Hare krsna,Pamho,i receive it from other devotee...appending here for all to relish the nectar...Please indulge in the transcendental lila of Lord caitanya accepts sannyasa from Caitanya Bhagavat....The day Lord Sri Caitanya decided to enter the *sannyasa* order, He revealed His decision in confidence to Nityananda prabhu . He said to Nityananda prabhu , “My dear Nityananda Gosani, what I am about to divulgeto you may be repeated to only five others. Tomorrow is the day of *Makara –sankranti*, when the sun begins to travel in a northerly direction, and I will certainly accept the renounced order of *sannyasa*. In the village ofKatwa near Indrani lives the exalted personality of Sri Kesava Bharati . It is from him I will receive my *sannyasa*; this is the decree of providence. The five persons you must inform are My mother, Sri Gadadhara , SriBrahmananda , Sri Candrasekhara Acarya and Sri Mukunda.” Sri Nityananda then went to these five individuals separately and informed them in confidence about the Lord’s decision.That entire day, Sri Caitanya spent in performing *sankirtana* with all his Vaishnava devotees. The Lord relished His noon *prasadam* and later in the early evening, He went to take *darsana* of the holy Ganga. There He offeredobeisances to Ganga devi , sat down on her banks for a while , and then returned home early. He sat in His house surrounded by His devotees, but none amongst them knew that the Lord was leaving the next day. For a moment,the devotees exulted in the association of the Supreme Lord. The Lord, with beautiful lotus-petal eyes sat decorated with flower garlands and sandalwood paste. As the Vaisnavas arrived, one by one, they presented the Lord with flower garlands. Such was the magnetic potency of the Lord that it was simply inconceivable how a continuous stream of visitors from all directions kept pouring in. So much so, that even Brahma would be in difficulty to count them all.They came in, paid full obeisances, and fixed their eyes on the Lord’s enchanting face with rapt attention. To each of the visitors the Lord gave a garland from around His neck and instructed them all as follows; “*Go andpraise the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna. Chant His Holy Name, worship Him and sing His glories. Do not think of anything other than Krsna. If you have any love for Me, then show it by chanting and singing no other name-only the names of Krsna at all times. Remember and chant His Holy Name, whether asleep, awake or eating.*”After instructing everyone in this manner, He ordered them to return to their homes. As one group of visitors left another fresh group arrived. Most of them are unknown to each other, but that did not deter them from theirecstatic feelings. All the while, the Supreme Lord, more resplendent than many moons, sat there wreathed in countless flower garlands and decorated with sandal pulp. While leaving, the visitors loudly chanted the Holy Names, “Hari! Hari!” feeling most jubilant. They had received the Lord’s grace.Just then, green tender gourd in hand, Sri Sridhara walked into the Lord’s house. Seeing this, Lord Sri Gaurasundara laughed and inquired, “Sridhara, from where did you procure this gourd?” The Lord thought to Himself, “Tomorrow I’m leaving, but I cannot refuse or waste Sridhara’s gift, I will eat it tonight.” The Lord is always prepared to satisfy His devotees. He is famous as ‘*bhakta-vatsala*’. The Lord requested His mother to cook the gourd. Right at that moment, someone walked in with some milk and offered it to the Lord. The Lord was very pleased, and said; “This is wonderful, now mother, you can prepare a delicacy with milk and gourd.” Mother Saci was happy with this turn of events and she went to cook with great satisfaction.The Supreme Lord of Vaikuntha is always willing to fulfill the desires of His devotees for He is their loving guardian.to be continued...
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