mriyamaa iyyamuktim iti ryate.
bhavanoble master; bhava-atmakamrealized; vacanamwords;
idamthese;ativagreatly; vismapakamamazing; yatabecause;
bhagavat-namathe name of theLord; muktimliberation; evaindeed;
janayatigives rise to; itithus; stram(theversion of) scripture; tat
anyathis otherwise; cet ucyateit may be said; vastutainactuality;
tuhowever; narayanaO Narayana; itithus calling out;
mriyamanwhiledying; iyayahe (Ajamila) went; muktimto liberation;
itithus; ruyateis heard (fromthe Bhagavatam).
Priprvika: Master. your words are surprising. The holy name of
the Lord certainlydoes grant liberation. The scriptures say
(rmad-Bhgavatam 6.3.10) that by calling out"O Nryaa" as one dies,
one attains liberation.
Text 27
stradhra: (vihasya) mukti-sabdo 'tra prada-svarpa-para, yatas
tatraiva sadyasvarpam jaghe bhagavat-prva-vartinam iti. idam eva
r-ka-caitanya-matam anya-matam
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apasta karoti, anutihanti caitat suktina ktina. atas tad-avatrea
kalir apy ayaktrtha.
vihasyalaughing; mukti-sabdathe word "liberation"; atrahere;
parsadaof apersonal servant of God; svarpa(attainment of) the
identity; parasignifies;yatasince; tatra evain that same place (in
the Sixth Canto of rmad-Bhagavatam)sadyaimmediately; svarpamthe
eternal form; jagrhehe (Ajamila) assumed;bhagavatof the Supreme
Lord; parsvain the associate; vartinamof those who remain;itithus
it is said; idamthis; evaindeed; r-ka-caitanyaof Lord
CaitanyaMahaprabhu; matamthe opinion; anya-matamany AMother
philosophy; apastamkarotidrives away; anutisthanticarry out in
practice; caand; etatthis; su-ktinawhohave performed pious
activities in the past; ktinasuccessful persons; atathus; tatofHim;
avatarenawith the incarnation; kalithe age of quarrel;
ayamthis;kta-arthahas become perfect.
Stradhra: (laughing) Here the word "liberation" means "becoming
an associate ofthe Lord". Scripture says (rmad-Bhgavatam
6.2.43):
"Ajmila regained his original spiritual body, which was a body
appropriate for anassociate of the Lord."
This, the philosophy of r Ka Caitanya, defeats all other
philosophies. The piousand wise agree with Him. His incarnation has
made the Kali-yuga auspicious.
Text 28
priprvika: katham etat.
kalau na rjan jagat para guru triloka-nthnata-pda-pakajampryea
marty bhagavantam acyuta yakyanti paa-vibhinna-cetasa
iti nind-ravat.
kathamwhy; etatis this; kalauin Kali; nanot; rajanO King
(Parikit);jagatamof all worlds; paramthe supreme; gurumspiritual
master; tri-lokaof the threeplanetary systems; nathaby the
controllers; anatabowed down to; pada-pankajamwhoselotus feet;
prayenahardly; martyamortals; bhagavantamthe Supreme Lord;
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acyutamAcyuta, the infallible; yakyantido they worship with
sacrifice; pasandabyatheism; vibhinnadivided; cetasatheir
mentalities; itithus; ninda-sravanat(my doubtis substantiated) by
hearing this expression of condemnation.
Priprvika: How can that be? Scripture (rmad-Bhgavatam 12.3.43)
says:
"O king, in Kali-yuga most of the people, their hearts broken
with offenses, will notworship the infallible Supreme Personality
of Godhead, who is the master of all theworlds, and before whose
lotus feet the demigods that control the three worlds bow."
In this way the ruti-stra refutes your opinion.
Text 29
stradhra: tat tu r-kvatrata prva-prva-kali-param. anyata.
tatthat; tubut; r-kaof Lord Ka; avataratathan the recent
incarnation;purva-purvavarious previous; kaliages of Kali;
paramreferring to; anyathotherwise.
Stradhra: That describes previous Kali-yugas, before r Ka
Caitanya descendedto this world.
Text 30
kalau janiyamnn dukha-oka-tamo-nudamanugrahya bhaktn supuya
vyatanod yaa
kalauin this age of Kali; janiyamananamof the conditioned souls
who will take birthin the future; duhkha-soka-tamah-nudamto
minimize their unlimited unhappiness andlamentation, which are
caused by ignorance; anugrahayajust to show mercy;bhaktanamto the
devotees; su-punyamvery pious, transcendental
activities;vyatanotexpanded; yasaHis glories or reputation.
Scripture also says (rmad-Bhgavatam 9.24.61):
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"In this age of Kali, the Lord, out of special mercy to His
devotees, will dispel theunhappiness of those born in this fallen
age by propagating the hearing and chanting ofHis own
glories."*
Text 31
kalau khalu bhaviyanti nryaa-paryaktdiu praj rjan kalv icchanti
sambhavam
kalauin Kali; khaluindeed; bhaviyantithere will be;
narayana-parayanapersonsdevoted to Narayana, Visnu; ktain
Satya-yuga, the fist, purest age; disuand in the otherages prior to
Kali; prajacreatures; rajanO King (Nimi); kalauin
Kali-yuga;icchantithey desire; sambhavam birth. Scripture again
says (rmad-Bhgavatam 11.5.38):
"O king, in Kali-yuga many people will become devotees of Lord
Nryaa. The peoplein Satya-yuga and other yugas yearn for a birth in
Kali-yuga."
Text 32
ity-dni bhvi-caitanyanyvatra-pari vacanni virudhyeran.
iti-diniand so forth; bhaviyet to come; caitanya-avataraof the
incarnation ofCaitanay Mahaprabhu; paraniwhic point to;
vacananithese words; virudhyerancanthey contrdicted.
These and other statements describing the appearance of Lord
Caitanya refute yourwords.
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priprvika: katham etn na bdhate kali.
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kathamwhy; etanthese (devotees); na badhatedoes not impede;
kaliKali.
Priprvika: Why does Kali-yuga not overcome the devotees?
Text 34
stradhra:
ka-pake 'nu-divasa kayam pnoti ya saddokaro badhat ki sa vai
viu-pdaritn
ka-pakeduring the dark fortnight of the month (alternatively,
ka-pake can mean"for those on the side of Ka"); anu-divasamday by
day; kayamdiminution;apnotiobtains; yawhich; sadacontinually;
dosa-akarathat mine of faults, Kali (thiswords is also a pun on
sudhakara, "reservoir of nectar", a name of the moon);
badhatamcancheck; kimhow; sahe; vaicertainly; visnu-padaof the feet
of Visnu; artanthosewho have taken shelter.eue Stradhra: The waning
moon may decrease day by day, but how is it possible forwicked
Kali-yuga to overcome they who have taken shelter of Lord Viu's
feet?
Text 35
(nepathye) kas tva bho dokaratvena m juguayan sudhkaram
upasthpayasi.
nepathyeoffstage; kawho; tvamare you; bhosir; dosa-akaratvenaas
a "mine offaults"; mamme; jugupsayancondemning; sudha-akaramthe
moon; upasthapayasiyoumake reference to.
A Voice From Behind the Scenes: Who are you to insult me with
the word "wicked"and compare me to the moon?
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stradhra: (nipuna nibhalya) mria, yath-prastava ayam
amarotkarotka-hdayo'dayodayo hy adharmea priya-sakhena samam ita
evbhivartate, tad ito 'pasarava. (itinikrntau. iti prastavan.)
nipunamcarefully; nibhalyalooking; marisaO gentle
one;yath-prastavamcoincidentally upon mentioning him; ayamthis
(Kali); amarsaofindignation; utkarsaby an excess; ukta excited;
hdayawhose heart;adayamercilessness; udaya which is swelling up
within whom; hiindeed;adharmenaalong with Irreligion, Irreligion
personified; priya-sakhenahis intimate friend;samamtogether;
itathis way; abhivartateis coming; tattherefore; itaaway fromhere;
apasarvawe should go; itithus speaking; nikrntauthey two
exit;prastvanathe Prastavana. Stradhra: (carefully looking) Gentle
one, as we speak of him, proud-hearted,merciless Kali is coming
with his dear friend Irreligion. Let's leave. (They exit.)(End of
Introduction)
Text 37
(tata praviaty adharmeopsyamna kali) kali: sakhe adharma, satyam
evha caracrya. adharma: ki tat.
tatathen; praviatienters; adharmenaby Irreligion; upayamanabeing
attended;kaliKali; sakhemy dear friend; adharmaO Irreligion;
satyamtruly; evaindeed;ahahe has spoken; caraa-acaryathe Drama
Master; kim tatwhat was that.
(Attended by Irreligion, Kali enters.) Kali: Friend Irreligion,
the playright spoke the truth. Irreligion: What was that?
Text 38
kali: ("ka-pake" ity-dina puna pathati) adharma: sakhe yuga-rja,
dokara iti bhavantam evkipta-vn ayam adhama. a ppakuila-kuilava, u
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ka-pake iti-dinathe verse beginning "ka-pake"; punaonce again;
pathatiherecites; sakheO friend; yuga-rajaKing of the age;
dosa-akarawith the term dosakara;itithus; bhavantamyour good self;
evaindeed; akiptavanhe has insulted; ayamthis;adhamalowest of
persons; aah; papasinful one; ku-silaof bad
character;kusilavaactor; srnu rejust listen.
Kali: He said: "The waning moon may decrease day by day, but how
is it possible forwicked Kali-yuga to overcome they who have taken
shelter of Lord Viu's feet?"
Text 39
adharma: sakhe yuga-rja dokara iti bhavantam evkiptavn ayam
adhama. ppa-kuila-kuilava u re
sauccra-tapa-kama-sama-damai srdha vivekdibhi smantair api yena
dharma-npatir nirmlam unmlitaye dyaiva punanti te 'pi
sahasaivndh-ktas tat-priy yenaikena may sa yasya vaa-ga so 'ya
kalir nindyate
sakhefriend; yuga-rjaking of the yuga; dokarawicked;
itithus;bhavantamyou; evacetainly; kiptavntossed; ayamthis;
adhamawretch; ah!;ppa-kuila-kuilavaO wicked sinful person; ulisten;
reOh!;saucacleanliness; acaraprescribed behaviour; tapaausterity;
kamapatience,forgiveness; samathe ability to refrain from thinking
about material sense gratification;damaiand the ability, when
thoughts of gratification creep into the mind, to at least
avoidacting upon them; sardhamalong with all these;
viveka-dibhiplus other good qualities,headed by discrimination;
samantaitotally; apieven; yenaby whom;dharma-nrpatiKing Religion;
nirmulambeing uprooted; unmulitaremoved; yethosewho; dyaby their
glance; evaeven; punantipurify; tethey; apialso;sahasasuddenly;
evaindeed; andhi-ktahave been blinded (di can be taken as
either"glance" or "sight"); tatof him (Dharma); priyathe most dear;
yenaby whom;ekenaonly; mayaby me; sathat person (me); yasyaof whom;
vasa-gahas comeunder the control; sah ayamhe; kaliKali; nindyateis
ridiculed (by you).
Irreligion: Friend, king of Kali-yuga, this wretch insulted you
by calling you "wicked".O sinful, wretched playright, listen: You
have insulted Kali, who uprooted the monarchreligion and his
soldiers purity, good conduct, austerity, tolerance,
equanimity,self-control, discrimination, and other virtues, who
blinded religion's friends that purifyothers with a glance, and who
has me as his obedient servant.
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Text 40
tiha re ppa, tiha tiha.yato dharmas tata ko yata kas tato
jayadharmbhve kuta ka pake yasya kale kaya
tistha rejust stand; papaO sinful one; tistha tisthastand and
prepare to fight;yatawhere there is; dharmareligion; tatathere is;
kathe Supreme Lord Ka;yatawhere; kaKa; tatathere; jayavictory;
dharmaof religion; abhaveinthe absence; kutawhere is there; kaKa;
pakeon the side; yasya-kaleof Kali;kayaruination.
Stand! Sinner, stand! Stand! You may say where religion is,
there is Ka, and whereKa is, there is victory. But when there is no
religion, where is Ka, who alone candestroy Kali?
Text 41
kali: sakhe, nyam kipyatm. avadhraya, yata
sakhemy friend; nado not; ayamhim (the Sutradhara);
akipyatamderide;avadharayajust consider; yatawhereas.
Kali: Friend, don't criticize the playright. Consider this:
Text 42
gata sa klo mama smprata sakhe hata-prabhvo 'smi
kumrakdatamahauadher akura-nirgamd iva kata-prabhas
takaka-nga-pugava
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gatais past; sathat; kalatime; mamamy; smapratamnow; sakhemy
friend;hata-prabhavadevoid of potency; asmiI have become;
kumarakaton account of ayoung boy; atathus; maha-audasadheof the
great medicinal herb; ankuraof its shoot;nirgamatbecause its
growing up (caused by Lord Dhanvantari); ivajust as;kataruined;
prabhahis power; takakaTakaka; nagaof serpents; pungavathemost
eminent.
Friend, my time is now passed. A boy has taken my powers away
just as a poison-herbdestroyed the great serpent Takaka.
Text 43
adharma: yuga-rja, ko 'sau kumraka, ki kutsito mraka, ki ka
pthivy mraka. kali: nobhaya no bhaya kartum ie. kintu.
yuga-rajaO King of the age; kawho; asauthis; kumarakaboy;
kimwhether;kutsitavile; marakamurderer; kimor whether; ko
prthivyaof ku, the earth;vaor; marakathe killer; nanot;
ubhayameither (of these two posobilities); naforus; bhayamfear;
kartumto cause; isteshould they be able; kinturather.
Irreligion: King of the yuga, who is this boy? Is he a wretched
muerder? Has he killedthe entire earth? Kali: Neither. He is not to
be feared.
Note: Irreligion interpreted the word "kumraka" (boy) in the
previous text to meaneither "wretched murderer"
(kutsita+mraka=kumraka) or "killer of the earth" (ku=earthand
mraka=killer).
Text 44
navadvpe jaganntha- nmno mira-purandartjta acy kumro 'ya mama
karmi kntati
navadvipein rdhama Navadvipa; jaganntha-namnaby the father named
Jagannatha;
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misra-purandaratwho is also known as Purandara Misra; jataborn;
sacyamin (thewomb of) Sacidevi; kumarachild; ayamthis; mamamy;
karmanithe vitals; krntatiiscutting.
Kali: Born in Navadvpa as the son of ac-dev and Jaganntha Mira
Purandara, thisboy has cut my work into pieces.
Text 45
adharma: (vihasya) haho yuga-rja,
yasyoccair bhuja-daa-caima-mah-martaa-tejo-bhayn mko ghka
ivdri-kandara-gata pdaika-eo vasa tva mad-vidha-bhtya-sevita-pado
bhdeva-bld ato bhti vindasi hanta ko 'yam atulas cittasya te
vibhrama
vihasyalaughing loudly; hamho yuga-rajaO Yugaraja; yasyaof
whom;uccaiupraised; bhuja-dandaof the rodlike arms; candimafierce;
mahagreat;martanda(like) the sun; tejafrom the stregnth; bhayatout
of fear; mukasilenced;ghukaan owl; ivaas if; adriof some mountain;
kandarain a cave; gatahavinggone; pada-ekaonly one leg;
sesaremaining; vrsathe bull (of religion; the four legs ofreligion
are cleanliness, mercy, austerity and truth, of which only the last
remains standing inKali-yuga); sahe; tvamyourself (Kali);
mat-vidhasuch as me; bhrtyaby servants;sevitaattended to; padawhose
feet; bhu-devaof a brahmana family; balatbecause ofsome child;
atain this way; bhitimfear; vindasiyou are experiencing;
hantaalas;kawhat is; ayamthis; atulaincomparable; cittasyaof the
mind; teyour;vibhramabewilderment.
Irreligion: (laughing) O king of the yuga, out of fear of the
splendor of the ferocioussun of your powerful arms, the bull of
religion, who has only one leg left, is now silent asan owl hiding
in a mountain cave. Your feet are served by many servants like
myself. Howhas your mind become so bewildered that you fear a
brhmaa boy?
Text 46
kali: sakhe, nya kevalo bhdeva-bla, api tu bla-deva-deva. tath
hi.
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sakhemy friend; nais not; ayamHe; kevalaonly; bhu-deva-balathe
child of abrahmana; api tubut rather also; bala(appearing as) a
child; deva-devathe SupremeLord of lords; tath hiindeed.
Kali: Friend, he is not just a brhmaa boy. He is a boy that is
the master of all thedemigods.
Text 47
hari hari hari-bhakti-ik- sarasa-man jagad eva nipunnaharir iha
kanakbja-knta-kntir dvija-bhavane 'vatatra bla-lla
hari hariO Lord Hari, Hari; hari-bhaktiof devotional service to
the Supreme Lord;sikain giving instruction; sa-rasaspiritually
enlivened; manaHis mind; jagattheuniverse; nispunanapurifying;
hariLord Hari; ihain this world; kanakagolden;abja(like) a lotus;
kantabeautiful; kantiwhose complexion; dvi-jaof
twice-bornbrahmanas; bhavanein the home; avatataraHe has advented;
bala-lilaplaying the partof a child as His pastime.
Purifying the world and placing in its heart the nectar
teachings of devotion to LordHari, playing as a boy, and splendid
as a golden lotus, Lord Hari has incarnated in abrhmaa's home.
Text 48
tath ca
jyamna primym uparaga-cchalena yagrhaym sa yugapad dharer nma
jagaj-jann
tath cafurthermore; jayamanaas He was taking birth; purnimayamon
the eveningof the full moon; uparaga-chalenaon the pretext of the
lunar eclipse; yawho; grahayamasacaused them to take;
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holy name; jagat-jananall people of the world.
By taking birth during an elipse of the full moon He tricked the
people of the world tochant Lord Hari's name at His birth.
Note: To counteract the inauspiciousness of the lunar eclipse
the people of India chantedLord Hari's holy name.
Text 49
adharma: ayam api te bhrama. yad idam kka-tlya-nyyenopapannam
anyathkalpayasi. u bho u.
ayamthis; apithen; teyour; bhramadelusion; yatwhich is that;
idamthis;kaka-taliya-nyayenaby the logic of "the crow and the palm
leaf" (the false deduction thatsince just at the same time the crow
landed on the palm tree, a palm fruit fell upon his headand killed
him, therefore the bird's landing on the tree must have been the
cause of the fruit'sfalling. Actually, the connection between the
two events is merely coincidential.)upapannamobtained, perceived;
anyathotherwise (that the actual fact); kalpayasiyouare imagining;
srnuplease listen; bhosir; srnuplease listen.
Irreligion: You are bewildered. It is like the kka-tlya-nyya. It
is only a coincidence,although you think it is not. Listen. Oh,
listen:
Note: The kka-tlya-nyya is the example of a crow landing on the
branch of a tla tree.The moment the crow lands on the branch a
fruit from a higher branch falls and hits him onthe head. One may
think the bird's landing on the branch caused the fruit to fall,
but that isnot so. The two actions are not related. It is only a
coincidence.
Text 50
mah-prabhva sumah-sahya kva yyam uccais cira-baddha-mlakvya
kadambo dvija-vaa jtas tato 'pi bh ko 'yam aho bhramas te
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maha-prabhavapossessing the greatest influence;
su-maha-sahayaand the verygreatest assistants; kvawhereas;
yuyamyourself; uccaipowerfully; cirafor a longtime; baddha-mulawho
are all steadfast; kva ayamon the other hand, who is
this;kadambayoung sprout; dvija-vamsain this dynasty of brahmanas;
jataborn; tatahapinonetheless; bhiyou are afraid; kah ayamwhat is
this; ahoah;bhramaconfusion; teof yours.
You are very powerful. You have many strong helpers. What is
this new sprout of abrhmaa boy in comparison to You whose roots are
so old and firm? How did youbecome so bewildered to fear this
boy?
Text 51
kali: sakhe, yathrtham kalaya,
svayam-praka kila kla-dea- vayo-'nvaydau na hi
sa-vyapekaudyta-mtra khalu bla-sryo gdha tamaskndam apkaroti
sakhemy friend; yath-arthamproperly; akalayaplease
consider;svayam-prakasapersons who are self-manifested;
kilacertainly; kalato the time;desaplace; vayaadvancement in age;
anvayaor family line; adauand so on; nadonot; hiindeed;
sa-vyapekapay regard; udyatarisen; matraeven just; khaluafterall;
bala-suryathe newborn sun; gadhamdense;
tamaskandam-apakarotidispels.
Kali: Friend, hear the truth. Time, place, age, and family have
no meaning to Him. Hehas come to this world of His own accord. Like
a newly rising sun, He removes theblinding darkness.
Text 52
npy ayam asahya, yata khalu svvatrt prvam evyam
avan-talepriya-prada-nivahn virbhvaym sa. tath hi.
nais not; ayamHe; asahayawithout helpers; yatasince;
khaluindeed;
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sva-avataratthan His own descending; purvambefore; evaeven;
ayamHe;avani-taleupon the earth; priyaof dear; parsadaassociates;
nivahanmultitudes;avirbhavayam asaHe has arranged for the
appearance; tath hiindeed.
He is not without helpers. Before He Himself came He sent His
dear associates to theearth.
Text 53
advaitcrya-varyo bhagavad-anavama sambhava dhma skn
nitynandvadhto maha iha mahita hanta sakaraa yarknta-rpatibhym api
saha vijay rla-rmea srdha ko 'pi rvsa-nm dvija-kula-tilako nradya
hi teja
advaitar Advaita Prabhu; acaryaof spiritual masters; varyathe
best; bhagavatofthe Supreme Lord; anavamammost exalted; sambhavamof
Sambhu, the original Siva;dhamathe personal expansion; sakatdirect;
nitynanda-avadhutathe mad mendicantr Nitynanda Prabhu; mahawhose
glory; ihathrought this world; mahitamiscelebrated; hantaah;
sankarsanamthe Supreme Lord Sankarsana; yawho
is;rkanta-rpatibhyamthe brothers rkanta and rpati; apialso;
sardhamtogether with;kah apithat certain; rvasa-namanamed rvsa;
dvija-kulaof the brahmanacommunity; tilakathe crown ornament;
nardiyamof r Narada Muni; hiindeed;tejathe empowered
incarnation.
Advaita Acrya is the incarnation of Lord iva. Nitynanda Avadhta
is glorious LordSakaraa. rvsa, the tilaka mark of the brhmaas, who
is accompanied by riknta,rpati, and rirma, is the incarnation of
Nrada Muni.
Texts 54 and 55
api ca,
cryaratna-haridsa-murri-gag- dsdaya
saha-gaddhara-paitdyvidynidhi-prabhtayo 'pi ca vsudev- crydaya saha
mukunda-mukhs tathny
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api ca,
r-vakrevara-vn nsiha-sahit uklmbarenyut r-dmodara-akarau ca
jagadnanda ca mukhya dadhtnn-bhva-vilsa-lsya-rasik premspadn gao
yad-blyvadhi bandhav sa jagat-trya bhmi gat
api caalso; acaryatnar Candrasekhara Acarya; haridasaHaridasa
Thakura;murariMurari Gupta; gagadasaGagadasa Pandita; adayaand
other devotees;sahawith; gadadhara-panditaGadadhara Pandita;
adayaand his followers;vidyanidhir Pundarika Vidyanidhi;
prabhrtayaand others; api caand also;vasudeva-acaryaVasudeva
Acarya; adayaand his disciples; sahatogether with;mukunda-mukhathe
devotees headed by Mukunda Datta; tath anyaand the others; apicaand
also; r-vakresvara-vanincluding r Vakresvara; nrsimha-sahitaand
NrsimhaBrahmacari; suklambarena-yutawith Sulambara;
r-damodaraSvarpa DamodaraGosvami; sankarauand Sankara Pandita;
caalso; jagadnandamJagadnanda Pandita;caand; mukhyamat the head;
dadhatplacing; nana-bhavain various ecstatic attitudes;vilasain
transcendental enjoyment; lasyadancing; rasikawho are expert
inappreciating; premaof pure love of God; aspadanamof those who are
the abodes;ganathe assembly; yatwhose (Lord Caitanya's);
balya-avadhiform the very childhood;bandhavaHis friends; sathat
company of devotees; jagatiof all people; traayaforthe deliverance;
bhumimto the earth; gatahas come.
Acryaratna, Haridsa, Murri, Gagdsa, Gaddhara Paita, Vidynidhi,
Vsudeva,Srvabhauma Bhacrya, Mukunda, Vakrevara, Nsimha, uklmbara,
Dmodara,akara, Jagadnanda, and many others, reservoirs of love,
expert at tasting the nectardances of many kinds of pastimes, and
friends of the Lord since childhood, have come tothe earth to save
the world.
Text 56
adharma: katham ayam vara iti niraayi.
katham-ayam this person; isvarais the Lord; itisuch; niraayihas
beenascertained.
Irreligion: What is the proof He is God?
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Text 57
kali: sakhe, sakala-jannta-karakaritva hi bhagavato 'sadharaa
ligam,nanda-mayatvt. nanda-mayo hi jvn nandayitum arhati, yath
pracura-dhana param apidhanin karoti. etvattva hi paramevara ligam
asya, yad bla evasakala-jana-citta-camatkra-kraka. tath hi.
sakhemy friend; sakalaof all; janapeople; antah-karaato the
minds;akarsitvamattractiveness; hiindeed; bhagavataof the Supreme
Lord;asadharaamthe special; lingamsymptom; nanda-mayatvaton account
of His beingblissful by His very nature; nanda-mayathe all-blissful
Supreme Person; hicertainly;jvanthe minute living entities who are
His creatures; nandayitumto enthuse them withecstatic spiritual
pleasure; arhatiHe should be able; yathas;
pracuraabundantly;dhanawealthy man; paramanother person; apialso;
dhaninamwealthy;karotimakes; etavattvamto this extent; hiindeed;
parama-isvaramof the supremecontroller; lingamsign; asyaHis;
yatthat; balaas a child; evaeven; sakala-janaofeveryone; citta-in
the minds; camatkaraof amazement; karakais the creator;
tathhiindeed.
Kali: Friend, because He is full of bliss, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead attractseveryone's heart. That is His
extraordinary nature. Supremely blissful, He can make theliving
entites also blissful, just as a wealthy person can make someone
else wealthy also.This boy fills everyone's heart with wonder. That
is the sign of the Supreme Personality ofGodhead.
Text 58
iva iva iutym eva gmbhrya-dhairya-
smti-mati-rati-vidy-mdhur-snigdhatdynikhila-jana-viekario ye gus
tair iha na vidadhat ke viur ity eva buddhim
siva sivaO all-auspicious Lord; sisutayamin infancy; evaeven;
gambhiryaofgravity; dhairyasobriety; smtistregnth of memory;
maticonviction;ratiaffectionateness; vidyalearning; madhuricharm;
snigdhatatenderness; adyaandso on; nikhila-janaall persons;
visesaparticularly; akarsinawhich attract; yewhich;gunaqualities;
taiby them; ihain this world; na vidadhatamwould not decide;kewho;
visnuh- iti"this is Visnu"; buddhithe understanding.
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Even in childhood His virtues, beginning with profound
thoughtfulness, peacefulness,perfect memory, intelligence,
happiness, wisdom, sweetness, and love, attract everyone.With this
proof who will not accept that He is Lord Viu?
Text 59
adharma: anaikantikam idam, praka eva kacij jvo bhavatu.
anaikantikamnot necessarily so; idamthis; prakrstasuperior;
evacertainly;kascitsome certain; jvaliving creature; bhavatuHe may
be.
Irreligion: He is not the only one. Some people are
extraordinary.
Text 60
kali: maivam
yad yad vibhtimat sattva rmad rjitam eva vatat tad evvagaccha
tva mama tejo 'a-sambhavam
ma evamno; yat yatwhatever; vibhtiopulences; mathaving;
sattvamexistence;r-matbeautiful; urjitam-evacertainly; vaor; tat
tatthose; evacertainly;avagacchayou must know; tvamyou; mamaMy;
tejasplendor; amsapartly;sambhavamborn of.
Kali: No. (Ka says in Bhagavad-gt 10.42:)
"Know that all beautiful, glorious and mighty creations spring
from but a spark of Mysplendor."*
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iti bhagavata smnyoktes tath-vidhyutyuta-gua-gaa-vattay
bhagavattaivsya siddhetivayam eva prama yad vaya jvato na
bibhma.
itithus; bhagavataof the Lord; samanyageneral; uktefrom the
statement;tath-vidhaof the same sort; ayuta-ayutaabsolutely
countless; guna-ganamany greatqualities; vattayaby His possessing;
bhagavattathe fact of His being the Supreme Lord;asyaof Him;
siddhais proven; itithus; vayamwe; evaalso; pramanamare
evidence;yatin that; vayamwe; evaalso; vayamwe; jvataby any
ordinary living entity; nabibhimacannot be made fearful.
According to the Lord's own words, the presence of millions of
great qualities in othersonly proves His greatness. We ourselves
are proof, for we do not fear any conditionedsoul.
Text 62
adharma: yuga-rja, sa kila ktodvaha iti ruyate.
yuga-rajaO Yugaraja; saHe; kilaindeed; kta-udvahahas married;
itithus;ruyateis heard.
Irreligion: King of the yuga, I heard He is married.
Text 63
atha kim,
avatarati jagatym vare hanta tasypy avatarati hi akti kpy asau
rpi ranukta-nara-ll tm ur-ktya ntv katipaya-dinam antardhpaym sa
deva
atha kimand how else; avataratiwhen he incarnates; jagatyamin
this world;isvarethe Lord; hantaah; tasyaHis; apialso; avataratishe
incarnates; hicertainly;saktiHis personal potency; ka apithat
particular one; asaushe; rpiniappearing in apersonal form; rthe
all-opulent goddess of fortune; anukta(now) imitating; naraahuman;
lilamsuc pastimes (of her); tamher; uri-ktya nitvtaking her to His
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katipayaafter a few; dinamdays; antardhapayam asamade her
disappear; devatheLord.
Kali: When the Supreme Personality of Godhead descends to the
material world, Hispotency, beautiful goddess Lakm also descends.
Imitating the pastimes of ordinary men,He accepted Her, stayed with
her for some days, and then sent her far from the eyes of
thisworld.
Text 64
tath ca tasy manu-bhva,
devatve deva-rpa sa manuatve ca manu iti.
taththus; caalso; tasyaher; manusi-bhavaassumption of human
form;devatvewhen He appears as God; deva-rpaappearing as the
consort of the Lord; sashe;manusatvewhen He appears in the guise of
a human; caand; manusias if a humanbeing; itithus quoting (from the
Visnu Puraa).
She also has a humanlike form. Scripture says:
"When the Supreme Personality of Godhead assumes a demigod form,
Goddess Lakmassumes a demigod form, and when the Lord assumes a
humanlike form, she assumes ahumanlike form."
Text 65
ki ca
bhuvo 'a-rpm apar ca viu- priyeti vitt pariya kntmvairgya-ik
praka-kariyan hsyaty athaina sa nava navna
kim cafurthermore; bhuvaof the demigoddess of the earth,
Bhudevi;amsa-rpamwho is a partial expansion; aparamother; caand;
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vittamknown as Visnupriya; pariniyamarrying; kantamthe wife;
vairagyaofrenunciation; sikaminstruction;
prakati-kariyanexhibiting; hasyatiHe will abandon;athahence;
enamher; saHe; navam navinathe youngest of the young.
He will marry beautiful Viupriy, the partial incarnation of
Bh-dev and then,teaching the importance of renunciation, while
still young He will leave her.
Text 66
api caasygrajas tv akta-dra-parigraha san sakaraa sa bhagavn
bhuvi vivarpasvya maha kila purvaram payitv prva parivrajita eva
tirobabhva
api caand also; asyaHis; agra-jaolder brother; tubut; aktahot
havingperformed; daraof a wife; parigrahathe taking; sanin such a
condition;sankarsanaSankarsana; saHe; bhagavanthe Supreme Lord;
bhuvion earth;visvarpacalled Visvarpa; sviyamHis own; mahapotency;
kilaindeed;puri-isvaramunto r Isvara Puri (the spiritual master of
Caitanya Mahaprabhu);apayitvbestowing; purvampreviously (to Lord's
Caitanya's own sannyasa);parivrajitahaving left home to wander as a
mendicant sannyasi); evaindeed;tirobubhuvaHe disappeared.
His elder brother, Vivarpa, was Lord Sakaraa descended to this
world. Notmarrying, Vivarpa accepted sannysa, gave His personal
powers to Ivara Pur, anddisappeared.
Text 67
adharma: (kaa vicintya sva-gatam) aho kaam iva pratibhti.
pratibhtirekeaivhamanyath-kurvann asmi. kintu.
kanamfor a moment; vicintyathinking; sva-gatamhe speaks aside;
ahoah;kastama distressful situation ivaas if; pratibhatiis present
here; pratibhaofintelligence; atirekenawith a great moment;
evaeven; ahamI;anyath-kurvanattempting to change his attitude;
asmiI am; kintubut.
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Irreligion: (Thinking for a moment, he says to himself): This is
a great calamity. Withgreat cleverness I should be able to dissuade
him, but. . .
Text 68
glpayati hdaya me raayaty agam aga vidhrayati vidheya sarvam
evendriymsmtim ahaha lnite hanta dhairya dhnite na hi
mahad-abhidhnd asti me kaam anyat
glapayatimakes weary; hdayamthe heart; memy; sramsayaticauses to
drop;agam agamall the limbs of the body; vidhurayatideprives me of;
vidheyamthe properfunctioning; sarvamall; evaindeed; indriya-namof
my senses; smtimmemory;ahahaalas; lunitecut off; hantaah;
dhairyamcomposure; dhuniteshakes; nanot;hicertainly; mahatof great
personalities; abhidhanatexcept for glorification of thenames;
astiis there; mefor me; kastam(cause for such) distress;
anyatother.
. . .now my heart is withered, my limbs are weary, my senses are
in disarray, my memoryis broken, and my determination is shaken.
For this calamity there is no cause other thanthe holy name of the
Lord.
Text 69
kali: sakhe, anubhtam idnm anubhyatm anubhyatm.
sakhemy friend; anubhtam(the situation) has been evaluated (by
me); idnmsonow; anunbhuyatam anubhuyatamyou should try to explain
it according to yourunderstanding.
Kali: Friend, know, know that I have seen it myself.
Text 70
adharma: sakhe, asty upyo 'payojjhita kacid asya parbhvaya,
bhvaya csmkam.
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kali: sakhe, ko 'sau.
sakhefriend; astithere is; upayaa means; apayamisfortune;
ujjhitato free usfrom; kascitsome; asyaof Him (Lord Caitanya);
parabhavayafor the defeat;bhavayafor the well-being; caand;
asmakamof us; sakhefriend; kawhat is;asauthat.
Irreligion: Friend, there is a way to defeat Him, save us from
misfortune, and make ushappy. Kali: Friend, what is that?
Text 71
adharma: sakhe,
kmdayo ye sad am amtys tem aakya na hi kicid steyem akhad
bhuja-daa-darpd ektptra tava vivam eva
sakhefriend; kama-adayaLust and others (Anger, Greed, Illusion,
Intoxication andEnvy); yewho; satsix; amithese; amatyaministers;
tesamfor them;asakyamimpossible; nanot; hiindeed; kincitanything;
asteis there; yesamofwhom; akhandatunbreakable; bhuja-dandaof the
mighty arms; darpatby the audacity;eka-atapatramunder one
sovereignty; tavayour; visvamthe universe; evaeven.
Irreligion: Friend, nothing is impossible for lust and your
other generals. The strengthof their arms has placed the entire
world under your umbrella.
Text 72
samprati ca te dig-vijayata sad eva nivtt santi. ekaike khalu
ekaika diam vijityanikaakam eva jagat ktv svminas tava pada-mlam
adhun dhunna sandehasamgamiyanti.
sampratinow; caand; tethey; dik-vijayatahaving conquered all
directions;satthe six; evaindeed; nivtta santihave returned;
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khaluindeed; eka-ekamone each; disamdirection; vijityahaving
conquered;niskantakamsecure; evaindeed; jagatthe world; ktv making;
svaminaof theirmaster; tavayour; pada-mulamat the feet; adhunnow;
dhunanadispelling;sandehamyour doubts; samagamiyantithey will
assemble.
Now that they have conquered all directions, they have returned.
Each havingconquered a different direction, they have removed all
thorns of opposition to your rule,and now, all doubts shaken away,
they will return, O lord, to your feet.
Text 73
tn evsya parbhavya sarvn eva yugapan niyojayiyma. tath hi te
parakramavarayma.
tanthem; evaindeed; asyaof him; parabhavayafor the defeat;
sarvanall;evaeven; yugapatall at the same time; niyojayiyamalet us
engage them; taththus;hiindeed; tesamtheir; parakramamvalor;
varnayamalet me describe.
Let us use them all at once to defeat Him. I will describe their
prowess.
Text 74
yad-dor-darpt svayam upagata padma-yoni sva-putrm tmrmo 'pi ca
pau-patir mohin dhvati smaso 'ya kmas tri-bhuvana-jaye yasya
vikhytir uccai str krotava iva pare tatra ke 'm vark
yatof whose (Lust's); doof the arms; darpatby the strengnth;
svayamhimself;upagataapproached; svahis own; putrimdaughter;
atma-aramaself-satisfied;apialthough; caand; pasu-patithe lord of
lowly beings, Siva; mohinimafter Mohini(Lord Visnu's incarnation in
the apparent form of a beautiful woman); dhavati smahechased; sah
ayamthat same; kamaLust; tri-bhuvanaall three worlds (earth, heaven
andhell); jayein conquering; yasyawhose; vikhyatirenown; uccaiis
great; strinamofwomen; krida-otavatoy cats; ivaas it were;
pareothers persons; tatrain comparisonto him; ke amiwhat are they;
varakainsignificant men.
The god of lust is famous for conquering the three worlds. By
the strength of his arms
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Brahm approached his own daughter, and iva ran after Mohin. What
are other, tinypeople? They are like the pet kittens of women.
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kali: sakhe, ajno 'si bhagavatty,
nryaasyea pur parbhave gata svaya tena parjito 'bhavatna vai
jagan-mohana-mohana hari deham-bhto mohayitu tam ate
sakhefriend; ajignorant; asiyou are; bhagavattayaof the status
of God;narayanasyaof the Supreme Lord (in His appearance on earth
as Nara-Narayana);esathis (Lust, Cupid); purapreviously;
parabhavafor the purpose of defeating Him;gatawhen he had gone;
svayamhimself; tenaby Him; parajitadefeated;abhavatbecame; nanot;
vaiafter all; jagatof the whole world; mohanaof thebewilderer
(Lust); mohanamthe bewilderer; harimLord Hari, Visnu;
deham-bhrtathosetrapped in material bodies; mohayitumto enchant;
tamHim; isateare they able.
Kali: Friend, you don't know His power. The god of lust was
himself defeated when hetried to conquer Lord Nryaa. No conditioned
soul has the power to bewilder Lord Hari.
Text 76
tathpi te mayaiva niyukt santi, pratijta ca tai sati iutpagame
'smbhir ayaparbhavanya iti tad apy asambhvyam eva. yata.
tath apinevertheless; tethey; mayaby me; evaindeed; niyukta
santihave beenthus employed; pratijtam(I have been) promised;
caand; taiby them; satiwhen ithas occurred; sisutaof his childhood;
apagamethe passing; asmabhiby us; ayamHe;parabha-bhavaniyawill be
conquerable; itispeaking thus (Kali's six agents headed byKama);
tatthat; apihowever; asam-bhavyamnot possible; evaindeed;
yatabecause.
I sent my generals to conquer Him, and they promised as sson as
His childhood wasover they would, but it was not possible.
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Text 77
rambha eva vayase 'bhinavasya navy lakmm iva dyuti-may sa vihya
bhrym samplayan nija-nideam atho gayy jta cakra janakasya
pareta-kryam
api ca
tatraiva daiva-vaata samupeyivsa nysndram vara-purm
urar-cakraik-gurur gurutay daa-vara-vidym sdya mdhava-purndra-va
vaa
arambheat the beginning; evaindeed; vayaseof His youth;
abhinavasyaof theyoung man; navyamthe newly married bride;
lakmimLakmi, the consort of Visnu;ivalike; dyuti-mayimrdiant; saHe;
vihayaleaving; bharyamHis wife;sampalayanperfectly carrying out;
nija-nidesamHis obligations; athothen; gayayamtoGaya; yatagoing;
cakara He executed; janakasyaof His father; paretafor one whohas
died; karyamthe duties; api cafurthermore; tatrathere; w;
daiva-vaatabydestiny; samupeyivsamattained; nysndramthe best of
sannyss; vara-purmPRIvaraPur; urar-cakra=accepted;
ik-gururinstructing guru; gurutayseriously;daa-vara-vidymthe
ten-syllable mantra; sdyaattaining;mdhava-purndra-va=under the
control of Mdhavendra Pur; vai-athe independentLord.
In the prime of His youth He left His young wife splendid as
goddess Lakm and,protecting His own religious teachings, went to
Gay and performed the funeral rites forHis father. There He
accepted as His guru Ivara Pur, who by fate had come there. ri
Caitanya,the master of all self-conmtrolled yogs, then accepted the
ten-syllable mantra from Hisguru, who had learned it from
Mdhavendra Pur.
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gatya sa sva-bhavana priya-sampradyai rvsa-rma-haridsa-mukhai
partagyan naan abhinayan virudann amandam nanda-sindhuu nimajjayati
tri-lokm
katham atra kma-varko 'vasaram upaitu.
api cafurther; agatyareturning; saHe; sva-bhavanamto His own
residence;priya-sampradayaiby groups of His dear associates;
rvasarvsa Thakura;ramarrama Pandita, the brother of rvsa;
haridasaand Thakura Haridasa;mukhaiwho are headed by;
paritasurrounded; gayansinging; natandancing;abhinayanacting out
dramas; virudancrying; amandamvigorously; nandaof
ecstasy;sindhusuin oceans; nimajjayatiHe is drowning; tri-lokimthe
three worlds;kathamhow; atratherefore; kamaLust; varakathis
wretched fellow; avasaramanyopportunity; upaituwill be able to
find.
Then He returned home. Now, in the company of His dear friends
headed by rvsa,Rma, and Haridsa, by singing, dancing, acting in
religious plays, and crying, He plungesthe three worlds in oceans
of bliss. How can the god of lust even approach Him?
Text 79
adharma: sakhe, maiva vdi.
sakhemy friend; mado not; evamlike that; vdispeak.
Irreligion: Friend, don't talk in that way.
Text 80
ugrair ugrais tapobhi sama-dama-niyamair dhra-dhyna-yogair
yuktas cpramehya tri-bhuvana-vibhave charditnnvabodhakandarpdn
amitrn api sahajatay durjayn eva jitv yena sp nipetu kathaya katham
asau kena kopo vijeya
ugraih ugraivery fierce; tapobhiby penances; samaby restraint of
the mind;damaand of the senses; niyamaiand by following regulative
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dharaaconsisting of concentration of the mind; dhyanaand fixed
meditation on theSupreme; yogaiby suc practice of mystic yoga
according to the astaga method ofPatanjali; yuktapersons who are so
engaged; caand; a-paramasthyameven up to theposition of Brahma, the
most powerful living entity; tri-bhuvanaof the three
worlds;vibhaveall opulences; chardita-annaas spit out foodstuff;
avabodhaperceiving;kandarpa-dinCupid and the others;
amitranenemies; apieven; sahajatayawith ease;durjayandifficult to
defeat; evaindeed; jitvdefeating; yenaby whom
(Anger);sprstatouched; nipetuthey fell down; kathayatell me;
kathamhow; asauhe;kopaAnger; vijeyais to be defeated.
They who, by practicing very terrible austerities, following
vows, controlling the mindand senses, and meditating in yogic
trance, wisely spat out, even in the post of Brahm,the opulences of
this world, and easily conquered the unconquerable enemies headed
bythe god of lust, fell from the slight touch of anger. How will He
defeat anger?
Text 81
kali: sakhe, kopo varkas tasya ki karotu. tath hi, ya
khaluvividha-vidharma-narma-sacivayo
sa-prapaa-paa-mah-ppa-papcyamna-mnasayosakala-lokopaplava-mtra-mtrayo
parama-luhakayo kayocid brhmaa-celayo kucelayokukarma-karmathayo
kadaryayo saudaryayo kapaa-pataha-karayorjaganntha-mdhavbhidhnayor
anayor ahar-ahar atva-vardhamna-mnasa-mlayosnugraha-graham
tmanaivhya purata samntayo kilbia-via-lobhavadbhybhavadbhy yad yad
eno vyarci, tad akhilam eva me 'vadhna-prvaka dadatam itigaditayo
katha katham api vismaya-camatkra-karea kaa sthagitayor
anantaradadveti nigadato karato jala ghtv sadya eva
dedipyamni-kriyamnayoruditvara-tvaramna-vipula-pulaka-kancukayor
nanda-nanda-dkaa-salilayo ka ketigadgada-gadana-ruddha-kahayo
cira-samaya-samyamna-mano-nirmalataycira-samupasanna-bhaktiyoga-yogato
gatoddma-kmdi-doayo parama-bhgavatnpadavm adhirhayos
tdenanda-vikarea payata syata sandeha sakaln eva janncitrrpitn
ivnivarita evkart.
sakhemy friend; kopaAnger; varakathat insingnificant fellow;
tasyato Him(Lord Caitanya); kimwhat; karotucan do; tath hiindeed;
yawho (CaitanyaMahaprabhu); khalucertainly; vividhavarieties of;
vidharma(consisting of) irreligion;narmain suc sports; sacivayoby
the two companions (Jagai and Madhai);sa-prapaain all their
different varieties; paa-maha-papa(on account of) the five
cardinalsins (killing of a brahmana, indulging in intoxication,
theft, having illicit relations with thewife of one's guru, and
associating with anyone who commits one of these four);
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papacyamanaalways being tormented (literally, "bakin");
manasayowhose minds;sakalato all; lokapeople; upaplavadisturbance;
matramerely; matrayowhoseoccupation; paramagreatest;
lunthakayoplunderers; kayoscitby these two certainpersons;
brahmanaof high class brahmanas; celayopoor examples; kucelayowho
wereraggedly dressed; ku-karmain doing mischief;
karmathayoskillful; kadaryayomiserly;saudaryayobrothers; kapataof
deceit; pataha-karayothe
drum-beaters;jagannatha-madhava-abhidhanayonamed Jagannatha and
Madhava; anayoby those who;ahah ahaday after day; ativaexcessively;
vardhamanaincreasing; manasaof whoseminds; malayothe contamination;
sa-anugraha-grahambeing merciful (Lord Caitanya);tmanby Himself;
evaindeed; hyabeing called; puratain front of Himself;samanitayowho
had been brought (Jagai and Madhai); kilbisaof wicked
behavior;visathe poison; lobha-vadbyamwho are greedy after;
bhavadbhyamby you two; yatyatwhatever; enasin; vyaracihas been
performed; tatthat; akhilamall; evaeven;meunto Me;
avadhana-purvakamwith full sincerity; dadatamyou should give;
iti(LordCaitanya) thus speaking; gditayo(by the two brothers) who
were saying; katham kathamapi"Indeed, how is this?"; kanamfor a
moment; sthagitayounable to expressthemselves; anantaramand then;
dadavawe give it (to You); itithus;nigadatospeaking; karataupon
their hands; jalamwater; ghtvpouring;sadyaimmediately; evaeven;
dedipyamanardiant; kriyamanayobecoming;ruditvara-tvaramanarapidly;
vipulaabundant; pulakaof hairs standing on end;kancukayo(covered
with) armor; nandaof spiritual bliss; nandain the
happiness;diskanaof initiation; salilayowater (their tears); ka ka
iti"Ka, Ka!";gadgadawith choking gadanaby the saying;
ruddhablocked; kanthayotheir throats;ciraafter a long; samayatime;
samayamanaoccuring; manaof their minds;nirmalatayaalong with the
purification; ciraafter a long time only;samupasannaobtainable
(normally); bhakti-yogain devotional service to the SupremeLord;
yogataby being engaged; gatagone away; uddamasevere; kama-dilust
andothers; dosayotheir faults; parama-bhagavatanamof the topmost
devotees; padavimtheposition; adhirudhayohaving risen up to;
tdenaby such; nandaof ecstasy;vikarenatransformations; payatathose
who were looking on; syathwho weremaintaining within themselves;
sandehamsome doubt; sakalanall; jananthose
people;citra-arpitanamazed; ivacertainly; anivaritamirresistably;
evaindeed; akarsitHeattracted them.
Kali: Friend, What can pathetic anger do? To two impious miser
brhmaa brothersnamed Jaganntha (Jagai) and Mdhava (Madhai), whose
hearts burned with the five greatsins, who troubled everyone, who
stole from others, who beat the drums of lies, andwhose hearts
became more polluted day by day, He was kind, called for them and
whenthey were brought before Him, said: "You are both poisoned by
many sins. Please give Meall the sins You have committed," and as,
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to You", and poured water from their hands, and as they both
became effulgent, trembled,wept with bodily hairs standing erect,
became plunged in the waters of bliss, and withthroats choked with
emotion chanted Ka! Ka!" and as by engaging in eternaldevotional
service their lust and other vices left them and they now walked on
the path ofthe great devotees, and as everyone that saw this,
became filled with bliss, free of alldoubts, and motionless as a
painted picture, He (Lord Caitanya) attracted and charmedthem
all.
Text 82
tasya khalu sakalgha-lghava-kria kaka-pta-mtreaiva para-hdayd
apikmdi-sad-vipaka-paka-cchido bhagavata krodha-va-kara ki
citram.(nepathye nanda-kolhala)
tasyafor Him; khalucertainly; sakalaall; aghasinful reactions;
karinawho canminimize; kata-akaof the sidelong glance; pataby the
falling; matrena evamerely;paraof other persons; hdayatfrom the
hearts; apieven; kama-diKama and theothers; sat-vipakathe six
enemies (of the conditioned soul's mind); paka-cchidawhodisarms
(literally, "cuts off their wings"); bhagavatafor that Lord;
krodhaof Anger;vasi-karathe subjugation; kimwhat; citramwonder;
nepathyeoffstage; nandaofjoy; kolahalaan uproar.
With a sidelong glance He lightens all sins and tears apart lust
and all other vices in theharts of others. How can He be overcome
with anger?(Behind the scenes is a blissful tumult.)
Text 83
kali: (rutim abhinya) sakhe, rutam idam. adya khalu rvsvasntare
yad ayamnanda-kutuhala-halahala-rava ruyate, tennumitam
amita-mah-mahanyam tasyaiva kimapi ceta-camatkra-kar caritam
unmlati. (punar nepathye ululu-dhvani-sahacaro
vividha-vditra-dhvani)
rutim abhiniyaacting out that he hears; sakhemy friend; rutamdid
you hear;idamthat; adyatoday; khaluindeed; rvasaof rvsa Thakura;
avasathe residence;antarewithin; yatwhich; ayamthis; nandaecstatic;
kutuhalaof the playfulcommotion; halahalaof the women's yodelong;
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hear; tenaby that; anumitamis surmised; maha-mahaniyamvery
glorious; tasyaof Him(the Lord); evacertainly; kim apisome; cetato
the heart; camatkaraamazement;karicausing; caritampastimes;
unmilatiis revealing itself; punaagain;nepathyeoffstage; ululuof
halooing; dhvaniby sounds; saha-caraaccompanied;vividhaof various;
vditramusical instruments; dhvanithe sounding.
Kali: (listening) Friend, listen. I hear tumultous sounds of
bliss from rvsa's house. Ican guess these are limitlessly glorious
pastimes that fill the heart with wonder. (Behind the secenes are
sounds of various musical instruments and sounds of "ululu".)
Text 84
kali: (nipua nibhalya) aye, satyam evnumitam asmda dyamnam
ivaitat.
nipunamcarefully; nibhalyaobserving; ayeoh; satyamcorrectly;
evaindeed;anumitamsurmised; asmdaby me; dyamanam(thus proven by)
being seen;ivacertainly; etatthis.
Kali: (carefully looking) Your guess is true. It's as if I can
see it.
Text 85
paya,bhsura-surasa-tarui-gaa-mukha-mukharita-magalolulu-dhvani-sahacara-parama-paritoa-samuccaraj-jaya-jaya-nisvannuvdi-vditra-samha-nirghoa-paripoa-vikhala-akha-gha-ravair
avaiyagryata ravavaa-ghaamna-sudh-rassra iva kacana
mahotsava-samayo'ya unmlati, tad idam avayam eva nipua nibhlanyam.
(iti tath karoti)
payajust look; bhu-surabrahmana; su-rasatranscendentally
enthused;taruni-ganaof the company of young women; mukhafrom the
mouths;mukharitaresounding; magalaauspicious; ululuof cries in
imitation of the goddess ofthe different directions; dhvaniby the
sound; saha-caraaccompanied; paramasupreme;paritosasatisfaction;
samuccaratexpressing; jaya-jaya-nisvanacries of jaya
jaya;anuvdianswering to; vditraof instruments; samuhaof a
multitude; nirghosaof thisblaring; pariposawith an abundance;
visrnkhalaunrestrained; sankhaof conchshells;ghantaand bells;
ravaiwith the loud playing; avaiyagryatabecause of thepeacefulness;
sravanaof the ears; avatawithin; ghatamanaentering (literally,
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"ocurring"); sudhaof intoxicating nectar; asaraa downpour; ivaas
it were;kascanasome certain; maha-utsavaof a festival; samayathe
occasion; ayamthis;unmilatiis becoming visible; tattherefore;
idamthis; avasyamnecessarily;nipunamscrutinizingly;
nibhalaniyamshould be observed; itithus speaking; tathso;karotihe
does.
Look! The blissful calls of the brhmaa's young wives, the sounds
of "Jaya! Jaya!" theplaying of many instruments, and the
unrestrained conchshells and bells are a greatfestival like a flood
of nectar. I must get a closer look. (He does that.)
Text 86
(punas tatraiva)
rmrghdny aram upahara rpate bhavya-navyn kumbhn aottara-atam
upsdaya tva javenarknta tva prati-dii vadh-varga-many ca dhany
bhdeva-strr amara-sarito nram abhynayantu
punaagain; tatra evathere (offstage); ramaO rrama; arghathe
water and variousauspicious substances offered in a conchshell in
greeting a respected guest; dinitogetherwith the other
paraphernalia of worship; aramquickly; upaharaplease get;
rpateOrpati; bhavyafine; navyannew; kumbhanclay pots;
asta-uttara-sataone hundred andeight; upasadayahave brought;
tvamyou; javenawith all speed; rkantaO rkanta;tvamyou; prati-disiin
every direction; vadhuof young women; vargaof thecommunity;
manyathe most respectable members; caand; dhanyavirtuous;bhu-devaof
the brahmanas; strithe women; amara-saritafrom the river of the
gods,the Ganges; niramwater; abhyanayantuthey should bring fro
pouring.
A Voice From Behind the Scenes: Rma, quickly bring the arghya
and other things!rpati, quickly bring 108 excellent new jars!
rknta, from every direction have thebrhmas and good women bring
water from the Ganges!
Text 87
kali: sakhe, samyag alaki may yad aya rvsa sahodarn diati. tath
manye tasyaivavivambhara-devasya
prakaa-ghaamna-nijvea-vikasvara-parama-prabhvasya
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mahbhieka-mahotsava-samrambha samujjmbhate.
sakhemy friend; samyakdirectly; alakihas been seen; mayaby me;
yatthat;ayamthis; rvasarvsa Prabhu; saha-udaranhis brothers;
disatiis ordering;taththus; manyeI think; tasyaof Him;
vivambhara-devasyaLord Vivambhara;prakatavisibly; ghatamanamanifest
at present; nijaof His own; avesaabsorption inecstatic trance;
vikasvaraexpansive; paramasupreme; prabhavasya(of Him who
isexhibiting) His potency; mahafull-scale; abhisekaof the bathing
ceremony;maha-utsavaof the festive event; samarambhathe
commencement; samujjrmbhateisappearing before us.
Kali: Friend, I see rvsa giving duties to his brothers. I think
the great abhiekafestival of ecstatic Lord Vivambharadeva, who is
now revealing that He is the Supreme,has begun.
Text 88
adharma: yady ayam svayam sva-yantrita vara eva, tad katham
adhunika vea.
yadiif; ayamthis Lord; svayamHimself;
sva-yantritaindependent;isvaraultimate controller; evaindeed;
tadathen; kathamwhy; adhunikahappeningat present; avesathe state of
being possessed.
Irreligion: If He is the independent Supreme Personality of
Godhead, then why is Heovercome with ecstasy?
Text 89
kali: sakhe, ryatm,
nityo yady apy ahaha balavn varasyea-bhva svdhnatvt tad api na
sa ta sarvadaiva vyanaktihantdatte kutuka-vaato laukikm eva ce llm
hu parama-suras tasya tm eva taj-j
sakhefriend; ruyatamplease listen; nityaeternal; yadi
apialthough; ahahaah;bala-vanpowerful; isvarasyaof the Supreme
Lord; sva-adhinatvaton account of His
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being independent; tat apinonetheless; nadoes not; saHe; tamthat
(attitude);sarvadaalways; evaindeed; vyannaktimanifests; hantaaha;
adatteHe accepts;kutukaof curiosity; vasataunder the sway;
laukikimof this world; evaeven;cestamactivity; lilamHis "pastimes";
ahuit is called; paramasupremely;su-rasamrelisable; tasyaHis;
tamthat; evaindeed; tat-jthose who areknowledgeable in the
matter.
Kali: Friend, listen. Although He is always the Supreme
Personality of Godhead,because He is supremely independent He does
not always reveal his identity to others. ByHis own wish He
sometimes performs actions that seem material. The wise call these
Hissweet pastimes.
Text 90 (punar nepathybhimukham lokya) sakhe, paya
paya,tat-klodita-dinakara-kara-nikara-nirbhara-parirabdha-jambu-nada-ikhari-ikhara-marci-vici-nicaya-ruci-majaribhir
ilavta-varasyaika-khaam iva
bhsura-vara-rvsa-vsamakhila-jana-locana-gocar-kurvann iva
nivah-bhtnanda-mahonmdiur iva
yugapaduditvara-samuddna-vidyud-dma-puja iva bhagavad-geham
anupraviyavila-lagrmdi-paryakam adhiruhya lagrmdikam ekato 'vakipya
samupaviasakalair eva sa-sambhrama-bhramaam itas ito dhvadbhi
sa-vipula-pulakrubhir nayadbhipuroddini pjopakrani
karaanyata-paavair ivavair-vdha-rpa-viaya-vsnavsa-na-vidntarair
abhito 'bhita parivavre.
punaagain; nepathya-abhimukhamtoward the backtage;
alokyalooking; sakhemyfriend; paya payalook, look; tat-kalaat just
that moment; uditarisen; dina-karaofthe sun; karaof rays; nikaraby
the multitude; nirbharaabundant;parirabdhaembraced; jambu-nadaof
the Jambu River; sikhariof the mountain (Meru);sikhara(reflected)
from the peak; mariciof sunlight; vi