Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12 Summary
In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
summarizesthis chapter as follows. The King of Orissa, Maharaja
Prataparudra,tried his best to see Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Srila
Nityananda Prabhu andthe other devotees informed the Lord about the
King's desire, but SriCaitanya Mahaprabhu would not agree to see
him. At that time Sri NityanandaPrabhu devised a plan, and He sent
a piece of the Lord's outward garmentto the King. The next day,
when Ramananda Raya again entreated SriCaitanya Mahaprabhu to see
the King, the Lord, denying the request, askedRamananda Raya to
bring the King's son before Him. The prince visited theLord dressed
like a Vaisnava, and this awakened remembrance of Krsna. Thus
SriCaitanya Mahaprabhu delivered the son of Maharaja
Prataparudra.
After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu washed the Gundica temple
before the Ratha-yatra took place. He then took His bath at
Indradyumna Lakeand partook of prasadam in the garden nearby. While
Sri CaitanyaMahaprabhu washed the temple of Gundica, a Gaudiya
Vaisnava washed the lotus feet of the Lord and drank the water.
This incident is very significant,for it awoke within the devotee
ecstatic love. Then the son of AdvaitaPrabhu named Gopala fainted
during kirtana, and when he did not come to hissenses, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu favored him by awakening him. There was alsosome
humorous talk between Nityananda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu
duringprasadam. Advaita Prabhu said that Nityananda Prabhu was
unknown to anyoneand that it was not the duty of a householder
brahmana to accept dinner with aperson unknown in society. In
answer to this humorous statement, SriNityananda Prabhu replied
that Advaita Acarya was a monist and that one couldnot know how his
mind could be turned by eating with such an impersonalist.The
conversation of these two prabhus - Nityananda Prabhu and
AdvaitaPrabhu - carried a deep meaning that only an intelligent man
can understand.After all the Vaisnavas finished their luncheon,
Svarupa Damodara andothers took their prasadam within the room. Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu took greatpleasure when He saw the Jagannatha
Deity after the period of the Deity'sretirement. At that time Lord
Caitanya was accompanied by all the devotees, andall of them were
very pleased.
Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12 - The Cleansing of theGundica
Temple CC Madhya 12.1: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu washed and cleansed
theGundica temple with His devotees and associates. In this way He
made it ascool and bright as His own heart, and thus He made the
temple a befittingplace for Lord Sri Krsna to sit.
CC Madhya 12.2: All glories to Gauracandra! All glories
toNityananda! All
glories to Advaitacandra! And all glories to all the devotees
ofLord Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
CC Madhya 12.3: All glories to the devotees of Lord Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu,
headed by Srivasa Thakura! I beg their power so that I can
properlydescribe
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
CC Madhya 12.4: When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned from HisSouth
Indian
tour, Maharaja Prataparudra, the King of Orissa, became veryanxious
to meet
Him.
CC Madhya 12.5: The King sent a letter from his capital,
Kataka,to
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, entreating him to obtain the Lord
spermission so
that he could go and see Him.
CC Madhya 12.6: Replying to the King s letter, the Bhattacaryawrote
that
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had not given His permission. After
this,the King
wrote him another letter.
CC Madhya 12.7: In this letter the King requested
SarvabhaumaBhattacarya,
"Please appeal to all the devotees associated with Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu
and submit this petition to them on my behalf.
CC Madhya 12.8: "If all the devotees associated with the Lord
arefavorably
disposed toward me, they can submit my petition at the lotus feetof
the
Lord.
CC Madhya 12.9: "By the mercy of all the devotees, one can
attainthe
shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. Without His mercy, mykingdom
does
not appeal to me.
CC Madhya 12.10: "If Gaurahari, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
willnot show
mercy to me, I shall give up my kingdom, become a mendicant and
begfrom
door to door."
CC Madhya 12.11: When the Bhattacarya received this letter,
hebecame very
anxious. He then took the letter and went to the devotees of
theLord.
CC Madhya 12.12: Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya met with all the
devoteesand
described the King s wishes. Then he presented the letter to all
ofthem for
inspection.
CC Madhya 12.13: Upon reading the letter, everyone was astonishedto
see
that King Prataparudra had so much devotion for the lotus feet
ofSri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
CC Madhya 12.14: The devotees gave their opinion and said, "TheLord
will
never meet the King, and if we requested Him to do so, the
Lordwould surely
feel very unhappy."
CC Madhya 12.15: Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya then said, "We shall
goonce again
to the Lord, but we shall not request Him to meet the King.
Rather,we shall
simply describe the good behavior of the King."
CC Madhya 12.16: Having thus reached a decision, they all went
tothe place
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. There, although ready to speak,
theycould not
even utter a word.
CC Madhya 12.17: After they arrived at Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
splace, the
Lord, seeing them, said, "What have you all come here to say I
seethat you
want to say something, but you do not speak. What is thereason"
CC Madhya 12.18: Nityananda Prabhu then said, "We want to
tellYou
something. Although we cannot stay without speaking, we are
stillvery much
afraid to speak.
CC Madhya 12.19: "We want to submit before You something that mayor
may not
be befitting. The matter is this: unless he sees You, the King
ofOrissa
will become a mendicant."
CC Madhya 12.20: Nityananda Prabhu continued, "The King has
decidedto
become a mendicant and accept the sign of a mendicant by wearing
anivory
earring. He does not want to enjoy his kingdom without seeing
thelotus feet
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu."
CC Madhya 12.21: Nityananda Prabhu continued, "The King
alsoexpressed his
desire to see the moonlike face of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to
hiseyes full
satisfaction. He would like to raise the lotus feet of the Lord
tohis
heart."
CC Madhya 12.22: Hearing all these statements, Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu s
mind was certainly softened, but externally He wished to speak
someharsh
words.
CC Madhya 12.23: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "I can
understandthat you
all desire to take Me to Kataka to see the King."
CC Madhya 12.24: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "What to
speakof
spiritual advancement - all the people will blaspheme Me. And
whatto speak
of all the people - Damodara would chastise Me.
CC Madhya 12.25: "I shall not meet the King at the request of
allthe
devotees, but I shall do so if Damodara will give
hispermission."
CC Madhya 12.26: Damodara immediately replied, "My Lord, You arethe
fully
independent Supreme Personality of Godhead. Since everything
isknown to
You, You know what is permissible and what is not permissible.
CC Madhya 12.27: "I am merely an insignificant jiva, so what
powerdo I have
to give directions to You By Your own personal choice You will
meetwith the
King. I shall see it.
CC Madhya 12.28: "The King is very much attached to You, and Youare
feeling
affection and love toward him. Thus I can understand that by
virtueof the
King s affection for You, You will touch him.
CC Madhya 12.29: "Although You are the Supreme Personality
ofGodhead and
are completely independent, still You are dependent on the
loveand
affection of Your devotees. That is Your nature."
CC Madhya 12.30: Nityananda Prabhu then said, "Who is there in
thethree
worlds who can ask You to see the King
CC Madhya 12.31: "Still, isn t it the nature of an attached man
togive up
his life if he does not attain his desired object
CC Madhya 12.32: "For instance, some of the wives of the
brahmanaswho were
performing sacrifices gave up their lives in the presence of
theirhusbands
for the sake of Krsna."
CC Madhya 12.33: Nityananda Prabhu then submitted one suggestionfor
the
Lord s consideration. "There is a way," He suggested, "by which
Youneed not
meet the King but which would enable the King to
continueliving.
CC Madhya 12.34: "If You, out of Your mercy, send one of Your
outergarments
to the King, the King would live hoping to see You some time in
thefuture."
CC Madhya 12.35: The Lord said, "Since you are all very learned
personalities, whatever you decide I shall accept."
CC Madhya 12.36: Lord Nityananda Prabhu then obtained an
externalgarment
used by the Lord by requesting it from Govinda.
CC Madhya 12.37: Thus Nityananda Prabhu delivered the old clothinto
the
care of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya sentit
to the
King.
CC Madhya 12.38: When the King received the old cloth, he began
toworship
it exactly as he would worship the Lord personally.
CC Madhya 12.39: After returning from his service in South
India,Ramananda
Raya requested the King to allow him to remain with Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu.
CC Madhya 12.40: When Ramananda Raya requested the King to allowhim
to stay
with the Lord, the King immediately gave him permission
withgreat
satisfaction. As for the King himself, he began to solicitRamananda
Raya to
make a meeting arrangement.
CC Madhya 12.41: The King told Ramananda Raya, "Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu is
very, very merciful to you. Therefore please solicit my meetingwith
Him
without fail."
CC Madhya 12.42: The King and Ramananda Raya returned
togetherto
Jagannathaksetra [Puri], and Sri Ramananda Raya met Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu.
CC Madhya 12.43: At that time, Ramananda Raya informed
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu about the ecstatic love of the King. Indeed, as soon
asthere was
some opportunity, he repeatedly informed the Lord about
theKing.
CC Madhya 12.44: Sri Ramananda Raya was indeed a diplomaticminister
for the
King. His general behavior was very expert, and simply bydescribing
the
King s love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he gradually softened
theLord s
mind.
CC Madhya 12.45: Maharaja Prataparudra, in great anxiety, could
notendure
not seeing the Lord; therefore Sri Ramananda Raya, by
hisdiplomacy,
arranged a meeting with the Lord for the King.
CC Madhya 12.46: Sri Ramananda Raya frankly requested
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu, "Please show Your lotus feet to the King at
leastonce."
CC Madhya 12.47: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "My
dearRamananda, you
should make this request after duly considering whether it
isbefitting for
a sannyasi to meet a king.
CC Madhya 12.48: "If a mendicant meets a king, this world and
thenext world
are both destroyed for the mendicant. Indeed, what is there to
sayof the
next world In this world, people will joke if a sannyasi meets
aking."
CC Madhya 12.49: Ramananda Raya replied, "My Lord, You are
thesupreme
independent personality. You have nothing to fear from
anyonebecause You
are not dependent on anyone."
CC Madhya 12.50: When Ramananda Raya addressed Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu as
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Caitanya Mahaprabhu
objected,saying, "I
am not the Supreme Personality of Godhead but an ordinary
humanbeing.
Therefore I must fear public opinion in three ways - with My
body,mind and
words.
CC Madhya 12.51: "As soon as the general public finds a littlefault
in the
behavior of a sannyasi, they advertise it like wildfire. A
blackspot of ink
cannot be hidden on a white cloth. It is always veryprominent."
CC Madhya 12.52: Ramananda Raya replied, "My dear Lord, You
havedelivered
so many sinful people. This King Prataparudra, the King of
Orissa,is
actually a servitor of the Lord and Your devotee."
CC Madhya 12.53: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, "There may
bemuch milk
in a big pot, but if it is contaminated by a drop of liquor,
itis
untouchable.
CC Madhya 12.54: "The King certainly possesses all good
qualities,but
simply by taking up the name king, he has infected everything.
CC Madhya 12.55: "But if you are still very eager for the King
tomeet with
Me, please first bring his son to meet Me.
CC Madhya 12.56: "It is indicated in the revealed scriptures
thatthe son
represents the father; therefore the son s meeting with Me would
bejust as
good as the King s meeting with Me."
CC Madhya 12.57: Ramananda Raya then went to inform the King
abouthis talks
with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and, following the Lord s
orders,brought the
King s son to see Him.
CC Madhya 12.58: The prince, just entering upon his youth,
wasvery
beautiful. He was blackish in complexion and had large
lotuseyes.
CC Madhya 12.59: The prince was dressed in yellow cloth, and
therewere
jeweled ornaments decorating his body. Therefore anyone who saw
himwould
remember Lord Krsna.
CC Madhya 12.60: Seeing the boy, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhuimmediately
remembered Krsna. Meeting the boy in ecstatic love, the Lord
beganto speak.
CC Madhya 12.61: "Here is a great devotee," Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhusaid.
"Upon seeing him, everyone can remember the Supreme Personality
ofGodhead,
Krsna, son of Maharaja Nanda."
CC Madhya 12.62: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "I have
becomevery much
obligated just by seeing this boy." After saying this, the
Lordagain
embraced the prince.
CC Madhya 12.63: As soon as the prince was touched by Lord
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu, symptoms of ecstatic love immediately
manifestedthemselves in
his body. These symptoms included perspiration, trembling,
tears,being
stunned and jubilation.
CC Madhya 12.64: The boy began to cry and dance, and he
chanted,"Krsna!
Krsna!" Upon seeing his bodily symptoms and his chanting
anddancing, all
the devotees praised him for his great spiritual fortune.
CC Madhya 12.65: At that time, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu calmed
theyouth and
ordered him to come there daily to meet Him.
CC Madhya 12.66: Ramananda Raya and the boy then departed from
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu, and Ramananda took him back to the King s palace.
TheKing was
very happy when he heard of his son s activities.
CC Madhya 12.67: Just by embracing his son, the King was
filledwith
ecstatic love, just as if he had touched Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhudirectly.
CC Madhya 12.68: From then on, the fortunate prince was one of
themost
intimate devotees of the Lord.
CC Madhya 12.69: Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu acted in the
societyof His
pure devotees, performing His pastimes and spreading the
sankirtana
movement.
CC Madhya 12.70: Some of the prominent devotees like Advaita
Acaryaused to
invite Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to take His meals at their homes.The
Lord
accepted such invitations accompanied by His devotees.
CC Madhya 12.71: In this way, the Lord passed some days in
greatjubilation.
Then the car festival of Lord Jagannatha approached.
CC Madhya 12.72: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu first of all called forKas
i Mis
ra, then for the superintendent of the temple, then
forSarvabhauma
Bhattacarya.
CC Madhya 12.73: When these three people came before the Lord,
Hebegged
them for permission to wash the temple known as Gundica.
CC Madhya 12.74: Upon hearing the Lord s request for permission
towash the
Gundica temple, the padicha, the superintendent of thetemple, said,
"My
dear Sir, we are all Your servants. Whatever You desire is our
dutyto
perform.
CC Madhya 12.75: "The King gave a special order for me to dowithout
delay
whatever Your Lordship orders.
CC Madhya 12.76: "My dear Lord, washing the temple is not
servicebefitting
You. Nonetheless, if You wish to do so, it is to be accepted as
oneof Your
pastimes.
CC Madhya 12.77: "To wash the temple, You need many waterpots
andbrooms.
Therefore order me. I can immediately bring all these things
toYou."
CC Madhya 12.78: As soon as the superintendent understood thedesire
of the
Lord, he immediately delivered a hundred new waterpots and ahundred
brooms
for sweeping the temple.
CC Madhya 12.79: The next day, early in the morning, the Lord
tookHis
personal associates with Him and, with His own hand,
smearedsandalwood pulp
on their bodies.
CC Madhya 12.80: He then gave each devotee a broom with His
ownhand, and
taking all of them personally with Him, the Lord went
toGundica.
CC Madhya 12.81: In this way the Lord and His associates went
tocleanse the
Gundica temple. At first they cleansed the temple with
thebrooms.
CC Madhya 12.82: The Lord cleansed everything inside the templevery
nicely,
including the ceiling. He then took up the sitting
place[simhasana],
cleansed it and again put it in its original place.
CC Madhya 12.83: Thus the Lord and His companions cleansed andswept
all the
temple s buildings, big and small, and finally cleansed the
areabetween the
temple and the kirtana hall.
CC Madhya 12.84: Indeed, hundreds of devotees were engaged
incleansing all
around the temple, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was
personallycarrying out
the operation just to instruct others.
CC Madhya 12.85: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu washed and cleansed
thetemple in
great jubilation, chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna all
thetime.
Similarly, all the devotees were also chanting and at the
sametime
performing their respective duties.
CC Madhya 12.86: The entire beautiful body of the Lord was
coveredwith dust
and dirt. In this way it became transcendentally beautiful.
Attimes, when
cleansing the temple, the Lord shed tears, and in some places
Heeven
cleansed with those tears.
CC Madhya 12.87: After this, the place where the Deity s food
waskept
[bhogamandira] was cleansed. Then the yard was cleansed, and
thenall the
residential quarters, one after the other.
CC Madhya 12.88: After Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu collected all
thestraw, dust
and grains of sand in one place, He gathered it all in His clothand
threw
it outside.
CC Madhya 12.89: Following the example of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu,all the
devotees, in great jubilation, began to gather straws and dust
withtheir
own cloths and throw them outside the temple.
CC Madhya 12.90: The Lord then told the devotees, "I can tell
howmuch you
have labored and how well you have cleansed the temple simply
byseeing all
the straw and dust you have collected outside."
CC Madhya 12.91: Even though all the devotees collected dirt in
onepile,
the dirt collected by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was much greater.
CC Madhya 12.92: After the inside of the temple was cleansed,
theLord again
allotted areas for the devotees to cleanse.
CC Madhya 12.93: The Lord then ordered everyone to cleanse
theinside of the
temple very perfectly by taking finer dust, straws and grains
ofsand and
throwing them outside.
CC Madhya 12.94: After Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and all
theVaisnavas
cleansed the temple for the second time, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhuwas
very
happy to see the cleansing work.
CC Madhya 12.95: While the temple was being swept, about a
hundredmen stood
ready with filled waterpots, and they simply awaited the Lord
sorder to
throw the water from them.
CC Madhya 12.96: As soon as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu called
forwater, all
the men immediately brought the hundred waterpots, which
werecompletely
filled, and delivered them before the Lord.
CC Madhya 12.97: In this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu first
washedthe main
temple and then thoroughly washed the ceiling, the walls, thefloor,
the
sitting place [simhasana] and everything else within the room.
CC Madhya 12.98: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself and His
devoteesbegan to
throw water onto the ceiling. When this water fell, it washed
thewalls and
floor.
CC Madhya 12.99: Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to wash
thesitting
place of Lord Jagannatha with His own hands, and all the
devoteesbegan to
bring water to the Lord.
CC Madhya 12.100: All the devotees within the temple began to
wash.Each one
had a broom in his hand, and in this way they cleansed the templeof
the
Lord.
CC Madhya 12.101: Someone brought water to pour into the hands
ofSri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and someone poured water on His lotusfeet.
CC Madhya 12.102: The water that fell from the lotus feet of
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu was drunk by someone who hid himself. Someone elsebegged
for
that water, and another person was giving that water incharity.
CC Madhya 12.103: After the room was washed, the water was let
outthrough
an outlet, and it then flowed and filled the yard outside.
CC Madhya 12.104: The Lord mopped the rooms with His own
clothes,and He
polished the throne with them also.
CC Madhya 12.105: In this way all the rooms were cleansed with
ahundred
waterpots. After the rooms had been cleansed, the minds of
thedevotees were
as clean as the rooms.
CC Madhya 12.106: When the temple was cleansed, it was
purified,cool and
pleasing, just as if the Lord s own pure mind had appeared.
CC Madhya 12.107: Since hundreds of men were engaged in
bringingwater from
the lake, there was no place to stand on the banks.
Consequentlysomeone
began to draw water from a well.
CC Madhya 12.108: Hundreds of devotees brought water in the
pots,and
hundreds took the empty pots away to fill them up again.
CC Madhya 12.109: With the exception of Nityananda Prabhu,
AdvaitaAcarya,
Svarupa Damodara, Brahmananda Bharati and Paramananda Puri,everyone
was
engaged in filling the waterpots and bringing them there.
CC Madhya 12.110: Many of the waterpots were broken when
peoplecollided
with one another, and hundreds of men had to bring new waterpots
tofill.
CC Madhya 12.111: Some people were filling the pots, and otherswere
washing
the rooms, but everyone was engaged in chanting the holy name
ofKrsna and
Hari.
CC Madhya 12.112: One person begged for a waterpot by chanting
theholy
names "Krsna, Krsna," and another delivered a pot while
chanting"Krsna,
Krsna."
CC Madhya 12.113: Whenever anyone had to speak, he did so
byuttering the
holy name of Krsna. Consequently, the holy name of Krsna
becamean
indication for everyone who wanted something.
CC Madhya 12.114: As Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was vibrating the
holyname of
Krsna in ecstatic love, He Himself was performing the work
ofhundreds of
men.
CC Madhya 12.115: It appeared as though Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhuwere
cleansing and washing with a hundred hands. He approached
everydevotee just
to teach him how to work.
CC Madhya 12.116: When He saw someone doing nicely, the Lordpraised
him,
but if He saw that someone was not working to His
satisfaction,He
immediately chastised that person, not bearing him any grudge.
CC Madhya 12.117: The Lord would say, "You have done well.
Pleaseteach this
to others so that they may act in the same way."
CC Madhya 12.118: As soon as they heard Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
saythis,
everyone became ashamed. Thus the devotees began to work
withgreat
attention.
CC Madhya 12.119: They washed the Jagamohana area and then theplace
where
food was kept. All other places were also washed.
CC Madhya 12.120: In this way the meeting place was washed,
theentire yard,
the raised sitting places, the kitchen and every other room.
CC Madhya 12.121: Thus all places around the temple were
thoroughlywashed
within and without.
CC Madhya 12.122: After everything was thoroughly washed, aVaisnava
from
Bengal, who was very intelligent and simple, came and poured
wateron the
lotus feet of the Lord.
CC Madhya 12.123: The Gaudiya Vaisnava then took that water
anddrank it
himself. Seeing that, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu felt a little
unhappyand was
also outwardly angry.
CC Madhya 12.124: Although the Lord was certainly satisfied
withhim, He
became angry externally in order to establish the etiquette
ofreligious
principles.
CC Madhya 12.125: The Lord then called for Svarupa Damodara andtold
him,
"Just see the behavior of your Bengali Vaisnava.
CC Madhya 12.126: "This person from Bengal has washed My feetwithin
the
temple of the Personality of Godhead. Not only that, but he
hasdrunk the
water himself.
CC Madhya 12.127: "I now do not know what My destination is
becauseof this
offense. Indeed, your Bengali Vaisnava has greatly
implicatedMe."
CC Madhya 12.128: At this point Svarupa Damodara Gosvami caught
theGaudiya
Vaisnava by the neck and, giving him a little push, ejected himfrom
the
Gundica Puri temple and made him stay outside.
CC Madhya 12.129: After Svarupa Damodara Gosvami returned withinthe
temple,
he requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to excuse that
innocentperson.
CC Madhya 12.130: After this incident, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
wasvery
satisfied. He then asked all of the devotees to sit down in
twolines on
both sides.
CC Madhya 12.131: The Lord then personally sat down in the
middleand picked
up all kinds of straw, grains of sand and dirty things.
CC Madhya 12.132: While Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was picking up
thestraws
and grains of sand, He said, "I shall gather everyone s
collection,and I
shall ask whoever has collected less than all the others to pay
afine of
sweet cakes and sweet rice."
CC Madhya 12.133: In this way all the quarters of the Gundica
temple were
completely cleansed and cleared. All quarters were cool
andspotless, like
one s cleansed and pacified mind.
CC Madhya 12.134: When the water from the different rooms
wasfinally let
out through the halls, it appeared as if new rivers were rushingout
to meet
the waters of the ocean.
CC Madhya 12.135: Outside the gateway of the temple, all the
roadswere also
cleansed, and no one could tell exactly how this was done.
CC Madhya 12.136: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also cleansed the
Nrsimhatemple
inside and outside. Finally, He rested a few minutes and then
begandancing.
CC Madhya 12.137: All around Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu all
thedevotees
performed congregational chanting. The Lord, just like a
maddenedlion,
danced in the middle.
CC Madhya 12.138: As usual, when Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced,
therewere
perspiration, trembling, fading, tears, jubilation and
roaring.Indeed, the
tears from His eyes washed His body and those before Him.
CC Madhya 12.139: In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu washed
thebodies of
all the devotees with the tears from His eyes. The tears pouredlike
the
rains in the month of Sravana.
CC Madhya 12.140: The sky was filled with the great and
loudchanting of san
kirtana, and the earth shook from the jumping and dancing of
LordCaitanya
Mahaprabhu.
CC Madhya 12.141: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu always liked the
loudchanting of
Svarupa Damodara. Therefore when Svarupa Damodara sang,
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu danced and jumped high in jubilation.
CC Madhya 12.142: The Lord thus chanted and danced for some
time.Finally,
understanding the circumstances, He stopped.
CC Madhya 12.143: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then ordered Sri
Gopala,the son
of Advaita Acarya, to dance.
CC Madhya 12.144: While dancing in ecstatic love, Sri Gopalafainted
and
fell to the ground unconscious.
CC Madhya 12.145: When Sri Gopala fainted, Advaita Acarya
hastilytook him
upon His lap. Seeing that he was not breathing, He became
verymuch
agitated.
CC Madhya 12.146: Advaita Acarya and others began to chant the
holyname of
Lord Nrsimha and sprinkle water. The roaring of the chant was
sogreat that
it seemed to shake the entire universe.
CC Madhya 12.147: When the boy did not regain consciousness
aftersome time,
Advaita Acarya and the other devotees began to cry.
CC Madhya 12.148: Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu placed His hand
onthe chest
of Sri Gopala and said loudly, "Gopala, stand up."
CC Madhya 12.149: As soon as Gopala heard the voice of
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu, he immediately came to his senses. All the devoteesthen
began
to dance, chanting the holy name of Hari.
CC Madhya 12.150: This incident has been described in detail
byVrndavana
dasa Thakura. Therefore I have described it only in brief.
CC Madhya 12.151: After taking rest, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu andall
the
devotees departed to take their baths.
CC Madhya 12.152: After bathing, the Lord stood on the bank of
thelake and
put on dry garments. After offering obeisances to Lord
Nrsimhadeva,whose
temple was nearby, the Lord entered a garden.
CC Madhya 12.153: In the garden, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat
downwith the
other devotees. Vaninatha Raya then came and brought all
kindsof
mahaprasadam.
CC Madhya 12.154155: Kas i Mis ra and Tulasi, the superintendent
ofthe
temple, brought as much prasadam as five hundred men could
eat.Seeing the
large quantity of prasadam, which consisted of rice, cakes,
sweetrice and a
variety of vegetables, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was
verysatisfied.
CC Madhya 12.156: Among the devotees present with Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu
were Paramananda Puri, Brahmananda Bharati, Advaita Acarya
andNityananda
Prabhu.
CC Madhya 12.157: Acaryaratna, Acaryanidhi, Srivasa
Thakura,Gadadhara
Pandita, San kara, Nandanacarya, Raghava Pandita and Vakres
varawere also
present.
CC Madhya 12.158: Receiving the permission of the
Lord,Sarvabhauma
Bhattacarya sat down. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and all His
devoteessat on
raised wooden seats.
CC Madhya 12.159: In this way all the devotees sat down to
taketheir lunch
in consecutive lines, one beside the other.
CC Madhya 12.160: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was repeatedly
calling,"Haridasa,
Haridasa," and at that time Haridasa, standing at a distance,
spokeas
follows.
CC Madhya 12.161: Haridasa Thakura said, "Let Lord Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu
take His lunch with the devotees. Since I am abominable, I
cannotsit down
among you.
CC Madhya 12.162: "Govinda will give me prasadam later, outside
thedoor."
Understanding his mind, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not call
himagain.
CC Madhya 12.163164: Svarupa Damodara Gosvami,
Jagadananda,Damodara
Pandita, Kas is vara, Gopinatha, Vaninatha and San
karadistributed
prasadam, and the devotees chanted the holy names at intervals.
CC Madhya 12.165: Lord Sri Krsna had previously taken His lunch
inthe
forest, and that very pastime was remembered by Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu.
CC Madhya 12.166: Just by remembering the pastimes of Lord
SriKrsna, Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was agitated by ecstatic love. But
consideringthe time
and circumstance, He remained somewhat patient.
CC Madhya 12.167: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "You can give
Methe
ordinary vegetable known as laphravyañjana, and you may deliver
toall the
devotees better preparations like cakes, sweet rice
andamrtagutika."
CC Madhya 12.168: Since Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is
omniscient,He knew
what types of preparations each person liked. He therefore
hadSvarupa
Damodara deliver these preparations to each devotee to his full
satisfaction.
CC Madhya 12.169: Jagadananda went to distribute prasadam,
andsuddenly he
placed all the firstclass preparations on the plate of
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu.
CC Madhya 12.170: When such nice prasadam was put on the plate
ofSri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord was outwardly very angry.Nonetheless,
when
the preparations were placed on His plate sometimes by tricks
andsometimes
by force, the Lord was satisfied.
CC Madhya 12.171: When the food was thus delivered, Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu
looked at it for some time. Being afraid of Jagadananda, He
finallyate
something.
CC Madhya 12.172: The Lord knew that if He did not eat the
foodoffered by
Jagadananda, Jagadananda would certainly fast. Being afraid ofthis,
Lord
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ate some of the prasadam he offered.
CC Madhya 12.173: Svarupa Damodara Gosvami then brought
someexcellent
sweetmeats and, standing before the Lord, offered them to Him.
CC Madhya 12.174: Svarupa Damodara Gosvami then said, "Just take
alittle of
this mahaprasadam, and see how it is that Lord Jagannatha
hasaccepted it."
CC Madhya 12.175: Upon saying this, Svarupa Damodara Gosvami
placedsome
food before the Lord, and the Lord, out of affection, ate it.
CC Madhya 12.176: Svarupa Damodara and Jagadananda again and
againoffered
the Lord some food. Thus they behaved affectionately with the
Lord.This was
very, very uncommon.
CC Madhya 12.177: The Lord made Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya sit on
Hisleft
side, and when Sarvabhauma saw the behavior of Svarupa
Damodaraand
Jagadananda, he smiled.
CC Madhya 12.178: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also wanted
tooffer
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya firstclass food; therefore, out
ofaffection, He had
the servers put firstclass food on his plate again and again.
CC Madhya 12.179: Gopinatha Acarya also brought firstclass food
andoffered
it to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya while speaking sweet words.
CC Madhya 12.180: After serving the Bhattacarya with
firstclassprasadam,
Gopinatha Acarya said, "Just consider what the Bhattacarya
sprevious
mundane behavior was! Just consider how at present he
isenjoying
transcendental bliss!"
CC Madhya 12.181: Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied to
GopinathaAcarya, "I
was simply a less intelligent logician. But by your grace I
havereceived
this opulence of perfection.
CC Madhya 12.182: "But for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,"
SarvabhaumaBhattacarya
continued, "who is so merciful He has converted a crow into
aGaruda. Who
could be so merciful
CC Madhya 12.183: "In the association of the jackals known
aslogicians, I
simply continued to bark a resounding bheu bheu. Now, from the
samemouth I
am chanting the holy names Krsna and Hari.
CC Madhya 12.184: "Whereas I once associated with the disciples
oflogic,
all nondevotees, I am now merged in the waves of the nectareanocean
of the
association of devotees."
CC Madhya 12.185: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said to
SarvabhaumaBhattacarya,
"From your previous birth you have been in Krsna consciousness.Thus
you
love Krsna so much that simply by your association we are
alldeveloping
Krsna consciousness."
CC Madhya 12.186: Thus there is no one within these three worlds
-save for
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu - who is always so willing to increase
theglories
of the devotees and give them satisfaction.
CC Madhya 12.187: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then took all theremnants
of food
offered to Jagannatha, such as cakes and sweet rice, anddistributed
them to
all the other devotees, calling them individually.
CC Madhya 12.188: Sri Advaita Acarya and Nityananda Prabhu sat
sideby side,
and when prasadam was being distributed They engaged in a type
ofmock
fighting.
CC Madhya 12.189: First Advaita Acarya said, "I am sitting in
linewith an
unknown mendicant, and because I am eating with Him, I do not
knowwhat kind
of destination is awaiting Me.
CC Madhya 12.190: "Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is in the renouncedorder
of
life. Consequently He does not recognize discrepancies. As a
matterof fact,
a sannyasi is not affected by eating food from anywhere
andeverywhere.
CC Madhya 12.191: "According to the s astras, there is
nodiscrepancy in a
sannyasi s eating at another s house. But for a
householderbrahmana, this
kind of eating is faulty.
CC Madhya 12.192: "It is not proper for householders to dine
withthose
whose previous birth, family, character and behavior
areunknown."
CC Madhya 12.193: Nityananda Prabhu immediately refuted
SrilaAdvaita
Acarya, saying, "You are a teacher of impersonal monism, and
themonistic
conclusion is a great hindrance to progressive, pure
devotionalservice.
CC Madhya 12.194: "One who participates in Your
impersonalmonistic
philosophy does not accept anything but the one Brahman."
CC Madhya 12.195: Nityananda Prabhu continued, "You are such
amonist! And
now I am eating beside You. I do not know how My mind will
beaffected in
this way."
CC Madhya 12.196: Thus They both went on talking and praising
oneanother,
although Their praise appeared negative, for it appeared as
ifThey
exchanged ill names.
CC Madhya 12.197: Thereafter, calling all the Vaisnavas,
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu distributed mahaprasadam as if sprinkling nectar. Atthat
time
the mock fight between Advaita Acarya and Nityananda Prabhu
becamemore and
more delicious.
CC Madhya 12.198: After taking their lunch, all the Vaisnavas
stoodup and
chanted the holy name of Hari, and the resounding noise filled
allthe upper
and lower planetary systems.
CC Madhya 12.199: After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
offeredflower
garlands and sandalwood pulp to all His devoted
personalassociates.
CC Madhya 12.200: The seven persons headed by Svarupa Damodara
whowere
engaged in distributing prasadam to others then took their
mealswithin the
room.
CC Madhya 12.201: Govinda saved some remnants of food left by
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu and kept them carefully. Later, one portion of
theseremnants was
delivered to Haridasa Thakura.
CC Madhya 12.202: The remnants of food left by Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu were
later distributed among devotees who begged for them, and
finallyGovinda
personally took the last remnants.
CC Madhya 12.203: The fully independent Supreme Personality
ofGodhead
performs various types of pastimes. The pastime of washing
andcleansing the
Gundica temple is but one of them.
CC Madhya 12.204: The next day marked the performance of
thefestival of
Netrotsava. This great festival was the life and soul of
thedevotees.
CC Madhya 12.205: Everyone was unhappy for a fortnight because
theycould
not see the Deity of Lord Jagannatha. Upon seeing the Lord at
thefestival,
the devotees were very happy.
CC Madhya 12.206: On this occasion, greatly happy, Sri
CaitanyaMahaprabhu
took all the devotees with Him and visited the Lord in
thetemple.
CC Madhya 12.207: When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to visit
thetemple, Kas
is vara walked in front, checking the crowds of people, and
Govindawalked
in the rear, bringing the sannyasi s pitcher filled with water.
CC Madhya 12.208: When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went toward
thetemple,
Paramananda Puri and Brahmananda Bharati walked in front of Him,and
at His
two sides walked Svarupa Damodara and Advaita Acarya.
CC Madhya 12.209: With great eagerness all the other
devoteesfollowed them
into the temple of Lord Jagannatha.
CC Madhya 12.210: Out of great eagerness to see the Lord, they
allneglected
the regulative principles and, just to see the Lord s face, went
tothe
place where the food was offered.
CC Madhya 12.211: Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very thirsty to
seethe Lord,
and His eyes became like two bumblebees drinking the honey
fromthe
lotuslike eyes of Lord Jagannatha, who is Krsna Himself.
CC Madhya 12.212: The eyes of Lord Jagannatha conquered the
beautyof
blossoming lotus flowers, and His neck was as lustrous as a
mirrormade of
sapphires.
CC Madhya 12.213: The chin of the Lord, tinged with buff
color,conquered
the beauty of the bandhuli flower. This increased the beauty of
Hismild
smiling, which was like lustrous waves of nectar.
CC Madhya 12.214: The luster of His beautiful face increased
atevery
moment, and the eyes of hundreds and thousands of devotees drankits
honey
like bumblebees.
CC Madhya 12.215: As their eyes began to drink the nectarean
honeyof His
lotus face, their thirst increased. Thus their eyes did not
leaveHim.
CC Madhya 12.216: Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His
devoteesenjoyed
transcendental bliss upon seeing the face of Jagannatha.
Thiscontinued to
midday.
CC Madhya 12.217: As usual, there were transcendental
blissfulsymptoms in
Caitanya Mahaprabhu s body. He perspired and trembled, and
aconstant flow
of tears fell from His eyes. But the Lord checked these tears
sothey would
not disturb His seeing the face of the Lord.
CC Madhya 12.218: Their looking at the face of Lord
Jagannathawas
interrupted only when He was offered food. Afterwards they
wouldagain look
upon His face. When the food was being offered to the Lord,
SriCaitanya
Mahaprabhu performed His kirtana.
CC Madhya 12.219: Feeling such great pleasure upon seeing the
faceof Lord
Jagannatha, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu forgot everything.
Thedevotees,
however, took Him to His lunch at noontime.
CC Madhya 12.220: Knowing that the car festival would take place
inthe
morning, all the servants of Lord Jagannatha were doubling
theirofferings
of food.I have briefly described the pastimes of the Lord inwashing
and
cleansing the Gundica temple. By seeing or hearing these
pastimes,even
sinful men can awaken their Krsna consciousness.
CC Madhya 12.222: Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and
SriRaghunatha,
always desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate
SriCaitanyacaritamrta,
following in their footsteps.
