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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Visits the Dari (Immoralist) Sannyasi
And shows who is eligible for His mercy (and who is not!) Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, Chapter 19, Madhya Kanda, English translation by Bhumipati dasa, Commentary by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada Text 28 eka-dina nagara bhramaye prabhu range dekhaye apana-srsti nityananda-sange//CB, Madhya 19.028// TRANSLATION One day the Lord was joyfully wandering about the city looking at His creation with Nityananda. Text 29 apanare `sukrti’ kariya vidhi mane “mora silpa cahe prabhu sadaya nayane”//CB, Madhya 19.029// TRANSLATION Brahma considered himself fortunate, “The Lord is mercifully looking at my artistic work.” COMMENTARY When Brahma, the creator of the universe, saw that Sri Gaurasundara had incarnated in this world, he considered himself fortunate. Lord…
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The Danger of Offending Devotees
Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, Madhya Kanda, English translation by Bhumipati dasa, Commentary by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada Texts 29-30 thakura caitanya bale,—“suna sarva-jana sakrt murari-ninda kare yei-jana koti-ganga-snane ta’ra nahika nistara ganga-hari-name tare kariba samhara//CB, Madhya 10.029-30// TRANSLATION Lord Caitanya said, “Listen, everyone, anyone who blasphemes Murari will not be delivered even if he takes millions of baths in the Ganges. Neither the Ganges nor the holy names of Hari will nullify his sins. COMMENTARY In order to remove the sinful mentality of those proud persons who are envious of the devotees and who blaspheme the devotees while considering themselves “engaged in taking bath in the Ganges and in chanting the…
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Appearance Day of Sri Gadadhara Pandita
Sri Gadadharastakam by Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami Text 1 sva-bhakti-yoga-lasinam sada vraje viharinam hari-priya-ganagragam cacisuta-priyecvaram saradha-krsna-sevana-prakacakam mahacayam bhajamy aham gadadharam supanditam gurum prabhum “I worship the greatly learned and exalted spiritual master, Srila Gadadhara Prabhu, who appears very splendid, engaged in the Lord’s devotional service. He always performs pastimes in Vraja, where he is very prominent among the gopis, who are very dear to Lord Hari. Lord Caitanya, the Son of Saci is the dear Lord of Gadadhara Prabhu, who is preaching the service of Radha and Krsna.”
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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Appearance
Prayers by the Demigods to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the Womb and the Lord’s Appearance from Sri Chaitanya Bhagavat, Adi Kanda, English translation by Bhumipati dasa, Commentary by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada Chapter 2 Text 136 navadvipe ache jagannatha misra-vara vasudeva-praya tenho sva-dharme tatpara//CB, Adi 2.136// TRANSLATION Sri Jagannatha Misra lived in Navadvipa. He was just like Vasudeva, and he was expert in following his prescribed duties.
